UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
x | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
¨ | 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)
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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. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer x | | Accelerated filer ¨ | | Non-accelerated filer ¨ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No x
There were 115,511,201 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value outstanding as of October 31, 2006.
AMERICREDIT CORP.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AMERICREDIT CORP.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)
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| | September 30, 2006 | | | June 30, 2006 | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 840,767 | | | $ | 513,240 | |
Finance receivables, net | | | 11,520,531 | | | | 11,097,008 | |
Credit enhancement assets | | | 24,075 | | | | 104,624 | |
Restricted cash – securitization notes payable | | | 1,350,602 | | | | 860,935 | |
Restricted cash – credit facilities | | | 759,411 | | | | 140,042 | |
Property and equipment, net | | | 55,509 | | | | 57,225 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 95,625 | | | | 78,789 | |
Other assets | | | 252,395 | | | | 216,002 | |
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Total assets | | $ | 14,898,915 | | | $ | 13,067,865 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Credit facilities | | $ | 1,971,095 | | | $ | 2,106,282 | |
Securitization notes payable | | | 10,081,115 | | | | 8,518,849 | |
Convertible senior notes | | | 750,000 | | | | 200,000 | |
Funding payable | | | 196,089 | | | | 54,623 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 166,506 | | | | 155,799 | |
Other liabilities | | | 10,964 | | | | 23,426 | |
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Total liabilities | | | 13,175,769 | | | | 11,058,979 | |
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Commitments and contingencies (Note 10) | | | | | | | | |
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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; 170,617,799 and 169,459,291 shares issued | | | 1,706 | | | | 1,695 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 1,188,796 | | | | 1,217,445 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 67,251 | | | | 74,282 | |
Retained earnings | | | 1,714,053 | | | | 1,639,817 | |
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| | | 2,971,806 | | | | 2,933,239 | |
Treasury stock, at cost (55,607,217 and 42,126,843 shares) | | | (1,248,660 | ) | | | (924,353 | ) |
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Total shareholders’ equity | | | 1,723,146 | | | | 2,008,886 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 14,898,915 | | | $ | 13,067,865 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMERICREDIT CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Revenue | | | | | | | | |
Finance charge income | | $ | 484,357 | | | $ | 373,736 | |
Servicing income | | | 7,459 | | | | 25,341 | |
Other income | | | 31,805 | | | | 21,186 | |
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| | | 523,621 | | | | 420,263 | |
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Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | 88,288 | | | | 77,865 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 173,905 | | | | 165,860 | |
Interest expense | | | 143,471 | | | | 90,271 | |
Restructuring charges, net | | | 309 | | | | 159 | |
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| | | 405,973 | | | | 334,155 | |
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Income before income taxes | | | 117,648 | | | | 86,108 | |
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Income tax provision | | | 43,412 | | | | 32,075 | |
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Net income | | | 74,236 | | | | 54,033 | |
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Other comprehensive (loss) income | | | | | | | | |
Unrealized losses on credit enhancement assets | | | (2,610 | ) | | | (4,008 | ) |
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges | | | (8,255 | ) | | | 8,206 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | (161 | ) | | | 4,991 | |
Income tax benefit (provision) | | | 3,995 | | | | (1,562 | ) |
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Other comprehensive (loss) income | | | (7,031 | ) | | | 7,627 | |
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Comprehensive income | | $ | 67,205 | | | $ | 61,660 | |
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Earnings per share | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.59 | | | $ | 0.38 | |
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Diluted | | $ | 0.54 | | | $ | 0.35 | |
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Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 125,278,738 | | | | 142,735,494 | |
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Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares | | | 139,718,283 | | | | 157,590,746 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMERICREDIT CORP.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Cash flows from operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 74,236 | | | $ | 54,033 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 6,078 | | | | 9,074 | |
Accretion and amortization of loan fees | | | (7,487 | ) | | | (2,215 | ) |
Provision for loan losses | | | 173,905 | | | | 165,860 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (6,541 | ) | | | (9,109 | ) |
Accretion of present value discount | | | (5,291 | ) | | | (11,663 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 3,886 | | | | 4,203 | |
Other | | | 1,948 | | | | (254 | ) |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | (35,822 | ) | | | 8,366 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 11,425 | | | | 11,856 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 216,337 | | | | 230,151 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of receivables | | | (1,790,828 | ) | | | (1,621,939 | ) |
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables | | | 1,331,107 | | | | 976,538 | |
Distributions from gain on sale Trusts | | | 76,017 | | | | 143,018 | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | (1,064 | ) | | | (902 | ) |
Sale of property | | | | | | | 34,807 | |
Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable | | | (489,640 | ) | | | (40,256 | ) |
Change in restricted cash – credit facilities | | | (619,369 | ) | | | 183,577 | |
Change in other assets | | | 4,212 | | | | 2,240 | |
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Net cash used by investing activities | | | (1,489,565 | ) | | | (322,917 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | | | |
Net change in credit facilities | | | (135,187 | ) | | | 113,766 | |
Issuance of securitization notes payable | | | 2,550,000 | | | | 1,100,000 | |
Payments on securitization notes payable | | | (988,590 | ) | | | (889,615 | ) |
Issuance of convertible senior notes | | | 550,000 | | | | | |
Debt issuance costs | | | (16,299 | ) | | | (3,532 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of warrants | | | 93,086 | | | | | |
Purchase of call option on common stock | | | (145,710 | ) | | | | |
Repurchase of common stock | | | (323,964 | ) | | | (204,114 | ) |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 14,020 | | | | 3,407 | |
Other net changes | | | 3,500 | | | | (153 | ) |
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Net cash provided by financing activities | | | 1,600,856 | | | | 119,759 | |
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Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | 327,628 | | | | 26,993 | |
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Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | (101 | ) | | | 1,982 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 513,240 | | | | 663,501 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 840,767 | | | $ | 692,476 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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AMERICREDIT CORP.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include our accounts and the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, including certain special purpose financing trusts utilized in securitization transactions (“Trusts”) which are considered variable interest entities. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
The consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2006, and for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, are unaudited, and in management’s opinion include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for such interim periods. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.
The interim period consolidated 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 our consolidated financial statements that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006.
Current Accounting Pronouncements
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”). SFAS 155 amends SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, and SFAS 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities”. SFAS 155 (i) permits the fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, (ii) clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirement of SFAS 133, (iii) establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, (iv) clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives and (v) amends SFAS 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning
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of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 156”). SFAS 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract in specific situations. Additionally, the servicing asset or servicing liability shall be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS 156 permits an entity to choose either the amortization method or fair value measurement method for subsequent measurement of the servicing asset or servicing liability. SFAS 156 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
FASB Interpretation No. 48
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction. FIN 48 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FIN 48.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 requires companies to disclose the fair value of its financial instruments according to a fair value hierarchy. Additionally, companies are required to provide certain disclosures regarding instruments within the hierarchy, including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for each major category of assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify an error under both the rollover and iron curtain approaches. Consequently, a registrant’s financial statements would require adjustment when either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that is material, after considering all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. SAB 108 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, with early adoption encouraged. Management does not expect SAB 108 to have any impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 2 – FINANCE RECEIVABLES
Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands):
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| | September 30, 2006 | | | June 30, 2006 | |
Finance receivables unsecuritized, net of fees | | $ | 1,720,902 | | | $ | 2,415,000 | |
Finance receivables securitized, net of fees | | | 10,497,811 | | | | 9,360,665 | |
Less nonaccretable acquisition fees | | | (203,474 | ) | | | (203,128 | ) |
Less allowance for loan losses | | | (494,708 | ) | | | (475,529 | ) |
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| | $ | 11,520,531 | | | $ | 11,097,008 | |
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Finance receivables securitized represent receivables transferred to our special purpose finance subsidiaries in securitization transactions accounted for as secured financings. Finance receivables unsecuritized include $1,387.8 million and $2,227.3 million pledged under our credit facilities as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively.
Finance receivables are collateralized by vehicle titles and we have the right to repossess the vehicle in the event the consumer defaults on the payment terms of the contract.
The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $604.6 million and $574.8 million of delinquent finance receivables as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively.
Finance contracts are generally purchased by us from auto dealers without recourse, and accordingly, the dealer usually has no liability to us if the consumer defaults on the contract. Depending upon the contract structure and consumer credit attributes, we may charge dealers a non-refundable acquisition fee when purchasing individual finance contracts. We recorded acquisition fees on loans purchased prior to July 1, 2004, as nonaccretable fees available to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio. Additionally, we record a discount on finance receivables repurchased upon the exercise of a cleanup call option from our gain on sale securitization transactions and account for such discounts as nonaccretable discounts.
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A summary of the nonaccretable acquisition fees is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | 203,128 | | | $ | 199,810 | |
Purchases of receivables | | | 7,484 | | | | 7,589 | |
Net charge-offs | | | (7,138 | ) | | | (3,712 | ) |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 203,474 | | | $ | 203,687 | |
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A summary of the allowance for loan losses is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | 475,529 | | | $ | 341,408 | |
Provision for loan losses | | | 173,905 | | | | 165,860 | |
Net charge-offs | | | (154,726 | ) | | | (105,461 | ) |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 494,708 | | | $ | 401,807 | |
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NOTE 3 – SECURITIZATIONS
A summary of our securitization activity and cash flows from special purpose entities used for securitizations is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 |
Receivables securitized | | $ | 2,373,941 | | | $ | 1,189,191 |
Net proceeds from securitization | | | 2,550,000 | (b) | | | 1,100,000 |
Servicing fees: | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 2,168 | | | | 14,135 |
Secured financing (a) | | | 62,118 | | | | 50,917 |
Distributions: | | | | | | | |
Sold | | | 76,017 | | | | 143,018 |
Secured financing | | | 215,084 | | | | 153,115 |
(a) | Servicing fees earned on securitizations accounted for as secured financings are included in finance charge income on the consolidated statements of income. |
(b) | Net proceeds related to the pre-funding of the 2006-B-G transaction of $436.9 million is held in restricted cash – securitization notes payable until the remaining receivables are delivered. |
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As of September 30 and June 30, 2006, we were servicing $10,616.7 million and $9,795.1 million, respectively, of finance receivables that have been sold or transferred in securitization transactions.
NOTE 4 – CREDIT ENHANCEMENT ASSETS
Credit enhancement assets represent the present value of our retained interests in securitizations accounted for as sales. Credit enhancement assets consist of the following (in thousands):
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| | September 30, 2006 | | June 30, 2006 |
Interest-only receivables from Trusts | | $ | 1,005 | | $ | 3,645 |
Investments in Trust receivables | | | 7,603 | | | 41,018 |
Restricted cash – gain on sale Trusts | | | 15,467 | | | 59,961 |
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| | $ | 24,075 | | $ | 104,624 |
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A summary of activity in the credit enhancement assets is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | 104,624 | | | $ | 541,790 | |
Distributions from Trusts | | | (76,017 | ) | | | (143,018 | ) |
Receivables repurchased under clean-up call options | | | (6,496 | ) | | | (7,495 | ) |
Accretion of present value discount | | | 1,620 | | | | 9,314 | |
Other-than-temporary impairment | | | | | | | (457 | ) |
Change in unrealized gain | | | 344 | | | | (1,358 | ) |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | | | 239 | |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 24,075 | | | $ | 399,015 | |
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Significant assumptions used in measuring the estimated fair value of credit enhancement assets related to the gain on sale Trusts at the balance sheet dates are as follows:
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| | September 30, 2006 | | June 30, 2006 |
Cumulative credit losses (a) | | 14.4% | | 12.5% - 14.3% |
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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% |
(a) | Excludes cumulative credit loss assumption of 2.2% and 2.3% related to the acquired gain on sale Trust at September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively. |
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We have not presented the expected weighted average life and prepayment assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets due to the stability of these two attributes over time. The majority of our prepayment experience relates to defaults that are considered in the cumulative credit loss assumption. Our voluntary prepayment experience on our gain on sale receivables portfolio typically has not fluctuated significantly with changes in market interest rates or other economic or market factors. The weighted average life of the pools of loans are driven more by the default assumption than the voluntary prepayment rate assumption and therefore the weighted average life is not meaningful.
NOTE 5 – EQUITY INVESTMENT
We hold an equity investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., (“DealerTrack”), a leading provider of on-demand software and data solutions that utilizes the internet to link automotive dealers with banks, finance companies, credit unions and other financing sources. We owned 2,644,242 shares of DealerTrack with a market value of $22.11 per share at September 30, 2006. This equity investment is classified as available for sale, and changes in its market value are reflected in other comprehensive income. At September 30 and June 30, 2006, the investment is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and is valued at $58.5 million. Included in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheets is $47.5 million in unrealized gains related to our investment in DealerTrack at September 30 and June 30, 2006. Future changes in the market value of our investment in DealerTrack will be reflected in other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income until such time that the investment is sold either in whole or in part.
In October 2006, DealerTrack completed a secondary public offering of its common stock. As part of the offering, we sold 1,954,361 shares for net proceeds of $22.67 per share, resulting in a $36.2 million pre-tax gain. We continue to own 689,881 shares of DealerTrack and are contractually prohibited from selling any additional shares until January 2007.
NOTE 6 – CREDIT FACILITIES
Amounts outstanding under our credit facilities are as follows (in thousands):
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| | September 30, 2006 | | June 30, 2006 |
Commercial paper facility | | $ | 231,470 | | $ | 358,800 |
Medium term note facility | | | 650,000 | | | 650,000 |
Repurchase facility | | | 421,347 | | | 482,628 |
Near prime facility | | | 262,614 | | | 293,394 |
Bay View credit facility | | | 237,558 | | | 133,180 |
Bay View receivables funding facility | | | 168,106 | | | 188,280 |
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| | $ | 1,971,095 | | $ | 2,106,282 |
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Further detail regarding terms and availability of the credit facilities as of September 30, 2006, follows (in thousands):
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Maturity | | Facility Amount | | Advances Outstanding | | Finance Receivables Pledged | | Restricted Cash Pledged (f) |
Commercial paper facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
November 2008 (a)(b) | | $ | 1,950,000 | | $ | 231,470 | | $ | 264,941 | | $ | 2,653 |
Medium term note facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
October 2007 (a)(c) | | | 650,000 | | | 650,000 | | | | | | 645,306 |
Repurchase facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
August 2007 (a)(d) | | | 600,000 | | | 421,347 | | | 444,404 | | | 23,245 |
Near prime facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
July 2007 (a) | | | 400,000 | | | 262,614 | | | 269,617 | | | 2,736 |
Bay View credit facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
September 2007 (a) | | | 450,000 | | | 237,558 | | | 243,448 | | | 3,743 |
Bay View receivables funding facility: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
November 2014 (e) | | | | | | 168,106 | | | 165,402 | | | |
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| | $ | 4,050,000 | | $ | 1,971,095 | | $ | 1,387,812 | | $ | 677,683 |
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(a) | At the maturity date, the outstanding debt balance can either be repaid in full or over time based on the amortization of receivables pledged. |
(b) | In October 2006, we amended the agreement to increase the facility limit to $2,500.0 million and extended the maturity date to October 2009. |
(c) | This facility is a revolving facility through the date stated above. During the revolving period, we have the ability to substitute receivables for cash, or vice versa. In September 2006, we exercised our call option on the facility to terminate the debt in October 2006. Subsequent to the call and prior to paying off the debt, the facility was unavailable to pledge new receivables. In October 2006, we entered into a new $750.0 million medium term note facility that will mature in October 2009. |
(d) | In August 2006, we amended the agreement to increase the facility limit to $600.0 million through February 2007. After February 2007, the facility limit will be reduced to $500.0 million with a final maturity of August 2007. |
(e) | No additional borrowings are allowed under this facility which has an early redemption option in December 2006. |
(f) | These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables pledged of $81.7 million which is also included in restricted cash – credit facilities on the consolidated balance sheets. |
Our credit facilities are administered by agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper or medium term note conduits. Under these funding agreements, we transfer finance receivables to our special purpose finance subsidiaries. These subsidiaries, in turn, issue notes to the agents, collateralized by such finance receivables and cash. The agents provide funding under the notes to the subsidiaries pursuant to an advance formula, and the subsidiaries forward the funds to us in consideration for the transfer of finance receivables. While these subsidiaries are included in our consolidated financial statements, these subsidiaries are separate legal entities and the finance receivables and other assets held by these subsidiaries are legally owned by these subsidiaries and are not available to our creditors or our 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.
We are required to hold certain funds in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for borrowings under the facilities. Additionally, certain funding agreements contain various covenants requiring minimum
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financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss, delinquency and repossession ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements or restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements. As of September 30, 2006, our credit facilities were in compliance with all covenants.
Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the expected term of the credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $5.0 million and $5.8 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 7 – SECURITIZATION NOTES PAYABLE
Securitization notes payable represents debt issued by us in securitization transactions accounted for as secured financings. Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the expected term of the securitizations; accordingly, unamortized costs of $24.0 million and $21.4 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
Securitization notes payable as of September 30, 2006, consists of the following (dollars in thousands):
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Transaction | | Maturity Date (b) | | Original Note Amount | | Original Weighted Average Interest Rate | | | Receivables Pledged | | Note Balance |
2002-E-M | | June 2009 | | $ | 1,700,000 | | 3.2 | % | | $ | 208,333 | | $ | 195,699 |
2003-A-M | | November 2009 | | | 1,000,000 | | 2.6 | % | | | 156,340 | | | 141,996 |
2003-B-X | | January 2010 | | | 825,000 | | 2.3 | % | | | 142,265 | | | 129,450 |
2003-C-F | | May 2010 | | | 915,000 | | 2.8 | % | | | 163,060 | | | 143,850 |
2003-D-M | | August 2010 | | | 1,200,000 | | 2.3 | % | | | 278,484 | | | 246,410 |
2004-A-F | | February 2011 | | | 750,000 | | 2.3 | % | | | 192,398 | | | 169,639 |
2004-B-M | | March 2011 | | | 900,000 | | 2.2 | % | | | 264,662 | | | 232,730 |
2004-1 | | July 2010 | | | 575,000 | | 3.7 | % | | | 228,949 | | | 166,690 |
2004-C-A | | May 2011 | | | 800,000 | | 3.2 | % | | | 334,226 | | | 295,835 |
2004-D-F | | July 2011 | | | 750,000 | | 3.1 | % | | | 341,871 | | | 306,269 |
2005-A-X | | October 2011 | | | 900,000 | | 3.7 | % | | | 456,431 | | | 407,699 |
2005-1 | | May 2011 | | | 750,000 | | 4.5 | % | | | 412,216 | | | 335,072 |
2005-B-M | | May 2012 | | | 1,350,000 | | 4.1 | % | | | 837,115 | | | 751,186 |
2005-C-F | | June 2012 | | | 1,100,000 | | 4.5 | % | | | 768,996 | | | 703,426 |
2005-D-A | | November 2012 | | | 1,400,000 | | 4.9 | % | | | 1,094,129 | | | 1,005,370 |
2006-1 | | May 2013 | | | 945,000 | | 5.3 | % | | | 799,401 | | | 755,796 |
2006-RM | | January 2014 | | | 1,200,000 | | 5.4 | % | | | 1,231,994 | | | 1,199,825 |
2006-A-F | | September 2013 | | | 1,350,000 | | 5.6 | % | | | 1,388,093 | | | 1,302,500 |
2006-B-G | | September 2013 | | | 1,200,000 | | 5.2 | % | | | 816,266 | | | 1,199,884 |
BV2005-LJ-1 (a) | | May 2012 | | | 232,100 | | 5.1 | % | | | 118,703 | | | 120,510 |
BV2005-LJ-2 (a) | | February 2014 | | | 185,596 | | 4.6 | % | | | 109,183 | | | 111,903 |
BV2005-3 (a) | | June 2014 | | | 220,107 | | 5.1 | % | | | 154,696 | | | 159,376 |
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| | | | $ | 20,247,803 | | | | | $ | 10,497,811 | | $ | 10,081,115 |
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(a) | Transactions relate to securitization Trusts acquired by us. |
(b) | Maturity date represents final legal maturity of securitization notes payable. Securitization notes payable are expected to be paid based on amortization of the finance receivables pledged to the Trusts. |
At the time of securitization of finance receivables, we are required to pledge assets equal to a specified percentage of the securitization pool to support the securitization transaction. Typically, the assets pledged consist of cash deposited to a restricted account and additional receivables delivered to the Trust, which create overcollateralization. The securitization transactions require the percentage of assets pledged to support the transaction to increase 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 targeted percentage level of assets has been reached. Once the targeted percentage level of assets is reached and maintained, excess cash flows generated by the Trusts are released to us 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 are also released to us as distributions from Trusts.
With respect to our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy, agreements with the insurers provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss triggers) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased.
Agreements with our financial guaranty insurance providers contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit our financial guaranty insurance providers to terminate our servicing rights to the receivables sold to that Trust.
NOTE 8 – CONVERTIBLE SENIOR NOTES
Convertible senior notes as of September 30, 2006, consist of the following (dollars in thousands):
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Issue Date | | Interest Rate | | | Maturity Date | | Note Balance |
November 2003 | | 1.75 | % | | November 2023 | | $ | 200,000 |
September 2006 | | 0.75 | % | | September 2011 | | | 275,000 |
September 2006 | | 2.125 | % | | September 2013 | | | 275,000 |
| | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | $ | 750,000 |
| | | | | | | | |
Debt issuance costs relating to convertible senior notes are being amortized over the expected term of the notes; unamortized costs of $14.6 million and $2.5 million are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively.
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In September 2006, we issued $550.0 million of convertible senior notes at par in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, of which $275.0 million are due in 2011 bearing interest at a rate of 0.75% per annum and $275.0 million are due in 2013 bearing interest at a rate of 2.125% per annum. Interest on the notes is payable semiannually. Subject to certain conditions, the notes, which are uncollateralized, may be converted prior to maturity into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $28.07 per share and $30.51 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Upon conversion, the conversion value will be paid in: 1) cash equal to the principal amount of the notes and 2) to the extent the conversion value exceeds the principal amount of the notes, shares of our common stock. The notes are convertible only in the following circumstances: 1) if the closing sale price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price during specified periods set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued, 2) if the average trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the notes is less than or equal to 98% of the average conversion value of the notes during specified periods set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued or 3) upon the occurrence of specific corporate transactions set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued. In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement that requires us to file a shelf registration statement relating to the resale of the notes, the subsidiary guarantees and the shares of common stock into which the notes are convertible. If the registration statement has not become effective within 180 days from the original issuance of the notes or ceases to remain effective, we will be required to pay additional interest to the noteholders during the time that the registration statement is not effective at a rate of 0.5% per annum through September 2008.
In connection with the issuance of these convertible senior notes, we used net proceeds of $246.8 million to purchase 10,109,500 shares of our common stock.
In conjunction with the issuance of the convertible senior notes, we purchased call options that entitle us to purchase shares of our common stock in an amount equal to the number of shares issued upon conversion of the notes at $28.07 per share and $30.51 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. These call options are expected to allow us to offset the dilution of our shares if the conversion feature of the convertible senior notes is exercised.
We also sold warrants to purchase 9,796,408 shares of our common stock at $35 per share and 9,012,713 shares of our common stock at $40 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. In no event are we required to deliver a number of shares in connection with the exercise of these warrants in excess of twice the aggregate number of shares initially issuable upon the exercise of the warrants.
We have analyzed the conversion feature, call option and warrant transactions under Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative
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Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled In a Company’s Own Stock,” and determined they meet the criteria for classification as equity transactions. As a result, both the cost of the call options and the proceeds of the warrants are reflected in additional paid-in capital on our consolidated balance sheets, and we will not recognize subsequent changes in their fair value.
NOTE 9 – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
As of September 30 and June 30, 2006, we had interest rate swap agreements associated with our securitization Trusts, our medium term note facility and a portion of our Bay View Acceptance Corp. portfolio with underlying notional amounts of $1,184.2 million and $1,293.8 million, respectively. The fair value of our interest rate swap agreements of $8.6 million and $18.7 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges had unrealized gains of $7.0 million and $15.2 million included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively. The ineffectiveness related to the interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges was not material for the three month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. We estimate approximately $4.8 million of unrealized gains included in other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.
As of September 30 and June 30, 2006, we had interest rate cap agreements with underlying notional amounts of $2,169.5 million and $3,733.3 million, respectively. The fair value of our interest rate cap agreements purchased by our special purpose finance subsidiaries of $4.1 million and $15.4 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of our interest rate cap agreements sold by us of $3.9 million and $14.8 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively, are included in other liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets.
Under the terms of our derivative financial instruments, we are required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts as collateral for the outstanding derivative transactions. As of September 30 and June 30, 2006, these restricted cash accounts totaled $9.0 million and $13.2 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.
NOTE 10 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Guarantees of Indebtedness
The payments of principal and interest on our convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The carrying value of the convertible senior notes was $750.0 million and $200.0 million as of September 30 and June 30, 2006, respectively. See guarantor consolidating financial statements in Note 15.
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Legal Proceedings
As a consumer finance company, we are 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, breach of contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against us could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, we 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 can include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. We believe that we have taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with our business activities.
In fiscal 2003, several complaints were filed by shareholders against us and certain of our officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder as well as violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with our secondary public offering of common stock on October 1, 2002. These complaints were consolidated into one action, styled Pierce v. AmeriCredit Corp., et al., and were pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The plaintiff in Pierce sought class action status. In Pierce, the plaintiff claimed, among other allegations, that deferments were improperly granted by us to avoid delinquency triggers in securitization transactions and enhance cash flows and to incorrectly report charge-offs and delinquency percentages, thereby causing us to misrepresent our financial performance throughout the alleged class period. The plaintiff also alleged that our registration statement and prospectus for the offering contained untrue statements of material facts and omitted to state material facts necessary to make other statements in the registration statement not misleading.
On August 16, 2006, the Court entered an Order dismissing the Pierce case as to all remaining claims and as to all parties, with prejudice. The plaintiff filed a notice of appeal on September 15, 2006 but later informed us of its desire to withdraw the notice of appeal. Accordingly, on October 10, 2006, we, the plaintiff and the other defendants jointly filed a motion to withdraw the notice of appeal, which was granted by the Court on October 23, 2006. The Pierce case has now been resolved in our favor.
Two shareholder derivative actions were also brought against us. On February 27, 2003, we were served with a shareholder’s derivative action filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, entitled Mildred Rosenthal, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant AmeriCredit Corp. v. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., et al. A second shareholder derivative action was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas 48th Judicial District, on August 19, 2003, entitled David Harris, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant AmeriCredit Corp. v.
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Clifton H. Morris, Jr., et al. Both of these shareholder derivative actions allege, among other complaints, that certain of our officers and directors breached their respective fiduciary duties by causing us to make improper deferments, violate federal and state securities laws and issue misleading financial statements. The substantive allegations in both of the derivative actions are essentially the same as those in the above-referenced consolidated class action. A special litigation committee (“SLC”) of the Board of Directors was created to investigate the claims in the derivative actions. In September 2005, the SLC completed its investigation of the claims made by the derivative plaintiffs in Rosenthal and Harris and rendered its decision that continuation of the derivative proceeding is not in our best interests. Accordingly, we filed a Motion to Dismiss each derivative complaint. On August 21, 2006, the federal court entered an Order dismissing the Rosenthal case, with prejudice. The plaintiff did not file a notice of appeal within the time permitted and the Rosenthal case has been resolved in our favor. Our motion to dismiss the Harris case is pending in state court but we believe that this matter will also be resolved in our favor.
NOTE 11 – COMMON STOCK
On September 12, 2006, we announced the approval of another stock repurchase plan by our Board of Directors. The new stock repurchase plan authorizes us to repurchase up to $300.0 million of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions based on market conditions. The cumulative amount of stock repurchases authorized by our Board of Directors since April 2004 is $1,546.8 million.
The following summarizes share repurchase activity:
| | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Number of shares | | | 13,462,430 | | | 8,077,131 |
Average price per share | | $ | 24.06 | | $ | 25.27 |
As of October 31, 2006, we had repurchased $1,246.8 million of our common stock since April 2004 and we had remaining authorization to repurchase $300.0 million of our common stock.
NOTE 12 – RESTRUCTURING CHARGES
As of September 30, 2006, total costs incurred to date related to our restructuring activities include $22.3 million in personnel-related costs and $70.3 million of contract termination and other associated costs.
A summary of the liabilities, which are included in accrued taxes and expenses on the consolidated balance sheets, for restructuring charges for the three months ended September 30, 2006, is as follows (in thousands):
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Personnel-Related Costs | | | Contract Termination Costs | | | Other Associated Costs | | | Total | |
Balance at June 30, 2006 | | $ | 1,066 | | | $ | 11,673 | | | $ | 2,577 | | | $ | 15,316 | |
Cash settlements | | | (703 | ) | | | (930 | ) | | | | | | | (1,633 | ) |
Non-cash settlements | | | | | | | (62 | ) | | | (66 | ) | | | (128 | ) |
Adjustments | | | | | | | 308 | | | | 1 | | | | 309 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at September 30, 2006 | | $ | 363 | | | $ | 10,989 | | | $ | 2,512 | | | $ | 13,864 | |
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NOTE 13 – 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 data):
| | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Net income | | $ | 74,236 | | $ | 54,033 |
Interest expense related to convertible senior notes, net of related tax effects | | | 719 | | | 715 |
| | | | | | |
Adjusted net income | | $ | 74,955 | | $ | 54,748 |
| | | | | | |
Weighted average shares outstanding | | | 125,278,738 | | | 142,735,494 |
| | |
Incremental shares resulting from assumed conversions: | | | | | | |
Stock-based compensation | | | 2,954,202 | | | 3,331,719 |
Warrants | | | 780,138 | | | 818,328 |
Convertible senior notes | | | 10,705,205 | | | 10,705,205 |
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| | | 14,439,545 | | | 14,855,252 |
| | | | | | |
Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares | | | 139,718,283 | | | 157,590,746 |
| | | | | | |
Earnings per share: | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.59 | | $ | 0.38 |
| | | | | | |
Diluted | | $ | 0.54 | | $ | 0.35 |
| | | | | | |
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, adjusted for interest expense (net of related tax effects) related to our convertible senior notes issued in November 2003, by the weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares. The treasury stock method was used to compute the assumed incremental shares related to our outstanding stock-based compensation, warrants and will be used to compute the shares related to our
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convertible senior notes issued in September 2006 on assumed incremental shares. The average common stock market prices for the periods were used to determine the number of incremental shares. Options to purchase approximately 0.8 million and 0.7 million shares of common stock at September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the option exercise price was greater than the average market price of the common shares.
The if-converted method was used to calculate the impact of our convertible senior notes issued in November 2003 on assumed incremental shares.
NOTE 14 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Cash payments for interest costs and income taxes consist of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Interest costs (none capitalized) | | $ | 152,525 | | $ | 79,479 |
Income taxes | | | 27,993 | | | 23,486 |
NOTE 15 – GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The payment of principal and interest on our convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are not included herein because the Subsidiary Guarantors are our wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries and are jointly, severally and unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the convertible senior notes. We believe that the consolidating financial information for AmeriCredit Corp., the combined Subsidiary Guarantors and the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries provide information that is more meaningful in understanding the financial position of the Subsidiary Guarantors than separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The consolidating financial statements 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 parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (v) the parent company and our subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.
Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. Results of operations 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.
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Balance Sheet
September 30, 2006
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | | Guarantors | | Non- Guarantors | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 827,768 | | $ | 12,999 | | | | | | $ | 840,767 | |
Finance receivables, net | | | | | | | 264,895 | | | 11,255,636 | | | | | | | 11,520,531 | |
Credit enhancement assets | | | | | | | | | | 24,075 | | | | | | | 24,075 | |
Restricted cash - securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | 1,350,602 | | | | | | | 1,350,602 | |
Restricted cash - credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | 759,411 | | | | | | | 759,411 | |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | 6,444 | | | | 49,065 | | | | | | | | | | 55,509 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | 5,852 | | | | 84,056 | | | 5,717 | | | | | | | 95,625 | |
Other assets | | | 14,794 | | | | 167,506 | | | 70,095 | | | | | | | 252,395 | |
Due from affiliates | | | 731,275 | | | | | | | 1,047,749 | | $ | (1,779,024 | ) | | | | |
Investment in affiliates | | | 1,794,737 | | | | 2,534,077 | | | 445,273 | | | (4,774,087 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,553,102 | | | $ | 3,927,367 | | $ | 14,971,557 | | $ | (6,553,111 | ) | | $ | 14,898,915 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | |
Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit facilities | | | | | | | | | $ | 1,971,095 | | | | | | $ | 1,971,095 | |
Securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | 10,081,115 | | | | | | | 10,081,115 | |
Convertible senior notes | | $ | 750,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 750,000 | |
Funding payable | | | | | | $ | 195,416 | | | 673 | | | | | | | 196,089 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 77,572 | | | | 30,099 | | | 58,835 | | | | | | | 166,506 | |
Other liabilities | | | 2,384 | | | | 8,580 | | | | | | | | | | 10,964 | |
Due to affiliates | | | | | | | 1,779,024 | | | | | $ | (1,779,024 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities | | | 829,956 | | | | 2,013,119 | | | 12,111,718 | | | (1,779,024 | ) | | | 13,175,769 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock | | | 1,706 | | | | 75,355 | | | 30,627 | | | (105,982 | ) | | | 1,706 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 1,188,796 | | | | 75,791 | | | 638,077 | | | (713,868 | ) | | | 1,188,796 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 67,251 | | | | 50,053 | | | 33,644 | | | (83,697 | ) | | | 67,251 | |
Retained earnings | | | 1,714,053 | | | | 1,713,049 | | | 2,157,491 | | | (3,870,540 | ) | | | 1,714,053 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,971,806 | | | | 1,914,248 | | | 2,859,839 | | | (4,774,087 | ) | | | 2,971,806 | |
Treasury stock | | | (1,248,660 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (1,248,660 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total shareholders’ equity | | | 1,723,146 | | | | 1,914,248 | | | 2,859,839 | | | (4,774,087 | ) | | | 1,723,146 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 2,553,102 | | | $ | 3,927,367 | | $ | 14,971,557 | | $ | (6,553,111 | ) | | $ | 14,898,915 | |
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Balance Sheet
June 30, 2006
(in thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | | Guarantors | | Non- Guarantors | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | | | | | $ | 513,240 | | | | | | | | | $ | 513,240 | |
Finance receivables, net | | | | | | | 107,370 | | $ | 10,989,638 | | | | | | | 11,097,008 | |
Credit enhancement assets | | | | | | | | | | 104,624 | | | | | | | 104,624 | |
Restricted cash - securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | 860,935 | | | | | | | 860,935 | |
Restricted cash - credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | 140,042 | | | | | | | 140,042 | |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | 6,527 | | | | 50,698 | | | | | | | | | | 57,225 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (45,684 | ) | | | 80,940 | | | 43,533 | | | | | | | 78,789 | |
Other assets | | | 2,521 | | | | 160,037 | | | 53,812 | | $ | (368 | ) | | | 216,002 | |
Due from affiliates | | | 582,204 | | | | | | | 1,698,481 | | | (2,280,685 | ) | | | | |
Investment in affiliates | | | 1,726,327 | | | | 3,308,956 | | | 458,820 | | | (5,494,103 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,271,895 | | | $ | 4,221,241 | | $ | 14,349,885 | | $ | (7,775,156 | ) | | $ | 13,067,865 | |
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Credit facilities | | | | | | | | | $ | 2,106,282 | | | | | | $ | 2,106,282 | |
Securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | 8,566,741 | | $ | (47,892 | ) | | | 8,518,849 | |
Convertible senior notes | | $ | 200,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200,000 | |
Funding payable | | | | | | $ | 54,002 | | | 621 | | | | | | | 54,623 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 59,360 | | | | 43,637 | | | 53,170 | | | (368 | ) | | | 155,799 | |
Other liabilities | | | 3,649 | | | | 19,777 | | | | | | | | | | 23,426 | |
Due to affiliates | | | | | | | 2,259,569 | | | | | | (2,259,569 | ) | | | | |
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Total liabilities | | | 263,009 | | | | 2,376,985 | | | 10,726,814 | | | (2,307,829 | ) | �� | | 11,058,979 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Shareholders’ equity: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Common stock | | | 1,695 | | | | 75,355 | | | 30,627 | | | (105,982 | ) | | | 1,695 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 1,217,445 | | | | 75,791 | | | 1,460,252 | | | (1,536,043 | ) | | | 1,217,445 | |
Accumulated other comprehensive income | | | 74,282 | | | | 55,428 | | | 35,425 | | | (90,853 | ) | | | 74,282 | |
Retained earnings | | | 1,639,817 | | | | 1,637,682 | | | 2,096,767 | | | (3,734,449 | ) | | | 1,639,817 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 2,933,239 | | | | 1,844,256 | | | 3,623,071 | | | (5,467,327 | ) | | | 2,933,239 | |
Treasury stock | | | (924,353 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | (924,353 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Total shareholders’ equity | | | 2,008,886 | | | | 1,844,256 | | | 3,623,071 | | | (5,467,327 | ) | | | 2,008,886 | |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 2,271,895 | | | $ | 4,221,241 | | $ | 14,349,885 | | $ | (7,775,156 | ) | | $ | 13,067,865 | |
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | | Guarantors | | | Non- Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finance charge income | | | | | | $ | 22,949 | | | $ | 461,408 | | | | | | | $ | 484,357 |
Servicing income | | | | | | | 9,544 | | | | (2,085 | ) | | | | | | | 7,459 |
Other income | | $ | 8,866 | | | | 360,910 | | | | 816,974 | | | $ | (1,154,945 | ) | | | 31,805 |
Equity in income of affiliates | | | 75,367 | | | | 60,724 | | | | | | | | (136,091 | ) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 84,233 | | | | 454,127 | | | | 1,276,297 | | | | (1,291,036 | ) | | | 523,621 |
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Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | 9,010 | | | | 10,895 | | | | 68,383 | | | | | | | | 88,288 |
Provision for loan losses | | | | | | | (9,222 | ) | | | 183,127 | | | | | | | | 173,905 |
Interest expense | | | 1,648 | | | | 368,216 | | | | 928,552 | | | | (1,154,945 | ) | | | 143,471 |
Restructuring charges, net | | | | | | | 309 | | | | | | | | | | | | 309 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 10,658 | | | | 370,198 | | | | 1,180,062 | | | | (1,154,945 | ) | | | 405,973 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income before income taxes | | | 73,575 | | | | 83,929 | | | | 96,235 | | | | (136,091 | ) | | | 117,648 |
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Income tax provision | | | (661 | ) | | | 8,562 | | | | 35,511 | | | | | | | | 43,412 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 74,236 | | | $ | 75,367 | | | $ | 60,724 | | | $ | (136,091 | ) | | $ | 74,236 |
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Statement of Income
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | Guarantors | | | Non- Guarantors | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated |
Revenue | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finance charge income | | | | | $ | 24,894 | | | $ | 348,842 | | | | | | $ | 373,736 |
Servicing income | | | | | | 15,150 | | | | 10,191 | | | | | | | 25,341 |
Other income | | $ | 15,727 | | | 278,231 | | | | 586,194 | | $ | (858,966 | ) | | | 21,186 |
Equity in income of affiliates | | | 50,141 | | | 60,060 | | | | | | | (110,201 | ) | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 65,868 | | | 378,335 | | | | 945,227 | | | (969,167 | ) | | | 420,263 |
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Costs and expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | 4,126 | | | 21,822 | | | | 51,917 | | | | | | | 77,865 |
Provision for loan losses | | | | | | 20,977 | | | | 144,883 | | | | | | | 165,860 |
Interest expense | | | 5,399 | | | 291,124 | | | | 652,714 | | | (858,966 | ) | | | 90,271 |
Restructuring charges, net | | | | | | 159 | | | | | | | | | | | 159 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | 9,525 | | | 334,082 | | | | 849,514 | | | (858,966 | ) | | | 334,155 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income before income taxes | | | 56,343 | | | 44,253 | | | | 95,713 | | | (110,201 | ) | | | 86,108 |
| | | | | |
Income tax provision | | | 2,310 | | | (5,888 | ) | | | 35,653 | | | | | | | 32,075 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 54,033 | | $ | 50,141 | | | $ | 60,060 | | $ | (110,201 | ) | | $ | 54,033 |
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | | Guarantors | | | Non- Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 74,236 | | | $ | 75,367 | | | $ | 60,724 | | | $ | (136,091 | ) | | $ | 74,236 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 528 | | | | 2,673 | | | | 2,877 | | | | | | | | 6,078 | |
Accretion and amortization of loan fees | | | | | | | (771 | ) | | | (6,716 | ) | | | | | | | (7,487 | ) |
Provision for loan losses | | | | | | | (9,222 | ) | | | 183,127 | | | | | | | | 173,905 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (50,698 | ) | | | 5,387 | | | | 38,770 | | | | | | | | (6,541 | ) |
Accretion of present value discount | | | | | | | 3,347 | | | | (8,638 | ) | | | | | | | (5,291 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 3,886 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3,886 | |
Other | | | | | | | 2,185 | | | | (237 | ) | | | | | | | 1,948 | |
Equity in income of affiliates | | | (75,367 | ) | | | (60,724 | ) | | | | | | | 136,091 | | | | | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | (126 | ) | | | (38,076 | ) | | | 2,380 | | | | | | | | (35,822 | ) |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 18,204 | | | | (13,406 | ) | | | 6,627 | | | | | | | | 11,425 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities | | | (29,337 | ) | | | (33,240 | ) | | | 278,914 | | | | | | | | 216,337 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of receivables | | | | | | | (1,790,828 | ) | | | (1,717,211 | ) | | | 1,717,211 | | | | (1,790,828 | ) |
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables | | | | | | | 66,769 | | | | 1,264,338 | | | | | | | | 1,331,107 | |
Net proceeds from sale of receivables | | | | | | | 1,717,211 | | | | | | | | (1,717,211 | ) | | | | |
Distributions from gain on sale Trusts | | | | | | | | | | | 76,017 | | | | | | | | 76,017 | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | | | | | (1,064 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (1,064 | ) |
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | (489,640 | ) | | | | | | | (489,640 | ) |
Change in restricted cash - credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | | (619,369 | ) | | | | | | | (619,369 | ) |
Change in other assets | | | | | | | 4,207 | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | 4,212 | |
Net change in investment in affiliates | | | 87 | | | | 835,409 | | | | 8,221 | | | | (843,717 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | | | 87 | | | | 831,704 | | | | (1,477,639 | ) | | | (843,717 | ) | | | (1,489,565 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | | (135,187 | ) | | | | | | | (135,187 | ) |
Issuance of securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | 2,550,000 | | | | | | | | 2,550,000 | |
Payments on securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | (988,590 | ) | | | | | | | (988,590 | ) |
Issuance of convertible senior notes | | | 550,000 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 550,000 | |
Debt issuance costs | | | (12,532 | ) | | | | | | | (3,767 | ) | | | | | | | (16,299 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of warrants | | | 93,086 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 93,086 | |
Purchase of call option for convertible debt | | | (145,710 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (145,710 | ) |
Repurchase of common stock | | | (323,964 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (323,964 | ) |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 14,020 | | | | | | | | (822,175 | ) | | | 822,175 | | | | 14,020 | |
Other net changes | | | 3,642 | | | | (142 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | 3,500 | |
Net change in due (to) from affiliates | | | (149,071 | ) | | | (255,282 | ) | | | 382,997 | | | | 21,356 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | | | 29,471 | | | | (255,424 | ) | | | 983,278 | | | | 843,531 | | | | 1,600,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | | 221 | | | | 543,040 | | | | (215,447 | ) | | | (186 | ) | | | 327,628 | |
| | | | | |
Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | (221 | ) | | | (67 | ) | | | 1 | | | | 186 | | | | (101 | ) |
| | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | | | | | 284,795 | | | | 228,445 | | | | | | | | 513,240 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | | | | $ | 827,768 | | | $ | 12,999 | | | $ | | | | $ | 840,767 | |
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
(Unaudited, in Thousands)
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | AmeriCredit Corp. | | | Guarantors | | | Non- Guarantors | | | Eliminations | | | Consolidated | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 54,033 | | | $ | 50,141 | | | $ | 60,060 | | | $ | (110,201 | ) | | $ | 54,033 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used) provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 615 | | | | 3,503 | | | | 4,956 | | | | | | | | 9,074 | |
Accretion and amortization of loan fees | | | | | | | (799 | ) | | | (1,416 | ) | | | | | | | (2,215 | ) |
Provision for loan losses | | | | | | | 20,977 | | | | 144,883 | | | | | | | | 165,860 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (38,944 | ) | | | (5,845 | ) | | | 35,680 | | | | | | | | (9,109 | ) |
Accretion of present value discount | | | | | | | (117 | ) | | | (11,546 | ) | | | | | | | (11,663 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 4,203 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4,203 | |
Other | | | | | | | (296 | ) | | | 42 | | | | | | | | (254 | ) |
Equity in income of affiliates | | | (50,141 | ) | | | (60,060 | ) | | | | | | | 110,201 | | | | | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | (1 | ) | | | 4,599 | | | | 3,768 | | | | | | | | 8,366 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 22,095 | | | | (4,637 | ) | | | (5,602 | ) | | | | | | | 11,856 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities | | | (8,140 | ) | | | 7,466 | | | | 230,825 | | | | | | | | 230,151 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchases of receivables | | | | | | | (1,621,939 | ) | | | (1,616,023 | ) | | | 1,616,023 | | | | (1,621,939 | ) |
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables | | | | | | | 13,457 | | | | 963,081 | | | | | | | | 976,538 | |
Net proceeds from sale of receivables | | | | | | | 1,616,023 | | | | | | | | (1,616,023 | ) | | | | |
Distributions from gain on sale Trusts | | | | | | | 706 | | | | 142,312 | | | | | | | | 143,018 | |
Purchases of property and equipment | | | | | | | (902 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (902 | ) |
Sale of property | | | | | | | 34,807 | | | | | | | | | | | | 34,807 | |
Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | (40,256 | ) | | | | | | | (40,256 | ) |
Change in restricted cash - credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | | 183,577 | | | | | | | | 183,577 | |
Change in other assets | | | | | | | 2,240 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2,240 | |
Net change in investment in affiliates | | | (982 | ) | | | 594,546 | | | | (121,850 | ) | | | (471,714 | ) | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | | | (982 | ) | | | 638,938 | | | | (489,159 | ) | | | (471,714 | ) | | | (322,917 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in credit facilities | | | | | | | | | | | 113,766 | | | | | | | | 113,766 | |
Issuance of securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | | | | | | | | 1,100,000 | |
Payments on securitization notes payable | | | | | | | | | | | (889,615 | ) | | | | | | | (889,615 | ) |
Debt issuance costs | | | (5 | ) | | | | | | | (3,527 | ) | | | | | | | (3,532 | ) |
Repurchase of common stock | | | (204,114 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (204,114 | ) |
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 3,407 | | | | | | | | (472,695 | ) | | | 472,695 | | | | 3,407 | |
Other net changes | | | 31 | | | | (184 | ) | | | | | | | | | | | (153 | ) |
Net change in due (to) from affiliates | | | 204,812 | | | | (624,669 | ) | | | 416,193 | | | | 3,664 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities | | | 4,131 | | | | (624,853 | ) | | | 264,122 | | | | 476,359 | | | | 119,759 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | (4,991 | ) | | | 21,551 | | | | 5,788 | | | | 4,645 | | | | 26,993 | |
| | | | | |
Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | 4,991 | | | | 1,628 | | | | 8 | | | | (4,645 | ) | | | 1,982 | |
| | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | | | | | 663,501 | | | | | | | | | | | | 663,501 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | | | | $ | 686,680 | | | $ | 5,796 | | | $ | | | | $ | 692,476 | |
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
We are a leading independent auto finance company specializing in purchasing retail automobile installment sales contracts originated by franchised and select independent dealers in connection with the sale of used and new automobiles and, to a lesser extent, making loans directly to consumers buying new and used vehicles. We generate revenue and cash flows primarily through the purchase, retention, subsequent securitization and servicing of finance receivables. As used herein, “loans” include auto finance receivables originated by dealers and purchased by us as well as direct extensions of credit made by us to consumer borrowers. To fund the acquisition of receivables prior to securitization and to fund the repurchase of receivables pursuant to cleanup call options, we use available cash and borrowings under our credit facilities. We earn finance charge income on the finance receivables and pay interest expense on borrowings under our credit facilities.
We, through wholly-owned subsidiaries, periodically transfer receivables to securitization trusts (“Trusts”) that issue one or more asset-backed securities. The asset-backed securities are, in turn, sold to investors. We retain an interest in these securitization transactions in the form of restricted cash accounts and overcollateralization whereby more receivables are transferred to the Trusts than the amount of asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts as well as the estimated future excess cash flows expected to be received by us over the life of the securitization. Excess cash flows result from the difference between the finance charges 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 us. Credit enhancement requirements will increase if targeted portfolio performance ratios are exceeded. In addition to excess cash flows, we receive monthly base servicing fees and we collect other fees, such as late charges, as servicer for securitization Trusts.
We changed the structure of our securitization transactions beginning with transactions closed subsequent to September 30, 2002, to no longer meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables. Accordingly, following a securitization, the finance receivables and the related securitization notes payable remain on the consolidated balance sheets. We recognize finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction and record a provision for loan losses to cover probable loan losses on the receivables.
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Prior to October 1, 2002, these securitization transactions were structured as sales of finance receivables. Receivables sold under this structure are referred to herein as “gain on sale receivables.” At September 30, 2006, less than one percent of our managed receivables were gain on sale receivables.
On May 1, 2006, we acquired the stock of Bay View Acceptance Corp. (“BVAC”), the auto finance subsidiary of Bay View Capital Corporation. BVAC operates from offices in Covina, California, and serves auto dealers in 32 states offering specialized auto finance products, including extended term financing and higher loan-to-value advances to consumers with prime credit scores.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES
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 estimates that we believe are the most critical to understanding and evaluating our reported financial results include the following:
Allowance for loan losses
The allowance for loan losses is established systematically based on the determination of the amount of probable credit losses inherent in the finance receivables as of the reporting date. We review 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 the probable credit losses. We also use historical charge-off experience to determine a loss confirmation period, which is defined as the time between when an event, such as delinquency status, giving rise to a probable credit loss occurs with respect to a specific account and when such account is charged off. This loss confirmation period is applied to the forecasted probable credit losses to determine the amount of losses inherent in finance receivables at the reporting date. Assumptions regarding credit losses and loss confirmation periods are reviewed periodically and may be impacted by actual performance of finance receivables and changes in any of the factors discussed above. Should the credit loss assumption or loss confirmation period increase, there would be an increase in the amount of allowance for loan losses required, which would decrease the net carrying value of finance receivables and increase the amount of provision for loan losses recorded on the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. A 10% and 20% increase in cumulative net credit losses over the loss confirmation period would increase the allowance for loan losses as of September 30, 2006, as follows (in thousands):
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| | 10% adverse change | | 20% adverse change |
Impact on allowance for loan losses | | $ | 69,818 | | $ | 139,636 |
We believe that the allowance for loan losses is adequate to cover probable losses inherent in our 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 or that our credit loss assumptions will not increase.
Credit Enhancement Assets
Our credit enhancement assets, which represent retained interests in securitization Trusts accounted for as sales, are recorded at fair value. Because market prices are not readily available for the credit enhancement assets, fair value is determined using discounted cash flow models. The most significant assumptions made are the cumulative net credit losses to be incurred on the pool of receivables sold, the timing of those losses and the rate at which estimated future excess cash flows are discounted. The assumptions used represent our best estimates. The assumptions may change in future periods due to changes in the economy that may impact the performance of our finance receivables and the risk profiles of our credit enhancement assets. The use of different assumptions would result in different carrying values for our credit enhancement assets and may change the amount of accretion of present value discount and impairment of credit enhancement assets recognized through the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. An immediate 10% and 20% adverse change in the assumptions used to measure the fair value of credit enhancement assets would not have a material effect as of September 30, 2006.
Taxes
We are subject to income tax in the United States and Canada. In the ordinary course of our business, there may be transactions, calculations, structures and filing positions where the ultimate tax outcome is uncertain. At any point in time, multiple tax years are subject to audit by various taxing jurisdictions and we record probable liabilities for anticipated tax issues based on an estimate of the ultimate resolution of whether, and the extent to which, additional taxes, penalties, and interest may be due. Management believes that the estimates are reasonable. However, due to expiring statutes of limitations, audits, settlements, changes in tax law or new authoritative rulings, no assurance can be given that the final outcome of these matters will be comparable to what was reflected in the historical income tax provisions and accruals. If actual results differ from estimated results or if we adjust these assumptions in the future, we may need to adjust our deferred tax assets or liabilities which could materially impact the effective tax rate, earnings, deferred tax balances and cash.
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As a part of our financial reporting process, we must assess the likelihood that our deferred tax assets can be recovered. If recovery is not likely, the provision for taxes must be increased by recording a reserve in the form of a valuation allowance for the deferred tax assets that are estimated to be unrecoverable. In this process, certain criteria are evaluated including the existence of deferred tax liabilities that can be used to absorb deferred tax assets, taxable income in prior carryback years that can be used to absorb net operating losses, credit carrybacks, and estimated taxable income in future years. Based upon our earnings history and earnings projections, management believes it is more likely than not that the tax benefits of the asset will be fully realized. Accordingly, no valuation allowance has been provided on deferred taxes. Our judgment regarding future taxable income may change due to future market conditions, changes in U.S. or international tax laws and other factors. These changes, if any, may require adjustments to these deferred tax assets and an accompanying reduction or increase in net income in the period in which such determinations are made.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended September 30, 2006 as compared to
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005
Changes in Finance Receivables:
A summary of changes in our finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Balance at beginning of period | | $ | 11,775,665 | | | $ | 8,838,968 | |
Loans purchased | | | 1,683,969 | | | | 1,520,146 | |
Loans repurchased from gain on sale Trusts | | | 251,093 | | | | 192,311 | |
Liquidations and other | | | (1,492,014 | ) | | | (1,088,542 | ) |
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Balance at end of period | | $ | 12,218,713 | | | $ | 9,462,883 | |
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Average finance receivables | | $ | 11,953,970 | | | $ | 9,050,440 | |
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The increase in loans purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005, was due to the addition of dealer relationship managers and branch office staff resulting in relationships with more auto dealers and originations of $134.0 million through the BVAC platform. The increase in liquidations and other resulted primarily from increased collections and charge-offs on finance receivables due to the increase in average finance receivables and average age, or seasoning, of the portfolio.
The average new loan size was $17,825 for the three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to $17,509 for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, was 16.4%.
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Net Margin:
Net margin is the difference between finance charge and other income earned on our receivables and the cost to fund the receivables as well as the cost of debt incurred for general corporate purposes.
Our net margin as reflected on the consolidated statements of income is as follows (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Finance charge income | | $ | 484,357 | | | $ | 373,736 | |
Other income | | | 31,805 | | | | 21,186 | |
Interest expense | | | (143,471 | ) | | | (90,271 | ) |
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Net margin | | $ | 372,691 | | | $ | 304,651 | |
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Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables is as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Finance charge income | | 16.1 | % | | 16.4 | % |
Other income | | 1.1 | | | 0.9 | |
Interest expense | | (4.8 | ) | | (3.9 | ) |
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Net margin as a percentage of average finance receivables | | 12.4 | % | | 13.4 | % |
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The decrease in net margin for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005, was a result of the lower effective yield on the BVAC portfolio, combined with an increase in interest expense due to higher market interest rates.
Revenue:
Finance charge income increased by 30% to $484.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $373.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, primarily due to the increase in average finance receivables. Our effective yield on our finance receivables decreased to 16.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2006, from 16.4% for the three months ended September 30, 2005. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees taken into earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables and may be lower than the contractual rates of our finance contracts due to finance receivables in nonaccrual status. The decrease in the effective yield is due to a lower effective yield on the BVAC portfolio that was acquired on May 1, 2006.
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Servicing income consists of the following (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | 2005 | |
Servicing fees – gain on sale | | $ | 2,168 | | $ | 14,135 | |
Other-than-temporary impairment | | | | | | (457 | ) |
Accretion | | | 5,291 | | | 11,663 | |
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| | $ | 7,459 | | $ | 25,341 | |
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Average gain on sale receivables | | $ | 304,795 | | $ | 1,970,313 | |
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Servicing fees are earned from servicing domestic finance receivables sold to gain on sale Trusts. Servicing fees decreased as a result of the decrease in average gain on sale receivables caused by the change in our securitization transaction structure from gain on sale to secured financing. Servicing fees were 2.8%, annualized, of average gain on sale receivables for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005.
Other-than-temporary impairment of $457,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005, resulted from higher than forecasted default rates in certain gain on sale Trusts.
The present value discount related to our credit enhancement assets represents the risk-adjusted time value of money on estimated cash flows. The present value discount on credit enhancement assets is accreted into earnings over the life of the credit enhancement assets using the effective interest method. Additionally, unrealized gains on credit enhancement assets reflected in accumulated other comprehensive income are also accreted into earnings over the life of the credit enhancement assets using the effective interest method. We recognized accretion of $5.3 million, or 32.6%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, and $11.7 million, or 9.6%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. We reduce accretion of the present value discount in a period when such accretion would cause an other-than-temporary impairment in a securitization Trust. Accretion is reduced on the securitization Trust and an other-than-temporary impairment is recorded in an amount equal to the amount by which the reference amount exceeds the revised value of the related credit enhancement assets. Future period accretion is subsequently recognized based upon the revised value and recorded over the remaining expected life of the securitization Trust. Accretion as a percentage of average credit enhancement assets was higher during the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005, as a result of fewer securitization transactions incurring other-than-temporary impairments.
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Other income consists of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, |
| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Investment income | | $ | 21,040 | | $ | 12,118 |
Late fees and other income | | | 10,765 | | | 9,068 |
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| | $ | 31,805 | | $ | 21,186 |
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Investment income increased as a result of higher invested cash balances combined with increased market interest rates.
Costs and Expenses:
Operating expenses increased to $88.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $77.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, due to increased costs to support greater origination volume.
Provisions for loan losses are charged to income to bring our allowance for loan losses to a level which management considers adequate to absorb probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio of finance receivables. The provision for loan losses recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, reflects inherent losses on receivables originated during those quarters and changes in the amount of inherent losses on receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses increased to $173.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $165.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005, as a result of an increase in finance receivables. As an annualized percentage of average finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 5.8% and 7.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The provision for loan losses as a percentage of average finance receivables was higher for the three months ended September 30, 2005, because of the impact of Hurricane Katrina and an increase in estimated losses inherent in the portfolio due to economic conditions.
Interest expense increased to $143.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, from $90.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005. Average debt outstanding was $11,134.1 million and $8,458.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Our effective rate of interest paid on our debt increased to 5.1% for the three months ended September 30, 2006, compared to 4.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2005, due to an increase in market interest rates and a continued run-off of older securitizations with lower interest costs.
Our effective income tax rate was 36.9% and 37.2% for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
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Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:
Other comprehensive (loss) income consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Unrealized losses on credit enhancement assets | | $ | (2,610 | ) | | $ | (4,008 | ) |
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges | | | (8,255 | ) | | | 8,206 | |
Canadian currency translation adjustment | | | (161 | ) | | | 4,991 | |
Income tax benefit (provision) | | | 3,995 | | | | (1,562 | ) |
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| | $ | (7,031 | ) | | $ | 7,627 | |
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Credit Enhancement Assets
Unrealized losses on credit enhancement assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
| | | | | | | | |
| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Unrealized gains (losses) related to changes in credit loss assumptions | | $ | 346 | | | $ | (1,811 | ) |
Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in interest rates | | | (2 | ) | | | 453 | |
Reclassification of unrealized gains into earnings through accretion | | | (2,954 | ) | | | (2,650 | ) |
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| | $ | (2,610 | ) | | $ | (4,008 | ) |
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Changes in the fair value of credit enhancement assets as a result of modifications to the credit loss assumptions are reported as unrealized gains in other comprehensive (loss) income until realized. Unrealized losses are reported as a reduction in unrealized gains to the extent that there are unrealized gains. If there are no unrealized gains to offset the unrealized losses, the losses are considered to be other-than-temporary and are charged to operations. The cumulative credit loss assumptions used to estimate the fair value of credit enhancement assets are periodically reviewed by us 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. 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.
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We updated the cumulative credit loss assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets resulting in the recognition of unrealized gains of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006, and unrealized losses of $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
Net unrealized gains of $3.0 million and $2.7 million were reclassified into earnings through accretion during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Cash Flow Hedges
Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges consisted of the following (in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in fair value | | $ | (2,696 | ) | | $ | 8,484 | |
Reclassification of net unrealized gains into earnings | | | (5,559 | ) | | | (278 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
| | $ | (8,255 | ) | | $ | 8,206 | |
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Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in fair value for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, were primarily due to changes in the fair value of interest rate swap agreements that were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. The fair value of the interest rate swap agreements fluctuates based upon changes in forward interest rate expectations.
Unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of our floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable or other hedged items affect earnings.
Equity Investment
We owned 2,644,242 shares of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. (“DealerTrack”) that had a market value of $22.11 per share at September 30, 2006. This equity investment is classified as available for sale, and changes in its market value are reflected in other comprehensive income. At September 30 and June 30, 2006, the investment is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets and valued at $58.5 million. Included in accumulated other comprehensive income on the consolidated balance sheets is $47.5 million in unrealized gains related to our investment in DealerTrack at September 30 and June 30, 2006. Future changes in the market value of our investment in DealerTrack will be reflected in other comprehensive income and accumulated other comprehensive income until such time that the investment is sold either in whole or in part.
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In October 2006, DealerTrack completed a secondary public offering of its common stock. As part of the offering, we sold 1,954,361 shares for net proceeds of $22.67 per share, resulting in a $36.2 million pre-tax gain. We continue to own 689,881 shares of DealerTrack and are contractually prohibited from selling any additional shares until January 2007.
Canadian Currency Translation Adjustment
Canadian currency translation adjustment losses of $0.2 million and gains of $5.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively, were included in other comprehensive (loss) income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of our Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. We do not anticipate the settlement of intercompany transactions with our Canadian subsidiaries in the foreseeable future.
CREDIT QUALITY
We provide financing in relatively high-risk markets, and, therefore, anticipate a corresponding high level of delinquencies and charge-offs.
Finance receivables on our balance sheets include receivables purchased but not yet securitized and receivables securitized by us after September 30, 2002. 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 inherent in finance receivables.
Prior to October 1, 2002, we periodically sold receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions accounted for as a sale of receivables and retained an interest in the receivables sold in the form of credit enhancement assets. Credit enhancement assets are reflected on our balance sheets at estimated fair value, calculated based upon the present value of estimated excess future cash flows from the Trusts using, among other assumptions, estimates of future credit losses on the receivables sold. Receivables sold to Trusts that are subsequently charged off decrease the amount of excess future cash flows from the Trusts. If such charge-offs are expected to exceed our estimates of cumulative credit losses or if the actual timing of these losses differs from expected timing, the fair value of credit enhancement assets is written down through an other-than-temporary impairment charge to earnings to the extent the write-down exceeds any previously recorded unrealized gain.
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The following tables present certain data related to the receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
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| | September 30, 2006 |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | Total Managed |
Principal amount of receivables, net of fees | | $ | 12,218,713 | | | $ | 107,314 | | $ | 12,326,027 |
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Nonaccretable acquisition fees | | | (203,474 | ) | | | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (494,708 | ) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Receivables, net | | $ | 11,520,531 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Number of outstanding contracts | | | 956,656 | | | | 11,943 | | | 968,599 |
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Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars) | | $ | 12,772 | | | $ | 8,986 | | $ | 12,726 |
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Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees as a percentage of receivables | | | 5.7 | % | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| |
| | June 30, 2006 |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | Total Managed |
Principal amount of receivables, net of fees | | $ | 11,775,665 | | | $ | 421,037 | | $ | 12,196,702 |
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Nonaccretable acquisition fees | | | (203,128 | ) | | | | | | |
Allowance for loan losses | | | (475,529 | ) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Receivables, net | | $ | 11,097,008 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Number of outstanding contracts | | | 917,484 | | | | 54,844 | | | 972,328 |
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Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars) | | $ | 12,835 | | | $ | 7,677 | | $ | 12,544 |
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Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees as a percentage of receivables | | | 5.8 | % | | | | | | |
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Delinquency
The following is a summary of managed finance receivables that are (i) more than 30 days delinquent, but not yet in repossession, and (ii) in repossession, but not yet charged off (dollars in thousands):
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| | September 30, 2006 | |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | | Total Managed | |
| | Amount | | Percent | | | Amount | | Percent | | | Amount | | Percent | |
Delinquent contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
31 to 60 days | | $ | 732,239 | | 6.0 | % | | $ | 8,038 | | 7.5 | % | | $ | 740,277 | | 6.0 | % |
Greater than 60 days | | | 305,900 | | 2.5 | | | | 3,415 | | 3.2 | | | | 309,315 | | 2.5 | |
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| | | 1,038,139 | | 8.5 | | | | 11,453 | | 10.7 | | | | 1,049,592 | | 8.5 | |
In repossession | | | 54,056 | | 0.4 | | | | 665 | | 0.6 | | | | 54,721 | | 0.5 | |
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| | $ | 1,092,195 | | 8.9 | % | | $ | 12,118 | | 11.3 | % | | $ | 1,104,313 | | 9.0 | % |
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| |
| | September 30, 2005 | |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | | Total Managed | |
| Amount | | Percent | | | Amount | | Percent | | | Amount | | Percent | |
Delinquent contracts: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
31 to 60 days | | $ | 499,643 | | 5.3 | % | | $ | 160,685 | | 10.1 | % | | $ | 660,328 | | 6.0 | % |
Greater than 60 days | | | 209,599 | | 2.2 | | | | 76,548 | | 4.8 | | | | 286,147 | | 2.6 | |
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| | | 709,242 | | 7.5 | | | | 237,233 | | 14.9 | | | | 946,475 | | 8.6 | |
In repossession | | | 33,911 | | 0.4 | | | | 10,157 | | 0.6 | | | | 44,068 | | 0.4 | |
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| | $ | 743,153 | | 7.9 | % | | $ | 247,390 | | 15.5 | % | | $ | 990,543 | | 9.0 | % |
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An account is considered delinquent if a substantial portion of a scheduled payment has not been received by the date such payment was contractually due. Delinquencies in our 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 our target customer base, a relatively high percentage of accounts become delinquent at some point in the life of a loan and there is a high rate of account movement between current and delinquent status in the portfolio.
Delinquencies in finance receivables are lower than delinquencies in gain on sale receivables due to improved credit performance on loans originated since February 2003 as a result of tightened credit standards as well as the relative lower overall seasoning of such finance receivables. Delinquencies in finance receivables were higher at September 30, 2006, as compared to September 30, 2005, as a result of seasoning of the finance receivables.
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Deferrals
In accordance with our policies and guidelines, we, at times, offer payment deferrals to consumers whereby the consumer is allowed to move up to two delinquent payments to the end of the loan generally by paying a fee (approximately the interest portion of the payment deferred, except where state law provides for a lesser amount). Our policies and guidelines, as well as certain contractual restrictions in our credit facilities and securitization transactions, limit the number and frequency of deferments that may be granted. Our policies and guidelines generally limit the granting of deferments on new accounts until a requisite number of payments have been received. Due to the nature of our customer base and policies and guidelines of the deferral program, approximately 50% of accounts currently comprising the managed portfolio will receive a deferral at some point in the life of the account.
An account for which all delinquent payments are deferred is classified as current at the time the deferment is granted and therefore is not included as a delinquent account. 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 receivables outstanding were as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Finance receivables (as a percentage of average finance receivables) | | 6.3 | % | | 6.4 | % |
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Gain on sale receivables (as a percentage of average gain on sale receivables) | | 5.8 | % | | 10.7 | % |
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Total managed portfolio (as a percentage of average managed receivables) | | 6.3 | % | | 7.2 | % |
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The decrease in the accounts receiving a payment deferral as a percentage of average receivables for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005, is primarily a result of deferrals granted in 2005 in connection with Hurricane Katrina, which increased the quarterly percentage of deferments granted by 0.6% to 7.2% overall (6.6% excluding Hurricane Katrina related deferments), as well as a decrease in 2006 due to lower overall deferrals in the BVAC portfolio.
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The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of receivables outstanding:
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| | September 30, 2006 | |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | | Total Managed | |
Never deferred | | 77.7 | % | | 53.6 | % | | 77.5 | % |
Deferred: | | | | | | | | | |
1-2 times | | 18.2 | | | 27.0 | | | 18.2 | |
3-4 times | | 4.0 | | | 19.3 | | | 4.2 | |
Greater than 4 times | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | |
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Total deferred | | 22.3 | | | 46.4 | | | 22.5 | |
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Total | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % |
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| | June 30, 2006 | |
| | Finance Receivables | | | Gain on Sale | | | Total Managed | |
Never deferred | | 78.7 | % | | 38.7 | % | | 77.3 | % |
Deferred: | | | | | | | | | |
1-2 times | | 17.4 | | | 35.9 | | | 18.1 | |
3-4 times | | 3.8 | | | 25.3 | | | 4.5 | |
Greater than 4 times | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | | | 0.1 | |
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Total deferred | | 21.3 | | | 61.3 | | | 22.7 | |
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Total | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % | | 100.0 | % |
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We evaluate the results of our deferment strategies based upon the amount of cash installments that are collected on accounts after they have been deferred versus the extent to which the collateral underlying the deferred accounts has depreciated over the same period of time. Based on this evaluation, we believe that payment deferrals granted according to our policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio.
Changes in deferment levels do not have a direct impact on the ultimate amount of finance receivables charged off by us. However, the timing of a charge-off may be affected if the previously deferred account ultimately results in a charge-off. To the extent that deferrals impact the ultimate timing of when an account is charged off, historical charge-off ratios and loss confirmation periods used in the determination of the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses are also impacted. Increased use of deferrals may result in a lengthening of the loss confirmation period, which would increase expectations of credit losses inherent in the loan portfolio and therefore increase the allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses. Changes in these ratios and periods are considered in determining the appropriate level of allowance for loan losses and related provision for loan losses.
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Charge-offs
The following table presents charge-off data with respect to our managed finance receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):
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| | Three Months Ended September 30, | |
| | 2006 | | | 2005 | |
Finance receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Repossession charge-offs | | $ | 223,093 | | | $ | 157,697 | |
Less: Recoveries | | | (108,789 | ) | | | (75,082 | ) |
Mandatory charge-offs (a) | | | 47,560 | | | | 26,558 | |
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Net charge-offs | | $ | 161,864 | | | $ | 109,173 | |
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Gain on sale: | | | | | | | | |
Repossession charge-offs | | $ | 9,554 | | | $ | 72,384 | |
Less: Recoveries | | | (4,167 | ) | | | (28,859 | ) |
Mandatory charge-offs (a) | | | (855 | ) | | | 4,457 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Net charge-offs | | $ | 4,532 | | | $ | 47,982 | |
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Total managed: | | | | | | | | |
Repossession charge-offs | | $ | 232,647 | | | $ | 230,081 | |
Less: Recoveries | | | (112,956 | ) | | | (103,941 | ) |
Mandatory charge-offs (a) | | | 46,705 | | | | 31,015 | |
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Net charge-offs | | $ | 166,396 | | | $ | 157,155 | |
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Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average receivables: | | | | | | | | |
Finance receivables | | | 5.4 | % | | | 4.8 | % |
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Gain on sale receivables | | | 5.9 | % | | | 9.7 | % |
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Total managed portfolio | | | 5.4 | % | | | 5.7 | % |
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Recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession charge-offs: | | | | | | | | |
Finance receivables | | | 48.8 | % | | | 47.6 | % |
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Gain on sale receivables | | | 43.6 | % | | | 39.9 | % |
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Total managed portfolio | | | 48.6 | % | | | 45.2 | % |
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(a) | Mandatory charge-offs represent accounts 120 days delinquent that are charged-off in full with no recovery amounts realized at time of charge-off and the change during the period in the aggregate write-down of finance receivables in repossession to the net realizable value of the repossessed vehicle when the repossessed vehicle is legally available for sale. |
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. The decrease in net charge-offs as an annualized percent of managed receivables for the three months ended September 30, 2006, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2005, resulted primarily from the inclusion of the BVAC portfolio combined with an overall improvement in recovery rates. Excluding BVAC, net charge-offs as an annualized percent of the total managed portfolio was 5.7% for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
General
Our primary sources of cash are finance charge income, servicing fees, distributions from securitization Trusts, net proceeds from the convertible senior notes transaction, borrowings under credit facilities, transfers of finance receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions and collections and recoveries on finance receivables. Our primary uses of cash have been purchases of finance receivables, repayment of credit facilities and securitization notes payable, funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions and credit facilities, operating expenses, income taxes and stock repurchases.
We used cash of $1,790.8 million and $1,621.9 million for the purchase of finance receivables during the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively. These purchases were funded initially utilizing cash and credit facilities and subsequently through long-term financing in securitization transactions.
Credit Facilities
In the normal course of business, in addition to using our available cash, we pledge receivables and borrow under our credit facilities to fund our operations and repay these borrowings as appropriate under our cash management strategy.
As of September 30, 2006, credit facilities consisted of the following (in millions):
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Facility Type | | Maturity | | Facility Amount | | Advances Outstanding |
Commercial paper facility | | November 2008 (a)(b) | | $ | 1,950.0 | | $ | 231.5 |
Medium term note facility | | October 2007 (a)(c) | | | 650.0 | | | 650.0 |
Repurchase facility | | August 2007 (a) | | | 600.0 | | | 421.3 |
Near prime facility | | July 2007 (a) | | | 400.0 | | | 262.6 |
Bay View credit facility | | September 2007 (a) | | | 450.0 | | | 237.6 |
Bay View receivables funding facility | | November 2014 (d) | | | | | | 168.1 |
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| | | | $ | 4,050.0 | | $ | 1,971.1 |
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(a) | At the maturity date, the outstanding debt balance can either be repaid in full or over time based on the amortization of receivables pledged. |
(b) | $150.0 million of this facility matures in November 2006, and the remaining $1,800.0 million matures in November 2008. |
(c) | This facility is a revolving facility through the date stated above. During the revolving period, we have the ability to substitute receivables for cash, or vice versa. In September 2006, we exercised our call option on the facility to terminate the debt in October 2006. Subsequent to the call and prior to paying off the debt, the facility was unavailable to pledge new receivables. |
(d) | No additional borrowings are allowed under this facility which has an early redemption option in December 2006. |
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In July 2006, we renewed our near prime facility, extending the maturity to July 2007.
In August 2006, we amended our repurchase facility, increasing the facility limit to $600.0 million through February 2007. After February 2007, the facility limit will be reduced to $500.0 million with a final maturity of August 2007.
In September 2006, we renewed our BVAC credit facility, extending the maturity to September 2007.
In October 2006, we amended our commercial paper facility to increase the facility limit to $2,500.0 million and extended the maturity date to October 2009.
In October 2006, we entered into a $750.0 million medium term note facility that will mature in October 2009. This facility replaced the $650.0 million medium term note facility that was terminated subsequent to September 30, 2006.
Our credit facilities contain various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios, asset quality and portfolio performance ratios (portfolio net loss, delinquency and repossession ratios, and pool level cumulative net loss ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants could result in an event of default under these agreements. If an event of default occurs under these agreements, the lenders could elect to declare all amounts outstanding under these agreements to be immediately due and payable, enforce their interests against collateral pledged under these agreements or restrict our ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements. As of September 30, 2006, our credit facilities were in compliance with all covenants.
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Securitizations
We have completed 55 securitization transactions through September 30, 2006(a). The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under our credit facilities.
A summary of the active transactions(b) is as follows (in millions):
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Transaction | | Date | | Original Amount | | Balance at September 30, 2006 |
Gain on sale: | | | | | | | | |
2002-D | | September 2002 | | $ | 600.0 | | $ | 58.7 |
BV2003-LJ-1 | | August 2003 | | | 193.3 | | | 39.3 |
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Total gain on sale transactions | | | | | 793.3 | | | 98.0 |
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Secured financing: | | | | | | | | |
2002-E-M | | October 2002 | | | 1,700.0 | | | 195.7 |
2003-A-M | | April 2003 | | | 1,000.0 | | | 142.0 |
2003-B-X | | May 2003 | | | 825.0 | | | 129.4 |
2003-C-F | | September 2003 | | | 915.0 | | | 143.9 |
2003-D-M | | October 2003 | | | 1,200.0 | | | 246.4 |
2004-A-F | | February 2004 | | | 750.0 | | | 169.6 |
2004-B-M | | April 2004 | | | 900.0 | | | 232.7 |
2004-1 | | June 2004 | | | 575.0 | | | 166.7 |
2004-C-A | | August 2004 | | | 800.0 | | | 295.8 |
2004-D-F | | November 2004 | | | 750.0 | | | 306.3 |
2005-A-X | | February 2005 | | | 900.0 | | | 407.7 |
2005-1 | | April 2005 | | | 750.0 | | | 335.1 |
2005-B-M | | June 2005 | | | 1,350.0 | | | 751.2 |
2005-C-F | | August 2005 | | | 1,100.0 | | | 703.4 |
2005-D-A | | November 2005 | | | 1,400.0 | | | 1,005.4 |
2006-1 | | March 2006 | | | 945.0 | | | 755.8 |
2006-R-M | | May 2006 | | | 1,200.0 | | | 1,199.8 |
2006-A-F | | July 2006 | | | 1,350.0 | | | 1,302.5 |
2006-B-G | | September 2006 | | | 1,200.0 | | | 1,199.9 |
BV2005-LJ-1 | | February 2005 | | | 232.1 | | | 120.5 |
BV2005-LJ-2 | | July 2005 | | | 185.6 | | | 111.9 |
BV2005-3 | | December 2005 | | | 220.1 | | | 159.4 |
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Total secured financing transactions | | | | | 20,247.8 | | | 10,081.1 |
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Total active securitizations | | | | $ | 21,041.1 | | $ | 10,179.1 |
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(a) | Excludes securitization Trusts originated by BVAC prior to its acquisition by us. |
(b) | Transactions originally totaling $25,551.5 million have been paid off as of September 30, 2006. |
Prior to October 1, 2002, we structured our securitization transactions to meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. We changed the structure of securitization transactions completed subsequent to September 30,
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2002, to no longer meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables. Accordingly, following a securitization, the finance receivables are transferred to a securitization Trust, which is one of our special purpose finance subsidiaries. The related securitization notes payable issued by these Trusts remain on our consolidated balance sheets. While these Trusts are included in our consolidated financial statements, these Trusts are separate legal entities; thus the finance receivables and other assets held by these Trusts are legally owned by these Trusts, are available to satisfy the related securitization notes payable and are not available to our creditors or our other subsidiaries. This change in securitization structure does not change our requirement to provide credit enhancement in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. We typically make an initial deposit to a restricted cash account and transfer finance receivables in excess of the amount of asset-backed securities issued to create initial overcollateralization. We subsequently use 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, thereby 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 us.
Generally, we employ two types of securitization structures. The structure we have utilized most frequently involves the purchase of a financial guaranty insurance policy issued by an insurer and may include the use of reinsurance and other alternative credit enhancement products to reduce the required initial deposit to the restricted cash account and initial overcollateralization. The insurance policy covers timely payment of interest and ultimate payment of principal to the investors in a securitization transaction. We currently have no outstanding commitments to obtain reinsurance or other alternative credit enhancement products and will likely provide initial credit enhancement requirements in future securitization transactions from our existing capital resources. Since the beginning of calendar year 2003, with respect to our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy, initial cash requirements and overcollateralization levels have ranged from 9.5% to 12.0%, with our most recent transaction completed in September 2006 at 9.5%. Target credit enhancement has ranged as high as 18.5% and in our most recent transaction was 14.0%. Under this structure, we typically expect to begin to receive cash distributions approximately six to ten months after receivables are securitized.
Our second type of securitization structure involves the sale of subordinated asset-backed securities in order to provide credit enhancement for the senior asset-backed securities. The subordinated asset-backed securities replace a portion of our credit enhancement required in a securitization transaction in a manner similar to the utilization of insurance or other alternative credit enhancements described in the preceding paragraph. Our most recent securitization transaction involving the sale of subordinated asset-backed securities completed in March 2006 required an initial cash deposit and overcollateralization level of 7.0% of the original receivable pool balance,
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and target credit enhancement levels must reach 16.5% of the receivable pool balance before excess cash is used to repay the Class E bonds. Subsequent to the payoff of Class E bonds, excess cash is distributed to us. Under this structure, we typically expect to begin to receive cash distributions approximately 22 to 26 months after receivables are securitized.
Increases or decreases to the credit enhancement level required in future securitization transactions will depend on the net interest margin of the finance receivables transferred, credit performance trends of our finance receivables, our financial condition and the economic environment.
Cash flows related to securitization transactions were as follows (in millions):
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| | 2006 | | 2005 |
Initial credit enhancement deposits: | | | | | | |
Secured financing Trusts: | | | | | | |
Restricted cash | | $ | 45.7 | | $ | 23.8 |
Overcollateralization | | | 109.5 | | | 89.2 |
Distributions from Trusts: | | | | | | |
Gain on sale Trusts | | | 76.0 | | | 143.0 |
Secured financing Trusts | | | 215.1 | | | 153.1 |
The agreements with the insurers of our securitization transactions covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy provide that if portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default or cumulative net loss) in a Trust’s pool of receivables exceed certain targets, the specified credit enhancement levels would be increased.
Generally, our securitization transactions insured by financial guaranty insurance providers prior to September 2005 are cross-collateralized to a limited extent. In the event of a shortfall in the original target credit enhancement requirement for any of these securitization Trusts after a certain period of time, excess cash flows from other transactions insured by the same insurance provider would be used to satisfy the shortfall amount. In one of our securitization transactions, if a secured party receives a notice of a rating agency review for downgrade or if there is a downgrade of any class of notes (without taking into consideration the presence of the financial guaranty insurance policy) excess cash flows from other securitization transactions insured by the same insurance provider would be utilized to satisfy any increased target credit enhancement requirements. Our securitization transactions insured by financial guaranty insurance policies after August 2005 do not contain any cross-collateralization provisions.
The agreements that we enter into with our financial guaranty insurance providers in connection with securitization transactions contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative
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default and cumulative net loss) that are higher than the limits referred to above. If, at any measurement date, the targeted portfolio performance ratios with respect to any insured Trust were to exceed these additional levels, provisions of the agreements permit the financial guaranty insurance providers to terminate our servicing rights to the receivables sold to that Trust. In addition, the servicing agreements on certain insured securitization Trusts are cross-defaulted so that a default under one servicing agreement would allow the financial guaranty insurance provider to terminate our servicing rights under all servicing agreements for securitization Trusts in which they issued a financial guaranty insurance policy. Additionally, if these higher targeted portfolio performance levels were exceeded, the financial guaranty insurance providers may elect to retain all excess cash generated by other securitization transactions insured by them as additional credit enhancement. This, in turn, could result in defaults under our other securitizations and other material indebtedness. Although we have never exceeded these additional targeted portfolio performance ratios, and do not anticipate violating any event of default triggers for our securitizations, there can be no assurance that our servicing rights with respect to the automobile receivables in such Trusts or any other Trusts will not be terminated if (i) such targeted portfolio performance ratios are breached, (ii) we breach our obligations under the servicing agreements, (iii) the financial guaranty insurance providers are required to make payments under a policy, or (iv) certain bankruptcy or insolvency events were to occur. As of September 30, 2006, no such termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by us.
Convertible Senior Notes
In September 2006, we issued $550.0 million of convertible senior notes at par in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, of which $275.0 million are due in 2011 bearing interest at a rate of 0.75% per annum and $275.0 million are due in 2013 bearing interest at a rate of 2.125% per annum. Interest on the notes is payable semiannually. Subject to certain conditions, the notes, which are uncollateralized, may be converted prior to maturity into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion price of $28.07 per share and $30.51 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Upon conversion, the conversion value will be paid in: 1) cash equal to the principal amount of the notes and 2) to the extent the conversion value exceeds the principal amount of the notes, shares of our common stock. The notes are convertible only in the following circumstances: 1) if the closing sale price of our common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price during specified periods set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued, 2) if the average trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the notes is less than or equal to 98% of the average conversion value of the notes during specified periods set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued or 3) upon the occurrence of specific corporate transactions set forth in the indentures under which the notes were issued. In connection with the issuance of the notes, we entered into a registration rights agreement that requires us to file a shelf registration statement relating to the resale of the notes, the subsidiary
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guarantees and the shares of common stock into which the notes are convertible. If the registration statement has not become effective within 180 days from the original issuance of the notes or ceases to remain effective, we will be required to pay additional interest to the noteholders during the time that the registration statement is not effective at a rate of 0.5% per annum through September 2008.
In connection with the issuance of these convertible senior notes, we used net proceeds of $246.8 million to purchase 10,109,500 shares of our common stock.
In conjunction with the issuance of the convertible senior notes, we purchased call options that entitle us to purchase shares of our common stock in an amount equal to the number of shares issued upon conversion of the notes at $28.07 per share and $30.51 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. These call options are expected to allow us to offset the dilution of our shares if the conversion feature of the convertible senior notes is exercised.
We also sold warrants to purchase 9,796,408 shares of our common stock at $35 per share and 9,012,713 shares of our common stock at $40 per share for the notes due in 2011 and 2013, respectively. In no event are we required to deliver a number of shares in connection with the exercise of these warrants in excess of twice the aggregate number of shares initially issuable upon the exercise of the warrants.
We have analyzed the conversion feature, call option and warrant transactions under Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to and Potentially Settled In a Company’s Own Stock,” and determined they meet the criteria for classification as equity transactions. As a result, both the cost of the call options and the proceeds of the warrants are reflected in additional paid-in capital on our consolidated balance sheets, and we will not recognize subsequent changes in their fair value.
Stock Repurchases
On September 12, 2006, we announced the approval of another stock repurchase plan by our Board of Directors. The new stock repurchase plan authorizes us to repurchase up to $300.0 million of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions based on market conditions. The cumulative amount of the stock repurchases authorized by our Board of Directors since April 2004 is $1,546.8 million.
During the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, we repurchased 13,462,430 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $24.06 per share and 8,077,131 shares of our common stock at an average cost of $25.27 per share, respectively.
As of October 31, 2006, we had repurchased $1,246.8 million of our common stock since April 2004 and we had remaining authorization to repurchase $300.0 million of our common stock.
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Operating Plan
We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to achieve our growth strategies. As of September 30, 2006, we had unrestricted cash balances of $840.8 million. Assuming that origination volume ranges from $7.2 billion to $7.8 billion during fiscal 2007 and the initial credit enhancement requirement for our securitization transactions remains at 9.5% (the level for the most recent securitization covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy, completed in September 2006) we would require $684.0 million to $741.0 million in cash or liquidity to fund initial credit enhancement over that period. We expect that cash distributions from our securitization transactions will exceed the funding requirement for initial credit enhancement deposits during fiscal 2007. We will continue to require the execution of additional securitization transactions during fiscal 2007. There can be no assurance that funding will be available to us through the execution of securitization transactions or, if available, that the funding will be on acceptable terms. If we are unable to execute securitization transactions on a regular basis, and are otherwise unable to issue any other debt or equity, we would not have sufficient funds to finance new loan originations and, in such event, we would be required to revise the scale of our business, including possible discontinuation of loan origination activities, which would have a material adverse effect on our ability to achieve our business and financial objectives.
OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
Prior to October 1, 2002, we structured our securitization transactions to meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables. Under this structure, notes issued by our unconsolidated qualified special purpose finance subsidiaries are not recorded as liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. See Liquidity and Capital Resources – Securitizations for a detailed discussion of our securitization transactions.
INTEREST RATE RISK
Fluctuations in market interest rates impact our credit facilities and securitization transactions. Our gross interest rate spread, which is the difference between interest earned on our finance receivables and interest paid, is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of our dependence upon the issuance of variable rate securities and the incurrence of variable rate debt to fund our purchases of finance receivables.
Credit Facilities
Finance receivables purchased by us and pledged to secure borrowings under our credit facilities bear fixed interest rates. Amounts borrowed under our credit facilities bear interest at variable rates that are subject to frequent adjustments to reflect prevailing market interest rates. To protect the interest rate spread within each credit facility, our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements in connection with borrowings under our credit facilities. The
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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 purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the “cap” rate. As part of our interest rate risk management strategy and when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the premium paid by our special purpose finance subsidiary to purchase the interest rate cap agreement and thus retain the interest rate risk. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreement purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiary is included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreement sold by us is included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets.
In January 2005, we entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the variability in interest payments on our medium term notes facility caused by fluctuations in the benchmark interest rate. These interest rate swap agreements are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The fair values of the interest rate swap agreements are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. Subsequent to September 30, 2006, these agreements matured.
Securitizations
The interest rate demanded by investors in our securitization transactions depends on prevailing market interest rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rate environment. We utilize several strategies to minimize the impact of interest rate fluctuations on our gross interest rate margin, including the use of derivative financial instruments, the regular sale or pledging of receivables to securitization Trusts, pre-funding of securitization transactions and the use of revolving structures.
In our securitization transactions, we transfer fixed rate finance 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”) and do not fluctuate during the term of the securitization. The floating rates on securities issued by the Trusts are indexed to LIBOR and fluctuate periodically based on movements in LIBOR. Derivative financial instruments, such as interest rate swap and cap agreements, are used to manage the gross interest rate spread on these transactions. We use interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable rate exposures on securities issued by our securitization Trusts to a fixed rate, thereby locking in the gross interest rate spread to be earned by us over the life of a securitization. Interest rate swap agreements purchased by us do not impact the amount of cash flows to be received by holders of the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. The interest rate swap agreements serve to offset the impact of increased or decreased interest paid by the Trusts on floating rate asset-backed securities on the cash flows to be received by us from the Trusts. We utilize such arrangements to modify our net
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interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate based on our risk tolerance. In circumstances where the interest rate risk is deemed to be tolerable, usually if the risk is less than one year in term at inception, we may choose not to hedge potential fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. Our special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements in connection with the issuance of floating rate securities even if we choose not to hedge our future cash flows. Although the interest rate cap agreements are purchased by the Trusts, cash outflows from the Trusts ultimately impact our retained interests in the securitization transactions as cash expended by the securitization Trusts will decrease the ultimate amount of cash to be received by us. Therefore, when economically feasible, we may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement to offset the premium paid by the Trust to purchase the interest rate cap agreement. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiaries in connection with securitization transactions are included in other assets and the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements sold by us are included in other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements sold by us are reflected in interest expense on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income.
Pre-funding securitizations is the practice of issuing more asset-backed securities than needed to cover finance receivables initially sold or pledged to the Trust. The proceeds from the pre-funded portion are held in an escrow account until additional receivables are delivered to the Trust in amounts up to the pre-funded balance held in the escrow account. The use of pre-funded securitizations allows us to lock in borrowing costs with respect to the finance receivables subsequently delivered to the Trust. However, we incur an expense in pre-funded securitizations during the period between the initial delivery of finance receivables and the subsequent delivery of finance receivables equal to the difference between the interest earned on the proceeds held in the escrow account and the interest rate paid on the asset-backed securities outstanding.
Additionally, in May 2006, we issued a “revolving” securitization transaction that allows us to replace receivables as they amortize down rather than paying down the outstanding debt balance for a period of one year subject to compliance with certain covenants. The use of this type of transaction allows us to finance approximately 50% more receivables than in our typical amortizing securitization structure at that borrowing cost.
CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 155
In February 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments” (“SFAS 155”). SFAS 155 amends SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, and SFAS 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and
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Extinguishments of Liabilities”. SFAS 155 (i) permits the fair value remeasurement for any hybrid financial instrument that contains an embedded derivative that otherwise would require bifurcation, (ii) clarifies which interest-only strips and principal-only strips are not subject to the requirement of SFAS 133, (iii) establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized financial assets to identify interests that are freestanding derivatives or that are hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative requiring bifurcation, (iv) clarifies that concentrations of credit risk in the form of subordination are not embedded derivatives and (v) amends SFAS 140 to eliminate the prohibition on a qualifying special purpose entity from holding a derivative financial instrument that pertains to a beneficial interest other than another derivative financial instrument. SFAS 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 156
In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140” (“SFAS 156”). SFAS 156 requires an entity to recognize a servicing asset or servicing liability each time it undertakes an obligation to service a financial asset by entering into a servicing contract in specific situations. Additionally, the servicing asset or servicing liability shall be initially measured at fair value, if practicable. SFAS 156 permits an entity to choose either the amortization method or fair value measurement method for subsequent measurement of the servicing asset or servicing liability. SFAS 156 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
FASB Interpretation No. 48
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement 109.” FIN 48 prescribes a comprehensive model for recognizing, measuring, presenting and disclosing in the financial statements tax positions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return, including a decision whether to file or not to file in a particular jurisdiction. FIN 48 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2008. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of FIN 48.
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 requires companies to disclose the fair value of its financial
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instruments according to a fair value hierarchy. Additionally, companies are required to provide certain disclosures regarding instruments within the hierarchy, including a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for each major category of assets and liabilities. SFAS 157 applies to other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009. Management is currently evaluating the impact of the statement; however it is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements” (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires registrants to quantify an error under both the rollover and iron curtain approaches. Consequently, a registrant’s financial statements would require adjustment when either approach results in quantifying a misstatement that is material, after considering all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors. SAB 108 is effective for our fiscal year ending June 30, 2007, with early adoption encouraged. Management does not expect SAB 108 to have any impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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 our 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 us. The most significant risks are detailed from time to time in our filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006. It is advisable not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Because our funding strategy is dependent upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt, fluctuations in interest rates impact our profitability. Therefore, we employ various hedging strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Risk” for additional information regarding such market risks.
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Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file 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 Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The CEO and CFO, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2006. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded, to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective.
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes made in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2006, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
Limitations Inherent in all Controls
Our management, including the CEO and CFO, recognize that the disclosure controls and internal controls (discussed above) cannot prevent all errors or all attempts at fraud. Any controls system, no matter how well crafted and operated, can only provide reasonable, and not absolute, assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in any control system, no evaluation or implementation of a control system can provide complete assurance that all control issues and all possible instances of fraud have been or will be detected.
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
As a consumer finance company, we are 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, breach of
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contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against us could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, we 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 can include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. We believe that we have taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with our business activities.
In fiscal 2003, several complaints were filed by shareholders against us and certain of our officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder as well as violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with our secondary public offering of common stock on October 1, 2002. These complaints were consolidated into one action, styled Pierce v. AmeriCredit Corp., et al., and were pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division. The plaintiff in Pierce sought class action status. In Pierce, the plaintiff claimed, among other allegations, that deferments were improperly granted by us to avoid delinquency triggers in securitization transactions and enhance cash flows and to incorrectly report charge-offs and delinquency percentages, thereby causing us to misrepresent our financial performance throughout the alleged class period. The plaintiff also alleged that our registration statement and prospectus for the offering contained untrue statements of material facts and omitted to state material facts necessary to make other statements in the registration statement not misleading.
On August 16, 2006, the Court entered an Order dismissing the Pierce case as to all remaining claims and as to all parties, with prejudice. The plaintiff filed a notice of appeal on September 15, 2006 but later informed us of its desire to withdraw the notice of appeal. Accordingly, on October 10, 2006, we, the plaintiff and the other defendants jointly filed a motion to withdraw the notice of appeal, which was granted by the Court on October 23, 2006. The Pierce case has now been resolved in our favor.
Two shareholder derivative actions were also brought against us. On February 27, 2003, we were served with a shareholder’s derivative action filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, entitled Mildred Rosenthal, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant AmeriCredit Corp. v. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., et al. A second shareholder derivative action was filed in the District Court of Tarrant County, Texas 48th Judicial District, on August 19, 2003, entitled David Harris, derivatively and on behalf of nominal defendant AmeriCredit Corp. v. Clifton H. Morris, Jr., et al. Both of these shareholder derivative actions allege, among other complaints, that certain of our officers and directors breached their respective fiduciary duties by causing us to make improper deferments, violate federal and state securities laws and issue misleading financial statements. The substantive allegations in both of the derivative actions are essentially the same as those in the above-referenced consolidated
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class action. A special litigation committee (“SLC”) of the Board of Directors was created to investigate the claims in the derivative actions. In September 2005, the SLC completed its investigation of the claims made by the derivative plaintiffs in Rosenthal and Harris and rendered its decision that continuation of the derivative proceeding is not in our best interests. Accordingly, we filed a Motion to Dismiss each derivative complaint. On August 21, 2006, the federal court entered an Order dismissing the Rosenthal case, with prejudice. The plaintiff did not file a notice of appeal within the time permitted and the Rosenthal case has been resolved in our favor. Our motion to dismiss the Harris case is pending in state court but we believe that this matter will also be resolved in our favor.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the factors discussed in Part I, Item 1, “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2006, should be carefully considered as these risk factors could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. The risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only risks facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial also may adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
During the three months ended September 30, 2006, we repurchased shares as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):
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Date | | Total Number of Shares Purchased | | Average Price Paid per Share | | Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Program | | Approximate Dollar of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Program | |
August 2006 (a) | | 2,121,600 | | $ | 23.17 | | 2,121,600 | | $ | 28,028 | |
September 2006 (a)(b) | | 11,340,830 | | $ | 24.23 | | 1,231,330 | | $ | 300,000 | (c) |
(a) | On October 25, 2005, we announced the approval of a stock repurchase plan by our Board of Directors which authorized us to repurchase up to $300.0 million of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions. |
(b) | Includes $246.8 million of the net proceeds from our convertible senior notes offering used to purchase 10,109,500 shares of our common stock. |
(c) | On September 12, 2006, we announced the approval of a stock repurchase plan by our Board of Directors which authorized us to repurchase up to $300.0 million of our common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions. |
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not Applicable
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
The Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on October 25, 2006.
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The following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:
| 1. | Election of two directors to terms of office expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2009, or until their successors are elected and qualified. |
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Nominees for Terms Expiring in 2009 | | For | | Withheld |
Daniel E. Berce | | 111,276,346 | | 5,314,485 |
James H. Greer | | 109,966,854 | | 6,623,977 |
The directors who are continuing to hold office are John R. Clay, A. R. Dike, Douglas K. Higgins, Kenneth H. Jones, Jr. and Clifton H. Morris, Jr.
| 2. | Approval of the proposal to implement a majority vote policy by taking steps to amend the AmeriCredit Corp. corporate governance documents to establish a majority vote standard that provides that director nominees shall be elected by the affirmative vote of the majority of votes cast at an annual meeting of shareholders; retain a plurality vote standard for director elections in which the number of director nominees exceeds the number of board seats; establish post-election policies and procedures to address the status of any director nominee that fails to be elected; and disclose the post-election policies in the proxy statement. |
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For | | Against | | Withheld | | Broker Non-Votes |
77,790,313 | | 22,860,343 | | 162,478 | | 15,777,697 |
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not Applicable
Item 6. EXHIBITS
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10.1 | | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 18, 2006, among AmeriCredit Corp., as issuer, and Credit Suisse securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and J. P. Morgan Securities Inc., as initial purchasers, in connection with AmeriCredit’s $250,000,000 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 and $250,000,000 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 |
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10.2 | | Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2006, among AmeriCredit Corp., the Guarantors party thereto, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, entered into in connection with AmeriCredit’s $250,000,000 0.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 |
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10.3 | | Indenture, dated as of September 18, 2006, among AmeriCredit Corp., the Guarantors party thereto, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, entered into in connection with AmeriCredit’s $250,000,000 2.125% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 |
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31.1 | | Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1 | | Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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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.
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| | | | AmeriCredit Corp. |
| | | | (Registrant) |
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Date: November 8, 2006 | | By: | | /s/ Chris A. Choate |
| | | | (Signature) |
| | | | Chris A. Choate |
| | | | Executive Vice President, |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
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