-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, TyHFm/uYGQSIRN8y8bwj00WfN/l/aeG0o35k7wlNuRqDCE9WeAF66QyHlWgJgC/q 9ShFMCjy/O59+wdKunnU2g== 0001193125-07-096064.txt : 20070430 0001193125-07-096064.hdr.sgml : 20070430 20070430164306 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-07-096064 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070430 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICREDIT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000804269 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: FINANCE SERVICES [6199] IRS NUMBER: 752291093 STATE OF INCORPORATION: TX FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10667 FILM NUMBER: 07801114 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 CHERRY STREET STREET 2: SUITE 3900 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 BUSINESS PHONE: 8173027000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 801 CHERRY ST STREET 2: SUITE 3900 CITY: FORT WORTH STATE: TX ZIP: 76102 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: URCARCO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 8-K

 


CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 30, 2007

 


AmeriCredit Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Texas   1-10667   75-2291093

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS 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)

(Not Applicable)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 



ITEM 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 30, 2007, AmeriCredit Corp. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The Company will conduct its quarterly conference call April 30, 2007, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Interested persons may register to listen to the call at the Company’s website, www.americredit.com, under “Investors,” “Conference Calls.” The call will also be available on demand at this website.

This information furnished in this Item 2.02, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(c) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

 

Exhibit No.  

Description of Exhibit

99.1.   Press Release dated April 30, 2007, entitled “AmeriCredit Reports Third Quarter Operating Results”


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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

    AmeriCredit Corp.
    (Registrant)

Date: April 30, 2007

  By:  

/s/ CHRIS A. CHOATE

    Chris A. Choate
    Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
and Treasurer


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.  

Exhibit

99.1   Press Release dated April 30, 2007, entitled “AmeriCredit Reports Third Quarter Operating Results”
EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE Press Release

Exhibit 99.1

AMERICREDIT REPORTS THIRD QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS

 

 

 

3rd quarter earnings of $104 million, $0.80 per share

 

   

Quarterly origination volume increased to $2.52 billion

 

   

Charge-offs declined to 4.6%

 

   

FY08 earnings guidance issued

FORT WORTH, TEXAS April 30, 2007 – AMERICREDIT CORP. (NYSE: ACF) today announced net income of $104 million, or $0.80 per share, for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2007. AmeriCredit reported net income of $87 million, or $0.60 per share, for the same period a year earlier. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, AmeriCredit reported net income of $273 million, or $2.06 per share, versus earnings of $227 million, or $1.53 per share, for the nine months ended March 31, 2006. Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2007, included Bay View Acceptance Corporation, acquired on May 1, 2006, and Long Beach Acceptance Corp. since its acquisition on January 1, 2007.

Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007, included a $10 million after-tax gain ($16 million pre-tax), or $0.08 per share, related to the sale of AmeriCredit’s investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., and a $21 million, or $0.16 per share, adjustment to reserves for contingent tax positions. Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, included a $33 million after-tax gain ($52 million pre-tax), or $0.25 per share, and a $6 million after-tax gain ($9 million pre-tax), or $0.04 per share, respectively, related to the sale of AmeriCredit’s investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.

Automobile finance originations increased to $2.52 billion for the third quarter of fiscal year 2007, compared to $1.61 billion for the same period last year. Origination volume for the nine months ended March 31, 2007, was $5.94 billion compared to $4.47 billion for the same period a year earlier. Managed receivables totaled $15.15 billion at March 31, 2007, compared to $11.13 billion at March 31, 2006.

Annualized net charge-offs totaled 4.6% of average managed receivables for the March 2007 quarter compared to 5.2% for the March 2006 quarter. For the nine months ended March 31, 2007, annualized net charge-offs were 5.2% compared to 5.6% for the same period last year.

Managed auto receivables 31-to-60 days delinquent were 4.1% of the portfolio at March 31, 2007, compared to 4.7% at March 31, 2006. Accounts more than 60 days delinquent were 1.5% of the portfolio at March 31, 2007, compared to 1.6% at March 31, 2006.

“Our strong origination volume and improved credit results this quarter reflected both the normal seasonal lifts and the impact of our transition to full-spectrum lending. Full-spectrum lending provides an opportunity to efficiently originate an optimal mix of business and positions us to continue to grow our business, manage credit volatility and generate solid returns for our shareholders,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Berce.

Regulation FD

Pursuant to Regulation FD, the Company provides its expectations regarding future business trends to the public via a press release or 8-K filing. The Company anticipates some risks and uncertainties with its business.


Net income and EPS forecasts

 

     Fiscal year ending
June 30, 2008

Net income ($ millions)

   $ 345 - $375

Earnings per share

   $ 2.65 - $2.85

The forecasts include the results of Long Beach Acceptance Corp. for fiscal year 2008. The Company completed this acquisition on January 1, 2007. Long Beach Acceptance Corp. provides financing to customers with near prime credit scores. Therefore, its net interest margin and credit losses are historically lower than AmeriCredit’s. The forecasts for fiscal year 2008 incorporate, but are not limited to, the following assumptions:

 

   

Origination volume of $10.0 to $10.5 billion;

 

   

Net interest margin of 10.5% to 11.5% of average receivables;

 

   

Operating expenses of 2.6% to 3.0% of the portfolio;

 

   

Credit losses to average between 4.0% and 5.0% overall for the fiscal year, but varying seasonally by quarter; and

 

   

Annualized provision for loan losses as a percent of average receivables to range between 4.5% and 5.5%.

These forecasts do not assume any future share repurchase activity.

AmeriCredit will host a conference call for analysts and investors today at 5:30 P.M. Eastern Time. For a live Internet broadcast of this conference call, please go to the Company’s Web site to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call.

About AmeriCredit

AmeriCredit Corp. is a leading independent automobile finance company that provides financing solutions indirectly through auto dealers and directly to consumers in the United States and Canada. AmeriCredit has over one million customers and approximately $15 billion in managed auto receivables. The Company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.americredit.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties 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, 2006. Such risks include – but are not limited to – variable economic conditions, adverse portfolio performance, volatile wholesale values, reliance on warehouse financing and capital markets, the ability to continue to securitize its loan portfolio, the continued availability of credit enhancement for its securitization transactions on acceptable terms, fluctuating interest rates, increased competition, regulatory changes, the high degree of risk associated with subprime borrowers, acquisition integration and exposure to litigation. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Company management. Actual events or results may differ materially.


AmeriCredit Corp.

Consolidated Income Statements

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

 

     Three Months Ended    Nine Months Ended
     March 31,    March 31,
     2007    2006    2007    2006

Revenue:

           

Finance charge income

   $ 564,104    $ 414,440    $ 1,550,678    $ 1,182,251

Servicing income

     571      15,006      9,009      61,792

Other income

     50,598      25,658      154,843      79,452
                           
     615,273      455,104      1,714,530      1,323,495
                           

Costs and expenses:

           

Operating expenses

     109,446      89,686      291,829      251,470

Provision for loan losses

     189,028      118,769      537,733      410,494

Interest expense

     186,610      107,106      485,941      298,556

Restructuring charges

     757      1,874      1,143      2,126
                           
     485,841      317,435      1,316,646      962,646
                           

Income before income taxes

     129,432      137,669      397,884      360,849

Income tax provision

     25,700      50,937      124,490      133,510
                           

Net income

   $ 103,732    $ 86,732    $ 273,394    $ 227,339
                           

Earnings per share:

           

Basic

   $ 0.88    $ 0.67    $ 2.29    $ 1.68
                           

Diluted

   $ 0.80    $ 0.60    $ 2.06    $ 1.53
                           

Weighted average shares

     117,540,639      129,629,967      119,539,921      135,397,387
                           

Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares

     131,166,057      144,954,396      133,693,242      150,332,001
                           


Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

 

     March 31,
2007
  

June 30,

2006

   March 31,
2006

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 615,395    $ 513,240    $ 700,800

Finance receivables, net

     14,367,447      11,097,008      9,770,018

Credit enhancement assets

     5,977      104,624      203,208

Restricted cash – securitization notes payable

     1,144,173      860,935      803,110

Restricted cash – credit facilities

     194,693      140,042      101,981

Property and equipment, net

     63,393      57,225      58,343

Deferred income taxes

     153,521      78,789      60,795

Goodwill

     200,497      14,435      —  

Other assets

     139,815      201,567      209,981
                    

Total assets

   $ 16,884,911    $ 13,067,865    $ 11,908,236
                    

Credit facilities

   $ 3,004,774    $ 2,106,282    $ 1,435,134

Securitization notes payable

     10,883,909      8,518,849      7,867,074

Senior notes

     —        —        153,869

Convertible debt

     750,000      200,000      200,000

Funding payable

     93,170      54,623      54,559

Accrued taxes and expenses

     188,984      155,799      160,899

Other liabilities

     14,404      23,426      20,998
                    

Total liabilities

     14,935,241      11,058,979      9,892,533
                    

Shareholders’ equity

     1,949,670      2,008,886      2,015,703
                    

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 16,884,911    $ 13,067,865    $ 11,908,236
                    


Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

   $ 103,732     $ 86,732     $ 273,394     $ 227,339  

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

        

Depreciation and amortization

     4,528       9,506       24,025       27,635  

Accretion and amortization of loan fees

     (3,307 )     (5,787 )     (17,266 )     (12,535 )

Provision for loan losses

     189,028       118,769       537,733       410,494  

Deferred income taxes

     (25,754 )     (20,028 )     (22,186 )     (22,112 )

Accretion of present value discount

     (439 )     (8,029 )     (6,394 )     (30,687 )

Stock-based compensation expense

     5,054       3,392       14,375       12,690  

Gain on sale of available for sale securities

     (15,801 )     —         (51,997 )     (8,847 )

Other

     1,273       1,003       3,719       314  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

        

Other assets

     23,869       73,385       27,174       83,295  

Accrued taxes and expenses

     17,840       47,509       4,485       28,462  
                                

Net cash provided by operating activities

     300,023       306,452       787,062       716,048  
                                

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Purchase of receivables

     (2,542,356 )     (1,947,168 )     (6,283,184 )     (5,093,811 )

Principal collections and recoveries on receivables

     1,621,219       1,156,337       4,252,500       3,109,116  

Distributions from gain on sale Trusts

     248       92,463       92,957       346,136  

Net (purchases) sales of property and equipment

     (9,736 )     (2,004 )     (12,737 )     30,554  

Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities

     18,661       —         62,961       11,992  

Acquisition of Long Beach, net of cash acquired

     (257,813 )     —         (257,813 )     —    

Net change in restricted cash and other

     (197,472 )     320,092       (209,284 )     187,834  
                                

Net cash used by investing activities

     (1,367,249 )     (380,280 )     (2,354,600 )     (1,408,179 )
                                

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Net change in credit facilities

     401,371       202,227       695,970       444,160  

Net change in securitization notes payable

     384,858       (8,491 )     771,631       699,984  

Net change in senior notes and other

     (3,878 )     3,093       (15,271 )     (18,724 )

Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt

     —         —         497,376       —    

Repurchase of common stock

     —         (23,117 )     (323,964 )     (422,046 )

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     4,638       14,967       47,864       24,148  
                                

Net cash provided by financing activities

     786,989       188,679       1,673,606       727,522  
                                

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

     (280,237 )     114,851       106,068       35,391  

Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

     (1,754 )     (196 )     (3,913 )     1,908  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     897,386       586,145       513,240       663,501  
                                

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 615,395     $ 700,800     $ 615,395     $ 700,800  
                                


Other Financial Data

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Origination volume

   $ 2,518,336     $ 1,614,267     $ 5,943,072     $ 4,473,939  

Loans securitized

     1,919,503       1,000,002       4,895,244       3,702,707  

Average on-book receivables

   $ 14,669,061     $ 10,115,082     $ 12,993,241     $ 9,575,795  

Average gain on sale receivables

     31,500       902,246       132,185       1,443,547  
                                

Average managed receivables

   $ 14,700,561     $ 11,017,328     $ 13,125,426     $ 11,019,342  
                                
     March 31,
2007
   

June 30,

2006

    March 31,
2006
       

On-book receivables

   $ 15,123,907     $ 11,775,665     $ 10,382,505    

Gain on sale receivables

     28,979       421,037       750,637    
                          

Managed receivables

   $ 15,152,886     $ 12,196,702     $ 11,133,142    
                          
    

Three Months Ended

March 31,

   

Nine Months Ended

March 31,

 
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Operating expenses

   $ 109,446     $ 89,686     $ 291,829     $ 251,470  

Operating expenses as a percent of average managed receivables

     3.0 %     3.3 %     3.0 %     3.0 %

Tax rate

     19.86 %     37.00 %     31.29 %     37.00 %
    

March 31,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

    March 31,
2006
       

Loan delinquency:

        

On-book:

        

(% of ending on-book receivables)

        

31 - 60 days

     4.1 %     5.0 %     4.5 %  

Greater than 60 days

     1.5       2.0       1.5    
                          

Total

     5.6 %     7.0 %     6.0 %  
                          

Gain on sale:

        

(% of ending gain on sale receivables)

        

31 - 60 days

     0.8 %     9.2 %     7.0 %  

Greater than 60 days

     0.4       3.8       3.3    
                          

Total

     1.2 %     13.0 %     10.3 %  
                          

Total portfolio:

        

(% of ending managed receivables)

        

31 - 60 days

     4.1 %     5.1 %     4.7 %  

Greater than 60 days

     1.5       2.1       1.6    
                          

Total

     5.6 %     7.2 %     6.3 %  
                          


     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

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

        

On-book (% of average on-book receivables)

     5.0 %     5.4 %     6.0 %     6.1 %
                                

Gain on sale (% of average gain on sale receivables)

     1.5 %     7.4 %     2.8 %     9.2 %
                                

Total portfolio (% of average managed receivables)

     5.0 %     5.6 %     6.0 %     6.5 %
                                
     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Net charge-offs:

        

On-book

   $ 165,117     $ 122,119     $ 510,134     $ 359,635  

Gain on sale

     58       19,020       4,874       103,659  
                                
   $ 165,175     $ 141,139     $ 515,008     $ 463,294  
                                

Net charge-offs as a percent of average receivables:

        

On-book

     4.6 %     4.9 %     5.2 %     5.0 %
                                

Gain on sale

     0.7 %     8.5 %     4.9 %     9.6 %
                                

Total portfolio

     4.6 %     5.2 %     5.2 %     5.6 %
                                

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

        

On-book

     49.5 %     50.6 %     49.0 %     48.9 %
                                

Gain on sale

     60.7 %     45.0 %     43.9 %     41.4 %
                                

Total portfolio

     49.5 %     49.8 %     49.0 %     47.2 %
                                

 

    

March 31,

2007

   

June 30,

2006

   

March 31,

2006

 

On-book receivables:

      

Principal

   $ 15,123,907     $ 11,775,665     $ 10,382,505  

Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees

     (756,460 )     (678,657 )     (612,487 )
                        
   $ 14,367,447     $ 11,097,008     $ 9,770,018  
                        

Allowance as a percentage of on-book receivables

     5.0 %     5.8 %     5.9 %
                        


The Company’s net margin as reflected on the consolidated statements of income, excluding the pre-tax gains on the sale of the Company’s investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., of $16 million realized during the three months ended March 31, 2007, and $52 million and $9 million realized during the nine months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, is as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Finance charge income

   $ 564,104     $ 414,440     $ 1,550,678     $ 1,182,251  

Other income

     34,797       25,658       102,846       70,605  

Interest expense

     (186,610 )     (107,106 )     (485,941 )     (298,556 )
                                

Net margin

   $ 412,291     $ 332,992     $ 1,167,583     $ 954,300  
                                
     Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
     March 31,     March 31,  
     2007     2006     2007     2006  

Finance charge income

     15.6 %     16.6 %     15.9 %     16.5 %

Other income

     1.0       1.1       1.1       1.0  

Interest expense

     (5.2 )     (4.3 )     (5.0 )     (4.2 )
                                

Net margin as a percent of average on-book receivables

     11.4 %     13.4 %     12.0 %     13.3 %
                                


The following table provides additional information for comparative purposes related to the Company’s acquisition of Bay View Acceptance Corporation on May 1, 2006, and Long Beach Acceptance Corp. on January 1, 2007:

 

    

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2007

   

Nine Months Ended

March 31, 2007

 
     AmeriCredit
Core
    Total     AmeriCredit
Core
    Total  

Origination volume

   $ 2,020,236     $ 2,518,336     $ 5,181,483     $ 5,943,072  

Average managed receivables

   $ 11,943,812     $ 14,700,561     $ 11,653,892     $ 13,125,426  

Net charge-offs

   $ 153,378     $ 165,175     $ 498,883     $ 515,008  

Net charge-offs as a percent of average receivables

     5.2 %     4.6 %     5.7 %     5.2 %
                                

Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average receivables outstanding

     5.7 %     5.0 %     6.5 %     6.0 %
                                

Net margin

   $ 376,077     $ 412,291     $ 1,115,273     $ 1,167,583  
                                

Net margin as a percent of average on-book receivables

     12.7 %     11.4 %     12.9 %     12.0 %
                                
     March 31, 2007              
     AmeriCredit
Core
    Total              

Managed receivables

   $ 12,280,054     $ 15,152,886      

Loan delinquency:

        

(% of ending managed receivables)

        

31 - 60 days

     4.9 %     4.1 %    

Greater than 60 days

     1.7       1.5      
                    

Total

     6.6 %     5.6 %    
                    

Allowance as a percentage of on-book receivables

     5.7 %     5.0 %    
                    

Contact:

 

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