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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2016

or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 0-9827

 

 

PHI, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Louisiana   72-0395707

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2001 SE Evangeline Thruway  
Lafayette, Louisiana   70508
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 235-2452

 

 

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:  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).     Yes:  x    No:  ¨

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

 

Large accelerated filer:   ¨    Accelerated filer:   x
Non-accelerated filer:   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company:   ¨

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

  

Outstanding at July 29, 2016

Voting Common Stock

   2,905,757 shares

Non-Voting Common Stock

   12,771,550 shares

 

 

 


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PHI, INC.

Index – Form 10-Q

 

 

  Part I – Financial Information   

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements – Unaudited

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015

     3   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Quarter and Six Months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income –  Quarter and Six Months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

     5   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity –  Quarter and Six Months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

     6   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Six Months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015

     7   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     8   

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     28   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     42   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     42   
  Part II – Other Information   

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     43   

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     43   

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     43   

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     43   

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

     43   

Item 5.

 

Other Information

     43   

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     44   
 

Signatures

     46   


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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30,      December 31,  
     2016      2015  
ASSETS      

Current Assets:

     

Cash

   $ 8,567       $ 2,407   

Short-term investments

     289,235         284,523   

Accounts receivable – net

     

Trade

     137,031         138,309   

Other

     11,381         6,469   

Inventories of spare parts – net

     69,424         69,491   

Prepaid expenses

     7,802         8,951   

Deferred income taxes

     10,379         10,379   

Income taxes receivable

     709         761   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current assets

     534,528         521,290   

Property and equipment – net

     893,235         883,529   

Restricted investments

     13,038         15,336   

Other assets

     6,317         6,178   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,447,118       $ 1,426,333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      

Current Liabilities:

     

Accounts payable

   $ 23,462       $ 31,373   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     40,343         44,759   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     63,805         76,132   

Long-term debt:

     

Revolving credit facility

     95,000         57,500   

Senior Notes issued March 17, 2014, net of debt issuance costs of $3,376 and $3,999, respectively

     496,624         496,001   

Deferred income taxes

     150,464         153,645   

Other long-term liabilities

     15,879         16,057   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

     

Shareholders’ Equity:

     

Voting common stock – par value of $0.10;
12,500,000 shares authorized, 2,905,757 shares issued and outstanding

     291         291   

Non-voting common stock – par value of $0.10;
25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,771,550 and 12,685,725 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively

     1,278         1,269   

Additional paid-in capital

     307,266         304,884   

Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss)

     45         (567

Retained earnings

     316,466         321,121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     625,346         626,998   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,447,118       $ 1,426,333   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

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

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars and shares, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 167,136      $ 198,547      $ 331,152      $ 402,744   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     152,417        168,828        304,971        338,035   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     11,778        12,047        23,451        23,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     164,195        180,875        328,422        361,319   

Gain on disposal of assets

     (4,298     (66     (3,939     (73

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     76        106        76        174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     7,163        17,632        6,593        41,324   

Interest expense

     7,540        7,155        15,073        14,325   

Other income, net

     (494     (567     (1,109     (1,029
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,046        6,588        13,964        13,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

     117        11,044        (7,371     28,028   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (4,160     4,590        (2,716     11,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 4,277      $ 6,454      $ (4,655   $ 16,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     15,677        15,574        15,650        15,574   

Diluted

     15,718        15,690        15,650        15,679   

Net earnings (loss) per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.27      $ 0.41      $ (0.30   $ 1.08   

Diluted

   $ 0.27      $ 0.41      $ (0.30   $ 1.07   

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

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Net earnings (loss)

   $ 4,277      $ 6,454      $ (4,655   $ 16,817   

Unrealized (loss) gain on short-term investments

     210        (158     1,017        (19

Other unrealized gain

     —          —          —          24   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     1        —          2        —     

Tax effect of the above-listed adjustments

     (75     63        (407     9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income (loss)

   $ 4,413      $ 6,359      $ (4,043   $ 16,831   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Thousands of dollars and shares)

(Unaudited)

 

                                           Accumulated            Total  
     Voting      Non-Voting     Additional           Other Com-            Share-  
     Common Stock      Common Stock     Paid-in     Treasury     prehensive     Retained      Holders’  
     Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount     Capital     Stock     Income (Loss)     Earnings      Equity  

Balance at December 31, 2014

     2,906       $ 291         12,576      $ 1,258      $ 301,533      $ —        $ (211   $ 294,197       $ 597,068   

Net earnings

     —           —           —          —          —          —          —          16,817         16,817   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     —           —           —          —          —          —          (10     —           (10

Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation

     —           —           —          —          3,359        —          —          —           3,359   

Issuance of non-voting common stock (upon vesting of restricted stock units)

     —           —           166        17        —          —          —          —           17   

Cancellation of restricted non-voting stock units for tax withholdings on vested shares

     —           —           (66     (7     (2,096     —          —          —           (2,103

Purchase of treasury stock

     —           —           —          —          —          (252     —          —           (252

Other

     —           —           —          —          —          —          24        —           24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2015

     2,906       $ 291         12,676      $ 1,268      $ 302,796      $ (252   $ (197   $ 311,014       $ 614,920   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

                                     Accumulated           Total  
     Voting      Non-Voting     Additional     Other Com-           Share-  
     Common Stock      Common Stock     Paid-in     prehensive     Retained     Holders’  
     Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount     Capital     Income (Loss)     Earnings     Equity  

Balance at December 31, 2015

     2,906       $ 291         12,685      $ 1,269      $ 304,884      $ (567   $ 321,121      $ 626,998   

Net loss

     —           —           —          —          —          —          (4,655     (4,655

Unrealized gain on short-term investments

     —           —           —          —          —          611        —          611   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     —           —           —          —          —          1        —          1   

Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation

     —           —           —          —          2,882        —          —          2,882   

Issuance of non-voting common stock (upon vesting of restricted stock units)

     —           —           121        12        —          —          —          12   

Cancellation of restricted non-voting stock units for tax withholdings on vested shares

     —           —           (27     (3     (500     —          —          (503

Retirement of treasury stock

     —           —           (8     —          —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2016

     2,906       $ 291         12,771      $ 1,278      $ 307,266      $ 45      $ 316,466      $ 625,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,  
     2016     2015  

Operating activities:

    

Net (loss) earnings

   $ (4,655   $ 16,817   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     34,761        36,511   

Deferred income taxes

     (3,572     10,063   

Gain on asset dispositions

     (3,939     (73

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     76        174   

Inventory valuation reserves

     2,613        (254

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     (24,485     6,070   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     799        69,308   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (39,908     (29,502

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     10,998        567   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (151,436     (290,469

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     148,838        257,454   

Payments of deposits on aircraft

     (131     (131
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (31,639     (62,081
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds from line of credit

     150,800        119,740   

Payments on line of credit

     (113,300     (127,240

Repurchase of common stock

     (500     (2,338
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     37,000        (9,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     6,160        (2,611

Cash, beginning of period

     2,407        6,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 8,567      $ 3,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 14,329      $ 13,696   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 1,879      $ 3,061   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncash investing activities:

    

Other current liabilities and accrued payables related to purchase of property and equipment

   $ 64      $ 27,757   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

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

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PHI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”). In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 and the accompanying notes.

Our financial results, particularly as they relate to our Oil and Gas segment, are influenced by seasonal fluctuations as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. For this and other reasons, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full fiscal year.

New Accounting Pronouncements—In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. In mid-2015 the FASB deferred the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year until annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Early adoption will be permitted as of January 1, 2017; however we have not yet determined if we will adopt this ASU prior to the effective date. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are not yet known.

In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-15 Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. ASU 2014-15 requires management to assess the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related disclosures in certain circumstances. ASU 2014-15 is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. We do not believe that the impact of the implementation of this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures will be significant.

In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which amends existing guidance on income taxes to require the classification of all deferred tax assets and liabilities as non-current on the balance sheet. We are required to adopt this ASU no later than January 1, 2018, with early adoption permitted, and the guidance may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We do not expect this ASU to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which replaces the existing guidance on leasing transactions in ASC 840 to require recognition of the assets and liabilities for the rights and obligations created by those leases on the balance sheet. We are required to adopt this ASU for fiscal years after December 31, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows are not yet known.

In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation – Stock Compensation (Topic 718); Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The ASU includes multiple provisions intended to simplify various aspects of the accounting for share-based payments. The ASU is effective for public companies in annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those years. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations, and cash flows are not yet known.

2. INVESTMENTS

We classify all of our short-term investments as available-for-sale. We carry these at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, in Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), which is a separate component of shareholders’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These unrealized gains and losses are also reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. We determine cost, gains, and losses using the specific identification method.

 

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Investments consisted of the following as of June 30, 2016:

 

            Unrealized      Unrealized      Fair  
     Cost Basis      Gains      Losses      Value  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

           

Money market mutual funds

   $ 17,231       $ —         $ —         $ 17,231   

Commercial paper

     12,408         —           (15      12,393   

U.S. Government agencies

     28,299         13         —           28,312   

Corporate bonds and notes

     244,196         191         (65      244,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     302,134         204         (80      302,258   

Deferred compensation plan assets included in other assets

     2,386         —           —           2,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 304,520       $ 204       $ (80    $ 304,644   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2015:

 

            Unrealized      Unrealized      Fair  
     Cost Basis      Gains      Losses      Value  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

           

Money market mutual funds

   $ 18,181       $ —         $ —         $ 18,181   

Commercial paper

     5,986         —           (5      5,981   

U.S. Government agencies

     11,499         —           (30      11,469   

Corporate bonds and notes

     265,069         —           (841      264,228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     300,735         —           (876      299,859   

Deferred compensation plan assets included in other assets

     2,294         —           —           2,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 303,029       $ —         $ (876    $ 302,153   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we classified $13.0 million and $15.3 million, respectively, of our aggregate investments as long-term investments and recorded them in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Restricted investments, as they are securing outstanding letters of credit with maturities beyond one year.

The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of:

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  
     Amortized      Fair      Amortized      Fair  
     Costs      Value      Costs      Value  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Due in one year or less

   $ 164,123       $ 164,071       $ 152,444       $ 152,212   

Due within two years

     120,780         120,956         130,110         129,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 284,903       $ 285,027       $ 282,554       $ 281,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents the average coupon rate percentage and the average days to maturity of our debt investments as of:    

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  
     Average      Average      Average      Average  
     Coupon      Days To      Coupon      Days To  
     Rate (%)      Maturity      Rate (%)      Maturity  

Commercial paper

     0.932         279         0.553         154   

U.S. Government agencies

     0.973         559         0.865         599   

Corporate bonds and notes

     1.633         507         1.757         331   

The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of:

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  
            Unrealized             Unrealized  
     Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Commercial paper

   $ 12,394       $ (15    $ 5,981       $ (5

U.S. Government agencies

     5,505         (1      8,969         (30

Corporate bonds and notes

     85,084         (33      232,347         (793
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 102,983       $ (49    $ 247,297       $ (828
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months as of:

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  
            Unrealized             Unrealized  
     Fair Value      Losses      Fair Value      Losses  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ 50,203       $ (31    $ 28,866       $ (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 50,203       $ (31    $ 28,866       $ (48
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

From time to time over the periods covered in our financial statements included herein (and as illustrated in the foregoing tables), our investments have experienced net unrealized losses. We consider these declines in market value to be due to customary market fluctuations, and we do not plan to sell these investments prior to maturity. For these reasons, we do not consider any of our investments to be other than temporarily impaired at June 30, 2016 or December 31, 2015. We have also determined that we did not have any other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the quarter ended June 30, 2016. For additional information regarding our criteria for making these assessments, see Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

3. REVENUE RECOGNITION AND VALUATION ACCOUNTS

We establish the amount of our allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors relating to the credit risk of specific customers, current market conditions, and other information. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $5.1 million at June 30, 2016, and $5.2 million at December 31, 2015.

Revenues related to flights generated by our Air Medical segment are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. The allowance for contractual discounts was $114.0 million and $103.6 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $31.6 million and $41.9 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

 

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Included in the allowance for uncompensated care listed above is the value of services to patients who are unable to pay when it is determined that they qualify for charity care. The value of these services was $2.2 million and $2.3 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The value of these services was $4.7 million and $4.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The estimated cost of providing charity services was $0.5 million for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. The estimated cost of providing charity services was $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. The estimated costs of providing charity services are based on a calculation that applies a ratio of costs to the charges for uncompensated charity care. The ratio of costs to charges is based on our Air Medical segment’s total expenses divided by gross patient service revenue.

The allowance for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care (expressed as a percentage of gross segment accounts receivable) was as follows:

 

     As of  
     June 30, 2016     December 31,
2015
 

Allowance for Contractual Discounts

     59     56

Allowance for Uncompensated Care

     16     23

Under a three-year contract that commenced on September 29, 2012, our Air Medical affiliate provided multiple services to a customer in the Middle East, including helicopter leasing, emergency medical helicopter flight services, aircraft maintenance, provision of spare parts, insurance coverage for the customer-owned aircraft, training services, and base construction. The initial contract expired in late September 2015 and has been extended through late September 2016 on terms and conditions that have reduced the number of aircraft operated by us and the scope of our services and responsibilities. Each of the major services mentioned above qualify as separate units of accounting under the accounting guidance for such arrangements. The selling price for each specific service was determined based upon third-party evidence and estimates.

We have also established valuation reserves related to obsolete and slow-moving spare parts inventory. The inventory valuation reserves were $16.6 million and $15.4 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Accounting standards require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The following table summarizes the valuation of our investments and financial instruments by the above pricing levels as of the valuation dates listed:

 

            June 30, 2016  
     Total      (Level 1)      (Level 2)  
            (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

        

Money market mutual funds

   $ 17,231       $ 17,231       $ —     

Commercial paper

     12,393         —           12,393   

U.S. Government agencies

     28,312         —           28,312   

Corporate bonds and notes

     244,322         —           244,322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     302,258         17,231         285,027   

Deferred compensation plan assets

     2,386         2,386         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 304,644       $ 19,617       $ 285,027   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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            December 31, 2015  
     Total      (Level 1)      (Level 2)  

Investments:

        

Money market mutual funds

   $ 18,181       $ 18,181       $ —     

Commercial paper

     5,981         —           5,981   

U.S. Government agencies

     11,469         —           11,469   

Corporate bonds and notes

     264,228         —           264,228   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     299,859         18,181         281,678   

Deferred compensation plan assets

     2,294         2,294         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 302,153       $ 20,475       $ 281,678   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We hold our short-term investments in an investment fund consisting of high quality money market instruments of governmental and private issuers, which is classified as a short-term investment. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. These items are traded with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing on an ongoing basis. The fair values of the shares of these funds are based on observable market prices, and therefore, have been categorized in Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities that are not actively traded. These items may not be traded daily; examples include corporate bonds and U.S. government agencies debt. There have been no reclassifications of assets between Level 1 and Level 2 investments during the periods covered by the financial statements included in this report. We hold no Level 3 investments. Investments reflected on our balance sheets as Other assets, which we hold to fund liabilities under our Officers’ Deferred Compensation Plan, consist mainly of multiple investment funds that are highly liquid and diversified.

Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and our revolving credit facility debt all had fair values approximating their carrying amounts at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015. Our determination of the estimated fair value of our Senior Notes and our revolving credit facility debt is derived using Level 2 inputs, including quoted market indications of similar publicly-traded debt. The fair value of our Senior Notes, based on quoted market prices, was $463.8 million and $403.1 million at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.

5. LONG-TERM DEBT

The components of long-term debt as of the dates indicated below were as follows:

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  
            Unamortized             Unamortized  
            Debt             Debt  
            Issuance             Issuance  
     Principal      Debt Cost      Principal      Debt Cost  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Senior Notes issued March 17, 2014, interest only payable semi-annually at 5.25%, maturing March 15, 2019

   $ 500,000       $ 3,376       $ 500,000       $ 3,999   

Revolving Credit Facility due October 1, 2017 with a group of commercial banks, interest payable at variable rates

     95,000         —           57,500         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 595,000       $ 3,376       $ 557,500       $ 3,999   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in the financial statements. These costs are now presented as a direct deduction from the debt liability, rather than as an asset. We adopted the new standard effective January 1, 2016. As a result, we reclassified unamortized debt issuances cost in the amount of $3.4 million and $4.0 million as of June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, and reduced the carrying value of long-term debt by the same amounts.

 

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Our 5.25% Senior Notes (the “2019 Notes”) will mature on March 15, 2019, are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the each of PHI’s domestic subsidiaries, and are the general, unsecured obligations of PHI and the guarantors. Interest is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year. PHI has the option to redeem some or all of the 2019 Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2016 at specified redemption prices. The indenture governing the 2019 Notes (the “2019 Indenture”) contains, among other things, certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, creating liens, selling assets and entering into certain transactions with affiliates. The covenants also limit PHI’s ability to, among other things, pay cash dividends on common stock, repurchase or redeem common or preferred equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain investments. Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control Repurchase Event” (as defined in the 2019 Indenture), PHI will be required, unless it has previously elected to redeem the 2019 Notes as described above, to make an offer to purchase the 2019 Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of their principal amount.

Revolving Credit Facility – We have an amended and restated revolving credit facility that matures on October 1, 2017. Under this facility, we can borrow up to $150.0 million at floating interest rates based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 225 basis points or the prime rate (each as defined in our amended and restated revolving credit facility), at our option. Our revolving credit facility includes usual and customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of its type. Our ability to borrow under the credit facility is conditioned upon our continued compliance with such covenants, including, among others, (i) covenants that restrict our ability to engage in certain asset sales, mergers or other fundamental changes, to incur liens or to engage in certain other transactions or activities and (ii) financial covenants that stipulate that PHI will maintain a consolidated working capital ratio of at least 2 to 1, a funded debt to consolidated net worth ratio not greater than 1.5 to 1, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1, and consolidated net worth of at least $450.0 million (with all such terms or amounts as defined in or determined under the amended and restated revolving credit facility). As of June 30, 2016, we believe we were in compliance with these covenants. Based on current market conditions, however, we believe it is likely that we will fail to attain one of our financial covenant ratios as early as the end of the third quarter of 2016. We are currently discussing with our credit facility lenders the possibility of replacing the ratio with a covenant that more accurately reflects our balance sheet liquidity.

Cash paid to fund interest expense was $0.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and $0.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Cash paid to fund interest expense was $14.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and $13.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Letter of Credit Facility—We maintain a separate letter of credit facility that had $13.0 million and $15.3 million in letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. We have letters of credit securing our workers compensation policies and a traditional provider contract.

Other—PHI, Inc. has cash management arrangements with certain of its principal subsidiaries, in which substantial portions of the subsidiaries’ cash is regularly advanced to PHI, Inc. Although PHI, Inc. periodically repays these advances to fund the subsidiaries’ cash requirements throughout the year, at any given point in time PHI, Inc. may owe a substantial sum to its subsidiaries under these advances, which, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are eliminated in consolidation and therefore not recognized on our consolidated balance sheets. For additional information, see Note 13.

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 are as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, basic

     15,677         15,574         15,650         15,574   

Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units

     41         116         —           105   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, diluted (1)

     15,718         15,690         15,650         15,679   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) For the six months ended June 30, 2016, 3,180 unvested restricted stock units were excluded from the weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, diluted, as they were anti-dilutive to earnings per share.

 

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7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We recognize the cost of employee compensation received in the form of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of those awards. The table below sets forth the total amount of stock-based compensation expense for the six months and quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

     Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Stock-based compensation expense:

  

Time-based restricted units

   $ 597       $ 571       $ 1,216       $ 1,208   

Performance-based restricted units

     809         1,069         1,680         2,151   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 1,406       $ 1,640       $ 2,896       $ 3,359   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016, 14,288 time-based restricted units were awarded to managerial employees.

During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016, 5,102 and 308,163 performance-based restricted units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively.

During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, 1,118 and 20,048 time-based restricted units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively. During the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015, 151,566 performance based restricted units were awarded to managerial employees.

8. ASSET DISPOSALS

During the second quarter of 2016, we sold four light and three medium aircraft and related parts inventory utilized in the Oil and Gas segment. Cash proceeds totaled $10.1 million, resulting in a gain on the sale of these assets of $4.3 million. These aircraft no longer met our strategic needs. During the first quarter of 2016, we sold one light aircraft previously utilized in the Oil and Gas segment. Cash proceeds totaled $0.9 million, resulting in a loss on the sale of this asset of $0.4 million. This aircraft no longer met our strategic needs. There were no sales or disposals of aircraft during the first and second quarter of 2015, but we did have minor sales and disposals of various ancillary equipment.

9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments – In 2014, we exercised an option to purchase six additional heavy aircraft for delivery in 2015 and 2016. In 2015, we executed an amendment to terminate the purchase of four of the heavy aircraft for delivery in 2016. We took delivery of one aircraft in 2015 and delivery of the final aircraft in January 2016.

Total aircraft deposits of $2.7 million were included in Other assets as of June 30, 2016. This amount represents deposits paid by us under aircraft leases which will be applied either to the future purchase of the aircraft or the final lease payments depending upon whether or not we elect to purchase the aircraft when that option becomes available to us.

As of June 30, 2016, we had options to purchase various aircraft that we currently operate under lease agreements with the aircraft owners. These options will become exercisable at various dates in 2016 through 2020. The aggregate option purchase prices are $67.8 million in 2016, $55.7 million in 2017, $127.0 million in 2018, $150.4 million in 2019 and $22.7 million in 2020. Whether we exercise these options will depend upon several factors, including market conditions and our available cash at the respective exercise dates.

Subsequent to June 30, 2016, we purchased one heavy aircraft previously leased by us for $26.7 million. This aircraft purchase was made available for sale by the lessor prior to its early buy out option date and is not one of the above-mentioned aircraft available for purchase in 2016. We intend to use this aircraft in our international operations.

Environmental Matters – We have recorded an aggregate estimated probable liability of $0.2 million as of June 30, 2016 for environmental response costs. We have conducted environmental surveys of our former Lafayette facility located at the Lafayette Regional Airport, which we vacated in 2001, and have determined that limited soil and groundwater contamination exists at two parcels of land at the former facility. We submitted an assessment report for both sites in 2003, updated it in 2006, and received approvals of our remediation plan from the Louisiana

 

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Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Since such time, we have installed groundwater monitoring wells at these sites and furnished periodic reports on contamination levels to the LDEQ. Pursuant to our agreement with the LDEQ, we are providing samples annually for both sites. Based upon our working relationship and agreements with the LDEQ and the results of our ongoing site monitoring, we believe, based on current circumstances, that our ultimate remediation costs for these sites will not be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Legal Matters – From time to time, we are involved in various legal actions incidental to our business, including actions relating to employee claims, medical malpractice claims, various tax issues, grievance hearings before labor regulatory agencies, and miscellaneous third party tort actions. The outcome of these proceedings is not predictable. However, based on current circumstances, we do not believe that the ultimate resolution of our presently pending proceedings, after considering available defenses and any insurance coverage or indemnification rights, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Operating Leases – We lease certain aircraft, facilities, and equipment used in our operations. The related lease agreements, which include both non-cancelable and month-to-month terms, generally provide for fixed monthly rentals, and certain real estate leases also include renewal options. We generally pay all insurance, taxes, and maintenance expenses associated with these leases. All aircraft leases contain purchase options exercisable by us at certain dates in the lease agreements.

At June 30, 2016, we had approximately $268.3 million in aggregate commitments under operating leases of which approximately $25.1 million is payable through December 31, 2016. The total lease commitments include $254.5 million for aircraft and $13.8 million for facility lease commitments.

10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

PHI is primarily a provider of helicopter transport services, including helicopter maintenance and repair services. We report our financial results through the three reportable segments further described below.

Each segment’s operating profit is its operating revenues less its direct expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Each segment has a portion of our total selling, general and administrative expenses that is charged directly to the segment and a small portion that is allocated to that segment. Allocated selling, general and administrative expenses are based primarily on total segment direct expenses as a percentage of total direct expenses. Unallocated overhead consists primarily of corporate selling, general and administrative expenses that we do not allocate to the reportable segments.

In January 2016, we offered a Voluntary Employee Retirement Package (“VERP”) to all pilots who had attained age 64. Fifteen employees accepted this VERP, resulting in severance costs of $1.6 million recorded in the first quarter of 2016. At June 30, 2016, $0.4 million of severance costs from these offerings remained unpaid.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2016, we also offered a voluntary furlough program to our Oil and Gas pilots whereby pilots who elect to participate in the program will receive severance pay and may continue medical coverage at their current employee-paid premiums. Twenty-six pilots accepted the offer with a total severance cost of $0.4 million. Under the terms of the furlough agreement, we must, no later than twelve months from the date of furlough offer each furloughed employee a right to return to work.

Oil and Gas Segment. Our Oil and Gas segment, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides helicopter services primarily for the major integrated and independent oil and gas production companies transporting personnel or equipment to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Our customers include Shell Oil Company, BP America Production Company, ExxonMobil Production Company, and ConocoPhillips Company, with whom we have worked for 30 or more years, and ENI Petroleum, with whom we have worked for more than 15 years. At June 30, 2016, we had available for use 145 aircraft in this segment.

Operating revenue from our Oil and Gas segment is derived mainly from contracts that include a fixed monthly rate for a particular model of aircraft, plus a variable rate for flight time. A small portion of our Oil and Gas segment revenue is derived from providing services on an “ad hoc” basis. Operating costs for our Oil and Gas segment are primarily aircraft operations costs, including costs for pilots and maintenance personnel. Total fuel cost is included

 

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in direct expense and any reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. For the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, approximately 50% and 57% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Oil and Gas segment. Our Oil and Gas segment generated approximately 52% and 58% of our total operating revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Air Medical Segment. The operations of our Air Medical segment are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where we maintain significant separate facilities and administrative staff dedicated to this segment.

As of June 30, 2016, 105 aircraft were available for use by our Air Medical segment. At such date, we operated approximately 100 aircraft domestically, providing air medical transportation services for hospitals and emergency service agencies in 18 states at 72 separate locations. We also provide air medical transportation services for a customer overseas. For our overseas program, we deployed eight customer-owned aircraft at three locations, with four aircraft generating revenues as of June 30, 2016. Our Air Medical segment operates primarily under the independent provider model and, to a lesser extent, under the traditional provider model. Under the independent provider model, we have no fixed revenue stream and compete for transport referrals on a daily basis with other independent operators in the area. Under the traditional provider model, we contract directly with the customer to provide their transportation services, with the contracts typically awarded through competitive bidding. For the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately 45% and 41% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical segment, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately 44% and 38% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical segment, respectively.

As an independent provider, we bill for our services on the basis of a flat rate plus a variable charge per patient-loaded mile, regardless of aircraft model, and are typically compensated by private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare, or directly by transported patients who self-pay. As further described in Note 3, revenues are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care at the time the services are provided. Contractual allowances and uncompensated care are estimated based on historical collection experience by payor category (consisting mainly of insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay). Estimates regarding the payor mix and changes in reimbursement rates are the factors most subject to sensitivity and variability in calculating our allowances. We compute a historical payment analysis of accounts fully closed, by category.

Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for our Air Medical segment (expressed as a percentage of gross segment billings) were as follows:

 

     Revenue  
     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Provision for contractual discounts

     65     65     69     66

Provision for uncompensated care

     7     7     4     7

These percentages are affected by various factors, including rate increases and changes in the number of transports by payor mix.

Net reimbursement per transport from commercial payors generally increases when a rate increase is implemented. Net reimbursement from certain commercial payors, as well as Medicare and Medicaid, generally does not increase proportionately with rate increases.

 

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Net revenue attributable to Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and Self-Pay (expressed as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues) were as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2016     2015     2016     2015  

Insurance

     69     74     70     73

Medicare

     18     17     18     17

Medicaid

     9     7     10     8

Self-Pay

     4     2     2     2

We also have a limited number of traditional provider contracts with hospitals under which we receive a fixed monthly rate for aircraft availability and an hourly rate for flight time. Those contracts generated approximately 29% and 36% of the segment’s revenues for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, these contracts generated approximately 30% and 39% of the segment’s revenues.

Technical Services Segment. Our Technical Services segment provides maintenance and repairs for our existing customers that own their aircraft. These services are generally labor intensive with higher operating margins as compared to other segments. Depending on when we commence and complete special projects for customers, our results for this segment can vary significantly from period to period, although these variances typically have a limited impact on our consolidated operating results. The Technical Services segment also conducts flight operations for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica, which are typically conducted in the first and fourth quarters each year. Also included in this segment is our proprietary Helipass operations, which provides software as a service to certain of our Oil and Gas customers for the purpose of passenger check-in and compliance verification.

For the three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately 5% and 2%, respectively, of our total operating revenues were generated by our Technical Services segment. For both of the six month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, approximately 4%, respectively, of our total operating revenues were generated by our Technical Services segment.

 

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Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  
     (Thousands of dollars)      (Thousands of dollars)  

Segment operating revenues

           

Oil and Gas

   $ 83,185       $ 112,839       $ 171,622       $ 233,235   

Air Medical

     75,547         81,642         145,607         154,027   

Technical Services

     8,404         4,066         13,923         15,482   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating revenues, net

     167,136         198,547         331,152         402,744   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment direct expenses (1)

           

Oil and Gas (2)

     87,400         100,262         179,316         200,593   

Air Medical

     58,997         63,576         116,041         123,615   

Technical Services

     6,096         5,096         9,690         14,001   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     152,493         168,934         305,047         338,209   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

           

Oil and Gas

     1,605         1,275         3,132         2,434   

Air Medical

     2,642         2,527         5,237         5,156   

Technical Services

     273         208         497         322   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     4,520         4,010         8,866         7,912   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     157,013         172,944         313,913         346,121   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net segment (loss) profit

           

Oil and Gas

     (5,820      11,302         (10,826      30,208   

Air Medical

     13,908         15,539         24,329         25,256   

Technical Services

     2,035         (1,238      3,736         1,159   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     10,123         25,603         17,239         56,623   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other, net (3)

     4,792         633         5,048         1,102   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)

     (7,258      (8,037      (14,585      (15,372

Interest expense

     (7,540      (7,155      (15,073      (14,325
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

   $ 117       $ 11,044       $ (7,371    $ 28,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general and administrative costs are the depreciation and amortization expense amounts below:

 

     Depreciation and Amortization Expense  
     Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June 30,      June 30,  
     2016      2015      2016      2015  

Segment Direct Expense:

           

Oil and Gas

   $ 10,024       $ 10,323       $ 19,942       $ 21,603   

Air Medical

     5,132         4,750         9,387         8,848   

Technical Services

     157         132         285         260   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,313       $ 15,205       $ 29,614       $ 30,711   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated SG&A

   $ 2,476       $ 3,155       $ 5,147       $ 5,801   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(3) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.

 

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11. INVESTMENT IN VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

We account for our investment in our West African operations as a variable interest entity, which is defined as an entity that either (a) has insufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its operations without additional subordinated financial support or (b) has equity investors who lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. As of June 30, 2016, we had a 49% investment in the common stock of PHI Century Limited (“PHIC”), a Ghanaian entity. We acquired our 49% interest on May 26, 2011, PHIC’s date of incorporation. The purpose of PHIC is to provide oil and gas flight services in Ghana and the West African region. For the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we recorded a loss in equity of unconsolidated affiliate $0.1 million relative to our 49% equity ownership. For the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, we recorded a loss in equity of unconsolidated affiliate of $0.1 million and $0.2 million relative to our 49% equity ownership, respectively. We had $1.5 million of trade receivables as of June 30, 2016 from PHIC. At December 31, 2015, we recorded an allowance for bad debts against this trade receivable of $1.5 million, as we do not anticipate that we will be able to recover them. Our investment in the common stock of PHIC is included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and was $0 at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

12. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income are not material and, therefore, not presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

13. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

As discussed further in Note 5, on March 17, 2014, PHI, Inc. issued $500.0 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several, senior basis by all of our domestic subsidiaries. PHI, Inc. directly or indirectly owns 100% of all of its domestic subsidiaries.

The supplemental condensed financial information on the following pages sets forth, on a consolidated basis, the balance sheet, statement of operations, statement of comprehensive income, and statement of cash flows information for PHI, Inc. (“Parent Company”) and the guarantor subsidiaries under separate headings. The eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances, and intercompany revenues and expenses. The condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of PHI, Inc. The equity method is followed by the parent company within the financial information presented below.

The transactions reflected in “Due to/from affiliates, net” in the following condensed consolidated statements of cash flows primarily consist of centralized cash management activities between PHI, Inc. and its subsidiaries, pursuant to which cash earned by the guarantor subsidiaries is regularly transferred to PHI, Inc. to be centrally managed. Because these balances are treated as short-term borrowings of the Parent Company, serve as a financing and cash management tool to meet our short-term operating needs, turn over quickly and are payable to the guarantor subsidiaries on demand, we present borrowings and repayments with our affiliates on a net basis within the condensed consolidating statement of cash flows. Net receivables from our affiliates are considered advances and net payables to our affiliates are considered borrowings, and both changes are presented as financing activities in the following condensed consolidating statements of cash flows.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     June 30, 2016  
     Parent                     
     Company      Guarantor              
     Only (issuer)      Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS          

Current Assets:

         

Cash

   $ 40       $ 8,527      $ —        $ 8,567   

Short-term investments

     289,235         —          —          289,235   

Accounts receivable – net

     64,631         83,781        —          148,412   

Intercompany receivable

     —           47,588        (47,588     —     

Inventories of spare parts – net

     60,768         8,656        —          69,424   

Prepaid expenses

     4,821         2,981        —          7,802   

Deferred income taxes

     10,379         —          —          10,379   

Income taxes receivable

     950         (241     —          709   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     430,824         151,292        (47,588     534,528   

Investment in subsidiaries

     343,068         —          (343,068     —     

Property and equipment – net

     598,361         294,874        —          893,235   

Restricted investments

     13,023         15        —          13,038   

Other assets

     5,191         1,126        —          6,317   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,390,467       $ 447,307      $ (390,656   $ 1,447,118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          

Current Liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

   $ 16,742       $ 6,720      $ —        $ 23,462   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     28,825         11,518        —          40,343   

Intercompany payable

     47,588         —          (47,588     —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     93,155         18,238        (47,588     63,805   

Long-term debt:

         

Revolving credit facility

     95,000         —          —          95,000   

Senior Notes dated March 17, 2014, net of debt issuance costs of $3,376

     496,624         —          —          496,624   

Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities

     80,342         86,001        —          166,343   

Shareholders’ Equity:

         

Common stock and paid-in capital

     308,835         79,191        (79,191     308,835   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     45         —          —          45   

Retained earnings

     316,466         263,877        (263,877     316,466   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     625,346         343,068        (343,068     625,346   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,390,467       $ 447,307      $ (390,656   $ 1,447,118   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31, 2015  
     Parent                    
     Company     Guarantor              
     Only (issuer)     Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS         

Current Assets:

        

Cash

   $ 46      $ 2,361      $ —        $ 2,407   

Short-term investments

     284,523        —          —          284,523   

Accounts receivable – net

     70,336        74,442        —          144,778   

Intercompany receivable

     —          90,943        (90,943     —     

Inventories of spare parts – net

     60,060        9,431        —          69,491   

Prepaid expenses

     7,162        1,789        —          8,951   

Deferred income taxes

     10,379        —          —          10,379   

Income taxes receivable

     1,002        (241     —          761   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     433,508        178,725        (90,943     521,290   

Investment in subsidiaries

     330,848        —          (330,848     —     

Property and equipment – net

     632,759        250,770        —          883,529   

Restricted investments

     15,336        —          —          15,336   

Other assets

     5,975        203        —          6,178   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,418,426      $ 429,698      $ (421,791   $ 1,426,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         

Current Liabilities:

        

Accounts payable

   $ 25,512      $ 5,861      $ —        $ 31,373   

Accrued liabilities

     29,138        15,621        —          44,759   

Intercompany payable

     90,943        —          (90,943     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     145,593        21,482        (90,943     76,132   

Long-term debt:

        

Revolving credit facility

     57,500        —          —          57,500   

Senior Notes dated March 17, 2014, net of debt issuance costs of $3,999

     496,001        —          —          496,001   

Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities

     92,334        77,368        —          169,702   

Shareholders’ Equity:

        

Common stock and paid-in capital

     306,444        79,061        (79,061     306,444   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (567     —          —          (567

Retained earnings

     321,121        251,787        (251,787     321,121   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     626,998        330,848        (330,848     626,998   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,418,426      $ 429,698      $ (421,791   $ 1,426,333   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantor subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the quarter ended June 30, 2016  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 89,365      $ 77,771       $ —        $ 167,136   

Expenses:

         

Direct expenses

     89,535        62,882         —          152,417   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     9,232        2,871         (325     11,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     98,767        65,753         (325     164,195   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

     (4,298     —           —          (4,298

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     76        —           —          76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     (5,180     12,018         325        7,163   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (7,035     —           7,035        —     

Interest expense

     7,534        6         —          7,540   

Other income, net

     (819     —           325        (494
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (320     6         7,360        7,046   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

     (4,860     12,012         (7,035     117   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (9,137     4,977         —          (4,160
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 4,277      $ 7,035       $ (7,035   $ 4,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the quarter ended June 30, 2015  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 115,040      $ 83,507       $ —        $ 198,547   

Expenses:

         

Direct expenses

     103,483        65,349         (4     168,828   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     9,471        2,576         —          12,047   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     112,954        67,925         (4     180,875   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

     (66     —           —          (66

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     106        —           —          106   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     2,046        15,582         4        17,632   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (9,230     —           9,230        —     

Interest expense

     7,155        —           —          7,155   

Other income, net

     (571     —           4        (567
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,646     —           9,234        6,588   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     4,692        15,582         (9,230     11,044   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (1,762     6,352         —          4,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 6,454      $ 9,230       $ (9,230   $ 6,454   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
     Parent                    
     Company     Guarantor              
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 181,234      $ 149,918      $ —        $ 331,152   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     181,572        123,399        —          304,971   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     18,275        5,674        (498     23,451   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     199,847        129,073        (498     328,422   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

     (3,939     —          —          (3,939

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     76        —          —          76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     (14,750     20,845        498        6,593   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (12,090     —          12,090        —     

Interest expense

     15,047        26        —          15,073   

Other income, net

     (1,603     (4     498        (1,109
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,354        22        12,588        13,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

     (16,104     20,823        (12,090     (7,371

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (11,449     8,733        —          (2,716
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss)earnings

   $ (4,655   $ 12,090      $ (12,090   $ (4,655
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six months ended June 30, 2015  
     Parent                    
     Company     Guarantor              
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 243,697      $ 159,047      $ —        $ 402,744   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     209,965        128,079        (9     338,035   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     17,979        5,305        —          23,284   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     227,944        133,384        (9     361,319   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

     (73     —          —          (73

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     174        —          —          174   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     15,652        25,663        9        41,324   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (15,362     —          15,362        —     

Interest expense

     14,325        —          —          14,325   

Other income, net

     (1,034     (4     9        (1,029
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,071     (4     15,371        13,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     17,723        25,667        (15,362     28,028   

Income tax expense

     906        10,305        —          11,211   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 16,817      $ 15,362      $ (15,362   $ 16,817   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the quarter ended June 30, 2016  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

   $ 4,277      $ 7,035       $ (7,035   $ 4,277   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     210        —           —          210   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     1        —           —          1   

Tax effect

     (75     —           —          (75
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 4,413      $ 7,035       $ (7,035   $ 4,413   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the quarter ended June 30, 2015  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

   $ 6,454      $ 9,230       $ (9,230   $ 6,454   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     (158     —           —          (158

Tax effect

     63        —           —          63   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 6,359      $ 9,230       $ (9,230   $ 6,359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net (loss) earnings

   $ (4,655   $ 12,090       $ (12,090   $ (4,655

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     1,017        —           —          1,017   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     2        —           —          2   

Tax effect

     (407     —           —          (407
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive (loss) income

   $ (4,043   $ 12,090       $ (12,090   $ (4,043
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the six months ended June 30, 2015  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only     Subsidiaries (1)      Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

   $ 16,817      $ 15,362       $ (15,362   $ 16,817   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     (19     —           —          (19

Unrealized realized gain

     24        —           —          24   

Tax effect

     9        —           —          9   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 16,831      $ 15,362       $ (15,362   $ 16,831   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2016  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only (issuer)     Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations      Consolidated  

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

   $ (12,954   $ 13,753      $ —         $ 799   

Investing activities:

         

Purchase of property and equipment

     (39,535     (373     —           (39,908

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     10,998        —          —           10,998   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (151,436     —          —           (151,436

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     148,838        —          —           148,838   

Payments of deposits on aircraft

     (131     —          —           (131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (31,266     (373     —           (31,639
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing activities:

         

Proceeds from line of credit

     150,800        —          —           150,800   

Payments on line of credit

     (113,300     —          —           (113,300

Repurchase of common stock

     (500     —          —           (500

Due to/from affiliate, net

     7,214        (7,214     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     44,214        (7,214     —           37,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Decrease ) increase in cash

     (6     6,166        —           6,160   

Cash, beginning of period

     46        2,361        —           2,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 40      $ 8,527      $ —         $ 8,567   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the six months ended June 30, 2015  
     Parent                     
     Company     Guarantor               
     Only (issuer)     Subsidiaries (1)     Eliminations      Consolidated  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 46,696      $ 22,612      $ —         $ 69,308   

Investing activities:

         

Purchase of property and equipment

     (29,502     —          —           (29,502

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     567        —          —           567   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (290,469     —          —           (290,469

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     257,454        —          —           257,454   

Payments of deposits on aircraft

     (131     —          —           (131
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (62,081     —          —           (62,081
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing activities:

         

Proceeds from line of credit

     119,740        —          —           119,740   

Payments on line of credit

     (127,240     —          —           (127,240

Repurchase of common stock for payroll tax withholding requirements

     (2,338     —          —           (2,338

Due to/from affiliate, net

     25,220        (25,220     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     15,382        (25,220     —           (9,838
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Decrease in cash

     (3     (2,608     —           (2,611

Cash, beginning of period

     51        6,219        —           6,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 48      $ 3,611      $ —         $ 3,659   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with (i) the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto (the “Notes”) and (ii) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, including the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, management’s discussion and analysis, and the risk factor disclosures contained therein.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed by PHI, Inc. (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we,” “us” or “our”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other written or oral statements made by it or on its behalf, are “forward-looking statements”, as defined by (and subject to the “safe harbor” protections under) the federal securities laws. When used herein, the words “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “goals,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects” and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of judgments and assumptions about future developments and events, many of which are beyond our control. These forward-looking statements, and the assumptions on which they are based, (i) are not guarantees of future events, (ii) are inherently speculative and (iii) are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause our actual results to differ materially from the expectations, beliefs, and estimates expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: changes in demand for our services due to volatility of oil and gas prices and the level of domestic and overseas exploration and production activity, which depends on several factors outside of our control; our dependence on a small number of customers for a significant amount of our revenue and our significant credit exposure within the oil and gas industry; any failure to maintain our strong safety record; our ability to secure and retain favorable customer contracts or otherwise remain able to profitably deploy our existing fleet of aircraft; our ability to receive timely delivery of ordered aircraft and parts from a limited number of suppliers, and the availability of working capital, loans or lease financing to acquire such assets; the availability of adequate insurance; adverse changes in the value of our aircraft or our ability to sell them in the secondary markets; weather conditions and seasonal factors, including tropical storms and hurricanes; the effects of competition and changes in technology; the adverse impact of customers electing to terminate or reduce our services; the impact of current or future governmental regulations, including but not limited to the impact of new and pending regulation of healthcare, aviation safety and export controls; the special risks of our air medical operations, including collections risks and potential medical malpractice claims; political, economic, payment, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations; our substantial indebtedness and operating lease commitments; the hazards associated with operating in an inherently risky business, including the possibility that regulators could ground our aircraft for extended periods of time or indefinitely; our ability to develop and implement successful business strategies; changes in fuel prices; the risk of work stoppages and other labor problems; changes in our future cash requirements; environmental and litigation risks; the effects of more general factors, such as changes in interest rates, operating costs, tax rates, or general economic or geopolitical conditions; and other risks referenced in this and other annual, quarterly or current reports filed by us with the SEC. All of our above-described forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and the Risk Factors disclosures in our SEC filings. Additional factors or risks that we currently deem immaterial, that are not presently known to us or that arise in the future could also cause our actual results to differ materially from our expected results. Given these uncertainties, investors are cautioned not to unduly rely upon our forward-looking statements. PHI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Further, we may make changes to our business strategies and plans (including our capital spending plans) at any time and without notice, based on any changes in the above-listed factors, our assumptions or otherwise, any of which could or will affect our results.

 

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Overview

As described further in Note 10, we are primarily a provider of helicopter services and derive most of our revenue from providing helicopter transport services to the energy and medical industries. Our consolidated results of operations are principally driven by the following factors:

 

    The level of offshore oil and gas exploration and production activities in the areas in which we operate, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Operating revenues from our Oil and Gas segment relate substantially to operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Many of the helicopters we have purchased recently are larger aircraft intended to service deepwater activities and the margins we earn on these aircraft are generally higher than on smaller aircraft. During periods when the level of offshore activity increases, demand for our offshore flight services typically increases, directly affecting our revenue and profitability. Also, during periods when deepwater offshore activity increases, the demand for our medium and heavy aircraft usually increases, creating a positive impact on revenue and earnings. Conversely, a reduction in offshore oil and gas activities generally, or deepwater offshore activity particularly, typically negatively impacts our aircraft utilization, flight volumes, and overall demand for our aircraft, thereby creating a negative impact on our revenue and earnings.

 

    Patient transports and flight volume in our Air Medical segment. In the independent provider programs under our Air Medical segment, our revenue is directly dependent upon the number and length of patient transports provided in a given period. The volume of flight utilization of our aircraft by our customers under our traditional provider Air Medical programs also has a direct impact on the amount of revenue earned in a given period, although to a lesser degree than under our independent provider programs. Independent provider programs generated approximately 69%, 65%, 61% and 61% of our Air Medical segment revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2016, and the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, with the balance of our Air Medical segment revenue attributable to our traditional provider programs.

 

    Payor mix and reimbursement rates in our Air Medical segment. Under our independent provider programs, our revenue recognition, net of allowances, during any particular period is dependent upon the rate at which our various types of customers reimburse us for our Air Medical services, which we refer to as our “payor mix”. Reimbursement rates vary among payor types and typically the reimbursement rate of commercial insurers is higher than Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay reimbursement rates. Moreover, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates have decreased in recent years and our receipt of payments from these programs is subject to various regulatory and appropriations risks. Changes during any particular period in our payor mix, reimbursement rates, or uncompensated care rates will have a direct impact on our revenues.

 

    Direct expenses. Our business is capital-intensive and highly competitive. Salaries and aircraft maintenance comprise a large portion of our operating expenses. Our aircraft must be maintained to a high standard of quality and undergo periodic and routine maintenance procedures. Higher utilization of our aircraft will result in more frequent maintenance, resulting in higher maintenance costs. In periods of low flight activity, we continue to maintain our aircraft, consequently reducing our margins. In addition, we are also dependent upon pilots, mechanics, and medical crew to operate our business. To attract and retain qualified personnel, we must maintain competitive wages, which places downward pressure on our margins.

As noted above, the performance of our oil and gas operations is largely dependent upon the level of offshore oil and gas activities, which in turn is based largely on volatile commodity prices. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Since mid-2014, prevailing oil prices have been substantially lower than prices for several years before then. Consequently, several of our oil and gas customers have curtailed their exploration or production levels, lowered their capital expenditures, reduced their staffs or requested arrangements with vendors designed to reduce their operating costs, including flight sharing arrangements and alternative platform staffing rotations. As explained further below, these changes have negatively impacted our oil and gas operations since the first quarter of 2015. Over the past few quarters, several of our offshore customers have requested reductions in the volume or pricing of our flight services or have re-bid existing contracts, all of which has further reduced our aircraft utilization rates and intensified pricing pressures. We believe that we may receive additional such requests in the future. Although we can neither control nor predict with any

 

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reasonable degree of certainty the length or ultimate severity of the current downturn in the energy industry, we currently expect further reductions in the operating revenues and net profit of our Oil and Gas segment in 2016 compared to amounts previously reported. These reductions could be quite substantial. For information on the impact of the market downturn on our liquidity, see “- Liquidity and Capital Resources – Long-Term Debt” below.

We have extended through the end of September 2016 our three-year contract that we entered into on September 29, 2012 to provide air medical flight services and related support services to a customer in the Middle East. Our original three-year contract lapsed on September 29, 2015, but has been extended three times for three-, six-, and three-month periods, respectively. Under each of these extensions, the number of aircraft operated and scope of our services and responsibilities have been reduced, when compared to the original agreement, which has caused our overseas air medical revenues and operating costs to decline significantly compared to prior periods. We are continuing to negotiate with this customer a five-year replacement contract. Although we anticipate that the replacement contract will be completed and that we will receive all requisite corporate and governmental approvals in 2016, we cannot provide any assurances to this effect.

 

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Results of Operations

The following tables present operating revenues, expenses, and earnings, along with certain non-financial operational statistics, for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015.

 

     Quarter Ended     Favorable  
     June 30,     (Unfavorable)  
     2016     2015        
     (Thousands of dollars, except flight hours,
patient transports, and aircraft)
 

Segment operating revenues

      

Oil and Gas

   $ 83,185      $ 112,839      $ (29,654

Air Medical

     75,547        81,642        (6,095

Technical Services

     8,404        4,066        4,338   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

     167,136        198,547        (31,411

Segment direct expenses

      

Oil and Gas (1)

     87,400        100,262        12,862   

Air Medical

     58,997        63,576        4,579   

Technical Services

     6,096        5,096        (1,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment direct expenses

     152,493        168,934        16,441   

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

      

Oil and Gas

     1,605        1,275        (330

Air Medical

     2,642        2,527        (115

Technical Services

     273        208        (65
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     4,520        4,010        (510
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     157,013        172,944        15,931   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net segment (loss) profit

      

Oil and Gas

     (5,820     11,302        (17,122

Air Medical

     13,908        15,539        (1,631

Technical Services

     2,035        (1,238     3,273   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net segment profit (2)

     10,123        25,603        (15,480

Other, net (3)

     4,792        633        4,159   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (4)

     (7,258     (8,037     779   

Interest expense

     (7,540     (7,155     (385
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     117        11,044        (10,927

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (4,160     4,590        8,750   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 4,277      $ 6,454      $ (2,177
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Flight hours:

      

Oil and Gas

     20,724        25,743        (5,019

Air Medical (5)

     9,519        8,984        535   

Technical Services

     9        2        7   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     30,252        34,729        (4,477
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Air Medical Transports (6)

     4,823        4,757        66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(1) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(2) These financial measures have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and have not been audited or reviewed by our independent registered public accounting firm. These financial measures are therefore considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our results of operations. A description of the adjustments to and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended
June 30,
 
     2016      2015  

Total net segment profit

   $ 10,123       $ 25,603   

Other, net

     4,792         633   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs

     (7,258      (8,037

Interest expense

     (7,540      (7,155
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 117       $ 11,044   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.
(4) Represents corporate overhead expenses not allocable to segments.
(5) Flight hours include 2,452 flight hours associated with traditional provider contracts during the second quarter of 2016, compared to 2,250 flight hours in the prior year quarter.
(6) Represents individual patient transports for the period.

 

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     Six Months Ended     Favorable  
     June 30,     (Unfavorable)  
     2016     2015        
     (Thousands of dollars, except flight hours,
patient transports, and aircraft)
 

Segment operating revenues

      

Oil and Gas

   $ 171,622      $ 233,235      $ (61,613

Air Medical

     145,607        154,027        (8,420

Technical Services

     13,923        15,482        (1,559
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

     331,152        402,744        (71,592

Segment direct expenses

      

Oil and Gas (1)

     179,316        200,593        21,277   

Air Medical

     116,041        123,615        7,574   

Technical Services

     9,690        14,001        4,311   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment direct expenses

     305,047        338,209        33,162   

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

      

Oil and Gas

     3,132        2,434        (698

Air Medical

     5,237        5,156        (81

Technical Services

     497        322        (175
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     8,866        7,912        (954
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     313,913        346,121        32,208   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net segment (loss) profit

      

Oil and Gas

     (10,826     30,208        (41,034

Air Medical

     24,329        25,256        (927

Technical Services

     3,736        1,159        2,577   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net segment profit (2)

     17,239        56,623        (39,384

Other, net (3)

     5,048        1,102        3,946   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (4)

     (14,585     (15,372     787   

Interest expense

     (15,073     (14,325     (748
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

     (7,371     28,028        (35,399

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (2,716     11,211        13,927   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) earnings

   $ (4,655   $ 16,817      $ (21,472
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Flight hours:

      

Oil and Gas

     41,461        50,879        (9,418

Air Medical (5)

     18,208        16,820        1,388   

Technical Services

     532        479        53   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     60,201        68,178        (7,977
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Air Medical Transports (6)

     9,326        8,702        624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aircraft operated at period end: (7)

      

Oil and Gas (8)

     145        167     

Air Medical (9)

     105        100     

Technical Services

     6        6     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

     256        273     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

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(1) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(2) These financial measures have not been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and have not been audited or reviewed by our independent registered public accounting firm. These financial measures are therefore considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our results of operations. A description of the adjustments to and reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures is as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2016      2015  

Total net segment profit

   $ 17,239       $ 56,623   

Other, net

     5,048         1,102   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs

     (14,585      (15,372

Interest expense

     (15,073      (14,325
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(Loss) earnings before income taxes

   $ (7,371    $ 28,028   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.
(4) Represents corporate overhead expenses not allocable to segments.
(5) Flight hours include 4,729 flight hours associated with traditional provider contracts for the first half of 2016, compared to 4,715 flight hours in the first half of the prior year.
(6) Represents individual patient transports for the period.
(7) Represents the total number of aircraft available for use, not all of which were deployed in service as of the date indicated.
(8) Includes eight aircraft as of June 30, 2015 that were owned or leased by customers but operated by us.
(9) Includes 10 aircraft as of June 30, 2016 that were owned or leased by customers but operated by us, compared to 13 aircraft as of June 30, 2015.

 

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Quarter Ended June 30, 2016 compared with Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

Combined Operations

Operating Revenues – Operating revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 were $167.1 million, compared to $198.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $31.4 million. Oil and Gas segment operating revenues decreased $29.7 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, related primarily to decreased aircraft flight revenues for all model types resulting predominately from fewer aircraft on contract and decreased flight hours. Air Medical segment operating revenues decreased $6.1 million due principally to decreased traditional provider program revenues resulting from reduced overseas operations. Technical Services segment operating revenues increased $4.3 million due primarily to an increase in technical services provided to a third party customer.

Total flight hours for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 were 30,252 compared to 34,729 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Oil and Gas segment flight hours decreased 5,019 hours, due to decreases in flight hours for all model types. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 535 hours from the quarter ended June 30, 2015, due to increased flight hours in our traditional provider and independent provider operations. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 4,823 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to transports of 4,757 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Direct Expenses – Direct operating expense was $152.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $168.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $16.4 million, or 10%. Employee compensation expense decreased $10.3 million due to a reduction in employees in our Oil and Gas segment resulting from implementation of voluntary early retirement programs (“VERPs”) in the second half of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. Employee compensation expense represented approximately 45% and 46% of total direct expense for the quarters ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. We also experienced decreases in aircraft fuel of $2.1 million, aircraft insurance of $0.6 million, and aircraft warranty costs of $2.2 million (which expenses represent 4%, 1%, and 7% of total direct expense, respectively) as a result of the reduction in flight hours. Aircraft parts expense decreased $1.2 million and component repair expense decreased $0.2 million. Other direct costs increased $0.1 million on a net basis.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses were $11.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $12.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The $0.2 million decrease was primarily attributable to decreased employee compensation expense, partially offset by increased legal fees incurred in the current year.

Gain on Disposal of Assets, net – Gain on asset dispositions was $4.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. This increase was primarily due to the sale or disposition of three medium aircraft and related spare parts inventory that no longer met our strategic needs. See Note 8.

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliate – Equity in the loss of our unconsolidated affiliate attributable to our mid-2011 investment in a Ghanaian entity was $0.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and the quarter ended June 30, 2015, reflecting reduced demand for offshore flight services due to lower oil and gas exploration activities. See Note 11.

Interest Expense – Interest expense was $7.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and $7.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, principally due to higher average outstanding debt balances.

Other Income, net – Other income was $0.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2015, and represents primarily interest income. The $0.1 million decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in the rate of return of our short-term investments.

Income Taxes – Income tax benefit for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $4.2 million compared to income tax expense of $4.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The $4.2 million income tax benefit recorded in the quarter ended June 30, 2016 is comprised of a $4.2 million tax benefit related to the impact of a change in Louisiana tax law which amends the manner in which profits are apportioned to the state of Louisiana for income tax reporting purposes. The effect of the change in the tax law reduced our overall tax rate necessitating an adjustment to our Deferred tax assets and liabilities. Excluding this non-recurring adjustment, our effective tax rate was 10% and 42% for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The higher rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 reflects the impact of recording during that quarter a one-time increase in the valuation allowance on our foreign tax credits. The 10% effective tax rate for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 reflects a cumulative year to date true up of the effective tax rate from 36.2% to 36.0%. The impact of this adjustment was less than $0.1 million.

 

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Net Earnings – Net earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $4.3 million compared to net earnings of $6.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. Earnings before income taxes for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 was $0.1 million compared to earnings before income tax of $11.0 million for the same period in 2015. Earnings per diluted share were $0.27 for the second quarter of 2016 compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.41 for the prior year quarter. The decrease in earnings before taxes for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 is principally attributable to the decreased profits in our Oil and Gas and Air Medical segments, partially offset by a small increase in the profits from our Technical Services segment. We had 15.6 and 15.7 million weighted average diluted common shares outstanding during the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Segment Discussion

Oil and Gas – Oil and Gas segment revenues were $83.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $112.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $29.6 million. Our Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by the amount of contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed based on the number of aircraft operated, with a variable portion that is driven by flight hours.

Oil and Gas segment flight hours were 20,724 for the most recent quarter compared to 25,743 for the same quarter in the prior year, a decrease of 5,019 flight hours. The decline in flight hours is attributable to fewer aircraft on contract and lower utilization rates for all model types due to reduced oil and gas exploration and production activities in response to lower prevailing oil prices.

The number of aircraft available for use in the segment was 145 at June 30, 2016, compared to 167 at June 30, 2015. We added one new heavy aircraft to our Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2015. We have sold or disposed of nine light and three medium aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2015. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $87.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $100.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $12.9 million. Employee compensation expense decreased $6.8 million due to a reduction in employees resulting from implementation of our VERPs. See Note 10. There were also decreases in aircraft fuel of $2.2 million, aircraft warranty costs of $2.2 million, and aircraft insurance of $0.4 million, each due to the reduction in flight hours. Other items decreased $1.3 million on a net basis.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $1.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016 and $1.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The $0.3 million increase is primarily attributable to increased legal fees of $0.2 million, and increased bad debt expense of $0.2 million. Other items decreased net $0.1 million.

Oil and Gas segment loss was $5.8 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to segment profit of $11.3 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in segment profit was due to decreased revenues, which were only partially offset by decreased expenses attributable to the above-described factors.

Air Medical – Air Medical segment revenues were $75.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $81.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. This decrease of $6.1 million is primarily attributable to decreased traditional provider program revenues resulting from the reduction in our overseas operations. These decreases were partially offset by higher revenues from our independent provider programs driven by, among other things, an increase in operating bases. Patient transports were 4,823 for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to 4,757 for the same period in the prior year.

The number of aircraft available for use in the segment at June 30, 2016 was 105 compared to 100 at June 30, 2015. Since June 30, 2015, we added seven light aircraft to our Air Medical segment. We have sold or disposed of two medium aircraft in the Air Medical segment since June 30, 2015.

 

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Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $59.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $63.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $4.6 million. Employee compensation costs decreased $2.8 million due to a reduction in personnel. Component repair costs also decreased $1.6 million as a result of a reduction in scheduled maintenance for certain aircraft. Cost of goods sold also decreased $0.6 million related to certain items that are billed on a cost plus basis on our Middle East project. Other items increased, net $0.4 million.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $2.6 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $2.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Air Medical segment profit was $13.9 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to a segment profit of $15.5 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The $1.6 million decrease in profit is attributable to the decreased operating revenues described above, partially offset by decreased expenses.

Technical Services – Technical Services segment revenues were $8.4 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to $4.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015. The increase in revenue is due primarily to an increase of technical services provided to a third party customer. The current projects with this customer were near completion in the first quarter of 2016, after which additional projects are expected to begin and continue through the first quarter of 2017. Direct expenses increased $1.0 million compared to the prior year quarter, principally due to the increased operations. Technical Services segment earnings were $2.0 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2016, compared to segment loss of $1.2 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2015.

For additional information on our segments, see Note 10.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2016 compared with Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

Combined Operations

Operating Revenues – Operating revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were $331.2 million, compared to $402.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $71.5 million. Oil and Gas segment operating revenues decreased $61.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, related primarily to decreased aircraft flight revenues for all model types resulting predominately from fewer aircraft on contract and decreased flight hours for these aircraft. Air Medical segment operating revenues decreased $8.4 million due principally to decreased traditional provider program revenues resulting from reduced overseas operations. This decrease was partially offset by increased revenues attributable to our independent provider programs, driven principally by increased transports. Technical Services segment operating revenues decreased $1.6 million due to variations in the level of services provided to a third party customer under projects discussed further below.

Total flight hours for the six months ended June 30, 2016 were 60,201 compared to 68,178 for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Oil and Gas segment flight hours decreased 9,418 hours, due to decreases in flight hours for all model types. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 1,388 hours from the six months ended June 30, 2015, due to increased flight hours in our independent provider programs. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 9,326 for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to 8,702 transports for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

Direct Expenses – Direct operating expense was $305.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $338.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $33.2 million, or 10%. Employee compensation expense decreased $15.6 million due to a reduction in employees in our Oil and Gas segment resulting from implementation of voluntary early retirement programs (“VERPs”) in the second half of 2015 and the first quarter of 2016. Employee compensation expense represented approximately 46% of total direct expense for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015. In addition, we experienced decreases in aircraft fuel of $3.9 million, aircraft warranty costs of $3.2 million, aircraft insurance of $1.6 million, and aircraft parts costs of $1.3 million (representing 4%, 7%, 2% and 4% of total direct expense, respectively), as a result of the reduction in flight hours. Costs of goods sold decreased $5.8 million, due to decreased services provided to an external customer by our Technical Services segment, and a decrease in certain items that are billed on a cost plus basis in our Air Medical segment. Other direct costs items decreased $1.6 million, net.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses were $23.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $23.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The $0.2 million increase was primarily attributable to increased legal fees and bad debt expense, partially offset by decreased employee compensation expense.

Gain on Disposal of Assets, net – Gain on asset dispositions was $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to a gain of $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. In the first half of 2016, we sold one light and three medium aircraft, along with spare parts inventory that no longer met our strategic needs. See Note 8.

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliate – Equity in the loss of our unconsolidated affiliate attributable to our mid-2011 investment in a Ghanaian entity was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively. See Note 11.

Interest Expense – Interest expense was $15.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $14.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, principally due to higher outstanding debt balances.

Other Income, net – Other income was $1.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015 and represents primarily interest income. The $0.1 million increase is primarily attributable to an increase in the amount and rate of return of our short-term investments.

Income Taxes – Income tax benefit for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $2.7 million compared to income tax expense of $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Our effective tax rate was 20% and 40% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The $2.7 million income tax benefit recorded in the six months ended June 30, 2016 is comprised of a valuation allowance on certain state tax benefits related to net operating loss carryforwards of $4.1 million, a $4.2 million tax benefit related to the impact of a change in Louisiana tax law which amends the manner in which profits are apportioned to the state of Louisiana for income tax reporting purposes, and a $2.6 million tax benefit on our loss before income taxes. The valuation allowance recorded was solely attributable to a change in the Louisiana tax law which limits our ability to fully realize the tax benefit of our existing net operating loss carryforwards in this state. Absent the valuation allowance and tax benefit related to the change in the Louisiana tax law, our effective tax rate was 36% and 40% for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015, respectively. The higher rate for the six months ended June 30, 2015 reflects the impact of recording during that period a one-time increase in the valuation allowance on our foreign tax credits.

Net Loss – Net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $4.7 million compared to net earnings of $16.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Loss before income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2016 was $7.4 million compared to earnings before income tax of $28.0 million for the same period in 2015. Loss per diluted share was $0.30 for the six months ended June 30, 2016 compared to earnings per diluted share of $1.07 for the prior year six months. The decrease in earnings before taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2016 is principally attributable to the decreased profits in our Oil and Gas and Air Medical segments, partially offset by a small increase in the profits from our Technical Services segment. We had 15.6 and 15.7 million weighted average diluted common shares outstanding during the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Segment Discussion

Oil and Gas – Oil and Gas segment revenues were $171.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $233.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $61.6 million. Our Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by the amount of contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed based on the number of aircraft operated, with a variable portion that is driven by flight hours.

Oil and Gas segment flight hours were 41,461for the past six months compared to 50,879 for the same six months in the prior year, a decrease of 9,418 flight hours. The decline in flight hours is attributable to fewer aircraft on contract and lower utilization rates for all model types due to reduced oil and gas exploration and production activities in response to lower prevailing oil prices.

The number of aircraft available for use in the segment was 145 at June 30, 2016, compared to 167 at June 30, 2015. We added one new heavy aircraft to our Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2015. We have sold or disposed of nine light and three medium aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since June 30, 2015. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

 

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Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $179.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $200.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $21.3 million. Employee compensation expenses decreased $10.9 million due to a reduction in employees resulting from implementation of our VERPs. See Note 10. There were decreases in aircraft fuel of $4.1 million, aircraft insurance of $1.1 million, aircraft warranty costs of $3.3 million, and aircraft parts costs of $1.1 million, each due to the reduction in flight hours. Other items decreased $0.8 million, net.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and $2.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The $0.7 million increase was primarily due to increased legal fees and bad debt expense.

Oil and Gas segment loss was $10.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to segment profit of $30.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in segment profit was due to the decreased revenues detailed above, which were only partially offset by decreased expenses.

Air Medical – Air Medical segment revenues were $145.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $154.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $8.4 million. Operating revenues in our traditional provider programs decreased $16.5 million due to a reduction in our overseas operations. Operating revenues in our independent provider programs increased $8.1 million primarily due to improved payor mix and an increase in operating bases. Patient transports were 9,326 for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to 8,702 for the same period in the prior year. Other segment revenue decreased $0.4 million.

The number of aircraft available for use in the segment at June 30, 2016 was 105 compared to 100 at June 30, 2015. Since June 30, 2015, we added seven light aircraft to our Air Medical segment. We have sold or disposed of two medium aircraft in the Air Medical segment since June 30, 2015.

Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $116.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $123.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015, a decrease of $7.6 million. Employee compensation expenses decreased $4.6 million due to a reduction in personnel. There were also decreases in spare parts and component repair costs of $0.3 million and $3.0 million, respectively, due to a decrease in scheduled maintenance for certain model types. Other direct expense items increased by a net of $0.3 million.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $5.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and June 30, 2015.

Air Medical segment profit was $24.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to a segment profit of $25.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. The decrease in profit is primarily attributable to the decreased revenues described above, partially offset by the decreased aircraft operating expenses described above.

Technical Services – Technical Services segment revenues were $13.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $15.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015. Direct expense decreased $4.3 million compared to the prior year six months. The decrease in revenue is due primarily to a decrease of technical services provided to a third party customer. Additional projects are expected to begin and continue through the first quarter of 2017. Technical Services segment profit was $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2015.

For additional information on our segments, see Note 10.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

Our ongoing liquidity requirements arise primarily from the purchase or leasing of aircraft, the maintenance and refurbishment of aircraft, improvement of facilities, the acquisition of equipment and inventory, and other working capital needs. Our principal sources of liquidity historically have been net cash provided by our operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and proceeds from periodic senior note offerings. To the extent we do not use cash, short-term investments or borrowings to finance our aircraft acquisitions, we frequently enter into sale-leaseback transactions to fund these acquisitions.

Historical Cash and Cash Flow Information

LiquidityOur cash position was $8.6 million at June 30, 2016, compared to $2.4 million at December 31, 2015. Short-term investments were $289.2 million at June 30, 2016, compared to $284.5 million at December 31, 2015. We also had $13.0 million and $15.3 million in restricted investments at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively, securing outstanding letters of credit.

As noted in greater detail above, the current downturn in the oil and gas industry has negatively impacted our offshore operations since the first quarter of 2015, and we expect further reductions in the operating revenues and net profit of our Oil and Gas segment in 2016. Through June 30, 2016, these negative variances did not materially impact our financial position reported in our consolidated balance sheets, as described in further detail below. Nonetheless, if the current oil and gas downturn persists, we expect that it will ultimately have a negative impact on our consolidated operating cash flow, liquidity, and compliance with our financial covenants under our credit facility.

Operating activities—Net cash provided by operating activities was $0.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to net cash provided of $69.3 million for the same period in 2015, a decrease of $68.5 million. Cash receipts were down $78.5 million, primarily due to a $61.6 million decrease in our Oil and Gas segment revenues, related to the downturn in the industry. We had a $17.0 million decrease in collections related to our Middle East contract due to timing of payments. This was partially offset by a $3.7 million decrease in payments to vendors, and an $8.7 million decrease in cash required for net payroll, primarily due to a reduction in bonuses paid and staffing levels.

Investing activities—Net cash used in investing activities was $31.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $62.1 million for the same period in 2015. Net purchases of short-term investments used $2.6 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $33.0 million in the comparable prior year period. Gross proceeds from asset dispositions in the first half of 2016 were $11.0 million, compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2015. Capital expenditures were $40.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2016, compared to $29.5 million for the same period in 2015. Capital expenditures for aircraft and aircraft improvements accounted for $38.1 million and $26.5 million of these totals for the six months ended 2016 and 2015, respectively. During the first quarter of 2016, we took delivery of one heavy aircraft that we purchased with borrowings under our revolving credit line. During the same period in 2015, we exercised a purchase option to acquire one heavy aircraft.

Financing activities—Financing activities during the first half of 2016 included net borrowings of $37.5 million on our revolving credit facility and $0.5 million used to repurchase shares of our non-voting common stock to satisfy withholding tax obligations of employees.

Financing activities during the first half of 2015 included net payments of $7.5 million on our revolving credit facility and $2.3 million used to repurchase shares of our non-voting common stock to satisfy withholding tax obligations of employees.

Long-Term Debt

As of June 30, 2016, our total long-term debt was $595.0 million, consisting of $500.0 million principal amount of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 (excluding debt issuance costs) and $95.0 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility.

 

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Revolving Credit Facility—We have an amended and restated revolving credit facility (our “credit facility”) that matures on October 1, 2017. Under our credit facility, we can borrow up to $150.0 million at floating interest rates based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 225 basis points or the prime rate (each as defined in our credit facility), at our option. Our credit facility includes usual and customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of its type. Our ability to borrow under the credit facility is conditioned upon our continued compliance with such covenants, including, among others, (i) covenants that restrict our ability to engage in certain asset sales, mergers or other fundamental changes, to incur liens or to engage in certain other transactions or activities and (ii) financial covenants that stipulate that PHI will maintain a consolidated working capital ratio of at least 2 to 1, a funded debt to consolidated net worth ratio not greater than 1.5 to 1, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1, and consolidated net worth of at least $450.0 million (with all such terms or amounts as defined in or determined under the credit facility). Based on current market conditions, we believe it is likely that we will fail to attain one of our financial covenant ratios as early as the end of the third quarter of 2016. We are currently discussing with our credit facility lenders the possibility of replacing the ratio with a covenant that more accurately reflects our balance sheet liquidity.

At June 30, 2016, we had $95.0 million in borrowings under our credit facility. At the same date in 2015, we had $35.5 million in borrowings under our credit facility.

Other—We maintain a separate letter of credit facility described in Note 5 that had $13.0 million letters of credit outstanding at June 30, 2016.

For additional information on our long-term debt, see Note 5.

Contractual Obligations

The table below sets out our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2016, related to our operating lease obligations, aircraft purchase commitments, revolving credit facility, and 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019. Our obligations under the operating leases are not recorded as liabilities on our balance sheet. Each contractual obligation included in the table contains various terms, conditions, and covenants that, if violated, accelerate the payment of that obligation under certain specified circumstances. We believe we were in compliance with the covenants applicable to these contractual obligations as of June 30, 2016. As of June 30, 2016, we leased 25 aircraft included in the lease obligations below.

 

            Payment Due by Year  
                                               Beyond  
     Total      2016(1)      2017      2018      2019      2020      2020  
            (Thousands of dollars)  

Aircraft lease obligations

   $ 254,495       $ 22,284       $ 42,699       $ 39,018       $ 32,365       $ 28,526       $ 89,603   

Other lease obligations

     13,836         2,865         3,580         2,778         2,253         1,584         776   

Long-term debt(2)

     595,000         —           95,000         —           500,000         —           —     

Senior notes interest(2)

     78,750         13,125         26,250         26,250         13,125         —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 942,081       $ 38,274       $ 167,529       $ 68,046       $ 547,743       $ 30,110       $ 90,379   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Payments due during the last six months of 2016 only.
(2) “Long-term debt” reflects the principal amount of debt due under our outstanding senior notes and our revolving credit facility, whereas “senior notes interest” reflects interest accrued under our senior notes only. The actual amount of principal and interest paid in all years may differ from the amounts presented above due to the possible future payment or refinancing of outstanding debt or the issuance of new debt.

The table above reflects only contractual obligations as of June 30, 2016 and excludes, among other things, (i) commitments made thereafter, (ii) options to purchase assets, including those described in the next paragraph, (iii) contingent liabilities, (iv) capital expenditures that we plan, but are not committed, to make and (v) open purchase orders.

As of June 30, 2016, we had options to purchase various aircraft that we currently operate under lease agreements with the aircraft owners. These options will become exercisable at various dates between 2016 and 2020. The aggregate option purchase prices are $67.8 million in 2016, $55.7 million in 2017, $127.0 million in 2018, $150.4 million in 2019, and $22.7 million in 2020. Whether we exercise these options will depend upon several factors, including market conditions and our available cash at the respective exercise dates.

 

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On January 15, 2016, we took initial delivery of one heavy aircraft. We funded the payment for this aircraft with borrowing from our credit facility in June 2016.

We intend to fund the above-described contractual obligations and any exercised purchase options through a combination of cash on hand, cash flow from operations, borrowings under our credit facility, refinancing transactions or sale-leaseback transactions.

For additional information on our contemplated capital expenditures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital Expenditures” in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

We have not paid dividends on either class of our common stock since 1999 and do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of changes in the value of financial instruments, or in future net income or cash flows, in response to changing market conditions.

Our earnings are subject to changes in short-term interest rates due to the variable interest rate payable under our credit facility debt. Based on the $88.3 million weighted average loan balance during the six months ended June 30, 2016, a 10% increase (0.272%) in interest rates would have reduced our annual pre-tax earnings approximately $0.2 million, but would not have changed the fair market value of this debt.

Our $500.0 million principal amount of outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% and therefore changes in market interest rates do not affect our interest payment obligations on the notes. The fair market value of our 5.25% Senior Notes will vary as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our creditworthiness. At June 30, 2016, the market value of the notes was approximately $463.8 million, based on quoted market prices.

The interest and other payments we earn and recognize on our investments in money market funds, U.S. Government agencies debt, commercial paper, and corporate bonds and notes are subject to the risk of declines in general market interest rates.

See Note 4 for additional information.

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or furnish under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

The effectiveness of our or any system of disclosure controls and procedures is subject to certain limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing and evaluating the controls and procedures, the assumptions used in identifying the likelihood of future events and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. As a result, we cannot assure you that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect all errors or fraud.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For information regarding legal proceedings, see “Legal Matters” in Note 9 to our financial statements included in this report, incorporated herein by reference.

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

For information regarding certain risks relating to our operations, any of which could negatively affect our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

None.

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

(a) Exhibits

 

    3.1    (i)    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 7, 2015).
   (ii)    Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, filed November 6, 2015).
    4.1    Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 18, 2013, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C, successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, filed on November 8, 2013).
    4.2    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014).
    4.3    Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014, filed November 7, 2014).
    4.4    Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2015, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, filed November 6, 2015).
    4.5    Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, relating to the issuance by PHI, Inc. of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2014).
    4.6    Form of 5.25% Senior Note due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2014).
  10.1†    Amended and Restated PHI Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to PHI’s Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed April 13, 2015).
  10.2†    Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and each of its directors, as adopted on November 5, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, filed November 6, 2015).
  31.1*    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  31.2*    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Trudy P. McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer.
  32.1*    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  32.2*    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Trudy P. McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer.

 

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101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

* Filed herewith
Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement

 

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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.

 

   

PHI, Inc.

August 5, 2016

   

By:

 

/s/ Al A. Gonsoulin

     

 

   

Al A. Gonsoulin

   

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

August 5, 2016

   

By:

 

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

     

 

   

Trudy P. McConnaughhay

   

Chief Financial Officer

 

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