IEA INCOME FUND IX L P
10-Q, 1995-11-13
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                       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 SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

                                       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 0-18169

                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

          California                                         94-3069954
(State or other jurisdiction of                           (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                           Identification No.)

         444 Market Street, 15th Floor, San Francisco, California  94111
               (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)

                                 (415) 677-8990
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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

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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                      REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTERLY
                         PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995

                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                                                PAGE
<S>                                                                                                              <C>
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  Item 1. Financial Statements

          Balance Sheets - September 30, 1995 (unaudited) and December 31, 1994                                   2

          Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994                3
          (unaudited)

          Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994                          4
          (unaudited)

          Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)                                                               5

  Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of                              8
          Operations


PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

  Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                                                       10
</TABLE>


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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.   Financial Statements

          Presented herein are the Registrant's balance sheets as of September
          30, 1995 and December 31, 1994, statements of operations for the three
          and nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994, and statements of
          cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1995 and 1994.


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                                 BALANCE SHEETS

                                   (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                         September 30,       December 31,
                                                                              1995               1994        
                                                                         -------------      -------------
<S>                                                                      <C>                <C>
                  Assets
                  ------
Current assets:
   Cash, includes $279,873 at September 30, 1995 and $153,740
      at December 31, 1994 in interest-bearing accounts                  $     280,120      $     165,586
   Short-term investments                                                      930,000            860,000
   Net lease receivables due from Leasing Company
      (notes 1 and 2)                                                          564,203            764,902
                                                                         -------------      -------------

           Total current assets                                              1,774,323          1,790,488
                                                                         -------------      -------------

Container rental equipment, at cost                                         17,160,497         17,342,153
   Less accumulated depreciation                                             5,962,413          5,193,717
                                                                         -------------      -------------
      Net container rental equipment                                        11,198,084         12,148,436
                                                                         -------------      -------------

                                                                         $  12,972,407      $  13,938,924
                                                                         =============      =============
     Liabilities and Partners' Capital
     ---------------------------------

Current liabilities
   Due to general partner and its affiliates (notes 1 and 3)             $      20,279      $      23,446
                                                                         -------------      -------------

           Total current liabilities                                            20,279             23,446
                                                                         -------------      -------------

Due to general partner, net (note 3)                                             4,744             17,981
                                                                         -------------      -------------

           Total liabilities                                                    25,023             41,427
                                                                         -------------      -------------

Partners' capital (deficit):
   General partner                                                                 130             (9,778)
   Limited partners                                                         12,947,254         13,907,275
                                                                         -------------      -------------

           Total partners' capital                                          12,947,384         13,897,497
                                                                         -------------      -------------

                                                                         $  12,972,407      $  13,938,924
                                                                         =============      =============
</TABLE>


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

                                   (UNAUDITED)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                        Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended
                                                  ------------------------------   ------------------------------
                                                  September 30,    September 30,   September 30,    September 30,
                                                      1995             1994            1995              1994       
                                                  -------------    -------------   -------------    -------------
<S>                                               <C>              <C>             <C>              <C>    
Net lease revenue (note 4)                        $   610,105      $   574,109     $  1,964,643     $  1,903,423

Other operating expenses:
  Depreciation                                        358,163          257,130          862,871          792,537
  Other general and administrative expenses             4,597           12,585           34,836           38,049
                                                  -----------      -----------     ------------     ------------
                                                      362,760          269,715          897,707          830,586
                                                  -----------      -----------     ------------     ------------

    Earnings from operations                          247,345          304,394        1,066,936        1,072,837

Other income:
  Interest income                                      15,650            9,854           48,909           25,169
  Net gain on disposal of equipment                    20,324            4,401           32,578           65,494
                                                  -----------      -----------     ------------     ------------
                                                       35,974           14,255           81,487           90,663
                                                  -----------      -----------     ------------     ------------

    Net earnings                                  $   283,319      $   318,649     $  1,148,423     $  1,163,500
                                                  ===========      ===========     ============     ============


Allocation of net earnings:

  General partner                                 $    41,187      $    31,805     $    111,401     $     95,289
  Limited partners                                    242,132          286,844        1,037,022        1,068,211
                                                  -----------      -----------     ------------     ------------

                                                  $   283,319      $   318,649     $  1,148,423     $  1,163,500
                                                  ===========      ===========     ============     ============

Limited partners' per unit share of net earnings  $         7      $         8     $         31     $         31
                                                  ===========      ===========     ============     ============
</TABLE>


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

                                   (UNAUDITED)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Nine Months Ended         
                                                                             ------------------------------
                                                                             September 30,      September 30,
                                                                                 1995                1994       
                                                                             -------------      -------------
<S>                                                                          <C>                <C>    
Net cash provided by operating activities                                    $ 2,217,158         $ 1,813,674
                                                                                              
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities:                                        
  Proceeds from sale of container rental equipment                                82,315              87,964
  Acquisition fees paid to general partner                                       (16,404)            (17,877)
                                                                             -----------         -----------
                                                                                              
         Net cash provided by investing activities                                65,911              70,087
                                                                             -----------         -----------
                                                                                              
Cash flows used in financing activities:                                                      
  Distribution to partners                                                    (2,098,535)         (1,964,357)
                                                                             -----------         -----------
                                                                                              
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                             184,534             (80,596)
                                                                                              
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1                                         1,025,586             987,057
                                                                             -----------         -----------
                                                                                              
Cash and cash equivalents at September 30                                    $ 1,210,120         $   906,461
                                                                             ===========         ===========
</TABLE>


        The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                     NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                    SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 AND DECEMBER 31, 1994

(1)  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

     (a)  Nature of Operations

          IEA Income Fund IX, L.P. (the "Partnership") is a limited partnership
          organized under the laws of the State of California on June 8, 1988
          for the purpose of owning and leasing marine cargo containers. Cronos
          Capital Corp. ("CCC") is the general partner and, with its affiliate
          Cronos Containers Limited (the "Leasing Company"), manages and
          controls the business of the Partnership.

     (b)  Leasing Company and Leasing Agent Agreement

          Pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership, all
          authority to administer the business of the Partnership is vested in
          CCC. CCC has entered into a Leasing Agent Agreement whereby the
          Leasing Company has the responsibility to manage the leasing
          operations of all equipment owned by the Partnership. Pursuant to the
          Agreement, the Leasing Company is responsible for leasing, managing
          and re-leasing the Partnership's containers to ocean carriers and has
          full discretion over which ocean carriers and suppliers of goods and
          services it may deal with. The Leasing Agent Agreement permits the
          Leasing Company to use the containers owned by the Partnership,
          together with other containers owned or managed by the Leasing Company
          and its affiliates, as part of a single fleet operated without regard
          to ownership. Since the Leasing Agent Agreement meets the definition
          of an operating lease in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
          (SFAS) No. 13, it is accounted for as a lease under which the
          Partnership is lessor and the Leasing Company is lessee.

          The Leasing Agent Agreement generally provides that the Leasing
          Company will make payments to the Partnership based upon rentals
          collected from ocean carriers after deducting direct operating
          expenses and management fees to CCC. The Leasing Company leases
          containers to ocean carriers, generally under operating leases which
          are either master leases or term leases (mostly two to five years).
          Master leases do not specify the exact number of containers to be
          leased or the term that each container will remain on hire but allow
          the ocean carrier to pick up and drop off containers at various
          locations; rentals are based upon the number of containers used and
          the applicable per-diem rate. Accordingly, rentals under master leases
          are all variable and contingent upon the number of containers used.
          Most containers are leased to ocean carriers under master leases;
          leasing agreements with fixed payment terms are not material to the
          financial statements. Since there are no material minimum lease
          rentals, no disclosure of minimum lease rentals is provided in these
          financial statements.

     (c)  Basis of Accounting

          The Partnership utilizes the accrual method of accounting. Revenue is
          recognized when earned.

     (d)  Financial Statement Presentation

          These financial statements have been prepared without audit. Certain
          information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
          statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
          procedures have been omitted. It is suggested that these financial
          statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and
          accompanying notes in the Partnership's latest annual report on Form
          10-K.

          The interim financial statements presented herewith reflect all
          adjustments of a normal recurring nature which are, in the opinion of
          management, necessary to a fair statement of the financial condition
          and results of operations for the interim periods presented.


                                                                     (Continued)


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                     NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(2)  Net Lease Receivables Due from Leasing Company

     Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company are determined by
     deducting direct operating payables and accrued expenses, base management
     fees payable, and reimbursed administrative expenses payable to CCC, the
     Leasing Company, and its affiliates from the rental billings payable by the
     Leasing Company to the Partnership under operating leases to ocean carriers
     for the containers owned by the Partnership. Net lease receivables at
     September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994 were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                   September 30,   December 31,
                                                                       1995            1994        
                                                                   -------------   ------------
           <S>                                                      <C>            <C>
           Lease receivables, net of doubtful accounts
              of $124,042 at September 30, 1995 and $99,397
              at December 31, 1994                                  $  938,867     $  1,070,802
           Less:                                                
           Direct operating payables and accrued expenses              164,242           92,447
           Damage protection reserve                                   109,015          105,706
           Base management fees                                         85,759           91,504
           Reimbursed administrative expenses                           15,648           16,243
                                                                    ----------     ------------
                                                                
                                                                    $  564,203     $    764,902
                                                                    ==========     ============
</TABLE>


(3)  Due to General Partner

     The amounts due to CCC at September 30, 1995 and December 31, 1994, were as
     follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                  September 30,     December 31,
                                                                      1995              1994        
                                                                  -------------     ------------
         <S>                                                        <C>               <C>
         Acquisition fees                                           $  25,023         $  41,427
         Less:     Non-current portion of acquisition fees,                         
                   payable in equal annual installments                             
                   through 1997                                         4,744            17,981
                                                                    ---------         ---------
         Total due to general partner, current                      $  20,279         $  23,446
                                                                    =========         =========
</TABLE>



                                                                     (Continued)


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                            IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                     NOTES TO UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(4)  Net Lease Revenue

     Net lease revenue is determined by deducting direct operating expenses,
     management fees and reimbursed administrative expenses to CCC, and the
     Leasing Company, from the rental revenue billed by the Leasing Company
     under operating leases to ocean carriers for the containers owned by the
     Partnership. Net lease revenue for the three and nine-month periods ended
     September 30, 1995 and 1994, was as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         Three Months Ended               Nine Months Ended              
                                                   -----------------------------    -----------------------------
                                                   September 30,   September 30,    September 30,   September 30,
                                                        1995           1994             1995             1994       
                                                   -------------   -------------    -------------   -------------
           <S>                                     <C>             <C>              <C>             <C>    
           Rental revenue                          $   936,980     $   939,869      $  2,804,678    $  2,739,303

           Rental equipment
             operating expenses                        211,916         244,441           502,091         489,368
           Base management fees                         59,029          69,064           186,386         191,646
           Reimbursed administrative expenses           55,930          52,255           151,558         154,866
                                                   -----------     -----------      ------------    ------------

                                                   $   610,105     $   574,109      $  1,964,643    $  1,903,423
                                                   ===========     ===========      ============    ============
</TABLE>


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Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and 
          Results of Operations

It is suggested that the following discussion be read in conjunction with the
Registrant's most recent annual report on Form 10-K.

1)   Material changes in financial condition between September 30, 1995 and 
     December 31, 1994.

     The Registrant's cash balances at September 30, 1995 included sales
     proceeds from equipment disposals in the amount of $42,490. The Registrant
     will distribute these sales proceeds and $701,089 of cash from operations
     during the fourth quarter of 1995, representing distributions to its
     limited partners for the third quarter of 1995.

     Net lease receivables due from the Leasing Company declined $200,699 from
     December 31, 1994. Contributing to this decline was a $71,795 increase in
     direct operating payables and accrued expenses, comprised of a $26,908
     increase in accrued expenses and a $44,887 increase in deferred revenue
     from advance billings to container lessees.

2)   Material changes in the results of operations between the three and 
     nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995 and the three and nine-month
     periods ended September 30, 1994.

     Net lease revenue for the third quarter of 1995 was $610,105, an increase
     of 6% over the third quarter of 1994. Gross rental revenue (a component of
     net lease revenue) for the quarter was $936,980, as compared to $939,869
     for the same period last year. For the first nine months of 1995, net lease
     revenue was $1,964,643, an increase of 3% over the first nine months of
     1994. Gross rental revenue increased 2% to $2,804,678 over the same
     nine-month period.

     Gross rental revenue experienced little change when compared with the same
     three and nine-month periods in the prior year, as the Registrant continued
     to recognize higher ancillary revenues, such as pick-up and drop-off
     charges. These ancillary revenues helped to offset the effects of a
     slightly lower fleet size and lower utilization rates. However, competitive
     pressures within the container leasing market, as well as the Leasing
     Company's efforts to improve the credit quality of its customer portfolio,
     combined to create a resistance to higher per-diem rental rates. 
     Accordingly, average per-diem rental rates remained relatively stable when
     compared to the same periods in the prior year. The Registrant expects to
     gain long-term benefits from the improvement in the credit quality of this
     customer portfolio, as the allowance for doubtful accounts and related
     expenses should decline.

     The Registrant's average fleet size and utilization rates for the three and
     nine-month periods ended September 30, 1995 and 1994 were as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Three Months Ended                    Nine Months Ended              
                                                   --------------------------------      -------------------------------
                                                   September 30,      September 30,      September 30,     September 30,
                                                        1995               1994              1995               1994       
                                                   -------------      -------------      -------------     -------------
         <S>                                           <C>                <C>               <C>                <C>
         Average Fleet Size (measured in
            twenty-foot equivalents (TEU))             6,947              7,035             6,975              7,049
         Average Utilization                              89%                93%               90%                91%
</TABLE>


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     During the third quarter of 1995, the container leasing market began to
     experience the effects of increasingly competitive market conditions,
     including, but not limited to, a resistance to higher per-diem rental
     rates, slightly lower utilization rates resulting from an expanding supply
     of marine cargo containers within the container industry, and the economic
     condition of the shipping industry, which has experienced a current trend
     toward consolidation. Accordingly, the Registrant expects a stable
     container leasing market during the remainder of 1995 and first half of
     1996.

     A slightly smaller fleet size and a decline in the provision for repairs
     covered by the damage protection plan contributed to a 13% decline in
     rental equipment operating expenses, when compared to the same three-month
     period ended September 30, 1994. Rental equipment operating expenses
     increased 3% when compared to the same nine-month period in the prior year.
     This increase was attributable to costs associated with the recovery
     actions against the doubtful accounts of certain lessees, including legal,
     container recovery expenses and the related provision for doubtful
     accounts.


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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

          (a) Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

              Number                       Description                       Method of Filing
              ------                       -----------                       ----------------
                <S>                  <C>                                <C>    
                27                   Financial Data Schedule            Filed with this Document
</TABLE>

          (b) There were no reports on Form 8-K during the three-month period
ended September 30, 1995.


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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.

                                   IEA INCOME FUND IX, L.P.

                                   By    Cronos Capital Corp.
                                         The General Partner


                                   By    /s/ JOHN KALLAS
                                         --------------------------------------
                                         John Kallas
                                         Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
                                         Principal Accounting Officer

Date:  November 13, 1995


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

         Exhibit
            No.                                              Description
         -------                                             -----------
           <S>                                         <C>    
           27                                          Financial Data Schedule
</TABLE>



<TABLE> <S> <C>

                                                                    

                         
                       
                        
                        


<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE BALANCE
SHEET AT SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 (UNAUDITED) AND THE STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS FOR THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1995 (UNAUDITED) AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED AS PART OF ITS
QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 30, 1995
</LEGEND>
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1995
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1995
<PERIOD-END>                               SEP-30-1995
<CASH>                                       1,210,120
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                  564,203
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                          0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                             1,774,323
<PP&E>                                      17,160,497
<DEPRECIATION>                               5,962,413
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                              12,972,407
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           25,023
<BONDS>                                              0
<COMMON>                                             0
                                0
                                          0
<OTHER-SE>                                  12,947,384
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                12,972,407
<SALES>                                              0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                             2,046,130
<CGS>                                                0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  897,707
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                     0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                   0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                      0
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                                  0
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                 1,148,423
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                        0
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        0
        

</TABLE>


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