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Central Freight Lines, Inc. Files Form 10-K Annual Report;
Announces Adjustments to Previously Reported Results
WACO, Texas, March 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central Freight Lines, Inc.
(NASDAQ:CENF) announced today that it has filed its annual report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2004, within the timeframe allowed under Rule
12b-25. As previously announced, an extension of the filing date was requested
under Rule 12b-25 to allow Central and its outside auditors to complete the
evaluation and assessment of internal controls over financial reporting as
required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. That evaluation and
assessment was completed, and one additional material weakness in internal
control was identified, relating to the calculation of the valuation allowance
for deferred tax assets. As described below, the valuation of the deferred tax
asset was corrected by Central prior to filing its annual report.
The annual report filed by Central today included adjustments to Central's
insurance and claims expense, income tax benefit (expense), and net loss, as
well as balance sheet adjustments, which were made after Central's press
release on March 16, 2005.
The adjustments to previously announced results that were included in the
annual report are as follows:
* For the 2004 fourth quarter, Central recorded a non-cash charge of
$4.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, related to a valuation
allowance for deferred tax assets. Previously, Central reported that
this non-cash charge would be $2.9 million, or $0.16 per diluted
share. The previously announced amount had been established in
consultation with an independent Big Four accounting firm. However,
despite this measure, an error was discovered.
* For the 2004 fourth quarter, Central recorded additional insurance and
claims expense of $690,000, or $0.04 per diluted share, based on a
jury verdict after the March 16 press release relating to a lawsuit
originally filed in 2003. Central intends to appeal the verdict but
has increased its claims accrual to reflect the award. The tax
benefit from this additional expense of $269,000 was offset by a
deferred tax valuation allowance of $269,000 which is included in the
$4.9 million valuation allowance mentioned above.
After giving effect to these adjustments, Central reported a net loss of $11.3
million, or $0.62 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter, and a net loss of
$22.8 million, or $1.27 per diluted share for 2004 as a whole. After giving
effect to the write-off of the deferred tax asset, stockholders' equity was
$87.6 million as of December 31, 2004.
Central Freight Lines, Inc. is a non-union less-than-truckload carrier
specializing in regional overnight and second day markets. One of the 10
largest regional LTL carriers in the nation, Central provides regional,
interregional, and expedited services, as well as value-added supply chain
management, throughout the Midwest, Southwest, West Coast and Pacific
Northwest. Utilizing marketing alliances, Central provides service solutions
to the Great Lakes, Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Canada.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risk,
assumptions, and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Statements that
constitute forward-looking statements are usually identified by words such as
"anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "expects," "plans,"
"intends," or similar expressions. These statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our
management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual
results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. The
following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in forward-looking statements: the risk that revenue
growth may be delayed or not occur at all; the risk that improvements in
revenue yield and tonnage growth may be delayed or not occur at all; the risk
that service, safety, and productivity measures will be further delayed or will
not be successfully implemented throughout our operations; the risk that our
cost-cutting measures may have unintended and unforeseen consequences that
adversely affect our business; the risk that recent geographic expansion has
produced or may produce freight imbalances, customer service issues,
operational issues, or other consequences that we cannot manage successfully on
a timely basis or at all; the risk that our insurance and claims costs will
continue to exceed our expectations and will not return to acceptable levels on
a timely basis or at all; the risk that we will be unable to obtain the
financing we are seeking or that it will not be available on acceptable terms;
the risk that operating losses and negative cash flows will continue and will
have a material and adverse result; and the risks detailed from time to time in
reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including forms 8-K, 10-Q, 10-K, and our registration statement on Form S-1.
Corporate Contact:
Jeff Hale, Chief Financial Officer
(480) 361-5295
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CONTACT: Jeff Hale, Chief Financial Officer of Central Freight Lines,
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Web site: http://www.centralfreight.com/