UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
[Mark one]
[ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 0-14690
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEBRASKA 47-0648386
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
14507 FRONTIER ROAD
POST OFFICE BOX 45308
OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68145-0308
(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (402) 895-6640
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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 past 90 days.
Yes X No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of
"accelerated filer and large accelerated filer" in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer X Accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as
defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes No X
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As of October 27, 2006, 76,142,709 shares of the registrant's common
stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding.
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 3
Consolidated Statements of Income for the Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005 4
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2006
and December 31, 2005 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements as of September 30,
2006 7
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations 11
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 26
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 26
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 28
Item 6. Exhibits 29
PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein reflect
all adjustments, which in the opinion of management are necessary for a
fair statement of the financial condition, results of operations, and cash
flows for the periods presented. The interim consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form
10-Q and do not include all the information and footnotes required by
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for complete financial statements.
Operating results for the three-month and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2006, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may
be expected for the year ending December 31, 2006. In the opinion of
management, the information set forth in the accompanying consolidated
condensed balance sheets is fairly stated in all material respects in
relation to the consolidated balance sheets from which it has been derived.
These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in
conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2005.
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WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Three Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts) September 30
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2006 2005
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(Unaudited)
Operating revenues $ 541,297 $ 504,520
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Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits 149,466 147,043
Fuel 106,946 92,904
Supplies and maintenance 41,427 40,450
Taxes and licenses 30,069 29,814
Insurance and claims 24,079 19,777
Depreciation 42,623 41,204
Rent and purchased transportation 105,150 88,596
Communications and utilities 5,117 5,080
Other (4,266) (1,486)
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Total operating expenses 500,611 463,382
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Operating income 40,686 41,138
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Other expense (income):
Interest expense 65 250
Interest income (1,079) (813)
Other 59 184
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Total other expense (income) (955) (379)
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Income before income taxes 41,641 41,517
Income taxes 17,090 17,026
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Net income $ 24,551 $ 24,491
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Earnings per share:
Basic $ .32 $ .31
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Diluted $ .31 $ .30
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Dividends declared per share $ .045 $ .040
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic 77,150 79,409
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Diluted 78,564 80,626
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WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands, except per share amounts) September 30
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2006 2005
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(Unaudited)
Operating revenues $ 1,562,108 $ 1,445,571
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Operating expenses:
Salaries, wages and benefits 445,822 428,597
Fuel 298,404 238,596
Supplies and maintenance 118,201 117,125
Taxes and licenses 87,443 88,057
Insurance and claims 64,887 64,815
Depreciation 124,796 121,380
Rent and purchased transportation 294,504 261,505
Communications and utilities 14,839 15,656
Other (10,647) (6,263)
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Total operating expenses 1,438,249 1,329,468
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Operating income 123,859 116,103
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Other expense (income):
Interest expense 342 256
Interest income (3,295) (2,600)
Other 185 257
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Total other expense (income) (2,768) (2,087)
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Income before income taxes 126,627 118,190
Income taxes 52,026 48,483
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Net income $ 74,601 $ 69,707
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Earnings per share:
Basic $ .95 $ .88
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Diluted $ .94 $ .86
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Dividends declared per share $ .130 $ .115
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Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic 78,269 79,392
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Diluted 79,728 80,713
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WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share amounts) September 30 December 31
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2006 2005
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(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 26,945 $ 36,583
Accounts receivable, trade, less allowance of
$8,752 and $8,357, respectively 241,711 240,224
Other receivables 19,406 19,914
Inventories and supplies 10,646 10,951
Prepaid taxes, licenses and permits 7,879 18,054
Current deferred income taxes 22,007 20,940
Other current assets 24,122 20,966
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Total current assets 352,716 367,632
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Property and equipment 1,601,962 1,555,764
Less - accumulated depreciation 580,744 553,157
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Property and equipment, net 1,021,218 1,002,607
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Other non-current assets 18,270 15,523
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$1,392,204 $1,385,762
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 85,615 $ 52,387
Current portion of long-term debt - 60,000
Insurance and claims accruals 64,941 62,418
Accrued payroll 23,491 21,274
Other current liabilities 21,494 21,838
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Total current liabilities 195,541 217,917
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Long-term debt, net of current portion 10,000 -
Other long-term liabilities 873 526
Insurance and claims accruals, net of current
portion 99,000 95,000
Deferred income taxes 210,293 209,868
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000
shares authorized; 80,533,536 shares
issued; 76,825,922 and 79,420,443 shares
outstanding, respectively 805 805
Paid-in capital 104,839 105,074
Retained earnings 841,751 777,260
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (551) (259)
Treasury stock, at cost; 3,707,614 and
1,113,093 shares, respectively (70,347) (20,429)
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Total stockholders' equity 876,497 862,451
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$1,392,204 $1,385,762
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WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Nine Months Ended
(In thousands) September 30
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2006 2005
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(Unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 74,601 $ 69,707
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation 124,796 121,380
Deferred income taxes (642) (39,849)
Gain on disposal of property and equipment (21,516) (8,586)
Stock based compensation 1,830 -
Tax benefit from exercise of stock options - 1,436
Other long-term assets (316) (216)
Insurance claims accruals, net of current
portion 4,000 8,000
Other long-term liabilities 347 -
Changes in certain working capital items:
Accounts receivable, net (1,487) (36,000)
Other current assets 7,832 (1,841)
Accounts payable 33,228 7,262
Other current liabilities 4,116 16,761
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Net cash provided by operating activities 226,789 138,054
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Cash flows from investing activities:
Additions to property and equipment (246,797) (306,340)
Retirements of property and equipment 118,498 84,073
Decrease in notes receivable 3,977 3,531
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Net cash used in investing activities (124,322) (218,736)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments of short-term debt (60,000) -
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 10,000 -
Dividends on common stock (9,830) (8,728)
Repurchases of common stock (57,392) (1,573)
Stock options exercised 3,265 2,127
Excess tax benefits from exercise of stock
options 2,144 -
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Net cash used in financing activities (111,813) (8,174)
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Effect of exchange rate fluctuations on cash (292) 511
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (9,638) (88,345)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 36,583 108,807
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 26,945 $ 20,462
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow ===========================
information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest $ 392 $ 12
Income taxes $ 51,242 $ 83,108
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing
activities:
Notes receivable issued upon sale of revenue
equipment $ 6,408 $ 7,119
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WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
(1) Comprehensive Income
Other than its net income, the Company's only other source of
comprehensive income (loss) is foreign currency translation adjustments.
Other comprehensive income (loss) from foreign currency translation
adjustments (in thousands) was $718 and $11 for the three-month periods and
($292) and $511 for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and
2005, respectively.
(2) Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
September 30 December 31
2006 2005
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Notes payable to banks under committed
credit facilities $ 10,000 $ 60,000
Less current maturities - 60,000
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Long-term debt, net $ 10,000 $ -
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The notes payable to banks under committed credit facilities bear
variable interest (5.86% at September 30, 2006) based on the London
Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") and mature in May 2008. The Company repaid
the $60.0 million of outstanding debt as of December 31, 2005 in first
quarter 2006. As of September 30, 2006, the Company has an additional
$215.0 million of available credit under these credit facilities with two
banks which mature at various dates from May 2008 to May 2011. The credit
facilities contain reduction clauses, under which the maximum facility
amounts will decrease by $25.0 million on March 31, 2007, June 30, 2007,
and December 31, 2007. As of September 30, 2006, the credit available
pursuant to these bank credit facilities is reduced by $39.2 million in
letters of credit the Company maintains. Subsequent to September 30, 2006,
the Company borrowed an additional $30.0 million under these credit
facilities. Each of the debt agreements require, among other things, that
the Company not exceed a maximum ratio of total debt to total
capitalization and not exceed a maximum ratio of total funded debt to
earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization and
rentals payable as defined in the credit facility. The Company was in
compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2006.
On August 9, 2006, the Company amended its $100.0 million bank credit
facility with Wells Fargo Bank, increasing the credit facility to $125.0
million. The amendment also provides for the maximum facility amount to be
reduced from $125.0 million to $100.0 million on December 31, 2007.
(3) Commitments and Contingencies
As of September 30, 2006, the Company has commitments for net capital
expenditures of approximately $145.6 million.
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(4) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the
weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the period.
The difference between basic and diluted earnings per share for all periods
presented is due to the common stock equivalents that are assumed to be
issued upon the exercise of stock options. The computation of basic and
diluted earnings per share is shown below (in thousands, except per share
amounts).
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Net income $ 24,551 $ 24,491 $ 74,601 $ 69,707
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Weighted-average common
shares outstanding 77,150 79,409 78,269 79,392
Common stock equivalents 1,414 1,217 1,459 1,321
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Shares used in computing
diluted earnings per
share 78,564 80,626 79,728 80,713
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Basic earnings per share $ .32 $ .31 $ .95 $ .88
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Diluted earnings per
share $ .31 $ .30 $ .94 $ .86
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Options to purchase shares of common stock which were outstanding
during the periods indicated above, but were excluded from the computation
of diluted earnings per share because the option purchase price was greater
than the average market price of the common shares, were:
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Number of shares under
option 29,500 815,000 24,500 19,500
Range of option purchase
prices $19.26-$20.36 $18.33-$19.84 $19.84-$20.36 $19.84
(5) Stock Based Compensation
The Company's Stock Option Plan (the "Stock Option Plan") is a
nonqualified plan that provides for the grant of options to management
employees. Options are granted at prices equal to the market value of the
Company's common stock using the common stock's closing price on the date
prior to the date the option is granted.
Options granted become exercisable in installments from six to
seventy-two months after the date of grant. The options are exercisable
over a period not to exceed ten years and one day from the date of grant.
The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be optioned under the
Stock Option Plan is 20,000,000 shares. The maximum aggregate number of
options that may be granted to any one person under the Stock Option Plan
is 2,562,500 options. At September 30, 2006, 8,886,883 shares were
available for granting additional options.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment
("No. 123R") using a modified version of the prospective transition method.
Under this transition method, compensation cost is recognized on or after
the required effective date for the portion of outstanding awards for which
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the requisite service has not yet been rendered, based on the grant-date
fair value of those awards calculated under SFAS No. 123 for either
recognition or pro forma disclosures. Stock-based employee compensation
expense for the three-month period and nine-month period ended September
30, 2006 was $0.5 million and $1.8 million, respectively, and is included
in salaries, wages and benefits within the consolidated statements of
income. There was no cumulative effect of initially adopting SFAS No.
123R.
The Company did not grant any stock options during the three-month
periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. The Company granted 5,000 and
39,500 options during the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and
2005. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using a Black-
Scholes valuation model with the following weighted-average assumptions:
Nine Months Ended
September 30
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2006 2005
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Risk-free interest rate 4.7% 4.0%
Expected dividend yield 0.88% 0.78%
Expected volatility 36% 37%
Expected term (in years) 4.9 4.5
The risk-free interest rate assumptions were based on average 5-year
and 10-year U.S. Treasury note yields. The expected volatility was based
on historical daily price changes of the Company's stock since June 2001
for the options granted in 2006 and on historical monthly price changes of
the Company's stock since January 1990 for the options granted in 2005.
The expected term was the average number of years that the Company
estimated these options will be outstanding. The Company considered groups
of employees that have similar historical exercise behavior separately for
valuation purposes.
The following table summarizes Stock Option Plan activity for the nine
months ended September 30, 2006:
Weighted
Average
Number Weighted Remaining Aggregate
of Average Contractual Intrinsic
Options Exercise Term Value
(in 000's) Price ($) (Years) (in 000's)
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Outstanding at beginning of period 5,029 $ 10.83
Options granted 5 $ 20.36
Options exercised (406) $ 8.05
Options forfeited (45) $ 17.70
Options expired (1) $ 7.35
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Outstanding at end of period 4,582 $ 11.02 5.13 $ 35,247
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Exercisable at end of period 3,376 $ 9.23 4.27 $ 32,015
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The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted
during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $7.37 and
$6.74 per share, respectively. The total intrinsic value of share options
exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 was $5.2
million and $3.5 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2006, the total
unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock option awards was
approximately $3.0 million and is expected to be recognized over a weighted
average period of 1.4 years.
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In periods prior to January 1, 2006, the Company applied the intrinsic
value based method of Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25,
Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations in
accounting for its Stock Option Plan. No stock-based employee compensation
cost was reflected in net income, as all options granted under the plan had
an exercise price equal to the market value of the underlying common stock
on the date of grant. The Company's pro forma net income and earnings per
share (in thousands, except per share amounts) would have been as indicated
below had the estimated fair value of all option grants on their grant date
been charged to salaries, wages and benefits expense in accordance with
SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2005 2005
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Net income, as reported $ 24,491 $ 69,707
Less: Total stock-based employee
compensation expense determined
under fair value based method
for all awards, net of related tax
effects 429 1,334
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Net income, pro forma $ 24,062 $ 68,373
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Earnings per share:
Basic - as reported $ .31 $ .88
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Basic - pro forma $ .30 $ .86
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Diluted - as reported $ .30 $ .86
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Diluted - pro forma $ .30 $ .85
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Although the Company does not a have a formal policy for issuing
shares upon exercise of stock options, such shares are generally issued
from treasury stock. From time to time, the Company has repurchased shares
of its common stock, the timing and amount of which depends on market and
other factors. Historically, the shares acquired under these regular
repurchase programs have provided sufficient quantities of stock for
issuance upon exercise of stock options. Based on current treasury stock
levels, the Company does not expect the need to repurchase additional
shares specifically for stock option exercises during 2006.
(6) Segment Information
The Company has two reportable segments - Truckload Transportation
Services and Value Added Services ("VAS"). The Truckload Transportation
Services segment consists of six operating fleets that have been aggregated
since they have similar economic characteristics and meet the other
aggregation criteria of SFAS No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information. The medium-to-long-haul Van fleet
transports a variety of consumer, nondurable products and other commodities
in truckload quantities over irregular routes using dry van trailers. The
Regional short-haul fleet provides comparable truckload van service within
five geographic regions. The Dedicated Services fleet provides truckload
services required by a specific company, plant, or distribution center.
The Flatbed and Temperature-Controlled fleets provide truckload services
for products with specialized trailers. The Expedited fleet provides time-
sensitive truckload services utilizing driver teams. Revenues for the
Truckload Transportation Services segment include non-trucking revenues of
$3.1 million and $3.0 million for the three-month periods and $8.7 million
and $10.1 million for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and
2005, respectively, representing the portion of shipments delivered to or
from Mexico where the Company utilizes a third-party capacity provider and
revenues generated in a few dedicated accounts where the services of third-
party capacity providers are used to meet customer capacity requirements.
The VAS segment, which generates the majority of the Company's non-trucking
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revenues, provides truck brokerage, intermodal, and freight transportation
management (single-source logistics), as well as a newly expanded
international product line. The Company recently formed Werner Global
Logistics U.S., LLC, ("WGL") a separate company that operates within the
VAS segment. After several months of researching and developing the
Company's business plans, the Company announced its entrance into the Asian
transportation market in July 2006. Expectations for the product offering
in China include site selection analysis, vendor and purchase order
management, full container load consolidation and warehousing, as well as
door-to-door freight forwarding and customs brokerage. These services are
expected to be achieved through a combination of strategic alliances with
best in class providers throughout the Trans-Pacific supply chain and
company-owned assets. WGL generated a small amount of revenue during third
quarter 2006.
The Company generates other revenues related to third-party equipment
maintenance, equipment leasing, and other business activities. None of
these operations meet the quantitative threshold reporting requirements of
SFAS No. 131. As a result, these operations are grouped in "Other" in the
tables below. "Corporate" includes revenues and expenses that are
incidental to the activities of the Company and are not attributable to any
of its operating segments. The Company does not prepare separate balance
sheets by segment and, as a result, assets are not separately identifiable
by segment. The Company has no significant intersegment sales or expense
transactions that would result in adjustments necessary to eliminate
amounts between the Company's segments.
The following tables summarize the Company's segment information (in
thousands of dollars):
Revenues
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Truckload Transportation Services $ 466,379 $ 448,786 $1,356,296 $1,278,285
Value Added Services 71,405 52,859 196,383 158,574
Other 2,801 1,959 7,081 5,777
Corporate 712 916 2,348 2,935
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Total $ 541,297 $ 504,520 $1,562,108 $1,445,571
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Operating Income
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
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Truckload Transportation Services $ 38,880 $ 38,854 $ 118,006 $ 109,841
Value Added Services 1,850 1,859 5,726 5,768
Other 408 746 1,038 2,417
Corporate (452) (321) (911) (1,923)
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Total $ 40,686 $ 41,138 $ 123,859 $ 116,103
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations.
This report contains historical information, as well as forward-
looking statements that are based on information currently available to the
Company's management. The forward-looking statements in this report,
including those made in this Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations", are made pursuant to the
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safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995, as amended. The Company believes the assumptions underlying these
forward-looking statements are reasonable based on information currently
available; however, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and
therefore, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in
the forward-looking statements as a result of certain risks and
uncertainties. These risks include, but are not limited to, those
discussed in Item 1A, "Risk Factors", of the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005. Caution should be taken
not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements made herein,
since the statements speak only as of the date they are made. The Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to any forward-
looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.
Overview:
The Company operates in the truckload sector of the trucking industry,
with a focus on transporting consumer nondurable products that ship more
consistently throughout the year. The Company's success depends on its
ability to efficiently manage its resources in the delivery of truckload
transportation and logistics services to its customers. Resource
requirements vary with customer demand, which may be subject to seasonal or
general economic conditions. The Company's ability to adapt to changes in
customer transportation requirements is a key element in efficiently
deploying resources and in making capital investments in tractors and
trailers. Although the Company's business volume is not highly
concentrated, the Company may also be affected by the financial failure of
its customers or a loss of a customer's business from time-to-time.
Operating revenues consist of trucking revenues generated by the six
operating fleets in the Truckload Transportation Services segment
(dedicated services, medium-to-long-haul van, regional short-haul,
expedited, flatbed, and temperature-controlled) and non-trucking revenues
generated primarily by the Company's VAS segment. The Company's Truckload
Transportation Services segment ("truckload segment") also includes a small
amount of non-trucking revenues for the portion of shipments delivered to
or from Mexico where it utilizes a third-party capacity provider, and for a
few of its dedicated accounts where the services of third-party capacity
providers are used to meet customer capacity requirements. Non-trucking
revenues reported in the operating statistics table include those revenues
generated by the VAS segment, as well as the non-trucking revenues
generated by the truckload segment. Trucking revenues accounted for
approximately 86% of total operating revenues in third quarter 2006, and
non-trucking and other operating revenues accounted for approximately 14%.
Trucking services typically generate revenue on a per-mile basis.
Other sources of trucking revenue include fuel surcharges and accessorial
revenue such as stop charges, loading/unloading charges, and equipment
detention charges. Because fuel surcharge revenues fluctuate in response
to changes in the cost of fuel, these revenues are identified separately
within the operating statistics table and are excluded from the statistics
to provide a more meaningful comparison between periods. Non-trucking
revenues generated by a fleet whose operations are part of the truckload
segment are included in non-trucking revenue in the operating statistics
table so that the revenue statistics in the table are calculated using only
the revenues generated by company-owned and owner-operator trucks. The key
statistics used to evaluate trucking revenues, excluding fuel surcharges,
are average revenues per tractor per week, the per-mile rates charged to
customers, the average monthly miles generated per tractor, the average
percentage of empty miles, the average trip length, and the average number
of tractors in service. General economic conditions, seasonal freight
patterns in the trucking industry, and industry capacity are key factors
that impact these statistics.
The Company's most significant resource requirements are company
drivers, owner-operators, tractors, trailers, and related costs of
operating its equipment (such as fuel and related fuel taxes, driver pay,
insurance, and supplies and maintenance). The Company has historically been
successful mitigating its risk to increases in fuel prices by recovering
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additional fuel surcharges from its customers that recoup a majority of the
increased fuel costs; however, there is no assurance that current recovery
levels will continue in future periods. The Company's financial results
are also affected by availability of company drivers and owner-operators
and the market for new and used revenue equipment. Because the Company is
self-insured for a significant portion of cargo, personal injury, and
property damage claims on its revenue equipment and for workers'
compensation benefits for its employees (supplemented by premium-based
coverage above certain dollar levels), financial results may also be
affected by driver safety, medical costs, weather, the legal and regulatory
environment, and the costs of insurance coverage to protect against
catastrophic losses.
A common industry measure used to evaluate the profitability of the
Company and its trucking operating fleets is the operating ratio (operating
expenses expressed as a percentage of operating revenues). The most
significant variable expenses that impact the trucking operation are driver
salaries and benefits, payments to owner-operators (included in rent and
purchased transportation expense), fuel, fuel taxes (included in taxes and
licenses expense), supplies and maintenance, and insurance and claims.
These expenses generally vary based on the number of miles generated. As
such, the Company also evaluates these costs on a per-mile basis to adjust
for the impact on the percentage of total operating revenues caused by
changes in fuel surcharge revenues, per-mile rates charged to customers,
and non-trucking revenues. As discussed further in the comparison of
operating results for third quarter 2006 to third quarter 2005, several
industry-wide issues, including volatile fuel prices and a challenging
driver recruiting and retention market, could cause costs to increase in
future periods. The Company's main fixed costs include depreciation
expense for tractors and trailers and equipment licensing fees (included in
taxes and licenses expense). Depreciation expense has been affected by the
new engine emission standards that became effective in October 2002 for all
newly purchased trucks, which have increased truck purchase costs. In
addition, beginning in January 2007, a new set of more stringent engine
emissions standards mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")
will become effective for all newly manufactured trucks. The Company
intends to continue to keep its fleet as new as possible in advance of the
new standards. The Company expects that the engines produced under the 2007
standards will be less fuel-efficient and have a higher cost than the
current engines. The trucking operations require substantial cash
expenditures for the purchase of tractors and trailers. The Company has
accelerated its normal three-year replacement cycle for company-owned
tractors. These purchases are funded by net cash from operations and when
necessary, by borrowings from the Company's credit facilities.
Non-trucking services provided by the Company, primarily through its
VAS division, include truck brokerage, intermodal, and freight
transportation management (single-source logistics), as well as a newly
expanded international product line, as discussed further on page 17.
Unlike the Company's trucking operations, the non-trucking operations are
less asset-intensive and are instead dependent upon information systems,
qualified employees, and the services of other third-party capacity
providers. The most significant expense item related to these non-trucking
services is the cost of transportation paid by the Company to third-party
capacity providers, which is recorded as rent and purchased transportation
expense. Other expenses include salaries, wages and benefits and computer
hardware and software depreciation. The Company evaluates the non-trucking
operations by reviewing the gross margin percentage (revenues less rent and
purchased transportation expense expressed as a percentage of revenues) and
the operating ratio. The operating margin for the non-trucking business is
lower than those of the trucking operations, but the return on assets is
substantially higher.
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Results of Operations:
The following table sets forth certain industry data regarding the
freight revenues and operations of the Company for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 Change 2006 2005 Change
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Trucking revenues, net of
fuel surcharge (1) $381,108 $380,320 0.2% $1,125,261 $1,109,798 1.4%
Trucking fuel surcharge
revenues (1) 82,088 65,490 25.3% 222,189 158,393 40.3%
Non-trucking revenues,
including VAS (1) 74,519 55,906 33.3% 205,068 168,648 21.6%
Other operating revenues (1) 3,582 2,804 27.7% 9,590 8,732 9.8%
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Operating revenues (1) $541,297 $504,520 7.3% $1,562,108 $1,445,571 8.1%
========== ========== ========== ==========
Operating ratio
(consolidated) (2) 92.5% 91.8% 0.8% 92.1% 92.0% 0.1%
Average monthly miles per
tractor 9,742 10,123 -3.8% 9,837 10,085 -2.5%
Average revenues per total
mile (3) $1.475 $1.423 3.7% $1.462 $1.402 4.3%
Average revenues per
loaded mile (3) $1.696 $1.621 4.6% $1.679 $1.593 5.4%
Average percentage of
empty miles (4) 13.00% 12.21% 6.5% 12.92% 11.99% 7.8%
Average trip length in
miles (loaded) 581 564 3.0% 583 567 2.8%
Total miles (loaded and
empty) (1) 258,329 267,305 -3.4% 769,498 791,697 -2.8%
Average tractors in service 8,839 8,802 0.4% 8,692 8,722 -0.3%
Average revenues per
tractor per week (3) $3,317 $3,324 -0.2% $3,320 $3,263 1.7%
Total tractors (quarter
end)
Company 8,050 7,960 8,050 7,960
Owner-operator 810 890 810 890
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Total tractors 8,860 8,850 8,860 8,850
Total trailers (truck and
intermodal, quarter end) 25,330 24,700 25,330 24,700
Managed containers
(quarter end) 400 - 400 -
(1) Amounts in thousands.
(2) Operating expenses expressed as a percentage of operating revenues.
Operating ratio is a common measure in the trucking industry used to
evaluate profitability.
(3) Net of fuel surcharge revenues.
(4) Miles without trailer cargo. Dedicated fleets have a higher empty mile
percentage, which is priced in the dedicated business.
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The following table sets forth the revenues, operating expenses, and
operating income for the truckload segment. Revenues for the truckload
segment include non-trucking revenues of $3.1 million and $3.0 million for
the three-month periods and $8.7 million and $10.1 million for the nine-
month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as described
on page 10.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
Truckload Transportation Services -------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------
(amounts in 000's) $ % $ % $ % $ %
--------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------
Revenues $466,379 100.0 $448,786 100.0 $1,356,296 100.0 $1,278,285 100.0
Operating expenses 427,499 91.7 409,932 91.3 1,238,290 91.3 1,168,444 91.4
-------- -------- ---------- ----------
Operating income $ 38,880 8.3 $ 38,854 8.7 $ 118,006 8.7 $ 109,841 8.6
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Higher fuel prices and higher fuel surcharge collections have the
effect of increasing the Company's consolidated operating ratio and the
truckload segment's operating ratio when fuel surcharges are reported on a
gross basis as revenues versus netting against fuel expenses. Eliminating
fuel surcharge revenues, which are generally a more volatile source of
revenue, provides a more consistent basis for comparing the results of
operations from period to period. The following table calculates the
truckload segment's operating ratio as if fuel surcharges were excluded
from revenue and instead reported as a reduction of operating expenses.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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2006 2005 2006 2005
Truckload Transportation Services -------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------
(amounts in 000's) $ % $ % $ % $ %
-------------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------- ----------------
Revenues $466,379 $448,786 $1,356,296 $1,278,285
Less: trucking fuel surcharge
revenues 82,088 65,490 222,189 158,393
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Revenues, net of fuel surcharges 384,291 100.0 383,296 100.0 1,134,107 100.0 1,119,892 100.0
-------- -------- ---------- ----------
Operating expenses 427,499 409,932 1,238,290 1,168,444
Less: trucking fuel surcharge
revenues 82,088 65,490 222,189 158,393
-------- -------- ---------- ----------
Operating expenses, net of fuel
surcharges 345,411 89.9 344,442 89.9 1,016,101 89.6 1,010,051 90.2
-------- -------- ---------- ----------
Operating income $ 38,880 10.1 $ 38,854 10.1 $ 118,006 10.4 $ 109,841 9.8
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The following table sets forth the non-trucking revenues, rent and
purchased transportation, and other operating expenses, and operating
income for the VAS segment. Other operating expenses for the VAS segment
primarily consist of salaries, wages and benefits expense. VAS also incurs
smaller expense amounts in the supplies and maintenance, depreciation, rent
and purchased transportation (excluding third-party transportation costs),
communications and utilities, and other operating expense categories.
Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30 September 30
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Value Added Services (amounts 2006 2005 2006 2005
----------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
in 000's) $ % $ % $ % $ %
----------- -------------- -------------- --------------- ---------------
Revenues $ 71,405 100.0 $ 52,859 100.0 $196,383 100.0 $158,574 100.0
Rent and purchased transportation
expense 64,873 90.9 47,659 90.2 177,968 90.6 143,230 90.3
-------- -------- -------- --------
Gross margin 6,532 9.1 5,200 9.8 18,415 9.4 15,344 9.7
Other operating expenses 4,682 6.5 3,341 6.3 12,689 6.5 9,576 6.1
-------- -------- -------- --------
Operating income $ 1,850 2.6 $ 1,859 3.5 $ 5,726 2.9 $ 5,768 3.6
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Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2005
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Operating Revenues
Operating revenues increased 7.3% for the three months ended September
30, 2006, compared to the same period of the prior year. Excluding fuel
surcharge revenues, trucking revenues increased 0.2% due primarily to a
3.7% increase in average revenues per total mile and a 0.4% increase in the
average number of tractors in service, offset by a 3.8% decrease in average
monthly miles per tractor. The average percentage of empty miles increased
to 13.0% in third quarter 2006 from 12.2% in third quarter 2005. A
significant portion of the decrease in average miles per truck is due to
the softer freight market and the ongoing shift of trucks from the medium-
to-long-haul van division which has a longer average length of haul and
higher average miles per truck. The revision to the hours of service
regulations that went into effect in October 2005 also resulted in lower
miles per truck for some shorter haul or multiple stop shipments. Third
quarter 2006 had one less business day (63 business days) than third
quarter 2005 (64 business days).
A substantial portion of the Company's freight base is under contract
with customers and provides for annual pricing increases. There continue
to be several inflationary cost pressures that are impacting truckload
carriers. They include: driver pay and other driver-related costs due to a
difficult driver market, volatile diesel fuel prices, conversion from low
sulfur diesel fuel to ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel ("ULSD"), new engine
emission requirements for newly manufactured trucks beginning in January
2007 that are increasing the truck purchase costs and lowering the miles
per gallon ("mpg"), and rising liability and cargo insurance costs. To
recoup these cost increases, management has been seeking freight rate
increases during the contract renewal period, which occurs in the latter
part of third quarter and fourth quarter for a significant portion of the
Company's non-dedicated contractual business. However, the Company may not
be able to recoup these costs even if freight rate increases are obtained.
For the month of July 2006 freight demand was about the same as July
2005. However, the Company did not experience the normal seasonal
improvement in freight demand from mid-August to the end of September 2006.
One way the Company measures freight demand for its non-dedicated fleets
(nearly 60% of the total truck fleet) is by comparing the number of
available loads to available trucks on a daily basis. It is difficult to
compare freight demand in third quarter 2006 to third quarter 2005 due to
the strong freight demand that occurred beginning in September 2005, when
truck capacity tightened after Hurricane Katrina, which occurred late
August 2005.
Fuel surcharge revenues, which represent collections from customers
for the higher cost of fuel, increased to $82.1 million in third quarter
2006 from $65.5 million in third quarter 2005 as a result of higher average
fuel costs. To lessen the effect of fluctuating fuel prices on the
Company's margins, the Company collects fuel surcharge revenues from its
customers. The Company's fuel surcharge programs are designed to recoup
the higher cost of fuel from customers when fuel prices rise and provide
customers with the benefit of lower costs when fuel prices decline. The
truckload industry's fuel surcharge standard is a one-cent per mile
increase in rate for every five-cent per gallon increase in the Department
of Energy ("DOE") weekly retail on-highway diesel prices that are used for
most fuel surcharge programs. These programs have historically enabled the
Company to recover approximately 70% to 90% of the fuel price increases.
The remaining 10% to 30% is generally not recoverable due to empty miles
not billable to customers, out-of-route miles, truck idle time, and the
volatility in the fuel prices as prices change rapidly in short periods of
time.
VAS revenues increased 35.1% to $71.4 million for the three months
ended September 30, 2006 from $52.9 million for the three months ended
September 30, 2005 due to growth in brokerage and intermodal, while gross
margin dollars increased 25.6% for the same period. VAS revenues include
truck brokerage, freight transportation management (single-source
logistics), intermodal, and multimodal, as well as a newly expanded
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international product line (see paragraph below). Brokerage is performing
very well by providing customers with truckload capacity solutions using a
qualified carrier base that has grown to approximately 4,500 carriers.
Brokerage continues to be on pace to surpass revenues of $100 million in
2006. Freight transportation management consists of managing customers'
freight needs as the lead logistics provider at either the network,
facility, or lane level. Freight transportation management continues to
grow its revenues in 2006. Intermodal continued its revenue growth in the
quarter by expanding its equipment fleet in support of the development of
its customer base. As the intermodal product matures, the Company expects
to see continued revenue growth with stronger margin returns. The Company
continues to focus on growing the volume of business in the VAS segment,
which provides customers with additional sources of capacity.
The Company recently formed Werner Global Logistics U.S., LLC, ("WGL")
a separate company that operates within the VAS segment. After several
months of researching and developing the Company's business plans, the
Company announced its entrance into the Asian transportation market in July
2006. During third quarter 2006, WGL began to generate a small amount of
freight forwarding revenues to partially offset startup costs for salaries,
legal/consulting, and travel expenses. Expectations for the product
offering in China include site selection analysis, vendor and purchase
order management, full container load consolidation and warehousing, as
well as door-to-door freight forwarding and customs brokerage. These
services are expected to be achieved through a combination of strategic
alliances with best in class providers throughout the Trans-Pacific supply
chain and company-owned assets. The Company expects WGL to be a more
meaningful revenue contributor in 2007.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of operating revenues,
were 92.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to 91.8%
for the three months ended September 30, 2005. As explained above, the
significant increase in fuel expense and recording the related fuel
surcharge revenues on a gross basis had the effect of increasing the
operating ratio. Because the Company's VAS business operates with a lower
operating margin than the trucking business, the growth in VAS business in
third quarter 2006 compared to third quarter 2005 also increased the
Company's overall operating ratio. The tables on page 15 show the
operating ratios and operating margins for the Company's two reportable
segments, Truckload Transportation Services and Value Added Services.
The following table sets forth the cost per total mile of operating
expense items for the truckload segment for the periods indicated. The
Company evaluates operating costs for this segment on a per-mile basis to
adjust for the impact on the percentage of total operating revenues caused
by changes in fuel surcharge revenues, which provides a more consistent
basis for comparing the results of operations from period to period.
Three Months Ended Increase Nine Months Ended Increase
September 30 (Decrease) September 30 (Decrease)
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2006 2005 per Mile 2006 2005 per Mile
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Salaries, wages and
benefits $0.561 $0.538 $.023 $0.563 $0.530 $.033
Fuel 0.412 0.347 .065 0.386 0.300 .086
Supplies and maintenance 0.154 0.148 .006 0.147 0.144 .003
Taxes and licenses 0.116 0.111 .005 0.113 0.111 .002
Insurance and claims 0.093 0.074 .019 0.084 0.082 .002
Depreciation 0.159 0.150 .009 0.157 0.148 .009
Rent and purchased
transportation 0.155 0.153 .002 0.151 0.149 .002
Communications and
utilities 0.019 0.018 .001 0.019 0.019 .000
Other (0.014) (0.005) (.009) (0.011) (0.007) (.004)
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Owner-operator costs are included in rent and purchased transportation
expense. Owner-operator miles as a percentage of total miles were 11.6% in
third quarter 2006 compared to 12.5% in third quarter 2005. Owner-
operators are independent contractors who supply their own tractor and
driver and are responsible for their operating expenses including fuel,
supplies and maintenance, and fuel taxes. This decrease in owner-operator
miles as a percentage of total miles shifted costs from the rent and
purchased transportation category to other expense categories. The Company
estimates that rent and purchased transportation expense for the truckload
segment was lower by approximately 1.2 cents per total mile due to this
decrease, and other expense categories had offsetting increases on a total-
mile basis, as follows: salaries, wages and benefits (0.4 cents), fuel (0.4
cents), supplies and maintenance (0.1 cent), taxes and licenses (0.1 cent),
and depreciation (0.2 cents).
Salaries, wages and benefits for non-drivers increased in third
quarter 2006 compared to third quarter 2005 due to a larger number of
personnel to support the growth in VAS. The increase in salaries, wages
and benefits of 2.3 cents per mile for the truckload segment is primarily
due to higher driver pay per mile resulting from an increase in the
percentage of company truck miles versus owner-operator miles (see above)
and an increase in the percentage of dedicated fleet trucks, offset by a
decrease in workers' compensation expense. Non-driver salaries, wages and
benefits increased due to an increase in the number of equipment
maintenance personnel and approximately $0.5 million of stock compensation
expense related to the Company's adoption of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123R on January 1, 2006. See footnote 5
to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for more explanation of
SFAS No. 123R.
The driver recruiting market continues to be extremely challenging and
very competitive among truckload carriers. The Company's ongoing, company-
wide focus to lower driver turnover yielded meaningful positive results in
third quarter 2006, as average tractors in service grew sequentially from
second quarter 2006 by 224 tractors and grew by 37 tractors compared to
third quarter 2005. The Company anticipates that the competition for
qualified drivers will continue to be high and cannot predict whether it
will experience shortages in the future. If such a shortage were to occur
and additional increases in driver pay rates were necessary to attract and
retain drivers, the Company's results of operations would be negatively
impacted to the extent that corresponding freight rate increases were not
obtained.
Fuel increased 6.5 cents per mile for the truckload segment due to
higher average diesel fuel prices. Fuel costs averaged 28 cents a gallon
higher in third quarter 2006 compared to third quarter 2005. By month,
July 2006 fuel averaged 59 cents a gallon higher than July 2005, August
2006 averaged 50 cents a gallon higher than August 2005, and September 2006
averaged 26 cents a gallon lower than September 2005. Fuel prices
increased in September 2005 due to the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita and declined during September 2006 by 41 cents a gallon from the
beginning of the month to the end of the month. For third quarter 2006
compared to third quarter 2005, net fuel costs had no impact on earnings
per share. The Company includes all of the following items in the
calculation of the impact of fuel on earnings for both periods: (1)
average fuel price per gallon, (2) fuel reimbursements paid to owner-
operator drivers, (3) lower mpg due to the year-over-year increase in the
percentage of the company-owned truck fleet with post-October 2002 engines
and the mpg impact of ULSD fuel, and (4) offsetting fuel surcharge revenues
from customers.
During third quarter 2006, truckload carriers transitioned a gradually
increasing portion of their diesel fuel consumption from low sulfur diesel
fuel to ULSD fuel, as fuel refiners were required to meet the EPA-mandated
80% ULSD threshold by the transition date of October 15, 2006.
Preliminary estimates were that ULSD would result in a 1-3% degradation in
mpg for all trucks, due to the lower energy content (btu) of ULSD. Based
on the Company's fuel mpg experience to date, these preliminary mpg
degradation estimates are accurate. To the extent that diesel fuel prices
increase more significantly during the full transition to ULSD, the
Company's fuel surcharge programs with its customers are designed to
recover most of the potential diesel fuel price increase.
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Shortages of fuel, increases in fuel prices, or rationing of petroleum
products can have a materially adverse effect on the operations and
profitability of the Company. The Company is unable to predict whether
fuel price levels will continue to increase or decrease in the future or
the extent to which fuel surcharges will be collected from customers. As
of September 30, 2006, the Company had no derivative financial instruments
to reduce its exposure to fuel price fluctuations.
Supplies and maintenance for the truckload segment increased 0.6 cents
on a per-mile basis in third quarter 2006 due primarily to increases in
tire expense and the cost of over-the-road repairs.
Taxes and licenses for the truckload segment increased 0.5 cents per
total mile due to the lower miles per truck and the effect of spreading
fixed licensing costs over 3.8% fewer miles, the effect of the 5% fuel mpg
degradation for company-owned trucks with post-October 2002 engines and the
lower mpg impact of ULSD on the per-mile cost of federal and state diesel
fuel taxes, as well as increases in some state tax rates.
Insurance and claims for the truckload segment increased 1.9 cents on
a per-mile basis due primarily to increased claim costs and negative
development on existing liability insurance claims. For the policy year
that began August 1, 2006, the Company is responsible for the first $2.0
million per claim with an annual aggregate of $2.0 million for claims
between $2.0 million and $3.0 million, and the Company is fully insured
(i.e., no aggregate) for claims between $3.0 million and $5.0 million. For
claims in excess of $5.0 million and less than $10.0 million, the Company
is responsible for the first $5.0 million of claims in the policy year.
These self-insured retention levels and aggregate amounts of liability for
personal injury and property damage claims are the same as those of the
policy year that began August 1, 2005. The Company maintains liability
insurance coverage with reputable insurance carriers substantially in
excess of the $10.0 million per claim. The Company's liability insurance
premiums for the policy year beginning August 1, 2006 were slightly higher
than the previous policy year.
Depreciation expense for the truckload segment increased 0.9 cents on
a per-mile basis in third quarter 2006 due primarily to higher costs of new
tractors with the post-October 2002 engines, the impact of lower average
miles per truck, and a higher percentage of company-owned trucks versus
owner-operators. As of September 30, 2006, nearly 100% of the company-
owned truck fleet consisted of trucks with the post-October 2002 engines
compared to 76% at September 30, 2005.
Rent and purchased transportation consists mainly of payments to
third-party capacity providers in the VAS and other non-trucking operations
and payments to owner-operators in the trucking operations. As shown in the
VAS statistics table on page 15, rent and purchased transportation expense
for the VAS segment increased in response to higher VAS revenues. These
expenses generally vary depending on changes in the volume of services
generated by the segment. As a percentage of VAS revenues, VAS rent and
purchased transportation expense increased to 90.9% in third quarter 2006
compared to 90.2% in third quarter 2005. During fourth quarter 2005, VAS
entered into an agreement with Union Pacific ("UP") to manage UP-owned
containers for intermodal freight shipments, managing 400 assigned
containers during third quarter 2006 versus none in third quarter 2005.
Rent and purchased transportation for the truckload segment increased
0.2 cents per total mile in third quarter 2006. Higher fuel prices
necessitated higher reimbursements to owner-operators for fuel ($9.4
million for third quarter 2006 compared to $7.8 million for third quarter
2005), which resulted in a 0.8 cent per total mile increase. This increase
in owner-operator fuel reimbursement was offset by the decrease in the
number of owner-operator trucks and the decrease in corresponding owner-
operator miles. The Company's customer fuel surcharge programs do not
differentiate between miles generated by Company-owned trucks and miles
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generated by owner-operator trucks; thus, the increase in owner-operator
fuel reimbursements is included with Company fuel expenses in calculating
the per-share impact of higher fuel prices on earnings.
The Company continues to experience difficulty attracting and
retaining owner-operator drivers due to the increasingly challenging
operating conditions including inflationary cost increases that are the
responsibility of the owner-operators. The number of owner-operators
decreased to 810 as of September 30, 2006 from a total of 890 as of
September 30, 2005 (a 9% decrease). The Company increased the van and
regional over-the-road owner-operators' settlement rate by two cents per
mile effective May 1, 2006. The Company has historically been able to add
company-owned tractors and recruit additional company drivers to offset any
decreases in owner-operators. If a shortage of owner-operators and company
drivers were to occur and additional increases in per mile settlement rates
became necessary to attract and retain owner-operators, the Company's
results of operations would be negatively impacted to the extent that
corresponding freight rate increases were not obtained.
Other operating expenses for the truckload segment decreased 0.9 cents
per mile in third quarter 2006. Gains on sales of assets, primarily trucks
and trailers, increased to $5.6 million in third quarter 2006 compared to
$2.5 million in third quarter 2005. In third quarter 2006, the Company
spent less on repairs per truck sold than in third quarter 2005. The
Company continued to sell its oldest van trailers that have already reached
the end of their depreciable life. These trailer sales contributed to the
improved equipment gains in third quarter 2006. The Company's truck sales
were not as strong in third quarter 2006, as compared to first quarter 2006
and second quarter 2006. The Company believes there is a temporary
increase in the supply of class 8 trucks currently available for sale,
caused by some carriers attempting to sell more trucks while at the same
time buying more new trucks in advance of the January 2007 truck engine
change. The Company plans to sell fewer trucks in 2007 than in 2006 and
plans to continue to sell and replace its oldest van trailers in 2007.
The Company's effective income tax rate (income taxes expressed as a
percentage of income before income taxes) was 41.0% for third quarter 2006
and 2005.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2006 Compared to Nine Months Ended
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September 30, 2005
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Operating Revenues
Operating revenues increased by 8.1% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006, compared to the same period of the previous year.
Excluding fuel surcharge revenues, trucking revenues increased 1.4%, due
primarily to a 4.3% increase in average revenues per total mile, offset by
a 2.5% decrease in average monthly miles per tractor and a 0.3% decrease in
the average number of tractors in service. VAS revenues increased by $37.8
million (23.8%) due to ongoing growth in the brokerage and intermodal
groups, and fuel surcharge revenues increased by $63.8 million (40.3%) due
to higher average diesel fuel prices for the first nine months of 2006 as
compared to the same period of 2005.
Operating Expenses
Operating expenses, expressed as a percentage of operating revenues,
were 92.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to 92.0%
for the same period of the previous year. As explained in the previous
pages, the significant increase in fuel expense and recording the related
fuel surcharge revenues on a gross basis had the effect of increasing the
operating ratio. Because the Company's VAS business operates with a lower
operating margin than the trucking business, the growth in VAS business in
the first nine months of 2006 compared to the first nine months of 2005
also increased the Company's overall operating ratio. The tables on page
15 show the operating ratios and operating margins for the Company's two
reportable segments, Truckload Transportation Services and Value Added
Services.
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Owner-operator miles as a percentage of total miles decreased to 11.7%
for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, from 12.7% for the nine
months ended September 30, 2005. This decrease in owner-operator miles as
a percentage of total miles shifted costs from the rent and purchased
transportation category to other expense categories. The Company estimates
that rent and purchased transportation expense for the truckload segment
was lower by approximately 1.3 cents per total mile due to this decrease,
and other expense categories had offsetting increases on a total-mile
basis, as follows: salaries, wages and benefits (0.5 cents), fuel (0.4
cents), depreciation (0.2 cents), supplies and maintenance (0.1 cent), and
taxes and licenses (0.1 cent).
Salaries, wages and benefits for non-drivers increased to support the
growth in the VAS segment. Salaries, wages and benefits for the truckload
segment increased 3.3 cents on a per-mile basis due to higher driver pay
per mile resulting from the increase in the percentage of company truck
miles versus owner-operator miles (see above) and driver pay increases in
some dedicated fleets, as well as higher group health insurance costs. Non-
driver salaries, wages and benefits for the truckload segment also
increased due to an increase in the number of maintenance employees,
approximately $1.8 million of stock compensation expense, and the effect of
the lower average miles per tractor. Fuel increased 8.6 cents per total
mile due primarily to higher fuel prices, and to a lesser extent, the
increase in the percentage of company truck miles versus owner-operator
miles (see above). Average fuel prices for the first nine months of 2006
were 42 cents per gallon, or 25%, higher than the first nine months of
2005. Depreciation increased 0.9 cents per total mile due to higher costs
of new tractors with the post-October 2002 engines and the decrease in the
number of owner-operator tractors and corresponding increase in company-
owned tractors. Rent and purchased transportation for the truckload
segment increased only 0.2 cents per total mile as higher fuel
reimbursements to owner-operators due to higher fuel prices were offset by
the decrease in the number of owner-operator tractors and the corresponding
decrease in owner-operator miles. Rent and purchased transportation
expense for the VAS segment increased in response to higher VAS revenues.
Other operating expenses decreased 0.4 cents per total mile as higher gains
on sales of assets in 2006 were offset by the additional $7.2 million of
bad debt expense recorded in first quarter 2006 related to the bankruptcy
of one of the Company's customers, APX Logistics, Inc. The Company's
effective income tax rate was 41.1% and 41.0% for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources:
During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, the Company generated
cash flow from operations of $226.8 million, a 64.3% increase ($88.7
million) in cash flow compared to the same nine-month period a year ago.
The increase in cash flow from operations is due in large part to lower
income tax payments during the first nine months of 2006 and improved
collections of accounts receivable. In addition, the Company wrote off a
$7.2 million receivable related to the APX Logistics, Inc. bankruptcy
during the first nine months of 2006, resulting in a decrease in net
accounts receivable. Deferred taxes decreased by $39.8 million during the
nine months ended September 30, 2005 related to tax law changes resulting
in the reversal of certain tax strategies implemented in 2001 and lower
income tax depreciation in 2005 due to the bonus tax depreciation provision
that expired on December 31, 2004. The Company made federal income tax
payments of $22.5 million in second quarter 2005 related to the reversal of
the tax strategies. The cash flow from operations enabled the Company to
make net capital expenditures, repay debt, and repurchase common stock as
discussed below.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2006 decreased by $94.4 million, from $218.7 million for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2005 to $124.3 million for the nine-
month period ended September 30, 2006. Net property additions, primarily
revenue equipment, were $128.3 million for the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2006 versus $222.3 million during the same period of 2005.
The large decrease was due primarily to the Company purchasing more
tractors in the first nine months of 2005 to reduce the average age of its
truck fleet and purchasing fewer tractors in the first nine months of 2006.
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However, during the three months ended September 30, 2006, the Company
began purchasing more new tractors, resulting in a $44.6 million increase
in net property additions compared to the first six months of 2006 and a
$16.9 million increase over the three months ended September 30, 2005. The
average age of the Company's truck fleet is 1.35 years at September 30,
2006 compared to 1.34 years as of September 30, 2005. The Company intends
to keep its fleet as new as possible, to delay the cost impact of the
federally mandated engine emission standards that are required for all
newly-manufactured engines beginning in January 2007. During fourth
quarter 2006, the Company will be taking delivery of a substantial number
of new trucks, and those trucks are expected to be placed in service during
the first half of 2007.
As of September 30, 2006, the Company has committed to property and
equipment purchases, net of trades, of approximately $145.6 million. The
Company intends to fund these net capital expenditures through cash flow
from operations and through financing available under its existing credit
facilities, as management deems necessary.
Net financing activities used $111.8 million and $8.2 million during
the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The
change from 2005 to 2006 included borrowings of $10.0 million in the third
quarter of 2006 to fund a portion of the Company's net capital
expenditures. Subsequent to September 30, 2006, the Company borrowed an
additional $30.0 million under these credit facilities and expects
additional borrowings in the remaining months of 2006. During first
quarter 2006, the Company repaid outstanding debt totaling $60.0 million
that was originally borrowed in the fourth quarter of 2005 to fund a
portion of the Company's net capital expenditures. The Company paid
dividends of $9.8 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006
and $8.7 million in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2005. The
Company increased its quarterly dividend rate by $.005 per share beginning
with the dividend paid in July 2005 and by an additional $.005 per share
beginning with the dividend paid in July 2006. Financing activities also
included common stock repurchases of $57.4 million and $1.6 million in the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. From
time to time, the Company has repurchased, and may continue to repurchase,
shares of its common stock. The timing and amount of such purchases
depends on market and other factors. On April 14, 2006, the Company's
Board of Directors approved an increase to its authorization for common
stock repurchases of 6,000,000 shares. The previous authorization
announced on November 23, 2003, authorized the Company to repurchase
3,965,838 shares. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had purchased
3,257,038 shares pursuant to this authorization and had 6,708,800 shares
remaining available for repurchase.
Management believes the Company's financial position at September 30,
2006 is strong. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had $26.9 million of
cash and cash equivalents and $876.5 million of stockholders' equity. In
August 2006, the Company amended one of its existing credit facilities to
increase the available credit by a total of $25.0 million, bringing its
available credit pursuant to credit facilities to $225.0 million as of
September 30, 2006, of which it had borrowed $10.0 million. The remaining
credit available under these facilities is reduced by the $39.2 million in
letters of credit the Company maintains. These letters of credit are
primarily required as security for insurance policies. As of September 30,
2006, the Company had no non-cancelable revenue equipment operating leases,
and, therefore had no off-balance sheet revenue equipment debt. Based on
the Company's strong financial position, management foresees no significant
barriers to obtaining sufficient financing, if necessary.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements:
The Company does not have arrangements that meet the definition of an
off-balance sheet arrangement.
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Regulations:
Effective October 1, 2005, all truckload carriers became subject to
revised hours of service ("HOS") regulations. The only significant change
from the previous regulations is that drivers using the sleeper berth
provision must take at least eight consecutive hours in the sleeper berth
during their ten hours off-duty. Previously, drivers were allowed to split
their ten hour off-duty time in the sleeper berth into two periods,
provided neither period was less than two hours. This more restrictive
sleeper berth provision is requiring some drivers to plan their time better
and had a negative impact on mileage productivity. The greatest impact of
these HOS changes was lower mileage productivity for those customers with
multiple-stop shipments or those shipments with pickup or delivery delays.
In June 1998, the Company became the first, and only, trucking company
in the United States to receive authorization from the U.S. Department of
Transportation ("DOT"), under a pilot program, to use a global positioning
system based paperless log system in place of the paper logbooks
traditionally used by truck drivers to track their daily work activities.
On September 21, 2004, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
("FMCSA") approved the Company's exemption for its paperless log system
that moves this exemption from the FMCSA-approved pilot program to
permanent status. The exemption is to be renewed every two years. On
September 7, 2006, the FMCSA announced in the Federal Register its decision
to renew the Company's exemption from the FMCSA's requirement that drivers
of commercial motor vehicles operating in interstate commerce prepare
handwritten records of duty status (logs). The decision was effective on
that day. Comments to the docket were received until October 10, 2006.
One response was received from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety.
Beginning in January 2007, a new set of more stringent engine
emissions standards mandated by the EPA will become effective for all newly
manufactured trucks. The Company has already reduced the average age of
its truck fleet to 1.35 years in advance of the new standards. The Company
expects that the engines produced under the 2007 standards will be less
fuel-efficient and have a higher cost than the current engines.
During third quarter 2006, truckload carriers transitioned a
substantial portion of their diesel fuel consumption from low sulfur diesel
fuel to ULSD fuel, as fuel refiners were required to meet the EPA-mandated
80% ULSD threshold by the transition date of October 15, 2006.
Preliminary estimates were that ULSD would result in a 1-3% degradation in
mpg for all trucks, due to the lower energy content (btu) of ULSD. Based
on the Company's fuel mpg experience to date, these preliminary mpg
degradation estimates are accurate.
Critical Accounting Policies:
The most significant accounting policies and estimates that affect our
financial statements include the following:
* Selections of estimated useful lives and salvage values for purposes
of depreciating tractors and trailers. Depreciable lives of tractors
and trailers range from 5 to 12 years. Estimates of salvage value
at the expected date of trade-in or sale (for example, three years
for tractors) are based on the expected market values of equipment
at the time of disposal. Although the Company's current replacement
cycle for tractors is three years, the Company calculates
depreciation expense for financial reporting purposes using a
five-year life and 25% salvage value. Depreciation expense
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calculated in this manner continues at the same straight-line rate,
which approximates the continuing declining market value of the
tractors, in those instances in which a tractor is held beyond the
normal three-year age. Calculating depreciation expense using a
five-year life and 25% salvage value results in the same annual
depreciation rate (15% of cost per year) and the same net book value
at the normal three-year replacement date (55% of cost) as using a
three-year life and 55% salvage value. The Company continually
monitors the adequacy of the lives and salvage values used in
calculating depreciation expense and adjusts these assumptions
appropriately when warranted.
* The Company reviews its long-lived assets for impairment whenever
events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable. An impairment loss
would be recognized if the carrying amount of the long-lived asset
is not recoverable, and it exceeds its fair value. For long-lived
assets classified as held and used, if the carrying value of the
long-lived asset exceeds the sum of the future net cash flows, it is
not recoverable. The Company does not separately identify assets by
operating segment, as tractors and trailers are routinely
transferred from one operating fleet to another. As a result, none
of the Company's long-lived assets have identifiable cash flows from
use that are largely independent of the cash flows of other assets
and liabilities. Thus, the asset group used to assess impairment
would include all assets and liabilities of the Company. Long-lived
assets classified as held for sale are reported at the lower of
their carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
* Estimates of accrued liabilities for insurance and claims for
liability and physical damage losses and workers' compensation. The
insurance and claims accruals (current and long-term) are recorded
at the estimated ultimate payment amounts and are based upon
individual case estimates, including negative development, and
estimates of incurred-but-not-reported losses based upon past
experience. The Company's self-insurance reserves are reviewed by
an actuary every six months.
* Policies for revenue recognition. Operating revenues (including
fuel surcharge revenues) and related direct costs are recorded when
the shipment is delivered. For shipments where a third-party
capacity provider is utilized to provide some or all of the service
and the Company is the primary obligor in regards to the delivery of
the shipment, establishes customer pricing separately from carrier
rate negotiations, generally has discretion in carrier selection,
and/or has credit risk on the shipment, the Company records both
revenues for the dollar value of services billed by the Company to
the customer and rent and purchased transportation expense for the
costs of transportation paid by the Company to the third-party
capacity provider upon delivery of the shipment. In the absence of
the conditions listed above, the Company records revenues net of
expenses related to third-party capacity providers.
* Accounting for income taxes. Significant management judgment is
required to determine the provision for income taxes and to
determine whether deferred income taxes will be realized in full or
in part. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured
using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. When it is more likely that all or some
portion of specific deferred income tax assets will not be realized,
a valuation allowance must be established for the amount of deferred
income tax assets that are determined not to be realizable. A
valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets has not been
deemed to be necessary due to the Company's profitable operations.
Accordingly, if the facts or financial circumstances were to change,
thereby impacting the likelihood of realizing the deferred income
tax assets, judgment would need to be applied to determine the
amount of valuation allowance required in any given period.
Management periodically evaluates these estimates and policies as
events and circumstances change. There have been no changes to these
policies that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal quarter.
Together with the effects of the matters discussed above, these factors may
significantly impact the Company's results of operations from period to
period.
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Accounting Standards:
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments-An
Amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. This Statement amends FASB
Statements No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities, and No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities and eliminates the
exemption from applying Statement 133 to interests in securitized financial
assets so that similar items are accounted for in the same way. The
provisions of SFAS No. 155 are effective for all financial instruments
acquired or issued after the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins
after September 15, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, management believes
that SFAS No. 155 will have no effect on the financial position, results of
operations, and cash flows of the Company.
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, Accounting for Servicing
of Financial Assets-An Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140. This Statement
amends FASB Statement No. 140, Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of
Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities and requires that all
separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be
initially measured at fair value, if practicable. The provisions of SFAS
No. 156 are effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that
begins after September 15, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, management
believes that SFAS No. 156 will have no effect on the financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 ("FIN 48"),
Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes-an Interpretation of FASB
Statement No. 109. This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold
and measurement process for recording in the financial statements uncertain
tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Additionally,
this interpretation provides guidance on the derecognition, classification,
accounting in interim periods and disclosure requirements for uncertain tax
positions. The provisions of FIN 48 will be effective at the beginning of
the first fiscal year that begins after December 15, 2006. The Company
will be evaluating the effect, if any, the adoption of FIN 48 will have on
its financial statements.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The
provisions of SFAS No. 157 are effective as of the beginning of the first
fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. As of September 30, 2006,
management believes that SFAS No. 157 will have no effect on the financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, Employers' Accounting
for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans-an amendment of
FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106, and 132(R). This Statement requires an
employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined
benefit postretirement plan (other than a multiemployer plan) as an asset
or liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize
changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur
through comprehensive income of a business entity. This Statement also
requires an employer to measure the funded status of a plan as of the date
of its year-end statement of financial position, with limited exceptions.
The provisions of SFAS No. 158 are effective as of the end of the fiscal
year ending after December 15, 2006. As of September 30, 2006, management
believes that SFAS No. 158 will have no effect on the financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows of the Company.
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission published
Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 108 (Topic 1N), Considering the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in
Current Year Financial Statements. SAB No. 108 requires registrants to
quantify misstatements using both the balance-sheet and income-statement
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approaches, with adjustment required if either method results in a material
error. The provisions of SAB No. 108 are effective for annual financial
statements for the first fiscal year ending after November 15, 2006. As of
September 30, 2006, the Company is evaluating the effect, if any, SAB No.
108 may have on its financial statements, but management does not currently
believe SAB No. 108 will have a material effect upon initial adoption.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
The Company is exposed to market risk from changes in commodity
prices, foreign currency exchange rates, and interest rates.
Commodity Price Risk
The price and availability of diesel fuel are subject to fluctuations
due to changes in the level of global oil production, refining capacity,
seasonality, weather, and other market factors. Historically, the Company
has been able to recover a majority of fuel price increases from customers
in the form of fuel surcharges. The Company has implemented customer fuel
surcharges programs with most of its revenue base to offset most of the
higher fuel cost per gallon. The Company cannot predict the extent to
which higher fuel price levels will continue in the future or the extent to
which fuel surcharges could be collected to offset such increases. As of
September 30, 2006, the Company had no derivative financial instruments to
reduce its exposure to fuel price fluctuations.
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk
The Company conducts business in Mexico and Canada and is beginning
operations in Asia. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses were not
material to the Company's results of operations for third quarter 2006 and
prior periods. To date, almost all foreign revenues are denominated in U.S.
dollars, and the Company receives payment for foreign freight services
primarily in U.S. dollars to reduce direct foreign currency risk.
Accordingly, the Company is not currently subject to material foreign
currency exchange rate risks from the effects that exchange rate movements
of foreign currencies would have on the Company's future costs or on future
cash flows.
Interest Rate Risk
The Company had $10.0 million of variable rate debt outstanding at
September 30, 2006. The interest rates on the variable rate debt are based
on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"). Assuming this level of
borrowings, a hypothetical one-percentage point increase in the LIBOR
interest rate would increase the Company's annual interest expense by
$100,000. The Company has no derivative financial instruments to reduce
its exposure to interest rate increases.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation
of the Company's management, including the Company's Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and
operation of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures, as defined
in Exchange Act Rule 15d-15(e). The Company's disclosure controls and
procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving the
desired control objectives. Based upon that evaluation, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the
Company's disclosure controls and procedures are effective in enabling the
Company to record, process, summarize and report information required to be
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included in the Company's periodic SEC filings within the required time
period.
Management, under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded
that there have been no changes in the Company's internal control over
financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent fiscal
quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
The Company has confidence in its internal controls and procedures.
Nevertheless, the Company's management, including the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Financial Officer, does not expect that the internal
controls or disclosure procedures and controls will prevent all errors or
intentional fraud. An internal control system, no matter how well
conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute,
assurance that the objectives of such internal controls are met. Further,
the design of an internal control system must reflect the fact that there
are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be relative to
their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all internal control
systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all
control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected.
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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
On November 24, 2003, the Company announced that its Board of
Directors approved an increase to its authorization for common stock
repurchases of 3,965,838 shares. On April 14, 2006, the Company's Board of
Directors approved an increase to the November 2003 authorization of
6,000,000 shares. As of September 30, 2006, the Company had purchased
3,257,038 shares pursuant to this authorization and had 6,708,800 shares
remaining available for repurchase. The Company may purchase shares from
time to time depending on market, economic, and other factors. The
authorization will continue until withdrawn by the Board of Directors.
The following table summarizes the Company's common stock repurchases
during the third quarter of 2006 made pursuant to this authorization. No
shares were purchased during the quarter other than through this program,
and all purchases were made by or on behalf of the Company and not by any
"affiliated purchaser", as defined by Rule 10b-8 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Maximum Number
(or Approximate
Total Number of Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) Shares (or Units) that
Total Number of Purchased as Part of May Yet Be
Shares (or Units) Average Price Paid Publicly Announced Purchased Under the
Period Purchased per Share (or Unit) Plans or Programs Plans or Programs
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July 1-31, 2006 597,500 $18.0234 597,500 7,111,300
August 1-31, 2006 402,500 $17.7529 402,500 6,708,800
September 1-30, 2006 - - - 6,708,800
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Total 1,000,000 $17.9146 1,000,000 6,708,800
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Item 6. Exhibits.
Index of Exhibits
Exhibit 3(i)(A) Revised and Amended Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(A) to the Company's
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005)
Exhibit 3(i)(B) Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the Company's report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended May 31, 1994)
Exhibit 3(i)(C) Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(C) to the Company's
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998)
Exhibit 3(i)(D) Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(D) to the Company's
report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2005)
Exhibit 3(ii) Revised and Restated By-Laws (Incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3(ii) to the Company's report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 2004)
Exhibit 31.1 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (filed herewith)
Exhibit 31.2 Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification (filed herewith)
Exhibit 32.1 Section 1350 Certification (filed herewith)
Exhibit 32.2 Section 1350 Certification (filed herewith)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.
Date: November 1, 2006 By: /s/ John J. Steele
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John J. Steele
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: November 1, 2006 By: /s/ James L. Johnson
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James L. Johnson
Senior Vice President, Controller and
Corporate Secretary
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