McGrath RentCorp
Annual Report 2009

Plain-text annual report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 Commission file number 0-13292 McGRATH RENTCORP (Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter) California (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 94-2579843 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 5700 Las Positas Road, Livermore, CA 94551-7800 (Address of principal executive offices) Registrant’s telephone number: (925) 606-9200 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes No X Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes No X 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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrant’s knowledge in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. 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 Regulation 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 No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non accelerated filer. See the definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one). Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer X Non-accelerated filer 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 Aggregate market value of voting stock, held by nonaffiliates of the registrant as of June 30, 2009: $418,787,044. As of February 26, 2010, 23,795,411 shares of Registrant’s Common Stock were outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE McGrath RentCorp’s definitive proxy statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010 which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of its fiscal year, is incorporated by reference into Part III, Items 10, 11, 12, and 13. Exhibit index appears on page 83 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding McGrath RentCorp’s (the “Company’s”) business strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues or losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives are forward looking statements. These forward-looking statements appear in a number of places and can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “future,” “intend,” “hopes,” or “certain” or the negative of these terms or other variations or comparable terminology. Management cautions that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Further, our future business, financial condition and results of operations could differ materially from those anticipated by such forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties as set forth under “Risk Factors” in this form 10-K. Moreover, neither we assume nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this Form 10-K and are based on management’s reasonable assumptions, however these assumptions can be wrong or affected by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and subsequent facts or circumstances may contradict, obviate, undermine or otherwise fail to support or substantiate such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. We are under no duty to update any of the forward- looking statements after the date of this Form 10-K to conform such statements to actual results or to changes in our expectations. ITEM 1. BUSINESS. General Overview PART I McGrath RentCorp is a California corporation organized in 1979 with corporate offices located in Livermore, California. The Company’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ National Global Select Market under the symbol “MGRC”. References in this report to the “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “ours” refer to McGrath RentCorp and its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise. The Company is a diversified business to business rental company with three rental divisions: relocatable modular buildings, electronic test equipment, and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes. Although the Company’s primary emphasis is on equipment rentals, sales of equipment occur in the normal course of business. The Company is comprised of four business segments: (1) Mobile Modular Management Corporation, its modular building rental division, (“Mobile Modular”); (2) TRS-RenTelco, its electronic test equipment rental division; (3) Adler Tank Rentals, LLC, its wholly-owned subsidiary providing containment solutions for the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids (“Adler Tanks”) and (4) Enviroplex, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary classroom manufacturing business selling modular buildings used primarily as classrooms in California (“Enviroplex”). In 2008, the Company began operations in three new areas: (1) the portable storage business under the name Mobile Modular Portable Storage offers portable storage units and high security portable office units for rent, lease and purchase in Northern California, Southern California, Texas and Florida; (2) the environmental test equipment rental business under TRS-Environmental, offering a wide variety of environmental monitoring, environmental sampling, and field and safety supplies for rent, lease or purchase; and (3) the liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes rental business through the acquisition of Adler Tank Rentals, LLC on December 11, 2008. The Mobile Modular segment includes the results of operations of Mobile Modular Portable Storage, which represented less than 1% of the Company’s 2009 total revenues. The TRS-RenTelco segment includes the results of operations of TRS-Environmental, which represented less than 1% of the Company’s 2009 total revenues. 1 No single customer has accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues generated in any given year. In addition, total foreign country customers and operations accounted for less than 10% of the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets in any given year. Business Model The Company invests capital in rental products and generally has recovered its original investment through rents less operating expenses in a relatively short period of time compared to the product’s rental life. When the Company’s rental products are sold, the proceeds generally have covered a high percentage of the original investment. With these characteristics, a significant base of rental assets on rent generate a considerable amount of operating cash flows to support continued rental asset growth. The Company’s rental products have the following dynamics: • The product required by the customer tends to be expensive compared to the Company’s monthly rental charge, with the interim rental solution typically evaluated as a less costly alternative. • Generally, we believe the Company’s customers have a short-term need for our rental products. The customer’s rental requirement may be driven by a number of factors including time, budget or capital constraints, future uncertainty impacting their ongoing requirements, equipment availability, specific project requirements, peak periods of demand or the customer may want to eliminate the burdens and risks of ownership. For modulars, in many cases a customer’s initial short-term rental becomes part of the customer’s ongoing infrastructure and turns into a long-term rental. • All rental products have long useful lives relative to the typical rental term with modulars having an estimated life of eighteen years compared to the typical committed term of twelve to twenty-four months, electronic test equipment having an estimated life range of one to eight years depending on the type of product compared to a typical rental term of one to six months and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes having an estimated life of twenty years compared to typical rental terms of one to six months. • Typically, we believe short-term rental rates recover the Company’s original investment quickly, with modulars in approximately five years and in approximately three years for electronic test equipment and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes, based on the respective product’s annual yield, or average cost of rental inventory divided by the annual rental revenues. • When product is sold from rental inventory, a significant portion of the original investment is recovered. Effective asset management is a critical element to each of the rental businesses and the resulting residuals realized when product is sold from inventory. Modular asset management requires designing and building the product for a long life, coupled with ongoing repair and maintenance investments, to ensure its long useful rental life and generally, higher residuals upon sale. Electronic test equipment asset management requires understanding, selecting and investing in equipment technologies that support market demand and, once invested, proactively managing the equipment at the model level for optimum utilization through its technology life cycle maximizing the rental revenues and residuals realized. Liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes asset management requires selecting and purchasing quality product and making ongoing repair and maintenance investments to ensure its long rental life. The Company believes that rental revenue growth from an increasing base of rental assets and improved gross profits on rents are the best measures of the health of each of our rental businesses. Additionally, we believe our business model and results are enhanced with operational leverage that is created from large regional sales and inventory centers for modulars, a single U.S. based sales, inventory and operations facility for electronic test equipment and shared senior management and back office functions for financing, human resources, insurance, and operating and accounting systems. Employees As of December 31, 2009, the Company had 590 employees, of whom 49 were primarily administrative and executive personnel, with 283, 141, 56 and 61 in the operations of Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco, Adler Tanks and Enviroplex, respectively. None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and management believes its relationship with our employees is good. 2 Available Information We make the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings available, free of charge, at our website www.mgrc.com. These filings include our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934, which are available as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files such material with, or furnishes such material to, the SEC. Information included on our web site is not incorporated by reference to this Report. Furthermore, all reports the Company files with the SEC are available, free of charge, through the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, the public may read and copy materials filed by the Company at the SEC’s Public Reference Room located at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may also obtain additional information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. We also have a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics which applies to all directors, officers and employees. Copies of this code can be obtained free of charge at our website www.mgrc.com. 3 RELOCATABLE MODULAR BUILDINGS Description Modulars are designed for use as classrooms, temporary offices adjacent to existing facilities, sales offices, construction field offices, restroom buildings, health care clinics, child care facilities and for a variety of other purposes and office space and may be moved from one location to another. Modulars vary from simple single-unit construction site offices to multi-floor modular units. The Company’s modular rental fleet includes a full range of styles and sizes. The Company considers its modulars to be among the most attractive and well designed available. The units are constructed with wood or metal siding, sturdily built and physically capable of a long useful life. Units are generally provided with installed heat, air conditioning, lighting, electrical outlets and floor covering, and may have customized interiors including partitioning, cabinetry and plumbing facilities. Mobile Modular purchases new modulars from various manufacturers who build to Mobile Modular’s design specifications. With the exception of Enviroplex, none of the principal suppliers are affiliated with the Company. During 2009, Mobile Modular purchased 23% of its modular units from one manufacturer. The Company believes that the loss of any of its primary modular manufacturers could have an adverse effect on its operations since Mobile Modular could experience higher prices and longer lead times for delivery of modular units until other manufacturers were able to increase their production capacity. The Company’s modulars are manufactured to comply with state building codes, have a low risk of obsolescence, and can be modified or reconfigured to accommodate a wide variety of customer needs. Historically, as state building codes have changed over the years, Mobile Modular has been able to continue to use existing modulars, with minimal, if any, required upgrades. The Company has no assurance that it will continue to be able to use existing modular equipment with minimal upgrades as building codes change in the future. Mobile Modular currently operates from two regional sales and inventory centers in California, one in Texas, and one in Florida, serving large geographic areas in these states, and sales offices serving the North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC regions. The California, Texas and Florida operations have in-house infrastructure and operational capabilities to support quick and efficient repair, modification, and refurbishment of equipment for the next rental opportunity. Mobile Modular believes operating from large regional sales and inventory centers results in better operating margins as operating costs can be spread over a large installed customer base. Mobile Modular actively maintains and repairs its rental equipment, and management believes this insures the continued use of the modular product over its long life and, when sold, has resulted in higher sale proceeds relative to its capitalized cost. When rental equipment returns from a customer, the necessary repairs and preventative maintenance are performed prior to its next rental. By making these expenditures for repair and maintenance throughout the equipment’s life we believe that older equipment can generally rent for similar rates as newer equipment. Management believes the condition of the equipment is a more significant factor in determining the rental rate and sale price than its age. Over the last three years, used equipment sold each year represented less than 2% of rental equipment, and has been, on average, 12 years old with sale proceeds above its net book value. Competitive Strengths Market Leadership—The Company believes Mobile Modular is the largest supplier in California, and a significant supplier in Florida and Texas, of modular educational facilities for rental to both public and private schools. Management is knowledgeable about the needs of its educational customers and the related regulatory requirements in the states where Mobile Modular operates, which enables Mobile Modular to meet its customer’s specific project requirements. Expertise—The Company believes that over the 30 years Mobile Modular has competed in the modular rental industry, it has developed expertise that differentiates it from its competitors. Mobile Modular has dedicated its attention to continuously developing and improving the quality of its modular units. Mobile Modular has expertise in the licensing and regulatory requirements that govern the modulars in the states where it operates and its management, sales and operational staffs are knowledgeable and committed to providing exemplary customer service. Mobile Modular has expertise in project management and complex applications. Operating Structure—The Company believes that part of the strategy for Mobile Modular should be to create facilities and infrastructure capabilities that its competitors cannot easily duplicate. Mobile Modular achieves this by building regional sales and 4 inventory centers designed to serve a broad geographic area and a large installed customer base under a single overhead structure, thereby reducing its cost per transaction. The Company’s regional facilities and related infrastructure enable Mobile Modular to maximize its modular inventory utilization through efficient and cost effective in-house repair, maintenance and refurbishment for quick redeployment of equipment to meet its customers’ needs. Asset Management—The Company believes Mobile Modular markets high quality, well-constructed and attractive modulars. Mobile Modular requires manufacturers to build to its specifications, which enables Mobile Modular to maintain a standardized quality fleet. In addition, through its ongoing repair, refurbishment and maintenance programs, the Company believes Mobile Modular’s buildings are the best maintained in the industry. The Company depreciates its modular buildings over an 18 year estimated useful life to a 50% residual value. Older buildings continue to be productive primarily because of Mobile Modular’s focus on ongoing fleet maintenance. Also, as a result of Mobile Modular’s maintenance programs, when a modular is sold, a high percentage of the equipment’s capitalized cost is recovered. In addition, the fleet’s utilization is regionally optimized by managing inventory through estimates of market demand, fulfillment of current rental and sale order activity, modular returns and capital purchases. Customer Service—The Company believes the modular rental industry to be service intensive and locally based. The Company strives to provide excellent service by meeting its commitments to its customers, being proactive in resolving project issues and seeking to continuously improve the customer’s experience. Mobile Modular is committed to offering quick response to requests for information, providing experienced assistance, on time delivery and preventative maintenance of its units. Mobile Modular’s goal is to continuously improve its procedures, processes and computer systems to enhance internal operational efficiency. The Company believes this dedication to customer service results in high levels of customer loyalty and repeat business. Market Management estimates the business of renting relocatable modular buildings is an industry that today has equipment on rent or available for rent in the United States with an aggregate original cost of over $4.0 billion. Mobile Modular’s largest market segment is for temporary classroom and other educational space needs of public and private schools, colleges and universities in California and Florida, and to a lesser extent in Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC. Management believes the demand for rental classrooms is caused by shifting and fluctuating school populations, the lack of state funds for new construction, the need for temporary classroom space during reconstruction of older schools, class size reduction and the phasing out of portable classrooms compliant with older building codes (see “Classroom Rentals and Sales to Public Schools (K-12)” below). Other customer applications include sales offices, construction field offices, health care facilities, church sanctuaries and child care services. Industrial, manufacturing, entertainment and utility companies, as well as governmental agencies commonly use large multi-modular complexes to serve their interim administrative and operational space needs. Modulars offer customers quick, cost-effective space solutions while conserving their capital. The Company’s corporate offices, and California, Texas and Florida modular regional sales and inventory center offices are housed in various sizes of modular units. Since most of Mobile Modular’s customer requirements are to fill temporary space needs, Mobile Modular’s marketing emphasis is on rentals rather than sales. Mobile Modular attracts customers through its website at www.mobilemodularrents.com, yellow page advertising, internet advertising and direct mail. Customers are encouraged to visit a sales and inventory center to view different models on display and to see a regional office, which is a working example of a modular application. Because service is a major competitive factor in the rental of modulars, Mobile Modular offers quick response to requests for information, assistance in the choice of a suitable size and floor plan, in-house customization services, rapid delivery, timely installation and field service of its units. On Mobile Modular’s website, customers are able to view and select inventory for quotation and request in-field service. Rentals Rental periods range from one month to several years with a typical initial contract term between twelve and twenty-four months. In general, monthly rental rates are determined by a number of factors including length of term, product availability and product type. Upon expiration of the initial rental agreement term, or any extensions, rental rates are reviewed, and when appropriate, are adjusted based on current market conditions. Most rental agreements are operating leases that provide no purchase options, and when a rental 5 agreement does provide the customer with a purchase option, it is generally on terms management believes to be attractive to Mobile Modular. The customer is responsible for obtaining the necessary use permits and the costs of insuring the unit, transporting the unit to the site, preparation of the site, installation of the unit, dismantle and return delivery of the unit to Mobile Modular, and certain costs for customization. Mobile Modular maintains the units in good working condition while on rent. Upon return, the units are inspected for damage and customers are billed for items considered beyond normal wear and tear. Generally, the units are then repaired for subsequent use. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred and can include floor repairs, roof maintenance, cleaning, painting and other cosmetic repairs. The costs of major refurbishment of equipment are capitalized to the extent the refurbishment significantly improves the quality and adds value or life to the equipment. At December 31, 2009, Mobile Modular owned 29,074 new or previously rented modulars and portable storage containers with an aggregate cost of $504.4 million including accessories, or an average cost per unit of $17,300. Utilization is calculated each month by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment, excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. At December 31, 2009, fleet utilization was 69.0% and average fleet utilization during 2009 was 73.4%. Sales In addition to operating its rental fleet, Mobile Modular sells modulars to customers. These sales typically arise out of its marketing efforts for the rental fleet and from existing equipment already on rent. Such sales can be of either new or used units from the rental fleet, which permits an orderly turnover of older units. During 2009, Mobile Modular’s largest sale was for modular classrooms to a California school district for approximately $5.2 million. This sale represented approximately 21% of Mobile Modular’s sales, 10% of the Company’s consolidated sales, and less than 2% of the Company’s consolidated revenues. Mobile Modular typically provides limited 90-day warranties on used modulars and passes through the manufacturers’ one-year warranty on new units to its customers. Warranty costs have not been significant to Mobile Modular’s operations to date, and the Company attributes this to its commitment to high quality standards and regular maintenance programs. However, there can be no assurance that warranty costs will continue to be insignificant to Mobile Modular’s operations in the future. Enviroplex manufactures portable classrooms built to the requirements of the California Division of the State Architect (“DSA”) and sells direct to California public school districts and other educational institutions. Seasonality Typically, during each calendar year, our highest numbers of classrooms are shipped for rental and sale orders during the second and third quarters for delivery and installation prior to the start of the upcoming school year. The majority of classrooms shipped in the second and third quarters have rental start dates during the third quarter, thereby making the fourth quarter the first full quarter of rental revenues recognized for these transactions. These factors may impact the quarterly revenues and earnings of each year’s second, third and fourth quarters. Competition Competition in the rental and sale of relocatable modular buildings is intense. Two major national firms, Williams Scotsman International, Inc. and Modspace, Inc., are engaged in the rental of modulars, have many offices throughout the country and we believe have greater financial resources than Mobile Modular. In addition, a number of other smaller companies operate regionally throughout the country. Mobile Modular operates primarily in California, Texas, Florida, and beginning late in 2007 in North Carolina and Georgia and beginning in 2008 in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC. Significant competitive factors in the rental business include availability, price, service, reliability, appearance and functionality of the product. Mobile Modular markets high quality, well-constructed and attractive modulars. The Company believes that part of the strategy for modulars is to create facilities and infrastructure capabilities that its competitors cannot easily duplicate. The Company’s facilities and related infrastructure enable it to modify modulars efficiently and cost effectively to meet its customers’ needs. Management’s goal is to be more responsive at less expense. Management believes this strategy, together with its emphasis on prompt and efficient customer service, gives Mobile 6 Modular a competitive advantage. Mobile Modular is determined to respond quickly to requests for information, and provide experienced assistance for the first-time user, rapid delivery and timely repair of its modular units. Mobile Modular’s already high level of efficiency and responsiveness continues to improve as the Company upgrades procedures, processes and computer systems that control its internal operations. The Company anticipates continued intense competition and believes it must continue to improve its products and services to remain competitive in the market for modulars. Classroom Rentals and Sales to Public Schools (K-12) Mobile Modular and Enviroplex provide classroom and specialty space needs serving public and private scholls, colleges and universities. Within the educational market, the rental (by Mobile Modular) and sale (by Enviroplex and Mobile Modular) of modulars to public school districts for use as portable classrooms, restroom buildings and administrative offices for kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) are a significant portion of the Company’s revenues. Mobile Modular rents and sells classrooms in California, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. California is Mobile Modular’s largest educational market. Historically, demand in this market has been fueled by shifting and fluctuating student population, insufficient funding for new school construction, class size reduction programs, modernization of aging school facilities and the phasing out of portable classrooms no longer compliant with current building codes. The following table shows the approximate percentages of the Company’s modular rental and sales revenues, and of its consolidated rental and sales revenues for the past five years, that rentals and sales to these schools constitute: Rentals and Sales to Public Schools (K-12) as a Percentage of Total Rental and Sales Revenues 2007 Percentage of: 2008 2009 2006 2005 Modular Rental Revenues (Mobile Modular) Modular Sales Revenues (Mobile Modular & Enviroplex) Modular Rental and Sales Revenues (Mobile Modular & Enviroplex) Consolidated Rental and Sales Revenues1 1. Consolidated Rental and Sales Revenue percentage is calculated by dividing Modular rental and sales revenues to public schools (K-12) by the Company’s consolidated rental and sales revenues. 51% 51% 50% 50% 53% 64% 60% 59% 65% 67% 54% 54% 53% 55% 59% 28% 30% 30% 33% 34% School Facility Funding Funding for public school facilities is derived from a variety of sources including the passage of both statewide and local facility bond measures, operating budgets, developer fees, various taxes including parcel and sales taxes levied to support school operating budgets, and lottery funds. Looking forward, the Company believes that any interruption in the passage of facility bonds, contraction or elimination of class size reduction programs, a lack of fiscal funding, or a significant reduction of funding from other sources to public schools may have a material adverse effect on both rental and sales revenues of the Company. Legislation In California (where most of the Company’s educational rentals have occurred), school districts are permitted to purchase only portable classrooms built to the requirements of the California Division of State Architect (“DSA”). However, school districts may rent classrooms that meet either the Department of Housing and Community Development (“DOH”) or DSA requirements. In 1988, California adopted a law which limited the term for which school districts may rent portable classrooms built to DOH standards for up to three years (under a waiver process), and also required the school board to indemnify the State against any claims arising out of the use of such classrooms. Prior to 1988, the majority of the classrooms in the Company’s rental fleet were built to the DOH requirements, and since 1988 almost all new classrooms have been built to the DSA requirements. During the 1990’s additional legislation was passed extending the use of these DOH classroom buildings under the waiver process through September 30, 2000. In 2000, new California legislation was passed allowing for DOH classroom buildings already in use for classroom purposes as of May 1, 2000 to be utilized until September 30, 2007, provided various upgrades were made to their foundation and ceiling systems. In February 2006, new legislation was passed extending the use of these classroom buildings from September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2015. Currently, regulations and policies are in place that allow for the ongoing use of DOH classrooms from the Company’s inventory to meet shorter term space needs of school districts for periods up to 24 months, provided they receive a “Temporary 7 Certification” or “Temporary Exemption” from the DSA. As a consequence, the tendency is for school districts to rent the DOH classrooms for shorter periods and to rent the DSA classrooms for longer periods. There can be no assurance that these regulations and policies that allow for the continuing rental of DOH classrooms for new public school projects will remain in place. At December 31, 2009, the net book value of DOH classrooms represented less than 1.5% of the net book value of the Company’s modular rental equipment and less than 1.0% of the total assets of the Company, and the utilization of these DOH classrooms was 45.0%. In 2002, Florida passed a state constitutional amendment setting limits for the maximum allowable number of students in a class for pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. In 2007, school districts were required to meet class size limits based upon the average number of students per class at the school level. By 2010, school districts are required to meet the class size requirements at the individual classroom level. However, there is currently debate in Florida as to whether these additional class size requirements will be enforced in 2010 because of school district budget shortfalls. 8 ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT Description TRS-RenTelco rents and sells electronic test equipment nationally and internationally from its Grapevine, Texas (Dallas Area) and Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Canada (Montreal Area) facilities. TRS-RenTelco’s revenues are derived from the rental and sale of general purpose and communications test equipment to a broad range of companies, from Fortune 500 to middle and smaller market companies, in the aerospace, defense, electronics, industrial, research and semiconductor industries. Electronic test equipment revenues are primarily affected by the business activity within these industries related to research and development, manufacturing, and communication infrastructure installation and maintenance. The Dallas facility houses the electronic test equipment inventory, sales engineers, calibration laboratories, and operations staff for U.S. and international business. The Montreal facility houses sales engineers and operations staff to serve the Canadian market. As of December 31, 2009, the original cost of electronic test equipment inventory was comprised of 68% general-purpose electronic test equipment, 31% communications electronic test equipment and 1% environmental test equipment. In January 2008, the Company launched online ordering for its electronic test equipment rental business. Engineers, technicians and scientists utilize general purpose electronic test equipment in developing products, controlling manufacturing processes, field service applications and evaluating the performance of their own electrical and electronic equipment. These instruments are rented primarily to aerospace, defense, electronics, industrial, research and semiconductor industries. To date, Agilent Technologies and Tektronix, a division of Danaher Corporation, have manufactured the majority of TRS-RenTelco’s general purpose electronic test equipment. Communications test equipment, including fiber optic test equipment, is utilized by technicians, engineers and installation contractors to evaluate voice, data and multimedia communications networks, to install fiber optic cabling, and in the development and manufacturing of transmission, network and wireless products. These instruments are rented primarily to manufacturers of communications equipment and products, electrical and communications installation contractors, field technicians, and service providers. To date, Agilent has manufactured a significant portion of TRS-RenTelco’s communications test equipment, with the remaining acquired from over 50 other manufacturers. TRS-RenTelco’s general purpose test equipment rental inventory includes oscilloscopes, amplifiers, analyzers (spectrum, network and logic), signal source and power source test equipment. The communications test equipment rental inventory includes network and transmission test equipment for various fiber, copper and wireless networks. Agilent Technologies and Tektronix manufacture the majority of the general purpose inventory and the communications test equipment inventory includes equipment from over 50 different manufacturers. TRS-RenTelco also rents electronic test equipment from other rental companies and re-rents the equipment to customers. Competitive Strengths Market Leadership—The Company believes that TRS-RenTelco is one of the largest electronic test equipment rental and leasing companies offering the broadest and deepest selection of general purpose and communications test equipment for rent in North America. Expertise—The Company believes that its knowledge of products, technology and applications expertise provides it with a competitive advantage over others in the industry. Customer requirements are supported by application engineers and technicians that are knowledgeable about the equipment’s uses to ensure the right equipment is selected to meet the customer’s needs. This knowledge can be attributed to the vast experience of TRS-RenTelco’s management, sales and operational teams. Operating Structure—TRS-RenTelco is supported by a centralized distribution and inventory center on the grounds of the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport in Texas. The Company believes that the centralization of servicing all customers in North America and internationally by TRS-RenTelco’s experienced logistics teams provides a competitive advantage by minimizing transaction costs and enabling TRS-RenTelco to ensure customer requirements are met. 9 Asset Management—TRS-RenTelco’s rental equipment inventory is serviced by an ISO 9001-2001:2008 registered and compliant calibration laboratory that repairs and calibrates equipment ensuring that off rent equipment is ready to ship immediately to meet customers’ needs. TRS-RenTelco’s team of technicians, product managers and sales personnel are continuously monitoring and analyzing the utilization of existing products, new technologies, general economic conditions and estimates of customer demand to ensure the right equipment is purchased and sold, at the right point in the equipment’s technology life cycle. The Company believes this enables it to maximize utilization of equipment and the cash flow generated by the rental and sales revenue of each model of equipment. TRS-RenTelco strives to maintain strong relationships with equipment manufacturers, which enables it to leverage those relationships to gain rental opportunities. Customer Service—The Company believes that its focus on providing excellent service to its customers provides a competitive advantage. TRS-RenTelco strives to provide exemplary service to fulfill its commitments to its customers. TRS-RenTelco prides itself in providing solutions to meet customers’ needs by having equipment available, and responding quickly and thoroughly to their requests. TRS-RenTelco’s sophisticated in-house laboratory ensures the equipment is fully functional and meets its customers’ delivery requirements. Service needs of TRS-RenTelco’s customers are supported 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by its customer care specialists. TRS-RenTelco’s goal is to provide service beyond its customers’ expectations, which, the Company believes, results in customer loyalty and repeat business. In January 2008, TRS-RenTelco launched an online ordering website for rental test equipment. The Company believes web-based sales offerings will become an increasingly important competitive advantage. TRS-RenTelco provides online support, product application and order taking on a 24 hours a day, 5 days a week time frame. Market The business of renting electronic test equipment is a market which we estimate has equipment on rent or available for rent in the United States and Canada with an aggregate original cost in excess of a half billion dollars. There is a broad customer base for the rental of such instruments, including aerospace, communications, defense, electrical contractor electronics, industrial, installer contractor, network systems and research companies. TRS-RenTelco markets its electronic test equipment throughout the United States, Canada, and, to a limited extent, other countries. TRS-RenTelco attracts customers through its outside sales force, website at www.TRS- RenTelco.com, telemarketing program, trade show participation and electronic mail campaigns. A key part of the sales process is TRS-RenTelco’s knowledgeable inside sales engineering team that effectively matches test equipment solutions to meet specific customer’s requirements. The Company believes that customers rent electronic test equipment for many reasons. Customers frequently need equipment for short-term projects, to evaluate new products, and for backup to avoid costly downtime. Delivery times for the purchase of such equipment can be lengthy; thus, renting allows the customer to obtain the equipment expeditiously. The Company also believes that the relative certainty of rental costs can facilitate cost control and be useful in the bidding of and pass-through of contract costs. Finally, renting rather than purchasing may better satisfy the customer’s budgetary constraints. Rentals TRS-RenTelco rents electronic test equipment typically for rental periods of one to six months, although in some instances, there can be rental terms up to a year or greater. Monthly rental rates range from approximately 3% to 10% of the current manufacturers’ list price. TRS-RenTelco depreciates its equipment over 1 to 8 years with no residual value. At December 31, 2009, TRS-RenTelco had an electronic test equipment rental inventory including accessories with an aggregate cost of $239.2 million. Utilization is calculated each month by dividing the cost of the rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment, excluding accessory equipment. Utilization was 63.1% as of December 31, 2009 and averaged 61.4% during the year. Sales TRS-RenTelco generally sells used equipment to maintain an inventory of equipment meeting more current technological standards, and to support maintaining target utilization levels at a model number level. In 2009, approximately 20% of the electronic test equipment revenues were derived from sales. The largest electronic test equipment sale during 2009 represented approximately 2.5% of electronic test equipment sales, 1.0% of the Company’s consolidated sales and 0.2% of consolidated revenues. 10 Seasonality The Company does not believe the electronic test equipment rental business to be highly seasonal, except for the fourth quarter month of December and the first quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity due to holiday closures, particularly by larger companies, inclement weather and its impact on various field related communications equipment rentals, and companies’ operational recovery from holiday closures which may impact the start-up of new projects coming online in the first quarter. These factors may impact the quarterly results of each year’s first and fourth quarter. Competition The electronic test equipment rental business is characterized by intense competition from several competitors, including Electro Rent Corporation, Telogy and Continental Resources, some of which may have access to greater financial and other resources than we do. TRS-RenTelco competes with these and other test equipment rental companies on the basis of product availability, price, service and reliability. Although no single competitor holds a dominant market share, we face intensifying competition from these established entities and new entrants in the market. Some of our competitors may offer similar equipment for lease, rental or sales at lower prices and may offer more extensive servicing, or financing options. 11 LIQUID AND SOLID CONTAINMENT TANKS AND BOXES Description Adler Tanks’ rental inventory is comprised of tanks and boxes used for various containment solutions to store hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids in applications such as: oil and gas exploration and field services, refinery, chemical and industrial plant maintenance, environmental remediation and field services, heavy and commercial building construction, marine services, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminals services, wastewater treatment, and waste management and landfill services. The tanks and boxes are comprised of the following products: • • • • fixed axle steel tanks (“tanks”) for the storage of groundwater, wastewater, volatile organic liquids, sewage, slurry and bio sludge, oil and water mixtures and chemicals. Tanks are available in a variety of sizes including 21,000 gallon, 16,000 gallon, 10,000 gallon and 8,000 gallon; vacuum containers (“boxes”), which provide secure containment of sludge and solid materials. Vacuum boxes may be used for additional on-site storage or for transporting materials off-site or enabling vacuum trucks to remain in operation; dewatering boxes for the separation of water contained in sludge and slurry; and roll-off and trash boxes for the temporary storage and transport of solid waste. Adler Tanks purchases tanks and boxes from various manufacturers located throughout the country. With the exception of Sabre Manufacturing LLC (“Sabre”), none of the principal suppliers are affiliated with the Company. Sabre is independently operated and is 100% owned by the President of Adler Tanks. Adler Tanks purchases tanks from Sabre on terms and conditions pursuant to arms- length negotiations conducted at the time of purchase. Competitive Strengths Market Leadership—The Company believes that Adler Tanks is one of the largest participants in the liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes rental business in North America. Adler Tanks has national reach from branches serving the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Expertise—The Company believes that Adler Tanks has highly experienced operating management and branch employees. Adler Tanks employees are knowledgeable about the operation of its rental equipment and customer applications. Adler Tanks believes that it provides a superior level of customer service due to its strong relationship building skills and the quality of its responsiveness. Asset Management—The Company believes that Adler Tanks markets a high quality, well constructed and well maintained rental product. The Company depreciates its tanks and boxes over a 20 year estimated useful life to 0% residual value. We believe that if maintained, older tanks and boxes will continue to produce similar rental rates as newer equipment. The fleet’s utilization is regionally optimized by understanding customer demand, expected returns and manufacturer’s production capacity to manage overall fleet utilization at optimum levels. Market The United States liquid and solid containment rental market is estimated at $1 billion of annual rental revenues. There are a large and diverse number of market segments including oil and gas exploration and field services, refinery, chemical and industrial plant maintenance, environmental remediation and field services, heavy and commercial building construction, marine services, pipeline construction and maintenance, tank terminals services, wastewater treatment, and waste management and landfill services. The tank and box rental products that Adler Tanks builds may be utilized throughout the U.S. and are not subject to any local or regional construction code or approval standards. Rentals Adler Tanks rents tanks and boxes typically for rental periods of one to six months, although in some instances, there can be rental terms up to a year or greater. Monthly rates typically range from 2% to 10% of the equipment’s original acquisition cost. Utilization is calculated each month by dividing the cost of the rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment, excluding accessory equipment. Utilization was 67.6% at December 31, 2009. 12 Seasonality The Company does not believe the liquid and solid containment rental industry to be highly seasonal, except for the fourth quarter month of December and the first quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity due to inclement weather in certain regions of the country impacting the industries that we serve. Competition The liquid and solid containment rental industry is highly competitive including national, regional and local companies. Some of our national competitors, notably BakerCorp and Rain For Rent, are significantly larger than we are and have greater financial and marketing resources than we have. Some of our competitors also have longer operating histories, lower cost basis of rental equipment, lower cost structures and more established relationships with equipment manufacturers than we have. In addition, certain of our competitors are more geographically diverse than we are and have greater name recognition among customers than we do. As a result, our competitors that have these advantages may be better able to attract customers and provide their products and services at lower rental rates. Adler Tanks competes with these companies based upon product availability, product quality, price, service and reliability. We may in the future encounter increased competition in the markets that we serve from existing competitors or from new market entrants. Operating Segments For segment information regarding the Company’s four operating segments: Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco, Adler Tanks and Enviroplex, see “Note 13. Segment Reporting” to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” 13 PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS The following table shows the revenue components, percentage of rental and total revenues, rental equipment (at cost), rental equipment (net book value), number of relocatable modular units, year-end and average utilization, average rental equipment (at cost), annual yield on average rental equipment (at cost) and gross margin on rental revenues and sales by product line for the past five years. Product Highlights (dollar amounts in thousands) Relocatable Modular Buildings (operating under Mobile Modular and Enviroplex) Revenues 2009 Year Ended December 31, 2007 2006 2008 2005 Rental Rental Related Services Total Modular Rental Operations Sales—Mobile Modular Sales—Enviroplex Total Modular Sales Other Total Modular Revenues Percentage of Rental Revenues Percentage of Total Revenues Rental Equipment, at cost (year-end) Rental Equipment, net book value (year-end) Number of Units (year-end) Utilization (year-end)1 Average Utilization1 Average Rental Equipment, at cost2 Annual Yield on Average Rental Equipment, at cost Gross Margin on Rental Revenues Gross Margin on Sales Electronic Test Equipment (operating under TRS-RenTelco) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Total Electronics Rental Operations Sales Other Total Electronics Revenues Percentage of Rental Revenues Percentage of Total Revenues Rental Equipment, at cost (year-end) Rental Equipment, net book value (year-end) Utilization (year-end)1 Average Utilization1 Average Rental Equipment, at cost3 Annual Yield on Average Rental Equipment, at cost Gross Margin on Rental Revenues Gross Margin on Sales $ 92,331 25,174 117,505 25,201 7,419 32,621 581 $150,706 $103,236 31,484 134,720 25,796 19,484 45,280 543 $180,543 $100,541 32,982 133,523 29,349 10,649 39,998 654 $174,175 $ 91,124 29,913 121,037 34,209 12,393 46,602 729 $168,368 $ 81,180 25,053 106,233 49,107 10,562 59,669 625 $166,527 49.5% 54.7% 52.3% 59.3% 54.3% 62.1% 53.9% 63.0% 53.3% 61.2% $504,415 $368,302 29,074 $503,678 $376,606 28,373 $475,077 $358,017 27,151 $451,828 $343,590 26,467 $408,227 $307,822 24,928 69.0% 73.4% 81.0% 81.6% 82.8% 82.3% 81.4% 82.9% 83.5% 84.9% $478,764 $461,848 $427,859 $385,630 $341,103 19.3% 64.8% 24.2% 22.4% 63.2% 26.5% 23.5% 64.5% 27.5% 23.6% 62.2% 27.9% 23.8% 63.8% 26.4% $ 75,500 1,970 77,470 20,586 1,858 $ 99,914 $ 92,982 2,024 95,006 24,948 1,896 $121,850 $ 84,776 1,731 86,507 17,831 1,896 $106,234 $ 77,816 1,686 79,502 17,483 1,713 $ 98,698 $ 71,136 1,407 72,543 31,154 1,956 $105,653 40.5% 36.2% 47.1% 40.1% 45.7% 37.9% 46.1% 37.0% 46.7% 38.8% $239,152 $101,902 $255,778 $129,573 $232,349 $127,997 $186,673 $107,752 $154,708 $ 98,611 63.1% 61.5% 64.0% 68.1% 69.3% 68.3% 66.3% 69.6% 68.9% 66.2% $247,743 $250,173 $209,546 $170,705 $151,087 30.5% 31.6% 33.0% 37.2% 40.3% 33.8% 40.5% 41.8% 35.0% 45.6% 42.8% 37.8% 47.1% 38.1% 24.7% 14 Liquid and Solid Containment Tanks and Boxes (operating under Adler Tanks)4 Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Total Tanks and Boxes Rental Operations Sales Other Total Tanks and Boxes Revenues $18,611 6,208 24,819 170 34 $25,023 $ 1,018 572 1,590 176 — $ 1,766 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 0.5% 0.6% 10.0% 9.1% Percentage of Rental Revenues Percentage of Total Revenues Rental Equipment, at cost (year-end) Rental Equipment, net book value (year-end) Utilization (year-end)1 Average Utilization1 Average Rental Equipment, at cost2 Annual Yield on Average Rental Equipment, at cost Gross Margin on Rental Revenues Gross Margin on Sales n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a $275,643 $304,159 $280,409 $267,066 $272,180 Utilization is calculated each month by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment. Average Utilization is calculated using the average cost of equipment for the year. Average Rental Equipment, at cost for modulars and tanks and boxes excludes new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Rental Equipment, at cost, for electronics excludes accessory equipment. Represents Adler Tanks’ results since its acquisition on December 11, 2008. 70.3% n/a n/a n/a 66.3% 4.5% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a 31.4% 66.4% 2.9% $83,891 $80,016 $46,288 $46,059 67.6% 62.9% $59,276 Total Revenues 1 2 3 4 15 Item 1A. Risk Factors You should carefully consider the following discussion of various risks and uncertainties. We believe these risk factors are the most relevant to our business and could cause our results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements made by us. Our business, financial condition, and results of operations could be seriously harmed if any of these risks or uncertainties actually occur or materialize. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment. The effects of a recession and tightened credit markets in the United States and other countries may adversely impact our business and financial condition and may negatively impact our ability to access financing. The U.S. economy has been impacted by a severe recession. Demand for our rental products depends on continued industrial and business activity and state government funding. The continuation of the U.S. recession and general global economic downturn could adversely affect our customers, including local school districts, which could result in decreased demand for the products we rent. Reduced demand for our rental products and deflation could increase price competition. This lowered demand and price pressure could have a material adverse effect on our revenue and profitability. The recent instability in the global financial system may also have an impact on our business and our financial condition. General economic conditions and the tightening credit markets have significantly affected the ability of many companies to raise new capital or refinance existing indebtedness. While we intend to finance expansion with cash flow from operations and borrowing under our existing unsecured revolving line of credit facility, we may require additional financing to support our continued growth. Due to constriction in the capital markets, should we need to access the market for additional funds or to refinance our existing indebtedness, we may not be able to obtain such additional funds on terms acceptable to the Company or at all. All of these factors could impact our business, resulting in lower revenues and lower levels of earnings in future periods. At the current time we are uncertain as to the magnitude, or duration, of such changes in our business. Our stock price is subject to fluctuations and the value of your investment may decline. The market price of our common stock fluctuates on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and is likely to be affected by a number of factors including but not limited to: • • • • • • • • our operating performance and the performance of our competitors, and in particular any variations in our operating results or dividend rate from our stated guidance or from investors’ expectations; changes in general conditions in the economy, the industries in which we operate or the financial markets; investor’s reaction to our press releases, public announcements, or filings with the SEC; the stock price performance of competitors or other comparable companies; changes in research analysts’ coverage, recommendations or earnings estimates for us or for the stocks of other companies in our industry; sales of common stock by our directors, executive officers and our other large shareholders, particularly in light of the limited trading volume of our stock; any merger and acquisition activity that involves us or our competitors; and other announcements or developments affecting us, our industry, customers, suppliers, or competitors. In addition, in recent years the stock market has experienced significant price and volume fluctuations. These fluctuations are often unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies. More recently, the global credit crisis adversely affected the prices of publicly traded stocks across the board as stockholders became more willing to divest their stock holdings at lower values to increase their cash flow and reduce exposure. These broad market fluctuations and recent negative economic trends may cause declines in the market price of our common stock and are based upon factors that have little or nothing to do with our Company or its performance, and these fluctuations and trends could materially reduce our stock price. 16 Our future operating results may fluctuate, fail to match past performance or fail to meet expectations. Our operating results may fluctuate in the future, may fail to match our past performance or fail to meet the expectations of analysts and investors. Our results and related ratios, such as gross margin, operating income percentage and effective tax rate may fluctuate as a result of a number of factors, some of which are beyond our control including but not limited to: • • • • • • • • • • • • general economic conditions in the geographies and industries where we rent and sell our products; legislative and educational policies where we rent and sell our products; seasonality of our rental businesses and our end-markets; success of our strategic growth initiatives; costs associated with the launching or integration of new or acquired businesses; the timing and type of equipment purchases, rentals and sales; the nature and duration of the equipment needs of our customers; the timing of new product introductions by us, our suppliers and our competitors; the volume, timing and mix of maintenance and repair work on our rental equipment; our equipment mix, availability, utilization, and pricing; the mix, by state and country, of our revenues, personnel and assets; rental equipment impairment from excess, obsolete, or damaged equipment; • movements in interest rates or tax rates; • • • changes in, and application of, accounting rules; changes in the regulations applicable to us; and litigation matters. As a result of these factors, our historical financial results are not necessarily indicative of our future results. Our ability to retain our executive management and to recruit, retain and motivate key employees is critical to the success of our business. If we cannot successfully recruit and retain qualified personnel, our operating results and stock price may suffer. We believe that our success is directly linked to the competent people in our organization, including our executive officers, senior managers and other key personnel, and in particular, Dennis Kakures our Chief Executive Officer. Personnel turnover can be costly and could materially and adversely impact our operating results and can potentially jeopardize the success of our current strategic initiatives. We need to attract and retain highly qualified personnel to replace personnel when turnover occurs, as well as add to our staff levels as growth occurs. Our business and stock price likely will suffer if we are unable to fill, or experience delays in filling open positions, or fail to retain key personnel when turnover occurs. Failure by third parties to manufacture and deliver our products to our specifications or on a timely basis may harm our reputation and financial condition. We depend on third parties to manufacture our products even though we are able to purchase products from a variety of third- party suppliers. In the future, we may be limited as to the number of third-party suppliers for some of our products. Although in general, we make advance purchases of some products to help ensure an adequate supply, currently, we do not have any long-term purchase contracts with any third-party supplier. We may experience supply problems as a result of financial or operating difficulties or failure of our suppliers. We may also experience supply problems as a result of shortages, and discontinuations resulting from product obsolescence or other shortages or allocations by suppliers. Current unfavorable economic conditions may also adversely 17 affect our suppliers or the terms on which we purchase products. In the future, we may not be able to negotiate arrangements with third parties to secure products that we require in sufficient quantities or on reasonable terms. If we cannot negotiate arrangements with third parties to produce our products or if the third parties fail to produce our products to our specifications or in a timely manner, our reputation and financial condition could be harmed. Disruptions in our information technology systems could limit our ability to effectively monitor and control our operations and adversely affect our operations. Our information technology systems facilitate our ability to monitor and control our operations and adjust to changing market conditions. Any disruption in our information technology systems or the failure of these systems to operate as expected could, depending on the magnitude of the problem, adversely affect our operating results by limiting our capacity to effectively monitor and control our operations and adjust to changing market conditions in a timely manner. The delay or failure to implement information system upgrades and new systems effectively could disrupt our business, distract management’s focus and attention from our business operations and growth initiatives, and increase our implementation and operating costs, any of which could negatively impact our operations and operating results. We have engaged in acquisitions and may engage in future acquisitions that could negatively impact our results of operations, financial condition and business. In 2004, we acquired TRS, an electronic test equipment rental business and in 2008 we acquired Adler Tanks, a liquid and solid containment rental business. We anticipate that we will continue to consider acquisitions in the future that meet our strategic growth plans. We are unable to predict whether or when any prospective acquisition will be completed. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, including the following: • • • • • • • • • • difficulties in integrating the operations, technologies, products and personnel of the acquired companies; diversion of management’s attention from normal daily operations of the business; difficulties in entering markets in which we have no or limited direct prior experience and where competitors in such markets have stronger market positions; difficulties in complying with regulations, such as environmental regulations, and managing risks related to an acquired business; timely completion of necessary financing and required amendments, if any, to existing agreements; an inability to implement uniform standards, controls, procedures and policies; undiscovered and unknown problems, defects, liabilities, or other issues related to any acquisition that become known to us only after the acquisition; negative reactions from our customers to an acquisition; disruptions among employees which may erode employee morale; potential loss of key employees, including costly litigation resulting from the termination of those employees. In connection with acquisitions we may: • • • • assume liabilities or acquire damaged assets, some of which may be unknown at the time of such acquisitions; record goodwill and non-amortizable intangible assets that will be subject to future impairment testing and potential periodic impairment charges; incur amortization expenses related to certain intangible assets; or become subject to litigation. 18 Acquisitions are inherently risky, and no assurance can be given that our future acquisitions will be successful or will not adversely affect our business, operating results, or financial condition. Failure to manage and successfully integrate acquisitions we make could harm our business and operating results in a material way. In addition, if we consummate one or more significant future acquisitions in which the consideration consists of stock or other securities, our existing shareholders’ ownership could be diluted significantly. If we were to proceed with one or more significant future acquisitions in which the consideration included cash, we could be required to use a substantial portion of our available credit line. If we increase the amount borrowed against our available credit line, we would increase the risk of breaching the covenants under our credit facilities with our lenders. In addition, it would limit our ability to make other investments, or we may be required to seek additional debt or equity financing. We could have difficulty integrating businesses that we may acquire, which could adversely affect our results of operations. The success of our acquisition strategy depends upon our ability to successfully complete acquisitions and integrate any businesses that we acquire into our existing business. The difficulties of integration could be increased by the necessity of coordinating geographically dispersed organizations; maintaining acceptable standards, controls, procedures and policies; integrating personnel with disparate business backgrounds; combining different corporate cultures; and the impairment of relationships with employees and customers as a result of any integration of new management and other personnel. In addition, we could be unable to retain key employees or customers of the combined businesses. We could face integration issues pertaining to the internal controls and operational functions of the acquired companies and we also could fail to realize cost efficiencies or synergies that we anticipated when selecting our acquisition candidates. Any of these items could adversely affect our results of operations. If we determine that our goodwill and intangible assets have become impaired, we may incur impairment charges, which would negatively impact our operating results. At December 31, 2009, the Company had $41.3 million of goodwill and intangible assets, net on our consolidated balance sheets. Goodwill represents the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations. The Company assesses potential impairment of its goodwill and intangible assets at least annually. Impairment may result from significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired asset, negative industry or economic trends and significant underperformance relative to historic or projected operating results. If we do not effectively manage our credit risk, collect on our accounts receivable, or recover our rental equipment from our customers’ sites, it could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. We generally sell to customers on 30-day terms, individually perform credit evaluation procedures on our customers on each transaction and require security deposits or other forms of security from our customers when a significant credit risk is identified. Historically, accounts receivable write-offs and write-offs related to equipment not returned by customers have not been significant and, in each of the last five years have been less than 1% of total revenues. If economic conditions continue to worsen, we may see an increase in bad debt relative to historical levels, which may materially and adversely affect our operations. Failure to manage our credit risk and receive timely payments on our customer accounts receivable may result in the write-off of customer receivables and loss of equipment, particularly electronic test equipment. If we are not able to manage credit risk issues, or if a large number of customers should have financial difficulties at the same time, our credit and equipment losses would increase above historical levels. If this should occur, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. Effective management of our rental assets is vital to our business. Our modular, electronics and liquid and solid containment rental products have long useful lives and managing those assets is a critical element to each of our rental businesses. Modular asset management requires designing and building the product for a long life that anticipates the needs of our customers, including anticipating changes in legislation, regulations, building codes and local permitting in the various markets in which the Company operates. Electronic test equipment asset management requires understanding, selecting and investing in equipment technologies that support market demand, including anticipating technological advances and changes in manufacturers’ selling prices. Liquid and solid containment asset management requires designing and building the product for a long life, using quality components and repairing and maintaining the products to prevent leaks. For each of 19 our modular, electronic test equipment and liquid and solid containment assets, we must successfully maintain and repair this equipment cost-effectively to maximize the useful life of the products and the level of proceeds from the sale of such products. The nature of our businesses, including the ownership of industrial property, exposes us to the risk of litigation and liability under environmental, health and safety and products liability laws. We are subject to national, state, provincial and local environmental laws and regulations concerning, among other things, solid and liquid waste and hazardous substances handling, storage and disposal and employee health and safety. These laws and regulations are complex and frequently change. We could incur unexpected costs, penalties and other civil and criminal liability if we fail to comply with environmental or health and safety laws. We also could incur costs or liabilities related to waste disposal or remediating soil or groundwater contamination at our properties, at our customers’ properties or at third party landfill and disposal sites. These liabilities can be imposed on the parties generating, transporting or disposing of such substances or on the owner or operator of affected property, often without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of hazardous substances. Several aspects of our businesses involve risks of environmental and health and safety liability. For example, our operations involve the use of petroleum products, solvents and other hazardous substances in the construction and maintaining of modular buildings and for fueling and maintaining our delivery trucks and vehicles. We also own, transport and rent tanks and boxes in which waste materials are placed by our customers. The historical operations at some of our previously owned or leased and newly acquired or leased properties may have resulted in undiscovered soil or groundwater contamination or historical non-compliance. Future events, such as changes in existing laws or policies or their enforcement, or the discovery of currently unknown contamination or non-compliance, may also give rise to liabilities or other claims based on these operations that may be material. In addition, future environmental or health and safety laws and regulations may require significant capital or operational expenditures or changes to our operations. Accordingly, in addition to potential penalties for non-compliance, we may become liable, either contractually or by operation of law, for investigation, remediation and monitoring costs even if the contaminated property is not presently owned or operated by us, or if the contamination was caused by third parties during or prior to our ownership or operation of the property. In addition, certain parties may be held liable for more than their fair share of environmental investigation and cleanup costs. Contamination and exposure to hazardous substances or other contaminants such as mold can also result in claims for remediation or damages, including personal injury, property damage, and natural resources damage claims. Although expenses related to environmental compliance, health and safety issues, and related matters, have not been material to date, we cannot assure that we will not have to make significant expenditures in the future in order to remain in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Violations of environmental or health and safety related laws or associated liability could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In general, litigation in the industries in which we operate, including class actions that seek substantial damages, arises with increasing frequency. Enforcement of environmental and health and safety requirements is also frequent. Such proceedings are invariably expensive, regardless of the merit of the plaintiffs’ or prosecutors’ claims. We may be named as a defendant in the future, and there can be no assurance, irrespective of the merit of such future actions, that we will not be required to make substantial settlement payments in the future. Further, a significant portion of our business is conducted in California which is one of the most highly regulated and litigious states in the country. Therefore, our potential exposure to losses and expenses due to new laws, regulations or litigation may be greater than companies with a less significant California presence. The nature of our business also subjects us to property damage and product liability claims, especially in connection with our modular buildings and tank and box rental businesses. Although we maintain commercially reasonable liability coverage, an unusually large property damage or product liability claim or a series of claims could exceed our insurance coverage or result in damage to our reputation. Conducting our routine businesses exposes us to risk of litigation from employees, vendors and other third parties. We are subject to claims arising from disputes with employees, vendors and other third parties in the normal course of business; these risks may be difficult to assess or quantify and their existence and magnitude may remain unknown for substantial periods of 20 time. If the plaintiffs in any suits against us were to successfully prosecute their claims, or if we were to settle such suits by making significant payments to the plaintiffs, our operating results and financial condition would be harmed. Even if the outcome of a claim proves favorable to us, litigation can be time consuming and costly and may divert management resources. In addition, our organizational documents require us to indemnify our senior executives to the maximum extent permitted by California law. If our senior executives were named in any lawsuit, our indemnification obligations could magnify the costs of these suits. If we suffer loss to our facilities, equipment or distribution system due to catastrophe, our operations could be seriously harmed. Our facilities, rental equipment and distribution systems may be subject to catastrophic loss due to fire, flood, hurricane, earthquake, terrorism or other natural or man-made disasters. In particular, we have our headquarters, three operating facilities, and rental equipment in California, which are located in areas with above average seismic activity and could be subject to a catastrophic loss caused by an earthquake. Our rental equipment and facilities in Texas, Florida, North Carolina and Georgia are located in areas subject to hurricanes and other tropical storms. In addition to customers’ insurance on rented equipment, we carry property insurance on our rental equipment in inventory and operating facilities as well as business interruption insurance. We believe our insurance policies are adequate with the appropriate limits and deductibles to mitigate the potential loss exposure of our business. We do not have financial reserves for policy deductibles and we do have exclusions under our insurance policies that are customary for our industry, including earthquakes, flood and terrorism. If any of our facilities or a significant amount or our rental equipment were to experience a catastrophic loss, it could disrupt our operations, delay orders, shipments and revenue recognition and result in expenses to repair or replace the damaged rental equipment and facility not covered by insurance. Our debt instruments contain covenants that restrict or prohibit our ability to enter into a variety of transactions and may limit our ability to finance future operations or capital needs. The agreements governing our 5.08% senior notes due in 2011 and our unsecured revolving line of credit facility contain various covenants that may limit our discretion in operating our business. In particular, we are limited in our ability to merge, consolidate, reorganize or transfer substantially all of our assets, make investments, pay dividends or distributions, redeem or repurchase stock, change the nature of our business, enter into transactions with affiliates, incur indebtedness and create liens on our assets to secure debt. In addition, we are required to meet certain financial covenants. These restrictions could limit our ability to obtain future financing, make strategic acquisitions or needed capital expenditures, withstand economic downturns in our business or the economy in general, conduct operations or otherwise take advantage of business opportunities that may arise. A failure to comply with the restrictions contained in the agreements could lead to an event of default, which could result in an acceleration of our indebtedness. In the event of an acceleration, we may not have or be able to obtain sufficient funds to refinance our indebtedness or make the required accelerated payments. If we default on our indebtedness, our business financial condition and results of operation could be materially and adversely affected. The majority of our indebtedness is subject to variable interest rates, which makes us vulnerable to increases in interest rates. Our indebtedness exposes us to interest rate increases because the majority of our indebtedness is subject to variable rates. At present, we do not have any derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swaps or hedges to mitigate interest rate variability. The interest rates under our credit facilities will be reset at varying periods. These interest rate adjustments could expose our operating results and cash flows to periodic fluctuations. Our annual debt service obligations will increase by approximately $2.2 million per year for each 1% increase in the average interest rate we pay, based on the $223.3 million balance of variable rate debt outstanding at December 31, 2009. If interest rates rise in the future, and particularly, if they rise significantly, our income will be negatively affected. Our effective tax rate may change and become less predictable as our business expands. We continue to consider expansion opportunities domestically and internationally for our rental businesses, such as our organic expansion of our modular business in North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC, recent expansion into the portable storage and environmental test equipment businesses and in 2008 our expansion into the liquid and solid containment 21 business through the acquisition of Adler Tank Rentals. Since the Company’s effective tax rate depends on business levels, personnel and assets located in various jurisdictions, further expansion into new markets or acquisitions may change the effective tax rate in the future and may make it, and consequently our earnings, less predictable going forward. In addition, the enactment of tax law changes by federal and state taxing authorities may impact the Company’s current period tax provision and its deferred tax liabilities. Changes in financial accounting standards may cause lower than expected operating results and affect our reported results of operations. Changes in accounting standards and their application may have a significant effect on our reported results on a going forward basis and may also affect the recording and disclosure of previously reported transactions. New accounting pronouncements and varying interpretations of accounting pronouncements have occurred and may occur in the future. Changes to existing rules or the questioning of current practices may adversely affect our reported financial results or the way we conduct our business. Failure to comply with internal control attestation requirements could lead to loss of public confidence in our financial statements and negatively impact our stock price. As a public reporting company, we are required to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, including Section 404, and the related rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including expanded disclosures and accelerated reporting requirements. Compliance with Section 404 and other requirements has and will continue to increase our costs and require additional management resources. We may need to continue to implement additional finance and accounting systems, procedures and controls to satisfy new reporting requirements. While we completed a favorable assessment as to the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting for our fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, there is no assurance that future assessments of the adequacy of our internal controls over financial reporting will be favorable. If we are unable to obtain future unqualified reports as to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting, investors could lose confidence in the reliability of our internal controls over financial reporting, which could adversely affect our stock price. SPECIFIC RISKS RELATED TO OUR RELOCATABLE MODULAR BUILDINGS BUSINESS SEGMENT: A significant reduction of, or delay in, funding to public schools could cause the demand for our modular classroom units to decline, which could result in a reduction in our revenues and profitability. Rentals and sales of modular buildings to public school districts for use as classrooms, restroom buildings, and administrative offices for kindergarten through grade twelve represent a significant portion of Mobile Modular’s rental and sales revenues. Funding for public school facilities is derived from a variety of sources including the passage of both statewide and local facility bond measures, developer fees and various taxes levied to support school operating budgets. Many of these funding sources are subject to financial and political considerations, which vary from district to district and are not tied to demand. Historically, we have benefited from the passage of facility bond measures and believe these are essential to our business. The state of California is our largest market for classroom rentals. The strength of this market depends heavily on public funding from voter passage of both state and local facility bond measures, and the ability of the state to sell such bonds in the public market. A lack of passage of state and local facility bond measures, or the inability to sell bonds in the public markets could reduce our revenues and operating income, and consequently have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition. Furthermore, even if voters have approved facility bond measures and the state has raised bond funds, there is no guarantee that individual school projects will be funded in a timely manner. To the extent public school districts’ funding is reduced for the rental and purchase of modular buildings, our business could be harmed and our results of operations negatively impacted. We believe that interruptions or delays in the passage of facility bond measures or completion of state budgets, a lack or insufficient amount of state funding, a significant reduction of funding to public schools, or changes negatively impacting enrollment may reduce the rental and sale demand for our educational products. Any reductions in funding available to the school districts from the states in which we do business may cause school districts to experience budget shortfalls and to reduce their demand for our products despite growing student populations, class size reduction initiatives and modernization and reconstruction project needs, which could reduce our revenues and operating income and consequently have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition. 22 Public policies that create demand for our products and services may change. In California a law was enacted in 1996 to provide funding for school districts for the reduction of class sizes for kindergarten through third grade. In Florida a state constitutional amendment was passed in 2002 to limit the number of students that may be grouped in a single classroom for pre-kindergarten through grade twelve. School districts with class sizes in excess of state limits have been and continue to be a significant source of our demand for modular classrooms. Further, in California, efforts to address aging infrastructure and deferred maintenance have resulted in a significant increase in modernization and reconstruction projects by public school districts including seismic retrofitting, asbestos abatement and various building repairs and upgrades. The current economic recession has caused state and local budget shortfalls, which have placed pressure on school districts’ ability to comply with state class size reduction requirements in California and Florida. If educational priorities and policies shift away from class-size reduction or modernization and reconstruction projects, demand for our products and services may decline, not grow as quickly as or reach the levels that we anticipate. Significant equipment returns may result in lower utilization until equipment can be redeployed or sold, which may cause rental rates to decline and negatively affect our revenues and operating income. Failure to comply with applicable regulations could harm our business and financial condition, resulting in lower operating results and cash flows. Similar to conventionally constructed buildings, the modular building industry, including the manufacturers and lessors of portable classrooms, are subject to regulations by multiple governmental agencies at the federal, state and local level relating to environmental, zoning, health, safety and transportation matters, among other matters. Failure to comply with these laws or regulations could impact our business or harm our reputation and result in higher capital or operating expenditures or the imposition of penalties or restrictions on our operations. As with conventional construction, typically new codes and regulations are not retroactively applied. Nonetheless, new governmental regulations in these or other areas may increase our acquisition cost of new rental equipment, limit the use of or make obsolete some of our existing equipment, or increase our general and administrative costs. Building codes are generally reviewed every three years. All aspects of a given code are subject to change including but not limited to such items as structural specifications for earthquake safety, energy efficiency and environmental standards, fire and life safety, transportation, lighting and noise limits. On occasion, state agencies have undertaken studies of indoor air quality and noise levels with a focus on permanent and modular classrooms. These results could impact our existing modular equipment, and affect the future construction of our modular product. Compliance with building codes and regulations entail a certain amount of risk as state and local government authorities do not necessarily interpret building codes and regulations in a consistent manner, particularly where applicable regulations may be unclear and subject to interpretation. These regulations often provide broad discretion to governmental authorities that oversee these matters, which can result in unanticipated delays or increases in the cost of compliance in particular markets. The construction and modular industries have developed many “best practices” which are constantly evolving. Some of our peers and competitors may adopt practices that are more or less stringent than the Company’s. When, and if, regulatory standards are clarified, the effect of the clarification may be to impose rules on our business and practices retroactively, at which time, we may not be in compliance with such regulations and we may be required to incur costly remediation. If we are unable to pass these increased costs on to our customers, our profitability, operating cash flows and financial condition could be negatively impacted. Our planned expansions of our modular operations into new markets will affect our operating results. We have established modular operations in California, Texas and Florida and launched operations in North Carolina and Georgia in late 2007 and in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC during 2008. We have identified several U.S. markets that we believe will be attractive long-term opportunities for our educational, commercial and portable storage businesses and continue to consider opportunities for growth. There are risks inherent in the undertaking of such expansion, including the risk of revenue from the business in these markets not meeting our expectations, higher than expected costs in entering these new markets, risk associated with compliance with applicable state and local laws and regulations, response by competitors and unanticipated consequences of expansion. In addition, expansion in new markets may be affected by local economic and market conditions. Expansion of our 23 operations into these new markets will require a significant amount of attention from our management, a commitment of financial resources and will require us to add qualified management in these markets. We are subject to laws and regulations governing government contracts. These laws and regulations make these government contracts more favorable to government entities than other third parties and any changes in these laws and regulations, or the failure to comply with these laws and regulations could harm our business. We have agreements relating to the sale of our products to government entities and, as a result, we are subject to various statutes and regulations that apply to companies doing business with the government. The laws governing government contracts can differ from the laws governing private contracts. For example, many government contracts contain pricing terms and conditions that are not applicable to private contracts such as clauses that allow government entities not to perform on contractual obligations in the case of a lack of fiscal funding. Also, in the educational markets we serve, we are able to utilize “piggyback” contracts in marketing our products and services and ultimately to book business. The term “piggyback contract” refers to contracts for portable classrooms or other products entered into by public school districts following a formal bid process that allows for the use of the same contract terms and conditions with the successful vendor by other public school districts. As a result, “piggyback” contracts allow us to more readily book orders from our government customers, primarily public school districts, and to reduce the administrative expense associated with booking these orders. The governmental statutes and regulations that allow for use of “piggyback” contracts are subject to change or elimination in their entirety. A change in the manner of use or the elimination of piggyback contracts would likely negatively impact our ability to book new business from these government customers and could cause our administrative expenses related to processing these orders to increase significantly. In addition, any failure to comply with these laws and regulations might result in administrative penalties or even in the suspension of these contracts and as a result, the loss of the related revenues which would harm our business and results from operations. Seasonality of our educational business may have adverse consequences for our business. A significant portion of the modular sale and rental revenues are derived from the educational market. Typically, during each calendar year, our highest numbers of classrooms are shipped for rental and sale orders during the second and third quarters for delivery and installation prior to the start of the upcoming school year. The majority of classrooms shipped in the second and third quarters have rental start dates during the third quarter, thereby making the fourth quarter the first full quarter of rental revenues recognized for these transactions. These factors may impact the quarterly revenues and earnings of each year’s second, third and fourth quarters. We face strong competition in our modular building markets. The modular building leasing industry is highly competitive in our states of operation and we expect it to remain so. The competitive market in which we operate may prevent us from raising rental fees or sales prices to pass any increased costs on to our customers. We compete on the basis of a number of factors, including equipment availability, quality, price, service, reliability, appearance, functionality and delivery terms. We believe we may experience pricing pressures in our areas of operation in the future as some of our competitors seek to obtain market share by reducing prices. Some of our larger national competitors in the modular building leasing industry, notably Williams Scotsman International, Inc. and Modspace, have a greater range of products and services, greater financial and marketing resources, larger customer bases, and greater name recognition than we have. These larger competitors may be better able to respond to changes in the relocatable modular building market, to finance acquisitions, to fund internal growth and to compete for market share, any of which could harm our business. We may not be able to quickly redeploy modular buildings returning from leases. As of December 31, 2009, 62% of our modular portfolio had equipment on rent for periods exceeding the original committed term. Generally, when a customer continues to rent the modular units beyond the contractual term, the equipment rents on a month-to-month basis. If a significant number of our rented modular units were returned during a short period of time, particularly those units that are rented on a month-to-month basis, a large supply of units would need to be remarketed. Our failure to effectively remarket a large influx of units returning from leases could negatively affect our financial performance and our ability to continue expanding our rental fleet. 24 Significant increases in raw material and labor costs could increase our acquisition cost of new modular rental units and repair and maintenance costs of our fleet, which would increase our operating costs and harm our profitability. We incur labor costs and purchase raw materials, including lumber, siding and roofing and other products to perform periodic repairs, modifications and refurbishments to maintain physical conditions of our modular units. The volume, timing and mix of maintenance and repair work on our rental equipment may vary quarter-to-quarter and year-to-year. Generally, increases in labor and raw material costs will also increase the acquisition cost of new modular units and increase the repair and maintenance costs of our fleet. We also maintain a fleet of service trucks and use subcontractor companies for delivery, set-up, return delivery and dismantle of modulars for our customers. We rely on our subcontractor service companies to meet customer demands for timely shipment and return, and the loss or inadequate number of subcontractor service companies may cause prices to increase, while negatively impacting our reputation and operating performance. During periods of rising prices for labor, raw materials or fuel, and in particular, when the prices increase rapidly or to levels significantly higher than normal, we may incur significant increases in our acquisition costs for new modular units and incur higher operating costs that we may not be able to recoup from our customers, which would reduce our profitability. Failure by third parties to manufacture our products timely or properly may harm our reputation and financial condition. We are dependent on third parties to manufacture our products even though we are able to purchase products from a variety of third-party suppliers. Mobile Modular purchases new modulars from various manufacturers who build to Mobile Modular’s design specifications. With the exception of Enviroplex, none of the principal suppliers are affiliated with the Company. During 2009, Mobile Modular purchased 23% of its modular product from one manufacturer. The Company believes that the loss of any of its primary manufacturers of modulars could have an adverse effect on its operations since Mobile Modular could experience higher prices and longer delivery lead times for modular product until other manufacturers were able to increase their production capacity. Failure to properly design, manufacture, repair and maintain the modular product may result in impairment charges, potential litigation and reduction of our operating results and cash flows. We estimate the useful life of the modular product to be 18 years with a residual value of 50%. However, proper design, manufacture, repairs and maintenance of the modular product during our ownership is required for the product to reach the estimated useful life of 18 years with a residual value of 50%. If we do not appropriately manage the design, manufacture, repair and maintenance of our modular product, or otherwise, delay or defer such repair or maintenance, we may be required to incur impairment charges for equipment that is beyond economic repair or incur significant capital expenditures to acquire new modular product to serve demand. In addition, these failures may result in personal injury or property damage claims, including claims based on presence of mold, and termination of leases or contracts by customers. Costs of contract performance, potential litigation, and profits lost from termination could accordingly reduce our future operating results and cash flows. Our warranty costs may increase. Sales of new relocatable modular buildings not manufactured by us are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. We provide ninety-day warranties on certain modular sales of used rental units and one-year warranties on equipment manufactured by our Enviroplex subsidiary. Historically, our warranty costs have not been significant, and we monitor the quality of our products closely. If a defect were to arise in the installation of our equipment at the customer’s facilities or in the equipment acquired from our suppliers or by our Enviroplex subsidiary, we may experience increased warranty claims. Such claims could disrupt our sales operations, damage our reputation and require costly repairs or other remedies, negatively impacting revenues and operating income. SPECIFIC RISKS RELATED TO OUR ELECTRONIC TEST EQUIPMENT BUSINESS SEGMENT: Market risk and cyclical downturns in the industries using test equipment may result in periods of low demand for our product resulting in excess inventory, impairment charges and reduction of our operating results and cash flows. TRS-RenTelco’s revenues are derived from the rental and sale of general purpose, communications and environmental test equipment to a broad range of companies, from Fortune 500 to middle and smaller market companies, in the aerospace, defense, communications, manufacturing and semiconductor industries. Electronic test equipment rental and sales revenues are primarily 25 affected by the business activity within these industries related to research and development, manufacturing, and communication infrastructure and maintenance. Historically, these industries have been cyclical and have experienced periodic downturns, which have a material adverse impact on the industry’s demand for equipment, including the electronic test equipment rented by us. We experienced this in 2002, as a result of a significant and prolonged downturn in the telecommunications industry, and recorded non-cash impairment charges of $24.1 million resulting from the depressed and low projected demand for the rental products coupled with high inventory levels, especially communications equipment. We expect the current U.S. recession and global economic downturn will continue to have an adverse effect on these industries’ demand for equipment in 2010, including the electronic test equipment rented by us. In addition, the severity and length of any downturn in an industry may also affect overall access to capital, which could adversely affect our customers. During periods of reduced and declining demand for test equipment, we are exposed to additional receivable risk from non-payment and may need to rapidly align our cost structure with prevailing market conditions. Seasonality of our electronic test equipment business may impact quarterly results. Generally, rental activity declines in the fourth quarter month of December and the first quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity due to holiday closures, particularly by larger companies, inclement weather and its impact on various field related communications equipment rentals, and companies’ operational recovery from holiday closures which may impact the start-up of new projects coming online in the first quarter. These seasonal factors may impact quarterly results in each year’s first and fourth quarter. Our rental test equipment may become obsolete, which could result in an impairment charge or may no longer be supported by a manufacturer. Electronic test equipment is characterized by changing technology and evolving industry standards that may render our existing equipment obsolete through new product introductions, or enhancements, before the end of its anticipated useful life, causing us to incur impairment charges. We must anticipate and keep pace with the introduction of new hardware, software and networking technologies and acquire equipment that will be marketable to our current and prospective customers. Additionally, some manufacturers of our equipment may be acquired or cease to exist, resulting in a future lack of support for equipment purchased from those manufacturers. This could result in the remaining useful life to shorten, causing us to incur an impairment charge. We monitor our manufacturers’ capacity to support their products, the introduction of new technologies, and acquire equipment that will be marketable to our current and prospective customers, however, the economic downturn could result in unexpected bankruptcies or reduced support from our manufacturers. Failure to properly select, manage and respond to the technological needs of our customers and changes of our products through their technology life cycle may cause certain electronic test equipment to become obsolete, resulting in impairment charges and may negatively impact operating results and cash flows. If we do not effectively compete in the rental equipment market, our operating results will be materially and adversely affected. The electronic test equipment rental business is characterized by intense competition from several competitors, including Electro Rent Corporation and Continental Resources, some of which may have access to greater financial and other resources than we do. Although no single competitor holds a dominant market share, we face intensifying competition from these established entities and new entrants in the market. We believe that we anticipate and keep pace with the introduction of new products and acquire equipment that will be marketable to our current and prospective customers. We compete on the basis of a number of factors, including product availability, price, service and reliability. Some of our competitors may offer similar equipment for lease, rental or sale at lower prices and may offer more extensive servicing, or financing options. Failure to adequately forecast the adoption of, and demand for, new or existing products may cause us not to meet our customers’ equipment requirements and may materially and adversely affect our operating results. If we are not able to obtain equipment at favorable rates, there could be a material adverse effect on our operating results. The majority of our rental equipment portfolio is comprised of general purpose test and measurement instruments purchased from leading manufacturers such as Agilent Technologies and Tektronix, a division of Danaher Corporation. We depend on purchasing equipment from these manufacturers and suppliers for use as our rental equipment. If, in the future, we are not able to 26 purchase necessary equipment from one or more of these suppliers on favorable terms, we may not be able to meet our customers’ demands in a timely manner or for a rental rate that generates a profit. If this should occur, we may not be able to secure necessary equipment from an alternative source on acceptable terms and our business may be materially and adversely affected. If we are not able to anticipate and mitigate the risks associated with operating internationally, there could be a material adverse effect on our operating results. Currently, total foreign country customers and operations account for less than 10% of the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets. In recent years some of our customers have expanded their international operations faster than domestic operations, and this trend may continue. Over time, we anticipate the amount of international business may increase if our focus on international market opportunities continues. Operating in foreign countries subjects the Company to additional risks, any of which may adversely impact our future operating results, including: • • • • • • • • • • international political, economic and legal conditions including tariffs and trade barriers; our ability to comply with customs, import/export and other trade compliance regulations of the countries in which we do business, together with any unexpected changes in such regulations; greater difficulty in our ability to recover rental equipment and obtain payment of the related trade receivables; difficulties in attracting and retaining staff and business partners to operate internationally; language and cultural barriers; seasonal reductions in business activities in the countries where our international customers are located; difficulty with the integration of foreign operations; longer payment cycles; currency fluctuations; and potential adverse tax consequences. Unfavorable currency exchange rates may negatively impact our financial results in U.S. dollar terms. We receive revenues in Canadian dollars from our business activities in Canada. Conducting business in currencies other than U.S. dollars subjects us to fluctuations in currency exchange rates. If the currency exchange rates change unfavorably, the value of net receivables we receive in foreign currencies and later convert to U.S. dollars after the unfavorable change would be diminished. This could have a negative impact on our reported operating results. We currently do not engage in hedging strategies to mitigate this risk. SPECIFIC RISKS RELATED TO OUR LIQUID AND SOLID CONTAINMENT TANKS AND BOXES BUSINESS SEGMENT: We may be brought into tort or environmental litigation or held responsible for cleanup of spills if an accident occurs in the use of our rental products or the customer fails to perform, which could materially adversely affect our business, future operating results or financial position. Our rental tanks and boxes are used by our customers to store non hazardous and certain hazardous liquids on the customer’s site. Our customers are generally responsible for proper operation of our tank and box rental equipment while on rent and returning a cleaned and undamaged container upon completion of use, but exceptions may be granted and we cannot always assure that these responsibilities are fully met in all cases. Although, we require the customer to carry commercial general liability insurance in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, such policies often contain pollution exclusions and other exceptions. Furthermore, we cannot be sure our liability insurance will always be sufficient. In addition, if an accident were to occur involving our rental equipment or a spill of substances were to occur when the tank or box was in transport or on rent with our customer, a claim could be made against us as owner of the rental equipment. In the event of a spill or accident, we may be brought into a lawsuit or enforcement action by either our customer or a third party on numerous potential grounds, including that an inherent flaw in a tank or box contributed to the accident or that the tank had suffered some undiscovered harm from a previous customer’s prior use. In the event of a spill caused by our customers, we may be 27 held responsible for cleanup under environmental laws and regulations concerning obligations of suppliers of rental products to effect remediation. In addition, applicable environmental laws and regulations may impose liability on us for conduct of third parties, or for actions that complied with applicable regulations when taken, regardless of negligence or fault. Substantial damage awards have also been made in certain jurisdictions against lessors of industrial equipment based claims of personal injury, property damage, and resource damage claims caused by the use of various products. While we try to take reasonable precautions that our rental equipment is in good and safe condition prior to rental and carry insurance to protect against certain risks of loss or accidents, liability could adversely impact our profitability. The liquid and solid storage and containment rental industry is highly competitive, and competitive pressures could lead to a decrease in our market share or in rental rates and our ability to sell equipment at favorable prices. The liquid and solid storage and containment rental industry is highly competitive. We compete against national, regional and local companies, including BakerCorp and Rain For Rent, both of which are significantly larger than we are and both of which have greater financial and marketing resources than we have. Some of our competitors also have longer operating histories, lower cost basis of rental equipment, lower cost structures and more established relationships with equipment manufacturers than we have. In addition, certain of our competitors are more geographically diverse than we are and have greater name recognition among customers than we do. As a result, our competitors that have these advantages may be better able to attract customers and provide their products and services at lower rental rates. We may in the future encounter increased competition in the markets that we serve from existing competitors or from new market entrants. We believe that equipment quality, service levels, rental rates and fleet size are key competitive factors in the liquid and solid containment storage rental industry. From time to time, we or our competitors may attempt to compete aggressively by lowering rental rates or prices. Competitive pressures could adversely affect our revenues and operating results by decreasing our market share or depressing the rental rates. To the extent we lower rental rates or increase our fleet in order to retain or increase market share, our operating margins would be adversely impacted. In addition, we may not be able to match a larger competitor’s price reductions or fleet investment because of its greater financial resources, all of which could adversely impact our operating results through a combination of a decrease in our market share, revenues and decreased operating income. Market risk, commodity price volatility and cyclical downturns in the industries using tanks and boxes may result in periods of low demand for our product resulting in excess inventory, impairment charges and reduction of our operating results and cash flows. Adler Tanks’ revenues are derived from the rental of tanks and boxes to companies involved in oil and gas exploration and refinement, environmental remediation and wastewater/groundwater treatment, infrastructure construction and various industrial services, among others. We expect tank and box rental revenues will primarily be affected by the business activity within these industries. Historically, these industries have been cyclical and have experienced periodic downturns, which have a material adverse impact on the industry’s demand for equipment, including the tanks and boxes rented by us. Lower oil or gas prices may have an adverse effect on our liquid and solid containment tank and boxes business if the price reduction causes customers to limit or stop exploration, extraction or refinement activities, resulting in lower demand for renting Adler Tank’s products. In addition, a continued U.S. recession may negatively impact infrastructure construction and industrial activity, which may also adversely affect our business. Seasonality of the liquid and solid storage and containment rental industry may impact quarterly results. Rental activity may decline in the fourth quarter month of December and the first quarter months of January and February. These months may have lower rental activity in parts of the country where inclement weather may delay, or suspend, a company’s project. The impact of these delays may be to decrease the number of tanks, or boxes, on rent until companies are able to resume their projects when weather improves. These seasonal factors may impact quarterly results in each year’s first and fourth quarter. Significant increases in raw material, the price of fuel, and labor costs could increase our acquisition and operating costs of rental equipment, which would increase operating costs and decrease profitability. Increases in raw material costs such as steel and labor to manufacture liquid and solid storage containment tanks and boxes would increase the cost of acquiring new equipment. These price increases could materially adversely impact our financial condition 28 and results of operations if we were not able to recoup these increases through higher rental revenues. In addition, a significant amount of revenues are generated from the transport of rental equipment to and from customers. We own delivery trucks, employ drivers and utilize subcontractors to provide these services. The price of fuel can be unpredictable and beyond our control. We have not been able to mitigate the expense impact of higher fuel costs through surcharges, and do not intend to do so in the future. During periods of rising fuel and labor costs, and in particular when prices increase rapidly, we may not be able recoup these costs from our customers, which would reduce our profitability. Failure by third parties to manufacture our products timely or properly may harm our ability to meet customer demand and harm our financial condition. We are dependent on a variety of third party companies to manufacture equipment to be used in our rental fleet. With the exception of Sabre Manufacturing, LLC, which is owned by the President of our Adler Tanks division, none of the manufacturers are affiliated with the Company. In some cases, we may not be able to procure equipment on a timely basis to the extent that manufacturers for the quantities of equipment we need are not able to produce sufficient inventory on schedules that meet our delivery requirements. In particular, we have seen weather-related slowdowns of manufacturing activity in the Northeast region of the U.S. in past winters. If demand for new equipment increases significantly, especially during a seasonal slowdown, manufacturers may not be able to meet customer orders on a timely basis. As a result, we at times may experience long lead-times for certain types of new equipment and we cannot assure that we will be able to acquire the types or sufficient numbers of the equipment we need to grow our rental fleet as quickly as we would like. We derive a significant amount of our revenue in our liquid and solid containment tank and boxes business from a limited number of customers, the loss of one or more of which could have an adverse effect on our business. A significant portion of our revenue in our liquid and solid containment tank and boxes business is generated from a few major customers. Although we have some long-term relationships with our major customers, we cannot be assured that our customers will continue to use our products or services or that they will continue to do so at historical levels. The loss of any significant customer, the failure to collect a significant receivable from a significant customer, any material reduction in orders by a significant customer or the cancellation of a significant customer order could significantly reduce our revenues and consequently harm our financial condition and our ability to fund our operations and service our debt. We may not be able to quickly redeploy equipment returning from leases at equivalent prices. Many of our rental transactions are short-term in nature with pricing established on a daily basis. The length of time that a customer needs equipment can often be difficult to determine and can be impacted by a number of factors such as weather, customer funding and project delays. In addition, our equipment is primarily used in the industrial plant services, environmental remediation, infrastructure construction, and oil and gas industries. Changes in the economic conditions facing any of those industries could result in a significant number of units returning off rent, both for us and our competitors If the supply of rental equipment available on the market significantly increases due to units coming off rent, demand for and pricing of our rental products could be adversely impacted. We may experience delays in remarketing our off-rent units to new customers. Actions in these circumstances by our competitors may also depress the market price for rental units. These delays and price pressures would adversely affect equipment utilization levels and total revenues, which would reduce our profitability. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments None. 29 ITEM 2. PROPERTIES. The Company’s four business segments currently conduct operations from the following locations: Relocatable Modular Buildings—Inventory centers, at which relocatable modular buildings are displayed, refurbished and stored are located in Livermore, California (San Francisco Bay Area), Mira Loma, California (Los Angeles Area), Pasadena, Texas (Houston Area) and in Auburndale, Florida (Orlando Area). The four inventory centers conduct rental and sales operations from modular buildings, serving as working models of the Company’s modular product. The Company also has a modular sales office in Charlotte, North Carolina from which the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland are served. Electronics—Electronic test equipment rental and sales operations are conducted from a facility in Grapevine, Texas (Dallas Area) and a sales office in Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec (Montreal, Canada Area). Liquid and Solid Containment Tanks and Boxes—The Company’s liquid and solid containment tank and boxes rental business is headquartered in Newark, New Jersey and operates from branch offices serving the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Southeast, Southwest and West. Enviroplex—The Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Enviroplex, manufactures modular buildings used primarily as classrooms in California from its facility in Stockton, California (San Francisco Bay Area). The following table sets forth for each property the total acres, square footage of office space, square footage of warehouse space and total square footage at December 31, 2009. Corporate Offices Livermore, California1 Plano, Texas3 Relocatable Modular Buildings Livermore, California1, 2,14 Tracy, California4 Mira Loma, California14 Riverside, California11 Pasadena, Texas Auburndale, Florida14 Seminole County, Florida12 Electronic Test Equipment Grapevine, Texas5 Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec6 Liquid and Solid Containment Tanks and Boxes Newark, New Jersey7 Hammonton, New Jersey8 Deer Park, Texas9 Chicago, Illinois10 Auburn, Massachusetts10 Randolph, Massachusetts10 Holland, Massachusetts10 Norfolk, Virginia10 Chesapeake, Virginia13 Enviroplex Stockton, California Total Acres Office Warehouse Total Square Footage — 2.6 137.2 6.5 78.5 17.4 50.0 122.5 5.0 — — 0.8 1.0 8.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 9.0 n/a 8.9 26,160 28,337 7,680 — 7,920 — 3,868 8,400 — — 10,773 53,440 — 45,440 — 24,000 95,902 — 26,160 39,110 61,120 — 53,360 — 27,868 104,302 — 45,000 12,500 71,895 — 116,895 12,500 3,000 — 3,000 — 500 — — — — 7,000 — 7,000 — — — — — — 10,000 — 10,000 — 500 — — — — 2,091 105,985 108,076 463.4 148,456 421,435 569,891 1 2 The modular building complex in Livermore, California is 33,840 square feet and includes the corporate offices and modulars branch operations. Of the 137.2 acres, 2.2 acres with an 8,000 square foot warehouse facility is leased to a third party on a month to month basis, 2.2 acres are leased to a third party through October 2010 and 33.3 acres are undeveloped. 30 3 Of the 39,110 square feet, 19,181 square feet are leased to a third party through February 2011 and 19,929 square feet are leased to a third party through September 2012. This facility is leased through August 2010. This facility is leased through December 2018. This facility is leased through December 2010. This facility is leased through December 2013. This facility is leased through June 2010. This facility is leased through December 2013. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This facility is leased on a month to month basis 11 Multiple parcels of land leased through April – August of 2011. 12 This facility is leased through April 2010. 13 This facility is leased through August 2010. 14 Adler Tanks also operates out of this facility. n/a Not Available ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. The Company is involved in various lawsuits and routine claims arising out of the normal course of its business. The Company maintains insurance coverage for its operations and employees with appropriate aggregate, per occurrence and deductible limits as the Company reasonably determines necessary or prudent with current operations and historical experience. The major policies include coverage for property, general liability, auto, directors and officers, health, and workers’ compensation insurances. In the opinion of management, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance, if any, under any pending litigation and claims, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or operating results of the Company. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS. Not applicable. 31 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASE OF EQUITY SECURITIES. The Company’s common stock is traded in the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MGRC”. The market prices (as quoted by NASDAQ) and cash dividends declared, per share of the Company’s common stock, by calendar quarter for the past two years were as follows: Stock Activity High Low Close Dividends Declared 2009 2008 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q 4Q 3Q 2Q 1Q $23.20 $19.27 $22.36 $0.22 $22.78 $17.01 $21.27 $0.22 $24.76 $15.08 $19.06 $0.22 $24.05 $12.01 $15.76 $0.22 $28.67 $14.40 $21.36 $0.20 $32.46 $23.85 $28.82 $0.20 $28.55 $22.85 $24.59 $0.20 $26.13 $16.51 $24.11 $0.20 As of February 26, 2010, the Company’s common stock was held by approximately 60 shareholders of record, which does not include shareholders whose shares are held in street or nominee name. The Company believes that when holders in street or nominee name are added, the number of holders of the Company’s common stock exceeds 500. The Company has declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock every quarter since 1990. The total amount of cash dividends paid by the Company in 2009 and 2008 is discussed under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Liquidity and Capital Resources.” Subject to its continued profitability and favorable cash flow, the Company intends to continue the payment of quarterly dividends. The Company has in the past made purchases of shares of its common stock from time to time in the over-the-counter market (NASDAQ) and/or through privately negotiated, block transactions under an authorization of the Company’s board of directors. Shares repurchased by the Company are cancelled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued stock. There were no repurchases of common stock in 2009. During 2008 and 2007, the Company repurchased 968,746 and 797,643 shares of common stock, respectively, for an aggregate repurchase price of $21.9 million and $20.2 million or an average price of $22.61 and $25.31 per share, respectively. On May 14, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In connection with this authorization, the Board of Directors terminated its previous share repurchase authorization announced on March 21, 2003. As of February 26, 2010, 2,000,000 shares remain authorized for repurchase. 32 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA. The following table summarizes the Company’s selected financial data for the five years ended December 31, 2009 and should be read in conjunction with the detailed Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes reported in Item 8 below. Selected Consolidated Financial Data (in thousands, except per share data) Operations Data Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Costs and Expenses Direct Costs of Rental Operations Depreciation of Rental Equipment Rental Related Services Other Total Direct Costs of Rental Operations Costs of Sales Total Costs of Revenues Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Expenses Income from Operations Interest Expense Income before Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes Income before Minority Interest Minority Interest in Income of Subsidiary Net Income Earnings Per Share: Basic Diluted Shares Used in Per Share Calculations: Basic Diluted Balance Sheet Data (at period end) Rental Equipment, at cost Rental Equipment, net Total Assets Notes Payable Shareholders’ Equity Shares Issued and Outstanding Book Value Per Share Debt (Total Liabilities) to Equity Debt (Notes Payable) to Equity Return on Average Equity Cash Dividends Declared Per Common Share 2009 Year Ended December 31, 2006 2007 2008 2005 $186,442 33,352 $197,236 34,080 $185,317 34,713 $168,940 31,599 $152,316 26,460 219,794 53,376 2,473 231,316 70,404 2,439 220,030 57,829 2,550 200,539 64,085 2,442 178,776 90,823 2,581 275,643 304,159 280,409 267,066 272,180 57,215 25,271 33,147 57,115 24,728 36,661 51,642 24,257 33,363 45,353 21,830 33,576 115,633 38,695 118,504 49,917 109,262 40,591 100,759 44,481 44,178 17,893 29,292 91,363 67,378 154,328 168,421 149,853 145,240 158,741 121,315 60,236 135,738 58,059 130,556 50,026 121,826 45,499 113,439 39,819 61,079 7,105 53,974 20,649 33,325 — 77,679 9,977 67,702 26,498 41,204 — 80,530 10,719 69,811 27,337 42,474 64 76,327 10,760 65,567 24,209 41,358 280 73,620 7,890 65,730 24,649 41,081 262 $ 33,325 $ 41,204 $ 42,410 $ 41,078 $ 40,819 $ $ 1.40 1.40 $ $ 1.74 1.72 $ $ 1.68 1.67 $ $ 1.65 1.63 $ $ 1.65 1.61 23,745 23,869 23,740 23,944 25,231 25,443 24,948 25,231 24,668 25,331 $827,458 $550,220 $757,936 $247,334 $267,413 23,795 $ 11.24 1.83 0.92 12.7% 0.88 $ 33 $805,744 $552,238 $784,497 $305,500 $249,880 23,709 10.54 2.11 1.22 17.1% 0.80 $ $ $707,426 $486,014 $642,236 $197,729 $244,031 24,578 9.93 1.63 0.81 17.2% 0.72 $ $ $638,501 $451,342 $585,542 $165,557 $230,792 25,090 9.20 1.54 0.72 19.2% 0.64 $ $ $562,935 $406,433 $543,160 $163,232 $198,469 24,832 7.99 1.73 0.82 22.5% 0.56 $ $ To supplement the Company’s financial data presented on a basis consistent with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), the Company presents Adjusted EBITDA which is defined by the Company as net income before minority interest in income of subsidiary, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and non-cash stock-based compensation. interest expense, provision for The Company presents Adjusted EBITDA as a financial measure as management believes it provides useful information to investors regarding the Company’s liquidity and financial condition and because management, as well as the Company’s lenders use this measure in evaluating the performance of the Company. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA as a supplement to GAAP measures to further evaluate the Company’s period-to-period operating performance and evaluate the Company’s ability to meet future capital expenditure and working capital requirements. Management believes the exclusion of non-cash charges, including stock-based compensation, is useful in measuring the Company’s cash available to operations and the performance of the Company. Because the Company finds Adjusted EBITDA useful, the Company believes its investors will also find Adjusted EBITDA useful in evaluating the Company’s performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, cash flows, or other consolidated income or cash flow data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States or as a measure of the Company’s profitability or liquidity. Adjusted EBITDA is not in accordance with or an alternative for GAAP, and may be different from non—GAAP measures used by other companies. Unlike EBITDA which may be used by other companies or investors, Adjusted EBITDA does not include stock-based compensation charges and income from the minority interest in the Company’s Enviroplex subsidiary. The Company believes that Adjusted EBITDA is of limited use in that it does not reflect all of the amounts associated with the Company’s results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and does not accurately reflect real cash flow. In addition, other companies may not use Adjusted EBITDA or may use other non-GAAP measures, limiting the usefulness of Adjusted EBITDA. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should only be used to evaluate the Company’s results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures. The presentation of Adjusted EBITDA is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the most directly comparable GAAP measures. The Company compensates for the limitations of Adjusted EBITDA by relying upon GAAP results to gain a complete picture of the Company’s performance. Since Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company includes in the tables below reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA (dollar amounts in thousands) Net Income Minority Interest in Income of Subsidiary1 Provision for Income Taxes Interest Expense Income from Operations Depreciation and Amortization Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Adjusted EBITDA2 Adjusted EBITDA Margin3 2009 $ 33,325 — 20,649 7,105 61,079 63,130 3,598 Year Ended December 31, 2006 2007 2008 $ 41,204 — 26,498 9,977 $ 42,410 64 27,337 10,719 $ 41,078 280 24,209 10,760 77,679 60,416 3,766 80,530 54,002 3,457 76,327 47,461 3,125 2005 $ 40,819 262 24,649 7,890 73,620 46,433 44 $127,807 $141,861 $137,989 $126,913 $120,097 46% 47% 49% 48% 44% 34 Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities (dollar amounts in thousands) 2009 Year Ended December 31, 2006 2007 2008 2005 Adjusted EBITDA2 Interest Paid Net Income Taxes (Paid) Refunds Received Gain on Sale of Rental Equipment Change in certain assets and liabilities: Accounts Receivable, net Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities Deferred Income Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities $127,807 (7,412) 3,321 (10,892) $141,861 (10,073) (4,581) (11,185) $137,989 (10,718) (14,424) (10,027) $126,913 (10,511) (17,248) (9,747) $120,097 (7,799) (22,871) (9,662) 15,510 4,079 (6,702) (3,311) (13,341) (2,475) (575) (893) (7,227) (1,721) (2,076) 3,096 4,590 148 7,254 (2,280) (9,134) (1,312) 10,223 2,311 $122,400 $ 98,738 $ 94,892 $ 99,119 $ 81,853 1 2 3 In November of 2007, the Company purchased the remaining minority interest in Enviroplex, a classroom manufacturing business selling modular classrooms in California. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before minority interest in income of subsidiary, interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation and non-cash impairment charges. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues for the period. Adjusted EBITDA is a component of two restrictive financial covenants for the Company’s unsecured line of credit and senior notes. These instruments contain financial covenants requiring the Company to not: • • Permit the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) to fixed charges as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio for the line of credit and the senior notes was 3.32 and 3.53, respectively. Permit the consolidated leverage ratio of funded debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) at any time during any period of four consecutive quarters to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 1.94. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with each of these aforementioned covenants. There are no anticipated trends that the Company is aware of that would indicate non-compliance with these covenants, though, significant deterioration in our financial performance could impact the Company’s ability to comply with these covenants. 35 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS. The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward- looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those set forth in this section as well as those discussed under Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this document. This discussion should be read together with the financial statements and the related notes thereto set forth in “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.” Results of Operations General The Company, incorporated in 1979, is a leading rental provider of relocatable modular buildings for classroom and office space, electronic test equipment for general purpose and communications needs, and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes. The Company’s primary emphasis is on equipment rentals. The Company is comprised of four business segments: (1) its modular building rental division (“Mobile Modular”); (2) its electronic test equipment rental division (“TRS-RenTelco”); (3) its containment solutions for the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids (“Adler Tanks”) and; (4) its classroom manufacturing business selling modular buildings used primarily as classrooms in California (“Enviroplex”). In 2009, Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco, Adler Tanks and Enviroplex contributed 78%, 16%, 8% and negative 2% of the Company’s income before provision for taxes (the equivalent of “pretax income”), respectively, compared to 67%, 28%, 1% and 4% for 2008. Although managed as a separate business unit, Enviroplex’s revenues, pretax income contribution and total assets are not significant relative to the Company’s consolidated financial position. The Company generates the majority of its revenue from the rental of relocatable modular buildings, electronic test equipment and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes on operating leases with sales of equipment occurring in the normal course of business. The Company requires significant capital outlay to purchase its rental inventory and recovers its investment through rental and sales revenues. Rental revenue and other services negotiated as part of the lease agreement with the customer and related costs are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Sales revenue and related costs are recognized upon delivery and installation of the equipment to the customer. Sales revenues are less predictable and can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer demands and requirements. Generally, rental revenues recover the equipment’s capitalized cost in a short period of time relative to the equipment’s rental life and when sold, sale proceeds are above its net book value. The Company’s growth in rental assets has been primarily funded through internal cash flow and conventional bank financing. The Company’s rental operations include rental and rental related service revenues which comprised approximately 80% of consolidated revenues in 2009 and 78% for the three years ended December 31, 2009. Over the past three years modulars comprised approximately 57%, electronic test equipment comprised approximately 39% and tanks and boxes comprised approximately 4% of the cumulative rental operations revenues. The Company’s direct costs of rental operations include depreciation of rental equipment, rental related service costs, impairment of rental equipment, and other direct costs of rental operations which include direct labor, supplies, repairs, insurance, property taxes, license fees and amortization of certain lease costs. The Company also sells modular, electronic test equipment and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes that are new, previously rented, or manufactured by its subsidiary, Enviroplex. The renting and selling of some modular equipment requires a dealer’s license, which the Company has obtained from the appropriate governmental agencies. Sales and other revenues of modular, electronic test equipment and tanks and boxes have comprised approximately 20% and 22% of the Company’s consolidated revenues in 2009 and over the last three years, respectively. During these three years, modulars comprised approximately 63% and electronics represented approximately 37% of sales and other revenues. The Company’s cost of sales includes the carrying value of the equipment sold and the direct costs associated with the equipment sold such as delivery, installation, modifications and related site work. The rental and sale of modulars to public school districts comprised 28%, 30% and 30% of the Company’s consolidated rental and sales revenues for 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. (For more information, see “Item 1. Business—Relocatable Modular Buildings—Classroom Rentals and Sales to Public Schools (K-12)” above.) Selling and administrative expenses primarily include personnel and benefit costs, depreciation and amortization, bad debt expense, advertising costs, and professional service fees. The Company believes that sharing of common facilities, financing, senior 36 management, and operating and accounting systems by all of the Company’s operations, results in an efficient use of overhead. Historically, the Company’s operating margins have been impacted favorably to the extent its costs and expenses are leveraged over a large installed customer base. However, there can be no assurance as to the Company’s ability to maintain a large installed customer base or ability to sustain its historical operating margins. Recent Developments In February 2010, the Company announced that the board of directors declared a cash dividend of $0.225 per common share for the quarter ended March 31, 2010, an increase of 2% over the prior year’s comparable quarter. On August 4, 2009 the Company executed an amendment to the 5.08% senior notes due in 2011 to amend and restate the Consolidated Leverage Ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (as defined) to 2.50 to 1.00 from the previous ratio of 2.25 to 1.00. In addition, EBITDA shall now be calculated on a pro forma basis to give effect, as of the first day of the relevant period, to any approved acquisition or disposition of a Subsidiary (as defined) or business division which was effected during the relevant period. Also, the limit of Priority Debt (as defined) was modified to an amount not to exceed $30.0 million, from the previous commitment of an amount not to exceed 15% of Tangible Net Worth (as defined). The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the results of operations as a percentage of revenues and the percentage of changes in the amount of such of items as compared to the amount in the indicated prior period: Percent of Revenues Percent Change Three Years 2009–2007 Year Ended December 31, 2009 over 2009 2007 2008 2008 2008 over 2007 Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Costs and Expenses Direct Costs of Rental Operations Depreciation of Rental Equipment Rental Related Services Other Total Direct Costs of Rental Operations Cost of Sales Total Costs Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Income from Operations Interest Expense Income before Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes Income before Minority Interest Minority Interest in Income of Subsidiary Net Income nm = not meaningful 66% 12 78 21 1 68% 12 80 19 1 65% 11 76 23 1 66% 12 78 21 1 -5% -2 -5 -24 1 6% -2 5 22 -4 100% 100% 100% 100% -9% 8% 19 9 12 40 15 55 45 20 25 3 22 8 14 nm 21 9 12 42 14 56 44 22 22 2 20 8 19 8 12 39 16 55 45 20 25 3 22 8 12 — 14 — 18 9 12 39 14 53 47 18 29 4 25 10 15 nm — 2 -10 -2 -22 -8 -11 4 -21 -29 -20 -20 -20 nm 11 3 10 9 23 13 4 16 -4 -7 -3 -3 -3 nm 14% 12% 14% 15% -20% -3% 37 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2009 Compared to Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 Overview Consolidated revenues in 2009 decreased 9%, to $275.6 million from $304.2 million in 2008. Consolidated net income in 2009 decreased 20%, to $32.9 million, or $1.38 per diluted share, from $41.2 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, in 2008. The Company’s year over year consolidated revenue decrease was due to lower rental and sales revenues from rental operations and lower sales revenues. For 2009, on a consolidated basis, • Gross profit decreased $14.4 million, or 11%, to $121.3 million, with gross profit of TRS-RenTelco decreasing $15.4 million or 32% due to lower gross profit on rental and sales revenues. Mobile Modular’s gross profit decreased $7.9 million or 10% due to lower gross profit on rental, rental related service and sales revenues. Enviroplex’s gross profit decreased $4.1 million primarily due to $12.1 million lower sales revenues. Adler Tanks gross profit was $13.9 million in 2009. • • • • Selling and administrative expenses increased $2.2 million, or 4% to $60.2 million, with the increase primarily due to increased selling and administrative expenses of Adler Tanks not present in 2008 and higher depreciation expenses, partly offset by lower personnel costs at Mobile Modular and TRS-RenTelco. Interest expense decreased $2.9 million, to $7.1 million from $10.0 million in 2008 primarily due to lower net average interest rates (2.5% in 2009 compared to 4.4% in 2008) partly offset by higher average debt levels of the Company. Pretax income contributions were 78% and 16% by Mobile Modular and TRS-RenTelco, respectively, in 2009, compared to 67% and 28%, respectively, in 2008. Pretax contribution by Adler Tanks was 8% in 2009. These results are discussed on a segment basis below. Pre-tax income contribution by Enviroplex decreased to negative 2% from 4% in 2008. Provision for income taxes resulted in an effective tax rate of 38.3%, down from 39.1% in 2008 due to higher business levels outside of California in states with lower tax rates, primarily resulting from the first full year of the acquired Adler Tanks operations. Looking forward, the Company estimates an effective tax rate of 38.8% in 2010, based on the expected revenue distribution by state. However, there can be no assurance that such expected revenue distribution by state will be achieved, which could cause the Company’s effective tax rate to change. • Adjusted EBITDA decreased $14.1 million, or 10%, to $127.8 million compared to $141.9 million in 2008 resulting primarily from lower income from operations of Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco and Enviroplex. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash stock- based compensation. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities and net income to Adjusted EBITDA can be found in “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.” on page 33. 38 Mobile Modular For 2009, Mobile Modular’s total revenues decreased $17.8 million, or 11%, to $143.3 million primarily due to lower rental and rental related services revenues. The revenue decrease, partly offset by higher gross margin on rental revenues, lower selling and administrative expenses and lower interest expense, resulted in a decrease in pre-tax income of $3.4 million, or 8%, to $42.1 million in 2009. The following table summarizes year-to-year results for each revenue and gross profit category, income from operations, pretax income, and other selected data. Mobile Modular—2009 compared to 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Gross Profit Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Expenses Income from Operations Interest Expense Allocation Pre-tax Income Other Information Depreciation of Rental Equipment Average Rental Equipment1 Average Rental Equipment on Rent1 Average Monthly Total Yield2 Average Utilization3 Average Monthly Rental Rate4 Period End Rental Equipment1 Period End Utilization3 Year Ended December 31, Increase (Decrease) 2009 2008 $ % $ 92,331 25,174 $103,236 31,484 $(10,905) (6,310) 117,505 25,201 581 134,720 25,796 543 (17,215) (595) 38 -11% -20% -13% -2% 7% $143,287 $161,059 $(17,772) -11% $ 59,865 6,498 $ 65,278 8,992 $ (5,413) (2,494) 66,363 6,653 581 73,597 27,308 46,289 4,199 74,270 6,699 543 81,512 29,281 52,231 6,694 (7,907) (46) 38 (7,915) (1,973) (5,942) (2,495) -8% -28% -11% -1% -7% -10% -7% -11% -37% $ 42,090 $ 45,537 $ (3,447) -8% $ 13,718 $478,764 $351,515 $ 13,311 $461,848 $376,909 $ 407 $ 16,916 $(25,394) 1.61% 73.4% 2.19% 1.86% 81.6% 2.28% $485,943 $476,368 $ 9,575 69.0% 81.0% 3% 4% -7% -14% -10% -4% 2% -15% 1 2 3 4 Average and Period End Rental Equipment represents the cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Monthly Total Yield is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment, for the period. Period End Utilization is calculated by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Utilization for the period is calculated using the average cost of the rental equipment. Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment on rent, for the period. 39 Mobile Modular’s gross profit for 2009 decreased $7.9 million to $73.6 million from $81.5 million in 2008. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008: • Gross Profit on Rental Revenues—Rental revenues decreased $10.9 million, or 11%, compared to 2008, primarily due to the decline in demand for commercial buildings and higher returns of classroom buildings in our education markets. The rental revenues decrease was due to 4% lower average monthly rental rates and 7% lower average rental equipment on rent. As a percentage of rental revenues, depreciation was 15% in 2009 and 13% in 2008 and other direct costs were 20% in 2009 compared to 24% in 2008, which resulted in gross margin percentage of 65% in 2009 and 63% in 2008. The lower rental revenues, partly offset by higher rental margins, resulted in gross profit on rental revenues decreasing $5.4 million, or 8%, to $59.9 million from $65.3 million in 2008. • Gross Profit on Rental Related Services—Rental related services revenues decreased $6.3 million, or 20%, compared to 2008. Most of these service revenues are negotiated with the initial lease and are recognized on a straight-line basis with the associated costs over the initial term of the lease. The decrease in rental related services revenues was primarily attributable to changes in the mix of leases and the amortization of associated service revenues in 2009 as compared to 2008. The lower revenues combined with lower gross margin percentage of 26% in 2009 compared with 29% in 2008 resulted in rental related services gross profit decreasing $2.5 million, or 28%, to $6.5 million from $9.0 million in 2008. • Gross Profit on Sales—Sales revenues decreased $0.6 million, or 2%, compared to 2008 resulting in comparable sales gross profit of $6.7 million in each of 2009 and 2008. Sales occur routinely as a normal part of Mobile Modular’s rental business; however, these sales can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer requirements, equipment availability and funding. For 2009, Mobile Modular’s selling and administrative expenses decreased $2.0 million, or 7%, to $27.3 million from $29.3 million in 2008, primarily due to lower personnel costs, partly offset by increased depreciation expense, and represented 30% of rental revenues in 2009 compared with 28% in 2008. 40 TRS-RenTelco For 2009, TRS-RenTelco’s total revenues decreased $21.9 million, or 18%, to $99.9 million, primarily due to lower rental and sales revenues. Pre-tax income decreased $10.6 million to $8.5 million from $19.1 million for 2008, primarily due to lower gross profit on rental and sales revenues, partly offset by lower selling and administrative expenses and lower interest expense. The following table summarizes year-to-year results for each revenue and gross profit category, income from operations, pretax income, and other selected data. TRS-RenTelco—2009 compared to 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Gross Profit Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Expenses Income from Operations Interest Expense Allocation Pre-tax Income Other Information Depreciation of Rental Equipment Average Rental Equipment1 Average Rental Equipment on Rent1 Average Monthly Total Yield2 Average Utilization3 Average Monthly Rental Rate4 Period End Rental Equipment1 Period End Utilization3 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 Increase (Decrease) % $ $ 75,500 1,970 $ 92,982 2,024 $(17,482) (54) 77,470 20,586 1,858 95,006 24,948 1,896 (17,536) (4,362) (38) -19% -3% -18% -17% -2% $ 99,914 $121,850 $(21,936) -18% $ 23,855 72 $ 37,507 117 $(13,652) (45) 23,927 6,788 1,858 32,573 21,878 10,695 2,213 37,624 8,442 1,896 47,962 25,237 22,725 3,663 (13,697) (1,654) (38) (15,389) (3,359) (12,030) (1,450) -36% -38% -36% -20% -2% -32% -13% -53% -40% $ 8,482 $ 19,062 $(10,580) -56% $ 40,175 $247,743 $152,234 $ 43,599 $250,173 $170,388 $ (3,424) $ (2,430) $(18,154) 2.54% 61.4% 4.13% 3.10% 68.1% 4.55% $238,934 $255,420 $(16,486) 63.1% 64.0% -8% -1% -11% -18% -10% -9% -6% -1% 1 2 3 4 Average and Period End Rental Equipment represents the cost of rental equipment excluding accessory equipment. Average Monthly Total Yield is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment, for the period. Period End Utilization is calculated by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding accessory equipment. Average Utilization for the period is calculated using the average costs of the rental equipment. Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment on rent, for the period. 41 TRS-RenTelco’s gross profit for 2009 decreased 32%, to $32.6 million from $48.0 million in 2008. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 compared to the same period in 2008: • Gross Profit on Rental Revenues—Compared to 2008, rental revenues decreased $17.5 million, or 19%, while depreciation expense decreased $3.4 million, or 8%, resulting in a decrease of $13.7 million, or 36%, in gross profit on rental revenues of to $23.9 million in 2009. The rental revenues decrease was due to 9% lower average monthly rental rates and 11% lower average rental equipment on rent as compared to 2008. The rental rate decrease was due to account penetration and other competitive pressures, and to a lesser extent the phasing out of TRS acquired equipment having lower original cost compared to new equipment purchases and a greater mix of general purpose test equipment that typically has lower rental rates, but longer depreciable lives, compared to communications test equipment. • Gross Profit on Sales—Sales revenues decreased $4.4 million, or 17%, compared to 2008. Gross margin percentage was 33% in 2009, compared to 34% in 2008, primarily due to lower gross margin on new and used equipment sales resulting in gross profit on sales decreasing 20%, to $6.8 million from $8.4 million in 2008. Sales occur routinely as a normal part of TRS-RenTelco’s rental business; however, these sales and related gross margins can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer requirements, equipment availability and funding. For 2009, TRS-RenTelco’s selling and administrative expenses decreased 13%, to $21.9 million from $25.2 million in 2008, primarily attributable to lower personnel costs. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of rental revenues were 29% in 2009 and 27% in 2008. 42 Adler Tanks For 2009, Adler Tanks reported pre-tax income of $4.5 million, which resulted from rental revenues of $18.6 million, with gross profit on rental revenues of $12.4 million. Sales revenues in the twelve months ended December 31, 2009 were $0.2 million. Selling and administrative expenses were $8.6 million in 2009. The following table summarizes year-to-year results for each revenue and gross profit category, income from operations, pre-tax income, and other selected information. Adler Tanks—2009 compared to 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Gross Profit Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Expenses Income from Operations Interest Expense Allocation Pre-tax Income Other Information Depreciation of Rental Equipment Average Rental Equipment1 Average Rental Equipment on Rent1 Average Monthly Total Yield2 Average Utilization3 Average Monthly Rental Rate4 Period End Rental Equipment1 Period End Utilization3 Year Ended December 31, 20085 2009 Increase (Decrease) % $ $18,611 6,208 $ 1,018 572 $17,593 5,636 nm nm 24,819 170 34 1,590 176 — 23,229 nm (6) nm nm 34 $25,023 $ 1,766 $23,257 nm $12,360 1,511 $ 13,871 5 34 13,910 8,566 5,344 893 $ 4,451 $ 675 243 918 8 — 926 354 572 56 516 $ 3,322 $59,276 $37,255 2.62% 62.9% 4.16% $74,867 $ 205 nm nm nm nm nm $43,679 67.6% 70.3% $11,685 1,268 nm nm 12,953 nm (3) nm nm 34 nm 12,984 8,212 nm 4,772 nm 837 nm $ 3,935 nm $ 3,117 nm $31,188 71% 1 2 3 Average and Period End Rental Equipment represents the cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Monthly Total Yield is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment, for the period. Period End Utilization is calculated by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Utilization for the period is calculated using the average cost of the rental equipment. Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment on rent, for the period. Represents Adler Tanks results since its acquisition on December 11, 2008 through December 31, 2008. 4 5 nm = not meaningful. 43 Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2008 Compared to Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2007 Overview Consolidated revenues in 2008 increased $23.8 million, or 8%, to $304.2 million from $280.4 million in 2007. Consolidated net income in 2008 decreased $1.2 million, or 3%, to $41.2 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, from $42.4 million, or $1.67 per diluted share, in 2007. The Company’s year over year revenue increase was due to higher revenues from rental operations and higher sales revenues. Mobile Modular’s rental revenues increased 3% to $103.2 million, resulting from continued education market demand for classroom product in California and Florida with gross profit on rents increasing 1% to $65.3 million. TRS-RenTelco’s rental revenues increased 10% to $93.0 million, with gross profit on rents increasing 6% to $37.5 million. Adler Tanks was acquired on December 11, 2008 and contributed $1.8 million and $0.5 million to the consolidated revenues and pretax income, respectively. For 2008, on a consolidated basis, • Gross profit increased $5.2 million, or 4%, to $135.7 million, with the increase primarily due to higher gross profit on rental and sales revenues by TRS-RenTelco and higher gross profit on sales revenues by Enviroplex, partly offset by lower total gross profit by Mobile Modular. • • • • Selling and administrative expenses increased $8.0 million, or 16% to $58.1 million, with the increase primarily attributable to higher personnel and benefit costs associated with business growth, data processing, depreciation and bad debt expenses. Interest expense decreased $0.7 million, to $10.0 million from $10.7 million in 2007 primarily due to lower net average interest rates partly offset by the impact of the Company’s 26% higher average debt levels in 2008. Pretax income contributions were 67% and 28% by Mobile Modular and TRS-RenTelco, respectively, in 2008, compared to 71% and 28%, respectively, in 2007. These results are discussed on a segmental basis below. Provision for income taxes resulted in an effective tax rate of 39.1% as compared with 39.2% in 2007. • Adjusted EBITDA increased $3.9 million, or 3%, to $141.9 million compared to $138.0 million in 2007 resulting primarily from improved income from operations of TRS-RenTelco and Enviroplex. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before minority interest in income of subsidiary, interest expense, provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization and non-cash stock-based compensation. A reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities and net income to Adjusted EBITDA can be found in “Item 6. Selected Financial Data.” on page 33. 44 Mobile Modular For 2008, Mobile Modular’s total revenues decreased $2.5 million, or 2%, to $161.1 million due to lower sales and rental related services revenues, partly offset by higher rental revenues during 2008. The revenue decrease and lower gross margin on rental and rental related services revenues resulted in a decrease in pre-tax income of $3.6 million, or 7%, to $45.5 million in 2008. The following table summarizes year-to-year results for each revenue and gross profit category, pretax income, and other selected data. Mobile Modular—2008 compared to 2007 (dollar amounts in thousands) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Gross Profit Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Gross Profit Pre-tax Income Other Information Depreciation of Rental Equipment Interest Expense Allocation Average Rental Equipment1 Average Rental Equipment on Rent1 Average Monthly Total Yield2 Average Utilization3 Average Monthly Rental Rate4 Period End Rental Equipment1 Period End Utilization3 Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 Increase (Decrease) % $ $103,236 31,484 $100,541 32,982 $ 2,695 (1,498) 3% -5% 134,720 25,796 543 133,523 29,349 654 1,197 (3,553) (111) 1% -12% -17% $161,059 $163,526 $ (2,467) -2% $ 65,278 8,992 $ 64,847 10,422 74,270 6,699 543 75,269 7,855 654 431 (1,430) (999) (1,156) (111) $ 81,512 $ 83,778 $ (2,266) $ 45,537 $ 49,164 $ (3,627) $ 13,311 6,694 $ $461,848 $376,909 $ 12,383 7,575 $ $427,859 $352,230 $ 928 $ (881) $33,989 $24,679 1.86% 81.6% 2.28% 1.96% 82.3% 2.38% $476,368 $448,771 $27,597 81.0% 82.8% 1% -14% -1% -15% -17% -3% -7% 7% -12% 8% 7% -5% -1% -4% 6% -2% 1 2 3 4 Average and Period End Rental Equipment represents the cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Monthly Total Yield is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment, for the period. Period End Utilization is calculated by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. Average Utilization for the period is calculated using the average cost of the rental equipment. Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment on rent, for the period. 45 Mobile Modular’s gross profit for 2008 decreased $2.3 million, or 3%, to $81.5 million from $83.8 million in 2007. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007: • Gross Profit on Rental Revenues—Rental revenues increased $2.7 million, or 3%, compared to 2007, primarily due to the continued education market demand for classrooms, partly offset by decreased demand for commercial buildings. The rental revenue increase was due to an 8% increase in average rental equipment, partly offset by a 5% lower average total yield due to 1% lower utilization and 4% lower rental rate. As a percentage of rental revenues, depreciation was 13% in 2008 and 12% in 2007, with other direct costs increasing from 23% in 2007 to 24% in 2008, resulting in a gross margin percentage of 63% in 2008 compared to 65% in 2007. The higher other direct costs was primarily due to higher inventory center material costs incurred to prepare used equipment in 2008 compared to 2007. The higher rental revenues, partly offset by lower gross margin percentage resulted in rental gross profit increasing 1%, to $65.3 million from $64.8 million in 2007. • Gross Profit on Rental Related Services—Rental related services revenues decreased $1.5 million, or 5%, compared to 2007. Most of these service revenues are negotiated with the initial lease and are recognized on a straight-line basis with the associated costs over the initial term of the lease. The decrease in rental related services revenues was primarily attributable to changes in the mix of leases and the associated amortization of associated service revenues during 2008 as compared to 2007. The lower revenues combined with lower gross margin percentage of 29% in 2008 compared with 32% in 2007 resulted in rental related services gross profit decreasing $1.4 million, or 14%, to $9.0 million from $10.4 million in 2007. • Gross Profit on Sales—Sales revenues decreased $3.6 million, or 12%, compared to 2007. Sales occur routinely as a normal part of Mobile Modular’s rental business; however, these sales can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer requirements, equipment availability and funding. Lower sales volume combined with lower gross margin percentage of 26% in 2008 compared with 27% in 2007, resulted in sales gross profit decreasing $1.2 million, or 15%, to $6.7 million from $7.9 million in 2007. For 2008, Mobile Modular’s selling and administrative expenses increased $2.2 million, or 8%, to $29.3 million from $27.1 million in 2007, primarily attributable to higher personnel and benefit costs to support revenue growth and increased depreciation expense, and represented 28% of rental revenues in 2008 compared with 27% in 2007. 46 TRS-RenTelco For 2008, TRS-RenTelco’s total revenues increased $15.6 million, or 15%, to $121.9 million, primarily due to higher rental and sales revenues. The increase in revenues was offset by higher selling and administrative expenses and lower gross margin on rental and sales revenues, which resulted in a pretax income decrease of 3%, to $19.1 million from $19.7 million in 2007. The following table summarizes year-to-year results for each revenue and gross profit category, pretax income, and other selected data. TRS-RenTelco—2008 compared to 2007 (dollar amounts in thousands) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Gross Profit Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Gross Profit Pre-tax Income Other Information Depreciation of Rental Equipment Interest Expense Allocation Average Rental Equipment1 Average Rental Equipment on Rent1 Average Monthly Total Yield2 Average Utilization3 Average Monthly Rental Rate4 Period End Rental Equipment1 Period End Utilization3 Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 Increase (Decrease) % $ $ 92,982 2,024 $ 84,776 1,731 $ 8,206 293 95,006 24,948 1,896 86,507 17,831 1,896 8,499 7,117 — $121,850 $106,234 $15,616 10% 17% 10% 40% 0% 15% $ 37,507 117 $ 35,465 34 $ 2,042 83 6% 244% 37,624 8,442 1,896 35,499 6,247 1,896 2,125 2,195 — $ 47,962 $ 43,642 $ 4,320 $ 19,062 $ 19,730 $ (668) $ 43,599 $ 3,663 $250,173 $170,388 $ 39,259 $ 3,705 $209,546 $143,032 $ 4,340 $ (42) $40,627 $27,356 3.10% 68.1% 4.55% 3.37% 68.3% 4.94% $255,420 $230,851 $24,569 64.0% 69.3% 6% 35% 0% 10% -3% 11% -1% 19% 19% -8% 0% -8% 11% -8% 1 2 3 4 Average and Period End Rental Equipment represents the cost of rental equipment excluding accessory equipment. Average Monthly Total Yield is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment, for the period. Period End Utilization is calculated by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding accessory equipment. Average Utilization for the period is calculated using the average cost of the rental equipment. Average Monthly Rental Rate is calculated by dividing the averages of monthly rental revenues by the cost of rental equipment on rent, for the period. 47 TRS-RenTelco’s gross profit for 2008 increased 10%, to $48.0 million from $43.6 million in 2007. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 compared to the same period in 2007: • Gross Profit on Rental Revenues—Rental revenues increased $8.2 million, or 10%, compared to 2007, with depreciation expense increasing $4.3 million, or 11%, resulting in increased gross profit on rental revenues of $2.0 million, or 6%, to $37.5 million as compared to the same period in 2007. The increase in gross profit on rental revenues is due to 19% higher average rental equipment as compared to 2007, partly offset by lower average monthly yield as the average monthly rental rate decreased 8% in 2008 compared to 2007. The rental rate decrease was due to account penetration and other competitive pressures, the phasing out of TRS acquired equipment having a lower original cost compared to new equipment purchases and a greater mix of general purpose test equipment that typically has lower rental rates, but longer depreciable lives, compared to communications test equipment. As a percentage of rental revenues, depreciation increased to 47% in 2008 from 46% in 2007, with other direct costs increasing from 12% in 2007 to 13% in 2008, resulting in a gross margin percentage of 40% in 2008 compared to 42% in 2007. • Gross Profit on Sales—Sales revenues increased $7.1 million, or 40%, compared to 2007. Sales occur routinely as a normal part of TRS-RenTelco’s rental business; however, these sales can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer requirements, equipment availability and funding. Higher sales volume was partly offset by a lower gross margin percentage of 34% in 2008 compared to 35% in 2007, due to lower gross margin on new equipment sales, resulting in sales gross profit increasing $2.2 million, or 35%, to $8.4 million from $6.2 million in 2007. For 2008, TRS-RenTelco’s selling and administrative expenses increased $5.0 million, or 25%, to $25.2 million from $20.2 million in 2007, primarily attributable to higher personnel and benefit costs to support increased revenue levels. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of rental revenues were 27% in 2008 and 24% in 2007. Liquidity and Capital Resources This section contains statements that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. See the statements at the beginning of this Item for cautionary information with respect to such forward-looking statements. The Company’s rental businesses are capital intensive and generate significant cash flows. Cash flows for the Company in 2009 as compared to 2008 are summarized as follows: Cash Flows from Operating Activities: The Company’s operations provided net cash flow of $122.4 million for 2009, an increase of 24%, as compared to $98.7 million in 2008. The $23.7 million increase in net cash provided by operating activities was primarily due to collections of accounts receivable and income taxes receivable, partly offset by lower income from operations. Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Net cash used in investing activities was $45.5 million for 2009 as compared to $168.3 million in 2008. The $122.8 million decrease in net cash used in investing activities was primarily due to the $86.2 million lower cash consideration related to the acquisition of Adler Tanks in 2008, $25.3 million lower purchases of rental equipment and $11.4 million lower purchases of property, plant and equipment in 2009. Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing activities was $77.1 million in 2009, compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $65.8 million in 2008. The $142.9 million increase in net cash used by financing activities was primarily due to net borrowings of $119.8 million in 2008 compared to net payment of $46.2 million in 2009 on the Company’s bank lines of credit, partly offset by $24.4 million payments for repurchase of common stock in 2008 that did not recur in 2009. Significant capital expenditures are required to maintain and grow the Company’s rental assets. During the last three years, the Company has financed its working capital and capital expenditure requirements through cash flow from operations, proceeds from the sale of rental equipment and from bank borrowings. Sales occur routinely as a normal part of the Company’s rental business. However, these sales can fluctuate from period to period depending on customer requirements and funding. Although the net proceeds received from sales may fluctuate from period to period, the Company believes its liquidity will not be adversely impacted from lower 48 sales in any given year because it believes it has the ability to increase its bank borrowings and conserve its cash in the future by reducing the amount of cash it uses to purchase rental equipment, pay dividends, or repurchase the Company’s common stock. As the following table indicates, cash flow provided by operating activities and proceeds from sales of rental equipment have been greater than rental equipment purchases over the past three years. Funding of Rental Asset Growth (amounts in thousands) Cash Provided by Operating Activities Proceeds from the Sale of Rental Equipment Cash Available for Purchase of Rental Equipment Purchases of Rental Equipment Cash Available for Other Uses Year Ended December 31, 2007 2008 2009 Three Year Totals $122,400 29,255 $ 98,738 29,346 $ 94,861 25,694 $ 315,999 84,295 151,655 (70,749) 128,084 (95,823) 120,555 (104,010) 400,294 (270,582) $ 80,906 $ 32,261 $ 16,545 $ 129,712 In addition to increasing its rental assets, the Company had other capital expenditures for property, plant and equipment of $2.2 million in 2009, $13.6 million in 2008, and $10.5 million in 2007, and has used cash to provide returns to its shareholders, both in the form of cash dividends and stock repurchases. The Company has in the past made repurchases of shares of its common stock from time to time in the over-the-counter market (NASDAQ) and/or through privately negotiated, block transactions under an authorization from the Board of Directors. Shares repurchased by the Company are canceled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued stock. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company did not repurchase any of its common stock. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company repurchased $21.9 million of its common stock representing 968,746 shares at an average price of $22.61 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company repurchased $20.2 million of its common stock representing 797,643 shares at an average price of $25.31 per share. As of February 24, 2010, 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock remain authorized for repurchase. The following table summarizes the dividends paid and the repurchases of the Company’s common stock during the past three years. Dividend and Repurchase Summary (amounts in thousands, except per share data) Cash Dividends Paid Shares Repurchased Average Price Per Share Aggregate Repurchase Price Total Cash Returned to Shareholders Revolving Lines of Credit Year Ended December 31, 2007 2008 2009 Three Year Totals $18,568 $20,414 969 — — $ 22.61 — $21,900 $40,468 $20,414 $17,673 798 $ 25.31 $20,188 $37,861 $56,655 1,767 $ 23.82 $42,088 $98,743 As the Company’s assets have grown, it has been able to negotiate increases in the borrowing limit under its general bank line of credit. In May 2008, the Company entered into a credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Facility). The Credit Facility provides for a $350.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and requires the Company to pay interest determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage ratio (as defined). In addition, the Company pays a commitment fee on the daily unused portion of the available facility. The Credit Facility matures on May 14, 2013. In June, 2008, the Company entered into a Credit Facility Letter Agreement with Union Bank, N.A. and a Credit Line Note in favor of Union Bank, N.A., extending its $5.0 million line of credit facility related to its cash management services (“Sweep Service Facility”). The Sweep Service Facility matures on the earlier of May 14, 2013, or the date the Company ceases to utilize Union Bank of California, N.A. for its cash management services. 49 At December 31, 2009, under the Credit Facility and the Sweep Service Facility, the Company had unsecured lines of credit that permit it to borrow up to $355.0 million of which $223.3 million was outstanding and had capacity to borrow up to an additional $131.7 million. The Credit Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not: • • • Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined) as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 3.32 to 1.00. Permit the Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio (as defined) as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 2.81 to 1.00. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined) at any time during any period of four consecutive quarters to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 1.94 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with each of the aforementioned covenants. There are no anticipated trends that the Company is aware of that would indicate non-compliance with these covenants, though, significant deterioration in our financial performance could impact the Company’s ability to comply with these covenants. 5.08% Senior Notes Due in 2011 In June 2004, the Company completed a private placement of $60.0 million of 5.08% senior notes due in 2011. Interest on these notes is due semi-annually in arrears and the principal is due in five equal annual installments, with the second payment made on June 2, 2009 which reduced the principal balance to $24.0 million. Among other restrictions, the Note Agreement, under which the senior notes were sold, contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not: • • • Permit the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of EBITDA (as defined) to fixed charges as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 3.53 to 1.00. Permit the consolidated leverage ratio of funded debt to EBITDA (as defined) at any time during any period of four consecutive quarters to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 1.94 to 1.00. Permit tangible net worth (as defined, which includes the intangible assets of Adler Tanks) calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to be less than the sum of $127.5 million, plus 50% of net income for such fiscal quarter, plus 90% of the net cash proceeds from the issuance of the Company’s capital stock after December 31, 2003, excluding the first $2.0 million of such proceeds from the exercise of stock options after December 31, 2003. At December 31, 2009, such sum was $254.2 million and the actual tangible net worth (as defined) of the Company was $265.2 million. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with each of the aforementioned covenants. There are no anticipated trends that the Company is aware of that would indicate non-compliance with these covenants, though, significant deterioration in our financial performance could impact the Company’s ability to comply with these covenants. Contractual Obligations and Commitments The Company’s material contractual obligations and commitments consist of $355.0 million Credit Facility expiring in 2013, $24.0 million of 5.08% senior notes due in 2011, and operating leases for facilities. The operating lease amounts exclude property taxes and insurance. The table below provides a summary of the Company’s contractual obligations and reflects expected payments due as of December 31, 2009 and does not reflect changes that could arise after that date. Payments Due by Period (dollar amounts in thousands) Revolving Lines of Credit 5.08% Senior Notes due in 2011 Operating Leases for Facilities Total Contractual Obligations Total $223,334 25,219 7,819 Less than 1 Year $ — 12,914 1,591 1-3 Years 3-5 Years $ — $223,334 12,305 3,182 — 1,859 $256,372 $14,505 $15,487 $225,193 More than 5 Years $ — — 1,187 $1,187 50 The Company believes that its needs for working capital and capital expenditures through 2009 and beyond will be adequately met by operating cash flow, proceeds from the sale of rental equipment, and bank borrowings. Please see the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows on page 61 for a more detailed presentation of the sources and uses of the Company’s cash. Critical Accounting Policies In response to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Release No. 33-8040, “Cautionary Advice Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies,” the Company has identified the most critical accounting principles upon which its financial status depends. The Company determined the critical principles by considering accounting policies that involve the most complex or subjective decisions or assessments. The Company has identified its most critical accounting policies as depreciation, maintenance and repair, and impairment of rental equipment. Descriptions of these accounting policies are found in both the notes to the consolidated financial statements and at relevant sections in this management’s discussion and analysis. Depreciation—The estimated useful lives and estimated residual values used for rental equipment are based on the Company’s experience as to the economic useful life and sale value of its products. Additionally, to the extent information is publicly available, the Company also compares its depreciation policies to other companies with similar rental products for reasonableness. The lives and residual values of rental equipment are subject to periodic evaluation. For modular equipment, external factors to consider may include, but are not limited to, changes in legislation, regulations, building codes, local permitting, and supply or demand. Internal factors for modulars may include, but are not limited to, change in equipment specifications, condition of equipment, or maintenance policies. For electronic test equipment, external factors to consider may include, but are not limited to, technological advances, changes in manufacturers’ selling prices, and supply or demand. Internal factors for electronic test equipment may include, but are not limited to, change in equipment specifications, condition of equipment or maintenance policies. For liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes, external factors to consider may include, but are not limited to changes in Federal and State legislation, the types of materials stored and the frequency of moves and uses. Internal factors for liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes may include, but are not limited to, change in equipment specifications and maintenance policies. Changes in useful lives or residual values will impact depreciation expense and any gain or loss from the sale of used equipment. Depending on the magnitude of such changes, the impact on the financial statements could be significant. Maintenance, Repair and Refurbishment—Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. The direct material and labor the refurbishment costs of value-added additions or major refurbishment of modular buildings are capitalized to the extent significantly improves the quality and adds value or life to the equipment. Judgment is involved as to when these costs should be capitalized. The Company’s policies narrowly limit the capitalization of value-added items to specific additions such as restrooms, 40 and 60-foot sidewalls and ventilation upgrades. In addition, only major refurbishment costs incurred near the end of the estimated useful life of the rental equipment, which extend its useful life, and are subject to certain limitations, are capitalized. Changes in these policies could impact the Company’s financial results. Impairment of rental equipment—The carrying value of the Company’s rental equipment less accumulated depreciation. To the extent events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value cannot be recovered, an impairment loss is recognized to reduce the carrying value to fair value. The Company determines fair value based upon the condition of the equipment and the projected net cash flows from its sale considering current market conditions. Additionally, if the Company decides to sell or otherwise dispose of the rental equipment, it is carried at the lower of cost or fair value less costs to sell or dispose. Due to uncertainties inherent in the valuation process and market conditions, it is reasonably possible that actual results of operating and disposing of rental equipment could be materially different than current expectations. is its capitalized cost Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets—The Company assesses the carrying amount of its recorded goodwill and intangible assets annually or in interim periods if circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred. The impairment review is performed at the reporting unit level. The impairment test is a two-step process and requires management to make certain judgments 51 in determining what assumptions to use in the calculation. The first step in the evaluation consists of estimating the fair value of the reporting unit based on discounted cash flows using revenue and after tax profit estimates. Management then compares its estimate of the fair value of the reporting unit with the reporting unit’s carrying amount, which includes goodwill and intangible assets. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, then goodwill and intangible assets are not impaired and no further testing is required. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then the second step is performed in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and intangible assets and an impairment loss is recorded for an amount equal to the difference between the implied fair value and the carrying value of the goodwill and intangible assets. Impact of Inflation Although the Company cannot precisely determine the effect of inflation, from time to time it has experienced increases in costs of rental equipment, manufacturing costs, operating expenses and interest. Because a majority of its rentals are relatively short-term, the Company has generally been able to pass on such increased costs through increases in rental rates and selling prices, but there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to pass on increased costs to customers in the future. Off Balance Sheet Transactions As of December 31, 2009, the Company did not have any “off-balance-sheet arrangements,” as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K. 52 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK. The Company is exposed to cash flow and fair value risk due to changes in interest rates with respect to its notes payable. Weighted average variable rates are based on implied forward rates in the yield curve at December 31, 2009. The estimate of fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt is based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities. The table below presents principal cash flows by expected annual maturities, related weighted average interest rates and estimated fair value of the Company’s notes payable as of December 31, 2009. (dollar amounts in thousands) 5.08% Senior Notes due in 2011 Average Interest Rate Revolving Lines of Credit Average Interest Rate 2010 2011 2012 2013 Thereafter Total Estimated Fair Value $12,000 5.08% $ — 1.76% $12,000 $— 5.08% — — — $ — — $ — — $223,334 — $— — $— — $ 24,000 $ 24,802 5.08% $223,334 $223,334 1.76% The Company formed a wholly owned Canadian subsidiary, TRS-RenTelco Inc. in conjunction with the TRS acquisition (see Item 1—Business—History, Strategic Expansion and Acquisitions and Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements). The Canadian operations of the Company subject it to foreign currency risks (i.e. the possibility that the financial results could be better or worse than planned because of changes in foreign currency exchange rates). Currently, the Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its economic exposure with respect to assets, liabilities and firm commitments denominated in foreign currencies. In 2009, the Company has experienced minimal impact on net income due to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Although there can be no assurances, given the size of the Canadian operations, the Company does not expect future foreign exchange gains and losses to be significant. The Company has no derivative financial instruments that expose the Company to significant market risk. 53 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA. Index Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Report on Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Page 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 54 Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting The Company’s management is responsible for the preparation and integrity of the consolidated financial statements appearing in our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K. The consolidated financial statements were prepared in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles and include amounts based on management’s estimates and judgments. All other financial information in this report has been presented on a basis consistent with the information included in the financial statements. The Company’s management is also responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The Company maintains a system of internal control that is designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the reliable preparation and presentation of the consolidated financial statements, as well as to safeguard assets from unauthorized use or disposition. The Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting is embodied in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. It sets the tone of our organization and includes factors such as integrity and ethical values. Our internal control over financial reporting is supported by formal policies and procedures, which are reviewed, modified and improved as changes occur in business conditions and operations. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors, which is composed solely of outside directors, meets periodically with members of management and the independent auditors to review and discuss internal controls over financial reporting, as well as accounting and financial reporting matters. The independent auditors report to the Audit Committee and accordingly have full and free access to the Audit Committee at any time. The Company’s management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 based on the criteria set forth in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its evaluation, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2009, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. 55 Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Board of Directors and Shareholders of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries: We have audited McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries’ management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by COSO. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, and our report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. San Francisco, California February 26, 2010 /S/ GRANT THORNTON LLP 56 Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (Continued) Report on Consolidated Financial Statements Board of Directors and Shareholders of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2009, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated February 26, 2010 expressed an unqualified opinion. San Francisco, California February 26, 2010 /S/ GRANT THORNTON LLP 57 MCGRATH RENTCORP CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands) Assets Cash Accounts Receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,700 in 2009 and $1,400 in 2008 Income Taxes Receivable Rental Equipment, at cost: Relocatable Modular Buildings Electronic Test Equipment Liquid and Solid Containment Tanks and Boxes Less Accumulated Depreciation Rental Equipment, net Property, Plant and Equipment, net Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Intangible Assets, net Goodwill Total Assets Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity Liabilities: Notes Payable Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Deferred Income Deferred Income Taxes, net Total Liabilities Commitments and Contingencies (Note 8) Shareholders’ Equity: Common Stock, no par value— Authorized—40,000 shares Issued and Outstanding—23,795 shares in 2009 and 23,709 shares in 2008 Retained Earnings Total Shareholders’ Equity Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. December 31, 2009 2008 $ 1,187 70,597 6,251 $ 1,325 86,011 7,927 504,415 239,152 83,891 503,678 255,778 46,288 827,458 (277,238) 805,744 (253,506) 550,220 552,238 74,110 14,240 13,670 27,661 76,763 18,633 14,136 27,464 $ 757,936 $ 784,497 $ 247,334 50,975 24,744 167,470 $ 305,500 55,471 28,055 145,590 490,523 534,616 50,869 216,544 45,754 204,127 267,413 249,881 $ 757,936 $ 784,497 58 MCGRATH RENTCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (in thousands, except per share amounts) Revenues Rental Rental Related Services Rental Operations Sales Other Total Revenues Costs and Expenses Direct Costs of Rental Operations Depreciation of Rental Equipment Rental Related Services Other Total Direct Costs of Rental Operations Cost of Sales Total Costs of Revenues Gross Profit Selling and Administrative Expenses Income from Operations Interest Expense Income before Provision for Income Taxes Provision for Income Taxes Income before Minority Interest Minority Interest in Income of Subsidiary Net Income Earnings Per Share: Basic Diluted Shares Used in Per Share Calculations: Basic Diluted Cash Dividends Declared Per Share The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 59 Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $186,442 33,352 $197,236 34,080 $185,317 34,713 219,794 53,376 2,473 231,316 70,404 2,439 220,030 57,829 2,550 275,643 304,159 280,409 57,215 25,271 33,147 57,115 24,728 36,661 51,642 24,257 33,363 115,633 38,695 118,504 49,917 109,262 40,591 154,328 168,421 149,853 121,315 60,236 135,738 58,059 130,556 50,026 61,079 7,105 53,974 20,649 33,325 — 77,679 9,977 67,702 26,498 41,204 — 80,530 10,719 69,811 27,337 42,474 64 $ 33,325 $ 41,204 $ 42,410 $ $ $ 1.40 1.40 23,745 23,869 0.88 $ $ $ 1.74 1.72 23,740 23,944 0.80 $ $ $ 1.68 1.67 25,231 25,443 0.72 MCGRATH RENTCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (in thousands, except per share amounts) Balance at December 31, 2006 Net Income Repurchase of Common Stock Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Exercise of Stock Options Excess Tax Benefit from the Exercise of Stock Options Dividends Declared of $0.72 Per Share Balance at December 31, 2007 Net Income Repurchase of Common Stock Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Issuance of Common Stock Exercise of Stock Options Excess Tax Benefit from the Exercise of Stock Options Dividends Declared of $0.80 Per Share Balance at December 31, 2008 Net Income Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Exercise of Stock Options Excess Tax Benefit from the Exercise of Stock Options Dividends Declared of $0.88 Per Share Balance at December 31, 2009 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. Common Stock Shares Amount 25,090 — (798) — 286 — — 24,578 — (969) — 40 60 — — 23,709 — — 86 — — 23,795 $33,963 — (1,077) 3,457 4,194 1,380 — $41,917 — (1,663) 3,766 696 898 140 — $45,754 — 3,598 1,098 419 — $50,869 Retained Earnings $196,829 42,410 (19,112) — — — (18,013) $202,114 41,204 (20,237) — — — — (18,954) $204,127 33,325 — — — (20,908) $216,544 Total Shareholders’ Equity $230,792 42,410 (20,189) 3,457 4,194 1,380 (18,013) $244,031 41,204 (21,900) 3,766 696 898 140 (18,954) $249,881 33,325 3,598 1,098 419 (20,908) $267,413 60 MCGRATH RENTCORP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) Cash Flows from Operating Activities: Net Income Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Depreciation and Amortization Provision for Doubtful Accounts Non-Cash Stock-Based Compensation Gain on Sale of Used Rental Equipment Change In: Accounts Receivable Income Taxes Receivable Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Deferred Income Deferred Income Taxes Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 2007 $ 33,325 $ 41,204 $ 42,410 63,130 1,389 3,598 (10,892) 14,121 1,676 4,079 (6,595) (3,311) 21,880 60,416 1,761 3,766 (11,185) (15,102) (7,927) (2,475) (531) (893) 29,704 54,002 1,195 3,457 (10,027) (8,422) — (1,721) (631) 3,096 11,533 94,892 Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 122,400 98,738 Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Payments Related to Acquisition of Adler Tanks Purchase of Rental Equipment Purchase of Property, Plant and Equipment Purchase of Minority Interest in Subsidiary Proceeds from Sale of Used Rental Equipment Net Cash Used in Investing Activities Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Net Borrowings (Payments) Under Bank Lines of Credit Principal Payments on Senior Notes Proceeds from the Exercise of Stock Options Excess Tax Benefit from Exercise and Disqualifying Disposition of Stock Options Repurchase of Common Stock Payment of Dividends Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash Cash Balance, beginning of period Cash Balance, end of period Interest Paid, during the period Net Income Taxes Paid (Refunds Received), during the period Dividends Declared, not yet paid Rental Equipment Acquisitions, not yet paid Common Stock Issued for the Acquisition of Adler Tanks The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 61 (2,100) (70,479) (2,151) — 29,255 (88,297) (95,823) (13,552) — 29,346 — (104,010) (10,482) (3,756) 25,694 (45,475) (168,326) (92,554) (46,166) (12,000) 1,098 419 — (20,414) 119,771 (12,000) 898 140 (24,418) (18,568) (77,063) 65,823 (138) 1,325 (3,765) 5,090 44,172 (12,000) 4,194 1,380 (17,670) (17,673) 2,403 4,741 349 $ $ 1,187 $ 1,325 $ 5,090 7,412 $ 10,073 $ 10,718 $ (3,321) $ 4,581 $ 14,424 $ 5,235 $ 10,429 $ $ 4,742 8,329 $ — $ 696 $ $ $ 4,536 7,403 — MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS McGrath RentCorp (the Company) is a California corporation organized in 1979. The Company is a diversified business to business rental company with three rental products; relocatable modular buildings, electronic test equipment and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes. Although the Company’s primary emphasis is on equipment rentals, sales of equipment occur in the normal course of business. The Company is comprised of four business segments: its modular building division (“Mobile Modular”), its electronic test equipment division (“TRS-RenTelco”), its containment solutions for the storage of hazardous and non-hazardous liquids and solids (“Adler Tanks”) and its classroom manufacturing business selling modular classrooms in California (“Enviroplex”). Significant risks of rental equipment ownership are borne by the Company, which include, but are not limited to, uncertainties in the market for its products over the equipment’s useful life, use limitations for modular equipment related to updated building codes or legislative changes, technological obsolescence of electronic test equipment, changes in Federal and State laws regulating liquid and solid containment storage, environmental litigation and rental equipment deterioration. The Company believes it mitigates these risks by continuing advocacy and collaboration with governing agencies and legislative bodies for continuing use of its modular products, staying abreast of technology trends in order to make good buy-sell decisions of electronic test equipment, and ongoing investment in repair and maintenance programs to insure all types of rental equipment are maintained in good operating condition. NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Principles of Consolidation The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of McGrath RentCorp and its 100% owned subsidiaries: Mobile Modular Management Corporation, Enviroplex Inc., TRS-RenTelco Inc. and Adler Tank Rentals, LLC. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Revenue Recognition Rental revenue from operating leases is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Rental billings for periods extending beyond month end are recorded as deferred income and are recognized as earned. Rental related services revenue is primarily associated with relocatable modular building leases and consists of billings to customers for modifications, delivery, installation, building, additional site related work, and dismantle and return delivery. Revenue from these services is an integral part of the negotiated lease agreement with the customer and is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Sales revenue is recognized upon delivery and installation of the equipment to the customer. Certain leases are accounted for as sales-type leases. For these leases, sales revenue and the related accounts receivable are recognized upon delivery and installation of the equipment and the unearned interest is recognized over the lease term on a basis which results in a constant rate of return on the unrecovered lease investment. Other revenue is recognized when earned and primarily includes interest income on sales-type leases, rental income on facility rentals and certain logistics services. Sales taxes charged to customers are reported on a net basis and are excluded from revenues and expenses. Depreciation of Rental Equipment Rental equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis for financial reporting purposes and on an accelerated basis for income tax purposes. The costs of major refurbishment of relocatable modular buildings are capitalized to the extent the refurbishment significantly adds value to, or extends the life of the equipment. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. 62 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) The estimated useful lives and residual values of the Company’s rental equipment used for financial reporting purposes are as follows: Relocatable modular buildings and accessories Electronic test equipment and accessories Portable storage containers Liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes and accessories 10 to 20 years, no residual value 3 to 18 years, 0% to 50% residual value 1 to 8 years, no residual value 25 years, 62.5% residual value Costs of Rental Related Services Costs of rental related services are primarily associated with relocatable modular building leases and consist of costs for services to be provided under the negotiated lease agreement for delivery, installation, modifications, skirting, additional site related work, and dismantle and return delivery. Costs related to these services are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Costs of rental related services associated with liquid and solid containment solutions consists of costs of delivery, removal and cleaning of the tanks and boxes. These costs are recognized in the period the service is performed. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets The Company evaluates the carrying value of rental equipment and identifiable definite lived intangible assets for impairment whenever events or circumstances have occurred that would indicate the carrying amount may not be fully recoverable. A key element in determining the recoverability of long-lived assets is the Company’s outlook as to the future market conditions for its rental equipment. If the carrying amount is not fully recoverable, an impairment loss is recognized to reduce the carrying amount to fair value. The Company determines fair value based upon the condition of the rental equipment and the projected net cash flows from its sale considering current market conditions. Impairment loss, if any, for identifiable indefinite lived intangible assets is determined based upon the estimated fair value of the asset. There were no impairments of long-lived assets during the year ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007. Other Direct Costs of Rental Operations Other direct costs of rental operations include direct labor, supplies, repairs, insurance, property taxes, license fees and certain modular lease costs charged to the customer in the negotiated rental rate, which are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Cost of Sales Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Income includes the carrying value of the equipment sold and all direct costs associated with the sale. Warranty Reserves Sales of new relocatable modular buildings, electronic test equipment and related accessories and liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes not manufactured by the Company are typically covered by warranties provided by the manufacturer of the products sold. The Company typically provides limited 90-day warranties for certain sales of used rental equipment and one-year warranties on equipment manufactured by Enviroplex. Although the Company’s policy is to provide reserves for warranties when required for specific circumstances, the Company has not found it necessary to establish such reserves to date as warranty costs have not been significant. 63 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is recognized on a straight-line basis for financial reporting purposes, and on an accelerated basis for income tax purposes with no residual values. Depreciation expense is included in “Selling and Administrative Expenses” in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Property, plant and equipment consist of the following: (dollar amounts in thousands) Land Land improvements Buildings Furniture, Office and Computer Equipment Machinery and Service Equipment Less Accumulated Depreciation Construction In Progress Estimated Useful Life In Years December 31, 2008 2009 20 –50 30 5 – 10 5 – 20 $ 26,046 31,732 16,873 16,738 3,400 $ 26,046 30,900 16,688 16,326 3,364 94,789 (21,137) 93,324 (16,947) 73,652 458 76,377 386 $ 74,110 $ 76,763 Construction in progress at December 31, 2009 and 2008 consisted primarily of costs related to information technology projects. Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities at the tax rates in effect when these differences are expected to reverse. Goodwill and Intangible Assets Goodwill and intangible assets primarily consists of intangible assets of $39.9 million from the 2008 acquisition of Adler Tanks. Intangible assets related to customer relationships are amortized over eleven years. Intangible assets related to goodwill and trade name are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually. At December 31, 2009, and 2008, goodwill and trade name intangible assets which have indefinite lives totaled $33.4 million and $33.2 million, respectively. (See Note 10) Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed as net income divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed as net income divided by the weighted average number of shares outstanding of common stock and common stock equivalents for the period including the dilutive effects of stock options and other potentially dilutive securities. Common stock equivalents result from the number of dilutive options computed using the treasury stock method and the average share price for the reported period. The effect of dilutive options on the weighted average number of shares for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was 123,729, 204,168, and 212,241, respectively. Stock options to purchase 2,435,969, 1,077,000, and 530,000 shares in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, of the Company’s common stock were not included 64 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) in the computation of diluted EPS because the exercise price exceeded the average market price and the effect would have been anti- dilutive. Accounts Receivable and Concentration of Credit Risk The Company’s accounts receivable consist of amounts due from customers for rentals, sales, financed sales and unbilled amounts for the portion of Mobile Modular end-of-lease services earned, which were negotiated as part of the lease agreement. Unbilled receivables related to end-of-lease services were $17.8 million and $19.5 million at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Company sells primarily on 30-day terms, individually performs credit evaluation procedures on its customers on each transaction and will require security deposits from its customers when a significant credit risk is identified. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts in amounts equal to the estimated losses expected to be incurred in the collection of the accounts. The estimated losses are based on historical collection experience in conjunction with an evaluation of the current status of the existing accounts. Customer accounts are written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts when an account is determined to be uncollectable. The allowance for doubtful accounts activity was as follows: (in thousands) Beginning Balance, January 1 Acquired Adler Tanks Reserve (see Note 9) Provision for doubtful accounts Write-offs, net of recoveries Ending Balance, December 31 2009 2008 $ 1,400 $ 1,400 75 1,761 (1,836) 53 1,389 (1,141) $ 1,700 $ 1,400 Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk consist primarily of trade accounts receivable. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The Company believes that the carrying amounts for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes payable approximate their fair values except for fixed rate debt included in notes payable which has an estimated fair value of $24.8 million and $37.7 million compared to the recorded value of $24.0 million and $36.0 million as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The estimates of fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt are based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for bank loans with similar terms and average maturities. Foreign Currency Transactions The Company’s Canadian subsidiary, TRS-RenTelco Inc., a British Columbia corporation, functions as a branch sales office for TRS-RenTelco in Canada. Since the functional currency of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary is the U.S. dollar, foreign currency transaction gains and losses of the Company’s Canadian subsidiary are reported in the results of operations in the period in which they occur. Currently, the Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its economic exposure with respect to assets, liabilities and firm commitments as the foreign currency transactions and risks to date have not been significant. Stock-Based Compensation The Company measures stock-based compensation expense based on grant date fair value and recognizes that expense in earnings over the service period of each award. The Company utilizes the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of employee stock-based compensation at the date of grant, which requires the use of accounting judgment and financial 65 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) estimates, including estimates of the expected term option holders will retain their vested stock options before exercising them, the estimated volatility of the Company’s stock price over the expected term and the expected number of options that will be forfeited prior to the completion of their vesting requirements. Application of alternative assumptions could produce significantly different estimates of the fair value of stock-based compensation amounts recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the non-cash stock-based compensation expense included in Selling and Administrative Expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Income was $3.6 million, $3.8 million and $3.5 million, before provision for income taxes, respectively. The Company recorded a tax benefit of approximately $1.4 million, $1.5 million and $1.4 million related to the aforementioned stock-based compensation expenses. For the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the stock- based compensation expenses, net of taxes, reduced net income by $2.2 million, $2.3 million and $2.1 million, respectively or $0.09, $0.10, and $0.08 per diluted share for each period, respectively. The fair value of each option granted was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model using the following weighted average assumptions: Expected term (in years) Expected volatility Expected dividend yields Risk-free interest rates Year Ended December 31, 2007 2008 2009 5.0 5.0 5.0 45.2% 33.3% 29.6% 2.3% 3.8% 5.6% 4.6% 2.8% 2.0% The Company monitors option exercise behavior to determine the appropriate homogenous groups for estimation purposes. Currently, the Company’s option activity is separated into two categories: directors and employees. The expected term of the options represents the estimated period of time until exercised and is based on historical experience, giving consideration to the option terms, vesting schedules and expectations of future employee behavior. Expected stock volatility is based on historical stock price volatility of the Company and the risk free interest rates are based on U.S. Treasury yields in effect on the date of the option grant for the estimated period the options will be outstanding. The expected dividend yield is based upon the current dividend annualized as a percentage of the grant exercise price. The weighted average fair value per share of grants at grant dates was $3.91, $4.69 and $8.46 during the years ended 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. New Accounting Pronouncements In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) established the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (“the Codification” or “ASC”) as the official single source of authoritative United States generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) to be applied by nongovernmental entities. Rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under authority of federal securities law are also sources of authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. The Codification became effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. On the effective date of the Codification all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards were superseded by the Codification and any accounting literature not included in the Codification is no longer authoritative. The Codification does not change or alter existing GAAP. The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been conformed to the Codification. In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance to improve financial reporting by enterprises involved with variable interest entities (VIE). This new guidance amends current GAAP by: requiring ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of a VIE; amending the quantitative approach previously required for determining the primary beneficiary of the VIE; 66 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) modifying the guidance used to determine whether an entity is a VIE; adding an additional reconsideration event (e.g. troubled debt restructurings) for determining whether an entity is a VIE; and requiring enhanced disclosures regarding an entity’s involvement with a VIE. The Company will implement these new requirements in its first quarter of fiscal 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In October 2009, the FASB amended revenue recognition guidance for arrangements with multiple deliverables. The guidance eliminates the residual method of revenue recognition and allows the use of management’s best estimate of the selling price for individual elements of an arrangement when vendor specific objective evidence (“VSOE”), vendor objective evidence (“VOE”) or third-party evidence (“TPE”) is unavailable. This guidance should be applied on a prospective basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not expect the adoption of this accounting guidance to have a significant impact on its consolidated financial statements. In May 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on regarding subsequent events. This updated guidance establishes general standards of accounting and disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued. The adoption did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Effective January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the FASB’s new guidance regarding the determination of the useful lives of intangible assets. This new guidance amends the factors that should be considered in developing assumptions used to determine the useful life of a recognized intangible asset. The adoption did not have any significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. Use of Estimates The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions in determining reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each period presented. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The most significant estimates included in the financial statements are the future cash flows and fair values used to determine the recoverability of the rental equipment and identifiable definite lived intangible assets carrying value, the various assets’ useful lives and residual values, and the allowance for doubtful accounts. Reclassifications Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Such reclassifications did not affect total revenues, operating income or net income. NOTE 3. FINANCED LEASE RECEIVABLES The Company has entered into sales type leases to finance certain equipment sales to customers. The lease agreements have a bargain purchase option at the end of the lease term. The minimum lease payments receivable and the net investment included in accounts receivable for such leases are as follows: (in thousands) Gross minimum lease payments receivable Less—unearned interest Net investment in sales type lease receivables 67 December 31, 2008 2009 $3,148 (356) $4,931 (582) $2,792 $4,349 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) As of December 31, 2009, the future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases to be received in 2010 and thereafter are as follows: (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 and thereafter Total minimum future lease payments NOTE 4. NOTES PAYABLE Notes Payable consist of the following: (in thousands) 5.08% Senior Notes due in 2011 Unsecured Revolving Lines of Credit 5.08% Senior Notes Due in 2011 $2,808 282 52 6 — $3,148 December 31, 2009 2008 $ 24,000 223,334 $ 36,000 269,500 $247,334 $305,500 In June 2004, the Company completed a private placement of $60.0 million of 5.08% senior notes due in 2011. Interest on these notes is due semi-annually in arrears and the principal is due in five equal annual installments, with the third payment made on June 2, 2009 which reduced the principal balance to $24.0 million. Among other restrictions, the Note Agreement, under which the senior notes were sold, contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not: • • • Permit the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) to fixed charges as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 3.53 to 1.00. Permit the consolidated leverage ratio of funded debt to Adjusted EBITDA (as defined) at any time during any period of four consecutive quarters to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 1.94 to 1.00. Permit tangible net worth (as defined to include the intangible assets of Adler Tanks) calculated as of the last day of each fiscal quarter to be less than the sum of $127.5 million, plus 50% of net income for such fiscal quarter, plus 90% of the net cash proceeds from the issuance of the Company’s capital stock after December 31, 2003, excluding the first $2.0 million of such proceeds from the exercise of stock options after December 31, 2003. At December 31, 2009, such sum was $254.2 million and the actual tangible net worth of the Company was $265.2 million. Revolving Lines of Credit In May 2008, the Company entered into a credit facility with a syndicate of banks (the “Credit Facility). The Credit Facility provides for a $350.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and requires the Company to pay interest determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage ratio (as defined). In addition, the Company pays a commitment fee on the daily unused portion of the available facility. The Credit Facility matures on May 14, 2013. In June, 2008, the Company entered into a Credit Facility Letter Agreement with Union Bank, N.A. and a Credit Line Note in favor of Union Bank, N.A., extending its $5.0 million line of credit facility related to its cash management services (“Sweep Service 68 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) Facility”). The Sweep Service Facility matures on the earlier of May 14, 2013, or the date the Company ceases to utilize Union, N.A. for its cash management services. At December 31, 2009, under the Credit Facility and the Sweep Service Facility, the Company had unsecured lines of credit that permit it to borrow up to $355.0 million of which $223.3 million was outstanding, leaving capacity to borrow up to an additional $131.7 million. The Credit Facility contains financial covenants requiring the Company to not: • • • Permit the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined) as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 2.00 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 3.32 to 1.00. Permit the Consolidated Asset Coverage Ratio (as defined) as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than 1.50 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 2.81 to 1.00. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined) at any time during any period of four consecutive quarters to be greater than 2.50 to 1.00 under the Company’s credit facilities. At December 31, 2009 the actual ratio was 1.94 to 1.00. At December 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with each of the aforementioned covenants. There are no anticipated trends that the Company is aware of that would indicate non-compliance with these covenants, though, significant deterioration in the Company’s financial performance could impact its ability to comply with these covenants. The following information relates to the lines of credit for each of the following periods: (dollar amounts in thousands) Maximum amount outstanding Average amount outstanding Weighted average interest rate, during the period Weighted average interest rate, end of period Prime interest rate, end of period NOTE 5. INCOME TAXES The provision for income taxes consists of the following: (in thousands) Current Deferred Year Ended December 31, 2009 2008 $272,500 $249,622 $276,500 $186,265 2.22% 1.76% 3.25% 4.19% 2.78% 3.25% Year Ended December 31, 2007 2008 2009 $ (1,231) $ (3,206) $16,228 11,109 29,704 21,880 $20,649 $26,498 $27,337 The reconciliation of the federal statutory tax rate to the Company’s effective tax rate is as follows: Federal statutory rate State taxes, net of federal benefit Other 69 Year Ended December 31, 2007 2008 2009 35.0% 35.0% 35.0% 4.7 3.6 (0.6) (0.3) 4.2 — 38.3% 39.1% 39.2% MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) The following table shows the deferred income taxes related to the temporary differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and the respective amounts included in “Deferred Income Taxes, net” on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets: (in thousands) Deferred Tax Liabilities: Accelerated Depreciation Prepaid Costs Currently Deductible Deferred Revenues Other Total Deferred Tax Liabilities Deferred Tax Assets: Accrued Costs Not Yet Deductible Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Stock Based Compensation Other Total Deferred Tax Assets Deferred Income Taxes, net December 31, 2009 2008 $170,218 4,220 3,424 741 $150,633 5,542 12 — 178,603 156,187 5,476 660 4,997 — 6,022 517 3,670 388 11,133 10,597 $167,470 $145,590 In 2009, 2008 and 2007 the Company obtained an excess tax benefit of $0.4 million, $0.1 million and $1.4 million respectively, from the exercise of non-qualified options and early disposition of stock obtained through the exercise of incentive stock options by employees. The tax benefit was recorded as common stock in conjunction with the proceeds received from the exercise of the stock options. The Company recognizes the financial statement benefit of a tax position only after determining that the relevant tax authority would more likely than not sustain the position following an audit. For tax positions meeting the more-likely-than-not threshold, the amount recognized in the financial statements is the largest benefit that has a greater than 50 percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement with the relevant tax authority. The Company evaluated all of its tax positions for which the statute of limitations remained open and determined there were no material unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. In addition, there have been no material changes in unrecognized benefits during 2009, 2008 and 2007. The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various states and foreign jurisdictions. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require the application of significant judgment. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax authorities for the years before 2005. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the provision for income taxes for all periods presented. Such interest and penalties were not significant. NOTE 6. BENEFIT PLANS Stock Plans The Company adopted the 2007 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”) effective June 6, 2007, under which 1,875,000 shares of common stock of the Company, plus the number of shares that remained available for grants of awards under the Company’s 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “1998 Plan”) and those shares that become available as a result of forfeiture, termination, or expiration of 70 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) awards previously granted under the 1998 Plan, were reserved for the grant of awards to its employees, directors and consultants to acquire common stock of the Company. The 2007 Plan provides for the grant of awards in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units or other rights and benefits. Options under the 2007 Plan are granted at an exercise price of not less than 100% of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The 2007 Plan replaced the Company’s 1998 Plan and the 2000 Long-Term Bonus Plan (the “2000 Plan”). Stock Options As of December 31, 2009, a cumulative total of 5,853,500 shares subject to options have been granted with exercise prices ranging from $7.81 to $34.28. Of these, options have been exercised for the purchase of 1,674,831 shares, while options for 674,350 shares have been terminated, and options for 3,504,319 shares remain outstanding under the stock plans. Most of these options vest over five years and expire seven and ten years after grant. To date, no options have been issued to any of McGrath RentCorp’s non-employee advisors. As of December 31, 2009, 1,464,450 shares remain available for issuance of awards under the stock plans. Option activity and options exercisable including the weighted average exercise price for the three years ended December 31, 2009 are as follows: 2009 Year Ended December 31, 2008 2007 Weighted Average Exercise Price $23.35 15.62 12.64 23.29 22.09 23.30 Weighted Average Exercise Price $24.30 20.83 15.13 25.64 23.35 22.82 Weighted Average Exercise Price $20.72 31.27 14.70 20.54 24.30 20.56 Shares 2,015,219 574,000 (285,273) (130,600) 2,173,346 952,846 Shares 2,173,346 949,000 (59,354) (77,050) 2,985,942 1,399,817 Shares 2,985,942 680,000 (86,823) (74,800) 3,504,319 2,011,869 Options outstanding at January 1, Options granted during the year Options exercised during the year Options terminated during the year Options outstanding at December 31, Options exercisable at December 31, The aggregate intrinsic value of stock options is calculated as the difference between the exercise price of the underlying awards and the quoted price of the Company’s common stock. The aggregate intrinsic value of options outstanding as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $0.9 million and zero, respectively, and had a weighted average remaining contract life of 5.17 years and 5.88 years, respectively. There was no intrinsic value for options exercisable as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 which had a weighted average remaining contract life of 4.92 years and 5.66 years, respectively. The aggregate intrinsic value of options exercised and sold under the Company’s stock option plans was $0.6 million, $0.4 million and $4.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, determined as of the date of option exercise. As of December 31, 2009, there was approximately $6.6 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested share-based compensation option arrangements granted under the Company’s stock plans, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.9 years. 71 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) The following table indicates the options outstanding and options exercisable by exercise price with the weighted average remaining contractual life for the options outstanding and the weighted average exercise price at December 31, 2009: Options Outstanding Options Exercisable Number Outstanding at December 31, 2009 1,250 199,800 867,300 1,360,969 580,000 495,000 3,504,319 Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Life (Years) 1.17 3.11 5.67 5.14 5.89 4.24 5.17 Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 9.88 11.99 15.66 21.27 28.78 31.38 22.09 Number Exercisable at December 31, 2009 1,250 185,050 207,300 866,319 446,850 305,100 2,011,869 Weighted Average Exercise Price $ 9.88 12.00 15.76 21.56 29.40 31.31 23.30 Exercise Price $ 5–10 10–15 15–20 20–25 25–30 30–35 5–35 Restricted Stock Units The following table summarizes the activity of the Company’s unvested restricted stock units as of December 31, 2009: Restricted stock unvested as of December 31, 2008 Restricted stock granted during the year Restricted stock vested during the year Restricted stock forfeited during the year Restricted stock unvested as of December 31, 2009 Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $15.62 $15.62 $15.62 $15.62 Number of Shares — 40,000 (3,200) (16,800) 20,000 Stock-based compensation expense for restricted stock for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $0.3 million. As of December 31, 2009, the total unrecognized compensation expense net of forfeitures relate to unvested awards not yet recognized was $0.1 million and is expected to be recognized over a period of 3 months. Employee Stock Ownership Plan In 1985, the Company established an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. Under the terms of the plan, as amended, the Company makes annual contributions in the form of cash or common stock of McGrath RentCorp to a trust for the benefit of eligible employees. The amount of the contribution is determined annually by the Board of Directors. Contributions are expensed in the year approved and were $0.7 million for 2008 and $1.4 million for 2007. There was no contribution approved in 2009. 401(k) Plans In 1995, McGrath RentCorp established a contributory retirement plan, the McGrath RentCorp 401(k) Plan, as amended, covering eligible employees of McGrath RentCorp with at least three months of service. The McGrath RentCorp 401(k) Plan provides that each participant may annually contribute an elected percentage of his or her salary, not to exceed the statutory limit. McGrath 72 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) RentCorp, at its discretion, may make contributions. Contributions are expensed in the year approved. In 2009, an employer contribution of $0.9 million was approved by the Board of Directors. There were no contributions approved in 2008 and 2007. In 1997, Enviroplex established a contributory retirement plan, the Enviroplex 401(k) Plan, as amended, covering eligible employees of Enviroplex with at least three months of service. The Enviroplex 401(k) Plan provides that each participant may annually contribute an elected percentage of his or her salary, not to exceed the statutory limit. Enviroplex at its discretion may make a matching contribution. Enviroplex made contributions of $43,000, $30,000 and $31,000 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. NOTE 7. SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY The Company has in the past made purchases of shares of its common stock from time to time in the over-the-counter market (NASDAQ) and/or through privately negotiated, block transactions under an authorization of the Company’s board of directors. Shares repurchased by the Company are cancelled and returned to the status of authorized but unissued stock. There were no repurchases of common stock in 2009. During 2008 and 2007, the Company repurchased 968,746 and 797,643 shares of common stock, respectively, for an aggregate repurchase price of $21.9 million and $20.2 million or an average price of $22.61 and $25.31 per share, respectively. On May 14, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase an aggregate of 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock. In connection with this authorization, the Board of Directors terminated its previous share repurchase authorization announced on March 21, 2003. As of December 31, 2009, 2,000,000 shares remain authorized for repurchase. NOTE 8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company leases certain facilities under various operating leases. Most of the lease agreements provide the Company with the option of renewing its lease at the end of the lease term, at the fair rental value. In most cases, management expects that in the normal course of business, facility leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases. Minimum payments under these leases, exclusive of property taxes and insurance, are as follows: (in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Thereafter $1,591 1,286 948 948 620 2,425 $7,818 Rent expense was $1.6 million, $1.0 million and $1.1 million in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company is involved in various lawsuits and routine claims arising out of the normal course of its business. The Company maintains insurance coverage for its operations and employees with appropriate aggregate, per occurrence and deductible limits as the Company reasonably determines necessary or prudent with current operations and historical experience. The major policies include coverage for property, general liability, auto, directors and officers, health, and workers’ compensation insurances. In the opinion of management, the ultimate amount of liability not covered by insurance, if any, under any pending litigation and claims, individually or in the aggregate, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or operating results of the Company. 73 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) NOTE 9. ACQUISITION On December 11, 2008, the Company, through its newly created wholly-owned subsidiary Adler Tank Rentals, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Purchaser”), completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of the liquid and solid containment tanks and boxes rental business (“Adler Tanks”) of Adler Tank Rentals, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Asset Purchase Agreement, the Purchaser acquired Adler Tanks for a total purchase price of $91.1 million, which consisted of $88.1 million in cash, 40,000 shares of the Company’s common stock valued at $0.7 million, $1.3 million of certain liabilities relating to Adler Tanks and $1.0 million of transaction costs. The Company financed the acquisition from its $350.0 million credit facility. Adler Tanks’ results have been included in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income since December 11, 2008. The acquisition was accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the total purchase price is allocated to Adler Tanks’ assets based upon their fair value as of the date of the transaction. Based upon the allocation of the purchase price and management’s estimate of fair value based upon an independent valuation, the purchase price allocation was as follows: (in thousands) Rental Equipment Intangible Assets: Goodwill Customer Relationship Trade Name Accounts Receivable, net Property, Plant and Equipment Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Total Purchase Price $43,706 25,863 8,500 5,700 5,705 2,390 300 (1,070) $91,094 A valuation of the purchased assets was performed to determine the fair value of each identifiable tangible and intangible asset and allocate the purchase price among the acquired assets and assumed liabilities. Standard valuation procedures and techniques were utilized in determining the fair values. Of the $25.9 million fair value allocated to goodwill, $25.2 million is deductible for tax purposes. In November 2007, the Company purchased the remaining minority interest in Enviroplex Inc., a classroom manufacturing business selling modular classrooms in California. The stock purchase was for $3.8 million in cash and increased the Company’s ownership of Enviroplex Inc. from 81.1% to 100%. The purchased assets and assumed liabilities were recorded at their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. With the exception of land, the assets and liabilities acquired had a cost basis that approximated fair value. The cost basis of the Enviroplex Inc. land was increased by $0.2 million to reflect estimated fair value. NOTE 10. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS Purchase prices of acquired businesses have been allocated to the assets and liabilities acquired based on the estimated fair values on the respective acquisition dates. Based on these values, the excess purchase prices over the fair value of the net assets acquired were allocated to goodwill and other intangible assets. The Company assesses potential impairment of its goodwill and intangible assets when there is evidence that events or circumstances have occurred that would indicate the recovery of an asset’s carrying value is unlikely. The Company also assesses potential impairment of its goodwill and intangible assets on an annual basis regardless if there is evidence of impairment. If 74 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) indicators of impairment were to be present in intangible assets used in operations and future discounted cash flows were not expected to be sufficient to recover the assets’ carrying amount, an impairment loss would be charged to expense in the period identified. The amount of an impairment loss would be recognized as the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Factors the Company considers important, which may cause impairment include, among others, significant changes in the manner of use of the acquired asset, negative industry or economic trends, and significant underperformance relative to historical or projected operating results. The Company follows a two-step impairment test to identify potential impairment and measure the amount of the impairment loss to be recognized. In the first step, the fair value of the reporting unit is compared to its carrying value to determine if the goodwill and intangible assets are impaired. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that unit, then goodwill and intangible assets are not impaired and no further testing is required. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit were to exceed its fair value, then the second step is performed in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill and intangible assets and an impairment loss is recorded for an amount equal to the difference between the implied fair value and the carrying value of the goodwill and intangible assets. The Company conducted its annual impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of its fiscal year. The impairment analysis did not result in an impairment charge for the fiscal years ended 2009, 2008 or 2007. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. The Company based its fair value estimates on assumptions that it believes are reasonable but are uncertain and subject to changes in market conditions. The following table shows the activity and balances related to goodwill from January 1, 2008: (in thousands) Goodwill at January 1, 2008, Acquisitions1 Adjustments Goodwill at December 31, 2008 Acquisitions Adjustments2 Goodwill at December 31, 2009 1 2 In 2008, the Company completed the acquisition of Adler Tank, which became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Represents final working capital adjustments and final acquisition costs associated with the Adler Tank acquisition. $ 1,798 25,666 — 27,464 — 197 $27,661 Intangible assets consist of the following: (dollar amounts in thousands) Trade name Customer Relationships Less Accumulated Amortization Estimated Useful Life In Years December 31, 2008 2009 Indefinite 11 years $ 5,700 8,814 $ 5,700 8,500 14,514 (844) 14,200 (64) $13,670 $14,136 Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their respective useful lives. Based on the carrying values at December 31, 2009 and assuming no subsequent impairment of the underlying assets, the annual amortization is expected to be $0.8 million in 2010 through 2014 and thereafter. 75 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) NOTE 11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company purchased liquid and solid containment tanks totaling $14.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively from Sabre Manufacturing, LLC, which is controlled by the President of Adler Tanks. In addition, the Company leases two operating facilities and receives certain support services from companies controlled by the President of Adler Tanks. Payments for these leases and services totaled $0.7 million in 2009. These payments were not significant in 2008. Amounts due to related parties at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $1.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. NOTE 12. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS The Company evaluated all events or transactions that occurred after December 31, 2009 through February 26, 2010, the date these consolidated financial statements were issued. During this period the Company did not have any material subsequent events that require disclosure in these consolidated financial statements. NOTE 13. SEGMENT REPORTING FASB guidelines establish annual and interim reporting standards for an enterprise’s operating segments and related disclosures about its products, services, geographic areas and major customers. In accordance with these guidelines the Company’s four reportable segments are Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco, Adler Tanks and Enviroplex. Management focuses on several key measures to evaluate and assess each segment’s performance including rental revenue growth, gross margin, and income before provision for income taxes. As separate corporate entities, Adler Tanks and Enviroplex revenues and expenses are separately maintained from Mobile Modular and TRS-RenTelco. Excluding interest expense, allocations of revenue and expense not directly associated with one of these segments are generally allocated to Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco and Adler Tanks, based on their pro-rata share of direct revenues. Interest expense is allocated between Mobile Modular, TRS-RenTelco and Adler Tanks based on their pro-rata share of average rental equipment at cost, goodwill, intangible assets, accounts receivable, deferred income and customer security deposits. The Company does not report total assets by business segment. Summarized financial information for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, for the Company’s reportable segments is shown in the following table: SEGMENT DATA (dollar amounts in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2009 Rental Revenues Rental Related Services Revenues Sales and Other Revenues Total Revenues Depreciation of Rental Equipment Gross Profit Interest Expense (Income) Allocation Income (Loss) before Provision for Income Taxes Rental Equipment Acquisitions Accounts Receivable, net (period end) Rental Equipment, at cost (period end) Rental Equipment, net book value (period end) Utilization (period end)2 Average Utilization2 Mobile Modular TRS-RenTelco Adler Tanks Enviroplex1 Consolidated $ 92,331 25,174 25,782 143,287 13,718 73,597 4,199 42,090 13,298 41,165 504,415 368,302 $ 75,500 1,970 22,444 99,914 40,175 32,573 2,213 8,482 22,842 20,578 239,152 101,902 $18,611 6,208 204 25,023 3,322 13,910 893 4,451 37,751 7,313 83,891 80,016 $ — — 7,419 7,419 — 1,235 (200) (1,049) — 1,541 — — $186,442 33,352 55,849 275,643 57,215 121,315 7,105 53,974 73,891 70,597 827,458 550,220 69.0% 73.4% 63.0% 61.5% 67.6% 70.3% 76 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) SEGMENT DATA (Continued) (dollar amounts in thousands) Year Ended December 31, 2008 Rental Revenues Rental Related Services Revenues Sales and Other Revenues Total Revenues Depreciation of Rental Equipment Gross Profit Interest Expense (Income) Allocation Income before Provision for Income Taxes Rental Equipment Acquisitions Accounts Receivable, net (period end) Rental Equipment, at cost (period end) Rental Equipment, net book value (period end) Utilization (period end)2 Average Utilization2 2007 Rental Revenues Rental Related Services Revenues Sales and Other Revenues Total Revenues Depreciation of Rental Equipment Gross Profit Interest Expense (Income) Allocation Income before Provision for Income Taxes Rental Equipment Acquisitions Accounts Receivable, net (period end) Rental Equipment, at cost (period end) Rental Equipment, net book value (period end) Utilization (period end)2 Average Utilization2 Mobile Modular TRS-RenTelco Adler Tanks Enviroplex1 Consolidated $103,236 31,484 26,339 161,059 13,311 81,512 6,694 45,537 38,437 51,042 503,678 376,606 $ 92,982 2,024 26,844 121,850 43,599 47,959 3,663 19,062 56,631 22,916 255,778 129,573 $ 1,018 572 176 1,766 205 929 56 516 46,432 6,524 46,288 46,059 81.0% 81.6% 64.0% 68.1% 70.3% — $100,541 32,982 30,003 163,526 12,383 83,777 7,575 49,164 33,752 40,928 475,077 358,017 $ 84,776 1,731 19,727 106,234 39,259 43,643 3,705 19,730 68,230 21,777 232,349 127,997 82.8% 82.3% 69.3% 68.3% $ — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $ — — 19,484 19,484 — 5,338 (436) 2,587 — 5,530 — — $ — — 10,649 10,649 — 3,136 (561) 917 — 4,356 — — $197,236 34,080 72,843 304,159 57,115 135,738 9,977 67,702 141,500 86,011 805,744 552,238 $185,317 34,713 60,379 280,409 51,642 130,556 10,719 69,811 101,982 67,061 707,426 486,014 1 2 Gross Enviroplex sales revenues were $8,106, $21,674 and $11,755 in 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which includes inter-segment sales to Mobile Modular of $687, $2,190 and $1,106, which are eliminated in consolidation. Utilization is calculated each month by dividing the cost of rental equipment on rent by the total cost of rental equipment excluding new equipment inventory and accessory equipment. The average utilization for the period is calculated using the average costs of rental equipment. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of total revenues during 2009, 2008 and 2007. In addition, total foreign country customers and operations accounted for less than 10% of the Company’s revenues and long-lived assets for the same periods. 77 MCGRATH RENTCORP NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued) NOTE 14. QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (unaudited) Quarterly financial information for each of the two years ended December 31, 2009 is summarized below: (in thousands, except per share amounts) Operations Data Rental Revenues Total Revenues Gross Profit Income from Operations Income Before Provision for Income Taxes Net Income Earnings Per Share: Basic Diluted Dividends Declared Per Share Shares Used in Per Share Calculations: Basic Diluted Balance Sheet Data Rental Equipment, net Total Assets Notes Payable Shareholders’ Equity Operations Data Rental Revenues Total Revenues Gross Profit Income from Operations Income Before Provision for Income Taxes Net Income Earnings Per Share: Basic Diluted Dividends Declared Per Share Shares Used in Per Share Calculations: Basic Diluted Balance Sheet Data Rental Equipment, net Total Assets Notes Payable Shareholders’ Equity First Second 2009 Third Fourth Year $ 48,372 67,155 30,380 14,803 12,920 7,868 $ 45,083 66,474 28,951 13,486 11,533 7,024 $ 45,898 75,500 31,634 17,334 15,647 9,529 $ 47,089 66,514 30,350 15,452 13,870 8,902 $186,442 275,643 121,315 61,079 53,974 33,325 $ $ $ 0.33 0.33 0.22 $ $ $ 0.30 0.30 0.22 $ $ $ 0.40 0.40 0.22 $ $ $ 0.37 0.37 0.22 $ $ $ 1.40 1.40 0.88 23,714 23,829 23,738 23,804 23,752 23,876 23,775 23,950 23,745 23,869 $552,138 767,274 293,666 253,682 $549,880 753,343 268,583 256,831 $547,362 757,861 261,500 262,104 $550,220 757,936 247,334 267,415 $550,220 757,936 247,334 267,415 First Second 2008 Third Fourth Year $ 48,236 65,415 32,894 19,350 16,883 10,265 $ 48,846 73,953 33,115 18,885 16,594 10,089 $ 50,023 86,315 36,454 21,551 19,026 11,568 $ 50,131 78,476 33,275 17,893 15,199 9,282 $197,236 304,159 135,738 77,679 67,702 41,204 $ $ $ 0.43 0.43 0.20 $ $ $ 0.43 0.42 0.20 $ $ $ 0.49 0.48 0.20 $ $ $ 0.39 0.39 0.20 $ $ $ 1.74 1.72 0.80 23,978 24,094 23,641 23,890 23,663 23,996 23,677 23,831 23,740 23,944 $493,245 643,189 218,755 229,011 $508,512 674,730 234,725 235,738 $512,141 686,920 222,350 244,090 $552,238 784,497 305,500 249,881 $552,238 784,497 305,500 249,881 78 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE. None. ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES. Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Company’s Management under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) are responsible for establishing and maintaining “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in rules promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) for the Company. Based on their evaluation as of December 31, 2009, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that the information required to be disclosed by the Company in this Annual Report on Form 10-K was (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting. During the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues, if any, within a company have been detected. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives, and the CEO and CFO have concluded that these controls and procedures are effective at the “reasonable assurance” level. Management’s Assessment of Internal Control. Management’s assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009, is discussed in the Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting included on page 55. The effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2009 has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, and its report is included in this Form 10-K. ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION. None. 79 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE. The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to McGrath RentCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by not later than April 30, 2010. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION. The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to McGrath RentCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by not later than April 30, 2010. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS. The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to McGrath RentCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by not later than April 30, 2010. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE. The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to McGrath RentCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by not later than April 30, 2010. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES. The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference to McGrath RentCorp’s definitive Proxy Statement with respect to its Annual Shareholders’ Meeting to be held June 8, 2010, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by not later than April 30, 2010. 80 ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES. Index of documents filed as part of this report: PART IV 1. The following Consolidated Financial Statements of McGrath RentCorp are included in Item 8. Page of this report Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting Report on Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Financial Statements Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 Consolidated Statements of Income for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements Financial Statement Schedules. None Exhibits. See Index of Exhibits on page 83 of this report. 2. 3. 55 56 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 Schedules and exhibits required by Article 5 of Regulation S-X other than those listed are omitted because they are not required, are not applicable, or equivalent information has been included in the consolidated financial statements, and notes thereto, or elsewhere herein. 81 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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: February 26, 2010 MCGRATH RENTCORP by: /s/ Dennis C. Kakures DENNIS C. KAKURES Chief Executive Officer, President and Director (Principal Executive Officer) by: /s/ Keith E. Pratt KEITH E. PRATT Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) by: /s/ David M. Whitney DAVID M. WHITNEY Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates as indicated. Name /s/ William J. Dawson WILLIAM J. DAWSON /s/ Robert C. Hood ROBERT C. HOOD /s/ Dennis C. Kakures DENNIS C. KAKURES /s/ Robert P. McGrath ROBERT P. McGRATH /s/ Dennis P. Stradford DENNIS P. STRADFORD /s/ Ronald H. Zech RONALD H. ZECH Title Director Director Date February 26, 2010 February 26, 2010 Chief Executive Officer, President and Director February 26, 2010 Chairman Emeritus February 26, 2010 Director February 26, 2010 Chairman of the Board February 26, 2010 82 McGRATH RENTCORP INDEX TO EXHIBITS Number Description Method of Filing 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of McGrath RentCorp. Filed as exhibit 19.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1988 (filed August 14, 1988), and incorporated herein by reference. 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.2 4.1 4.1.1 4.1.2 4.1.3 4.1.4 4.1.5 4.1.6 4.2 4.2.1 4.3 Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of McGrath RentCorp. Filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (filed March 28, 1991 Registration No. 33-39633), and incorporated herein by reference. Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of McGrath RentCorp. Filed as exhibit 3.1.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 (filed March 31, 1998), and incorporated herein by reference. Amended and Restated By-Laws of McGrath RentCorp, as amended and restated on June 4, 2008. Filed as exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008 (filed August 7, 2008), and incorporated herein by reference. Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement between the Company and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as placement agent, dated June 2, 2004. Amendment to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement between the Company and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as placement agent, effective as of July 11, 2005. Amendment to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement between the Company and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as placement agent, effective as of October 20, 2008. Multiparty Guaranty between Enviroplex, Inc., Mobile Modular Management Corporation, Prudential Investment Management, Inc., and such other parties that become Guarantors thereunder, dated June 2, 2004. Release from Obligations (TRS-RenTelco Inc.) related to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated June 2, 2004 by and among the Company, certain parties thereto, and Prudential Investment Management, Inc. Indemnity, Contribution and Subordination Agreement between Enviroplex, Inc., Mobile Modular Management Corporation, the Company and such other parties that become Guarantors thereunder, dated June 2, 2004. Amendment to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement between the Company and Prudential Investment Management, Inc., as placement agent effective August 4, 2009. Credit Agreement dated as of May 14, 2008 among the Company, Bank of America, N.A. as Administrative Agent, Swing line Lender and L/C Issuer, and the Other Lenders Party thereto. Guaranty dated as of May 14, 2008 among each Subsidiary of the Company in favor of Bank of America, N.A., in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders $5,000,000 Committed Credit Facility Letter Agreement between the Company and Union Bank of California, N.A., dated as of June 26, 2008. Filed as exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed June 10, 2004) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.19 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed July 15, 2005) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 4.1.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (filed February 25, 2009), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed June 10, 2004) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.15 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (filed August 3, 2006) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed June 10, 2004) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on form 10-Q (filed August 6, 2009) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed May 15, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed May 15, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed June 27, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. 4.3.1 $5,000,000 Credit Line Note, dated June 26, 2008. Filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed June 27, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. 83 Number 10.1 10.1.1 10.1.2 10.2 10.3 10.3.1 Description Method of Filing McGrath RentCorp 1998 Stock Option Plan as amended and restated on November 22, 2002. Exemplar Incentive Stock Option for Employees Under the 1998 Stock Option Plan. Exemplar Non-Qualified Stock Option for Directors under the 1998 Stock Option Plan. Exemplar Form of the Directors, Officers and Other Agents Indemnification Agreements. McGrath RentCorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, as amended and restated on December 31, 2008. Filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 (filed March 20, 2003), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (filed November 12, 1998), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 (filed November 12, 1998), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001 (filed March 18, 2002), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (filed February 25, 2009), and incorporated herein by reference. McGrath RentCorp Employee Stock Ownership Trust Agreement, as amended and restated on December 31, 2008. Filed as exhibit 10.3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (filed February 25, 2009), and incorporated herein by reference. 10.4 McGrath RentCorp 2007 Stock Incentive Plan. 10.4.1 10.4.2 10.5 21.1 23 31.1 31.2 32.1 32.2 Form of 2007 Stock Incentive Plan Stock Option Award and Agreement. Form of 2007 Stock Incentive Plan Non-Qualified Stock Option Award and Agreement. Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2008, by and between Abrams Rentals LLC, Adler Tank Rentals, LLC each of Steve Adler and Howard Werner, and the Company. List of Subsidiaries. Written Consent of Grant Thornton LLP. Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed as exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on from 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (filed August 2, 2007), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.12.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on from 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (filed August 2, 2007), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 10.12.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on from 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (filed August 2, 2007), and incorporated herein by reference. Filed as exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (filed December 12, 2008) and incorporated herein by reference. Filed herewith. Filed herewith. Filed herewith. Filed herewith. Furnished herewith. Furnished herewith. 84 Stock Transfer Agent: Computershare Trust Company, N. A. 250 Royall Street Canton, MA 02021 (800) 962-4284 www.computershare.com Investor Relations: SBG Investor Relations 4111 E. Madison Street Seattle, WA 98112 e-mail: investor@mgrc.com Auditors: Grant Thornton LLP One California Street, Suite 2300 San Francisco, CA 94111 General Counsel: Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94105 Web Sites: Corporate: * www.mgrc.com Modular Buildings: www.mobilemodularrents.com Portable Storage: www.mobilemodularrents-portablestorage.com Electronic Test Equipment: www.trs-rentelco.com Environmental Test Equipment: www.trs-environmental.com Enviroplex: www.enviroplexinc.com Adler Tanks: www.adlertankrentals.com * Visit the Investor Relations section of our web site for upcoming conference call and other investor information Corporate Information Officers: Dennis C. Kakures President and Chief Executive Officer Joseph F. Hanna Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer Keith E. Pratt Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Randle F. Rose Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary David M. Whitney Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Kay Dashner Vice President, Human Resources Richard G. Brown Vice President and Division Manager, Mobile Modular Philip B. Hawkins Vice President and Division Manager, TRS-RenTelco Kristina Van Trease Vice President, Mobile Modular Portable Storage Glenn S. Owens President, Enviroplex, Inc. Steven H. Adler President, Adler Tank Rentals, LLC Directors: William J. Dawson Former Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer Cerus Corporation Robert C. Hood Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Excite, Inc. Dennis C. Kakures President and Chief Executive Officer Robert P. McGrath Chairman Emeritus McGrath RentCorp Dennis P. Stradford Former Chief Executive Officer Nomis Solutions, Inc. Ronald H. Zech Chairman of the Board McGrath RentCorp Offices: San Francisco Corporate Offices Modular Sales and Inventory Center 5700 Las Positas Road Livermore, CA 94551 (925) 606-9200 Los Angeles Modular Sales and Inventory Center 11450 Mission Boulevard Mira Loma, CA 91752 (951) 360-6600 Houston Modular Sales and Inventory Center 4445 East Sam Houston Parkway South Pasadena, TX 77505 (281) 487-9222 Orlando Modular Sales and Inventory Center 1100 State Hwy 559 Auburndale, FL 33823 (863) 965-3700 Charlotte Modular Sales Office 4301-C Stuart Andrew Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28217 (704) 519-4000 Atlanta Modular Sales Office 3300 Hamilton Mill Road, #102 Burford, GA 30519 (678) 714-0744 Dallas Electronics Sales and Inventory Center 1830 West Airfield Drive DFW Airport, TX 75261 (972) 456-4000 Montreal Electronics Sales Office 90 Brunswick Blvd, Dollard-des-Ormeaux Quebec, Canada H9B 2C5 (514) 683-9400 Enviroplex, Inc. Classroom Manufacturing Subsidiary 4777 E. Carpenter Road Stockton, CA 95215 (209) 466-8000 Adler Tanks Rentals, LLC Liquid and Solid Containment Sales and Inventory Centers: New Jersey 95-123 Firmenich Way Newark, NJ 07114 (973) 466-3030 Houston 2751 Aaron Street Deer Park, TX 77536 (281) 479-5675 Cert no. SCS-COC-000648 LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES Exhibit 21.1 Mobile Modular Management Corporation Enviroplex, Inc. TRS-RenTelco Inc. Adler Tank Rentals, LLC CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We have issued our reports dated February 26, 2010, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting included in the Annual Report of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009. We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference of said reports in the Registration Statements of McGrath RentCorp and Subsidiaries on Forms S-8 (File No. 333-06112, effective November 27, 1996, File No. 333-74089, effective March 9, 1999, File No. 333-151815, effective June 20, 2008, and File No. 333-161128, effective August 6, 2009). /s/ Grant Thornton LLP Exhibit 23 San Francisco, California February 26, 2010 Exhibit 31.1 I, Dennis C. Kakures, certify that: McGRATH RENTCORP SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION 1. 2. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of McGrath RentCorp; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. Date: February 26, 2010 By: /s/ Dennis C. Kakures Dennis C. Kakures Chief Executive Officer Exhibit 31.2 I, Keith E. Pratt, certify that: McGRATH RENTCORP SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION 1. 2. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of McGrath RentCorp; Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting, which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting. Date: February 26, 2010 By: /s/ Keith E. Pratt Keith E. Pratt Chief Financial Officer McGRATH RENTCORP SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION Exhibit 32.1 In connection with the periodic report of McGrath RentCorp (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Dennis C. Kakures, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that to the best of my knowledge: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated. This Certification has not been, and shall not be deemed, “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Date: February 26, 2010 A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. By: /s/ Dennis C. Kakures Dennis C. Kakures Chief Executive Officer McGRATH RENTCORP SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION Exhibit 32.2 In connection with the periodic report of McGrath RentCorp (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), I, Keith E. Pratt, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certify as of the date hereof, solely for purposes of Title 18, Chapter 63, Section 1350 of the United States Code, that to the best of my knowledge: (1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and (2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company at the dates and for the periods indicated. This Certification has not been, and shall not be deemed, “filed” with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Date: February 26, 2010 A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request. By: /s/ Keith E. Pratt Keith E. Pratt Chief Financial Officer 

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