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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
[ ] 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: 1-11416
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
California 33-0459135
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, California 92618
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER: (949) 753-6800
FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED
SINCE LAST REPORT: N/A
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ]
As of November 12, 2002, the registrant had 20,513,070
common shares outstanding.
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30,
2002 and December 31, 2001.................................... 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30,
2002 and 2001 ................................................ 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.......... 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.......... 6
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations........................... 23
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk..... 36
Item 4. Controls and Procedures....................................... 37
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings............................................. 37
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................. 37
Signatures.............................................................. 38
Certifications.......................................................... 39
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
(UNAUDITED)
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2002 2001
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ASSETS
Cash $ 25,188 $ 2,570
Restricted cash 22,361 11,354
Finance receivables 146,158 --
Less: Allowance for finance credit losses (34,075) --
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Finance receivables, net 112,083 --
Servicing fees receivable 3,006 3,100
Residual interest in securitizations 116,959 106,103
Furniture and equipment, net 1,812 2,346
Deferred financing costs 2,334 1,584
Related party receivables -- 669
Deferred interest expense 3,364 5,370
Deferred tax assets, net 1,029 7,429
Other assets 16,064 10,679
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$ 304,200 $ 151,204
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 18,784 $ 6,963
Capital lease obligation 126 476
Notes payable 873 1,590
Securitization trust debt 92,566 --
Senior secured debt 56,543 26,000
Subordinated debt 36,408 36,989
Related party debt 17,500 17,500
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222,800 89,518
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock, $1 par value;
authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued -- --
Series A preferred stock, $1 par value;
authorized 5,000,000 shares;
3,415,000 shares issued; none outstanding -- --
Common stock, no par value; authorized
30,000,000 shares; 21,790,529 and
20,551,449 shares issued, 20,513,070
and 19,282,690 shares outstanding at
September 30, 2002 and December 31,
2001, respectively 65,074 63,888
Retained earnings 18,659 189
Deferred compensation (304) (377)
Treasury stock, 1,277,459 and 1,268,759
shares at September 30, 2002 and
December 31, 2001, respectively,
at cost (2,029) (2,014)
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81,400 61,686
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$ 304,200 $ 151,204
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See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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REVENUES:
Gain on sale of contracts, net $ 5,303 $ 7,441 $ 12,170 $ 25,932
Interest income 13,218 3,909 35,708 13,223
Servicing fees 3,619 2,676 10,385 7,884
Other income 3,900 245 8,129 877
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26,040 14,271 66,392 47,916
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EXPENSES:
Employee costs 9,174 5,055 28,608 17,925
General and administrative 5,829 3,205 15,354 9,872
Interest 6,334 3,258 17,982 11,016
Marketing 1,116 1,457 3,804 5,180
Occupancy 1,053 789 3,032 2,382
Depreciation and amortization 294 254 868 741
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23,800 14,018 69,648 47,116
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Income (loss) before income taxes (benefit) 2,240 253 (3,256) 800
Income tax expense (benefit) 940 -- (4,314) 120
Extraordinary item, unallocated negative goodwill -- -- 17,412 --
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Net income $ 1,300 $ 253 $ 18,470 $ 680
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Earnings per share before extraordinary item:
Basic $ 0.07 $ 0.01 $ 0.05 $ 0.03
Diluted 0.06 0.01 0.05 0.03
Earnings per share after extraordinary item:
Basic $ 0.07 $ 0.01 $ 0.94 $ 0.03
Diluted 0.06 0.01 0.85 0.03
Number of shares used in computing earnings per share:
Basic 19,683 19,791 19,693 19,567
Diluted 21,012 21,112 22,109 21,163
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 18,470 $ 680
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Extraordinary gain, excess of assets acquired
over purchase price (17,412) --
Depreciation and amortization 868 741
Amortization of deferred financing costs 3,884 684
Provision for (recovery of) credit losses 1,587 (4,530)
NIR gains recognized (10,471) (7,153)
Deferred stock compensation 951 (62)
Releases of cash from Trusts to Company 48,963 33,526
Initial deposits to spread accounts (6,819) (2,477)
Net deposits to spread accounts (13,606) (21,014)
(Increase) decrease in receivables from Trusts and
investment in subordinated certificates 3,562 (11,296)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash 14,492 (6,088)
Purchases of contracts held for sale (357,711) (530,236)
Liquidation of contracts held for sale 434,142 550,984
Other assets 1,839 3,823
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (12,804) (2,454)
Warehouse line of credit -- (2,003)
Deferred tax asset/liability 1,108 96
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Net cash provided by operating activities 111,043 3,221
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of furniture and equipment (253) (592)
Purchase of subsidiary, net of cash acquired (29,467) --
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Net cash used in investing activities (29,720) (592)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Increase in senior secured debt 46,242 --
Repayment of senior secured debt (15,699) (12,000)
Repayment of subordinated debt (23,081) (685)
Repayment of capital lease obligations (350) (378)
Repayment of notes payable (717) (637)
Repayment of related party debt -- (4,000)
Repayment of securitization trust debt (64,357) --
Payment of financing costs (1,037) --
Repurchase of common stock (15) (1,103)
Exercise of options and warrants 309 244
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Net cash used in financing activities (58,705) (18,559)
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Increase (decrease) in cash 22,618 (15,930)
Cash at beginning of period 2,570 19,051
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Cash at end of period $ 25,188 $ 3,121
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Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest $ 14,836 $ 8,319
Income taxes (5,483) 20
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing
and financing activities:
Stock compensation 951 (62)
See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(1) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. ("CPS") and its subsidiaries (collectively,
with CPS, the "Company") primarily engage in the business of purchasing, selling
and servicing automobile installment sales finance contracts ("Contracts")
originated by automobile dealers ("Dealers") located throughout the United
States. As of the date of this report the Company is active in 38 states.
Through its purchase of Contracts, the Company provides indirect financing to
Dealer customers with limited credit histories or past credit problems, who
generally would not be expected to qualify for financing provided by banks or by
automobile manufacturers' captive finance companies.
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have
been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America, with the instructions to Form 10-Q and with Article 10
of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and include all
adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods presented. All such
adjustments are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature. In
addition, certain items in prior period financial statements have been
reclassified for comparability to current period presentation. Results for the
three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 are not necessarily
indicative of the operating results to be expected for the full year.
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial
statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted
in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted. These Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2001.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
On March 8, 2002, CPS acquired 100 percent of MFN Financial Corporation, a
Delaware corporation ("MFN") and its subsidiaries, by the merger (the "Merger")
of CPS Mergersub, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Mergersub") and a direct wholly
owned subsidiary of CPS, with and into MFN. The Merger took place pursuant to an
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 18, 2001 (the "Merger Agreement"),
among CPS, Mergersub and MFN. In the Merger, MFN became a wholly owned
subsidiary of CPS. CPS thus acquired the assets of MFN, consisting principally
of interests in automobile installment sales finance Contracts and the
facilities for originating and servicing such Contracts. The Merger was
accounted for as a purchase.
RESIDUAL INTEREST IN SECURITIZATION AND GAIN ON SALE OF CONTRACTS
Gain on sale may be recognized on the disposition of Contracts either outright
(as in the Company's flow purchase program, which was terminated in May 2002) or
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
in securitization transactions. In its securitization transactions, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company retains a residual interest in the Contracts
that are sold. The Company's securitization transactions include "term"
securitizations (purchaser holds the Contracts for substantially their entire
term) and "continuous" securitizations (the Contracts sold may be put back to
the Company, and replaced with other Contracts).
The residual interest in term securitizations and the residual interest in the
Contracts sold continuously are reflected in the line item "residual interest in
securitizations" on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company's securitization structure has generally been as follows:
First, the Company sells a portfolio of Contracts to a wholly owned Special
Purpose Subsidiary ("SPS"), which has been established for the limited purpose
of buying and reselling the Company's Contracts. The SPS then transfers the same
Contracts to an owner trust ("Trust"). The Trust is a qualifying special purpose
entity as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 ("SFAS
140"), and is therefore not consolidated in the Company's Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements. The Trust issues interest-bearing asset-backed securities
(the "Notes"), generally in a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal
balance of the Contracts. The Company typically sells these Contracts to the
Trust at face value and without recourse, except that representations and
warranties similar to those provided by the Dealer to the Company are provided
by the Company to the Trust. One or more investors purchase the Notes issued by
the Trust; the proceeds from the sale of the Notes are then used to purchase the
Contracts from the Company. The Company may retain subordinated Notes issued by
the Trust. The Company purchases a financial guaranty insurance policy,
guaranteeing timely payment of principal and interest on the senior Notes, from
an insurance company (the "Note Insurer"). In addition, the Company provides a
credit enhancement for the benefit of the Note Insurer and the investors in the
form of an initial cash deposit to an account ("Spread Account") held by the
Trust or in the form of subordinated Notes, or both. The agreements governing
the securitization transactions (collectively referred to as the "Securitization
Agreements") require that the initial deposits to the Spread Accounts be
supplemented by a portion of collections from the Contracts until the Spread
Accounts reach specified levels, and then maintained at those levels. The
specified levels are generally computed as a percentage of the principal amount
remaining unpaid under the related Notes. The specified levels at which the
Spread Accounts are to be maintained will vary depending on the performance of
the portfolios of Contracts held by the Trusts and on other conditions, and may
also be varied by agreement among the Company, the SPS, the Note Insurer and the
trustee. Such levels have increased and decreased from time to time based on
performance of the portfolios, and have also varied by Securitization Agreement.
The Securitization Agreements generally grant the Company the option to
repurchase the sold Contracts from the Trust when the aggregate outstanding
balance has amortized to 10% or less of the initial aggregate balance.
The Company's continuous securitization structure is similar to the above,
except that (i) the SPS that purchases the Contracts pledges the Contracts to
secure promissory notes issued directly by the SPS, (ii) the initial purchaser
of such notes has the right, but not the obligation, to require that the Company
repurchase the Contracts, (iii) the promissory notes are in an aggregate
principal amount of not more than 76% of the aggregate principal balance of the
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Contracts (that is, 24% over-collateralization), and (iv) no Spread Account is
involved. The SPS is a qualifying special purpose entity and is therefore not
consolidated in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Upon each sale of Contracts in a securitization, whether a term securitization
or a continuous securitization, the Company removes from its Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet the Contracts held for sale and adds to its Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet (i) the cash received and (ii) the estimated fair
value of the ownership interest that the Company retains in Contracts sold in
the securitization. That retained interest (the "Residual") consists of (a) the
cash held in the Spread Account, if any, (b) over collateralization, if any, (c)
subordinated Notes retained, and (d) receivables from Trust, which include the
net interest receivables ("NIRs"). NIRs represent the estimated discounted cash
flows to be received from the Trust in the future, net of principal and interest
payable with respect to the Notes, and certain expenses. The excess of the cash
received and the assets retained by the Company over the carrying value of the
Contracts sold, less transaction costs, equals the net gain on sale of Contracts
recorded by the Company.
The Company allocates its basis in the Contracts between the Notes and the
Residuals sold and retained based on the relative fair values of those portions
on the date of the sale. The Company recognizes gains or losses attributable to
the change in the fair value of the Residuals, which are recorded at estimated
fair value. The Company is not aware of an active market for the purchase or
sale of interests such as the Residuals; accordingly, the Company determines the
estimated fair value of the Residuals by discounting the amount and timing of
anticipated cash flows that it estimates will be released to the Company in the
future (the cash out method), using a discount rate that the Company believes is
appropriate for the risks involved. The Company estimates the value of its
optional right to repurchase receivables pursuant to the terms of the
Securitization Agreements primarily based on its estimate of the amount and
timing of discounted cash flows that it anticipates will be received from the
repurchased receivables following exercise of the optional right. The
anticipated cash flows include collections from both current and charged off
receivables. The Company has used an effective discount rate of approximately
14% per annum, which it believes is appropriate for the risks involved.
The Company receives periodic base servicing fees for the servicing and
collection of the Contracts. In addition, the Company is entitled to the cash
flows from the Residuals that represent collections on the Contracts in excess
of the amounts required to pay principal and interest on the Notes, the base
servicing fees, and certain other fees (such as trustee and custodial fees).
Required principal payments are in most cases defined as the payments sufficient
to keep the principal balance of the Notes equal to the aggregate principal
balance of the related Contracts (excluding those Contracts that have been
charged off). Some of the Securitization Agreements require accelerated payment
of principal until the principal balance of the Notes is reduced to a specified
percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the related Contracts. Such
accelerated principal payment is said to create "over-collateralization" of the
Notes.
If the amount of cash required for payment of fees, interest and principal
exceeds the amount collected during the collection period, the shortfall is
drawn from the Spread Account, if any. If the cash collected during the period
exceeds the amount necessary for the above allocations, and there is no
shortfall in the related Spread Account, the excess is released to the Company,
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or in certain cases is transferred to other Spread Accounts that may be below
their required levels. If the Spread Account balance is not at the required
credit enhancement level, then the excess cash collected is retained in the
Spread Account until the specified level is achieved. Although Spread Account
balances are held by the Trusts on behalf of the Company's SPS as the owner of
the Residuals, the cash in the Spread Accounts is restricted from use by the
Company. Cash held in the various Spread Accounts is invested in high quality,
liquid investment securities, as specified in the Securitization Agreements. The
interest rate payable on the Contracts is significantly greater than the
interest rate on the Notes. As a result, the Residuals described above are a
significant asset of the Company. In determining the value of the Residuals, the
Company must estimate the future rates of prepayments, delinquencies, defaults
and default loss severity, and the value of the Company's optional right to
repurchase receivables pursuant to the terms of the Securitization Agreements,
as all of these factors affect the amount and timing of the estimated cash
flows. The Company estimates prepayments by evaluating historical prepayment
performance of comparable Contracts. The Company has used prepayment estimates
of approximately 20% to 23% cumulatively over the lives of the related
Contracts. The Company estimates defaults and default loss severity using
available historical loss data for comparable Contracts and the specific
characteristics of the Contracts purchased by the Company. The Company estimates
recovery rates of previously charged off receivables using available historical
recovery data and projected future recovery levels. In valuing the Residuals,
the Company estimates that gross losses as a percentage of the original
principal balance will approximate 13% to 18% cumulatively over the lives of the
related Contracts, with recovery rates approximating 3% to 4% of the original
principal balance.
In future periods, the Company will recognize additional revenue from the
Residuals if the actual performance of the Contracts is better than the original
estimate, or the Company would increase the estimated fair value of the
Residuals. If the actual performance of the Contracts were worse than the
original estimate, then a downward adjustment to the carrying value of the
Residuals would be required. The authoritative accounting standard setting
bodies are currently deliberating the consolidation of non-qualifying special
purpose entities and the accounting treatment for various off-balance sheet
financing transactions. The effect of such deliberations may require the Company
to treat its securitizations differently. However, the outcome of such
deliberations is currently unknown.
The Noteholders and the related securitization Trusts have no recourse to the
Company for failure of the Contract obligors to make payments on a timely basis.
The Company's Residuals, however, are subordinate to the Notes until the
Noteholders are fully paid, and the Company is therefore at risk to that extent.
NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
On April 30, 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
Statement on Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, "Rescission of FASB
Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical
Corrections" ("SFAS 145"). This statement updates, clarifies and simplifies
existing accounting pronouncements. SFAS 145 rescinds Statement on Financial
Accounting Standards 4, which required all gains and losses from extinguishment
of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item,
net of related income tax effect. As a result, the criteria in Accounting
Pronouncements Board Opinion 30 will now be used to classify those gains and
losses. Statement on Financial Accounting Standards 64 amended Statement on
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Financial Accounting Standards 4, and is no longer necessary because Statement
on Financial Accounting Standards 4 has been rescinded. Statement on Financial
Accounting Standards 44 was issued to establish accounting requirements for the
effects of transition to the provisions of the Motor Carrier Act of 1980.
Because the transition has been completed, Statement on Financial Accounting
Standards 44 is no longer necessary. SFAS 145 amends Statement on Financial
Accounting Standards 13 to require that certain lease modifications that have
economic effects similar to sale-leaseback transactions be accounted for in the
same manner as sale-leaseback transactions. This amendment is consistent with
the FASB's goal of requiring similar accounting treatment for transactions that
have similar economic effects. The adoption of SFAS No. 145 is not expected to
have a material effect on the Company.
In July 2002, FASB issued SFAS No. 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with
Exit or Disposal Activities," addresses financial accounting and reporting for
costs associated with exit or disposal activities. SFAS 146 nullifies Emerging
Issues Task Force 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) ("Issue 94-3")." The principal difference
between SFAS 146 and Issue 94-3 relates to the recognition of a liability for a
cost associated with an exit or disposal activity. SFAS 146 requires that a
liability be recognized for those costs only when the liability is incurred,
that is, when it meets the definition of a liability in the FASB's conceptual
framework. In contrast, under Issue 94-3, a company recognized a liability for
an exit cost when it committed to an exit plan. SFAS 146 also establishes fair
value as the objective for initial measurement of liabilities related to exit or
disposal activities. Thus, the SFAS affirms the FASB view that fair value is the
most relevant and faithful representation of the economics of a transaction. The
provisions of SFAS 146 are to be applied prospectively to exit or disposal
activities initiated after December 31, 2002. The adoption of SFAS No. 146 is
not expected to have a material effect on the Company.
(2) MFN FINANCIAL CORPORATION ACQUISITION
MFN, through its primary operating subsidiary, Mercury Finance Company LLC, was
in the business of purchasing automobile installment sales finance Contracts
from Dealers, and securitizing and servicing such Contracts. CPS intends to
continue to use the assets acquired in the Merger in the automobile finance
business, but a portion of such assets will be disposed of. CPS has ceased to
use the acquired assets for the purchase of automobile installment sales finance
Contracts, does not anticipate recommencing such use. In connection with the
termination of MFN origination activities and the integration and consolidation
of certain activities, which are expected to be completed by year end, the
Company has recognized certain liabilities related to the costs to exit these
activities and terminate the affected employees of MFN. These activities include
service departments such as accounting, finance, human resources, information
technology, administration, payroll and executive management. These costs
include the following:
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MARCH 8, 2002
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Severance payments and consulting contracts....................... $ 3,215
Facilities closures............................................... 2,152
Termination of contracts, leases, services and other obligations.. 597
Acquisition expenses accrued but unpaid........................... 250
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Total liabilities assumed......................... $ 6,214
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$2.8 million of these costs remain unpaid at September 30, 2002.
Upon effectiveness of the Merger, each outstanding share of common stock of MFN
converted into the right to receive $10.00 per share in cash. The total Merger
consideration payable to stockholders of MFN was approximately $99.9 million.
The amount of such consideration was agreed to as the result of arms'-length
negotiations between CPS and MFN. The aggregate purchase price, including
expenses related to the transaction, was approximately $123.2 million.
Acquisition financing was provided to CPS by Westdeutsche Landesbank
Girozentrale, New York Branch ("WestLB") and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners
II, L.P ("LLCP"). CPS obtained acquisition financing from LLCP through its
issuance and sale of certain senior secured notes to LLCP in the aggregate
principal amount of $35 million.
The Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Operations as of and for the three months and the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 include the results of operations of MFN for the period
subsequent to March 8, 2002, the Merger date, through September 30, 2002.
The Company has recorded certain purchase accounting adjustments, which are
estimates based on available information. In addition, the Company's Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine-month period ended September
30, 2002 includes of an extraordinary gain related to the excess of net assets
acquired over purchase price ("negative goodwill") totaling $17.4 million.
The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
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MARCH 8, 2002
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Cash............................................................. $ 93,782
Restricted cash ................................................. 25,499
Finance Contracts, net .......................................... 186,554
Residual interest in securitizations ............................ 32,485
Other assets .................................................... 12,006
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Total assets acquired ................................... 350,326
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Securitization trust debt ....................................... 156,923
Subordinated debt ............................................... 22,500
Accounts payable and other liabilities .......................... 30,242
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Total liabilities assumed ............................... 209,665
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Net assets acquired ..................................... 140,661
Less: purchase price .................................... 123,249
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Excess of net assets acquired over purchase price........ $ 17,412
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The unaudited pro forma combined results of operations presented below do not
reflect future events that may occur after the Merger. The Company believes that
operating expense savings between Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. and MFN will
be realized after the Merger. However, for purposes of unaudited pro forma
combined results of operations presented below, such savings have not been
reflected.
Selected unaudited pro forma combined results of operations for the three-month
and nine-month periods ending September 30, 2002 and 2001, assuming the Merger
occurred on January 1, 2002 and 2001, are as follows:
PRO FORMA PRESENTATION
THREE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Total revenue ........................................ $ 26,040 $ 44,328
Net earnings before Merger-related expenses
and extraordinary item ............................... 1,300 6,247
Extraordinary item ................................... -- --
Net earnings ......................................... 1,300 6,247
Basic net earnings per share before Merger-related
expenses and extraordinary item ...................... $ 0.07 $ 0.32
Extraordinary item ................................... -- --
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Basic net earnings per share ......................... $ 0.07 $ 0.32
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Diluted net earnings per share before Merger-related
expenses and extraordinary item ...................... $ 0.06 $ 0.30
Extraordinary item ................................... -- --
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Diluted net earnings per share ....................... $ 0.06 $ 0.30
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PRO FORMA PRESENTATION
NINE MONTHS
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Total revenue ............................................. $ 83,794 $ 141,424
Net earnings (loss) before Merger-related expenses
and extraordinary item .................................... (7,533) 12,360
Extraordinary item ........................................ 17,412 --
Net earnings .............................................. 9,879 12,360
Basic net earnings (loss) per share before
Merger-related expenses and extraordinary item ............ $ (0.38) $ 0.63
Extraordinary item ........................................ 0.88 --
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Basic net earnings per share .............................. 0.50 0.63
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Diluted net earnings (loss) per share before
Merger-related expenses and extraordinary item ............ $ (0.33) $ 0.60
Extraordinary item ........................................ .79 --
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Diluted net earnings per share ............................ $ 0.46 $ 0.60
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(3) FINANCE CONTRACTS
The following table presents the components of Finance Contracts, net of
unearned income:
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Sales finance Contracts
Automobile
Simple interest ...................................... $ 43,566
Precompute or "Rule of 78's", net of unearned income .. 101,653
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Total automobile, net of unearned income ........... 145,219
Non-automobile net of unearned income .................... 628
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Total sales finance contracts, net of unearned income .... 145,847
Direct loans, net of unearned income ..................... 311
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Finance Contracts, net of unearned income ................ $ 146,158
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The following table presents the contractual maturities of Finance Contracts,
net of unearned income as of September 30, 2002:
AMOUNT %
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(DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
Due within one year........................... $ 30,693 21%
Due within two years.......................... 62,848 43%
Due within three years........................ 43,847 30%
Due after three years......................... 8,770 6%
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Total................................ $ 146,158 100%
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The following table presents a summary of the activity for the allowance for
credit losses, for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002:
SEPTEMBER
30, 2002
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Balance at beginning of period .................................... $ --
Addition to allowance for credit losses due to acquisition of MFN.. 59,261
Provision for credit losses ....................................... 1,347
Net charge offs ................................................... (25,511)
Net amount transferred from reserve for repossessed assets ........ (1,022)
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Balance at end of period .......................................... $ 34,075
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(4) RESIDUAL INTEREST IN SECURITIZATIONS
The following table presents the components of the residual interest in
securitizations:
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
30, 2002 31, 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Cash, commercial paper, United States government
securities and other qualifying investments
(Spread Account) ................................ $ 15,422 43,960
Receivables from Trusts ........................... 32,979 28,874
Over-collateralization ............................ 60,714 21,377
Investment in subordinated notes .................. 7,844 11,892
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Residual interest in securitizations .............. $ 116,959 $ 106,103
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The following table presents estimated remaining undiscounted credit losses
included in the estimated fair value of the residual interest in securitizations
as a percentage of the Company's servicing portfolio subject to recourse
provisions:
SEPTEMBER DECEMBER
30, 2002 31, 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Undiscounted estimated credit losses ................... $ 48,233 $ 16,210
Servicing portfolio subject to recourse provisions...... 421,598 281,493
Undiscounted estimated credit losses as percentage
of servicing portfolio subject to recourse provisions... 11.44% 5.76%
During the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002, the
Company sold approximately $99.5 million and $174.5 million of Contracts,
respectively, excluding Contracts sold on a flow basis. Such sales resulted in
an increase to receivables from the Company's trusts ("Trusts") and
over-collateralization of $30.2 million for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2002, of which $6.0 million was net interest receivables ("NIRs"),
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and an increase to receivables from Trusts and over collateralization of $54.4
million for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, of which $10.5
million was NIRs. Such NIRs are included as a component of gain on sale of
Contracts. See Note 7.
On March 8, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $45.65 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that were originated by Consumer Portfolio Services. The
Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A, consist of two classes:
$26.5 million of 3.741% Class A-1 Notes, and $19.15 million of 4.814% Class A-2
Notes. The value of the residual was $4.6 million at September 30, 2002. The key
assumptions used in determining the value were discount rate of 14.0%,
prepayment speed of 21.5%, and credit losses of 12.4%.
On August 22, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $130.48 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that were originated by Consumer Portfolio Services. The
Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B, consist of two classes:
$50.24 million of 2.00% Class A-1 Notes, and $80.24 million of 3.50% Class A-2
Notes. The value of the residual was $15.4 million at September 30, 2002. The
key assumptions used in determining the value were discount rate of 14.0%,
prepayment speed of 22.9%, and credit losses of 10.0%.
(5) NOTES PAYABLE TO SECURITIZATION TRUST
On June 28, 2001, MFN issued $301 million of notes secured by automobile sales
finance Contracts (the "Securitized Notes") in a private placement (the "Secured
Financing Agreement"). The issuance was completed through the MFN Auto
Receivables Trust 2001-A of MFN Securitization LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Mercury Finance Company LLC. MFN Securitization LLC is a special purpose company
that holds certain automobile sales finance Contracts of the Company and
borrowed funds under the Secured Financing Agreement. MFN Securitization LLC
paid the borrowed funds to Mercury Finance Company LLC in consideration for the
transfer of certain automobile sales finance Contracts. Both classes of the
Securitized Notes issued under the Secured Financing Agreement bear a fixed rate
of interest until their final distribution. While MFN Securitization LLC is
included in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, it is a
separate legal entity. The automobile sales finance Contracts and other assets
held by MFN Securitization LLC are legally owned by MFN Securitization LLC and
are not available to creditors of the Company or its subsidiaries. Interest
payments on the Securitized Notes are payable monthly, in arrears, based on the
respective notes' interest rates. The following table presents the Company's
Securitized Notes outstanding and their stated interest rates at September 30,
2002 (dollars in thousands):
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OUTSTANDING STATED FINAL SCHEDULED
PRINCIPAL INTEREST RATE DISTRIBUTION DATE (1)
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Class A-1 Notes............... $ -- 4.05125% July 15, 2002
Class A-2 Notes............... 92,566 5.07000% July 15, 2007
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Total principal outstanding... $ 92,566
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(1) Payment in full of the Securitized Notes could occur earlier than the final
scheduled distribution date.
Interest expense on the Securitized Notes is composed of the stated rate of
interest plus additional costs of borrowing. Additional costs of borrowing
include facility fees, insurance and amortization of deferred financing costs.
Deferred financing costs related to the Securitized Notes are amortized in
proportion to the principal distributed to the noteholders. Accordingly, the
effective cost of borrowing of the Securitized Notes is greater than the stated
rate of interest.
The Securitized Notes contain various covenants requiring certain minimum
financial ratios and results. The Company was in compliance with these
covenants, or such covenants have been waived as of the date of this report. The
Company is working with the lenders involved to amend such covenants in order to
eliminate the need for such waivers. The Securitized Notes also require certain
funds be held in restricted cash accounts to provide additional collateral for
the borrowings or to be applied to make payments on the Securitized Notes. As of
September 30, 2002, restricted cash under the MFN 2001-A Securitization totaled
approximately $15.0 million.
(6) SENIOR SECURED DEBT
In March 2002, the Company and Levine Leichtman Capital Partners II, L.P.,
entered into a series of agreements under which LLCP provided additional funding
to enable the Company to acquire MFN. Under the March 2002 agreements, the
Company borrowed $35 million from LLCP as a "Bridge Note," bearing interest at
13.50% per annum and due February 2003, and approximately $8.5 million as
"Tranche C Note," bearing interest on a deemed principal amount of approximately
$11.2 million at 12.00% per annum and due in March 2008. The Bridge Note
requires principal payments of $2.0 million a month, which began in June 2002,
with a final balloon payment in the amount of $17.0 million in February 2003.
The Tranche C Note repayment schedule is based on the performance of a certain
securitized pool. As the subordinated Note of the pool is repaid from the Trust,
principal payments are due on the Tranche C Note. Interest is due monthly on the
Bridge Note and the Tranche C Note. In connection with the March 2002 agreements
and the acquisition of MFN, the Company paid LLCP a structuring fee of $1.75
million and an investment banking fee of $1.0 million, and paid LLCP's
out-of-pocket expenses of approximately $315,000. In addition, the Company paid
LLCP certain other fees and interest amounting to $426,181. The senior secured
debt contains various covenants requiring certain minimum financial ratios and
results. The Company was in compliance with these covenants, as amended, as of
the date of this report.
At the time of the Merger, MFN had outstanding $22.5 million in principal
amount of senior subordinated debt, which was due and repaid in full on March
23, 2002. Such debt bore interest at the rate of 11.00% per annum, payable
quarterly in arrears.
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(7) GAIN ON SALE OF CONTRACTS
The following table presents components of net gain on sale of Contracts:
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Gain recognized on sale ................... $ 5,971 $ 5,986 $ 13,102 $ 20,155
Deferred acquisition fees and discounts ... 1,872 373 3,092 2,461
Expenses related to sales ................. (1,193) (356) (2,437) (1,214)
(Provision for) recovery of credit losses.. (1,347) 1,438 (1,587) 4,530
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Net gain on sale of contracts ............. $ 5,303 $ 7,441 $ 12,170 $ 25,932
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(8) INTEREST INCOME
The following table presents the components of interest income:
THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Interest on Contracts...................... $ 9,822 $ 184 $ 25,426 $ 2,078
Residual interest income, net.............. 3,298 3,696 10,054 10,848
Other interest income...................... 98 29 228 297
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Net interest income........................ $ 13,218 $ 3,909 $ 35,708 $ 13,223
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(9) EARNINGS PER SHARE
Diluted earnings per share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001 were calculated using the weighted average number of
shares outstanding for the related period. The following table reconciles the
number of shares used in the computations of basic and diluted earnings per
share for the three-month and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 and
2001:
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THREE MONTHS ENDED NINE MONTHS ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, SEPTEMBER 30,
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2002 2001 2002 2001
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(IN THOUSANDS)
Weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period used to
compute basic earnings per share .............. 19,683 19,791 19,693 19,567
Incremental common shares attributable to
exercise of outstanding options and warrants... 996 1,321 1,337 1,596
Incremental common shares attributable to
convertible debt .............................. 333 -- 1,079 --
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Number of common shares used to compute
diluted earnings per share .................... 21,012 21,112 22,109 21,163
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The assumed conversion of certain subordinated debt during the three-month
period ended September 30, 2002, resulted in an increase to diluted net income
for purposes of the diluted earnings per share calculation of $18,000,
representing interest attributable to convertible debt that would not have been
incurred if the convertible debt had been converted. Diluted net earnings for
purposes of the diluted earnings per share calculation totaled $1.3 million for
the three months ended September 30, 2002.
The assumed conversion of certain subordinated debt during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2002, resulted in an increase to diluted net income for
purposes of the diluted earnings per share calculation of $405,000, representing
interest attributable to convertible debt that would not have been incurred if
the convertible debt had been converted. Diluted net earnings for purposes of
the diluted earnings per share calculation totaled $18.9 million for the nine
months ended September 30, 2002.
If the anti-dilutive effects of common stock equivalents were not considered,
additional shares included in the diluted earnings per share calculation for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2002 would have included an additional
746,000 shares attributable to the conversion of certain subordinated debt, for
an aggregate total of approximately 21.8 million diluted shares for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2002. No such anti-dilution existed for
the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002. If the anti-dilutive effects of
common stock equivalents were not considered, additional shares included in the
diluted earnings per share calculation for the three-month period ended
September 30, 2001 would have included an additional 1.1 million shares
attributable to the conversion of certain subordinated debt, for an aggregate
total of approximately 22.2 million diluted shares for the three-month period
ended September 30, 2001, and 22.3 million shares for the nine months ended
September 30, 2001.
(10) LIQUIDITY
The Company's business requires substantial cash to support its purchases of
Contracts and other operating activities. The Company's primary sources of cash
have been cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from sales of
Contracts, amounts borrowed under various revolving credit facilities (also
sometimes known as warehouse credit facilities), servicing fees on portfolios of
Contracts previously sold, customer payments of principal and interest on
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Contracts held for sale, fees for origination of Contracts, and releases of cash
from credit enhancements provided by the Company for the financial guaranty
insurer (Note Insurer) and Investors, initially made in the form of a cash
deposit to an account (Spread Account), and releases of cash from securitized
pools of Contracts in which the Company has retained a residual ownership
interest. The Company's primary uses of cash have been the purchases of
Contracts, repayment of amounts borrowed under lines of credit and otherwise,
operating expenses such as employee, interest, occupancy expenses and other
general and administrative expenses, the establishment of and further
contributions to "Spread Accounts" (cash posted to enhance credit of securitized
pools), and income taxes. There can be no assurance that internally generated
cash will be sufficient to meet the Company's cash demands. The sufficiency of
internally generated cash will depend on the performance of securitized pools
(which determines the level of releases from Spread Accounts), the rate of
expansion or contraction in the Company's servicing portfolio, and the terms
upon which the Company is able to acquire, sell, and borrow against Contracts.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $111.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
On March 8, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of MFN Financial
Corporation (See Note 2.). The acquisition cost was approximately $123.2
million, and was substantially funded by existing cash and borrowings. Cash flow
from the underlying purchased assets are expected to provide adequate liquidity
to fund the acquisition borrowings, as well as generate positive cash flows from
which to fund the Company's operating activities.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine-month periods ended September
30, 2002 and 2001, was $29.7 million and $592,000, respectively. Cash flows used
in the acquisition of MFN Financial Corporation, net of the cash acquired in the
transaction, totaled $29.5 million.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine-month periods ended September
30, 2002 and 2001, was $58.7 million and $18.6 million, respectively. In
connection with the acquisition of MFN Financial Corporation the Company
incurred debt related to the MFN 2001-A Securitization Trust (See Note 5.) and
additional senior secured debt (See Note 6.).
The Company believes that cash flows generated as a result of the acquisition of
MFN Financial Corporation will be sufficient to meet the obligations incurred as
a result of the Merger. There can be no assurance that internally generated cash
will be sufficient to meet such cash demands. The sufficiency of internally
generated cash will depend on the performance of the securitized pools. At the
time of the Merger, MFN had outstanding $22.5 million in principal amount of
senior subordinated debt, which was due and repaid in full on March 23, 2002.
Such debt bore interest at the rate of 11.00% per annum, payable quarterly in
arrears.
Contracts are purchased from Dealers for a cash price approximating their
principal amount, and generate cash flow over a period of years. As a result,
the Company has been dependent on warehouse credit facilities to purchase
Contracts, and on the availability of cash from outside sources in order to
finance its continuing operations, as well as to fund the portion of Contract
purchase prices not financed under warehouse credit facilities. During 2001 and
through May 2002, the Company's Contract purchasing program consisted of both
(i) purchases for the Company's own account made on other than a flow basis,
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funded primarily by advances under a revolving warehouse credit facility, and
(ii) flow purchases for immediate resale to non-affiliates. Flow purchases allow
the Company to purchase Contracts with minimal demands on liquidity. The
Company's revenues from the resale of flow purchase Contracts, however, are
materially less than those that may be received by holding Contracts to maturity
or by selling Contracts in securitization transactions. During the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2002, the Company purchased $181.1 million of
Contracts on a flow basis, and $176.6 million on an other than flow basis for
its own account, compared to $418.7 million and $111.5 million, respectively, of
Contracts purchased in the 2001 period. The Company's flow purchase program
terminated in May 2002.
On March 7, 2002, CPS entered into a new warehouse credit facility. The new
warehouse facility is structured to allow CPS to fund a portion of the purchase
price of automotive Contracts by drawing against a variable funding note issued
by CPS Warehouse Trust, in the maximum amount of $100.0 million. Such maximum
amount was increased to $125 million in November 2002. Approximately 76% of the
principal balance of Contracts may be advanced to the Company under that
facility, subject to collateral eligibility tests and certain other conditions
and covenants.
The Company securitized $174.5 million of newly originated Contracts during the
nine months ended September 30, 2002, resulting in a gain on sale of $10.5
million.
On March 8, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $45.65 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that had been originated by Consumer Portfolio Services.
The Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A, consist of two classes:
$26.5 million of 3.741% Class A-1 Notes, and $19.15 million of 4.814% Class A-2
Notes.
On August 22, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $130.48 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that were originated by Consumer Portfolio Services. The
Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B, consist of two classes:
$50.24 million of 2.00% Class A-1 Notes, and $80.24 million of 3.50% Class A-2
Notes.
Cash used for subsequent deposits to Spread Accounts for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $13.6 million and $21.0 million,
respectively. Cash released from Spread Accounts to the Company for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $49.0 million and
$33.5 million, respectively. Changes in deposits to and releases from Spread
Accounts are affected by the relative size, seasoning and performance of the
various pools of Contracts sold that make up the Company's servicing portfolio
to which the respective Spread Accounts are related. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 the Company made initial deposits to the related Spread
Accounts of $6.8 million related to its term securitization transactions,
compared to $2.5 million in the 2001 period. The acquisition of Contracts for
subsequent sale in securitization transactions, and the need to fund Spread
Accounts when those transactions take place, results in a continuing need for
capital. The amount of capital required is most heavily dependent on the rate of
the Company's Contract purchases (other than flow purchases), the required level
of initial credit enhancement in securitizations, and the extent to which the
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previously established Spread Accounts either release cash to the Company or
capture cash from collections on sold Contracts. The Company is currently
limited in its ability to purchase Contracts due to certain liquidity
constraints. As of September 30, 2002, the Company had cash on hand of $25.2
million and available Contract purchase commitments from its warehouse credit
facilities of $29.6 million. The Company's plans to manage the need for
liquidity include the completion of additional term securitizations that would
provide additional credit availability from the warehouse credit facilities, and
matching its levels of Contract purchases to its availability of cash. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the term
securitizations on favorable economic terms or that the Company will be able to
complete term securitizations at all. If the Company is unable to complete such
securitizations, servicing fees and other portfolio related income would
decrease.
The Company's ability to adjust the quantity of Contracts that it purchases and
sells will be subject to general competitive conditions and the continued
availability of warehouse credit facilities. There can be no assurance that the
desired level of Contract acquisition can be maintained or increased. Obtaining
releases of cash from the Spread Accounts is dependent on collections from the
related Trusts generating sufficient cash to maintain the Spread Accounts in
excess of the amended specified levels. There can be no assurance that
collections from the related Trusts will generate cash in excess of the amended
specified levels.
(11) INCOME TAXES
As of December 31, 2001, the Company had deferred tax assets of $10.6 million
and had provided a valuation allowance against these deferred tax assets of $3.2
million. As a result of tax legislation passed during the first quarter of 2002
the Company was able to carryback certain net operating losses to recapture
previously paid taxes totaling $5.9 million. Through September 30, 2002, the
Company had received $5.9 million in cash as a result of this carryback. As a
result, in the first quarter of 2002, the Company eliminated its valuation
allowance of $3.2 million. The Company believes that the current deferred tax
asset will more likely than not be realized due to the reversal of certain
deferred tax liabilities and expected future taxable income. In determining the
possible future realization of deferred tax assets, future taxable income from
the following sources are taken into account: (a) reversal of taxable temporary
differences, (b) future operations exclusive of reversing temporary differences,
and (c) tax planning strategies that, if necessary, would be implemented to
accelerate taxable income into years in which net operating losses might
otherwise expire. The realization of the net deferred tax asset is dependent on
material improvements over present levels of consolidated pre-tax income. The
majority of the carryforward begins to expire in 2020. Management anticipates
that the Company will earn taxable income in the current year due to significant
increases in Contract originations held for sale, the continuation of
securitization transactions and the acquisition of MFN. Although realization is
not assured, management believes it is more likely than not that the recognized
net deferred tax assets will be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset
considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates
of future taxable income during the carryforward period are reduced.
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(12) LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
The Company is routinely involved in various legal proceedings resulting from
its consumer finance activities and practices, both continuing and discontinued.
Among such proceedings are three cases brought against subsidiaries of MFN in
the state of Mississippi, which allege deceptive practices related to various
loans and the related purchase and sale of insurance, and seek unspecified
damages. The Company believes that there are substantive legal defenses to such
claims, and intends to defend them vigorously. There can be no assurance,
however, as to the outcome.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. ("CPS," and together with its subsidiaries,
the "Company") is a consumer finance company specializing in the business of
purchasing, selling and servicing automobile installment purchase contracts
("Contracts") originated by licensed automobile dealers ("Dealers") in the sale
of new and used automobiles, light trucks and passenger vans. Through its
purchases, the Company provides indirect financing to Dealer customers with
limited credit histories, low incomes or past credit problems ("Sub-Prime
Customers"). The Company serves as an alternative source of financing for
Dealers, allowing sales to customers who otherwise might not be able to obtain
financing. The Company does not lend money directly to consumers. Rather, it
purchases installment Contracts from Dealers.
CPS was incorporated and began its operations in 1991. From inception through
September 30, 2002 the Company has purchased approximately $4.5 billion of
Contracts, and as of September 30, 2002, had an outstanding servicing portfolio
of approximately $575.4 million. The Company makes the decision to purchase
Contracts exclusively from its headquarters location. The Company services
Contracts from regional centers across the United States.
CREDIT RISK RETAINED
The Company purchases Contracts with the intention of reselling them in
securitizations. In a securitization, the Company sells Contracts to a special
purpose subsidiary, which funds the purchase by sale of asset-backed
interest-bearing securities. At the closing of each securitization, the Company
removes the sold Contracts from its Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company
remains responsible for collecting payments due under the Contracts, and retains
a residual interest in the sold Contracts. The residual interest represents the
discounted value of what the Company expects will be the excess of future
collections on the Contracts over principal and interest due on the asset-backed
securities. That residual interest appears on the Company's balance sheet as
"Residual interest in securitizations," and its value is dependent on estimates
of the future performance of the sold Contracts. Further, the special purpose
subsidiary may be prohibited from releasing the excess cash to the Company if
the credit performance of the sold Contracts falls short of pre-determined
standards. Such releases represent a material portion of the cash that the
Company uses to fund its operations. An unexpected deterioration in the
performance of sold Contracts could therefore have a material adverse effect on
both the Company's liquidity and its results of operations.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and Condensed Consolidated
Statement of Operations as of and for the three months and the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 include the results of operations of MFN Financial
Corporation for the period subsequent to March 8, 2002, the Merger date, through
September 30, 2002. See Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
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THE THREE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO THE THREE-MONTH
PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
REVENUES. During the three months ended September 30, 2002, revenues were $26.0
million, an increase of $11.8 million, or 82.5%, from the prior year period
revenue amount of $14.3 million. The primary reason for the increase in revenues
is an increase in interest income, servicing fees and other income, offset by a
decrease in gain on sale of Contracts, net. Gain on sale of Contracts, net,
decreased $2.1 million, or 28.7%, to $5.3 million in the three-month period
ended September 30, 2002, compared to $7.4 million in the year earlier period,
primarily as the result of the termination of the flow purchase program in early
May 2002, and a decrease in recoveries of previously charged off accounts
included with gain on sale.
Interest income for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002 increased
$9.3 million, or 238.1%, to $13.2 million in 2002 from $3.9 million in 2001.
Similarly, servicing fees totaling $3.6 million in the three months ended
September 30, 2002 increased $942,000, or 35.2%, from $2.7 million in the same
period a year earlier. The increase in interest income and servicing fees can be
attributed to the expansion of the Company's servicing portfolio, primarily as a
result of the MFN Merger. At September 30, 2002, the Company was generating
income and fees on a portfolio with an outstanding principal balance
approximating $575.4 million, compared to a portfolio with an outstanding
principal balance approximating $318.1 million as of September 30, 2001.
The period over period fluctuation in other income can be attributed to
recoveries on previously charged off MFN Contracts totaling $3.4 million.
EXPENSES. The Company's operating expenses consist primarily of personnel costs
and other operating expenses, which are incurred as applications and Contracts
are received, processed and serviced. Factors that affect margins and net income
include changes in the automobile and automobile finance market environments,
macroeconomic factors such as interest rates, and mix of business between
Contracts purchased on a flow basis and Contracts purchased on an other than
flow basis.
Personnel costs include base salaries, commissions and bonuses paid to
employees, and certain expenses related to the accounting treatment of
outstanding warrants and stock options, and are one of the Company's most
significant operating expenses. These costs generally fluctuate with the level
of applications and Contracts processed and serviced, with the mix of revenue
and with overall portfolio performance.
Other operating expenses consist primarily of facilities expenses, telephone and
other communication services, credit services, computer services (including
personnel costs associated with information technology support), professional
services, marketing and advertising expenses, and depreciation and amortization.
Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense related to the Company's
outstanding notes payable and debt, were $17.5 million, or 67.1%, of total
revenues for the third quarter of 2002, as compared with $10.8 million, or
75.4%, of total revenues for the third quarter of 2001.
In connection with the MFN acquisition, management has identified certain
expense savings, which it believes will be achieved through reductions in staff,
consolidation of general and administrative functions, data processing and
elimination of certain duplicate or excess facilities. It is expected to take
approximately nine months from the date of the Merger to realize fully these
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expense savings. There can be no assurance that anticipated expense savings will
be achieved in the amounts or at the times anticipated.
Interest expense for the three-month period ended September 30, 2002, increased
$3.1 million, or 94.4%, to $6.3 million in 2002, compared to $3.3 million in
2001. The increase is due to the interest expense resulting from the MFN
acquisition, including interest expense related to acquisition debt and the
interest expense related to the Notes Payable to Securitization Trust. See
"Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Income tax expense of $940,000 has been provided in the 2002 period pursuant to
relevant tax statutes and legislation. In the 2001 period, no income tax expense
was provided.
THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 COMPARED TO THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2001
REVENUES. During the nine months ended September 30, 2002, revenues were $66.4
million, an increase of $18.5 million, or 38.6%, from the prior year period
revenue amount of $47.9 million. The primary reason for the increase in revenues
is an increase in interest income, servicing fees and other income, offset by a
decrease in gain on sale of Contracts, net. Gain on sale of Contracts, net,
decreased $13.8 million, or 53.1%, to $12.2 million in the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2002, compared to $25.9 million in the year earlier period.
During the first quarter of 2002, to prepare for the MFN Merger and related
financing requirements, the Company chose to originate Contracts almost
exclusively on a flow basis, resulting in a significantly lower gain on sale
than had the Contracts been originated for the Company's own account and
securitized. In addition, as a result of revised Company estimates resulting
from analyses of the current and historical performance of certain of the
Company's previously securitized pools, the Company recorded pre-tax charges of
approximately $2.5 million in the first quarter of 2002 related to its residual
interest in securitizations. Certain of the Company's older pools related to
1998 and prior had not performed as originally projected. The Company also
recognized a charge of approximately $500,000 related to a discount realized
upon the sale of a subordinated note from the Company's 2002-A securitization.
The Company sold that subordinated note to raise funds for the acquisition of
MFN.
Interest income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002 increased
$22.5 million, or 170.0%, to $35.7 million in 2002 from $13.2 million in the
comparable 2001 period. Similarly, servicing fees totaling $10.4 million in the
nine months ended September 30, 2002 increased $2.5 million, or 31.7%, from $7.9
million in the same period a year earlier. The increase in interest income and
servicing fees can be attributed to the expansion of the Company's servicing
portfolio, primarily as a result of the MFN acquisition. At September 30, 2002,
the Company was generating income and fees on a portfolio with an outstanding
principal balance approximating $575.4 million, compared to a portfolio with an
outstanding principal balance approximating $318.1 million as of September 30,
2001.
The period over period fluctuation in other income can be attributed to
recoveries on previously charged off MFN Contracts totaling $6.8 million.
EXPENSES. The Company's operating expenses consist primarily of personnel costs
and other operating expenses, which are incurred as applications and Contracts
are received, processed and serviced. Factors that affect margins and net income
include changes in the automobile and automobile finance market environments,
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macroeconomic factors such as interest rates, and mix of business between
Contracts purchased on a flow basis and Contracts purchased on an other than
flow basis.
Personnel costs include base salaries, commissions and bonuses paid to
employees, and certain expenses related to the accounting treatment of
outstanding warrants and stock options, and are one of the Company's most
significant operating expenses. These costs generally fluctuate with the level
of applications and Contracts processed and serviced, with the mix of revenue
and with overall portfolio performance.
Other operating expenses consist primarily of facilities expenses, telephone and
other communication services, credit services, computer services (including
personnel costs associated with information technology support), professional
services, marketing and advertising expenses, and depreciation and amortization.
Total operating expenses, excluding interest expense related to the Company's
outstanding notes payable and debt, were $51.7 million, or 77.8%, of total
revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2002, as compared with $36.1
million, or 75.3%, of total revenues for the 2001 period.
Interest expense for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, increased
$7.0 million, or 63.2%, to $18.0 million in 2002, compared to $11.0 million in
2001. The increase is due to the interest expense resulting from the MFN
acquisition, including interest expense related to acquisition debt and the
interest expense related to the Notes Payable to Securitization Trust. See
"Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Income tax benefit of $4.3 million, including the elimination of the valuation
allowance of $3.2 million, was recorded in the 2002 period pursuant to relevant
tax statutes and regulations. In the 2001 period $120,000 of income tax expense
was provided.
The extraordinary gain of $17.4 million results from the Company's acquisition
of MFN Financial Corporation and represents the excess of net assets acquired
over the purchase price paid. See Note 2 of Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The Company's business requires substantial cash to support its purchases of
Contracts and other operating activities. The Company's primary sources of cash
have been cash flows from operating activities, including proceeds from sales of
Contracts, amounts borrowed under various revolving credit facilities (also
sometimes known as warehouse credit facilities), servicing fees on portfolios of
Contracts previously sold, customer payments of principal and interest on
Contracts held for sale, fees for origination of Contracts, and releases of cash
from credit enhancements provided by the Company for the financial guaranty
insurer (Note Insurer) and Investors, initially made in the form of a cash
deposit to an account (Spread Account), and releases of cash from securitized
pools of Contracts in which the Company has retained a residual ownership
interest. The Company's primary uses of cash have been the purchases of
Contracts, repayment of amounts borrowed under lines of credit and otherwise,
operating expenses such as employee, interest, occupancy expenses and other
general and administrative expenses, the establishment of and further
contributions to "Spread Accounts" (cash posted to enhance credit of securitized
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pools), and income taxes. There can be no assurance that internally generated
cash will be sufficient to meet the Company's cash demands. The sufficiency of
internally generated cash will depend on the performance of securitized pools
(which determines the level of releases from Spread Accounts), the rate of
expansion or contraction in the Company's servicing portfolio, and the terms
upon which the Company is able to acquire, sell, and borrow against Contracts.
Net cash provided by operating activities for the nine-month periods ended
September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $111.0 million and $3.2 million, respectively.
On March 8, 2002, the Company completed the acquisition of MFN Financial
Corporation (See Note 2.). The acquisition cost was approximately $123.2
million, and was substantially funded by existing cash and borrowings. Cash flow
from the underlying purchased assets are expected to provide adequate liquidity
to fund the acquisition borrowings, as well as generate positive cash flows from
which to fund the Company's operating activities.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine-month periods ended September
30, 2002 and 2001, was $29.7 million and $592,000, respectively. Cash flows used
in the acquisition of MFN Financial Corporation, net of the cash acquired in the
transaction, totaled $29.5 million.
Net cash used in financing activities for the nine-month periods ended September
30, 2002 and 2001, was $58.7 million and $18.6 million, respectively. In
connection with the acquisition of MFN Financial Corporation the Company
incurred debt related to the MFN 2001-A Securitization Trust (See Note 5.) and
additional senior secured debt (See Note 6.).
The Company believes that cash flows generated as a result of the acquisition of
MFN Financial Corporation will be sufficient to meet the obligations incurred as
a result of the Merger. There can be no assurance that internally generated cash
will be sufficient to meet such cash demands. The sufficiency of internally
generated cash will depend on the performance of the securitized pools. At the
time of the Merger, MFN had outstanding $22.5 million in principal amount of
senior subordinated debt, which was due and repaid in full on March 23, 2002.
Such debt bore interest at the rate of 11.00% per annum, payable quarterly in
arrears.
Contracts are purchased from Dealers for a cash price approximating their
principal amount, and generate cash flow over a period of years. As a result,
the Company has been dependent on warehouse credit facilities to purchase
Contracts, and on the availability of cash from outside sources in order to
finance its continuing operations, as well as to fund the portion of Contract
purchase prices not financed under warehouse credit facilities. During 2001 and
through May 2002, the Company's Contract purchasing program consisted of both
(i) purchases for the Company's own account made on other than a flow basis,
funded primarily by advances under a revolving warehouse credit facility, and
(ii) flow purchases for immediate resale to non-affiliates. Flow purchases allow
the Company to purchase Contracts with minimal demands on liquidity. The
Company's revenues from the resale of flow purchase Contracts, however, are
materially less than those that may be received by holding Contracts to maturity
or by selling Contracts in securitization transactions. During the nine-month
period ended September 30, 2002, the Company purchased $181.1 million of
Contracts on a flow basis, and $176.6 million on an other than flow basis for
its own account, compared to $418.7 million and $111.5 million, respectively, of
Contracts purchased in the 2001 period. The Company's flow purchase program
terminated in May 2002.
On March 7, 2002, CPS entered into a new warehouse credit facility. The new
warehouse facility is structured to allow CPS to fund a portion of the purchase
price of automotive Contracts by drawing against a variable funding note issued
by CPS Warehouse Trust, in the maximum amount of $100.0 million. Such maximum
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amount was increased to $125 million in November 2002. Approximately 76% of the
principal balance of Contracts may be advanced to the Company under that
facility, subject to collateral eligibility tests and certain other conditions
and covenants.
The Company securitized $174.5 million of newly originated Contracts during the
nine months ended September 30, 2002, resulting in a gain on sale of $10.5
million.
On March 8, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $45.65 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that had been originated by Consumer Portfolio Services.
The Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-A, consist of two classes:
$26.5 million of 3.741% Class A-1 Notes, and $19.15 million of 4.814% Class A-2
Notes.
On August 22, 2002, CPS (through a subsidiary) sold automobile installment sales
finance Contracts to CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B in a securitization
transaction, retaining a residual interest therein. In this transaction,
qualified institutional buyers purchased $130.48 million of notes backed by
automotive Contracts that were originated by Consumer Portfolio Services. The
Notes, issued by CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2002-B, consist of two classes:
$50.24 million of 2.00% Class A-1 Notes, and $80.24 million of 3.50% Class A-2
Notes.
Cash used for subsequent deposits to Spread Accounts for the nine-month periods
ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $13.6 million and $21.0 million,
respectively. Cash released from Spread Accounts to the Company for the
nine-month periods ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, was $49.0 million and
$33.5 million, respectively. Changes in deposits to and releases from Spread
Accounts are affected by the relative size, seasoning and performance of the
various pools of Contracts sold that make up the Company's servicing portfolio
to which the respective Spread Accounts are related. In the nine months ended
September 30, 2002 the Company made initial deposits to the related Spread
Accounts of $6.8 million related to its term securitization transactions,
compared to $2.5 million in the 2001 period. The acquisition of Contracts for
subsequent sale in securitization transactions, and the need to fund Spread
Accounts when those transactions take place, results in a continuing need for
capital. The amount of capital required is most heavily dependent on the rate of
the Company's Contract purchases (other than flow purchases), the required level
of initial credit enhancement in securitizations, and the extent to which the
previously established Spread Accounts either release cash to the Company or
capture cash from collections on sold Contracts. The Company is currently
limited in its ability to purchase Contracts due to certain liquidity
constraints. As of September 30, 2002, the Company had cash on hand of $25.2
million and available Contract purchase commitments from its warehouse credit
facilities of $29.6 million. The Company's plans to manage the need for
liquidity include the completion of additional term securitizations that would
provide additional credit availability from the warehouse credit facilities, and
matching its levels of Contract purchases to its availability of cash. There can
be no assurance that the Company will be able to complete the term
securitizations on favorable economic terms or that the Company will be able to
complete term securitizations at all. If the Company is unable to complete such
securitizations, servicing fees and other portfolio related income would
decrease.
The Company's ability to adjust the quantity of Contracts that it purchases and
sells will be subject to general competitive conditions and the continued
availability of warehouse credit facilities. There can be no assurance that the
desired level of Contract acquisition can be maintained or increased. Obtaining
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releases of cash from the Spread Accounts is dependent on collections from the
related Trusts generating sufficient cash to maintain the Spread Accounts in
excess of the amended specified levels. There can be no assurance that
collections from the related Trusts will generate cash in excess of the amended
specified levels.
The Company's Securitized Notes contain various covenants requiring certain
minimum financial ratios and results. The Company was in compliance with these
covenants, or such covenants have been waived as of the date of this report. The
Company is working with the parties involved to amend such covenants in order to
eliminate the need for such waivers.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(a) RESIDUAL INTEREST IN SECURITIZATION AND GAIN ON SALE OF CONTRACTS
Gain on sale may be recognized on the disposition of Contracts either outright
(as in the Company's flow purchase program, which was terminated in May 2002) or
in securitization transactions. In its securitization transactions, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company retains a residual interest in the Contracts
that are sold. The Company's securitization transactions include "term"
securitizations (purchaser holds the Contracts for substantially their entire
term) and "continuous" securitizations (the Contracts sold may be put back to
the Company, and replaced with other Contracts).
The residual interest in term securitizations and the residual interest in the
Contracts sold continuously are reflected in the line item "residual interest in
securitizations" on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
The Company's securitization structure has generally been as follows:
First, the Company sells a portfolio of Contracts to a wholly owned Special
Purpose Subsidiary ("SPS"), which has been established for the limited purpose
of buying and reselling the Company's Contracts. The SPS then transfers the same
Contracts to an owner trust ("Trust"). The Trust is a qualifying special purpose
entity as defined in Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140 ("SFAS
140"), and is therefore not consolidated in the Company's Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements. The Trust issues interest-bearing asset-backed securities
(the "Notes"), generally in a principal amount equal to the aggregate principal
balance of the Contracts. The Company typically sells these Contracts to the
Trust at face value and without recourse, except that representations and
warranties similar to those provided by the Dealer to the Company are provided
by the Company to the Trust. One or more investors purchase the Notes issued by
the Trust; the proceeds from the sale of the Notes are then used to purchase the
Contracts from the Company. The Company may retain subordinated Notes issued by
the Trust. The Company purchases a financial guaranty insurance policy,
guaranteeing timely payment of principal and interest on the senior Notes, from
an insurance company (the "Note Insurer"). In addition, the Company provides a
credit enhancement for the benefit of the Note Insurer and the investors in the
form of an initial cash deposit to an account ("Spread Account") held by the
Trust or in the form of subordinated Notes, or both. The agreements governing
the securitization transactions (collectively referred to as the "Securitization
Agreements") require that the initial deposits to the Spread Accounts be
supplemented by a portion of collections from the Contracts until the Spread
Accounts reach specified levels, and then maintained at those levels. The
specified levels are generally computed as a percentage of the principal amount
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remaining unpaid under the related Notes. The specified levels at which the
Spread Accounts are to be maintained will vary depending on the performance of
the portfolios of Contracts held by the Trusts and on other conditions, and may
also be varied by agreement among the Company, the SPS, the Note Insurer and the
trustee. Such levels have increased and decreased from time to time based on
performance of the portfolios, and have also varied by Securitization Agreement.
The Securitization Agreements generally grant the Company the option to
repurchase the sold Contracts from the Trust when the aggregate outstanding
balance has amortized to 10% or less of the initial aggregate balance.
The Company's continuous securitization structure is similar to the above,
except that (i) the SPS that purchases the Contracts pledges the Contracts to
secure promissory notes issued directly by the SPS, (ii) the initial purchaser
of such notes has the right, but not the obligation, to require that the Company
repurchase the Contracts, (iii) the promissory notes are in an aggregate
principal amount of not more than 76% of the aggregate principal balance of the
Contracts (that is, 24% over-collateralization), and (iv) no Spread Account is
involved. The SPS is a qualifying special purpose entity and is therefore not
consolidated in the Company's Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Upon each sale of Contracts in a securitization, whether a term securitization
or a continuous securitization, the Company removes from its Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet the Contracts held for sale and adds to its Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet (i) the cash received and (ii) the estimated fair
value of the ownership interest that the Company retains in Contracts sold in
the securitization. That retained interest (the "Residual") consists of (a) the
cash held in the Spread Account, if any, (b) over collateralization, if any, (c)
subordinated Notes retained, and (d) receivables from Trust, which include the
net interest receivables ("NIRs"). NIRs represent the estimated discounted cash
flows to be received from the Trust in the future, net of principal and interest
payable with respect to the Notes, and certain expenses. The excess of the cash
received and the assets retained by the Company over the carrying value of the
Contracts sold, less transaction costs, equals the net gain on sale of Contracts
recorded by the Company.
The Company allocates its basis in the Contracts between the Notes and the
Residuals sold and retained based on the relative fair values of those portions
on the date of the sale. The Company recognizes gains or losses attributable to
the change in the fair value of the Residuals, which are recorded at estimated
fair value. The Company is not aware of an active market for the purchase or
sale of interests such as the Residuals; accordingly, the Company determines the
estimated fair value of the Residuals by discounting the amount and timing of
anticipated cash flows that it estimates will be released to the Company in the
future (the cash out method), using a discount rate that the Company believes is
appropriate for the risks involved. The Company estimates the value of its
optional right to repurchase receivables pursuant to the terms of the
Securitization Agreements primarily based on its estimate of the amount and
timing of discounted cash flows that it anticipates will be received from the
repurchased receivables following exercise of the optional right. The
anticipated cash flows include collections from both current and charged off
receivables. The Company has used an effective discount rate of approximately
14% per annum, which it believes is appropriate for the risks involved.
The Company receives periodic base servicing fees for the servicing and
collection of the Contracts. In addition, the Company is entitled to the cash
flows from the Residuals that represent collections on the Contracts in excess
of the amounts required to pay principal and interest on the Notes, the base
servicing fees, and certain other fees (such as trustee and custodial fees).
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Required principal payments are in most cases defined as the payments sufficient
to keep the principal balance of the Notes equal to the aggregate principal
balance of the related Contracts (excluding those Contracts that have been
charged off). Some of the Securitization Agreements require accelerated payment
of principal until the principal balance of the Notes is reduced to a specified
percentage of the aggregate principal balance of the related Contracts. Such
accelerated principal payment is said to create "over-collateralization" of the
Notes.
If the amount of cash required for payment of fees, interest and principal
exceeds the amount collected during the collection period, the shortfall is
drawn from the Spread Account, if any. If the cash collected during the period
exceeds the amount necessary for the above allocations, and there is no
shortfall in the related Spread Account, the excess is released to the Company,
or in certain cases is transferred to other Spread Accounts that may be below
their required levels. If the Spread Account balance is not at the required
credit enhancement level, then the excess cash collected is retained in the
Spread Account until the specified level is achieved. Although Spread Account
balances are held by the Trusts on behalf of the Company's SPS as the owner of
the Residuals, the cash in the Spread Accounts is restricted from use by the
Company. Cash held in the various Spread Accounts is invested in high quality,
liquid investment securities, as specified in the Securitization Agreements. The
interest rate payable on the Contracts is significantly greater than the
interest rate on the Notes. As a result, the Residuals described above are a
significant asset of the Company. In determining the value of the Residuals, the
Company must estimate the future rates of prepayments, delinquencies, defaults
and default loss severity, and the value of the Company's optional right to
repurchase receivables pursuant to the terms of the Securitization Agreements,
as all of these factors affect the amount and timing of the estimated cash
flows. The Company estimates prepayments by evaluating historical prepayment
performance of comparable Contracts. The Company has used prepayment estimates
of approximately 20% to 23% cumulatively over the lives of the related
Contracts. The Company estimates defaults and default loss severity using
available historical loss data for comparable Contracts and the specific
characteristics of the Contracts purchased by the Company. The Company estimates
recovery rates of previously charged off receivables using available historical
recovery data and projected future recovery levels. In valuing the Residuals,
the Company estimates that gross losses as a percentage of the original
principal balance will approximate 13% to 18% cumulatively over the lives of the
related Contracts, with recovery rates approximating 3% to 4% of the original
principal balance.
In future periods, the Company will recognize additional revenue from the
Residuals if the actual performance of the Contracts is better than the original
estimate, or the Company would increase the estimated fair value of the
Residuals. If the actual performance of the Contracts were worse than the
original estimate, then a downward adjustment to the carrying value of the
Residuals would be required. The authoritative accounting standard setting
bodies are currently deliberating the consolidation of non-qualifying special
purpose entities and the accounting treatment for various off-balance sheet
financing transactions. The effect of such deliberations may require the Company
to treat its securitizations differently. However, the outcome of such
deliberations is currently unknown.
The Noteholders and the related securitization Trusts have no recourse to the
Company for failure of the Contract obligors to make payments on a timely basis.
The Company's Residuals, however, are subordinate to the Notes until the
Noteholders are fully paid, and the Company is therefore at risk to that extent.
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(b) INCOME TAXES
The Company and its subsidiaries file a consolidated federal income and combined
state franchise tax returns. The Company utilizes the asset and liability method
of accounting for income taxes, under which deferred income taxes are recognized
for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the
financial statement values of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect
on deferred taxes of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period
that includes the enactment date. The Company has estimated a valuation
allowance against that portion of the deferred tax asset whose utilization in
future periods is not more than likely.
In determining the possible realization of deferred tax assets, future taxable
income from the following sources are considered: (a) the reversal of taxable
temporary differences, (b) future operations exclusive of reversing temporary
differences, and (c) tax planning strategies that, if necessary, would be
implemented to accelerate taxable income into periods in which bet operating
losses might otherwise expire.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This report on Form 10-Q includes certain "forward-looking statements,"
including, without limitation, the statements or implications to the effect that
(i) gross losses as a percentage of original balances will approximate 13% to
18% cumulatively over the lives of the related Contracts, with recovery rates
approximating 3% to 4% of original principal balances, (ii) that the Company
believes it will achieve operating expense savings or synergies in connection
with the Merger, and (iii) that management anticipates that the Company will
earn taxable income during the current year. Other forward-looking statements
may be identified by the use of words such as "anticipates," "expects," "plans,"
"estimates," or words of like meaning. As to the specifically identified
forward-looking statements, factors that could affect gross losses and recovery
rates include changes in the general economic climate, which could affect the
willingness or ability of obligors to pay pursuant to the terms of Contracts,
changes in laws respecting consumer finance, which could affect the ability of
the Company to enforce rights under Contracts, and changes in the market for
used vehicles, which could affect the levels of recoveries upon sale of
repossessed vehicles. Factors that could affect operating expense savings
include the ability of Company staff to perform tasks previously performed by
others, and the real estate markets in regions in which the Company may close
facilities. Factors that could affect the Company's revenues in the current year
include the levels of cash releases from existing pools of Contracts, which
would affect the Company's ability to purchase Contracts, the terms on which the
Company is able to finance such purchases, the willingness of Dealers to sell
Contracts to the Company on the terms that it offers, and the terms on which the
Company is able to sell Contracts once acquired. Factors that could affect the
Company's expenses in the current year include those that affect its ability to
achieve expense savings, identified above, competitive conditions in the market
for qualified personnel, and interest rates (which affect the rates that the
Company pays on Notes issued in its securitizations).
Additional risk factors, any of which could have a material effect on the
Company's performance, are set forth below:
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DEPENDENCE ON WAREHOUSE FINANCING. The Company's primary source of
day-to-day liquidity is continuous securitization of Contracts, under which it
sells Contracts to a special-purpose subsidiary as often as once a week. Such
transactions function as a "warehouse," in which Contracts are held pending
their future sale into a term securitization. The Company expects to continue to
effect similar transactions (or to obtain replacement or additional financing)
as current arrangements expire or become fully utilized; however, there can be
no assurance that such financing will be obtainable on favorable terms. To the
extent that the Company is unable to maintain its existing structure or is
unable to arrange new warehouse facilities, the Company may have to curtail
Contract purchasing activities, which could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
DEPENDENCE ON SECURITIZATION PROGRAM. The Company is dependent upon its
ability to continue to pool and sell Contracts in term securitizations in order
to generate cash proceeds for new purchases. Adverse changes in the market for
securitized Contract pools, or a substantial lengthening of the warehousing
period, would burden the Company's financing capabilities, could require the
Company to curtail its purchase of Contracts, and could have a material adverse
effect on the Company. In addition, as a means of reducing the percentage of
cash collateral that the Company would otherwise be required to deposit and
maintain in Spread Accounts, all of the Company's securitizations since June
1994 have utilized credit enhancement in the form of financial guaranty
insurance policies issued by monoline financial guaranty insurers. The Company
believes that financial guaranty insurance policies reduce the costs of
securitizations relative to alternative forms of credit enhancements available
to the Company. No insurer is required to insure Company-sponsored
securitizations and there can be no assurance that any will continue to do so.
Similarly, there can be no assurance that any securitization transaction will be
available on terms acceptable to the Company, or at all. The timing of any
securitization transaction is affected by a number of factors beyond the
Company's control, any of which could cause substantial delays, including,
without limitation, market conditions and the approval by all parties of the
terms of the securitization.
RISK OF GENERAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN. The Company's business is directly
related to sales of new and used automobiles, which are affected by employment
rates, prevailing interest rates and other domestic economic conditions.
Delinquencies, foreclosures and losses generally increase during economic
slowdowns or recessions. Because of the Company's focus on Sub-Prime Customers,
the actual rates of delinquencies, repossessions and losses on such Contracts
could be higher under adverse economic conditions than those experienced in the
automobile finance industry in general. Any sustained period of economic
slowdown or recession could adversely affect the Company's ability to sell or
securitize pools of Contracts. The timing of any economic changes is uncertain,
and sluggish sales of automobiles and weakness in the economy could have an
adverse effect on the Company's business and that of the Dealers from which it
purchases Contracts.
DEPENDENCE ON PERFORMANCE OF SOLD CONTRACTS. Under the financial
structures the Company has used to date in its term securitizations, certain
excess servicing cash flows generated by the Contracts sold in the term
securitizations are retained in a Spread Account within the securitization
trusts to provide liquidity and credit enhancement. While the specific terms and
mechanics of the Spread Account vary among transactions, the Company's
Securitization Agreements generally provide that the Company will receive excess
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cash flows only if the Spread Account balances have reached specified levels
and/or the delinquency or losses related to the Contracts in the pool are below
certain predetermined levels. In the event delinquencies and losses on the
Contracts exceed such levels, the terms of the securitization may require
increased Spread Account balances to be accumulated for the particular pool; may
restrict the distribution to the Company of excess cash flows associated with
other pools; or, in certain circumstances, may permit the insurer to require the
transfer of servicing on some or all of the Contracts to another servicer. Any
of these conditions could materially adversely affect the Company's liquidity
and financial condition.
CREDITWORTHINESS OF CONSUMERS. The Company specializes in the purchase,
sale and servicing of Contracts to finance automobile purchases by Sub-Prime
Customers, which entail a higher risk of non-performance, higher delinquencies
and higher losses than Contracts with more creditworthy customers. While the
Company believes that the underwriting criteria and collection methods it
employs enable it to control the higher risks inherent in Contracts with
Sub-Prime Customers, no assurance can be given that such criteria and methods
will afford adequate protection against such risks. The Company has experienced
fluctuations in the delinquency and charge-off performance of its Contracts. In
the event that portfolios of Contracts sold and serviced by the Company
experience greater defaults, higher delinquencies or higher losses than
anticipated, the Company's earnings could be negatively affected. A larger
number of defaults than anticipated could also result in adverse changes in the
structure of the Company's future securitization transactions, such as a
requirement of increased cash collateral in such transactions
POSSIBLE INCREASE IN COST OF FUNDS. The Company's profitability is
determined by, among other things, the difference between the rate of interest
charged on the Contracts purchased by the Company and the rate of interest
payable to purchasers of Notes issued in securitizations. The Contracts
purchased by the Company generally bear finance charges close to or at the
maximum permitted by applicable state law. The interest rates payable on such
Notes the Company are fixed, based on interest rates prevailing in the market at
the time of sale. Consequently, increases in market interest rates tend to
reduce the "spread" or margin between Contract finance charges and the interest
rates required by investors and, thus, the potential operating profits to the
Company from the purchase, sale and servicing of Contracts. Operating profits
expected to be earned by the Company on portfolios of Contracts previously sold
are insulated from the adverse effects of increasing interest rates because the
interest rates on the related Notes were fixed at the time the Contracts were
sold. Any future increases in interest rates would likely increase the interest
rates on Notes issued in future term securitizations and could have a material
adverse effect on the Company's results of operations.
PREPAYMENT AND DEFAULT RISK. Gains from the sale of Contracts in the
Company's past securitization transactions have constituted a significant
portion of the net earnings of the Company and are likely to continue to
represent a significant portion of the Company's net earnings. Portions of the
gains are based in part on management's estimates of future prepayment and
default rates and other considerations in light of then-current conditions. If
actual prepayments with respect to Contracts occur more quickly than was
projected at the time such Contracts were sold, as can occur when interest rates
decline, or if default rates are greater than projected at the time such
Contracts were sold, a charge to earnings may be required and would be taken in
the period of adjustment. If actual prepayments occur more slowly or if default
rates are lower than estimated with respect to Contracts sold, total revenue
would exceed previously estimated amounts.
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COMPETITION. The automobile financing business is highly competitive.
The Company competes with a number of national, local and regional finance
companies. In addition, competitors or potential competitors include other types
of financial services companies, such as commercial banks, savings and loan
associations, leasing companies, credit unions providing retail loan financing
and lease financing for new and used vehicles and captive finance companies
affiliated with major automobile manufacturers such as General Motors Acceptance
Corporation, Ford Motor Credit Corporation, Chrysler Financial Corporation and
Nissan Motors Acceptance Corporation. Many of the Company's competitors and
potential competitors possess substantially greater financial, marketing,
technical, personnel and other resources than the Company. Moreover, the
Company's future profitability will be directly related to the availability and
cost of its capital relative to that of its competitors. The Company's
competitors and potential competitors include far larger, more established
companies that have access to capital markets for unsecured commercial paper and
investment grade rated debt instruments, and to other funding sources which may
be unavailable to the Company. Many of these companies also have long-standing
relationships with Dealers and may provide other financing to Dealers, including
floor plan financing for the Dealers' purchases of automobiles from
manufacturers, which is not offered by the Company. There can be no assurance
that the Company will be able to continue to compete successfully.
LITIGATION. Because of the consumer-oriented nature of the industry in
which the Company operates and the application of certain laws and regulations,
industry participants are regularly named as defendants in class-action
litigation involving alleged violations of federal and state laws and
regulations and consumer law torts, including fraud. Many of these actions
involve alleged violations of consumer protection laws. Although the Company is
not involved in any material litigation, a significant judgment against the
Company or within the industry in connection with any such litigation could have
a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition and results of
operations.
DEPENDENCE ON DEALERS. The Company is dependent upon establishing and
maintaining relationships with unaffiliated Dealers to supply it with Contracts.
During the year ended December 31, 2001, no Dealer accounted for more than 1.0%
of the Contracts purchased by the Company. The Dealer Agreements do not require
Dealers to submit a minimum number of Contracts for purchase by the Company. The
failure of Dealers to submit Contracts that meet the Company's underwriting
criteria would have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition and results of operations.
GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS. The Company's business is subject to numerous
federal and state consumer protection laws and regulations, which, among other
things: (i) require the Company to obtain and maintain certain licenses and
qualifications; (ii) limit the interest rates, fees and other charges the
Company is allowed to charge; (iii) limit or prescribe certain other terms of
its Contracts; (iv) require the Company to provide specified disclosures; and
(v) regulate certain servicing and collection practices and define its rights to
repossess and sell collateral. An adverse change in existing laws or
regulations, or in the interpretation thereof, the promulgation of any
additional laws or regulations, or the failure to comply with such laws and
regulations could have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial
condition and results of operations.
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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
INTEREST RATE RISK
Although the Company utilized its warehouse line and completed two term
securitizations during the nine months ended September 30, 2002 the structures
did not lend themselves to some of the strategies the Company has used in the
past to minimize interest rate risk, as described below. Specifically, the rate
on the Notes issued by the revolving note purchase facility is adjustable and
there is no pre-funding component to the revolving note purchase facility. The
Company does intend to issue fixed rate Notes and to include pre-funding
structures for future term securitization transactions, whereby the amount of
asset-backed securities issued exceeds the amount of Contracts initially sold to
the Trusts. In pre-funding, the proceeds from the pre-funded portion are held in
an escrow account until the Company sells the additional Contracts to the Trust
in amounts up to the balance of the pre-funded escrow account. In pre-funded
securitizations, the Company locks in the borrowing costs with respect to the
Contracts it subsequently delivers to the Trust. However, the Company incurs an
expense in pre-funded securitizations equal to the difference between the money
market yields earned on the proceeds held in escrow prior to subsequent delivery
of Contracts and the interest rate paid on the asset-backed securities
outstanding, the amount as to which there can be no assurance. In addition, the
Contracts the Company does purchase and securitize have fixed rates of interest,
while the Company's interest expense related to the current note purchase
facility is based on a variable rate. The Company's term securitization
facilities have had fixed rates of interest. Therefore, some of the strategies
the Company has used in the past to minimize interest rate risk do not currently
apply.
The Company is subject to market risks due to fluctuations in interest rates
primarily through its outstanding indebtedness and to a lesser extent its
outstanding interest earning assets, and commitments to enter into new
Contracts. The table below outlines the carrying values and estimated fair
values of such indebtedness:
SEPTEMBER 30, DECEMBER 31,
2002 2001
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CARRYING FAIR CARRYING FAIR
Financial Instrument VALUE VALUE VALUE VALUE
-------------------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
(IN THOUSANDS)
Finance Contracts, Net ..... $112,083 $112,083 $ -- $ --
Notes payable .............. 873 873 1,590 1,590
Securitization trust debt .. 92,566 92,566 -- --
Senior secured debt ........ 56,543 56,543 26,000 26,000
Subordinated debt .......... 36,408 33,159 36,989 24,791
Related party debt ......... 17,500 15,663 17,500 11,974
Much of the information used to determine fair value is highly subjective. When
applicable, readily available market information has been utilized. However, for
a significant portion of the Company's financial instruments, active markets do
not exist. Therefore, considerable judgments were required in estimating fair
value for certain items. The subjective factors include, among other things, the
estimated timing and amount of cash flows, risk characteristics, credit quality
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and interest rates, all of which are subject to change. Since the fair value is
estimated and do not reflect amounts of which amounts outstanding could be
settled by the Company, the amounts that will actually be realized or paid at
settlement or maturity of the instruments could be significantly different.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
CPS maintains a system of internal controls and procedures designed to provide
reasonable assurance as to the reliability of its published financial statements
and other disclosures included in this report. Within the 90-day period prior to
filing this report, CPS evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation
of such disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the
principal executive officer (Charles E. Bradley, Jr.) and the principal
financial officer (David N. Kenneally) concluded that the disclosure controls
and procedures are effective in timely alerting them to material information
relating to CPS that is required to be included in this quarterly report on Form
10-Q. There have been no significant changes in such internal controls or in
other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to
the date that CPS carried out such evaluation.
PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The information provided under the caption "Legal Proceedings" in the Company's
annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2001, and in its
report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002, are
incorporated herein by reference. No material developments have taken place in
the litigation described therein.
The Company is routinely involved in various legal proceedings resulting from
its consumer finance activities and practices, both continuing and discontinued.
Among such proceedings are three cases brought against subsidiaries of MFN in
the state of Mississippi, which allege deceptive practices related to various
loans and the related purchase and sale of insurance, and seek unspecified
damages. The Company believes that there are substantive legal defenses to such
claims, and intends to defend them vigorously. There can be no assurance,
however, as to the outcome.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
(a) There are no exhibits filed with this report.
(b) The Company did not file any reports on Form 8-K during the quarter
ended September 30, 2002.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: November 13, 2002
/s/ CHARLES E. BRADLEY, JR.
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Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: November 13, 2002
/s/ DAVID N. KENNEALLY
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David N. Kenneally
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT -- CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, Charles E. Bradley, Jr., certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Consumer Portfolio
Services, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 13, 2002
/s/ CHARLES E. BRADLEY, JR.
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Charles E. Bradley, Jr.
President (Principal Executive Officer)
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CERTIFICATIONS
I, David N. Kenneally, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Consumer Portfolio
Services, Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make
the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly
report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries,
is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
period in which this quarterly report is being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and
c) presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our
most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls
which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's
auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective
actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
Date: November 13, 2002
/s/ DAVID N. KENNEALLY
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David N. Kenneally
Senior Vice President - Finance (Principal Financial Officer)
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