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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

     
x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
     
    For the quarterly period ended December 31, 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 1-7444

OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
NORTH CAROLINA   56-0985879

 
(State of Incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
7800 McCloud Road, Greensboro, NC   27409-9634

 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(336) 664-2400


(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 Company 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 [  ]  No [X]

     The number of issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s $.50 par value Common Stock, its only outstanding class of common stock, as of February 1, 2004 was 9,536,610 shares.


 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

     The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein have been prepared, without audit, on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of operations and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business, and in accordance with Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code” (“SOP 90-7”). Accordingly, all pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise have been segregated in the consolidated balance sheet and classified as liabilities subject to compromise, at the estimated amount of allowable claims. Liabilities not subject to compromise are separately classified. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses resulting from the reorganization are reported separately as reorganization items in the consolidated statement of operations. Cash used for reorganization items is disclosed separately.

     The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties and is predicated upon, among other things, the confirmation of a reorganization plan, the ability to generate cash flows from operations and the ability to obtain financing sources sufficient to satisfy the Company’s future obligations and meet current operating needs, including continued access to the asset-backed securities market or, alternatively, the ability to sell pools of loans to investors on a servicing-released basis (“whole loan sales”). The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amount and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of these uncertainties.

     On November 24, 2003, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Clayton Homes, Inc. (“Clayton”), pursuant to which substantially all of the Company’s non-cash assets would be sold to Clayton for approximately $372.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. The Company and Clayton made the required filings under Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the waiting period thereunder has expired. On February 6, 2004 the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware (the “Court”) approved the Company’s disclosure statement relating to its amended and restated plan of reorganization (the “Amended Plan”), pursuant to which the Company would complete the sale of its assets to Clayton, and authorized the Company to solicit a vote of parties in interest in the bankruptcy case to approve the Amended Plan. The Company has mailed voting materials to the parties in interest, and the voting deadline currently is March 12, 2004. If the affirmative vote required by law to confirm the Amended Plan is obtained and the Amended Plan is confirmed by the Court, and certain other conditions to the Clayton sale are satisfied, then the Company expects to close the sale to Clayton in March or April 2004, after which the proceeds of the sale and the other assets of the Company will be distributed in accordance with the Amended Plan. In such event, the Company will cease to operate as a going concern, unless Clayton exercises its option to exclude an operating business from the assets to be acquired, in which case the value of such business would redound to the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. If the sale to Clayton is not consummated, the Amended Plan provides for reorganization of the Company as a standalone entity, under which substantially all of the Company’s prepetition liabilities would be cancelled in exchange for 100% of the outstanding common stock of the reorganized Company; the Company has a commitment from a lender to provide the financing necessary to implement the standalone reorganization plan and has completed the documentation for such financing.

     These interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and disclosures normally included in audited financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures contained herein are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands except per share data)

                       
          Three months ended
          December 31,
          2003   2002
         
 
Revenues
               
   
Net sales
  $ 142,573     $ 177,420  
   
Financial services
               
     
Consumer finance, net of impairment and valuation provisions (Note 5)
    115,817       (45,380 )
     
Insurance
          4,793  
 
   
     
 
 
    115,817       (40,587 )
   
Other income
    3,391       1,096  
 
   
     
 
     
Total revenues
    261,781       137,929  
Cost and expenses
               
   
Cost of sales
    109,455       155,445  
   
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    36,648       53,560  
   
Financial services operating expenses
               
     
Consumer finance
    9,545       15,657  
     
Insurance
          2,007  
 
   
     
 
 
    9,545       17,664  
   
Restructuring charges (Note 7)
          23,127  
   
Asset impairment charges (Note 8)
    64,288       13,814  
   
Provision for losses on credit sales
    2,995       3,008  
   
Interest expense
    6,560       9,768  
 
   
     
 
     
Total costs and expenses
    229,491       276,386  
 
   
     
 
Income (loss) before reorganization items and income taxes
    32,290       (138,457 )
Reorganization items (Note 9)
               
 
Recapture of servicing impairment
          75,050  
 
Impairment of guarantee liabilities
          (235,776 )
 
Impairment of regular REMIC interests
          (1,209 )
 
Professional fees
    (5,002 )     (7,158 )
 
   
     
 
 
    (5,002 )     (169,093 )
 
   
     
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    27,288       (307,550 )
Provision for income taxes
           
 
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,288     $ (307,550 )
   
 
   
     
 
Net income (loss) per share (Note 10)
               
 
Basic
$ 2.86     $ (32.28 )
     
 
 
     
 
 
Diluted
$ 2.86     $ (32.28 )
   
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

(in thousands except per share data)

                       
          Six months ended
          December 31,
          2003   2002
         
 
Revenues
               
 
Net sales
  $ 295,957     $ 419,026  
 
Financial services
               
     
Consumer finance, net of impairment and valuation provisions (Note 5)
    151,740       (47,452 )
     
Insurance
          12,048  
 
   
     
 
 
    151,740       (35,404 )
 
Other income
    7,298       2,967  
 
   
     
 
     
Total revenues
    454,995       386,589  
Cost and expenses
               
 
Cost of sales
    233,422       337,980  
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    68,309       116,806  
 
Financial services operating expenses
               
     
Consumer finance
    20,633       30,450  
     
Insurance
          5,545  
 
   
     
 
 
    20,633       35,995  
 
Restructuring charges (reversals) (Note 7)
    (331 )     31,709  
 
Goodwill and other asset impairment charges (Note 8)
    65,667       65,038  
 
Provision for losses on credit sales
    9,892       10,564  
 
Interest expense
    13,406       20,499  
 
   
     
 
     
Total costs and expenses
    410,998       618,591  
 
   
     
 
Income (loss) before reorganization items and income taxes
    43,997       (232,002 )
Reorganization items (Note 9)
               
 
Recapture of servicing impairment
          75,050  
 
Impairment of guarantee liabilities
          (235,776 )
 
Impairment of regular REMIC interests
          (1,209 )
 
Professional fees
    (8,168 )     (7,158 )
 
   
     
 
 
    (8,168 )     (169,093 )
 
   
     
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    35,829       (401,095 )
Provision for income taxes
           
 
   
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 35,829     $ (401,095 )
 
 
   
     
 
Net income (loss) per share (Note 10)
               
 
Basic
$ 3.76     $ (42.10 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
Diluted
  $ 3.76     $ (42.10 )
 
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002   2003   2002
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,288     $ (307,550 )   $ 35,829     $ (401,095 )
Unrealized losses on securities available for sale
    (13 )     (1,542 )     (298 )     (3,361 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
  $ 27,275     $ (309,092 )   $ 35,531     $ (404,456 )
 
   
     
     
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

(in thousands except share and per share data)

                       
          December 31,   June 30,
          2003   2003
         
 
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 28,869     $ 29,336  
Loans and investments (Notes 3 and 4)
          154,017  
Other receivables (Note 3)
    5,442       124,984  
Inventories (Note 3)
               
     
Manufactured homes
          87,403  
     
Work-in-process, materials and supplies
          24,473  
     
Land/homes under development
          10,877  
 
   
     
 
 
          122,753  
Properties and facilities (Note 3)
          116,420  
Other assets (Note 3)
    117,146       143,940  
Assets held for sale (Note 3)
    379,001        
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 530,458     $ 691,450  
 
   
     
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
Liabilities not subject to compromise
               
 
Short-term borrowings
  $ 89,636     $ 180,536  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    114,141       120,316  
 
Insurance reserves and unearned premiums
    66       66  
 
Deferred income taxes
    6,169       6,169  
 
   
     
 
 
    210,012       307,087  
Liabilities subject to compromise
               
 
Notes and bonds payable (Note 11)
    308,320       308,437  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    72,485       67,646  
 
Other long-term obligations (Note 5)
    277,702       381,879  
 
   
     
 
 
    658,507       757,962  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
               
Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
               
 
Common stock, $.50 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; 9,537,000 shares issued and outstanding
    4,768       4,769  
 
Additional paid-in capital
    199,852       199,857  
 
Accumulated deficit
    (545,095 )     (580,925 )
 
   
     
 
 
    (340,475 )     (376,299 )
 
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,436       2,734  
 
Unearned compensation
    (22 )     (34 )
 
   
     
 
 
Total shareholders’ equity (deficit)
    (338,061 )     (373,599 )
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 530,458     $ 691,450  
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

                       
          Six months ended
          December 31,
          2003   2002
         
 
Operating activities
               
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 35,829     $ (401,095 )
 
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash provided (used) by operating activities
               
 
Depreciation and amortization of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and servicing assets and liabilities
    11,367       4,513  
 
Depreciation and amortization - other
    2,440       3,193  
 
Provision for losses on credit sales, net of charge-offs
    217       (2,304 )
 
(Gain) loss on securities sold and loans sold or held for sale
    (24,646 )     48,983  
 
Impairment and valuation provisions - retained interests
    (100,317 )     29,599  
 
Excess of cash receipts over REMIC residual income recognized (income recognized over cash received)
    (754 )     (130 )
 
Reversal of restructuring charges
    (331 )     (175 )
 
Noncash restructuring and asset impairment charges
    65,667       88,159  
 
Noncash reorganization items
          161,935  
 
Other
    (207 )     (1,778 )
Changes in assets and liabilities
               
 
Other receivables
    4,020       49,451  
 
Inventories
    3,995       36,394  
 
Deferred insurance policy acquisition costs
          3,751  
 
Other assets
    (11,772 )     (1,155 )
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    (1,517 )     11,955  
 
Insurance reserves and unearned premiums
          (14,961 )
 
Other long-term obligations
          (2,525 )
 
   
     
 
     
Cash provided (used) by operations
    (16,009 )     13,810  
Loans originated
    (35,048 )     (388,799 )
Sale of loans
    125,114       199,455  
Principal receipts on loans
    15,511       12,872  
 
   
     
 
     
Cash provided (used) by operating activities
    89,568       (162,662 )
 
   
     
 
Investing activities
               
 
Acquisition of properties and facilities
    (2,506 )     (3,441 )
 
Disposals of properties and facilities
    4,327       703  
 
   
     
 
     
Cash provided (used) by investing activities
    1,821       (2,738 )
 
   
     
 
Financing activities
               
   
Net borrowings (repayments) on short-term credit facilities
    (90,900 )     177,512  
   
Cash collateral deposited for Servicing Advance Loan
    (839 )      
   
Payments on notes and bonds
    (117 )     (280 )
 
   
     
 
     
Cash provided (used) by financing activities
    (91,856 )     177,232  
 
   
     
 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    (467 )     11,832  
Cash and cash equivalents
               
   
Beginning of period
    29,336       45,248  
 
   
     
 
   
End of period
  $ 28,869     $ 57,080  
 
 
   
     
 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.

 


 

Oakwood Homes Corporation and Subsidiaries

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

1.   Basis of Presentation
 
    The interim consolidated financial statements contained herein have been prepared, without audit, on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of operations and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business, and in accordance with Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code” (“SOP 90-7”). Accordingly, all pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise have been segregated in the consolidated balance sheet and classified as liabilities subject to compromise, at the estimated amount of allowable claims. Liabilities not subject to compromise are separately classified. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses resulting from the reorganization are reported separately as reorganization items in the consolidated statement of operations. Cash used for reorganization items is disclosed separately in Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements. The unaudited consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, except as described above, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods presented. These interim statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s latest Annual Report on Form 10-K. Results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for a full year.
 
    Unless otherwise indicated, all references to 2003 refer to the nine month transition period ended June 30, 2003 and annual periods prior to 2003 refer to fiscal years ended September 30. On April 22, 2003 the Board of Directors approved a change of the Company’s fiscal year end from September 30 to June 30.
 
2.   Proceedings Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code
 
    On November 15, 2002 (the “Petition Date”), Oakwood Homes Corporation (“Oakwood”) and 14 of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors” and, with Oakwood’s non-Debtor subsidiaries, the “Company”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws (the “Bankruptcy Code” or “Chapter 11”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware (the “Court”) under case number 02-13396. The reorganization is being jointly administered under the caption “In re Oakwood Homes Corporation, et al.” The Debtors currently are operating their business as debtors-in-possession pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. As a debtor-in-possession, the Company is authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the approval of the Court, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
 
    The Company initially decided to file for reorganization under Chapter 11 in order to restructure its balance sheet and access new working capital while continuing to operate in the ordinary course of business. This decision was based upon the continued poor performance of consumer loans originated by the Company, as well as extremely weak conditions in the manufactured housing industry and deteriorating terms in the asset-backed securitization market into which the Company sold its loans. Other factors contributing to the decision to file included a general economic recession, declining recovery rates in the repossession market, the substantial reduction in loan servicing fees received and the withdrawal of manufactured housing floor plan lenders offering financing to many of the Company’s independent dealers.
 
    On November 24, 2003, the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Clayton Homes, Inc. (“Clayton”), pursuant to which substantially all of the Company’s non-cash assets would be sold to Clayton for approximately $372.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. On February 6, 2004, the Court approved the Company’s disclosure statement relating to its amended and restated plan of

 


 

    reorganization (the “Amended Plan”), pursuant to which the Company would complete the sale of its assets to Clayton, and authorized the Company to solicit a vote of parties in interest in the bankruptcy case to approve the Amended Plan. The Company is mailing voting materials to the parties in interest, and the voting deadline currently is March 12, 2004. If the affirmative vote required by law to confirm the Amended Plan is obtained and the Amended Plan is confirmed by the Court, and certain other conditions to the Clayton sale are satisfied, then the Company expects to close the sale to Clayton in March or April 2004, after which the proceeds of the sale and the other assets of the Company will be distributed in accordance with the Amended Plan. In such event, the Company will cease to operate as a going concern, unless Clayton exercises its option to exclude an operating business from the assets to be acquired, in which case the value of such business would redound to the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. If the sale to Clayton is not consummated, the Amended Plan provides for reorganization of the Company as a standalone entity (the “Standalone Plan”) under which substantially all of the Company’s prepetition liabilities would be cancelled in exchange for 100% of the outstanding common stock of the reorganized Company; the Company has a commitment from a lender to provide the financing necessary to implement the Standalone Plan and has completed the documentation for such financing.
 
    The Standalone Plan provides for the conversion of the Company’s $303 million of senior unsecured debt, its guarantees of principal and interest on $275 million principal amount of subordinated REMIC securities and certain other unsecured indebtedness into the Company’s post-restructuring common shares. As a result, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., which is the largest holder of the Company’s unsecured debt, would become the Company’s largest shareholder upon the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy. The Standalone Plan also provides for the conversion of the Company’s current common shares into out-of-the-money warrants to purchase approximately 10% of the post restructuring common shares.
 
    There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to continue to operate as a going concern or that the Amended Plan will be approved by the creditors of the Company and confirmed by the Court.
 
    As part of the Company’s operational restructuring, five manufacturing plants in various states and the Company’s loan origination operations in Texas were closed on November 14, 2002. The Company simultaneously announced the closure of approximately 75 retail locations, principally in the Deep South, Tennessee and Texas markets. In July 2003 the Company announced the closure of an additional 15 retail sales centers, and in December 2003 the Company announced the closure of an additional manufacturing plant. At December 31, 2003 the Company operated 13 manufacturing plants and 99 retail sales centers, exclusive of plants and retail centers slated for closure.
 
    The Debtors have an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. to provide debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing of up to $250 million during completion of the reorganization (the “DIP Facility”). The DIP Facility was amended and restated in January 2004 and includes an up to $75 million line of credit to be used for general corporate liquidity needs (the “Revolving Loan”), an up to $50 million loan servicing advance line (the “Servicing Advance Loan”) and an up to $150 million loan (the “Warehouse Loan”) for interim warehouse financing for loans originated by the Company’s consumer finance business.
 
    Borrowings under the Revolving Loan, the Servicing Advance Loan and the Warehouse Loan bear interest at LIBOR plus 3.5%, at 7.5% and at 9.5%, respectively, and are secured by a priority lien on substantially all of the Debtors’ assets.
 
    The second element of the DIP Facility, the Tranche B Servicing Advance Loan, funds a substantial majority of the Company’s obligation under most of its loan servicing contracts to make advances of delinquent principal and interest (“P&I”) payments. The Company formed a wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary, Oakwood Advance Receivables Company II, LLC (“OAR II”), to borrow up to $75 million for the purchase of qualifying P&I advance receivables. The Company transfers qualifying servicing advance receivables to OAR II, which funds its purchases of receivables using the proceeds of debt obligations issued by OAR II to third party lenders. OAR II collects the receivables it purchases from the Company, and such proceeds are available to purchase additional receivables from the

 


 

    Company through the final receivables purchase date in June 2004. Because OAR II is not a qualifying special purpose entity under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities – A Replacement of FASB Statement No. 125,” (“FAS 140”) receivables sold to OAR II continue to be recognized as assets of the Company and borrowings by OAR II are reflected as short-term borrowings in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheet.
 
    A summary of the funding status of OAR II at December 31, 2003 (before reduction of the facility size in connection with the effectiveness of the amended and restated DIP Facility), is as follows (in thousands):

         
Receivables sold to OAR II
  $ 14,430  
Discount
    (1,674 )
 
   
 
Collateral value of receivables
    12,756  
Cash available for purchase of additional receivables
    38,780  
 
   
 
Total amount borrowed under facility (included in short-term borrowings), at 7.5%
    51,536  
Additional funding capacity
    23,464  
 
   
 
Total facility size (facility size was reduced to $50 million upon the effectiveness of the amended and restated DIP Facility)
  $ 75,000  
 
   
 

    The DIP Facility contains certain provisions which, among other things, require the Company to comply with certain financial covenants defined in the agreements.
 
    The DIP Facility terminates on the earliest of (a) June 30, 2004, (b) the date of substantial consummation of a plan of reorganization as confirmed by an order of the Court, (c) the sale of a material part of any Debtor’s assets, (d) the date of the conversion of the bankruptcy case of any of the Debtors to a case under Chapter 7 of the federal bankruptcy laws, (e) the date of the dismissal of the Chapter 11 case of any of the Debtors or (f) the earlier of the date on which (i) all of the loans under the Tranche A Revolving Loan become due and payable or (ii) all of the loans under the DIP Facility are paid in full and the DIP Facility is terminated.
 
    Prior to its bankruptcy filing, the Company had a $50 million servicing advance facility substantially similar to the Tranche B Servicing Advance Loan, except that the transfers of receivables under such earlier facility qualified for derecognition under FAS 140 and accordingly such transfers were accounted for as sales of receivables.
 
    Proceeds of loans under the amended and restated DIP facility enabled the Company to retire the borrowings outstanding under its Loan Purchase Facility, which provided interim financing for warehoused loans prior to the amendment and restatement of the DIP Facility.
 
    In December 2002 and January 2003 the Court entered orders authorizing the Company’s finance subsidiary, Oakwood Acceptance Corporation, LLC (“OAC”) to (1) assign OAC’s servicing rights under the pooling and servicing agreements and certain advance receivables to Oakwood Servicing Holdings Co., LLC (“Oakwood Servicing”), a newly created limited purpose wholly-owned consolidated subsidiary of OAC and (2) enter into and perform under a subservicing agreement with Oakwood Servicing. Under this structure, Oakwood Servicing has become the servicer of record for the purposes of the servicing agreements. OAC continues to perform day-to-day servicing in accordance with the terms of the subservicing agreements. This arrangement elevated the priority of, and in certain instances increased the amount of, servicing fees, which had previously been subordinate to payments to the REMIC bondholders, to a senior position in the distribution of cash received by the REMIC trusts. The elevation of servicing fees to a senior position resulted in an increase in the cash servicing fees received by the Company. However, because the elevation of the servicing fees also has the effect of decreasing cash available to pay securityholders in the REMIC trusts, the Company’s obligations under guarantees of certain subordinated REMIC securities increased substantially. While the effects

 


 

    of the elevation of the servicing fee priority on the Company’s estimated future guarantee obligations are fully reflected in the consolidated financial statements, the offsetting effects of the increased estimated future servicing fee income are limited by generally accepted accounting principles and accordingly are not fully reflected in the consolidated financial statements.
 
    Under Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code, actions to collect pre-petition indebtedness, as well as most other pending litigation, are stayed. Absent an order of the Court, substantially all pre-petition liabilities are subject to settlement under a plan of reorganization, should such plan be approved by the Court.
 
    Under the Bankruptcy Code, the Debtors may also assume or reject executory contracts, including lease obligations, subject to the approval of the Court and certain other conditions. Parties affected by these rejections may file claims with the Court in accordance with the reorganization process.
 
    On January 31, 2003 the Debtors filed with the Court schedules and statements of financial affairs setting forth, among other things, the assets and liabilities of the Debtors on the Petition Date, subject to the assumptions contained in certain notes filed in connection therewith. All of the schedules and statements are subject to further amendment or modification. The Bankruptcy Code provides for a claims reconciliation and resolution process. The bar date for filing claims was March 27, 2003. The ultimate number and amount of allowed claims is not presently known, and because any settlement terms of such allowed claims are subject to a confirmed plan of reorganization, the ultimate distribution, if any, with respect to allowed claims is not presently ascertainable.
 
    The United States Trustee has appointed an unsecured creditors committee. The official committee has a right to be heard on all matters that come before the Court and is the primary entity with which the Company has been negotiating the terms of a plan of reorganization. To date, no other committees have been appointed by the United States Trustee. There can be no assurance this committee will support the Company’s positions in the bankruptcy proceedings or the plan of reorganization, and disagreements between the Company and this committee could protract the bankruptcy proceedings, could negatively affect the Company’s ability to operate during bankruptcy and could delay the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy or cause the bankruptcy proceedings to be converted from a reorganization to a liquidation.
 
    The ultimate recovery, if any, by creditors, securityholders and/or common shareholders will not be determined until confirmation of a plan or plans of reorganization. Accordingly, the Company urges that appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in any of these securities. A disclosure statement with respect to the Standalone Plan approved by the Court in September 2003 included an estimate of the total value of the common stock of the reorganized Company to be received by unsecured creditors under the Standalone Plan; such estimated total value was approximately 50% of the total estimated claims of such creditors. The disclosure statement supplement with respect to the Amended Plan approved by the Court in February 2004 includes an estimate that cash equal to approximately 37% of the estimated amount of unsecured claims would be distributed to unsecured creditors under the Standalone Plan if the sale of the Company’s assets to Clayton Homes is consummated.
 
3.   Assets Held For Sale
 
    The Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Clayton on November 24, 2003 as described in Note 2. During the quarter ended December 31, 2003 the Company recorded a valuation provision of $64.0 million to reduce the assets to be sold under the agreement to their estimated net realizable value. Assets proposed to be sold to Clayton are included in “Assets held for sale” in the consolidated balance sheet and are summarized below.

 


 

           
      December 31,
      2003
     
Loans and investments
  $ 78,351  
Other receivables
    109,200  
Inventories
       
 
Manufactured homes
    85,982  
 
Work-in-process, materials and supplies
    24,438  
 
Land/homes under development
    10,658  
 
   
 
 
    121,078  
Properties and facilities
    106,878  
Other assets
    27,528  
Asset impairment
    (64,034 )
 
   
 
 
  $ 379,001  
 
   
 

4.   Loans and Investments
 
    The components of loans and investments are set forth in the following table. Amounts as of December 31, 2003 are included in “Assets held for sale” in the consolidated balance sheet.

                     
        December 31,   June 30,
        2003   2003
       
 
        (in thousands)
Loans held for sale
  $ 74,714     $ 144,768  
Loans held for investment
    2,209       2,369  
Less: reserve for uncollectible receivables
    (13,800 )     (11,751 )
 
   
     
 
 
Total loans receivable
    63,123       135,386  
 
   
     
 
Retained interests in REMIC securitizations, exclusive of loan servicing assets and liabilities
               
   
Regular interests
    2,654       6,192  
   
Residual interests
    12,574       12,439  
 
   
     
 
 
Total retained REMIC interests (amortized cost of $12,792 and $15,897)
    15,228       18,631  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 78,351     $ 154,017  
 
   
     
 

The following table summarizes the transactions reflected in the reserve for credit losses:

 


 

                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002   2003   2002
   
 
 
 
            (in thousands)        
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 14,610     $ 5,515     $ 11,851     $ 5,061  
Provision for losses on credit sales
    2,995       3,008       9,892       10,564  
Reserve recorded in connection with repurchase of loans sold in March 2003
                3,522        
Reserve recorded related to acquired portfolios
                      1,162  
Losses charged to the reserve and other
    (2,016 )     (5,766 )     (9,676 )     (14,030 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at the end period
  $ 15,589     $ 2,757     $ 15,589     $ 2,757  
 
   
     
     
     
 

    The reserve for credit losses is reflected in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as follows:

                 
    December 31,   June 30,
    2003   2003
   
 
    (in thousands)
Reserve for uncollectible receivables (included in loans and investments)
  $ 13,800     $ 11,751  
Reserve for contingent liabilities (included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities)
    1,789       100  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 15,589     $ 11,851  
 
   
     
 

5.   Retained Interests in Securitizations
 
    The Company’s retained interests in securitizations are set forth below.

                 
    December 31,   June 30,
    2003   2003
   
 
    (in thousands)
Regular interests
  $ 2,654     $ 6,192  
Residual interests
    12,574       12,439  
Loan servicing assets
    21,478       26,560  
Guarantee (liabilities)
    (275,809 )     (379,986 )

    The Company estimates the fair value of its retained interests in securitizations by determining the present value of the associated expected future cash flows over the expected life of the transactions using modeling techniques that incorporate estimates of key assumptions which management believes market participants would use for similar interests. Such assumptions include prepayment speeds, credit losses and interest rates used to discount cash flows.
 
    The valuation of retained interests is affected not only by the projected level of prepayments of principal and credit losses, but also by the projected timing of such prepayments and credit losses. Should such timing differ materially from the Company’s projections, it could have a material effect on the valuation of the Company’s retained interests and may result in impairment charges being recorded.
 
    The Company completed no securitizations during the six months ended December 31, 2003 or during the nine month transition period ended June 30, 2003.
 
    A reconciliation of amounts recorded for loan servicing assets follows:

 


 

                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002   2003   2002
   
 
 
 
            (in thousands)        
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 23,859     $ (55,741 )   $ 26,560     $ (55,998 )
Servicing assets recorded
                      3,888  
Amortization of servicing contracts
    (2,381 )     4,083       (5,082 )     8,127  
Valuation allowances recorded
          (2,100 )           (9,775 )
Recapture of servicing impairment
          75,050             75,050  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at end of period
  $ 21,478     $ 21,292     $ 21,478     $ 21,292  
 
   
     
     
     
 

    The Company has guaranteed the payment of principal and interest on subordinated REMIC securities having an aggregate principal balance of approximately $275 million. Under SOP 90-7, the Company must record its pre-petition liabilities at the estimated amount at which a claim for such liabilities will be allowed by the Court. Prior to the Court hearing described below, the Company had recorded a liability in the amount of approximately $380 million relating to such guarantee obligations, which represented the aggregate amount of the guarantee payments of both principal and interest the Company forecasted it would be required to make pursuant to the guarantees, discounted to net present value at a risk-free rate of interest. This liability was recorded in accordance with the accounting practices employed by the Company both before and after the Petition Date.
 
    At a hearing on November 26, 2003, the Court stated that it will not allow claims in the Company’s bankruptcy case with respect to guarantee payments in respect of interest accruing on the guaranteed securities after the Petition Date. If the Court ultimately enters an order regarding the allowed claim for these guarantees consistent with the November 26 statement, such allowed claim would likely not exceed approximately $276 million, which represents 100% of the principal balance of the guaranteed securities plus approximately $1 million of unmade guarantee payments with respect to interest accruing before the Petition Date. Further, at the November 26 hearing, the Court indicated it would hear expert testimony to determine the amount by which any claim for guarantee payments with respect to the $275 million of principal on the guaranteed securities should be reduced to its present value as of the Petition Date.
 
    The amount at which the B-2 guarantee claims ultimately will be allowed cannot presently be determined. However, the Company believes that the Court’s statement at the November 26 hearing constitutes the best evidence available to the Company in estimating the amount at which the claims will be allowed. Accordingly, the Company has reduced the amount recorded for these guarantee liabilities from $380 million to approximately $276 million at December 31, 2003 to reflect the Court’s statement that it will not allow claims relating to interest accruing after the Petition Date on the guaranteed securities. There can be no assurance that the Court will enter an order reflecting the November 26 statement, and any such order that is entered is subject to appeal. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that claims relating to these guarantees will not be allowed in an amount greater than $276 million. Moreover, if an order consistent with the November 26 statement is entered and is not appealed or any appeal is unsuccessful, it is possible that the claim ultimately allowed by the Court will be less than $276 million as a consequence of any ultimate ruling of the Court regarding the discounting to present value as of the Petition Date of guarantee payments as to principal.
 
    The reduction in the amount recorded for these guarantee liabilities as a consequence of the November 26 hearing was approximately $104 million, which has been reflected as a component of financial services revenues for the three and six month periods ended December 31, 2003.
 
    The following table sets forth certain data with respect to securitized loans in which the Company retains an interest, and with respect to the key economic assumptions used by the Company in estimating the fair value of such retained interests:

 


 

                 
    December 31,   June 30,
    2003   2003
   
 
    (in thousands)
Aggregate unpaid principal balance of loans
  $ 3,844,988     $ 4,301,128  
Weighted average interest rate of loans at period end
    11.0 %     11.1 %
Approximate assumed weighted average constant prepayment rate as a percentage of unpaid principal balance of loans
    13.2 %     12.9 %
Approximate remaining assumed nondiscounted credit losses as a percentage of unpaid principal balance of loans
    37.9 %     35.9 %
Approximate weighted average interest rate used to discount assumed residual cash flows
    16.0 %     16.0 %
Interest rated used to discount assumed servicing asset cash flows
    6.9 %     6.3 %
Interest rate used to discount assumed servicing and guarantee liability cash flows
    4.3 %     3.5 %

    The foregoing data and assumptions may not be comparable because of changes in pool demographics, such as average age of loans, and the interaction of assumptions. All data are based on weighted averages using unpaid or original principal balances of loans.
 
    The following table summarizes certain cash flows received from and paid to the securitization trusts during the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

                 
    Six months ended
    December 31,
    2003   2002
   
 
    (in thousands)
Proceeds from new securitizations
  $     $ 199,455  
Servicing fees received
    23,937       11,782  
Net P&I advances (reimbursements)
    (1,120 )     (27,883 )
Guarantee payments
          914  
Cash received on retained regular interests
    890       760  
Cash received on retained residual interests
    1       935  

    Loans serviced by the Company and related loans past due 90 days or more at December 31, 2003, are set forth below:

                 
            Amount 90
            days or
        more past
    Total principal amount   due
   
 
         (in thousands)
Loans held for sale
  $ 80,354     $ 9,514  
Securitized loans
    3,844,988       285,467  

    Loans serviced by the Company and related loans past due 90 days or more at June 30, 2003, are set forth below:

 


 

                 
            Amount 90
    Total principal   days or more
    amount   past due
   
 
      (in thousands)
Loans held for sale
  $ 183,214     $ 8,526  
Securitized loans
    4,301,128       316,390  

6.   Warranty Costs
 
    The Company provides consumer warranties against manufacturing defects in all new homes it sells. Warranty terms are either one or five years depending upon the item covered. Estimated future warranty costs are accrued at the time of sale. The following table sets forth the activity in the Company’s warranty accrual:

                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002   2003   2002
   
 
 
 
            (in thousands)        
Balance at beginning of period
  $ 8,082     $ 12,521     $ 7,957     $ 13,173  
Provision for warranty expense
    5,274       6,234       10,631       14,440  
Payment of warranty obligations
    (5,086 )     (7,990 )     (10,318 )     (16,848 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at end of period
  $ 8,270     $ 10,765     $ 8,270     $ 10,765  
 
   
     
     
     
 

 


 

7.   Restructuring Charges
 
    The components of the restructuring provisions are as follows:

                                 
    Severance and other   Plant, sales                
    termination   center and   Asset        
(in thousands)   charges   office closings   writedowns   Total
   
 
 
 
Balance at September 30, 2001
  $ 681     $ 4,197     $     $ 4,878  
Payments and balance sheet charges
    (145 )     (743 )           (888 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2001
    536       3,454             3,990  
Reversal of restructuring charges
    (486 )     (1,173 )     (412 )     (2,071 )
Payments and balance sheet charges
    (50 )     (593 )     412       (231 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at March 31, 2002
          1,688             1,688  
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (505 )           (505 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at June 30, 2002
          1,183             1,183  
Reversal of restructuring charges
          (175 )           (175 )
Additional provision
          2,016       6,742       8,758  
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (115 )     (6,742 )     (6,857 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at September 30, 2002
          2,909             2,909  
Additional provision
          6,747       16,380       23,127  
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (635 )     (16,380 )     (17,015 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2002
          9,021             9,021  
Reversal of restructuring charges
          (119 )           (119 )
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (1,460 )           (1,460 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at March 31, 2003
          7,442             7,442  
Reversal of restructuring charges
            (1,368 )     (1,092 )     (2,460 )
Additional provision
          1             1  
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (1,423 )     1,092       (331 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at June 30, 2003
          4,652             4,652  
Reversal of restructuring charges
          (331 )           (331 )
Payments and balance sheet charges
          (401 )           (401 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at September 30, 2003
          3,920             3,920  
Payments and balance sheet charges
            (418 )             (418 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Balance at December 31, 2003
  $     $ 3,502     $     $ 3,502  
 
   
     
     
     
 

    During the fourth quarter of 2001 the Company recorded restructuring charges of approximately $17.8 million, primarily related to the closing of approximately 90 underperforming retail sales centers. At March 31, 2002 these restructuring activities were substantially complete.
 
    Market conditions, particularly in the South where the majority of store closings occurred, remained fluid during the six months ended March 31, 2002. While the Company closed the originally identified approximately 90 stores, these changing market conditions caused the Company to revise its initial determination of the number of stores to be either sold to independent dealers, converted to centers that exclusively market repossessed inventory or closed. The Company originally estimated that the disposition of the stores would be approximately evenly divided between those sold to independent dealers, converted to centers exclusively marketing repossessed inventory or closed. Ultimately, approximately 27 stores were sold, 23 were converted and 40 were closed. As a result of the change in the ultimate disposition of certain of the stores, as well as changes in the original estimate of costs to exit the stores, the Company reversed into income in 2002, $2.1 million of restructuring charges originally recorded in 2001.

 


 

    During the fourth quarter of 2002 the Company recorded restructuring charges of approximately $8.8 million, primarily related to the closing of approximately 40 underperforming retail sales centers and five centers that exclusively market repossessed inventory. The stores to be closed were located principally in the South and Texas, where the Company has continued to experience poor operating results and unsatisfactory credit performance.
 
    As part of the Company’s operational restructuring undertaken in connection with its bankruptcy filing, five manufacturing plants in various states and the Company’s loan origination operations in Texas were closed on November 14, 2002. The Company simultaneously announced the closure of approximately 75 retail locations, principally in the Deep South, Tennessee and Texas markets. In connection with these closings, the Company recorded approximately $23.1 million in restructuring charges during 2003. As a result of changes in the original estimate of costs to close certain manufacturing plants and sales centers, in 2003 the Company reversed into income $2.6 million of restructuring charges originally recorded in 2003, 2002 and 2001. In the quarter ended September 30, 2003 the Company reversed into income $0.3 million of restructuring charges originally recorded in 2003, and 2001.
 
    Of the $3.5 million remaining in the restructuring reserve at December 31, 2003, approximately $0.5 million and $0.7 million relate to provisions established during the fourth quarter of 2001 and the fourth quarter of 2002, respectively. The Company is contractually obligated to pay the amounts remaining in the reserve at December 31, 2003 unless such amounts are set aside by the Court during the bankruptcy proceedings.
 
    The Company terminated approximately 400 employees as part of its fourth quarter 2001 reorganization plan and approximately 150 employees as part of its fourth quarter 2002 reorganization plan. The Company terminated approximately 1,550 employees, primarily in its retail and manufacturing operations, as part of its first quarter 2003 reorganization plan.
 
8.   Asset Impairment Charges
 
    Asset impairment charges in the six months ended December 31, 2003 relate principally to valuation provisions of $64.0 million recorded to reduce the assets to be sold to Clayton to net realizable value (see Notes 2 and 3) and impairment charges to write off certain costs related to computer systems enhancements which are unlikely to be implemented by the Company.
 
    In the six months ended December 31, 2002 the Company recorded impairment charges of $51.2 million, principally as a result of a reassessment of the value of goodwill and other intangible assets, which the Company wrote off in their entirety and $13.8 million to write down closed manufacturing facilities held for sale to their appraised values.
 
9.   Reorganization Items
 
    Reorganization items represent amounts incurred by the Company as a direct result of the Chapter 11 filing and are presented separately in the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with SOP 90-7. In December 2002 and January 2003, the Court approved orders that elevated OAC’s right to receive servicing fees to a senior position, rather than its previous subordinated position, in the distribution of cash flows from the REMIC trusts and, in certain instances, increased the amount of the fees. Accordingly, the Company recaptured or reversed impairment charges previously taken related to its servicing assets and liabilities. Such charges originally resulted from projected cash servicing fee shortfalls due to the subordinated position of OAC’s right to receive servicing fees. The recapture or reversal amounted to $75.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This was more than offset by impairment charges of $235.8 million related to the Company’s guarantee liabilities and $1.2 million related to retained regular REMIC interests. The substantial impairment charges arose as a result of cash distributions to holders of the REMIC guarantees now being subordinated to the payment of servicing fees to the Company. This subordination increased the estimated amount of principal and interest that the Company will be required to pay under the guarantees. Reorganization items for the

 


 

    six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 include professional fees of $8.2 million and $7.2 million, respectively, representing financial, legal, real estate and valuation services directly associated with the reorganization process. Cash paid for reorganization items was approximately $10.7 million and $6.3 million during the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
 
    Under SOP 90-7, interest expense is recorded only to the extent it will be paid during the Chapter 11 proceeding or if it is probable it will be an allowed priority, secured or unsecured claim. In accordance with SOP 90-7, approximately $12.2 million and $3.0 million of contractually stated interest was not recorded as interest expense during the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
 
    Condensed financial information of the Debtors is set forth below:

                               
          Three months ended   November 16 -   Six months ended
          December 31,   December 31,   December 31,
          2003   2002   2003
         
 
 
                  (in thousands)        
Statement of Operations
                       
Revenues
                       
   
Net sales
  $ 142,573     $ 79,101     $ 295,957  
   
Consumer finance revenues, net of impairment and valuation provisions
    109,656       (11,813 )     111,344  
   
Other income
  3,391       405       7,298  
 
   
     
     
 
     
Total revenues
    255,620       67,693       414,599  
Cost and expenses
                       
   
Cost of sales
    109,455       78,695       233,422  
   
Selling, general and administrative expenses
    36,638       25,734       68,277  
   
Consumer finance operating expenses
    9,119       7,067       20,050  
   
Restructuring charges (reversals)
          (11,387 )     (331 )
   
Asset impairment charges
    64,288       13,814       65,667  
   
Provision for losses on credit sales
    3,749       1,694       11,991  
   
Interest expense
    2,544       3,457       5,152  
 
   
     
     
 
     
Total costs and expenses
    225,793       119,074       404,228  
 
   
     
     
 
Income (loss) before reorganization items and income taxes
    29,827       (51,381 )     10,371  
Reorganization items, net
    (5,002 )     (240,145 )     (8,168 )
 
   
     
     
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    24,825       (291,526 )     2,203  
Provision for income taxes
                 
 
   
     
     
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 24,825     $ (291,526 )   $ 2,203  
   
 
   
     
     
 

 


 

                   
      December 31,   June 30,
      2003   2003
     
 
      (in thousands)
Balance Sheet
               
ASSETS
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 25,170     $ 23,249  
Loans and investments
          15,735  
Other receivables
    5,442       47,575  
Inventories
          122,753  
Properties and facilities
          116,420  
Investment in non-filing entities
    166,635       153,082  
Other assets
    71,761       68,658  
Assets held for sale
    190,355        
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 459,363     $ 547,472  
 
   
     
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
Liabilities not subject to compromise
               
 
Short-term borrowings
  $ 4,000     $ 30,000  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    104,923       103,115  
 
Deferred income taxes
    29,994       29,994  
 
   
     
 
 
    138,917       163,109  
Liabilities subject to compromise
               
 
Notes and bonds payable
    308,320       308,437  
 
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
    72,485       67,646  
 
Other long-term obligations
    277,702       381,879  
 
   
     
 
 
    658,507       757,962  
Shareholders’ equity (deficit)
    (338,061 )     (373,599 )
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 459,363     $ 547,472  
 
   
     
 

10.   Earnings Per Share
 
    The following table displays the derivation of the number of weighted average shares outstanding used in the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”):

 


 

                                     
        Three months ended   Six months ended
        December 31,   December 31,
        2003   2002   2003   2002
       
 
 
 
Numerator in income (loss) per share calculation:
                               
 
Net income (loss)
  $ 27,288     $ (307,550 )   $ 35,829     $ (401,095 )
Denominator in income (loss) per share calculation:
                               
 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - Denominator for basic EPS
    9,531       9,527       9,531       9,527  
 
Dilutive effect of stock options and restricted shares computed using the treasury stock method
                       
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Denominator for diluted EPS
    9,531       9,527       9,531       9,527  
 
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) per share:
                               
 
Net income (loss)
                               
   
Basic
  $ 2.86     $ (32.28 )   $ 3.76     $ (42.10 )
   
Diluted
  $ 2.86     $ (32.28 )   $ 3.76     $ (42.10 )

    Stock options to purchase 476,998 and 664,670 shares of common stock and 5,584 and 6,556 unearned restricted shares were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, because their inclusion would have been antidilutive.
 
    The Company applies Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 in accounting for stock options and discloses the fair value of options granted as permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123. No stock-based employee compensation cost is reflected in the Company’s net loss, as all options granted under those plans had an exercise price equal to the market value of the common stock at the grant date.
 
    The following table summarizes the pro forma effects assuming compensation cost for such awards had been recorded based upon estimated fair value:

                                 
    Three months ended   Six months ended
    December 31,   December 31,
    2003   2002   2003   2002
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) - as reported
  $ 27,288     $ (307,550 )   $ 35,829     $ (401,095 )
Net income (loss) - pro forma
    27,208       (307,644 )     35,657       (401,282 )
Basic income (loss) per share - as reported
  $ 2.86     $ (32.28 )   $ 3.76     $ (42.10 )
Basic income (loss) per share - pro forma
    2.85       (32.29 )     3.74       (42.12 )
Diluted income (loss) per share - as reported
  $ 2.86     $ (32.28 )   $ 3.76     $ (42.10 )
Diluted income (loss) per share - pro forma
    2.85       (32.29 )     3.74       (42.12 )

11.   Notes and Bonds Payable
 
    The estimated contractual principal payments under notes and bonds payable are $125.7 million, $0.8 million, $0.9 million, $3.3 million, and $0.6 million for the 12 months ended December 31, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively, and the balance is payable thereafter. The aforementioned principal payments are stayed during the bankruptcy proceedings.
 
12.   Contingencies

 


 

    During fiscal 2001 a lawsuit was filed against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in the Circuit Court of Saline County, Arkansas. The plaintiffs filed this suit seeking certification of a nationwide class of persons (i) who were charged “dealer prep,” “FTC” or “destination” charges and (ii) who were sold homeowners’ insurance or credit life insurance in connection with their purchases of manufactured homes. The complaint alleges common law fraud and violations of the North Carolina, Florida and Arkansas deceptive trade practices acts. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive damages but have limited their claims against the Company to less than $75,000 per person, inclusive of costs and attorney’s fees. The Company moved to compel arbitration of the claims of all purchasers who signed arbitration agreements (all purchasers after October 1, 1996). The trial court denied this motion and the Company filed an interlocutory appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court. That appeal is fully briefed but has not yet been scheduled for oral argument. The trial court stayed all proceedings as to post-October 1, 1996 sales but allowed proceedings to continue with respect to the pre-October 1, 1996 sales. Specifically, the trial court allowed discovery and motions to proceed as to all persons who purchased homes before October 1, 1996. On September 18, 2002, the trial court announced its decision to certify a class of persons who were charged “dealer prep,” “FTC” or “destination” charges prior to October 1, 1996. The trial court denied certification of a class of persons who were sold homeowners’ insurance or credit life insurance prior to October 1, 1996. An order of class certification was not entered by the trial court and the action against the Oakwood defendants was stayed effective November 15, 2002. On November 13, 2003 the Bankruptcy Court entered a Stipulation and Order which granted limited relief from the automatic stay. On December 12, 2003 the Saline County case was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The plaintiffs subsequently filed a motion to remand the case back to Saline County. As of February xx, 2004 that motion was still pending. If a class certification order is entered, the Company intends to appeal it. The Company intends to defend this case vigorously.
 
    In addition, the Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business and have not been finally adjudicated, and in management’s opinion, the ultimate resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
 
    The Company is contingently liable as guarantor of loans sold to third parties on a recourse basis. The amount of this liability was approximately $8 million and $25 million as of December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, respectively. The Company also retains credit risk on REMIC securitizations because the related trust agreements provide that all losses incurred on REMIC loans are charged to REMIC interests retained by the Company (including the Company’s right to receive servicing fees prior to January 2003) before any losses are charged to REMIC interests sold to third party investors. The Company also has guaranteed payment of principal and interest on subordinated securities issued by REMIC trusts having an aggregate principal amount outstanding of approximately $275 million. Liabilities recorded with respect to such guarantees, measured as the present value of principal and interest payments projected to be made pursuant to the guarantees as described under “Critical Accounting Policies” below, were approximately $275.8 million and $380.0 million at December 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003, respectively, and are included in other long-term obligations (see Note 5). The Company is also contingently liable under terms of repurchase agreements with financial institutions providing inventory financing for retailers of their products. These arrangements, which are customary in the industry, provide for the repurchase of products sold to retailers in the event of default on payments by the retailer. The risk of loss under these agreements is spread over numerous retailers and is further reduced by the resale value of repurchased homes. The estimated potential obligations under such agreements approximated $51 million at December 31, 2003. Losses under these agreements have not been significant.
 
13.   Business Segment Information
 
    The Company operates in three major business segments: retail, manufacturing, consumer finance and, prior to November 1, 2002, reinsurance. The Company terminated its reinsurance business shortly before the Petition Date. The following table summarizes information with respect to the Company’s business segments:

 


 

                                   
      Three months ended   Six months ended
      December 31,   December 31,
      2003   2002   2003   2002
     
 
 
 
Revenues
                               
 
Retail
  $ 63,649     $ 97,576     $ 134,104     $ 231,589  
 
Manufacturing
    113,180       123,234       230,534       299,969  
 
Consumer finance
    115,817       (45,380 )     151,740       (47,452 )
 
Insurance
          8,242             18,989  
 
Eliminations/other
    (30,865 )     (45,743 )     (61,383 )     (116,506 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
  $ 261,781     $ 137,929     $ 454,995     $ 386,589  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) before interest expense and income taxes
                               
 
Retail
  $ (746 )   $ (36,211 )   $ (6,611 )   $ (68,387 )
 
Manufacturing
    6,875       (27,632 )     9,301       (52,625 )
 
Consumer finance
    102,068       (64,240 )     119,707       (88,498 )
 
Insurance
          2,786             6,504  
 
Eliminations/other
    (69,347 )     (3,392 )     (64,994 )     (8,497 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
    38,850       (128,689 )     57,403       (211,503 )
Interest expense
    (6,560 )     (9,768 )     (13,406 )     (20,499 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes, reorganization items and cumulative effect of accounting changes
  $ 32,290     $ (138,457 )   $ 43,997     $ (232,002 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Depreciation and amortization
                               
 
Retail
  $ 360     $ 1,366     $ 955     $ 3,018  
 
Manufacturing
    1,052       2,419       2,774       5,958  
 
Consumer finance
    3,924       (2,328 )     8,382       (4,596 )
 
Eliminations/other
    693       1,853       1,696       3,326  
 
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
  $ 6,029     $ 3,310     $ 13,807     $ 7,706  
 
 
   
     
     
     
 
Capital expenditures
                               
 
Retail
  $ 273     $ 112     $ 395     $ 505  
 
Manufacturing
    1,036       618       1,660       1,060  
 
Consumer finance
          241       6       684  
 
General corporate
    283       594       445       1,192  
 
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
  $ 1,592     $ 1,565     $ 2,506     $ 3,441  
 
 
   
     
     
     
 
                   
      December 31,   June 30,
      2003   2003
     
 
Identifiable assets
               
 
Retail
  $ 363,502     $ 364,783  
 
Manufacturing
    110,165       116,512  
 
Consumer finance
    493,791       741,046  
 
Insurance
    4,232       8,881  
 
Eliminations/other
    (441,232 )     (539,772 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
 
  $ 530,458     $ 691,450  
 
 
   
     
 

14.   New Accounting Standards
 
    In November 2002 the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “Board”) issued Interpretation No. 45, “Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others” (FIN 45). FIN 45 requires that upon the issuance of a guarantee, the guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of the obligation it assumes under the guarantee. FIN 45 also elaborates on the existing disclosure requirements for most guarantees, including loan guarantees. Although the provisions related to recognizing a liability at inception of the guarantee for the fair value of the guarantor’s obligations do not apply to product warranties, FIN 45

 


 

    does include specific disclosure requirements for warranty obligations. The initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 apply on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The Company adopted FIN 45 effective January 1, 2003; adoption of the standard had no material effect on the Company’s financial condition or results of operations.
 
    In December 2003 the Board issued a revision to Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities, an Interpretation of ARB No. 51” (FIN 46R). FIN 46R clarifies the application of ARB No. 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements,” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. FIN 46R requires the consolidation of these entities, known as variable interest entities (“VIEs”), by the primary beneficiary of the entity. The primary beneficiary is the entity, if any, that will absorb a majority of the entity’s expected losses, receive a majority of the entity’s expected residual returns, or both. Among other changes, the revisions of FIN 46R (a) clarified some requirements of the original FIN 46, which had been issued in January 2003, (b) eased some implementation problems, and (c) added new scope exceptions. FIN 46R deferred the effective date of the Interpretation for public companies, to the end of the first reporting period ending after March 15, 2004, except that all public companies must at a minimum apply the provisions of the Interpretation to entities that were previously considered “special-purpose entities” under the FASB literature prior to the issuance of FIN 46R by the end of the first reporting period ending after December 15, 2003. The Company expects that this new standard will not have any material effect on its financial condition and results of operations attributable to the financial accounting for any variable interest entity in which the Company currently has an interest.
 
    In June 2002 the Board adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (FAS 146). FAS 146 addresses significant issues relating to the recognition, measurement, and reporting of costs associated with exit and disposal activities, including restructuring activities, and nullifies the guidance in EITF Issue No. 94-3, “Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring).” The Company adopted FAS 146 effective January 1, 2003; adoption of the standard had no material effect on the Company’s financial condition of results of operations.
 
    In December 2002 the Board adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 148, “Accounting for Stock Based Compensation - - Transition and Disclosure – an amendment of FAS 123” (FAS 148). FAS 148 provides additional transition guidance for those entities that elect to voluntarily adopt the accounting provisions of FAS 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (FAS 123). FAS 148 does not change the provisions of FAS 123 that permit entities to continue to apply the intrinsic value method of APB 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees” (APB 25). Instead, the standard is intended to encourage the adoption of the accounting provisions of FAS 123. Under the provisions of FAS 148, companies that choose to adopt the accounting provisions of FAS 123 will be permitted to select from three transition methods. Even those companies that choose not to adopt the accounting provisions of FAS 123 will be affected by this standard. FAS 148 mandates certain new disclosures that are incremental to those required by FAS 123. The transition and annual disclosure provisions of FAS 148 are effective for interim periods and fiscal years ending after December 15, 2002. The Company continues to account for its stock options under APB 25 and adopted the new disclosure requirements of the FAS 148 effective the quarter ended December 31, 2002.
 
15.   Business Conditions and Liquidity
 
    For the past several years the Company has incurred substantial net losses, including not only asset impairment charges and reorganization costs, but also operating losses. These financial results reflect the difficult business conditions within the manufactured housing industry over the last several years, including a highly competitive environment caused principally by the industry’s aggressive expansion in the retail distribution channel, excessive amounts of finished goods and repossession inventory, and a significant reduction in the availability of financing at both the wholesale and retail levels. Declines in overall economic conditions have contributed to a difficult environment. The industry estimates that

 


 

    shipments of manufactured homes from production facilities declined by approximately 13% during calendar 2002 and by approximately 22% during calendar 2003, while industry repossessions continue in the approximate range of 80,000 to 90,000 units annually, more than 50% of new home shipments.
 
    In addition to the industry and economic factors described above, consumer loans originated by the Company have performed poorly, and the manufactured housing asset-backed securities market into which the Company sells its loans has deteriorated. The Company’s poor loan performance, coupled with declining recovery rates in the repossession market, resulted in the Company’s loan servicing fees being substantially eliminated; such fees were payable to the Company on a subordinated basis prior to the assignment of the Company’s servicing contracts to Oakwood Servicing as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. These factors also increased the estimated future payments the Company would be required to make to the holders of subordinated REMIC bonds that it has guaranteed.
 
    Although the Company took substantial steps to lower inventory levels, reduce operating expenses and maximize cash flow, these improvements were not sufficient to offset the overall poor performance of the loan portfolio, the deterioration in the asset-backed securitization market, the general economic recession and the adverse market conditions present in the manufactured housing sector since 1999. As a result, on November 15, 2002 the Debtors filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The Debtors filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in order to restructure their financial position and access new working capital while continuing to operate in the ordinary course of business.
 
    The Company believes that borrowings under the credit facilities described in Note 2, coupled with continued access to the asset-backed securitization market and/or whole loan sales, as well as operating cash flow (including increased servicing fee cash flow described in Note 2), will be sufficient to enable the Company to meet its obligations and to execute its business plan pending consummation of the sale of assets to Clayton Homes. Continued access to borrowings under such facilities is dependent upon the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions contained therein, including compliance with financial covenants. In addition, the DIP Facility terminates not later than June 30, 2004. The Company has a commitment from a lender to provide up to $250 million of exit financing to implement the Standalone Plan if the sale to Clayton is not consummated and the Amended Plan is confirmed, and has completed the documentation for such financing.
 
    The retail financing of sales of the Company’s products historically has been an integral part of the Company’s vertical integration strategy. Such financing consumes substantial amounts of capital, which the Company has obtained principally by regularly securitizing such loans through the asset-backed securities market. In March 2003 the Company completed, on a servicing-released basis, a whole loan sale of $260 million of loans rather than securitizing them. The Company believes that its net proceeds from the whole loans sale were adversely affected by poor conditions in the manufactured housing asset-backed market, which has in recent years provided the majority of permanent financing for such loans. Such poor conditions include substantially reduced market demand for new asset-backed securities, an increase in the rate of interest on such securities required by investors, and an increase in credit enhancement required by credit rating agencies to achieve credit ratings necessary to market the securities successfully. The Company believes such poor market conditions are the result of worse than expected credit performance by pools of manufactured housing loans securitized in recent years, including but not limited to pools securitized by the Company. The Company also believes that the uncertainties surrounding the Company’s bankruptcy filing also may have contributed to the level of discount on the loans sold. In October 2003 the Company sold an additional $130 million of loans on a servicing-released basis, the proceeds of which were approximately $114 million. While the purchase price improved from the March 2003 loan sale, the price remained less than the cost of the loans.
 
    The Company may engage in asset-backed securitization transactions in the future, although the terms of any such securitizations will likely be less favorable to the Company than those of prior securitizations. The Company believes that this deterioration in terms will occur primarily as a result of

 


 

    the Company’s current circumstances as well as recent negative developments in the market for asset- backed securities involving manufactured housing loans. As a result of those negative trends, the Company will likely receive less cash proceeds in connection with any such securitizations than it typically received in securitizations in 2002 and earlier years. The Company may engage in whole loan sales in the future as an alternative to, or in addition to, loan securitizations. Should the Company’s ability to access the asset-backed securities market or the whole loan sale market become impaired, the Company would be required to obtain additional sources of funding for its finance business or further curtail its loan originations, which could adversely affect its ability to execute the Standalone Plan if the sale of the Company’s assets to Clayton is not consummated.
 
    From time to time, the Company has retained certain subordinated securities from its securitizations. At December 31, 2003 the Company had retained such subordinated asset-backed securities having a carrying value of $1.7 million associated with the August 2002 securitization, as well as securities having a carrying value of $968,000 from securitization transactions prior to 1994. The Company considers any asset-backed securities retained to be available for sale and would consider opportunities to liquidate these securities based upon market conditions. Continued lack of demand for subordinated asset-backed securities would likely require the Company to seek alternative sources of financing for the loans originated by the consumer finance business, or require the Company to seek alternative long-term financing for the subordinated asset-backed securities. There can be no assurance that such alternative financing can be obtained, and the inability of the Company to obtain such alternative financing could have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity and operations.

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

Overview

     On November 15, 2002 (the “Petition Date”), Oakwood Homes Corporation and 14 of its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws (the “Bankruptcy Code” or “Chapter 11”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware (the “Court”) under case number 02-13396. The reorganization is being jointly administered under the caption “In re Oakwood Homes Corporation, et al.” The Debtors currently are operating their business as debtors-in-possession pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. As a debtor-in-possession, the Company is authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the approval of the Court, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.

     The Company initially decided to file for reorganization under Chapter 11 in order to restructure its balance sheet and access new working capital while continuing to operate in the ordinary course of business. This decision was based upon the continued poor performance of loans originated by the Company, as well as extremely weak conditions in the manufactured housing industry and deteriorating terms in the asset-backed securitization market into which the Company sells its loans. Other factors contributing to the decision to file included a general economic recession, declining recovery rates in the repossession market, the substantial reduction in loan servicing fees received and the withdrawal of manufactured housing floor plan lenders offering financing to many of the Company’s wholesale dealers.

     In connection with the Company’s filing for protection under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, the Company has focused on continuing and improving the Company’s operations during the bankruptcy proceedings. This focus has included:

    focusing on closing marginal or unprofitable operations;
 
    improving the results of those operations that continue; and
 
    adding liquidity to the Company’s balance sheet by selling or otherwise realizing the value of idle assets, including assets idled by closures of operating locations.

 


 

     Additionally, in anticipation of the Company’s emergence from bankruptcy, the Company has focused on the following:

    obtaining financing to continue operations during and after the bankruptcy proceedings;
 
    developing a plan of reorganization that would allow the Company to emerge as a standalone entity upon emergence from bankruptcy; and
 
    engaging in ongoing efforts to sell the Company or its assets if such sale is, in the judgment of the interested parties, in the best interest of the bankruptcy estate.

     Further information related to the bankruptcy filing is included under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

Critical Accounting Estimates

     The Company has chosen accounting policies that it believes are appropriate to accurately and fairly report its results of operations and financial position, and it applies those accounting policies in a consistent manner. The Company’s significant accounting policies are summarized in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the transition period ended June 30, 2003.

     The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires that the Company’s management make estimates and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are based on historical and other factors believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The Company evaluates these estimates and assumptions on an ongoing basis. Actual results can and frequently will differ from these estimates. It is possible that materially different amounts would be reported under different conditions or using different methods or assumptions.

     The Company believes that the following accounting policies are the most critical because they involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements.

Basis of presentation

     The consolidated financial statements contained herein have been prepared on a going concern basis, which assumes continuity of operations and realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the ordinary course of business, and in accordance with Statement of Position 90-7, “Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code” (“SOP 90-7”). Accordingly, all pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise have been segregated in the consolidated balance sheet and classified as liabilities subject to compromise, at the estimated amount of allowable claims. Liabilities not subject to compromise are separately classified. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses and provisions for losses resulting from the reorganization are reported separately as reorganization items in the consolidated statement of operations. Cash used for reorganization items is disclosed separately. On April 22, 2003 the Board of Directors approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from September 30 to June 30.

Loan securitization

     The Company historically financed its lending activities primarily by securitizing the loans it originates using Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits (“REMICs”) or, for certain FHA-insured loans, using collateralized mortgage obligations issued under authority granted to the Company by the Government National Mortgage Association (“GNMA”). The Company has not securitized any loans since August 2002.

 


 

     The Company allocates the sum of its basis in the loans conveyed to each REMIC and the costs of forming the REMIC among the REMIC interests retained and the REMIC interests sold to investors based upon the relative estimated fair values of such interests.

     The Company estimates the fair value of retained REMIC interests, including regular and residual interests, servicing contracts and guarantee liabilities based, in part, upon credit loss, discount rate and prepayment assumptions which management believes market participants would use for similar instruments.

     Income on retained REMIC regular and residual interests is recorded using the level yield method over the period such interests are outstanding. The rate of voluntary prepayments and the amount and timing of credit losses affect the Company’s yield on retained regular and residual REMIC interests and the fair value of such interests and of servicing contracts and guarantee liabilities in periods subsequent to the securitization; the actual rate of voluntary prepayments and credit losses typically varies over the life of the transaction and from transaction to transaction. If over time the Company’s prepayment and credit loss experience is more favorable than that assumed, the Company’s yield on its REMIC residual interests will be enhanced. If experience is worse than assumed, then impairment charges could result. The yield to maturity of regular REMIC interests may be influenced by prepayment rates and credit losses, but is less likely to be influenced by such factors because cash distributions on regular REMIC interests are senior to distributions on residual REMIC interests.

     Residual and regular REMIC interests retained by the Company following securitization are considered available for sale and are carried at their estimated fair value. Increases in the value of retained REMIC regular and residual interests are included in accumulated other comprehensive income.

     Declines in the value of retained REMIC regular and residual interests are recognized when the fair value of the retained interest is less than its carrying value and the timing and/or the amount of cash expected to be received from the retained interest has changed adversely from the previous valuation which determined the carrying value of the retained interest. When both of these circumstances occur, the carrying value of the retained interest permanently is reduced to its estimated fair value by a charge to earnings.

     The Company has no securities held for trading or investment purposes.

Servicing contracts and fees

     Servicing contracts are carried at the lower of cost or market. Servicing fee income is recognized as earned, net of amortization of servicing assets and liabilities, which are amortized in proportion to and over the period of estimated net servicing income. If the estimated fair value of a servicing contract is less than its carrying value, the Company records a valuation allowance by a charge to earnings to reduce the carrying value of the contract to its estimated fair value. Valuation allowances may be reversed to earnings upon the recovery of a contract’s fair value. Such recoveries are only recognized after sustained performance of the pool has been demonstrated.

Guarantee liabilities

     The Company estimates the fair value of guarantee liabilities as the greater of the estimated price differential between guaranteed and substantially similar unguaranteed securities offered for sale by the Company and the present value of payments, if any, estimated to be made as a result of such guarantees. Guarantee liabilities are amortized to income over the period during which the guarantee is outstanding. Amortization is commenced only upon a demonstrated history of pool performance.

     If the present value of any estimated guarantee payments exceeds the amount recorded with respect to such guarantee, the Company records an impairment charge to earnings to increase the guarantee liability to such present value.

 


 

Loans held for sale or investment

     Loans held for sale are carried at the lower of cost or market. Loans held for investment are carried at their outstanding principal amounts, less unamortized discounts and plus unamortized premiums.

Reserve for credit losses

     The Company maintains reserves for estimated credit losses on loans held for investment, on loans warehoused prior to securitization and on loans sold to third parties with full or limited recourse. The Company provides for losses in amounts necessary to maintain the reserves at amounts the Company believes are sufficient to provide for probable losses based upon the Company’s historical loss experience, current economic conditions and an assessment of current portfolio performance measures.

Income taxes

     The Company accounts for deferred income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are based on the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and tax basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities at enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. Valuation allowances are provided against assets if it is anticipated that it is more likely than not that some or all of a deferred tax asset may not be realized.

Reclassifications

     Certain amounts previously reported for three and six months ended December 31, 2002 have been reclassified to conform to classifications for the six months ended December 31, 2003.

Results of Operations - Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002

     The following table summarizes certain statistics for the quarters ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

                 
    Three months ended
    December 31,
    2003   2002
   
 
Retail sales (in thousands)
  $ 60,354     $ 96,405  
Wholesale sales (in thousands)
  $ 82,219     $ 81,015  
Total sales (in thousands)
  $ 142,573     $ 177,420  
Gross profit % - consolidated
    23.2 %     12.4 %
New single-section homes sold - retail
    125       457  
New multi-section homes sold - retail
    862       1,620  
Used homes sold - retail
    70       201  
New single-section homes sold - wholesale
    163       306  
New multi-section homes sold - wholesale
    1,681       1,823  
Average new single-section sales price - retail
  $ 26,300     $ 23,900  
Average new single-section sales price - retail, excluding bulk sales
  $ 30,900     $ 33,800  
Average new multi-section sales price- retail
  $ 65,500     $ 51,400  
Average new multi-section sales price- retail, excluding bulk sales
  $ 68,500     $ 58,800  
Average new single-section sales price - wholesale
  $ 23,800     $ 20,700  
Average new multi-section sales price - wholesale
  $ 46,600     $ 40,900  
Weighted average number of retail sales centers open during the period
    103       207  

 


 

Net sales

     The Company’s sales volume continued to be adversely affected by extremely competitive industry conditions and generally weak economic conditions, as well as a reduction in the number of open sales centers during the quarter ended December 31, 2003 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2002. Retail sales dollar volume decreased 37%, reflecting a 52% decrease in new unit volume, as a result of the Company operating fewer sales centers during the quarter as compared to the same period last year, offset by higher selling prices and a change in product mix. The average new unit sales prices of single-section and multi-section homes increased 10% and 27%, respectively. Average retail sales prices of single-section and multi-section homes increased as a result of sales price reductions taken in the prior year to sell inventory at closing sales centers, including bulk sales of retail inventory at wholesale prices to other manufactured housing dealers. Excluding these bulk sales of inventory at closing retail sales centers, average retail sales prices in the three months ended December 31, 2003 on single-section and multi-section homes were $30,900 and $68,500, respectively. Multi-section homes accounted for 87% of retail new unit sales compared to 78% last year.

     During the quarter ended December 31, 2003 the Company closed two underperforming sales centers compared to closing 35 sales centers during the prior year quarter in connection with the Company’s November 2002 restructuring. At December 31, 2003 the Company had 99 retail sales centers open compared to 189 open at December 31, 2002. Total new home retail sales dollars at sales centers open more than one year increased 3% during the three months ended December 31, 2003.

     Wholesale sales represent sales of manufactured homes to independent retailers. Wholesale sales dollar volume increased 1% during the quarter ended December 31, 2003 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2002, reflecting a an increase in the average new unit sales price of single-section and multi-section homes of 15% and 14%, respectively, which resulted principally from a change in product mix. This increase was substantially offset by a 13% decrease in unit volume. The decline in unit volume results principally from the closure in November 2002 of five manufacturing plants which served wholesale dealers in certain areas of the country.

Gross profit

     Consolidated gross profit margin increased from 12.4% in the three months ended December 31, 2002 to 23.2% in the three months ended December 31, 2003. The quarter ended December 31, 2002 included an $8.5 million writedown to estimated lower of cost or market on inventory remaining at closing retail sales centers and manufacturing plants, which adversely affected gross profit margin by approximately 4.8 percentage points. The prior year quarter also included significantly reduced margins on sales of inventory to customers at closing sales centers and the bulk sale of retail inventory at wholesale prices to other manufactured housing dealers. Partially offsetting these items, wholesale sales increased from 46% of total sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2002 to 58% of net sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2003. Wholesale sales typically carry lower margins than the Company’s integrated retail sales.

Consumer finance revenues

     Consumer finance revenues are summarized as follows:

 


 

                   
      Three months ended
      December 31,
(in thousands)   2003   2002
     
 
Gains (losses) on securities sold and loans sold or held for sale:
               
 
Gain (loss) on sale of securities and loans
  $ 69     $  
 
Lower of cost or market valuation adjustments on loans held for sale
    584       (48,683 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
    653       (48,683 )
Interest income
    2,110       5,151  
Servicing fees, net of amortization of servicing assets and liabilities
    8,465       13,360  
REMIC residual income
    382       405  
Impairment and valuation provisions - retained REM IC interests
    103,256       (16,425 )
Other
    951       812  
 
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 115,817     $ (45,380 )
 
 
   
     
 

     At December 31, 2002 the Company recorded a charge of $48.7 million to reduce the carrying value of loans held for sale to the lower of cost or market. The adjustment reflected anticipated securitization terms that were less favorable than those of prior periods.

     The decrease in interest income reflects lower average outstanding balances of loans held for sale in the warehouse prior to sale.

     The decline in loan servicing fees, which are reported net of amortization of servicing assets and liabilities, reflects a decrease in the average principal balance of loans serviced by the Company.

     Impairment and valuation provisions on retained REMIC interests are summarized as follows:

                 
    Three months ended
    December 31,
   
(in thousands)   2003   2002
   
 
Impairment writedowns of residual REMIC interests
  $ (302 )   $  
Impairment writedowns of regular REMIC interests
    (1,574 )     (367 )
Valuation provisions on servicing contracts
          (2,100 )
Provision for guarantee obligations on REMIC securities sold
    105,132       (13,958 )
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 103,256     $ (16,425 )
 
   
     
 

     Impairment and valuation provisions generally result from changes in the Company’s estimates of credit losses on securitized loans. The Company’s inability to offer consumer financing to facilitate retail sales of repossessed homes due to liquidity constraints has required the Company to increase the number of repossessed homes sold through the wholesale distribution channel, which typically carries much lower recovery rates than those sold through the retail distribution channel. The Company currently sells substantially all repossessions through wholesale channels of distribution and expects this practice to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition to this change, the Company also revised upward certain of its expected default rates on securitization pools which have experienced a rise in repossessions due to continued weak economic conditions. As a result of these factors, the Company expects future credit losses to remain at elevated levels, particularly in the near to mid-term. Accordingly, the Company has recorded impairment charges to reflect updated valuations of its estimated REMIC residual asset cash flows and estimated payments under guarantee obligations on certain subordinated securities sold. The adverse effect

 


 

of credit losses on the value of the Company’s servicing contracts was substantially eliminated in 2003 by the elevation of the payment priority of the Company’s servicing fees, as more fully described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. As a result, no valuation provisions on servicing contracts were recorded during the quarter ended December 31, 2003.

     During the three months ended December 31, 2003, the Company reduced the amount recorded for potential guarantee payments with respect to guaranteed subordinated REMIC securities by approximately $104 million to give effect to a change in the estimate of the amount at which related claims will be allowed in the Company’s bankruptcy case, as more fully described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

     As further described in the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K, the estimated value of the Company’s retained interests in securitizations is sensitive to changes in certain key economic assumptions, particularly the credit losses assumption which includes estimations of the timing, frequency and severity of loan defaults.

     At December 31, 2003 the aggregate valuation of retained interests was a net liability of $239.1 million, reflecting guarantee obligations on certain REMIC securities. The effect of a 10% adverse change in the credit losses assumption at December 31, 2003 would not materially affect the net liability, because the Company’s estimate of the guarantee liability gives effect to statements by the Bankruptcy Court as described in Note 5, and because the Company’s right to receive servicing fees is no longer adversely affected by credit losses. Management continues to monitor performance of the loan pools and underlying collateral and adjust the carrying value of assets and liabilities arising from loan securitizations as appropriate. Changes in the rate at which serviced loans default and prepay voluntarily could affect the value of loan servicing assets and result in future impairment provisions.

     For the three months ended December 31, 2003 total credit losses on the Company’s loan portfolio, including losses relating to assets securitized by the Company, loans held for investment, loans held for sale and loans sold with full or partial recourse, amounted to approximately 9.85% on an annualized basis of the average principal balance of the related loans, compared to approximately 7.10% on an annualized basis for the three months ended December 31, 2002. Because losses on repossessions are reflected in the loss ratio principally in the period during which the repossessed property is disposed of, fluctuations in the number of repossessed properties disposed of from period to period may cause variations in the charge-off ratio. The Company disposed of approximately 3,355 and 3,196 repossessed properties for the three months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, increased sales of repossessions through wholesale distribution channels, which typically carry much lower recovery rates than repossessions sold through retail channels, contributed to the increase in the charge-off ratio. At December 31, 2003 the Company had a total of 5,191 unsold properties in repossession or foreclosure (approximately 4.96% of the total number of serviced loans) compared to 5,874 and 7,949 at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively (approximately 4.82% and 6.02%, respectively, of the total number of serviced loans).

     At December 31, 2003 the delinquency rate on loans serviced by the Company was 4.9%, compared to 6.2% at December 31, 2002. High delinquency levels and continuing weak economic conditions may result in increased repossessions and related future impairment and valuation provisions.

Insurance revenues

     As part of its decision to reorganize under Chapter 11, the Company analyzed the impact of the bankruptcy filing on the ability of the Company’s captive reinsurance business to continue to meet all regulatory liquidity and solvency requirements and the ongoing administrative costs of its operation. Effective November 1, 2002 the Company entered into a voluntary liquidation plan under which the remaining physical damage insurance exposure was ceded back to the ceding company, eliminating all insurance underwriting risk. Under the terms of a physical damage recapture agreement, all unearned physical damage premiums and loss reserves were transferred back to the ceding company. As a result, the

 


 

Company’s captive reinsurance subsidiary ceased to insure any policyholder risks as of that date and will discontinue all operations and be formally closed upon receipt of regulatory approval.

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $16.9 million, or 32%, in the quarter ended December 31, 2003 compared to the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This decrease is primarily due to the closure of sales centers and manufacturing plants in connection with the Company’s restructuring described below. Selling, general and administrative expenses fell to 25.7% of net sales in the three months ended December 31, 2003 from 30.2% of net sales in the three months ended December 31, 2002 despite the fixed nature of certain of these expenses, due to cost reduction efforts and the closure of relatively poorer performing retail and manufacturing operations, and because wholesale sales, which have lower selling costs than retail sales, made up a larger part of total sales in the quarter ended December 31, 2003 than in the prior year quarter.

Consumer finance operating expenses

     Consumer finance operating expenses decreased $6.1 million, or 39%, during the quarter ended December 31, 2003 principally due to reduced loan servicing costs arising from a reduction in the size of the servicing portfolio and reduced headcount as a consequence of lower origination volume.

Restructuring charges

     Restructuring charges relate principally to asset writedowns and closing cost accruals arising from decisions to close manufacturing plants, sales centers and other locations, and to reduce overhead costs. Restructuring charges for the three months ended December 31, 2002 reflect the closure of five manufacturing plants, the Company’s loan origination operations in Texas and approximately 75 retail sales centers as part of the Company’s operational restructuring in November 2002.

Asset impairment charges

     Asset impairment charges in the three months ended December 31, 2003 relate principally to valuation provisions of $64.0 million recorded to reduce the carrying value of assets to be sold to Clayton, as described in Note 2, to net realizable value. In the three months ended December 31, 2002, the Company recorded impairment charges of $13.8 million to write down closed manufacturing facilities held for sale to their appraised values.

Interest expense

     Interest expense decreased $3.2 million, or 32%, during the three months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the three months ended December 31, 2002. Under SOP 90-7, interest expense is recorded only to the extent it will be paid during the Chapter 11 proceeding or if it is probable it will be an allowed priority, secured or unsecured claim. In accordance with SOP 90-7, approximately $6.1 million of contractually stated interest was not recorded as interest expense during the three months ended December 31, 2003. The decrease in interest expense resulting from not recording interest on pre-petition debt was slightly offset by an increase in interest on short-term borrowings due to higher average balances outstanding and higher interest rates.

Reorganization items

     Reorganization items represent amounts incurred by the Company as a direct result of the Chapter 11 filing and are presented separately in the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with SOP 90-7. In December 2002 and January 2003, the Court approved orders that elevated OAC’s right to receive servicing fees to a senior position, rather than its previous subordinated position, in the distribution of cash flows from the REMIC trusts and, in certain instances, increased the amount of the fees, as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the Company recaptured or reversed

 


 

impairment charges previously taken related to its servicing assets and liabilities. Such charges originally resulted from projected cash servicing fee shortfalls due to the subordinated position of OAC’s right to receive servicing fees. The recapture or reversal amounted to $75.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This was more than offset by impairment charges of $235.8 million related to the Company’s guarantee liabilities and $1.2 million related to retained regular REMIC interests. The substantial impairment charges arose as a result of cash distributions to holders of guaranteed REMIC securities now being subordinated to the payment of servicing fees to the Company. This subordination increased the estimated amount of principal and interest that the Company will be required to pay under the guarantees. Reorganization items for the quarter ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 include professional fees of $5.0 million and $7.2 million, respectively, representing financial, legal, real estate and valuation services directly associated with the reorganization process.

Income taxes

     No income tax provision has been recorded with respect to pretax income for the three months ended December 31, 2003 because the Company estimates its effective income tax rate for the year ended June 30, 2004 will be zero. No income tax benefit was recorded with respect to net losses incurred for the three months ended December 31, 2002. Because the Company has operated at a loss in each of its five most recent fiscal years and believes difficult competitive and economic conditions may continue for the foreseeable future, the Company believes that under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” it is not appropriate to record income tax benefits with respect to current losses because of the uncertainty of realization of any tax benefit attributable to such losses. As of June 30, 2003 the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $281 million, and had recorded valuation allowances for substantially all of the related deferred income tax assets because of the uncertainty surrounding their realization. The Company’s proposed plan of reorganization, should it be implemented, could result in utilization of a significant amount of these net operating loss carryforwards to offset cancellation of indebtedness income arising from implementation of the proposed reorganization plan. In addition, implementation of the proposed plan of reorganization may result in limitations on the utilization of any remaining net operating loss carryforwards

Results of Operations - Six Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2003

     The following table summarizes certain statistics for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002:

 


 

                 
    Six months ended
    December 31,
    2003   2002
   
 
Retail sales (in thousands)
  $ 127,154     $ 228,619  
Wholesale sales (in thousands)
  $ 168,803     $ 190,407  
Total sales (in thousands)
  $ 295,957     $ 419,026  
Gross profit % - consolidated
    21.1 %     19.3 %
New single-section homes sold - retail
    277       963  
New multi-section homes sold - retail
    1,904       3,481  
Used homes sold - retail
    173       407  
New single-section homes sold - wholesale
    495       863  
New multi-section homes sold - wholesale
    3,486       4,285  
Average new single-section sales price - retail
  $ 26,500     $ 28,500  
Average new single-section sales price - retail, excluding bulk sales
  $ 31,100     $ 32,400  
Average new multi-section sales price- retail
  $ 62,100     $ 56,600  
Average new multi-section sales price- retail, excluding bulk sales
  $ 67,500     $ 60,700  
Average new single-section sales price - wholesale
  $ 22,400     $ 19,900  
Average new multi-section sales price - wholesale
  $ 45,200     $ 40,400  
Weighted average number of retail sales centers open during the period
    104       212  

Net sales

     The Company’s sales volume continued to be adversely affected by competitive industry conditions and generally weak economic conditions, as well as a reduction in the number of open sales centers during the six months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2002. Retail sales dollar volume decreased 44%, reflecting a 51% decrease in new unit volume, principally as a result of the Company operating fewer sales centers during the six months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the comparable period last year. In addition, the average new unit sales prices of single-section homes decreased 7% and multi-section homes increased 10%. Average retail sales prices of single-section homes decreased as a result of sales price reductions taken to sell inventory at closing sales centers, including bulk sales of retail inventory at wholesale prices to other manufactured housing dealers. Excluding these bulk sales of inventory at closing retail sales centers, average retail sales prices in the six months ended December 31, 2003 on single-section and multi-section homes were $31,100 and $67,500, respectively. Multi-section homes accounted for 87% of retail new unit sales compared to 78% last year.

     During the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 the Company closed 14 and 47 underperforming sales centers, respectively. These closures resulted principally from the Company’s November 2002 restructuring. At December 31, 2003 the Company had 99 retail sales centers open compared to 189 open at December 31, 2002. Total new home retail sales dollars at sales centers open more than one year decreased 15% during the six months ended December 31, 2003.

     Wholesale sales represent sales of manufactured homes to independent retailers. Wholesale sales dollar volume decreased 11% during the six months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2002, reflecting a 23% decrease in wholesale unit volume. The decline in unit volume results principally from the closure in November 2002 of five manufacturing plants which served wholesale dealers in certain areas of the country. This decrease was partially offset by an increase in the average new unit sales price of single-section and multi-section homes of 13% and 12%, respectively, which resulted principally from a change in product mix.

Gross profit

 


 

     Consolidated gross profit margin increased from 19.3% in the six months ended December 31, 2002 to 21.1% in the six months ended December 31, 2003. The six months ended December 31, 2002 included an $8.5 million writedown to estimated lower of cost or market on inventory remaining at closing retail sales centers and manufacturing plants, which adversely affected gross profit margin by approximately 2.1 percentage points. The prior year six months also included significantly reduced margins on sales of inventory to customers at closing sales centers and the bulk sale of retail inventory at wholesale prices to other manufactured housing dealers. While these adverse factors were not present in 2003 or were present to a lesser degree, wholesale sales increased from 45% of total sales in the six months ended December 31, 2002 to 57% in the six months ended December 31, 2003. Wholesale sales typically carry lower margins than the Company’s integrated retail sales.

Consumer finance revenues

     Consumer finance revenues are summarized as follows:

                   
      Six months ended
      December 31,
(in thousands)   2003   2002
     
 
Gains (losses) on securities sold and loans sold or held for sale:
               
 
Gain (loss) on sale of securities and loans
  $ 8,252     $ 1,188  
 
Lower of cost or market valuation adjustments on loans held for sale
    16,394       (49,798 )
 
 
   
     
 
 
    24,646       (48,610 )
Interest income
    6,659       8,442  
Servicing fees, net of amortization of servicing assets and liabilities
    17,435       19,718  
REMIC residual income
    755       1,064  
Impairment and valuation provisions - retained REM IC interests
    100,317       (29,599 )
Other
    1,928       1,533  
 
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 151,740     $ (47,452 )
 
 
   
     
 

     On October 8, 2003 the Company sold approximately $130 million of loans at a price significantly greater than the price at which loans were previously sold in March 2003. The lower of cost or market valuation allowance at December 31, 2003 was computed based upon the October 2003 sales transaction and the necessary valuation allowance was approximately $15.8 million less than that required at June 30, 2003, and such reduction has been reflected in income for the six months ended December 31, 2003. In addition, during the six months ended December 31, 2003 the Company received contingent sales proceeds relating to the March 2003 loan sale which, because their receipt was contingent, were not recorded in March 2003. Such proceeds, and adjustments to reserves recorded in connection with the March 2003 transaction resulting from the resolution of uncertainties, have been reflected in gain on sale of loans for the six months ended December 31, 2003.

     The decrease in interest income reflects lower average outstanding balances of loans held for sale in the warehouse prior to sale.

     The decline in loan servicing fees, which are reported net of amortization of servicing assets and liabilities, reflects a decrease in the average principal balance of loans serviced by the Company.

     Impairment and valuation provisions on retained REMIC interests are summarized as follows:

 


 

                 
    Six months ended
    December 31,
   
(in thousands)   2003   2002
   
 
Impairment writedowns of residual REMIC interests
  $ (321 )   $  
Impairment writedowns of regular REMIC interests
    (3,539 )     (604 )
Valuation provisions on servicing contracts
          (9,775 )
Provision for guarantee obligations on REMIC securities sold
    104,177       (19,220 )
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 100,317     $ (29,599 )
 
   
     
 

     Impairment and valuation provisions generally result from changes in the Company’s estimates of credit losses on securitized loans. The Company’s inability to offer consumer financing to facilitate retail sales of repossessed homes due to liquidity constraints has required the Company to increase the number of repossessed homes sold through the wholesale distribution channel, which typically carries much lower recovery rates than those sold through the retail distribution channel. The Company currently sells substantially all repossessions through wholesale channels of distribution and expects this practice to continue for the foreseeable future. In addition to this change, the Company also revised upward certain of its expected default rates on securitization pools which have experienced a rise in repossessions due to continued weak economic conditions. As a result of these factors, the Company expects future credit losses to remain at elevated levels, particularly in the near to mid-term. Accordingly, the Company has recorded impairment charges to reflect updated valuations of its estimated REMIC residual asset cash flows and estimated payments under guarantee obligations on certain subordinated securities sold. The adverse effect of credit losses on the value of the Company’s servicing contracts was substantially eliminated in 2003 by the elevation of the payment priority of the Company’s servicing fees, as more fully described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. As a result, no valuation provisions on servicing contracts were recorded during the six months ended December 31, 2003.

     During the six months ended December 31, 2003, the Company reduced the amount recorded for potential guarantee payments with respect to guaranteed subordinated REMIC securities by approximately $104 million to give effect to a change in the estimate of the amount at which related claims will be allowed in the Company’s bankruptcy case, as more fully described in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

     As further described in the Company’s Annual Report of Form 10-K, the estimated value of the Company’s retained interests in securitizations is sensitive to changes in certain key economic assumptions, particularly the credit losses assumption which includes estimations of the timing, frequency and severity of loan defaults.

     At December 31, 2003 the aggregate valuation of retained interests was a net liability of $239.1 million, reflecting guarantee obligations on certain REMIC securities. The effect of a 10% adverse change in the credit losses assumption at December 31, 2003 would not materially affect the net liability, because the Company’s estimate of the guarantee liability gives effect to statements by the Bankruptcy Court as described in Note 5, and because the Company’s right to receive servicing fees is no longer adversely affected by credit losses. Management continues to monitor performance of the loan pools and underlying collateral and adjust the carrying value of assets and liabilities arising from loan securitizations as appropriate. Changes in the rate at which serviced loans default and prepay voluntarily could affect the value of loan servicing assets and result in future impairment provisions.

     For the six months ended December 31, 2003 total credit losses on the Company’s loan portfolio, including losses relating to assets securitized by the Company, loans held for investment, loans held for sale and loans sold with full or partial recourse, amounted to approximately 11.22% on an annualized basis of the average principal balance of the related loans, compared to approximately 7.77% on an annualized basis for the six months ended December 31, 2002. Because losses on repossessions are reflected in the

 


 

loss ratio principally in the period during which the repossessed property is disposed of, fluctuations in the number of repossessed properties disposed of from period to period may cause variations in the charge-off ratio. The Company disposed of approximately 7,170 and 6,521 repossessed properties for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively. In addition, increased sales of repossessions through wholesale distribution channels, which carry much lower recovery rates than repossessions sold through retail channels, contributed to the increase in the charge-off ratio. At December 31, 2003 the Company had a total of 5,191 unsold properties in repossession or foreclosure (approximately 4.96% of the total number of serviced loans) compared to 5,874 and 7,949 at June 30, 2003 and December 31, 2002, respectively (approximately 4.82% and 6.02%, respectively, of the total number of serviced loans).

     At December 31, 2003 the delinquency rate on loans serviced by the Company was 4.9%, compared to 6.2% at December 31, 2002. Higher delinquency levels and continuing weak economic conditions may result in increased repossessions and related future impairment and valuation provisions.

Insurance revenues

     See discussion under “Results of Operations - Three Months Ended December 31, 2003 and 2002.”

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $48.5 million, or 42%, in the six months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2002. This decrease is primarily due to the closure of sales centers and manufacturing plants in connection with the Company’s restructuring described below. Selling, general and administrative expenses fell to 23.1% of net sales in the six months ended December 31, 2003 from 27.9% of net sales in the six months ended December 31, 2002 despite the fixed nature of certain of these expenses, due to cost reduction efforts and the closure of relatively poorer performing retail and manufacturing operations, and because wholesale sales, which have lower selling costs than retail sales, made up a larger part of total sales in the six months ended December 31, 2003 than in the prior year period. Selling, general and administrative expenses for the six months ended December 31, 2003 also includes a credit of approximately $5.9 million relating to the reversal of previously recorded reserves for self-insurance costs as a result of the claims bar date for such claims having passed without the filing of any claim by potential claimants, net of additional provisions recorded for potential settlements of pre-petition litigation.

Consumer finance operating expenses

     Consumer finance operating expenses decreased $9.8 million, or 32%, during the six month ended December 31, 2003 principally due to reduced loan servicing costs arising from a reduction in the size of the servicing portfolio and reduced headcount as a consequence of lower origination volume.

Restructuring charges

     Restructuring charges relate principally to asset writedowns and closing cost accruals arising from decisions to close manufacturing plants, sales centers and other locations, and to reduce overhead costs. The reversal of restructuring charges for the six months ended December 31, 2003 principally reflects changes in the estimated magnitude of restructuring costs associated with plant and store closings initially recorded in November 2002.

     For the six months ended December 31, 2002, restructuring charges of $31.7 million reflect the closure of five manufacturing plants, the Company’s loan origination operations in Texas and approximately 75 retail sales centers as part of the Company’s operational restructuring in November 2002.

Asset impairment charges

     Asset impairment charges in the six months ended December 31, 2003 relate principally to valuation provisions of $64.0 million recorded to reduce the assets to be sold to Clayton to estimated net realizable

 


 

value (see Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements) and impairment charges to write off certain costs related to computer systems enhancements which are unlikely to be implemented by the Company.

     In the six months ended December 31, 2002 the Company recorded impairment charges of $51.2 million, principally as a result of a reassessment of the value of goodwill and other intangible assets, which the Company wrote off in their entirety, and $13.8 million to write down closed manufacturing facilities held for sale to their appraised values.

Interest expense

     Interest expense decreased $7.1 million, or 35%, during the six months ended December 31, 2003 compared to the six months ended December 31, 2002. Under SOP 90-7, interest expense is recorded only to the extent it will be paid during the Chapter 11 proceeding or if it is probable it will be an allowed priority, secured or unsecured claim. In accordance with SOP 90-7, approximately $12.2 million of contractually stated interest was not recorded as interest expense during the six months ended December 31, 2003. The decrease in interest expense resulting from not recording interest on pre-petition debt was slightly offset by an increase in interest on short-term borrowings due to higher average balances outstanding and higher interest rates.

Reorganization items

     Reorganization items represent amounts incurred by the Company as a direct result of the Chapter 11 filing and are presented separately in the consolidated statement of operations in accordance with SOP 90-7. In December 2002 and January 2003, the Court approved orders that elevated OAC’s right to receive servicing fees to a senior position, rather than its previous subordinated position, in the distribution of cash flows from the REMIC trusts and, in certain instances, increased the amount of the fees, as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. Accordingly, the Company recaptured or reversed impairment charges previously taken related to its servicing assets and liabilities. Such charges originally resulted from projected cash servicing fee shortfalls due to the subordinated position of OAC’s right to receive servicing fees. The recapture or reversal amounted to $75.1 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2002. This was more than offset by impairment charges of $235.8 million related to the Company’s guarantee liabilities and $1.2 million related to retained regular REMIC interests. The substantial impairment charges arose as a result of cash distributions to holders of guaranteed REMIC securities now being subordinated to the payment of servicing fees to the Company. This subordination increased the estimated amount of principal and interest that the Company will be required to pay under the guarantees. Reorganization items for the six months ended December 31, 2003 and 2002 include professional fees of $8.2 million and $7.2 million, respectively, representing financial, legal, real estate and valuation services directly associated with the reorganization process.

Income taxes

     No income tax provision has been recorded with respect to pretax income for the six months ended December 31, 2003 because the Company estimates its effective income tax rate for the year ended June 30, 2004 will be zero. No income tax benefit was recorded with respect to net losses incurred for the six months ended December 31, 2002. Because the Company has operated at a loss in each of its five most recent fiscal years and believes difficult competitive and economic conditions may continue for the foreseeable future, the Company believes that under the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” it is not appropriate to record income tax benefits with respect to current losses because of the uncertainty of realization of any tax benefit attributable to such losses. As of June 30, 2003 the Company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $281 million, and had recorded valuation allowances for substantially all of the related deferred income tax assets because of the uncertainty surrounding their realization. The Company’s proposed plan of reorganization, should it be implemented, could result in utilization of a significant amount of these net operating loss carryforwards to offset cancellation of indebtedness income arising from implementation of the proposed reorganization plan. In addition, implementation of the proposed plan of reorganization may result in limitations on the utilization of any remaining net operating loss carryforwards

 


 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

     For the past several years the Company has incurred substantial net losses, including not only asset impairment charges and reorganization costs, but also operating losses. These financial results reflect the difficult business conditions within the manufactured housing industry over the last several years, including a highly competitive environment caused principally by the industry’s aggressive expansion in the retail distribution channel, excessive amounts of finished goods and repossession inventory, and a significant reduction in the availability of financing at both the wholesale and retail levels. Declines in overall economic conditions have contributed to a difficult environment. The industry estimates that shipments of manufactured homes from production facilities declined by approximately 13% during calendar 2002 and by approximately 22% during calendar 2003, while industry repossessions continue in the approximate range of 80,000 to 90,000 units annually, more than 50% of new home shipments.

     In addition to the industry and economic factors described above, consumer loans originated by the Company have performed poorly, and the manufactured housing asset-backed securities market into which the Company sells its loans has deteriorated. The Company’s poor loan performance, coupled with declining recovery rates in the repossession market, resulted in the Company’s loan servicing income being substantially eliminated. These factors also increased the estimated future payments the Company would be required to make to the holders of subordinated REMIC bonds that it has guaranteed.

     Although the Company took substantial steps to lower inventory levels, reduce operating expenses and maximize cash flow, these improvements were not sufficient to offset the overall poor performance of the loan portfolio, the deterioration in the asset-backed securitization market, the general economic recession and the adverse market conditions present in the manufactured housing sector since 1999. As more fully described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, on November 15, 2002 the Debtors filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court in Wilmington, Delaware. The Debtors filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 in order to restructure their financial position and access new working capital while continuing to operate in the ordinary course of business.

     On November 24, 2003 the Company entered into an asset purchase agreement with Clayton Homes, Inc., pursuant to which substantially all of the Company’s non-cash assets would be sold to Clayton for approximately $372.5 million, subject to certain adjustments. On February 6, 2004 the Bankruptcy Court approved the Company’s disclosure statement relating to its amended and restated plan of reorganization (the “Amended Plan”), pursuant to which the Company would complete the sale of its assets to Clayton, and authorized the Company to solicit a vote of parties in interest in the bankruptcy case to approve the Amended Plan. The Company has mailed voting materials to the parties in interest, and the voting deadline currently is March 12, 2004. If the affirmative vote required by law to confirm the Amended Plan is obtained and the plan is confirmed, and certain other conditions to the Clayton sale are satisfied, then the Company expects to close the sale to Clayton in March or April 2004, after which the proceeds of the sale and the other assets of the Company will be distributed in accordance with the Amended Plan. In such event, the Company will cease to operate as a going concern, unless Clayton exercises its option to exclude an operating business from the assets to be acquired, in which case the value of such business would redound to the benefit of the bankruptcy estate. If the sale to Clayton is not consummated, the Amended Plan provides for reorganization of the Company as a standalone entity, under which substantially all of the Company’s prepetition liabilities would be cancelled in exchange for 100% of the oustanding common stock of the reorganized Company; the Company has a commitment from a lender to provide the financing necessary to implement the standalone reorganization plan and has completed the documentation for such financing.

     The Company’s ability to continue to operate as a going concern is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including those described under “Forward Looking Statements” below.

     The Debtors have an agreement with Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc. to provide debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing of up to $250 million during completion

 


 

of the reorganization (the “DIP Facility”). The DIP Facility was amended and restated in January 2004 and includes an up to $75 million line of credit to be used for general corporate liquidity needs (the “Revolving Loan”), an up to $50 million loan servicing advance line (the “Servicing Advance Loan”) and an up to $150 million loan (the “Warehouse Loan”) for interim warehouse financing for loans originated by the Company’s consumer finance business.

     In addition to the liquidity provided by the DIP Facility, the elevation of the Company’s right to receive servicing fees under its servicing contracts improves the Company’s operating cash flow as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements.

     The Company believes that borrowings under the DIP Facility, coupled with continued access to the asset-backed securitization market and/or whole loan sales, as well as operating cash flow (including increased servicing fee cash flow), will be sufficient to enable the Company to meet its obligations and to execute its business plan pending consummation of the sale of assets to Clayton Homes. Continued access to borrowings under such facilities is dependent upon the Company’s compliance with the terms and conditions contained therein, including compliance with financial covenants. In addition, the DIP Facility terminates not later than June 30, 2004. The Company has a commitment from a lender to provide up to $250 million of exit financing to implement the Standalone Plan if the sale to Clayton is not consummated and the Amended Plan is confirmed, and has completed the documentation for such financing.

     The retail financing of sales of the Company’s products historically has been an integral part of the Company’s vertical integration strategy. Such financing consumes substantial amounts of capital, which the Company has obtained principally by regularly securitizing such loans through the asset-backed securities market. In March 2003 the Company completed, on a servicing-released basis, a whole loan sale of $260 million of loans rather than securitizing them. The Company believes that its net proceeds from the whole loans sale were adversely affected by poor conditions in the manufactured housing asset-backed market, which has in recent years provided the majority of permanent financing for such loans. Such poor conditions include substantially reduced market demand for new asset-backed securities, an increase in the rate of interest on such securities required by investors, and an increase in credit enhancement required by credit rating agencies to achieve credit ratings necessary to market the securities successfully. The Company believes such poor market conditions are the result of worse than expected credit performance by pools of manufactured housing loans securitized in recent years, including but not limited to pools securitized by the Company. The Company also believes that the uncertainties surrounding the Company’s bankruptcy filing also may have contributed to the level of discount on the loans sold. In October 2003 the Company sold an additional $130 million of loans on a servicing-related basis. While the purchase price improved from the March 2003 loan sale, the price remained less than the cost of the loans.

     The Company may engage in asset-backed securitization transactions in the future, although the terms of any such securitizations will likely be less favorable to the Company than those of prior securitizations. The Company believes that this deterioration in terms will occur primarily as a result of the Company’s current circumstances as well as recent negative developments in the market for asset-backed securities involving manufactured housing loans. As a result of those negative trends, the Company will likely receive less cash proceeds in connection with any such securitizations than it typically received in securitizations in 2002 and earlier years. The Company may engage in whole loan sales in the future as an alternative to, or in addition to, loan securitizations. Should the Company’s ability to access the asset-backed securities market or whole loan sale market become impaired, the Company would be required to obtain additional sources of funding for its finance business or further curtail its loan originations, which could adversely affect its reorganization plans.

     From time to time, the Company has retained certain subordinated securities from its securitizations. At December 31, 2003 the Company had retained such subordinated asset-backed securities having a carrying value of $1.7 million associated with the August 2002 securitization, as well as securities having a carrying value of $968,000 from securitization transactions prior to 1994. The Company considers any asset-backed securities retained to be available for sale and would consider opportunities to liquidate these securities based upon market conditions. Continued lack of demand for subordinated asset-backed securities would likely require the Company to seek alternative sources of financing for the loans originated by the

 


 

consumer finance business, or require the Company to seek alternative long-term financing for the subordinated asset-backed securities. There can be no assurance that such alternative financing can be obtained, and the inability of the Company to obtain such alternative financing could have a materially adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity and operations.

     The Company operates its plants to support its captive retail sales centers and its independent retailer base. The Company has, and will continue to, adjust production capacity in line with demand, producing at a rate that will allow the Company to maintain as little inventory as practicable. In addition, the Company has significantly reduced the number of retail sales centers it operates.

     The Company estimates that in 2004 capital expenditures will approximate $8 million, comprised principally of improvements at existing facilities, computer equipment and the replacement of certain computer information systems.

     The decrease in loans and investments from June 30, 2003 principally reflects a decrease in loans held for sale. On October 8, 2003 the Company sold loans held for sale having a principal balance of approximately $130 million. The net proceeds of the sale were approximately $114 million.

Forward Looking Statements

     This Form 10-Q contains certain forward-looking statements and information based on beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, the Company’s management. These statements include, among others, statements relating to the Company’s expectation that it will operate approximately 98 sales centers and 14 manufacturing plants in the future; the Company’s expectation that the sale to Clayton will be closed in March or April 2004; the Company’s expectation that an increasing percentage of its sales will be through independent dealers in 2004; the Company’s intention to sell the Pinehurst and Hendersonville subdivisions; the Company’s beliefs regarding the capacity of its manufacturing lines; the Company’s beliefs regarding the adverse causes of the loss on its whole loan sale of $260 million of installment sale contracts and mortgage loans; the Company’s belief that its participation in incremental commissions from its insurance operations will reduce the volatility of the Company’s earnings; the Company’s expectation that future credit losses will increase, particularly in the near-to-mid term; the Company’s expectation that FIN 46 will not have a material effect on its financial condition and results of operations; management’s belief that difficult competitive and economic conditions may continue for the foreseeable future, making it inappropriate to record income tax benefits on current losses in excess of anticipated refunds of taxes previously paid; the Company’s assumption that it will sell substantially all repossessions through wholesale distribution channels; the Company’s expectation that it will be able to access sufficient working capital to fund its operations while in bankruptcy proceedings; the Company’s belief that it will be able to continue to generate liquidity through its securitization program or through whole loan sales and its credit facilities; the Company’s assumption that it will successfully emerge from its Chapter 11 reorganization as a going concern; the Company’s expectation that it will continue to operate in the ordinary course of business during the Chapter 11 reorganization; the Company’s belief that borrowings under credit facilities and access to the asset-backed securitization market and/or whole loan sales will be sufficient for the Company to meet its obligations and execute its business plan throughout the bankruptcy proceedings; the Company’s belief that the whole loan selling prices are being adversely affected by conditions in the manufactured housing asset-backed market; the industry’s estimate of declines in shipments of manufactured homes from production facilities; the Company’s belief that it will likely receive less cash proceeds from securitization than it has in the past; the Company’s belief that the Company’s common stock will likely be substantially or completely diluted or cancelled under the reorganization plan and that the claims of the Company’s unsecured creditors, including senior notes and REMIC guarantee obligations, will be converted to equity; and the Company’s estimate that it may spend $8 million on capital expenditures in fiscal 2004.

     These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of the Company with respect to future events and are subject to a number of risks, including, among others, the following: actual recovery to the Debtors’ claimants may be less than or greater than is estimated in any disclosure statement; competitive industry conditions could further adversely affect sales and profitability; the Company may be unable to

 


 

access sufficient capital to fund its operations; the Company may not be able to securitize its loans or otherwise obtain capital to finance its retail sales and financing activities; it may recognize special charges or experience increased costs in connection with its securitization or other financing activities; the Company may recognize special charges or experience increased costs in connection with restructuring activities; the Company may recognize significant expenses or charges associated with the reorganization; the Company may not realize anticipated benefits associated with its restructuring activities (including the closing of underperforming sales centers); adverse changes in government regulations applicable to its business could negatively impact the Company; it could suffer losses resulting from litigation (including shareholder class actions or other class action suits); the Company could experience increased credit losses or higher delinquency rates on loans originated; negative changes in general economic conditions in markets could adversely impact the Company; it could lose the services of key management personnel; and any other factors that generally affect companies in its lines of business could also adversely impact the Company.

     In addition, the views of the Company are subject to certain risks related to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, including the Company may not be able to continue as a going concern; the sale to Clayton may not be consummated; the Company’s debtor-in-possession and other financing activities may not be finalized, may be terminated or otherwise may not be available for borrowing; the Company may not be able to securitize the loans that it originates or otherwise finance its loan origination activities; the Company may not be able to obtain the Court’s approval with respect to motions in the Chapter 11 proceeding prosecuted by it from time to time; the Company may not be able to prosecute, confirm and consummate one or more plans of reorganization with respect to the Chapter 11 cases; third parties may seek and obtain court approval to terminate or shorten the exclusivity period that the Company has to propose and confirm one or more plans of reorganization; the Company may not be able to obtain and maintain normal terms with vendors and service providers; the Company may not be able to maintain contracts that are critical to its operations and the Chapter 11 cases may have an adverse impact on the Company’s liquidity or results of operations.

     Should the Company’s underlying assumptions prove incorrect or should one or more of the risks and uncertainties materialize, actual events or results may vary materially and adversely from those described herein as anticipated, expected, believed or estimated.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Not applicable

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

     The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the specified time periods. The chief executive officer and chief financial officer of the Company, with the participation of the Company’s management, have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a – 15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) pursuant to Rule 13a – 15(b) of the Exchange Act as of December 31, 2003 and, based on that evaluation, which disclosed no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses, have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information relating to the Company (including its consolidated subsidiaries) required to be included in the Company’s Exchange Act filings. During the second quarter of fiscal 2004, there have not been any significant changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting or in other factors that has 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

 


 

     On November 15, 2002, the Debtors filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws. The Debtors are currently operating their business as debtors-in-possession pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code. As a debtor-in-possession, the Debtors are authorized to continue to operate as an ongoing business, but may not engage in transactions outside the ordinary course of business without the approval of the Court, after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.

     During fiscal 2001 a lawsuit was filed against the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in the Circuit Court of Saline County, Arkansas. The plaintiffs filed this suit seeking certification of a nationwide class of persons (i) who were charged “dealer prep,” “FTC” or “destination” charges and (ii) who were sold homeowners’ insurance or credit life insurance in connection with their purchases of manufactured homes. The complaint alleges common law fraud and violations of the North Carolina, Florida and Arkansas deceptive trade practices acts. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory and punitive damages but have limited their claims against the Company to less than $75,000 per person, inclusive of costs and attorney’s fees. The Company moved to compel arbitration of the claims of all purchasers who signed arbitration agreements (all purchasers after October 1, 1996). The trial court denied this motion and the Company filed an interlocutory appeal to the Arkansas Supreme Court. That appeal is fully briefed but has not yet been scheduled for oral argument. The trial court stayed all proceedings as to post-October 1, 1996 sales but allowed proceedings to continue with respect to the pre-October 1, 1996 sales. Specifically, the trial court allowed discovery and motions to proceed as to all persons who purchased homes before October 1, 1996. On September 18, 2002, the trial court announced its decision to certify a class of persons who were charged “dealer prep,” “FTC” or “destination” charges prior to October 1, 1996. The trial court denied certification of a class of persons who were sold homeowners’ insurance or credit life insurance prior to October 1, 1996. An order of class certification was not entered by the trial court and the action against the Oakwood defendants was stayed effective November 15, 2002. On November 13, 2003 the Bankruptcy Court entered a Stipulation and Order which granted limited relief from the automatic stay. On December 12, 2003 the Saline County case was removed to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. The plaintiffs subsequently filed a motion to remand the case back to Saline County. As of February xx, 2004 that motion was still pending. If a class certification order is entered, the Company intends to appeal it. The Company intends to defend this case vigorously.

     In addition, the Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims that have arisen in the ordinary course of its business and have not been finally adjudicated, and in management’s opinion, the ultimate resolution of these matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.

Item 3. Defaults on Senior Securities

     By filing a petition for reorganization in the Bankruptcy Court, the Company defaulted under the terms of the Indenture by and between the Company and The First National Bank of Chicago, with respect to its $125,000,000 7 7/8% Senior Notes due 2004 and its $175,000,000 8 1/8% Senior Notes due 2009. The principal amount outstanding under such notes on November 15, 2002 was $299.6 million.

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         
a)   Exhibits    
         
    4      Agreement to Furnish Copies of Instruments with Respect to Long-term Debt
         
    31.1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
         
    31.2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
         
    32.1   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Executive Officer
         

 


 

         
    32.2   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by the Chief Financial Officer
 
    99.1   Amended and Restated Debtor-In-Possession Financing and Security Agreement, dated as of December 31, 2003

b)   Reports on Form 8-K

      On October 14, 2003 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware had entered an order approving the Company’s Disclosure Statement and authorizing the Company to solicit a vote of its creditors to approve the Company’s proposed Plan of Reorganization.
 
      On November 26, 2003 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that it had entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement with Clayton Homes, Inc.
 
      On December 19, 2003 the Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that the United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware had approved a Bidding Procedures Order.

 


 

SIGNATURES

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

             
    OAKWOOD HOMES CORPORATION
             
    By:   /s/ Douglas R. Muir    
       
   
        Douglas R. Muir    
        Executive Vice President and    
        Chief Financial Officer    
Dated: February 16, 2004