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FORM 10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

x

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

OR

o

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

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission file number          0-3658

THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Incorporated in California

 

95-1068610


 


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

1 First American Way, Santa Ana, California

 

92707-5913


 


(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(714) 800-3000


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   x

No   o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

Yes   x

No   o

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY
PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Section 12,13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

Yes   o

No   o

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.$1 par value - 77,589,939 as of August 11, 2003


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INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

 

 

Page No.

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

Part I:

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

B.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

D.  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

11

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

15

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

15

 

 

 

 

Part II:

OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

16

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

16

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Part I:      Financial Information
Item 1:     Financial Statements

THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(in thousands, except percentage and share data)

 

 

June 30,
2003

 

December 31, 2002

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

1,053,818

 

$

900,863

 

 

 



 



 

Accounts and accrued income receivable, net

 

 

395,029

 

 

299,040

 

 

 



 



 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks

 

 

40,901

 

 

38,328

 

Debt securities

 

 

339,883

 

 

309,864

 

Equity securities

 

 

42,447

 

 

36,931

 

Other long-term investments

 

 

235,715

 

 

142,392

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

658,946

 

 

527,515

 

 

 



 



 

Loans receivable, net

 

 

107,657

 

 

108,162

 

 

 



 



 

Property and equipment, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

 

43,468

 

 

43,185

 

Buildings

 

 

185,017

 

 

183,045

 

Furniture and equipment

 

 

281,163

 

 

270,004

 

Capitalized software

 

 

315,249

 

 

284,537

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

824,897

 

 

780,771

 

Less- accumulated depreciation and amortization

 

 

(381,971

)

 

(347,695

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

442,926

 

 

433,076

 

 

 



 



 

Title plants and other indexes

 

 

388,619

 

 

375,401

 

 

 



 



 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

18,901

 

 

20,951

 

 

 



 



 

Goodwill, net

 

 

645,849

 

 

563,991

 

 

 



 



 

Other assets

 

 

230,145

 

 

169,046

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

3,941,890

 

$

3,398,045

 

 

 



 



 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Demand deposits

 

$

83,162

 

$

84,473

 

 

 



 



 

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

 

624,390

 

 

539,069

 

 

 



 



 

Deferred revenue

 

 

405,873

 

 

358,747

 

 

 



 



 

Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims

 

 

379,207

 

 

360,305

 

 

 



 



 

Income taxes payable

 

 

59,378

 

 

1,518

 

 

 



 



 

Notes and contracts payable

 

 

425,650

 

 

425,705

 

 

 



 



 

Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

221,558

 

 

163,639

 

 

 



 



 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of the Company’s subsidiary trust whose sole assets are the Company’s $100,000 8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due 2012

 

 

100,000

 

 

100,000

 

 

 



 



 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $1 par value Authorized - 500,000 shares; outstanding - none

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $1 par value Authorized - 180,000,000 shares

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding - 77,469,000 and 73,636,000 shares

 

 

77,469

 

 

73,636

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

432,552

 

 

359,644

 

Retained earnings

 

 

1,187,524

 

 

987,768

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(54,873

)

 

(56,459

)

 

 



 



 

 

 

 

1,642,672

 

 

1,364,589

 

 

 



 



 

 

 

$

3,941,890

 

$

3,398,045

 

 

 



 



 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
June 30

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating revenues

 

$

1,513,554

 

$

1,084,581

 

$

2,818,417

 

$

2,107,921

 

Investment and other income

 

 

27,790

 

 

19,576

 

 

52,357

 

 

38,379

 

Net realized investment gains (losses)

 

 

1,587

 

 

(12,627

)

 

14,132

 

 

(12,568

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,542,931

 

 

1,091,530

 

 

2,884,906

 

 

2,133,732

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Salaries and other personnel costs

 

 

439,769

 

 

363,918

 

 

846,986

 

 

709,243

 

Premiums retained by agents

 

 

408,784

 

 

308,839

 

 

774,493

 

 

593,133

 

Other operating expenses

 

 

327,804

 

 

243,829

 

 

621,191

 

 

481,187

 

Provision for policy losses and other claims

 

 

79,403

 

 

52,697

 

 

146,642

 

 

99,796

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

26,555

 

 

25,084

 

 

52,570

 

 

49,232

 

Premium taxes

 

 

12,010

 

 

8,393

 

 

22,466

 

 

15,592

 

Interest

 

 

8,853

 

 

8,716

 

 

17,312

 

 

16,936

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,303,178

 

 

1,011,476

 

 

2,481,660

 

 

1,965,119

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before income taxes and minority interests

 

 

239,753

 

 

80,054

 

 

403,246

 

 

168,613

 

Income taxes

 

 

83,100

 

 

26,300

 

 

139,100

 

 

57,300

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Income before minority interests

 

 

156,653

 

 

53,754

 

 

264,146

 

 

111,313

 

Minority interests

 

 

29,177

 

 

13,633

 

 

49,090

 

 

27,117

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income

 

 

127,476

 

 

40,121

 

 

215,056

 

 

84,196

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrealized gain (loss) on securities

 

 

3,653

 

 

(4,475

)

 

3,220

 

 

(5,010

)

Minimum pension liability adjustment

 

 

(1,950

)

 

(100

)

 

(5,050

)

 

(2,375

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,703

 

 

(4,575

)

 

(1,830

)

 

(7,385

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Comprehensive income

 

$

129,179

 

$

35,546

 

$

213,226

 

$

76,811

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income per share (Note 2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.67

 

$

0.56

 

$

2.86

 

$

1.19

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted

 

$

1.47

 

$

0.51

 

$

2.53

 

$

1.07

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Cash dividends per share

 

$

.10

 

$

.08

 

$

.20

 

$

.15

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Weighted average number of shares (Note 2):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

76,420

 

 

71,454

 

 

75,289

 

 

70,725

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted

 

 

87,915

 

 

82,672

 

 

86,506

 

 

81,829

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended
June 30
2003
2002
(unaudited)
Cash flows from operating activities:
  Net income
 $215,056
 $84,196
  Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash
    provided by operating activities—
      Provision for policy losses and other claims
146,642
99,796
      Depreciation and amortization
52,570
49,232
      Minority interests in net income
49,090
27,117
      Net investment (gains) losses
(14,132
)
12,568
      Other, net
(30,047
)
(15,590
)
  Changes in assets and liabilities excluding effects of
    company acquisitions and noncash transactions—
      Claims paid, net of recoveries
(131,031
)
(94,645
)
      Net change in income tax accounts
56,154
3,881
      Increase in accounts and accrued income receivable
(93,124
)
(21,194
)
      Increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
85,654
29,001
      Increase in deferred revenue
47,011
30,694
      Other, net
(21,631
)
(9,116
)


 
  Cash provided by operating activities
362,212
195,940


 
Cash flows from investing activities:
  Net cash effect of company acquisitions/dispositions
(74,974
)
(23,852
)
  Net increase in deposits with banks
(2,296
)
(13,127
)
  Net decrease (increase) in loans receivable
505
(2,480
)
  Purchases of debt and equity securities
(128,660
)
(154,600
)
  Proceeds from sales of debt and equity securities
69,711
39,571
  Proceeds from maturities of debt securities
30,866
77,658
  Net decrease in other investments
2,702
7,188
  Capital expenditures
(50,900
)
(46,984
)
  Purchases of capitalized data
(9,771
)
(8,280
)
  Proceeds from sale of property and equipment
649
1,757


 
  Cash used for investing activities
(162,168
)
(123,149
)


 
Cash flows from financing activities:
  Net change in demand deposits
(1,311
)
(3,580
)
  Proceeds from issuance of debt
7,748
4,479
  Repayment of debt
(21,635
)
(12,324
)
  Proceeds from exercise of stock options
13,526
6,372
  Proceeds from the issuance of stock to employee benefit plans
3,159
2,002
  Distributions to minority shareholders
(33,614
)
(18,389
)
  Cash dividends
(14,962
)
(11,430
)


 
  Cash used for financing activities
(47,089
)
(32,870
)


 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
152,955
39,921
Cash and cash equivalents — Beginning of year
900,863
645,240


 
                                             — End of first half
 $1,053,818
 $685,161


 
Supplemental information:
  Cash paid during the first half for:
    Interest
 $17,152
 $16,456
    Premium taxes
 $27,250
 $15,674
    Income taxes   
 $86,491
 $52,395
  Noncash investing and financing activities:
    Shares issued for employee benefit plans
 $42,376
 $17,491
    Liabilities incurred in connection with company acquisitions
 $61,009
 $28,728
    Company acquisitions in exchange for common stock
 $17,680
 $26,380

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION
AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

Note 1 - Basis of Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

The condensed consolidated financial information included in this report has been prepared in conformity with the accounting principles and practices reflected in the consolidated financial statements included in the annual report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the preceding calendar year.  All adjustments are of a normal recurring nature and are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the consolidated results for the interim periods. Certain 2002 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2003 presentation.  This report should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. 

Note 2 – Earnings Per Share

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
June 30

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 


 



 



 



 



 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Income-numerator  for basic net income per share

 

$

127,476

 

$

40,121

 

$

215,056

 

$

84,196

 

Effect of dilutive securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add:  Convertible debt - interest expense (net of tax)

 

 

1,711

 

 

1,761

 

 

3,434

 

 

3,534

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net Income–numerator for dilutive net income per share

 

$

129,187

 

$

41,882

 

$

218,490

 

$

87,730

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares-denominator For basic net income per share

 

 

76,420

 

 

71,454

 

 

75,289

 

 

70,725

 

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employee stock options

 

 

3,089

 

 

2,662

 

 

2,792

 

 

2,529

 

Convertible debt

 

 

8,406

 

 

8,556

 

 

8,425

 

 

8,575

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Denominator for diluted net income per share

 

 

87,915

 

 

82,672

 

 

86,506

 

 

81,829

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Basic net income per share

 

$

1.67

 

$

0.56

 

$

2.86

 

$

1.19

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Diluted net income per share

 

$

1.47

 

$

0.51

 

$

2.53

 

$

1.07

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Antidilutive stock options

 

 

304

 

 

3,504

 

 

1,844

 

 

3,651

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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Note 3 – Stock Options

Effective December 15, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure, which amends Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (SFAS 148).  In accounting for its plans, the Company, as allowable under the provisions of SFAS 148, applies Accounting Principles Board Opinions No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees.”  As a result of this election, the Company does not recognize compensation expense for its stock option plans.  Had the Company determined compensation cost based on the fair value for its stock options at grant date, net income and earnings per share would have been reduced to the pro forma amounts as follows:

 

 

For the Three Months Ended
June 30

 

For the Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 


 


 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

2003

 

2002

 

2003

 

2002

 


 



 



 



 



 

Net Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported

 

$

127,476

 

$

40,121

 

$

215,056

 

$

84,196

 

Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based methods for all awards, net of tax

 

 

(1,839

)

 

(539

)

 

(2,956

)

 

(1,772

)

 

 



 



 



 



 

Pro forma

 

$

125,637

 

$

39,582

 

$

212,100

 

$

82,424

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Net income per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As reported:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.67

 

$

0.56

 

$

2.86

 

$

1.19

 

Diluted

 

$

1.47

 

$

0.51

 

$

2.53

 

$

1.07

 

Pro forma:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.64

 

$

0.55

 

$

2.82

 

$

1.16

 

Diluted

 

$

1.45

 

$

0.50

 

$

2.49

 

$

1.05

 

Note  4 – Business Combinations

On June 5, 2003, the Company formed First Advantage Corporation, which was created through the merger of First American Corporation’s screening information businesses with the operations of US SEARCH.com Inc.   Under the terms of the agreement, the former stockholders of US SEARCH received 0.04 of a Class A common share of First Advantage for each share of US SEARCH owned prior to the merger.  The former stockholders of US SEARCH hold approximately 20 percent of the total shares of First Advantage.  The First American Corporation received Class B common stock, entitling 10 votes for each share, representing approximately 80 percent of the total shares of First Advantage.  As a result of this acquisition, the Company recorded approximately $3.0 million of intangible assets with definite lives and $53.8 million of goodwill.  The new public company trades Class A common stock as “FADV” on the NASDAQ National Market System.  

In addition to the acquisition discussed above, the Company acquired 17 companies during the six months ended June 30, 2003.  These acquisitions were not material individually or in the aggregate.  Of these acquisitions, 15 have been included in the Company’s title insurance segment and two are in the Company’s property information segment.  The aggregate purchase price was $78.5 million in cash, $16.2 million in notes payable and .7 million shares, valued at $17.7 million, of the Company’s common stock.   The purchase price for each was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed using a variety of valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis.  As a result of these acquisitions, the Company recorded approximately $10.9 million of intangible assets with definite lives and $38.9 million of goodwill.

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Note 5 – Segment Information

In order to expand the disclosure of the Company’s business segments and to report financial results in a manner consistent with the reporting responsibilities of the Company’s management, the Company established seven reporting segments that fall within two primary business groups, Financial Services and Information Technology.  The Financial Services Group includes Title Insurance and Services, Specialty Insurance and Trust and Other Services.  The Information Technology Group includes Mortgage Information, Property Information, Credit Information and Screening Information.

For the three months ended June 30, 2003:

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss) before
income taxes and
minority interests

 

Depreciation
and
amortization

 

Capital
expenditures

 


 


 


 


 


 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

1,100,929

 

$

140,035

 

$

9,271

 

$

12,908

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

54,062

 

 

8,241

 

 

491

 

 

596

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

10,257

 

 

3,002

 

 

214

 

 

16

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,165,248

 

 

151,278

 

 

9,976

 

 

13,520

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

160,937

 

 

62,653

 

 

3,727

 

 

5,371

 

Property Information

 

 

105,156

 

 

32,390

 

 

5,497

 

 

1,875

 

Credit Information

 

 

71,781

 

 

17,971

 

 

2,865

 

 

3,257

 

Screening Information

 

 

37,374

 

 

3,218

 

 

1,785

 

 

1,253

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

375,248

 

 

116,232

 

 

13,874

 

 

11,756

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,540,496

 

 

267,510

 

 

23,850

 

 

25,276

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Corporate

 

 

2,435

 

 

(27,757

)

 

2,705

 

 

3,692

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

1,542,931

 

$

239,753

 

$

26,555

 

$

28,968

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

For the three months ended June 30, 2002:

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss) before
income taxes and
minority interests

 

Depreciation
and
amortization

 

Capital
expenditures

 


 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

808,094

 

$

50,110

 

$

11,341

 

$

16,557

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

36,119

 

 

6,159

 

 

653

 

 

530

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

11,650

 

 

4,587

 

 

272

 

 

53

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

855,863

 

 

60,856

 

 

12,266

 

 

17,140

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

109,497

 

 

29,551

 

 

2,244

 

 

2,566

 

Property Information

 

 

62,283

 

 

15,021

 

 

4,638

 

 

2,995

 

Credit Information

 

 

52,122

 

 

7,231

 

 

3,097

 

 

1,969

 

Screening Information

 

 

24,700

 

 

1,966

 

 

726

 

 

756

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

248,602

 

 

53,769

 

 

10,705

 

 

8,286

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,104,465

 

 

114,625

 

 

22,971

 

 

25,426

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Corporate

 

 

(12,935

)

 

(34,571

)

 

2,113

 

 

896

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

1,091,530

 

$

80,054

 

$

25,084

 

$

26,322

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2003:

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss) before
income taxes and
minority interests

 

Depreciation
and
amortization

 

Capital
expenditures

 


 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

2,045,320

 

$

226,801

 

$

18,583

 

$

22,519

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

102,646

 

 

14,080

 

 

913

 

 

800

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

20,108

 

 

5,443

 

 

443

 

 

24

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

2,168,074

 

 

246,324

 

 

19,939

 

 

23,343

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

302,814

 

 

108,450

 

 

7,522

 

 

7,927

 

Property Information

 

 

192,597

 

 

55,833

 

 

10,979

 

 

4,916

 

Credit Information

 

 

149,827

 

 

44,578

 

 

6,010

 

 

4,500

 

Screening Information

 

 

68,992

 

 

3,733

 

 

3,570

 

 

2,757

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

714,230

 

 

212,594

 

 

28,081

 

 

20,100

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

2,882,304

 

 

458,918

 

 

48,020

 

 

43,443

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Corporate

 

 

2,602

 

 

(55,672

)

 

4,550

 

 

7,457

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

2,884,906

 

$

403,246

 

$

52,570

 

$

50,900

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

For the six months ended June 30, 2002:

(in thousands)

 

Revenues

 

Income (loss) before
income taxes and
minority interests

 

Depreciation
and
amortization

 

Capital
expenditures

 


 


 


 


 


 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

1,559,235

 

$

89,762

 

$

23,142

 

$

26,001

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

67,686

 

 

11,841

 

 

946

 

 

1,039

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

22,786

 

 

8,812

 

 

563

 

 

66

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,649,707

 

 

110,415

 

 

24,651

 

 

27,106

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

219,049

 

 

61,057

 

 

4,380

 

 

4,398

 

Property Information

 

 

120,756

 

 

26,665

 

 

9,012

 

 

5,770

 

Credit Information

 

 

108,754

 

 

19,884

 

 

5,906

 

 

5,168

 

Screening Information

 

 

47,454

 

 

2,748

 

 

1,284

 

 

1,675

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

496,013

 

 

110,354

 

 

20,582

 

 

17,011

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

2,145,720

 

 

220,769

 

 

45,233

 

 

44,117

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Corporate

 

 

(11,988

)

 

(52,156

)

 

3,999

 

 

2,867

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

2,133,732

 

$

168,613

 

$

49,232

 

$

46,984

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

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Note 6 – Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The Company’s reporting units for purposes of the annual testing for impairment of goodwill are title insurance, home warranty, property and casualty insurance, trust and other services, mortgage origination products and services, mortgage servicing products and services, property information services, conventional credit information, sub-prime credit information, pre-employment and drug screening, tenant screening and motor vehicle reporting.

A reconciliation of the changes in the carrying amount of net goodwill, by operating segment, for the six months ended June 30, 2003, is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

Balance as of
December 31, 2002

 

Acquired (Disposed of)
During the Period

 

Impairment
Losses

 

Balance as of
June 30, 2003

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

149,013

 

$

2,809

 

$

—  

 

$

151,822

 

Specialty Insurances

 

 

19,794

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

19,794

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

72,423

 

 

—  

 

 

—  

 

 

72,423

 

Property Information

 

 

124,678

 

 

23,009

 

 

—  

 

 

147,687

 

Credit Information

 

 

86,900

 

 

(10,562

)

 

—  

 

 

76,338

 

Screening Information

 

 

111,183

 

 

66,602

 

 

—  

 

 

177,785

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

 

 

$

563,991

 

$

81,858

 

$

—  

 

$

645,849

 

 

 



 



 



 



 

The Company had $41.6 million of intangible assets included in “Other assets” at June 30, 2003, with definite lives ranging from three to seven years.  These assets, comprised primarily of customer lists and noncompete agreements, are being amortized in a manner consistent with periods prior to the adoption of SFAS 142.

Note 7 – Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity

In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity.  This statement is effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003 and establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity.   The implementation of this statement will require the Company to reclassify its “Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of the Company’s subsidiary trust whose sole assets are the Company’s $100,000,000 8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due 2012” as debt.  As a result of the change in classification, the Company’s debt-to-total capitalization ratio will be increased.  This change will not have any other impact on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Certain statements made in this 10-Q, including those relating to anticipated cash requirements, are forward looking.  Risks and uncertainties exist which may cause results to differ materially from those set forth in these forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause the anticipated results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include: interest rate fluctuations; changes in the performance of the real estate markets; general volatility in the capital markets; changes in applicable government regulations; consolidation among the Company’s significant customers and competitors; legal proceedings commenced by the California attorney general and related litigation; the Company’s continued ability to identify businesses to be acquired; changes in the Company’s ability to integrate businesses which it acquires; and other factors described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made.  The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward-looking statements are made.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of certain assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosure of contingencies.  A summary of the significant critical accounting policies of the Company can be found in Management’s Discussion and Analysis in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002. 

Additionally, pursuant to SFAS 142, the Company is required to perform an annual impairment test for goodwill and other intangible assets. This impairment test is performed utilizing a variety of valuation techniques, all which require management to make estimates and judgments, and include discounted cash flow analysis, market approach valuations and the use of third party valuation advisors. Certain of these valuation techniques are also utilized by the Company in accounting for business combinations, primarily in the determination of the fair value of acquired assets and liabilities.

OVERVIEW

Elevated levels of mortgage applications in the fourth quarter of 2002 produced strong order closings in the first quarter of 2003.  This contributed to a strong first quarter in the real estate-related segments of the Company’s Financial Services and Information Technology groups.  Mortgage applications reached record levels during the second quarter of 2003 and, coupled with operating efficiencies resulting from technology enhancements and related infrastructure cost-cutting initiatives, resulted in record-breaking quarterly results for the three months ended June 30, 2003.  Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2003, was $127.5 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, compared with net income of $40.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted share for the three months ended June 30, 2002.  Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003, was  $215.1 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, compared with net income of $84.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share for the six months ended June 30, 2002. 

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OPERATING REVENUES

Set forth below is a summary of operating revenues for each of the Company’s segments (in thousands, except percentages).

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2003

 

%

 

2002

 

%

 

2003

 

%

 

2002

 

%

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct operations

 

$

581,965

 

 

38

 

$

419,603

 

 

39

 

$

1,066,273

 

 

38

 

$

806,777

 

 

38

 

Agency operations

 

 

508,758

 

 

34

 

 

378,622

 

 

35

 

 

957,754

 

 

34

 

 

735,419

 

 

35

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,090,723

 

 

72

 

 

798,225

 

 

74

 

 

2,024,027

 

 

72

 

 

1,542,196

 

 

73

 

Specialty Insurance

 

 

50,889

 

 

3

 

 

33,580

 

 

3

 

 

97,033

 

 

3

 

 

62,892

 

 

3

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

10,202

 

 

1

 

 

11,538

 

 

1

 

 

20,107

 

 

1

 

 

22,694

 

 

1

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

1,151,814

 

 

76

 

 

843,343

 

 

78

 

 

2,141,167

 

 

76

 

 

1,627,782

 

 

77

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

157,256

 

 

10

 

 

108,530

 

 

10

 

 

296,364

 

 

11

 

 

216,660

 

 

10

 

Property Information

 

 

98,022

 

 

6

 

 

57,453

 

 

5

 

 

180,302

 

 

6

 

 

112,563

 

 

6

 

Credit Information

 

 

69,116

 

 

5

 

 

50,548

 

 

5

 

 

131,644

 

 

5

 

 

103,547

 

 

5

 

Screening Information

 

 

37,346

 

 

3

 

 

24,707

 

 

2

 

 

68,940

 

 

2

 

 

47,369

 

 

2

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

361,740

 

 

24

 

 

241,238

 

 

22

 

 

677,250

 

 

24

 

 

480,139

 

 

23

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

1,513,554

 

 

100

 

$

1,084,581

 

 

100

 

$

2,818,417

 

 

100

 

$

2,107,921

 

 

100

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services.  Operating revenues from direct title operations increased 38.7% and 32.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily due to an increase in the number of title orders closed by the Company’s direct operations.   The Company’s direct operations closed 533,100 and 988,800 title orders during the current three and six month periods, respectively, increases of 39.7% and 27.7% when compared with 381,500 and 774,500 closed during the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily due to the factors mentioned above in the Overview section.  Operating revenues from agency operations increased 34.4% and 30.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These fluctuations were primarily due to the same factors affecting direct title operations as well as the timing of the reporting of agency remittances.   Specialty insurance operating revenues increased 51.5% and 54.3% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily due to geographic expansion at the Company’s home warranty division and market share growth at the property and casualty insurance division.  Trust and other services operating revenues decreased 11.6% and 11.4% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These decreases were primarily attributable to a reduction in fees earned due to the declining values of the investment portfolios managed by this segment.

Information Technology.  Mortgage information operating revenues increased 44.9% and 36.8% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily due to market share gains and to the increase in real estate activity.  Property information operating revenues increased 70.6% and 60.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily attributable to market share gains, the increase in real estate activity, and $17.1 million and $29.3 million of operating revenues contributed by new acquisitions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.  Credit information operating revenues increased 36.7% and 27.1% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily due to an increase in the demand for mortgage credit information, as well as $2.7 million and $5.3 million of operating revenues contributed by new acquisitions for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively.  Screening information operating revenues increased 51.2% and 45.5% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily attributable to $10.5 million and $17.3 million of operating revenues contributed by new acquisitions for the respective periods.  

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INVESTMENT AND OTHER INCOME

Investment and other income totaled $27.8 million and $52.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, representing increases of $8.2 million, or 42.0%, and $14.0 million, or 36.4%, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases resulted primarily from an increase in earnings from unconsolidated affiliates, which are accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

NET REALIZED INVESTMENT GAINS

Net realized investment gains totaled $1.6 million and $14.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, compared with losses totaling $12.6 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2002.  The current six-month period included a $13.1 million realized investment gain associated with the merger of the Company’s Credit Online business with DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.   Included in the prior year periods were $13.6 million of investment losses resulting from the write-down of WorldCom bonds. The majority of the write-down related to the Company’s Capital Management Division, which manages funds for the benefit of the Company’s 1031 tax-deferred exchange customers.

TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES

Financial Services.  Salaries and other personnel costs for the Financial Services group, which primarily reflects the title insurance segment, were $319.5 million and $614.2 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, increases of $48.2 million, or 17.8%, and $87.7 million, or 16.7%, when compared with the same periods of the prior year. These increases were primarily attributable to incremental labor costs incurred to service the increase in business volume, particularly at the title insurance operations, where the Company experienced a 51.7% and 38.7% increase in total order volume for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  Offsetting in part the increase in personnel costs due to the increase in business volume were operational efficiencies in the title insurance segment which resulted from the Company’s FAST technology and related cost-cutting initiatives.  Salaries and other personnel costs as a percentage of operating revenues for the Financial Services group were 27.7% and 28.7% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, and 32.2% and 32.3% for the respective periods of the prior year. 

Agents retained $408.8 million and $774.5 million of title premiums generated by agency operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, which compares with $308.8 million and $593.1 million for the same periods of the prior year.  The percentage of title premiums retained by agents ranged from 80.3% to 81.6% due to regional variances (i.e., the agency share varies from region to region and thus the geographical mix of agency revenues causes this variation).

Other operating expenses for the Financial Services group, which primarily reflect the title insurance segment, were $187.8 million and $349.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, increases of $45.5 million, or 32.0%, and $67.8 million, or 24.1%, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily the result of incremental costs incurred to service the increase in business volume.  Other operating expenses as a percentage of operating revenues for the Financial Services group were 16.3% for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, and 16.9% and 17.3% for the respective periods of the prior year.

The provision for policy losses and other claims primarily represents title insurance claims, home warranty claims and property and casualty insurance claims.  For the title insurance segment, the claims provision as a percentage of title insurance operating revenues was 4.1% for the current six-month period and 4.0% for the same period of the prior year.  This increase in rate reflects marginal adverse claims development experience for certain prior policy years.  For the home warranty business, the claims provision as a percentage of home warranty operating revenues was 45.8% for the current six-month period and 50.2% for the same period of the prior year.  This decrease in rate was primarily due to a reduction in the average cost per claim, which was primarily attributable to the elimination of higher-cost vendor contractors that were servicing claims in new geographic areas.  For the property and casualty business, the claims provision as a percentage of property and casualty insurance operating revenues was 73.7% for the current six-month period and 60.1% for the same period of the prior year.  This increase in rate was due to high claims activity experienced primarily during the first quarter of 2003 resulting from insured property damaged in Southern California as a result of extraordinarily high wind conditions. 

Premium taxes, which relate to the title insurance and specialty insurance segments, were $22.5 million and $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. Premium taxes as a percentage of title insurance and specialty insurance operating revenues were 1.1% for the current six-month period and 1.0% for the same period of the prior year.  The slight variation in rate was primarily due to the composition and geographical mix of the operating revenues (i.e., tax rates and bases vary from state to state).  

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Information Technology.  Information technology personnel and other operating expenses were $239.7 million and $464.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, increases of $58.3 million, or 32.1%, and $104.9 million, or 29.2%, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  Excluding acquisition activity, the increases were $38.4 million, or 21.2% for the current three-month period, and $72.5 million, or 20.2% for the current six-month period.  These increases were primarily due to costs incurred to service the increase in business volume, costs incurred to integrate new acquisitions and increased technology costs.  Personnel and other operating expenses as a percentage of operating revenues for the information technology group were 66.3% and 68.6% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, down from 75.2% and 74.9% for the same periods of the prior year. 

INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND MINORITY INTERESTS 

Set forth below is a summary of income before income taxes and minority interests for each of the Company’s segments (in thousands, except percentages).

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30

 

Six Months Ended
June 30

 

 

 


 


 

 

 

2003

 

%

 

2002

 

%

 

2003

 

%

 

2002

 

%

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Financial Services

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Title Insurance and Services

 

$

140,035

 

 

53

 

$

50,110

 

 

44

 

$

226,801

 

 

50

 

$

89,762

 

 

41

 

Speciality Insurance

 

 

8,241

 

 

3

 

 

6,159

 

 

5

 

 

14,080

 

 

3

 

 

11,841

 

 

5

 

Trust and Other Services

 

 

3,002

 

 

1

 

 

4,587

 

 

4

 

 

5,443

 

 

1

 

 

8,812

 

 

4

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

151,278

 

 

57

 

 

60,856

 

 

53

 

 

246,324

 

 

54

 

 

110,415

 

 

50

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Information Technology

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage Information

 

 

62,653

 

 

23

 

 

29,551

 

 

26

 

 

108,450

 

 

23

 

 

61,057

 

 

28

 

Property Information

 

 

32,390

 

 

12

 

 

15,021

 

 

13

 

 

55,833

 

 

12

 

 

26,665

 

 

12

 

Credit Information

 

 

17,971

 

 

7

 

 

7,231

 

 

6

 

 

44,578

 

 

10

 

 

19,884

 

 

9

 

Screening Information

 

 

3,218

 

 

1

 

 

1,966

 

 

2

 

 

3,733

 

 

1

 

 

2,748

 

 

1

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

 

 

 

116,232

 

 

43

 

 

53,769

 

 

47

 

 

212,594

 

 

46

 

 

110,354

 

 

50

 

 

 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 



 

Total before corporate

 

 

267,510

 

 

100

 

 

114,625

 

 

100

 

 

458,918

 

 

100

 

 

220,769

 

 

100

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

Corporate

 

 

(27,757

)

 

 

 

 

(34,571

)

 

 

 

 

(55,672

)

 

 

 

 

(52,156

)

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

239,753

 

 

 

 

$

80,054

 

 

 

 

$

403,246

 

 

 

 

$

168,613

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

In general, the title insurance business is a lower profit margin business when compared to the Company’s other segments.  The lower profit margins reflect the high cost of producing title evidence whereas the corresponding revenues are subject to regulatory and competitive pricing restraints.  Due to this relatively high proportion of fixed costs, title insurance profit margins generally improve as closed order volumes increase.  In addition, title insurance profit margins are affected by the composition (residential or commercial) and type (resale, refinancing or new construction) of real estate activity.  Profit margins from resale and new construction transactions are generally higher than from refinancing transactions because in many states there are premium discounts on, and cancellation rates are higher for, refinance transactions.  Title insurance profit margins are also affected by the percentage of operating revenues generated by agency operations.  Profit margins from direct operations are generally higher than from agency operations due primarily to the large portion of the premium that is retained by the agent.  Most of the businesses included in the Information Technology group are database intensive, with a relatively high proportion of fixed costs.  As such, profit margins generally improve as revenues increase.  Revenues for the mortgage and property information segments, like the title insurance segment, are primarily dependent on the level of real estate activity and the cost and availability of mortgage funds.  Revenues for the credit information segment are in part impacted by real estate activity, but also by the consumer and automobile sectors.  Included in corporate expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, were the previously mentioned $13.6 million in investment losses resulting from the write down of WorldCom bonds.  Excluding these investment losses, corporate expenses increased $6.8 million and $17.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, when compared with the same periods of the prior year.   These increases were primarily due to increased technology costs and higher general costs associated with the support effort needed to service the Company’s expanded national and international operations.  

INCOME TAXES

The effective income tax rate (income tax expense as a percentage of pretax income after minority interest expense) was 39.3% for the six months ended June 30, 2003, and 40.5% for the same period of the prior year.  The decrease in effective rate was primarily attributable to changes in the ratio of permanent differences to pretax profits.  A large portion of the Company’s minority interest expense is attributable to a limited liability company subsidiary which, for tax purposes, is treated as a partnership.  Accordingly, no income taxes have been provided for that portion of the minority interest expense.

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MINORITY INTERESTS

Minority interest expense was $29.2 million and $49.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, respectively, increases of $15.5 million and $22.0 million when compared with the same periods of the prior year.  These increases were primarily attributable to the increase in operating results of the Company’s joint venture with Experian.

NET INCOME

Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2003, was $127.5 million, or $1.47 per diluted share, and $215.1 million, or $2.53 per diluted share, respectively. Net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2002, was $40.1 million, or $0.51 per diluted share, and $84.2 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, respectively. 

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Total cash and cash equivalents increased $153.0 million and $39.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively.  The increase for the current year period as well as for the prior year period was primarily due to cash generated by operating activities, offset in part by capital expenditures, purchases of debt and equity securities, the cash effect of company acquisitions, the repayment of debt, distributions to minority shareholders and cash dividends. 

Notes and contracts payable (excluding the Company’s trust preferred securities) as a percentage of total capitalization decreased to 17.8% at June 30, 2003 from 20.7% at December 31, 2002.  This decrease was primarily due to net income for the six months ended June 30, 2003 and debt repayments. In May 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 150, “Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of both Liabilities and Equity. This statement is effective for interim periods beginning after June 15, 2003 and establishes standards for how an issuer classifies and measures certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity. The implementation of this statement will require the Company to reclassify its “Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of the Company’s subsidiary trust whose sole assets are the Company’s $100,000,000 8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due 2012” as debt. As a result of the change in classification, the Company’s debt-to-total capitalization ratio would have been 22.0% and 25.6% at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively.

Management believes that all of its anticipated operating cash requirements for the immediate future will be met from internally generated funds.

Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

There have been no material changes in the Company’s risk since filing its Form 10K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Based upon an evaluation by the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer within 90 days prior to the filing date of the Quarterly report on Form 10-Q, they have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are effective for gathering, analyzing and disclosing the information the Company is required to disclose in its reports filed under such Act.  Subsequent to the date of the evaluation, there were no significant changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls.

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PART II:

Other Information

 

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

The annual meeting of shareholders (the “Meeting”) of The First American Corporation (the “Company”) was held on Thursday, May 8, 2003.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

The names of the persons who were nominated to serve as directors of the Company for the ensuing year are listed below, together with a tabulation of the results of the voting with respect to each nominee.  Each of the persons named was nominated by management of the Company and all such nominees were elected.


Name of Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

 


 



 



 

Gary J. Beban

 

 

61,616,998

 

 

5,490,800

 

J. David Chatham

 

 

61,440,670

 

 

5,667,128

 

William G. Davis

 

 

61,579,509

 

 

5,528,289

 

James L. Doti

 

 

61,347,384

 

 

5,760,414

 

Lewis W. Douglas, Jr.

 

 

61,535,536

 

 

5,572,262

 

Paul B. Fay, Jr.

 

 

61,446,497

 

 

5,661,301

 

D. P. Kennedy

 

 

62,410,095

 

 

4,697,703

 

Parker S. Kennedy

 

 

62,453,608

 

 

4,654,190

 

Frank O’Bryan

 

 

62,194,502

 

 

4,913,296

 

Roslyn B. Payne

 

 

62,456,794

 

 

4,651,004

 

D. Van Skilling

 

 

66,545,637

 

 

562,161

 

Herbert B. Tasker

 

 

53,673,315

 

 

13,434,483

 

Virginia Ueberroth

 

 

53,758,306

 

 

13,349,492

 


 

 

No other matters were voted upon at the Meeting or during the quarter for which this report is filed.

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

 

 

 

 

(a)

Exhibits

 

 

 

 

 

(31)(a)

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31)(b)

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32)(a)

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32)(b)

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

(b)

Reports on Form 8-K

 

 

 

 

 

During the quarterly period covered by this report, the Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K. Subsequent to such quarterly period, the Company furnished a report on Form 8-K dated July 23, 2003 (reporting on second quarter 2003 earnings).

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SIGNATURES

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

 

THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION

 

 


 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ THOMAS A. KLEMENS

 

 


 

 

Thomas A. Klemens
Executive Vice President
Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ MAX O. VALDES

 

 


 

 

Max O. Valdes
Vice President
Chief Accounting Officer

 

Date:     August 14, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

Sequentially
Numbered Page


 


 


(31)(a)

 

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(31)(b)

 

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32)(a)

 

Certification by Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(32)(b)

 

Certification by Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

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