Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Announces Results For The
Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2012
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.,
Dec. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Patriot
Transportation Holding, Inc. (NASDAQ-PATR) reported net income of
$1,357,000 or $.14 per diluted share in the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2012, a decrease of $397,000
or 22.6% compared to net income of $1,754,000 or $.19
per diluted share in the same period last year. Net income
was $7,808,000 or $.82 per diluted share in fiscal 2012, a decrease
of 36.1% compared to $12,211,000 or
$1.29 per diluted share in fiscal
2011. Income from discontinued operations favorably impacted
net income in fiscal 2011 due to an after tax gain of $4,999,000 or $.53
per diluted share from the exchange of property.
The fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 includes an environmental
remediation expense of $1,771,000
($1,091,000 after income taxes or
$.12 per diluted share) on the
portion of the Company's property on the Anacostia River in
Washington D.C. which is to be
contributed to a joint venture for the intended construction of an
apartment building. Preliminary testing completed in the
summer of 2012 on this portion of the site indicated the presence
of contaminated material that will have to be specially handled in
the event of excavation in conjunction with construction.
There are certain contaminants that we believe are a result of
normal operations of our previous tenant over the long-term due to
documented releases from an underground storage tank along with
other activities by the tenant on the property. The actual
expense may be materially higher or lower depending upon the
determined responsibility of the prior tenant, our ability to
collect from such prior tenant and actual costs incurred.
While we strongly believe that this expense by lease terms and by
law rightfully falls on our prior tenant for the site, we have not
yet received such tenant's commitment to take on this
responsibility and so are accruing this expense to reassure our
joint venture partner, MRP that this environmental issue will not
adversely affect the anticipated construction cost of our apartment
project on Phase I of the site.
Fourth Quarter Operating Results. For the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2012, consolidated revenues were $32,799,000, an increase of $1,493,000 or 4.8% over the same quarter last
year.
Transportation segment revenues were $26,279,000 in the fourth quarter of 2012, an
increase of $687,000 over the same
quarter last year. Revenue miles in the current quarter were
up .3% compared to the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 due to
business growth partially offset by a shorter average haul length.
Fuel surcharge revenue decreased $535,000 due to changes to certain customer rates
to incorporate fuel surcharges into base rates. The average
price paid per gallon of diesel fuel increased by $.06 or 1.7% over the same quarter in fiscal
2011. There is a time lag between changes in fuel prices and
surcharges and often fuel costs change more rapidly than the market
indexes used to determine fuel surcharges. Excluding fuel
surcharges, revenue per mile increased 5.5% over the same quarter
last year.
Mining royalty land segment revenues for the fourth quarter of
fiscal 2012 were $1,380,000, an
increase of $312,000 or 29.2% over
the same quarter last year, due to new property royalties.
Developed property rentals segment revenues for the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2012 were $5,140,000, an increase of $494,000 or 10.6% due to higher occupancy.
Occupancy at September 30, 2012 was
88.7% as compared to 79.8% at September 30,
2011.
Consolidated operating profit was $2,552,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012,
a decrease of $1,004,000 or 28.2%
compared to $3,556,000 in the same
period last year. Operating profit in the transportation
segment increased $363,000 or 22.8%
primarily due to lower insurance and loss expense because the
fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 included two severe non-preventable
incidents. Operating profit in the mining royalty land
segment increased $362,000 or 52.5%
primarily due to new property royalties. Operating profit in
the developed property rentals segment decreased $1,723,000 or 121.9% primarily due to the
$1,771,000 environmental remediation
expense. Consolidated operating profit includes corporate
expenses not allocated to any segment in the amount of $146,000 in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012,
compared to $140,000 for the same
period last year.
The after tax income from discontinued operations for the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2012 was $86,000
versus $97,000 for the same period
last year. Diluted earnings per share on discontinued
operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2012 was $.01 compared to $.01 in the fourth quarter of fiscal
2011.
Fiscal Year 2012 Operating Results. For the fiscal
year 2012, consolidated revenues were $127,514,000, an increase of $7,408,000 or 6.2% over the same period last
year.
Transportation segment revenues were $103,476,000 in 2012, an increase of $5,675,000 or 5.8% over 2011. Revenue miles
in fiscal 2012 were up 2.1% compared to 2011 due to business growth
and a slightly longer average haul length. Revenue per mile
increased 3.5% over 2011 due to rate increases and higher fuel
surcharges. Fuel surcharge revenue increased $743,000 due to higher fuel costs partially
offset by changes to certain customer rates to incorporate fuel
surcharges into base rates. The average price paid per gallon
of diesel fuel increased by $.27 or
7.9% over 2011. There is a time lag between changes in fuel
prices and surcharges and often fuel costs change more rapidly than
the market indexes used to determine fuel surcharges.
Excluding fuel surcharges, revenue per mile increased 4.3% over
2011.
Mining royalty land segment revenues for fiscal 2012 were
$4,483,000, an increase of
$222,000 or 5.2% compared to
$4,261,000 in 2011 due to new
property royalties and higher timber sales partially offset by
production at two locations reducing the share of mining on the
property owned by the Company.
Developed property rentals segment revenues increased
$1,511,000 or 8.4% in 2012 to
$19,555,000 due to higher
occupancy. Occupancy at September 30,
2012 was 88.7% as compared to 79.8% at September 30, 2011.
Consolidated operating profit was $14,101,000 in fiscal 2012 compared to
$14,369,000 in 2011, a decrease of
1.9%. Operating profit in the transportation segment
decreased $552,000 or 6.9% due to
increased workers compensation and health insurance claims along
with an increase in fuel costs, higher vehicle repairs, increased
tire prices and costs of growth initiatives partially offset by
higher gains on equipment sales, incremental profits of increased
revenues and two severe non-preventable incidents in the last four
months of fiscal 2011. Operating profit in the mining royalty
land segment increased $374,000 or
13.1% due to new property royalties, higher timber sales and
reduced allocation of indirect management costs to this
segment. Operating profit in the developed property rentals
segment decreased $414,000 or 8.5%
primarily due to the $1,771,000
environmental remediation expense partially offset by higher
occupancy and lower real estate taxes. Consolidated operating
profit includes corporate expenses not allocated to any segment in
the amount of $1,091,000 in fiscal
2012, a decrease of $324,000 compared
to 2011 which included an adjustment to the fair value of the
corporate aircraft of $300,000.
Fiscal 2012 includes a gain of $1,039,000 on the receipt of non-refundable
deposits related to the termination of an agreement to sell the
Company's Windlass Run Residential property.
The after tax income from discontinued operations was
$97,000 or $.01 per diluted share in fiscal 2012. The
after tax income from discontinued operations was $5,222,000 or $.55
per diluted share in fiscal 2011 which included a book gain on the
exchange of property of $4,999,000
after tax or $.53 per diluted
share.
Summary, Outlook and Subsequent Events.
Transportation segment miles for this year were 2.1% higher than
last year. The Company continues to succeed in adding drivers
and customers and anticipates increasing segment miles during
fiscal 2013.
In May 2012 the Company acquired
approximately 1,200 acres near Orlando,
Florida for a purchase price of $11
million. The Company simultaneously executed a
long-term royalty lease under which it receives a minimum monthly
royalty payment until the tenant receives the necessary permits and
begins mining sand. The Company completed a reverse 1031
exchange in November 2012 by selling
the Commonwealth property in Jacksonville
Florida for a sale price of $2
million which will result in a gain of $1.1 million before income taxes in fiscal
2013.
Developed property rentals occupancy has increased from 79.8% to
88.7% over last fiscal year end as the market for new tenants has
improved and traffic for vacant space has increased.
Occupancy at September 30, 2012 and
2011 included 98,993 square feet or 3.4% and 104,226 square feet or
3.6% respectively for temporary space under less than full market
lease rates. The Company has resumed development of Patriot
Business Park effective April 1, 2012
due to two recent developments. On February 15, 2012, the Company signed an
agreement to sell 15.18 acres of land at the site for a purchase
price of $4,774,577 which would
result in a profit on the sale if completed. The Company also
entered into a build to suit lease signed April 2 for a 117,600 square foot building which
is currently under construction and scheduled for completion and
occupancy in the first quarter of calendar 2013.
Windlass Run Residential (previously Bird River), located in
southeastern Baltimore County,
Maryland, is a 121 acre tract of land adjacent to our
Windlass Run Business Park. In September the Company received
a non-binding letter of intent to sell the phase 1 of the property
in fiscal 2013 for $7.9 million and
the balance for $10.9 million
approximately 18 months later.
Conference Call. The Company will also host a
conference call on Wednesday afternoon, December 5, 2012 at 2:00
p.m. (EST). Analysts, stockholders and other
interested parties may access the teleconference live by calling
1-800-853-3898 (pass code 64482) within the United States.
International callers may dial 1-334-323-7225 (pass code
64482). Computer audio is available via the Internet through
the Conference America, Inc. website
at http://64.202.98.81/conferenceamerica or via the Company's
website at http://www.patriottrans.com. If using the
Company's website, click on the Investor Relations tab, then select
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Conference Stream, next select
the appropriate link for the current conference. An audio
replay will be available for sixty days following the conference
call.
To listen to the audio replay, dial toll free 877-919-4059,
international callers dial 334-323-7226. The passcode of the
audio replay is 35137862. Replay options: "1" begins
playback, "4" rewind 30 seconds, "5" pause, "6" fast forward 30
seconds, "0" instructions, and "9" exits recording. There may
be a 30-40 minute delay until the archive is available following
the conclusion of the conference call.
Investors are cautioned that any statements in this press
release which relate to the future are, by their nature, subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events
to differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking
statements. These include general economic conditions;
competitive factors; political, economic, regulatory and climatic
conditions; driver availability and cost; the impact of future
regulations regarding the transportation industry; freight demand
for petroleum product and levels of construction activity in the
Company's markets; fuel costs; risk insurance markets; demand for
flexible warehouse/office facilities; ability to obtain zoning and
entitlements necessary for property development; interest rates;
levels of mining activity; pricing; energy costs and technological
changes. Additional information regarding these and other
risk factors and uncertainties may be found in the Company's
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. is engaged in the
transportation and real estate businesses. The Company's
transportation business is conducted through Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. which is a
Southeastern transportation company concentrating in the hauling by
motor carrier of liquid and dry bulk commodities. The
Company's real estate group, comprised of FRP Development Corp. and
Florida Rock Properties, Inc., acquires, constructs, leases,
operates and manages land and buildings to generate both current
cash flows and long-term capital appreciation. The real
estate group also owns real estate which is leased under mining
royalty agreements or held for investment.
PATRIOT
TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
|
Summary of
Consolidated Revenues and Earnings (unaudited)
|
(In
thousands except per share amounts)
|
|
|
Three
Months
|
|
Fiscal
Year
|
|
Ended
|
|
Ended
|
|
September
30
|
|
September 30
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
$32,799
|
31,306
|
|
$127,514
|
120,106
|
Operating
profit
|
$2,552
|
3,556
|
|
$14,101
|
14,369
|
Income
before taxes
|
$2,064
|
2,752
|
|
$12,520
|
11,287
|
Income
from continuing operations
|
$1,271
|
1,657
|
|
$7,711
|
6,989
|
Income
from discontinued operations
|
$86
|
97
|
|
$97
|
5,222
|
Net
income
|
$1,357
|
1,754
|
|
$7,808
|
12,211
|
Earnings
per common share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$0.13
|
0.18
|
|
$0.82
|
0.75
|
Diluted
|
$0.13
|
0.18
|
|
$0.81
|
0.74
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$0.01
|
0.01
|
$0.01
|
0.57
|
Diluted
|
$0.01
|
0.01
|
$0.01
|
0.55
|
Net
income
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
$0.14
|
0.19
|
$0.83
|
1.32
|
Diluted
|
$0.14
|
0.19
|
$0.82
|
1.29
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
9,414
|
9,299
|
|
9,360
|
9,284
|
Diluted
|
9,519
|
9,441
|
|
9,474
|
9,451
|
PATRIOT
TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
|
Condensed
Balance Sheets (unaudited)
|
(Amounts
in thousands)
|
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
|
|
2012
|
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and
cash equivalents
|
|
$
6,713
|
|
$
21,026
|
Accounts
receivable, net
|
|
7,019
|
|
6,702
|
Real
estate tax refund receivable
|
2,311
|
-
|
Federal
and state income taxes receivable
|
426
|
93
|
Real
estate held for sale, at cost
|
3,485
|
-
|
Assets of
discontinued operations
|
-
|
114
|
Other
current assets
|
|
6,965
|
|
6,759
|
Property,
plant and equipment, net
|
|
228,021
|
|
208,988
|
Investment
in Brooksville Joint Venture
|
|
7,521
|
|
7,412
|
Other
non-current assets
|
|
13,244
|
|
15,296
|
Total Assets
|
|
$
275,705
|
|
$
266,390
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities
Liabilities of discontinued operations
|
|
$
20,165
|
|
$
18,198
|
-
|
34
|
Long-term
debt (excluding current maturities)
|
|
57,131
|
|
62,370
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
18,199
|
|
16,919
|
Other
non-current liabilities
|
|
5,492
|
|
4,422
|
Shareholders' equity
|
|
174,718
|
|
164,447
|
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
|
|
$
275,705
|
|
$
266,390
|
PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING,
INC.
Business Segments (unaudited)
(Amounts in thousands)
The Company has identified three business segments,
Transportation, Mining royalty land and Developed property rentals,
each of which is managed separately along product lines. All
of the Company's operations are located in the Southeastern and
Mid-Atlantic states. Operating results for the Company's
business segments are as follows:
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
Fiscal
Year Ended
|
|
September
30
|
|
September
30
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
2012
|
2011
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation revenues
|
$26,279
|
25,592
|
|
$103,476
|
97,801
|
Mining
royalty land revenues
|
1,380
|
1,068
|
4,483
|
4,261
|
Developed
property rentals revenues
|
5,140
|
4,646
|
|
19,555
|
18,044
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Revenues
|
$32,799
|
31,306
|
|
$127,514
|
120,106
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transportation operating profit
|
$1,957
|
1,594
|
|
$7,476
|
8,028
|
Mining
royalty land operating profit
|
1,051
|
689
|
3,231
|
2,857
|
Developed
property rentals operating profit
|
(310)
|
1,413
|
|
4,485
|
4,899
|
Unallocated corporate expenses
|
(146)
|
(140)
|
|
(1,091)
|
(1,415)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Operating Profit
|
$2,552
|
3,556
|
|
$14,101
|
14,369
|
SOURCE Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.