SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 28, 2005


(Date of Report - Date of Earliest Event Reported)

 

First Cash Financial Services, Inc.


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware


(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)


0-19133

 

75-2237318


 


(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

 


690 East Lamar Blvd., Suite 400, Arlington, Texas 76011


(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(817) 460-3947


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01   Other Events

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. has made available on its corporate website (www.firstcash.com) its most recent investor presentation.  This investor presentation is included herein as Exhibit 99.1.

The information provided in this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by the specific reference in such filing. 

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)  Exhibits:

       99.1  First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Investor Presentation

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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.

Dated:  August 2, 2005

FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

/s/  R. DOUGLAS ORR

 


 

R. Douglas Orr

 

Chief Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number

 

Document


 


99.1

 

First Cash Financial Services, Inc. Investor Presentation

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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

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Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements included in this presentation which are not historical in nature – including statements regarding the company’s and/or management’s strategies, beliefs, expectations, plans for new stores, plans and expected results for new products and services, projections of earnings and revenues, expected effect of regulatory pronouncements, potential legislation, or other predictions of the future – are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and are intended to be covered by the Safe Harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in such Act.

 

 

Forward-looking statements are made based on assumptions involving certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties – many of which are beyond the company’s control – and other important factors that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from expectations expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  These risk factors and uncertainties are listed from time to time in the company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including – but not limited to – our annual reports on Form 10-K for the years ending December 31, 2003 and 2004 and our reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005.




Company Overview

Leading provider of specialty consumer finance products

 

 

 

 

Pawn loans and related retail

 

 

 

 

Payday advances and related financial services

 

 

 

Superior performance metrics and financial position

 

 

 

Significant growth through store expansion strategy




Company History

1988

Founded – 3 pawn stores in Texas

 

 

Early 90’s

Goes public; multi-state pawn store roll-up acquisitions

 

 

Late 90’s

Payday lending acquisitions;  introduction of payday product in pawn stores

 

 

 

First pawn stores opened in Mexico

 

 

2001 to present

Expansion through new store openings:  U.S. payday & Mexico pawn

 

 

2005

Introduction of credit services product




Pawn Products

Pawn loans

 

 

 

30 day loan

 

 

 

 

10% to 20% monthly service fee

 

 

 

 

Secured by personal property

 

 

 

 

Many customers are unbanked or under-banked – no credit check required

 

 

 

Pawn-related retail

 

 

 

Merchandise sales of forfeited pawn collateral

 

 

 

 

Primarily jewelry, consumer electronics & tools




Pawn Retail Metrics

Trailing 12 Months:

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

•     Total merchandise margins

 

 

39

%

•     Retail margins (excludes scrap jewelry sales)

 

 

44

%

•     Inventory turns

 

 

3.3

x




Payday Advance Product

Payday Advances

 

 

 

7 to 31 day loan

 

 

 

 

Requires proof of employment and bank account

 

 

 

 

Secured by personal check held until due date

 

 

 

Financial Metrics

 

 

 

15% to 18% service charge per advance

 

 

 

 

Annual loss provision in a range of 20% to 25% of service charges collected




Payday Advance Regulatory Landscape

Payday advances currently provided for under existing regulations in 38 states

 

 

 

First Cash writes payday advances directly in six of these states

 

 

 

In most other states, payday lending is permitted using “bank funded” model

 

 

 

First Cash uses bank funded model only in Texas

 

 

 

 

New FDIC guidelines, effective July 1, do not allow customers to have outstanding bank funded payday advances for more than 90 days per year




Payday Advance-Related Credit Services

31 states, including Texas, provide for credit service organizations (“CSO”s)

 

 

CSO provides customers access to a short-term loan funded by an independent consumer lending company

 

 

 

Customer pays fee to CSO for its services:

 

 

 

 

 

•     processing of application

 

 

 

 

 

•     providing letter of credit

 

 

 

 

 

•     disbursement and collection of lender funds

 

 

 

 

Customer pays interest to lender (at less than 10% APR)




First Cash - Texas Credit Services Product

First Cash Credit, Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary, is a registered CSO in Texas.  Credit services to be provided out of First Cash Pawn, First Cash Advance and Cash & Go, Ltd. locations.

 

 

Credit services fee is 20% of amount of credit requested by customer – maximum credit request is $1,000.

 

 

Independent lender underwrites and funds loans – interest rate of less than 10% annually.

 

 

Company will continue to provide bank funded payday advances.  Customers who are denied credit by bank will be offered application for credit services product.

 

 

Company expects credit services revenues to more than offset expected decreases in payday advance service charges.




Comparison of Texas Payday Advance Models

 

 

Existing
Bank-Funded
Model

 

New
CSO
Model

 

 


 


Maximum loan amount

 

$500

 

$1,000

Rate charged to customers

 

18% per loan

 

20% CSO fee per loan*

Net fee realized by First Cash

 

Approx. 16% per loan

 

20% per loan

Expected loss provision (as % of fee)

 

20% to 25%

 

20% to 25%



* - In addition, customer pays small interest charge to third-party lender.  Interest capped at 10% APR.




Store Formats

Payday Advance/Credit Services Products
     
Pawn Products
         
         

Payday Advance
Stores

 

Pawn Stores
with Payday
Advances

 

Pawn Only


 


 


Texas (First Cash Advance & Cash & Go JV)

 

•     Texas

 

•     Mexico

California

 

•     South Carolina

 

•     Maryland

Washington

 

•     D.C.

 

•     Virginia

Oregon

 

•     Oklahoma

 

•     Missouri

Illinois

 

 

 

 

D.C.

 

 

 

 




Superior Performance & Financial Position

Operating results

 

 

 

Industry leading performance metrics

 

 

 

 

Consistent growth

 

 

 

 

Increasing margins

 

 

 

Financial Position

 

 

 

Debt-free

 

 

 

 

Strong cash flows




Operational Focus

Attention to key operational metrics:

 

 

 

Loan growth

 

 

 

 

Loan yields

 

 

 

 

Retail margins

 

 

 

 

Inventory management

 

 

 

Expense control important part of corporate culture

 

 

Sales associate & manager compensation plans reward store profitability




Use of Free Cash Flows

Growth funded from current cash flows

 

 

 

 

Loan growth at new & existing stores

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures for new stores

 

 

 

 

Start-up costs of new stores

 

 

 

Repurchased $24 million of stock over past 12 months




Recognition and Rankings

Forbes 200 Best Small Companies

 

 

 

Recognized for three consecutive years:  2002, 2003 & 2004

 

 

 

Fortune Small Business 100

 

 

 

America’s Fastest Growing Small Companies

 

 

 

 

Recognized for two consecutive years:  2004 & 2005

 

 

 

Russell 2000 Index

 

 

 

Added as component company effective June 25, 2004




Growth Strategy

New store openings in multiple markets

 

 

 

United States

 

 

 

 

Mexico

 

 

 

Multiple products

 

 

 

Pawn loans & related retail

 

 

 

 

Payday advances

 

 

 

 

Credit services




Mexico Pawn Demographics

Over 80% of the population is estimated to be “unbanked”

 

 

88% of all consumer transactions are made in cash

 

 

Estimated 2,500 Mexico pawnshops vs. 15,000+ in U.S.




New Store Financial Model

Cap Ex

$80,000 to $125,000

- Leasehold improvements

 

- Computer & security equipment

 

Working Capital (first year)

$80,000 to $150,000

- Operating cash

 

- Loan funding

 

- Inventory (pawn only)

 

Start-up Losses

$40,000 to $60,000

- Pre-opening

 

- First six months of operation

 

Totals

$200,000 to $335,000




First Cash Summary

Industry leader

 

 

 

Operational focus

 

 

 

 

Strong cash flows and no debt

 

 

 

 

18 consecutive quarters of double digit EPS growth

 

 

 

Well-defined expansion strategy

 

 

 

New store opening model

 

 

 

 

Multiple product lines

 

 

 

 

Geographic diversification

 

 

 

Meaningful growth goals

 

 

 

20% annual increase in store counts

 

 

 

 

Short & long-term EPS growth