FINOVA CAPITAL CORP
8-K, 1998-07-31
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D.C, 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):                 July 30, 1998
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                           FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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<S>                                             <C>                                 <C>       
         DELAWARE                                 1-11011                               94-1278569
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(State or Other Jurisdiction                    (Commission                          (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)                        File Number)                        Identification No.)
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1850 NORTH CENTRAL AVENUE, P. O. BOX 2209, PHOENIX, ARIZONA           85004-2209
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(Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code:                 602/207-6900
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Item 5.  Other Events.

         FINOVA Capital Corporation announced revenues,  net income and selected
         financial  data and ratios for the second  quarter  ended June 30, 1998
         (unaudited).

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)   Exhibits:


                   Exhibits                         Title
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                       28            Press Release of FINOVA Capital Corporation
                                     dated July 30, 1998

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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.




                                       FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                             (Registrant)



Dated:  July 31, 1998          By        /s/ Bruno A. Marszowski
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                                  Bruno A. Marszowski, Senior Vice President,
                                  Chief Financial Officer and Controller
                                  Principal Financial Officer/Authorized Officer

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                                   EXHIBIT 28
Meilee Smythe                                                      Embargo until
Senior Vice President - Treasurer                             8:00 a.m. (E.D.T.)
602/ 207-2664


              THESE ARE THE EARNINGS FOR FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
                THE PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY OF THE FINOVA GROUP INC.
                   WHOSE EARNINGS WERE RELEASED JULY 28, 1998

                           FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION

                   Announces Record Second Quarter Net Income

                                  21% Increase



PHOENIX,  Ariz.,  July 30, 1998 -- FINOVA  Capital  Corporation,  the  principal
subsidiary of The FINOVA Group, Inc., today announced record net income of $42.0
million for the second  quarter of 1998, a 21% increase over net income of $34.7
million a year ago.  Net income for the first six  months of 1998  increased  to
$82.0 million, also up 21% from 1997.

         "FINOVA continues to increase its profitability as the company develops
new  programs  to meet  the  needs  of its  dynamic  middle  market  customers,"
commented FINOVA Chairman and CEO Sam Eichenfield.  Annualized operating margins
as a percentage of average  earning  assets widened to 6.5% for the three months
ended June 30, 1998 from 6.0% in the  comparable  1997  quarter as the  interest
margin component  remained  relatively  constant and volume-based fees more than
doubled to $19.1 million compared to $8.6 million one year ago.

         In  addition  to the 15%  growth  in  managed  assets  from a year ago,
backlog  surged to $2.3 billion at June 30, 1998 from $1.4 billion at the end of
the second  quarter of 1997 (and $1.8 billion at March 31,  1998).  New business
and fee-based volume totaled $2.7 billion and $5.2 billion for the three and six
months ended June 30, 1998,  respectively,  and were significantly  greater than
the $1.8 billion and $3.2 billion for the comparable periods.

         "FINOVA continues to maintain  portfolio  quality,"  Eichenfield added.
Non-accruing  assets were 2.1% of managed  assets at June 30,  1998  compared to
2.1% at year-end 1997 and 2.0% at June 30, 1997. The provision for credit losses
for the second quarter of 1998 was $16.0  million,  compared to $18.3 million in
1997, and represented 115% of net write-offs for the period.

         "The addition to FINOVA's national  marketing force of over 80 business
development  officers  from the FINOVA  Realty  Capital  acquisition  is already
beginning  to pay off,  not only in  commercial  mortgage  banking,  but also in
cross-selling results," continued Eichenfield.  "Even with the addition of these
business
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development  officers and their  support  staff,  operating  expenses  remain in
check." For the quarter  ended June 30, 1998,  operating  expenses were 43.4% of
operating  margins  compared to 42.8% one year ago, and for the six months ended
June 30, 1998, the operating expense ratio remained constant with the prior year
at 43.5%.  Excluding the  acquisition  of the former  Belgravia  Capital  Corp.,
FINOVA's  operating  expense ratio would have been 41.2% and 41.6% for the three
and six months ended June 30, 1998, respectively.

         Income  taxes were higher for the second  quarter of 1998 than the same
period a year ago due to the increase in pre-tax  income and certain tax credits
which were realized in 1997.

         FINOVA  Capital  Corporation is one of the nation's  leading  financial
services  companies  focused on  providing  a broad  range of capital  solutions
primarily to midsize business.  FINOVA is headquartered in Phoenix with business
development  offices  throughout  the U.S.  and in London,  U.K.,  and  Toronto,
Canada.

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                           FINOVA Capital Corporation
                          and Consolidated Subsidiaries
                         Summary of Consolidated Income
                                   (Unaudited)
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                 Quarter Ended                          Six Months Ended
                                                                   June 30,                                 June 30,
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                                                           1998                 1997                1998                1997
                                                      ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ---------------

<S>                                                   <C>                  <C>                 <C>                 <C>           
Interest earned from financing transactions           $       218,199      $      190,958      $      421,935      $      374,286
Operating lease income                                         31,425              28,946              64,088              54,911
Interest expense                                             (114,987)           (101,883)           (225,559)           (199,055)
Operating lease depreciation                                  (20,495)            (17,610)            (37,665)            (34,059)
                                                      ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ---------------
Interest margins earned                                       114,142             100,411             222,799             196,083
Volume-based fee income                                        19,103               8,583              41,259              16,367
                                                      ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ---------------
Operating margin                                              133,245             108,994             264,058             212,450
Provision for credit losses                                   (16,000)            (18,300)            (25,500)            (26,300)
Gains on disposal of assets                                     9,582              10,468              10,805              13,701
Selling, administrative and other operating
  expenses                                                    (57,779)            (46,612)           (114,737)            (92,490)
                                                      ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ---------------
Income before income taxes                                     69,048              54,550             134,626             107,361
Income taxes                                                  (27,068)            (19,853)            (52,623)            (39,851)
                                                      ----------------     ---------------     ----------------    ---------------

Net Income                                            $        41,980      $       34,697      $       82,003       $      67,510
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                           FINOVA Capital Corporation
         Selected Consolidated Financial Data and Ratios (Unaudited) (1)
                             (Dollars in Thousands)
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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                            As of
                                                                       As of June 30                     December 31
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FINANCIAL POSITION:                                             1998                   1997                  1997
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<S>                                                      <C>                    <C>                    <C>             
 Ending funds employed (EFE)                             $        8,928,644     $       7,826,196      $      8,399,456
 Securitizations and participations sold (2)                        502,032               394,025               457,967
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   Total managed assets                                           9,430,676             8,220,221             8,857,423
 Reserve for credit losses                                          178,070               159,747               177,088
 Nonaccruing assets                                                 196,824               165,885               187,356
 Nonaccruing assets as  % of managed assets (4)                         2.1%                  2.0%                  2.1%
 Reserve for credit losses as a % of:
   Ending managed assets (4) (5)                                        2.0%                  2.0%                  2.0%
   Nonaccruing assets                                                  90.5%                 96.3%                 94.5%
 Total debt                                              $        7,345,194     $       6,338,122      $      6,764,581
 Shareowner's equity                                              1,326,597             1,122,162             1,260,068
 Total debt to equity                                                 5.54x                 5.65x                 5.37x
 Backlog                                                          2,263,504             1,440,831             1,601,218

                                                   For the Quarter Ended                 For the Six Months Ended
                                                         June 30,                                June 30,
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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:                         1998                 1997                 1998                 1997
                                           ----------------     ----------------    -----------------     ----------------
<S>                                        <C>                  <C>                 <C>                   <C>            
 Average managed assets                    $     9,192,567      $     8,023,255     $      9,034,792      $     7,881,895
 Average earning assets (3)                      8,252,855            7,235,636            8,113,431            7,099,386
 New business                                      753,733              951,236            1,445,813            1,562,870
 Fee-based volume                                1,960,182              862,442            3,764,614            1,677,673
 Net write-offs                                     13,881               11,135               26,987               15,224
 Net write-offs (annualized) as a % of
  average managed assets (4)                          0.61%                0.56%                0.61%                0.39%
 Operating margin (annualized) as
  a % of average earning assets                        6.5%                 6.0%                 6.5%                 6.0%
 Interest margins earned
  (annualized) as a % of average
  earning assets                                       5.5%                 5.6%                 5.5%                 5.5%
 Selling, administrative and other
  operating expenses as a % of
  operating margin                                    43.4%                42.8%                43.5%                43.5%
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(1)      Averages for the periods presented are based on month-end balances.
(2)      Securitizations  are assets sold under  securitization  agreements  and
         managed by the Company.
(3)      Average  earning  assets  equal  average  funds  employed  less average
         deferred taxes on leveraged leases and average nonaccruing assets.
(4)      Excludes  participations  sold in which  the  Company  has  transferred
         credit risk.
(5)      Excludes financing contracts held for sale.


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