Onyx Posts Q2 Earnings
22 July 1998
Onyx 2nd Quarter Earnings Increase 107%IRVINE, Calif., July 22 -- Onyx Acceptance Corporation , a specialized automobile finance company, today reported results for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. Net income for the second quarter of 1998 was $1.4 million or $.21 per diluted share compared to $653,210 or $.10 per diluted share for the same period of 1997. Net income for the six month period ended June 30, 1998 increased to $2.2 million or $.34 per diluted share from $1.3 million or $.20 per diluted share for the like period of 1997. The increase in earnings and earnings per diluted share for the quarter and six month period ended June 30, 1998 resulted from several factors. The Company securitized $208.8 million in retail installment contracts during the second quarter of 1998 compared to $121.7 million in the second quarter of 1997. For the six month period ended June 30, 1998, the Company securitized and sold a total of $396.8 million of retail installment contracts. Of this total, $381.8 million were securitized, while $15.0 million were sold on a whole loan basis, with servicing retained. Another factor contributing to the increase in earnings and earnings per diluted share was the performance of the servicing portfolio. All measures of portfolio performance continued to improve on a quarter over quarter basis and for the second quarter ended June 30, 1998 as compared to second quarter ended June 30, 1997. At June 30, 1998, the trend of reductions in delinquency, repossessions and credit losses continued, complemented by increased reserve levels. At June 30, 1998, serviced loans delinquent over 30 days totaled $15.1 million or 1.49% of total serviced loans outstanding, compared to $11.6 million or 2.05% at June 30, 1997. On a quarter over quarter basis, the dollar amount of contracts delinquent decreased $563,000 from March 31, 1998 to June 30, 1998 while the Company experienced a 14.1% growth in the serviced portfolio for the quarter. The Company increased its off balance sheet reserves from 3.57% of securitized assets at year end 1997 to 3.76% of securitized assets at June 30, 1998. Annualized loan losses for serviced loans as a percentage of average serviced loans outstanding decreased to 1.78% during the second quarter of 1998 compared to 2.04% during the second quarter of 1997. The widespread improvement was attributed to the continued focus on collection efforts, and consistent application of underwriting guidelines. Total revenues, including servicing income, for the second quarter of 1998 were $14.2 million compared to $8.7 million for the same period ended June 30, 1997, an increase of 63.2%. Total revenues, including servicing income, for the six month period ending June 30, 1998 were $26.1 million compared to $15.9 million for the like period in 1997. The increase in revenues and servicing income is a result of the continued expansion of the Company's servicing portfolio. The servicing portfolio increased 77.0% to $1.0 billion at June 30, 1998 from $564.9 million at June 30, 1997. For the six month period ended June 30, 1998, the average contracts serviced were $875.7 million compared to $475.1 million for the same period in 1997. The growth in the servicing portfolio was a result of the increased volume of contracts purchased. Contracts purchased during the second quarter of 1998 were $229.6 million as compared to $145.5 million for the second quarter of 1997, an increase of 57.8%. Contracts purchased during the six month period ending June 30, 1998 was $447.9 million compared to $271.3 million for the same period in 1997. During the second quarter of 1998, Onyx securitized a total of $208.8 million of contracts and recorded a gain on sale of $9.4 million compared to a securitization in the amount of $121.7 million with a gain on sale of $4.3 million in the second quarter of 1997. For the six months ended June 30, 1998, the Company recorded a gain on sale of $18.1 million on total sales and securitizations of $396.8 million as compared to a gain on sale of $8.1 million with securitizations totaling $211.7 million. The Company is currently using securitization estimates that are consistent with management's expectations of the future performance of each securitized pool of loans. These estimates are an ABS prepayment speed of 1.75%, net annualized loss assumption of 2.0% and a discount rate of 3.50% over the pass-through rate. John W. Hall, President and CEO said that, "Our results provide evidence that the resources the Company has committed to its collection efforts, and to evaluate the credit quality of the contracts that it buys, are producing outstanding results. We are very proud to have surpassed, in the second quarter, $1 billion in automobile receivables serviced and we remain dedicated to managing our growth and maintaining sound underwriting principles. We believe our focus on conservative loan to value and payment to income ratios will enable us to sustain the outstanding performance of the portfolio." Onyx Acceptance Corporation is an Irvine, CA based company providing financing to new and select used car dealerships throughout the United States with Auto Finance Centers located throughout California and in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, and Washington. This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. The most significant among these risks and uncertainties are (a) the Company's use of estimates of future performance of securitized loans, (b) the Company's level of delinquencies, gross charge-offs and net losses, (c) the ability to achieve adequate interest rate spreads, (d) the effects of economic factors on consumer debt and (e) competitive pressures. Other important factors are detailed in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 1998. ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED) June 30, December 31, 1998 1997 ASSETS CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS $657,869 $991,010 TRUST RECEIVABLES 31,756,357 27,628,619 CONTRACTS HELD FOR SALE - Net of Allowance(a) 101,078,637 64,342,309 RETAINED INTEREST IN SECURITIZED ASSETS 63,010,874 48,838,815 OTHER ASSETS 5,963,802 4,767,490 TOTAL ASSETS $202,467,539 $146,568,243 LIABILITIES AND EQUITY LIABILITIES DEBT $142,560,098 $91,508,209 OTHER LIABILITIES 17,145,857 14,504,542 TOTAL LIABILITIES 159,705,955 106,012,751 TOTAL EQUITY 42,761,584 40,555,492 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY $202,467,539 $146,568,243 (a) Net of Unearned Discounts ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 1998 1997 1998 1997 REVENUES: Finance Revenue $5,221,533 $3,265,712 $9,702,083 $5,147,704 Interest Expense 3,616,724 1,830,284 6,437,710 2,885,192 Net Finance Revenue 1,604,809 1,435,428 3,264,373 2,262,512 Provision for credit losses 324,819 211,324 631,807 504,594 Net Finance Revenue after Provision 1,279,990 1,224,104 2,632,566 1,757,918 Gain on Sale of Loans 9,406,175 4,300,069 18,073,193 8,076,212 Service Fee Income 3,159,533 2,975,717 4,758,269 5,595,354 EXPENSES: Salaries and Benefits 6,334,576 4,327,419 12,275,745 7,744,744 Depreciation 499,356 258,819 926,338 460,801 Occupancy 442,412 333,183 814,853 657,274 General and Administrative expenses 4,254,211 2,461,962 7,716,955 4,399,714 Total Expenses 11,530,555 7,381,383 21,733,891 13,262,533 NET INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES 2,315,143 1,118,507 3,730,137 2,166,951 INCOME TAXES 960,784 465,297 1,548,007 901,297 NET INCOME $1,354,359 $653,210 $2,182,130 $1,265,654 NET INCOME PER SHARE - BASIC $0.22 $0.11 $0.36 $0.21 NET INCOME PER SHARE - DILUTED $0.21 $0.10 $0.34 $0.20 BASIC SHARES OUTSTANDING 6,092,400 6,005,444 6,058,610 5,983,809 DILUTED SHARES OUTSTANDING 6,533,804 6,374,934 6,477,178 6,389,423 ONYX ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION and SUBSIDIARIES DELINQUENCY AND LOSS RATES (UNAUDITED) (In Thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 1998 1997 Contracts Purchased $229,660 $145,548 Six Months Ended June 30, 1998 1997 Contracts Purchased $447,864 $271,260 Number of Number of Delinquency Experience Contracts $ Contracts $ Servicing Portfolio 98,918 $1,009,246 54,243 $564,922 Serviced Delinquency 31 to 59 days 921 $9,041 699 $7,023 60 to 89 days 244 2,473 178 1,981 90 days or more 332 3,552 229 2,591 Total 1,497 $15,066 1,106 $11,595 Delinquency as a percentage of number and amount of contracts 1.51% 1.49% 2.04% 2.05% Three Months Ended Six Months Ended March 31, March 31, 1998 1997 1998 1997 Loss Experience Average Contracts Serviced during the period $935,391 $517,134 $875,657 $475,141 Gross Charge-offs $4,917.2 $2,999.6 $9,374.8 $5,308.8 Recoveries $761.8 $368.2 $1,457.6 $697.7 Net Charge-offs $4,155.4 $2,631.4 $7,917.2 $4,611.1 Net Charge-offs as a percentage of contracts outstanding during the period 1.78% 2.04% 1.81% 1.94% Month 95-1 96-1 96-2 96-3 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 2 0.01% 0.03% 0.07% 0.02% 3 0.02% 0.05% 0.20% 0.07% 4 0.02% 0.11% 0.33% 0.16% 5 0.05% 0.23% 0.46% 0.43% 6 0.06% 0.40% 0.78% 0.54% 7 0.08% 0.69% 0.98% 0.74% 8 0.10% 0.82% 1.15% 0.97% 9 0.21% 0.93% 1.39% 1.13% 10 0.24% 1.15% 1.52% 1.32% 11 0.29% 1.25% 1.69% 1.47% 12 0.41% 1.47% 1.94% 1.60% 13 0.55% 1.65% 2.08% 1.77% 14 0.70% 1.79% 2.34% 1.94% 15 0.83% 2.02% 2.52% 2.09% 16 0.98% 2.25% 2.76% 2.27% 17 1.06% 2.43% 2.89% 2.42% 18 1.11% 2.59% 3.10% 2.57% 19 1.27% 2.77% 3.14% 2.70% 20 1.37% 2.93% 3.30% 2.83% 21 1.41% 3.06% 3.47% 2.94% 22 1.54% 3.15% 3.60% 3.00% 23 1.59% 3.21% 3.70% 24 1.69% 3.28% 3.81% 25 1.76% 3.40% 3.93% 26 1.83% 3.43% 4.06% 27 1.86% 3.55% 28 1.97% 3.60% 29 2.01% 3.73% 30 2.08% 3.75% 31 2.13% 32 2.16% 33 2.26% 34 2.27% 35 2.28% 36 2.28% 37 2.30% 38 2.28% 39 2.28% Month 96-4 97-1 97-2 97-3 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 3 0.05% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 4 0.14% 0.06% 0.07% 0.09% 5 0.24% 0.13% 0.22% 0.13% 6 0.38% 0.26% 0.32% 0.24% 7 0.53% 0.37% 0.59% 0.36% 8 0.81% 0.52% 0.80% 0.47% 9 0.98% 0.60% 0.91% 0.62% 10 1.18% 0.76% 1.07% 0.73% 11 1.43% 0.92% 1.26% 12 1.63% 1.02% 1.42% 13 1.73% 1.13% 1.58% 14 1.87% 1.23% 15 2.07% 1.40% 16 2.23% 1.56% 17 2.33% 18 2.49% 19 2.62% 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 Month 97-4 98-1 98-A 1 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2 0.00% 0.01% 3 0.01% 0.02% 4 0.04% 0.08% 5 0.11% 6 0.20% 7 0.28% 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39