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Celadon Group Reports September Quarter Results And Declares Dividend


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Oct 28, 2015, 05:10 ET

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INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Celadon Group Inc. (NYSE: CGI) today reported its financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2015, the first fiscal quarter of the company's fiscal year, ending June 30, 2016.

Revenue for the quarter increased 37.6% to $266.1 million in the 2016 quarter from $193.4 million in the 2015 quarter.  Freight revenue, which excludes fuel surcharges, increased 50.8% to $237.8 million in the 2016 quarter from $157.7 million in the 2015 quarter.  Net income increased 42.5% to $11.4 million in the 2016 quarter from $8.0 million for the same quarter last year.  Earnings per diluted share increased 20.6% to $0.41 in the 2016 quarter from $0.34 for the same quarter last year, on a 16.8% increase in weighted average diluted shares resulting primarily from the company's public offering of 3,500,000 common shares, completed in May 2015.

Paul Will, Chief Executive Officer, made the following comments: "We are pleased overall with our operating results in a less-than-robust freight environment.  We saw improvement in some of our key operating statistics that we believe will be beneficial long term as capacity is challenged by a very competitive driver recruiting market, in addition to the numerous pending and proposed federal safety initiatives such as electronic logging devices (ELDs) and mandatory truck speed limiters.  The increase in average seated tractor count of 1,730, or 53.1%, to 4,985 in the September 2015 quarter compared with 3,255 in the September 2014 quarter was a significant operating metric improvement that resulted in increased revenue for the quarter.  Our average revenue per tractor per week decreased $88, or 3.0%, to $2,889 in the September 2015 quarter, from $2,977 in the September 2014 quarter.  This decrease is a result of a lackluster freight environment coupled with the significant growth in our seated tractor count.  We continue to increase our customer freight to better align with our increased fleet size.  In addition, our average revenue per loaded mile increased to $1.872 per mile in the September 2015 quarter from $1.633 in the September 2014 quarter, which is a 14.6% increase.

"We continue to work on driver recruitment and retention as the market remains challenging for qualified drivers.  As a result, our costs related to driver training, advertising for experienced drivers and other recruitment and retention efforts have continued to increase.  This, along with economic and safety regulatory issues, has resulted in more constrained truckload capacity for shippers.   Their understanding and willingness to adjust rates upward reflects the collective capacity and service challenges currently facing the industry.  In addition to initiating and implementing sustainable rate increases, we continue to work on cost reduction initiatives as we strive to improve our operating results.

"The average age of the company's tractor fleet was 1.2 years as of September 2015.  Gains on sales of assets were $13.2 million in the September 2015 quarter compared with $4.6 million in the September 2014 quarter.   The gain on sale of equipment in the quarter, which is net of any trade expenses, resulted primarily from the sale of third-party equipment by our sales and leasing division.  With the growth of this division over the last 18 months, the current net operating expenses associated with running this division were approximately $4.5 million for the quarter. The division generated operating income of $8.7 million for the quarter.  As Celadon has completed its tractor refresh cycle, we expect all gains going forward to be related to third-party sales and leasing.

"Our balance sheet remains solid, and we retain significant liquidity to support the growth of our business. At September 30, 2015, we had $368.0 million of stockholders' equity, and our earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization were $42.7 million in the current September 2015 quarter.  Our increased cash flow generated from operations will allow us to effectively continue to execute on our growth strategy."

On October 27, 2015, the Board of Directors approved a regular cash dividend to shareholders for the quarter ending December 31, 2015.  The quarterly cash dividend of two cents ($0.02) per share of common stock will be payable on January 22, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 8, 2016.

Conference Call Information

Participants can pre-register for the conference call by navigating to Celadon's Investor Relations website, http://investors.celadontrucking.com, under the report center menu option.  Those without internet access or unable to pre-register may join the conference by dialing 1-412-317-6015 or 1-844-492-3727.  A replay of the webcast will be available through December 1, 2015 at http://investors.celadontrucking.com.

Celadon Group, Inc. (www.celadontrucking.com), through its subsidiaries, provides long-haul, regional, local, dedicated, intermodal, temperature controlled, flatbed and expedited freight service across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company also owns Celadon Logistics Services, which provides freight brokerage services, freight management, as well as supply chain management solutions, including warehousing and distribution.

This press release contains certain statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may be identified by their use of terms or phrases such as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," and similar terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements.  Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.  The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements: the risk that our perception of additional capacity due to seating trucks and perceived benefits thereof are inaccurate; the risk that our perception of changes in our customer base and perceived benefits thereto are inaccurate; the risk that managing our tractor fleet age does not result in greater flexibility and lower operating expenses; excess tractor and trailer capacity in the trucking industry; decreased demand for our services or loss of one or more of our major customers; surplus inventories; recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business cycles; strikes, work slow downs, or work stoppages at our facilities, or at customer, port, border crossing, or other shipping related facilities; increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified drivers and independent contractors; increases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts; elevated experience in the frequency or severity of claims relating to accident, cargo, workers' compensation, health, and other matters; fluctuations in claims expenses that result from high self-insured retention amounts and differences between estimates used in establishing and adjusting claims reserves and actual results over time; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, as well as fluctuations in hedging activities and surcharge collection, the volume and terms of diesel purchase commitment, interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; increases in the prices paid for new revenue equipment and changes in the resale value of our used equipment; increases in interest rates or decreased availability of capital or other sources of financing for revenue equipment; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs; competition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors; regulatory requirements that increase costs or decrease efficiency, including revised hours-of-service requirements for drivers and new emissions control regulations; our ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; the timing of, and any rules relating to, the opening of the border to Mexican drivers; challenges associated with doing business internationally; our ability to retain key employees; and the effects of actual or threatened military action or terrorist attacks or responses, including security measures that may impede shipping efficiency, especially at border crossings.

Readers should review and consider these factors along with the various disclosures by the company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.  We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information.

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CELADON GROUP, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)






For the three months ended



Sept 30,



2015


2014






REVENUE:





Revenue, before fuel surcharge


$237,812


$157,704

Fuel surcharge revenue


28,309


35,712

Total revenue


266,121


193,416






OPERATING EXPENSES:





Salaries, wages, and employee benefits


81,478


57,222

Fuel


27,728


39,985

Purchased transportation


89,031


43,637

Revenue equipment rentals


2,222


2,590

Operations and maintenance


17,606


11,240

Insurance and claims


6,928


5,676

Depreciation and amortization


21,601


15,556

Communications and utilities


2,344


1,830

Operating taxes and licenses


4,971


3,315

General and other operating


4,282


3,455

Gain on disposition of equipment


(13,242)


(4,558)

Total operating expenses


244,949


179,948






Operating income


21,172


13,468






Interest expense


3,152


1,169

Interest income


---


---

Other (income) expense, net


100


(78)

Income before income taxes


17,920


12,377

Income tax expense


6,553


4,329

Net income


$11,367


$8,048






Income per common share:





Diluted 


$0.41


$0.34

Basic 


$0.41


$0.35






Diluted weighted average shares outstanding


27,966


23,934

Basic weighted average shares outstanding


27,453


23,240

CELADON GROUP, INC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015

(Dollars and shares in thousands except par value amounts)






(unaudited)




September 30,


June 30,

ASSETS

2015


2015





Current assets:




Cash and cash equivalents

$24,844


$24,699

Trade receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,385
and $1,002 at September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively

134,916


130,892

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

44,664


33,267

Tires in service

2,174


1,857

Equipment held for resale

175,125


102,447

Income Tax Receivable

10,440


17,926

Deferred income taxes

6,553


7,083

Total current assets

398,716


318,171

Property and equipment

932,867


935,976

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

142,400


147,446

Net property and equipment

790,467


788,530

Tires in service

2,587


2,173

Goodwill

57,130


55,357

Investment in unconsolidated companies

2,000


---

Other assets

11,321


11,458

Total assets

$1,262,221


$1,175,689





LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY




Current liabilities:




Accounts payable

$17,042


$13,699

Accrued salaries and benefits

15,147


16,329

Accrued insurance and claims

16,486


14,808

Accrued fuel expense

10,345


10,979

Accrued purchase transportation

20,795


16,259

Accrued equipment purchases

21,307


775

Deferred leasing revenue

40,696


31,872

Other accrued expenses

25,657


31,835

Current maturities of long term debt

781


948

Current maturities of capital lease obligations

65,390


62,992

Total current liabilities

233,646


200,496

Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities

385,998


366,452

Long term debt, net of current maturities

162,635


133,199

Other long term liabilities

500


953

Deferred income taxes

111,433


108,246

Stockholders' equity:




Common stock, $0.033 par value, authorized 40,000 shares; issued and outstanding 28,352 and 28,342 shares at September 30, 2015 and June 30, 2015, respectively

936


935

Treasury stock at cost; 500 and 500 shares at September 30, 2015
and June 30, 2015, respectively

(3,453)


(3,453)

Additional paid-in capital

196,436


195,682

Retained earnings

206,230


195,412

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(32,140)


(22,233)

Total stockholders' equity

368,009


366,343

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$1,262,221


$1,175,689

Key Operating Statistics






For the three months ended



September 30,




2015

2014






Average revenue per loaded mile (*)



$1.872

$1.633

Average revenue per total mile (*)



$1.613

$1.443

Average revenue per tractor per week (*)



$2,889

$2,977

Average miles per seated tractor per week(**)



1,791

2,063

Average seated line-haul tractors (**)



4,985

3,255

*Freight revenue excluding fuel surcharge.



**Total seated fleet, including equipment operated by independent contractors and our Mexican subsidiary, Jaguar.




Adjusted Trucking Revenue(^) 

$215,464

$161,650

Asset Light Revenue

30,584

16,547

Intermodal Revenue

11,131

9,240

Other Revenue   

8,942

5,979

Total Revenue     

$266,121

$193,416




^Trucking Revenue for US, Canada, Mexico.  Includes Fuel Surcharge.


For more information:                                                                                   
Joe Weigel          
Communications Manager                                                                     
(800) CELADON Ext. 27006                                                                
(317) 972-7006 Direct
[email protected]

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SOURCE Celadon Group, Inc.

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