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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended     September 30, 2009

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 – 50235                                                                


Performance Capital Management, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
California
 
03-0375751
 
 
State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 


7001 Village Drive. Suite 255, Buena Park, California  90621

(Address of principal executive offices)

(714) 736-3790

(Registrant’s telephone number)


(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 T  No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes £  No £

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer £
Accelerated filer £
Non-accelerated filer   £
Smaller reporting company T

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes £  No T

As of November 6, 2009, the registrant had 548,443 LLC Units issued and outstanding.
 


 
 

 

PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

Index to
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2009


     
Page
       
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
       
Item 1
 
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4
       
   
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6
       
Item 2
 
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Item 4T
 
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
       
Item 1
 
29
       
Item 2
 
30
       
Item 3
 
30
       
Item 5    Other Information   30
       
Item 6
 
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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, all references in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” are to Performance Capital Management, LLC, a California limited liability company, and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Matterhorn Financial Services, LLC (“Matterhorn”).

CAUTIONARY NOTICE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

We desire to take advantage of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Report) contains a number of forward-looking statements that reflect management’s current views and expectations with respect to our business, strategies, future results and events, and financial performance. All statements made in this Report other than statements of historical fact, including statements that address operating performance, the economy, events or developments that management expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including statements related to revenues, profitability, adequacy of funds from operations, cash flows and financing, and our ability to continue as a going concern are forward-looking statements. In particular, the words such as “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “may,” “will,” “can,” “plan,” “predict,” “could,” “future,” variations of such words, and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements and their absence does not mean that the statement is not forward-looking.

Readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are based on management’s current expectations and projections about future events, are not guarantees of future performance, are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions and apply only as of the date of this Report. Our actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from historical results as well as the results expressed in, anticipated or implied by these forward-looking statements.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the factors that may affect our business, results and prospects, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2009, as well as various disclosures made by us in this Report and in our other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our periodic reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008
 
   
September 30, 2009
   
December 31,
 
   
(unaudited)
   
2008
 
ASSETS
 
             
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 93,915     $ 421,943  
Restricted cash
    281,543       335,890  
Other receivables
    2,244       27,431  
Purchased loan portfolios, net
    1,530,437       2,099,627  
Property and equipment, net
    35,393       358,761  
Deposits
    35,822       35,822  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    52,035       84,710  
                 
Total assets
  $ 2,031,389     $ 3,364,184  
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY
 
                 
LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable
  $ 160,382     $ 66,222  
Accrued liabilities
    520,092       546,001  
Accrued interest
    8,677       17,140  
Notes payable
    867,586       2,235,649  
Income taxes payable
    6,000       23,580  
Total liabilities
    1,562,737       2,888,592  
                 
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
    -       -  
                 
MEMBERS' EQUITY
    468,652       475,592  
                 
Total liabilities and members' equity
  $ 2,031,389     $ 3,364,184  

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
For the three months ended
   
For the three months ended
   
For the nine months ended
   
For the nine months ended
 
   
September 30, 2009
   
September 30, 2008
   
September 30, 2009
   
September 30, 2008
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
REVENUES:
                       
Portfolio collections, net
  $ 1,254,846     $ 1,671,290     $ 4,162,764     $ 6,043,042  
Portfolio sales, net
    8,860       215,765       13,344       700,767  
                                 
TOTAL NET REVENUES
    1,263,706       1,887,055       4,176,108       6,743,809  
                                 
OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:
                               
Salaries and benefits
    566,384       824,729       1,866,761       2,791,919  
General and administrative
    678,781       681,385       1,922,330       2,235,856  
Provision for (Recovery of) portfolio impairment
    -       408,000       (150,000 )     1,384,000  
Loss on impairment of property and equipment
    255,000       -       255,000       -  
Depreciation
    27,980       27,469       83,704       79,507  
Total operating costs and expenses
    1,528,145       1,941,583       3,977,795       6,491,282  
                                 
INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS
    (264,439 )     (54,528 )     198,313       252,527  
                                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
                               
Interest expense and other financing costs
    (52,612 )     (116,259 )     (200,030 )     (334,535 )
Interest income
    25       483       100       1,338  
Other income
    2,330       548       2,330       557  
Total other expense, net
    50,257       (115,228 )     (197,600 )     (332,640 )
                                 
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION
    (314,696 )     (169,756 )     713       (80,113 )
                                 
INCOME TAX PROVISION
    -       5,790       7,810       23,390  
                                 
NET LOSS
  $ (314,696 )   $ (175,546 )   $ (7,097 )   $ (103,503 )
                                 
NET LOSS PER LLC UNIT – BASIC AND DILUTED
  $ (0.57 )   $ (0.32 )   $ (0.01 )   $ (0.19 )

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY

   
Member Units
   
Unreturned Capital
   
Abandoned Capital
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total Members' Equity
 
Balance, December 31, 2007
    549,911     22, 257,470     1,051,946     (22,867,335 )   442,081  
                                         
Member units returned by investors
    (672 )     (28,954 )     28,954       -       -  
                                         
Distributions to investors
    -       (102 )     -       -       (102 )
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (103,503 )     (103,503 )
                                         
Balance, September 30, 2008 (unaudited)
    549,239     $ 22, 228,414     $ 1,080,900     $ (22,970,838 )   $ 338,476  
                                         
Net income
    -       -       -       137,116       137,116  
                                         
Balance, December 31, 2008
    549,239       22, 228,414       1,080,900       (22,833,722 )     475,592  
                                         
Member units returned by investors
    (746 )     (35,347 )     35,347       -       -  
                                         
Distributions to investors
    -       157       -       -       157  
                                         
Net loss
    -       -       -       (7,097 )     (7,097 )
                                         
Balance, September 30, 2009 (unaudited)
    548,493     $ 22,193,224     $ 1,116,247     $ (22,840,819 )   $ 468,652  

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
For the Nine Months Ended
   
For the Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30, 2009
   
September 30, 2008
 
   
(unaudited)
   
(unaudited)
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
Net loss
  $ (7,097 )   $ (103,503 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    83,704       79,507  
Provision for (Recovery of) portfolio impairment
    (150,000 )     1,384,000  
Loss on impairment of property and equipment
    255,000       -  
Decrease (increase) in assets:
               
Other receivables
    25,187       6,708  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    32,675       43,761  
Loan portfolios
    719,190       (719,657 )
Increase (decrease) in liabilities:
               
Accounts payable
    94,161       (10,407 )
Accrued liabilities
    (25,909 )     (84,676 )
Accrued interest
    (8,463 )     (15,721 )
Income taxes payable
    (17,580 )     (1,790 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,000,868       578,222  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Additions to property and equipment
    (15,337 )     (100,816 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net (increase) decrease in restricted cash
    54,347       (17,073 )
Borrowings on loans payable
    116,689       2,575,060  
Repayment of loans
    (1,484,752 )     (3,314,351 )
Distributions to investors
    157       (102 )
Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,313,559 )     (756,466 )
                 
NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (328,028 )     (279,060 )
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
    421,943       693,227  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
  $ 93,915     $ 414,167  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE FOR CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
                 
Income taxes paid
  $ 25,390     $ 25,180  
Interest paid
  $ 145,366     $ 314,282  

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business

Performance Capital Management, LLC (“PCM LLC”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Matterhorn Financial Services, LLC (“Matterhorn”) (collectively the “Company”, unless stated otherwise) are engaged in the business of acquiring assets originated by federal and state banks and other sources, for the purpose of generating income and cash flow from managing, collecting, or selling those assets. These assets consist primarily of non-performing credit card loan portfolios and are purchased and sold as portfolios (“portfolios”). Additionally, some of the loan portfolios are assigned to third-party agencies for collection.

Reorganization under Bankruptcy

PCM LLC was formed under a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reorganization Plan (“Reorganization Plan”) and operating agreement. The Reorganization Plan called for the consolidation of five California limited partnerships and a California corporation into the new California limited liability company. The five California limited partnerships were formed for the purpose of acquiring investments in or direct ownership of non-performing credit card loan portfolios from financial institutions and other sources. The assets of the five limited partnerships consisted primarily of non-performing credit card loans, as well as cash. In late December 1998, these six entities voluntarily filed bankruptcy petitions, which were later consolidated into one case. PCM LLC was formed on January 14, 2002 and commenced operations upon the confirmation of the Reorganization Plan on February 4, 2002. Assets were transferred at historical carrying values and liabilities were assumed as required by the bankruptcy confirmation plan. The entities that were consolidated under the Reorganization Plan are as follows:

•     Performance Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation;
•     Performance Asset Management Fund, Ltd., a California limited partnership;
•     Performance Asset Management Fund II, Ltd., a California limited partnership;
•     Performance Asset Management Fund III, Ltd., a California limited partnership;
•     Performance Asset Management Fund IV, Ltd., a California limited partnership; and
•     Performance Asset Management Fund V, Ltd., a California limited partnership.

Wholly-owned Subsidiary

In July 2004, the Company completed a credit facility (effective June 10, 2004) with Varde Investment Partners, L.P. (“Varde”), a participant in the debt collection industry, to augment portfolio purchasing capacity using capital provided by Varde. To implement the agreement, PCM LLC created a wholly-owned subsidiary, Matterhorn. The facility provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) with a term ending in June 2010. Matterhorn was consolidated in the financial statements as a wholly-owned subsidiary starting in the third quarter of 2004.

Varde is not under any obligation to make a loan to Matterhorn and Varde must agree on the terms for each specific advance under the loan facility. Under the terms of the facility, Varde will receive both interest and a portion of any residual collections on the portfolios acquired with a loan, after repayment of the purchase price (plus interest) to Varde and the Company and payment of servicing fees. Portfolios purchased using the facility will be owned by PCM LLC’s subsidiary, Matterhorn. Varde has a first priority security interest in Matterhorn's assets securing repayment of its loans.

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 2 - Basis of Presentation

The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company's Current Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2009. The results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2009.
 
The Company's management has evaluated subsequent events through November 20, 2009, which is the date that the consolidated financial statements were issued.
 
Going Concern

On November 9, 2009, the PCM LLC Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its members to wind down business operations. As a result, the Board of Directors is reviewing the options available to the Company and has directed management to prepare a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company for the Board's consideration. In the meantime, the Company is exploring opportunities to sell some Matterhorn and PCM LLC portfolios to raise capital to pay outstanding obligations and fund ongoing expenses. Even if a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board of Directors, the plan could not be implemented without the approval of members holding a majority of the outstanding member units of PCM LLC. As a result, the Company has presented its financial statements on a going concern basis.

Should a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company be approved by the Board of Directors and subsequently approved by the required vote of PCM LLC members, the Company would then change its basis of accounting from the going concern basis to the liquidation basis.

While the basis of presentation remains that of a going concern, based upon current cash and cash equivalent balances and planned spending rates for the remainder of 2009, management believes that the Company does not have adequate cash and cash equivalents on hand to support ongoing operations over the next twelve months. The Company has experienced recurring losses from operations, and as of September 30, 2009, the Company had available cash and cash equivalents of approximately $94,000. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. This basis of accounting contemplates the recovery of the Company’s assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business and this does not include any adjustments to reflect the possible future effects on the recoverability and classification of assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern or should a formal plan of dissolution be approved by the Company’s Board of Directors and its members.

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. These adjustments could be material.

Use of Estimates

In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Significant estimates have been made by management with respect to the timing and amount of collection of future cash flows from purchased loan portfolios. Among other things, the estimated future cash flows of the portfolios are used to recognize impairment in the purchased loan portfolios. Management reviews the estimate of future collections and it is reasonably possible that these estimates may change based on actual results and other factors. A change could be material to the financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued the Accounting Standards Codification (the "Codification"). Effective July 1, 2009, the Codification is the single source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by non-governmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP. The Company adopted the Codification during the third quarter of 2009 and the adoption did not materially impact the Company’s financial statements, however the Company’s references to accounting literature within the Company’s notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements have been revised to conform to the Codification classification.

In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("FAS") 166, "Accounting for Transfers of Financial Assets, an Amendment of FASB Statement No. 140" ("FAS 166"), which is not yet included in the Codification. FAS 166 modifies the financial components approach, removes the concept of a qualifying special purpose entity, and clarifies and amends the derecognition criteria for determining whether a transfer of a financial asset or portion of a financial asset qualifies for sale accounting. FAS 166 also requires expanded disclosures regarding transferred assets and how they affect the reporting entity. FAS 166 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of FAS 166 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In June 2009, the FASB issued FAS 167, "Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46R" ("FAS 167"), which is not yet included in the Codification. FAS 167 changes the consolidation analysis for VIEs and requires a qualitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of the VIE. The determination of the primary beneficiary of a VIE is based on whether the entity has the power to direct matters which most significantly impact the activities of the VIE and has the obligation to absorb losses, or the right to receive benefits, of the VIE which could potentially be significant to the VIE. FAS 167 requires an ongoing reconsideration of the primary beneficiary and also amends the events triggering a reassessment of whether an entity is a VIE. FAS 167 requires additional disclosures for VIEs, including disclosures about a reporting entity's involvement with VIEs, how a reporting entity's involvement with a VIE affects the reporting entity's financial statements, and significant judgments and assumptions made by the reporting entity to determine whether it must consolidate the VIE. FAS 167 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2010. The Company does not expect the adoption of FAS 167 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In August 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2009-05, which provides alternatives to measuring the fair value of liabilities when a quoted price for an identical liability traded in an active market does not exist. The alternatives include using the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset or the quoted price of a similar liability or of a similar liability when traded as an asset, in addition to valuation techniques based on the amount an entity would pay to transfer the identical liability (or receive to enter into an identical liability). The amended guidance is effective for the Company beginning October 1, 2009.  The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2009-05 to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements.

In October 2009, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, “Revenue Recognition (Topic 605): Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force,” which establishes a selling price hierarchy for determining the selling price of a deliverable, and eliminates the residual method of allocation. This update requires the arrangement consideration be allocated at the inception of the

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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY

CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

arrangement to all deliverables using the relative selling price method. This update is effective prospectively for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal years beginning on or after June 15, 2010. The Company is currently analyzing the impact of this update, if any, to its consolidated financial statements.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company defines cash equivalents as cash, money market investments, and overnight deposits with original maturities of less than three months. Cash equivalents are valued at cost, which approximates market. The Company had no cash balances that exceeded federally insured limits as of September 30, 2009. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on cash in bank accounts.

Restricted cash consists principally of cash held in a segregated account pursuant to the Company’s credit facility with Varde.  The Company and Varde settle the status of these funds on a monthly basis pursuant to the credit facility.  The proportion of the restricted cash ultimately disbursed by Matterhorn to Varde and PCM LLC depends upon a variety of factors, including the portfolios from which the cash is collected, the size of servicing fees on the portfolios that generated the cash, and the priority of payments due on the portfolios that generated the cash. Restricted cash is not considered to be a cash equivalent.

Property and Equipment

Property and equipment are carried at cost and depreciation is computed over the estimated useful lives of the assets ranging from 3 to 7 years. The Company uses the straight-line method of depreciation. Property and equipment transferred under the Reorganization Plan were transferred at net book value. Depreciation is computed on the remaining useful life at the time of transfer.

The related cost and accumulated depreciation of assets retired or otherwise disposed of are removed from the accounts and the resultant gain or loss is reflected in earnings. Maintenance and repairs are expensed currently while major betterments are capitalized.

Long-term assets of the Company are reviewed annually as to whether their carrying value has become impaired.  Management considers assets to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations. Management also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether subsequent events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. As of September 30, 2009, management expects these assets, net of an impairment write down of $255,000, to be fully recoverable as of September 30, 2009.

Leases and Leasehold Improvements

PCM LLC accounts for its leases under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 840, “Leases”, which require that leases be evaluated and classified as operating leases or capital leases for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s office lease is accounted for as an operating lease. The office lease contains certain provisions for incentive payments, future rent increases, and periods in which rent payments are reduced. The total amount of rental payments due over the lease term is being charged to rent expense on a straight-line method over the term of the lease. The difference between the rent expense recorded and the amount paid is credited or charged to “Deferred rent obligation,” which is included in “Accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, leasehold improvements associated with this operating lease are amortized over the lease term.

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Revenue Recognition

The Company accounts for its investment in purchased loan portfolios utilizing either the interest method or the cost recovery method with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 310, “Receivables”. Purchased loan portfolios consisted primarily of non-performing credit card accounts. The interest method is being used by the Company for the majority of portfolios purchased after December 31, 2006. However, if future cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated for a particular portfolio, the Company will use the cost recovery method. Application of the cost recovery method requires that any amounts received be applied first against the recorded amount of the portfolios; when that amount has been reduced to zero, any additional amounts received are recognized as net revenue. Acquired portfolios are initially recorded at their respective costs, and no accretable yield is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

Accretable yield represents the amount of income the Company expects to generate over the remaining life of its existing investment in loan portfolios based on estimated future cash flows. Total accretable yield is the difference between future estimated collections and the current carrying value of a portfolio. All estimated cash flows on portfolios where the cost basis has been fully recovered are classified as zero basis cash flows.

Commencing with portfolios acquired on or after January 1, 2007, in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 310, discrete loan portfolio purchases during a quarter, with the exception of those portfolios where the Company uses the cost recovery method, are aggregated into pools based on common risk characteristics. The Company accounts for each static pool as a unit for the economic life of the pool (similar to one loan) for purposes of recognizing revenue from loan portfolios, applying collections to the cost basis of loan portfolios, and providing for loss or impairment.

Once a static pool is established, the portfolios are permanently assigned to the pool. The discount (i.e., the difference between the cost of each static pool and the related aggregate contractual loan balance) is not recorded because the Company expects to collect a relatively small percentage of each static pool’s contractual loan balance. As a result, loan portfolios are recorded at cost at the time of acquisition. The use of the interest method was reflected for the first time in the Company’s report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2007.

The interest method applies an effective interest rate, or internal rate of return (“IRR”), to the cost basis of the pool, which is to remain unchanged throughout the life of the pool unless there is an increase in subsequent expected cash flows and is used for almost all loan portfolios purchased after December 31, 2006. The Company purchases loan portfolios usually in the late stages of the post charged off collection cycle. The Company can therefore, based on common characteristics, aggregate most purchases in a quarter into a common pool. Each static pool retains its own identity. Revenue from purchased loan portfolios is accrued based on a pool’s effective interest rate applied to the pool’s adjusted cost basis. The cost basis of each pool is increased by revenue earned and decreased by gross collections and impairments.

Collections on each static pool are allocated to revenue and principal reduction based on the estimated IRR, which is the rate of return that each static pool requires to amortize the cost or carrying value of the pool to zero over its estimated life. Each pool’s IRR is determined by estimating future cash flows, which are based on historical collection data for pools with similar characteristics. Based on historical cash collections, each pool is given an expected life of 60 months. The actual life of each pool may vary, but will generally amortize in approximately 60 months, with some pools amortizing sooner and some amortizing later.  Monthly cash flows greater than the recognized revenue will reduce the carrying value of each static pool and monthly cash flows lower than the recognized revenue will increase the carrying value of the static pool. Each pool is reviewed at least quarterly and compared to historical trends to determine whether each static pool is performing as expected. This comparison is used to determine future estimated cash flows. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected to be collected are generally recognized prospectively through an upward adjustment of the pool’s effective IRR over its remaining life. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows do not change the effective IRR, but are recognized as an impairment of the cost basis of the pool, and are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as an impairment expense with a corresponding valuation allowance

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

offsetting the investment in purchased loan portfolios in the consolidated financial statements. If the cash flow estimates increase subsequent to recording an impairment, recovery of the previously recognized impairment is made prior to any increases to the IRR.

The cost recovery method prescribed by FASB ASC Topic 310 is used when collections on a particular portfolio cannot be reasonably predicted. Under the cost recovery method, no revenue is recognized until the Company has fully collected the cost of the portfolio.

Prior to January 1, 2007, revenue from all portfolios was accounted for using the cost recovery method of accounting in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 310 and prior to January 1, 2005, the Company accounted for its investment in purchased loan portfolios using the cost recovery method. For the Company’s portfolios acquired prior to January 1, 2007, the cost recovery method of accounting was and continues to be used.  Under the cost recovery method, cash receipts relating to individual loan portfolios are applied first to recover the cost of the portfolios, prior to recognizing any revenue. Cash receipts in excess of the cost of the purchased loan portfolios are then recognized as net revenue.

The Company provides a valuation allowance for an acquired loan portfolio when the present value of expected future cash flows does not exceed the carrying value of the portfolio. Over the life of the portfolio, the Company’s management will continue to review the carrying values of each loan for impairment. If net present value of expected future cash flows falls below the carrying value of the related portfolio, the valuation allowance is adjusted accordingly.

Loan portfolio sales occur after the initial portfolio analysis is performed and the loan portfolio is acquired.  Portions of portfolios sold typically do not meet the Company’s targeted collection characteristics. Loan portfolios sold are valued at the lower of cost or market. The Company continues collection efforts for certain accounts in these portfolios right up until the point of sale. Proceeds from sales of purchased loan portfolios are recorded as revenue when received.

Under the cost recovery method, when the Company sells all or a portion of a portfolio, to the extent of remaining cost basis for the portfolio, it reduces the cost basis of the portfolio by a pro rata percentage of the original portfolio cost. This method of accounting also applies to portfolios purchased and then immediately sold prior to being aggregated into a pool. Under the interest method, however, when the Company sells all or a portion of a portfolio in a pool, it reduces the cost basis of the pool by a pro rata percentage of the average portfolio cost in the pool. The Company’s policy does not take into account whether the portion of the portfolio being sold may be more or less valuable than the remaining accounts that comprise the portfolio.

Income Taxes

PCM LLC is treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes and does not incur Federal income taxes. Instead, its earnings and losses are included in the personal returns of its members.

PCM LLC is also treated as a partnership for state income tax purposes. The State of California imposes an annual corporation filing fee and an annual limited liability company fee.

The operations of a limited liability company are generally not subject to income taxes at the entity level, because its net income or net loss is distributed directly to and reflected on the tax returns of its members. The net tax basis of PCM LLC’s assets and liabilities is more than the reported amounts on the financial statements by approximately $420,000 for the 2008 tax year, due primarily to the timing differences of purchased loan portfolio loss reserves and impairments.

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)
 
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
 
Members’ Equity

Members’ equity includes voting LLC units held by members and non-voting LLC units held by one economic interest owner. As of September 30, 2009, PCM LLC had 524,820 voting LLC units and 23,673 non-voting LLC units. Retired or abandoned capital represents LLC units that are either voluntarily returned to the Company by a member or LLC units that are redeemed and cancelled following a procedure authorized by PCM LLC’s plan of reorganization to eliminate the interests of PCM LLC members that PCM LLC has not been able to locate. In July 2009, three individuals and one trust voluntarily surrendered a total of 746 LLC units to the Company.  In October 2009, one individual voluntarily surrendered a total of 50 member units to the Company. The forfeited LLC units represented each member’s entire respective investment interest in the Company.
 
Note 4 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The Company adopted FASB ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, as of January 1, 2008 as it applies to financial assets and liabilities, and as of January 1, 2009 as it relates to non-financial assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets. The adoption of FASB ASC Topic 820 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position, operations or cash flows.

The fair values of the Company’s financial instruments reflect the amounts that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e. the “exit price”). The statement utilizes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three levels:

 
§
Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
 
§
Level 2:  Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.
 
§
Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

The Company’s financial instruments consist of the following:

Financial Instruments With Carrying Value Equal to Fair Value

 
§
Cash and cash equivalents
 
§
Other receivables
 
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and other receivables approximates their respective carrying value.
 
Financial Instruments Not Required to Be Carried at Fair Value
 
 
§
Investment in loan portfolios, net
 
§
Long term debt

The Company has elected not to adopt the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments”. Therefore, the above instruments are not required to be recorded at their fair value. However, for disclosure purposes, the Company is required to estimate the fair value of financial instruments when it is practical to do so. Borrowings under the Company’s credit facility are carried at historical cost, adjusted for additional borrowings less principal repayments, which approximates fair value.

Historically, the Company has measured the fair value of its loan portfolios based on the discounted present value of the actual amount of money that the Company believed a loan portfolio would ultimately produce utilizing entity-specific measurements. Under FASB ASC Topic 820, the Company would have to attempt to determine the fair market value of hundreds of loan portfolios on a recurring basis. There is no active market for loan portfolios or observable

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 4 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)

inputs for the fair value estimation. Therefore, there is potential for a significant variance in the actual fair value of a loan portfolio and the Company’s estimate. Given this inherent uncertainty associated with measuring the fair value of its loan portfolios under FASB ASC Topic 820 and the excessive costs that would be incurred, the Company considers it not practical to measure the fair value of its loan portfolios.

Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios

The Company acquires loan portfolios from federal and state banks and other sources. These loans are acquired at a substantial discount from the actual outstanding balance. The aggregate outstanding contractual loan balances at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 totaled approximately $718 million and $739 million, respectively.

The Company initially records acquired loans at cost. To the extent that the cost of a particular loan portfolio exceeds the net present value of estimated future cash flows expected to be collected, a valuation allowance is recognized in the amount of such impairment.

The carrying amount of purchased loan portfolios included in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is as follows:

   
As of
   
As of
 
   
Sept. 30, 2009
   
Dec. 31, 2008
 
Unrecovered cost balance, beginning of period
  $ 3,881,968     $ 3,582,983  
Valuation allowance, beginning of period
    (1,782,341 )     (360,341 )
Net balance, beginning of period
    2,099,627       3,222,642  
Net portfolio activity
    (719,190 )     298,985  
Subtotal
    1,380,437       3,521,627  
Recovery (Provision) for portfolio impairment
    150,000       (1,422,000 )
Net balance, end of period
  $ 1,530,437     $ 2,099,627  


Purchases by Quarter

The following table summarizes portfolio purchases the Company made during the year ended December 31, 2008  and each of the first, second and third quarters of 2009, that were accounted for using the interest method, and the respective purchase prices (in thousands):

 
For the year
ended
 
For the three
months ended
 
For the three
months ended
 
For the three
months ended
 
December 31, 2008
 
March 31, 2009
 
June 30, 2009
 
Sept.  30, 2009
               
Fair Value Date of Purchase
$1.8 million
 
$0.1 million
 
$0.0 million
 
$0.0 million
               
Forward Flow Allocation  (Accretable Yield )
$2.4 million
 
$0.1 million
 
$0.0 million
 
$0.0 million

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios – (continued)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, the Company purchased $59,500 of loan portfolios. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, the Company purchased $3.3 million of loan portfolios, $1.4 million of which was immediately sold after being purchased.

Changes in Investment in Purchased Loan Portfolios

As of September 30, 2009, the portfolios accounted for using the cost recovery method consisted of $172,000 in net book value of investment in loan portfolios.

The activity in the loan portfolios in the accompanying consolidated financial statements is as follows:

   
Three Months
Ended
   
Three Months
Ended
   
Nine Months
Ended
   
Nine Months
Ended
 
   
Sept. 30, 2009
   
Sept. 30, 2008
   
Sept. 30, 2009
   
Sept. 30, 2008
 
Balance, beginning of period
  $ 1,673,988     $ 3,063,357     $ 2,099,627     $ 3,222,642  
Purchased loan portfolios
    -       371,541       59,500       3,257,610  
Collections on loan portfolios
    (1,262,929 )     (1,830,549 )     (4,288,206 )     (6,657,637 )
Sales of loan portfolios
    (28,920 )     (281,646 )     (38,281 )     (2,092,275 )
Revenue recognized on collections
    1,254,846       1,671,290       4,162,764       6,043,042  
Revenue recognized on sales
    8,860       215,765       13,344       700,767  
Cash collection applied to principal
    (115,408 )     (243,459 )     (628,311 )     (531,850 )
Provision for portfolio impairment
    -       (408,000 )     150,000       (1,384,000 )
Balance, end of period
  $ 1,530,437     $ 2,558,299     $ 1,530,437     $ 2,558,299  


Projected Amortization of Portfolios

As of September 30, 2009, the Company had approximately $1.5 million in investment in purchased loan portfolios, of which approximately $1.4 million is accounted for using the interest method. This balance will be amortized based upon current projections of cash collections in excess of revenue applied to the principal balance. The estimated amortization of the investment in purchased loan portfolios under the interest method is as follows:

For the Years Ended
     
September  30,
 
Amortization
 
2010
  $ 641,000  
2011
  $ 421,000  
2012
  $ 237,000  
2013
  $ 57,000  
2014
  $ 2,000  
         
    $ 1,358,000  

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios – (continued)

Accretable Yield

Accretable yield represents the amount of income recognized on purchased loan portfolios under the interest method that the Company can expect to generate over the remaining life of its existing pools of portfolios based on estimated future cash flows as of September 30, 2009. Changes in accretable yield for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008, were as follows:

   
Nine months Ended
   
Year ended
 
   
Sept. 30, 2009
   
Dec. 31, 2008
 
Balance at the be beginning of the period
  $ 2,369,000     $ 2,523,000  
Additions, net
    80,000       2,321,000  
Income recognized on portfolios, net
    (1,162,000 )     (1,269,000 )
Recovery of (Provision for) portfolio impairment and other adjustments
    913,000       (1,206,000 )
Balance at the end of the period
  $ 2,200,000     $ 2,369,000  


The valuation allowances related to the loan portfolios for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and the year ended December 31, 2008 are as follows:


 
Nine months ended
 
Year ended
 
 
Sept. 30, 2009
 
Dec. 31, 2008
 
Valuation allowance, beginning of period
  $ 1,782,341     $ 360,341  
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance due to portfolio Impairment
    (150,000 )     1,422,000  
Valuation allowance, end of period
  $ 1,632,341     $ 1,782,341  

Note 6 - Property and Equipment

Property and equipment is as follows:

   
As of
   
As of
 
   
Sept. 30, 2009
   
Dec. 31, 2008
 
Office furniture and equipment
  $ 364,361     $ 432,139  
Computer equipment
    658,996       761,736  
Leasehold improvements
    44,357       113,502  
Totals
    1,067,714       1,307,377  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (1,032,321     (948,616 )
Property and equipment, net
  $ 35,393     $ 358,761  
 
Depreciation expense for the quarters ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to approximately $28,000 and $27,000, respectively. Depreciation for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 amounted to approximately $84,000 and $80,000, respectively.

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 7 - Other Receivables

Other receivables consist primarily of collections on portfolios received by third-party collection agencies.

Note 8 – Notes Payable

In 2004, the Company entered into an agreement for a credit facility with Varde that provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009. The agreement with Varde was amended in June 2009 to extend the term of the agreement to June 2010. All of the other terms and conditions in the agreement remained the same.

PCM LLC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Matterhorn owed approximately $0.9 and $2.2 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, under the facility in connection with its purchase of certain charged-off loan portfolios. The total amount borrowed under the facility was approximately $16.8 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively.

In June 2007, the Company entered into an amendment to the agreement with Varde that extends the maturity date for principal and any other accrued but unpaid amounts on each loan from up to two years to up to three years for portfolio purchases using the credit facility made on or after the effective date of the amendment. Each loan has minimum payment threshold points, a term of up to three years and bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum. These obligations are scheduled to be paid in full on dates ranging through September 2011, with the approximate following principal payments due:
 
Twelve Months Ending
 
September 30,
 
2010
$0.7      million
2011
$0.2      million

Once all funds (including funds invested by the Company) invested in a portfolio financed by Varde have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees have been paid, Varde will begin to receive a residual interest in collections of that portfolio. Depending on the performance of the portfolio, these residual interests may never be paid, they may begin being paid a significant time later than Varde’s loan is repaid (i.e., after the funds invested by the Company are repaid with interest), or, in circumstances where the portfolio performs extremely well, the loan could be repaid early and Varde could conceivably begin to receive its residual interest on or before the date that the loan obligation was originally scheduled to be paid in full. Varde has a first priority security interest in all the assets of Matterhorn, securing repayment of its loans and payment of its residual interest. PCM LLC, the parent operating company, has guaranteed certain of Matterhorn's operational obligations under the loan documents. The amount of remaining available credit under the facility was approximately $8.2 million at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The assets of Matterhorn that provide security for Varde's loans were carried at a cost of approximately $1.2 million at September 30, 2009.

The Company has failed to timely meet principal threshold points and payment deadlines on several of its loan agreements with Varde, which constitutes a default under the Master Loan Agreement. Varde has not, however, served the Company with any notice of default and, thereby, has not initiated the default procedures under the Master Loan Agreement. The following Varde loans have been impacted by delayed collections:

 
A Varde loan that was made in December 2005 was due to be paid in full in December 2008. The original loan was for approximately $4.6 million. The principal balance at October 31, 2009 was approximately $40,000. Varde has informally agreed to extend the portfolio’s payment terms based on current collection rates that are anticipated to pay off interest and principal owed to Varde over the next several months.

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CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(unaudited)

Note 8 – Notes Payable (continued)
 
 
In May 2009, Varde loaned $71,000 to the Company to pay for legal collections costs for a portfolio.  This loan was subsequently determined by Varde to be due and the Company repaid the loan in the third quarter of 2009.

If Varde were to exercise its rights under the default provisions of the Master Loan Agreement, it could demand the immediate payment of all amounts due and recall servicing of the portfolios from PCM LLC, which would have a material impact on the financial condition of the Company.

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies

Lease Commitments
 
On July 17, 2006, PCM LLC entered into an Office Lease Agreement to lease office space in Buena Park, California.  PCM LLC is using the leased premises as its principal executive offices and operating facility.

The term of the lease is 87 months and commenced on December 1, 2006, and will expire on February 28, 2014. PCM LLC has an option to renew the lease for one additional five-year term at the then prevailing "fair market rental rate" at the end of the term.

The base rent will increase on a yearly basis throughout the term. Future minimum lease commitments under the Buena Park lease for the twelve months ended September 30, will be:

Year ending
 
Approximate Annual
 
Sept. 30, 2009
 
Lease Commitments
 
2010
  $ 355,000  
2011
  $ 355,000  
2012
  $ 360,000  
2013
  $ 364,000  
2014
  $ 152,000  

In  addition  to  the  base rent, PCM LLC must pay its pro rata share of the increase in operating expenses, property taxes and property insurance for the building above the total dollar amount of operating expenses, property taxes and property insurance for the 2006 base calendar year.

The building lease contains provisions for incentive payments, future rent increases, or periods in which rent payments are reduced. As the Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis, the difference between the amount paid and the amount charged to rent expense is recorded as a liability. The amount of deferred rent liability at September 30, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $175,000 and $196,000, respectively.  Rental expense for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to approximately $80,000, respectively.  Rental expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 amounted to approximately $241,000, respectively. PCM LLC is obligated under a five-year equipment lease expiring in 2011 with minimum payments of $3,900 per year.

Legal Proceedings

On June 3, 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed against Performance Capital Management, LLC, et. al., in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California. Plaintiffs claim to be persons who were members of the certified class in the Worley v. Storage USA case, Orange County Superior Court, which was settled in 2008. The Company acquired the debt owed by the plaintiffs to Storage USA in the latter half of 2004 and the first half of 2005 Plaintiffs make broad, general assertions that the Company has violated the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act with respect to information about the plaintiffs that the Company furnished to consumer reporting agencies. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, actual and punitive damages to be determined by the court, attorney’s fees and court costs. This lawsuit has been referred to legal counsel. The merits of the case have not yet been

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(unaudited)

Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (continued)

determined. The Company expects to prevail in this lawsuit; however, as litigation is inherently unpredictable, there can be no assurance in this regard, and, therefore, an accrual has been made to provide for the Company’s potential liability in this case. If the plaintiffs do prevail, the results could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.

On July 9, 2009, a class action lawsuit was filed against Performance Capital Management, LLC in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Plaintiff, on behalf of herself and a proposed class, makes broad, general assertions that the Company violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1692 et seq. with respect to its debt collection practices. The plaintiffs seek statutory and punitive damages as well as attorney’s fees and court costs. This lawsuit has been referred to legal counsel. The merits of the case have not yet been determined. The Company expects to prevail in this lawsuit; however, as litigation is inherently unpredictable, there can be no assurance in this regard, and, therefore, an accrual has been made to provide for the potential liability in this case. If the plaintiffs do prevail, the results could have a material effect on the Company’s financial position.

Note 10 - Earnings Per LLC Unit

Basic and diluted earnings per LLC unit are calculated based on the weighted average number of LLC units issued and outstanding, 548,990 and 549,571 for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008, respectively.

Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans

The Company has a defined contribution plan (the “Plan”) covering all eligible full-time employees of PCM LLC (the “Plan Sponsor”) who are currently employed by the Company and have completed six months of service from the time of enrollment. The Plan was established by the Plan Sponsor to provide retirement income for its employees and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
 
The Plan is a contributory plan whereby participants may contribute a percentage of pre-tax annual compensation as outlined in the Plan agreement and as limited by Federal statute.  Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans.  The Plan Sponsor does not make matching contributions.

Note 12 – Subsequent Events

Forfeiture of Member Units

In October 2009, one individual voluntarily surrendered a total of 50 member units to the Company. The forfeited member units represented the member’s entire respective investment interest in the Company.

Dissolution of the Company

On November 9, 2009, the PCM LLC Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its members to wind down business operations. As a result, the Board of Directors is reviewing the options available to the Company and has directed management to prepare a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company for the Board's consideration. In the meantime, the Company is exploring opportunities to sell some Matterhorn and PCM LLC portfolios to raise capital to pay outstanding obligations and fund ongoing expenses. Even if a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board of Directors, the plan could not be implemented without the approval of members holding a majority of the outstanding member units of PCM LLC. If a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board of Directors, it will be described in detail in a proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and sent to the PCM LLC members.

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OVERVIEW

We acquire assets originated by federal and state banking and savings institutions, loan agencies, and other sources, for the purpose of generating income and cash flow from collecting or selling those assets. Typically, these assets consist of charged-off credit card contracts. These assets are typically purchased and sold as portfolios. We purchase portfolios using our own cash resources and funds borrowed from a third party.

Before purchasing a portfolio, we conduct due diligence to assess the value of the portfolio. We try to purchase portfolios at a substantial discount to the actual amount of money that they will ultimately produce, so that we can recover the cost we pay for portfolios, repay funds borrowed to purchase portfolios, pay our collection, financing and operating costs and still have a profit. We record our portfolios at cost based on the purchase price. We reduce the cost bases of our portfolios or pools: (i) based on collections under the cost recovery revenue recognition method; and (ii) by amortizing over the life expectancy of the pool under the interest revenue recognition method, which we are using for the majority of our loan portfolios. The cost basis of a portfolio or pool is also reduced by sales of all or a portion of a portfolio and by impairment of the net realizable value of a portfolio.

We frequently sell certain portions of portfolios we purchase, in many instances to retain those accounts that best fit our collection profile and to reduce our purchase commitment by reselling the others. We then collect those accounts we retain as a distinct portfolio. We do not generally purchase loan portfolios solely with a view to their resale, and for this reason we generally do not show portfolios on our balance sheet as “held for investment.” From time to time we sell some of our portfolios either to capitalize on market conditions, to dispose of a portfolio that is not performing or to dispose of a portfolio whose collection life, from our perspective, has run its course. At times we also sell portions of portfolios, when reasonable, to provide cash for operating expenses and to pay amounts owed to third parties. When we engage in sales of portfolios, we continue collecting the accounts right up until the closing of the sale.

Historically, we have measured the fair value of our loan portfolios based on the discounted present value of the actual amount of money that we believed a loan portfolio would ultimately produce utilizing entity-specific measurements. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), however, recently issued Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. It does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FASB ASC Topic 820 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement would need to be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

Under FASB ASC Topic 820, we would have to attempt to determine the fair market value of hundreds of loan portfolios on a recurring basis. There is no active market for loan portfolios or observable inputs for the fair value estimation. Therefore, there is potential for a significant variance in the actual fair value of a loan portfolio and our estimate. Given this inherent uncertainty associated with measuring the fair value of our loan portfolios under FASB ASC Topic 820 and the excessive costs that would be incurred, we consider it not practical to measure the fair value of our loan portfolios.

We earn revenues from collecting our portfolios and from selling our portfolios or portions of our portfolios. Under the cost recovery method, we recognize gross revenue when we collect an account and when we sell a portfolio or a portion of it. Under the interest method of accounting, portfolio collection revenue is accrued based on each pool’s effective interest rate applied to the pool’s adjusted cost basis. The cost basis of each pool is increased by revenue earned and decreased by gross collections and impairments.

On our statement of operations, when using the cost recovery method, we reduce our total revenues by the cost basis recovery of our portfolios to arrive at net revenue. For collections revenue, we reduce the cost basis of the portfolio dollar-for-dollar until we have completely recovered the cost basis of the portfolio. Alternatively, the interest method applies an effective interest rate, or internal rate of return (“IRR”), to the adjusted cost basis of the pool, which remains unchanged throughout the life of the pool unless there is an increase in subsequent expected cash flows. We use the interest method of accounting for most of our loan portfolios purchased after December 31, 2006. However, a portion of our portfolios are fully recovered and accounted for under the cost recovery method. This is due to a steady decline in the number of portfolio purchases since 2007.

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Under the cost recovery method, when we sell all or a portion of a portfolio, to the extent of remaining cost basis for the portfolio, we reduce the cost basis of the portfolio by a pro rata percentage of the original portfolio cost. This method of accounting also applies to portfolios purchased and then immediately sold prior to being aggregated into a pool. Under the interest method, however, when we sell all or a portion of a portfolio in a pool, it reduces the cost basis of the pool by a pro rata percentage of the average portfolio cost in the pool. Our policy does not take into account whether the portion of the portfolio we are selling may be more or less valuable than the remaining accounts that comprise the portfolio.

For those portfolios where we are using the cost recovery method of accounting, our net revenues from portfolio collections may vary from quarter to quarter because the number and magnitude of portfolios where we are still recovering costs may vary, and because the return rates of portfolios whose costs we have already recovered in full may vary. Similarly, our net revenues from portfolio sales may vary from quarter to quarter depending on the number and magnitude of portfolios (or portions) we decide to sell and the market values of the sold portfolios (or portions) relative to their cost bases.

We generally collect our portfolios over periods of time ranging from three to seven years, with the bulk of a portfolio's yield forecasted to come in the first three years we collect it.  Due to a lack of debtor liquidity, however, we are experiencing movement of the timing of our portfolio collections towards the far end of this range.  If we succeed in collecting our portfolios, we expect to recover the cost we paid for them, repay the loans used to purchase them, pay our collection, financing and operating costs, and still have excess cash. 
 
Historically, our statement of operations generally reported proportionately low net revenues in periods that had substantial collections of recently purchased portfolios, due to the “front-loaded” cost basis recovery associated with portfolios where we used the cost basis recovery method. As a result, during times of rapid growth in our portfolio purchases (and probably for several quarters thereafter), our statement of operations showed a net loss. The use of the interest method of accounting as of January 1, 2007, eliminates this front-loading effect by amortizing the portfolio loan costs over the expected life of the loan portfolio. Collections from older portfolios whose cost bases have been completely recovered, along with the use of the interest method of accounting, may contribute to our statement of operations reporting a lower net loss or possibly net income, assuming our portfolios perform over time as anticipated and we collect them in an efficient manner.

Our operating costs and expenses consist principally of salaries and benefits and general and administrative expenses.  Fluctuations in our salaries and benefits correspond roughly to fluctuations in our headcount. Our general and administrative expenses include non-salaried collection costs, legal collections costs and telephone, rent and professional expenses. These expenses also include expenses associated with being a publicly reporting entity. Fluctuations in telephone and collection costs generally correspond to the volume of accounts we are attempting to collect. Professional expenses tend to vary based on specific issues we must resolve.  Interest and financing costs tend to decrease as the amount we borrow decreases.

BASIS OF PRESENTATION

We present our financial statements based on February 4, 2002, the date we emerged from bankruptcy, being treated as the inception of our business. In our emergence from bankruptcy, we succeeded to the assets and liabilities of six entities that were in bankruptcy. The equity owners of these entities approved a reorganization plan under which the owners of the six entities agreed to receive ownership interests in the Company in exchange for their ownership interests in the predecessor entities. Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly-owned special purpose subsidiary Matterhorn. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States on a “going concern” basis, which presumes that the Company will be able to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. We have experienced a steady decline in our revenues and have now reached a point where we may not have sufficient capital resources to cover our operating expenses over the next twelve months. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts and the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. These adjustments could be material. See the section entitled “Going Concern” in Note 2 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Investments in Portfolios

We account for our investment in loan portfolios in accordance with the provisions of FASB ASC Topic 310, using either the interest method or the cost recovery method. FASB ASC Topic 310 addresses accounting for differences between initial estimated cash flows expected to be collected from purchased loans, or “pools,” and subsequent changes to those estimated cash flows. For portfolios purchased on or before December 31, 2006, and for portfolios purchased after that date where the amount and timing of future cash collections on a pool of loans are not reasonably estimable, we account for such portfolios using the cost recovery method. If the accounts in these portfolios have different risk characteristics than those included in other portfolios acquired during the same quarter, or the necessary information is not available to estimate future cash flows, then they are not aggregated with other portfolios and they are accounted for under the cost recovery method.

We present investments in portfolios on our consolidated balance sheet at the lower of cost, market, or estimated net realizable value. We reduce the cost basis of a portfolio or a pool on a proportionate basis when we sell a portion of the portfolio, and we treat amounts collected on a portfolio or pool as a reduction to the carrying basis of the portfolio (i) on an individual portfolio basis using the cost recovery method and (ii) over the life of the pool using the interest method. When we present financial statements, we assess the estimated net realizable value of our portfolios or pools each quarter on a portfolio-by-portfolio basis under the cost recovery method or on a pooling basis under the interest method, and we reduce the value of any portfolio or pool that has suffered impairment because its cost basis exceeds its estimated net realizable value. Estimated net realizable value represents management’s estimates, based upon present plans and intentions, of the discounted present value of future collections. We must make assumptions to determine estimated net realizable value, the most significant of which are the magnitude and timing of future collections and the discount rate used to determine present value. Our calculation of net realizable value does not take into account the cost to collect the future cash streams. Using the cost recovery method, once we write down a particular portfolio we do not increase it in subsequent periods if our plans and intentions or our assumptions change. Using the interest method, if the cash flow estimates increase subsequent to recording an impairment, recovery of the previously recognized impairment is made prior to any increases to the IRR.

Under the cost recovery method, when we collect an account in a portfolio, we reduce the cost basis of the portfolio dollar-for-dollar until we have completely recovered the cost basis of the portfolio. This method has the effect of “front-loading” expenses, which may result in a portfolio initially showing no net revenue for a period of time and then showing only net revenue once we have recovered its entire cost basis.

For the majority of portfolios purchased after December 31, 2006, we use the interest method. The interest method applies an effective interest rate, or internal rate of return (“IRR”) to the cost basis of the pool, which is to remain level, or unchanged throughout the life of the pool unless there is an increase in subsequent expected cash flows. Subsequent increases in cash flows expected to be collected generally are recognized prospectively through an upward adjustment of the pool’s effective interest rate over its remaining life. Subsequent decreases in expected cash flows do not change the effective interest rate, but are recognized as an impairment of the cost basis of the pool, and are reflected in the consolidated statements of operations as a reduction in revenue with a corresponding valuation allowance offsetting the investment in loan portfolios in the consolidated statements of financial condition. If the cash flow estimates increase subsequent to recording an impairment, recovery of the previously recognized impairment is made prior to any increases to the IRR. Any change to our estimates could be material to our financial statements.

We account for each static pool as a unit for the economic life of the pool (similar to one loan) for recognition of revenue from loan portfolios, for collections applied to the cost basis of loan portfolios and for provision for loss or impairment. Revenue from loan portfolios is accrued based on each pool’s effective interest rate applied to each pool’s adjusted cost basis. The cost basis of each pool is increased by revenue earned and decreased by gross collections and impairments.

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Under the cost recovery method, when we sell all or a portion of a portfolio, to the extent of remaining cost basis for the portfolio, we reduce the cost basis of the portfolio by a pro rata percentage of the original portfolio cost. This method of accounting also applies to portfolios that are purchased and then immediately sold prior to being aggregated into a pool. Under the interest method, however, when we sell all or a portion of a portfolio in a pool, it reduces the cost basis of the pool by a pro rata percentage of the average portfolio cost in the pool. Our policy does not take into account whether the portion of the portfolio we are selling may be more or less valuable than the remaining accounts that comprise the portfolio.

Credit Facility

As discussed in greater detail in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this Report below, our credit facility with Varde Investment Partners, L.P. (“Varde”) provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) with a term ending in June 2010. The facility provides for Varde to receive a residual interest in portfolio collections after all funds invested in a portfolio have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees for that portfolio have been paid. We do not record a liability for contingent future payments of residual interests due to the distressed nature of the portfolio assets and the lack of assurance that collections sufficient to result in a liability will actually occur. When such payments actually occur, we reflect them in our statement of operations as other financing costs.

OPERATING RESULTS

For ease of presentation in the following discussions of “Operating Results” and “Liquidity and Capital Resources”, we round amounts less than one million dollars to the nearest thousand dollars and amounts greater than one million dollars to the nearest hundred thousand dollars.

Comparison of Results for the Quarters Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

The following compares our results for the three months ended September 30, 2009, to the three months ended September 30, 2008. We had a net loss of $315,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a net loss of $176,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2008.

Revenue

The following table summarizes the total cash proceeds we generated from operations and the net revenues we recognized for the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively (see consolidated Statements of Operations and Note 5 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 
Cash Received Three months ended September 30,
 
Net Revenue Three months ended September 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Collections on Loan Portfolios*
$1.3 million
 
$1.8 million
 
$1.3 million
 
$1.7 million
Sales of Loan Portfolios
$0.0 million
 
$0.3 million
 
$0.0 million
 
$0.2 million
Total
$1.3 million
 
$2.1 million
 
$1.3 million
 
$1.9 million
* Excluding gross collections applied to principal (see Note 5 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

The slow down in the economy and our lack of capital to purchase new portfolios has resulted in our total cash proceeds declining to a level that has forced us to significantly contract our business operations and explore our options for unwinding the Company. Our total cash proceeds from collections decreased by $0.6 million and our total cash proceeds from sales of portfolios decreased by $253,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2008.

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Our total net revenues decreased by $0.6 million to $1.3 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $1.9 million in the three months ended September 30, 2008. Portfolio collections provided 99.3% and 88.6% of our total net revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We generated $9,000 in revenues from portfolio sales in the three months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $216,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2008.  More significant was the $416,000 decrease in net portfolio collections, which was $1.3 million and $1.7 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These significant decreases in total cash proceeds and net revenues are the result of fewer portfolio purchases, fewer portfolio sales and lower than projected performance of our portfolios, as discussed in more detail in the Liquidity and Capital Resources section of this Report below.

Our net portfolio purchases of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2008 were substantially higher than during the three months ended September 30, 2009, where no portfolio purchases were made. We purchased $60,000 of portfolios during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, but do not have any plans to purchase additional portfolios in 2009.  Instead, we used a portion of our limited cash flows from operating activities, $252,000 in the three months ended September 30 2009, to pay down principal and interest owed to Varde. We have also applied funds otherwise due to us from Matterhorn towards principal and interest payments to Varde, which has further depleted our cash reserves.

In an effort to offset declining portfolio purchases beginning in 2006 and to continue to maximize use of our collection infrastructure, we began implementing other collection strategies in 2007, such as serving as a third-party collection agency, expanding use of the judicial process to collect specific accounts determined to be suitable for such an approach, and improving the accuracy of debtor contact information contained in our databases, but have not realized significant gains from these strategies. Due to a lack of sufficient volume to justify the costs associated with the third party collections program, in September 2008 we decided to eliminate the program and focus our resources on collecting our own and Matterhorn’s portfolios.

We have scaled back our legal collections program in 2009 as compared to 2008 and expect to continue to reduce our use of legal collections going forward. We utilize our network of third party law firms on a commission basis in cases where we determine that it is financially or strategically prudent to use legal collections to collect an account. Legal collections tend to have longer time horizons but are expected to contribute to an increase in returns over two to five years. The method used to select accounts for legal collections is a critical component of a successful legal collections program. If accounts that have a higher likelihood of being collected using legal process are accurately selected, overall collection efficiency should increase. We do not have a set policy regarding when to initiate legal process. Given the varying nature of each case, we exercise our business judgment following an analysis of accounts using computer-based guidance to determine when we believe using legal process is appropriate (i.e., where a debtor has sufficient assets to repay the indebtedness and has, to date, been unwilling to pay). Once a judgment is obtained, the primary methods for collecting on the judgment are liens on property and garnishment, both of which have a long time horizon for collection.

With all of our collections efforts, we are keenly aware that claims based on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act and comparable state statutes may result in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, which could be material to the Company due to the remedies available under these statutes. Two such lawsuits have been filed against the Company and are discussed in more detail in Note 9 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

We had a net loss in the third quarter of 2009 of $315,000 as compared to a net loss of $176,000 in the third quarter of 2008. The period-to-period difference in net loss reflected on our consolidated Statements of Operations was due to $1.3 million total net revenues in the third quarter of 2009 as compared to $1.9 million in the third quarter of 2008, no portfolio impairment charge in the third quarter of 2009, as compared to an impairment charge of $408,000 in the third quarter of 2008, and an impairment loss of $255,000 to write down property and equipment to their fair value at September 30, 2009.

Members’ equity decreased by $315,000 in the third quarter of 2009 from $783,000 at June 30, 2009. The decrease in members’ equity is attributed to the net loss of $315,000 that we incurred in the third quarter of 2009.

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Operating Expenses

Our total operating costs and expenses decreased to $1.5 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009 from $1.9 million in three months ended September 30, 2009, a $0.4 million decrease. This decrease was due to:  a $258,000 decrease in salaries and benefits from significantly reducing staff and implementing a reduced pay structure for remaining collectors and administrative personnel, as well as reducing officer and director compensation; a general reduction in the scope of our business activities, offset by an impairment charge to fixed assets of $255,000; and a $408,000 decrease in the provision for portfolio impairment charge in the third quarter of 2009 as compared to the third quarter of 2008. We expect our operating expenses to decrease as we continue to scale down our business operations.

Impairments arise when actual portfolio collections are generated at a slower rate than forecasted using the interest method. If actual portfolio collections are generated at a faster rate than originally forecasted, a reduction in our net impairment provision occurs. The current economic conditions have made it challenging to estimate when a portfolio will generate collections revenue and, therefore, we anticipate that we may periodically record impairment charges. Due to such fluctuations in the economy, the degree to which such impairments impact our financial statements will continue to vary from quarter-to-quarter.

We view our material fixed costs as: payroll for administrative staff; rent; computer maintenance; professional services; and insurance.

Late in the third quarter of 2009 we made further substantial cuts to our collection and administrative staff.  As of March 1, 2009, we had a total of 53 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees, and as of November 1, 2009, we had a total of 30 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. The results of the latest cuts will be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2009.  In the event we do not have the infrastructure to manage the collections of accounts in-house, we will outsource collections to third party collection agencies. Our purchases of portfolios in 2009 have only been $60,000 due to a lack of capital and we do not anticipate making any further purchases in 2009 for the same reason.

Our interest expense and other financing costs were $53,000 and $116,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, a $63,000 decrease. The decrease was due primarily to paying down most of the debt owed to Varde. The Varde debt decreased to $868,000 at September 30, 2009, as compared to $2.9 million at September 30, 2008. We have no current plans to use the Varde facility to purchase portfolios in the remainder of 2009 due to our limited cash reserves.

Comparison of Results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 and 2008

The following compares our results for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, to the nine months ended September 30, 2008. We had a net loss of $7,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to a net loss of $104,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008.

Revenue

The following table summarizes the total cash proceeds we generated from operations and the net revenues we recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively (see consolidated Statements of Operations and Note 5 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

 
Cash Received
Nine months ended Sept.  30,
 
Net Revenue
Nine months ended Sept. 30,
 
2009
 
2008
 
2009
 
2008
Collections on Loan Portfolios*
$4.3 million
 
$6.7 million
 
$4.2 million
 
$6.0 million
Sales of Loan Portfolios
$0.0 million
 
$2.1 million
 
$0.0 million
 
$0.7 million
Total
$4.3 million
 
$8.8 million
 
$4.2 million
 
$6.7 million
* Excluding gross collections applied to principal (see Note 5 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements).

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2008, our total cash proceeds from collections decreased by $2.4 million and our total cash proceeds from sales of portfolios decreased by $2.1 million. As discussed above in the quarter-to-quarter comparison, our cash collections from portfolios are decreasing significantly as we experience the effects of fewer portfolio purchases and lower than projected performance of our portfolios due in large part to a significant slowdown in the economy. If a portfolio’s cash collections come in at slower rate than the loan repayments due to Varde, the cash is immediately used to pay Varde instead of being reinvested in new portfolio purchases, further reducing the Company’s cash reserves. As a result, we are exploring options to unwind the Company’s business operations (discussed in more detail below in the section of this Report entitled Liquidity and Capital Resources).

Our total net revenues decreased by $2.6 million to $4.2 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $6.7 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2008. The decrease in total net revenues was due to significant sales of portfolios in the first nine months of 2008 as compared to the first nine months of 2009 and collections revenue decreasing due to a continuing decline in portfolio purchases and a lower level of debtor liquidity. Portfolio collections provided 99.7% and 89.6% of our total net revenues in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. We had net revenues of $13,000 from portfolio sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2009, as compared to $701,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a $687,000 decrease. Net revenues from portfolio collections decreased by $1.9 million, with $6.0 million recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $4.2 million recognized in the nine months ended September 30, 2009.

Our net portfolio purchases of $60,000 in the first nine months of 2009 were substantially lower than our net portfolio purchases of $3.3 million (net of the $1.4 million portion that was immediately sold) in the first nine months of 2008. No further purchases are anticipated for the remainder of 2009.

We had a net loss in the first nine months of 2009 of $7,000, as compared to a net loss of $104,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2008, a $97,000 increase in net income. The lower period-to-period net loss in the first nine months of 2009 as compared to the same period in 2008 was due to:

 
·
a $150,000 recovery of portfolio impairment, as compared to an impairment charge of $1.4 million in the first nine months of 2008, resulting from collections being generated at a faster rate than forecasted at the time the original impairment provisions were charged;
 
·
a significant decrease in our operating costs and expenses as we continue to scale down our business operations; and
 
·
lower interest and other financing costs in the first nine months of 2009 as compared to the first nine months of 2008 due to no portfolio purchases using the Varde facility and paying off amounts due to Varde in the first nine months of 2009.

In addition, a greater number of older loan portfolios, accounted for using the cost recovery method, had a zero cost basis in the first three quarters of 2009 as compared to the first three quarters of 2008, with all collections from these portfolios being recorded as income.

During the first nine months of 2009, we generated positive cash flow from operating activities of $1.0 million, enabling us to pay amounts due to Varde. Members’ equity, however, decreased by $7,000 in first nine months of 2009 from $476,000 at December 31, 2008. This decrease in members’ equity is attributed to a net loss of $7,000 that we incurred in the first nine months of 2009.

Operating Expenses

Our total operating costs and expenses decreased to $4.0 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 from $6.5 million in nine months ended September 30, 2008, a $2.5 million decrease, due to:  a $925,000 decrease in salaries and benefits resulting from a significant reduction in staff and implementation of a reduced pay structure for remaining collectors and administrative personnel, as well as a reduction in officer and director compensation; a $314,000 decrease in general and administrative expenses, primarily resulting from a decreased emphasis on legal collections and a general reduction in our business operations, offset by an impairment charge to fixed assets of $255,000; and a $1.5 million decrease in the provision for portfolio impairment due to a $150,000 recovery of impairment charge in the first three quarters of 2009, as compared to a portfolio impairment charge of $1.4 million in the first three quarters of 2008. We expect our operating expenses to decrease as we continue to scale down our business operations.

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Our interest expense and other financing costs were $200,000 and $335,000 in the nine months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively, a $135,000 decrease. The decrease was due primarily to paying down debt owed to Varde.  The Varde debt decreased to $868,000 at September 30, 2009 as compared to $2.9 million at September 30, 2008.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, decreased by approximately 50% to $375,000 at September 30, 2009, from $758,000 at December 31, 2008, a $382,000 decrease. Our primary sources of cash are cash flows from operations and borrowings. Recently, cash has been used for repayments of borrowings, purchases of property and equipment, legal collections, public reporting company expenses and general working capital. During the nine months ended September 30, 2009, our portfolio collections and sales generated $4.3 million of cash, we borrowed $117,000, and we used $3.7 million for operating and other activities, $60,000 for purchases of new portfolios, and $1.5 million to repay loans, thus spending more cash than we generated.

Our portfolios provide our principal long-term source of liquidity. Our purchase of portfolios is limited by the amount of cash reserves and borrowed funds we have available and the availability of reasonably priced portfolios. Cash generated from operations depends upon our ability to efficiently collect on the loan portfolios. Over the life of a portfolio, our goal is to convert the portfolio to cash in an amount that equals or exceeds the cost basis of the portfolio. After the cost basis has been recovered, each dollar collected, if any, is recorded as income. Historically, we have collected two to two and a half times a portfolio’s purchase price over three to seven years. Due to a lack of debtor liquidity, however, we are experiencing movement of the timing of our portfolio collections towards the far end of this range, which has in a few cases impacted our ability to timely repay amounts owed to Varde. Many factors, including the state of the economy, paying too much for a portfolio, the liquidity of debtors, and our ability to retain qualified collectors, may impact our ability to collect an amount of cash necessary to timely recover the cost we pay for a portfolio, repay funds borrowed to purchase the portfolio, pay our collection, financing and operating costs and still have a profit. Fluctuations in these factors have caused a negative impact on our business and materially impacted our expected future cash flows.

While prices of loan portfolios have fallen recently, our low cash reserves have prevented us from capitalizing on the availability of lower cost portfolios. The drop in prices has also made it more difficult for us to sell portfolios at reasonable prices. In addition, the downturn in the economy appears to have resulted in a decrease in debtor liquidity, which generally has the effect of reducing the number of collectable accounts and increasing the time and resources it takes to collect amounts owed. With loan terms of three years, longer collection timelines have forced us to use our limited cash proceeds to pay amounts owed to Varde instead of using it to acquire new portfolios. In addition, Varde is applying amounts owed to us from Matterhorn towards repayment of its loans. The result is that we are expending cash much faster than we are generating income.

Based upon current cash and cash equivalent balances and planned spending rates for the remainder of 2009, we believe that we do not have adequate cash and cash equivalents on hand to support our business operations over the next twelve months. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern as discussed below under the section entitled “Going Concern.”

Our limited cash reserves are being used to repay Varde, pay operating expenses and collect our existing portfolios as efficiently as possible.  No portfolio purchases are anticipated for the rest of 2009.  We will continue our efforts to reduce variable costs associated with collections in addition to selling portfolios to generate additional income to pay operating expenses and amounts owing to third parties.

In the nine months ending September 30, 2009, our total net revenues of $4.2 million were about level with our total operating, interest and other expenses of $4.2 million, resulting in a net loss of $7,000. Without the $150,000 recovery of portfolio impairment charge, however, our operating and other expenses would be $4.3 million and our net loss would increase commensurately.

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Beginning in 2007, we began instituting cost-cutting and capital preservation measures in an effort to address our lower revenues, including foregoing payment of regular distributions to our unit holders, purchasing portfolios with borrowed funds, increasing portfolio sales, reducing our legal collections, and cutting salaries and benefits through a reduction in administrative and collection personnel. Our goal in 2009 has been to achieve at least break-even results.

In 2008, we reduced our collection and administrative staff in an effort to align our operating expenses to our lower collections revenues. As of November 1, 2009, we had a total of 30 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. As of March 1, 2009, we had a total of 53 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. Our reduction in collections staff, however, must take into consideration the significant upfront investment in recruiting and training collection personnel and the need to retain enough collectors to effectively service our portfolios. We may increase our use of third-party collection agencies to service portions of our loan portfolios as we reduce our collection staff. We will continue to sell portfolios or portions of portfolios, if possible, if we believe portfolio performance is not up to our expectations and/or we require additional capital to fund our operations.

We have not been able to use the Varde credit facility in 2009 due to an inability to contribute our percentage of the loan amount towards the acquisition of a portfolio. During 2008, we purchased $1.9 million of portfolios (net of the $1.4 portion that was immediately sold) using the Varde credit facility. In the first quarter of 2009, we purchased $60,000 of new portfolios using our own funds. Our assessment of market conditions, as well as our ability to find suitable financing, will continue to dictate whether and when we purchase portfolios. We do not anticipate making portfolio purchases, either financed or on our own, in the remainder of 2009 due to a lack of capital.

Varde Credit Facility

On July 13, 2004, effective June 10, 2004, we entered into a definitive Master Loan Agreement with Varde, a well-known participant in the debt collection industry, to augment our portfolio purchasing capacity using capital provided by Varde. The agreement provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009. The agreement was amended in June 2009 to extend the term of the agreement through June 2010. All of the other terms and conditions in the agreement remained the same.

Varde is not under any obligation to make a loan to us if it does not approve of the portfolio(s) we propose to acquire and the terms of the acquisition, but it has the right to participate in any acquisition of a portfolio that we decide to purchase that is in excess of $500,000, pursuant to a right of first refusal.

We must agree with Varde on the terms for each specific advance under the credit facility, including such material terms as: (a) the relative sizes of our participation and Varde's in supplying the purchase price; (b) the amount of servicing fees we will receive for collecting the portfolio; (c) the rates of return on the funds advanced by Varde and us; and (d) the split of any residual collections after repayment of the purchase price (plus interest) to Varde and  us and payment of servicing fees.

We will never have outstanding indebtedness of the full $25 million at any one time due to the cumulative nature of the credit facility. We have created Matterhorn, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to serve as the entity that will purchase portfolios under the loan agreement with Varde. Varde has a first priority security interest in all the assets of Matterhorn securing repayment of its loans and payment of its interest in residual collections. Performance Capital Management, LLC has entered into a Servicing Agreement with Matterhorn as part of the agreement with Varde, and Varde has a security interest in Matterhorn's rights to proceeds under the Servicing Agreement. Under the Servicing Agreement, Performance Capital Management collects the portfolios purchased by Matterhorn in exchange for a fee that is agreed upon prior to the funding of each individual financing by Varde. Performance Capital Management, LLC also guarantees certain of Matterhorn's operational obligations under the loan documents.

Varde may exercise its rights under its various security interests and the guaranty if an event of default occurs. These rights include demanding the immediate payment of all amounts due to Varde, as well as liquidating the collateral. A failure to make payments when due, if not cured within five days, is an event of default. Other events of default include:

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•      Material breaches of representations and warranties;
•      Uncured breaches of agreements having a material adverse effect;
•      Bankruptcy or insolvency of Performance Capital Management, LLC or Matterhorn;
•      Fraudulent conveyances;
•      Defaults in other debt or debt-related agreements;
•      Failure to pay judgments when due;
•      Material loss or damage to, or unauthorized transfer of, the collateral;
•      Change in control of Performance Capital Management;
•      Termination of Performance Capital Management as the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement; and
•      Breach of Varde's right of first refusal to finance portfolio acquisitions.

At September 30, 2009, Matterhorn owed $0.9 million under the facility in connection with purchases of certain charged-off loan portfolios. The assets of Matterhorn that provide security for Varde's loans were carried at a cost of $1.2 million at September 30, 2009. The loans have minimum payment threshold points with terms of up to three years and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. These obligations are scheduled to be repaid in full on dates ranging through September 2011. Once all funds (including those invested by us) invested in a portfolio financed by Varde have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees have been paid, Varde will begin to receive a residual interest in collections of that portfolio. Depending on the performance of the portfolio, these residual interests may never be paid, they may begin being paid a significant time later than Varde’s loan is repaid (i.e., after the funds invested by us are repaid with interest), or, in circumstances where the portfolio performs extremely well, the loan could be repaid early and Varde could conceivably begin to receive its residual interest on or before the date that the loan obligation was originally scheduled to be paid in full. The amount of remaining available credit under the facility at September 30, 2009 was $8.2 million. Matterhorn has borrowed a total of $16.8 million, with $0.9 million outstanding at September 30, 2009.

Due principally to the state of the economy, we are finding that the time it takes us to collect the Matterhorn portfolios is extending beyond three years, resulting in lower collections performance than required by the Varde loan agreements. As a result, the Company has failed to timely meet principal threshold points and payment deadlines on several of its loan agreements with Varde, which constitutes a default under the Master Loan Agreement. Varde has not, however, served the Company with any notice of default and, thereby, has not initiated the default procedures under the Master Loan Agreement. The following Varde loans have been impacted by delayed collections:

The Company has failed to timely meet principal threshold points and payment deadlines on several of its loan agreements with Varde, which constitutes a default under the Master Loan Agreement. Varde has not, however, served the Company with any notice of default and, thereby, has not initiated the default procedures under the Master Loan Agreement. The following Varde loans have been impacted by delayed collections:

 
A Varde loan that was made in December 2005 was due to be paid in full in December 2008. The original loan was for approximately $4.6 million. The principal balance at October 31, 2009 was approximately $40,000. Varde has informally agreed to extend the portfolio’s payment terms based on current collection rates that are anticipated to pay off interest and principal owed to Varde over the next several months.

 
In May 2009, Varde loaned $71,000 to the Company to pay for legal collections costs for a portfolio.  This loan was subsequently determined by Varde to be due and the Company has repaid the loan in the third quarter of 2009.
 
If Varde were to exercise its rights under the default provisions of the Master Loan Agreement, it could demand the immediate payment of all amounts due and recall servicing of the portfolios from Performance Capital Management, LLC, which would have a material impact on our financial condition and ability to continue operating.
 
Going Concern

On November 9, 2009, our Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its members to wind down business operations. As a result, the Board is reviewing the options available to the Company and has directed management to prepare a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company for the Board's consideration. In the meantime, the Company is exploring opportunities to sell some portfolios to raise capital to pay outstanding obligations and fund ongoing expenses. Even if a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board, the plan could not be implemented without the approval of members holding a majority of the outstanding member units of the Company. As a result, the Company has presented its financial statements on a going concern basis.

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Should a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company be approved by the Board and subsequently approved by the required vote of members, the Company would then change its basis of accounting from the going concern basis to the liquidation basis. See Note 2 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated herein by reference, for further information on the basis of presentation.

Capital Expenditures

Our most significant capital assets are our dialer and our telephone switch. We have paid for our new dialer in full and have no significant capital asset expenditures planned at the time of this filing.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 3 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in this Report.
 
ITEM 4T.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Operations Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and our Accounting Manager (Principal Financial Officer), of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, may be detected. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Operations Officer and our Accounting Manager concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2009, to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.


PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 9 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, incorporated herein by reference, for information related to the following legal matters.

 
·
Lesley Jennings and Edward Ordonez, Jr. v. Performance Capital Management, Inc., et. al.; and

 
·
Victoria Desimone v. Performance Capital Management, LLC.

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ITEM 2.  MEMBER FORFEITURES OF SECURITIES

In July 2009, three individuals and one trust voluntarily surrendered a total of 746 member units to the Company.  In October 2009, one member voluntarily surrendered a total of 50 member units to the Company.  The forfeited member units represented each member’s entire respective investment interest in the Company.

ITEM 3.  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

The Company has failed to timely meet principal threshold points and payment deadlines on several of its loan agreements with Varde, which constitutes a default under the Master Loan Agreement. Varde has not, however, served the Company with any notice of default and, thereby, has not initiated the default procedures under the Master Loan Agreement. See Note 8 to the Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information, which is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

On November 9, 2009, our Board of Directors determined that it is in the best interests of the Company and its members to wind down business operations. As a result, the Board is reviewing the options available to the Company and has directed management to prepare a plan of dissolution and liquidation of the Company for the Board's consideration. In the meantime, the Company is exploring opportunities to sell some Matterhorn and the Company's portfolios to raise capital to pay outstanding obligations and fund ongoing expenses. Even if a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board, the plan could not be implemented without the approval of members holding a majority of the outstanding member units of the Company. If a plan of dissolution and liquidation is approved by the Board, it will be described in detail in a proxy statement to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and sent to the Company's members.

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS

An Exhibit Index precedes the exhibits following the signature page and is incorporated herein by reference.

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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.

 
PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
 

November 20, 2009
 
By:
 
/s/ David J. Caldwell
 
(Date)
     
Name: David J. Caldwell
       
Its: Chief Operations Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number
Description
   
3.1
Performance Capital Management, LLC Articles of Organization (1)
   
3.2
Operating Agreement for Performance Capital Management, LLC (1)
   
3.3
First Amendment to Operating Agreement for Performance Capital Management, LLC (1)
   
3.4
Second Amendment to Operating Agreement for Performance Capital Management, LLC (2)
   
3.5
Third Amendment to Operating Agreement for Performance Capital Management, LLC (3)
   
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

(1)  Filed on April 2, 2003 as an exhibit to our report on Form 8-K dated February 4, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference.

(2)  Filed on November 14, 2003 as an exhibit to our report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference.

(3)  Filed on August 14, 2006 as an exhibit to our report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference.
 
 
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