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 March 31, 1997
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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 0-27550
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FIRSTPLUS Financial Group, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 75-2561052
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 Viceroy, 8th Floor, Dallas, Texas 75235
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(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(214) 599-6400
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RAC FINANCIAL GROUP, INC., 1250 W. MOCKINGBIRD LANE, DALLAS, TEXAS 75247
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed
since last report)
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
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There were 31,912,159 shares of voting common stock and 2,798,967 shares of non-
voting common stock, $.01 par value outstanding as of March 31, 1997.
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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements Page
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Consolidated Balance Sheets -
September 30, 1996 and March 31, 1997 (Unaudited).............. 3
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited) -
Three Months and Six Months Ended March 31, 1996 and
March 31, 1997 ................................................ 4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) -
Six Months Ended March 31, 1996 and
March 31, 1997 ................................................ 5
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements (Unaudited) ........................................ 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations ................................ 9
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K ......................... 12
SIGNATURE ............................................................... 13
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS
September 30, March 31,
1996 1997
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(Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 23,167 $ 73,949
Loans held for sale, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 430,812 987,775
Interest only strips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187,230 418,661
Allowance for possible credit losses on loans sold . . . . . (54,257) (148,078)
Subordinated certificates held for sale. . . . . . . . . . . 16,528 17,271
Servicing assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - 10,643
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132,973 270,583
Receivable from trusts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,105 77,336
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,542 31,649
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Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 656,127 $1,469,206
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . $ 19,669 $ 22,357
Warehouse financing facilities with affiliates . . . . . . 354,481 894,368
Term line of credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57,465 117,020
Notes payable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,967 2,046
Subordinated notes payable to affiliates . . . . . . . . . 7,002 7,002
Convertible subordinated notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 69,920
Deferred tax liabilities, net. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,974 48,855
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Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 561,558 1,161,568
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Commitments
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares - 100,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares-22,499,140 as of September
30, 1996 and 31,912,159 as of March 31, 1997 . . . . . . 225 319
Non-voting common stock, $0.01 par value:
Authorized shares - 25,000,000
Issued and outstanding shares - 4,440,676 as of September
30, 1996 and 2,798,967 as of March 31, 1997. . . . . . . 44 28
Additional capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,696 213,857
Unrealized gain on interest only strips, net . . . . . . . - 7,155
Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39,604 86,279
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Total stockholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94,569 307,638
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Total liabilities and stockholders' equity . . . . . . $ 656,127 $1,469,206
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See accompanying notes.
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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
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1996 1997 1996 1997
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Revenues:
Gains on sales of loans, net of costs but
before provision for possible credit
losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 28,220 $128,968 $ 48,493 $224,167
Provision for possible credit losses on
loans sold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (6,169) (52,917) (9,527) (91,627)
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Net gain on sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22,051 76,051 38,966 132,540
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,290 33,048 4,057 53,480
Servicing income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 940 3,436 1,634 6,344
Origination income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,501 10,569 1,951 13,149
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 847 542 1,131 2,362
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Total revenues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27,629 123,646 47,739 207,875
Expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits . . . . . . . . . 7,699 20,935 13,158 35,772
Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,816 19,240 4,859 32,371
Other operating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,100 22,709 8,861 43,757
Provision for possible credit losses on loans
held for sale and interest only strips. . . . 1,686 12,585 2,977 18,264
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Total expenses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,301 75,469 29,855 130,164
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Income before income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,328 48,177 17,884 77,711
Provision for income taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3,929) (18,307) (6,800) (29,530)
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Net income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,399 $ 29,870 $ 11,084 $ 48,181
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Weighted average common shares and
common equivalent shares outstanding. . . . . . 25,077 34,922 22,791 31,947
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Primary net income per share of common
stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.25 $ 0.86 $ 0.48 $ 1.51
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Weighted average fully diluted common
shares and common equivalent shares
outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,077 39,213 22,791 37,155
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Fully diluted net income per share of
common stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 0.25 $ 0.78 $ 0.48 $ 1.35
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See accompanying notes.
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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)
(Dollars in Thousands)
Six Months
Ended March 31,
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1996 1997
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 11,084 $ 48,181
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
used in operating activities:
Provision for possible credit losses 12,504 109,891
Depreciation and amortization 317 911
Gain on sales of loans (51,595) (247,710)
Convertible subordinated subdebt partial conversion - 1,805
Write off in excess servicing, net 394 -
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
I/O strip amortization 2,350 18,023
Loans originated or acquired (524,477) (1,757,254)
Principal collected and proceeds from sale of loans 446,130 1,212,892
Accrued interest receivable (997) (4,510)
Investment in I/O strip 1,267 5,490
Receivable from trusts (4,320) (47,933)
Investment in servicing asset - (10,643)
Subordinated certificates held for sale (6,840) (744)
Other assets (4,307) (17,717)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 8,446 1,917
Deferred tax liability 4,429 27,635
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NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES (105,615) (659,766)
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Cash from acquisition 252 680
Purchases of equipment and leasehold improvements, net (534) (2,137)
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NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (282) (1,457)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings on warehouse financing facilities, net 52,270 530,469
Borrowings on term line of credit 9,288 59,555
Borrowings on notes payable, net 165 (916)
Borrowings - Investor payable 100 -
Repayments of subordinated notes payable
to affiliates (1,033) -
Redemption of preferred stock (2,400) -
Common stock issued and other 51,196 122,897
Preferred stock dividends (265) -
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 109,321 712,005
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INCREASE IN CASH 3,424 50,782
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 2,967 23,167
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 6,391 $ 73,949
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid during the period $ 4,226 $ 30,738
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Non-cash Investing and Financing Activities:
Acquisition of assets, net $ 697 $ -
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See accompanying notes.
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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
MARCH 31, 1997
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article
10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information
and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have
been included. Operating results for the three month period ended March 31,
1997 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the
year ended September 30, 1997. For further information, refer to the
consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended
September 30, 1996 included in FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL Group, Inc.'s 1996 Annual
Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K.
On October 1, 1996, FIRSTPLUS Consumer Finance, Inc., a wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, acquired National Loans, Inc. ("National") through
an exchange of stock, in a transaction accounted for as a pooling of
interest. However, because of the relative size of the acquisition, the
Company did not restate its historical balance sheets or statements of income
to account for the acquisition. As such, beginning retained earnings was
restated for the effect of all years prior to the year of acquisition. The
Company issued 501,996 shares of its Common Stock to the former shareholders
of National. National is an originator of small, consumer loans and had a
net loan portfolio of $15.3 million at the date of acquisition.
On October 22, 1996, the Company's Board of Directors approved a
two-for-one stock split of its Voting and Non-voting Common Stock. The
split, effectuated as a stock dividend of one newly issued share of Common
Stock for each share of Common Stock outstanding, was effective for
shareholders of record at the close of business on November 15, 1996, and
payable on November 29, 1996. Par value will remain at $0.01 per share.
Financial information contained in these financial statements has been
adjusted to reflect the impact of the common stock split.
On February 28, 1997, the Company acquired Capital Direct Funding Group,
Inc. ("Capital Direct") through an exchange of stock, in a transaction
accounted for as a pooling of interests. However, because of the relative
size of the acquisition, the Company did not restate its historical balance
sheets or statements of income to account for the acquisition. As such,
retained earnings as of January 1, 1997 was restated for the effects of all
periods prior to the period of acquisition, the three month period ended
March 31, 1997. The Company issued 1,104,479 shares of its Common Stock to
the former shareholders of Capital Direct. Capital Direct originates consumer
loans through direct mail solicitations and had a net loan portfolio of $4.2
million at the date of acquisition.
In June 1996, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 125 ("FASB 125"), "Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities." FASB 125 addresses the accounting for all types of
securitization transactions, securities lending and repurchase agreements,
collateralized borrowing arrangements and other transactions involving the
transfer of financial assets. FASB 125 is generally effective for
transactions that occur after December 31, 1996, and it is to be applied
prospectively. FASB 125 requires the Company to allocate the total cost of
mortgage loans sold to the mortgage loans sold (servicing released), retained
certificates and servicing rights based on their relative fair values. The
Company will be required to assess the retained certificates and servicing
rights for impairment based upon the fair value of those rights. The Company
adopted FASB 125 during the quarter ended March 31, 1997. As a result of the
adoption of FASB 125, the Company's earnings were decreased by $556,000 after
tax over the earnings that would have been recorded utilizing the Company's
previous accounting method. Additionally, under FASB 115, the Company
deferred $7.2 million of its gain on sale
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of loans, which was recorded as a separate component of equity, net of tax.
FASB 125 also required certain reclassifications on the Company's balance
sheet and income statement. On the balance sheet, the Excess Servicing
Receivable has been reclassified as an "available for sale" investment
security and renamed as Interest Only Strip ("I/O Strip"), with the allowance
for losses on loans sold reclassified from liabilities to a contra asset to
the I/O Strip. In the income statement, the provision for losses on loans
sold is now shown as a reduction of the gain on sale of loans.
All tabular information is presented in thousands.
2. LOANS HELD FOR SALE
Loans held for sale consist of the following:
September 30, March 31,
1996 1997
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(Unaudited)
Conventional Loans....................... $386,934 $894,630
Title I Loans............................ 34,712 67,819
First lien mortgages..................... 1,714 983
Construction Loans....................... 1,827 95
Consumer finance Loans................... - 27,086
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Subtotal.............................. 425,187 990,613
Allowance for possible credit losses..... (6,495) (16,451)
Deferred finance charges................. - (5,637)
Net purchase premiums ................... 12,120 19,250
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Total................................. $430,812 $987,775
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3. ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE CREDIT LOSSES
The activity in the allowance for possible credit losses is summarized as
follows:
Six Months
Year Ended Ended
September 30, March 31,
1996 1997
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(Unaudited)
Balance, beginning of period............. $ 4,794 $ 60,752
Provision for possible credit losses..... 59,644 109,891
Charge offs, net......................... (3,901) (6,494)
Other.................................... 215 380
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Balance, end of period................... $ 60,752 $164,529
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Components of Allowance:
Allowance for possible credit losses... $ 6,495 $ 16,451
Allowance for possible credit losses
on loans sold......................... 54,257 148,078
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Total............................... $60,752 $164,529
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4. INVESTMENT IN I/O STRIP
The activity in the investment in I/O Strip is summarized as follows:
Six Months
Year Ended Ended
September 30, March 31,
1996 1997
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(Unaudited)
Balance, beginning of period............. $ 29,744 $187,230
Gain on sale of loans.................... 170,679 247,710
Amortization............................. (12,982) (18,023)
Other.................................... (211) 1,744
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Balance, end of period................... $187,230 $418,661
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FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
(UNAUDITED)
5. OTHER ASSETS
Other assets consist of the following:
As of As of
September 30, March 31,
1996 1997
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Goodwill, net............................ $ 424 $ 399
Furniture, equipment and leasehold
improvements, net....................... 5,497 7,142
Debt offering costs...................... 3,112 2,165
Prepaids and other....................... 11,509 21,943
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Total................................ $20,542 $31,649
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6. GAINS ON SALES OF LOANS
The gains on sales of loans and the related costs consist of the following:
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
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1996 1997 1996 1997
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(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
Gain on sale of loans.................... $29,207 $141,152 $50,088 $247,710
Servicing Assets......................... - 10,643 - 10,643
Gain on whole loan and bulk sales........ 3,150 6,421 5,465 10,516
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Total.................................... 32,357 158,216 55,553 268,869
I\O strip interest income................ 1,187 2,700 1,296 5,417
Deferred income.......................... - (11,540) - (11,540)
Premiums, net............................ (3,596) (17,022) (5,777) (32,153)
Transaction costs........................ (1,728) (3,386) (2,579) (6,426)
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Gains on sales of loans (before
provision for possible credit losses)... $28,220 $128,968 $48,493 $224,167
Provision for possible credit losses..... (6,169) (52,917) (9,527) (91,627)
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$22,051 $ 76,051 $38,966 $132,540
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7. SUBSEQUENT EVENT
In February 1997, FIRSTPLUS announced that it executed a definitive agreement
to acquire Western Interstate Bancorp ("Western"), the parent company of
Citizens Thrift and Loan Association ("Citizens"), in an exchange of stock.
Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will issue voting common stock
in exchange for all of the outstanding shares of Western. The transaction
will be accounted for as a pooling-of-interests.
The Company is expanding its distribution channel geographically to include
the United Kingdom ("U.K."). It is in the process of opening a denovo
operation - FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, Ltd. in Cardiff, U.K., which will
provide FIRSTPLUS products to consumers in the U.K.
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Item 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL CONDITION
MARCH 31, 1997
Loans held for sale increased from $430.8 million as of September 30,
1996 to $987.8 million as of March 31, 1997, an increase of $557.0 million or
129.3%. This increase was primarily due to an expanded correspondent network,
increased direct to consumer originations and access to funding in the form of
repurchase facilities and warehouse facilities, which allowed for substantial
growth in loan originations.
The Company's investment in I/O strip increased from $187.2 million at
September 30, 1996 to $418.7 million at March 31, 1997, an increase of $231.4
million or 123.6%. This increase was due to the $935.1 million of loans
securitized and sold from October 1, 1996 through March 31, 1997.
The Company's warehouse and repurchase facilities are its primary
source of funding for loan originations. As of September 30, 1996, the
Company had outstanding balances of $354.5 million owed to warehouse and repo
lenders at an approximate 6.6% average rate of interest. As of March 31,
1997, the Company had outstanding balances of $894.4 million owed to
warehouse and repo lenders at an approximate 6.5% average rate of interest.
This represents a $539.9 million warehouse and repo line balance increase
from September 30, 1996 to the March 31, 1997 balance owing, or 152.3%.
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities increased from $19.7
million as of September 30, 1996 to $22.4 million as of March 31, 1997. This
represents a $2.7 million increase over the period, or 13.7%. This increase was
primarily a result of Federal income taxes payable.
Total shareholders' equity at March 31, 1997 was $307.6 million, as
compared with $94.6 million at September 30, 1996, an increase of $213.1
million or 225.3%. During the six months ended March 31, 1997, the Company
earned net income of $48.2 million, closed a secondary public offering with
the sale of 4,200,000 shares of common stock in an underwritten public
offering which yielded $121.7 million in equity proceeds to the Company,
issued 2,122,998 of common shares for the conversion of certain of the
Company's outstanding subordinated notes and exercise of options and warrants
resulting in a $33.2 million addition to equity and issued 1,606,475 of
common shares in conjunction with two acquisitions which contributed $2.8
million in equity as two poolings-of-interests transactions. In addition,
the Company adopted FASB 125, resulting in a mark to market adjustment of
unrealized gain on interest only strips and a corresponding addition to
equity of $7.2 million.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company's total revenues increased to $123.6 million during its
second fiscal 1997 quarter from $27.6 million for the comparable fiscal 1996
quarter, an increase of $96.0 million or 347.5%. For the six months ended March
31, 1997, total revenues increased to $207.9 million from $47.7 million for the
comparable fiscal 1996 period, an increase of $160.1 million or 335.4%.
The increase in the volume of loans originated and purchased by the
Company and the increase in the size and scope of the Company's securitization
program throughout fiscal 1996 and continuing into fiscal 1997 was primarily
responsible for this increase in revenues. The Company's securitization
transactions resulted in increased Gain on Sale of Loans. Gain on Sale of Loans
increased because the Company was able to increase the volume and efficiency of
loans sold in the quarter and six months ended March 31, 1997, without reduction
due to sharing arrangements present in the quarter and six months ended March
31, 1996. Interest, servicing and origination income also increased
substantially during the March 31, 1997 quarter and six months ended March 31,
1997 when compared to the March 31, 1996 quarter and six months ended March 31,
1996, respectively, primarily as a result of the increased quantity of loans
originated, held for sale and serviced by the Company.
The Company's provision for possible credit losses on loans sold
increased by $46.7 million, from $6.2 million for the quarter ended March 31,
1996 to $52.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, and by $82.1 million
from $9.5 million for the six months ended March 31, 1996 to $91.6 million for
the six months ended March 31, 1997. These increases in the provision for
possible credit losses on loans sold were proportional to the Company's increase
in securitization activity, as adjusted for the increasing percentage of
Conventional loans securitized by the Company throughout fiscal 1996 and
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continuing into fiscal 1997, and the removal of the warehouse lender's
sharing arrangement payment (which required the Warehouse Lender rather than
the Company to reserve for certain loans).
Total expenses including provision for income taxes increased from
$21.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 1996 to $93.8 million for
the three months ended March 31, 1997, an increase of $72.5 million or
341.7%. As a percentage of total revenues, total expenses including taxes
decreased from 76.8% in the March 1996 quarter to 75.8% in the March 1997
quarter. For the six months ended March 31, 1997, total expenses increased
to $159.7 million from $36.7 million for the comparable fiscal 1996 period,
an increase of $123.0 million or 335.7%. As a percentage of total revenues,
total expenses remained 76.8% for the six months ended March 31, 1996 and
March 31, 1997.
As a result of the above, net income increased from $6.4 million for
the March 1996 quarter to net income of $29.9 million for the March 1997
quarter. This represents an increase of $23.5 million, or a 366.8% increase.
For the six months ended March 31, 1997, net income increased to $48.2
million from $11.1 million for the comparable fiscal 1996 period, an increase
of $37.1 million or 334.7%. Such increases were primarily the result of
growth in loan production and sale of loans through securitizations for the
respective comparative periods, as well as the increase in net interest
income earned on loans retained on the balance sheet.
The Company completed the funding of the 1996-3 securitization by
delivering $44.4 million in loans in October 1996. The Company also delivered
$350.4 million out of $400.0 million in loans to the 1996-4 securitization in
November 1996. The remaining $49.6 million in loans of the 1996-4
securitization were delivered in January 1997. The Company closed the 1997-1
securitization of $600.0 million in loans in February 1997 and delivered $490.5
million of these loans during the three months ended March 31, 1997.
The weighted Average Fair, Isaac and Company score (a default prediction
model utilized by the Company) for the Conventional loans securitized in the
Company's 1997-1 securitization was approximately 676 points. The weighted
Average Fair, Isaac and Company score for the Conventional Loans securitized in
the Company's 1996-1 securitization (closed during the quarter ended March 31,
1996) was approximately 656 points.
The Company's servicing (including subserviced loans) loan portfolio had
30 day and over delinquencies of 2.3% as of March 31, 1997, and 4.2% as of March
31, 1996. This decrease was primarily due to increased loan origination
volumes. On a static pool basis, the Company's seasoned securitizations (those
transactions funded more than six months ago), had a weighted average 30 day and
over delinquency rate of 3.4% as of March 31, 1997.
Gross defaults (before recoveries and Title I insurance claims paid) as
a percentage of the serviced loan portfolio increased slightly from the March
1996 quarter to the March 1997 quarter. Gross defaults for the three months
ended March 31, 1996 equaled $0.7 million or 0.2% of the March 1996 loan
servicing portfolio. Gross defaults for the three months ended March 31, 1997
equaled $7.2 million or 0.3% of the March 1997 loan servicing portfolio. Gross
defaults for the six months ended March 31, 1996 equaled $2.8 million or 0.6%
of the March 1996 loan servicing portfolio. Gross defaults for the six months
ended March 31, 1997 equaled $12.8 million or 0.5% of the March 1997 loan
servicing portfolio. As of March 31, 1997, actual cumulative defaults in the
securitizations were less than projected cumulative defaults.
On a seasoned pool basis, the weighted average prepayment rates for the
Company's seasoned securitizations (those transactions funded more than six
months ago) which were closed in fiscal year 1996 were within the range of 5.7%
and 14.1% for the quarter ended March 31, 1997. Prepayment rates for newer
securitizations and for non-securitized loans on the Company's balance sheet are
not yet sufficient to provide meaningful data regarding future loan performance.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's operations require continued access to financing sources.
The Company's primary operating cash requirements include the funding of (i)
loan originations and purchases, (ii) reserve accounts, overcollateralization
requirements, fees and expenses incurred in connection with its securitization
transactions, (iii) tax payments due on the
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Company's taxable income, (iv) television, radio and direct mail advertising
and other marketing, and (v) administrative and other operating expenses.
Adequate credit facilities and other sources of funding, which permit the
Company to fund its operating cash requirements and to securitize or sell loans
in the secondary market, are essential to the continuation of the Company's
ability to originate and purchase loans. After utilizing available working
capital, the Company borrows money to fund its loan originations and purchases,
and repays these borrowings as the loans are repaid or sold. Upon the
securitization or sale of loans and the subsequent repayment of the borrowings,
the Company's working capital and warehouse lines of credit again become
available to fund additional loan originations and purchases.
In October 1996, the Company increased a warehouse line facility with
Bank One, Texas, N.A. ("Bank One Facility") from $60 million to $110 million
and a repurchase facility with Bear Stearns Home Equity Trust 1996-1 ("Bear
Stearns Facility") from $300 million to $500 million. At March 31, 1997, the
Company had borrowed $105.5 million under the Bank One Facility and $280.3
million under the Bear Stearns Facility.
In November 1996, the Company entered into the $75 million term line
with Bear Stearns and Co., Inc. ("Bear Stearns Term Line"). The Bear Stearns
Term Line may be utilized by the Company with respect to excess servicing
receivable generated by securitization in which Bear Stearns is the lead
manager. At March 31, 1997, the Company had borrowed $23.0 million under
this facility.
In December 1996, the Company entered into the $100 million term line
with PaineWebber Real Estate Securities Inc. (the "PaineWebber Term Line")
and the $400 million repurchase facility with PaineWebber Real Estate
Securities Inc. ("PaineWebber Repurchase Facility"). The PaineWebber Term
Line bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.1% and the PaineWebber Repurchase
Facility bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.00%. At March 31, 1997, the Company
had borrowed $20.0 million under the Term Line and $415.5 million under the
repurchase facility.
At March 31, 1997, the Company had borrowed $71.5 million and $58.2
million from a nationally recognized finance company under a warehouse line
facility and term line facility, respectively.
As a result of the Company's increasing volume of loan originations and
purchases, and its expanding securitization activities, the Company has
operated, and expects to continue to operate, on a negative operating cash flow
basis, which is expected to increase as the volume of the Company's loan
purchases and originations increase and its securitization program grows. The
Company's operations used $342.7 million during the quarter ended March 31,
1997. The increase in the use of cash in operations is primarily related to
the cost of an enlarged infrastructure, employee base and the costs that
accompany the Company's securitization strategy (which increases the Gain on
Sale of Loans but reduces the amount of cash received on the sale of loans as
compared to whole-loan sales). Cash from financing and investing activities
provided cash in the amount of $409.1 million for the quarter ended March 31,
1997. Financing and investing activities increased primarily due to additional
borrowings related to the repurchase facilities, the term lines and other
borrowings, which have been used to fund loan originations, working capital and
securitization costs.
In addition, the Company has begun to implement a strategy of maintaining
a significant quantity of loans on its balance sheet, thus increasing the length
of time that loans are held for sale and materially increasing its interest rate
risk. Because the Company's present loan facilities bear interest at variable
rates, the Company has a need for medium to long term fixed-rate financing. If
the Company is unable to obtain such financing, it could have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operations and financial condition.
RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128, "Earnings per Share" ("SFAS 128").
SFAS 128 establishes simplified standards for computing and presenting
earnings per share ("EPS"). Under SFAS 128 the presentation of primary EPS
will be replaced with a presentation of basic EPS. Basic EPS is computed
excluding dilution caused by common stock equivalents such as stock options
and, therefore, will tend to be slightly higher than primary EPS. The
presentation of fully diluted EPS is replaced with a presentation of diluted
EPS. Diluted EPS is computed in a similar fashion to how fully diluted EPS
is computed. The Company will adopt this pronouncement to report results of
operations for the first quarter of 1998 and for the year ended September 30,
1998. Previously reported EPS will be restated at that time to conform to
SFAS 128. This adoption is not expected to have a material impact on EPS as
currently presented by the Company.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain information contained in this Form 10-Q constitutes
"Forward-Looking Statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expect," "anticipate,"
"estimate" or "continue" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon
or comparable terminology. The statements in "Risk Factors" contained in the
Company's current report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on December 19, 1996, constitute cautionary statements identifying
important factors, including certain risks and uncertainties, with respect to
such forward-looking statements that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Not Applicable
Item 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES
Not Applicable
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not Applicable
Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
Not Applicable
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION
Not Applicable
Item 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(A) Exhibits:
11 Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
27 Financial Data Schedule
(B) Reports on Form 8-K
On December 19, 1996, the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K under
Item 5 thereof, with respect to certain risk factors in connection with its
securities.
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SIGNATURES
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.
FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
by: /s/ Eric C. Green
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Eric C. Green
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
date: May 15, 1997
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
(A) Exhibits
11 Statement re: Computation of Per Share Earnings
27 Financial Data Schedule
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