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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
x | Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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For the year ended December 31, 2015 | ||
o | Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. |
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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.) |
The Transamerica Pyramid, 600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants 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 check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.Yes o No x
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934.Yes o No x
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 o
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non-accelerated filer o | Smaller reporting company x |
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No x
State the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant: Not applicable
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a specified date within the past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Not applicable
The number of Limited Liability Company Units outstanding as of February 29, 2016 was 5,209,307.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None.
PART I
Item 1. BUSINESS
General Development of Business
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the Company or the Fund) 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 or Manager of the Company is ATEL Financial Services, LLC (AFS), a California limited liability company. The Company may continue until December 31, 2025. Each Members 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 December 31, 2015 totaled $52.2 million, consisting of approximately $52.8 million in gross contributions from Other Members purchasing Units under the public offering less rescissions and repurchases (net of distributions paid and allocated syndication costs, as applicable) of $636 thousand. As of December 31, 2015, 5,209,307 Units were issued and outstanding.
The Companys principal objectives are to invest in a diversified portfolio of equipment that (i) preserves, protects and returns the Companys 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 ended 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 and its affiliates receive compensation for services rendered and reimbursements for costs incurred on behalf of the Company (See Note 6 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of this report). 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.
On January 1, 2013, the Company commenced liquidation phase activities pursuant to the guidelines of the Operating Agreement. Prior thereto, the Company was in its acquisition phase and was making distributions on a monthly and quarterly basis. Periodic distributions commenced in June 2005.
Narrative Description of Business
The Company has acquired various types of new and used equipment subject to leases and to make loans secured by equipment acquired by its borrowers. The Companys investment objective was to acquire investments primarily in low-technology, low-obsolescence equipment such as materials handling equipment, manufacturing equipment, mining equipment, and transportation equipment. A portion of the portfolio has included some more technology-dependent equipment such as certain types of communications equipment, medical equipment, manufacturing equipment and office equipment.
The Company only purchased equipment under pre-existing leases or for which a lease would be entered into concurrently at the time of the purchase. Through December 31, 2015, the Company had purchased equipment with a total acquisition price of $67.5 million. The Company had also loaned $14.5 million for notes receivable secured by various assets.
The Companys objective has been to lease a minimum of 75% of the equipment (by cost), as of the date of the final commitment of its proceeds from the sale of Units, to lessees that the Manager deemed to be high quality corporate credits, of which at least half of the high quality corporate credits satisfying the 75% minimum requirement will have
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either an average credit rating by Moodys Investors Service, Inc. of Baa or better, or the credit equivalent as determined by the Manager, with the average rating weighted to account for the original equipment cost for each item leased; and the balance will be public and private corporations with substantial revenues and histories of profitable operations, as well as established hospitals with histories of profitability or municipalities. The remaining 25% of the initial equipment portfolio could include assets financed for companies which, although deemed creditworthy by the Manager, would not satisfy the specific credit criteria for the portfolio described above. Included in this 25% of the portfolio may be one or more growth capital financing investments. No more than 20% of the initial portfolio, by cost, will consist of these growth capital financing investments.
During 2015 and 2014, certain lessees and/or financial borrowers generated significant portions (defined as greater than or equal to 10%) of the Companys total leasing and lending revenues, excluding gains or losses on disposition of assets, as follows:
Percentage of Total Leasing and Lending Revenues |
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Lessee | Type of Equipment | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Union Pacific | Transportation | 45 | % | 32 | % | |||||||
Kirby Inland Marine, LP | Marine vessels | 14 | % | * | ||||||||
Aircraft Service International, Inc. | Aviation | 10 | % | * | ||||||||
Nomac Drilling, LLC | Mining | * | 17 | % |
* | Less than 10% |
The above percentages are not expected to be comparable in future periods.
The equipment leasing industry is highly competitive. Equipment manufacturers, corporations, partnerships and others offer users an alternative to the purchase of most types of equipment with payment terms that vary widely depending on the lease term, type of equipment and creditworthiness of the lessee. The ability of the Company to keep the equipment leased and/or operating and the terms of the acquisitions, leases and dispositions of equipment depends on various factors (many of which are not in the control of AFS or the Company), such as general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation or recession, and fluctuations in supply and demand for various types of equipment resulting from, among other things, technological and economic obsolescence.
The primary geographic regions in which the Company seeks leasing and financing opportunities are North America and Europe. The table below summarizes geographic information relating to the sources, by region, of the Companys total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014:
Geographic area | 2015 | 2014 | ||||||
North America | 99 | % | 99 | % | ||||
Europe | 1 | % | 1 | % |
The business of the Company is not seasonal.
The Company has no full time employees. AFS employees and affiliates provide the services the Company requires to effectively operate. The cost of these services is reimbursed by the Company to AFS and affiliates per the Operating Agreement.
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Equipment Leasing Activities
The Company has acquired a diversified portfolio of equipment. The equipment has been leased to lessees in various industries. The following tables set forth the types of equipment acquired by the Company through December 31, 2015 and the industries to which the assets have been leased (dollars in thousands):
Asset Types | Purchase Price Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Percentage of Total Acquisitions |
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Materials handling | $ | 20,589 | 30.48 | % | ||||
Construction | 12,649 | 18.73 | % | |||||
Transportation, other | 12,290 | 18.19 | % | |||||
Transportation, rail | 11,924 | 17.65 | % | |||||
Mining | 2,893 | 4.28 | % | |||||
Logging and lumber | 2,001 | 2.96 | % | |||||
Aviation | 1,658 | 2.45 | % | |||||
Marine vessels | 1,415 | 2.09 | % | |||||
Manufacturing | 1,172 | 1.74 | % | |||||
Other | 958 | 1.43 | % | |||||
$ | 67,549 | 100.00 | % |
Industry Types | Purchase Price Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Percentage of Total Acquisitions |
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Transportation, rail | $ | 11,924 | 17.65 | % | ||||
Transportation services | 11,460 | 16.97 | % | |||||
Manufacturing | 9,390 | 13.90 | % | |||||
Paper products | 8,886 | 13.15 | % | |||||
Mining | 8,610 | 12.75 | % | |||||
Health services | 4,967 | 7.35 | % | |||||
Food products | 3,795 | 5.62 | % | |||||
Natural gas | 2,893 | 4.28 | % | |||||
Chemical products | 2,139 | 3.17 | % | |||||
Wood/Lumber products | 1,677 | 2.48 | % | |||||
Other | 1,808 | 2.68 | % | |||||
$ | 67,549 | 100.00 | % |
From inception to December 31, 2015, the Company has disposed of certain leased assets as set forth below (in thousands):
Asset Types | Original Equipment Cost Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Sale Price | Gross Rents | |||||||||
Materials handling | $ | 19,891 | $ | 3,693 | $ | 22,225 | ||||||
Construction | 11,874 | 8,728 | 6,719 | |||||||||
Transportation, other | 10,870 | 2,077 | 11,584 | |||||||||
Mining | 2,893 | 1,908 | 2,517 | |||||||||
Logging and lumber | 2,001 | 739 | 1,805 | |||||||||
Transportation, rail | 1,422 | 756 | 1,318 | |||||||||
Manufacturing | 496 | 96 | 736 | |||||||||
Other | 723 | 106 | 1,134 | |||||||||
$ | 50,170 | $ | 18,103 | $ | 48,038 |
For further information regarding the Companys equipment lease portfolio as of December 31, 2015, see Note 5 to the financial statements, Investments in equipment and leases, net, as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Notes Receivable Activities
The Company finances a diversified portfolio of assets in diverse industries. The following tables set forth the types of assets financed by the Company through December 31, 2015 and the industries to which the assets have been financed (dollars in thousands):
Asset Types | Amount Financed Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Percentage of Total Fundings |
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Computer equipment | $ | 7,023 | 48.38 | % | ||||||||
Office furniture/Fixtures and other assets | 4,120 | 28.38 | % | |||||||||
Storage facility | 2,503 | 17.24 | % | |||||||||
Research | 504 | 3.47 | % | |||||||||
Manufacturing | 367 | 2.53 | % | |||||||||
$ | 14,517 | 100.00 | % |
Industry of Borrower | Amount Financed Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Percentage of Total Fundings |
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Business services | $ | 4,326 | 29.80 | % | ||||||||
Communications | 3,369 | 23.21 | % | |||||||||
Health services | 2,833 | 19.52 | % | |||||||||
Manufacturing | 2,503 | 17.24 | % | |||||||||
Electronics | 1,119 | 7.71 | % | |||||||||
Engineering | 367 | 2.52 | % | |||||||||
$ | 14,517 | 100.00 | % |
From inception to December 31, 2015, assets financed by the Company that are associated with terminated loans are as follows (in thousands):
Asset Types | Amount Financed Excluding Acquisition Fees |
Disposition Proceeds |
Total Payments Received |
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Computer equipment | $ | 7,239 | $ | 2,475 | $ | 5,901 | ||||||
Office furniture/Fixtures and other assets | 3,904 | 883 | 3,734 | |||||||||
Storage facility | 2,503 | | 3,623 | |||||||||
Research | 504 | | 612 | |||||||||
Manufacturing | 367 | 19 | 424 | |||||||||
$ | 14,517 | $ | 3,377 | $ | 14,294 |
For further information regarding the Companys notes receivable portfolio as of December 31, 2015, see Note 4 to the financial statements, Notes receivable, net, as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Item 2. PROPERTIES
The Company does not own or lease any real property, plant or material physical properties other than the equipment held for lease as set forth in Item 1, Business.
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Item 3. 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 Companys financial position or results of operations. No material legal proceedings are currently pending against the Company or against any of its assets.
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
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PART II
Item 5. | MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES |
Market Information
There are certain material conditions and restrictions on the transfer of Units imposed by the terms of the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement. Consequently, there is no public market for Units and it is not anticipated that a public market for Units will develop. In the absence of a public market for the Units, there is no currently ascertainable fair market value for the Units.
Holders
As of December 31, 2015, a total of 1,218 investors were Unitholders of record in the Company.
Unit Valuation
In order to permit custodial fiduciaries who hold Units to satisfy their annual reporting requirements, AFS estimated the value per Unit of the Companys assets as of December 31, 2015. AFS calculated the estimated liquidation proceeds that would be realized by the Company, assuming an orderly disposition of all of the Companys assets as of December 31, 2015, by estimating the aggregate net asset value of the Company. The valuation does not take into account any future business activity of the Company; rather it is a snapshot view of the Funds portfolio as of the valuation date.
The estimated values for non-interest bearing items such as any current assets and liabilities, as well as for any investment in securities, were assumed to equal their respective reported balances, which management believes approximate their respective fair values, as adjusted for impairment. And when applicable, the same was applied to loans incurred under the acquisition facility since they also bear variable rates of interest.
A discounted cash flow approach was used to estimate the values of notes receivable, investments in leases and non-recourse debt. Under such approach, the value of a financial instrument was estimated by calculating the present value of the instruments expected cash flows. The present value was determined by discounting the cash flows the instrument is expected to generate by discount rates as deemed appropriate by the Manager. In most cases, the discount rates used were based on U.S. Treasury yields reported as of the reporting date, plus a spread to account for the credit risk difference between the instrument being valued and Treasury securities.
After calculating the aggregate estimated disposition proceeds, AFS then calculated the portion of the aggregate estimated value of the Company assets that would be distributed to Unitholders on liquidation of the Company, and divided the total so distributable by the number of outstanding Units. As of December 31, 2015, the value of the Companys assets, calculated on this basis, was approximately $1.83 per Unit. The aforementioned valuation was performed solely for custodial purposes described above. There is no market for the Units, and, accordingly, this value does not represent an estimate of the amount a Unitholder would receive if he were to seek to sell his Units. Furthermore, there can be no assurance as to the amount the Company may actually receive if and when it seeks to liquidate its assets or the amount of lease payments and equipment disposition proceeds it will actually receive over the remaining term of the Company.
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Distributions
The Unitholders of record are entitled to certain distributions as provided under the Operating Agreement.
AFS has sole discretion in determining the amount of distributions; provided, however, that AFS will not cause the Company to reinvest operating revenues in equipment, but will distribute available cash, subject to payment of any obligations of the Company, (i) in an amount sufficient to allow an investor in a 31% federal income tax bracket to meet the federal and state income.
Since July 2013, the Company adopted a semi-annual distribution cycle consistent with a fund in liquidation. The Company made semi-annual distributions at a rate of $0.15 and $0.25 per Unit at June and December 2015, respectively. In addition, the Company made a special distribution at a rate of $0.30 per Unit in June 2015. The Company made semi-annual distributions at a rate of $0.15 per Unit at both June and December 2014. The rates and frequency of periodic distributions paid by the Fund during its liquidation phase are solely at the discretion of the Manager.
The following table presents summarized information regarding distributions to members other than the Managing Member (Other Members):
2015 | 2014(1) | |||||||
Net income per Unit, based on weighted average Unit outstanding | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.31 | ||||
Return of investment | 0.51 | | ||||||
Distributions declared per Unit, based on weighted average Other Member Units outstanding | 0.70 | 0.30 | ||||||
Differences due to timing of distributions | | | ||||||
Actual distributions paid per Unit | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.30 |
(1) | Net income per Unit for 2014 was in excess of total scheduled semi-annual distributions declared during the year by $0.01 per Unit. |
Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
A smaller reporting company is not required to present selected financial data in accordance with item 301(c) of Regulation S-K.
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Item 7. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
Statements contained in this Item 7, Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, 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, 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 Companys performance is subject to risks relating to lessee defaults and the creditworthiness of its lessees. The Companys 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 markets 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-K. 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-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.
Overview
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the Company or the Fund) 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.
The Company may continue until December 31, 2025. However, pursuant to the guidelines of the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (Operating Agreement), the Company commenced liquidation phase activities subsequent to the end of the Reinvestment Period which ended on December 31, 2012. Periodic distributions are paid at the discretion of the Managing Member.
Results of Operations
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were concentrations (greater than or equal to 10% as a percentage of total equipment cost) of equipment leased to lessees and/or financed for borrowers in certain industries as follows:
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Transportation, rail | 66 | % | 61 | % | ||||
Manufacturing | 23 | % | 25 | % | ||||
Transportation, other | 10 | % | 12 | % |
As previously mentioned, certain lessees and/or financial borrowers generated significant portions (defined as greater than or equal to 10%) of the Companys total leasing and lending revenues, excluding gains or losses on disposition of assets, during 2015 and 2014 as follows:
Percentage of Total Leasing and Lending Revenues |
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Lessee | Type of Equipment | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Union Pacific | Transportation | 45 | % | 32 | % | |||||||
Kirby Inland Marine, LP | Marine vessels | 14 | % | * | ||||||||
Aircraft Service International, Inc. | Aviation | 10 | % | * | ||||||||
Nomac Drilling, LLC | Mining | * | 17 | % |
* | Less than 10% |
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These percentages are not expected to be comparable in future periods due to anticipated changes in the mix of investments and/or lessees as a result of normal business activities.
It is the Companys objective to maintain a 100% utilization rate for all equipment purchased in any given year. All equipment transactions are acquired subject to binding lease commitments, so equipment utilization is expected to remain high throughout the reinvestment stage. Initial lease terms of these leases are generally from 36 to 120 months, and as they expire, the Company will attempt to re-lease or sell the equipment; as such, utilization rates may tend to decrease during the liquidation stage of the Company. All of the Companys leased property was acquired in the years 2005 through 2011. The utilization percentage of existing assets under lease was 100% as of December 31, 2015 and 2014.
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 December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company has not exceeded the annual and/or cumulative limitations discussed above.
2015 versus 2014
The Company had net income of $1.3 million and $1.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Results for 2015 reflect decreases in both total revenues and total operating expenses when compared to the prior year.
Revenues
Total revenues for 2015 decreased by $1.1 million, or 29%, as compared to the prior year. The net reduction in total revenues was largely attributable to decreases in operating lease revenues and gain on sales of lease assets and early termination of notes offset, in part, by an increase in other revenue.
The decrease in operating lease revenues totaled $1.1 million and was primarily a result of continued run-off and sales of lease assets. The decrease in gains recognized on sales of lease assets and early termination of notes totaled $82 thousand and was attributable to lower volume and a change in the mix of assets sold.
The aforementioned decreases in revenues were partially offset by a $115 thousand increase in other revenue, which was attributable to additional billing for excess wear and tear on certain returned equipment, a termination fee on an early buyout of an operating lease, and a recovery of certain property taxes during the current year period.
Expenses
Total expenses for 2015 decreased by $691 thousand, or 32%, as compared to the prior year. The net reduction in total expenses was primarily due to decreases in depreciation expense, provision for losses on investment in securities, and interest expense partially offset by an increase in taxes on income and franchise fees.
The decrease in depreciation expense totaled $471 thousand and was primarily a result of continued run-off and sales of lease assets. The provision for losses on investment in securities declined by $172 thousand due to a current year reduction in fair value adjustments relative to impaired securities; and, interest expense decreased by $54 thousand primarily as a result of a $639 thousand decline in outstanding borrowings since December 31, 2014.
The aforementioned decreases in expenses were partially offset by a $73 thousand increase in taxes on income and franchise fees. Such increase was attributable to a higher estimated tax liability based upon a prior year increase in gains on sales of lease assets.
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Capital Resources and Liquidity
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Companys cash and cash equivalents totaled $3.1 million and $4.8 million, respectively. The liquidity of the Company varies, increasing to the extent cash flows from leases and proceeds of asset sales exceed expenses and decreasing 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 AFSs success in remarketing or selling the equipment as it comes off rental.
The Company currently believes it 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.
Cash Flows
The following table sets forth summary cash flow data (in thousands):
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Net cash provided by (used in): |
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Operating activities | $ | 1,154 | $ | 2,589 | ||||
Investing activities | 1,202 | 3,789 | ||||||
Financing activities | (4,018 | ) | (3,003 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | $ | (1,662 | ) | $ | 3,375 |
2015 versus 2014
During 2015 and 2014, the Companys primary sources of liquidity were cash flows from its portfolio of operating and direct financing lease contracts, and its investments in notes receivable. In addition, the Company realized $837 thousand and $3.5 million of cash flows from the sale or disposition of equipment and early termination of certain notes, and the disposition of investment securities during the respective years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
During the same respective years, cash was primarily used to pay distributions to both the Other Members and the Managing Member, totaling a combined $3.4 million and $1.7 million; and to pay down debt totaling $639 thousand and $1.3 million.
Non-Recourse Long-Term Debt
As of December 31, 2015, all of the Companys non-recourse long-term debt have been fully settled. As of December 31, 2014, the Companys outstanding non-recourse long-term debt totaled $639 thousand. Such non-recourse notes payable did not contain any material financial covenants. The notes were secured by a specific lien granted by the Company to the non-recourse lenders on (and only on) the discounted lease transactions. The lenders had recourse only to the following collateral: the leased equipment; the related lease chattel paper; the lease receivables; and proceeds of the foregoing items.
For detailed information on the Companys debt obligations, see Note 7 to the financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Distributions
The Company commenced periodic distributions, based on cash flows from operations, beginning with the month of June 2005. Since July 2013, the Company adopted a semi-annual distribution cycle consistent with a fund in liquidation. The rates and frequency of periodic distributions paid by the Fund during its liquidation phase are solely at the discretion of the Manager. See Item 5, Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities, for additional information regarding the distributions.
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Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
Commitments and Contingencies
At December 31, 2015, the Company had no commitments to purchase lease assets or fund loans.
Off-Balance Sheet Transactions
None.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year and in August 2015, issued Revenue from Contracts from Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (ASU 2015-14). ASU 2015-14 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company evaluated the impact of the new standard on its financial statements and has determined that such impact is virtually non-existent as the new revenue guideline does not affect revenues from leases and loans, which comprise the majority of the Companys revenues.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern (subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU-2014-15). The new standard provides guidance relative to management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on the Companys financial statements or related disclosures.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The policies discussed below are considered by management of the Company to be critical to an understanding of the Companys financial statements because their application requires significantly complex or subjective judgments, decisions, or assessments, with financial reporting results relying on estimation about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Specific risks for these critical accounting policies are described in the following paragraphs. The Company also states these accounting policies in the notes to the financial statements and in relevant sections in this discussion and analysis. For all of these policies, management cautions that future events rarely develop exactly as forecast, and the best estimates routinely require adjustment.
Use of estimates:
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (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.
Equipment on operating leases and related revenue recognition:
Equipment subject to operating leases is stated at cost. Depreciation is being recognized on a straight-line method over the terms of the related leases to the equipments estimated residual values. Off-lease equipment is generally not subject to depreciation. The Company depreciates all lease assets, in accordance with guidelines consistent with ASC 840-20-35-3, over the periods of the lease terms contained in each assets respective lease contract to the estimated residual value at the end of the lease contract. All lease assets are purchased only concurrent with the
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execution of a lease commitment by the lessee. Thus, the original depreciation period corresponds with the term of the original lease. Once the term of an original lease contract is completed, the subject property is typically sold to the existing user, re-leased to the existing user, or, when off-lease, is held for sale. Assets which are re-leased continue to be depreciated using the terms of the new lease agreements and the estimated residual values at the end of the new lease terms, adjusted downward as necessary. Assets classified as held-for-sale are carried at the lower of carrying amount, or the fair value less cost to sell (ASC 360-10-35-43).
The Company does not use the equipment held in its portfolio, but holds it solely for lease and ultimate sale. In the course of marketing equipment that has come off-lease, management may determine at some point that re-leasing the assets may provide a superior return for investors and would then execute another lease. Upon entering into a new lease contract, management will estimate the residual value once again and resume depreciation. If, and when, the Company, at any time, determines that depreciation in value may have occurred with respect to an asset held-for-sale, the Company would review the value to determine whether a material reduction in value had occurred and recognize any appropriate impairment. All lease assets, including off-lease assets, are subject to the Companys quarterly impairment analysis, as described below. Maintenance costs associated with the Funds portfolio of leased assets are expensed as incurred. Major additions and betterments are capitalized.
Operating lease revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying leases. The initial lease terms will vary as to the type of equipment subject to the leases, the needs of the lessees and the terms to be negotiated, but initial leases are generally on terms from 36 to 120 months. The difference between rent received and rental revenue recognized is recorded as unearned operating lease income on the balance sheet.
Operating leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management considers the equipment underlying the lease contracts for impairment and periodically reviews the credit worthiness of all operating lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements judgment, the related operating leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, revenues are recognized on a cash basis.
Recorded values of the Companys leased asset portfolio are reviewed each quarter to confirm the reasonableness of established residual values and to determine whether there is indication that an asset impairment might have taken place. The Company uses a variety of sources and considers many factors in evaluating whether the respective book values of its assets are appropriate. In addition, the company may direct a residual value review at any time if it becomes aware of issues regarding the ability of a lessee to continue to make payments on its lease contract. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the residual value of the asset at the end of the assets lease contract and undiscounted future rents from the existing lease contract. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the marketplace are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the asset and its carrying value on the measurement date. Upward adjustments for impairments recognized in prior periods are not made in any circumstances.
Direct financing leases and related revenue recognition:
Income from direct financing lease transactions is reported using the financing method of accounting, in which the Companys investment in the leased property is reported as a receivable from the lessee to be recovered through future rentals. The interest income portion of each rental payment is calculated so as to generate a constant rate of return on the net receivable outstanding.
Allowances for losses on direct financing leases are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified lessees and billed and unbilled receivables. Direct financing leases are charged off to the allowance as they are deemed uncollectible.
Direct financing leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) and deemed impaired when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the credit worthiness of all direct finance lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements
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judgment, the related direct financing leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, all payments received are applied only against outstanding principal balances.
Notes receivable, unearned interest income and related revenue recognition:
The Company records all future payments of principal and interest on notes as notes receivable, which is then offset by the amount of any related unearned interest income. For financial statement purposes, the Company reports only the net amount of principal due on the balance sheet. The unearned interest is recognized over the term of the note and the income portion of each note payment is calculated so as to generate a constant rate of return on the net balance outstanding. Any fees or costs related to notes receivable are recorded as part of the net investment in notes receivable and amortized over the term of the loan.
Allowances for losses on notes receivable are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified borrowers and billed and unbilled receivables. Notes are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and/or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the note agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest when due. If it is determined that a loan is impaired with regard to scheduled payments, the Company will perform an analysis of the note to determine if an impairment valuation reserve is necessary. This analysis considers the estimated cash flows from the note, or the collateral value of the property underlying the note when note repayment is collateral dependent. Any required valuation reserve is charged to earnings when determined; and notes are charged off to the allowance for losses as they are deemed uncollectible.
Notes receivable are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the credit worthiness of companies with note payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements judgment, notes may be placed in a non-accrual status. Notes placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid receivable is probable. Until such time, all payments received are applied only against outstanding principal balances.
Initial direct costs:
The Company capitalizes initial direct costs (IDC) associated with the origination and funding of lease assets and investments in notes receivable. IDC includes both internal costs (e.g., the costs of employees activities in connection with successful lease and loan originations) and external broker fees incurred with such originations. The costs are amortized on a lease by lease (or note by note) basis based on actual contract term using a straight-line method for operating leases and the effective interest rate method for direct financing leases and notes receivable. Upon disposal of the underlying lease or loan assets, both the initial direct costs and the associated accumulated amortization are relieved. Costs related to leases or notes receivable that are not consummated are not eligible for capitalization as initial direct costs and are expensed as acquisition expense.
Asset valuation:
Recorded values of the Companys leased asset portfolio are periodically reviewed for impairment. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the estimated residual value of the asset at the end of the assets expected holding period and estimates of undiscounted future rents. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the market place are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the assets and its carrying value on the measurement date.
Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
See the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements attached hereto at pages 14 through 33.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Members
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the Company) as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statements of income, changes in members capital, and cash flows for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Management of the Companys Managing Member. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Moss Adams LLP | ||
San Francisco, California March 29, 2016 |
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
(In Thousands)
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
ASSETS |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,132 | $ | 4,794 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1 as of December 31, 2015 and $0 as of December 31, 2014 | 156 | 126 | ||||||
Notes receivable, net of unearned interest income of $0 as of December 31, 2015 and $22 as of December 31, 2014 | | 332 | ||||||
Investment in securities | 38 | 41 | ||||||
Fair value of warrants | 27 | | ||||||
Investments in equipment and leases, net of accumulated depreciation of $13,316 as of December 31, 2015 and $14,032 as of December 31, 2014 | 2,712 | 3,795 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 31 | 32 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 6,096 | $ | 9,120 | ||||
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS CAPITAL |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities: |
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Managing Member | $ | 106 | $ | 67 | ||||
Accrued distributions to Other Members | 1,303 | 781 | ||||||
Other | 80 | 289 | ||||||
Non-recourse debt | | 639 | ||||||
Unearned operating lease income | 14 | 83 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 1,503 | 1,859 | ||||||
Commitments and contingencies |
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Members capital: |
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Managing Member | | | ||||||
Other Members | 4,593 | 7,261 | ||||||
Total Members capital | 4,593 | 7,261 | ||||||
Total liabilities and Members capital | $ | 6,096 | $ | 9,120 |
See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Revenues: |
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Leasing and lending activities: |
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Operating leases | $ | 1,826 | $ | 2,974 | ||||
Direct financing leases | 10 | 27 | ||||||
Interest on notes receivable | 22 | 35 | ||||||
Gain on sales of lease assets and early termination of notes | 676 | 758 | ||||||
Gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities | | 30 | ||||||
Unrealized gain on fair valuation of warrants | 27 | | ||||||
Other | 209 | 94 | ||||||
Total revenues | 2,770 | 3,918 | ||||||
Expenses: |
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Depreciation of operating lease assets | 878 | 1,349 | ||||||
Asset management fees to Managing Member | 116 | 137 | ||||||
Cost reimbursements to Managing Member and/or affiliates | 176 | 220 | ||||||
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses | 1 | (2 | ) | |||||
Provision for losses on investment in securities | 6 | 178 | ||||||
Amortization of initial direct costs | 9 | 15 | ||||||
Interest expense | 13 | 67 | ||||||
Professional fees | 115 | 110 | ||||||
Outside services | 33 | 33 | ||||||
Taxes on income and franchise fees | 102 | 29 | ||||||
Other | 49 | 53 | ||||||
Total operating expenses | 1,498 | 2,189 | ||||||
Other income (loss), net | 2 | (2 | ) | |||||
Net income | $ | 1,274 | $ | 1,727 | ||||
Net income: |
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Managing Member | $ | 295 | $ | 127 | ||||
Other Members | 979 | 1,600 | ||||||
$ | 1,274 | $ | 1,727 | |||||
Net income per Limited Liability Company Unit (Other Members) | $ | 0.19 | $ | 0.31 | ||||
Weighted average number of Units outstanding | 5,209,307 | 5,209,307 |
See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS CAPITAL
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)
Other Members | Managing Member |
Total | ||||||||||||||
Units | Amount | |||||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2013 | 5,209,307 | $ | 7,224 | $ | | $ | 7,224 | |||||||||
Distributions to Other Members ($0.30 per Unit) | | (1,563 | ) | | (1,563 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to Managing Member | | | (127 | ) | (127 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income | | 1,600 | 127 | 1,727 | ||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2014 | 5,209,307 | 7,261 | | 7,261 | ||||||||||||
Distributions to Other Members ($0.70 per Unit) | | (3,647 | ) | | (3,647 | ) | ||||||||||
Distributions to Managing Member | | | (295 | ) | (295 | ) | ||||||||||
Net income | | 979 | 295 | 1,274 | ||||||||||||
Balance December 31, 2015 | 5,209,307 | $ | 4,593 | $ | | $ | 4,593 |
See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015 AND 2014
(In Thousands)
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Operating activities: |
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Net income | $ | 1,274 | $ | 1,727 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities: |
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Gain on sales of lease assets and early termination of notes | (676 | ) | (758 | ) | ||||
Depreciation of operating lease assets | 878 | 1,349 | ||||||
Amortization of initial direct costs | 9 | 15 | ||||||
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses | 1 | (2 | ) | |||||
Provision for losses on investment in securities | 6 | 178 | ||||||
Gain on sales or dispositions of investment in securities | | (30 | ) | |||||
Unrealized gain on fair valuation of warrants | (27 | ) | | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Accounts receivable | (31 | ) | 15 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 1 | (2 | ) | |||||
Accounts payable, Managing Member | (3 | ) | (6 | ) | ||||
Accounts payable, other | (209 | ) | 132 | |||||
Unearned operating lease income | (69 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | 1,154 | 2,589 | ||||||
Investing activities: |
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Purchase of securities | (3 | ) | | |||||
Proceeds from sales of lease assets and early termination of notes | 837 | 3,505 | ||||||
Proceeds from sales or dispositions of investment in securities | | 30 | ||||||
Principal payments received on direct financing leases | 36 | 68 | ||||||
Principal payments received on notes receivable | 332 | 186 | ||||||
Net cash provided by investing activities | 1,202 | 3,789 | ||||||
Financing activities: |
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Repayments under non-recourse debt | (639 | ) | (1,313 | ) | ||||
Distributions to Other Members | (3,125 | ) | (1,563 | ) | ||||
Distributions to Managing Member | (254 | ) | (127 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (4,018 | ) | (3,003 | ) | ||||
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | (1,662 | ) | 3,375 | |||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 4,794 | 1,419 | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | $ | 3,132 | $ | 4,794 | ||||
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: |
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Cash paid during the year for interest | $ | 17 | $ | 73 | ||||
Cash paid during the year for taxes | $ | 85 | $ | 39 | ||||
Schedule of non-cash transactions: |
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Distributions payable to Other Members at year-end | $ | 1,303 | $ | 781 | ||||
Distributions payable to Managing Member at year-end | $ | 105 | $ | 64 |
See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization and Limited Liability Company matters:
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC (the Company or the Fund) 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 or Manager of the Company is ATEL Financial Services, LLC (AFS), a California limited liability company. The Company may continue until December 31, 2025. Each Members 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 December 31, 2015 totaled $52.2 million, consisting of approximately $52.8 million in gross contributions from Other Members purchasing Units under the public offering less rescissions and repurchases (net of distributions paid and allocated syndication costs, as applicable) of $636 thousand. As of December 31, 2015, 5,209,307 Units were issued and outstanding.
The Companys principal objectives are to invest in a diversified portfolio of equipment that (i) preserves, protects and returns the Companys 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 ended 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 and its affiliates receives compensation for services rendered and reimbursements for costs incurred on behalf of the Company (See Note 6). 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.
On January 1, 2013, the Company commenced liquidation phase activities pursuant to the guidelines of the Operating Agreement. Prior thereto, the Company was in its acquisition phase and was making distributions on a monthly and quarterly basis. Periodic distributions commenced in June 2005.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies:
Basis of presentation:
The accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related statements of income, changes in members capital, and cash flows for the years then ended, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These reclassifications had no significant effect on the reported financial position or results of operations.
Footnote and tabular amounts are presented in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data.
In preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company has reviewed, as determined necessary by the Managing Member, events that have occurred after December 31, 2015, up until the issuance of the financial statements. No events were noted which would require disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
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.
Cash and cash equivalents:
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and cash equivalent investments such as U.S. Treasury instruments with original and/or purchased maturities of ninety days or less.
Accounts receivable:
Accounts receivable represent the amounts billed under operating and direct financing lease contracts, and notes receivable which are currently due to the Company. Allowances for doubtful accounts are established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified lessees and invoiced amounts. Accounts receivable deemed uncollectible are charged off against the allowance on a specific identification basis. Recoveries of amounts that were previously written-off are recorded as other income in the period received.
Credit risk:
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents, operating and direct financing lease receivables, notes receivable and accounts receivable. The Company places the majority of its cash deposits in noninterest-bearing accounts with financial institutions that have no less than $10 billion in assets. Such deposits are insured up to $250 thousand. The remainder of the Funds cash is temporarily invested in U.S. Treasury denominated instruments. The concentration of such deposits and temporary cash investments is not deemed to create a significant risk to the Company. Accounts and notes receivable represent amounts due from lessees or borrowers in various industries, related to equipment on operating and direct financing leases or notes receivable.
Equipment on operating leases and related revenue recognition:
Equipment subject to operating leases is stated at cost. Depreciation is being recognized on a straight-line method over the terms of the related leases to the equipments estimated residual values. Off-lease equipment is generally not subject to depreciation. The Company depreciates all lease assets, in accordance with guidelines consistent with ASC 840-20-35-3, over the periods of the lease terms contained in each assets respective lease contract to the estimated residual value at the end of the lease contract. All lease assets are purchased only concurrent with the execution of a lease commitment by the lessee. Thus, the original depreciation period corresponds with the term of the original lease. Once the term of an original lease contract is completed, the subject property is typically sold to the existing user, re-leased to the existing user, or, when off-lease, is held for sale. Assets which are re-leased continue to be depreciated using the terms of the new lease agreements and the estimated residual values at the end of the new lease terms, adjusted downward as necessary. Assets classified as held-for-sale are carried at the lower of carrying amount, or the fair value less cost to sell (ASC 360-10-35-43).
The Company does not use the equipment held in its portfolio, but holds it solely for lease and ultimate sale. In the course of marketing equipment that has come off-lease, management may determine at some point that re-leasing the assets may provide a superior return for investors and would then execute another lease. Upon entering into a new lease contract, management will estimate the residual value once again and resume depreciation. If, and when, the Company, at any time, determines that depreciation in value may have occurred with respect to an asset held-for-sale, the Company would review the value to determine whether a material reduction in value had occurred and recognize any appropriate impairment. All lease assets, including off-lease assets, are subject to the Companys quarterly impairment analysis, as described below. Maintenance costs associated with the Funds portfolio of leased assets are expensed as incurred. Major additions and betterments are capitalized.
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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
Operating lease revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying leases. The initial lease terms will vary as to the type of equipment subject to the leases, the needs of the lessees and the terms to be negotiated, but initial leases are generally on terms from 36 to 120 months. The difference between rent received and rental revenue recognized is recorded as unearned operating lease income on the balance sheet.
Operating leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management considers the equipment underlying the lease contracts for impairment and periodically reviews the credit worthiness of all operating lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements judgment, the related operating leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, revenues are recognized on a cash basis.
Recorded values of the Companys leased asset portfolio are reviewed each quarter to confirm the reasonableness of established residual values and to determine whether there is indication that an asset impairment might have taken place. The Company uses a variety of sources and considers many factors in evaluating whether the respective book values of its assets are appropriate. In addition, the company may direct a residual value review at any time if it becomes aware of issues regarding the ability of a lessee to continue to make payments on its lease contract. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the residual value of the asset at the end of the assets lease contract and undiscounted future rents from the existing lease contract. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the marketplace are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the asset and its carrying value on the measurement date. Upward adjustments for impairments recognized in prior periods are not made in any circumstances.
Direct financing leases and related revenue recognition:
Income from direct financing lease transactions is reported using the financing method of accounting, in which the Companys investment in the leased property is reported as a receivable from the lessee to be recovered through future rentals. The interest income portion of each rental payment is calculated so as to generate a constant rate of return on the net receivable outstanding.
Allowances for losses on direct financing leases are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified lessees and billed and unbilled receivables. Direct financing leases are charged off to the allowance as they are deemed uncollectible.
Direct financing leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) and deemed impaired when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the credit worthiness of all direct finance lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements judgment, the related direct financing leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, all payments received are applied only against outstanding principal balances.
Notes receivable, unearned interest income and related revenue recognition:
The Company records all future payments of principal and interest on notes as notes receivable, which is then offset by the amount of any related unearned interest income. For financial statement purposes, the Company reports only the net amount of principal due on the balance sheet. The unearned interest is recognized over the term of the note and the income portion of each note payment is calculated so as to generate a constant rate of return on the net balance outstanding. Any fees or costs related to notes receivable are recorded as part of the net investment in notes receivable and amortized over the term of the loan.
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2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
Allowances for losses on notes receivable are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified borrowers and billed and unbilled receivables. Notes are considered impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect the scheduled payments of principal and/or interest when due according to the contractual terms of the note agreement. Factors considered by management in determining impairment include payment status, collateral value, and the probability of collecting scheduled principal and interest when due. If it is determined that a loan is impaired with regard to scheduled payments, the Company will perform an analysis of the note to determine if an impairment valuation reserve is necessary. This analysis considers the estimated cash flows from the note, or the collateral value of the property underlying the note when note repayment is collateral dependent. Any required valuation reserve is charged to earnings when determined; and notes are charged off to the allowance as they are deemed uncollectible.
Notes receivable are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the creditworthiness of companies with note payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon managements judgment, notes may be placed in a non-accrual status. Notes placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid receivable is probable. Until such time, all payments received are applied only against outstanding principal balances.
Initial direct costs:
The Company capitalizes initial direct costs (IDC) associated with the origination and funding of lease assets and investments in notes receivable. IDC includes both internal costs (e.g., the costs of employees activities in connection with successful lease and loan originations) and external broker fees incurred with such originations. The costs are amortized on a lease by lease (or note by note) basis based on actual contract term using a straight-line method for operating leases and the effective interest rate method for direct financing leases and notes receivable. Upon disposal of the underlying lease or loan assets, both the initial direct costs and the associated accumulated amortization are relieved. Costs related to leases or notes receivable that are not consummated are not eligible for capitalization as initial direct costs and are expensed as acquisition expense.
Acquisition expense:
Acquisition expense represents costs which include, but are not limited to, legal fees and expenses, travel and communication expenses, cost of appraisals, accounting fees and expenses and miscellaneous expenses related to the selection and acquisition of equipment which are reimbursable to the Managing Member under the terms of the Operating Agreement. As the costs are not eligible for capitalization as initial direct costs, such amounts are expensed as incurred.
Asset valuation:
Recorded values of the Companys leased asset portfolio are periodically reviewed for impairment. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the estimated residual value of the asset at the end of the assets expected holding period and estimates of undiscounted future rents. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the market place are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the asset and its carrying value on the measurement date.
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 Companys principal decision makers are the Managing Members Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The Company believes that its equipment leasing business operates as one
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2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
reportable segment because: a) the Company measures profit and loss at the equipment portfolio level as a whole; b) the principal decision makers do not review information based on any operating segment other than the equipment leasing transaction portfolio; c) the Company does not maintain discrete financial information on any specific segment other than its equipment financing operations; d) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around different products and services other than equipment lease financing; and e) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around geographic areas.
The primary geographic regions in which the Company seeks leasing and financing opportunities are North America and Europe.
The table below summarizes geographic information relating to the sources, by nation, of the Companys total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 and long-lived assets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):
For The Year Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | % of Total | 2014 | % of Total | |||||||||||||
Revenue |
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United States | $ | 2,742 | 99 | % | $ | 3,873 | 99 | % | ||||||||
United Kingdom | 28 | 1 | % | 45 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Total International | 28 | 1 | % | 45 | 1 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,770 | 100 | % | $ | 3,918 | 100 | % |
As of December 31, | ||||||||||||||||
2015 | % of Total | 2014 | % of Total | |||||||||||||
Long-lived assets |
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United States | $ | 2,709 | 100 | % | $ | 3,792 | 100 | % | ||||||||
United Kingdom | 3 | 0 | % | 3 | 0 | % | ||||||||||
Total International | 3 | 0 | % | 3 | 0 | % | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 2,712 | 100 | % | $ | 3,795 | 100 | % |
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 issuers ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuers subsequent ability to raise capital. Based upon the Companys review of its portfolio, a fair value adjustment of $6 thousand was recorded during 2015 relative to an impaired investment. By comparison, fair value adjustments totaled $178 thousand during 2014. There were no sales or dispositions of securities during both 2015 and 2014.
Warrants
Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are carried at an estimated fair value on the balance sheet at the end of the period, as determined by the Managing Member. During 2015, the Company recorded unrealized gains of $27 thousand on fair valuation of its warrants. As of December 31, 2015, the Companys portfolio of warrants had an estimated fair value of $27 thousand. At
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2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
December 31, 2014, the Managing Member estimated the fair value of the warrants to be nominal in amount. There were no net exercises of warrants during the current year. By comparison, the Company realized gains of $30 thousand on the net exercise of certain warrants during 2014.
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 Companys foreign currency translations gains and losses were nominal during 2015 and 2014.
Unearned operating lease income:
The Company records prepayments on operating leases as a liability under the caption of unearned operating lease income. The liability is recorded when prepayments are received and recognized as operating lease revenue over the period to which the prepayments relate using a straight-line method.
Income taxes:
The Company is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 701 of the Internal Review Code, a partnership is not subject to federal income taxes. Accordingly, the Company has provided current income taxes for only those states, which levy income taxes on partnerships. For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the current provision for state income taxes was approximately $102 thousand and $29 thousand, respectively. The Company does not have any entity level uncertain tax positions. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions and is generally subject to examination by U.S. federal (or state and local) income tax authorities for three years from the filing of a tax return.
The tax bases of the Companys net assets and liabilities vary from the amounts presented in these financial statements at December 31, 2015 and 2014 as follows (in thousands):
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Financial statement basis of net assets | $ | 4,593 | $ | 7,261 | ||||
Tax basis of net assets (unaudited) | 11,466 | 12,697 | ||||||
Difference | $ | (6,873 | ) | $ | (5,436 | ) |
The primary differences between the tax bases of net assets and the amounts recorded in the financial statements are the result of differences in accounting for syndication costs and differences between the depreciation methods used in the financial statements and the Companys tax returns.
The following reconciles the net income reported in these financial statements to the income reported on the Companys federal tax returns (unaudited) for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively (in thousands):
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Net income per financial statements | $ | 1,274 | $ | 1,727 | ||||
Tax adjustments (unaudited): |
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Adjustment to depreciation expense | 641 | 610 | ||||||
Provision for doubtful accounts | 1 | (2 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to revenues | 113 | 180 | ||||||
Adjustments to gain on sales of assets | 116 | 2,426 | ||||||
Other | 3 | 4 | ||||||
Income per federal tax return (unaudited) | $ | 2,148 | $ | 4,945 |
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2. Summary of significant accounting policies: - (continued)
Other income (loss), net:
Other income (loss), net is solely comprised of net gains and losses on foreign currency transactions.
Per unit data:
Net income and distributions per Unit are based upon the weighted average number of Other Members Units outstanding during the year.
Recent accounting pronouncements:
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASU 2014-09), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year and in August 2015, issued Revenue from Contracts from Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (ASU 2015-14). ASU 2015-14 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. The Company evaluated the impact of the new standard on its financial statements and has determined that such impact is virtually non-existent as the new revenue guideline does not affect revenues from leases and loans, which comprise the majority of the Companys revenues.
In August 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern (subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (ASU-2014-15). The new standard provides guidance relative to managements responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entitys ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The new standard is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. Management does not expect the adoption of ASU 2014-15 to have a material impact on the Companys financial statements or related disclosures.
3. Concentration of credit risk and major customers:
The Company leases equipment to lessees and provides debt financing to borrowers in diversified industries. Leases and notes receivable are subject to AFSs credit committee review. The leases and notes receivable provide for the return of the equipment to the Company upon default.
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, there were concentrations (greater than or equal to 10% as a percentage of total equipment cost) of equipment leased to lessees and/or financed for borrowers in certain industries as follows:
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Transportation, rail | 66 | % | 61 | % | ||||
Manufacturing | 23 | % | 25 | % | ||||
Transportation, other | 10 | % | 12 | % |
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3. Concentration of credit risk and major customers: - (continued)
During 2015 and 2014, certain lessees and/or financial borrowers generated significant portions (defined as greater than or equal to 10%) of the Companys total leasing and lending revenues, excluding gains or losses on disposition of assets, as follows:
Percentage of Total Leasing and Lending Revenues | ||||||||||||
Lessee | Type of Equipment | 2015 | 2014 | |||||||||
Union Pacific | Transportation | 45 | % | 32 | % | |||||||
Kirby Inland Marine, LP | Marine vessels | 14 | % | * | ||||||||
Aircraft Service International, Inc. | Aviation | 10 | % | * | ||||||||
Nomac Drilling, LLC | Mining | * | 17 | % |
* | Less than 10% |
4. Notes receivable, net:
The Company has had various notes receivable from borrowers who have financed the purchase of equipment through the Company. The notes were secured by the equipment financed. As of December 31, 2014, only one note receivable remained unsettled with a net outstanding balance of $332 thousand, an annual interest rate of 8.51%, and a maturity date of January 1, 2016. Such note was fully settled in December 2015.
5. Investments in equipment and leases, net:
The Companys investment in leases consists of the following (in thousands):
Balance December 31, 2014 |
Reclassifications, Additions/ Dispositions |
Depreciation/ Amortization Expense or Amortization of Leases |
Balance December 31, 2015 |
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Net investment in operating leases | $ | 3,720 | $ | (154 | ) | $ | (878 | ) | $ | 2,688 | ||||||
Net investment in direct financing leases | 50 | (5 | ) | (36 | ) | 9 | ||||||||||
Assets held for sale or lease, net | 1 | (1 | ) | | | |||||||||||
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization of $27 at December 31, 2015 and $29 at December 31, 2014 | 24 | | (9 | ) | 15 | |||||||||||
Total | $ | 3,795 | $ | (160 | ) | $ | (923 | ) | $ | 2,712 |
Impairment of investments in leases and assets held for sale or lease:
Recorded values of the Companys leased asset portfolio are reviewed periodically to confirm the reasonableness of established residual values and to determine whether there is indication that an asset impairment might have taken place. The Company uses a variety of sources and considers many factors in evaluating whether the respective book values of its assets are appropriate. In addition, the company may direct a residual value review at any time if it becomes aware of issues regarding the ability of a lessee to continue to make payments on its lease contract. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the residual value of the asset at the end of the assets lease contract and undiscounted future rents from the existing lease contract. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the marketplace are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the asset and its carrying value on the measurement date. Upward adjustments for impairments recognized in prior periods are not made in any circumstances.
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5. Investments in equipment and leases, net: - (continued)
As a result of these reviews, management determined that no impairment losses existed during the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014.
The Company utilizes a straight line depreciation method for equipment in all of the categories currently in its portfolio of operating lease transactions. Depreciation expense on the Companys equipment was approximately $878 thousand and $1.3 million for the respective years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. IDC amortization expense related to the Companys operating and direct financing leases totaled $9 thousand and $15 thousand for 2015 and 2014, respectively.
All of the leased property was acquired during the years 2005 through 2011.
Operating leases:
Property on operating leases consists of the following (in thousands):
Balance December 31, 2014 |
Additions |
Reclassifications or Dispositions |
Balance December 31, 2015 |
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Transportation, rail | $ | 10,907 | $ | | $ | (404 | ) | $ | 10,503 | |||||||
Aviation | 1,658 | | | 1,658 | ||||||||||||
Transportation, other | 1,543 | | (68 | ) | 1,475 | |||||||||||
Marine vessels | 1,415 | | | 1,415 | ||||||||||||
Manufacturing | 467 | | | 467 | ||||||||||||
Materials handling | 1,252 | | (914 | ) | 338 | |||||||||||
Construction | 498 | | (350 | ) | 148 | |||||||||||
Other | 11 | | (11 | ) | | |||||||||||
17,751 | | (1,747 | ) | 16,004 | ||||||||||||
Less accumulated depreciation | (14,031 | ) | (878 | ) | 1,593 | (13,316 | ) | |||||||||
Total | $ | 3,720 | $ | (878 | ) | $ | (154 | ) | $ | 2,688 |
The average estimated residual value for assets on operating leases was 8% and 15% of the assets original cost at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. There were no operating lease contracts placed in non-accrual status at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
Direct financing leases:
As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, investment in direct financing leases primarily consists of construction equipment. The following lists the components of the Companys investment in direct financing leases as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
December 31, 2015 |
December 31, 2014 |
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Total minimum lease payments receivable | $ | 11 | $ | 57 | ||||
Estimated residual values of leased equipment (unguaranteed) | 1 | 6 | ||||||
Investment in direct financing leases | 12 | 63 | ||||||
Less unearned income | (3 | ) | (13 | ) | ||||
Net investment in direct financing leases | $ | 9 | $ | 50 |
There were no investment in direct financing lease assets in non-accrual status at December 31, 2015 and 2014.
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5. Investments in equipment and leases, net: - (continued)
At December 31, 2015, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable are as follows (in thousands):
Operating Leases |
Direct Financing Leases |
Total | ||||||||||
Year ending December 31, 2016 | $ | 1,025 | $ | 11 | $ | 1,036 | ||||||
2017 | 895 | | 895 | |||||||||
2018 | 429 | | 429 | |||||||||
2019 | 323 | | 323 | |||||||||
2020 | 265 | | 265 | |||||||||
Thereafter | 79 | | 79 | |||||||||
$ | 3,016 | $ | 11 | $ | 3,027 |
The useful lives for each category of leases is reviewed at a minimum of once per quarter. At both December 31, 2015 and 2014, the respective useful lives of each category of lease assets in the Companys portfolio are as follows (in years):
Equipment category | Useful Life | |||
Transportation, rail | 35 40 | |||
Marine vessels | 20 30 | |||
Aviation | 15 20 | |||
Manufacturing | 10 15 | |||
Construction | 7 10 | |||
Materials handling | 7 10 | |||
Transportation, other | 7 10 |
6. 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 December 31, 2015, the Company has not exceeded the annual and/or cumulative limitations discussed above.
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6. Related party transactions: - (continued)
AFS and/or affiliates earned fees and billed for reimbursements pursuant to the Operating Agreement as follows during each of the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Costs reimbursed to Managing Member and/or affiliates | $ | 176 | $ | 220 | ||||
Asset management fees to Managing Member | 116 | 137 | ||||||
$ | 292 | $ | 357 |
7. Non-recourse debt:
At December 31, 2015, all of the Companys outstanding non-recourse debt have been settled. At December 31, 2014, non-recourse debt consisted of notes payable to financial institutions, all maturing during 2015. The notes were due in monthly installments. Interest on the notes was at a fixed rate of 5.95%. The notes were secured by assignments of lease payments and pledges of assets. At December 31, 2014, gross lease rentals totaled approximately $623 thousand over the remaining lease terms; and the carrying value of the pledged assets is approximately $1.7 million.
The non-recourse debt did not contain any material financial covenants. The debt was secured by a specific lien granted by the Company to the non-recourse lenders on (and only on) the discounted lease transactions. The lenders had 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 was payable solely out of the respective specific security and the Company did not guarantee (nor was the Company otherwise contractually responsible for) the payment of the non-recourse debt as a general obligation or liability of the Company. Although the Company did not have any direct or general liability in connection with the non-recourse debt apart from the security granted, the Company was directly and generally liable and responsible for certain representations, warranties, and covenants made to the lenders, such as warranties as to genuineness of the transaction parties signatures, as to the genuineness of the respective lease chattel paper or the transaction as a whole, or as to the Companys 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 were viewed by such industry as being consistent with non-recourse discount financing obligations. Accordingly, as there were no financial covenants or ratios imposed on the Company in connection with the non-recourse debt, the Company determined that there were no material covenants with respect to the non-recourse debt that warrant footnote disclosure.
8. Commitments:
At December 31, 2015, the Company had no commitments to either purchase lease assets or fund loans.
9. Guarantees:
The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Companys 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 Companys 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 Companys 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.
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10. Members capital:
Units issued and outstanding were 5,209,307 at both December 31, 2015 and 2014. The Company was authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 Units in addition to the Units issued to the initial members (50 Units). The Company terminated sales of Units effective April 30, 2006.
The Company has the right, exercisable in the Managers discretion, but not the obligation, to repurchase Units of a Unitholder who ceases to be a U.S. Citizen, for a price equal to 100% of the holders capital account. The Company is otherwise permitted, but not required, to repurchase Units upon a holders 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 Unitholder 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. There were no Units repurchased during 2015 and 2014.
During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, distributions to the Other Members were as follows (in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data):
2015 | 2014 | |||||||
Distributions | $ | 3,647 | $ | 1,563 | ||||
Weighted average number of Units outstanding | 5,209,307 | 5,209,307 | ||||||
Weighted average distributions per Unit | $ | 0.70 | $ | 0.30 |
The rates and frequency of periodic distributions paid by the Fund during its liquidation phase are solely at the discretion of the Manager.
11. 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.
Level 3 Valuation is modeled using significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Companys own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
At December 31, 2015 and 2014, only the Companys warrants were measured on a recurring basis. During the same comparative years, the Company recorded non-recurring adjustments to reduce the cost basis of certain impaired investment securities.
The Companys valuation policy is determined by members of the Asset Management, Credit and Accounting departments. Whenever possible, the policy is to obtain quoted market prices in active markets to estimate fair values for recognition and disclosure purposes. Where quoted market prices in active markets are not available, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, broker quotes, information from third party remarketing agents, third party appraisals of collateral and/or other valuation techniques. These techniques are significantly affected by certain of the Companys assumptions, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows. Potential taxes and other transaction costs are not considered in estimating fair values. As the Company is responsible for determining fair
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11. Fair value measurements: - (continued)
value, an analysis is performed on prices obtained from third parties. Such analysis is performed by asset management and credit department personnel who are familiar with the Companys investments in equipment, notes receivable and equity securities of venture companies. The analysis may include a periodic review of price fluctuations and validation of numbers obtained from a specific third party by reference to multiple representative sources.
Such fair value adjustments utilized the following methodology:
Warrants (recurring)
Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are carried on the balance sheet at an estimated fair value at the end of the period. The valuation of the warrants was determined using a Black-Scholes formulation of value based upon the stock price(s), the exercise price(s), the volatility of comparable venture companies, and a risk free interest rate for the term(s) of the warrant exercise(s). As of December 31, 2015, the calculated fair value of the Funds warrant portfolio approximated $27 thousand. As of December 31, 2014, the Company estimated the fair value of the warrants to be nominal in amount. Such valuations are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of the Companys Level 3 recurring assets (in thousands):
Level 3 Assets | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | | ||
Unrealized gain on warrants, net recorded during the year | 27 | |||
Balance at December 31, 2015 | $ | 27 |
Impaired investment securities (non-recurring)
The Companys 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 issuers ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuers subsequent ability to raise capital.
During 2015, the Company recorded a fair value adjustment of $6 thousand to reduce the cost basis of an impaired investment security. The reduction in value was based on a market approach technique and uses inputs that reflect qualitative and quantitative information provided by the management of the investee, which indicated reduced growth opportunity and eventual reduction in cash flows and revenues.
By comparison, during 2014, a fair value adjustment of $178 thousand was recorded to reduce the cost basis of an impaired investment security to zero. The 100% reduction in value was based on a market approach technique and uses inputs that reflect qualitative and quantitative information provided by the management of the investee. Such information indicated significantly reduced operating cash flows and revenues, and, to date, an unsuccessful attempt to sell the investee.
Under the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the fair value of the aforementioned impaired investment securities were classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.
As of December 31, 2014, the Funds impaired investment security had no value. The following table presents the fair value measurements of impaired investment securities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis and the level within the hierarchy in which the fair value measurements fall at December 31, 2015 (in thousands):
December 31, 2015 | Level 1 Estimated Fair Value |
Level 2 Estimated Fair Value |
Level 3 Estimated Fair Value |
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Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |
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Impaired investment securities | $ | 4 | $ | | $ | | $ | 4 |
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
11. Fair value measurements: - (continued)
The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for the Companys recurring and non-recurring fair value calculation categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2015 and 2014:
December 31, 2015 | ||||||||
Name | Valuation Frequency | Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | Range of Input Values | ||||
Warrants | Recurring | Black-Scholes formulation | Stock price | $0.35 $1.25 | ||||
Exercise price | $0.91 $1.25 | |||||||
Time to maturity (in years) | 2.41 2.75 | |||||||
Risk-free interest rate | 1.16% 1.25% | |||||||
Annualized volatility | 100.00% | |||||||
Investment Securities | Non-recurring | Market Approach | Qualitative and quantitative information (Investee Management) | Not Applicable |
December 31, 2014 | ||||||||
Name | Valuation Frequency | Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | Range of Input Values | ||||
Investment Securities | Non-recurring | Market Approach | Qualitative and quantitative information (Investee Management) | Not Applicable |
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 Companys financial instruments, are made solely to comply with the requirements of the Financial Instruments Topic and should be read in conjunction with the Companys 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. 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 Companys cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the liquidity and short-term maturity of these instruments.
Notes receivable
The fair value of the Companys notes receivable is generally estimated based upon various methodologies deployed by financial and credit management including, but not limited to, credit analysis, third party appraisal and/or discounted cash flow analysis based upon current market valuation techniques and market rates for similar types of lending arrangements, which may consider adjustments for impaired loans as deemed necessary.
Investment in securities
The Companys investment securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at cost which management believes approximates fair value, as appropriately adjusted for impairment.
Non-recourse debt
The fair value of the Companys non-recourse debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon the current market borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.
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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND XI, LLC
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
11. Fair value measurements: - (continued)
Commitments and Contingencies
Management has determined that no recognition for the fair value of the Companys loan commitments is necessary because their terms are made on a market rate basis and require borrowers to be in compliance with the Companys credit requirements at the time of funding.
The fair value of contingent liabilities (or guarantees) is not considered material because management believes there has been no event that has occurred wherein a guarantee liability has been incurred or will likely be incurred.
The following table presents estimated fair values of the Companys financial instruments at December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 3,132 | $ | 3,132 | $ | | $ | | $ | 3,132 | ||||||||||
Investment in securities | 38 | | | 38 | 38 | |||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants | 27 | | | 27 | 27 |
Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Carrying Value | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||
Financial assets: |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,794 | $ | 4,794 | $ | | $ | | $ | 4,794 | ||||||||||
Notes receivable, net | 332 | | | 332 | 332 | |||||||||||||||
Investment in securities | 41 | | | 41 | 41 | |||||||||||||||
Financial liabilities: |
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Non-recourse debt | 639 | | | 652 | 652 |
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Item 9. | CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES |
None.
Item 9A. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures
The Companys Managing Members President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (Management), evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys 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 Companys 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, who is responsible for providing the Company with financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Managing Members disclosure controls and procedures, as they are applicable to the Company, means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuers management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
The Management of the Managing Member is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) for the Company, and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2015. The internal control process of the Managing Member, as it is applicable to the Company, was designed to provide reasonable assurance to Management regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements, and includes those policies and procedures that:
(1) | Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and that the Companys receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of the Management of the Managing Member; and |
(2) | Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
All internal control processes, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those processes determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the reliability of financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Management of the Managing Member assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, as of December 31, 2015. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on its assessment, Management of the Managing Member concluded that the Managing Members internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, was effective as of December 31, 2015.
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This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Companys independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which exempts non-accelerated filers from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Changes in internal control
There were no changes in the Managing Members internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, during the quarter ended December 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Managing Members internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company.
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PART III
Item 10. | DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT |
The registrant is a Limited Liability Company and has no officers or directors.
ATEL Financial Services, LLC (AFS) is the Companys Managing Member or Manager. AFS is controlled by ATEL Capital Group (ACG or ATEL), a holding company formed to control AFS and affiliated companies. The outstanding voting capital stock of ACG is owned 100% by Dean L. Cash.
Each of ATEL Leasing Corporation (ALC) and AFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACG and performs services for the Company. Acquisition services, equipment management, lease administration and asset disposition services are performed by ALC; and investor relations, communications and general administrative services are performed by AFS.
The officers and directors of ATEL and its affiliates are as follows:
Dean L. Cash | President and Chief Executive Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member) |
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Paritosh K. Choksi | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member) | |
Vasco H. Morais | Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member) |
Dean L. Cash, age 65, joined ATEL as director of marketing in 1980 and has been a vice president since 1981, executive vice president since 1983 and a director since 1984. He has been President and CEO since April 2001. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Cash was a senior marketing representative for Martin Marietta Corporation, data systems division, from 1979 to 1980. From 1977 to 1979, he was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was an applications specialist in the medical systems division and a marketing representative in the information services division. Mr. Cash was a systems engineer with Electronic Data Systems from 1975 to 1977, and was involved in maintaining and developing software for commercial applications. Mr. Cash received a B.S. degree in psychology and mathematics in 1972 and an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in finance in 1975 from Florida State University. Mr. Cash is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association.
Paritosh K. Choksi, age 62, joined ATEL in 1999 as a director, senior vice president and its chief financial officer. He became its executive vice president and CFO/COO in April 2001. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Choksi was chief financial officer at Wink Communications, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. From 1977 to 1997, Mr. Choksi was with Phoenix American Incorporated, a financial services and management company, where he held various positions during his tenure, and was senior vice president, chief financial officer and director when he left the company. Mr. Choksi was involved in all corporate matters at Phoenix and was responsible for Phoenixs capital market needs. He also served on the credit committee overseeing all corporate investments, including its venture lease portfolio. Mr. Choksi was a part of the executive management team which caused Phoenixs portfolio to increase from $50 million in assets to over $2 billion. Mr. Choksi is a member of the board of directors of Syntel, Inc. Mr. Choksi received a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Vasco H. Morais, age 57, joined ATEL in 1989 as general counsel to provide legal support in the drafting and reviewing of lease documentation, advising on general corporate law matters, and assisting on securities law issues. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Morais was employed by the BankAmeriLease Companies, Bank of Americas equipment leasing subsidiaries, providing in-house legal support on the documentation of tax-oriented and non-tax oriented direct and leveraged lease transactions, vendor leasing programs and general corporate matters. Prior to the BankAmeriLease Companies, Mr. Morais was with the Consolidated Capital Companies in the corporate and securities legal department involved in drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on corporate law matters and securities law issues. Mr. Morais received a B.A. degree in 1982 from the University of California in Berkeley, a J.D. degree in 1986 from Golden Gate University Law School and an M.B.A. (Finance) in 1997 from Golden Gate University. Mr. Morais has been an active member of the State Bar of California since 1986.
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Audit Committee
The board of directors of the Managing Member acts as the audit committee of the Company. Dean L. Cash and Paritosh K. Choksi are members of the board of directors of the Managing Member and are deemed to be financial experts. They are not independent of the Company.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4, and 5, the Company is not aware of any failures to file reports of beneficial ownership required to be filed during or for the year ended December 31, 2015.
Code of Ethics
A Code of Ethics that is applicable to the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of its Managing Member, AFS, or persons acting in such capacity on behalf of the Company, is included as Exhibit 14.1 to this report.
Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The registrant has no officers or directors.
Set forth hereinafter is a description of the nature of remuneration paid and to be paid to ATEL and its Affiliates. The amount of such remuneration paid for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 is set forth in Item 8 of this report under the caption Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Notes to Financial Statements Related party transactions, at Note 6 thereof, which information is hereby incorporated by reference.
Selling Commissions
The Company paid selling commissions in the amount of 9% of Gross Proceeds, as defined, to ASC, an affiliate of AFS.
Through December 31, 2015, $4.7 million of such commissions had been paid to AFS or its affiliate. Of that amount, $3.9 million has been re-allowed to other broker/dealers.
Asset Management Fee and Carried Interest
The Company pays AFS an Asset Management Fee in an amount equal to 4% of Operating Revenues, which includes Gross Lease Revenues and Cash from Sales or Refinancing. The Asset Management Fee is paid on a monthly basis. The amount of the Asset Management Fee payable in any year is reduced for that year to the extent it would otherwise exceed the Asset Management Fee Limit, as described below. The Asset Management Fee is paid for services rendered by AFS and its affiliates in determining portfolio and investment strategies (i.e., establishing and maintaining the composition of the Equipment portfolio as a whole and the Companys overall debt structure) and generally managing or supervising the management of the Equipment.
AFS also receives, as its Carried Interest, an amount equal to 7.5% of all Company Distributions.
AFS supervises performance of all management activities, including, among other activities: the acquisition and financing of the equipment portfolio, collection of lease revenues, monitoring compliance by lessees with the lease terms, assuring that Equipment is being used in accordance with all operative contractual arrangements, paying operating expenses and arranging for necessary maintenance and repair of equipment in the event a lessee fails to do so, monitoring property, sales and use tax compliance and preparation of operating financial data. AFS intends to delegate all or a portion of its duties and the Asset Management Fee to one or more of its affiliates who are in the business of providing such services.
Limitations on Fees
The Fund has adopted a single Asset Management Fee plus the Carried Interest as a means of compensating the Manager for sponsoring the Fund and managing its operations. While this compensation structure is intended to simplify management compensation for purposes of investors understanding, state securities administrators use a more complicated compensation structure in their review of equipment program offerings in order to assure that those offerings are fair under the states merit review guidelines. The total of all Front End Fees, the Carried Interest and the
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Asset Management Fee will be subject to the Asset Management Fee Limit in order to assure these state administrators that the Fund will not bear greater fees than permitted under the state merit review guidelines. The North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA) is an organization of state securities administrators, those state government agencies responsible for qualifying securities offerings in their respective states. NASAA has established standards for the qualification of a number of different types of securities offerings and investment products, including its Statement of Policy on Equipment Programs (the NASAA Equipment Leasing Guidelines). Article IV, Sections C through G of the NASAA Equipment Leasing Guidelines establish the standards for payment of reasonable carried interests, promotional interests and fees for equipment acquisition, management, resale and releasing services to equipment leasing program sponsors. Article IV, Sections C through G of the NASAA Equipment Leasing Guidelines set the maximum compensation payable to the sponsor and its affiliates from an equipment leasing program such as the Fund. The Asset Management Fee Limit will equal the maximum compensation payable under Article IV, Sections C through G of the NASAA Equipment Leasing Guidelines as in effect on the date of the Funds prospectus (the NASAA Fee Limitation). Under the Asset Management Fee Limit, the Fund will calculate the maximum fees payable under the NASAA Fee Limitation and guarantee that the Asset Management Fee it will pay the Manager and its Affiliates, when added to its Carried Interest, will never exceed the fees and interests payable to a sponsor and its affiliates under the NASAA Fee Limitation.
Asset Management Fee Limit. The Asset Management Fee Limit will be calculated each year during the Funds term by calculating the total fees that would be paid to the Manager if the Manager were to be compensated on the basis of the maximum compensation payable under the NASAA Fee Limitation, including the Managers Carried Interest, as described below. To the extent that the amount paid as Front End Fees, the Asset Management Fee, and the Carried Interest for any year would cause the total fees to exceed the aggregate amount of fees calculated under the NASAA Fee Limitation for the year, the Asset Management Fee and/or Carried Interest for that year will be reduced to equal the maximum aggregate fees under the NASAA Fee Limitation. To the extent any such fees are reduced, the amount of such reduction will be accrued and deferred, and such accrued and deferred compensation would be paid to the Manager in a subsequent period, but only to the extent that the deferred compensation would be within the Asset Management Fee Limit for that later period. Any deferred fees that cannot be paid under the applicable limitations through the date of liquidation would be forfeited by the Manager at liquidation.
Under the NASAA Equipment Leasing Guidelines, the Fund is required to commit a minimum percentage of the Gross Proceeds to Investment in Equipment, calculated as the greater of: (i) 80% of the Gross Proceeds reduced by 0.0625% for each 1% of indebtedness encumbering the Funds equipment; or (ii) 75% of such Gross Proceeds. The Fund intends to incur total indebtedness equal to 50% of the aggregate cost of its equipment. The Operating Agreement requires the Fund to commit at least 85.875% of the Gross Proceeds to Investment in Equipment. Based on the formula in the NASAA Guidelines, the Funds minimum Investment in Equipment would equal 76.875% of Gross Proceeds (80% - [50% × .0625%] = 76.875%), and the Funds minimum Investment in Equipment would therefore exceed the NASAA Fee Limitation minimum by 9%.
The amount of the Carried Interest permitted the Manager under the NASAA Fee Limitation will be dependent on the amount by which the percentage of Gross Proceeds the Fund ultimately commits to Investment in Equipment exceeds the minimum Investment in Equipment under the NASAA Fee Limitation. The NASAA Fee Limitation permits the Manager and its Affiliates to receive compensation in the form of a carried interest in Fund Net Income, Net Loss and Distributions equal to 1% for the first 2.5% of excess Investment in Equipment over the NASAA Guidelines minimum, 1% for the next 2% of such excess, and 1% for each additional 1% of excess Investment in Equipment. With a minimum Investment in Equipment of 85.875%, the Manager and its Affiliates may receive an additional carried interest equal to 6.5% of Net Profit, Net Loss and Distributions under the foregoing formula (2.5% + 2% + 4.5% = 9%; 1% + 1% + 4.5% = 6.5%). At the lowest permitted level of Investment in Equipment, the NASAA Guidelines would permit the Manager and its Affiliates to receive a promotional interest equal to 5% of Distributions of Cash from Operations and 1% of Distributions of Sale or Refinancing Proceeds until Members have received total Distributions equal to their Original Invested Capital plus an 8% per annum cumulative return on their Adjusted Invested Capital, and, thereafter, the promotional interest may increase to 15% of all Distributions.
With the additional carried interest calculated as described above, the maximum aggregate fees payable to the Manager and Affiliates under the NASAA Guidelines as carried interest and promotional interest would equal 11.5% of Distributions of Cash from Operations (6.5% + 5% = 11.5%), and 7.5% of Distributions of Sale or Refinancing Proceeds (6.5% + 1% = 7.5%), before the subordination level was reached, and 21.5% of all Distributions thereafter. The maximum amounts to be paid under the terms of the Operating Agreement are subject to the application of the Asset Management Fee Limit provided in Section 8.3 of the Agreement, which limits the annual amount payable to the Manager and its Affiliates as the Asset Management Fee and the Carried Interest to an aggregate not to exceed the total amount of fees that would be payable to the Manager and its Affiliates under the NASAA Fee Limitation.
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Upon completion of the offering of Units, final commitment of offering proceeds to acquisition of equipment and establishment of final levels of permanent portfolio debt, the Manager will calculate the maximum carried interest and promotional interest payable to the Manager and its Affiliates under the NASAA Fee Limitation and compare such total permitted fees to the total of the Asset Management Fee and Managers Carried Interest. If and to the extent that the Asset Management Fee and Managers Carried Interest would exceed the fees calculated under the NASAA Fee Limitation, the fees payable to the Manager and its Affiliates will be reduced by an amount sufficient to cause the total of such compensation to comply with the NASAA Fee Limitation. The adjusted Asset Management Fee Limit will then be applied to the Asset Management Fee and Carried Interest as described above. A comparison of the Front End Fees actually paid by the Fund and the NASAA Fee Limitation maximums will be repeated, and any required adjustments will be made, at least annually thereafter.
See Note 6 to the financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, for amounts paid.
Managing Members Interest in Operating Proceeds
AFS receives an allocation of all 7.5% of all Company net income, net loss and investment tax credits corresponding to its Carried Interest in Distributions and the remaining 92.5% is allocated among the Members. See financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this report for amounts allocated to AFS in 2015 and 2014.
Item 12. | SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS |
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
At December 31, 2015, no investor is known to hold beneficially more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Units.
Security Ownership of Management
The parent of AFS is the beneficial owner of Limited Liability Company Units as follows:
(1) Title of Class |
(2) Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
(3) Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership |
(4) Percent of Class |
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Limited Liability Company Units | ATEL Capital Group The Transamerica Pyramid 600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor San Francisco, CA 94111 |
Initial Limited Liability Company Units 50 Units ($500) |
0.0010% |
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Changes in Control
The Members have the right, by vote of the Members owning more than 50% of the outstanding Limited Liability Company Units, to remove the Managing Member.
AFS may at any time call a meeting of the Members or a vote of the Members without a meeting, on matters on which they are entitled to vote, and shall call such meeting or for vote without a meeting following receipt of a written request therefore of Members holding 10% or more of the total outstanding Limited Liability Company Units.
Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
The responses to Item 1 of this report under the caption Equipment Leasing Activities, Item 8 of this report under the caption Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Notes to Financial Statements Related party transactions at Note 6 thereof, and Item 11 of this report under the caption Executive Compensation, are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
During the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred audit fees with its principal auditors totaling $69 thousand and $66 thousand, respectively.
Audit fees consist of the aggregate fees and expenses billed in connection with the audit of the Companys annual financial statements and the review of the financial statements included in the Companys quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.
The board of directors of the Managing Member acts as the audit committee of the registrant. Engagements for audit services, audit related services and tax services are approved in advance by the Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Member acting on behalf of the board of directors of the Managing Member in its role as the audit committee of the Company.
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PART IV
Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
(a) | Financial Statements and Schedules |
1. | Financial Statements |
2. | Financial Statement Schedules |
All 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 inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.
(b) | Exhibits |
(3) and (4) Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, included as exhibit B to the Prospectus effective April 11, 2005 as filed on May 05, 2005 (File Number 333-120276) is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
(14.1) | Code of Ethics | |
(31.1) | Certification of Dean L. Cash pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) | |
(31.2) | Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) | |
(32.1) | Certification of Dean L. Cash pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 | |
(32.2) | Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 | |
(101.INS) | XBRL Instance Document | |
(101.SCH) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
(101.CAL) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
(101.LAB) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
(101.PRE) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
(101.DEF) | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: March 29, 2016
ATEL Capital Equipment Fund XI, LLC
(Registrant)
By: ATEL Financial Services, LLC |
By: /s/ Dean L. Cash |
By: /s/ Paritosh K. Choksi |
By: /s/ Samuel Schussler |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE | CAPACITIES | DATE | ||
/s/ Dean L. Cash Dean L. Cash |
President and Chief Executive Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member) |
March 29, 2016 | ||
/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) |
March 29, 2016 | ||
/s/ Samuel Schussler Samuel Schussler |
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member) |
March 29, 2016 |
No proxy materials have been or will be sent to security holders. An annual report will be furnished to security holders subsequent to the filing of this report on Form 10-K, and copies thereof will be furnished supplementally to the Commission when forwarded to the security holders.
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