UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-Q10-Q/A

(Mark One)

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

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002

OR

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

¨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 1-10667


AmeriCredit Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Texas
 
75-2291093
(State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

801 Cherry Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

(817) 302-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by section 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. Yesx No¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yesx No¨

There were 152,870,245 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value outstanding as of October 31, 2002.



EXPLANATORY NOTE

AmeriCredit Corp. (the “Company”) hereby amends the Company’s Quarterly Report on the Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2002.

The financial information for the three months ended September 30, 2002, has been restated. A review of the accounting treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” for certain interest rate swap agreements that were entered into prior to fiscal 2001 and used to hedge interest rate risk on a portion of the Company’s cash flows from credit enhancement assets indicated that the Company should have reclassified additional accumulated other comprehensive losses into earnings since the combination of the derivative instrument and the hedged item resulted in net unrealized losses that were not expected to be recovered in future periods. See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

AMERICREDIT CORP.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

10-Q/A

Part I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
     
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Part I.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
  Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)   
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  Item 2.    2427
  Item 3.    4247
  Item 4.    4347

Part II.

 
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  Item 2.    4448
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Part I.    FINANCIALI.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.     FINANCIAL1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

     
September 30, 2002

   
June 30, 2002

 
ASSETS
            
Cash and cash equivalents    $97,059   $119,445 
Finance receivables, net     2,041,316    2,198,391 
Interest-only receivables from Trusts     556,285    514,497 
Investments in Trust receivables     742,464    691,065 
Restricted cash     386,499    343,570 
Property and equipment, net     118,874    120,505 
Other assets     424,605    237,458 
     


  


Total assets    $4,367,102   $4,224,931 
     


  


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
            
Liabilities:            
Warehouse credit facilities    $1,820,409   $1,751,974 
Senior notes     381,676    418,074 
Other notes payable     64,534    66,811 
Funding payable     138,508    126,893 
Accrued taxes and expenses     228,855    194,260 
Derivative financial instruments     85,072    85,922 
Deferred income taxes     147,207    148,681 
     


  


Total liabilities     2,866,261    2,792,615 
     


  


Shareholders’ equity:            
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued            
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 230,000,000 shares authorized; 91,749,486 and 91,716,416 shares issued     917    917 
Additional paid-in capital     581,448    573,956 
Accumulated other comprehensive income     33,610    42,797 
Retained earnings     902,666    832,446 
     


  


      1,518,641    1,450,116 
Treasury stock, at cost (5,899,241shares)     (17,800)   (17,800)
     


  


Total shareholders’ equity     1,500,841    1,432,316 
     


  


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity    $4,367,102   $4,224,931 
     


  


   September 30, 2002

  June 30, 2002

 
   (Restated)  (Restated) 
ASSETS         

Cash and cash equivalents

  $70,087  $92,349 

Finance receivables, net

   2,041,316   2,198,391 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

   556,285   506,583 

Investments in Trust receivables

   742,464   691,065 

Restricted cash

   386,499   343,570 

Restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities

   226,465   56,479 

Property and equipment, net

   118,874   120,505 

Other assets

   225,112   208,075 
   


 


Total assets

  $4,367,102  $4,217,017 
   


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         

Liabilities:

         

Warehouse credit facilities

  $1,820,409  $1,751,974 

Senior notes

   381,676   418,074 

Other notes payable

   64,534   66,811 

Funding payable

   138,508   126,893 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   228,855   194,260 

Derivative financial instruments

   85,072   85,922 

Deferred income taxes

   147,207   145,634 
   


 


Total liabilities

   2,866,261   2,789,568 
   


 


Shareholders’ equity:

         

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

         

Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 230,000,000 shares authorized; 91,749,486 and 91,716,416 shares issued

   917   917 

Additional paid-in capital

   581,448   573,956 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   61,075   70,843 

Retained earnings

   875,201   799,533 
   


 


    1,518,641   1,445,249 

Treasury stock, at cost (5,899,241 shares)

   (17,800)  (17,800)
   


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   1,500,841   1,427,449 
   


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $4,367,102  $4,217,017 
   


 


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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Revenue          
Finance charge income  $90,629   $96,797 
Gain on sale of receivables   132,084    92,930 
Servicing fee income   108,075    85,235 
Other income   5,020    2,873 
   


  


    335,808    277,835 
   


  


Costs and expenses          
Operating expenses   115,826    99,376 
Provision for loan losses   65,784    14,842 
Interest expense   40,019    35,590 
   


  


    221,629    149,808 
   


  


Income before income taxes   114,179    128,027 
Income tax provision   43,959    49,290 
   


  


Net income   70,220    78,737 
   


  


Other comprehensive income          
Unrealized gains (losses) on credit enhancement assets   95    (18,168)
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges   (9,462)   (31,557)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (3,426)   (1,640)
Income tax benefit   3,606    19,144 
   


  


Other comprehensive income   (9,187)   (32,221)
   


  


Comprehensive income  $61,033   $46,516 
   


  


Earnings per share          
Basic  $0.82   $0.94 
   


  


Diluted  $0.81   $0.88 
   


  


Weighted average shares outstanding   85,839,717    83,888,338 
   


  


Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares   87,063,187    89,836,898 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 
   (Restated)  (Restated) 

Revenue

         

Finance charge income

  $90,629  $96,797 

Gain on sale of receivables

   132,084   92,930 

Servicing fee income

   116,934   81,121 

Other income

   5,020   2,873 
   


 


    344,667   273,721 
   


 


Costs and expenses

         

Operating expenses

   115,826   99,376 

Provision for loan losses

   65,784   14,842 

Interest expense

   40,019   35,590 
   


 


    221,629   149,808 
   


 


Income before income taxes

   123,038   123,913 

Income tax provision

   47,370   47,707 
   


 


Net income

   75,668   76,206 
   


 


Other comprehensive loss

         

Unrealized gains (losses) on credit enhancement assets

   513   (5,222)

Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges

   (10,825)  (40,388)

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   (3,426)  (1,640)

Income tax benefit

   3,970   17,560 
   


 


Other comprehensive loss

   (9,768)  (29,690)
   


 


Comprehensive income

  $65,900  $46,516 
   


 


Earnings per share

         

Basic

  $

0.88

 

 $

0.91

 

Diluted

  $0.87  $0.85 
   


 


Weighted average shares outstanding

   85,839,717   83,888,338 
   


 


Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares

   87,063,187   89,836,898 
   


 


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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Cash flows from operating activities          
Net income  $70,220   $78,737 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   11,153    8,313 
Provision for loan losses   65,784    14,842 
Deferred income taxes   2,150    41,591 
Accretion of present value discount and other   (25,185)   (27,842)
Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables   (124,831)   (89,678)
Other   6,029      
Distributions from Trusts   63,262    70,733 
Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets   (58,101)   (80,750)
Changes in assets and liabilities:          
Other assets   (24,724)   (27,117)
Accrued taxes and expenses   34,877    15,914 
Purchases of auto receivables held for sale   (647,647)   (2,014,193)
Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables   74,370    61,335 
Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables   2,495,353    1,705,429 
   


  


Net cash provided (used) by operating activities   1,942,710    (242,686)
   


  


Cash flows from investing activities          
Purchases of finance receivables   (1,822,523)     
Purchases of property and equipment   (2,841)   (10,533)
Change in other assets   (165,877)   (42,754)
   


  


Net cash used by investing activities   (1,991,241)   (53,287)
   


  


Cash flows from financing activities          
Net change in warehouse credit facilities   69,332    253,563 
Senior notes swap settlement   9,700      
Retirement of senior notes   (39,631)     
Borrowings under credit enhancement facility        46,250 
Debt issuance costs   (9,230)   (1,911)
Net change in notes payable   (4,279)   2,595 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   372    10,509 
   


  


Net cash provided by financing activities   26,264    311,006 
   


  


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents   (22,267)   15,033 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (119)   24 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   119,445    77,053 
   


  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $97,059   $92,110 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 
   (Restated)  (Restated) 

Cash flows from operating activities

         

Net income

  $75,668  $76,206 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:

         

Depreciation and amortization

   11,153   8,313 

Provision for loan losses

   65,784   14,842 

Deferred income taxes

   5,561   40,008 

Accretion of present value discount

   (52,353)  (32,864)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

   18,309   9,136 

Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables

   (124,831)  (89,678)

Other

   6,029     

Distributions from Trusts, net of swap payments

   63,262   70,733 

Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets

   (58,101)  (80,750)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

         

Other assets

   (24,724)  (27,117)

Accrued taxes and expenses

   34,877   15,914 

Purchases of auto receivables held for sale

   (647,647)  (2,014,193)

Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables

   74,370   61,335 

Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables

   2,495,353   1,705,429 
   


 


Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

   1,942,710   (242,686)
   


 


Cash flows from investing activities

         

Purchases of finance receivables

   (1,822,523)    

Purchases of property and equipment

   (2,841)  (10,533)

Change in restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities

   (170,010)  (10,650)

Change in other assets

   4,233   (36,423)
   


 


Net cash used by investing activities

   (1,991,141)  (57,606)
   


 


Cash flows from financing activities

         

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

   69,332   253,563 

Senior notes swap settlement

   9,700     

Retirement of senior notes

   (39,631)    

Borrowings under credit enhancement facility

       46,250 

Debt issuance costs

   (9,230)  (1,911)

Net change in notes payable

   (4,279)  2,595 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

   372   10,509 
   


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

   26,264   311,006 
   


 


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (22,167)  10,714 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (95)  38 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   92,349   45,016 
   


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $70,087  $55,768 
   


 


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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AmeriCredit Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”). All significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2002, and for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, are unaudited, but in management’s opinion include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the results for such interim periods. Certain prior year amounts, including reclassification of certain cash accounts on the consolidated balance sheets as well as initial deposits to credit enhancement assets and purchases, sales, and principal collections and recoveries on receivables held for sale in the consolidated statements of cash flows, have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

The interim period financial statements, including the notes thereto, are condensed and do not include all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. These interim period financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002 that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2003.

NOTE 2 – RESTATEMENT

On August 25, 2003, the Company issued a press release reporting a restatement of its financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002, and for the first three quarters of the year ended June 30, 2003, as a result of a review of the accounting treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) for certain interest rate swap agreements that were entered into prior to 2001 and used to hedge interest rate risk on a portion of its cash flows from credit enhancement assets.

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability in future excess cash flows attributable to fluctuations in interest rates on floating rate securities issued in connection with its securitizations accounted for as sales. The cash flows are expected to be received over the life of the securitizations. Prior to calendar 2001, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements outside of the securitization Trusts, at the corporate level. Upon implementation of SFAS 133 on July 1, 2000, the swap agreements were valued and recorded separately from the credit enhancement assets on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements recorded in other comprehensive income.

Unrealized losses or gains related to the interest rate swap agreements were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings as accretion was recorded on the hedged cash flows of the credit enhancement assets. However, as unrealized gains related to the credit enhancement assets declined due to worse than expected credit losses and unrealized losses related to the interest rate swap agreements increased due to a declining interest rate environment, a combined net unrealized loss position developed in accumulated other comprehensive income. Previously, the Company reclassified amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings based upon the cash flows of the credit enhancement assets utilizing a discount rate which resulted in all of the remaining unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income being reclassified into earnings in the same period when the remaining accretion on the credit enhancement assets was projected to be realized. A review of this accounting treatment indicated that the Company should have reclassified additional accumulated other comprehensive losses into earnings since the combination of the derivative instrument and the hedged item resulted in net unrealized losses that were not expected to be recovered in future periods.Accordingly, the Company restated its financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002, and for the first three quarters of the year ended June 30, 2003, to reclassify additional unrealized losses to net income from accumulated other comprehensive income. Additionally, in conjunction with the reclassification of unrealized losses to net income, the Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment during the June 2002 quarter that resulted in a write down of credit enhancement assets and a $4.9 million, net of tax, decrease in shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2002.

The restatement had no effect on the cash flows of such transactions.

The restatement resulted in the following changes to prior period financial statements (in thousands, except per share data):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Servicing fee income:

        

Previous

  $108,075  $85,235

As restated

   116,934   81,121

Income before income taxes:

        

Previous

  $114,179  $128,027

As restated

   123,038   123,913

Net income:

        

Previous

  $70,220  $78,737

As restated

   75,668   76,206

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Previous

  $0.81  $0.88

As restated

   0.87   0.85
   September 30,
2002


  June 30,
2002


Credit enhancement assets:

        

Previous

  $1,685,248  $1,549,132

As restated

   1,685,248   1,541,218

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

        

Previous

  $33,610  $42,797

As restated

   61,075   70,843

Shareholder’s equity:

        

Previous

  $1,500,841  $1,432,316

As restated

   1,500,841   1,427,449

NOTE 23 – FINANCE RECEIVABLES

RECEIVABLE

Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

     
September 30, 2002

   
June 30, 2002

 
Auto receivables    $2,156,471   $2,261,718 
Less nonaccretable acquisition fees     (40,259)   (40,618)
Less allowance for loan losses     (74,896)   (22,709)
     


  


     $2,041,316   $2,198,391 
     


  


   September 30,
2002


  June 30,
2002


 

Auto receivables

  $2,156,471  $2,261,718 

Less nonaccretable acquisition fees

   (40,259)  (40,618)

Less allowance for loan losses

   (74,896)  (22,709)
   


 


   $2,041,316  $2,198,391 
   


 


Because of the Company’s decision to change the structure of its future securitization transactions to no longer meet the criteria for sales of finance receivables (see Note 3)4), finance receivables are carried at amortized cost at September 30, 2002. At June 30, 2002, finance receivables were classified as “held for sale” and carried at the lower of cost or fair value.

Provision for loan losses is charged to operations in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan losses at a level considered adequate to cover probable credit losses on finance receivables. The Company reviews charge-off

experience factors, delinquency reports, historical collection rates, estimates of the value of the underlying collateral, economic trends, such as unemployment rates, and other information in order to make the necessary judgments as to probable credit losses on finance receivables. Receivables are charged-off to the allowance for loan losses when the Company repossesses and disposes of the collateral or the account is otherwise deemed uncollectable.

A summary of the nonaccretable acquisition fees and allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Balance at beginning of period  $63,327   $52,363 
Provision for loan losses   65,784    14,842 
Acquisition fees   44,406    41,174 
Allowance and acquisition fees related to receivables sold to Trusts   (44,766)   (38,891)
Net charge-offs   (13,596)   (8,263)
   


  


Balance at end of period  $115,155   $61,225 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $63,327  $52,363 

Provision for loan losses

   65,784   14,842 

Acquisition fees

   44,406   41,174 

Allowance and acquisition fees related to receivables sold to Trusts

   (44,766)  (38,891)

Net charge-offs

   (13,596)  (8,263)
   


 


Balance at end of period

  $115,155  $61,225 
   


 


NOTE 34 – SECURITIZATIONS

The Company has historically has structured its securitization transactions to meet the criteria for sales of finance receivables under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Thus, the Company recorded a gain on sale of receivables when it sold auto receivables in a securitization transaction.

The Company has made a decision to change the structure of its future securitization transactions, beginning with transactions closed subsequent to September 30, 2002, to no longer meet the criteria for sale of finance receivables. Accordingly, following a securitization, the receivables and the related securitization indebtedness will remain on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company will recognize finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction, and will record a provision for loan losses to cover probable losses on the receivables. This change will significantly impact the Company’s future results of operations compared to its historical results.

A summary of the Company’s securitization activity and cash inflows and outflows from special purpose entities used for securitizations (the “Trusts”) is as follows (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Receivables sold

  $2,507,906  $1,724,999

Net proceeds from sale of receivables

   2,495,353   1,705,429

Gain on sale of receivables

   132,084   92,930

Servicing fees

   82,890   57,393

Distributions from Trusts

   63,262   70,733

The Company retains servicing responsibilities and interests in the receivables sold in the form of credit enhancement assets. As of September 30, 2002, and June 30, 2002, the Company was servicing $13,590.7 million and $12,500.7 million, respectively, of auto receivables that have been sold to the Trusts.

The Trusts and the investors in the asset-backed securities sold by the Trusts have no recourse to the Company’s assets other than the credit enhancement assets. The credit enhancement assets are subordinate to the interests of the investors in the Trusts and the value of such assets is subject to the credit risks related to the receivables sold to the Trusts.

Credit enhancement assets consist of the following (in thousands):

     
September 30, 2002

  
June 30, 2002

Interest-only receivables from Trusts    $556,285  $514,497
Investments in Trust receivables     742,464   691,065
Restricted cash     386,499   343,570
     

  

     $1,685,248  $1,549,132
     

  

   September 30,
2002


  June 30, 2002

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  $556,285  $506,583

Investments in Trust receivables

   742,464   691,065

Restricted cash

   386,499   343,570
   

  

   $1,685,248  $1,541,218
   

  

A summary of activity in the credit enhancement assets is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Balance at beginning of period  $1,549,132   $1,151,275 
Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets   58,101    80,750 
Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables   124,831    89,678 
Payments on credit enhancement facility        (15,827)
Distributions from Trusts   (63,262)   (70,733)
Accretion of present value discount, net of impairment   19,700    27,842 
Change in unrealized loss   (2,232)   (18,168)
Foreign currency translation adjustment   (1,022)     
   


  


Balance at end of period  $1,685,248   $1,244,817 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $1,541,218  $1,151,275 

Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets

   58,101   80,750 

Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables

   124,831   89,678 

Payments on credit enhancement facility

       (15,827)

Distributions from Trusts

   (78,376)  (83,353)

Accretion of present value discount

   53,772   15,217 

Other-than-temporary impairment

   (18,309)  (9,136)

Change in unrealized gain

   5,033   16,213 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   (1,022)    
   


 


Balance at end of period

  $1,685,248  $1,244,817 
   


 


At the time of sale of receivables, the Company is required to pledge assets equal to a specified percentage of the securitization pool to support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged are cash deposited to a restricted account and additional receivables delivered to the Trust, thus creating overcollateralization. These assets represent initial deposits to credit enhancement assets. Also at the time of sale of receivables, a non-cash gain on sale of receivables is recognized consisting of interest-only receivables from Trusts and a present value discount related to the assets pledged as initial deposits to credit enhancement assets. The interest-only receivables from Trust represent the present value of the estimated future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization.

The securitization transactions require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase thereafter until a specified level is attained. Excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are added to the restricted cash account or used to pay down outstanding debt in the Trusts creating overcollateralization until the required percentage level of assets has been reached. Collections of excess cash flows reduce the interest-only receivables from Trusts, and the additional assets pledged represent increases in restricted cash and investments in Trust receivables. Once the targeted percentage level of assets is reached, additional excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are released to the Company as distributions from Trusts. Additionally, as the balance of the securitization pool declines, the amount of pledged assets needed to maintain the required percentage level is reduced. Assets in excess of the required percentage level are released to the Company as distributions from Trusts.

Accretion of present value discount represents accretion of the excess of the estimated present value of future distributions from Trusts over the

book value of the credit enhancement assets using the interest method over the expected life of the securitization and is included in servicing fee income.

Accretion of present value discount and other also includes an other than temporary impairment charges of $18.9$18.3 million and $6.4$9.1 million as of September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, since the increase in cumulative credit loss assumptions decreased the present value of anticipated cash flows below the carrying value of the credit enhancement assets.

Unrealized gains (losses) generally represent changes in the fair value of credit enhancement assets as a result of differences between actual securitization pool performance and the original assumptions for such performance or changes in those assumptions as to future securitization pool performance.

Significant assumptions used in determining the gain on sale of auto receivables were as follows:

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Cumulative credit losses (including unrealized gains at time of sale)  12.5%  12.5%
Discount rate used to estimate present value:        
Interest-only receivables from Trusts  14.0%  14.0%
Investments in Trust receivables  9.8%  9.8%
Restricted cash  9.8%  9.8%

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Cumulative credit losses (including unrealized gains at time of sale)

  12.5% 12.5%

Discount rate used to estimate present value:

       

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  14.0% 14.0%

Investments in Trust receivables

  9.8% 9.8%

Restricted cash

  9.8% 9.8%

Significant assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets at the balance sheet dates are as follows:

   
September 30, 2002

  
June 30, 2002

Cumulative credit losses (including remaining unrealized gains at time of sale)  11.1%—12.5%  10.4%—12.7%
Discount rate used to estimate present value:      
Interest-only receivables from Trusts  14.0%  14.0%
Investments in Trust receivables    9.8%    9.8%
Restricted cash    9.8%    9.8%

   September 30,
2002


  June 30, 2002

 

Cumulative credit losses (including remaining unrealized gains at time of sale)

  11.1% – 12.5% 10.4% – 12.7%

Discount rate used to estimate present value:

       

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  14.0%  14.0% 

Investments in Trust receivables

    9.8%    9.8% 

Restricted cash

    9.8%    9.8% 

The Company has not presented the expected weighted average life and prepayment assumptions used in determining the gain on sale and in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets due to the stability of these two attributes over time. A significant portion of the Company’s prepayment

experience relates to defaults that are considered in the cumulative credit loss assumption. The Company’s voluntary prepayment experience on its receivables portfolio typically has not fluctuated with changes in market interest rates or other economic or market factors.

NOTE 45 – WAREHOUSE CREDIT FACILITIES

Warehouse credit facilities consist of the following (in thousands):

     
September 30, 2002

  
June 30, 2002

Medium term notes    $1,750,000  $1,750,000
Canadian credit agreement     70,409   1,974
     

  

     $1,820,409  $1,751,974
     

  

   September 30,
2002


  June 30, 2002

Medium term notes

  $1,750,000  $1,750,000

Canadian credit agreement

   70,409   1,974
   

  

   $1,820,409  $1,751,974

The Company has three separate funding agreements with administrative agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper conduits and bank groups with aggregate structured warehouse financing availability of approximately $3,295.0 million. One facility provides for available structured warehouse financing of $250.0 million through September 2003. Another facility provides for multi-year structured warehouse financing with availability of $500.0 million through November 2003. The third facility provides for available structured warehouse financing of $2,545.0 million, of which $380.0 million matures in March 2003 and the remaining $2,165.0 million matures in March 2005.

Under these funding agreements, the Company transfers auto receivables to special purpose finance subsidiaries of the Company, and these subsidiaries in turn issue notes, collateralized by such auto receivables, to the agents. The agents provide funding under the notes to the subsidiaries pursuant to an advance formula and the subsidiaries forward the funds to the Company in consideration for the transfer of auto receivables. While these subsidiaries are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the auto receivables and other assets held by the subsidiaries are legally owned by these subsidiaries and are not available to creditors of AmeriCredit Corp. or its other subsidiaries. Advances under the funding agreements bear interest at commercial paper, LIBOR or prime rates plus specified fees depending upon the source of funds provided by the agents. The funding agreements contain various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios and results. The funding agreements also require certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under the facilities. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, these restricted cash accounts totaled $1.0 million and $1.6 million, respectively, and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, no finance receivables were pledged under these funding agreements.

The Company also has three funding agreements with administrative agents on behalf of institutionally managed medium term note conduits under which $500.0 million, $750.0 million and $500.0 million, respectively, of proceeds are available through the terms of the agreements. Under these arrangements, the conduits sold medium term notes and delivered the proceeds to special purpose finance subsidiaries of the Company. These subsidiaries in turn issued notes, collateralized by auto receivables and cash, to the agents. The funding

agreements allow for the substitution of auto receivables (subject to an overcollateralization formula) for cash, and vice versa, during the term of the agreements, thus allowing the Company to use the medium term note proceeds to finance auto receivables on a revolving basis. The agreements mature in December 2003, June 2004 and February 2005, respectively. While the special purpose finance subsidiaries are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the auto receivables and other assets held by the subsidiaries are legally owned by the subsidiaries and are not available to creditors of AmeriCredit Corp. or its other subsidiaries. The notes issued by the subsidiaries under the funding agreements bear interest at LIBOR plus specified fees. The funding agreements contain various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios and results. The funding agreements also require certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral under the notes. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, these restricted cash accounts totaled $198.5 million and $27.8 million, respectively, and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, $1,686.0 million and $1,831.8 million, respectively, of finance receivables were pledged under these funding agreements.

The Company’s Canadian subsidiary has a revolving credit agreement, under which the subsidiary may borrow up to $150.0 million Cdn., subject to a defined borrowing base. This agreement matures in August 2003. Borrowings under the credit agreement are collateralized by certain Canadian auto receivables and bear interest at the Canadian Bankers Acceptance Rate plus specified fees. Additionally, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary has a warehouse credit facility with availability of $100.0 million Cdn. subject to a defined borrowing base. The warehouse credit facility expires in May 2003. The Canadian facilities contain various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios and results. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, $153.2 million Cdn. and $4.0 million Cdn., respectively, of finance receivables were pledged under the credit agreement.

NOTE 56 – SENIOR NOTES

In July 2002, the Company used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of $175.0 million 9.25% senior notes due in May 2009 to redeem the remaining $39.6 million 9.25% senior notes due in May 2004.

NOTE 67 – WARRANTS

Agreements with the insurer of the Company’s securitization transactions covered by financial guaranty insurance policies provide for an increase in credit enhancement requirements when specified delinquency rates and other portfolio performance measures are exceeded. In September 2002, the Company entered into an agreement with its insurer to raise the specified delinquency levels through and including the March 2003 distribution date. This agreement reduces the likelihood that credit enhancement requirements would increase as a result of expected seasonal and economic impacts on delinquency levels in certain insured securitization transactions. In consideration for this

agreement, the Company agreed to issue to the insurer five-year warrants to purchase 1,287,691 shares of the Company’s common stock at $9.00 per share. The Company recorded interest expense of $6.6 million related to this agreement.

NOTE 78 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Interest costs (none capitalized)

  $37,583  $36,052

Income taxes

   17,362   157

During the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, the Company entered into capital lease agreements for property and equipment of $2.1 million and $11.8 million, respectively.

NOTE 89 – DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, the Company had interest rate swap agreements with underlying notional amounts of $1,178.8 million and $1,595.7 million, respectively. These agreements had unrealized losses of approximately $76.3$52.0 million and $66.9$41.2 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2002, respectively. The ineffectiveness related to the interest rate swap agreements was not material for the period ended September 30, 2002. The Company estimates approximately $48.2$22.6 million of unrealized losses included in other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months. Under the terms of its derivative financial instruments, the Company is required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts if the market value of the derivative financial instruments exceeds an agreed upon amount. As of September 30 and June 30, 2002, these restricted cash accounts totaled $52.9 million and $56.5 million,

respectively, and are included in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets.

NOTE 910 – EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share is as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

   
2002

  
2001

Weighted average shares outstanding   85,839,717   83,888,338
Incremental shares resulting from assumed conversions:        
Stock options   1,208,675   5,948,560
Warrants   14,795    
   

  

    1,223,470   5,948,560
   

  

Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares   87,063,187   89,836,898
   

  

Net Income  $70,220  $78,737
   

  

Earnings per Share:        
Basic  $0.82  $0.94
   

  

Diluted  $0.81  $0.88
   

  

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Weighted average shares outstanding

   85,839,717   83,888,338

Incremental shares resulting from assumed conversions:

        

Stock options

   1,208,675   5,948,560

Warrants

   14,795    
   

  

    1,223,470   5,948,560
   

  

Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares

   87,063,187   89,836,898
   

  

Net income

  $75,668  $76,206
   

  

Earnings per share:

        

Basic

  $0.88  $0.91
   

  

Diluted

  $0.87  $0.85
   

  

Basic earnings per share have been computed by dividing net income by weighted average shares outstanding.

Diluted earnings per share have been computed by dividing net income by the weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares. Assumed incremental shares were computed using the treasury stock method. The average common stock market price for the period was used to determine the number of incremental shares.

Options to purchase approximately 8.3 million and 0.4 million shares of common stock were outstanding at September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, but were not included in the computation of earnings per share because the option exercise price was greater than the market price of the common shares and, therefore, the effect would be antidilutive.

NOTE 1011 – LIQUIDITY

The Company believes that it will continue to require the execution of securitization transactions in order to fund its liquidity needs in fiscal 2003. There can be no assurance that funding will be available to the Company through this source or, if available, that it will be on terms acceptable to it. If the Company is unable to execute securitization transactions on a regular basis, it may be required to significantly decrease loan origination activities and implement expense reductions, all of which may

have a material

adverse affecteffect on the Company’s ability to achieve its business and financial objectives.

With respect to the Company’s securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty policy, agreements with the insurer provide that if delinquency, default and net loss ratios in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased. If a targeted ratio was exceeded in any insured securitization and a waiver was not granted by the insurer, excess cash flows from all of the Company’s insured securitizations could be used by the insurer to increase credit enhancement for the securitization in which a ratio was exceeded to higher specified levels rather than being distributed to the Company. If a targeted ratio was exceeded for an extended period of time in larger securitizations requiring a greater amount of additional credit enhancement, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity.

As of September 30, 2002, none of the Company’s securitizations had delinquency, default or net loss ratios in excess of the targeted levels. However, as a result of expected seasonal increases in delinquency levels through February 2003 and the prospects for continued economic weakness, the Company believes that it is likely that the initially targeted delinquency ratios would have been exceeded in certain of its securitizations during that time period. In September 2002, the insurer agreed to revise the targeted delinquency trigger levels through and including the March 2003 distribution date. As a result, the Company does not expect to exceed the revised delinquency targets with respect to any Trusts. The Company anticipates that expected seasonal improvements in delinquency levels after February 2003 should result in the ratios being reduced below applicable target levels. However, if expected seasonal improvements do not materialize or if there is continued instability or further deterioration in the economy, targeted delinquency levels could be exceeded in certain securitization Trusts. TheTrusts.The Company also believes that it is possible that net loss ratios on certain of its securitization Trusts will exceed targeted levels if current economic conditions persist or worsen. If targeted levels were exceeded and a waiver was not granted,

the Company estimates that $80.0 million to $100.0 million of cash otherwise distributable from the Trusts would be used to increase credit enhancements for the insurer instead of being released to the Company. Although the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity in the event that cash distributions from the trustsTrusts are curtailed as described above, the Company may be required to decrease loan origination activities, and implement other expense reductions, if securitization distributions are materially decreased for a prolonged period of time.

On September 12, 2002, Moody’s Investors Service announced its intention to review the Company for a potential credit rating downgrade. In the event of a downgrade, certain of the Company’s derivative collateral lines would be reduced. The Company anticipates that the reductions in these derivative collateral lines would require it to pledge an additional $18.0 million to $40.0 million in cash to maintain its open derivative positions.

NOTE 1112 – LITIGATION

As a consumer finance company, the Company is subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud and breach of contract. Some litigation against the Company could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, the Company may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but includes requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages.

The Company believes that it has taken prudent steps to address the litigation risks associated with its business activities. As of September 30, 2002, there were no lawsuits pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against it, the outcome of which will have a material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

NOTE 1213 – SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On October 1, 2002, the Company completed a secondary offering of 67,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $7.50 per share. On November 13, 2002, an additional 1,500,000 shares were issued to cover over-allotments. The net proceeds of the secondary offering were approximately $480.9 million. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the secondary offering for initial credit enhancement deposits in securitization transactions subsequent to September 30, 2002, and for other working capital needs and general corporate purposes.

NOTE 1314 – GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The payment of principal and interest on the Company’s senior notes is guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors

are not included herein because the Subsidiary Guarantors are wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company and are jointly, severally and unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior notes. The Company believes that the condensed consolidating financial information for the Company, the combined Subsidiary Guarantors and the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries provides information that is more meaningful in understanding the financial position of the Subsidiary Guarantors than separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

The following consolidating financial statement schedules present consolidating financial data for (i) AmeriCredit Corp. (on a parent only basis), (ii) the combined Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, (iv) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the

Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (v) the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. Earnings of subsidiaries are therefore reflected in the parent company’s investment accounts and earnings. The principal elimination entries set forth below eliminate investments in subsidiaries and intercompany balances and transactions.

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2002

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

   
Non-  Guarantors

  
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

 
ASSETS                        
Cash and cash equivalents       $87,159   $9,900       $97,059 
Finance receivables, net        335,048    1,706,268        2,041,316 
Interest-only receivables from Trusts        4,957    551,328        556,285 
Investments in Trust receivables        19,416    723,048        742,464 
Restricted cash        2,793    383,706        386,499 
Property and equipment, net  $349    118,525             118,874 
Other assets   10,237    190,924    223,444        424,605 
Due (to) from affiliates   937,996    (2,652,717)   1,714,721          
Investment in affiliates   1,035,656    3,223,107    20,465  $(4,279,228)     
   


  


  

  


  


Total assets  $1,984,238   $1,329,212   $5,332,880  $(4,279,228)  $4,367,102 
   


  


  

  


  


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                        
Liabilities:                        
Warehouse credit facilities            $1,820,409       $1,820,409 
Senior notes  $381,676                  381,676 
Other notes payable   61,580   $2,954             64,534 
Funding payable        137,526    982        138,508 
Accrued taxes and expenses   69,384    156,528    2,943        228,855 
Derivative financial instruments        85,072             85,072 
Deferred income taxes   (29,243)   (12,072)   188,522        147,207 
   


  


  

  


  


Total liabilities   483,397    370,008    2,012,856        2,866,261 
   


  


  

  


  


Shareholders’ equity:                        
Common stock   917    32,779    83,408  $(116,187)   917 
Additional paid-in capital   581,448    26,237    2,046,619   (2,072,856)   581,448 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   33,610    (47,096)   80,793   (33,697)   33,610 
Retained earnings   902,666    947,284    1,109,204   (2,056,488)   902,666 
   


  


  

  


  


    1,518,641    959,204    3,320,024   (4,279,228)   1,518,641 
Treasury stock   (17,800)                 (17,800)
   


  


  

  


  


Total shareholders’ equity   1,500,841    959,204    3,320,024   (4,279,228)   1,500,841 
   


  


  

  


  


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $1,984,238   $1,329,212   $5,332,880  $(4,279,228)  $4,367,102 
   


  


  

  


  


   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

 

ASSETS

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

      $70,087          $70,087 

Finance receivables, net

       335,048  $1,706,268       2,041,316 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

       4,957   551,328       556,285 

Investments in Trust receivables

       19,416   723,048       742,464 

Restricted cash

       2,793   383,706       386,499 

Restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities

           226,465       226,465 

Property and equipment, net

  $349   118,525           118,874 

Other assets

   10,237   190,924   23,951       225,112 

Due from affiliates

   937,996       1,697,649  $(2,635,645)    

Investment in affiliates

   1,035,656   3,223,107   20,465   (4,279,228)    
   


 


 

  


 


Total assets

  $1,984,238  $3,964,857  $5,332,880  $(6,914,873) $4,367,102 
   


 


 

  


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                     

Liabilities:

                     

Warehouse credit facilities

          $1,820,409      $1,820,409 

Senior notes

  $381,676               381,676 

Other notes payable

   61,580  $2,954           64,534 

Funding payable

       137,526   982       138,508 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   69,384   156,528   2,943       228,855 

Derivative financial instruments

       85,072           85,072 

Due to affiliates

       2,635,645      $(2,635,645)    

Deferred income taxes

   (29,243)  (12,072)  188,522       147,207 
   


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities

   483,397   3,005,653   2,012,856   (2,635,645)  2,866,261 
   


 


 

  


 


Shareholders’ equity:

                     

Common stock

   917   32,779   83,408   (116,187)  917 

Additional paid-in capital

   581,448   26,237   2,046,619   (2,072,856)  581,448 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   61,075   (19,631)  108,258   (88,627)  61,075 

Retained earnings

   875,201   919,819   1,081,739   (2,001,558)  875,201 
   


 


 

  


 


    1,518,641   959,204   3,320,024   (4,279,228)  1,518,641 

Treasury stock

   (17,800)              (17,800)
   


 


 

  


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   1,500,841   959,204   3,320,024   (4,279,228)  1,500,841 
   


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $1,984,238  $3,964,857  $5,332,880  $(6,914,873) $4,367,102 
   


 


 

  


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

June 30, 2002

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

   
Non-Guarantors

  
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

 
ASSETS                        
Cash and cash equivalents       $90,806   $28,639       $119,445 
Receivables held for sale, net        430,573    1,767,818        2,198,391 
Interest-only receivables from Trusts        7,828    506,669        514,497 
Investments in Trust receivables        15,609    675,456        691,065 
Restricted cash        2,906    340,664        343,570 
Property and equipment, net  $349    120,156             120,505 
Other assets   16,748    173,383    47,327        237,458 
Due (to) from affiliates   985,354    (2,751,456)   1,766,102          
Investment in affiliates   966,339    3,181,643    21,269  $(4,169,251)     
   


  


  

  


  


Total assets  $1,968,790   $1,271,448   $5,153,944  $(4,169,251)  $4,224,931 
   


  


  

  


  


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                        
Liabilities:                        
Warehouse credit facilities            $1,751,974       $1,751,974 
Senior notes  $418,074                  418,074 
Other notes payable   63,569   $3,242             66,811 
Funding payable        126,091    802        126,893 
Accrued taxes and expenses   39,925    151,106    3,229        194,260 
Derivative financial instruments        85,922             85,922 
Deferred income taxes   14,906    20,062    113,713        148,681 
   


  


  

  


  


Total liabilities   536,474    386,423    1,869,718        2,792,615 
   


  


  

  


  


Shareholders’ equity:                        
Common stock   917    32,779    83,408  $(116,187)   917 
Additional paid-in capital   573,956    26,237    2,126,942   (2,153,179)   573,956 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   42,797    (40,501)   84,864   (44,363)   42,797 
Retained earnings   832,446    866,510    989,012   (1,855,522)   832,446 
   


  


  

  


  


    1,450,116    885,025    3,284,226   (4,169,251)   1,450,116 
Treasury stock   (17,800)                 (17,800)
   


  


  

  


  


Total shareholders’ equity   1,432,316    885,025    3,284,226   (4,169,251)   1,432,316 
   


  


  

  


  


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity  $1,968,790   $1,271,448   $5,153,944  $(4,169,251)  $4,224,931 
   


  


  

  


  


   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

 

ASSETS

                     

Cash and cash equivalents

      $90,806  $1,543      $92,349 

Receivables held for sale, net

       430,573   1,767,818       2,198,391 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

       7,828   498,755       506,583 

Investments in Trust receivables

       15,609   675,456       691,065 

Restricted cash

       2,906   340,664       343,570 

Restricted cash—warehouse credit facilities

           56,479       56,479 

Property and equipment, net

  $349   120,156           120,505 

Other assets

   16,748   173,383   17,944       208,075 

Due from affiliates

   985,354       1,766,102  $(2,751,456)    

Investment in affiliates

   961,472   3,181,643   21,269   (4,164,384)    
   


 


 

  


 


Total assets

  $1,963,923  $4,022,904  $5,146,030  $(6,915,840) $4,217,017 
   


 


 

  


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

                     

Liabilities:

                     

Warehouse credit facilities

          $1,751,974      $1,751,974 

Senior notes

  $418,074               418,074 

Other notes payable

   63,569  $3,242           66,811 

Funding payable

       126,091   802       126,893 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   39,925   151,106   3,229       194,260 

Derivative financial instruments

       85,922           85,922 

Due to affiliates

       2,751,456      $(2,751,456)    

Deferred income taxes

   14,906   20,062   110,666       145,634 
   


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities

   536,474   3,137,879   1,866,671   (2,751,456)  2,789,568 
   


 


 

  


 


Shareholders’ equity:

                     

Common stock

   917   32,779   83,408   (116,187)  917 

Additional paid-in capital

   573,956   26,237   2,126,942   (2,153,179)  573,956 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

   70,843   (7,588)  112,910   (105,322)  70,843 

Retained earnings

   799,533   833,597   956,099   (1,789,696)  799,533 
   


 


 

  


 


    1,445,249   885,025   3,279,359   (4,164,384)  1,445,249 

Treasury stock

   (17,800)              (17,800)
   


 


 

  


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   1,427,449   885,025   3,279,359   (4,164,384)  1,427,449 
   


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $1,963,923  $4,022,904  $5,146,030  $(6,915,840) $4,217,017 
   


 


 

  


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Income Statement

Three Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

   
Non- Guarantors

  
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

Revenue                       
Finance charge income       $18,439   $72,190       $90,629
Gain on sale of receivables        1,737    130,347        132,084
Servicing fee income        93,516    14,559        108,075
Other income  $8,282    136,221    305,776  $(445,259)   5,020
Equity in income of affiliates   76,433    124,533        (200,966)    
   


  


  

  


  

    84,715    374,446    522,872   (646,225)   335,808
   


  


  

  


  

Costs and expenses                       
Operating expenses   1,416    108,495    5,915        115,826
Provision for loan losses        53,591    12,193        65,784
Interest expense   16,967    158,980    309,331   (445,259)   40,019
   


  


  

  


  

    18,383    321,066    327,439   (445,259)   221,629
   


  


  

  


  

Income before income taxes   66,332    53,380    195,433   (200,966)   114,179
Income tax (benefit) provision   (3,888)   (27,394)   75,241        43,959
   


  


  

  


  

Net income  $70,220   $80,774   $120,192  $(200,966)  $70,220
   


  


  

  


  

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

Revenue

                    

Finance charge income

      $18,439  $72,190      $90,629

Gain on sale of receivables

       1,737   130,347       132,084

Servicing fee income

       93,516   23,418       116,934

Other income

  $8,282   136,221   305,776  $(445,259)  5,020

Equity in income of affiliates

   81,881   129,981       (211,862)   
   


 


 

  


 

    90,163   379,894   531,731   (657,121)  344,667
   


 


 

  


 

Costs and expenses

                    

Operating expenses

   1,416   108,495   5,915       115,826

Provision for loan losses

       53,591   12,193       65,784

Interest expense

   16,967   158,980   309,331   (445,259)  40,019
   


 


 

  


 

    18,383   321,066   327,439   (445,259)  221,629
   


 


 

  


 

Income before income taxes

   71,780   58,828   204,292   (211,862)  123,038

Income tax (benefit) provision

   (3,888)  (27,394)  78,652       47,370
   


 


 

  


 

Net income

  $75,668  $86,222  $125,640  $(211,862) $75,668
   


 


 

  


 

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Income Statement

Three Months Ended September 30, 2001

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

     
Non-  Guarantors

  
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

Revenue                         
Finance charge income       $23,208     $73,589       $96,797
Gain on sale of receivables        3,855      89,075        92,930
Servicing fee income        63,000      22,235        85,235
Other income  $11,263    133,122      79,316  $(220,828)   2,873
Equity in income of affiliates   79,523    87,408          (166,931)    
   


  


    

  


  

    90,786    310,593      264,215   (387,759)   277,835
   


  


    

  


  

Costs and expenses                         
Operating expenses   2,508    91,003      5,865        99,376
Provision for loan losses        2,172      12,670        14,842
Interest expense   10,034    142,831      103,553   (220,828)   35,590
   


  


    

  


  

    12,542    236,006      122,088   (220,828)   149,808
   


  


    

  


  

Income before income taxes   78,244    74,587      142,127   (166,931)   128,027
Income tax (benefit) provision   (493)   (4,936)     54,719        49,290
   


  


    

  


  

Net income  $78,737   $79,523     $87,408  $(166,931)  $78,737
   


  


    

  


  

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

Revenue

                    

Finance charge income

      $23,208  $73,589      $96,797

Gain on sale of receivables

       3,855   89,075       92,930

Servicing fee income

       63,000   18,121       81,121

Other income

  $11,263   133,122   79,316  $(220,828)  2,873

Equity in income of affiliates

   76,992   84,877       (161,869)   
   


 


 

  


 

    88,255   308,062   260,101   (382,697)  273,721
   


 


 

  


 

Costs and expenses

                    

Operating expenses

   2,508   91,003   5,865       99,376

Provision for loan losses

       2,172   12,670       14,842

Interest expense

   10,034   142,831   103,553   (220,828)  35,590
   


 


 

  


 

    12,542   236,006   122,088   (220,828)  149,808
   


 


 

  


 

Income before income taxes

   75,713   72,056   138,013   (161,869)  123,913

Income tax (benefit) provision

   (493)  (4,936)  53,136       47,707
   


 


 

  


 

Net income

  $76,206  $76,992  $84,877  $(161,869) $76,206
   


 


 

  


 

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended September 30, 2002

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

   
Non- Guarantors

   
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                         
Net income  $70,220   $80,774   $120,192   $(200,966)  $70,220 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:                         
Depreciation and amortization   1,021    6,414    3,718         11,153 
Provision for loan losses        53,591    12,193         65,784 
Deferred income taxes   (44,037)   (29,053)   75,240         2,150 
Accretion of present value discount        6,101    (31,286)        (25,185)
Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables        160    (124,991)        (124,831)
Other   6,029                   6,029 
Distributions from Trusts        (15,114)   78,376         63,262 
Initial deposit to credit enhancement assets             (58,101)        (58,101)
Equity in income of affiliates   (76,433)   (124,533)        200,966      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                         
Other assets   583    (23,597)   (1,710)        (24,724)
Accrued taxes and expenses   29,459    5,700    (282)        34,877 
Purchases of auto receivables held for sale        (647,647)   (2,513,384)   2,513,384    (647,647)
Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables        7,928    66,442         74,370 
Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables        2,513,384    2,495,353    (2,513,384)   2,495,353 
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash (used) provided by operating activities   (13,158)   1,834,108    121,760         1,942,710 
   


  


  


  


  


Cash flows from investing activities:                         
Purchases of finance receivables        (1,822,523)             (1,822,523)
Purchases of property and equipment        (2,841)             (2,841)
Change in other assets        3,610    (169,487)        (165,877)
Net change in investment in affiliates   1,356    79,520    803    (81,679)     
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash provided (used) by investing activities��  1,356    (1,742,234)   (168,684)   (81,679)   (1,991,241)
   


  


  


  


  


Cash flows from financing activities:                         
Net change in warehouse credit facilities             69,332         69,332 
Net change in senior notes   (39,631)                  (39,631)
Senior note swap settlement   9,700                   9,700 
Debt issuance costs   (581)        (8,649)        (9,230)
Net change in notes payable   (4,115)   (164)             (4,279)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   372         (80,323)   80,323    372 
Net change in due (to) from affiliates   49,484    (95,117)   47,851    (2,218)     
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash provided (used) by financing activities   15,229    (95,281)   28,211    78,105    26,264 
   


  


  


  


  


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   3,427    (3,407)   (18,713)   (3,574)   (22,267)
Effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents   (3,427)   (240)   (26)   3,574    (119)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        90,806    28,639         119,445 
   


  


  


  


  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $    $87,159   $9,900   $    $97,059 
   


  


  


  


  


   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                     

Net income

  $75,668  $86,222  $125,640  $(211,862) $75,668 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:

                     

Depreciation and amortization

   1,021   6,414   3,718       11,153 

Provision for loan losses

       53,591   12,193       65,784 

Deferred income taxes

   (44,037)  (29,053)  78,651       5,561 

Accretion of present value discount

       6,101   (58,454)      (52,353)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

           18,309       18,309 

Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables

       160   (124,991)      (124,831)

Other

   6,029               6,029 

Distributions from Trusts, net of swap payments

       (15,114)  78,376       63,262 

Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets

           (58,101)      (58,101)

Equity in income of affiliates

   (81,881)  (129,981)      211,862     

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                     

Other assets

   583   (23,597)  (1,710)      (24,724)

Accrued taxes and expenses

   29,459   5,700   (282)      34,877 

Purchases of auto receivables held for sale

       (647,647)  (2,513,384)  2,513,384   (647,647)

Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables

       7,928   66,442       74,370 

Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables

       2,513,384   2,495,353   (2,513,384)  2,495,353 
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

   (13,158)  1,834,108   121,760       1,942,710 
   


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                     

Purchases of finances receivables

       (1,822,523)          (1,822,523)

Purchases of property and equipment

       (2,841)          (2,841)

Change in restricted cash—warehouse credit facilities

           (170,010)      (170,010)

Change in other assets

       3,610   623       4,233 

Net change in investment in affiliates

   1,356   79,520   803   (81,679)    
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

   1,356   (1,742,234)  (168,584)  (81,679)  (1,991,141)
   


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                     

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

           69,332       69,332 

Senior note swap settlement

   9,700               9,700 

Retirement of senior notes

   (39,631)              (39,631)

Debt issuance costs

   (581)      (8,649)      (9,230)

Net change in notes payable

   (4,115)  (164)          (4,279)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

   372       (80,323)  80,323   372 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

   49,484   (112,189)  64,923   (2,218)    
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

   15,229   (112,353)  45,283   78,105   26,264 
   


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   3,427   (20,479)  (1,541)  (3,574)  (22,167)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (3,427)  (240)  (2)  3,574   (95)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       90,806   1,543       92,349 
   


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $   $70,087  $   $   $70,087 
   


 


 


 


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Three Months Ended September 30, 2001

(Restated)

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

   
AmeriCredit Corp.

   
Guarantors

   
Non- Guarantors

   
Eliminations

   
Consolidated

 
Cash flows from operating activities:                         
Net income  $78,737   $79,523   $87,408   $(166,931)  $78,737 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:                         
Depreciation and amortization   729    5,937    1,647         8,313 
Provision for loan losses        2,172    12,670         14,842 
Deferred income taxes   (8,192)   5,488    44,295         41,591 
Accretion of present value discount             (27,842)        (27,842)
Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables             (89,678)        (89,678)
Distributions from Trusts        (12,620)   83,353         70,733 
Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets             (80,750)        (80,750)
Equity in income of affiliates   (79,523)   (87,408)        166,931      
Changes in assets and liabilities:                         
Other assets   905    (23,814)   (4,208)        (27,117)
Accrued taxes and expenses   5,540    12,178    (1,804)        15,914 
Purchases of auto receivables        (2,014,193)   (2,086,733)   2,086,733    (2,014,193)
Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables        (5,008)   66,343         61,335 
Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables        2,086,733    1,705,429    (2,086,733)   1,705,429 
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash (used) provided by operating activities   (1,804)   48,988    (289,870)        (242,686)
   


  


  


  


  


Cash flows from investing activities:                         
Purchases of property and equipment        (10,533)             (10,533)
Change in other assets        (28,700)   (14,054)        (42,754)
Net change in investment in affiliates   (6,265)   (319,005)   21,542    303,728      
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash (used) provided by investing activities   (6,265)   (358,238)   7,488    303,728    (53,287)
   


  


  


  


  


Cash flows from financing activities:                         
Net change in warehouse credit facilities        17,129    236,434         253,563 
Borrowings under credit enhancement facility             46,250         46,250 
Debt issuance costs   (58)        (1,853)        (1,911)
Net change in notes payable   2,595                   2,595 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   10,509    (10,339)   315,768    (305,429)   10,509 
Net change in due (to) from affiliates   (3,337)   319,789    (316,452)          
   


  


  


  


  


Net cash provided by financing activities   9,709    326,579    280,147    (305,429)   311,006 
   


  


  


  


  


Net increase (decrease) in cash cash and cash equivalents   1,640    17,329    (2,235)   (1,701)   15,033 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   (1,640)   (37)        1,701    24 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period        58,954    18,099         77,053 
   


  


  


  


  


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $    $76,246   $15,864   $    $92,110 
   


  


  


  


  


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

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non–

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                     

Net income

  $76,206  $76,992  $84,877  $(161,869) $76,206 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities:

                     

Depreciation and amortization

   729   5,937   1,647       8,313 

Provision for loan losses

       2,172   12,670       14,842 

Deferred income taxes

   (8,192)  5,488   42,712       40,008 

Accretion of present value discount

           (32,864)      (32,864)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

           9,136       9,136 

Non-cash gain on sale of auto receivables

           (89,678)      (89,678)

Distributions from Trusts, net of swap payments

       (12,620)  83,353       70,733 

Initial deposits to credit enhancement assets

           (80,750)      (80,750)

Equity in income of affiliates

   (76,992)  (84,877)      161,869     

Changes in assets and liabilities:

                     

Other assets

   905   (23,814)  (4,208)      (27,117)

Accrued taxes and expenses

   5,540   12,178   (1,804)      15,914 

Purchases of auto receivables

       (2,014,193)  (2,086,733)  2,086,733   (2,014,193)

Principal collections and recoveries on auto receivables

       (5,008)  66,343       61,335 

Net proceeds from sale of auto receivables

       2,086,733   1,705,429   (2,086,733)  1,705,429 
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used) provided by operating activities

   (1,804)  48,988   (289,870)      (242,686)
   


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

                     

Purchases of property and equipment

       (10,533)          (10,533)

Change in restricted cash— warehouse credit facilities

       (1,749)  (8,901)      (10,650)

Change in other assets

       (28,701)  (7,722)      (36,423)

Net change in investment in affiliates

   (6,265)  (319,005)  21,542   303,728     
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used) provided by investing activities

   (6,265)  (359,988)  4,919   303,728   (57,606)
   


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

                     

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

       17,129   236,434       253,563 

Borrowings under credit enhancement facility

           46,250       46,250 

Debt issuance costs

   (58)      (1,853)      (1,911)

Net change in notes payable

   2,595               2,595 

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

   10,509   (10,339)  315,768   (305,429)  10,509 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

   (3,337)  314,985   (311,648)        
   


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided by financing activities

   9,709   321,775   284,951   (305,429)  311,006 
   


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash cash and cash equivalents

   1,640   10,775       (1,701)  10,714 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (1,640)  (23)      1,701   38 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

       45,016           45,016 
   


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $   $55,768  $   $   $55,768 
   


 


 


 


 


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

GENERAL

The Company generates earnings and cash flows primarily from the purchase, securitization and servicing of auto receivables. The Company purchases auto finance contracts from franchised and select independent automobile dealerships and, to a lesser extent, makes auto loans directly to consumers. As used herein, “loans” include auto finance contracts originated by dealers and purchased by the Company as well as extensions of credit made directly by the Company to consumer borrowers. To fund the acquisition of receivables prior to securitization, the Company utilizes borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities. The Company earns finance charge income on its receivables pending securitization and pays interest expense on borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities.

The Company periodically sells receivables to securitization trusts (“Trusts”) that, in turn, sell asset-backed securities to investors. Historically, the Company has recognized a gain on the sale of receivables to the Trusts, which represents the difference between the sale proceeds to the Company, net of transaction costs, and the Company’s net carrying value of the receivables, plus the present value of the estimated future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization. Excess cash flows result from the difference between the interest received from the obligors on the receivables and the interest paid to investors in the asset-backed securities, net of credit losses and expenses.

Excess cash flows from the Trusts are initially utilized to fund credit enhancement requirements in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. Once predetermined credit enhancement requirements are reached and maintained, excess cash flows are distributed to the Company. In addition to excess cash flows, the Company earns monthly base servicing fee income of 2.25% per annum on the outstanding principal balance of domestic receivables securitized (“serviced receivables”) and collects other fees such as late charges as servicer for those Trusts.

The Company has made a decision to change the structure of its future securitization transactions to no longer meet the criteria for salesales of finance receivables. Accordingly, following a securitization, the receivables and the related securitization indebtedness will remain on the consolidated balance sheet. The Company will recognize finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction, and will record a provision for loan losses to cover probable losses on the receivables. This change will significantly impact the Company’s future results of operations compared to its historical results. Therefore, historical results and management’s discussion of such results may not be indicative of the Company’s future results.

On August 25, 2003, the Company issued a press release reporting a restatement of its financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002, and for the first three quarters of the year ended June 30, 2003, as a result of a review of the accounting treatment under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”) for certain interest rate swap agreements that were entered into prior to 2001 and used to hedge interest rate risk on a portion of its cash flows from credit enhancement assets.

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability in future excess cash flows attributable to fluctuations in interest rates on floating rate securities issued in connection with its securitizations accounted for as sales. The cash flows are expected to be received over the life of the securitizations. Prior to calendar 2001, the Company entered into interest rate swap agreements outside of the securitization Trusts, at the corporate level. Upon implementation of SFAS 133 on July 1, 2000, the swap agreements were valued and recorded separately from the credit enhancement assets on the consolidated balance sheets, with changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreements recorded in other comprehensive income. Unrealized losses or gains related to the interest rate swap agreements were reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings as accretion was recorded on the hedged cash flows of the credit enhancement assets. However, as unrealized gains related to the credit enhancement assets declined due to worse than expected credit losses and unrealized losses related to the interest rate swap agreements increased due to a declining interest rate environment, a combined net unrealized loss position developed in accumulated other comprehensive income. Previously, the Company reclassified amounts from accumulated other comprehensive income into earnings based upon the cash flows of the credit enhancement assets utilizing a discount rate which resulted in all of the remaining unrealized loss in accumulated other comprehensive income being reclassified into earnings in the same period when the remaining accretion on the credit enhancement assets was projected to be realized. A review of this accounting treatment indicated that the Company should have reclassified additional accumulated other comprehensive losses into earnings since the combination of the derivative instrument and the hedged item resulted in net unrealized losses that were not expected to be recovered in future periods.Accordingly, the Company restated its financial statements for the year ended June 30, 2002, and for the first three quarters of the year ended June 30, 2003, to reclassify additional unrealized losses to net income from accumulated other comprehensive income. Additionally, in conjunction with the reclassification of unrealized losses to net income, the Company also recorded an other-than-temporary impairment during the June 2002 quarter that resulted in a write down of credit enhancement assets and a $4.9 million, net of tax, decrease in shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2002. The restatement had no effect on the cash flows of such transactions.

The restatement resulted in the following changes to prior period financial statements (in thousands, except per share data):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Servicing fee income:

        

Previous

  $108,075  $85,235

As restated

   116,934   81,121

Income before income taxes:

        

Previous

  $114,179  $128,027

As restated

   123,038   123,913

Net income:

        

Previous

  $70,220  $78,737

As restated

   75,668   76,206

Diluted earnings per share:

        

Previous

  $0.81  $0.88

As restated

   0.87   0.85
   September 30,
2002


  June 30,
2002


Credit enhancement assets:

        

Previous

  $1,685,248  $1,549,132

As restated

   1,685,248   1,541,218

Accumulated other comprehensive income:

        

Previous

  $33,610  $42,797

As restated

   61,075   70,843

Shareholder’s equity:

        

Previous

  $1,500,841  $1,432,316

As restated

   1,500,841   1,427,449

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions which affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the amount of revenue and costs and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and those differences may be material. The accounting policies that the Company believes are the most critical to understanding and evaluating the Company’s reported financial results include the following:

Gain on sale of receivables

The Company periodically sells receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell asset-backed securities to investors. Historically, the Company has recognized a gain on the sale of receivables to the Trusts, which represents the difference between the sale proceeds to the Company, net of transaction costs, and the Company’s net carrying value of the receivables, plus the present value of the

estimated future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization. The Company has made assumptions in order to determine the present value of the estimated future excess cash flows to be generated by the pool of receivables sold. The most significant assumptions made are the cumulative credit losses to be incurred on the pool of receivables sold and the rate at which the estimated future excess cash flows are discounted. The assumptions used represent the Company’s best estimates. The use of different assumptions could produce different financial results.

Fair value measurements

Certain of the Company’s assets, including the Company’s derivative financial instruments and credit enhancement assets, are recorded at fair value. Fair values for derivative financial instruments are based on third-party quoted market prices, where possible. However, market prices are not readily available for the Company’s credit enhancement assets and, accordingly, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow models. The most significant assumptions made are the cumulative credit losses to be incurred on the pool of receivables sold and the rate at which estimated future excess cash flows are discounted. The assumptions used represent the Company’s best estimates. The use of different assumptions could produce different financial results.

Allowance for loan losses

The Company reviews historical origination and charge-off relationships, charge-off experience factors, collection data, delinquency reports, estimates of the value of the underlying collateral, economic conditions and trends and other information in order to make the necessary judgments as to the appropriateness of the provision for loan losses and the allowance for loan losses. Receivables are charged-off to the allowance for loan losses when the

Company repossesses and disposes of the collateral or the account is otherwise deemed uncollectable. The Company believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in its receivables; however, because the allowance for loan losses is based on estimates, there can be no assurance that the ultimate charge-off amount will not exceed such estimates.

Derivative financial instruments

The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 137, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Deferral of the Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 133, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133,” Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS 133”), on July 1, 2000. Unrealized gains and losses on derivatives that arose prior to the initial application of SFAS 133 and that were previously deferred as adjustments of the carrying amount of hedged items were not adjusted. Accordingly, the Company did not record a transition adjustment from the adoption of SFAS 133.

The Company sells fixed rate auto receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell either fixed rate or floating rate securities to investors. The interest rates on the floating rate securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to various London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”). The Company utilizes interest rate swap agreements to convert floating rate exposures on securities issued by the Trusts to fixed rates, hedging the variability in future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization attributable to interest rate risk. These interest rate swap agreements are designated as cash flow hedges and are highly effective in hedging the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk from both an accounting and economic perspective.

The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements is included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, and the related unrealized gains or losses on these agreements are deferred and included in shareholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. These unrealized gains or losses are recognized as an adjustment to income over the same period in which cash flows from the related credit enhancement assets affect earnings. However, if the Company expects the continued reporting of a loss in accumulated other comprehensive income would lead to recognizing a net loss on the combination of the interest rate swap agreements and the hedged asset, the loss is reclassified to earnings for the amount that is not expected to be recovered. Additionally, to the extent that any of these contracts are not considered to be perfectly effective in offsetting the change in the value of the cash flows being hedged, any changes in fair value relating to the ineffective portion of these contracts are recognized in income.

During fiscal 2002, the Company also utilized an interest rate swap agreement to hedge the change in fair value of certain of its fixed rate senior notes. The change in fair value of the interest rate swap agreement and the senior notes were recognized in income. The interest rate swap agreement has been terminated and the previous adjustments to the carrying value of the senior notes are being amortized into interest expense over the expected life of the senior notes on an effective yield basis.

The Company formally documents all relationships between interest rate swap agreements and the underlying asset, liability or cash flows being hedged, as well as its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge transactions. At hedge inception and at least quarterly, the Company also formally assesses whether the interest rate swap agreements that are used in hedging transactions have been highly effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows or fair value of the hedged items and whether those interest rate swap agreements may be expected to remain highly effective in future periods. The Company will discontinue hedge accounting prospectively when it is determined that an interest rate swap agreement has ceased to be highly effective as a hedge.

The Company also utilizes interest rate cap agreements as part of its interest rate risk management strategy for securitization transactions as well as for warehouse credit facilities. The Trusts and the Company’s wholly-owned special purpose finance subsidiaries typically purchase interest rate cap agreements to limit variability in excess cash flows from receivables sold to the Trusts or financed under warehouse credit facilities due to potential increases in interest rates. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement pays a premium in return for the right to receive the difference in the interest cost at any time a specified index of market interest rates rises above the stipulated “cap” rate. The interest rate cap agreement purchaser bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the “cap” rate. The Company’s special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements as credit enhancement in connection with securitization transactions and warehouse credit facilities. As part of the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy and when economically feasible, the Company may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the premium paid to purchase the interest rate cap agreement and thus retain the interest rate risk. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased and sold by the Company is included in other assets and derivative financial instruments, respectively, on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The intrinsic value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the Trusts is reflected in the valuation of the credit enhancement assets.

The Company does not hold any interest rate cap or swap agreements for trading purposes.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2002 as compared to

Three Months Ended September 30, 2001

Revenue:

The Company’s average managed receivables outstanding consisted of the following (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Owned

  $1,958,487  $1,962,955

Serviced

   13,339,527   8,794,923
   

  

   $15,298,014  $10,757,878
   

  

Average managed receivables outstanding increased by 42% as a result of higher loan purchase volume. The Company purchased $2,419.1 million of auto loans during the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to purchases of $2,035.2 million during the three months ended September 30, 2001. This growth resulted from increased loan production at branches open during both periods as well as expansion of the Company’s branch network. Loan purchases at branch offices opened prior to September 30, 2000, were 8% higher for the twelve months ended September 30, 2002, versus the twelve months ended September 30, 2001. The Company operated 251 auto lending branch offices as of September 30, 2002, compared to 248 as of September 30, 2001.

The average new loan size was $16,742 for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $16,294 for the three months ended September 30, 2001. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2002, was 17.3%, compared to 18.2% during the three months ended September 30, 2001. Decreasing short-term market interest rates have lowered the Company’s cost of funds, allowing the Company to pass along some of this benefit to consumers in the form of lower loan pricing.

Finance charge income decreased by 6% to $90.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, from $96.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Finance charge income was lower due primarily to lower loan pricing. The Company’s effective yield on its finance receivables owned decreased to 18.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2002, from 19.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2001. The effective yield is

higher than the contractual rates of the Company’s finance receivables as a result of finance charge income earned between the date the auto finance contract is originated by the automobile dealership and the date the finance receivable is funded by the Company.

The gain on sale of receivables rose by 42% to $132.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, from $92.9 million for the three months ended

September 30, 2001. The increase in gain on sale of auto receivables resulted from the sale of $2,507.9 million of receivables in the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to $1,725.0 million of receivables sold in the three months ended September 30, 2001. The gain as a percentage of the sales proceeds remained relatively stable at 5.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to 5.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2001.

Significant assumptions used in determining the gain on sale of auto receivables were as follows:

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Cumulative credit losses (including unrealized gains at time of sale)

  12.5% 12.5%

Discount rate used to estimate present value:

       

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  14.0% 14.0%

Investment in Trust receivables

  9.8% 9.8%

Restricted cash

  9.8% 9.8%

The cumulative credit loss assumptions utilized at the time of sale of receivables were determined using a range of possible outcomes based on historical experience, credit attributes for the specific pool of receivables and general economic factors. The unrealized gains at time of sale represent the excess of the fair value of credit enhancement assets over the Company’s carrying value related to such interests when receivables are sold.

Servicing fee income increased to $108.1$116.9 million, or 3.2%3.5% of average serviced auto receivables, for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $85.2$81.1 million, or 3.8%3.7% of average serviced auto receivables, for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Servicing fee income represents accretion of the present value discount on estimated future excess cash flows from the Trusts, base servicing fees and other fees earned by the Company as servicer of the receivables sold to the Trusts. Servicing fee income also includes other than temporary impairment charges of $18.9$18.3 million and $6.4$9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The growth in servicing fee income is attributable to the increase in average serviced auto receivables outstanding for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2001.

Costs and Expenses:

Operating expenses as an annualized percentage of average managed receivables outstanding decreased to 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to 3.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2001. The ratio improved as a result of economies of scale realized from a growing receivables portfolio and automation of loan origination, processing and servicing functions. The dollar amount of operating expenses increased by $16.5

million, or 17%, primarily due to the addition of loan processing and servicing staff.

The provision for loan losses increased to $65.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, from $14.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001. As a percentage of average finance receivables owned, the provision for loan losses was 13.3% and 3.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Approximately $46.2 million of this increase is due to the Company’s transition to a securitization transaction structure that will be accounted for as a secured financing. Under this new structure, finance receivables will remain on the Company’s balance sheet throughout their term, and credit losses related to those securitized receivables will be charged to the Company’s allowance for loan losses. The remaining increase reflects the general expectation that current economic conditions, including elevated unemployment rates, will result in a higher number of charge-offs, and that depressed wholesale auction prices on the sale of repossessed vehicles will increase the severity of charge-offs.

Interest expense increased to $40.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, from $35.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001, due to higher debt levels. Average debt outstanding was $2,800.5 million and $2,253.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. The Company’s effective rate of interest paid on its debt decreased to 5.7% from 6.3% as a result of lower short-term market interest rates.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 38.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

Other Comprehensive Income:

The unrealized gains (losses) on credit enhancement assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Unrealized gains at time of sale  $11,091   $10,066 
Unrealized holding losses related to changes in credit loss assumptions   (7,523)   (84,990)
Unrealized holding gains related to changes in interest rates   9,316    59,681 
Net reclassification into earnings   (12,789)   (2,925)
   


  


   $95   $(18,168)
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Unrealized gains at time of sale

  $11,091  $10,066 

Unrealized holding losses related to changes in credit loss assumptions

   (15,374)  (50,608)

Unrealized holding gains related to changes in interest rates

   9,316   59,681 

Net reclassification into earnings

   (4,520)  (24,361)
   


 


   $513  $(5,222)
   


 


The unrealized gains at time of sale represent the excess of the fair value of credit enhancement assets over the Company’s carrying value related to such interests when receivables are sold. Unrealized gains at time of sale were

higher for the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2001, due to a greater amount of receivables sold in the period ended September 30, 2002.

The cumulative credit loss assumptions used to estimate the fair value of credit enhancement assets are periodically reviewed by the Company and modified to reflect the actual credit performance for each securitization pool through the reporting date as well as estimates of future losses considering several factors including changes in the general economy. Changes in the fair value of credit enhancement assets as a result of modifications to the credit loss assumptions are reported as unrealized holding gains or losses in other comprehensive income until realized, or, in the case of unrealized holding losses considered to be other than temporary, as a charge to operations.

The Company increased the cumulative credit loss assumptions (including remaining unrealized gains at time of sale) used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 11.1% to 12.5% as of September 30, 2002, from a range of 10.4% to 12.7% as of June 30, 2002, resulting in an unrealized holding loss of $7.5$15.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002. The range of cumulative credit loss assumptions was increased to reflect adverse actual credit performance compared to previous assumptions as well as expectations for higher future losses due to continued weakness in the general economy during the three months ended September 30, 2002.

The Company increased the cumulative credit loss assumptions (including remaining unrealized gains at time of sale) used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 9.9% to 12.5% as of September 30, 2001, from a range of 8.7% to 11.7% as of June 30, 2001, resulting in an

unrealized holding loss of $85.0$50.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001. The range of cumulative credit loss assumptions was increased to reflect expectations for higher future losses due to expectations of a general decline in the economy during the three months ended September 30, 2001.

Differences between cumulative credit loss assumptions used in individual securitization pools can be attributed to the original credit attributes of a pool, actual credit performance through the reporting date and pool seasoning to the extent that changes in economic trends will have more of an impact on the expected future performance of less seasoned pools.

Unrealized holding gains related to changes in interest rates of $9.3 million and $59.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, resulted primarily from an increase in estimated future cash flows from the Trusts due to lower interest rates payable to investors on the floating rate tranches of securitization transactions. This unrealized gain was offset by the unrealized losses on cash flow hedges described below.

Net unrealized gains of $12.8$4.5 million and $2.9$24.4 million were reclassified into earnings during the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and relate primarily to recognition of excess estimated cash flows and actual cash collected over the Company’s initial estimate and

recognition of unrealized gains at time of sale. Included in the $12.8$4.5 million of net unrealized gaingains recognized during the period is $8.3$6.3 million related to fluctuations in interest rates offset by cash flow hedges described below.

Another component of other comprehensive income is unrealized losses on cash flow hedges. Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges were $9.5$10.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to $31.6$40.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Expectations that short-term market interest rates will remain lower for an extended period of time during the three months ended September 30, 2002, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2001, resulted in an increase in the liability related to the Company’s interest rate swap agreements. Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges are reclassified into earnings as the Company’s unrealized gains or losses related to interest rate fluctuations on its credit enhancement assets are reclassified into earnings. Net unrealized losses reclassified into earnings were $8.3$8.6 million and $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002.

2002 and 2001, respectively.

Net Margin:

A key measure of the Company’s performance is net margin. Net margin is the difference between finance charge fee and other income earned on the Company’s receivables and the cost to fund the receivables as well as the cost of debt incurred for general corporate purposes.

The Company’s net margin as reflected in the consolidated income statements is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Finance charge, fee and other income  $95,649   $99,670 
Funding costs   (40,019)   (35,590)
   


  


Net margin  $       55,630   $       64,080 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Finance charge and other income

  $95,649  $99,670 

Interest expense

   (40,019)  (35,590)
   


 


Net margin

  $55,630  $64,080 
   


 


The Company evaluates the profitability of its lending activities based partly upon the net margin related to its managed auto loan portfolio, including owned receivableson-book and servicedgain on sale receivables. The Company has historically securitizeduses this information to analyze trends in the components of the profitability of its receivables and recorded a gain on the salemanaged auto portfolio. Analysis of such receivables. The net margin on a managed basis presented below assumes that securitized receivables have not been soldallows the Company to determine which origination channels and loan products are still onmost profitable, guides the Company in making pricing decisions for loan products and indicates if sufficient spread exists between the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Accordingly, no gainrevenues and cost of funds to cover operating expenses and achieve corporate profitability objectives. Additionally, net margin on salea managed basis facilitates comparisons of results between the Company and other finance companies (i) that do not securitize their receivables or servicing fee income would have been recognized. Instead, finance charges and fees would be recognized over(ii) due to the lifestructure of their securitization

transactions, are not required to account for the securitizedsecuritization of their receivables as accrued, and interest and other costs related to the asset-backed securities would be recognized as incurred.

a sale.

Net margin for the Company’s managed finance receivables portfolio is as follows (in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Finance charge, fee and other income  $686,728   $512,544 
Funding costs   (201,990)   (179,492)
   


  


Net margin  $     484,738   $     333,052 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Finance charge and other income

  $686,728  $512,544 

Interest expense

   (201,990)  (179,492)
   


 


Net margin

  $484,738  $333,052 
   


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables outstanding is as follows (dollars in thousands):

   
Three Months Ended
September 30,

 
   
2002

   
2001

 
Finance charge, fee and other income   17.8%   18.9%
Funding costs   (5.2)   (6.6)
   


  


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables   12.6%   12.3%
   


  


Average managed finance receivables  $15,298,014   $10,757,878 
   


  


   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Finance charge and other income

   17.8%  18.9%

Interest expense

   (5.2)  (6.6)
   


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables

   12.6%  12.3%
   


 


Average managed finance receivables

  $15,298,014  $10,757,878 
   


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables increased for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2001, as the Company was able to retain some of the benefit of declining interest rates in its loan pricing strategies.

The following is a reconciliation of finance charge and other income as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis finance charge and other income (in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2002

  2001

Finance charge and other income per consolidated statements of income

  $95,649  $99,670

Adjustments to reflect income earned on receivables in gain on sale Trusts

   591,079   412,874
   

  

Managed basis finance charge and other income

  $686,728  $512,544
   

  

The following is a reconciliation of interest expense as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis interest expense (in thousands):

   

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   2002

  2001

Interest expense per consolidated statements of income

  $40,019  $35,590

Adjustments to reflect interest expense incurred on receivables in gain on sale Trusts

   161,971   143,902
   

  

Managed basis interest expense

  $201,990  $179,492
   

  

CREDIT QUALITY

The Company provides financing in relatively high-risk markets, and, therefore, anticipates a corresponding high level of delinquencies and charge-offs.

Historically, receivables purchased by the Company have been held on the Company’s balance sheet until such loans were sold in a securitization transaction. Receivables that were ineligible for sale, because they did not meet certain criteria established in connection with securitization transactions, were retained on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Finance receivables securitized under the Company’s new securitization structure will not be removed from the consolidated balance sheet but will remain on the consolidated balance sheet throughout their term. Provisions for loan losses are charged to operations in amounts sufficient to maintain the allowance for loan losses on the balance sheet at a level considered adequate to cover probable credit losses on finance receivables. Finance receivables are charged-off to the allowance for loan losses when the Company repossesses and disposes of the collateral or the account is otherwise deemed uncollectable.

The Company has periodically sold receivables in securitization transactions to Trusts and retained an interest in the receivables sold in the form of credit enhancement assets. Credit enhancement assets are reflected on the Company’s balance sheet at fair value, calculated based upon the present value of estimated excess future cash flows from the Trusts using, among other assumptions, estimates of future cumulative credit losses on the receivables sold. Charge-offs of receivables that have been sold to Trusts decrease the amount of excess future cash flows from the Trusts. If such charge-offs are expected to exceed the Company’s original estimates of cumulative credit losses, the fair value of credit enhancement assets could be written down through an impairment charge to earnings.

The following table presents certain data related to the receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30, 2002

 
   
Owned

   
Serviced

   
Total
Managed

 
Principal amount of receivables  $2,156,471   $13,590,732   $15,747,203 
        


  


Nonaccretable acquisition fees   (40,259)        (40,259)
Allowance for loan losses   (74,896)  $(1,488,291)(a)  $(1,563,187)
   


  


  


Receivables, net  $2,041,316           
   


          
Number of outstanding contracts   146,782    1,044,048    1,190,830 
   


  


  


Average principal amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)  $14,692   $13,017   $13,224 
   


  


  


Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees as a percentage of receivables   5.3%   11.0%   10.2%
   


  


  


(a)The allowance for loan losses related to serviced finance receivables is factored into the valuation of interest-only receivables from Trusts in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Assumptions for cumulative credit losses are added and charge-offs of receivables that have been sold to Trusts reduce the allowance for loan losses.

   September 30, 2002

   Owned

  Serviced

  Total
Managed


Principal amount of receivables

  $2,156,471  $13,590,732  $15,747,203
       

  

Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees

   (115,155)       
   


       

Receivables, net

  $2,041,316        
   


       

Number of outstanding contracts

   146,782   1,044,048   1,190,830
   


 

  

Average principal amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)

  $14,692  $13,017  $13,224
   


 

  

Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees as a Percentage of receivables

   5.3%       
   


       

The following is a summary of managed finance receivables which are (i) more than 30 days delinquent, but not yet in repossession, and (ii) in repossession (dollars in thousands):

   
September 30, 2002

 
   
Owned

   
Serviced

   
Total Managed

 
   
Amount

  
Percent

   
Amount

  
Percent

   
Amount

  
Percent

 
Delinquent contracts:                        
31 to 60 days  $32,957  1.5%  $1,154,050  8.5%  $1,187,007  7.6%
Greater than 60 days   38,134  1.8    518,219  3.8    556,353  3.5 
   

  

  

  

  

  

    71,091  3.3    1,672,269  12.3    1,743,360  11.1 
In repossession   14,053  0.6    160,684  1.2    174,737  1.1 
   

  

  

  

  

  

   $85,144  3.9%  $1,832,953  13.5%  $1,918,097  12.2%
   

  

  

  

  

  

   
September 30, 2001

 
   
Owned

   
Serviced

   
Total Managed

 
   
Amount

  
Percent

   
Amount

  
Percent

   
Amount

  
Percent

 
Delinquent contracts:                        
31 to 60 days  $65,541  2.9%  $803,596  8.9%  $869,137  7.7%
Greater than 60 days   35,271  1.5    315,730  3.5    351,001  3.1 
   

  

  

  

  

  

    100,812  4.4    1,119,326  12.4    1,220,138  10.8 
In repossession   11,437  0.5    106,487  1.1    117,924  1.0 
   

  

  

  

  

  

   $112,249    4.9%  $1,225,813  13.5%  $1,338,062  11.8%
   

  

  

  

  

  

   September 30, 2002

 
   Owned

  Serviced

  Total Managed

 
   Amount

  Percent

  Amount

  Percent

  Amount

  Percent

 

Delinquent contracts:

                      

31 to 60 days

  $32,957  1.5% $1,154,050  8.5% $1,187,007  7.6%

Greater than 60 days

   38,134  1.8   518,219  3.8   556,353  3.5 
   

  

 

  

 

  

    71,091  3.3   1,672,269  12.3   1,743,360  11.1 

In repossession

   14,053  0.6   160,684  1.2   174,737  1.1 
   

  

 

  

 

  

   $85,144  3.9% $1,832,953  13.5% $1,918,097  12.2%
   

  

 

  

 

  

   September 30, 2001

 
   Owned

  Serviced

  Total Managed

 
   Amount

  Percent

  Amount

  Percent

  Amount

  Percent

 

Delinquent contracts:

                      

31 to 60 days

  $65,541  2.9% $803,596  8.9% $869,137  7.7%

Greater than 60 days

   35,271  1.5   315,730  3.5   351,001  3.1 
   

  

 

  

 

  

    100,812  4.4   1,119,326  12.4   1,220,138  10.8 

In repossession

   11,437  0.5   106,487  1.1   117,924  1.0 
   

  

 

  

 

  

   $112,249  4.9% $1,225,813  13.5% $1,338,062  11.8%
   

  

 

  

 

  

Delinquencies in the Company’s managed receivables portfolio may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year and economic factors. Due to the

Company’s target customer base, a relatively high percentage of accounts become delinquent at some point in the life of a loan and there is a fairly high rate of account movement between current and delinquent status in the portfolio. Delinquencies on a total managed basis were higher as of September 30, 2002, compared to September 30, 2001, due to continued weakness in the economy, including higher unemployment rates, and, to a lesser extent, an increase in the average age of the Company’s managed receivables portfolio.

In accordance with its policies and guidelines, the Company at times offers payment deferrals to consumers, whereby the consumer is allowed to move a delinquent payment to the end of the loan generally by paying a fee (approximately the interest portion of the payment deferred). The Company’s policies and guidelines, as well as certain contractual restrictions in the Company’s securitization transactions, limit the number and frequency of deferments, that may be granted. An account for which all delinquent payments are deferred is classified as current at the time the deferment is granted. Thereafter, such account is aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account. Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average managed auto receivables outstanding were 5.5% and 4.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Finance receivables owned receiving a payment deferral were less than 2.0% of the total amount deferred during the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001. The Company believes that payment deferrals granted according to its policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio.

The following table presents charge-off data with respect to the Company’s managed finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2002

  2001

 

Held for sale:

         

Repossession charge-offs

  $19,561  $12,313 

Less: Recoveries

   (10,118)  (6,397)

Mandatory charge-offs (1)

   4,153   2,347 
   


 


Net charge-offs

   13,596   8,263 

Serviced:

         

Repossession charge-offs

   256,474   135,634 

Less: Recoveries

   (118,365)  (66,997)

Mandatory charge-offs (1)

   53,576   27,313 
   


 


Net charge-offs

   191,685   95,950 

Total managed:

         

Repossession charge-offs

   276,035   147,947 

Less: Recoveries

   (128,483)  (73,394)

Mandatory charge-offs (1)

   57,729   29,660 
   


 


Net charge-offs

  $205,281  $104,213 
   


 


Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average managed finance receivables outstanding

   5.3%  3.8%
   


 


Net recoveries as a percentage of repossession charge-offs

   46.5%  49.6%
   


 


(1)    Mandatory charge-offs represent accounts charged-off in full with no recovery amounts realized at time of charge-off.

(1)Mandatory charge-offs represent accounts charged-off in full with no recovery amounts realized at time of charge-off.

Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average managed receivables outstanding may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio and economic factors. Net charge-offs increased for the three months ended September 30, 2002, compared to the three months ended September 30, 2001, due to continued weakness in the economy, including higher unemployment rates, and due to lower net recoveries on repossessed vehicles. Recoveries as a percentage of repossession charge-offs decreased due to general declines in used car auction values.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s primary sources of cash have been borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities and sales of auto receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions. The Company’s primary uses of cash have been purchases of receivables and funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions.

The Company required cash of $2,470.2 million and $2,014.2 million for the purchase of auto finance contracts during the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. These purchases were funded initially utilizing warehouse credit facilities and subsequently through the sale of auto receivables in securitization transactions.

The Company has three separate funding agreements with administrative agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper conduits and bank groups with aggregate structured warehouse financing availability of approximately $3,295.0 million. One facility provides for available structured warehouse financing of $250.0 million through September 2003. Another facility provides for multi-year structured warehouse financing with availability of $500.0 million through November 2003. The third facility provides for available structured warehouse financing of $2,545.0 million, of which $380.0 million matures in March 2003 and the remaining $2,165.0 million matures in March 2005. No amounts were outstanding under these facilities as of September 30, 2002.

The Company also has three funding agreements with administrative agents on behalf of institutionally managed medium term note conduits under which $500.0 million, $750.0 million and $500.0 million, respectively, of proceeds are available through the terms of the agreements. The funding agreements allow for the substitution of auto receivables (subject to an overcollateralization formula) for cash, and vice versa, thus allowing the Company to use the medium term note proceeds to finance auto receivables on a revolving basis. The agreements mature in December 2003, June 2004 and February 2005, respectively. A total of $1,750.0 million was outstanding under these facilities as of September 30, 2002.

The Company’s Canadian subsidiary has a revolving credit agreement, under which the subsidiary may borrow up to $150.0 million Cdn., subject to a defined borrowing base. This facility matures in August 2003. A total of $70.4 million was outstanding under the Canadian revolving credit agreement as of September 30, 2002. Additionally, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary has a warehouse credit facility with availability of $100.0 million Cdn., subject to a defined borrowing base. The warehouse credit facility expires in May 2003. No amounts were outstanding under the warehouse credit facility as of September 30, 2002.

As is customary in the Company’s industry, certain of the Company’s warehouse credit facilities need to be renewed on an annual basis. If the Company was unable to renew these facilities on acceptable terms, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and liquidity.

The Company has completed thirty-five auto receivable securitization transactions through September 30, 2002. The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under the Company’s warehouse credit facilities.

A summary of these transactions is as follows (in millions):

Transaction (a)

  
Date

  
Original Amount

    
Balance at
September 30, 2002

1999-A  February 1999  $700.0    $82.0
1999-B  May 1999   1,000.0     160.4
1999-C  August 1999   1,000.0     215.0
1999-D  October 1999   900.0     219.0
2000-A  February 2000   1,300.0     374.9
2000-B  May 2000   1,200.0     423.9
2000-C  August 2000   1,100.0     444.4
2000-1  November 2000   495.0     202.8
2000-D  November 2000   600.0     282.2
2001-A  February 2001   1,400.0     701.8
2001-1  April 2001   1,089.0     578.8
2001-B  July 2001   1,850.0     1,182.7
2001-C  September 2001   1,600.0     1,126.7
2001-D  October 2001   1,800.0     1,306.6
2002-A  February 2002   1,600.0     1,323.8
2002-1  April 2002   990.0     838.7
2002-A Canada (b)  May 2002   158.9     141.8
2002-B  June 2002   1,200.0     1,105.2
2002-C  August 2002   1,300.0     1,253.5
2002-D  September 2002   600.0     590.7
      

    

      $21,882.9    $12,554.9
      

    

Transaction (a)


  

Date


  

Original

Amount


  

Balance at

September 30, 2002


1999-A

  February 1999  $700.0  $82.0

1999-B

  May 1999  1,000.0  160.4

1999-C

  August 1999  1,000.0  215.0

1999-D

  October 1999  900.0  219.0

2000-A

  February 2000  1,300.0  374.9

2000-B

  May 2000  1,200.0  423.9

2000-C

  August 2000  1,100.0  444.4

2000-1

  November 2000  495.0  202.8

2000-D

  November 2000  600.0  282.2

2001-A

  February 2001  1,400.0  701.8

2001-1

  April 2001  1,089.0  578.8

2001-B

  July 2001  1,850.0  1,182.7

2001-C

  September 2001  1,600.0  1,126.7

2001-D

  October 2001  1,800.0  1,306.6

2002-A

  February 2002  1,600.0  1,323.8

2002-1

  April 2002  990.0  838.7

2002-A Canada (b)

  May 2002  158.9  141.8

2002-B

  June 2002  1,200.0  1,105.2

2002-C

  August 2002  1,300.0  1,253.5

2002-D

  September 2002  600.0  590.7
      
  
      $21,882.9  $12,554.9
      
  

(a)
 
Transactions 1994-A, 1995-A and B, 1996-A, B, C and D, 1997-A, B, C and D, and 1998-A, B, C and D originally totaling $4,145.5 million have been paid off as of September 30, 2002.
(b)
 
The balance at September 30, 2002, reflects fluctuations in foreign currency translation rates and principal pay downs.

In connection with securitization transactions, the Company is required to provide credit enhancement in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. The Company typically makes an initial deposit to a restricted cash account and subsequently uses excess cash flows generated by the Trusts to either increase the restricted cash account or repay the outstanding asset-backed securities on an accelerated basis, thus creating additional credit enhancement through overcollateralization in the Trusts. When the credit enhancement levels reach specified percentages of the Trust’s pool of receivables, excess cash flows are distributed to the Company. The Company generally expects to begin to

receive excess cash flow distributions from its insured securitization transactions approximately 15 to 18 months after receivables are securitized, although the timing of cash flow distributions is dependent upon the structure of the securitization transaction.

The Company employs two types of securitization structures. The structure the Company utilizes most frequently involves the purchase of a financial guaranty

policy issued by an insurer to cover the asset-backed securities and the use of reinsurance and other alternative credit enhancements to reduce the required initial deposit to the restricted cash account. The reinsurance used to reduce the Company’s initial cash deposit has typically been arranged by the insurer of the asset-backed securities. As of September 30, 2002, the Company had commitments from the insurer for an additional $0.5 million of reinsurance that expires in December 2002. In August 2002, the Company obtained an additional $200.0 million of reinsurance commitments that will expire in December 2003. The new reinsurance commitments increase the Company’s initial cash deposit requirement to a level of 3%, compared to 2% under the previous commitments, which will require an additional $50.0 million of cash deposits over the term of the new commitments. Also, in August 2002, the Company entered into a revolving credit enhancement facility that provides for borrowing up to $290.0 million for the financing of bonds rated BBB- and BB- by Standard and Poor’s in connection with securitization transactions. This credit facility provides additional liquidity for credit enhancement in the future. The Company relies on these reinsurance arrangements and credit facility to supplement the amount of cash the Company would otherwise require to support its securitization program. If the Company was unable to access reinsurance or alternative credit enhancements on acceptable terms, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity.

The Company had a credit enhancement facility with a financial institution which the Company used to find a portion of the initial cash deposit for securitization transactions through October 2001, similar to the amount covered by the reinsurance as described above. In June 2002, the Company replaced the credit enhancement facility with a $130.0 million letter of credit from a financial institution. This letter of credit does not represent funded debt and, therefore, is not recorded as debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. A total of $46.7 million was outstanding under this letter of credit as of September 30, 2002.

The Company’s second securitization structure involves the sale of subordinate asset-backed securities in order to provide credit enhancement for the senior asset-backed securities. The subordinate asset-backed securities replace a portion of the Company’s initial credit enhancement deposit otherwise required in a securitization transaction in a manner similar to the utilization of reinsurance or other alternative credit enhancements described in the preceding paragraphs.

Initial deposits for credit enhancement purposes were $58.1 million and $80.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Borrowings under the credit enhancement facility were $46.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2001. Excess cash flows distributed to the Company were $63.3 million and $70.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

With respect to the Company’s securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty policy, agreements with the insurer provide that if delinquency, default and net loss ratios in a Trust’s pool of receivables

exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased. If a targeted ratio were exceeded in any insured securitization and a waiver were not granted by the insurer, excess cash flows from all of the Company’s insured securitizations could be used by the insurer to increase credit enhancement for the securitization in which a ratio was exceeded to higher specified levels rather than being distributed to the Company. If a targeted ratio were exceeded for an extended period of time in larger securitizations requiring a greater amount of additional credit enhancement, there could be a material adverse effect on the Company’s liquidity.

As of September 30, 2002, none of the Company’s securitizations had delinquency, default or net loss ratios in excess of the targeted levels. However, as a result of expected seasonal increases in delinquency levels through February 2003 and the prospects for continued economic weakness, the Company believes that it is likely that the initially targeted delinquency ratios would have been exceeded in certain of its securitizations during that time period. In September 2002, the insurer agreed to revise the targeted delinquency trigger levels through and including the March 2003 distribution date. As a result, the Company does not expect to exceed the revised delinquency targets with respect to any Trusts. The Company anticipates that expected seasonal improvements in delinquency levels after February 2003 should result in the ratios being reduced below applicable target levels. However, if expected seasonal improvements do not materialize or if there is continued instability or further deterioration in the economy, targeted delinquency levels could be exceeded in certain securitization Trusts. The Company also believes that it is possible that net loss ratios on certain of its securitization Trusts will exceed target levels if current economic conditions persist or worsen. If targeted levels were exceeded and a waiver was not granted, the Company estimates that $80.0 million to $100.0 million of cash otherwise distributable from the Trusts will be used to increase credit enhancements for the insurer rather than being released to the Company. Although the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity in the event that cash distributions from the Trusts are curtailed as described above, the Company may be required to decrease loan origination activities, and implement other expense reductions, if securitization distributions are materially decreased for a prolonged period of time.

On September 12, 2002, Moody’s Investors Service announced its intention to review the Company for a potential credit rating downgrade. In the event of a downgrade, certain of the Company’s derivative collateral lines will be reduced. The Company anticipates that the reductions in these derivative collateral lines would require it to pledge an additional $18.0 million to $40.0 million in cash to maintain its open derivative positions.

On October 1, 2002, the Company completed a secondary offering of 67,000,000 shares of common stock at a price of $7.50 per share. On OctoberNovember 13, 2002, an additional 1,500,000 shares were issued to cover over-allotments. The net proceeds of the secondary offering were approximately $480.9 million.The Company intends to use the proceeds of the secondary offering for initial

credit enhancement deposits in securitization transactions subsequent to September 30, 2002, and for other working capital needs.

The Company believes that it will continue to require the execution of securitization transactions in order to fund its liquidity needs in fiscal 2003. There can be no assurance that funding will be available to the Company through these sourcesthis source or, if available, that it will be on terms acceptable to it. If the Company is unable to execute securitization transactions on a regular basis, it may be required to significantly decrease loan origination activities and implement expense reductions, all of which may have a material adverse affect on the Company’s ability to achieve its business and financial objectives.

INTEREST RATE RISK

The Company’s earnings are affected by changes in interest rates as a result of its dependence upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt to fund its lending activities. Several factors can influence the Company’s ability to manage interest rate risk. First, auto finance contracts are purchased at fixed interest rates, while the amounts borrowed under warehouse credit facilities bear interest at variable rates that are subject to frequent adjustment to reflect prevailing market interest rates. Second, the interest rate demanded by investors in securitizations is a function of prevailing market rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rate environment. Because the auto finance contracts purchased by the Company have fixed interest rates, the Company bears the risk of smaller gross interest rate spreads in the event interest rates increase during the period between the date receivables are purchased and the completion and pricing of securitization transactions. In addition, the securities issued by the Trusts in the Company’s securitization transactions may bear interest at floating rates that are subject to monthly adjustment to reflect prevailing market interest rates.

The Company utilizes several strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations, including the use of derivative financial instruments, the regular sale of auto receivables to the Trusts and pre-funding of securitization transactions. Pre-funding securitizations is the practice of issuing more asset-backed securities than the amount of receivables initially sold to the Trust. The proceeds from the pre-funded portion are held in an escrow account until additional receivables are sold to the Trust in amounts up to the balance of the pre-funded escrow account. In pre-funded securitizations, borrowing costs are locked in with respect to the loans subsequently delivered to the Trust. However, the Company incurs an expense in pre-funded securitizations equal to the difference between the money market

yields earned on the proceeds held in escrow prior to subsequent delivery of receivables and the interest rate paid on the asset-backed securities outstanding.

Derivative financial instruments are utilized to manage the gross interest rate spread on the Company’s securitization transactions. The Company sells

fixed rate auto receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell either fixed rate or floating rate securities to investors. The fixed rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to market interest rate swap spreads for transactions of similar duration or various London Interbank Offered Rates (“LIBOR”). The floating rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to LIBOR. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to convert the floating rate exposures on these securities to a fixed rate, hedging the variability in future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization attributable to interest rate risk. The Company utilizes these derivative financial instruments to modify its net interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate based on the Company’s risk tolerance.

The Company also used an interest rate swap agreement to hedge the fair value of certain of its fixed rate senior notes. In August 2002, the Company terminated this interest rate swap agreement. The fair value of the agreement at termination date of $9.7 million is reflected as a premium in the carrying value of the senior notes and is being amortized into interest expense over the expected term of the senior notes.

In addition, the Company also utilizes interest rate cap agreements as part of its interest rate risk management strategy for securitization transactions as well as for warehouse credit facilities. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement pays a premium in return for the right to receive the difference in the interest cost at any time a specified index of market interest rates rises above the stipulated “cap” rate. The interest rate cap agreement purchaser bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the “cap” rate. The Company’s special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements as credit enhancement in connection with securitization transactions and warehouse credit facilities. The Company simultaneously sells a correspendingcorresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the purchased interest rate cap agreement. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased and sold by the Company is included in other assets and liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the Trusts is considered in the valuation of the credit enhancement assets.

Management monitors the Company’s hedging activities to ensure that the value of hedges, their correlation to the contracts being hedged and the amounts being hedged continue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk. All transactions are entered into for purposes other than trading. There have been no material changes in the Company’s interest rate risk exposure since June 30, 2002.

being hedged continue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk. All transactions are entered into for purposes other than trading.

There can be no assurance that the Company’s strategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate risk or that increases in interest rates will not have an adverse effect on the Company’s profitability.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

The preceding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section contains several “forward-looking statements”. Forward-looking statements are those that use words such as “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “intend”, “plan”, “may”, “will”, “likely”, “should”, “estimate”, “continue”, “future” or other comparable expressions. These words indicate future events and trends. Forward-looking statements are the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from historical results or from those anticipated by the Company. The most significant risks are detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002. It is advisable not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Item 3.    QUANTITATIVE3.QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Because the Company’s funding strategy is dependent upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt, fluctuations in interest rates impact the Company’s profitability. Therefore, the Company employs various hedging strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Risk” for additional information regarding such market risks.

Item 4.    CONTROLS4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Such controls include those designed to ensure that information for disclosure is communicated to management, including the Executive Chairman of the Board (the “Chairman”), Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

The Chairman, CEO and CFO, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within ninety days before the filing date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded, to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective. No significant changes were made in ourthe Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation.

Part II.    OTHERII.OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    LEGAL1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

As a consumer finance company, the Company is subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud and breach of contract. Some litigation against the Company could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, the Company may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but includes requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages.

The Company believes that it has taken prudent steps to address the litigation risks associated with its business activities. As of September 30, 2002, there were no lawsuits pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened against it, the outcome of which will have a material affect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 2.    CHANGES2.CHANGES IN SECURITIES

Not Applicable

Item 3.    DEFAULTS3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

Not Applicable

Item 4.    SUBMISSION4.SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

Not Applicable

Item 5.    OTHER5.OTHER INFORMATION

Not Applicable

Item 6.    EXHIBITS6.EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

 (a)(a)    Exhibits:

*10.1 Supplement No. 1 to Amended and Restated Indenture and Amendment No. 1 to Annex A to Amended and Restated Indenture and Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated July 31, 2002, among AmeriCredit Master Trust, AmeriCredit Funding Corp. VII, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., Bank One, NA, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company
*10.2 Supplement No. 2 to Amended and Restated Indenture and Amendment No. 1 to Annex A to Amended and Restated Indenture and Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated October 15, 2002, among AmeriCredit Master Trust, AmeriCredit Funding Corp. VII, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., Bank One, NA, and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, formerly known as Bankers Trust Company
 31.1
Officers’ Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1Officers’ Certification of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

*Previously filed

(b)Reports on Form 8-K
A report on Form 8-K was filed September 17, 2002, with the Commission to report the Company’s intent to structure future securitizations as on-balance sheet financings, to announce the public offering of common stock and to disclose the Company’s agreement with its insurer on securitization triggers.
A report on Form 8-K was filed on September 30, 2002, with the Commission to report the pricing of the Company’s public offering of common stock.
Certain subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company filed reports on Form 8-K during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, reporting monthly information related to securitization trusts.

A report on Form 8-K was filed September 17, 2002, with the Commission to report the Company’s intent to structure future securitizations as on-balance sheet financings, to announce the public offering of common stock and to disclose the Company’s agreement with its insurer on securitization triggers.

A report on Form 8-K was filed on September 30, 2002, with the Commission to report the pricing of the Company’s public offering of common stock.

Certain subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company filed reports on Form 8-K during the quarterly period ended September 30, 2002, reporting monthly information related to securitization trusts.

SIGNATURE

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

    
AMERICREDIT CORP.

AmeriCredit Corp.


(Registrant)

Date:  November 14, 2002

September 29, 2003

 By: 

/s/ DANIEL E. BERCE

Preston A. Miller


    (Signature)
    
Daniel E. Berce

(Signature)

Preston A. Miller

Executive Vice Chairman and

President,

Chief Financial Officer

and Treasurer

CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
We, the undersigned Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Executive Chairman, Michael R. Barrington, Vice Chairman of AmeriCredit Corp. (the “Company”), Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Daniel E. Berce, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby each certify, pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)We have reviewed the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”);
(2)Based on our knowledge, the Report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading;
(3)Based on our knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in the Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of, and for, the periods presented in the Report;
(4)We (i) are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures for the Company; (ii) have designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information is made known to us, particularly during the period in which the Report was prepared; (iii) have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the date of the Report; and (iv) have presented in the Report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on such evaluation.
(5)We have disclosed to the Company’s independent accountants and to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors: (i) any significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the Company’s independent accountants any material weaknesses in internal controls; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls.
(6)We have indicated in the Report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Dated:  November 14, 2002
/s/    CLIFTON H. MORRIS, JR.         

Clifton H. Morris, Jr.
Executive Chairman
/s/  MICHAEL R. BARRINGTON

Michael R. Barrington
Vice Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
/s/  DANIEL E. BERCE

Daniel E. Berce
Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer
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CERTIFICATION OF PERIODIC REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
We, the undersigned Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Executive Chairman of AmeriCredit Corp. (the”Company”), Michael R. Barrington, Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company and Daniel E. Berce, Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, do hereby each certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
(1)The Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or 78o(d)); 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: November 14, 2002
/s/    CLIFTON H. MORRIS, JR.         

Clifton H. Morris, Jr.
Executive Chairman
/s/  MICHAEL R. BARRINGTON

Michael R. Barrington
Vice Chairman, Chief Executive
Officer and President
/s/  DANIEL E. BERCE

Daniel E. Berce
Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer

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