SCOTSMAN GROUP INC
10-Q, 1996-11-13
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & LEASING, NEC
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               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
   [x]                    THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1996

                                       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: 033-68444

                            THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC.
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)


         Maryland                                             52-0665775
(State or other jurisdiction of                            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                            Identification No.)

8211 Town Center Drive                                           21236
  Baltimore, Maryland                                         (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (410) 931-6000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                      None
        (Former name, former address and former fiscal year - if changed
                               since last report)

       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 __

       The Registrant is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Scotsman Holdings, Inc.,  
a Delaware corporation.  As of September 30, 1996, Scotsman Holdings, Inc. owned
3,320,000 shares of common stock ("Common Stock") of the Registrant.




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                            THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC.

                                      INDEX

                                    FORM 10-Q


PART I  -  FINANCIAL  INFORMATION                                      Page

    Item 1.  Financial Statements


    Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 1996                   1
    and December 31, 1995

    Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three                 2
    months and nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine                  3
    months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995

    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                          5


    Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of                    6
             Financial Condition and Results of Operations



PART II  -  OTHER  INFORMATION


    Item 5.  Other Information                                          9

    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                           9


















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                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements.

                     THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                           Consolidated Balance Sheets
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<CAPTION>


                                             September 30,
                                                 1996            December 31,
         Assets                               (Unaudited)            1995
         ------                               -----------            ----
                                                    (dollars in thousands)

<S>                                          <C>                       <C>
Cash and temporary investments               $     435                 679
Trade accounts receivable, less allowance 
   for doubtful accounts                        28,440              17,372
Prepaid expenses and other current assets       10,026               7,048

Rental equipment, at cost                      406,481             364,369
   Less accumulated depreciation                60,764              40,162
                                              --------            --------

      Net rental equipment                     345,717             324,207
                                              --------            --------

Property, plant and equipment, net              25,549              21,088
Deferred financing costs, net                    6,039               7,830
Other assets                                     5,348               5,455
                                              --------            --------
                                             $ 421,554             383,679
                                              ========            ========
    Liabilities and Stockholder's Equity
    ------------------------------------

Accounts payable                             $   8,115               6,667
Accrued expenses                                15,468               8,114
Rents billed in advance                         10,448               9,809
Long-term debt                                 262,419             242,695
Deferred compensation                            2,875               1,900
Deferred income taxes                           55,722              51,986
                                              --------            --------

      Total liabilities                        355,047             321,171
                                              --------            --------

Stockholder's equity:
  Common stock, $.01 par value. Authorized 
    10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding
    3,320,000 shares                                33                  33
  Additional paid-in capital                    56,844              56,844
  Retained earnings                              9,630               5,631
                                              --------            --------

      Total stockholder's equity                66,507              62,508
                                              --------            --------
                                             $ 421,554             383,679
                                              ========            ========
</TABLE>






See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





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                     THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Operations
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                        Three months ended    Nine months ended
                                          September 30,         September 30,
                                          -------------         -------------
                                        1996          1995    1996         1995
                                        ----          ----    ----         ----
                              (in thousands except share and per share amounts)
Revenues:
<S>                                    <C>          <C>        <C>       <C>   
   Leasing                             $ 31,522     25,333     86,062    70,516
   Sales of new units                    10,274      7,567     21,217    18,030
   Delivery and installation             11,106      7,954     25,059    20,974
   Other                                  4,729      2,903     12,813     7,757
                                       --------   --------   --------  --------
         Total revenues                  57,631     43,757    145,151   117,277
                                       --------   --------   --------  --------

Costs of sales and services:
   Leasing:
      Depreciation and amortization       7,983      6,048     22,983    16,732
      Other                               8,044      6,819     20,359    17,009
   New units                              8,422      6,411     17,478    14,954
   Delivery and installation              8,610      5,958     19,051    16,490
   Other                                  1,181        745      2,752     1,957
                                       --------   --------   --------  --------

         Total costs                     34,240     25,981     82,623    67,142
                                       --------   --------   --------  --------
         Gross profit                    23,391     17,776     62,528    50,135
                                       ---------  --------   --------  --------

Selling, general and administrative
   expenses                              10,463      8,938     31,822    26,670
Other depreciation and amortization         517        352      1,610     1,126
Interest, including amortization of
   deferred financing costs               6,718      5,586     19,216    16,192
                                      ---------  ---------  --------- ---------
            Total operating expenses     17,698     14,876     52,648    43,988
                                      ---------  ---------  --------- ---------

         Earnings before income taxes     5,693      2,900     9,880      6,147
Income tax expense                        2,196      1,118     3,811      2,371   
                                      ---------  --------- ---------  ---------
            Net earnings             $    3,497      1,782     6,069      3,776
                                      =========  ========= ========== =========
Earnings per common share            $     1.05       0.54       1.83      1.14
                                      =========  =========  ========= =========
Weighted average shares outstanding   3,320,000  3,320,000  3,320,000 3,320,000
                                      =========  =========  ========= =========
</TABLE>







See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.





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                     THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
                                   (Unaudited)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                          1996          1995
                                                          ----          ----
                                                        (dollars in thousands)


Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                   <C>               <C>  
  Net earnings                                        $   6,069         3,776
  Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash
    provided by operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                    26,420        18,867
        Provision for bad debts                           1,210         1,095
        Deferred income tax expense                       3,736         2,296
        Provision for deferred compensation                 975           825
        Gain on sale of rental equipment                 (1,946)       (1,580)
        Increase in net trade accounts receivable       (12,278)       (2,415)
        Increase in accrued expenses                      7,354         5,518
        Other                                              (837)       (3,428)
                                                       --------      --------

          Net cash provided by operating activities      30,703        24,954
                                                       --------      --------

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Redemption of certificates of deposit                     250         1,255
  Rental equipment additions                            (52,160)      (45,567)
  Proceeds from sales of rental equipment                 9,612         7,595
  Purchases of property, plant and equipment, net        (6,018)       (3,592)
                                                       --------      --------

         Net cash used in investing activities        $ (48,316)      (40,309)
                                                       --------      -------- 
</TABLE>

                                                        






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                     THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                  Nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995
                                   (Unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                                         1996           1995
                                                         ----           ----
                                                                                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
<S>                                                     <C>            <C>    
    Proceeds from long-term debt                        152,380        135,992
    Repayment of long-term debt                        (132,656)      (120,804)
    Increase in deferred financing costs                    (35)           (75)
    Payment of dividends                                 (2,070)           ---
                                                      ---------      ---------

        Net cash provided by financing activities        17,619         15,113
                                                      ---------      ---------

        Net increase (decrease) in cash                       6           (242)
Cash at beginning of period                                 416            697
                                                      ---------      ---------

Cash at end of period                                $      422            455
                                                      =========      =========

Supplemental cash flow information:
    Cash paid (received) for income taxes            $      114            (42)
                                                      =========      =========

    Cash paid for interest                           $   13,334         11,375
                                                      =========      =========
</TABLE>















See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.











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                     THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                                   (Unaudited)


(1) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

    The financial  information  for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and
    1995 has not been  audited.  In the  opinion of  management,  the  unaudited
    financial  statements  contain all adjustments  (consisting  only of normal,
    recurring  adjustments)  necessary to present fairly the Company's financial
    position as of September  30,1996 and its  operating  results and cash flows
    for the three and nine month periods ended  September 30, 1996 and 1995. The
    results of operations for the periods ended  September 30, 1996 and 1995 are
    not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full year.

    Certain  information and footnote  disclosure normally included in financial
    statements   prepared  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
    principles  have  been  omitted.   It  is  suggested  that  these  financial
    statements be read in  conjunction  with the financial  statements and notes
    thereto included in the Company's latest Form 10-K.

(2) EARNINGS PER SHARE

    Earnings  per common  share is  computed  by  dividing  net  earnings by the
    weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods.







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


Results of Operations

   Three  Months  Ended  September  30, 1996  Compared  with Three  Months Ended
September 30, 1995.

   Revenues  in the quarter ended September 30, 1996 were $57.6 million, a $13.9
million or 31.7% increase from revenues of $43.8 million in the same period of
1995.  The increase resulted primarily from a $6.2 million or 24.4% increase in
leasing revenue, a $2.7 million or 35.8% increase in new sales revenue,  a $3.2
million or 39.6% increase in revenue from delivery and installation and a $1.8
million or 62.9% increase in other revenue. The increase in leasing  revenue is
attributable to a 10.2% increase in the average number of units in the fleet to
approximately  39,000  units for  the  third quarter of 1996 from approximately 
35,000  for  the  same  period  of  1995,  an  increase in fleet utilization of
approximately  six  percentage  points to 87% and an increase of approximately 
$12 in  the  average  monthly  rental  rate.   New  sales  revenue increased 
primarily  as a result of a sales  contract in excess of $1.0 million that was 
billed in August  1996.  The  increase  in  delivery  and  installation revenue
is a result of  increases  in leasing  and new sales  revenue  described above.
Other revenue  increased as a result of increases in the rental of steps as well
as miscellaneous revenue related to services provided for customer-owned units.

   Gross profit in the third quarter of 1996 was $23.4  million,  a $5.6 million
or 31.6% increase from the third quarter of 1995. This increase is primarily due
to an increase in leasing  gross profit of $3.0 million or 24.3% and an increase
in gross  profit from other  revenue of $1.4  million.  The  increase in leasing
gross profit reflects the increase in leasing revenue described above and stable
leasing  margins  of 49.2% for the  third  quarter  of 1996 and 1995.  Excluding
depreciation and  amortization,  leasing margins increased from 73.1% in 1995 to
74.5% in 1996.  The  increase in gross  profit from other  revenue is due to the
increase in other revenue described above.

   Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased by $1.5 million
or 17.1% from the third  quarter of 1995.  This  increase is primarily  due to a
$1.4 million increase in field related expenses which is primarily the result of
a $0.9 million  increase in personnel  costs.  These  expenses  were incurred in
conjunction  with the branch  expansion that the Company has experienced as well
as the overall increases described above.

   Interest  expense  increased by $1.1 million or 20.3% in the third quarter of
1996  from the same  period  of 1995.  This  increase  is due  primarily  to the
increase in the average balance  outstanding  under the revolving line of credit
during the quarter  compared to the comparable  period of 1995. This increase is
the  result of  financing  the fleet and  branch  expansion  by the  Company  as
described above.

   Nine  Months  Ended  September  30,  1996  Compared  with Nine  Months  Ended
September  30, 1995.

   Revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 were $145.2 million, a 
27.9 million or 23.8%  increase  from  revenues  of $117.3 million in the nine
months ended September 30, 1995.  The increase resulted primarily  from a $15.5
million or 22.0% increase in leasing revenue, a $4.1 million or 19.5%  increase
in delivery  and installation  revenue and a  $5.0 million or 65.2% increase in
other revenue.  The increase in leasing  revenue is attributable to an increase
in the average number of units in the lease  fleet of  10.8%  to  approximately
38,000 units for the first nine months of 1996 from approximately 34,000 units




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for the  same  period  in  1995,  an  increase  in utilization of approximately
four  percentage  points to 85% combined with an increase  of approximately $11
in the  average monthly  rental rate for the comparable periods.  The  increase
in delivery  and  installation  revenue is a result  of  the  increased leasing
activity  described  above.  Other  revenue increased as a result of  increases
in the rental of steps and furniture as well as miscellaneous revenue related to
services provided for customer-owned units.

   Gross profit in the nine months ended September 30, 1996 was $62.5 million, a
$12.4 million or 24.7%  increase from the same period in 1995.  This increase is
primarily  due to an increase in leasing  gross profit of $5.9 million or 16.2%,
an increase in gross profit from  delivery and  installation  of $1.5 million or
34.0% and an increase in gross profit from other  revenue of $4.3  million.  The
increase  in leasing  gross  profit is due to the  increase  in leasing  revenue
described  above while  leasing  margins  decreased  to 49.6% from  52.2%.  This
decrease is due to the increases in depreciation and amortization expense in the
nine months ended September 30, 1996.  Excluding  depreciation and amortization,
leasing  margins  increased  from 75.9% for the nine months ended  September 30,
1995 to 76.3% for the same  period  of 1996.  Gross  profit  from  delivery  and
installation and other revenue increased  primarily as a result of the increases
in the related revenues described above.

   Selling,  general and  administrative  expenses  increased by $5.2 million or
19.3% from the nine months ended  September 30, 1995. This increase is comprised
of a $3.9 million increase in field related expenses and a $1.3 million increase
in other SG&A expenses.  The increase in field related expenses is due to branch
expansion  experienced  by the Company  through the third quarter of 1996 and is
comprised  primarily  of a $2.7 million  increase in personnel  costs and a $0.6
million increase in occupancy expenses.

   Interest expense  increased by $3.0 million or 18.7% in the nine months ended
September  30,  1996 from the same  period in 1995  primarily  as a result of an
increase in the average balances  outstanding under the revolving line of credit
during 1996.  This increase is due to financing  the fleet and branch  expansion
discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

   During the nine  months  ended  September  30, 1996 and 1995,  the  Company's
principal  source of funds  consisted of cash flow from  operating and financing
sources.  Cash flow from operating activities of $30.7 million and $25.0 million
for the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995, respectively, was largely
generated by the Company's leasing operation, which includes the rental and sale
of units from its lease fleet.

   The Company has increased  its EBITDA and believes  that EBITDA  provides the
best  indication of its financial  performance  and provides the best measure of
its ability to meet  historical debt service  requirements.  The Company defines
EBITDA as net income before depreciation,  amortization,  provision for deferred
compensation,  interest  and taxes.  EBITDA as defined by the  Company  does not
represent cash flow from operations as defined by generally accepted  accounting
principles  and should not be  considered as an  alternative  to cash flows as a
measure of  liquidity,  nor should it be  considered  as an  alternative  to net
income as an indicator of the  Company's  operating  performance.  The Company's
EBITDA  increased by $13.6 million or 33.3% to $54.7 million for the nine months
ended  September 30, 1996 compared to $41.0 million for the same period of 1995.
This increase in EBITDA is a result of increased leasing activity resulting from




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the overall  increase in the number of units in the fleet as well as well as the
increase  in the  monthly  rental  rate, offset by the  increased  SG&A expenses
to support the increased activities during the nine months ended September 30,
1996.

   Cash flow used in investing  activities of $48.3 million and $40.3 million in
the nine months ended September 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively,  was primarily
for net  additions  to the  Company's  lease fleet.  Cash  provided by financing
activities  of $17.6  million and $15.1 million for the nine month periods ended
September 30, 1996 and 1995,  respectively,  resulted primarily from the funding
of the fleet expansion discussed above.

   The  Company  believes  it will  have,  for the  next 12  months,  sufficient
liquidity  under its  revolving  line of credit  and from  cash  generated  from
operations to meet its expected obligations as they arise.






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                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 5.         Other Information

                The  Company  announced  that  it's  parent  company,   Scotsman
                Holdings,  Inc., is considering various strategic  alternatives,
                including a sale of the Company.  In this  connection,  Scotsman
                Holdings  has  retained  Goldman,  Sachs & Co. as its  financial
                advisor.  There can be no assurance that any transaction will be
                consummated.


Item 6.         Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

   (a)          Exhibits.

                None

   (b)          Reports 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.

                                    THE SCOTSMAN GROUP, INC.



                                    By:  /s/ Gerard E. Holthaus
                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Gerard E. Holthaus
                                        President

Dated: November 13, 1996

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

        Name                             Capacity                    Date
        ----                             --------                    ----

 /s/ Gerard E. Holthaus        President, Chief Operating     November 13, 1996
- -----------------------------  Officer and Director
Gerard E. Holthaus              


/s/ Katherine K. Giannelli     Vice President and Controller  November 13, 1996
- -----------------------------
Katherine K. Giannelli

























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