WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP - Quarter Report: 2009 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
x QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
or
¨ 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: 0-19599
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WORLD ACCEPTANCE
CORPORATION
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its
charter.)
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South Carolina
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57-0425114
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
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incorporation
or organization)
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Number)
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108
Frederick Street
Greenville, South Carolina
29607
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(Zip
Code)
(864)
298-9800
(registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for shorter period than 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 ¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ¨ No
¨
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check One):
Large
Accelerated Filer ¨
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Accelerated
Filer x
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Non-accelerated filer
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(Do not check if a smaller
reporting company)
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Smaller
reporting company ¨
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes □ No x
The
number of outstanding shares of the issuer’s no par value common stock as of
August 3, 2009 was 16,231,962.
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Consolidated
Financial Statements (unaudited):
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of June 30,
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2009,
March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008
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3
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the
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three
months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Shareholders' Equity and
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Comprehensive
Income for the year ended March 31, 2009
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and
the three months ended June 30, 2009
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5
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the
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three
months ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008
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6
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial
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21
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Condition
and Results of Operations
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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25
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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26
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Legal
Proceedings
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27
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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27
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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27
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Item
5.
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Other
Information
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27
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Item
6.
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Exhibits
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28
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Signatures
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30
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2
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
June
30,
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March
31,
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June
30,
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2009
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2009
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2008
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As
Adjusted (Note 2)
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ASSETS
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 7,139,948 | 6,260,410 | 8,098,525 | ||||||||
Gross
loans receivable
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726,057,092 | 671,175,985 | 632,715,266 | |||||||||
Less:
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Unearned
interest and fees
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(191,761,203 | ) | (172,743,440 | ) | (165,208,801 | ) | ||||||
Allowance
for loan losses
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(40,786,537 | ) | (38,020,770 | ) | (35,288,061 | ) | ||||||
Loans
receivable, net
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493,509,352 | 460,411,775 | 432,218,404 | |||||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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23,318,963 | 23,060,360 | 20,100,045 | |||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
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12,700,000 | 12,250,834 | 11,848,452 | |||||||||
Other
assets, net
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9,560,074 | 9,541,757 | 9,986,376 | |||||||||
Goodwill
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5,580,946 | 5,580,946 | 5,379,008 | |||||||||
Intangible
assets, net
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8,513,911 | 8,987,551 | 10,275,201 | |||||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 560,323,194 | 526,093,633 | 497,906,011 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES
& SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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Senior
notes payable
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137,660,000 | 113,310,000 | 116,900,000 | |||||||||
Convertible
senior subordinated notes payable
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85,000,000 | 95,000,000 | 110,000,000 | |||||||||
Debt
discount
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(9,097,354 | ) | (11,268,462 | ) | (16,650,645 | ) | ||||||
Other
notes payable
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- | - | 200,000 | |||||||||
Income
taxes payable
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12,591,774 | 11,412,722 | 11,774,236 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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20,464,462 | 21,304,466 | 15,960,797 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities
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246,618,882 | 229,758,726 | 238,184,388 | |||||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
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Preferred
stock, no par value
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Authorized
5,000,000 shares, no shares issued or outstanding
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- | - | - | |||||||||
Common
stock, no par value
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Authorized
95,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,231,962, 16,211,659, and
16,360,543 shares at June 30, 2009, March 31, 2009, and June
30, 2008, respectively
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- | - | - | |||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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18,167,930 | 17,046,310 | 19,400,738 | |||||||||
Retained
earnings
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298,153,332 | 283,518,260 | 239,689,954 | |||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive (loss) income
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(2,616,950 | ) | (4,229,663 | ) | 630,931 | |||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
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313,704,312 | 296,334,907 | 259,721,623 | |||||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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$ | 560,323,194 | 526,093,633 | 497,906,011 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
3
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Three
months ended
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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As Adjusted
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(Note
2)
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Revenues:
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Interest
and fee income
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$ | 85,067,798 | 76,349,486 | |||||
Insurance
and other income
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15,162,567 | 12,071,545 | ||||||
Total
revenues
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100,230,365 | 88,421,031 | ||||||
Expenses:
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Provision
for loan losses
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20,428,263 | 17,856,913 | ||||||
General
and administrative expenses:
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Personnel
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36,291,309 | 33,315,775 | ||||||
Occupancy
and equipment
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6,703,673 | 6,053,650 | ||||||
Data
processing
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533,596 | 589,447 | ||||||
Advertising
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2,372,500 | 2,709,965 | ||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
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564,770 | 600,347 | ||||||
Other
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6,866,897 | 5,520,671 | ||||||
53,332,745 | 48,789,855 | |||||||
Interest
expense
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3,110,147 | 3,608,563 | ||||||
Total
expenses
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76,871,155 | 70,255,331 | ||||||
Income
before income taxes
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23,359,210 | 18,165,700 | ||||||
Income
taxes
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8,724,138 | 6,822,500 | ||||||
Net
income
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$ | 14,635,072 | 11,343,200 | |||||
Net
income per common share:
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Basic
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$ | 0.90 | 0.70 | |||||
Diluted
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$ | 0.90 | 0.68 | |||||
Weighted
average common equivalent shares outstanding:
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Basic
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16,225,294 | 16,270,939 | ||||||
Diluted
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16,351,157 | 16,573,100 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
4
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Unaudited)
Accumulated
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Other
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Additional
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Comprehensive
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Total
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Total
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Paid-in
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Retained
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Income
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Shareholders’
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Comprehensive
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Capital
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Earnings
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(Loss)
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Equity
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Income
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Balances
at March 31, 2008
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$ | 1,323,001 | 232,812,768 | 169,503 | 234,305,272 | |||||||||||||||
Cumulative
effect of change in accounting principle (Note 2)
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14,961,722 | (4,466,014 | ) | - | 10,495,708 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options (142,683 shares), including tax benefits of
$1,320,974
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2,975,335 | - | - | 2,975,335 | ||||||||||||||||
Common
stock repurchases (288,700 shares)
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(6,527,680 | ) | (1,321,084 | ) | - | (7,848,764 | ) | |||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted common stock under stock option plan (78,592
shares)
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1,418,031 | - | - | 1,418,031 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
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3,232,229 | - | - | 3,232,229 | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
and cancellation of convertible notes
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(336,328 | ) | - | - | (336,328 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss
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- | - | (4,399,166 | ) | (4,399,166 | ) | (4,399,166 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
income
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- | 56,492,590 | - | 56,492,590 | 56,492,590 | |||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
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- | - | - | - | 52,093,424 | |||||||||||||||
Balances
at March 31, 2009 (As Adjusted – Note 2)
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17,046,310 | 283,518,260 | (4,229,663 | ) | 296,334,907 | |||||||||||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options (3,600 shares), including tax benefits of
$19,459
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70,053 | - | - | 70,053 | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of restricted common stock under stock option plan (16,703
shares)
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734,875 | - | - | 734,875 | ||||||||||||||||
Stock
option expense
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742,341 | - | - | 742,341 | ||||||||||||||||
Repurchase
and cancellation of convertible notes
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(425,649 | ) | - | - | (425,649 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
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- | - | 1,612,713 | 1,612,713 | 1,612,713 | |||||||||||||||
Net
income
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- | 14,635,072 | - | 14,635,072 | 14,635,072 | |||||||||||||||
Total
comprehensive income
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- | - | - | - | 16,247,785 | |||||||||||||||
Balances
at June 30, 2009
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$ | 18,167,930 | 298,153,332 | (2,616,950 | ) | 313,704,312 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
5
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Three
months ended
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June 30,
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2009
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2008
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As
Adjusted
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(Note
2)
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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Net
income
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$ | 14,635,072 | 11,343,200 | |||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating
activities:
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Amortization
of intangible assets
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564,770 | 600,347 | ||||||
Amortization
of loan costs and discounts
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113,889 | 190,816 | ||||||
Provision
for loan losses
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20,428,263 | 17,856,913 | ||||||
Amortization
of convertible note discount
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1,022,119 | 1,170,980 | ||||||
Depreciation
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1,343,831 | 1,053,303 | ||||||
Deferred
tax expense (benefit)
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(449,166 | ) | 3,650,623 | |||||
Compensation
related to stock option and restricted stock plans
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1,477,216 | 1,447,320 | ||||||
Unrealized
gains on interest rate swap
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(474,963 | ) | (830,884 | ) | ||||
Gain
on extinguishment of debt
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(2,361,181 | ) | - | |||||
Change
in accounts:
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Other
assets, net
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(213,213 | ) | 508,238 | |||||
Income
taxes payable
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1,218,478 | (6,361,427 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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(320,117 | ) | (2,074,232 | ) | ||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
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36,984,998 | 28,555,197 | ||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Increase
in loans receivable, net
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(51,991,756 | ) | (32,158,828 | ) | ||||
Assets
acquired from office acquisitions, primarily loans
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(420,547 | ) | (6,380,722 | ) | ||||
Increase
in intangible assets from acquisitions
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(91,130 | ) | (904,554 | ) | ||||
Purchases
of property and equipment, net
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(1,366,054 | ) | (2,470,838 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
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(53,869,487 | ) | (41,914,942 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
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Proceeds
of senior revolving notes payable, net
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24,350,000 | 12,400,000 | ||||||
Repayment
of subordinated convertible notes
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(6,750,000 | ) | - | |||||
Repayment
of other notes payable
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- | (200,000 | ) | |||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
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50,594 | 1,147,932 | ||||||
Excess
tax benefit from exercise of stock options
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19,459 | 520,763 | ||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
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17,670,053 | 13,868,695 | ||||||
Increase
in cash and cash equivalents
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785,564 | 508,950 | ||||||
Effect
of foreign currency fluctuations on cash
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93,974 | - | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at beginning of period
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6,260,410 | 7,589,575 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at end of period
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$ | 7,139,948 | 8,098,525 |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
6
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
June
30, 2009 and 2008
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 – BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
The consolidated financial statements
of the Company at June 30, 2009, and for the three months then ended were
prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q and are unaudited;
however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of items
of a normal recurring nature) necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
position at June 30, 2009, and the results of operations and cash flows for the
periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, have been included. The results
for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may
be expected for the full year or any other interim period.
Certain reclassification entries have
been made for fiscal 2009 to conform with fiscal 2010
presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on shareholders’
equity and comprehensive income or net income.
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of
assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of
the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
The consolidated financial statements
do not include all disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited
consolidated financial statements and related notes for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2009, included in the Company’s 2009 Annual Report to
Shareholders.
NOTE 2 – SUMMARY OF
SIGNIFICANT POLICIES
Change
in Accounting Principle
In May 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff
Position No. APB 14-1, “Accounting for Convertible Debt Instruments that May be
Settled in Cash upon Conversion (Including Partial Cash Settlement)” (“FSP APB
14-1”). FSP APB 14-1 applies to any convertible debt instrument that
at conversion may be settled wholly or partly with cash, requires
cash-settleable convertibles to be separated into their debt and equity
components at issuance and prohibits the use of the fair-value option for such
instruments. FSP APB 14-1 is effective for the first fiscal period
beginning after December 15, 2008 and must be applied retrospectively to all
periods presented with a cumulative effect adjustment being made as of the
earliest period presented. The Company adopted FSP APB 14-1 effective
April 1, 2009. The impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements is
as follows:
7
Year Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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As
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Upon
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As
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Upon
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Previously
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Impact
of
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Adoption
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Previously
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Impact
of
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Adoption
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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(in
thousands, except per share data)
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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Insurance
commissions and other income
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$ | 62,251 | (1,553 | ) | 60,698 | 53,590 | - | 53,590 | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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10,389 | 4,497 | 14,886 | 11,569 | 4,368 | 15,937 | ||||||||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
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97,624 | (6,050 | ) | 91,574 | 87,717 | (4,368 | ) | 83,349 | ||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
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36,920 | (1,839 | ) | 35,081 | 34,721 | (1,625 | ) | 33,096 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income
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60,703 | (4,210 | ) | 56,493 | 52,996 | (2,743 | ) | 50,253 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per common share
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Basic
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$ | 3.74 | (0.26 | ) | 3.48 | 3.11 | (0.16 | ) | 2.95 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
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3.69 | (0.26 | ) | 3.43 | 3.05 | (0.16 | ) | 2.89 |
Year Ended March 31,
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2009
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2008
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As
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Upon
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As
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Upon
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Previously
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Impact
of
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Adoption
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Previously
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Impact
of
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Adoption
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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(in
thousands)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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Deferred
income taxes
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$ | 16,983 | (4,732 | ) | 12,251 | 22,134 | (6,635 | ) | 15,499 | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets, net
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9,970 | (428 | ) | 9,542 | 10,818 | (594 | ) | 10,224 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
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531,254 | (5,160 | ) | 526,094 | 486,110 | (7,229 | ) | 478,881 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible
senior subordinated
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notes
payable
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95,000 | (11,268 | ) | 83,732 | 110,000 | (17,822 | ) | 92,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
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11,253 | 160 | 11,413 | 18,039 | 97 | 18,136 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
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240,868 | (11,109 | ) | 229,759 | 251,805 | (17,725 | ) | 234,080 | ||||||||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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2,421 | 14,625 | 17,046 | 1,323 | 14,962 | 16,285 | ||||||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings
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292,195 | (8,677 | ) | 283,518 | 232,813 | (4,466 | ) | 228,347 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
290,386 | 5,949 | 296,335 | 234,305 | 10,496 | 244,801 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
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531,254 | (5,160 | ) | 526,094 | 486,110 | (7,229 | ) | 478,881 |
Three Months Ended June 30,
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2008
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2007
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As
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Upon
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As
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Upon
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Previously
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Impact
of
|
Adoption
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Previously
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Impact
of
|
Adoption
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Reported
|
FSP 14-1
|
of FSP 14-1
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Reported
|
FSP 14-1
|
of FSP 14-1
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(in
thousands, except per share data)
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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Interest
expense
|
$ | 2,480 | 1,129 | 3,609 | 2,336 | 1,071 | 3,407 | |||||||||||||||||
Income
before income taxes
|
19,294 | (1,129 | ) | 18,165 | 17,645 | (1,071 | ) | 16,574 | ||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes
|
7,242 | (420 | ) | 6,822 | 6,795 | (399 | ) | 6,396 | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income
|
12,052 | (709 | ) | 11,343 | 10,850 | (672 | ) | 10,178 | ||||||||||||||||
Earnings
per common share
|
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Basic
|
$ | 0.74 | (0.04 | ) | 0.70 | 0.62 | (0.04 | ) | 0.58 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted
|
0.73 | (0.05 | ) | 0.68 | 0.61 | (0.04 | ) | 0.57 |
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2007
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As
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Upon
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Previously
|
Impact
of
|
Adoption
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Previously
|
Impact
of
|
Adoption
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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Reported
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FSP 14-1
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of FSP 14-1
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(in
thousands)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
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Deferred
income taxes
|
$ | 18,047 | (6,199 | ) | 11,848 | 19,311 | (7,911 | ) | 11,400 | |||||||||||||||
Other
assets, net
|
10,538 | (552 | ) | 9,986 | 10,679 | (723 | ) | 9,956 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
504,657 | (6,751 | ) | 497,906 | 443,346 | (8,632 | ) | 434,714 | ||||||||||||||||
Convertible
senior subordinated notes payable
|
110,000 | (16,650 | ) | 93,350 | 110,000 | (21,247 | ) | 88,753 | ||||||||||||||||
Income
taxes payable
|
11,662 | 112 | 11,774 | 9,083 | 48 | 9,131 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
254,723 | (16,539 | ) | 238,184 | 215,633 | (21,199 | ) | 194,434 | ||||||||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
4,439 | 14,962 | 19,401 | 7,635 | 14,962 | 22,597 | ||||||||||||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
244,865 | (5,175 | ) | 239,690 | 220,071 | (2,395 | ) | 217,676 | ||||||||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
249,934 | 9,788 | 259,722 | 227,713 | 12,567 | 240,280 | ||||||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders’ equity
|
504,657 | (6,751 | ) | 497,906 | 443,346 | (8,632 | ) | 434,714 |
New
Accounting Pronouncements Adopted
Business
Combinations
In December 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations, which
replaces SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations.
SFAS 141R requires an acquirer to recognize the assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree at the
acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, with limited
exceptions. SFAS 141R also requires acquisition-related costs and
restructuring costs that the acquirer expected, but was not obligated to incur
at the acquisition date, to be recognized separately from the business
combination. In addition, SFAS 141R amends SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes,
to require the acquirer to recognize changes in the amount of its
deferred tax benefits that are recognizable because of a business combination
either in income from continuing operations in the period of the combination or
directly in contributed capital. The Company adopted SFAS 141R
effective April 1, 2009 with no significant impact to the Consolidated Financial
Statements. However, SFAS 141R could have a significant effect on
future acquisitions, if any.
Subsequent
Events
In May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No.
165, “Subsequent
Events” (“SFAS
165”), which establishes general standards of accounting for and disclosure of
events that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial
statements are issued or available to be issued (“subsequent
events”). SFAS 165 requires disclosure of the date through which the
entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that
date. For public entities, this is the date the financial statements
are issued. SFAS 165 does not apply to subsequent events or
transactions that are within the scope of other GAAP and will not result in
significant changes in the subsequent events reported by the
Company. SFAS 165 is effective for interim or annual periods ending
after June 15, 2009. The Company implemented SFAS 165 during the
quarter ended June 30, 2009. The Company evaluated for subsequent
events through August 3, 2009, the issuance date of the Company’s financial
statements, see Note 13 – Subsequent Event.
Useful
Life of Intangible Assets
In April 2008, the FASB issued FASB
Staff Position No. FAS 142-3,”Determination of the Useful Life of
Intangible Assets” (“FSP FAS 142-3”). FSP FAS 142-3 applies to
all recognized intangible assets and its guidance is restricted to estimating
the useful life of recognized intangible assets. FSP FAS 142-3 is
effective for the first fiscal period beginning after December 15, 2008 and must
be applied prospectively to intangible assets acquired after the effective
date. The Company adopted FSP FAS 142-3 effective April 1, 2009 with
no significant impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Determining
Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have
Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that Are Not
Orderly
FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-4 (“FSP
FAS 157-4”), “Determining Fair
Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have
Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions that Are Not
Orderly,” provides additional guidance for estimating fair value in
accordance with SFAS 157 when the volume and level of activity for the asset or
liability have significantly decreased. FSP FAS 157-4 also provides guidance for
determining when a transaction is an orderly one. The Company adopted
during the quarter ended June 30, 2009 FSP FAS 157-4 and the adoption did not
have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments
FASB Staff Position No. FAS 107-1 and
APB 28-1 (“FSP FAS 107-1”), “Interim Disclosures about Fair Value
of Financial Instruments,” amends SFAS 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of
Financial Instruments,” and APB Opinion No. 28 to require disclosures
about fair value of financial instruments for interim reporting periods as well
as in annual financial statements. The Company adopted FSP FAS 107-1 during the
quarter ended June 30, 2009. See Note 3.
Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
FASB Staff Position FAS 115-2 and FAS
124-2 (“FSP FAS 115-2”), “Recognition and Presentation of
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments,” amends the other-than-temporary
impairment guidance for debt securities to make the guidance more operational
and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary
impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements. FSP FAS
115-2 is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and
did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Instruments
Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock
In June
2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue 07-5, “Determining Whether an Instrument
(or Embedded Feature) Is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock” (“EITF 07-5”).
EITF 07-5 provides a new two-step model to be applied to any freestanding
financial instrument or embedded feature that has all the characteristics of a
derivative in paragraphs 6-9 of Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities,” (“SFAS 133”) in determining whether a
financial instrument or an embedded feature is indexed to an issuer’s own stock
and thus able to qualify for the SFAS 133 paragraph 11(a) scope exception. It
also adds clarity on the impact of foreign currency denominated strike prices
and market-based employee stock option valuation instruments on the evaluation.
EITF 07-5 also applies to any freestanding financial instrument that is
potentially settled in an entity’s own stock, regardless of whether the
instrument has all the characteristics of a derivative in paragraphs 6-9 of SFAS
133, for purposes of determining whether the instrument is within the scope of
EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock”. The company adopted during the
quarter ended June 30, 2009 EITF 07-5. The adoption of EITF 07-5 did not have a
material impact on the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.
NOTE 3 – FAIR
VALUE
Effective April 1, 2008, the first day
of fiscal 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 157 ("SFAS 157"), “Fair Value Measurements” for
financial assets and liabilities, as well as any other assets and liabilities
that are carried at fair value on a recurring basis in financial statements.
SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value
and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157
applies under other accounting pronouncements in which the Financial Accounting
Standards Board ("FASB") has previously concluded that fair value is the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, SFAS 157
does not require any new fair value measurements. Effective April 1, 2009,
the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS 157 for nonfinancial assets and
liabilities which were previously deferred under the provisions of FSP FAS
157-2.
Financial assets and liabilities
measured at fair value are grouped in three levels. The levels prioritize the
inputs used to measure the fair value of the assets or
liabilities. These levels are:
10
|
o
|
Level
1 – Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
|
o
|
Level
2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for assets and
liabilities, either directly or indirectly. These inputs include quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted
prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in market that are
less active.
|
|
o
|
Level
3 – Unobservable inputs for assets or liabilities reflecting the reporting
entity’s own assumptions.
|
The
following financial liabilities were measured at fair value on a recurring basis
at June 30, 2009:
Fair Value Measurements Using
|
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June 30,
|
Quoted
Prices in
Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
|
Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
|
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
|
|||||||||||||
2009
|
(Level 1)
|
(Level 2)
|
(Level 3)
|
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Interest
rate swaps
|
$ | 1,968,702 | $ | - | $ | 1,968,702 | $ | - |
The Company’s interest rate swap was
valued using the “income approach” valuation technique. This method
used valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present
amount. The measurement was based on the value indicated by current
market expectations about those future amounts.
Fair
Value of Long-Term Debt
The book value and estimated fair value
of our long-term debt was as follows (in thousands):
June
30,
|
March
31,
|
|||||||
2009
|
2009
|
|||||||
Book
value:
|
||||||||
Senior
Note Payable
|
$ | 137,660 | 113,310 | |||||
Convertible
Notes
|
85,000 | 95,000 | ||||||
$ | 222,660 | 208,310 | ||||||
Estimate
fair value:
|
||||||||
Senior
Note Payable
|
$ | 137,660 | 113,310 | |||||
Convertible
Notes
|
58,182 | 61,702 | ||||||
$ | 195,842 | 175,012 |
The difference between the estimated
fair value of long-term debt compared with its historical cost reported in our
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009
relates primarily to market quotations for the Company’s 3% Convertible Senior
Subordinated Notes due in 2011.
There were no assets or liabilities
measured at fair value on a non recurring basis during the first quarter of
fiscal 2010.
NOTE 4 – COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME
The Company applies the provisions of
FASB Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive
Income.” The following summarizes accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) as of June 30:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of year
|
$ | (4,229,663 | ) | 169,503 | ||||
Unrealized
gain from foreign exchange
|
||||||||
translation
adjustment
|
1,612,713 | 461,428 | ||||||
Total
accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
|
$ | (2,616,950 | ) | 630,931 |
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NOTE 5 – ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN
LOSSES
The following is a summary of the
changes in the allowance for loan losses for the periods indicated
(unaudited):
Three months ended June 30,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Balance
at beginning of period
|
$ | 38,020,770 | 33,526,147 | |||||
Provision
for loan losses
|
20,428,263 | 17,856,913 | ||||||
Loan
losses
|
(19,715,351 | ) | (18,173,143 | ) | ||||
Recoveries
|
1,949,138 | 1,748,113 | ||||||
Translation
adjustments
|
103,717 | 28,884 | ||||||
Allowance
on acquired loans
|
- | 301,147 | ||||||
Balance
at end of period
|
$ | 40,786,537 | 35,288,061 |
The Company adopted Statement of
Position No. 03-3 ("SOP 03-3"), "Accounting for Certain Loans or Debt
Securities Acquired in a Transfer," which prohibits carry over or
creation of valuation allowances in the initial accounting of all loans acquired
in a transfer that are within the scope of this SOP. The Company
believes that a loan has shown deterioration if it is over 60 days
delinquent. The Company believes that loans acquired since the
adoption of SOP 03-3 have not shown evidence of deterioration
of credit quality since
origination, and therefore, are
not within the scope of SOP 03-3 because the Company
did not pay consideration for, or record, acquired loans over 60 days
delinquent. Loans acquired that are more than 60 days past due are
included in the scope of SOP 03-3 and therefore, subsequent refinances or
restructures of these loans would not be accounted for as a new
loan.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2008,
the Company recorded an adjustment of approximately $301,000 to the allowance
for loan losses in connection with acquisitions in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. This adjustment represents the allowance for
loan losses on acquired loans which do not meet the scope of SOP
03-3. No adjustment was recorded for the quarter ended June 30,
2009.
NOTE 6 – AVERAGE SHARE
INFORMATION
The following is a summary of the basic
and diluted average common shares outstanding:
Three months ended June 30,
|
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Basic:
|
||||||||
Average
common shares outstanding (denominator)
|
16,225,294 | 16,270,939 | ||||||
Diluted:
|
||||||||
Average
common shares outstanding
|
16,225,294 | 16,270,939 | ||||||
Dilutive
potential common shares
|
125,863 | 302,161 | ||||||
Average
diluted shares outstanding (denominator)
|
16,351,157 | 16,573,100 |
Options to purchase 317,909 and 38,639
shares of common stock at various prices were outstanding during the three
months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, but were not included in the
computation of diluted EPS because the options are anti-dilutive. The
shares related to the convertible senior notes payable (1,762,519) and related
warrants were also not included in the computation of diluted EPS because the
effect of such instruments was anti-dilutive.
NOTE 7 – STOCK-BASED
COMPENSATION
Stock
Option Plans
The Company has a 1992 Stock Option
Plan, a 1994 Stock Option Plan, a 2002 Stock Option Plan, a 2005 Stock Option
Plan and a 2008 Stock Option Plan for the benefit of certain directors,
officers, and key employees. Under these plans, 6,010,000 shares of
authorized common stock have been reserved for issuance pursuant to grants
approved by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Board of
Directors. Stock options granted under these plans have a maximum
duration of 10 years, may be subject to certain vesting requirements, which are
generally one year for directors and between two and five years for officers and
key employees, and are priced at the market value of the Company's common stock
on the date of grant of the option. At June 30, 2009, there were
823,023 shares available for grant under the plans.
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Effective April 1, 2006, the Company
adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (Revised 2004),
“Share-Based Payment”
(“SFAS 123-R”), using the modified prospective transition method, and did not
retroactively adjust results from prior periods. Under this
transition method, stock option compensation is recognized as an expense over
the remaining unvested portion of all stock option awards granted prior to April
1, 2006, based on the fair values estimated at grant date in accordance with the
original provisions of SFAS 123. The Company has applied the
Black-Scholes valuation model in determining the fair value of the stock option
awards. Compensation expense is recognized only for those options
expected to vest, with forfeitures estimated based on historical experience and
future expectations.
There were no option grants during the
quarters ended June 30, 2009 or June 30, 2008.
Option activity for the three months
ended June 30, 2009 was as follows:
Weighted
|
Weighted
|
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Average
|
Average
|
|||||||||||||||
Exercise
|
Remaining
|
Aggregated
|
||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Price
|
Contractual Term
|
Intrinsic Value
|
|||||||||||||
Options
outstanding, beginning of year
|
1,390,900 | $ | 25.00 | |||||||||||||
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||||||||||
Exercised
|
(3,600 | ) | 14.05 | |||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(1,150 | ) | 46.29 | |||||||||||||
Options
outstanding, end of period
|
1,386,150 | $ | 25.01 | 6.94 | $ | 3,200,723 | ||||||||||
Options
exercisable, end of period
|
603,350 | $ | 22.88 | 5.25 | $ | 2,278,898 |
The aggregate intrinsic value reflected
in the table above represents the total pre-tax intrinsic value (the difference
between the closing stock price on June 30, 2009 and the exercise price,
multiplied by the number of in-the-money options) that would have been received
by option holders had all option holders exercised their options as
of June 30, 2009. This amount will change as the stock’s
market price changes. The total intrinsic value of options exercised
during the period ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 was as follows:
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Three
months ended
|
$ | 53,766 | 1,705,060 |
As of June 30, 2009 total unrecognized
stock-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options amounted to
approximately $5.6 million, which is expected to be recognized over a
weighted-average period of approximately 3.26 years.
Restricted
Stock
On April 30, 2009 and May 11, 2009 the
Company granted 15,000 shares and 3,000 shares of restricted stock (which are
equity classified), respectively, with a grant date fair value of $29.68 and
$20.41, respectively, per share to independent directors and a certain
officer. All of these grants vested immediately.
On November 10, 2008, the Company
granted 50,000 shares of restricted stock (which are equity classified), with a
grant date fair value of $16.85 per share, to certain executive
officers. One-third of the restricted stock vested immediately and
one-third will vest on the first and second anniversary of the
grant. On that same date, the Company granted an additional 29,100
shares of restricted stock (which are equity classified), with a grant date fair
value of $16.85 per share, to the same executive officers. The 29,100
shares will vest in three years based on the Company’s compounded annual EPS
growth according to the following schedule:
Compounded
|
||
Vesting
|
Annual
|
|
Percentage
|
EPS Growth
|
|
100%
|
15%
or higher
|
|
67%
|
12%
- 14.99%
|
|
33%
|
10%
- 11.99%
|
|
0%
|
Below
10%
|
On May 19, 2008 the Company granted
12,000 shares of restricted stock (which are equity classified) with a grant
date fair value of $43.67 per share to its independent directors and a certain
officer. One-half of the restricted stock vested immediately and the
other half vested on the first anniversary of the grant.
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On November 28, 2007, the Company
granted 20,800 shares of restricted stock (which are equity classified), with a
grant date fair value of $30.94 per share, to certain executive
officers. One-third of the restricted stock vested immediately and
one-third will vest on the first and second anniversary of grant. On
that same date, the Company granted an additional 15,150 shares of restricted
stock (which are equity classified), with a grant date fair value of $30.94 per
share, to the same executive officers. The 15,150 shares will vest in
three years based on the Company’s compounded annual EPS growth according to the
following schedule:
Compounded
|
||
Vesting
|
Annual
|
|
Percentage
|
EPS Growth
|
|
100%
|
15%
or higher
|
|
67%
|
12%
- 14.99%
|
|
33%
|
10%
- 11.99%
|
|
0%
|
Below
10%
|
On November 12, 2007, the Company
granted 8,000 shares of restricted stock (which are equity classified), with a
grant date fair value of $28.19 per share, to certain
officers. One-third of the restricted stock vested immediately and
one-third will vest on the first and second anniversary of grant.
Compensation expense related to
restricted stock is based on the number of shares expected to vest and the fair
market value of the common stock on the grant date. The Company
recognized $760,495 and $511,324, respectively, of compensation expense for the
quarters ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 related to restricted stock, which is
included as a component of general and administrative expenses in the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Operations. All shares are expected to
vest.
As of June 30, 2009, there was
approximately $1.0 million of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested
restricted stock awards granted, which is expected to be recognized over the
next two years.
A summary of the status of the
Company’s restricted stock as of June 30, 2009, and changes during the quarter
ended June 30, 2009, is presented below:
Number of
Shares
|
Weighted Average Fair Value
at Grant Date
|
|||||||
Outstanding
at March 31, 2009
|
80,246 | $ | 22.94 | |||||
Granted
during the period
|
18,000 | 28.14 | ||||||
Vested
during the period
|
(24,000 | ) | 32.02 | |||||
Cancelled
during the period
|
(1,297 | ) | 19.75 | |||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2009
|
72,949 | $ | 21.29 |
Total share-based compensation included
as a component of net income during the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
was as follows:
Three
months ended
|
||||||||
June 30,
|
||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Share-based
compensation related to equity classified units:
|
||||||||
Share-based
compensation related to stock options
|
$ | 742,341 | $ | 950,145 | ||||
Share-based
compensation related to restricted stock units
|
760,495 | 511,324 | ||||||
Total
share-based compensation related to equity classified
awards
|
$ | 1,502,836 | $ | 1,461,469 |
NOTE 8 –
ACQUISITIONS
The following table sets forth the
acquisition activity of the Company for the quarters ended June 30, 2009 and
2008:
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2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Number
of offices purchased
|
1 | 11 | ||||||
Merged
into existing offices
|
1 | 4 | ||||||
Purchase
Price
|
$ | 511,677 | $ | 7,285,276 | ||||
Tangible
assets:
|
||||||||
Net
loans
|
420,547 | 6,351,772 | ||||||
Furniture,
fixtures & equipment
|
- | 28,500 | ||||||
Other
|
- | 450 | ||||||
Excess
of purchase prices over carrying value of net tangible
assets
|
$ | 91,130 | $ | 904,554 | ||||
Customer
lists
|
89,130 | 837,221 | ||||||
Non-compete
agreements
|
2,000 | 41,000 | ||||||
Goodwill
|
- | 26,333 | ||||||
Total
intangible assets
|
$ | 91,130 | $ | 904,554 |
The Company evaluates each acquisition
to determine if the acquired enterprise meets the definition of a
business. Those acquired enterprises that meet the definition of a
business are accounted for as a business combination under SFAS 141(R) and all
other acquisitions are accounted for as asset purchases. All
acquisitions have been from independent third parties.
When the acquisition results in a new
office, the Company records the transaction as a business combination, since the
office acquired will continue to generate loans. The Company typically retains
the existing employees and the office location. The purchase price is
allocated to the estimated fair value of the tangible assets acquired and to the
estimated fair value of the identified intangible assets acquired (generally
non-compete agreements and customer lists). The remainder is
allocated to goodwill. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, no
acquisitions were recorded as business combinations.
When the acquisition is of a portfolio
of loans only, the Company records the transaction as an asset purchase. In an
asset purchase, no goodwill is recorded. The purchase price is
allocated to the estimated fair value of the tangible and intangible assets
acquired. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, one acquisition was
recorded as asset acquisition.
The Company’s acquisitions include
tangible assets (generally loans and furniture and equipment) and intangible
assets (generally non-compete agreements, customer lists, and goodwill), both of
which are recorded at their fair values, which are estimated pursuant to the
processes described below.
Acquired loans are valued at the net
loan balance. Given the short-term nature of these loans, generally
four months, and that these loans are subject to continual re-pricing at current
rates, management believes the net loan balances approximate their fair
value.
Furniture and equipment are valued at
the specific purchase price as agreed to by both parties at the time of
acquisition, which management believes approximates their fair
values.
Non-compete agreements are valued at
the stated amount paid to the other party for these agreements, which the
Company believes approximates the fair value. The fair value of the customer
lists is based on a valuation model that utilizes the Company’s historical data
to estimate the value of any acquired customer lists. In a business
combination the remaining excess of the purchase price over the fair value of
the tangible assets, customer list, and non-compete agreements is allocated to
goodwill. The offices the Company acquires are small privately owned
offices, which do not have sufficient historical data to determine
attrition. The Company believes that the customers acquired have the
same characteristics and perform similarly to its
customers. Therefore, the company utilized the attrition patterns of
its customers when developing the method. This method is re-evaluated
periodically.
Customer lists are allocated at an
office level and are evaluated for impairment at an office level when a
triggering event occurs, in accordance with SFAS 144. If a triggering
event occurs, the impairment loss to the customer list is generally the
remaining unamortized customer list balance. In most acquisitions,
the original fair value of the customer list allocated to an office is less than
$100,000 and management believes that in the event a triggering event were to
occur, the impairment loss to an unamortized customer list would be
immaterial.
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The results of all acquisitions have
been included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements since the
respective acquisition dates. The pro forma impact of these purchases
as though they had been acquired at the beginning of the periods presented would
not have a material effect on the results of operations as
reported.
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE SENIOR
NOTES
On October 10, 2006, the Company issued
$110 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.0% convertible senior
subordinated notes due October 1, 2011 (the “Convertible Notes”) to qualified
institutional brokers in accordance with Rule 144A of the Securities Act of
1933. Interest on the Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on
April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 2007. The Convertible
Notes are the Company’s direct, senior subordinated, unsecured obligations and
rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured senior
subordinated debt of the Company, senior in right of payment to all of the
Company’s existing and future subordinated debt and junior to all of the
Company’s existing and future senior debt. The Convertible Notes are
structurally junior to the liabilities of the Company’s
subsidiaries. The Convertible Notes are convertible prior to
maturity, subject to certain conditions described below, at an initial
conversion rate of 16.0229 shares per $1,000 principal amount of notes, which
represents an initial conversion price of approximately $62.41 per share,
subject to adjustment. Upon conversion, the Company will pay cash up
to the principal amount of notes converted and deliver shares of its common
stock to the extent the daily conversion value exceeds the proportionate
principal amount based on a 30 trading-day observation period.
Holders may convert the Convertible
Notes prior to July 1, 2011 only if one or more of the following conditions are
satisfied:
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·
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During
any fiscal quarter commencing after December 31, 2006, if the last
reported sale price of the common stock for at least 20 trading days
during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading
day of the preceding fiscal quarter is greater than or equal to 120% of
the applicable conversion price on such last trading
day;
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·
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During
the five business day period after any ten consecutive trading day period
in which the trading price per note for each day of such ten consecutive
trading day period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported
sale price of the Company’s common stock and the applicable conversion
rate on each such day; or
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·
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The
occurrence of specified corporate
transactions.
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If the Convertible Notes are converted
in connection with certain fundamental changes that occur prior to October 1,
2011, the Company may be obligated to pay an additional make-whole premium with
respect to the Convertible Notes converted. If the Company undergoes
certain fundamental changes, holders of Convertible Notes may require the
Company to purchase the Convertible Notes at a price equal to 100% of the
principal amount of the Convertible Notes purchased plus accrued interest to,
but excluding, the purchase date.
Holders may also surrender their
Convertible Notes for conversion anytime on or after July 1, 2011 until the
close of business on the third business day immediately preceding the maturity
date, regardless of whether any of the foregoing conditions have been
satisfied.
The aggregate underwriting commissions
and other debt issuance costs incurred with respect to the issuance of the
Convertible Notes were approximately $3.6 million and are being amortized over
the period the convertible senior notes are outstanding.
Convertible
Notes Hedge Strategy
Concurrent and in connection with the
sale of the Convertible Notes, the Company purchased call options to purchase
shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the conversion rate as of the date
the options are exercised for the Convertible Notes, at a price of $62.41 per
share. The cost of the call options totaled $24.6
million. The Company also sold warrants to the same counterparties to
purchase from the Company an aggregate of 1,762,519 shares of the Company’s
common stock at a price of $73.97 per share and received net proceeds from the
sale of these warrants of $16.2 million. Taken together, the call
option and warrant agreements increased the effective conversion price of the
Convertible Notes to $73.97 per share. The call options and warrants
must be settled in net shares. On the date of settlement, if the
market price per share of the Company’s common stock is above $73.97 per share,
the Company will be required to deliver shares of its common
stock representing the value of the call options and warrants in
excess of $73.97 per share.
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The warrants have a strike price of
$73.97 and are generally exercisable at anytime. The Company issued
and sold the warrants in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act of 1993, as amended, by virtue of section 4(2)
thereof. There were no underwriting commissions or discounts in
connection with the sale of the warrants.
In accordance with EITF. No. 00-19
“Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, the Company’s Own
Stock.” The Company accounted for the call options and warrants as a net
reduction in additional paid in capital, and is not required to recognize
subsequent changes in fair value of the call options and warrants in its
consolidated financial statements.
On April 1, 2009, we adopted FSP APB
14-1, Accounting for
Convertible Debt Instruments That May Be Settled in Cash upon Conversion
(Including Partial Cash Settlement), (FSP APB 14-1). FSP APB
14-1 requires the convertible debt to be separated between its liability and
equity components, in a manner that reflects our non-convertible debt borrowing
rate, determined to be 8.7% at the time of the issuance of the convertible
notes, and must be applied retroactively to all periods
presented. See Note 2 for disclosure about the financial statement
impact of our adoption of FSP APB 14-1.
The carrying amounts of the debt and
equity components are as follows (in thousands):
June
30,
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March
31,
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June
30,
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2009
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2009
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2008
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Face
value of convertible debt
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$ | 85,000 | 95,000 | 110,000 | ||||||||
Unamortized
discount
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(9,097 | ) | (11,268 | ) | (16,651 | ) | ||||||
Net
carrying amount of debt component
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$ | 75,903 | 83,732 | 93,349 | ||||||||
Carrying
amount of equity component
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$ | 22,933 | 23,359 | 23,696 |
For the three months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008, the effective interest rate on the liability component was 8.7%
and interest expense relating to both the contractual interest coupon and
amortization of the discount on the liability component was $1.7 million and
$2.0 million, respectively. Due to the combination of put, call and
conversion options that are part of the terms of the convertible note agreement,
the remaining discount on the liability component will be amortized over 16
months.
NOTE 10 – EXTINGUISHMENT OF
DEBT
In May 2009, the Company repurchased,
in a privately negotiated transaction, $10 million of its Convertible Notes at
an average discount to face value of approximately 32.5%. The Company
paid approximately $6.8 million and recorded a gain of approximately $2.4
million, which was partially offset by the write-off of $165,000 of deferred
financing costs pre-tax associated with the repurchase and cancellation of the
Convertible Notes. As of June 30, 2009, $85.0 million principal
amount of the Convertible Notes was outstanding.
NOTE 11 – DERIVATIVE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
On December 8, 2008, the Company
entered into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $20 million to
economically hedge a portion of the cash flows from its floating rate revolving
credit facility. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the
Company pays a fixed rate of 2.4% on the $20 million notional amount and
receives payments from a counterparty based on the 1 month LIBOR rate for a term
ending December 8, 2011. Interest rate differentials paid or received
under the swap agreement are recognized as adjustments to interest
expense.
On October 5, 2005, the Company entered
into an interest rate swap with a notional amount of $30 million to economically
hedge a portion of the cash flows from its floating rate revolving credit
facility. Under the terms of the interest rate swap, the Company will
pay a fixed rate of 4.755% on the $30 million notional amount and receive
payments from a counterparty based on the 1 month LIBOR rate for a term ending
October 5, 2010. Interest rate differentials paid or received under
the swap agreement are recognized as adjustments to interest
expense.
On May 15, 2008, the Company entered
into a $10 million foreign currency exchange option to economically hedge its
foreign exchange risk relative to the Mexican peso. Under the terms
of the option contract, the Company could exchange $10 million U.S. dollars at a
rate of 11.0 Mexican pesos per dollar. The option was sold in October
2008 and the Company recorded a $1.5 million net gain.
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The fair
value of the Company’s interest rate derivative instruments is included in
the Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
Interest
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Foreign Currency
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Rate Swaps
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Exchange Option
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June
30, 2009:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 1,968,702 | - | |||||
Fair
value of derivative instrument
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$ | 1,968,702 | - | |||||
June
30, 2008:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 839,734 | - | |||||
Other
assets
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$ | - | 229,000 | |||||
Fair
value of derivative instrument
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$ | 839,734 | 229,000 |
Both of the interest rate swaps are
currently in liability positions, therefore there is no significant risk of loss
related to counterparty credit risk.
The gains (losses) recognized in
the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations as a result of the interest
rate swaps and foreign currency exchange option are as follows:
Quarter Ended
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June
30,
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June
30,
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2009
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2008
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Realized
gains (losses):
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Interest
rate swaps – included as a component of interest expense
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$ | ( 429,312 | ) | (155,785 | ) | |||
Foreign
currency exchange option – included as a component of other
income
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$ | - | - | |||||
Unrealized
gains (losses) included as a component of other income
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Interest
rate swaps
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$ | 474,963 | 830,884 | |||||
Foreign
currency exchange option
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$ | - | (52,700 | ) |
The Company does not enter into
derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative
purposes. The purpose of these instruments is to reduce the exposure
to variability in future cash flows attributable to a portion of its LIBOR-based
borrowings and to reduce variability in foreign cash flows. The
Company is currently not accounting for these derivative instruments using the
cash flow hedge accounting provisions of SFAS 133; therefore, the changes in
fair value of the swap and option are included in earnings as other income or
expenses.
By using derivative instruments, the
Company is exposed to credit and market risk. Credit risk, which is
the risk that a counterparty to a derivative instrument will fail to perform,
exists to the extent of the fair value gain in a derivative. Market
risk is the adverse effect on the financial instruments from a change in
interest rates or implied volatility of exchange rates. The Company
manages the market risk associated with interest rate contracts and currency
options by establishing and monitoring limits as to the types and degree of risk
that may be undertaken. The market risk associated with derivatives
used for interest rate and foreign currency risk management activities is fully
incorporated in the Company’s market risk sensitivity analysis.
NOTE 12 – INCOME
TAXES
We are required to assess whether the
earnings of our two Mexican foreign subsidiaries, SWAC and WAC de Mexico, will
be permanently reinvested in the respective foreign jurisdiction or if
previously untaxed foreign earnings of the Company will no longer be permanently
reinvested and thus become taxable in the United States. As of June
30, 2009, the Company has determined that $220,609 of cumulative undistributed
net earnings of Servicios World Acceptance Corporation de México,
S. de R.L. de C.V. and $215,129 of cumulative undistributed net
losses of World Acceptance Corporation de México, S. de R.L.
de C.V., as well as the future net earnings and losses of both foreign
subsidiaries will be permanently reinvested.
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The Company adopted the provision of
Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), an interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109, on April 1, 2007. As a result of the implementation of FIN 48,
the Company recognized a charge of approximately $550,000 to the April 1, 2007
balance of retained earnings. As of June 30, 2009 and March 31, 2009,
the Company had $5,081,795 and $4,715,681 of total gross unrecognized tax
benefits including interest, respectively. Of this total,
approximately $2,767,467 and $2,747,945, respectively, represents the amount of
unrecognized tax benefits that are permanent in nature and, if recognized, would
affect the annual effective tax rate. The increase in the total gross
unrecognized tax benefit including interest during the quarter ending June 30,
2009 is primarily attributable to the accrual of another quarter's worth of
interest, netted against the release of several positions that have lapsed due
to statute expiration.
The Company’s continuing practice is to
recognize interest and penalties related to income tax matters in income tax
expense. As of June 30, 2009, the Company had $950,481 accrued for
gross interest, of which $106,825 was a current period expense. The
Company has determined that it is possible that the total amount of unrecognized
tax benefits related to various state examinations will significantly increase
or decrease within twelve months of the reporting date. However, at
this time, a reasonable estimate of the range of possible change cannot be made
until further correspondence has been conducted with the state taxing
authorities.
The Company is subject to U.S. and
Mexican income taxes, as well as various other state and local
jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject
to U.S. federal, state and local, or non-U.S. income tax examinations by tax
authorities for years before 2004, although carryforward attributes that were
generated prior to 2004 may still be adjusted upon examination by the taxing
authorities if they either have been or will be used in a future
period. The income tax returns (2001 through 2006) are under
examination by a state authority which has completed its examinations and issued
a proposed assessment for tax years 2001 and 2006. In consideration
of the proposed assessment, the total gross unrecognized tax benefit was
increased by $2.7 million in fiscal 2008. At this time, it is too
early to predict the final outcome on this tax issue and any future
recoverability of this charge. Until the tax issue is resolved, the
Company expects to accrue approximately $50,000 per quarter for
interest.
NOTE 13 – SUBSEQUENT
EVENT
Subsequent events have been evaluated
through August 3, 2009, the date the financial statements were
issued. The following is a result of such review.
Effective July 31, 2009, the Company
amended its revolving credit facility. The following amendments were
made:
·
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Increased
the base revolving facility to $213.3 million from $187.0
million.
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·
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Added
an accordion feature, which will allow the existing bank group or an
additional bank to increase the commitment up to an additional $25.0
million.
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·
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Eliminated
the $30.0 million seasonal
revolver.
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·
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Extended
the term from September 30, 2010 to July 31,
2011.
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·
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Increased
the permitted investment in Mexico from $35.0 million to $45.0
million.
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·
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Adjusted
the definition of the “Base Rate” borrowing option to reflect current
market convention. The new definition would be the greatest of
(i) Agent’s prime commercial rate as in effect on such day, (ii) the
sum of the Fed Funds rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1%, and (iii) the
LIBOR Quoted Rate for such day plus 1.00% calculated on an actual
day/[365/366-day basis] and payable monthly in arrears. LIBOR Quoted
Rate shall be, for any day, Reserve adjusted LIBOR based upon LIBOR for an
interest period of one month as reported on the LIBOR01 Page as of
11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day. The spread over
the Base Rate option would be 1.00% with a minimum yield of
4%.
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·
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Increased
the interest rate from LIBOR rate plus 1.80% per annum to LIBOR rate plus
3.0% per annum, with a minimum of
4.0%.
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NOTE 14 –
LITIGATION
At June 30, 2009, the Company and
certain of its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in various legal
actions arising from their normal business activities in which damages in
various amounts are claimed. Although the amount of any ultimate
liability with respect to such matters cannot be determined, the Company
believes that any such liability will not have a material adverse effect on the
Company’s results of operations or financial condition taken as a
whole.
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WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
2. Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Results of
Operations
The
following table sets forth certain information derived from the Company's
consolidated statements of operations and balance sheets, as well as operating
data and ratios, for the periods indicated (unaudited):
Three months
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ended June 30,
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2009
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2008
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(Dollars
in thousands)
|
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Average
gross loans receivable (1)
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$ | 697,258 | 614,196 | |||||
Average
loans receivable (2)
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515,177 | 454,447 | ||||||
Expenses
as a % of total revenue:
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Provision
for loan losses
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20.4 | % | 20.2 | % | ||||
General
and administrative
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53.2 | % | 55.2 | % | ||||
Total
interest expense
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3.1 | % | 4.1 | % | ||||
Operating
margin (3)
|
26.4 | % | 24.6 | % | ||||
Return
on average assets (annualized)
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10.8 | % | 9.3 | % | ||||
Offices
opened or acquired, net
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5 | 34 | ||||||
Total
offices (at period end)
|
949 | 872 |
(1) Average
gross loans receivable have been determined by averaging month-end gross loans
receivable over the indicated period.
(2) Average
loans receivable have been determined by averaging month-end gross loans
receivable less unearned interest and deferred fees over the indicated
period.
(3) Operating
margin is computed as total revenues less provision for loan losses and general
and administrative expenses, as a percentage of total revenue.
Comparison of Three Months
Ended June 30, 2009, Versus
Three Months Ended June 30,
2008
Net income increased to $14.6 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2009, or 29.0%, from the three month period
ended June 30, 2008. Operating income (revenues less provision for
loan losses and general and administrative expenses) increased approximately
$4.7 million, or 21.6%, interest expense decreased by 13.8% and income taxes
increased by 27.9%.
Total revenues rose to $100.2 million
during the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a 13.4% increase over the $88.4 million
for the corresponding quarter of the previous year. This increase was
attributable to new offices and an increase in revenues from offices open
throughout both quarterly periods. Revenues from the 835 offices open
throughout both quarterly periods increased by approximately 8.7%. At
June 30, 2009, the Company had 949 offices in operation, an increase of 5
offices from March 31, 2009.
Interest and fee income for the quarter
ended June 30, 2009 increased by $8.7 million, or 11.4%, over the same period of
the prior year. This increase resulted from an $83.1 million
increase, or 13.5%, in average gross loans receivable over the two corresponding
periods.
Insurance commissions and other income
increased by $3.1 million, or 25.6%, between the two quarterly
periods. Insurance commissions increased by approximately $813,000,
or 10.7%, during the most recent quarter when compared to the prior year quarter
due to the increase in loans in those states where credit insurance is sold in
conjunction with the loan. Other income increased by approximately
$2.3 million, or 51.3%, over the two corresponding quarters primarily due to the
repurchase and cancellation of $10 million face value of the convertible notes,
which resulted in a $2.4 million pre-tax gain.
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The provision for loan losses during
the quarter ended June 30, 2009 increased by $2.6 million, or 14.4%, from the
same quarter last year. Although the total amount of delinquencies
and charge-offs continued to increase during the first quarter as in the ongoing
difficult economic environment, accounts that were 61 days or more past due
decreased from 2.9% to 2.8% on a recency basis and remained consistent at 4.0%
on a contractual basis when comparing the two quarter end
statistics. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average net loans
decreased from 14.5% (annualized) during the prior year first quarter to 13.8%
(annualized) during the most recent quarter. The 13.8% is more in
line with historical charge-off ratios for a first fiscal quarter; for instance,
charge-off ratios were 13.9% in June 2005, 13.4% in June 2003 and 13.5% in June
2002.
General and administrative expenses for
the quarter ended June 30, 2009 increased by $4.5 million, or 9.3% over the same
quarter of fiscal 2009. Overall, general and administrative expenses,
when divided by average open offices, decreased by approximately 1.5% when
comparing the two periods. During the first quarter of fiscal 2010,
the Company opened 5 branches compared to 34 branches opened or acquired in the
first quarter of fiscal 2009. The total general and administrative
expense as a percent of total revenues decreased from 55.2% for the three months
ended June 30, 2008 to 53.2% for the three months ended June 30,
2009.
Interest expense decreased by
approximately $498,000 when comparing the two corresponding quarterly periods as
a result of a decrease in the average interest rate, offset in part by an
increase in the average outstanding debt balance.
The Company’s effective income tax rate
decreased slightly to 37.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 from 37.6% for
the prior year quarter.
Critical Accounting
Policies
The Company’s accounting and reporting
policies are in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles
and conform to general practices within the finance company
industry. Certain accounting policies involve significant judgment by
the Company’s management, including the use of estimates and assumptions which
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses. As a
result, changes in these estimates and assumptions could significantly affect
the Company’s financial position and results of operations. The Company
considers its policies regarding the allowance for loan losses and share-based
compensation to be its most critical accounting policies due to the significant
degree of management judgment involved.
Allowance for Loan
Losses
The Company has developed policies and
procedures for assessing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses that take
into consideration various assumptions and estimates with respect to the loan
portfolio. The Company’s assumptions and estimates may be
affected in the future by changes in economic conditions, among other
factors. Additional information concerning the allowance for loan
losses is discussed under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Conditions and Results of Operations - Credit Quality” in the Company’s report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009.
Share-Based
Compensation
The Company measures compensation cost
for share-based awards at fair value and recognizes compensation over the
service period for awards expected to vest. The fair value of restricted stock
is based on the number of shares granted and the quoted price of the Company’s
common stock, and the fair value of stock options is determined using the
Black-Scholes valuation model. The Black-Scholes model requires the input of
highly subjective assumptions, including expected volatility, risk-free interest
rate and expected life, changes to which can materially affect the fair value
estimate. In addition, the estimation of share-based awards that will ultimately
vest requires judgment, and to the extent actual results or updated estimates
differ from the Company’s current estimates, such amounts will be recorded as a
cumulative adjustment in the period estimates are revised. The Company considers
many factors when estimating expected forfeitures, including types of awards,
employee class, and historical experience. Actual results, and future changes in
estimates, may differ substantially from the Company’s current
estimates.
Income
Taxes
Management uses certain assumptions and
estimates in determining income taxes payable or refundable, deferred income tax
liabilities and assets for events recognized differently in its financial
statements and income tax returns, and income tax expense. Determining these
amounts requires analysis of certain transactions and interpretation of tax laws
and regulations. Management exercises considerable judgment in evaluating the
amount and timing of recognition of the resulting income tax liabilities and
assets. These judgments and estimates are re-evaluated on a continual basis as
regulatory and business factors change.
No assurance can be given that either
the tax returns submitted by management or the income tax reported on the
Consolidated Financial Statements will not be adjusted by either adverse rulings
by the U.S. Tax Court, changes in the tax code, or assessments made by the
Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) or state taxing authorities. The Company is
subject to potential adverse adjustments, including but not limited to: an
increase in the statutory federal or state income tax rates, the permanent
non-deductible amounts currently considered deductible either now or in future
periods, and the dependency on the generation of future taxable income,
including capital gains, in order to ultimately realize deferred income tax
assets.
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The Company adopted FASB Interpretation
No. 48 (“FIN 48”), “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes,” on April 1, 2007. Under FIN 48, the Company will include the
current and deferred tax impact of its tax positions in the financial statements
when it is more likely than not (likelihood of greater than 50%) that such
positions will be sustained by taxing authorities, with full knowledge of
relevant information, based on the technical merits of the tax position. While
the Company supports its tax positions by unambiguous tax law, prior experience
with the taxing authority, and analysis that considers all relevant facts,
circumstances and regulations, management must still rely on assumptions and
estimates to determine the overall likelihood of success and proper
quantification of a given tax position.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
The Company has financed its
operations, acquisitions and office expansion through a combination of cash flow
from operations and borrowings from its institutional lenders. The
Company's primary ongoing cash requirements relate to the funding of new offices
and acquisitions, the overall growth of loans outstanding, the repayment of
indebtedness and the repurchase of its common stock. As the Company's
gross loans receivable increased from $505.8 million at March 31, 2007 to $671.2
million at March 31, 2009, net cash provided by operating activities for fiscal
years 2007, 2008 and 2009 was $110.1 million, $136.0 million and $153.9 million,
respectively.
The Company believes stock repurchases
and debt repurchases to be a viable component of the Company’s long-term
financial strategy and an excellent use of excess cash when the opportunity
arises. As of August 3, 2009, the Company has $15.0 million in aggregate
remaining repurchase capacity under all of the Company’s outstanding stock
repurchase authorizations.
The Company plans to open or acquire at
least 30 branches in the United States and 15 branches in Mexico during fiscal
2010. Expenditures by the Company to open and furnish new offices
averaged approximately $25,000 per office during fiscal 2009. New
offices have also required from $100,000 to $400,000 to fund outstanding loans
receivable originated during their first 12 months of operation.
The
Company acquired no offices and one loan portfolio from a competitor in one
state during the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Gross loans receivable purchased
in this transaction was approximately $575,000 in the aggregate at the dates of
purchase. The Company believes that attractive opportunities to
acquire new offices or receivables from its competitors or to acquire offices in
communities not currently served by the Company will continue to become
available as conditions in local economies and the financial circumstances of
owners change.
As
discussed in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Note 13), as of
July 31, 2009, the Company amended its revolving credit facility with a
syndicate of banks. As of July 31, 2009, the credit facility
was increased to $213.3 million, with no seasonal revolving credit commitment,
and the expiration date was amended to July 31, 2011. Funds borrowed
under the revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company's option, at
either the agent bank's prime rate per annum or the LIBOR rate plus 3.0% per
annum with a minimum of 4.0% per annum. Prior to the amendment the
borrowing rate was, at the company’s option, at either the agent bank’s prime
rate or LIBOR rate plus 1.8%.
At June 30, 2009, the interest rate on
borrowings under the revolving credit facility was 3.25%. The
Company pays a commitment fee equal to .375% per annum of the daily unused
portion of the revolving credit facility. Amounts outstanding under
the revolving credit facility may not exceed specified percentages of eligible
loans receivable. On June 30, 2009, $137.7 million was outstanding
under this facility, and there was $49.3 million of unused borrowing
availability under the borrowing base limitations.
The Company's credit agreements contain
a number of financial covenants, including minimum net worth and fixed charge
coverage requirements. The credit agreements also contain certain
other covenants, including covenants that impose limitations on the Company with
respect to (i) declaring or paying dividends or making distributions on or
acquiring common or preferred stock or warrants or options; (ii) redeeming or
purchasing or prepaying principal or interest on subordinated debt; (iii)
incurring additional indebtedness; and (iv) entering into a merger,
consolidation or sale of substantial assets or subsidiaries. The
Company believes that it was in compliance with these agreements as of June 30,
2009, and does not believe that these agreements will materially limit its
business and expansion strategy.
The Company’s contractual obligations
as of June 30, 2009 relating to FIN 48 included unrecognized tax benefits of
$4.9 million which are expected to be settled in greater than one
year. While the settlement of the obligation is expected to be in
excess of one year, the precise timing of the settlement is
indeterminable.
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The Company believes that cash flow
from operations and borrowings under its revolving credit facility or other
sources will be adequate to fund the expected cost of opening or acquiring new
offices, including funding initial operating losses of new offices and funding
loans receivable originated by those offices and the Company's other offices and
the scheduled repayment of the other notes payable (for the next 12 months and
for the foreseeable future beyond that). Except as otherwise
discussed in this report and in Part 1, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the Company’s
Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2009, management is not currently aware
of any trends, demands, commitments, events or uncertainties that it believes
will or could result in, or are or could be reasonably likely to result in, the
Company’s liquidity increasing or decreasing in any material
way. From time to time, the Company has needed and obtained, and
expects that it will continue to need on a periodic basis, an increase in the
borrowing limits under its revolving credit facility. The Company has
successfully obtained such increases in the past, most recently as of July 31,
2009, and anticipates that it will be able to do so in the future as the need
arises; however, there can be no assurance that this additional funding will be
available (or available on reasonable terms) if and when needed.
Inflation
The Company does not believe that
inflation has a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of
operations. The primary impact of inflation on the operations of the
Company is reflected in increased operating costs. While increases in
operating costs would adversely affect the Company's operations, the consumer
lending laws of three of the eleven states in which the Company currently
operates allow indexing of maximum loan amounts to the Consumer Price
Index. These provisions will allow the Company to make larger loans
at existing interest rates, which could partially offset the effect of
inflationary increases in operating costs.
Quarterly Information and
Seasonality
The Company's loan volume and
corresponding loans receivable follow seasonal trends. The Company's
highest loan demand occurs each year from October through December, its third
fiscal quarter. Loan demand is generally the lowest and loan
repayment is highest from January to March, its fourth fiscal
quarter. Loan volume and average balances remain relatively level
during the remainder of the year. This seasonal trend causes
fluctuations in the Company's cash needs and quarterly operating performance
through corresponding fluctuations in interest and fee income and insurance
commissions earned, since unearned interest and insurance income are accreted to
income on a collection method. Consequently, operating results for
the Company's third fiscal quarter are significantly lower than in other
quarters and operating results for its fourth fiscal quarter are generally
higher than in other quarters.
Recently Issued Accounting
Pronouncements
On June 3, 2009, the FASB issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 168 (“SFAS 168”), “The FASB
Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles - a replacement of FASB Statement 162.” SFAS 168 provides
for the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) to become
the single official source of authoritative, nongovernmental U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). The Codification is not expected
to change U.S. GAAP, but will combine all authoritative standards into a
comprehensive, topically organized online database. The Codification will be
effective for interim or annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.
The Company expects to adopt the use of the Codification for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009 and this will have an impact to the Company's financial
statement disclosures, as all future references to authoritative accounting
literature will be referenced in accordance with the Codification.
Recently Adopted Accounting
Pronouncements
See Note
2 to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Forward-Looking
Information
This report on Form 10-Q, including
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations,” may contain various “forward-looking statements,” within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that are based on
management’s belief and assumptions, as well as information currently available
to management. Statements other than those of historical fact, as
well as those identified by the words “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,”
“expect,” “believe,” “may,” “will,” and “should” any variation of the foregoing
and similar expressions are forward-looking
statements. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in any such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it
can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be
correct. Any such statements are subject to certain risks,
uncertainties and assumptions. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, the
Company’s actual financial results, performance or financial condition may vary
materially from those anticipated, estimated or expected. Among the
key factors that could cause the Company’s actual financial results, performance
or condition to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in such
forward-looking statements are the following: changes in interest rates; risks
inherent in making loans, including repayment risks and value of collateral;
recently-enacted, proposed or future legislation; the timing and
amount of revenues that may be recognized by the Company; changes in current
revenue and expense trends (including trends affecting delinquencies and
charge-offs); changes in the Company’s markets and general changes in the
economy (particularly in the markets served by the Company); and other
matters discussed in this report and in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Company’s other reports filed with, or
furnished to, the SEC from time to time. The Company does not
undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements it
makes.
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest
Rate Risk
The Company’s financial instruments
consist of the following: cash, loans receivable, senior notes
payable, convertible senior subordinated notes payable, and interest rate
swaps. Fair value approximates carrying value for all of these
instruments, except the convertible notes payable, for which the fair value of
$58.2 represents the quoted market price. Loans receivable are
originated at prevailing market rates and have an average life of approximately
four months. Given the short-term nature of these loans, they are
continually repriced at current market rates. The Company’s
outstanding debt under its revolving credit facility was $137.7 million at June
30, 2009. At June 30, 2009, interest on borrowings under this
facility was based, at the Company’s option, on the prime rate or LIBOR plus
1.80%. As discussed in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements (Note 13), the interest on borrowings under this facility was
increased to LIBOR plus 3.0%, with a minimum of 4.0% per annum.
Based on the outstanding balance and
terms of the revolving credit facility at June 30, 2009, a change of 1.0% in the
interest rates would cause a change in interest expense of approximately $1.4
million on an annual basis.
In October 2005, the Company entered
into an interest rate swap to economically hedge the variable cash flows
associated with $30 million of its LIBOR-based borrowings. This swap
converted the $30 million from a variable rate of one-month LIBOR to a fixed
rate of 4.755% for a period of five years. In December 2008, the
Company entered into a $20 million interest rate swap to convert a variable rate
of one month LIBOR to a fixed rate of 2.4%.
In accordance with SFAS 133, the
Company records derivatives at fair value, as other assets or liabilities, on
the consolidated balance sheets. Since the Company is not utilizing
hedge accounting under SFAS 133, changes in the fair value of the derivative
instrument are included in other income. As of June 30, 2009 the fair
value of the interest rate swap was a liability of approximately $2.0 million
and is included in other liabilities. The change in fair value from
the beginning of the fiscal year, recorded as an unrealized gain in other
income, was approximately $475,000.
Foreign
Currency Exchange Rate Risk
In September 2005 the Company began
opening offices in Mexico, where its local businesses utilize the Mexican peso
as their functional currency. The consolidated financial statements of the
Company are denominated in U.S. dollars and are therefore subject to fluctuation
as the U.S. dollar and Mexican peso foreign exchange rates
change. International revenues were less than 5% of the Company’s
total revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 and net loans denominated in
Mexican pesos were approximately $15.6 million (USD) at June 30,
2009.
The Company’s foreign currency exchange
rate exposures may change over time as business practices evolve and could have
a material effect on the Company’s financial results. There have been, and
there may continue to be, period-to-period fluctuations in the relative portions
of Mexican revenues.
Because its earnings are affected by
fluctuations in the value of the U.S. dollar against foreign currencies, the
Company has performed an analysis assuming a hypothetical 10% increase or
decrease in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to the Mexican peso in which
the Company’s transactions in Mexico are denominated. At June
30, 2009, the analysis indicated that such market movements would not have had a
material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial
statements. The actual effects on the consolidated financial
statements in the future may differ materially from results of the analysis for
the quarter ended June 30, 2009. The Company will continue to monitor and assess
the effect of currency fluctuations and may institute further hedging
alternatives.
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Item
4. Controls and
Procedures
An evaluation was carried out under the
supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including
its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), of the
effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30,
2009. Based on that evaluation, the Company's management, including the
CEO and CFO, has concluded that the Company's disclosure controls and procedures
are effective as of June 30, 2009. During the first quarter of fiscal 2010,
there was no change in the Company's internal control over financial reporting
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company's internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal
Proceedings
From time
to time the Company is involved in routine litigation relating to claims arising
out of its operations in the normal course of business. The Company
believes that it is not presently a party to any such pending legal proceedings
that would have a material adverse effect on its financial
condition.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
There have been no material changes to
the risk factors previously disclosed under Part I, Item 1A (page 10) of the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31,
2009.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity
Securities and Use of Proceeds
The Company's credit agreements contain
certain restrictions on the payment of cash dividends on its capital
stock. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity.
Item
5. Other
Information
Effective July 31, 2009, the Company
amended its revolving credit facility. The following amendments were
made:
·
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Increased
the base revolving facility to $213.3 million from $187.0
million.
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·
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Added
an accordion feature, which will allow the existing bank group or an
additional bank to increase the commitment up an additional $25.0
million.
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·
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Eliminated
the $30.0 million seasonal
revolver.
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·
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Extended
the term from September 30, 2010 to July 31,
2011.
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·
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Increased
the permitted investment in Mexico from $35.0 million to $45.0
million.
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·
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Adjusted
the definition of the “Base Rate” borrowing option to reflect current
market convention. The new definition would be the greatest of
(i) Agent’s prime commercial rate as in effect on such day, (ii) the
sum of the Fed Funds rate for such day plus 1/2 of 1%, and (iii) the
LIBOR Quoted Rate for such day plus 1.00% calculated on an actual
day/[365/366-day basis] and payable monthly in arrears. LIBOR Quoted
Rate shall be, for any day, Reserve adjusted LIBOR based upon LIBOR for an
interest period of one month as reported on the LIBOR01 Page as of
11:00 a.m. (London, England time) on such day. The spread over
the Base Rate option would be 1.00% with a minimum yield of
4%.
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·
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Increased
the interest rate from LIBOR rate plus 1.80% per annum to LIBOR rate plus
3.0% per annum, with a minimum of
4.0%.
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The complete terms of the amendment to
the revolving credit facility, including the parties thereto, are set forth in
Exhibit 4.10 to this report, which is incorporated by reference in response to
this Item 5 of Part II.
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WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION, CONTINUED
Item
6.
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Exhibits
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Company
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Registration
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Number
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Description
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Number
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No. or Report
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3.1
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Second
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
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3.1
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333-107426
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Company,
as amended
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3.2
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Fourth
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company
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99.1
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8-03-07
8-K
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4.1
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Specimen
Share Certificate
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4.1
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33-42879
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4.2
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Articles
3, 4 and 5 of the Form of Company's Second Amended and Restated Articles
of Incorporation (as amended)
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3.1
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333-107426
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4.3
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Article
II, Section 9 of the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated
Bylaws
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99.1
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8-03-07
8-K
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4.4
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Amended
and Restated Credit Agreement dated July 20, 2005
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4.4
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6-30-05
10-Q
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4.5
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First
Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of
August 4, 2006
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4.4
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6-30-06
10-Q
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4.6
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Second
Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
October 2, 2006
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10.1
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10-04-06
8-K
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4.7
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Third
Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
August 31, 2007
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10.1
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9-7-07
8-K
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4.8
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Fourth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
August 4, 2008
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4.8
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6-30-08
10-Q
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4.9
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Fifth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January 28,
2009
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4.9
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12-31-08
10Q/A
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4.10
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Sixth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
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*
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dated
as of July 31, 2009
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4.11
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Subsidiary
Security Agreement dated as of June 30, 1997, as Amended through July 20,
2005
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4.5
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9-30-05
10-Q
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4.12
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Company
Security Agreement dated as of June 20, 1997, as amended through July 20,
2005
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4.6
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9-30-05
10-Q
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4.13
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Fourth
Amendment to Subsidiary Amended and Restated Security Agreement, Pledge
and Indenture of Trust (i.e. Subsidiary Security
Agreement)
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4.7
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6-30-05
10-Q
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4.14 |
Fourth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, Pledge and Indenture
of Trust, dated as of June 30, 1997 (i.e., Company Security
Agreement)
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4.10
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9-30-04
10-Q
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4.15
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Fifth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Security Agreement, Pledge and Indenture
of Trust (i.e. Company Security Agreement)
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4.9
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6-30-05
10-Q
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Previous
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Company
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Exhibit
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Exhibit
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Registration
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Number
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Description
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Number
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No. or Report
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4.16
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Form
of 3.00% Convertible Senior Subordinated Note due 2011
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4.1
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10-12-06
8-K
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4.17
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Indenture,
dated October 10, 2006 between the Company
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4.2
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10-12-06
8-K
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and
U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee
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4.18
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Amended
and Restated Guaranty Agreement dated as of
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June
30, 1997 (i.e., Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement)
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4.17
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3-31-09
10-K
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4.19
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First
Amendment to Subsidiary Guaranty Agreement, dated
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as
of August 4, 2008
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4.18
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3-31-09
10-K
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10.1
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2009
Supplemental Income Plan
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*
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive
Officer
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*
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial
Officer
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*
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32.1
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Section
1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
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*
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32.2
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Section
1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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*
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* Filed
or furnished herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
WORLD
ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ A. Alexander McLean,
III
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A.
Alexander McLean, III, Chief
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Executive
Officer
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Date:
August 3, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Kelly M. Malson
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Kelly
M. Malson, Senior Vice President and
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Chief
Financial Officer
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Date: August
3, 2009
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