8-K 1 k82443e8vk.txt CURRENT REPORT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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): JANUARY 28, 2004 CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Commission File Number 000-20202 MICHIGAN 38-1999511 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 25505 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 3000 48034-8339 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN (Zip Code) (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (248) 353-2700 ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. (c) Exhibits. 99.1 Press Release dated January 28, 2004 ITEM 12. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION. On January 28, 2004, Credit Acceptance Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2003. The press release, dated January 28, 2004, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. The financial information included in the press release includes a presentation of net income excluding certain adjustments, in addition to the presentation of the Company's reported net income. The Company believes this information is helpful to investors in measuring the performance of the business, in that excluding the impact of items that are deemed unlikely to recur and foreign exchange losses on forward contracts more accurately reflects the financial performance of the business. The financial information included in the press release also includes a return on capital analysis, which provides an additional perspective on the financial performance of the Company. The Company believes this information provides a useful measurement of how effectively the Company is utilizing its capital. Finally, the financial information included in the press release includes a presentation of economic profit. Management uses economic profit to assess the Company's performance and the amount of value created for shareholders as well as to make capital allocation decisions. The Company believes this information is important to shareholders because it allows shareholders to compare the returns earned by the Company investing capital in its business with the return they could expect if the Company returned capital to shareholders and they invested in other securities. 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. CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (Registrant) By: /s/ Douglas W. Busk ----------------------- Douglas W. Busk Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer January 30, 2004 INDEX OF EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION ----------- ---------------------------------------------- 99.1 Press Release dated January 28, 2004.