UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30,December 31, 2004

 

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)

 


 

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 an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

 

There were 155,310,868151,918,130 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value outstanding as of OctoberJanuary 31, 2004.2005.

 



AMERICREDIT CORP.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

         Page

Part I.

  FINANCIAL INFORMATION   
   Item 1.  

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

  3
      

Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30,- December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2004

  3
      

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income - Three and Six Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003

  4
      

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three- Six Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003

  5
      

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

  6
   Item 2.  

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

  2730
   Item 3.  

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

  5365
   Item 4.  

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

  5465

Part II.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

  54
   Item 1.  

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

  5466
   Item 2.  

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

  5668
   Item 3.  

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

  5668
   Item 4.  

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

  5669
   Item 5.  

OTHER INFORMATION

  5669
   Item 6.  

EXHIBITS

  5770

SIGNATURE

  5871

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

 

  September 30,
2004


 

June 30,

2004


   December 31, 2004

 June 30, 2004

 
ASSETS   ��    

Cash and cash equivalents

  $526,273  $421,450   $487,831  $421,450 

Finance receivables, net

   6,738,828   6,363,869    7,162,368   6,363,869 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

   89,878   110,952    70,472   110,952 

Investments in Trust receivables

   456,372   528,345    373,895   528,345 

Restricted cash – gain on sale Trusts

   422,014   423,025 

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable

   516,844   482,724 

Restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities

   507,476   209,875 

Restricted cash - gain on sale Trusts

   418,922   423,025 

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable

   489,406   482,724 

Restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

   83,552   209,875 

Property and equipment, net

   97,871   101,424    90,513   101,424 

Deferred income taxes

   7,202     13,610  

Other assets

   147,599   182,915    219,274   182,915 
  


 


  


 


Total assets

  $9,510,357  $8,824,579   $9,409,843  $8,824,579 
  


 


  


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY      

Liabilities:

      

Warehouse credit facilities

  $1,021,532  $500,000   $948,937  $500,000 

Securitization notes payable

   5,733,778   5,598,732    5,720,631   5,598,732 

Senior notes

   166,499   166,414    166,585   166,414 

Convertible senior notes

   200,000   200,000    200,000   200,000 

Other notes payable

   18,452   21,442    11,863   21,442 

Funding payable

   41,736   37,273    78,652   37,273 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   165,249   159,798    128,205   159,798 

Derivative financial instruments

   15,467   12,348    6,680   12,348 

Deferred income taxes

    3,460     3,460 
  


 


  


 


Total liabilities

   7,362,713   6,699,467    7,261,553   6,699,467 
  


 


  


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

      

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; 164,327,580 and 162,777,598 shares issued

   1,643   1,628 

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; 164,713,790 and 162,777,598 shares issued

   1,647   1,628 

Additional paid-in capital

   1,106,997   1,081,079    1,114,453   1,081,079 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   32,542   36,823    31,592   36,823 

Retained earnings

   1,116,532   1,047,725    1,181,099   1,047,725 
  


 


  


 


   2,257,714   2,167,255    2,328,791   2,167,255 

Treasury stock, at cost (8,664,838 and 5,165,588 shares)

   (110,070)  (42,143)

Treasury stock, at cost (12,046,256 and 5,165,588 shares)

   (180,501)  (42,143)
  


 


  


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   2,147,644   2,125,112    2,148,290   2,125,112 
  


 


  


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $9,510,357  $8,824,579   $9,409,843  $8,824,579 
  


 


  


 


 

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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

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

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 

Revenue

      

Finance charge income

  $269,928  $211,772   $291,675  $225,014  $561,603  $436,786 

Servicing income

   59,357   68,992    40,372   47,959   99,729   116,951 

Other income

   10,671   7,481    12,720   8,511   23,391   15,992 
  


 


  


 


 


 


   339,956   288,245    344,767   281,484   684,723   569,729 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Costs and expenses

      

Operating expenses

   74,001   80,984    80,001   88,340   154,002   169,324 

Provision for loan losses

   98,716   64,243    100,197   61,356   198,913   125,599 

Interest expense

   57,516   88,744    61,976   56,287   119,492   145,031 

Restructuring charges, net

   506   739    105   (271)  611   468 
  


 


  


 


 


 


   230,739   234,710    242,279   205,712   473,018   440,422 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Income before income taxes

   109,217   53,535    102,488   75,772   211,705   129,307 

Income tax provision

   40,410   20,210    37,921   28,604   78,331   48,814 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Net income

   68,807   33,325    64,567   47,168   133,374   80,493 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Other comprehensive (loss) income

      

Unrealized (losses) gains on credit enhancement assets

   (13,503)  11,602    (12,953)  (4,458)  (26,456)  7,144 

Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges

   (2,098)  7,541 

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

   4,740   8,710   2,642   16,251 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   5,293   (601)   4,224   4,566   9,517   3,965 

Income tax benefit (provision)

   6,027   (7,370)   3,039   (1,574)  9,066   (8,944)
  


 


  


 


 


 


Other comprehensive (loss) income

   (4,281)  11,172    (950)  7,244   (5,231)  18,416 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Comprehensive income

  $64,526  $44,497   $63,617  $54,412  $128,143  $98,909 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Earnings per share

      

Basic

  $0.44  $0.21   $0.42  $0.30  $0.86  $0.51 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Diluted

  $0.43  $0.21   $0.39  $0.29  $0.80  $0.50 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Weighted average shares outstanding

   155,611,880   156,467,588    154,062,587   156,600,326   154,861,396   156,533,957 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares

   159,601,471   156,844,007    168,617,089   164,436,702   169,486,045   160,640,355 
  


 


  


 


 


 


 

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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Cash flows from operating activities

      

Net income

  $68,807  $33,325   $133,374  $80,493 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

   8,998   42,319    19,196   54,275 

Provision for loan losses

   98,716   64,243    198,913   125,599 

Deferred income taxes

   1,468   401    2,139   (3,232)

Accretion of present value discount

   (27,126)  (24,706)   (41,670)  (41,511)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

   91   13,255    1,122   31,569 

Other

   (122)  1,950    (2,393)  907 

Distributions from gain on sale Trusts, net of swap payments

   100,282   82,292    199,086   78,069 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Other assets

   23,282   21,568    (33,794)  98,605 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   4,796   (2,482)   (30,954)  (32,558)
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by operating activities

   279,192   232,165    445,019   392,216 
  


 


  


 


Cash flows from investing activities

      

Purchases of receivables

   (1,178,422)  (821,265)   (2,401,555)  (1,719,041)

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

   715,698   453,639    1,454,891   968,408 

Purchases of property and equipment

   (635)  (1,454)   (1,662)  (2,137)

Change in restricted cash – securitization notes payable

   (31,940)  (42,578)

Change in restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities

   (297,601)  437,456 

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable

   (2,755)  (108,585)

Change in restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

   126,323   699,497 

Change in other assets

   22,235   36,850    22,732   47,903 
  


 


  


 


Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

   (770,665)  62,648 

Net cash used in investing activities

   (802,026)  (113,955)
  


 


  


 


Cash flows from financing activities

      

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

   521,532   101,178    448,937   (567,203)

Repayment of whole loan purchase facility

    (905,000)    (905,000)

Issuance of securitization notes

   800,000   915,000 

Payments on securitization notes

   (669,787)  (347,078)

Issuance of securitization notes payable

   1,550,000   2,115,000 

Payments on securitization notes payable

   (1,436,780)  (843,431)

Issuance of convertible senior notes

    200,000 

Retirement of senior notes

    (7,250)    (18,430)

Debt issuance costs

   (5,194)  (7,954)   (11,216)  (20,526)

Net change in notes payable

   (3,098)  (2,640)   (9,779)  (6,479)

Sale of warrants

    34,441 

Purchase of call options on common stock

    (61,490)

Repurchase of common stock

   (67,831)    (144,145) 

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

   19,586   309    24,683   2,640 
  


 


  


 


Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

   595,208   (253,435)   421,700   (70,478)
  


 


  


 


Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

   103,735   41,378    64,693   207,783 

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   1,088   (314)   1,688   61 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

   421,450   316,921    421,450   316,921 
  


 


  


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $526,273  $357,985   $487,831  $524,765 
  


 


  


 


 

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

AMERICREDIT CORP.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation

 

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

 

The consolidated financial statements as of September 30,December 31, 2004, and for the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, 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. Diluted earnings per share for all periods beginning with the December 2003 quarter were revised to reflect the retroactive application of EITF Issue No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings Per Share.” 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 (“GAAP”). These interim period financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements that are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004.

 

Diluted Earnings Per Share

In September 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a final consensus on EITF Issue No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings Per Share” (“EITF 04-8”), to change the effect of contingently convertible debt within the dilutive earnings per share calculation. This change, which became effective for the three months ended December 31, 2004, resulted in the Company’s convertible senior notes being treated as convertible securities and included in dilutive earnings per share calculations using the if-converted method. EITF 04-8 required retroactive application beginning with the three months ended December 31, 2003, which was the first quarter the Company’s convertible senior notes were outstanding. Under EITF 04-8, diluted earnings per share decreased from $0.30 to $0.29 per share and from $0.51 to $0.50 per share for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, respectively.

Accretion of Acquisition Fees

 

The Company adopted the Accounting Standards Executive Committee’s Statement of Position 03-3, “Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer” (“SOP 03-3”), for loans acquired subsequent to June 30, 2004. Under

SOP 03-3, dealer acquisition fees on loans purchased by the Company are no longer considered credit-related because there is no deterioration in credit quality between the time the loan is originated and when it is acquired. Accordingly, dealer acquisition fees reduce the carrying value of finance receivables and are accreted into earnings as an adjustment to yield over the life of the loans using the effective interest method in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 91, “Accounting for Nonrefundable Fees and Costs Associated with Originating or Acquiring Loans and Initial Direct Costs of Leases.” Unamortized acquisition fees on loans charged off reduce the amount charged off to the allowance for loan losses and unamortized acquisition fees on loans paid off are recognized as an adjustment to yield in the period they wereare paid off. The implementation of SOP 03-3 resulted in the Company recordedrecording an additional $22.1$21.8 million and $42.8 million to provision for loan lossesexpense during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, as a result of implementing SOP 03-3.respectively.

 

Stock-based Employee Compensation

 

On July 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provision of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock –BasedStock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), prospectively for all awards granted, modified or settled after June 30, 2003. The prospective method is one of the adoption methods provided for under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure” issued in December 2002. SFAS 123 requires that compensation cost for all

stock awards be calculated and recognized over the service period. This compensation cost is determined using option pricing models that are intended to estimate the fair value of awards at the grant date. The Company recognized compensation expense of $787,000$1.9 million ($496,0001.2 million net of tax) and $135,000$2.7 million ($84,0001.7 million net of tax) during the three-month periodsthree and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, respectively and $438,000 ($273,000 net of tax) and $573,000 ($357,000 net of tax) during the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, respectively, for options granted or modified subsequent to June 30, 2003.

The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share had compensation expense for all options granted under the Company’s plans been determined using the fair value-based method and amortized over the expected life of the options (in thousands, except per share data):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 

Net income as reported

  $68,807  $33,325   $64,567  $47,168  $133,374  $80,493 

Add: Stock-based compensation expense included in reported net income, net of related tax effects

   496   84    1,216   273   1,712   357 

Deduct: Stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value-based method, net of related tax effects

   (4,314)  (4,789)   (5,224)  (4,977)  (9,538)  (9,766)
  


 


  


 


 


 


Pro forma net income

  $64,989  $28,620   $60,559  $42,464  $125,548  $71,084 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Earnings per share:

      

Basic – as reported

  $0.44  $0.21 

Basic - as reported

  $0.42  $0.30  $0.86  $0.51 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Basic – pro forma

  $0.42  $0.18 

Basic - pro forma

  $0.39  $0.27  $0.81  $0.45 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Diluted – as reported

  $0.43  $0.21 

Diluted - as reported

  $0.39  $0.29  $0.80  $0.50 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Diluted – pro forma

  $0.41  $0.18 

Diluted - pro forma

  $0.36  $0.26  $0.75  $0.44 
  


 


  


 


 


 


 

The fair value of each option granted or modified during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, was estimated using an option-pricing model with the following weighted average assumptions:

 

Expected dividends

0

Expected volatility

122%

Risk-free interest rate

1.48%

Expected life

2.5 years
   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

 

Expected dividends

  0  0  0  0 

Expected volatility

  48.9% 94.1% 48.9% 107.7%

Risk-free interest rate

  2.7% 3.4% 2.7% 2.5%

Expected life

  2.4 years 5 years 2.4 years 3.8 years

 

There were no options granted or modified during the three months ended September 30, 2004.

Current Accounting Pronouncements

 

Emerging Issues Task Force IssueStatement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 04-8123 (revised 2004)

 

In SeptemberDecember 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a final consensus on EITF IssueFinancial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings Per Share”123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“EITF 04-8”SFAS 123R”), to change the existing accountingrevise FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for convertible debt within the dilutive earnings per share calculation. This change,Stock-Based

Compensation”. SFAS 123R, which is expected toeffective beginning on July 1, 2005, requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be effective asmeasured at fair-value and recognized in the financial statements. The Company anticipates that the adoption of the three months ended December 31, 2004,this statement will result in an estimated $4.7 million additional expense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. The estimated expense is based on unamortized expense relating to outstanding options granted prior to the Company’s convertible senior notes being treated as convertible securities and included in dilutive earnings per share calculations using the if-converted method. EITF 04-8 will require retroactive application beginning with the three months ended December 31,implementation of SFAS 123 on July 1, 2003, which is the first quarter the Company’s convertible senior notes were outstanding. Under EITF 04-8, diluted earnings per share would be $0.41 per share for the three months ended Septemberthat are expected to vest subsequent to June 30, 2004.2005.

 

NOTE 2 - FINANCE RECEIVABLES

 

Finance receivables consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  

September 30,

2004


 

June 30,

2004


   December 31,
2004


 

June 30,

2004


 

Finance receivables unsecuritized, net of fees

  $726,530  $451,010   $1,129,951  $451,010 

Finance receivables securitized, net of fees

   6,459,432   6,331,270    6,492,600   6,331,270 

Less nonaccretable acquisition fees

   (176,637)  (176,203)   (177,819)  (176,203)

Less allowance for loan losses

   (270,497)  (242,208)   (282,364)  (242,208)
  


 


  


 


  $6,738,828  $6,363,869   $7,162,368  $6,363,869 
  


 


  


 


 

Finance receivables securitized represent receivables transferred to the Company’s special purpose finance subsidiaries in securitization transactions accounted for as secured financings. Finance receivables unsecuritized include $604.2$978.9 million and $337.9 million pledged under the Company’s warehouse credit facilities as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

 

The accrual of finance charge income has been suspended on $314.5$331.2 million and $255.6 million of delinquent finance receivables as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively.

 

Finance contracts are generally purchased by the Company from auto dealers without recourse, and accordingly, the dealer usually has no liability to the Company if the consumer defaults on the contract. Depending upon the contract structure and consumer credit attributes, the Company may charge dealers a non-refundable acquisition fee when purchasing individual finance contracts. The Company recorded acquisition fees on loans purchased prior to July 1, 2004, as nonaccretable fees available to cover losses inherent in the loan portfolio. The Company also records a discount on finance receivables repurchased upon exercise of a call option from its gain on sale securitization transactions and accounts for such discounts as nonaccretable discounts available to cover losses inherent in the portfolio.repurchased finance receivables.

A summary of the nonaccretable acquisition fees and discounts is as follows (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

  2004

 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $176,203  $102,719   $176,637  $122,546  $176,203  $102,719 

Purchases of receivables

   4,988   20,910    6,806   17,418   11,794   38,328 

Net charge-offs

   (4,554)  (1,083)   (5,624)    (10,178)  (1,083)
  


 


  


 

  


 


Balance at end of period

  $176,637  $122,546   $177,819  $139,964  $177,819  $139,964 
  


 


  


 

  


 


 

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $242,208  $226,979   $270,497  $235,885  $242,208  $226,979 

Provision for loan losses

   98,716   64,243    100,197   61,356   198,913   125,599 

Net charge-offs

   (70,427)  (55,337)   (88,330)  (83,407)  (158,757)  (138,744)
  


 


  


 


 


 


Balance at end of period

  $270,497  $235,885   $282,364  $213,834  $282,364  $213,834 
  


 


  


 


 


 


NOTE 3 - SECURITIZATIONS

 

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


  

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 

Six Months Ended

December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

 2004

  2003

Receivables securitized

  $874,318  $1,011,050  $810,812  $1,311,477  $1,685,130  $2,322,527

Net proceeds from securitization

   800,000   915,000   750,000   1,200,000   1,550,000   2,115,000

Servicing fees:

               

Sold

   32,322   57,541   26,859   49,468   59,181   107,009

Secured financing (a)

   39,680   21,142   42,002   30,901   81,682   52,043

Distributions from Trusts, net of swap payments:

               

Sold

   100,282   82,292   98,804   (4,223)  199,086   78,069

Secured financing

   150,660   37,362   124,373   38,300   275,033   75,662

(a)Servicing fees earned on securitizations accounted for as secured financings are included in finance charge income on the consolidated statements of income.

 

As of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, the Company was servicing $10,741.9$9,979.8 million and $11,471.8 million, respectively, of finance receivables that have been sold or transferred to securitization Trusts.

NOTE 4 - CREDIT ENHANCEMENT ASSETS

 

Credit enhancement assets represent the present value of the Company’s retained interests in securitizations accounted for as sales. Credit enhancement assets consist of the following (in thousands):

 

  September 30,
2004


  June 30,
2004


  December 31,
2004


  June 30,
2004


Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  $89,878  $110,952  $70,472  $110,952

Investments in Trust receivables

   456,372   528,345   373,895   528,345

Restricted cash – gain on sale Trusts

   422,014   423,025

Restricted cash - gain on sale Trusts

   418,922   423,025
  

  

  

  

  $968,264  $1,062,322  $863,289  $1,062,322
  

  

  

  

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $1,062,322  $1,360,618   $968,264  $1,282,650  $1,062,322  $1,360,618 

Distributions from Trusts

   (103,229)  (92,452)   (99,425)  (4,662)  (202,654)  (97,114)

Accretion of present value discount

   16,777   13,964    4,811   9,998   21,588   23,962 

Other-than-temporary impairment

   (91)  (13,255)   (1,031)  (18,314)  (1,122)  (31,569)

Change in unrealized gain

   (8,027)  13,952    (9,725)  (1,464)  (17,752)  12,488 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

   512   (177)   395   598   907   421 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Balance at end of period

  $968,264  $1,282,650   $863,289  $1,268,806  $863,289  $1,268,806 
  


 


  


 


 


 


 

With respect to the Company’s 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 minimum credit enhancement levels would be increased.

 

Prior to October 2002, the financial guaranty insurance policies for all of the Company’s insured securitization transactions were provided by Financial Security Assurance, Inc. (“FSA”) and are referred to herein as the “FSA Program.” The restricted cash account for each securitization Trust insured as part of the FSA Program is cross-collateralized to the restricted cash accounts established in connection with the Company’s other securitization Trusts in the FSA Program, such that excess cash flows from FSA Program securitizations that have already met their own credit enhancement requirements may be used to fund increased minimum credit enhancement levels with respect to FSA Program securitization Trusts in which specified portfolio performance ratios have been exceeded rather than being distributed to the Company.

The Company has exceeded its targeted cumulative net loss triggers in nineeight of the remaining tennine FSA Program securitizations and waivers were not granted by FSA. Accordingly, as of September 30,December 31, 2004, cash of approximately $310$237.4 million generated by FSA Program securitizations otherwise distributable to the Company has been used to fund increased credit enhancement levels for the securitizations that breached their cumulative net loss triggers. The Company expects to exceed its targeted cumulative net loss triggerstrigger on the remaining FSA Program securitization during fiscal 2005, which will require an increased credit enhancement level for such transaction.securitization. The impact of delaying and reducing the amount of cash to be released to the Company during fiscal 2005 is not expected to be material to the Company’s liquidity position.

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:

 

  September 30,
2004


 

June 30,

2004


   

December 31,

2004


  June 30, 2004

Cumulative credit losses

  12.6% -15.2% 12.4% -14.9%  12.8% - 15.0%  12.4% - 14.9%

Discount rate used to estimate present value:

         

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

  14.0%  14.0%   14.0%  14.0%

Investments in Trust receivables

  9.8%  9.8%   9.8%  9.8%

Restricted cash

  9.8%  9.8%   9.8%  9.8%

 

NOTE 5 - WAREHOUSE CREDIT FACILITIES

 

Amounts outstanding under the Company’s warehouse credit facilities are as follows (in thousands):

 

  September 30,
2004


  

June 30,

2004


  December 31,
2004


  

June 30,

2004


Commercial paper facility

  $451,765     $171,898   

Medium term note facility

   500,000  $500,000   650,000  $500,000

Repurchase facility

   69,767      127,039   
  

  

  

  

  $1,021,532  $500,000  $948,937  $500,000
  

  

  

  

 

Further detail regarding terms and availability of the warehouse credit facilities as of September 30,December 31, 2004, follows (in thousands):

 

Maturity


  Facility
Amount


  Advances
Outstanding


  Finance
Receivables
Pledged


  

Restricted

Cash

Pledged (d)


  

Facility

Amount


  Advances
Outstanding


  Finance
Receivables
Pledged


  Restricted
Cash
Pledged (d)


Commercial paper facility:

                        

November 2006 (a)(b)

  $1,950,000  $451,765  $534,096  $5,385

November 2007 (a)(b)

  $1,950,000  $171,898  $199,113  $2,006

Medium term note:

                        

February 2005 (a)(c)

   500,000   500,000      500,000

October 2007 (a)(c)

   650,000   650,000   654,733   54,547

Repurchase facility:

                        

August 2005 (a)

   400,000   69,767   70,121      400,000   127,039   125,092   2,645
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  $2,850,000  $1,021,532  $604,217  $505,385  $3,000,000  $948,937  $978,938  $59,198
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  


(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 2004,2005, and the remaining $1,800.0 million matures in November 2006.2007.
(c)This facility is a revolving facility through the date stated above. During the revolving period, the Company has the ability to substitute receivables for cash, or vice versa.
(d)These amounts do not include cash collected on finance receivables pledged of $2.1$24.4 million which is also included in restricted cash – warehouse credit facilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

In August 2004, the Company entered into a $400.0 million special purpose financing facility under which the Company can finance the repurchase of finance receivables from securitization Trusts upon exercise of the Trust’s clean-up call option. This repurchase facility will mature in August 2005.

 

In October 2004, the Company terminated the $500.0 million medium term note facility and entered into a $650.0 million medium term note facility that will mature in October 2007. This facility replaced the $500.0 million medium term note facility the Company terminated subsequent to September 30, 2004.facility.

 

In November 2004, the Company also renewed its $1,950.0 million commercial paper facility, extending the $150.0 million one-year maturity to November 2005 and the $1,800.0 million three yearthree-year maturity to November 2007.

In January 2005, the Company entered into a $150.0 million warehouse facility to fund higher credit quality receivables. This facility will mature in January 2006, at which time the outstanding debt balance can either be repaid in full or over time based on the amortization of receivables pledged.

 

The Company’s warehouse credit facilities including the $650.0 million medium term note facility, are administered by agents on behalf of institutionally managed commercial paper or medium term note conduits. Under these funding agreements, the Company transfers finance receivables to special purpose finance subsidiaries of the Company. 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 the Company in consideration for the transfer of finance receivables. While these subsidiaries are included in the Company’s 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 creditors of AmeriCredit Corp. or its other subsidiaries. Advances under the funding agreements bear interest at commercial paper, LIBOR or prime rates plus specified fees depending upon the source of funds provided by the agents.

 

The Company is 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 financial ratios, asset quality, and portfolio performance ratios (cumulative net loss, delinquency and repossession ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants financial ratios or financial tests 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 the Company’s ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements. As of September 30,December 31, 2004, all of the Company’s warehouse credit facilities were in compliance with the financial and performance ratios.

all covenants.

Debt issuance costs are being amortized over the expected term of the warehouse credit facilities. Unamortized costs of $8.9$11.4 million and $8.3 million as of September 30, 2004December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

NOTE 6 - SECURITIZATION NOTES PAYABLE

 

Securitization notes payable represents debt issued by the Company 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 $22.3 million and $21.7 million as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

Securitization notes payable consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

 

Transaction


  

Maturity

Date (d)


  

Original

Note

Amount


  

Original
Weighted

Average
Interest
Rate


 Receivables
Pledged


  

Note

Balance


  

Maturity

Date (d)


  

Original

Note

Amount


  

Original
Weighted

Average
Interest
Rate


 

Receivables

Pledged


  Note
Balance


2002-E-M

  June 2009  $1,700,000  3.2% $825,252  $769,360  June 2009  $1,700,000  3.2% $718,387  $668,618

C2002-1 Canada (a)(b)

  December 2009   137,000  5.5%  93,455   91,017  December 2009   137,000  5.5%  83,303   47,701

2003-A-M

  November 2009   1,000,000  2.6%  579,649   506,137  November 2009   1,000,000  2.6%  504,953   441,965

2003-B-X

  January 2010   825,000  2.3%  502,818   440,847  January 2010   825,000  2.3%  440,308   385,058

2003-C-F

  May 2010   915,000  2.8%  628,754   553,205  May 2010   915,000  2.8%  548,675   480,615

2003-D-M

  August 2010   1,200,000  2.3%  902,108   774,186  August 2010   1,200,000  2.3%  794,543   682,535

2004-A-F

  February 2011   750,000  2.3%  622,016   546,773  February 2011   750,000  2.3%  542,049   477,601

2004-B-M

  March 2011   900,000  2.2%  825,338   729,904  March 2011   900,000  2.2%  731,234   631,979

2004-1 (c)

  August 2011   575,000  3.7%  629,266   522,440  July 2010   575,000  3.7%  571,316   457,633

2004-C-A

  May 2011   800,000  3.2%  850,776   799,909  May 2011   800,000  3.2%  789,237   721,035

2004-D-F

  July 2011   750,000  3.1%  768,595   725,891
     

   

  

     

   

  

     $8,802,000   $6,459,432  $5,733,778     $9,552,000   $6,492,600  $5,720,631
     

   

  

     

   

  


(a)Note balances do not include $23.7$24.9 million of asset-backed securities issued and retained by the Company.
(b)The balances reflect fluctuations in foreign currency translation rates and principal paydowns.
(c)Note balances do not include $40.8 million of asset-backed securities retained by the Company.
(d)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.

 

NOTE 7 - DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

 

As of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, the Company had interest rate swap agreements with underlying notional amounts of $1,213.5$1,011.1 million and $1,469.6 million, respectively. TheAs of December 31, 2004, the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements of $5.2$2.2 million and $6.8 million asare included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. As of September 30 and June 30, 2004, respectively,the fair value of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements of $6.8 million are included in derivative financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges had unrealized lossesgains of $0.8$3.9 million and unrealized gains of $1.3 million included in accumulated other comprehensive income as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively. The ineffectiveness related to the interest

rate swap agreements designated as hedges was not material for the three month periodsand six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company estimates approximately $0.8$1.7 million of unrealized lossesgains included in other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings within the next twelve months.

 

As of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, the Company had interest rate cap agreements with underlying notional amounts of $2,010.0$2,195.5 million and $1,807.8$2,335.0 million, respectively. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate cap agreements purchased by its special purpose finance subsidiaries of $10.5$7.0 million and $5.9 million as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively, are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The fair value of the Company’s interest rate cap agreements sold by the Company of $10.2$6.7 million and $5.6 million as of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, respectively, are included as derivative financial instruments on the consolidated balance sheets.

Under the terms of its derivative financial instruments, the Company is required to pledge certain funds to be held in restricted cash accounts as collateral for the outstanding derivative transactions. As of September 30December 31 and June 30, 2004, these restricted cash accounts totaled $13.5$13.4 million and $36.3 million, respectively, and are included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

NOTE 8 - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Guarantees of Indebtedness

The Company has guaranteed the timely payment of principal and interest on the Class E bonds of the asset-backed securities issued in certain of its senior subordinate securitization transactions. The total outstanding balance of the subordinated asset-backed securities guaranteed by the Company was $5.7 million and $6.1 million at September 30 and June 30, 2004, respectively. The remaining subordinated asset-backed securities guaranteed by the Company are expected to mature by the end of calendar 2004. Because the Company does not expect the guarantees to be funded prior to expiration, no liability is recorded on the consolidated balance sheets to reflect estimates of future cash flows for settlement of the guarantees.

 

The payments of principal and interest on the Company’s senior notes and convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. As of September 30,December 31, 2004, the carrying value of the senior notes and convertible senior notes were $166.5$166.6 million and $200.0 million, respectively. See guarantor consolidating financial statements in Note 12.13.

 

Financial Guaranty Insurance Commitments

The Company has committed to offering specific financial guaranty insurance providers the opportunity to provide insurance policies in connection with certain of its future insured securitizations, at competitive market terms. The Company’s commitment to one insurer provides for a specified proportion of financial guaranty insurance to be offered to them during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.

Legal Proceedings

 

As a consumer finance company, the Company is subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud, breach of contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against the Company could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, the Company may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but includescan include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. The Company believes that it has taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with its business activities.

 

In fiscal 2003, several complaints were filed by shareholders against the Company and certain of the Company’s officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. These complaints have been consolidated into one action, styled Pierce v. AmeriCredit Corp., et al., pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division; the plaintiff in Pierce seeks class action status. In Pierce, the plaintiff claims, among other allegations, that deferments were improperly granted by the Company to avoid delinquency triggers in securitization transactions and enhance cash flows and to incorrectly report charge-offs and delinquency percentages, thereby causing the Company to misrepresent its financial performance throughout the alleged class period. The Company believes that

its granting of deferments, which is a common practice within the auto finance industry, complied with the covenants contained in its securitization and warehouse financing documents, and that its deferment activities were properly disclosed to all constituents, including shareholders, asset-backed investors, creditors and credit enhancement providers.

 

Additionally, a class action complaint, styled Lewis v. AmeriCredit Corp., was filed during the year ended June 30, 2003, against the Company and certain of its officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the Company’s secondary public offering of common stock on October 1, 2002. In Lewis, also pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, the plaintiff alleges that the Company’s 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.

 

In April 2004, two rulings were issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, affecting the Pierce and Lewis lawsuits. On April 1, 2004, the Court, in response to motions to dismiss filed by the Company and the other defendants, ruled that the

plaintiff’s complaint in the Pierce lawsuit was deficient and ordered the plaintiff to cure such deficiencies or the case would be dismissed. On April 27, 2004, the Court issued an order consolidating the Lewis case into the Pierce case. In connection with the order consolidating the Lewis and Pierce cases, the Court granted the plaintiffs permission to file an amended, consolidated complaint, which they have done. The Company and the other defendants have filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint, and such motions are presently pending.

 

The Company believes that the claims alleged in the Pierce lawsuit, including the claims consolidated into Pierce from Lewis, are without merit and the Company intends to assert vigorous defenses to the litigation. Neither the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome nor the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to this litigation can be determined at this time.

 

Two shareholder derivative actions have also been served on the Company. On February 27, 2003, the Company was 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 officers and directors of the Company breached their respective fiduciary duties by causing the Company to make improper deferments, violatedviolate federal and state securities laws and issuedissue 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 of the Board of Directors has been created to investigate the claims in the derivative actions. As a nominal defendant, the Company does not believe that it has any ultimate liability with respect to these derivative actions.

NOTE 9 - COMMON STOCK

During the six months ended December 31, 2004, the Company repurchased 7,286,877 shares of its common stock under the stock repurchase plans approved by the Board of Directors in April and August 2004. As of February 2, 2005, the Company completed the repurchases authorized under the August 2004 plan.

On January 25, 2005, the Company announced the approval of another stock repurchase plan by its Board of Directors. The stock repurchase plan authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions.

 

NOTE 910 - RESTRUCTURING CHARGES

 

The Company recognized restructuring charges of $0.5$0.1 million and $0.7$0.6 million during the three month periodsand six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, respectively, and $(0.3) million and $0.5 million for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, respectively.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2004, total costs incurred to date in connection with the closing of the Jacksonville collections center and the abandonment of excess capacity at the Company’s Chandler collections center and corporate headquarters in fiscal 2004 includes $2.2 million in personnel-related costs and $12.4 million of contract termination and other associated costs. Total costs incurred to date in connection with the revision of the Company’s revised operating plan in February 2003 includes $18.8 million in personnel-related costs, $25.2$25.3 million of contract termination costs and $28.4 million in other associated costs.

A summary of the liabilities, which are included in accrued taxes and expenses on the consolidated balance sheet, for the restructuring charges for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, is as follows (in thousands):

 

   

Personnel-

Related
Costs


  Contract
Termination
Costs


  Other
Associated
Costs


  Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2004

  $10  $16,029  $3,390  $19,429 

Cash settlements

       (1,498)      (1,498)

Non-cash settlements

       (189)  (101)  (290)

Adjustments

       506       506 
   

  


 


 


Balance at September 30, 2004

  $10  $14,848  $3,289  $18,147 
   

  


 


 


   

Personnel-

Related
Costs


  

Contract

Termination
Costs


  

Other

Associated

Costs


  Total

 

Balance at June 30, 2004

  $10  $16,029  $3,390  $19,429 

Cash settlements

   (10)  (2,831)      (2,841)

Non-cash settlements

       (375)  (193)  (568)

Adjustments

       639   (28)  611 
   


 


 


 


Balance at December 31, 2004

  $   $13,462  $3,169  $16,631 
   


 


 


 


NOTE 10 –11 - 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,


  

Three Months Ended

December 31,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Net income

  $68,807  $33,325  $64,567  $47,168  $133,374  $80,493

Interest expense related to convertible senior notes, net of related tax effects

   718   348   1,433   348
  

  

  

  

Adjusted net income

  $65,285  $47,516  $134,807  $80,841
  

  

  

  

  

  

Weighted average shares outstanding

   155,611,880   156,467,588   154,062,587   156,600,326   154,861,396   156,533,957

Incremental shares resulting from assumed conversions:

                  

Stock options

   3,276,978   338,640   3,109,199   1,728,588   3,193,088   1,033,614

Warrants

   712,613   37,779   740,098   406,103   726,356   221,941

Convertible senior notes

   10,705,205   5,701,685   10,705,205   2,850,843
  

  

  

  

  

  

   3,989,591   376,419   14,554,502   7,836,376   14,624,649   4,106,398
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Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares

   159,601,471   156,844,007   168,617,089   164,436,702   169,486,045   160,640,355
  

  

  

  

  

  

Earnings per share:

                  

Basic

  $0.44  $0.21  $0.42  $0.30  $0.86  $0.51
  

  

  

  

  

  

Diluted

  $0.43  $0.21  $0.39  $0.29  $0.80  $0.50
  

  

  

  

  

  

 

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 the Company’s convertible senior notes, by the weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares. AssumedThe treasury stock method was used to compute the assumed incremental shares were computed usingimpact of the treasuryCompany’s outstanding stock method.options and warrants. The average common stock market prices for the periods were used to determine the number of incremental shares.

Options to purchase approximately 1.0 million and 11.78.5 million shares of common stock at September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, 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 the Company’s convertible senior notes which may be converted into 10.7 million shares of common stock if certain conditions are met, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share because the contingent conversion conditions have not been met. See Note 1 for discussion ofon assumed incremental shares. As required by EITF 04-8, which willassumed incremental shares for the three and six months ended December 31, 2003, were retroactively adjusted for the impact of the Company’s future calculation of diluted earnings per share.convertible senior notes.

NOTE 1112 - SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

 

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Interest costs (none capitalized)

  $50,747  $56,770  $119,745  $128,891

Income taxes

   32,085   11,413   95,284   48,424

 

The Company received a tax refund of $70.0 million in the three months ended September 30,July 2003.

 

NOTE 1213 - GUARANTOR CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The payments of principal and interest on the Company’s senior notes and convertible senior notes are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors are not included herein because the Subsidiary Guarantors are wholly-owned consolidated subsidiaries of the Company and are jointly, severally and unconditionally liable for the obligations represented by the senior notes and convertible senior notes. The Company believes that the consolidating financial information for the Company, the combined Subsidiary Guarantors and the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries provides information that is more meaningful in understanding the financial position of the Subsidiary Guarantors than separate financial statements of the Subsidiary Guarantors.

 

The following consolidating financial statement schedules present consolidating financial data for (i) AmeriCredit Corp. (on a parent only basis), (ii) the combined Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) the combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries,

(iv) an elimination column for adjustments to arrive at the information for the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis and (v) the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

 

Investments in subsidiaries are accounted for by the parent company using the equity method for purposes of this presentation. 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.

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30,December 31, 2004

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

  

Non-

Guarantors


 Eliminations

 Consolidated

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

  

Non-

Guarantors


 Eliminations

 Consolidated

 

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $523,795  $2,478  $526,273    $481,231  $6,600  $487,831 

Finance receivables, net

    91,969   6,646,859   6,738,828     100,795   7,061,573   7,162,368 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

      89,878   89,878     12   70,460   70,472 

Investments in Trust receivables

    4,399   451,973   456,372     3,699   370,196   373,895 

Restricted cash - gain on sale Trusts

    3,592   418,422   422,014     3,879   415,043   418,922 

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable

      516,844   516,844       489,406   489,406 

Restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

      507,476   507,476       83,552   83,552 

Property and equipment, net

  $349   97,520   2   97,871   $349   90,163   1   90,513 

Deferred income taxes

   13,477   4,923   (11,198)  7,202    49,196   14,784   (50,370)  13,610 

Other assets

   7,737   103,682   44,976  $(8,796)  147,599    7,084   167,720   53,906  $(9,436)  219,274 

Due from affiliates

   1,344,331     462,885   (1,807,216)    1,274,568     1,236,646   (2,511,214) 

Investment in affiliates

   1,192,585   2,324,637   326,966   (3,844,188)    1,247,615   3,074,262   333,716   (4,655,593) 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


Total assets

  $2,558,479  $3,154,517  $9,457,561  $(5,660,200) $9,510,357   $2,578,812  $3,936,545  $10,070,729  $(7,176,243) $9,409,843 
  


 

  


 


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

      
  


 

  


 


 


Liabilities:

            

Warehouse credit facilities

     $1,021,532  $1,021,532      $948,937  $948,937 

Securitization notes payable

      5,784,733  $(50,955)  5,733,778       5,774,103  $(53,472)  5,720,631 

Senior notes

  $166,499      166,499   $166,585      166,585 

Convertible senior notes

   200,000      200,000    200,000      200,000 

Other notes payable

   16,513  $1,939    18,452    10,077  $1,786    11,863 

Funding payable

    41,278   458   41,736     78,155   497   78,652 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   27,823   102,840   43,382   (8,796)  165,249    53,860   41,050   42,731   (9,436)  128,205 

Derivative financial instruments

    15,330   137   15,467     6,680    6,680 

Due to affiliates

    1,779,962    (1,779,962)     2,482,613    (2,482,613) 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


Total liabilities

   410,835   1,941,349   6,850,242   (1,839,713)  7,362,713    430,522   2,610,284   6,766,268   (2,545,521)  7,261,553 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


Shareholders’ equity:

            

Common stock

   1,643   27,448   78,535   (105,983)  1,643    1,647   75,355   30,627   (105,982)  1,647 

Additional paid-in capital

   1,106,997   41,750   932,531   (974,281)  1,106,997    1,114,453   41,750   1,607,559   (1,649,309)  1,114,453 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   32,542   7,731   36,666   (44,397)  32,542    31,592   13,400   31,757   (45,157)  31,592 

Retained earnings

   1,116,532   1,136,239   1,559,587   (2,695,826)  1,116,532    1,181,099   1,195,756   1,634,518   (2,830,274)  1,181,099 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


   2,257,714   1,213,168   2,607,319   (3,820,487)  2,257,714    2,328,791   1,326,261   3,304,461   (4,630,722)  2,328,791 

Treasury stock

   (110,070)     (110,070)   (180,501)     (180,501)
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   2,147,644   1,213,168   2,607,319   (3,820,487)  2,147,644    2,148,290   1,326,261   3,304,461   (4,630,722)  2,148,290 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $2,558,479  $3,154,517  $9,457,561  $(5,660,200) $9,510,357   $2,578,812  $3,936,545  $10,070,729  $(7,176,243) $9,409,843 
  


 

  


 


 


  


 

  


 


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Balance Sheet

June 30, 2004

(in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

 

ASSETS

            

Cash and cash equivalents

   $421,450     $421,450    $421,450     $421,450 

Finance receivables, net

    81,167  $6,282,702    6,363,869     81,167  $6,282,702    6,363,869 

Interest-only receivables from Trusts

    38   110,914    110,952     38   110,914    110,952 

Investments in Trust receivables

    6,683   521,662    528,345     6,683   521,662    528,345 

Restricted cash - gain on sale Trusts

    3,538   419,487    423,025     3,538   419,487    423,025 

Restricted cash - securitization notes payable

    482,724    482,724     482,724    482,724 

Restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

    209,875    209,875     209,875    209,875 

Property and equipment, net

  $349   101,073   2    101,424   $349   101,073   2    101,424 

Other assets

   8,894   136,863   44,270  $(7,112)  182,915    8,894   136,863   44,270  $(7,112)  182,915 

Due from affiliates

   1,406,204   2,143,179   (3,549,383)    1,406,204   2,143,179   (3,549,383) 

Investment in affiliates

   1,141,763   4,061,116   204,281   (5,407,160)    1,141,763   4,061,116   204,281   (5,407,160) 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


Total assets

  $2,557,210  $4,811,928  $10,419,096  $(8,963,655) $8,824,579   $2,557,210  $4,811,928  $10,419,096  $(8,963,655) $8,824,579 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

            

Liabilities:

            

Warehouse credit facilities

   $500,000   $500,000    $500,000   $500,000 

Securitization notes payable

    5,646,952  $(48,220)  5,598,732     5,646,952  $(48,220)  5,598,732 

Senior notes

  $166,414      166,414   $166,414      166,414 

Convertible senior notes

   200,000      200,000    200,000      200,000 

Other notes payable

   19,385   2,057      21,442    19,385  $2,057      21,442 

Funding payable

    36,438   835    37,273     36,438   835    37,273 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   17,938   110,947   38,025   (7,112)  159,798    17,938   110,947   38,025   (7,112)  159,798 

Derivative financial instruments

    12,250   98    12,348     12,250   98    12,348 

Due to affiliates

    3,523,591     (3,523,591)     3,523,591     (3,523,591) 

Deferred income taxes

   28,361   (28,892)  3,991    3,460    28,361   (28,892)  3,991    3,460 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities

   432,098   3,656,391   6,189,901   (3,578,923)  6,699,467    432,098   3,656,391   6,189,901   (3,578,923)  6,699,467 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


Shareholders’ equity:

            

Common stock

   1,628   37,719   92,166   (129,885)  1,628    1,628   37,719   92,166   (129,885)  1,628 

Additional paid-in capital

   1,081,079   41,750   2,578,911   (2,620,661)  1,081,079    1,081,079   41,750   2,578,911   (2,620,661)  1,081,079 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

   36,823   8,476   38,211   (46,687)  36,823    36,823   8,476   38,211   (46,687)  36,823 

Retained earnings

   1,047,725   1,067,592   1,519,907   (2,587,499)  1,047,725    1,047,725   1,067,592   1,519,907   (2,587,499)  1,047,725 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


   2,167,255   1,155,537   4,229,195   (5,384,732)  2,167,255    2,167,255   1,155,537   4,229,195   (5,384,732)  2,167,255 

Treasury stock

   (42,143)     (42,143)   (42,143)     (42,143)
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


Total shareholders’ equity

   2,125,112   1,155,537   4,229,195   (5,384,732)  2,125,112    2,125,112   1,155,537   4,229,195   (5,384,732)  2,125,112 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $2,557,210  $4,811,928  $10,419,096  $(8,963,655) $8,824,579   $2,557,210  $4,811,928  $10,419,096  $(8,963,655) $8,824,579 
  


 


 

  


 


  


 


 

  


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Income

Three Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2004

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

Revenue

                  

Finance charge income

     $20,497  $249,431   $269,928     $18,635  $273,040   $291,675

Servicing income

      30,463   28,894    59,357      25,222   15,150    40,372

Other income

  $8,622   146,442   264,515  $(408,908)  10,671  $18,114   268,853   553,636  $(827,883)  12,720

Equity in income of affiliates

   68,647   39,680     (108,327)    59,517   74,931     (134,448) 
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

   77,269   237,082   542,840   (517,235)  339,956   77,631   387,641   841,826   (962,331)  344,767
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

Costs and expenses

                  

Operating expenses

   2,730   31,362   39,909    74,001   4,636   30,887   44,478    80,001

Provision for loan losses

      (22,510)  121,226    98,716      22,271   77,926    100,197

Interest expense

   5,638   142,065   318,721   (408,908)  57,516   5,462   283,913   600,484   (827,883)  61,976

Restructuring charges

      506      506      105      105
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

   8,368   151,423   479,856   (408,908)  230,739   10,098   337,176   722,888   (827,883)  242,279
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

Income before income taxes

   68,901   85,659   62,984   (108,327)  109,217   67,533   50,465   118,938   (134,448)  102,488

Income tax provision

   94   17,012   23,304    40,410

Income tax provision (benefit)

   2,966   (9,052)  44,007    37,921
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

Net income

  $68,807  $68,647  $39,680  $(108,327) $68,807  $64,567  $59,517  $74,931  $(134,448) $64,567
  

  


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Income

Three Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2003

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

 Consolidated

 

Revenue

               

Finance charge income

   $14,303  $197,469   $211,772     $17,079  $207,935   $225,014 

Servicing income

    63,208   5,784    68,992      45,211   2,748    47,959 

Other income

  $10,023   99,882   293,848  $(396,272)  7,481  $16,622   207,393   505,726  $(721,230)  8,511 

Equity in income of affiliates

   34,070   33,778     (67,848)    44,635   96,725     (141,360) 
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


   44,093   211,171   497,101   (464,120)  288,245   61,257   366,408   716,409   (862,590)  281,484 
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


Costs and expenses

               

Operating expenses

   1,855   62,505   16,624    80,984   2,906   55,725   29,709    88,340 

Provision for loan losses

    (7,250)  71,493    64,243      53,784   7,572    61,356 

Interest expense

   9,364   120,930   354,722   (396,272)  88,744   9,647   244,123   523,747   (721,230)  56,287 

Restructuring charges

    739      739      (271)     (271)
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


   11,219   176,924   442,839   (396,272)  234,710   12,553   353,361   561,028   (721,230)  205,712 
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


Income before income taxes

   32,874   34,247   54,262   (67,848)  53,535   48,704   13,047   155,381   (141,360)  75,772 

Income tax (benefit) provision

   (451)  177   20,484    20,210

Income tax provision (benefit)

   1,536   (31,588)  58,656    28,604 
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


Net income

  $33,325  $34,070  $33,778  $(67,848) $33,325  $47,168  $44,635  $96,725  $(141,360) $47,168 
  


 


 

  


 

  

  


 

  


 


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Income

Six Months Ended December 31, 2004

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

Revenue

                    

Finance charge income

      $39,132  $522,471      $561,603

Servicing income

       55,685   44,044       99,729

Other income

  $26,736   415,295   818,151  $(1,236,791)  23,391

Equity in income of affiliates

   128,164   114,611       (242,775)   
   

  


 

  


 

    154,900   624,723   1,384,666   (1,479,566)  684,723
   

  


 

  


 

Costs and expenses

                    

Operating expenses

   7,366   62,249   84,387       154,002

Provision for loan losses

       (239)  199,152       198,913

Interest expense

   11,100   425,978   919,205   (1,236,791)  119,492

Restructuring charges

       611           611
   

  


 

  


 

    18,466   488,599   1,202,744   (1,236,791)  473,018
   

  


 

  


 

Income before income taxes

   136,434   136,124   181,922   (242,775)  211,705

Income tax provision

   3,060   7,960   67,311       78,331
   

  


 

  


 

Net income

  $133,374  $128,164  $114,611  $(242,775) $133,374
   

  


 

  


 

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Income

Six Months Ended December 31, 2003

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


  Guarantors

  

Non-

Guarantors


  Eliminations

  Consolidated

Revenue

                    

Finance charge income

      $31,382  $405,404      $436,786

Servicing income

       108,419   8,532       116,951

Other income

  $26,645   307,275   799,574  $(1,117,502)  15,992

Equity in income of affiliates

   78,705   130,503       (209,208)   
   

  


 

  


 

    105,350   577,579   1,213,510   (1,326,710)  569,729
   

  


 

  


 

Costs and expenses

                    

Operating expenses

   4,761   118,230   46,333       169,324

Provision for loan losses

       46,534   79,065       125,599

Interest expense

   19,011   365,053   878,469   (1,117,502)  145,031

Restructuring charges

       468           468
   

  


 

  


 

    23,772   530,285   1,003,867   (1,117,502)  440,422
   

  


 

  


 

Income before income taxes

   81,578   47,294   209,643   (209,208)  129,307

Income tax provision (benefit)

   1,085   (31,411)  79,140       48,814
   

  


 

  


 

Net income

  $80,493  $78,705  $130,503  $(209,208) $80,493
   

  


 

  


 

AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

ThreeSix Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2004

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


 Eliminations

 Consolidated

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 Non-Guarantors

 Eliminations

 Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

  $68,807  $68,647  $39,680  $(108,327) $68,807   $133,374  $128,164  $114,611  $(242,775) $133,374 

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

   

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

   

Depreciation and amortization

   688   4,469   3,841   8,998    1,274   10,197   7,725   19,196 

Provision for loan losses

    (22,510)  121,226   98,716     (239)  199,152   198,913 

Deferred income taxes

   223,532   86,512   (308,576)  1,468    191,246   75,462   (264,569)  2,139 

Accretion of present value discount

    4,175   (31,301)  (27,126)    8,296   (49,966)  (41,670)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

    91   91     1,122   1,122 

Other

   629   (9)  (742)  (122)   2,507   (1,059)  (3,841)  (2,393)

Distributions from gain on sale Trusts, net of swap payments

    (860)  101,142   100,282     4   199,082   199,086 

Equity in income of affiliates

   (68,647)  (39,680)  108,327     (128,164)  (114,611)  242,775  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Other assets

   1,801   16,502   4,979   23,282    989   (44,019)  9,236   (33,794)

Accrued taxes and expenses

   8,709   (9,125)  5,212   4,796    38,707   (74,119)  4,458   (30,954)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

   235,519   108,121   (64,448)  279,192 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   239,933   (11,924)  217,010   445,019 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Purchases of receivables

    (1,178,422)  (1,183,002)  1,183,002   (1,178,422)    (2,401,555)  (2,407,933)  2,407,933   (2,401,555)

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

    14,087   701,611   715,698     19,315   1,435,576   1,454,891 

Net proceeds from sale of receivables

    1,183,002   (1,183,002)     2,407,933   (2,407,933) 

Purchases of property and equipment

    (635)  (635)    (1,662)  (1,662)

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable

    (31,940)  (31,940)    (2,755)  (2,755)

Change in restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

    (297,601)  (297,601)    126,323   126,323 

Change in other assets

    22,235   22,235     22,732   22,732 

Net change in investment in affiliates

   8,252   1,784,778   (122,974)  (1,670,056)    7,565   1,115,299   (129,723)  (993,141) 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

   8,252   1,825,045   (933,906)  (1,670,056)  (770,665)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   7,565   1,162,062   (978,512)  (993,141)  (802,026)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

    521,532   521,532     448,937   448,937 

Issuance of securitization notes

    800,000   800,000     1,550,000   1,550,000 

Payments on securitization notes

    (669,787)  (669,787)    (1,436,780)  (1,436,780)

Debt issuance costs

   (10)  (777)  (4,407)  (5,194)   (71)  (776)  (10,369)  (11,216)

Net change in notes payable

   (2,872)  (226)  (3,098)   (9,308)  (471)  (9,779)

Repurchase of common stock

   (67,831)  (67,831)   (144,145)  (144,145)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

   19,586   (1,646,380)  1,646,380   19,586    24,683   (971,353)  971,353   24,683 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

   (197,937)  (1,830,530)  1,999,855   28,612     (128,174)  (1,090,091)  1,187,659   30,606  
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

   (249,064)  (1,831,533)  1,000,813   1,674,992   595,208 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

   (257,015)  (1,091,338)  768,094   1,001,959   421,700 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (5,293)  101,633   2,459   4,936   103,735    (9,517)  58,800   6,592   8,818   64,693 

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   5,293   712   19   (4,936)  1,088    9,517   981   8   (8,818)  1,688 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    421,450   421,450     421,450   421,450 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $   $523,795  $2,478  $   $526,273   $   $481,231  $6,600  $   $487,831 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


AmeriCredit CorpCorp.

Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

ThreeSix Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2003

(Unaudited, in Thousands)

 

  AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


 Eliminations

 Consolidated

   AmeriCredit
Corp.


 Guarantors

 

Non-

Guarantors


 Eliminations

 Consolidated

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

      

Net income

  $33,325  $34,070  $33,778  $(67,848) $33,325   $80,493  $78,705  $130,503  $(209,208) $80,493 

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

   

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

   

Depreciation and amortization

   528   7,956   33,835   42,319    1,533   14,307   38,435   54,275 

Provision for loan losses

    (7,250)  71,493   64,243     46,534   79,065   125,599 

Deferred income taxes

   (20,216)  5,648   14,969   401    (50,995)  (25,864)  73,627   (3,232)

Accretion of present value discount

    2,862   (27,568)  (24,706)    10,042   (51,553)  (41,511)

Impairment of credit enhancement assets

    1,550   11,705   13,255     1,551   30,018   31,569 

Other

   (748)  1,141   1,557   1,950    (1,450)  869   1,488   907 

Distributions from gain on sale Trusts, net of swap payments

    (6,887)  89,179   82,292     (13,236)  91,305   78,069 

Equity in income of affiliates

   (34,070)  (33,778)  67,848     (78,705)  (130,503)  209,208  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

      

Other assets

   84,827   (65,897)  2,638   21,568    77,130   599   20,876   98,605 

Accrued taxes and expenses

   (56,062)  50,103   3,477   (2,482)   (24,154)  (15,425)  7,021   (32,558)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by operating activities

   7,584   (10,482)  235,063   232,165 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   3,852   (32,421)  420,785   392,216 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from investing activities:

      

Purchases of receivables

    (821,265)  (807,763)  807,763   (821,265)    (1,719,041)  (1,789,924)  1,789,924   (1,719,041)

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

    36,934   416,705   453,639     (25,061)  993,469   968,408 

Net proceeds from sale of receivables

    807,763   (807,763)     1,789,924   (1,789,924) 

Dividends

   136   (25,919)  25,783  

Purchases of property and equipment

    (1,454)  (1,454)    (2,138)  1   (2,137)

Change in restricted cash - securitization notes payable

    (42,578)  (42,578)    (108,585)  (108,585)

Change in restricted cash - warehouse credit facilities

    437,456   437,456     699,497   699,497 

Change in other assets

    2,827   34,023   36,850     13,880   34,023   47,903 

Net change in investment in affiliates

   5,536   777,473   (1,318,270)  535,261     16,673   1,322,776   (1,312,897)  (26,552) 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash provided (used) by investing activities

   5,536   802,278   (1,280,427)  535,261   62,648 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

   16,809   1,354,421   (1,484,416)  (769)  (113,955)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash flows from financing activities:

      

Net change in warehouse credit facilities

    101,178   101,178     (567,203)  (567,203)

Repayment of whole loan purchase facility

    (905,000)  (905,000)    (905,000)  (905,000)

Issuance of securitization notes

    915,000   915,000     2,115,000   2,115,000 

Payments on securitization notes

    (347,078)  (347,078)    (843,431)  (843,431)

Issuance of convertible senior notes

   200,000   200,000 

Retirement of senior notes

   (7,250)  (7,250)   (18,430)  (18,430)

Debt issuance costs

   (13)  (7,941)  (7,954)   (4,973)  (15,553)  (20,526)

Net change in notes payable

   (2,444)  (196)  (2,640)   (6,069)  (410)  (6,479)

Sale of warrants

   34,441   34,441 

Purchase of call option on common stock

   (61,490)  (61,490)

Net proceeds from issuance of common stock

   309   544,395   (544,395)  309    2,640   7,065   (7,065)  2,640 

Net change in due (to) from affiliates

   (3,116)  (746,320)  740,785   8,651     (170,742)  (1,109,065)  1,268,317   11,490  
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net cash (used) provided by financing activities

   (12,514)  (746,516)  1,041,339   (535,744)  (253,435)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

   (24,623)  (1,109,475)  1,059,195   4,425   (70,478)
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

   606   45,280   (4,025)  (483)  41,378 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

   (3,962)  212,525   (4,436)  3,656   207,783 

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

   (606)  (187)  (4)  483   (314)   3,962   (257)  12   (3,656)  61 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    312,497   4,424   316,921     312,497   4,424   316,921 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $   $357,590  $395  $   $357,985   $   $524,765  $   $   $524,765 
  


 


 


 


 


  


 


 


 


 


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

 

GENERAL

 

The Company is a consumer 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. The Company generates 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 the Company. To fund the acquisition of receivables prior to securitization, the Company uses borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities. The Company earns finance charge income on the finance receivables and pays interest expense on borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities.

 

The Company periodically transfers receivables to securitization Trusts (“Trusts”) that, in turn, sell asset-backed securities to investors. 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.” The Company retains an interest in the securitization transactions in the form of credit enhancement assets, representing the estimated future excess cash flows expected to be received by the Company 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 the Company. Credit enhancement requirements will increase if targeted portfolio performance ratios are exceeded (see Liquidity and Capital Resources section). In addition to excess cash flows, the Company earnsreceives monthly base servicing income of 2.25% per annum on the outstanding principal balance of domestic receivables securitized and collects other fees, such as late charges, as servicer for securitization Trusts.

 

The Company changed the structure of its 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. The Company recognizes finance charge and fee income on the receivables and interest expense on the securities issued in the securitization transaction, and records a provision for loan losses to cover probable loan losses on the receivables. This change has significantly impacted the Company’s reported results of operations compared to its historical results because there is no gain on sale of receivables subsequent to September 30, 2002. Accordingly, historical results may not be indicative of the Company’s future results.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

On January 24, 2005, the Company announced the realignment of responsibilities for its executive leadership in order to provide each executive a greater breadth of experience in connection with the Company’s long-term succession plan. Under the new organizational structure, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Clifton H. Morris, Jr. and President Daniel E. Berce retained their current duties and titles. Steven P. Bowman is now Chief Credit and Risk Officer, Chris A. Choate is Chief Financial Officer, Mark Floyd is Chief Operating Officer - Servicing and Preston A. Miller is Chief Operating Officer - Originations.

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 the Company believes are the most critical to understanding and evaluating the Company’s reported financial results include the following:

 

Gain on sale of receivables

 

The Company periodically transfers receivables to Trusts that, in turn, sell asset-backed securities to investors. Prior to October 1, 2002, the Company recognized a gain on the sale of receivables to the Trusts, which represented the difference between the sale proceeds to the Company, net of transaction costs, and the Company’s net carrying value of the receivables, plus the present value of the estimated future excess cash flows to be received by the Company over the life of the securitization. The Company has made assumptions in order to determine the present value of the estimated future excess cash flows to be generated by the pool of receivables sold. The most significant assumptions made are the cumulative credit losses to be incurred on the pool of receivables sold, the timing of those losses and the rate at which the estimated future excess cash flows are discounted.

 

Credit Enhancement Assets

 

The Company’s 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 the Company’s best estimates. The assumptions may change in future periods due to changes in the economy that may impact the performance of the Company’s finance receivables and the risk profiles of its credit enhancement assets. The use of different assumptions would result in different carrying values for the Company’s 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. An immediate 10% and 20% adverse change in the assumptions used to measure the fair value of credit enhancement assets would decrease the credit enhancement assets as of September 30,December 31, 2004, as follows (in thousands):

 

Impact on fair value of


  

10% adverse

change


  

20% adverse

change


  

10% adverse

change


  

20% adverse

change


Expected cumulative net credit losses

  $28,514  $57,682  $19,911  $38,816

Discount rate

   8,603   17,444   7,413   14,730

The adverse changes to the key assumptions and estimates are hypothetical. The change in fair value based on the above variations in assumptions cannot be extrapolated because the relationship of the change in assumption to the change in fair value may not be linear. Also, in this table, the effect of a variation in a particular assumption on fair value is calculated independently from any change in another assumption. In reality, changes in one factor may contribute to changes in another, which might magnify or counteract the sensitivities. Furthermore, due to potential changes in current economic conditions, the estimated fair values as disclosed should not be considered indicative of the future performance of these assets. The sensitivities do not reflect actions management might take to offset the impact of any adverse change.

 

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. The Company reviews charge-off experience factors, delinquency reports, historical collection rates, estimates of the value of the underlying collateral, economic trends, such as unemployment rates, and other information in order to make the necessary judgments as to probable credit losses inherent in the portfolio as of the reporting date. The Company also uses 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 quarterlyperiodically 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 could be an increase in the amount of allowance for

loan losses required, which could decrease the net carrying value of finance receivables and increase the amount of provision for loan losses recorded on the consolidated statements of income. A 10% and 20% increase in cumulative credit losses over the loss confirmation period would increase the allowance for loan losses as of September 30,December 31, 2004, as follows (in thousands):

 

   10% adverse
change


  20% adverse
change


Impact on allowance for loan losses

  $44,713  $89,427
   10% adverse
change


  20% adverse
change


Impact on allowance for loan losses

  $46,018  $92,037

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

 

Stock-based employee compensation

 

On July 1, 2003, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of Financial Standards No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), prospectively for all awards granted or modified subsequent to June 30, 2003. The fair value of each option granted or modified during the three and six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, was estimated using an option-pricing model based on the following weighted average assumptions:

 

Expected dividends

0

Expected volatility

122%

Risk-free interest rate

1.48%

Expected life

2.5 years

There were no options granted or modified during the three months ended September 30, 2004.

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

 

Expected dividends

  0  0  0  0 

Expected volatility

  48.9% 94.1% 48.9% 107.7%

Risk-free interest rate

  2.7% 3.4% 2.7% 2.5%

Expected life

  2.4 years 5 years 2.40 years 3.8 years

 

Assumptions are reviewed each time there is a new grant or modification of a previous grant and may be impacted by actual fluctuation in the Company’s stock price, movements in market interest rates and option terms. The use of different assumptions produces a different fair value for the options granted or modified and impacts the amount of compensation expense recognized on the consolidated statements of income. The impact of a 10% or 20% increase in the Company’s assumptions of volatility, risk-free interest rate and expected life on the amount of compensation expense recognized would not have been material for the three or six months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 or 2003.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Three Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2004 as compared to Three Months Ended September 30,December 31, 2003

 

Revenue:

 

A summary of changes in the Company’s finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $6,782,280  $5,326,314   $7,185,962  $5,763,000 

Loans purchased

   1,084,786   745,076    1,120,252   700,041 

Liquidations and other

   (681,104)  (308,390)   (683,663)  (490,604)
  


 


  


 


Balance at end of period

  $7,185,962  $5,763,000   $7,622,551  $5,972,437 
  


 


  


 


Average finance receivables

  $6,952,426  $5,485,801   $7,394,990  $5,870,265 
  


 


  


 


 

Beginning in January 2004, theThe Company has enhanced staffing in its branch office network in order to support new loan growth, resulting in an increase in loans purchased during the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, as compared to the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. 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. As of September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company operated 91 and 89 auto lending branch offices.offices, respectively.

 

The average new loan size was $17,048$16,872 for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, compared to $16,963$16,734 for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, was 16.2%16.5%, compared to 15.8%16.0% during the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. TheBeginning in fiscal year 2005, the Company increased loan pricing in response to the increase in short-term market interest rates.

 

Finance charge income increased by 27%30% to $269.9$291.7 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, from $211.8$225.0 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, primarily due to the increase in average finance receivables. The Company’s effective yield on its finance receivables increased to 15.4%15.6% for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, from 15.3%15.2% for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees taken into earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables and is lower than the contractual rates of the Company’s auto finance contracts due to finance receivables in nonaccrual status.

Servicing income consists of the following (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Servicing fees

  $32,322  $57,541   $26,859  $49,468 

Other-than-temporary impairment

   (91)  (13,255)   (1,031)  (18,314)

Accretion

   27,126   24,706    14,544   16,805 
  


 


  


 


  $59,357  $68,992   $40,372  $47,959 
  


 


  


 


Average gain on sale receivables

  $4,727,627  $8,946,712   $3,876,658  $7,622,491 
  


 


  


 


 

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 the Company’s securitization transaction structure from gain on sale to secured financing. Servicing fees were 2.7% and 2.6%, annualized, of average gain on sale receivables for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

 

Other-than-temporary impairment of $91,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2004, resulted from higher than forecasted net losses in certain Trusts. Other-than-temporary impairment of $13.3$1.0 million and $18.3 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, resulted from increasedhigher than forecasted default rates caused by the weakness in the economy and lower than expected recovery rates caused by depressed used car values.certain gain on sale Trusts.

 

The present value discount related to the Company’s 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. The Company recognized accretion of $27.1$14.5 million, or 10.6%6.2%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, and $24.7$16.8 million, or 7.4%5.2%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, during the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The increase in accretion as an annualized percentage of average credit enhancement assets resulted from fewer securitization transactions incurring other-than-temporary impairments during the three months ended September 30, 2004, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2003, as the Company does not record accretion in a period when such accretion would cause an other-than-temporary impairment in a securitization pool. Accretion as an annualized percentage of average credit enhancements was higher during the three months ended December 31, 2004, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2003, resulting from fewer securitization transactions incurring other-than-temporary impairments during the three months ended December 31, 2004.

 

Other income was $10.7$12.7 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, compared to $7.5$8.5 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. The increase in other income is primarily due to an increase in investment income and in late fees and other fees associated with higher average finance receivables.

Costs and Expenses:

 

Operating expenses decreased to $74.0$80.0 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, from $81.0$88.3 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. Operating expenses declined primarily as a result of lower costs to service a declining portfolio, partially offset by increased costs related to support greater loan origination volume.

 

Provisions for loan losses are charged to income to bring the Company’s 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,December 31, 2004 and 2003, reflected inherent losses on receivables originated during that yearthose periods and changes in the amount of inherent losses on receivables originated in prior years.periods. The provision for loan losses increased to $98.7$100.2 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, from $64.2$61.4 million for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. As an annualized percentage of average finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 5.6%5.4% and 4.6%4.1% for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The provision for loan losses as a percentage of average finance receivables was higher for the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2003, due to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Position 03-3, “Accounting for Certain Loans on Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer” (“SOP 03-3”), for loans acquired subsequent to June 30, 2004. Under SOP 03-3, dealer acquisition fees on loans purchased by the Company are no longer considered credit related because there is no deterioration in credit quality between the time the loan is originated and when it is acquired. Accordingly, dealer acquisition fees reduce the carrying value of finance receivables and are accreted into earnings as an adjustment to yield over the life of the loans, instead of being used to cover losses inherent in the portfolio. This change resulted in a higher provision for loan losses in order to maintain an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses.

Interest expense increased to $62.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004, from $56.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2003. Average debt outstanding was $6,938.8 million and $5,967.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company’s effective rate of interest paid on its debt decreased to 3.5% from 3.7% resulting from a reduction in fees on the Company’s warehouse credit facilities during the three months ended December 31, 2004, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2003.

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 37.0% and 37.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The decrease in the Company’s effective income tax rate resulted from a reduction in the effective state tax rate as a result of a change in the mix of business due to organizational restructuring, the closure of the Florida collection center and other changes that reduced state tax exposures.

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:

Other comprehensive (loss) income consisted of the following (in thousands):

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Unrealized losses on credit enhancement assets

  $(12,953) $(4,458)

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

   4,740   8,710 

Canadian currency translation adjustment

   4,224   4,566 

Income tax benefit (provision)

   3,039   (1,574)
   


 


   $(950) $7,244 
   


 


Credit Enhancement Assets

Unrealized losses on credit enhancement assets consisted of the following (in thousands):

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Unrealized losses related to changes in credit loss assumptions

  $(11,446) $(5,513)

Unrealized gains related to changes in interest rates

   1,522   2,296 

Reclassification of unrealized gains into earnings through accretion

   (3,029)  (1,241)
   


 


   $(12,953) $(4,458)
   


 


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 income (loss) 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 the Company and modified to reflect the actual credit performance for each securitization pool through the reporting date as well as estimates of future losses considering several factors including changes in the general economy. 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.

The Company changed the cumulative credit loss assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 12.8% to 15.0% as of December 31, 2004, from a range of 12.6% to 15.2% as of September 30, 2004. The Company increased the cumulative credit loss assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 13.2% to 14.9% as of December 31, 2003, from a range of 12.1% to 14.8% as of September 30, 2003. For the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, on a Trust by Trust basis, certain Trusts experienced worse than expected credit performance and increased cumulative credit loss assumptions that resulted in the recognition of unrealized losses of $11.4 million and $5.5 million, respectively, and, for certain trusts, other-than-temporary impairment of $1.0 million and $18.3 million, respectively.

Unrealized gains related to changes in interest rates of $1.5 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, resulted primarily from an increase in estimated future cash flows to be generated by investment income earned on the restricted cash and Trust collection accounts due to an increase in forward interest rate expectations.

Net unrealized gains of $3.0 million and $1.2 million were reclassified into earnings through accretion during the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and relate primarily to the recognition of actual excess cash collected over the Company’s prior estimate.

Cash Flow Hedges

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges consisted of the following (in thousands):

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Unrealized gains related to changes in fair value

  $3,568  $3,202

Reclassification of unrealized losses into earnings

   1,172   5,508
   

  

   $4,740  $8,710
   

  

Unrealized gains related to changes in fair value for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, were primarily due to an increase in forward interest rate expectations.

Unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of the Company’s credit enhancement assets are reclassified into earnings when unrealized gains or losses related to interest rate fluctuations on the Company’s credit enhancement assets are reclassified. However, if the Company expects that the continued reporting of a loss in accumulated other comprehensive income would lead to recognizing a net loss on the combination of the interest rate swap agreements and the credit enhancement assets, the loss is reclassified to

earnings for the amount that is not expected to be recovered. Unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of the Company’s floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable affect earnings.

Canadian Currency Translation Adjustment

Canadian currency translation adjustment gains of $4.2 million and $4.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were included in other comprehensive (loss) income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of the Company’s Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the three months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company does not anticipate the settlement of intercompany transactions with its Canadian subsidiaries in the foreseeable future.

Net Margin:

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

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

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Finance charge income

  $291,675  $225,014 

Other income

   12,720   8,511 

Interest expense

   (61,976)  (56,287)
   


 


Net margin

  $242,419  $177,238 
   


 


The Company evaluates the profitability of its lending activities based partly upon the net margin related to its managed auto loan portfolio, including finance receivables and gain on sale receivables. The Company uses this information to analyze trends in the components of the profitability of its managed auto portfolio. Analysis of net margin on a managed basis allows the Company to determine which origination channels and loan products are most profitable, guides the Company in making pricing decisions for loan products and indicates if sufficient spread exists between the Company’s revenues and cost of funds to cover operating expenses and achieve corporate profitability objectives. Additionally, net margin on a managed basis facilitates comparisons of results between the Company and other finance companies (i) that do not securitize their receivables or (ii) due to the structure of their securitization transactions, are not required to account for the securitization of their receivables as a sale.

The Company routinely securitizes its receivables and prior to October 1, 2002, recorded a gain on the sale of such receivables. The net margin on a managed basis presented below assumes that all securitized receivables have not been sold and are still on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Accordingly, no servicing income would have been recognized. Instead, finance charges would be recognized over the life of the securitized receivables as earned, and interest and other costs related to the asset-backed securities would be recognized as incurred.

Average managed receivables consists of finance receivables held by the Company and finance receivables sold to the Company’s securitization Trusts in transactions accounted for as sales. The Company’s average managed receivables outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Finance receivables

  $7,394,990  $5,870,265

Gain on sale receivables

   3,876,658   7,622,491
   

  

Average managed receivables

  $11,271,648  $13,492,756
   

  

Average managed receivables outstanding decreased by 16% because collections and other liquidations of the Company’s finance receivables have exceeded new loan purchase volume.

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

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Finance charge income

  $472,799  $561,642 

Other income

   20,485   17,175 

Interest expense

   (108,453)  (149,497)
   


 


Net margin

  $384,831  $429,320 
   


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables is as follows:

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Finance charge income

  16.6% 16.5%

Other income

  0.7  0.5 

Interest expense

  (3.8) (4.4)
   

 

Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables

  13.5% 12.6%
   

 

Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables increased for the three months ended December 31, 2004, compared to the three months ended December 31, 2003, primarily as a result of lower cost of funds.

The following is a reconciliation of finance charge income as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis finance charge income:

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Finance charge income per consolidated statements of income

  $291,675  $225,014

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

   181,124   336,628
   

  

Managed basis finance charge income

  $472,799  $561,642
   

  

The following is a reconciliation of other income as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis other income:

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Other income per consolidated statements of income

  $12,720  $8,511

Adjustments to reflect investment income earned on cash in gain on sale Trusts

   3,019   1,947

Adjustments to reflect other fees earned on receivables in gain on sale Trusts

   4,746   6,717
   

  

Managed basis other income

  $20,485  $17,175
   

  

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

   

Three Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Interest expense per consolidated statements of income

  $61,976  $56,287

Adjustments to reflect interest expense incurred by gain on sale Trusts

   46,477   93,210
   

  

Managed basis interest expense

  $108,453  $149,497
   

  

Six Months Ended December 31, 2004 as compared to Six Months Ended December 31, 2003

Revenue:

A summary of changes in the Company’s finance receivables is as follows (in thousands):

   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Balance at beginning of period

  $6,782,280  $5,326,314 

Loans purchased

   2,205,038   1,445,117 

Liquidations and other

   (1,364,767)  (798,994)
   


 


Balance at end of period

  $7,622,551  $5,972,437 
   


 


Average finance receivables

  $7,174,033  $5,678,328 
   


 


The Company has enhanced staffing in its branch office network in order to support new loan growth, resulting in an increase in loans purchased during the six months ended December 31, 2004, as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2003. 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. As of December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company operated 91 and 89 auto lending branch offices, respectively.

The average new loan size was $16,958 for the six months ended December 31, 2004, compared to $16,788 for the six months ended December 31, 2003. The average annual percentage rate for finance receivables purchased during the six months ended December 31, 2004, was 16.4%, compared to 15.9% during the six months ended December 31, 2003. Beginning in fiscal year 2005, the Company increased loan pricing in response to the increase in short-term market interest rates.

Finance charge income increased by 29% to $561.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004, from $436.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003, primarily due to the increase in average finance receivables. The Company’s effective yield on its finance receivables increased to 15.5% for the six months ended December 31, 2004, from 15.3% for the six months ended December 31, 2003. The effective yield represents finance charges and fees taken into earnings during the period as a percentage of average finance receivables and is lower than the contractual rates of the Company’s auto finance contracts due to finance receivables in nonaccrual status.

Servicing income consists of the following (in thousands):

   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Servicing fees

  $59,181  $107,009 

Other-than-temporary impairment

   (1,122)  (31,569)

Accretion

   41,670   41,511 
   


 


   $99,729  $116,951 
   


 


Average gain on sale receivables

  $4,302,322  $8,284,781 
   


 


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 the Company’s securitization transaction structure from gain on sale to secured financing. Servicing fees were 2.7% and 2.6%, annualized, of average gain on sale receivables for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively.

Other-than-temporary impairment of $1.1 million and $31.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, resulted from higher than forecasted default rates in certain gain on sale Trusts.

The present value discount related to the Company’s 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. The Company recognized accretion of $41.7 million, or 8.5%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, and $41.5 million, or 6.3%, on an annualized basis, of average credit enhancement assets, during the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company does not record accretion in a period when such accretion would cause an other-than-temporary impairment in a securitization pool. Accretion as an annualized percentage of average credit enhancements was higher during the six months ended December 31, 2004, as compared to the six months ended December 31, 2003, resulting from fewer securitization transactions incurring other-than-temporary impairments during the six months ended December 31, 2004.

Other income was $23.4 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004, compared to $16.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003. The increase in other income is primarily due to an increase in investment income and in late fees and other fees associated with higher average finance receivables.

Costs and Expenses:

Operating expenses decreased to $154.0 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004, from $169.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003. Operating expenses declined primarily as a result of lower costs to service a declining portfolio, partially offset by increased costs to support greater loan origination volume.

Provisions for loan losses are charged to income to bring the Company’s 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 six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, reflected inherent losses on receivables originated during those periods and changes in the amount of inherent losses on receivables originated in prior periods. The provision for loan losses increased to $198.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2004, from $125.6 million for the six months ended December 31, 2003. As an annualized percentage of average finance receivables, the provision for loan losses was 5.5% and 4.4% for the six months ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The provision for loan losses as a percentage of average finance receivables was higher for the six months ended December 31, 2004, as compared to the three months ended December 31, 2003, due to the Company’s adoption of Statement of Position 03-3, “Accounting for Certain Loans on Debt Securities Acquired in a Transfer” (“SOP 03-3”), for loans acquired subsequent to June 30, 2004. Under SOP 03-3, dealer acquisition fees on loans purchased by the Company are no longer considered credit related because there is no deterioration in credit quality between the time the loan is originated and when it is acquired. Accordingly, dealer acquisition fees reduce the carrying value of finance receivables and are accreted into earnings as an adjustment to yield over the life of the loans, instead of being used to cover losses inherent in the portfolio. This change resulted in a higher provision for loan losses in order to maintain an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses.

 

Interest expense decreased to $57.5$119.5 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, from $88.7$145.0 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003. Average debt outstanding was $6,382.5$6,660.7 million and $5,648.8$5,808.8 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The Company’s effective rate of interest paid on its debt was 3.6% for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004. The effective rate of interest paid on its debt for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, was 4.2%4.0%, excluding the recognition of $29.0 million of deferred debt issuance costs related to the whole loan purchase facility which was repaid in September 2003. The decrease in the effective rate resulted from a reduction in fees on the Company’s warehouse credit facilities and a greater use of less expensive funding options, such as securitizations, during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, as compared to the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003.

 

The Company’s effective income tax rate was 37.0% and 37.8% for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. The decrease in the Company’s

effective income tax rate resulted from a reduction in the effective

state tax rate as a result of a change in the mix of business due to organizational restructuring, the closure of the Florida collection center and other changes that reduced state tax exposures.

 

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income:

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   Six Months Ended
December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on credit enhancement assets

  $(13,503) $11,602   $(26,456) $7,144 

Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges

   (2,098)  7,541 

Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges

   2,642   16,251 

Canadian currency translation adjustment

   5,293   (601)   9,517   3,965 

Income tax benefit (provision)

   6,027   (7,370)   9,066   (8,944)
  


 


  


 


  $(4,281) $11,172   $(5,231) $18,416 
  


 


  


 


 

Credit Enhancement Assets

 

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in credit loss assumptions

  $(5,509) $11,379   $(17,186) $6,946 

Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in interest rates

   (2,498)  2,573    (745)  3,789 

Reclassification of unrealized gains into earnings through accretion

   (5,496)  (2,350)   (8,525)  (3,591)
  


 


  


 


  $(13,503) $11,602   $(26,456) $7,144 
  


 


  


 


 

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 income (loss) 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 the Company and modified to reflect the actual credit performance for each securitization pool through the reporting date as well as estimates of future losses considering several factors including changes in the general economy.

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.

 

The Company increased the cumulative credit loss assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 12.6%12.8% to 15.2%15.0% as of September 30,December 31, 2004, from a range of 12.4% to 14.9% as of June 30, 2004. The Company increased the cumulative credit loss assumptions used in measuring the fair value of credit enhancement assets to a range of 12.1%13.2% to 14.8%14.9% as of September 30,December 31, 2003, from a range of 11.3% to 14.7% as of June 30, 2003. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, on a Trust by Trust basis, certain Trusts experienced worse than expected credit performance and increased cumulative credit loss assumptions that resulted in the recognition of unrealized losses of $5.5$17.2 million and, for certain trusts, other-than-temporary impairment of $0.1$1.1 million. For the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, certain Trusts experienced better than expected credit performance and decreased cumulative credit loss assumptions resulting in the recognition of unrealized gains of $11.4$6.9 million for those securitization Trusts, while other Trusts experienced worse than expected credit performance resulting in the recognition of other-than-temporary impairment of $13.3$31.6 million.

 

Unrealized losses related to changes in interest rates of $2.5$0.7 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, resulted primarily from a decline in estimated future cash flows to be generated from investment income earned on the restricted cash and Trust collectionscollection accounts due to a decrease in forward interest rate expectations. Unrealized gains related to changes in interest rates of $2.6$3.8 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, resulted primarily from a increase in estimated future cash flows to be generated from investment income earned on the restricted cash and Trust collection accounts due to an increase in forward interest rate expectations.

 

Net unrealized gains of $5.5$8.5 million and $2.4$3.6 million were reclassified into earnings through accretion during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, and relate primarily to the recognition of actual excess cash collected over the Company’s initialprior estimate.

Cash Flow Hedges

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on cash flow hedges consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


   2004

  2003

Unrealized gain related to changes in fair value

  $1,025  $7,476

Reclassification of net unrealized (gain) losses into earnings

   (3,123)  65
   


 

   $(2,098) $7,541
   


 

   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


   2004

  2003

Unrealized (losses) gains related to changes in fair value

  $(1,444) $10,678

Reclassification of unrealized losses into earnings

   4,086   5,573
   


 

   $2,642  $16,251
   


 

 

Unrealized losses related to changes in fair value for the six months ended December 31, 2004, were primarily due to a decrease in forward interest rate expectations. Unrealized gains related to changes in fair value for the threesix months ended September 30, 2004 andDecember 31, 2003, were primarily due to thean increase in forward interest rate expectations.

 

Unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of the Company’s credit enhancement assets are reclassified into earnings when unrealized gains or losses related to interest rate fluctuations on the Company’s credit enhancement assets are reclassified. However, if the Company expects that the continued reporting of a loss in accumulated other comprehensive income would lead to recognizing a net loss on the combination of the interest rate swap agreements and the credit enhancement assets, the loss is reclassified to earnings for the amount that is not expected to be recovered. Unrealized gains or losses on cash flow hedges of the Company’s floating rate debt are reclassified into earnings when interest rate fluctuations on securitization notes payable affect earnings.

 

Canadian Currency Translation Adjustment

 

Canadian currency translation adjustment gains of $5.3$9.5 million and losses of $0.6$4.0 million for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively, were included in other comprehensive (loss) income. The translation adjustment is due to the change in the value of the Company’s Canadian dollar denominated assets related to the change in the U.S. dollar to Canadian dollar conversion rates during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003. The Company does not anticipate the settlement of intercompany transactions with its Canadian subsidiaries in the foreseeable future.

 

Net Margin:

 

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

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Finance charge income

  $269,928  $211,772   $561,603  $436,786 

Other income

   10,671   7,481    23,391   15,992 

Interest expense

   (57,516)  (88,744)   (119,492)  (145,031)
  


 


  


 


Net margin

  $223,083  $130,509   $465,502  $307,747 
  


 


  


 


 

The Company evaluates the profitability of its lending activities based partly upon the net margin related to its managed auto loan portfolio, including finance receivables and gain on sale receivables. The Company uses this information to analyze trends in the components of the profitability of its managed auto portfolio. Analysis of net margin on a managed basis allows the Company to determine which origination channels and loan products are most profitable, guides the Company in making pricing decisions for loan products and indicates if sufficient spread exists between the Company’s revenues and cost of funds to cover operating expenses and achieve corporate profitability objectives. Additionally, net margin on a managed basis facilitates comparisons of results between the Company and other finance companies (i) that do not securitize their receivables or (ii) due to the structure of their securitization transactions, are not required to account for the securitization of their receivables as a sale.

 

The Company routinely securitizes its receivables and prior to October 1, 2002, recorded a gain on the sale of such receivables. The net margin on a managed basis presented below assumes that all securitized receivables have not been sold and are still on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. Accordingly, no servicing income would have been recognized. Instead, finance charges would be recognized over the life of the securitized receivables as earned, and interest and other costs related to the asset-backed securities would be recognized as incurred.

 

Average managed receivables consists of finance receivables held by the Company and finance receivables sold to the Company’s securitization Trusts in transactions accounted for as sales. The Company’s average managed receivables outstanding are as follows (in thousands):

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Finance receivables

  $6,952,426  $5,485,801  $7,174,033  $5,678,328

Gain on sale receivables

   4,727,627   8,946,712   4,302,322   8,284,781
  

  

  

  

Average managed receivables

  $11,680,053  $14,432,513  $11,476,355  $13,963,109
  

  

  

  

Average managed receivables outstanding decreased by 19%18% because collections and other liquidations of the Company’s finance receivables have exceeded new loan purchase volume.

 

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

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 

Finance charge income

  $487,018  $592,464   $959,817  $1,154,106 

Other income

   18,293   16,792    38,778   33,967 

Interest expense

   (114,507)  (198,834)   (222,960)  (348,331)
  


 


  


 


Net margin

  $390,804  $410,422   $775,635  $839,742 
  


 


  


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables is as follows:   
  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


 
  2004

 2003

 

Finance charge income

   16.6%  16.3 

Other income

   0.6   0.5 

Interest expense

   (3.9)  (5.5)
  


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables

   13.3%  11.3%
  


 


Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables is as follows:

   

Six Months Ended

December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Finance charge income

  16.6% 16.4%

Other income

  0.7  0.5 

Interest expense

  (3.9) (5.0)
   

 

Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables

  13.4% 11.9%
   

 

 

Net margin as a percentage of average managed finance receivables increased for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, compared to the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, primarily as a result of lower cost of funds. Interest expense for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, reflected the expensing of debt issuance costs related to the termination of the whole loan purchase facility.

 

The following is a reconciliation of finance charge income as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis finance charge income:

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  

Six Months Ended

December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Finance charge income per consolidated statements of income

  $269,928  $211,772  $561,603  $436,786

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

   217,090   380,692   398,214   717,320
  

  

  

  

Managed basis finance charge income

  $487,018  $592,464  $959,817  $1,154,106
  

  

  

  

The following is a reconciliation of other income as reflected on the Company’s consolidated statements of income to the Company’s managed basis other income:

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  Six Months Ended
December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Other income per consolidated statements of income

  $10,671  $7,481  $23,391  $15,992

Adjustments to reflect investment income earned on cash in gain on sale Trusts

   2,131   1,957   5,150   3,904

Adjustments to reflect other fees earned on receivables in gain on sale Trusts

   5,491   7,354   10,237   14,071
  

  

  

  

Managed basis other income

  $18,293  $16,792  $38,778  $33,967
  

  

  

  

 

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

 

  

Three Months Ended

September 30,


  Six Months Ended
December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Interest expense per consolidated statements of income

  $57,516  $88,744  $119,492  $145,031

Adjustments to reflect interest expense incurred by gain on sale Trusts

   56,991   110,090   103,468   203,300
  

  

  

  

Managed basis interest expense

  $114,507  $198,834  $222,960  $348,331
  

  

  

  

 

CREDIT QUALITY

 

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

 

Finance receivables on the Company’s balance sheets include receivables purchased but not yet securitized and receivables securitized by the Company 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. Historically, finance receivables were charged off to the allowance for loan losses when the Company repossessed and disposed of the automobile or the account was otherwise deemed uncollectable. During the three months ended December 31, 2003, the Company changed its charge-off policy to charge off repossessed accounts when the automobile has been repossessed and is legally available for disposition.

 

Prior to October 1, 2002, the Company 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 the Company’s balance sheetsheets 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. Charge-offs of receivables that have beenReceivables 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 the Company’s 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.

 

The following tables present certain data related to the receivables portfolio (dollars in thousands):

 

  September 30, 2004

  December 31, 2004

  Finance
Receivables


 Gain on Sale

  

Total

Managed


  

Finance

Receivables


 Gain on Sale

  

Total

Managed


Principal amount of receivables, net of fees

  $7,185,962  $4,282,509  $11,468,471  $7,622,551  $3,487,166  $11,109,717
   

  

   

  

Nonaccretable acquisition fees

   (176,637)       (177,819)    

Allowance for loan losses

   (270,497)       (282,364)    
  


      


    

Receivables, net

  $6,738,828       $7,162,368     
  


      


    

Number of outstanding contracts

   544,335   431,947   976,282   589,401   364,191   953,592
  


 

  

  


 

  

Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)

  $13,201  $9,914  $11,747  $12,933  $9,575  $11,650
  


 

  

  


 

  

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

   6.2%       6.0%    
  


      


    
  June 30, 2004

  June 30, 2004

  Finance
Receivables


 Gain on Sale

  Total
Managed


  Finance
Receivables


 Gain on Sale

  Total
Managed


Principal amount of receivables, net of fees

  $6,782,280  $5,140,522  $11,922,802  $6,782,280  $5,140,522  $11,922,802
   

  

   

  

Nonaccretable acquisition fees

   (176,203)       (176,203)    

Allowance for loan losses

   (242,208)       (242,208)    
  


      


    

Receivables, net

  $6,363,869       $6,363,869     
  


      


    

Number of outstanding contracts

   508,517   503,154   1,011,671   508,517   503,154   1,011,671
  


 

  

  


 

  

Average carrying amount of outstanding contract (in dollars)

  $13,337  $10,217  $11,785  $13,337  $10,217  $11,785
  


 

  

  


 

  

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

   6.2%       6.2%    
  


      


    

The allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees increased to $447.1$460.2 million, or 6.2%6.0% of finance receivables, at September 30,December 31, 2004, from $418.4 million, or 6.2% of finance receivables, at June 30, 2004. The increase in allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees resulted from increased finance receivables outstanding. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of finance receivables decreased due to the expectation that favorable credit trends in the finance receivables portfolio will continue.

 

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):

 

  September 30, 2004

   December 31, 2004

 
  

Finance

Receivables


 Gain on Sale

 

Total

Managed


   

Finance

Receivables


 

Gain

on Sale


 

Total

Managed


 
  Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

   Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 

Delinquent contracts:

            

31 to 60 days

  $337,415  4.7% $416,312  9.7% $753,727  6.6%

Delinquent contracts: 31 to 60 days

  $380,272  5.0% $354,739  10.2% $735,011  6.6%

Greater than 60 days

   135,332  1.9   174,683  4.1   310,015  2.7    142,918  1.9   141,195  4.0   284,113  2.6 
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

   472,747  6.6   590,995  13.8   1,063,742  9.3    523,190  6.9   495,934  14.2   1,019,124  9.2 

In repossession

   23,476  0.3   27,509  0.6   50,985  0.4    17,439  0.2   15,089  0.5   32,528  0.3 
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

  $496,223  6.9% $618,504  14.4% $1,114,727  9.7%  $540,629  7.1% $511,023  14.7% $1,051,652  9.5%
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

  September 30, 2003

   December 31, 2003

 
  

Finance

Receivables


 Gain on Sale

 

Total

Managed


   

Finance

Receivables


 

Gain

on Sale


 

Total

Managed


 
  Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

   Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 Amount

  Percent

 

Delinquent contracts:

            

31 to 60 days

  $273,603  4.7% $777,193  9.5% $1,050,796  7.6%

Delinquent contracts: 31 to 60 days

  $295,401  5.0% $683,279  9.8% $978,680  7.5%

Greater than 60 days

   102,038  1.8   306,724  3.8   408,762  2.9    109,514  1.8   261,243  3.7   370,757  2.9 
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

   375,641  6.5   1,083,917  13.3   1,459,558  10.5    404,915  6.8   944,522  13.5   1,349,437  10.4 

In repossession

   50,425  0.9   136,054  1.6   186,479  1.3    21,058  0.3   47,249  0.6   68,307  0.5 
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

  $426,066  7.4% $1,219,971  14.9% $1,646,037  11.8%  $425,973  7.1% $991,771  14.1% $1,417,744  10.9%
  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

 

  

 

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 the Company’s managed receivables portfolio may vary from period to period based upon the average age or seasoning of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year and economic factors. Due to the Company’s target customer base, a relatively high percentage of accounts become delinquent at some point in the life of a loan and there is a high rate of account movement between current and delinquent status in the portfolio.

At September 30,December 31, 2004, a greater percentage of finance receivables in the Company’s portfolio were purchased aftersince the implementation of a revised operating plan in February 2003 as compared to the percentage of the Company’s portfolio purchased after February 2003 at September 30,December 31, 2003. The Company has experienced improved credit performance on loans originated since February 2003; accordingly, total managed finance receivables 31 to 60 days and greater-than-60 days delinquent were lower at September 30,December 31, 2004, as compared to September 30, 2003. The decline in the level of accounts in repossession is due to the Company’s change in its repossession charge-off policy in the quarter ended December 31, 2003, to charge off accounts when the automobile is repossessed and legally available for disposition rather than when it is repossessed and disposed.

2003. 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 well as the relative lower overall seasoning of such finance receivables.

 

Deferrals

 

In accordance with its policies and guidelines, the Company, at times, offers 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). The Company’s policies and guidelines, as well as certain contractual restrictions in the Company’s warehouse credit facilities and securitization transactions, limit the number and frequency of deferments that may be granted. The Company’s policies and guide linesguidelines generally limit the granting of deferments on new accounts until a requisite number of payments have been received. Due to the nature of the company’sCompany’s customer base and policies and guidelines of the deferral program, approximately 50% of the Company’s customers receive a deferral at some point in the life of their loan.

 

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. Therefter,Thereafter, such account is aged based on the timely payment of future installments in the same manner as any other account.

 

Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average managed receivables outstanding were as follows:

 

   Three Months Ended
September 30,


 
   2004

  2003

 

Finance receivables

  2.8% 1.7%

Gain on sale receivables

  3.9  5.0 
   

 

   6.7% 6.7%
   

 

   Three Months Ended
December 31,


  Six Months Ended
December 31,


 
   2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

 

Finance receivables:

(Finance receivables deferred as a percentage of average finance receivables)

  5.4% 4.7% 5.0% 4.6%
   

 

 

 

Gain on sale receivables:

(Gain on sale receivables deferred as a percentage of average gain on sale receivables)

  9.9% 8.5% 9.7% 8.3%
   

 

 

 

Total managed portfolio:

(Managed portfolio deferred as a percentage of average managed receivables)

  6.9% 6.9% 6.8% 6.8%
   

 

 

 

The following is a summary of deferrals as a percentage of managed receivables outstanding:

 

  September 30, 2004

   December 31, 2004

 
  Finance
Receivables


 Gain on Sale

 Total
Managed


   Finance
Receivables


 Gain
on Sale


 Total
Managed


 

Never deferred

  84.3% 48.7% 71.0%  83.4% 45.4% 71.5%

Deferred:

      

1-2 times

  14.2  41.2  24.3   14.8  41.6  23.2 

3-4 times

  1.2  9.8  4.4   1.5  12.7  5.0 

Greater than 4 times

  0.3  0.3  0.3   0.3  0.3  0.3 
  

 

 

  

 

 

Total deferred

  15.7  51.3  29.0   16.6  54.6  28.5 
  

 

 

  

 

 

Total

  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  

 

 

  

 

 

  June 30, 2004

   June 30, 2004

 
  Finance
Receivables


 Gain on Sale

 Total
Managed


   Finance
Receivables


 Gain
on Sale


 Total
Managed


 

Never deferred

  85.0% 51.0% 70.3%  85.0% 51.0% 70.3%

Deferred:

      

1-2 times

  13.7  41.4  25.7   13.7  41.4  25.7 

3-4 times

  1.1  7.4  3.8   1.1  7.4  3.8 

Greater than 4 times

  0.2  0.2  0.2   0.2  0.2  0.2 
  

 

 

  

 

 

Total deferred

  15.0  49.0  29.7   15.0  49.0  29.7 
  

 

 

  

 

 

Total

  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%  100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
  

 

 

  

 

 

 

The Company evaluates the results of its 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, the Company believes that payment deferrals granted according to its policies and guidelines are an effective portfolio management technique and result in higher ultimate cash collections from the portfolio.

Changes in deferment levels do not have a direct impact on the ultimate amount of finance receivables charged off by the Company. 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 the Company’s 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.

Charge-offs

 

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

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


   Three Months Ended
December 31,


 Six Months Ended
December 31,


 
  2004

 2003

   2004

 2003

 2004

 2003

 

Finance receivables:

      

Repossession charge-offs

  $111,809  $88,447   $137,384  $100,813  $249,193  $189,260 

Less: Recoveries

   (50,708)  (42,460)   (60,632)  (44,673)  (111,340)  (87,133)

Mandatory charge-offs (a)

   13,880   10,433    17,202   27,267   31,082   37,700 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Net charge-offs

  $74,981  $56,420   $93,954  $83,407  $168,935  $139,827 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Gain on sale:

      

Repossession charge-offs

  $162,368  $312,920   $152,537  $257,888  $314,905  $570,808 

Less: Recoveries

   (60,507)  (123,471)   (56,203)  (95,594)  (116,710)  (219,065)

Mandatory charge-offs (a)

   9,451   31,964    7,249   62,600   16,700   94,564 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Net charge-offs

  $111,312  $221,413   $103,583  $224,894  $214,895  $446,307 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Total managed:

      

Repossession charge-offs

  $274,177  $401,367   $289,921  $358,701  $564,098  $760,068 

Less: Recoveries

   (111,215)  (165,931)   (116,835)  (140,267)  (228,050)  (306,198)

Mandatory charge-offs (a)

   23,331   42,397    24,451   89,867   47,782   132,264 
  


 


  


 


 


 


Net charge-offs

  $186,293  $277,833   $197,537  $308,301  $383,830  $586,134 
  


 


  


 


 


 


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

   6.3%  7.6%

Net charge-offs as an annualized percentage of average receivables:

   

Finance receivables

   5.0%  5.6%  4.7%  4.9%
  


 


  


 


 


 


Net recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession charge-offs

   40.6%  41.3%

Gain on sale receivables

   10.6%  11.7%  9.9%  10.7%
  


 


  


 


 


 


Total managed portfolio

   7.0%  9.1%  6.6%  8.3%
  


 


 


 


Net recoveries as a percentage of gross repossession charge-offs:

   

Finance receivables

   44.1%  44.3%  44.7%  46.0%
  


 


 


 


Gain on sale receivables

   36.8%  37.1%  37.1%  38.4%
  


 


 


 


Total managed portfolio

   40.3%  39.1%  40.4%  40.3%
  


 


 


 



(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 netchange 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 for the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, as compared to the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2003, resulted primarily from improved credit performance on loans originated since February 2003. Recoveries as a percentage of repossession charge-offs decreased due to the increase in seasoningimplementation of the portfolio and age of vehicles repossessed and sold.Company’s revised operating plan in February 2003.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

 

General

 

The Company’s primary sources of cash have beenare finance charge income, servicing fees, distributions from securitization Trusts, borrowings under warehouse credit facilities, transfers of finance receivables to Trusts in securitization transactions and collections and recoveries on finance receivables. The Company’s primary uses of cash have beenare purchases of finance receivables, repayment of warehouse credit facilities, whole loan purchase facility, securitization notes payable and senior notes, funding credit enhancement requirements for securitization transactions, operating expenses, income taxes and stock repurchases.

 

The Company used cash of $1,178.4$2,401.6 million and $821.3$1,719.0 million for the purchase of finance receivables during the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. These purchases were funded initially utilizing warehouse credit facilities and subsequently through long-term financing in securitization transactions.

 

Warehouse Credit Facilities

 

In the normal course of business, the Company will pledge receivables and borrow from its warehouse credit facilities to fund its operations and repay these borrowings as appropriate under its cash management strategy.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2004, warehouse credit facilities consisted of the following (in millions):

 

Facility Type


  Maturity

 Facility
Amount


  Advances
Outstanding


 

Maturity


  Facility
Amount


  Advances
Outstanding


Commercial paper  November 2006(a)(c) $1,950.0  $451.7 November 2007 (a)(b)  $1,950.0  $171.9
Medium term note  February 2005(a)(b)  500.0   500.0 October 2007 (a)(c)   650.0   650.0
Repurchase facility  August 2005(a)  400.0   69.8 August 2005 (a)   400.0   127.0
   

  

   

  

   $2,850.0  $1,021.5   $3,000.0  $948.9
   

  

   

  


(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 2005, and the remaining $1,800.0 million matures in November 2007.
(c)This facility is a revolving facility through the date stated above. During the revolving period, the Company has the ability to substitute receivables for cash, or vice versa.
(c)$150.0 million of this facility matures in November 2004, and the remaining $1,800.0 million matures in November 2006.

In August 2004, the Company entered into a $400.0 million special purpose financing facility under which the Company can finance the repurchase of finance receivables from securitization Trusts upon exercise of the Trust’s clean-up call option. This repurchase facility will mature in August 2005.

 

In October 2004, the Company terminated the $500.0 million medium term note facility and entered into a $650.0 million medium term note facility that will mature in October 2007. This facility replaced the $500.0 million medium term note facility the Company terminated subsequent to September 30, 2004.facility.

In November 2004, the Company also renewed its $1,950.0 million commercial paper facility, extending the $150.0 million one-year maturity to November 2005 and the $1,800.0 million three year maturity to November 2007.

In January 2005, the Company entered into a $150.0 million warehouse facility to fund higher credit quality receivables. This facility will mature in January 2006, at which time the outstanding debt balance can either be repaid in full or over time based on the amortization of receivables pledged.

 

The Company’s warehouse credit facilities contain various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios, asset quality, and portfolio performance ratios (cumulative net loss, delinquency and repossession ratios) as well as limits on deferment levels. Failure to meet any of these covenants financial ratios or financial tests 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 the Company’s ability to obtain additional borrowings under these agreements. As of September 30,December 31, 2004, all of the Company’s warehouse credit facilities were in compliance with the financial ratios or performance ratios.all covenants.

Securitizations

 

The Company has completed 45 auto receivable46 securitization transactions through September 30,December 31, 2004. The proceeds from the transactions were primarily used to repay borrowings outstanding under the Company’s warehouse credit facilities.

 

A summary of the active transactions(a) is as follows (in millions):

 

Transaction


  Date

  Original
Amount


  Balance at
September 30, 2004


 

Date


  Original
Amount


  Balance at
December 31, 2004


Gain on sale:

                

2000-C

  August 2000  $1,100.0  $103.8

2000-1

  November 2000   495.0   36.9

2000-D

  November 2000   600.0   77.1 November 2000  $600.0  $61.8

2001-A

  February 2001   1,400.0   203.8 February 2001   1,400.0   165.1

2001-1

  April 2001   1,089.0   150.2 April 2001   1,089.0   122.9

2001-B

  July 2001   1,850.0   383.1 July 2001   1,850.0   319.6

2001-C

  September 2001   1,600.0   379.9 September 2001   1,600.0   321.8

2001-D

  October 2001   1,800.0   452.9 October 2001   1,800.0   383.9

2002-A

  February 2002   1,600.0   472.5 February 2002   1,600.0   403.4

2002-1

  April 2002   990.0   269.0 April 2002   990.0   223.2

2002-A Canada (b)

  May 2002   145.0   77.8 May 2002   145.0   81.6

2002-B

  June 2002   1,200.0   409.9 June 2002   1,200.0   351.9

2002-C

  August 2002   1,300.0   476.5 August 2002   1,300.0   412.4

2002-D

  September 2002   600.0   234.3 September 2002   600.0   204.1
     

  

   

  

Total gain on sale transactions

      15,769.0   3,727.7    14,174.0   3,051.7
     

  

   

  

Secured financing:

                

2002-E-M

  October 2002   1,700.0   769.4 October 2002   1,700.0   668.6

C2002-1 Canada (b)(c)

  November 2002   137.0   91.0 November 2002   137.0   47.7

2003-A-M

  April 2003   1,000.0   506.1 April 2003   1,000.0   442.0

2003-B-X

  May 2003   825.0   440.8 May 2003   825.0   385.1

2003-C-F

  September 2003   915.0   553.2 September 2003   915.0   480.6

2003-D-M

  October 2003   1,200.0   774.2 October 2003   1,200.0   682.5

2004-A-F

  February 2004   750.0   546.8 February 2004   750.0   477.6

2004-B-M

  April 2004   900.0   729.9 April 2004   900.0   632.0

2004-1 (d)

  June 2004   575.0   522.5 June 2004   575.0   457.6

2004-C-A

  August 2004   800.0   799.9 August 2004   800.0   721.0

2004-D-F

 November 2004   750.0   725.9
     

  

   

  

Total secured financing transactions

      8,802.0   5,733.8    9,552.0   5,720.6
     

  

   

  

Total active securitizations

     $24,571.0  $9,461.5   $23,726.0  $8,772.3
     

  

   

  


(a)Transactions originally totaling $10,245.5$11,840.5 million have been paid off as of September 30,December 31, 2004.
(b)Balances at September 30,December 31, 2004, reflect fluctuations in foreign currency translation rates and principal paydowns.
(c)Amounts do not include $23.7$24.9 million of asset-backed securities issued and retained by the Company.
(d)Amounts do not include $40.8 million of asset-backed securities retained by the Company.

Prior to October 1, 2002, the Company structured its securitization transactions to meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables

under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. The Company changed the structure of securitization transactions completed subsequent to September 30, 2002, to no longer meet the accounting criteria for sale of finance receivables. This change in securitization structure does not change the Company’s requirement to provide credit enhancement in order to attain specific credit ratings for the asset-backed securities issued by the Trusts. The Company typically makes an initial deposit to a restricted cash account and transfers finance receivables in excess of the amount of asset-backed securities issued to create initial overcollateralization. The Company subsequently uses excess cash flows generated by the Trusts to either increase the restricted cash account or repay the outstanding asset-backed securities on an accelerated basis, 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 the Company.

 

The Company employs two types of securitization structures to meet its credit enhancement requirements. The structure the Company has utilized most frequently involves the purchase of a financial guaranty policy issued by an insurer to cover the asset-backed securities as well as the use of reinsurance and other alternative credit enhancement products to reduce the required initial deposit to the restricted cash account and initial overcollateralization. However, the Company currently has no outstanding commitments to obtain reinsurance or other alternative credit enhancement products and will likely be required to provide initial credit enhancement deposits in future securitization transactions from its existing capital resources.

 

The Company’s 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 the Company’s 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.

 

ForThe Company’s most recent securitization transactions completed subsequent to December 31, 2002,covered by a financial guaranty insurance policy have required initial cash deposit and overcollateralization levels were approximately 10.5%of 9.5% of the original receivable pool balance and target credit enhancement levels must reach approximately 18.5%17.0% of the receivable pool balance before cash is distributed to the Company. Under this structure, the Company typically expects to begin to receive cash distributions approximately five to nine months after receivables are securitized. The CompanySecuritization transactions covered by financial guaranty insurance policies completed a securitization transaction in Novembercalendar year 2003 and much of calendar year 2004 that required initial cash deposit and overcollateralization levels of 9.5% of the original receivable pool balance10.5% and contained target credit enhancement levels of 17.0% of the receivable pool balance before cash is distributed18.0% to the Company.18.5%. Increases or decreases to the credit enhancement level on future securitization transactions will depend on the net interest margin and credit performance trends of the Company’s finance receivables.

Cash flows related to securitization transactions were as follows (in millions):

 

  Three Months Ended
September 30,


  Six Months Ended
December 31,


  2004

  2003

  2004

  2003

Initial credit enhancement deposits:

            

Secured financing Trusts:

      

Restricted cash

  $17.5  $20.2  $33.7  $46.5

Overcollateralization

   74.3   96.0   135.1   207.5

Distributions from Trusts, net of swap payments:

            

Gain on sale Trusts

   100.3   82.3   199.1   78.1

Secured financing Trusts

   150.7   37.4   275.0   75.7

 

With respect to the Company’s 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.

 

Prior to October 2002, the financial guaranty insurance policies for all of the Company’s insured securitization transactions were provided by Financial Security Assurance, Inc. (“FSA”) and are referred to herein as the “FSA Program.” The restricted cash account for each securitization Trust insured as part of the FSA Program is cross-collateralized to the restricted cash accounts established in connection with the Company’s other securitization Trusts in the FSA Program, such that excess cash flows from FSA Program securitizations that have already met their own credit enhancement requirements may be used to fund increased minimum credit enhancement levels with respect to FSA Program securitizations in which specified portfolio performance ratios have been exceeded, rather than being distributed to the Company.

 

The Company’s securitization transactions insured by financial guaranty insurance providers, including FSA, since October 2002, are cross-collateralized to a more limited extent. In the event of a shortfall in the original target credit enhancement requirement for certain of these securitization Trusts after a specified 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 the Company’s 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 enhancement requirements.

 

As of September 30,December 31, 2004, the Company had exceeded its targeted cumulative net loss triggers in nineeight of the tennine remaining FSA Program securitizations and

waivers were not granted by FSA. Accordingly, cash of approximately $310 $237.4

million generated by FSA Program securitization otherwise distributable to the Company was used to fund increased credit enhancement levels for the securitizations that breached their cumulative net loss triggers. The Company expects to exceed its targeted cumulative net loss triggerstrigger on the remaining FSA Program securitization during fiscal 2005, which will require an increased credit enhancement level for such securitization. The Company does not expect a waiver to be granted by FSA in the future with respect to the securitizations that have breached their portfolio performance triggers and estimates that cash otherwise distributable to the Company on FSA Program securitizations will be used to fund increased credit enhancement for the remaining FSA Program securitization, delaying and reducing the amount to be released to the Company during fiscal 2005. The impact of delaying and reducing the amount of cash to be released to the Company during fiscal 2005 is not expected to be material to the Company’s liquidity position.

 

The agreements that the Company enters into with its financial guaranty insurance providers in connection with securitization transactions contain additional specified targeted portfolio performance ratios (delinquency, cumulative default and cumulative net loss triggers) 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 the Company’s 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 the Company’s 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 the Company’s other securitizations and other material indebtedness. Although the Company has never exceeded these additional targeted portfolio performance ratios, and does not anticipate violating any event of default triggers for its securitizations, there can be no assurance that the Company’s 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) the Company breaches its 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,December 31, 2004, no such termination events have occurred with respect to any of the Trusts formed by the Company.

 

During the threesix months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, the Company repurchased 3,499,2507,286,877 shares of its common stock completingunder the $100 million stock repurchase planplans approved by the Board of Directors in April and August 2004.

As of February 2, 2005, the Company completed the repurchases authorized under the August 2004 plan.

On August 17, 2004,January 25, 2005, the Company announced the approval of another stock repurchase plan by its Board of Directors. The stock repurchase plan authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $100.0$500.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions. The Company repurchased 2,110,567 shares under this plan from October 1, 2004, through November 8, 2004.

Operating Plan

 

The Company believes that it has sufficient liquidity to achieve its growth strategies in fiscalcalendar 2005. As of September 30,December 31, 2004, the Company had unrestricted cash balances of $526.3$487.8 million. Assuming that loan purchase volume ranges from $4.5 billion toapproximates $5.0 billion during the next twelve months and the initial credit enhancement requirement for the Company’s securitization transactions is at 9.5%, the Company would require $427.5 million toapproximately $475.0 million in cash or liquidity to fund initial credit enhancement over that period. The Company expects that cash distributions from its existing securitization transactions will exceed the funding requirement for initial credit enhancement deposits during the next twelve months. The Company will continue to require the execution of additional securitization transactions during the next twelve months. There can be no assurance that funding will be available to the Company through the execution of securitization transactions or, if available, that the funding will be on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to execute securitization transactions on a regular basis, and is otherwise unable to issue any other debt or equity, it would not have sufficient funds to finance new loan originations and, in such event, the Company would be required to revise the scale of its business, including possible discontinuation of loan origination activities, which would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s ability to achieve its business and financial objectives.

 

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

 

Prior to October 1, 2002, the Company structured its securitization transactions to meet the accounting criteria for sales of finance receivables. Under this structure, notes issued by the Company’s unconsolidated qualified special purpose finance subsidiaries are not recorded as liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. See Liquidity and Capital Resources - Securitization for a detailed discussion of the Company’s securitization transactions.

 

INTEREST RATE RISK

 

Fluctuations in market interest rates impact the Company’s warehouse credit facilities and securitization transactions. The Company’s gross interest rate spread, which is the difference between interest earned on its finance receivables and interest paid, is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of the Company’s dependence upon the issuance of variable rate securities and the incurrence of variable rate debt to fund its purchases of finance receivables.

Warehouse Credit Facilities

 

Finance receivables purchased by the Company and pledged to secure borrowings under its warehouse credit facilities bear fixed interest rates. Amounts borrowed under the Company’s warehouse 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 warehouse credit facility, the Company’s special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to purchase interest rate cap agreements in connection with borrowings under the Company’s warehouse credit facilities. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement pays a premium in return for the right to receive the difference in the interest cost at any time a specified index of market interest rates rises above the stipulated “cap” rate. The purchaser of the interest rate cap agreement bears no obligation or liability if interest rates fall below the “cap” rate. As part of the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy and when economically feasible, the Company may simultaneously sell a corresponding interest rate cap agreement in order to offset the premium paid by its 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 the Company is included in derivative financial instruments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

Securitizations

 

The interest rate demanded by investors in the Company’s securitization transactions depends on prevailing market interest rates for comparable transactions and the general interest rate environment. The Company utilizes several strategies to minimize the impact of interest rate fluctuations on its gross interest rate margin, including the use of derivative financial instruments, the regular sale or pledging of auto receivables to securitization Trusts and pre-funding of securitization transactions.

 

In its securitization transactions, the Company transfers 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. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements to convert the variable rate exposures on floating rate securities issued by its securitization Trusts to a fixed rate, thereby (i) locking in the gross interest rate spread to be earned by the Company over the life of a securitization accounted for as a secured financing that would have been affected by changes in interest rates or (ii) hedging the variability in future

excess cash flows to be received by the Company from its credit enhancement assets over the life of a securitization accounted for as a sale that would have been attributable to interest rate risk. Interest rate swap agreements purchased by the Company 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 the Company from the Trusts. The Company utilizes such arrangements to modify its net interest sensitivity to levels deemed appropriate based on the Company’s 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, the Company may choose not to hedge potential fluctuations in cash flows due to changes in interest rates. The Company’s special purpose finance subsidiaries are contractually required to provide additional credit enhancement on their floating rate securities even if the Company chooses not to hedge its future cash flows. To comply with this requirement, the special purpose finance subsidiary purchases an interest rate cap agreement. Although the interest rate cap agreements are purchased by the Trusts, cash outflows from the Trusts ultimately impact the Company’s retained interests in the securitization transactions as cash expended by the securitization Trusts will decrease the ultimate amount of cash to be received by the Company. Therefore, when economically feasible, the Company 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 intrinsic value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the non-consolidated special purpose finance subsidiaries is considered in the valuation of the credit enhancement assets. The fair value of the interest rate cap agreements purchased by the special purpose finance subsidiaries in connection with securitization transactions structured as secured financings are included in other assets and the fair value of the interest raprate cap agreements sold by the Company are included in derivative financial instruments on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate cap agreements sold by the Company are reflected in interest expense on the Company’s consolidated statements of 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 the Company to lock in borrowing costs with respect to the finance receivables subsequently delivered to the Trust. However, the Company incurs an expense in pre-funded securitizations during the period between the initial securitization 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.

 

Management monitors the Company’s hedging activities to ensure that the value of derivative financial instruments, their correlation to the contracts being

hedged and the amounts being hedged continue to provide effective protection against interest rate risk. However, there can be no assurance that the Company’s strategies will be effective in minimizing interest rate risk or that increases in interest rates will not have an adverse effect on the Company’s profitability. All transactions are entered into for purposes other than trading. There have been no material changes in the Company’s interest rate risk exposure since June 30, 2004.

CURRENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

 

Emerging Issues Task Force IssueStatement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 04-8123 (revised 2004)

 

In SeptemberDecember 2004, the Emerging Issues Task Force reached a final consensus on EITF IssueFinancial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 04-8, “The Effect of Contingently Convertible Debt on Diluted Earnings Per Share”123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (“EITF 04-8”SFAS 123R”), to change the existing accountingrevise FASB Statement No. 123, “Accounting for convertible debt within the dilutive earnings per share calculation. This change,Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123R, which is expected toeffective beginning on July 1, 2005, requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be effective asmeasured at fair-value and recognized in the financial statements. The Company anticipates that the adoption of the three months ended December 31, 2004,this statement will result in an estimated $4.7 million additional expense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2006. The estimated expense is based on unamortized expense relating to outstanding options granted prior to the Company’s convertible senior notes being treated as convertible securities and included in dilutive earnings per share calculations using the if-converted method. EITF 04-8 will require retroactive application beginning with the three months ended December 31,implementation of SFAS 123 on July 1, 2003, which is the first quarter the Company’s convertible senior notes were outstanding. Under EITF 04-8, diluted earnings per share would be $0.41 per share for the September 2004 quarter.that are expected to vest subsequent to June 30, 2005.

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

The preceding Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section contains several “forward-looking statements.” Forward-looking statements are those that use words such as “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “likely,” “should,” “estimate,” “continue,” “future” or other comparable expressions. These words indicate future events and trends. Forward-looking statements are the Company’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are subject to many assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ significantly from historical results or from those anticipated by the Company. The most significant risks are detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2004. It is advisable not to place undue reliance on the Company’s forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Because the Company’s funding strategy is dependent upon the issuance of interest-bearing securities and the incurrence of debt, fluctuations in interest rates impact the Company’s profitability. Therefore, the Company

employs various hedging strategies to minimize the risk of interest rate fluctuations. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Interest Rate Risk” for additional information regarding such market risks.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports it files under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed,

summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Such controls include those designed to ensure that information for disclosure is communicated to management, including the Chairman of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”), the President (the “President”) and the Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

The CEO, President and CFO, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30,December 31, 2004. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded, to the best of their knowledge and belief, that the disclosure controls and procedures are effective. No changes were made in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the quarter ended September 30,December 31, 2004, that have materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

 

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

As a consumer finance company, the Company is subject to various consumer claims and litigation seeking damages and statutory penalties, based upon, among other things, usury, disclosure inaccuracies, wrongful repossession, violations of bankruptcy stay provisions, certificate of title disputes, fraud, breach of contract and discriminatory treatment of credit applicants. Some litigation against the Company could take the form of class action complaints by consumers. As the assignee of finance contracts originated by dealers, the Company may also be named as a co-defendant in lawsuits filed by consumers principally against dealers. The damages and penalties claimed by consumers in these types of matters can be substantial. The relief requested by the plaintiffs varies but includescan include requests for compensatory, statutory and punitive damages. The Company believes that it has taken prudent steps to address and mitigate the litigation risks associated with its business activities.

 

In fiscal 2003, several complaints were filed by shareholders against the Company and certain of the Company’s officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 thereunder. These complaints have been consolidated into one action, styled Pierce v. AmeriCredit Corp., et al., pending in the United

States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division; the plaintiff in Pierce seeks class action status. In Pierce, the plaintiff claims, among other allegations, that deferments were improperly granted by the Company to avoid delinquency triggers in securitization transactions and enhance cash flows and to incorrectly report charge-offs and delinquency percentages, thereby causing the Company to misrepresent its financial performance throughout the alleged class period. The Company believes that its granting of deferments, which is a common practice within the auto finance industry, complied with the covenants contained in its securitization and warehouse financing documents, and that its deferment activities were properly disclosed to all constituents, including shareholders, asset-backed investors, creditors and credit enhancement providers.

Additionally, a class action complaint, styled Lewis v. AmeriCredit Corp., was filed during the year ended June 30, 2003, against the Company and certain of its officers and directors alleging violations of Sections 11 and 15 of the Securities Act of 1933 in connection with the Company’s secondary public offering of common stock on October 1, 2002. In Lewis, also pending in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, the plaintiff alleges that the Company’s 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.

 

In April 2004, two rulings were issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth Division, affecting the Pierce and Lewis lawsuits. On April 1, 2004, the Court, in response to motions to dismiss filed by the Company and the other defendants, ruled that the plaintiff’s complaint in the Pierce lawsuit was deficient and ordered the plaintiff to cure such deficiencies or the case would be dismissed. On April 27, 2004, the Court issued an order consolidating the Lewis case into the Pierce case. In connection with the order consolidating the Lewis and Pierce cases, the Court granted the plaintiffs permission to file an amended, consolidated complaint, which they have done. The Company and the other defendants have filed motions to dismiss the amended complaint, and such motions are presently pending.

 

The Company believes that the claims alleged in the Pierce lawsuit, including the claims consolidated into Pierce from Lewis, are without merit and the Company intends to assert vigorous defenses to the litigation. Neither the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome nor the amount of ultimate liability, if any, with respect to this litigation can be determined at this time.

 

Two shareholder derivative actions have also been served on the Company. On February 27, 2003, the Company was 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 officers and directors of the Company breached their respective fiduciary duties by causing the Company to make improper deferments, violatedviolate federal and state securities laws and issuedissue 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 of the Board of Directors has been created to investigate the claims in the derivative actions. As a nominal defendant, the Company does not believe that it has any ultimate liability with respect to these derivative actions.

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

During the three months ended September 30,December 31, 2004, the Company repurchased shares as follows:

 

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


   

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


 

July 2004 (a)

  3,499,250(a) $19.38(a) 3,499,250(a) $0(a)

October 2004 (a)

  498,500(a) $18.80(a) 498,500(a) $90,630,244(a)

November 2004 (a)(b)

  2,749,955(a)(b) $19.90(a)(b) 2,729,943(a) $36,305,187(a)

December 2004 (a)

  559,184(a) $22.57(a) 559,184(a) $23,685,600(a)

(a)On April 27, 2004, the Company announced the approval of a stock repurchase plan by its Board of Directors. The stock repurchase plan authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions.

On August 17, 2004, the Company announced the approval of a stock repurchase plan by its Board of Directors. The stock repurchase plan authorized the Company to repurchase up to $100.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions. As of September 30, 2004, no shares had been repurchased under this second repurchase plan.

On January 25, 2005, the Company announced the approval of a stock repurchase plan by its Board of Directors. The stock repurchase plan authorized the Company to repurchase up to $500.0 million of its common stock in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, based on market conditions.

(b)Amounts include 20,012 shares at an average price per share of $20.02 resulting from tax withholdings upon the vesting of restricted share awards.

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

Not Applicable

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

 

Not ApplicableThe Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on November 3, 2004.

The following proposals were adopted by the margins indicated:

1.Election of three directors to terms of office expiring at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders in 2007, or until their successors are elected and qualified.

Nominees for Terms

Expiring in 2007


  For

  Withheld

A. R. Dike

  143,867,344  1,406,829

Douglas K. Higgins

  143,941,706  1,132,467

Kenneth H. Jones, Jr.

  135,991,981  9,282,192

The directors who are continuing to hold office are Clifton H. Morris, Jr., Daniel E. Berce, John R. Clay, James H. Greer and B.J. McCombs.

2.Approval of the proposal to amend the 1998 Limited Stock Option Plan for AmeriCredit Corp.

        For        


 

    Against    


 

Withheld


100,252,018 20,496,985 196,742

3.Approval of the proposal to amend the Amended and Restated 2000 Limited Omnibus and Incentive Plan for AmeriCredit Corp.

        For        


 

    Against    


 

Withheld


109,564,001 11,194,634 187,110

4.Approval of the proposal to adopt the AmeriCredit Corp. Senior Executive Bonus Plan.

        For        


 

    Against    


 

Withheld


110,053,140 10,382,260 510,345

5.Ratification of the appointment of independent auditors for fiscal year ending June 30, 2005.

        For        


 

    Against    


 

Withheld


140,990,963 4,257,054 26,156

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Not Applicable

Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

10.1 (@) Amendment No. 11, dated September 22, 2004, to the Security Agreement dated as of February 25, 2002,October 1, 2004, among the Debtor, AFS,AmeriCredit MTN Receivables Trust IV, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., AmeriCredit MTN Corp. IIIIV and The Chase Manhattan Bank (predecessor to JPMorgan Chase Bank), as Collateral Agent and Securities Intermediary.Bank
10.2Security Agreement, dated August 19, 2004, among Sheffield Receivables Corporation, AmeriCredit Repurchase Trust, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., AFS Warehouse Corp., and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as collateral agent and securities intermediary.
10.3Note Purchase Agreement, dated August 19, 2004, among AmeriCredit Repurchase Trust, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., Sheffield Receivables Corporation, and Barclays Bank, PLC, as agent.
10.4 (@) Servicing and Custodian Agreement dated August 19,as of October 1, 2004, among AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., AmeriCredit RepurchaseMTN Receivables Trust Wells FargoIV and JPMorgan Chase Bank National Association,
10.3 (@)Master Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as collateral agentof October 1, 2004, among AmeriCredit MTN Receivables Trust IV, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., AmeriCredit MTN Corp. IV and backup servicer,JPMorgan Chase Bank
10.4 (@)Insurance Agreement dated as of October 1, 2004, among MBIA Insurance Corporation, AmeriCredit MTN Receivables Trust IV, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc., AmeriCredit MTN Corp. IV and BarclaysJPMorgan Chase Bank PLC, as agent.
10.5 (1)Letter Agreement dated November 3, 2004 between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, extending the Commitment Termination Dates to the Class A-1, Class A-2, Class B and Class C Second Amended and restated Note Purchase Agreements, dated November 5, 2003, concerning the AmeriCredit Master Trust warehouse credit facility (Exhibit 99.1)
10.6 (1)Letter Agreement dated November 3, 2004 between AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, extending the Commitment Termination Date to the Class S Second Amended and restated Note Purchase Agreement, dated November 5, 2003, concerning the AmeriCredit Master Trust warehouse credit facility (Exhibit 99.2)
10.7 (1)Amendment No. 2, dated November 3, 2004, to the Second Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated November 5, 2004, among AmeriCredit Master Trust, AmeriCredit Funding Corp. VII, AmeriCredit Financial Services, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank; Supplement No. 2, dated November 3, 2004, to Second Amended and Restated Indenture, dated November 5, 2003, among AmeriCredit Master Trust, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; Amendment No. 1, dated November 3, 2004, to the Second Amended and Restated Custodian Agreement, dated November 5, 2003, among AmeriCredit Master Trust, JPMorgan Chase Bank and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas; and Amendment No. 1, dated November 3, 2004, to Annex A to the Second Amended and Restated Indenture and the Amended and Second Amended and Restated Sale and Servicing Agreement (Exhibit 99.3)
10.8 (2)Amendment No. 1 to the 1998 Limited Stock Option Plan for AmeriCredit Corp. (Appendix B to Proxy Statement)
10.9 (2)Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated 2000 Limited Omnibus and Incentive Plan for AmeriCredit Corp. (Appendix C to Proxy Statement)
10.10 (2)AmeriCredit Corp. Senior Executive Bonus Plan (Appendix D to Proxy Statement)
10.11 (3)AmeriCredit Corp. Deferred Compensation Plan II (Exhibit 99.1)
10.12 (3)Amended and Restated Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 1995 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan for AmeriCredit Corp. between AmeriCredit Corp. and Clifton H. Morris, Jr. (Exhibit 99.2)
10.13 (3)Amended and Restated Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement pursuant to the 1995 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan for AmeriCredit Corp. between AmeriCredit Corp. and Daniel E. Berce (Exhibit 99.3)
31.1 (@) Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 (@) Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(@)Filed Herewith.
(1)Filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 4, 2004.
(2)Filed as an exhibit to the Proxy Statement, filed on Form DEF 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2004.
(3)Filed as an exhibit to the report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2004.

SIGNATURE

 

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

 

  

AmeriCredit Corp.


  (Registrant)

Date: NovemberFebruary 9, 20042005

 

By:

 

/s/ PrestonChris A. MillerChoate


    (Signature)
    Preston

Chris A. MillerChoate

    

Executive Vice President,

    

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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