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FORM 10-Q

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

x   QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended         March 31, 2003                                                                                                                 

 

OR

 

¨   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                                                                       to                                                                           

 

Commission file number                 0-3658                                                                                                                                 

 

 

            THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION            


(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

            Incorporated in California            


  

                    95-1068610                     


(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1 First American Way, Santa Ana, California

  

92707-5913        


(Address of principal executive offices)

  

(Zip Code)         

 

 

 

(714) 800-3000


(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

 

 

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

 

Yes  x  No  ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).

 

Yes  x  No  ¨

 

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY

PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PRECEDING FIVE YEARS:

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports to be filed by Section 12,13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.

 

Yes  ¨  No  ¨

 

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

 

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

$1 par value - 76,231,151 shares as of May 6 , 2003


 

INFORMATION INCLUDED IN REPORT

 

Part I:

  

Financial Information

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements

    

A.        Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

    

B.        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

    

C.        Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    

D.        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

Part II:

  

Other Information

Item 6.

  

Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

    

Items 1-5 have been omitted because they are not applicable with respect to the current reporting period.


 

Part I:    Financial Information

Item 1:    Financial Statements

 

THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

 

    

March 31, 2003


    

December 31, 2002


 

Assets

                 

Cash and cash equivalents

  

$

942,874,000

 

  

$

900,863,000

 

    


  


Accounts and accrued income receivable, net

  

 

345,773,000

 

  

 

299,040,000

 

    


  


Investments:

                 

Deposits with savings and loan associations and banks

  

 

26,104,000

 

  

 

38,328,000

 

Debt securities

  

 

320,251,000

 

  

 

309,864,000

 

Equity securities

  

 

36,219,000

 

  

 

36,931,000

 

Other long-term investments

  

 

186,618,000

 

  

 

142,392,000

 

    


  


    

 

569,192,000

 

  

 

527,515,000

 

    


  


Loans receivable, net

  

 

108,111,000

 

  

 

108,162,000

 

    


  


Property and equipment, at cost:

                 

Land

  

 

43,237,000

 

  

 

43,185,000

 

Buildings

  

 

181,332,000

 

  

 

183,045,000

 

Furniture and equipment

  

 

267,044,000

 

  

 

270,004,000

 

Capitalized software

  

 

288,434,000

 

  

 

284,537,000

 

    


  


    

 

780,047,000

 

  

 

780,771,000

 

Less—accumulated depreciation and amortization

  

 

(352,103,000

)

  

 

(347,695,000

)

    


  


    

 

427,944,000

 

  

 

433,076,000

 

    


  


Title plants and other indexes

  

 

381,686,000

 

  

 

375,401,000

 

    


  


Deferred income taxes

  

 

14,089,000

 

  

 

20,951,000

 

    


  


Goodwill, net

  

 

559,269,000

 

  

 

563,991,000

 

    


  


Other assets

  

 

189,035,000

 

  

 

169,046,000

 

    


  


    

$

3,537,973,000

 

  

$

3,398,045,000

 

    


  


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

                 

Demand deposits

  

$

84,888,000

 

  

$

84,473,000

 

    


  


Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

  

 

470,710,000

 

  

 

539,069,000

 

    


  


Deferred revenue

  

 

375,312,000

 

  

 

358,747,000

 

    


  


Reserve for known and incurred but not reported claims

  

 

367,812,000

 

  

 

360,305,000

 

    


  


Income taxes payable

  

 

45,913,000

 

  

 

1,518,000

 

    


  


Notes and contracts payable

  

 

431,011,000

 

  

 

425,705,000

 

    


  


Minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries

  

 

172,739,000

 

  

 

163,639,000

 

    


  


Mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of the Company's subsidiary trust whose sole assets are the Company's $100,000,000 8.5% deferrable interest subordinated notes due 2012

  

 

100,000,000

 

  

 

100,000,000

 

    


  


Stockholders' equity:

                 

Preferred stock, $1 par value

                 

Authorized—500,000 shares; outstanding—none

                 

Common stock, $1 par value

                 

Authorized—180,000,000 shares

                 

Outstanding—75,937,000 and 73,636,000 shares

  

 

75,937,000

 

  

 

73,636,000

 

Additional paid-in capital

  

 

405,891,000

 

  

 

359,644,000

 

Retained earnings

  

 

1,067,752,000

 

  

 

987,768,000

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

  

 

(59,992,000

)

  

 

(56,459,000

)

    


  


    

 

1,489,588,000

 

  

 

1,364,589,000

 

    


  


    

$

3,537,973,000

 

  

$

3,398,045,000

 

    


  


 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

 

3


 

THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION

AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

 

    

For the Three Months Ended

March 31


 
    

2003


    

2002


 

Revenues

                 

Operating revenues

  

$

1,304,863,000

 

  

$

1,023,340,000

 

Investment and other income

  

 

24,567,000

 

  

 

18,803,000

 

Net realized investment gains

  

 

12,545,000

 

  

 

59,000

 

    


  


    

 

1,341,975,000

 

  

 

1,042,202,000

 

    


  


Expenses

                 

Salaries and other personnel costs

  

 

407,217,000

 

  

 

345,325,000

 

Premiums retained by agents

  

 

365,709,000

 

  

 

284,294,000

 

Other operating expenses

  

 

293,387,000

 

  

 

237,358,000

 

Provision for policy losses and other claims

  

 

67,239,000

 

  

 

47,099,000

 

Depreciation and amortization

  

 

26,015,000

 

  

 

24,148,000

 

Premium taxes

  

 

10,456,000

 

  

 

7,199,000

 

Interest

  

 

8,459,000

 

  

 

8,220,000

 

    


  


    

 

1,178,482,000

 

  

 

953,643,000

 

    


  


Income before income taxes and minority interests

  

 

163,493,000

 

  

 

88,559,000

 

Income taxes

  

 

56,000,000

 

  

 

31,000,000

 

    


  


Income before minority interests

  

 

107,493,000

 

  

 

57,559,000

 

Minority interests

  

 

19,913,000

 

  

 

13,484,000

 

    


  


Net income

  

 

87,580,000

 

  

 

44,075,000

 

    


  


Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                 

Unrealized loss on securities

  

 

(433,000

)

  

 

(535,000

)

Minimum pension liability adjustment

  

 

(3,100,000

)

  

 

(2,275,000

)

    


  


    

 

(3,533,000

)

  

 

(2,810,000

)

    


  


Comprehensive income

  

$

84,047,000

 

  

$

41,265,000

 

    


  


Net income per share (Note 2):

                 

Basic

  

$

1.18

 

  

$

0.63

 

    


  


Diluted

  

$

1.05

 

  

$