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Note C - Finance Receivables, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements |
Financing Receivables [Text Block] | C – Finance Receivables, Net The Company originates installment sale contracts from the sale of used vehicles at its dealerships. These installment sale contracts, which carry a fixed interest rate of 16.5% per annum (19.5% to 21.5% in Illinois), are collateralized by the vehicle sold and typically provide for payments over periods ranging from 18 to 54 months. The Company’s finance receivables are defined as one segment and one class of loans, which is sub-prime consumer automobile contracts. The level of risks in the Company’s finance receivables is managed as one homogeneous pool. The components of finance receivables are as follows:
(In thousands) |  | July 31, 2022 |  |  | April 30, 2022 |
Gross contract amount |  | $ | 1,490,047 |  |  | $ | 1,378,803 |
Less unearned finance charges |  |  | (304,771 | ) |  |  | (277,306 | )
Principal balance |  |  | 1,185,276 |  |  |  | 1,101,497 |
Less allowance for credit losses |  |  | (265,818 | ) |  |  | (247,207 | )
Finance receivables, net |  | $ | 919,458 |  |  | $ | 854,290 |
Changes in the finance receivables, net are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 854,290 |  |  | $ | 625,119 |
Finance receivable originations |  |  | 287,416 |  |  |  | 234,893 |
Finance receivable collections |  |  | (103,879 | ) |  |  | (97,342 | )
Provision for credit losses |  |  | (82,903 | ) |  |  | (54,108 | )
Losses on claims for accident protection plan |  |  | (6,108 | ) |  |  | (4,518 | )
Inventory acquired in repossession and accident protection plan claims |  |  | (29,358 | ) |  |  | (15,451 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 919,458 |  |  | $ | 688,593 |
Changes in the finance receivables allowance for credit losses are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 247,207 |  |  | $ | 184,418 |
Provision for credit losses |  |  | 82,903 |  |  |  | 54,108 |
Charge-offs, net of recovered collateral |  |  | (64,292 | ) |  |  | (36,652 | )
Balance at end of period |  | $ | 265,818 |  |  | $ | 201,874 |
Amounts recovered from previously written-off accounts were approximately $587,000 and $582,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The factors which influenced management’s judgment in determining the amount of the current period provision for credit losses are described below. The historical level of actual charge-offs, net of recovered collateral, is the most important factor in determining the provision for credit losses. This is due to the fact that once a contract becomes delinquent the account is either made current by the customer, the vehicle is repossessed, or the account is written off if the collateral cannot be recovered. Net charge-offs as a percentage of average finance receivables increased to 5.6% for the three months ended July 31, 2022, compared to 4.3% for the prior year period. The primary driver of the increase in net charge-offs compared to the same quarter in the prior year was an increased frequency of losses coupled with a slight increase in the relative severity of losses. Collections and delinquency levels can have a significant effect on additions to the allowance and are reviewed frequently. Principle collections as a percentage of average finance receivables were 9.1% for the three months ended July 31, 2022 compared to 11.5% for the same period in the prior year. Principal collections decreased due to the term extensions coupled with the first quarter of fiscal 2022 being positively impacted by the last of the stimulus payments and two fewer collection days in the current year quarter. Delinquencies greater than 30 days were 3.6% and 3.3% at July 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. In addition to the objective factors discussed above, the Company also considers macro-economic factors that would affect its customers non-discretionary income, such as changes in unemployment levels, gasoline prices, and prices for staple items to develop reasonable and supportable forecasts for the lifetime expected losses. These economic forecasts are utilized alongside historical loss information in order to estimate expected losses in the portfolio over the following twelve-month period, at which point the Company will immediately revert to the point estimate produced by the Company’s analysis of historical loss information to estimate expected losses from the portfolio for the remaining contractual lives of its finance receivables. See “Finance Receivables, Repossessions and Charge-offs and Allowance for Credit Losses” in Note B for a description of the historical data included in this analysis. Credit quality information for finance receivables is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands) |  | July 31, 2022 |  |  | April 30, 2022 |  |  | July 31, 2021 |
|  | Principal |  |  | Percent of |  |  | Principal |  |  | Percent of |  |  | Principal |  |  | Percent of |
|  | Balance |  |  | Portfolio |  |  | Balance |  |  | Portfolio |  |  | Balance |  |  | Portfolio |
Current |  | $ | 990,391 |  |  |  | 83.56 | % |  | $ | 958,808 |  |  |  | 87.05 | % |  | $ | 767,375 |  |  |  | 86.18 | %
3 - 29 days past due |  |  | 151,953 |  |  |  | 12.82 | % |  |  | 109,873 |  |  |  | 9.97 | % |  |  | 93,712 |  |  |  | 10.53 | %
30 - 60 days past due |  |  | 33,576 |  |  |  | 2.83 | % |  |  | 22,477 |  |  |  | 2.04 | % |  |  | 19,328 |  |  |  | 2.17 | %
61 - 90 days past due |  |  | 6,675 |  |  |  | 0.56 | % |  |  | 7,360 |  |  |  | 0.67 | % |  |  | 6,096 |  |  |  | 0.68 | %
> 90 days past due |  |  | 2,681 |  |  |  | 0.23 | % |  |  | 2,979 |  |  |  | 0.27 | % |  |  | 3,956 |  |  |  | 0.44 | %
Total |  | $ | 1,185,276 |  |  |  | 100.00 | % |  | $ | 1,101,497 |  |  |  | 100.00 | % |  | $ | 890,467 |  |  |  | 100.00 | %
Accounts one and two days past due are considered current for this analysis, due to the varying payment dates and variation in the day of the week at each period end. Delinquencies may vary from period to period based on the average age of the portfolio, seasonality within the calendar year, the day of the week and overall economic factors. The above categories are consistent with internal operational measures used by the Company to monitor credit results. Substantially all of the Company’s automobile contracts involve contracts made to individuals with impaired or limited credit histories, or higher debt-to-income ratios than permitted by traditional lenders. Contracts made with buyers who are restricted in their ability to obtain financing from traditional lenders generally entail a higher risk of delinquency, default and repossession, and higher losses than contracts made with buyers with better credit. The Company monitors customer scores, contract term length, down payment percentages, and collections for credit quality indicators.
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |
Average total collected per active customer per month |  | $ | 516 |  |  | $ | 487 |
Principal collected as a percent of average finance receivables |  |  | 9.1 | % |  |  | 11.5 | %
Average down-payment percentage |  |  | 5.4 | % |  |  | 6.9 | %
Average originating contract term (in months) |  |  | 42.8 |  |  |  | 38.8 |
|  | July 31, 2022 |  |  | July 31, 2021 |
Portfolio weighted average contract term, including modifications (in months) |  |  | 44.0 |  |  |  | 38.7 |
The reduction of principal collected was in line with the expected change due to the average term increases and two less collection days in the current year quarter. The prior year quarter included the impact of the pandemic related stimulus payments which contributed to a higher collection percentage. The portfolio weighted average contract term increased primarily due to the increased average selling price, up $3,050 or 19.8% from the prior year period. When customers apply for financing, the Company’s proprietary scoring model relies on the customers’ credit histories and certain application information to evaluate and rank their risk. The Company obtains credit histories and other credit data that includes information such as number of different addresses, age of oldest record, high risk credit activity, job time, time at residence and other factors. The application information that is used includes income, collateral value and down payment. The scoring models yield credit grades that represent the relative likelihood of repayment. Customers with the highest probability of repayment are 6 rated customers. Customers assigned a lower grade are determined to have a lower probability of repayment. For loans that are approved, the credit grade influences the terms of the agreement, such as the maximum amount financed, term length and minimum down payment. After origination, credit grades are generally not updated. The Company uses a combination of the initial credit grades and historical performance to monitor the credit quality of the finance receivables on an ongoing basis, and the accuracy of the scoring model is validated periodically. Loan performance is reviewed on a recurring basis to identify whether the assigned grades adequately reflect the customers’ likelihood of repayment. The following table presents a summary of finance receivables by credit quality indicator, as of July 31, 2022, segregated by customer score.
|  |  | As of July 31, 2022 |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  | Fiscal Year of Origination |  |  | Prior to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Rating |  |  | 2023 |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | Total |  |  | % |
1-2 |  |  | $ | 13,884 |  |  | $ | 28,789 |  |  | $ | 8,207 |  |  | $ | 1,283 |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 52,214 |  |  |  | 4.4 | %
3-4 |  |  | $ | 95,459 |  |  | $ | 208,770 |  |  | $ | 64,427 |  |  | $ | 8,036 |  |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 377,026 |  |  |  | 31.8 | %
5-6 |  |  | $ | 176,849 |  |  | $ | 420,932 |  |  | $ | 139,152 |  |  | $ | 18,122 |  |  | $ | 939 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | 756,036 |  |  |  | 63.8 | %
Total |  |  | $ | 286,192 |  |  | $ | 658,491 |  |  | $ | 211,786 |  |  | $ | 27,441 |  |  | $ | 1,303 |  |  | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 1,185,276 |  |  |  | 100.0 | %
The following table presents a summary of finance receivables by credit quality indicator, as of July 31, 2021, segregated by customer score.
|  |  | As of July 31, 2021 |
(Dollars in thousands) |  |  | Fiscal Year of Origination |  |  | Prior to |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Customer Rating |  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | Total |  |  | % |
1-2 |  |  | $ | 13,031 |  |  | $ | 27,001 |  |  | $ | 8,695 |  |  | $ | 697 |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 49,459 |  |  |  | 5.6 | %
3-4 |  |  | $ | 79,135 |  |  | $ | 176,149 |  |  | $ | 48,573 |  |  | $ | 4,551 |  |  | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 308,632 |  |  |  | 34.7 | %
5-6 |  |  | $ | 137,320 |  |  | $ | 299,843 |  |  | $ | 83,001 |  |  | $ | 11,155 |  |  | $ | 977 |  |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 532,376 |  |  |  | 59.7 | %
Total |  |  | $ | 229,486 |  |  | $ | 502,993 |  |  | $ | 140,269 |  |  | $ | 16,403 |  |  | $ | 1,213 |  |  | $ | 103 |  |  | $ | 890,467 |  |  |  | 100.0 | %

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