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Patriot Transportation Holding

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PAT R I O T   T R A N S P O R TAT I O N   H O L D I N G ,   I N C .

A N N U A L   R E P O R T

2019

A Transportation Company

Annual Report 2019 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Years ended September 30
(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

2019 

2018 

%
Change

Revenues  ........................................................................................... $  108,716  
1,979  
Operating profit  ................................................................................. $  
2,393  
Income before income taxes  ............................................................. $  
1,763  
Net income  ........................................................................................ $  

Per common share:
  Basic  ............................................................................................ $  
  Diluted  ......................................................................................... $  

.53  
.53  

Total Assets  ....................................................................................... $   72,293  
Total Debt  .......................................................................................... $  
—  
Shareholders’ Equity  ......................................................................... $   54,797  
3,351  
Common Shares Outstanding  ...........................................................  
16.35  
Book Value Per Common Share  ........................................................ $  

114,065  
2,046  
2,197  
5,119  

1.54  
1.54  

69,817  
—  
52,406 
3,328  
15.75  

(4.7)
(3.3)
8.9
(65.6)

(65.6)
(65.6)

3.5
—
4.6
.7
3.8

BUSINESS. The business of the Company, conducted 
through  our  wholly  owned  subsidiary,  Florida  Rock  & 
Tank  Lines,  Inc.  (Tank  Lines),  which  is  a  Southeastern 
U.S. based tank truck company, is to transport petroleum 
and other liquids and dry bulk commodities.

OBJECTIVES.  The  Company’s  objectives  are 
to 
continue building a substantial transportation company 
providing sound long-term growth and cash generation.

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To Our Shareholders 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Fiscal year 2019 proved to be very challenging as 
the driver market continued to tighten. Revenue 
came  in  at  $109  million,  well  below  the  $114 
million we generated in fiscal 2018. The lower 
revenue  was  mainly  driven  by  a  decreasing 
driver  count  and  the  closure  of  our  Charlotte 
terminal in May of 2019. We ended the year with 
an average count of 538 drivers versus 580 in 
fiscal year 2018. Just prior to the beginning of 
fiscal 2019, in an effort to reverse the trend of 
a declining driver force, we implemented a new 
productivity/minimum  guarantee  pay  program. 
While  the  program  provided  a  significant 
boost  to  driver  hiring,  it  did  nothing  to  reduce 
turnover and ultimately resulted in us spending 
significantly  more  on  training  and  driver  pay 
in  fiscal  2019.  In  early  October  2019,  after 
gaining  input  from  our  drivers,  we  announced 
an  overhaul  to  the  driver  pay  program  that 
eliminated  the  weekly  productivity/minimum 
guarantee  pay  program  and  added  seniority 
pay  raises,  weekly  productivity  bonuses,  and 
a  Paid  Time  Off  Buyback  Program  among 
other  enhancements.  We  are  hopeful  these 
enhancements  will  continue  to  attract  new 
drivers  but,  more  importantly,  will  incentivize 
all  our  drivers  to  remain  employed  with  the 
Company for years to come.

A great deal of our success is dependent upon 
our  ability  to  increase  revenue  at  good  freight 
rates.  Our  strategy  is  to  concentrate  revenue 
growth  efforts  in  the  markets  where  we  have 
been  successful  with  driver  retention  and  to 
diversify our product mix where we can achieve 
revenue  growth  and  improve  profit  margin. 
Recently,  we  closed  on  the  acquisition  of  the 
assets  of  Danfair  Transport  out  of  Americus, 
GA which had total revenues of approximately 
$2.3  million  in  2018.  We  are  excited  about 
this  acquisition  as  it  fits  nicely  into  one  of  the 
most  stable  market  areas  in  our  network  and 
provides an opportunity to grow with some new 
customers in other markets we serve.

Controlling  our  fixed  expense  is  critical  in  a 
declining  revenue  environment.  During  fiscal 
2019, we reduced our average tractor fleet from 
383 to 330 to remain aligned with our target of 

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at least 1.5 drivers per tractor. On an annualized 
basis,  this  reduction  will  save  the  Company 
approximately 
in  depreciation 
expense alone.

$750,000 

Unfortunately,  we  were  also  forced  to  make 
headcount  reductions  during  2019  as  we 
focused  on  keeping  our  support  wages  and 
SG&A  expense  at  or  below  our  targeted 
percentage  of  revenue.  The  reductions  are 
projected  to  save  the  Company  in  excess  of 
$750,000 in fiscal 2020. 

We  continued  to  search  for  ways  to  reduce 
costs  associated  with  our  employee  benefit 
plans.  During  fiscal  2019,  we  implemented 
changes to our health, wellness and pharmacy 
plans  that  project  to  provide  an  annualized 
savings  in  excess  of  $1  million  in  fiscal  2020. 
These savings allowed us to keep our employee 
premium costs flat for the second year in a row 
while  adding  better  benefits  to  the  plans.  We 
are  hopeful  that  achievements  like  these  will 
continue  to  set  us  apart  from  our  competition 
and build a stronger workforce for our Company.

The  auto  liability  insurance  market  continued 
to tighten in 2019 and resulted in a meaningful 
increase  in  our  annual  premium  cost  for  fiscal 
2020.  While  we  were  fully  able  to  absorb  the 
cost  increase  and  maintain  liability  insurance 
well  in  excess  of  our  customers’  minimum 
requirements,  some  of  our  competitors  may 
struggle  to  do  the  same.  Whether  this  leads 
to 
freight  rates, 
consolidation  or  all  of  the  above  is  yet  to 
be  seen,  but  it  stands  to  be  a  big  part  of  the 
industry  story  for  the  remainder  of  2019  and 
into the future.

less  competition,  higher 

Finally,  technology  investments  have  played  a 
large  part  in  the  past  couple  of  years.  During 
2019,  we  completed  several 
technology 
projects that included a new billing automation 
platform and a complete migration of our critical 
operating systems to a 3rd party cloud service 
provider.  These  implementations  have  helped 
us  reduce  costs  and  improve  efficiencies 

 
 
To Our Shareholders  continued 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

across  our  network.  Looking  into  2020,  we 
plan  to  begin  piloting  an  on-board  tractor 
camera  system  to  assist  us  in  managing  our 
auto  insurance  claims  and  to  improve  driving 
behavior. Furthermore, we plan to implement a 
new  automated  dispatch  module  that  should 
bring  significant  efficiencies  to  our  operations 
and  customers.  We  believe  these  projects  are 
critical  to  our  future  success  as  they  provide 
significant  benefits  to  our  drivers,  employees 
and customers.

We  want  to  thank  our  employees  for  their 
dedication  to  our  Company  and  to  providing 
the highest level of safety, professionalism and 
customer  service.  Our  non-driver  employee 
workforce  consists  of  some  of  the  finest 
people in the industry and we are consistently 
recognizing employees for 10, 20 and even 30 
years  of  dedicated  service  each  year  at  our 
annual meeting. We truly value their loyalty and 
leadership within our organization.

We  are  very  proud  to  say  that  in  fiscal  2019 
the  company  beat  our  preventable  accident 
frequency  target.  We  set  a  very  high  standard 
for ourselves each year and achieving this goal 
speaks  volumes  about  our  drivers  as  well  as 
our dedicated managers. Achieving this target 
allowed  us  to  give  away  a  brand-new  Chevy 
Silverado to one of the Company’s many eligible, 
accident  free  drivers  in  2019.  Congratulations 
to Marco Rollins on winning this year’s award. 
The  joy  in  Marco’s  voice  when  he  answered 
the phone call during our annual awards dinner 
was priceless and makes what we do every day 
well  worth  the  effort.  I  also  want  to  recognize 
Ron Stanley as the recipient of the Company’s 
John  R.  Mabbett  Award  for  2019  Driver  of 
the  Year.  Ron  is  a  veteran  who  served  in  the 
United  States  Army  and  we’ve  been  fortunate 
to have him on our team for the past six years. 
He  has  been  a  strong  and  consistent  leader 
and  exemplifies  our  determination  to  exceed 
customer  expectations  in  safety,  quality  and 
service. Ron, we thank you for dedication and 
commitment to our Company.

While fiscal 2019 fell well below our expectations 
on  profitability,  our  balance  sheet  remained 
strong,  we  continued  to  replace  older  tractors 
with new equipment using cash from operations 
and  grew  our  shareholder  equity  by  $2.4 
million.  We  currently  hold  $21  million  in  cash 
and investments and have no outstanding debt. 
The  Company  is  poised  to  invest  in  business 
opportunities like the Danfair acquisition should 
those  opportunities  continue  to  arise.  During 
fiscal 2020 we will be exploring opportunities to 
expand our chemical business and are currently 
consulting with a chemical industry veteran to 
gain  a  better  perspective  on  opportunities  to 
grow  chemical  revenues  in  several  new  lanes. 
We  believe we  are  taking  the necessary steps 
to be successful in the future. Our management 
team is committed to satisfying our customers’ 
return  on 
needs  and  achieving  a  solid 
investment for our shareholders. As always, we 
do  not  take  your  continuing  investment  in  our 
Company lightly and we want to thank you for 
your continued interest and support.

Respectfully,

Robert E. Sandlin
President & Chief Executive Officer

Thompson S. Baker II
Chairman

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Our Business 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

these customers, Murphy USA, accounted for 19.2% of 
revenue. The loss of any one of these customers could 
have a material adverse effect on the Company’s revenues 
and  income.  Our  transportation  services  agreements 
with  our  customers  generally  are  terminable  upon  90-
120 days’ notice, but nine of our top 10 accounts have 
been  customers  for  at  least  5  years.  Our  dry  bulk  and 
chemical customers include large industrial companies 
including  cement  and  concrete  accounts  and  product 
distribution companies. Our customer relationships are 
long-standing and have grown over time as a result of 
consistently high safety and service levels.

Financial information about the company is presented in 
the financial statements included in this Annual Report.

Our  business  consists  of  hauling  petroleum  related 
products,  dry  bulk  commodities  and  liquid  chemicals. 
We are one of the largest regional tank truck carriers in 
North America. According to the Tank Truck Carrier 2017 
Gross  Revenue  Report  issued  by  Bulk  Transporter,  we 
are  the  10th  largest  bulk  tank  carrier  in  North  America 
by  revenue.  We  operate  terminals  in  Florida,  Georgia, 
Alabama,  North  Carolina  and  Tennessee.  We  do  not 
own  any  of  the  products  we  haul;  rather,  we  act  as  a 
third  party  carrier  to  deliver  our  customers’  products 
from point A to point B, using predominately Company 
employees  and  Company-owned  tractors  and  tank 
trailers.  Approximately  86%  of  our  business  consists 
of  hauling  liquid  petroleum  products  (mostly  gas  and 
diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our 
customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, truck 
stops  and  fuel  depots)  where  we  off-load  the  product 
into  our  customers’  fuel  storage  tanks  for  ultimate 
sale  to  the  retail  consumer.  The  remaining  14%  of  our 
business consists of hauling dry bulk commodities such 
as cement, lime and various industrial powder products 
and  liquid  chemicals.  As  of  September  30,  2019,  we 
employed 530 revenue-producing drivers who operated 
our  fleet  of  376  Company  tractors  (excluding  9  being 
placed  in  service  and  3  being  prepared  for  sale),  24 
owner operators and 491 trailers from our 19 terminals 
and 6 satellite locations.

During  fiscal  2019,  the  Company  purchased  60  new 
tractors.  Our  fiscal  2020  capital  budget  includes  60 
new tractors. We anticipate this more modern fleet will 
result  in  reduced  maintenance  expenses,  improved 
operating efficiencies  and  enhanced  driver  recruitment 
and  retention.  At  September  30,  2019  the  Company 
operated a fleet of 376 tractors (excluding 9 being placed 
in service and 3 being prepared for sale), and 491 tank 
trailers. The Company owns all of the tank trailers and 
tractors  used  to  conduct  our  business,  except  for  24 
tractors owned by owner-operators and 30 full-service 
leased  2019  model  year  tractors  located  in  key  areas 
without Company maintenance shops.

Approximately 86% of our business consists of hauling 
petroleum  related  products.  Our  petroleum  clients 
include  major  convenience  store  and  hypermarket 
accounts,  fuel  wholesalers  and  major  oil  companies. 
We  strive  to  build  long-term  relationships  with  major 
customers  by  providing  outstanding  customer  service. 
During fiscal 2019, the Company’s ten largest customers 
accounted for approximately 63.1% of revenue. One of 

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Five Year Summary - Years ended September 30 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

(Amounts in thousands except per share amounts)

2019 

2018 

2017 

2016 

2015

Summary of Operations:
Revenues  ......................................................$  
Operating profit  ............................................$  
Interest expense  ...........................................$  
Income from continuing operations  .............$  
Per Common Share (a):
Basic  .............................................................$  
Diluted  ..........................................................$  

108,716  
1,979  
32  
1,763  

.53  
.53  

114,065  
2,046  
39  
5,119  

1.54  
1.54  

112,165  
2,372  
80  
1,829  

.55  
.55 

120,172  
7,790  
130  
5,705  

1.74  
1.74  

122,882
5,586
112
3,339

1.02
1.02

Net income  ...................................................$  
Per Common Share (a):
Basic  .............................................................$  
Diluted  ..........................................................$  

Financial Summary:
Current assets  ..............................................$  
Current liabilities  ...........................................$  
Property and equipment, net  ........................$  
Total assets  ...................................................$  
Long-term debt  ............................................$  
Shareholders’ equity  ....................................$  
Net Book Value Per common share  .............$  
Other Data:
Weighted average common shares:

Basic (a)  ................................................. 
Diluted (a)  ............................................... 
Number of employees  .................................. 
Shareholders of record  ................................. 

Quarterly Results  unaudited

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

1,763  

5,119  

1,829  

5,705  

3,339

.53  
.53  

1.54  
1.54  

.55  
.55  

1.74  
1.74  

1.02
1.02

34,424  
8,827  
33,567  
72,293  
—  
54,797  
16.35  

3,342  
3,343  
761  
358  

31,444  
10,163 
33,911 
69,817  
—  
52,406  
15.75  

3,318  
3,320  
783  
383  

23,721  
10,028  
39,592  
67,954  
—  
46,583  
14.10  

3,299  
3,302  
857  
406  

17,737  
10,573  
43,703  
66,299  
—  
43,946  
13.36  

3,283 
3,285  
959  
423  

11,796
12,103
42,620
59,526
—
37,202
11.37

3,268
3,275
979
440

First 

Second 

Third 

Fourth

Revenues  ...................................................$   28,054   27,901   27,008  
293  
Operating profit (loss)  ................................$   1,107  
399  
Income (loss) before income taxes  ............$   1,198  
289  
884  
Net income (loss)  .......................................$  

744  
736  
3,592  

2019 

2018 

2019 

2019 

2019 

2018 
2018
2018 
27,979   27,526   29,404   26,128   28,781
241
324
629

1,353  
1,407  
1,086  

(292)  
(270)  
(188)  

423  
531  
396  

156  
265  
194  

Earnings per common share (a):
  Net income (loss)-
  Basic  ......................................................$  
  Diluted  ....................................................$  

.27 
.27  

1.09  
1.09 

.09  
.09  

(.06)  
(.06)  

.12  
.12  

.33  
.33 

.06  
.06 

.19
.19

Market price per common share (b):
  High  ........................................................$   20.96  
  Low .........................................................$   18.44  

20.31 
16.72  

19.75  
18.40  

20.33  
17.35  

19.25  
16.97  

22.65  
18.00  

18.75  
16.75  

22.06
18.55

(a) Earnings per share of common stock is computed independently for each quarter presented. The sum of the quarterly net 
earnings per share of common stock for a year may not equal the total for the year due to rounding differences.

(b) All prices represent Nasdaq reported high and low daily closing prices.

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Management Analysis 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

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

Executive Overview. The business of the Company, conducted 
through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock & Tank Lines, 
Inc.,  is  to  transport  petroleum  and  other  liquids  and  dry  bulk 
commodities. We do not own any of the products we haul, rather, 
we act as a third party carrier to deliver our customers’ products 
from point A to point B predominately using Company employees 
driving Company owned tractors and tank trailers. Approximately 
86%  of  our  business  consists  of  hauling  liquid  petroleum 
products (mostly gas and diesel fuel) from large scale fuel storage 
facilities to our customers’ retail outlets (e.g. convenience stores, 
truck stops and fuel depots) where we off-load the product into 
our  customers’  fuel  storage  tanks  for  ultimate  sale  to  the  retail 
consumer. The remaining 14% of our business consists of hauling 
dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and various industrial 
powder products and liquid chemicals. As of September 30, 2019, 
we employed 530 revenue-producing drivers who operated our 
fleet of 376 Company tractors (excluding 9 being placed in service 
and  3  being  prepared  for  sale),  24  owner  operators  and  491 
trailers from our 19 terminals and 6 satellite locations in Florida, 
Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina and Tennessee. We experience 
increased  seasonal  demand  in  Florida  during  the  spring  and  in 
most of our other locations during the summer months.

Our  industry  is  characterized  by  such  barriers  to  entry  as  the 
time and cost required to develop the capabilities necessary to 
handle hazardous material, the resources required to recruit, train 
and retain drivers, substantial industry regulatory and insurance 
requirements  and  the  significant  capital  investments  required 
to  build  a  fleet  of  equipment,  establish  a  network  of  terminals 
and,  in  recent  years,  the  cost  to  build  and  maintain  sufficient 
information  technology  resources  to  allow  us  to  interface  with 
and assist our customers in the day-to-day management of their 
product inventories.

Our  ability  to  provide  superior  customer  service  at  competitive 
rates  and  to  operate  safely  and  efficiently  is  important  to  our 
success in growing our revenues and increasing profitability. Our 
focus is to grow our profitability by executing on our key strategies 
of (i) increasing our business with existing and new customers, 
particularly hypermarket and large convenience store chains, that 
are willing to compensate us for our ability to provide superior, 
safe and reliable service, (ii) expanding our service offerings with 
respect to dry bulk and chemical products particularly in markets 
where  we  already  operate  terminals,  (iii)  earning  the  reputation 
as the preferred employer for tank truck drivers in all the markets 
in  which  we  operate  and  (iv)  pursuing  strategic  acquisitions. 
Our  ability  to  execute  this  strategy  depends  on  continuing  our 
dedicated  commitments  to  customer  service  and  safety  and 
continuing to recruit and retain qualified drivers.

Our industry is experiencing a severe driver shortage. As the need 
to hire drivers has risen across our industry the trend we are seeing 
is that more and more of the applicants are drivers with little to no 
experience in the tank truck business. Our management team is 
keenly focused on continuing to grow our driver count in markets 
where there are opportunities for us to grow our business and to 
retain all of our drivers at the levels we have historically achieved 
while balancing the aforementioned trends and associated risks 

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of  the  “new  to  the  industry”  driver  applicant  pool.  Through  the 
implementation  of  a  software  program,  we  have  enhanced  our 
ability  to  quickly  identify,  communicate  with  and  ultimately  hire 
qualified drivers.

There  are  several  opportunities  available  today  in  our  markets 
that will allow us to execute on our strategy so long as we can 
find,  hire  and  retain  qualified  drivers  to  meet  the  demands  of 
these  opportunities.  We  believe  the  tighter  driver  market  has 
and  will  continue  to  provide  us  with  opportunities  to  capture 
new  business.  As  these  opportunities  arise,  we  are  willing  to 
let certain lower priced business go in this environment to grow 
our business with customers willing to pay for our reliability and 
superior customer service.

We  generate  both  transportation  based  revenue  as  well  as 
fuel  surcharge  revenue.  Our  transportation  revenue  consists  of 
base revenue for each delivery which is generally calculated by 
multiplying  a  negotiated  mileage-based  rate  by  the  quantity  of 
product delivered plus any fees for extra stops to load or unload, 
powered  product  unloading  and  toll  cost  reimbursements. 
These  negotiated  transportation  rates  compensate  us  both  for 
transporting  the  products  as  well  as  for  loading  and  unloading 
time.

While our base rates include a fixed amount to cover our cost of 
fuel using an assumed price for diesel, we have fuel surcharges 
in  place  with  our  customers  that  allow  us  to  obtain  additional 
compensation for fuel expense incurred when the price of diesel 
rises above that assumed price. Likewise, for some customers, 
the  fuel  surcharge  system  allows  the  customer  to  receive  a 
lower  cost  from  us  when  the  price  of  diesel  drops  below  that 
assumed price. There is a time lag between fuel price fluctuations 
and  changes  to  fuel  surcharges  to  our  customers.  In  a  rapidly 
rising  price  environment  this  time  lag  can  negatively  impact 
the Company’s financial results as we must pay the higher fuel 
cost  immediately  but  in  most  cases  aren’t  able  to  adjust  fuel 
surcharges to our customers until the end of the month. The main 
factors  that  affect  our  total  revenue  are  the  number  of  revenue 
miles driven, rates per mile, quantity of products hauled and the 
amount of fuel surcharges.

The  Company’s  operations  are  influenced  by  a  number  of 
external  and  internal  factors.  External  factors  include  levels  of 
economic  and  industrial  activity  in  the  United  States  and  the 
Southeast,  driver  availability  and  cost,  government  regulations 
regarding driver qualifications and limitations on the hours drivers 
can  work,  petroleum  product  demand  in  the  Southeast  which 
is  driven  in  part  by  tourism  and  commercial  aviation,  and  fuel 
costs. Internal factors include revenue mix, equipment utilization, 
Company imposed restrictions on hiring drivers under the age of 
23 or drivers without at least one year of driving experience, auto 
and  workers’  compensation  accident  frequencies  and  severity, 
administrative costs, and group health claims experience.

Our operating costs primarily consist of the following:

•  Compensation and Benefits - Wages and employee benefits 
for  our  drivers  and  terminal  support  personnel  is  the  largest 
component of our operating costs. These costs are impacted by 
such factors as miles driven, driver pay increases, driver turnover 

 
 
Management Analysis  continued 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

and  training  costs  and  additional  driver  pay  due  to  temporary 
out-of-town deployments to serve new business;

replacement cycle, market prices for used equipment and losses 
on wrecked equipment.

•    Fuel  Expenses  -  Our  fuel  expenses  will  vary  depending  on 
miles driven as well as such factors as fuel prices (which can be 
highly  volatile),  the  fuel  efficiency  of  our  fleet  and  the  average 
haul length;

•  Repairs  and  Tires  –  This  category  consists  of  vehicle 
maintenance  and  repairs  (excluding  shop  personnel)  and  tire 
expense  (including  amortization  of  tire  cost  and  road  repairs). 
These expenses will vary based on such factors as miles driven, 
the age of our fleet, and tire prices.

•    Other  Operating  Expenses  –  This  category  consists  of  tolls, 
hiring  costs,  out-of-town  driver  travel  cost,  terminal  facility 
maintenance and other operating expenses. These expenses will 
vary based on such factors as, driver availability and out-of-town 
driver travel requirements, business growth and inflation among 
others;

•    Insurance  and  Losses  –  This  includes  costs  associated  with 
insurance  premiums,  and  the  self-insured  portion  of  liability, 
worker’s compensation, health insurance and cargo claims and 
wreck  repairs.  We  work  very  hard  to  manage  these  expenses 
through our safety and wellness programs, but these expenses 
will  vary  depending  on  the  frequency  and  severity  of  accident 
and health claims, insurance markets and deductible levels;

•  Depreciation Expense – Depreciation expense consists of the 
depreciation  of  the  cost  of  fixed  assets  such  as  tractors  and 
trailers  over  the  life  assigned  to  those  assets.  The  amount  of 
depreciation expense is impacted by equipment prices and the 
timing of new equipment purchases. We expect the cost of new 
tractors and trailers to continue to increase, impacting our future 
depreciation expense;

•  Rents, Tags and Utilities Expenses – This category consists of 
rents payable on leased facilities and leased equipment, federal 
highway use taxes, vehicle registrations, license and permit fees 
and  personal  property  taxes  assessed  against  our  equipment, 
communications, utilities and real estate taxes;

•    Sales,  General  and  Administrative  Expenses  -  This  category 
consists  of  the  wages,  bonus  accruals,  benefits,  travel,  vehicle 
and  office  costs  for  our  administrative  personnel  as  well  as 
professional fees and amortization charges for intangible assets 
purchased in acquisitions of other businesses;

•  Corporate Expenses – Corporate expenses consist of wages, 
bonus accruals, insurance and other benefits, travel, vehicle and 
office costs for corporate executives, director fees, stock option 
expense and aircraft expense;

•    Gains/Loss  on  Disposition  of  Property,  Plant  &  Equipment  - 
Our financial results for any period may be impacted by any gain 
or  loss  that  we  realize  on  the  sale  of  used  equipment,  losses 
on  wrecked  equipment,  and  disposition  of  other  assets.  We 
periodically sell used equipment as we replace older tractors and 
trailers. Gains or losses on equipment sales can vary significantly 
from period to period depending on the timing of our equipment 

To measure our performance, management focuses primarily on 
total  revenue  growth,  transportation  revenue  growth,  revenue 
miles,  our  preventable  accident 
(“PAFR”), 
our  operating  ratio  (defined  as  our  operating  expenses  as  a 
percentage  of  our  operating  revenue),  turnover  rate  (excluding 
drivers  related  to  Charlotte  closure)  and  average  driver  count 
(defined as average number of revenue producing drivers under 
employment over the specified time period) as compared to the 
same period in the prior year.

frequency  rate 

ITEM  

FY 2019 vs. FY 2018

  Total Revenue  

Down 4.7%

  Transportation Revenue  
  Revenue Miles  
  PAFR  
  Operating Ratio  
  Driver Turnover Rate 

  Avg. Driver Count incl. 
  owner oper. 

Down 4.7%
Down by 6%
Improved from 2.27 to 1.99
Constant at 98.2%
Increased from 68% to 78%

Down 6%

Highlights of Fiscal 2019
•  The Company’s net income was $1,763,000, or $.53 per share, 
compared to net income of $5,119,000, or $1.54 per share in the 
same period last year. This year’s net income included $634,000, 
or $.19 per share, from gains on real estate sales. Net income last 
year included $3,444,000, or $1.04 per share, due to a deferred 
tax  benefit  resulting  from  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act  of  2017. 
Income before income taxes was $2,393,000 this period versus 
$2,197,000 in the same period last year.

•    Our  revenues  and  revenue  miles  declined  from  fiscal  2018 
primarily  due  to  a  6%  reduction  in  our  average  driver  count 
(including  owner  operators)  as  we  continue  to  be  impacted  by 
the nationwide driver shortage.

•    Insurance  and  losses  were  down  $2,303,000  due  mainly  to 
lower  auto  liability  expense  ($1,355,000)  resulting  from  the 
favorable  settlement  of  several  prior  years’  claims  and  lower 
health expense ($657,000) due in large part to the recent changes 
to our wellness and specialty drug plans.

•  Depreciation expense was down $889,000 as we sold excess 
equipment to right size our fleet.

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

was  down  $889,000  as  we  sold  excess  equipment  to  right 
size  our  fleet.  Sales,  general  &  administrative  costs  increased 
$149,000  due  mainly  to  increased  driver  recruiting  efforts  and 
higher  IT  expense  (on  now  completed  system  upgrades).  Gain 
on  disposition  of  assets  increased  $627,000  due  primarily  to  a 
gain  of  $866,000  on  the  sale  of  a  prior  terminal  site  in  Ocoee, 
Florida and a gain of $231,000 on the insurance settlement for 
hurricane  damages  and  losses  sustained  at  our  Panama  City, 
Florida location.

As  a  result,  operating  profit  was  $1,979,000  compared  to 
$2,046,000 in the prior fiscal year Operating ratio was 98.2 versus 
a 98.2 last year.

Fiscal Year 2018 versus 2017 – Total revenues for fiscal 2018 were 
$114,065,000, up $1,900,000 from the prior year. Transportation 
revenues  (excluding  fuel  surcharges)  were  $103,131,000,  down 
$2,203,000  or  2.1%  mainly  due  to  the  business  losses  in  the 
second  and  third  quarters  of  fiscal  2017  partially  offset  by  the 
replacement of a meaningful portion of that business starting in 
the  second  quarter  of  fiscal  2018.  Miles  declined  by  76,000  to 
37,924,000 versus 38,000,000 in fiscal 2017.

Compensation  and  benefits  decreased  $99,000  as  a  result  of 
reducing  personnel  costs  ($439,000)  and  lower  driver  pay  and 
benefits  expense  ($1,155,000)  mostly  offset  by  higher  owner 
operator pay ($1,495,000) as we added owner operators during 
fiscal  2018.  Net  fuel  expense  (i.e.  gross  fuel  expenses  less 
fuel  surcharges)  decreased  by  $1,660,000  due  to  higher  fuel 
surcharges  on  higher  average  diesel  prices.  Other  operating 
expenses  increased  $261,000  due  mainly  to  increased  tolls  (in 
most cases we bill our customers for toll expenses), environmental 
accruals and site maintenance and repairs at some of our terminal 
offices. Insurance and losses were up $1,001,000 due mainly to 
higher liability ($708,000) and medical ($575,000) claims partially 
offset  by  lower  workers’  compensation  expense.  Depreciation 
expense was down $783,000 as a result of right sizing our fleet. 
SG&A  was  up  $331,000  due  mainly  to  severance  expense, 
reorganizing  our  IT  department,  upgrading  our  IT  infrastructure 
and higher advertising costs related to hiring drivers. Corporate 
expenses were down $587,000 due mainly to a decrease in legal 
and  consulting  fees  and  corporate  management  changes  that 
occurred at the beginning of fiscal 2018. Gain on sale of assets 
increased  $459,000  as  we  sold  excess  equipment,  including 
excess trailers.

As  a  result,  operating  profit  was  $2,046,000  compared  to 
$2,372,000 in fiscal 2017 Operating ratio was 98.2 versus 97.9 
in fiscal 2017.

COMPARATIVE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Fiscal Years ended September 30

(dollars in 
thousands) 

Revenue miles 
(in thousands)  

Revenues:
Transportation 
revenue  

2019   % 

2018  % 

2017  %

35,666  

37,924 

38,000

$98,279   90.4%   103,131   90.4%   105,334   93.9%

Fuel surcharges   10,437  

9.6 % 

10,934  

9.6%  

6,831   6.1%

Total Revenues   108,716   100.0%  114,065   100.0%   112,165  100.0%

Cost of operations:
Compensation 
and benefits  

47,549   43.7%  

48,010   42.1%   48,109   42.9%

Fuel expenses  

15,805   14.5%  

17,434   15.3%   14,991   13.4%

Repairs 
& tires  

Other 
operating  

Insurance 
and losses  

Depreciation 
expense  

Rents, tags 
& utilities  

Sales, general 
& administrative  

Corporate 
expenses  

7,373  

6.8%  

7,194  

6.3%  

7,077   6.5%

4,811  

4.4%  

4,679  

4.1%  

4,418   3.9%

9,426  

8.7%  

11,729   10.3%   10,728   9.6%

7,870  

7.3%  

8,759  

7.7%  

9,542   8.5%

3,406  

3.1%  

3,385  

3.0%  

3,384   3.0%

9,884  

9.1%  

9,735  

8.5%  

9,404   8.4%

2,270  

2.1%  

2,124  

1.8%  

2,711   2.4%

Gain on 
disposition of PP&E   (1,657)  

(1.5%) 

(1,030)  

(.9%)  

(571)  

(.5%)

Total cost of 
operations  

Total 
operating profit  

106,737   98.2%   112,019   98.2%   109,793   97.9%

$1,979  

1.8%  

2,046  

1.8%  

2,372   2.1%

Fiscal Year 2019 versus 2018 – Total revenues for the year were 
$108,716,000, down $5,349,000 from the prior year. Transportation 
revenues  (excluding  fuel  surcharges)  were  $98,279,000,  down 
$4,852,000.  Miles  declined  by  2,258,000  to  35,666,000  versus 
37,924,000  last  year.  The  decline  in  miles  and  revenues  was 
primarily due to the decline in our average number of drivers from 
580 in fiscal year 2018 to 538 in fiscal year 2019 and the closure 
of our Charlotte terminal in May 2019.

Fuel  expenses  decreased  by  $1,629,000  due  to  fewer  miles 
driven. Repair and tire expense increased $179,000 due to more 
high-dollar  repairs  this  fiscal  year  versus  last  fiscal  year.  Other 
operating expenses were up $132,000 due to increased tolls (most 
of which is billed to the customer), driver hiring and out of town 
driver expense. Insurance and losses were down $2,303,000 due 
mainly to lower auto liability expense ($1,355,000) resulting from 
the favorable settlement of several prior years’ claims and lower 
health expense ($657,000) due in large part to the recent changes 
to our wellness and specialty drug plans. Depreciation expense 

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company maintains its operating accounts with Wells Fargo 
Bank, N.A. and these accounts directly sweep overnight against 
the  Wells  Fargo  revolver.  As  of  September  30,  2019,  we  had 
no  debt  outstanding  on  this  revolver,  $3,001,000  outstanding 
under  letters  of  credit  and  $31,999,000  available  for  additional 
borrowings.  The  Company  expects  our  fiscal  year  2020  cash 
generation  to  cover  the  cost  of  our  operations  and  all  of  our 
budgeted capital expenditures.

Cash  Flows  -  The  following  table  summarizes  our  cash  flows 
from operating, investing and financing activities for each of the 
periods presented (in thousands of dollars):

Years Ended September 30

Total cash provided by 

(used for):

Operating activities  
Investing activities  
Financing activities  
Increase (decrease) in cash 
  and cash equivalents  

Outstanding debt at the 
  beginning of the period  
Outstanding debt at the 
  end of the period  

2019 

2018 

2017

$   10,429  
5,362  
(559)  

7,772  
(19,809)  
749  

10,660
(5,376)
—

$   15,232  

(11,288)  

5,284

$  

$  

—  

—  

—  

—  

—

—

Operating Activities - Net cash provided by operating activities 
(as  set  forth  in  the  cash  flow  statement)  was  $10,429,000  for 
the  year  ended  September  30,  2019,  $7,772,000  in  2018  and 
$10,660,000 in 2017. The total of net income plus depreciation 
and  amortization  less  gains  on  asset  dispositions  decreased 
$4,953,000  versus  last  year.  These  changes  are  described 
above  under  “Comparative  Results  of  Operations”.  Deferred 
income tax decreased $4,105,000 in the prior year primarily due 
to  a  reduction  in  income  tax  expense  related  to  the  enactment 
of  the  Tax  Cuts  and  Jobs  Act.  Accounts  receivable  decreased 
$1,278,000 in the current year due to lower September revenues 
and improved days sales outstanding. These changes comprise 
the  majority  of  the  increase  in  net  cash  provided  by  operating 
activities.

Investing Activities – Investing activities include the purchase of 
property and equipment, purchase and maturity of Treasury bills, 
any business acquisitions and proceeds from sales of property 
and equipment upon retirement. For the year ended September 
30, 2019, net cash provided by investing activities was $5,362,000 
which included $26,500,000 in proceeds on maturities of Treasury 
bills offset by $6,328,000 for the purchase of plant, property and 
equipment net of proceeds from retirements and $14,810,000 for 
the purchase of Treasury bills. For the year ended September 30, 
2018, we spent $19,809,000 on investing activities which included 
$2,574,000 for the purchase of equipment net of proceeds from 
retirements and $17,235,000 for the purchase of Treasury bills.

In  2018,  cash  required  by  investing  activities  was  $19,809,000 
compared to $5,376,000 in 2017.

Financing Activities – Financing activities primarily include net 
changes  to  our  outstanding  revolving  debt  and  proceeds  from 
the  sale  of  shares  of  common  stock  through  employee  equity 
incentive  plans.  For  the  year  ended  September  30,  2019  cash 
used in financing activities was $559,000 due to bank overdrafts 
in the prior year, debt issue costs related to a revised and restated 
revolver  credit  agreement  and  stock  option  exercises.  For  the 
year  ended  September  30,  2018  cash  provided  by  financing 

activities was $749,000. The Company had no outstanding long-
term debt on September 30, 2019 or September 30, 2018.

The  Company  had  no  financing  activities  in  the  year  ended 
September 30, 2017.

Credit Facilities - The Company has a five-year credit agreement 
with Wells Fargo Bank N.A. which provides a $35 million revolving 
line  of  credit  with  a  $10  million  sublimit  for  stand-by  letters  of 
credit.  The  amounts  outstanding  under  the  credit  agreement 
bear interest at a rate of 1.0% over LIBOR, which may change 
quarterly  based  on  the  Company’s  ratio  of  consolidated  total 
debt to consolidated total capital. A commitment fee of 0.15% 
per  annum  is  payable  quarterly  on  the  unused  portion  of  the 
commitment,  which  fee  may  change  quarterly  based  on  our 
ratio  of  consolidated  total  debt  to  consolidated  total  capital. 
The  credit  agreement  contains  certain  conditions  and  financial 
covenants, including a minimum $40 million tangible net worth. 
As of September 30, 2019, the tangible net worth covenant would 
have limited our ability to pay dividends or repurchase stock with 
borrowed funds to a maximum of $21.8 million combined.

Cash Requirements - The Company currently expects its fiscal 
2020  capital  expenditures  to  be  approximately  $8.4  million  for 
replacement  equipment  which  we  expect  to  be  fully  funded  by 
our cash generated from our operations. On December 4, 2019
the Company’s Board of Directors declared a special cash dividend 
of $3.00 per share on the Company’s outstanding common stock. 
This one-time, special dividend is payable on January 30, 2020, 
to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 15, 
2020. The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend 
of $0.15 per share, payable on January 30, 2020, to shareholders 
of record on January 15, 2020.

While  the  Company  is  affected  by  environmental  regulations, 
such regulations are not expected to have a major effect on the 
Company’s capital expenditures or operating results.

The Company expects that cash flows from operating activities, 
cash on hand and the funds available under its revolving credit 
agreement will be adequate to finance these capital expenditures, 
dividends and its working capital needs for the next 12 months 
and the foreseeable future.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Except for the letters of credit described above under “Liquidity 
and  Capital  Resources,”  the  Company  does  not  have  any  off 
balance sheet arrangements that either have, or are reasonably 
likely to have, a current or future material effect on its financial 
condition.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The  preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with 
accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the  United  States 
requires  us  to  make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect  the 
reported  amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities  and  the  disclosure 
of  contingent  assets  and  liabilities  as  of  the  date  of  the 
consolidated  financial  statements  and  the  reported  amounts  of 
revenues and expenses during the respective reporting periods. 
Accounting  estimates  are  considered  to  be  critical  if  (1)  the 
nature of the estimates and assumptions is material due to the 
levels  of  subjectivity  and  judgment  necessary  to  account  for 
highly uncertain matters or the susceptibility of such matters to 
change; and (2) the impact of the estimates and assumptions on 
financial  condition  or  operating  performance  is  material.  Actual 
results  could  differ  from  the  estimates  and  assumptions  used. 
Management of the Company considers the following accounting 
policies critical to the reported operations of the Company:

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Accounts  Receivable  Valuation.  The  Company  is  subject  to 
customer credit risk that could affect the collection of outstanding 
accounts  receivable.  To  mitigate  these  risks,  the  Company 
performs credit reviews on all new customers and periodic credit 
reviews  on  existing  customers.  A  detailed  analysis  of  late  and 
slow pay customers is prepared monthly and reviewed by senior 
management. The overall collectability of outstanding receivables 
is  evaluated  and  allowances  are  recorded  as  appropriate. 
Significant  changes  in  customer  credit  could  require  increased 
allowances and affect cash flows.

Property and Equipment and Impairment of Assets. Property 
and equipment is recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. 
Provision for depreciation of property and equipment is computed 
using the straight-line method based on the following estimated 
useful lives:

Buildings and improvements  
Revenue equipment  
Other equipment  

Years
7-39
7-10
3-10

The  Company  periodically  reviews  property  and  equipment 
for  potential  impairment  whenever  events  or  circumstances 
indicate  the  carrying  amount  of  a  long-lived  asset  may  not 
be  recoverable.  The  analysis  consists  of  a  review  of  future 
anticipated  results  considering  business  prospects  and  asset 
utilization.  If  the  sum  of  these  future  cash  flows  (undiscounted 
and  without  interest  charges)  is  less  than  the  carrying  amount 
of  the  assets,  the  Company  would  record  an  impairment  loss 
based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  assets  with  the  fair  value  of  the 
assets generally based upon an estimate of the discounted future 
cash flows expected with regards to the assets and their eventual 
disposition as the measure of fair value. The Company performs 
an  annual  impairment  test  on  goodwill  and  other  intangible 
assets.  Changes  in  estimates  or  assumptions  could  have  an 
impact on the Company’s financials.

Claims and Insurance Accruals. The nature of the transportation 
business  subjects  the  Company  to  risks  arising  from  workers’ 
compensation,  automobile  liability,  and  general  liability  claims. 
The  Company  retains  the  exposure  on  liability  claims  of 
$250,000  and  $500,000  for  worker’s  compensation  claims  and 
has  third  party  coverage  for  amounts  exceeding  the  retention 
up  to  the  amount  of  the  policy  limits.  The  Company  expenses 
during the year an estimate of risk insurance losses based upon 
independent  actuarial  analysis,  insurance  company  estimates, 
and  our  monthly  review  of  claims  reserve  changes.  In  making 
claim reserve changes we rely upon estimates of our insurance 
company  adjusters,  attorney  evaluations,  and  judgment  of  our 
management.  Our  estimates  require  judgment  concerning  the 
nature,  severity,  comparative  liability,  jurisdiction,  legal  and 
investigative costs of each claim. Claims involving serious injury 
have  greater  uncertainty  of  the  eventual  cost.  In  the  past,  our 
estimate of the amount of individual claims has increased from 
insignificant  amounts  to  the  full  deductible  as  we  learn  more 
information  about  the  claim  in  subsequent  periods.  We  obtain 
an  independent  actuarial  analysis  at  least  twice  annually  to 
assist  in  estimating  the  total  loss  reserves  expected  on  claims 
including  claim  development  and  incurred  but  not  reported 
claims.  We  also  retain  exposure  on  employee  health  benefits 
up  to  $250,000  per  covered  participant  each  calendar  year 
plus  a  $84,500  aggregate  deductible  for  any  claims  exceeding 
$250,000.  We  estimate  claim  liability  using  historical  payment 
trends and specific knowledge of larger claims. Health claims are 
expensed as the health services are rendered so there is only a 
two month lag in payments on average. We are usually aware of 
the larger claims before closing each accounting period reducing 

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the amount of uncertainty of the estimate. Our accrued insurance 
liabilities for retiree benefits are recorded by actuarial calculation. 
Our accrued insurance liabilities for claims as of September 30, 
2019,  2018,  and  2017  amounted  to  $2.7  million,  $2.1  million 
and  $.8  million,  respectively.  Payments  made  under  a  captive 
agreement  for  each  year’s  loss  fund  are  scheduled  in  advance 
using  actuarial  methodology.  The  captive  agreement  provides 
that we will share in the underwriting results, good or bad, within 
a  $250,000  per  occurrence  layer  of  loss  through  retrospective 
premium  adjustments.  Including  the  potential  exposure  in  the 
captive  we  have  $4.2  million  of  estimated  insurance  liabilities. 
In the event that actual costs for these claims are different than 
estimates we will have adjustments in future periods. It is likely 
that we will experience either gains or losses of 5-10% of prior 
year estimated insurance liabilities in any year.

Income Taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes under 
the asset-and-liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities 
represent items that will result in taxable income or a tax deduction 
in future years for which the related tax expense or benefit has 
already been recorded in our statement of earnings. Deferred tax 
accounts  arise  as  a  result  of  timing  differences  between  when 
items  are  recognized  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements 
compared with when they are recognized in the tax returns. The 
Company assesses the likelihood that deferred tax assets will be 
recovered from future taxable income. To the extent recovery is 
not probable, a valuation allowance is established and included 
as an expense as part of our income tax provision. No valuation 
allowance was recorded at September 30, 2019, as all deferred 
tax  assets  are  considered  more  likely  than  not  to  be  realized. 
Significant judgment is required in determining and assessing the 
impact of complex tax laws and certain tax-related contingencies 
on the provision for income taxes. As part of the calculation of the 
provision for income taxes, we assess whether the benefits of our 
tax positions are at least more likely than not of being sustained 
upon audit based on the technical merits of the tax position. For 
tax positions that are more likely than not of being sustained upon 
audit, we accrue the largest amount of the benefit that is more 
likely  than  not  of  being  sustained  in  our  financial  statements. 
Such accruals require estimates and judgments, whereby actual 
results  could  vary  materially  from  these  estimates.  Further,  a 
number of years may elapse before a particular matter, for which 
an established accrual was made, is audited and resolved.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of 
September 30, 2019:

Payments due by period

Contractual Obligations
(thousands of dollars) 

Less 
than  
1 year  

1-3  
years  

More 
than
years   5 years

3-5  

Total  

$2,888  

1,089  

1,559  

240 

4,909  

4,883  

26 

—  

—

—

981  

77  

154  

154  

596

$8,778  

6,049  

1,739  

394  

596

Operating 
Leases  

Purchase 
Commitments  

Other 
Long-Term 
Liabilities  

Total 
Obligations  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

INFLATION
Most  of  the  Company’s  operating  expenses  are  inflation-
sensitive,  with  inflation  generally  producing  increased  costs  of 
operations. During the past three years, inflation has been fairly 
modest with its impacts mostly related to equipment prices, tire 
prices and the compensation paid to drivers.
In  addition  to  inflation,  fluctuations  in  fuel  prices  can  affect 
profitability.  Most  of  the  Company’s  contracts  with  customers 
contain  fuel  surcharge  provisions.  Although  the  Company 
historically  has  been  able  to  pass  through  most  long-term 
increases in fuel prices and operating taxes to customers in the 
form of surcharges and higher rates, there is no guarantee that 
this will be possible in the future. See “Risk Factors—We may be 
adversely  impacted  by  fluctuations  in  the  price  and  availability 
of fuel.”

SEASONALITY
Our business is subject to seasonal trends common in the refined 
petroleum products delivery industry. We typically face reduced 
demand for refined petroleum products delivery services during 
the  winter  months  and  increased  demand  during  the  spring 
and summer months. Further, operating costs and earnings are 
generally  adversely  affected  by  inclement  weather  conditions. 
These  factors  generally  result  in  lower  operating  results  during 
the  first  and  second  fiscal  quarters  of  the  year  and  cause  our 
operating  results  to  fluctuate  from  quarter  to  quarter.  Our  fuel 
efficiency is somewhat lower in colder months.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain matters discussed in this report contain forward-looking 
statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could 
cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially  from  those  indicated 
by  such  forward-looking  statements.  These  forward-looking 
statements  relate  to,  among  other  things,  capital  expenditures, 
liquidity, capital resources and competition and may be indicated 

forward-looking  statements: 

by  words  or  phrases  such  as  ”anticipate”,  ”estimate”,  ”plans”, 
”projects”,  ”continuing”,  ”ongoing”,  ”expects”,  ”management 
believes”,  ”the  Company  believes”,  ”the  Company  intends” 
and  similar  words  or  phrases.  The  following  factors  and  others 
discussed in the Company’s periodic reports and filings with the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  are  among  the  principal 
factors  that  could  cause  actual  results  to  differ  materially 
from  the 
for 
petroleum  products  including  increased  vehicle  fuel  efficiency, 
the  increased  popularity  of  electric  vehicles  recessionary  and 
terrorist impacts on travel in the Company’s markets; fuel costs 
and  the  Company’s  ability  to  recover  fuel  surcharges;  accident 
severity and frequency; risk insurance markets; driver availability 
and cost; the impact of future regulations, including regulations 
regarding the transportation industry and regulations intended to 
reduce greenhouse gas emissions; cyber-attacks; availability and 
terms of financing; competition in our markets; interest rates, and 
inflation  and  general  economic  conditions.  However,  this  list  is 
not a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties.

freight  demand 

These forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof 
based on management’s current expectations, and the Company 
does  not  undertake  an  obligation  to  update  such  statements, 
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. 
Additional information regarding these and other risk factors may 
be found in the Company’s other filings made from time to time 
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Consolidated Statements of Income  -Years Ended September 30 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

Revenues:

2019  

2018  

2017

Transportation revenues  ..................................................................................   $   98,279  
10,437  
Fuel surcharges  ................................................................................................    
Total revenues  ........................................................................................................     108,716  

Cost of operations:

Compensation and benefits  .............................................................................    
Fuel expenses  ..................................................................................................    
Repairs & tires ...................................................................................................    
Other operating  ................................................................................................    
Insurance and losses  .......................................................................................    
Depreciation expense  ......................................................................................    
Rents, tags & utilities  .......................................................................................    
Sales, general & administrative  ........................................................................    
Corporate expenses  ........................................................................................    
Gain on disposition of PP&E .............................................................................    

47,549  
15,805  
7,373 
4,811  
9,426  
7,870  
3,406  
9,884  
2,270  
(1,657) 
Total cost of operations  ..........................................................................................     106,737  

Total operating profit  ..............................................................................................    

1,979  

Interest income and other .......................................................................................    
Interest expense  .....................................................................................................    

446 
(32)  

Income before income taxes  ..................................................................................    
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes  ...............................................................    

2,393  
630  

Net income  ............................................................................................................   $   1,763  

Earnings per common share:
  Net income-

Basic .................................................................................................................   $  
Diluted ...............................................................................................................   $  

.53 
.53 

Number of shares (in thousands) used in computing:

-basic earnings per common share ..................................................................    
-diluted earnings per common share ................................................................    

3,342 
3,343 

103,131  
10,934  
114,065  

48,010  
17,434  
7,194 
4,679  
11,729  
8,759  
3,385  
9,735  
2,124  
(1,030) 
112,019  

2,046  

190 
(39)  

2,197  
(2,922)  

5,119  

1.54 
1.54 

3,318 
3,320 

105,334
6,831 
112,165

48,109
14,991
7,077
4,418
10,728
9,542
3,384
9,404
2,711
(571)
109,793

2,372

6
(80)

2,298
469

1,829

.55
.55

3,299
3,302

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income  -Years Ended September 30 

(In thousands)

2019 
Net income  .............................................................................................................   $   1,763  
Other comp. income (loss) net of tax:

Unrealized investment gain (loss), net  .............................................................    
Loss on retiree health, net ................................................................................    
Tax reform gain on retiree health ......................................................................    

14  
(51) 
— 
Comprehensive income  ..........................................................................................   $   1,726  

2018 
5,119  

(9)  
(32) 
32 
5,110  

2017
1,829

—
—
—
1,829

See notes to consolidated financial statements

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Consolidated Balance Sheets  -Years Ended September 30 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

(In thousands, except share data)

2019  

2018

Assets
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents  ............................................................................................   $   15,233  
  Treasury bills available for sale ........................................................................................    
5,983 
  Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful

  accounts of $133 and $153, respectively)  ..................................................................    
  Federal and state taxes receivable .................................................................................    
Inventory of parts and supplies  ......................................................................................    
  Prepaid tires on equipment  ............................................................................................    
  Prepaid taxes and licenses  ............................................................................................    
  Prepaid insurance  ..........................................................................................................    
  Prepaid expenses, other  ................................................................................................    
Total current assets  ..............................................................................................    

Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
  Land   ...............................................................................................................................    
  Buildings  ........................................................................................................................    
  Equipment  ......................................................................................................................    

Less accumulated depreciation  ........................................................................................    

6,588  
290 
949  
1,616  
536 
2,895  
334  
34,424  

2,597  
5,847  
82,888  
91,332  
57,765  
33,567  

3,431  
Goodwill  ............................................................................................................................    
701  
Intangible assets, net  ........................................................................................................    
Other assets, net  ...............................................................................................................    
170  
Total assets  ........................................................................................................................   $   72,293  

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity
Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable  ..........................................................................................................   $  
  Bank Overdraft ................................................................................................................    
  Accrued payroll and benefits  .........................................................................................    
  Accrued insurance  .........................................................................................................    
  Accrued liabilities, other  .................................................................................................    
Total current liabilities  ...........................................................................................    

Deferred income taxes  ......................................................................................................    
Accrued insurance  ............................................................................................................    
Other liabilities  ...................................................................................................................    
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ equity:
  Preferred stock, 5,000,000 shares authorized,

  of which 250,000 shares are designated Series A
  Junior Participating Preferred Stock; $0.01 par
  value; none issued and outstanding ............................................................................    

  Common stock, $.10 par value; (25,000,000 shares 

3,184  
— 
3,906  
1,339  
398  
8,827  

6,237  
1,339  
1,093  

— 

  authorized; 3,351,329 and 3,328,466 shares issued 
  and outstanding, respectively  .....................................................................................    
  Capital in excess of par value  ........................................................................................    
  Retained earnings  ..........................................................................................................    
  Accumulated other comprehensive income, net  ...........................................................    
Total shareholders’ equity  ....................................................................................    

335  
38,099  
16,235  
128  
54,797  
  Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  ........................................................................   $   72,293  

See notes to consolidated financial statements

1
17,298

7,866
547
895
1,746
609
2,348
134
31,444

2,773
5,713
86,224
94,710
60,799
33,911

3,431
855
176
69,817

3,271
625
3,963
1,896
408
10,163

5,940
204
1,104

—

333
37,436
14,472
165
52,406
69,817

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows  -Years Ended September 30 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

(In thousands)

Cash flows from operating activities: 

  Net income  ..................................................................................................  $  
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to

  net cash provided by operating activities:

  Depreciation and amortization  ....................................................................   
  Deferred income taxes  ................................................................................   
  Gain on asset dispositions  ..........................................................................   
  Stock-based compensation  ........................................................................   
  Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

  Accounts receivable  .................................................................................   
Inventory of parts and supplies  ...............................................................   
  Prepaid expenses  ....................................................................................   
  Other assets  .............................................................................................   
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities  ................................................   
Income taxes payable and receivable  .....................................................   

  Long-term insurance liabilities and other

2019  

1,763  

8,474  
297  
(1,645)  
590  

1,278  
(54)  
(544)  
(400)  
(711)  
257  

  long-term liabilities  ................................................................................   
  Net cash provided by operating activities  ...............................................   

1,124  
10,429  

Cash flows from investing activities:
  Purchase of property and equipment  .........................................................   
  Purchase of Treasury bills  ...........................................................................   
  Maturities of Treasury bills  ..........................................................................   
  Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment  ..........................   
  Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities  .....................................   

Cash flows from financing activities:

(Decrease) Increase in bank overdrafts ........................................................   
  Debt issue cost  ...........................................................................................   
  Proceeds from exercised stock options  .....................................................   
  Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  .....................................   

(9,576)  
(14,810)  
26,500  
3,248  
5,362 

(625)  
(9)  
75  
(559)  

2018  

5,119 

9,469  
(4,105)  
(1,043)  
589  

(224)  
(40)  
(1,418)  
(64)  
(490)  
(31)  

10  
7,772  

(4,656)  
(17,235)  
—  
2,082  
(19,809)  

625  
—  
124  
749  

2017

1,829

10,293
(434)
(602)
808

(599)
(44)
198
14
(545)
(255)

(3)
10,660

(6,332)
—
—
956
(5,376)

—
—
—
—

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  .............................   
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  ...........................................   
Cash and cash equivalents at end of the year  ...............................................  $  

15,232  
1  
15,233  

(11,288)  
11,289  
1  

5,284
6,005
11,289

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
  Cash paid during the year for:

Interest  .....................................................................................................  $  
Income taxes  ...........................................................................................  $  

29  
123  

33  
1,427  

53
1,578

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholder’s Equity  -Years Ended September 30 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

(In thousands, except share amounts)

Shares  
Balance as of October 1, 2016  .......................................   3,289,353  

Amount  
$   329  

 Common Stock  

Capital in  
Excess of   Retained  
Par Value   Earnings 
$  35,919   $   7,524  

Accumulated
Other  

Total

Comprehensive   Stockholders’ 

Income, net 
174  
$  

Investment
$   43,946

Stock-based compensation  ............................................  
Shares granted to Directors  ...........................................  
Net income  ....................................................................  
Balance as of September 30, 2017  ................................   3,303,802  

14,449 

Exercise of stock options  ...............................................  
Stock-based compensation  ............................................  
Shares granted to Directors  ...........................................  
Net income  ....................................................................  
Unrealized loss on investment, net  .................................  
Loss on retiree health, net ..............................................  
Tax reform gain on retiree health  ...................................  
Balance as of September 30, 2018  ................................   3,328,466  

18,863 

5,801 

Exercise of stock options  ...............................................  
Stock-based compensation  ............................................  
Shares granted to Directors  ...........................................  
Net income  ....................................................................  
Unrealized loss on investment, net  .................................  
Loss on retiree health, net ..............................................  
Balance as of September 30, 2019  ................................   3,351,329  

18,863 

4,000 

1 

$   330  

1 

2 

440 
367 

  1,829 
$   36,726   $   9,353  

$  

174  

123 
221 
366 

  5,119 

$   333  

$   37,436   $  14,472  

$  

75 
227 
361 

2 

  1,763 

$   335  

$   38,099   $  16,235  

$  

(9) 
(32) 
32 
165  

14 
(51) 
128  

440
368
1,829
$   46,583

124
221
368
5,119
(9)
(32)
32
$   52,406

75
227
363
1,763
14
(51)
$   54,797

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

1. Accounting Policies.

DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS - The business of the Company, 
conducted through our wholly owned subsidiary, Florida Rock 
& Tank Lines, Inc., is to transport petroleum and other liquids 
and dry bulk commodities. We do not own any of the products 
we haul, rather, we act as a third party carrier to deliver our 
customers’  products  from  point  A  to  point  B  predominately 
using Company employees driving Company owned tractors 
and tank trailers. Approximately 86% of our business consists 
of  hauling  liquid  petroleum  products  (mostly  gas  and  diesel 
fuel) from large scale fuel storage facilities to our customers’ 
retail  outlets  (e.g.  convenience  stores,  truck  stops  and  fuel 
depots)  where  we  off-load  the  product  into  our  customers’ 
fuel  storage  tanks  for  ultimate  sale  to  the  retail  consumer. 
The  remaining  14%  of  our  business  consists  of  hauling  our 
customers’ dry bulk commodities such as cement, lime and 
various industrial powder products and liquid chemicals. Our 
operations are comprised of one reportable segment.

PRINCIPLES  OF  CONSOLIDATION  -  The  consolidated 
financial  statements  were  prepared  in  accordance  with  U.S. 
generally  accepted  accounting  principles  (“GAAP”)  and 
include the accounts, certain assets, liabilities, and expenses 
of Patriot and its wholly owned subsidiaries that comprise the 
Company. All significant intercompany transactions within the 
consolidated entity have been eliminated.

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS –The Company considers all 
highly liquid debt instruments with maturities of three months 
or  less  at  time  of  purchase  to  be  cash  equivalents.  Bank 
overdrafts consist of outstanding checks not yet presented to 
a bank for settlement, net of cash held in accounts with right 
of offset.

TREASURY  BILLS  AVAILABLE  FOR  SALE  –  Consists  of 
maturities of 3 months to 1 year at time of purchase.

INVENTORY -Inventory of parts and supplies is valued at the 
lower of cost (first-in, first-out) or market.

TIRES  ON  EQUIPMENT  -  The  value  of  tires  on  tractors  and 
trailers is accounted for as a prepaid expense and amortized 
over the life of the tires as a function of miles driven.

REVENUE  AND  EXPENSE  RECOGNITION  -  Transportation 
revenue,  including  fuel  surcharges,  is  recognized  when  the 
services  have  been  rendered  to  customers  or  delivery  has 
occurred, the pricing is fixed or determinable and collectibility 
is reasonably assured. Transportation expenses are recognized 
as incurred.

The  Company  adopted  ASU  No.  2014-09,  “Revenue  from 
Contracts with Customers” on October 1, 2018. Management 
has  identified  that  a  legally  enforceable  contract  with  its 
customers is executed by both parties at the point of pickup 
of  the  shipper’s  product,  as  evidenced  by  the  bill  of  lading. 
Although  the  Company  may  have  master  agreements  with 
its  customers,  these  master  agreements  only  establish 
terms.  There  is  no  financial  obligation  to  the  shipper  until 
the Company takes possession of the load and there are no 
significant performance obligations after delivery. Revenue is 

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recognized for each individual load and the amount of revenue 
in progress at the end of each quarter is insignificant. There is 
no significant amount of judgment or uncertainty in recording 
revenue.  The  Company’s  adoption  of  this  guidance  did  not 
result in a material impact on its financial statements.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - Accounts receivable are recorded 
net  of  discounts  and  provisions  for  estimated  allowances. 
We estimate allowances on an ongoing basis by considering 
historical and current trends. We record estimated bad debts 
expense  as  a  selling,  general  and  administrative  expense. 
We  estimate  the  net  collectibility  of  our  accounts  receivable 
and  establish  an  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts  based 
upon  this  assessment.  Specifically,  we  analyze  the  aging  of 
accounts receivable balances, historical bad debts, customer 
concentrations, customer credit-worthiness, current economic 
trends  and  changes  in  customer  payment  terms.  Any  trade 
accounts receivable balances written off are charged against 
the  allowance  for  doubtful  accounts.  The  Company  has  not 
experienced  any  significant  credit-related  losses  in  the  past 
three years.

PROPERTY  AND  EQUIPMENT  -  Property  and  equipment  is 
recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Provision for 
depreciation  of  property  and  equipment  is  computed  using 
the  straight-line  method  based  on  the  following  estimated 
useful lives:

Building and improvements  
Revenue equipment  
Other equipment  

Years
7-39
7-10
3-10

The  Company  recorded  depreciation  expenses  for  2019, 
2018 and 2017 of $8,317,000, $9,298,000 and $10,089,000, 
respectively. Gains and losses upon disposition are reflected 
in operating results in the period of disposition. Direct internal 
and  external  costs  to  implement  computer  systems  and 
internal-use  software  are  capitalized.  Capitalized  costs  are 
depreciated  over  the  estimated  useful  life  of  the  system  or 
software, generally 5 years, beginning when site installation or 
module development is complete and ready for use.

IMPAIRMENT  OF  LONG-LIVED  ASSETS  -  The  Company 
periodically  reviews  its  long-lived  assets,  which  include 
property  and  equipment  and  purchased  intangible  assets 
subject  to  amortization,  for  potential  impairment  whenever 
events  or  circumstances  indicate  the  carrying  amount  of  a 
long-lived asset may not be recoverable. The analysis consists 
of a review of future anticipated results considering business 
prospects and asset utilization. If the sum of these future cash 
flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) is less than 
the carrying amount of the assets, the Company would record 
an impairment loss based on the fair value of the assets with 
the fair value of the assets generally based upon an estimate 
of the discounted future cash flows expected with regards to 
the assets and their eventual disposition.

GOODWILL – Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase 
price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired 
in  the  acquisition  of  a  business.  Goodwill  is  not  amortized, 

 
 
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  Continued 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

but rather is tested for impairment annually and when events 
or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a 
reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below carrying 
value.  The  impairment  test  requires  allocating  goodwill  and 
other assets and liabilities to reporting units. The Company’s 
operations  are  comprised  of  one  operating  segment  and 
therefore one reporting unit. The fair value of each reporting 
unit  is  determined  and  compared  to  the  book  value  of  the 
reporting unit. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than 
the book value, including goodwill, then the recorded goodwill 
is impaired to its implied fair value with a charge to operating 
expense.

INSURANCE - The Company has a $250,000 to $500,000 self-
insured retention per occurrence in connection with certain of 
its  workers’  compensation,  automobile  liability,  and  general 
liability insurance programs (“risk insurance”). The Company 
is also self-insured for its employee health insurance benefits 
and  carries  stop  loss  coverage  for  losses  over  $250,000 
per  covered  participant  per  year  plus  a  $84,500  aggregate. 
The  Company  has  established  an  accrued  liability  for  the 
estimated  cost  in  connection  with  its  portion  of  its  risk  and 
health  insurance  losses  incurred  and  reported.  Claims  paid 
by the Company are charged against the liability. Additionally, 
the  Company  maintains  an  accrued  liability  for  incurred  but 
not  reported  claims  based  on  historical  analysis  of  such 
claims. Payments made under a captive agreement for each 
year’s  loss  fund  are  scheduled  in  advance  using  actuarial 
methodology.  The  captive  agreement  provides  that  we 
will  share  in  the  underwriting  results,  good  or  bad,  within  a 
$250,000 per occurrence layer of loss through retrospective 
premium adjustments. The method of calculating the accrual 
liability  is  subject  to  inherent  uncertainty.  If  actual  results 
are  less  favorable  than  the  estimates  used  to  calculate  the 
liabilities,  the  Company  would  have  to  record  expenses  in 
excess of what has been accrued.

INCOME  TAXES  -  Deferred  tax  assets  and  liabilities  are 
recognized based on differences between financial statement 
and tax bases of assets and liabilities using presently enacted 
tax  rates.  Deferred  income  taxes  result  from  temporary 
differences between pre-tax income reported in the financial 
statements  and  taxable  income.  The  Company  recognizes 
liabilities  for  uncertain  tax  positions  based  on  a  two-step 
process.  The  first  step  is  to  evaluate  the  tax  position  for 
recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence 
indicates  that  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  position  will 
be  sustained  on  audit.  The  second  step  is  to  estimate  and 
measure  the  tax  benefit  as  the  largest  amount  that  is  more 
than 50% likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement. It is 
inherently difficult and subjective to estimate such amounts, as 
the amounts rely upon the determination of the probability of 
various possible outcomes. The Company reevaluates these 
uncertain tax positions on a quarterly basis. This evaluation is 
based on factors including, but not limited to, changes in facts 
or circumstances, changes in tax law and expiration of statutes 
of limitations, effectively settled issues under audit, and audit 
activity. Such a change in recognition or measurement would 
result in the recognition of a tax benefit or an additional charge 

to the tax provision. It is the Company’s policy to recognize 
as  additional  income  tax  expense  the  items  of  interest  and 
penalties directly related to income taxes.

STOCK BASED COMPENSATION – The Company accounts 
for compensation related to share based plans by recognizing 
the  grant  date  fair  value  of  stock  options  and  other  equity-
based  compensation  issued  to  Company  employees  over 
the requisite employee service period using the straight-line 
attribution model. In addition, compensation expense must be 
recognized for the change in fair value of any awards modified, 
repurchased or cancelled after the grant date. The fair value of 
each grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-
Scholes  option-pricing  model.  The  assumptions  used  in  the 
model and related impact are discussed in Footnote 6.

PENSION PLAN - The Company has a defined benefit plan for 
certain key employees, See note 9 discussion of MSP Plan, 
and accounts for its pension plan following the requirements of 
FASB ASC Topic 715, “Compensation – Retirement Benefits”, 
which requires an employer to: (a) recognize in its statement 
of  financial  position  the  funded  status  of  a  benefit  plan;  (b) 
measure defined benefit plan assets and obligations as of the 
end  of  the  employer’s  fiscal  year  (with  limited  exceptions); 
and  (c)  recognize  as  a  component  of  other  comprehensive 
income, net of tax, the gains or losses and prior service costs 
or credits that arise but are not recognized as components of 
net periodic benefit costs pursuant to prior existing guidance.

EARNINGS  PER  COMMON  SHARE  -  Basic  earnings  per 
common  share  are  based  on  the  weighted  average  number 
of  common  shares  outstanding  during  the  periods.  Diluted 
earnings  per  common  share  are  based  on  the  weighted 
average  number  of  common  shares  and  potential  dilution 
of  securities  that  could  share  in  earnings.  The  differences 
between  basic  and  diluted  shares  used  for  the  calculation 
are  the  effect  of  employee  and  director  stock  options  and 
restricted stock.

USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements 
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in 
the United States requires management to make estimates and 
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and 
liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at 
the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts 
of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual 
results could differ from those estimates.

Certain  accounting  policies  and  estimates  are  of  more 
significance in the financial statement preparation process than 
others.  The  most  critical  accounting  policies  and  estimates 
include the economic useful lives and salvage values of our 
vehicles and equipment, provisions for uncollectible accounts 
receivable,  estimates  of  exposures  related  to  our  insurance 
claims  plans,  and  estimates  for  taxes.  To  the  extent  that 
actual,  final  outcomes  are  different  than  these  estimates,  or 
that additional facts and circumstances result in a revision to 
these estimates, earnings during that accounting period will 
be affected.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  Continued 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

ENVIRONMENTAL - Environmental expenditures that benefit 
future periods are capitalized. Expenditures that relate to an 
existing condition caused by past operations, and which do 
not  contribute  to  current  or  future  revenue  generation,  are 
expensed.  Liabilities  are  recorded  for  the  estimated  amount 
of  expected  environmental  assessments  and/or  remedial 
efforts. Estimation of such liabilities includes an assessment 
of  engineering  estimates,  continually  evolving  governmental 
laws  and  standards,  and  potential  involvement  of  other 
potentially responsible parties.

INCOME  –  Comprehensive 

COMPREHENSIVE 
income 
consists  of  net  income  and  other  comprehensive  income 
(loss). Other comprehensive income (loss) refers to expenses, 
gains,  and  losses  that  are  not  included  in  net  income,  but 
rather are recorded directly in shareholder’s equity.

RECENTLY  ISSUED  ACCOUNTING  STANDARDS  –  In  May 
2014,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2014-09,  “Revenue  from 
Contracts  with  Customers”  which  replaces  existing  revenue 
recognition standards and significantly expand the disclosure 
requirements  for  revenue  arrangements.  The  new  standard 
requires  an  entity  to  recognize  revenue  when  it  transfers 
promised  goods  or  services  to  customers  in  an  amount 
that  reflects  the  consideration  the  entity  expects  to  receive 
in  exchange  for  those  goods  or  services.  This  update  also 
requires  additional  disclosure  about  the  nature,  amount, 
timing,  and  uncertainty  of  revenue  and  cash  flows  arising 
from  customer  contracts,  including  significant  judgments 
and changes in judgments and assets recognized from costs 
incurred to obtain or fulfill a contract. It may be adopted either 
retrospectively  or  on  a  modified  retrospective  basis  to  new 
contracts and existing contracts with remaining performance 
obligations as of the effective date. Management has identified 
that  a  legally  enforceable  contract  with  its  customers  is 
executed by both parties at the point of pickup of the shipper’s 
product,  as  evidenced  by  the  bill  of  lading.  Although  the 
Company  may  have  master  agreements  with  its  customers, 
these  master  agreements  only  establish  terms.  There  is  no 
financial  obligation  to  the  shipper  until  the  Company  takes 
possession  of  the  load.  Revenue  is  recognized  for  each 
individual load and the amount of revenue in progress at the 
end  of  each  quarter  is  insignificant.  There  is  no  significant 
amount of judgment or uncertainty in recording revenue. The 
Company adopted this standard on October 1, 2018, and its 
adoption of this guidance did not result in a material impact 
on its financial statements.

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, “Leases”, 
which requires lessees to recognize a right-to-use asset and 
a  lease  liability  for  the  obligation  to  make  lease  payments 
measured at the present value of the lease payments for all 
leases with terms greater than twelve months. The provisions 
of this update and additional guidance in subsequent ASUs 
will become effective for us beginning October 1, 2019. In July 
2018,  the  FASB  issued  ASU  No.  2018-11,  “Leases”  which 
provides  an  optional  transition  method  allowing  entities  to 
initially  apply  the  new  leases  standard  at  the  adoption  date 
and recognize a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening 

balance  of  retained  earnings  in  the  period  of  adoption,  with 
no  restatement  of  comparative  prior  periods  required.  We 
currently  intend  to  adopt  the  standard  using  this  optional 
transition method. As of September 30, 2019, the Company 
has 8 property leases with an expected life over 12 months 
and 30 leased tractors and expects to recognize $3,873,000 
in right-to-use assets and $4,104,000 in corresponding lease 
obligations upon adoption.

2. Related Party Agreements.
The  Company  provides  FRP  Holdings,  Inc.  (FRP)  certain 
services  including  the  services  of  certain  shared  executive 
officers.  A  written  agreement  exists  outlining  the  terms  of 
such  services  and  the  boards  of  the  respective  companies 
amended and extended this agreement for one year effective 
April 1, 2019.

The  consolidated  statements  of  income  reflect  charges 
and/or  allocation  to  FRP  Holdings,  Inc.  for  these  services 
of  $1,398,000,  $1,441,000,  and  $1,606,000  for  fiscal  2019, 
2018  and  2017,  respectively.  Included  in  the  charges  above 
are amounts recognized for corporate executive stock-based 
compensation  expense.  These  charges  are  reflected  as  a 
reduction to corporate expenses.

We employ an allocation method to allocate said expenses and 
thus we believe that the allocations to FRP are a reasonable 
approximation  of  the  costs  related  to  FRP’s  operations,  but 
any  such  related-party  transactions  cannot  be  presumed  to 
be carried out on an arm’s-length basis.

information 

Patriot  provided 
technology  services  and 
previously  subleased  office  space  to  Bluegrass  Materials 
Company,  LLC  (“Bluegrass”).  Mr.  John  Baker,  brother  of 
Edward L. Baker and uncle of Thompson S. Baker II, serves 
as  Chairman  of  Bluegrass,  and  his  son,  Edward  L.  Baker  II, 
serves  as  its  Chief  Executive  Officer.  Messrs.  John  Baker 
and Edward L. Baker II have a beneficial ownership interest 
in  Bluegrass.  Bluegrass  paid  $16,000  to  the  Company  for 
fiscal  2017  for  such  information  technology  services  and 
office space. The services to Bluegrass ceased on December 
31,  2016.  Patriot  paid  $7,000  to  Bluegrass  for  information 
technology services for fiscal 2017.

3. Debt.
On  December  28,  2018  the  Company  entered  into  a  First 
Amendment  to  the  2015  Credit  Agreement  (the  “Credit 
Agreement”)  with  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  N.A.  (“Wells  Fargo”), 
effective December 14, 2018. The Credit Agreement modifies 
the Company’s prior Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo, dated 
January  30,  2015.  The  Credit  Agreement  establishes  a  five 
year revolving credit facility with a maximum facility amount 
of  $35  million,  with  a  separate  sublimit  for  standby  letters 
of  credit.  The  credit  facility  limit  may  be  increased  to  $50 
million upon request by the Company, subject to the lender’s 
discretion  and  the  satisfaction  of  certain  conditions.  The 
interest rate under the Credit Agreement will be a maximum 
of  1.50%  over  LIBOR,  which  may  be  reduced  quarterly  to 
1.25% or 1.0% over LIBOR if the Company meets a specified 
ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated total capital. 

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A commitment fee of 0.144% per annum is payable quarterly 
on the unused portion of the commitment but the amount may 
be reduced to 0.1145% or 0.086% if the Company meets a 
specified ratio of consolidated total debt to consolidated total 
capital.  As  of  September  30,  2019,  we  had  no  outstanding 
debt  borrowed  on  this  revolver,  $3,001,000  in  commitments 
under letters of credit and $31,999,000 available for additional 
borrowings. The letter of credit fee is 1% and the applicable 
interest rate would have been 3.0435% on September, 2019.

This credit agreement contains certain conditions, affirmative 
financial  covenants  and  negative  covenants  including  a 
minimum tangible net worth. The Company was in compliance 
with all of its loan covenants as of September 30, 2019.

4. Operating Leases.
The Company leases certain assets under operating leases, 
which primarily consist of real estate leases for the corporate 
office and some of our terminal locations and 30 full-service 
leased 2019 model year tractors located in key areas without 
Company  maintenance  shops.  Certain  operating  leases 
provide for renewal options, which can vary by lease and are 
typically offered at their fair rental value. The Company has not 
made  any  residual  value  guarantees  related  to  its  operating 
leases; therefore, there is no corresponding liability recorded 
on the Balance Sheets.

Future  minimum  annual  lease  payments  for  assets  under 
operating leases as of September 30, 2019 are as follows (in 
thousands):

Fiscal Year  
2020 
2021 
2022 
2023 
2024 
Thereafter 
Total minimum lease payments 

Total
1,089
825
734
240
—
—
2,888

$ 

$  

Aggregate expense under operating leases was $1,549,000, 
$1,274,000  and  $1,198,000  for  2019,  2018  and  2017, 
respectively. Certain operating leases include rent escalation 
provisions,  which  are  recognized  as  expense  on  a  straight-
line basis.

5. Earnings Per Share.
Basic earnings per common share are based on the weighted 
average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  during  the 
periods.  Diluted  earnings  per  common  share  are  based 
on  the  weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  and 
potential  dilution  of  securities  that  could  share  in  earnings. 
The  differences  between  basic  and  diluted  shares  used  for 
the calculation are the effect of employee and director stock 
options.

The  following  details  the  computations  of  the  basic  and 
diluted  earnings  per  common  share.  (dollars  and  shares  in 
thousands, except per share amounts.)

Years Ended September 30

2019 

2018 

2017

Common shares:

Weighted average common shares
  outstanding during the period -
  shares used for basic earnings
  per common share  

Common shares issuable under 
  share based payment plans 
  which are potentially dilutive  

Common shares used for diluted
  earnings per common share  

Net income  

Earnings per common share

  3,342  

3,318  

3,299

1  

2  

3

  3,343  

$  1,763  

3,320  

5,119  

3,302

1,829

  Basic  
  Diluted  

$  
$  

.53  
.53 

1.54  
1.54  

.55
.55

For 2019 and 2018, 181,983 and 147,909 shares, respectively, 
attributable to outstanding stock options were excluded from 
the  calculation  of  diluted  earnings  per  share  because  their 
inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

6. Stock-Based Compensation Plans.
PARTICIPATION  IN  FRP  PLANS  -  Prior  to  the  Company’s 
spin-off  from  FRP  Holdings,  Inc.  (FRP)  in  January  2015,  the 
Company’s directors, officers and key employees previously 
were eligible to participate in FRP’s 2000 Stock Option Plan 
and  the  2006  Stock  Option  Plan  under  which  options  for 
shares  of  common  stock  were  granted  to  directors,  officers 
and key employees.

POST  SPIN-OFF  PATRIOT  INCENTIVE  STOCK  PLAN  -  As 
part of the spin-off transaction, the Board of Directors of the 
Company  adopted  the  Patriot  Transportation  Holding,  Inc. 
Incentive  Stock  Plan.  (“Patriot  Plan”)  in  January,  2015.  In 
exchange for all outstanding FRP options held on January 30, 
2015, existing Company directors, officers and key employees 
holding  option  grants  in  the  FRP  Stock  Option  Plan(s)  were 
issued new grants in the Patriot and FRP Plans based upon 
the  relative  value  of  Patriot  and  FRP  immediately  following 
the completion of the spin-off with the same remaining terms. 
All  related  compensation  expense  has  been  allocated  to 
the  Company  (rather  than  FRP)  and  included  in  corporate 
expenses. The number of common shares available for future 
issuance  in  the  Patriot  Plan  was  252,180  at  September  30, 
2019.

Patriot  utilizes  the  Black-Scholes  valuation  model 
for 
estimating  fair  value  of  stock  compensation  for  options 
awarded to officers and employees. Each grant is evaluated 
based upon assumptions at the time of grant. The assumptions 
are  no  dividend  yield,  expected  volatility  between  26%  and 

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

46%, risk-free interest rate of .3 to 3.0% and expected life of 
3.0 to 7.0 years.

A summary of Company stock options is presented below (in 
thousands, except share and per share amounts):

The  dividend  yield  of  zero  is  based  on  the  fact  that  Patriot 
has not paid cash dividends. Expected volatility is estimated 
based on historical experience over a period equivalent to the 
expected life in years. The risk-free interest rate is based on 
the  U.S.  Treasury  constant  maturity  interest  rate  at  the  date 
of grant with a term consistent with the expected life of the 
options  granted.  The  expected  life  calculation  is  based  on 
the  observed  and  expected  time  to  exercise  options  by  the 
employees.

In  December  2016,  the  Company  approved  and  issued  a 
long-term performance incentive to an officer in the form of 
stock appreciation rights. The Company granted 80,000 stock 
appreciation rights. The market price was $23.13 on the date 
of  grant  and  the  executive  will  get  a  cash  award  at  age  65 
based  upon  the  stock  price  at  that  date  compared  to  the 
stock price at the date of grant but in no event will the award 
be  less  than  $500,000.  The  Company  plans  to  expense  the 
fair value of the award over the 9.1 year vesting period to the 
officer’s attainment of age 65. The accrued liability under this 
plan as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 was $252,000 and 
$161,000, respectively.

In  March  2017,  in  recognition  of  Thompson  S.  Baker  II’s 
outstanding service to FRP, the Board approved the vesting 
of  all  of  Mr.  Baker’s  outstanding  FRP  stock  options,  which 
expired 90 days following the termination of his employment. 
The  vesting  of  Mr.  Baker’s  outstanding  FRP  options  that 
were issued prior to the spin-off required modification stock 
compensation expense of $150,000. FRP reimbursed Patriot 
for this cost.

The  annual  director  stock  grant  was  18,863  shares  in  fiscal 
2019 at $19.25, 18,863 shares in fiscal 2018 at $19.53, and 
14,449 shares in fiscal 2017 at $25.50, based on the market 
prices indicated on the date of the grants.

The  Company  recorded  the  following  stock  compensation 
expense  in  its  consolidated  statements  of  income  (in 
thousands):

Stock option grants 
Annual director stock award   

Years Ended September 30
2017
2018 
440
221 
368
368 
808
589 

  2019 
$  227 
363 
$  590 

Weighted
Average
Weighted  Weighted 
Grant Date
Average 
Exercise   Remaining   Fair Value
Term (yrs)  

(000’s)

Price  

Number  Average 

Of  
Shares  

110,811   $   22.52  
21.25  
40,780  
24.24  
(1,336)    

6.2  

$  

999
272
(12)

150,255   $   22.16  
18.57  
33,960  
21.44  
(5,801)    
22.03  
(5,319)    

173,095   $   21.49  
20.10  
29,920  
18.84  
(4,000)    
18.24  
(10,000)    

6.3  

6.3  

$   1,259
240
(53)
(48)

$   1,398
240
(31)
(76)

189,015   $   21.49  

6.3  

$   1,531

104,084   $   22.45  

5.0  

$  

854

19,724  

$  

174

Options  
Outstanding at
  October 1, 2016  

  Granted  
  Forfeited  

Outstanding at
  September 30, 2017  

  Granted  
  Exercised  
  Forfeited  

Outstanding at
  September 30, 2018  

  Granted  
  Exercised  
  Forfeited  

Outstanding at
  September 30, 2019  

Exercisable at
  September 30, 2019  

Vested during

twelve months ended
  September 30, 2019  

The following table summarizes information concerning stock 
options outstanding at September 30, 2019:

Range of Exercise 
Prices per Share 

Non-exercisable:
$16.50 – $20.63 
$20.64 - $25.78 
$25.79-32.23 

Exercisable:
$16.50 - $20.63  
$20.64 - $25.78  
$25.79 - $32.23  

Total  

Shares 
Under  
Option  Exercise Price  Remaining Life

Weighted 
Average 

Weighted
Average

57,088 
26,387 
1,456 
84,931 

32,854  
53,468  
17,762  
104,084  
189,015  

8.84 
22.01 
26.77 
$20.32 

18.62  
22.70  
28.80  
$22.45  
$21.49  

8.7
6.8
5.2
8.0 Years

3.6
5.9
4.7
5.0 Years
6.3 Years

The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable Company options 
was $9,000 and the aggregate intrinsic value of all outstanding 
in-the-money  options  was  $9,000  based  on  the  Company’s 
market  closing  price  of  $17.90  on  September  30,  2019  less 
exercise prices.

The  realized  tax  benefit  from  option  exercises  during  fiscal 
2019 was $62,000 which pertained to FRP options exercised 

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that were granted prior to the Spin-off to persons employed by 
Patriot.  The  unrecognized  compensation  expense  of  Patriot 
options  granted  as  of  September  30,  2019  was  $504,000, 
which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average 
period of 3.1 years.

7. Income Taxes.
Fiscal 2018 net income included $3,444,000 due to a deferred 
tax benefit resulting from revaluing the company’s net deferred 
tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. As the 
Company  has  a  September  30  fiscal  year-end,  the  lower 
corporate income tax rate will be phased in, resulting in a U.S. 
statutory federal rate of approximately 24.28% for our fiscal 
year  ending  September  30,  2018,  and  21%  for  subsequent 
fiscal years. The effective tax rate including the effect of state 
income  taxes,  but  not  including  excess  tax  benefits  from 
stock option exercises, is projected to decrease from 39.5% 
to  30.5%  for  fiscal  2018  and  27.5%  for  subsequent  years. 
The tax rate for any year could be higher due to the impact 
of net worth taxes, permanent differences, and penalties and 
interest on lower than projected book income.

The provision for or benefit from income taxes for continuing 
operations  for  fiscal  years  ended  September  30  consists  of 
the following (in thousands):

Current:
  Federal  
  State  

Deferred  
  Total  

2019  

$227  
92  
319  

311  
$630  

2018  

2017

865  
304  
1,169  

(4,091)  
(2,922)  

739
164
903

(434)
469

A reconciliation between the amount of tax shown above and 
the amount computed at the statutory Federal income tax rate 
follows (in thousands):

2019  

2018  

2017

Amount computed at 
  statutory Federal rate  

State income taxes (net of 
  Federal income tax benefit)  

Excess tax benefits from 
  stock option exercises  

Gain on rate change due to
  Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017  

Other, net  

$474  

146  

—  

—  

10  

532  

131  

781

108

(170)  

(427)

(3,444)  

29  

—

7

469

Provision for income taxes  

$630  

(2,922)  

In  this  reconciliation,  the  category  “Other,  net”  consists 
of  changes  in  permanent  tax  differences  related  to  non-
deductible expenses, goodwill tax amortization, interest and 
penalties, and adjustments to prior year estimates.

The types of temporary differences and their related tax effects 
that give rise to deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities 
at September 30, are presented below (in thousands):

Deferred tax liabilities:
  Property and equipment  
  Prepaid expenses  

  Gross deferred tax liabilities  

Deferred tax assets:

Insurance liabilities  

  Employee benefits and other  
Gross deferred tax assets  
Net deferred tax liability  

2019  

$7,178  
624  
7,802  

599  
966  
1,565  
$6,237  

2018

6,849
478
7,327

448
939
1,387
5,940

The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits.

Tax returns in the U.S. and various states are subject to audit 
by taxing authorities. As of September 30, 2019, the earliest 
tax  year  that  remains  open  for  audit  in  the  Unites  States  is 
2014. We do not have any material unpaid assessments.

8. Accrued Insurance.
The  Company  has  established  an  accrued  liability  for  the 
estimated  cost  in  connection  with  its  portion  of  its  risk  and 
health  insurance  losses  incurred  and  reported.  Payments 
made  under  a  captive  agreement  for  each  year’s  risk  loss 
fund are scheduled in advance using actuarial methodology. 
Captive insurance assets available to us to settle risk insurance 
liabilities are not reported on our balance sheet as we do not 
control or consolidate the captive.

The accrued insurance liability at September 30 is summarized 
as follows (in thousands):

Accrued insurance, current portion  
Prepaid insurance claims  
Accrued insurance, non-current  
Total accrued insurance reported on
the Company’s balance sheet  

Captive agreement assets  
Gross insurance liability estimate  

2019  
$1,339  
(1,607)  
1,339  

$ 1,071  
3,143  
$4,214  

2018
1,896
(1,235)
204

865
3,644
4,509

9. Employee Benefits.
The Company and certain subsidiaries and related entities The 
Company and certain subsidiaries and related entities (FRP) 
have a savings/profit sharing plan for the benefit of qualified 
employees.  The  savings  feature  of  the  plan  incorporates 
the  provisions  of  Section  401(k)  of  the  Internal  Revenue 
Code under which an eligible employee may elect to save a 
portion (within limits) of their compensation on a tax deferred 
basis.  Patriot  contributes  to  a  participant’s  account  an 
amount equal to 50% (with certain limits) of the participant’s 
contribution. Additionally, the Company may make an annual 
discretionary  contribution  to  the  plan  as  determined  by  the 
Board of Directors, with certain limitations. The plan provides 
for deferred vesting with benefits payable upon retirement or 
earlier termination of employment. The Company’s cost was 
$780,000 in 2019, $784,000 in 2018 and $768,000 in 2017.

The  Company  has  a  Management  Security  Plan  (MSP)  for 

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Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

certain  key  employees.  The  accruals  for  future  benefits 
are  based  upon  the  remaining  years  to  retirement  of  the 
participating employees and other actuarial assumptions. The 
expense for fiscal 2019, 2018 and 2017 was $20,000, $22,000 
and $23,000, respectively. The accrued benefit related to the 
Company under this plan as of September 30, 2019 and 2018 
was $567,000 and $613,000, respectively.

The  Company  provides  certain  health  benefits  for  retired 
employees. Employees may become eligible for those benefits 
if  they  were  employed  by  the  Company  prior  to  December 
10, 1992, meet the service requirements and reach retirement 
age  while  working  for  Patriot.  The  plan  is  contributory  and 
unfunded. The Company accrues its allocated estimated cost 
of  retiree  health  benefits  over  the  years  that  the  employees 
render service. The accrued postretirement benefit obligation 
for  this  plan  related  to  the  Company  as  of  September  30, 
2019 and 2018 was $221,000 and $204,000, respectively. The 
net periodic postretirement benefit credit or cost allocated to 
the Company was ($58,000), ($32,000) and ($33,000) for fiscal 
2019, 2018 and 2017, respectively. The discount rate used in 
determining the Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost was 
3.7% for 2019, 3.7% for 2018 and 3.7% for 2017. The discount 
rate  used  in  determining  the  Accumulated  Postretirement 
Benefit  Obligation  (APBO)  was  3.73%  for  2019,  3.73%  for 
2018,  and  3.73%  for  2017.  No  medical  trend  is  applicable 
because the Company’s share of the cost is frozen.

10. Fair Value Measurements.
Fair  value  is  defined  as  the  price  that  would  be  received 
to  sell  an  asset  or  paid  to  transfer  a  liability  in  an  orderly 
transaction between market participants at the measurement 
date. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation 
techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. 
Level  1  means  the  use  of  quoted  prices  in  active  markets 
for  identical  assets  or  liabilities.  Level  2  means  the  use  of 
values  that  are  derived  principally  from  or  corroborated  by 
observable market data. Level 3 means the use of inputs are 
those that are unobservable and significant to the overall fair 
value measurement.

During  fiscal  year  2018  and  2019,  the  Company  invested 
in  treasury  bills  with  maturities  at  time  of  purchase  of  3 
months to 1 year. The unrealized gains on these investments 
of  $14,000  in  2019  and  the  unrealized  loss  was  $13,000  in 
2018. The unrealized gains and losses are recorded as part of 
comprehensive income and based on the market value (Level 
1).  The  amortized  cost  of  the  investments  was  $5,977,000 
and the carrying amount and fair value was $5,983,000 as of 
September 30, 2019. The amortized cost of the investments 
was $17,311,000 and the carrying amount and fair value was 
$17,298,000 as of September 30, 2018.

At September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018, the carrying 
amount reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash 
and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable 
and  other  financial  instruments  approximate  their  fair  value 
based upon the short-term nature of these items.

11. Contingent Liabilities.
The Company is involved in litigation on a number of matters 
and is subject to certain claims which arise in the normal course 
of business. The Company has retained certain self-insurance 
risks with respect to losses for third party liability and property 
damage. There is a reasonable possibility that the Company’s 
estimate  of  vehicle  and  workers’  compensation  liability  may 
be understated or overstated but the possible range cannot 
be estimated. The liability at any point in time depends upon 
the relative ages and amounts of the individual open claims. 
In  the  opinion  of  management  none  of  these  matters  are 
expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s 
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

12. Concentrations.
MARKET  -  The  Company  primarily  serves  customers  in 
the  petroleum  industry  in  the  Southeastern  U.S.  Significant 
economic disruption or downturn in this geographic region or 
within  these  industries  could  have  an  adverse  effect  on  our 
financial statements.

CUSTOMERS - During fiscal 2019, the Company’s ten largest 
customers accounted for approximately 63.1% of our revenue 
and  one  of  these  customers  accounted  for  19.2%  of  our 
revenue. Accounts receivable from the ten largest customers 
was $4,264,000 and $4,875,000 at September 30, 2019 and 
September 30, 2018 respectively. The loss of any one of these 
ten  customers  could  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the 
Company’s revenues and income.

DEPOSITS  -  Cash  and  cash  equivalents  are  comprised  of 
cash  at  Wells  Fargo  Bank,  N.A.  The  balances  may  exceed 
FDIC limits.

13. Unusual or Infrequent Items Impacting Results.
First  quarter  2019  net  income  included  $634,000,  or  $.19 
per  share,  from  gains  on  real  estate  sales.  Second  quarter 
2019 net income included $179,000 or $.05 per share, from 
a gain of $247,000 on the insurance settlement for hurricane 
damages  and  losses  sustained  at  our  Panama  City,  Florida 
location in this year’s first quarter.

First quarter 2018 net income included $3,041,000, or $.92 per 
share,  due  to  a  deferred  tax  benefit  resulting  from  revaluing 
the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per the Tax Cuts and 
Jobs Act of 2017. As the Company has a September 30 fiscal 
year-end, the lower corporate income tax rate will be phased 
in, resulting in a U.S. statutory federal rate of approximately 
24.28%  for  our  fiscal  year  ending  September  30,  2018, 
and  21%  for  subsequent  fiscal  years.  The  effective  tax  rate 
including the effect of state income taxes, but not including 
excess  tax  benefits  from  stock  option  exercises,  decreased 
from 39.5% to 30.5% for fiscal 2018 and was projected to be 
27.5% for subsequent years.

Fourth  quarter  2018  net  income  included  $403,000,  or  $.12 
per share, due to a deferred tax benefit resulting from finalizing 
the revaluation of the company’s net deferred tax liabilities per 
the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements  Continued 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

14. Goodwill and Intangible Assets.
The  changes  in  gross  carrying  amounts  of  goodwill  are  as 
follows (in thousands):

Goodwill

Amortization expense for intangible assets was $153,000 for 
2019  and  it  is  included  in  sales,  general  and  administrative 
expense.  Estimated  amortization  expense 
for  the  five 
succeeding years follows (in thousands):

October 1, 2016  
No activity  
September 30, 2017  
No activity  
September 30, 2018 
No activity 
September 30, 2019  

$  

$  

3,431
—
3,431
—
3,431
—
3,431

2020  
2021  
2022  
2023  
2024 
Total  

Amount

$  

$  

153
153
153
153
89
701

The Company assesses goodwill for impairment on an annual 
basis  in  the  fourth  quarter,  or  more  frequently  if  events  or 
changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  the  asset  might  be 
impaired.

15. Subsequent Events.
In early November, 2019 the company closed on the acquisition 
of the assets of Danfair Transport out of Americus, GA. which 
had total revenues of approximately $2,300,000 in 2018

On  December  4,  2019  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors 
declared  a  special  cash  dividend  of  $3.00  per  share,  or 
approximately $10 million in the aggregate, on the Company’s 
outstanding common stock. This one-time, special dividend is 
payable on January 30, 2020, to shareholders of record at the 
close of business on January 15, 2020. The Board of Directors 
also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.15 per share, payable 
on  January  30,  2020,  to  shareholders  of  record  on  January 
15,  2020.  While  the  Company  currently  intends  to  continue 
the quarterly dividend, the Company cannot guarantee future 
dividends.

The Company reviews intangible assets, including customer 
for 
value,  trade  name  and  non-compete  agreements, 
impairment,  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances 
indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be 
recoverable. Recoverability of long-lived assets is measured 
by  a  comparison  of  the  carrying  amount  of  the  asset  group 
to  the  future  undiscounted  net  cash  flows  expected  to  be 
generated by those assets. If such assets are considered to 
be impaired, the impairment charge recognized is the amount 
by which the carrying amounts of the assets exceeds the fair 
value of the assets.

The gross amounts and accumulated amortization (including 
impairment) of identifiable intangible assets are as follows (in 
thousands):

September 30, 2019  

September 30, 2018

Gross  
Amount  

Accumulated  
Amortization  

Gross  
Amount  

Accumulated
Amortization

Amortizable intangible assets:
  Customer value 

(useful life 10.5 years)  

4,004  

3,303   

4,004    

3,150

  Trade name 

(useful life 3.5 years)  

72  

  Non-compete 

(useful life 5 years)  

62  
$   4,138  

72   

62   

72    

62    

$  

3,437   $   4,138   $  

72

61
3,283

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Report of Management 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

The Company’s independent auditors, Hancock Askew& Co., 
LLP,  a  registered  public  accounting  firm,  are  appointed  by 
the  Audit  Committee  of  the  Company’s  Board  of  Directors, 
subject  to  ratification  by  our  Company’s  shareowners. 
Hancock Askew & Co., LLP has audited and reported on the 
consolidated  financial  statements  of  Patriot  Transportation 
Holding,  Inc.  The  report  of  the  independent  auditors  is 
contained in this annual report.

Audit Committee’s Responsibility
The  Audit  Committee  of  our  Company’s  Board  of  Directors, 
composed  solely  of  Directors  who  are  independent  in 
accordance  with  the  requirements  of  the  Nasdaq  Stock 
Market 
listing  standards,  the  Exchange  Act,  and  the 
Company’s  Corporate  Governance  Guidelines,  meets  with 
the independent auditors, management and internal auditors 
periodically  to  discuss  internal  controls  and  auditing  and 
financial reporting matters. The Audit Committee reviews with 
the independent auditors the scope and results of the audit 
effort. The Audit Committee also meets periodically with the 
independent  auditors  and  the  chief  internal  auditor  without 
management present to ensure that the independent auditors 
and  the  chief  internal  auditor  have  free  access  to  the  Audit 
Committee.  Our  Audit  Committee’s  Report  can  be  found  in 
the Company’s Proxy Statement.

is  responsible 

Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
for  the 
Management  of  the  Company 
preparation  and 
integrity  of  the  consolidated  financial 
statements  appearing  in  our  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K. 
The  financial  statements  were  prepared  in  conformity  with 
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States 
appropriate  in  the  circumstances  and,  accordingly,  include 
certain amounts based on our best judgments and estimates. 
Financial  information  in  this  Annual  Report  on  Form  10-K  is 
consistent with that in the financial statements.

Management of the Company is responsible for establishing 
and maintaining a system of internal controls and procedures 
to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the  reliability  of 
financial  reporting  and  the  preparation  of  the  consolidated 
financial statements. Our internal control system is supported 
by  a  program  of  internal  audits  and  appropriate  reviews 
by  management,  written  policies  and  guidelines,  careful 
selection  and  training  of  qualified  personnel,  and  a  written 
Code of Business Conduct adopted by our Company’s Board 
of  Directors,  applicable  to  all  officers  and  employees  of  our 
Company and subsidiaries.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over 
financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements 
and, even when determined to be effective, can only provide 
reasonable  assurance  with  respect  to  financial  statement 
preparation  and  presentation.  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.

Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial 
Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing 
and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting  as  such  term  is  defined  in  Rule  13a-15(f)  under 
the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  (“Exchange  Act”). 
Management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s 
internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 
2019. In making this assessment, management used the criteria 
set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway Commission (2017 Framework) (“COSO”) in Internal 
Control—Integrated  Framework.  Based  on  this  assessment, 
management believes that the Company maintained effective 
internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 
2019.

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Report of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

The Shareholders and Board of Directors
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We  have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance 
sheets of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) 
as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated 
statements of income, comprehensive income, shareholders’ 
equity,  and  cash  flows  for  the  years  ended  September  30, 
2019, 2018 and 2017, and the related notes to the consolidated 
financial  statements  (collectively,  the  “consolidated  financial 
statements”).  In  our  opinion,  the  consolidated  financial 
statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial 
position of the Company as of September 30, 2019 and 2018, 
and  the  results  of  their  operations  and  their  cash  flows  for 
the  years  ending  September  30,  2019,  2018  and  2017,  in 
conformity  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in 
the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility 
of  the  Company’s  management.  Our  responsibility  is  to 
express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements  based  on  our  audit.  We  are  a  public  accounting 
firm 
the  Public  Company  Accounting 
Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to 
be independent with respect to the Company in accordance 
with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules 
and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission 
and the PCAOB.

registered  with 

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of 
the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform 
the  audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether 

the  consolidated  financial  statements  are  free  of  material 
misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is 
not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit 
of  its  internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  As  part  of  our 
audit, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal 
control  over  financial  reporting,  but  not  for  the  purpose  of 
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Accordingly,  we 
express no such opinion.

Our  audit  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the 
risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  consolidated  financial 
statements,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  performing 
procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such  procedures 
included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the 
amounts  and  disclosures  in  the  financial  statements.  Our 
audit also included evaluating the accounting principles used 
and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well 
as  evaluating  the  overall  presentation  of  the  consolidated 
financial  statements.  We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a 
reasonable basis for our opinion.

Hancock Askew & Co., LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2006.
Savannah, Georgia
December 11, 2019

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Director and Officers 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Directors

Officers

Robert E. Sandlin
President and Chief Executive Officer

Matthew C. McNulty
Vice President, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer

John D. Klopfenstein
Controller, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer

James N. Anderson IV
Vice President of Safety and Risk Management

Thompson S. Baker II (1)
Chairman of the Board of the Company
Senior Vice President, Vulcan Materials

Edward L. Baker (1)
Chairman Emeritus

John E. Anderson (2)(3)(4)
Former President and Chief Executive
Officer of Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Luke E. Fichthorn III (2)(3)(4)
Private Investment Banker,
Twain Associates

Charles D. Hyman (2)(3)(4)
President/Founder
Charles D. Hyman & Company

________________
(1) Member of the Executive Committee
(2) Member of the Audit Committee
(3) Member of the Compensation Committee
(4) Member of the Nominating Committee

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Other Information 

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.

Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.
200 West Forsyth Street, 7th Floor
Jacksonville, Florida, 32202
Telephone: (904) 396-5733

Common Stock Listed
The Nasdaq Stock Market
(Symbol: PATI)

Annual Meeting
Shareholders  are  cordially  invited  to  attend  the 
Annual  Shareholders  Meeting  which  will  be  held 
at  11  a.m.  local  time,  on  Wednesday,  January  29, 
2020,  in  the  Concourse  Conference  Room  at  200 
West Forsyth Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32202.

Transfer Agent
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company
59 Maiden Lane
Plaza Level
New York, NY 10038
Telephone: 1-800-937-5449

General Counsel
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
Jacksonville, Florida

Independent Registered Certified 
Public Accounting Firm
Hancock Askew & Co., LLP
Savannah, Georgia

Form 10-K
Shareholders may receive without charge a copy of 
Patriot  Transportation  Holding,  Inc.’s  annual  report 
on  Form  10-K  for  the  fiscal  year  ended  September 
30, 2019 as filed with the Securities and Exchange 
Commission  by  writing  to  the  Treasurer  at  200 
West Forsyth Street, 7th Floor, Jacksonville, Florida 
32202.  The  most  recent  certifications  by  our  Chief 
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief 
Accounting  Officer  pursuant  to  Section  302  of  the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits to 
our Form 10-K.

Company Website
The  Company’s  website  may  be  accessed  at 
www.patriottrans.com.  All  of  our  filings  with  the 
Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  can  be 
accessed through our website promptly after filing. 
This  includes  annual  reports  on  Form  10-K,  proxy 
statements, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current 
reports filed or furnished on Form 8-K and all related 
amendments.

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PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
200 W. FORSYTH STREET, 7TH FLOOR
JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32202