SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 30, 2020
 
 
AEROCENTURY CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 
                                     Delaware
                               94-3263974
                                             (State of Incorporation)
           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
000-1036848
(Commission File Number)
 
1440 Chapin Avenue, Suite 310
Burlingame, CA 94010
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
 
650-340-1888
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
 
Not applicable
(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)
 
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
 
 
Title of each class
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
NYSE American Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).Emerging growth company 
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.02:    Earnings Announcement
 
On March 30, 2020, AeroCentury Corp. (the "Company") announced via press release the Company's unaudited operating results for its fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. This Form 8-K and the attached exhibit are provided under Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and are furnished to, but not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Item 9.01:     Financial Statements and Exhibits
 
(d) Exhibits
 
 Exhibit No.
 
 99.1
 Press Release dated March 30, 2020
 
 SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 



 
AEROCENTURY CORP.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date: April 2, 2020
  By:
 /s/  Harold M. Lyons
Harold M. Lyons
Senior Vice President, Finance

 
 
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Hal Lyons
Chief Financial Officer
(650) 340-1888
 
AeroCentury Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter 2019 and Fiscal Year 2019 Results
 
BURLINGAME, California, March 30, 2020 -- AeroCentury Corp. (“AeroCentury” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: ACY), an independent aircraft leasing company, today reported a fourth quarter 2019 net loss of $7.0 million, or ($4.55) per share, compared to a net loss of $3.8 million, or ($2.48) per share, for the fourth quarter of 2018. Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2019 was $16.7 million or ($10.78) per share, as compared to a net loss of $8.1 million, or ($5.58) per share in 2018. The results for the fourth quarter of 2018 and subsequent periods reflect the combined operations of AeroCentury and its subsidiary, JetFleet Holding Corp. (“JetFleet”), which was acquired by the Company on October 1, 2018.
 
The termination of the leases for, and repossession of, four aircraft from one of the Company’s lessees (“Repossessed Aircraft”) in the third quarter of 2019 had a substantial adverse impact on the Company’s results. As a result of those events, the Company recognized maintenance reserves revenue of $17.0 million with respect to the Repossessed Aircraft at the time of repossession, but also recorded impairment losses for the Repossessed Aircraft of $22.3 million and $6.1 million during the third and fourth quarters, respectively, based on third-party appraised values for three of the aircraft and expected sales proceeds for the fourth aircraft. Results for the year ended December 31, 2019 also included impairment losses totaling $2.6 million, based on third-party appraised values or expected sales proceeds, for three older turboprop aircraft, a spare engine and an older turboprop aircraft that is being sold in parts.
 
The results for the year ended December 31, 2019 included a $2.9 million bad debt allowance related to three of the Company’s aircraft that are leased pursuant to finance leases, one of which was sold to the lessee in January 2020. Although the Company recorded a bad debt allowance of $3.9 million during the third quarter of 2019, the Company reduced its allowance by $1.0 million during the fourth quarter of 2019 as a result of cash received during the quarter and anticipated cash to be received from the lessees in the first quarter of 2020. Results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2019 also included ($199,900) and $255,200, respectively, of non-cash amounts related to interest rate swaps the Company entered into during the first quarter of 2019.
 
The results for the fourth quarter and the year ended December 31, 2018 included a settlement loss of $2.5 million in connection with the acquisition of JetFleet, the parent of the management company for the Company, which closed on October 1, 2018. The 2018 fourth quarter and full year results also included $1.0 million and $3.4 million, respectively, of net losses related to the sale of off-lease, older turboprop aircraft. The 2018 full year results also included impairment provisions totaling $3.0 million on five off-lease turboprop aircraft that were identified as held for sale, two of which were sold during the year, as well as $1.6 million of maintenance reserves revenue resulting from payments received from a lessee that returned three leased aircraft to the Company in 2017 which payments the Company has recorded as they were received.
 
As a result of the asset impairments and bad debt allowances discussed above, the Company is in default of several provisions of its credit facility, under which approximately $84 million in borrowings are currently outstanding. While in default, the Company is unable to borrow any additional amounts under the credit facility. Further, the default has given rise to a number of remedies in favor of the lenders, including but not limited to the acceleration of maturity of all amounts owing under the credit facility and the ability to act upon the security interests of the lenders in substantially all of the Company’s aircraft assets. The Company is currently in negotiations with its credit facility lenders in an attempt to convert the credit facility into a term loan facility.
 
 
AeroCentury Corp. Reports 4Q2019 Earnings
March 30, 2020
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Fourth Quarter 2019 Highlights and Comparative Data
 
Net loss was $7.0 million compared to a loss of $8.2 million in the preceding quarter and a loss of $3.8 million a year ago.
 EBITDA(1) was ($2.9) million compared to ($5.2) million in the preceding quarter and $1.9 million a year ago.
Average portfolio utilization was 83% during the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to 97% during the third quarter and 95% in the fourth quarter of 2018. The decreases from the third quarter of 2019 and fourth quarter of 2018 were primarily a result of the return of the four Repossessed Aircraft in late September 2019.
Total revenues decreased 80% to $4.9 million for fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $24.0 million in the preceding quarter, and decreased 24% from $6.4 million in the fourth quarter a year ago.
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Operating lease revenue decreased 29% to $4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from $6.7 million in the third quarter of 2019 as a result of the return of the Repossessed Aircraft in late September 2019. Operating lease revenue decreased 33% from $7.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 as a result of the sale of a leased asset in March 2019 and the return of the Repossessed Aircraft in September 2019, the effects of which were partially offset by revenue from on-lease assets purchased during 2018.
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The Company recorded $17.0 million of maintenance reserves revenue in the third quarter of 2019. The Company recorded no such revenue during the fourth quarters of 2019 and 2018.
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During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recognized net gains of $5,000 related primarily to the sale of aircraft parts and an aircraft. During the third quarter of 2019, the Company recognized gains of $44,000 related to the sale of aircraft parts, an aircraft and a spare engine. During the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company recognized a $1.0 million loss on sale of an aircraft.
Total operating expenses decreased 60% to $13.8 million from $34.5 million in the preceding quarter, and increased 36% from $10.1 million in the fourth quarter a year ago.
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During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company recognized asset impairments of $6.1 million, based on third-party appraised values or expected sales proceeds, compared to the third quarter of 2019, when the Company recognized $23.4 million of asset impairments based on third-party appraisals or expected sales proceeds. The Company recorded no asset impairments during the quarter ended December 31, 2018.
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Depreciation expense decreased by 18% to $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from $3.0 million in the preceding quarter and decreased by 24% from $3.2 million in the fourth quarter a year ago, due to sales of aircraft during 2019 and the reclassification of several aircraft from held for lease to held for sale.
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Interest expense increased by 52% to $3.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 from $2.3 million in the third quarter and increased 47% from $2.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, primarily as a result of a higher average interest rate and a $1.1 million writeoff of a portion of the Company’s unamortized debt issuance costs related to its credit facility, the effects of which were partially offset by a lower average debt balance.
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As a result of payment delinquencies by two customers that leased three of the Company’s aircraft subject to finance leases, the Company recorded a bad debt expense of $3.9 million during the third quarter of 2019, $1.0 million of which was reversed during the fourth quarter. The Company recorded no bad debt expense during the fourth quarter of 2018.
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The fourth quarter of 2019 included a $500,000 increase in salaries, employee benefits and professional fees and other expenses compared to the management fees and professional fees and other expenses incurred in the year-ago quarter. Such expenses were $600,000 higher than in the third quarter of 2019. Both increases were primarily due to the writeoff of a portion of the Company’s unamortized legal costs related to its credit facility.
Book value per share was $15.05 as of December 31, 2019, compared to $19.48 at September 30, 2019 and $26.71 a year ago.
 
(1) EBITDA is a non-GAAP measure. See below for its method of calculation and reconciliation to its most directly comparable GAAP measure, as well as other information about the use of non-GAAP measures generally, at the end of this press release.
 
Aircraft and Engine Portfolio
 
AeroCentury’s portfolio currently consists of sixteen aircraft, spread over seven different aircraft types. Eleven of the aircraft, comprised of nine regional jets and two turboprops, are held for lease. Three additional regional jets and two turboprops are held under sales-type or direct finance leases. The Company also has three turboprop aircraft, two of which are being sold in parts, and three regional jet aircraft that are held for sale. The current customer base comprises nine customers operating in seven countries.
 
About AeroCentury: AeroCentury is an independent global aircraft operating lessor and finance company specializing in leasing regional jet and turboprop aircraft and related engines. The Company's aircraft and engines are leased to regional airlines and commercial users worldwide.
 
 

 
AeroCentury Corp. Reports 4Q2019 Earnings
March 30, 2020
Page 3
 
 
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(in thousands, except share and per share data) (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 For the Three Months Ended
 
 
 For the Years Ended
 
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 September 30,
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating lease revenue
 $4,789 
 $6,706 
 $7,177 
 $25,609 
 $27,637 
Maintenance reserves revenue(2)
  - 
  16,968 
  - 
  16,968 
  1,629 
Finance lease revenue
  88 
  269 
  249 
  853 
  1,251 
Gain/(loss) on disposal of assets
  5 
  44 
  (1,034)
  327 
  (3,409)
Loss on sales-type finance leases
  - 
  - 
  - 
  (171)
  - 
Other income
  1 
  - 
  4 
  13 
  8 
 
  4,883 
  23,987 
  6,396 
  43,599 
  27,116 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Provision for impairment
  6,084 
  23,355 
  - 
  31,007 
  2,971 
Depreciation
  2,447 
  2,970 
  3,217 
  11,588 
  12,637 
Interest
  3,559 
  2,348 
  2,419 
  11,303 
  9,506 
Professional fees and other
  1,614 
  1,100 
  1,141 
  4,740 
  2,818 
Bad debt expense
  (1,009)
  3,918 
  - 
  2,909 
  - 
Salaries and employee benefits
  618 
  529 
  592 
  2,368 
  592 
Maintenance costs
  478 
  256 
  231 
  851 
  636 
Management fees
  - 
  - 
  - 
  - 
  4,483 
Settlement loss
  - 
  - 
  2,527 
  - 
  2,527 
 
  13,791 
  34,476 
  10,127 
  64,766 
  36,170 
 
    
    
    
    
    
Loss before income taxes
  (8,908)
  (10,489)
  (3,731)
  (21,167)
  (9,054)
 
    
    
    
    
    
Income tax benefit
  (1,867)
  (2,258)
  103 
  (4,508)
  (973)
 
    
    
    
    
    
Net loss
 $(7,041)
 $(8,231)
 $(3,834)
 $(16,659)
 $(8,081)
 
    
    
    
    
    
Loss per share:
    
    
    
    
    
Basic
 $(4.55)
 $(5.32)
 $(2.48)
 $(10.78)
 $(5.58)
Diluted
 $(4.55)
 $(5.32)
 $(2.48)
 $(10.78)
 $(5.58)
 
    
    
    
    
    
 
Shares used in per share computations:
 
    
    
    
    
Basic
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,449,261 
Diluted
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,545,884 
  1,449,261 
 
(2) Maintenance reserves revenue is dependent upon the amount of reserves retained upon lease terminations. The three months ended September 30, 2019 and year ended December 31, 2019 included $17.0 million of maintenance reserves revenue resulting from reserves retained upon termination of four aircraft leases. The year ended December 31, 2018 included $1.6 million of maintenance reserves revenue resulting from payments received by the Company during the first two quarters of 2018 from a lessee that returned three leased aircraft to the Company in 2017.
 
AeroCentury Corp. Reports 4Q2019 Earnings
March 30, 2020
Page 4
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands) (Unaudited)
 
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 $2,350 
 $1,543 
Restricted cash
  1,077 
  - 
Securities
  - 
  121 
Accounts receivable
  1,140 
  3,967 
Finance leases receivable
  8,802 
  15,251 
Aircraft, net of accumulated depreciation
  108,369 
  184,020 
Assets held for sale
  26,036 
  10,223 
Property, equipment and furnishings, net of accumulated depreciation
  63 
  69 
Office lease right of use, net of accumulated amortization
  948 
  - 
Favorable lease acquired, net of accumulated amortization
  - 
  863 
Deferred tax asset
  518 
  255 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
  293 
  840 
Total assets
 $149,596 
 $217,152 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
 
Liabilities:
    
    
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
 $736 
 $1,026 
Accrued payroll
  164 
  79 
Notes payable and accrued interest, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
  111,638 
  131,092 
Derivative liability
  1,825 
  - 
Lease liability
  337 
  - 
Maintenance reserves
  4,413 
  28,527 
Accrued maintenance costs
  446 
  463 
Security deposits
  1,034 
  3,368 
Unearned revenues
  3,039 
  3,275 
Deferred income taxes
  2,530 
  7,537 
Income taxes payable
  175 
  497 
Total liabilities
  126,337 
  175,864 
 
    
    
Stockholders’ equity:
    
    
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value
  - 
  - 
Common stock, $0.001 par value
  2 
  2 
Paid-in capital
  16,783 
  16,783 
Retained earnings
  10,882 
  27,540 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
  (1,371)
  - 
Treasury stock
  (3,037)
  (3,037)
Total stockholders’ equity
  23,259 
  41,288 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
 $149,596 
 $217,152 
 
 
 
AeroCentury Corp. Reports 4Q2019 Earnings
March 30, 2020
Page 5
 
 
 
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
 
To supplement the Company’s financial information presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), this press release includes the non-GAAP financial measure of EBITDA. The Company defines EBITDA as net (loss)/income, plus depreciation expense, plus interest expense and plus/(minus) income tax provision/(benefit). The table below provides a reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered as an alternative to GAAP measures such as net (loss)/income or any other measure of financial performance calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Rather, the Company presents this measure as supplemental information because it believes it provides meaningful additional information about the Company’s performance for the following reasons: (1) this measure allows for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management, as management uses this measure to assess the Company’s operating performance and for financial and operational decision-making; (2) this measure excludes the impact of items management believes are not directly attributable to the Company’s core operating performance and may obscure trends in the business; and (3) this measure may be used by institutional investors and the analyst community to help analyze the Company’s business. The Company’s non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures of other companies because they may not calculate such measures in the same manner as the Company does.
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended
(in thousands)
 
 
For the Years Ended
(in thousands)
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
September 30,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2019
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
 
2019
 
 
2018
 
Reconciliation of Net loss to EBITDA:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss
 $(7,041)
 $(8,231)
 $(3,834)
 $(16,659)
 $(8,081)
Depreciation
  2,447 
  2,970 
  3,217 
  11,588 
  12,637 
Interest
  3,559 
  2,348 
  2,419 
  11,303 
  9,506 
Income tax (benefit)/provision
  (1,867)
  (2,258)
  103 
  (4,508)
  (973)
EBITDA:
  (2,902)
  (5,171)
  1,905 
  1,724 
  13,089