UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2005
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-9533
WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida | 59-2459427 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
9800 N.W. 41st Street, Suite 400 Miami, Florida |
33178 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants Telephone Number, including area code: (305) 428-8000
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 x No ¨.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No ¨.
The registrant had a total of 23,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, net of treasury stock, outstanding as of August 5, 2005.
TABLE OF CONTENTS | ||
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Part I. Financial Information | ||
Item 1. Financial Statements |
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 |
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Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) |
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures |
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Part II. Other Information | ||
Item 1. Legal Proceedings |
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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Item 5. Other Information |
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Item 6. Exhibits |
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The following unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto of World Fuel Services Corporation and Subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and, therefore, omit or condense certain footnotes and other information normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the financial information, which are of a normal and recurring nature, have been made for the interim periods reported. Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 will not necessarily be indicative of the results for the entire fiscal year. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 (10-Q Report) should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 (2004 10-K Report). World Fuel Services Corporation (World Fuel or the Company) and Subsidiaries are collectively referred to in this 10-Q Report as we, our and us. The term Tramp Oil refers to the Tramp Oil group of companies which we acquired in April 2004.
Certain statements made in this report and the information incorporated by reference in it, or made by us in other reports, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, press releases, teleconferences, industry conferences or otherwise, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words believe, anticipate, expect, estimate, project, will be, will continue, will likely result, plan, or words or phrases of similar meaning.
Forward-looking statements are estimates and projections reflecting our best judgment and involve risks, uncertainties or other factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. These statements are based on our managements beliefs and assumptions, which in turn are based on currently available information. Certain risks, uncertainties or other important factors are detailed in this report and may be detailed from time-to-time in reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including on Forms 8-K, 10-Q and 10-K.
Examples of forward-looking statements in this report include but are not limited to our expectations regarding our business strategy, business prospects, operating results, working capital, liquidity, capital expenditure requirements and future acquisitions. Important assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements include, among others, assumptions regarding demand for our products, the cost, terms and availability of fuel from suppliers, pricing levels, the timing and cost of capital expenditures, outcomes of pending litigation, competitive conditions, general economic conditions and synergies relating to acquisitions, joint ventures and alliances. These assumptions could prove inaccurate. Although we believe that the estimates and projections reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may prove to be incorrect. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results and events anticipated or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
| our ability to collect accounts receivable; |
| changes in the political, economic or regulatory conditions in the markets in which we operate; |
| currency exchange fluctuations; |
| non-performance of third party service providers; |
| our failure to hedge certain financial risks associated with our business and our price risk management services; |
| non-performance by counterparties to derivatives contracts; |
| material disruptions in the availability or supply of fuel; |
| changes in the market price of fuel; |
| adverse conditions in the shipping and aviation industries; |
| uninsured losses; |
| our failure to comply with restrictions in our revolving credit facility; |
| increases in interest rates; |
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| our ability to retain and attract senior management and other key employees; |
| our ability to manage growth; |
| our ability to integrate acquired businesses; |
| changes in United States or foreign tax laws; |
| increased levels of competition; |
| changes in credit terms extended to us from our suppliers; |
| compliance or lack of compliance with various environmental and other applicable laws and regulations; |
| our ability to remediate our material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting; and |
| other risks, including those described in Risk factors of our 2004 10-K Report and those described from time to time in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings. |
We operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for us to predict all of those risks, nor can we assess the impact of all of those risks on our business or the extent to which any factor may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. We believe these forward-looking statements are reasonable. However, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and unless required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events.
For these statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited - In thousands, except share and per share data)
As of |
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June 30, 2005 |
December 31, 2004 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ | 93,831 | $ | 64,178 | ||||
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance for bad debts of $12,260 and $11,277 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
582,645 | 490,780 | ||||||
Inventories |
37,574 | 40,901 | ||||||
Receivables related to marking derivative contracts to market |
36,158 | 10,224 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
32,325 | 41,985 | ||||||
Total current assets |
782,533 | 648,068 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation |
8,173 | 7,092 | ||||||
Other: |
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Goodwill |
42,651 | 42,347 | ||||||
Identifiable intangible asset, net of amortization of $2,638 and $1,914 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
6,762 | 7,486 | ||||||
Other assets |
10,099 | 7,178 | ||||||
$ | 850,218 | $ | 712,171 | |||||
Liabilities |
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Current liabilities: |
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Short-term debt |
$ | 483 | $ | 1,100 | ||||
Accounts payable |
498,923 | 385,243 | ||||||
Payables related to marking derivative contracts to market |
40,376 | 10,102 | ||||||
Customer deposits |
32,038 | 36,476 | ||||||
Accrued salaries and wages |
12,298 | 10,652 | ||||||
Income taxes payable |
5,974 | 6,015 | ||||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
7,444 | 17,397 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
597,536 | 466,985 | ||||||
Long-term liabilities: |
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Long-term debt |
42,000 | 50,467 | ||||||
Deferred compensation and other long-term liabilities |
4,194 | 6,216 | ||||||
643,730 | 523,668 | |||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 4) |
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Stockholders Equity |
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Preferred stock, $1.00 par value; 100,000 shares authorized, none issued |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 25,518,000 shares and 25,530,000 shares issued at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
255 | 255 | ||||||
Capital in excess of par value |
49,391 | 44,424 | ||||||
Retained earnings |
174,724 | 159,496 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
(96 | ) | | |||||
Unearned deferred compensation |
(7,188 | ) | (4,369 | ) | ||||
Treasury stock, at cost; 2,518,000 shares and 2,684,000 shares at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
(10,598 | ) | (11,303 | ) | ||||
206,488 | 188,503 | |||||||
$ | 850,218 | $ | 712,171 | |||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited - In thousands, except per share data)
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Revenue |
$ | 2,117,749 | $ | 1,379,956 | $ | 3,892,335 | $ | 2,294,552 | ||||||||
Cost of sales |
2,076,687 | 1,349,200 | 3,815,762 | 2,237,518 | ||||||||||||
Gross profit |
41,062 | 30,756 | 76,573 | 57,034 | ||||||||||||
Operating expenses: |
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Salaries and wages |
15,853 | 11,594 | 30,119 | 21,782 | ||||||||||||
Provision for bad debts |
1,604 | 1,354 | 4,095 | 2,239 | ||||||||||||
Other |
11,632 | 8,782 | 21,983 | 16,870 | ||||||||||||
29,089 | 21,730 | 56,197 | 40,891 | |||||||||||||
Income from operations |
11,973 | 9,026 | 20,376 | 16,143 | ||||||||||||
Other income (expense), net: |
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Interest income |
396 | 145 | 877 | 358 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(562 | ) | (428 | ) | (975 | ) | (557 | ) | ||||||||
Other, net |
331 | (1,090 | ) | 273 | (999 | ) | ||||||||||
165 | (1,373 | ) | 175 | (1,198 | ) | |||||||||||
Income before income taxes |
12,138 | 7,653 | 20,551 | 14,945 | ||||||||||||
Provision for income taxes |
2,207 | 1,194 | 3,151 | 2,857 | ||||||||||||
9,931 | 6,459 | 17,400 | 12,088 | |||||||||||||
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries |
(366 | ) | (80 | ) | (453 | ) | (189 | ) | ||||||||
Net income |
$ | 9,565 | $ | 6,379 | $ | 16,947 | $ | 11,899 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share |
$ | 0.43 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.54 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares |
22,448 | 22,112 | 22,428 | 21,838 | ||||||||||||
Diluted earnings per share |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares |
23,977 | 23,502 | 23,965 | 23,256 | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited - In thousands)
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: |
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Net income |
$ | 16,947 | $ | 11,899 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - net of effects from business acquired |
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Provision for bad debts |
4,095 | 2,239 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,687 | 1,842 | ||||||
Deferred income tax benefits |
(2,794 | ) | (2,245 | ) | ||||
Unrealized losses on derivatives |
4,218 | 635 | ||||||
Share-based compensation charges |
2,011 | 679 | ||||||
Other non-cash operating charges |
419 | 330 | ||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts and notes receivable |
(96,264 | ) | (105,145 | ) | ||||
Inventories |
3,327 | 2,161 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
10,593 | (5,409 | ) | |||||
Receivables related to marking derivative contracts to market |
(25,934 | ) | (1,595 | ) | ||||
Other assets |
(693 | ) | (623 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable |
113,680 | 48,044 | ||||||
Payables related to marking derivative contracts to market |
26,056 | 1,595 | ||||||
Customer deposits |
(4,438 | ) | 3,447 | |||||
Accrued salaries and wages |
1,646 | (3,945 | ) | |||||
Income taxes payable |
(41 | ) | 1,106 | |||||
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
(10,329 | ) | 3,365 | |||||
Deferred compensation and other long-term liabilities |
(1,972 | ) | 1,646 | |||||
Total adjustments |
25,267 | (51,873 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
42,214 | (39,974 | ) | |||||
Cash flows from investing activities: |
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Capital expenditures |
(2,205 | ) | (1,244 | ) | ||||
Acquisition of business, net |
| 12,077 | ||||||
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |
(2,205 | ) | 10,833 | |||||
Cash flows from financing activities: |
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Dividends paid on common stock |
(1,714 | ) | (1,652 | ) | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options |
458 | 6,325 | ||||||
Borrowings under revolving credit facility |
125,000 | 90,000 | ||||||
Repayments under revolving credit facility |
(133,000 | ) | (40,000 | ) | ||||
Repayment of long term debt |
(1,100 | ) | (1,600 | ) | ||||
Repayment of assumed bank loans and bank overdrafts |
| (34,860 | ) | |||||
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |
(10,356 | ) | 18,213 | |||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
29,653 | (10,928 | ) | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents, at beginning of period |
64,178 | 76,256 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of period |
$ | 93,831 | $ | 65,328 | ||||
(Continued)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited - In thousands)
(Continued)
For the Six Months ended June 30, | ||||||
2005 |
2004 | |||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||
Cash paid during the period for: |
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Interest |
$ | 893 | $ | 775 | ||
Income taxes |
$ | 5,701 | $ | 4,345 | ||
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:
Cash dividends declared, but not yet paid, totaled $0.9 million at June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and were paid in July 2005 and 2004, respectively.
In connection with the granting of restricted common stock, stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs), based on the fair value of the awards, we recorded unearned deferred compensation of $4.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2005. For the six months ended June 30, 2004, we recorded unearned deferred compensation of $2.0 million relating to the issuance of restricted common stock and options grants. Unearned deferred compensation is being amortized over the minimum vesting period of each individual award. See Note 1 to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.
During the six months ended June 30, 2005, we received a total of 18 thousand shares of our stock, with an aggregate market value of $0.5 million, from employees as payment for the employee withholding taxes due upon the vesting of their restricted stock and from non-employee directors as payment for the option exercise price as well as the associated withholding taxes.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Recent Acquisitions and Significant Accounting Policies
Recent Acquisition
In April 2004, we acquired all of the outstanding shares (the THL Shares) of Tramp Holdings Limited (THL) and the shares of Tramp Group Limited, a subsidiary of THL, which were not otherwise held by THL (the TGL Shares), to expand our worldwide marine segment. The acquisition of Tramp Oil, which primarily offers fuel and fuel services, was accounted for under the purchase method. Accordingly, the operations of Tramp Oil have been included in our operating results since April 2004. In April 2005, we finalized the purchase price allocation with a reduction in the fair value of the acquired net assets of this acquisition. At acquisition date, we identified an intangible asset relating to customer relations of $7.6 million, which is being amortized over seven years using the straight-line method. Goodwill, representing the cost in excess of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed for this acquisition, amounted to $5.8 million, an increase of $0.3 million from the preliminary purchase price allocation at December 31, 2004.
The following presents the pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 as if the Tramp acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2004 (in thousands, except per share data):
For the Six Months ended June 30, | |||
2004 | |||
(pro forma) | |||
Revenue |
$ | 2,553,054 | |
Net income |
$ | 11,162 | |
Earnings per share: |
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Basic |
$ | 0.51 | |
Diluted |
$ | 0.48 |
The pro forma results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2004 reflect Tramp Oils net loss of $0.7 million, which was primarily related to the recording of charges incurred by Tramp Oil in connection with the sale of the company.
Significant Accounting Policies
Except as described below, the significant accounting policies followed for quarterly financial reporting are the same as those disclosed in Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our 2004 10-K Report.
Basis of Consolidation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our majority owned or controlled subsidiaries and variable interest entities, after elimination of all significant intercompany accounts, transactions, and profits.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per share are based on the sum of the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, non-vested restricted common stock and common stock equivalents arising out of employee stock options, non-employee stock options and stock appreciation rights (SARs). Our net income is the same for basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.
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Shares used to calculate earnings per share are as follows (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, | |||||||
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 | |||||
Basic weighted average shares |
22,448 | 22,112 | 22,428 | 21,838 | ||||
Restricted stock weighted average shares |
486 | 342 | 488 | 340 | ||||
Common stock equivalents |
1,043 | 1,048 | 1,049 | 1,078 | ||||
Diluted weighted average shares used in the calculation of diluted earnings per share |
23,977 | 23,502 | 23,965 | 23,256 | ||||
Weighted average shares subject to stock options and SARs included in the determination of common stock equivalents for the calculation of diluted earnings per share |
2,492 | 2,562 | 2,429 | 2,790 | ||||
Weighted average shares subject to stock options and SARS which were not included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their impact is antidilutive |
44 | 26 | 31 | 14 | ||||
Comprehensive Income
The significant items affecting other comprehensive income (OCI) relates to qualifying cash flow hedging instruments relating to interest rate swaps on our revolving credit facility. The following reconciles our reported net income with comprehensive income for all periods presented (in thousands).
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, | |||||||||||||
2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 | |||||||||||
Net income, as reported |
$ | 9,565 | $ | 6,379 | $ | 16,947 | $ | 11,899 | ||||||
Net unrealized loss on qualifying cash flow hedges, net of $82 and $60 in tax benefits for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, respectively |
(131 | ) | | (96 | ) | | ||||||||
Comprehensive income |
$ | 9,434 | $ | 6,379 | $ | 16,851 | $ | 11,899 | ||||||
Share-Based Compensation
Effective April 2002, we adopted the fair value accounting provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, as amended by SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 123, to account for the granting of stock options and SARs payable in shares, to our employees and non-employee directors using the prospective method. Under the fair value recognition provision, as of the grant date, we recorded the fair value of the stock options and SARs granted as unearned deferred compensation, which is amortized over the minimum vesting period of each individual award as compensation cost. For stock options granted prior to April 2002, we continued to use the intrinsic value method of Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employee, and related interpretations. Accordingly, no compensation expense has been recognized for such stock options when the exercise price was at or above market price of our common stock on the date of grant.
The fair value of restricted common stock granted to employees, based on the market value of our common stock on the date of grant, is recorded as unearned deferred compensation and is being amortized over the minimum vesting period of each individual stock grant.
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The following table reflects pro forma net income and earnings per share as if the fair value based method had been applied to all outstanding and unvested stock-based awards in each period (in thousands, except earnings per share):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Net income: |
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Net income, as reported |
$ | 9,565 | $ | 6,379 | $ | 16,947 | $ | 11,899 | ||||||||
Add: Share-based compensation for employee and non-employee director included in reported net income, net of related tax effects |
809 | 250 | 1,247 | 420 | ||||||||||||
Deduct: Total share-based compensation for employee and non-employee director determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of related tax effects |
(809 | ) | (259 | ) | (1,247 | ) | (439 | ) | ||||||||
Pro forma net income |
$ | 9,565 | $ | 6,370 | $ | 16,947 | $ | 11,880 | ||||||||
Basic earnings per share: |
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As reported |
$ | 0.43 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.54 | ||||||||
Pro forma |
$ | 0.43 | $ | 0.29 | $ | 0.76 | $ | 0.54 | ||||||||
Diluted earnings per share: |
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As reported |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Pro forma |
$ | 0.40 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.71 | $ | 0.51 | ||||||||
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current periods presentation.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Changes and Error Corrections
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections a replacement of APB No. 20 and FASB Statement No. 3. SFAS No. 154 changes the requirements of accounting for and reporting a change in accounting principle and applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principle and changes required by an accounting pronouncement, in the event that the accounting pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application of changes in accounting principle to prior periods financial statements unless it is impracticable. SFAS No. 154 also requires that a change in the method of depreciation, amortization or depletion of long-lived, nonfinancial assets be accounted for as a change in accounting estimate effected by a change in accounting principle. The guidance contained in APB Opinion No. 20, Accounting Changes for reporting the correction of an error was carried forward in SFAS No. 154 without change. SFAS No. 154 is effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
Share-Based Compensation
In December 2004, the FASB issued a revised SFAS No. 123, Share-Based Payment, which was also renamed from Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation. Among other provisions, the revised statement requires that all share-based payments to employees be recognized in the financial statements based on their grant-date fair value. Under previous guidance, companies had the option of recognizing the fair value of share-based compensation in the financial statements or disclosing the pro forma impact of share-based compensation on the statement of income in the notes to the financial statements. In April 2005, the SEC amended Rule 4-01(a) of Regulation S-X, which deferred the compliance date for the adoption of the revised statement to the beginning of the next fiscal year, instead of the next reporting period, that begins after June 15, 2005. Consistent with the new rule, we intend to adopt the revised statement in the first quarter of 2006, and to implement it on a prospective basis. As described above, we have recognized the fair value of share-based compensation in our financial statements for all share-based compensation granted since April 2002. We do not believe the adoption of the revised statement will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.
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American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position (FSP) No. 109-2, Accounting and Disclosure Guidance for the Foreign Earnings Repatriation Provision within the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the Act), signed into law on October 22, 2004, provides for a special one-time tax deduction, or dividend received deduction (DRD), of 85% of qualifying foreign earnings that are repatriated in either a companys last tax year that began before the enactment date or the first tax year that begins during the one-year period beginning on the enactment date. FSP No. 109-2 provides entities additional time to assess the effect of repatriating foreign earnings under the Act for purposes of applying SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, which typically requires the effect of a new tax law to be recorded in the period of enactment. The Company will elect, if applicable, to apply the DRD to qualifying dividends of foreign earnings in its fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.
The Company is awaiting further clarifying guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department on certain provisions of the Act. Once this guidance is received, the Company expects to complete its evaluation of the effects of the Act during 2005. Under the limitations on the amount of dividends qualifying for the DRD of the Act, the maximum repatriation of the Companys foreign earnings that may qualify for the special one-time DRD is approximately $136.8 million. Therefore, the range of possible amounts of qualifying dividends of foreign earnings is between zero and approximately $136.8 million. Because the evaluation is ongoing, it is not yet practical to estimate a range of possible income tax effects of potential repatriations.
Inventory Costs
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, Inventory Costs - an amendment of Accounting Research Bulletins No. 43, Chapter 4. This statement clarifies the requirement that abnormal inventory-related costs be recognized as current-period charges. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively to inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. We do not expect the effects of adoption will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.
2. Debt
As of June 30, 2005, we had a $150.0 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit of $60.0 million. On August 9, 2005, this revolving credit facility was amended to, among other things: 1) increase available borrowings under the credit facility to $200.0 million, 2) provide us with the right to request increases in available borrowings up to an additional $50.0 million, subject to the approval of the administrative agent, 3) increase the sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit to $100.0 million, 4) modify certain financial covenants, and 5) subject to our completing an equity and/or subordinated debt offering of at least $50.0 million by November 15, 2005, reduce certain fees and borrowing costs under the credit facility and extend the expiration date of the credit facility to December 19, 2010 from December 19, 2006. Immediately following the amendment of the revolving credit facility, the administrative agent approved a request by us to increase available borrowings under the credit facility by an additional $20.0 million to $220.0 million.
Available borrowings under our revolving credit facility are reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit. As of June 30, 2005, outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility totaled $42.0 million and our issued letters of credit totaled $29.2 million. Our weighted average daily outstanding borrowings were $43.6 million and $21.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility bear interest at market rates plus applicable margins ranging from zero percent to 0.75% for U.S. Prime Rate loans and 1.25% to 2.00% for LIBOR Rate loans, as defined in the credit facility. As of June 30, 2005, our weighted average interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility was 4.50%. Letters of credit issued under our revolving credit facility are subject to fees (L/C Fees) ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%. Interest and L/C Fees are payable quarterly and at maturity in arrears.
Our revolving credit facility contains certain operating and financial covenants with which we are required to comply. Our failure to comply with the operating and financial covenants contained in our revolving credit facility could result in an event of default. An event of default, if not cured or waived, would permit acceleration of any outstanding indebtedness under the revolving credit facility, and impair our ability to receive advances and issue letters of credit, and thus have a material adverse effect on our ability to fund operations. We were in default under our revolving credit facility as of April 30, 2005, because we were not in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant. On May 26, 2005, we obtained a waiver of the default from our lenders and amended the revolving credit facility to remove the leverage ratio covenant. Currently, we are in compliance with all covenants under our revolving credit facility.
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We also have a separate $25.0 million credit line for the issuance of letters of credit from one of the banks participating in our revolving credit facility. Letters of credit issued under this credit line are subject to fees at market rates payable semiannually and at maturity in arrears. This credit line is renewable on an annual basis. As of June 30, 2005, we had outstanding letters of credit of $2.9 million under this credit line.
Substantially all of the letters of credit issued under our revolving credit facility and the credit line were provided to suppliers in the normal course of business, and expire within one year from their issuance. Expired letters of credit are renewed as needed.
Our outstanding debt consisted of the following (in thousands, except discount percentage):
As of | ||||||
June 30, 2005 |
December 31, 2004 | |||||
Borrowings under revolving credit facility, matures December 2006 |
$ | 42,000 | $ | 50,000 | ||
Promissory notes issued in connection with acquired business: |
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Non-interest bearing promissory note with an original principal amount of $2,500, payable annually through January 2006, net of unamortized imputed discount (at 9%) of $17 and $33 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
483 | 467 | ||||
Non-interest bearing promissory note with an original principal amount of $3,300, payable annually through January 2005 |
| 1,100 | ||||
Total Debt |
$ | 42,483 | $ | 51,567 | ||
Short-term Debt |
$ | 483 | $ | 1,100 | ||
Long-term Debt |
$ | 42,000 | $ | 50,467 | ||
3. Income Taxes
The income tax provision recorded for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and their respective effective tax rates for such periods are as follows (in thousands, except for tax rates):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Income tax provision |
$ | 2,207 | $ | 1,194 | $ | 3,151 | $ | 2,857 | ||||||||
Effective income tax rate |
18.2 | % | 15.6 | % | 15.3 | % | 19.1 | % | ||||||||
The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and the decrease in the effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2005 as compared to the corresponding three and six months ended June 30, 2004 resulted primarily from profit fluctuations of our subsidiaries in tax jurisdictions with different tax rates.
4. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Matters
The following supplements the discussion set forth under Item 3 Legal Proceedings in our 2004 10-K Report.
Action Manufacturing Litigation
As previously disclosed, World Fuel was a defendant in a lawsuit titled Action Manufacturing Co., Inc. et al. v. Simon Wrecking Company, et al. In November 2004, World Fuel filed a motion to dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction. On June 20, 2005, World Fuels motion to dismiss was granted and all claims against World Fuel relating to this action were dismissed.
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5. Business Segments
We market fuel and related services, and have two reportable operating segments: marine and aviation. Performance measurement and resource allocation for the reportable operating segments are based on many factors. Corporate expenses are allocated to the segments based on usage, where possible, or on other factors according to the nature of the activity. The accounting policies of the reportable operating segments are the same as those described in the Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (see Note 1).
Information concerning our operations by business segment is as follows (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
2005 |
2004 |
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Revenue |
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Marine fuel services |
$ | 1,127,267 | $ | 765,728 | $ | 2,038,340 | $ | 1,243,973 | ||||||||
Aviation fuel services |
990,482 | 614,228 | 1,853,995 | 1,050,579 | ||||||||||||
$ | 2,117,749 | $ | 1,379,956 | $ | 3,892,335 | $ | 2,294,552 | |||||||||
Income from operations |
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Marine fuel services |
$ | 8,970 | $ | 4,808 | $ | 13,991 | $ | 8,994 | ||||||||
Aviation fuel services |
8,736 | 7,169 | 16,555 | 13,630 | ||||||||||||
17,706 | 11,977 | 30,546 | 22,624 | |||||||||||||
Corporate overhead |
(5,733 | ) | (2,951 | ) | (10,170 | ) | (6,481 | ) | ||||||||
$ | 11,973 | $ | 9,026 | $ | 20,376 | $ | 16,143 | |||||||||
As of | ||||||
June 30, 2005 |
December 31, 2004 | |||||
Accounts and notes receivable, net |
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Marine fuel services, net of allowance for bad debts of $6,722 and $5,741 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
$ | 390,555 | $ | 330,966 | ||
Aviation fuel services, net of allowance for bad debts of $5,538 and $5,536 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
192,090 | 159,814 | ||||
$ | 582,645 | $ | 490,780 | |||
Goodwill and identifiable intangible assets: |
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Marine fuel services, net of accumulated amortization of $2,638 and $1,914 at June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively |
$ | 41,204 | $ | 41,624 | ||
Aviation fuel services |
8,209 | 8,209 | ||||
$ | 49,413 | $ | 49,833 | |||
Total assets |
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Marine fuel services |
$ | 539,458 | $ | 428,651 | ||
Aviation fuel services |
288,474 | 262,223 | ||||
Corporate |
22,286 | 21,297 | ||||
$ | 850,218 | $ | 712,171 | |||
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with Item 1. Financial Statements appearing elsewhere in this 10-Q Report, as well as our 2004 10-K Report.
Overview
We market fuel and related services to marine and aviation segment customers throughout the world. In our marine segment, we offer marine fuel and related services to a broad base of customers, including international container and tanker fleets, and time-charter operators, as well as to the United States and foreign governments. In our aviation segment, we offer aviation fuel and related services to major commercial airlines, second- and third-tier airlines, cargo carriers, regional and low cost carriers, corporate fleets, fractional operators, private aircraft, military fleets and the United States and foreign governments. We compete by providing our marine and aviation customers value added benefits including single-supplier convenience, competitive pricing, the availability of trade credit, price risk management, logistical support, fuel quality control and fuel procurement outsourcing.
In our marine segment, we purchase and resell fuel, and act as brokers for others. Profit from our marine segment is determined primarily by the volume and commission rate of brokering business generated and by the volume and gross profit achieved on fuel resales. Profit from our aviation segment is directly related to the volume and the gross profit achieved on fuel sales. We do not act as brokers for our aviation segment. Our profitability in both segments also depends on our operating expenses, which may be significantly affected to the extent that we are required to provide for potential bad debts.
We may experience decreases in future sales volume and margins as a result of deterioration in the world economy, or in the shipping or aviation industries, and continued conflicts and instability in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, as well as potential future terrorist activities and possible military retaliation. In addition, because fuel costs represent a significant part of a vessels and airlines operating expenses, volatile and/or high fuel prices can adversely affect our customers business, and consequently the demand for our services and our results of operations.
In April 2004, we acquired the operations of Tramp Oil. This acquisition forms part of our marine segment and was accounted for as a purchase. Accordingly, its results of operations have been included with our results since its date of acquisition.
Reportable Segments
We have two reportable operating businesses: marine and aviation. Corporate expenses are allocated to the segments based on usage, where possible, or on other factors according to the nature of activity. Financial information with respect to our business segments is provided in Note 5 to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this 10-Q Report.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to unbilled revenue and related costs of sales, bad debts, deferred tax assets and liabilities, goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, and certain accrued liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
We have identified the policies below as critical to our business operations and the understanding of our results of operations. For a detailed discussion on the application of these and other accounting policies, see Note 1 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of our 10-K Report.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue is recognized when fuel deliveries are made and title passes to the customer, or as fuel related services are performed.
Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Bad Debts
Credit extension, monitoring and collection are performed by each of our business segments. Each segment has a credit committee. The credit committees are responsible for approving credit limits above certain amounts, setting and maintaining credit standards, and managing the overall quality of the credit portfolio. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and adjust credit limits based upon a customers payment history and creditworthiness, as determined by our review of our customers credit information. We extend credit on an unsecured basis to many of our customers. Accounts receivable are deemed past due based on contractual terms agreed with our customers.
We continuously monitor collections and payments from our customers and maintain a provision for estimated credit losses based upon our historical experience with our customers, relevant current market and industry conditions, and any specific customer collection issues that we have identified. Accounts and notes receivable are reduced by an allowance for amounts that may become uncollectable in the future. We had accounts and notes receivable of $582.6 million and $490.8 million, net of allowance for bad debts of $12.3 million and $11.3 million, as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 respectively. Accounts and notes receivable are written-off when it becomes apparent based upon age or customer circumstances that such amounts will not be collected.
We believe the level of our allowance for bad debts is reasonable based on our experience and our analysis of the net realizable value of our trade receivables at June 30, 2005. We cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have experienced in the past, since adverse changes in the marine and aviation industries, or changes in the liquidity or financial position of our customers, could have a material adverse effect on the collectability of our accounts and notes receivable and our future operating results. If credit losses exceed established allowances, our results of operation and financial condition may be adversely affected. For additional information on the credit risks inherent in our business, see Risk Factors in Item 1 of our 2004 10-K Report.
Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets
Goodwill represents our cost in excess of net assets, including identifiable intangible assets, of the acquired companies and the joint venture interest acquired in PAFCO LLC. The identifiable intangible assets for customer relations existing at the dates of acquisition were recorded and are being amortized over their useful lives of five to seven years. We account for goodwill and identifiable intangible assets in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. Among other provisions, SFAS No. 142 states that goodwill shall not be amortized prospectively. We recorded amortization of our identifiable intangible assets of $0.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively, and $0.7 million and $0.5 million for the first six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
In accordance with SFAS No. 142, goodwill must be reviewed annually (or more frequently under certain circumstances) for impairment. The initial step of the goodwill impairment test compares the fair value of a reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. Based on results of these comparisons as of December 31, 2004, goodwill in each of our reporting units was not considered impaired. Accordingly, no impairment charges were recognized.
Income Taxes
Income tax expense is provided for using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the temporary differences between the financial statement and income tax bases of assets and liabilities using currently enacted tax rates. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that all or a portion of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. As of June 30, 2005, we have not recorded a valuation allowance.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2004
Our profitability improved in the second quarter of 2005 due to an increase in the gross profit per unit of fuel sold in both our marine and aviation segments, an increase in the volume of fuel sold in our aviation segment and a decrease in other non-operating expenses. Partially offsetting these gains were a decrease in the volume of fuel sold in our marine segment, a net increase in the unrealized losses on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory and open fixed price purchase commitments, an increase in operating expenses and a higher income tax provision.
Revenue. Our revenue for the second quarter of 2005 was $2.1 billion, an increase of $737.8 million, or 53.5%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Our revenue during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Marine segment |
$ | 1,127,267 | $ | 765,728 | $ | 361,539 | |||
Aviation segment |
990,482 | 614,228 | 376,254 | ||||||
$ | 2,117,749 | $ | 1,379,956 | $ | 737,793 | ||||
Our marine segment contributed $1.1 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2005, an increase of $361.5 million, or 47.2%, over the second quarter of 2004. Of the total increase in marine segment revenue, $473.5 million was due to a 72.6% increase in the average price per metric ton sold, primarily due to higher world oil prices. Partially offsetting this increase was a $112.0 million decrease related to a decrease in business volume, which was primarily due to our efforts to reduce high volume, low profit business in our marine segment.
Our aviation segment contributed $990.5 million in revenue for the second quarter of 2005, an increase of $376.3 million, or 61.3%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Of the total increase in aviation segment revenue, $320.3 million was due to a 47.8% increase in the average price per gallon sold, primarily due to higher world oil prices. The remaining revenue increase of $56.0 million pertained to increased sales volume. The increase in aviation segment sales volume was largely due to additional sales to new and existing customers in our commercial business and growth in fuel management.
Gross Profit. Our gross profit of $41.1 million for the second quarter of 2005 increased $10.3 million, or 33.5%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Our gross profit during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Marine segment |
$ | 21,159 | $ | 14,726 | $ | 6,433 | |||
Aviation segment |
19,903 | 16,030 | 3,873 | ||||||
$ | 41,062 | $ | 30,756 | $ | 10,306 | ||||
Our marine segment gross profit for the second quarter of 2005 was $21.2 million, an increase of $6.4 million, or 43.7%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Of the total increase in marine segment gross profit, $10.7 million pertained to higher gross profit per metric ton sold, which reflects advantageous pricing due to favorable market conditions. Partially offsetting were $2.1 million related to lower unit sales volume and $2.2 million in higher unrealized losses on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory and open fixed price purchase commitments.
Our aviation segment gross profit for the second quarter of 2005 was $19.9 million, an increase of $3.9 million, or 24.2%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Contributing to the total increase was $1.7 million in higher gross profit per gallon sold, $1.5 million in increased sales volume and $0.7 million in unrealized gains on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory. The increase in gross profit per gallon sold reflects a change in business mix.
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Our consolidated gross margin decreased from 2.2% for second quarter of 2004, to 1.9% for the second quarter of 2005. By segment, our marine segment gross margin was unchanged at 1.9% for the second quarter of 2005 and 2004, while our aviation segment gross margin decreased to 2.0% for the second quarter of 2005 as compared to 2.6% for the second quarter of 2004. The decline in gross margin for the second quarter of 2005 was a function of our sales price of fuel sold rising at a faster rate than our gross profit per unit sold in our aviation segment as well as an increase in high volume, low gross profit business.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the second quarter of 2005 were $29.1 million, an increase of $7.4 million, or 33.9% as compared to the second quarter of 2004. The following table sets forth our expense categories (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Salaries and wages |
$ | 15,853 | $ | 11,594 | $ | 4,259 | |||
Provision for bad debts |
1,604 | 1,354 | 250 | ||||||
Other |
11,632 | 8,782 | 2,850 | ||||||
$ | 29,089 | $ | 21,730 | $ | 7,359 | ||||
Of the total increase in operating expenses, $4.3 million was related to salaries and wages, approximately $0.2 million to provision for bad debts and $2.9 million to other operating expenses. The increase in salaries and wages was primarily due to higher performance based incentive compensation and new hires to support the business growth. The increase in other operating expenses relates to higher non-employee directors share-based compensation, office rent, insurance, audit and consulting fees.
Operating Income. Our income from operations for the second quarter of 2005 was $12.0 million, an increase of $2.9 million, or 32.7%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Income from operations during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Three Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change |
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Marine segment |
$ | 8,970 | $ | 4,808 | $ | 4,162 | ||||||
Aviation segment |
8,736 | 7,169 | 1,567 | |||||||||
17,706 | 11,977 | 5,729 | ||||||||||
Corporate overhead |
(5,733 | ) | (2,951 | ) | (2,782 | ) | ||||||
$ | 11,973 | $ | 9,026 | $ | 2,947 | |||||||
The marine segment earned $9.0 million in income from operations for the second quarter of 2005, an increase of $4.2 million, or 86.6%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. This increase resulted from the $6.4 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by increased operating expenses of approximately $2.2. The increase in marine segment operating expenses was primarily attributable to higher salaries and wages, provision for bad debts, and other operating expenses.
The aviation segment income from operations was $8.7 million for the second quarter of 2005, an increase of $1.6 million, or 21.9%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. This improvement was due to a $3.9 million increase in gross profit partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of $2.3 million. The increase in aviation segment operating expenses was attributable to higher salaries and wages and other operating expenses, partially offset by lower provision for bad debts.
Corporate overhead costs not charged to the business segments totaled $5.7 million for the second quarter of 2005, as compared to $3.0 million for the second quarter of 2004. The increase in corporate overhead costs was due to increases in salaries and wages and other operating expenses.
For explanations of the changes in operating expenses for the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the second quarter of 2004, see the above discussion on operating expenses.
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Other Income and Expense, net. During the second quarter of 2005, we reported $0.2 million in other income, net, as compared to other expense, net, of $1.4 million for the second quarter of 2004. This $1.6 million change was primarily related to the recognition of exchange losses relating to the conversion of foreign currencies acquired from Tramp Oil into U.S. dollars during the second quarter of 2004 as well as an increase in interest income. Partially offsetting was an increase in interest expense, which reflects our higher level of borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Taxes. For the second quarter of 2005, our effective tax rate was 18.2%, for an income tax provision of $2.2 million, as compared to 15.6% and an income tax provision of $1.2 million for the second quarter of 2004. The increase in the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2005 as compared to the second quarter of 2004 resulted primarily from profit fluctuations of our subsidiaries in tax jurisdictions with different tax rates.
Minority Interest in Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries. We reported minority interest of $0.4 million for the second quarter of 2005, as compared to $0.1 million for the second quarter of 2004. This increase of $0.3 million relates to the acquisition of Tramp Oil.
Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share. Net income for the second quarter of 2005 was $9.6 million, an increase of $3.2 million, or 49.9%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004. Diluted earnings per share for the second quarter of 2005 was $0.40 per share, an increase of $0.13 per share, or 48.1%, as compared to the second quarter of 2004.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2005 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2004
Our profitability improved in the first six months of 2005 due to an increase in the volume of fuel sold in both our marine and aviation segment, an increase in the gross profit per metric ton sold in our marine segment and a decrease in other non-operating expenses. Partially offsetting these gains were a decrease in the gross profit per gallon sold in our aviation segment, a net increase in the unrealized losses on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory and open fixed price purchase commitments and an increase in operating expenses.
Revenue. Our revenue for the first six months of 2005 was $3.9 billion, an increase of $1.6 billion, or 69.6%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Our revenue during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Marine segment |
$ | 2,038,340 | $ | 1,243,973 | $ | 794,367 | |||
Aviation segment |
1,853,995 | 1,050,579 | 803,416 | ||||||
$ | 3,892,335 | $ | 2,294,552 | $ | 1,597,783 | ||||
Our marine segment contributed $2.0 billion in revenue for the first six months of 2005, an increase of $794.4 million, or 63.9%, over the first six months of 2004. Of the total increase in marine segment revenue, $614.2 million was due to a 44.2% increase in the average price per metric ton sold, primarily due to higher world oil prices. The balance of the increase in marine segment revenue of $180.2 million pertained to increased business volume, primarily due to the acquisition of Tramp Oil, whose results are included from April 2004, as well as additional sales to new and existing customers.
Our aviation segment contributed $1.9 billion in revenue for the first six months of 2005, an increase of $803.4 million, or 76.5%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Of the total increase in aviation segment revenue, $527.6 million was due to a 39.3% increase in the average price per gallon sold, primarily due to higher world oil prices. The remaining increase of $275.8 million pertained to increased sales volume. The increase in aviation segment sales volume was largely due to growth in fuel management and additional sales to new and existing customers in our commercial business.
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Gross Profit. Our gross profit of $76.6 million for the first six months of 2005 increased $19.5 million, or 34.3%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Our gross profit during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Marine segment |
$ | 38,629 | $ | 26,309 | $ | 12,320 | |||
Aviation segment |
37,944 | 30,725 | 7,219 | ||||||
$ | 76,573 | $ | 57,034 | $ | 19,539 | ||||
Our marine segment gross profit for the first six months of 2005 was $38.6 million, an increase of $12.3 million, or 46.8%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Of the total increase in marine segment gross profit, $11.6 million pertained to higher gross profit per metric ton sold and $4.4 million related to higher unit sales volume. Partially offsetting the increase was $3.7 million in higher unrealized losses on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory and open fixed price purchase commitments. The increase in gross profit per metric ton sold reflects advantageous pricing due to favorable market conditions.
Our aviation segment gross profit for the first six months of 2005 was approximately $38.0 million, an increase of $7.2 million, or 23.5%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Contributing to the total increase was $8.9 million related to an increase in the number of gallons sold and $0.1 million in unrealized gains on derivatives associated with the hedging of fuel inventory. Partially offsetting the increase was $1.8 million decrease in the gross profit per gallon. The decrease in gross margin reflects the business volume growth in our high volume, low margin business.
Our consolidated gross margin decreased from 2.5% for the first six months of 2004, to 2.0% for the first six months of 2005. By segment, our marine segment gross margin decreased to 1.9% for the first six months of 2005 as compared to 2.1% for the first six months of 2004, and our aviation segment gross margin decreased to 2.0% for the first six months of 2005 as compared to 2.9% for the first six months of 2004. The decline in gross margin for the first six months of 2005 was a function of our sales price of fuel sold rising at a faster rate than our gross profit per unit sold in both segments. Also contributing to the decrease in the aviation segment gross margin was an increase in high volume, low gross profit business.
Operating Expenses. Total operating expenses for the first six months of 2005 were $56.2 million, an increase of $15.3 million, or 37.4%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. The following table sets forth our expense categories (in thousands):
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change | |||||||
Salaries and wages |
$ | 30,119 | $ | 21,782 | $ | 8,337 | |||
Provision for bad debts |
4,095 | 2,239 | 1,856 | ||||||
Other |
21,983 | 16,870 | 5,113 | ||||||
$ | 56,197 | $ | 40,891 | $ | 15,306 | ||||
Of the total increase in operating expenses, $8.3 million was related to salaries and wages, $1.9 million to provision for bad debts and $5.1 million to other operating expenses. The increase in salaries and wages was primarily due to higher performance based incentive compensation, new hires to support the business growth and the additional employees from Tramp Oil. The increase in the provision for bad debts for the first six months of 2005 was primarily due to additional general provision for bad debts associated with a higher level of accounts receivable write-offs during the first six months of 2005. The increase in other operating expenses reflects the additional other operating expenses of Tramp Oil as well as higher non-employee directors share-based compensation, office rent, insurance, audit and consulting fees.
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Operating Income. Our income from operations for the first six months of 2005 was $20.4 million, an increase of $4.2 million, or 26.2%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Income from operations during these periods was attributable to the following segments (in thousands):
For the Six Months ended June 30, |
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2005 |
2004 |
$ Change |
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Marine segment |
$ | 13,991 | $ | 8,994 | $ | 4,997 | ||||||
Aviation segment |
16,555 | 13,630 | 2,925 | |||||||||
30,546 | 22,624 | 7,922 | ||||||||||
Corporate overhead |
(10,170 | ) | (6,481 | ) | (3,689 | ) | ||||||
$ | 20,376 | $ | 16,143 | $ | 4,233 | |||||||
The marine segment earned $14.0 million in income from operations for the first six months of 2005, an increase of $5.0 million, or 55.6%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. This increase resulted from the $12.3 million increase in gross profit, partially offset by the $7.3 million increase in operating expenses. The increase in marine segment operating expenses was attributable to higher salaries and wages, provision for bad debts and other operating expenses.
The aviation segment income from operations was $16.6 million for the first six months of 2005, an increase of $2.9 million, or 21.5%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. This improvement was due to a $7.2 million increase in gross profit partially offset by an increase in operating expenses of $4.3 million. The increase in aviation segment operating expenses was attributable to higher salaries and wages and other operating expenses, partially offset by lower provision for bad debts.
Corporate overhead costs not charged to the business segments totaled $10.2 million for the first six months of 2005, as compared to $6.5 million during the first six months of 2004. The increase in corporate overhead costs was due to increases in salaries and wages and other operating expenses.
For explanations of the changes in operating expenses for the first six months of 2005 as compared to the first six months of 2004, see the above discussion on operating expenses.
Other Income and Expense, net. During the first six months of 2005, we reported $0.2 million in other income, net, as compared to other expense, net, of $1.2 million for the first six months of 2004. This $1.4 million change was primarily related to the recognition of exchange losses relating to the conversion of foreign currencies acquired from Tramp Oil into U.S. dollars during the second quarter of 2004 as well as an increase in interest income. Partially offsetting was an increase in interest expense, which reflects our higher level of borrowings under our revolving credit facility.
Taxes. For the first six months of 2005, our effective tax rate was 15.3%, for an income tax provision of $3.2 million, as compared to 19.1% and an income tax provision of $2.9 million for the first six months of 2004. The decrease in the effective tax rate for the first six months of 2005 as compared to the first six months of 2004 resulted primarily from profit fluctuations of our subsidiaries in tax jurisdictions with different tax rates.
Minority Interest in Income of Consolidated Subsidiaries. We reported minority interest of $0.5 million for the first six months of 2005, as compared to $0.2 million for the first six months of 2004. This increase of $0.3 million relates to the acquisition of Tramp Oil.
Net Income and Diluted Earnings per Share. Net income for the first six months of 2005 was $16.9 million, an increase of $5.0 million, or 42.4%, as compared to the first six months of 2004. Diluted earnings per share for the first six months of 2005 was $0.71 per share, an increase of $0.20 per share, or 38.8%, as compared to the first six months of 2004.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our primary use of cash is to fund the purchase of inventories and increased receivables to support business growth relating to sales of fuel to our customers. We are usually extended unsecured trade credit from our suppliers for our fuel purchases; however, certain suppliers require us to provide a letter of credit. Our ability to fund fuel purchases, obtain trade credit from our suppliers, and provide letters of credit is critical to our business. Increases in oil prices negatively affect liquidity by increasing the amount of cash needed to fund fuel purchases as well as reducing the amount of fuel which can be purchased on an unsecured credit basis from our suppliers. Historically, we have not required significant capital investment in fixed assets for our businesses as we subcontract fueling services and maintain inventory at third party storage facilities.
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Our business is funded through cash generated from operations and borrowings under our syndicated revolving credit facility. As of June 30, 2005, we had a $150.0 million syndicated revolving credit facility with a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit of $60.0 million. On August 9, 2005, this revolving credit facility was amended to, among other things: 1) increase available borrowings under the credit facility to $200.0 million, 2) provide us with the right to request increases in available borrowings up to an additional $50.0 million, subject to the approval of the administrative agent, 3) increase the sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit to $100.0 million, 4) modify certain financial covenants, and 5) subject to our completing an equity and/or subordinated debt offering of at least $50.0 million by November 15, 2005, reduce certain fees and borrowing costs under the credit facility and extend the expiration date of the credit facility to December 19, 2010 from December 19, 2006. Immediately following the amendment of the revolving credit facility, the administrative agent approved a request by us to increase available borrowings under the credit facility by an additional $20.0 million to $220.0 million. Available borrowings under our revolving credit facility are reduced by the amount of outstanding letters of credit. As of June 30, 2005, outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility totaled $42.0 million and our issued letters of credit totaled $29.2 million.
Our revolving credit facility contains certain operating and financial restrictions with which we are required to comply. Our failure to comply with the operating and financial covenants contained in our revolving credit facility could result in an event of default. An event of default, if not cured or waived, would permit acceleration of any outstanding indebtedness under the revolving credit facility, and impair our ability to receive advances and issue letters of credit, and thus have a material adverse effect on our ability to fund operations. We were in default under our revolving credit facility as of April 30, 2005, because we were not in compliance with the leverage ratio covenant. On May 26, 2005, we obtained a waiver of the default from our lenders and amended the revolving credit facility to remove the leverage ratio covenant. Currently, we are in compliance with all covenants under our revolving credit facility.
We also have a separate $25.0 million credit line for the issuance of letters of credit from one of the banks participating in our revolving credit facility. As of June 30, 2005, we had outstanding letters of credit of $2.9 million under this credit line.
Higher interest rates can have a negative effect on our liquidity due to higher costs of borrowing under our revolving credit facility. To mitigate this risk, in part, we entered into interest rate swaps in March 2005 in the amount of $20.0 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.45%, which reduces our exposure to an increase in interest rates.
As of June 30, 2005, we had $93.8 million of cash and cash equivalents as compared to $64.2 million of cash and cash equivalents at December 31, 2004. Our cash position can fluctuate significantly depending on the timing of payments to suppliers and receipt of payments from customers.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $42.2 million for the first six months of 2005 compared to net cash used in operating activities of $40.0 million for the first six months of 2004. This $82.2 million change was primarily due to net changes in operating assets and liabilities as a result of the timing of cash receipts from customers and cash payments to suppliers.
During the first six months of 2005, net cash used in investing activities was $2.2 million compared to net cash provided by investing activities of $10.8 million for the first six months of 2004. Included in net cash provided by investing activities for the first six months of 2004 was $12.1 million net cash received as a result of the acquisition of Tramp Oil in April 2004. During the first six months of 2004, we received cash of $88.7 million and paid cash of $76.6 million in connection with the acquisition. The remaining change in cash flows from investing activities of approximately $0.9 million was due to higher capital expenditures.
For the first six months of 2005, net cash used in financing activities was $10.4 million compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $18.2 million for the first six months of 2004. This $28.6 million change was primarily due to an increase in repayments of $93.0 million and lower proceeds from exercise of stock options of $5.9 million, partially offset by an increase in borrowings of $35.0 million as well as the $34.9 million repayment of assumed bank loans and bank overdrafts from Tramp Oil in 2004.
Working capital at June 30, 2005 was $185.0 million, representing an increase of $3.9 million from working capital at December 31, 2004. Our accounts and notes receivable, at June 30, 2005, excluding the allowance for bad debts, amounted to $594.9 million as compared to $502.1 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in accounts and notes receivable of $92.8 million was primarily due to increased prices in our marine segment and additional business volume in our aviation segment. At June 30, 2005, the allowance for bad debts of $12.3 million increased by $1.0 million from the balance at December 31, 2004.
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During the first six months of 2005, we charged $4.1 million to the provision for bad debts, as compared to $2.2 million during the first six months of 2004. We had write-offs in excess of recoveries of $3.1 million for the first six months of 2005, as compared to $1.4 million during the first six months of 2004. The increase in write-offs in excess of recoveries of $1.7 million primarily relates to higher level of write-offs in the marine segment during the first six months of 2005.
Inventories of $37.6 million, at June 30, 2005, decreased $3.3 million from December 31, 2004. This decrease was primarily due to timing differences of sales and purchases of fuel in our aviation segment. Receivables related to marking derivative contracts to market increased $25.9 million from December 31, 2004 to $36.2 million at June 30, 2005, which is fully offset with payables related to marking derivative contracts to market included in current liabilities at June 30, 2005. As of June 30, 2005, prepaid expenses and other current assets decreased $9.7 million primarily due to a decrease in prepaid fuel and expenses and fuel transaction business tax receivable.
Our current liabilities, other than short-term debt, increased $131.2 million primarily due to increased prices in our marine segment and additional business volume in our aviation segment as well as timing of payments to suppliers. Short-term and long-term debt decreased by $9.1 million, primarily due to net repayments of $8.0 million under our syndicated revolving credit facility and a $1.1 million repayment of an acquisition promissory note.
Stockholders equity amounted to $206.5 million at June 30, 2005, as compared to $188.5 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in stockholders equity was mainly due to $16.9 million in earnings, proceeds from the exercise of stock options and amortization of unearned deferred compensation, partially offset by the declaration of dividends.
We believe that available funds from existing cash and cash equivalents and our credit facility, together with cash flows generated by operations will be sufficient to fund our working capital and capital expenditure requirements for the next twelve months. Our opinions concerning liquidity and our ability to obtain financing are based on currently available information. To the extent this information proves to be inaccurate, or if circumstances change, future availability of trade credit or other sources of financing may be reduced and our liquidity would be adversely affected. Factors that may affect the availability of trade credit, or other financing, include our performance (as measured by various factors including cash provided from operating activities), the state of worldwide credit markets, and our levels of outstanding debt. In addition, we may decide to raise additional funds to respond to competitive pressures or changes in market conditions, to fund future growth, or to acquire businesses. We cannot guarantee that financing will be available when needed or desired on terms favorable to us.
Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Except for changes in our debt, derivatives and letters of credit, as described below, our contractual obligations, commercial commitments and off-balance sheet arrangements did not change materially from December 31, 2004 to June 30, 2005. For a discussion of these matters, refer to Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements in Item 7 of our 2004 10-K Report.
Contractual obligations
Debt. As of June 30, 2005, our debt consists of $42.0 million in outstanding borrowings under our revolving credit facility and $0.5 million in the form of a non-interest bearing note payable issued in connection with an acquired business.
Commercial commitments
Derivatives. See Item 3 Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk, included in this 10-Q Report, for a discussion of our sale commitments and derivatives.
Off-balance sheet arrangements
Letters of Credit. In the normal course of business, we are required to provide letters of credit to certain suppliers. A majority of these letters of credit expire within one year from their issuance, and expired letters of credit are renewed as needed. As of June 30, 2005, we had letters of credit outstanding of $32.1 million, as compared to $37.0 million in letters of credit outstanding as of December 31, 2004. For additional information on our revolving credit facility and letters of credit, see the discussion thereof in Liquidity and Capital Resources, above.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
We enter into derivative contracts in the form of swaps and futures in order to mitigate the risk of market price fluctuations in marine and aviation fuel. The hedging relationship between the hedging instruments and hedged items must be highly effective in achieving the offset of changes in fair values or cash flows attributable to the hedged risk, both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis. Hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively if and when a hedging instrument is known to be ineffective. We assess hedge effectiveness based on total changes in the fair value of our derivative instruments. In addition, if we determine that it is probable that a hedged forecasted transaction will not occur, deferred gains or losses on the related hedging instrument are recognized in our results of operations immediately.
All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet and measured at fair value. If the derivative does not qualify as a hedge under SFAS No. 133 or is not designated as a hedge (collectively non-designated derivatives), changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized currently in our results of operations. If, under SFAS No. 133, the derivative qualifies for hedge accounting, it qualifies as either a cash flow hedge or a fair value hedge.
Derivative instruments qualifying as cash flow hedges are used by us to mitigate the risk of market price changes which affect our cash flows from marine and aviation fuel sales and purchases. Fair value derivatives are used by us to offset the exposure to changes in the fair value of our inventory and fixed price purchase commitments.
For cash flow hedges, changes in fair value of the derivative are deferred in other comprehensive income (OCI) to the extent the hedge is effective. Gains and losses deferred in accumulated OCI related to cash flow hedge derivatives that become ineffective remain unchanged until the related fuel is delivered.
For fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in our results of operations along with the corresponding change in the fair value of the hedged item. Adjustments to the carrying amounts of hedged items are discontinued in instances where the related fair value hedging instrument becomes ineffective. The balance in the fair value hedge adjustment account is recognized in our results of operations when the hedged item is sold.
Gains and losses on hedging instruments and adjustments of the carrying amounts of hedged items are included in cost of sales in the period that the item is sold. The resulting cash flows are reported as cash flows from operating activities.
Cash Flow Hedges
As of June 30, 2005, our cash flow hedges consisted of fixed price sales commitments, fixed price swaps and interest rate swaps. The fixed price sales commitments are used to fix the prices of future fuel sales, while the fixed price swap agreements are used to fix the prices of anticipated future fuel purchases. The interest rate swaps are used to fix our variable interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility. Accordingly, changes in fair value of these derivatives are recorded in OCI along with a related receivable or payable.
Fair Value Derivatives
As of June 30, 2005, our fair value derivatives consisted of positions in futures that are used to offset against changes in the fair value of our inventory and swap contracts with underwriters to float our fixed price purchase commitments with market prices. Changes in the fair value of these derivatives are recorded as unrealized gains or losses in cost of sales along with a related receivable or payable. Unrealized gains or losses are offset with future physical fuel sales to customers.
Non-designated Derivatives
As of June 30, 2005, our non-designated derivatives consisted of swap contracts with our customers and swap and collar contracts with counterparties. As part of our price risk management services, in exchange for a fee, we offer swap contracts to our customers to fix their fuel prices while simultaneously entering into a swap contract with a counterparty with substantially the same terms and conditions to fix our fuel costs. We recognize the fee revenue when both of the swap contracts are settled. Because these contracts are back-to-back transactions, changes in the fair value of these derivatives have no impact on earnings and are recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets and related accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
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As of June 30, 2005, we had the following commodity related derivative instruments outstanding with average underlying prices that represent hedged prices of commodities at various market locations:
Notional Amount |
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Settlement Period |
Derivative Instrument |
Hedge Strategy |
Marine (metric tons) |
Aviation (gallons) |
Average Underlying Prices |
Fair Value Asset (Liability) |
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(In thousands) | |||||||||||||||
2005 | Swap & sales commitments | Cash flow | 172,810 | $ | 243.62 | $ | 3,039 | ||||||||
Swap & sales commitments | Cash flow | 172,810 | 254.72 | (3,039 | ) | ||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 408,350 | 154.45 | 4,761 | |||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 408,350 | 154.44 | (4,761 | ) | ||||||||||
Swap | Fair value derivatives | 90,870 | 223.66 | (4,304 | ) | ||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 54,833,019 | 114.30 | 15,462 | |||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 54,833,019 | 115.17 | (15,462 | ) | ||||||||||
Futures | Fair value derivatives | 9,954,000 | 163.61 | 86 | |||||||||||
2006 | Swap | Non-designated | 282,120 | 170.24 | 12,511 | ||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 282,120 | 170.38 | (12,511 | ) | ||||||||||
2007 | Swap | Non-designated | 19,050 | 23.20 | 299 | ||||||||||
Swap | Non-designated | 19,050 | 23.27 | (299 | ) | ||||||||||
$ | (4,218 | ) | |||||||||||||
Our policy is to not use fuel related derivative financial instruments for speculative purposes.
In addition to the above derivatives, as of June 30, 2005, we had interest rate swaps in the amount of $20.0 million, at a weighted average interest rate of 5.45%. This derivative was classified as cash flow hedge and its fair value liability was $0.2 million at June 30, 2005.
We conduct the vast majority of our business transactions in U.S. dollars. However, in certain markets, such as Mexico, Colombia and the United Kingdom, payments to some of our fuel suppliers and receipts from some of our customers are denominated in local currency. This subjects us to foreign currency exchange risk, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. We seek to minimize the risks from currency exchange rate fluctuations through our regular operating and financing activities.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Material Weaknesses Identified in Managements Report on Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
Beginning with the year ended December 31, 2004, Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Section 404) requires our senior management to provide an annual report on internal controls over financial reporting. This report must contain 1) a statement of managements responsibility for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over our financial reporting, 2) a statement identifying the framework used by management to conduct the required evaluation of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting, 3) managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting as of the end of the most recent fiscal year, including a statement as to whether or not our internal controls over financial reporting are effective, and 4) a statement that our independent registered certified public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on managements assessment of internal controls over financial reporting. In seeking to achieve compliance with Section 404 within the prescribed period, management engaged outside consultants and adopted a detailed program to assess the adequacy of internal controls over financial reporting, create or supplement documentation of controls over financial reporting, remediate control weaknesses that may be identified, validate through testing that the controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal controls over financial reporting.
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Managements report on internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, was included in our 2004 Form 10-K. In the report, management concluded that there were three material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. The management report described these three material weaknesses as follows:
1) As of December 31, 2004, the Company did not maintain effective controls over the recognition of revenue and cost of sales in the appropriate accounting period. Specifically, the Company was recognizing revenue and cost of sales when supporting documentation relating to fuel deliveries and related services had been received from third parties utilized by the Company to provide fuel and related services rather than at the time fuel deliveries were made and related services were performed as required by generally accepted accounting principles. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the Companys financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2003, the nine months ended December 31, 2002, the interim financial statements for the four quarters in the year ended December 31, 2003, the interim financial statements for the first three quarters in the year ended December 31, 2004, and audit adjustments to the fourth quarter 2004 financial statements. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of revenue and cost of sales that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
2) As of December 31, 2004, the Company did not maintain effective controls over the accounting and financial reporting of its inventory derivative program. Specifically, the Company did not maintain effective controls to ensure the accuracy and presentation and disclosure of inventory derivative instruments. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the interim financial statements for the four quarters in the year ended December 31, 2003, the interim financial statements for the first three quarters in the year ended December 31, 2004, and an adjustment to the fourth quarter 2004 financial statements due to the incorrect accounting for inventory derivative instruments. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of inventory derivative instruments that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
3) As of December 31, 2004, the Company did not maintain effective controls over the presentation in the statement of cash flows of borrowings and repayments under the Companys revolving credit facility. Specifically, the Company did not present such borrowings and payments on a gross basis. This control deficiency resulted in the restatement of the consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 and the nine months ended December 31, 2002, including interim financial statements for 2004 and 2003. Additionally, this control deficiency could result in a misstatement of the borrowings and repayments under the Companys revolving credit facility in the statement of cash flows that would result in a material misstatement to the annual or interim financial statements that would not be prevented or detected. Accordingly, management determined that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have taken the following actions to address our material weaknesses described above:
1) In March 2005, the Company implemented controls in order to ensure the recognition of revenue and cost of sales in the appropriate accounting period. Specifically, the followings controls were implemented: i) a formal policy and related procedures were written to accrue revenue and cost of sales based on when fuel deliveries are made and when related services are performed; and ii) supervisory reviews of the accrued revenue and cost of sales which are performed monthly by the segment controllers as well as the segment chief financial officers. Management will continue to monitor the effectiveness of these controls in order to determine whether this material weakness has been fully remediated.
2) In March 2005, the Company implemented a process to record unrealized losses or gains on inventory derivatives to the statement of income. As of June 30, 2005, the Company has retained a third party expert to assist management in the identification, classification and evaluation of its inventory derivatives. In addition, the Company is evaluating various software packages to support transaction capture, effectiveness testing, documentation and accounting and financial reporting of its inventory derivative program. Management will continue to monitor the effectiveness of changes made in its controls over the accounting and financial reporting of its inventory derivative program in order to determine whether this material weakness has been fully remediated.
3) In April 2005, the Company implemented quarterly reviews by the corporate controller and chief financial officer over the presentation in the statement of cash flows of borrowings and repayments under the Companys revolving credit facility on a gross basis. As a result of the control procedure implemented, management has determined that this material weakness has been fully remediated and no longer represents an internal control deficiency.
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Disclosure Controls and Procedures
In connection with the preparation of this 10-Q Report, our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2005. Based upon that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were ineffective, as of June 30, 2005, in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms and ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. This conclusion is based primarily on the fact that we have material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as discussed above, which as of June 30, 2005 may not have been fully remediated. Through the date of the filing of this 10-Q Report, we have implemented the changes described above to address the deficiencies in our disclosure controls that existed on June 30, 2005 and have taken additional measures to verify the information in our financial statements. We believe that, as a result of these changes and other measures, this 10-Q Report properly reports all information required to be included in such report. It should be noted that no system of controls can provide complete assurance of achieving our objectives, and future events may impact the effectiveness of a system of controls.
The following supplements the discussion set forth under Item 3 Legal Proceedings in our 2004 10-K Report.
Action Manufacturing Litigation
As previously disclosed, World Fuel was a defendant in a lawsuit titled Action Manufacturing Co., Inc. et al. v. Simon Wrecking Company, et al. In November 2004, World Fuel filed a motion to dismiss this action for lack of jurisdiction. On June 20, 2005, World Fuels motion to dismiss was granted and all claims against World Fuel relating to this action were dismissed.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Common Stock Grants
Pursuant to a stock grant program for our non-employee directors, each non-employee director receives an annual stock grant of two thousand shares of our common stock. In 2003, we adopted a Stock Deferral Plan for non-employee directors to provide for the deferral of the stock grants. Each non-employee director may elect to have his or her annual stock grants paid in stock units, in lieu of stock, with each stock unit being equivalent to one share of our common stock and deferred as provided in the Stock Deferral Plan. As of each cash dividend payment date with respect to common stock, each participant in the Stock Deferral Plan has credited to his or her account, as maintained by the company, a number of stock units equal to the quotient obtained by dividing: (a) the product of (i) the cash dividend payable with respect to each share of common stock on such date; and (ii) the total number of stock units credited to his or her account as of the close of business on the record date applicable to such dividend payment date, by (b) the fair market value of one share of common stock on such dividend payment date. Upon the participants termination of service as a director of the company for any reason, or upon a change of control of the company, the participant receives a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of stock units credited to his account.
During the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005, an aggregate of six thousand shares of our common stock and six thousand stock units were granted to our non-employee directors. We recorded non-employee director compensation cost relating to these grants of common stock or stock units totaling $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005.
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Repurchases
The following table presents information with respect to repurchases of common stock made by us during the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 (in thousands, except average price per share):
Period |
Total Number of Shares Purchased |
Average Price Per Share Paid |
Total Number of Plans or |
Total Cost of Plans or |
Remaining Authorized Stock Repurchases Under the Plans or Programs | ||||||||
4/1/05-4/30/05 |
| $ | | | $ | | $ | 6,013 | |||||
5/1/05-5/31/05 |
| | | | 6,013 | ||||||||
6/1/05-6/30/05 |
6 | 26.20 | | | 6,013 | ||||||||
Total |
6 | $ | 26.20 | | $ | | $ | 6,013 | |||||
The above shares were delivered to us in connection with non-employee directors exercise of stock options as payment for the option exercise price as well as the associated withholding taxes.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Our annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 20, 2005. The matters voted on at the annual meeting were 1) to elect eight directors and 2) to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2005 fiscal year. All eight of our director nominees were elected and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as our independent registered certified public accounting firm for the 2005 fiscal year.
The following table sets forth the voting results for the matters voted on by the shareholders at the annual meeting:
Election of Directors
Director |
Votes For |
Votes Against | ||
Paul H. Stebbins |
20,926,519 | 747,963 | ||
Michael J. Kasbar |
21,140,783 | 533,699 | ||
John R. Benbow |
21,542,957 | 131,525 | ||
Myles Klein |
21,560,394 | 114,088 | ||
Jerome Sidel |
20,966,532 | 707,950 | ||
Ken Bakshi |
21,603,409 | 71,073 | ||
Richard A. Kassar |
20,405,403 | 1,269,079 | ||
J. Thomas Presby |
21,561,279 | 113,203 |
Ratifying the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm for the 2005 fiscal year
Votes For |
Votes Against |
Votes Abstained | ||
21,502,356 |
151,674 | 20,451 |
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On August 9, 2005, World Fuel entered into a Fourth Amendment (the Fourth Amendment) of its Credit Agreement with LaSalle Bank National Association (LaSalle) and the other lenders party thereto. The purpose of the amendment was to among other things: 1) increase available borrowings under the Credit Agreement to $200.0 million, 2) provide World Fuel with the right to request increases in available borrowings up to an additional $50.0 million, subject to the approval of LaSalle, as Administrative Agent, 3) increase the sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit to $100.0 million, 4) modify certain financial covenants, and 5) subject to World Fuels completing an equity and/or subordinated debt offering of at least $50.0 million by November 15, 2005, reduce certain fees and borrowing costs under the Credit Agreement and extend the expiration date of the Credit Agreement to December 19, 2010 from December 19, 2006.
Immediately following the entering into of the Fourth Amendment, LaSalle, as Administrative Agent, approved a request by World Fuel to increase available borrowings under the Credit Agreement by an additional $20.0 million to $220.0 million.
A copy of the Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 9, 2005, is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2.
The exhibits set forth in the following index of exhibits are filed as part of this 10-Q Report:
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
10.1 | Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2005, between World Fuel Services Corporation, LaSalle Bank National Association and various other financial institutions, excluding the Reaffirmation of Guarantees and Reaffirmation of Pledge Agreements, is incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed June 1, 2005. | |
10.2 | Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2005, between World Fuel Services Corporation, LaSalle Bank National Association and various other financial institutions, excluding the Reaffirmation of Guarantees, Reaffirmation of Pledge Agreements and Annex A. | |
31.1 | Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a). | |
31.2 | Certification of the Chief Operating Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a). | |
31.3 | Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d 14(a). | |
31.4 | Certification of the Chief Risk and Administrative Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule15d 14(a). | |
32.1 | Statement of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 9, 2005 | World Fuel Services Corporation | |
/s/ Michael J. Kasbar | ||
Michael J. Kasbar, President and Chief Operating Officer | ||
/s/ Robert S. Tocci | ||
Robert S. Tocci, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Exhibit 10.2
FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
This Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement (this Amendment), dated as of August 9, 2005, is entered into between WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Florida corporation (the Company), the LENDERS (as hereinafter defined), LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as a Lender and as the Administrative Agent for Lenders (the Administrative Agent), HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a Lender and as Documentation Agent (the Documentation Agent), REGIONS BANK, N.A., as a Lender and as a Syndication Agent, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as a Lender and as a Syndication Agent, and amends the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 19, 2003, between the Company, the Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent and the Lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2004, between the Company, Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent and the Lenders, as further amended by the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2004, between the Company, Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent and the Lenders and as further amended by the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 25, 2005, between the Company, Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent and the Lenders (as heretofore or hereinafter modified, supplemented, restated or otherwise amended, hereinafter referred to as the Agreement).
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company desires to amend the Agreement to, among other things, increase the amount available for borrowing and other issuances of credit up to the aggregate amount of $200,000,000; and
WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent, Documentation Agent and Lenders are willing to so amend such provisions of the Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Incorporation of Defined Terms. Each capitalized term used in this Amendment but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement.
2. Definitional Amendments.
(A) The definitions of Revolving Commitment, Tangible Net Worth and Termination Date that appear in the Agreement shall be deleted in their entirety and replaced with the following (for the sake of clarity, Tangible Net Worth shall be replaced by Consolidated Net Worth):
Consolidated Net Worth means, with respect to the Company and its Subsidiaries, consolidated assets less consolidated liabilities, all as determined pursuant to GAAP applied on a basis consistent with the financial statements defined pursuant to Section 10.1.1 and Section 10.1.2.
Revolving Commitment means $200,000,000 plus the Incremental Commitment, if any, as reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 6.1.
Termination Date means the earlier to occur of (a) December 19, 2010 or (b) such other date on which the Commitments terminate pursuant to this Agreement. The Company may, upon written request delivered to the Administrative Agent not later than ninety (90) days prior to December 19, 2010, and provided that no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default then exists, request the Lenders to extend the Termination Date for one (1) additional year, subject to the approval of the Lenders as set forth in Section 15.1 hereof. The Administrative Agent shall provide written notice of the decision of the Lenders to the Company within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Companys request therefor. In the event Administrative Agent fails to provide such written notice to the Company, the Companys request shall be deemed to be denied. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event the Company has not delivered to Administrative Agent before November 15, 2005, evidence satisfactory to Administrative Agent of the Companys successful completion of an equity and/or subordinated debt offering in an amount not less than $50,000,000 (the Equity Offering), the Termination Date shall be December 19, 2006 and shall not be eligible for extension pursuant to this definition.
(B) The following paragraph shall be added to the end of the definition of Applicable Margin
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this definition, beginning with the first day of the first Fiscal Quarter of the Company commencing after the successful completion (such date to be no later than November 15, 2005) of the Equity Offering, the above grid shall be replaced with the following:
Level |
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio |
LIBOR Margin |
Base Rate Margin |
Non-Use Fee Rate |
L/C Fee Rate |
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I | Greater than or equal to 1.50:1 | 1.75 | % | .75 | % | .375 | % | 1.75 | % | |||||
II | Greater than or equal to 1.25:1 but less than 1.50:1 | 1.50 | % | .50 | % | .375 | % | 1.50 | % | |||||
III | Greater than or equal to 1.00:1 but less than 1.25:1 | 1.25 | % | .25 | % | .250 | % | 1.25 | % | |||||
IV | Less than 1.00:1 | 1.00 | % | 0 | % | .250 | % | 1.00 | % |
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(C) The reference to one, two, three or six months in the definition of Interest Period as appears in the Credit Agreement shall be replaced with 7 days, 14 days or one, two, three, six or nine months.
3. Amendments.
(A) The following shall be added to the end of the definition of Contingent Liabilities: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Contingent Liabilities shall not include guarantees by the Company of obligations of its Subsidiaries.
(B) The reference to 66 2/3% in the definition of Required Lenders in Section 1.1 of the Agreement shall be replaced with 51%.
(C) Section 2.1.2 of the Agreement shall be amended by replacing the amount of $60,000,000 in clause (a) of the proviso thereto with the amount of $100,000,000.
(D) Section 2.1.3 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
The Company may, at times prior to the Termination Date, by written notice to the Administrative Agent, request an increase in the Revolving Commitment (an Incremental Commitment) in an amount not less than $1,000,000 and not to exceed such amount as would cause the Revolving Commitment to exceed $250,000,000 from one or more Lenders (which may include any existing Lender); provided, that any new Lender shall be subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent. Such notice shall set forth the amount of the Incremental Commitment (which shall be in minimum increments of $1,000,000) and the date on which such Incremental Commitment is requested to become effective (which shall not be less than 10 Business Days nor more than thirty (30) Business Days after the date of such notice). Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to identify additional Lenders so as to increase the Revolving Commitment by the Incremental Commitment. In the event Administrative Agent is successful, the Company and the Lender(s) providing the Incremental Commitment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent such documentation as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Commitment, including, without limitation, (if applicable) an agreement pursuant to which any new Lender shall agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each of the parties hereto agrees that, upon acceptance of such documents and approval of the Incremental Commitment by the Administrative
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Agent, (a) the Incremental Commitment shall be deemed effective without further action or approval by any other Lender, (b) Annex A hereto shall be automatically replaced with a revised Annex A reflecting the Incremental Commitment and (c) this Agreement shall be deemed amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence thereof.
(E) The following sentence shall be added to the end of Section 6.1.1 of the Agreement: Upon the Administrative Agents indefeasible receipt of the sums set forth in the previous sentence, this Agreement (other than those Sections which by their terms survive termination of the Agreement including, without limitation, Sections 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.8, 14.8, 15.5 and 15.6) shall be deemed terminated.
(F) Both references to fuel in Section 11.1 (e) of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with fuel, interest rate and foreign exchange.
(G) Clause (a)(III) of Section 11.5 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with: (III) the Loan Parties shall demonstrate to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders that the Loan Parties will be in compliance on a pro forma basis with all of the terms and provisions of the financial covenants set forth in Section 11.13 as of the end of the most recently ended Fiscal Quarter after giving effect to such Acquisition.
(H) Section 11.13.1 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with
Consolidated Net Worth. Not permit Consolidated Net Worth at any time to be an amount less than (i) $150,000,000 plus (ii) 85% of the proceeds from the Equity Offering, if completed, plus (iii) 50% of Consolidated Net Income for each Fiscal Quarter ending after August 1, 2005 less (iv) 50% of dividends paid in each Fiscal Quarter ending after August 1, 2005.
(I) Section 11.13.5 of the Agreement shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced with:
Total Debt to EBITDA Ratio. Not permit the ratio of Total Debt to EBITDA as of the last day of any Computation Period to exceed 3.25 to 1.00.
(J) The . At the end of Section 13.1.2 of the Agreement shall be deleted and replaced with ; provided, that, no Event of Default hereunder shall occur so long as such Debt in default does not exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any one time outstanding.
(K) Annex A to the Agreement shall be replaced with the Annex A attached hereto.
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4. Modifications. All references in the Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the term Loan Documents shall be deemed to include this Amendment and the Notes executed in connection herewith.
5. Ratification. Except as modified hereby, the terms and conditions of the Agreement and the other Loan Documents including, without limitation, the Pledge Agreements to which the Company is a party, shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects.
6. Representations and Warranties. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, Administrative Agent and the Lenders that (i) it has no defenses, set-offs or counterclaims of any kind or nature whatsoever against the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect to any Obligations created under the Agreement and the other Loan Documents, any of the other agreements among the parties hereto, or any action previously taken or not taken by the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto or with respect to any Lien or Collateral in connection therewith to secure such Obligations, and (ii) this Amendment has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Company, has been duly executed by Company, and constitutes the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with the terms hereof.
7. Agreement Representations and Warranties. The Company hereby certifies that the representations and warranties contained in the Agreement continue to be true and correct and that no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default has occurred that has not been cured or waived.
8. Conditions to Effectiveness of Amendment. This Amendment shall become effective when the Administrative Agent shall have received:
(A) counterparts of this Amendment duly executed by the Company and each Lender,
(B) counterparts of the Reaffirmation and Consents attached hereto executed by each Pledgor and Guarantor, as applicable,
(C) resolutions of the applicable governing body of the Company, officers certificates, incumbency certificates, organizational documents and such other entity documents as the Administrative Agent may request,
(D) payment of all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection herewith, including all Attorney Costs of the Administrative Agent,
(E) payment of fees in accordance with the Fee Letter, dated as of June 13, 2005, between the Company and Administrative Agent,
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(F) an opinion of counsel to the Company, Pledgors and Guarantors in form and substance acceptable to Administrative Agent,
(G) with respect to each Lender whose Revolving Commitment Amount has changed, an executed copy of a new Note for such Lender, and the original canceled existing Note of such Lender to be returned to the Company,
(H) (i) audited consolidated financial statements for the Company for the fiscal years ended 2002, 2003 and 2004, and (ii) unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the Company for each fiscal quarterly period ended after the Companys fiscal year ended 2004, which consolidated annual, and monthly financial statements do not disclose, in the sole judgment of Administrative Agent, any Material Adverse Change from the financial statements of the Company previously furnished to Administrative Agent,
(I) such other documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request,
(J) evidence of insurance required by the Credit Agreement to be maintained by the Company reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and
(K) projected income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements prepared by the Company in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent.
9. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts which, when taken together, shall constitute one original. Any telecopied signature hereto shall be deemed a manually executed and delivered original.
10. Governing Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Florida.
11. Titles. The section titles contained in this Amendment are and shall be without substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are used for convenience of reference only.
12. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS UNDER THIS AMENDMENT, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AND ANY AMENDMENT, INSTRUMENT, DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT DELIVERED OR WHICH MAY IN THE FUTURE BE DELIVERED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THEREWITH OR ARISING FROM ANY BANKING RELATIONSHIP EXISTING IN CONNECTION WITH ANY OF THE FOREGOING, AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE TRIED BEFORE A COURT AND NOT BEFORE A JURY.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the date first above written.
WORLD FUEL SERVICES CORPORATION, a Florida corporation | ||
By: |
/s/ Ricardo Lowe | |
Ricardo Lowe, Vice President and Treasurer |
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LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Jose Mazariegos | |
Jose Mazariegos, First Vice President |
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COMMERCE BANK, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Alan Hills | |
Alan Hills, Vice President |
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HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | ||
By: |
/s/ Peter J. Dawson | |
Peter J. Dawson, Senior Vice President |
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ISRAEL DISCOUNT BANK OF NEW YORK | ||
By: |
/s/ Roberto R. Munoz | |
Roberto R. Munoz, Senior Vice President & Chief Lending Officer for Florida | ||
and | ||
By: | /s/ Dillan G. Schulz | |
Dillan G. Schulz, First Vice President & Chief Credit Officer for Florida |
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THE INTERNATIONAL BANK OF MIAMI, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Jorge Maklouf | |
Jorge Maklouf, S.V.P. |
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JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Steve Willmann | |
Steve Willmann, Vice President |
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REGIONS BANK, N.A. | ||
By: |
/s/ Juan P. Esterripa | |
Juan P. Esterripa, Senior Vice President |
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COMERICA BANK | ||
By: |
/s/ Gerald R. Finney, Jr. | |
Gerald R. Finney, Jr., Vice President |
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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d 14(a)
I, Paul H. Stebbins, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of World Fuel Services Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a -15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 9, 2005
/s/ Paul H. Stebbins |
Paul H. Stebbins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d 14(a)
I, Michael J. Kasbar, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of World Fuel Services Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a -15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 9, 2005
/s/ Michael J. Kasbar |
Michael J. Kasbar President and Chief Operating Officer |
Exhibit 31.3
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d 14(a)
I, Robert S. Tocci, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of World Fuel Services Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 9, 2005
/s/ Robert S. Tocci |
Robert S. Tocci Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 31.4
CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF RISK AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
Pursuant to
Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d 14(a)
I, Francis X. Shea, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of World Fuel Services Corporation; |
2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; |
3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; |
4. | The registrants other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a -15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: |
a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; |
b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; |
c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
5. | The registrants other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and |
b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: August 9, 2005
/s/ Francis X. Shea |
Francis X. Shea Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Statement of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer
under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(18 U.S.C. § 1350)
We, Paul H. Stebbins, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of World Fuel Services Corporation (the Company), Michael J. Kasbar, the President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company, Robert S. Tocci, Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Francis X. Shea, Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer of the Company, certify for the purposes of Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code that, to the best of our knowledge,
(i) | the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005 (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
(ii) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: August 9, 2005
/s/ Paul H. Stebbins |
Paul H. Stebbins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
/s/ Michael J. Kasbar |
Michael J. Kasbar President and Chief Operating Officer |
/s/ Robert S. Tocci |
Robert S. Tocci Executive Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer |
/s/ Francis X. Shea |
Francis X. Shea Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk and Administrative Officer |
A SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THIS WRITTEN STATEMENT REQUIRED BY SECTION 906
HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO THE COMPANY AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE COMPANY AND
FURNISHED TO THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ITS STAFF UPON REQUEST.