General Finance Corporation (�General Finance� or �GFN�)
(NASDAQ: GFN) (NASDAQ:�GFNCW) (NASDAQ: GFNCU) today announced its
financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 (�QE3 FY
2009�). Results for the quarter included RWA Holdings Pty Limited
(�Royal Wolf�), the leading provider of portable storage solutions
in Australia and New Zealand, and Pac-Van, Inc. (�Pac-Van�), a key
provider of modular buildings and mobile office units in the U.S.
The unaudited non-GAAP financial information for the quarter ended
March 31, 2008 (�QE3 FY 2008�), which combines the results of
Pac-Van with the consolidated results of General Finance, is
provided for comparison purposes. The actual consolidated results
of General Finance for QE3 FY 2008 are included in the Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009.
General Finance Consolidated QE3 FY 2009 Results Compared to
Non-GAAP QE3 FY 2008 Results
- Total revenues were
$34.5�million and adjusted EBITDA (1) was $9.3�million in QE3 FY
2009 versus revenues of $44.8 million and adjusted EBITDA of $10.7
million in QE3 FY 2008;
- Leasing revenues declined by
5.6% due primarily to lower utilization;
- Sales revenues declined 38.3% in
QE3 FY 2009 versus QE3 FY 2008, with approximately two-thirds of
the decline due to reduced sales revenue at Royal Wolf and
approximately one-third of the decline due to the 26% drop in the
Australian currency to the U.S. Dollar for the same periods (.9049
to .6657);
- The leasing and sales revenue
mix improved primarily due to the addition of Pac-Van and a
combination of the currency exchange rate change and the decline of
sales revenue at Royal Wolf. The split was 57% leasing and 43%
sales in QE3 FY 2009 compared to 47% and 53%, respectively, in QE3
FY 2008;
- Adjusted EBITDA improved in QE3
FY 2009 to 27% of total revenue, compared to 24% in QE3 FY 2008,
primarily because of the favorable margins from the higher leasing
mix and personnel and other operating expense reductions
implemented in Q3 FY 2009;
- Foreign currency exchange loss
for QE3 FY 2009 was approximately $1.9 million compared to a
negligible gain in QE3 FY 2008;
- The utilization rate of our
lease fleet of approximately 41,000 units at March 31, 2009 was
72%, compared to 79% as of March 31, 2008. The size of our lease
fleet increased by approximately 17%, as we purchased new units,
reduced sub-leased units and completed previously announced
acquisitions;
- Net fleet capital expenditures
for QE3 FY 2009 were $2.8 million, versus approximately $4.9
million in QE3 FY 2008;
- We reduced our fleet inventory
at March 31, 2009 to $19.8 million, compared to $20.7 million at
March 31, 2008, despite the inclusion of Pac-Van�s inventory of
$6.0 million, the acquisition of Royal Wolf New Zealand in April
2008 and advance purchases for Australian mining cabins to meet
previously forecasted demand;
- Our interest expense for QE3 FY
2009 declined by 27% versus QE2 FY 2008 due to favorable effective
borrowing rates, which more than offset the increased debt levels
at March 31, 2009 from March 31, 2008;
- We are compliant with the
covenants of our senior credit facilities and our senior
subordinated indebtedness;
- Our total debt outstanding at
March 31, 2009 decreased to $191.3 million from December 31, 2008
and our ratio of total funded debt to trailing twelve months
adjusted EBITDA of $39.7 million ending March 31, 2009 was
4.8x.
Non-GAAP Combined General Finance and Pac-Van (QE3 FY 2008)
and Consolidated General
Finance (QE3 FY 2009)
(Unaudited and in thousands,
except per share data)
�
GFN Consolidated �
Pac-Van
�
Combined
�
GFN Consolidated QE3 FY 2008 �
QE3 FY 2008 �
QE3 FY 2008 �
QE3 FY 2009 (in thousands)
Revenues � � � Sales $ 19,801 $ 4,124 $ 23,925 $ 14,769
Leasing � 8,849 � � � 11,996 � � � 20,845 � � � 19,686 � � 28,650 �
� � 16,120 � � � 44,770 � � � 34,455 � �
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales 16,356 2,876 19,232 12,354 Leasing, selling and
general expenses 6,473 8,548 15,021 12,966 Depreciation and
amortization � 2,251 � � � 1,104 � � � 3,355 � � � 3,882 � �
Operating income 3,570 3,592 7,162 5,253 � Interest income
91 � 91 58 Interest expense (2,426 ) (2,112 ) (4,538 ) (3,308 )
Foreign currency exchange gain (loss) and other � 115 � � � � � � �
115 � � � (1,860 ) � (2,220 ) � � (2,112 ) � � (4,332 ) � � (5,110
) �
Income before provision for income taxes and minority
interest 1,350 1,480 2,830 143 � Provision for income taxes 376
584 960 50 � Minority interest � 140 � � � � � � � 140 � � � (177 )
�
Net income $ 834 � � $ 896 � � $ 1,730 � � $ 270 �
Preferred dividends $ � � $ 21 � � Net income per common share:
Basic $ 0.09 $ 0.01 Diluted � 0.08 � � 0.01 � � Weighted average
shares outstanding: Basic 9,690,099 17,826,052 Diluted � 11,083,722
� � 17,826,052 �
(1) EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, income tax,
depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and
stock based compensation expense) is a supplemental measure of
performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance
with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (�GAAP�). EBITDA
and adjusted EBITDA (which adds back stock-based compensation
expense) is a non-GAAP measure, is not a measurement of our
financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an
alternative to net income, income from operations or any other
performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP or as an
alternative to cash flow from operating, investing or financing
activities as a measure of liquidity. We present EBITDA and
adjusted EBITDA because we consider it to be an important
supplemental measure of our performance and because it is
frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other
interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry,
many of which present EBITDA when reporting their results.
Business Overview
Ronald Valenta, General Finance�s President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, �Our team has made a determined effort to
reduce capital expenditures, discretionary spending and personnel
costs in an effort to right-size our infrastructure to the current
level of revenues. The improvement in our EBITDA margins confirms
the effectiveness of our downsizing efforts, which should yield
savings of between $5 and $6 million a year on a consolidated
basis, and we also intend to reduce our capital expenditures.�
Charles Barrantes, General Finance�s Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer added, �We are pleased that we continue
be compliant with the financial covenants of our loan facilities
and believe that we have strong relationships with our senior
lenders that will allow us to navigate through these weak global
market conditions. The steps that we have taken to reduce operating
and capital costs, combined with the benefit of lower interest
rates, should effectively enhance our cash flow.�
Mr. Valenta concluded �The credit for our current performance in
the toughest economic times any of us have witnessed is through the
efforts of our people. We will continue to take the actions
necessary to protect our company during this downturn while
executing our long-term vision.�
About General Finance Corporation
General Finance Corporation (www.generalfinance.com), through
its indirect 86.2%-owned subsidiary, Royal Wolf
(www.royalwolf.com.au) and its indirect 100%-owned subsidiary
Pac-Van (www.pacvan.com), sells and leases products in the portable
services industry to a broad cross section of industrial,
commercial, educational and government customers throughout
Australia, New Zealand and the United States. These products
include storage containers and freight containers in the mobile
storage industry; and modular buildings, mobile offices and
portable container buildings in the modular space industry.
Cautionary Statement About Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this news release that are not historical facts
are forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, prospects of Royal Wolf and
Pac-Van. We believe that the expectations represented by our
forward looking statements are reasonable, yet there can be no
assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.
Furthermore, unless otherwise stated, the forward looking
statements contained in this press release are made as of the date
of the press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to
update publicly or to revise any of the included forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise unless required by applicable legislation or
regulation. The forward-looking statements contained in this press
release are expressly qualified by this cautionary statement.
Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements involve
certain risks and uncertainties, including those contained in
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission; such as
General Finance�s definitive proxy statement with respect to
General Finance�s acquisition of Pac-Van, its Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 and its quarterly
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009.
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