Celadon on the ropes...

Looks like I might lose out on my Celadon stake.

Celadon was just delisted from the NYSE after the ceo announced he would not have financials ready 1 year after not having financials ready. Worse, they are going back even further in time to restate old filings at least as far back as 2014, but possibly farther. From 2014-2016 they estimate they overstated earnings by $250 million (they reported only $93 million income during that time, meaning they really lost $157 million). And Celadon still don't know when they'll be able to file the required statements.

The lenders appear fed up. BofA and Wells Fargo gave Celadon only a 1-month extension of credit and are requiring partial ownership in order to lend more. Additionally, they are charging massive fees and want those fees paid monthly, not quarterly like is typical for big business. Lenders must also be consulted before disposing of any asset worth more than $50,000 (which might mean each and every truck).

On top of that the CEO reports that Celadon is still losing money despite the best trucking market in recent history. Here is a quote from the ceo:

"While the improvement in operating metrics is encouraging, we have been incurring significant operational costs associated with shrinking our fleet, repositioning equipment, recruiting drivers, temporarily unseated trucks, repositioning driver pay and fuel, new customer start-up, equipment turn-in, and fixed overhead."
He expects to lose money until Q3.

The good news:

Celadon improved revenue per *seated* tractor by 20% over the last year.

They appear to have financing through 2018 (just at usurious rates)

 

Bought shares at $3.65/share. Currently trading around $1.05/share. Ouch...