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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 31, 2006
Maritrans Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   1-9063   51-0343903
         
(State or Other   (Commission File   (I.R.S. Employer
Jurisdiction of   Number)   Identification No.)
Incorporation)        
     
Two Harbour Place    
302 Knights Run Avenue    
Tampa, Florida   33602
     
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (813) 209-0600
Not Applicable
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index
Press Release, dated October 31, 2006


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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 31, 2006, Maritrans Inc. issued a press release reporting its third quarter 2006 financial results. The press release is being furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated herein by reference. This report (including the exhibit) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Registrant pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, other than to the extent that such filing incorporates by reference any or all of such information by express reference thereto.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information
To supplement its financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, the Company’s management uses the financial measure of Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”), a commonly used industry measure where direct cots are deducted from revenue. Maritrans enters into various types of charters, some of which involve the customer paying substantially all voyage costs, while other types of charters involve Maritrans paying some or substantially all of the voyage costs. The Company has presented TCE in the press release to enhance an investor’s overall understanding of the way management analyzes the Company’s financial performance. Specifically, the Company’s management used the presentation of TCE revenue to allow for a more meaningful comparison of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because TCE revenue essentially nets the voyage costs and voyage revenue to yield a measure that is comparable between periods regardless of the types of contracts utilized. These voyage costs are included in the “Operations expense” line item in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Highlights. TCE revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation of TCE revenue to revenue, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is included in the press release. The presentation of this additional information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
          (c) Exhibits.
99.1   Press Release, dated October 31, 2006, issued by Maritrans Inc.

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SIGNATURE
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
             
    MARITRANS INC.    
 
           
 
  By:   /s/ Walter T. Bromfield    
 
           
 
      Walter T. Bromfield    
 
      Chief Financial Officer    
Dated: November 1, 2006

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit    
99.1
  Press Release, dated October 31, 2006, issued by Maritrans Inc.

 

EX-99.1 2 w26485exv99w1.htm PRESS RELEASE, DATED OCTOBER 31, 2006 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
(MARITRANS LOGO)  
NEWS RELEASE
Two Harbour Place
302 Knights Run Avenue
Tampa, FL 33602
813-209-0600
800-922-4596
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
WALTER T. BROMFIELD (813) 209-0602
JUDITH M. CORTINA (813) 209-0647
MARITRANS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2006 EARNINGS
     TAMPA, FL – October 31, 2006 – Maritrans Inc. (NYSE: TUG), a leading U.S. flag marine petroleum transport company, today announced its third quarter financial results.
     Net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 was $4.0 million, or $0.33 diluted earnings per share, on revenues of $49.2 million. This compares with net income of $6.4 million, or $0.74 diluted earnings per share, on revenues of $44.9 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. For the third quarter ended September 30, 2006, net income included the reversal of an income tax reserve of $1.3 million, or $0.11 diluted earnings per share. In the prior year, net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 included a reversal of an income tax reserve of $1.2 million, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share. As of April 1, 2006, the Company changed its method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities from the accrual method to the deferral method. An appendix is included at the end of this release that details the effect of the accounting change on Maritrans’ results from January 1, 2004 and each period thereafter.
     Operating income for the quarter ended September 30, 2006, was $3.6 million compared to $8.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Operating expenses increased to $45.6 million in the third quarter of 2006 from $36.2 million for the third quarter of 2005 primarily due to charter hire costs related to the charters of the vessels SEABROOK and SEA SWIFT, which charters did not exist in 2005. Additionally, the Company’s vessel insurance expenses increased $1.3 million compared to the same period of 2005 due to additional premiums for open policy periods from 2004 through 2006 due to a general call on all policyholders by the Company’s mutual insurance club. During the third quarter, rates in the U.S. Jones Act spot market increased compared to the second quarter of 2006, as a result of fewer vessels available in the market and higher refinery output. During the third quarter of 2006 the Company delivered 23 million barrels of crude oil to lightering customers compared to 21 million barrels delivered during the second quarter of 2006, which was primarily a result of increased production from a Delaware River refinery that was undergoing maintenance during the second quarter of 2006.
     On a Time Charter Equivalent (“TCE”) basis, a commonly used industry measure where direct voyage costs are deducted from voyage revenue, TCE revenue was $35.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 compared to $34.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2005, an increase of $0.2 million, or 0.6%. TCE revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure and a reconciliation of TCE revenue to revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP is attached hereto.
     During the third quarter of 2006, the Company experienced lower overall utilization than in the third quarter of 2005. Utilization for the third quarter of 2006 was 77.2% compared to 83.8% in the third quarter of 2005. In the quarter ended

 


 

September 30, 2006, the Company experienced 203 days of out of service time for capital projects, including barge rebuilding, and vessel maintenance. This compares to out of service time for maintenance and capital projects, including barge rebuilding, of 123 days in the third quarter of 2005. The Company expects to have at least 92 days out of service time during the fourth quarter of 2006 for capital projects, including barge rebuilding. In the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company did not experience any days out of service due to weather related events. In the quarter ended September 30, 2005, the Company experienced four significant storms that resulted in approximately 49 days of out of service time. In the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company did not experience any idle days in its spot fleet, compared to 17 days in the comparable period in 2005. In the quarter ended September 30, 2006, the Company experienced 63 idle days for the ALLEGIANCE and PERSEVERANCE while awaiting orders for grain voyages. The Company had no vessels in grain service in the comparable period in 2005.
PENDING TRANSACTION WITH OVERSEAS SHIPHOLDING GROUP INC.
     On September 25, 2006, the Company and Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., or OSG, announced that OSG had entered into a definitive agreement pursuant to which OSG will acquire all of the outstanding stock of Maritrans Inc. for $37.50 per share. The transaction is valued at approximately $455 million based on approximately 12 million shares outstanding and the assumption of net debt outstanding as of June 30, 2006. The transaction, which is expected to close by year-end 2006, is subject to approval by a majority of Maritrans’ stockholders and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. On October 17, 2006, the Federal Trade Commission, on behalf of itself and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Acts of 1976 with respect to the proposed acquisition. The special meeting of Maritrans’ stockholders to consider the proposed transaction has been scheduled for November 28, 2006. Stockholders of record at the close of business on October 20, 2006 will be entitled to vote at the meeting.
FLEET AND MARKET REPORT
     Maritrans operates a fleet of oil tankers and oceangoing married tug/barge units. In the third quarter of 2006, the Company operated its fleet at approximately 35% spot and 65% contract and intends to maintain similar spot market exposure in the fourth quarter of 2006.
     In September, the ALLEGIANCE entered into a charter to transport grain from Portland, Oregon to Kenya. The vessel is scheduled to complete this voyage in mid-December. The current grain cargo is the vessel’s fourth charter since being removed from petroleum transportation service in December 2005 in accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (“OPA”). In July 2006, the Company’s tanker PERSEVERANCE reached its mandatory oil retirement date. In September 2006, the PERSEVERANCE entered into a charter to transport grain from Corpus Christi, Texas to Djibouti and Georgia. The vessel is scheduled to complete this voyage in November. The Company expects to incur approximately 15 days of idle time on each of these tankers in the fourth quarter of 2006.
FLEET REBUlLDING AND CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM
     Since 1998, Maritrans has been actively engaged in a double-hull rebuilding program aimed at ensuring that the Company’s Jones Act fleet is compliant with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990. Maritrans’ patented barge rebuilding process enables the Company to convert its vessels for significantly less cost than building new vessels.
     During 2006, the Company has continued to successfully implement its rebuilding program. The rebuild of the

 


 

Company’s seventh barge, the M 210, commenced on January 26, 2006. The M 210 rebuild is expected to have a total cost of approximately $30 million. The rebuild of the Company’s eighth barge, the OCEAN 211, is expected to commence following the return to service of the M 210. The OCEAN 211’s rebuild is also expected to have a total cost of approximately $30 million. The rebuilds of the M 210 and OCEAN 211 will also include the insertions of mid-bodies that will increase each of their respective capacities by approximately 38,000 barrels, or 17%. The rebuilds of the M 210 and the OCEAN 211 are expected to be completed early in 2007 and in the late summer of 2007, respectively. Upon completion of their double-hulling, and reflecting their larger carrying capacities, the M 210 and OCEAN 211 will be renamed the M 242 and M 243, respectively.
     The Company has three 350,000 barrel articulated tug-barge units under construction, with deliveries scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2007, the second quarter of 2008 and the fourth quarter of 2008, respectively. The cost of each ATB is expected to be approximately $77.5 million. The Company also has two 8,000-horsepower tugboats under construction. One tugboat is expected to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2008 with the second delivered in the first quarter of 2009. The cost of each tugboat is expected to be approximately $16 million.
ABOUT MARITRANS
     Maritrans Inc. is a U.S.-based company with a 78-year commitment to building and operating petroleum transport vessels for the U.S. domestic trade. Maritrans employs a fleet of 11 tug/barge units and 5 tankers. Two of these tankers were redeployed to the transportation of non-petroleum cargo. Approximately 75 percent of our oil carrying fleet capacity is double-hulled. Our current oil carrying fleet capacity aggregates approximately 3.4 million barrels, 79 percent of which is barge capacity. Maritrans is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and maintains an office in the Philadelphia area.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
     Certain statements in this news release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements made with respect to present or anticipated utilization, future revenues and customer relationships, capital expenditures, future financings, and other statements regarding matters that are not historical facts, and involve predictions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results, levels of activity, growth, performance, earnings per share or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, growth, performance, earnings per share or achievements expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘seem,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘future,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘offer,’’ ‘‘opportunity,’’ ‘‘quality,’’ ‘‘growth,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘plan,’’ ‘‘focus,’’ ‘‘through,’’ ‘‘strategy,’’ ‘‘provide,’’ ‘‘meet,’’ ‘‘allow,’’ ‘‘represent,’’ ‘‘commitment,’’ ‘‘create,’’ ‘‘implement,’’ ‘‘result,’’ ‘‘seek,’’ ‘‘increase,’’ ‘‘establish,’’ ‘‘work,’’ ‘‘perform,’’ ‘‘make,’’ ‘‘continue,’’ ‘‘can,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘include,’’ or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties, although they are based on our current plans or assessments that are believed to be reasonable as of the date of this prospectus supplement. The forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties and include the following: satisfaction of conditions to closing of the proposed merger with OSG, demand for, or level of consumption of, oil and petroleum products; future spot market charter rates; ability to attract and retain experienced, qualified and skilled crewmembers; competition that could affect our market share and revenues; risks inherent in marine transportation; the cost and availability of insurance coverage; delays or cost overruns in the building of new vessels, the double-hulling of our remaining single hulled vessels and scheduled shipyard maintenance; decrease in demand for lightering services; environmental and regulatory conditions; reliance on a

 


 

limited number of customers for revenue; the continuation of federal law restricting United States point-to-point maritime shipping to US vessels (the Jones Act); asbestos-related lawsuits; fluctuating fuel prices; high fixed costs; capital expenditures required to operate and maintain a vessel may increase due to government regulations; reliance on unionized labor; federal laws covering our employees that may subject us to job-related claims; and significant fluctuations of our stock price. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should read this news release completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what the Company expects. These forward-looking statements represent our estimates and assumptions only as of the date of this news release. Except for our ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the federal securities laws, the Company is not obligated to update these forward-looking statements, even though our situation may change in the future. The Company qualifies all of its forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
($ Thousands)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
Revenue
  $ 49,161     $ 44,930     $ 140,448     $ 134,800  
Voyage Costs
    14,210       10,095       36,219       30,691  
 
                       
Time Charter Equivalent
  $ 34,951     $ 34,835     $ 104,229     $ 104,109  
 
                       
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
($ Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2006     2005     2006     2005  
Revenue
  $ 49,161     $ 44,930     $ 140,448     $ 134,800  
Operations expense
                               
Operations expense
    14,210       10,095       36,219       30,691  
Charter hire
    3,087             8,624        
Voyage costs
    15,765       13,138       44,289       39,827  
Maintenance expense
    2,072       1,804       5,894       4,623  
General and administrative expense
    2,231       2,208       6,823       10,017  
Depreciation and amortization expense
    8,209       8,963       25,267       27,179  
Gain on sale of assets
                (2,868 )     (647 )
 
                       
Operating Income
    3,587       8,722       16,200       23,110  
Other Income
    738       173       2,316       4,432  
Interest Expense
    (43 )     (838 )     (425 )     (2,259 )
 
                       
Pre-tax income
    4,282       8,057       18,091       25,283  
Income Tax Provision
    272       1,654       5,122       7,941  
 
                       
Net Income
  $ 4,010     $ 6,403     $ 12,969     $ 17,342  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  $ 0.33     $ 0.74     $ 1.08     $ 2.03  
Diluted Shares Outstanding
    12,068       8,596       12,049       8,562  
Capital Expenditures
  $ 11,843     $ 25,824     $ 38,407     $ 39,828  
Utilization of Calendar days
    77.2 %     83.8 %     78.0 %     82.5 %
Barrels carried (in millions)
    41.6       42.5       126.0       132.1  
Available days
    1,253       1,250       3,869       3,642  
NOTE: All periods presented are conformed to the new major maintenance accounting treatment. See also Appendix I.

 


 

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
($ Thousands)
                 
    September 30, 2006     December 31, 2005  
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 42,782     $ 58,794  
Other current assets
    35,603       29,522  
Net vessels and equipment
    255,562       233,641  
Other assets
    22,972       24,479  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 356,919     $ 346,436  
 
           
 
               
Current portion of debt
  $ 4,144     $ 3,973  
Total other current liabilities
    25,556       21,311  
Long-term debt
    52,271       55,400  
Deferred other liabilities
    8,552       9,435  
Deferred income taxes
    43,481       42,321  
Stockholders’ equity
    222,915       213,996  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 356,919     $ 346,436  
 
           
NOTE: All periods presented are conformed to the new major maintenance accounting treatment. See also Appendix I.
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION
($ Thousands)
                 
    Nine Months Ended September 30,  
    2006     2005  
Cash flows from operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 12,969     $ 17,342  
Depreciation and amortization
    25,267       27,179  
Other
    (13,073 )     (6,797 )
 
           
Total adjustments to net income
    12,194       20,382  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    25,163       37,724  
 
               
Net cash used in investing activities
    (34,407 )     (39,181 )
 
           
 
               
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,768 )     (4,079 )
 
           
 
               
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (16,012 )     (5,536 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    58,794       6,347  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 42,782     $ 811  
 
           
NOTE: All periods presented are conformed to the new major maintenance accounting treatment. See also Appendix I.

 


 

                             
                    Barge or Tanker    
    Capacity in   Double-   Initial Construction/    
Barges/Tugs   Barrels(1)   Hull   Rebuild Date    
 
M 400/Constitution
    410,000     Yes     1981     Originally built with double-hull
M 300/Liberty
    263,000     Yes     1979     Originally built with double-hull
M 254/Intrepid
    250,000     Yes     2002     Double-hull rebuild
M 252/Navigator
    250,000     Yes     2002     Double-hull rebuild
M 244/Seafarer
    240,000     Yes     2000     Double-hull rebuild
M 215/Sea Swift (5)
    214,000     No     1975     Decision to rebuild has not yet been made(2)
Ocean 211/Freedom
    212,000     No     2007     Scheduled double-hull delivery(3)
M 210/Columbia
    213,000     No     2006     Scheduled double-hull delivery(3)
M 214/Honour
    208,000     Yes     2004     Double-hull rebuild(4)
M 209/Enterprise
    206,000     Yes     2005     Double-hull rebuild(4)
M 192/Independence
    172,000     Yes     1998     Double-hull rebuild
 
                           
Total oil carrying capacity
    2,638,000                      
 
                           
 
                           
Oil Tankers
                           
Integrity
    270,000     Yes     1975     Originally built with double-hull
Diligence
    270,000     Yes     1977     Originally built with double-hull
Seabrook (6)
    224,000     No     1983      
 
                           
Total oil carrying capacity
    764,000                      
 
                           
 
                           
Other
                           
Allegiance
    251,000     No     1980     Redeployed in transport of grain
Perseverance
    251,000     No     1981     Prepared to transport grain
 
                           
 
    502,000                      
 
                           
 
                           
 
                           
Total capacity
    3,904,000                      
 
                           
 
(1)   Represents 98% capacity, which is the effective carrying capacity of a tank vessel.
 
(2)   If rebuilt, the Company anticipates that a 30,000 barrel mid-body would be inserted.
 
(3)   Vessels are being rebuilt with 38,000 barrel mid-body insertions.
 
(4)   Completion of the double-hull rebuild included a 30,000 barrel mid-body insertion.
 
(5)   Sea Swift chartered in from Crowley Maritime Corporation.
 
(6)   Chartered in from Seabrook Carriers Inc.

 


 

APPENDIX I
ACCOUNTING CHANGE FOR PLANNED MAJOR MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES
As of April 1, 2006, the Company changed its method of accounting for planned major maintenance activities from the accrual method to the deferral method. Previously, the Company made provisions for the cost of upcoming major periodic overhauls of vessels and equipment in advance of performing the related maintenance and repairs. The costs expected to be paid in the upcoming year were included in accrued shipyard costs as a current liability with the remainder classified as a long-term liability. Under the deferral method, costs actually incurred are amortized on a straight-line basis over the period beginning at the completion of the maintenance event and ending at the commencement of the next scheduled regulatory drydocking. Management believes the deferral method is the preferable method for accounting for planned major maintenance activities because (i) it better matches the expenses incurred with the revenues generated, (ii) the deferral method improves comparability with the Company’s industry since the majority of the Company’s competitors use this method and (iii) the deferral method best fits the Company’s business circumstances because the Company has a small fleet of vessels, the expenditures for planned major maintenance activities are not continuous and the expenditures are not consistent across periods due to the timing of regulatory drydockings.
The Company recorded this change in accounting principle in accordance with SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, which provides guidance on the accounting for and the reporting of accounting changes, including changes in accounting principles. SFAS 154 is effective for accounting changes made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. This statement requires retrospective application of accounting changes which is defined as the application of a different accounting principle to prior accounting periods as if that principle had always been used.
Pursuant to SFAS No. 154, the Company is required to apply the new accounting principle to all prior periods that the Company will report upon in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006. Therefore, this accounting principle was retrospectively applied to the period of January 1, 2004 and to each period thereafter. The cumulative effect of the retrospective change to this accounting principle as of January 1, 2004 was a $17.9 million increase in total assets, a $2.7 million decrease in total liabilities and a $20.6 million increase in retained earnings.
The following presents the effect of the retrospective application of this change in accounting principle on the Company’s income statement and balance sheet as of and for the respective periods.
                         
            Effect of     Three Months  
    Three Months Ended     Change in     Ended September  
    September 30, 2006     Accounting     30, 2006  
    Pre Adoption     Principle     as Reported  
Revenues
  $ 49,161             $ 49,161  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    33,062               33,062  
Maintenance expense
    5,457       (3,385 )     2,072  
General and administrative
    2,231               2,231  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,154       3,055       8,209  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    45,904       (330 )     45,574  
Operating income
    3,257       330       3,587  
Interest expense
    (43 )             (43 )
Interest income
    680               680  
Other income, net
    58               58  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    3,952       330       4,282  
Income tax provision
    153       119       272  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 3,799     $ 211     $ 4,010  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.32     $ 0.02     $ 0.34  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.31     $ 0.02     $ 0.33  

 


 

                         
            Effect of     Three Months  
    Three Months Ended     Change in     Ended June 30,  
    June 30, 2006     Accounting     2006  
    Pre Adoption     Principle     as Reported  
Revenues
  $ 43,903             $ 43,903  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    27,094               27,094  
Maintenance expense
    4,931       (3,282 )     1,649  
General and administrative
    2,287               2,287  
Depreciation and amortization
    4,958       3,098       8,056  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    39,270       (184 )     39,086  
Operating income
    4,633       184       4,817  
Interest expense
    (108 )             (108 )
Interest income
    761               761  
Other income, net
    63               63  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    5,349       184       5,533  
Income tax provision
    1,862       66       1,928  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 3,487     $ 118     $ 3,605  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.01     $ 0.30  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.29     $ 0.01     $ 0.30  
                         
            Effect of     Three Months  
    Three Months Ended     Change in     Ended March 31,  
    March 31, 2006     Accounting     2006  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Revenues
  $ 47,384             $ 47,384  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    28,976               28,976  
Maintenance expense
    5,277       (3,103 )     2,174  
General and administrative
    2,305               2,305  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,244       3,759       9,003  
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets
    (2,868 )             (2,868 )
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    38,934       656       39,590  
Operating income
    8,450       (656 )     7,794  
Interest expense
    (273 )             (273 )
Interest income
    678               678  
Other income, net
    76               76  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    8,931       (656 )     8,275  
Income tax provision
    3,157       (236 )     2,921  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 5,774     $ (420 )   $ 5,354  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.49     $ (0.04 )   $ 0.45  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.48     $ (0.03 )   $ 0.45  

 


 

                         
            Effect of     Nine Months  
    Nine Months Ended     Change in     Ended September  
    September 30, 2006     Accounting     30, 2006  
    Pre Adoption     Principle     as Reported  
Revenues
  $ 140,448             $ 140,448  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    89,132               89,132  
Maintenance expense
    15,664       (9,770 )     5,894  
General and administrative
    6,823               6,823  
Depreciation and amortization
    15,355       9,912       25,267  
Gain on involuntary conversion of assets
    (2,868 )           (2,868 )
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    124,106       142       124,248  
Operating income
    16,342       (142 )     16,200  
Interest expense
    (425 )             (425 )
Interest income
    2,119               2,119  
Other income, net
    197               197  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    18,233       (142 )     18,091  
Income tax provision
    5,173       (51 )     5,122  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 13,060     $ (91 )   $ 12,969  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.10     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.09  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.09     $ (0.01 )   $ 1.08  
                         
            Effect of     Three Months  
    Three Months Ended     Change in     Ended September  
    September 30, 2005     Accounting     30, 2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Revenues
  $ 44,930             $ 44,930  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    23,233               23,233  
Maintenance expense
    5,221       (3,417 )     1,804  
General and administrative
    2,208               2,208  
Depreciation and amortization
    5,947       3,016       8,963  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    36,609       (401 )     36,208  
Operating income
    8,321       401       8,722  
Interest expense
    (838 )             (838 )
Interest income
    114               114  
Other income, net
    59               59  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    7,656       401       8,057  
Income tax provision
    1,510       144       1,654  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 6,146     $ 257     $ 6,403  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 0.73     $ 0.03     $ 0.76  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.71     $ 0.03     $ 0.74  

 


 

                         
    Nine Months              
    Ended     Effect of     Nine Months  
    September 30,     Change in     Ended September  
    2005     Accounting     30, 2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Revenues
  $ 134,800             $ 134,800  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    70,518               70,518  
Maintenance expense
    15,312       (10,689 )     4,623  
General and administrative
    10,017               10,017  
Depreciation and amortization
    17,162       10,017       27,179  
Gain on sale of assets
    (647 )             (647 )
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    112,362       (672 )     111,690  
Operating income
    22,438       672       23,110  
Interest expense
    (2,259 )             (2,259 )
Interest income
    281               281  
Other income, net
    4,151               4,151  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    24,611       672       25,283  
Income tax provision
    7,699       242       7,941  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 16,912     $ 430     $ 17,342  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.02     $ 0.05     $ 2.07  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.98     $ 0.05     $ 2.03  
                         
            Effect of        
            Change in     September 30,  
    September 30, 2006     Accounting     2006  
    Pre Adoption     Principle     as Reported  
ASSETS
                       
Current assets
  $ 84,387     $ (6,002 )   $ 78,385  
Vessels and equipment, net
    255,562               255,562  
Deferred costs, net
          19,913       19,913  
Goodwill
    2,863               2,863  
Other
    1,372       (1,176 )     196  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 344,184     $ 12,735     $ 356,919  
 
                 
 
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Current liabilities
  $ 34,812     $ (5,112 )   $ 29,700  
Non-current liabilities
    105,264       (960 )     104,304  
Stockholders’ equity
    204,108       18,807       222,915  
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 344,184     $ 12,735     $ 356,919  
 
                 

 


 

                         
            Effect of        
            Change in        
    December 31, 2005     Accounting     December 31 2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
ASSETS
                       
Current assets
  $ 94,474     $ (6,158 )   $ 88,316  
Vessels and equipment, net
    233,572       69       233,641  
Deferred costs, net
          21,405       21,405  
Goodwill
    2,863               2,863  
Other
    1,094       (883 )     211  
 
                 
Total assets
  $ 332,003     $ 14,433     $ 346,436  
 
                 
 
                       
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                       
Current liabilities
  $ 31,867     $ (6,583 )   $ 25,284  
Non-current liabilities
    106,153       1,003       107,156  
Stockholders’ equity
    193,983       20,013       213,996  
 
                 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 332,003     $ 14,433     $ 346,436  
 
                 
                         
    Nine Months              
    Ended     Effect of        
    September 30,     Change in     Nine Months Ended  
    2006     Accounting     September 30, 2006  
    Pre Adoption     Principle     as Reported  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 13,060     $ (91 )   $ 12,969  
Total adjustments to net income
    12,172       22       12,194  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    25,232       (69 )     25,163  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (34,476 )     69       (34,407 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,768 )           (6,768 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (16,012 )             (16,012 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    58,794             58,794  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 42,782     $     $ 42,782  
 
                 
                         
    Nine Months              
    Ended     Effect of        
    September 30,     Change in     Nine Months Ended  
    2005     Accounting     September 30, 2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 16,912     $ 430     $ 17,342  
Total adjustments to net income
    20,812       (430 )     20,382  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    37,724             37,724  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (39,181 )             (13,357 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Net cash used in financing activities
    (4,079 )           (3,694 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (5,536 )             (5,536 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    6,347             6,347  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 811     $     $ 811  
 
                 

 


 

                         
    Twelve Months             Twelve Months  
    Ended December     Effect of Change     Ended December 31,  
    31, 2005     in Accounting     2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Revenues
  $ 180,710             $ 180,710  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    98,701               98,701  
Maintenance expense
    20,320       (14,075 )     6,245  
General and administrative
    12,478               12,478  
Depreciation and amortization
    23,201       12,711       35,912  
Gain on sale of assets
    (628 )             (628 )
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    154,072       (1,364 )     152,708  
Operating income
    26,638       1,364       28,002  
Interest expense
    (2,846 )             (2,846 )
Interest income
    393               393  
Other income, net
    4,203               4,203  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    28,388       1,364       29,752  
Income tax provision
    8,509       491       9,000  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 19,879     $ 873     $ 20,752  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 2.33     $ 0.10     $ 2.43  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 2.28     $ 0.10     $ 2.38  
                         
    Twelve Months     Effect of     Twelve Months  
    Ended December     Change in     Ended December  
    31, 2005     Accounting     31, 2005  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 19,879     $ 873     $ 20,752  
Total adjustments to net income
    19,731       (804 )     18,927  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    39,610       69       39,679  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (64,222 )     (69 )     (64,291 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Net cash provided by financing activities
    77,059             77,059  
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    52,447               52,447  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    6,347             6,347  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 58,794     $     $ 58,794  
 
                 

 


 

                         
            Effect of        
    Twelve Months Ended     Change in     Twelve Months Ended  
    December 31, 2004     Accounting     December 31, 2004  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Revenues
  $ 149,718             $ 149,718  
Costs and expenses:
                       
Operation expense
    80,517               80,517  
Maintenance expense
    20,761       (13,073 )     7,688  
General and administrative
    11,709               11,709  
Depreciation and amortization
    22,193       15,582       37,775  
 
                 
Total operating expenses
    135,180       2,509       137,689  
Operating income
    14,538       (2,509 )     12,029  
Interest expense
    (2,318 )             (2,318 )
Interest income
    254               254  
Other income, net
    333               333  
 
                 
Income before income taxes
    12,807       (2,509 )     10,298  
Income tax provision
    2,975       (903 )     2,072  
 
                 
Net income
  $ 9,832     $ 1,606 )   $ 8,226  
 
                 
 
                       
Basic earnings per share
  $ 1.20     $ (0.20 )   $ 1.00  
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 1.16     $ (0.19 )   $ 0.97  
                         
    Twelve Months     Effect of     Twelve Months  
    Ended December     Change in     Ended December  
    31, 2004     Accounting     31, 2004  
    as Reported     Principle     as Adjusted  
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net income
  $ 9,832     $ (1,606 )   $ 8,226  
Total adjustments to net income
    18,578       1,606       20,184  
 
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    28,410             28,410  
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Net cash used in investing activities
    (25,111 )             (25,111 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Net cash provided by in financing activities
    (566 )           (566 )
 
                 
 
                       
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    2,733               2,733  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    3,614             3,614  
 
                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 6,347     $     $ 6,347  
 
                 

 

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