date:May 08, 2014
ion of expenses ($2.0 million on a pre-tax basis) related to franchise territory expansion, and a $0.2 million increase to tax expense primarily due to an increase in the valuation allowance.
The results for the first quarter of 2013 included $0.3 million of after-tax losses ($0.5 million on a pre-tax basis) due to mark-to-market adjustments on commodity hedges, $0.3 million of expenses ($0.6 million on a pre-tax basis) related to franchise territory expansion, and a $0.4 million decrease to ta