ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC - FORM 10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

x	Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2010

¨	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 000-51858

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

20-1357935

(State or other jurisdiction of

Incorporation or organization)

(I. R. S. Employer

Identification No.)

600 California Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94108-2733

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (415) 989-8800

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: Limited Liability Company Units

Indicate by a 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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes ¨ No ¨

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


Large accelerated filer ¨		Accelerated filer ¨		Non-accelerated filer ¨		Smaller reporting company x

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 Limited Liability Company Units outstanding as of October 31, 2010 was 5,209,307.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

None.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

Index


Part I.	Financial Information	3

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	3

	Balance Sheets, September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009	3

	Statements of Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009	4

	Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010	5

	Statements of Cash Flows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009	6

	Notes to the Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	26

Part II.	Other Information	27

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	27

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	27

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	27

Item 4.	[Reserved]	27

Item 5.	Other Information	27

Item 6.	Exhibits	27

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited).

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

BALANCE SHEETS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND DECEMBER 31, 2009

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,598	$	3,654
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $18 as of September 30, 2010 and $210 as of December 31, 2009		432		213
Notes receivable, net of unearned interest income of $333 as of September 30, 2010 and $472 as of December 31, 2009		1,657		2,570
Investment in securities		313		306
Investments in equipment and leases, net of accumulated depreciation of $27,874 as of September 30, 2010 and $25,912 as of December 31, 2009		19,533		24,917
Other assets		26		39

Total assets	$	25,559	$	31,699

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
Managing Member	$	149	$	87
Accrued distributions to Other Members		551		551
Other		271		412
Non-recourse debt		6,454		8,924
Unearned operating lease income		422		437

Total liabilities		7,847		10,411

Commitments and contingencies
Members’ capital:
Managing Member		—		—
Other Members		17,712		21,288

Total Members’ capital		17,712		21,288

Total liabilities and Members’ capital	$	25,559	$	31,699

See accompanying notes.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

STATEMENTS OF INCOME

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)

(Unaudited)


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Revenues:
Operating lease income	$	1,877		$	1,895		$	6,021		$	7,322
Direct financing leases		39			19			101			40
Notes receivable interest income		35			75			135			265
Gain on sale of assets and early termination of notes		22			206			118			1,628
Gain (loss) on sale of securities		—			—			16			(46	)
Other		31			6			67			15

Total revenues		2,004			2,201			6,458			9,224

Expenses:
Depreciation of operating lease assets		1,523			1,741			4,634			6,159
Asset management fees to Managing Member		93			105			316			549
Acquisition expense		68			—			68			5
Cost reimbursements to Managing Member		108			90			363			260
Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses		—			38			(24	)		11
Impairment losses		—			90			17			90
Provision for losses on investment in securities		—			—			—			50
Amortization of initial direct costs		29			51			91			136
Interest expense		115			170			377			708
Professional fees		13			30			145			133
Outside services		9			18			55			36
Other		21			40			91			99

Total operating expenses		1,979			2,373			6,133			8,236
Other (loss) income, net		(5	)		68			10			1

Net income (loss)	$	20		$	(104	)	$	335		$	989

Net income (loss):
Managing Member	$	98		$	98		$	293		$	293
Other Members		(78	)		(202	)		42			696

	$	20		$	(104	)	$	335		$	989

Net (loss) income per Limited Liability Company Unit (Other Members)	$	(0.01	)	$	(0.04	)	$	0.01		$	0.13
Weighted average number of Units outstanding		5,209,307			5,210,507			5,209,848			5,214,023

See accompanying notes.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009

AND FOR THE

NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)

(Unaudited)


	Other Members						Managing
	Units			Amount			Member			Total
Balance December 31, 2008		5,230,507		$	25,514		$	—		$	25,514
Repurchases of Units		(20,000	)		(100	)		—			(100	)
Distributions to Other Members ($0.92 per Unit)		—			(4,819	)		—			(4,819	)
Distributions to Managing Member		—			—			(391	)		(391	)
Net income		—			693			391			1,084

Balance December 31, 2009		5,210,507			21,288			—			21,288
Repurchases of Units		(1,200	)		(4	)		—			(4	)
Distributions to Other Members ($0.69 per Unit)		—			(3,614	)		—			(3,614	)
Distributions to Managing Member		—			—			(293	)		(293	)
Net income		—			42			293			335

Balance September 30, 2010		5,209,307		$	17,712		$	—		$	17,712

See accompanying notes.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009

(In Thousands)

(Unaudited)


	Three months ended September 30,						Nine months ended September 30,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	20		$	(104	)	$	335		$	989
Adjustment to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:
Gain on sales of assets and early termination of notes		(22	)		(206	)		(118	)		(1,628	)
Depreciation of operating lease assets		1,523			1,741			4,634			6,159
Amortization of initial direct costs		29			51			91			136
Amortization of unearned income on direct financing leases		(39	)		(19	)		(101	)		(40	)
Amortization of unearned income on notes receivable		(35	)		(75	)		(135	)		(265	)
Provision (reversal of provision) for credit losses		—			38			(24	)		11
Impairment losses		—			90			17			90
Provision for losses on investment in securities		—			—			—			50
(Gain) loss on sale or disposition of securities		—			—			(16	)		46
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(177	)		(20	)		(195	)		54
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(15	)		(18	)		13			(4	)
Accounts payable, Managing Member		13			(143	)		62			(17	)
Accounts payable, other		(91	)		(59	)		(141	)		90
Unearned operating lease income		(135	)		26			(15	)		6

Net cash provided by operating activities		1,071			1,302			4,407			5,677

Investing activities:
Purchase of securities		—			—			(7	)		—
Proceeds from early termination of notes receivable		18			—			192			170
Proceeds from sales of lease assets		279			823			686			7,648
Payments of initial direct costs		—			—			—			(1	)
Payments received on direct financing leases		66			17			176			38
Proceeds from sale of securities		—			—			16			80
Payments received on notes receivable		167			406			855			1,175

Net cash provided by investing activities		530			1,246			1,918			9,110

Financing activities:
Repayments under non-recourse debt		(772	)		(1,325	)		(2,470	)		(7,665	)
Borrowings under acquisition facility		—			—			—			500
Repayments under acquisition facility		—			—			—			(1,000	)
Distributions to Other Members		(1,204	)		(1,205	)		(3,614	)		(3,615	)
Distributions to Managing Member		(98	)		(98	)		(293	)		(293	)
Repurchases of Units		—			—			(4	)		(100	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(2,074	)		(2,628	)		(6,381	)		(12,173	)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents		(473	)		(80	)		(56	)		2,614
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		4,071			3,598			3,654			904

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	3,598		$	3,518		$	3,598		$	3,518

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	117		$	174		$	387		$	748

Cash paid during the period for taxes	$	9		$	1		$	48		$	41

Schedule of non-cash transactions:
Distributions payable to Other Members at period-end	$	551		$	551		$	551		$	551

Distributions payable to Managing Member at period-end	$	45		$	45		$	45		$	45

See accompanying notes.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. Organization and Limited Liability Company matters:

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the “Company”) was formed under the laws of the State of California on June 25, 2004. The Company was formed for the purpose of acquiring equipment to engage in equipment leasing, lending and sales activities. Also, from time to time, the Company may purchase securities of its borrowers or receive warrants to purchase securities in connection with its lending arrangements. The Managing Member of the Company is ATEL Financial Services, LLC (“AFS”), a California limited liability company. The Company may continue until December 31, 2025. Each Member’s personal liability for obligations of the Company generally will be limited to the amount of their respective contributions and rights to undistributed profits and assets of the Company.

The Company conducted a public offering of 15,000,000 Limited Liability Company Units (“Units”), at a price of $10 per Unit. On May 31, 2005, subscriptions for the minimum number of Units (120,000, representing $1.2 million) had been received and AFS requested that the subscriptions be released to the Company. On that date, the Company commenced operations in its primary business (acquiring equipment to engage in equipment leasing, lending and sales activities). As of July 13, 2005, the Company had received subscriptions for 958,274 Units ($9.6 million), thus exceeding the $7.5 million minimum requirement for Pennsylvania, and AFS requested that the remaining funds in escrow (from Pennsylvania investors) be released to the Company. The Company terminated sales of Units effective April 30, 2006. Life-to-date net contributions through June 2010 totaled $52.2 million, consisting of approximately $52.8 million in gross contributions from Other Members purchasing Units under the public offering less net rescissions and repurchases of $636 thousand. As of September 30, 2010, 5,209,307 Units were issued and outstanding.

The Company’s principal objectives are to invest in a diversified portfolio of equipment that (i) preserves, protects and returns the Company’s invested capital; (ii) generates regular distributions to the Members of cash from operations and cash from sales or refinancing, with any balance remaining after certain minimum distributions to be used to purchase additional equipment during the reinvestment period (“Reinvestment Period”) (defined as six full years following the year the offering was terminated), which ends December 31, 2012, and (iii) provides additional distributions following the Reinvestment Period and until all equipment has been sold. The Company is governed by its Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement”), as amended.

Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, AFS receives compensation and reimbursements for services rendered on behalf of the Company (See Note 5). The Company is required to maintain reasonable cash reserves for working capital, the repurchase of Units and contingencies. The repurchase of Units is solely at the discretion of AFS.

The Company’s unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto contained in the report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Summary of significant accounting policies:

Basis of presentation:

The accompanying unaudited financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q as mandated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in the opinion of the Managing Member, necessary for a fair statement of financial position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. All such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on equity or net income.

Footnote and tabular amounts are presented in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):

In preparing the accompanying unaudited financial statements, the Managing Member has reviewed events that have occurred after September 30, 2010 up until the issuance of the financial statements. No events were noted which would require disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements.

Use of estimates:

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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. Such estimates primarily relate to the determination of residual values at the end of the lease term and expected future cash flows used for impairment analysis purposes and for determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts and reserve for credit losses on notes receivable.

Segment reporting:

The Company is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly the Company operates in one reportable operating segment in the United States.

The primary geographic regions in which the Company seeks leasing opportunities are North America and Europe. The table below summarizes geographic information relating to the sources, by nation, of the Company’s total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 and long-lived assets as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2010		% of Total			2009		% of Total
Revenue
United States	$	5,918		92	%	$	8,540		93	%

United Kingdom		540		8	%		684		7	%

Total International		540		8	%		684		7	%

Total	$	6,458		100	%	$	9,224		100	%


	As of September 30,					As of December 31,
	2010		% of Total			2009		% of Total
Long-lived assets (net)
United States	$	18,491		95	%	$	23,339		94	%

United Kingdom		1,042		5	%		1,578		6	%

Total International		1,042		5	%		1,578		6	%

Total	$	19,533		100	%	$	24,917		100	%

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):

Investment in securities:

From time to time, the Company may purchase securities of its borrowers or receive warrants to purchase securities in connection with its lending arrangements.

Purchased securities

Purchased securities are generally not registered for public sale and are carried at cost. Such securities are adjusted to fair value if the fair value is less than the carrying value and such impairment is deemed by the Managing Member to be other than temporary. Factors considered by the Managing Member in determining fair value include, but are not limited to, available financial information, the issuer’s ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuer’s subsequent ability to raise capital. Management has concluded that there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the instruments. Accordingly, such investment is stated at cost. There were no impaired securities at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

Warrants

Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are carried at an estimated fair value, as determined by the Managing Member, on the balance sheet as assets or liabilities. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Managing Member estimated the fair value of the warrants to be nominal in amount.

Foreign currency transactions:

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reported in the results of operations as “other income” or “other loss” in the period in which they occur. Currently, the Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its economic exposure with respect to assets, liabilities and firm commitments as the foreign currency transactions risks to date have not been significant. The Company recognized a net foreign currency loss of $5 thousand and a net foreign currency gain of $68 thousand for the respective three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009. During the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, the Company recognized net foreign currency gains of $10 thousand and $1 thousand, respectively.

Per Unit data:

Net income (loss) and distributions per Unit are based upon the weighted average number of Other Members’ Units outstanding during the period.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

In July 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses.” ASU 2010-20 requires entities to provide disclosures designed to facilitate financial statement users’ evaluation of (i) the nature of credit risk inherent in the entity’s portfolio of financing receivables, (ii) how that risk is analyzed and assessed in arriving at the allowance for credit losses and (iii) the changes and reasons for those changes in the allowance for credit losses. Disclosures must be disaggregated by portfolio segment, the level at which an entity develops and documents a systematic method for determining its allowance for credit losses, and class of financing receivable, which is generally a disaggregation of portfolio segment. The required disclosures include, among other things, a rollforward of the allowance for credit losses as well as information about modified, impaired, non-accrual and past due loans and credit quality indicators. ASU 2010-20 will be effective for the Company’s financial statements as of December 31, 2010, as it relates to disclosures required as of the end of a reporting period. Disclosures that relate to activity during a reporting period will be required for the Company’s financial statements that include periods beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The Company anticipates that adoption of these additional disclosures will not have a material effect on its financial position or results of operations.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

2. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued):

In January 2010, the FASB issued ASU No. 2010-06, “Improving Disclosure about Fair Value Measurement” (“ASU 2010-06”). ASU 2010-06 requires additional disclosures related to recurring or nonrecurring fair-value measurements including significant transfers into and out of Level 1 and Level 2 fair-value measurements, and information on purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in a rollforward reconciliation of Level 3 fair-value measurements. Except for disclosure regarding the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements relating to Level 3 measurements, which will be effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010, the guidance became effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010 and was adopted during the first quarter of 2010 with no impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

3. Notes receivable:

The Company has various notes receivable from borrowers who have financed the purchase of equipment through the Company. The terms of the notes receivable were generally up to 120 months and bear interest at rates ranging from 8.4% to 12.5%. The notes are secured by the equipment financed. The notes mature from 2011 through 2016. At September 30, 2010, credit losses were nominal and notes placed in non-accrual status totaled $120 thousand. There were neither impaired notes nor notes placed in non-accrual status at December 31, 2009.

The minimum future payments receivable as of September 30, 2010 are as follows (in thousands):


Three months ending December 31, 2010	$	198
Year ending December 31, 2011		521
2012		399
2013		295
2014		221
2015		166
Thereafter		188

		1,988
Less: portion representing unearned interest income		(333	)

		1,655
Unamortized indirect costs		2

Notes receivable, net	$	1,657


	September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
Net investment in notes receivable placed in non-accrual status	$	120	$	—

IDC amortization expense related to notes receivable and the Company’s operating and direct financing leases for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
IDC amortization - notes receivable	$	1	$	2	$	2	$	7
IDC amortization - lease assets		28		49		89		129

Total	$	29	$	51	$	91	$	136

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

4. Investment in equipment and leases, net:

The Company’s investment in leases consists of the following (in thousands):


	Balance December 31, 2009		Reclassifications, Additions / Dispositions and Impairment Losses			Depreciation/ Amortization Expense or Amortization of Leases			Balance September 30, 2010
Net investment in operating leases	$	24,174	$	(535	)	$	(4,634	)	$	19,005
Net investment in direct financing leases		163		108			(76	)		195
Assets held for sale or lease, net		383		(158	)		—			225
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization of $450 at September 30, 2010 and $414 at December 31, 2009		197		—			(89	)		7 108

Total	$	24,917	$	(585	)	$	(4,799	)	$	19,533

Impairment of investments in leases and assets held for sale or lease:

Management periodically reviews the carrying values of its assets on leases and assets held for lease or sale. Impairment losses are recorded as an adjustment to the net investment in operating leases. During the first six months of 2010, the Company deemed certain off-lease assets to be impaired and, accordingly, the Company recorded an adjustment of $17 thousand to the cost basis of such assets. No additional impairment losses were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2010. During the third quarter of 2009, impairment losses totaled approximately $90 thousand and were entirely related to impaired off-lease assets. There were no impairment losses during the first six months of 2009.

Depreciation expense on property subject to operating leases and property held for lease or sale was approximately $1.5 million and $1.7 million for the respective three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, and was approximately $4.6 million and $6.2 million for the respective nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009.

All of the leased property was acquired during the years 2005 through 2009.

Operating leases:

Property on operating leases consists of the following (in thousands):


	Balance December 31, 2009			Additions			Reclassifications or Dispositions			Balance September 30, 2010
Materials handling	$	15,873		$	—		$	(1,067	)	$	14,806
Transportation, rail		11,723			—			—			11,723
Transportation, other		11,059			—			(230	)		10,829
Construction		2,982			—			(300	)		2,682
Aviation		1,658			—			—			1,658
Manufacturing		1,171			—			—			1,171
Marine vessels		1,415			—			—			1,415
Logging and lumber		1,150			—			(369	)		781
Research		725			—			(323	)		402
Office furniture		146			—			—			146

		47,902			—			(2,289	)		45,613
Less accumulated depreciation		(23,728	)		(4,634	)		1,754			(26,608	)

Total	$	24,174		$	(4,634	)	$	(535	)	$	19,005

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

4. Investment in equipment and leases, net (continued):

The average estimated residual value for assets on operating leases was 21% of the assets’ original cost at both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

On April 30, 2009, a major lessee, Chrysler Corporation, filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11. Under a pre-package agreement, a new company was formed to purchase the assets of old Chrysler – its plants, brands, land, equipment, as well as its contracts with the union, dealers and suppliers – from the bankruptcy court. Under this agreement, the Company had its leases with the old, bankrupt Chrysler assumed by the new Chrysler, Chrysler Group, LLC, which is 35% owned by Fiat. The new Chrysler has remitted payments relative to the affirmed leases. However, at September 30, 2010, the account remains on cash basis in accordance with Company policy as the short payment history of the new Chrysler does not yet substantiate its ability to maintain accounts current.

At September 30, 2010, net investment in equipment underlying lease contracts placed in non-accrual status approximated $742 thousand, all of which was related to Chrysler. At December 31, 2009, such investment totaled $1.7 million, of which $1.1 million was related to Chrysler. The related accounts receivable from such contracts approximated $7 thousand and $168 thousand at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

Direct financing leases:

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, investment in direct financing leases consists of materials handling equipment. The following lists the components of the Company’s investment in direct financing leases as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2010			December 31, 2009
Total minimum lease payments receivable	$	291		$	180
Estimated residual values of leased equipment (unguaranteed)		41			35

Investment in direct financing leases		332			215
Less unearned income		(137	)		(52	)

Net investment in direct financing leases	$	195		$	163

There were no investment in direct financing lease assets in non-accrual status at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

At September 30, 2010, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments to be received are as follows (in thousands):


	Operating Leases		Direct Financing Leases		Total
Three months ending December 31, 2010	$	1,718	$	58	$	1,776
Year ending December 31, 2011		4,317		138		4,455
2012		2,741		81		2,822
2013		1,848		14		1,862
2014		1,162		—		1,162
2015		677		—		677

	$	12,463	$	291	$	12,754

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

4. Investment in equipment and leases, net (continued):

The Company utilizes a straight line depreciation method for equipment in all of the categories currently in its portfolio of lease transactions. The useful lives for investment in leases by category are as follows (in years):


Equipment category	Useful Life
Transportation, rail		30 - 35
Aviation		20 - 30
Marine vessels		20 - 30
Manufacturing		10 - 20
Construction		7 - 10
Logging & lumber		7 - 10
Materials handling		7 - 10
Office furniture		7 - 10
Research		7 - 10
Transportation, other		7 - 10

5. Related party transactions:

The terms of the Operating Agreement provide that AFS and/or affiliates are entitled to receive certain fees for equipment management and resale, and for management of the Company.

The Operating Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred by AFS in providing administrative services to the Company. Administrative services provided include Company accounting, finance/treasury, investor relations, legal counsel and lease and equipment documentation. AFS is not reimbursed for services whereby it is entitled to receive a separate fee as compensation for such services, such as management of equipment.

Each of ATEL Leasing Corporation (“ALC”) and AFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATEL Capital Group and performs services for the Company. Acquisition services, equipment management, lease administration and asset disposition services are performed by ALC; and investor relations, communications services and general administrative services are performed by AFS.

Cost reimbursements to the Managing Member are based on its costs incurred in performing administrative services for the Company. These costs are allocated to each managed entity based on certain criteria such as total assets, number of investors or contributed capital based upon the type of cost incurred.

The Operating Agreement places an annual limit and a cumulative limit for cost reimbursements to AFS and/or affiliates. Any reimbursable costs incurred by AFS and/or affiliates during the year exceeding the annual and/or cumulative limits cannot be reimbursed in the current year, though such costs may be reimbursable in future years to the extent of the cumulative limit. As of September 30, 2010, the Company has not exceeded the annual and/or cumulative limitations discussed above.

AFS and/or affiliates earned fees, commissions and reimbursements, pursuant to the Operating Agreement as follows during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
Costs reimbursed to Managing Member and/or affiliates	$	108	$	90	$	363	$	260
Asset management fees to Managing Member and/or affiliates		93		105		316		549
Acquisition and initial direct costs paid to Managing Member		68		—		68		5

	$	269	$	195	$	747	$	814

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

6. Non-recourse debt:

At September 30, 2010, non-recourse debt consists of notes payable to financial institutions. The notes are due in varying quarterly and semi-annual installments. Interest on the notes is at fixed rates ranging from 4.33% to 6.14%. The notes are secured by assignments of lease payments and pledges of assets. At September 30, 2010, gross lease rentals totaled approximately $7.2 million over the remaining lease terms; and the carrying value of the pledged assets is approximately $10.2 million. The notes mature from 2010 through 2015.

The non-recourse note payable does not contain any material financial covenant. The note is secured by a lien granted by the Company to the non-recourse lender on (and only on) the discounted lease transaction. The lender has recourse only to the following collateral: the specific leased equipment; the related lease chattel paper; the lease receivables; and proceeds of the foregoing items. The non-recourse obligation is payable solely out of this specific security and the Company does not guarantee (nor is the Company otherwise contractually responsible for) the payment of non-recourse note as a general obligation or liability of the Company. Although the Company does not have any direct general liability in connection with the non-recourse note apart from the security granted, the Company is directly and generally liable and responsible for certain representations, warranties, and covenants made to the lender, such as warranties as to genuineness of the transaction parties’ signatures, as to the genuineness of the lease chattel paper or the transaction as a whole, or as to the Company’s good title to or perfected interest in the secured collateral, as well as similar representations, warranties and covenants typically provided by non-recourse borrowers and customary in the equipment finance industry, and are viewed by such industry as being consistent with a non-recourse discount financing obligation. Accordingly, as there are no financial covenants or ratios imposed on the Company in connection with this non-recourse obligation, the Company has determined that there are no material covenants with respect to the non-recourse note that warrant footnote disclosure.

Future minimum payments of non-recourse debt are as follows (in thousands):


	Principal		Interest		Total
Three months ending December 31, 2010	$	775	$	87	$	862
Year ending December 31, 2011		1,873		267		2,140
2012		1,283		181		1,464
2013		1,065		118		1,183
2014		819		64		883
2015		639		17		656

	$	6,454	$	734	$	7,188

7. Borrowing facilities:

The Company participates with AFS and certain of its affiliates in a revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) comprised of a working capital facility to AFS, an acquisition facility (the “Acquisition Facility”) and a warehouse facility (the “Warehouse Facility”) to AFS, the Company and affiliates, and a venture facility available to an affiliate with a syndicate of financial institutions which Credit Facility includes certain financial covenants. The Credit Facility is for an amount up to $75 million and expires in June 2012.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, borrowings under the facility were as follows (in thousands):


	September 30, 2010		December 31, 2009
Total available under the financing arrangement	$	75,000	$	75,000
Amount borrowed by the Company under the acquisition facility		—		—
Amounts borrowed by affiliated partnerships and Limited Liability Companies under the working capital, acquisition and warehouse facilities		—		(1,750	)

Total remaining available under the working capital, acquisition and warehouse facilities	$	75,000	$	73,250

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

7. Borrowing facilities (continued):

The Company and its affiliates pay an annual commitment fee to have access to this line of credit. As of September 30, 2010, the aggregate amount remaining unutilized under the Credit Facility is potentially available to the Company, subject to certain sub-facility and borrowing-base limitations. However, as amounts are drawn on the Credit Facility by each of the Company and the affiliates who are borrowers under the Credit Facility, the amount remaining available to all borrowers to draw under the Credit Facility is reduced. As the Warehousing Facility is a short term bridge facility, any amounts borrowed under the Warehousing Facility, and then repaid by the affiliated borrowers (including the Company) upon allocation of an acquisition to a specific purchaser, become available under the Warehouse Facility for further short term borrowing.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s Tangible Net Worth requirement under the Credit Facility was $10 million, the permitted maximum leverage ratio was not to exceed 1.25 to 1, and the required minimum interest coverage ratio was not to be less than 2 to 1. The Company was in compliance with these financial covenants under the Credit Facility with a minimum Tangible Net Worth, leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio, as calculated per the Credit Facility agreement of $17.7 million, 0.36 to 1, and 16.51 to 1, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. As such, as of September 30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all material financial covenants, and with all other material conditions of the Credit Facility. The Company does not anticipate any covenant violations nor does it anticipate that any of these covenants will restrict its operations or its ability to procure additional financing.

Fee and interest terms

The interest rate on the Credit Facility is based on either the LIBOR/Eurocurrency rate of 1-, 2-, 3- or 6-month maturity plus a lender designated spread, or the bank’s Prime rate, which re-prices daily. Principal amounts of loans made under the Credit Facility that are prepaid may be re-borrowed on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth under the Credit Facility. At both September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under the acquisition facility. The weighted average interest rate on borrowings was 3.62% during the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Warehouse facility

To hold the assets under the Warehousing Facility prior to allocation to specific investor programs, a Warehousing Trust has been entered into by the Company, AFS, ALC, and certain of the affiliated partnerships and limited liability companies. The Warehousing Trust is used by the Warehouse Facility borrowers to acquire and hold, on a short-term basis, certain lease transactions that meet the investment objectives of each of such entities. Each of the leasing programs sponsored by AFS and ALC currently in its acquisition stage is a pro rata participant in the Warehousing Trust, as described below. When a program no longer has a need for short term financing provided by the Warehousing Facility, it is removed from participation, and as new leasing investment entities are formed by AFS and ALC and commence their acquisition stages, these new entities are added.

As of September 30, 2010, the investment program participants were ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC, the Company and ATEL 12, LLC. Pursuant to the Warehousing Trust, the benefit of the lease transaction assets, and the corresponding liabilities under the Warehouse Facility, inure to each of such entities based upon each entity’s pro-rata share in the Warehousing Trust estate. The “pro-rata share” is calculated as a ratio of the net worth of each entity over the aggregate net worth of all entities benefiting from the Warehousing Trust estate, excepting that the trustees, AFS and ALC, are both jointly and severally liable for the pro rata portion of the obligations of each of the affiliated partnerships and limited liability companies participating under the Warehouse Facility. Transactions are financed through this Warehouse Facility only until the transactions are allocated to a specific program for purchase or are otherwise disposed by AFS and ALC. When a determination is made to allocate the transaction to a specific program for purchase by the program, the purchaser repays the debt associated with the asset, either with cash or by means of proceeds of a draw under the Acquisition Facility, and the asset is removed from the Warehouse Facility collateral, and ownership of the asset and any debt obligation associated with the asset are assumed solely by the purchasing entity. There were no borrowings under the Warehouse Facility as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

8. Guarantees:

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

The Managing Member knows of no facts or circumstances that would make the Company’s contractual commitments outside standard mutual covenants applicable to commercial transactions between businesses. Accordingly, the Company believes that these indemnification obligations are made in the ordinary course of business as part of standard commercial and industry practice, and that any potential liability under the Company’s similar commitments is remote. Should any such indemnification obligation become payable, the Company would separately record and/or disclose such liability in accordance with GAAP.

9. Members’ capital:

A total of 5,209,307 and 5,210,507 Units were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The Fund was authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 Units. The Company terminated sales of Units effective April 30, 2006.

The Company has the right, exercisable in the Manager’s discretion, but not the obligation, to repurchase Units of a Unit holder who ceases to be a U.S. Citizen, for a price equal to 100% of the holder’s capital account. The Company is otherwise permitted, but not required, to repurchase Units upon a holder’s request. The repurchase of Fund units is made in accordance with Section 13 of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement. The repurchase would be at the discretion of the Manager on terms it determines to be appropriate under given circumstances, in the event that the Manager deems such repurchase to be in the best interest of the Company; provided, the Company is never required to repurchase any Units. Upon the repurchase of any Units by the Fund, the tendered Units are cancelled. Units repurchased in prior periods were repurchased at amounts representing the original investment less cumulative distributions made to the unit-holder with respect to the Units. All Units repurchased during a quarter are deemed to be repurchased effective the last day of the preceding quarter, and are not deemed to be outstanding during, or entitled to allocations of net income, net loss or distributions for the quarter in which such repurchase occurs.

Distributions to the Other Members were as follows (in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data):


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2010		2009		2010		2009
Distributions	$	1,204	$	1,205	$	3,614	$	3,615
Weighted average number of Units outstanding		5,209,307		5,210,507		5,209,848		5,214,023

Weighted average distributions per Unit	$	0.23	$	0.23	$	0.69	$	0.69

10. Fair value measurements:

Fair value measurements and disclosures are based on a fair value hierarchy as determined by significant inputs used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis, generally on a national exchange.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in the market.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

10. Fair value measurements (continued):

Level 3 – Valuation is modeled using significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company had no assets or liabilities that require measurement at fair value on a recurring basis. However, at September 30, 2010, the Company measured its impaired off-lease equipment at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Such estimate of measurement methodology is as follows:

Impaired off-lease equipment

During the first nine months of 2010, the Company deemed certain off-lease equipment (assets) to be impaired. Accordingly, the Company recorded fair value adjustments of approximately $17 thousand which reduced the cost basis of the assets. Such fair value adjustments are non-recurring. Under the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the fair value of impaired operating lease assets are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy as the data sources utilized for the valuation of such assets reflect significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. Such valuation utilizes a market approach technique and uses inputs that reflect the sales price of similar assets sold by affiliates and/or information from third party remarketing agents not readily available in the market. During 2009, fair value adjustments of approximately $245 thousand were recorded relative to impaired off-lease assets.

The following table presents the fair value measurement of the impaired equipment measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the level within the hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2010		Level 1 Estimated Fair Value		Level 2 Estimated Fair Value		Level 3 Estimated Fair Value
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Impaired off-lease equipment	$	65	$	—	$	—	$	65


	December 31, 2009		Level 1 Estimated Fair Value		Level 2 Estimated Fair Value		Level 3 Estimated Fair Value
Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis
Impaired off-lease equipment	$	384	$	—	$	—	$	384

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the guidance provided by the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions, set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments, are made solely to comply with the requirements of the Financial Instruments Topic and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes.

The Company has determined the estimated fair value amounts by using market information and valuation methodologies that it considers appropriate and consistent with the fair value accounting guidance. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize or has realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Cash and cash equivalents

The recorded amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the liquidity and short-term maturity of these instruments.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC

NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

10. Fair value measurements (continued):

Notes receivable

The fair value of the Company’s notes receivable is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon current market rates for similar types of lending arrangements.

Investment in securities

The Company’s investment securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at cost. The investment securities are adjusted for impairment, if any, based upon factors which include, but are not limited to, available financial information, the issuer’s ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuer’s subsequent ability to raise capital. At September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, management has concluded that there are no identified events or changes in circumstances that may have a significant adverse effect on the fair value of the instruments and that it is not practicable to estimate the fair value of the investment because of its illiquidity. Accordingly, such investment is stated at cost.

Non-recourse debt

The fair value of the Company’s non-recourse debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon the current market borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

Limitations

The fair value estimates presented herein were based on pertinent information available to the Company as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. Although the Company is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the estimated fair value amounts, such amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since those dates and, therefore, current estimates of fair value may differ significantly from the amounts presented herein.

The following table presents estimated fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):


	September 30, 2010				December 31, 2009
	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Financial assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,598	$	3,598	$	3,654	$	3,654
Notes receivable		1,657		1,657		2,570		2,570

Financial liabilities:
Non-recourse debt		6,454		6,859		8,924		9,244

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Statements contained in this Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, which are not historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, the economic recession and changes in general economic conditions, including, fluctuations in demand for equipment, lease rates, and interest rates, may result in delays in investment and reinvestment, delays in leasing, re-leasing, and disposition of equipment, and reduced returns on invested capital. The Company’s performance is subject to risks relating to lessee defaults and the creditworthiness of its lessees. The Company’s performance is also subject to risks relating to the value of its equipment at the end of its leases, which may be affected by the condition of the equipment, technological obsolescence and the market for new and used equipment at the end of lease terms. Investors are cautioned not to attribute undue certainty to these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-Q or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.

Overview

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the “Company”) is a California limited liability company that was formed in June 2004 for the purpose of engaging in the sale of limited liability company investment units and acquiring equipment to generate revenues from equipment leasing, lending and sales activities, primarily in the United States.

The Company conducted a public offering of 15,000,000 Limited Liability Company Units (“Units”), at a price of $10 per Unit. The offering was terminated in April 2006. During 2006, the Company completed its initial acquisition stage with the investment of the net proceeds from the public offering of Units. Subsequently, during the reinvestment period (“Reinvestment Period”) (defined as six full years following the year the offering was terminated), the Company has reinvested cash flow in excess of certain amounts required to be distributed to the Other Members and/or utilized its credit facilities to acquire additional equipment. Throughout the Reinvestment Period, which ends December 31, 2012, the Company anticipates continued reinvestment of cash flow in excess of minimum distributions and other obligations. The Company is governed by its Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement”), as amended.

The Company may continue until December 31, 2025. Periodic distributions are paid at the discretion of the Managing Member.

Results of Operations

The three months ended September 30, 2010 versus the three months ended September 30, 2009

The Company had net income of $20 thousand and net loss of $104 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Results for the third quarter of 2010 reflect a decrease in total operating expenses offset, in part, by a reduction in total revenues when compared with results for the prior year period.

Revenues

Total revenues for the third quarter of 2010 declined by $197 thousand, or 9%, as compared to the prior year period. Such decline was primarily due to a $184 thousand reduction in gains recognized on asset sales and early termination of notes, which reflects decreased volume as well as the type of assets sold during the quarter.

Expenses

Total expenses for the third quarter of 2010 decreased by $394 thousand, or 17%, as compared to the prior year period. The net reduction in total expenses was primarily due to decreases in depreciation expense, impairment losses, interest expense, the provision for credit losses and amortization of initial direct costs related to asset purchases offset, in part, by an increase in acquisition expense.

Depreciation expense for the third quarter of 2010 decreased by $218 thousand, or 13%, as compared to the prior year period, largely due to run-off and sales of lease assets. Impairment losses declined by $90 thousand as certain inventoried

lease equipment were deemed impaired during the third quarter of 2009 as compared to none in the current quarter. Interest expense declined by $55 thousand as a result of the decrease in outstanding debt primarily due to an early termination of a significant lease and its corresponding non-recourse debt during the second quarter of 2009 combined with continued scheduled payments of outstanding debt. The provision for credit losses decreased by $38 thousand due to a third quarter 2009 impairment recognized on a note receivable; no such impairment was recognized during the current year quarter. In addition, amortization of initial direct costs related to asset purchases declined by $22 thousand largely due to the period over period decline in capitalized acquisition costs.

Partially offsetting the aforementioned decreases in expenses was a $68 thousand increase in acquisition expense. The increase represents allocated costs related to business development efforts.

Other (loss) income, net

The Company recorded other loss, net totaling $5 thousand and other income, net totaling $68 thousand for the respective three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, a net decrease of $73 thousand. The decrease was a result of an unfavorable change in foreign currency transaction gains and losses recognized during the third quarter of 2010, as compared to the prior year period, which was primarily a result of a stronger U.S. currency when compared to the British pound at the time of the transactions. The Company’s foreign currency transactions are primarily denominated in British pounds.

The nine months ended September 30, 2010 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2009

The Company had net income of $335 thousand and $989 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Results for the first nine months of 2010 reflect a decrease in total revenues offset, in part, by a reduction in total operating expenses when compared with results for the prior year period.

Revenues

Total revenues for the first nine months of 2010 declined by $2.8 million, or 30%, as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in total revenues was comprised of decreases in gain on sale of assets and early termination of notes, operating lease revenues and interest income on notes receivable offset, in part, by a favorable change in gain recognized on the disposition of securities and an increases in direct financing lease revenues and other revenue.

Gain on sale of assets and early termination of notes decreased by $1.5 million primarily due to a 2009 gain totaling $1.4 million relative to an early buyout of mining equipment by a lessee. In addition, the decline in recognized gains reflects decreased volume as well as the type of assets sold during the current year quarter.

Total operating lease revenues declined by $1.3 million primarily as a result of run-off and sales of lease assets. In particular, the Company lost significant rental revenue from mining equipment purchased by a lessee during the second quarter of 2009. Likewise, interest received on the notes receivable decreased by $130 thousand largely due to continued run-off and early termination of certain notes receivable.

Partially offsetting the aforementioned decreases in revenues were a $62 thousand favorable period over period change in gain on sale or disposition of securities, a $61 thousand growth in direct financing lease revenues and a $52 thousand increase in other revenue. The favorable change in gain on sale or disposition of securities reflects a 2009 loss on the disposition of securities associated with a terminated note. Direct financing lease revenues increased as certain operating leases were renewed as direct financing leases during the latter half of 2009; and, other revenue increased primarily due to fees earned on delinquent lease payments.

Expenses

Total expenses for the first nine months of 2010 decreased by $2.1 million, or 26%, as compared to the prior year period. The net reduction in total expenses was primarily due to decreases in depreciation expense, interest expense, asset management fees paid to AFS, impairment losses, the provision for losses on investment in securities and amortization of initial direct costs related to asset purchases offset, in part, by increases in cost reimbursements to AFS and acquisition expense.

Depreciation expense for the first nine months of 2010 decreased by $1.5 million, or 25%, as compared to the prior year period, largely due to run-off and sales of lease assets. Interest expense declined by $331 thousand as a result of the decrease in outstanding debt primarily due to an early termination of a significant lease and its corresponding debt during the second quarter of 2009 combined with continued scheduled payments of outstanding debt. In addition, asset management fees paid to AFS decreased by $233 thousand largely due to the continued decline in managed assets and related rents resulting from lease asset dispositions.

Moreover, impairment losses declined by $73 thousand as certain inventoried lease equipment deemed impaired during the first nine months of 2009 was disposed of during 2010. Likewise, impairment losses on investment in securities decreased by $50 thousand due to a first quarter 2009 impairment recognized on an investment security which was subsequently disposed of during the latter half of 2009; no such impairment was recognized during the current year period. Finally, amortization of initial direct costs related to asset purchases declined by $45 thousand largely due to the period over period decline in capitalized acquisition costs.

The aforementioned decreases in expenses were partially offset by a $103 thousand increase in costs reimbursed to AFS and a $63 thousand increase in acquisition expense. The increase in cost reimbursements to AFS was largely due to higher administrative costs allocated to the Fund as a result of a refinement of cost allocation methodologies employed by the Managing Member; and, the increase in acquisition expense reflects allocated costs related to business development efforts.

Other income, net

The Company recorded other income, net totaling $10 thousand and $1 thousand for the respective nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, a net increase of $9 thousand. The increase was due to a favorable change in foreign currency transaction gains and losses recognized during the first nine months of 2010, as compared to the prior year period, which was primarily a result of the weakness of the U.S. currency against the British pound at the time of the transactions. The Company’s foreign currency transactions are primarily denominated in British pounds.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

The liquidity of the Company varies, increasing to the extent cash flows from leases and proceeds of asset sales exceed expenses and decreasing as lease assets are acquired, as distributions are made to the Members and to the extent expenses exceed cash flows from leases and proceeds from asset sales.

The primary source of liquidity for the Company is its cash flow from leasing activities. As the lease terms expire, the Company will re-lease or sell the equipment. The future liquidity beyond the contractual minimum rentals will depend on AFS’s success in remarketing or selling the equipment as it comes off rental.

The changes in the Company’s cash flow for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2010 as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2009 are as follows:

The three months ended September 30, 2010 versus the three months ended September 30, 2009

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Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities during the third quarter of 2010 decreased by $231 thousand as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in cash flow was primarily attributable to a period over period decline in unearned lease income, an unfavorable year over year three-month change in accounts receivable, and a decline in net operating results as adjusted for non-cash items such as gains on sales of assets and depreciation expense, partially offset by a favorable year over year three-month change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The decrease in unearned lease income reduced cash flow by $161 thousand and was largely due to increased amortization of prepaid rents. Likewise, an unfavorable change in accounts receivable reduced cash flow by $157 thousand and was attributable to a period over period increase in accrued billings and delinquent receivables.

Moreover, the decrease in net operating results as adjusted for non-cash items further reduced cash flow by $40 thousand. The decline was largely attributable to an increase in operating expenses.

As a partial offset, the favorable change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities improved cash flow by $124 thousand. The favorable change reflects a third quarter 2009 payment of a prior quarter accrual related to asset management fees payable to AFS offset, in part, by a third quarter 2010 application of a prior period customer overpayment, which was held in suspense, to its open receivable balances.

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Investing Activities

Cash provided by investing activities during the third quarter of 2010 decreased by $716 thousand as compared to the prior year period. The decrease in cash flow was primarily due to a $544 thousand reduction in proceeds from sales of lease assets and early termination of notes, coupled with a $239 thousand decrease in payments received on notes receivable.

The net decrease in proceeds from sales of lease assets and termination of notes was attributable to decreased volume as well as the type of assets sold during the quarter; and, payments received on notes receivable declined primarily due to run-off and early termination of certain notes receivable.

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Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities during the third quarter of 2010 decreased by $554 thousand as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in cash used (increase in cash flow) was primarily due to the decline in outstanding balance and scheduled payments on the Company’s non-recourse debt.

The nine months ended September 30, 2010 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2009

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Operating Activities

Cash provided by operating activities during the first nine months of 2010 decreased by $1.3 million as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in cash flow was primarily attributable to a decline in net operating results as adjusted for non-cash items such as gains on sales of assets and depreciation expense, an unfavorable year over year nine-month change in accounts receivable and a similar unfavorable change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

The decrease in net operating results as adjusted for non-cash items reduced cash flow by $865 thousand and was primarily a result of a decline in operating lease revenues coupled with an increase in certain operating expenses. The unfavorable change in accounts receivable reduced cash flow by $249 thousand and was primarily a result of an increase in accrued billings and delinquent invoices at September 30, 2010 as compared to September 30, 2009.

In addition, an unfavorable change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities further reduced cash flow by $152 thousand. The unfavorable change was primarily attributable to the 2010 application of a prior period customer overpayment, which was held in suspense, to its open receivable balances coupled with higher sales tax and franchise tax payments. In addition, the 2009 amount included lessee overpayments which increased the Company’s liabilities at September 30, 2009.

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Investing Activities

Cash provided by investing activities during the first nine months of 2010 decreased by $7.2 million as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in cash flow was largely due to decreases in proceeds from sales of lease assets and early termination of notes receivable, payments received on notes receivable and proceeds from sales of securities offset, in part, by an increase in payments received on direct financing leases.

The net decrease in proceeds from sales of lease assets and termination of notes totaled $7.0 million and was primarily attributable to the lessee buyout of mining equipment associated with a lease that early terminated during the second quarter of 2009. In addition, the decline in sales proceeds reflects decreased volume as well as the type of assets sold during the current year period.

Payments received on notes receivable declined by $320 thousand primarily due to run-off and early termination of certain notes receivable; and, proceeds from the sale of securities declined by $64 thousand as the 2009 amount included proceeds from the disposition of securities associated with a terminated note receivable.

As a partial offset to the aforementioned decreases in cash flow, payments received on direct financing leases increased by $138 thousand as certain operating leases were renewed as direct financing leases during the latter half of 2009.

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Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities during the first nine months of 2010 decreased by $5.8 million as compared to the prior year period. The net decrease in cash used (increase in cash flow) was primarily due to a period over period reduction in repayments of non-recourse debt and net borrowings under the acquisition facility totaling $5.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. A significant portion of the non-recourse debt repaid during the first nine months of 2009 was associated with a lease that early terminated during the second quarter of 2009. In addition, cash flow increased by $96 thousand as a result of the period over period decline in repurchases of the Company’s Units.

The aforementioned increases in cash flow were offset, in part, by a $500 thousand dollar reduction in borrowings under the acquisition facility, as the Company had no borrowings during first nine months of 2010.

Throughout the Reinvestment Period (as defined in the Operating Agreement), the Company anticipates reinvesting a portion of lease payments from assets owned, and/or payments received on notes receivable, in new leasing or financing transactions. Such reinvestment will occur only after the payment of all obligations, including debt service (both principal and interest), the payment of management fees to AFS and providing for cash distributions to the Members.

In a normal economy, if inflation in the general economy becomes significant, it may affect the Company in as much as the residual (resale) values and rates on re-leases of the Company’s leased assets may increase as the costs of similar assets increase. However, the Company’s revenues from existing leases and notes would not increase as such rates are generally fixed for the terms of the leases and notes without adjustment for inflation. In addition, if interest rates increase significantly under such circumstances, the rates that the Company can obtain on future lease or financing transactions will be expected to increase as the cost of capital is a significant factor in the pricing of leases and investments in notes receivable. Conversely, should interest rates remain low or decrease, the rates that the Company can obtain on renewals, or future lease or financing transactions will be expected to remain constant or decline. Leases and notes already in place, for the most part, would not be affected by changes in interest rates.

The Company currently has available adequate reserves to meet its immediate cash requirements and those of the next twelve months, but in the event those reserves were found to be inadequate, the Company would likely be in a position to borrow against its current portfolio to meet such requirements. AFS envisions no such requirements for operating purposes.

Revolving credit facility

Compliance with covenants

The Credit Facility includes certain financial and non-financial covenants applicable to each borrower, including the Company. Such covenants include covenants typically found in credit facilities of the size and nature of the Credit Facility, such as accuracy of representations, good standing, absence of liens and material litigation, etc. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility as of September 30, 2010. The Company considers certain financial covenants to be material to its ongoing use of the Credit Facility and these covenants are described below.

Material financial covenants

Under the Credit Facility, the Company is required to maintain a specific tangible net worth, to comply with a leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio, and to comply with other terms expressed in the Credit Facility, including limitation on the incurrence of additional debt and guaranties, defaults, and delinquencies.

The material financial covenants are summarized as follows:


Minimum Tangible Net Worth: $10 million
Leverage Ratio (leverage to Tangible Net Worth): Not to exceed 1.25 to 1
Collateral Value:		Collateral value under the Warehouse Facility must exceed outstanding borrowings under that facility.
EBITDA to Interest Ratio: Not to be less than 2 to 1 for the four fiscal quarters just ended.

“EBITDA” is defined under the Credit Facility as, for the relevant period of time (1) gross revenues (all payments from leases and notes receivable) for such period minus (2) expenses deducted in determining net income for such period plus (3) to the extent deducted in determining net income for such period (a) provision for income taxes and (b) interest expense, and (c) depreciation, amortization and other non-cash charges. Extraordinary items and gains or losses on (and proceeds from) sales or dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course of business are excluded in the calculation of EBITDA. “Tangible Net Worth” is defined as, as of the date of determination, (i) the net worth of the Company, after deducting therefrom (without duplication of deductions) the net book amount of all assets of the Company, after deducting any reserves and other amounts for assets which would be treated as intangibles under GAAP, (U.S Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) and after certain other adjustments permitted under the agreements.

The financial covenants referred to above are applicable to the Company only to the extent that the Company has borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility. As of September 30, 2010, the Company’s Tangible Net Worth requirement under the Credit Facility was $10 million, the permitted maximum leverage ratio was 1.25 to 1, and the required minimum interest coverage ratio (EBITDA/interest expense) was 2 to 1. The Company was in compliance with each of these financial covenants with a minimum Tangible Net Worth, leverage ratio and (EBITDA) interest coverage ratio, as calculated per the Credit Facility agreement of $17.7 million, 0.36 to 1, and 16.51 to 1, respectively, as of September 30, 2010. As such, as of September 30, 2010, the Company was in compliance with all such material financial covenants.

Reconciliation to GAAP of EBITDA

For purposes of compliance with the Credit Facility covenants, the Company uses a financial calculation of EBITDA, as defined therein, which is a non-GAAP financial performance measure. The EBITDA is utilized by the Company to calculate its debt covenant ratios.

The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA to net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands):


Net income - GAAP basis	$	335
Interest expense		377
Depreciation and amortization		4,634
Amortization of initial direct costs		91
Reversal of provision for credit losses		(24	)
Impairment losses		17
Payments received on direct financing leases		176
Payments received on notes receivable		855
Amortization of unearned income on direct finance leases		(101	)
Amortization of unearned income on notes receivable		(135	)

EBITDA (for Credit Facility financial covenant calculation only)	$	6,225

Events of default, cross-defaults, recourse and security

The terms of the Credit Facility include standard events of default by the Company which, if not cured within applicable grace periods, could give lenders remedies against the Company, including the acceleration of all outstanding borrowings and a demand for repayment in advance of their stated maturity. If a breach of any material term of the Credit Facility should occur, the lenders may, at their option, increase borrowing rates, accelerate the obligations in advance of their stated maturities, terminate the facility, and exercise rights of collection available to them under the express terms of the facility, or by operation of law. The lenders also retain the discretion to waive a violation of any covenant at the Company’s request.

The Company is currently in compliance with its obligations under the Credit Facility. In the event of a technical default (e.g., the failure to timely file a required report, or a one-time breach of a financial covenant), the Company believes it has ample time to request and be granted a waiver by the lenders, or, alternatively, cure the default under the existing provisions of its debt agreements, including, if necessary, arranging for additional capital from alternate sources to satisfy outstanding obligations.

The lending syndicate providing the Credit Facility has a blanket lien on all of the Company’s assets as collateral for any and all borrowings under the Acquisition Facility, and on a pro-rata basis under the Warehouse Facility.

The Acquisition Facility is generally recourse solely to the Company, and is not cross-defaulted to any other obligations of affiliated companies under the Credit Facility, except as described in this paragraph. The Credit Facility is cross-defaulted to a default in the payment of any debt (other than non-recourse debt) or any other agreement or condition beyond the period of grace (not exceeding 30 days), the effect of which would entitle the lender under such agreement to accelerate the obligations prior to their stated maturity in an individual or aggregate principal amount in excess of 15% of the Company’s consolidated Tangible Net Worth. Also, a bankruptcy of AFS will trigger a default for the Company under the Credit Facility.

For detailed information on the Company’s debt obligations, see Notes 6 and 7 to the financial statements as set forth in Part I, Item 1, Financial Statements.

Due to the bankruptcy of a major lessee, Chrysler Corporation, the Company, in accordance with its accounting policy for allowance for doubtful accounts, has placed all operating leases with Chrysler on non-accrual status pending resumption of recurring payment activity. The Company also considered the equipment underlying the lease contracts for impairment and believes that such equipment is not impaired as of September 30, 2010. At September 30, 2010, the net book value of such equipment was approximately $742 thousand. The new Chrysler has remitted payments relative to the affirmed leases. However, at September 30, 2010, the account remains on cash basis in accordance with Company policy as the short payment history of the new Chrysler does not yet substantiate its ability to maintain accounts current.

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the total net investment in equipment underlying lease contracts placed in non-accrual status totaled $742 thousand and $1.7 million, respectively. The related accounts receivable from such contracts approximated $7 thousand and $168 thousand at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. As of the same dates, management has concluded that the status of these leases will not have a material impact on either of the Company’s capital resources or liquidity.

The Company commenced periodic distributions, based on cash flows from operations, beginning with the month of June 2005. Additional distributions have been consistently made through September 30, 2010.

At September 30, 2010, there were no commitments to purchase lease assets or fund investments in notes receivable.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America 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. On an on-going basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, which are based upon historical experiences, market trends and financial forecasts, and upon various other assumptions that management believes to be reasonable under the circumstances and at that certain point in time. Actual results may differ, significantly at times, from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

The Company’s critical accounting policies are described in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. There have been no material changes to the Company’s critical accounting policies since December 31, 2009.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company’s Managing Member’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (“Management”), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, Management concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Company does not control the financial reporting process, and is solely dependent on the Management of the Managing Member, which is responsible for providing the Company with financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Managing Member’s disclosure controls and procedures, as applicable to the Company, were effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

Changes in internal control

There were no changes in the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, during the quarter ended September 30, 2010 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings.

In the ordinary course of conducting business, there may be certain claims, suits, and complaints filed against the Company. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such matters, if any, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

None.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.

[Reserved].

Item 5.

Other Information.

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits.

Documents filed as a part of this report:

Financial Statement Schedules

All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are not applicable, and therefore have been omitted.

Other Exhibits

31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Dean L. Cash

31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/ 15d-14(a) Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi

32.1 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of Dean L. Cash

32.2 Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 of Paritosh K. Choksi

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.

Date: November 12, 2010


		ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC (Registrant)

By:	ATEL Financial Services, LLC
	Managing Member of Registrant

		By:	/s/ Dean L. Cash
			Dean L. Cash
			President and Chief Executive Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

		By:	/s/ Paritosh K. Choksi
			Paritosh K. Choksi
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

		By:	/s/ Samuel Schussler
			Samuel Schussler
			Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

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