UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2005

Commission File Number: 1-13011

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE

 

76-0526487

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

777 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77056

(Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 830-9600

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o               Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o               Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o               Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 




Item 1.01          Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 31, 2005, Comfort Systems USA, Inc. (the “Company”) along with two of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, United Environmental Services, L.P. (“UES”) and Comfort Systems USA (Twin Cities), Inc. (“Twin Cities”), entered into an asset purchase agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of UES and Twin Cities to Automated Logic Corporation and Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. (together, “ALC”) for approximately $22.4 million in cash, net of transaction costs and a purchase price adjustment based upon the closing balance sheet for the transferred assets. The purchase price was determined by arms-length negotiation between the parties. Please refer to the Asset Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1.

Item 2.01          Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

See Item 1.01, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 8.01          Other Events

On January 4, 2006, the Company issued a press release announcing the sale of assets described in Item 1.01 above. The press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01          Financial Statements and Exhibits

(b)   Pro forma financial information

The following unaudited financial information reflects the pro forma consolidated statements of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the three years in the period ended December 31, 2004 and the related pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2005 in light of this transaction with ALC. The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and the year ended December 31, 2004, gives effect to the disposition as if it occurred on January 1, 2004. The unaudited pro forma consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2005 assumes the sale occurred on September 30, 2005. The pro forma information is based on the historical financial statements of the companies divested after giving effect to the proposed transaction and the financial statements and are not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations of the Company that would have actually occurred had the transaction been in effect as of the date or for the periods presented. The pro forma consolidated financial statements have been prepared based on preliminary estimates. The pro forma financial information should be read in conjunction with the Company’s historical financial statements included in its Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004 and Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005.

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Balance Sheet
As of September 30, 2005
(in thousands)
(Unaudited)

 

 


Historical

 

Companies
Divested(A)

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments(C)

 


Pro Forma

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

33,709 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

22,350 

 

 

$

56,059 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

206,147

 

 

(4,672

)

 

 

 

 

201,475

 

Other receivables

 

4,493

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

4,491

 

Inventories

 

9,196

 

 

(408

)

 

 

 

 

8,788

 

Costs and estimated earnings in excess of billings

 

26,467

 

 

(645

)

 

 

 

 

25,822

 

Prepaid expenses and other

 

14,038

 

 

(523

)

 

 

 

 

13,515

 

Assets related to discontinued operations

 

872

 

 

10,176

 

 

 

(10,176

)

 

872

 

Total current assets

 

294,922

 

 

3,926

 

 

 

12,174

 

 

311,022

 

PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, net

 

13,889

 

 

(737

)

 

 

 

 

13,152

 

GOODWILL

 

100,123

 

 

(3,292

)

 

 

 

 

96,831

 

OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS

 

7,258

 

 

103

 

 

 

 

 

7,361

 

Total assets

 

$

416,192 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

12,174 

 

 

$

428,366 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

Accounts payable

 

69,153

 

 

(1,284

)

 

 

 

 

 

67,869

 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 

27,006

 

 

(315

)

 

 

 

 

26,691

 

Billings in excess of costs and estimated earnings

 

55,981

 

 

(2,799

)

 

 

 

 

53,182

 

Income taxes payable

 

2,132

 

 

 

 

 

7,064

 

 

9,196

 

Accrued self insurance expense

 

18,645

 

 

(82

)

 

 

 

 

18,563

 

Other current liabilities

 

12,781

 

 

147

 

 

 

 

 

12,928

 

Liabilities related to discontinued operations

 

38

 

 

4,333

 

 

 

(4,333

)

 

38

 

Total current liabilities

 

185,736

 

 

 

 

 

2,731

 

 

188,467

 

LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT MATURITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

185,736

 

 

 

 

 

2,731

 

 

188,467

 

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

230,456

 

 

 

 

 

9,443

 

 

239,899

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

416,192 

 

 

$

 

 

 

 

$

12,174 

 

 

$

428,366 

 

 

The accompanying note is an integral part of this financial statement.

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

 


Historical

 

Companies
Divested(B)

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments(D)

 


Pro Forma

 

REVENUES

 

$

681,937 

 

 

$

(17,373 

)

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

664,564 

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

571,690

 

 

(12,187

)

 

 

 

 

559,503

 

Gross profit

 

110,247

 

 

(5,186

)

 

 

 

 

105,061

 

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

87,339

 

 

(3,766

)

 

 

 

 

83,573

 

LOSS (GAIN) ON SALE OF ASSETS

 

(112

)

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

(107

)

Operating income

 

23,020

 

 

(1,425

)

 

 

 

 

21,595

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

429

 

Interest expense

 

(924

)

 

 

 

 

212

 

 

(712

)

Write off of debt costs

 

(870

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(870

)

Other

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36

 

Other income (expense)

 

(1,329

)

 

 

 

 

212

 

 

(1,117

)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

21,691

 

 

(1,425

)

 

 

212

 

 

20,478

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

9,452

 

 

(535

)

 

 

74

 

 

8,991

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

$

12,239 

 

 

$

(890 

)

 

 

$

138 

 

 

$

11,487 

 

INCOME PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.31 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.29 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.30 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.29 

 

SHARES USED IN COMPUTING INCOME PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

39,180

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,180

 

Diluted

 

40,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

40,179

 

 

The accompanying note is an integral part of this financial statement.

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2004
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

 


Historical(E)

 

Companies
Divested(B)

 

Pro Forma
Adjustments(D)

 


Pro Forma

 

REVENUES

 

 

$

799,542 

 

 

 

$

(20,921 

)

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

778,621 

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

 

670,680

 

 

 

(14,020

)

 

 

 

 

656,660

 

Gross profit

 

 

128,862

 

 

 

(6,901

)

 

 

 

 

121,961

 

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

 

105,637

 

 

 

(4,793

)

 

 

 

 

100,844

 

GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT

 

 

637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

637

 

GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS

 

 

(24

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(24

)

Operating income

 

 

22,612

 

 

 

(2,108

)

 

 

 

 

20,504

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

172

 

Interest expense

 

 

(1,566

)

 

 

 

 

 

466

 

 

(1,100

)

Other

 

 

(427

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(427

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(1,821

)

 

 

 

 

 

466

 

 

(1,355

)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

20,791

 

 

 

(2,108

)

 

 

466

 

 

19,149

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

8,128

 

 

 

(801

)

 

 

163

 

 

7,490

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

$

12,663 

 

 

 

$

(1,307 

)

 

 

$

303 

 

 

$

11,659 

 

INCOME PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

$

0.33 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.30 

 

Diluted

 

 

$

0.32 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.30 

 

SHARES USED IN COMPUTING INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

38,409

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,409

 

Diluted

 

 

39,505

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

39,505

 

 

The accompanying note is an integral part of this financial statement.

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2003
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

 

Historical(E)

 

Companies
Divested(B)

 

Pro Forma

 

REVENUES

 

 

$

763,588

 

 

 

$

(17,372

)

 

$

746,216

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

 

640,433

 

 

 

(11,715

)

 

628,718

 

Gross profit

 

 

123,155

 

 

 

(5,657

)

 

117,498

 

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

 

111,684

 

 

 

(4,263

)

 

107,421

 

GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT

 

 

2,726

 

 

 

 

 

2,726

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

 

3,223

 

 

 

 

 

3,223

 

LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS

 

 

50

 

 

 

 

 

50

 

Operating income

 

 

5,472

 

 

 

(1,394

)

 

4,078

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

66

 

 

 

 

 

66

 

Interest expense

 

 

(3,893

)

 

 

 

 

(3,893

)

Write off of debt costs

 

 

(4,172

)

 

 

 

 

(4,172

)

Other

 

 

(129

)

 

 

33

 

 

(96

)

Other income (expense)

 

 

(8,128

)

 

 

33

 

 

(8,095

)

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

(2,656

)

 

 

(1,361

)

 

(4,017

)

INCOME TAX EXPENSE (BENEFIT)

 

 

(1,359

)

 

 

(498

)

 

(1,857

)

INCOME (LOSS) FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

$

(1,297

)

 

 

$

(863

)

 

$

(2,160

)

LOSS PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

$

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.06

)

Diluted

 

 

$

(0.06

)

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.08

)

SHARES USED IN COMPUTING LOSS PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

37,702

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,702

 

Diluted

 

 

38,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,111

 

 

The accompanying note is an integral part of this financial statement.

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Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations
Year Ended December 31, 2002
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(Unaudited)

 

 


Historical(E)

 

Companies
Divested(B)

 

Pro Forma

 

REVENUES

 

 

$

779,655

 

 

 

$

(18,430

)

 

$

761,225

 

COST OF SERVICES

 

 

646,209

 

 

 

(12,491

)

 

633,718

 

Gross profit

 

 

133,446

 

 

 

(5,939

)

 

127,507

 

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

 

120,840

 

 

 

(4,172

)

 

116,668

 

GOODWILL IMPAIRMENT

 

 

218

 

 

 

 

 

218

 

RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

 

1,878

 

 

 

 

 

1,878

 

LOSS ON SALE OF ASSETS

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

Operating income

 

 

10,504

 

 

 

(1,767

)

 

8,737

 

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

54

 

 

 

 

 

54

 

Interest expense

 

 

(4,317

)

 

 

 

 

(4,317

)

Write off of debt costs

 

 

(987

)

 

 

 

 

(987

)

Other

 

 

1,721

 

 

 

 

 

1,721

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(3,529

)

 

 

 

 

(3,529

)

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES

 

 

6,975

 

 

 

(1,767

)

 

5,208

 

INCOME TAX EXPENSE

 

 

3,562

 

 

 

(626

)

 

2,936

 

INCOME FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS

 

 

$

3,413

 

 

 

$

(1,141

)

 

$

2,272

 

INCOME PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

Diluted

 

 

$

0.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.06

 

SHARES USED IN COMPUTING INCOME PER SHARE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

37,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

37,605

 

Diluted

 

 

38,154

 

 

 

 

 

 

38,154

 

 

The accompanying note is an integral part of this financial statement.

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NOTE TO PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.                 Pro Forma Adjustments

The accompanying pro forma consolidated financial statements give effect to the following pro forma adjustments necessary to reflect the sale outlined in the preceding introduction as if the transaction occurred on January 1, 2004 in the pro forma consolidated statement of operations and on September 30, 2005 in the pro forma consolidated balance sheet.

(A)       Reduction of assets and liabilities as a result of the disposition.

(B)        Reduction of revenue and expenses as a result of the disposition. These amounts do not consider any allocation of corporate overhead to the companies that were divested, and therefore, selling, general and administrative expenses do not reflect any potential reductions in corporate costs in response to this change in the Company.

(C)        Estimated increase in cash from the cash proceeds of $22.4 million from the disposition, net of liabilities for costs related to the transaction, and the related income tax payable of $7.1 million.

(D)       Estimated reduction of interest expense on the Company’s credit facility as a result of the payoff of this facility. The reduction in interest expense is based on the actual weighted average rates under the credit facility of approximately 5.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and approximately 5.04% for the year ended December 31, 2004. Investment income from the excess of the proceeds over the term loan balances have not been included as a pro forma adjustment.

(E)        Certain reclassifications have been made in prior period income statements to reflect certain operating companies as discontinued operations. These discontinued operations are further discussed in the Company’s Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2005. These reclassifications have not resulted in any changes to previously reported net income for any periods.

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Item 9.01

(c)    Exhibits

The following exhibits are included herein:

10.1

 

Asset Purchase Agreement Dated as of December 31, 2005 by and among Automated Logic Corporation, Automated Logic Contracting Services, Inc. and Comfort Systems USA, Inc., Comfort Systems USA (Twin Cities), Inc., United Environmental Services, L.P.

99.1

 

Press release dated January 4, 2006.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

COMFORT SYSTEMS USA, INC.

 

By:

/s/ WILLIAM F. MURDY

 

 

William F. Murdy

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 4, 2006

 

 

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