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10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☑	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 000-51759

H&E Equipment Services, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware		81-0553291
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

7500 Pecue Lane,		70809
Baton Rouge, Louisiana		(ZIP Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (225) 298-5200

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	HEES	Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☑ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non‑accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large Accelerated Filer	☑	Accelerated Filer	☐	Non-Accelerated Filer	☐

Smaller Reporting Company	☐	Emerging Growth Company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of April 20, 2022, there were 36,161,554 shares of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. common stock, $0.01 par value, outstanding.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

March 31, 2022


		Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION		5

Item 1. Financial Statements:		5
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2021		5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021		6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021		8
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)		10
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		28
Item 4. Controls and Procedures		28

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		29

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		29
Item 1A. Risk Factors		29
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		29
Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities		29
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures		29
Item 5. Other Information		29
Item 6. Exhibits		30
Signatures		31

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements preceded by, followed by or that include the words “may”, “could”, “would”, “should”, “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “plan”, “estimate”, “target”, “project”, “intend”, “foresee” and similar expressions. These statements include, among others, statements regarding our expected business outlook, anticipated financial and operating results, our business strategy and means to implement the strategy, our objectives, the amount and timing of capital expenditures, the likelihood of our success in expanding our business, financing plans, budgets, working capital needs and sources of liquidity. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future.

Forward-looking statements are only predictions and are not guarantees of performance. These statements are based on our management’s beliefs and assumptions, which in turn are based on currently available information. Important assumptions relating to the forward-looking statements include, among others, assumptions regarding demand for our products, the expansion of product offerings geographically or through new marketing applications, the timing and cost of planned capital expenditures, competitive conditions and general economic conditions. These assumptions could prove inaccurate. Forward-looking statements also involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. In addition, even if our actual results are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, those results may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods. Many of these factors are beyond our ability to control or predict. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

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risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, such as the scope and duration of the outbreak, government actions and restrictive measures implemented in response to the pandemic, material delays and cancellations of construction or infrastructure projects, labor shortages, supply chain disruptions and other impacts to the business;

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general economic conditions and construction and industrial activity in the markets where we operate in North America;

•

our ability to forecast trends in our business accurately, and the impact of economic downturns and economic uncertainty on the markets we serve (including as a result of current uncertainty due to COVID-19 and inflation);

•

the impact of conditions in the global credit and commodity markets (including as a result of current volatility and uncertainty in credit and commodity markets due to COVID-19) and their effect on construction spending and the economy in general;

•

trends in oil and natural gas which could adversely affect the demand for our services and products;

•

relationships with equipment suppliers;

•

increased maintenance and repair costs as we age our fleet and decreases in our equipment’s residual value;

•

our indebtedness;

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risks associated with the expansion of our business and any potential acquisitions we may make, including any related capital expenditures, or our ability to consummate such acquisitions;

•

our possible inability to integrate any businesses we acquire;

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competitive pressures;

•

security breaches and other disruptions in our information technology systems;

•

adverse weather events or natural disasters;

•

compliance with laws and regulations, including those relating to environmental matters, corporate governance matters and tax matters, as well as any future changes to such laws and regulations; and

•

other factors discussed under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), we are under no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements after we file this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, whether as a result of any new information, future events or otherwise. Investors, potential investors and other readers are urged to consider the above mentioned factors carefully in evaluating the forward‑looking statements and are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward‑looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results or performance.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the foregoing risks and uncertainties, see Item 1A — “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as other reports and registration statements filed by us with the SEC. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read with other cautionary statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other public filings. All of our annual, quarterly and current reports, and any amendments thereto, filed with or furnished to the SEC are available on our Internet website under the Investor Relations link. For more information about us and the announcements we make from time to time, visit our Internet website at www.he-equipment.com.

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


	Balances at
	March 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash	$	351,797		$	357,296
Receivables, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,281 and $4,178, respectively		161,102			157,226
Inventories, net of reserves for obsolescence of $68 and $73, respectively		103,358			75,299
Prepaid expenses and other assets		26,481			21,081
Rental equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $759,204 and $722,646, respectively		1,121,617			1,116,456
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $166,206 and $161,913, respectively		116,162			112,281
Operating lease right-of-use assets, net of accumulated amortization of $40,867 and $36,884, respectively		154,428			151,222
Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $15,993 and $15,818, respectively		1,283			1,458
Intangible assets, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $15,702 and $14,709, respectively		23,998			24,991
Goodwill		63,137			63,137
Total assets	$	2,123,363		$	2,080,447
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	112,857		$	95,604
Manufacturer flooring plans payable		19,518			20,924
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities		74,595			63,908
Dividends payable		37			128
Senior unsecured notes, net of unaccreted discount of $7,858 and $8,151 and deferred financing costs of $1,815 and $1,882, respectively		1,240,327			1,239,967
Operating lease liabilities		158,736			155,303
Deferred income taxes		206,131			201,231
Total liabilities		1,812,201			1,777,065
Commitments and Contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 175,000,000 shares authorized; 40,382,124 and 40,353,299 shares issued at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and 36,161,554 and 36,141,667 shares outstanding at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		403			403
Additional paid-in capital		246,316			244,638
Treasury stock at cost, 4,220,570 and 4,211,632 shares of common stock held at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively		(68,637	)		(68,294	)
Retained earnings		133,080			126,635
Total stockholders’ equity		311,162			303,382
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,123,363		$	2,080,447

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	199,225		$	153,219
Used equipment sales		21,526			38,854
New equipment sales		26,036			23,173
Parts sales		16,059			15,556
Services revenues		8,134			8,011
Other		1,470			1,619
Total revenues		272,450			240,432
Cost of revenues:
Rental depreciation		60,021			53,453
Rental expense		28,759			25,065
Rental other		20,913			16,494
		109,693			95,012
Used equipment sales		12,548			26,360
New equipment sales		22,329			20,399
Parts sales		11,704			11,153
Services revenues		2,814			2,615
Other		1,782			1,481
Total cost of revenues		160,870			157,020
Gross profit		111,580			83,412
Selling, general and administrative expenses		78,278			68,145
Merger and other		—			100
Gain on sales of property and equipment, net		1,386			154
Income from operations		34,688			15,321
Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(13,447	)		(13,443	)
Other, net		880			661
Total other expense, net		(12,567	)		(12,782	)
Income before provision for income taxes		22,121			2,539
Provision for income taxes		5,825			684
Net income from continuing operations	$	16,296		$	1,855

Discontinued Operations:
Income from discontinued operations before provision for income taxes		—			3,152
Provision for income taxes		—			856
Net income from discontinued operations	$	—		$	2,296

Net income	$	16,296		$	4,151

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022		2021
Net income from continuing operations per common share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.05
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.05
Net income from discontinued operations per common share:
Basic	$	—	$	0.06
Diluted	$	—	$	0.06
Net income per common share:
Basic	$	0.45	$	0.11
Diluted	$	0.45	$	0.11
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		36,363		36,185
Diluted		36,539		36,387
Dividends declared per common share outstanding	$	0.275	$	0.275

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	16,296		$	4,151
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment		6,857			6,904
Depreciation of rental equipment		60,021			55,349
Amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets		—			41
Amortization of intangible assets		993			993
Amortization of deferred financing costs		242			242
Accretion of note discount, net of premium amortization		293			293
Non-cash operating lease expense		3,983			3,580
Provision for losses on accounts receivable		645			331
Provision for inventory obsolescence		—			26
Change in deferred income taxes		4,900			789
Stock-based compensation expense		1,678			1,601
Gain from sales of property and equipment, net		(1,386	)		(154	)
Gain from sales of rental equipment, net		(8,906	)		(13,194	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
Receivables		(4,521	)		22,692
Inventories		(59,671	)		(99,013	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		(5,400	)		(7,249	)
Accounts payable		17,253			62,418
Manufacturer flooring plans payable		(1,406	)		909
Accrued expenses payable and other liabilities		6,614			6,206
Net cash provided by operating activities		38,485			46,915
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment		(10,656	)		(7,329	)
Purchases of rental equipment		(44,389	)		(56,313	)
Proceeds from sales of property and equipment		1,621			156
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment		19,725			38,801
Net cash used in investing activities		(33,699	)		(24,685	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on senior secured credit facility		284,165			307,341
Payments on senior secured credit facility		(284,165	)		(307,341	)
Dividends paid		(9,942	)		(9,933	)
Purchases of treasury stock		(343	)		(435	)
Payments of deferred financing costs		—			(136	)
Payments of finance lease obligations		—			(63	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(10,285	)		(10,567	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash		(5,499	)		11,663
Cash, beginning of period		357,296			310,882
Cash, end of period	$	351,797		$	322,545

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

(Amounts in thousands)


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022			2021
Supplemental schedule of noncash investing and financing activities:
Noncash asset purchases:
Assets transferred from used and new inventory to rental fleet	$	31,612		$	15,360
Purchases of property and equipment included in accrued expenses payable and other liabilities	$	(317	)	$	158
Operating lease assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities	$	7,189		$	8,355
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest	$	797		$	807
Income taxes paid (net of refunds received)	$	(51	)	$	(60	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

(1) Organization and Nature of Operations

Basis of Presentation

Our condensed consolidated financial statements include the financial position and results of operations of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries H&E Finance Corp., GNE Investments, Inc., Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E California Holding, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC and H&E Equipment Services (Mid-Atlantic), Inc., collectively referred to herein as “we”, “us”, “our” or the “Company.”

The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of all normal and recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2022, and therefore, the results and trends in these interim condensed consolidated financial statements may not be the same for the entire year. These interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited consolidated financial statements and related notes in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, from which the consolidated balance sheet amounts as of December 31, 2021 were derived. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in these condensed consolidated financial statements.

On October 1, 2021, the Company sold its crane business (the “Crane Sale”). The results of operations of the Crane Sale are reported in discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows include cash flows related to the discontinued operations and accordingly, cash flow amounts for discontinued operations are disclosed in Note 3 “Acquisitions and Dispositions”. All results and information in the consolidated financial statements are presented as continuing operations and exclude the Crane Sale unless otherwise noted specifically as discontinued operations. For additional information, refer to Note 3.

The nature of our business is such that short-term obligations are typically met by cash flows generated from long-term assets. Consequently, and consistent with industry practice, the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets are presented on an unclassified basis.

Nature of Operations

Founded in 1961, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. is one of the largest rental equipment companies in the nation, serving customers across 25 states. The Company’s fleet is versatile with an equipment mix comprised of aerial work platforms, earthmoving, material handling, and other general and specialty lines. H&E serves a diverse set of end markets in many high-growth geographies including branches throughout the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast States, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

COVID-19

The novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”), first identified in late 2019, spread rapidly throughout the world and in March 2020, the World Health Organization characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic and recommended containment and mitigation measures worldwide. During 2020, the spread of COVID-19 resulted in economic contraction and increased business uncertainty. As the impact of COVID-19 became more widespread, our equipment rental utilization and sales volumes declined from February through mid-April 2020, where we began to see utilization and sales levels stabilize and improve for the remainder of 2020. We continued to see improvements with utilization levels beginning in March 2021 returning to approximate pre-COVID utilization levels. The timing and extent of any subsequent contraction due to COVID-19 will depend on a number of factors, including a widespread resurgence in COVID-19 infections, the rate of vaccinations, vaccine efficacy, a global supply chain disruption, the impact to capital and financial markets and the related impact on our customers.

(2) Significant Accounting Policies

We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 2 of the notes to Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, there were no significant changes to those accounting policies.

Use of Estimates

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which requires management to use its judgment to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reported period. These assumptions and estimates could have a material effect on our condensed consolidated financial statements. Actual results may differ materially from those estimates. We review our estimates on an ongoing basis based on information currently available, and changes in facts and circumstances may cause us to revise these estimates.

Revenue Recognition

We recognize revenue in accordance with two different Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) standards: 1) Topic 606 and 2) Topic 842.

Under Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. Revenue is measured based on the consideration specified in the contract with the customer, and excludes any sales incentives and amounts collected on behalf of third parties. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service to a customer. Our contracts with customers generally do not include multiple performance obligations. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control over a product or service to a customer. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for such products or services.

Under Topic 842, Leases, we account for equipment rental contracts as operating leases. We recognize revenue from equipment rentals in the period earned, regardless of the timing of billing to customers. A rental contract includes rates for daily, weekly or monthly use, and rental revenues are earned on a daily basis as rental contracts remain outstanding. Because the rental contracts can extend across multiple reporting periods, we record unbilled rental revenues and deferred rental revenues at the end of reporting periods so rental revenues earned is appropriately stated for the periods presented.

In the table below, revenues as presented in our condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are summarized by type and by the applicable accounting standard.


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022						2021
	Topic 842		Topic 606		Total		Topic 842		Topic 606		Total
Revenues:
Rental revenues
Owned equipment rentals	$	170,729	$	109	$	170,838	$	129,464	$	52	$	129,516
Re-rent revenue		6,344		—		6,344		7,630		—		7,630
Ancillary and other rental revenues:
Delivery and pick-up		—		11,100		11,100		—		8,396		8,396
Other		10,943		—		10,943		7,677		—		7,677
Total ancillary rental revenues		10,943		11,100		22,043		7,677		8,396		16,073
Total equipment rental revenues		188,016		11,209		199,225		144,771		8,448		153,219
Used equipment sales		—		21,526		21,526		—		38,854		38,854
New equipment sales		—		26,036		26,036		—		23,173		23,173
Parts sales		—		16,059		16,059		—		15,556		15,556
Service revenues		—		8,134		8,134		—		8,011		8,011
Other		—		1,470		1,470		—		1,619		1,619
Total revenues	$	188,016	$	84,434	$	272,450	$	144,771	$	95,661	$	240,432

Revenues by reporting segment are presented in Note 11 of our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, using the revenue captions reflected in our consolidated statements of income. We believe that the disaggregation of our revenues from contracts to customers as reflected above, coupled with further discussion below and the reporting segments in Note 11, depict how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of our revenues and cash flows are affected by economic factors. For further information related to our accounting for revenues pursuant to Topic 606 and Topic 842, see Significant Accounting Policies in Note 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Receivables and contract assets and liabilities

We manage credit risk associated with our accounts receivables at the customer level. Because the same customers typically generate the revenues that are accounted for under both Topic 606 and Topic 842, the discussions below on credit risk and our allowance for doubtful accounts address our total revenues from Topic 606 and Topic 842.

We believe concentration of credit risk with respect to our receivables is limited because our customer base is comprised of a large number of geographically diverse customers. No single customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues on an overall or segment basis for any of the periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We manage credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits and other monitoring procedures.

Pursuant to Topic 842 and Topic 326 for rental and non-rental receivables, respectively, we maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts that reflects our estimate of our expected credit losses. Our allowance is estimated using a loss rate model based on delinquency. The estimated loss rate is based on our historical experience with specific customers, our understanding of our current economic circumstances, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and our own judgment as to the likelihood of ultimate payment based upon available data. Our largest exposure to doubtful accounts is in our rental operations, which as discussed above is accounted for under Topic 842 and represents 73% of our total revenues and an approximate corresponding percentage of our receivables, net and associated allowance for doubtful accounts as of March 31, 2022. We perform credit evaluations of customers and establish credit limits based on reviews of our customers’ current credit information and payment histories. We believe our credit risk is somewhat mitigated by our geographically diverse customer base and our credit evaluation procedures. The actual rate of future credit losses, however, may not be similar to past experience. Our estimate of doubtful accounts could change based on changing circumstances, including changes in the economy or in the particular circumstances of individual customers. Accordingly, we may be required to increase or decrease our allowance for doubtful accounts. Bad debt expense as a percentage of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were approximately 0.3% and 0.2%.

We do not have material contract assets, impairment losses associated therewith, or material contract liabilities associated with contracts with customers. Our contracts with customers do not generally result in material amounts billed to customers in excess of recognizable revenue. We did not recognize material revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2022 or 2021 that was included in the contract liability balance as of the beginning of such periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In March 2020, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for or recognizing the effects of reference rate reform, particularly, the risk of cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) on financial reporting. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments are elective and are effective upon issuance for all entities through December 31, 2022. The amendments of this ASU should be applied on a prospective basis. We intend to continue to monitor the developments with respect to the planned phase-out out of LIBOR and work with our lenders to seek to ensure any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on our financial condition. However, we can provide no assurances regarding the impact of the discontinuation of LIBOR as there can be no assurances as to whether such replacement or alternative base rate will be more or less favorable than LIBOR. Our exposure related to the expected cessation of LIBOR is limited to the interest expense and certain fees we incur on balances outstanding under our Senior Secured Credit Facility (the “Credit Facility”). As certain U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will continue to be published until June 30, 2023, we amended our Credit Facility on September 14, 2021 to include benchmark language for an upcoming transition away from LIBOR. The potential impact from the cessation of LIBOR as a reference rate, as well as the applicability of ASU 2020-04, is not currently estimable.

(3) Acquisitions and Dispositions

2021 Dispositions

Crane Sale

On July 19, 2021, the Company entered into a definitive agreement to sell its crane business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. for $130.0 million in cash, subject to adjustment based on actual amounts of net working capital and crane rental fleet net book value delivered at transaction closing. The Company executed the transaction closing on October 1, 2021, which was subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The closing resulted in proceeds of $135.9 million, subject to finalization of adjustments. This represents the Company’s strategic shift to a pure-play rental business. In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment, the Company ceased recording depreciation and amortization for Crane Sale related rental fleet, property, plant and equipment, and right of use lease assets upon qualifying as held for sale. In accordance with ASC 205-20, the Company determined that discontinued operations presentation was met during the third quarter of fiscal year 2021. As part of the divestiture, we entered into a transition services agreement with the buyer to assist them in the transition of certain functions, including, but not limited to, information technology, accounting and human resources for a period of sixty days up to six months. Aside from these customary transition services, there will be no continuing involvement with the crane business after its disposal.

The Company reported financial results of the crane business within all of our segments: equipment rentals, used equipment sales, new equipment sales, parts sales and service revenues. Additionally, the crane business was included within the equipment rental component 2, used equipment sales, new equipment sales, parts sales and service revenues goodwill reporting units.

As a result of the agreement to sell the Company’s crane business, its results are reported separately as discontinued operations in our consolidated statements of income for all periods presented. As permitted, the Company elected not to adjust the consolidated statements of cash flows to exclude cash flows attributable to discontinued operations. Accordingly, we disclosed the depreciation, capital expenditures and significant operating and investing non-cash items related to the Crane Sale below.

The following tables (amounts in thousands) present the Crane Sale results as reported in income from discontinued operations within our consolidated statements of income.


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021
Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	3,005
Used equipment sales		2,912
New equipment sales		14,572
Parts sales		10,056
Services revenues		6,499
Other		969
Total revenues		38,013
Cost of revenues:
Rental depreciation		1,896
Rental expense		623
Rental other		229
		2,748
Used equipment sales		2,005
New equipment sales		13,043
Parts sales		7,594
Services revenues		2,082
Other		950
Total cost of revenues		28,422
Gross profit		9,591
Selling, general and administrative expenses		5,808
Merger and other		637
Income from discontinued operations		3,146
Other, net		6
Income before provision for income taxes		3,152
Provision for income taxes		856
Net income from discontinued operations	$	2,296

Cash flows from discontinued operations was as follows (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2021
Operating activities of discontinued operations:
Depreciation and amortization of property and equipment	$	548
Depreciation of rental equipment		1,896
Gain from sales of rental equipment, net		(800	)

Investing activities of discontinued operations:
Purchases of rental equipment		(1,056	)
Proceeds from sales of rental equipment		2,077

Arkansas Sale

On September 17, 2021, the Company sold our Little Rock, Arkansas and Springdale, Arkansas owned-branches to Bramco, Inc. (“Bramco”) for $9.0 million (the “Arkansas Sale”). The Arkansas Sale included the land, building, building improvements, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and shop equipment for the two branches with a net book value of approximately $3.7 million. We recorded a gain of $5.3 million within sales from property and equipment, net on the consolidated statement of operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As a condition of closing, we relinquished our territory distribution rights with equipment manufacturers Komatsu, Wirtgen Group and Takeuchi. Our current distribution territory for these two branches includes the entire state of Arkansas, with the exception of five counties in southeast Arkansas (Miller, Lafayette, Columbia, Union and Little River). These five excluded counties are currently served by our Shreveport, Louisiana branch and we have no intention in the foreseeable future of relinquishing the Louisiana distribution territory. The Arkansas Sale did not qualify for discontinued operations as the divestiture does not meet the definition of a component.

The Company purchased a site in Little Rock, Arkansas to operate a rental-focused branch location in the area. The branch opening coincided with the sale to Bramco.

(4) Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the amount that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The FASB fair value measurement guidance established a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. The three broad levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring a company to develop its own assumptions

The carrying value of financial instruments reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses payable and other liabilities approximate fair value due to the immediate or short-term nature or maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts and fair values of our other financial instruments subject to fair value disclosures as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are presented in the table below (amounts in thousands).


	March 31, 2022
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Manufacturer flooring plans payable with interest computed at 3.75% (Level 3)	$	19,518	$	17,477
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 with interest computed at 3.875% (Level 2)		1,240,327		1,172,238


	December 31, 2021
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Manufacturer flooring plans payable with interest computed at 3.5% (Level 3)	$	20,924	$	19,533
Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028 with interest computed at 3.875% (Level 2)		1,239,967		1,242,850

At March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the fair value of our senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “Senior Unsecured Notes”) was based on quoted bond trading market prices for those notes. For our Level 3 unobservable inputs, we calculate a discount rate for our manufacturing floor plans payable based on the U.S. prime rate plus the applicable margin on our Credit Facility. The discount rate is disclosed in the above table.

During the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, there were no transfers of financial assets or liabilities in or out of Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

(5) Stockholders’ Equity

The following table summarizes the activity in Stockholders’ Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively (amounts in thousands, except share and per share data):


	Common Stock				Additional								Total
	Shares Issued		Amount		Paid-in Capital		Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Stockholders’ Equity
Balances at December 31, 2021		40,353,299	$	403	$	244,638	$	(68,294	)	$	126,635		$	303,382
Stock-based compensation		—		—		1,678		—			—			1,678
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.275 per share)		—		—		—		—			(9,851	)		(9,851	)
Issuance of common stock, net of forfeitures		28,825		—		—		—			—			—
Repurchase of 8,938 shares of restricted common stock		—		—		—		(343	)		—			(343	)
Net income		—		—		—		—			16,296			16,296
Balances at March 31, 2022		40,382,124	$	403	$	246,316	$	(68,637	)	$	133,080		$	311,162

Balances at December 31, 2020		40,242,711	$	401	$	240,206	$	(66,188	)	$	63,814		$	238,233
Stock-based compensation		—		—		1,601		—			—			1,601
Cash dividends declared on common stock ($0.275 per share)		—		—		—		—			(9,854	)		(9,854	)
Issuance of common stock, net of forfeitures		45,427		—		—		—			—			—
Repurchase of 12,624 shares of restricted common stock		—		—		—		(435	)		—			(435	)
Net income		—		—		—		—			4,151			4,151
Balances at March 31, 2021		40,288,138	$	401	$	241,807	$	(66,623	)	$	58,111		$	233,696

(6) Stock-Based Compensation

We account for our stock-based compensation plans using the fair value recognition provisions of ASC 718, Stock Compensation. Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date, based on the calculated fair value of the award, net of an estimated forfeiture rate, and is recognized as an expense over the requisite employee service period (generally the vesting period of the grant). The estimated forfeiture rate is based on historical experience and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods for actual forfeitures. There were 1,185,128 shares available for future stock-based payment awards under our 2016 Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan as of March 31, 2022.

Non-vested Stock

The following table summarizes our non-vested stock activity for the three months ended March 31, 2022:


	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested stock at December 31, 2021		480,147		$	25.56
Granted		15,376		$	41.63
Vested		(35,372	)	$	35.40
Forfeited		(36,778	)	$	29.61
Non-vested stock at March 31, 2022		423,373		$	24.97

As of March 31, 2022, we had unrecognized compensation expense of approximately $6.3 million related to non-vested stock that we expect to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.8 years. The compensation expense related to

non-vested stock, which is included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is $1.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively.

(7) Income per Share

Income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The effects of potentially dilutive securities that are anti-dilutive are not included in the computation of dilutive income per share. We include all common shares granted under our incentive compensation plan which remain unvested (“restricted common shares”) and contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents, whether paid or unpaid (“participating securities”), in the number of shares outstanding in our basic and diluted EPS calculations using the two-class method. All of our restricted common shares are currently participating securities.

Under the two-class method, earnings per common share are computed by dividing the sum of distributed earnings allocated to common shareholders and undistributed earnings allocated to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In applying the two-class method, distributed and undistributed earnings are allocated to both common shares and restricted common shares based on the total weighted average shares outstanding during the period. The number of restricted common shares outstanding was less than 1% of total outstanding shares for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and, consequently, was immaterial to the basic and diluted EPS calculations. Therefore, use of the two-class method had no impact on our basic and diluted EPS calculations for the periods presented. The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2022		2021
Net income from continuing operations	$	16,296	$	1,855
Net income from discontinued operations		—		2,296
Net income	$	16,296	$	4,151

Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic		36,363		36,185
Effect of dilutive non-vested restricted stock		176		202
Diluted		36,539		36,387

Income per share:
Basic:
Continuing operations	$	0.45	$	0.05
Discontinued operations		—		0.06
Net income per share	$	0.45	$	0.11
Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	0.45	$	0.05
Discontinued operations		—		0.06
Net income per share	$	0.45	$	0.11

Common shares excluded from the denominator as anti-dilutive:
Non-vested restricted stock		—		—

(8) Senior Secured Credit Facility

We and our subsidiaries are parties to a $750.0 million Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC as administrative agent, and the lenders named therein. For further information related to significant terms of the Credit Facility, see Note 10 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included as Item 8 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with our financial covenants under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. At March 31, 2022, we had no amount of borrowings outstanding under the Credit Facility and could borrow up to approximately $740.3 million, net of a $9.7 million outstanding letter of credit, and remain in compliance with the debt covenants under the Credit Facility.

(9) Senior Unsecured Notes

On December 14, 2020, we completed the offering of our $1.25 billion, 3.875% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2028. For further information related to significant terms of the Senior Unsecured Notes, see Note 9 to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements included as Item 8 in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. As of March 31, 2022, we were in compliance with the covenants governing our notes.

The following table reconciles our Senior Unsecured Notes to our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (amounts in thousands):


Balance at December 31, 2020	$	1,238,660
Accretion of discount through December 31, 2021		1,172
Additional deferred financing costs through December 31, 2021		(135	)
Amortization of deferred financing costs through December 31, 2021		270
Balance at December 31, 2021	$	1,239,967
Accretion of discount through March 31, 2022		293
Amortization of deferred financing costs through March 31, 2022		67
Balance at March 31, 2022	$	1,240,327

(10) Leases

We adopted Topic 842 on January 1, 2019. For a discussion of our adoption of Topic 842 and related disclosures, see Note 2 and Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

At March 31, 2022, as disclosed in our condensed consolidated balance sheet, we had net operating lease right-of-use assets of $154.4 million and operating lease liabilities of $158.7 million. The weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases was approximately 8.5 years. The weighted average discount rate for operating leases was approximately 6.1%.

The future minimum lease payments of operating leases executed but not commenced as of March 31, 2022 are estimated to be $0.4 million, $1.3 million, $1.6 million, $1.6 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026, respectively, and $10.0 million thereafter. It is expected that the majority of these leases will commence during 2022.

(11) Segment Information

We have identified five reportable segments: equipment rentals, used equipment sales, new equipment sales, parts sales and services revenues. These segments are based upon revenue streams and how management of the Company allocates resources and assesses performance. Non-segmented revenues and non-segmented costs relate to equipment support activities including transportation, hauling, parts freight and damage-waiver charges and are not allocated to the other reportable segments. There were no sales between segments for any of the periods presented. Selling, general and administrative expenses as well as all other income and expense items below gross profit are not generally allocated to reportable segments.

We do not compile discrete financial information by segments other than the information presented below. The following table presents information about our reportable segments (amounts in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2022			2021
Segment Revenues:
Equipment rentals	$	199,225		$	153,219
Used equipment sales		21,526			38,854
New equipment sales		26,036			23,173
Parts sales		16,059			15,556
Services revenues		8,134			8,011
Total segmented revenues		270,980			238,813
Non-segmented revenues		1,470			1,619
Total revenues	$	272,450		$	240,432
Segment Gross Profit (Loss):
Equipment rentals	$	89,532		$	58,207
Used equipment sales		8,978			12,494
New equipment sales		3,707			2,774
Parts sales		4,355			4,403
Services revenues		5,320			5,396
Total segmented gross profit		111,892			83,274
Non-segmented gross profit (loss)		(312	)		138
Total gross profit	$	111,580		$	83,412


	Balances at
	March 31,		December 31,
	2022		2021
Segment identified assets:
Equipment sales	$	89,008	$	62,652
Equipment rentals		1,121,617		1,116,456
Parts and services		14,351		12,647
Total segment identified assets		1,224,976		1,191,755
Non-segment identified assets		898,387		888,692
Total assets	$	2,123,363	$	2,080,447

The Company operates primarily in the United States and our sales to international customers for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 1.0% and 0.2%, respectively, of total revenues for the periods presented. No one customer accounted for more than 10% of our revenues on an overall or segment basis for any of the periods presented.

ITEM 2. — MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion summarizes the financial position of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of March 31, 2022, and its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022, and should be read in conjunction with (i) the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (ii) the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. The following discussion contains, in addition to historical information, forward-looking statements that include risks and uncertainties (see discussion of “Forward-Looking Statements” included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q). Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including those factors set forth under Item 1A – “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, first identified in late 2019, continues to affect the United States of America and the world. In response to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we proactively implemented certain measures to strengthen cash flow, manage costs, strengthen liquidity and enhance employee safety. As the impact of COVID-19 became more widespread, our equipment rental utilization and sales volumes began to decline from February through mid-April 2020, where utilization and sales levels began to improve and stabilize for the remainder of 2020. We continued to see improvements with utilization levels beginning in March 2021 returning to approximate pre-COVID utilization levels. The timing and the extent of any subsequent contraction due to COVID-19 will depend on a number of factors, including widespread resurgence in COVID-19 infections, the rate of vaccinations, vaccine efficacy, a global supply chain disruption, the impact to capital and financial markets and the related impact on our customers. We remain focused on the safety and well-being of our employees, customers and communities as we maintain a high-level of service to our customers. For a discussion of liquidity, see Liquidity and Capital Resources below.

Overview

Background

Founded in 1961, H&E Equipment Services, Inc. is one of the largest rental equipment companies in the nation. The Company’s fleet is among the industry’s youngest and most versatile with a superior equipment mix comprised of aerial work platforms, earthmoving, material handling, and other general and specialty lines. H&E serves a diverse set of end markets in many high-growth geographies including branches throughout the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, Gulf Coast States, Southeast, and Mid-Atlantic regions.

As of March 31, 2022, we operated 104 branch locations across 25 states throughout the United States. Our work force includes, among others, a professional sales force, drivers, and regional, district and branch managers. We believe this allows us to provide specialized equipment knowledge, improve the effectiveness of our rental and sales force and strengthen our customer relationships. In addition, our branch managers of each location are responsible for managing their assets and financial results. We believe this fosters accountability in our business and strengthens our local and regional relationships.

Through our predecessor companies, we have been in the equipment services business for approximately 60 years. H&E L.L.C. was formed in June 2002 through the business combination of Head & Engquist, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gulf Wide, and ICM. Head & Engquist, founded in 1961, and ICM, founded in 1971, were two leading regional, integrated equipment service companies operating in contiguous geographic markets. In connection with our initial public offering in February 2006, we converted H&E LLC into H&E Equipment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Effective October 1, 2021, the Company sold its crane business to a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. for $130 million in cash (“the Crane Sale”), subject to finalization of closing adjustments. The Crane Sale met the criteria for discontinued operations presentation and as such, the results of operations of the Crane Sale are reported in discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. The financial results and information below are presented on a continuing operations basis and exclude the Crane Sale, unless otherwise noted specifically as discontinued operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

Item 7, included in Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, presents the accounting policies and related estimates that we believe are the most critical to understanding our consolidated financial statements, financial condition, and results of operations and cash flows, and which require complex management judgment and assumptions, or involve uncertainties. There have been no significant changes to these critical accounting policies and estimates during the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our critical accounting policies include, among others, useful lives of rental equipment and property and equipment, acquisition accounting, goodwill, long-lived assets and income taxes.

Information regarding our other significant accounting policies is included in Note 2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements in Item 8 of Part II of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and in Note 2 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Business Segments

We have five reportable segments because we derive our revenues from five principal business activities: (1) equipment rentals; (2) used equipment sales; (3) new equipment sales; (4) parts sales; and (5) repair and maintenance services. These segments are based upon how we allocate resources and assess performance. In addition, we also have non-segmented revenues and costs that relate to equipment support activities.

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Equipment Rentals. Our rental operation primarily rents our core types of construction and industrial equipment. We have a well-maintained rental fleet and our own dedicated sales force, focused by equipment type. We actively manage the size, quality, age and composition of our rental fleet based on our analysis of key measures such as time utilization (which we analyze as equipment usage based on: (1) a percentage of original equipment cost; and (2) the number of rental equipment units available for rent), rental rate trends and targets, rental equipment dollar utilization, and maintenance and repair costs, which we closely monitor. We maintain fleet quality through regional quality control managers and our parts and services operations.

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Used Equipment Sales. Our used equipment sales are generated primarily from sales of used equipment from our rental fleet, as well as from sales of inventoried equipment that we acquire through trade-ins from our equipment customers. Used equipment is sold by our retail sales force. Sales of our rental fleet equipment allow us to manage the size, quality, composition and age of our rental fleet, and provide us with a profitable distribution channel for the disposal of rental equipment.

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New Equipment Sales. We seek to optimize revenues from new equipment sales by selling equipment through a professional in-house retail sales force. While sales of new equipment are impacted by the availability of equipment from the manufacturer, we believe our status as a leading distributor for some of our key suppliers improves our ability to obtain equipment.

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Parts Sales. Our parts business provides parts to our own rental fleet and sells parts for the equipment we sell. In order to provide timely parts and services support to our rental fleet as well as our customers, we maintain a parts inventory.

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Services. Our services operation provides maintenance and repair services to our own rental fleet and for our customers’ equipment at our facilities as well as at our customers’ locations. In addition to repair and maintenance on an as-needed or scheduled basis, we also provide ongoing preventative maintenance services to industrial customers.

Our non-segmented revenues and costs relate primarily to ancillary charges associated with equipment maintenance and repair services, and are not generally allocated to reportable segments.

For additional information about our business segments, see Note 11 to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Revenue Sources

We generate all of our total revenues from our five business segments and our non-segmented equipment support activities. Equipment rentals account for more than half of our total revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, of our total revenues, approximately 73% were attributable to equipment rentals, 8% were attributable to used equipment sales, 10% were attributable to new equipment sales, 6% were attributable to parts sales and 3% were attributable to our services revenues.

The equipment that we rent, sell and service is principally used in the construction industry, as well as by companies for commercial and industrial uses such as plant maintenance and turnarounds, and in the petrochemical and energy sectors. As a result, our total revenues are affected by several factors including, but not limited to, the demand for and availability of rental equipment, rental rates and other competitive factors, the demand for used and new equipment, the level of construction and industrial activities, spending levels by our customers, adverse weather conditions, supply chain disruptions and general economic conditions.

Equipment Rentals. Our rental operation primarily represents revenues from renting owned equipment of our core types of construction and industrial equipment (aerial work platforms, earthmoving equipment, material handling equipment and other general and specialty lines). We primarily account for these rental contracts as operating leases. We recognize revenue from equipment rentals in the period earned, regardless of the timing of billing to customers. A rental contract includes rates for daily, weekly or monthly use, and rental revenues are earned on a daily basis as rental contracts remain outstanding. We have a well-maintained rental fleet and we actively manage the size, quality, age and composition of our rental fleet.

Used Equipment Sales. We generate the majority of our used equipment sales revenues by selling equipment from our rental fleet. The remainder of our used equipment sales revenues comes from the sale of inventoried equipment that we acquire through trade-ins from our equipment customers.

New Equipment Sales. Our new equipment sales operation sells new equipment across all of our core categories of equipment, primarily in our earthmoving product category.

Parts Sales. We primarily generate revenues from the sale of parts for equipment that we rent or sell.

Services. We primarily derive our services revenues from maintenance and repair services for equipment that we rent or sell and from customers' owned equipment.

Our non-segmented revenues for the periods presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q relate primarily to ancillary charges associated with equipment maintenance and repair services, and are not generally allocated to reportable segments.

Principal Costs and Expenses

Our largest expenses are rental expenses, rental depreciation, the costs associated with the used equipment we sell, the costs to purchase new equipment we sell, and costs associated with parts sales and services, all of which are included in cost of revenues. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our total cost of revenues was $160.9 million. Our operating expenses consist principally of selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our SG&A expenses were $78.3 million. In addition, we have interest expense related to our debt instruments. Operating expenses and all other income and expense items below the gross profit line of our consolidated statements of income are not generally allocated to our reportable segments.

We are also subject to federal and state income taxes. Future income tax examinations by state and federal agencies could result in additional income tax expense based on potential outcomes of such matters.

Cost of Revenues

Rental Depreciation. Depreciation of rental equipment represents the depreciation costs attributable to rental equipment. Estimated useful lives vary based upon type of equipment. Generally, we depreciate aerial work platforms over a ten year estimated useful life, earthmoving equipment over a five year estimated useful life with a 25% salvage value, and material handling equipment over a seven year estimated useful life. Attachments and other smaller type equipment are depreciated over a three year estimated useful life. We periodically evaluate the appropriateness of remaining depreciable lives assigned to rental equipment.

Rental Expense. Rental expense represents the costs associated with rental equipment, including, among other things, the cost of repairing and maintaining our rental equipment, property taxes on our fleet and other miscellaneous costs of owning rental equipment.

Rental Other. Rental other expenses consist primarily of equipment support activities that we provide our customers in connection with renting equipment, such as hauling services, damage waiver policies, environmental fees and other recovery fees.

Used Equipment Sales. Cost of used equipment sold consists of the net book value of rental equipment for used equipment sold from our rental fleet, the equipment costs for used equipment we purchase for sale or the trade-in value of used equipment that we obtain from customers in equipment sales transactions.

New Equipment Sales. Cost of new equipment sold primarily consists of the equipment cost of the new equipment that is sold, net of any amount of credit given to the customer towards the equipment for trade-ins.

Parts Sales. Cost of parts sales represents costs attributable to the sale of parts used in the maintenance and repair of equipment on-rent by customers and directly to customers for their owned equipment.

Services Support. Cost of services revenues represents costs attributable to service provided for the maintenance and repair of equipment on-rent by customers and of customer-owned equipment.

Our non-segmented other expenses include costs associated with ancillary charges associated with equipment maintenance and repair services.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Our SG&A expenses include sales and marketing expenses, payroll and related benefit costs, including stock compensation expense, insurance expenses, legal and professional fees, rent and other occupancy costs, property and other taxes, administrative overhead, depreciation associated with property and equipment (other than rental equipment) and amortization expense associated with intangible assets. These expenses are not generally allocated to our reportable segments.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the periods presented represents the interest on our outstanding debt instruments, including aggregate amounts outstanding under our revolving $750.0 million senior secured credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), our $1.25 billion, 3.875% senior unsecured notes due 2028 (the “Senior Unsecured Notes”) and finance lease obligations, if applicable. Interest expense also includes interest on our outstanding manufacturer flooring plans payable, which are used to finance inventory and rental equipment purchases. Non-cash interest expense related to the amortization cost of deferred financing costs and the accretion/amortization of note discount/premium are also included in interest expense.

Principal Cash Flows

We generate cash primarily from our operating activities and, historically, we have used cash flows from operating activities, manufacturer floor plan financings and available borrowings under the Credit Facility as the primary sources of funds to purchase inventory and to fund working capital and capital expenditures, growth and expansion opportunities (see also “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below). Our management of our working capital is closely tied to operating cash flows, as working capital can be significantly impacted by, among other things, our accounts receivable activities, the level of used and new equipment inventories, which may increase or decrease in response to current and expected demand, and the size and timing of our trade accounts payable payment cycles.

Rental Fleet

A substantial portion of our overall value is in our rental fleet equipment. The net book value of our rental equipment at March 31, 2022 was $1.1 billion, or approximately 52.8% of our total assets. Our rental fleet as of March 31, 2022 consisted of 43,532 units having an original acquisition cost (which we define as the cost originally paid to manufacturers) of approximately $1.9 billion. As of March 31, 2022, our rental fleet composition was as follows (dollars in millions):


	Units		% of Total Units			Original Acquisition Cost		% of Original Acquisition Cost			Average Age in Months
Hi-Lift or Aerial Work Platforms		22,014		50.6	%	$	714.1		37.6	%		52.6
Earthmoving		5,789		13.3	%		508.5		26.7	%		23.8
Material Handling		6,868		15.8	%		525.2		27.6	%		41.4
Other		8,861		20.3	%		153.4		8.1	%		25.6
Total		43,532		100.0	%	$	1,901.2		100.0	%		41.5

Determining the optimal age and mix for our rental fleet equipment is subjective and requires considerable estimates and judgments by management. We constantly evaluate the mix, age and quality of the equipment in our rental fleet in response to current economic and market conditions, competition and customer demand. The mix and age of our rental fleet, as well as our cash flows, are impacted by sales of equipment from the rental fleet, which are influenced by used equipment pricing at the retail and secondary auction market levels, the demand for our rental fleet and the capital expenditures to acquire new rental fleet equipment. In making equipment acquisition decisions, we evaluate current economic and market conditions, competition, manufacturers’ availability, pricing and return on investment over the estimated useful life of the specific equipment, among other things. As a result of our in-house service capabilities and extensive maintenance program, our rental fleet is well-maintained.

The original acquisition cost of our gross rental fleet increased by approximately $41.3 million, or 2.2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The average age of our rental fleet equipment increased by approximately 1.2 months for the three months ended March 31, 2022. Our average rental rates for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were approximately 6.5% higher than last year (see further discussion on rental rates in “Results of Operations” below).

With the exception of the Crane Sale and our crane product line, the rental equipment mix among our core product lines for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was largely consistent with that of the prior year comparable period as a percentage of total units available for rent and as a percentage of original acquisition cost.

Principal External Factors that Affect our Businesses

We are subject to a number of external factors that may adversely affect our businesses. These factors, and other factors, are discussed below and under the heading “Forward-Looking Statements,” and in Item 1A—Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

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Economic downturns. The demand for our products is dependent on the general economy, the stability of the global credit markets, the industries in which our customers operate or serve, and other factors. Downturns in the general economy or

in the construction and industrial markets, as well as adverse credit market conditions, can cause demand for our products to materially decrease.

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Spending levels by customers. Rentals and sales of equipment to the construction industry and to industrial companies constitute a significant portion of our total revenues. As a result, we depend upon customers in these businesses and their ability and willingness to make capital expenditures to rent or buy specialized equipment. Accordingly, our business is impacted by fluctuations in customers’ spending levels on capital expenditures and by the availability of credit to those customers.

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Adverse weather. Adverse weather in a geographic region in which we operate may depress demand for equipment in that region. Our equipment is primarily used outdoors and, as a result, prolonged adverse weather conditions may prohibit our customers from continuing their work projects. Adverse weather also has a seasonal impact in parts of our Intermountain region, particularly in the winter months.

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Regional and Industry-Specific Activity and Trends. Expenditures by our customers may be impacted by the overall level of construction activity in the markets and regions in which they operate, the price of oil and other commodities and other general economic trends impacting the industries in which our customers and end users operate. As our customers adjust their activity and spending levels in response to these external factors, our rentals and sales of equipment to those customers will be impacted.

Results of Operations

The tables included in the period-to-period comparisons below provide summaries of our revenues and gross profits for our business segments and non-segmented revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. The period-to-period comparisons of our financial results are not necessarily indicative of future results. All financial results and metrics discussed below are on a continuing operations basis.

As discussed further in Note 1 and Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, on October 1, 2021, the Company sold its crane business. The results of operations of the Crane Sale are reported in discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for all periods presented. The Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows includes cash flows related to the discontinued operations and accordingly, cash flow amounts for discontinued operations are disclosed in Note 3 “Acquisitions and Dispositions”.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021

Revenues.


	Three Months Ended				Total			Total
	March 31,				Dollar			Percentage
	2022		2021		Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease)
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Segment Revenues:
Equipment rentals
Rentals	$	177,182	$	137,146	$	40,036			29.2	%
Rentals other		22,043		16,073		5,970			37.1	%
Total equipment rentals		199,225		153,219		46,006			30.0	%
Used equipment sales		21,526		38,854		(17,328	)		(44.6	)%
New equipment sales		26,036		23,173		2,863			12.4	%
Parts sales		16,059		15,556		503			3.2	%
Services revenues		8,134		8,011		123			1.5	%
Non-Segmented other revenues		1,470		1,619		(149	)		(9.2	)%
Total revenues	$	272,450	$	240,432	$	32,018			13.3	%

Total Revenues. Our total revenues were approximately $272.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $240.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of $32.0 million, or 13.3%. Revenues for all reportable segments and non-segmented other revenues are further discussed below.

Equipment Rental Revenues. Our total revenues from equipment rentals for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased approximately $46.0 million, or 30.0%, to $199.2 million from $153.2 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase in equipment rental revenues was largely due to increased demand and our larger fleet as compared to the prior year. See Rentals and Rentals Other below for additional information.

Rentals: Rental revenues increased $40.0 million, or 29.2%, to $177.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $137.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Rental revenues from earthmoving equipment increased $15.0 million, material handling equipment increased $10.5 million and aerial work platform equipment increased $9.6 million. Rental revenues on other equipment increased $5.0 million.

Our average rental rates for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased 6.5% compared to the same three months last year and increased approximately 1.6% from the three months ended December 31, 2021. Rental equipment dollar utilization (annual rental revenues divided by the average original rental fleet equipment costs) for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 37.6% compared to 32.6% in the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of 5.0%. The increase in comparative rental equipment dollar utilization was the result of the increase in equipment rental rates as noted above and an increase in rental equipment time utilization. Rental equipment time utilization as a percentage of original equipment cost was approximately 70.4% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 64.1% in the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of 6.3%. The increase in rental equipment time utilization as a percentage of original equipment cost was largely due to increased demand in the current year.

Rentals Other: Our rentals other revenues consists primarily of equipment support activities that we provide to customers in connection with renting equipment, such as hauling charges, damage waiver policies, environmental and other recovery fees. Rental other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were $22.0 million compared to $16.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, an increase of approximately $6.0 million, or 37.1%.

Used Equipment Sales Revenues. Our used equipment sales decreased $17.3 million, or 44.6%, to $21.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, from approximately $38.9 million for the same three months in 2021. This decrease is reflective of the increased rental demand and our decision to capitalize on high equipment utilization during the quarter. Sales of used material handling equipment, used earthmoving equipment and used aerial work platform equipment decreased $7.9 million, $4.9 million and $4.3 million, respectively.

New Equipment Sales Revenues. Our new equipment sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $2.9 million, or 12.4%, to $26.0 million from $23.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Sales of new other equipment and new material handling equipment increased $2.9 million and $1.4 million, respectively. Partially offsetting these new equipment sales increases was a $1.2 million decrease in new aerial work platform equipment sales.

Parts Sales Revenues. Our parts sales revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $0.5 million, or 3.2%, to $16.1 million from approximately $15.6 million for the same three months last year.

Services Revenues. Our services revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $0.1 million, or 1.5%, to approximately $8.1 million from $8.0 million for the same three months last year.

Non-Segmented Other Revenues. Our non-segmented other revenues relate to equipment support activities that we provide to customers in connection with new and used equipment sales and parts and services revenues and are not generally allocated to reportable segments. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our other revenues were approximately $1.5 million, a decrease of $0.1 million, or 9.2%, from approximately $1.6 million in the same three months in 2021.

Gross Profit.


	Three Months Ended						Total			Total
	March 31,						Dollar			Percentage
	2022			2021			Increase (Decrease)			Increase (Decrease)
	(in thousands, except percentages)
Segment Gross Profit (Loss):
Equipment rentals
Rentals	$	88,402		$	58,628			29,774			50.8	%
Rentals other		1,130			(421	)		1,551			368.4	%
Total equipment rentals		89,532			58,207			31,325			53.8	%
Used equipment sales		8,978			12,494			(3,516	)		(28.1	)%
New equipment sales		3,707			2,774			933			33.6	%
Parts sales		4,355			4,403			(48	)		(1.1	)%
Services revenues		5,320			5,396			(76	)		(1.4	)%
Non-Segmented revenues gross profit (loss)		(312	)		138			(450	)		(326.1	)%
Total gross profit	$	111,580		$	83,412		$	28,168			33.8	%

Total Gross Profit. Our total gross profit was $111.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $83.4 million for the same three months in 2021, an increase of $28.2 million, or 33.8%. Total gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately 41.0%, an increase of 6.3% from the 34.7% gross profit margin for the same three months in 2021. Gross profit and gross margin for all reportable segments and non-segmented other revenues are further described below.

Equipment Rentals Gross Profit. Our total gross profit from equipment rentals for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased approximately $31.3 million, or 53.8%, to $89.5 million from $58.2 million in the same three months in 2021. Total gross profit margin from equipment rentals for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately 44.9% compared to 38.0% for the same period in 2021, an increase of approximately 6.9%. See Rentals and Rentals Other below for additional information.

Rentals: Rental revenues gross profit increased $29.8 million, or 50.8%, to $88.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $58.6 million for the same three months in 2021. The gross profit increase was the result of a $40.0 million increase in rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to the same period last year, partially offset by a $6.6 million increase in rental equipment depreciation expense and a $3.7 million increase in rental expenses. The increase in depreciation expense is primarily due to a larger fleet size in the current year as compared to the prior year. Our fleet size, based on original equipment cost, at March 31, 2022 was $218.8 million, or 13.0%, larger than our fleet size at March 31, 2021.

Gross profit margin on equipment rentals for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately 49.9% compared to 42.7% for the same period in 2021, an increase of 7.2%. Depreciation expense was 33.9% of equipment rental revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 39.0% for the same period in 2021, a decrease of approximately 5.1%, resulting primarily from the increase in rental revenues. As a percentage of revenues, rental expenses were 16.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to 18.3% for the same period last year, a decrease of 2.0%, resulting primarily from the increase in rental revenues.

Rentals Other: Our rentals other revenues consists primarily of equipment support activities that we provide to customers in connection with renting equipment, such as hauling charges, damage waiver policies, environmental and other recovery fees. Rental other revenues gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $1.1 million compared to a gross loss of $0.4 million for the same period in 2021, an increase of $1.6 million. The gross margin was 5.1% for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to a gross loss margin of 2.6% for the same period last year.

Used Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our used equipment sales gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 decreased $3.5 million, or 28.1%, to $9.0 million from $12.5 million in the same period in 2021, as used equipment sales revenues decreased $17.3 million. Gross profit margin on used equipment sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately 41.7%, up 9.5% from 32.2% for the same three months in 2021, primarily as a result of higher gross margins across all product lines. Our used equipment sales from the rental fleet, which comprised 91.6% and 94.5% of our used equipment sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were approximately 182.3% and 150.9% of net book value for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

New Equipment Sales Gross Profit. Our new equipment sales gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 increased $0.9 million, or 33.6%, to $3.7 million compared to $2.8 million for the same three months in 2021 on new equipment sales that increased $2.9 million. Gross profit margin on new equipment sales was 14.2% for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to 12.0% for the same period last year, an increase of 2.2%. The increase in gross profit was primarily due to increased gross profit in other equipment and earthmoving equipment sales.

Parts Sales Gross Profit. Our parts sales gross profit for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was approximately $4.4 million, a decrease of 1.1%, from gross profit of $4.4 million for the same period last year on parts sales that increased $0.5 million. Gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 27.1% compared to 28.3% for the same three months last year, a decrease of 1.2%, resulting from the mix of parts sold.

Services Revenues Gross Profit. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our services revenues gross profit decreased $0.1 million, or 1.4%, to $5.3 million from $5.4 million for the same three months in 2021 on service revenues that increased $0.1 million. Gross profit margin for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 65.4%, a decrease of 2.0% from approximately 67.4% in the same three months in 2021, as a result of services revenues mix.

Non-Segmented Other Revenues Gross Profit (Loss). Our non-segmented other revenues relate to equipment support activities that we provide to customers in connection with new and used equipment sales and parts and services revenues and are not generally allocated to reportable segments. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our other revenues gross loss was $0.3 million compared to a gross profit of $0.1 million, in the same period in 2021, a decrease of $0.5 million.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. SG&A expenses increased $10.1 million, or 14.9%, to $78.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to $68.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Employee salaries, wages, payroll taxes and other employee related expenses increased $6.1 million due to increased commissions, wages, headcount and

overtime and incentive pay. Facility expenses increased $1.4 million, legal and professional fees increased $0.9 million and liability insurance costs increased $0.5 million. Approximately $3.6 million of comparative incremental SG&A expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2022 was attributable to branches opened since January 1, 2021 with less than three months of comparable operations in either or both of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021. SG&A expenses as a percentage of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 28.7% and 28.3%, respectively, an increase of 0.4%.

Gain on Sales of Property & Equipment (Net). We had net gains on sales of property and equipment of $1.4 million compared to $0.2 million for the same period last year, an increase of $1.2 million. This increase is due to gains on the sale of property and equipment in the normal course of business.

Other Income (Expense). For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our net other expenses decreased approximately $0.2 million to $12.6 million compared to $12.8 million for the same three months in 2021. Interest expense was $13.4 million for both of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.

Income Taxes. We recorded income tax expense of $5.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 compared to an income tax expense of $0.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Our effective income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was 26.3% compared to 26.9% for the same period in 2021. Based on available evidence, both positive and negative, we believe it is more likely than not that our federal deferred tax assets at March 31, 2022 are fully realizable through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and future taxable income.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Cash Flow from Operating Activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the cash provided by our operating activities was $38.5 million. Our reported net income of $16.3 million, when adjusted for non-cash income and expense items, such as depreciation and amortization (including net amortization (accretion) of note discount (premium)), deferred income taxes, non-cash operating lease expense, provision for losses on accounts receivable, provision for inventory obsolescence, stock-based compensation expense and net gains on the sale of long-lived assets, provided positive cash flows of $85.6 million. These cash flows from operating activities were also positively impacted by a $17.3 million increase in accounts payable and a $6.6 million increase in accrued expenses payable and other liabilities. Partially offsetting these positive cash flows were a $59.7 million increase in inventories due to increases in equipment purchases, a $4.5 million increase in receivables, a $5.4 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets and a $1.4 million decrease in manufacturing flooring plans payable.

For both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, the cash provided by our operating activities was $46.9 million. Our reported net income for both continuing and discontinued operations of $4.2 million, when adjusted for non-cash income and expense items, such as depreciation and amortization (including net amortization (accretion) of note discount (premium)), deferred income taxes, non-cash operating lease expense, amortization of finance lease right-of-use assets, provision for losses on accounts receivable, provision for inventory obsolescence, stock-based compensation expense, gain on sale of discontinued operations and net gains on the sale of long-lived assets, provided positive cash flows of $61.0 million. These cash flows from operating activities were also positively impacted by a $22.7 million decrease in receivables, a $62.4 million increase in accounts payable, a $6.2 million increase in accrued expenses payable and other liabilities and a $0.9 million increase in manufacturing flooring plans payable. Partially offsetting these positive cash flows were a $99.0 million increase in inventories, due to increases in capital expenditures for new equipment inventory, and a $7.2 million increase in prepaid expenses and other assets.

Cash Flow from Investing Activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, our net cash used in our investing activities was approximately $33.7 million. Purchases of rental and non-rental equipment were $55.0 million and proceeds from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment were $21.3 million.

For both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, our net cash used in our investing activities was approximately $24.7 million. Purchases of rental and non-rental equipment were $63.6 million and proceeds from the sale of rental and non-rental equipment were $39.0 million.

Cash Flow from Financing Activities. For the three months ended March 31, 2022, net cash used in our financing activities was $10.3 million. Dividends paid totaled $9.9 million, or $0.275 per common share, and treasury stock purchases totaled $0.3 million.

For both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021, net cash used in our financing activities was $10.6 million. Dividends paid totaled $9.9 million, or $0.275 per common share. Treasury stock purchases totaled $0.4 million, payments of deferred financing costs were $0.1 million and finance lease principal payments were $0.1 million.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On December 14, 2020, we completed the offering of our Senior Unsecured Notes of $1.25 billion. No principal payments on the Senior Unsecured Notes are due until their scheduled maturity date of December 15, 2028.

The Senior Unsecured Notes were issued by H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the parent company) and are guaranteed by GNE Investments, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Great Northern Equipment, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (California), LLC, H&E California Holding, Inc., H&E Equipment Services (Mid-Atlantic), Inc. and H&E Finance Corp (collectively, the guarantor subsidiaries). The guarantees, made on a joint and several basis, are full and unconditional (subject to subordination provisions and subject to a standard limitation which provides that the maximum amount guaranteed by each guarantor will not exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed without making the guarantee void under fraudulent conveyance laws). There are no restrictions on H&E Equipment Services, Inc.’s ability to obtain funds from the guarantor subsidiaries by dividend or loan. There are no registration rights associated with the notes or the subsidiary guarantees.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

We and our subsidiaries are parties to a $750.0 million Credit Facility with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC as administrative agent, and the lenders named therein. At March 31, 2022, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility and we could borrow up to $740.3 million, which with cash on hand amounted to a liquidity position of $1.1 billion. On October 1, 2021, we sold our crane business and the disposition had no impact on our borrowing availability. For further information on the Crane Sale, see Note 3 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. We did not have any negative impacts to our liquidity position under the Credit Facility as a result of discontinued operations or the COVID-19 pandemic, nor do we have any covenant violations related to the Credit Facility. At April 20, 2022, we had $740.3 million of available borrowings under our Credit Facility, net of a $9.7 million outstanding letter of credit.

Cash Requirements Related to Operations

Our principal sources of liquidity have been from cash provided by operating activities and the sales of used, new and rental fleet equipment, proceeds from the issuance of debt, and borrowings available under the Credit Facility. Our principal uses of cash historically have been to fund operating activities and working capital (including used and new equipment inventories), purchases of rental fleet equipment and property and equipment, open new branch locations, fund payments due under facility operating leases and manufacturer flooring plans payable, and to meet debt service requirements. In the future, we may pursue additional strategic acquisitions.

The amount of our future capital expenditures will depend on a number of factors including general economic conditions and growth prospects. In response to changing economic conditions, we believe we have the flexibility to modify our capital expenditures by adjusting them (either up or down) to match our actual performance. Our gross rental fleet capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were approximately $76.0 million and $71.7 million, respectively, including $31.6 million and $15.4 million, respectively, of non-cash transfers from used and new equipment to rental fleet inventory. This increase in rental fleet capital expenditures reflects our response to improved rental demand. Our gross property and equipment capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and for both continuing and discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $10.7 million and $7.3 million, respectively.

To service our debt, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to pay interest and principal on our indebtedness (including the Credit Facility, the Senior Unsecured Notes and our other indebtedness) will depend upon our future operating performance and the availability of borrowings under the Credit Facility and/or other debt and equity financing alternatives available to us, which will be affected by prevailing economic conditions and conditions in the global credit and capital markets, as well as financial, business and other factors, some of which are beyond our control. Based on our current level of operations and given the current state of the capital markets, we believe our cash flow from operations, available cash and available borrowings under the Credit Facility will be adequate to meet our future liquidity needs for the foreseeable future. At March 31, 2022, we had cash on hand of approximately $351.8 million. At March 31, 2022, we had available borrowings of $740.3 million, net of $9.7 million of outstanding letters of credit, compared to $741.3 million at March 31, 2021, net of $8.7 million of outstanding letters of credit. At April 20, 2022, we had $740.3 million of available borrowings under the Credit Facility, net of a $9.7 million of outstanding letters of credit. We do not expect our liquidity to be materially negatively impacted by the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Quarterly Dividend

On February 11, 2022, the Company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.275 per share to stockholders of record, which was paid on March 18, 2022, totaling approximately $9.9 million. The Company intends to continue to pay regular quarterly cash

dividends; however, the declaration of any subsequent dividends is discretionary and will be subject to a final determination by the Board of Directors each quarter after its review of, among other things, business and market conditions.

Contractual and Commercial Commitments

There have been no material changes from the information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no significant changes in our exposure to market risk during the three months ended March 31, 2022. For a discussion of our exposure to market risk, refer to Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk,” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Management’s Quarterly Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or furnishes under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required financial disclosure.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively) have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a‑15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2022, our current disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The design of any system of control is based upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all future events, no matter how remote, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may not deteriorate. Because of its inherent limitations, disclosure controls and procedures may not prevent or detect all misstatements. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f)) that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

From time to time, we are involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the ultimate disposition of these various matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. We are exposed to various claims relating to our business, including those for which we retain portions of the losses through the application of deductibles and self-insured retentions, or self-insurance. Losses that exceed our deductibles and self-insured retentions are insured through various commercial lines of insurance policies.

We are also involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the ultimate disposition of these various matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1A - “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, there have been no material changes with respect to the Company’s risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

On December 31, 2021, 19,996 shares of restricted stock units, which were granted in 2019, vested and were subsequently issued on March 7, 2022, at $38.39 per share. Holders of those shares returned an aggregate of 8,938 shares of common stock to the Company during the quarter ended March 31, 2022 as payment for their respective withholding taxes. This resulted in an addition of 8,938 shares to treasury stock.

Item 3. Defaults upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits.


10.1		Restrictive Covenant Agreement, dated March 4, 2022, by and between the Company and John McDowell Engquist.

31.1		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

31.2		Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith).

32.1		Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith).

101.INS		Inline XBRL Instance Document (filed herewith).

101.SCH		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith).

101.CAL		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

101.DEF		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

101.LAB		Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith).

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SIGNATURES

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


	H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.

Dated: April 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Bradley W. Barber
		Bradley W. Barber Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: April 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Leslie S. Magee
		Leslie S. Magee Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

EX-10.1

Exhibit 10.1

RESTRICTIVE COVENANT AGREEMENT

In consideration of continued at-will employment with H&E Equipment Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), continued access to Confidential Information, as the term is defined below, during such employment, and for other valuable consideration the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, intending to be legally bound, John Engquist (the “Executive”) agrees to the terms and conditions set forth in this Restrictive Covenant Agreement (this “Agreement”).

1. Confidentiality. During the term of the Executive’s employment with the Company (the “Term”) and at all times thereafter, the Executive shall, and shall cause his affiliates and representatives to keep confidential and not disclose to any other person or entity or use for his own benefit or the benefit of any other person or entity any confidential proprietary information with respect to the business and activities of the Company or its affiliates, including clients, customers, suppliers, employees, consultants, computer or other files, projects, products, marketing plans, forecasts, formats, systems, data gathering methods, strategies, technology, know-how, trade secrets (including all results of research and development), industrial designs or other intellectual property (“Confidential Information”). The obligations of the Executive under this Section 1 shall not apply to Confidential Information which (i) is or becomes generally available to the public without breach of the commitment provided for in this Section 1; (ii) is required to be disclosed by law, order or governmental authority; (iii) is independently developed by the Executive after termination of all employment with the Company or its affiliates, without the use of or reliance on any Confidential Information and (iv) becomes known to the Executive after termination of all employment with the Company or its affiliates, on a non-confidential basis from a third-party source if such source was not subject to any confidentiality obligation; provided, however, that, in case of clause (ii), the Executive shall notify the Company as early as reasonably practicable prior to disclosure to allow the Company or its affiliates to take appropriate measures to preserve the confidentiality of such Confidential Information.

2. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation.

(a) During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending twelve (12) months following the date on which the Executive’s employment with the Company is terminated for any reason (the “Non-Compete Period”), the Executive covenants and agrees not to, and shall cause his affiliates not to, directly or indirectly anywhere in North America, conduct, manage, operate, engage in or have an ownership interest in any business or enterprise that (A) sells, rents, services, maintains or otherwise deals in or with construction equipment, heavy industrial equipment, material handling equipment or utility equipment (new or used), or related parts, implements or similar assets, (B) uses any trademarks, tradenames or slogans similar to those of the Company or its affiliates; or (C) is engaged in any other activities that are otherwise competitive with the business of the Company or its affiliates as conducted or proposed to be conducted as of the termination date (collectively, the “Business”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing herein shall preclude the Executive from owning, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate less than 2% of any business competitive with the Company or its affiliates that is subject to the reporting obligations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(b) During the Non-Compete Period, the Executive shall not, and shall cause his affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, call-on, solicit or induce any customer or other business relationship of the Company or its affiliates for the provision of products or services related to the business of the Company or in any other manner that would otherwise interfere with the business relationship between the Company and its affiliates and their respective customers and other business relationships.

(c) During the Non-Compete Period, the Executive shall not, and shall cause his affiliates not to, directly or indirectly, call-on, solicit or induce, any employee of the Company or its affiliates to leave the employ of, or terminate its relationship with, the Company or its affiliates for any reason whatsoever, nor shall the Executive offer or provide employment (whether such employment is for the Executive or any other business or

enterprise), either on a full-time, part-time or consulting basis, to any person who then currently is, or within six (6) months immediately prior thereto was, an employee or independent contractor of the Company; provided, however, the foregoing shall not prohibit a general solicitation to the public through general advertising or similar methods of solicitation not specifically directed at employees of the Company.

(d) The Executive acknowledges and agrees that the provisions of this Section 2 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate business interests of the Company and its affiliates. The Executive shall not contest that the Company’s and its affiliates’ remedies at law for any breach or threat of breach by the Executive or any of his affiliates of the provisions of this Section 2 will be inadequate, and that the Company and its affiliates shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Section 2 and to enforce specifically such terms and provisions, in addition to any other remedy to which the Company or its affiliates may be entitled at law or equity. The restrictive covenants contained in this Section 2 are covenants independent of any other provision of this Agreement or any other agreement between the parties hereunder and the existence of any claim which the Executive may allege against the Company under any agreement between the Executive and the Company will not prevent the enforcement of these covenants.

(e) If any of the provisions contained in this Section 2 shall for any reason be held to be excessively broad as to duration, scope, activity or subject, then such provision shall be construed by limiting and reducing it, so as to be valid and enforceable to the maximum extent compatible with the applicable law or the determination by a court of competent jurisdiction.

3. Non-Disparagement. During the Term and at all times thereafter, the Executive agrees not to, whether in writing or orally, in any forum, malign, denigrate or disparage the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates and any of their respective predecessors or successors, or any of the current or former directors, officers, employees, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, with respect to any of their respective past or present activities, or otherwise publish (whether in writing or orally) in any forum statements that tend to portray any of the aforementioned parties in an unfavorable light.

4. Cooperation with Litigation. The Executive agrees that, at any time during the Term or thereafter, the Executive shall cooperate fully with the Company and its subsidiaries and their counsel and make himself available to testify or provide other information in connection with any legal proceeding or investigation regarding any event or occurrence that occurred during the Executive’s employment with the Company; provided, however, that the Executive will not have an obligation under this Section with respect to any claim in which the Executive has filed directly against the Company or related persons or entities or the Company has filed directly against Executive. The Executive shall render such cooperation in a timely manner on reasonable notice from the Company. The Company will pay or reimburse any expenses incurred by the Executive in connection with such cooperation.

5. Work Product. Executive acknowledges that all discoveries, concepts, ideas, inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, processes, programs, designs, analyses, drawings, reports, patent applications, copyrightable work and mask work (whether or not including any Confidential Information) and all registrations or applications related thereto, all other proprietary information and all similar or related information (whether or not patentable) that relate to the Company’s or any affiliate of the Company’s actual or anticipated business, research and development, or existing or future products or services and that are conceived, developed, contributed to, made, or reduced to practice by Executive (either solely or jointly with others) while employed by the Company (including any of the foregoing that constitutes any proprietary information or records) (“Work Product”) belong to the Company or any affiliate of the Company designated by the Company, and Executive hereby assigns, and agrees to assign, all of the above Work Product to the Company or such affiliate of the Company. Any copyrightable work prepared in whole or in part by Executive in the course of Executive’s work for any of the foregoing entities shall be deemed a “work made for hire” under the copyright laws, and the Company or such affiliate of the Company shall own all rights therein. To the extent that any such copyrightable work is not a “work made for hire,” Executive hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company or such affiliate of the Company all right, title, and interest, including without limitation, copyright in and to such copyrightable work. Executive shall promptly disclose such Work Product and copyrightable work to the Company and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company (whether during or after the term of Executive’s employment) to establish and confirm the ownership of the Company or such affiliate of the Company (including, without limitation, assignments, consents, powers of attorney and other instruments).

6. Returning Company Documents and Property. The Executive agrees that, upon termination of his service with Company for any reason, he will deliver to the Company, or its designee, and will not keep in his possession or deliver to anyone else, any and all records, data, notes, reports, information, proposals, lists, correspondence, emails, specifications, drawings, blueprints, sketches, materials, other documents, or reproductions or copies (including but not limited to on computer discs or drives) of any aforementioned items either developed by the Executive pursuant to his service with the Company or otherwise relating to the business of the Company, retaining neither copies nor excerpts thereof. The Executive also agrees that, at such time, or earlier upon request, the Executive will deliver to the Company, or its designee, all Company property in the Executive’s possession, including cell phones, computers, computer discs, drives and other equipment or devices, and that if the Executive fails to do so the Company may withhold from the Executive’s compensation the replacement cost of any such unreturned Company property.

7. Survival. The obligations contained in this Agreement shall survive the termination of the Executive’s employment or other relationship with the Company.

8. Disclosure of Agreement. The Executive agrees to disclose the existence and terms of this Agreement to any employer or other service recipient that the Executive may render services to or for during the twelve (12) month period immediately following termination of his service with the Company. The Executive further acknowledges and agrees that if he breaches Section 2 of this Agreement in any respect, the restrictions contained in such Section will be extended for a period equal to the period that the Executive was in breach thereof.

9. Miscellaneous.

(a) Neither the failure, nor any delay, on the part of the Company to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same, or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the Company.

(b) This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any conflict of laws provisions. Any court action instituted by the Executive or on the Executive’s behalf relating in any way to this Agreement shall be filed exclusively in federal or state court, respectively in the State of Delaware, and the Executive consents to the jurisdiction and venue of these courts in any action instituted by the Company against the Executive. THE EXECUTIVE HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT THE EXECUTIVE MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

(c) This Agreement will be binding upon the Executive’s heirs, executors, administrators and other legal representatives and may be assigned by the Company and its successors to any person, including, but not limited to, any successor or parent of the Company or any of its affiliates. The Company also may assign this Agreement in connection with any sale or merger (whether a sale or merger of stock or assets or otherwise) of the Company or the business of the Company. The Executive expressly consents to the assignment of the restrictions and requirements set forth in this Agreement to any new owner of the Company’s business or purchaser of the Company.

(d) If any provision of this Agreement or application thereof to anyone or under any circumstances is adjudicated to be invalid or unenforceable by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or application of this Agreement which can be given effect without the invalid or unenforceable provision or application and shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision or application in any other jurisdiction.

(e) This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and the Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof, and merges and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and/or discussions between the Company and the Executive with regard to the matters addressed herein. No modification of or amendment to this Agreement, nor any waiver of any rights under this Agreement, will be effective unless in writing signed by the Executive and the Company. Any subsequent change or changes in the terms and conditions of the Executive’s relationship with the Company, including, but not limited to, the Executive’s duties or compensation, will not affect the validity or scope of this Agreement.

(f) The section headings in this Agreement are for convenience only, form no part of this Agreement and shall not affect its interpretation.

10. Acknowledgement. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that (a) he has had the opportunity to consult with independent counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement and has been advised to do so by the Company, (b) he has read and understands the Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely based on his own judgment, (c) the duration and scope of this Agreement are reasonable and necessary to protect the Company’s and its affiliates’ customer relationships, trade secrets, proprietary information and other legitimate business interests, (d) Executive’s continued at-will employment and continued access to Confidential Information during such employment are sufficient consideration for the restrictive covenants hereunder , and (e) the Executive has not relied on any agreements or representations, express or implied, that are not set forth expressly in this Agreement.

Date: March 4, 2022 /s/ John McDowell Engquist
John Engquist

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Bradley W. Barber, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of H&E Equipment Services, Inc.;

Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a)

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b)

designed such internal control over financial reporting or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c)

evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d)

disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a)

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 27, 2022

By:

/s/ Bradley W. Barber

Bradley W. Barber

Chief Executive Officer and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Leslie S. Magee, certify that:

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of H&E Equipment Services, Inc.;

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Dated: April 27, 2022

By:

/s/ Leslie S. Magee

Leslie S. Magee

Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

(Principal Financial Officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF

THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of H&E Equipment Services, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Bradley W. Barber, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company, and Leslie S. Magee, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)

to my knowledge, the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2)

the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


Dated: April 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Bradley W. Barber
		Bradley W. Barber Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: April 27, 2022	By:	/s/ Leslie S. Magee
		Leslie S. Magee Chief Financial Officer and Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)