NASHVILLE, Tenn., July 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Cat Financial
reported second-quarter 2015 revenues of $683 million, a decrease of $45 million, or 6 percent, compared with the
second quarter of 2014. Second-quarter 2015 profit after tax was
$104 million, a $44 million, or 30 percent decrease from the
second quarter of 2014.
The decrease in revenues was primarily due to a $29 million unfavorable impact from lower average
earning assets and an $18 million
unfavorable impact from lower average financing rates.
Profit before income taxes was $150
million for the second quarter of 2015, compared with
$208 million for the second quarter
of 2014. The decrease was primarily due to a $25 million decrease in net yield on average
earning assets, an $18 million
increase in provision for credit losses and a $14 million unfavorable net impact from lower
average earning assets.
The provision for income taxes reflects an estimated annual tax
rate of 29 percent in the second quarter of 2015, compared with 27
percent in the second quarter of 2014. The increase in the
estimated annual tax rate is primarily due to changes in the
geographic mix of pre-tax profits.
During the second quarter of 2015, retail new business volume
was $2.74 billion, a decrease of
$703 million, or 20 percent, from the
second quarter of 2014. The decrease was related to lower volume
across all geographic regions, except for North America, which was relatively flat.
At the end of the second quarter of 2015, past dues were 2.97
percent, compared with 2.77 percent at the end of the second
quarter of 2014. The increase was primarily due to higher
delinquencies in the Latin America
and Mining portfolios. At the end of 2014, past dues were 2.17
percent. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $38 million for the second quarter of 2015,
compared with $19 million for the
second quarter of 2014.
As of June 30, 2015, Cat
Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $405 million, or 1.42 percent of net finance
receivables, compared with $395
million, or 1.30 percent of net finance receivables at
June 30, 2014. The allowance for
credit losses at year-end 2014 was $401
million, or 1.36 percent of net finance receivables.
"Our portfolio performance has remained relatively stable
despite challenging market conditions in some of our key segments,"
said Kent Adams, president of Cat
Financial and vice president with responsibility for the Financial
Products Division of Caterpillar Inc. "The global Cat Financial
team remains focused on helping Caterpillar customers and Cat
dealers succeed through financial services excellence."
For over 30 years, Cat Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Caterpillar Inc., has been providing financial service excellence
to customers. The company offers a wide range of financing
alternatives to customers and Cat dealers for Cat machinery and
engines, SolarĀ® gas turbines and other equipment and marine
vessels. Cat Financial has offices and subsidiaries located
throughout North and South
America, Asia, Australia and Europe, with its headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee.
STATISTICAL
HIGHLIGHTS:
|
|
SECOND-QUARTER
2015 VS. SECOND-QUARTER 2014
|
(ENDED JUNE
30)
|
(Millions of
dollars)
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
CHANGE
|
Revenues
|
$
|
683
|
|
$
|
728
|
|
(6)%
|
Profit Before Income
Taxes
|
$
|
150
|
|
$
|
208
|
|
(28)%
|
Profit After
Tax
|
$
|
104
|
|
$
|
148
|
|
(30)%
|
Retail New Business
Volume
|
$
|
2,740
|
|
$
|
3,443
|
|
(20)%
|
Total
Assets
|
$
|
34,492
|
|
$
|
36,464
|
|
(5)%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SIX-MONTHS 2015
VS. SIX-MONTHS 2014
|
(ENDED JUNE
30)
|
(Millions of
dollars)
|
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
CHANGE
|
Revenues
|
$
|
1,372
|
|
$
|
1,439
|
|
(5)%
|
Profit Before Income
Taxes
|
$
|
337
|
|
$
|
390
|
|
(14)%
|
Profit After
Tax
|
$
|
237
|
|
$
|
279
|
|
(15)%
|
Retail New Business
Volume
|
$
|
5,206
|
|
$
|
6,238
|
|
(17)%
|
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this earnings release may be
considered "forward-looking statements" as that term is defined in
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements may relate to future events or our future financial
performance, which may involve known and unknown risks and
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievement to be materially
different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking
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international businesses, including changes in economic conditions
and disruptions in the global financial and credit markets, and
changes in laws and regulations (including regulations implemented
under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act) and political stability, as well as factors specific to Cat
Financial and the markets we serve, including the market's
acceptance of our products and services, the creditworthiness of
our customers, interest rate and currency rate fluctuations and
estimated residual values of leased equipment. These risk factors
may not be exhaustive. We operate in a continually changing
business environment, and new risk factors emerge from time to
time. We cannot predict these new risk factors, nor can we assess
the impact, if any, of these new risk factors on our businesses or
the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may
cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in
any forward-looking statements. Accordingly, forward-looking
statements should not be relied upon as a prediction of actual
results. Moreover, we do not assume responsibility for the accuracy
and completeness of those statements. All of the forward-looking
statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the
factors discussed under the captions "Risk Factors" and
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 and similar sections in
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q, that describe risks and factors
that could cause results to differ materially from those projected
in the forward-looking statements. Cat Financial undertakes no
obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether
as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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