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10-Q - GECC 10-Q 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgecc10q033110.htm
EX-32 - GECC EXHIBIT 32 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccexhibit32.htm
EX-12 - GECC EXHIBIT 12 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccexhibit12.htm
EX-31.B - GECC EXHIBIT 31(B) 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccexhibit31b.htm
EX-99.B - GECC EXHIBIT 99(B) 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccexhibit99b.htm
EX-31.A - GECC EXHIBIT 31(A) 03-31-10 - GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPgeccexhibit31a.htm
Exhibit 99(a)
 
General Electric Capital Corporation and consolidated affiliates
Financial Measures That Supplement Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
 
We sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial information but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission rules. Specifically, we have referred to:
 
·  
Delinquency rates on managed equipment financing loans and leases, managed real estate loans and leases and managed consumer financing receivables
 
·  
GE Capital ending net investment (ENI), excluding cash and equivalents.
 
The reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and their reconciliation to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measures follow.
 
Delinquency Rates on Certain Financing Receivables
 

 
At(a)
 
 
March 31,
 
December 31,
 
March 31,
 
 
2010(b)
 
2009 
 
2009 
 
                   
Equipment Financing
                 
Managed
 
2.71 
%
 
2.81 
%
 
2.84 
%
Off-book
 
2.15 
   
2.25 
   
2.04 
 
On-book
 
2.77 
   
2.91 
   
2.97 
 
                   
Real Estate
                 
Managed
 
4.97 
   
4.22 
   
2.22 
 
Off-book
 
(c)
   
3.04 
   
2.00 
 
On-book
 
4.97 
   
4.33 
   
2.24 
 
                   
Consumer
                 
Managed
 
8.72 
   
8.85 
   
8.25 
 
  U.S.
 
7.19 
   
7.66 
   
7.12 
 
  Non-U.S.
 
9.40 
   
9.38 
   
8.80 
 
Off-book
 
(c)
   
7.20 
   
6.41 
 
  U.S.
 
(c)
   
7.20 
   
6.41 
 
  Non-U.S.
 
(c)
   
(c)
   
(c)
 
On-book
 
8.72 
   
9.13 
   
8.54 
 
  U.S.
 
7.19 
   
8.08 
   
7.65 
 
  Non-U.S.
 
9.40 
   
9.38 
   
8.80 
 
                   
                   
(a)  
Excludes loans purchased at a discount (unless they have been deteriorated post acquisition).
 
(b)  
Subject to update.
 
(c)  
Not applicable.
 

Delinquency rates on on-book equipment financing loans and leases decreased from December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, to March 31, 2010, as a result of improvements in the global economic and credit environment in which we operate.

 
 
 

 

Delinquency rates on Real Estate loans and leases increased from December 31, 2009 and March 31, 2009, to March 31, 2010, primarily because of continued challenging real estate market fundamentals, including reduced occupancy rates and rents and the effects of limited real estate market liquidity. The overall challenging economic environment may continue to lead to a higher level of delinquencies and provisions for financing receivables and could adversely affect results of operations at Real Estate.
 
The increase in on-book delinquencies for consumer financing receivables in the U.S. from March 31, 2009 to December 31, 2009, primarily reflects the continued rise of delinquencies across the U.S. credit card platforms. The decrease in on-book delinquencies for consumer financing receivables in the U.S. from December 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010, primarily reflects signs of stabilization in the U.S. portfolio.

The increase in on-book delinquencies for consumer financing receivables outside of the U.S. from March 31, 2009 to December 31, 2009, primarily reflects the effects of declining U.K. housing market. The increase in on-book delinquencies for consumer financing receivables outside the U.S. from December 31, 2009 to March 31, 2010, primarily reflects the effects of Australia portfolio run-off, partially offset by signs of stabilization in the U.K. housing market.

We believe that delinquency rates on managed financing receivables provide a useful perspective of our portfolio quality and are key indicators of financial performance. We use this non-GAAP financial measure because it provides information that enables management and investors to understand the underlying operational performance and trends of certain financing receivables and facilitates a comparison with the performance of our competitors. The same underwriting standards and ongoing risk monitoring are used for both on-book and off-book portfolios as the customer’s credit performance will affect both loans retained on the Condensed Statement of Financial Position and securitized loans. We believe that managed basis information is useful to management and investors, enabling them to understand both the credit risks associated with the loans reported on the Condensed Statement of Financial Position and our retained interests in securitized loans.

GE Capital Ending Net Investment (ENI), Excluding Cash and Equivalents
 

     
March 31,
(In billions)
   
2010 
           
GECC total assets
     
$
618.2 
      Less assets of discontinued operations
       
1.0 
      Less non-interest bearing liabilities
       
42.0 
GE Capital ENI
       
575.2 
      Less cash and equivalents
       
59.6 
GE Capital ENI, excluding cash and equivalents
     
$
515.6 
           

GE uses ENI to measure the size of its financial services business. GE believes that this measure is a better indicator of the capital (debt or equity) required to fund a business as it adjusts for non-interest bearing current liabilities generated in the normal course of business that do not require a capital outlay. GE also believes that by excluding cash and equivalents, it provides a more meaningful measure for the GE Capital segment.