H&E Equipment Services Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Nov 01, 2012
H&E Equipment Services Inc. (HEES, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-09-30.

H&e Equipment Services, Inc. has a market cap of $485 million; its shares were traded at around $15.04 with a P/E ratio of 17.7 and P/S ratio of 0.7.

Highlight of Business Operations:

Equipment Rentals Gross Profit. Our gross profit from equipment rentals for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 increased approximately $11.1 million, or 41.4%, to $38.1 million from $26.9 million in the same three month period in 2011. The increase in equipment rentals gross profit was the result of a $16.6 million increase in rental revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2012, which was partially offset by a $0.4 million increase in rental expenses and a $5.1 million increase in rental equipment depreciation expense. The increase in rental expenses and rental equipment depreciation expense was primarily due to a larger fleet size in 2012 compared to 2011. As a percentage of equipment rental revenues, rental expenses were 16.2% for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to 19.9% for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 and depreciation expense was 34.9% for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to 36.1% for the same three month period in 2011. These percentage decreases were primarily attributable to the increase in comparative rental revenues.

Used Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our used equipment sales gross profit for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 increased $0.2 million, or 3.8%, to $6.6 million from approximately $6.4 million in the same period in 2011 on a used equipment sales decrease of $2.2 million. Gross profit margin on used equipment sales for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 was 26.4%, up 3.0% from 23.4% for the same three month period in 2011, primarily as a result of the improved margins on used aerial high lift equipment. Our used equipment sales from the rental fleet, which comprised approximately 81.7% and 76.0% of our used equipment sales for the three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were approximately 146.5% and 140.1% of net book value for the three month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses increased approximately $3.4 million, or 8.6%, to $42.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to $39.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2011. The net increase in SG&A expenses was attributable to several factors. Employee salaries and wages and related employee expenses increased $2.2 million as a result of higher salaries, wages and payroll taxes stemming primarily from an increase from commission and incentive pay that resulted primarily from higher rental revenues. Stock-based compensation expense was approximately $0.4 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2012 and $0.3 million for the same three month period last year. Legal and professional fees increased $0.3 million in the current year period and facility related expenses increased $0.3 million. Depreciation expense increased $0.3 million and net general corporate overhead costs increased approximately $0.3 million. As a percentage of total revenues, SG&A expenses were 20.7% for the three month period ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of 0.5% from 21.2% for the same three month period in 2011, primarily as a result of the current year increase in total revenues.

Used Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our used equipment sales gross profit for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012 increased $6.5 million, or 42.5%, to $21.7 million from $15.2 million in the same period in 2011 on a used equipment sales increase of $9.4 million. Gross profit margin on used equipment sales for the six month period ended June 30, 2012 was 28.9%, up 5.7% from 23.2% for the same nine month period in 2011, primarily as a result of improved margins of used aerial work platform equipment, used cranes and used earthmoving equipment. Our used equipment sales from the rental fleet, which comprised approximately 86.6% and 72.4% of our used equipment sales for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, were approximately 147.2% and 142.2% of net book value for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses increased approximately $9.8 million, or 8.6%, to $124.5 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to $114.7 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011. The net increase in SG&A expenses was attributable to several factors. Employee salaries and wages and related employee expenses increased $7.1 million as a result of higher salaries, wages and payroll taxes stemming primarily from an increase from commission and incentive pay that resulted from higher rental and sales revenues. Stock-based compensation expense was $1.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012 compared to $1.0 million for the same nine month period last year. Legal and professional fees increased $0.8 million and bad debt expense increased $0.3 million. Supplies expense increased $0.6 million and depreciation expense increased $0.4 million. Net general corporate overhead costs increased approximately $0.6 million. As a percentage of total revenues, SG&A expenses were approximately 21.2% for the nine month period ended September 30, 2012, a decrease of 1.6% from 22.8% for the same nine month period in 2011, primarily as a result of the current year increase in total revenues.

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