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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark one)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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March 31, 2022 |
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☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission file number |
001-35476 |
Air T, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware |
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52-1206400 |
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State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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Identification No.) |
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5930 Balsom Ridge Road, Denver, North Carolina 28037
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip
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(828) 464 – 8741
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Title of each class |
Trading
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Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock |
AIRT |
NASDAQ Stock Market |
Alpha Income Preferred Securities (also referred to as 8%
Cumulative Capital Securities) ("AIP")* |
AIRTP |
NASDAQ Stock Market |
*Issued by Air T Funding |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned
issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted
electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter)
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a
smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the
definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated Filer |
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Non-accelerated Filer |
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Smaller reporting company |
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Emerging growth company |
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the
registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting
standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on
and attestation to its management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting
under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b))
by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued
its audit report. ☐.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity
held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September 30, 2021
(the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed
second fiscal quarter) based upon the closing price of the common
stock on September 30, 2021 was approximately
$29,663,000.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable
date.
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Common Stock |
Common Shares, par value of $.25 per share |
Outstanding Shares at May 31, 2022
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2022
annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days of the
registrant's fiscal year end are incorporated by reference into
Part III of this Form 10-K.
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
2022 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
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Item 9C. |
Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent
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Interactive Data Files
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PART I
Item 1. Business
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a
holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically
diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth in its
free cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
•Overnight
air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services
industry;
•Ground
equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and
other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo
airlines, airports, the military and industrial
customers;
•Commercial
jet engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation assets;
supplies surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine components;
provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out services;
commercial aircraft parts sales; procurement services and overhaul
and repair services to airlines and;
•Corporate
and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for
other consolidated businesses. Further, Corporate and other is also
comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other
reportable segments.
Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC.
On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC ("Wolfe Lake"), completed the
purchase of the real estate located at 5000 36th Street West, St.
Louis Park, Minnesota for $13.2 million pursuant to the real estate
purchase agreement with WLPC East, LLC, a Minnesota limited
liability company dated October 11, 2021. The real estate purchased
consists of a 2-story office building, asphalt-paved driveways and
parking areas, and landscaping. The building was constructed in
2004 and contains an estimated 54,742 total square feet of space.
Air T's Minnesota executive office is currently located in the
property. With this purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from
existing tenants occupying the building. Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC is
included within the Corporate and other segment. See
Note
2
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report.
GdW Beheer B.V.
On February 10, 2022, the Company acquired GdW Beheer B.V. ("GdW"),
a Dutch holding company in the business of providing global
aviation data and information for EUR 12.5 million. The acquisition
was completed through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Air
T Acquisition 22.1, LLC ("Air T Acquisition 22.1", “Subsidiary”), a
Minnesota limited liability company, through its Dutch subsidiary,
Shanwick B.V. ("Shanwick"), and was funded with cash, investment by
executive management of the underlying business, and the loans
described in
Note
14
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report. As part of the transaction, the executive
management of the underlying business purchased 30% of Shanwick.
Air T Acquisition 22.1 and its consolidated subsidiaries are
included within the Corporate and other segment. See
Note
2
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report.
Unconsolidated Investments
On May 5, 2021, the Company helped form an aircraft asset
management business called Contrail Asset Management, LLC (“CAM”),
and an aircraft capital joint venture called Contrail JV II LLC
(“CJVII”). The Company and Mill Road Capital (“MRC”) agreed to
become common members in CAM. CAM serves two separate and distinct
functions: 1) to direct the sourcing, acquisition and management of
aircraft assets owned by CJVII (“Asset Management Function”), and
2) to directly invest into CJVII alongside other institutional
investment partners (“Investment Function”). For the Asset
Management Function, CAM receives origination fees, management
fees, consignment fees (where applicable) and a carried interest.
For its Investment Function, CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII
of approximately $53.0 million, which is comprised of an $8.0
million initial commitment from the Company and an approximately
$45.0 million initial commitment from MRC. Any investment returns
are shared pro-rata between the Company and MRC. See
Note
24
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report.
Each business segment has separate management teams and
infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on
operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of Global
Aviation Services, LLC ("GAS"). The results of operations of GAS
are reported as discontinued operations in the condensed
consolidated statements of operations for the year
ended
March 31, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, the disclosures
accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements
reflect the Company's continuing operations.
Air T was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in
1980. The principal place of business of Air T and Mountain Air
Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) is 5930 Balsom Ridge Road, Denver, North
Carolina. The principal place of business of CSA Air, Inc. (“CSA”)
is Iron Mountain, Michigan. The principal place of business for
Global Ground Support, LLC (“GGS”) is Olathe, Kansas. The principal
place of business of Delphax Technologies, Inc (“Delphax”) is
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The principal place of business for Delphax
Solutions, Inc. (“DSI”) is Mississauga, Canada. The principal place
of business of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC (“Contrail”) is
Verona, Wisconsin. The principal place of business of AirCo, LLC,
AirCo 1, LLC, AirCo 2, LLC and AirCo Services, LLC (collectively,
"AirCo”) and Worthington Aviation, LLC (“Worthington”) is Eagan,
Minnesota. The principal place of business of Jet Yard, LLC (“Jet
Yard”) and Jet Yard Solutions, LLC ("Jet Yard Solutions") is
Marana, Arizona. The principal place of business of Wolfe Lake is
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The principal place of business of GdW is
Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
We maintain an Internet website at http://www.airt.net and our SEC
filings may be accessed through links on our website. The
information on our website is available for information purposes
only and is not incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on
Form 10-K.
Overnight Air Cargo.
The Company’s Overnight Air Cargo segment is operated through MAC
and CSA. MAC and CSA have a relationship with FedEx spanning over
40 years and represent two of seven companies in the U.S. that have
North American feeder airlines under contract with FedEx. MAC and
CSA operate and maintain Cessna Caravan, ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft
that fly daily small-package cargo routes throughout the eastern
United States and upper Midwest, and in the Caribbean. MAC and
CSA’s revenues are derived principally pursuant to “dry-lease”
service contracts with FedEx. In these “dry- lease" contracts,
FedEx provides the aircraft while MAC and CSA provide their own
crew and exercise operational control of their
flights.
On June 1, 2021, MAC and CSA entered into new dry-lease agreements
with FedEx which together cover all of the aircraft operated by MAC
and CSA and replaced all prior dry-lease service contracts.
These dry-lease agreements provide for the lease of specified
aircraft by MAC and CSA in return for the payment of monthly rent
with respect to each aircraft leased, which monthly rent reflected
an estimate of a fair market rental rate. These dry-lease
agreements provide that FedEx determines the type of aircraft and
schedule of routes to be flown by MAC and CSA, with all other
operational decisions made by MAC and CSA, respectively. The
current dry-lease agreements provide for the reimbursement of MAC
and CSA’s costs by FedEx, without mark up, incurred in connection
with the operation of the leased aircraft for the following: fuel,
landing fees, third-party maintenance, parts and certain other
direct operating costs. The current dry-lease agreement was
most recently renewed on June 1, 2021 and is set to expire on
August 31, 2026. The dry-lease agreements may be terminated by
FedEx or MAC and CSA, respectively, at any time upon 90 days’
written notice and FedEx may at any time terminate the lease of any
particular aircraft thereunder upon 10 days’ written notice. In
addition, each of the dry-lease agreements provides that FedEx may
terminate the agreement upon written notice if 60% or more of MAC
or CSA’s revenue (excluding revenues arising from reimbursement
payments under the dry-lease agreement) is derived from the
services performed by it pursuant to the respective dry-lease
agreement, FedEx becomes MAC or CSA’s only customer, or MAC or CSA
employs fewer than six employees. As of the date of this report,
FedEx would be permitted to terminate each of the dry-lease
agreements under this provision. The Company believes that the
short-term nature of its agreements with FedEx is standard within
the airfreight contract delivery service industry, where
performance is measured on a daily basis.
As of March 31, 2022, MAC and CSA had an aggregate of 72
aircraft under its dry-lease agreements with FedEx. Included
within the 72 aircraft, 2 Cessna Caravan aircraft are considered
soft-parked. Soft-parked aircraft remain covered under our
agreements with FedEx although at a reduced administrative fee
compared to aircraft that are in operation. MAC and CSA
continue to perform maintenance on soft-parked aircraft, but they
are not crewed and do not operate on scheduled routes.
Revenues from MAC and CSA’s contracts with FedEx accounted for
approximately 41% and 37% of the Company’s consolidated revenue for
the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The loss of FedEx as a customer would have a material adverse
effect on the Company. FedEx has been a customer of the Company
since 1980. MAC and CSA are not contractually precluded from
providing services to other parties and MAC occasionally provides
third-party maintenance services to other airline customers and the
U.S. military.
MAC and CSA operate under separate aviation certifications. MAC is
certified to operate under Part 121, Part 135 and Part 145 of the
regulations of the FAA. These certifications permit MAC to operate
and maintain aircraft that can carry a maximum cargo capacity of
7,500 pounds on the Cessna Caravan 208B under Part 135 and a
maximum cargo capacity of 14,000 pounds for the ATR-42 and 17,800
pounds for the ATR-72 aircraft under Part 121. CSA is certified to
operate and maintain aircraft under Part 135 of the FAA
regulations. This certification permits CSA to operate aircraft
with a maximum cargo capacity of 7,500 pounds.
MAC and CSA, together, operated the following FedEx-owned cargo
aircraft as of March 31, 2022:
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1985-1996 |
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ATR-42 (twin turbo prop) |
1992 |
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The Cessna Caravan 208B aircraft are maintained under an FAA
Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (“AAIP”). The inspection
intervals range from 100 to 200 hours. The current engine overhaul
period on the Cessna aircraft is 8,000 hours.
The ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft are maintained under a FAA Part 121
continuous airworthiness maintenance program. The program consists
of A and C service checks as well as calendar checks ranging from
weekly to 12 years in duration. The engine overhaul period is 6,000
hours.
MAC and CSA operate in a niche market within a highly competitive
contract cargo carrier market. MAC and CSA are two of nine carriers
that operate within the United States as FedEx feeder carriers. MAC
and CSA are benchmarked against the other five FedEx feeders based
on safety, reliability, compliance with federal, state and
applicable foreign regulations, price and other service-related
measurements. The Company believes accurate industry data is not
available to indicate the Company’s position within its marketplace
(in large measure because all of the Company’s direct competitors
are privately held), but management believes that MAC and CSA,
combined, constitute the largest contract carrier of the type
described.
FedEx conducts periodic audits of MAC and CSA, and these audits are
an integral part of the relationship between the carrier and FedEx.
The audits test adherence to the dry-lease agreements and assess
the carrier’s overall internal control environment, particularly as
related to the processing of invoices of FedEx-reimbursable costs.
The scope of these audits typically extends beyond simple
validation of invoice data against the third-party supporting
documentation. The audit teams generally investigate the operator’s
processes and internal control procedures. The Company believes
satisfactory audit results are critical to maintaining its
relationship with FedEx. The audits conducted by FedEx are not
designed to provide any assurance with respect to the Company’s
consolidated financial statements, and investors, in evaluating the
Company’s consolidated financial statements, should not rely in any
way on any such examination of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries.
The Company’s overnight air cargo operations are not materially
seasonal.
Ground
Equipment Sales.
GGS is located in Olathe, Kansas and manufactures, sells and
services aircraft deicers and other specialized equipment sold to
domestic and international passenger and cargo airlines, ground
handling companies, the United States Air Force (“USAF”), airports
and industrial customers. GGS’s product line includes aircraft
deicers, scissor-type lifts, military and civilian decontamination
units, flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles and other
specialized equipment. In the fiscal year ended March 31,
2022, sales of deicing equipment accounted for approximately 88% of
GGS’s revenues, compared to 94% in the prior fiscal
year.
GGS designs and engineers its products. Components acquired from
third-party suppliers are used in the assembly of its finished
products. Components are sourced from a diverse supply chain. The
primary components for mobile deicing equipment are the chassis
(which is a commercial medium or heavy-duty truck), the fluid
storage tank, a boom system, the fluid delivery system and heating
equipment. The price of these components is influenced by raw
material costs, principally high-strength carbon steels and
stainless steel. GGS utilizes continuous improvements and other
techniques to improve efficiencies and designs to minimize product
price increases to its customers, to respond to regulatory changes,
such as emission standards, and to incorporate technological
improvements to enhance the efficiency of GGS’s products.
Improvements have included the development of single operator
mobile deicing units to replace units requiring two operators, a
patented premium deicing blend system and a more efficient
forced-air deicing system.
GGS manufactures five basic models of mobile deicing equipment with
capacities ranging from 700 to 2,800 gallons. GGS also offers
fixed-pedestal-mounted deicers. Each model can be customized as
requested by the customer, including single operator configuration,
fire suppressant equipment, open basket or enclosed cab design, a
patented forced-air deicing nozzle, on-board glycol blending system
to substantially reduce glycol usage, and color and style of the
exterior finish. GGS also manufactures five models of scissor-lift
equipment, for catering, cabin service and maintenance service of
aircraft, and has developed a line of decontamination equipment,
flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles and other
special purpose mobile equipment.
GGS competes primarily on the basis of the quality and reliability
of its products, prompt delivery, service and price. The market for
aviation ground service equipment is highly competitive. Certain of
GGS' competitors may have substantially
greater financial resources than we do. These entities or investors
may be able to accept more risk than the Company believes is in our
best interest. In addition, the market for aviation ground services
in the past has typically been directly related to the financial
health of the aviation industry, weather patterns and changes in
technology.
GGS’s mobile deicing equipment business has historically been
seasonal, with revenues typically being lower in the fourth and
first fiscal quarters as commercial deicers are typically delivered
prior to the winter season. The Company has continued its efforts
to reduce GGS’s seasonal fluctuation in revenues and earnings by
broadening its international and domestic customer base and its
product line.
In October 2021, GGS was awarded a new contract to supply deicing
trucks to the USAF. This agreement renewed GGS' original agreement
with the USAF entered into in July 2009. Per the contract, GGS has
to provide pricing that will be contractual for each one-year
period within the years that the contract is awarded. Further,
based upon volume of commercial items purchased during that year,
there may be discounts calculated into the pricing and are
reflective of the submitted pricing. With all option years expected
to be executed by the government, this contract would expire on
October 21, 2027.
GGS sold a total of 7 and 47 deicers under the previous contract
with the USAF including both GL 1800 and ER 2875 models during
fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021,
respectively and all of the units were accepted by the USAF. GGS
has already received confirmed orders of 18 deicers under the new
agreement and currently expects delivery of both GL 1800 and ER
2875 models to begin in the second quarter of fiscal year
2023.
Commercial Jet Engines
and Parts.
Contrail Aviation Support and Jet Yard (acquired during fiscal year
2017), AirCo (formed in May 2017), Worthington (acquired in May
2018), and Jet Yard Solutions (formed in January 2021) comprise the
commercial jet engines and parts segment of the Company’s
operations. Contrail Aviation Support is a commercial aircraft
trading, leasing and parts solutions provider. Its primary focus
revolves around the CFM International CFM56-3/-5/-7 engines and the
International Aero Engines V2500A5 engine, which power the two most
prevalent narrow body, single aisle aircraft that are currently
flown commercially—the Boeing 737 Classic / 737 NG and the Airbus
A320 family. Contrail Aviation Support acquires commercial
aircraft, jet engines and components for the purposes of sale,
trading, leasing and disassembly/overhaul. Contrail holds an
ASA-100 accreditation from the Aviation Suppliers
Association.
Jet Yard and Jet Yard Solutions offer commercial aircraft storage,
storage maintenance and aircraft disassembly/part-out services at
facilities leased at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. The
prevailing climate in this area of Arizona provides conditions
conducive to long-term storage of aircraft. Jet Yard Solutions is
registered to operate a repair station under Part 145 of the
regulations of the FAA. Jet Yard leases approximately 48.5 acres of
land under a lease agreement with Pinal County, Arizona. Jet Yard
was organized in 2014, entered into the lease in June 2016 and had
maintained de minimus operations from formation through the date it
was acquired by the Company. Effective January 1, 2021, Jet Yard
subleased the aforementioned lease with Pinal County to Jet Yard
Solutions.
AirCo operates an established business offering commercial aircraft
parts sales, exchanges, procurement services, consignment programs
and overhaul and repair services. AirCo Services, a wholly-owned
subsidiary of AirCo ("AirCo Services"), holds FAA and European
Aviation Safety Agency certifications covering aircraft
instrumentation, avionics and a range of electrical accessories for
civilian, military transport, regional/commuter and
business/commercial jet and turboprop aircraft. Customers of AirCo
include airlines and commercial aircraft leasing
companies.
Worthington Aviation, like AirCo, operates an established business
which supplies spare parts, repair programs and aircraft
maintenance services to the global aviation community of regional
and business aircraft fleets. Worthington offers a globally
networked infrastructure and 24/7 support, ensuring fast delivery
of spare parts and service, with four locations strategically
located in the United States, United Kingdom & Australia. In
addition, Worthington operates two FAA and EASA Certificated Repair
Stations. The Tulsa maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO")
facility provides composite aircraft structures, repair and support
services. As a strategic resource for flight control, exhaust
system and line replacement components, Worthington offers a wide
array of services for complex operations. At the Eagan,
Minnesota-based Repair Station, Worthington Repair Services offers
a wide range of capabilities for repair and overhaul of airframe,
accessories and power plant components in support of external as
well as internal sales.
The Company’s commercial jet engines and parts operations are not
materially seasonal.
Backlog.
GGS’s backlog consists of “firm” orders supported by customer
purchase orders for the equipment sold by GGS. At March 31,
2022, GGS’s backlog of orders was $14.0 million, all of which
GGS expects to be filled in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023.
At March 31, 2021, GGS’s backlog of orders was
$10.3 million. Backlog is not meaningful for the Company’s
other business segments.
Governmental Regulation.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to regulation by
various governmental agencies.
The Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has the authority to
regulate air service. The DOT has authority to investigate and
institute proceedings to enforce its economic regulations, and may,
in certain circumstances, assess civil penalties, revoke operating
authority and seek criminal sanctions.
Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, as
amended, the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”), an
agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has
responsibility for aviation security. The TSA requires MAC and CSA
to comply with a Full All-Cargo Aircraft Operator Standard Security
Plan, which contains evolving and strict security requirements.
These requirements are not static but change periodically as the
result of regulatory and legislative requirements, imposing
additional security costs and creating a level of uncertainty for
our operations. It is reasonably possible that these rules or other
future security requirements could impose material costs on
us.
The FAA has safety jurisdiction over flight operations generally,
including flight equipment, flight and ground personnel training,
examination and certification, certain ground facilities, flight
equipment maintenance programs and procedures, examination and
certification of mechanics, flight routes, air traffic control and
communications and other matters. The FAA is concerned with safety
and the regulation of flight operations generally, including
equipment used, ground facilities, maintenance, communications and
other matters. The FAA can suspend or revoke the authority of air
carriers or their licensed personnel for failure to comply with its
regulations and can ground aircraft if questions arise concerning
airworthiness. The FAA also has power to suspend or revoke for
cause the certificates it issues and to institute proceedings for
imposition and collection of fines for violation of federal
aviation regulations. The Company, through its subsidiaries, holds
all operating airworthiness and other FAA certificates that are
currently required for the conduct of its business, although these
certificates may be suspended or revoked for cause. The FAA
periodically conducts routine reviews of MAC and CSA’s operating
procedures and flight and maintenance records.
The FAA has authority under the Noise Control Act of 1972, as
amended, to monitor and regulate aircraft engine noise. The
aircraft operated by the Company are in compliance with all such
regulations promulgated by the FAA. Moreover, because the Company
does not operate jet aircraft, noncompliance is not likely.
Aircraft operated by us also comply with standards for aircraft
exhaust emissions promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (“EPA”) pursuant to the Clean Air Act of 1970, as
amended.
Jet Yard, Jet Yard Solutions and AirCo, like Worthington, operate
repair stations licensed under Part 145 of the regulations of the
FAA. These certifications must be renewed annually, or in certain
circumstances within 24 months. Certified repair stations are
subject to periodic FAA inspection and audit. The repair station
may not be relocated without written approval from the
FAA.
Because of the extensive use of radio and other communication
facilities in its aircraft operations, the Company is also subject
to the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Maintenance and Insurance.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, is required to maintain the
aircraft it operates under the appropriate FAA and manufacturer
standards and regulations.
The Company has secured public liability and property damage
insurance in excess of minimum amounts required by the United
States Department of Transportation.
The Company maintains cargo liability insurance, workers’
compensation insurance and fire and extended coverage insurance for
owned and leased facilities and equipment. In addition, the Company
maintains product liability insurance with respect to injuries and
loss arising from use of products sold and services
provided.
In March 2014, the Company formed SAIC, a captive insurance company
licensed in Utah. SAIC insures risks of the Company and its
subsidiaries that were not previously insured by the various
Company insurance programs (including the risk of loss of key
customers and contacts, administrative actions and regulatory
changes); and may from time to time underwrite third-party risk
through certain reinsurance arrangements. SAIC is included within
the Company's Corporate and other segment.
Employees.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had 500
full-time and full-time-equivalent employees. None of the employees
of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries are
represented by labor unions. The Company believes its relations
with its employees are good.
Item 1A. Risk
Factors.
General Business Risks
Our business, financial condition and results of operations have
been and may continue to be adversely affected by global public
health issues, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations have
been and may continue to be adversely affected if the COVID-19
pandemic, or another global health crisis, impacts our employees,
suppliers, customers, financing sources or others’ ability to
conduct business or negatively affects consumer and business
confidence or the global economy. The COVID-19 health crisis has
affected large segments of the global economy, including the
markets we operate in, disrupted global supply chains, resulted in
significant travel and transport restrictions, and created
significant disruption of the financial markets. Economic
uncertainty
as a result of any global health crisis could negatively affect our
business, suppliers, distribution channels, and customers,
including as a result of business shutdowns or disruptions for an
indefinite period of time, reduced operations, restrictions on
shipping, fabricating or installing products, reduced consumer
demand or customers’ ability to make payments. We have and may
continue to experience additional operating costs due to increased
challenges with our workforce (including as a result of illness,
absenteeism or government orders), implementing further
precautionary measures to protect the health of our workforce,
orders put on hold or reduced access to supplies, capital, and
fundamental support services (such as shipping and transportation).
Furthermore, we do operate and compete globally and the response to
the COVID-19 pandemic by domestic and foreign governments has been
and may continue to be varied and those differences may impact our
competitiveness. Any resulting financial impact cannot be fully
estimated at this time, but may materially affect our business,
financial condition, or results of operations.
The extent to which our operations may be impacted by the COVID-19
pandemic or any global health situation will depend largely on
future developments which are highly uncertain and we are unable to
predict the ultimate impact that it may have on our business,
future results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Even while government restrictions and responses to the COVID-19
pandemic have lessened, we may experience materially adverse
impacts to our business due to any resulting supply chain
disruptions, economic recession or depression. Furthermore, the
impacts of a potential worsening of global economic conditions and
the continued disruptions to and volatility in the financial
markets remain unknown. Our management team has, and will likely
continue to, spend significant time, attention and resources
monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and seeking to manage its effects
on our business and workforce.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks
discussed in this section, any of which could have a material
adverse effect on us. This pandemic is still ongoing and additional
impacts may arise that we are not aware of currently.
Market fluctuations may affect our operations.
Market fluctuations may affect our ability to obtain necessary
funds for the operation of our businesses from current lenders or
new borrowings. In addition, we may be unable to obtain financing
on satisfactory terms, or at all. Third-party reports relating to
market studies or demographics we obtained previously may no longer
be accurate or complete. The occurrence of any of the foregoing
events or any other related matters could materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operation and
the overall value of our assets.
Rising inflation may result in increased costs of operations and
negatively impact the credit and securities markets generally,
which could have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations and the market price of our common stock.
Inflation has accelerated in the U.S. and globally due in part to
global supply chain issues, the Ukraine-Russia war, a rise in
energy prices, and strong consumer demand as economies continue to
reopen from restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. An
inflationary environment can increase our cost of labor, as well as
our other operating costs, which may have a material adverse impact
on our financial results. In addition, economic conditions could
impact and reduce the number of customers who purchase our products
or services as credit becomes more expensive or unavailable.
Although interest rates have increased and are expected to increase
further, inflation may continue. Further, increased interest rates
could have a negative effect on the securities markets generally
which may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the market
price of our common stock.
We could experience significant increases in operating costs and
reduced profitability due to competition for skilled management and
staff employees in our operating businesses.
We compete with many other organizations for skilled management and
staff employees, including organizations that operate in different
market sectors than us. Costs to recruit and retain adequate
personnel could adversely affect results of
operations.
Legacy technology systems require a unique technical skillset which
is becoming scarcer.
The Company deploys legacy technology systems in several
significant business units. As technology continues to rapidly
change, the available pool of individuals technically trained in
and able to repair or perform maintenance on these legacy systems
shrinks. As this scarcity increases, the Company’s ability to
efficiently and quickly repair its legacy systems becomes
increasingly difficult, which could have a significant impact on
the Company’s day-to-day operations.
Security threats and other sophisticated computer intrusions could
harm our information systems, which in turn could harm our business
and financial results.
We utilize information systems and computer technology throughout
our business. We store sensitive data and proprietary information
on these systems. Threats to these systems, and the laws and
regulations governing security of data, including personal data, on
information systems and otherwise held by companies is evolving and
adding layers of complexity in the form of new requirements and
increasing costs of attempting to protect information systems and
data and complying with new cybersecurity regulations. Information
systems are subject to numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats
and sophisticated computer crimes, which pose a risk to the
stability and security of our information systems, computer
technology, and business.
Global cybersecurity threats can range from uncoordinated
individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to our information
systems and computer technology to sophisticated and targeted
measures known as advanced persistent threats and ransomware. The
techniques used in these attacks change frequently and may be
difficult to detect for periods of time and we may face
difficulties in anticipating and implementing adequate preventative
measures. A failure or breach in security could expose our company
as well as our customers and suppliers to risks of misuse of
information, compromising confidential information and technology,
destruction of data, production disruptions, ransom payments, and
other business risks which could damage our reputation, competitive
position and financial results of our operations. Further, our
technology resources may be strained due to an increase in the
number of remote users. In addition, defending ourselves against
these threats may increase costs or slow operational efficiencies
of our business. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could
have a material adverse effect on our business and results of
operations.
We sustained a cybersecurity attack in May 2022 involving
ransomware that caused a network disruption and impacted certain of
our systems. Upon detection, we undertook steps to address the
incident, including engaging a team of third-party forensic experts
and notifying law enforcement. We restored network systems and
resumed normal operations. We are continuing to assess all actions
that we will take to improve our existing systems.
While we do not believe this event or resultant actions will have a
material adverse effect on our business, this or similar incidents,
or any other such breach of our data security infrastructure could
have a material adverse effect on our business, results of
operations and financial condition.
Although we maintain cybersecurity liability insurance, our
insurance may not cover potential claims of these types or may not
be adequate to indemnify us for any liability that may be imposed.
Any imposition of liability or litigation costs that are not
covered by insurance could harm our business.
We may not be able to insure certain risks adequately or
economically.
We cannot be certain that we will be able to insure all risks that
we desire to insure economically or that all of our insurers or
reinsurers will be financially viable if we make a claim. If an
uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits should occur,
or if we are required to pay a deductible for an insured loss,
results of operations could be adversely affected.
Legal liability may harm our business.
Many aspects of our businesses involve substantial risks of
liability, and, in the normal course of business, we have been
named as a defendant or co-defendant in lawsuits involving
primarily claims for damages. The risks associated with potential
legal liabilities often may be difficult to assess or quantify and
their existence and magnitude often remain unknown for substantial
periods of time. The expansion of our businesses, including
expansions into new products or markets, impose greater risks of
liability. In addition, unauthorized or illegal acts of our
employees could result in substantial liability. Substantial legal
liability could have a material adverse financial effect or cause
us significant reputational harm, which in turn could seriously
harm our businesses and our prospects. Although our current
assessment is that there is no pending litigation that could have a
significant adverse impact, if our assessment proves to be in
error, then the outcome of such litigation could have a significant
impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Our business might suffer if we were to lose the services of
certain key employees.
Our business operations depend upon our key employees, including
our executive officers. Loss of any of these employees,
particularly our Chief Executive Officer, could have a material
adverse effect on our businesses as our key employees have
knowledge of our industry and customers that would be difficult to
replace.
Risks Related to Our Segment Operations
The operating results of our four segments may fluctuate,
particularly our commercial jet engine and parts
segment.
The operating results of our four segments have varied from period
to period and comparisons to results for preceding periods may not
be meaningful. Due to a number of factors, including the risks
described in this section, our operating results may fluctuate.
These fluctuations may also be caused by, among other
things:
a.the
economic health of the economy and the aviation industry in
general;
b.FedEx’s
demand for the use of the services of our Air Cargo
segment;
c.the
timing and number of purchases and sales of engines or
aircraft;
d.the
timing and amount of maintenance reserve revenues recorded
resulting from the termination of long term leases, for which
significant amounts of maintenance reserves may have
accumulated;
e.the
termination or announced termination of production of particular
aircraft and engine types;
f.the
retirement or announced retirement of particular aircraft models by
aircraft operators;
g.the
operating history of any particular engine, aircraft or engine or
aircraft model;
h.the
length of our operating leases; and
i.the
timing of necessary overhauls of engines and aircraft.
These risks may reduce our operating segment’s results including
particularly our commercial jet engines and parts segment. These
risks may reduce the commercial jet engines and parts segment’s
engine utilization rates, lease margins, maintenance reserve
revenues and proceeds from engine sales, and result in higher
legal, technical, maintenance, storage and insurance costs related
to repossession and the cost of engines being off-lease. As a
result of the foregoing and other factors, the availability of
engines for lease or sale periodically experiences cycles of
oversupply and undersupply of given engine models and generally.
The incidence of an oversupply of engines may produce substantial
decreases in engine lease rates and the appraised and resale value
of engines and may increase the time and costs incurred to lease or
sell engines. We anticipate that supply fluctuations from period to
period will continue in the future. As a result, comparisons to
results from preceding periods may not be meaningful and results of
prior periods should not be relied upon as an indication of our
future performance.
Our Air Cargo Segment is dependent on a significant
customer.
Our Air Cargo business is significantly dependent on a contractual
relationship with FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”),
the loss of which would have a material adverse effect on our
business, results of operations and financial position. In the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, 41% of our consolidated
operating revenues, and 97% of the operating revenues for our
overnight air cargo segment, arose from services we provided to
FedEx. While FedEx has been our customer since 1980 under similar
terms, our current agreements may be terminated by FedEx upon 90
days’ written notice and FedEx may at any time terminate the lease
of any particular aircraft thereunder upon 10 days’ written notice.
In addition, FedEx may terminate the dry-lease agreement with MAC
or CSA upon written notice if 60% or more of MAC or CSA’s revenue
(excluding revenues arising from reimbursement payments under the
dry-lease agreement) is derived from the services performed by it
pursuant to the respective dry-lease agreement, FedEx becomes its
only customer, or either MAC or CSA employs less than six
employees. As of the date of issuance of this report, FedEx would
be permitted to terminate each of the dry-lease agreements under
this provision. The loss of these contracts with FedEx would have a
material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and
financial position.
Our dry-lease agreements with FedEx subject us to operating
risks.
Our dry-lease agreements with FedEx provide for the lease of
specified aircraft by us in return for the payment of monthly rent
with respect to each aircraft leased. The dry-lease agreements
provide for the reimbursement by FedEx of our costs, without mark
up, incurred in connection with the operation of the leased
aircraft for the following: fuel, landing fees, third-party
maintenance, parts and certain other direct operating costs. Under
the dry-lease agreements, certain operational costs incurred by us
in operating the aircraft are not reimbursed by FedEx at cost, and
such operational costs are borne solely by us.
Because of our dependence on FedEx, we are subject to the risks
that may affect FedEx’s operations.
Because of our dependence on FedEx, we are subject to the risks
that may affect FedEx’s operations. These risks are discussed in
FedEx’s periodic reports filed with the SEC including its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31, 2021. These
risks include but are not limited to the following:
•Economic
conditions and anti-trade measures/trade policies and relations in
the global markets in which it operates;
•Additional
changes in international trade policies and relations could
significantly reduce the volume of goods transported globally and
adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
•The
price and availability of fuel.
•Dependence
on its strong reputation and value of its brand;
•Potential
disruption to operations resulting from a significant data breach
or other disruption to FedEx’s technology
infrastructure;
•The
continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
•The
impact of being self-insured for certain costs;
•The
transportation infrastructure continues to be a target for
terrorist activities;
•Any
inability to execute and effectively operate, integrate, leverage
and grow acquired businesses and realize the anticipated benefits
of acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic
alliances;
•FedEx's
ability to manage capital and its assets, including aircraft, to
match shifting and future shipping volumes;
•Intense
competition;
•Its
autonomous delivery strategy is dependent upon the ability to
successfully mitigate unique technological, operational and
regulatory risks.
•The
failure to successfully implement its business strategy and
effectively respond to changes in market dynamics and customer
preferences;
•Failure
to attract and maintain employee talent or maintain company
culture, as well as increases in labor and purchased transportation
cost;
•Labor
organizations attempt to organize groups of our employees from time
to time, and potential changes in labor laws could make it easier
for them to do so.
•FedEx
Ground relies on service providers to conduct its linehaul and
pickup-and-delivery operations, and the status of these service
providers as direct employers of drivers providing these services
is being challenged.
•Disruptions,
modifications in service or changes in the business or financial
soundness of the United States Postal Service, a significant
customer and vendor of FedEx;
•The
impact of proposed pilot flight and duty time
regulations;
•Increasing
costs, the volatility of costs and funding requirements and other
legal mandates for employee benefits, especially pension and
healthcare benefits;
•The
impact of global climate change or by legal, regulatory or market
responses to such change;
•Potentially
being unable to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality for its
global operations by calendar 2040;
•Any
inability to quickly and effectively restore operations following
adverse weather or a localized disaster or disturbance in a key
geography;
•Evolving
Government regulation and enforcement;
•Any
adverse changes in regulations and interpretations or challenges to
its tax positions;
•Complex
and evolving U.S. and foreign laws and regulations regarding data
protection;
•The
regulatory environment for global aviation or other transportation
rights;
•Other
risks and uncertainties, including:
◦widespread
outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any
other public health crisis;
◦the
increasing costs of compliance with federal, state and foreign
governmental agency mandates (including the Foreign Corrupt
Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act) and defending against
inappropriate or unjustified enforcement or other actions by such
agencies;
◦changes
in foreign currency exchange rates, especially in the euro, Chinese
yuan, British pound, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Hong Kong
dollar, Mexican peso, Japanese yen and Brazilian real, which can
affect our sales levels and foreign currency sales
prices;
◦any
liability resulting from and the costs of defending against
class-action, derivative and other litigation, such as
wage-and-hour, joint employment, securities and discrimination and
retaliation claims, and any other legal or governmental
proceedings;
◦the
impact of technology developments on our operations and on demand
for our services, and our ability to continue to identify and
eliminate unnecessary information-technology redundancy and
complexity throughout the organization;
◦governmental
underinvestment in transportation infrastructure, which could
increase our costs and adversely impact our service levels due to
traffic congestion, prolonged closure of key thoroughfares or
sub-optimal routing of our vehicles and aircraft;
◦disruptions
in global supply chains, which can limit the access of FedEx and
our service providers to vehicles and other key capital resources
and increase our costs;
◦stockholder
activism, which could divert the attention of management and our
board of directors from our business, hinder execution of our
business strategy, give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our
future and cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate
significantly;
◦constraints,
volatility or disruption in the capital markets, our ability to
maintain our current credit ratings, commercial paper ratings, and
senior unsecured debt and pass-through certificate credit ratings,
and our ability to meet credit agreement financial covenants;
and
◦the
alternative interest rates we are able to negotiate with
counterparties pursuant to the relevant provisions of our credit
agreements following cessation of the publication of the London
Interbank Offered Rate in the event the euro interbank offered rate
also ceases to exist and we make borrowings under the
agreements.
A material reduction in the aircraft we fly for FedEx could
materially adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
Under our agreements with FedEx, we are not guaranteed a number of
aircraft or routes we are to fly and FedEx may reduce the number of
aircraft we lease and operate upon 10 days’ written notice. Our
compensation under these agreements, including our administrative
fees, depends on the number of aircraft leased to us by FedEx. Any
material permanent reduction in the aircraft we operate could
materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.
A temporary reduction in any period could materially adversely
affect our results of operations for that period.
Sales of deicing equipment can be affected by weather
conditions.
Our ground equipment sales segment’s deicing equipment is used to
deice commercial and military aircraft. The extent of deicing
activity depends on the severity of winter weather. Mild winter
weather conditions permit airports to use fewer deicing units,
since less time is required to deice aircraft in mild weather
conditions. As a result, airports may be able to extend the useful
lives of their existing units, reducing the demand for new
units.
We are affected by the risks faced by commercial aircraft operators
and MRO companies because they are our customers.
Commercial aircraft operators are engaged in economically
sensitive, highly cyclical and competitive businesses. We are a
supplier to commercial aircraft operators and MROs. As a result, we
are indirectly affected by all of the risks facing commercial
aircraft operators and MROs, with such risks being largely beyond
our control. Our results of operations depend, in part, on the
financial strength of our customers and our customers’ ability to
compete effectively in the marketplace and manage their
risks.
Our engine values and lease rates, which are dependent on the
status of the types of aircraft on which engines are installed, and
other factors, could decline.
The value of a particular model of engine depends heavily on the
types of aircraft on which it may be installed and the available
supply of such engines. Values of engines generally tend to be
relatively stable so long as there is sufficient demand for the
host aircraft. However, the value of an engine may begin to decline
rapidly once the host aircraft begins to be retired from service
and/or used for spare parts in significant numbers. Certain types
of engines may be used in significant numbers by commercial
aircraft operators that are currently experiencing financial
difficulties. If such operators were to go into liquidation or
similar proceedings, the resulting over-supply of engines from
these operators could have an adverse effect on the demand for the
affected engine types and the values of such engines.
Upon termination of a lease, we may be unable to enter into new
leases or sell the airframe, engine or its parts on acceptable
terms.
We directly or indirectly own the engines or aircraft that we lease
to customers and bear the risk of not recovering our entire
investment through leasing and selling the engines or aircraft.
Upon termination of a lease, we seek to enter a new lease or to
sell or part-out the engine or aircraft. We also selectively sell
engines on an opportunistic basis. We cannot give assurance that we
will be able to find, in a timely manner, a lessee or a buyer for
our engines or aircraft coming off-lease or for their associated
parts. If we do find a lessee, we may not be able to obtain
satisfactory lease rates and terms (including maintenance and
redelivery conditions), and we cannot guarantee that the
creditworthiness of any future lessee will be equal to or better
than that of the existing lessees of our engines. Because the terms
of engine leases may be less than 12 months, we may frequently need
to remarket engines. We face the risk that we may not be able to
keep our engines on lease consistently.
Failures by lessees to meet their maintenance and recordkeeping
obligations under our leases could adversely affect the value of
our leased engines and aircraft which could affect our ability to
re-lease the engines and aircraft in a timely manner following
termination of the leases.
The value and income producing potential of an engine or aircraft
depends heavily on it being maintained in accordance with an
approved maintenance system and complying with all applicable
governmental directives and manufacturer requirements. In addition,
for an engine or aircraft to be available for service, all records,
logs, licenses and documentation relating to maintenance and
operations of the engine or aircraft must be maintained in
accordance with governmental and manufacturer specifications. Under
our leases, our lessees are primarily responsible for maintaining
our aircraft and engines and complying with all governmental
requirements applicable to the lessee and the aircraft and engines,
including operational, maintenance, government agency oversight,
registration requirements and airworthiness directives. However,
over time, certain lessees have experienced, and may experience in
the future, difficulties in meeting their maintenance and
recordkeeping obligations as specified by the terms of our leases.
Failure by our lessees to maintain our assets in accordance with
requirements could negatively affect the value and desirability of
our assets and expose us to increased maintenance costs that may
not be sufficiently covered by supplemental maintenance rents paid
by such lessees.
Our ability to determine the condition of the engines or aircraft
and whether the lessees are properly maintaining our assets is
generally limited to the lessees’ reporting of monthly usage and
any maintenance performed, confirmed by periodic inspections
performed by us and third-parties. A lessee’s failure to meet its
maintenance or recordkeeping obligations under a lease could result
in:
a.a
grounding of the related engine or aircraft;
b.a
repossession that would likely cause us to incur additional and
potentially substantial expenditures in restoring the engine or
aircraft to an acceptable maintenance condition;
c.a
need to incur additional costs and devote resources to recreate the
records prior to the sale or lease of the engine or
aircraft;
d.a
decline in the market value of the aircraft or engine resulting in
lower revenues upon a subsequent lease or sale;
e.loss
of lease revenue while we perform refurbishments or repairs and
recreate records; and
f.a
lower lease rate and/or shorter lease term under a new lease
entered into by us following repossession of the engine or
aircraft.
Any of these events may adversely affect the value of the engine,
unless and until remedied, and reduce our revenues and increase our
expenses. If an engine is damaged during a lease and we are unable
to recover from the lessee or though insurance, we may incur a
loss.
We may experience losses and delays in connection with repossession
of engines or aircraft when a lessee defaults.
We may not be able to repossess an engine or aircraft when the
lessee defaults, and even if we are able to repossess the engine or
aircraft, we may have to expend significant funds in the
repossession, remarketing and leasing of the asset. When a lessee
defaults and such default is not cured in a timely manner, we
typically seek to terminate the lease and repossess the engine or
aircraft. If a defaulting lessee contests the termination and
repossession or is under court protection, enforcement of our
rights under the lease may be difficult, expensive and
time-consuming. We may not realize any practical benefits from our
legal rights and we may need to obtain consents to export the
engine or aircraft. As a result, the relevant asset may be
off-lease or not producing revenue for a prolonged period of time.
In addition, we will incur direct costs associated with
repossessing our engine or aircraft, including, but not limited to,
legal and similar costs, the direct costs of transporting, storing
and insuring the engine or aircraft, and costs associated with
necessary maintenance and recordkeeping to make the asset available
for lease or sale. During this time, we will realize no revenue
from the leased engine or aircraft, and we will continue to be
obligated to pay any debt financing associated with the asset. If
an engine is installed on an airframe, the airframe may be owned by
an aircraft lessor or other third party. Our ability to recover
engines installed on airframes may depend on the cooperation of the
airframe owner.
Our commercial jet engine and parts segment and its customers
operate in a highly regulated industry and changes in laws or
regulations may adversely affect our ability to lease or sell our
engines or aircraft.
Certain of the laws and regulations applicable to our business,
include:
Licenses and consents.
A number of our leases require specific governmental or regulatory
licenses, consents or approvals. These include consents for certain
payments under the leases and for the export, import or re-export
of our engines or aircraft. Consents needed in connection with
future leasing or sale of our engines or aircraft may not be
received timely or have economically feasible terms. Any of these
events could adversely affect our ability to lease or sell engines
or aircraft.
Export/import regulations.
The U.S. Department of Commerce (the “Commerce
Department”)
regulates exports. We are subject to the Commerce Department’s and
the U.S. Department of State’s regulations with respect to the
lease and sale of engines and aircraft to foreign entities and the
export of related parts. These Departments may, in some cases,
require us to obtain export licenses for engines exported to
foreign countries. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
through the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, enforces
regulations related to the import of engines and aircraft into the
United States for maintenance or lease and imports of parts for
installation on our engines and aircraft.
Restriction Lists.
We are prohibited from doing business with persons designated by
the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (“OFAC”)
on its “Specially Designated Nationals List,” and must monitor our
operations and existing and potential lessees and other
counterparties for compliance with OFAC’s rules. Similarly,
sanctions issued by the United Nations, the U.S. government, the
European Union or other foreign governments could prohibit or
restrict us from doing business in certain countries or with
certain persons. As a result, we must monitor our operations and
existing and potential lessees and other counterparties for
compliance with such sanctions.
Anti-corruption Laws.
As a U.S. corporation with international operations, we are
required to comply with a number of U.S. and international laws and
regulations which combat corruption. For example, the U.S. Foreign
Corrupt Practices Act (the “FCPA”)
and similar world-wide anti-bribery laws generally prohibit
improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of
influencing any official act or decision or securing any improper
advantage. The scope and enforcement of such anti-corruption laws
and regulations may vary. Although our policies expressly mandate
compliance with the FCPA and similarly applicable laws, there can
be no assurance that none of our employees or agents will take any
action in violation of our policies. Violations of such laws or
regulations could result in substantial civil or criminal fines or
penalties. Actual or alleged violations could also damage our
reputation, be expensive to defend, and impair our ability to do
business.
Civil aviation regulation.
Users of engines and aircraft are subject to general civil aviation
authorities, including the FAA and the EASA, who regulate the
maintenance of engines and issue airworthiness directives.
Airworthiness directives typically set forth special maintenance
actions or modifications to certain engine and aircraft types or a
series of specific engines that must be implemented for the engine
or aircraft to remain in service. Also, airworthiness directives
may require the lessee to make more frequent inspections of an
engine, aircraft or particular engine parts. Each lessee of an
engine or aircraft generally is responsible for complying with all
airworthiness directives. However, if the engine or aircraft is off
lease, we may be forced to bear the cost of compliance with such
airworthiness directives. Additionally, even if the engine or
aircraft is leased, subject to the terms of the lease, if any, we
may still be forced to share the cost of compliance.
Our aircraft, engines and parts could cause damage resulting in
liability claims.
Our aircraft, engines or parts could cause bodily injury or
property damage, exposing us to liability claims. Our leases
require our lessees to indemnify us against these claims and to
carry insurance customary in the air transportation industry,
including general liability and property insurance at agreed upon
levels. However, we cannot guarantee that one or more catastrophic
events will not exceed insurance coverage limits or that lessees’
insurance will cover all claims that may be asserted against us.
Any insurance coverage deficiency or default by lessees under their
indemnification or insurance obligations may reduce our recovery of
losses upon an event of loss.
We have risks in managing our portfolio of aircraft and engines to
meet customer needs.
The relatively long life cycles of aircraft and jet engines can be
shortened by world events, government regulation or customer
preferences. We seek to manage these risks by trying to anticipate
demand for particular engine and aircraft types, maintaining a
portfolio mix of engines that we believe is diversified, has
long-term value and will be sought by lessees in the global market
for jet engines, and by selling engines and aircraft that we expect
will not experience obsolescence or declining usefulness in the
foreseeable future. There is no assurance that the engine and
aircraft types owned or acquired by us will meet customer
demand.
Liens on our engines or aircraft could exceed the value of such
assets, which could negatively affect our ability to repossess,
lease or sell a particular engine or aircraft.
Liens that secure the payment of repairers’ charges or other liens
may, depending on the jurisdiction, attach to engines and aircraft.
Engines also may be installed on airframes to which liens unrelated
to the engines have attached. These liens may secure substantial
sums that may, in certain jurisdictions or for certain types of
liens, exceed the value of the particular engine or aircraft to
which the liens have attached. In some jurisdictions, a lien may
give the holder the right to detain or, in limited cases, sell or
cause the forfeiture of the engine or aircraft. Such liens may have
priority over our interest as well as our creditors’ interest in
the engines or aircraft. These liens and lien holders could impair
our ability to repossess and lease or sell the engines or aircraft.
We cannot give assurance that our lessees will comply with their
obligations to discharge third-party liens on our assets. If they
do not, we may, in the future, find it necessary to pay the claims
secured by such liens to repossess such assets.
In certain countries, an engine affixed to an aircraft may become
an addition to the aircraft and we may not be able to exercise our
ownership rights over the engine.
In certain jurisdictions, an engine affixed to an aircraft may
become an addition to the aircraft such that the ownership rights
of the owner of the aircraft supersede the ownership rights of the
owner of the engine. If an aircraft is security for the owner’s
obligations to a third-party, the security interest in the aircraft
may supersede our rights as owner of the engine. Such a security
interest could limit our ability to repossess an engine located in
such a jurisdiction in the event of a lessee bankruptcy or lease
default. We may suffer a loss if we are not able to repossess
engines leased to lessees in these jurisdictions.
Higher or volatile fuel prices could affect the profitability of
the aviation industry and our lessees’ ability to meet their lease
payment obligations to us.
Historically, fuel prices have fluctuated widely depending
primarily on international market conditions, geopolitical and
environmental factors and events and currency exchange rates.
Natural and other disasters can also significantly affect fuel
availability and prices. The cost of fuel represents a major
expense to airlines that is not within their control, and
significant increases in fuel costs or hedges that inaccurately
assess the direction of fuel costs can materially and adversely
affect their operating results. Due to the competitive nature of
the aviation industry, operators may be unable to pass on increases
in fuel prices to their customers by increasing fares in a manner
that fully offsets the increased fuel costs they may incur. In
addition, they may not be able to manage this risk by appropriately
hedging their exposure to fuel price fluctuations. The
profitability and liquidity of those airlines that do hedge their
fuel costs can also be adversely affected by swift movements in
fuel prices if such airlines are required to post cash collateral
under hedge agreements. Therefore, if for any reason fuel prices
return to historically high levels or show significant volatility,
our lessees are likely to incur higher costs or generate lower
revenues, which may affect their ability to meet their obligations
to us.
Interruptions in the capital markets could impair our lessees’
ability to finance their operations, which could prevent the
lessees from complying with payment obligations to us.
The global financial markets can be highly volatile and the
availability of credit from financial markets and financial
institutions can vary substantially depending on developments in
the global financial markets. Our lessees depend on banks and the
capital markets to provide working capital and to refinance
existing indebtedness. To the extent such funding is unavailable,
or available only on unfavorable terms, and to the extent financial
markets do not provide equity financing as an alternative, our
lessees’ operations and operating results may be materially and
adversely affected and they may not comply with their respective
payment obligations to us.
Our lessees may fail to adequately insure our aircraft or engines
which could subject us to additional costs.
While an aircraft or engine is on lease, we do not directly control
its operation. Nevertheless, because we hold title to the aircraft
or engine, we could, in certain jurisdictions, be held liable for
losses resulting from its operation. At a minimum, we may be
required to expend resources in our defense. We require our lessees
to obtain specified levels of insurance and indemnify us for, and
insure against, such operational liabilities. However, some lessees
may fail to maintain adequate insurance coverage during a lease
term, which, although constituting a breach of the lease, would
require us to take some corrective action, such as terminating the
lease or securing insurance for the aircraft or engines. Therefore,
our lessees’ insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all
claims that could be asserted against us arising from the operation
of our aircraft or engines. Inadequate insurance coverage or
default by lessees in fulfilling their indemnification or insurance
obligations to us will reduce the insurance proceeds that we would
otherwise be entitled to receive in the event we are sued and are
required to make payments to claimants. Moreover, our lessees’
insurance coverage is dependent on the financial condition of
insurance companies and their ability to pay claims. A reduction in
insurance proceeds otherwise payable to us as a result of any of
these factors could materially and adversely affect our financial
results.
If our lessees fail to cooperate in returning our aircraft or
engines following lease terminations, we may encounter obstacles
and are likely to incur significant costs and expenses conducting
repossessions.
Our legal rights and the relative difficulty of repossession vary
significantly depending on the jurisdiction in which an aircraft or
engines are located. We may need to obtain a court order or
consents for de-registration or re-export, a process that can
differ substantially from county to country. When a defaulting
lessee is in bankruptcy, protective administration, insolvency or
similar proceedings, additional limitations may also apply. For
example, certain jurisdictions give rights to the trustee in
bankruptcy or a similar officer to assume or reject the lease, to
assign it to a third party, or to entitle the lessee or another
third party to retain possession of the aircraft or engines without
paying lease rentals or performing all or some of the obligations
under the relevant lease. Certain of our lessees are partially or
wholly owned by government-related entities, which can further
complicate our efforts to repossess our aircraft or engines in that
government’s jurisdiction. If we encounter any of these
difficulties, we may be delayed in, or prevented from, enforcing
certain of our rights under a lease and in re-leasing the affected
aircraft or engines.
When conducting a repossession, we are likely to incur significant
costs and expenses that are unlikely to be recouped. These include
legal and other expenses related to legal proceedings, including
the cost of posting security bonds or letters of credit necessary
to effect repossession of the aircraft or engines, particularly if
the lessee is contesting the proceedings or is in bankruptcy. We
must absorb the cost of lost revenue for the time the aircraft or
engines are off-lease. We may incur substantial maintenance,
refurbishment or repair costs that a defaulting lessee has failed
to pay and are necessary to put the aircraft or engines in suitable
condition for re-lease or sale. We may also incur significant costs
in retrieving or recreating aircraft records required for
registration of the aircraft and in obtaining the certificate of
airworthiness for an aircraft. It may be necessary to pay to
discharge liens or pay taxes and other governmental charges on the
aircraft to obtain clear possession and to remarket the aircraft
effectively, including, in some cases, liens that the lessee may
have incurred in connection with the operation of its other
aircraft. We may also incur other costs in connection with the
physical possession of the aircraft or engines.
If our lessees fail to discharge aircraft liens for which they are
responsible, we may be obligated to pay to discharge the
liens.
In the normal course of their businesses, our lessees are likely to
incur aircraft and engine liens that secure the payment of airport
fees and taxes, custom duties, Eurocontrol and other air navigation
charges, landing charges, crew wages, and other liens that may
attach to our aircraft. Aircraft may also be subject to mechanic’s
liens as a result of routine maintenance performed by third parties
on behalf of our customers. Some of these liens can secure
substantial sums, and if they attach to entire fleets of aircraft,
as permitted for certain kinds of liens, they may exceed the value
of the aircraft itself. Although the financial obligations relating
to these liens are the contractual responsibility of our lessees,
if they fail to fulfill their obligations, the liens may ultimately
become our financial responsibility. Until they are discharged,
these liens could impair our ability to repossess, re-lease or sell
our aircraft or engines. In some jurisdictions, aircraft and engine
liens may give the holder thereof the right to detain or, in
limited cases, sell or cause the forfeiture of the aircraft. If we
are obliged to pay a large amount to discharge a lien, or if we are
unable take possession of our aircraft subject to a lien in a
timely and cost-effective manner, it could materially and adversely
affect our financial results.
If our lessees encounter financial difficulties and we restructure
or terminate our leases, we are likely to obtain less favorable
lease terms.
If a lessee delays, reduces, or fails to make rental payments when
due, or has advised us that it will do so in the future, we may
elect or be required to restructure or terminate the lease. A
restructured lease will likely contain terms that are less
favorable to us. If we are unable to agree on a restructuring and
we terminate the lease, we may not receive all or any payments
still outstanding, and we may be unable to re-lease the aircraft or
engines promptly and at favorable rates, if at all.
Withdrawal, suspension or revocation of governmental authorizations
or approvals could negatively affect our business.
We are subject to governmental regulation and our failure to comply
with these regulations could cause the government to withdraw or
revoke our authorizations and approvals to do business and could
subject us to penalties and sanctions that could harm our business.
Governmental agencies throughout the world, including the FAA,
highly regulate the manufacture, repair and operation of aircraft
operated in the United States and equivalent regulatory agencies in
other countries, such as the EASA in Europe, regulate aircraft
operated in those countries. With the aircraft, engines and related
parts that we purchase, lease and sell to our customers, we include
documentation certifying that each part complies with applicable
regulatory requirements and meets applicable standards of
airworthiness established by the FAA or the equivalent regulatory
agencies in other countries. Specific regulations vary from country
to country, although regulatory requirements in other countries are
generally satisfied by compliance with FAA requirements. With
respect to a particular engine or engine component, we utilize FAA
and/or EASA certified repair stations to repair and certify engines
and components to ensure marketability. The revocation or
suspension of any of our material authorizations or approvals would
have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations. New and more stringent government
regulations, if enacted, could have an adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations. In
addition, certain product sales to foreign countries require
approval or licensing from the U.S. government. Denial of export
licenses could reduce our sales to those countries and could have a
material adverse effect on our business.
Risks Related to Our Structure and Financing/Liquidity
Risks
Our holding company structure may increase risks related to our
operations.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations are
dependent upon those of our individual businesses, and our
aggregate investment in particular industries. We are a holding
company with investments in businesses and assets in a number of
industries. Our business, financial condition and results of
operations are dependent upon our various businesses and
investments and their management teams. Each of our businesses
generally operate independently and in a decentralized manner.
Additionally, in the ordinary course of business we guarantee the
obligations of entities that we manage and/or invest in. Any
material adverse change in one of our businesses, investments or
management teams, or in a particular industry in which we operate
or invest, may cause material adverse changes to our business,
financial condition and results of operations. The more capital we
devote to a particular investment or industry may increase the risk
that such investment could significantly impact our financial
condition and results of operations, possibly in a material adverse
way.
A small number of stockholders has the ability to control the
Company.
We have a very concentrated stockholder base. As of March 31,
2022, our three largest stockholders beneficially owned or had the
ability to direct the voting of shares of our common stock
representing approximately 64% of the outstanding shares. As a
result, these stockholders have the power to determine the outcome
of substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for
approval, including the election of our board of directors. In
addition, future sales by these stockholders of substantial amounts
of our common stock, or the potential for such sales, could
adversely affect the prevailing market price of our
securities.
An increase in interest rates or in our borrowing margin would
increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce our cash
flow and negatively affect the results of our business
operations.
A portion of our outstanding debt bears interest at floating rates.
As a result, to the extent we have not hedged against rising
interest rates, an increase in the applicable benchmark interest
rates would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could
materially and adversely affect our results of operations,
financial condition, liquidity and cash flows. In addition, if we
refinance our indebtedness and interest rates or our borrowing
margins increase between the time an existing financing arrangement
was consummated and the time such financing arrangement is
refinanced, the cost of servicing our debt would increase and our
results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash
flows could be materially and adversely affected.
Our inability to maintain sufficient liquidity could limit our
operational flexibility and also impact our ability to make
payments on our obligations as they come due.
In addition to being capital intensive and highly leveraged, our
aircraft and engine business requires that we maintain sufficient
liquidity to enable us to contribute the non-financed portion of
engine and aircraft purchases as well as to service our payment
obligations to our creditors as they become due, despite the fact
that the timing and amounts of our revenues do not match the timing
under our debt service obligations. Our restricted cash is
unavailable for general corporate purposes. Accordingly, our
ability to successfully execute our business strategy and maintain
our operations depends on our ability to continue to maintain
sufficient liquidity, cash and available credit under our credit
facilities. Our liquidity could be adversely impacted if we are
subjected to one or more of the following:
•a
significant decline in revenues,
•a
material increase in interest expense that is not matched by a
corresponding increase in revenues,
•a
significant increase in operating expenses,
•a
reduction in our available credit under our credit facilities,
or
•general
economic or national events.
If we do not maintain sufficient liquidity, our ability to meet our
payment obligations to creditors or to borrow additional funds
could become impaired.
Future cash flows from operations or through financings may not be
sufficient to enable the Company to meet its
obligations.
Future cash flow of the Company’s operations can fluctuate
significantly. If future cash flows are not sufficient to permit
the Company to meet its obligations, this would likely have a
material adverse effect on the Company, its businesses, financial
condition and results of operations. Additionally, credit market
volatility may affect our ability to refinance our existing debt,
borrow funds under our existing lines of credit or incur additional
debt. There can be no assurance that the Company or its
subsidiaries will continue to have access to their lines of credit
if their financial performance does not satisfy the financial
covenants set forth in the applicable financing agreements. If the
Company or its subsidiaries do not meet certain of its financial
covenants, and if they are unable to secure necessary waivers or
other amendments from the respective lenders on terms acceptable to
management and to renew or replace financing arrangements that
mature during the current fiscal year, their ability to access
available lines of credit could be limited, their debt obligations
could be accelerated by the respective lenders and liquidity could
be adversely affected.
The Company and/or its subsidiaries may be required to seek
additional or alternative financing sources if the Company’s or its
subsidiaries’ cash needs are significantly greater than anticipated
or they do not materially meet their business plans, or there are
unanticipated downturns in the markets for the Company’s and its
subsidiaries’ products and services. Future disruption and
volatility in credit market conditions could have a material
adverse impact on the Company’s ability, or that of its
subsidiaries, to refinance debt when it comes due on terms similar
to our current credit facilities, to draw upon existing lines of
credit or to incur additional debt if needed. There can be no
assurance therefore that such financing will be available or
available on acceptable terms. The inability to generate sufficient
cash flows from operations or through financings or disruptions in
the credit markets could impair the Company’s or its subsidiaries’
liquidity and would likely have a material adverse effect on their
businesses, financial condition and results of
operations.
A large proportion of our capital is invested in physical assets
and securities that can be hard to sell, especially if market
conditions are poor.
Because our investment strategy can involve public company
securities, we may be restricted in our ability to effect sales
during certain time periods. A lack of liquidity could limit our
ability to vary our portfolio or assets promptly in response to
changing economic or investment conditions. Additionally, if
financial or operating difficulties of other competitors result in
distress sales, such sales could depress asset values in the
markets in which we operate. The restrictions inherent in owning
physical assets could reduce our ability to respond to changes in
market conditions and could adversely affect the performance of our
investments, our financial condition and results of operations.
Because there is significant uncertainty in the valuation of, or in
the stability of the value of illiquid or non-public investments,
the fair values of such investments do not necessarily reflect the
prices that would actually be obtained when such investments are
realized.
To service our debt and meet our other cash needs, we will require
a significant amount of cash, which may not be
available.
Our ability to make payments on, or repay or refinance, our debt,
will depend largely upon our future operating performance. Our
future performance, to a certain extent, is subject to general
economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other
factors that are beyond our control. In addition, our ability to
borrow funds in the future to make payments on our debt will depend
on our maintaining specified financial ratios and satisfying
financial condition tests and other covenants in the agreements
governing our debt. Our business may not generate sufficient cash
flow from operations and future borrowings may not be available in
amounts sufficient to pay our debt and to satisfy our other
liquidity needs.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund
our debt service obligations, we may be forced to seek
alternatives.
If we cannot meet our debt service obligations, we may be forced to
reduce or delay investments and aircraft or engine purchases, sell
assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our
indebtedness. Our ability to restructure or refinance our debt will
depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial
condition at such time. Any refinancing of our debt could be at
higher interest rates and might require us to comply with more
onerous covenants, which could further restrict our business
operations. The terms of our debt instruments may restrict us from
adopting some of these alternatives. These
alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to
meet our scheduled debt service obligations or to meet our aircraft
or engine purchase commitments as they come due.
The transition away from LIBOR may adversely affect our cost to
obtain financing and may potentially negatively impact our interest
rate swap agreements.
It is expected that a transition away from the widespread use of
London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR") to alternative rates will
occur over the course of the next few years. The Federal Reserve
Bank of New York and various other authorities have commenced the
publication of reforms and actions relating to alternatives to U.S.
dollar LIBOR. The full impact of such reforms and actions, together
with any transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. These changes
may have a material adverse impact on the availability and cost of
our financing, including LIBOR-based loans, as well as our interest
rate swap agreements.
Despite our substantial indebtedness, we might incur significantly
more debt, and cash may not be available to meet our financial
obligations when due or enable us to capitalize on investment
opportunities when they arise.
We employ debt and other forms of leverage in the ordinary course
of business to enhance returns to our investors and finance our
operations, and despite our current indebtedness levels, we expect
to incur additional debt in the future to finance our operations,
including purchasing aircraft and engines and meeting our
contractual obligations as the agreements relating to our debt,
including our indentures, term loan facilities, revolving credit
facilities, and other financings do not entirely prohibit us from
incurring additional debt. We also enter into financing commitments
in the normal course of business, which we may be required to fund.
If we are required to fund these commitments and are unable to do
so, we could be liable for damages pursued against us or a loss of
opportunity through default under contracts that are otherwise to
our benefit could occur. We are therefore subject to the risks
associated with debt financing and refinancing, including but not
limited to the following: (i) our cash flow may be insufficient to
meet required payments of principal and interest; (ii) payments of
principal and interest on borrowings may leave us with insufficient
cash resources to pay operating expenses and dividends; (iii) if we
are unable to obtain committed debt financing for potential
acquisitions or can only obtain debt at high interest rates or on
other unfavorable terms, we may have difficulty completing
acquisitions or may generate profits that are lower than would
otherwise be the case; (iv) we may not be able to refinance
indebtedness at maturity due to company and market factors such as
the estimated cash flow produced by our assets, the value of our
assets, liquidity in the debt markets, and/or financial,
competitive, business and other factors; and (v) if we are able to
refinance our indebtedness, the terms of a refinancing may not be
as favorable as the original terms for such indebtedness. If we are
unable to refinance our indebtedness on acceptable terms, or at
all, we may need to utilize available liquidity, which would reduce
our ability to pursue new investment opportunities, dispose of one
or more of our assets on disadvantageous terms, or raise equity,
causing dilution to existing stockholders.
The terms of our various credit agreements and other financing
documents also require us to comply with a number of customary
financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service
coverage and leverage ratios, adequate insurance coverage and
certain credit ratings. These covenants may limit our flexibility
in conducting our operations and breaches of these covenants could
result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable
indebtedness, even if we have satisfied and continue to satisfy our
payment obligations. Regulatory changes may also result in higher
borrowing costs and reduced access to credit.
Our current financing arrangements require compliance with
financial and other covenants and a failure to comply with such
covenants could adversely affect our ability to
operate.
The terms of our various credit agreements and other financing
documents also require us to comply with a number of customary
financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service
coverage and leverage ratios, adequate insurance coverage and
certain credit ratings. These covenants may limit our flexibility
in conducting our operations and breaches of these covenants could
result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable
indebtedness, even if we have satisfied and continue to satisfy our
payment obligations. Regulatory changes may also result in higher
borrowing costs and reduced access to credit.
Future acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and investments
are possible, changing the components of our assets and
liabilities, and if unsuccessful or unfavorable, could reduce the
value of the Company and its securities.
Any future acquisitions or dispositions may result in significant
changes in the composition of our assets and liabilities, as well
as our business mix and prospects. Consequently, our financial
condition, results of operations and the trading price of our
securities may be affected by factors different from those
affecting our financial condition, results of operations and
trading price at the present time.
We face numerous risks and uncertainties as we expand our
business.
We expect the growth and development of our business to come
primarily from internal expansion and through acquisitions,
investments, and strategic partnering. As we expand our business,
there can be no assurance that financial controls, the level and
knowledge of personnel, operational abilities, legal and compliance
controls and other corporate support systems will be adequate to
manage our business and growth. The ineffectiveness of any of these
controls or systems could adversely affect our business and
prospects. In addition, if we acquire new businesses and/or
introduce new products, we face numerous risks and uncertainties
concerning the integration of their controls and systems, including
financial controls, accounting and data processing systems,
management controls and other operations. A failure to integrate
these systems and controls, and even an inefficient integration of
these systems and controls, could adversely affect our business and
prospects.
Our business strategy includes acquisitions, and acquisitions
entail numerous risks, including the risk of management diversion
and increased costs and expenses, all of which could negatively
affect the Company’s ability to operate profitably.
Our business strategy includes, among other things, strategic and
opportunistic acquisitions. This element of our strategy entails
several risks, including, but not limited to the diversion of
management’s attention from other business concerns and the need to
finance such acquisitions with additional equity and/or debt. In
addition, once completed, acquisitions entail further risks,
including: unanticipated costs and liabilities of the acquired
businesses, including environmental liabilities, that could
materially adversely affect our results of operations; difficulties
in assimilating acquired businesses, preventing the expected
benefits from the transaction from being realized or achieved
within the anticipated time frame; negative effects on existing
business relationships with suppliers and customers; and losing key
employees of the acquired businesses. If our acquisition strategy
is not successful or if acquisitions are not well integrated into
our existing operations, the Company’s operations and business
results could be negatively affected.
Strategic ventures may increase risks applicable to our
operations.
We may enter into strategic ventures that pose risks, including a
lack of complete control over the enterprise, and other potential
unforeseen risks, any of which could adversely impact our financial
results. We may occasionally enter into strategic ventures or
investments with third parties in order to take advantage of
favorable financing opportunities, to share capital or operating
risk, or to earn aircraft management fees. These strategic ventures
and investments may subject us to various risks, including those
arising from our possessing limited decision-making rights in the
enterprise or over the related aircraft. If we were unable to
resolve a dispute with a strategic partner in such a venture that
retains material managerial veto rights, we might reach an impasse
which may lead to operational difficulties in the venture and
increases costs or the liquidation of our investment at a time and
in a manner that would result in our losing some or all of our
original investment and/or the occurrence of other losses, which
could adversely impact our financial results.
Rapid business expansions or new business initiatives may increase
risk.
Certain business initiatives, including expansions of existing
businesses such as the relatively recent expansion at our
commercial jet engines and parts segment and the establishment of a
large aircraft asset management business and a new aircraft capital
joint venture, may bring us into contact, directly or indirectly,
with individuals and entities that are not within our traditional
client and counterparty base and may expose us to new asset
classes, new business plans and new markets. These business
activities expose us to new and enhanced risks, greater regulatory
scrutiny of these activities, increased credit-related, sovereign
and operational risks, and reputational concerns regarding the
manner in which these assets are being operated or held. There is
no assurance that prior year activity and results will occur in
future periods.
Our policies and procedures may not be effective in ensuring
compliance with applicable law.
Our policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with
applicable laws may not be effective in all instances to prevent
violations. We could become subject to various governmental
investigations, audits and inquiries, both formal and informal.
Such investigations, regardless of their outcome, could be costly,
divert management attention, and damage our reputation. The
unfavorable resolution of such investigations could result in
criminal liability, fines, penalties or other monetary or
non-monetary sanctions and could materially affect our business or
results of operations.
Compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed on us as a
public company results in significant costs that may have an
adverse effect on our results.
As a public company, we are subject to various regulatory
requirements including, but not limited to, compliance with the
rules
and regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Compliance with these rules
and regulations results in significant additional costs to us both
directly, through increased audit and consulting fees, and
indirectly, through the time required by our limited resources to
address such regulations.
Deficiencies in our public company financial reporting and
disclosures could adversely impact our reputation.
As we expand the size and scope of our business, there is a greater
susceptibility that our financial reporting and other public
disclosure documents may contain material misstatements and that
the controls we maintain to attempt to ensure the complete accuracy
of our public disclosures may fail to operate as intended. The
occurrence of such events could adversely impact our reputation and
financial condition. Management is responsible for establishing and
maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting to
give our stakeholders assurance regarding the reliability of our
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles (“GAAP”).
However, the process for establishing and maintaining adequate
internal controls over financial reporting has inherent
limitations, including the possibility of human error. Our internal
controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements in our financial disclosures on a timely basis, or at
all. Some of these processes may be new for certain subsidiaries in
our structure, and in the case of acquisitions, may take time to be
fully implemented. Our disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to provide assurance that information required to be
disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under U.S. securities
laws is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the
required time periods. Our policies and procedures governing
disclosures may not ensure that all material information regarding
us is disclosed in a proper and timely fashion or that we will be
successful in preventing the disclosure of material information to
a single person or a limited group of people before such
information is generally disseminated.
Item 1B. Unresolved
Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 2. Properties.
The Company owns approximately 4.626 acres in Denver, North
Carolina, which houses the operations of Air T and MAC and a 55,000
square feet office building in St. Louis Park, Minnesota that is
partially leased to tenants and is the location of the Company's
Minnesota executive office.
The Company leases approximately 1,950 square feet of office space
and approximately 4,800 square feet of hangar space at the Ford
Airport in Iron Mountain, Michigan. CSA’s operations are
headquartered at these facilities which are leased from a third
party under an annually renewable agreement.
The Company leases approximately 53,000 square feet of a 66,000
square foot aircraft maintenance facility located in Kinston, North
Carolina under an agreement that extends through January 2023, with
the option to extend the lease for four additional five-year
periods thereafter. The rental rate under the lease increases by
increments for each of the five-year renewal periods.
GGS leases an 112,500 square foot production facility in Olathe,
Kansas. The facility is leased from a third party under a lease
agreement, which expires in August 2024.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company leased hangar, maintenance
and office space from third parties at a variety of other
locations, at prevailing market terms.
Jet Yard leases approximately 48.5 acres of land from Pinal County
at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. The lease expires in May
2046, though Jet Yard has an option to renew the lease for an
additional 30-year period (though the lease to a 2.6-acre parcel of
the leased premises may be terminated by Pinal County upon 90 days’
notice). The lease agreement permits Pinal County to terminate the
lease if Jet Yard fails to make substantial progress toward the
construction of facilities on the leased premises in phases in
accordance with a specified timetable. On May 27, 2020, Pinal
County and Jet Yard entered into the first amendment to the lease
agreement in which Pinal County agreed to the terms of Jet Yard's
ground hardening civil improvement project ("ground hardening
improvements") on areas under lease to improve its aircraft parking
facilities. Starting in fiscal 2021, Jet Yard subleased the
aforementioned lease along with the ground hardening improvements
to Jet Yard Solutions.
DSI leases 12,206 square feet of space in a building located in
Mississauga, Canada. The lease expires on July 31, 2023. The lease
required Air T to deposit six months' rent as a cash
deposit.
AirCo and Worthington began work in mid-2019 to consolidate back
office operations. This process began with the move of AirCo’s
inventory from Wichita to Eagan, MN. In parallel to this,
Worthington worked with the landlord and property manager on a
tenant expansion project to add an additional 2,546 square feet of
office space and 11,214 square feet of warehouse to the Eagan, MN
facility to consolidate inventory and support operations into one
facility. AirCo Services occupied the Wichita facility through the
end of the lease on April 30, 2020 at which time the Repair Station
moved to Eagan, MN.
Worthington and AirCo lease a 41,280 square-foot facility in Eagan,
Minnesota. The lease for this facility expires in December 2027. In
addition, Worthington also leases a 12,000 square-foot storage
facility in Hastings, Minnesota. The lease for this facility
expires in July 2022. Worthington has two leases in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. One lease is 22,582 square feet and expires in January
2027. The other lease is 10,000 square feet, renewable every six
months, with the latest renewal expiring in September 2022.
Additionally, Worthington also has two facility leases in
Australia: Unit E3 is 1,195 square feet and Unit B5 is 1,442 square
feet, both of which expire in January 2025.
Item 3. Legal
Proceedings.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings
and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business. We
believe that our current proceedings will not have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of
operations. We record a liability when a loss is considered
probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
Item 4. Mine
Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global
Market under the symbol “AIRT.”
As of March 31, 2022, the approximate number of holders of
record of the Company’s Common Stock was 157.
The Company has not paid any cash dividends since
2014.
On May 14, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors
had authorized a program to repurchase up to 750,000 shares
(adjusted to 1,125,000 shares after the stock split on June 10,
2019) of the Company’s common stock from time to time on the open
market or in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with
SEC Rule 10b-18, over an indefinite period. The Company purchased
15,435 shares pursuant to this authorization during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022.
The equity compensation plan information called for by Item 201(d)
of Regulation S-K is set forth in Item 12 “Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters” of Part III of this report under the heading “Equity
Compensation Plan Information”.
Purchases of shares of common stock during the fourth quarter are
described below:
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Dates of
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Total Number of
Shares Purchased |
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Average Price
Paid per Share |
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Total Number of Shares
Purchased as Part of
Public Announced
Plans or Programs |
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Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2022 |
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5,660 |
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25.47 |
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178,970 |
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933,282 |
Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2022 |
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188,745 |
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923,507 |
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188,745 |
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923,507 |
As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not sell any securities
within the past three years that were not registered under the
Securities Act.
Item 6. [Reserved]
Item 7. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations.
Overview
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a
holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically
diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth in its
free cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
•Overnight
air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services
industry;
•Ground
equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and
other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo
airlines, airports, the military and industrial
customers;
•Commercial
aircraft, engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation
assets; supplies surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine
components; provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out
services; commercial aircraft parts sales; procurement services and
overhaul and repair services to airlines and;
•Corporate
and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for
other consolidated businesses. Further, Corporate and other is also
comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other
reportable segments.
Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC.
On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Wolfe Lake, completed the purchase of the real estate
located at 5000 36th Street West, St. Louis Park, Minnesota for
$13.2 million pursuant to the real estate purchase agreement with
WLPC East, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company dated October
11, 2021. The real estate purchased consists of a 2-story office
building, asphalt-paved driveways and parking areas, and
landscaping. The building was constructed in 2004 and contains an
estimated 54,742 total square feet of space. Air T's Minnesota
executive office is currently located in the building. With this
purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from existing tenants
occupying the building. Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC is included within the
Corporate and other segment. See
Note
2
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report.
GdW Beheer B.V.
On February 10, 2022, the Company, acquired GdW, a Dutch holding
company in the business of providing global aviation data and
information for EUR 12.5 million. The acquisition was completed
through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Air T Acquisition
22.1, a Minnesota limited liability company, through its Dutch
subsidiary, Shanwick, and
Unconsolidated Investments
On May 5, 2021, the Company helped form an aircraft asset
management business called CAM, and a new aircraft capital joint
venture called CJVII. The Company and MRC agreed to become common
members in CAM. CAM serves two separate and distinct functions: 1)
to direct the sourcing, acquisition and management of aircraft
assets owned by CJVII, and 2) to directly invest into CJVII
alongside other institutional investment partners. For the Asset
Management Function, CAM receives origination fees, management
fees, consignment fees (where applicable) and a carried interest.
For its Investment Function, CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII
of approximately $53.0 million, which is comprised of an $8.0
million initial commitment from the Company and an approximately
$45.0 million initial commitment from MRC. Any investment returns
are shared pro-rata between the Company and MRC. See
Note
24
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report.
Each business segment has separate management teams and
infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on
operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of GAS. The
results of operations of GAS are reported as discontinued
operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the year ended March 31, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, the
disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect the Company's continuing
operations.
Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Report, including those contained in
“Overview,” are “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect
to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans,
objectives, future performance and business. Forward-looking
statements include those preceded by, followed by or that include
the words “believes”, “pending”, “future”, “expects,”
“anticipates,” “estimates,” “depends” or similar expressions. These
forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ materially from those contemplated by such
forward-looking statements, because of, among other things,
potential risks and uncertainties, such as:
•Economic
and industry conditions in the Company’s markets;
•The
risk that contracts with FedEx could be terminated or adversely
modified;
•The
risk that the number of aircraft operated for FedEx will be
reduced;
•The
risk that GGS customers will defer or reduce significant orders for
deicing equipment;
•The
impact of any terrorist activities on United States soil or
abroad;
•The
Company’s ability to manage its cost structure for operating
expenses, or unanticipated capital requirements, and match them to
shifting customer service requirements and production volume
levels;
•The
Company's ability to meet debt service covenants and to refinance
existing debt obligations;
•The
risk of injury or other damage arising from accidents involving the
Company’s overnight air cargo operations, equipment or parts sold
and/or services provided;
•Market
acceptance of the Company’s commercial and military equipment and
services;
•Competition
from other providers of similar equipment and
services;
•Changes
in government regulation and technology;
•Changes
in the value of marketable securities held as
investments;
•Mild
winter weather conditions reducing the demand for deicing
equipment;
•Market
acceptance and operational success of the Company’s relatively new
aircraft asset management business and related aircraft capital
joint venture; and
•The
length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee
of future events or circumstances, and those future events or
circumstances may not occur. We are under no obligation, and we
expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
Results of Operations
Outlook
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and
capital markets environment, and future developments in these and
other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our
financial condition and results of operations. Each of our
businesses implemented measures to attempt to limit the impact of
COVID-19 but we still experienced a substantial number of
disruptions, and we experienced and continue to experience a
reduction in demand for commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts
compared to historical periods. Many of our businesses may continue
to generate reduced operating cash flow and may operate at a loss
beyond fiscal 2022. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 will
continue to some extent. The fluidity of this situation precludes
any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on
economic and market conditions and our business in particular, and,
as a result, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to
us and our results of operations.
Fiscal 2022 vs. 2021
Consolidated revenue increased by $2.0 million (1%) to $177.1
million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 compared to
the prior fiscal year. Following is a table detailing revenue
(after elimination of intercompany transactions), in
thousands:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
Change |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Overnight Air Cargo |
$ |
74,409 |
|
|
$ |
66,251 |
|
|
$ |
8,158 |
|
|
12 |
% |
Ground Equipment Sales |
42,239 |
|
|
60,679 |
|
|
(18,440) |
|
|
(30) |
% |
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts |
57,689 |
|
|
46,793 |
|
|
10,896 |
|
|
23 |
% |
Corporate and Other |
2,740 |
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
1,342 |
|
|
96 |
% |
Total |
$ |
177,077 |
|
|
$ |
175,121 |
|
|
$ |
1,956 |
|
|
1 |
% |
Revenues from the air cargo segment increased by $8.2 million (12%)
compared to the prior fiscal year, principally attributable to
higher FedEx pass through revenues, higher admin fee as a result of
increased contract rates starting in June 2021 and higher
maintenance labor revenue. In addition, maintenance revenue with
customers outside of FedEx also increased compared to the prior
year. Pass-through costs under the dry-lease agreements with FedEx
totaled $23.0 million and $19.9 million for the years
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The ground equipment sales segment contributed approximately $42.2
million and $60.7 million to the Company’s revenues for the fiscal
periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively,
representing a $18.4 million (30%) decrease in the current year.
The decrease was primarily driven by a lower volume of truck sales
to the USAF in the current fiscal year. At March 31,
2022, the ground equipment sales segment’s order backlog was
$14.0 million compared to $10.3 million at March 31,
2021.
The commercial jet engines and parts segment contributed $57.7
million of revenues in fiscal year ended March 31, 2022
compared to $46.8 million in the prior fiscal year which is an
increase of $10.9 million (23%). The increase is primarily
attributable to the fact that all the companies within this segment
had higher component sales as the aviation industry started to see
more activity in the current year as COVID-19 related restrictions
continued to loosen.
Following is a table detailing operating income (loss) by segment,
net of intercompany during Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
Change |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
Overnight Air Cargo |
$ |
2,794 |
|
|
$ |
2,178 |
|
|
$ |
616 |
|
Ground Equipment Sales |
3,220 |
|
|
8,948 |
|
|
(5,728) |
|
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts |
3,619 |
|
|
(10,882) |
|
|
14,501 |
|
Corporate and Other |
(878) |
|
|
(9,419) |
|
|
8,541 |
|
Total |
$ |
8,755 |
|
|
$ |
(9,175) |
|
|
$ |
17,930 |
|
Consolidated operating income for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2022 was $8.8 million compared to consolidated
operating loss of $9.2 million in the prior fiscal
year.
Operating income for the air cargo segment increased by $0.6
million in the current fiscal year, due primarily to having higher
segment revenues as described above, offset by higher pilot and
staff salaries as well as contract labor.
The ground equipment sales segment operating income decreased by
$5.7 million from $8.9 million in the prior year to $3.2 million in
the current year. This decrease was primarily attributable to the
decreased sales noted in the segment revenue discussion
above.
Operating income of the commercial jet engines and parts segment
was $3.6 million compared to operating loss of $10.9 million in the
prior year. The change was primarily attributable to the increased
component sales with more favorable margin as the aviation industry
started to see more activity as explained in the segment revenue
discussion above. In addition, this segment incurred an inventory
write-down of $6.4 million in the prior year compared to only $0.8
million in the current year.
The table below provides Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
Change |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
March 31, 2021 |
|
Overnight Air Cargo |
|
$ |
2,854 |
|
|
$ |
2,248 |
|
606 |
|
Ground Equipment Sales |
|
3,455 |
|
|
9,132 |
|
(5,677) |
|
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts |
|
5,200 |
|
|
(3,933) |
|
9,133 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
(103) |
|
|
(8,777) |
|
8,674 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
11,406 |
|
|
$ |
(1,330) |
|
12,736 |
|
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2022 was $11.4 million, an increase of $12.7 million
compared to the prior fiscal year.
Adjusted EBITDA for the air cargo segment increased by $0.6 million
in the current fiscal year, due primarily to having higher segment
operating income as described above.
The ground equipment sales segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased by
$5.7 million from $9.1 million in the prior year to $3.5 million in
the current year. This decrease was primarily attributable to the
decreased operating income noted in the discussion
above.
Adjusted EBITDA of the commercial jet engines and parts segment was
$5.2 million, an increase of $9.1 million from the prior fiscal
year. The increase was primarily driven by the change in operating
income (loss) as described above, partially offset by a lower
EBITDA adjustment in inventory write-down of $5.5 million in this
fiscal year compared to the prior fiscal year.
The corporate and other segment Adjusted EBITDA increased by $8.7
million from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2022. The increase was driven by
the $9.1 million offset to general and administrative expenses
in the current fiscal year as a result of the ERC
credit.
Following is a table detailing consolidated non-operating income
(expense), net of intercompany during fiscal 2022 and fiscal 2021
(in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
Change |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
Interest expense, net |
$ |
(4,948) |
|
|
$ |
(4,624) |
|
|
$ |
(324) |
|
Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program
("PPP") |
8,331 |
|
|
— |
|
|
8,331 |
|
Income (loss) from equity method investments |
37 |
|
|
(723) |
|
|
760 |
|
Other |
1,221 |
|
|
2,741 |
|
|
(1,520) |
|
Total |
$ |
4,641 |
|
|
$ |
(2,606) |
|
|
$ |
7,247 |
|
The Company had net non-operating income of $4.6 million for the
year ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $7.2 million from
$2.6 million non-operating expense in the prior year. The increase
was primarily attributable to the $8.3 million gain recognized on
the SBA's forgiveness of the Company's PPP loan offset by a
decrease of $1.5 million in other income primarily driven by
prior-year's unrealized and realized gain on sale of investments
that did not recur in the current-year.
During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded
$1.2 million of income tax expense related to continuing
operations, which yielded an effective rate of 8.7%. The primary
factors contributing to the difference between the federal
statutory rate of 21% and the Company’s effective tax rate for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were the estimated benefit
for the exclusion of income for the Company’s captive insurance
company subsidiary under §831(b), the exclusion of the minority
owned portion of pretax income of Contrail, state income tax
expense, the exclusion of PPP loan forgiveness proceeds from
taxable income, and changes in the valuation allowance. The change
in the valuation allowance is primarily due to unrealized losses on
investments and the generation of foreign tax credits through the
NOL carryback claim that the Company expects to expire before they
are fully utilized, and attribute reduction incurred by Delphax
related to dissolution of its French subsidiary.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the Company
recorded $3.4 million of income tax benefit related to continuing
operations at an effective tax rate of 28.8%. The primary factors
contributing to the difference between the federal statutory rate
of 21% and the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2021 were the estimated benefit for the
exclusion of income for the Company’s captive insurance company
subsidiary under §831(b), the exclusion of the minority owned
portion of pretax income of Contrail, state income tax expense, the
rate differential for the Net Operating Loss ("NOL") carryback
claim and changes in the valuation allowance. The change in the
valuation allowance is primarily due to unrealized losses on
investments and the generation of foreign tax credits through the
NOL carryback claim that the Company expects to expire before they
are fully utilized.
Market Outlook
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and
capital markets environment, and future developments in these and
other areas (such as inflation and supply chain issues) present
uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition and
results of operations. Each of our businesses implemented measures
to attempt to limit the impact of COVID-19 but we still experienced
a substantial number of disruptions, and we experienced and
continue to experience a reduction in demand for commercial
aircraft, jet engines and parts compared to historical periods.
Many of our businesses may continue to generate reduced operating
cash flow and could operate at a loss from time to time beyond
fiscal 2022. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 will continue to
some extent. The fluidity of this situation precludes any
prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on
economic and market conditions and our businesses in particular,
and, as a result, present material uncertainty and risk with
respect to us and our results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2022, the Company held approximately
$8.4 million in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted
cash. Of which, $2.3 million related to cash collateral for three
Opportunity Zone fund investments. The Company also held $1.7
million in restricted investments held as statutory reserve of
SAIC. The Company also has approximately $0.9 million of marketable
securities.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s working capital amounted
to $97.3 million, an increase of $19.7 million compared to
March 31, 2021, primarily driven by the $9.1 million Employee
Retention Credit ("ERC") receivable and an increase of $13.2
million in accounts receivable.
The Company’s Credit Agreement with Minnesota Bank & Trust, a
Minnesota state banking corporation (“MBT”) (the Air T debt
in
Note
14
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report) includes several covenants that are measured once a
year at March 31, including but not limited to, a negative covenant
requiring a debt service coverage ratio of 1.25. The AirCo 1 Credit
Agreement (the AirCo 1 debt in
Note
14
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report) contains an affirmative covenant relating to
collateral valuation. The Contrail Credit Agreement (the Contrail
debt in
Note
14
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report) contains affirmative and negative covenants,
including covenants that restrict the ability of Contrail and its
subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee
indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of assets, engage in mergers and
consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments, make
changes in the nature of its business, and engage in transactions
with affiliates. The Contrail Credit Agreement also contains
quarterly financial covenants applicable to Contrail and its
subsidiaries, including a minimum debt service coverage ratio of
1.25 to 1.0 and a minimum tangible net worth ("TNW") of $8 million.
The obligations of Contrail under the Contrail Credit Agreement are
guaranteed by the Company, up to a maximum of $1.6 million, plus
costs of collection. The Company is not liable for any other assets
or liabilities of Contrail and there are no cross-default
provisions with respect to Contrail’s debt in any of the Company’s
debt agreements with other lenders. As of March 31, 2022, the
Company, AirCo 1 and Contrail were in compliance with all financial
covenants.
In April 2020, the Company obtained loans under the PPP loan, as
authorized by the CARES Act, of $8.2 million to help pay for
payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent and utility costs. As of
March 31, 2022, the Company's PPP Loan was fully forgiven by
the SBA. As such, the Company accounted for its then outstanding
principal and accrued interest as a gain on extinguishment in
accordance with ASC 470.
As mentioned in
Note
14
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report, during fiscal 2022, the Company received
$8.5 million in gross proceeds from the sale of TruPs through
a S-3 Registration Statement filed by the Company. The TruPs were
sold and issued under the S-3 “shelf” Registration Statement base
prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 10, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2021,
and under an At the Market Offering Agreement and a First Amendment
to the At the Market Offering Agreement filed with the SEC on May
14, 2021 and November 19, 2021, respectively, and prospectus
supplements filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021 and November 19,
2021, respectively.
The Shelf Registration Statement registers a number of securities
that may be issued by the Company in a maximum aggregate amount of
up to $15 million. The Registration Statement is subject to the
offering limits set forth in General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3
because the Company’s public float is less than $75 million. For so
long as the Company's public float is less than $75 million, the
aggregate market value of securities sold by the Company under the
Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Instruction I.B.6 to Form
S-3 during any 12 consecutive months may not exceed one-third of
the Company’s public float. For purposes of this limitation, the
aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by
non-affiliates, or public float, was $23.7 million, based on 1.0
million shares of our outstanding common stock held by
non-affiliates and a price of $22.75 per share, which was the price
as of March 31, 2022, a date within 60 days of the date that our
common stock was last sold on The Nasdaq Global Market on May 26,
2022, calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.6 of
Form S-3. After giving effect to the $7.9 million offering limit
imposed by General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, we have now
reached the offering limit under the current Prospectus
Supplement.
As mentioned in
Note
24
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report, Contrail entered into an Operating Agreement with
the Seller providing for the put and call options with regard to
the 21% non-controlling interest retained by the Seller. The Seller
is the founder of Contrail and its current Chief Executive Officer.
The Put/Call Option permits the Seller to require Contrail to
purchase all of the Seller’s equity membership interests in
Contrail commencing on July 18, 2021 ("Contrail RNCI"). As of the
date of this filing, neither the Seller nor Air T has indicated an
intent to exercise the put and call options. If either side were to
exercise the option, the Company anticipates that the price would
approximate the fair value of the Contrail RNCI, as determined on
the transaction date. The Company currently expects that it would
fund any required payment from cash provided by
operations.
As mentioned in
Note
24
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report, on May 5, 2021, the Company formed a new aircraft
asset management business called CAM and a new aircraft capital
joint venture called CJVII. The new venture will focus on acquiring
commercial aircraft and jet engines for leasing, trading and
disassembly. CJVII will target investments in current generation
narrow-body aircraft and engines, building on Contrail’s
origination and asset management expertise. CAM will serve two
separate and distinct functions: 1) to direct the sourcing,
acquisition and management of aircraft assets owned by CJVII, and
2) to directly invest into CJVII alongside other institutional
investment partners. CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII of
approximately $53 million, which is comprised of an $8 million
initial commitment from the Company and an approximately $45
million initial commitment from MRC. As of March 31, 2022,
CAM's remaining capital commitments are approximately $2.0 million
from the Company and $22.0 million from MRC. CJVII will initially
be capitalized with up to $408.0 million of equity from the Company
and three institutional investor partners, consisting of $108.0
million in initial commitments and $300.0 million in upsize
capacity, contingent on underwriting and transaction appeal. As of
the date of this filing, $75.8 million of capital has been deployed
to CJVII. The timing of the remaining capital commitment is not yet
known at this time.
The Company believes it is probable that the cash on hand
(including that obtained from the PPP and other current
financings), net cash provided by operations from its remaining
operating segments, together with its current revolving lines of
credit, as amended or replaced, will be sufficient to meet its
obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business
for at least 12 months following the date these financial
statements are issued.
Cash Flows
Following is a table of changes in cash flow from continuing
operations for the respective years ended March 31, 2022 and
2021 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
Change |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities |
$ |
(33,084) |
|
|
$ |
(1,823) |
|
|
$ |
(31,261) |
|
Net Cash (Used) Provided by Investing Activities |
(33,388) |
|
|
2,516 |
|
|
(35,904) |
|
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities |
59,254 |
|
|
71 |
|
|
59,183 |
|
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates |
(341) |
|
|
(412) |
|
|
71 |
|
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted
Cash |
$ |
(7,559) |
|
|
$ |
352 |
|
|
$ |
(7,911) |
|
Cash used in operating activities was $33.1 million in fiscal year
2022 compared to cash used in operating activities of $1.8 million
in fiscal year 2021. During fiscal year 2022, the Company's
purchase of engines and components received into inventory exceeded
amounts spent in fiscal year 2021 by $17.5 million. Further, less
cash was collected this year due to timing and less concentration
of cash receipts compared to the prior year as accounts receivable
increased by $13.2 million.
Cash used in investing activities for fiscal year 2022 was $33.4
million compared to cash provided by investing activities for the
prior fiscal year of $2.5 million. This difference was primarily
driven by cash used for the acquisitions of Wolfe Lake assets of
$13.4 million, GdW's acquisition of $12.8 million, and investment
in unconsolidated entities of $6.8 million.
Cash provided by financing activities for fiscal year 2022 was
$59.2 million more compared to the prior fiscal year. This was
primarily due to the current year's increase in net proceeds from
lines of credit of $33.0 million, increase in proceeds received
from issuance of Trust Preferred Securities ("TruPs") of $10.0
million, and decrease in payments on line of credit of $21.0
million compared to prior year, offset by prior year's proceeds
from PPP loan of $8.2 million that did not recur in the current
year.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company defines an off-balance sheet arrangement as any
transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement involving
an unconsolidated entity under which a Company has (1) made
guarantees, (2) a retained or a contingent interest in transferred
assets, (3) an obligation under derivative instruments classified
as equity, or (4) any obligation arising out of a material variable
interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing,
liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the Company, or
that engages in leasing, hedging, or research and development
arrangements with the Company. The Company is not currently engaged
in the use of any of these arrangements.
Supply Chain and Inflation
The Company continues to monitor a wide range of health, safety,
and regulatory matters related to the continuing COVID-19 pandemic
including its impact on our business operations. In particular,
ongoing supply chain disruptions have impacted product availability
and costs across all markets including the aviation industry in
which our Company operates. Additionally, the United States is
experiencing an acute workforce shortage and increasing inflation
which has created a hyper-competitive wage environment. Thus far,
the direct impact of these items on our businesses have been
immaterial. However, ongoing or future disruptions to consumer
demand, our supply chain, product pricing inflation, our ability to
attract and retain employees, or our ability to procure products
and fulfill orders, could negatively impact the Company’s
operations and financial results in a material manner. We continue
to look for proactive ways to mitigate potential impacts of supply
chain disruptions at our businesses.
The Company believes that inflation has not had a material effect
on its manufacturing and commercial jet engine and parts
operations, because increased costs to date have been passed on to
customers. Under the terms of its overnight air cargo business
contracts the major cost components of that segment's operations,
consisting principally of fuel, crew and other direct operating
costs, and certain maintenance costs are reimbursed by its
customer. Significant increases in inflation rates could, however,
have a material impact on future revenue and operating
income.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses adjusted earnings before taxes, interest, and
depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), a non-GAAP
financial measure as defined by the SEC, to evaluate the Company's
financial performance. This performance measure is not defined by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and
should be considered in addition to, and not in lieu of, GAAP
financial measures.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before taxes, interest, and
depreciation and amortization, adjusted for specified items. The
Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA by removing the impact of
specific items and adding back the amounts of interest expense and
depreciation and amortization to earnings before income taxes. When
calculating Adjusted EBITDA, the Company does not add back
depreciation expense for aircraft engines that are on lease, as the
Company believes this expense matches with the corresponding
revenue earned on engine leases. Depreciation expense for leased
engines totaled $0.3 million and $1.9 million for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the
Company's performance because it provides investors additional
information about the Company's operations allowing better
evaluation of underlying business performance and better
period-to-period comparability. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to
replace or be an alternative to operating income (loss) from
continuing operations, the most directly comparable amounts
reported under GAAP.
The table below provides a reconciliation of operating income
(loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
March 31, 2021 |
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations |
|
$ |
8,755 |
|
|
$ |
(9,175) |
|
Depreciation and amortization (excluding leased engines
depreciation) |
|
1,589 |
|
|
1,231 |
|
Asset impairment, restructuring or impairment charges |
|
805 |
|
|
6,592 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment |
|
5 |
|
|
(10) |
|
Security issuance expenses |
|
252 |
|
|
32 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
11,406 |
|
|
$ |
(1,330) |
|
Included in the asset impairment, restructuring or impairment
charges for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was a
write-down of $0.8 million on the commercial jet engines and parts
segment's inventory. The write-down was attributable to our
evaluation of the carrying value of inventory as of March 31,
2022, where we compared its cost to its net realizable value and
considered factors such as physical condition, sales patterns and
expected future demand to estimate the amount necessary to write
down any slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory.
The table below provides Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended |
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
March 31, 2021 |
Overnight Air Cargo |
|
$ |
2,854 |
|
|
$ |
2,248 |
|
Ground Equipment Sales |
|
3,455 |
|
|
9,132 |
|
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts |
|
5,200 |
|
|
(3,933) |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
(103) |
|
|
(8,777) |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
11,406 |
|
|
$ |
(1,330) |
|
Seasonality
The ground equipment sales segment business has historically been
seasonal, with the revenues and operating income typically being
higher in the second and third fiscal quarters as commercial
deicers are typically delivered prior to the winter season. Other
segments are typically not susceptible to material seasonal
trends.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described
in
Note
1
of
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item
8
of this report. The preparation of the Company’s consolidated
financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States requires the use of
estimates and assumptions to determine certain assets, liabilities,
revenues and expenses. Management bases these estimates and
assumptions upon the best information available at the time of the
estimates or assumptions. The Company’s estimates and assumptions
could change materially as conditions within and beyond our control
change. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from
estimates. The Company believes that the following are its most
critical accounting policies:
Business Combinations.
The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. Consistent with
ASC 805, the Company accounts for each business combination by
applying the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the
Company records the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities
assumed at their respective fair values on the acquisition date.
Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the purchase consideration
over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired. Included
in purchase consideration is the estimated acquisition date fair
value of any earn-out obligation incurred. For business
combinations where non-controlling interests remain after the
acquisition, assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the
acquired business are recorded at the full fair value and the
portion of the acquisition date fair value attributable to
non-controlling interests is recorded as a separate line item
within the equity section or, as applicable to redeemable
non-controlling interests, between the liabilities and equity
sections of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. There are
various estimates and judgments related to the valuation of
identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, goodwill and
non-controlling interests. These estimates and judgments have the
potential to materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Inventories
– Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable
value. Within the Company’s commercial jet engines and parts
segment, there are various estimates and judgments made in relief
of inventory as parts are sold from established groups of parts
from one engine or airframe purchase. The estimates and judgments
made in relief of inventory are based on assumptions that are
consistent with a market participant’s future expectations for the
commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts industry and the economy
in general and our expected intent for the inventory. These
assumptions and estimates are complex and subjective in nature.
Changes in economic and operating conditions, including those
occurring as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or its
effects could impact the assumptions and result in future losses to
our inventory.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of inventory.
In these evaluations, the Company is required to make estimates
regarding the net realizable value, which includes the
consideration of sales patterns and expected future demand. Any
slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory and inventory with costs
exceeding net realizable value are evaluated for write-downs. These
estimates could vary significantly from actual amounts based upon
future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, or
competitive factors that were not foreseen or did not exist when
the estimated write-downs were made.
Valuation of Assets on Lease or Held for Lease
- Engine assets on lease or held for lease are stated at cost, less
accumulated depreciation. On a quarterly basis, we monitor the
portfolio for events which may indicate that a particular asset may
need to be evaluated for potential impairment. These events may
include a decision to part-out or sell an asset, knowledge of
specific damage to an asset, or supply/demand events which may
impact the Company’s ability to lease an asset in the future. On an
annual basis, even absent any such ‘triggering event’, we evaluate
the assets in our portfolio to determine if their carrying amount
may not be recoverable. If an asset is determined to be
unrecoverable, the asset is written down to fair value. When
evaluating for impairment, we test at the individual asset level
(e.g., engine, airframe or aircraft), as each asset generates its
own stream of cash flows, including lease rents and maintenance
reserves.
The Company must make significant and subjective estimates in
determining whether any impairment exists. Those estimates are as
follows:
•Fair
value – we determine fair value by reference to independent
appraisals, quoted market prices (e.g., an offer to purchase) and
other factors such as current data from airlines, engine
manufacturers and MRO providers as well as specific market sales
and repair cost data.
•Future
cash flows – when evaluating the future cash flows that an asset
will generate, we make assumptions regarding the lease market for
specific engine models, including estimates of market lease rates
and future demand. These assumptions are based upon lease rates
that we are obtaining in the current market as well as our
expectation of future demand for the specific engine/aircraft
model.
If the forecasted undiscounted cash flows and fair value of our
long-lived assets decrease in the future, we may incur impairment
charges.
Accounting for Redeemable Non-Controlling
Interest.
Policies related to redeemable non-controlling interests involve
judgment and complexity, specifically on the classification of the
non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated balance
sheet, and the accounting treatment for changes in the fair value
or estimated redemption value for non-controlling interests that
are redeemed at other than fair value. Further, there is
significant judgment in determining whether an equity instrument is
currently redeemable or not currently redeemable but probable that
the equity instrument will become redeemable. Additionally, there
are also significant estimates made in the valuation of the
Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest. The fair value of
Contrail's non-controlling interest is determined using a
combination of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash
flow analysis, and the market approach, utilizing the guideline
public company method. Contrail's discounted cash flow analysis
requires significant management judgment with respect to forecasts
of revenue, operating margins, capital expenditures, and the
selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. Contrail’s
market approach requires management to make significant assumptions
related to market multiples of earnings derived from comparable
publicly-traded companies with similar operating characteristics as
Contrail. There are also significant estimates made to determine
the estimated redemption value of Shanwick's redeemable
non-controlling interest ("Shanwick RNCI"). The analysis uses
significant inputs such as forecasted earnings before interest and
taxes ("EBIT"), discount rate and expected volatility, which
require significant management judgment and
assumptions.
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk.
The Company is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in
the normal course of business, primarily as a result of its
variable rate borrowing. The Company has entered into variable to
fixed rate interest-rate swap agreements to effectively reduce its
exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
We are also exposed to certain losses in the event of
nonperformance by the counterparties under the swaps. We regularly
evaluate the financial condition of our counterparties. Based on
this review, we currently expect the counterparties to perform
fully under the swaps. However, if a counterparty defaults on its
obligations under a swap, we could be required to pay the full
rates on the applicable debt, even if such rates were in excess of
the rate in the contract.
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital
Resources” and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a
description of our accounting policies and other information
related to these financial instruments.
Item 8. Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Air T,
Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Air
T, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March 31, 2022 and
2021, the related consolidated statements of income (loss),
comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows, for each of
the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, and the related
notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In
our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of the Company as of
March 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its
cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended March 31,
2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S.
federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of
the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the
PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error
or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged
to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an
understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of
the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to
error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those
risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising
from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was
communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee
and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material
to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially
challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of
critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the
financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by
communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate
opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or
disclosures to which it relates.
Redeemable non-controlling interest – valuation of Contrail
Aviation Support, LLC — Refer to Notes 1 and 4 to the financial
statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has a 79% controlling interest in Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC and is party to an operating agreement with the owner
of the remaining 21% ownership interest in Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC, that contains certain future redemption features that
are outside the control of the Company.
This arrangement is recorded and disclosed as a redeemable
non-controlling interest at fair value of $7.2 million as of March
31, 2022. The Company adjusts the redeemable non-controlling
interest each reporting period to the higher of the redemption
value or carrying value, using a combination of the income
approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis, and the market
approach, utilizing the guideline public company method. The
determination of fair value includes estimation uncertainty under
both approaches.
The income approach requires significant management judgment with
respect to forecasts of future revenue, operating margins, and
capital expenditures, and the selection and use of an appropriate
discount rate. The market approach requires management to make
significant assumptions related to market multiples of earnings
derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar
operating characteristics as Contrail Aviation Support, LLC. We
identified the valuation of redeemable non-controlling interest in
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC as a critical audit matter given the
significant judgments and assumptions required by management to
estimate the fair value of the redeemable non-controlling interest,
as well as the fact that performing audit procedures required a
high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort,
including the need to involve our fair value
specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the
Audit
Our audit procedures related to the significant judgments and
assumptions utilized in the valuation of the redeemable
non-controlling interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
included the following, among others:
•We
evaluated the reasonableness of management’s forecasts of future
revenue and operating margins by comparing the forecasts
to:
◦Historical
results of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, and
◦Forecasted
information included in industry reports.
•We
considered the impact of industry and market conditions on
management’s forecasts for Contrail Aviation Support,
LLC.
•We
involved our fair value specialists to assist in the evaluation
of:
◦The
valuation methodologies used by the Company to determine whether
they were consistent with generally accepted valuation practices,
and reasonably weighted.
◦The
discount rates, including testing the underlying source information
and the mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and developing a
range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount
rates selected by management.
◦Earnings
multiples, including testing the underlying source information and
mathematical accuracy of the calculations, and evaluating the
appropriateness of the Company’s selection of companies in its
industry comparable groups.
•We
performed sensitivity analyses with regard to forecasted revenue
and the discount rate to evaluate the changes in the fair value of
the redeemable non-controlling interest in Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC, that would result from changes in those significant
assumptions.
•We
evaluated whether the business and valuation assumptions used were
consistent with evidence obtained in other areas of the
audit.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 28, 2022
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |
2022 |
|
2021 |
Operating Revenues: |
|
|
|
Overnight air cargo |
$ |
74,409 |
|
|
$ |
66,251 |
|
Ground equipment sales |
42,239 |
|
|
60,679 |
|
Commercial jet engines and parts |
57,689 |
|
|
46,793 |
|
Corporate and other |
2,740 |
|
|
1,398 |
|
|
177,077 |
|
|
175,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Expenses: |
|
|
|
Overnight air cargo |
65,694 |
|
|
58,351 |
|
Ground equipment sales |
33,538 |
|
|
45,282 |
|
Commercial jet engines and parts |
36,603 |
|
|
36,710 |
|
General and administrative |
29,817 |
|
|
34,264 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
1,860 |
|
|
3,107 |
|
Write-down of inventory |
768 |
|
|
6,405 |
|
Impairment of property and equipment |
37 |
|
|
187 |
|
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment |
5 |
|
|
(10) |
|
|
168,322 |
|
|
184,296 |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Income (Loss) from continuing operations |
8,755 |
|
|
(9,175) |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-operating Income (Expense): |
|
|
|
Interest expense, net |
(4,948) |
|
|
(4,624) |
|
Gain on forgiveness of PPP |
8,331 |
|
|
— |
|
Income (loss) from equity method investments |
37 |
|
|
(723) |
|
Other |
1,221 |
|
|
2,741 |
|
|
4,641 |
|
|
(2,606) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income
taxes |
13,396 |
|
|
(11,781) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income Tax Expense (Benefit) |
1,169 |
|
|
(3,387) |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations |
12,227 |
|
|
(8,394) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax |
— |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) |
12,227 |
|
|
(8,390) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Non-controlling
Interests |
(1,299) |
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Air T, Inc.
Stockholders |
$ |
10,928 |
|
|
$ |
(7,277) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share (Note
23) |
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
3.79 |
|
|
$ |
(2.53) |
|
Diluted |
$ |
3.78 |
|
|
$ |
(2.53) |
|
|
|
|
|
Income from discontinued operations per share (Note 23) |
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Diluted |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) per share (Note 23) |
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
3.79 |
|
|
$ |
(2.53) |
|
Diluted |
$ |
3.78 |
|
|
$ |
(2.53) |
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding: |
|
|
|
Basic |
2,880 |
|
|
2,882 |
|
Diluted |
2,888 |
|
|
2,882 |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
(In thousands) |
2022 |
|
2021 |
Net Income (Loss) |
$ |
12,227 |
|
|
$ |
(8,390) |
|
Other Comprehensive Loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation loss |
(549) |
|
|
(409) |
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax of $294 and
$78
|
929 |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification of interest rate swaps into earnings |
41 |
|
|
(18) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Other Comprehensive Loss |
421 |
|
|
(165) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss) |
12,648 |
|
|
(8,555) |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive (Income) Loss Attributable to Non-controlling
Interests |
(1,299) |
|
|
1,113 |
|
|
|
|
|
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Air T, Inc.
Stockholders |
$ |
11,349 |
|
|
$ |
(7,442) |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands, except per share data) |
March 31, 2022 |
|
March 31, 2021 |
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current Assets: |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
5,616 |
|
|
$ |
10,996 |
|
Marketable securities |
859 |
|
|
1,407 |
|
Restricted cash |
2,752 |
|
|
4,931 |
|
Restricted investments |
1,691 |
|
|
1,507 |
|
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$1,368 and $1,177
|
19,684 |
|
|
6,505 |
|
Income tax receivable |
3,230 |
|
|
4,389 |
|
Inventories, net |
75,167 |
|
|
71,971 |
|
Employee retention credit receivable |
9,138 |
|
|
— |
|
Other current assets |
10,106 |
|
|
4,068 |
|
Total Current Assets |
128,243 |
|
|
$ |
105,774 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assets on lease or held for lease, net of accumulated depreciation
of $780 and $436
|
14,509 |
|
|
2,131 |
|
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,405
and $4,510
|
21,212 |
|
|
8,519 |
|
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,947 and
$2,467
|
13,260 |
|
|
1,600 |
|
Right-of-use assets |
7,354 |
|
|
7,757 |
|
Equity method investments |
9,864 |
|
|
4,475 |
|
Goodwill |
10,126 |
|
|
4,227 |
|
Other assets |
3,031 |
|
|
6,267 |
|
Total Assets |
207,599 |
|
|
140,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current Liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
9,397 |
|
|
8,344 |
|
Income tax payable |
194 |
|
|
39 |
|
Accrued expenses and other (Note 12) |
13,391 |
|
|
12,787 |
|
Current portion of long-term debt |
6,482 |
|
|
5,639 |
|
Short-term lease liability |
1,443 |
|
|
1,370 |
|
Total Current Liabilities |
30,907 |
|
|
28,179 |
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term debt |
129,326 |
|
|
81,857 |
|
Deferred income tax liabilities, net |
2,812 |
|
|
595 |
|
Long-term lease liability |
6,734 |
|
|
7,075 |
|
Other non-current liabilities |
1,342 |
|
|
1,732 |
|
Total Liabilities |
171,121 |
|
|
$ |
119,438 |
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable non-controlling interest |
10,761 |
|
|
6,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies (Note 24) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity: |
|
|
|
Air T, Inc. Stockholders' Equity: |
|
|
|
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 50,000 shares
authorized
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $0.25 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized,
3,022,745 shares issued, 2,866,418 and 2,881,853 shares
outstanding
|
756 |
|
|
756 |
|
Treasury stock, 156,327 at $19.20 and 140,892 shares at
$18.58
|
(3,002) |
|
|
(2,617) |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
393 |
|
|
— |
|
Retained earnings |
26,729 |
|
|
16,270 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(263) |
|
|
(684) |
|
Total Air T, Inc. Stockholders' Equity |
24,613 |
|
|
13,725 |
|
Non-controlling Interests |
1,104 |
|
|
989 |
|
Total Equity |
25,717 |
|
|
14,714 |
|
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
207,599 |
|
|
$ |
140,750 |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
(In thousands) |
2022 |
|
2021 |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
12,227 |
|
|
$ |
(8,390) |
|
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income
tax |
— |
|
|
(4) |
|
Net income (loss) from continuing operations |
12,227 |
|
|
(8,394) |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
1,860 |
|
|
3,107 |
|
Profit from sale of assets on lease and held for lease |
— |
|
|
(1,473) |
|
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan |
(8,331) |
|
|
— |
|
Write-down of inventory |
768 |
|
|
6,405 |
|
Other |
876 |
|
|
1,019 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Accounts receivable |
(12,654) |
|
|
6,074 |
|
Inventories |
(17,602) |
|
|
(129) |
|
Accounts payable |
1,050 |
|
|
(2,521) |
|
Accrued expenses |
(485) |
|
|
(341) |
|
Employee retention credit receivable |
(9,138) |
|
|
— |
|
Other |
(1,655) |
|
|
(5,570) |
|
Total adjustments |
(40,484) |
|
|
(2,487) |
|
Net cash used in operating activities - continuing
operations |
(33,084) |
|
|
(1,823) |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued
operations |
— |
|
|
4 |
|
Net cash used in operating activities |
(33,084) |
|
|
(1,819) |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
Purchases of marketable securities |
— |
|
|
(659) |
|
Sale of marketable securities |
815 |
|
|
2,452 |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets on lease and held for
lease |
— |
|
|
8,183 |
|
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired |
(12,804) |
|
|
(536) |
|
Investment in unconsolidated entities |
(6,797) |
|
|
— |
|
Acquisition of assets |
(13,408) |
|
|
— |
|
Capital expenditures related to property &
equipment |
(1,530) |
|
|
(3,899) |
|
Capital expenditures related to assets on lease or held for
lease |
(28) |
|
|
(2,106) |
|
Other |
364 |
|
|
(919) |
|
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities - continuing
operations |
(33,388) |
|
|
2,516 |
|
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities - discontinued
operations |
— |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities |
(33,388) |
|
|
2,516 |
|
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
Proceeds from lines of credit |
99,363 |
|
|
66,383 |
|
Payments on lines of credit |
(84,551) |
|
|
(105,552) |
|
Proceeds from term loan |
34,232 |
|
|
59,278 |
|
Payments on term loan |
(3,813) |
|
|
(27,275) |
|
Proceeds from PPP loan |
— |
|
|
8,215 |
|
Proceeds received from issuance of TruPs |
11,278 |
|
|
1,341 |
|
Other |
2,745 |
|
|
(2,319) |
|
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing
operations |
59,254 |
|
|
71 |
|
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash
equivalents |
(341) |
|
|
(412) |
|
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED
CASH |
(7,559) |
|
|
356 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF
PERIOD |
15,927 |
|
|
15,571 |
|
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF
PERIOD |
8,368 |
|
|
15,927 |
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
Non-cash capital expenditures related to property &
equipment |
13 |
|
|
31 |
|
Equipment leased or held for lease transferred to
Inventory |
12 |
|
|
19,623 |
|
Equipment in Inventory transferred to Assets on Lease |
13,100 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: |
|
|
|
Operating cash payments for operating leases |
1,824 |
|
|
1,683 |
|
Cash paid during the year for interest |
1,523 |
|
|
2,732 |
|
Cash paid during the year for income taxes |
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
477 |
|
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
Common Stock |
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
Amount |
|
Share |
|
Amount |
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital |
|
Retained
Earnings |
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Non-controlling
Interests* |
|
Total
Equity |
Balance, March 31, 2020 |
3,023 |
|
|
$ |
756 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
$ |
(2,617) |
|
|
$ |
2,636 |
|
|
$ |
23,768 |
|
|
$ |
(537) |
|
|
$ |
1,005 |
|
|
$ |
25,011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss* |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(7,277) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(16) |
|
|
(7,293) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation loss |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(409) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(409) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to fair value of redeemable non-controlling
interest |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,636) |
|
|
(221) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(2,857) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain of interest rate swaps, net of tax |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
262 |
|
|
— |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2021 |
3,023 |
|
|
$ |
756 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
$ |
(2,617) |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
16,270 |
|
|
$ |
(684) |
|
|
$ |
989 |
|
|
$ |
14,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
Common Stock |
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share |
|
Amount |
|
Share |
|
Amount |
|
Additional
Paid-In
Capital |
|
Retained
Earnings |
|
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss) |
|
Non-controlling
Interests* |
|
Total
Equity |
Balance, March 31, 2021 |
3,023 |
|
|
$ |
756 |
|
|
141 |
|
|
$ |
(2,617) |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
16,270 |
|
|
$ |
(684) |
|
|
$ |
989 |
|
|
$ |
14,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income* |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
10,928 |
|
|
— |
|
|
115 |
|
|
11,043 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of common stock |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
15 |
|
|
(385) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(385) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock compensation expense |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
393 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
393 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Foreign currency translation loss |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(549) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(549) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustment to fair value of redeemable non-controlling
interest |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
531 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
531 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
929 |
|
|
— |
|
|
929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Put option issued to co-investor in CAM |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,000) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,000) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reclassification of interest rate swaps into earnings |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
41 |
|
|
— |
|
|
41 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, March 31, 2022 |
3,023 |
|
|
$ |
756 |
|
|
156 |
|
|
$ |
(3,002) |
|
|
$ |
393 |
|
|
$ |
26,729 |
|
|
$ |
(263) |
|
|
$ |
1,104 |
|
|
$ |
25,717 |
|
*Excludes amount attributable to redeemable non-controlling
interest in Contrail and Shanwick.
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31,
2022
AND
2021
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a
holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically
diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth of free
cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
•Overnight
air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services
industry;
•Ground
equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and
other specialized equipment products to passenger and cargo
airlines, airports, the military and industrial
customers;
•Commercial
aircraft, engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation
assets; supplies surplus and aftermarket commercial jet engine
components; provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out
services; commercial aircraft parts sales; procurement services and
overhaul and repair services to airlines and;
•Corporate
and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for
other consolidated businesses. Further, Corporate and other is also
comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other
reportable segments.
Each business segment has separate management teams and
infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on
operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of GAS. The
results of operations of GAS are reported as discontinued
operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations
for the year ended March 31, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, the
disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial
statements reflect the Company's continuing
operations.
1. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING
POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
– The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries as well as its non-wholly
owned subsidiaries, Contrail, Shanwick and Delphax. All
intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in
consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to the
prior period amounts to conform to the current
presentation.
Accounting Estimates
– The preparation of consolidated financial statements in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and
capital markets environment, and future developments in these and
other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our
financial condition and results of operations. Each of our
businesses implemented measures to attempt to limit the impact of
COVID-19 but we still experienced a number of disruptions, and we
experienced and continue to experience to a lesser degree a
reduction in demand for commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts
compared to historical periods. Many of our businesses may continue
to generate reduced operating cash flow and may continue to operate
at a loss from time to time beyond fiscal 2022. We expect that the
impact of COVID-19 will continue to some extent. The fluidity of
this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse
impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions, and, as a
result, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to us
and our results of operations. The Company believes the estimates
and assumptions underlying the Company’s consolidated financial
statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information
available as of March 31, 2022, however; uncertainty over the
ultimate direct and indirect impact COVID-19 will have on the
global economy generally, and the Company’s business in particular,
makes any estimates and assumptions as of March 31, 2022
inherently less certain than they would be absent the current and
potential impacts of COVID-19.
Segments
- The Company has four reportable operating segments: overnight air
cargo, ground equipment sales, commercial jet engine and parts and
corporate and other. The Company assesses the performance of these
segments on an individual basis (see
Note
22).
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about
which separate financial information is available that is evaluated
regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making
group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing
performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its
Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer
reviews financial information by business segment for purposes of
allocating resources and evaluating financial performance. Each
business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures
that offer different products and services. We evaluate the
performance of our business segments based on operating income
(loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Variable Interest Entities
– In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the
consolidation of variable interest entities, the Company analyzes
its variable interests to determine if an entity in which we have a
variable interest is a variable interest entity. Our analysis
includes both quantitative and qualitative reviews to determine if
we must consolidate a variable interest entity as its primary
beneficiary.
Business Combinations
– The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards
Codification (“ASC”) 805,
Business Combinations.
Consistent with ASC 805, the Company accounts for each business
combination by applying the acquisition method. Under the
acquisition method, the Company records the identifiable assets
acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values on
the acquisition date. Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the
purchase consideration over the fair value of identifiable net
assets acquired. Included in purchase consideration is the
estimated acquisition date fair value of any earn-out obligation
incurred. For business combinations where non-controlling interests
remain after the acquisition, assets (including goodwill) and
liabilities of the acquired business are recorded at the full fair
value and the portion of the acquisition date fair value
attributable to non-controlling interests is recorded as a separate
line item within the equity section or, as applicable to redeemable
non-controlling interests, between the liabilities and equity
sections of the Company’s consolidated balance
sheets.
The acquisition method permits the Company a period of time after
the acquisition date during which the Company may adjust the
provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. This
period of time is referred to as the “measurement period”. The
measurement period provides an acquirer with a reasonable time to
obtain the information necessary to identify and measure the assets
acquired and liabilities assumed. If the initial accounting for a
business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting
period in which the combination occurs, the Company reports in its
consolidated financial statements provisional amounts for the items
for which the accounting is incomplete. Accordingly, the Company is
required to recognize adjustments to the provisional amounts, with
a corresponding adjustment to goodwill, in the reporting period in
which the adjustments to the provisional amounts are determined.
Thus, the Company would adjust its consolidated financial
statements as needed, including recognizing in its current-period
earnings the full effect of changes in depreciation, amortization,
or other income effects, by line item, if any, as a result of the
change to the provisional amounts calculated as if the accounting
had been completed at the acquisition date.
Income statement activity of an acquired business is reflected
within the Company’s consolidated statements of income (loss)
commencing with the date of acquisition. Amounts for
pre-acquisition periods are excluded.
Acquisition-related costs are costs the Company incurs to affect a
business combination. Those costs may include such items as
finder’s fees, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other
professional or consulting fees, and general administrative costs.
The Company accounts for such acquisition-related costs as expenses
in the period in which the costs are incurred and the services are
received.
Changes in estimates of the fair value of earn-out obligations
subsequent to the acquisition date are not accounted for as part of
the acquisition, rather, they are recognized directly in
earnings.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
– Cash equivalents consist of liquid investments with maturities of
three months or less when purchased.
Financial Instruments Designated for Trading
– Except for short sales of equity securities, the Company accounts
for all other financial instruments (including derivative
instruments) designated for trading in accordance with ASC 815. All
changes in the fair value of the financial instruments designated
for trading are recognized in earnings as they occur. Further, all
gains and losses on derivative instruments designated for trading
are presented net on the consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
The fair value of derivative instruments designated for trading in
a gain position are recorded in Other Current Assets and the fair
value of derivative instruments designated for trading in a loss
position are recorded in Accrued Expenses and Other on the
consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company accounts for short sales of equity securities in
accordance with ASC 942 and ASC 860. The obligations incurred in
short sales are reported in Accrued Expenses and Other on the
consolidated Balance Sheets. They are subsequently measured at fair
value through the income statement at each reporting date with
gains and losses on securities. Interest on the short positions are
accrued periodically and reported as interest expense. The market
value of the Company’s equity securities and cash held by the
broker are used as collateral against any outstanding margin
account borrowings for purposes of short selling equities. This
collateral is recorded in Other Current Assets on the consolidated
Balance Sheets.
The Company reports all cash receipts and payments resulting from
the purchases and sales of securities, loans, and other assets that
are acquired specifically for resale as operating cash
flows.
Inventories
– Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable
value. When finished goods units are leased to customers under
operating leases, the units are transferred to Assets on Lease or
Held For Lease. The classification of cash flows associated with
the purchase and sale of finished goods is based on the activity
that is likely to be the predominant source or use of cash flows
for the items. Consistent with aviation industry practice, the
Company includes expendable aircraft parts and supplies in current
assets, although a certain portion of these inventories may not be
used or sold within one year.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of inventory.
In these evaluations, the Company is required to make estimates
regarding the net realizable value, which includes the
consideration of sales patterns and expected future demand. Any
slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory and inventory with costs
exceeding net realizable value are evaluated for write-downs. These
estimates could vary significantly from actual amounts based upon
future economic conditions, customer inventory levels, or
competitive factors that were not foreseen or did not exist when
the estimated write-downs were made.
In accordance with industry practice, all inventories are
classified as a current asset including portions with long
production cycles, some of which may not be realized within one
year.
Investments under the Equity Method
– The Company utilizes the equity method to account for investments
when the Company possesses the ability to exercise significant
influence, but not control, over the operating and financial
policies of the investee. The Company applies the equity method to
investments in common stock and to other investments when such
other investments possess substantially identical subordinated
interests to common stock. For investments that have a different
fiscal year-end, if the difference is not more than three months,
the Company elects a 3-month lag to record the change in the
investment.
The Company assesses the carrying value of its investments whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amounts may not be recoverable. The recoverability is measured by
comparing the carrying amount of the investment to the estimated
future undiscounted cash flows of the investment, which take into
account current, and expectations for future, market conditions and
the Company’s intent with respect to holding or disposing of the
investment. Changes in economic and operating conditions, including
those occurring as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic,
that occur subsequent to a current impairment analysis and the
Company’s ultimate use of the investment could impact the
assumptions and result in future impairment losses to the
investments. If the Company’s analysis indicates that the carrying
value is not recoverable on an undiscounted cash flow basis, the
Company will recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which
the carrying value exceeds the fair value. The fair value is
determined through quoted prices in active markets or various
valuation techniques, including internally developed discounted
cash flow models or comparable market transactions.
Goodwill
- The Company evaluates goodwill on an annual basis or anytime
events or circumstances change that would more likely than not
reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying
value.
The Company is permitted to first assess qualitative factors to
determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood
of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is
less than its carrying value, including goodwill. In qualitatively
evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value
of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company
assesses relevant events and circumstances such as macroeconomic
conditions, industry and market developments, cost factors, and the
overall financial performance of the reporting unit. If, after
assessing these events and circumstances, it is determined that
there may be an impairment, then a quantitative analysis is
performed. In the first step of the quantitative method,
recoverability of goodwill is evaluated by estimating the fair
value of the reporting unit’s goodwill using multiple techniques,
including a discounted cash flow model income approach and a market
approach. The estimated fair value is then compared to the carrying
value of the reporting unit. The Company will recognize an
impairment charge for the amount by which the carrying value of the
reporting unit exceeds its fair value, if any.
Goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Goodwill, at original cost |
$ |
10,502 |
|
|
$ |
4,603 |
|
|
|
|
|
Less accumulated impairment |
(376) |
|
|
(376) |
|
Goodwill, net of impairment |
$ |
10,126 |
|
|
$ |
4,227 |
|
As of March 31, 2022, $4.2 million of the goodwill balance is
attributable to the acquisition of Contrail and included within the
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts segment. $5.9 million of the
goodwill balance is attributable to the acquisition of GdW in
February 2022, and included within the Corporate and Other
segment.
We performed our annual impairment assessment for goodwill of the
Contrail reporting unit at March 31, 2022. In the fiscal year
2022, COVID-19 continued to greatly impact the macroeconomic
conditions and the outlook of the airline industry. Due to this,
the Company performed a quantitative analysis using a combination
of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis,
and the market approach, utilizing the guideline public company
method. Contrail's discounted cash flow analysis requires
significant management judgment with respect to forecasts of
revenue, operating margins, capital expenditures, and the selection
and use of an appropriate discount rate. The forecasts and
assumptions are based on our annual and long-term business plans.
Contrail’s market approach requires management to make significant
assumptions related to market multiples of revenue and earnings
derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar
operating characteristics as Contrail.
Based on the results of our annual quantitative assessment
conducted as of March 31, 2022, the fair value of our Contrail
reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, and management
concluded that no impairment charge was warranted.
Intangible Assets
– Amortizable intangible assets consist of acquired patents,
tradenames, customer relationships, and other finite-lived
identifiable intangibles. Such intangibles are initially recorded
at fair value and subsequently subject to amortization.
Amortization is recorded using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets. In accordance with the
applicable accounting guidance, the Company evaluates the
recoverability of amortizable intangible assets whenever events
occur that indicate potential impairment. In doing so, the Company
assesses whether the carrying amount of the asset is unrecoverable
by estimating the sum of the future cash flows expected to result
from the asset, undiscounted and without interest charges. If the
carrying amount is more than the recoverable amount, an impairment
charge must be recognized based on the estimated fair value of the
asset.
The estimated amortizable lives of the intangible assets are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years |
Purchased software |
3 |
Internally developed software |
10-15
|
In-place lease and other intangibles |
Over lease term |
Trade names |
5 |
Certification |
5 |
Non-compete |
5 |
License |
5 |
Patents |
9 |
Customer relationships |
10-15
|
Property and Equipment and Assets on Lease or Held for Lease
– Property and equipment is stated initially at cost, or fair value
if purchased as part of a business combination. Depreciation and
amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the asset’s
useful life. Equipment leased to customers is depreciated using the
straight line method. Useful lives range from three years for
computer equipment, seven years for flight equipment, ten years for
deicers and other equipment leased to customers and thirty years
for buildings.
Engine assets on lease or held for lease are stated at cost, less
accumulated depreciation. Certain costs incurred in connection with
the acquisition of engine assets are capitalized as part of the
cost of such assets. If assets are not actively being leased (i.e.
held for lease), then they are not being depreciated. Major
overhauls which improve functionality or extend original useful
life are capitalized and depreciated over the engine assets' useful
life to a residual value. The Company depreciates the engines on a
straight-line basis over the assets' useful life from the
acquisition date to a residual value. The Company adjusts its
estimates annually for these older generation assets, including
updating estimates of an engine’s or aircraft’s remaining operating
life. The Company believes this methodology accurately reflects the
typical holding period for the assets and, that the residual value
assumption, which is dependent on the Company's eventual plan for
the engine assets (i.e. whole asset sale, part-out, etc.),
reasonably approximates the selling price of the
assets.
When engine assets are committed for sales, the assets are
transferred to Inventory. The classification of cash flows
associated with the purchase and sale of engine assets is based on
the activity that is likely to be the predominant source or use of
cash flows for the items.
The Company assesses long-lived assets for impairment when events
and circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired and the
undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets
are less than their carrying amount. When evaluating the future
cash flows that an asset will generate, we make assumptions
regarding the lease market for specific engine models, including
estimates of market lease rates and future demand. These
assumptions are based upon lease rates that we are obtaining in the
current market as well as our expectation of future demand for the
specific engine/aircraft model. We determine fair value of the
assets by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market prices
(e.g., an offer to purchase) and other factors such as current data
from manufacturers as well as specific market sales. In the event
it is determined that the carrying values of long-lived assets are
in excess of the estimated undiscounted cash flows from those
assets, the Company then will write-down the value of the assets by
the excess of carrying value over fair value.
Accounting for Debt - Trust Preferred Securities and Warrant
Liability
– On June 10, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate of
1.6 million TruPs in the amount of $4.0 million in a
non-cash transaction. In connection with the issuance of these
TruPs, the Company also issued an aggregate of 8.4 million
warrants (representing warrants to purchase $21.0 million in
stated value of TruPs). A warrant for mandatorily redeemable shares
conditionally obligates the issuer to ultimately transfer
assets—the obligation is conditioned only on the warrant's being
exercised because the shares will be redeemed. Thus, warrants for
mandatorily redeemable shares are liabilities under ASC 480.
Accordingly, the Warrants are recorded within "Other non-current
liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. The Warrants are
recorded at fair value. Fair value measurement was based on quoted
price for a similar asset or liability as observed on the NASDAQ
Global Market. The liability is classified as Level 2 in the
hierarchy. As of March 31, 2022, 5.3 million Warrants
were exercised. The remaining 3.1 million Warrants were not
exercised and expired on August 30, 2021.
On May 14, 2021, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering
Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Ascendiant Capital Markets,
LLC (the “sales agent” or “Ascendiant”), pursuant to which it may
sell and issue its TruPs having an aggregate offering price of up
to $8.0 million from time to time. The Company has no
obligation to sell any TruPs, and may at any time suspend offers
under the ATM Agreement or terminate the ATM
Agreement.
These TruPs are mandatorily redeemable preferred security
obligations of the Company. In accordance with ASC 480, the Company
presented mandatorily redeemable preferred securities that do not
contain a conversion option as a liability on the balance sheet.
Further, as the redemption date and the redemption amount are both
fixed, in accordance with ASC 825, we measured these TruPs at the
present value of the amount to be paid at settlement, discounted by
using the implicit rate at inception.
Income Taxes
– Income taxes have been provided using the asset and liability
method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the
future tax consequences attributable to differences between the
financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are measured using enacted tax laws and rates expected
to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect of
a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is
recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment
date.
A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded
when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be fully
realized. Tax credits are accounted for as a reduction of income
taxes in the year in which the credit originates. All deferred
income taxes are classified as non-current in the consolidated
balance sheets. The Company recognizes the benefit of a tax
position taken on a tax return, if that position is more likely
than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical merits
of the position. An uncertain income tax position is not recognized
if it has a less than a 50% likelihood of being
sustained.
Accounting for Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest
– In 2016, in connection with the Company's acquisition of
Contrail, Contrail entered into an Operating Agreement (the
“Operating Agreement”) with the Seller providing for the governance
of and the terms of membership interests in Contrail. The Operating
Agreement includes put and call options (“Contrail Put/Call
Option”) with regard to the 21% non-controlling interest retained
by the Seller. The Seller is the founder of Contrail and its
current Chief Executive Officer. The Contrail Put/Call Option
permits the Seller to require Contrail to purchase all of the
Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail commencing on the
fifth anniversary of the acquisition, which was on July 18, 2021.
Per the agreement, the price is to be agreed upon by the parties
or, failing such agreement, to be determined pursuant to
third-party appraisals in a process specified in the
agreement.
In February 2022, in connection with the Company's acquisition of
GdW, a consolidated subsidiary of Shanwick, the Company entered
into a shareholder agreement with the 30% non-controlling interest
owners of Shanwick, providing for the governance of and the terms
of membership interests in Shanwick. The shareholder agreement
includes put and call options (“Shanwick Put/Call Option”) with
regard to the 30% non-controlling interest. The non-controlling
interest holders are the executive management of the underlying
business. The Shanwick Put/Call Option grants the Company an option
to purchase the 30% interest at the call option price ("Call
Option") that equals to the average EBIT over the 3 Financial Years
prior to the exercise of the Call Option multiplied by 8. In
addition, the Shanwick Put/Call Option also grants the
non-controlling interest owners an option ("Put Option") to require
Air T to purchase from them their respective ownership interests at
the Put Option price, that is equal to the average EBIT over the 3
Financial Years prior to the exercise of the Put Option multiplied
by 7.5. The Call Option and the Put Option may be exercised at any
time from the fifth anniversary of the shareholder agreement and
then only at the end of each fiscal year of Air T.
Applicable accounting guidance requires an equity instrument that
is redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside of
permanent equity if it is redeemable (a) at a fixed or determinable
price on a fixed or determinable date, (b) at the option of the
holder, or (c) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely
within the control of the issuer. As a result of this feature, the
Company recorded the non-controlling interests as redeemable and
classified them in temporary equity within its Consolidated Balance
Sheets initially at their acquisition-date estimated redemption
value or fair value.
Per the Operating Agreement, the Contrail's non-controlling
interest is redeemable at fair value, which is determined using a
combination of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash
flow analysis, and the market approach, utilizing the guideline
public company method. Contrail's discounted cash flow analysis
requires significant management judgment with respect to forecasts
of revenue, operating margins, capital expenditures, and the
selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. The forecasts
and assumptions are based on our annual and long-term business
plans. Contrail’s market approach requires management to make
significant assumptions related to market multiples of earnings
derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar
operating characteristics as Contrail. The Contrail's
non-controlling interest is adjusted each reporting period for
income (or loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest as
well as any applicable distributions made. A measurement period
adjustment, if any, is then made to adjust the non-controlling
interest to the higher of the redemption value (fair value) or
carrying value each reporting period. These fair value adjustments
are recognized through retained earnings and are not reflected in
the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). When
calculating earnings per share attributable to the Company, the
Company adjusts net income attributable to the Company for the
measurement period adjustment to the extent the redemption value
exceeds the fair value of the non-controlling interest on a
cumulative basis. As of March 31, 2022, the fair value of the
Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest is $7.2 million.
See
Note
24,
Commitments and Contingencies.
The Shanwick's non-controlling interest is redeemable at
established multiples of EBIT and, as such, is considered
redeemable at other than fair value. It is recorded on our
consolidated balance sheets at estimated redemption value within
redeemable non-controlling interests, and changes in its estimated
redemption value are recorded on our consolidated statements of
operations within non-controlling interests. As of March 31,
2022, the estimated redemption value of Shanwick's redeemable
non-controlling interest is $3.6 million. See
Note
24,
Commitments and Contingencies.
Revenue Recognition
– Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from
contracts with an initial expected duration of one year or less. As
a result, the Company has applied the practical expedient to
exclude consideration of significant financing components from the
determination of transaction price, to expense costs incurred to
obtain a contract, and to not disclose the value of unsatisfied
performance obligations.We evaluate gross versus net presentation
on revenues from products or services purchased and resold in
accordance with the revenue recognition criteria outlined in ASC
606-10,
Principal Agent Considerations.
The Company, under the terms of its overnight air cargo dry-lease
service contracts, passes through to its air cargo customer certain
cost components of its operations without markup. The cost of fuel,
landing fees, outside maintenance, parts and certain other direct
operating costs are included in operating expenses and billed to
the customer, at cost, and included in overnight air cargo revenue
on the accompanying statements of income (loss). These pass-through
costs totaled $23.0 million and $19.9 million for the years ended
March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Liquidity
– The Company’s Credit Agreement with MBT (the Air T debt in
Note
14)
includes several covenants that are measured once a year at March
31, including, but not limited to, a financial covenant requiring a
debt service coverage ratio of 1.25. The AirCo 1 Credit Agreement
(the AirCo 1 debt in
Note
14)
contains an affirmative covenant relating to collateral valuation.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company and AirCo 1 were in
compliance with all financial covenants.
The Contrail Credit Agreement (the Contrail debt in
Note
14)
contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants
that restrict the ability of Contrail and its subsidiaries to,
among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness, incur liens,
dispose of assets, engage in mergers and consolidations, make
acquisitions or other investments, make changes in the nature of
its business, and engage in transactions with affiliates. The
Contrail Credit Agreement also contains quarterly financial
covenants applicable to Contrail and its subsidiaries, including a
minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 and a minimum
TNW of $8 million. As of March 31, 2022, Contrail was in
compliance with all financial covenants.
The Company believes it is probable that the cash on hand
(including that obtained from other current financings), net cash
provided by operations from its remaining operating segments,
together with its current revolving lines of credit, as amended or
replaced, will be sufficient to meet its obligations as they become
due in the ordinary course of business for at least 12 months
following the date these financial statements are
issued.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued
ASU 2020-04- Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the
Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial
Reporting.
The amendments in this Update provide optional expedients and
exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships,
and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain
criteria are met. The amendments in this Update apply only to
contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that
reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be
discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and
exceptions provided by the amendments do not apply to contract
modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or
evaluated after December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships
existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected
certain optional expedients for and that are retained through the
end of the hedging relationship. The amendments are effective for
all entities from the beginning of an interim period that includes
the issuance date of this ASU. An entity may elect to apply the
amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on our contracts,
hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference
rate reform.
In July 2021, the FASB updated the
Leases (Topic 842): Lessors—Certain Leases with Variable Lease
Payments.
The amendments in this Update address stakeholders’ concerns by
amending the lease classification requirements for lessors to align
them with practice under Topic 840. Lessors should classify and
account for a lease with variable lease payments that do not depend
on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease if both of the
following criteria are met:
1.The
lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct
financing lease in accordance with the classification criteria in
paragraphs 842-10-25-2 through 25-3.
2.The
lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss.
When a lease is classified as operating, the lessor does not
recognize a net investment in the lease, does not derecognize the
underlying asset, and, therefore, does not recognize a selling
profit or loss. The leased asset continues to be subject to the
measurement and impairment requirements under other applicable
GAAP. The amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2021, for all entities, and interim
periods within those fiscal years for public business entities. The
Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its
consolidated financial statements and disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the FASB updated the
2021-08—Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract
Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with
Customers.
The amendments in this Update require that an entity (acquirer)
recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities
acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. At
the acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related
revenue contracts in accordance with Topic 606 as if it had
originated the contracts. To achieve this, an acquirer may assess
how the acquiree applied Topic 606 to determine what to record for
the acquired revenue contracts. Generally, this should result in an
acquirer recognizing and measuring the acquired
contract assets and contract liabilities consistent with how they
were recognized and measured in the acquiree’s financial statements
(if the acquiree prepared financial statements in accordance with
GAAP). However, there may be circumstances in which the acquirer is
unable to assess or rely on how the acquiree applied Topic 606,
such as if the acquiree does not follow GAAP, if there were errors
identified in the acquiree’s accounting, or if there were changes
identified to conform with the acquirer’s accounting policies. In
those circumstances, the acquirer should consider the terms of the
acquired contracts, such as timing of payment, identify each
performance obligation in the contracts, and allocate the total
transaction price to each identified performance obligation on a
relative standalone selling price basis as of contract inception
(that is, the date the acquiree entered into the contracts) or
contract modification to determine what should be recorded at the
acquisition date. The amendments in this Update also provide
certain practical expedients for acquirers when recognizing and
measuring acquired contract assets and contract liabilities from
revenue contracts in a business combination.
For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are
effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other
entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those
fiscal years. The amendments in this Update should be applied
prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the
effective date of the amendments.
Early adoption of the amendments is permitted, including adoption
in an interim period. An entity that early adopts in an interim
period should apply the amendments (1) retrospectively to all
business combinations for which the acquisition date occurs on or
after the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim
period of early application and (2) prospectively to all business
combinations that occur on or after the date of initial
application.
The Company early adopted the amendments as of April 1, 2021. As a
result, we recognized and measured contract assets and contract
liabilities acquired from the acquisition of GdW in accordance with
Topic 606 as if we had originated the contracts.
In November 2021, the FASB issued an update on the
2021-10—Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business
Entities about Government Assistance.
The amendments in this Update apply to business entities that
account for a transaction with a government by applying a grant or
contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting
guidance (for example, a grant model within IAS 20, Accounting for
Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, or
Subtopic 958-605, Not-For-Profit Entities—Revenue
Recognition).
The amendments in this Update require the following annual
disclosures about transactions with a government that are accounted
for by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by
analogy:
1. Information about the nature of the transactions and the related
accounting policy used to account for the transactions
2. The line items on the balance sheet and income statement that
are affected by the transactions, and the amounts applicable to
each financial statement line item
3. Significant terms and conditions of the transactions, including
commitments and contingencies.
The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities within
their scope for financial statements issued for annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2021. Early application of the
amendments is permitted. An entity should apply the amendments in
this Update either (1) prospectively to all transactions within the
scope of the amendments that are reflected in financial statements
at the date of initial application and new transactions that are
entered into after the date of initial application or (2)
retrospectively to those transactions.
On January 24, 2022, the Company filed an application with the
Internal Revenue Service for an ERC in an amount approximating
$9.1 million. The Company early adopted the amendments as of
April 1, 2021 and made all the required disclosures pertaining to
our ERC application in
Note
11.
2. Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC
On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned
subsidiary Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC, completed the purchase of the real
estate located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota pursuant to the real
estate purchase agreement with WLPC East, LLC, a Minnesota limited
liability company dated October 11, 2021. The real estate purchased
consists of a 2-story office building, asphalt-paved driveways and
parking areas, and landscaping. The building was constructed in
2004 with an estimated 54,742 total square feet of space. The real
estate purchased is where the Air T's executive office is currently
located. With this purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from
existing tenants occupying the building.
The total amount recorded for the real estate was $13.4 million,
which included the purchase price of $13.2 million and total direct
capitalized acquisition costs of $0.2 million. The consideration
paid for the real estate consisted of approximately $3.3 million in
cash and a new secured loan from Bridgewater Bank ("Bridgewater")
with an aggregate principal amount of $9.9 million and a fixed
interest rate of 3.65% which matures on December 2, 2031.
See
Note
14.
In accordance with ASC 805, the purchase price consideration was
allocated as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land |
$ |
2,794 |
|
Building |
8,439 |
|
Site Improvements |
798 |
|
Tenant Improvements |
269 |
|
In-place lease and other intangibles |
1,108 |
|
|
$ |
13,408 |
|
GdW Beheer B.V.
On February 10, 2022, the Company acquired GdW, a Dutch holding
company in the business of providing global aviation data and
information. The acquisition was completed through a wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Company, Air T Acquisition 22.1, LLC ("Air T
Acquisition 22.1", “Subsidiary”), a Minnesota limited liability
company, through its Dutch subsidiary, Shanwick, and was funded
with cash, investment by executive management of the underlying
business, and the loans described in
Note
14.
As part of the transaction, the executive management of the
underlying business purchased 30% of Shanwick. Air T Acquisition
22.1 and its consolidated subsidiaries are included within the
Corporate and other segment.
Total consideration is summarized in the table below (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 10, 2022 |
Consideration paid |
$ |
15,256 |
|
Less: Cash acquired |
(2,452) |
|
Less: Net assets acquired |
(6,855) |
|
Goodwill |
$ |
5,949 |
|
The transaction was accounted for as a business combination in
accordance with ASC Topic 805 "Business Combinations." Assets
acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet at their fair values as of February 10,
2022, with the excess of total consideration over fair value of net
assets acquired recorded as goodwill. The following table outlines
the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the
respective fair values as of February 10, 2022 (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February 10, 2022 |
ASSETS |
|
Accounts Receivable |
$ |
715 |
|
Other current assets |
67 |
Property, plant and equipment, net |
40 |
Intangible - Proprietary Database |
2,936 |
Intangible - Customer Relationships |
7,354 |
|
|
Total assets |
11,112 |
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
Accounts payable |
15 |
Accrued expenses and deferred revenue |
1,670 |
Deferred income tax liabilities, net |
2,572 |
Total liabilities |
4,257 |
|
|
Net assets acquired |
$ |
6,855 |
|
As of March 31, 2022, the purchase price allocation is
considered preliminary. The Company’s initial accounting for this
acquisition is incomplete as of the date of this report. Therefore,
as permitted by applicable accounting guidance, the foregoing
amounts are provisional. All relevant facts and circumstances are
still being considered by management prior to finalization of the
purchase price allocation.
The following table sets forth the revenue and expenses of GdW,
prior to intercompany eliminations, that are included in the
Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Statement
Post-Acquisition |
Revenue |
$ |
887 |
|
Cost of Sales |
145 |
|
Operating Expenses |
701 |
|
Operating Income |
41 |
|
Non-operating income |
19 |
|
Net income |
$ |
60 |
|
Pro forma financial information is not presented as the results are
not material to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
3. MAJOR CUSTOMER
Approximately 41% and 37% of the Company’s consolidated revenues
were derived from services performed for FedEx Corporation in
fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. Approximately 15% and 35% of
the Company’s consolidated accounts receivable at March 31,
2022 and 2021, respectively, were due from FedEx
Corporation.
4. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS
The Company measures and reports financial assets and liabilities
at fair value. Fair value measurement is classified and disclosed
in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are
accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted
assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or
inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs
that are both significant to the fair value measurement and
unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market
activity).
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring
Basis
The following consolidated balance sheet items are measured at fair
value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at March 31, |
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Marketable securities (including restricted investments) (Level
1) |
|
$ |
2,550 |
|
|
$ |
2,914 |
|
Interest rate swaps (Level 2) |
|
889 |
|
|
593 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants Liability (Level 2) |
|
— |
|
|
414 |
|
Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest (Level
3) |
|
$ |
7,178 |
|
|
$ |
6,598 |
|
The fair values of our interest rate swaps are based
on the market standard methodology of netting the discounted
expected future variable cash receipts and the discounted future
fixed cash payments. The variable cash receipts are based on an
expectation of future interest rates derived from observed market
interest rate forward curves. Since these inputs are observable in
active markets over the terms that the instruments are held, the
derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy. See
Note
9.
The fair value of Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest is
based on a combination of market approach and income approach and
is classified as Level 3 in the hierarchy. See
Note
24.
The fair value measurements which use significant observable inputs
(Level 3), changed due to the following (in
thousands):
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contrail's Redeemable Non-
Controlling
Interest |
Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2021 |
|
$ |
6,598 |
|
Contribution from non-controlling member |
|
285 |
|
Distribution to non-controlling member |
|
— |
|
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
826 |
|
Fair value adjustment - Contrail (Note 24) |
|
(531) |
|
Ending Balance as of March 31, 2022 |
|
$ |
7,178 |
|
The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets
for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts
receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable approximate their
fair values at March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring
Basis
The Company determines fair value of engine assets on lease or held
for lease by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market
prices (e.g. an offer to purchase) and other factors such as
current data from manufacturers as well as specific market sales.
An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the
asset exceeds its fair value. The Company used Level 2 inputs to
measure write-downs of engine assets on lease or held for lease. As
of March 31, 2022, as a result of our year-end valuation, we
did not identify any impairment on our engine assets on lease or
held for lease.
5. INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Overnight air cargo |
$ |
28 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Ground equipment manufacturing: |
|
|
|
Raw materials |
4,688 |
|
|
4,695 |
|
Work in process |
2,437 |
|
|
5,820 |
|
Finished goods |
9,264 |
|
|
1,691 |
|
Corporate and other: |
|
|
|
Raw materials |
705 |
|
|
462 |
|
Finished goods |
728 |
|
|
889 |
|
Commercial jet engines and parts: |
60,439 |
|
|
60,516 |
|
Total inventories |
78,289 |
|
|
74,073 |
|
Reserves |
(3,122) |
|
|
(2,102) |
|
Total inventories, net of reserves |
$ |
75,167 |
|
|
$ |
71,971 |
|
A write-down of $0.8 million was recorded on the inventory of
the commercial jet engines and parts segment during the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022. The write-down was attributable to our
evaluation of the carrying value of inventory as of March 31,
2022, where we compared its cost to its net realizable value and
considered factors such as physical condition, sales patterns and
expected future demand to estimate the amount necessary to write
down any slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory.
6. LESSOR ARRANGEMENTS
Assets on lease
The Company leases equipment to third parties, primarily through
Contrail which leases engines to aviation customers with lease
terms between 1 and 3 years under operating lease agreements. For
the assets currently on lease, there are no options for the lessees
to purchase the assets at the end of the leases. The Company
depreciates the engines on a straight-line basis over the assets'
useful life from the acquisition date to a residual value.
Depreciation expense relating to engines on lease was $0.3 million
and $1.9 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and
2021, respectively.
Future minimum rental payments to be received do not include
contingent rentals that may be received under certain leases
because amounts are based on usage. Contingent rent earned totaled
approximately $0.1 million and $4.9 thousand for the fiscal years
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of
March 31, 2022, future minimum rental payments to be received
under non-cancelable leases are as follows (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
2023 |
$ |
4,380 |
|
2024 |
72 |
|
2025 |
— |
|
2026 |
— |
|
2027 |
— |
|
Thereafter |
— |
|
Total |
$ |
4,452 |
|
As of March 31, 2022, Contrail has one engine on lease that
includes a return-to-condition compensation ("engine compensation")
provision upon the lease termination in December 2022. The engine
compensation is determined as the sum of $3.6 million, plus a
variable component calculated based on various escalation factors,
including usage of flight hours and consumption of material, labor
and utility. The Company estimated the engine compensation as of
March 31, 2022 to be $4.4 million, which was recorded within
"Other current assets" on our consolidated balance sheets. $3.6
million of the engine compensation is fixed, and thus is included
within the $4.4 million of future rental payments to be
received during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2023.
Office leases
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Wolfe Lake,
leases offices to third parties with lease terms between 5 and 29
years under operating lease agreements. For the offices currently
on lease, there are no options for the lessees to purchase the
spaces at the end of the leases. The Company depreciates the assets
on a straight-line basis over the assets' useful life. Depreciation
expense relating to office leases was $0.1 million for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022.
We recognized rental and other revenues related to operating lease
payments of $0.4 million, of which variable lease payments were
$0.2 million during the year ended March 31, 2022. Future
minimum rental payments to be received do not include variable
lease payments that may be received under certain leases because
amounts are based on usage. The following table sets forth the
undiscounted cash flows for future minimum base rents to be
received from customers for office leases in effect at
March 31, 2022:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year ended March 31, |
|
2023 |
$ |
827 |
|
2024 |
780 |
|
2025 |
774 |
|
2026 |
746 |
|
2027 |
728 |
|
Thereafter |
3,729 |
|
Total |
$ |
7,584 |
|
7. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following (in
thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Furniture, fixtures and equipment |
$ |
6,470 |
|
|
$ |
4,852 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
6,297 |
|
|
5,541 |
|
Building |
13,850 |
|
|
2,636 |
|
|
26,617 |
|
|
13,029 |
|
Less: accumulated depreciation |
(5,405) |
|
|
(4,510) |
|
Property and equipment, net |
$ |
21,212 |
|
|
$ |
8,519 |
|
8. INTANGIBLES
Intangibles consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Year Ended March 31, |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Purchased software |
$ |
447 |
|
|
$ |
407 |
|
Internally developed software |
4,112 |
|
828 |
In-place lease and other intangibles |
1,108 |
|
— |
|
Customer relationships |
7,694 |
|
451 |
Patents |
1,112 |
|
1,112 |
Other |
1,391 |
|
1,024 |
|
15,864 |
|
3,822 |
Less: accumulated amortization |
(2,947) |
|
(2,467) |
|
12,917 |
|
|
1,355 |
|
In-process software |
343 |
|
245 |
Intangible assets, total |
$ |
13,260 |
|
|
$ |
1,600 |
|
The components of purchased intangible assets for Wolfe Lake were
as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
Average Remaining Amortization Period |
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
Net Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In-place lease and other intangibles |
9 years, 3 months |
|
$ |
1,108 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
1,045 |
|
The components of purchased intangible assets for GdW were as
follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March 31, 2022 |
|
Average Remaining Amortization Period |
|
Gross Carrying Amount |
|
Accumulated Amortization |
|
Net Amount |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Internally developed software |
9 years, 10 months |
|
$ |
2,892 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
2,843 |
|
Customer relationship |
14 years, 10 months |
|
7,243 |
|
82 |
|
7,161 |
|
13 years, 5 months |
|
$ |
10,135 |
|
|
$ |
131 |
|
|
$ |
10,004 |
|
Based on the intangible assets recorded at March 31, 2022 and
assuming no subsequent additions to or impairment of the underlying
assets, the remaining estimated annual amortization expense is
expected to be as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
(In thousands) |
Amortization |
2023 |
$ |
1,312 |
|
2024 |
1,181 |
2025 |
1,107 |
2026 |
1,037 |
2027 |
997 |
Thereafter |
7,283 |
|
$ |
12,917 |
|
9. INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE
INSTRUMENTS
As part of the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy,
the Company, from time to time, uses derivative instruments to
minimize significant unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may
arise from rising variable interest rate costs associated with
existing borrowings (Air T - Term Note A and Air T - Term Note D).
To meet these objectives, the Company entered into interest rate
swaps with notional amounts consistent with the outstanding debt to
provide a fixed rate of 4.56% and 5.09%, respectively, on Term
Notes A and D. The swaps mature in January 2028.
On August 31, 2021, Air T and MBT refinanced Term Note A and fixed
its interest rate at 3.42%. As a result of this refinancing, the
Company determined that the interest rate swap on Term Note A was
no longer an effective hedge. The Company will amortize the fair
value of the interest-rate swap contract included in accumulated
other comprehensive income (loss) associated with Term Note A at
the time of de-designation into earnings over the remainder of its
term. In addition, any changes in the fair value of Term Note A's
swap after August 31, 2021 are recognized directly into earnings.
The remaining swap contract associated with Term Note D is
designated as an effective cash flow hedging instrument in
accordance with ASC 815.
On January 7, 2022, Contrail completed an interest rate swap
transaction with Old National Bank ("ONB") with respect to the
$43.6 million loan made to Contrail in November 2020 pursuant
to the Main Street Priority Loan Facility as established by the
U.S. Federal Reserve ("Contrail - Term Note G"). The purpose of the
floating-to-fixed interest rate swap transaction was to effectively
fix the loan interest rate at 4.68%. As of February 24, 2022, this
swap contract has been designated as a cash flow hedging instrument
and qualified as an effective hedge in accordance with ASC 815.
During the period between January 7, 2022 and February 24, 2022,
the Company recorded a loss of approximately $0.1 million in
the consolidated statement of income (loss) due to the changes in
the fair value of the instrument prior to the designation and
qualification of this instrument as an effective hedge. After it
was deemed an effective hedge, the Company recorded changes in the
fair value of the instrument in the consolidated statement of
comprehensive income (loss).
For the swaps related to Air T Term Note D and Contrail - Term Note
G, the effective portion of changes in the fair value on these
instruments is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and is
reclassified into the consolidated statement of income (loss) as
interest expense in the same period in which the underlying hedged
transactions affect earnings. The interest rate swaps are
considered Level 2 fair value measurements. As of March 31,
2022 and March 31, 2021, the fair value of the interest-rate
swap contracts was an asset of $0.9 million and a liability of
$0.6 million, respectively, which is included within other
assets and other non-current liabilities, respectively in the
consolidated balance sheets. During the twelve months ended
March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a gain of
approximately $0.9 million and $0.3 million, net of tax,
respectively, in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income
(loss) for changes in the fair value of the
instruments.
The Company may, from time to time, employ trading strategies
designed to profit from market anomalies and opportunities it
identifies. Management uses derivative financial instruments to
execute those strategies, which may include options, and futures
contracts. These derivative instruments are priced using publicly
quoted market prices and are considered Level 1 fair value
measurements. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the
Company did not record any gain or loss related to these derivative
instruments. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the
Company had a gross gain aggregating to $0.8 million and a gross
loss aggregating to $23.7 thousand related to these derivative
instruments.
The Company also invests in exchange-traded marketable securities
and accounts for that activity in accordance with ASC 321,
Investments- Equity Securities. Marketable equity securities are
carried at fair value, with changes in fair market value included
in the determination of net income (loss). The fair market value of
marketable equity securities is determined based on quoted market
prices in active markets. During the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2022, the Company had a gross unrealized gain
aggregating to $2.8 million and a gross unrealized loss aggregating
to $2.4 million. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021,
the Company had a gross unrealized gain aggregating to $1.2 million
and a gross unrealized loss aggregating to $1.2 million. These
unrealized gains and losses are included in Other income (loss) on
the consolidated statement of income (loss).
The market value of the Company’s equity securities and cash held
by the broker are periodically used as collateral against any
outstanding margin account borrowings. As of March 31, 2022
and 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its
margin account. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had
cash margin balances related to exchange-traded equity securities
and securities sold short of $0 and $0.9 million, respectively,
which is reflected in other current assets on the consolidated
balance sheets.
10. EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
The Company’s investment in Insignia is accounted for under the
equity method of accounting. The Company has elected a three-month
lag upon adoption of the equity method. As of March 31, 2022,
the number of Insignia's shares owned by the Company was adjusted
to 0.5 million, representing approximately 27% of the outstanding
shares. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, due to loss
attributions and impairments taken in prior fiscal years, the
Company's net investment basis in Insignia was reduced to $0. As
such, the Company did not record any additional share of Insignia's
net loss for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022. On August
23, 2021, Insignia restated its 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020 and its 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,
2021. The Company evaluated these restatements and determined that
they would not result in any additional impact on the Company's
condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company's 18.98% investment in CCI is accounted for under the
equity method of accounting. Due to the differing fiscal year-ends,
the Company has elected a three-month lag to record the CCI
investment at cost, with a basis difference of $0.3 million.
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded
a loss of $0.8 million as its share of CCI's net loss for the
twelve months ended December 31, 2021, along with a basis
difference adjustment of $50.0 thousand. Additionally, due to the
adverse financial results as reported in CCI's financial statements
for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021, in
addition to consideration of industry reports and other qualitative
factors, the Company determined that it suffered from an
other-than-temporary impairment in its investment in CCI. As such,
the Company recorded an impairment charge of $0.3 million during
the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The Company's net investment
basis in CCI is $2.6 million as of March 31,
2022.
Summarized audited financial information for the Company's equity
method investees for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2021 |
|
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2020 |
Revenue |
$ |
115,051 |
|
|
$ |
91,245 |
|
Gross Profit |
5,642 |
|
|
4,589 |
|
Operating loss |
(9,627) |
|
|
(10,551) |
|
Net loss |
(7,473) |
|
|
(1,960) |
|
Net loss attributable to Air T, Inc. stockholders |
$ |
(815) |
|
|
$ |
(760) |
|
11. EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT
The ERC, as originally enacted on March 27, 2020 by the CARES Act,
is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes equal
to 50% of the qualified wages an eligible employer pays to
employees after March 12, 2020, and before January 1, 2021. The
Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act (the “Relief Act”),
enacted on December 27, 2020, amended, and extended the ERC. The
Relief Act extended and enhanced the ERC for qualified wages paid
after December 31, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Under the Relief
Act, eligible employers may claim a refundable tax credit against
certain employment taxes equal to 70% of the qualified wages an
eligible employer pays to employees after December 31, 2020 through
June 30, 2021. Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"),
which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, the ERC was further
extended through December 31, 2021. The purpose of the ERC is to
encourage employers to keep employees on the payroll, even if they
are not working during the covered period because of the COVID-19
outbreak.
The Company qualified for federal government assistance through the
ERC provisions for the perio