Form 10-QSB
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
|X| Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998
|_| 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 000-19160
ATEL Cash Distribution Fund III, L.P.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 94-3100855
(State or other jurisdiction of (I. R. S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
235 Pine Street, 6th Floor, San Francisco, California 94104
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (415) 989-8800
Indicate by a 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 |_|
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
None
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
BALANCE SHEETS
MARCH 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents $8,464,533
Accounts receivable 554,182
Investments in leases 11,669,795
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Total assets $20,688,510
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LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Non-recourse debt $2,042,399
Accrued interest 18,832
Accounts payable:
General Partners 96,138
Other 81,726
Unearned operating lease income 151,782
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Total liabilities 2,390,877
Partners' capital:
General Partners 176,178
Limited partners 18,121,455
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Total partners' capital 18,297,633
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Total liabilities and partners' capital $20,688,510
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See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
INCOME STATEMENTS
THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997
(Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Revenues:
Lease revenues:
Operating leases $1,357,597 $2,034,284
Direct financing leases 57,438 86,412
Leveraged leases 4,644 11,048
Gain on sales of assets 203,742 232,839
Interest income 92,295 24,641
Other 1,571 534
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1,717,287 2,389,758
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Expenses:
Depreciation and amortization 815,475 1,329,795
Interest 45,920 103,854
Equipment and partnership management fees to General Partners 83,578 148,742
Administrative cost reimbursements to General Partners 72,999 71,151
Provision for losses 17,173 23,898
Professional fees 2,596 3,431
Other 22,853 38,577
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1,060,594 1,719,448
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Net income $656,693 $670,310
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Net income:
General Partners $6,567 $6,703
Limited Partners 650,126 663,607
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$656,693 $670,310
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Net income per Limited Partnership unit $0.09 $0.09
Weighted average number of units outstanding 7,376,284 7,376,284
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS' CAPITAL
THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 1998
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<CAPTION>
Limited Partners General
Units Amount Partners Total
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Balance December 31, 1997 7,376,284 $19,628,128 $169,611 $19,797,739
Net income 650,126 6,567 656,693
Distributions (2,156,799) - (2,156,799)
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Balance March 31, 1998 7,376,284 $18,121,455 $176,178 $18,297,633
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See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
THREE MONTH PERIODS ENDED
MARCH 31, 1998 AND 1997
(Unaudited)
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<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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Operating activities:
<S> <C> <C>
Net income $656,693 $670,310
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
Depreciation and amortization 815,475 1,329,795
Gain on sale of assets (203,742) (232,839)
Leveraged lease income (4,644) (7,005)
Provision for losses 17,173 23,898
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (329,147) 354,386
Accounts payable, general partner 23,599 (65,282)
Accounts payable, other (112,065) 8,950
Accrued interest 6,990 (18,626)
Unearned operating lease income (2,667) 262,179
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Net cash provided by operations 867,665 2,325,766
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Investing activities:
Proceeds from sales of lease assets 566,161 1,049,374
Reductions of net investment in direct financing leases 299,772 315,959
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Net cash provided by investing activities 865,933 1,365,333
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Financing activities:
Distributions to limited partners (2,156,799) (2,085,382)
Repayments of non-recourse debt (454,993) (1,265,927)
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Net cash used in financing activities (2,611,792) (3,351,309)
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Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (878,194) 339,790
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 9,342,727 2,766,552
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $8,464,533 $3,106,342
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Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during period for interest $38,930 $122,480
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Supplemental schedule of non-cash transactions:
Operating lease assets reclassified to direct financing lease assets $672,013
Less accumulated depreciation (611,198)
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$60,815
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See accompanying notes.
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
1. Summary of significant accounting policies:
Interim financial statements:
The unaudited interim financial statements reflect all adjustments which are, in
the opinion of the general partners, necessary to a fair statement of financial
position and results of operations for the interim periods presented. All such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature. These unaudited interim financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the most recent report on Form
10KSB.
2. Organization and partnership matters:
ATEL Cash Distribution Fund III, L.P. (the Partnership), was formed under the
laws of the State of California in September 1989, for the purpose of acquiring
equipment to engage in equipment leasing and sales activities. Contributions in
the amount of $600 were received as of September 7, 1989, $100 of which
represented the General Partners' continuing interest, and $500 of which
represented the Initial Limited Partners' capital investment.
Upon the sale of the minimum amount of Units of Limited Partnership interest
(Units) of $1,200,000 and receipt of the proceeds thereof on March 1, 1990, the
Partnership commenced operations.
The Partnership's business consists of leasing various types of equipment. As of
March 31, 1998, the terms of the Partnership's leases were for two to eight and
one half years.
3. Investment in leases:
The Partnership's investment in leases consists of the following:
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<CAPTION>
Depreciation
Expense or Reclas-
December 31, Lease sifications and March 31,
1997 Additions Amortization Dispositions 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net investment in operating
leases $11,267,650 ($815,475) ($463,572) $9,988,603
Net investment in direct
financing leases 2,379,596 (299,772) 101,153 2,180,977
Net investment in leveraged
leases 126,371 4,644 - 131,015
Reserve for losses and
impairments (613,627) ($17,173) - - (630,800)
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$13,159,990 ($17,173) ($1,110,603) ($362,419) $11,669,795
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
3. Investment in leases (continued):
The following schedule provides an analysis of the Partnership's investment in
property on operating leases by major classifications as of December 31, 1997,
acquisitions and dispositions during the quarter ended March 31, 1998 and as of
March 31, 1998.
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<CAPTION>
December 31, 1st Quarter March 31,
1997 Acquisitions Dispositions 1998
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Mining $12,690,592 $12,690,592
Utilities 3,946,886 3,946,886
Manufacturing 4,881,231 ($1,099,749) 3,781,482
Printing 3,044,659 - 3,044,659
Transportation 3,760,326 (1,313,606) 2,446,720
Food processing 2,438,524 - 2,438,524
Medical 2,155,489 - 2,155,489
Materials handling 964,980 (35,759) 929,221
Communications 290,175 - 290,175
Other 65,695 - 65,695
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34,238,557 (2,449,114) 31,789,443
Less accumulated depreciation (22,970,907) ($815,475) 1,985,542 (21,800,840)
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$11,267,650 ($815,475) ($463,572) $9,988,603
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Equipment on operating leases was acquired in 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995.
At March 31, 1998, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments are as
follows:
Year ending Direct
December 31, Operating Financing Total
1998 $2,633,678 $950,612 $3,584,290
1999 487,141 546,645 1,033,786
2000 120,240 144,416 264,656
2001 20,000 23,836 43,836
2002 - 17,877 17,877
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$3,261,059 $1,683,386 $4,944,445
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
4. Non-recourse debt:
Notes payable to financial institutions are due in varying monthly, quarterly
and semi-annual installments of principal and interest. The notes are secured by
assignments of lease payments and pledges of the assets which were purchased
with the proceeds of the particular notes. Interest rates on the notes vary from
6.81% to 11.2%.
Future minimum principal payments of non-recourse debt are as follows:
Year ending
December 31, Principal Interest Total
1998 $1,628,692 $93,759 $1,722,451
1999 356,416 22,120 378,536
2000 57,291 2,374 59,665
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$2,042,399 $118,253 $2,160,652
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5. Related party transactions:
The terms of the Limited Partnership Agreement provide that the General Partner
and/or Affiliates are entitled to receive certain fees for equipment
acquisition, management and resale and for management of the Partnership.
The Limited Partnership Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred
by ATEL in providing administrative services to the Partnership. Administrative
services provided include partnership accounting, investor relations, legal
counsel and lease and equipment documentation. ATEL is not reimbursed for
services where it is entitled to receive a separate fee as compensation for such
services, such as acquisition and disposition of equipment. Reimbursable costs
incurred by ATEL are allocated to the Partnership based upon actual time
incurred by employees working on partnership business and an allocation of rent
and other costs based on utilization studies.
The General Partner and/or Affiliates earned the following fees, commissions and
reimbursements, pursuant to the Limited Partnership Agreement as follows:
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<CAPTION>
1998 1997
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<S> <C> <C>
Incentive management fees (computed as 5% of distributions of cash from
operations, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement) and equipment
management fees (computed as 5% of gross revenues from operating leases, as
defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement plus 2% of gross revenues
from full payout leases, as defined in the Limited Partnership Agreement). $83,578 $148,742
Administrative costs reimbursed to General Partner 72,999 71,151
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$156,577 $219,893
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ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
MARCH 31, 1998
(Unaudited)
6. Line of credit:
The Partnership participates with the General Partner and certain of its
Affiliates in a $90,000,000 revolving credit agreement with a group of financial
institutions which expires on October 28, 1998. The agreement includes an
acquisition facility to be used by the Partnership and Affiliates to provide
bridge financing for assets on leases. Draws on the acquisition facility by any
individual borrower are secured only by that borrower's assets, including
equipment and related leases.
The Partnership had no borrowings under the agreement during 1998.
The credit agreement includes certain financial covenants applicable to each
borrower. The Partnership was in compliance with its covenants as of March 31,
1998.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
Capital Resources and Liquidity
During the first quarter of 1998 and 1997, the Partnership's primary source of
cash was rents from operating leases. The liquidity of the Partnership will vary
in the future, increasing to the extent cash flows from leases and proceeds from
the sales of lease assets exceed expenses, and decreasing as lease assets are
acquired, as distributions are made to the Limited Partners and to the extent
expenses exceed cash flows from leases and the proceeds from the sales of lease
assets.
As another source of liquidity, the Partnership has contractual obligations with
a diversified group of lessees for fixed lease terms at fixed rental amounts. As
the initial lease terms expire the Partnership will re-lease or sell the
equipment. The future liquidity beyond the contractual minimum rentals will
depend on the General Partner's success in re-leasing or selling the equipment
as it comes off lease.
The Partnership participates with the General Partner and certain of its
affiliates in a $90,000,000 revolving line of credit with a financial
institution. The line of credit expires on October 28, 1998.
The Partnership's objective is to reinvest a portion of lease payments from
assets owned in new leasing transactions. Such reinvestment will occur only
after the payment of all obligations, including debt service (both principal and
interest), the payment of management fees to the General Partner and providing
for cash distributions to the Limited Partners.
The Partnership currently has available adequate reserves to meet contingencies,
but in the event those reserves were found to be inadequate, the Partnership
would likely be in a position to borrow against its current portfolio to meet
such requirements. The General Partners envision no such requirements for
operating purposes.
As of March 31, 1998, the Partnership had borrowed approximately $32,425,000.
The remaining unpaid balance of such borrowings at March 31, 1998 was
approximately $2,042,000. The borrowings are generally non-recourse to the
Partnership, that is, the only recourse of the lender upon default by the lessee
on the underlying lease will be to the equipment or corresponding lease acquired
with the loan proceeds. The General Partners expect that aggregate borrowings in
the future will not exceed 40% of aggregate equipment cost. In any event, the
Agreement of Limited Partnership limits such borrowings to 40% of the total cost
of equipment, in aggregate.
No commitments of capital have been or are expected to be made other than for
the acquisition of additional equipment. At March 31, 1998, there were no
commitments to purchase additional lease assets.
The Partnership made distributions of cash from 1998 first quarter operations in
February, March and April 1998. The distributions were paid either monthly in
the amounts of $.125 in February, March and April 1998 or quarterly in the
amount of $.375 in April 1998.
If inflation in the general economy becomes significant, it may affect the
Partnership inasmuch as the residual (resale) values and rates on re-leases of
the Partnership's leased assets may increase as the costs of similar assets
increase. However, the Partnership's revenues from existing leases would not
increase, as such rates are generally fixed for the terms of the leases without
adjustment for inflation.
If interest rates increase significantly, the lease rates that the Partnership
can obtain on future leases will be expected to increase as the cost of capital
is a significant factor in the pricing of lease financing. Leases already in
place, for the most part, would not be affected by changes in interest rates.
Cash flows from operations decreased by $1,458,101 compared to 1997. The
decrease resulted from a decrease in operating lease revenues. In both years,
the primary operating source of cash was operating lease revenues.
Cash flows provided by investing activities decreased by $499,401 compared to
1997. Proceeds from the sales of assets decreased from $1,049,374 in 1997 to
$566,160 in 1998, a decrease of $483,214. Asset sales are not currently expected
to be consistent from one period to another as they do not occur at regular
intervals nor do assets come off lease in steady amounts from one period to
another. Overall cash flows from direct financing leases decreased by $45,161,
including both the portion recognized as revenues and the portion applied to
reduce the net investment in direct financing leases. The decrease is due to
scheduled lease terminations and related asset sales.
There were no financing sources of cash in 1997 or 1998. Payments of
non-recourse debt have decreased as a result of certain of the non-recourse
notes being fully paid off since the first quarter of 1997. All of the debt
payments were made as scheduled.
Results of Operations
Operations in the first quarter of 1998 resulted in net income of $656,693
compared to $670,310 in 1997.
Operating lease revenues declined from $2,034,284 in 1997 to $1,357,597 in 1998.
The decrease is the result of scheduled lease terminations and subsequent sales
of the related lease assets. Interest income increased as a result of higher
cash balances during the first quarter of 1998 compared to the same period in
1997.
Depreciation and amortization expense decreased by $514,320 compared to 1997.
The decrease resulted from sales of assets which were previously on operating
leases. Interest expense has decreased as the Partnership has made scheduled
debt payments and has reduced the overall amounts of its non-recourse debt since
1997.
Management fees are related to the Partnership's revenues and have decreased as
a result of the decreases of those revenues compared to 1997.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
Inapplicable.
Item 2. Changes In Securities.
Inapplicable.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Inapplicable.
Item 4. Submission Of Matters To A Vote Of Security Holders.
Inapplicable.
Item 5. Other Information.
Inapplicable.
Item 6. Exhibits And Reports On Form 8-K.
(a) Documents filed as a part of this report
1.Financial Statements
Included in Part I of this report:
Balance Sheet, March 31, 1998
Income statements for the three month periods ended March 31, 1998 and
1997
Statements of changes in partners' equity for the three months ended
March 31, 1997
Statements of cash flows for the three month periods ended March 31,
1998 and 1997
Notes to the Financial Statements
2.Financial Statement Schedules
All other schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and
Exchange Commission are not required under the related
instructions or are inapplicable, and therefore have
been omitted.
(b) Report on Form 8-K
None
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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.
Date:
May 12, 1998
ATEL CASH DISTRIBUTION FUND III, L.P.
(Registrant)
By: /s/ A. J. Batt
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A. J. Batt
General Partner of registrant
By: /s/ Dean L. Cash
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Dean L. Cash
General Partner of registrant
By: /s/ F. Randall Bigony
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F. Randall Bigony
Principal financial officer and of
registrant
By: /s/ Donald E. Carpenter
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Donald E. Carpenter
Principal accounting officer of registrant
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