UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-K

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(Mark One)    

 

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018.
 

or

 

[_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 001-36605

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PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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FLORIDA   47-2482414

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
200 W. Forsyth St., 7th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida   32202
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

(904) 396-5733

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered
 Common Stock $.10 par value NASDAQ
   

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  [_]    No  [X]

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  [_]    No  [X]

 

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 has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  [X]    No  [_]

 

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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  [ ]

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer”, “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer [_]    Accelerated  filer [_]
     
Non-accelerated filer [  ] Smaller reporting company [X]
     
Emerging growth company [  ]  

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  [_] 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     Yes  [_]    No  [X]

The number of shares of the registrant’s stock outstanding as of December 5, 2018 was 3,328,466. The aggregate market value of the shares of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of March 31, 2018, the last day of business of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter, was $47,511,066.

+. Solely for purposes of this calculation, the registrant has assumed that all directors, officers and ten percent (10%) shareholders of the Company are affiliates of the registrant.

 

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders are incorporated by reference in Parts I and II.

 

Portions of the Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Proxy Statement which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018 are incorporated by reference in Part III.

 

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Preliminary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.

 

Certain matters discussed in this report contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements.

 

These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources and competition and may be indicated by words or phrases such as ”anticipate”, ”estimate”, ”plans”, ”projects”, ”continuing”, ”ongoing”, ”expects”, ”management believes”, ”the Company believes”, ”the Company intends” and similar words or phrases. The following factors and others discussed in the Company’s periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are among the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: freight demand for petroleum products including recessionary and terrorist impacts on travel in the Company’s markets; fuel costs and the Company’s ability to recover fuel surcharges; accident severity and frequency; risk insurance markets; driver availability and cost; the impact of future regulations regarding the transportation industry; availability and terms of financing; competition in our markets; interest rates, and inflation and general economic conditions. However, this list is not a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof based on management’s current expectations, and the Company does not undertake an obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information regarding these and other risk factors may be found in the Company’s other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

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PART I

 

Item 1. BUSINESS.

 

On January 30, 2015, FRP Holdings, Inc. ("FRP") completed the tax-free spin-off (the “Spin-off") of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc., (the "Company" or "Patriot"). In the Spin-off, FRP distributed all of the outstanding stock of the Company to FRP's shareholders as of the record date of January 9, 2015. FRP’s shareholders received one share of Patriot (stock symbol “PATI”) for every three shares of FRP owned on the record date resulting in 3,242,524 of Patriot shares outstanding on the distribution date. Patriot now is an independent, publicly traded company, and FRP retains no ownership in Patriot.

 

Patriot was incorporated on August 5, 2014 in connection with a corporate reorganization that preceded the Spin-off. The business of the Company is conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. (“Tank Lines”), the same subsidiary through which FRP operated the transportation business prior to the Spin-off.

 

Our Business. Our business consists of hauling petroleum related products and dry bulk commodities and liquid chemicals. We are one of the largest regional tank truck carriers in North America. According to the Tank Truck Carrier 2017 Gross Revenue Report issued by Bulk Transporter, we are the 10th largest bulk tank carrier in North America by revenue.  We operate terminals in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. We do not own any of the products we haul; rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customers’ products from point A to point B, using predominately Company employees and Company-owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customers’ dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals. As of September 30, 2018, we employed 541 revenue-producing drivers who operated our fleet of 396 Company tractors (excluding 5 being prepared for sale), 19 owner operators and 532 trailers from our 20 terminals and 6 satellite locations.

 

We are an important link in our customers’ fuel supply chain, transporting primarily from petroleum terminals to retail locations such as hypermarkets, convenience stores and truck stops.  We also provide the last mile of delivery service in the liquid chemical and dry bulk business primarily from distribution facilities or manufacturing facilities to the end user.  Cement and ash are delivered to concrete plants, powdered lime to industrial users and liquid chemicals primarily to the end user at a manufacturing plant or water treatment or storage facility. 

 

Tractors and Trailers. During fiscal 2018, the Company purchased 12 new tractors. Our fiscal 2019 capital budget includes 60 new tractors. We believe maintaining a modern fleet will result in reduced maintenance expenses, improved operating efficiencies and enhanced driver recruitment and retention. At September 30, 2018 the Company operated a fleet of 415 tractors (excluding 5 being prepared for sale), and 532 tank trailers. The Company owns all of the tank trailers and tractors used to conduct our business, except for 19 tractors owned by owner-operators and 30 full-service leased 2019 model year tractors located in key areas without Company maintenance shops.

 

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Competitors. The tank lines transportation business is extremely competitive and fragmented. We have between two and six competitors in each of our markets, consisting of other carriers of varying sizes as well as our customers’ private fleets. Price, service and location are the major competitive factors in each local market. Some of our competitors have greater financial resources and a more expansive geographic footprint than our company. Some of our competitors periodically reduce their prices to gain business, which may limit our ability to maintain or increase prices, implement new pricing strategies or maintain significant growth in our business.

 

Our largest competitors include Kenan Advantage Group, Eagle Transport, Penn Tank Lines, CTL, and Commercial Carriers.  We also compete with smaller carriers in most of our markets. 

 

Our strategy is to build long-term partnerships with our customers based on the highest level of customer service and reliability. The current trend is that hypermarkets and super regional and national chains have emerged to replace many of the independent convenience stores and service stations historically served by many of our competitors. As this continues, we believe that our size, capabilities, scope of services and geographic reach will provide us a competitive advantage over smaller carriers with fewer resources.

 

Customers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling petroleum related products. Our petroleum clients include major convenience store and hypermarket accounts, fuel wholesalers and major oil companies.  We strive to build long-term relationships with major customers by providing outstanding customer service. During fiscal 2018, the Company’s ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59.1% of revenue. One of these customers, Murphy USA, accounted for 17.3% of revenue. The loss of any one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenues and income. Our transportation services agreements with our customers generally are terminable upon 90-120 days’ notice, but nine of our top 10 accounts have been customers for at least 5 years.

 

Our dry bulk and chemical customers include large industrial companies including cement and concrete accounts and product distribution companies.  Our customer relationships are long-standing and have grown over time as a result of consistently high safety and service levels.

 

Sales and Marketing. Our marketing activities are focused on building our relationships with existing customers as well as developing new business opportunities. Our senior management team has extensive experience in marketing specialized fuels delivery services. In addition, significant portions of our marketing activities are conducted locally by our regional managers, terminal managers and dispatchers who act as local customer service representatives. These managers and dispatchers maintain regular contact with customers and are well-positioned to identify the changing transportation needs of customers in their respective geographic areas. We also actively participate in various trade associations, including the National Tank Truck Carriers Association, various state trucking and petroleum marketing associations and the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers Association.

 

Environmental Matters. Our activities, which involve the transportation, storage and disposal of fuels and other hazardous substances and wastes, are subject to various federal, state and local health and safety laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including, among others, those governing the transportation, management and disposal of hazardous materials, vehicle emissions, underground and above ground storage tanks and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Our operations involve risks of fuel spillage or seepage, hazardous waste disposal and other activities that are potentially damaging to the environment. If we are involved in a spill or other accident involving

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hazardous substances, or if we are found to be in violation of or liable under applicable laws or regulations, it could significantly increase our cost of doing business.

 

Most of our truck terminals are located in industrial areas, where groundwater or other forms of environmental contamination may have occurred. Under environmental laws, we could be held responsible for the costs relating to any contamination at those or other of our past or present facilities and at third-party waste disposal sites, including cleanup costs, fines and penalties and personal injury and property damages. Under some of these laws, such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (also known as the Superfund law) and comparable state statutes, liability for the entire cost of the cleanup of contaminated sites can be imposed upon any current or former owner or operator, or upon any party who sent waste to the site, regardless of the lawfulness of any disposal activities or whether a party owned or operated a contaminated property at the time of the release of hazardous substances. From time to time, we have incurred remedial costs and/or regulatory penalties with respect to chemical or wastewater spills and releases relating to our facilities or operations, and, notwithstanding the existence of our environmental management program, we may incur such obligations in the future. The discovery of contamination or the imposition of additional obligations or liabilities in the future could result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or our business reputation.

 

Our operations involve hazardous materials and could result in significant environmental liabilities and costs. For a discussion of certain risks of our being associated with transporting hazardous substances see “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Business”

 

Seasonality. Our business is subject to seasonal trends common in the refined petroleum products delivery industry. We typically face reduced demand for refined petroleum products delivery services during the winter months and increased demand during the spring and summer months. Further, operating costs and earnings are generally adversely affected by inclement weather conditions. These factors generally result in lower operating results during the first and second fiscal quarters of the year and cause our operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Our operating expenses also have been somewhat higher in the winter months, due primarily to decreased fuel efficiency and increased maintenance costs for tractors and trailers in colder months.

 

Employees. As of September 30, 2018, the Company employed 783 people.

 

Financial Information. Financial information about the company is presented in the financial statements included in the accompanying 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Company Website. The Company’s website may be accessed at www.patriottrans.com. All of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed through our website promptly after filing. This includes annual reports on Form 10-K, proxy statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports filed or furnished on Form 8-K and all related amendments.

 

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Our future results may be affected by a number of factors over which we have little or no control. The following issues, uncertainties, and risks, among others, should be considered in evaluating our business and outlook. Also, note that additional risks not currently identified or known to us could also negatively impact our business or financial results.

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Risks Relating to Our Business

 

Our business is subject to general economic and other factors that are largely out of our control and could affect our operations, profitability and cash flow.

 

Our business is dependent on various economic factors over which we have little control, that include:

 

    the availability of qualified drivers;
       
    access to the credit and capital markets;
       
    rising healthcare costs;
       
    increases in fuel prices, taxes and tolls;
       
    increases in costs of equipment;
       
    interest rate fluctuations;
       
    excess capacity in the trucking industry;
       
    changes in laws or regulations or changes in license and regulatory fees;
       
    potential disruptions at U.S. ports of entry and in pipeline operations;
       
    downturns in customers’ business cycles; and
       
    insurance prices and insurance coverage availability.

 

As a result, we may experience periods of overcapacity, declining prices, lower profit margins and less availability of cash in the future. Our revenues and operating income could be materially adversely affected if we are unable to pass through to our customers the full amount of increased transportation costs.

 

We would be adversely affected by a decline in demand for hauling petroleum products in our markets.

 

We derive approximately 86% of our revenues from the hauling of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel and ethanol. The demand for these services is determined by motor fuel consumption in our markets, which is affected by general economic conditions, employment levels, consumer confidence, spending patterns and gasoline prices. Demand for our petroleum hauling services is also impacted by vehicle fuel efficiency, alternative fuel vehicles and government regulation relating to ethanol. The Energy Information Administration of the U.S. Department of Energy projects that U.S. motor gasoline consumption will decline at an average rate of 1.1% per year between 2012 and 2040 as improvements in fuel efficiency are expected to outpace increases in miles driven.

 

Advanced technology, improved fuel efficiency and increased use of “green” automobiles (e.g., those

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automobiles that do not use gasoline or that are powered by hybrid engines) would reduce demand for gasoline. Developments regarding climate change and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change may lead to increased use of “green” automobiles. Consequently, attitudes toward gasoline and its relationship to the environment may significantly affect our sales and ability to market our products. Reduced consumer demand for gasoline could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

 

We may be adversely affected by fluctuations in the price and availability of fuel.

 

We require large amounts of diesel fuel to operate our tractors. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, cost of fuel (including fuel taxes) represented approximately 12.6%, 13.4%, and 15.3%, respectively, of our total revenue. The market price for fuel can be extremely volatile and can be affected by a number of economic and political factors. In addition, changes in federal or state regulations can impact the price of fuel, as well as increase the amount we pay in fuel taxes.

 

We typically incorporate a fuel surcharge provision in all customer contracts. The intended effect of that provision is to neutralize the impacts of fluctuations in the price of diesel fuel on both the Company and our customer. The amount of the fuel surcharge is typically set at the beginning of each month and is based on the actual price of diesel fuel recorded in the preceding month. This provision produces a lag in the timing of the recovery of the price move for both the Company and our customer. However, our customers may be able to negotiate contracts that minimize or eliminate our ability to pass on fuel price increases. If fuel prices increase and we are unable to pass the increased cost to our customers, the additional expense could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We currently do not hedge our fuel purchases to protect against fluctuations in fuel prices that are not covered by fuel surcharges, and therefore are at risk to the extent that changes in the market price of fuel are not covered by the fuel surcharge provisions of our customer contracts.

 

Our operations may also be adversely affected by any limit on the availability of fuel. Disruptions in the political climate in key oil producing regions in the world, particularly in the event of wars or other armed conflicts, could severely limit the availability of fuel in the United States. In the event our customers face significant difficulty in obtaining fuel, our business, results of operations and financial condition would be materially adversely affected.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by seasonal factors and harsh weather conditions.

 

Our business is subject to seasonal trends common in the refined petroleum products delivery industry. We typically encounter increased demand for fuels delivery services in Florida during the spring months. Further, operating costs and earnings are generally adversely affected by inclement weather conditions. These factors generally result in lower operating results during the first and second fiscal quarters of the year and cause our operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Our operating expenses also have been somewhat higher in the winter months, primarily due to decreased fuel efficiency, increased utility costs and increased maintenance costs for tractors and trailers in colder months. An occurrence of unusually harsh or long-lasting inclement weather could have an adverse effect on our operations and profitability.

 

We operate in a highly competitive industry, and competitive pressures may adversely affect our operations and profitability.

 

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The tank lines transportation business is extremely competitive and fragmented. We compete with many other carriers of varying sizes as well as our customers’ private fleets. Numerous competitive factors could impair our ability to maintain our current level of revenues and profitability and adversely affect our financial condition. These factors include the following:

 

  we compete with many other fuels delivery service providers, particularly smaller regional competitors, some of which may have more equipment in, or stronger ties to, the geographic regions in which they operate or other competitive advantages;

 

  some of our competitors periodically reduce their prices to gain business, which may limit our ability to maintain or increase prices, implement new pricing strategies or maintain significant growth in our business;

 

  many customers periodically accept bids from multiple carriers, and this process may depress prices or result in the loss of some business to competitors;

 

  many customers are looking to reduce the number of carriers they use, and in some instances we may not be selected to provide services;

 

  consolidation in the fuels delivery industry could create other large carriers with greater financial resources than we have and other competitive advantages relating to their size;

  

  the development of alternative power sources for cars and trucks could reduce demand for gasoline; and

 

  advances in technology require increased investments to maintain competitiveness, and we may not have the financial resources to invest in technology improvements or our customers may not be willing to accept higher prices to cover the cost of these investments.

 

If we are unable to address these competitive pressures, our operations and profitability may be adversely affected.

 

The loss or bankruptcy of one or more significant customers may adversely affect our business.

 

We are dependent upon a limited number of large customers. Our ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59.1% of our total revenues during the year ended September 30, 2018. In particular, our largest customer, Murphy USA, accounted for 17.3% of our total revenues during fiscal 2018. The loss of one or more of our major customers, or a material reduction in services performed for such customers, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations. In addition, if one or more of our customers were to seek protection under the bankruptcy laws, we might not receive payment for services rendered and, under certain circumstances, might have to return payments made by these customers during the 90 days prior to the bankruptcy filing. If we were to lose one or more of our key customers, we might not be able to capture additional volume from other customers to offset the fixed costs historically covered by the lost revenue.

 

Difficulty in attracting and retaining drivers could negatively affect our operations and limit our growth.

 

There is substantial competition for qualified personnel, particularly drivers, in the trucking industry.

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We operate in many geographic areas where there is currently a shortage of drivers. Regulatory requirements, including electronic logging, and an improving U.S. jobs market, could continue to reduce the number of eligible drivers in our markets. Any shortage of drivers could result in temporary under-utilization of our equipment, difficulty in meeting our customers’ demands and increased compensation levels, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. A loss of qualified drivers could lead to an increased frequency in the number of accidents, potential claims exposure and, indirectly, insurance costs.

 

Difficulty in attracting qualified drivers could also require us to limit our growth. Our strategy is to grow in part by expanding existing customer relationships into new markets. However, we may have difficulty finding qualified drivers on a timely basis when presented with new customer opportunities, which could result in our inability to accept or service this business or could require us to increase the wages we pay in order to attract drivers. If we are unable to hire qualified drivers to service business opportunities in new markets, we may have to temporarily send drivers from existing terminals to those new markets, causing us to incur significant costs relating to out-of-town driver pay and expenses. In making acquisitions and converting private fleets, some of the drivers in those fleets may not meet our standards, which would require us to find qualified drivers to replace them. If we are unable to find and retain such qualified drivers on terms acceptable to us, we may be forced to forego opportunities to expand or maintain our business.

 

If our relationship with our employees were to deteriorate, we may be faced with unionization efforts, labor shortages, disruptions or stoppages, which could adversely affect our business and reduce our operating margins and income.

 

Our operations rely heavily on our employees, and any labor shortage, disruption or stoppage caused by poor relations with our employees could reduce our operating margins and income. None of our employees are subject to collective bargaining agreements, although unions have traditionally been active in the U.S. trucking industry. Our workforce has been subject to union organization efforts from time to time, and we could be subject to future unionization efforts as our operations expand. Unionization of our workforce could result in higher compensation and working condition demands that could increase our operating costs or constrain our operating flexibility. In addition, we are from time to time subject to wage and hour claims relating to overtime pay where our drivers work more than eight hours in a day but less than 40 hours in a week. We believe we are exempt from overtime pay rules under regulations of the Department of Transportation (“DOT”). However, our operating costs would increase if this exemption were rescinded or if a court determined that we were not exempt from these overtime pay rules.

 

If we lose key members of our senior management, our business may be adversely affected.

 

Our ability to implement our business strategy successfully and to operate profitably depends in large part on the continued employment of our senior management team, led by Robert Sandlin, President and CEO. If Mr. Sandlin or the other members of senior management become unable or unwilling to continue in their present positions, our business or financial results could be adversely affected.

 

If we fail to develop, integrate or upgrade our information technology systems, we may lose customers or incur costs beyond our expectations.

 

We rely heavily on information technology and communications systems to operate our business and manage our network in an efficient manner. We have equipped our tractors with various mobile communications systems and electronic logging devices that enable us to monitor our tractors and

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communicate with our drivers in the field and enable customers to track the location and monitor the progress of their cargo through the Internet. Despite redundancies and security measures, our information technology and communications systems remain susceptible to outages, computer viruses, break-ins, human error, data leakage and other disruptions and imperfections. Any of these could impair the efficiency of our operations, inhibit our customer service or reduce customer access to information. In addition, there could be a loss of confidential information, corruption of data, or damage to our reputation. Demand for our services or the profitability of operations could in turn be affected, which could have a negative impact on our results of operations or cash flows.

 

Increasingly, we compete for customers based upon the flexibility and sophistication of our technologies supporting our services. The failure of hardware or software that supports our information technology systems, the loss of data contained in the systems, or the inability of our customers to access or interact with our website, could significantly disrupt our operations and cause us to lose customers. If our information technology systems are unable to handle additional volume for our operations as our business and scope of service grow, our service levels and operating efficiency will decline. In addition, we expect customers to continue to demand more sophisticated fully-integrated information systems. If we fail to hire and retain qualified personnel to implement and maintain our information technology systems or if we fail to upgrade or replace these systems to handle increased volumes, meet the demands of our customers and protect against disruptions of our operations, we may lose customers, which could seriously harm our business.

 

To compete effectively, we must anticipate and adapt to technology changes. We may choose new technologies that later prove to be inadequate, or may be forced to implement new technologies, at substantial cost, to remain competitive. In addition, competitors may implement new technologies before we do, allowing such competitors to provide lower priced or enhanced services and superior quality compared to those we provide. This development could have a material adverse impact on our ability to compete.

 

We are self-insured and/or have deductible exposure to certain claims and are subject to the fluctuations of the insurance marketplace, all of which could affect our profitability.

 

The primary accident risks associated with our business are:

 

    motor-vehicle related bodily injury and property damage;
    workers’ compensation claims;
    environmental pollution liability claims;
    cargo loss and damage; and
    general liability claims.

  

We currently maintain insurance for:

 

    motor-vehicle related bodily injury and property damage claims;
    workers’ compensation insurance coverage on our employees; and
    general liability claims.

 

Our insurance program included a self-insured deductible of $250,000 per incident for bodily injury, property damage, and workers’ compensation (with a basket at $250,000 for all three) until September 30, 2017. Effective October 1, 2017 our deductible on bodily injury and property damage remained at $250,000 but increased to $500,000 on workers compensation with no basket coverage. In addition, we maintained insurance policies with a total limit of $50 million, of which $49 million

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was provided under umbrella and excess liability policies and $1 million is provided under a primary liability policy. The $250,000 deductible per incident could adversely affect our profitability, particularly in the event of an increase in the frequency or severity of incidents. Additionally, we are self-insured for damage to the equipment that we own and lease, as well as for cargo losses and such self-insurance is not subject to any maximum limitation. In addition, even where we have insurance, our insurance policies may not provide coverage for certain claims against us or may not be sufficient to cover all possible liabilities.

 

Our self-insured retentions require us to make estimates of expected loss amounts and accrue such estimates as expenses. Changes in estimates may materially and adversely affect our financial results. In addition, our insurance does not cover claims for punitive damages. As a result of the increase in our self-insured retention, it is likely that we will increase our claims accrual as a result of a possible increase in our claims expense.

 

We are subject to changing conditions and pricing in the insurance marketplace that in the future could change dramatically the cost or availability of various types of insurance. To the extent these costs cannot be passed on to our customers in increased prices, increases in insurance costs could reduce our future profitability and cash flow.

 

In addition, our insurance carriers and the states in which we operate require us to post either letters of credit or surety bonds to collateralize our self-insured retention. We currently have letters of credit of $3 million outstanding to satisfy these obligations. If our insurance carriers or the states in which we operate require us to increase the amount of collateral we provide in the future, we could face increased costs, including the payment of additional fees to the providers of letters of credit. Since our letters of credit are considered debt under the financial covenants for our financing arrangements, increases in the amount of letters of credit we have outstanding to collateralize our self-insurance obligations will reduce borrowing availability under our credit agreement and reduce our capacity for additional borrowings.

 

Moreover, any accident or incident involving us, even if we are fully insured or not held to be liable, could negatively affect our reputation among customers and the public, thereby making it more difficult for us to compete effectively, and could significantly affect the cost and availability of insurance in the future. Because we provide “last mile” fuels delivery services, we generally perform our services in more crowded areas, which increases the possibility of an accident involving our trucks.

 

We operate in a highly regulated industry, and increased costs of compliance with, or liability for violation of, existing or future regulations could significantly increase our costs of doing business.

 

As a motor carrier, we are subject to regulation by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (“FMCSA”) and DOT, and by various federal and state agencies. These regulatory authorities exercise broad powers governing various aspects such as operating authority, safety, hours of service, hazardous materials transportation, financial reporting and acquisitions. There are additional regulations specifically relating to the trucking industry, including testing and specification of equipment, product-handling requirements and drug testing of drivers. In 2003, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. underwent a compliance review by the FMCSA in which we retained our satisfactory DOT safety rating. Any downgrade in our DOT safety rating (as a result of new regulations or otherwise) could adversely affect our business.  

 

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The trucking industry is subject to possible regulatory and legislative changes that may affect the economics of the industry by requiring changes in operating practices, emissions or by changing the demand for common or contract carrier services or the cost of providing trucking services. Possible changes include:

 

    increasingly stringent environmental regulations, including changes intended to address climate change;
    restrictions, taxes or other controls on emissions;
    regulation specific to the energy market and logistics providers to the industry;
    changes in the hours-of-service regulations, which govern the amount of time a driver may drive in any specific period;
    driver and vehicle electronic logging requirements;
    requirements leading to accelerated purchases of new tractors;
    mandatory limits on vehicle weight and size;
    driver hiring restrictions;
    increased bonding or insurance requirements; and
    mandatory regulations imposed by the Department of Homeland Security.

 

From time to time, various legislative proposals are introduced, including proposals to increase federal, state, or local taxes, including taxes on motor fuels and emissions, which may increase our operating costs, require capital expenditures or adversely impact the recruitment of drivers.

 

Restrictions on emissions or other climate change laws or regulations could also affect our customers that use significant amounts of energy or burn fossil fuels in producing or delivering the products we carry. We also could lose revenue if our customers divert business from us because we have not complied with their sustainability requirements.

 

Our business may be adversely affected by terrorist attacks and anti-terrorism measures.

 

In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, federal, state and municipal authorities have implemented and are implementing various security measures, including checkpoints and travel restrictions on large trucks and fingerprinting of drivers in connection with new hazardous materials endorsements on their licenses. Such measures may have costs associated with them which we are forced to bear. While we believe we are in compliance with these new regulations, if existing requirements are interpreted differently by governmental authorities or additional new security measures are required, the timing of our deliveries may be disrupted and we may fail to meet the needs of our customers or incur increased expenses to do so. Such developments could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. Moreover, large trucks containing petroleum products are potential terrorist targets, and we may be obligated to take measures, including possible capital expenditures intended to protect our trucks. In addition, the insurance premiums charged for some or all of the coverage maintained by us could continue to increase dramatically or such coverage could be unavailable in the future.

 

Our operations involve hazardous materials and could result in significant environmental liabilities and costs.

 

Our activities, which involve the transportation, storage and disposal of fuels and other hazardous substances and wastes, are subject to various federal, state and local health and safety laws and regulations relating to the protection of the environment, including, among others, those governing the transportation, management and disposal of hazardous materials, vehicle emissions, underground

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and above ground storage tanks and the cleanup of contaminated sites. Our operations involve risks of fuel spillage or seepage, hazardous waste disposal and other activities that are potentially damaging to the environment. If we are involved in a spill or other accident involving hazardous substances, or if we are found to be in violation of or liable under applicable laws or regulations, it could significantly increase our cost of doing business.

  

Most of our truck terminals are located in industrial areas, where groundwater or other forms of environmental contamination may have occurred. Under environmental laws, we could be held responsible for the costs relating to any contamination at those or other of our past or present facilities and at third-party waste disposal sites, including cleanup costs, fines and penalties and personal injury and property damages. Under some of these laws, such as the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act (also known as the Superfund law) and comparable state statutes, liability for the entire cost of the cleanup of contaminated sites can be imposed upon any current or former owner or operator, or upon any party who sent waste to the site, regardless of the lawfulness of any disposal activities or whether a party owned or operated a contaminated property at the time of the release of hazardous substances. From time to time, we have incurred remedial costs and/or regulatory penalties with respect to spills and releases in connection with our operations and, notwithstanding the existence of our environmental management program, such obligations may be incurred in the future. The discovery of contamination or the imposition of additional obligations or liabilities in the future could result in a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or our business reputation.

 

Environmental laws and regulations are complex, change frequently and have tended to become more stringent over time. If we fail to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations, we could also be subject to substantial fines or penalties and to civil and criminal liability. As a result, our costs of complying with current or future environmental laws or liabilities arising from such laws may have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations or financial condition.

 

We have significant ongoing capital requirements.

 

Our business requires substantial ongoing capital investment, particularly for tractors, trailers, terminals and technology. Our capital expenditures were approximately $11.5 million, $6.3 million and $4.7 million in 2016, 2017 and 2018, respectively, and we expect to make capital expenditures of approximately $10 million during fiscal 2019. We expect that cash flow from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility will be our primary sources of financing for capital expenditures. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations or borrow sufficient funds on terms that are acceptable to us, we may be forced to limit our growth and operate existing equipment for significant periods of time, each of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

We may face difficulty in purchasing new equipment on a timely basis. Any delay in delivery of equipment could impair our ability to serve our customers, and, to the extent that we must obtain equipment from alternative sources at increased prices, could result in a significant increase in our anticipated capital expenditures and, accordingly, have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

 

Financing may not always be available to fund our activities.

 

We usually must spend and risk a significant amount of capital to fund our activities. Although most

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capital needs are funded from operating cash flow, the timing of cash flows from operations and capital funding needs may not always coincide, and the levels of cash flow may not fully cover capital funding requirements.

 

From time to time, we may need to supplement our cash generated from operations with proceeds from financing activities. We currently have a revolving credit facility available to us, for up to $25 million of borrowings, to provide us with available financing for working capital, equipment purchases and other general corporate purposes. This credit facility is intended to meet any ongoing cash needs in excess of internally generated cash flows.

 

Our revolving credit agreement limits our ability to engage in some business activities.

 

Our revolving credit agreement contains customary negative covenants and other financial and operating covenants that will, among other things:

 

    limit our ability to incur certain additional indebtedness;
       
    limit our ability to make certain investments;
       
    limit our ability to merge with another company;
       
    limit our ability to pay dividends;
       
    require us to maintain financial coverage ratios; and
       
    prevent us from encumbering certain assets except as approved by the lender.

 

These limitations could cause us to default on our credit agreements or negatively affect our operations.

 

 

Risks Relating to Our Common Stock

 

Your percentage of ownership in the Company may be diluted in the future.

 

In the future, your percentage ownership in the Company may be diluted because of equity issuances for acquisitions, capital market transactions or other corporate purposes, including equity awards that we will grant to our directors, officers and employees. Our employees have options to purchase shares of our common stock and we anticipate our compensation committee will grant additional stock options or other stock-based awards to our employees. Such awards will have a dilutive effect on our earnings per share, which could adversely affect the market price of our common stock. From time to time, we will issue additional options or other stock-based awards to our employees under our employee benefits plans.

 

In addition, our amended and restated articles of incorporation authorizes us to issue, without the approval of our shareholders, one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, including preferences over our common stock respecting dividends and distributions, as our board of directors generally may determine. The terms of one or more classes or series of preferred stock could dilute the voting power or reduce the value of our common stock. For example, we could grant the holders of preferred stock the right to elect some number of our directors in all events or on the happening of specified events or the right to veto specified transactions. Similarly, the repurchase or redemption rights or liquidation preferences we could assign to holders of preferred stock could affect the residual value of the common stock.

 

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Certain shareholders have effective control of a significant percentage of our common stock and likely will control the outcome of any shareholder vote.

 

As of September 30, 2018, two of our directors, Edward L. Baker and Thompson S. Baker II, beneficially own approximately 6.85% of the outstanding shares of our common stock (62.6% of such shares are held in trusts under which voting power is shared with other family members) and certain of their family members beneficially own an additional 21.9%. As a result, these individuals effectively may have the ability to direct the election of all members of our board of directors and to exercise a controlling influence over our business and affairs, including any determinations with respect to mergers or other business combinations involving us, our acquisition or disposition of assets, our borrowing of monies, our issuance of any additional securities, our repurchase of common stock and our payment of dividends.

 

Provisions in our articles of incorporation and bylaws and certain provisions of Florida law could delay or prevent a change in control of us.

 

The existence of some provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws and Florida law could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of us that a shareholder may consider favorable. These include provisions:

 

    providing that our directors may be removed by our shareholders only for cause;
       
       
       
    establishing supermajority vote requirements for our shareholders to approve certain business combinations;
    establishing supermajority vote requirements for our shareholders to amend certain provisions of our articles of incorporation and our bylaws;
    authorizing a large number of shares of stock that are not yet issued, which would allow our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, thereby protecting the continuity of our management, or which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of persons seeking to obtain control of us;
    prohibiting shareholders from calling special meetings of shareholders or taking action by written consent; and
    imposing advance notice requirements for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors at the annual shareholder meetings.

 

These provisions apply even if a takeover offer may be considered beneficial by some shareholders and could delay or prevent an acquisition that our board of directors determines is not in our and our shareholders’ best interests.

 

 

Risks Related to the Spin-off

 

Potential indemnification liabilities to FRP pursuant to the Separation agreement could materially adversely affect the Company.

 

The separation agreement with FRP provides for indemnification obligations designed to make the Company financially responsible for substantially all liabilities that may exist relating to its business activities, whether incurred prior to or after the Company's Spin-off from FRP, as well as those obligations of FRP assumed by the Company pursuant to the separation agreement. If the Company is required to indemnify FRP under the circumstances set forth in the separation agreement, the Company may be subject to substantial liabilities.

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We share two of our executives with FRP so those executives do not devote their full time and attention to our business.

 

Under the terms of the Transition Services Agreement between us and FRP, we provide the services of two of our executive officers to FRP. John D. Milton, Jr., our General Counsel, and John D. Klopfenstein, our Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, serve in the same capacities with FRP under the Transition Services Agreement. These executives will spend approximately 75% and 50% respectively of their time working with FRP during the term of the Transition Services Agreement, and FRP has agreed to reimburse us for 75% and 50% respectively of the total costs associated with these executives (inclusive of overhead). Our business could be adversely impacted by lack of the full-time focus of these executives during the term of the Transition Services Agreement. In addition, these executives may face actual or apparent conflicts of interest if there are issues or disputes under the agreements between us and FRP.

 

We have potential conflicts of interest with FRP.

 

We have common management with FRP, which may lead to conflicting interests. Two of our executive officers also serve as executive officers of FRP. Our executive officers and members of our board of directors will have fiduciary duties to our shareholders. Likewise, any such persons who serve in similar capacities at FRP will have fiduciary duties to FRP’s shareholders. Therefore, such persons may have conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to matters involving or affecting each company. For example, there will be the potential for a conflict of interest if we and FRP look at acquisitions and other corporate opportunities that may be suitable for each of us. Moreover, after the Spin-off, most of our directors and officers continue to own FRP stock, and some officers continue to own options to purchase FRP stock. These ownership interests could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when these individuals are faced with decisions that could have different implications for our company and FRP. From time to time, FRP may enter into transactions with us or our subsidiaries or other affiliates. Although the terms of any such transactions will be established based upon negotiations between employees of the companies involved, there can be no assurance that the terms of any such transactions will be as favorable to us or our subsidiaries or affiliates as would be the case where the parties are completely at arms’ length.

 

Our inter-company agreements were negotiated when we were a subsidiary of FRP. We have entered into agreements with FRP pursuant to which we will provide to FRP certain management, administrative, financial, treasury, accounting, tax, legal and other services, for which FRP will reimburse us on a cost basis. In addition, we have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, a Tax Matters Agreement and an Employee Matters Agreement with FRP. The terms of these agreements were established while we were a wholly owned subsidiary of FRP, and hence were not the result of arms’ length negotiations. However, we believe that such terms are commercially reasonable and fair to both parties under the circumstances. Nevertheless, conflicts could arise in the interpretation or any extension or renegotiation of the foregoing agreements after the Spin-off.

 

There could be significant liability if the distribution of common stock that occurred as a result of the Spin-off is determined to be a taxable transaction.

 

Our former parent, FRP, received an opinion of outside tax counsel to the effect that, among other things, the Spin-off will qualify as a transaction that is tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code. The opinion relies on certain facts, assumptions, representations and undertakings from FRP and the Company regarding the past

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and future conduct of the companies’ respective businesses and other matters. If any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are incorrect or not satisfied, FRP and its shareholders may not be able to rely on the opinion of tax counsel and could be subject to significant tax liabilities.

 

Notwithstanding an opinion of tax counsel, the IRS could determine on audit that the Spin-off is taxable if it determines that any of these facts, assumptions, representations or undertakings are not correct or have been violated or if it disagrees with the conclusions in the opinion, or for other reasons, including as a result of certain significant changes in the share ownership of FRP or the Company after the Spin-off. If the Spin-off is determined to be taxable for U.S. federal income tax purposes, FRP and its shareholders that are subject to U.S. federal income tax could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilities and the Company could incur significant liabilities. In connection with the Spin-off, FRP and the Company entered into a tax matters agreement, which describes the sharing of any such liabilities between FRP and the Company.

 

Item 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS.

 

None.

 

Item 2. PROPERTIES.

 

As of September 30, 2018, our terminals and satellite locations were located in the following cities:

 

 

State

 

 

City

Terminal or Satellite
Location
 

 

Owned/Leased

           
Alabama   Mobile Satellite   Leased
Alabama   Montgomery Terminal   Leased
Florida   Cape Canaveral Satellite   Leased
Florida   Ft. Lauderdale Terminal   Leased
Florida   Freeport Satellite   Leased
Florida   Jacksonville Terminal   Owned
Florida   Newberry Satellite   Leased
Florida   Orlando Terminal   Leased
Florida   Panama City Terminal   Owned
Florida   Pensacola Terminal   Owned
Florida   Tampa Terminal   Owned
Florida   White Springs Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Albany Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Athens Satellite   Leased
Georgia   Augusta Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Bainbridge Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Columbus Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Doraville Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Macon Terminal   Owned
Georgia   Rome Satellite   Leased
Georgia   Savannah Terminal   Leased
North Carolina   Charlotte Terminal   Leased
North Carolina   Wilmington Terminal   Leased
Tennessee   Chattanooga Terminal   Owned
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Tennessee   Nashville Terminal   Leased
Tennessee   Knoxville Terminal   Owned

 

 

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Note 11 to the Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements included in the accompanying 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

None.

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PART II

 

Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES.

 

There were approximately 383 holders of record of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. common stock, $.10 par value, as of September 30, 2018. The Company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Stock Market (Symbol PATI).

 

Price Range of Common Stock. Information concerning stock prices is included under the caption "Quarterly Results" on page 5 of the Company's 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders, and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Dividends. The Company has not paid a cash dividend in the past and it is the present policy of the Board of Directors not to pay cash dividends. Information concerning restrictions on the payment of cash dividends is included in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements included in the accompanying 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans. Information regarding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans is included in Item 12 of Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers. Share repurchase activity during the three months ended September 30, 2018 was as follows:

                 
            Total    
            Number of    
            Shares    
            Purchased   Approximate
            As Part of   Dollar Value of
    Total       Publicly   Shares that May
    Number of   Average   Announced   Yet Be Purchased
    Shares   Price Paid   Plans or   Under the Plans
Period   Purchased   per Share   Programs   or Programs (1)
  July 1                                  
  Through                                  
  July 31       —       $ —         —       $ 5,000,000  
                                     
  August 1                                  
  Through                                  
  August 31       —       $ —         —       $ 5,000,000  
                                     
  September 1                                  
  Through                                  
  September 30       —       $ —         —       $ 5,000,000  
                                     
  Total       —       $ —         —            

 

 

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(1) On February 4, 2015, the Board of Directors authorized management to expend up to $5,000,000 to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock from time to time as opportunities arise. To date, the Company has not repurchased any common stock of the Company.

 

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA.

 

Information required in response to this Item 6 is included under the caption "Five Year Summary" on page 5 of the Company's 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION.

 

Information required in response to Item 7 is included under the caption "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation" on pages 6 through 12 of the Company’s 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders and such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 7.A QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Interest Rate Risk. We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes through our variable-rate borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Under the Wells Fargo revolving credit line, the applicable margin for borrowings at September 30, 2018 was 1.0% over LIBOR. The applicable margin for such borrowings will be increased in the event that our debt to capitalization ratio as calculated under the Credit Agreement Facilities exceeds a target level.

 

The Company did not have any variable or fixed rate debt outstanding at September 30, 2018, so a sensitivity analysis was not performed to determine the impact of hypothetical changes in interest rates on the Company’s results of operations and cash flows.

 

Commodity Price Risk. The price and availability of diesel fuel are subject to fluctuations due to changes in the level of global oil production, seasonality, weather, global politics and other market factors. Historically, we have been able to recover a significant portion of fuel price increases from our customers in the form of fuel surcharges. The typical fuel surcharge table provides some margin contribution at higher diesel fuel prices but also results in some margin erosion at lower diesel fuel prices. The price and availability of diesel fuel can be unpredictable as well as the extent to which fuel surcharges can be collected to offset such increases. In fiscal 2018 and 2017, a significant portion of fuel costs was recovered through fuel surcharges.

 

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA.

 

Information required in response to this Item 8 is included under the caption "Quarterly Results" on page 5 and on pages 13 through 24 of the Company's 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders. Such information is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

 

None.

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Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls And Procedures. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and chief accounting officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such terms is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer and our chief accounting officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report.

 

Management’s Annual Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of September 30, 2018.

 

This Annual Report does not include an attestation report of our Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, Hancock Askew & Co., LLP, regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report.

 

Change In Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. During the fourth quarter of 2018, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of consolidated financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

 

i.pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

 

ii.provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

 

iii.provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Internal control over financial reporting cannot provide absolute assurance of achieving financial reporting objectives because of its inherent limitations, including the possibility of human error and circumvention by collusion or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even an effective internal control system may not prevent or detect material misstatements on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

None.

 

 

PART III

 

 

Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

 

Information regarding the Company’s executive officers and directors (including the disclosure regarding audit committee financial experts), required in response to this Item 10, is included under the captions "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Our Board of Directors," "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Board Leadership," "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Board Committees," "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Business Conduct Policies,” “Securities Ownership- Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” and "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" in the Company's Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018.

 

The Company has adopted a Financial Code of Ethical Conduct applicable to its principal executive officers, principal financial officers and principal accounting officers. A copy of this Financial Code of Ethical Conduct is filed as Exhibit 14 to this Form 10-K. The Financial Code of Ethical Conduct is available on our web site at www.patriottrans.com under the heading Corporate Governance.

 

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.

 

Information required in response to this Item 11 is included under the captions "Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Board Committees- Compensation Committee," "Non-Employee Director Compensation," "Compensation Discussion and Analysis" and "Executive Compensation" in the Company's Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018.

 

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.

 

Information required in response to this Item 12 is included under the captions "Securities Ownership" in the Company's Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018.

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Equity Compensation Plan Information

                Number of
                Securities
                Remaining
                Available
    Number of           for future
    Securities       Weighted   Issuance
    to be       Average   under equity
    issued upon       exercise   Compensation
    exercise of       price of   Plans
    outstanding       outstanding   (excluding
    options,       options,   Securities
    Warrants       warrants   reflected in
    and rights       and rights   column (a))
Plan Category   (a)       (b)   (c)
                 
Equity compensation                
 plans approved by                
 security holders   175,551     $ 21.52   38,507
                 
Equity compensation                
 plans not approved                
 by security holders   0       0   0
                 
Total   175,551     $ 21.52   38,507

 

 

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.

 

Information required in response to this Item 13 is included under the caption “Related Party Transactions" and “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance- Director Independence " in the Company's Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018.

 

 

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES.

 

Information required in response to this Item 14 is included under the captions “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Company’s Proxy Statement and such information is incorporated herein by reference. The Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than December 31, 2018.

 

 

 

 

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PART IV

 

 

Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE.

 

(a) (1) and (2) Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule.

 

The response to this item is submitted as a separate section. See Index to Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedule on page 28 of this Form 10-K.

 

(3) Exhibits.

 

The response to this item is submitted as a separate section. See Exhibit Index on pages 27 of this Form 10-K.

 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

 

      Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.
         
         
Date:  December 11, 2018   By ROBERT E. SANDLIN  
      Robert E. Sandlin  
      President and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)
         
         
    By MATTHEW C. MCNULTY  
      Matthew C. McNulty  
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       (Principal Financial Officer)  
         
         
    By JOHN D. KLOPFENSTEIN  
      John D. Klopfenstein  
      Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
      (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on December 11, 2018.

 

 

ROBERT E. SANDLIN

  THOMPSON S. BAKER II  
Robert E. Sandlin   Thompson S. Baker II  
President and Executive Officer   Chairman of the Board   
(Principal Executive Officer)   Director  
       
       
MATTHEW C. MCNULTY   JOHN E. ANDERSON  
Matthew C. McNulty   John E. Anderson  
Vice President and Chief Financial Director   
Officer (Principal Financial Officer)      
     
       
JOHN D. KLOPFENSTEIN   LUKE E. FICHTHORN  
John D. Klopfenstein   Luke E. Fichthorn III  
Controller and Chief Accounting Director  
Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)    
       
       
EDWARD L. BAKER   CHARLES D. HYMAN  
Edward L. Baker   Charles D. Hyman  
Director, Chairman Emeritus   Director  
       
       
       
       
       

 

 

 

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PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

FORM 10-K FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

EXHIBIT INDEX

[Item 14(a)(3)]

 

 (2.1) Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2015, by and between FRP Holdings, Inc. and Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.(incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed February 2, 2015).
   
(3.1) Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2015).
   
(3.2) Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2015).
   
(10.1) Credit Agreement, dated January 30, 2015, among Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2015).
   

(10.2) Tax Matters Agreement, dated January 30, 2015, by and between FRP Holdings, Inc. and Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed February 2, 2015).
   
(10.3) Transition Services Agreement, dated January 30, 2015, by and between FRP Holdings, Inc. and Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed February 2, 2015).
   
(10.4) Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2015, by and between FRP Holdings, Inc. and Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed February 2, 2015).
   
(10.5) 2014 Equity Incentive Plan for Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2015).
   
(10.6) Management Incentive Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Form 10-Q filed May 15, 2015).
   
(14) Financial Code of Ethical Conduct between the Company, Chief Executive Officers, and Financial Managers (incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed February 2, 2015).
   
(21) Subsidiaries of Registrant at September 30, 2018:  Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. (a Florida corporation); Patriot Transportation of Florida, Inc. (a Florida corporation).
   
(23)(a) Consent of Hancock Askew & Co., Inc., Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm, appears on page 29 of this Form 10-K.
   
(31)(a) Certification of Robert E. Sandlin.
(31)(b) Certification of Matthew C. McNulty.
(31)(c) Certification of John D. Klopfenstein.
(32) Certification of Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Accounting Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
   
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PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

(Item 15(a) (1) and 2))

 

      Page
Consolidated Financial Statements:        
  Consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2018 and 2017     13 (a)
         
  For the years ended September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016:        
    Consolidated statements of income     12 (a)
    Consolidated statements of comprehensive income     12 (a)
    Consolidated statements of cash flows     14 (a)
    Consolidated statements of shareholders' equity     15 (a)
         
  Notes to consolidated financial statements     16-22 (a)
         
  Reports of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm     24 (a)
         
  Selected quarterly financial data (unaudited)     5 (a)
         
Consent of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm     29 (b)
         
Report of Independent Registered Certified Public        
  Accounting Firm on Financial Statement Schedule     29 (b)
         
Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule:        
         
 II - Valuation and qualifying accounts     30 (b)
         
         
         
         
(a)         Refers to the page number in the Company's 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders.  Such information is incorporated by reference in Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
         
(b)         Refers to the page number in this Form 10-K  
         
All other schedules have been omitted, as they are not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable, or because the information required is included in the consolidated financial statements.

 

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Exhibit 23

 

 

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Jacksonville, Florida

 

 

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (Nos. 333-201791 and 333-201792) of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. of our report dated December 11, 2018 relating to the consolidated financial statements which appear in the Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference herein. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated December 11, 2018, relating to the financial statement schedule, which appears in this Form 10-K.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

 

Savannah, Georgia

December 11, 2018

 

 

 

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM ON FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE

 

 

The Shareholders and Board of Directors

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.:

 

 

Our audit of the consolidated financial statements referred to in our report dated December 11, 2018 appearing in the 2018 Annual Report to Shareholders of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (which report and consolidated financial statements are incorporated by reference in this Annual Report on Form 10-K) also included an audit of the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a)(2) of this Form 10-K. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the financial statement schedule based on our audit. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein when read in conjunction with the related consolidated financial statements.

 

Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

 

Savannah, Georgia

December 11, 2018

 

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PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.

SCHEDULE II (CONSOLIDATED) - VALUATION

AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2018, 2017 AND 2016

 

            ADDITIONS     ADDITIONS              
      BALANCE     CHARGED TO   CHARGED TO         BALANCE  
      AT BEGIN.     COST AND     OTHER           AT END  
      OF YEAR     EXPENSES     ACCOUNTS     DEDUCTIONS     OF YEAR  
                                 
Year Ended                                
September 30, 2018:                                
                                 
Allowance for                                
 doubtful accounts   $ 150,066   $ 26,930   $ —     $ 23,555 (a) $ 153,441  
Accrued risk                                
 Insurance:                                
  Tanklines   $ (500,769 ) (b) $ 3,400,385   $ —     $ 2,692,115   $ 207,501  
Accrued health                                
 Insurance     750,455     4,301,603     —       4,392,642     659,416  
Totals -                                
 Insurance   $ 249,686   $ 7,701,988   $  —     $ 7,084,757 (c)  $ 866,917  
                                 
Year Ended                                
September 30, 2017:                                
                                 
Allowance for                                
 doubtful accounts   $ 152,516   $ 19,291   $ —     $ 21,741 (a) $ 150,066  
Accrued risk                                
 Insurance:                                
  Tanklines   $ 6,909   $ 2,400,754   $ —     $ 2,908,432   $ (500,769) (b)
Accrued health                                
 Insurance     881,214     3,681,769     —       3,812,528     750,455  
Totals -                                
 Insurance   $ 888,123   $ 6,082,523   $  —     $ 6,720,960 (c)  $ 249,686  
                                 
Year Ended                                
September 30, 2016:                                
                                 
Allowance for                                
 doubtful accounts   $ 143,988   $   $ —     $ (8,528) (a) $ 152,516  
Accrued risk                                
 Insurance:                                
  Tanklines   $ 973,154   $ 2,162,707   $ —     $ 3,128,952   $ 6,909  
Accrued health                                
 Insurance     1,174,950     3,501,849     (200,876) (d)   3,594,709     881,214  
Totals -                                
 Insurance   $ 2,148,104   $ 5,664,556   $ (200,876)   $ 6,723,661 (c) $ 888,123  
                                 
                                 

(a) Accounts written off less recoveries

(b) Prepaid Insurance Claims

(c) Payments

(d) Other comprehensive income (ASC Topic 715).

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Annual Report 2018

 

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Years ended September 30

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

      2018       2017      

%

Change

 
                         
Revenues   $ 114,065       112,165       1.7  
Operating profit   $ 2,046       2,372       (13.7 )
Income before income taxes   $ 2,197       2,298       (4.4 )
Net income    $ 5,119       1,829       179.9  

 

Per common share:

                       
  Basic   $ 1.54       0.55       180.0  
  Diluted   $ 1.54       0.55       180.0  
                         
Total Assets   $ 69,817       67,954       2.7  
Total Debt   $ —        —        —   
Shareholders' Equity   $ 52,406       46,583       12.5  
Common Shares Outstanding     3,328       3,304       .7  
Book Value Per Common Share   $ 15.75       14.10       11.7  

 

 

BUSINESS. The business of the Company, conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. (Tank Lines), which is a Southeastern U.S. based tank truck company, is to transport petroleum and other liquids and dry bulk commodities.

 

OBJECTIVES. The Company’s objectives are to continue building a substantial transportation company providing sound long-term growth and cash generation.

 

 

 

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To Our Shareholders

 

Fiscal year 2018 proved to be a year that saw challenges as well as opportunities. Among the challenges, we lost legacy business in the second and third quarters of fiscal 2017 and we experienced difficulty quickly replacing a meaningful portion of that business. As a result, the first and second quarters of fiscal 2018 were negatively impacted by excess equipment and personnel expense as we worked to right size the company. As we entered the latter part of the second quarter, meaningful progress had been made selling excess equipment and reducing expenses. At that same time, we began taking on significant new business with an existing customer and, as we closed out the fiscal year, our year over year revenue increased in the second half of the year.

 

On the year, our total revenues increased from $112,165,000 last year to $114,065,000 this year. The Company reported net income per share of $1.54 versus $.55 last year (this year included a $1.04 per share ($3,444,000) benefit from revaluing the Company’s net deferred tax liability as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act). We ended the year with no debt, grew cash and investments from $11,000,000 to $17,000,000 and increased our shareholders’ equity by $5,823,000 to $52,406,000.

 

During the year we experienced an increase in turnover as the driver shortage and heightened competition for drivers continued. In the latter part of fiscal 2018, we implemented significant changes to our hiring process; we added a driver advocate position and introduced productivity based driver pay in an expanded effort to attract and retain drivers. We are encouraged by the increased number of drivers hired and in training since these implementations and will continue to monitor our progress for any needed adjustments to our plan. Management continues to monitor market conditions, including the capacity shortage caused by a lack of drivers, and will evaluate each opportunity and its potential impact to our bottom line results prior to making a pricing decision.

 

Management continues to make adjustments to the strategy and operating plan to reduce expenses and right size our fleet as illustrated by the reduced depreciation expense and improved revenue per tractor. Health Insurance costs were atypically high in fiscal 2018. Management has spent considerable time reviewing and evaluating every aspect of our health benefits package and will be implementing several changes in fiscal 2019 in an effort to control and manage these health related expenses. We remain focused on improving our safety results, which resulted in some significant cost in 2018. While we believe that increased driver turnover has contributed to increased incident frequency, we anticipate improvement based on feedback from our enhanced Driver Trainer Program introduced in 2018. Recently we have seen a willingness by our customers to help pay for these added costs; however, rates must continue to increase to keep up with these rising costs and to improve the return on investment for our capital intensive industry.

 

We continue to work through a number of IT projects, and we are making progress. We have nearly completed implementation of our new automated billing software, and plan to soon complete the conversion of our servers and systems to a 3rd party cloud services provider which includes an upgrade to the next generation of dispatch software. We believe all of these projects are critical to our future success as they provide significant benefits and efficiencies to our drivers, our employees and our customers.

 

I want to thank our employees for their dedication to our process and their understanding of the changes we are making and support of our strategic plan for the future. Our people continue to focus every day on Safely Delivering our Customer’s Products On-Time and Accurately. I have been impressed with their tireless dedication, which was highlighted during Hurricanes Florence and Michael. These storms certainly had a negative impact on our financial results but, more importantly, on our employees in several of our locations. We can tell you that our people are all accounted for, many had significant damage to their homes and their lives disrupted, but they came back to work quickly and are doing everything they can to help the community and our customers recover from these catastrophic storms. We give heartfelt thanks for their loyalty and dedication.

 

I want to take this opportunity to recognize one of our drivers who had a particularly special year. Jacksonville driver, Dennis Rollins, was named as a Champion Finalist for the driver of the year by the National Tank Truck Carriers Association at its annual conference in Toronto, Canada. With 32 years as a professional driver and logging over 2.1 million accident free miles, Dennis exhibits all the qualities we look for in a company driver. Congratulations Dennis!

 

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The overall financial results for 2018 did not meet our expectations. Management continues to make the necessary adjustments to our plan to improve our performance. With the addition of business in fiscal 2018, along with the right sizing of our fleet and fixed costs, we believe we are making progress. Our primary goal for our shareholders is to grow profitably while maintaining a strong balance sheet. While we certainly maintained and improved our already strong balance sheet, we missed our goal of growing profitably this year. In order to achieve our goals next year, we are focused on strategically growing revenues while controlling and reducing several of our key expenses. Our strategy going forward for revenue growth is to concentrate our efforts in the markets where we have been successful finding and retaining quality drivers. With regards to reducing fixed costs we are focused on increasing the utilization of our equipment and measuring our success based on revenues and drivers per tractor. We are consistently analyzing all costs associated with insurance and SG&A and making appropriate changes when, and where, we can. With these focuses in mind, we are encouraged in our pursuit of our targeted levels of revenue and profitable results in fiscal 2019.

 

As always, we are keenly appreciative of your investment in our Company; we wish to thank you, our loyal shareholders, for your continued interest and support.

 

 

Respectfully yours,

 

Robert E. Sandlin Thompson S. Baker II

President & Chief Executive Officer Chairman

 

 

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OUR BUSINESS

 

On January 30, 2015, FRP Holdings, Inc. ("FRP") completed the tax-free spin-off (the “Spin-off") of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc., (the "Company" or "Patriot"). In the Spin-off, FRP distributed all of the outstanding stock of the Company to FRP's shareholders as of the record date of January 9, 2015. FRP’s shareholders received one share of Patriot (stock symbol “PATI”) for every three shares of FRP owned on the record date resulting in 3,242,524 of Patriot shares outstanding on the distribution date. Patriot now is an independent, publicly traded company, and FRP retains no ownership in Patriot.

 

Patriot was incorporated on August 5, 2014 in connection with a corporate reorganization that preceded the Spin-off. The business of the Company is conducted through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc. (“Tank Lines”), the same subsidiary through which FRP operated the transportation business prior to the Spin-off.

 

Our business consists of hauling petroleum related products, dry bulk commodities and liquid chemicals. We are one of the largest regional tank truck carriers in North America. According to the Tank Truck Carrier 2017 Gross Revenue Report issued by Bulk Transporter, we are the 10th largest bulk tank carrier in North America by revenue.  We operate terminals in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. We do not own any of the products we haul; rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customers’ products from point A to point B, using predominately Company employees and Company-owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customers’ dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals. As of September 30, 2018, we employed 541 revenue-producing drivers who operated our fleet of 396 Company tractors (excluding 5 being prepared for sale), 19 owner operators and 532 trailers from our 20 terminals and 6 satellite locations.

 

We are an important link in our customers’ fuel supply chain, transporting primarily from petroleum terminals to retail locations such as hypermarkets, convenience stores and truck stops.  We also provide the last mile of delivery service in the liquid chemical and dry bulk business primarily from distribution facilities or manufacturing facilities to the end user.  Cement and ash are delivered to concrete plants, powdered lime to industrial users and liquid chemicals primarily to the end user at a manufacturing plant or water treatment or storage facility. 

 

During fiscal 2018, the Company purchased 12 new tractors. Our fiscal 2019 capital budget includes 60 new tractors. We anticipate this more modern fleet will result in reduced maintenance expenses, improved operating efficiencies and enhanced driver recruitment and retention. At September 30, 2018 the Company operated a fleet of 415 tractors (excluding 5 being prepared for sale), and 532 tank trailers. The Company owns all of the tank trailers and tractors used to conduct our business, except for 19 tractors owned by owner-operators and 30 full-service leased 2019 model year tractors located in key areas without Company maintenance shops.

 

Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling petroleum related products. Our petroleum clients include major convenience store and hypermarket accounts, fuel wholesalers and major oil companies.  We strive to build long-term relationships with major customers by providing outstanding customer service. During fiscal 2018, the Company’s ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59.1% of revenue. One of these customers, Murphy USA, accounted for 17.3% of revenue. The loss of any one of these customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenues and income. Our transportation services agreements with our customers generally are terminable upon 90-120 days’ notice, but nine of our top 10 accounts have been customers for at least 5 years. Our dry bulk and chemical customers include large industrial companies including cement and concrete accounts and product distribution companies.  Our customer relationships are long-standing and have grown over time as a result of consistently high safety and service levels.

 

Financial information about the company is presented in the financial statements included in this Annual Report.

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Five Year Summary-Years ended September 30

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

 

      2018       2017       2016       2015       2014  
Summary of Operations:
Revenues   $ 114,065       112,165       120,172       122,882       129,162  
Operating profit   $ 2,046       2,372       7,790       5,586       5,343  
Interest expense   $ 39       80       130       112       109  
Income from continuing operations   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705       3,339       3,197  
Per Common Share (a):                                        
Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74       1.02       .99  
Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74       1.02       .99  
                                         
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705       3,339       3,197  
Per Common Share (a):                                        
Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74       1.02       .99  
Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74       1.02       .99  
                                         
Financial Summary:                                        
Current assets   $ 31,444       23,721       17,737       11,796       11,685  
Current liabilities   $ 10,163       10,028       10,573       12,103       9,950  
Property and equipment, net   $ 33,911       39,592       43,703       42,620       42,174  
Total assets   $ 69,817       67,954       66,299       59,526       61,134  
Long-term debt   $ —        —        —        —        7,282  
Shareholders’ equity   $ 52,406       46,583       43,946       37,202       32,722  
Net Book Value Per common share (a)   $ 15.75       14.10       13.36       11.37       10.09  
Other Data:                                        
Weighted average common shares:                                        
  Basic (a)     3,318       3,299       3,283       3,268       3,243  
  Diluted (a)     3,320       3,302       3,285       3,275       3,243  
Number of employees     783       857       959       979       942  
Shareholders of record   383       406       423       440       —   

Quarterly Results (unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

    First      Second     Third     Fourth  
    2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017     2018     2017  
Revenues $ 27,901     28,758     27,979     27,393     29,404     28,104     28,781     27,910  
Operating profit (loss) $ 744     1,248     (292   325     1,353     534     241     265  
Income (loss) before                                                
income taxes $ 736     1,218     (270 )   294     1,407     520     324     266  
Net income (loss) $ 3,592     912     (188   260     1,086     456     629     201  
 
Earnings per common share (a):
 Net income (loss)-                                                
  Basic $ 1.09     .28     (.06   .08     .33     .14     .19     .06  
  Diluted $ 1.09     .28     (.06   .08     .33     .14     .19     .06  
 
Market price per common share (b):
  High $ 20.31     26.42     20.33     26.60     22.65     23.50     22.06     20.33  
  Low $ 16.72     20.52     17.35     20.50     18.00     17.80     18.55     17.77  

 

(a) Earnings per share of common stock is computed independently for each quarter presented. The sum of the quarterly net earnings per share of common stock for a year may not equal the total for the year due to rounding differences. For comparative purposes, for the year ended September 30, 2014 and for the first quarter 2015, the number of common shares outstanding utilized for the calculation is based on the 3,242,524 shares of our common stock that was distributed to the shareholders of FRP in connection with the Spin-off and distribution on January 30, 2015.

(b) All prices represent Nasdaq reported high and low daily closing prices.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

 

Executive Overview

 

The business of the Company, conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., is to transport petroleum and other liquids and dry bulk commodities. We do not own any of the products we haul, rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customer’s products from point A to point B predominately using Company employees driving Company owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customer’s dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals. As of September 30, 2018, we employed 541 revenue-producing drivers who operated our fleet of 396 Company tractors (excluding 5 being prepared for sale), 19 owner operators and 532 trailers from our 20 terminals and 6 satellite locations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee.  We experience increased seasonal demand in Florida during the spring and in most of our other locations during the summer months.

 

Our industry is characterized by such barriers to entry as the time and cost required to develop the capabilities necessary to handle hazardous material, the resources required to recruit, train and retain drivers, substantial industry regulatory and insurance requirements and the significant capital investments required to build a fleet of equipment, establish a network of terminals and, in recent years, the cost to build and maintain sufficient information technology resources to allow us to interface with and assist our customers in the day-to-day management of their product inventories.

 

Our ability to provide superior customer service at competitive rates and to operate safely and efficiently is important to our success in growing our revenues and increasing profitability. Our focus is to grow our profitability by executing on our key strategies of (i) increasing our business with existing and new customers, particularly hypermarket and large convenience store chains, that are willing to compensate us for our ability to provide superior, safe and reliable service, (ii) expanding our service offerings with respect to dry bulk and chemical products particularly in markets where we already operate terminals, (iii) earning the reputation as the preferred employer for tank truck drivers in all the markets in which we operate and (iv) pursuing strategic acquisitions. Our ability to execute this strategy depends on continuing our dedicated commitments to customer service and safety and continuing to recruit and retain qualified drivers.

 

Our industry is experiencing a severe driver shortage. As the need to hire drivers has risen across our industry the trend we are seeing is that more and more of the applicants are drivers with little to no experience in the tank truck business. Our management team is keenly focused on continuing to grow our driver count in markets where there are opportunities for us to grow our business and to retain all of our drivers at the levels we have historically achieved while balancing the aforementioned trends and associated risks of the “new to the industry” driver applicant pool. Through the implementation of a new software program, we have enhanced our ability to quickly identify, communicate with and ultimately hire qualified drivers.

 

There are several opportunities available today in our markets that will allow us to execute on our growth strategy so long as we can find, hire and retain qualified drivers to meet the demands of these opportunities. We believe the tighter driver market has and will continue to provide us with opportunities to capture new business. As these opportunities arise, we are willing to let certain lower priced business go in this environment to grow our business with customers willing to pay for our reliability and superior customer service.

 

We generate both transportation based revenue as well as fuel surcharge revenue. Our transportation revenue consists of base revenue for each delivery which is generally calculated by multiplying a negotiated mileage-based rate by the quantity of product delivered plus any fees for extra stops to load or unload, powered product unloading and toll cost reimbursements. These negotiated transportation rates compensate us both for transporting the products as well as for loading and unloading time.

 

While our base rates include a fixed amount to cover our cost of fuel using an assumed price for diesel, we have fuel surcharges in place with our customers that allow us to obtain additional compensation for fuel expense incurred when the

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price of diesel rises above that assumed price. Likewise, for some customers, the fuel surcharge system allows the customer to receive a lower cost from us when the price of diesel drops below that assumed price. There is a time lag between fuel price fluctuations and changes to fuel surcharges to our customers. In a rapidly rising price environment this time lag can negatively impact the Company’s financial results as we must pay the higher fuel cost immediately but in most cases aren’t able to adjust fuel surcharges to our customers until the end of the month. The main factors that affect our total revenue are the number of revenue miles driven, rates per mile, quantity of products hauled and the amount of fuel surcharges.

 

The Company’s operations are influenced by a number of external and internal factors. External factors include levels of economic and industrial activity in the United States and the Southeast, driver availability and cost, government regulations regarding driver qualifications and limitations on the hours drivers can work, petroleum product demand in the Southeast which is driven in part by tourism and commercial aviation, and fuel costs. Internal factors include revenue mix, equipment utilization, Company imposed restrictions on hiring drivers under the age of 23 or drivers without at least one year of driving experience, auto and workers’ compensation accident frequencies and severity, administrative costs, and group health claims experience.

 

Our operating costs primarily consist of the following:

 

·Compensation and Benefits - Wages and employee benefits for our drivers and terminal support personnel is the largest component of our operating costs. These costs are impacted by such factors as miles driven, driver pay increases, driver turnover and training costs and additional driver pay due to temporary out-of-town deployments to serve new business;
·Fuel Expenses - Our fuel expenses will vary depending on miles driven as well as such factors as fuel prices (which can be highly volatile), the fuel efficiency of our fleet and the average haul length;
·Repairs and Tires – This category consists of vehicle maintenance and repairs (excluding shop personnel) and tire expense (including amortization of tire cost and road repairs). These expenses will vary based on such factors as miles driven, the age of our fleet, and tire prices.
·Other Operating Expenses – This category consists of tolls, hiring costs, out-of-town driver travel cost, terminal facility maintenance and other operating expenses. These expenses will vary based on such factors as, driver availability and out-of-town driver travel requirements, business growth and inflation among others;
·Insurance and Losses – This includes costs associated with insurance premiums, and the self-insured portion of liability, worker’s compensation, health insurance and cargo claims and wreck repairs. We work very hard to manage these expenses through our safety and wellness programs, but these expenses will vary depending on the frequency and severity of accident and health claims, insurance markets and deductible levels;
·Depreciation Expense – Depreciation expense consists of the depreciation of the cost of fixed assets such as tractors and trailers over the life assigned to those assets. The amount of depreciation expense is impacted by equipment prices and the timing of new equipment purchases. We expect the cost of new tractors and trailers to continue to increase, impacting our future depreciation expense;
·Rents, Tags and Utilities Expenses – This category consists of rents payable on leased facilities and leased equipment, federal highway use taxes, vehicle registrations, license and permit fees and personal property taxes assessed against our equipment, communications, utilities and real estate taxes;
·Sales, General and Administrative Expenses - This category consists of the wages, bonus accruals, benefits, travel, vehicle and office costs for our administrative personnel as well as professional fees and amortization charges for intangible assets purchased in acquisitions of other businesses;
·Corporate Expenses – Corporate expenses consist of wages, bonus accruals, insurance and other benefits, travel, vehicle and office costs for corporate executives, director fees, stock option expense and aircraft expense;
·Gains/Loss on Equipment - Our financial results for any period may be impacted by any gain or loss that we realize on the sale of used equipment and losses on wrecked equipment. We periodically sell used equipment as we replace older tractors and trailers. Gains or losses on equipment sales can vary significantly from period to period depending on the timing of our equipment replacement cycle, market prices for used equipment and losses on wrecked equipment.

 

To measure our performance, management focuses primarily on total revenue growth, transportation revenue growth, revenue miles, our preventable accident frequency rate (“PAFR”), our operating ratio (defined as our operating expenses as

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a percentage of our operating revenue), turnover rate and average driver count (defined as average number of revenue producing drivers under employment over the specified time period) as compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

ITEM FY 2018 vs. FY 2017
Total Revenue Up 1.7%
Transportation Revenue Down 2.1%
Revenue Miles Down by .2%
PAFR Increased from 2.00 to 2.27
Operating Ratio Increased from 97.9% to 98.2%
Driver Turnover Rate Increased from 67% to 68%
Avg. Driver Count incl. owner oper. Down 7%

 

Highlights of Fiscal 2018

 

·Total revenue increased $1,900,000, or 1.7%.
·Annualized driver turnover rate increased from 67% last year to 68% this year.
·Insurance and losses increased $1,001,000.
·Depreciation expense decreased $783,000.
·The Company’s net income was $5,119,000, or $1.54 per share, compared to net income of $1,829,000, or $.55 per share in the same period last year. This year’s net income included $3,444,000, or $1.04 per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

COMPARATIVE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

    Fiscal Years ended September 30  
(dollars in thousands)   2018   %   2017   %   2016   %  
                           
Revenue miles (in thousands)     37,924               38,000               42,884          
                                                 
Revenues:                                                
Transportation revenue   $ 103,131       90.4 %     105,334       93.9 %     115,592       96.2 %
Fuel surcharges     10,934       9.6 %     6,831       6.1 %     4,580       3.8 %
Total Revenues     114,065       100.0 %     112,165       100.0 %     120,172       100.0 %
                                                 
Cost of operations:                                                
Compensation and benefits     48,010       42.1 %     48,109       42.9 %     51,069       42.5 %
Fuel expenses     17,434       15.3 %     14,991       13.4 %     15,157       12.6 %
Repairs & tires     7,194       6.3 %     7,077       6.3 %     7,777       6.5 %
Other operating     4,679       4.1 %     4,418       3.9 %     4,719       3.9 %
Insurance and losses     11,729       10.3 %     10,728       9.6 %     10,358       8.6 %
Depreciation expense     8,759       7.7 %     9,542       8.5 %     8,870       7.4 %
Rents, tags & utilities     3,385       3.0 %     3,384       3.0 %     3,834       3.2 %
Sales, general & administrative     9,735       8.5 %     9,404       8.4 %     9,626       8.0 %
Corporate expenses     2,124       1.8 %     2,711       2.4 %     2,946       2.4 %
Gain on property sale     —        0.0 %     —        0.0 %     (1,277 )     (1.1 %)
Gain on equipment sales     (1,030 )     (.9 %)     (571 )     (.5 %)     (697 )     (.5 %)
Total cost of operations     112,019       98.2 %     109,793       97.9 %     112,382       93.5 %
                                                 
Total operating profit   $ 2,046       1.8 %     2,372       2.1 %     7,790       6.5 %
                                                                 
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Fiscal Year 2018 versus 2017

 

Total revenues for the year were $114,065,000, up $1,900,000 from the prior year. Transportation revenues (excluding fuel surcharges) were $103,131,000, down $2,203,000 or 2.1% mainly due to the business losses in the second and third quarters of last year partially offset by the replacement of a meaningful portion of that business starting in the second quarter of this year. Miles declined by 76,000 to 37,924,000 versus 38,000,000 last year.

 

Compensation and benefits decreased $99,000 as a result of reducing personnel costs ($439,000) and lower driver pay and benefits expense ($1,155,000) mostly offset by higher owner operator pay ($1,495,000) as we added owner operators during the fiscal year. Net fuel expense (i.e. gross fuel expenses less fuel surcharges) decreased by $1,660,000 due to higher fuel surcharges on higher average diesel prices. Other operating expenses increased $261,000 due mainly to increased tolls (in most cases we bill our customers for toll expenses), environmental accruals and site maintenance and repairs at some of our terminal offices. Insurance and losses were up $1,001,000 due mainly to higher liability ($708,000) and medical ($575,000) claims partially offset by lower workers’ compensation expense. Depreciation expense was down $783,000 as a result of right sizing our fleet. SG&A was up $331,000 due mainly to severance expense, reorganizing our IT department, upgrading our IT infrastructure and higher advertising costs related to hiring drivers. Corporate expenses were down $587,000 due mainly to a decrease in legal and consulting fees and corporate management changes that occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2018. Gain on sale of assets increased $459,000 as we sold excess equipment, including excess trailers.

 

As a result, operating profit was $2,046,000 compared to $2,372,000 in the prior fiscal year Operating ratio was 98.2 versus a 97.9 last year.

 

 

Fiscal Year 2017 versus 2016

 

Total revenues were $112,165,000 in fiscal year 2017, down $8,007,000 or 6.7% from the prior year. Transportation revenues (excluding fuel surcharges) were down $10,258,000, or 8.9%, to $105,334,000 for the year ended September 30, 2017. Revenue miles declined by 4,884,000, or 11.4%, to 38,000,000 in fiscal 2017 versus fiscal 2016 mostly attributable to (i) business loss in a competitive bid due to rates, (ii) privatization of a customer fleet, (iii) the lower demand for gasoline in the earlier part of fiscal year 2017 and (iv) Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Revenue per mile increased by 2.8% over fiscal year 2016 which partially offset the reduced miles. Fuel surcharge revenues were up $2,251,000 to $6,831,000 due to higher diesel prices and the positive benefits of renegotiating fuel surcharge tables with several key customers in the prior year.

 

Compensation and benefits decreased $2,960,000, or 5.8%, in fiscal year 2017 due to fewer miles driven partially offset by higher driver pay following the pay increase that went into effect June 30, 2017. Net fuel expense (i.e. gross fuel expenses less fuel surcharges) decreased by $2,417,000, or 23%, due to fewer miles driven and higher fuel surcharges.

 

Insurance and losses were up $370,000 in fiscal year 2017 versus fiscal year 2016 due mainly to increased risk and health claims. Depreciation increased $672,000 but was offset by lower repair and equipment leasing costs as we replaced leased equipment from a prior acquisition with new equipment. SG&A was down $222,000 and corporate expenses were down by $235,000 due to no bonus compensation expense in fiscal year 2017 and lower legal fees.

 

As a result, operating profit was $2,372,000 in fiscal year 2017 compared to $7,790,000 in fiscal year 2016. Fiscal year 2016 included $1,277,000 from the sale of the easement in Tampa, FL. Operating ratio was 97.9 in fiscal year 2017 compared to 94.6 in fiscal year 2016 excluding the gain on the Tampa easement sale.

 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

The Company maintains its operating accounts with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and these accounts directly sweep overnight against the Wells Fargo revolver. As of September 30, 2018, we had no debt outstanding on this revolver, $3,043,000 outstanding under letters of credit and $21,957,000 available for additional borrowings. The Company expects our fiscal year 2019 cash generation to cover the cost of our operations and all of our budgeted capital expenditures.

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Cash Flows - The following table summarizes our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for each of the periods presented (in thousands of dollars):

 

    Years Ended September 30,
    2018   2017   2016
Total cash provided by (used for):                        
Operating activities   $ 7,772       10,660       14,955  
Investing activities     (19,809 )     (5,376 )     (8,348 )
Financing activities     749        —         (602 )
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   $ (11,288     5,284       6,005  
                         
Outstanding debt at the beginning of the period   $ —         —         —    
Outstanding debt at the end of the period   $ —         —         —    

 

 

Operating Activities - Net cash provided by operating activities (as set forth in the cash flow statement) was $7,772,000 for the year ended September 30, 2018, $10,660,000 in 2017 and $14,955,000 in 2016. The total of net income plus depreciation and amortization less gains on asset dispositions increased $2,025,000 versus the same period last year. These changes are described above under “Comparative Results of Operations”. Deferred income taxes decreased $3,671,000 resulting from revaluing the Company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Prepaid expenses increased due to prepayment of Fiscal 2019 insurance and higher net insurance captive assets. These changes comprise the majority of the increase in net cash provided by operating activities.

 

Investing Activities – Investing activities include the purchase of property and equipment, purchase and sale of Treasury bills, any business acquisitions and proceeds from sales of these assets upon retirement. For the year ended September 30, 2018, we spent $19,809,000 on investing activities which included $2,574,000 for the purchase of equipment net of proceeds from retirements and $17,235,000 for the purchase of Treasury bills. For the year ended September 30, 2017, we spent $5,376,000 for the purchase of equipment net of proceeds from retirements.

 

In 2017, cash required by investing activities was $5,376,000 compared to $8,348,000 in 2016. The Company received $1,330,000 for an easement granted to the state of Florida over the Company's 25.2 acre terminal facility in Tampa, Florida resulting in a $1,277,000 gain during 2016.

 

Financing Activities – Financing activities primarily include net changes to our outstanding revolving debt. For the year ended September 30, 2018 cash provided by financing activities was $749,000. For the year ended September 30, 2017 we had no financing activities. The Company had no outstanding long-term debt on September 30, 2018 or September 30, 2017.

 

Cash used by financing activities in the year ended September 30, 2016, was $602,000.

 

Credit Facilities - The Company has a five-year credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. which provides a $25 million revolving line of credit with a $10 million sublimit for stand-by letters of credit. The amounts outstanding under the credit agreement bear interest at a rate of 1.0% over LIBOR, which may change quarterly based on the Company’s ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated total capital. A commitment fee of 0.15% per annum is payable quarterly on the unused portion of the commitment, which fee may change quarterly based on our ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated total capital. The credit agreement contains certain conditions and financial covenants, including a minimum $25 million tangible net worth. As of September 30, 2018, the tangible net worth covenant would have limited our ability to pay dividends or repurchase stock with borrowed funds to a maximum of $17.8 million combined.

 

Cash Requirements - The Company currently expects its fiscal 2019 capital expenditures to be approximately $10 million for replacement equipment which we expect to be fully funded by our cash generated from our operations. The Company does not currently pay any cash dividends on common stock.

 

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While the Company is affected by environmental regulations, such regulations are not expected to have a major effect on the Company’s capital expenditures or operating results.

 

The Company expects that cash flows from operating activities, cash on hand and the funds available under its revolving credit agreement will be adequate to finance these capital expenditures and its working capital needs for the next 12 months and the foreseeable future.

 

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

Except for the letters of credit described above under “Liquidity and Capital Resources,” the Company does not have any off balance sheet arrangements that either have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on its financial condition.

 

 

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the respective reporting periods. Accounting estimates are considered to be critical if (1) the nature of the estimates and assumptions is material due to the levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to change; and (2) the impact of the estimates and assumptions on financial condition or operating performance is material. Actual results could differ from the estimates and assumptions used. Management of the Company considers the following accounting policies critical to the reported operations of the Company:

 

Accounts Receivable Valuation. The Company is subject to customer credit risk that could affect the collection of outstanding accounts receivable. To mitigate these risks, the Company performs credit reviews on all new customers and periodic credit reviews on existing customers. A detailed analysis of late and slow pay customers is prepared monthly and reviewed by senior management. The overall collectability of outstanding receivables is evaluated and allowances are recorded as appropriate. Significant changes in customer credit could require increased allowances and affect cash flows.

 

Property and Equipment and Impairment of Assets. Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives: 

  Years
Buildings and improvements 7-39
Revenue equipment 7-10
Other equipment 3-10

  

The Company periodically reviews property and equipment for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The analysis consists of a review of future anticipated results considering business prospects and asset utilization. If the sum of these future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would record an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets with the fair value of the assets generally based upon an estimate of the discounted future cash flows expected with regards to the assets and their eventual disposition as the measure of fair value. The Company performs an annual impairment test on goodwill and other intangible assets. Changes in estimates or assumptions could have an impact on the Company’s financials.

 

Claims and Insurance Accruals. The nature of the transportation business subjects the Company to risks arising from workers’ compensation, automobile liability, and general liability claims.  The Company retains the exposure on liability claims of $250,000 and $500,000 for worker’s compensation claims and has third party coverage for amounts exceeding the retention up to the amount of the policy limits.  The Company expenses during the year an estimate of risk insurance

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losses based upon independent actuarial analysis, insurance company estimates, and our monthly review of claims reserve changes.  In making claim reserve changes we rely upon estimates of our insurance company adjusters, attorney evaluations, and judgment of our management.   Our estimates require judgment concerning the nature, severity, comparative liability, jurisdiction, legal and investigative costs of each claim.  Claims involving serious injury have greater uncertainty of the eventual cost.  In the past, our estimate of the amount of individual claims has increased from insignificant amounts to the full deductible as we learn more information about the claim in subsequent periods.  We obtain an independent actuarial analysis at least twice annually to assist in estimating the total loss reserves expected on claims including claim development and incurred but not reported claims. We also retain exposure on employee health benefits up to $250,000 per covered participant each calendar year plus a $84,500 aggregate deductible for any claims exceeding $250,000.  We estimate claim liability using historical payment trends and specific knowledge of larger claims.   Health claims are expensed as the health services are rendered so there is only a two month lag in payments on average.   We are usually aware of the larger claims before closing each accounting period reducing the amount of uncertainty of the estimate.  Our accrued insurance liabilities for retiree benefits are recorded by actuarial calculation.  Our accrued insurance liabilities for claims as of September 30, 2018, 2017, and 2016 amounted to $2.1 million, $.8 million and $.9 million, respectively.   Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology.  The captive agreement provides that we will share in the underwriting results, good or bad, within a $250,000 per occurrence layer of loss through retrospective premium adjustments.  Including the potential exposure in the captive we have $4.5 million of estimated insurance liabilities.   In the event that actual costs for these claims are different than estimates we will have adjustments in future periods.  It is likely that we will experience either gains or losses of 5-10% of prior year estimated insurance liabilities in any year.

 

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset-and-liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities represent items that will result in taxable income or a tax deduction in future years for which the related tax expense or benefit has already been recorded in our statement of earnings. Deferred tax accounts arise as a result of timing differences between when items are recognized in the consolidated financial statements compared with when they are recognized in the tax returns. The Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income. To the extent recovery is not probable, a valuation allowance is established and included as an expense as part of our income tax provision. No valuation allowance was recorded at September 30, 2018, as all deferred tax assets are considered more likely than not to be realized. Significant judgment is required in determining and assessing the impact of complex tax laws and certain tax-related contingencies on the provision for income taxes. As part of the calculation of the provision for income taxes, we assess whether the benefits of our tax positions are at least more likely than not of being sustained upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit, we accrue the largest amount of the benefit that is more likely than not of being sustained in our financial statements. Such accruals require estimates and judgments, whereby actual results could vary materially from these estimates. Further, a number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which an established accrual was made, is audited and resolved.

 

 

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS

 

The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2018:

 

    Payments due by period

Contractual Obligations

(thousands of dollars)

      Less than   1-3   3-5   More than
    Total   1 year   years   years   5 years
                     
Operating Leases   $ 4,024       1,021       1,615       1,337       51  
Purchase Commitments     6,519       6,289       230       —         —    
Other Long-Term Liabilities     1,031       76       154       154       647  
                                         
Total Obligations   $ 11,574       7,386       1,999       1,491       698  

 

 

 

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INFLATION

 

Most of the Company’s operating expenses are inflation-sensitive, with inflation generally producing increased costs of operations. During the past three years, inflation has been fairly modest with its impacts mostly related to equipment prices, tire prices and the compensation paid to drivers.

 

In addition to inflation, fluctuations in fuel prices can affect profitability. Most of the Company’s contracts with customers contain fuel surcharge provisions. Although the Company historically has been able to pass through most long-term increases in fuel prices and operating taxes to customers in the form of surcharges and higher rates, there is no guarantee that this will be possible in the future. See “Risk Factors—We may be adversely impacted by fluctuations in the price and availability of fuel.”

 

 

SEASONALITY

 

Our business is subject to seasonal trends common in the refined petroleum products delivery industry. We typically face reduced demand for refined petroleum products delivery services during the winter months and increased demand during the spring and summer months. Further, operating costs and earnings are generally adversely affected by inclement weather conditions. These factors generally result in lower operating results during the first and second fiscal quarters of the year and cause our operating results to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. Our operating expenses also have been somewhat higher in the winter months, due primarily to decreased fuel efficiency and increased maintenance costs for tractors and trailers in colder months.

 

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

Certain matters discussed in this report contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, capital expenditures, liquidity, capital resources and competition and may be indicated by words or phrases such as ”anticipate”, ”estimate”, ”plans”, ”projects”, ”continuing”, ”ongoing”, ”expects”, ”management believes”, ”the Company believes”, ”the Company intends” and similar words or phrases. The following factors and others discussed in the Company’s periodic reports and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are among the principal factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: freight demand for petroleum products including recessionary and terrorist impacts on travel in the Company’s markets; fuel costs and the Company’s ability to recover fuel surcharges; accident severity and frequency; risk insurance markets; driver availability and cost; the impact of future regulations regarding the transportation industry; availability and terms of financing; competition in our markets; interest rates, and inflation and general economic conditions. However, this list is not a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties.

 

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof based on management’s current expectations, and the Company does not undertake an obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additional information regarding these and other risk factors may be found in the Company’s other filings made from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - Years ended September 30

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

    Years Ended September 30,  
    2018   2017   2016  
Revenues:                        
  Transportation revenues   $ 103,131       105,334       115,592  
  Fuel surcharges     10,934       6,831       4,580  
Total revenues     114,065       112,165       120,172  
                         
Cost of operations:                        
  Compensation and benefits     48,010       48,109       51,069  
  Fuel expenses     17,434       14,991       15,157  
  Repairs & tires     7,194       7,077       7,777  
  Other operating     4,679       4,418       4,719  
  Insurance and losses     11,729       10,728       10,358  
  Depreciation expense     8,759       9,542       8,870  
  Rents, tags & utilities     3,385       3,384       3,834  
  Sales, general & administrative     9,735       9,404       9,626  
  Corporate expenses     2,124       2,711       2,946  
  Gain on property sale     —        —        (1,277 )
  Gain on equipment sales     (1,030 )     (571 )     (697 )
Total cost of operations     112,019       109,793       112,382  
                         
Total operating profit     2,046       2,372       7,790  
                         
BP claim settlement     —        —        1,687  
Interest income and other     190       6       6  
Interest expense     (39 )     (80 )     (130 )
                         
Income before income taxes     2,197       2,298       9,353  
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes     (2,922     469       3,648  
                         
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705  
                         
Earnings per common share:                        
  Net income-                        
    Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  
    Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  
                         
Number of shares (in thousands) used in computing:              
  -basic earnings per common share     3,318       3,299       3,283  
  -diluted earnings per common share     3,320       3,302       3,285  
                               

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME - Years ended September 30 (In thousands)

      2018       2017       2016  
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705  
Other comp. income (loss) net of tax:                      
 Actuarial gain retiree health     —         —         123  
 Unrealized investment losses, net     (9     —         —    
 Loss on retiree health, net     (32 )     —         —    
 Tax reform gain on retiree health     32       —         —    
Comprehensive income   $ 5,110       1,829       5,828  
                           

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - As of September 30

(In thousands, except share data)

      2018        2017   
Assets                
Current assets:                
  Cash and cash equivalents   $ 1       11,289  
  Treasury bills available for sale     17,298       —    
  Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful                
   accounts of $153 and $150, respectively)     7,866       7,642  
  Federal and state taxes receivable     547       516  
  Inventory of parts and supplies     895       855  
  Prepaid tires on equipment     1,746       1,913  
  Prepaid taxes and licenses     609       612  
  Prepaid insurance     2,348       823  
  Prepaid expenses, other     134       71  
    Total current assets     31,444       23,721  
                 
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:                
  Land     2,773       2,773  
  Buildings     5,713       5,639  
  Equipment     86,224       93,511  
      94,710       101,923  
Less accumulated depreciation     60,799       62,331  
      33,911       39,592  
                 
Goodwill     3,431       3,431  
Intangible assets, net     855       1,021  
Other assets, net     176       189  
Total assets   $ 69,817       67,954  
                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                
Current liabilities:                
  Accounts payable   $ 3,271       4,948  
  Bank Overdraft     625       —    
  Accrued payroll and benefits     3,963       4,143  
  Accrued insurance     1,896       558  
  Accrued liabilities, other     408       379  
    Total current liabilities     10,163       10,028  
                 
Deferred income taxes     5,940       10,045  
Accrued insurance     204       193  
Other liabilities     1,104       1,105  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)                
Shareholders' equity:                
  Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized,                
   of which 250,000 shares are designated Series A                
   Junior Participating Preferred Stock; $0.01 par                
   value; none issued and outstanding     —         —    
  Common stock, $.10 par value; (25,000,000 shares authorized;                
   3,328,466 and 3,303,802  shares issued and outstanding, respectively     333       330  
  Capital in excess of par value     37,436       36,726  
  Retained earnings     14,472       9,353  
  Accumulated other comprehensive income, net     165       174  
    Total shareholders' equity     52,406       46,583  
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity   $ 69,817       67,954  
See notes to consolidated financial statements                

 

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Years ended September 30

(In thousands)

 

  2018     2017     2016    
Cash flows from operating activities:                    
 Net income $ 5,119     1,829     5,705    
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to                    
  net cash provided by operating activities:              
 Depreciation and amortization   9,469     10,293     9,729  
 Deferred income taxes   (4,105   (434   2,145  
 Gain on asset dispositions   (1,043 )   (602 )   (2,222 )
 Stock-based compensation   589     808     745  
 Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:                  
  Accounts receivable   (224   (599   339  
  Inventory of parts and supplies   (40 )   (44 )   (31
  Prepaid expenses   (1,418   198     (98
  Other assets   (64 )   14     132  
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities   (490 )   (545 )   (448 )
  Income taxes payable and receivable   (31   (255   (146 )
  Long-term insurance liabilities and other                  
   long-term liabilities   10     (3   (895 )
 Net cash provided by operating activities   7,772     10,660     14,955  
                   
Cash flows from investing activities:                  
 Purchase of property and equipment   (4,656   (6,332    (11,503
 Purchase of Treasury bills   (17,235 )   —       —    
 Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment   2,082     956     3,155  
 Net cash used in investing activities   (19,809 )   (5,376 )   (8,348 )
                   
Cash flows from financing activities:                  
 (Decrease) Increase in bank overdrafts   625     —       (773 )
 Proceeds from borrowing on revolving credit facility   —       —        13,536  
 Payments on revolving credit facility   —       —        (13,536
 Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options   —       —       171  
 Proceeds from exercised stock options   124     —       —    
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities   749     —       (602 )
                   
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (11,288 )   5,284     6,005  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year   11,289     6,005     —    
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year $ 1     11,289     6,005  
                   
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:                  
 Cash paid during the year for:                  
  Interest $ 33     53     74  
  Income taxes $ 1,427     1,578     1,909  
                             

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY - Years ended September 30

(In thousands, except share amounts)

 

 

                      Accumulated    
            Capital in         Other   Total
      Common Stock     Excess of   Retained     Comprehensive   Stockholders'
      Shares       Amount     Par Value   Earnings     Income, net   Investment
Balance as of September 30, 2015     3,272,804     $ 327     $ 35,005     $ 1,819       $ 51     $ 37,202  
                                                   
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options                     171                         171  
Stock-based compensation                     384                         384  
Shares granted to Directors     16,549       2       359                         361  
Net income                             5,705                 5,705  
Actuarial (loss) gain, net                                       123       123  
Balance as of September 30, 2016     3,289,353     $ 329     $ 35,919     $ 7,524       $ 174     $ 43,946  
                                                   
Stock-based compensation                     440                         440  
Shares granted to Directors     14,449       1       367                         368  
Net income                             1,829                 1,829  
Balance as of September 30, 2017     3,303,802     $ 330     $ 36,726     $ 9,353       $ 174     $ 46,583  
                                                   
Exercise of stock options     5,801       1       123                         124  
Stock-based compensation                     221                         221  
Shares granted to Directors     18,863       2       366                         368  
Net income                             5,119                 5,119  
Unrealized loss on investment, net                                       (9     (9
Loss on retiree health, net                                       (32     (32
Tax reform gain on retiree health                                       32       32  
Balance as of September 30, 2018     3,328,466     $ 333     $ 37,436     $ 14,472       $ 165     $ 52,406  

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1.Accounting Policies.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - The business of the Company, conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., is to transport petroleum and other liquids and dry bulk commodities. We do not own any of the products we haul, rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customer’s products from point A to point B predominately using Company employees driving Company owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customer’s dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals.

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts, certain assets, liabilities, and expenses of Patriot and its wholly owned subsidiaries that comprise the Company. All significant intercompany transactions within the consolidated entity have been eliminated.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS –The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Bank overdrafts consist of outstanding checks not yet presented to a bank for settlement, net of cash held in accounts with right of offset.

 

TREASURY BILLS AVAILABLE FOR SALE – Consists of maturities of 3 months to 1 year at time of purchase.

 

INVENTORY - Inventory of parts and supplies is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.

 

TIRES ON EQUIPMENT - The value of tires on tractors and trailers is accounted for as a prepaid expense and amortized over the life of the tires as a function of miles driven.

 

REVENUE AND EXPENSE RECOGNITION - Transportation revenue, including fuel surcharges, is recognized when the services have been rendered to customers or delivery has occurred, the pricing is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Transportation expenses are recognized as incurred.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Accounts receivable are recorded net of discounts and provisions for estimated allowances. We estimate allowances on an ongoing basis by considering historical and current trends. We record estimated bad debts expense as a selling, general and administrative expense. We estimate the net collectibility of our accounts receivable and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon this assessment. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms. Any trade accounts receivable balances written off are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company has not experienced any significant credit-related losses in the past three years.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives:

      Years
Building and improvements     7-39
Revenue equipment     7-10
Other equipment     3-10

 

The Company recorded depreciation expenses for 2018, 2017 and 2016 of $9,298,000, $10,089,000 and $9,487,000,

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respectively.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS - The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets, which include property and equipment and purchased intangible assets subject to amortization, for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The analysis consists of a review of future anticipated results considering business prospects and asset utilization. If the sum of these future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would record an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets with the fair value of the assets generally based upon an estimate of the discounted future cash flows expected with regards to the assets and their eventual disposition.

 

GOODWILL – Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below carrying value. The impairment test requires allocating goodwill and other assets and liabilities to reporting units. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the book value of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the book value, including goodwill, then the recorded goodwill is impaired to its implied fair value with a charge to operating expense.

 

INSURANCE - The Company has a $250,000 to $500,000 self-insured retention per occurrence in connection with certain of its workers’ compensation, automobile liability, and general liability insurance programs (“risk insurance”). The Company is also self-insured for its employee health insurance benefits and carries stop loss coverage for losses over $250,000 per covered participant per year plus a $84,500 aggregate. The Company has established an accrued liability for the estimated cost in connection with its portion of its risk and health insurance losses incurred and reported. Claims paid by the Company are charged against the liability. Additionally, the Company maintains an accrued liability for incurred but not reported claims based on historical analysis of such claims. Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. The captive agreement provides that we will share in the underwriting results, good or bad, within a $250,000 per occurrence layer of loss through retrospective premium adjustments. The method of calculating the accrual liability is subject to inherent uncertainty. If actual results are less favorable than the estimates used to calculate the liabilities, the Company would have to record expenses in excess of what has been accrued.

  

INCOME TAXES - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted tax rates. Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between pre-tax income reported in the financial statements and taxable income. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit. The second step is to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as the amounts rely upon the determination of the probability of various possible outcomes. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law and expiration of statutes of limitations, effectively settled issues under audit, and audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. It is the Company’s policy to recognize as additional income tax expense the items of interest and penalties directly related to income taxes.

 

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION – The Company accounts for compensation related to share based plans by recognizing the grant date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to Company employees in Patriot’s income statement over the requisite employee service period using the straight-line attribution model. In addition, compensation expense must be recognized for the change in fair value of any awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after the grant date. The fair value of each grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used in the model and related impact are discussed in Footnote 6.

 

PENSION PLAN - The Company accounts for its pension plan following the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 715,

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“Compensation – Retirement Benefits”, which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position the funded status of a benefit plan; (b) measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year (with limited exceptions); and (c) recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs pursuant to prior existing guidance.

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. The differences between basic and diluted shares used for the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock options and restricted stock.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain accounting policies and estimates are of more significance in the financial statement preparation process than others. The most critical accounting policies and estimates include the economic useful lives and salvage values of our vehicles and equipment, provisions for uncollectible accounts receivable, estimates of exposures related to our insurance claims plans, and estimates for taxes. To the extent that actual, final outcomes are different than these estimates, or that additional facts and circumstances result in a revision to these estimates, earnings during that accounting period will be affected.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL - Environmental expenditures that benefit future periods are capitalized. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded for the estimated amount of expected environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts. Estimation of such liabilities includes an assessment of engineering estimates, continually evolving governmental laws and standards, and potential involvement of other potentially responsible parties.

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to expenses, gains, and losses that are not included in net income, but rather are recorded directly in shareholder’s equity.

 

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS – In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which replaces existing revenue recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. The new standard requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This update also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. It may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective date. Management has identified that a legally enforceable contract with its customers is executed by both parties at the point of pickup of the shipper’s product, as evidenced by the bill of lading. Although the Company may have master agreements with its customers, these master agreements only establish terms. There is no financial obligation to the shipper until the Company takes possession of the load. Revenue is recognized for each individual load and the amount of revenue in progress at the end of each quarter is insignificant. There is no significant amount of judgment or uncertainty in recording revenue. The new standard is effective for the Company on October 1, 2018, the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not result in a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize

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an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning with the first quarter 2020 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach and includes a number of practical expedients. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements. The Company has relatively few leases extending over 12 months, primarily the corporate office and 30 leased tractors. The total gross contractual obligation for leases with commitments greater than 12 months at September 30, 2018 was $3,875,000.

 

2.Related Party Agreements.

 

The Company provides FRP Holdings, Inc. (FRP) certain services including the services of certain shared executive officers. A written agreement exists outlining the terms of such services and the boards of the respective companies amended and extended this agreement for one year effective October 1, 2018.

 

The consolidated statements of income reflect charges and/or allocation to FRP Holdings, Inc. for these services of $1,441,000, $1,606,000, and $1,542,000 for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included in the charges above are amounts recognized for corporate executive stock-based compensation expense. These charges are reflected as a reduction to corporate expenses.

 

We employ an allocation method to allocate said expenses and thus we believe that the allocations to FRP are a reasonable approximation of the costs related to FRP’s operations but any such related-party transactions cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis.

 

Patriot provided information technology services and previously subleased office space to Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC (“Bluegrass”). Mr. John Baker, brother of Edward L. Baker and uncle of Thompson S. Baker II, serves as Chairman of Bluegrass, and his son, Edward L. Baker II, serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Messrs. John Baker and Edward L. Baker II have a beneficial ownership interest in Bluegrass. Bluegrass paid $16,000 and $599,000 to the Company for fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively, for such information technology services and office space. The services to Bluegrass ceased on December 31, 2016. Patriot paid $7,000 to Bluegrass for information technology services for fiscal 2017.

 

 

3.Debt.

 

The Company had no long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $25 million, five year, revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and assumed and refinanced $5.1 million then outstanding. As of September 30, 2018, we had no outstanding debt borrowed on this revolver, $3,043,000 in commitments under letters of credit and $21,957,000 available for additional borrowings. The letter of credit fee is 1% and the applicable interest rate on borrowings would have been 3.242% on September 30, 2018.

 

The credit agreement contains certain conditions, affirmative financial covenants and negative covenants including limitations on paying cash dividends. The Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants as of September 30, 2018.

 

 

4.Operating Leases.

 

The Company leases certain assets under operating leases, which primarily consist of real estate leases for the corporate office and some of our terminal locations and 30 full-service leased 2019 model year tractors located in key areas without Company maintenance shops. Certain operating leases provide for renewal options, which can vary by lease and are typically offered at their fair rental value. The Company has not made any residual value guarantees related to its operating leases; therefore, there is no corresponding liability recorded on the Balance Sheets.

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Future minimum annual lease payments for assets under operating leases as of September 30, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Year   Total  
2019   1,021    
2020   808    
2021   807    
2022   740    
2023   597    
Thereafter   51    
Total minimum lease payments   $ 4,024    
           

 

Aggregate expense under operating leases was $1,274,000, $1,198,000 and $1,656,000 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Certain operating leases include rent escalation provisions, which are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis.

 

5. Earnings Per Share.

 

Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. The differences between basic and diluted shares used for the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock options.

 

The following details the computations of the basic and diluted earnings per common share. (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts.)

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Common shares:            
             
Weighted average common shares                        
 outstanding during the period -                        
 shares used for basic earnings                        
 per common share     3,318       3,299       3,283  
                         
Common shares issuable under share                        
 based payment plans which are                        
 potentially dilutive     2       3       2  
                         
Common shares used for diluted                        
 earnings per common share     3,320       3,302       3,285  
                         
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705  
Earnings per common share                        
 Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  
 Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  

 

For 2018 and 2017, 147,909 and 121,449 shares, respectively, attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

 

 

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6. Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

 

Participation in FRP Plans

Prior to January 2015, The Company's directors, officers and key employees previously were eligible to participate in FRP's 2000 Stock Option Plan and the 2006 Stock Option Plan under which options for shares of common stock were granted to directors, officers and key employees. All related compensation expense has been fully allocated to the Company (rather than FRP) and included in corporate expenses.

 

Patriot Incentive Stock Plan

In January 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan. Grants were issued based upon all outstanding FRP options held by company directors, officers and key employees on January 30, 2015 with the same remaining terms. The number of common shares available for future issuance was 38,507 at September 30, 2018.

 

Patriot utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating fair value of stock compensation for options awarded to officers and employees. Each grant is evaluated based upon assumptions at the time of grant. The assumptions are no dividend yield, expected volatility between 26% and 46%, risk-free interest rate of .3 to 3.9% and expected life of 3.0 to 7.0 years.

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that Patriot does not pay cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is estimated based on historical experience over a period equivalent to the expected life in years. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rate at the date of grant with a term consistent with the expected life of the options granted. The expected life calculation is based on the observed and expected time to exercise options by the employees.

 

The realized tax benefit pertaining to options exercised and the remaining compensation cost of options previously granted are recognized by FRP or Patriot based on the employment location of the related employee or director.

 

In December 2016, the Company approved and issued a long-term performance incentive to an officer in the form of stock appreciation rights. The Company granted 80,000 stock appreciation rights. The market price was $23.13 on the date of grant and the executive will get a cash award at age 65 based upon the stock price at that date compared to the stock price at the date of grant but in no event will the award be less than $500,000. The Company plans to expense the fair value of the award over the 9.1 year vesting period to the officer’s attainment of age 65. The accrued liability under this plan as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $161,000 and $71,000, respectively.

 

In March 2017, in recognition of Thompson S. Baker II's outstanding service to FRP, the Board approved the vesting of all of Mr. Baker's outstanding FRP stock options, which expired 90 days following the termination of his employment. The vesting of Mr. Baker’s outstanding FRP options that were issued prior to the spin-off required modification stock compensation expense of $150,000. FRP reimbursed Patriot for this cost.

 

The annual director stock grant was 18,863 shares in fiscal 2018 at $19.53, 14,449 shares in fiscal 2017 at $25.50, and 16,549 shares in fiscal 2016 at $21.81 based on the market prices indicated on the date of the grants.

 

The Company recorded the following stock compensation expense in its consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Stock option grants   $ 221       440       384  
Annual director stock award     368       368       361  
    $ 589       808       745  

 

A summary of Company stock options is presented below (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

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      Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
  Number   Average   Average   Average
  Of   Exercise   Remaining   Grant Date
Options Shares   Price   Term (yrs)   Fair Value(000's)
               
Outstanding at                              
  October 1, 2015   75,315     $ 21.95       5.8     $ 666  
    Granted   38,794       23.78               362  
    Forfeited   (3,298 )     24.24               (29 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2016   110,811     $ 22.52       6.2     $ 999  
    Granted   40,780       21.25               272  
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2017   151,591     $ 22.18       6.3     $ 1,271  
    Granted   33,960       18.57               240  
    Exercised   (5,801 )     21.44               (53 )
    Forfeited   (4,199 )     21.44               (39 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2018   175,551     $ 21.52       6.3     $ 1,419  
Exercisable at                              
  September 30, 2018   100,816     $ 22.05       4.9     $ 809  
Vested during                              
  twelve months ended                              
  September 30, 2018   25,891                     $ 188  

 

The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding at September 30, 2018:

 

        Shares      Weighted     Weighted  
Range of Exercise       Under     Average     Average  
Prices per Share       Option     Exercise Price   Remaining Life
                             
Non-exercisable:                            
$16.50 – $20.63       33,960         18.57       9.1  
$20.64 - $25.78       36,600         22.08       7.8  
$25.79-32.23       4,175         28.01       5.9  
        74,735       $ 20.81       8.3  Years
Exercisable:                            
$16.50 - $20.63       40,062         18.55       2.5  
$20.64 - $25.78       45,711         22.89       6.7  
$25.79 - $32.23       15,043         28.83       5.7  
        100,816       $ 22.05       4.9  Years
Total       175,551       $ 21.52       6.3  Years

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Company options was $31,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding in-the-money options was $57,000 based on the Company’s market closing price of $19.23 on September 28, 2018 less exercise prices.

 

The realized tax benefit from option exercises during fiscal 2018 was $261,000 including $259,000 which pertained to FRP options exercised that were granted prior to the Spin-off to persons employed by Patriot. The unrecognized compensation expense of Patriot options granted as of September 30, 2018 was $490,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.1 years.

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7. Income Taxes.

 

Fiscal 2018 net income included $3,444,000 due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 24.28% for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. The effective tax rate including the effect of state income taxes, but not including excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, is projected to decrease from 39.5% to 30.5% for fiscal 2018 and 27.5% for subsequent years. The tax rate for any year could be higher due to the impact of net worth taxes, permanent differences, and penalties and interest on lower than projected book income.

 

The provision for or benefit from income taxes for continuing operations for fiscal years ended September 30 consists of the following (in thousands):

 

          2018       2017       2016  
  Current:                          
    Federal     $ 865       739       1,247  
    State       304       164       334  
          1,169       903       1,581  
  Deferred       (4,091 )     (434     2,067  
                             
  Total     $ (2,922     469       3,648  

 

A reconciliation between the amount of tax shown above and the amount computed at the statutory Federal income tax rate follows (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017       2016  
Amount computed at statutory                        
  Federal rate   $ 532       781       3,180  
State income taxes (net of Federal                        
  income tax benefit)     131       108       440  
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises     (170 )     (427 )     —    
Gain on rate change due to Tax Cut and Jobs                             
  Act of 2017     (3,444 )     —         —    
Other, net     29       7       28  
Provision for income taxes   $ (2,922     469       3,648  

 

In this reconciliation, the category “Other, net” consists of changes in permanent tax differences related to non-deductible expenses, goodwill tax amortization, interest and penalties, and adjustments to prior year estimates.

 

The types of temporary differences and their related tax effects that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, are presented below (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017
Deferred tax liabilities:              
 Property and equipment   $ 6,849       11,568
 Prepaid expenses     478       121
  Gross deferred tax liabilities     7,327       11,689
Deferred tax assets:              
 Insurance liabilities     448       159
 Employee benefits and other     939       1,485
Gross deferred tax assets     1,387       1,644
Net deferred tax liability   $ 5,940       10,045
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The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits.

 

Patriot tax returns in the U.S. and various states that include the Company are subject to audit by taxing authorities. As of September 30, 2018, the earliest tax year that remains open for audit in the Unites States is 2013.

 

8. Accrued Insurance.

 

The Company has established an accrued liability for the estimated cost in connection with its portion of its risk and health insurance losses incurred and reported. Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s risk loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. Captive insurance assets available to us to settle risk insurance liabilities are not reported on our balance sheet as we do not control or consolidate the captive.

 

The accrued insurance liability at September 30 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017  
Accrued insurance, current portion   $ 1,896       558  
Prepaid insurance claims     (1,235     (501
Accrued insurance, non-current     204       193  
Total accrued insurance   $ 865       250  
Captive agreement assets     3,644       4,506  
Gross accrued insurance   $ 4,509       4,756  

 

9. Employee Benefits.

 

The Company and certain subsidiaries and related entities (FRP) have a savings/profit sharing plan for the benefit of qualified employees. The savings feature of the plan incorporates the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code under which an eligible employee may elect to save a portion (within limits) of their compensation on a tax deferred basis. Patriot contributes to a participant’s account an amount equal to 50% (with certain limits) of the participant’s contribution. Additionally, the Company may make an annual discretionary contribution to the plan as determined by the Board of Directors, with certain limitations. The plan provides for deferred vesting with benefits payable upon retirement or earlier termination of employment. The Company’s cost was $784,000 in 2018, $768,000 in 2017 and $792,000 in 2016.

 

The Company has a Management Security Plan (MSP) for certain key employees. The accruals for future benefits are based upon the remaining years to retirement of the participating employees and other actuarial assumptions. The expense for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $22,000, $23,000 and $25,000, respectively. The accrued benefit related to the Company under this plan as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $613,000 and $658,000, respectively.

 

The Company provides certain health benefits for retired employees. Employees may become eligible for those benefits if they were employed by the Company prior to December 10, 1992, meet the service requirements and reach retirement age while working for Patriot. The plan is contributory and unfunded. The Company accrues its allocated estimated cost of retiree health benefits over the years that the employees render service. The accrued postretirement benefit obligation for this plan related to the Company as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $204,000 and $192,000, respectively. The net periodic postretirement benefit credit or cost allocated to the Company was ($32,000), ($33,000) and $16,000 for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The discount rate used in determining the Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost was 3.7% for 2018, 3.7% for 2017 and 3.7% for 2016. The discount rate used in determining the Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO) was 3.73% for 2018, 3.73% for 2017, and 4.25% for 2016. No medical trend is applicable because the Company’s share of the cost is frozen.

 

10. Fair Value Measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to

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valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 means the use of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 means the use of values that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Level 3 means the use of inputs are those that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement

 

During the quarter ending September 30, 2018 the Company invested in treasury bills with maturities at time of purchase of 3 months to 1 year. The unrealized loss on these investments of $13,000 was recorded as part of comprehensive income and was based on the market value (Level 1). The amortized cost of the investments was $17,311,000 and the carrying amount and fair value was $17,298,000 as of September 30, 2018.

 

11. Contingent Liabilities.

 

The Company is involved in litigation on a number of matters and is subject to certain claims which arise in the normal course of business. The Company has retained certain self-insurance risks with respect to losses for third party liability and property damage. There is a reasonable possibility that the Company’s estimate of vehicle and workers’ compensation liability may be understated or overstated but the possible range cannot be estimated. The liability at any point in time depends upon the relative ages and amounts of the individual open claims. In the opinion of management none of these matters are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

12. Concentrations.

 

Market: The Company primarily serves customers in the petroleum industry in the Southeastern U.S. Significant economic disruption or downturn in this geographic region or within these industries could have an adverse effect on our financial statements.

Customers: During fiscal 2018, the Company’s ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59.1% of our revenue and one of these customers accounted for 17.3% of our revenue. Accounts receivable from the ten largest customers was $4,875,000 and $4,070,000 at September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 respectively. The loss of any one of these ten customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenues and income.

Deposits: Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and a BB&T Money Market Fund. The balances may exceed FDIC limits.

 

13. Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results.

 

On September 30, 2016, the Company received $1,330,000 for an easement granted to the state of Florida over the Company's 25.2 acre terminal facility in Tampa, Florida resulting in a $1,277,000 gain. The easement prohibits residential development on the site and prohibits hotel development on a portion of the site.

 

On October 20, 2015, the Company received notice from the Claims Administrator for the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Program that the Company’s claim in the amount of $2,106,281 qualifies for payment under the terms of the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement.  On December 18, 2015 BP accepted the Company’s proposal of $2,047,651.  The Company received payment of $1,687,085 on January 6, 2016 net of all contingency fees. This amount is included in other income.

 

First quarter 2018 net income included $3,041,000, or $.92 per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 24.28% for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. The effective tax rate including the effect of state income taxes, but not including excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, is projected to decrease from 39.5% to 30.5% for fiscal 2018 and 27.5% for subsequent years.

 

Fourth quarter 2018 net income included $403,000, or $.12 per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from finalizing the revaluation of the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.

 

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14. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

 

The changes in gross carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):

    Goodwill  
October 1, 2015   $ 3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2016     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2017     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2018   $ 3,431  

 

The Company assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.

 

The Company reviews intangible assets, including customer value, trade name and non-compete agreements, for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by those assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment charge recognized is the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

The gross amounts and accumulated amortization (including impairment) of identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

    September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017  
      Gross     Accumulated       Gross     Accumulated      
      Amount     Amortization       Amount     Amortization      
Amortizable intangible assets:                                
  Customer value (useful life 10.5 years)     4,004     3,150        4,004     2,997      
  Trade name (useful life 3.5 years)     72     72       72     72      
  Non-compete (useful life 5 years)     62     61       62     48      
    $ 4,138   $ 3,283     $ 4,138   $ 3,117      

 

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $165,000 for 2018 and it is included in sales, general and administrative expense. Estimated amortization expense for the five succeeding years follows (in thousands): 

    Amount
  2019     $ 154  
  2020       153  
  2021       153  
  2022       153  
  2023       153  
  Total     $ 766  

 

 

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Report of Management

 

Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements

 

Management of the Company is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The financial statements were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States appropriate in the circumstances and, accordingly, include certain amounts based on our best judgments and estimates. Financial information in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is consistent with that in the financial statements.

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the consolidated financial statements. Our internal control system is supported by a program of internal audits and appropriate reviews by management, written policies and guidelines, careful selection and training of qualified personnel, and a written Code of Business Conduct adopted by our Company's Board of Directors, applicable to all officers and employees of our Company and subsidiaries.

 

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements and, even when determined to be effective, can only provide reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

 

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"). Management assessed the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2018. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (2017 Framework) ("COSO") in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based on this assessment, management believes that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2018.

 

The Company's independent auditors, Hancock Askew& Co., LLP, a registered public accounting firm, are appointed by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, subject to ratification by our Company's shareowners. Hancock Askew & Co., LLP has audited and reported on the consolidated financial statements of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. The report of the independent auditors is contained in this annual report.

 

Audit Committee's Responsibility

 

The Audit Committee of our Company's Board of Directors, composed solely of Directors who are independent in accordance with the requirements of the Nasdaq Stock Market listing standards, the Exchange Act, and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines, meets with the independent auditors, management and internal auditors periodically to discuss internal controls and auditing and financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee reviews with the independent auditors the scope and results of the audit effort. The Audit Committee also meets periodically with the independent auditors and the chief internal auditor without management present to ensure that the independent auditors and the chief internal auditor have free access to the Audit Committee. Our Audit Committee's Report can be found in the Company's Proxy Statement.

 

 

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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

The Shareholders and Board of Directors

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years ended September 30, 2018,2017 and 2016, and the related notes to the consolidated financial statements (collectively, the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 2018 and 2017, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years ending September 30, 2018, 2017 and 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audit included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

 

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.

 

Savannah, Georgia

December 11, 2018

 

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DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

 

Directors

 

Thompson S. Baker II (1)

Chairman of the Board of the Company

Senior Vice President, Vulcan Materials

 

Edward L. Baker (1)

Chairman Emeritus

 

John E. Anderson (2)(3)(4)

Former President and Chief Executive

Officer of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

 

Luke E. Fichthorn III (2)(3)(4)

Private Investment Banker,

Twain Associates

 

Charles D. Hyman (2)(3)(4)

President/Founder

Charles D. Hyman & Company

________________

(1) Member of the Executive Committee

(2) Member of the Audit Committee

(3) Member of the Compensation Committee

(4) Member of the Nominating Committee

 

 

Officers

 

 

Robert E. Sandlin

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Matthew C. McNulty

Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

John D. Milton, Jr.

Executive Vice President, General Counsel,

Treasurer, and Secretary

 

John D. Klopfenstein

Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

James N. Anderson IV

Vice President of Safety and Risk Management

 

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

200 West Forsyth Street, 7th Floor

Jacksonville, Florida, 32202

Telephone: (904) 396-5733

 

Annual Meeting

Shareholders are cordially invited to attend the Annual Shareholders Meeting which will be held at 10 a.m. local time, on Wednesday, January 30, 2019, at the River Club, Florida Room, on the 34th Floor of the Wells Fargo Building, One Independent Drive, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

 

Transfer Agent

American Stock Transfer & Trust Company

59 Maiden Lane

Plaza Level

New York, NY 10038

Telephone: 1-800-937-5449

 

General Counsel

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Jacksonville, Florida

 

 

Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm

Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

Savannah, Georgia

 

 

Common Stock Listed

The Nasdaq Stock Market

(Symbol: PATI)

 

 

Form 10-K

Shareholders may receive without charge a copy of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by writing to the Treasurer at 200 West Forsyth Street, 7th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida 32202. The most recent certifications by our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits to our Form 10-K.

 

 

Company Website

The Company’s website may be accessed at www.patriottrans.com. All of our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can be accessed through our website promptly after filing. This includes annual reports on Form 10-K, proxy statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports filed or furnished on Form 8-K and all related amendments.

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CERTIFICATIONS                                                                                                               Exhibit 31(a)

 

I, Robert E. Sandlin, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;
4.The registrant’s 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 to be designed under our supervision, 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 registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosures 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 changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal annual that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial report; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  December 11,2018       /s/Robert E. Sandlin
        President and Chief Executive Officer


CERTIFICATIONS                                                                                                             Exhibit 31(b)

 

I, Matthew C. McNulty., certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;
4.The registrant’s 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 to be designed under our supervision, 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 registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosures 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 changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal annual that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial report; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  December 11,2018       /s/Matthew C. McNulty
        Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


CERTIFICATIONS                                                                                                                 Exhibit 31(c)

 

I, John D. Klopfenstein, certify that:

 

1.I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.;
2.Based on my knowledge, this annual 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 annual report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this annual 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 annual report;
4.The registrant’s 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 to be designed under our supervision, 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 registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosures 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 changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal annual that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial report; and
5.The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a)all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s 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 registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:  December 11,2018       /s/John D. Klopfenstein
        Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
         

 



Exhibit 32

 

 

 

 

CERTIFICATION UNDER SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, each of the undersigned certifies that this periodic report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in this periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

 

      PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
       
December 11, 2018     ROBERT E. SANDLIN
      Robert E. Sandlin
      President and Chief Executive Officer
       
      MATTHEW C. MCNULTY
      Matthew C. McNulty
      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
       
       
      JOHN D. KLOPFENSTEIN
      John D. Klopfenstein
      Controller and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. and will be retained by Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 

The foregoing certification accompanies the issuer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K and is not filed as provided in SEC Release Nos. 33-8212, 34-4751 and IC-25967, dated June 30, 2003.



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Document and Entity Information - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 05, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Document And Entity Information      
Entity Registrant Name PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.    
Entity Central Index Key 0001616741    
Document Type 10-K    
Document Period End Date Sep. 30, 2018    
Amendment Flag false    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --09-30    
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer? No    
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer? No    
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current? Yes    
Entity Filer Category Smaller Reporting Company    
Entity Public Float     $ 47,511,066
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   3,328,466  
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2018    


v3.10.0.1
Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 1 $ 11,289
Treasury bills available for sale 17,298 0
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $153 and $150, respectively 7,866 7,642
Federal and state taxes receivable 547 516
Inventory of parts and supplies 895 855
Prepaid tires on equipment 1,746 1,913
Prepaid taxes and licenses 609 612
Prepaid insurance 2,348 823
Prepaid expenses, other 134 71
Total current assets 31,444 23,721
Land 2,773 2,773
Buildings 5,713 5,639
Equipment 86,224 93,511
Property, plant and equipment, at cost 94,710 101,923
Less accumulated depreciation 60,799 62,331
Net property, plant and equipment 33,911 39,592
Goodwill 3,431 3,431
Intangible assets, net 855 1,021
Other assets, net 176 189
Total assets 69,817 67,954
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity    
Accounts payable 3,271 4,948
Bank overdraft 625 0
Accrued payroll and benefits 3,963 4,143
Accrued insurance 1,896 558
Accrued liabilities, other 408 379
Total current liabilities 10,163 10,028
Deferred income taxes 5,940 10,045
Accrued insurance 204 193
Other liabilities 1,104 1,105
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders' Equity:    
Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized, of which 250,000 shares are disignated Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock; $0.01 par value; none issued and outstanding 0 0
Common stock, $.10 par value; (25,000,000 shares authorized; 3,328,466 and 3,303,802 shares issued and outstanding, respectively) 333 330
Capital in excess of par value 37,436 36,726
Retained earnings 14,472 9,353
Accumulated other comprehensive income, net 165 174
Total shareholders' equity 52,406 46,583
Total liabilties and shareholders' equity $ 69,817 $ 67,954


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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts $ 153 $ 150
Preferred stock, par value $ .01 $ .01
Preferred stock, shares authorized 5,000,000 5,000,000
Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock 250,000 250,000
Preferred stock, shares issued 0 0
Common stock, par value $ .10 $ .10
Common stock, shares authorized 25,000,000 25,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 3,328,466 3,303,802


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Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Revenues:      
Total revenues $ 114,065 $ 112,165 $ 120,172
Cost of operations:      
Compensation and benefits 48,010 48,109 51,069
Fuel expenses 17,434 14,991 15,157
Repairs & tires 7,194 7,077 7,777
Other operating 4,679 4,418 4,719
Insurance and losses 11,729 10,728 10,358
Depreciation expense 8,759 9,542 8,870
Rents, tags & utilities 3,385 3,384 3,834
Sales, general & administrative 9,735 9,404 9,626
Corporate expenses 2,124 2,711 2,946
Gain on property sale 0 0 (1,277)
Gain on equipment sales (1,030) (571) (697)
Total cost of operations 112,019 109,793 112,382
Total operating profit 2,046 2,372 7,790
BP claim Settlement 0 0 1,687
Interest income and other 190 6 6
Interest expense (39) (80) (130)
Income before income taxes 2,197 2,298 9,353
(Benefit from) Provision for income taxes (2,922) 469 3,648
Net income $ 5,119 $ 1,829 $ 5,705
Earnings per common share:      
Net income - basic $ 1.54 $ 0.55 $ 1.74
Net income - diluted $ 1.54 $ 0.55 $ 1.74
Number of shares (in thousands) used in computing:      
-basic earnings per common share 3,318 3,299 3,283
-diluted earnings per common share 3,320 3,302 3,285
Transportation      
Revenues:      
Transportation revenues $ 103,131 $ 105,334 $ 115,592
Fuel Surcharges      
Revenues:      
Transportation revenues $ 10,934 $ 6,831 $ 4,580


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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]      
Net income $ 5,119 $ 1,829 $ 5,705
Other comp. income (loss) net of tax:      
Gain (loss) on retiree health, net 32 0 123
Unrealized investment losses, net (9) 0 0
Tax reform gain on retiree health 32 0 0
Comprehensive income $ 5,110 $ 1,829 $ 5,828


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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income $ 5,119 $ 1,829 $ 5,705
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 9,469 10,293 9,729
Deferred income taxes (4,105) (434) 2,145
Gain on asset dispositions (1,043) (602) (2,222)
Stock-based compensation 589 808 745
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (224) (599) 339
Inventory of parts and supplies (40) (44) (31)
Prepaid expenses (1,418) 198 (98)
Other assets (64) 14 132
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (490) (545) (448)
Income taxes payable and receivable (31) (255) (146)
Long-term insurance liabilities and other long-term liabilities 10 (3) (895)
Net cash provided by operating activities 7,772 10,660 14,955
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchase of property and equipment (4,656) (6,332) (11,503)
Purchase of Treasury bills (17,235) 0 0
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment 2,082 956 3,155
Net cash used in investing activities (19,809) (5,376) (8,348)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
(Decrease) increase in bank overdrafts 625 0 (773)
Proceeds from borrowing on revolving credit facility 0 0 13,536
Payments on revolving credit facility 0 0 (13,536)
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options 0 0 171
Proceeds from exercised stock options 124 0 0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 749 0 (602)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (11,288) 5,284 6,005
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 11,289 6,005 0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year 1 11,289 6,005
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:      
Cash paid during the year for interest 33 53 74
Cash paid during the year for Income taxes $ 1,427 $ 1,578 $ 1,909


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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Common Stock
Capital in Excess of Par Value
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income, net of tax
Total
Beginning balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2015 3,272,804        
Beginning balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2015 $ 327 $ 35,005 $ 1,819 $ 51 $ 37,202
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock options   171     171
Stock-based compensation   384     384
Shares granted to Directors, shares 16,549        
Shares granted to Directors, amount $ 2 359     361
Net income     5,705   5,705
Gain (loss) on retiree health, net       123 (123)
Unrealized loss on investment, net         0
Tax reform gain on retiree health         0
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2016 3,289,353        
Ending balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2016 $ 329 35,919 7,524 174 43,946
Stock-based compensation   440     440
Shares granted to Directors, shares 14,449        
Shares granted to Directors, amount $ 1 367     368
Net income     1,829   1,829
Gain (loss) on retiree health, net         0
Unrealized loss on investment, net         0
Tax reform gain on retiree health         0
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2017 3,303,802        
Ending balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2017 $ 330 36,726 9,353 174 46,583
Exercise of stock options, shares 5,801        
Exercise of stock options, amount $ 1 123     124
Stock-based compensation   221     221
Shares granted to Directors, shares 18,863        
Shares granted to Directors, amount $ 2 366     368
Net income     5,119   5,119
Gain (loss) on retiree health, net       (32) (32)
Unrealized loss on investment, net       (9) (9)
Tax reform gain on retiree health       32 32
Ending balance, shares at Sep. 30, 2018 3,328,466        
Ending balance, amount at Sep. 30, 2018 $ 333 $ 37,436 $ 14,472 $ 165 $ 52,406


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Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Accounting Policies

1. Accounting Policies.

 

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - The business of the Company, conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., is to transport petroleum and other liquids and dry bulk commodities. We do not own any of the products we haul, rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customer’s products from point A to point B predominately using Company employees driving Company owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customer’s dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals.

 

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts, certain assets, liabilities, and expenses of Patriot and its wholly owned subsidiaries that comprise the Company. All significant intercompany transactions within the consolidated entity have been eliminated.

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS –The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Bank overdrafts consist of outstanding checks not yet presented to a bank for settlement, net of cash held in accounts with right of offset.

 

TREASURY BILLS AVAILABLE FOR SALE – Consists of maturities of 3 months to 1 year at time of purchase.

 

INVENTORY - Inventory of parts and supplies is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.

 

TIRES ON EQUIPMENT - The value of tires on tractors and trailers is accounted for as a prepaid expense and amortized over the life of the tires as a function of miles driven.

 

REVENUE AND EXPENSE RECOGNITION - Transportation revenue, including fuel surcharges, is recognized when the services have been rendered to customers or delivery has occurred, the pricing is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Transportation expenses are recognized as incurred.

 

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Accounts receivable are recorded net of discounts and provisions for estimated allowances. We estimate allowances on an ongoing basis by considering historical and current trends. We record estimated bad debts expense as a selling, general and administrative expense. We estimate the net collectibility of our accounts receivable and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon this assessment. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms. Any trade accounts receivable balances written off are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company has not experienced any significant credit-related losses in the past three years.

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives:

      Years
Building and improvements     7-39
Revenue equipment     7-10
Other equipment     3-10

 

The Company recorded depreciation expenses for 2018, 2017 and 2016 of $9,298,000, $10,089,000 and $9,487,000, respectively.

 

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS - The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets, which include property and equipment and purchased intangible assets subject to amortization, for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The analysis consists of a review of future anticipated results considering business prospects and asset utilization. If the sum of these future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would record an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets with the fair value of the assets generally based upon an estimate of the discounted future cash flows expected with regards to the assets and their eventual disposition.

 

GOODWILL – Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below carrying value. The impairment test requires allocating goodwill and other assets and liabilities to reporting units. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the book value of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the book value, including goodwill, then the recorded goodwill is impaired to its implied fair value with a charge to operating expense.

 

INSURANCE - The Company has a $250,000 to $500,000 self-insured retention per occurrence in connection with certain of its workers’ compensation, automobile liability, and general liability insurance programs (“risk insurance”). The Company is also self-insured for its employee health insurance benefits and carries stop loss coverage for losses over $250,000 per covered participant per year plus a $84,500 aggregate. The Company has established an accrued liability for the estimated cost in connection with its portion of its risk and health insurance losses incurred and reported. Claims paid by the Company are charged against the liability. Additionally, the Company maintains an accrued liability for incurred but not reported claims based on historical analysis of such claims. Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. The captive agreement provides that we will share in the underwriting results, good or bad, within a $250,000 per occurrence layer of loss through retrospective premium adjustments. The method of calculating the accrual liability is subject to inherent uncertainty. If actual results are less favorable than the estimates used to calculate the liabilities, the Company would have to record expenses in excess of what has been accrued.

  

INCOME TAXES - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted tax rates. Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between pre-tax income reported in the financial statements and taxable income. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit. The second step is to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as the amounts rely upon the determination of the probability of various possible outcomes. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law and expiration of statutes of limitations, effectively settled issues under audit, and audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. It is the Company’s policy to recognize as additional income tax expense the items of interest and penalties directly related to income taxes.

 

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION – The Company accounts for compensation related to share based plans by recognizing the grant date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to Company employees in Patriot’s income statement over the requisite employee service period using the straight-line attribution model. In addition, compensation expense must be recognized for the change in fair value of any awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after the grant date. The fair value of each grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used in the model and related impact are discussed in Footnote 6.

 

PENSION PLAN - The Company accounts for its pension plan following the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits”, which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position the funded status of a benefit plan; (b) measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year (with limited exceptions); and (c) recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs pursuant to prior existing guidance.

 

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. The differences between basic and diluted shares used for the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock options and restricted stock.

 

USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain accounting policies and estimates are of more significance in the financial statement preparation process than others. The most critical accounting policies and estimates include the economic useful lives and salvage values of our vehicles and equipment, provisions for uncollectible accounts receivable, estimates of exposures related to our insurance claims plans, and estimates for taxes. To the extent that actual, final outcomes are different than these estimates, or that additional facts and circumstances result in a revision to these estimates, earnings during that accounting period will be affected.

 

ENVIRONMENTAL - Environmental expenditures that benefit future periods are capitalized. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded for the estimated amount of expected environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts. Estimation of such liabilities includes an assessment of engineering estimates, continually evolving governmental laws and standards, and potential involvement of other potentially responsible parties.

 

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to expenses, gains, and losses that are not included in net income, but rather are recorded directly in shareholder’s equity.

 

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS – In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which replaces existing revenue recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. The new standard requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This update also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. It may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective date. Management has identified that a legally enforceable contract with its customers is executed by both parties at the point of pickup of the shipper’s product, as evidenced by the bill of lading. Although the Company may have master agreements with its customers, these master agreements only establish terms. There is no financial obligation to the shipper until the Company takes possession of the load. Revenue is recognized for each individual load and the amount of revenue in progress at the end of each quarter is insignificant. There is no significant amount of judgment or uncertainty in recording revenue. The new standard is effective for the Company on October 1, 2018, the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not result in a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning with the first quarter 2020 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach and includes a number of practical expedients. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements. The Company has relatively few leases extending over 12 months, primarily the corporate office and 30 leased tractors. The total gross contractual obligation for leases with commitments greater than 12 months at September 30, 2018 was $3,875,000.



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Related Party Agreements
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Party Agreements

2. Related Party Agreements.

 

The Company provides FRP Holdings, Inc. (FRP) certain services including the services of certain shared executive officers. A written agreement exists outlining the terms of such services and the boards of the respective companies amended and extended this agreement for one year effective October 1, 2018.

 

The consolidated statements of income reflect charges and/or allocation to FRP Holdings, Inc. for these services of $1,441,000, $1,606,000, and $1,542,000 for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Included in the charges above are amounts recognized for corporate executive stock-based compensation expense. These charges are reflected as a reduction to corporate expenses.

 

We employ an allocation method to allocate said expenses and thus we believe that the allocations to FRP are a reasonable approximation of the costs related to FRP’s operations but any such related-party transactions cannot be presumed to be carried out on an arm’s-length basis.

 

Patriot provided information technology services and previously subleased office space to Bluegrass Materials Company, LLC (“Bluegrass”). Mr. John Baker, brother of Edward L. Baker and uncle of Thompson S. Baker II, serves as Chairman of Bluegrass, and his son, Edward L. Baker II, serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Messrs. John Baker and Edward L. Baker II have a beneficial ownership interest in Bluegrass. Bluegrass paid $16,000 and $599,000 to the Company for fiscal 2017 and 2016, respectively, for such information technology services and office space. The services to Bluegrass ceased on December 31, 2016. Patriot paid $7,000 to Bluegrass for information technology services for fiscal 2017.



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Debt
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

3. Debt.

 

The Company had no long-term debt outstanding at September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017. On January 30, 2015, the Company entered into a $25 million, five year, revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and assumed and refinanced $5.1 million then outstanding. As of September 30, 2018, we had no outstanding debt borrowed on this revolver, $3,043,000 in commitments under letters of credit and $21,957,000 available for additional borrowings. The letter of credit fee is 1% and the applicable interest rate on borrowings would have been 3.242% on September 30, 2018.

 

The credit agreement contains certain conditions, affirmative financial covenants and negative covenants including limitations on paying cash dividends. The Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants as of September 30, 2018.



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Operating Leases
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Leases [Abstract]  
Leases

4. Operating Leases.

 

The Company leases certain assets under operating leases, which primarily consist of real estate leases for the corporate office and some of our terminal locations and 30 full-service leased 2019 model year tractors located in key areas without Company maintenance shops. Certain operating leases provide for renewal options, which can vary by lease and are typically offered at their fair rental value. The Company has not made any residual value guarantees related to its operating leases; therefore, there is no corresponding liability recorded on the Balance Sheets.

 

Future minimum annual lease payments for assets under operating leases as of September 30, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Fiscal Year   Total  
2019   1,021    
2020   808    
2021   807    
2022   740    
2023   597    
Thereafter   51    
Total minimum lease payments   $ 4,024    
           

 

Aggregate expense under operating leases was $1,274,000, $1,198,000 and $1,656,000 for 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Certain operating leases include rent escalation provisions, which are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis.



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Earnings per share
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Earnings per share

5. Earnings Per Share.

 

Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. The differences between basic and diluted shares used for the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock options.

 

The following details the computations of the basic and diluted earnings per common share. (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts.)

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Common shares:            
             
Weighted average common shares                        
 outstanding during the period -                        
 shares used for basic earnings                        
 per common share     3,318       3,299       3,283  
                         
Common shares issuable under share                        
 based payment plans which are                        
 potentially dilutive     2       3       2  
                         
Common shares used for diluted                        
 earnings per common share     3,320       3,302       3,285  
                         
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705  
Earnings per common share                        
 Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  
 Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  

 

For 2018 and 2017, 147,909 and 121,449 shares, respectively, attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.



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Stock-Based Compensation Plans
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock-Based Compensation Plans

6. Stock-Based Compensation Plans.

 

Participation in FRP Plans

Prior to January 2015, The Company's directors, officers and key employees previously were eligible to participate in FRP's 2000 Stock Option Plan and the 2006 Stock Option Plan under which options for shares of common stock were granted to directors, officers and key employees. All related compensation expense has been fully allocated to the Company (rather than FRP) and included in corporate expenses.

 

Patriot Incentive Stock Plan

In January 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Incentive Stock Plan. Grants were issued based upon all outstanding FRP options held by company directors, officers and key employees on January 30, 2015 with the same remaining terms. The number of common shares available for future issuance was 38,507 at September 30, 2018.

 

Patriot utilizes the Black-Scholes valuation model for estimating fair value of stock compensation for options awarded to officers and employees. Each grant is evaluated based upon assumptions at the time of grant. The assumptions are no dividend yield, expected volatility between 26% and 46%, risk-free interest rate of .3 to 3.9% and expected life of 3.0 to 7.0 years.

 

The dividend yield of zero is based on the fact that Patriot does not pay cash dividends and has no present intention to pay cash dividends. Expected volatility is estimated based on historical experience over a period equivalent to the expected life in years. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury constant maturity interest rate at the date of grant with a term consistent with the expected life of the options granted. The expected life calculation is based on the observed and expected time to exercise options by the employees.

 

The realized tax benefit pertaining to options exercised and the remaining compensation cost of options previously granted are recognized by FRP or Patriot based on the employment location of the related employee or director.

 

In December 2016, the Company approved and issued a long-term performance incentive to an officer in the form of stock appreciation rights. The Company granted 80,000 stock appreciation rights. The market price was $23.13 on the date of grant and the executive will get a cash award at age 65 based upon the stock price at that date compared to the stock price at the date of grant but in no event will the award be less than $500,000. The Company plans to expense the fair value of the award over the 9.1 year vesting period to the officer’s attainment of age 65. The accrued liability under this plan as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $161,000 and $71,000, respectively.

 

In March 2017, in recognition of Thompson S. Baker II's outstanding service to FRP, the Board approved the vesting of all of Mr. Baker's outstanding FRP stock options, which expired 90 days following the termination of his employment. The vesting of Mr. Baker’s outstanding FRP options that were issued prior to the spin-off required modification stock compensation expense of $150,000. FRP reimbursed Patriot for this cost.

 

The annual director stock grant was 18,863 shares in fiscal 2018 at $19.53, 14,449 shares in fiscal 2017 at $25.50, and 16,549 shares in fiscal 2016 at $21.81 based on the market prices indicated on the date of the grants.

 

The Company recorded the following stock compensation expense in its consolidated statements of income (in thousands):

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Stock option grants   $ 221       440       384  
Annual director stock award     368       368       361  
    $ 589       808       745  

 

A summary of Company stock options is presented below (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):

 

      Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
  Number   Average   Average   Average
  Of   Exercise   Remaining   Grant Date
Options Shares   Price   Term (yrs)   Fair Value(000's)
               
Outstanding at                              
  October 1, 2015   75,315     $ 21.95       5.8     $ 666  
    Granted   38,794       23.78               362  
    Forfeited   (3,298 )     24.24               (29 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2016   110,811     $ 22.52       6.2     $ 999  
    Granted   40,780       21.25               272  
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2017   151,591     $ 22.18       6.3     $ 1,271  
    Granted   33,960       18.57               240  
    Exercised   (5,801 )     21.44               (53 )
    Forfeited   (4,199 )     21.44               (39 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2018   175,551     $ 21.52       6.3     $ 1,419  
Exercisable at                              
  September 30, 2018   100,816     $ 22.05       4.9     $ 809  
Vested during                              
  twelve months ended                              
  September 30, 2018   25,891                     $ 188  

 

The following table summarizes information concerning stock options outstanding at September 30, 2018:

 

        Shares      Weighted     Weighted  
Range of Exercise       Under     Average     Average  
Prices per Share       Option     Exercise Price   Remaining Life
                             
Non-exercisable:                            
$16.50 – $20.63       33,960         18.57       9.1  
$20.64 - $25.78       36,600         22.08       7.8  
$25.79-32.23       4,175         28.01       5.9  
        74,735       $ 20.81       8.3  Years
Exercisable:                            
$16.50 - $20.63       40,062         18.55       2.5  
$20.64 - $25.78       45,711         22.89       6.7  
$25.79 - $32.23       15,043         28.83       5.7  
        100,816       $ 22.05       4.9  Years
Total       175,551       $ 21.52       6.3  Years

 

 

The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Company options was $31,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding in-the-money options was $57,000 based on the Company’s market closing price of $19.23 on September 28, 2018 less exercise prices.

 

The realized tax benefit from option exercises during fiscal 2018 was $261,000 including $259,000 which pertained to FRP options exercised that were granted prior to the Spin-off to persons employed by Patriot. The unrecognized compensation expense of Patriot options granted as of September 30, 2018 was $490,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 3.1 years.



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Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes

7. Income Taxes.

 

Fiscal 2018 net income included $3,444,000 due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 24.28% for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. The effective tax rate including the effect of state income taxes, but not including excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, is projected to decrease from 39.5% to 30.5% for fiscal 2018 and 27.5% for subsequent years. The tax rate for any year could be higher due to the impact of net worth taxes, permanent differences, and penalties and interest on lower than projected book income.

 

The provision for or benefit from income taxes for continuing operations for fiscal years ended September 30 consists of the following (in thousands):

 

          2018       2017       2016  
  Current:                          
    Federal     $ 865       739       1,247  
    State       304       164       334  
          1,169       903       1,581  
  Deferred       (4,091 )     (434     2,067  
                             
  Total     $ (2,922     469       3,648  

 

 

A reconciliation between the amount of tax shown above and the amount computed at the statutory Federal income tax rate follows (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017       2016  
Amount computed at statutory                        
  Federal rate   $ 532       781       3,180  
State income taxes (net of Federal                        
  income tax benefit)     131       108       440  
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises     (170 )     (427 )     —    
Gain on rate change due to Tax Cut and Jobs                             
  Act of 2017     (3,444 )     —         —    
Other, net     29       7       28  
Provision for income taxes   $ (2,922     469       3,648  

 

In this reconciliation, the category “Other, net” consists of changes in permanent tax differences related to non-deductible expenses, goodwill tax amortization, interest and penalties, and adjustments to prior year estimates.

 

The types of temporary differences and their related tax effects that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at September 30, are presented below (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017
Deferred tax liabilities:              
 Property and equipment   $ 6,849       11,568
 Prepaid expenses     478       121
  Gross deferred tax liabilities     7,327       11,689
Deferred tax assets:              
 Insurance liabilities     448       159
 Employee benefits and other     939       1,485
Gross deferred tax assets     1,387       1,644
Net deferred tax liability   $ 5,940       10,045

 

The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits.

 

Patriot tax returns in the U.S. and various states that include the Company are subject to audit by taxing authorities. As of September 30, 2018, the earliest tax year that remains open for audit in the Unites States is 2013.



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Accrued Insurance
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Insurance [Abstract]  
Accrued Insurance

8. Accrued Insurance.

 

The Company has established an accrued liability for the estimated cost in connection with its portion of its risk and health insurance losses incurred and reported. Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s risk loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. Captive insurance assets available to us to settle risk insurance liabilities are not reported on our balance sheet as we do not control or consolidate the captive.

 

The accrued insurance liability at September 30 is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

      2018       2017  
Accrued insurance, current portion   $ 1,896       558  
Prepaid insurance claims     (1,235     (501
Accrued insurance, non-current     204       193  
Total accrued insurance   $ 865       250  
Captive agreement assets     3,644       4,506  
Gross accrued insurance   $ 4,509       4,756  

 



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Employee Benefits
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]  
Employee Benefits

9. Employee Benefits.

 

The Company and certain subsidiaries and related entities (FRP) have a savings/profit sharing plan for the benefit of qualified employees. The savings feature of the plan incorporates the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code under which an eligible employee may elect to save a portion (within limits) of their compensation on a tax deferred basis. Patriot contributes to a participant’s account an amount equal to 50% (with certain limits) of the participant’s contribution. Additionally, the Company may make an annual discretionary contribution to the plan as determined by the Board of Directors, with certain limitations. The plan provides for deferred vesting with benefits payable upon retirement or earlier termination of employment. The Company’s cost was $784,000 in 2018, $768,000 in 2017 and $792,000 in 2016.

 

The Company has a Management Security Plan (MSP) for certain key employees. The accruals for future benefits are based upon the remaining years to retirement of the participating employees and other actuarial assumptions. The expense for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $22,000, $23,000 and $25,000, respectively. The accrued benefit related to the Company under this plan as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $613,000 and $658,000, respectively.

 

The Company provides certain health benefits for retired employees. Employees may become eligible for those benefits if they were employed by the Company prior to December 10, 1992, meet the service requirements and reach retirement age while working for Patriot. The plan is contributory and unfunded. The Company accrues its allocated estimated cost of retiree health benefits over the years that the employees render service. The accrued postretirement benefit obligation for this plan related to the Company as of September 30, 2018 and 2017 was $204,000 and $192,000, respectively. The net periodic postretirement benefit credit or cost allocated to the Company was ($32,000), ($33,000) and $16,000 for fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The discount rate used in determining the Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost was 3.7% for 2018, 3.7% for 2017 and 3.7% for 2016. The discount rate used in determining the Accumulated Postretirement Benefit Obligation (APBO) was 3.73% for 2018, 3.73% for 2017, and 4.25% for 2016. No medical trend is applicable because the Company’s share of the cost is frozen.



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Fair Value Measurements
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Fair Value Measurements

10. Fair Value Measurements.

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. Level 1 means the use of quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. Level 2 means the use of values that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. Level 3 means the use of inputs are those that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement

 

During the quarter ending September 30, 2018 the Company invested in treasury bills with maturities at time of purchase of 3 months to 1 year. The unrealized loss on these investments of $13,000 was recorded as part of comprehensive income and was based on the market value (Level 1). The amortized cost of the investments was $17,311,000 and the carrying amount and fair value was $17,298,000 as of September 30, 2018.



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Contingent liabilities
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Contingent liabilities

11. Contingent Liabilities.

 

The Company is involved in litigation on a number of matters and is subject to certain claims which arise in the normal course of business. The Company has retained certain self-insurance risks with respect to losses for third party liability and property damage. There is a reasonable possibility that the Company’s estimate of vehicle and workers’ compensation liability may be understated or overstated but the possible range cannot be estimated. The liability at any point in time depends upon the relative ages and amounts of the individual open claims. In the opinion of management none of these matters are expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.



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Concentrations
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Risks and Uncertainties [Abstract]  
Concentrations

12. Concentrations.

 

Market: The Company primarily serves customers in the petroleum industry in the Southeastern U.S. Significant economic disruption or downturn in this geographic region or within these industries could have an adverse effect on our financial statements.

Customers: During fiscal 2018, the Company’s ten largest customers accounted for approximately 59.1% of our revenue and one of these customers accounted for 17.3% of our revenue. Accounts receivable from the ten largest customers was $4,875,000 and $4,070,000 at September 30, 2018 and September 30, 2017 respectively. The loss of any one of these ten customers could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenues and income.

Deposits: Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and a BB&T Money Market Fund. The balances may exceed FDIC limits.



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Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]  
Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results

13. Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results.

 

On September 30, 2016, the Company received $1,330,000 for an easement granted to the state of Florida over the Company's 25.2 acre terminal facility in Tampa, Florida resulting in a $1,277,000 gain. The easement prohibits residential development on the site and prohibits hotel development on a portion of the site.

 

On October 20, 2015, the Company received notice from the Claims Administrator for the Deepwater Horizon Economic and Property Damages Settlement Program that the Company’s claim in the amount of $2,106,281 qualifies for payment under the terms of the Economic and Property Damages Settlement Agreement.  On December 18, 2015 BP accepted the Company’s proposal of $2,047,651.  The Company received payment of $1,687,085 on January 6, 2016 net of all contingency fees. This amount is included in other income.

 

First quarter 2018 net income included $3,041,000, or $.92 per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 24.28% for our fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and 21% for subsequent fiscal years. The effective tax rate including the effect of state income taxes, but not including excess tax benefits from stock option exercises, is projected to decrease from 39.5% to 30.5% for fiscal 2018 and 27.5% for subsequent years.

 

Fourth quarter 2018 net income included $403,000, or $.12 per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from finalizing the revaluation of the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017.



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Goodwill and Intangible Assets
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Goodwill and Intangible Assets

14. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

 

The changes in gross carrying amounts of goodwill are as follows (in thousands):

    Goodwill  
October 1, 2015   $ 3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2016     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2017     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2018   $ 3,431  

 

The Company assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual basis in the fourth quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the asset might be impaired.

 

The Company reviews intangible assets, including customer value, trade name and non-compete agreements, for impairment, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of the asset group to the future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by those assets. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment charge recognized is the amount by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceeds the fair value of the assets.

 

The gross amounts and accumulated amortization (including impairment) of identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in thousands):

    September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017  
      Gross     Accumulated       Gross     Accumulated      
      Amount     Amortization       Amount     Amortization      
Amortizable intangible assets:                                
  Customer value (useful life 10.5 years)     4,004     3,150        4,004     2,997      
  Trade name (useful life 3.5 years)     72     72       72     72      
  Non-compete (useful life 5 years)     62     61       62     48      
    $ 4,138   $ 3,283     $ 4,138   $ 3,117      

 

 

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $165,000 for 2018 and it is included in sales, general and administrative expense. Estimated amortization expense for the five succeeding years follows (in thousands): 

    Amount
  2019     $ 154  
  2020       153  
  2021       153  
  2022       153  
  2023       153  
  Total     $ 766  

 

 



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Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Description of Business

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - The business of the Company, conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, Inc., is to transport petroleum and other liquids and dry bulk commodities. We do not own any of the products we haul, rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customer’s products from point A to point B predominately using Company employees driving Company owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling liquid petroleum products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into our customer’s fuel storage tanks for ultimate sale to the retail consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling our customer’s dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals.

 

Principles of consolidation

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION - The consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts, certain assets, liabilities, and expenses of Patriot and its wholly owned subsidiaries that comprise the Company. All significant intercompany transactions within the consolidated entity have been eliminated.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS -The Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months or less at time of purchase to be cash equivalents. Bank overdrafts consist of outstanding checks not yet presented to a bank for settlement, net of cash held in accounts with right of offset.

Treasury Bills Available for Sale TREASURY BILLS AVAILABLE FOR SALE - Consists of maturities of 3 months to 1 year at time of purchase.
Inventory

INVENTORY - Inventory of parts and supplies is valued at the lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.

Tires on Equipment

TIRES ON EQUIPMENT - The value of tires on tractors and trailers is accounted for as a prepaid expense and amortized over the life of the tires as a function of miles driven.

Revenue and Expense Recognition

REVENUE AND EXPENSE RECOGNITION - Transportation revenue, including fuel surcharges, is recognized when the services have been rendered to customers or delivery has occurred, the pricing is fixed or determinable and collectibility is reasonably assured. Transportation expenses are recognized as incurred.

Accounts Receivable

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Accounts receivable are recorded net of discounts and provisions for estimated allowances. We estimate allowances on an ongoing basis by considering historical and current trends. We record estimated bad debts expense as a selling, general and administrative expense. We estimate the net collectibility of our accounts receivable and establish an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon this assessment. Specifically, we analyze the aging of accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic trends and changes in customer payment terms. Any trade accounts receivable balances written off are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company has not experienced any significant credit-related losses in the past three years.

Property and Equipment

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT - Property and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for depreciation of property and equipment is computed using the straight-line method based on the following estimated useful lives:

      Years
Building and improvements     7-39
Revenue equipment     7-10
Other equipment     3-10

 

The Company recorded depreciation expenses for 2018, 2017 and 2016 of $9,298,000, $10,089,000 and $9,487,000, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived assets

IMPAIRMENT OF LONG-LIVED ASSETS - The Company periodically reviews its long-lived assets, which include property and equipment and purchased intangible assets subject to amortization, for potential impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The analysis consists of a review of future anticipated results considering business prospects and asset utilization. If the sum of these future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would record an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets with the fair value of the assets generally based upon an estimate of the discounted future cash flows expected with regards to the assets and their eventual disposition.

Goodwill

GOODWILL – Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below carrying value. The impairment test requires allocating goodwill and other assets and liabilities to reporting units. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the book value of the reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the book value, including goodwill, then the recorded goodwill is impaired to its implied fair value with a charge to operating expense.

Insurance

INSURANCE - The Company has a $250,000 to $500,000 self-insured retention per occurrence in connection with certain of its workers’ compensation, automobile liability, and general liability insurance programs (“risk insurance”). The Company is also self-insured for its employee health insurance benefits and carries stop loss coverage for losses over $250,000 per covered participant per year plus a $84,500 aggregate. The Company has established an accrued liability for the estimated cost in connection with its portion of its risk and health insurance losses incurred and reported. Claims paid by the Company are charged against the liability. Additionally, the Company maintains an accrued liability for incurred but not reported claims based on historical analysis of such claims. Payments made under a captive agreement for each year’s loss fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. The captive agreement provides that we will share in the underwriting results, good or bad, within a $250,000 per occurrence layer of loss through retrospective premium adjustments. The method of calculating the accrual liability is subject to inherent uncertainty. If actual results are less favorable than the estimates used to calculate the liabilities, the Company would have to record expenses in excess of what has been accrued.

Income Taxes

INCOME TAXES - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted tax rates. Deferred income taxes result from temporary differences between pre-tax income reported in the financial statements and taxable income. The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates that it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit. The second step is to estimate and measure the tax benefit as the largest amount that is more than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as the amounts rely upon the determination of the probability of various possible outcomes. The Company reevaluates these uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts or circumstances, changes in tax law and expiration of statutes of limitations, effectively settled issues under audit, and audit activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge to the tax provision. It is the Company’s policy to recognize as additional income tax expense the items of interest and penalties directly related to income taxes.

Stock Based Compensation

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION – The Company accounts for compensation related to share based plans by recognizing the grant date fair value of stock options and other equity-based compensation issued to Company employees in Patriot’s income statement over the requisite employee service period using the straight-line attribution model. In addition, compensation expense must be recognized for the change in fair value of any awards modified, repurchased or cancelled after the grant date. The fair value of each grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The assumptions used in the model and related impact are discussed in Footnote 6.

Pension Plan

PENSION PLAN - The Company accounts for its pension plan following the requirements of FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits”, which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement of financial position the funded status of a benefit plan; (b) measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the end of the employer’s fiscal year (with limited exceptions); and (c) recognize as a component of other comprehensive income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs or credits that arise but are not recognized as components of net periodic benefit costs pursuant to prior existing guidance.

Earnings Per Common Share

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE - Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the weighted average number of common shares and potential dilution of securities that could share in earnings. The differences between basic and diluted shares used for the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock options and restricted stock.

Use of Estimates

USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Certain accounting policies and estimates are of more significance in the financial statement preparation process than others. The most critical accounting policies and estimates include the economic useful lives and salvage values of our vehicles and equipment, provisions for uncollectible accounts receivable, estimates of exposures related to our insurance claims plans, and estimates for taxes. To the extent that actual, final outcomes are different than these estimates, or that additional facts and circumstances result in a revision to these estimates, earnings during that accounting period will be affected.

Environmental

ENVIRONMENTAL - Environmental expenditures that benefit future periods are capitalized. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and which do not contribute to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded for the estimated amount of expected environmental assessments and/or remedial efforts. Estimation of such liabilities includes an assessment of engineering estimates, continually evolving governmental laws and standards, and potential involvement of other potentially responsible parties.

Comprehensive Income

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME – Comprehensive income consists of net income and other comprehensive income (loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to expenses, gains, and losses that are not included in net income, but rather are recorded directly in shareholder’s equity.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS – In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers” which replaces existing revenue recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure requirements for revenue arrangements. The new standard requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. This update also requires additional disclosure about the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows arising from customer contracts, including significant judgments and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. It may be adopted either retrospectively or on a modified retrospective basis to new contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance obligations as of the effective date. Management has identified that a legally enforceable contract with its customers is executed by both parties at the point of pickup of the shipper’s product, as evidenced by the bill of lading. Although the Company may have master agreements with its customers, these master agreements only establish terms. There is no financial obligation to the shipper until the Company takes possession of the load. Revenue is recognized for each individual load and the amount of revenue in progress at the end of each quarter is insignificant. There is no significant amount of judgment or uncertainty in recording revenue. The new standard is effective for the Company on October 1, 2018, the beginning of the first quarter of fiscal 2019. The Company’s adoption of this guidance did not result in a material impact on its financial statements.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and a lease obligation for all leases. Lessees are permitted to make an accounting policy election to not recognize an asset and liability for leases with a term of twelve months or less. Additional qualitative and quantitative disclosures, including significant judgments made by management, will be required. The new standard will become effective for the Company beginning with the first quarter 2020 and requires a modified retrospective transition approach and includes a number of practical expedients. Early adoption of the standard is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impacts the adoption of this accounting guidance will have on the consolidated financial statements. The Company has relatively few leases extending over 12 months, primarily the corporate office and 30 leased tractors. The total gross contractual obligation for leases with commitments greater than 12 months at September 30, 2018 was $3,875,000.

 



v3.10.0.1
Operating Leases (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Leases [Abstract]  
Future minimum annual lease payments for assets under operating leases (in thousands)

Fiscal Year   Total  
2019   1,021    
2020   808    
2021   807    
2022   740    
2023   597    
Thereafter   51    
Total minimum lease payments   $ 4,024    



v3.10.0.1
Earnings per share (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Computations of the basic and diluted earning per common share (dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Common shares:            
             
Weighted average common shares                        
 outstanding during the period -                        
 shares used for basic earnings                        
 per common share     3,318       3,299       3,283  
                         
Common shares issuable under share                        
 based payment plans which are                        
 potentially dilutive     2       3       2  
                         
Common shares used for diluted                        
 earnings per common share     3,320       3,302       3,285  
                         
Net income   $ 5,119       1,829       5,705  
Earnings per common share                        
 Basic   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  
 Diluted   $ 1.54       .55       1.74  



v3.10.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Stock Compensation Expense (in thousands)

    Years Ended September 30
    2018   2017   2016
Stock option grants   $ 221       440       384  
Annual director stock award     368       368       361  
    $ 589       808       745  

Summary of Company stock options (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

      Weighted   Weighted   Weighted
  Number   Average   Average   Average
  Of   Exercise   Remaining   Grant Date
Options Shares   Price   Term (yrs)   Fair Value(000's)
               
Outstanding at                              
  October 1, 2015   75,315     $ 21.95       5.8     $ 666  
    Granted   38,794       23.78               362  
    Forfeited   (3,298 )     24.24               (29 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2016   110,811     $ 22.52       6.2     $ 999  
    Granted   40,780       21.25               272  
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2017   151,591     $ 22.18       6.3     $ 1,271  
    Granted   33,960       18.57               240  
    Exercised   (5,801 )     21.44               (53 )
    Forfeited   (4,199 )     21.44               (39 )
Outstanding at                              
  September 30, 2018   175,551     $ 21.52       6.3     $ 1,419  
Exercisable at                              
  September 30, 2018   100,816     $ 22.05       4.9     $ 809  
Vested during                              
  twelve months ended                              
  September 30, 2018   25,891                     $ 188  

Summary information concerning stock options outstanding

        Shares      Weighted     Weighted  
Range of Exercise       Under     Average     Average  
Prices per Share       Option     Exercise Price   Remaining Life
                             
Non-exercisable:                            
$16.50 – $20.63       33,960         18.57       9.1  
$20.64 - $25.78       36,600         22.08       7.8  
$25.79-32.23       4,175         28.01       5.9  
        74,735       $ 20.81       8.3  Years
Exercisable:                            
$16.50 - $20.63       40,062         18.55       2.5  
$20.64 - $25.78       45,711         22.89       6.7  
$25.79 - $32.23       15,043         28.83       5.7  
        100,816       $ 22.05       4.9  Years
Total       175,551       $ 21.52       6.3  Years



v3.10.0.1
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Provision for income taxes for continuing operations (in thousands)

          2018       2017       2016  
  Current:                          
    Federal     $ 865       739       1,247  
    State       304       164       334  
          1,169       903       1,581  
  Deferred       (4,091 )     (434     2,067  
                             
  Total     $ (2,922     469       3,648  

Income tax reconciliation at statutory Federal income tax rate (in thousands)

      2018       2017       2016  
Amount computed at statutory                        
  Federal rate   $ 532       781       3,180  
State income taxes (net of Federal                        
  income tax benefit)     131       108       440  
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises     (170 )     (427 )     —    
Gain on rate change due to Tax Cut and Jobs                             
  Act of 2017     (3,444 )     —         —    
Other, net     29       7       28  
Provision for income taxes   $ (2,922     469       3,648  

Deferred tax assets and liabilities (in thousands)

      2018       2017
Deferred tax liabilities:              
 Property and equipment   $ 6,849       11,568
 Prepaid expenses     478       121
  Gross deferred tax liabilities     7,327       11,689
Deferred tax assets:              
 Insurance liabilities     448       159
 Employee benefits and other     939       1,485
Gross deferred tax assets     1,387       1,644
Net deferred tax liability   $ 5,940       10,045



v3.10.0.1
Accrued Insurance (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Insurance [Abstract]  
Accrued insurance liability (in thousands)

      2018       2017  
Accrued insurance, current portion   $ 1,896       558  
Prepaid insurance claims     (1,235     (501
Accrued insurance, non-current     204       193  
Total accrued insurance   $ 865       250  
Captive agreement assets     3,644       4,506  
Gross accrued insurance   $ 4,509       4,756  



v3.10.0.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Changes in gross carrying amounts of goodwill (in thousands)

    Goodwill  
October 1, 2015   $ 3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2016     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2017     3,431  
No activity     —    
September 30, 2018   $ 3,431  

Identifiable intangible assets gross amounts and accumulated amortization (in thousands)

    September 30, 2018     September 30, 2017  
      Gross     Accumulated       Gross     Accumulated      
      Amount     Amortization       Amount     Amortization      
Amortizable intangible assets:                                
  Customer value (useful life 10.5 years)     4,004     3,150        4,004     2,997      
  Trade name (useful life 3.5 years)     72     72       72     72      
  Non-compete (useful life 5 years)     62     61       62     48      
    $ 4,138   $ 3,283     $ 4,138   $ 3,117      

Estimated amortization expense for five succeeding years (in thousands)

    Amount
  2019     $ 154  
  2020       153  
  2021       153  
  2022       153  
  2023       153  
  Total     $ 766  



v3.10.0.1
Operating Leases - Leases (Details)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]  
Future minimum operating lease payments 2019 $ 1,021
Future minimum operating lease payments 2020 808
Future minimum operating lease payments 2021 807
Future minimum operating lease payments 2022 740
Future minimum operating lease payments 2023 597
Future minimum operating lease payments therafter 51
Total Minimum operating lease payments $ 4,024


v3.10.0.1
Earnings per share - Earnings per common share (Details) - USD ($)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]      
Weighted average common shares outstanding during the period - shares used for basic earnings per common share 3,318 3,299 3,283
Common shares issuable under share based payment plans which are potentially dilutive 2 3 2
Common shares used for diluted earnings per common share 3,320 3,302 3,285
Net income $ 5,119 $ 1,829 $ 5,705
Earnings per common share:      
Earnings per common share-basic $ 1.54 $ 0.55 $ 1.74
Earnings per common share-diluted $ 1.54 $ 0.55 $ 1.74


v3.10.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Stock Compensation Expense (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]      
Stock option grants $ 221 $ 440 $ 384
Annual director stock award 368 368 361
Stock based compensation $ 589 $ 808 $ 745


v3.10.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Activity (Details)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2015
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]        
Options outstanding | shares 175,551 151,591 110,811 75,315
Options granted | shares 33,960 40,780 38,794  
Options forfeited | shares (4,199)   (3,298)  
Options outstanding weighted average exercise price $ 21.52 $ 22.18 $ 22.52 $ 21.95
Options outstanding weighted average exercise price - Granted 18.57 $ 21.25 23.78  
Options outstanding weighted average exercise price - forfeited 21.44   $ 24.24  
Options outstanding weighted average exercise price - Exercised $ 21.44      
Options outstanding weighted average remaining term | yr 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.8
Options outstanding weighted average grant date fair value | $ $ 1,419 $ 1,271 $ 999 $ 666
Options granted weighted average grant date fair value $ 240 $ 272 $ 362  
Options forfeited weighted average grant date fair value | $ $ (39)   $ (29)  
Options exercised weighted average grant date fair value | $ $ (53)      
Options exercisable at September 30, 2018 | shares 100,816      
Options exerciseable weighted average exercise price $ 22.05      
Options exerciseable weighted average remaining term | yr 4.9      
Options exerciseable weighted average grant date fair value | $ $ 809      
Options vested during twelve months ended September 30, 2018 | shares 25,891      
Options vested weighted average grant date fair value | $ $ 188      


v3.10.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans - Summary of Stock Options Outstanding (Details)
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
yr
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2017
yr
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2016
yr
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2015
yr
$ / shares
Shares under option | shares 175,551      
Weighted average exercise price $ 21.52 $ 22.18 $ 22.52 $ 21.95
Weighted average remaining life | yr 6.3 6.3 6.2 5.8
$16.50 - $20.63 Non-exercisable        
Shares under option | shares 33,960      
Weighted average exercise price $ 18.57      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 9.1      
Minimum exercise price $ 16.50      
Maximum exercise price $ 20.63      
$20.64 - $25.78 Non-exercisable        
Shares under option | shares 36,600      
Weighted average exercise price $ 22.08      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 7.8      
Minimum exercise price $ 20.64      
Maximum exercise price $ 25.78      
$25.79 - $32.23 Non-exercisable        
Shares under option | shares 4,175      
Weighted average exercise price $ 28.01      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 5.9      
Minimum exercise price $ 25.79      
Maximum exercise price $ 32.23      
Non-exercisable        
Shares under option | shares 74,735      
Weighted average exercise price $ 20.81      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 8.3      
$16.50 - $20.63        
Shares under option | shares 40,062      
Weighted average exercise price $ 18.55      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 2.5      
Minimum exercise price $ 16.50      
Maximum exercise price $ 20.63      
$20.64 - $25.78        
Shares under option | shares 45,711      
Weighted average exercise price $ 22.89      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 6.7      
Minimum exercise price $ 20.64      
Maximum exercise price $ 25.78      
$25.79 - $32.23        
Shares under option | shares 15,043      
Weighted average exercise price $ 28.83      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 5.7      
Minimum exercise price $ 25.79      
Maximum exercise price $ 32.23      
Exercisable        
Shares under option | shares 100,816      
Weighted average exercise price $ 22.05      
Weighted average remaining life | yr 4.9      


v3.10.0.1
Income Taxes - Provision for income taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]          
Federal, current     $ 865 $ 739 $ 1,247
State, current     304 164 334
Current income tax expense     1,169 903 1,581
Deferred     (4,091) (434) (2,067)
Provision for income taxes     (2,922) 469 3,648
Federal, computed at statutory rate     532 781 3,180
State income taxes (net of Federal income tax benefit)     131 108 440
Excess tax benefits from stock option exercises     (170) (427) 0
Gain on rate change due to Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017 $ (403) $ (3,041) (3,444) 0 0
Other, net     $ 29 $ 7 $ 28


v3.10.0.1
Income Taxes - Temporary differences (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]    
Property and equipment $ 6,849 $ 11,568
Prepaid expenses 478 121
Gross deferred tax liabilities 7,327 11,689
Insurance liabilities 448 159
Employee benefits and other 939 1,485
Gross deferred tax assets 1,387 1,644
Net deferred tax liability $ 5,940 $ 10,045


v3.10.0.1
Accrued Insurance (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Accrued Insurance Details Abstract    
Accrued insurance, current portion $ 1,896 $ 558
Prepaid insurance claims (1,235) (501)
Accrued insurance, non-current 204 193
Total accrued insurance 865 250
Captive agreement assets 3,644 4,506
Gross accrued insurance $ 4,509 $ 4,756


v3.10.0.1
Carrying Amount of Goodwill (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Carrying Amount Of Goodwill      
Beginning Balance Goodwill $ 3,431 $ 3,431 $ 3,431
Acquisitions 0 0 0
Ending Balance Goodwill $ 3,431 $ 3,431 $ 3,431


v3.10.0.1
Intangible assets (Details)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
yr
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
yr
Gross Amount $ 4,138 $ 4,138
Accumulated Amortization 3,283 3,117
Customer Value    
Gross Amount 4,004 4,004
Accumulated Amortization $ 3,150 $ 2,997
Useful life | yr 10.5 10.5
Trade name    
Gross Amount $ 72 $ 72
Accumulated Amortization $ 72 $ 72
Useful life | yr 3.5 3.5
Non Compete    
Gross Amount $ 62 $ 62
Accumulated Amortization $ 61 $ 48
Useful life | yr 5 5


v3.10.0.1
Estimated Amortization expense (Details)
$ in Thousands
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net, Amortization Expense, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]  
2019 $ 154
2020 153
2021 153
2022 153
2023 153
Total $ 766


v3.10.0.1
Accounting Policies (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Units
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Depreciation $ 9,298 $ 10,089 $ 9,487
Self insurance retention $250,000 to $500,000    
Health insurance stop loss coverage $ 250    
Health insurance aggregate 84    
Per occurrence loss 250    
Contractual obligation for lease payments greater than 12 months $ 3,875    
Leased tractors | Units 30    
Building and Improvements      
Estimated useful lives 7-39 years    
Revenue equipment      
Estimated useful lives 7-10 years    
Other equipment      
Estimated useful lives 3-10 years    
Petroleum Products      
Percentage of Business 86.00%    
Dry Bulk Commodities      
Percentage of Business 14.00%    


v3.10.0.1
Related Party Agreements (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
FRP      
Charges/allocations to related parties $ 1,441 $ 1,606 $ 1,542
Bluegrass      
Charges/allocations to related parties   16 $ 599
Payments made for information technology services   $ 7  


v3.10.0.1
Debt (Details Narrative) - Wells Fargo
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
yr
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Jan. 30, 2015
USD ($)
yr
Revolving Credit facility $ 25,000   $ 25,000
Borrowed under the revolver 0 $ 0 $ 5,100
Letters of credit issued 3,043    
Facility amount available for borrowing $ 21,957    
Credit Agreement term years | yr 5   5
Compliance with loan covenants all    
Letter of credit fee 1.00%    
Interest rate 3.242%    


v3.10.0.1
Operating Leases (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Units
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
Leases [Abstract]      
Aggregate expense under operating leases | $ $ 1,274 $ 1,198 $ 1,656
Leased tractors | Units 30    


v3.10.0.1
Earnings per share (Details Narrative) - shares
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]    
Anti-dilutive shares 147,909 121,449


v3.10.0.1
Stock-Based Compensation Plans (Details Narrative)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
Sep. 30, 2016
$ / shares
Sep. 28, 2018
$ / shares
Dec. 21, 2016
USD ($)
yr
$ / shares
shares
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]          
Shares available for future issuance | shares 38,507        
Dividend yield 0.00%        
Expected minimum volatility 26.00%        
Expected maximum volatility 46.00%        
Expected life minimum | yr 3        
Expecited life maximum | yr 7        
Risk-free interest rate minimum 0.30%        
Risk-free interest rate maximum 3.90%        
Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable options $ 31        
Aggregate intrinsic value of outstanding in-the-money options 57        
Market close price | $ / shares       $ 19.23 $ 23.13
Realized tax benefit from option exercises 261        
Realized tax benefit pertaining to FRP options 259        
Total unrecognized compensation cost of options granted $ 490        
Weighted average period for compensation to be recognized | yr 3.1        
Stock option modification compensation expense $ 150        
Stock appreciation rights issued | shares         80,000
Minimum award for stock appreciation rights         $ 500
Stock appreciation rights vesting period | yr         9.1
Director stock grant market price | $ / shares $ 19.53 $ 25.50 $ 21.81    
Stock appreciation rights accrued liability $ 161 $ 71      


v3.10.0.1
Income Taxes (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Unrecognized tax benefits $ 0     $ 0 $ 0  
Deferred tax benefit $ 403 $ 3,041   $ 3,444 $ 0 $ 0
US statutory federal rate       24.28%    
Effective tax rate 30.50%     30.50% 39.50%  
Forecast Member            
US statutory federal rate     21.00%      
Effective tax rate     27.50%      


v3.10.0.1
Employee Benefits (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
Retirement Benefits [Abstract]      
Company 401k contribution 50.00% 50.00% 50.00%
Savings/profit sharing plan company contribution $ 784 $ 768 $ 792
Management Security Plan expense 22 23 25
Management Security Plan accrued benefit 613 658  
Accrued postretirement benefit obligation 204 192  
Net periodic postretirement benefit credit or cost $ (32) $ (33) $ 16
Net periodic postretirement benefit cost discount rate 3.70% 3.70% 3.70%
Accumulated postretirement benefit obligation discount rate 3.73% 3.73% 4.25%


v3.10.0.1
Fair Value Measurements (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Unrealized loss on treasury bills $ 13
Amortized cost of investments in treasury bills 17,311
Carrying amount of investments in treasury bills 17,298
Fair value of investments in treasury bills $ 17,298


v3.10.0.1
Concentrations (Details Narrative) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Top Ten Customers    
Customer revenue concentration 59.10%  
Accounts receivable concentration $ 4,875 $ 4,070
Top Customer    
Customer revenue concentration 17.30%  


v3.10.0.1
Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results (Details Narrative)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
$ / shares
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2019
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 30, 2016
USD ($)
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Dec. 18, 2015
USD ($)
Oct. 20, 2015
USD ($)
Amount received for easement grant             $ 1,330    
Tampa, Florida terminal facility | a             25.2    
Easement gain             $ 1,277    
BP Claim Settlement               $ 2,048 $ 2,106
BP Claim payment     $ 1,687            
Deferred tax benefit $ 403 $ 3,041     $ 3,444 $ 0 $ 0    
Deferred tax benefit per share | $ / shares $ .12 $ .92              
US statutory federal rate         24.28%        
Effective tax rate 30.50%       30.50% 39.50%      
Forecast Member                  
US statutory federal rate       21.00%          
Effective tax rate       27.50%          


v3.10.0.1
Goodwill and Intangible Assets (Details Narrative)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]  
Amortization expense for intangible assets $ 165


This regulatory filing also includes additional resources:
pati10k18.pdf
patisep18ar.pdf
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