Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results

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Announces amended credit agreement substantially expanding capacity under
revised covenants
WARREN, Mich.--(Business Wire)--
Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. (NASDAQ: AACC), a leading purchaser and collector
of charged-off consumer debt, today announced results for the quarter ended
September 30, 2009.

Highlights from the third quarter include:

* Acquired $37.2 million (net of buybacks) in charged-off consumer receivable
portfolios, with an aggregate value of $1.6 billion, or 2.32% of face value;
* Cash Collections of $77.8 million;
* Operating expenses of 61.8 percent of Cash Collections; and
* Expanded borrowing capacity to $84 million with amended credit agreement
financial covenants.

Rion Needs, President and CEO, commented: "Our cash collections during the
quarter, particularly on older vintage portfolios, were unfavorably impacted by
the ongoing macro-economic landscape that continues to hinder consumers` ability
to repay their obligations. We began to execute on our strategy to leverage the
attractive pricing conditions for our paper, increasing our purchasing by
roughly 80% during the third quarter versus the second quarter of 2009. In
addition, we believe that our now expanded capacity under the amended credit
facility coupled with the more advantageous pricing environment positions us
well to execute on our strategy in the remainder of 2009 and into 2010."

Needs continued, "While the current macro backdrop remains challenging, we are
in a position to increase both our operational efficiency, as well as our
capacity to positively impact liquidation rates going forward. In the coming
months we will be unveiling new technology that will automate several of the key
functions of our call center representatives, increasing their efficiency
substantially and allowing them to focus their time on accounts that they are
most likely to liquidate. Additionally, we have made solid progress in achieving
our goal of increasing collection account representative headcount, and signed a
third-party agreement with an offshore firm on a per seat basis to expand
capacity by 20% by year-end. While the last several quarters have been
difficult, we have implemented a number of initiatives and strategies to make us
more successful as market conditions improve."

Third Quarter 2009 Review

Asset Acceptance reported cash collections of $77.8 million in the third quarter
ended September 30, 2009, versus cash collections of $90.8 million in the
year-ago period.

Total revenues were $47.7 million in the third quarter of 2009, compared to
total revenues of $58.4 million in the third quarter of 2008. Amortization of
purchased receivables in the third quarter of 2009 was 39.0% of total cash
collections versus 36.0% of total cash collections in the third quarter of 2008.
The Company reported a third quarter of 2009 net impairment charge of $6.8
million on purchased receivables, versus a net impairment charge of $3.1 million
in the prior year quarter.

The net loss for the quarter was $1.6 million, or $0.05 per fully diluted share,
compared to net income of $3.0 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, in the
third quarter of 2008. Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and
Amortization, including purchased receivable amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"),
decreased to $32.6 million in the third quarter of 2009, down 22.8% compared to
the year-ago period. Please refer to the table on page four, which reconciles
net income according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to
Adjusted EBITDA.

During the third quarter of 2009, the Company invested $37.2 million to purchase
charged-off consumer debt portfolios with a face value of $1.6 billion, for a
blended rate of 2.32% of face value. This compares to the prior-year third
quarter, when the Company invested $35.6 million to purchase consumer debt
portfolios with a face value of $718.8 million, representing a blended rate of
4.95% of face value. All purchase data is adjusted for buybacks.

In addition to lower cash collections in the quarter, the Company reported lower
operating expenses compared to the prior year. Total operating expenses in the
quarter were reduced 4.0% to $48.1 million, from $50.1 million in the third
quarter of 2008. For the 2009 third quarter, Asset Acceptance reported operating
expenses of 61.8% of cash collections, up from 55.2% of cash collections in the
prior year quarter.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009

For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2009, the Company reported cash
collections of $259.2 million compared to cash collections of $286.2 million in
the first nine months of 2008.

Total revenues in the first nine months of 2009 were $153.7 million versus
$179.2 million in the first nine months of 2008. For the first nine months of
2009, amortization of purchased receivables was 41.0% of total cash collections
versus 37.8% of total cash collections in the same period of last year. Net
impairments for the first nine months of 2009 totaled $17.1 million, versus $8.4
million for the first nine months of 2008.

Net income in the first nine months of 2009 was $3.8 million, or $0.12 per fully
diluted share, compared to net income of $11.9 million, or $0.39 per fully
diluted share, in the same period of 2008. For the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2009, Adjusted EBITDA declined to $125.1 million, a decrease of
11.8% when compared to the same nine-month period in 2008.

The Company invested $79.1 million to purchase charged-off consumer debt
portfolios with a face value of $3.1 billion, for a blended rate of 2.57% during
the first nine months of 2009, compared to $122.3 million with a face value of
$3.2 billion, for a blended rate of 3.85% in the same period of 2008. All
purchase data is adjusted for buybacks.

Amended Credit Agreement

Asset Acceptance also announced the signing of an amendment to its credit
facility led by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Under the terms of the Credit
Agreement, the Company has a five-year $100.0 million revolving credit facility
expiring in June 2012 and a six-year $150.0 million term loan facility expiring
in June 2013. The amendment loosened two of the more restrictive financial
covenants within the agreement and made other changes:

* The Leverage ratio has been loosened to 1.5 to 1.0, from 1.125 to 1.0, for
approximately 2 years. At December 31, 2011, the leverage ratio will step down
to 1.25 to 1.0 through expiration.
* The planned step down of the Total Liabilities to Tangible Net Worth ratio on
December 31, 2009 from 2.5 to 1.0 to 2.25 to 1.0 has been deferred until
December 31, 2011.
* The Minimum Tangible Net Worth requirement was increased by $5.0 million.
* The LIBOR spread was increased by 100 basis points.
* The Company paid fees and other costs of approximately $1.9 million in
connection with the amendment.

"We are very pleased to announce the amended credit agreement with JPMorgan
Chase. Under the amended agreement, our borrowing capacity has more than doubled
to $84 million, creating additional flexibility to take advantage of the
improved pricing conditions in the remainder of 2009 and into 2010," commented
Mark Redman, Senior Vice President and CFO of Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. "We
have also made progress with Project Grow and our planned ramp up in paper
purchases. We expect to see these initiatives begin to bear fruit, in terms of
both productivity and our cost to convert accounts, as we move through the next
twelve months."

Reconciliation of GAAP Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA (Unaudited)

The Company provided the following table which reconciles GAAP net (loss)
income, as reported, to Adjusted EBITDA. The Company indicated that the measure
"Adjusted EBITDA" is used in its amended credit agreement`s financial covenants.
A similar calculation is used for its management bonus program. The Company
believes that Adjusted EBITDA, which is generally cash collections less
operating expenses (other than non-cash operating expenses, such as depreciation
and amortization) represents the Company`s cash generation which can be used to
purchase receivables, pay down debt, pay income taxes, return to shareholders
and for other uses. Adjusted EBITDA, which is a non-GAAP financial measure,
should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income
prepared on a GAAP basis. Additionally, Adjusted EBITDA as computed by the
Company may not be comparable to similar metrics used by others in the
industry.

Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008
Net (loss) income $ (1,641,668 ) $ 3,039,979 $ 3,802,763 $ 11,941,961
Add: interest income and expense (net), income taxes, depreciation and amortization 2,314,217 6,227,984 12,729,717 20,348,675
Add: share-based and other non-cash compensation 312,863 271,289 1,074,093 1,009,187
Add (subtract): (gain) loss on disposal of assets 100,560 2,280 107,101 (153,277 )
Add: impairment of assets 1,167,600 - 1,167,600 445,651
Subtotal 2,253,572 9,541,532 18,881,274 33,592,197

Change to balance of purchased receivables 30,745,788 32,791,472 106,642,722 108,633,398

Non-cash revenue (403,684 ) (131,376 ) (449,126 ) (447,645 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 32,595,676 $ 42,201,628 $ 125,074,870 $ 141,777,950

Cash collections $ 77,832,357 $ 90,775,528 $ 259,242,871 $ 286,232,552
Other revenues, net 180,328 238,331 694,457 976,153
Operating expenses (48,097,751 ) (50,084,817 ) (140,160,099 ) (149,862,480 )
Share-based and other non-cash compensation 312,863 271,289 1,074,093 1,009,187
Depreciation and amortization 1,097,909 1,000,728 2,943,223 2,950,502
Impairment of assets 1,167,600 - 1,167,600 445,651
Loss on disposal of equipment 103,800 2,280 110,341 11,763
Other income (expense) (1,430 ) (1,711 ) 2,384 14,622
Adjusted EBITDA $ 32,595,676 $ 42,201,628 $ 125,074,870 $ 141,777,950

Third Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. will host a conference call at 5 p.m. Eastern
today to discuss these results and current business trends. To listen to a live
webcast of the call, please go to the investor section of the Company`s web site
at www.AssetAcceptance.com. A replay of the webcast will be available until
November 2, 2010.

About Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

For more than 45 years, Asset Acceptance has provided credit originators, such
as credit card issuers, consumer finance companies, retail merchants, utilities
and others an efficient alternative in recovering defaulted consumer debt. For
more information, please visit www.AssetAcceptance.com.

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp. Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements, including the Company's plans
and expectations regarding its operating strategies, charged-off receivables and
costs, which are forward-looking statements and are made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include reference to the Company`s presentations and
webcasts. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's views,
expectations and beliefs at the time such statements were made with respect to
such matters, as well as the Company's future plans, objectives, events,
portfolio purchases and pricing, collections and financial results such as
revenues, expenses, income, earnings per share, capital expenditures, operating
margins, financial position, expected results of operations and other financial
items. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions ("Risk Factors") that make
the timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence of these matters
difficult to predict. Words such as "anticipates," "believes," "estimates,"
"expects," "intends," "should," "could," "will," variations of such words and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. There
are a number of factors, many of which are beyond the Company's control, which
could cause actual results and outcomes to differ materially from those
described in the forward-looking statements. Risk Factors include, among others:
ability to purchase charged-off consumer receivables at appropriate prices,
ability to continue to acquire charged-off receivables in sufficient amounts to
operate efficiently and profitably, employee turnover, ability to compete in the
marketplace and acquiring charged-off receivables in industries that the Company
has little or no experience. These Risk Factors also include, among others, the
Risk Factors discussed under "Item 1A Risk Factors" in the Company`s most
recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other SEC filings, in each case
under a section titled "Risk Factors" or similar headings and those discussions
regarding risk factors as well as the discussion of forward-looking statements
in such sections are incorporated herein by reference. Other Risk Factors exist,
and new Risk Factors emerge from time to time that may cause actual results to
differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. Given
these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on
forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual results. Furthermore, the
Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update, amend or clarify
forward-looking statements.

Supplemental Financial Data

(Unaudited, Dollars in Millions, except collections per account representative) Q3 `09 Q2 `09 Q1 `09 Q4 `08 Q3 `08
Total revenues $ 47.7 $ 49.1 $ 57.0 $ 55.0 $ 58.4
Cash collections $77.8 $87.3 $ 94.1 $ 83.3 $ 90.8
Operating expenses to cash collections 61.8% 51.6% 50.0% 55.2% 55.2%
Traditional call center collections $ 32.7 $ 36.1 $ 41.0 $ 35.1 $ 38.4
Legal collections $ 33.1 $ 38.5 $ 38.7 $ 34.9 $ 38.1
Other collections $ 12.0 $ 12.7 $ 14.4 $ 13.3 $ 14.3
Amortization rate 39.0% 44.1% 39.7% 34.2% 36.0%
Collections on fully amortized portfolios $ 14.9 $ 15.8 $ 18.3 $ 17.7 $ 18.4
Core amortization rate (Note 1) 48.2% 53.9% 49.3% 43.4% 45.1%
Investment in purchased receivables (Note 2) $ 37.2 $ 19.9 $ 22.0 $ 32.0 $ 35.6
Face value of purchased receivables (Note 2) $ 1,601.5 $ 726.9 $ 745.3 $ 631.5 $ 718.8
Average cost of purchased receivables (Note 2) 2.32% 2.74% 2.95% 5.06% 4.95%
Number of purchased receivable portfolios 33 22 31 23 42
Collections per account representative FTE $ 31,413 $ 38,858 $ 42,940 $ 34,994 $39,866
Average account representative FTE`s 1,040 929 955 1,003 966

Note 1: Core amortization rate is amortization divided by collections on
non-fully amortized portfolios.

Note 2: All purchase data is adjusted for buybacks.

The Company provided the following details regarding purchased receivable
revenues:

Three months ended September 30, 2009
Year of Collections Revenue Amortization Rate (1) Monthly Net Zero Basis
Purchase Yield (2) Impairments Collections
2003 and prior $ 12,496,014 $11,988,598 N/M N/M $ 89,600 $ 10,936,289
2004 4,454,762 2,599,509 41.6 % 6.11 % 1,217,600 808,955
2005 4,853,793 3,983,559 17.9 6.50 - 822,205
2006 11,958,118 5,851,551 51.1 3.68 3,771,000 1,535,195
2007 16,308,467 7,463,259 54.2 3.06 1,448,000 659,696
2008 19,246,798 9,313,547 51.6 3.03 260,938 76,087
2009 8,514,405 6,290,230 26.1 4.05 - 32,401
Totals $ 77,832,357 $ 47,490,253 39.0 4.84 $6,787,138 $ 14,870,828

Three months ended September 30, 2008
Year of Collections Revenue Amortization Rate (1) Monthly Net Zero Basis
Purchase Yield (2) Impairments Collections
2002 and prior $ 11,088,771 $10,470,757 N/M N/M $ - $ 10,139,534
2003 8,756,051 8,133,560 7.1 % 34.78 % (293,200 ) 5,392,539
2004 7,477,697 5,214,842 30.3 6.90 1,121,000 857,394
2005 8,067,921 2,718,048 66.3 2.54 1,757,000 12,306
2006 17,983,016 13,561,339 24.6 6.01 12,000 1,909,125
2007 21,783,298 10,476,335 51.9 2.93 488,000 43,414
2008 15,618,774 7,540,551 51.7 2.74 - -
Totals $ 90,775,528 $ 58,115,432 36.0 5.45 $ 3,084,800 $ 18,354,312

Nine months ended September 30, 2009
Year of Collections Revenue Amortization Rate (1) Monthly Net Zero Basis
Purchase Yield (2) Impairments Collections

2003 and prior $ 44,611,966 $ 41,584,236 N/M N/M $ 502,300 $ 37,553,786
2004 16,964,303 8,398,595 50.5 % 5.48 % 5,176,200 2,743,240
2005 18,395,436 8,625,423 53.1 3.96 2,745,000 899,247
2006 42,742,909 26,178,624 38.8 4.91 6,268,000 5,143,335
2007 55,618,547 28,594,655 48.6 3.51 1,448,000 2,324,444
2008 66,365,765 29,574,388 55.4 2.84 942,938 254,264
2009 14,543,945 10,093,354 30.6 3.96 - 38,651
Totals $ 259,242,871 $ 153,049,275 41.0 5.00 $ 17,082,438 $ 48,956,967

Nine months ended September 30, 2008
Year of Collections Revenue Amortization Rate (1) Monthly Net Zero Basis
Purchase Yield (2) Impairments Collections
2002 and prior $ 38,448,367 $36,759,752 N/M N/M $ (550,000 ) $ 34,828,065
2003 31,199,446 27,553,337 11.7 % 33.70 % (1,311,400 ) 17,491,792
2004 25,992,434 18,034,090 30.6 7.16 2,808,664 2,651,637
2005 28,762,384 11,025,465 61.7 2.90 4,362,986 56,605
2006 64,213,311 40,767,563 36.5 5.42 2,460,000 5,766,090
2007 73,446,469 32,799,249 55.3 2.73 668,000 78,674
2008 24,170,141 11,107,343 54.0 2.69 - 27,779
Totals $ 286,232,552 $ 178,046,799 37.8 5.76 $ 8,438,250 $ 60,900,642

(1)"N/M" indicates that the calculated percentage for aggregated vintage years
is not meaningful.

(2) The monthly yield is the weighted-average yield determined by dividing
purchased receivable revenues recognized in the period by the average of the
beginning monthly carrying values of the purchased receivables for the period
presented.

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Unaudited)
Three months ended September 30, Nine months ended September 30,
2009 2008 2009 2008
Revenues
Purchased receivable revenues, net $ 47,490,253 $ 58,115,432 $ 153,049,275 $ 178,046,799
Gain on sale of purchased receivables 3,240 - 3,240 165,040
Other revenues, net 180,328 238,331 694,457 976,153
Total revenues 47,673,821 58,353,763 153,746,972 179,187,992
Expenses
Salaries and benefits 19,102,293 21,059,704 57,316,187 63,963,050
Collections expense 22,752,371 23,515,621 66,519,664 68,509,742
Occupancy 1,789,286 1,976,845 5,459,528 5,833,162
Administrative 2,084,492 2,529,639 6,643,556 8,148,610
Depreciation and amortization 1,097,909 1,000,728 2,943,223 2,950,502
Impairment of assets 1,167,600 - 1,167,600 445,651
Loss on disposal of equipment and other assets 103,800 2,280 110,341 11,763
Total operating expenses 48,097,751 50,084,817 140,160,099 149,862,480
(Loss) income from operations (423,930 ) 8,268,946 13,586,873 29,325,512
Other income (expense)
Interest income 10,098 1,766 14,790 31,795
Interest expense (2,424,753 ) (3,300,691 ) (7,538,717 ) (9,895,351 )
Other (1,430 ) (1,711 ) 2,384 14,622
(Loss) income before income taxes (2,840,015 ) 4,968,310 6,065,330 19,476,578
Income tax (benefit) expense (1,198,347 ) 1,928,331 2,262,567 7,534,617
Net (loss) income $ (1,641,668 ) $ 3,039,979 $ 3,802,763 $ 11,941,961

Weighted-average number of shares:
Basic 30,642,866 30,570,423 30,625,842 30,561,653
Diluted 30,642,866 30,614,701 30,659,555 30,595,802
(Loss) earnings per common share outstanding:
Basic $ (0.05 ) $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.39
Diluted $ (0.05 ) $ 0.10 $ 0.12 $ 0.39

Asset Acceptance Capital Corp.

Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

(Unaudited)
September 30, 2009 December 31, 2008
ASSETS
Cash $ 5,801,837 $ 6,042,859
Purchased receivables, net 333,750,279 361,808,502
Income taxes receivable 3,885,852 3,934,029
Property and equipment, net 12,976,497 12,526,817
Goodwill 14,323,071 14,323,071
Intangible assets, net 1,129,065 2,453,117
Other assets 4,938,462 7,082,721
Total assets $ 376,805,063 $ 408,171,116

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS` EQUITY

Liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 2,571,352 $ 3,388,320
Accrued liabilities 16,562,531 21,476,207
Income taxes payable 1,133,852 658,329
Notes payable 146,197,514 181,550,000
Deferred tax liability, net 67,579,774 64,470,002
Total liabilities $ 234,045,023 $ 271,542,858

Stockholders` equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding - -
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued shares - 33,198,336 and 33,169,552 at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively 331,983 331,696
Additional paid in capital 147,989,597 146,915,791
Retained earnings 38,991,077 35,188,314
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax (3,325,246 ) (4,664,862 )
Common stock in treasury; at cost, 2,607,748 and 2,596,521 shares at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively (41,227,371 ) (41,142,681 )
Total stockholders` equity 142,760,040 136,628,258
Total liabilities and stockholders` equity $ 376,805,063 $ 408,171,116

ASSET ACCEPTANCE CAPITAL CORP.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)
Nine months ended September 30,
2009 2008
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $ 3,802,763 $ 11,941,961
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,943,223 2,950,502
Amortization of deferred financing costs 394,954 403,919
Deferred income taxes 2,541,292 428,242
Share-based and other non-cash compensation 1,074,093 1,009,187
Net impairment of purchased receivables 17,082,438 8,438,250
Non-cash revenue (449,126 ) (447,645 )
Loss on disposal of equipment and other assets 110,341 11,763
Gain on sale of purchased receivables (3,240 ) (165,040 )
Impairment of assets 1,167,600 445,651
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Decrease (increase) in other assets 1,749,305 (905,711 )
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and other accrued liabilities (3,822,548 ) 162,763
Increase in net income taxes 523,700 2,115,480
Net cash provided by operating activities 27,114,795 26,389,322

Cash flows from investing activities
Investment in purchased receivables, net of buy backs (78,135,527 ) (120,546,458 )
Principal collected on purchased receivables 89,560,284 100,195,148
Proceeds from the sale of purchased receivables 3,394 167,405
Purchases of property and equipment (3,350,989 ) (5,109,623 )
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment 4,197 2,515
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 8,081,359 (25,291,013 )

Cash flows from financing activities
Borrowings under notes payable 24,800,000 91,500,000
Repayments of notes payable (60,152,486 ) (93,625,000 )
Purchase of treasury shares (84,690 ) -
Payment of deferred financing costs - (660,575 )
Repayments of capital lease obligations - (15,986 )
Net cash used in financing activities (35,437,176 ) (2,801,561 )
Net decrease in cash (241,022 ) (1,703,252 )
Cash at beginning of period 6,042,859 10,474,479
Cash at end of period $ 5,801,837 $ 8,771,227

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest $ 7,591,706 $ 9,873,833
Net cash (received) paid for income taxes (742,067 ) 5,020,725
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
Change in fair value of swap liability (1,908,096 ) 191,095
Change in unrealized loss on cash flow hedge 1,339,616 (124,084 )

Victoria Sivrais
FD
312-553-6715 / victoria.sivrais@fd.com

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