U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

 

xQUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 20142015

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 001-32845

 

LOGOLOGO

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware 32-0163571

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

39 East Union Street

Pasadena, CA 91103

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(626) 584-9722

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check whether the registrant: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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     x                 No    ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).

Yes    x                 No    ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer¨  Accelerated filerx  ¨
Non-accelerated filer¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting companyx¨

                             (Do not check if a smaller

                             reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

Yes    ¨                 No    x

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date: 25,788,26226,008,878 shares outstanding as of November 7, 2014.6, 2015.


GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

PART I.

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

   3  

Item 2.

  

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

   2523  

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

   3531  

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   3531  

PART II.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   3632  

Item 1A.

  

Risk Factors

   3632  

Item 2.

  

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

   3632  

Item 3.

  

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

   3632  

Item 4.

  

Mine Safety Disclosures

   3632  

Item 5.

  

Other Information

   3632  

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   3632  

SIGNATURES

   3733  

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial1. Financial Statements

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  June 30, 2015   September 30, 2015 
  June 30, 2014 September 30, 2014   

 

 

 

Assets

       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $5,846   $9,390    $3,716    $8,717  

Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $3,848 and $3,768 at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively

   61,474   54,909  

Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,663 and $7,036 at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015

   47,641     44,514  

Inventories

   27,402   38,713     36,875     43,963  

Prepaid expenses and other

   9,919   11,023     7,763     10,136  

Property, plant and equipment, net

   30,614   29,933     39,452     37,609  

Lease fleet, net

   396,552   402,129     410,985     401,234  

Goodwill

   93,166   92,327     99,344     96,975  

Other intangible assets, net

   43,516   42,168     41,394     38,982  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total assets

  $668,489   $680,592    $                687,170    $                682,130  
  

 

   

 

 
  

 

  

 

 

Liabilities

       

Trade payables and accrued liabilities

  $53,838   $56,465    $37,590    $47,827  

Income taxes payable

   1,136    934     1,291     784  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

   14,480    13,606     13,958     19,422  

Senior and other debt

   302,877    318,601     356,733     350,942  

Deferred tax liabilities

   38,273    41,908     43,242     42,169  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities

   410,604    431,514     452,814     461,144  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

   —      —              

Equity

       

Cumulative preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100 shares issued and outstanding (in series) and liquidation value of $40,722 at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014

   40,100    40,100  

Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 25,657,257 and 25,699,859 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, respectively

   3    3  

Cumulative preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100 shares issued and outstanding (in series) and liquidation value of $40,722 at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015

   40,100     40,100  

Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 26,008,878 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015

   3     3  

Additional paid-in capital

   128,030    127,713     124,288     123,924  

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   1,915    (3,968

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

   (12,873)     (18,454)  

Accumulated deficit

   (11,786  (7,146   (4,653)     (5,751)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total General Finance Corporation stockholders’ equity

   158,262    156,702     146,865     139,822  

Equity of noncontrolling interests

   99,623    92,376     87,491     81,164  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total equity

   257,885    249,078     234,356     220,986  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $668,489   $680,592    $687,170    $682,130  
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

 

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

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  Quarter Ended September 30, 
  2014   2015 
  Quarter Ended September 30,   

 

 

 
  2013 2014         

Revenues

       

Sales:

       

Lease inventories and fleet

  $31,229   $22,793        $22,793    $20,321  

Manufactured units

   3,445   1,975     1,975     2,137  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 
   34,674    24,768     24,768     22,458  

Leasing

   31,072    55,674     55,674     41,328  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 
   65,746    80,442     80,442     63,786  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

       

Cost of Sales:

       

Lease inventories and fleet (exclusive of the items shown separately below)

   24,788    16,491     16,491     14,545  

Manufactured units

   2,608    1,091     1,091     2,824  

Direct costs of leasing operations

   11,944    19,141     19,141     16,575  

Selling and general expenses

   14,178    18,974     18,974     16,764  

Depreciation and amortization

   5,460    9,277     9,277     9,079  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   6,768    15,468     15,468     3,999  

Interest income

   12    14     14     17  

Interest expense (includes ineffective portion of cash flow hedge reclassifications from AOCI of an unrealized gain (loss) of $30 and $(6) in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively)

   (2,392  (5,326

Interest expense (includes ineffective portion of cash flow hedge reclassification from AOCI of an unrealized loss of $(6) in the quarter ended September 30, 2014)

   (5,326)     (5,015)  

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) and other

   (605  512     512     108  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 
   (2,985  (4,800   (4,800)     (4,890)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Income before provision for income taxes

   3,783    10,668  

Provision for income taxes (includes provision (benefit) from AOCI reclassifications of $13 and $(2) in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively)

   1,581    4,267  
  

 

  

 

 

Net income

   2,202    6,401  

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

   10,668     (891)  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes (includes benefit from AOCI reclassification of $(2) in the quarter ended September 30, 2014)

   4,267     (356)  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   6,401     (535)  

Preferred stock dividends

   (753  (922   (922)     (922)  

Noncontrolling interest

   (1,047  (1,761   (1,761)     (563)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to common stockholders

  $402   $3,718  
  

 

  

 

 

Net income per common share:

   

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

      $3,718    $(2,020)  
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

    

Basic

  $0.02   $0.14        $0.14    $(0.08)  

Diluted

   0.02    0.14     0.14     (0.08)  
  

 

 

 
  

 

  

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

       

Basic

   24,334,531    25,677,389         25,677,389         26,008,878  

Diluted

   24,917,120    26,592,963     26,592,963     26,008,878  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

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

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 
   2013  2014 

Net income

  $2,202   $6,401  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

   

Fair value change in derivative, net of ineffective portion of cash flow hedge reclassifications to the statement of operations of an unrealized gain (loss) of $30 and $(6) in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively (which includes reclassifications to the statement of operations of the related income tax provision (benefit) of $13 and $(2) in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively); and net of income tax provision (benefit) of ($29) and $54 in the quarter ended September 30, 2013 and 2014, respectively

   (68  (127

Cumulative translation adjustment

   3,470    (11,606
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   5,604    (5,332

Allocated to noncontrolling interests

   (2,758  4,089  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Comprehensive income allocable to General Finance Corporation stockholders

  $2,846   $(1,243
  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   Quarter Ended September 30, 
   2014   2015 
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

      $6,401    $(535)  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

    

Change in fair value change, net of ineffective cash flow hedge reclassification to the statement of operations of an unrealized loss of $(6) in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (which includes reclassification of the related income tax benefit of $(2) in the quarter ended September 30, 2014); and net of income tax effect of $54 and $24 in the quarter ended September 30, 2014 and 2015, respectively

   (127)     30  

Cumulative translation adjustment

   (11,606)     (10,620)  
  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

   (5,332)     (11,125)  

Allocated to noncontrolling interests

   4,089     4,446  
  

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss allocable to General Finance Corporation stockholders

      $            (1,243)    $            (6,679)  
  

 

 

 

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

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In thousands, except share and share data)

(Unaudited)

 

  Cumulative
Preferred
Stock
  Common
Stock
  Additional
Paid-In
Capital
  Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
  Retained
Earnings
(Accumulated
Deficit)
  Total
General Finance
Corporation

Stockholders’
Equity
  Equity of
Noncontrolling
Interests
  Total
Equity
 
        

Balance at June 30, 2014

 $40,100   $3   $128,030   $1,915   $(11,786 $158,262   $99,623   $257,885  

Share-based compensation

  —      —      421    —      —      421    103    524  

Preferred stock dividends

  —      —      (922  —      —      (922  —      (922

Dividends on capital stock by subsidiary

  —      —      —      —      —      —      (2,409  (2,409

Purchases of subsidiary capital stock by subsidiary

  —      —      —      —      —      —      (852  (852

Issuance of 16,002 shares of common stock at acquisition of Black Angus

  —      —      156    —      —      156    —      156  

Issuance of 26,600 shares of common stock on exercises of stock options

  —      —      28    —      —      28    —      28  

Net income

  —      —      —      —      4,640    4,640    1,761    6,401  

Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect

  —      —      —      (64  —      (64  (63  (127

Cumulative translation adjustment

  —      —      —      (5,819  —      (5,819  (5,787  (11,606
      

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

  —      —      —      —      —      (1,243  (4,089  (5,332
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

 $40,100   $3   $127,713   $(3,968 $(7,146 $156,702   $92,376   $249,078  
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  Cumulative     Additional  

Accumulated

Other

  

Retained

Earnings

  

Total

General Finance
Corporation

  Equity of    
  

Preferred

Stock

  

Common

Stock

  

Paid-In

Capital

  

Comprehensive

Income (Loss)

  

(Accumulated

Deficit)

  

Stockholders’

Equity

  

Noncontrolling

Interests

  

Total

Equity

 
 

 

 

 

Balance at July 1, 2015

 $40,100   $3   $124,288   $(12,873)   $(4,653)   $146,865   $87,491   $234,356  

Share-based compensation

          558            558    68    626  

Preferred stock dividends

          (922)            (922)        (922)  
Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries                          (1,949)    (1,949)  
Purchases of subsidiary capital stock                                

Net income (loss)

                  (1,098)    (1,098)    563    (535)  

Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect

              15        15    15    30  
Cumulative translation adjustment              (5,596)        (5,596)    (5,024)    (10,620)  
      

 

 

 

Total comprehensive loss

                      (6,679)    (4,446)    (11,125)  
 

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

   $    40,100   $        3   $    123,924   $    (18,454)   $        (5,751)   $        139,822   $        81,164   $      220,986  
 

 

 

 

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

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

  Quarter Ended September 30, 
  Quarter Ended September,   2014   2015 
  2013 2014   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (Note 10)

  $(1,596 $12,045      $12,045    $14,102  
  

 

 

 
  

 

  

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

       

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

   (9,239  (3,237   (3,237)     (745)  

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

   52    145     145     295  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

   (1,999  (1,811   (1,811)     (1,145)  

Proceeds from sales of lease fleet

   5,839    5,776     5,776     7,005  

Purchases of lease fleet

   (18,042  (31,467   (31,467)     (14,617)  

Other intangible assets

   (31  (184   (184)     (104)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (23,420  (30,778   (30,778)     (9,311)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

       

Net proceeds from (repayments of) equipment financing activities

   (14  418     418     (131)  

Proceeds from senior and other debt borrowings, net

   23,415    23,409     23,409     2,657  

Deferred financing costs

        (54)  

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

   8    28     28       

Purchases of subsidiary capital stock by subsidiary

   (146  (852

Purchases of subsidiary capital stock

   (852)       

Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries

        (233)  

Preferred stock dividends

   (753  (922   (922)     (922)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

   22,510    22,081     22,081     1,317  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

   (2,506  3,348     3,348     6,108  

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

   6,278    5,846     5,846     3,716  

The effect of foreign currency translation on cash

   (641  196     196     (1,107)  
  

 

 

 
  

 

  

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

  $3,131   $9,390      $                9,390    $                8,717  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

On August 13, 201312, 2014 and August 12, 2014,2015, the Board of Directors of Royal Wolf declared a dividend of AUS$0.050.055 and AUS$0.0550.05 per RWH share payable on October 3, 20132014 and 2014October 2, 2015 to shareholders of record on September 24, 201318, 2014 and September 18, 2014,17, 2015, respectively. The condensed consolidated financial statements accrued the amount of the dividend pertaining to the noncontrolling interest, which totaled $2,339 (AUS$2,509) and $2,409 (AUS$2,760) and $1,716 (AUS$2,459), as a charge directly to the equity of noncontrolling interests at September 30, 20132014 and 2014,2015, respectively (see Note 3).

The Company issued common stock of $156 as a part of the consideration for a business acquisition during the quarter ended September 30, 2014 (see Note 4), and included holdback amounts totaling $763$1,468 and $1,468$752 as part of the consideration for business acquisitions during the quarter ended September 30, 20132014 and 2014, respectively.2015, respectively (see Note 4).

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

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1. Organization and Business Operations

General Finance Corporation (“GFN”) was incorporated in Delaware in October 2005. References to the “Company” in these Notes are to GFN and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation, , a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its 90%-owned subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”); over 50%-owned Royal Wolf Holdings Limited, an Australian corporation publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (“RWH”), and its Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal Wolf”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”).

The Company does business in three distinct, but related industries, mobile storage, modular space and liquid containment (which isare collectively referred to as the “portable services industry”), in two geographic areas; the Asia-Pacific (or Pan-Pacific) area, consisting of Royal Wolf (which leases and sells storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New Zealand) and North America, consisting of Pac-Van (which leases and sells storage, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices) and Lone Star (which leases portable liquid storage tank containers and containment products, as well as provides certain fluid management services, to the oil and gas industry in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins of Texas), which are combined to form our North American leasing operations, and Southern Frac (which manufactures portable liquid storage tank containers).

On May 31, 2011, the Company completed an initial public offering (“IPO”) in Australia of a noncontrolling interest in RWH. A total of 50,000,000 shares of capital stock were issued to the Australian market and an additional 188,526 shares were issued to the non-employee members of the RWH Board of Directors, the RWH chief executive officer and the RWH chief financial officer. At the IPO date and through September 30, 2014, GFN U.S. owned a direct (and the Company an indirect) majority interest of over 50% of Royal Wolf.

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) applicable to interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements, although the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30, 20142015 was derived from the audited Consolidated Balance Sheet at that date. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include all significant normal and recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented have been made. The accompanying results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year ending June 30, 2015.2016. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto of the Company, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20142015 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

Unless otherwise indicated, references to “FY 2014”2015” and “FY 2015”2016” are to the quarter ended September 30, 20132014 and 2014,2015, respectively.

The FY 2014 segment information in Note 11 has been reclassified to reflect the current segment presentation.

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s functional currencies for its foreign operations are the respective local currencies, the Australian (“AUS”) and New Zealand (“NZ”) dollars in the Asia-Pacific area and the Canadian (“C”) dollar in North America. All adjustments resulting from the translation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements from the functional currency into reporting currency are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830,Foreign Currency Matters. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates in effect at the balance sheet dates; and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average exchange rates during the periods. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of operations. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to the functional currency at foreign exchange rates prevailing at the dates the fair value was determined.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include assumptions used in assigning value to identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date, the assessment for impairment of goodwill, the assessment for impairment of other intangible assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation expense, residual value of the lease fleet and deferred tax assets and liabilities. Assumptions and factors used in the estimates are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed. The results of the analysis could result in adjustments to estimates.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or fair value (net realizable value) and consist of primarily finished goods for containers, modular buildings and mobile offices held for sale or lease; as well as raw materials, work in-process and finished goods of manufactured portable liquid storage tank containers. Costs for leasing operations are assigned to individual items on the basis of specific identification and include expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing condition and location; while costs for manufactured units are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution to customers, as well as costs of completion, are estimated and are deducted from the estimated selling price to establish net realizable value. Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

  June 30, September 30,  
 ��

 

 

 
  June 30,   September 30,   2015 2015 
  2014   2014   

 

 

 

Finished goods

  $24,157    $35,174                $30,428       $36,808  

Work in progress

   2,011     1,606     3,678   4,406  

Raw materials

   1,234     1,933     2,769   2,749  
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 
  $27,402    $38,713                $      36,875       $      43,963  
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

 

 

Estimated

Useful Life

 June 30, September 30,  
 

 

 

 
  Estimated
Useful Life
   June 30, September 30,    2015 2015 
      2014 2014   

 

 

 

Land

   —      $2,423   $2,190    —       $      9,656     $          9,118  

Building and improvements

   10 — 40 years     4,608   4,706    10 — 40 years   6,580   6,836  

Transportation and plant equipment (including capital lease assets)

   3 — 20 years     34,934   34,950    3 — 20 years   37,362   36,284  

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

   3 — 10 years     7,286   7,353    3 — 10 years   8,613   8,655  

Construction in-process

     134   29    4      
    

 

  

 

   

 

 

 
     49,385    49,228    62,215   60,893  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (18,771  (19,295  (22,763)   (23,284)  
    

 

  

 

   

 

 

 
    $30,614   $29,933      $    39,452     $        37,609  
    

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Lease Fleet

The Company has a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices, modular buildings and steps that it primarily leases to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. The value of the lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5—20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In the opinion of management, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. The Company periodically reviews these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and its own historical experience.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Costs incurred on lease fleet units subsequent to initial acquisition are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed performance will result; otherwise, they are expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, the gross costs of the lease fleet were $453,362,000 and $460,907,000, respectively.

Units in the lease fleet are also available for sale. The cost of sales of a unit in the lease fleet is recognized at the carrying amount at the date of sale. At June 30, 2015 and September 30, 2015, the gross costs of the lease fleet were $478,416,000 and $470,226,000, respectively.

Income TaxesGoodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company usespurchase consideration of acquired businesses have been allocated to the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recordedacquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates (see Note 4). Based on these values, the excess purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. The Company accounts for temporary differences betweengoodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)Topic 350,Intangibles — Goodwill and Other.FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the financialamortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment. The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives on an annual basis by reporting basisunit (see Note 11) or if a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. The Company conducted its annual impairment analysis at June 30, 2015 and income tax basisconcluded that goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives were not impaired as of assetsthat date. In particular, the step one impairment analysis performed on the North American reporting units, Pac-Van, Lone Star and liabilities at the balance sheet date multiplied by the applicable tax rates. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets toSouthern Frac, calculated that the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expenseby which the excess of the estimated fair values exceeded their respective carrying value of invested capital was approximately 29%, 31% and 33%, respectively, of their respective book value (carrying value of net assets) as of June 30, 2015. However, determining the fair value of a reporting unit is recorded forjudgmental and involves the amountuse of income tax payable or refundable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assetssignificant estimates and liabilities during the period.assumptions. The Company files U.S. Federal tax returns, multiple U.S. state (and state franchise) tax returnsbased its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and Australian, New Zealand and Canadian tax returns. For U.S. Federal tax purposes, all periods subsequent to June 30, 2008 are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”)changes in market conditions.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Other intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and for U.S. state tax purposes, with few exceptions, all periods subsequent to June 30, 2007 are subject to examination by the respective state’s taxation authorities. Generally, periods subsequent to June 30, 2008 are subject to examination by the respective taxation authorities in Australia, New Zealandtrade name) and Canada. The Company believes that its income tax filing positionsfinite (primarily customer base and deductions would be sustained on auditlists, non-compete agreements and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. In addition, the Company does not anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit related to any particular tax position will change significantly within the next 12 months.deferred financing costs), as follows (in thousands):

The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties, if any, will be to record such items as a component of income taxes.

   June 30,   September 30,  
  

 

 

 
   2015   2015 
  

 

 

 

Trademark and trade name

         $        5,875         $          5,871  

Customer base and lists

   49,141     47,198  

Non-compete agreements

   13,902     13,455  

Deferred financing costs

   7,305     7,277  

Other

   2,839     2,693  
  

 

 

 
   79,062     76,494  

Less accumulated amortization

   (37,668)     (37,512)  
  

 

 

 
         $      41,394         $        38,982  
  

 

 

 

Net Income per Common Share

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities (common stock equivalents) the Company had outstanding were warrants and stock options. The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:

 

  Quarter Ended September 30, 
  Quarter Ended September 30,   2014   2015 
  2013   2014   

 

 

 

Basic

   24,334,531     25,677,389     25,677,389     26,008,878  

Assumed exercise of stock options

   582,589     915,574     915,574       
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted

   24,917,120     26,592,963                 26,592,963                 26,008,878  
  

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Potential common stock equivalents totaling 1,588,0071,210,646 and 1,210,6462,110,191 for FY 2014 and2015and FY 2015,2016, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect is anti-dilutive.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Previously, in August 2010, the FASB, as result of a joint project with the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) to simplify lease accounting and improve the quality of and comparability of financial information for users, published proposed standards that would change the accounting and financial reporting for both lessee and lessor under ASC Topic 840,Leases. Since then, the FASB and IASB have been deliberating submitted comments about their 2010 proposals and other feedback from constituents. On May 16, 2013, both the FASB and the IASB issued nearly identical exposure drafts that retained the most significant change to lease accounting rules from the 2010 proposed standards, the elimination of the concept of off-balance sheet treatment for “operating leases” for lessees for the vast majority of lease contracts. However, the 2013 exposure drafts include significant modifications, among them the establishment of two types of lease contracts for both lessees and lessors. Instead of capital and operating leases, the proposed rules create two types of leases (both similar to capital leases for lessees), which the FASB and IASB refer to as “Type A” and “Type B.” In addition, the revised exposure drafts seek to correct issues, noted by many commenters, related to the pattern and classification of expense recognition as well as the definition of “lease term” and the treatment of variable lease

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

payments under the 2010 proposed standards. The Company believes that the final standards, if issued in substantially the same form as the revised exposure drafts, would have a material effect in the presentation of its consolidated financial position and results of operations.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers:Topic 606. ASU 2014-09 completes the joint effort by the FASB and IASB to improve financial reporting by creating common revenue recognition guidance for U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). ASU 2014-09 applies to all companies that enter into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for public entities for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016.2017. Early application is not permitted for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and public entities have the choice to apply ASU 2014-09 either retrospectively to each reporting period presented or by recognizing the cumulative effect of applying ASU 2014-09 at the date of initial application and not adjusting comparative information. The Company is currently evaluating the requirements of ASU 2014-09 and has not yet determined the effect of this ASU

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

in the presentation of its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30). The amendments in this update require that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of that debt liability, consistent with the presentation of debt discounts. In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15 which added SEC guidance that stated in the absence of authoritative guidance within ASU 2015-03 of debt issuance costs related to line-of-credit arrangements, the SEC staff would not object to an entity deferring and presenting debt issuance costs as an asset and subsequently amortizing the deferred debt issuance cots ratably over the term of the line-of-credit arrangement, regardless of whether there are any outstanding borrowings on the line-of-credit arrangement. ASU No. 2015-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and interim periods within those years, and the Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2014,July 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-12, Compensation — Stock Compensation2015-11,Inventory (Topic 718) — Accounting for Share-Based Payments When the Terms of an Award Provide That a Performance Target Could Be Achieved after the Requisite Services Period (ASU 2014-12)330). The amendments in ASU 2014-12 provide guidance for determining compensationthis update simplifies the measurement of inventory, not on a last-in, first-out (LIFO) or retail basis, at the lower of cost under specific circumstances when an employeeand net realizable value. Net realizable value is eligible to vestthe estimated selling prices in an award regardlessthe ordinary course of whether the employee is rendering service on the date the performance target is achieved. ASU 2014-12 becomes effective for annualbusiness, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effects of ASU 2014-12 on its financial statements and disclosures, if any.

In August 2014, the FASB has issued ASU No. 2014-15,Presentation of Financial Statements — Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 provides guidance as to management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. Under U.S.GAAP, financial statements are prepared under the presumption that the reporting organization will continue to operate as a going concern, except in limited circumstances. Financial reporting under this presumption is commonly referred to as the going concern basis of accounting. The going concern basis of accounting is critical to financial reporting because it establishes the fundamental basis for measuring and classifying assets and liabilities. ASU 2014-15transportation. This update is effective for annual periods endingfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter,within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and the Company does not expect the adoption of this update to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-16,Business Combinations (Topic 805). The amendments in this update simplify the accounting for adjustments made to provisional amounts recognized in a business combination by eliminating the requirement to retrospectively account for those adjustments. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this update should be applied prospectively to adjustments to provisional amounts that occur after the effective date of this update with early adoption permitted.earlier application permitted for financial statements that have not been issued. The Company does not believe that ASU 2014-15 willexpect the adoption of this update to have a material effect in the presentation ofsignificant impact on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Equity Transactions

Preferred Stock

Upon issuance of shares of preferred stock, the Company records the liquidation value as the preferred equity in the consolidated balance sheet, with any underwriting discount and issuance or offering costs recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital.

Series A and B Preferred Stock

The Company conducted private placements ofhas outstanding privately-placed 8.00 % Series A 12.5% Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share and liquidation preference of $50 per share (“Series A Preferred Stock”); and Series B 8% Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share and liquidation value of $1,000 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred Stock is offered primarily in connection with business combinations. In connection with a public offering of a new series of preferred stock, the Company redeemed the Series A Preferred Stock (see below) and, atAt June 30, 20142015 and September 30, 2014,2015, the Company had outstanding 100 shares of Series B Preferred Stock in Equity totaling $100,000.

The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into GFN common stock, has no voting rights, except as required by Delaware law, and is redeemable after February 1, 2014; at which time it may be redeemed at any time, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, annual dividends payable quarterly in arrears on the 31st day of January, July and October and on the 30th day of April of each year. In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Series C Preferred Stock

On May 17, 2013, theThe Company completed a public offering of 350,000 shares ofhas outstanding publicly-traded 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $100.00 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), liquidation preference $100.00 per share,. At June 30, 2015 and on May 24, 2013,September 30, 2015, the underwriters exercised their overallotment option to purchase an additional 50,000 shares. Proceeds from the offering totaled $37,500,000, after deducting the underwriting discountCompany had outstanding 400,000 shares of $2,000,000 and offering costs of $500,000. The Company used $36,000,000 of the net proceeds to reduce indebtedness at Pac-Van under its senior credit facility, pursuant to the requirement that at least 80% of the gross proceeds, or $32,000,000, be used for that purpose in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends to GFN to fund any dividends declared on the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 5) and also used $1,295,000, plus accrued dividends, of the net proceeds to redeem the 25,900 shares of the Series A Preferred Stock. Subsequently, the shares of the Series A Preferred Stock were cancelled.totaling $40,000,000.

Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issue and will be payable on the 31st day of each January, July and October and on the 30thday of April commencing July 31, 2013 when, as and if declared by the Company’s

GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Board of Directors. Commencing on May 17, 2018, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series C Preferred Shares, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price of $100.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Among other things, the Series C Preferred Shares have no stated maturity, are not subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and are not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the Company’s other securities. Holders of the Series C Preferred Shares generally will have no voting rights, except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on the outstanding Series C Preferred Shares are in arrears for six or more consecutive or non-consecutive quarters, and under certain other circumstances. If the Company fails to maintain the listing of the Series C Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) for 30 days or more, the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $100.00 stated liquidation value ($2.00 per annum per share) so long as the listing failure continues. In addition, in the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock and are pair passu with the Series B Preferred Stock.

The Series C Preferred Stock is listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNCP.”

Dividends

As of September 30, 2014,2015, since issuance, dividends paid or payable totaled $63,000$71,000 for the Series B Preferred Stock.

As of September 30, 2014, since issuance,Stock and dividends paid totaled $4,400,000$8,050,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock.

The characterization of dividends to the recipients for Federal income tax purposes is made based upon the earnings and profits of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

Royal Wolf Dividends

On August 13, 2013, the Board of Directors of Royal Wolf declared a dividend of AUS$0.05 per RWH share payable on October 3, 2013 to shareholders of record on September 24, 2013. On August 12, 2014, the Board of Directors of Royal Wolf declared a dividend of AUS$0.055 per RWH share payable on October 3, 2014 to shareholders of record on September 18, 2014. On August 12, 2015, the Board of Directors of Royal Wolf declared a dividend of AUS$0.05 per RWH share payable on October 2, 2015 to shareholders of record on September 17, 2015.

The consolidated financial statements reflect the amount of the dividends pertaining to the noncontrolling interest.

Note 4. Acquisitions

The Company can enhance its business and market share by entering into new markets in various ways, including starting up a new location or acquiring a business consisting of container, modular unit or mobile office assets of another entity. An acquisition generally provides the Company with operations that enables it to at least cover existing overhead costs and is preferable to a start-up or greenfield location. The businesses discussed below were acquired primarily to expand the Company’s container lease fleet. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the operations of the acquired businesses from the dates of acquisition.

Lone Star Acquisition

On April 7, 2014, effective April 1, 2014,August 28, 2015, the Company, through GFNNA, acquired substantially allPac-Van, purchased the assetsbusiness of Mobile Storage Solutions of Mo., LLC (“MSS”) for $1,497,000, which included a deferred purchase price promissory note of $613,000, bearing interest at 2.00% per annum and assumed certain liabilitiesdue in January 2016, and a holdback amount of the affiliated companies, Lone Star Tank Rental LP, based$139,000. MSS leases and sells storage and office containers and storage trailers in Kermit, Texas, and KHM Rentals, LLC, based in

Springfield, Missouri.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Kenedy, Texas, for a total purchase consideration of $102,418,000. At the date of acquisition, the affiliated entities were merged into the Company’s indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Lone Star. Also on April 7, 2014, the Company, primarily through Pac-Van and Lone Star, amended and restated the senior credit facility with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) (see Note 5) as part of the financing for the acquisition. The purchase consideration consisted of (i) $75,000,000 in cash, (ii) $9,865,000 for 1,230,012 shares of GFN common stock (the number of shares was agreed to based on a value of $8.13 per share, which was the average of the closing market price during the 15-day trading period ending April 2, 2014), (iii) $5,000,000 (discounted to $3,694,000 at the date of acquisition) payable over five years for a non-compete agreement, (iv) $5,000,000 (discounted to $4,243,000 at the date of acquisition) payable over two years for a general indemnity holdback and (v) $10,481,000 (discounted to $9,616,000 at the date of acquisition) payable during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2015 for working capital and other adjustments. The Company funded the cash portion of the consideration using $50,000,000 of availability under the senior credit facility with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo, as amended, and $25,000,000 from a term loan with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (see Note 5).

The accompanying consolidated statements of operations reflect the operating results of the Company following the date of acquisition of Lone Star and do not reflect the operating results of Lone Star prior to the acquisition date. The following unaudited pro forma information for FY 2014 assumes the acquisition of Lone Star occurred at the beginning of the period presented (in thousands, except per share data):

   Quarter Ended
September 30,
2013
 
   (Unaudited) 

Revenues

  $77,012  

Net income

   2,858  

Net income attributable to common stockholders

   1,058  
  

 

 

 

Pro forma net income per common share:

  

Basic

  $0.04  

Diluted

   0.04  
  

 

 

 

The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may have actually occurred had the acquisition taken place on the dates noted, or the future financial position or operating results of the Company. In addition, they do not consider any potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues, any staff or related expense increases or efficiencies or asset dispositions. The pro forma adjustments are based upon available information and assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable as a result of the application of the purchase method of accounting and consist primarily of adjustments to depreciation and amortization of the fixed assets and identifiable intangible assets acquired, as well as to the interest expense on senior and other debt borrowings, along with the related income tax effect. The FY 2014 operating results of all other acquisitions prior to their respective dates of acquisition were not included in the pro forma results as they were not considered significant.

FY 2015 Acquisitions

On July 1, 2014, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the business of Black Angus Steel & Supply Co. and Bulkhead Express, LLC (“Black Angus”) for approximately $4,861,000, which included the issuance of 16,002 shares of GFN common stock and holdback amounts of $1,468,000. Black Angus leases and sells containers out of two locations in Texas.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

The preliminary allocation for the acquisition in FY 20142016 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):

 

   Black Angus
July 1, 2014
 

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

  

Trade and other receivables

  $148  

Inventories

  

Prepaid expenses and other

   —    

Property, plant and equipment

   249  

Lease fleet

   2,020  

Accounts payables and accrued liabilities

   —    

Deferred income taxes

   —    

Unearned revenue and advance payments

   (85
  

 

 

 

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

   2,332  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired:

  

Non-compete agreement

   261  

Customer lists/relationships

   851  

Goodwill

   1,417  
  

 

 

 

Total intangible assets acquired

   2,529  
  

 

 

 

Total purchase consideration

  $4,861  
  

 

 

 
MSS
    August 28, 2015    

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Trade and other receivables

            $              —  

Inventories

—  

Prepaid expenses and other

—  

Property, plant and equipment

60  

Lease fleet

933  

Accounts payables and accrued liabilities

—  

Deferred income taxes

—  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

(27) 

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

966  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired:

Non-compete agreement

132  

Customer lists/relationships

226  

Trade name

—  

Goodwill

173  

Total intangible assets acquired

531  

Total purchase consideration

            $          1,497  

Goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected corporate synergies, the assembled workforce and other factors. In FY 2015, theThe goodwill recognized in the Black AngusMSS acquisition is deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.

The Company incurred approximately $84,000 during FY 2014 and $56,000 during FY 2015 and $44,000 during FY 2016 of incremental transaction costs associated with acquisition-related activity that were expensed as incurred and are included in selling and general expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Note 5. Senior and Other Debt

Effective May 8, 2014, Asia-Pacific Leasing Senior Credit Facility

Royal Wolf refinancedhas a $122,115,000 (AUS$175,000,000) secured senior credit facility, as amended, under a common terms deed arrangement with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) senior credit facility, which was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries to, among other things, increase the maximum borrowing capacity to $152,723,000 (AUS$175,000,000), add Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) through a common terms deed arrangement with ANZ and generally improve the financial covenants (the “ANZ/CBA Credit Facility”). Under the common deed arrangement of the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility, ANZ’s proportionate share of the borrowing capacity is $91,634,000$73,269,000 (AUS$105,000,000) and CBA’s proportionate share is $61,089,000$48,846,000 (AUS$70,000,000). The ANZ/CBA Credit Facility has $109,088,000$87,225,000 (AUS$125,000,000) maturing on July 31, 2017 (Facility A), and $43,635,000$34,890,000 (AUS$50,000,000) maturing on July 31, 2019 (Facility B).

Borrowings under the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility bear interest at the bank bill swap interest rate in Australia (“BBSY”) or New Zealand (“BKBM”), plus a margin of 1.10% — 1.85%- 2.10% per annum on the Facility A and 1.35% — 2.15%- 2.40% on the Facility B, depending on the net debt leverage ratio (“NDLR”), as defined. The CBA proportionate share has a minimum margin that is 0.10% higher than the ANZ proportionate share. At September 30, 2014,2015, the 30-day and 90-day BBSY and BKBM was 2.715%2.10% and 2.79%2.23% and 3.718%2.905% and 3.75%2.89%, respectively.

The ANZ/CBA Credit Facility also includes a $2,618,000$2,093,400 (AUS$3,000,000) sub-facility to, among other things, facilitate direct and global payments using electronic banking services. The ANZ/CBA Credit Facility, as amended, is subject to certain financial and other customary covenants, including, among other things, compliance with specified interest coverage and net debt ratios based on earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”) on a semi-annual basis and that borrowings may not exceed a multiple of three3.5 times EBITDA, as defined.defined, through June 30, 2016, and 3.25 times EBITDA thereafter.

At September 30, 2014,2015, total borrowings (all under Facility A) and availability under the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility totaled $105,677,000 (AUS$121,092,000) and $26,103,000 (AUS$29,911,000), respectively.

$84,872,000

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

(AUS$121,628,000) and $25,097,000 (AUS$35,966,000), respectively. Of the total borrowings, $76,318,000 (AUS$109,370,000) is drawn under Facility A and $8,554,000 (AUS$12,258,000) is drawn under Facility B.

The above amounts were translated based upon the exchange rate of one Australian dollar to $0.8727$0.6978 U.S. dollar at September 30, 2014.2015.

North American LeasingAmerica Senior Credit Facility

Effective February 7, 2014, Pac-VanThe North America leasing (Pac-Van and Lone Star) and manufacturing operations (Southern Frac) have a combined $232,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, as amended, its $120,000,000 facilitywith a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that also includedincludes HSBC Bank USA, NA, (“HSBC”), and the Private Bank and Trust Company, to, among other things, increase the maximum borrowing capacity from $120,000,000 to $200,000,000Capital One Business Credit Corp. and add two new lenders (OneWestOneWest Bank and Capital One) to the syndicateN.A. (the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Further, on April 7, 2014, in conjunction with the acquisition of Lone Star (see Note 4), and on May 23, 2014, theThe Wells Fargo Credit Facility, was amended and restated to, among other things, include Lone Star as a co-borrower and to allow for the funding of the interest requirements of the public offering of unsecured senior notes (see below). The Wells Fargo Credit Facilitywhich matures on September 7, 2017, effectively not only finances the Company’s North American leasing operations, but also the funding requirements for the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3), the term loan with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch(“Credit Suisse”) and the publicly-traded unsecured senior notes (see below) and.

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility includes a $20,000,000 real estate sub-facility to allow the public offeringborrowers (including GFNRC) to acquire real estate as collateral. In addition, subject to certain conditions, the amount that may be borrowed under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility may increase by $20,000,000 to a maximum of unsecured senior notes.

$252,000,000. The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; (b) the lesser of $3,125,000 for the term loan with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch or the actual annual interest to be paid; and (c) $6,120,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; and (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.001.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.

Borrowings under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility accrue interest, at the Company’s option, either at the base rate, plus 0.5% and a range of 1.00% to 1.50%, or the LIBOR rate, plus 1.0% and a range of 2.50% to 3.00%; and, subject. Borrowings under the $20,000,000 real estate sub-facility accrue interest, at the Company’s option, either at the base rate, plus a range of 1.50% to certain conditions,2.00%, or the amount that may be borrowed may increase by $20,000,000LIBOR rate, plus a range of 3.0% to a maximum of $220,000,000.3.50%. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility contains, among other things, certain financial covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratios, and other covenants, representations, warranties, indemnification provisions, and events of default that are customary for senior secured credit facilities, including the cessation of involvement of Ronald F. Valenta, the Company’s chairman of the board and chief executive officer,a change in the operations and management of GFN, Pac-Van or Lone Starcontrol, as a director or officer. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility matures on September 7, 2017.defined.

At September 30, 2014,2015, borrowings and availability under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility totaled $102,354,000$168,441,000 and $76,518,000,$42,697,000, respectively.

Southern Frac Senior Credit Facility

Southern Frac has a senior credit facility with Wells Fargo, as amended, (“Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility”) that provides with (i) a senior secured revolving line of credit under which Southern Frac may borrow, subject to the terms of a borrowing base, as defined, up to $12,000,000 with a three-year maturity; (ii) a combined $860,000 equipment and capital expenditure term loan (the “Restated Equipment Term Loan”), which fully amortizes over 48 months commencing July 1, 2013; and (iii) a $1,500,000 term loan (the “Term Loan B”), which fully amortizes over 18 months, commencing May 1, 2013. The Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility contains, among other things, certain financial covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratios, and other covenants, representations, warranties, indemnification provisions, and events of default that are customary for senior secured credit facilities; including events of default relating to a change of control of GFN, GFNMC and Southern Frac. Borrowings under the Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility will accrue interest based on the three-month LIBOR, plus a margin equal to 3.5% for the revolving line of credit, 4.0% for the Restated Equipment Term Loan and 7.0% for the Term Loan B.

At September 30, 2014, borrowings outstanding and availability under the Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility totaled $675,000 and $5,327,000, respectively.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Credit Suisse Term Loan

On March 31, 2014, the Company, at the corporate level, entered into a $25,000,000 facility agreement with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (“Credit Suisse Term Loan”) as part of the financing for the acquisition of Lone Star (see Note 4) and, on April 3, 2014, the Company borrowed the $25,000,000 available to it. The Credit Suisse Term Loan provides that the amount borrowed will bear interest at LIBOR plus 7.50% per year, will be payable quarterly and that all principal and interest will mature two years from the date that the Company borrowed the $25,000,000. In addition, the Credit Suisse Term Loan is secured by a first ranking pledge over substantially all shares of RWH owned by GFN U.S., requires a certain coverage maintenance ratio in U.S. dollars based on the value of the RWH shares and, among other things, that an amount equal to six-months interest be deposited in an interest reserve account pledged to secure repayment of all amounts borrowed. The Company has repaid, prior to maturity, $10,000,000 of the outstanding borrowings of the Credit Suisse Term Loan and, as of September 30, 2015, there remains $15,000,000 outstanding.

8.125% Senior Notes

On June 18, 2014, theThe Company completed the sale of unsecuredhas outstanding publicly-traded senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a public offering for an aggregate principal amount of $72,000,000, which represented 100% of the principal amount and included the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option of $9,000,000. Net proceeds were $69,069,000, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs of approximately $2,931,000.$72,000,000. The Senior Notes were issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof and pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of June 18, 2014 by and between the Company and Wells Fargo, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The First Supplemental Indenture supplements the Indenture entered into by and between the Company and the Trustee dated as of June 18, 2014 (the “Base Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.125% per annum, mature on July 31, 2021 and are not

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

subject to any sinking fund. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014. The Company used $68,600,000 of the net proceeds (plus an additional $4,000,000 of GFN corporate cash on hand) to reduce indebtedness at Pac-Van and Lone Star under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, pursuant to the requirement that at least 80% of the gross proceeds, or $57,600,000, be used for that purpose in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends by Pac-Van and Lone Star to GFN to fund the interest requirements of the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated debt. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries and are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

The Company may, at its option, prior to July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part upon the payment of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed plus any additional amount required by the Indenture. In addition, the Company may from time to time redeem up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes before July 31, 2017 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If the Company sells certain of its assets or experienceexperiences specific kinds of changes in control, as defined, it must offer to purchaseredeem the Senior Notes.

The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, on or after July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part. The Senior Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price initially equal to 106.094% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes (and which declines on each year on July 31) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Senior Notes.

The Indenture contains covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to make certain payments, to pay dividends and to incur additional indebtedness if the incurrence of such indebtedness would cause the company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the Indenture, to be below 2.0 to 1.0.

The Senior Notes are listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNSL.”

Other

OtherAt September 30, 2015, other debt totaled $12,895,000 at September 30, 2014.$10,629,000.

As of September 30, 2014, theThe Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under all its credit facilities.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

facilities as of September 30, 2015.

The weighted-average interest rate in the Asia-Pacific area was 5.9% and 5.5% in both FY 20142015 and FY 2015, respectively;2016; which does not include the effect of translation, interest rate swap contracts and options and the amortization of deferred financing costs. The weighted-average interest rate in North America was 3.8%5.7% and 5.7%4.9% in FY 20142015 and FY 2015,2016, respectively, which does not include the effect of the amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion of interest.

Note 6. Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:

Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Observable inputs, other than Level 1 inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

The Company’s derivative instruments are not traded on a market exchange; therefore, the fair values are determined using valuation models that include assumptions about yield curve at the reporting dates as well as counter-party credit risk. The assumptions are generally derived from market-observable data. The Company has consistently applied these calculation techniques to all periods presented, which are considered Level 2.

Derivative instruments measured at fair value and their classification in the consolidated balances sheets and statements of operations are as follows (in thousands):

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      Derivative -  Fair Value (Level 2) 

Type of Derivative

Contract

  

Balance Sheet Classification

  June 30, 2014   September 30, 2014 

Swap Contracts and Options (Caps and Collars)

  Trade payables and accrued liabilities  $1,535    $1,353  

Forward-Exchange Contracts

  Trade payables and accrued liabilities   230     —    

Forward-Exchange Contracts

  Trade and other receivables   —       581  
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

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(Unaudited)

 

               Derivative- Fair Value (Level 2)         

Type of Derivative

Contract

  

Statement of Operations

Classification

  Quarter Ended
September 30, 2013
  Quarter Ended
September 30, 2014
  Balance Sheet Classification June 30, 2015       September 30, 2015     
   

 

 

  

 

 

Swap Contracts and Options (Caps and Collars)

  Unrealized gain (loss) included in interest expense  $(30 $(6 Trade payables and accrued liabilities       $            1,429            $            1,271     

Forward-Exchange Contracts

  Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss) and other   (698 790   Trade and other receivables 120      835     
    

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

 

Type of Derivative

Contract

 Statement of Operations
Classification
 

Quarter Ended

    September 30, 2014    

 

Quarter Ended

    September 30, 2015    

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Swap Contracts and Options

(Caps and Collars)

 Unrealized gain (loss) included in interest expense       $(6)            $—     
Forward-Exchange
Contracts
 Unrealized foreign currency
exchange gain (loss) and other
 790      762     
  

 

  

 

 
   

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its senior and other debt obligations. The Company’s policy is to manage its interest expense by using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.

To manage its exposure to variable interest rates in a cost-efficient manner, the Company enters into interest rate swaps and interest rate options, in which the Company agrees to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. These swaps and options are designated to hedge changes in the interest rate of a portion of the outstanding borrowings in the Asia-Pacific area. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as interest rate hedges were highly effective; however, prior to August 2012, documentation of such, as required by FASB ASC Topic 815,Derivatives and Hedging,did not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges prior to August 2012 were reported in the consolidated statements of operations in the periods in which fair values change. In August 2012, the Company entered into an interest swap contract that met documentation requirements and, as such, it was designated as a cash flow hedge. This cash flow hedge was determined to be highly effective in FY 2014 andprior to FY 2015 and, therefore, changes in the fair value of the effective portion were recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. The Company expects this derivative to remain effective during the remaining term of the swap; however, any changes in the portion of the hedge considered ineffective would be recorded in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. In FY 2014 and FY 2015, the ineffective portion of this cash flow hedge recorded in interest expense was an unrealized gain (loss)loss of $(30,000) and $(6,000), respectively.$6,000. There was no ineffective portion recorded in FY 2016.

The Company’s interest rate derivative instruments are not traded on a market exchange; therefore, the fair values are determined using valuation models which include assumptions about the interest rate yield curve at the reporting dates (Level 2 fair value measurement). As of June 30, 20142015 and September 30, 2014,2015, there was one open interest rate swap contract that was designated as a cash flow hedge and matures in June 2017, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

 June 30, 2015 September 30, 2015 
  June 30, 2014   September 30, 2014            Swap                   Option (Cap)             Swap                   Option           
  Swap Option (Cap)   Swap Option  

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

Notional amounts

  $47,195   $—      $43,635   $—       $                38,290     $                —     $                34,890     $—   

Fixed/Strike Rates

   3.98  —       3.98  —     3.98%     —    3.98%     —   

Floating Rates

   2.72  —       2.72  —     2.09%     —    2.09%     —   

Fair Value of Combined Contracts

  $(1,535 $—      $(1,353 $—       $(1,429)     $—     $(1,271)     $                —   
  

 

  

 

   

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Foreign Currency Risk

The Company has transactional currency exposures. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases in currencies other than the functional currency. The currency giving rise to this risk is primarily U.S. dollars. Royal Wolf has a bank account denominated in

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

U.S. dollars into which a small number of customers pay their debts. This is a natural hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate. The funds are then used to pay suppliers, avoiding the need to convert to Australian dollars. Royal Wolf uses forward currency and participating forward contracts to eliminate the currency exposures on the majority of its transactions denominated in foreign currencies, either by transaction if the amount is significant, or on a general cash flow hedge basis. The forward currency and participating forward contracts are always in the same currency as the hedged item. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as foreign currency hedges are highly effective. However documentation of such as required by ASC Topic 815 does not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges are reported in the statement of operations in the period in which fair values change. As of June 30, 2014, there were 5827 open forward exchange contracts that mature between July 20142015 and AprilDecember 2015; and as of September 30, 2014,2015, there were 6251 open forward exchange contracts that mature between October 20142015 and April 2015,March 2016, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

  June 30, 2015   September 30, 2015 
  June 30, 2014   September 30, 2014       Forward Exchange       

        Participating        

Forward

     Forward Exchange     

      Participating      

Forward

 
  Forward Exchange Participating
Forward
   Forward Exchange   Participating
Forward
   

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

Notional amounts

  $14,405   $—      $10,903    $—        $9,540      $—     $17,530      $—   

Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD)

   0.8774 – 0.93357    —       0.85009 – 0.93357     —           0.7506 - 1.0286     —      0.62623 - 1.11321     —   

Fair Value of Combined Contracts

  $(230 $—      $581    $—        $120      $—     $835      $—   
  

 

  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

In FY 20142015 and FY 2015,2016, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $51,000 and $32,000, and $(328,000) and $(29,000) and $(654,000) and $5,000, respectively.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s borrowings under the Senior Notes at June 30, 2014 was determined based on a Level 1 input and for borrowings under its senior credit facilities and Credit Suisse Term Loan determined based on Level 3 inputs,inputs; including a search for debt issuances with maturities comparable to the Company’s debt (“Debt Issuances with Upcoming Call Dates”), a comparison to a group of comparable industry debt issuances

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

(“ (“Industry Comparable Debt Issuances”) and a study of credit (“Credit Spread Analysis”). Under the Debt Issuances with Upcoming Call Dates, the Company performed a Yield-to-Worse analysis on debt issuances with call dates that were comparable to the maturity dates of the Company’s borrowings. Under the Industry Comparable Debt Issuance method, the Company compared the debt facilities to several industry comparable debt issuances. This method consisted of an analysis of the offering yields compared to the current yields on publicly traded debt securities. Under the Credit Spread Analysis, the Company first examined the implied credit spreads of the United States Federal Reserve. Based on this analysis the Company was able to assess the credit market. The fair value of the Company’s senior credit facilities as of June 30, 20142015 was determined to be approximately $291,781,000.$345,534,000. The Company also determined that the fair value of its other debt of $12,199,000$9,893,000 at June 30, 20142015, approximated or would not vary significantly from their carrying values. The Company believes that market conditions at September 30, 20142015 have not changed significantly from June 30, 2014.2015. Therefore, the proportion of the fair value to the carrying value of the Company’s senior credit facilities and other debt at September 30, 20142015 would not vary significantly from the proportion determined at June 30, 2014.2015.

Under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825,Financial Instruments,the carrying value of the Company’s other financial instruments (consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities) approximate fair value.

Note 7. Related-Party Transactions

Effective January 31, 2008, the Company entered into a lease with an affiliate of Ronald F. Valenta for its corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California. The rent is $7,393 per month, effective March 1, 2009, plus allocated charges for common area maintenance, real property taxes and insurance, for approximately 3,000 square feet of office space. The term of the lease is five years, with two five-year renewal options, and the rent is adjusted yearly based on the consumer price index. On October 11, 2012, the Company exercised its option to renew the lease for an additional five-year term commencing February 1, 2013. Rental payments were $28,000 in both FY 20142015 and FY 2015.

Effective October 1, 2008, the Company entered into a services agreement with an affiliate of Mr. Valenta for certain accounting, administrative and secretarial services to be provided at the corporate offices and for certain operational, technical, sales and marketing services to be provided directly to the Company’s operating subsidiaries. Charges for services rendered at the corporate offices will be, until further notice, at $7,000 per month and charges for services rendered to the Company’s subsidiaries will vary depending on the scope of services provided. The services agreement provides for, among other things, mutual modifications to the scope of services and rates charged and automatically renews for successive one-year terms, unless terminated in writing by either party prior to the fiscal year end. Total charges to the Company at the corporate office for services rendered under this agreement totaled $21,000 in FY 2014. The services agreement was terminated by the Company effective June 30, 2014.

Revenues at Pac-Van from affiliates of Mr. Valenta totaled $10,000 during FY 2014. There were no revenues from affiliates of Mr. Valenta during FY 2015.2016.

The premises of Pac-Van’s Las Vegas branch is owned by and currently leased from the acting branch manager through December 31, 2014, with the right for an additional two-year extension through December 31, 2016. On December 29, 2014, the Company extended the lease for the additional two years. Rental payments on this lease totaled $30,000 induring both FY 20142015 and FY 2015.2016.

Note 8. Equity Plans

On August 29, 2006,September 11, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the General Finance Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan (“2006 Plan”), which was approved and amended by stockholders on June 14, 2007 and December 11, 2008, respectively. Options granted and outstanding under the 2006 Plan are either incentive stock options under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or so-called non-qualified options that are not intended to meet incentive stock option requirements. All options granted do not have a term in excess of ten years, and the exercise price of any option is not less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. After the adoption by the Board of Directors and upon the approval of the 20092014 Stock Incentive Plan (“2009(the “2014 Plan”) by the stockholders (see below), the Company suspended any further grants under the 2006 Plan.

On September 21, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2009 Plan,

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

which was approved by the stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting on December 10, 2009.4, 2014. The 20092014 Plan is an “omnibus” incentive plan permitting a variety of equity programs designed to provide flexibility in implementing equity and cash awards, including incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock grants (“non-vested equity shares”), restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock, performance units and other stock-based awards. Participants in the 20092014 Plan may be granted any one of the equity awards or any combination of them, as determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Upon the

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

approval of the 20092014 Plan by the stockholders, the Company suspended further grants under its previous equity plans, the General Finance Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan (see above).(the “2006 Plan”) and the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) (collectively the “Predecessor Plans”), which had a total of 2,500,000 shares reserved for grant. Any stock options which are forfeited under the 2006 PlanPredecessor Plans will become available for grant under the 20092014 Plan, but the total number of shares available under the 2006 Plan and the 20092014 Plan will not exceed the 2,500,0001,500,000 shares reserved for grant under the 2006 Plan. Unless2014 Plan, plus any options which were forfeited or are available for grant under the Predecessor Plans. If not sooner terminated earlier at the discretion ofby the Board of Directors, the 2014 Plan will expire on December 4, 2024, which is the tenth anniversary of the date it was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2006 Plan will expire on June 30, 2016 and the 2009 Plan will terminateexpire on December 10, 2019.

The 2006 PlanPredecessor Plans and the 20092014 Plan are referred to collectively as the “Stock Incentive Plan.”

There have been no grants or awards of restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock or performance units under the Stock Incentive Plan. All grants to-date consist of incentive and non-qualified stock options that vest over a period of up to five years (“time-based”), non-qualified stock options that vest over varying periods that are dependent on the attainment of certain defined EBITDA and other targets (“performance-based”) and non-vested equity shares. At September 30, 2014, 121,8602015, 1,337,204 shares remain available for grant.

Since inception, the range of the fair value of the stock options granted (other than to non-employee consultants) and the assumptions used are as follows:

 

Fair value of stock options

  $0.81 - $6.35
 
  

 

 

Assumptions used:

  

Risk-free interest rate

  1.19% - 4.8%
 

Expected life (in years)

  7.5
 

Expected volatility

      26.5% - 84.6%
 

Expected dividends

  
—   
  

 

At September 30, 2014,2015, the weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted to non-employee consultants not fully vested was $4.43,$3.48, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.18%1.60% - 2.33%1.74%, an expected life of 7.76.78.77.7 years, an expected volatility of 69.8%72.0% and no expected dividend.

A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for FY 20152016 follows:

 

   Number of
Options
(Shares)
  Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2014

   2,152,820   $5.03    

Granted

   —      —      

Exercised

   (26,600  1.06    

Forfeited or expired

   —      —      
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

Outstanding at September 30, 2014

   2,126,220   $5.08     5.4  
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2014

   2,126,220   $5.08     5.4  
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2014

   1,377,704   $5.71     4.3  
  

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     

Number of
Options
(Shares)

 

   

Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price

 

   

Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)

 

 
   

 

 

 
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2015

     2,110,191    $            5.35     
 

Granted

        —     
 

Exercised

        —     
 

Forfeited or expired

   (8,334)     6.98     
   

 

 

   
 

Outstanding at September 30, 2015

     2,101,857    $5.35      5.1   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Vested and expected to vest at September 30, 2015

     2,101,857    $5.35      5.1   
   

 

 

 
 

 

Exercisable at September 30, 2015

     1,435,553    $5.58      3.7   
   

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014,2015, outstanding time-based options and performance-based options totaled 1,208,9501,317,147 and 917,270,784,710, respectively. Also at that date, the Company’s market price for its common stock was $8.87$3.70 per share, which was abovebelow the exercise

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

prices of substantially allover 65% of the outstanding stock options. As a result, theThe intrinsic value of the outstanding stock options at that date was $8,121,000.$964,200. Share-based compensation of $5,468,000$6,050,000 related to stock options has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through September 30, 2014.2015. At that date, there remains $1,144,000$1,400,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of 1.31.34 years.

A deduction is not allowed for U.S. income tax purposes with respect to non-qualified options granted in the United States until the stock options are exercised or, with respect to incentive stock options issued in the United States, unless the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of the underlying shares. The amount of any deduction will be the difference between the fair value of the

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Company’s common stock and the exercise price at the date of exercise. Accordingly, there is a deferred tax asset recorded for the U.S. tax effect of the financial statement expense recorded related to stock option grants in the United States. The tax effect of the U.S. income tax deduction in excess of the financial statement expense, if any, will be recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital.

At September 30, 2014, there were 205,320A summary of the Company’s non-vested equity shares outstanding that were granted to non-employee members of the Board of Directors, officers and key employees of the Company. share activity follows:

   Shares   Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
 
  

 

 

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2015

       293,983    $6.18  

Granted

          

Vested

          

Forfeited

          
  

 

 

 

 Nonvested at September 30, 2015

       293,983    $6.18  
  

 

 

 

Share-based compensation of $385,000$1,126,000 related to non-vested equity shares has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through September 30, 2014.2015. At that date, there remains $895,000$827,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of over approximately 0.24 years – 2.251.25 years for the non-vested equity shares.

Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan

In conjunction with the RWH IPO (see Note 1), Royal Wolf established the Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTI Plan”). in conjunction with its initial public offering in May 2011. Under the LTI Plan, the RWH Board of Directors may grant, at its discretion, options, performance rights and/or restricted shares of RWH capital stock to Royal Wolf employees and executive directors. Vesting terms and conditions may be up to four years and, generally, will be subject to performance criteria based primarily on enhancing shareholder returns using a number of key financial benchmarks, including EBITDA. In addition, unless the RWH Board determines otherwise, if an option, performance right or restricted share has not lapsed or been forfeited earlier, it will terminate at the seventh anniversary from the date of grant.

It is intended that up to one percent of RWH’s outstanding capital stock will be reserved for grant under the LTI Plan and a trust will be established to hold RWH shares for this purpose. However, so long as the Company holds more than 50% of the outstanding shares of RWH capital stock, RWH shares reserved for grant under the LTI Plan are required to be purchased in the open market unless the Company agrees otherwise. The LTI Plan, among other provisions, does not permit the transfer, sale, mortgage or encumbering of options, performance rights and restricted shares without the prior approval of the RWH Board. In the event of a change of control, the RWH Board, at its discretion, will determine whether, and how many, unvested options, performance rights and restricted shares will vest. In addition, if, in the RWH Board’s opinion, a participant acts fraudulently or dishonestly or is in breach of his obligations to Royal Wolf, the RWH Board may deem any options, performance rights and restricted shares held by or reserved for the participant to have lapsed or been forfeited.

As of September 30, 2014, the2015, Royal Wolf Board of Directors has granted, 1,359,000net of forfeitures, 1,588,203 performance rights to key management personnel under the LTI Plan, which includes a special incentive grant of which 375,000106,112 performance rights to the RWH chief executive officer that generally will vest ratably each year over the three years commencing on July 1, 2016. Also, as of September 30, 2015, 601,901 of the performance rights have been converted into RWH capital stock that were purchased by Royal Wolfthrough purchases in the open market. In FY 20142015 and FY 2015,2016, share-based compensation of $133,000$196,000 and $196,000,$131,000, respectively, related to the LTI Plan has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is not involved in any material lawsuits or claims arising out of the normal course of business. The nature of its business is such that disputes can occasionally arise with employees, vendors (including suppliers and subcontractors) and customers over warranties, contract specifications and contract interpretations among other things. The Company assesses these matters on a case-by-case basis as they arise. Reserves are established, as required, based on its assessment of its exposure. The Company has insurance policies to cover general liability and workers compensation-related claims. In the opinion of management, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance under pending litigation and claims, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results or cash flows.

In conjunction with the acquisition of Southern Frac on October 1, 2012, GFNMC entered into an agreement with the 10% noncontrolling interest holder for a call option that provides that for the period commencing on April 1, 2013 through October 1, 2017, GFNMC may purchase the noncontrolling interest for an initial price of $1,500,000, with incremental increases of $250,000 for each of the subsequent seven six-month periods.

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(Unaudited)

Note 10. Cash Flows from Operating Activities and Other Financial Information

The following table provides a detail of cash flows from operating activities (in thousands):

 

      Quarter Ended September 30,     
  Quarter Ended
September 30,
   2014   2015 
  2013 2014   

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities

       

Net income

  $2,202   $6,401  

Net income (loss)

    $6,401      $(535)   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash flows from operating activities:

       

Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment

   (9 (80   (80)     (14)   

Gain on sales of lease fleet

   (1,742 (1,560   (1,560)     (2,138)   

Unrealized foreign exchange gain (loss)

   (51 328  

Unrealized loss (gain) on forward exchange contracts

   698   (790

Unrealized foreign exchange loss

   328     654   

Unrealized gain on forward exchange contracts

   (790)     (762)   

Unrealized loss on interest rate swaps and options

   30   6     6     —   

Depreciation and amortization

   5,659   9,495     9,495     9,286   

Amortization of deferred financing costs

   137   384     384     387   

Accretion of interest

   54   501     501     147   

Share-based compensation expense

   406   524     524     626   

Deferred income taxes

   1,267   3,231     3,231     (1,139)   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding assets and liabilities from

acquisitions):

    

Trade and other receivables, net

   (9,444 7,372     7,372     1,969   

Inventories

   (18,297 (10,593   (10,593)     (7,763)   

Prepaid expenses and other

   1,555   (1,422   (1,422)     (1,548)   

Trade payables, accrued liabilities and unearned revenues

   16,154   (1,783   (1,783)     15,340   

Income taxes

   (215 31     31     (408)   
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $(1,596 $12,045  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    $12,045      $14,102   
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Note 11. Segment Reporting

Due to the acquisition of Lone Star in April 2014, the Company re-evaluated the identification of its reportable segments. As a result of this evaluation, the Company added Lone Star as an operating segment and, along with Pac-Van, includes it as a part of the North American leasing operations. Southern Frac, which is also an operating segment, is the Company’s North American manufacturing operations and, along with the North American leasing operations, forms the North America geographic segment. These changes to our reporting segments are consistent with the way management evaluates the performance of operations, develops strategy and allocates capital resources. All prior period disclosures have been adjusted to conform to the new presentation.

We have two geographic areas that include four operating segments; the Asia-Pacific area, consisting of the leasing operations of Royal Wolf, and, as discussed above, North America, consisting of the combined leasing operations of Pac-Van and Lone Star, and the manufacturing operations of Southern Frac. Discrete financial data on each of the Company’s products is not available and it would be impractical to collect and maintain financial data in such a manner. In managing the Company’s business, senior management focuses on primarily growing its leasing revenues and operating cash flow (EBITDA), and investing in its lease fleet through capital purchases and acquisitions.

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

The tables below represent the Company’s revenues from external customers, share-based compensation expense, depreciation and amortization, operating income, interest income and expense, expenditures for additions to long-lived assets (consisting of lease fleet and property, plant and equipment), long-lived assets and goodwill; as attributed to its geographic and operating segments (in thousands):

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   Quarter Ended September 30, 2014 
   North America         
   Leasing                    
   Pac-Van   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
  Total   Asia – Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 

Revenues:

               

Sales

  $8,143    $—      $8,143    $14,767    $(12,792 $10,118    $14,650    $24,768  

Leasing

   18,954     17,747     36,701     —       —      36,701     18,973     55,674  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $27,097    $17,747    $44,844    $14,767    $(12,792 $46,819    $33,623    $80,442  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

  $78    $5    $83    $28    $213   $324    $200    $524  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

  $2,448    $2,856    $5,304    $277    $(135 $5,446    $4,049    $9,495  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  $5,040    $6,539    $11,579    $2,811    $(3,929 $10,461    $5,007    $15,468  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

  $—      $—      $—      $—      $—     $—      $14    $14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

  $813    $688    $1,501    $97    $2,151   $3,749    $1,577    $5,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

  $17,440    $13,072    $30,512    $285    $(3,142 $27,655    $5,623    $33,278  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   At September 30, 2014 

Long-lived assets

  $190,048    $66,310    $256,358    $5,887    $(9,994 $252.251    $179,811    $432,062  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

  $38,195    $20,400    $58,595    $2,681    $—     $61,276    $31,051    $92,327  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

   At June 30, 2014 

Long-lived assets

  $175,890    $55,438    $231,328    $5,820    $(6,987 $230,161    $197,005    $427,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

  $36,832    $20,111    $56,943    $2,681    $—     $59,624    $33,542    $93,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Quarter Ended September 30, 2015 
  North America       
  Leasing                
  Pac-Van  Lone Star  Combined  Manufacturing  

Corporate

and
Intercompany
Adjustments

  Total  Asia – Pacific
Leasing
  Consolidated 
 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Revenues:

        

Sales

   $9,253     $-     $9,253     $2,165     $(28)     $11,390       $11,068       $    22,458    

Leasing

  20,794    6,965    27,759    -    (33)    27,726      13,602      41,328    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   $30,047     $6,965     $37,012     $2,165     $(61)     $39,116       $24,670       $63,786    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Share-based

compensation

   $102     $10     $112     $37     $346     $495       $131       $626    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Depreciation and

amortization

   $3,064     $2,672     $5,736     $266     $(187)     $5,815       $3,471       $9,286    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income

   $3,676     $110     $3,786     $(1,147)     $(1,336)     $1,303       $2,696       $3,999    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest income

   $-     $-     $-     $-     $-     $-       $17       $17    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $1,337     $398     $1,735     $58     $     1,956     $3,749       $1,266       $5,015    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Additions to

long-lived assets

   $10,717     $98     $10,815     $9     $1     $10,825       $4,937       $15,762    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  At September 30, 2015 

Long-lived assets

   $      227,290     $      63,498     $     290,788     $3,747     $(11,442)     $    283,093       $      155,750       $     438,843    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Goodwill

   $48,558     $20,782     $69,340     $2,681     $-     $72,021       $24,954       $96,975    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  At June 30, 2015 

Long-lived assets

   $222,445     $65,099     $287,544     $3,944     $(11,624)     $279,864       $170,573       $450,437    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Goodwill

   $48,484     $20,782     $69,266     $2,681     $-     $71,947       $27,397       $99,344    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
  Quarter Ended September 30, 2014 
  North America       
  Leasing                
  Pac-Van  Lone Star  Combined  Manufacturing  

Corporate

and
Intercompany
Adjustments

  Total  

  Asia – Pacific  

Leasing

    Consolidated   
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Revenues:

        

Sales

   $8,143     $-     $8,143     $14,767     $(12,792)     $10,118       $14,650         $24,768    

Leasing

  18,954    17,747    36,701    -    -    36,701      18,973      55,674    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 
   $27,097     $17,747     $44,844     $      14,767     $(12,792)     $46,819       $33,623         $80,442    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Share-based

compensation

   $78     $5     $83     $28     $213     $324       $200         $524    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

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(Unaudited)

 

         Quarter Ended September 30, 2013 
         North America         
         Leasing
(Pac-Van)
   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
  Total   Asia – Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 

Revenues:

               

Sales

      $7,869    $9,873    $(6,428 $11,314    $23,360    $34,674  

Leasing

       14,286     —       —      14,286     16,786     31,072  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      $22,155    $9,873    $(6,428 $25,600    $40,146    $65,746  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

      $98    $26    $144   $268    $138    $406  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

      $1,656    $259    $1   $1,916    $3,743    $5,659  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

      $2,913    $768    $(1,965 $1,716    $5,052    $6,768  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

      $—      $—      $—     $—      $12    $12  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

      $744    $154    $—     $898    $1,494    $2,392  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

      $13,893    $230    $(2,487 $11,636    $8,405    $20,041  
      

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and

amortization

   $    2,448     $    2,856     $5,304     $277     $(135   $5,446       $4,049       $9,495    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Operating income

   $5,040     $6,539     $    11,579     $      2,811     $(3,929   $    10,461       $    5,007       $    15,468    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest income

   $-     $-       $-     $-       $-     $-       $14       $14    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Interest expense

   $813     $688     $1,501     $97     $    2,151     $3,749       $1,577       $5,326    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Additions to

long-lived assets

   $  17,440     $  13,072     $30,512     $285     $(3,142   $27,655       $  5,623       $  33,278    
 

 

 

  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Intersegment net revenues related to the sales of portable liquid storage containers from Southern Frac to the North American leasing operations totaled $6,428,000$12,792,000 and $12,792,000$28,000 during FY 20142015 and FY 2015,2016, respectively.

Note 12. Subsequent Events

On October 17, 2014,16, 2015, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container business of McKinney Trailer Rentals, Inc., d/b/a McKinney Container Rentals & Sales (“McKinney”), for approximately $15,567,000, which included holdback and other adjustment amounts totaling approximately $2,235,000. McKinney leases and sells storage (including refrigerated) containers and chassis and other units in the Seattle and Tacoma area.

On October 19, 2015, the Company announced that its Board of Directors of the Company declared a cash dividend of $2.30 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3). The dividend is for the period commencing on July 31, 20142015 through October 30, 2014,2015, and is payable on October 31, 2014November 2, 2015 to holders of record as of October 30, 2014.2015.

On October 20, 2014,28, 2015, the Company through Pac-Van, purchasedrepaid, prior to maturity, $5,000,000 of the businessoutstanding borrowings of LongVANS, Inc. (“LongVANS”) for approximately $14,000,000. LongVANS designs, manufactures, leases and sells portable storage containers, portable security containers and modular office trailers from two locations in Wisconsin.the Credit Suisse Term Loan.

Item 2.Management’s2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 20142015 (the “Annual Report”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as well as the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “continue” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Risk factors that might cause or contribute to such discrepancies include, but are not limited to, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014 and other SEC filings. We maintain a web site atwww.generalfinance.com that makes available, through a link to the SEC’s EDGAR system website, our SEC filings.

References to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to General Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFN”), and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation , a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its 90%-owned subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”); over 50%-owned Royal Wolf Holdings Limited, an Australian corporation publicly traded on the Australian Securities Exchange (“RWH”);, and its Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries (collectively, “Royal Wolf”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation, , and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”).

Background and Overview

We incorporatedFounded in Delaware on October 14, 2005, and completed our initial public offering (“IPO”) in April 2006. Our primary long-term strategy and business planwe are to acquire and operatea leading specialty rental services company offering portable (or mobile) storage, modular space and specialty finance businessesliquid containment solutions in North and South America, Europe andthese three distinct, but related industries, which we collectively refer to as the Asia-Pacific (or Pan-Pacific) area.

On April 7, 2014, we, through Lone Star (our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary), closed our acquisition of substantially all of the assets and the assumption of certain of the liabilities of the affiliated companies, Lone Star Tank Rental, LP, based in Kermit, Texas, and KHM Rentals, LLC, based in Kenedy, Texas. As part of our North American leasing operations, Lone Star leases portable liquid storage tank containers and containment products, as well as provides certain fluid management“portable services to the oil and gas industry in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins of Texas. Reference is made to Note 4 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding this significant acquisition.industry.”

We have two geographic areas that include four operating segments; the Asia-Pacific (or Pan-Pacific) area, consisting of Royal Wolf (which leases and sells storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New Zealand) and North America, consisting of Pac-Van (which leases and sells storage, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices), and Lone Star (see above), which are combined to form our “North American Leasing” operations, and Southern Frac (which manufactures portable liquid storage tank containers). We do business in three distinct, but related industries, mobile storage, modular space and liquid containment; which we collectively refer to as the “portable services industry.” OurAs of September 30, 2015, our two geographic leasing operations lease and sell their products through twenty customer service centers (“CSCs”) in Australia, eightnine CSCs in New Zealand, thirty-fourforty-three branch locations in the United States and two branch locations in Canada. As of September 30, 2014,At that date, we had 281266 and 649556 employees and 40,35241,484 and 23,39332,517 lease fleet units in the Asia-Pacific area and North America, respectively.

Our productslease fleet is comprised of three distinct specialty rental equipment categories that possess attractive asset characteristics and serve our customers’ on-site temporary needs and applications. These categories match the sectors comprising the portable services industry.

Our portable storage category is segmented into two products: (1) storage containers, which primarily consist of the following:

Containers

Storage Containers. Storage containers consist of new and used steel shipping containers under International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) standards, that provide a flexible, low cost alternative to warehousing, while offering greater security, convenience and immediate accessibility. Our storage products include general purpose dry storageaccessibility; and (2) freight containers, refrigerated containers and specialty containers in a range of standard and modified sizes, designs and storage capacities. Specialty containers include blast-resistant units, hoarding units and hazardous-waste units. We also offer storage vans, also known as storage trailers or dock-height trailers.

Freight Containers. Freight containerswhich are specificallyeither designed for transport of products by road and rail. Our

freight container products include curtain-side, refrigeratedrail and bulk cargo containers, together with a range of standard and industry-specific dry freight containers. Freight containers are only offered in theour Asia-Pacific area and we consider them part of the mobile storage industry on a consolidated basis.territory.

Portable Container Buildings and Office Containers.PortableOur modular space category is segmented into three products: (1) office containers, which are referred to as portable container buildings and office containersin the Asia-Pacific, are either modified or specifically-manufacturedspecifically manufactured containers that provide self-contained office space with maximum design flexibility. Office containers in the U.S.United States are oftentimes referred to as ground level offices (“GLOs”).; (2) modular buildings, which provide customers with flexible space solutions and are often modified to customer specifications and (3) mobile offices, which are re-locatable units with aluminum or wood exteriors and wood (or steel) frames on a steel carriage fitted with axles, and which allow for an assortment of “add-ons” to provide convenient temporary space solutions.

Portable Liquid Storage Tank Containers. PortableOur liquid containment category includes portable liquid storage tank containerstanks that are often referred to as “frac tanks” or “frac tank containers” and are manufactured 500-barrel capacity steel containers with fixed steel axles for transport and use intransport. These units are regularly utilized for a variety of industries;applications across a

wide range of industries, including refinery, petrochemical and industrial plant maintenance, oil and gas exploration and field services, refinery, chemical and industrial plant maintenance, environmental remediation and field services, infrastructure building construction, marine services, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminalsterminal services, waste management, wastewater treatment and waste management and landfill services. While there are a number of different sizes of tanks currently used in the market place, we are currently focusing on the more common 500-barrel capacity containers. Our products typically include features such as guardrails, safety stairways, multiple entry ways and a sloped bottom for easy cleaning, an epoxy lining, and various feed and drain lines.

Other

Modular Buildings. Also known as manufactured buildings, modular buildings provide customers with additional space and are often modified to customer specifications. Modular buildings range in size from 1,000 to more than 30,000 square feet and may be highly customized.

Mobile Offices. Also known as trailers or construction trailers, mobile offices are re-locatable units with aluminum or wood exteriors on wood (or steel) frames on a steel carriage fitted with axles, allowing for an assortment of “add-ons” to provide comfortable and convenient temporary space solutions.

Results of Operations

Quarter Ended September 30, 20142015 (“FY 2015”2016”) Compared to Quarter Ended September 30, 20132014 (“FY 2014”2015”)

The following compares our FY 20152016 results of operations with our FY 20142015 results of operations.

Revenues.Consolidated revenues increased $14.7Revenues decreased $16.6 million, or 22%21%, to $63.8 million in FY 2016 from $80.4 million in FY 2015 from $65.7 million in FY 2014.2015. This consisted of a $22.6$7.8 million increase,decrease, or 102%17%, in revenues in our North American leasing operations, a decrease of $6.5$8.9 million, or 16%26%, in revenues in the Asia-Pacific area and a decreasean increase of $1.4$0.1 million, or 5%, in manufacturing revenues from Southern Frac. Excluding the impact of Lone Star, which we acquired on April 7, 2014 and contributed revenues of $17.7 million in FY 2015, revenues in our North American leasing operations increased by 22% from FY 2014. The effect of the average currency exchange rate of the weakening Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar in FY 20152016 versus FY 2014 had minimal effect on2015 adversely effected the translation of revenues from the Asia-Pacific area. In Australian dollars, total revenues decreased by 17%. The average currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar during FY 20152016 was $0.92612$0.7270 U.S. dollar compared to $0.91563$0.9261 U.S. dollar during FY 2014.2015. In Australian dollars, total revenues in the Asia-Pacific area decreased by only 6%.

Excluding Lone Star (doing business in the oil and gas sector), North America, the non-manufacturing revenue increaseAmerican leasing revenues increased by $2.9 million in FY 20152016 from FY 2014 was due primarily to increases2015, mainly in the commercial, miningservices, retail, construction, education and energy, industrial, construction and retailcommercial sectors, where revenues increased between the periods by an aggregate of $24.0 million,$4.1 million. These revenue increases at Pac-Van were offset somewhat by decreases totaling $1.7in the oil and gas, mining, government and industrial sectors, which totaled $1.4 million. At Lone Star, revenues declined by $10.7 million, or 60%, from $17.7 million in the government and education sectors.FY 2015 to $7.0 million in FY 2016. The revenue decrease in the Asia-Pacific area was primarily in the oil and gas, transport, mining and miningconsumer sectors, where revenues decreased by $7.9$5.9 million in FY 20152016 from FY 2014, but were offset somewhat by increases totaling $1.5 million in primarily the construction, consumer and defense sectors and in special events.2015.

Sales and leasing revenues represented 29%33% and 71%67% of total non-manufacturing revenues, respectively, in FY 20152016 compared to 29% and 50% each of total non-manufacturing revenues71%, respectively, in FY 2014.2015.

Sales during FY 20152016 amounted to $22.5 million, compared to $24.8 million compared to $34.7 million during FY 2014;2015; representing a decrease of $9.9$2.3 million, or 29%9%. This consisted of an $8.7a $3.6 million decrease, or 37%24%, in sales in the Asia-Pacific area, a decrease in manufacturing sales of $1.4 million, or 41%, at Southern Frac and an increase of $0.2$1.2 million, of sales, or 3%15%, in our North American leasing operations.operations and an increase in manufacturing sales of $0.1 million, or 5%, at Southern Frac. Overall, non-manufacturing sales decreased by a net $8.5$2.4 million, or 27%11%, in FY 20152016 from FY 2014.2015. The decrease in the Asia-Pacific area was comprised of an increasea decrease of $0.2$3.3 million ($1.01.3 million decrease due to lower unit sales, $0.8 million increase due to higher unit sales, $0.1average price increases and $2.8 million increasedecrease due to foreign exchange movements and $0.9 million decrease due to average price reductions)movements) in the CSC operations and a decrease of $8.9$0.3 million ($2.10.1 million increase due to higher unit sales, a $0.1 million decrease due to average price decreases and a $6.8$0.3 million decrease due to lower unit sales)foreign exchange movements) in the national accounts group. Sales in the national accounts group during FY 2014 included approximately $8.0 million (AUS$ 8.4 million) to one customer, a freight logistics company that operates a national rail network. The operating margin under the AUS$12.0 million sales contract with this customer was below 10%. In our North American leasing operations, the

higher sales in FY 20152016 versus FY 20142015 were primarily due to increases ingenerated from the commercial, miningservices and energy, industrial, retail and serviceseducation sectors, which increased by an aggregate of $2.4 million, and$2.5 million. These increases were substantiallypartially offset by decreases in the education, government and construction sectors totaling $2.2 million.most other sectors. At Southern Frac, sales in FY 2016 consisted of 132 units sold, 36 portable liquid storage tank containercontainers at an average sales inprice of $32,600 and 96 chassis units at an average sales price of approximately $10,200. In FY 2015, consisted ofSouthern Frac sold 58 units soldliquid storage container tanks at an average sales price of approximately $34,100 per unit versus 94 units sold at an average sales price of approximately $36,600 per unit during FY 2014.unit. The decrease in sales of tanks between the periods at Southern Frac was due to a greater proportion of intercompany sales to our North American leasing operations, which more than offset the increased productiondecreased demand from the demand of strongerweaker drilling activity, primarily in Texas.Texas, as a result of the softer oil and gas market. In response to weaker drilling activity in Texas, Southern Frac began manufacturing and selling other specialty steel products, including a chassis product line targeted to the North American transportation market.

Leasing revenues during FY 20152016 totaled $55.7$41.3 million, as compared to $31.1$55.7 million during FY 2014,2015, representing an increasea decrease of $24.6$14.4 million, or 79%26%. This consisted of increasesa decrease of $22.4$9.0 million, (which includes $17.7 million from Lone Star), or 157%25%, in North America, and $2.2a decrease of $5.4 million, or 13%28%, in the Asia-Pacific area. On a local currency basis, leasing revenues decreased by only 9% in the Asia-Pacific area.

In the Asia-Pacific area, average utilization in the retail and the national accounts group operations were 86%was 84% and 71%59%, respectively, during FY 2015, an increase from 84%2016 and 66%86% and 71% in FY 2014.2015. The overall average utilization increased slightly inwas 78% during FY 2015 to2016 and 82% from 80% induring FY 2014; and the2015. The overall average monthly lease rate of containers wasdecreased to AUS$164 in FY 2016 from AUS$180 in FY 2015 versus AUS$170 in FY 2014.2015. Leasing revenues in FY 2015 increased2016 decreased in Australian dollars over FY 20142015 due primarily to the combination of higherlower monthly lease rates, particularly for portable container buildings, and the average monthly number of units on lease being more than 1,600 higherover 750 lower in FY 20152016 as compared to FY 2014. We believe the primary reasons we are generally able to maintain high average utilization rates and increase our average units on lease and monthly rate between periods is the generally stable economy in the Asia-Pacific area and our position as the only company with a national footprint in the mobile storage industry in Australia and New Zealand. We regularly review each local market in which we do business to determine if local factors justify increases or decreases in lease rates and the effect these changes would have on utilization and revenues.2015.

In our North American leasing operations, average utilization rates were 73%, 81%, 48%, 76% and 80% and average monthly lease rates were $115, $321, $821, $274 and $783 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units, respectively, during FY 2016; as compared to 79%, 86%, 88%89%, 74% and

78% and average monthly lease rates were $114, $294, $1,577,$847, $251 and $797 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units respectively, during FY 2015; as compared to 82%, 82%, 86%, 68% and 72% and $111, $267, $945, $238 and $809 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units in FY 2014,2015, respectively. The average composite utilization rate increaseddecreased to 81%73% in FY 20152016 from 77%79% in FY 2014,2015, and the composite average monthly number of units on lease was over 5,4004,900 higher in FY 20152016 as compared to FY 2014.2015. The strong utilization, average monthly number of units on lease and generally higher monthly lease rates resulted primarilyin other product lines has helped to mitigate the decline in demand for frac tanks from improved demand across-the-board, but particularlythe oil and gas sector. Despite its own 60% decline in leasing revenue from the oil and gas sector, Pac-Van increased its overall leasing revenues by $1.8 million, or 10%, from $18.9 million in FY 2015 to $20.7 million in FY 2016, mainly in the miningcommercial, construction and energy, commercial and constructionretail sectors, which increased by an$2.4 million in aggregate of $21.3 million.between the periods.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales from our lease inventories and fleet (which is the cost related to our sales revenues only and exclusive of the line items discussed below) decreased by $8.3$2.0 million from $24.8 million during FY 2014 to $16.5 million during FY 2015 to $14.5 million during FY 2016 as a result of the lower sales, from our lease inventories and fleet, as discussed above. However, our gross profit percentage from these non-manufacturing sales increased slightly to approximately 29% in FY 2016 from 28% in FY 2015 from 21% in FY 2014 due primarily to the adverse effect in FY 2014 of the lower margin on approximately $8.0 million (AUS$ 8.4 million) of sales to a freight logistics customer, which was also discussed above.2015. Cost of sales from our manufactured portable liquid storage tank containersproducts totaled $1.1 million, or approximately $18,800 per unit, versus $2.6$2.8 million in FY 2014, or approximately $27,700 per unit. Efficiencies gained from increased production levels and improved systems and processes, as well as a greater proportion of lower-cost mud tanks sold, substantially reduced our average cost per unit during2016, versus $1.1 million in FY 2015, from FY 2014.resulting in a gross margin loss of $0.7 million, due primarily to the production inefficiencies of the start-up of new chassis product line.

Direct Costs of Leasing Operations and Selling and General Expenses.As a result of our increased business activity, directDirect costs of leasing operations and selling and general expenses increaseddecreased in absolute dollars by $12.0$4.8 million, ($8.4 million of which were incurred at Lone Star), from $26.1 million during FY 2014 to $38.1 million during FY 2015.2015 to $33.3 million during FY 2016. As a percentage of revenues, these costs increased to 52% during FY 2016 from 47% during FY 2015 from 40% during FY 2014. However, as discussed above, there were $8.0 million (AUS$ 8.4 million) of salesdue to a freight logistics customer which, if excluded, would show these costsoperating expenses in our North American operations not proportionately decreasing with lower revenues, primarily as a percentageresult of revenues in FY 2014 at 45%. This is comparable to FY 2015, particularly since infrastructure costs in North America, asthe adverse effect from a percentage of revenues, have proportionally increased slightly in order to sustainsofter oil and gas market between the anticipated business growth.periods.

Depreciation and Amortization.Depreciation and amortization increaseddecreased slightly by $3.8$0.2 million to $9.1 million in FY 2016 from $9.3 million in FY 2015 from $5.52015. The decrease was $0.6 million in FY 2014,the Asia-Pacific, primarily as a result of the translation effect of a weaker Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar in FY 2016 versus FY 2015 (in Australian dollars, depreciation and amortization increased by A$0.4 million); offset somewhat by a $0.4 million increase in North America, primarily due to our increasingincreased investment in the lease fleet and business acquisitions.

Interest Expense. Interest expense of $5.0 million in FY 2016 was $0.3 million lower than the $5.3 million in FY 2015 was $2.9 million higher than the $2.4 million in FY 2014, primarily in North America, which increased by $2.8 million. This was due to higher average borrowings in FY 2015, as compared to FY 2014, and the higher weighted-average interest rate of 5.7% (which does not include the effect of the accretion of interest and amortization of deferred financing costs) in North America in FY 2015 versus 3.8% in FY

2014. This higher weighted-average interest rate2015. The reduction between the periods was all in the Asia-Pacific area, primarily due to increased borrowings we made during the fourth quarteras a result of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014 at GFN that totaled $97.0 million and bear interest rates higher than thosetranslation effect of a weaker Australian dollar to the current lending rates of our combined senior credit facility for our North American leasing operations (see Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).U.S. dollar. The weighted-average interest rate ofin the Asia-Pacific area was 5.5% (which does not include the effect of translation, interest rate swap contracts and options and the amortization of deferred financing costs) in both FY 2016 and FY 2015. In North America, reduced interest expense in FY 2016 resulting from a lower weighted-average interest rate of 4.9% (which does not include the Asia-Pacific areaeffect of the accretion of interest and amortization of deferred financing costs), as compared to 5.7% in FY 2015, decreased from 5.9% in FY 2014 and more thanwas offset the comparativelyby higher average borrowings between the periods.in FY 2016, as compared to FY 2015.

Foreign Currency Exchange and Other. The currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar to one U.S. dollar was $0.9146 at June 30, 2013, $0.9322 at September 30, 2013, $0.9439 at June 30, 2014, and $0.8727 at September 30, 2014.2014, $0.7658 at June 30, 2015 and $0.6978 at September 30, 2015. In FY 20142015 and FY 2015,2016, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $51,000 and $32,000, and $(328,000) and $(29,000), and $(654,000) and $5,000, respectively. Unrealized gains on forward-exchange contracts were $790,000 in FY 2015 and $762,000 in FY 2016.

Income Taxes.Our effective income tax rate was 40.0% in both FY 20152016 and 41.8% in FY 2014.2015. The effective rate is greater than the U.S. federal rate of 35% primarily because of state income taxes from the filing of tax returns in multiple U.S. states and the effect of doing business and filing income tax returns in foreign jurisdictions. The effectiveIn FY 2016 we had a $0.4 million income tax ratebenefit, as compared to a $4.3 million income tax expense in FY 2014 included an estimate for2015, due to the effect to deferred taxes for the increase in the federal statutory rate used from 34% to 35%.pretax loss.

Preferred Stock Dividends.In both FY 2016 and FY 2015, we paid dividends of $0.9 million for primarily on our 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) versus $0.8 million in FY 2014..

Noncontrolling Interests.Noncontrolling interests in the Royal Wolf and Southern Frac results of operations were approximately $1.8$0.6 million and $1.0$1.8 million in FY 20152016 and FY 2014, respectively, an increase2015, respectively. The decrease of $0.8$1.2 million reflectingwas due to the enhancedreduced profitability ofat both operating units.entities, which also included the translation effect at Royal Wolf of a weaker Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar in FY 2016 versus FY 2015.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders.Net incomeloss attributable to common stockholders was $2.0 million in FY 2016, as compared to net income of $3.7 million in FY 20152015. The decrease of $5.7 million between the periods was $3.3 million more thansubstantially the $0.4 million in FY 2014, primarily as a result of greaterthe lower operating profit in both our Asia-Pacific (including the adverse effect of the weakening Australian dollar) and North America and the Asia-Pacific area, offset somewhat by higher interest expense.American operations.

Measures not in Accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”)

Earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP measure. We calculate adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items we do not consider to be indicative of the performance of our ongoing operations. You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment and whether you consider each to be appropriate. In addition, in evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future, we may incur expenses similar to the expenses excluded from our presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. We present adjusted EBITDA because we consider it to be an important supplemental measure of our performance and because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, many of which present EBITDA and a form of adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. The following table shows our adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation from net income (in thousands):

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 
   2013  2014 

Net income

  $2,202   $6,401  

Add (deduct) —

   

Provision for income taxes

   1,581    4,267  

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain) and other

   605    (512

Interest expense

   2,392    5,326  

Interest income

   (12  (14

Depreciation and amortization

   5,659    9,495  

Share-based compensation expense

   406    524  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $12,833   $25,487  
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

   Quarter Ended September 30, 
   2014   2015 
  

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

      $6,401    $(535)  

Add (deduct) —

    

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

   4,267     (356)  

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain) and other

   (512)     (108)  

Interest expense

   5,326     5,015  

Interest income

   (14)     (17)  

Depreciation and amortization

   9,495     9,286  

Share-based compensation expense

   524     626  
  

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

      $            25,487    $            13,911  
  

 

 

 

Our business is capital intensive, so from an operating level we focus primarily on EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to measure our results. These measures provide us with a means to track internally generated cash from which we can fund our interest expense and fleet growth objectives. In managing our business, we regularly compare our adjusted EBITDA margins on a monthly basis. As capital is invested in our established branch (or CSC) locations, we achieve higher adjusted EBITDA margins on that capital than we achieve on capital invested to establish a new branch, because our fixed costs are already in place in connection with the established branches. The fixed costs are those associated with yard and delivery equipment, as well as advertising, sales, marketing and office expenses. With a new market or branch, we must first fund and absorb the start-up costs for setting up the new branch facility, hiring and developing the management and sales team and developing our marketing and advertising programs. A new branch will have low adjusted EBITDA margins in its early years until the number of units on rent increases. Because of our higher operating margins on incremental lease revenue, which we realize on a branch-by-branch basis, when the branch achieves leasing revenues sufficient to cover the branch’s fixed costs, leasing revenues in excess of the break-even amount produce large increases in profitability and adjusted EBITDA margins. Conversely, absent significant growth in leasing revenues, the adjusted EBITDA margin at a branch will remain relatively flat on a period by period comparative basis.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

Though we have raised capital at the corporate level to primarily assist in the funding of acquisitions and lease fleet expenditures, as well as for general purposes, our operating units substantially fund their operations through secured bank credit facilities that require compliance with various covenants. These covenants require our operating units to, among other things, maintain certain levels of interest or fixed charge coverage, EBITDA (as defined), utilization rate and overall leverage.

Asia-Pacific Leasing OperationsSenior Credit Facility

Effective May 8, 2014, Royal Wolf refinancedhas a $122,115,000 (AUS$175,000,000) secured senior credit facility, as amended, under a common terms deed arrangement with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) senior credit facility, which was secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company’s Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries to, among other things, increase the maximum borrowing capacity to $152,723,000 (AUS$175,000,000), add Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) through a common terms deed arrangement with ANZ and generally improve the financial covenants (the “ANZ/CBA Credit Facility”). Under the common deed arrangement of the ANZ/CBA

Credit Facility, ANZ’s proportionate share of the borrowing capacity is $91,634,000$73,269,000 (AUS$105,000,000) and CBA’s proportionate share is $61,089,000$48,846,000 (AUS$70,000,000). The ANZ/CBA Credit Facility has $109,088,000$87,225,000 (AUS$125,000,000) maturing on July 31, 2017 (Facility A), and $43,635,000$34,890,000 (AUS$50,000,000) maturing on July 31, 2019 (Facility B).

Effective February 7, 2014, Pac-VanNorth America Senior Credit Facility

Our North America leasing (Pac-Van and Lone Star) and manufacturing operations (Southern Frac) have a combined $232,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, as amended, its $120,000,000 facilitywith a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that also includedincludes HSBC Bank USA, NA, (“HSBC”), and the Private Bank and Trust Company, to, among other things, increase the maximum borrowing capacity from $120,000,000 to $200,000,000Capital One Business Credit Corp. and add two new lenders (OneWestOneWest Bank and Capital One) to the syndicateN.A. (the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). Further, on April 7, 2014, in conjunction with the acquisition of Lone Star, and on May 23, 2014, the Wells Fargo Credit Facility was amended and restated to, among other things, include Lone Star as a co-borrower and to allow for the funding of the interest requirements of the public offering of unsecured senior notes (see below). The Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which matures on September 7, 2017.

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility2017, effectively not only finances ourthe Company’s North American leasing operations, but also the funding requirements for the Series C Preferred Stock, the term loan with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (“Credit Suisse”) and the public offering ofpublicly-traded unsecured senior notes.notes (see below).

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility includes a $20,000,000 real estate sub-facility to allow the borrowers (including GFNRC) to acquire real estate as collateral. In addition, subject to certain conditions, the amount that may be borrowed under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility may increase by $20,000,000 to a maximum of $252,000,000. The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; (b) the lesser of $3,125,000 for the term loan with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch or the actual annual interest to be paid; and (c) $6,120,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; and (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.001.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.

Manufacturing OperationsCorporate Senior and Other Debt

Southern Frac has a senior secured credit facility with Wells Fargo (the “Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility”). The Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility, as amended, provides for (i) a senior secured revolving line of credit under which

Southern Frac may borrow, subject to the terms of a borrowing base, as defined, up to $12,000,000 with a three-year maturity; (ii) a combined $860,000 equipment and capital expenditure term loan (the “Restated EquipmentSuisse Term Loan”), which fully amortizes over 48 months commencing July 1, 2013; and (iii) a $1,500,000 term loan (the “Term Loan B”), which fully amortizes over 18 months, commencing May 1, 2013.

Corporate

On March 31, 2014, we entered into a $25,000,000 facility agreement with Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (“Credit Suisse Term Loan”) as part of the financing for the acquisition of Lone Star and, on April 3, 2014, we borrowed the $25,000,000 available to it. The Credit Suisse Term Loan provides that the amount borrowed will bear interest at LIBOR plus 7.50% per year, will be payable quarterly and that all principal and interest will mature two years from the date that we borrowed the $25,000,000. In addition, the Credit Suisse Term Loan is secured by a first ranking pledge over substantially all shares of RWH owned by GFN U.S., requires a certain coverage maintenance ratio in U.S. dollars based on the value of the RWH shares and, among other things, that an amount equal to six-months interest be deposited in an interest reserve account pledged to secure repayment of all amounts borrowed. We have repaid, prior to maturity, $10,000,000 of the outstanding borrowings of the Credit Suisse Term Loan and, as of September 30, 2015, there remains $15,000,000 outstanding.

On June 18, 2014, we completed the sale of unsecuredSenior Notes

We have outstanding publicly-traded senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a public offering for an aggregate principal amount of $72,000,000, which represented 100% of the principal amount and included the underwriters’ full exercise of their over-allotment option of $9,000,000. Net proceeds were $69,069,000, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering costs of approximately $2,931,000.$72,000,000. The Senior Notes were issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof and pursuant to the First Supplemental Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of June 18, 2014 by and between us and Wells Fargo, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The First Supplemental Indenture supplements the Indenture entered into by and between us and the Trustee dated as of June 18, 2014 (the “Base Indenture” and, together with the First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”). The Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.125% per annum, mature on July 31, 2021 and are not subject to any sinking fund. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014. We used $68,600,000 of the net proceeds (plus an additional $4,000,000 of GFN corporate cash on hand) to reduce indebtedness at Pac-Van and Lone Star under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, pursuant to the requirement that at least 80% of the gross proceeds, or $57,600,000, be used for that purpose in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends by Pac-Van and Lone Star to GFN to fund the interest requirements of the Senior Notes.

The Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated debt. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries. We may, at our option, prior to July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part upon the payment of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed plus any additional amount required by the Indenture. In addition, we may from time to time redeem up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes before July 31, 2017 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If we sell certain of our assets or experience specific kinds of changes in control, as defined, we must offer to purchase the Senior Notes.

We may, at our option, at any time and from time to time, on or after July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part. The Senior Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price initially equal to 106.094% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes (and which declines on each year on July 31) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Senior Notes.

As of September 30, 2014,2015, our required principal and other obligations payments for the twelve months ending September 30, 20152016 and the subsequent three fiscal yearstwelve-month periods are as follows (in thousands):

  Twelve Months Ending September 30, 
  Twelve Months Ending September 30,   2016 2017 2018 2019 
  2015   2016   2017   2018   

 

 

 

ANZ/CBA Credit Facility

  $—      $—      $—      $105,677      $   $76,318   $   $8,554  

Wells Fargo Credit Facility

   —       —       —       102,354        168,441          

Wells Fargo SF Credit Facility

   299     215     161     —    

Credit Suisse Term Loan

   —       25,000     —       —       15,000              

Senior Notes

   —       —       —       —                     

Other

   4,086     3,610     1,344     1,446     5,080   1,450   1,556   1,562  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 
  $4,385    $28,825    $1,505    $209,477      $        20,080   $        246,209   $        1,556   $        10,116  
  

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

 

 

Reference is made to Note 5 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of our senior and other debt.

We intend to continue utilizing our operating cash flow and net borrowing capacity primarily to expanding our container sale inventory and lease fleet through both capital expenditures and accretive acquisitions; as well as paying dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock, if and when declared by our Board of Directors.

We currently do not pay a dividend on our common stock and do not intend on doing so in the foreseeable future.

Capital Deployment and Cash Flow for FY 2015 Compared to FY 2014Management

Our business is capital intensive, and we acquire leasing assets before they generate revenues, cash flow and earnings. These leasing assets have long useful lives and require relatively minimal maintenance expenditures. Most of the capital we deploy into our leasing business historically has been used to expand our operations geographically, to increase the number of units available for lease at our branch and CSC locations and to add to the breadth of our product mix. Our operations have generally generated annual cash flow which would include, even in profitable periods, the deferral of income taxes caused by accelerated depreciation that is used for tax accounting.

As we discussed above, our principal source of capital for operations consists of funds available from the senior secured credit facilities at our operating units. We also finance a smaller portion of capital requirements through finance leases and lease-purchase contracts. We intend to continue utilizing our operating cash flow and net borrowing capacity primarily to expanding our container sale inventory and lease fleet through both capital expenditures and accretive acquisitions; as well as paying dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock and 8.00% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), if and when declared by our Board of Directors.

Reference is made to Note 12 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recent developments.

Supplemental information pertaining to our consolidated sources and uses of cash is presented in the table below (in thousands):

 

  Quarter Ended September 30,   Quarter Ended September 30, 
  2013 2014   2015 2016 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $(1,596 $12,045  
  

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

    $                12,045     $                14,102  
  

 

 

 
  

 

  

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

  $(23,420 $(30,778    $(30,778)     $(9,311)  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

  $22,510   $22,081      $22,081     $1,317  
  

 

  

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flow for FY 2016 Compared to FY 2015

Operating activities. Our operations provided net cash flow of $12.0$14.1 million during FY 2015,2016, an increase of $13.6$2.1 million from the $1.6$12.0 million of operating cash flow usedprovided during FY 2014. Net2015. While the net loss of $0.5 million in FY 2016 was $6.9 million lower than the net income of $6.4 million in FY 2015, was $4.2 million higher than the net income of $2.2 million in FY 2014, and our operating cash flows also increased by $3.8 million in FY 2015 from the management of operating assets and liabilities in FY 2016, when compared to FY 2014.2015, enhanced operating cash flows by $14.0 million. In bothFY 2016, our management of operating assets and liabilities increased operating cash flows by $7.6 million, whereas in FY 2015 and FY 2014, operating cash flows were reduced by $6.4 million and $10.2 million, respectively, from the management of operating assets and liabilities.million. In addition, our operating cash flows in FY 2015 increased by $4.5 million over FY 2014 as a result of larger non-cash adjustments of depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion of interest). Depreciation, amortization and accretion of interest totaled $10.4 million in FY 2015 versus $5.9 million in FY 2014. However, net unrealized gains and losses from foreign exchange and derivative instruments (see Note 6 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), which affect operating results but are non-cash add-backs for cash flow purposes, caused only a relatively small net decrease of 0.1 million to operating cash flows byin FY 2016 versus a net decrease of $0.5 million in FY 2015. However, our operating cash flows from non-cash adjustments in FY 2016 decreased by approximately $0.6 million over FY 2015 versusas a net increaseresult of $0.7lower depreciation and amortization (including amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion of interest). Depreciation, amortization and accretion of interest totaled $9.8 million in FY 2014; or a net decrease of $1.22016 versus $10.4 million between the periods. In both periods,in FY 2015. Additionally, operating cash flows benefittedin FY 2016 were further reduced by $1.1 million from the deferraladd-back of a deferred income tax benefit, as compared to an increase of $3.2 million for the add-back of deferred income taxes which totaled $3.2 million in FY 2015 and $1.3 million in FY 2014. Historically,2015. Typically, our operating cash flows are typically enhanced by the deferral of most income taxes due to the rapid tax depreciation rate of our fixed assets and available net operating loss carryforwards. Additionally, inIn both FY 20152016 and FY 2014,2015, operating cash

flows were reduced by gains on the sales of lease fleet of $1.6$2.1 million and $1.7$1.6 million, respectively, and enhanced by non-cash share-based compensation charges of $0.5$0.6 million and $0.40.5 million, respectively.

Investing Activities. Net cash used byin investing activities was $30.8$9.3 million during FY 2015,2016, as compared to $23.4$30.8 million used during FY 2014, an increase2015, a decrease of $7.4$21.5 million. Purchases of property, plant and equipment or(or rolling stock,stock) were $1.1million in FY 2016 and $1.8 million in FY 2015, and $2.0 million FY 2014, a slight decrease; butdecrease of $0.7 million; and net capital expenditures of lease fleet (purchases, net of proceeds from sales of lease fleet) were $25.7$7.6 million in FY 20152016 as compared to $12.2 million in FY 2014, an increase of $13.5 million. The increase in FY 2015 net capital expenditures from FY 2014 was due primarily to container lease fleet purchases of $24.4 million in FY 2015 in North America, as compared to only $9.8 million in FY 2014, an increase of $14.6 million; whereas net capital expenditures in the Pan Pacific totaled $1.3 million in FY 2015 versus $2.4$25.7 million in FY 2014, a decrease of $1.1$18.1 million. In FY 2016, net capital expenditures of lease fleet were approximately $5.9 million in North America, as compared to $24.4 million in FY 2015, a substantial decrease of $18.5 million due primarily to reduced demand in our liquid containment business; and net capital expenditures of lease fleet in the Pan Pacific totaled $1.7 million in FY 2016, versus $1.3 million in FY 2015, an increase of $0.4 million. The amount of cash that we use during any period in investing activities is almost entirely within management’s discretion and we have no significant long-term contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which we may be required to purchase at a certain price or a minimum amount of goods or services. In both FY 2016 and FY 2015, we made one business acquisition in North America for cash totalingof $0.7 million and $3.2 million, respectively, a decrease of $2.5 million between the periods (see Note 4 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), as compared to three acquisitions (one in the Pan Pacific and two in North America) in FY 2014 for cash of $9.2 million..

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $22.1$1.3 million during FY 2015,2016, as compared to $22.5$22.1 million provided during FY 2014,2015, a slight decrease of $0.4$20.8 million. In FY 20152016 and FY 2014,2015, cash provided from

financing activities included net borrowings of $23.8$2.5 million and $23.4$23.8 million, respectively, on existing credit facilities to primarily fund our increasing investment in the container lease fleet and business acquisitions. However, cash was used in both FY 2016 and FY 2015 to pay preferred stock dividends of $0.9 million versus $0.8 million in FY 2014, on primarily our Series C Preferred Stock; andStock. Additionally, in both FY 2015 and FY 2014,2016, $0.2 million of cash was used by Royal Wolfto make a distribution to the noncontrolling interest of Southern Frac and, in FY 2015, cash was used to purchase $0.8 million and $0.1$0.9 million of itsRWH capital stock in the open market respectively, for eventual issuance to key employees under its Long Term Incentive Plan (see Note 8 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements).

Asset Management

Receivables and inventories were $54.9$44.5 million and $38.7$44.0 million at September 30, 20142015 and $61.5$47.6 million and $27.4$36.9 million at June 30, 2014,2015, respectively. At September 30, 2014,2015, days sales outstanding (“DSO”) in trade receivables were 4038 days and 6159 days in the Asia-Pacific area and in our North American leasing operations, as compared to 4340 days and 6766 days at June 30, 2014,2015, respectively. The higher DSO in our North American leasing operations was primarily due to the longer payment lag by our oil and gas customers, which is customary in the industry.customers. Effective asset management is always a significant focus as we strive to apply appropriate credit and collection controls and maintain proper inventory levels to enhance cash flow and profitability.

The net book value of our total lease fleet increased to $402.1was $401.2 million at September 30, 2014 from $396.62015, as compared to $411.0 million at June 30, 2014.2015. At September 30, 2014,2015, we had 63,74574,001 units (19,899(21,356 units in retail operations in Australia, 10,61810,071 units in national account group operations in Australia, 9,83510,057 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 23,39332,517 units in North America) in our lease fleet, as compared to 61,59772,856 units (20,056(21,301 units in retail operations in Australia, 10,61010,263 units in national account group operations in Australia, 9,71210,178 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 21,21931,114 units in North America) at June 30, 2014.2015. At those dates, 52,49156,665 units (16,525(17,695 units in retail operations in Australia, 7,7396,009 units in national account group operations in Australia, 9,0218,621 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 19,20624,340 units in North America); and 50,05054,730 units (16,624(17,851 units in retail operations in Australia, 7,7046,391 units in national account group operations in Australia, 8,8928,762 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 16,83021,726 units in North America) were on lease, respectively.

In the Asia-Pacific area, the lease fleet was comprised of 35,88635,703 storage and freight containers and 4,4665,781 portable building containers at September 30, 2014;2015; and 35,99036,177 storage and freight containers and 4,3885,565 portable building containers at June 30, 2014.2015. At those dates, units on lease were comprised of 29,67828,288 storage and freight containers and 3,6074,037 portable building containers; and 29,80029,178 storage and freight containers and 3,4203,826 portable building containers, respectively.

In North America, the lease fleet was comprised of 12,24119,947 storage containers,1,9562,730 office containers (GLOs), 3,5834,034 portable liquid storage tank containers, 4,5794,666 mobile offices and 1,0341,140 modular units at September 30, 2014;2015; and 10,53118,708 storage containers,1,8582,550 office containers (GLOs), 3,2344,027 portable liquid storage tank containers, 4,5914,690 mobile offices and 1,0051,139 modular units at June 30, 2014.2015. At those dates, units on lease were comprised of 10,19915,693 storage containers, 1,7392,211 office containers, 3,1091,924 portable liquid storage tank containers, 3,3513,594 mobile offices and 808918 modular units; 8,15013,225 storage containers, 1,5722,062 office containers, 2,8681,980 portable liquid storage tank containers, 3,4623,548 mobile offices and 778911 modular units, respectively.

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Our material contractual obligations and commitments consist of outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities discussed above and operating leases for facilities and office equipment. We believe that our contractual obligations have not changed significantly from those included in our Annual Report.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not maintain any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Seasonality

Although demand from certain customer segments can be seasonal, our operations as a whole are not seasonal to any significant extent. We experience a reduction in sales volumes at Royal Wolf during Australia’s summer holiday break from mid-December to the end of January, followed by February being a short working day month. However, this reduction in sales typically is counterbalanced by the increased lease revenues derived from the removals or moving and storage industry, which experiences its seasonal peak of personnel relocations during this same summer holiday break. Demand from some of Pac-Van’s customers can be seasonal, such as in the construction industry, which tends to increase leasing activity in the first and fourth quarters; while customers in the retail industry tend to lease more units in the second quarter. Our business at Lone Star and Southern Frac, which is significantly derived from the oil and gas industry, may decline in our second quarter months of November and December and our third quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower activity in parts of the country where inclement weather may delay, or suspend, customer projects. The impact of these delays may be to decrease the number of frac tank containers on lease until companies are able to resume their projects when weather improves.

Environmental and Safety

Our operations, and the operations of many of our customers, are subject to numerous federal and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection and transportation. These laws regulate such issues as wastewater, storm water and the management, storage and disposal of, or exposure to, hazardous substances. We are not aware of any pending environmental compliance or remediation matters that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations. However, the failure by us to comply with applicable environmental and other requirements could result in fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third party claims, remediation actions, and could negatively impact our reputation with customers. We have a company-wide focus on safety and have implemented a number of measures to promote workplace safety.

Impact of Inflation

We believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our business. However, during periods of rising prices and, in particular when the prices increase rapidly or to levels significantly higher than normal, we may incur significant increases in our operating costs and may not be able to pass price increases through to our customers in a timely manner, which could harm our future results of operations.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we re-evaluate all of our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions as additional information becomes available in future periods. We believe the following are the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation

A comprehensive discussion of our consolidated financial statements.

Wecritical and significant accounting policies and management estimates are required to estimate the collectability of our trade receivables. Accordingly, we maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may result from the inability of our customers to make required payments. On a recurring basis, we evaluate a variety of factorsincluded in assessing the ultimate realization of these receivables, including the current credit-worthiness of our customers, days sales outstanding trends, a review of historical collection resultsItem 7. Management’s Discussion and a review of specific past due receivables. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required, resulting in decreased net income. To date, uncollectible accounts have been within the range of our expectations.

We lease and sell storage, building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices to our customers. Leases to customers generally qualify as operating leases unless there is a bargain purchase option at the end of the lease term. Revenue is recognized as earned in accordance with the lease terms established by the lease agreements and when collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue from sales of equipment is recognized upon delivery and when collectability is reasonably assured, while revenue from the sales of manufactured units are recognized when title and risk of loss transfers to the purchaser, generally upon shipment. Certain arrangements to sell units under long-term construction-type sales contracts are accounted for under the percentage of completion method. Under this method, income is recognized in proportion to the incurred costs to date under the contract to estimated total costs.

We have a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices, modular buildings and steps that we lease to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. The lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5 – 20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In our opinion, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. We periodically review these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and our own historical experience.

For the issuances of stock options, we follow the fair value provisionsAnalysis of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718,Compensation — Stock Compensation.FASB ASC Topic 718 requires recognitionCondition and Results of employee share-based compensation expenseOperations and in the statementsNote 2 of income over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. The pricing model we use for determining fair values of the purchase option is the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. Valuations derived from this model are subjectNotes to ongoing internal and external verification and review. The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates, market prices and volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves management’s judgment and may impact net income. In particular, prior to July 1, 2009, we used volatility rates based upon a sample of comparable companiesConsolidated Financial Statements in our industry and we now use a volatility rate based on the performance of our common stock, which yields a higher rate. In addition we use a risk-free interest rate, whichAnnual Report. Reference is the rate on U.S. Treasury instruments, for a security with a maturity that approximates the estimated remaining expected term of the stock option.

We account for goodwill in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350,Intangibles — Goodwill and Other.FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment when events or circumstances indicate these assets might be impaired. We operate two reportable segments that include four operating units (Royal Wolf, Pac-Van, Lone Star and Southern Frac) and our goodwill was allocated between these four reporting units. We performed an annual impairment test on goodwill at year

end using the quantitative two-step process under FASB ASC Topic 350. The first step is a screen for potential impairment, while the second step measures the amount of the impairment, if any. Effective July 1, 2012, we adopted the new qualitative assessment now allowable under ASC Topic 350. It will no longer be required for us to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. However, if we do determine that fair value is less than the carrying amount, the existing quantitative calculations in steps one and two under ASC Topic 350 continue to apply. Some factors we consider important in making this determination include (1) significant underperformance relative to historical, expected or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business; (3) significant changes during the period in our market capitalization relative to net book value; and (4) significant negative industry or general economic trends. If we did determine that fair value is likely less than the carrying amount, the quantitative two-step impairment test process discussed above would be applied. As of September 30, 2014, we determined that it was not likely that the fair values of the goodwill of our operating units were less than their respective carrying amounts.

Intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and trade name) and finite (primarily customer base and lists, non-compete agreements and deferred financing costs) useful lives. Customer base and lists and non-compete agreements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit which range from one to ten years. Costs to obtaining long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the related debt using the straight-line method. Amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight-line method does not produce significantly different results than that of the effective interest method. Prior to July 1, 2012, we reviewed intangibles (those assets resulting from acquisitions) annually for impairment using historical cash flows and other relevant facts and circumstances as the primary basis for its estimates of future cash flows. This process required the use of estimates and assumptions, which are subject to a high degree of judgment. Effective July 1, 2012, we adopted the new qualitative factors now allowable under ASC Topic 350. If we determine, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that fair value is not impaired, then no further testing is necessary. However, if we determine that fair value is less than the carrying amount, then the existing quantitative calculations under ASC Topic 350 continue to apply. As of September 30, 2014, we determined that it was not likely that the fair values of intangible assets were less than their carrying amounts.

In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we recognize income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For each jurisdiction, we estimate the actual amount of taxes currently payable or receivable as well as deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance would be provided for those deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related benefits will not be realized. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, we consider estimated future taxable income as well as feasible tax planning strategies in each jurisdiction. If we determine that we will not realize all or a portion of our deferred tax assets, we would increase our valuation allowance with a charge to income tax expense or offset goodwill if the deferred tax asset was acquired in a business combination. Conversely, if we determine that we will ultimately be able to realize all or a portion of the related benefits for which a valuation allowance has been provided, all or a portion of the related valuation allowance would be reduced with a credit to income tax expense except if the valuation allowance was created in conjunction with a tax asset in a business combination.

Reference isalso made to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a further discussion of our significant accounting policies. We believe there have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies, estimates and judgments during FY 2016.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Reference is made to Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements that could potentially impact us.

Item 3.Quantitative3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the sensitivity of income to changes in interest rates, foreign exchanges and other market-driven rates or prices. Exposure to interest rates and currency risks arises in the normal course of our business and we may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. We believe we have no material market risks to our operations, financial position or liquidity as a result of derivative activities, including forward-exchange contracts.

Reference is made to NoteNotes 5 and 6 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our senior and other debt and financial instruments.

Item 4.Controls4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports we file and submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in accordance with SEC guidelines and that such information is communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and that our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures in reaching that level of reasonable assurance.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b), as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30, 20132015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

In evaluating our forward-looking statements, readers should specifically consider risk factors that may cause actual results to vary from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Risk factors associated with our business are included, but not limited to, our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2014,2015, as filed with the SEC on September 12, 201411, 2015 (“Annual Report”) and other subsequent filings with the SEC.

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

On July 1, 2014, we issued 16,002 shares of restricted common stock to one person in connection with the purchase of storage containers. The issuance of the common stock was exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Act and Regulation D thereunder.None.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

None.

Item 6. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index attached.

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.

 

Date: November 11, 20149, 2015  GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION
  By: /s/ Ronald F. Valenta
       Ronald F. Valenta
   Ronald F. Valenta
Chief Executive Officer
  By: /s/ Charles E. Barrantes
   Charles E. Barrantes
   Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Exhibit Description

10.1Amendment No. 4 dated June 30, 2015 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, HSBC Bank USA, NA, OneWest Bank N.A., Pac-Van, Lone Star, GFNRC, Southern Frac and GFNMC (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 2, 2015).
31.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1  Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
32.2  Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
101  The following materials from the Registrant’s Quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014,2015, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (v) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (vi) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

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