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Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) is an independent specialty finance company focused on indirect automobile financing, and its news flow reflects developments across auto finance, funding, governance, and technology. The company regularly issues earnings announcements that detail revenues, operating expenses, pretax income, net income, receivables balances, delinquency rates, and net charge-offs for its auto loan portfolio. These earnings releases also discuss risk adjusted margins, recovery rates on repossessed vehicles, and trends in new contract purchases.
CPSS news frequently covers asset-backed securitizations of subprime automotive receivables. The company reports on term securitizations in which it sells receivables to a trust that issues multiple classes of asset-backed notes, with information on note amounts, interest rates, credit enhancement levels, and ratings from agencies such as Standard & Poor’s and DBRS Morningstar. These transactions illustrate how CPS funds its receivables through the securitization markets.
Another category of CPSS news involves credit facilities and funding agreements. The company announces revolving credit agreements secured by automobile receivables, including details on maximum facility sizes, advance rates against eligible receivables, interest rate formulas, and funding termination dates. Such releases provide insight into CPS’s access to warehouse funding and its capital structure.
CPS also issues news about strategic partnerships and technology. For example, it has announced a forward flow program with Valley Strong Credit Union that focuses on prime credit borrowers and leverages CPS’s AI enabled auto finance platform and proprietary AI enhanced loan and collections systems. This type of news highlights CPS’s efforts to serve borrowers across the credit spectrum and to support dealer partners.
Governance and shareholder matters can also appear in CPSS-related news, including statements from significant shareholders about proxy proposals and equity incentive plans. Together, these news items provide a view into CPSS’s financial performance, funding activities, risk profile, governance decisions, and use of technology in auto finance. Investors tracking CPSS news can monitor earnings, securitizations, credit facilities, and strategic initiatives affecting the company’s specialty finance operations.
Consumer Portfolio Services (CPSS) reported a net income of $3.0 million, equating to $0.13 per diluted share, for Q2 2020, compared to $1.8 million or $0.08 per diluted share in Q2 2019. Revenue saw a significant drop of 22% year-over-year to $67.3 million. Operating expenses decreased by 25% to $62.6 million. Despite pretax income rising 67.6% to $4.6 million, the company recorded pretax charges of $12.6 million due to pandemic-related losses. Total receivables decreased to $2.326 billion, with an annualized net charge-off rate of 7.39%.
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: CPSS) will hold a conference call on July 22, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss its Q2 2020 operating results. Participants can call 877-312-5502 or 253-237-1131 (international) to join. A replay will be available from July 22 to July 29 by calling 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406 (international). The call will also be broadcast live and accessible for 90 days via the company’s website at www.consumerportfolio.com.
Consumer Portfolio Services (Nasdaq: CPSS) announced the successful closing of its second term securitization in 2020, marking its 36th senior subordinate securitization since 2011. This transaction received a triple 'A' rating for the 19th consecutive time from multiple agencies. Qualified buyers purchased $202.3 million in asset-backed notes secured by $221.9 million in automobile receivables. The notes feature an average coupon of approximately 4.09% and initial credit enhancement, ensuring the transaction's stability and investor confidence.