SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2004 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO |
Commission file number 0-27496
CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
California | 94-3230380 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer | |
incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) |
One Front Street, Suite 925, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(415) 677-8990
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] . No [ ] .
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes [ ] . No [X] .
CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period
Ended June 30, 2004
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Presented herein are the Registrants condensed balance sheets as of June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003, condensed statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, and condensed statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, (collectively the Financial Statements) prepared by the Registrant without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Registrant believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information present not misleading. It is suggested that these Financial Statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Registrants December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K. These Financial Statements reflect, in the opinion of the Registrant and Cronos Capital Corp., the general partner, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods. The statements of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.
The information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect the current view of the Registrant with respect to future events and financial performance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the Registrants control. All statements, other than statements of historical facts included in this report, including the statements under Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, regarding the Registrants strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of the Registrant are forward-looking statements. When used in this report, the words will, believe, anticipate, intend, estimate, expect, project, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. The Registrant does not undertake any obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Although the Registrant believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements made in this report are reasonable, the Registrant can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Future economic and industry trends that could potentially impact revenues and profitability are difficult to predict.
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Condensed Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2004 |
2003 |
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Assets |
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Current assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents, includes $737,137 at June 30, 2004 and
$1,087,138 at December 31, 2003 in interest-bearing accounts |
$ | 955,603 | $ | 1,276,250 | ||||
Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
(notes 1 and 2) |
308,456 | 265,227 | ||||||
Total current assets |
1,264,059 | 1,541,477 | ||||||
Container rental equipment, at cost |
31,360,090 | 31,476,999 | ||||||
Less accumulated depreciation |
(13,856,783 | ) | (12,951,863 | ) | ||||
Net container rental equipment |
17,503,307 | 18,525,136 | ||||||
Other assets |
788,927 | 799,543 | ||||||
Total assets |
$ | 19,556,293 | $ | 20,866,156 | ||||
Liabilities and partners capital |
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Current liabilities: |
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Interest payable |
$ | 4,482 | $ | 5,285 | ||||
Current portion of equipment debt |
840,600 | 840,600 | ||||||
Total current liabilities |
845,082 | 845,885 | ||||||
Equipment debt less current portion |
840,600 | 1,260,900 | ||||||
Total liabilities |
1,685,682 | 2,106,785 | ||||||
Partners capital (deficit): |
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General partner |
(47,728 | ) | (44,129 | ) | ||||
Limited partners |
17,918,339 | 18,803,500 | ||||||
Total partners capital |
17,870,611 | 18,759,371 | ||||||
Total liabilities and partners capital |
$ | 19,556,293 | $ | 20,866,156 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Condensed Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Net lease revenue (notes 1 and 3) |
$ | 753,969 | $ | 684,456 | $ | 1,387,451 | $ | 1,420,884 | ||||||||
Other operating income (expenses): |
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Depreciation |
(482,541 | ) | (485,174 | ) | (964,940 | ) | (970,767 | ) | ||||||||
Other general and administrative expenses |
(19,491 | ) | (17,906 | ) | (38,670 | ) | (37,450 | ) | ||||||||
Net gain on disposal of equipment |
5,547 | 6,926 | 5,819 | 6,559 | ||||||||||||
Income from operations |
257,484 | 188,302 | 389,660 | 419,226 | ||||||||||||
Other (expense) income: |
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Interest income |
1,573 | 3,266 | 3,225 | 6,790 | ||||||||||||
Interest expense |
(13,817 | ) | (20,864 | ) | (28,882 | ) | (42,012 | ) | ||||||||
(12,244 | ) | (17,598 | ) | (25,657 | ) | (35,222 | ) | |||||||||
Net income |
$ | 245,240 | $ | 170,704 | $ | 364,003 | $ | 384,004 | ||||||||
Allocation of net income: |
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General partner |
$ | 31,283 | $ | 29,316 | $ | 56,079 | $ | 50,898 | ||||||||
Limited partners |
213,957 | 141,388 | 307,924 | 333,106 | ||||||||||||
$ | 245,240 | $ | 170,704 | $ | 364,003 | $ | 384,004 | |||||||||
Limited partners per unit share of net income |
$ | 0.13 | $ | 0.09 | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.21 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | |||||||
2004 |
2003 |
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ | 1,281,522 | $ | 1,384,562 | ||||
Cash flows provided by investing activities: |
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Proceeds from disposal of equipment |
70,893 | 35,360 | ||||||
Cash flows used in financing activities: |
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Repayment of term debt |
(420,300 | ) | (420,300 | ) | ||||
Distribution to general partners |
(59,677 | ) | (51,553 | ) | ||||
Distribution to limited partners |
(1,193,085 | ) | (1,006,457 | ) | ||||
Total distribution to partners |
(1,252,762 | ) | (1,058,010 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
(1,673,062 | ) | (1,478,310 | ) | ||||
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |
(320,647 | ) | (58,388 | ) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period |
1,276,250 | 1,561,006 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period |
$ | 955,603 | $ | 1,502,618 | ||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Nature of Operations
Cronos Global Income Fund XVI, L.P. (the Partnership) is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the State of California on September 1, 1995, for the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo containers, special purpose containers and container related equipment worldwide to ocean carriers. To this extent, the Partnerships operations are subject to the fluctuations of world economic and political conditions. Such factors may affect the pattern and levels of world trade. The Partnership believes that the profitability of, and risks associated with, leases to foreign customers is generally the same as those of leases to domestic customers. The Partnerships leases generally require all payments to be made in United States currency.
Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC) is the general partner and, with its affiliate Cronos Containers Limited (the Leasing Company), manages the business of the Partnership. CCC and the Leasing Company also manage the container leasing business for other partnerships affiliated with CCC. The Partnership shall continue until December 31, 2015, unless sooner terminated upon the occurrence of certain events.
The Partnership commenced operations on March 29, 1996, when the minimum subscription proceeds of $2,000,000 were received from over 100 subscribers (excluding from such count Pennsylvania residents, the general partner, and all affiliates of the general partner). The offering terminated on December 27, 1997, at which time 1,599,667 limited partnership units had been sold.
(b) Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement
A Leasing Agent Agreement exists between the Partnership and the Leasing Company, whereby the Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing operations of all equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing, managing and re-leasing the Partnerships containers to ocean carriers and has full discretion over which ocean carriers, and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Partnership, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to ownership. Since the Leasing Agent Agreement meets the definition of an operating lease in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 13, it is accounted for as a lease under which the Partnership is lessor and the Leasing Company is lessee.
The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing Company will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating expenses and management fees to CCC and the Leasing Company. The Leasing Company leases containers to ocean carriers, generally under operating leases which are either master leases or term leases (mostly one to five years). Master leases do not specify the exact number of containers to be leased or the term that each container will remain on hire but allow the ocean carrier to pick up and drop off containers at various locations, and rentals are based upon the number of containers used and the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly, rentals under master leases are all variable and contingent upon the number of containers used. Most containers are leased to ocean carriers under master leases; leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not material to the financial statements. Since there are no material minimum lease rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is provided in these financial statements.
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(c) Basis of Accounting
The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Net lease revenue is recorded by the Partnership in each period based upon its leasing agent agreement with the Leasing Company. Net lease revenue is generally dependent upon operating lease rentals from operating lease agreements between the Leasing Company and its various lessees, less direct operating expenses and management fees due in respect of the containers specified in each operating lease agreement.
(d) Container Rental Equipment
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, container rental equipment is considered to be impaired if the carrying value of the asset exceeds the expected future cash flows from related operations (undiscounted and without interest charges). If impairment is deemed to exist, the assets are written down to fair value. An analysis is prepared each quarter projecting future cash flows from container rental equipment operations. Current and projected utilization rates, per-diem rental rates, direct operating expenses, fleet size and container disposals are the primary variables utilized by the analysis. Additionally, the Partnership evaluates future cash flows and potential impairment by container type rather than for each individual container, and as a result, future losses could result for individual container dispositions due to various factors, including age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location of containers when disposed. There were no impairment charges to the carrying value of container rental equipment for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
Depreciation policies are also evaluated to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. Container rental equipment is depreciated using the straight-line basis.
(e) Use of Estimates
The financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP), which requires the Partnership 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 reported period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
The most significant estimates included within the financial statements are the container rental equipment estimated useful lives and residual values, and the estimate of future cash flows from container rental equipment operations, used to determine the adequacy of the carrying value of container rental equipment in accordance with SFAS No. 144. Considerable judgment is required in estimating future cash flows from container rental equipment operations. Accordingly, the estimates may not be indicative of the amounts that may be realized in future periods. As additional information becomes available in subsequent periods, recognition of an impairment of the container rental equipment carrying values may be necessary based upon changes in market and economic conditions.
(Continued)
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(f) Financial Statement Presentation
These financial statements have been prepared without audit pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Registrant believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes in the Partnerships December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect in the opinion of management, all adjustments of a normal recurring necessary to present fairly the results for the interim periods presented. The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.
(2) Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company
Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management fees payable, and reimbursed administrative expenses payable to CCC and its affiliates from the rental billings earned by the Leasing Company under operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the Partnership, as well as proceeds earned from container disposals. Net lease receivables at June 30, 2004 and December 31, 2003 were as follows:
June 30, | December 31, | |||||||
2004 |
2003 |
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Gross lease receivables |
$ | 705,798 | $ | 689,966 | ||||
Less: |
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Direct operating payables and accrued expenses |
273,892 | 295,401 | ||||||
Damage protection reserve |
49,087 | 44,426 | ||||||
Base management fees payable |
22,707 | 25,546 | ||||||
Reimbursed administrative expenses |
16,431 | 15,843 | ||||||
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
35,225 | 43,523 | ||||||
Net lease receivables |
$ | 308,456 | $ | 265,227 | ||||
(Continued)
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(3) Net Lease Revenue
Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses, base management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses to CCC and its affiliates from the rental revenue earned by the Leasing Company under operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease revenue for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 was as follows:
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Rental revenue (note 4) |
$ | 1,027,325 | $ | 1,008,928 | $ | 2,008,964 | $ | 2,024,224 | ||||||||
Less: |
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Rental equipment operating expenses |
149,794 | 201,934 | 377,437 | 362,879 | ||||||||||||
Base management fees |
70,609 | 71,079 | 139,327 | 141,395 | ||||||||||||
Reimbursed administrative expenses |
52,953 | 51,459 | 104,749 | 99,066 | ||||||||||||
Net lease revenue |
$ | 753,969 | $ | 684,456 | $ | 1,387,451 | $ | 1,420,884 | ||||||||
(4) Operating Segment
An operating segment is a component of an enterprise that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the enterprises chief operating decision maker to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, and about which separate financial information is available. The Leasing Company operates the Partnerships container fleet as a homogenous unit and has determined, that as such it has a single reportable operating segment.
The Partnership derives its revenues from dry cargo, refrigerated and tank containers used by its customers in global trade routes. As of June 30, 2004, the Partnership operated 4,385 twenty-foot, 1,474 forty-foot and 1,723 forty-foot high-cube marine dry cargo containers, as well as 87 twenty-foot and 297 forty-foot high-cube refrigerated cargo containers, and 52 twenty-four thousand-liter tanks. A summary of gross lease revenue, by product, for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 follows:
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Dry cargo containers |
$ | 685,236 | $ | 659,096 | $ | 1,340,536 | $ | 1,330,613 | ||||||||
Refrigerated containers |
304,043 | 317,529 | 590,952 | 629,620 | ||||||||||||
Tank containers |
38,046 | 32,303 | 77,476 | 63,991 | ||||||||||||
Total |
$ | 1,027,325 | $ | 1,008,928 | $ | 2,008,964 | $ | 2,024,224 | ||||||||
Due to the Partnerships lack of information regarding the physical location of its fleet of containers when on lease in the global shipping trade, the Partnership believes that it does not possess discernible geographic reporting segments as defined in SFAS No. 131 (SFAS 131), Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information.
(Continued)
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CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Financial Statements
(5) Equipment Debt
As of June 30, 2004, the Partnerships existing term loan debt was $1,681,200, plus accrued interest of approximately $4,480. On March 30, 2000, the Partnership borrowed $5,043,600 under a term loan for the purpose of acquiring additional equipment. The terms of the loan required it to be repaid in eight remaining equal quarterly installments plus interest, through May 31, 2006. Interest accrues at the rate of 1.75% above the LIBOR rate which is calculated on the first day of each quarterly interest period. Over the life of the loan, the interest rates have ranged from 2.87% to 8.58%. The loan is secured by containers owned by the Partnership, as well as any income generated in connection with the containers including lease revenue and sales proceeds. A restricted deposit of $750,000 is held in an account with the lender as additional collateral and is included in Other Assets on the Balance Sheet. Subsequent to June 30, 2004, the Registrant notified the lender of its intent to prepay the remaining outstanding balance of the term loan debt, and any accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on August 31, 2004.
As of June 30, 2004, the estimated fair value of the term loan debt was $1,682,455. The fair value of the term loan has been calculated using the market rates prevailing at May 31, 2004.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion of the Registrants historical financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the Registrants December 31, 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K and the financial statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.
General
A Leasing Agent Agreement exists between the Registrant and the Leasing Company, whereby the Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing operations of all equipment owned by the Registrant. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing, managing and re-leasing the Registrants containers to ocean carriers and has full discretion over which ocean carriers, and suppliers of goods and services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Registrant, together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard to ownership. At June 30, 2004, 97% of the original equipment remained in the Registrants fleet, compared to 98% at December 31, 2003. The following chart summarizes the composition of the Registrants fleet (based on container type) at June 30, 2004.
Dry Cargo | Refrigerated | Tank | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Containers |
Containers |
Containers |
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40-Foot | 40-Foot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20-Foot |
40-Foot |
High-Cube |
20-Foot |
High-Cube |
24,000-Liter |
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Containers on lease: |
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Master lease |
2,873 | 744 | 880 | 61 | 104 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Term lease (1-5
years) |
1,268 | 591 | 792 | 17 | 172 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Subtotal |
4,141 | 1,335 | 1,672 | 78 | 276 | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
Containers off lease |
244 | 139 | 51 | 9 | 21 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total container fleet |
4,385 | 1,474 | 1,723 | 87 | 297 | 52 |
Dry Cargo | Refrigerated | Tank | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Containers |
Containers |
Containers |
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20-Foot |
40-Foot |
High-Cube |
20-Foot |
40-Foot |
24,000-Liter |
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Units |
% |
Units |
% |
Units |
% |
Units |
% |
Units |
% |
Units |
% |
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Total purchases |
4,553 | 100 | % | 1,500 | 100 | % | 1,750 | 100 | % | 90 | 100 | % | 300 | 100 | % | 52 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less disposals |
168 | 4 | % | 26 | 2 | % | 27 | 2 | % | 3 | 3 | % | 3 | 1 | % | 0 | 0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Remaining fleet at
June 30, 2004 |
4,385 | 96 | % | 1,474 | 98 | % | 1,723 | 98 | % | 87 | 97 | % | 297 | 99 | % | 52 | 100 | % | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The general increase in trade volumes that emerged during the three-month period ending March 31, 2004, continued during the three-month period ending June 30, 2004, contributing to stronger container leasing market conditions and higher levels of demand for new and existing containers. The Registrants dry cargo container utilization measured 94% at June 30, 2004, compared to 89% at December 31, 2003.
The six-month period ending June 30, 2004 experienced substantial growth in container trade volumes, especially within Asia-Europe and intra-Asian trade routes. Chinas import and export markets were a catalyst to this growth. These increases in trade volumes exasperated the worlds ports and railroads, contributing to congestion and additional demand in some locations.
Although container manufacturers stepped up production in the first half of 2004 in order to meet the increased container demand by shipping lines, production of new containers was hampered somewhat by steel shortages earlier in the year, contributing to stronger market conditions for leased containers. As steel prices increased during 2004, the price of a new twenty-foot dry cargo container also increased to as high as $2,000 in the first and second quarters of 2004, compared to $1,350 in the latter part of 2003.
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Off-hire inventories of older containers throughout the world declined, as shipping lines employed more leased containers to meet their container requirements. This decline in inventories has resulted in substantial decreases in storage expenses, and expenditures to reposition containers from low demand locations to locations of higher demand. Declining inventories have also contributed to an increase in proceeds per container realized on the sale of used containers, as fewer containers were available to meet the demand of buyers of existing containers. The Registrants dry cargo inventory of off-hire containers at June 30, 2004 decreased approximately 58% in comparison to June 30, 2003.
Per-diem rates for new containers increased in line with the increase in new container costs, while per diems for older containers remained relatively unchanged, as the lease market for older containers remains competitive, and therefore, subject to significant pricing pressures. The Registrants average dry cargo container per-diem rate for the three-month period ended June 30, 2004 decreased slightly in comparison to the same period in the prior year.
Although favorable market conditions currently exist for container lessors, the current market conditions may negatively impact the shipping lines. Sharply rising charter rates for ships, combined with the rise in steel prices and the related increase in new container prices, have created a concern for both the shipping lines and therefore, the leasing companies. Although some shipping lines have experienced an increase in freight rates in line with the strong demand on major trade routes, some shipping lines are facing increased financial pressures, especially those shipping lines that rely on operating their containerships via short-term charters. Current conditions appear to favor the larger more established shipping lines, which have witnessed strong recoveries in their performance over the last few quarters. Some regional intra-Asia shipping lines have cut back services in some routes in an attempt to reduce their rising costs. The Registrant, CCC and the Leasing Company remain cautious, and continue to monitor the aging of lease receivables, collections and the credit exposure to various existing and new customers. The financial impact of losses from these shipping lines may eventually influence the demand for leased containers, as some shipping lines may experience additional financial difficulties, consolidate, or become insolvent.
Lastly, wide-ranging concerns remain regarding recovery of the worlds major economies, including the price of oil, inflation concerns and its impact on interest rates, US trade and budget deficits, Chinas efforts to cool its economy, performance of global stock markets, geopolitical concerns arising from uncertainties within the Middle East and Asia, threats of another major terrorist attack, as well as new container production levels, all of which may have an impact on the current demand for leased containers.
The Registrants average fleet size and utilization rates for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 were as follows:
Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | June 30, | |||||||||||||
2004 |
2003 |
2004 |
2003 |
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Average fleet size (measured in
twenty-foot equivalent units
(TEU)) |
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Dry cargo containers |
10,789 | 10,876 | 10,799 | 10,884 | ||||||||||||
Refrigerated containers |
681 | 683 | 681 | 683 | ||||||||||||
Tank containers |
52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | ||||||||||||
Average Utilization |
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Dry cargo containers |
93 | % | 88 | % | 91 | % | 87 | % | ||||||||
Refrigerated containers |
93 | % | 99 | % | 90 | % | 99 | % | ||||||||
Tank containers |
92 | % | 73 | % | 92 | % | 70 | % |
The primary component of the Registrants results of operations is net lease revenue. Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses, management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses, from rental revenues billed by the Leasing Company from the leasing of the Registrants containers. Net lease revenue is directly related to the size, utilization and per-diem rental rates of the Registrants fleet.
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Three Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to the Three Months Ended June 30, 2003
Net lease revenue of $753,969 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $69,513 higher than in the corresponding period of 2003. The increase was primarily due to a decline in rental equipment operating expenses of $52,140 when compared to the same three month period in 2003, as well as a $18,397 increase in gross lease revenue. Increases in utilization levels contributed to a reduction in rental equipment operating expenses during the three-month period ended June 30, 2004, as storage costs declined inline with diminishing inventories of idle containers, and the need to move containers from low demand locations to high demand locations was reduced, resulting in lower repositioning costs. The increase in net lease revenue was partially offset by an increase in the provision for doubtful accounts.
Depreciation expense of $482,541 for the three months ended June 30, 2004 was $2,633 lower than the same period in 2003.
Other general and administrative expenses were $19,491 in the second quarter of 2004, were $1,585 higher than the same period in 2003, primarily due to an increase in investor communication expenses.
Net gain on disposal of equipment was a result of the Registrant disposing of 11 containers during the three-month period ended June 30, 2004. Similarly, 10 containers were disposed of during the same period in 2003. These disposals resulted in a net gain of $5,547 compared to $6,926 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Registrant believes that the net gain on container disposals in the three-month period ended June 30, 2004 was a result of various factors including the volume of disposed containers, age, condition, suitability for continued leasing, as well as the geographical location of the containers when disposed. These factors will continue to influence the decision to repair or dispose of a container when it is returned by a lessee, as well as the amount of sales proceeds received and the related gain or loss on container disposals. The level of the Registrants container disposals in subsequent periods, as well as the price of steel, new container prices, and the current leasing markets impact on sales prices for existing, older containers, such as those owned by the Registrant, will also contribute to fluctuations in the net gain or loss on disposals. There were no reductions to the carrying value of container rental equipment due to impairment during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2004 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2003
Net lease revenue of $1,387,451 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $33,433 lower than in the corresponding period of 2003. The decrease was primarily due to a $14,558 increase in rental equipment operating expenses from the same period in 2003, as well as a $15,260 decrease in gross lease revenue. Contributing to the increase in rental equipment operating expenses were higher repair and maintenance expenses. These expenses were partially offset by decreases in storage and repositioning costs resulting from higher utilization levels .
Depreciation expense of $964,940 for the six months ended June 30, 2004 was $5,827 lower than the same period in 2003.
Other general and administrative expenses were $38,670 in the first six months of 2004, compared to $37,450 in the corresponding period of 2003, representing a increase of $1,220 or 3%.
Net gain on disposal of equipment was a result of the Registrant disposing of 45 containers during the six-month period ended June 30, 2004 as compared to 23 containers disposed of during the same period in 2003. These disposals resulted in a net gain of $5,819 and $6,559 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003, respectively. There were no reductions to the carrying value of container rental equipment due to impairment during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash from Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities was $1,281,522 and $1,384,562 during the first six months of 2004 and 2003, respectively, primarily generated from the billing and collection of net lease revenue.
Cash from Investing Activities: Net cash provided by investing activities during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2004 and 2003 included sales proceeds generated from the sale of rental equipment of $70,893 and $35,360, respectively.
Cash from Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing activities was $1,673,062 during the first six months of 2004. This amount was comprised of distributions to the Registrants general and limited partners totaling $1,252,762, and the repayment of the Registrants term debt in the amount of $420,300. In comparison, during the first six months of 2003, net cash used in financing activities was $1,478,310. This amount was comprised of distributions to the Registrants general and limited partners totaling $1,058,010 and the repayment of term debt totaling $420,300. The loan, due to expire in the year 2006, is required to be repaid in eight remaining quarterly installments from the Registrants cash generated from operations. However, subsequent to June 30, 2004, the Registrant notified the lender of its intent to prepay the remaining loan balance on August 31, 2004. Early prepayment of this loan will require the Registrant to utilize most of its cash balances, and subsequent to the repayment of the loan, may require the Registrant to defer payment of its management fee and reimbursable administrative expenses due to CCC and the Leasing Company while replenishing its working capital reserves.
Capital Resources
Capital Resources: Aside from the initial working capital reserve retained from the gross subscription proceeds (equal to approximately 1% of such proceeds), the Registrant relied primarily on container rental receipts to service its term debt, make distributions to its general and limited partners, and finance current operating needs. Quarterly distributions are also affected by periodic increases or decreases to working capital reserves, as deemed appropriate by CCC, to ensure cash reserves on hand are sufficient to meet the Registrants operating requirements. No credit lines are maintained to finance working capital.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Registrants accounting policies are fundamental to understanding managements discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition. The Registrant has identified three policies as being significant because they require the Registrant to make subjective and/or complex judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. These policies include the following:
| Container equipment depreciable lives |
| Container equipment valuation |
| Allowance for doubtful accounts |
The Registrant, in consultation with its audit committee, has reviewed and approved these significant accounting policies which are further described in the Registrants 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Inflation
The Registrant believes inflation has not had a material adverse effect on the results of its operations.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Exchange rate risk: Substantially all of the Registrants revenues are billed and paid in US dollars and a significant portion of costs are billed and paid in US dollars. The Leasing Company believes that the proportion of US dollar revenues may decrease in future years, reflecting a more diversified customer base and lease portfolio. Of the remaining costs, the majority are individually small, unpredictable and incurred in various denominations and thus are not suitable for cost effective hedging.
The Leasing Company may hedge a portion of the expenses that are predictable and are principally in UK pounds sterling. As exchange rates are outside of the control of the Registrant and Leasing Company, there can be no assurance that such fluctuations will not adversely affect its results of operations and financial condition.
Interest rate risk: Outstanding borrowings are subject to interest rate risk. At June 30, 2004, 100% of total borrowings had floating interest rates. The Registrant conducted an analysis of variable interest rate borrowing to determine its sensitivity to interest rate changes. In this analysis, the same change was applied to the current balance outstanding, leaving all other factors constant. It was found that if a 10% increase were applied to market rates, the expected effect would not significantly reduce annual cash flows of the Registrant.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
The principal executive and principal financial officers of CCC have evaluated the disclosure controls and procedures of the Registrant as of the end of the period covered by this report. As used herein, the term disclosure controls and procedures has the meaning given to the term by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (Exchange Act), and includes the controls and other procedures of the Registrant that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in the reports that it files with the SEC under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Based upon their evaluation, the principal executive and principal financial officers of CCC have concluded that the Registrants disclosure controls and procedures were effective such that the information required to be disclosed by the Registrant in this report is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms applicable to the preparation of this report and is accumulated and communicated to CCCs management, including CCCs principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
There have been no significant changes in the Registrants internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Registrants internal controls subsequent to the evaluation described above conducted by CCCs principal executive and financial officers.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Not applicable.
Item 2. Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds
Not applicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4. Submissions of Matters to a Vote of Securities Holders
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Exhibits
Exhibit | ||||||
No. |
Description |
Method of Filing |
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3(a) | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, amended and restated as of December 28, 1995 | * | ||||
3(b) | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant | ** | ||||
10 | Form of Leasing Agent Agreement with Cronos Containers Limited | *** | ||||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14 Certification | Filed with this document | ||||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14 Certification | Filed with this document | ||||
32 | Section 1350 Certification | Filed with this document **** |
(b) | Reports on Form 8-K | |||
No reports on Form 8-K were filed by the Registrant during the quarter ended June 30, 2004. |
* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the Registrant dated December 28, 1995, included as part of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
** | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
*** | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
**** | This certification, required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other than as required by Section 906, is not to be deemed filed with the Commission or subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of said Act. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CRONOS GLOBAL INCOME FUND XVI, L.P. |
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By | Cronos Capital Corp. | |||
The General Partner | ||||
By | /s/ Dennis J. Tietz | |||
Dennis J. Tietz | ||||
President and Director of Cronos Capital Corp.
(CCC) Principal Executive Officer of CCC |
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By | /s/ John Kallas | |||
John Kallas | ||||
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Cronos Capital Corp. (CCC) Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of CCC |
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Date: August 12, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||||||
No. |
Description |
Method of Filing |
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3(a) | Limited Partnership Agreement of the Registrant, amended and restated as of December 28, 1995 | * | ||||
3(b) | Certificate of Limited Partnership of the Registrant | ** | ||||
10 | Form of Leasing Agent Agreement with Cronos Containers Limited | *** | ||||
31.1 | Rule 13a-14 Certification | Filed with this document | ||||
31.2 | Rule 13a-14 Certification | Filed with this document | ||||
32 | Section 1350 Certification | Filed with this document **** |
* | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Prospectus of the Registrant dated December 28, 1995, included as part of Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
** | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
*** | Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-98290) | |
**** | This certification, required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, other than as required by Section 906, is not deemed to be filed with the Commission or subject to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or to the liabilities of Section 18 of said Act. |