FINOVA CAPITAL CORP
8-K, 1999-10-21
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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): October 18, 1999
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                           FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         DELAWARE                      1-7543                    94-1278569
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(State or Other Jurisdiction         (Commission              (I.R.S. Employer
       of Incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)


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.

A.   On October 18, 1999, FINOVA Capital  Corporation  announced  revenues,  net
     income and selected  financial  data and ratios for the third quarter ended
     September 30, 1999 (unaudited).

ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c)      Exhibits:


          Exhibits                           Title
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             99          Press Release, issued by FINOVA Capital Corporation
                         dated October 18, 1999.

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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:  October 21, 1999        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 99

CONTACT: Stuart Tashlik                                         Embargo until
         Senior V.P. - Planning & Communications                8:00 a.m. E.D.T.
         602/207-5355

              THESE ARE THE EARNINGS FOR FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
               THE PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARY OF THE FINOVA GROUP INC.,
                  WHOSE EARNINGS WERE RELEASED OCTOBER 15, 1999

                           FINOVA CAPITAL CORPORATION
           ANNOUNCES 31% INCREASE AND RECORD THIRD QUARTER NET INCOME


THIRD QUARTER 1999 HIGHLIGHTS:

     *    Record net income up 31% from 1998

     *    Managed  assets of $12.5  billion  reflect  27%  annualized  portfolio
          growth for the quarter and 25% year to date

     *    New  business   originations  of  $1.3  billion  represent  the  fifth
          consecutive quarter in excess of $1 billion; year-to-date new business
          up 25% over 1998

                                      Third Quarter           Year to Date
                                    ----------------       ----------------
                                     1999      1998          1999      1998
                                     ----      ----          ----      ----
        Net income (in millions)    $55.9     $42.8         $161.5    $125.0
        Operating margin              6.0%      6.2%           5.8%      6.3%
        Efficiency ratio             35.1%     37.7%          36.8%     39.1%

PHOENIX,  ARIZ.,  OCT. 18, 1999 -- FINOVA Capital  Corporation  today  announced
record net  income of $55.9  million  for the  quarter  ended  Sept.  30,  1999,
compared  to a  restated  $42.8  million  in the third  quarter  of 1998,  a 31%
increase in net income.

     Net income for the nine  months  ended Sept.  30, 1999 was a record  $161.5
million  compared  to $125.0  million of net income for the first nine months of
1998, a 29% increase in net income.

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     "Our 31% increase in earnings and 27% annualized  portfolio growth resulted
in an  outstanding  quarter for the  company,"  said Sam  Eichenfield,  FINOVA's
chairman and chief executive officer.  "Business has been robust as new loan and
lease  originations for the year thus far have exceeded 1998 by 25% with backlog
growing to an  all-time  high of $2.4  billion.  This  tremendous  inflow of new
business  was  due in  part  to the  success  of our  initiatives  in  promoting
cross-selling across all of our lines of business," Eichenfield added.

     Annualized portfolio growth for the third quarter and the first nine months
of 1999 was 27% and 25%,  respectively,  compared  to 20% and 16%,  for the same
quarter and year to date periods of 1998.  The  portfolio  growth was due to new
business  originations  (leases  and loans) of $1.3  billion  and $3.4  billion,
respectively, for the third quarter and first nine months of 1999 which compares
to $1.3  billion  and $2.7  billion for the same  periods a year ago.  Fee-based
volume for the third  quarter of 1999 was $1.8  billion up from $1.6 billion for
the  third  quarter  of 1998  and for the year to date  period  in 1999 was $4.8
billion, down from $5.4 billion for the same period last year.

     Portfolio  quality,  measured by nonaccruing assets as a percent of managed
assets,  was 2.3% at Sept.  30, 1999  compared to 2.0% at Sept.  30,  1998.  Net
write-offs  in 1999 were $14.9  million in the third  quarter and $39.6  million
year to date compared to $9.9 million and $36.9 million,  respectively,  for the
same  periods a year  ago.  At 0.50% of  average  managed  assets  for the third
quarter  of 1999 and  0.46%  for the  first  nine  months  of  1999,  write-offs
approximated the company's expected range of 0.50% to 0.60%.

     Interest  margins earned increased by 27% and rose to $149.1 million in the
third  quarter of 1999 from $117.5  million in the third  quarter of 1998 due to
the growth of the portfolio.  Interest margins earned as a percentage of average
earning  assets  increased to 5.5% in the third quarter of 1999 from 5.4% in the
third  quarter  of 1998 due  primarily  to lower  leverage  and  higher-yielding
transactions in the Mezzanine Capital portfolio.

     Operating  margin,  which includes  volume-based  fees,  grew 22% to $163.4
million in the third quarter of 1999 from $134.2 million in the comparable  1998
period,  but as a percent of average  earning  assets,  declined to 6.0% for the
third  quarter of 1999 from 6.2% in the third quarter of 1998 due to lower rates
earned on fee-based volume in 1999.

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     Gains on  disposal  of assets  were $14.9  million in the third  quarter of
1999,  down from $18.8 million in the second quarter and up from $6.5 million in
the third  quarter of 1998.  These  gains  were  generated  by several  lines of
business through the sale of assets including assets coming off lease.

     Operating efficiency,  which is measured by comparing operating expenses to
operating  margin  and  gains,  was  35.1% in the  third  quarter  of  1999,  an
improvement  from the 37.7% for the third  quarter of 1998.  Operating  expenses
were $62.5  million in the third  quarter of 1999,  up from $53.0 million in the
third quarter of 1998. The $9.5 million increase in operating expenses primarily
consisted of personnel  costs related to the addition of 154  employees  (mainly
through acquisitions) during the 12 months ended Sept. 30, 1999.

     "The results for the first nine months of 1999 included solid  performances
by all three of FINOVA's  business  segments,  providing the impetus for another
record year in 1999," concluded Eichenfield.

     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.  FINOVA was recently named one of FORTUNE'S  "Best 100 Companies To Work
For  In  America."  For  more  information,   visit  the  company's  website  at
www.finova.com.

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

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                    Quarter Ended             Nine Months Ended
                                                    September 30,               September 30,
                                               ------------------------    ------------------------
                                                                1998                       1998
                                                  1999        Restated        1999       Restated
                                               ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
<S>                                            <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
Interest earned from financing transactions    $ 289,160     $ 229,290     $ 801,360     $ 644,104
Operating lease income                            29,528        24,019        86,249        88,107
Interest expense                                (150,142)     (121,937)     (420,478)     (346,909)
Operating lease depreciation                     (19,435)      (13,875)      (53,381)      (51,540)
                                               ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Interest margins earned                          149,111       117,497       413,750       333,762
Volume-based fees                                 14,317        16,687        38,316        57,946
                                               ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Operating margin                                 163,428       134,184       452,066       391,708
Provision for credit losses                      (25,550)      (19,000)      (52,050)      (44,500)
Gains on disposal of assets                       14,880         6,471        46,010        15,429
Operating expenses                               (62,500)      (53,047)     (183,338)     (159,132)
                                               ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------
Income before income taxes                        90,258        68,608       262,688       203,505
Income taxes                                     (34,407)      (25,824)     (101,226)      (78,554)
                                               ---------     ---------     ---------     ---------

Net Income                                     $  55,851     $  42,784     $ 161,462     $ 124,951
                                               =========     =========     =========     =========
</TABLE>
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                           FINOVA Capital Corporation
         Selected Consolidated Financial Data and Ratios (Unaudited) (A)
                             (Dollars in Thousands)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                         As of September 30        As of December 31
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FINANCIAL POSITION:                                    1999         1998 Restated    1998 Restated
                                                    -----------     -------------    --------------
<S>                                                 <C>               <C>              <C>
Ending funds employed                               $11,973,767       $9,420,544       $10,020,221
Securitizations and participations sold (B)             530,538          516,019           537,596
                                                    -----------       ----------       -----------
  Total managed assets                               12,504,305        9,936,563        10,557,817
Reserve for credit losses                               248,290          187,161           207,618
Nonaccruing assets                                      285,454          199,367           205,233
Nonaccruing assets as  % of managed assets (C)              2.3%             2.0%              2.0%
Reserve for credit losses as a % of:
  Ending managed assets (C) (D)                             2.1%             2.0%              2.0%
  Nonaccruing assets                                       87.0%            93.9%            101.2%
Total assets                                        $12,708,122       $9,906,270       $10,494,503
Total debt                                           10,289,419        7,891,283         8,394,578
Common shareowner's equity                            1,697,418        1,328,455         1,331,643
Backlog                                               2,411,905        2,189,168         1,935,106
Total debt to equity                                       6.1x             5.9x              6.3x


                                               For the Quarter Ended       For the Nine Months Ended
                                                   September 30,                 September 30,
                                            ---------------------------    ---------------------------
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS:                        1999       1998 Restated       1999       1998 Restated
                                            -----------   -------------    -----------   -------------
 Average managed assets                     $12,041,613     $9,619,056     $11,497,458     $9,241,650
 Average earning assets (E)                  10,891,760      8,655,498      10,393,071      8,311,176
 New business                                 1,291,676      1,294,649       3,431,211      2,740,462
 Fee-based volume                             1,823,488      1,635,697       4,840,247      5,400,311
 Net write-offs                                  14,933          9,941          39,585         36,928
 Net write-offs (annualized) as a % of
  average managed assets (C)                       0.50%          0.42%           0.46%          0.54%
 Operating margin (annualized) as
  a % of average earning assets                     6.0%           6.2%            5.8%           6.3%
 Interest margins earned (annualized) as a
  % of average earning assets                       5.5%           5.4%            5.3%           5.4%
 Operating expenses as a % of
  operating margin plus gains                      35.1%          37.7%           36.8%          39.1%
</TABLE>

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A)   Averages for the periods presented are based on month-end balances.
B)   Securitizations are assets sold under securitization agreements and managed
     by the Company.
C)   Excludes  participations  sold in which the Company has transferred  credit
     risk.
D)   Excludes financing contracts held for sale.
E)   Average  earning assets equal average funds employed less average  deferred
     taxes on leveraged leases and average nonaccruing assets.


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