AMERCO Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Financial Results
RENO, Nev., Nov. 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- AMERCO (Nasdaq: UHAL), parent of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company, today reported net earnings available to common shareholders for its second quarter ended September 30, 2014, of $156.2 million, or $7.98 per share, compared with net earnings of $138 million, or $7.06 per share, for the same period last year.
For the six-month period ended September 30, 2014, net earnings available to common shareholders were $280.7 million, or $14.34 per share compared with net earnings of $251 million, or $12.84 per share, for the same period last year.
"Our team is building on the momentum of the plans we put in motion over the past few years to better serve customers," stated Joe Shoen, chairman of AMERCO. "The core business lines of the Company continue to show improvement. The environment remains extremely competitive."
Highlights of Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results
- Self-moving equipment rental revenues increased $54.6 million or 9% during the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2014 on continued growth in moving transactions. Continued expansion of the rental fleet and additional retail locations are enabling us to serve more customers.
- Self-storage revenues increased $7.4 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2015, compared with the second quarter of fiscal 2014. We are increasing both the number of rooms rented through acquisitions and by improving occupancy at existing locations. Over the last twelve months we have added approximately 2.3 million net rentable square feet to our owned self-storage portfolio.
- Operating earnings at our Moving and Storage operating segment increased $34.4 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2015 compared with the same period last year. Total revenues climbed $63.9 million while being partially offset by a $29.5 million increase in total costs and expenses. The expense increases included personnel, rental equipment maintenance, operating costs associated with the U-Box program, equipment depreciation and commissions on rental equipment transactions.
- For the first six months of fiscal 2015 compared with the first six months of fiscal 2014 gross truck and trailer capital expenditures were approximately $536 million compared with approximately $383 million, proceeds from sales of rental equipment were $259 million compared with $167 million and spending on real estate related acquisitions and projects increased approximately $26 million to $181 million.
- Cash and credit availability at the Moving and Storage operating segment was $921.4 million at September 30, 2014 compared with $625.1 million at March 31, 2014.
AMERCO will hold its investor call for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 on Thursday, November 6, 2014, at 8 a.m. Arizona Time (10 a.m. Eastern). The call will be broadcast live over the Internet at www.amerco.com. To hear a simulcast of the call, or a replay, visit www.amerco.com.
About AMERCO
AMERCO is the parent company of U-Haul International, Inc., Oxford Life Insurance Company, Repwest Insurance Company and Amerco Real Estate Company. U-Haul is in the shared use business and was founded on the fundamental philosophy that the division of use and specialization of ownership is good for both U-Haul customers and the environment.
Certain of the statements made in this press release regarding our business constitute forward-looking statements as contemplated under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those anticipated as a result of various risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements that speak only as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by law. For a brief discussion of the risks and uncertainties that may affect AMERCO's business and future operating results, please refer to our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, which is on file with the SEC.
Report on Business Operations
Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 and 2014.
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
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| 2014 |
2013 |
|||||||
| (Unaudited) |
||||||||
| (In thousands) |
||||||||
| Revenue: |
||||||||
| Self-moving equipment rentals |
$ |
653,534 |
$ |
598,931 |
||||
| Self-storage revenues |
52,986 |
45,572 |
||||||
| Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales |
68,043 |
65,379 |
||||||
| Property management fees |
5,796 |
5,292 |
||||||
| Life insurance premiums |
39,041 |
39,448 |
||||||
| Property and casualty insurance premiums |
12,463 |
10,867 |
||||||
| Net investment and interest income |
21,856 |
19,960 |
||||||
| Other revenue |
52,772 |
53,774 |
||||||
| Consolidated revenue |
$ |
906,491 |
$ |
839,223 |
||||
Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the second quarter of fiscal 2015 and 2014.
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
|||
| (Unaudited) |
||||
| (In thousands) |
||||
| Moving and storage |
||||
| Revenues |
$ |
836,145 |
$ |
772,199 |
| Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
260,496 |
226,109 |
||
| Property and casualty insurance |
||||
| Revenues |
16,531 |
13,330 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
6,972 |
6,411 |
||
| Life insurance |
||||
| Revenues |
55,123 |
54,673 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
8,531 |
7,542 |
||
| Eliminations |
||||
| Revenues |
(1,308) |
(979) |
||
| Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
(163) |
(96) |
||
| Consolidated results |
||||
| Revenues |
906,491 |
839,223 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
275,836 |
239,966 |
||
The Company owns and manages self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned locations follows:
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
|||
| 2014 |
2013 |
||
| (Unaudited) |
|||
| (In thousands, except occupancy rate) |
|||
| Room count as of September 30 |
219 |
197 |
|
| Square footage as of September 30 |
19,314 |
17,044 |
|
| Average monthly number of rooms occupied |
182 |
162 |
|
| Average monthly occupancy rate based on room count |
84.1% |
82.5% |
|
| Average monthly square footage occupied |
16,252 |
14,311 |
|
Listed below on a consolidated basis are revenues for our major product lines for the first six months of fiscal 2015 and 2014.
| Six Months Ended September 30, |
||||||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
|||||||
| (Unaudited) |
||||||||
| (In thousands) |
||||||||
| Revenue: |
||||||||
| Self-moving equipment rentals |
$ |
1,229,009 |
$ |
1,120,580 |
||||
| Self-storage revenues |
102,120 |
87,671 |
||||||
| Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales |
142,522 |
136,070 |
||||||
| Property management fees |
11,473 |
10,453 |
||||||
| Life insurance premiums |
76,971 |
80,510 |
||||||
| Property and casualty insurance premiums |
22,081 |
18,833 |
||||||
| Net investment and interest income |
42,902 |
38,949 |
||||||
| Other revenue |
98,368 |
95,114 |
||||||
| Total revenues |
$ |
1,725,446 |
$ |
1,588,180 |
||||
Listed below are revenues and earnings from operations at each of our operating segments for the first six months of fiscal 2015 and 2014.
| Six Months Ended September 30, |
||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
|||
| (Unaudited) |
||||
| (In thousands) |
||||
| Moving and storage |
||||
| Revenues |
$ |
1,591,066 |
$ |
1,456,602 |
| Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
471,253 |
420,117 |
||
| Property and casualty insurance |
||||
| Revenues |
28,943 |
23,773 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
10,994 |
10,801 |
||
| Life insurance |
||||
| Revenues |
107,743 |
109,452 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
13,106 |
11,602 |
||
| Eliminations |
||||
| Revenues |
(2,306) |
(1,647) |
||
| Earnings from operations before equity in earnings of subsidiaries |
(318) |
(178) |
||
| Consolidated results |
||||
| Revenues |
1,725,446 |
1,588,180 |
||
| Earnings from operations |
495,035 |
442,342 |
||
The Company owns and manages self-storage facilities. Self-storage revenues reported in the consolidated financial statements represent Company-owned locations only. Self-storage data for our owned locations follows:
| Six Months Ended September 30, |
|||
| 2014 |
2013 |
||
| (Unaudited) |
|||
| (In thousands, except occupancy rate) |
|||
| Room count as of September 30 |
219 |
197 |
|
| Square footage as of September 30 |
19,314 |
17,044 |
|
| Average monthly number of rooms occupied |
178 |
158 |
|
| Average monthly occupancy rate based on room count |
83.2% |
81.3% |
|
| Average monthly square footage occupied |
15,794 |
13,880 |
|
| AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES |
||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
||||||
| September 30, 2014 |
March 31, 2014 |
|||||
| (Unaudited) |
||||||
| ASSETS |
(In thousands) |
|||||
| Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
849,146 |
$ |
495,112 |
||
| Reinsurance recoverables and trade receivables, net |
186,145 |
199,322 |
||||
| Inventories, net |
69,240 |
67,020 |
||||
| Prepaid expenses |
41,176 |
55,269 |
||||
| Investments, fixed maturities and marketable equities |
1,260,131 |
1,138,275 |
||||
| Investments, other |
261,814 |
248,850 |
||||
| Deferred policy acquisition costs, net |
113,943 |
118,707 |
||||
| Other assets |
115,307 |
97,588 |
||||
| Related party assets |
166,999 |
169,624 |
||||
| 3,063,901 |
2,589,767 |
|||||
| Property, plant and equipment, at cost: |
||||||
| Land |
446,347 |
405,177 |
||||
| Buildings and improvements |
1,568,504 |
1,430,330 |
||||
| Furniture and equipment |
332,859 |
322,088 |
||||
| Rental trailers and other rental equipment |
418,590 |
373,325 |
||||
| Rental trucks |
2,873,062 |
2,610,797 |
||||
| 5,639,362 |
5,141,717 |
|||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation |
(1,833,472) |
(1,732,506) |
||||
| Total property, plant and equipment |
3,805,890 |
3,409,211 |
||||
| Total assets |
$ |
6,869,791 |
$ |
5,998,978 |
||
| LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
||||||
| Liabilities: |
||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
$ |
387,844 |
$ |
357,954 |
||
| Notes, loans and leases payable |
2,382,323 |
1,942,359 |
||||
| Policy benefits and losses, claims and loss expenses payable |
1,078,379 |
1,082,598 |
||||
| Liabilities from investment contracts |
664,221 |
616,725 |
||||
| Other policyholders' funds and liabilities |
9,343 |
7,988 |
||||
| Deferred income |
33,332 |
31,390 |
||||
| Deferred income taxes |
472,096 |
432,596 |
||||
| Total liabilities |
5,027,538 |
4,471,610 |
||||
| Stockholders' equity: |
||||||
| Common stock |
10,497 |
10,497 |
||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
447,485 |
444,210 |
||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(23,201) |
(53,923) |
||||
| Retained earnings |
2,086,174 |
1,805,453 |
||||
| Cost of common shares in treasury, net |
(525,653) |
(525,653) |
||||
| Cost of preferred shares in treasury, net |
(151,997) |
(151,997) |
||||
| Unearned employee stock ownership plan shares |
(1,052) |
(1,219) |
||||
| Total stockholders' equity |
1,842,253 |
1,527,368 |
||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
6,869,791 |
$ |
5,998,978 |
||
| AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES |
|||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
|||||||||
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
|||||||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
||||||||
| (Unaudited) |
|||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) |
|||||||||
| Revenues: |
|||||||||
| Self-moving equipment rentals |
$ |
653,534 |
$ |
598,931 |
|||||
| Self-storage revenues |
52,986 |
45,572 |
|||||||
| Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales |
68,043 |
65,379 |
|||||||
| Property management fees |
5,796 |
5,292 |
|||||||
| Life insurance premiums |
39,041 |
39,448 |
|||||||
| Property and casualty insurance premiums |
12,463 |
10,867 |
|||||||
| Net investment and interest income |
21,856 |
19,960 |
|||||||
| Other revenue |
52,772 |
53,774 |
|||||||
| Total revenues |
906,491 |
839,223 |
|||||||
| Costs and expenses: |
|||||||||
| Operating expenses |
383,970 |
361,551 |
|||||||
| Commission expenses |
76,160 |
70,099 |
|||||||
| Cost of sales |
39,836 |
34,532 |
|||||||
| Benefits and losses |
39,558 |
37,992 |
|||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
4,290 |
6,057 |
|||||||
| Lease expense |
19,775 |
25,818 |
|||||||
| Depreciation, net of (gains) on disposals of (($21,541) and ($9,311), respectively) |
67,066 |
63,208 |
|||||||
| Total costs and expenses |
630,655 |
599,257 |
|||||||
| Earnings from operations |
275,836 |
239,966 |
|||||||
| Interest expense |
(24,877) |
(23,118) |
|||||||
| Fees and amortization on early extinguishment of debt |
(4,081) |
- |
|||||||
| Pretax earnings |
246,878 |
216,848 |
|||||||
| Income tax expense |
(90,631) |
(78,857) |
|||||||
| Earnings available to common shareholders |
$ |
156,247 |
$ |
137,991 |
|||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per common share |
$ |
7.98 |
$ |
7.06 |
|||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted |
19,584,194 |
19,554,633 |
|||||||
| AMERCO AND CONSOLIDATED ENTITIES |
|||||||||||
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
|||||||||||
| Six Months Ended September 30, |
|||||||||||
| 2014 |
2013 |
||||||||||
| (Unaudited) |
|||||||||||
| (In thousands, except share and per share data) |
|||||||||||
| Revenues: |
|||||||||||
| Self-moving equipment rentals |
$ |
1,229,009 |
$ |
1,120,580 |
|||||||
| Self-storage revenues |
102,120 |
87,671 |
|||||||||
| Self-moving and self-storage products and service sales |
142,522 |
136,070 |
|||||||||
| Property management fees |
11,473 |
10,453 |
|||||||||
| Life insurance premiums |
76,971 |
80,510 |
|||||||||
| Property and casualty insurance premiums |
22,081 |
18,833 |
|||||||||
| Net investment and interest income |
42,902 |
38,949 |
|||||||||
| Other revenue |
98,368 |
95,114 |
|||||||||
| Total revenues |
1,725,446 |
$ |
1,588,180 |
||||||||
| Costs and expenses: |
|||||||||||
| Operating expenses |
747,269 |
680,515 |
|||||||||
| Commission expenses |
142,500 |
131,389 |
|||||||||
| Cost of sales |
81,464 |
70,102 |
|||||||||
| Benefits and losses |
80,342 |
80,625 |
|||||||||
| Amortization of deferred policy acquisition costs |
8,474 |
9,740 |
|||||||||
| Lease expense |
42,245 |
52,825 |
|||||||||
| Depreciation, net of (gains) on disposals of (($44,500) and ($20,876), respectively) |
128,117 |
120,642 |
|||||||||
| Total costs and expenses |
1,230,411 |
1,145,838 |
|||||||||
| Earnings from operations |
495,035 |
442,342 |
|||||||||
| Interest expense |
(49,025) |
(46,446) |
|||||||||
| Fees and amortization on early extinguishment of debt |
(4,081) |
- |
|||||||||
| Pretax earnings |
441,929 |
395,896 |
|||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(161,208) |
(144,937) |
|||||||||
| Earnings available to common shareholders |
$ |
280,721 |
$ |
250,959 |
|||||||
| Basic and diluted earnings per common share |
$ |
14.34 |
$ |
12.84 |
|||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding: Basic and diluted |
19,580,997 |
19,550,128 |
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SOURCE AMERCO
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