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GM Financial Reports March Quarter Operating Results


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FORT WORTH, Texas--GENERAL MOTORS FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC. announced net income of $77 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011.

Loan originations were $1.1 billion for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to $935 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010 and $624 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Lease originations were $311 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to $11 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Loan and lease financing for new GM vehicles accounted for 38.8% of total loan and lease originations for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to 19.0% for the quarter ended December 31, 2010. Finance receivables totaled $8.7 billion at March 31, 2011.

Finance receivables 31-to-60 days delinquent were 3.8% of the portfolio at March 31, 2011, compared to 5.3% at March 31, 2010. Accounts more than 60 days delinquent were 1.5% of the portfolio at March 31, 2011, compared to 2.2% a year ago.

Annualized net charge-offs were 4.0% of average finance receivables for the quarter ended March 31, 2011, compared to 7.6% for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.

The Company had total available liquidity of $710 million at March 31, 2011, consisting of $333 million of unrestricted cash, approximately $77 million of borrowing capacity on unpledged eligible assets and $300 million on a line of credit from GM.

About GM Financial

General Motors Financial Company, Inc. provides auto finance solutions through auto dealers across the United States and Canada. GM Financial has approximately 3,000 employees, 800,000 customers and $9 billion in auto receivables and leases. The Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors Company and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit Americredit .

On October 1, 2010, the Company was acquired by General Motors Holdings LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Motors Company. The merger was accounted for under purchase accounting whereby the purchase price of the transaction was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based upon fair market values. As a result of the purchase price allocation, the carrying value of GM Financial's net finance receivables, deferred tax assets, credit facilities, securitization notes payable and uncertain tax positions increased. Additionally, goodwill of approximately $1.1 billion was established on October 1, 2010. The consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011 (labeled Successor) reflect the change in basis from the application of purchase accounting. The consolidated financial statements for the periods prior to the merger (labeled Predecessor), have been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2010.

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Consolidated Statements of Income

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Revenue:
Finance charge income $267,846 $339,892
Other income 27,321 21,213
295,167 361,105
Costs and expenses:
Operating expenses 76,406 75,215
Leased vehicles expenses 8,484 8,688
Provision for loan losses 39,424 74,583
Interest expense 40,617 106,584
Restructuring charges, net 220
164,931 265,290
Income before income taxes 130,236 95,815
Income tax provision 52,998 32,609
Net income $ 77,238 $ 63,206

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

Successor Predecessor
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2011 2010 2010
Cash and cash equivalents $ 333,183 $ 194,554 $ 497,329
Finance receivables, net 8,276,473 8,197,324 8,187,125
Restricted cash €“ securitization notes
payable 1,003,455 926,082 989,356
Restricted cash €“ credit facilities 151,131 131,438 153,244
Property and equipment, net 44,673 47,290 38,838
Leased vehicles, net 316,425 46,780 117,037
Deferred income taxes 161,886 140,523 83,249
Goodwill 1,112,284 1,112,284
Other assets 210,698 122,463 157,473
Total assets $11,610,208 $10,918,738 $10,223,651
Credit facilities $ 1,411,884 $ 831,802 $ 658,137
Securitization notes payable 6,061,281 6,128,217 6,462,494
Senior notes 69,962 70,054 70,620
Convertible senior notes 1,446 1,446 408,539
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 122,945 97,169 167,286
Taxes payable 177,823 160,712 59,356
Intercompany taxes payable 97,031 42,214
Interest rate swap agreements 33,767 46,797 83,946
Other liabilities 21,851 10,219 11,840
Total liabilities 7,997,990 7,388,630 7,922,218
3,612,218 3,530,108
Shareholders€™ equity 2,301,433

Total liabilities and shareholders€™

equity $11,610,208 $10,918,738 $10,223,651

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 77,238 $ 63,206
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 17,868 18,351
Accretion and amortization of loan fees (2,936) 717
Amortization of finance receivables premium 67,927
Amortization of debt discount (23,117)
Provision for loan losses 39,424 74,583
Deferred income taxes (21,789) (68,794)
Stock-based compensation expense 2,925 4,604
Other (8,844) (2,950)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Other assets 11,521 40,358
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (12,765) 59,202
Taxes payable 17,117 2,301
Intercompany taxes payable 54,817
Net cash provided by operating activities 219,386 191,578
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of receivables (1,134,782) (610,643)
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables 954,291 952,548
Net purchases of leased vehicles (307,326)
Net change in restricted cash and other (110,886) (144,897)
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities (598,703) 197,008
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net change in credit facilities 581,011 (51,790)
Net change in securitization notes payable (45,058) (129,064)
Retirement of debt (20,425)
Other net changes (17,809) (9,646)
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities 518,144 (210,925)
Net increase in cash and
cash equivalents 138,827 177,661
Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on
cash and cash equivalents (198) 24
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 194,554 319,644
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 333,183 $ 497,329

Other Financial Data

(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

Three Months Ended Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31,
2011 2010 2010
Loan origination volume $1,137,921 $934,812 $623,855
Average finance receivables $8,666,189 $8,679,506 $9,042,982
Loans securitized $848,810 $742,708 $927,758
Lease origination volume $310,947 $10,655

Successor

Predecessor

March 31, December 31, March 31,

2011

2010 2010
Finance receivables:
Pre-acquisition finance receivables $6,744,752 $7,724,188 $8,810,374
Post-acquisition finance receivables 2,004,813 923,713
8,749,565 8,647,901 8,810,374
Add purchase accounting premium 355,629 423,556
Less non-accretable discount on:
Pre-acquisition finance receivables (763,306) (847,781)
Less allowance for loan losses on:
Post-acquisition finance receivables (65,415) (26,352)
Pre-acquisition finance receivables (623,249)
$8,276,473 $8,197,324 $8,187,125
Non-accretable discount as a percentage
of ending pre-acquisition finance receivables 11.3% 11.0%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage
of ending post-acquisition finance receivables 3.3% 2.9%
Allowance for loan losses as a percentage
of ending pre-acquisition finance receivables 7.1%
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Delinquency as a percent of
ending finance receivables:
31 - 60 days 3.8% 5.3%
Greater than 60 days 1.5 2.2
Total 5.3% 7.5%
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Contracts receiving a payment
deferral as an average quarterly
percentage of average finance
receivables 5.2% 7.1%
Net charge-offs $ 84,836 $ 168,393
Annualized net charge-offs as a
percent of average finance
receivables 4.0% 7.6%
Net recoveries as a
percent of gross repossession
charge-offs 51.7% 44.9%

Components of net margin:

Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Finance charge income $ 267,846 $ 339,892
Other income 27,321 21,213
Interest expense (40,617) (106,584)
Net margin $ 254,550 $ 254,521

Annualized net margin as a percent of average finance receivables:

Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Finance charge income 12.5% 15.2%
Other income 1.3 0.9
Interest expense (1.9) (4.7)

Net margin

11.9% 11.4%
Successor Predecessor
Three Months Ended Three Months Ended
March 31, March 31,
2011 2010
Operating expenses $ 76,406 $ 75,215
Annualized operating expenses as a
percent of average finance
receivables 3.6% 3.4%