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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 001-32845

 

 

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   32-0163571

(State or other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

39 East Union Street

Pasadena, California 91103

  (626) 584-9722
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Trading

Symbols(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange On Which
Registered

Common Stock, $0.0001 par value   GFN   NASDAQ Global Market
9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Liquidation Preference $100 per share)   GFNCP   NASDAQ Global Market
8.125% Senior Notes due 2021   GFNSL   NASDAQ Global Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 the Securities Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s 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.  ☒

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated filer   ☐      Smaller reporting company  
     Emerging growth company  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.    ☒

The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on December 31, 2019 was approximately $165,555,000 based on a closing price of $11.07 for the Common Stock on such date. For purposes of this computation, all executive officers and directors have been deemed to be affiliates. Such determination should not be deemed to be an admission that such executive officers and directors are, in fact, affiliates of the Registrant.

There were 30,166,938 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding as of September 3, 2020.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for its 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, certain exhibits are incorporated into Part IV, Item 15. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K by reference to other reports and registration statements of the Registrant, which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

 

 


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GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION

2020 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

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PART I

  

Item 1. Business

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Item 1A. Risk Factors

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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

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Item 2. Properties

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

  

Item  5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

     II-1  

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

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Item  7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     II-25  

Item  9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     II-25  

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

     II-25  

Item 9B. Other Information

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PART III

  

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

     III-1  

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     III-1  

Item  12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

     III-1  

Item  13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

     III-1  

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     III-1  

PART IV

  

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary

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SIGNATURES

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SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT

This Annual Report on Form 10-K, including the documents incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, referred to in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as the Exchange Act. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions and are intended to be made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terms such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “seek,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or other comparable terms. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties discussed in “Risk Factors” should be considered in evaluating our forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements.

 

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PART I

Item 1. Business

References to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to General Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFN”), and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (“GFNI”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”); GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPH”), and its subsidiaries, Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited and Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand Corporation (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).

Overview

Founded in 2005, we are a leading specialty rental services company offering portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions, with a diverse and expanding lease fleet of 100,645 units as of June 30, 2020. Our primary 105 branch locations across North America and the Asia-Pacific area offer a wide range of portable storage units, including our core 20-feet and 40-feet steel containers, office container, mobile office and modular space products and steel tanks that provide our customers a flexible, cost-effective and convenient way to meet their temporary storage and space needs. Our units are easily customized to satisfy our customers’ specific application needs and include numerous value-added components. We provide our storage solutions to a diverse base of approximately 50,000 customers across a broad range of industries, including the commercial, construction, transportation, industrial, energy, manufacturing, mining, retail, consumer, education and government sectors. Our customers utilize our storage and space units for a wide variety of applications, including the temporary storage of materials, supplies, equipment, retail merchandise inventories, documents and liquid storage and for office use.

We focus on leasing rather than selling our units. Approximately 65% of our total non-manufacturing revenues for the year ended June 30, 2020 (“FY 2020”) were derived from leasing activities. We believe our business model is compelling because it is driven by lease fleet assets that:

 

   

generate a recurring revenue stream with average lease durations of over 9—16 months;

 

   

possess long useful lives of 20 to 30 years with high residual values;

 

   

return the original equipment cost through revenue within four years on average;

 

   

operate at high lease fleet utilization levels, historically between 70% and 85%;

 

   

require low maintenance expenditures; and

 

   

earn attractive margins.

Our lease fleet is comprised of three distinct specialty rental equipment categories that possess attractive asset characteristics and serve our customers’ on-site temporary needs and applications. These categories match the sectors we serve and which we collectively refer to as the “portable services industry” —portable (or mobile) storage, modular space and liquid containment.

Our portable storage category is segmented into two products: (1) storage containers, which primarily consist of new and used steel shipping containers under International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) standards, that provide a flexible, low cost alternative to warehousing, while offering greater security, convenience and immediate accessibility; and (2) freight containers, which are designed for either transport of products by road and rail and are only offered in our Asia-Pacific territory.

 

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Our modular space category is segmented into three products: (1) office containers, which are referred to as portable container buildings in the Asia-Pacific, are either modified or specifically manufactured containers that provide self-contained office space with maximum design flexibility. Office containers in the United States are oftentimes referred to as ground level offices (“GLOs”); (2) modular buildings, which provide customers with flexible space solutions and are often modified to customer specifications and (3) mobile offices, which are re-locatable units with aluminum or wood exteriors and wood (or steel) frames on a steel carriage fitted with axles, and which allow for an assortment of “add-ons” to provide convenient temporary space solutions.

Our liquid containment category includes portable liquid storage tanks that are manufactured 500-barrel capacity steel containers with fixed axles for transport. These units can be utilized for a variety of applications across a wide range of industries, including refinery, petrochemical and industrial plant maintenance, oil and gas services, environmental remediation and field services, infrastructure building construction, marine services, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminal services, waste management, wastewater treatment and landfill services.

Summary Organization Chart (1) (2)

 

 

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  (1)

Summary organization chart is illustrative and does not reflect our legal operating structure.

  (2)

Reflects consolidated revenues for FY 2020.

Industry Overview

We compete in three distinct, but related, sectors of the specialty rental services industry: portable storage, modular space and liquid containment, which we refer to collectively as the “portable services industry.”

Portable Storage

The storage industry includes two principal markets, fixed self-storage and portable storage. The fixed self-storage market consists of permanent structures located away from customer locations used primarily by consumers to temporarily store excess household goods. We do not participate in the fixed self-storage market

 

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with permanent structures. The portable storage market, in which we primarily operate, differs from the fixed self-storage market in that it brings the storage solution to the customer’s location and addresses the need for secure, temporary storage with immediate access to the storage unit. The advantages of portable storage include convenience, immediate accessibility, improved security and lower costs. In contrast to fixed self-storage, the portable storage market is primarily used by businesses and offers a flexible, secure, cost-effective and convenient alternative to constructing permanent warehouse space or storing items at an offsite facility. A broad range of industries, including the construction, industrial, commercial, retail and government sectors, utilize portable storage equipment to meet both their short-term and permanent storage needs.

The portable storage industry is fragmented in each of our geographic markets, with numerous participants in local markets leasing and selling portable storage units. While we are not aware of any published third-party analysis of either the Asia-Pacific or North American portable storage markets, we believe the portable storage sector has experienced steady growth since the 1990s and is achieving increased market share compared to other storage alternatives because of an increasing awareness of the benefits that portable storage units offer, including the availability, convenience, security and cost benefits of portable storage, as well as an increasing number of new applications for portable storage units.

Modular Space

Modular space solutions, including modular buildings, mobile offices and portable container buildings, are used primarily by businesses to address either temporary or permanent space needs. We believe modular space delivers four core benefits compared to permanent buildings or structures: reusability, timely solutions, lower costs and flexibility. Modular buildings may offer customers significant cost savings over permanent construction and can generally be installed more quickly because site work and fabrication can take place concurrently. In addition, modular solutions are not site specific and can be configured in a number of ways to meet multiple needs. Finally, modular buildings are reusable and will generally serve a wide variety of uses during their life span. A variety of industries utilize modular space solutions, including construction, resources, government, education, retail and special events, among others.

The Modular Building Institute, in its 2020 Relocatable Buildings Annual Data Report, stated that the North American modular space (or relocatable) sector, as reported by its members only, generated approximately $2.5 billion in annual revenues and management believes that the total sector to be approximately $4.0 billion. The sector has evolved in recent years as the number of applications for modular space has expanded and recognition of the product’s positive attributes has grown. By outsourcing their space needs, customers are able to achieve flexibility, preserve capital for core operations, and convert fixed costs into variable costs. The IBIS World Industry Report published in November 2019 estimated that the portable container buildings market in Australia generated revenue of AUS$2.1 billion ($1.4 billion), of which approximately AUS$1.3 billion ($0.9 billion) related to the markets in which we offer a competing product. We believe that we are well positioned to benefit from any growth in the North American and Asia-Pacific modular space markets.

We expect that the modular space market will grow over the long-term, driven in part by increasing awareness of the advantages of modular space. Additionally, we believe that the advantages of modular space over permanent buildings and structures of reusability, timely solutions, lower costs, and flexibility are highly valued in many of the end markets we serve. We further believe the increased penetration of modular space solutions in additional end markets will also continue to drive market growth.

Liquid Containment

Portable liquid storage tank containers are used in environmental and industrial applications to temporarily store hazardous and nonhazardous liquids and semi-solids. The tanks are used by customers across a wide variety of end markets, including chemical, refinery and industrial plant maintenance, environmental remediation, infrastructure building construction, marine services, oil and gas exploration and field services, pipeline

 

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construction and maintenance, tank terminal services, wastewater treatment and waste management and landfill services. Liquid containment end market demand is recurring and is driven by the non-discretionary nature of required customer maintenance cycles, an increasing enforcement of existing environmental regulations, a growing outsourcing of liquid containment solutions and an increasing level of vendor consolidation. We are not aware of any published third-part analysis of the industry, but believe that the rental industry in the U.S. for liquid containment equipment is fragmented. As a result of the decline in oil and gas prices during the latter part of our year ended June 30, 2015, the size of the liquid containment sector has contracted. However, oil and gas drilling and production activity, particularly in the Permian Basin of Texas, increased in the year ended June 30, 2018 (“FY 2018”), stabilized in the year ended June 30, 2019 (“FY 2019”) and decreased in the latter part of FY 2020 primarily due to the decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and political tensions between several large oil-producing countries. We believe that we can leverage our branch network, existing relationships and operating philosophies to successfully compete in this sector. Our research indicates that many of the companies that used containment solutions also used portable storage and mobile office products.

Competitive Strengths

Leading Provider with Strong Presence in Served Markets

We believe we are a leading provider of portable storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions in all of the territories we serve. In North America, Pac-Van is a recognized national provider of portable storage, modular buildings and mobile offices. Lone Star is a market leader in portable liquid storage tank rental and related services in the Permian Basin in West Texas and the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas. In the Asia-Pacific area, we believe Royal Wolf is the leading provider in Australia and New Zealand of portable storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers. Royal Wolf is represented in all major metropolitan areas, and we believe it maintains the largest branch network and container fleet, with an estimated 35% market share in Australia and 50% market share in New Zealand, and is estimated to be at least twice the size of the next closest competitor in Australia and New Zealand.

Superior Service Focus

Our operating infrastructure in each of our markets is designed to ensure that we consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. Our scalable management information systems and administrative support services enhance our customer service capabilities by enabling our operating management teams to access real time information on product availability, customer reservations, customer usage history and rates on a national, regional and local level. We believe these capabilities enable us to provide superior customer service, allowing us to attract new and retain existing customers. With the goal of delivering “best in class” customer service, we began collecting customer responses on net promoter scores (“NPS”) in North America at Pac-Van, which track customer willingness to recommend our products and services, and for FY 2020 our customers gave us an NPS of 85. In the Asia Pacific at Royal Wolf our customers there gave us an NPS of 74 in FY 2020. In addition, approximately 90% of our consolidated total leasing revenues in FY 2020 were derived from repeat customers, which we believe is a result of our superior customer service.

Extensive Reach and Capabilities

Through our expansive primary branch network of 105 locations, we maintain national service capabilities in our markets. In North America, our branches serve 52 of the top 100 U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas, or MSAs. With our presence in Alberta and British Columbia, we are also able to serve the western provinces in Canada. Our Lone Star branches are strategically positioned to be able to respond quickly and maximize service opportunities with customers in the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford Shale. We also have branch offices located in every state in Australia and on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. We are the only portable storage container company in these Asia-Pacific markets with a national infrastructure and workforce.

 

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Geographic, Product and End Market Diversification

Our specialty rental units are used in a wide variety of applications, and we have established strong relationships with a diversified customer base in both our North American and Asia-Pacific venues. Our customers range from large companies with a national presence to small local businesses. On a consolidated basis, during FY 2020 we served approximately 50,000 customers across a broad range of industries. In FY 2020, our largest customer in each venue accounted for less than 6% of the respective venue’s revenues and our 20 largest customers in each venue accounted for less than 26% of the respective venue’s revenues. We believe that the breadth of our products and services limits the impact of changes within any given customer or industry.

High Quality Fleet with Attractive Asset Characteristics

Our branch offices maintain our lease fleet to consistent quality standards. Maintenance costs are expensed as incurred and branch managers and operations staff are responsible for managing a maintenance program aimed at providing equipment to customers that meets or exceeds customer expectations and industry standards. All of our lease fleet carries signage reflecting its respective brands, which is important to ongoing name recognition in our markets. Our lease fleet possesses attractive asset characteristics, including long economic useful lives with high residual values, predictable and recurring revenue streams, low maintenance expense, rapid payback periods, high incremental leasing margins and favorable tax attributes. We believe these characteristics allow us to generate high returns on invested capital relative to other rental services sectors and a level of discretion in investing this capital.

Experienced Management Team

We believe our management team’s experience and long tenure with our company and within the industry give us a strong competitive advantage. Our current senior executive management team led by Jody Miller, Chief Executive Officer and President, has over the years successfully entered new markets, expanded the customer base and integrated a number of meaningful acquisitions. Jody became our Chief Executive Officer in January 2018, our President in January 2017 and has been Chief Executive Officer of GFNNA Leasing since June 2015. He has spent over 25 years in the equipment rental industry. Jody took over as Chief Executive Officer from Ronald F. Valenta, who is one of our founders. Ron is our Executive Chairman of the Board.

Neil Littlewood, who became Chief Executive Officer of Royal Wolf in July 2016, has over 19 years of senior experience in the rental/hire industry and Pac-Van’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Theodore M. Mourouzis, joined Pac-Van in 1997 and has been integral to our successful growth in North America.

Lone Star’s management team has extensive experience in the oil and gas industry and emphasizes service and safety training and monitoring for all employees.

Our senior management, as well as corporate, regional and branch managers across all of our operating companies, has been integral in developing and maintaining our high level of customer service, deploying technology to improve operational efficiencies and successfully integrating acquisitions.

Business Strategy

Our business strategy consists of the following:

Focus on High Margin Core Leasing Business

We focus on growing our core leasing business because it provides recurring revenues from specialty rental assets that (1) have long useful lives of over 20 years; (2) generate rapid payback of unit investment through revenue in less than four years on average; and (3) have high residual values of up to 70% of original equipment

 

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cost. We have successfully increased leasing revenues as a percentage of our consolidated non-manufacturing revenues from 29% in fiscal year 2007 to 65% for FY 2020. We believe that we can continue to generate substantial demand for our leasing products as the industry is still relatively underdeveloped in our markets. With new uses for our products continually emerging, we believe many more applications for our specialty rental solutions are still yet to be developed.

Generate Organic Growth

We define organic growth as an increase in lease revenues on a year-over-year basis at our branches in operation for at least one year, excluding leasing revenue attributed to same-market acquisitions. We continue to focus on increasing the number of our lease fleet units. We believe that our high quality lease fleet and superior customer service enable us to increase our lease rates and utilization rates over time. We generate organic growth within our existing markets through sales and marketing programs designed to increase brand recognition, expand market awareness of the uses of our specialty rental units and differentiate our products from our competitors.

Leverage Our Infrastructure

Our branch network infrastructure covers a broad geographic area and is capable of serving significant additional customer volume while incurring a minimal amount of incremental fixed costs. With our established branch network and infrastructure we generate significant adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“Adjusted EBITDA”) margins on incremental units deployed. Our objective is to add volume by organically growing the lease fleet across our locations and through strategic acquisitions. Asset purchases of “tuck-in” competitors and adding new units to our fleet allow us to more effectively leverage our infrastructure. Between June 30, 2007 and June 30, 2020, our lease fleet grew from approximately 16,000 units to over 100,600 units, representing an over 15% compound annual growth rate, and our Adjusted EBITDA margin expanded from 17% in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008 to over 27% in FY 2020.

Opportunistically Enter New Geographic Markets

We believe a long-term opportunity exists for us to significantly expand the size of our branch network in North America by opening up to 30 new locations in attractive markets. Additionally, we expect to open select satellite branch locations in our Asia-Pacific territory to expand our service reach to attractive but more remote areas of Australia and New Zealand.

Pursue Select Strategic Acquisitions

Acquisitions represent an attractive means for us to further leverage our infrastructure, add complementary product lines, enter new geographic regions and accelerate our growth and margin expansion opportunities. We operate in fragmented industries, and we seek to identify acquisition candidates that we believe would be earnings accretive. We have a proven integration model that we have effectively used to integrate 58 acquisitions since June 30, 2005.

Continue New Product Innovation

We have a history of developing innovative new product concepts to better service our customers’ needs. Our in-house capabilities and third party modification capabilities allow us to customize units to meet customer specifications. We have introduced many new product innovations, including temporary prison holding cells, hoarding units, blast-resistant units, workforce living accommodations, temporary retail frontage units and observatory units customized from storage containers. In the Asia-Pacific area we offer over 100 container-based designs for the portable services industry. We believe these innovative new product offerings differentiate us in the market.

 

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Products and Services

Portable Storage

Our portable storage products primarily consist of steel storage containers and freight containers. Storage containers are weathering (cor-ten) steel structures, which are generally eight feet wide and eight and one-half feet high; and are built to ISO standards for carrying ocean cargo. They typically vary in size from 10 feet to 48 feet in length, with 20-foot and 40-foot length containers being the most common. Storage containers consist of new and used shipping containers that provide a flexible, low cost alternative to warehousing, while offering greater security, convenience and immediate accessibility. Storage containers include general purpose dry storage, refrigerated and specialty containers in a range of standard and modified sizes, designs and capacities. Specialty containers include solar lit, blast-resistant, hoarding and hazardous waste units. In FY2018 we introduced our patent-pending safety containers, marketed as PV3 Safety Containers in the United States, CK3 Safety Containers in Canada and the Wolf Lock Premium Container in the Asia/Pacific region. Our freight containers are specifically designed for transport of products by road and rail, and include curtain-side, refrigerated and bulk cargo containers, together with a range of standard and industry-specific dry freight containers. Freight container products are only offered in our Asia-Pacific territory. These products are designed for long useful lives. A portion of our fleet consists of used storage containers of at least eight to thirteen years in age, a time at which their useful life as ocean-going shipping containers is over according to the standards promulgated by the ISO. Because we do not have the same stacking and strength requirements that apply in the ocean-going shipping industry, we have no need for these containers to meet ISO standards. We purchase these containers in large quantities, refurbish them by removing any rust and paint them with a rust inhibiting paint, further customize them, and add our decals and branding.

Modular Space

Our modular space products include office container products, modular buildings and mobile offices. Our office container products (portable building containers and ground level office containers, or GLOs) are either modified or specifically-manufactured containers that provide secure and convenient office space with maximum design flexibility. Floor plans can either be all office space, with features similar to those found in mobile offices, or a combination of office and storage space. Due to their construction, office containers provide greater security than traditional field offices, and since they sit at ground level they do not require stairs for entry and exit. In FY2020, Pac-Van introduced a new office container with a restroom – Gotta Go GLO. Modular buildings are factory-built, highly customizable portable structures constructed for diverse applications, ranging from schools to restaurants to medical offices and ranging in size from 1,000 to over 50,000 square feet. Mobile offices are factory built, single-unit structures that are re-locatable and used primarily for temporary office space. Mobile offices are generally built on frames that are connected to axles and wheels and have either a fixed or removable hitch for easy transportation. Mobile offices can be equipped with HVAC systems, restrooms, lighting, electrical wiring, phone jacks, desk tops, shelving and other features normally associated with basic office space. Mobile sales offices generally have wood siding, carpeting, high ceilings, custom windows and glass storefront doors, which provide a professional, customer-friendly building in which to conduct business. In addition to offering modular buildings for rent, in the Asia-Pacific area, we also provide customers with the ability to customize buildings using our in-house engineering team.

Liquid Containment

Our liquid containment products, primarily portable liquid storage tanks, are manufactured steel containers with fixed steel axles and rear wheels for transport designed to hold liquids and semi-solids. Our product line currently focuses on 500-barrel capacity steel tanks, but also includes acid, gas buster, oil test tanks and various specially-built tanks. Products typically include features such as guardrails, safety stairways, multiple entry ways, a sloped bottom for easy cleaning, an epoxy lining and various feed and drain lines. A number of value-added services are offered with liquid containment products, including transportation, on-site setup and the servicing of equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

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The tables below provide details of our lease fleet by product category and unit types at June 30, 2020, 2019 and 2018; and for FY 2020, FY 2019 and FY 2018.

 

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Product
Category
  Unit Type   Description   Industry Applications   Number of
Units as of
June 30,
2020
 

Average

Monthly Lease Rate

 

Average

Utilization

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

                 
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Containers
  Dry storage, refrigerated and specialty containers   Classroom equipment storage, Construction equipment and tool storage, Disaster shelters, Landscaping sheds, Recreational equipment storage, Retail inventory storage   68,751   $121   A$147   73%   84%
  Freight
Containers
  Dry freight, curtain-side, refrigerated, bulk cargo containers   Distribution and Logistics, Moving and Transportation, Road and Rail   8,735   NA   A$122   NA   72%
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Portable
Building
Containers,
and GLOs
  Storage containers, modified to include office space   General administrative office space, Military installations, Workforce living accommodations, Bank branches, Classrooms /Education, Construction offices, Daycare facilities, Dormitories, General administrative office space, Healthcare facilities, Rental facilities, Retail space, Shelters   13,501   $390   A$332   81%   67%
  Modular
Buildings
  Portable structures used for a variety
of applications
  1,173   $882   NA   81%   NA
  Mobile
Offices
  Relocatable wood-framed temporary office space   4,291   $371   NA   83%   NA
LOGO   Portable
Liquid
Storage
Tanks
  Steel tanks, acid tanks, gas buster
tanks and oil test tanks
  Well-site liquid containment needs, Expansion / upgrade projects, Highway construction/Groundwater sewage, Infrastructure projects, Major industrial projects, Mining pit pump work, Municipal sewer and water projects, Non-residential construction projects, Pipeline construction and maintenance, Refinery turnarounds   4,194   $801   NA   50%   NA

 

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                    FY 2019
Product
Category
  Unit Type   Description   Industry Applications   Number of
Units as of
June 30,
2019
 

Average

Monthly Lease Rate

 

Average

Utilization

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

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Storage
Containers

 

      68,027   $119   A$141   79%   86%
 

 

Freight
Containers

 

    8,893   NA   A$130   NA   75%
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Portable
Building
Containers
and GLOs

 

  SEE PRECEDING CHART   12,993   $361   A$317   84%   67%
 

 

Modular
Buildings

 

    1,179   $786   NA   85%   NA
 

 

Mobile
Offices

 

    4,436   $320   NA   86%   NA
   
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Portable
Liquid
Storage
Tanks

 

      4,215   $964   NA   76%   NA

 

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                    FY 2018
Product
Category
  Unit Type   Description   Industry Applications   Number of
Units as of
June 30,
2018
 

Average

Monthly Lease Rate

 

Average

Utilization

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

 

North
America

 

 

Asia-
Pacific

 

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Containers

 

      56,524   $122   A$138   77%   88%
 

 

Freight
Containers

 

    7,501   NA   A$135   NA   75%
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Office or
Portable
Building
Containers
and GLOs

 

    12,014   $340   A$286   83%   70%
 

 

Modular
Buildings

 

  SEE PRECEDING CHART   1,179   $767   NA   84%   NA
 

 

Mobile
Offices

 

    4,447   $292   NA   82%   NA
   
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Portable
Liquid
Storage
Tanks

 

      4,147   $783   NA   78%   NA

Ancillary Products and Services

We deliver and, where necessary, install our products directly on customers’ premises. These services are either provided by our in-house personnel and transportation equipment or outsourced to third parties. We also provide ancillary products such as steps, ramps, furniture, portable toilets, security systems, shelving, mud pumps, hoses, splitter valves, tee connectors and other items to our customers for their use in connection with leased equipment. In addition, with our liquid containment products, a variety of spill prevention and secondary containment products are rented to our customers to ensure compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency’s Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) rule/regulations. Spill containment systems, or berms, are designed to protect against leaks or spills by covering the land under a steel tank with an impermeable plastic that has barrier walls. In the case of a spill, the liquid is captured within the containment system, thereby limiting danger to the environment.

In response to the reduced demand of its portable liquid storage tanks, our North American manufacturing operations began manufacturing a variety of other steel-based products, including:

 

   

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Specialty Trailers

 

   

Specialty Tanks

 

   

Chassis

 

   

Storm Shelters

 

   

Trash Hoppers

Shipping Container Modifications consist primarily of GLO’s produced for Pac-Van’s rental fleet and other modifications designed to meet customer specifications.

Specialty Trailers are designed to meet customer specifications and have primarily focused on the defense sector to date.

Specialty tanks consist primarily of portable fuel tanks and tanks used in the agriculture industry to store chemicals. In particular, portable fuel tanks allow the end user to work more efficiently and can reduce costs by accessing fleet fuel on the job site. Specialty tanks are manufactured similar to liquid containment tanks for the oil and gas industry using a structural steel understructure.

Designed for transporting containers safely on the road, the chassis are made with high quality components, are fully customizable and all chassis sales are backed with both a five-year limited warranty on axles as well as a five-year warranty on workmanship.

Storm shelters are designed for above ground installation, thereby protecting homeowners from a natural disaster. The shelters come in two different wall designs (corrugated or smooth) and in two different standard sizes. Custom sizes are also available to accommodate specific needs. All storm shelters are Texas Tech Wind Institute Certified and compliant with ICC 500 2014 and FEMA 361.

Ideal for any industry needing to process, dispose or relocate materials, trash hoppers work well in multi-story building construction applications, as they can be attached to a telehandler and elevated to accept discarded materials or trash. These trash hoppers are constructed of 3/16” corrugated plate steel, making them stronger and more durable than our competitors.

Sales

We complement our core leasing business by selling existing lease fleet assets or assets purchased specifically for resale. The sale of lease fleet units has historically been a cost effective method of replenishing and upgrading the lease fleet. We also provide additional services when selling units. These services range from delivery to full scale turnkey solutions. In a turnkey solution, we provide not only the underlying equipment but also a full range of project related services, which may include foundation, specialty interior finishes, subleasing generators and landscaping, as may be necessary to make the equipment fully operational for the customer.

Product Lives and Durability

Our portable storage, modular space and liquid containment units have long estimated useful lives of 20-30 years. The age of our rental equipment, which can be a key price factor in some rental businesses, has only a modest impact on rental rates. This high value retention is due to the fact that our lease fleet units have virtually no technology obsolescence risk, do not possess engines, have few moving parts, have low maintenance requirements and are used in non-destructive applications, all differentiating characteristics from many other classes of rental equipment.

 

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Ongoing maintenance to our fleet is performed on an as-needed basis and is intended to maintain the value and rental-ready condition of our units. Maintenance requirements on portable storage units can include removing rust and dents, patching small holes, repairing floors, painting and replacing seals around the doors. Maintenance requirements for modular space units can include repairs of floors, doors, air conditioning units, windows, roofs and electric wiring. Maintenance requirements for liquid containment units include cleaning the unit to eliminate any residual material and inspecting and repairing the lining, if needed. Maintenance is performed by in-house fleet technicians and third-party vendors, depending on the branch and complexity of the work. Maintenance and repair costs of our lease fleet are included as direct costs of leasing operations and expensed as incurred whether performed by in house technicians or by third party vendors. We believe our maintenance program ensures a high quality fleet that supports both leasing and sales operations.

Our lease fleet units are recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, up to 20 years after the date they are put in service, down to their estimated residual values. Because we have a history of selling units for gains, we believe our lease fleet’s estimated residual value is at or below net realizable value.

Geographic Network

Our service locations are segmented into two operating areas: North America and Asia-Pacific. In North America, these service locations are called branches and in our Asia-Pacific area they are referred to as Customer Service Centers, or “CSCs.” Our primary North American branch network consists of 63 branch locations in the United States and three in Canada, and our primary Asia-Pacific network consists of 24 CSCs in Australia and 15 in New Zealand.

Our network enables us to maintain product availability and provide customer service within regional and local markets. Customers benefit because they are provided with improved service availability, reduced time to occupancy, better access to sales representatives, and the ability to inspect units prior to rental and lower freight costs. We, in turn, benefit because we are able to spread regional overhead and marketing costs over a large lease base, redeploy units within our network to optimize utilization, discourage potential competitors by providing ample local supply and service local customers in a more cost efficient manner. Through our network, we develop local market knowledge and strong customer relationships while our corporate-based marketing group manages our brand image, web presence and lead generation programs.

 

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The following maps show our existing branch and CSC locations as of June 30, 2020.

North America

 

 

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In North America, branch offices are generally headed by a branch manager and are organized into four regions, which are managed by four regional vice presidents each with more than 15 years of experience in the industry. In addition to a branch manager, each branch may also have its own sales force and a transportation department that will deliver and pick up lease fleet units from customers in certain remote areas. Branch managers are integral to our success and performance-based incentive bonuses are a portion of their compensation.

Our two Lone Star branch locations allow us to be near our customers’ production and drilling sites. In addition to benefitting from greater product availability and timely service, these branch locations enable many of our customers to realize lower transportation costs, which is a significant value proposition as they aim to control costs. These locations are managed by a general manager working closely with the organization’s Department of Transportation (“DOT”) compliance and safety officer. Each location also has a superintendent that oversees the operations and yard foremen, who are responsible for the drivers and mechanics.

 

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We believe that our Asia-Pacific CSC network is the largest of any storage container company in Australia and New Zealand, and management estimates that we have approximately 35% market share in Australia and approximately 50% market share in New Zealand. We are represented in all major metropolitan areas and are the only container leasing and sales company with a nationally integrated infrastructure and workforce. A typical CSC consists of a leased site of approximately two to six acres with a sales office, forklifts and all-weather container repair workshop. CSC office staffing ranges from one to 15 people and include a branch manager supported by the appropriate level of sales, operations and administrative personnel. Yard and workshop staffing may have up to 12 people and can consist of welders, spray painters, boilermakers, forklift drivers and production supervisors. CSC inventory usually ranges between 30 and 700 storage containers at any one time, depending on market size and throughput demand. Each CSC has a branch manager who has overall supervisory responsibility for all activities of the CSC. Branch managers report to one of our Regional Managers for Australia and New Zealand who in turn report to an Executive General Manager who reports to the CEO. Performance-based incentive bonuses are a portion of the compensation for the CSC, Regional and Branch managers. Branches have the facilities to load and unload containers and the capacity to bulk stack containers up to four-high to maximize usable ground area. Our larger branches also have a fleet maintenance department to make modifications to the containers and maintain the branch’s forklifts and other equipment. Our smaller branches perform preventative maintenance tasks and outsource major repairs.

We lease all of our branch locations and Royal Wolf’s corporate and administrative offices in Gordon, New South Wales. All of our major leased properties have remaining lease terms of up to 28 years and we believe that satisfactory alternative properties can be found in all of our markets, if we do not renew these existing leased properties.

Reference is made to “Item 2. Properties” for a more detailed description of our geographic locations.

Customers and End Markets

We have a diverse customer base consisting of approximately 50,000 customers, who operate in a broad variety of industries in our North American and Asia-Pacific venues. Our customers consist of large national corporations, as well as many local companies and organizations. As a result, in each venue no customer

 

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contributed more than 6% of the respective venue’s FY 2020 revenues. Our end markets include construction, commercial, transportation, industrial, energy, manufacturing, mining, retail, consumer, education and government. We believe the end market and geographic diversification of our customer base reduces the business exposure to a significant downturn in any particular industry or geography.

The diversity for our leasing operations is depicted in the following charts showing total revenue breakdown by end markets for FY 2020:

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Asia-Pacific Leasing Operations

 

 

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The following provides an overview of the end markets served by our leasing operations:

 

   

Construction - general contractors, residential homebuilders and subcontractors

 

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Industrial - industrial and manufacturing customers including a broad array of manufacturers, telecommunications, distribution, utilities, refuse, recycling and bottling companies

 

   

Commercial - businesses that provide services to both commercial businesses and individual consumers, including wholesalers, health care facilities, veterinary offices, entertainment companies, religious institutions and lodging facilities

 

   

Oil and Gas and Mining - Customers in specific sectors of the extractive industries

 

   

Government - federal agencies, state and local governments, fire departments, correctional institutions, and the U.S. military

 

   

Retail - large national chains, small local stores, shopping centers and restaurants

 

   

Education - public schools, private schools and day care facilities

 

   

Consumer – mass market of individuals or groups, not businesses, such as families, sporting teams and community groups in the Asia-Pacific area

 

   

Moving and Transportation - freight providers for primarily road and rail transport in the Asia-Pacific area

 

   

Other - all other customers

We differentiate ourselves from competitors in several ways. In our portable storage and modular space businesses, we provide a diverse set of competitively priced products and, in our Asia-Pacific market, we leverage our engineering team to provide customized units upon customer request. In our liquid containment business, we leverage long-standing customer relationships and not only provide liquid containment units, but also bundle units with transportation, on-site set-up, and the servicing of equipment 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our customer-centric approach is designed to ensure that our businesses consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. We believe this focus on customer service attracts new and retains existing customers. With the goal of delivering “best in class” customer service, we began collecting customer responses on NPS in North America at Pac-Van during the year ended June 30, 2015, which track customer willingness to recommend our products and services. In FY 2018 and FY 2019, our customers gave us an NPS of 85 and 84, respectively. In FY 2020, our customers at Pac-Van gave us an NPS of 85. In the year ended June 30, 2017 (“FY 2017”), we began collecting customer responses on NPS in the Asia Pacific at Royal Wolf and in FY 2018 and FY 2019 our customers there gave us an NPS of 61 and 69, respectively. In FY 2020, our customers at Royal Wolf gave us an NPS of 74. In addition, approximately 90% of our consolidated total leasing revenues in FY 2020 were derived from repeat customers, which we believe is a result of our superior customer service.

Sales and Marketing

In North America, members of our sales teams act as primary customer service representatives and are responsible for prospecting new customers, fielding calls, obtaining credit applications, quoting prices, following up on quotes and handling orders. Our sales teams are responsible for developing and managing local relationships, as well as handling both inbound and outbound calls. They also assist customers in defining their space needs, assess potential opportunities, quote deals, close transactions and obtain the necessary documentation. Upon completing a lease or a sale, the sales team works closely with the local branch operations team to ensure that customer expectations are met or exceeded, relative to equipment quality and delivery timing. Our marketing group is primarily responsible for lead generation, digital marketing, advertising campaigns, producing company literature, creating promotional sales tools and oversight of customer relationship management systems. We market services through a number of promotional vehicles, including website, search engine optimization (SEO), search engine marketing (SEM), signage on our equipment, outbound sales efforts, targeted mailings, trade shows, live chat and online ordering portal, which rolled out in FY 2019. We believe this targeted approach to marketing is consistent with the local nature of our business and allows each branch to employ a customized marketing plan that fosters growth within its particular market. As a result of our national

 

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footprint and strong service levels, we continue to seek and secure national account agreements with large retailers, industrial organizations, hospitality entities, construction companies and other large businesses. We provide ongoing training to our sales teams, monitor call quality and survey our customers to ensure that customer interactions meet our quality and service standards. Our lease fleet carries signage reflecting our brands, which is important to ongoing name recognition.

Our sales and marketing strategy in the Asia-Pacific is designed to reach thousands of potential customers. Communication with potential customers is predominantly generated through a combination of digital marketing, including SEO and SEM advertising, print media advertising, telemarketing, website, customer referrals, signage and decal awareness, direct mail, video, television, radio, social media and live chat. The customer hiring or buying process is being driven by customer awareness of the products combined with price shopping. We believe that while a typical customer may shop a limited number of suppliers, the customer does not spend much time doing so because the potential cost savings is relatively low compared to the value of their time. Our goals are to be the first suppliers that potential customers call and to make the experience as easy as possible for that customer.

Fleet Management and Information Systems

Fleet Management

Fleet information is updated daily at the branch level, which provides management with the ability to monitor branch operations on a daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc basis with on-line access to utilization, leasing and sale fleet unit levels and revenues by branch or geographic region. In managing our fleet, we regularly relocate containers between branches to meet changes in regional demand and optimize inventory levels. We have close relationships with the national road and rail hauling companies that enable us to transport the majority of containers interstate at attractive rates.

Ongoing maintenance to our North American leasing fleet is performed on an as-needed basis and is intended to maintain the value and rental-ready condition of our units. We use both in-house fleet technicians and third-party vendors to perform maintenance, depending on the branch and complexity of the work. Maintenance requirements on containers are generally minor and include removing rust and dents, patching small holes, repairing floors, painting and replacing seals around the doors. Maintenance requirements for container offices, mobile offices and modular buildings tend to be more significant than for storage equipment and may involve repairs of floors, doors, air conditioning units, windows, roofs and electric wiring. Portable liquid storage tanks require simple maintenance, including cleaning the unit to eliminate any residual material and inspecting and repairing the lining, if needed. Whether performed by us or a third party, the cost of maintenance and repair of our lease fleet is included as direct costs of leasing operations and is expensed as incurred. We believe our maintenance program ensures a high quality fleet that supports both leasing and sales operations.

In the Asia-Pacific, most of our fleet is comprised of new and refurbished and customized storage containers, manufactured steel containers and record storage units, along with our freight and accommodation units. These products are designed for long useful lives. A portion of our fleet consists of used storage containers of at least eight to thirteen years in age, a time at which their useful life as ocean-going shipping containers is over according to the standards promulgated by ISO. Because we do not have the same stacking and strength requirements that apply in the ocean-going shipping industry, we have no need for these containers to meet ISO standards. We purchase these containers in large quantities, refurbish them by removing any rust and paint them with a rust inhibiting paint, further customize them and add our decals and branding. We maintain our steel containers on a regular basis by painting them on average once every three to five years, removing rust, spot welding and occasionally replacing the wooden floor or other parts. This periodic maintenance keeps the container in good condition and is designed to maintain the unit’s value and rental rates comparable to new units.

 

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Information Systems

We utilize management information systems across each of our businesses to support fleet management and targeted marketing efforts, and we believe they are tailored to satisfactorily meet each of our businesses’ specific needs for efficient operation.

In our North American portable storage and modular space business, we utilize Microsoft Dynamics Navision and a rental module Armada at all of our branches to monitor operations at branches on a daily, weekly, monthly and ad hoc basis. Lease fleet information is updated daily at the branch level and verified through routine physical inventories by branch personnel, providing management with online access to utilization, lease fleet unit detail and rental revenues by branch and geographic region. In addition, an electronic file for each unit showing its lease history and current location and status is maintained in the information system. Branch salespeople utilize the system to obtain information regarding unit condition and availability. The database tracks individual units by serial number and provides comprehensive information including cost, condition and other financial and unit specific information. In FY 2018 we added a business intelligence corporate performance management software package, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services, or SSRS, to our information system platform.

In our Asia-Pacific portable storage and modular space businesses, our management information systems, including Microsoft Dynamics Navision and CRM, Armada, TCM and Power BI, are scalable and provide us with critical information to manage our business. Utilizing our systems, we track a number of key operating and financial metrics including utilization, lease rates, profitability, customer trends and fleet data. All our branches use the CRM Platform for surveying and enhanced customer relationship management and “cradle to grave” quoting, and Navision and Armada for day to day processing. TCM, Power BI and Navision provide branch managers with vital data for financial, inventory and customer reports. In the year ending June 30, 2021, we intend to refine and further automate reporting, roll-out an e-commerce platform for business interaction and continue to provide efficiency through system improvements and mobility solutions.

Our North American manufacturing business utilizes the enterprise resource planning (ERP) business system, Infor CloudSuite Industrial, which provides comprehensive functionality, including order processing, inventory, purchasing, planning and scheduling, production, cost management, project tracking, accounting and customer service.

Product Procurement

North America

Our North American leasing operations closely monitor fleet capital expenditures, which include fleet purchases and any capitalized improvements to existing units. Pac-Van’s top ten suppliers of units for FY 2020 represented approximately 59% of all fleet purchases and the top ten suppliers represented approximately 68% of all fleet purchases. We purchase our Pac-Van lease fleet from a network of third-party suppliers. All of our mobile offices are built by an established network of manufacturing partners to standard specifications, which may vary depending on regional preferences. In addition, we build these units to meet state building code requirements and generally obtain multi-state certificates enabling us to move equipment among our branch network to meet changing demand and supply conditions. Like mobile offices, we procure modular buildings from an established network of manufacturing partners to meet state building requirements and generally obtain multiple state certificates for each unit.

On October 1, 2012, we acquired 90% of the membership interests of Southern Frac. Southern Frac at that time manufactured primarily portable liquid storage containers in Waxahachie, Texas for oil and gas exploration and production, as well as for, among others, the chemical and industrial, environmental remediation, waste water treatment and waste management sectors. Prior to FY 2017, Southern Frac introduced other high-quality steel-based products, including container chassis, under the name “Southern Fabrication Specialties.”

 

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Our North American leasing operations has historically purchased its tank fleet from several manufacturers but expects Southern Frac to be its primary supplier of steel tanks going forward. However, if needed, we have an established network of steel tank manufacturing partners located throughout the United States. Lone Star purchases its other containment solutions, pumps and hoses from a network of other manufacturing providers.

We believe that Southern Frac will continue to provide a substantial portion of the portable liquid storage containers requirements to our North American leasing operations, including a portion of their GLO requirements, as well as generate leasing referrals.

Capital investments are adjusted to match business needs and to respond to changing economic conditions. We do not generally enter into long-term purchase contracts with manufacturers, and we can modify our capital investment activities in response to market conditions. Our North American leasing operations supplement fleet spending with acquisitions. Although the timing and amount of acquisitions are difficult to predict, management considers its acquisition strategy to be opportunistic and attempts to adjust its fleet spending patterns as favorable acquisition opportunities become available.

Asia-Pacific

In the Asia-Pacific area, we purchase marine cargo containers from a wide variety of international shipping lines and container leasing companies and new container products directly from storage container manufacturers in China. We believe we are the largest buyer of both new and used storage container products for the Australia and New Zealand markets. The majority of used storage containers purchased is standard 20-foot and 40-foot units which we convert, refurbish or customize. We purchase new storage container products in the Asia-Pacific area under purchase orders issued to container manufacturers, which the manufacturers may or may not accept or be able to fill. There are several alternative sources of supply for storage containers. Though we are not dependent upon any one manufacturer in purchasing storage container products, if one or more suppliers did not timely fill our purchase orders or did not properly manufacture the ordered products, our reputation and financial condition also could be harmed. The top ten suppliers represented approximately 82% and 93% of all fleet purchases in Australia and New Zealand, respectively, during FY 2020.

Competition

Portable Storage

The portable storage markets in North America, Australia and New Zealand are highly fragmented. In most locations within its markets, Pac-Van and Royal Wolf compete with several national and regional competitors. Our largest competitors in the portable storage sector in North America are WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings, which was formed on July 1, 2020 by the merger between WillScot Corporation and Mobile Mini, Inc. (“WillScot”), McGrath RentCorp, Haulaway Storage Containers, Eagle Leasing, PODS, 1-800-PACK-RAT and other national, regional and local companies. We believe we are the market share leader in Australia and New Zealand. Our primary competitors in these markets include the Tradecorp Group and the SCF Group (Simply Containers) in Australia and CSL Containers, Boxman Containers and ContainerCo in New Zealand, as well as smaller, full and part-time operators. Local competitors are regionally focused, and are usually more capital-constrained. Therefore, in general, they are heavily reliant on monthly sales performance, have slow growing rental fleets and have limited ability to handle larger volume contracts or customer accounts. We believe that participants in this sector compete on the basis of customer relationships, price, service, as well as breadth and quality of equipment offered.

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companies. Our largest North American competitors, WillScot and Mobile McGrath RentCorp have greater market share or product availability in some markets, as well as greater financial resources and pricing flexibility. Other regional competitors include ATCO Structures & Logistics, BOXX Modular, Vanguard Modular, Design Space and Satellite Shelters. In the Australian portable container buildings market, Royal Wolf maintains a small presence and competes primarily with three large participants who manufacture their own units and most of whom offer units for both lease and sale to customers. These competitors are Coates Hire, Atco Structures & Logistics and Ausco Modular (Algeco Scotsman). We believe we compete on the basis of service, quality, customer relationships and price. We believe that our reputation for customer service and a wide selection of units allow us to compete effectively. The major barrier to entry for new participants is the degree of market penetration necessary to create a wide profile with contractors and clients. Penetrating and competing with the range of products and number of depots and agencies offered by incumbent operators tend to inhibit new entrants. As we already maintain a national sale and distribution network, established supply channels and a strong profile in our target markets, many of the barriers to entry applicable to other new entrants are not applicable to us.

Liquid Containment

The liquid containment sector is highly competitive. We compete in this sector based upon product availability, product quality, price, service and reliability. As with the other industries we serve, the competition consists of national, regional and local companies. Some of the national competitors, notably BakerCorp (United Rentals), Rain For Rent and Adler Tanks (McGrath RentCorp), have significantly larger tank lease fleet and may have greater financial and marketing resources, more established relationships and greater name recognition in the market than we do. As a result, the competitors with these advantages may be better able to attract customers and provide their products and services at lower rental rates.

Employees

As of June 30, 2020, we had a total of 934 employees. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and management believes its relationship with employees is good. We have never experienced any material labor disruption and are unaware of any efforts or ongoing plans to organize our employees. The employee groups are as follows:

 

     North America      Asia-
Pacific
 
     Leasing      Manufacturing      Corporate      Leasing  

Corporate executive

     —          —          5        —    

Regional executive and administrative staff

     66        10        2        30  

Senior and branch management

     75        —          —          23  

Sales and marketing

     99        —          —          86  

Branch operations and administration

     378        —          —          128  

Manufacturing

     —          32        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
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Executive Officers of the Registrant

The following information is provided as of June 30, 2020 regarding our executive officers. No family relationship exists between any executive officer.

 

Name

   Age     

Position

Ronald F. Valenta

     61      Executive Chairman of the Board

Jody Miller

     53      President and Chief Executive Officer

Charles E. Barrantes

     68      Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Christopher A. Wilson

     53      General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary

Jeffrey A. Kluckman

     59      Executive Vice President of Global Business Development

Neil Littlewood

     59      Chief Executive Officer of Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited

Theodore M. Mourouzis

     57      Chief Executive Officer and President of Pac-Van, Inc.

Ronald F. Valenta assumed the title of Executive Chairman of the Board in January 2018. Mr. Valenta has served as a director since our inception and our Chairman of the Board since June 2014. He was our President from inception until January 2017 and Chief Executive Officer from inception until January 2018. From May 2011 to October 2017, Mr. Valenta served as a director of Royal Wolf Holdings Limited when it was an Australian public reporting company. From 1988 to 2003, Mr. Valenta served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Services Group, Inc., a portable storage company he founded, and from 2003 to 2006, Mr. Valenta was a director of the National Portable Storage Association, a storage industry non-profit organization that he co-founded. From 1985 to 1989, Mr. Valenta was a Senior Vice President of Public Storage, Inc., and from 1980 to 1985, Mr. Valenta was employed by the accounting firm of Arthur Andersen & Co. in Los Angeles.

Jody Miller became our Chief Executive Officer in January 2018 and has served as our President since January 2017. Mr. Miller was our Executive Vice President from June 2015 to January 2017and has been the Chief Executive Officer of GFN North America Leasing Corporation since June 2015 and has served on the board of Royal Wolf Holdings Limited and subsequently Royal Wolf since 2016. Prior to joining us, Mr. Miller spent over 25 years in the equipment rental industry, including at Mobile Mini, Inc. as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer for five years, Mobile Services Group, Inc. as Senior Vice President for five years, and RSC Holdings, Inc. for fifteen years; where he held many positions, including Regional Vice President for seven years. Mr. Miller is a 1990 graduate of Central Missouri State University.

Charles E. Barrantes has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since September 2006. Prior to joining us, Mr. Barrantes was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Royce Medical Company from early 2005 to its sale in late 2005. From 1999 to early 2005, he was Chief Financial Officer of Earl Scheib, Inc., a public company that operated over 100 retail paint and body shops. Mr. Barrantes has over 40 years of experience in accounting and finance, starting with more than a decade with Arthur Andersen & Co.

Christopher A. Wilson has served as our General Counsel, Vice President and Secretary since December 2007. Prior to joining us, Mr. Wilson was the general counsel and assistant secretary of Mobile Services Group, Inc. from February 2002 to December 2007. Mr. Wilson practiced corporate law as an associate at Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP from 1998 to February 2002. Mr. Wilson graduated with a B.A. from Duke University in 1989 and a J.D. from Loyola Law School of Los Angeles in 1993.

Jeffrey A. Kluckman is our Executive Vice President of Global Business Development. Jeff started with us in September 2011. Prior to joining us, among other things, he held the role of vice president of mergers and acquisitions for portable storage solutions provider Mobile Mini, Inc. and, earlier, similar positions with Mobile Services Group, Inc., which was acquired by Mobile Mini in 2008, and RSC Equipment Rental, Inc. In his over 20-year background in the rental services sector, including the mobile storage, modular space and equipment rental industries, Mr. Kluckman successfully completed almost 160 transactions. Mr. Kluckman received an accounting degree from Northern Illinois University.

 

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Neil Littlewood became Chief Executive Officer of Royal Wolf in July 2016. He joined Royal Wolf in March 2013 in the role of Executive General Manager, North East. Neil has over 19 years of senior experience in the rental/hire industry including executive roles at Coates Hire and Australian Temporary Fencing. Prior to this, Neil spent 20 years as an Army Officer including being in charge of recruiting for the Australian Army and retiring as Lieutenant Colonel. He is a graduate of the Royal Military College Duntroon and holds a Bachelor of Arts and Masters in Management from the University of New South Wales.

Theodore M. Mourouzis became Chief Executive Officer of Pac-Van, Inc. in April 2017 and has served as its President since August 2006. He previously served as its Chief Operating Officer since 1999 and as its Vice President of Finance from 1997 until 1999. Prior to his employment with Pac-Van, Mr. Mourouzis was a controller for a 3M joint venture, served four years in management consulting with Deloitte & Touche, and was president of a picture framing distributor. He received his undergraduate degree from Stanford University in 1985 and a Masters of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1991.

Trademarks

North America

We own trademarks important to our North American leasing operations, including Pac-Van®, “We’ve Put Thousands of U.S. Businesses In Space®,” “Expect More. We’ll Deliver®” and the “Container King” logo in Canada. Material trademarks are registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). On April 13, 2020, we filed an application for the mark “GOTTA GO GLO,” which promotes a Pac-Van’s new ground-level office which features a built-in restroom, and on August 24, 2020 we filed an application for the mark “PV 3 Safety Container,” that promotes Pac-Van innovative locking system for storage containers. Registrations for such trademarks in the U.S. will last indefinitely as long as we continue to use and maintain the trademarks and renew filings with the applicable governmental offices.

Asia-Pacific

We entered into a licensing agreement with Triton Corporation in May 2008 for the use of the “Royal Wolf” name and trademark in connection with its retail sales and leasing of intermodal cargo containers and other container applications in the domestic storage market within Australia and New Zealand and surrounding islands in the Pacific Islands region. We paid Triton Corporation $740,000 to license the trademark. The license will continue in perpetuity as long as Royal Wolf continues to use the “Royal Wolf” name and trademark as the exclusive name for its business and mark for its products, subject to the termination provisions of the license. The license may be terminated by the licensor upon 30 days notice in the event Royal Wolf breaches its obligations under the license and will terminate automatically if Royal Wolf becomes insolvent or ceases to sell products under the trademark for a continuous period of 30 months. We sold the “Royal Wolf” name and trademark to Royal Wolf in May 2011 in connection with the Australian initial public offering of Royal Wolf. There are no claims pending against Royal Wolf challenging its right to use the “Royal Wolf” name and trade mark within Royal Wolf’s region of business. In September 2017, we reacquired the Royal Wolf shares that were issued in the initial public offering and not previously owned.

Cybersecurity

We believe that we have implemented appropriate preventative measures to avert and mitigate the effects of cyber attacks; however, like other companies, the measures that we employ to protect our systems may not detect or prevent cybersecurity breaches. We have, from time to time, experienced threats to our data and systems, including malware, computer virus attacks and phishing attempts. Costs and consequences of a cybersecurity incident could include, among other things, remediation expenses, lost revenues, litigation, reputational damage and erosion of shareholder value. Our Board regularly reviews our cybersecurity risks and controls with senior management. We have not experienced a material cybersecurity breach.

 

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Available information

Our Internet website address is www.generalfinance.com. This reference to our Internet website does not incorporate by reference the information contained on or hyperlinked from our Internet website into this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Such information should not be considered part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The Internet websites for our operating units are Royal Wolf (www.royalwolf.com.au and www.royalwolf.co.nz), Pac-Van (www.pacvan.com), Lone Star (www.lonestartank.com) and Southern Frac (www.southernfrac.com and www.southernfabricationspecialties.com). We are required to file Annual Reports on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on a regular basis and are required to disclose certain material events in a current report on Form 8-K. The public may read and obtain a copy of any materials we file with the SEC through our Internet website noted above, which is hyperlinked to the SEC’s Internet website that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The SEC’s Internet website is located at http://www.sec.gov.

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, you should consider the risks described below that we believe may be material to investors in evaluating us. This section contains forward-looking statements, and in considering these statements, you should refer to the qualifications and limitations on our forward-looking statements that are described in SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT before the beginning of Item 1.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by global public health epidemics, including the strain of coronavirus known as COVID-19.

Our business, consolidated results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected if a global public health pandemic, including COVID-19, interferes with the ability of our employees, vendors, and customers to perform our and their respective responsibilities and obligations relative to the conduct of our business. A global public health pandemic, including COVID-19, poses the risk that our employees, vendors, customers may be prevented from conducting business activities for an indefinite period of time as a result of shutdowns that may be requested or mandated by governmental authorities, restrictions on travel to or from locations where we provide service, or restrictions on shipping products from certain jurisdictions where they are produced or into certain jurisdictions where customers are located.

The current pandemic continues to adversely impact global commercial activity in many countries, including the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand where we conduct business, and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. An extended period of market disruption or closures, or a prolonged economic downturn (including the result of a resurgence or second wave of infections) would negatively impact our business and enterprise valuation. There is also a potential risk that key employees, including members of our senior management team and/or our board of directors, could become incapacitated or otherwise unable to perform their duties for an extended period of time due to illness resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

We have taken various measures in response to COVID-19, including adopting strict social distancing and cleaning measures in our branches and CSCs and instituting remote work for many of our employees. We may take further actions in our locations as may be required by government authorities or as we determine are in the best interests of our employees, customers, and vendors. There is no certainty that such measures will be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by COVID-19 or will be satisfactory to government authorities. In addition, the technological resources and infrastructure used by us may be strained due to the increase in the number of remote users and we may face increased cybersecurity risks due to the number of employees who are working remotely in regions impacted by stay-at-home orders or observing quarantine safety measures. Increased levels of remote access may create additional opportunities for cybercriminals to attempt to exploit vulnerabilities, and employees may be more susceptible to phishing and social engineering attempts due to increased stress caused by the crisis and from balancing family and work responsibilities at home.

 

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There are no comparable events, including the relatively recent global financial crisis, which may provide guidance as to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, and, as a result, its ultimate impact is highly uncertain and very fluid. We do not yet know the full extent of the impacts on the global economy and our business and the full impact will depend on a number of evolving factors that are outside our control.

Our business, results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected by the recent disruption in the global oil markets and resulting substantial price decline.

As a result of the decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries, there has been a substantial decline in oil and gas prices. A significant portion of our leasing revenues in North America are derived from customers in the oil and gas industry, particularly those doing business in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas, who are typically adversely affected when this industry is in a downward economic cycle. The substantial decline in oil and gas prices could result in the further reduction of drilling activity, project modifications, delays or cancellations, general business disruptions and delays in payment of, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to us. The extent to which the decline in oil and gas prices will impact our business remains uncertain, however, there could be a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations as a result of the decline.

Economic conditions and global market disruptions may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects discussed above, an economic slowdown in the United States and/or globally, including reduced oil and gas and non-residential construction activity, would adversely affect our business. Furthermore, increased global trade disputes, particularly between the U.S. and China, could negatively impact the economies where we operate in North America and the Asia-Pacific area. Worsening conditions could adversely affect, among other things, the collection of our trade receivables on a timely basis, resulting in additional reserves for uncollectible accounts; and, in the event of continued contraction in product sales and leasing, could lead to a build-up of sale inventory, reduced utilization of our lease fleet and a decline in revenues. In addition, we engage in borrowing and repayment activities under our revolving credit facilities on a daily basis and have had no disruption in our ability to access our revolving credit facilities as needed. However, disruptions in the global capital and credit markets, such as those that occurred in the global financial crisis during the latter part of the past decade, could increase the likelihood that one or more of our lenders may be unable to honor its commitments under our revolving credit facilities, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We operate with a significant amount of indebtedness, borrowed primarily under senior secured credit facilities, which include various restrictions, including liens on all or substantially all of our assets, variable interest rates and contains restrictive covenants.

Our substantial indebtedness could have adverse consequences, such as:

 

   

require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, which could reduce the availability of our cash flow to fund future operating capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and other general corporate purposes;

 

   

expose us to the risk of increases in interest rates, as a substantial portion of our borrowings on our secured senior credit facilities are at variable rates of interest;

 

   

require us to sell assets to reduce indebtedness or influence our decisions about whether to do so;

 

   

increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;

 

   

limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and industry;

 

   

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limit, along with the financial and other restrictive covenants in our indebtedness, among other things, our ability to borrow additional funds.

Violating covenants in these agreements could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations; including substantially increasing our cost of borrowing and restricting our future operations, if not cured or waived. In addition, the lenders may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to supply us with further funds. Accordingly, we may not be able to fully repay our debt obligations, if some or all of our debt obligations are accelerated upon an event of default.

Our senior credit agreements also contain various restrictive covenants that limit the operations of our business. Among other things, these agreements include covenants and restrictions relating to:

 

   

payments and distributions to GFN;

 

   

liens, loans and investments;

 

   

debt and hedging arrangements;

 

   

mergers, acquisitions and asset sales;

 

   

transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

changes in business activities.

In addition, we may incur substantial debt to complete business combinations. The incurrence of debt could result in:

 

   

default and foreclosure on our assets if our operating revenues after a business combination are insufficient to repay our debt obligations;

 

   

our immediate payment of all principal and accrued interest, if any, if the debt security is payable on demand; and

 

   

our inability to obtain necessary additional financing if the agreements governing such indebtedness restrict our ability to obtain such financing while the debt instrument is outstanding.

The amount our North American leasing operations can borrow under its senior credit agreement depends in part on the value of its lease fleet. If the value of the lease fleet declines under appraisals our lenders receive, the amount we can borrow will decline by a similar amount. Several covenants with our lenders are affected by changes in the value of the lease fleet. We would be in breach of certain of these covenants if the value of the North American lease fleet drops below specified levels. If this happens, we may not be able to borrow the amounts we need to expand our business both organically and through acquisitions, make payments and distributions to GFN, and we may be forced to liquidate a portion of our existing fleet.

While we believe we will remain in compliance with the covenants in agreements governing such indebtedness in the foreseeable future and that our relationships with our senior lenders are good, there is no assurance our lenders would consent to an amendment or waiver in the event of noncompliance; or that such consent would not be conditioned upon the receipt of a cash payment, revised principal payout terms, increased interest rates or restrictions in the expansion of the credit facilities for the foreseeable future; or that our senior lenders would not exercise rights that would be available to them, including, among other things, demanding payment of outstanding borrowings. In addition, our ability to obtain additional capital or alternative borrowing arrangements at reasonable rates may be adversely affected. All or any of these adverse events would further limit our flexibility in planning for or reacting to downturns in our business.

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(the “Senior Notes”), that are due in July 2021. In addition, reference is made to Notes 3 and 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding our Series C Preferred Stock and indebtedness.

We may need additional capital which we may be unable to obtain.

Our business is capital intensive and any inability to obtain capital in the amounts and at the times when needed, may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, including substantially increasing our cost of borrowing and restricting our future operations and impairing our ability to grow, improve and maintain our leased assets. We have a significant amount of our outstanding senior indebtedness maturing in the foreseeable future. We may not have sufficient cash flow from our operations to repay amounts coming due and, if we are unable to refinance this indebtedness, it could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Declines in demand for our products and services could also lead to increased borrowings and reduced collateral values which could lower the amounts we can borrow under our senior credit facilities; which could, in turn, restrict our ability to grow our business.

Our ability to achieve our long-term business strategy is dependent to a certain extent on supply chain and purchasing. We are reliant on a supply chain from China for new containers and the diplomatic and political tensions between the U.S., Australia and China and combined with the recent COVID-19 pandemic has potentially made it more expensive and riskier to source from China.

The growth and long-term business strategy for both our North American and Asia-Pacific leasing operations assume a certain level of growth for container-based solutions. Our ability to meet our growth target is dependent, to a certain extent, on the ability to purchase storage containers economically and on a timely basis. We purchase new storage container products under purchase orders issued to container manufacturers, which the manufacturers may or may not accept or be able to fill. There are several alternative sources of supply for storage containers. Though we are not dependent upon any one manufacturer in purchasing storage container products, the failure of one or more of our suppliers to timely deliver containers to us could adversely affect our operations. If these suppliers do not timely fill our purchase orders or do not properly manufacture the ordered products, our reputation and business performance could be harmed. China is currently the largest shipping container manufacturing country in the world, representing over 85% of the world’s total shipping container production, and is home to the world’s ten largest shipping container manufacturers. These manufacturers have years of experience, a complete supply chain of raw materials, a capable labor force, and efficient logistics. The availability of regular one-way freight-free shipping from China significantly reduces logistics costs. Other manufacturing alternatives and sources would significantly increase container prices and require a large investment to initiate. Increasing diplomatic tensions, introduction of tariffs, increasing labor costs, stricter environmental laws, rising material prices, and other factors make it potentially more expensive and riskier to source from China. During 2018, the U.S. government announced an ad valorem tariff that would be applied to Chinese exports to the U.S. The rollout of the tariff was in the form of tranches or lists of items to be subject to the tariff. The lists of proposed products and commodities that would be subject to this 25% tariff included ISO containers, but they were subsequently removed. However, there cannot be any guarantee that they will not be subject to future tariffs. Containers involved in typical import/export shipping activities are considered instruments of international trade and not typically subject to tariffs, but it is possible that the U.S. government could view containers as being subject to the proposed tariff once they are sold into the United States. Since a significant portion of portable storage containers currently in the United States are originally manufactured in China to transport goods before eventually being sold for domestic use, any proposed tariff would immediately increase the cost of new and used containers being sold into the United States. Such an action would result in increased steel container prices, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, with heightened risk of political, national security and personal safety, the Australian government has issued a travel warning to China; and this, along with the COVID-19 travel restrictions, add an additional element of risk to our supply chain and technical sales.

 

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We also purchase, remanufacture and modify used ISO containers in order to expand our rental fleet. If used ISO container prices increase substantially, these price increases could increase our expenses, particularly if we are not able (due to competitive reasons or otherwise) to raise our rental rates to absorb this increased cost. Conversely, an oversupply of used ISO containers may cause container prices to fall. In such event, competitors may then lower the rental rates on their storage units. As a result, we may need to lower our rental rates to remain competitive. Therefore, fluctuations in the used ISO container market could cause our revenues and our earnings to decline. Historically, particularly at Royal Wolf, we have successfully worked with shipping lines and international container leasing companies to purchase used containers, but there can be no guarantee of this in the future. Changes to shipping line practices with respect to used containers, and adverse changes in trade practices, regulations and relations between us and our trading partners, including China, could adversely impact our ability to purchase containers or impact the price at which we are able to purchase containers.

Historically, we have relied on internal supply chain and sourcing arrangements, international suppliers and the logistics industry to relocate containers. Changes to these arrangements, constraints on the supply chain, failure of suppliers to deliver or deliver in a timely manner or material increases in the price of new or used containers could have an adverse impact on our business, operational performance, profit margins and financial results.

If we are unable to collect on contracts with customers, our operating results could be materially adversely affected.

Some of our customers may have liquidity issues and may not be able to fulfill the terms of their rental agreements with us. Historically, accounts receivable write-offs have not been significant. However, if we are unable to manage credit risk issues, or if a large number of customers have financial difficulties at the same time, our credit losses could increase above historical levels and our operating results would be adversely affected. Delinquencies and credit losses generally can be expected to increase during economic slowdowns or recessions.

Demand for a portion of our lease fleet and manufacturing products in North America is, to a significant degree, dependent on the levels of expenditures and drilling activity by the oil and gas industry and can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. A substantial or an extended decline in oil and gas prices could result in lower expenditures and reduced drilling by the oil and gas industry, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Demand for a portion of our lease fleet and manufacturing products in North America depends, to a significant degree, on the level of expenditures by the oil and gas industry for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas reserves and can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. These expenditures are generally dependent on numerous factors and events over which we have no control, including the industry’s view of current and future oil and natural gas prices, future economic growth and the resulting impact on demand for oil and natural gas. Declines, as well as anticipated declines, in oil and gas prices could result in the reduction of drilling activity, project modifications, delays or cancellations, general business disruptions and delays in payment of, or nonpayment of, amounts that are owed to us. The oil and gas industry has historically experienced volatile prices for oil and gas and periodic downturns, which have been characterized by diminished demand for oilfield services and downward pressure on vendor prices charged. A significant and/or extended downturn in the oil and gas industry could result in a reduction in demand for our products, specifically our portable liquid containment products and services in North America, reduce the amounts we are able to borrow under our senior secured credit facilities and could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Changes in regulatory, or governmental, oversight of hydraulic fracturing could materially adversely affect the demand for our portable liquid containment products.

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U.S. Administration. A change in the U.S. Administration to one that has an unfavorable view of hydraulic fracking could negatively impact the oil and gas markets in which we operate. The hydraulic fracturing method of extraction has come under scrutiny in several states and by the federal government due to the potential adverse effects that hydraulic fracturing, and the liquids and chemicals used, may have on water quality and public health. In addition, the disposal of wastewater from the hydraulic fracturing process into injection wells may be proven to increase the rate of seismic activity near drill sites and could result in regulatory changes, delays or interruption of future activity. Changes in these regulations could limit, interrupt or stop exploration and extraction activities, which would negatively impact the demand for our portable liquid containment products and services in North America.

We are subject to fluctuations in the rates of exchanges in the translation of our foreign operations into the U.S dollar for financial reporting purposes.

Fluctuations in the rates of exchange for the U.S. dollar against the Australian, New Zealand and Canadian dollars could significantly affect our results of operations through lower than anticipated reported revenues and profitability as a result of the translation of our foreign operations’ financial results into U.S. dollars.

A write-off of all or a part of our goodwill and intangibles would hurt our operating results and reduce our stockholders’ equity.

As a result of our acquisitions, we have recorded significant amounts of goodwill and intangible assets. Goodwill represents the excess of the total purchase price of these acquisitions over the fair value of the net assets acquired. We are not permitted to amortize goodwill under U.S. accounting standards and, instead, we review goodwill (as well as intangible assets) for impairment. Impairment may result from, among other things, deterioration in the performance of acquired businesses, adverse market conditions and adverse changes in applicable laws or regulations, including changes that restrict the activities of the acquired business. In the event impairment is identified, a charge to earnings would be recorded. Although it does not affect our cash flow, a write-off of all or a part of our goodwill or intangibles would adversely affect our operating results and equity.

Reference is made to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding goodwill and intangible assets.

Future acquisitions of businesses and greenfield expansions could subject us to additional business, operating and industry risks, the impact of which cannot presently be evaluated, and which could adversely impact our capital structure.

We intend to pursue acquisition opportunities and greenfield expansions in an effort to diversify our investments and grow our business. Any business we acquire may cause us to be affected by numerous risks inherent in the target’s business operations. If we acquire a business in an industry characterized by a high level of risk, we may be affected by the currently unascertainable risks of that industry. Although we will endeavor to evaluate the risks inherent in a particular industry or target business, we cannot assure that we will be able to properly ascertain or assess all of the significant risk factors. In addition, integrating acquired businesses, greenfield expansions and assets into our business can be difficult and risky, especially if the acquired business or assets involve an industry segment with which our management has limited experience or where there are limited synergies with our current businesses. Our integration of acquired businesses and realization of all synergies or efficiencies that we believe may result from such acquisitions or expansions may not come to fruition, which could negatively impact our business.

The financing of any acquisition we complete could adversely impact our capital structure as any such financing would likely include the borrowing of additional funds and/or the issuance of additional equity securities. Increasing our indebtedness could increase the risk of a default that would entitle the holder to declare all of such indebtedness due and payable and/or to seize any collateral securing the indebtedness. In addition,

 

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default under one debt instrument could in turn permit lenders under other debt instruments to declare borrowings outstanding under those other instruments to be due and payable pursuant to cross default clauses. The issuance of additional equity securities may significantly reduce the equity interest of our stockholders and/or adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.

Reference is made to Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding acquisitions.

While part of our long-term business strategy is to acquire additional businesses, there is no assurance that we will be able to identify businesses that we can acquire upon terms we believe acceptable, or if such acquisitions require additional financing, that we could obtain such additional financing.

We cannot ascertain the availability of businesses to acquire, nor the capital requirements for future transactions. We cannot assure that, if required, additional financing will be available on acceptable terms, if at all. To the extent that additional financing proves to be unavailable when needed to consummate a particular acquisition, we would be compelled to either restructure the transaction or abandon that particular acquisition. In addition, if we consummate a future acquisition, we may require additional financing to fund the operations or growth of the target business. The failure to secure additional financing may impact the continued development or growth of the target business and could adversely impact our operating results.

Our long-term growth plan involves an element of risk and could strain our management resources. Failure to retain key executives could adversely affect our operations and could impede our ability to execute our business plan and growth strategy.

We intend to pursue a growth strategy involving organic and non-organic growth. There is a no guarantee that such growth will occur or be successful. We may incur significant capital expenditures in connection with expansion plans that may not be realized or may not deliver the earnings that are expected. In addition, our expansion plans may, in the future, give rise to unforeseen risks or problems, and our future performance will depend in large part on our ability to manage our long-term planned growth that could strain our existing management, human and other resources. To successfully manage this growth, we must continue to add competent managers and employees and improve our operating, financial and other internal procedures and controls. We also must effectively motivate, train and manage employees. If we do not manage our growth effectively, it would adversely affect our future operating results.

Our growth strategies, operational guidance, capital allocation and capital markets support are managed largely by our existing corporate officers; as well as the senior management teams at our operating units in the Asia-Pacific area and North America. The continued success of our businesses will depend largely on the efforts and abilities of our corporate executives and the operational senior management teams. These key personnel have an understanding of our businesses that cannot be readily duplicated. However, we do not have key-man insurance on any of these key personnel. The loss of any of these key personnel could impair our ability to execute our business plan and growth strategy and could have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

Our long-term growth plan may include the expansion of operations into markets outside of North America and the Asia-Pacific area. Such international expansion may not prove successful, and may divert significant capital, resources and management’s time and attention and adversely affect our on-going operations.

To date, we have conducted all of our business within North America and the Asia-Pacific area. However, we may in the future enter international markets, which would require substantial amounts of management time and attention. Our products and overall business approach may not be accepted in other markets to the extent needed to make our international expansion profitable. In addition, the additional demands on management from these activities may detract from our efforts in our current markets and adversely affect our operating results therein. Any international expansion will expose us to the risks normally associated with conducting international

 

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business operations, including unexpected changes in regulatory requirements, changes in foreign legislation, possible foreign currency controls, currency exchange rate fluctuations or devaluations, tariffs, difficulties in staffing and managing foreign operations, difficulties in obtaining and managing vendors and distributors, potential negative tax consequences and asset management difficulties.

We may issue shares of our capital stock that would reduce the equity interest of our stockholders and could cause a change in control of our ownership.

We may seek to finance future transactions, including business combinations, or improve our financial position by issuing additional shares of our common stock and/or preferred stock. The issuance of any number of shares of our common stock or of our preferred stock:

 

   

may significantly reduce the equity interest of investors;

 

   

may subordinate the rights of holders of common stock if preferred stock is issued with rights senior to those afforded to our common stock;

 

   

may cause a change in control if a substantial number of our shares of common stock are issued, which may affect, among other things, our ability to use our net operating loss carry forwards, if any, and could result in the resignation or removal of our present officers and directors; and

 

   

may adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock.

Because we have depended to a large extent on the success of our leasing operations, the failure to effectively and quickly remarket lease units that are returned could materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

Historically, our average monthly lease fleet utilization has averaged between 70% and 85% and the typical lease term has averaged over twelve months. These factors have provided us with a fairly predictable revenue stream. However, if utilization rates decline or should a significant number of our lease units be returned during any short period of time, we would have to re-lease a large supply of units at similar rates to maintain historic revenues from these operations. Our failure to effectively maintain historical utilization rates or remarket a large influx of units returning from leases could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and cash flows.

Our lease fleet is subject to residual value risk upon disposition, and may not sell at the prices or in the quantities we expect.

A significant portion of our revenues are from unit sales out of our lease fleet. The market value of any given unit of our lease fleet could be less than its depreciated value at the time it is sold. The market value of used rental equipment depends on several factors, including:

 

   

the market price for new equipment of a like kind;

 

   

the age of the equipment at the time it is sold, as well as wear and tear on the equipment relative to its age;

 

   

the supply of used equipment on the market;

 

   

technological advances relating to the equipment;

 

   

worldwide and domestic demand for used equipment; and

 

   

general economic conditions.

We include in operating income the difference between the sales price and the depreciated value of an item of equipment sold. Changes in our assumptions regarding depreciation could change our depreciation expense, as well as the gain or loss realized upon disposal of lease fleet. Sales of units from our lease fleet at prices that fall significantly below its carrying value will have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

 

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Unionization by some or all of our employees could cause increases in operating costs.

Our employees are not presently covered by collective bargaining agreements. Unions may attempt to organize our employees in the future. We are unable to predict the outcome of any continuing or future efforts to organize our employees, the terms of any future labor agreements, or the effect, if any, those agreements might have on our operations or financial performance.

We are subject to laws and governmental regulations and actions that affect our operating results and financial condition.

Our business is subject to regulation and taxation under a wide variety of foreign and U.S. federal, state and local laws, regulations and policies including those imposed by the SEC, the Internal Revenue Service, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and NASDAQ, as well as applicable labor laws. Although we have policies and procedures designed to comply with applicable laws and regulations, failure to comply with the various laws and regulations may result in civil and criminal liability, fines and penalties, increased costs of compliance, additional taxation and restatement of our financial statements.

There can also be no assurance that, in response to current economic conditions or the current political environment or otherwise, laws and regulations will not be implemented or changed in ways that adversely affect our operating results and financial condition, such as recently adopted legislation that expands health care coverage costs or facilitates union activity or federal legislative proposals to increase taxation and operating costs.

Our effective tax rate may change and become less predictable as our business expands, making our future after-tax results less predictable.

We continue to consider expansion opportunities domestically and internationally for our leasing businesses. Since the our effective tax rate depends on business levels, personnel and assets located in various jurisdictions, further expansion into new markets or acquisitions may change the effective tax rate in the future and may make it, and consequently our after-tax results, less predictable going forward. In addition, the enactment of future tax law changes by federal, state and international taxing authorities may impact our income tax provision and deferred tax liabilities.

Failure to comply with internal control attestation requirements could lead to loss of public confidence in our financial statements and negatively impact our stock price.

As a public reporting company, we are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including Section 404, and the related rules and regulations of the SEC, including expanded disclosures and accelerated reporting requirements. Compliance with Section 404 and other related requirements has increased our costs and will continue to require additional management resources. We may need to continue to implement additional finance and accounting systems, procedures and controls to satisfy new reporting requirements, and there is no assurance that future assessments of the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting will be favorable. If we are unable to obtain future unqualified reports as to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our internal control over financial reporting, which could, among other things, adversely affect our stock price.

Our self-insured loss reserves through our captive insurance company may be inadequate to cover our ultimate liability.

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wholly-owned captive insurance company. Claims and expenses are reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These losses include an estimate of claims that have been incurred but not reported. We record reserves (included in “Trade payables and accrued liabilities” in our consolidated balance sheets) to cover estimated losses for our self-insured general liability and auto liability. The determination of these loss reserves is based upon a number of factors, including current and historical claims activity, claims payment patterns and developments in any existing claims. Accordingly, reserves do not represent an exact calculation of liability and can be affected by both internal and external events, such as adverse developments on existing claims or changes in claims handling procedures, administrative costs and legal fees, inflation, and legal trends and legislative changes. Loss reserves are adjusted from time to time to reflect new claims, claim developments, or systemic changes, and such adjustments are reflected in the results of the periods in which the loss reserves are changed. Though we believe the loss reserves recorded at our consolidated balance sheet dates are adequate, because of the uncertainties that surround estimating losses we cannot be certain that such reserves will cover the ultimate liability. If our loss reserves are insufficient to cover our actual losses, we would incur additional charges that could be material to our consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

We are exposed to various possible claims relating to our business and our insurance may not fully protect us.

We are exposed to various possible claims relating to our business. These possible claims include those relating to: (i) personal injury or death caused by container products, mobile offices or modular units leased or sold by us; (ii) accidents involving our vehicles and our employees; (iii) employment-related claims; (iv) property damage; (v) commercial claims and (vi) environmental contamination. We believe that we have adequate insurance coverage for the protection of our assets and operations. However, our insurance may not fully protect us for certain types of claims, such as claims for punitive damages or for damages arising from intentional misconduct, which are often alleged in third-party lawsuits.

In addition, we may be exposed to uninsured liability at levels in excess of our policy limits. If we are found liable for any significant claims that are not covered by insurance, our liquidity and operating results could be materially adversely affected. It is possible that our insurance carriers may disclaim coverage for any class action and derivative lawsuits against us. It is also possible that some or all of the insurance that is currently available to us will not be available in the future on economically reasonable terms or not available at all. In addition, whether we are covered by insurance or not, certain claims may have the potential for negative publicity surrounding such claims, which may adversely impact our operating results, value of our public securities, or give rise to additional similar claims being filed.

Disruptions in our information technology systems could limit our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations and adversely affect our operations.

Our information technology systems facilitate our ability to monitor and control our operations and adjust to changing market conditions. Any disruption in our information technology systems or the failure of these systems to operate as expected could, depending on the magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting our capacity to effectively transact business, monitor and control our operations and adjust to changing market conditions in a timely manner. Like other companies, our information technology systems may be vulnerable to a variety of interruptions due to our own error or events beyond our control, including, but not limited to, cybersecurity (see “Cybersecurity” in Item 1. Business) breaches, natural disasters, terrorist attacks, telecommunications failures, computer viruses, hackers and other security issues. The failure of these systems to operate effectively could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to us or our customers. This could include the improper use of personal information or other “identity theft.” Each of these situations or data privacy breaches may cause delays in customer service, reduce efficiency in our operations, require significant capital investments to remediate the problem, or result in negative publicity that could harm our reputation and results.

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initiatives and increase our implementation and operating costs, any of which could negatively impact our operations and operating results.

The price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly, which may make it difficult for stockholders to resell common stock when they want or at a price they find attractive.

We expect that the market price of our common stock will fluctuate. Our common stock price can fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of which are beyond our control. These factors include:

 

   

actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly operating results;

 

   

changes in interest rates and other general economic conditions;

 

   

significant acquisitions or business combinations, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments by or involving us or our competitors;

 

   

operating and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;

 

   

news reports relating to trends, concerns, litigation, regulatory changes and other issues in our industry;

 

   

geopolitical conditions such as acts or threats of terrorism or military conflicts;

 

   

relatively low trading volume; and

 

   

significant concentration of ownership in our common stock.

If equity research analysts do not publish research or reports about our business or if they issue unfavorable commentary or downgrade our common stock, the price of our common stock could decline.

The trading market for our common stock will rely in part on the research and reports that equity research analysts publish about us and our business. We do not control these analysts. The price of our stock could decline if one or more equity analysts downgrade our stock or if those analysts issue other unfavorable commentary or cease publishing reports about us or our business.

We do not currently intend to pay dividends on our common stock, which may limit the return on your investment in us.

Except for payment of dividends on our preferred stock, we intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

Significant Risks Related Primarily to Our Leasing Operations in North America

General or localized economic downturns or weakness may adversely affect our customers, in particular those in the oil and gas and construction industries, which may reduce demand for our products and services and negatively impact our future revenues and results of operations.

A significant portion of our revenues in our North American leasing operations is derived from customers who are in industries and businesses that are cyclical in nature and subject to changes in general economic conditions, including the oil and gas and the construction industries. Although the variety of our products, the breadth of our customer base and the number of markets we serve throughout North America limit our exposure to economic downturns, general economic downturns or localized downturns in markets where we operate could reduce demand for our products, especially in the construction or oil and gas industries, and negatively impact our future revenues, results of operations and cash flows.

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stop exploration and extraction activities, resulting in lower rental demand and rates for our portable liquid containment products. Also, a weak U.S. economy may negatively impact infrastructure construction and industrial activity. Any of these factors would adversely affect our cash flows and financial performance and could result in excess lease fleet or impairment charges.

We may be brought into tort or environmental litigation or held responsible for cleanup of spills if the customer fails to perform, or an accident occurs in the use of our tank container products, which could materially adversely affect our business, future operating results or financial position.

Our portable liquid tank containers and containment products are used by customers to store non-hazardous and certain hazardous liquids on customer sites. Customers are responsible for proper operation of our fleet equipment while on lease and returning a cleaned and undamaged container upon completion of use, but we cannot always assure that these responsibilities are fully met in all cases. Our operations are subject to operational hazards, including accidents or equipment issues that can cause pollution and other damage to the environment. Hazards inherent in the oil and natural gas industry, such as, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts, explosions, pollution and other damage to the environment, fires and hydrocarbon spills, may delay or halt operations at extraction sites which we service. These conditions can cause:

 

   

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the suspension of operations.

In the event of a spill or accident, we may be brought into a lawsuit or enforcement action by either our customer or a third party on numerous potential grounds, including that an inherent flaw in a container tank contributed to the accident or that the container tank had suffered some undiscovered harm from a previous customer’s use. In the event of a spill caused by our customers, we may be held responsible for cleanup under environmental laws and regulations concerning obligations of suppliers of rental products to effect remediation. In addition, applicable environmental laws and regulations may impose liability on us for conduct of third parties, or for actions that complied with applicable regulations when taken, regardless of negligence or fault. Substantial damage awards have also been made in certain jurisdictions against lessors of industrial equipment based upon claims of personal injury, property damage, and resource damage caused by the use of various products. While we try to take reasonable precautions that our lease equipment is in good and safe condition prior to lease and carry insurance to protect against certain risks of loss or accidents, liability could adversely impact our profitability.

We maintain insurance coverage that we believe to be customary in the industry against these hazards. We may not be able to maintain adequate insurance in the future at rates we consider reasonable. In addition, insurance may not be available to cover any or all of the risks to which we are subject, or, even if available, the coverage provided by such insurance may be inadequate, or insurance premiums or other costs could make such insurance prohibitively expensive. It is likely that, in our insurance renewals, our premiums and deductibles will be higher, and certain insurance coverage either will be unavailable or considerably more expensive than it has been in the recent past. In addition, our insurance is subject to coverage limits, and some policies exclude coverage for damages resulting from environmental contamination.

The portable storage industry in North America is highly competitive and fragmented, and we face significant competition that may lead to our inability to increase or maintain our prices, which could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations.

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regional companies and small, independent businesses with a limited number of locations. Some of these competitors currently offer products outside of our offerings or may have better brand recognition in some market sectors. If these competitors use their brand awareness to promote products that compete with our product offerings, customers may choose these competitors’ products over ours, and we could lose business. A number of our competitors are competing aggressively on the basis of pricing and may drive down prices. Additionally, general economic factors could drive down market prices. To the extent that we choose to match our competitors’ declining prices, it could harm our results of operations as we would have lower margins. To the extent that we choose not to match or remain within a reasonable competitive distance from our competitors’ pricing, it could also harm our results of operations, as we may lose rental volume.

The portable liquid containment rental industry is highly competitive, and competitive pressures could impair our ability to increase market share and to rent or sell, equipment at favorable prices.

The portable liquid containment rental industry is highly competitive. We compete against national, regional and local companies, some of which are significantly larger than we are and have greater financial and marketing resources than we have. Some of our competitors also have longer operating histories, lower cost rental equipment and lower cost structures and more established relationships with equipment manufacturers than we have. In addition, certain of our competitors are more geographically diverse than we are and have greater name recognition among customers than we do. As a result, our competitors that have these advantages may be better able to attract customers.

We believe that local relationships, equipment quality, service levels and fleet size are key competitive factors in the portable liquid containment industry. From time to time, we or our competitors may attempt to compete aggressively by lowering rental rates or prices. Competitive pressures could adversely affect our future revenues and operating results by depressing the rental rates. To the extent we lower lease rates or increase our fleet size in order to retain or increase market share, our operating margins would be adversely impacted. In addition, we may not be able to match a larger competitor’s price reductions or fleet investment because of its greater financial resources, all of which could adversely impact our future operating results.

Seasonality of the portable liquid containment industry may impact future quarterly results.

Activity may decline in our second quarter months of November and December and our third quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity in parts of the country where inclement weather may delay, or suspend, customer projects. The impact of these delays may be to decrease the number of frac tank containers on lease until companies are able to resume their projects when weather improves. These seasonal factors may impact our future quarterly results in each year’s second and third quarters.

A key for success in the oil and gas industry in North America is our ability to continue to employ and retain skilled and unskilled personnel. Any difficulty we experience replacing or adding personnel could adversely affect our business.

We may not be able to find enough skilled and unskilled labor to meet our needs, which could limit our growth. Oil and gas business activity historically decreases or increases with the prices of oil and natural gas. We may have problems retaining and finding enough laborers in the future, particularly if the demand for our portable liquid containment products and fluid management services increases significantly in a relatively short period of time. Other factors may also inhibit our ability to find enough workers to meet our employment needs. We believe that a key to our success in the oil and gas industry in North America is our ability to continue to employ and retain skilled and unskilled personnel. Our inability to employ or retain personnel generally could have a significant adverse effect on our operations.

 

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A substantial portion of the revenues of Lone Star are earned from a limited number of major customers, and the loss of any one or more of these customers could adversely affect our results of operations.

Lone Star earns a substantial portion of its revenue from a limited number of major customers. One or more of these customers could cancel their leases and cease doing business with Lone Star for a variety of reasons beyond our control. The loss of one or more of these major customers could adversely affect our results of operations.

We face significant competition in the modular space industry, especially from several national competitors in the United States who have greater financial resources and pricing flexibility than we do. If we are unable to compete successfully, we could lose customers and our future revenues could decline.

Although our competition varies significantly by market, the modular space markets in which we compete are dominated primarily by two participants and are highly competitive. In addition, we compete with a number of large to mid-sized regional competitors, as well as many smaller, full and part-time operators in many local regions. The modular space industry is highly competitive, subject to stiff pricing competition and almost all of the competitors have portable storage product offerings. The primary modular national competitors with portable storage product offerings have greater financial resources and pricing flexibility. If they focus on portable storage and are unable to compete successfully, we could lose customers and our future revenues and results of operations could decline.

Failure to comply with applicable regulations could harm our business and financial condition, resulting in lower operating results and cash flows.

Similar to conventionally constructed buildings, companies in the modular building industry are subject to regulations by multiple governmental agencies at the federal, state and local level relating to environmental, zoning, health and safety, labor and transportation, among other matters. New governmental regulations in these or other areas may increase our acquisition cost of new rental equipment, limit the use of or make obsolete some of our existing fleet, or increase our costs of rental operations. Failure to comply with these laws or regulations could impact our business or harm our reputation and result in higher capital or operating expenditures or the imposition of penalties or restrictions on our operations. Compliance with building codes and regulations entails a certain amount of risk as state and local government authorities do not necessarily interpret building codes and regulations in a consistent manner, particularly where applicable regulations may be unclear and subject to interpretation. These regulations often provide broad discretion to governmental authorities that oversee these matters, which can result in unanticipated delays or increases in the cost of compliance in particular markets. The construction and modular industries have developed many “best practices” which are constantly evolving. Some of our peers and competitors may adopt practices that are more or less stringent than ours. When, and if, regulatory standards are clarified, the effect of the clarification may be to impose rules on our business and practices retroactively, at which time, we may not be in compliance with such regulations and we may be required to incur costly remediation. If we are unable to pass these increased costs on to our customers, our profitability, operating cash flows and financial condition could be negatively impacted.

Significant increases in raw material costs could increase our operating costs significantly and harm our future results of operations.

We purchase raw materials, including metals, lumber, siding and roofing and other products, to construct and modify modular buildings and to modify containers to its customers’ requirements. We also maintain a truck fleet to deliver units to and return units from customers. During periods of rising prices for raw materials, especially oil and fuel for delivery vehicles, and in particular when the prices increase rapidly or to levels significantly higher than normal, we may incur significant increases in operating costs and may not be able to pass price increases through to customers in a timely manner, which could harm our future results of operations.

 

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Failure by our manufacturers to sell and deliver products in a timely fashion may harm our reputation and financial condition.

We currently purchase new modular buildings and components, mobile offices and container products directly from manufacturers. Although we are not dependent on any one manufacturer and are able to purchase products from a variety of suppliers, the failure of one or more of our suppliers to timely manufacture and deliver storage containers to us could adversely affect our operations. We purchase new modular buildings and components, mobile offices and storage containers under purchase orders issued to various manufacturers, which the manufacturers may or may not accept or be able to fill. We have no contracts with any supplier. If these suppliers do not timely fill our purchase orders, or do not properly manufacture the ordered products, our reputation and financial condition could be harmed.

Some zoning laws restrict the use of our storage units and therefore limit our ability to offer products in all markets.

Many of our customers use our storage units to store goods on their own properties. Local zoning laws in some of our markets prohibit customers from maintaining mobile offices or storage containers on their properties or require that mobile offices or storage containers be located out of sight from the street. If local zoning laws in one or more of our geographic markets were to ban or restrict our products from being stored on customers’ sites, our business in that market could suffer.

As Department of Transportation regulations increase, our operations could be negatively impacted and competition for qualified drivers could increase.

We operate in the United States pursuant to operating authority granted by the U.S. Department of Transportation (“DOT”). Our company drivers must comply with the safety and fitness regulations of the DOT, including those relating to drug and alcohol testing and hours-of-service. Such matters as equipment weight and dimensions also are subject to government regulations. Our safety record could be ranked poorly compared to our peer firms. A poor fleet ranking may result in the loss of customers or difficulty attracting and retaining qualified drivers which could affect our results of operations. Should additional rules be enacted in the future, compliance with such rules could result in additional costs.

A tightening transportation-related labor market could adversely affect Lone Star

Lone Star’s ability to remain productive and competitive depends on its ability to attract and retain transportation personnel in particular skilled truck drivers. The national tightening of the transportation related labor market due to a shortage of skilled truck drivers may inhibit Lone Star’s ability to hire and retain this segment of our employee base. Additionally, rising wages paid to skilled truck drivers may pose a risk to Lone Star’s margins if it is unable to pass on such higher costs through rate increases. These labor factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Significant Risks Related Primarily to Our Leasing Operations in the Asia-Pacific

The future performance of Royal Wolf depends on customer demand for portable container solutions as well as the expansion of the portable container solutions products market in Australia.

Any reduction in customer demand, failure of customer demand to grow, or failure of Royal Wolf to meet changes in customer demand or preferences may adversely affect Royal Wolf’s businesses, operational performance, growth prospects and financial position. For example, if expected growth in the portable container buildings market fails to come to fruition, or if businesses and individuals no longer demand portable container buildings at current levels, Royal Wolf’s return on its portable container building investments could be negatively impacted. The demand for Royal Wolf’s assets is dependent on the key industry segments into which

 

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Royal Wolf sells and lease assets, such as oil and gas, mining, construction, industrial and retail. A significant reduction in the business climate in these industry segments, could negatively impact Royal Wolf’s results of operations.

The success and ability to drive future growth is dependent to a large extent on brand reputation.

Royal Wolf believes its brand reputation is a key driver in its success and its ability to drive future growth. Any adverse change to the reputation of Royal Wolf may adversely affect the Company’s businesses, operational performance and financial condition. Royal Wolf licenses the “Royal Wolf” trademark in Australia, New Zealand and surrounding islands in the Asia-Pacific region. There is a risk that use of the “Royal Wolf” brand by third parties in jurisdictions in which Royal Wolf does not own the trademark may adversely impact the Royal Wolf brand and consequently its business.

Royal Wolf conducts its business in a highly competitive sector.

Royal Wolf’s faces competition in the portable buildings, freight and portable storage markets. Royal Wolf also faces potentially significant competition from modular industry companies who have non-container portable building offerings, especially several national competitors in Australia who have greater financial resources and pricing flexibility than Royal Wolf. As a result, Royal Wolf is subject to potential competition from new domestic and foreign competitors and the provision of new products or services, aggressive pricing and lease rates offered by existing competitors. Competition varies by region and Royal Wolf may not always be able to match its competitors in service levels, functionality and price in each or all regions. The emergence of a new competitor with international reach, or increased focus on the rental model by existing competitors, particularly with an extensive distribution network, could have an adverse effect on Royal Wolf’s business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects. Also, continued service improvement by competitors may result in Royal Wolf’s customers using substitutes in place of some of Royal Wolf’s products. Royal Wolf may not always be able to match its competitors in both functionality and price, which could negatively impact Royal Wolf’s revenues. In addition, some of Royal Wolf’s unique products are the subject of patent applications only and there is no guarantee that those applications will become effective. If the patent applications do not become effective, there is a risk that Royal Wolf’s competitors could produce similar rival products, which may have an adverse effect on Royal Wolf.

Royal Wolf is subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuations.

Royal Wolf is subject to exchange rate fluctuations, particularly as it sources a substantial portion of its portable container solutions fleet from China in purchases, which are U.S. dollar-denominated. While Royal Wolf has a hedging policy to mitigate this risk, unhedged exchange rate fluctuations in the Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar and, to a lesser extent, the New Zealand dollar, may adversely affect the financial performance of Royal Wolf, including its financial position, cash flows, distributions and growth prospects.

Royal Wolf is subject to Australian and New Zealand taxation and tariff regulation.

Significant recent reforms and current proposals for further reforms to tax laws in the jurisdictions within which Royal Wolf operates may give rise to uncertainty. The precise scope and impact of future changes to tax laws may not be known. Royal Wolf is also subject to import tariffs with respect to the portable container products it sources from overseas. Any changes to such tax or tariff laws (including the imposition of, or increases to, such taxes or tariffs), their interpretation or the manner in which they are administered by the relevant government agency or the current rate of company income tax or import tariff may impact the operational or financial performance of Royal Wolf (or customers in its key end markets).

Royal Wolf may face a tightening labor force and is subject to Workplace Health and Safety regulations.

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to a shortage of suitably skilled workers may inhibit Royal Wolf’s ability to hire and retain employees. Additionally, rising wages paid to employees may pose a risk to Royal Wolf’s margins if it is unable to pass on such higher costs through price increases. Royal Wolf is also subject to Workplace Health and Safety regulations. If Royal Wolf is not able to maintain its working conditions to meet Workplace Health and Safety regulations it may impact Royal Wolf’s operations and ability to attract and retain workers and also result in contravention of those regulations, which may give rise to potential criminal and civil liability and also damage Royal Wolf’s brand and reputation.

Significant Risks Related Primarily to Our Manufacturing Operations in North America

Demand for our manufacturing products in North America is to a significant degree dependent on the levels of expenditures and drilling activity by the oil and gas industry, primarily in Texas, and can fluctuate significantly in a short period of time. The viability of our manufacturing operations during times of reductions in domestic drilling activity and demand for our portable liquid containment products may be significantly reliant on the commercial success of other steel-based products to industry sectors outside of the oil and gas market.    

A substantial downturn in the domestic oil and gas industry can result in lower expenditures and reduced drilling, which in turn would have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flows of our manufacturing operations in North America. In order to remain commercially viable and diversify outside of the portable liquid containment business, our manufacturing operations have focused on introducing steel-based products for non-oil and gas markets, which include, among other things, a chassis product line targeted to the North American transportation market, the production of GLOs for the portable storage market, the production of storm shelters for the consumer market and the production of specialty portable fuel tanks for the agricultural market. While we have been relatively successful in achieving commercial viability in these non-oil and gas steel-based products and closely monitor the situation, there is no assurance that such commercial success or viability will be sustained.

Significant competition in the oil and gas industry in which Southern Frac produces its portable liquid containment products may result in its competitors offering new or better products and services or lower prices, which could result in a loss of customers and a decrease in revenues.

The portable liquid storage tank container manufacturing industry is highly competitive. Southern Frac competes with other manufacturers of varying sizes, some of which have substantial financial resources. Manufacturers compete primarily on the quality of their products, customer relationships, service availability and cost. Barriers to entry are low. As a result, it is possible that additional competitors could enter the market at any time. If Southern Frac is unable to successfully compete with other portable liquid storage tank container manufacturers it could lose customers and our revenues may decline.

Seasonality of the portable liquid containment industry may impact future quarterly results.

While the oil and gas industry is extremely volatile, historically, activity may typically decline in our second quarter months of November and December and our third quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity in parts of the country where inclement weather may delay, or suspend, customer projects. The impact of these delays may be to decrease the number of frac tank containers sold until companies are able to resume their projects when weather improves. These seasonal factors may impact Southern Frac’s future operating results in each fiscal year’s second and third quarters.

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products is not sustained, our results of operations and financial condition may be adversely affected. Conversely, if we choose not to make investments to increase manufacturing capacity, our ability to meet customer demand for our products and increase revenues may be adversely affected. Additionally, operating our facilities at near full capacity levels may cause us to incur labor costs at premium rates in order to meet customer requirements, experience increased maintenance expenses or require us to replace our machinery and equipment on an accelerated basis, each of which could cause our results of operations and financial condition to be adversely affected.

Implementation of Operational Improvements

As part of our ongoing focus on being a low-cost provider of high quality products, we periodically analyze our business to further improve our operations. Our continued analysis may include identifying and implementing opportunities for: (i) further rationalization of manufacturing capacity; (ii) streamlining of selling, general and administrative overhead; or (iii) efficient investment in new equipment and the upgrading of existing equipment. We may be unable to successfully identify or implement plans targeting these initiatives, or fail to realize the benefits of the plans we have already implemented, as a result of operational difficulties, a weakening of the economy or other factors. Cost reductions may not fully offset decreases in the prices of our products due to the time required to develop and implement cost reduction initiatives. Additional factors, such as inconsistent customer ordering patterns, increasing product complexity and heightened quality standards, may also make it more difficult to reduce our costs. It is also possible that as we incur costs to implement improvement strategies, the initial impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flow may be adverse and we may not be able to successfully realize sufficient cost savings to mitigate this adverse impact.

Southern Frac’s business could be harmed if we fail to maintain proper inventory levels.

Southern Frac is required to maintain sufficient inventories to accommodate the needs of its customers including, in many cases, short lead times on delivery requirements. We purchase raw materials on a regular basis in an effort to maintain our inventory at levels that we believe are sufficient to satisfy the anticipated needs of our customers based upon orders, customer volume expectations, historic buying practices and market conditions. Inventory levels in excess of customer demand may result in the use of higher-priced inventory to fill orders reflecting lower selling prices, if steel prices have significantly decreased. These events could adversely affect our financial results. Conversely, if we underestimate demand for our products or if our suppliers fail to supply quality products in a timely manner, we may experience inventory shortages. Inventory shortages could result in unfilled orders, negatively impacting our customer relationships and resulting in lost revenues, which could harm our business and adversely affect our financial results.

Southern Frac’s future operating results may be affected by fluctuations in raw material prices, and it may be unable to pass on any increases in raw material costs to its customers.

Southern Frac’s principal raw material is steel. The steel industry as a whole has been cyclical, and at times availability and steel prices can be volatile due to a number of factors beyond our control. These factors include general economic conditions, domestic and worldwide demand, the influence of hedge funds and other investment funds participating in commodity markets, curtailed production from major suppliers due to factors such as the closing or idling of facilities, accidents or equipment breakdowns, repairs or catastrophic events, labor costs or problems, competition, new laws and regulations, import duties, tariffs, energy costs, availability and cost of steel inputs (e.g., ore, scrap, coke and energy), currency exchange rates and other factors. This volatility, as well as any increases in raw material costs, could significantly affect our steel costs and adversely impact our financial results. If our suppliers increase the prices of our critical raw materials, we may not have alternative sources of supply. In addition, in an environment of increasing prices for steel and other raw materials, competitive conditions may impact how much of the price increases we can pass on to our customers. To the extent we are unable to pass on future price increases in our raw materials to customers, our financial

 

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results could be adversely affected. Also, if steel prices decrease, competitive conditions may impact how quickly we must reduce our prices to our customers, and we could be forced to use higher-priced raw materials to complete orders for which the selling prices have decreased. Decreasing steel prices could also require us to write-down the value of our inventory to reflect current market pricing.

The loss of key supplier relationships could adversely affect Southern Frac.

Southern Frac has developed relationships with certain steel and other suppliers which have been beneficial to us by providing more assured delivery and a more favorable all-in cost, which includes price and shipping costs. If any of those relationships were disrupted, it could have an adverse effect on delivery times and the overall cost and quality of our raw materials, which could have a negative impact on our business. In addition, we do not have long-term contracts with any of our suppliers. If, in the future, we are unable to obtain sufficient amounts of steel and other products at competitive prices and on a timely basis from our traditional suppliers, we may be unable to obtain these products from alternative sources at competitive prices to meet our delivery schedule, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

The costs of manufacturing Southern Frac’s products and its ability to supply customers could be negatively impacted if we experience interruptions in deliveries of needed raw materials or supplies.

If, for any reason, Southern Frac’s supply of steel is curtailed or it otherwise is unable to obtain the quantities it needs at competitive prices, our business could suffer and our financial results could be adversely affected. Such interruptions could result from a number of factors, including a shortage of capacity in the supplier base of raw materials, energy or the inputs needed to make steel or other supplies, a failure of suppliers to fulfill their supply or delivery obligations, financial difficulties of suppliers resulting in the closing or idling of supplier facilities, other significant events affecting supplier facilities, significant weather events and other factors, all of which are beyond our control.

A tightening Texas labor force could adversely affect Southern Frac

Southern Frac’s ability to remain productive and competitive depends on its ability to attract and retain workers. Tightening of the labor market in Texas due to a shortage of suitably semi-skilled workers may inhibit Southern Frac’s ability to hire and retain employees. Additionally, rising wages paid to employees may pose a risk to Southern Frac’s margins if it is unable to pass on such higher costs through price increases. These labor factors could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Significant Risks Related Primarily to Our Series C Preferred Stock

We cannot assure that quarterly dividends on, or any other payments in respect of, the Series C Preferred Shares will be made timely or at all.

We cannot assure that we will be able to pay quarterly dividends on the Series C Preferred Shares or to redeem the Series C Preferred Shares, if we wanted to do so. Quarterly dividends on our Series C Preferred Shares will be paid from funds legally available for such purpose when, as and if declared by our board of directors. Certain factors may influence our decision, or adversely affect our ability, to pay dividends on, or make other payments in respect of, our Series C Preferred Shares, including, among other things:

 

   

the amount of our available cash or other liquid assets, including the impact of any liquidity shortfalls caused by the below-described restrictions on the ability of our subsidiaries to generate and transfer cash to us;

 

   

our ability to service and refinance our current and future indebtedness;

 

   

changes in our cash requirements to fund capital expenditures, acquisitions or other operational or strategic initiatives;

 

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our ability to borrow or raise additional capital to satisfy our capital needs;

 

   

restrictions imposed by our existing, or any future, credit facilities, debt securities or leases, including restricted payment and leverage covenants that could limit our ability to make payments to holders of the Series C Preferred Shares;

 

   

limitations on our subsidiaries’ ability to distribute cash to us due to third parties holding equity interests in those subsidiaries; and

 

   

limitations on cash payments to shareholders under Delaware law, including limitations that require dividend payments be made out of surplus or, subject to certain limitations, out of net profits for the then-current or preceding year in the event there is no surplus.

 

   

our ability to maintain a Fixed Charge Ratio, as defined, of no less than 2.00.

Based on its evaluation of these and other relevant factors, our board of directors may, in its sole discretion, decide not to declare a dividend on the Series C Preferred Shares for any quarterly period for any reason, regardless of whether we have funds legally available for such purpose. In such event, a holder’s sole recourse will be its rights as a holder of Series C Preferred Shares, which includes the right to cumulative dividends and, under certain specified circumstances, to additional interest and limited conditional voting rights.

GFN’s ability, as a holding company, to make payments in respect of the Series C Preferred Shares depends on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us.

GFN is a holding company and, accordingly, substantially all of our operations are conducted through our subsidiaries. As a result, GFN’s cash flow and ability to make dividend payments to our stockholders depend on the earnings of our subsidiaries, the distribution from our subsidiaries and compliance with the covenants governing the indebtedness of our subsidiaries, including, without limitation, covenants of the senior credit facilities of our subsidiaries that permit dividends and other payments from such subsidiaries to GFN. Payments by our subsidiaries to GFN are also contingent upon those subsidiaries’ earnings and business considerations. Furthermore, GFN’s right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation, reorganization or otherwise, and thus the ability of a holder of Series C Preferred Stock to benefit indirectly from such distribution, will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiaries’ creditors.

The terms of the revolving senior secured credit facility with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) limit the ability of our North American Leasing operations to upstream funds to GFN that would be used to pay dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock. If the amount of the dividends payable on the Series C Preferred Stock exceeds the amount of the funds our North American Leasing operations are permitted to pay GFN, and GFN is unable to generate sufficient cash from its other subsidiaries for a dividend payment, GFN may not be able to make the required dividend payment on the Series C Preferred Stock. Our ability to pay dividends or make other payments to the holders of our Series C Preferred Shares will be adversely affected if the senior credit facility prohibits the transfer of funds to GFN.

 

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The Series C Preferred Shares represent perpetual equity interests.

The Series C Preferred Shares represent perpetual equity interests in us and, unlike our indebtedness, will not entitle the holders thereof to receive payment of a principal amount at a particular date. As a result, holders of the Series C Preferred Shares may be required to bear the financial risks of an investment in the Series C Preferred Shares for an indefinite period of time. In addition, the Series C Preferred Shares will rank junior to all our indebtedness and other liabilities, and to any other senior securities we may issue in the future with respect to assets available to satisfy claims against us. In addition, the lack of a fixed mandatory redemption date for the Series C Preferred Shares will increase your reliance on the secondary market for liquidity purposes.

Investors should not expect us to redeem the Series C Preferred Shares on the date the Series C Preferred Shares become redeemable by the Company or on any particular date afterwards.

The shares of Series C Preferred Shares have no maturity or mandatory redemption date and are not redeemable at the option of investors under any circumstances. By their terms, the Series C Preferred Shares may be redeemed by us at our option either in whole or in part at any time on or after May 17, 2018. Any decision we may make at any time regarding whether to redeem the Series C Preferred Shares will depend upon a wide variety of factors, including our evaluation of our capital position, our capital requirements and general market conditions at that time. However, investors should not assume that we will redeem the Series C Preferred Shares at any particular time, or at all.

Increases in market interest rates may adversely affect the trading price of our Series C Preferred Shares.

One of the factors that will influence the trading price of our Series C Preferred Shares will be the dividend yield on the Series C Preferred Shares relative to market interest rates. An increase in market interest rates may reduce demand for our Series C Preferred Shares and would likely increase our borrowing costs and potentially decrease funds available for distribution. Accordingly, higher market interest rates could cause the market price of our Series C Preferred Shares to decrease.

The Series C Preferred Shares have not been rated and the lack of a rating may adversely affect the trading price of the Series C Preferred Shares.

We have not sought to obtain a rating for the Series C Preferred Shares, and the shares may never be rated. It is possible, however, that one or more rating agencies might independently determine to assign a rating to the Series C Preferred Shares or that we may elect to obtain a rating of our Series C Preferred Shares in the future. In addition, we may elect to issue other securities for which we may seek to obtain a rating. The market value of the Series C Preferred Shares could be adversely affected if:

 

   

any ratings assigned to the Series C Preferred Shares in the future or to other securities we issue in the future are lower than market expectations or are subsequently lowered or withdrawn;

 

   

or ratings for such other securities would imply a lower relative value for the Series C Preferred Shares.

The interests of holders in the Series C Preferred Shares could be diluted by our issuance of additional shares of preferred stock, including additional Series C Preferred Shares, and by other transactions.

Our charter currently authorizes the issuance of up to one million shares of preferred stock in one or more classes or series, and we will be permitted, without notice to or consent of the holders of Series C Preferred Shares, to issue additional Series C Preferred Shares or other securities that have rights junior to such shares, up to the maximum aggregate number of authorized shares of our preferred stock. The issuance of additional preferred stock on a parity with or senior to our Series C Preferred Shares would dilute the interests of the holders of our Series C Preferred Shares, and any issuance of preferred stock senior to or on a parity with our

 

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Series C Preferred Shares or of additional indebtedness could adversely affect our ability to pay dividends on, redeem or pay the liquidation preference on our Series C Preferred Shares. We cannot assure that quarterly dividends on, or any other payments in respect of, the Series C Preferred Shares will be made timely or at all and there are effectively no provisions relating to our Series C Preferred Shares that protect the holders of our Series C Preferred Shares in the event of a highly leveraged or other transaction, including a merger or the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all our assets or business; any of which might adversely affect the holders of our Series C Preferred Shares.

A holder of Series C Preferred Shares has extremely limited voting rights.

Voting rights as a holder of Series C Preferred Shares will be extremely limited. However, in the event that six quarterly dividends, whether consecutive or not, payable on Series C Preferred Shares are in arrears or a listing failure has occurred and is continuing, the holders of Series C Preferred Shares will have the right, voting together as a class with all other classes or series of parity securities upon which like voting rights have been conferred and are exercisable, to elect two additional directors to serve on our board of directors.

The Series C Preferred Shares are not convertible, and purchasers may not realize a corresponding benefit if the trading price of our common stock rises.

The Series C Preferred Shares are not convertible into our common shares and do not have exchange rights or entitled or subject to any preemptive or similar rights. Accordingly, the market value of the Series C Preferred Shares may depend to some degree on, among other things, dividend and interest rates for other securities and other investment alternatives and our actual and perceived ability to make dividend or other payments in respect of our Series C Preferred Shares rather than the trading price of our common stock. In addition, our right to redeem the Series C Preferred Shares on or after May 17, 2018 or in the event of a change in control could impose a ceiling on their value.

Significant Risks Related Primarily to Our Senior Notes

We are the sole obligor of the Senior Notes, and our direct and indirect subsidiaries do not guarantee our obligations under the Senior Notes and do not have any obligation with respect to the Senior Notes. Furthermore, your right to receive payment on the Senior Notes will be structurally subordinated to the liabilities of our subsidiaries.

GFN is a holding company with no business operations or assets other than the capital stock of its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Consequently, we will be dependent on loans, dividends and other payments from these subsidiaries to make payments of principal and interest on the Senior Notes. However, our subsidiaries are separate and distinct legal entities, and they will have no obligation, contingent or otherwise, to pay the amounts due under the Senior Notes or to make any funds available to pay those amounts, whether by dividend, distribution, loan or other payments. Holders of the Senior Notes will not have any direct claim on the cash flows or assets of our direct and indirect subsidiaries.

The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends and make other payments to us will depend on their cash flows and earnings, which, in turn, will be affected by all of the factors discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. The ability of our direct and indirect subsidiaries to pay dividends and make distributions to us may be restricted by, among other things, applicable laws and regulations and by the terms of the agreements into which they enter. If we are unable to obtain funds from our direct and indirect subsidiaries as a result of restrictions under their debt or other agreements, applicable laws and regulations or otherwise, we may not be able to pay cash interest or principal on the Senior Notes when due.

The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness of our subsidiaries. While the indenture governing the Senior Notes will limit the indebtedness and activities of these subsidiaries, holders of indebtedness of, and trade creditors of, our subsidiaries, are entitled to payments of their claims from the assets

 

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of such subsidiaries before those assets are made available for distribution to us, as direct or indirect shareholder. Accordingly, in the event that any of our subsidiaries becomes insolvent, liquidates or otherwise reorganizes:

 

   

the creditors of such subsidiary (including the holders of the Senior Notes) will have no right to proceed against such subsidiary’s assets; and

 

   

the creditors of such subsidiary, including trade creditors, will generally be entitled to payment in full from the sale or other disposal of assets of such subsidiary before we, as direct or indirect stockholder, will be entitled to receive any distributions from such subsidiary.

GFN’s ability, as a holding company, to make payments in respect of the Senior Notes depends on the ability of our subsidiaries to transfer funds to us.

GFN’s cash flow and ability to make payments in respect of the Senior Notes depends on the earnings of our subsidiaries, the distribution from our subsidiaries and compliance with the covenants governing the indebtedness of our subsidiaries, including, without limitation, covenants of the senior credit facilities of our subsidiaries that permit dividends and other payments from such subsidiaries to GFN. Payments by our subsidiaries to GFN are also contingent upon those subsidiaries’ earnings and business considerations. Furthermore, GFN’s right to receive any assets of any of our subsidiaries upon their liquidation, reorganization or otherwise, and thus the ability of a holder of Senior Notes to benefit indirectly from such distribution, will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiaries’ creditors.

The terms of the revolving senior credit facility with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo limit the ability of our North American Leasing operations to upstream funds to GFN that would be used to pay interest on the Senior Notes. If the amount of the interest payable on the Senior Notes exceeds the amount of the funds our North American Leasing operations are permitted to pay GFN, and GFN is unable to generate sufficient cash from its other subsidiaries for an interest payment, GFN may not be able to make the required interest payment on the Senior Notes. Our ability to pay interest or principal to the holders of our Senior Notes will be adversely affected if the senior credit facility prohibits the transfer of funds to GFN.

We may be unable to repurchase the Senior Notes upon a change of control.

In the event of a “change of control,” as defined in the indenture governing our Senior Notes, we must offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. In the event that we are required to make such offer with respect to the Senior Notes, there can be no assurance that we would have sufficient funds available to purchase any Senior Notes, and we may be required to refinance the Senior Notes. There can be no assurance that we would be able to accomplish a refinancing or, if a refinancing were to occur, that it would be accomplished on commercially reasonable terms. The revolving credit facilities of our subsidiaries prohibit us from repurchasing any of the Senior Notes, except under limited circumstances. The revolving credit facilities of our subsidiaries also provide that certain change of control events would constitute a default. In the event a change of control occurs at a time when we are prohibited from purchasing the Senior Notes, we could seek the consent of the lenders under the revolving credit facilities of our U.S. subsidiaries to purchase the Senior Notes. If we did not obtain such consent, we would remain prohibited from purchasing the Senior Notes. In this case, our failure to purchase would constitute an event of default under the indenture governing the Senior Notes.

Changes in the credit markets could adversely affect the market price of the Senior Notes.

The market price for the Senior Notes will be based on a number of factors, including:

 

   

the prevailing interest rates being paid by other companies similar to us; and

 

   

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The conditions of the credit markets and prevailing interest rates have fluctuated in the past and can be expected to fluctuate in the future. Fluctuations in these factors could have an adverse effect on the price and liquidity of the Senior Notes.

An increase in market interest rates could result in a decrease in the relative value of the Senior Notes.

In general, as market interest rates rise, Senior Notes bearing interest at a fixed rate generally decline in value. Consequently, if you purchase these Senior Notes and market interest rates increase, the market values of your Senior Notes may decline. We cannot predict the future level of market interest rates.

We could enter into various transactions that could increase the amount of our outstanding debt, or adversely affect our capital structure or credit rating, or otherwise adversely affect holders of the Senior Notes.

Subject to certain exceptions relating to incurring certain liens or entering into certain sale and leaseback transactions, the terms of the Senior Notes do not prevent us from entering into a variety of acquisition, divestiture, refinancing, recapitalization or other highly leveraged transactions. As a result, we could enter into any such transaction even though the transaction could increase the total amount of our outstanding indebtedness, adversely affect our capital structure or credit rating or otherwise adversely affect the holders of the Senior Notes.

Redemption may adversely affect your return on the Senior Notes.

We have the right to redeem some or all of the Senior Notes prior to maturity. We may redeem the Senior Notes at times when prevailing interest rates may be relatively low compared to rates at the time of issuance of the Senior Notes. Accordingly, you may not be able to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable security at an effective interest rate as high as that of the Senior Notes.

 

Item 1B.

Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

 

Item 2.

Properties

We lease the locations in our North American leasing operations, except for Pac-Van’s corporate offices and two branch locations. Most of the major leased properties have remaining lease terms of at least one year and we believe that satisfactory alternative properties could be found in all of our North American markets, if necessary. The following table shows information about our primary branches and other properties in North America as of June 30, 2020:

 

Location

  

Function/Uses

    

United States:

     
Albany, GA    Leasing and sales   
Atlanta, GA    Leasing and sales   
Austin, TX    Leasing and sales   
Bakersfield, CA    Leasing and sales   
Baltimore, MD    Leasing and sales   
Birmingham, AL    Leasing and sales   
Boston, MA    Leasing and sales   
Charleston, WV    Leasing and sales   
Charlotte, NC    Leasing and sales   
Chicago, IL (owned)    Leasing and sales   
Chino, CA (Los Angeles)    Leasing and sales   
Cincinnati, OH    Leasing and sales   
Cleveland, OH    Leasing and sales   

 

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Location

  

Function/Uses

    
Columbus, OH    Leasing and sales   
Corpus Christi, TX    Leasing and sales   
Dallas, TX    Leasing and sales   
Denver, CO    Leasing and sales   
Des Moines, IA    Leasing and sales   
Detroit, MI    Leasing and sales   
Elkhart, IN    Leasing and sales   
Elko, NV    Leasing and sales   
Green Bay, WI (c)    Leasing and sales   
Greenville, SC    Leasing and sales   
Houma, LA    Leasing and sales   
Houston, TX    Leasing and sales   
Indianapolis, IN    Leasing and sales   
Indianapolis, IN (owned)    Corporate office   
Jacksonville, FL    Leasing and sales   
Kansas City, MO    Leasing and sales   
Kenedy, TX (a)    Leasing and sales   
Kermit, TX (b)    Leasing and sales   
Lafayette, LA    Leasing and sales   
Las Vegas, NV    Leasing and sales   
Lexington, KY    Leasing and sales   
Little Rock, AK    Leasing and sales   
Louisville, KY    Leasing and sales   
Madison, WI    Leasing and sales   
Memphis, TN (owned)    Leasing and sales   
Miami, FL    Leasing and sales   
Midland, TX    Leasing and sales   
Milwaukee, WI    Leasing and sales   
Nashville, TN    Leasing and sales   
New Brunswick, NJ    Leasing and sales   
Orlando, FL    Leasing and sales   
Paducah, KY    Leasing and sales   
Panama City, FL    Leasing and sales   
Philadelphia, PA    Leasing and sales   
Phoenix, AZ (c)    Leasing and sales   
Pittsburgh, PA    Leasing and sales   
Portland, OR    Leasing and sales   
East Moline, IL (Quad Cities)    Leasing and sales   
Raleigh, NC    Leasing and sales   
Royalton, VT    Leasing and sales   
Salt Lake City, UT    Leasing and sales   
San Antonio, TX    Leasing and sales   
Seattle, WA    Leasing and sales   
Springfield, MO    Leasing and sales   
St. Louis, MO    Leasing and sales   
Tampa, FL    Leasing and sales   
Tilton, NH    Leasing and sales   
Toledo, OH    Leasing and sales   
Watford City, ND    Leasing and sales   
Wichita, KS    Leasing and sales   
Yakima, WA    Leasing and sales   

 

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Location

  

Function/Uses

    

Canada:

     
Edmonton, AB (c)    Leasing and sales   
Calgary, AB    Leasing and sales   
Vancouver, BC    Leasing and sales   

 

(a)

There is another associated location in Karnes County, TX, but it does not conduct leasing and sales for Lone Star.

(b)

There are other associated locations in Goldsmith, Midland and Mentone, TX, but they do not conduct leasing and sales for Lone Star.

(c)

There is also a fleet maintenance and modification facility in this market.

Southern Frac’s 40,000 square foot manufacturing facility located in Waxahachie, Texas is on a 7.4 acre property, which we purchased in December 2012. In addition, Southern Frac has two contiguous leased properties that include administrative offices and warehouse space, as well as additional parking.

We lease our GFN corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California, effective January 31, 2008, from an affiliate of our former chief executive officer, who is also the executive chairman of the board of directors. The term of the lease is five years, with two five-year renewal options, and the rent is adjusted yearly based on the consumer price index. On October 11, 2012, we exercised the first option to renew the lease for an additional five-year term commencing February 1, 2013 and on August 7, 2017, exercised our second option for an additional five-year term commencing on February 1, 2018. We also lease a small office in Northbrook, Illinois. The term of the lease is through April 30, 2021.

We locate our Asia-Pacific CSCs (or branches) in markets with attractive demographics and strong growth prospects. Within each market, we have located our CSCs in areas that allow for easy delivery of portable storage units to our customers over a wide geographic area. In addition, when cost effective, we seek high visibility locations. Our CSCs maintain an inventory of portable storage units available for lease, and most of our CSCs also provide storage of units under lease at the site (“on-site storage”). Several CSCs have multiple leases of adjoining or contiguous properties and the CSCs are all leased. The following table shows information about our primary CSCs and other properties by country (Australia and New Zealand) at June 30, 2020 and we believe these properties are suitable and adequate:

 

Location

  

Functions/Uses

    

Australia:

     
Adelaide    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Albury    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Brisbane – Weyba Street Banyo    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Brisbane – Armada Place Banyo (special projects and modifications)    Leasing and sales (not a CSC)   
South Brisbane – Meadowbrook    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Cairns    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Canberra    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Coffs Harbour    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Melbourne East – Clayton    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Melbourne West – Sunshine    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Darwin    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Geelong (Vic)    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Geraldton    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Gippsland    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Gold Coast    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Gosford – Central Coast    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Hobart – Tasmania    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   

 

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Location

  

Functions/Uses

    
Launceston – Tasmania    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Gordon    Head office (Not a CSC)   
Sydney – Moorebank    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Newcastle    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Perth – Bassendean    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Rockhampton    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Toowoomba    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Townsville    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Wollongong    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   

New Zealand:

     
Auckland – Jarvis Way    Head Office, Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Christchurch    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Cromwell (Central Otago)    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Dunedin    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Hamilton    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Invercargill    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Napier    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Nelson    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
New Plymouth    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Palmerston North    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Silverdale/Albany    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Tauranga/Bay of Plenty    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Timaru    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Wellington    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   
Whangarei    Leasing, on-site storage and sales   

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are not involved in any material lawsuits or claims arising out of the normal course of our business. We have insurance policies to cover general liability and workers compensation related claims. Effective on February 1, 2017, we became self-insured for auto liability and general liability in our North American leasing operations through GFNI, our wholly-owned captive insurance company. In our opinion, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance under pending litigation and claims, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results or cash flows.

Reference is made to Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of commitments and contingencies, including any legal proceedings.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

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PART II

 

Item 5.

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Market (NASDAQ) under the symbol “GFN.” The following tables set forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low closing sales prices for our common stock.

 

     Common Stock  
     High      Low  

Year Ended June 30, 2020:

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 7.11      $ 4.86  

Third Quarter

     11.18        5.04  

Second Quarter

     11.07        8.13  

First Quarter

     10.50        6.98  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Year Ended June 30, 2019:

     

Fourth Quarter

   $ 9.67      $ 7.63  

Third Quarter

     11.16        9.02  

Second Quarter

     16.00        9.03  

First Quarter

     15.95        13.10  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Record Holders

As of August 3, 2020, there were 67 holders of record of our common stock. The number of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does not include beneficial owners of our common stocks whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers and registered clearing agencies. We believe that there are thousands of beneficial owners.

Dividend Policy

We have not paid any dividends on our common stock to date. The payment of dividends in the future will be contingent upon our revenues and earnings, if any, capital requirements and general financial condition. The payment of any dividends will be within the discretion of our board of directors. It is the present intention of our board of directors to retain all earnings, if any, for use in our business operations and, accordingly, our board does not anticipate declaring any dividends in the foreseeable future.

Issuer Purchase of Equity Securities

On June 22, 2020, we entered into that certain Stock Purchase Agreement with General Electric Pension Trust (“GEPT”) under which we purchased 911,765 shares of our common stock held by GEPT at a price of $6.40 per share, the closing price of our common stock on June 22, 2020, for an aggregate price of $5,835,296 payable on June 24, 2020.

 

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Equity Compensation Plans

The following table sets forth information concerning our equity compensation plans (see Note 9 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements) as of June 30, 2020:

 

Plan category

   (a)
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
     (b)
Weighted-average exercise
price of outstanding
options, warrants and
rights
     (c)
Number of securities
remaining available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation plans
(excluding securities
reflected in column
(a))
 

Equity compensation plans approved by security holders

     1,599,541      $ 4.54        394,663 (i) 

Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders

     —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     1,599,641      $ 4.54        394,663 (i) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(i)

Reduced by the issuance under the equity compensation plans of 1,772,594 restricted stock units (RSU) and restricted (non-vested equity) and non-restricted shares.

 

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Stock Performance Graph

The following Performance Graph and related information shall not be deemed “soliciting material” or “filed” with the SEC, nor should such information be incorporated by reference into any future filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference in such filing.

The following graph compares the five-year cumulative total return on our common stock with the cumulative total returns (assuming reinvestment of dividends) on the Standard and Poor’s (“S&P”) Small Cap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index if $100 were invested in our common stock and each index on June 30, 2015.

 

 

LOGO

 

     Period Ending  

Index

   06/30/15      06/30/16      06/30/17      06/30/18      06/30/19      06/30/20  

General Finance Corporation

     100.00        81.42        98.66        259.58        160.34        128.54  

Russell 2000 Index

     100.00        93.27        116.21        136.63        132.11        123.35  

S&P SmallCap 600 Index

     100.00        99.97        122.43        147.52        140.32        124.49  

Item 6. Selected Financial Data

The following tables summarize our selected financial data for each of the five years ended June 30, 2020 and should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8 Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.”

 

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Consolidated Statement of Operations Information:

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020  

Sales:

          

Lease inventories and fleet

   $ 111,439     $ 95,764     $ 122,467     $ 126,932     $ 121,323  

Manufactured units

     6,179       4,895       9,850       10,784       7,319  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     117,618       100,659       132,317       137,716       128,642  

Leasing

     168,233       176,269       214,985       240,490       227,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     285,851       276,928       347,302       378,206       356,479  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     14,383       19,066       43,699       61,590       45,454  

Other expense, net

     (19,860     (19,938     (53,485     (63,236     (30,805

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes

     (5,477     (872     (9,786     (1,646     14,649  

Net income (loss)

     (3,286     (847     (9,107     (7,466     7,954  

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     (9,025     (6,620     (11,964     (11,124     4,286  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

          

Basic

   $ (0.35   $ (0.25   $ (0.46   $ (0.38   $ 0.14  

Diluted

     (0.35     (0.25     (0.46     (0.38     0.14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Information:

 

     June 30,  
     2016      2017      2018      2019      2020  

Trade and other receivables, net

   $ 38,067      $ 44,390      $ 50,525      $ 56,204      $ 44,066  

Inventories

     34,609        29,648        22,731        29,077        20,928  

Lease fleet, net

     419,345        427,275        429,388        456,822        458,727  

Total assets

     673,574        675,314        689,687        718,312        756,022  

Trade payables and accrued liabilities

     43,476        42,774        50,545        48,460        46,845  

Senior and other debt

     352,220        355,638        427,218        411,141        379,798  

Total equity

     224,612        223,248        141,785        177,041        174,917  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Selected Unaudited Quarterly Financial Data

The following table sets forth unaudited operating data for each quarter of the years ended June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2019. This quarterly information has been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contains all significant adjustments necessary to state fairly the information set forth herein. These quarterly results are not necessarily indicative of future results, growth rates or quarter-to-quarter comparisons.

 

     First
Quarter
     Second
Quarter
     Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2020:

          

Revenues

   $ 89,897      $ 92,109      $ 89,970     $ 84,503  

Gross profit

     8,921        8,087        8,805       9,676  

Operating income (loss) (a)

     14,930        17,019        14,273       (768

Net income (loss) (b)

     5,951        10,441        (8,625     187  

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     5,029        9,519        (9,547     (715
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 
     (in thousands, except per share data)  

Net income (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.17     $ 0.31     $ (0.32   $ (0.02

Diluted

     0.16       0.30       (0.32     (0.02
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2019:

        

Revenues

   $ 97,792     $ 97,993     $ 86,209     $ 96,212  

Gross profit

     9,555       8,924       7,305       10,271  

Operating income

     16,205       17,455       12,411       15,519  

Net income (loss) (c)

     (8,164     (4,206     (332     5,236  

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

     (9,086     (5,128     (1,254     4,344  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

        

Basic

   $ (0.33   $ (0.17   $ (0.04   $ 0.14  

Diluted

     (0.33     (0.17     (0.04     0.14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Includes a goodwill impairment charge of $14,160 in the fourth quarter (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

(b)

Includes pretax charge (benefit) of $(992), $(3,902), $11,259 and $(979) in the first, second, third and fourth quarter, respectively, for the change in valuation of a bifurcated derivatives in convertible notes (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

(c)

Includes pretax charge of $12,366, $9,332, $1,131 and $1,741 in the first, second, third and fourth quarter, respectively, for the change in valuation of a bifurcated derivatives in convertible notes (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ significantly from those anticipated or discussed in those forward-looking statements as a result of various factors; including, but not limited to, those described in Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

References to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to General Finance Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFN”), and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (“GFNI”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”); GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPH”), and its subsidiaries, Royal Wolf Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation, which was dissolved in June 2019 (“RWH”), Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, an Australian corporation, and Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand Corporation (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).

Overview

Founded in October 2005, we are a leading specialty rental services company offering portable (or mobile) storage, modular space and liquid containment solutions in these three distinct, but related industries, which we collectively refer to as the “portable services industry.”

 

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We have two geographic areas that include four operating segments; the Asia-Pacific (or Pan-Pacific) area, consisting of Royal Wolf (which leases and sells storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New Zealand) and North America, consisting of Pac-Van (which leases and sells storage, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices), and Lone Star (which leases portable liquid storage tank containers and containment products, as well as provides certain fluid management services, to the oil and gas industry in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins of Texas), which are combined to form our “North American Leasing” operations, and Southern Frac (which manufactures portable liquid storage tank containers and other steel-related products). As of June 30, 2020, our two geographic leasing operations primarily lease and sell their products through 24 customer service centers (“CSCs”) in Australia, 15 CSCs in New Zealand, 63 branch locations in the United States and three branch locations in Canada. At that date, we had 267 and 667 employees and 45,463 and 55,182 lease fleet units in the Asia-Pacific area and North America, respectively.

Our lease fleet is comprised of three distinct specialty rental equipment categories that possess attractive asset characteristics and serve our customers’ on-site temporary needs and applications. These categories match the sectors comprising the portable services industry.

Our portable storage category is segmented into two products: (1) storage containers, which primarily consist of new and used steel shipping containers under International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) standards, that provide a flexible, low cost alternative to warehousing, while offering greater security, convenience and immediate accessibility; and (2) freight containers, which are designed for transport of products either by road and rail and are only offered in our Asia-Pacific territory.

Our modular space category is segmented into three products: (1) office containers, which are referred to as portable container buildings in the Asia-Pacific, are either modified or specifically manufactured containers that provide self-contained office space with maximum design flexibility. Office containers in the United States are oftentimes referred to as ground level offices (“GLOs”); (2) modular buildings, which provide customers with flexible space solutions and are often modified to customer specifications and (3) mobile offices, which are re-locatable units with aluminum or wood exteriors and wood (or steel) frames on a steel carriage fitted with axles, and which allow for an assortment of “add-ons” to provide convenient temporary space solutions.

Our liquid containment category includes portable liquid storage tanks that are manufactured 500-barrel capacity steel containers with fixed axles for transport. These units are regularly utilized for a variety of applications across a wide range of industries, including refinery, petrochemical and industrial plant maintenance, oil and gas services, environmental remediation and field services, infrastructure building construction, marine services, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminal services, waste management, wastewater treatment and landfill services.

COVID-19

In December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus (COVID-19) was reported to have surfaced in Wuhan, China and has since spread to a number of other countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic did not have a significant impact on our core mobile storage and modular space businesses, but did have a significant impact in our liquid containment business in the oil and gas sector. The decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries caused an even further decline in oil and gas prices in an already soft market. A significant portion of our leasing revenues in North America are derived from customers in the oil and gas industry, particularly those doing business in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins in Texas, who are typically adversely affected when this industry is in a downward economic cycle. We have also seen reductions in construction activity, including suspensions, postponements and some cancellations of projects, in both geographic venues. Efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 intensified and many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia and New

 

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Zealand, declared states of emergency or, at the very least, implemented restrictions, including banning international travel, restricting social gatherings, temporarily closing businesses not considered essential and issuing varying quarantine orders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The existence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fear associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and the reactions of governments and private sectors around the world in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have impeded a great number of businesses (including ours, our customers and our vendors) to conduct normal business operations. We believe that our business is essential, which allows us to continue to serve customers that remain operational. However, if we are required to close a certain number of our locations or a number of our employees cannot work because of illness or otherwise, our business could be materially adversely affected in a rapid manner. Similarly, if our customers experience adverse business consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including being required to shut down their operations, demand for our services and products could also be materially adversely affected in a rapid manner. The situation will likely become more critical if prolonged. While we are closely monitoring the situation, including curtailing domestic and international travel, promoting social distancing and work-from-home practices, implementing restrictions on investing and spending, and laying the groundwork for other cost-cutting measures, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid, continues to evolve and, therefore, we cannot reasonably predict at this time the extent to which our results of operations, liquidity and financial condition will ultimately be impacted, nor to reasonably assess the various measures that we may have to put in place to mitigate the effect.

Results of Operations

Year Ended June 30, 2020 (“FY 2020”) Compared to Year Ended June 30, 2019 (“FY 2019”)

Revenues. Revenues decreased by $21.8 million, or 6%, to $356.4 million in FY 2020 from $378.2 million in FY 2019. This consisted of a decrease of $14.5 million, or 6%, in revenues in our North American leasing operations, a decrease of $3.8 million, or 3%, in revenues in the Asia-Pacific area and a decrease of $3.5 million, or 32%, in manufacturing revenues from Southern Frac. The effect of the average currency exchange rate of a weaker Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar in FY 2020 versus FY 2019 reduced the translation of revenues from the Asia-Pacific area. The average currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar during FY 2020 was $0.6714 U.S. dollar compared to $0.7155 U.S. dollar during FY 2019. In Australian dollars, total revenues in the Asia-Pacific area actually increased by 3% in FY 2020 from FY 2019.

Excluding Lone Star (doing business solely in the oil and gas sector), total revenues of our North American leasing operations increased by $6.7 million, or 3%, in FY 2020 from FY 2019; primarily in the construction, commercial and retail sectors, which increased by an aggregate $12.6 million between the periods; offset somewhat by decreases totaling $6.4 million in the industrial, education, oil and gas and mining sectors. At Lone Star, revenues decreased by $21.2 million, or 45%, from $47.2 million in FY 2019 to $26.0 million in FY 2020. The revenue decrease in the Asia-Pacific area occurred primarily because of the translation effect of the weaker Australian dollar between the periods, as discussed above. In local Australian dollars, revenue between the periods actually increased by AUS$4.9 million, primarily in the transportation, utilities, government and mining sectors, which increased by AUS$21.9 million; offset somewhat by decreases totaling AUS$17.2 million across most of the other sectors, led by the education sector which revenues decreased between the periods by AUS$7.9 million.

Sales and leasing revenues represented 35% and 65% of total non-manufacturing revenues in both FY 2020 and FY 2019.

Non-manufacturing sales during FY 2020 amounted to $121.3 million, compared to $126.9 million during FY 2019; representing a decrease of $5.6 million, or 4%. This consisted of a decrease of $3.4 million, or 5%, in our North American leasing operations and a decrease of $2.2 million, or 4%, in sales in the Asia-Pacific area. The decrease in the Asia-Pacific area was comprised of a decrease of $7.1 million ($4.2 million decrease due to lower unit sales, $0.8 million decrease due to higher average prices and a $2.1 million decrease due to foreign

 

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exchange movements) in the CSC operations, offset somewhat by an increase of $4.9 million in the national accounts group ($2.1 million decrease due to lower unit sales, $8.0 million increase due to higher average prices and a $1.0 million decrease due to foreign exchange movements). The translation of sales in the Asia-Pacific area was adversely impacted by the weaker Australian dollar when comparing FY 2020 to FY 2019. In Australian dollars, total sales in the Asia-Pacific area increased by 2% in FY 2020 from FY 2019, primarily in the transportation, mining, government and utilities sectors, which increased by an aggregate AUS$20.8 million; offset somewhat by a total decrease of AUS$19.6 million in most of the other sectors, led by the education sector which revenues decreased between the periods by AUS$7.6 million. In FY 2020, the transportation sector included three large sales totaling AUS$10.8 million and the utilities sector had one large sale for AUS$5.6 million. In FY 2019, the education sector had one large sale for AUS$6.2 million. In our North American leasing operations, the sales decrease in FY 2020 from FY 2019 was primarily in the industrial and education sectors, which decreased by an aggregate $5.8 million between the periods; offset somewhat by a total increase of $2.5 million in the commercial, retail and services sectors. FY 2019 included seven large sales aggregating $11.2 million, two in the industrial sector for $7.1 million, two in the construction sector for $2.5 million, two in the education sector for $1.0 million and one in the mining sector for $0.6 million. The decrease at Southern Frac was due primarily from reduced sales of liquid containment tanks and chassis, which decreased by an aggregate $4.7 million in FY 2020 from FY 2019; offset somewhat by increases in manufacturing sales of trash hoppers and other products totaling $1.3 million.

Leasing revenues totaled $227.8 million in FY 2020, a decrease of $12.7 million, or 5%, from $240.5 million in FY 2019. This consisted of a decrease of $11.1 million, or 6%, in North America and a decrease of $1.6 million, or 2%, in the Asia-Pacific area. In Australian dollars, leasing revenues actually increased by 4% percent in the Asia-Pacific area in FY 2020 from FY 2019.

In the Asia-Pacific area, average utilization in the retail and the national accounts group operations was 82% and 70%, respectively, during FY 2020, as compared to 83% and 71%, respectively, in FY 2019. The overall average utilization was 79% in FY 2020 and 81% in FY 2019; but the average monthly lease rate of containers increased to AUS$168 in FY 2020 from AUS$163 in FY 2019, caused primarily by higher average lease rates in storage and portable building containers between the periods. However, the composite average monthly number of units on lease was over 780 lower in FY 2020, as compared to FY 2019. Locally, in Australian dollars, leasing revenue remained constant or increased across a majority of the sectors in FY 2020 versus FY 2019, particularly in the consumer, government, moving (removals) and storage and retail sectors, which increased between the periods by an aggregate AUS$3.3 million.

In our North American leasing operations, average utilization rates were 73%, 81%, 50%, 83% and 81% and average monthly lease rates were $121, $390, $801, $371 and $882 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units, respectively, during FY 2020; as compared to 79%, 84%, 76%, 86% and 85% and average monthly lease rates were $119, $361, $964, $320 and $786 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units in FY 2019, respectively. The average composite utilization rate was 73% FY 2020 and 80% in FY 2019, and the composite average monthly number of units on lease was 170 lower in FY 2020 as compared to FY 2019. The decrease in leasing revenues between the periods was primarily in the oil and gas sector, which in FY 2020 was approximately $22.2 million below FY 2019, substantially all attributable to Lone Star; but this decrease was offset somewhat by increases across the board in the other sectors, particularly in the construction, commercial, retail and industrial sectors, which increased by an aggregate $11.4 million.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales from our lease inventories and fleet (which is the cost related to our sales revenues only and exclusive of the line items discussed below) decreased by $6.1 million from $93.2 million during FY 2019 to $87.1 million during FY 2020, and our gross profit percentage from these non-manufacturing sales increased to 28% in FY 2020 from 27% in FY 2019. Fluctuations in gross profit percentage between periods is not unusual as a significant amount of our non-manufacturing sales are out of the lease fleet which, among other things, would have varying sales prices and carrying values. Cost of sales from our manufactured

 

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products totaled $6.1 million in FY 2020, as compared to $8.5 million in FY 2019, resulting in a gross margin of $1.2 million in FY 2020 versus a gross margin of $2.3 million in FY 2019, resulting in a gross margin percentage of 17% and 21%, respectively. The lower gross margin in FY 2020 from FY 2019 was due to the reduced sales discussed above and less than optimum production levels.

Direct Costs of Leasing Operations and Selling and General Expenses. The total of direct costs of leasing operations and selling and general expenses decreased by $4.7 million from $173.3 million during FY 2019 to $168.6 million during FY 2020. As a percentage of revenues, these costs increased slightly to 47% during FY 2020 from 46% in FY 2019 due to our infrastructure not decreasing with the lower revenues. Reduced sales during FY 2019 from FY 2020 and lower leasing revenues, due primarily to the soft oil and gas market in North America, adversely impacted revenues during FY 2020, but did not result in significant actions to reduce our infrastructure that materially impacted FY 2020 results. We do not make significant infrastructure changes unless we believe the economic and market conditions causing these adverse factors are long-term in nature. As discussed above in “COVID-19,” we are closely monitoring the situation, including implementing restrictions on investing and spending, and laying the groundwork for other potential cost-cutting measures for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is fluid, continues to evolve and, therefore, we cannot reasonably predict at this time the extent to which our infrastructure will ultimately be impacted.

Impairment of Goodwill. We recognized non-cash impairment charge of $14.2 million to the goodwill recorded in our North American leasing operations as a result of the Lone Star acquisition. Reference is made to “Critical Accounting Estimates” below and Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion regarding this non-amortizable intangible asset.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization decreased by $6.5 million to $35.2 million in FY 2020 from $41.7 million in FY 2019. The decrease was in both geographic venues, $1.7 million in North America and $4.8 million in the Asia-Pacific area, which were impacted from the effect of certain intangible assets becoming fully amortized. The decrease in the Asia-Pacific also included the translation effect of a weaker Australian dollar to the U.S. dollar in FY 2020 versus FY 2019.

Interest Expense. Interest expense of $26.4 million in FY 2020 decreased by $8.9 million from $35.3 million in FY 2019. In North America, FY 2020 interest expense decreased by $3.4 million from FY 2019 due to both lower average borrowings and a lower weighted-average interest rate between the periods. The weighted-average interest rate was 5.5% (which does not include the effect of the accretion of interest and amortization of deferred financing costs) in FY 2020 versus 6.6% in FY 2019. In the Asia-Pacific area, FY 2020 interest expense was $5.5 million lower from FY 2019 also due to both lower average borrowings and a lower weighted-average interest rate between the periods, as well as the translation effect of a weaker Australian dollar between the periods. The weighted-average interest rate was 7.6% (which does not include the effect of translation, interest rate swap contracts and options and the amortization of deferred financing costs) in FY 2020 versus 10.0% in FY 2019.

Change in Valuation of Bifurcated Derivatives. FY 2020 includes a non-cash charge of $5.4 million for the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), a $19.2 million reduction from the FY 2019 charge of $24.6 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange and Other. The currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar to one U.S. dollar was 0.7411 at June 30, 2018, 0.7029 at June 30, 2019 and 0.687771 at June 30, 2020. In FY 2019 and FY 2020, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $5,163,000 and $(10,159,000) and $(709,000) and $1,224,000, respectively. FY 2019 includes a non-cash realized foreign exchange loss of $3,554,000 on the conversion of the Convertible Notes to equity; and FY 2020 includes a non-cash realized gain of $534,000 on the assumption of the bifurcated derivative liability by GFN U.S. effective June 30, 2020 (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). In addition, in FY 2019 and FY 2020, net unrealized exchange losses on forward exchange contracts totaled $311,000 and $213,000, respectively.

 

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Income Taxes. Our income tax provision for FY 2020 and FY 2019, which derived a very high effective tax rate from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, was primarily as a result of nontaxable or nondeductible items for (i) the change in the valuation of the bifurcated derivatives in the Convertible Notes and, in FY 2019, (ii) the non-cash realized foreign exchange loss upon its conversion to equity. Additionally, in both periods, the effective tax rate also differs from the U.S. federal tax rate because of state income taxes from the filing of tax returns in multiple U.S. states and the effect of doing business and filing income tax returns in foreign jurisdictions and for equity plan activity that is currently recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

Preferred Stock Dividends. In both FY 2020 and FY 2019, we paid dividends of $3.7 million primarily on our 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Common Stockholders. Net income attributable to common stockholders was $4.3 million in FY 2020 versus a net loss of $11.1 million in FY 2019, a significant improvement of $15.4 million. This was primarily due to the non-cash charge for the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives being $5.4 million versus a charge of $24.6 million in FY 2019, as well as lower interest expense and higher operating profit in the Asia-Pacific area; offset somewhat by the lower operating profit in North America, which includes a goodwill impairment charge of $14.2 million.

Results of Operations

FY 2019 Compared to Year Ended June 30, 2018 (“FY 2018”)

Revenues. Revenues increased by $30.9 million, or 9%, to $378.2 million in FY 2019 from $347.3 million in FY 2018. This consisted of an increase of $41.7 million, or 20%, in revenues in our North American leasing operations, a decrease of $11.7 million, or 9%, in revenues in the Asia-Pacific area and an increase of $0.9 million, or 9%, in manufacturing revenues from Southern Frac. The effect of the average currency exchange rate of a weaker Australian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar in FY 2019 versus FY 2018 reduced the translation of revenues from the Asia-Pacific area. The average currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar during FY 2019 was $0.7155 U.S. dollar compared to $0.7755 U.S. dollar during FY 2018. In Australian dollars, total revenues in the Asia-Pacific area decreased by 1% in FY 2019 from FY 2018. Excluding Lone Star (doing business solely in the oil and gas sector), total revenues of our North American leasing operations increased across most sectors by $34.5 million, or 21%, in FY 2019 from FY 2018; primarily in the industrial, commercial, construction, education and oil and gas sectors, which increased by an aggregate $31.4 million between the periods. At Lone Star, revenues increased by $7.2 million, or 18%, from $40.0 million in FY 2018 to $47.2 million in FY 2019. The revenue decrease in the Asia-Pacific area occurred because FY 2018 included four large sales, one in the transportation and three in the utilities sectors, totaling approximately $16.1 million (approximately AUS$21.1 million) that were only partially offset in FY 2019 by one large sale in the education sector for $4.3 million (AUS$6.2 million); and the translation effect of the weaker Australian dollar between the periods, as discussed above. In local Australian dollars, revenues between the periods decreased by AUS$2.4 million, primarily in the utilities and construction sectors, which decreased by an aggregate AUS$14.8 million; and was partially offset by a total increase of AUS$13.4 million in the education, industrial, moving (removals) and storage and energy sectors.

Sales and leasing revenues represented 35% and 65% of total non-manufacturing revenues, respectively, in FY 2019, compared to 36% and 64% of total non-manufacturing revenues, respectively in FY 2018.

Non-manufacturing sales during FY 2019 amounted to $126.9 million, compared to $122.4 million during FY 2018; representing an increase of $4.5 million, or 4%. This consisted of an increase of $16.8 million, or 30%, in our North American leasing operations and a decrease of $12.3 million, or 18%, in sales in the Asia-Pacific area. The decrease in the Asia-Pacific area was comprised of a decrease of $16.4 million ($8.2 million decrease due to lower unit sales, $4.7 million decrease due to lower average prices and a $3.5 million decrease due to foreign exchange movements) in the CSC operations and an increase of $4.1 million ($8.3 million increase due to

 

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higher unit sales, $3.2 million decrease due to lower average prices and a $1.0 million decrease due to foreign exchange movements) in the national accounts group. As discussed above, sales in the Asia-Pacific area decreased between the periods due to four large sales in the transportation and utilities sectors in FY 2018 that were only partially offset in FY 2019 by one large sale in the education sector, and the weaker Australian dollar. In Australian dollars, total sales in the Asia-Pacific area decreased by 12% in FY 2019 from FY 2018, primarily in the transportation, utilities, construction and consumer sectors, which decreased by an aggregate AUS$19.0 million; and were partially offset by an increase of AUS$9.3 million in the education and moving (removals) and storage sectors. In our North American leasing operations, the sales increase in FY 2019 from FY 2018 was across most sectors, but particularly in the industrial, commercial, construction, education and mining sectors, which increased by an aggregate $17.0 million between the periods. FY 2019 included seven large sales aggregating $11.2 million, two in the industrial sector for $7.1 million, two in the construction sector for $2.5 million, two in the education sector for $1.0 million and one in the mining sector for $0.6 million. The increase at Southern Frac was due primarily from sales of specialty tanks and trailers, which increased by an aggregate $2.7 million in FY 2019 from FY 2018, offset somewhat by a reduction of approximately $1.5 million in the sales of frac tanks and chassis.

Leasing revenues totaled $240.5 million in FY 2019, an increase of $25.5 million, or 12%, from $215.0 million in FY 2018. This consisted of increases of $24.9 million, or 17%, in North America and $0.6 million, or 1%, in the Asia-Pacific area. In Australian dollars, leasing revenues increased by 9% percent in the Asia-Pacific area in FY 2019 from FY 2018.

In the Asia-Pacific area, average utilization in the retail and the national accounts group operations was 83% and 71%, respectively, during FY 2019, as compared to 85% and 71%, respectively, in FY 2018. The overall average utilization was 81% in FY 2019 and 82% in FY 2018; but the average monthly lease rate of containers increased to AUS$163 in FY 2019 from AUS$160 in FY 2018, caused primarily by higher average lease rates in portable storage and building containers between the periods. In addition, the composite average monthly number of units on lease was over 2,600 higher in FY 2019, as compared to FY 2018. Locally, in Australian dollars, leasing revenue remained relatively constant or increased across most of the sectors, but particularly in the transportation, consumer, industrial and construction sectors, which increased between the periods by an aggregate AUS$4.8 million.

In our North American leasing operations, average utilization rates were 79%, 84%, 76%, 86% and 85% and average monthly lease rates were $119, $361, $964, $320 and $786 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units, respectively, during FY 2019; as compared to 77%, 83%, 78%, 82% and 84% and average monthly lease rates of $122, $340, $783, $292 and $767 for storage containers, office containers, frac tank containers, mobile offices and modular units in FY 2018, respectively. The average composite utilization rate was 80% FY 2019 and 78% in FY 2018, and the composite average monthly number of units on lease was over 7,900 higher in FY 2019 as compared to FY 2018. The increase in leasing revenues between the periods was across most sectors, but particularly in the oil and gas, commercial, construction, industrial and retail sectors, which increased by an aggregate $25.4 million in FY 2019 from FY 2018, and was partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in the mining sector. Excluding Lone Star, total leasing revenues of our North American leasing operations increased by approximately $17.7 million, or 16%, in FY 2019 from FY 2018.

Cost of Sales. Cost of sales from our lease inventories and fleet (which is the cost related to our sales revenues only and exclusive of the line items discussed below) increased by $5.4 million from $87.8 million during FY 2018 to $93.2 million during FY 2019, and our gross profit percentage from these non-manufacturing sales deteriorated slightly to 27% in FY 2019 from 28% in FY 2018. Fluctuations in gross profit percentage between periods is not unusual as a significant amount of our non-manufacturing sales are out of the lease fleet which, among other things, would have varying sales prices and carrying values. Cost of sales from our manufactured products totaled $8.5 million in FY 2019, as compared to $9.2 million in FY 2018, resulting in a gross profit of approximately $2.3 million and gross profit percentage of 21% in FY 2019 versus a slight gross

 

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profit in FY 2018 of $0.7 million and 7% gross profit percentage. Increased manufacturing sales (including a favorable mix of higher margin specialty tanks and trailers) and production levels, as well as improved efficiency, between the periods were the primary factors in the improvement in the gross margin.

Direct Costs of Leasing Operations and Selling and General Expenses. Direct costs of leasing operations and selling and general expenses increased by $6.4 million from $166.9 million during FY 2018 to $173.3 million during FY 2019. As a percentage of revenues, however, these costs decreased to 46% during FY 2019 from 48% in FY 2018 due primarily to increases in revenues in North America and higher average units on lease and lease rates between the periods in both geographic venues without a proportionate cost increase in the infrastructure.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization increased by $1.9 million to $41.7 million in FY 2019 from $39.8 million in FY 2018. The increase between the periods was in both geographic venues, with the Asia-Pacific area increasing by $0.9 million and North America increasing by $1.0 million, as a result of our increased investment in the lease fleet and business acquisitions.

Interest Expense. Interest expense of $35.3 million in FY 2019 increased by $1.3 million from $34.0 million in FY 2018. In the Asia-Pacific area, FY 2019 interest expense was $0.5 million higher than FY 2018 due to higher average borrowings between the periods, which more than offset the slightly lower weighted-average interest rate and translation effect of a weaker Australian dollar between the periods. The weighted-average interest rate was 10.0% (which does not include the effect of translation, interest rate swap contracts and options and the amortization of deferred financing costs) in FY 2019 versus 10.1% in FY 2018. In North America, FY 2019 interest expense increased by $0.8 million from FY 2018 due primarily to the weighted-average interest rate of 6.6% (which does not include the effect of the accretion of interest and amortization of deferred financing costs) in FY 2019 being higher than the 6.2% in FY 2018, offset somewhat by slightly lower average borrowings between the periods.

Change in Valuation of Bifurcated Derivatives. FY 2019 and FY 2018 include non-cash charges of $24.6 million and $13.7 million, respectively, for the loss on the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives.

Foreign Exchange and Other. The currency exchange rate of one Australian dollar to one U.S. dollar was 0.7687 at June 30, 2017, 0.7411 at June 30, 2018 and 0.7029 at June 30, 2019. In FY 2018 and FY 2019, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $(6,138,000) and $(451,000) and $5,163,000 and $(10,159,000), respectively. FY 2019 includes a non-cash realized foreign exchange loss of $3,554,000 related to conversion of the Convertible Notes to equity. In addition, in FY 2018 and FY 2019, net unrealized exchange gains on forward exchange contracts totaled $697,000 and $(311,000), respectively.

Income Taxes. Our income tax provision for FY 2019, which derived a very high effective tax rate on a relatively small pretax loss, was significantly greater than the benefit that would have been derived from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21% primarily as a result of nondeductible expenses for (i) the loss on the change in the valuation of the bifurcated derivatives in the Bison Capital Convertible Note and (ii) the non-cash realized foreign exchange loss prior its conversion to equity (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial statements). Our effective income tax rate was 6.9% in FY 2018 and was comprised of:

(i) A charge of $0.8 million, primarily as a result of the nondeductible expense of the change in valuation of the bifurcated derivatives in the Bison Capital Convertible Note (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements);

(ii) As a result of the enactment on December 22, 2017 of the Act, a tax benefit of $1.6 million for, among other things, the re-measurement of approximately $7.0 million for our estimated deferred tax assets and liabilities for temporary differences and NOL and FTC carryforwards reasonably estimated to be existing at

 

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December 22, 2017, and from the current statutory rate of 35% to the new corporate rate of either 28% (if the temporary timing differences are expected to roll off in FY 2018) or 21 percent (if the temporary timing differences and NOL carryforwards are expected to remain as of June 30, 2018). This estimated tax benefit was offset by approximately $4.8 million for the estimated transition tax on the mandatory repatriation of accumulated foreign earnings and a $0.3 million valuation allowance that was established to offset previously recognized FTC carryforward deferred tax assets that we believe will not be realized, and other adjustments totaling approximately $0.3 million (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements); and

(iii) A net tax charge of $0.1 million for the net of excess tax benefits and forfeitures on equity compensation awards (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).

In both periods, the effective tax rate also differs from the U.S. federal tax rate (28% in FY 2018) because of state income taxes from the filing of tax returns in multiple U.S. states and the effect of doing business and filing income tax returns in foreign jurisdictions, as well as large nondeductible permanent differences in the Asia Pacific area, primarily the valuation of the embedded derivatives, as previously discussed above. FY 2019 included a tax benefit of $311,000 for equity plan activity that is currently recognized in the consolidated statements of operations.

Preferred Stock Dividends. In both FY 2019 and FY 2018, we paid dividends of $3.7 million primarily on our 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock.

Noncontrolling Interest. In FY 2018, prior to acquiring all the shares of Royal Wolf that we did not own, noncontrolling interest in the Royal Wolf operations were a decrease of $0.8 million to the net loss.

Net Loss Attributable to Common Stockholders. Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $11.1 million in FY 2019 versus $12.0 million in FY 2018, an improvement between the periods of $0.9 million. This was primarily due to higher operating profit in both North America and the Asia-Pacific area, substantially offset by the non-cash charge for the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives in the Bison Capital Convertible Note, higher interest expense and income taxes.

Measures not in Accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”)

Earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”) and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, U.S. GAAP. These measures are not measurements of our financial performance under U.S. GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income, income from operations or any other performance measures derived in accordance with U.S. GAAP or as an alternative to cash flow from operating, investing or financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-U.S. GAAP measure. We calculate adjusted EBITDA to eliminate the impact of certain items we do not consider to be indicative of the performance of our ongoing operations. You are encouraged to evaluate each adjustment and whether you consider each to be appropriate. In addition, in evaluating adjusted EBITDA, you should be aware that in the future, we may incur expenses similar to the expenses excluded from our presentation of adjusted EBITDA. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an inference that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. We present adjusted EBITDA because we consider it to be an important supplemental measure of our performance and because we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry, many of which present EBITDA and a form of adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results. Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Because of these limitations, adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or to reduce our indebtedness. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our U.S. GAAP results and using

 

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adjusted EBITDA only supplementally. The following table shows our adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation from net income (loss) (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2016     2017     2018     2019     2020  

Net income (loss)

   $ (3,286   $ (847   $ (9,107   $ (7,466   $ 7,954  

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Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (2,191     (25     (679     5,820       6,695  

Loss on change in valuation of bifurcated derivative in Convertible Note

     —         —         13,719       24,570       5,386  

Foreign exchange and other

     309       351       5,887       3,513       (304

Interest expense

     19,648       19,653       33,991       35,344       26,386  

Interest income

     (97     (66     (112     (191     (663

Depreciation and amortization

     38,634       40,092       40,335       42,108       35,550  

Impairment of goodwill and trade name

     3,068       —         —         —         14,160  

Share-based compensation expense

     2,388       1,374       3,658       2,680       2,656  

Inventory write-downs and related

     1,630       —         —         —         —    

Non-recurring severance costs and CEO retirement compensation at Royal Wolf

     727       —         —         —         —    

Refinancing costs not capitalized

     —         437       —         506       —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

   $ 60,830     $ 60,969     $ 87,692     $ 106,884     $ 97,820  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Our business is capital intensive, so from an operating level we focus primarily on EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to measure our results. These measures provide us with a means to track internally generated cash from which we can fund our interest expense and fleet growth objectives. In managing our business, we regularly compare our adjusted EBITDA margins on a monthly basis. As capital is invested in our established branch (or CSC) locations, we achieve higher adjusted EBITDA margins on that capital than we achieve on capital invested to establish a new branch, because our fixed costs are already in place in connection with the established branches. The fixed costs are those associated with yard and delivery equipment, as well as advertising, sales, marketing and office expenses. With a new market or branch, we must first fund and absorb the start-up costs for setting up the new branch facility, hiring and developing the management and sales team and developing our marketing and advertising programs. A new branch will have low adjusted EBITDA margins in its early years until the number of units on rent increases. Because of our higher operating margins on incremental lease revenue, which we realize on a branch-by-branch basis, when the branch achieves leasing revenues sufficient to cover the branch’s fixed costs, leasing revenues in excess of the break-even amount produce large increases in profitability and adjusted EBITDA margins. Conversely, absent significant growth in leasing revenues, the adjusted EBITDA margin at a branch will remain relatively flat on a period by period comparative basis.

Liquidity and Financial Condition

Though we have raised capital at the corporate level to primarily assist in the funding of acquisitions and lease fleet expenditures, as well as for general purposes, our operating units substantially fund their operations through secured bank credit facilities that require compliance with various covenants. These covenants require our operating units to, among other things; maintain certain levels of interest or fixed charge coverage, EBITDA (as defined), utilization rate and overall leverage.

Asia-Pacific Leasing Senior Credit Facility

Our operations in the Asia-Pacific area had an AUS$150,000,000 secured senior credit facility, as amended, under a common terms deed arrangement with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) (the “ANZ/CBA Credit Facility”). On October 26, 2017, RWH

 

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(subsequently replaced by GFNAPH) and its subsidiaries and a syndicate led by Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch (“Deutsche Bank”), entered into a Syndicated Facility Agreement (the “Syndicated Facility Agreement”). Pursuant to the Syndicated Facility Agreement, the parties entered into a senior secured credit facility and repaid the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility on November 3, 2017. The senior secured credit facility, as amended (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”), consists of a $29,574,200 (AUS$43,000,000) Facility A that will amortize semi-annually; a $80,125,300 (AUS$116,500,000) Facility B that has no scheduled amortization; a $13,755,400 (AUS$20,000,000) revolving Facility C that is used for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; and a $25,791,400 (AUS$37,500,000) revolving Term Loan Facility D. Borrowings bear interest at the three-month bank bill swap interest rate in Australia (“BBSY”), plus a margin of 4.25% to 5.50% per annum, as determined by net leverage, as defined. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Royal Wolf and by the pledge of all the capital stock of GFNAPH and its subsidiaries and matures on November 2, 2023.

Bison Capital Notes

On September 19, 2017, Bison Capital Equity Partners V, L.P and its affiliates (“Bison Capital”), GFN, GFN U.S., GFNAPH and GFNAPF, entered into that certain Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 19, 2017 (the “Amended Securities Purchase Agreement”). On September 25, 2017, pursuant to the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement, GFNAPH and GFNAPF issued and sold to Bison an 11.9% secured senior convertible promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $26,000,000 (the “Original Convertible Note”) and an 11.9% secured senior promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $54,000,000 (the “Senior Term Note” and collectively with the Original Convertible Note, the “Bison Capital Notes”). Net proceeds from the sale of the Bison Capital Notes were used to repay in full all principal, interest and other amounts due under the term loan to Credit Suisse (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), to acquire the 49,188,526 publicly-traded shares of RWH not owned by us and to pay all related fees and expenses. By Letter of Instruction dated September 25, 2017, Bison Capital instructed GFN to transfer the interests in the Original Convertible Note and to issue four new secured senior convertible notes: a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by Teachers Insurance and Association of America, a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by General Electric Pension Trust (“GEPT Convertible Note”) and two secured senior convertible notes totaling $10,500,000 held by Bison Capital. Collectively, these four new secured senior convertible notes are referred to as the “Convertible Notes.”

On September 6, 2018, we elected to force the conversion of the Convertible Notes under its terms therein and delivered a notice to the holders requiring the conversion of the Convertible Notes into 3,058,824 shares of the Company’s common stock effective September 10, 2018. GFNAPF was dissolved in September 2018. On March 25, 2019, the Senior Term Note was repaid in full by proceeds borrowed under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, which included interest we elected to defer.

North America Senior Credit Facility

Our North America leasing (Pac-Van and Lone Star) and manufacturing operations (Southern Frac) have a combined $285,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, as amended, with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that also includes East West Bank, CIT Bank, N.A., the CIBC Bank USA, KeyBank, National Association, Bank Hapoalim, B.M., Associated Bank and Bank of the West (the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). In addition, the Wells Fargo Credit Facility provides an accordion feature that may be exercised by the syndicate, subject to the terms in the credit agreement, to increase the maximum amount that may be borrowed by an additional $25,000,000. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility matures on March 24, 2022, assuming our publicly-traded senior notes due July 31, 2021(see below) are extended at least 90 days past this scheduled maturity date; otherwise the Wells Fargo Credit Facility would mature on March 24, 2021. Prior to the issuance of the accompanying consolidated financial statements, we, among other things, approved and implemented a plan for a private placement senior notes offering that could, if market conditions dictate, revert to a public offering. We have obtained indications of interest and are in the process of evaluating these and other

 

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alternatives. We believe that it is probable that this plan, or a combination of this and other contemplated actions, would occur to satisfy the Senior Notes prior to March 24, 2021. There was also a separate loan agreement with Great American Capital Partners (“GACP”), where GACP provided a First-In, Last-Out Term Loan (“FILO Term Loan”) within the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in the amount of $20,000,000 that had the same maturity date and commenced principal amortization on October 1, 2018 at $500,000 per quarter. On December 24, 2018, the FILO Term Loan, with a principal balance of $19,500,000, including accrued interest and prepayment fee of one percent, was repaid in full and all terms and provisions relating to the FILO Term Loan were terminated within the credit agreement.

Borrowings under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility accrue interest, at our option, either at the base rate, plus 0.5% and a range of 1.00% to 1.50%, or the LIBOR rate and a range of 2.50% to 3.00%. The FILO Term Loan bore interest at 11.00% above the LIBOR rate, with a LIBOR rate floor of 1.00%. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility also specifies the future conditions under which the current LIBOR-based interest rate could be replaced in the future with an alternate benchmark interest rate. There is an unused commitment fee of 0.250%—0.375%, based on the average revolver usage.

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the rental fleet, inventory and other assets of our North American leasing and manufacturing operations. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility effectively not only finances our North American operations, but also the funding requirements for the Series C Preferred Stock and the publicly-traded unsecured senior notes (see below). The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; and (b) $6,300,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.

Corporate Senior Notes

On June 18, 2014, we completed the sale of unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a public offering for an aggregate principal amount of $72,000,000. On April 24, 2017, we completed the sale of a “tack-on” offering of our publicly-traded Senior Notes for an aggregate principal amount of $5,390,000 that was priced at $24.95 per denomination. Net proceeds were $5,190,947, after deducting an aggregate original issue discount (“OID”) of $10,780 and underwriting discount of $188,273. In both offerings, we used at least 80% of the gross proceeds to reduce indebtedness at Pac-Van and Lone Star under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends by Pac-Van and Lone Star to GFN to fund the interest requirements of the Senior Notes. For the ‘tack-on” offering, this amounted to $4,303,376 of the net proceeds. The Company has total outstanding publicly-traded Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $77,390,000. The Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.125% per annum, mature on July 31, 2021 and are not subject to any sinking fund. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014. The Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future unsecured senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated debt. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any of our existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries and are not guaranteed by any of our subsidiaries.

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We currently do not pay a dividend on our common stock and do not intend on doing so in the foreseeable future.

Capital Deployment and Cash Management

Our business is capital intensive, and we acquire leasing assets before they generate revenues, cash flow and earnings. These leasing assets have long useful lives and require relatively minimal maintenance expenditures. Most of the capital we deploy into our leasing business historically has been used to expand our operations geographically, to increase the number of units available for lease at our branch and CSC locations and to add to the breadth of our product mix. Our operations have generally generated annual cash flow which would include, even in profitable periods, the deferral of income taxes caused by accelerated depreciation that is used for tax accounting.

As we discussed above, our principal source of capital for operations consists of funds available from the senior secured credit facilities at our operating units. We also finance a smaller portion of capital requirements through finance leases and lease-purchase contracts. We intend to continue utilizing our operating cash flow and net borrowing capacity primarily to expanding our container sale inventory and lease fleet through both capital expenditures and accretive acquisitions; as well as paying dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock and 8.00% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), if and when declared by our Board of Directors. While we have always owned a majority interest in Royal Wolf and its results and accounts are included in our consolidated financial statements, access to its operating cash flows, cash on hand and other financial assets and the borrowing capacity under its senior credit facility are limited to us in North America contractually by its senior lenders.

Supplemental information pertaining to our consolidated sources and uses of cash is presented in the table below (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018      2019      2020  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 58,775      $ 52,087      $ 76,574  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

   $ (114,500    $ (64,000    $ (30,552
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   $ 70,721      $ 1,581      $ (38,739
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash Flow for FY 2020 Compared to FY 2019

Operating activities. Our operations provided cash of $76.6 million during FY 2020 versus $52.1 million during FY 2019, an increase of $24.5 million between the periods. Net income in FY 2020 of $8.0 million was a significant improvement of $15.5 million from the net loss in FY 2019 of $7.5 million and our management of operating assets and liabilities in FY 2020, when compared to FY 2019, further increased cash by $22.5 million. Historically we have experienced significant variations in operating assets and liabilities between periods when conducting our business in due course. The non-cash gains on the bargain purchases of two businesses we acquired in FY 2019 also improved our cash between the periods by $1.8 million as we did not make any such acquisitions in FY 2020. In addition, net unrealized gains and losses from foreign exchange and foreign exchange contracts (see Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), which affect operating results but are non-cash addbacks for cash flow purposes, increased operating cash flow by $5.8 million between the periods, from a net cash decrease of $4.9 million in FY 2019 to a net cash increase of $0.9 million in FY 2020. However, cash from operating activities between the periods decreased by a net total of $23.3 million as a result of non-cash adjustments relating to (a) the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives in the Convertible Notes, which increased cash by $24.6 million in FY 2019 versus increasing cash by only $5.4 million in FY 2020, a decrease between the periods of $19.2 million; and (b) the non-cash realized foreign exchange loss on the conversion of the Convertible Notes to equity, which increased cash in FY 2019 by

 

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$3.6 million, versus the non-cash realized gain on the assumption of the bifurcated derivative liability by GFN U.S. effective June 30, 2020 (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), which decreased cash by $0.5 million, a decrease between the periods of $4.1 million. The non-cash impairment of goodwill (see Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), depreciation and amortization, amortization of deferred financing costs, accretion of interest and interest deferred on the Senior Term Note, increased cash between the periods by $2.3 million, from an aggregate $49.3 million increase in FY 2019 to an aggregate $51.6 million increase in FY 2020. Deferred income taxes increased cash flows in FY 2020 by $4.5 million, versus $4.0 million in FY 2019, an increase between the periods of $0.5 million. During FY 2020 and FY 2019, the net gain on the sales of lease fleet reduced operating cash flows by $10.3 million and $10.0 million, respectively; and, in both periods, non-cash share-based compensation increased operating cash flows by $2.7 million.

Investing Activities. Cash used in investing activities was $30.6 million during FY 2020, as compared to $64.0 million used during FY 2019, resulting in a net decrease in cash used between the periods of $33.4 million. We made one acquisition in North America in FY 2020 for $2.2 million, whereas in FY 2019 we made six business acquisitions, five in North America and one in the Asia-Pacific area, for $18.6 million (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Purchases of property, plant and equipment, or rolling stock (maintenance capital expenditures), were $8.4 million in FY 2020 and $7.2 million in FY 2019, an increase of $1.2 million, primarily in our North American leasing operations. In both periods, proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment were $0.5 million. Net capital expenditures of lease fleet (purchases, net of proceeds from sales of lease fleet) were $20.2 million in FY 2020, as compared to $38.5 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $18.3 million. In FY 2020, net capital expenditures of lease fleet were approximately $21.3 million in North America, as compared to $32.1 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $10.8 million; and net capital expenditures of lease fleet in the Asia Pacific totaled a negative $1.1 million in FY 2020, versus a net investment of $6.4 million in FY 2019, a decrease of $7.5 million. The amount of cash that we use during any period in investing activities is almost entirely within management’s discretion and we have no significant long-term contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which we may be required to purchase at a certain price or a minimum amount of goods or services.

Financing Activities. Cash used in financing activities was $38.7 million during FY 2020, as compared to $1.6 million of cash provided during FY 2019, a decrease to cash between the periods of $40.3 million. In FY 2020, we repaid a net $29.3 million on our senior and other debt versus borrowing a net $68.1 million in FY 2019. These financing activities were primarily to fund our investment in the container lease fleet, make business acquisitions, pay dividends on our preferred stock, repurchase shares of our common stock and manage our operating assets and liabilities. In addition, in FY 2019, $63.3 million was borrowed under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility to repay the Senior Term Note (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Deferred financing costs, totaled $0.4 million in FY 2019, which primarily related to the Senior Notes consent solicitation and an amendment to Wells Fargo Credit Facility, as compared to $0.1 million in FY 2020, which related to another amendment to Wells Fargo Credit Facility. Cash of $3.7 million was used during both periods to pay dividends on primarily our Series C Preferred Stock. In FY 2020, in connection with the settlement of the minimum return liability pertaining to the conversion of the GEPT Convertible Note, we purchased 911,765 shares of our common stock for $5.8 million (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). In FY 2020 and FY 2019, we received proceeds of $0.1 million and $0.9 million, respectively, from issuances of common stock on the exercises of stock options.

Cash Flow for FY 2019 Compared to FY 2018

Operating activities. Our operations provided cash of $52.1 million during FY 2019 versus $58.8 million during FY 2018, a decrease of $6.7 million between the periods. The net loss in FY 2019 of $7.5 million was $1.6 million better than the net loss in FY 2018 of $9.1 million, but our management of operating assets and liabilities in FY 2019, when compared to FY 2018, reduced cash by $17.6 million. Historically we have experienced significant variations in operating assets and liabilities between periods when conducting our business in due course. In FY 2019, we invested more in our fleet inventory than in the prior year to anticipate

 

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the demands of our expanding business. In addition, the non-cash gains on the bargain purchases of two businesses, one in each geographic venue (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), reduced our cash from operating activities by $1.8 million in FY 2019; and non-cash share-based compensation also decreased operating cash flows by $1.0 million between the periods. Share-based compensation was $2.7 million in FY 2019 versus $3.7 million in FY 2018. Also, net unrealized gains and losses from foreign exchange and foreign exchange contracts (see Note 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements), which affect operating results but are non-cash addbacks for cash flow purposes, further decreased operating cash flow by approximately $10.3 million between the periods, from a net cash increase of $5.4 million in FY 2018 to a net cash decrease of $4.9 million in FY 2019. However, cash from operating activities between the periods increased by $10.9 million as a result of non-cash adjustments of $24.6 million in FY 2019 relating to the change in the valuation of the stand-alone bifurcated derivatives in the Convertible Notes, versus $13.7 million in FY 2018, and the non-cash realized foreign exchange loss of $3.6 million on its conversion to equity in FY 2019 (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). In addition, non-cash depreciation and amortization, including the amortization of deferred financing costs, accretion of interest and interest deferred on the Senior Term Note, increased cash between the periods by $2.6 million, from an aggregate $46.7 million in FY 2018 to $49.3 million in FY 2019; and operating cash flows were further enhanced by $7.0 million between the periods for deferred income taxes. Deferred income taxes increased cash in FY 2019 by $4.0 million versus reducing cash by $3.0 million in FY 2018. During FY 2019 and FY 2018, the net gain on the sales of lease fleet reduced operating cash flows by $10.0 million and $8.5 million, respectively.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $64.0 million during FY 2019, as compared to $114.5 million used during FY 2018, resulting in a net reduction in cash used between the periods of $50.5 million. In FY 2018, we used $73.3 million and $15.1 million of cash to acquire the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf and make four business acquisitions in North America, respectively; whereas in FY 2019 we made six business acquisitions, five in North America and one in the Asia-Pacific area, for $18.6 million (see Note 4 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Purchases of property, plant and equipment, or rolling stock (maintenance capital expenditures), were $7.2 million in FY 2019 and $4.8 million in FY 2018, an increase of $2.4 million. In both periods, proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment were not significant. Net capital expenditures of lease fleet (purchases, net of proceeds from sales of lease fleet) were $38.5 million in FY 2019 as compared to $21.1 million in FY 2018, an increase of $17.4 million. In FY 2019, net capital expenditures of lease fleet were approximately $32.1 million in North America, as compared to $19.0 million in FY 2018, an increase of $13.1 million; and net capital expenditures of lease fleet in the Asia Pacific totaled $6.4 million in FY 2019, versus $2.1 million in FY 2018, an increase of $4.3 million. The amount of cash that we use during any period in investing activities is almost entirely within management’s discretion and we have no significant long-term contracts or other arrangements pursuant to which we may be required to purchase at a certain price or a minimum amount of goods or services.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided from financing activities was $1.6 million during FY 2019, as compared to $70.7 million provided during FY 2018, a decrease to cash between the periods of $69.1 million. In FY 2018, we issued the Bison Capital Notes for proceeds totaling $80.0 million to, among other things, acquire the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf (see above) and repay the principal of $10.0 million due under the term loan to Credit Suisse (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). In FY 2019 and FY 2018, financing activities also included net borrowings of $68.1 million and $89.4 million, respectively, on existing credit facilities. These financing activities on our existing credit facilities were primarily to fund our investment in the container lease fleet, make business acquisitions, pay dividends and manage our operating assets and liabilities. In addition, in FY 2019, $63.3 million was borrowed under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility to repay the Senior Term Note; and, in FY 2018, $81.5 million was borrowed from the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility to repay the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility (see Note 5 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). Deferred financing costs related to the Bison Capital Notes and Deutsche Bank Credit Facility totaled $4.0 million in FY 2018 versus $0.4 million in FY 2019, which primarily related to the Senior Notes consent solicitation and an amendment to Wells Fargo Credit Facility. Cash of $3.7 million was used during both periods to pay dividends on primarily our Series C Preferred Stock; and, in FY 2018, Royal Wolf paid a capital stock dividend of

 

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$1.0 million to noncontrolling interests (see Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). In FY 2019, we received proceeds of $0.9 million from issuances of common stock on the exercises of stock options versus $1.2 million in FY 2018.

Asset Management

Receivables and inventories were $44.1 million and $20.9 million at June 30, 2020 and $56.2 million and $29.1 million at June 30, 2019, respectively. At June 30, 2020, DSO in trade receivables were 43 days and 40 days in the Asia-Pacific area and our North American leasing operations, as compared to 34 days and 46 days at June 30, 2019, respectively. Effective asset management is always a significant focus as we strive to apply appropriate credit and collection controls and maintain proper inventory levels to enhance cash flow and profitability. As further discussed above in “COVID-19 Pandemic,” if our customers experience adverse business consequences due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including being required to shut down their operations, demand for our services and products could also be materially adversely affected in a rapid manner, including the increase of DSO in trade receivables.

The net book value of our total lease fleet was $458.7 million at June 30, 2020, as compared to $456.8 million at June 30, 2019. At June 30, 2020, we had 100,645 units (24,147 units in retail operations in Australia, 8,946 units in national account group operations in Australia, 12,370 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 55,182 units in North America) in our lease fleet, as compared to 99,743 units (25,355 units in retail operations in Australia, 9,254 units in national account group operations in Australia, 12,574 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 52,560 units in North America) at June 30, 2019. At those dates, 72,983 units (19,505 units in retail operations in Australia, 5,255 units in national account group operations in Australia, 10,149 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 38,074 units in North America); and 77,214 units (20,376 units in retail operations in Australia, 5,931 units in national account group operations in Australia, 10,196 units in New Zealand, which are considered retail; and 40,711 units in North America) were on lease, respectively.

In the Asia-Pacific area, the lease fleet was comprised of 38,317 storage and freight containers and 7,146 portable building containers at June 30, 2020; and 39,616 storage and freight containers and 7,567 portable building containers at June 30, 2019. At those dates, units on lease were comprised of 29,839 storage and freight containers and 5,070 portable building containers; and 31,610 storage and freight containers and 4,893 portable building containers, respectively.

In North America, the lease fleet was comprised of 39,169 storage containers, 6,355 office containers (GLOs), 4,194 portable liquid storage tank containers, 4,291 mobile offices and 1,173 modular units at June 30, 2020; and 37,304 storage containers, 5,426 office containers (GLOs), 4,215 portable liquid storage tank containers, 4,436 mobile offices and 1,179 modular units at June 30, 2019. At those dates, units on lease were comprised of 27,472 storage containers, 5,184 office containers (GLOs), 1,000 portable liquid storage tank containers, 3,474 mobile offices and 944 modular units; and 28,561 storage containers, 4,437 office containers (GLOs), 2,793 portable liquid storage tank containers, 3,931 mobile offices and 989 modular units, respectively.

 

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Contractual Obligations and Commitments

Our material contractual obligations and commitments consist of outstanding borrowings under our credit facilities discussed above and operating leases for facilities and office equipment. The table below provides a summary of our contractual obligations and reflects expected payments due as of June 30, 2020 and does not reflect changes that could arise after that date (dollars in thousands).

 

    Total     Within 1
Year
    Within 1 to 2
Years
    Within 2 to 3
Years
    Within 3 to 4
Years
    Within 4 to 5
Years
    More than
5 Years
 

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility

  $ 124,224     $ 8,265     $ 4,496     $ 4,496     $ 106,967     $ —       $ —    

Interest payment obligations under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility (a)

    19,535       6,485       6,141       5,898       1,011       —         —    

Wells Fargo Credit Facility

    171,083       —         171, 083       —         —         —         —    

Interest payment obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility (b)

    7,930       4,575       3,355       —         —         —         —    

Senior Notes

    77,390       —         77,390       —         —         —         —    

Interest payment obligations under the Senior Notes (c)

    6,812       6,288       524       —         —         —         —    

Other (d)

    7,997       2,239       1,633       2,055       1,474       512       84  

Other interest payment obligations (e)

    799       330       237       149       64       17       2  

Operating lease liabilities (f)

    102,883       11,628       10,336       9,121       7,858       6,750       57,190  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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  $ 518,653     $ 39,810     $ 275,195     $ 21,719     $ 117,374     $ 7,279     $ 57,276  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

Interest payment obligations under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, which are subject to a variable rate, were calculated using a rate at June 30, 2020 of 5.40%.

(b)

Interest payment obligations under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility, which are subject to a variable rate, were calculated using a rate at June 30, 2020 of 2.674%.

(c)

Interest payment obligations under the Senior Notes were calculated using the stated rate of 8.125%.

(d)

Includes primarily equipment financing and real estate mortgage.

(e)

Other interest payment obligations were calculated using a weighted –average rate during the fourth quarter of FY 2020 of 4.8% (interest payments subsequent to June 30, 2025 are considered immaterial and are not calculated).

(f)

See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

We estimate the annual distribution requirements with respect to our Series C Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock outstanding at June 30, 2020 to be approximately $3.7 million. Dividends are paid when and if declared by our Board of Directors and accumulate if not paid.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not maintain any off-balance sheet transactions, arrangements, obligations or other relationships with unconsolidated entities or others that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

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summer holiday break from mid-December to the end of January, followed by February being a short working day month. However, this reduction in sales typically is counterbalanced by increased levels of lease revenues derived from the removals, or moving and storage industry, which experiences its seasonal peak of personnel relocations during this same summer holiday break. Demand from some of Pac-Van’s customers can be seasonal, such as in the construction industry, which tends to increase leasing activity in the first and fourth quarters of our fiscal year; while customers in the retail industry tend to lease more units in the second quarter. Our business at Lone Star and Southern Frac, which has been significantly derived from the oil and gas industry, may decline in our second quarter months of November and December and our third quarter months of January and February, particularly if inclement weather delays, or suspends, customer projects.

Environmental and Safety

Our operations, and the operations of many of our customers, are subject to numerous federal and local laws and regulations governing environmental protection and transportation. These laws regulate such issues as wastewater, storm water and the management, storage and disposal of, or exposure to, hazardous substances. We are not aware of any pending environmental compliance or remediation matters that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations. However, the failure by us to comply with applicable environmental and other requirements could result in fines, penalties, enforcement actions, third party claims, remediation actions, and could negatively impact our reputation with customers. We have a company-wide focus on safety and have implemented a number of measures to promote workplace safety.

Impact of Inflation

We believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our business. However, during periods of rising prices and, in particular when the prices increase rapidly or to levels significantly higher than normal, we may incur significant increases in our operating costs and may not be able to pass price increases through to our customers in a timely manner, which could harm our future results of operations.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. On an ongoing basis, we re-evaluate all of our estimates. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may materially differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions as additional information becomes available in future periods. The novel COVID-19 coronavirus and the efforts to contain it have, among other things, negatively impacted the global economy and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. We believe the estimates and assumptions underlying our consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available at the time the financial statements were prepared. However, uncertainty over the impact COVID-19 will have on the global economy and our business in particular makes many of the estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements inherently less certain. Therefore, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates to a greater degree than historically. We believe the following are the more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

We are required to estimate the collectability of our trade receivables. Accordingly, we maintain allowances for doubtful accounts for estimated losses that may result from the inability of our customers to make required payments. On a recurring basis, we evaluate a variety of factors in assessing the ultimate realization of these receivables, including the current credit-worthiness of our customers, days sales outstanding trends, a review of

 

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historical collection results and a review of specific past due receivables. If the financial condition of our customers were to deteriorate, resulting in an impairment of their ability to make payments, additional allowances may be required, resulting in decreased operating income.

We lease and sell a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices to our customers. Leases to customers, which have varying terms, generally qualify as operating leases unless they meet specific criteria. Revenue is recognized as earned in accordance with the lease terms established by the lease agreements and when collectability is reasonably assured. Revenue from sales of equipment is recognized upon delivery and when collectability is reasonably assured, while revenue from the sales of manufactured units are recognized when title and risk of loss transfers to the purchaser, generally upon shipment. Certain arrangements to sell units under long-term construction-type sales contracts are accounted for under the percentage of completion method. Under this method, income is recognized in proportion to the incurred costs to date under the contract to estimated total costs. There were no such significant arrangements in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020. The lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5 — 20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In our opinion, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. We periodically review these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and our own historical experience.

For the issuances of stock options, we follow the fair value provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 718, Compensation — Stock Compensation. FASB ASC Topic 718 requires recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of income over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. The pricing model we use for determining fair values of the purchase option is the Black-Scholes Pricing Model. Valuations derived from this model are subject to ongoing internal and external verification and review. The model uses market-sourced inputs such as interest rates, market prices and volatilities. Selection of these inputs involves management’s judgment and may impact operating income. In particular, we use a volatility rate based on the performance of our common stock, which yields a higher rate. In addition we use a risk-free interest rate, which is the rate on U.S. Treasury instruments, for a security with a maturity that approximates the estimated remaining expected term of the stock option.

The purchase consideration of acquired businesses have been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates. Based on these values, the excess purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. We account for goodwill in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment. We operate two reportable geographic areas and the vast majority of goodwill recorded (and currently on the books) was in the acquisitions of Royal Wolf, Pac-Van and Lone Star.

We assess the potential impairment of goodwill on an annual basis or if a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Qualitative factors which could cause an impairment include (1) significant underperformance relative to historical, expected or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired businesses or the strategy for our overall business; (3) significant changes during the period in our market capitalization relative to net book value; and (4) significant negative industry or general economic trends. If we did determine that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, a quantitative process for potential impairment is performed where the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value to determine if the goodwill is impaired. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, a goodwill impairment write-down would be recorded for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, but the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount

 

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of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. Our annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2019 concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of each of its reporting units was greater than their respective carrying amounts.

The North American oil and gas market has been, and we expect it to continue to be, highly cyclical, generally fluctuating in correlation with the price of West Texas Intermediate Crude (“WTI”). The decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries has resulted in a substantial decline in WTI prices and drilling activity, which is likely to continue longer than previously anticipated. Specifically impacting us is a reduction in drilling activity of oil wells located in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins in Texas, the two primary basins in which we operate. At June 30, 2020, our annual impairment test for Lone Star, which does its business in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins, determined that the implied value of goodwill at Lone Star, based on a discounted cash flow basis, was less than its carrying value and, as a result, a $14,160,000 impairment charge was recorded. Our annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2020 for the other operating units concluded that the fair value of the goodwill for each of them was greater than their respective carrying amounts.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We based our fair value estimates on assumptions that we believe are reasonable, but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.

Intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and trade name) and finite (primarily customer base and lists, non-compete agreements and deferred financing costs) useful lives. Customer base and lists and non-compete agreements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit which range from one to fourteen years. Costs to obtaining long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the related revolving line of credit senior debt using the straight-line method. Amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight-line method does not produce significantly different results than that of the effective interest method. We review intangible assets (those assets resulting from acquisitions) for impairment if we determine, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that fair value might be less than the carrying amount. If we determine that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, then impairment would be quantitatively tested, using historical cash flows and other relevant facts and circumstances as the primary basis for estimates of future cash flows. If we determine that fair value is not likely to be less than the carrying amount, then no further testing would be required. We conducted our review at each fiscal year-end, which did not result in an impairment adjustment at June 30, 2019 and 2020. Determining the fair value of intangible assets involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, which we believe are reasonable, but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.

We had a convertible note which conversion rights and minimum return provision were embedded derivatives that required bifurcation and separate accounting of fair value. We determine the fair value of these bifurcated derivatives using a valuation model and market prices and reassess fair value at the end of each reporting period, or more frequently as deemed necessary, with any changes in value reported in the consolidated statements of operations.

In preparing our consolidated financial statements, we recognize income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in which we operate. For each jurisdiction, we estimate the actual amount of taxes currently payable or receivable as well as deferred tax assets and liabilities attributable to temporary differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which these temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance would be provided for those deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the related benefits will not be realized. In determining the amount of the valuation allowance, we consider estimated future taxable income as well as feasible tax planning strategies in each jurisdiction. If we determine that we will not realize all or a portion of our deferred tax assets, we would increase our valuation allowance with a charge to income tax

 

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expense or offset goodwill if the deferred tax asset was acquired in a business combination. Conversely, if we determine that we will ultimately be able to realize all or a portion of the related benefits for which a valuation allowance has been provided, all or a portion of the related valuation allowance would be reduced with a credit to income tax expense except if the valuation allowance was created in conjunction with a tax asset in a business combination.

Reference is made to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a further discussion of our significant accounting policies.

Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

Reference is made to Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of any recently issued accounting pronouncements that could potentially impact us.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

Market risk is the sensitivity of income to changes in interest rates, foreign exchanges and other market-driven rates or prices. Exposure to interest rates and currency risks arises in the normal course of our business and we may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposure to fluctuations in foreign exchange rates and interest rates. We believe we have no material market risks to our operations, financial position or liquidity as a result of derivative activities, including forward-exchange contracts.

Reference is made to Notes 5 and 6 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a discussion of our senior and other debt and financial instruments.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

 

Index to Consolidated Financial Statements:

  

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-1  

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2019 and 2020

     F-3  

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended June  30, 2018, 2019 and 2020

     F-4  

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss for the years ended June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020

     F-5  

Consolidated Statements of Equity for the years ended June  30, 2018, 2019 and 2020

     F-6  

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended June  30, 2018, 2019 and 2020

     F-8  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-9  

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

None.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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guidelines and that such information is communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” in the Exchange Act. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, we recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and that our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures in reaching that level of reasonable assurance. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures, as required by Exchange Act, as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, due to the impact of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below, was not, in all material respects, effective as of June 30, 2020.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act. Internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of assets; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all controls systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under the criteria in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013), we concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not, in all material respects, effective as of June 30, 2020. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020 has been audited by Crowe LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated and attested to in their report that is included herein.

During the fourth quarter of FY 2020, we uncovered irregularities by the manager at one of our smaller CSC locations in the Asia-Pacific area that occurred over a period of several years whereby he sold containers off the books and received the proceeds from the sales personally. While the effect of the theft did not have a significant effect on our results of operations or financial position, we concluded there is a material weakness in the Company’s procedures and controls surrounding existence of fleet assets at Royal Wolf’s small, medium and agent locations which were not designed with adequate segregation of duties.

We have enhanced our controls and procedures to, among other things, increase the frequency of inventory and fleet counts at our small and medium-sized locations by at least two people, one of whom must be independent from the location, and provide for unannounced physical counts. We believe these changes in our controls will remediate the material weakness.

 

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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. However, as noted above, we will be implementing changes to our internal control over financial reporting to address the material weakness described above.

 

Item 9B.

Other Information

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PART III

Certain information required by Part III is omitted from this Annual Report on Form 10-K because we will file a definitive Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, pursuant to Regulation 14A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Proxy Statement”), not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K and the applicable information included in the Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 10.

Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information concerning our executive officers is set forth in Item 1. of this Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Executive Officers of the Registrant.”

We have adopted a code of ethics that applies to our directors, officers (including our principal executive and principal financial and accounting officers) and employees. A copy of these code of ethics is available free of charge on the “Corporate Governance” section of our website at www.generalfinance.com or by a written request addressed to the Corporate Secretary, General Finance Corporation, 39 East Union Street, Pasadena, California 91103. We intend to satisfy any disclosure requirement under Item 5.05 of Form 8-K regarding an amendment to, or waiver from, a provision of the code of ethics by posting such information on our web site at the address and location specified above.

Other information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to information included in the Proxy Statement.

 

Item 11.

Executive Compensation

Information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to information included in the Proxy Statement.

 

Item 12.

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to information included in the Proxy Statement

 

Item 13.

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to information included in the Proxy Statement

 

Item 14.

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

Information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to information included in the Proxy Statement.

 

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Item 15.

Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

(a) Financial Statements

(1) The financial statements required in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are included in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

(2) Financial statement schedule:

Schedule I — Condensed Financial Information of Registrant (Parent Company Information)

All other supplemental schedules have been omitted since the required information is not present in amounts sufficient to require submission of the schedule, or because the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.

(b) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

  

Exhibit Description

  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger dated July  28, 2008 among General Finance Corporation, GFN North America Corp., Mobile Office Acquisition Corp., Pac-Van, Inc., Ronald F. Valenta, Ronald L. Havner, Jr., D. E. Shaw Laminar Portfolios, L.L.C. and Kaiser Investments Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 28, 2008).
  2.2    Asset Purchase Agreement dated February  28, 2014 among KHM Rentals, LLC, Lone Star Tank Rental LP, certain other parties thereto and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed March 3, 2014).
  3.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation filed April 4, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  3.1 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830).
  3.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws as of October 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Registrant’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2007).
  3.3    Certificate of Designation for the Series A Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on December  3, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 9, 2008).
  3.4    Certificate of Designation for the Series B Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on December  3, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 9, 2008).
  3.5    Corrected Amended and Restated Certificate of Designation for Series A 12.5% Cumulative Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on May 10, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 16, 2013).
  3.6    Certificate of Designation for the Series C Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on September 28, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed October 4, 2012).
  3.7    Certificate of Elimination of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series  C Convertible Cumulative Preferred Stock filed with the Delaware Secretary of State on April 2, 2013 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed April 5, 2013).
  3.8    Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 9.00% Series  C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-187687).

 

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Exhibit Description

  3.9    Certificate of Elimination of Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A 12.5% Cumulative Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 14, 2013).
  3.10    Amended and Restated Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2018).
  4.1    Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit  4.2 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-129830).
  4.2    Specimen 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Registrant’s Form S-1, File No. 333-187687).
  4.3    Senior Indenture dated as of June  18, 2014, between General Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 18, 2014).
  4.4    First Supplemental Indenture dated as of June  18, 2014, between General Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 18, 2014).
  4.5    Form of 8.125% Senior Note due 2021 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 18, 2014).
  4.6    Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of October  31, 2018, between General Finance Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed November 1, 2018).
10.1    General Finance Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 19, 2009).
10.2    General Finance Corporation 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A of Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 17, 2014).
10.3    Amendment to General Finance Corporation 2014 Stock Incentive Plan Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2014).
10.4    Amended and Restated 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form  8-K filed December 9, 2015).
10.5    Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement is dated as of March  24, 2017 among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), East West Bank (“East West”), CIT Bank, N.A. (“CIT”), the Private Bank and Trust Company (the “Private Bank”), Key Bank, National Association (“Key Bank”), Bank Hapoalim, N.A. (“BHI”) and GACP I, L.P. (“Great American” and collectively with Wells Fargo, East West, CIT, Private Bank, Key Bank and BHI, the “Lenders”), GFN Realty Company, LLC, (“GFNRC”), Lone Star Tank Rental Inc. (“Lone Star”), Pac-Van, Inc. (“Pac-Van”), Southern Frac, LLC (“Southern Frac”), PV Acquisition Corp., (“PV Acquisition”), GFN Manufacturing Corporation (“GFN Manufacturing”), and GFN North America Corp. (“GFNNA” and collectively with GFNRC, Southern Frac, Lone Star, Pac-Van, PV Acquisition and GFN Manufacturing, the “Credit Parties”) (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed March 31, 2017).
10.6    Pledge Agreement dated March  24, 2017 by GFN Realty Company, LLC (“GFN Realty”), for the benefit of Wells Fargo, as agent for the Lenders (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed March  31, 2017).

 

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Exhibit Description

10.7    Master Assignment and Assumption Agreement dated March  24, 2017 among Pac-Van, the Lenders, Capital One Business Corp. and HSBC Bank U.S.A. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed March  31, 2017).
10.8    Intercreditor Provisions dated March  24, 2017 among the Lenders and the Credit Parties (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed March 31, 2017).
10.9    Omnibus Amendment and Reaffirmation Agreement is dated as of March  24, 2017 among Wells Fargo, East West, CIT, the Private Bank, Key Bank, BHI and Great American (collectively with Wells Fargo, East West, CIT, Private Bank, Key Bank and BHI, the “Lenders”), and the Credit Parties (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 3, 2017).
10.10    Amendment No. 6 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated March  24, 2017 among Wells Fargo Bank, East West, CIT, Private Bank, Key Bank, BHI, Great American, GFNRC, Lone Star, Pac-Van and Southern Frac. (Certain portions have been omitted pursuant to a confidential treatment request. Omitted information has been filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission) (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed May 3, 2017).
10.11    Increase and Joinder Agreement dated as of June  30, 2017 among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Associated Bank, N.A., East West Bank, CIT Bank, N.A., the Private Bank and Trust Company, Key Bank, National Association, Bank Hapoalim, N.A., GACP I, L.P., GFN Realty Company,  LLC, Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., Pac-Van, Inc. and Southern Frac, LLC (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 6, 2017).
10.12    Commitment Letter dated July  11, 2017 from Bison Capital Partners V., L.P. to GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 14, 2017).
10.13    Commitment Letter dated 11  July 2017 from Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch to GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and General Finance Corporation (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 14, 2017).
10.14    Buy-Out Letter dated 11  July 2017 from Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch to Bison Capital Partners V., L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 14, 2017).
10.15    Takeover Bid Implementation Agreement dated 12  July 10217 between GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and Royal Wolf Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed July 14, 2017).
10.16    Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement is dated as of July  31, 2017 among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, East West Bank, CIT Bank, N.A., the Private Bank and Trust Company, Key Bank, National Association, Bank Hapoalim, N.A., Associated Bank, N.A., GACP I, L.P., GFN Realty Company,  LLC, Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., Pac-Van, Inc. and Southern Frac,  LLC and Guarantor Acknowledgement (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed August 1, 2017).
10.17    Waiver of Certain Closing Conditions dated August  17, 2017 by and among Bison Capital Partners V, LP, General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed August 21, 2017).
10.18    Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September  19, 2017 by and among Bison Capital Partners V., L.P., General Finance Corporation, GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd., GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. and GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 22, 2017).

 

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Exhibit Description

10.19    11.9% Secured Senior Convertible Promissory Note dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.20    11.9% Secured Senior Promissory Note dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.21    Pledge and Security Agreement dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. in favor of Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.22    Pledge and Security Agreement dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. in favor of Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September  28, 2017).
10.23    Pledge and Security Agreement dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. and GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. in favor of Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September  28, 2017).
10.24    Pledged Account Agreement dated September 25, 2017 among D.A. Davidson  & Co., Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. and GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.25    CHESS Sponsorship Deed dated September  25, 2017 by GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd., Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited and Bison Capital Partners V., L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September  28, 2017).
10.26    General Security Deed dated September  25, 2017 between Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.27    General Security Deed dated September  25, 2017 between Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. and GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.28    General Security Deed dated September  25, 2017 between Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. and GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.29    Side Letter Deed dated September  25, 2017 among Bison Capital Partners V, L.P., General Finance Corporation, GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.30    Board Observer Agreement dated September  25, 2017 between General Finance Corporation and Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.31    Registration Rights Agreement dated September  25, 2017 between General Finance Corporation and Bison Capital Partners V, L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).
10.32    Guaranty dated September 25, 2017 by GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed September 28, 2017).

 

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Exhibit Description

10.33    Syndicated Facility Agreement dated October  26, 2017 among Royal Wolf Holdings Limited, Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, Kookaburra Containers Pty Limited, Royalwolf NZ Acquisition Co. Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch, CSL Fund (PB) Lux Sarl II, Aiguilles Rouges Lux Sarl II, Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited and P.T. Limited (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed October 27, 2017).
10.34    Commitment Letter dated July  11, 2017 from Bison Capital Partners V., L.P. to GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed November  3, 2017).
10.35    Commitment Letter dated 11  July 2017 from Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch to GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and General Finance Corporation (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed November  3, 2017).
10.36    Buy-Out Letter dated 11  July 2017 from Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch to Bison Capital Partners V., L.P. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed November 3, 2017).
10.37    Securities Purchase Agreement dated July  12, 2017 by and among Bison Capital Partners V., L.P., General Finance Corporation, GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd., GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd. and GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed November 3, 2017).
10.38    Takeover Bid Implementation Agreement dated 12  July 10217 between GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd. and Royal Wolf Holdings Limited (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed November 3, 2017).
10.39    Valenta Employment Agreement dated January  1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed January 3, 2018).
10.40    Miller Employment Agreement dated January  1, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed January 3, 2018).
10.41    First Amendment and Restatement Deed dated June  25, 2018 among RWH, Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Ltd., Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, Kookaburra Containers Pty Limited, Royalwolf NZ Acquisition Co. Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch, CSL Fund (PB) Lux Sarl II, CSL Fund (PB) Holdings Lux Sarl II, Aiguilles Rouges Lux Sarl II, Core Senior Lending Fund (A-A) Lux SARL II and Core Senior Lending Fund Lux SARL II (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed June 29, 2018).
10.42    First Amendment to Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement dated June  26, 2018 by and among Bison, GFN, GFNAPH, GFNAPF and GFN U.S. (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed June 29, 2018).
10.43    Amendment No. 8 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December 24, 2018  among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), East West Bank (“East West”), CIT Bank, N.A. (“CIT”), CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”), Key Bank, National Association (“Key Bank”), Bank Hapoalim, B.M. (“BHI”), Associated Bank (“Associated” and collectively with Wells Fargo, East West, CIT, CIBC, Key Bank and BHI, the “Lenders”), Pac-Van, Inc., Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., GFN Realty Company, LLC and Southern Frac, LLC and the Guarantor Acknowledgement dated December 24, 2018 by PV Acquisition Corp. and GFN Manufacturing Corporation (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed December 26, 2018).

 

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Exhibit Description

10.44    Second Amendment and Restatement Deed dated March  22, 2019 among GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd., Royal Wolf Holdings Pty Limited, Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch, CSL Fund (PB) Lux Sarl II, CSL Fund (PB) Holdings Lux Sarl II, CSL Fund (PB) Holdings B Lux Sarl II, CSL Fund (PB) Holdings C Lux Sarl II, Aiguilles Rouges Lux Sarl II, Core Senior Lending Fund (A-A) Lux SARL II, Core Senior Lending Fund Lux SARL II, Kitty Hawk Credit Lux SARL II, GIM, L.P., Perpetual Corporate Trust Limited and P.T. Limited (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed March 27, 2019).
10.45    Combined Security Agreement dated March  22, 2019 between GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd and P.T. Limited 2018 (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed March 27, 2019).
10.46    Amendment No. 9 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of February  14, 2020 among Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”), East West Bank (“East West”), CIT Bank, N.A. (“CIT”), CIBC Bank USA (“CIBC”), Key Bank, National Association (“Key Bank”), Bank Hapoalim, B.M. (“BHI”), Associated Bank (“Associated”), Bank of the West (“BOTW” and collectively with Wells Fargo, East West, CIT, CIBC, Key Bank, BHI and Associated, the “Lenders”), Pac-Van, Inc., Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., GFN Realty Company, LLC and Southern Frac, LLC and the Guarantor Acknowledgement dated February 14, 2020 by PV Acquisition Corp. and GFN Manufacturing Corporation Limited (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K/A filed February 19, 2020)
10.47    Stock Purchase Agreement dated June 22, 2020 between GEPT and GFN (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 25, 2020)
10.48    Promissory Note dated June 24, 2020 by GFN in favor of GEPT (incorporated by reference to Registrant’s Form 8-K filed June 25, 2020)
21.1    Subsidiaries of General Finance Corporation (a)
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (a)
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14 (a)
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14 (a)
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (a)
32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350 (a)
101    The following materials from the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Equity, (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and (vii) Financial Statement Schedule I.

 

(a)

Filed herewith.

 

Item 16.

Form 10-K Summary

Not applicable.

 

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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.

 

General Finance Corporation

By:

    /s/ Jody E. Miller                      September 10, 2020

Name:

    Jody E. Miller

Title:

    Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Jody E. Miller

Jody E. Miller

   Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)   September 10, 2020

/s/ Charles E. Barrantes

Charles E. Barrantes

   Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting and Financial Officer)   September 10, 2020

/s/ Ronald F. Valenta

Ronald F. Valenta

   Executive Chairman of the Board   September 10, 2020

/s/ James B. Roszak

James B. Roszak

   Lead Independent Director   September 10, 2020

/s/ Manuel Marrero

Manuel Marrero

   Director   September 10, 2020

/s/ Susan L. Harris

Susan L. Harris

   Director   September 10, 2020

/s/ Larry D. Tashjian

Larry D. Tashjian

   Director   September 10, 2020

/s/ William H. Baribault

William H. Baribault

   Director   September 10, 2020

/s/ Douglas B. Trussler

Douglas B. Trussler

   Director   September 10, 2020

 

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Shareholders and the Board of Directors of General Finance Corporation

Pasadena, California

Opinions on the Financial Statements and Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/loss, equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2020, and the related notes and schedules (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). We also have audited the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2020 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

In our opinion, because of the effects of the material weakness discussed in the following paragraph, the Company has not maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of June 30, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The following material weakness has been identified and included in management’s report. The Company’s procedures and controls surrounding existence of fleet assets at Royal Wolf’s small, medium and agent locations were not designed with adequate segregation of duties.

Basis for Opinions

The Company’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.

Our audits of the financial statements included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial

 

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statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 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.

Crowe LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2009.

Sherman Oaks, California

September 10, 2020

 

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GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     June 30, 2019     June 30, 2020  

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 10,359     $ 17,478  

Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,490 and $5,972 at June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively

     56,204       44,066  

Inventories

     29,077       20,928  

Prepaid expenses and other

     9,823       8,207  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     22,895       24,396  

Lease fleet, net

     456,822       458,727  

Operating lease assets

     —         66,225  

Goodwill

     111,323       97,224  

Other intangible assets, net

     21,809       18,771  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 718,312     $ 756,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Trade payables and accrued liabilities

   $ 48,460     $ 46,845  

Income taxes payable

     506       645  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

     22,671       24,642  

Operating lease liabilities

     —         67,142  

Senior and other debt, net

     411,141       379,798  

Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note

     19,782       18,325  

Deferred tax liabilities

     38,711       43,708  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     541,271       581,105  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)

     —         —    

Equity

    

Cumulative preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100 shares issued and outstanding (in series) and liquidation value of $40,722 at June 30, 2019 and 2020

     40,100       40,100  

Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,471,406 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and 30,880,531 shares issued and 29,968,766 shares outstanding at June 30, 2020

     3       3  

Additional paid-in capital

     183,933       183,051  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (18,755     (22,106

Accumulated deficit

     (28,744     (20,790

Treasury stock, at cost; 911,765 shares at June 30, 2020

     —         (5,845
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total General Finance Corporation stockholders’ equity

     176,537       174,413  

Equity of noncontrolling interests

     504       504  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     177,041       174,917  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 718,312     $ 756,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018     2019     2020  

Revenues

      

Sales:

      

Lease inventories and fleet

   $ 122,467     $ 126,932     $ 121,323  

Manufactured units

     9,850       10,784       7,319  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     132,317       137,716       128,642  

Leasing

     214,985       240,490       227,837  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     347,302       378,206       356,479  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Costs and expenses

      

Cost of Sales:

      

Lease inventories and fleet (exclusive of the items shown separately below)

     87,779       93,183       87,071  

Manufactured units

     9,212       8,478       6,082  

Direct costs of leasing operations

     89,201       91,286       87,216  

Selling and general expenses

     77,650       81,965       81,342  

Impairment of goodwill

     —         —         14,160  

Depreciation and amortization

     39,761       41,704       35,154  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     43,699       61,590       45,454  

Interest income

     112       191       663  

Interest expense (includes cash flow hedge reclassifications from AOCI of an unrealized gain of $12 in 2018)

     (33,991     (35,344     (26,386

Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note (Note 5)

     (13,719     (24,570     (5,386

Foreign exchange and other

     (5,887     (3,513     304  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (53,485     (63,236     (30,805
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (9,786     (1,646     14,649  

Provision (benefit) for income taxes

     (679     5,820       6,695  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

     (9,107     (7,466     7,954  

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,658     (3,658     (3,668

Noncontrolling interest

     801       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (11,964   $ (11,124   $ 4,286  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) per common share:

      

Basic

   $ (0.46   $ (0.38   $ 0.14  

Diluted

     (0.46     (0.38     0.14  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

      

Basic

     26,269,931       29,318,511       30,252,431  

Diluted

     26,269,931       29,318,511       31,253,784  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME/LOSS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018     2019     2020  

Net income (loss)

   $ (9,107   $ (7,466   $ 7,954  

Other comprehensive income (loss):

      

Change in fair value, net of cash flow hedge reclassifications to the statement of operations of an unrealized gain of $12 in 2018, and net of income tax effect of $28, $606 and $381 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively

     (80     (1,399     (856

Cumulative translation adjustment

     1,988       (265     (2,495
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

     (7,199     (9,130     4,603  

Allocated to noncontrolling interests

     (1,095     —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income (loss) allocable to General Finance Corporation stockholders

   $ (8,294   $ (9,130   $ 4,603  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

 

    Cumulative
Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Treasury
Stock
    Total
General
Finance
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
    Equity of
Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 

Balance at June 30, 2017

  $ 40,100     $ 3     $ 120,370     $ (12,355   $ (12,972   $ —       $ 135,146     $ 88,102     $ 223,248  

Share-based compensation

    —         —         3,067       —         —         —         3,067       591       3,658  

Preferred stock dividends

    —         —         (3,658     —         —         —         (3,658     —         (3,658

Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         (1,038     (1,038

Issuance of 237,260 shares of common stock on exercises of stock options

    —         —         1,150       —         —         —         1,150       —         1,150  

Grant of net 125,885 shares of restricted stock

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Grant of 42,773 shares of common stock

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust

    —         —         338       —         —         —         338       —         338  

Net loss

    —         —         —         —         (8,306     —         (8,306     (801     (9,107

Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect

    —         —         —         (141     —         —         (141     61       (80

Cumulative translation adjustment

    —         —         —         153       —         —         153       1,835       1,988  

Total comprehensive income

    —         —         —         —         —         —         (8,294     1,095       (7,199
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Royal Wolf

    —         —         18,280       (4,748     —         —         13,532       (88,246     (74,714
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2018

  $ 40,100     $ 3     $ 139,547     $ (17,091   $ (21,278   $ —       $ 141,281     $ 504     $ 141,785  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

    —         —         2,680       —         —         —         2,680       —         2,680  

Preferred stock dividends

    —         —         (3,658     —         —         —         (3,658     —         (3,658

Issuance of 142,963 shares of common stock on exercises of stock options

    —         —         858       —         —         —         858       —         858  

Grant of 185,940 shares of restricted stock

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Vesting of restricted stock units into 66,073 shares of common stock

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Forced conversion of Convertible Note into 3,058,824 shares of common stock (Note 5)

    —         —         44,506       —         —         —         44,506       —         44,506  

Net loss

    —         —         —         —         (7,466     —         (7,466     —         (7,466

Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect

    —         —         —         (1,399     —         —         (1,399     —         (1,399

Cumulative translation adjustment

    —         —         —         (265     —         —         (265     —         (265

Total comprehensive income

    —         —         —         —         —         —         (9,130     —         (9,130
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2019

  $ 40,100     $ 3     $ 183,933     $ (18,755   $ (28,744   $ —       $ 176,537     $ 504     $ 177,041  
             

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

 

    Cumulative
Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-In
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Treasury
Stock
    Total
General
Finance
Corporation
Stockholders’
Equity
    Equity of
Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Equity
 

Share-based compensation

  $ —       $ —       $ 2,656     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 2,656     $ —       $ 2,656  

Preferred stock dividends

    —         —         (3,668     —         —         —         (3,668     —         (3,668

Issuance of 79,500 shares of common stock on exercises of stock options

    —         —         130       —         —         —         130       —         130  

Grant of 270,235 shares of restricted stock, net of forfeitures

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Vesting of restricted stock units into 59,390 shares of common stock

    —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —         —    

Purchase of 911,765 shares of common stock (Note 5)

    —         —         —         —         —         (5,845     (5,845     —         (5,845

Net income

    —         —         —         —         7,954       —         7,954       —         7,954  

Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect

    —         —         —         (856     —         —         (856     —         (856

Cumulative translation adjustment

    —         —         —         (2,495     —         —         (2,495     —         (2,495
           

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

    —         —         —         —         —         —         4,603       —         4,603  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

  $ 40,100     $ 3     $ 183,051     $ (22,106   $ (20,790   $ (5,845   $ 174,413     $ 504     $ 174,917  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018     2019     2020  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income (loss)

   $ (9,107   $ (7,466   $ 7,954  

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:

      

Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment

     (2     (149     (265

Gain on sales of lease fleet

     (8,464     (9,967     (10,314

Gain on bargain purchase of businesses

     —         (1,767     —    

Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)

     6,138       (5,163     709  

Non-cash realized foreign exchange loss (gain)

     —         3,554       (534

Unrealized loss (gain) on forward exchange contracts

     (697     311       213  

Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps

     (12     —         —    

Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Notes

     13,719       24,570       5,386  

Impairment of goodwill

     —         —         14,160  

Depreciation and amortization

     40,335       42,108       35,550  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     2,293       2,915       1,852  

Accretion of interest

     822       (529     —    

Interest deferred on Senior Term Note

     3,272       4,798       —    

Share-based compensation expense

     3,658       2,680       2,656  

Deferred income taxes

     (2,981     3,989       4,508  

Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding assets and liabilities from acquisitions):

      

Trade and other receivables, net

     (6,446     (6,368     11,822  

Inventories

     7,021       (3,980     7,919  

Prepaid expenses and other

     1,170       (1,847     2,803  

Trade payables, accrued liabilities and unearned revenues

     6,975       4,108       (7,973

Income taxes

     1,081       290       128  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     58,775       52,087       76,574  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired

     (15,084     (18,598     (2,239

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Royal Wolf

     (73,251     —         —    

Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment

     281       483       483  

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

     (4,784     (7,213     (8,410

Proceeds from sales of lease fleet

     27,481       32,391       33,809  

Purchases of lease fleet

     (48,566     (70,891     (54,013

Other intangible assets

     (577     (172     (182
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (114,500     (64,000     (30,552
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Proceeds from (repayments of) equipment financing activities, net

     (512     122       (586

Repayment of Credit Suisse Term Loan

     (10,000     —         —    

Repayment of ANZ/CBA Credit Facility

     (81,521     —         —    

Proceeds from issuance of Bison Notes

     80,000       —         —    

Repayment of Bison Capital Senior Term Note

     —         (63,311     —    

Proceeds from (repayments of) senior and other debt borrowings, net

     89,942       67,997       (28,690

Purchases of common stock

     —         —         (5,845

Deferred financing costs

     (3,980     (427     (80

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

     1,150       858       130  

Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries

     (1,038     —         —    

Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust

     338       —         —    

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,658     (3,658     (3,668
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     70,721       1,581       (38,739
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     14,996       (10,332     7,283  

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

     7,792       21,617       10,359  

The effect of foreign currency translation on cash

     (1,171     (926     (164
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

   $ 21,617     $ 10,359     $ 17,478  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:

      

Cash paid during the period:

      

Interest

   $ 31,091     $ 31,943     $ 24,839  

Income taxes

     587       1,131       1,401  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-cash investing and financing activities:

The Company included non-cash holdback amounts totaling $1,044, $1,907 and $263 as part of the consideration for business acquisitions during the year ended June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively (Note 4).

On September 10, 2018, the Company forced the conversion of the aggregate $26,000 principal balance of the Bison Capital Convertible Note into 3,058,824 shares of GFN common stock with a value of $44,506 (Note 5).

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Note 1. Organization and Business Operations

General Finance Corporation (“GFN”) was incorporated in Delaware in October 2005. References to the “Company” in these Notes are to GFN and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (“GFNI”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”); Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively “Pac-Van”); and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”); GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPH”), and its subsidiaries, Royal Wolf Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation, which was dissolved in June 2019 (“RWH”), Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, an Australian corporation, and Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand Corporation (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).

The Company does business in three distinct, but related industries, mobile storage, modular space and liquid containment (which are collectively referred to as the “portable services industry”), in two geographic areas; the Asia-Pacific (or Pan-Pacific) area, consisting of Royal Wolf (which leases and sells storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New Zealand) and North America, consisting of Pac-Van (which leases and sells storage, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices) and Lone Star (which leases portable liquid storage tank containers and containment products, as well as provides certain fluid management services, to the oil and gas industry in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins of Texas), which are combined to form our North American leasing operations, and Southern Frac (which manufactures portable liquid storage tank containers and other steel-related products).

Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Unless otherwise indicated, references to “FY 2018,” “FY 2019” and “FY 2020” are to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Certain amounts have been reclassified or revised to conform with the current year presentation. The most significant are the rates disclosed at June 30, 2019 in the table for the open interest rate swap contract in Note 6.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

Foreign Currency Translation

The Company’s functional currencies for its foreign operations are the respective local currencies, the Australian (“AUS”) and New Zealand (“NZ”) dollars in the Asia-Pacific area and the Canadian (“C”) dollar in North America. All adjustments resulting from the translation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the functional currency into reporting currency are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

(“ASC”) Topic 830, Foreign Currency Matters. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates in effect at the balance sheet dates; and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average exchange rates during the periods. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of operations. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to the functional currency at foreign exchange rates prevailing at the dates the fair value was determined.

Segment Information

FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting, establishes standards for the way companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. Based on the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 280 and the manner in which the chief operating decision maker analyzes the business, the Company has determined it has two separately reportable geographic areas that include four operating segments, North America (the leasing operations of Pac-Van and Lone Star and manufacturing, including corporate headquarters) and the Asia-Pacific area (the leasing operations of Royal Wolf).

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include assumptions used in assigning value to identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date, the assessment for impairment of goodwill, the assessment for impairment of other intangible assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation expense, residual value of the lease fleet, derivative liability valuation and deferred tax assets and liabilities. Assumptions and factors used in the estimates are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed. The results of the analysis could result in adjustments to estimates. The new strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) in FY 2020 and the efforts to contain it have, among other things, negatively impacted the global economy and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. The Company believes the estimates and assumptions underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available at the time the financial statements were prepared. However, uncertainty over the impact COVID-19 will have on the global economy and the Company’s business in particular makes many of the estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements inherently less certain. Therefore, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates to a greater degree than historically.

Cash Equivalents

The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.

 

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Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and consist of primarily finished goods for containers, modular buildings and mobile offices held for sale or lease; as well as raw materials, work in-process and finished goods of manufactured portable liquid storage tank containers. Costs for leasing operations are assigned to individual items on the basis of specific identification and include expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing condition and location; while costs for manufactured units are determined using the first-in, first-out method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution to customers, as well as costs of completion, are estimated and are deducted from the estimated selling price to establish net realizable value. Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2019      2020  

Finished goods

   $ 25,576      $ 17,347  

Work in-process

     1,275        1,161  

Raw materials

     2,226        2,420  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 29,077      $ 20,928  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company may use derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risks arising from operating, financing and investing activities. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. However, derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as trading instruments. Derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial instruments are stated at fair value. The gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value on unhedged (or the ineffective portion of hedged) derivative financial instruments is recognized in the statement of operations. Also, as more fully discussed in Note 5, the Company accounts for the fair value of embedded derivatives in a convertible note that required bifurcation.

Accounting for Stock Options

For the issuances of stock options, the Company follows the fair value provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718, Stock Compensation, which require recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of operations over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. For stock options granted to non-employee consultants, the Company recognizes compensation expense measured at their fair value at each reporting date. Therefore, the stock options issued to non-employee consultants are subject to periodic fair value adjustments recorded in share-based compensation over the vesting period.

Fair Value

Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 6. Fair value estimates would involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates

Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials, direct labor, the initial estimate (where relevant) of

 

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the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located; and an appropriate allocation of production overhead, where applicable. Depreciation for property, plant and equipment is recorded on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related asset. The residual value, the useful life and the depreciation method applied to an asset are reassessed at least annually.

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     Estimated
Useful Life
     June 30,  
            2019      2020  

Land

     —        $ 2,168      $ 2,168  

Building and improvements

     10 — 40 years        4,893        4,899  

Transportation and plant equipment (including finance lease assets – see Note 10)

     3 — 20 years        47,433        50,497  

Furniture, fixtures and office equipment

     3 — 10 years        13,786        14,583  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        68,280        72,147  

Less accumulated depreciation and amortization

        (45,385      (47,751
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      $ 22,895      $ 24,396  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment totaled $6,942,000, $7,477,000 and $6,563,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.

Lease Fleet

The Company has a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices, modular buildings and steps that it primarily leases to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. The value of the lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5 - 20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In the opinion of management, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. The Company periodically reviews these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and its own historical experience. Costs incurred on lease fleet units subsequent to initial acquisition are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed performance will result; otherwise, they are expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the gross costs of the lease fleet were $598,757,000 and $613,358,000, respectively. Units in the lease fleet are also available for sale. The cost of sales of a unit in the lease fleet is recognized at the carrying amount at the date of sale.

Depreciation expense on lease fleet totaled $26,522,000, $29,553,000 and $25,241,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets

The Company periodically reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets and assesses when an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and the eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. The Company has determined that no impairment provision related to long-lived assets was required to be recorded as of June 30, 2019 and 2020.

 

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Goodwill

The purchase consideration of acquired businesses have been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates (see Note 4). Based on these values, the excess purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350, Intangibles — Goodwill and Other. FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment. The Company operates two reportable geographic areas and the vast majority of goodwill recorded (and currently on the books) was in the acquisitions of Royal Wolf, Pac-Van and Lone Star.

The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill on an annual basis or if a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Qualitative factors which could cause an impairment include (1) significant underperformance relative to historical, expected or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired businesses or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; (3) significant changes during the period in the Company’s market capitalization relative to net book value; and (4) significant negative industry or general economic trends. If the Company did determine that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, a quantitative process for potential impairment is performed where the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value to determine if the goodwill is impaired. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2017-04, a goodwill impairment write-down would be recorded for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, but the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.

The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2019 concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of each of its reporting units was greater than their respective carrying amounts.

The North American oil and gas market has been, and the Company expects it to continue to be, highly cyclical, generally fluctuating in correlation with the price of West Texas Intermediate Crude (“WTI”). The decrease in demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries has resulted in a substantial decline in WTI prices and drilling activity, which is likely to continue longer than previously anticipated. Specifically impacting the Company is a reduction in drilling activity of oil wells located in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins in Texas, the two primary basins in which it operates. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s annual impairment test for Lone Star, which does its business in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins, determined that the implied value of goodwill at Lone Star, based on a discounted cash flow basis, was less than its carrying value and, as a result, a $14,160,000 impairment charge was recorded. The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2020 for its other operating units concluded that the fair value of the goodwill for each of them was greater than their respective carrying amounts.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company based its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.

 

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The change in the balance of goodwill was as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2018      2019      2020  

Beginning of year (a)

   $ 105,129      $ 109,943      $ 111,323  

Additions to goodwill

     5,827        2,819        657  

Impairment of goodwill

     —          —          (14,160

Other adjustments, primarily foreign translation effect

     (1,013      (1,439      (596
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of year (b)

   $ 109,943      $ 111,323      $ 97,224  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)

Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 for all periods presented.

(b)

Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 at June 30, 2018 and 2019, and $30,332 at June 30, 2020.

Goodwill recorded from domestic acquisitions of businesses under asset purchase agreements is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes over 15 years, even though goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes.

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and trade name) and finite (primarily customer base and lists, non-compete agreements and deferred financing costs) useful lives. Customer base and lists and non-compete agreements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit which range from one to fourteen years. Costs to obtain long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the related revolving line of credit senior debt using the straight-line method. Amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight-line method does not produce significantly different results than that of the effective interest method. Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2019      June 30, 2020  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
    Net
Carrying
Amount
 

Trademark and trade name

   $ 5,486      $ (453   $ 5,033      $ 5,486      $ (453   $ 5,033  

Customer base and lists

     31,069        (17,174     13,895        31,691        (19,612     12,079  

Non-compete agreements

     8,782        (8,031     751        8,651        (8,226     425  

Deferred financing costs

     3,563        (2,290     1,273        3,643        (2,769     874  

Other

     4,328        (3,471     857        2,828        (2,468     360  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 53,228      $ (31,419   $ 21,809      $ 52,299      $ (33,528   $ 18,771  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The Company reviews intangible assets (those assets resulting from acquisitions) for impairment if it determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that fair value might be less than the carrying amount. If the Company determines that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, then impairment would be quantitatively tested, using historical cash flows and other relevant facts and circumstances as the primary basis for estimates of future cash flows. If it determines that fair value is not likely to be less than the carrying amount, then no further testing would be required. The Company conducted its review at each fiscal year-end, which did not result in an impairment adjustment at June 30, 2019 and 2020. Determining the fair value of intangible assets involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable, but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.

 

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Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets, other than deferred financing costs, totaled $6,871,000, $5,078,000 and $3,746,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Amortization expense, which is included in interest expense, related to deferred financing costs recorded as amortizable intangible assets totaled $446,000, $559,000 and $479,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.

The estimated future amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

      

2021

   $ 3,195  

2022

     2,558  

2023

     1,773  

2024

     1,381  

2025

     1,211  

Thereafter

     3,620  
  

 

 

 
   $ 13,738  
  

 

 

 

The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite intangible assets was approximately 8.4 years at June 30, 2020.

Defined Contribution Benefit Plan

Obligations for contributions to defined contribution benefit plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of operations as incurred. Contributions to defined contribution benefit plans in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 were $1,552,000, $1,588,000 and $1,631,000, respectively.

Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The Company leases and sells new and used storage, office, building and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices to its customers, as well as provides other ancillary products and services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with two accounting standards. The rental revenue portions of the Company’s revenues that arise from lease arrangements are accounted for in accordance with Topic 842, Leases. Revenues determined to be non-lease related, including sales of lease inventories and fleet, sales of manufactured units and rental-related services, are accounted for in accordance with ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606), which was adopted by the Company under the modified retrospective method at July 1, 2018. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, nor was there a significant cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard.

Our portable storage and modular space rental customers are generally billed in advance for services, which generally includes fleet pickup. Liquid containment rental customers are typically billed in arrears monthly and sales transactions are generally billed upon transfer of the sold items. Payments from customers are generally due upon receipt or 30-day payment terms. Specific customers have extended terms for payment, but no terms are greater than one year from the invoice date.

Leasing Revenue

Typical rental contracts include the direct rental of fleet, which is accounted for under Topic 842. Rental-related services include fleet delivery and fleet pickup, as well as other ancillary services, which are primarily

 

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accounted for under Topic 606. The total amounts of rental-related services related to Topic 606 recognized during FY 2020, FY 2019 and FY 2018 were $52,048,000, $55,235,000 and $47,600,000, respectively. A small portion of the rental-related services, include subleasing, special events leases and other miscellaneous streams, are accounted for under Topic 842. For contracts that have multiple performance obligations, revenue is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract based on the Company’s best estimate of the standalone selling prices of each distinct performance obligation. The standalone selling price is determined using methods and assumptions developed consistently across similar customers and markets generally applying an expected cost plus an estimated margin to each performance obligation. The Company did not elect the practical expedient for lessor accounting.

Rental contracts are based on a monthly rate for our portable storage and modular space fleet and a daily rate for our liquid containment fleet. Rental revenue is recognized ratably over the rental period. The rental continues until the end of the initial term of the lease or when cancelled by the customer or the Company. If equipment is returned prior to the end of the contractual lease period, customers are typically billed a cancellation fee, which is recorded as rental revenue upon the return of the equipment. Customers may utilize our equipment transportation services and other on-site services in conjunction with the rental of equipment, but are not required to do so. Given the short duration of these services, equipment transportation services and other on-site services revenue of a rented unit is recognized in leasing revenue upon completion of the service.

Non-Lease Revenue

Non-lease revenues consist primarily of the sale of new and used units, and to a lesser extent, sales of manufactured units are all accounted for under Topic 606. Sales contracts generally have a single performance obligation that is satisfied at the time of delivery, which is the point in time control over the unit transfers and the Company is entitled to consideration due under the contract with its customer.

Contract Costs and Liabilities

The Company incurs commission costs to obtain rental contracts and for sales of new and used units. We expect the period benefitted by each commission to be less than one year. Therefore, we have applied the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract and expense commissions as incurred.

When customers are billed in advance for rentals, end of lease services, and deposit payments, we defer revenue and reflect unearned rental revenue at the end of the period. As of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, we had approximately $22,671,000 and $24,642,000, respectively, of unearned rental revenue included in unearned revenue and advance payments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Revenues of $15,453,000, which were included in the unearned rental revenue balance at June 30, 2019, were recognized during FY 2020. The Company’s uncompleted contracts with customers have unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations. For the future service revenues that are expected to be recognized within twelve months, the Company has elected to utilize the optional disclosure exemption made available regarding transaction price allocated to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations. The transaction price for performance obligations that will be completed in greater than twelve months is generally variable based on the costs ultimately incurred to provide those services and therefore we are applying the optional exemption to omit disclosure of such amounts.

Sales taxes charged to customers are excluded from revenues and expenses.

Sales of new modular buildings not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. Certain sales of manufactured units are covered by assurance-

 

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type warranties and as of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the Company had $219,331 and $136,394, respectively, of warranty reserve included in trade payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Disaggregated Rental Revenue

In the following tables, total revenue is disaggregated by revenue type for the periods indicated. The tables also include a reconciliation of the disaggregated rental revenue to the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands).

 

    FY 2020  
    North America              
    Leasing                                      
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Non-lease:

               

Sales lease inventories and fleet

  $ 68,767     $ 35     $ 68,802     $ —       $ —       $ 68,802     $ 52,521     $ 121,323  

Sales manufactured units

    —         —         —         12,451       (5,132     7,319       —         7,319  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-lease revenues

    68,767       35       68,802       12,451       (5,132     76,121       52,521       128,642  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leasing:

               

Rental revenue

    99,101       12,954       112,055       —         (616     111,439       47,648       159,087  

Rental-related services

    40,206       13,069       53,275       —         —         53,275       15,475       68,750  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total leasing revenues

    139,307       26,023       165,330       —         (616     164,714       63,123       227,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 208,074     $ 26,058     $ 234,132     $ 12,451     $ (5,748   $ 240,835     $ 115,644     $ 356,479  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    FY 2019  
    North America              
    Leasing                                      
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Non-lease:

               

Sales lease inventories and fleet

  $ 72,241     $ —       $ 72,241     $ —       $ —       $ 72,241     $ 54,691     $ 126,932  

Sales manufactured units

    —         —         —         14,922       (4,138     10,784       —         10,784  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-lease revenues

    72,241       —         72,241       14,922       (4,138     83,025       54,691       137,716  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leasing:

               

Rental revenue

    101,830       25,269       127,099       —         (1,862     125,237       49,813       175,050  

Rental-related services

    28,631       21,955       50,586       —         —         50,586       14,854       65,440  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total leasing revenues

    130,461       47,224       177,685       —         (1,862     175,823       64,667       240,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 202,702     $ 47,224     $ 249,926     $ 14,922     $ (6,000   $ 258,848     $ 119,358     $ 378,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    FY 2018  
    North America              
    Leasing                                      
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Non-lease:

               

Sales lease inventories and fleet

  $ 55,438     $ 20     $ 55,458     $ —       $ —       $ 55,458     $ 67,009     $ 122,467  

Sales manufactured units

    —         —         —         13,565       (3,715     9,850       —         9,850  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total non-lease revenues

    55,438       20       55,458       13,565       (3,715     65,308       67,009       132,317  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Leasing:

               

Rental revenue

    76,693       22,769       99,462       —         (1,132     98,330       49,404       147,734  

Rental-related services

    35,334       17,191       52,525       —         —         52,525       14,726       67,251  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total leasing revenues

    112,027       39,960       151,987       —         (1,132     150,855       64,130       214,985  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

  $ 167,465     $ 39,980     $ 207,445     $ 13,565     $ (4,847   $ 216,163     $ 131,139     $ 347,302  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Advertising

Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, prepaid advertising costs were not significant. Advertising costs expensed were approximately $3,834,000, $3,587,000 and $3,674,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.

Shipping and Handling Costs

The Company reports shipping and handling costs, primarily related to outbound freight in its North American manufacturing operations, as a component of selling and general expenses. Shipping and handling costs totaled $483,000, $546,000 and $149,000 in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Freight charges billed to customers are recorded as revenue and included in sales.

Income Taxes

The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date multiplied by the applicable tax rates. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is recorded for the amount of income tax payable or refundable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the period. The Company files U.S. Federal tax returns, multiple U.S. state (and state franchise) tax returns and Australian, New Zealand and Canadian tax returns. For U.S. Federal tax purposes, all periods subsequent to June 30, 2016 are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”); and, for U.S. state tax purposes, with few exceptions and depending on the state, periods subsequent to June 30, 2015 are subject to examination by the respective state’s taxation authorities. Periods subsequent to June 30, 2016, June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2013 are subject to examination by the respective taxation authorities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Tax records are required to be kept for five years and seven years in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any

 

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adjustments that would result in a material change. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. In addition, the Company does not anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit related to any particular tax position will change significantly within the next 12 months. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties, if any, will be to record such items as a component of income taxes.

Enacted U.S. Federal Tax Legislation

Introduced initially as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (the “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017. The Act applied to corporations generally beginning with taxable years starting after December 31, 2017, or FY 2019 for the Company, and reduced the corporate tax rate from a graduated set of rates with a maximum 35% tax rate to a flat 21% tax rate. Additionally, the Act introduced other changes that impact corporations, including a net operating loss (“NOL”) deduction annual limitation, an interest expense deduction annual limitation, elimination of the alternative minimum tax, and immediate expensing of the full cost of qualified property. The Act also introduced an international tax reform that moved the U.S. toward a territorial system, in which income earned in other countries will generally not be subject to U.S. taxation. However, the accumulated foreign earnings of certain foreign corporations was subject to a one-time transition tax, which can be elected to be paid over an eight-year tax transition period, using specified percentages, or in one lump sum. NOL and foreign tax credit (“FTC”) carryforwards can be used to offset the transition tax liability. Any transition tax to be paid on accumulated foreign earnings was not significant since the Company had available NOL and FTC carryforwards to offset any transitional taxes that would be otherwise payable. In addition, the Act introduced a tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) to include in its gross income annually.

In accordance with ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, in FY 2018 the Company re-measured its deferred income tax assets and liabilities for, among other things, temporary differences and NOL and FTC carryforwards reasonably estimated to be existing at December 22, 2017, from the current statutory rate of 35% to the new corporate rate of either 28% (if the temporary timing differences were expected to roll off in FY 2018) or 21 percent (if the temporary timing differences and NOL carryforwards were expected to remain as of June 30, 2018). This re-measurement resulted in an estimated benefit of approximately $6,979,000, which was recognized in FY 2018 through the provision (benefit) for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. This estimated tax benefit was offset by approximately $4,843,000 for the estimated transition tax and a valuation allowance of $330,000 that was established to offset previously recognized FTC carryforward deferred tax assets that the Company believes will not be realized, and other adjustments totaling approximately $299,000. Both the estimated transition tax and valuation allowance were considered provisional amounts that required further analysis. These provisional amounts were subject to adjustment during a measurement period which should not extend beyond one year from the enactment date of the Act as in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118.

During FY 2019, the remeasurement offset was adjusted to $4,493,000 for the transition tax and a valuation allowance of $529,000. The net benefit of $151,000 has been recorded through the FY 2019 income tax provision.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among other things, the CARES Act includes changes to the tax treatment of NOLs for corporations. It temporarily removes the limitations on NOL carryforwards to years beginning before January 1, 2021 and allows for NOL carrybacks. It also temporarily increases the annual limitation on interest expense. The CARES Act did not have a significant impact on the Company’s income tax provision for FY 2020.

 

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Net Income per Common Share

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, vested or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities (common stock equivalents) the Company had outstanding related to stock options, non-vested equity shares, restricted stock units and convertible debt. The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:

 

     FY 2018      FY 2019      FY 2020  

Basic

     26,269,931        29,318,511        30,252,431  

Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents

     —          —          1,001,353  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Diluted

     26,269,931        29,318,511        31,253,784  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Potential common stock equivalents totaling 5,475,347, 2,144,800 and 1,115,215 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect is anti-dilutive.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which prescribes that financial assets (or a group of financial assets) should be measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected based on relevant historical information from historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. Credit losses relating to these financial assets are recorded through an allowance for credit losses. This standard is effective on July 1, 2020 and the Company does not expect its adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which is elective, and provides for optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of reference rate reform and potential impact of adoption of these elective practical expedients on its consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Equity Transactions

Preferred Stock

Upon issuance of shares of preferred stock, the Company records the liquidation value as the preferred equity in the consolidated balance sheet, with any underwriting discount and issuance or offering costs recorded as a reduction in additional paid-in capital.

Series B Preferred Stock

The Company has outstanding privately-placed 8.00% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share and liquidation value of $1,000 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred Stock is offered primarily in connection with business combinations. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company had outstanding 100 shares of Series B Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference totaling

 

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$102,000. The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into GFN common stock, has no voting rights, except as required by Delaware law, and is redeemable after February 1, 2014; at which time it may be redeemed at any time, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, annual dividends payable quarterly in arrears on the 31st day of January, July and October and on the 30th day of April of each year. In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock.

Series C Preferred Stock

The Company has outstanding publicly-traded 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $100.00 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company had outstanding 400,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference totaling $40,620,000. Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issue and will be payable on the 31st day of each January, July and October and on the 30th day of April when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. Commencing on May 17, 2018, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series C Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price of $100.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Among other things, the Series C Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the Company’s other securities. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights, except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock are in arrears for six or more consecutive or non-consecutive quarters, and under certain other circumstances. If the Company fails to maintain the listing of the Series C Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) for 30 days or more, the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $100.00 stated liquidation value ($2.00 per annum per share) so long as the listing failure continues. In addition, in the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock and are pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNCP.”

Dividends

As of June 30, 2020, since issuance, dividends paid or payable totaled $109,000 for the Series B Preferred Stock and dividends paid totaled $25,400,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock. The characterization of dividends to the recipients for Federal income tax purposes is made based upon the earnings and profits of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

Royal Wolf Dividends

On August 2, 2017, Royal Wolf paid a special dividend of AUS$0.0265 per RWH share to shareholders of record on July 18, 2017 (see Note 4).

The consolidated financial statements reflect the amount of the dividends pertaining to the noncontrolling interest.

Note 4. Acquisitions

The Company can enhance its business and market share by entering into new markets in various ways, including starting up a new location or acquiring a business consisting of container, modular unit or mobile office assets of another entity. An acquisition generally provides the Company with operations that enables it to at least

 

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cover existing overhead costs and is preferable to a start-up or greenfield location. The acquisition(s) discussed below were completed primarily to expand the Company’s container lease fleet. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the operations of the acquired businesses from the dates of acquisition.

Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest of Royal Wolf

On July 12, 2017, the Company announced that it commenced, through GFNAPH, an off-market takeover offer and entered into a binding takeover bid implementation agreement with the independent directors of RWH to acquire the approximately 49.2 million ordinary (common) shares of RWH not owned by the Company. The takeover offer was for AUS$1.83 per share in cash, less a special dividend declared by RWH of AUS$0.0265 per share (see Note 3), for total purchase consideration to be paid by the Company of AUS$88,712,000 ($70,401,000), or AUS$1.8035 per share. For the takeover offer, the Company used AUS$2,516,000 ($1,997,000) borrowed under its North America senior secured revolving credit facility (see Note 5) and received financing totaling $80,000,000 from Bison Capital Equity Partners V, L.P. and its affiliates (“Bison Capital”), of which $10,000,000 was used for the repayment of the term loan due to Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (“Credit Suisse”) (See Note 5). At September 8, 2017, the closing of the takeover bid offer period, the Company received valid acceptances for approximately 48.1 million shares, which in combination with the 51.2 million RWH shares previously owned by the Company represented approximately 99% of the total shares outstanding. The Company deposited in escrow the entire amount of the purchase consideration required to acquire all 49.2 million of the RWH shares owned by the noncontrolling interest shareholders, with owners of the 48.1 million shares accepting the takeover bid offer paid on or before September 29, 2017, and the remaining 1.1 million shares paid on or around October 31, 2017.

The accounting for the purchase consideration and total transaction-related costs of $70,402,000 and $2,299,000 (net of income tax effect of $550,000), respectively, as well as the adjustment to the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassification of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf to the Company’s equity accounts, have been recorded as equity transactions in FY 2018.

FY 2018 Acquisitions

On September 1, 2017, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container businesses of Advantage Storage Trailer, LLC and Big Star Container, LLC (collectively “Advantage”) for approximately $1,576,000, which included a general indemnity holdback of $155,000. Advantage is located in Austin and San Antonio, Texas.

On December 1, 2017, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and mobile office business of Gauthier Homes, Inc. (“Gauthier”) for approximately $10,371,000, which included a general indemnity holdback of $457,000. Gauthier is located in Carencro (Lafayette) and Houma, Louisiana.

On January 26, 2018, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and storage trailer business of Lucky’s Lease, Inc. (“Lucky’s”) for approximately $3,369,000, which included a general indemnity and other holdbacks of $307,000. Lucky’s is located in South Royalton, Vermont.

On April 6, 2018, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and storage trailer business of Acorn Storage Trailers, Inc. (“Acorn”) for approximately $812,000, which included a general indemnity and other holdbacks of $125,000. Acorn is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

 

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The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2018 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):

 

    Advantage
September 1, 2017
    Gauthier
December 1, 2017
    Lucky’s Lease
January 26, 2018
    Acorn
April 6, 2018
    Total  

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

         

Trade and other receivables

  $ —       $ 390     $ —       $ —       $ 390  

Inventories

    234       444       203       85       966  

Property, plant and equipment

    55       339       135       32       561  

Lease fleet

    558       4,216       1,092       341       6,207  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

    (25     (237     (36     (14     (312
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

    822       5,152       1,394       444       7,812  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired:

         

Non-compete agreement

    56       143       44       130       373  

Customer lists/relationships

    97       1,085       676       8       1,866  

Other

    —         250       —         —         250  

Goodwill

    601       3,741       1,255       230       5,827  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total intangible assets acquired

    754       5,219       1,975       368       8,316  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total purchase consideration

  $ 1,576     $ 10,371     $ 3,369     $ 812     $ 16,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The FY 2018 operating results prior to and since the respective date of acquisition were not considered significant.

FY 2019 Acquisitions

On July 2, 2018, the Company, through Royal Wolf, purchased the container business of Spacewise (N.Z.) Limited (“Spacewise NZ”), for approximately $7,337,000 (NZ$10,901,000) which included holdback and other adjustment amounts totaling approximately $615,000 (NZ$914,000). Spacewise operates from eight major locations in New Zealand.

On August 9, 2018, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and trailer business of Delmarva Trailer Sales and Rentals, Inc. (“Delmarva”) for approximately $358,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $50,000. Delmarva is located in Elkridge (Baltimore/D.C. area), Maryland.

On September 21, 2018, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and trailer business of Instant Storage and Instant Storage of Florida, Inc. (“Instant Storage”) for approximately $4,568,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $464,000. Instant Storage is located in Bakersfield, California and Opa-Locka (Miami area), Florida.

On October 5, 2018, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and trailer business of Tilton Trailer Rental Corp. (“Tilton”) for approximately $5,431,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $505,000. Tilton is located in Tilton, New Hampshire.

On March 27, 2019, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and trailer business of BBS Leasing, LLP (“BBS Leasing”) for approximately $1,117,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $100,000. BBS Leasing is located in Fort Worth, Texas.

 

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On May 7, 2019, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the container and trailer business of Pier Mobile Storage, Inc. (“Pier Mobile”) for approximately $1,694,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $173,000. Pier Mobile operates from three locations in Kentucky.

The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2019 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):

 

    Spacewise NZ
July 2,
2018
    Delmarva
August 9,
2018
    Instant
Storage

September 21,
2018
    Tilton
October 5,
2018
    BBS Leasing
March 27,
2019
    Pier
Mobile

May 7,
2019
    Total  

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

             

Trade and other receivables

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —    

Inventories

    995       157       555       318       355       682       3,062  

Property, plant and equipment

    79       38       465       329             195       1,106  

Lease fleet

    6,834       893       3,013       2,775       234       504       14,253  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

    (5     (112     (289     (260     (35     (30     (731

Deferred income taxes

    (225     —         —         —         —         —         (225
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

    7,678       976       3,744       3,162       554       1,351       17,465  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired:

             

Non-compete agreement

    67       7       44       42       15       15       190  

Customer lists/relationships

    734       —         369       576       254       171       2,104  

Other

    —         —         (306     —         —         —         (306

Goodwill

    —         —         717       1,651       294       157       2,819  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total intangible assets acquired

    801       7       824       2,269       563       343       4,807  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net tangible and intangible assets acquired

  $ 8,479     $ 983     $ 4,568     $ 5,431     $ 1,117     $ 1,694     $ 22,272  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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FY 2020 Acquisition

On February 28, 2020, the Company, through Pac-Van, purchased the storage container and storage trailer business of Mar-Rube Trailer Rental (“Mar-Rube”) for approximately $2,502,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $263,000. Mar-Rube is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The allocation to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):

 

     Mar-Rube
February 28, 2020
 

Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

  

Inventories

   $ 145  

Property, plant and equipment

     43  

Lease fleet

     753  

Unearned revenue and advance payments

     (96
  

 

 

 

Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed

     845  

Fair value of intangible assets acquired:

  

Non-compete agreement

     23  

Customer lists/relationships

     977  

Goodwill

     657  
  

 

 

 

Total intangible assets acquired

     1,657  
  

 

 

 

Total purchase consideration

   $ 2,502  
  

 

 

 

The FY 2020 operating results prior to and since the respective date of acquisition were not considered significant.

The estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the purchase prices of Spacewise NZ and Delmarva resulting in estimated bargain purchase gains of $1,142,000 and $625,000, respectively, in FY 2019. These gains have been recorded as non-operating income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected corporate synergies, the assembled workforce and other factors. The goodwill recognized in the FY 2018 acquisitions, the FY 2019 acquisitions of Instant Storage, Tilton, BBS Leasing and Pier Mobile, and the FY 2020 acquisition of Mar-Rube are all deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.

The Company incurred approximately $163,000 during FY 2018, $399,000 during FY 2019 and $562,000 during FY 2020 of incremental transaction costs associated with acquisition-related activity that were expensed as incurred and are included in selling and general expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Note 5. Senior and Other Debt

Asia-Pacific Leasing Senior Credit Facility

The Company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific area had an AUS$150,000,000 secured senior credit facility, as amended, under a common terms deed arrangement with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) (the “ANZ/CBA Credit Facility”). On

 

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October 26, 2017, RWH (subsequently replaced by GFNAPH) and its subsidiaries and a syndicate led by Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) entered into a Syndicated Facility Agreement (the “Syndicated Facility Agreement”). Pursuant to the Syndicated Facility Agreement, the parties entered into a senior secured credit facility and repaid the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility on November 3, 2017. The senior secured credit facility, as amended (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”), consists of a $29,574,200 (AUS$43,000,000) Facility A that will amortize semi-annually; a $80,125,300 (AUS$116,500,000) Facility B that has no scheduled amortization; a $13,755,400 (AUS$20,000,000) revolving Facility C that is used for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; and a $25,791,400 (AUS$37,500,000) revolving Term Loan Facility D. Borrowings bear interest at the three-month bank bill swap interest rate in Australia (“BBSY”), plus a margin of 4.25% to 5.50% per annum, as determined by net leverage, as defined. In addition, financing fees totaling $1,974,900 (AUS$2,871,400) are payable quarterly in advance through maturity. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Royal Wolf and by the pledge of all the capital stock of GFNAPH and its subsidiaries and matures on November 2, 2023. However, an exit fee of $723,300 (AUS$1,051,600) is due on November 3, 2020 from the original November 3, 2017 financing. Prepayment penalties equal to 1.0% of any amount prepaid under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility will expire on March 22, 2021, with no prepayment penalty due after March 22, 2021.

The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain financial and other customary covenants, including, among other things, compliance with specified net leverage and debt requirement or fixed charge ratios based on earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other non-operating costs and income (“EBITDA”), as defined. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility Agreement also requires Royal Wolf to prepay amounts borrowed by a percentage of excess cash flow, as defined, as of the end of each fiscal year, depending on the net leverage ratio as of such date.

At June 30, 2020, borrowings under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility totaled $123,955,000 (AUS$180,227,000), net of deferred financing costs of $269,000 (AUS$391,000), and availability, including cash at the bank, totaled $28,387,000 (AUS$41,274,000).

The above amounts were translated based upon the exchange rate of one Australian dollar to 0.687771 U.S. dollar and one New Zealand dollar to 0.642807 U.S. dollar at June 30, 2020.

Bison Capital Notes

General

On September 19, 2017, Bison Capital Equity Partners V, L.P and its affiliates (“Bison Capital”), GFN, GFN U.S., GFNAPH and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPF”), entered into that certain Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 19, 2017 (the “Amended Securities Purchase Agreement”). On September 25, 2017, pursuant to the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement, GFNAPH and GFNAPF issued and sold to Bison an 11.9% secured senior convertible promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $26,000,000 (the “Original Convertible Note”) and an 11.9% secured senior promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $54,000,000 (the “Senior Term Note” and collectively with the Original Convertible Note, the “Bison Capital Notes”). Net proceeds from the sale of the Bison Capital Notes were used to repay in full all principal, interest and other amounts due under the term loan to Credit Suisse, to acquire the 49,188,526 publicly-traded shares of RWH not owned by the Company and to pay all related fees and expenses.

The Bison Capital Notes had a maturity of five years and bore interest from the date of issuance, payable quarterly in arrears beginning on January 2, 2018. The Bison Capital Notes may have been prepaid at 102% of the original principal amount, plus accrued interest, after the first anniversary and prior to the second anniversary

 

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of issuance, at 101% of the original principal amount, plus accrued interest, after the second anniversary and prior to the third anniversary of issuance and with no prepayment premium after the third anniversary of issuance. The Company may have elected to defer interest under the Bison Capital Notes until the second anniversary of issuance. Interest on the Bison Capital Notes were payable in Australian dollars, but the principal was to be repaid in U.S. dollars. The Bison Capital Notes were secured by a first priority security interest over all of the assets of GFN U.S., GFNAPH and GFNAPF, by the pledge by GFN U.S. of the capital stock of GFNAPH and GFNAPF and by of all of the capital stock of RWH. The Bison Capital Notes were subject to all terms, conditions and covenants set forth in the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement. The Amended Securities Purchase Agreement contained certain financial and other customary and restrictive covenants, including, among other things, a minimum EBITDA requirement to equal or exceed AUS$30,000,000 per trailing 12-month period. In addition, the Bison Capital Notes must have been repaid upon a change of control, as defined. GFNAPF was dissolved in September 2018.

By Letter of Instruction dated September 25, 2017, Bison Capital instructed GFN to transfer the interests in the Original Convertible Note and to issue four new secured senior convertible notes: a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by Teachers Insurance and Association of America (the “TIAA Convertible Note”), a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by General Electric Pension Trust (the “GEPT Convertible Note) and two secured senior convertible notes totaling $10,500,000 held by Bison Capital (the “Bison Convertible Notes” ). Collectively, these four new secured senior convertible notes are referred to as the “Convertible Notes.”

On March 25, 2019, the Senior Term Note was repaid in full by proceeds totaling $63,311,000 (AUS$89,804,000) borrowed under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, which included interest the Company elected to defer and a prepayment fee of two percent.

Convertible Notes

At any time prior to maturity, the holders may have converted unpaid principal and interest under the Convertible Notes into shares of GFN common stock based upon a price of $8.50 per share (3,058,824 shares based on the original $26,000,000 principal amount), subject to adjustment as described in the Convertible Notes. If GFN common stock traded above 150% of the conversion price over 30 consecutive trading days and the aggregate dollar value of all GFN common stock traded on NASDAQ exceeded $600,000 over the last 20 consecutive days of the same 30-day period, GFN may have forced the holders to convert all or a portion of the Convertible Notes. Such a conversion threshold occurred on September 5, 2018, and on September 6, 2018 the Company elected to force the conversion and delivered a notice to the holders requiring the conversion of the Convertible Notes into a total of 3,058,824 shares of the Company’s common stock effective September 10, 2018. The Convertible Notes included a provision which required GFNAPH to pay the holders, via the payment of principal, interest and the realized value of GFN common stock received after conversion of the Convertible Notes, a minimum return of 1.75 times the original principal amount. In the event that the holders of the Convertible Notes receive aggregate proceeds in excess of $48,900,000 from the sale of GFN common stock received after the conversion of the Convertible Notes, then 50% of the interest actually paid to the holders (such amount, the “Price Increase”) shall be repaid by the holders of the Convertible Notes by either (i) paying such Price Increase to GFNAPH in the form of cash, (ii) returning to GFN shares of GFN Common Stock with a value equal to the Price Increase or (iii) any combination of (i) or (ii) above that if the aggregate equals the Price Increase. The value of the GFN common stock for purposes of the return of shares to GFN shall be deemed to be the average price per share of GFN common stock realized by the holders in the sale of such shares. The holders of the Convertible Notes may satisfy such obligations by returning to GFN shares of GFN common stock with an aggregate value equivalent to the Price Increase. Although the conversion feature of this minimum return provision was included in the conversion rights derivative discussed below, as a result of the forced conversion,

 

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this embedded derivative with a fair value of $8,918,000 at September 10, 2018 remains bifurcated and separately accounted for on a standalone basis. The Company determined the fair value using a valuation model and market prices and will reassess its value at each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

In June 2020, General Electric Pension Trust (‘GEPT”) elected to sell the 911,765 shares of GFN common stock they own from the conversion of the GEPT Convertible Note. At a meeting on June 18, 2020, the GFN Board of Directors approved GFN buying GEPT’s shares (versus an open market sale by GEPT), as well as entering into an agreement with GEPT to satisfy their remaining minimum return liability in two equal payments, the first one due October 1, 2020 and the second one on January 1, 2021, as well as approving that the bifurcated minimum return derivative liability will be assumed by GFN U.S. effective June 30, 2020. The shares were purchased by the Company at a closing market price on June 22, 2020 of $6.40, resulting in realized gross proceeds to GEPT of $5,835,000, and leaving a remaining minimum return liability of $6,843,000. The GFN shares purchased from GEPT, plus commission of $10,000, was recorded as treasury stock and the minimum return liability due GEPT is included in trade payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The entire bifurcated minimum return derivative liability was revalued at June 22, 2020, and the difference of $436,000 between this valuation and the previous valuation at March 31, 2020 was recognized as a loss in the consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of FY 2020. In addition, the difference of $1,081,000 between the remaining minimum return liability of $6,843,000 due GEPT and its value at June 22, 2020 prior to its assumption by GFN was recognized as a gain in the consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of FY 2020. At June 30, 2020, the fair value of the bifurcated minimum return derivative liability for the remaining 2,147,059 shares remaining from the conversion of the TIAA Convertible Note and Bison Convertible Notes was $18,325,000.

The Company evaluated the Convertible Notes at issuance and determined that certain conversion rights were an embedded derivative that required bifurcation because they were not deemed to be clearly and closely related to the Convertible Notes, met the definition of a derivative and none of the exceptions applied. As a result, the Company separately accounted for these conversion rights as a standalone derivative. As of the date of issuance on September 25, 2017, the fair value of this bifurcated derivative was determined to be $1,864,000, resulting in a principal balance of $24,136,000 for the Convertible Notes. The Company determined the fair value of the bifurcated derivative using a valuation model and market prices and reassessed its fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 10, 2018, prior to conversion, the fair value of this bifurcated derivative was $29,288,000, of which $20,370,000 was extinguished upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. The value of the shares received was recorded as a benefit to equity of $44,506,000 in FY 2019.

North America Senior Credit Facility

At March 31, 2020, the North America leasing (Pac-Van and Lone Star) and manufacturing operations (Southern Frac) had a combined $285,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, as amended, with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that also includes East West Bank, CIT Bank, N.A., the CIBC Bank USA, KeyBank, National Association, Bank Hapoalim, B.M., Associated Bank and Bank of the West (the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). In addition, the Wells Fargo Credit Facility provides an accordion feature that may be exercised by the syndicate, subject to the terms in the credit agreement, to increase the maximum amount that may be borrowed by an additional $25,000,000. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility matures on March 24, 2022, assuming the Company’s publicly-traded senior notes due July 31, 2021(see below) are extended at least 90 days past this scheduled maturity date; otherwise the Wells Fargo Credit Facility would mature on March 24, 2021. Prior to the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, the Company,

 

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among other things, approved and implemented a plan for a private placement senior notes offering that could, if market conditions dictate, revert to a public offering. The Company has obtained indications of interest and is in the process of evaluating these and other alternatives. Management of the Company believes that it is probable that this plan, or a combination of this and other contemplated actions, would occur to satisfy the Senior Notes prior to March 24, 2021. There was also a separate loan agreement with Great American Capital Partners (“GACP”), where GACP provided a First-In, Last-Out Term Loan (“FILO Term Loan”) within the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in the amount of $20,000,000 that had the same maturity date and commenced principal amortization on October 1, 2018 at $500,000 per quarter. On December 24, 2018, the FILO Term Loan, with a principal balance of $19,500,000, including accrued interest and prepayment fee of one percent, was repaid in full through borrowings from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility and all terms and provisions relating to the FILO Term Loan were terminated within the credit agreement.

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the rental fleet, inventory and other assets of the Company’s North American leasing and manufacturing operations. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility effectively not only finances the North American operations, but also the funding requirements for the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3) and the publicly-traded unsecured senior notes. The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; and (b) $6,300,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.

Borrowings under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility accrue interest, at the Company’s option, either at the base rate, plus 0.5% and a range of 1.00% to 1.50%, or the LIBOR rate and a range of 2.50% to 3.00%. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility also specifies the future conditions under which the current LIBOR-based interest rate could be replaced in the future with an alternate benchmark interest rate. There is an unused commitment fee of 0.250% - 0.375%, based on the average revolver usage. The FILO Term Loan that was within the Wells Fargo Credit Facility bore interest at 11.00% above the LIBOR rate, with a LIBOR rate floor of 1.00%.

The Wells Fargo Credit Facility contains, among other things, certain financial covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratios, and other covenants, representations, warranties, indemnification provisions, and events of default that are customary for senior secured credit facilities; including a covenant that would require repayment upon a change in control, as defined.

At June 30, 2020, borrowings and availability under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility totaled $171,083,000 and $101,728,000, respectively.

Credit Suisse Term Loan

On March 31, 2014, the Company entered into a $25,000,000 facility agreement, as amended, with Credit Suisse (“Credit Suisse Term Loan”) as part of the financing for the acquisition of Lone Star and, on April 3, 2014, the Company borrowed the $25,000,000 available to it. The Credit Suisse Term Loan provided that the amount borrowed would bear interest at LIBOR plus 7.50% per year, would be payable quarterly and that all principal and interest would mature on July 1, 2018. In addition, the Credit Suisse Term Loan was secured by a

 

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first ranking pledge over substantially all shares of RWH owned by GFN U.S., required a certain coverage maintenance ratio in U.S. dollars based on the value of the RWH shares and, among other things, that an amount equal to six-months interest be deposited in an interest reserve account pledged to secure repayment of all amounts borrowed. The Company had repaid, prior to maturity, $15,000,000 of the outstanding borrowings of the Credit Suisse Term Loan and, as of June 30, 2017, $9,920,000 remained outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $80,000. On September 25, 2017, in connection with the acquisition of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf (see Note 4), the Credit Suisse Term Loan was fully repaid.

Senior Notes

On June 18, 2014, the Company completed the sale of unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a public offering for an aggregate principal amount of $72,000,000. On April 24, 2017, the Company completed the sale of a “tack-on” offering of its publicly-traded Senior Notes for an aggregate principal amount of $5,390,000 that was priced at $24.95 per denomination. Net proceeds were $5,190,947, after deducting an aggregate original issue discount (“OID”) of $10,780 and underwriting discount of $188,273. In both offerings, the Company used at least 80% of the gross proceeds to reduce indebtedness at Pac-Van and Lone Star under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends by Pac-Van and Lone Star to GFN to fund the interest requirements of the Senior Notes. For the ‘tack-on” offering, this amounted to $4,303,376 of the net proceeds. The Company has total outstanding publicly-traded Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $77,390,000 ($76,184,000 and $76,763,000, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,206,000 and $627,000, at June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively).

The Senior Notes were issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof and pursuant to the first supplemental indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of June 18, 2014 by and between the Company and Wells Fargo, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The First Supplemental Indenture supplements the indenture entered into by and between the Company and the Trustee dated as of June 18, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”). The Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.125% per annum, mature on July 31, 2021 and are not subject to any sinking fund. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014. The Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated debt. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries and are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.

On October 31, 2018, the Company successfully completed a consent solicitation to amend the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture to permit the Company to incur additional indebtedness from time to time, including pursuant to its existing Wells Fargo Credit Facility and existing master finance/capital lease (the classification of such leases changed upon adoption of a new accounting standard, as discussed in Note 2) agreement, or such new finance/capital lease obligations as the Company may enter into from time to time. The consent of at least a majority in the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Senior Notes as of the record date (as defined in the consent solicitation statement dated October 16, 2018) was required to approve the proposed amendments and the Company received consents from approximately 63.3% of the holders of the Senior Notes. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the consent solicitation statement, the Company made cash payments totaling $195,820, or $0.10 per $25 of Senior Notes held by each holder as of the record date who had validly delivered consent. As a result of the successful consent solicitation, the Company and the Trustee entered into the second supplemental indenture dated October 31, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).

 

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The Company had an option, prior to July 31, 2017, to redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part upon the payment of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus any additional amount required by the Indenture. In addition, the Company may have redeemed up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes before July 31, 2017 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If the Company sells certain of its assets or experiences specific kinds of changes in control, as defined, it must offer to redeem the Senior Notes. The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, on or after July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part. The Senior Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price initially equal to 106.094% (102.031% at June 30, 2020) of the principal amount of the Senior Notes (and which declines each year on July 31 and at July 31, 2020 it will be 100.00%) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Senior Notes. The Company has not redeemed any of its Senior Notes.

The Indenture contains covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to make certain payments, to pay dividends and to incur additional indebtedness if the incurrence of such indebtedness would cause the company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the Indenture, to be below 2.0 to 1.0. The Senior Notes are listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNSL.”

Other

At June 30, 2020, equipment financing (finance lease liabilities – see Note 10) and other debt totaled $7,997,000.

The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under all its credit facilities as of June 30, 2020.

The weighted-average interest rate in the Asia-Pacific area was 10.1%, 10.0% and 7.6% in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; which does not include the effect of translation, derivative valuation, amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion. The weighted-average interest rate in North America was 6.2%, 6.6% and 5.5% in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, which does not include the effect of the amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion.

Senior and other debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2019      2020  

Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, net

   $ 134,414      $ 123,955  

Wells Fargo Credit Facility

     193,587        171,083  

Senior Notes, net

     76,184        76,763  

Equipment Financing and Other

     6,956        7,997  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
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Scheduled Maturities on Senior and Other Debt

The scheduled maturities for the senior credit facilities senior subordinated notes and other debt at June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

      

2021

   $ 10,504  

2022

     254,602  (a) 

2023

     6,551  

2024

     108,441  

2025

     512  

Thereafter

     84  
  

 

 

 
     380,694  

Less – deferred financing costs

     (896
  

 

 

 
   $ 379,798  
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

Wells Fargo Credit Facility is reflected as maturing on March 24, 2022.

Note 6. Financial Instruments

Fair Value Measurements

FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:

Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2 - Observable inputs, other than Level 1 inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and

Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

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The Company’s derivative instruments are not traded on a market exchange; therefore, the fair values are determined using valuation models that include assumptions about yield curve at the reporting dates as well as counter-party credit risk. The assumptions are generally derived from market-observable data. The Company has consistently applied these calculation techniques to all periods presented, which are considered Level 2. Derivative instruments measured at fair value and their classification in the consolidated balances sheets and statements of operations are as follows (in thousands):

 

Derivative – Fair Value (Level 2)

 

Type of Derivative Contract

  

Balance Sheet Classification

   June 30, 2019      June 30, 2020  

Swap Contracts

   Trade payables and accrued liabilities    $ 2,223      $ 3,456  

Forward-Exchange Contracts

   Trade and other receivables      2        —    
   Trade payables and accrued liabilities      18        258  

Bifurcated Derivatives

   Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note      19,782        18,325  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Type of Derivative Contract

  

Statement of Operations Classification

   FY 2018      FY 2019      FY 2020  

Swap Contracts

   Unrealized gain included in interest expense    $ 12      $ —        $ —    

Forward-Exchange Contracts

   Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss)      697        (311      (213

Bifurcated Derivatives

   Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note      (13,719      (24,570      (5,386
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest Rate Swap Contracts

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its senior and other debt obligations. The Company’s policy is to manage its interest expense by using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.

To manage its exposure to variable interest rates in a cost-efficient manner, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps and interest rate options, in which the Company agreed to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. These swaps and options were designated to hedge changes in the interest rate of a portion of the outstanding borrowings in the Asia-Pacific area. In FY 2017, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges. The Company expected these derivatives to remain effective during their remaining terms, but recorded any changes in the portion of the hedges considered ineffective in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. In FY 2017 and FY 2018, unrealized gains of $1,073,000 and $12,000, respectively, were recorded in interest expense. In FY 2018, these two interest rate swap contracts were closed, with the Company incurring break costs of $148,000. In January 2018, the Company entered into another interest rate swap contract that was also designated as a cash flow hedge. The Company expects this derivative to remain highly effective during its term; however, any changes in the portion of the hedge considered ineffective would also be recorded in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. In April 2019, this interest swap contract was amended and extended. There was no ineffective portion recorded in FY 2019 and FY 2020.

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the reporting dates (Level 2 fair value measurement). As of June 30, 2019 and 2020, the open interest rate swap contracts were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     June 30,     June 30,  
     2019     2020  

Notional amounts

   $ 70,287     $ 68,777  

Fixed/Strike Rates

     7.42     7.17

Floating Rates

     6.70     5.35

Fair Value of Combined Contracts

   $ (2,233   $ (3,456
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Foreign Currency Risk

The Company has transactional currency exposures. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases in currencies other than the functional currency. The currency giving rise to this risk is primarily U.S. dollars. Royal Wolf has a bank account denominated in U.S. dollars into which a small number of customers pay their debts. This is a natural hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate. The funds are then used to pay suppliers, avoiding the need to convert to Australian dollars. Royal Wolf uses forward currency and participating forward contracts to eliminate the currency exposures on the majority of its transactions denominated in foreign currencies, either by transaction if the amount is significant, or on a general cash flow hedge basis. The forward currency and participating forward contracts are always in the same currency as the hedged item. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as foreign currency hedges are highly effective. However documentation of such as required by ASC Topic 815 does not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges are reported in the statement of operations in the period in which fair values change. As of June 30, 2019, there were 21 open forward exchange that mature between July 2019 and October 2019; and, as of June 30, 2020, there 13 open forward exchange contracts that mature between July 2020 and October 2020, as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     June 30,      June 30,  
     2019      2020  

Notional amounts

   $ 9,305      $ 3,087  

Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD)

     0.67313 - 0.72039        0.56516 - 0.68863  

Fair Value of Combined Contracts

   $ (16    $ (258
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

In FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $(6,138,00) and $(451,000), $5,163,000 and $(10,159,000) and $(709,000) and $1,224,000, respectively.

Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments

The fair value of the Company’s borrowings under the Senior Notes was determined based on a Level 1 input and for borrowings under its senior credit facilities determined based on Level 3 inputs; including a comparison to a group of comparable industry debt issuances (“Industry Comparable Debt Issuances”) and a study of credit (“Credit Spread Analysis”). Under the Industry Comparable Debt Issuance method, the Company compared the debt facilities to several industry comparable debt issuances. This method consisted of an analysis of the offering yields compared to the current yields on publicly traded debt securities. Under the Credit Spread Analysis, the Company first examined the implied credit spreads, which are based on data published by the United States Federal Reserve. Based on this analysis the Company was able to assess the credit market. The fair value of the Company’s senior credit facilities as of June 30, 2019 and 2020 was determined to be approximately

 

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$402,245,000 (carrying value of $406,499,000, gross of deferred financing costs of $2,314,000) and $366,554,000 (carrying value of $372,697,000, gross of deferred financing costs of $896,000), respectively. The Company also determined that the fair value of its other debt of $6,956,000 and $7,997,000 at June 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, approximated or would not vary significantly from their carrying values.

Under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, the carrying value of the Company’s other financial instruments (consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities) approximate fair value.

Credit Risk and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

Financial instruments potentially exposing the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of receivables. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables are limited due to the large number of customers spread over a large geographic area in many industry sectors and no single customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues or trade receivables during and at the periods presented. However, in our North American leasing operations a significant portion of the business activity are with companies in the construction and energy (oil and gas and mining) industries. Revenues from the construction industry totaled $44,769,000 during FY 2018. Revenues and receivables from the construction industry totaled $55,978,000 and $8,142,000 during FY 2019 and at June 30, 2019, respectively; and $61,937,000 and $6,186,000 during FY 2020 and at June 30, 2020, respectively. Revenues of $49,322,000, $58,660,000 and $35,452,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; and receivables of $13,967,000 and $4,825,000 at June 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, were from the energy industry.

The Company’s receivables related to sales of lease inventories and fleet are generally secured by the equipment sold to the customer. The Company’s receivables related to leasing operations are primarily amounts generated from both off-site and on-site customers. The Company has the right to repossess lease equipment for nonpayment. It is the Company’s policy that all customers who wish to purchase or lease containers on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures and the Company will agree to terms with customers believed to be creditworthy. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis with the result that the Company’s exposure to bad debts is not typically significant. Net allowance for doubtful accounts provided and uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries and other, was $1,850,000 and $2,570,000, $1,559,000 and $1,702,000 and $2,614,000 and $2,102,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. The translation gain (loss) to the allowance for doubtful accounts for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 was $20,000, $(54,000) and $(30,000), respectively.

With respect to credit risk arising from the other significant financial assets of the Company, which comprise cash and cash equivalents, available-for-sale financial assets and certain derivative instruments, the Company’s exposure to credit risk arises from default of the counter party, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. As the counter party for derivative instruments is typically a bank, the Company has assessed this as a low risk.

Note 7. Income Taxes

Income (loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     FY 2018      FY 2019      FY 2020  

North America

   $ 11,739      $ 29,205      $ 12,181  

Asia-Pacific

     (21,525      (30,851      2,468  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (9,786    $ (1,646    $ 14,649  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

     FY 2018      FY 2019      FY 2020  

Current:

        

U.S. Federal

   $ —        $ —        $ (150

State

     481        504        755  

Foreign

     1,925        1,574        1,092  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,406        2,078        1,697  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred:

        

U.S. Federal

     (1,323      5,026        3,154  

State

     844        1,397        641  

Foreign

     (2,606      (2,681      1,203  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (3,085      3,742        4,998  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ (679    $ 5,820      $ 6,695  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2019      2020  

Deferred tax assets:

     

Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards

   $ 16,928      $ 24,510  

Accrued compensation and other benefits

     3,029        2,988  

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     1,279        1,365  

Deferred revenue and expenses

     3,892        4,784  

Operating lease assets

     —          20,820  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax assets

     25,128        54,467  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deferred tax liabilities:

     

Accelerated tax depreciation and amortization

     (63,310      (76,415

Operating lease liabilities

     —          (20,498
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total deferred tax liabilities

     (63,310      (96,913
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Valuation allowance

     (529      (1,262
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax liabilities

   $ (38,711    $ (43,708
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2020, the Company had a U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward of $103,766,000, which expires if unused during fiscal years ending June 30, 2030 – 2038, and state net operating loss carryforwards of $31,838,000, which will begin expiring in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021. As a result of transactions of its publicly-held common stock, it is possible to have a change in ownership for federal income tax purposes, which can limit the amount of net operating loss currently available as a deduction. The Company has determined that, as of June 30, 2020, there was not a significant limitation from any such ownership changes. As a result of the stock ownership change in the Pac-Van acquisition in October 2008, there was a limitation on the net operating loss carryforward for the period preceding the ownership change. However, this net operating loss carryforward is fully available and fully utilized in the current year.

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consolidated financial statements, which is based on the award value on the date of grant. The difference between the value of the award upon grant and the value of the award when ultimately realized creates either additional tax benefits or a tax shortfall. Effective July 1, 2017, the difference between the deductible compensation related to share-based awards based on the value of the award when realized and the compensation expense recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on the award value on the date of grant is recognized upon realization as an additional tax expense or benefit in the consolidated statements of operations.

Management evaluates the ability to realize its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and adjusts the amount of its valuation allowance if necessary. As of June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $529,000 and $1,262,000, respectively, for foreign tax credit carryforwards and state net operating loss carryforwards that it believes will not be realized.

A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:

 

     FY 2018     FY 2019     FY 2020  

Federal statutory rate

     28.0     21.0     21.0

Change in valuation of bifurcated derivative in Convertible Note

     (42.7     (521.3     12.8  

State and Asia-Pacific taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit

     6.0       117.2       7.8  

Adjustment of net deferred tax liability for enacted tax rate change by the Act

     18.8       21.2       —    

Adjustment for previously unrecognized net tax deficiency related to equity compensation activity prior to July 1, 2017

     (1.1     —         —    

Net tax benefit related to equity compensation activity

     0.4       15.4       (0.5

GILTI tax adjustment

     —         —         4.6  

Tax credit adjustment

     —         —         (3.3

Valuation allowance

     (3.4     (12.1     5.0  

Other

     0.9       5.0       (1.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate

     6.9     (353.6 %)      45.7
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 8. Related-Party Transactions

Effective January 31, 2008, the Company entered into a lease with an affiliate of the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer (now Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors) for its corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California. The rent is $7,393 per month, effective March 1, 2009, plus allocated charges for common area maintenance, real property taxes and insurance, for approximately 3,000 square feet of office space. The term of the lease is five years, with two five-year renewal options, and the rent is adjusted yearly based on the consumer price index. On October 11, 2012, the Company exercised the first option to renew the lease for an additional five-year term commencing February 1, 2013 and, on August 7, 2017, it exercised its second option for an additional five-year term commencing on February 1, 2018. Rental payments were $112,000 in FY 2018, $111,000 in FY 2019 and $112,000 in FY 2020.

The premises of Pac-Van’s Las Vegas branch are owned by and were leased from the then acting branch manager through December 31, 2016. From January 1, 2017 through May 12, 2017, the use of the premises was rented on a month-to-month basis. Effective May 12, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement through December 31, 2020 for rental of $10,876 per month and the right to extend the term of the lease for three

 

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two-year options, with the monthly rental increasing at each option period from $11,420 to $12,590 per month. Rental payments on these premises totaled $131,000 in FY 2018, $176,000 in FY 2019 and $156,000 in FY 2020. FY 2019 includes an estimated property tax catch-up of $29,000 paid directly to the landlord.

Note 9. Equity Plans

On September 11, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting on December 4, 2014 and amended and restated by the stockholders at the annual meeting on December 3, 2015. The 2014 Plan is an “omnibus” incentive plan permitting a variety of equity programs designed to provide flexibility in implementing equity and cash awards, including incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock grants (“non-vested equity shares”), restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock, performance units and other stock-based awards. Participants in the 2014 Plan may be granted any one of the equity awards or any combination of them, as determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Upon the approval of the 2014 Plan by the stockholders, the Company suspended further grants under its previous equity plans, the General Finance Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) (collectively the “Predecessor Plans”), which had a total of 2,500,000 shares reserved for grant. Any stock options which are forfeited under the Predecessor Plans will become available for grant under the 2014 Plan, but the total number of shares available under the 2014 Plan will not exceed the 1,500,000 shares reserved for grant under the 2014 Plan, plus any options which were forfeited or are available for grant under the Predecessor Plans. If not sooner terminated by the Board of Directors, the 2014 Plan will expire on December 4, 2024, which is the tenth anniversary of the date it was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2006 Plan expired on June 30, 2016 and the 2009 Plan expired on December 10, 2019. On December 7, 2017, the stockholders approved an amendment unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company that increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2014 Plan by 1,000,000 shares, from 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, plus any options which were forfeited or are available for grant under the 2009 Plan. The Predecessor Plans and the 2014 Plan are referred to collectively as the “Stock Incentive Plan.”

All grants to-date consist of incentive and non-qualified stock options that vest over a period of up to five years (“time-based”), non-qualified stock options that vest over varying periods that are dependent on the attainment of certain defined EBITDA and other targets (“performance-based”), non-vested equity shares (“restricted stock”) and restricted stock units (“RSU”). At June 30, 2020, 394,663 shares remained available for grant.

On December 15, 2017 (the “December 2017 Grant”), the Company granted time-based options to an officer of GFN to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $6.25 per share. The options under the December 2017 Grant vest over 36 months from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options in the December 2017 Grant was $3.45, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.26%, an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 50.5% and no expected dividend.

On February 6, 2018 (the “February 2018 Grant”), the Company granted time-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase 81,280 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $7.15 per share. The options under the February 2018 Grant vest over 28.8 months from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2018 Grant was $4.00, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.66%, an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 50.5% and no expected dividend.

 

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In FY 2018, the weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted to officers and key employees was $3.60.

On February 12, 2019 (the “February 2019 Grant”), the Company granted 1,625 time-based and 1,624 performance-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase a total of 3,249 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $10.34 per share. The options under the February 2019 Grant vest over 36 months from the date of grant, with the vesting of the performance-based options subject to the attainment of the targets. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2019 Grant was $5.05, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.584%, an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 41.88% and no expected dividend.

On February 11, 2020 (the “February 2020 Grant”), the Company granted 1,723 time-based and 1,722 performance-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase a total of 3,445 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $9.49 per share. The options under the February 2020 Grant vest over 31—36 months from the date of grant, with the vesting of the performance-based options subject to the attainment of the targets. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2020 Grant was $4.49, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 1.515%, an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 42.68% and no expected dividend.

Since inception, the range of the fair value of the stock options granted (other than to non-employee consultants) and the assumptions used are as follows:

 

Fair value of stock options

   $0.81 - $6.35
  

 

Assumptions used:

  

Risk-free interest rate

   1.19% - 4.8%

Expected life (in years)

   7.5

Expected volatility

   26.5% - 84.6%

Expected dividends

   —  
  

 

At June 30, 2020, there were no significant outstanding stock options held by non-employee consultants that were not fully vested. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 follows:

 

     Number of
Options
(Shares)
     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2017

     2,061,057      $ 4.92     

Granted

     306,280        6.49     

Exercised

     (237,260      4.85     

Forfeited or expired

     (305,167      8.96     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Outstanding at June 30, 2018

     1,824,910      $ 4.52        5.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2018

     1,333,564      $ 4.01        4.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     Number of
Options
(Shares)
     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2018

     1,824,910      $ 4.52     

Granted

     3,249        10.34     

Exercised

     (142,963      6.01     

Forfeited or expired

     (9,000      6.50     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

     1,676,196      $ 4.39        5.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2019

     1,676,196      $ 4.39        5.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2019

     1,360,361      $ 4.03        4.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     Number of
Options
(Shares)
     Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
     Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 

Outstanding at June 30, 2019

     1,676,196      $ 4.39     

Granted

     3,445        9.49     

Exercised

     (79,500      1.63     

Forfeited or expired

     (600      1.28     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Outstanding at June 30, 2020

     1,599,541      $ 4.54        4.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2020

     1,599,541      $ 4.54        4.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable at June 30, 2020

     1,491,836      $ 4.39        4.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2020, outstanding time-based options and performance-based options totaled 1,058,095 and 541,446, respectively. Also at that date, the Company’s market price for its common stock was $6.71 per share, which was above the exercise prices of over 90% of the outstanding stock options, and the intrinsic value of the outstanding stock options at that date was $3,631,700. Share-based compensation of $9,489,000 related to stock options has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through June 30, 2020. At that date, there remains $139,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of less than one year.

A deduction is not allowed for U.S. income tax purposes with respect to non-qualified options granted in the United States until the stock options are exercised or, with respect to incentive stock options issued in the United States, unless the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of the underlying shares. The amount of any deduction will be the difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price at the date of exercise. Accordingly, there is a deferred tax asset recorded for the U.S. tax effect of the financial statement expense recorded related to stock option grants in the United States. Effective July 1, 2017, the tax effect of the U.S. income tax deduction in excess of the financial statement expense, if any, will be recorded as a benefit in the consolidated statement of operations.

 

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A summary of the Company’s restricted stock and RSU activity follows:

 

     Restricted Stock      RSU  
     Shares      Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
     Shares      Weighted-Average
Grant Date Fair
Value
 

Nonvested at June 30, 2017

     480,310      $ 4.54        —        $ —    

Granted

     125,885        9.69        211,763        7.15  

Vested

     (226,345      4.42        —          —    

Forfeited

     —          —          —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2018

     379,850        6.32        211,763        7.15  

Granted

     185,940        8.91        20,590        10.34  

Vested

     (236,373      5.63        (66,073      7.15  

Forfeited

     —          —          (27,093      7.15  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2019

     329,417        8.28        139,187        7.62  

Granted

     271,235        7.51        29,131        9.49  

Vested

     (191,553      7.76        (59,390      7.52  

Forfeited

     (1,000      10.34        —          —    
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Nonvested at June 30, 2020

     408,099      $ 8.00        108,928      $ 8.18  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share-based compensation of $6,001,000 and $1,466,000 related to restricted stock and RSU, respectively, has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through June 30, 2020. At that date, there remains $2,976,000 and $345,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of over approximately 0.43 year – 3.19 years and 1.20 - 2.61 years, respectively, for the restricted stock and RSU.

On January 2, 2018, the Company granted a total of 42,773 equity shares to an officer of GFN at a value equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $6.80 per share. The fair value of this equity share grant of $291,000 has been recognized as share-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity.

Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan

Royal Wolf established the Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTI Plan”) in conjunction with its initial public offering in May 2011. Under the LTI Plan, the RWH Board of Directors may have granted, at its discretion, options, performance rights and/or restricted shares of RWH capital stock to Royal Wolf employees and executive directors. Vesting terms and conditions were up to four years and, generally, were subject to performance criteria based primarily on enhancing shareholder returns using a number of key financial benchmarks, including EBITDA. In addition, unless the RWH Board determined otherwise, if an option, performance right or restricted share had not lapsed or been forfeited earlier, it would have terminated at the seventh anniversary from the date of grant. It was intended that up to one percent of RWH’s outstanding capital stock would be reserved for grant under the LTI Plan and a trust was established to hold RWH shares for this purpose. However, since the Company held more than 50% of the outstanding shares of RWH capital stock, RWH shares reserved for grant under the LTI Plan were purchased in the open market. The LTI Plan, among other provisions, did not permit the transfer, sale, mortgage or encumbering of options, performance rights and restricted shares without the prior approval of the RWH Board. In the event of a change of control, the RWH Board, at its discretion, would have determined whether, and how many, unvested options, performance rights and restricted shares would have vested. In addition, if, in the RWH Board’s opinion, a participant acted

 

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fraudulently or dishonestly or was in breach of his obligations to Royal Wolf, the RWH Board may have deemed any options, performance rights and restricted shares held by or reserved for the participant to have lapsed or been forfeited.

With the Company’s acquisition of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf (see Note 4), the LTI Plan was terminated in September 2017 and the RWH Board determined that 582,370 performance rights were deemed vested, resulting in payments totaling A$1,066,000 ($835,000) to participants. At the date of its termination, Royal Wolf had granted, net of forfeitures, 2,582,723 performance rights to key management personnel under the LTI Plan. Also, through the date of termination, 677,953 of the performance rights had been converted into RWH capital stock through purchases in the open market. In FY 2017 and FY 2018, share-based compensation of $(74,000) and $1,207,000, respectively, related to the LTI Plan had been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity. In addition, in FY 2018, $338,000 (A$458,000) was refunded back to Royal Wolf by the trust established to make the open market purchases of RWH shares reserved for grant under the LTI Plan. This refund was recorded as a benefit to equity.

Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies

Leases

In February 2016, the FASB issued new lease accounting guidance in ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). This new standard was initiated as a joint project with the International Accounting Standards Board to simplify lease accounting and improve the quality of and comparability of financial information for users. This accounting standard, as updated, eliminated the concept of off-balance sheet treatment for “operating leases” for lessees for the vast majority of lease contracts. Under ASU No. 2016-02, at inception, a lessee must classify all leases with a term of over one year as either finance or operating, with both classifications resulting in the recognition of a defined “right-of-use” asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet. However, recognition in the income statement will differ depending on the lease classification, with finance leases recognizing the amortization of the right-of-use asset separate from the interest on the lease liability and operating leases recognizing a single total lease expense. Lessor accounting under ASU No. 2016-02 is substantially unchanged from the previous lease requirements under U.S. GAAP.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02 effective July 1, 2019, utilizing a modified retrospective transition approach and using the effective date as the date of initial application. As a result, financial information was not updated and the disclosures required under the new accounting standard was not provided for dates and periods before July 1, 2019. The accounting standard included optional transitional practical expedients intended to simplify its adoption and the Company adopted the package of practical expedients, which allowed it to retain the historical lease classification determined under legacy U.S. GAAP, as well as relief from reviewing expired or existing contracts to determine if they contain leases. As of July 1, 2019, the right of use assets (operating lease assets) related to operating leases recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet was $70,797,000 and the related liabilities (operating lease liabilities) was $71,298,000. The difference between the right of use assets and related lease liabilities is predominantly deferred rent. The adoption of this accounting standard did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or cash flows.

Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities

We lease our corporate office, certain administrative offices, and certain branch locations through the United States, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. Additionally, we lease equipment to support our operations, including vehicles and office equipment. For operating leases with an initial term greater than twelve months, the Company recognizes a lease asset and liability at commencement date. The Company follows the short-term lease

 

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exception as an accounting policy; therefore, leases with an original term of 12 months or less are not recognized on the balance sheet. Lease assets are initially measured at cost, which includes the initial amount of the lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, less lease incentives received. The liability is initially and subsequently measured as the present value of the unpaid lease payments. The Company uses estimates and judgments in the determination of our lease liabilities. Key estimates and judgments include the following:

Lease Discount Rate – The Company is required to discount unpaid fixed lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the incremental borrowing rate, which would typically be the senior lending borrowing rate at the respective geographic venue of the operating lease.

Lease Term – The Company includes the non-cancellable period of the lease, plus any additional periods covered by an extension of the lease that are reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company expects to exercise options to extend many operating leases after considering the relevant economic factors.

Fixed Payments – Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability include fixed payments owed over the lease term, termination penalties if it is expected that a termination option will be exercised, the price to purchase the underlying asset if it is reasonably certain that the purchase option will be exercised and residual value guarantees, if applicable.

Future payments of operating lease liabilities at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

      

2021

   $ 11,628  

2022

     10,336  

2022

     9,121  

2024

     7,858  

2025

     6,750  

Thereafter

     57,190  
  

 

 

 

Total commitments

     102,883  

Less – effect of discounting

     (35,741
  

 

 

 
   $ 67,142  
  

 

 

 

Non-cancellable operating lease rentals at June 30, 2019 are payable as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

      

2020

   $ 11,655  

2021

     9,198  

2022

     6,585  

2023

     4,992  

2024

     3,103  

Thereafter

     9,091  
  

 

 

 
   $ 44,624  
  

 

 

 

Operating Lease Expense and Activity

Payments due under lease contracts include fixed payments plus, if applicable, variable payments. Fixed payments under leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, including any periods of

 

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free rent. Variable expenses associated with leases are recognized when they are incurred. For real estate leases, variable payments include such items as allocable property taxes, local sales and business taxes, and common area maintenance charges. Variable payments associated with equipment leases include such items as maintenance services provided by the lessor and local sales and business taxes. The Company has elected the accounting policy to not separate lease components and non-lease components. All expenses for operating leases are recognized within the costs and expenses in determining operating income.

Operating lease activity during the periods was as follows (in thousands):

 

     FY 2020  

Expense:

  

Short-term lease expense

   $ 3,660  

Fixed lease expense

     13,137  

Variable lease expense

     1,411  

Sublease income

     (4,678
  

 

 

 
   $ 13,530  
  

 

 

 

Cash paid and new or modified operating lease information:

  

Operating cash flows from operating leases

   $ 12,058  

Net operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities

     5,349  
  

 

 

 

The weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases at June 30, 2020 was 12.6 years and 6.3%, respectively. Rental expense on non-cancellable operating leases during FY 2018 and FY 2019 was $13,004,000 and $13,439,000, respectively.

Finance Leases

Specific criteria differentiate a finance lease from an operating lease, but generally leases under which substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased assets are assumed by the Company are classified as finance leases. At adoption of ASU No. 2016-02, all previously classified capital leases were classified as finance leases. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, finance lease assets are included in property, plant and equipment (see Note 2), while finance lease liabilities are included in senior and other debt (see Note 5). Finance leased assets as of June 30, 2019 and 2020, include gross costs of $10,804,000 and $8,650,000, and accumulated amortization of $5,655,000 and $2,871,000, resulting in a net book value of $5,149,000 and $5,779,000, respectively.

 

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Sales-Type and Operating Fleet Leases

Future minimum receipts under sales-type and operating fleet leases at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Year Ending June 30,

      

2021

   $ 18,389  

2022

     2,440  

2023

     781  

2024

     568  

2025

     1,034  

Thereafter

     1  
  

 

 

 
   $ 23,213  
  

 

 

 

Self-Insurance

The Company has insurance policies to cover auto liability, general liability, directors and officers liability and workers compensation-related claims. Effective on February 1, 2017, the Company became self-insured for auto liability and general liability through GFNI, a wholly-owned captive insurance company, up to a maximum of $1,200,000 per policy period. Claims and expenses are reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These losses include an estimate of claims that have been incurred but not reported. At June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, reported liability totaled $1,335,000 and $1,278,000, respectively, and has been recorded in the caption “Trade payables and accrued liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Other Matters

The Company is not involved in any material lawsuits or claims arising out of the normal course of business. The nature of its business is such that disputes can occasionally arise with employees, vendors (including suppliers and subcontractors) and customers over warranties, contract specifications and contract interpretations among other things. The Company assesses these matters on a case-by-case basis as they arise. Reserves are established, as required, based on its assessment of its exposure. The Company has insurance policies to cover general liability and workers compensation related claims. In the opinion of management, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance under pending litigation and claims, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results or cash flows.

 

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Note 11. Detail of Certain Accounts

Trade payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,  
     2019      2020  

Trade payables

   $ 20,448      $ 14,951  

Checks written in excess of bank balance

     104        —    

Payroll and related

     11,506        9,995  

Taxes, other than income

     1,970        1,658  

Fair value of interest swap and forward currency exchange contacts

     2,233        3,714  

Accrued interest

     3,682        3,323  

Deferred consideration

     1,831        281  

Warranty reserve

     219        136  

Self-insured reported liability

     1,335        1,278  

GEPT minimum return liability

     —          6,843  

Other accruals

     5,132        4,666  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 48,460      $ 46,845  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 12. Segment Reporting

We have two geographic areas that include four operating segments; the Asia-Pacific area, consisting of the leasing operations of Royal Wolf, and North America, consisting of the combined leasing operations of Pac-Van and Lone Star, and the manufacturing operations of Southern Frac. Discrete financial data on each of the Company’s products is not available and it would be impractical to collect and maintain financial data in such a manner. In managing the Company’s business, senior management focuses on primarily growing its leasing revenues and operating cash flow (EBITDA), and investing in its lease fleet through capital purchases and acquisitions. Transactions between reportable segments included in the tables below are recorded on an arms-length basis at market in conformity with U.S. GAAP and the Company’s significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The tables below represent the Company’s revenues from external customers, share-based compensation expense, impairment of goodwill, depreciation and amortization, operating income, interest income and expense, expenditures for additions to long-lived assets (consisting of lease fleet and property, plant and equipment), long-lived assets, operating lease assets and goodwill; as attributed to its geographic and operating segments (in thousands):

 

    FY 2020  
    North America              
    Leasing                                
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Revenues:

               

Sales

  $ 68,767     $ 35     $ 68,802     $ 12,451     $ (5,132   $ 76,121     $ 52,521     $ 128,642  

Leasing

    139,307       26,023       165,330       —         (616     164,714       63,123       227,837  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 208,074     $ 26,058     $ 234,132     $ 12,451     $ (5,748   $ 240,835     $ 115,644     $ 356,479  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

  $ 405     $ 48     $ 453     $ 37     $ 1,397     $ 1,887     $ 769     $ 2,656  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    FY 2020  
    North America              
    Leasing                                
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Impairment of goodwill

  $ —       $ 14,160     $ 14,160     $ —       $ —       $ 14,160     $ —       $ 14,160  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 16,361     $ 6,373     $ 22,734     $ 396     $ (716   $ 22,414     $ 13,136     $ 35,550  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

  $ 45,430     $ (11,284   $ 34,146     $ 472     $ (6,373   $ 28,245     $ 17,209     $ 45,454  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 3     $ 3     $ 660     $ 663  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

  $ 8,730     $ 298     $ 9,028     $ 106     $ 6,867     $ 16,001     $ 10,385     $ 26,386  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

  $ 46,370     $ 925     $ 47,295     $ 49     $ (220   $ 47,124     $ 15,299     $ 62,423  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    At June 30, 2020  

Long-lived assets

  $ 320,956     $ 40,234     $ 361,190     $ 1,361     $ (9,145   $ 353,406     $ 129,717     $ 483,123  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating lease assets

  $ 25,602     $ 2,441     $ 28,043     $ 244     $ 267     $ 28,554     $ 37,671     $ 66,225  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

  $ 65,123     $ 6,622     $ 71,745     $ —       $ —       $ 71,745     $ 25,479     $ 97,224  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    FY 2019  
    North America              
    Leasing                                
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Revenues:

               

Sales

  $ 72,241     $ —       $ 72,241     $ 14,922     $ (4,138   $ 83,025     $ 54,691     $ 137,716  

Leasing

    130,461       47,224       177,685       —         (1,862     175,823       64,667       240,490  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 202,702     $ 47,224     $ 249,926     $ 14,922     $ (6,000   $ 258,848     $ 119,358     $ 378,206  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

  $ 331     $ 33     $ 364     $ 27     $ 1,562     $ 1,953     $ 727     $ 2,680  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 15,524     $ 8,936     $ 24,460     $ 404     $ (741   $ 24,123     $ 17,985     $ 42,108  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  $ 39,497     $ 14,236     $ 53,733     $ 1,044     $ (6,708   $ 48,069     $ 13,521     $ 61,590  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 7     $ 7     $ 184     $ 191  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

  $ 11,215     $ 1,130     $ 12,345     $ 257     $ 6,843     $ 19,445     $ 15,899     $ 35,344  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

  $ 53,235     $ 1,783     $ 55,018     $ 27     $ (227   $ 54,818     $ 23,286     $ 78,104  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    At June 30, 2019  

Long-lived assets

  $ 301,233     $ 44,694     $ 345,927     $ 1,707     $ (9,606   $ 338,028     $ 141,689     $ 479,717  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Goodwill

  $ 64,517     $ 20,782     $ 85,299     $ —       $ —       $ 85,299     $ 26,024     $ 111,323  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    FY 2018  
    North America              
    Leasing                                
    Pac-Van     Lone Star     Combined     Manufacturing     Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
    Total     Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
    Consolidated  

Revenues:

               

Sales

  $ 55,438     $ 20     $ 55,458     $ 13,565     $ (3,715   $ 65,308     $ 67,009     $ 132,317  

Leasing

    112,027       39,960       151,987       —         (1,132     150,855       64,130       214,985  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  $ 167,465     $ 39,980     $ 207,445     $ 13,565     $ (4,847   $ 216,163     $ 131,139     $ 347,302  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Share-based compensation

  $ 309     $ 41     $ 350     $ 46     $ 1,749     $ 2,145     $ 1,513     $ 3,658  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

  $ 14,233     $ 9,161     $ 23,394     $ 574     $ (731   $ 23,237     $ 17,098     $ 40,335  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  $ 28,689     $ 8,798     $ 37,487     $ (351   $ (6,709   $ 30,427     $ 13,272     $ 43,699  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest income

  $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 9     $ 9     $ 103     $ 112  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

  $ 9,172     $ 1,770     $ 10,942     $ 384     $ 7,291     $ 18,617     $ 15,374     $ 33,991  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Additions to long-lived assets

  $ 33,628     $ 3,326     $ 36,954     $ 131     $ (334   $ 36,751     $ 16,599     $ 53,350  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Intersegment net revenues related to sales of primarily portable liquid storage containers and ground level offices from Southern Frac to the North American leasing operations totaled $3,715,000, $4,138,000 and $5,132,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; and intrasegment net revenues in the North American leasing operations related to primarily the leasing of portable liquid storage containers from Pac-Van to Lone Star totaled $1,000,000, $1,730,000 and $484,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.

Note 13. Subsequent Events

On July 10, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.30 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3). The dividend is for the period commencing on April 30, 2020 through July 30, 2020, and payable on July 31, 2020 to holders of record as of July 30, 2020.

 

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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     June 30,  
     2019      2020  
     (in thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 266      $ 144  

Property and equipment, net

     23        16  

Other assets

     7,528        12,040  

Investment and intercompany accounts

     247,638        247,973  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 255,455      $ 260,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities

   $ 2,734      $ 8,997  

Senior and other debt, net

     76,184        76,763  

General Finance Corporation stockholders’ equity

     176,537        174,413  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 255,455      $ 260,173  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018     2019     2020  
     (in thousands)  

General and administrative expenses

   $ 7,022     $ 7,299     $ 6,960  

Depreciation and amortization

     36       20       12  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating loss

     (7,058     (7,319     (6,972
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries

     (16,886     (10,703     4,038  

Intercompany income

     16,138       14,164       13,997  

Interest expense

     (7,291     (6,843     (6,867

Other income, net

     7       —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (8,032     (3,382     11,168  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

     (15,090     (10,701     4,196  

Income tax benefit

     (6,784     (3,235     (3,758
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders

     (8,306     (7,466     7,954  

Preferred stock dividends

     3,658       3,658       3,668  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

   $ (11,964   $ (11,124   $ 4,286  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Year Ended June 30,  
     2018     2019     2020  
     (in thousands)  

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders

   $ (8,306   $ (7,466   $ 7,954  

Equity in losses (income) of subsidiaries

     16,886       10,703       (4,038

Depreciation and amortization

     36       20       12  

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     587       555       579  

Share-based compensation expense

     1,749       1,562       1,397  

Deferred income taxes

     (6,784     (3,342     (3,758

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     1,950       449       6,180  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     6,118       2,481       8,326  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Purchases of property and equipment

     (5     (23     (5

Other intangible assets

     —         —         —    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (5     (23     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Repayments of senior and other debt borrowings

     (10,000     —         —    

Proceeds from issuances of senior notes

     —         —         —    

Deferred financing costs

     (31     (196     —    

Proceeds from issuances of common stock

     1,150       858       130  

Purchase of treasury stock

     —         —         (5,845

Preferred stock dividends

     (3,658     (3,658     (3,668

Intercompany transfers

     2,571       715       940  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (9,968     (2,281     (8,443
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     (3,855     177       (122

Cash at beginning of period

     3,944       89       266  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash at end of period

   $ 89     $ 266     $ 144  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Table of Contents

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Exhibit Description

21.1    Subsidiaries of General Finance Corporation
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1    Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
32.2    Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350
EX-21.1

Exhibit 21.1

SUBSIDIARIES OF GENERAL FINANCE CORPORATION

GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (a)

GFN North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (a)

GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (b)

Pac-Van, Inc., an Indiana corporation (b)

PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta, Canada corporation (b)

GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (b)

Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (b)

GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (b)

Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (b)

GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (a)

GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (b)

Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, an Australian corporation (b)

Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand corporation (b)

(a)    100% owned — directly

(b)    100% owned — indirectly

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-222556, No. 333-200778, and No. 333-163669 on Form S-8 and Registration Statement No. 333-227399 on Form S-3 of General Finance Corporation of our report dated September 10, 2020 relating to the consolidated financial statements, the financial statement schedule listed in Item 15(a), and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of General Finance Corporation for the year ended June 30, 2020.

Crowe LLP

Sherman Oaks, California

September 10, 2020

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

Certification Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Jody E. Miller, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K of General Finance Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: September 10, 2020

  

/s/ Jody E. Miller

  

Name:  Jody E. Miller

  

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification Pursuant to SEC Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

I, Charles E. Barrantes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K of General Finance Corporation;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: September 10, 2020

  

/s/ Charles E. Barrantes

  

Name:  Charles E. Barrantes

  

Title:    Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. § 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Jody E. Miller, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: September 10, 2020

  

/s/ Jody E. Miller

  

Name:  Jody E. Miller

  

Title:    Chief Executive Officer

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. § 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report of General Finance Corporation (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2020, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Charles E. Barrantes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

Date: September 10, 2020

  

/s/ Charles E. Barrantes

  

Name:  Charles E. Barrantes

  

Title:    Chief Financial Officer

v3.20.2
Cover Page - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Sep. 03, 2020
Dec. 31, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]      
Document Type 10-K    
Amendment Flag false    
Document Period End Date Jun. 30, 2020    
Document Fiscal Year Focus 2020    
Document Fiscal Period Focus FY    
Entity Registrant Name General Finance CORP    
Entity Central Index Key 0001342287    
Current Fiscal Year End Date --06-30    
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer No    
Entity Current Reporting Status Yes    
Entity Voluntary Filers No    
Entity Interactive Data Current Yes    
Entity Filer Category Accelerated Filer    
Entity Shell Company false    
Entity Emerging Growth Company false    
Entity Small Business false    
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding   30,166,938  
Entity Public Float     $ 165,555,000
Entity Address, State or Province CA    
Common Stock [Member]      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Trading Symbol GFN    
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Trading Symbol GFNCP    
Title of 12(b) Security 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (Liquidation Preference $100 per share)    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
Senior Notes Due [Member]      
Document Information [Line Items]      
Trading Symbol GFNSL    
Title of 12(b) Security 8.125% Senior Notes due 2021    
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ    
v3.20.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Assets    
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,478 $ 10,359
Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $5,490 and $5,972 at June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively 44,066 56,204
Inventories 20,928 29,077
Prepaid expenses and other 8,207 9,823
Property, plant and equipment, net 24,396 22,895
Lease fleet, net 458,727 456,822
Operating lease assets 66,225  
Goodwill 97,224 111,323
Other intangible assets, net 18,771 21,809
Total assets 756,022 718,312
Liabilities    
Trade payables and accrued liabilities 46,845 48,460
Income taxes payable 645 506
Unearned revenue and advance payments 24,642 22,671
Operating lease liabilities 67,142  
Senior and other debt, net 379,798 411,141
Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note 18,325 19,782
Deferred tax liabilities 43,708 38,711
Total liabilities 581,105 541,271
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Equity    
Cumulative preferred stock, $.0001 par value: 1,000,000 shares authorized; 400,100 shares issued and outstanding (in series) and liquidation value of $40,722 at June 30, 2019 and 2020 40,100 40,100
Common stock, $.0001 par value: 100,000,000 shares authorized; 30,471,406 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2019 and 30,880,531 shares issued and 29,968,766 shares outstanding at June 30, 2020 3 3
Additional paid-in capital 183,051 183,933
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (22,106) (18,755)
Accumulated deficit (20,790) (28,744)
Treasury stock, at cost; 911,765 shares at June 30, 2020 (5,845)  
Total General Finance Corporation stockholders' equity 174,413 176,537
Equity of noncontrolling interests 504 504
Total equity 174,917 177,041
Total liabilities and equity $ 756,022 $ 718,312
v3.20.2
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]    
Allowance for doubtful accounts on trade and other receivables $ 5,972 $ 5,490
Cumulative preferred stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Cumulative preferred stock, shares authorized 1,000,000 1,000,000
Cumulative preferred stock, shares issued 400,100 400,100
Cumulative preferred stock, shares outstanding 400,100 400,100
Cumulative preferred stock, liquidation value $ 40,722 $ 40,722
Common stock, par value $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Common stock, shares authorized 100,000,000 100,000,000
Common stock, shares issued 30,880,531 30,471,406
Common stock, shares outstanding 29,968,766 30,471,406
Treasury stock shares 911,765  
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues      
Sales $ 128,642 $ 137,716 $ 132,317
Leasing 227,837 240,490 214,985
Total revenues 356,479 378,206 347,302
Costs and expenses      
Manufactured units 6,082 8,478 9,212
Direct costs of leasing operations 87,216 91,286 89,201
Selling and general expenses 81,342 81,965 77,650
Impairment of goodwill 14,160    
Depreciation and amortization 35,154 41,704 39,761
Operating income 45,454 61,590 43,699
Interest income 663 191 112
Interest expense (includes cash flow hedge reclassifications from AOCI of an unrealized gain of $12 in 2018) (26,386) (35,344) (33,991)
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note (Note 5) (5,386) (24,570) (13,719)
Foreign exchange and other 304 (3,513) (5,887)
Total costs and expenses (30,805) (63,236) (53,485)
Income (loss) before income taxes 14,649 (1,646) (9,786)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 6,695 5,820 (679)
Net income (loss) 7,954 (7,466) (9,107)
Preferred stock dividends (3,668) (3,658) (3,658)
Noncontrolling interest     801
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 4,286 $ (11,124) $ (11,964)
Net income (loss) per common share:      
Basic $ 0.14 $ (0.38) $ (0.46)
Diluted $ 0.14 $ (0.38) $ (0.46)
Weighted average shares outstanding:      
Basic 30,252,431 29,318,511 26,269,931
Diluted 31,253,784 29,318,511 26,269,931
Lease inventories and fleet [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales $ 121,323 $ 126,932 $ 122,467
Costs and expenses      
Lease inventories and fleet (exclusive of the items shown separately below) 87,071 93,183 87,779
Manufactured units [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales $ 7,319 $ 10,784 $ 9,850
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Net income (loss) $ 7,954 $ (7,466) $ (9,107)
Other comprehensive income (loss):      
Change in fair value, net of cash flow hedge reclassifications to the statement of operations of an unrealized gain of $12 in 2018, and net of income tax effect of $28, $606 and $381 in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively (856) (1,399) (80)
Cumulative translation adjustment (2,495) (265) 1,988
Total comprehensive income (loss) 4,603 (9,130) (7,199)
Allocated to noncontrolling interests (1,095)
Comprehensive income (loss) allocable to General Finance Corporation stockholders $ 4,603 $ (9,130) $ (8,294)
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/Loss (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]      
Gain (loss) on portion of cash flow hedge     $ 12
Change in fair value change of interest rate swap, income tax provision (benefit) $ 381 $ 606 $ 28
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Total
Common Stock [Member]
Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]
Accumulated Deficit [Member]
Treasury Stock [Member]
Total General Finance Corporation Stockholders' Equity [Member]
Equity of Noncontrolling Interests [Member]
Cumulative Preferred Stock [Member]
Balance at Jun. 30, 2017 $ 223,248 $ 3 $ 120,370 $ (12,355) $ (12,972)   $ 135,146 $ 88,102 $ 40,100
Share-based compensation 3,658   3,067       3,067 591  
Preferred stock dividends (3,658)   (3,658)       (3,658)    
Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries (1,038)             (1,038)  
Issuance of shares of common stock on exercises of stock options 1,150   1,150       1,150    
Grant of shares, restricted stock 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Grant of shares of common stock 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust 338   338       338    
Net Income (loss) (9,107)       (8,306)   (8,306) (801)  
Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect (80)     (141)     (141) 61  
Cumulative translation adjustment 1,988     153     153 1,835  
Total comprehensive income (loss) (7,199)           (8,294) 1,095  
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Royal Wolf (74,714)   18,280 (4,748)     13,532 (88,246)  
Balance at Jun. 30, 2018 141,785 3 139,547 (17,091) (21,278)   141,281 504 40,100
Share-based compensation 2,680   2,680       2,680    
Preferred stock dividends (3,658)   (3,658)       (3,658)    
Issuance of shares of common stock on exercises of stock options 858   858       858    
Grant of shares, restricted stock 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Forced conversion of Convertible Note into 3,058,824 shares of common stock (Note 5) 44,506   44,506       44,506    
Net Income (loss) (7,466)       (7,466)   (7,466)    
Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect (1,399)     (1,399)     (1,399)    
Cumulative translation adjustment (265)     (265)     (265)    
Total comprehensive income (loss) (9,130)           (9,130)    
Balance at Jun. 30, 2019 177,041 3 183,933 (18,755) (28,744)   176,537 504 40,100
Share-based compensation 2,656   2,656       2,656    
Preferred stock dividends (3,668)   (3,668)       (3,668)    
Issuance of shares of common stock on exercises of stock options 130   130       130    
Grant of shares, restricted stock 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Vesting of restricted stock units into 59,390 shares of common stock 0 0 0 0 0   0 0 0
Purchase of 911,765 shares of common stock (Note 5) (5,845)         $ (5,845) (5,845)    
Net Income (loss) 7,954       7,954   7,954    
Fair value change in derivative, net of related tax effect (856)     (856)     (856)    
Cumulative translation adjustment (2,495)     (2,495)     (2,495)    
Total comprehensive income (loss) 4,603           4,603    
Balance at Jun. 30, 2020 $ 174,917 $ 3 $ 183,051 $ (22,106) $ (20,790) $ (5,845) $ 174,413 $ 504 $ 40,100
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Unaudited) (Parenthetical) - shares
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Issuance of shares of common stock on exercises of stock options 79,500 142,963 237,260
Vesting of restricted stock units, shares of common stock 59,390 66,073  
Forced conversion of Convertible Note, shares of common stock 3,058,824 3,058,824  
Grant of shares of common stock     42,773
Grant of net shares of restricted stock 270,235 185,940 125,885
Purchase of shares of common stock 911,765    
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $ 7,954 $ (7,466) $ (9,107)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash flows from operating activities:      
Gain on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment (265) (149) (2)
Gain on sales of lease fleet (10,314) (9,967) (8,464)
Gain on bargain purchase of businesses   (1,767)  
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain) 709 (5,163) 6,138
Non-cash realized foreign exchange loss (gain) (534) 3,554  
Unrealized loss (gain) on forward exchange contracts 213 311 (697)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps     (12)
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Notes 5,386 24,570 13,719
Impairment of goodwill 14,160    
Depreciation and amortization 35,550 42,108 40,335
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,852 2,915 2,293
Accretion of interest   (529) 822
Interest deferred on Senior Term Note   4,798 3,272
Share-based compensation expense 2,656 2,680 3,658
Deferred income taxes 4,508 3,989 (2,981)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities (excluding assets and liabilities from acquisitions):      
Trade and other receivables, net 11,822 (6,368) (6,446)
Inventories 7,919 (3,980) 7,021
Prepaid expenses and other 2,803 (1,847) 1,170
Trade payables, accrued liabilities and unearned revenues (7,973) 4,108 6,975
Income taxes 128 290 1,081
Net cash provided by operating activities 76,574 52,087 58,775
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired (2,239) (18,598) (15,084)
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in Royal Wolf     (73,251)
Proceeds from sales of property, plant and equipment 483 483 281
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (8,410) (7,213) (4,784)
Proceeds from sales of lease fleet 33,809 32,391 27,481
Purchases of lease fleet (54,013) (70,891) (48,566)
Other intangible assets (182) (172) (577)
Net cash used in investing activities (30,552) (64,000) (114,500)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Proceeds from (repayments of) equipment financing activities, net (586) 122 (512)
Repayment of Credit Suisse Term Loan     (10,000)
Repayment of ANZ/CBA Credit Facility     (81,521)
Proceeds from issuance of Bison Notes     80,000
Repayment of Bison Capital Senior Term Note   (63,311)  
Proceeds from (repayments of) senior and other debt borrowings, net (28,690) 67,997 89,942
Purchases of common stock (5,845)    
Deferred financing costs (80) (427) (3,980)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock 130 858 1,150
Dividends and distributions by subsidiaries     (1,038)
Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust     338
Preferred stock dividends (3,668) (3,658) (3,658)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (38,739) 1,581 70,721
Net increase (decrease) in cash 7,283 (10,332) 14,996
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 10,359 21,617 7,792
The effect of foreign currency translation on cash (164) (926) (1,171)
Cash and equivalents at end of period 17,478 10,359 21,617
Cash paid during the period:      
Interest 24,839 31,943 31,091
Income taxes $ 1,401 $ 1,131 $ 587
v3.20.2
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Parenthetical)
Sep. 10, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]  
Aggregate principal balance of Convertible Note $ 26,000,000
Forced conversion of Convertible Note, shares of common stock | shares 3,058,824
Forced conversion of Convertible Note, value of common stock $ 44,506,000
v3.20.2
Organization and Business Operations
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Organization and Business Operations
Note 1. Organization and Business Operations
General Finance Corporation (“GFN”) was incorporated in Delaware in October 2005. References to the “Company” in these Notes are to GFN and its consolidated subsidiaries. These subsidiaries include GFN U.S. Australasia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“GFN U.S.”); GFN Insurance Corporation, an Arizona corporation (“GFNI”); GFN North America Leasing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA Leasing”); GFN North America Corp., a Delaware corporation (“GFNNA”); GFN Realty Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GFNRC”); GFN Manufacturing Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“GFNMC”), and its subsidiary, Southern Frac, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (collectively “Southern Frac”);
Pac-Van,
Inc., an Indiana corporation, and its Canadian subsidiary, PV Acquisition Corp., an Alberta corporation (collectively
“Pac-Van”);
and Lone Star Tank Rental Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Lone Star”); GFN Asia Pacific Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPH”), and its subsidiaries, Royal Wolf Holdings Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation, which was dissolved in June 2019 (“RWH”), Royal Wolf Trading Australia Pty Limited, an Australian corporation, and Royalwolf Trading New Zealand Limited, a New Zealand Corporation (collectively, “Royal Wolf”).
The Company does business in three distinct, but related industries, mobile storage, modular space and liquid containment (which are collectively referred to as the “portable services industry”), in two geographic areas; the Asia-Pacific (or
Pan-Pacific)
area, consisting of Royal Wolf (which leases and sells storage containers, portable container buildings and freight containers in Australia and New Zealand) and North America, consisting of
Pac-Van
(which leases and sells storage, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices) and Lone Star (which leases portable liquid storage tank containers and containment products, as well as provides certain fluid management services, to the oil and gas industry in the Permian and Eagle Ford basins of Texas), which are combined to form our North American leasing operations, and Southern Frac (which manufactures portable liquid storage tank containers and other steel-related products). 
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Unless otherwise indicated, references to “FY 2018,” “FY 2019” and “FY 2020” are to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Certain amounts have been reclassified or revised to conform with the current year presentation. The most significant are the rates disclosed at June 30, 2019 in the table for the open interest rate swap contract in Note 6.
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company’s functional currencies for its foreign operations are the respective local currencies, the Australian (“AUS”) and New Zealand (“NZ”) dollars in the Asia-Pacific area and the Canadian (“C”) dollar in North America. All adjustments resulting from the translation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the functional currency into reporting currency are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830,
Foreign Currency Matters
. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates in effect at the balance sheet dates; and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average exchange rates during the periods. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of operations.
Non-monetary
assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Non-monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to the functional currency at foreign exchange rates prevailing at the dates the fair value was determined.
Segment Information
FASB ASC Topic 280,
Segment Reporting
, establishes standards for the way companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. Based on the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 280 and the manner in which the chief operating decision maker analyzes the business, the Company has determined it has two separately reportable geographic areas that include four operating segments, North America (the leasing operations of
Pac-Van
and Lone Star and manufacturing, including corporate headquarters) and the Asia-Pacific area (the leasing operations of Royal Wolf).
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include assumptions used in assigning value to identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date, the assessment for impairment of goodwill, the assessment for impairment of other intangible assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation expense, residual value of the lease fleet, derivative liability valuation and deferred tax assets and liabilities. Assumptions and factors used in the estimates are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed. The results of the analysis could result in adjustments to estimates. The new strain of coronavirus
(“COVID-19”)
in FY 2020 and the efforts to contain it have, among other things, negatively impacted the global economy and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. In addition, the
COVID-19
pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. The Company believes the estimates and assumptions underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available at the time the financial statements were prepared. However, uncertainty over the impact
COVID-19
will have on the global economy and the Company’s business in particular makes many of the estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements inherently less certain. Therefore, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates to a greater degree than historically.
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and consist of primarily finished goods for containers, modular buildings and mobile offices held for sale or lease; as well as raw materials, work
in-process
and finished goods of manufactured portable liquid storage tank containers. Costs for leasing operations are assigned to individual items on the basis of specific identification and include expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing condition and location; while costs for manufactured units are determined using the
first-in,
first-out
method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution to customers, as well as costs of completion, are estimated and are deducted from the estimated selling price to establish net realizable value. Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Finished goods
  $25,576   $17,347  
Work
in-process
   1,275    1,161 
Raw materials
   2,226    2,420 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $29,077   $20,928 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company may use derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risks arising from operating, financing and investing activities. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. However, derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as trading instruments. Derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial instruments are stated at fair value. The gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value on unhedged (or the ineffective portion of hedged) derivative financial instruments is recognized in the statement of operations. Also, as more fully discussed in Note 5, the Company accounts for the fair value of embedded derivatives in a convertible note that required bifurcation.
Accounting for Stock Options
For the issuances of stock options, the Company follows the fair value provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718,
Stock Compensation
, which require recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of operations over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. For stock options granted to
non-employee
consultants, the Company recognizes compensation expense measured at their fair value at each reporting date. Therefore, the stock options issued to
non-employee
consultants are subject to periodic fair value adjustments recorded in share-based compensation over the vesting period.
Fair Value
Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 6. Fair value estimates would involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials, direct labor, the initial estimate (where relevant) of the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located; and an appropriate allocation of production overhead, where applicable. Depreciation for property, plant and equipment is recorded on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related asset. The residual value, the useful life and the depreciation method applied to an asset are reassessed at least annually.
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Estimated

Useful Life
   
June 30,
 
    
2019
  
2020
 
Land
   —     $2,168  $2,168 
Building and improvements
   10 — 40 years    4,893   4,899 
Transportation and plant equipment (including finance lease assets – see Note 10)
   3 — 20 years    47,433   50,497 
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment
   3 — 10 years    13,786   14,583 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
     68,280   72,147 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
     (45,385  (47,751
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
    $22,895  $24,396 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment totaled $6,942,000, $7,477,000 and $6,563,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
Lease Fleet
The Company has a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices, modular buildings and steps that it primarily leases to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. The value of the lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5 - 20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In the opinion of management, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. The Company periodically reviews these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and its own historical experience. Costs incurred on lease fleet units subsequent to initial acquisition are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed performance will result; otherwise, they are expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the gross costs of the lease fleet were $598,757,000 and $613,358,000, respectively. Units in the lease fleet are also available for sale. The cost of sales of a unit in the lease fleet is recognized at the carrying amount at the date of sale.
Depreciation expense on lease fleet totaled $26,522,000, $29,553,000 and $25,241,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
 
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets and assesses when an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and the eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. The Company has determined that no impairment provision related to long-lived assets was required to be recorded as of June 30, 2019 and 2020.
Goodwill
The purchase consideration of acquired businesses have been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates (see Note 4). Based on these values, the excess purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350,
Intangibles — Goodwill and Other.
FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment. The Company operates two reportable geographic areas
and the vast majority of goodwill recorded (and currently on the books) was in the acquisitions of Royal Wolf,
Pac-Van
and Lone Star.
The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill on an annual basis or if a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Qualitative factors which could cause an impairment include (1) significant underperformance relative to historical, expected or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired businesses or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; (3) significant changes during the period in the Company’s market capitalization relative to net book value; and (4) significant negative industry or general economic trends. If the Company did determine that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, a quantitative process for potential impairment is performed where the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value to determine if the goodwill is impaired. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2017-04,
a goodwill impairment write-down would be recorded for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, but the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2019 concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of each of its reporting units was greater than their respective carrying amounts.
The North American oil and gas market has been, and the Company expects it to continue to be, highly cyclical, generally fluctuating in correlation with the price of West Texas Intermediate Crude (“WTI”). The decrease in demand caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries has resulted in a substantial decline in WTI prices and drilling activity, which is likely to continue longer than previously anticipated. Specifically impacting the Company is a reduction in drilling activity of oil wells located in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins in Texas, the two primary basins in which it operates. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s annual impairment test for Lone Star, which does its business in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins, determined that the implied value of goodwill at Lone Star, based on a discounted cash flow basis, was less than its carrying value and, as a result,
a $14,160,000
 
impairment charge was recorded. The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2020 for its other operating units concluded that the fair value of the goodwill for each of them was greater than their respective carrying amounts.
Determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company based its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.
The change in the balance of goodwill was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2018
  
2019
  
2020
 
Beginning of year (a)
  $105,129  $109,943  $111,323 
Additions to goodwill
   5,827   2,819   657 
Impairment of goodwill
   —     —     (14,160
Other adjustments, primarily foreign translation effect
   (1,013  (1,439  (596
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
End of year (b)
  $109,943  $111,323  $97,224 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 

 
 
(a)
Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 for all periods presented.
(b)
Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 at June 30, 2018 and 2019, and $30,332 at June 30, 2020.
Goodwill recorded from domestic acquisitions of businesses under asset purchase agreements is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes over 15 years, even though goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and trade name) and finite (primarily customer base and lists,
non-compete
agreements and deferred financing costs) useful lives. Customer base and lists and
non-compete
agreements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit which range from one to fourteen years. Costs to obtain long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the related revolving line of credit senior debt using the straight-line method. Amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight-line method does not produce significantly different results than that of the effective interest method. Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Trademark and trade name
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
Customer base and lists
  
 
31,069
 
  
 
(17,174
 
 
13,895
 
  
 
31,691
 
  
 
(19,612
 
 
12,079
 
Non-compete
agreements
  
 
8,782
 
  
 
(8,031
 
 
751
 
  
 
8,651
 
  
 
(8,226
 
 
425
 
Deferred financing costs
  
 
3,563
 
  
 
(2,290
 
 
1,273
 
  
 
3,643
 
  
 
(2,769
 
 
874
 
Other
  
 
4,328
 
  
 
(3,471
 
 
857
 
  
 
2,828
 
  
 
(2,468
 
 
360
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
$
53,228
 
  
$
(31,419
 
$
21,809
 
  
$
52,299
 
  
$
(33,528
 
$
18,771
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company reviews intangible assets (those assets resulting from acquisitions) for impairment if it determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that fair value might be less than the carrying amount. If the Company determines that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, then impairment would be quantitatively tested, using historical cash flows and other relevant facts and circumstances as the primary basis for estimates of future cash flows. If it determines that fair value is not likely to be less than the carrying amount, then no further testing would be required. The Company conducted its review at each fiscal
year-end,
which did not result in an impairment adjustment at June 30, 2019 and 2020. Determining the fair value of intangible assets involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable, but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.
 
Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets, other than deferred financing costs, totaled $6,871,000, $5,078,000 and $3,746,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Amortization expense, which is included in interest expense, related to deferred financing costs recorded as amortizable intangible assets totaled $446,000, $559,000 and $479,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
  
 
 
2021
  
$
3,195
 
2022
  
 
2,558
 
2023
  
 
1,773
 
2024
  
 
1,381
 
2025
  
 
1,211
 
Thereafter
  
 
3,620
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
$
13,738
 
 
  
 
 
 
The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite intangible assets was approximately 8.4 years at June 30, 2020.
Defined Contribution Benefit Plan
Obligations for contributions to defined contribution benefit plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of operations as incurred. Contributions to defined contribution benefit plans in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 were $1,552,000, $1,588,000 and $1,631,000, respectively.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company leases and sells new and used storage, office, building and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices to its customers, as well as provides other ancillary products and services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with two accounting standards. The rental revenue portions of the Company’s revenues that arise from lease arrangements are accounted for in accordance with Topic 842,
Leases
. Revenues determined to be
non-lease
related, including sales of lease inventories and fleet, sales of manufactured units and rental-related services, are accounted for in accordance with ASU
No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606), which was adopted by the Company under the modified retrospective method at July 1, 2018. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, nor was there a significant cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard.
Our portable storage and modular space rental customers are generally billed in advance for services, which generally includes fleet pickup. Liquid containment rental customers are typically billed in arrears monthly and sales transactions are generally billed upon transfer of the sold items. Payments from customers are generally due upon receipt or
30-day
payment terms. Specific customers have extended terms for payment, but no terms are greater than one year from the invoice date.
Leasing Revenue
Typical rental contracts include the direct rental of fleet, which is accounted for under Topic 842. Rental-related services include fleet delivery and fleet pickup, as well as other ancillary services, which are primarily accounted for under Topic 606. The total amounts of rental-related services related to Topic 606 recognized during FY 2020, FY 2019 and FY 2018 were $52,048,000, $55,235,000 and $47,600,000, respectively. A small portion of the rental-related services, include subleasing, special events leases and other miscellaneous streams, are accounted for under Topic 842. For contracts that have multiple performance obligations, revenue is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract based on the Company’s best estimate of the standalone selling prices of each distinct performance obligation. The standalone selling price is determined using methods and assumptions developed consistently across similar customers and markets generally applying an expected cost plus an estimated margin to each performance obligation. The Company did not elect the practical expedient for lessor accounting.
Rental contracts are based on a monthly rate for our portable storage and modular space fleet and a daily rate for our liquid containment fleet. Rental revenue is recognized ratably over the rental period. The rental continues until the end of the initial term of the lease or when cancelled by the customer or the Company. If equipment is returned prior to the end of the contractual lease period, customers are typically billed a cancellation fee, which is recorded as rental revenue upon the return of the equipment. Customers may utilize our equipment transportation services and other
on-site
services in conjunction with the rental of equipment, but are not required to do so. Given the short duration of these services, equipment transportation services and other
on-site
services revenue of a rented unit is recognized in leasing revenue upon completion of the service.
Non-Lease
Revenue
Non-lease
revenues consist primarily of the sale of new and used units, and to a lesser extent, sales of manufactured units are all accounted for under Topic 606. Sales contracts generally have a single performance obligation that is satisfied at the time of delivery, which is the point in time control over the unit transfers and the Company is entitled to consideration due under the contract with its customer.
Contract Costs and Liabilities
The Company incurs commission costs to obtain rental contracts and for sales of new and used units. We expect the period benefitted by each commission to be less than one year. Therefore, we have applied the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract and expense commissions as incurred.
When customers are billed in advance for rentals, end of lease services, and deposit payments, we defer revenue and reflect unearned rental revenue at the end of the period. As of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, we had approximately $22,671,000 and $24,642,000, respectively, of unearned rental revenue included in unearned revenue and advance payments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Revenues of $15,453,000, which were included in the unearned rental revenue balance at June 30, 2019, were recognized during FY 2020. The Company’s uncompleted contracts with customers have unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations. For the future service revenues that are expected to be recognized within twelve months, the Company has elected to utilize the optional disclosure exemption made available regarding transaction price allocated to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations. The transaction price for performance obligations that will be completed in greater than twelve months is generally variable based on the costs ultimately incurred to provide those services and therefore we are applying the optional exemption to omit disclosure of such amounts.
Sales taxes charged to customers are excluded from revenues and expenses.
Sales of new modular buildings not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. Certain sales of manufactured units are covered by assurance-type warranties and as of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the Company had $219,331 and $136,394, respectively, of warranty reserve included in trade payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Disaggregated Rental Revenue
In the following tables, total revenue is disaggregated by revenue type for the periods indicated. The tables also include a reconciliation of the disaggregated rental revenue to the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands).
 
   
FY 2020
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $68,767   $35   $68,802   $—     $—     $68,802   $52,521   $121,323 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      12,451    (5,132   7,319    —      7,319 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   68,767    35    68,802    12,451    (5,132   76,121    52,521    128,642 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   99,101    12,954    112,055    —      (616   111,439    47,648    159,087 
Rental-related services
   40,206    13,069    53,275    —      —      53,275    15,475    68,750 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   139,307    26,023    165,330    —      (616   164,714    63,123    227,837 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 208,074   $ 26,058   $ 234,132   $ 12,451   $ (5,748  $ 240,835   $ 115,644   $ 356,479 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
FY 2019
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $72,241   $—     $72,241   $—     $—     $72,241   $54,691   $ 126,932 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      14,922    (4,138   10,784    —      10,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   72,241    —      72,241    14,922    (4,138   83,025    54,691    137,716 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   101,830    25,269    127,099    —      (1,862   125,237    49,813    175,050 
Rental-related services
   28,631    21,955    50,586    —      —      50,586    14,854    65,440 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   130,461    47,224    177,685    —      (1,862   175,823    64,667    240,490 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 202,702   $ 47,224   $ 249,926   $ 14,922   $ (6,000  $ 258,848   $ 119,358   $378,206 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
FY 2018
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $55,438   $20   $55,458   $—     $—     $55,458   $67,009   $ 122,467 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      13,565    (3,715   9,850    —      9,850 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   55,438    20    55,458    13,565    (3,715   65,308    67,009    132,317 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   76,693    22,769    99,462    —      (1,132   98,330    49,404    147,734 
Rental-related services
   35,334    17,191    52,525    —      —      52,525    14,726    67,251 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   112,027    39,960    151,987    —      (1,132   150,855    64,130    214,985 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 167,465   $ 39,980   $ 207,445   $ 13,565   $ (4,847  $ 216,163   $ 131,139   $347,302 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Advertising
Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, prepaid advertising costs were not significant. Advertising costs expensed were approximately $3,834,000, $3,587,000 and $3,674,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company reports shipping and handling costs, primarily related to outbound freight in its North American manufacturing operations, as a component of selling and general expenses. Shipping and handling costs totaled $483,000, $546,000 and $149,000 in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Freight charges billed to customers are recorded as revenue and included in sales.
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date multiplied by the applicable tax rates. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is recorded for the amount of income tax payable or refundable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the period. The Company files U.S. Federal tax returns, multiple U.S. state (and state franchise) tax returns and Australian, New Zealand and Canadian tax returns. For U.S. Federal tax purposes, all periods subsequent to June 30, 2016 are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”); and, for U.S. state tax purposes, with few exceptions and depending on the state, periods subsequent to June 30, 2015 are subject to examination by the respective state’s taxation authorities. Periods subsequent to June 30, 2016, June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2013 are subject to examination by the respective taxation authorities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Tax records are required to be kept for five years and seven years in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. In addition, the Company does not anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit related to any particular tax position will change significantly within the next 12 months. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties, if any, will be to record such items as a component of income taxes.
Enacted U.S. Federal Tax Legislation
Introduced initially as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (the “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017. The Act applied to corporations generally beginning with taxable years starting after December 31, 2017, or FY 2019 for the Company, and reduced the corporate tax rate from a graduated set of rates with a maximum 35% tax rate to a flat 21% tax rate. Additionally, the Act introduced other changes that impact corporations, including a net operating loss (“NOL”) deduction annual limitation, an interest expense deduction annual limitation, elimination of the alternative minimum tax, and immediate expensing of the full cost of qualified property. The Act also introduced an international tax reform that moved the U.S. toward a territorial system, in which income earned in other countries will generally not be subject to U.S. taxation. However, the accumulated foreign earnings of certain foreign corporations was subject to a
one-time
transition tax, which can be elected to be paid over an eight-year tax transition period, using specified percentages, or in one lump sum. NOL and foreign tax credit (“FTC”) carryforwards can be used to offset the transition tax liability. Any transition tax to be paid on accumulated foreign earnings was not significant since the Company had available NOL and FTC carryforwards to offset any transitional taxes that would be otherwise payable.
 
In addition, the Act introduced a tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) to include in its gross income annually.
In accordance with ASC Topic 740,
Income Taxes
, in FY 2018 the Company
re-measured
its deferred income tax assets and liabilities for, among other things, temporary differences and NOL and FTC carryforwards reasonably estimated to be existing at December 22, 2017, from the current statutory rate of 35% to the new corporate rate of either 28% (if the temporary timing differences were expected to roll off in FY 2018) or 21 percent (if the temporary timing differences and NOL carryforwards were expected to remain as of June 30, 2018). This
re-measurement
resulted in an estimated benefit of approximately $6,979,000, which was recognized in FY 2018 through the provision (benefit) for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. This estimated tax benefit was offset by approximately $4,843,000 for the estimated transition tax and a valuation allowance of $330,000 that was established to offset previously recognized FTC carryforward deferred tax assets that the Company believes will not be realized, and other adjustments totaling approximately $299,000. Both the estimated transition tax and valuation allowance were considered provisional amounts that required further analysis. These provisional amounts were subject to adjustment during a measurement period which should not extend beyond one year from the enactment date of the Act as in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118.
During FY 2019, the remeasurement offset was adjusted to $4,493,000 for the transition tax and a valuation allowance of $529,000. The net benefit of $151,000 has been recorded through the FY 2019 income tax provision.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among other things, the CARES Act includes changes to the tax treatment of NOLs for corporations. It temporarily removes the limitations on NOL carryforwards to years beginning before January 1, 2021 and allows for NOL carrybacks. It also temporarily increases the annual limitation on interest expense. The CARES Act did not have a significant impact on the Company’s income tax provision for FY 2020.
 
Net Income per Common Share
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, vested or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities (common stock equivalents) the Company had outstanding related to stock options,
non-vested
equity shares, restricted stock units and convertible debt. The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Basic
   26,269,931    29,318,511    30,252,431 
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
   —      —      1,001,353 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
   26,269,931    29,318,511    31,253,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Potential common stock equivalents totaling 5,475,347, 2,144,800 and 1,115,215 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect is anti-dilutive.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-13,
Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326)
, which prescribes that financial assets (or a group of financial assets) should be measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected based on relevant historical information from historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. Credit losses relating to these financial assets are recorded through an allowance for credit losses. This standard is effective on July 1, 2020 and the Company does not expect its adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-04,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)
, which is elective, and provides for optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of reference rate reform and potential impact of adoption of these elective practical expedients on its consolidated financial statements.
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Equity Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Equity [Abstract]  
Equity Transactions
Note 3. Equity Transactions
Preferred Stock
Upon issuance of shares of preferred stock, the Company records the liquidation value as the preferred equity in the consolidated balance sheet, with any underwriting discount and issuance or offering costs recorded as a reduction in additional
paid-in
capital.
Series B Preferred Stock
The Company has outstanding privately-placed 8.00% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, par value of $0.0001 per share and liquidation value of $1,000 per share (“Series B Preferred Stock”). The Series B Preferred Stock is offered primarily in connection with business combinations. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company had outstanding 100 shares of Series B Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference totaling $102,000. The Series B Preferred Stock is not convertible into GFN common stock, has no voting rights, except as required by Delaware law, and is redeemable after February 1, 2014; at which time it may be redeemed at any time, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option. Holders of the Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when declared by the Company’s Board of Directors, annual dividends payable quarterly in arrears on the 31
st
day of January, July and October and on the 30
th
day of April of each year. In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series B Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock.
 
Series C Preferred Stock
The Company has outstanding publicly-traded 9.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, liquidation preference $100.00 per share (the “Series C Preferred Stock”). At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company had outstanding 400,000 shares of Series C Preferred Stock with an aggregate liquidation preference totaling $40,620,000. Dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock are cumulative from the date of original issue and will be payable on the 31
st
 day of each January, July and October and on the 30
th
day of April when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors. Commencing on May 17, 2018, the Company may redeem, at its option, the Series C Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at a cash redemption price of $100.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but not including, the redemption date. Among other things, the Series C Preferred Stock has no stated maturity, is not subject to any sinking fund or other mandatory redemption, and is not convertible into or exchangeable for any of the Company’s other securities. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock generally will have no voting rights, except for limited voting rights if dividends payable on the outstanding Series C Preferred Stock are in arrears for six or more consecutive or
non-consecutive
quarters, and under certain other circumstances. If the Company fails to maintain the listing of the Series C Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market (“NASDAQ”) for 30 days or more, the per annum dividend rate will increase by an additional 2.00% per $100.00 stated liquidation value ($2.00 per annum per share) so long as the listing failure continues. In addition, in the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock will have preference to holders of common stock and are pari passu with the Series B Preferred Stock. The Series C Preferred Stock is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNCP.”
Dividends
As of June 30, 2020, since issuance, dividends paid or payable totaled $109,000 for the Series B Preferred Stock and dividends paid totaled $25,400,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock. The characterization of dividends to the recipients for Federal income tax purposes is made based upon the earnings and profits of the Company, as defined by the Internal Revenue Code.
Royal Wolf Dividends
On August 2, 2017, Royal Wolf paid a special dividend of AUS$0.0265 per RWH share to shareholders of record on July 18, 2017 (see Note 4).
The consolidated financial statements reflect the amount of the dividends pertaining to the noncontrolling interest.
v3.20.2
Acquisitions
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Acquisitions
Note 4. Acquisitions
The Company can enhance its business and market share by entering into new markets in various ways, including starting up a new location or acquiring a business consisting of container, modular unit or mobile office assets of another entity. An acquisition generally provides the Company with operations that enables it to at least cover existing overhead costs and is preferable to a
start-up
or greenfield location. The acquisition(s) discussed below were completed primarily to expand the Company’s container lease fleet. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the operations of the acquired businesses from the dates of acquisition.
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest of Royal Wolf
On July 12, 2017, the Company announced that it commenced, through GFNAPH, an
off-market
takeover offer and entered into a binding takeover bid implementation agreement with the independent directors of RWH to acquire the approximately 49.2 million ordinary (common) shares of RWH not owned by the Company. The takeover offer was for AUS$1.83 per share in cash, less a special dividend declared by RWH of AUS$0.0265 per share (see Note 3), for total purchase consideration to be paid by the Company of AUS$88,712,000 ($70,401,000), or AUS$1.8035 per share. For the takeover offer, the Company used AUS$2,516,000 ($1,997,000) borrowed under its North America senior secured revolving credit facility (see Note 5) and received financing totaling $80,000,000 from Bison Capital Equity Partners V, L.P. and its affiliates (“Bison Capital”), of which $10,000,000 was used for the repayment of the term loan due to Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch (“Credit Suisse”) (See Note 5). At September 8, 2017, the closing of the takeover bid offer period, the Company received valid acceptances for approximately 48.1 million shares, which in combination with the 51.2 million RWH shares previously owned by the Company represented approximately 99% of the total shares outstanding. The Company deposited in escrow the entire amount of the purchase consideration required to acquire all 49.2 million of the RWH shares owned by the noncontrolling interest shareholders, with owners of the 48.1 million shares accepting the takeover bid offer paid on or before September 29, 2017, and the remaining 1.1 million shares paid on or around October 31, 2017.
The accounting for the purchase consideration and total transaction-related costs of $70,402,000 and $2,299,000 (net of income tax effect of $550,000), respectively, as well as the adjustment to the accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and reclassification of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf to the Company’s equity accounts, have been recorded as equity transactions in FY 2018.
 
FY 2018 Acquisitions
On September 1, 2017, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container businesses of Advantage Storage Trailer, LLC and Big Star Container, LLC (collectively “Advantage”) for approximately $1,576,000, which included a general indemnity holdback of $155,000. Advantage is located in Austin and San Antonio, Texas.
On December 1, 2017, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and mobile office business of Gauthier Homes, Inc. (“Gauthier”) for approximately $10,371,000, which included a general indemnity holdback of $457,000. Gauthier is located in Carencro (Lafayette) and Houma, Louisiana.
On January 26, 2018, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and storage trailer business of Lucky’s Lease, Inc. (“Lucky’s”) for approximately $3,369,000, which included a general indemnity and other holdbacks of $307,000. Lucky’s is located in South Royalton, Vermont.
On April 6, 2018, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and storage trailer business of Acorn Storage Trailers, Inc. (“Acorn”) for approximately $812,000, which included a general indemnity and other holdbacks of $125,000. Acorn is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2018 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Advantage

September 1, 2017
  
Gauthier

December 1, 2017
  
Lucky’s Lease

January 26, 2018
  
Acorn

April 6, 2018
  
Total
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:       
Trade and other receivables
  $—    $390  $—    $—    $390 
Inventories
   234   444   203   85   966 
Property, plant and equipment
   55   339   135   32   561 
Lease fleet
   558   4,216   1,092   341   6,207 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (25  (237  (36  (14  (312
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed   822   5,152   1,394   444   7,812 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
           
 
Non-com
pete
 agreement
 
 
56
 
 
143
 
 
44
 
 
130
 
 
373
Customer lists/relationships
   97   1,085   676   8   1,866 
Other
   —     250   —     —     250 
Goodwill
   601   3,741   1,255   230   5,827 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   754   5,219   1,975   368   8,316 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total purchase consideration
  $1,576  $ 10,371  $ 3,369  $ 812  $ 16,128 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
The FY 2018 operating results prior to and since the respective date of acquisition were not considered significant.
FY 2019 Acquisitions
On July 2, 2018, the Company, through Royal Wolf, purchased the container business of Spacewise (N.Z.) Limited (“Spacewise NZ”), for approximately $7,337,000 (NZ$10,901,000) which included holdback and other adjustment amounts totaling approximately $615,000 (NZ$914,000). Spacewise operates from eight major locations in New Zealand.
On August 9, 2018, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and trailer business of Delmarva Trailer Sales and Rentals, Inc. (“Delmarva”) for approximately $358,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $50,000. Delmarva is located in Elkridge (Baltimore/D.C. area), Maryland.
On September 21, 2018, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and trailer business of Instant Storage and Instant Storage of Florida, Inc. (“Instant Storage”) for approximately $4,568,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $464,000. Instant Storage is located in Bakersfield, California and
Opa-Locka
(Miami area), Florida.
On October 5, 2018, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and trailer business of Tilton Trailer Rental Corp. (“Tilton”) for approximately $5,431,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $505,000. Tilton is located in Tilton, New Hampshire.
 
On March 27, 2019, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and trailer business of BBS Leasing, LLP (“BBS Leasing”) for approximately $1,117,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $100,000. BBS Leasing is located in Fort Worth, Texas.
On May 7, 2019, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the container and trailer business of Pier Mobile Storage, Inc. (“Pier Mobile”) for approximately $1,694,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $173,000. Pier Mobile operates from three locations in Kentucky.
The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2019 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Spacewise NZ

July 2,

2018
  
Delmarva

August 9,
2018
  
Instant
Storage

September 21,
2018
  
Tilton

October 5,
2018
  
BBS Leasing

March 27,
2019
  
Pier
Mobile

May 7,
2019
  
Total
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:        
Trade and other receivables
  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $—   
Inventories
   995   157   555   318   355   682   3,062 
Property, plant and equipment
   79   38   465   329      195   1,106 
Lease fleet
   6,834   893   3,013   2,775   234   504   14,253 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (5  (112  (289  (260  (35  (30  (731
Deferred income taxes
   (225  —     —     —     —     —     (225
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed   7,678   976   3,744   3,162   554   1,351   17,465 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
               
No
n-compete agreement
 
 
67
 
 
7
 
 
44
 
 
42
 
 
15
 
 
15
 
 
190
Customer lists/relationships
   734   —     369   576   254   171   2,104 
Other
   —     —     (306  —     —     —     (306
Goodwill
   —     —     717   1,651   294   157   2,819 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   801   7   824   2,269   563   343   4,807 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible and intangible assets acquired  $ 8,479  $983  $ 4,568  $ 5,431  $ 1,117  $ 1,694  $ 22,272 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
The FY 2019 operating results prior to and since the respective date of acquisition were not considered significant.
FY 2020 Acquisition
On February 28, 2020, the Company, through
Pac-Van,
purchased the storage container and storage trailer business of
Mar-Rube
Trailer Rental
(“Mar-Rube”)
for approximately $2,502,000, which included a general indemnity and other adjustment amounts of $263,000.
Mar-Rube
is located in Baltimore, Maryland. The allocation to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Mar-Rube

February 28, 2020
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
  
Inventories
  $145 
Property, plant and equipment
   43 
Lease fleet
   753 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (96
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
   845 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
  
Non-com
p
ete
ag
ree
ment
 
23
Customer lists/relationships
   977 
Goodwill
   657 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   1,657 
  
 
 
 
Total purchase consideration
  $ 2,502 
  
 
 
 
 
The FY 2020 operating results prior to and since the respective date of acquisition were not considered significant.
The estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the purchase prices of Spacewise NZ and Delmarva resulting in estimated bargain purchase gains of $1,142,000 and $625,000, respectively, in FY 2019. These gains have been recorded as
non-operating
income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Goodwill recognized is attributable primarily to expected corporate synergies, the assembled workforce and other factors. The goodwill recognized in the FY 2018 acquisitions, the FY 2019 acquisitions of Instant Storage, Tilton, BBS Leasing and Pier Mobile, and the FY 2020 acquisition of
Mar-Rube
are all deductible for U.S. income tax purposes.
The Company incurred approximately $163,000 during FY 2018, $399,000 during FY 2019 and $562,000 during FY 2020 of incremental transaction costs associated with acquisition-related activity that were expensed as incurred and are included in selling and general expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Senior and Other Debt
Note 5. Senior and Other Debt
Asia-Pacific Leasing Senior Credit Facility
The Company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific area had an AUS$150,000,000 secured senior credit facility, as amended, under a common terms deed arrangement with the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (“CBA”) (the “ANZ/CBA Credit Facility”). On October 26, 2017, RWH (subsequently replaced by GFNAPH) and its subsidiaries and a syndicate led by Deutsche Bank AG, Sydney Branch (“Deutsche Bank”) entered into a Syndicated Facility Agreement (the “Syndicated Facility Agreement”). Pursuant to the Syndicated Facility Agreement, the parties entered into a senior secured credit facility and repaid the ANZ/CBA Credit Facility on November 3, 2017. The senior secured credit facility, as amended (the “Deutsche Bank Credit Facility”), consists of a $29,574,200 (AUS$43,000,000) Facility A that will amortize semi-annually; a $80,125,300 (AUS$116,500,000) Facility B that has no scheduled amortization; a $13,755,400 (AUS$20,000,000) revolving Facility C that is used for working capital, capital expenditures and general corporate purposes; and a $25,791,400 (AUS$37,500,000) revolving Term Loan Facility D. Borrowings bear interest at the three-month bank bill swap interest rate in Australia (“BBSY”), plus a margin of 4.25% to 5.50% per annum, as determined by net leverage, as defined. In addition, financing fees totaling $1,974,900 (AUS$2,871,400) are payable quarterly in advance through maturity. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Royal Wolf and by the pledge of all the capital stock of GFNAPH and its subsidiaries and matures on November 2, 2023. However, an exit fee of $723,300 (AUS$1,051,600) is due on November 3, 2020 from the original November 3, 2017 financing. Prepayment penalties equal to 1.0% of any amount prepaid under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility will expire on March 22, 2021, with no prepayment penalty due after March 22, 2021.
The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility is subject to certain financial and other customary covenants, including, among other things, compliance with specified net leverage and debt requirement or fixed charge ratios based on earnings before interest, income taxes, impairment, depreciation and amortization and other
non-operating
costs and income (“EBITDA”), as defined. The Deutsche Bank Credit Facility Agreement also requires Royal Wolf to prepay amounts borrowed by a percentage of excess cash flow, as defined, as of the end of each fiscal year, depending on the net leverage ratio as of such date.
At June 30, 2020, borrowings under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility totaled $123,955,000 (AUS$180,227,000), net of deferred financing costs of $269,000 (AUS$391,000), and availability, including cash at the bank, totaled $28,387,000 (AUS$41,274,000).
The above amounts were translated based upon the exchange rate of one Australian dollar to 0.687771 U.S. dollar and one New Zealand dollar to 0.642807 U.S. dollar at June 30, 2020.
Bison Capital Notes
General
On September 19, 2017, Bison Capital Equity Partners V, L.P and its affiliates (“Bison Capital”), GFN, GFN U.S., GFNAPH and GFN Asia Pacific Finance Pty Ltd, an Australian corporation (“GFNAPF”), entered into that certain Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement dated September 19, 2017 (the “Amended Securities Purchase Agreement”). On September 25, 2017, pursuant to the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement, GFNAPH and GFNAPF issued and sold to Bison an 11.9% secured senior convertible promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $26,000,000 (the “Original Convertible Note”) and an 11.9% secured senior promissory note dated September 25, 2017 in the original principal amount of $54,000,000 (the “Senior Term Note” and collectively with the Original Convertible Note, the “Bison Capital Notes”). Net proceeds from the sale of the Bison Capital Notes were used to repay in full all principal, interest and other amounts due under the term loan to Credit Suisse, to acquire the 49,188,526 publicly-traded shares of RWH not owned by the Company and to pay all related fees and expenses.
 
The Bison Capital Notes had a maturity of five years and bore interest from the date of issuance, payable quarterly in arrears beginning on January 2, 2018. The Bison Capital Notes may have been prepaid at 102% of the original principal amount, plus accrued interest, after the first anniversary and prior to the second anniversary of issuance, at 101% of the original principal amount, plus accrued interest, after the second anniversary and prior to the third anniversary of issuance and with no prepayment premium after the third anniversary of issuance. The Company may have elected to defer interest under the Bison Capital Notes until the second anniversary of issuance. Interest on the Bison Capital Notes were payable in Australian dollars, but the principal was to be repaid in U.S. dollars. The Bison Capital Notes were secured by a first priority security interest over all of the assets of GFN U.S., GFNAPH and GFNAPF, by the pledge by GFN U.S. of the capital stock of GFNAPH and GFNAPF and by of all of the capital stock of RWH. The Bison Capital Notes were subject to all terms, conditions and covenants set forth in the Amended Securities Purchase Agreement. The Amended Securities Purchase Agreement contained certain financial and other customary and restrictive covenants, including, among other things, a minimum EBITDA requirement to equal or exceed AUS$30,000,000 per trailing
12-month
period. In addition, the Bison Capital Notes must have been repaid upon a change of control, as defined. GFNAPF was dissolved in September 2018.
By Letter of Instruction dated September 25, 2017, Bison Capital instructed GFN to transfer the interests in the Original Convertible Note and to issue four new secured senior convertible notes: a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by Teachers Insurance and Association of America (the “TIAA Convertible Note”), a $7,750,000 secured senior convertible note held by General Electric Pension Trust (the “GEPT Convertible Note) and two secured senior convertible notes totaling $10,500,000 held by Bison Capital (the “Bison Convertible Notes” ). Collectively, these four new secured senior convertible notes are referred to as the “Convertible Notes.”
On March 25, 2019, the Senior Term Note was repaid in full by proceeds totaling $63,311,000 (AUS$89,804,000) borrowed under the Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, which included interest the Company elected to defer and a prepayment fee of two percent.
Convertible Notes
At any time prior to maturity, the holders may have converted unpaid principal and interest under the Convertible Notes into shares of GFN common stock based upon a price of $8.50 per share (3,058,824 shares based on the original $26,000,000 principal amount), subject to adjustment as described in the Convertible Notes. If GFN common stock traded above 150% of the conversion price over 30 consecutive trading days and the aggregate dollar value of all GFN common stock traded on NASDAQ exceeded $600,000 over the last 20 consecutive days of the same
30-day
period, GFN may have forced the holders to convert all or a portion of the Convertible Notes. Such a conversion threshold occurred on September 5, 2018, and on September 6, 2018 the Company elected to force the conversion and delivered a notice to the holders requiring the conversion of the Convertible Notes into a total of 3,058,824 shares of the Company’s common stock effective September 10, 2018. The Convertible Notes included a provision which required GFNAPH to pay the holders, via the payment of principal, interest and the realized value of GFN common stock received after conversion of the Convertible Notes, a minimum return of 1.75 times the original principal amount
.
In the event that the holders of the Convertible Notes receive aggregate proceeds in excess of $48,900,000 from the sale of GFN common stock received after the conversion of the Convertible Notes, then 50% of the interest actually paid to the holders (such amount, the “Price Increase”) shall be repaid by the holders of the Convertible Notes by either (i) paying such Price Increase to GFNAPH in the form of cash, (ii) returning to GFN shares of GFN Common Stock with a value equal to the Price Increase or (iii) any combination of (i) or (ii) above that if the aggregate equals the Price Increase. The value of the GFN common stock for purposes of the return of shares to GFN shall be deemed to be the average price per share of GFN common stock realized by the holders in the sale of such shares. The holders of the Convertible Notes may satisfy such obligations by returning to GFN shares of GFN common stock with an aggregate value equivalent to the Price Increase. Although the conversion feature of this minimum return provision was included in the conversion rights derivative discussed below, as a result of the forced conversion, this embedded derivative with a fair value of $8,918,000 at September 10, 2018 remains bifurcated and separately accounted for on a standalone basis. The Company determined the fair value using a valuation model and market prices and will reassess its value at each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
In June 2020, General Electric Pension Trust (‘GEPT”) elected to sell the 911,765 shares of GFN common stock they own from the conversion of the GEPT Convertible Note. At a meeting on June 18, 2020, the GFN Board of Directors approved GFN buying GEPT’s shares (versus an open market sale by GEPT), as well as entering into an agreement with GEPT to satisfy their remaining minimum return liability in two equal payments, the first one due October 1, 2020 and the second one on January 1, 2021, as well as approving that the bifurcated minimum return derivative liability will be assumed by GFN U.S. effective June 30, 2020. The shares were purchased by the Company at a closing market price on June 22, 2020 of $6.40, resulting in realized gross proceeds to GEPT of $5,835,000, and leaving a remaining minimum return liability of $6,843,000. The GFN shares purchased from GEPT, plus commission of $10,000, was recorded as treasury stock and the minimum return liability due GEPT is included in trade payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The entire bifurcated minimum return derivative liability was revalued at June 22, 2020, and the difference of $436,000 between this valuation and the previous valuation at March 31, 2020 was recognized as a loss in the consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of FY 2020. In addition, the difference of $1,081,000 between the remaining minimum return liability of $6,843,000 due GEPT and its value at June 22, 2020 prior to its assumption by GFN was recognized as a gain in the consolidated statements of operations during the fourth quarter of FY 2020. At June 30, 2020, the fair value of the bifurcated minimum return derivative liability for the remaining 2,147,059 shares remaining from the conversion of the
 
TIAA Convertible Note and Bison
Convertible Notes was $18,325,000.
The Company evaluated the Convertible Notes at issuance and determined that certain conversion rights were an embedded derivative that required bifurcation because they were not deemed to be clearly and closely related to the Convertible Notes, met the definition of a derivative and none of the exceptions applied. As a result, the Company separately accounted for these conversion rights as a standalone derivative. As of the date of issuance on September 25, 2017, the fair value of this bifurcated derivative was determined to be $1,864,000, resulting in a principal balance of $24,136,000 for the Convertible Notes. The Company determined the fair value of the bifurcated derivative using a valuation model and market prices and reassessed its fair value at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. At September 10, 2018, prior to conversion, the fair value of this bifurcated derivative was $29,288,000, of which $20,370,000 was extinguished upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock. The value of the shares received was recorded as a benefit to equity of $44,506,000 in FY 2019.
North America Senior Credit Facility
At March 31, 2020, the North America leasing
(Pac-Van
and Lone Star) and manufacturing operations (Southern Frac) had a combined $285,000,000 senior secured revolving credit facility, as amended, with a syndicate led by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that also includes East West Bank, CIT Bank, N.A., the CIBC Bank USA, KeyBank, National Association, Bank Hapoalim, B.M., Associated Bank and Bank of the West (the “Wells Fargo Credit Facility”). In addition, the Wells Fargo Credit Facility provides an accordion feature that may be exercised by the syndicate, subject to the terms in the credit agreement, to increase the maximum amount that may be borrowed by an additional $25,000,000. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility matures on March 24, 2022, assuming the Company’s publicly-traded senior notes due July 31, 2021(see below) are extended at least 90 days past this scheduled maturity date; otherwise the Wells Fargo Credit Facility would mature on March 24, 2021.
Prior to the issuance of these consolidated financial statements, the Company, among other things, approved and implemented a plan for a private placement senior notes offering that could, if market conditions dictate, revert to a public offering. The Company has obtained indications of interest and is in the process of evaluating these and other alternatives. Management of the Company believes that it is probable that this plan, or a combination of this and other contemplated actions, would occur to satisfy the Senior Notes prior to March 24, 2021.
There was also a separate loan agreement with Great American Capital Partners (“GACP”), where GACP provided a
First-In,
Last-Out
Term Loan (“FILO Term Loan”) within the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in the amount of $20,000,000 that had the same maturity date and commenced principal amortization on October 1, 2018 at $500,000 per quarter. On December 24, 2018, the FILO Term Loan, with a principal balance of $19,500,000, including accrued interest and prepayment fee of one percent, was repaid in full through borrowings from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility and all terms and provisions relating to the FILO Term Loan were terminated within the credit agreement.
The Wells Fargo Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the rental fleet, inventory and other assets of the Company’s North American leasing and manufacturing operations. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility effectively not only finances the North American operations, but also the funding requirements for the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3) and the publicly-traded unsecured senior notes. The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that
Pac-Van
and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; and (b) $6,300,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of
Pac-Van
and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.
Borrowings under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility accrue interest, at the Company’s option, either at the base rate, plus 0.5% and a range of 1.00% to 1.50%, or the LIBOR rate and a range of 2.50% to 3.00%. The Wells Fargo Credit Facility also specifies the future conditions under which the current LIBOR-based interest rate could be replaced in the future with an alternate benchmark interest rate.
 
There is an unused commitment fee of 0.250% - 0.375%, based on the average revolver usage.
The FILO Term Loan that was within the Wells Fargo Credit Facility bore interest at 11.00% above the LIBOR rate, with a LIBOR rate floor of 1.00%.
The Wells Fargo Credit Facility contains, among other things, certain financial covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratios, and other covenants, representations, warranties, indemnification provisions, and events of default that are customary for senior secured credit facilities; including a covenant that would require repayment upon a change in control, as defined.
At June 30, 2020, borrowings and availability under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility totaled $171,083,000 and $101,728,000, respectively.
 
Credit Suisse Term Loan
On March 31, 2014, the Company entered into a $25,000,000 facility agreement, as amended, with Credit Suisse (“Credit Suisse Term Loan”) as part of the financing for the acquisition of Lone Star and, on April 3, 2014, the Company borrowed the $25,000,000 available to it. The Credit Suisse Term Loan provided that the amount borrowed would bear interest at LIBOR plus 7.50% per year, would be payable quarterly and that all principal and interest would mature on July 1, 2018. In addition, the Credit Suisse Term Loan was secured by a first ranking pledge over substantially all shares of RWH owned by GFN U.S., required a certain coverage maintenance ratio in U.S. dollars based on the value of the RWH shares and, among other things, that an amount equal to
six-months
interest be deposited in an interest reserve account pledged to secure repayment of all amounts borrowed. The Company had repaid, prior to maturity, $15,000,000 of the outstanding borrowings of the Credit Suisse Term Loan and, as of June 30, 2017, $9,920,000 remained outstanding, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $80,000. On September 25, 2017, in connection with the acquisition of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf (see Note 4), the Credit Suisse Term Loan was fully repaid.
Senior Notes
On June 18, 2014, the Company completed the sale of unsecured senior notes (the “Senior Notes”) in a public offering for an aggregate principal amount of $72,000,000. On April 24, 2017, the Company completed the sale of a
“tack-on”
offering of its publicly-traded Senior Notes for an aggregate principal amount of $5,390,000 that was priced at $24.95 per denomination. Net proceeds were $5,190,947, after deducting an aggregate original issue discount (“OID”) of $10,780 and underwriting discount of $188,273. In both offerings, the Company used at least 80% of the gross proceeds to reduce indebtedness at
Pac-Van
and Lone Star under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility in order to permit the payment of intercompany dividends by
Pac-Van
and Lone Star to GFN to fund the interest requirements of the Senior Notes. For the
‘tack-on”
offering, this amounted to $4,303,376 of the net proceeds. The Company has total outstanding publicly-traded Senior Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $77,390,000 ($76,184,000 and $76,763,000, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,206,000 and $627,000, at June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, respectively).
The Senior Notes were issued in minimum denominations of $25 and integral multiples of $25 in excess thereof and pursuant to the first supplemental indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) dated as of June 18, 2014 by and between the Company and Wells Fargo, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The First Supplemental Indenture supplements the indenture entered into by and between the Company and the Trustee dated as of June 18, 2014 (the “Base Indenture”). The Senior Notes bear interest at the rate of 8.125% per annum, mature on July 31, 2021 and are not subject to any sinking fund. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014. The Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior debt and senior in right of payment to all of its existing and future subordinated debt. The Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s existing and future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt. The Senior Notes are structurally subordinated to all existing and future liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries and are not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries.
On October 31, 2018, the Company successfully completed a consent solicitation to amend the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture to permit the Company to incur additional indebtedness from time to time, including pursuant to its existing Wells Fargo Credit Facility and existing master finance/capital lease (the classification of such leases changed upon adoption of a new accounting standard, as discussed in Note 2) agreement, or such new finance/capital lease obligations as the Company may enter into from time to time. The consent of at least a majority in the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Senior Notes as of the record date (as defined in the consent solicitation statement dated October 16, 2018) was required to approve the proposed amendments and the Company received consents from approximately 63.3% of the holders of the Senior Notes. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions described in the consent solicitation statement, the Company made cash payments totaling $195,820, or $0.10 per $25 of Senior Notes held by each holder as of the record date who had validly delivered consent. As a result of the successful consent solicitation, the Company and the Trustee entered into the second supplemental indenture dated October 31, 2018 (the “Second Supplemental Indenture” and, together with the Base Indenture and First Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
The Company had an option, prior to July 31, 2017, to redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part upon the payment of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus any additional amount required by the Indenture. In addition, the Company may have redeemed up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes before July 31, 2017 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. If the Company sells certain of its assets or experiences specific kinds of changes in control, as defined, it must offer to redeem the Senior Notes. The Company may, at its option, at any time and from time to time, on or after July 31, 2017, redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part. The Senior Notes will be redeemable at a redemption price initially equal to 106.094% (102.031% at June 30, 2020) of the principal amount of the Senior Notes (and which declines each year on July 31 and at July 31, 2020 it will be 100.00%) plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. On and after any redemption date, interest will cease to accrue on the redeemed Senior Notes. The Company has not redeemed any of its Senior Notes.
 
The Indenture contains covenants which, among other things, limit the Company’s ability to make certain payments, to pay dividends and to incur additional indebtedness if the incurrence of such indebtedness would cause the company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the Indenture, to be below 2.0 to 1.0. The Senior Notes are listed on NASDAQ under the symbol “GFNSL.”
Other
At June 30, 2020, equipment financing
 
(finance lease liabilities – see Note 10)
and other debt totaled $7,997,000.
The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under all its credit facilities as of June 30, 2020.
The weighted-average interest rate in the Asia-Pacific area was 10.1%, 10.0% and 7.6% in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; which does not include the effect of translation, derivative valuation, amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion. The weighted-average interest rate in North America was 6.2%, 6.6% and 5.5% in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, which does not include the effect of the amortization of deferred financing costs and accretion.
Senior and other debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, net
  $ 134,414   $ 123,955 
Wells Fargo Credit Facility
   193,587    171,083 
Senior Notes, net
   76,184    76,763 
Equipment Financing and Other
   6,956    7,997 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $411,141   $379,798 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Scheduled Maturities on Senior and Other Debt
The scheduled maturities for the senior credit facilities senior subordinated notes and other debt at June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $10,504
2022
   254,602
 (a) 
2023
   6,551
2024
   108,441
2025
   512
Thereafter
   84
  
 
 
 
   380,694
Less – deferred financing costs
   (896
  
 
 
 
  $379,798
  
 
 
 
 
(a)
Wells Fargo Credit Facility is reflected as maturing on March 24, 2022.
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments
Note 6. Financial Instruments
Fair Value Measurements
FASB ASC Topic 820,
Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures
, defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, FASB ASC Topic 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value, as follows:
Level 1 - Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Level 2 - Observable inputs, other than Level 1 inputs in active markets, that are observable either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require the reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.
 
The Company’s derivative instruments are not traded on a market exchange; therefore, the fair values are determined using valuation models that include assumptions about yield curve at the reporting dates as well as counter-party credit risk. The assumptions are generally derived from market-observable data. The Company has consistently applied these calculation techniques to
 
all periods presented, which are considered Level 2. Derivative instruments measured at fair value and their classification in the consolidated balances sheets and statements of operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
Derivative – Fair Value (Level 2)
 
Type of Derivative Contract
  
Balance Sheet Classification
  
June 30, 2019
   
June 30, 2020
 
Swap Contracts
 Trade payables and accrued liabilities $2,223  $3,456 
Forward-Exchange Contracts
 Trade and other receivables  2   —   
 Trade payables and accrued liabilities  18   258 
Bifurcated Derivatives
 Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note  19,782   18,325 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Type of Derivative Contract
  
Statement of Operations Classification
  
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Swap Contracts
  Unrealized gain included in interest expense  $12   $—     $—   
Forward-Exchange Contracts
  Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain
 
(loss)
   697    (311   (213
Bifurcated Derivatives
  Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in
 
Convertible Note
   (13,719   (24,570   (5,386
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest Rate Swap Contracts
The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to its senior and other debt obligations. The Company’s policy is to manage its interest expense by using a mix of fixed and variable rate debt.
To manage its exposure to variable interest rates in a cost-efficient manner, the Company has entered into interest rate swaps and interest rate options, in which the Company agreed to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and variable interest amounts calculated by reference to an agreed-upon notional principal amount. These swaps and options were designated to hedge changes in the interest rate of a portion of the outstanding borrowings in the Asia-Pacific area. In FY 2017, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps that were designated as cash flow hedges. The Company expected these derivatives to remain effective during their remaining terms, but recorded any changes in the portion of the hedges considered ineffective in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. In FY 2017 and FY 2018, unrealized gains of $1,073,000 and $12,000, respectively, were recorded in interest expense. In FY 2018, these two interest rate swap contracts were closed, with the Company incurring break costs of $148,000. In January 2018, the Company entered into another interest rate swap contract that was also designated as a cash flow hedge. The Company expects this derivative to remain highly effective during its term; however, any changes in the portion of the hedge considered ineffective would also be recorded in interest expense in the consolidated statement of operations. In April 2019, this interest swap contract was amended and extended. There was no ineffective portion recorded in FY 2019 and FY 2020.
The Company’s interest rate derivative instruments were not traded on a market exchange; therefore, the fair values were determined using valuation models which include assumptions about the interest rate yield curve at the reporting dates (Level 2 fair value measurement). As of June 30, 2019 and 2020, the open interest rate swap contracts were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
  
June 30,
 
   
2019
  
2020
 
Notional amounts
  $ 70,287  $ 68,777 
Fixed/Strike Rates
   7.42  7.17
Floating Rates
   6.70  5.35
Fair Value of Combined Contracts
  $(2,233 $(3,456
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Foreign Currency Risk
The Company has transactional currency exposures. Such exposure arises from sales or purchases in currencies other than the functional currency. The currency giving rise to this risk is primarily U.S. dollars. Royal Wolf has a bank account denominated in U.S. dollars into which a small number of customers pay their debts. This is a natural hedge against fluctuations in the exchange rate. The funds are then used to pay suppliers, avoiding the need to convert to Australian dollars. Royal Wolf uses forward currency and participating forward contracts to eliminate the currency exposures on the majority of its transactions denominated in foreign currencies, either by transaction if the amount is significant, or on a general cash flow hedge basis. The forward currency and participating forward contracts are always in the same currency as the hedged item. The Company believes that financial instruments designated as foreign currency hedges are highly effective. However documentation of such as required by ASC Topic 815 does not exist. Therefore, all movements in the fair values of these hedges are reported in the statement of operations in the period in which fair values change. As of June 30, 2019, there were 21 open forward exchange that mature between July 2019 and October 2019; and, as of June 30, 2020, there 13 open forward exchange contracts that mature between July 2020 and October 2020, as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
  
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
  
2019
   
2020
 
Notional amounts
 $9,305   $3,087 
Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD)
  0.67313 
-
 0.72039
    0.56516 
-
 0.68863
 
Fair Value of Combined Contracts
 $(16  $(258
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
In FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, net unrealized and realized foreign exchange gains (losses) totaled $(6,138,00) and $(451,000), $5,163,000 and $(10,159,000) and $(709,000) and $1,224,000, respectively.
Fair Value of Other Financial Instruments
The fair value of the Company’s borrowings under the Senior Notes was determined based on a Level 1 input and for borrowings under its senior credit facilities determined based on Level 3 inputs; including a comparison to a group of comparable industry debt issuances (“Industry Comparable Debt Issuances”) and a study of credit (“Credit Spread Analysis”). Under the Industry Comparable Debt Issuance method, the Company compared the debt facilities to several industry comparable debt issuances. This method consisted of an analysis of the offering yields compared to the current yields on publicly traded debt securities. Under the Credit Spread Analysis, the Company first examined the implied credit spreads, which are based on data published by the United States Federal Reserve. Based on this analysis the Company was able to assess the credit market. The fair value of the Company’s senior credit facilities as of June 30, 2019 and 2020 was determined to be approximately $402,245,000 (carrying value of $406,499,000, gross of deferred financing costs of $2,314,000) and $366,554,000 (carrying value of $372,697,000, gross of deferred financing costs of $896,000), respectively. The Company also determined that the fair value of its other debt of $6,956,000 and $7,997,000 at June 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, approximated or would not vary significantly from their carrying values.
Under the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825,
Financial Instruments,
the carrying value of the Company’s other financial instruments (consisting primarily of cash and cash equivalents, net receivables, trade payables and accrued liabilities) approximate fair value.
Credit Risk and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
Financial instruments potentially exposing the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of receivables. Concentrations of credit risk with respect to receivables are limited due to the large number of customers spread over a large geographic area in many industry sectors and no single customer accounted for more than 10% of consolidated revenues or trade receivables during and at the periods presented. However, in our North American leasing operations a significant portion of the business activity are with companies in the construction and energy (oil and gas and mining) industries. Revenues from the construction industry totaled $44,769,000 during FY 2018. Revenues and receivables from the construction industry totaled $55,978,000 and $8,142,000 during FY 2019 and at June 30, 2019, respectively; and $61,937,000 and $6,186,000 during FY 2020 and at June 30, 2020, respectively. Revenues of $49,322,000, $58,660,000 and $35,452,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; and receivables of $13,967,000 and $4,825,000 at June 30, 2019 and 2020, respectively, were from the energy industry.
 
The Company’s receivables related to sales of lease inventories and fleet are generally secured by the equipment sold to the customer. The Company’s receivables related to leasing operations are primarily amounts generated from both
off-site
and
on-site
customers. The Company has the right to repossess lease equipment for nonpayment. It is the Company’s policy that all customers who wish to purchase or lease containers on credit terms are subject to credit verification procedures and the Company will agree to terms with customers believed to be creditworthy. In addition, receivable balances are monitored on an ongoing basis with the result that the Company’s exposure to bad debts is not typically significant. Net allowance for doubtful accounts provided and uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries and other, was $1,850,000 and $2,570,000, $1,559,000 and $1,702,000 and $2,614,000 and $2,102,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. The translation gain (loss) to the allowance for doubtful accounts for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 was $20,000, $(54,000) and $(30,000), respectively.
With respect to credit risk arising from the other significant financial assets of the Company, which comprise cash and cash equivalents,
available-for-sale
financial assets and certain derivative instruments, the Company’s exposure to credit risk arises from default of the counter party, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments. As the counter party for derivative instruments is typically a bank, the Company has assessed this as a low risk. 
v3.20.2
Income Taxes
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income Taxes
Note 7. Income Taxes
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
North America
  $11,739   $29,205   $12,181 
Asia-Pacific
   (21,525   (30,851   2,468 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $(9,786  $(1,646  $ 14,649 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Current:
      
U.S. Federal
  $—     $—     $(150
State
   481    504    755  
Foreign
   1,925    1,574    1,092 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   2,406    2,078    1,697 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Deferred:
      
U.S. Federal
   (1,323   5,026    3,154 
State
   844    1,397    641 
Foreign
   (2,606   (2,681   1,203 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   (3,085   3,742     4,998 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $(679  $5,820   $6,695 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Deferred tax assets:
    
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
  $16,928   $24,510  
Accrued compensation and other benefits
   3,029    2,988 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   1,279    1,365  
Deferred revenue and expenses
   3,892    4,784  
Operating lease assets
   —      20,820 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
   25,128    54,467 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
Deferred tax liabilities:
    
Accelerated tax depreciation and amortization
   (63,310    (76,415
Operating lease liabilities
   —      (20,498
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
   (63,310    (96,913
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
   (529   (1,262
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liabilities
  $(38,711  $(43,708
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
At June 30, 2020, the Company had a U.S. federal net operating loss carryforward of $103,766,000, which expires if unused during fiscal years
 ending June 30,
2030 – 2038, and state net operating loss carryforwards of $31,838,000, which will begin expiring in
 
the fiscal year ending June 30,
 2021. As a result of transactions of its publicly-held common stock, it is possible to have a change in ownership for federal income tax purposes, which can limit the amount of net operating loss currently available as a deduction. The Company has determined that, as of June 30, 2020, there was not a significant limitation from any such ownership changes. As a result of the stock ownership change in the
Pac-Van
acquisition in October 2008, there was a limitation on the net operating loss carryforward for the period preceding the ownership change. However, this net operating loss carryforward is fully available and fully utilized in the current year.
For income tax purposes, deductible compensation related to
non-qualified
stock option awards is based on the value of the award when realized, which may be different than the compensation expense recognized in the consolidated financial statements, which is based on the award value on the date of grant. The difference between the value of the award upon grant and the value of the award when ultimately realized creates either additional tax benefits or a tax shortfall. Effective July 1, 2017, the difference between the deductible compensation related to share-based awards based on the value of the award when realized and the compensation expense recognized in the consolidated financial statements based on the award value on the date of grant is recognized upon realization as an additional tax expense or benefit in the consolidated statements of operations.
Management evaluates the ability to realize its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis and adjusts the amount of its valuation allowance if necessary. As of June 30, 2019 and 2020, the Company recorded a valuation allowance of $529,000 and $1,262,000,
respectively, for foreign tax credit carryforwards and state net operating loss carryforwards that it believes will not be realized.
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
 
   
FY 2018
  
FY 2019
  
FY 2020
 
Federal statutory rate
   28.0  21.0  21.0
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivative in Convertible Note
   (42.7  (521.3  12.8  
State and Asia-Pacific taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit
   6.0   117.2   7.8 
Adjustment of net deferred tax liability for
 
enacted tax rate change by the Act
   18.8   21.2    
Adjustment for previously unrecognized net tax deficiency related to equity compensation activity prior to July 1, 2017
   (1.1  —     —   
Net tax benefit related to equity compensation activity
   0.4   15.4   (0.5
GILTI tax adjustment
   —     —     4.6 
Tax credit adjustment
   —     —     (3.3
Valuation allowance
   (3.4  (12.1  5.0  
Other
   0.9   5.0   (1.7
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
   6.9  (353.6%)   45.7
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Related-Party Transactions
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related-Party Transactions
Note 8. Related-Party Transactions
Effective January 31, 2008, the Company entered into a lease with an affiliate of the Company’s then Chief Executive Officer (now Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors) for its corporate headquarters in Pasadena, California. The rent is $7,393 per month, effective March 1, 2009, plus allocated charges for common area maintenance, real property taxes and insurance, for approximately 3,000 square feet of office space. The term of the lease is five years, with two five-year renewal options, and the rent is adjusted yearly based on the consumer price index. On October 11, 2012, the Company exercised the first option to renew the lease for an additional five-year term commencing February 1, 2013 and, on August 7, 2017, it exercised its second option for an additional five-year term commencing on February 1, 2018. Rental payments were $112,000 in FY 2018, $111,000 in FY 2019 and $112,000 in FY 2020.
The premises of
Pac-Van’s
Las Vegas branch are owned by and were leased from the then acting branch manager through December 31, 2016. From January 1, 2017 through May 12, 2017, the use of the premises was rented on a
month-to-month
basis. Effective May 12, 2017, the Company entered into a lease agreement through December 31, 2020 for rental of $10,876 per month and the right to extend the term of the lease for three
two-year
options, with the monthly rental increasing at each option period from $11,420 to $12,590 per month. Rental payments on these premises totaled $131,000 in FY 2018, $176,000 in FY 2019 and $156,000 in FY 2020. FY 2019 includes an estimated property tax
catch-up
of $29,000 paid directly to the landlord. 
v3.20.2
Equity Plans
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Equity Plans
Note 9. Equity Plans
On September 11, 2014, the Board of Directors of the Company adopted the 2014 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), which was approved by the stockholders at the Company’s annual meeting on December 4, 2014 and amended and restated by the stockholders at the annual meeting on December 3, 2015. The 2014 Plan is an “omnibus” incentive plan permitting a variety of equity programs designed to provide flexibility in implementing equity and cash awards, including incentive stock options, nonqualified stock options, restricted stock grants
(“non-vested
equity shares”), restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, performance stock, performance units and other stock-based awards. Participants in the 2014 Plan may be granted any one of the equity awards or any combination of them, as determined by the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee. Upon the approval of the 2014 Plan by the stockholders, the Company suspended further grants under its previous equity plans, the General Finance Corporation 2006 Stock Option Plan (the “2006 Plan”) and the 2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2009 Plan”) (collectively the “Predecessor Plans”), which had a total of 2,500,000 shares reserved for grant. Any stock options which are forfeited under the Predecessor Plans will become available for grant under the 2014 Plan, but the total number of shares available under the 2014 Plan will not exceed the 1,500,000 shares reserved for grant under the 2014 Plan, plus any options which were forfeited or are available for grant under the Predecessor Plans. If not sooner terminated by the Board of Directors, the 2014 Plan will expire on December 4, 2024, which is the tenth anniversary of the date it was approved by the Company’s stockholders. The 2006 Plan expired on June 30, 2016 and the 2009 Plan expire
d
on December 10, 2019. On December 7, 2017, the stockholders approved an amendment unanimously approved by the Board of Directors of the Company that increased the number of shares reserved for issuance under the 2014 Plan by 1,000,000 shares, from 1,500,000 to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, plus any options which were forfeited or are available for grant under the 2009 Plan. The Predecessor Plans and the 2014 Plan are referred to collectively as the “Stock Incentive Plan.”
All grants
to-date
consist of incentive and
non-qualified
stock options that vest over a period of up to five years (“time-based”),
non-qualified
stock options that vest over varying periods that are dependent on the attainment of certain defined EBITDA and other targets (“performance-based”),
non-vested
equity shares (“restricted stock”) and restricted stock units (“RSU”). At June 30, 2020, 394,663 shares remained available for grant.
On December 15, 2017 (the “December 2017 Grant”), the Company granted time-based options to an officer of GFN to purchase 225,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $6.25 per share. The options under the December 2017 Grant vest over 36 months from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options in the December 2017 Grant was $3.45, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.26%
,
an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 50.5% and no expected dividend.
On February 6, 2018 (the “February 2018 Grant”), the Company granted time-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase 81,280 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $7.15 per share. The options under the February 2018 Grant vest over 28.8 months from the date of grant. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2018 Grant was $4.00, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.66%
,
an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 50.5% and no expected dividend.
In FY 2018, the weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted to officers and key employees was $3.60.
On February 12, 2019 (the “February 2019 Grant”), the Company granted 1,625 time-based and 1,624 performance-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase a total of 3,249 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $10.34 per share. The options under the February 2019 Grant vest over 36 months from the date of grant, with the vesting of the performance-based options subject to the attainment of the targets. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2019 Grant was $5.05, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 2.584%
,
an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 41.88% and no expected dividend.
On February 11, 2020 (the “February 2020 Grant”), the Company granted 1,723 time-based and 1,722 performance-based options to a key employee of Royal Wolf to purchase a total of 3,445 shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $9.49 per share. The options under the February 2020 Grant vest over 31
36 months from the date of grant, with the vesting of the performance-based options subject to the attainment of the targets. The fair value of the stock options in the February 2020 Grant was $4.49, determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following assumptions: a risk-free interest rate of 1.515%
,
an expected life of 7.5 years, an expected volatility of 42.68% and no expected dividend.
Since inception, the range of the fair value of the stock options granted (other than to
non-employee
consultants) and the assumptions used are as follows:
 
Fair value of stock options
  $0.81 
-
 $6.35
  
 
Assumptions used:
  
Risk-free interest rate
  1.19% 
-
 
4.8%
Expected life (in years)
  7.5
Expected volatility
  26.5% 
-
 
84.6%
Expected dividends
  —  
  
 
At June 30, 2020, there were no significant outstanding stock options held by
non-employee
consultants that were not fully vested. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 follows:
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2017
   2,061,057   $4.92   
Granted
   306,280    6.49   
Exercised
   (237,260   4.85   
Forfeited or expired
   (305,167   8.96   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2018
   1,824,910   $4.52    5.8 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2018
   1,333,564   $4.01    4.5 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2018
   1,824,910   $4.52   
Granted
   3,249    10.34   
Exercised
   (142,963   6.01   
Forfeited or expired
   (9,000   6.50   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39    5.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39    5.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2019
   1,360,361   $4.03    4.4 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39   
Granted
   3,445    9.49   
Exercised
   (79,500   1.63   
Forfeited or expired
   (600   1.28   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2020
   1,599,541   $4.54    4.2 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2020
   1,599,541   $4.54    4.2 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2020
   1,491,836   $4.39    4.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
At June 30, 2020, outstanding time-based options and performance-based options totaled 1,058,095 and 541,446, respectively. Also at that date, the Company’s market price for its common stock was $6.71 per share, which was above the exercise prices of over 90% of the outstanding stock options, and the intrinsic value of the outstanding stock options at that date was $3,631,700. Share-based compensation of $9,489,000 related to stock options has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through June 30, 2020. At that date, there remains $139,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining weighted-average vesting period of less than one year.
A deduction is not allowed for U.S. income tax purposes with respect to
non-qualified
options granted in the United States until the stock options are exercised or, with respect to incentive stock options issued in the United States, unless the optionee makes a disqualifying disposition of the underlying shares. The amount of any deduction will be the difference between the fair value of the Company’s common stock and the exercise price at the date of exercise. Accordingly, there is a deferred tax asset recorded for the U.S. tax effect of the financial statement expense recorded related to stock option grants in the United States. Effective July 1, 2017, the tax effect of the U.S. income tax deduction in excess of the financial statement expense, if any, will be recorded as a benefit in the consolidated statement of operations.
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock and RSU activity follows:
 
   
Restricted Stock
   
RSU
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair
Value
   
Shares
   
Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair
Value
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2017
   480,310   $4.54    —     $—   
Granted
   125,885    9.69    211,763    7.15 
Vested
   (226,345   4.42    —      —   
Forfeited
   —      —      —      —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2018
   379,850    6.32    211,763    7.15 
Granted
   185,940    8.91    20,590    10.34 
Vested
   (236,373   5.63    (66,073   7.15 
Forfeited
   —      —      (27,093   7.15 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2019
   329,417    8.28    139,187    7.62 
Granted
   271,235    7.51    29,131    9.49 
Vested
   (191,553   7.76    (59,390   7.52 
Forfeited
   (1,000   10.34    —      —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2020
   408,099   $8.00    108,928   $8.18 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation of $6,001,000 and $1,466,000 related to restricted stock and RSU, respectively, has been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity, from inception through June 30, 2020. At that date, there remains $2,976,000 and $345,000 of unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis over the remaining vesting period of over approximately 0.43 year – 3.19 years and 1.20
-
2.61 years, respectively, for the restricted stock and RSU.
On January 2, 2018, the Company granted a total of 42,773 equity shares to an officer of GFN at a value equal to the closing market price of the Company’s common stock as of that date, or $6.80 per share. The fair value of this equity share grant of $291,000 has been recognized as share-based compensation in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity.
Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan
Royal Wolf established the Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTI Plan”) in conjunction with its initial public offering in May 2011. Under the LTI Plan, the RWH Board of Directors may have granted, at its discretion, options, performance rights and/or restricted shares of RWH capital stock to Royal Wolf employees and executive directors. Vesting terms and conditions were up to four years and, generally, were subject to performance criteria based primarily on enhancing shareholder returns using a number of key financial benchmarks, including EBITDA. In addition, unless the RWH Board determined otherwise, if an option, performance right or restricted share had not lapsed or been forfeited earlier, it would have terminated at the seventh anniversary from the date of grant. It was intended that up to one percent of RWH’s outstanding capital stock would be reserved for grant under the LTI Plan and a trust was established to hold RWH shares for this purpose. However, since the Company held more than 50% of the outstanding shares of RWH capital stock, RWH shares reserved for grant under the LTI Plan were purchased in the open market. The LTI Plan, among other provisions, did not permit the transfer, sale, mortgage or encumbering of options, performance rights and restricted shares without the prior approval of the RWH Board. In the event of a change of control, the RWH Board, at its discretion, would have determined whether, and how many, unvested options, performance rights and restricted shares would have vested. In addition, if, in the RWH Board’s opinion, a participant acted fraudulently or dishonestly or was in breach of his obligations to Royal Wolf, the RWH Board may have deemed any options, performance rights and restricted shares held by or reserved for the participant to have lapsed or been forfeited.
With the Company’s acquisition of the noncontrolling interest of Royal Wolf (see Note 4), the LTI Plan was terminated in September 2017 and the RWH Board determined that 582,370 performance rights were deemed vested, resulting in payments totaling A$1,066,000 ($835,000) to participants. At the date of its termination, Royal Wolf had granted, net of forfeitures, 2,582,723 performance rights to key management personnel under the LTI Plan. Also, through the date of termination, 677,953 of the performance rights had been converted into RWH capital stock through purchases in the open market. In FY 2017 and FY 2018, share-based compensation of $(74,000) and $1,207,000, respectively, related to the LTI Plan had been recognized in the consolidated statements of operations, with a corresponding benefit to equity. In addition, in FY 2018, $338,000 (A$458,000) was refunded back to Royal Wolf by the trust established to make the open market purchases of RWH shares reserved for grant under the LTI Plan. This refund was recorded as a benefit to equity.
 
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Commitments and Contingencies
Note 10. Commitments and Contingencies
Leases
In February 2016, the FASB issued new lease accounting guidance in ASU
No. 2016-02,
Leases (Topic 842)
. This new standard was initiated as a joint project with the International Accounting Standards Board to simplify lease accounting and improve the quality of and comparability of financial information for users. This accounting standard, as updated, eliminated the concept of
off-balance
sheet treatment for “operating leases” for lessees for the vast majority of lease contracts. Under ASU
No. 2016-02,
at inception, a lessee must classify all leases with a term of over one year as either finance or operating, with both classifications resulting in the recognition of a defined
“right-of-use”
asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet. However, recognition in the income statement will differ depending on the lease classification, with finance leases recognizing the amortization of the
right-of-use
asset separate from the interest on the lease liability and operating leases recognizing a single total lease expense. Lessor accounting under ASU
No. 2016-02
is substantially unchanged from the previous lease requirements under U.S. GAAP.
The Company adopted ASU
No. 2016-02
effective July 1, 2019, utilizing a modified retrospective transition approach and using the effective date as the date of initial application. As a result, financial information was not updated and the disclosures required under the new accounting standard was not provided for dates and periods before July 1, 2019. The accounting standard included optional transitional practical expedients intended to simplify its adoption and the Company adopted the package of practical expedients, which allowed it to retain the historical lease classification determined under legacy U.S. GAAP, as well as relief from reviewing expired or existing contracts to determine if they contain leases. As of July 1, 2019, the right of use assets (operating lease assets) related to operating leases recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet was $70,797,000 and the related liabilities (operating lease liabilities) was $71,298,000. The difference between the right of use assets and related lease liabilities is predominantly deferred rent. The adoption of this accounting standard did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated statements of operations or cash flows.
Operating Lease Assets and Liabilities
We lease our corporate office, certain administrative offices, and certain branch locations through the United States, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. Additionally, we lease equipment to support our operations, including vehicles and office equipment. For operating leases with an initial term greater than twelve months, the Company recognizes a lease asset and liability at commencement date. The Company follows the short-term lease exception as an accounting policy; therefore, leases with an original term of 12 months or less are not recognized on the balance sheet. Lease assets are initially measured at cost, which includes the initial amount of the lease liability, plus any initial direct costs incurred, less lease incentives received. The liability is initially and subsequently measured as the present value of the unpaid lease payments. The Company uses estimates and judgments in the determination of our lease liabilities. Key estimates and judgments include the following:
Lease Discount Rate – The Company is required to discount unpaid fixed lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, the incremental borrowing rate, which would typically be the senior lending borrowing rate at the respective geographic venue of the operating lease.
Lease Term – The Company includes the
non-cancellable
period of the lease, plus any additional periods covered by an extension of the lease that are reasonably certain to be exercised. The Company expects to exercise options to extend many operating leases after considering the relevant economic factors.
Fixed Payments – Lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability include fixed payments owed over the lease term, termination penalties if it is expected that a termination option will be exercised, the price to purchase the underlying asset if it is reasonably certain that the purchase option will be exercised and residual value guarantees, if applicable.
 
Future payments of operating lease liabilities at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $11,628 
2022
   10,336 
2022
   9,121 
2024
   7,858 
2025
   6,750 
Thereafter
   57,190 
  
 
 
 
Total commitments
   102,883 
Less – effect of discounting
   (35,741
  
 
 
 
   $67,142 
  
 
 
 
Non-cancellable
operating lease rentals at June 30, 2019 are payable as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2020
  $11,655 
2021
   9,198 
2022
   6,585 
2023
   4,992 
2024
   3,103 
Thereafter
   9,091 
  
 
 
 
   $44,624 
  
 
 
 
Operating
Lease Expense and Activity
Payments due under lease contracts include fixed payments plus, if applicable, variable payments. Fixed payments under leases are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease, including any periods of free rent. Variable expenses associated with leases are recognized when they are incurred. For real estate leases, variable payments include such items as allocable property taxes, local sales and business taxes, and common area maintenance charges. Variable payments associated with equipment leases include such items as maintenance services provided by the lessor and local sales and business taxes. The Company has elected the accounting policy to not separate lease components and
non-lease
components. All expenses for operating leases are recognized within the costs and expenses in determining operating income.
Operating lease activity during the periods was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2020
 
Expense:
  
Short-term lease expense
  $3,660 
Fixed lease expense
   13,137 
Variable lease expense
   1,411 
Sublease income
   (4,678
  
 
 
 
   $13,530 
  
 
 
 
  
Cash paid and new or modified operating lease information:
  
Operating cash flows from operating leases
  $12,058 
Net operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities
   5,349 
  
 
 
 
The weighted-average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate for operating leases at June 30, 2020 was 12.6 years and 6.3%, respectively. Rental expense on
non-cancellable
operating leases during FY 2018 and FY 2019 was $13,004,000 and $13,439,000, respectively.
Finance Leases
Specific criteria differentiate a finance lease from an operating lease, but generally leases under which substantially all the risks and benefits incidental to ownership of the leased assets are assumed by the Company are classified as finance leases. At adoption of ASU
No. 2016-02,
all previously classified capital leases were classified as finance leases. In the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, finance lease assets are included in property, plant and equipment (see Note 2), while finance lease liabilities are included in senior and other debt (see Note 5). Finance leased assets as of June 30, 2019 and 2020, include gross costs of $10,804,000 and $8,650,000, and accumulated amortization of $5,655,000 and $2,871,000, resulting in a net book value of $5,149,000 and $5,779,000, respectively.
Sales-Type and Operating Fleet Leases
Future minimum receipts under sales-type and operating fleet leases at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $18,389 
2022
   2,440 
2023
   781 
2024
   568 
2025
   1,034 
Thereafter
   1 
  
 
 
 
   $23,213 
  
 
 
 
Self-Insurance
The Company has insurance policies to cover auto liability, general liability, directors and officers liability and workers compensation-related claims. Effective on February 1, 2017, the Company became self-insured for auto liability and general liability through GFNI, a wholly-owned captive insurance company, up to a maximum of $1,200,000 per policy period. Claims and expenses are reported when it is probable that a loss has occurred and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. These losses include an estimate of claims that have been incurred but not reported. At June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, reported liability totaled $1,335,000 and $1,278,000, respectively, and has been recorded in the caption “Trade payables and accrued liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Other Matters
The Company is not involved in any material lawsuits or claims arising out of the normal course of business. The nature of its business is such that disputes can occasionally arise with employees, vendors (including suppliers and subcontractors) and customers over warranties, contract specifications and contract interpretations among other things. The Company assesses these matters on a
case-by-case
basis as they arise. Reserves are established, as required, based on its assessment of its exposure. The Company has insurance policies to cover general liability and workers compensation related claims. In the opinion of management, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance under pending litigation and claims, if any, will not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, operating results or cash flows. 
v3.20.2
Detail of Certain Accounts
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Detail of Certain Accounts
Note 11. Detail of Certain Accounts
Trade payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Trade payables
  $20,448   $14,951 
Checks written in excess of bank balance
   104    —   
Payroll and related
   11,506    9,995 
Taxes, other than income
   1,970    1,658 
Fair value of interest swap and forward currency exchange contacts
   2,233    3,714 
Accrued interest
   3,682    3,323 
Deferred consideration
   1,831    281 
Warranty reserve
   219    136 
Self-insured reported liability
   1,335    1,278 
GEPT minimum return liability
   —      6,843 
Other accruals
   5,132    4,666 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   $48,460   $46,845 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Segment Reporting
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Reporting
Note 12. Segment Reporting
We have two geographic areas that include four operating segments; the Asia-Pacific area, consisting of the leasing operations of Royal Wolf, and North America, consisting of the combined leasing operations of
Pac-Van
and Lone Star, and the manufacturing operations of Southern Frac. Discrete financial data on each of the Company’s products is not available and it would be impractical to collect and maintain financial data in such a manner. In managing the Company’s business, senior management focuses on primarily growing its leasing revenues and operating cash flow (EBITDA), and investing in its lease fleet through capital purchases and acquisitions.
 
Transactions between reportable segments included in the tables below are recorded on an arms-length basis at market in conformity with U.S. GAAP and the Company’s significant accounting policies (see Note 2). The tables below represent the Company’s revenues from external customers, share-based compensation expense, impairment of goodwill, depreciation and amortization, operating income, interest income and expense, expenditures for additions to long-lived assets (consisting of lease fleet and property, plant and equipment), long-lived assets, operating lease assets and goodwill; as attributed to its geographic and operating segments (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2020
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $68,767   $35   $68,802   $12,451   $(5,132  $76,121   $52,521   $128,642 
Leasing
   139,307    26,023    165,330    —      (616   164,714    63,123    227,837 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $208,074   $26,058   $234,132   $ 12,451   $(5,748  $240,835   $115,644   $ 356,479 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $405   $48   $453   $37   $1,397   $1,887   $769   $2,656 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Impairment of goodwill
  $—     $14,160   $14,160   $—     $—     $14,160   $—     $14,160 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $16,361   $6,373   $22,734   $396   $(716  $22,414   $13,136   $35,550 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
  $45,430   $(11,284  $34,146   $472   $(6,373  $28,245   $17,209   $45,454 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $3   $3   $660   $663 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $8,730   $298   $9,028   $106   $6,867   $16,001   $10,385   $26,386 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $46,370   $925   $47,295   $49   $(220  $47,124   $15,299   $62,423 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
At June 30, 2020
 
Long-lived assets
  $320,956   $40,234   $361,190   $1,361   $(9,145  $353,406   $129,717   $483,123 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating lease assets
  $25,602   $2,441   $28,043   $244   $267   $28,554   $37,671   $66,225 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
  $65,123   $6,622   $71,745   $—     $—     $71,745   $25,479   $97,224 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
FY 2019
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
  Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
  Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $72,241   $—     $72,241   $14,922   $(4,138  $83,025   $54,691   $137,716 
Leasing
   130,461    47,224    177,685    —      (1,862   175,823    64,667    240,490 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $202,702   $47,224   $249,926   $14,922   $(6,000  $258,848   $119,358   $378,206 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $331   $33   $364   $27   $1,562   $1,953   $727   $2,680 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $15,524   $8,936   $24,460   $404   $(741  $24,123   $17,985   $42,108 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
  $39,497   $14,236   $53,733   $1,044   $(6,708  $48,069   $13,521   $61,590 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $7   $7   $184   $191 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $11,215   $1,130   $12,345   $257   $6,843   $19,445   $15,899   $35,344 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $53,235   $1,783   $55,018   $27   $(227  $54,818   $23,286   $78,104 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
At June 30, 2019
 
Long-lived assets
  $301,233   $44,694   $345,927   $1,707   $(9,606  $338,028   $141,689   $479,717 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
  $64,517   $20,782   $85,299   $—     $—     $85,299   $26,024   $111,323 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
FY 2018
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $55,438   $20   $55,458   $13,565   $(3,715  $65,308   $67,009   $132,317 
Leasing
   112,027    39,960    151,987        (1,132   150,855    64,130    214,985 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $167,465   $39,980   $207,445   $ 13,565   $(4,847  $216,163   $131,139   $ 347,302 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $309   $41   $350   $46   $1,749   $2,145   $1,513   $3,658 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $14,233   $9,161   $23,394   $574   $(731  $23,237   $17,098   $40,335 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
  $28,689   $8,798   $37,487   $(351  $(6,709  $30,427   $13,272   $43,699 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $9   $9   $103   $112 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $9,172   $1,770   $10,942   $384   $7,291   $18,617   $15,374   $33,991 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $33,628   $3,326   $36,954   $131   $(334  $36,751   $16,599   $53,350 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Intersegment net revenues related to sales of primarily portable liquid storage containers and ground level offices from Southern Frac to the North American leasing operations totaled $3,715,000, $4,138,000 and $5,132,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively; and intrasegment net revenues in the North American leasing operations related to primarily the leasing of portable liquid storage containers from
Pac-Van
to Lone Star totaled $1,000,000, $1,730,000 and $484,000 during FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
v3.20.2
Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Note 13. Subsequent Events
On July 10, 2020, the Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $2.30 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock (see Note 3). The dividend is for the period commencing on April 30, 2020 through July 30, 2020, and payable on July 31, 2020 to holders of record as of July 30, 2020.
v3.20.2
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Condensed Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $266   $144 
Property and equipment, net
   23    16 
Other assets
   7,528    12,040 
Investment and intercompany accounts
   247,638    247,973 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Assets
  $255,455   $260,173 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities
  $2,734   $8,997 
Senior and other debt
, net
   76,184    76,763 
General Finance Corporation stockholders’ equity
   176,537    174,413 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
  $255,455   $260,173 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2018
  
2019
  
2020
 
   
(in thousands)
 
General and administrative expenses
  $7,022  $7,299  $6,960  
Depreciation and amortization
   36   20   12  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Operating loss
   (7,058  (7,319  (6,972
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Equity in
 income
 
(
losses
)
of subsidiaries
   (16,886  (10,703  4,038  
Intercompany income
   16,138   14,164   13,997  
Interest expense
   (7,291  (6,843  (6,867
Other income, net
   7   —     —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
   (8,032  (3,382  11,168 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Income (loss)
before income taxes
   (15,090  (10,701  4,196 
Income tax benefit
   (6,784  (3,235  (3,758
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net
 income
 
(
loss
)
attributable to stockholders
   (8,306  (7,466  7,954 
Preferred stock dividends
   3,658   3,658   3,668 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net
 income
(
loss
)
attributable to common stockholders
  $(11,964 $(11,124 $4,286 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Year Ended June 30,
 
   
2018
  
2019
  
2020
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
    
Net
 
income
(
l
oss
)
attributable to stockholders
  $(8,306 $(7,466 $7,954  
Equity in losses
(income)
of subsidiaries
   16,886   10,703   (4,038
Depreciation and amortization
   36   20   12  
Amortization of deferred financing costs
   587   555   579  
Share-based compensation expense
   1,749   1,562   1,397  
Deferred income taxes
   (6,784  (3,342  (3,758
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
   1,950   449   6,180  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
   6,118   2,481   8,326  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
       
Purchases of property and equipment
   (5  (23  (5
Other intangible assets
   —     —     —   
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash used in investing activities
   (5  (23  (5
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
       
Repayments of senior and other debt borrowings
   (10,000  —     —   
Proceeds from issuances of senior notes
   —     —     —   
Deferred financing costs
   (31  (196   
Proceeds from issuances of common stock
   1,150   858   130 
Purchase of treasury stock
   —     —     (5,845
Preferred stock dividends
   (3,658  (3,658  (3,668
Intercompany transfers
   2,571   715   940  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net cash used in financing activities
   (9,968  (2,281  (8,443
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash
   (3,855  177   (122
Cash at beginning of period
   3,944   89   266  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
    
Cash at end of period
  $89  $266  $144  
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Federal Home Loan Banks [Abstract]  
Basis of Presentation
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”). Unless otherwise indicated, references to “FY 2018,” “FY 2019” and “FY 2020” are to the fiscal years ended June 30, 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Certain amounts have been reclassified or revised to conform with the current year presentation. The most significant are the rates disclosed at June 30, 2019 in the table for the open interest rate swap contract in Note 6.
Principles of Consolidation
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.
Foreign Currency Translation
Foreign Currency Translation
The Company’s functional currencies for its foreign operations are the respective local currencies, the Australian (“AUS”) and New Zealand (“NZ”) dollars in the Asia-Pacific area and the Canadian (“C”) dollar in North America. All adjustments resulting from the translation of the accompanying consolidated financial statements from the functional currency into reporting currency are recorded as a component of stockholders’ equity in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 830,
Foreign Currency Matters
. All assets and liabilities are translated at the rates in effect at the balance sheet dates; and revenues, expenses, gains and losses are translated using the average exchange rates during the periods. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the balance sheet date are translated to the functional currency at the foreign exchange rate prevailing at that date. Foreign exchange differences arising on translation are recognized in the statement of operations.
Non-monetary
assets and liabilities that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rate at the date of the transaction.
Non-monetary
assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are stated at fair value are translated to the functional currency at foreign exchange rates prevailing at the dates the fair value was determined.
Segment Information
Segment Information
FASB ASC Topic 280,
Segment Reporting
, establishes standards for the way companies report information about operating segments in annual financial statements. It also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. Based on the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 280 and the manner in which the chief operating decision maker analyzes the business, the Company has determined it has two separately reportable geographic areas that include four operating segments, North America (the leasing operations of
Pac-Van
and Lone Star and manufacturing, including corporate headquarters) and the Asia-Pacific area (the leasing operations of Royal Wolf).
Use of Estimates
Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 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 consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to significant changes include assumptions used in assigning value to identifiable intangible assets at the acquisition date, the assessment for impairment of goodwill, the assessment for impairment of other intangible assets, the allowance for doubtful accounts, share-based compensation expense, residual value of the lease fleet, derivative liability valuation and deferred tax assets and liabilities. Assumptions and factors used in the estimates are evaluated on an annual basis or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the previous assumptions and factors have changed. The results of the analysis could result in adjustments to estimates. The new strain of coronavirus
(“COVID-19”)
in FY 2020 and the efforts to contain it have, among other things, negatively impacted the global economy and created significant volatility and disruption of financial markets. In addition, the
COVID-19
pandemic has significantly increased economic and demand uncertainty. The Company believes the estimates and assumptions underlying the accompanying consolidated financial statements are reasonable and supportable based on the information available at the time the financial statements were prepared. However, uncertainty over the impact
COVID-19
will have on the global economy and the Company’s business in particular makes many of the estimates and assumptions reflected in these consolidated financial statements inherently less certain. Therefore, actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates to a greater degree than historically.
Cash Equivalents
Cash Equivalents
The Company considers highly liquid investments with maturities of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on its cash balances.
Inventories
Inventories
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and consist of primarily finished goods for containers, modular buildings and mobile offices held for sale or lease; as well as raw materials, work
in-process
and finished goods of manufactured portable liquid storage tank containers. Costs for leasing operations are assigned to individual items on the basis of specific identification and include expenditures incurred in acquiring the inventories and bringing them to their existing condition and location; while costs for manufactured units are determined using the
first-in,
first-out
method. Net realizable value is the estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business. Expenses of marketing, selling and distribution to customers, as well as costs of completion, are estimated and are deducted from the estimated selling price to establish net realizable value. Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Finished goods
  $25,576   $17,347  
Work
in-process
   1,275    1,161 
Raw materials
   2,226    2,420 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $29,077   $20,928 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Derivative Financial Instruments
Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company may use derivative financial instruments to hedge its exposure to foreign currency and interest rate risks arising from operating, financing and investing activities. The Company does not hold or issue derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. However, derivatives that do not qualify for hedge accounting are accounted for as trading instruments. Derivative financial instruments are recognized initially at fair value. Subsequent to initial recognition, derivative financial instruments are stated at fair value. The gain or loss on the remeasurement to fair value on unhedged (or the ineffective portion of hedged) derivative financial instruments is recognized in the statement of operations. Also, as more fully discussed in Note 5, the Company accounts for the fair value of embedded derivatives in a convertible note that required bifurcation.
Accounting for Stock Options
Accounting for Stock Options
For the issuances of stock options, the Company follows the fair value provisions of FASB ASC Topic 718,
Stock Compensation
, which require recognition of employee share-based compensation expense in the statements of operations over the vesting period based on the fair value of the stock option at the grant date. For stock options granted to
non-employee
consultants, the Company recognizes compensation expense measured at their fair value at each reporting date. Therefore, the stock options issued to
non-employee
consultants are subject to periodic fair value adjustments recorded in share-based compensation over the vesting period.
Fair Value
Fair Value
Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using relevant market information and other assumptions, as more fully disclosed in Note 6. Fair value estimates would involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, credit risk, prepayments and other factors, especially in the absence of broad markets for particular items. Changes in assumptions or in market conditions could significantly affect these estimates
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. The cost of self-constructed assets includes the cost of materials, direct labor, the initial estimate (where relevant) of the costs of dismantling and removing the items and restoring the site on which they are located; and an appropriate allocation of production overhead, where applicable. Depreciation for property, plant and equipment is recorded on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related asset. The residual value, the useful life and the depreciation method applied to an asset are reassessed at least annually.
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Estimated

Useful Life
   
June 30,
 
    
2019
  
2020
 
Land
   —     $2,168  $2,168 
Building and improvements
   10 — 40 years    4,893   4,899 
Transportation and plant equipment (including finance lease assets – see Note 10)
   3 — 20 years    47,433   50,497 
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment
   3 — 10 years    13,786   14,583 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
     68,280   72,147 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
     (45,385  (47,751
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
    $22,895  $24,396 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization expense on property, plant and equipment totaled $6,942,000, $7,477,000 and $6,563,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
Lease Fleet
Lease Fleet
The Company has a fleet of storage, portable building, office and portable liquid storage tank containers, mobile offices, modular buildings and steps that it primarily leases to customers under operating lease agreements with varying terms. The value of the lease fleet (or lease or rental equipment) is recorded at cost and depreciated on the straight-line basis over the estimated useful life (5 - 20 years), after the date the units are put in service, down to their estimated residual values (up to 70% of cost). In the opinion of management, estimated residual values are at or below net realizable values. The Company periodically reviews these depreciation policies in light of various factors, including the practices of the larger competitors in the industry, and its own historical experience. Costs incurred on lease fleet units subsequent to initial acquisition are capitalized when it is probable that future economic benefits in excess of the originally assessed performance will result; otherwise, they are expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, the gross costs of the lease fleet were $598,757,000 and $613,358,000, respectively. Units in the lease fleet are also available for sale. The cost of sales of a unit in the lease fleet is recognized at the carrying amount at the date of sale.
Depreciation expense on lease fleet totaled $26,522,000, $29,553,000 and $25,241,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets and assesses when an event or change in circumstances indicates the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and the eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. The Company has determined that no impairment provision related to long-lived assets was required to be recorded as of June 30, 2019 and 2020.
Goodwill
Goodwill
The purchase consideration of acquired businesses have been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates (see Note 4). Based on these values, the excess purchase consideration over the fair value of the net assets acquired was allocated to goodwill. The Company accounts for goodwill in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 350,
Intangibles — Goodwill and Other.
FASB ASC Topic 350 prohibits the amortization of goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives and requires these assets be reviewed for impairment. The Company operates two reportable geographic areas
and the vast majority of goodwill recorded (and currently on the books) was in the acquisitions of Royal Wolf,
Pac-Van
and Lone Star.
The Company assesses the potential impairment of goodwill on an annual basis or if a determination is made based on a qualitative assessment that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Qualitative factors which could cause an impairment include (1) significant underperformance relative to historical, expected or projected future operating results; (2) significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired businesses or the strategy for the Company’s overall business; (3) significant changes during the period in the Company’s market capitalization relative to net book value; and (4) significant negative industry or general economic trends. If the Company did determine that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, a quantitative process for potential impairment is performed where the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value to determine if the goodwill is impaired. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”)
No. 2017-04,
a goodwill impairment write-down would be recorded for the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value, but the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit.
The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2019 concluded that the fair value of the goodwill of each of its reporting units was greater than their respective carrying amounts.
The North American oil and gas market has been, and the Company expects it to continue to be, highly cyclical, generally fluctuating in correlation with the price of West Texas Intermediate Crude (“WTI”). The decrease in demand caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic and the political tensions between several large oil producing countries has resulted in a substantial decline in WTI prices and drilling activity, which is likely to continue longer than previously anticipated. Specifically impacting the Company is a reduction in drilling activity of oil wells located in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins in Texas, the two primary basins in which it operates. At June 30, 2020, the Company’s annual impairment test for Lone Star, which does its business in the Permian and Eagle Ford shales basins, determined that the implied value of goodwill at Lone Star, based on a discounted cash flow basis, was less than its carrying value and, as a result,
a $14,160,000
 
impairment charge was recorded. The Company’s annual impairment assessment at June 30, 2020 for its other operating units concluded that the fair value of the goodwill for each of them was greater than their respective carrying amounts.
Determining the fair value of a reporting unit requires judgment and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company based its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.
The change in the balance of goodwill was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2018
  
2019
  
2020
 
Beginning of year (a)
  $105,129  $109,943  $111,323 
Additions to goodwill
   5,827   2,819   657 
Impairment of goodwill
   —     —     (14,160
Other adjustments, primarily foreign translation effect
   (1,013  (1,439  (596
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
End of year (b)
  $109,943  $111,323  $97,224 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 

 
 
(a)
Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 for all periods presented.
(b)
Net of accumulated impairment losses of $16,172 at June 30, 2018 and 2019, and $30,332 at June 30, 2020.
Goodwill recorded from domestic acquisitions of businesses under asset purchase agreements is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes over 15 years, even though goodwill is not amortized for financial reporting purposes
Intangible Assets
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets include those with indefinite (trademark and trade name) and finite (primarily customer base and lists,
non-compete
agreements and deferred financing costs) useful lives. Customer base and lists and
non-compete
agreements are amortized on the straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit which range from one to fourteen years. Costs to obtain long-term financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the related revolving line of credit senior debt using the straight-line method. Amortizing the deferred financing costs using the straight-line method does not produce significantly different results than that of the effective interest method. Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Trademark and trade name
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
Customer base and lists
  
 
31,069
 
  
 
(17,174
 
 
13,895
 
  
 
31,691
 
  
 
(19,612
 
 
12,079
 
Non-compete
agreements
  
 
8,782
 
  
 
(8,031
 
 
751
 
  
 
8,651
 
  
 
(8,226
 
 
425
 
Deferred financing costs
  
 
3,563
 
  
 
(2,290
 
 
1,273
 
  
 
3,643
 
  
 
(2,769
 
 
874
 
Other
  
 
4,328
 
  
 
(3,471
 
 
857
 
  
 
2,828
 
  
 
(2,468
 
 
360
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
$
53,228
 
  
$
(31,419
 
$
21,809
 
  
$
52,299
 
  
$
(33,528
 
$
18,771
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Company reviews intangible assets (those assets resulting from acquisitions) for impairment if it determines, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more likely than not (i.e., greater than 50%) that fair value might be less than the carrying amount. If the Company determines that fair value is more likely than not less than the carrying amount, then impairment would be quantitatively tested, using historical cash flows and other relevant facts and circumstances as the primary basis for estimates of future cash flows. If it determines that fair value is not likely to be less than the carrying amount, then no further testing would be required. The Company conducted its review at each fiscal
year-end,
which did not result in an impairment adjustment at June 30, 2019 and 2020. Determining the fair value of intangible assets involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions, which the Company believes are reasonable, but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions.
 
Amortization expense related to amortizable intangible assets, other than deferred financing costs, totaled $6,871,000, $5,078,000 and $3,746,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Amortization expense, which is included in interest expense, related to deferred financing costs recorded as amortizable intangible assets totaled $446,000, $559,000 and $479,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
  
 
 
2021
  
$
3,195
 
2022
  
 
2,558
 
2023
  
 
1,773
 
2024
  
 
1,381
 
2025
  
 
1,211
 
Thereafter
  
 
3,620
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
$
13,738
 
 
  
 
 
 
The weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite intangible assets was approximately 8.4 years at June 30, 2020.
Defined Contribution Benefit Plan
Defined Contribution Benefit Plan
Obligations for contributions to defined contribution benefit plans are recognized as an expense in the statement of operations as incurred. Contributions to defined contribution benefit plans in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 were $1,552,000, $1,588,000 and $1,631,000, respectively.
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
The Company leases and sells new and used storage, office, building and portable liquid storage tank containers, modular buildings and mobile offices to its customers, as well as provides other ancillary products and services. The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with two accounting standards. The rental revenue portions of the Company’s revenues that arise from lease arrangements are accounted for in accordance with Topic 842,
Leases
. Revenues determined to be
non-lease
related, including sales of lease inventories and fleet, sales of manufactured units and rental-related services, are accounted for in accordance with ASU
No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
(Topic 606), which was adopted by the Company under the modified retrospective method at July 1, 2018. The adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, nor was there a significant cumulative effect of initially applying the new standard.
Our portable storage and modular space rental customers are generally billed in advance for services, which generally includes fleet pickup. Liquid containment rental customers are typically billed in arrears monthly and sales transactions are generally billed upon transfer of the sold items. Payments from customers are generally due upon receipt or
30-day
payment terms. Specific customers have extended terms for payment, but no terms are greater than one year from the invoice date.
Leasing Revenue
Typical rental contracts include the direct rental of fleet, which is accounted for under Topic 842. Rental-related services include fleet delivery and fleet pickup, as well as other ancillary services, which are primarily accounted for under Topic 606. The total amounts of rental-related services related to Topic 606 recognized during FY 2020, FY 2019 and FY 2018 were $52,048,000, $55,235,000 and $47,600,000, respectively. A small portion of the rental-related services, include subleasing, special events leases and other miscellaneous streams, are accounted for under Topic 842. For contracts that have multiple performance obligations, revenue is allocated to each performance obligation in the contract based on the Company’s best estimate of the standalone selling prices of each distinct performance obligation. The standalone selling price is determined using methods and assumptions developed consistently across similar customers and markets generally applying an expected cost plus an estimated margin to each performance obligation. The Company did not elect the practical expedient for lessor accounting.
Rental contracts are based on a monthly rate for our portable storage and modular space fleet and a daily rate for our liquid containment fleet. Rental revenue is recognized ratably over the rental period. The rental continues until the end of the initial term of the lease or when cancelled by the customer or the Company. If equipment is returned prior to the end of the contractual lease period, customers are typically billed a cancellation fee, which is recorded as rental revenue upon the return of the equipment. Customers may utilize our equipment transportation services and other
on-site
services in conjunction with the rental of equipment, but are not required to do so. Given the short duration of these services, equipment transportation services and other
on-site
services revenue of a rented unit is recognized in leasing revenue upon completion of the service.
Non-Lease
Revenue
Non-lease
revenues consist primarily of the sale of new and used units, and to a lesser extent, sales of manufactured units are all accounted for under Topic 606. Sales contracts generally have a single performance obligation that is satisfied at the time of delivery, which is the point in time control over the unit transfers and the Company is entitled to consideration due under the contract with its customer.
Contract Costs and Liabilities
The Company incurs commission costs to obtain rental contracts and for sales of new and used units. We expect the period benefitted by each commission to be less than one year. Therefore, we have applied the practical expedient for incremental costs of obtaining a contract and expense commissions as incurred.
When customers are billed in advance for rentals, end of lease services, and deposit payments, we defer revenue and reflect unearned rental revenue at the end of the period. As of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, we had approximately $22,671,000 and $24,642,000, respectively, of unearned rental revenue included in unearned revenue and advance payments in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Revenues of $15,453,000, which were included in the unearned rental revenue balance at June 30, 2019, were recognized during FY 2020. The Company’s uncompleted contracts with customers have unsatisfied (or partially satisfied) performance obligations. For the future service revenues that are expected to be recognized within twelve months, the Company has elected to utilize the optional disclosure exemption made available regarding transaction price allocated to unsatisfied (or partially unsatisfied) performance obligations. The transaction price for performance obligations that will be completed in greater than twelve months is generally variable based on the costs ultimately incurred to provide those services and therefore we are applying the optional exemption to omit disclosure of such amounts.
Sales taxes charged to customers are excluded from revenues and expenses.
Sales of new modular buildings not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. Certain sales of manufactured units are covered by assurance-type warranties and as of June 30, 2019 and June 30, 2020, the Company had $219,331 and $136,394, respectively, of warranty reserve included in trade payables and accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
   
FY 2019
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $72,241   $—     $72,241   $—     $—     $72,241   $54,691   $ 126,932 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      14,922    (4,138   10,784    —      10,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   72,241    —      72,241    14,922    (4,138   83,025    54,691    137,716 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   101,830    25,269    127,099    —      (1,862   125,237    49,813    175,050 
Rental-related services
   28,631    21,955    50,586    —      —      50,586    14,854    65,440 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   130,461    47,224    177,685    —      (1,862   175,823    64,667    240,490 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 202,702   $ 47,224   $ 249,926   $ 14,922   $ (6,000  $ 258,848   $ 119,358   $378,206 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
FY 2018
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $55,438   $20   $55,458   $—     $—     $55,458   $67,009   $ 122,467 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      13,565    (3,715   9,850    —      9,850 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   55,438    20    55,458    13,565    (3,715   65,308    67,009    132,317 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   76,693    22,769    99,462    —      (1,132   98,330    49,404    147,734 
Rental-related services
   35,334    17,191    52,525    —      —      52,525    14,726    67,251 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   112,027    39,960    151,987    —      (1,132   150,855    64,130    214,985 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 167,465   $ 39,980   $ 207,445   $ 13,565   $ (4,847  $ 216,163   $ 131,139   $347,302 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Advertising
Advertising
Advertising costs are generally expensed as incurred. At June 30, 2019 and 2020, prepaid advertising costs were not significant. Advertising costs expensed were approximately $3,834,000, $3,587,000 and $3,674,000 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively.
Shipping and Handling Costs
Shipping and Handling Costs
The Company reports shipping and handling costs, primarily related to outbound freight in its North American manufacturing operations, as a component of selling and general expenses. Shipping and handling costs totaled $483,000, $546,000 and $149,000 in FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively. Freight charges billed to customers are recorded as revenue and included in sales.
Income Taxes
Income Taxes
The Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date multiplied by the applicable tax rates. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be realized. Income tax expense is recorded for the amount of income tax payable or refundable for the period increased or decreased by the change in deferred tax assets and liabilities during the period. The Company files U.S. Federal tax returns, multiple U.S. state (and state franchise) tax returns and Australian, New Zealand and Canadian tax returns. For U.S. Federal tax purposes, all periods subsequent to June 30, 2016 are subject to examination by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”); and, for U.S. state tax purposes, with few exceptions and depending on the state, periods subsequent to June 30, 2015 are subject to examination by the respective state’s taxation authorities. Periods subsequent to June 30, 2016, June 30, 2015 and June 30, 2013 are subject to examination by the respective taxation authorities in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, respectively. Tax records are required to be kept for five years and seven years in Australia and New Zealand, respectively. The Company believes that its income tax filing positions and deductions would be sustained on audit and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material change. Therefore, no reserves for uncertain income tax positions have been recorded. In addition, the Company does not anticipate that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefit related to any particular tax position will change significantly within the next 12 months. The Company’s policy for recording interest and penalties, if any, will be to record such items as a component of income taxes.
Recently Enacted U.S. Federal Tax Legislation
Enacted U.S. Federal Tax Legislation
Introduced initially as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the Act to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 (the “Act”) was enacted on December 22, 2017. The Act applied to corporations generally beginning with taxable years starting after December 31, 2017, or FY 2019 for the Company, and reduced the corporate tax rate from a graduated set of rates with a maximum 35% tax rate to a flat 21% tax rate. Additionally, the Act introduced other changes that impact corporations, including a net operating loss (“NOL”) deduction annual limitation, an interest expense deduction annual limitation, elimination of the alternative minimum tax, and immediate expensing of the full cost of qualified property. The Act also introduced an international tax reform that moved the U.S. toward a territorial system, in which income earned in other countries will generally not be subject to U.S. taxation. However, the accumulated foreign earnings of certain foreign corporations was subject to a
one-time
transition tax, which can be elected to be paid over an eight-year tax transition period, using specified percentages, or in one lump sum. NOL and foreign tax credit (“FTC”) carryforwards can be used to offset the transition tax liability. Any transition tax to be paid on accumulated foreign earnings was not significant since the Company had available NOL and FTC carryforwards to offset any transitional taxes that would be otherwise payable.
 
In addition, the Act introduced a tax on Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income (“GILTI”) to include in its gross income annually.
In accordance with ASC Topic 740,
Income Taxes
, in FY 2018 the Company
re-measured
its deferred income tax assets and liabilities for, among other things, temporary differences and NOL and FTC carryforwards reasonably estimated to be existing at December 22, 2017, from the current statutory rate of 35% to the new corporate rate of either 28% (if the temporary timing differences were expected to roll off in FY 2018) or 21 percent (if the temporary timing differences and NOL carryforwards were expected to remain as of June 30, 2018). This
re-measurement
resulted in an estimated benefit of approximately $6,979,000, which was recognized in FY 2018 through the provision (benefit) for income taxes in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. This estimated tax benefit was offset by approximately $4,843,000 for the estimated transition tax and a valuation allowance of $330,000 that was established to offset previously recognized FTC carryforward deferred tax assets that the Company believes will not be realized, and other adjustments totaling approximately $299,000. Both the estimated transition tax and valuation allowance were considered provisional amounts that required further analysis. These provisional amounts were subject to adjustment during a measurement period which should not extend beyond one year from the enactment date of the Act as in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118.
During FY 2019, the remeasurement offset was adjusted to $4,493,000 for the transition tax and a valuation allowance of $529,000. The net benefit of $151,000 has been recorded through the FY 2019 income tax provision.
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020. Among other things, the CARES Act includes changes to the tax treatment of NOLs for corporations. It temporarily removes the limitations on NOL carryforwards to years beginning before January 1, 2021 and allows for NOL carrybacks. It also temporarily increases the annual limitation on interest expense. The CARES Act did not have a significant impact on the Company’s income tax provision for FY 2020.
 
Net Income per Common Share
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, vested or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities (common stock equivalents) the Company had outstanding related to stock options,
non-vested
equity shares, restricted stock units and convertible debt. The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Basic
   26,269,931    29,318,511    30,252,431 
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
   —      —      1,001,353 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
   26,269,931    29,318,511    31,253,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Potential common stock equivalents totaling 5,475,347, 2,144,800 and 1,115,215 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect is anti-dilutive.
Net Income per Common Share
Net Income per Common Share
Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income attributable to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the periods. Diluted net income per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised, vested or converted into common stock or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings of the Company. The potential dilutive securities (common stock equivalents) the Company had outstanding related to stock options,
non-vested
equity shares, restricted stock units and convertible debt. The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Basic
   26,269,931    29,318,511    30,252,431 
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
   —      —      1,001,353 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
   26,269,931    29,318,511    31,253,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Potential common stock equivalents totaling 5,475,347, 2,144,800 and 1,115,215 for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020, respectively, have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect is anti-dilutive.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU
2016-13,
Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326)
, which prescribes that financial assets (or a group of financial assets) should be measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be collected based on relevant historical information from historical experience, adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect collectability. Credit losses relating to these financial assets are recorded through an allowance for credit losses. This standard is effective on July 1, 2020 and the Company does not expect its adoption to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-04,
Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)
, which is elective, and provides for optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of reference rate reform and potential impact of adoption of these elective practical expedients on its consolidated financial statements.
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Inventories Inventories are comprised of the following (in thousands):
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Finished goods
  $25,576   $17,347  
Work
in-process
   1,275    1,161 
Raw materials
   2,226    2,420 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $29,077   $20,928 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Property, Plant and Equipment
Property, plant and equipment consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Estimated

Useful Life
   
June 30,
 
    
2019
  
2020
 
Land
   —     $2,168  $2,168 
Building and improvements
   10 — 40 years    4,893   4,899 
Transportation and plant equipment (including finance lease assets – see Note 10)
   3 — 20 years    47,433   50,497 
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment
   3 — 10 years    13,786   14,583 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
     68,280   72,147 
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization
     (45,385  (47,751
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
    $22,895  $24,396 
    
 
 
  
 
 
 
Change in Balance of Goodwill
The change in the balance of goodwill was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2018
  
2019
  
2020
 
Beginning of year (a)
  $105,129  $109,943  $111,323 
Additions to goodwill
   5,827   2,819   657 
Impairment of goodwill
   —     —     (14,160
Other adjustments, primarily foreign translation effect
   (1,013  (1,439  (596
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
End of year (b)
  $109,943  $111,323  $97,224 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Schedule of Intangible Assets Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
 
  
June 30, 2019
 
  
June 30, 2020
 
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Gross
Carrying
Amount
 
  
Accumulated
Amortization
 
 
Net
Carrying
Amount
 
Trademark and trade name
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
  
$
5,486
 
  
$
(453
 
$
5,033
 
Customer base and lists
  
 
31,069
 
  
 
(17,174
 
 
13,895
 
  
 
31,691
 
  
 
(19,612
 
 
12,079
 
Non-compete
agreements
  
 
8,782
 
  
 
(8,031
 
 
751
 
  
 
8,651
 
  
 
(8,226
 
 
425
 
Deferred financing costs
  
 
3,563
 
  
 
(2,290
 
 
1,273
 
  
 
3,643
 
  
 
(2,769
 
 
874
 
Other
  
 
4,328
 
  
 
(3,471
 
 
857
 
  
 
2,828
 
  
 
(2,468
 
 
360
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
$
53,228
 
  
$
(31,419
 
$
21,809
 
  
$
52,299
 
  
$
(33,528
 
$
18,771
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets
The estimated future amortization of intangible assets with finite useful lives as of June 30, 2020 is as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
  
 
 
2021
  
$
3,195
 
2022
  
 
2,558
 
2023
  
 
1,773
 
2024
  
 
1,381
 
2025
  
 
1,211
 
Thereafter
  
 
3,620
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
$
13,738
 
 
  
 
 
 
Reconciliation of the Disaggregated Rental Revenue In the following tables, total revenue is disaggregated by revenue type for the periods indicated. The tables also include a reconciliation of the disaggregated rental revenue to the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands).
   
FY 2020
 
   North America         
   Leasing                         
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Non-lease:
                
Sales lease inventories and fleet
  $68,767   $35   $68,802   $—     $—     $68,802   $52,521   $121,323 
Sales manufactured units
   —      —      —      12,451    (5,132   7,319    —      7,319 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
non-lease
revenues
   68,767    35    68,802    12,451    (5,132   76,121    52,521    128,642 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Leasing:
                
Rental revenue
   99,101    12,954    112,055    —      (616   111,439    47,648    159,087 
Rental-related services
   40,206    13,069    53,275    —      —      53,275    15,475    68,750 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total leasing revenues
   139,307    26,023    165,330    —      (616   164,714    63,123    227,837 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total revenues
  $ 208,074   $ 26,058   $ 234,132   $ 12,451   $ (5,748  $ 240,835   $ 115,644   $ 356,479 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding The following is a reconciliation of weighted average shares outstanding used in calculating earnings per common share:
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Basic
   26,269,931    29,318,511    30,252,431 
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents
   —      —      1,001,353 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
   26,269,931    29,318,511    31,253,784 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Acquisitions (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
Fair Market Values of Tangible and Intangible Assets and Liabilities
The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2018 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Advantage

September 1, 2017
  
Gauthier

December 1, 2017
  
Lucky’s Lease

January 26, 2018
  
Acorn

April 6, 2018
  
Total
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:       
Trade and other receivables
  $—    $390  $—    $—    $390 
Inventories
   234   444   203   85   966 
Property, plant and equipment
   55   339   135   32   561 
Lease fleet
   558   4,216   1,092   341   6,207 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (25  (237  (36  (14  (312
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed   822   5,152   1,394   444   7,812 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
           
 
Non-com
pete
 agreement
 
 
56
 
 
143
 
 
44
 
 
130
 
 
373
Customer lists/relationships
   97   1,085   676   8   1,866 
Other
   —     250   —     —     250 
Goodwill
   601   3,741   1,255   230   5,827 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   754   5,219   1,975   368   8,316 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total purchase consideration
  $1,576  $ 10,371  $ 3,369  $ 812  $ 16,128 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
The allocation for the acquisition in FY 2019 to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Spacewise NZ

July 2,

2018
  
Delmarva

August 9,
2018
  
Instant
Storage

September 21,
2018
  
Tilton

October 5,
2018
  
BBS Leasing

March 27,
2019
  
Pier
Mobile

May 7,
2019
  
Total
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:        
Trade and other receivables
  $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $—    $—   
Inventories
   995   157   555   318   355   682   3,062 
Property, plant and equipment
   79   38   465   329      195   1,106 
Lease fleet
   6,834   893   3,013   2,775   234   504   14,253 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (5  (112  (289  (260  (35  (30  (731
Deferred income taxes
   (225  —     —     —     —     —     (225
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed   7,678   976   3,744   3,162   554   1,351   17,465 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
               
No
n-compete agreement
 
 
67
 
 
7
 
 
44
 
 
42
 
 
15
 
 
15
 
 
190
Customer lists/relationships
   734   —     369   576   254   171   2,104 
Other
   —     —     (306  —     —     —     (306
Goodwill
   —     —     717   1,651   294   157   2,819 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   801   7   824   2,269   563   343   4,807 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible and intangible assets acquired  $ 8,479  $983  $ 4,568  $ 5,431  $ 1,117  $ 1,694  $ 22,272 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
The allocation to tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair market values was as follows (in thousands):
   
Mar-Rube

February 28, 2020
 
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
  
Inventories
  $145 
Property, plant and equipment
   43 
Lease fleet
   753 
Unearned revenue and advance payments
   (96
  
 
 
 
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed
   845 
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:
  
Non-com
p
ete
ag
ree
ment
 
23
Customer lists/relationships
   977 
Goodwill
   657 
  
 
 
 
Total intangible assets acquired
   1,657 
  
 
 
 
Total purchase consideration
  $ 2,502 
  
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Senior and Other Debt
Senior and other debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2019 and 2020 (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility, net
  $ 134,414   $ 123,955 
Wells Fargo Credit Facility
   193,587    171,083 
Senior Notes, net
   76,184    76,763 
Equipment Financing and Other
   6,956    7,997 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $411,141   $379,798 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Scheduled Maturities for Senior Credit Facilities Senior Subordinated Notes and Other Debt
The scheduled maturities for the senior credit facilities senior subordinated notes and other debt at June 30, 2020 were as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $10,504
2022
   254,602
 (a) 
2023
   6,551
2024
   108,441
2025
   512
Thereafter
   84
  
 
 
 
   380,694
Less – deferred financing costs
   (896
  
 
 
 
  $379,798
  
 
 
 
(a)
Wells Fargo Credit Facility is reflected as maturing on March 24, 2022.
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments at Fair Value, Classification in Consolidated Balances Sheets
Derivative instruments measured at fair value and their classification in the consolidated balances sheets and statements of operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
Derivative – Fair Value (Level 2)
 
Type of Derivative
Contract
 
Balance Sheet Classification
 
June 30, 2019
  
June 30, 2020
 
Swap Contracts
 Trade payables and accrued liabilities $2,223  $3,456 
Forward-Exchange Contracts
 Trade and other receivables  2   —   
 Trade payables and accrued liabilities  18   258 
Bifurcated Derivatives
 Fair value of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note  19,782   18,325 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Derivative Instruments at Fair Value, Statements of Operations
Type of Derivative
Contract
  
Statement of Operations Classification
  
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Swap Contracts
  Unrealized gain included in interest expense  $12   $—     $—   
Forward-Exchange Contracts
  Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain
(loss)
   697    (311   (213
Bifurcated Derivatives
  Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in
Convertible Note
   (13,719   (24,570   (5,386
    
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Open Interest Rate Swap Contract As of June 30, 2019 and 2020, the open interest rate swap contracts were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
  
June 30,
 
   
2019
  
2020
 
Notional amounts
  $ 70,287  $ 68,777 
Fixed/Strike Rates
   7.42  7.17
Floating Rates
   6.70  5.35
Fair Value of Combined Contracts
  $(2,233 $(3,456
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Open Forward Exchange and Participating Forward Contracts As of June 30, 2019, there were 21 open forward exchange that mature between July 2019 and October 2019; and, as of June 30, 2020, there 13 open forward exchange contracts that mature between July 2020 and October 2020, as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
  
June 30,
   
June 30,
 
  
2019
   
2020
 
Notional amounts
 $9,305   $3,087 
Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD)
  0.67313 – 0.72039    0.56516 – 0.68863 
Fair Value of Combined Contracts
 $(16  $(258
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Income (Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
North America
  $11,739   $29,205   $12,181 
Asia-Pacific
   (21,525   (30,851   2,468 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $(9,786  $(1,646  $ 14,649 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Provision for Income Taxes
The provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2018
   
FY 2019
   
FY 2020
 
Current:
      
U.S. Federal
  $—     $—     $(150
State
   481    504    755  
Foreign
   1,925    1,574    1,092 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   2,406    2,078    1,697 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Deferred:
      
U.S. Federal
   (1,323   5,026    3,154 
State
   844    1,397    641 
Foreign
   (2,606   (2,681   1,203 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   (3,085   3,742     4,998 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $(679  $5,820   $6,695 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability
The components of the net deferred tax liability are as follows (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Deferred tax assets:
    
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards
  $16,928   $24,510  
Accrued compensation and other benefits
   3,029    2,988 
Allowance for doubtful accounts
   1,279    1,365  
Deferred revenue and expenses
   3,892    4,784  
Operating lease assets
   —      20,820 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax assets
   25,128    54,467 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
Deferred tax liabilities:
    
Accelerated tax depreciation and amortization
   (63,310    (76,415
Operating lease liabilities
   —      (20,498
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total deferred tax liabilities
   (63,310    (96,913
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Valuation allowance
   (529   (1,262
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net deferred tax liabilities
  $(38,711  $(43,708
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Rate
A reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows:
 
   
FY 2018
  
FY 2019
  
FY 2020
 
Federal statutory rate
   28.0  21.0  21.0
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivative in Convertible Note
   (42.7  (521.3  12.8  
State and Asia-Pacific taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit
   6.0   117.2   7.8 
Adjustment of net deferred tax liability for
 
enacted tax rate change by the Act
   18.8   21.2    
Adjustment for previously unrecognized net tax deficiency related to equity compensation activity prior to July 1, 2017
   (1.1  —     —   
Net tax benefit related to equity compensation activity
   0.4   15.4   (0.5
GILTI tax adjustment
   —     —     4.6 
Tax credit adjustment
   —     —     (3.3
Valuation allowance
   (3.4  (12.1  5.0  
Other
   0.9   5.0   (1.7
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
Effective tax rate
   6.9  (353.6%)   45.7
  
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Equity Plans (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]  
Fair Value of Stock Options Granted
Since inception, the range of the fair value of the stock options granted (other than to
non-employee
consultants) and the assumptions used are as follows:
 
Fair value of stock options
  $0.81 
-
 $6.35
  
 
Assumptions used:
  
Risk-free interest rate
  1.19% 
-
 
4.8%
Expected life (in years)
  7.5
Expected volatility
  26.5% 
-
 
84.6%
Expected dividends
  —  
  
 
Stock Option Activity and Related Information
At June 30, 2020, there were no significant outstanding stock options held by
non-employee
consultants that were not fully vested. A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for FY 2018, FY 2019 and FY 2020 follows:
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2017
   2,061,057   $4.92   
Granted
   306,280    6.49   
Exercised
   (237,260   4.85   
Forfeited or expired
   (305,167   8.96   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2018
   1,824,910   $4.52    5.8 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2018
   1,333,564   $4.01    4.5 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2018
   1,824,910   $4.52   
Granted
   3,249    10.34   
Exercised
   (142,963   6.01   
Forfeited or expired
   (9,000   6.50   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39    5.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39    5.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2019
   1,360,361   $4.03    4.4 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
Number of
Options
(Shares)
   
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (Years)
 
Outstanding at June 30, 2019
   1,676,196   $4.39   
Granted
   3,445    9.49   
Exercised
   (79,500   1.63   
Forfeited or expired
   (600   1.28   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
Outstanding at June 30, 2020
   1,599,541   $4.54    4.2 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Vested and expected to vest at June 30, 2020
   1,599,541   $4.54    4.2 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
    
Exercisable at June 30, 2020
   1,491,836   $4.39    4.0 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Summary of Restricted Stock and RSU Activity
A summary of the Company’s restricted stock and RSU activity follows:
 
   
Restricted Stock
   
RSU
 
   
Shares
   
Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair
Value
   
Shares
   
Weighted-Average

Grant Date Fair
Value
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2017
   480,310   $4.54    —     $—   
Granted
   125,885    9.69    211,763    7.15 
Vested
   (226,345   4.42    —      —   
Forfeited
   —      —      —      —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2018
   379,850    6.32    211,763    7.15 
Granted
   185,940    8.91    20,590    10.34 
Vested
   (236,373   5.63    (66,073   7.15 
Forfeited
   —      —      (27,093   7.15 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2019
   329,417    8.28    139,187    7.62 
Granted
   271,235    7.51    29,131    9.49 
Vested
   (191,553   7.76    (59,390   7.52 
Forfeited
   (1,000   10.34    —      —   
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Nonvested at June 30, 2020
   408,099   $8.00    108,928   $8.18 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
Future Minimum Receipts under Sales-Type and Operating Fleet Leases
Future payments of operating lease liabilities at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $11,628 
2022
   10,336 
2022
   9,121 
2024
   7,858 
2025
   6,750 
Thereafter
   57,190 
  
 
 
 
Total commitments
   102,883 
Less – effect of discounting
   (35,741
  
 
 
 
   $67,142 
  
 
 
 
Non-Cancellable Operating Lease Rentals Payable
Non-cancellable
operating lease rentals at June 30, 2019 are payable as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2020
  $11,655 
2021
   9,198 
2022
   6,585 
2023
   4,992 
2024
   3,103 
Thereafter
   9,091 
  
 
 
 
   $44,624 
  
 
 
 
Schedule of Operating Lease Activity
Operating lease activity during the periods was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
FY 2020
 
Expense:
  
Short-term lease expense
  $3,660 
Fixed lease expense
   13,137 
Variable lease expense
   1,411 
Sublease income
   (4,678
  
 
 
 
   $13,530 
  
 
 
 
  
Cash paid and new or modified operating lease information:
  
Operating cash flows from operating leases
  $12,058 
Net operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities
   5,349 
  
 
 
 
Future Payments of Operating Lease Liabilities
Future minimum receipts under sales-type and operating fleet leases at June 30, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
 
Year Ending June 30,
    
2021
  $18,389 
2022
   2,440 
2023
   781 
2024
   568 
2025
   1,034 
Thereafter
   1 
  
 
 
 
   $23,213 
  
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Detail of Certain Accounts (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Summary of Trade Payables and Accrued Liabilities
Trade payables and accrued liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):
 
   
June 30,
 
   
2019
   
2020
 
Trade payables
  $20,448   $14,951 
Checks written in excess of bank balance
   104    —   
Payroll and related
   11,506    9,995 
Taxes, other than income
   1,970    1,658 
Fair value of interest swap and forward currency exchange contacts
   2,233    3,714 
Accrued interest
   3,682    3,323 
Deferred consideration
   1,831    281 
Warranty reserve
   219    136 
Self-insured reported liability
   1,335    1,278 
GEPT minimum return liability
   —      6,843 
Other accruals
   5,132    4,666 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
   $48,460   $46,845 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Segment Reporting (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Summary of Segment Reporting Information
 
   
FY 2020
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $68,767   $35   $68,802   $12,451   $(5,132  $76,121   $52,521   $128,642 
Leasing
   139,307    26,023    165,330    —      (616   164,714    63,123    227,837 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $208,074   $26,058   $234,132   $ 12,451   $(5,748  $240,835   $115,644   $ 356,479 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $405   $48   $453   $37   $1,397   $1,887   $769   $2,656 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Impairment of goodwill
  $—     $14,160   $14,160   $—     $—     $14,160   $—     $14,160 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $16,361   $6,373   $22,734   $396   $(716  $22,414   $13,136   $35,550 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
  $45,430   $(11,284  $34,146   $472   $(6,373  $28,245   $17,209   $45,454 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $3   $3   $660   $663 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $8,730   $298   $9,028   $106   $6,867   $16,001   $10,385   $26,386 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $46,370   $925   $47,295   $49   $(220  $47,124   $15,299   $62,423 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
At June 30, 2020
 
Long-lived assets
  $320,956   $40,234   $361,190   $1,361   $(9,145  $353,406   $129,717   $483,123 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating lease assets
  $25,602   $2,441   $28,043   $244   $267   $28,554   $37,671   $66,225 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
  $65,123   $6,622   $71,745   $—     $—     $71,745   $25,479   $97,224 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
FY 2019
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
  Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
  Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $72,241   $—     $72,241   $14,922   $(4,138  $83,025   $54,691   $137,716 
Leasing
   130,461    47,224    177,685    —      (1,862   175,823    64,667    240,490 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $202,702   $47,224   $249,926   $14,922   $(6,000  $258,848   $119,358   $378,206 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $331   $33   $364   $27   $1,562   $1,953   $727   $2,680 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $15,524   $8,936   $24,460   $404   $(741  $24,123   $17,985   $42,108 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
  $39,497   $14,236   $53,733   $1,044   $(6,708  $48,069   $13,521   $61,590 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $7   $7   $184   $191 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $11,215   $1,130   $12,345   $257   $6,843   $19,445   $15,899   $35,344 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $53,235   $1,783   $55,018   $27   $(227  $54,818   $23,286   $78,104 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
At June 30, 2019
 
Long-lived assets
  $301,233   $44,694   $345,927   $1,707   $(9,606  $338,028   $141,689   $479,717 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Goodwill
  $64,517   $20,782   $85,299   $—     $—     $85,299   $26,024   $111,323 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
   
FY 2018
 
   North America         
   Leasing                     
   
Pac-Van
   Lone Star   Combined   Manufacturing   Corporate
and
Intercompany
Adjustments
   Total   Asia –
Pacific
Leasing
   Consolidated 
Revenues:
                
Sales
  $55,438   $20   $55,458   $13,565   $(3,715  $65,308   $67,009   $132,317 
Leasing
   112,027    39,960    151,987        (1,132   150,855    64,130    214,985 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
  $167,465   $39,980   $207,445   $ 13,565   $(4,847  $216,163   $131,139   $ 347,302 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Share-based compensation
  $309   $41   $350   $46   $1,749   $2,145   $1,513   $3,658 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
  $14,233   $9,161   $23,394   $574   $(731  $23,237   $17,098   $40,335 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income
  $28,689   $8,798   $37,487   $(351  $(6,709  $30,427   $13,272   $43,699 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest income
  $—     $—     $—     $—     $9   $9   $103   $112 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Interest expense
  $9,172   $1,770   $10,942   $384   $7,291   $18,617   $15,374   $33,991 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Additions to long-lived assets
  $33,628   $3,326   $36,954   $131   $(334  $36,751   $16,599   $53,350 
  
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
v3.20.2
Organization and Business Operations - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Segment
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
Number of distinct business units 3
Number of geographic units 2
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Segment
shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Number of geographic units | Segment   2    
Number of operating segments | Segment   4    
Maturity of investments   three months or less    
Percentage of depreciation of lease fleet to cost   70.00%    
Gross costs of the lease fleet   $ 613,358,000 $ 598,757,000  
Impairment provision related to long-lived assets   $ 0 0  
Fair value of the reporting unit   50.00%    
Goodwill deductible for income tax purpose, years   15 years    
Weighted-average remaining useful life of the finite intangible assets   8 years 4 months 24 days    
Contributions to defined contribution benefit plans   $ 1,631,000 1,588,000 $ 1,552,000
Advertising costs   3,674,000 3,587,000 3,834,000
Shipping and handling costs   $ 149,000 $ 546,000 $ 483,000
Corporate tax rate 35.00% 21.00% 21.00% 28.00%
Recognized income tax, net of federal benefit $ 6,979,000 $ 4,998,000 $ 3,742,000 $ (3,085,000)
Rental related services   128,642,000 137,716,000 $ 132,317,000
Estimated transition tax offsets estimated tax benefit 4,843,000   4,493,000  
Valuation allowance offsets estimated tax benefit   $ 1,262,000 $ 529,000  
Deferred tax assets liabilities other adjustments $ 299,000      
Potential common stock equivalents excluded from computation of diluted earnings per share | shares   1,115,215 2,144,800 5,475,347
Unearned rental revenue included in trade payables and accrued liabilities   $ 24,642,000 $ 22,671,000  
Unearned rental revenue Recognized   15,453,000    
Warranty reserve included in trade payables and accrued liabilities   136,394 219,331  
Remeasurement Net Income Tax Benefit Loss     151,000  
Depreciation, Nonproduction   6,563,000 7,477,000 $ 6,942,000
Amortization expense of intangible assets   3,746,000 5,078,000 6,871,000
Amortization of deferred financing costs   479,000 559,000 446,000
Reserves for uncertain income tax position   0 0  
Impairment of goodwill   14,160,000    
Lease Fleet [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Depreciation, Nonproduction   $ 25,241,000 $ 29,553,000 26,522,000
Scenario, Plan [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Corporate tax rate     21.00%  
Valuation allowance offsets estimated tax benefit       330,000
Scenario, Plan [Member] | Deferred Tax Asset Temporary Differences Roll off [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Corporate tax rate     28.00%  
Scenario, Plan [Member] | Deferred Tax Asset Temporary Differences And NOL Carry forwards Remain [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Corporate tax rate     21.00%  
Minimum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Expected period of benefit for customers base and lists and non-compete agreements   1 year    
Minimum [Member] | Lease Fleet [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of lease fleet   5 years    
Maximum [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Expected period of benefit for customers base and lists and non-compete agreements   14 years    
Maximum [Member] | Lease Fleet [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Estimated useful life of lease fleet   20 years    
Accounting Standards Update 2014-09 [Member]        
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]        
Rental related services   $ 52,048,000 $ 55,235,000 $ 47,600,000
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Inventories (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Accounting Policies [Abstract]    
Finished goods $ 17,347 $ 25,576
Work in-process 1,161 1,275
Raw materials 2,420 2,226
Total $ 20,928 $ 29,077
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Property, Plant and Equipment (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 72,147 $ 68,280
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (47,751) (45,385)
Property, plant and equipment, net 24,396 22,895
Land [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross 2,168 2,168
Building and improvements [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 4,899 4,893
Building and improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 10 years  
Building and improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 40 years  
Transportation and plant equipment (including capital lease assets) [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 50,497 47,433
Transportation and plant equipment (including capital lease assets) [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 3 years  
Transportation and plant equipment (including capital lease assets) [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 20 years  
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Property, plant and equipment, gross $ 14,583 $ 13,786
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [Member] | Minimum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 3 years  
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment [Member] | Maximum [Member]    
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]    
Estimated Useful Life 10 years  
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Change in Balance of Goodwill (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]      
Beginning of year $ 111,323 $ 109,943 $ 105,129
Additions to goodwill 657 2,819 5,827
Impairment of goodwill (14,160)    
Other adjustments, primarily foreign translation effect (596) (1,439) (1,013)
End of year $ 97,224 $ 111,323 $ 109,943
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Change in Balance of Goodwill (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]        
Accumulated impairment losses, net $ 30,332 $ 16,172 $ 16,172 $ 16,172
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Other Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount $ 52,299 $ 53,228
Accumulated Amortization (33,528) (31,419)
Net Carrying Amount 18,771 21,809
Trademark and Trade Name [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount 5,486 5,486
Accumulated Amortization (453) (453)
Net Carrying Amount 5,033 5,033
Customer Base and Lists [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount 31,691 31,069
Accumulated Amortization (19,612) (17,174)
Net Carrying Amount 12,079 13,895
Non-Compete Agreements [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount 8,651 8,782
Accumulated Amortization (8,226) (8,031)
Net Carrying Amount 425 751
Deferred Financing Costs [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount 3,643 3,563
Accumulated Amortization (2,769) (2,290)
Net Carrying Amount 874 1,273
Other [Member]    
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]    
Gross Carrying Amount 2,828 4,328
Accumulated Amortization (2,468) (3,471)
Net Carrying Amount $ 360 $ 857
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Estimated Future Amortization of Intangible Assets (Detail)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
2021 $ 3,195
2022 2,558
2023 1,773
2024 1,381
2025 1,211
Thereafter 3,620
Total $ 13,738
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of the Disaggregated Rental Revenue (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues      
Sales $ 128,642 $ 137,716 $ 132,317
Total leasing revenues 227,837 240,490 214,985
Total revenues 356,479 378,206 347,302
Lease inventories and fleet [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 121,323 126,932 122,467
Manufactured units [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 7,319 10,784 9,850
Rental Revenue [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 159,087 175,050 147,734
Rental Related Services [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 68,750 65,440 67,251
North America [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 76,121 83,025 65,308
Total leasing revenues 164,714 175,823 150,855
Total revenues 240,835 258,848 216,163
North America [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales (5,132) (4,138) (3,715)
Total leasing revenues (616) (1,862) (1,132)
Total revenues (5,748) (6,000) (4,847)
North America [Member] | Lease inventories and fleet [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 68,802 72,241 55,458
North America [Member] | Manufactured units [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 7,319 10,784 9,850
North America [Member] | Manufactured units [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales (5,132) (4,138) (3,715)
North America [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 111,439 125,237 98,330
North America [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues (616) (1,862) (1,132)
North America [Member] | Rental Related Services [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 53,275 50,586 52,525
North America [Member] | Pac-Van Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 68,767 72,241 55,438
Total leasing revenues 139,307 130,461 112,027
Total revenues 208,074 202,702 167,465
North America [Member] | Pac-Van Leasing [Member] | Lease inventories and fleet [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 68,767 72,241 55,438
North America [Member] | Pac-Van Leasing [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 99,101 101,830 76,693
North America [Member] | Pac-Van Leasing [Member] | Rental Related Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 40,206 28,631 35,334
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 35   20
Total leasing revenues 26,023 47,224 39,960
Total revenues 26,058 47,224 39,980
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 484 1,730 1,000
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Lease inventories and fleet [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 35   20
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 12,954 25,269 22,769
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Rental Related Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 13,069 21,955 17,191
North America [Member] | Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 68,802 72,241 55,458
Total leasing revenues 165,330 177,685 151,987
Total revenues 234,132 249,926 207,445
North America [Member] | Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Lease inventories and fleet [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 68,802 72,241 55,458
North America [Member] | Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 112,055 127,099 99,462
North America [Member] | Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Rental Related Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 53,275 50,586 52,525
North America [Member] | Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 12,451 14,922 13,565
Total revenues 12,451 14,922 13,565
North America [Member] | Manufacturing [Member] | Manufactured units [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 12,451 14,922 13,565
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Royal Wolf Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 52,521 54,691 67,009
Total leasing revenues 63,123 64,667 64,130
Total revenues 115,644 119,358 131,139
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Royal Wolf Leasing [Member] | Lease inventories and fleet [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Sales 52,521 54,691 67,009
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Royal Wolf Leasing [Member] | Rental Revenue [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues 47,648 49,813 49,404
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Royal Wolf Leasing [Member] | Rental Related Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]      
Revenues      
Total leasing revenues $ 15,475 $ 14,854 $ 14,726
v3.20.2
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Reconciliation of Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (Detail) - shares
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]      
Basic 30,252,431 29,318,511 26,269,931
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents 1,001,353    
Diluted 31,253,784 29,318,511 26,269,931
v3.20.2
Equity Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Aug. 02, 2017
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]      
Preferred Stock, par value   $ 0.0001 $ 0.0001
Preferred Stock, outstanding | shares   400,100 400,100
Preferred Stock, aggregate liquidation preference | $   $ 40,722,000 $ 40,722,000
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member] | Special Dividend [Member]      
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]      
Dividend declared $ 0.0265    
Dividend payable record date Jul. 18, 2017    
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]      
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]      
Preferred Stock, par value   $ 0.0001  
Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference   $ 1,000  
Preferred Stock, outstanding | shares   100 100
Preferred Stock, aggregate liquidation preference | $   $ 102,000 $ 102,000
Cumulative Preferred Stock, dividend percentage   8.00%  
Preferred stock, voting rights   no voting rights  
Dividend on Preferred Stock | $   $ 109,000  
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]      
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]      
Preferred Stock, par value   $ 2.00  
Cumulative Preferred Stock, liquidation preference   $ 100.00  
Preferred Stock, outstanding | shares   400,000 400,000
Preferred Stock, aggregate liquidation preference | $   $ 40,620,000 $ 40,620,000
Cumulative Preferred Stock, dividend percentage   9.00%  
Preferred stock, voting rights   no voting rights  
Preferred Stock redemption price per share   $ 100.00  
Preferred Stock, dividend rate   2.00%  
Stated liquidation value for every increase in dividend rate | $   $ 100.00  
Dividend on Preferred Stock | $   $ 25,400,000  
v3.20.2
Acquisitions - Additional Information (Detail)
$ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
shares
Sep. 29, 2017
shares
Sep. 08, 2017
shares
Jul. 12, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 12, 2017
AUD ($)
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 19, 2017
shares
Jul. 12, 2017
AUD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Income tax expense (benefit)           $ 6,695 $ 5,820 $ (679)    
Proceed from financing from bison capital               80,000    
Repayments of debt               10,000    
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Ordinary common shares | shares       49,200,000           49,200,000
Common per share | $ / shares                   $ 1.83
Purchase price consideration       $ 70,401 $ 88,712          
Purchase Price Consideration Per Share | $ / shares                   $ 1.8035
Business acquisition               2,299    
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Percentage     99.00%              
Shares previously owned | shares     51,200,000              
Shares accepting take over bid | shares     48,100,000              
Shares paid under business acquisition | shares 1,100,000 48,100,000                
Business Combination consideration               70,402    
Income tax expense (benefit)               $ 550    
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member] | Bison Capital Notes [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Ordinary common shares | shares                 49,188,526  
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member] | Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Credit Suisse [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Repayments of debt       10,000            
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member] | Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | North America [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Business acquisition       $ 1,997           $ 2,516
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member] | Special Dividend [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Dividend Declared Per Share Acquiree | $ / shares         $ 0.0265          
v3.20.2
Acquisitions - Additional Information - 2018 Acquisitions (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2020
Apr. 06, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018
Dec. 01, 2017
Sep. 01, 2017
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment           $ 263 $ 1,907 $ 1,044
Advantage Storage Trailer Llc And Big Star Container Llc [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Payments to acquire businesses, gross         $ 1,576      
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment $ 263       $ 155      
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Payments to acquire businesses, gross $ 2,502     $ 10,371        
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment       $ 457        
Luckys Lease Inc [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Payments to acquire businesses, gross     $ 3,369          
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment     $ 307          
Acorn Storage Trailers Inc [Member]                
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                
Payments to acquire businesses, gross   $ 812            
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment   $ 125            
v3.20.2
Acquisitions - Additional Information - 2019 Acquisitions (Detail)
$ in Thousands, $ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
May 07, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 27, 2019
USD ($)
Oct. 05, 2018
USD ($)
Sep. 21, 2018
USD ($)
Aug. 09, 2018
USD ($)
Jul. 02, 2018
USD ($)
Location
Jul. 02, 2018
NZD ($)
Location
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment               $ 263 $ 1,907 $ 1,044
Number of operating locations | Location           8 8      
Bargain purchase gains                 1,767  
Transaction costs               $ 562 399 $ 163
SpacewiseNZ Limited [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross           $ 7,337 $ 10,901      
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment           $ 615 $ 914      
Bargain purchase gains                 1,142  
Delmarva Trailer Sales And Rentals Inc [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross         $ 358          
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment         $ 50          
Bargain purchase gains                 $ 625  
Instant Storage [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross       $ 4,568            
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment       $ 464            
Tilton Trailer Rental Corp [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross     $ 5,431              
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment     $ 505              
Bbs Leasing Llp [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross   $ 1,117                
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment   $ 100                
Pier Mobile [Member]                    
Business Acquisition [Line Items]                    
Payments to acquire businesses, gross $ 1,694                  
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment $ 173                  
v3.20.2
Acquisitions - Additional Information - 2020 Acquisitions (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2020
Dec. 01, 2017
Sep. 01, 2017
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment       $ 263 $ 1,907 $ 1,044
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross $ 2,502 $ 10,371        
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment   $ 457        
Advantage Storage Trailer Llc And Big Star Container Llc [Member]            
Business Acquisition [Line Items]            
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross     $ 1,576      
Business acquisition cost holdback and other adjustment $ 263   $ 155      
v3.20.2
Acquisitions - Fair Market Values of Tangible and Intangible Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Feb. 28, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
May 07, 2019
Mar. 27, 2019
Oct. 05, 2018
Sep. 21, 2018
Aug. 09, 2018
Jul. 02, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Apr. 06, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018
Dec. 01, 2017
Sep. 01, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill $ 97,224   $ 111,323             $ 109,943         $ 105,129
SpacewiseNZ Limited [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories                 $ 995            
Property, plant and equipment                 79            
Lease fleet                 6,834            
Unearned revenue and advance payments                 (5)            
Deferred income taxes                 (225)            
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                 7,678            
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                 801            
Total purchase consideration                 8,479            
SpacewiseNZ Limited [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                 67            
SpacewiseNZ Limited [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                 $ 734            
Delmarva Trailer Sales And Rentals Inc [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories               $ 157              
Property, plant and equipment               38              
Lease fleet               893              
Unearned revenue and advance payments               (112)              
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed               976              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired               7              
Total purchase consideration               983              
Delmarva Trailer Sales And Rentals Inc [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired               $ 7              
Instant Storage [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories             $ 555                
Property, plant and equipment             465                
Lease fleet             3,013                
Unearned revenue and advance payments             (289)                
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed             3,744                
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill             717                
Total intangible assets acquired             824                
Total purchase consideration             4,568                
Instant Storage [Member] | Other [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Other             306                
Instant Storage [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired             44                
Instant Storage [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired             $ 369                
Tilton Trailer Rental Corp [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories           $ 318                  
Property, plant and equipment           329                  
Lease fleet           2,775                  
Unearned revenue and advance payments           (260)                  
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed           3,162                  
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill           1,651                  
Total intangible assets acquired           2,269                  
Total purchase consideration           5,431                  
Tilton Trailer Rental Corp [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired           42                  
Tilton Trailer Rental Corp [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired           $ 576                  
Bbs Leasing Llp [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories         $ 355                    
Lease fleet         234                    
Unearned revenue and advance payments         (35)                    
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed         554                    
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill         294                    
Total intangible assets acquired         563                    
Total purchase consideration         1,117                    
Bbs Leasing Llp [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired         15                    
Bbs Leasing Llp [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired         $ 254                    
Advantage Storage Trailer Llc And Big Star Container Llc [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories                           $ 234  
Property, plant and equipment                           55  
Lease fleet                           558  
Unearned revenue and advance payments                           (25)  
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                           822  
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill                           601  
Total intangible assets acquired                           754  
Total purchase consideration                           1,576  
Advantage Storage Trailer Llc And Big Star Container Llc [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                           56  
Advantage Storage Trailer Llc And Big Star Container Llc [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                           $ 97  
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Trade and other receivables                         $ 390    
Inventories                         444    
Property, plant and equipment                         339    
Lease fleet                         4,216    
Unearned revenue and advance payments                         (237)    
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                         5,152    
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill                         3,741    
Total intangible assets acquired                         5,219    
Total purchase consideration                         10,371    
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member] | Other [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Other                         250    
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                         143    
Gauthier Homes Inc [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                         $ 1,085    
Luckys Lease Inc [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories                       $ 203      
Property, plant and equipment                       135      
Lease fleet                       1,092      
Unearned revenue and advance payments                       (36)      
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                       1,394      
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill                       1,255      
Total intangible assets acquired                       1,975      
Total purchase consideration                       3,369      
Luckys Lease Inc [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                       44      
Luckys Lease Inc [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                       $ 676      
Acorn Storage Trailers Inc [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories                     $ 85        
Property, plant and equipment                     32        
Lease fleet                     341        
Unearned revenue and advance payments                     (14)        
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                     444        
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill                     230        
Total intangible assets acquired                     368        
Total purchase consideration                     812        
Acorn Storage Trailers Inc [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                     130        
Acorn Storage Trailers Inc [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                     $ 8        
Acquisitions in Fiscal Year 2018 [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Trade and other receivables                   390          
Inventories                   966          
Property, plant and equipment                   561          
Lease fleet                   6,207          
Unearned revenue and advance payments                   (312)          
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed                   7,812          
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Other                   250          
Goodwill                   5,827          
Total intangible assets acquired                   8,316          
Total purchase consideration                   16,128          
Acquisitions in Fiscal Year 2018 [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                   373          
Acquisitions in Fiscal Year 2018 [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired                   $ 1,866          
Pier Mobile [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories       $ 682                      
Property, plant and equipment       195                      
Lease fleet       504                      
Unearned revenue and advance payments       (30)                      
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed       1,351                      
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill       157                      
Total intangible assets acquired       343                      
Total purchase consideration       1,694                      
Pier Mobile [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired       15                      
Pier Mobile [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired       $ 171                      
Acquisitions In Fiscal Year Two Thousand Nineteen [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories     3,062                        
Property, plant and equipment     1,106                        
Lease fleet     14,253                        
Unearned revenue and advance payments     (731)                        
Deferred income taxes     (225)                        
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed     17,465                        
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Other     306                        
Goodwill     2,819                        
Total intangible assets acquired     4,807                        
Total purchase consideration     22,272                        
Acquisitions In Fiscal Year Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired     190                        
Acquisitions In Fiscal Year Two Thousand Nineteen [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired     $ 2,104                        
Mar-Rube Trailer Rental [Member]                              
Fair value of the net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed:                              
Inventories   $ 145                          
Property, plant and equipment   43                          
Lease fleet   753                          
Unearned revenue and advance payments   (96)                          
Total net tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed   845                          
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Goodwill   657                          
Total intangible assets acquired   1,657                          
Total purchase consideration   2,502                          
Mar-Rube Trailer Rental [Member] | Non-Compete Agreements [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired   23                          
Mar-Rube Trailer Rental [Member] | Customer Lists/Relationships [Member]                              
Fair value of intangible assets acquired:                              
Total intangible assets acquired   $ 977                          
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - ANZ/CBA Credit Facility and North America Leasing Senior Credit Facility - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
AUD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
AUD ($)
Dec. 24, 2018
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility $ 123,955,000   $ 180,227,000  
Cash available at bank 28,387,000   $ 41,274,000  
Deferred financing cost $ 896,000      
Intercompany dividend description The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; and (b) $6,300,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due. The maximum amount of intercompany dividends that Pac-Van and Lone Star are allowed to pay in each fiscal year to GFN for the funding requirements of GFN’s senior and other debt and the Series C Preferred Stock are (a) the lesser of $5,000,000 for the Series C Preferred Stock or the amount equal to the dividend rate of the Series C Preferred Stock and its aggregate liquidation preference and the actual amount of dividends required to be paid to the Series C Preferred Stock; and (b) $6,300,000 for the public offering of unsecured senior notes or the actual amount of annual interest required to be paid; provided that (i) the payment of such dividends does not cause a default or event of default; (ii) each of Pac-Van and Lone Star is solvent; (iii) excess availability, as defined, is $5,000,000 or more under the Wells Fargo Credit Facility; (iv) the fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined, will be greater than 1.25 to 1.00; and (v) the dividends are paid no earlier than ten business days prior to the date they are due.    
Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Payment of intercompany dividends from Pac-Van and Lone Star $ 5,000,000      
Pac-Van [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility 171,083,000      
Availability under ANZ credit facility $ 101,728,000      
Minimum [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Fixed charge coverage ratio 1.25   1.25  
Minimum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Line of credit unused commitement fee percentage 0.25% 0.25%    
Maximum [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Fixed charge coverage ratio 1.0   1.0  
Maximum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Line of credit unused commitement fee percentage 0.375% 0.375%    
Series C Preferred Stock [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Payment of intercompany dividends from Pac-Van and Lone Star $ 5,000,000      
North America [Member] | Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity $ 285,000,000      
North America [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Debt instrument maturity date Jul. 31, 2021 Jul. 31, 2021    
Line of credit facility maturity date Mar. 24, 2022 Mar. 24, 2022    
Line of Credit Facility Additional Increase in Maximum Borrowing Capacity $ 25,000,000      
Debt instrument extended maturity period 90 days 90 days    
North America [Member] | Great American Capital Partners [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity $ 20,000,000      
Principal amortization of debt amount $ 500,000      
Frequency of interest payments per quarter per quarter    
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued       $ 19,500,000
Interest payment terms the FILO Term Loan, with a principal balance of $19,500,000, including accrued interest and prepayment fee of one percent, was repaid in full through borrowings from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility and all terms and provisions relating to the FILO Term Loan were terminated within the credit agreement. the FILO Term Loan, with a principal balance of $19,500,000, including accrued interest and prepayment fee of one percent, was repaid in full through borrowings from the Wells Fargo Credit Facility and all terms and provisions relating to the FILO Term Loan were terminated within the credit agreement.    
Unsecured senior notes [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Payment of intercompany dividends from Pac-Van and Lone Star $ 6,300,000      
Base Rate [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 0.50% 0.50%    
Base Rate [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 1.00% 1.00%    
Base Rate [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 1.50% 1.50%    
Base Rate [Member] | First In Last Out Term Loan [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 11.00% 11.00%    
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 2.50% 2.50%    
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 3.00% 3.00%    
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | First In Last Out Term Loan [Member] | Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 1.00% 1.00%    
ANZ/CBA Credit Facility [Member] | Asia-Pacific [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity     $ 150,000,000  
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility $ 25,791,400   37,500,000  
Debt instrument, financing fees 1,974,900 $ 2,871,400    
Debt instrument, fee $ 723,300 $ 1,051,600    
Debt instrument maturity date Nov. 03, 2020 Nov. 03, 2020    
Line of credit facility expiration Mar. 22, 2021 Mar. 22, 2021    
Deferred financing cost $ 269,000   $ 391,000  
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Australian Dollar [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation 0.687771   0.687771  
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member] | New Zealand Dollar [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Foreign currency exchange rate, translation 0.642807   0.642807  
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Debt instrument, prepayment penalties percentage 1.00% 1.00%    
Interest rate 4.25% 4.25%    
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Interest rate 5.50% 5.50%    
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility A [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility $ 29,574,200   $ 43,000,000  
Line of credit facility amortization description semi-annually semi-annually    
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility B [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility $ 80,125,300   116,500,000  
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility C [Member]        
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]        
Borrowings under credit facility $ 13,755,400   $ 20,000,000  
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - Bison Capital Notes and Credit Suisse Term Loan - Additional Information (Detail)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Sep. 10, 2018
USD ($)
shares
Apr. 03, 2014
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Contract
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
AUD ($)
Mar. 25, 2019
USD ($)
Mar. 25, 2019
AUD ($)
Sep. 25, 2017
USD ($)
Sep. 19, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Jul. 12, 2017
shares
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument principal amount converted into shares | shares         3,058,824 3,058,824                
Debt instrument, convertible, terms of conversion feature         In the event that Bison Capital or holders of the Convertible Note receive aggregate proceeds in excess of $48,900,000 from the sale of GFN common stock received after the conversion of the Convertible Note, then 50% of the interest actually paid to Bison Capital (such amount, the “Price Increase”) shall be repaid by Bison Capital or holders of the Convertible Note by either (i) paying such Price Increase to GFNAPH in the form of cash, (ii) returning to GFN shares of GFN Common Stock with a value equal to the Price Increase or (iii) any combination of (i) or (ii) above that if the aggregate equals the Price Increase.                  
Fair value of bifurcated derivative     $ 18,325,000 $ 18,325,000 $ 18,325,000 $ 19,782,000                
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility     123,955,000 123,955,000 $ 123,955,000       $ 180,227,000          
Treasury shares bought back during the period | shares         911,765                  
Payment to acquire treasury shares         $ 5,845,000                  
Minimum return derivative liability carrying value     6,843,000 6,843,000 6,843,000                  
Gain loss on fair value of embedded derivatives liability         $ (5,386,000) (24,570,000) $ (13,719,000)              
Credit Suisse [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity   $ 25,000,000                        
Line of Credit Facility, Description         An amount equal to six-months interest be deposited in an interest reserve account pledged to secure repayment of all amounts borrowed.                  
Repayments of debt               $ 15,000,000            
Unamortized debt issuance costs               80,000            
Line of credit facility maturity date         Jul. 01, 2018                  
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility               $ 9,920,000            
Convertible Notes Teachers Insurance And Association Of America [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued                       $ 7,750,000    
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value                       7,750,000    
Convertible Notes General Electric Pension Trust [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued                       7,750,000    
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value                       7,750,000    
Bison Capital Convertible Notes [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued                       10,500,000    
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value                       10,500,000    
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Borrowings outstanding under credit facility     25,791,400 25,791,400 $ 25,791,400       $ 37,500,000          
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] | Credit Suisse [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Interest rate   7.50%                        
Minimum [Member] | Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Interest rate         4.25%                  
Maximum [Member] | Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Interest rate         5.50%                  
Royal Wolf Holdings [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Business acquisition, shares to be acquired | shares                           49,200,000
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Interest rate of senior notes                         11.90%  
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued $ 26,000,000   26,000,000 26,000,000 $ 26,000,000             24,136,000 $ 26,000,000  
Debt instrument principal amount converted into shares | shares 3,058,824       2,147,059                  
Fair value of bifurcated derivative     18,325,000 18,325,000 $ 18,325,000 $ 44,506,000           1,864,000    
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value $ 26,000,000   $ 26,000,000 $ 26,000,000 $ 26,000,000             $ 24,136,000 $ 26,000,000  
Treasury shares bought back during the period | shares     911,765                      
Treasury shares bought back share price | $ / shares     $ 6.40 $ 6.40 $ 6.40                  
Payment to acquire treasury shares     $ 5,835,000                      
Minimum return derivative liability carrying value     6,843,000 $ 6,843,000 $ 6,843,000                  
Treasury shares bought back costs     $ 10,000                      
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Loss Gain On Embedded Derivatives One [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Gain loss on fair value of embedded derivatives liability       436,000                    
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Loss Gain On Embedded Derivatives Two [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Gain loss on fair value of embedded derivatives liability       $ 1,081,000                    
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument Minimum Rate of Return [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Fair value of bifurcated derivative 8,918,000                          
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, convertible, conversion ratio         1.75                  
Fair value of bifurcated derivative 29,288,000                          
Senior Secured Convertible Promissory Notes [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Fair value of bifurcated derivative $ 20,370,000                          
Senior Secured Promissory Notes [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Interest rate of senior notes                         11.90%  
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued                         $ 54,000,000  
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value                         $ 54,000,000  
Senior Secured Promissory Notes [Member] | Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued                   $ 63,311,000 $ 89,804,000      
Convertible notes transferred and new notes issued face value                   $ 63,311,000 $ 89,804,000      
Bison Capital Notes [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, maturity period         5 years                  
Minimum EBITDA requirement         $ 30,000,000                  
Debt Instrument, convertible, stock price trigger | $ / shares         $ 8.50                  
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold percentage of stock price trigger         150.00%                  
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days | Contract         30                  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Prepayment as Percentage of outstanding principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest         102.00%                  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Prepayment as Percentage of outstanding principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest         101.00%                  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Prepayment as Percentage of outstanding principal balance plus accrued and unpaid interest         0.00%                  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Proceeds from convertible debt         $ 48,900,000                  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | Royal Wolf Holdings [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Business acquisition, shares to be acquired | shares                         49,188,526  
Bison Capital Notes [Member] | NASDAQ CAPITAL MARKET [Member]                            
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, convertible, threshold consecutive trading days | Contract         20                  
Debt instrument, convertible, converted value in excess of principal         $ 600,000                  
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - Senior Notes and Other Debt - Additional Information (Detail)
9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
Apr. 24, 2017
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 18, 2014
USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued, net of unamortized debt issuance costs       $ 380,694,000      
Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Intercompany dividends percentage on senior notes gross proceeds   80.00%          
Equipment Financing and Other [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Other debt       $ 7,997,000      
Maximum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Fixed charge coverage ratio       1.0      
Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Repayment of indebtedness   $ 4,303,376          
Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member] | North America [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Debt instrument maturity date       Jul. 31, 2021      
Other [Member] | Asia-Pacific [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Weighted-average interest rate       7.60% 10.00% 10.10%  
Other [Member] | North America [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Weighted-average interest rate       5.50% 6.60% 6.20%  
Senior Notes 8.125% [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Terms of principal amount redemption       The Company had an option, prior to July 31, 2017, to redeem the Senior Notes in whole or in part upon the payment of 100% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes being redeemed, plus any additional amount required by the Indenture. In addition, the Company may have redeemed up to 35% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Senior Notes before July 31, 2017 with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.      
Senior notes redemption percentage on principal amount       35.00%      
Redemption price percentage on principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest       108.125%      
Senior Notes 8.125% [Member] | Second Supplemental Indenture [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Notes issued denominations and multiples of denominations $ 25            
Percentage of Shareholders concluded a consent solicitation 63.30%            
Consent fee paid $ 195,820            
Notes issued denominations and multiples of denominations, per share | $ / shares $ 0.10            
Senior Notes 8.125% [Member] | Unsecured senior notes [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued   5,390,000     $ 77,390,000 $ 72,000,000  
Notes issued denominations and multiples of denominations             $ 25
Notes issued denominations   24.95          
Aggregate principal amount of senior notes issued, net of unamortized debt issuance costs       $ 76,763,000 76,184,000    
Unamortized debt issuance costs       $ 627,000 $ 1,206,000    
Proceeds from issuance of unsecured senior notes net off underwriting discounts and offering costs   5,190,947          
Debt instrument, aggregate original issue discount   10,780          
Underwriting discount   $ 188,273          
Interest rate of senior notes             8.125%
Debt instrument maturity date       Jul. 31, 2021      
Frequency of interest payments       Quarterly      
Interest payment terms       Interest on the Senior Notes is payable quarterly in arrears on January 31, April 30, July 31 and October 31, commencing on July 31, 2014.      
Senior Notes 8.125% [Member] | On or after July 31, 2017 [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Redemption price percentage on principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest     106.094% 102.031%      
Senior Notes 8.125% [Member] | Maximum [Member]              
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]              
Senior notes redemption percentage on principal amount       100.00%      
Fixed charge coverage ratio       2.0      
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - Schedule of Senior and Other Debt (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Long-term Debt $ 379,798 $ 411,141
Deutsche Bank Credit Facility [Member]    
Long-term Debt 123,955 134,414
Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]    
Long-term Debt 171,083 193,587
Senior Notes [Member]    
Long-term Debt 76,763 76,184
Equipment Financing And Other [Member]    
Long-term Debt $ 7,997 $ 6,956
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - Schedule Maturities for Senior Credit Facilities Senior Subordinated Notes and Other Debt (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
2021 $ 10,504  
2022 [1] 254,602  
2023 6,551  
2024 108,441  
2025 512  
Thereafter 84  
Senior and other debt 380,694  
Less - deferred financing costs (896)  
Senior and other debt , net $ 379,798 $ 411,141
[1] Wells Fargo Credit Facility is reflected as maturing on March 24, 2022.
v3.20.2
Senior and Other Debt - Schedule Maturities for Senior Credit Facilities Senior Subordinated Notes and Other Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Wells Fargo Credit Facility [Member]  
Credit facility maturity date Mar. 24, 2022
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments at Fair Value, Classification in Consolidated Balances Sheets (Detail) - Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Trade Payables and Accrued Liabilities [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Trade payables and accrued liabilities $ 258 $ 18
Swap Contracts [Member] | Trade Payables and Accrued Liabilities [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Trade payables and accrued liabilities 3,456 2,223
Forward-Exchange Contracts [Member] | Trade and Other Receivables [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Trade payables and accrued liabilities   2
Bifurcated Derivatives [Member] | Fair Value of Bifurcated Derivatives in Convertible Note [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Trade payables and accrued liabilities $ 18,325 $ 19,782
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments - Derivative Instruments at Fair Value, Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income     $ 12
Swap Contracts [Member] | Unrealized gain included in interest expense      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income     12
Forward-Exchange Contracts [Member] | Unrealized foreign currency exchange gain (loss)      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income $ (213) $ (311) 697
Bifurcated Derivatives [Member] | Change in valuation of bifurcated derivatives in Convertible Note      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]      
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income $ (5,386) $ (24,570) $ (13,719)
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Contract
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Contract
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]        
Gain on portion of cash flow hedge     $ 12,000  
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income     12,000  
Unrealized foreign exchange gains (losses) $ (709,000) $ 5,163,000 (6,138,000)  
Realized foreign exchange gains (losses) 1,224,000 (10,159,000) (451,000)  
Revenues 356,479,000 378,206,000 347,302,000  
Net allowance for doubtful accounts provided 1,559,000 2,570,000 1,850,000  
Uncollectible accounts written off, net of recoveries and other 2,102,000 2,614,000 1,702,000  
Translation gain (loss) to allowance for doubtful accounts (30,000) (54,000) 20,000  
Deferred financing costs,Net 896,000      
Construction Industry [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Revenues   55,978,000 44,769,000  
Accounts receivable   8,142,000    
Construction Industry [Member] | Trade Receivables [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Revenues 61,937,000      
Accounts receivable 6,186,000      
Energy Industry [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Revenues 35,452,000 58,660,000 49,322,000  
Energy Industry [Member] | Trade Receivables [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Accounts receivable $ 4,825,000 $ 13,967,000    
Customer Concentration Risk [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Concentrations of credit risk, percentage 10.00%      
Forward-Exchange [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Number of derivative contract | Contract 13 21    
Forward-Exchange [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative maturity date 2020-07 2019-07    
Forward-Exchange [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Derivative maturity date 2020-10 2019-10    
Unrealized gain (loss) included in interest expense [Member] | Interest rate swap contract [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Gain on portion of cash flow hedge $ 0 $ 0    
Debt break cost incurred   148,000    
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) in Income     $ 12,000 $ 1,073,000
Senior credit facilities [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Carrying value of line of credit 372,697,000 406,499,000    
Deferred financing costs,Net 896,000 2,314,000    
Senior credit facilities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Fair value of borrowings 366,554,000 402,245,000    
Other debt [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]        
Derivative [Line Items]        
Fair value of borrowings $ 7,997,000 $ 6,956,000    
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments - Open Interest Rate Swap Contract (Detail) - Interest rate swap contract [Member] - USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Notional amounts $ 68,777,000 $ 70,287,000
Fixed/Strike Rates 7.17% 7.42%
Floating Rates 5.35% 6.70%
Fair Value of Combined Contracts $ (3,456,000) $ (2,233,000)
v3.20.2
Financial Instruments - Open Forward Exchange and Participating Forward Contracts (Detail) - Forward-Exchange [Member]
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Notional amounts $ 3,087 $ 9,305
Fair Value of Combined Contracts $ (258) $ (16)
Minimum [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD) 0.56516 0.67313
Maximum [Member]    
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]    
Exchange/Strike Rates (AUD to USD) 0.68863 0.72039
v3.20.2
Income Taxes - Income (Loss) Before Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes $ 14,649 $ (1,646) $ (9,786)
North America [Member]      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes 12,181 29,205 11,739
Asia Pacific [Member]      
Income Taxes [Line Items]      
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes $ 2,468 $ (30,851) $ (21,525)
v3.20.2
Income Taxes - Provision for Income Taxes (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Current:        
U.S. Federal   $ (150)    
State   755 $ 504 $ 481
Foreign   1,092 1,574 1,925
Total current taxes   1,697 2,078 2,406
Deferred:        
U.S. Federal   3,154 5,026 (1,323)
State   641 1,397 844
Foreign   1,203 (2,681) (2,606)
Total deferred taxes $ 6,979 4,998 3,742 (3,085)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes   $ 6,695 $ 5,820 $ (679)
v3.20.2
Income Taxes - Components of Net Deferred Tax Liability (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Deferred tax assets:    
Net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards $ 24,510 $ 16,928
Accrued compensation and other benefits 2,988 3,029
Allowance for doubtful accounts 1,365 1,279
Deferred revenue and expenses 4,784 3,892
Operating lease assets 20,820  
Total deferred tax assets 54,467 25,128
Deferred tax liabilities:    
Accelerated tax depreciation and amortization (76,415) (63,310)
Total deferred tax liabilities (96,913) (63,310)
Valuation allowance (1,262) (529)
Operating lease liabilities (20,498)  
Net deferred tax liabilities $ (43,708) $ (38,711)
v3.20.2
Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Valuation allowance $ 1,262,000 $ 529,000
Minimum [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2030  
Maximum [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2038  
North America [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Net operating loss carryforward $ 103,766,000  
State [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration year 2021  
State [Member] | Pac-Van [Member]    
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]    
Net operating loss carryforward $ 31,838,000  
v3.20.2
Income Taxes - Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Rate (Detail)
6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]        
Federal statutory rate 35.00% 21.00% 21.00% 28.00%
Change in valuation of bifurcated derivative in Convertible Note   12.80% (521.30%) (42.70%)
State and Asia-Pacific taxes, net of U.S. federal tax benefit   7.80% 117.20% 6.00%
Adjustment of net deferred tax liability for enacted tax rate change by the Act     21.20% 18.80%
Adjustment for previously unrecognized net tax deficiency related to equity compensation activity prior to July 1, 2017       (1.10%)
Net tax benefit related to equity compensation activity   (0.50%) 15.40% 0.40%
GILTI tax adjustment   4.60%    
Tax credit adjustment   (3.30%)    
Valuation allowance   5.00% (12.10%) (3.40%)
Other   (1.70%) 5.00% 0.90%
Effective tax rate   45.70% (353.60%) 6.90%
v3.20.2
Related-Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail)
1 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
ft²
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Rental payment     $ 13,439,000 $ 13,004,000
Term of lease 5 years 5 years    
Affiliate of Chief Executive Officer [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Rental payment $ 7,393 $ 112,000 111,000 112,000
Office space | ft²   3,000    
Term of lease 5 years 5 years    
Renewal options of lease 5 years 5 years    
Pac Van Las Vegas [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Rental payment $ 10,876 $ 156,000 176,000 $ 131,000
Renewal options of lease 2 years 2 years    
Lease expiration date   Dec. 31, 2020    
Tax Included In Lease Payments     $ 29,000  
Pac Van Las Vegas [Member] | Minimum [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Rental payment $ 11,420      
Pac Van Las Vegas [Member] | Maximum [Member]        
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]        
Rental payment $ 12,590      
v3.20.2
Equity Plans - Additional Information (Detail)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Feb. 11, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 06, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jan. 02, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Dec. 15, 2017
$ / shares
shares
Feb. 12, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Sep. 30, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Sep. 30, 2017
AUD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
$ / shares
shares
Jun. 30, 2018
AUD ($)
shares
Jun. 30, 2017
USD ($)
shares
Dec. 07, 2017
shares
Sep. 11, 2014
shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted 3,445                          
Outstanding stock options               1,599,541 1,676,196 1,824,910 1,824,910 2,061,057    
Market price of common stock | $ / shares               $ 6.71            
Intrinsic value of the outstanding stock options | $               $ 3,631,700            
Share-based compensation expense | $               $ 2,656,000 $ 2,680,000 $ 3,658,000        
Minimum percentage of outstanding shares in capital stock               50.00%            
Number of performance rights deemed vested               59,390 66,073          
Payment of performance rights           $ 835,000 $ 1,066,000              
Share-based compensation expense | $               $ 2,656,000 $ 2,680,000 3,658,000        
Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust | $                   $ 338,000        
Stock options granted exercise price | $ / shares               $ 9.49 $ 10.34 $ 6.49        
Weighted average fair value of the options outstanding | $ / shares       $ 3.45                    
Number of option granted               3,445 3,249 306,280 306,280      
Issuance of shares of common stock | $               $ 130,000 $ 858,000 $ 1,150,000        
Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Expected dividends | $   $ 0                        
Officers And Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted | $ / shares                   $ 3.60        
Officer [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Market price of common stock | $ / shares     $ 6.80                      
Number of option granted     42,773                      
Issuance of shares of common stock | $     $ 291,000                      
February 2020 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Stock options granted exercise price | $ / shares $ 9.49                          
Weighted average fair value of the options outstanding | $ / shares $ 4.49                          
Risk-free interest rate 1.515%                          
Expected life (in years) 7 years 6 months                          
Expected volatility 42.68%                          
Expected dividends | $ $ 0                          
February 2019 Grants [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period         36 months                  
Stock options granted exercise price | $ / shares         $ 10.34                  
Weighted average fair value of the options outstanding | $ / shares         $ 5.05                  
Risk-free interest rate         2.584%                  
Expected life (in years)         7 years 6 months                  
Expected volatility         41.88%                  
Expected dividends | $         $ 0                  
Number of option granted         3,249                  
Time-based options [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Outstanding stock options               1,058,095            
Time-based options [Member] | December 2017 Grant [Member] | Officer [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted       225,000                    
Vesting period       36 months                    
Stock options granted exercise price | $ / shares       $ 6.25                    
Risk-free interest rate       2.26%                    
Expected life (in years)       7 years 6 months                    
Expected volatility       50.50%                    
Time-based options [Member] | February 2018 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted   81,280                        
Vesting period   28 months 24 days                        
Stock options granted exercise price | $ / shares   $ 7.15                        
Weighted average fair value of the options outstanding | $ / shares   $ 4.00                        
Risk-free interest rate   2.66%                        
Expected life (in years)   7 years 6 months                        
Expected volatility   50.50%                        
Time-based options [Member] | February 2020 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted 1,723                          
Time-based options [Member] | February 2019 Grants [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted         1,625                  
Performance-based options [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Outstanding stock options               541,446            
Performance-based options [Member] | February 2020 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted 1,722                          
Performance-based options [Member] | February 2019 Grants [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted         1,624                  
Maximum [Member] | February 2020 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period 36 months                          
Minimum [Member] | February 2020 Grant [Member] | Key Employees [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period 31 months                          
2014 Plan [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted                         1,500,000 1,500,000
Stock option plan expiration date               Dec. 04, 2024            
Number of shares reserved for issuance                         1,000,000  
2014 Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted                         2,500,000  
2009 Plan [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Stock option plan expiration date               Dec. 10, 2019            
2009 Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of option granted                         2,500,000  
Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Share-based compensation expense | $                   $ 1,207,000   $ (74,000)    
Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Royal Wolf Holdings [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Refund from terminated Royal Wolf LTI Plan trust                   $ 338,000 $ 458,000      
2006 Plan [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Stock option plan expiration date               Jun. 30, 2016            
Non-qualified stock options [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Shares available for grant               394,663            
Non-qualified stock options [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Vesting period               5 years            
RSU [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis | $               $ 345,000            
Share-based compensation recognized in statements of operations | $               $ 1,466,000            
Number of performance rights deemed vested               59,390 66,073          
Number of performance rights granted               29,131 20,590 211,763 211,763      
RSU [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Remaining vesting period               2 years 7 months 9 days            
RSU [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Remaining vesting period               1 year 2 months 12 days            
Performance rights [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Number of performance rights granted           2,582,723 2,582,723              
Performance shares converted to capital stock           677,953 677,953              
Performance rights [Member] | Royal Wolf Long Term Incentive Plan [Member] | Royal Wolf Holdings [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Long term incentive plan expiration month and year           2017-09 2017-09              
Number of performance rights deemed vested           582,370 582,370              
Stock options [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Share-based compensation expense | $               $ 9,489,000            
Unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis | $               $ 139,000            
Remaining vesting period               1 year            
Expected life (in years)               7 years 6 months            
Expected dividends | $               $ 0            
Stock options [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted | $ / shares               $ 6.35            
Stock options [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Weighted-average fair value of the stock options granted | $ / shares               $ 0.81            
Restricted Stock [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Unrecognized compensation expense to be recorded on a straight-line basis | $               $ 2,976,000            
Share-based compensation recognized in statements of operations | $               $ 6,001,000            
Number of performance rights deemed vested               191,553 236,373 226,345 226,345      
Number of performance rights granted               271,235 185,940 125,885 125,885      
Restricted Stock [Member] | Maximum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Remaining vesting period               3 years 2 months 8 days            
Restricted Stock [Member] | Minimum [Member]                            
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]                            
Remaining vesting period               5 months 4 days            
v3.20.2
Equity Plans - Fair Value of Stock Options Granted (Detail) - Stock options [Member]
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
$ / shares
Assumptions used:  
Risk-free interest rate, minimum 1.19%
Risk-free interest rate, maximum 4.80%
Expected life (in years) 7 years 6 months
Expected volatility, minimum 26.50%
Expected volatility, maximum 84.60%
Expected dividends | $ $ 0
Minimum [Member]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Fair value of stock options $ 0.81
Maximum [Member]  
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]  
Fair value of stock options $ 6.35
v3.20.2
Equity Plans - Stock Option Activity and Related Information (Detail) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Number of Options (Shares)      
Outstanding beginning balance 1,676,196 1,824,910 2,061,057
Granted 3,445 3,249 306,280
Exercised (79,500) (142,963) (237,260)
Forfeited or expired (600) (9,000) (305,167)
Outstanding ending balance 1,599,541 1,676,196 1,824,910
Vested and expected to vest 1,599,541 1,676,196  
Exercisable 1,491,836 1,360,361 1,333,564
Weighted-Average Exercise Price      
Outstanding beginning balance $ 4.39 $ 4.52 $ 4.92
Granted 9.49 10.34 6.49
Exercised 1.63 6.01 4.85
Forfeited or expired 1.28 6.50 8.96
Outstanding ending balance 4.54 4.39 4.52
Vested and expected to vest 4.54 4.39  
Exercisable $ 4.39 $ 4.03 $ 4.01
Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years)      
Outstanding 4 years 2 months 12 days 5 years 5 years 9 months 18 days
Vested and expected to vest 4 years 2 months 12 days 5 years  
Exercisable 4 years 4 years 4 months 24 days 4 years 6 months
v3.20.2
Equity Plans - Summary of Non-Vested Equity Share Activity (Detail) - $ / shares
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Vested (59,390) (66,073)  
Restricted Stock [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Non-vested beginning balance 329,417 379,850 480,310
Granted 271,235 185,940 125,885
Vested (191,553) (236,373) (226,345)
Forfeited (1,000)  
Non-vested ending balance 408,099 329,417 379,850
Non-vested beginning balance $ 8.28 $ 6.32 $ 4.54
Granted 7.51 8.91 9.69
Vested 7.76 5.63 4.42
Forfeited 10.34  
Non-vested ending balance $ 8.00 $ 8.28 $ 6.32
RSU [Member]      
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]      
Non-vested beginning balance 139,187 211,763  
Granted 29,131 20,590 211,763
Vested (59,390) (66,073)  
Forfeited   (27,093)  
Non-vested ending balance 108,928 139,187 211,763
Non-vested beginning balance $ 7.62 $ 7.15  
Granted 9.49 10.34 $ 7.15
Vested 7.52 7.15  
Forfeited   7.15  
Non-vested ending balance $ 8.18 $ 7.62 $ 7.15
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)
12 Months Ended
Feb. 01, 2017
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jul. 01, 2019
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]          
Trade payables and accrued liabilities   $ 46,845,000 $ 48,460,000    
Rental expense on non-cancellable operating leases     13,439,000 $ 13,004,000  
Operating lease term   12 months      
Operating lease assets   $ 66,225,000     $ 70,797,000
Operating Lease Liabilities         $ 71,298,000
Weighted average remaining lease term   12 years 7 months 6 days      
Weighted average discount rate operating leases   6.30%      
Assets under finance lease gross   $ 8,650,000 10,804,000    
Assets under finance lease accumulated amortisation   2,871,000 5,655,000    
Assets under finance lease net   5,779,000 5,149,000    
Self Insured Liabilities [Member]          
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]          
Trade payables and accrued liabilities   $ 1,278,000 $ 1,335,000    
Self Insured Liabilities [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]          
Insurance liabilities per policy period $ 1,200,000        
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies - Future payments of operating lease liabilities (Detail)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]  
2021 $ 11,628
2022 10,336
2023 9,121
2024 7,858
2025 6,750
Thereafter 57,190
Total commitments 102,883
Less – effect of discounting (35,741)
Operating lease liabilities $ 67,142
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies - Non-Cancellable Operating Lease Rentals Payable (Detail)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]  
2020 $ 11,655
2021 9,198
2022 6,585
2023 4,992
2024 3,103
Thereafter 9,091
Total $ 44,624
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Operating Lease Activity (Detail)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Expense:  
Short-term lease expense $ 3,660
Fixed lease expense 13,137
Variable lease expense 1,411
Sublease income (4,678)
Total of lease costs/expenditure 13,530
Cash paid and new or modified operating lease information:  
Operating cash flows from operating leases 12,058
Net operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new or modified operating lease liabilities $ 5,349
v3.20.2
Commitments and Contingencies - Future Minimum Receipts under Sales-Type and Operating Fleet Leases (Detail)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]  
2021 $ 18,389
2022 2,440
2023 781
2024 568
2025 1,034
Thereafter 1
Total $ 23,213
v3.20.2
Detail of Certain Accounts - Summary of Trade Payables and Accrued Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Abstract]    
Trade payables $ 14,951 $ 20,448
Checks written in excess of bank balance   104
Payroll and related 9,995 11,506
Taxes, other than income 1,658 1,970
Fair value of interest swap and forward currency exchange contacts 3,714 2,233
Accrued interest 3,323 3,682
Deferred consideration 281 1,831
Warranty reserve 136 219
Self-insured reported liability 1,278 1,335
GEPT minimum return liability 6,843  
Other accruals 4,666 5,132
Total trade payables and accrued liabilities $ 46,845 $ 48,460
v3.20.2
Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
USD ($)
Segment
Jun. 30, 2019
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2018
USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Number of geographic units | Segment 2    
Number of operating segments | Segment 4    
Sales $ 128,642 $ 137,716 $ 132,317
North America [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales 76,121 83,025 65,308
North America [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales (5,132) (4,138) (3,715)
Lone Star Leasing [Member] | North America [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]      
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]      
Sales $ 484 $ 1,730 $ 1,000
v3.20.2
Segment Reporting - Summary of Segment Reporting Information (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jul. 01, 2019
Jun. 30, 2017
Revenues:          
Sales $ 128,642 $ 137,716 $ 132,317    
Leasing 227,837 240,490 214,985    
Total revenues 356,479 378,206 347,302    
Share-based compensation 2,656 2,680 3,658    
Impairment of goodwill 14,160        
Depreciation and amortization 35,550 42,108 40,335    
Operating income (loss) 45,454 61,590 43,699    
Interest income 663 191 112    
Interest expense 26,386 35,344 33,991    
Additions to long-lived assets 62,423 78,104 53,350    
Long-lived assets 483,123 479,717      
Operating lease assets 66,225     $ 70,797  
Goodwill 97,224 111,323 109,943   $ 105,129
North America [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 76,121 83,025 65,308    
Leasing 164,714 175,823 150,855    
Total revenues 240,835 258,848 216,163    
Share-based compensation 1,887 1,953 2,145    
Impairment of goodwill 14,160        
Depreciation and amortization 22,414 24,123 23,237    
Operating income (loss) 28,245 48,069 30,427    
Interest income 3 7 9    
Interest expense 16,001 19,445 18,617    
Additions to long-lived assets 47,124 54,818 36,751    
Long-lived assets 353,406 338,028      
Operating lease assets 28,554        
Goodwill 71,745 85,299      
North America [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales (5,132) (4,138) (3,715)    
Leasing (616) (1,862) (1,132)    
Total revenues (5,748) (6,000) (4,847)    
Share-based compensation 1,397 1,562 1,749    
Depreciation and amortization (716) (741) (731)    
Operating income (loss) (6,373) (6,708) (6,709)    
Interest income 3 7 9    
Interest expense 6,867 6,843 7,291    
Additions to long-lived assets (220) (227) (334)    
Long-lived assets (9,145) (9,606)      
Operating lease assets 267        
Goodwill      
North America [Member] | Pac-Van Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 68,767 72,241 55,438    
Leasing 139,307 130,461 112,027    
Total revenues 208,074 202,702 167,465    
Share-based compensation 405 331 309    
Depreciation and amortization 16,361 15,524 14,233    
Operating income (loss) 45,430 39,497 28,689    
Interest expense 8,730 11,215 9,172    
Additions to long-lived assets 46,370 53,235 33,628    
Long-lived assets 320,956 301,233      
Operating lease assets 25,602        
Goodwill 65,123 64,517      
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 35   20    
Leasing 26,023 47,224 39,960    
Total revenues 26,058 47,224 39,980    
Share-based compensation 48 33 41    
Impairment of goodwill 14,160        
Depreciation and amortization 6,373 8,936 9,161    
Operating income (loss) (11,284) 14,236 8,798    
Interest expense 298 1,130 1,770    
Additions to long-lived assets 925 1,783 3,326    
Long-lived assets 40,234 44,694      
Operating lease assets 2,441        
Goodwill 6,622 20,782      
North America [Member] | Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Corporate and Intercompany Adjustments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 484 1,730 1,000    
North America [Member] | Pac Van and Lone Star Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 68,802 72,241 55,458    
Leasing 165,330 177,685 151,987    
Total revenues 234,132 249,926 207,445    
Share-based compensation 453 364 350    
Impairment of goodwill 14,160        
Depreciation and amortization 22,734 24,460 23,394    
Operating income (loss) 34,146 53,733 37,487    
Interest expense 9,028 12,345 10,942    
Additions to long-lived assets 47,295 55,018 36,954    
Long-lived assets 361,190 345,927      
Operating lease assets 28,043        
Goodwill 71,745 85,299      
North America [Member] | Manufacturing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 12,451 14,922 13,565    
Total revenues 12,451 14,922 13,565    
Share-based compensation 37 27 46    
Depreciation and amortization 396 404 574    
Operating income (loss) 472 1,044 (351)    
Interest expense 106 257 384    
Additions to long-lived assets 49 27 131    
Long-lived assets 1,361 1,707      
Operating lease assets 244        
Goodwill      
Asia-Pacific [Member] | Royal Wolf Leasing [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]          
Revenues:          
Sales 52,521 54,691 67,009    
Leasing 63,123 64,667 64,130    
Total revenues 115,644 119,358 131,139    
Share-based compensation 769 727 1,513    
Depreciation and amortization 13,136 17,985 17,098    
Operating income (loss) 17,209 13,521 13,272    
Interest income 660 184 103    
Interest expense 10,385 15,899 15,374    
Additions to long-lived assets 15,299 23,286 $ 16,599    
Long-lived assets 129,717 141,689      
Operating lease assets 37,671        
Goodwill $ 25,479 $ 26,024      
v3.20.2
Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) - Subsequent Events [Member] - Series C Preferred Stock [Member]
Jul. 10, 2020
$ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]  
Cash dividend, amount per share $ 2.30
Dividend declared date Jul. 30, 2020
Dividend payable date Jul. 31, 2020
Dividend payable record date Jul. 30, 2020
v3.20.2
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2017
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents $ 17,478 $ 10,359 $ 21,617 $ 7,792
Property and equipment, net 24,396 22,895    
Total assets 756,022 718,312    
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 46,845 48,460    
Senior and other debt, net 379,798 411,141    
General Finance Corporation stockholders' equity 174,413 176,537    
Total liabilities and equity 756,022 718,312    
Parent [Member]        
Condensed Balance Sheet Statements, Captions [Line Items]        
Cash and cash equivalents 144 266 $ 89 $ 3,944
Property and equipment, net 16 23    
Other assets 12,040 7,528    
Investment and intercompany accounts 247,973 247,638    
Total assets 260,173 255,455    
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities 8,997 2,734    
Senior and other debt, net 76,763 76,184    
General Finance Corporation stockholders' equity 174,413 176,537    
Total liabilities and equity $ 260,173 $ 255,455    
v3.20.2
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
General and administrative expenses $ 81,342 $ 81,965 $ 77,650
Depreciation and amortization 35,154 41,704 39,761
Operating income 45,454 61,590 43,699
Interest expense (26,386) (35,344) (33,991)
Total costs and expenses (30,805) (63,236) (53,485)
Income tax benefit 6,695 5,820 (679)
Net income (loss) 7,954 (7,466) (9,107)
Preferred stock dividends 3,668 3,658 3,658
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders 4,286 (11,124) (11,964)
Parent [Member]      
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]      
General and administrative expenses 6,960 7,299 7,022
Depreciation and amortization 12 20 36
Operating income (6,972) (7,319) (7,058)
Equity in income (losses) of subsidiaries 4,038 (10,703) (16,886)
Intercompany income 13,997 14,164 16,138
Interest expense (6,867) (6,843) (7,291)
Other income, net     7
Total costs and expenses 11,168 (3,382) (8,032)
Income (loss) before income taxes 4,196 (10,701) (15,090)
Income tax benefit (3,758) (3,235) (6,784)
Net income (loss) 7,954 (7,466) (8,306)
Preferred stock dividends 3,668 3,658 3,658
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 4,286 $ (11,124) $ (11,964)
v3.20.2
Schedule I - Condensed Financial Information of Registrant - Condensed Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Jun. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2018
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders $ 7,954 $ (7,466) $ (9,107)
Depreciation and amortization 35,550 42,108 40,335
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,852 2,915 2,293
Share-based compensation expense 2,656 2,680 3,658
Deferred income taxes (4,508) (3,989) 2,981
Net cash provided by operating activities 76,574 52,087 58,775
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (8,410) (7,213) (4,784)
Net cash used in investing activities (30,552) (64,000) (114,500)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Repayments of senior and other debt borrowings (28,690) 67,997 89,942
Deferred financing costs (80) (427) (3,980)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock 130 858 1,150
Purchase of treasury stock (5,845)    
Preferred stock dividends (3,668) (3,658) (3,658)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (38,739) 1,581 70,721
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 10,359 21,617 7,792
Cash and equivalents at end of period 17,478 10,359 21,617
Parent [Member]      
Cash flows from operating activities:      
Net income (loss) attributable to stockholders 7,954 (7,466) (8,306)
Equity in losses (income) of subsidiaries (4,038) 10,703 16,886
Depreciation and amortization 12 20 36
Amortization of deferred financing costs 579 555 587
Share-based compensation expense 1,397 1,562 1,749
Deferred income taxes (3,758) (3,342) (6,784)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities 6,180 449 1,950
Net cash provided by operating activities 8,326 2,481 6,118
Cash flows from investing activities:      
Purchases of property and equipment (5) (23) (5)
Net cash used in investing activities (5) (23) (5)
Cash flows from financing activities:      
Repayments of senior and other debt borrowings     (10,000)
Deferred financing costs   (196) (31)
Proceeds from issuances of common stock 130 858 1,150
Preferred stock dividends (3,668) (3,658) (3,658)
Intercompany transfers 940 715 2,571
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (8,443) (2,281) (9,968)
Net increase (decrease) in cash (122) 177 (3,855)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 266 89 3,944
Cash and equivalents at end of period $ 144 $ 266 $ 89