UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM 10-Q/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 (Mark One) [X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2002 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: 001-12351 METRIS COMPANIES INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 41-1849591 (State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 10900 Wayzata Boulevard, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55305-1534 (Address of principal executive offices) (952) 525-5020 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No _____ ----- As of July 31, 2002, 57,948,559 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding. METRIS COMPANIES INC. FORM 10-Q/A TABLE OF CONTENTS ----------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 30, 2002 Page ---- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited): Consolidated Balance Sheets.......................3 Consolidated Statements of Income.................4 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity.....................6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.............7 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements........8 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.......................................23 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk................................40 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 1. Legal Proceedings............................................41 Item 2. Changes in Securities........................................41 Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities..............................41 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders..........42 Item 5. Other Information............................................42 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.............................43 Signatures...................................................44 2 Part I. Financial Information ITEM 1. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Dollars in thousands, except per-share data) (Unaudited) June 30, December 31, 2002 2001 ----------- ------------ Assets: Cash and due from banks .................................................... $ 100,735 $ 109,812 Federal funds sold ......................................................... 132,662 243,772 Short-term investments ..................................................... 665,224 134,502 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents .................................................. 898,621 488,086 ----------- ----------- Retained interests in loans securitized .................................... 1,466,442 1,263,655 Less: Valuation allowance ................................................. 744,205 537,499 ----------- ----------- Net retained interests in loans securitized ................................ 722,237 726,156 ----------- ----------- Credit card loans .......................................................... 1,306,824 2,746,656 Less: Allowance for loan losses ........................................... 275,279 410,159 ----------- ----------- Net credit card loans ...................................................... 1,031,545 2,336,497 ----------- ----------- Property and equipment, net ................................................ 106,410 114,913 Deferred tax asset ......................................................... 32,897 32,167 Purchased portfolio premium, net ........................................... 78,595 94,793 Other receivables due from credit card securitizations, net .................................................... 118,942 179,868 Other assets ............................................................... 222,462 256,206 ----------- ----------- Total assets .......................................................... $ 3,211,709 $ 4,228,686 =========== =========== Liabilities: Deposits ................................................................... $ 1,321,861 $ 2,058,008 Debt ....................................................................... 356,057 647,904 Accounts payable ........................................................... 108,678 83,475 Deferred income ............................................................ 197,986 215,031 Accrued expenses and other liabilities ..................................... 100,881 82,313 ----------- ----------- Total liabilities ..................................................... 2,085,463 3,086,731 ----------- ----------- Stockholders' Equity: Convertible preferred stock - Series C, par value $.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized, 1,105,767 and 1,057,638 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ........................... 411,898 393,970 Common stock, par value $.01 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 64,462,260 and 64,224,878 shares issued, respectively ............................ 645 642 Paid-in capital ............................................................ 235,635 232,413 Unearned compensation ...................................................... (5,037) (4,980) Treasury stock - 3,526,400 and 806,300 shares, respectively........................................................... (45,965) (13,014) Retained earnings .......................................................... 529,070 532,924 ----------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity ............................................ 1,126,246 1,141,955 ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ............................ $ 3,211,709 $ 4,228,686 =========== =========== See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 3 METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Income (In thousands, except earnings per-share data) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, --------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Interest Income: Credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized ........................ $ 134,759 $ 168,702 $ 286,973 $ 332,224 Federal funds sold ......................................... 110 329 224 2,640 Other ...................................................... 2,359 3,176 3,563 7,072 --------- --------- --------- --------- Total interest income ...................................... 137,228 172,207 290,760 341,936 Deposit interest expense ................................... 18,335 32,936 41,988 69,559 Other interest expense ..................................... 8,620 11,377 17,132 22,589 --------- --------- --------- --------- Total interest expense ..................................... 26,955 44,313 59,120 92,148 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Interest Income ........................................ 110,273 127,894 231,640 249,788 Provision for loan losses .................................. 152,811 114,682 307,181 202,411 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Interest (Expense)Income After Provision for Loan Losses ........................................... (42,538) 13,212 (75,541) 47,377 --------- --------- --------- --------- Other Operating Income: Net securitization and credit card servicing income ...................................... 49,668 119,712 173,786 206,804 Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income .............................. 48,089 74,837 121,196 137,669 Enhancement services revenues .............................. 95,649 82,900 190,645 161,164 --------- --------- --------- --------- 193,406 277,449 485,627 505,637 --------- --------- --------- --------- Other Operating Expense: Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses.................... 56,193 51,481 96,745 92,246 Employee compensation ...................................... 54,365 56,115 110,913 110,851 Data processing services and communications ................ 20,795 22,141 43,101 44,520 Enhancement services claims expense ........................ 15,917 8,250 27,124 14,929 Credit card fraud losses ................................... 2,953 2,200 5,181 4,851 Purchased portfolio premium amortization ................... 7,743 7,418 16,198 15,246 Other ...................................................... 51,558 41,325 84,650 77,510 --------- --------- --------- --------- 209,524 188,930 383,912 360,153 --------- --------- --------- --------- (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change................. (58,656) 101,731 26,174 192,861 Income taxes ............................................... (22,282) 38,963 10,208 74,048 --------- --------- --------- --------- (Loss) Income Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change...................................... (36,374) 62,768 15,966 118,813 Cumulative effect of accounting change (net of income taxes of $9,000)........................ -- -- -- 14,499 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net (Loss) Income .......................................... (36,374) 62,768 15,966 104,314 Convertible preferred stock dividends-Series C .................................... 9,394 8,593 18,582 16,996 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net (Loss) Income Applicable to Common Stockholders........................................... $ (45,768) $ 54,175 $ (2,616) $ 87,318 ========= ========= ========= ========= 4 Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- (Loss) earnings per share: Basic-(loss) income before cumulative effect of accounting change ....... $ (0.74) $ 0.64 $ (0.04) $ 1.22 Basic-cumulative effect of accounting change ............................ -- -- -- (0.15) Basic-net (loss) income ............... (0.74) 0.64 (0.04) 1.07 Diluted-(loss) income before cumulative effect of accounting change ....... (0.74) 0.63 (0.04) 1.20 Diluted-cumulative effect of accounting change ............................ -- -- -- (0.15) Diluted-net (loss) income ............. (0.74) 0.63 (0.04) 1.05 Shares used to compute earnings per share: Basic ................................. 61,503 97,633 61,844 97,117 Diluted ............................... 61,503 99,841 61,844 99,055 Dividends declared per common share ........ $ 0.010 $ 0.010 $ 0.020 $ 0.020 See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 5 METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (In thousands) (Unaudited) Total Number of Shares Preferred Common Paid-in Unearned Treasury Retained Stockholders' Preferred Common Stock Stock Capital Compensation Stock Earnings Equity ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2000 968 62,243 $ 360,421 $ 622 $ 198,077 $ -- $ -- $ 324,433 $ 883,553 Net income ............. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 104,314 104,314 Cash dividends ......... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (1,847) (1,847) Preferred dividends in kind - Series C .... 44 -- 16,401 -- -- -- -- (16,401) -- Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans ...... -- 1,129 -- 12 20,562 -- -- -- 20,574 Deferred compensation obligations ........ -- 422 -- 4 5,429 (7,127) -- -- (1,694) Amortization of restricted stock ... -- -- -- -- -- 2,348 -- -- 2,348 ------- -------- --------- -------- ---------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2001 .... 1,012 63,794 $ 376,822 $ 638 $ 224,068 $ (4,779) $ -- $ 410,499 $1,007,248 ======= ======== ========== ========= ========== ======== ========= =========== ========== BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2001 1,058 63,419 $ 393,970 $ 642 $ 232,413 $ (4,980) $ (13,014) $ 532,924 $1,141,955 Net income ............. -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 15,966 15,966 Cash dividends ......... -- -- -- -- -- -- -- (1,892) (1,892) Common stock repurchased -- (2,720) -- -- -- -- (32,951) -- (32,951) Preferred dividends in kind - Series C .... 48 -- 17,928 -- -- -- -- (17,928) -- Issuance of common stock under employee benefit plans ...... -- 161 -- 2 2,255 -- -- -- 2,257 Deferred compensation obligations ........ -- 76 -- 1 967 (968) -- -- -- Amortization of restricted stock ... -- -- -- -- -- 911 -- -- 911 --------- ------- ---------- -------- ---------- --------- ----------- ---------- ---------- BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2002 ... 1,106 60,936 $ 411,898 $ 645 $ 235,635 $ (5,037) $ (45,965) $ 529,070 $1,126,246 ========= ======= ========== ======== ========== ========= =========== ========== ========== See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 6 METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Dollars in thousands) (Unaudited) Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 2001 ---- ---- Operating Activities: Net income ........................................... $ 15,966 $ 104,314 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Cumulative effect of accounting change .......... -- 14,499 Depreciation and amortization ................... 52,374 45,075 Provision for loan losses ....................... 307,181 202,411 Retained interests valuation expense (income).... (66,578) (31,976) Loss (gain) on derivative financial instruments . 13,947 (2,905) Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net: Deferred income taxes ....................... (730) 39,164 Other receivables due from credit card securitizations ........................ 46,979 6,065 Accounts payable and accrued expenses ....... 43,771 51,771 Deferred income ............................. (17,045) (24,176) Other ....................................... 10,520 (37,579) ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by operating activities ............ 406,385 366,663 ----------- ----------- Investing Activities: Net proceeds from sales and repayments of securitized loans................................ 70,497 913,799 Net loans originated or collected .................... 997,771 (1,200,926) Additions to property and equipment .................. (3,538) (3,991) ----------- ----------- Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities .. 1,064,730 (291,118) ----------- ----------- Financing Activities: (Decrease) increase in debt .......................... (291,847) 271 (Decrease) increase in deposits ...................... (736,147) 68,746 Cash dividends paid .................................. (1,892) (1,847) Issuance of common stock ............................. 2,257 21,228 Repurchase of common stock ........................... (32,951) -- ----------- ----------- Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities .. (1,060,580) 88,398 ----------- ----------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ............ 410,535 163,943 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ..... 488,086 521,440 ----------- ----------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period ........... $ 898,621 $ 685,383 =========== =========== Supplemental disclosures and cash flow information: Cash paid during the period for: Interest ........................................ $ 61,345 $ 86,731 Income taxes .................................... (16,488) 25,366 Tax benefit from employee stock option exercises........................................ 174 6,651 See accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 7 METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Dollars in thousands, except as noted) (Unaudited) NOTE 1 - ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Metris Companies Inc. ("MCI") and its subsidiaries, including Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A. ("Direct Merchants Bank"), which may be referred to as "we," "us," "our" and the "Company." We are an information-based direct marketer of consumer lending products and enhancement services. We have eliminated all significant intercompany balances and transactions in consolidation. We have reclassified certain prior-period amounts to conform with the current period's presentation. Interim Financial Statements We have prepared the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related unaudited financial information in the footnotes in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") for interim financial statements. These interim financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring accruals which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly our consolidated financial position and the results of our operations and our cash flows for the interim periods. You should read these consolidated financial statements in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001. The nature of our business is such that the results of any interim period may not be indicative of the results to be expected for the entire year. Pervasiveness of Estimates We have prepared the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, which require us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. The most significant and subjective of these estimates is our determination of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and our determination of the fair value of retained interests from assets securitized. The significant factors susceptible to future change that have an impact on these estimates include default rates, net interest spreads, liquidity and overall economic conditions. As a result, the actual losses in our loan portfolio and the fair value of our retained interests as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 could materially differ from these estimates. 8 NOTE 2 - EARNINGS PER SHARE The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted weighted- average shares used in the per-share calculations: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- (In thousands) (Loss) income before cumulative effect of accounting change ................... $(36,374) $ 62,768 $ 15,966 $118,813 Preferred dividends - Series C .............. 9,394 8,593 18,582 16,996 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders before cumulative effect of accounting change ...................... (45,768) 54,175 (2,616) 101,817 Cumulative effect of accounting change, net . -- -- -- 14,499 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net (loss) income applicable to common stockholders ........................... $(45,768) $ 54,175 $ (2,616) $ 87,318 ======== ======== ======== ======== Weighted-average common shares outstanding .. 61,503 62,788 61,844 62,547 Adjustments for dilutive securities: Assumed conversion of convertible preferred stock (1) .............................. -- 34,845 -- 34,570 -------- -------- -------- -------- Basic common shares ......................... 61,503 97,633 61,844 97,117 Assumed exercise of outstanding stock options (1) ............................ -- 2,208 -- 1,938 -------- -------- -------- -------- Diluted common shares ....................... 61,503 99,841 61,844 99,055 ======== ======== ======== ======== (1) In accordance with SFAS 128, the earnings per share calculations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 exclude the assumed conversion of the convertible preferred stock and the outstanding stock options as they are anti-dilutive. NOTE 3 - ACCOUNTING CHANGES On January 1, 2001, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments. SFAS 133 requires enterprises to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and to measure those instruments at fair market value. As a result of the adoption of SFAS 133, we marked our derivatives to market value and recognized a one-time, non-cash, after-tax charge to earnings of $14.5 million. This one-time charge is reflected as a "Cumulative effect of accounting change" in the consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2001. On January 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS No. 142, "Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets," which establishes accounting and reporting standards for goodwill and other intangible assets. It requires enterprises to test these assets for impairment upon adoption of SFAS 142 as well as on an annual basis, and reduce the carrying amount of these assets if they are found to be impaired. Goodwill and other intangible assets with an indefinite useful life will no longer be amortized. Other intangible assets with an estimable useful life will continue to be amortized over their useful lives. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements. On January 1, 2002, we adopted SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of," which supersedes FASB Statement No. 121, and provides a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of. The adoption of the new standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements. 9 In April 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 145, "Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 62, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections." SFAS 145 will require gains and losses on extinguishments of debt to be classified as income or loss from continuing operations rather than as extraordinary items as previously required under SFAS 4. SFAS 145 also amends SFAS 13 to require certain modifications to capital leases be treated as a sale-leaseback and modifies the accounting for sub-leases when the original lessee remains a secondary obligor or guarantor. Accordingly, most gains or losses from extinguishments of debt for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002 shall not be reported as extraordinary. Upon adoption, any gain or loss on extinguishment of debt previously classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods presented must be reclassified to conform with the provisions of SFAS 145. SFAS 145's amendment and technical correction to SFAS 13 is effective for all transactions occurring after May 15, 2002. We do not expect a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption of SFAS 145. In July 2002, FASB issued SFAS 146, "Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities." The statement addresses financial accounting and reporting for costs associated with exit or disposal activities and nullifies EITF Issue No. 94-3, "Liability Recognition for Certain Employee Termination Benefits and Other Costs to Exit an Activity (including Certain Costs Incurred in a Restructuring)." SFAS 146 requires that a liability for a cost associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when a liability is incurred. Under Issue 94-3, a liability for an exit cost as generally defined in Issue 94-3 was recognized at the date of an entity's commitment to an exit plan. The provisions of this Statement are effective for exit or disposal activities that are initiated after December 31, 2002. We do not expect a material impact on our financial statements upon adoption of SFAS 146. NOTE 4 - ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES The activity in the allowance for loan losses is as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Balance at beginning of period ....... $ 416,914 $ 143,537 $ 410,159 $ 123,123 Allowance transferred to the retained interests valuation allowance .......................... (209,347) 59,998 (273,284) 40,792 Provision for loan losses ............ 152,811 114,682 307,181 202,411 Loans charged off .................... (91,595) (65,013) (180,486) (117,629) Recoveries ........................... 6,496 4,853 11,709 9,360 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net loans charged off ................ (85,099) (60,160) (168,777) (108,269) --------- --------- --------- --------- Balance at end of period ............. $ 275,279 $ 258,057 $ 275,279 $ 258,057 ========= ========= ========= ========= As of June 30, 2002, we had $11.6 million in credit card loans classified as non-accrual, compared to $1.3 million in credit card loans classified as non-accrual as of December 31, 2001. As of June 30, 2001, we had no credit card loans classified as non-accrual. Credit card loans contractually 90 or more days past due and still accruing interest amounted to $60.8 million, $122.3 million and $89.8 million as of June 30, 2002, December 31, 2001 and June 30, 2001, respectively. During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, we transferred $209.3 million and $273.3 million of allowance for loan losses, respectively, to the valuation allowance for retained interests in loans securitized. This transfer is primarily due to the sale of approximately $1.6 billion of receivables from Direct Merchants Bank to the Metris Master Trust ("Master Trust") during the first six months of 2002. During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2001, we transferred $60.0 million and $40.8 million, respectively, of valuation allowance for retained interests in loans 10 securitized to allowance for loan losses. These transfers were primarily due to the maturity of a bank conduit that was accounted for as a sale under SFAS 140. NOTE 5 - RETAINED INTERESTS IN LOANS SECURITIZED Activity in retained interests is as follows: June 30, December 31, 2002 Change 2001 ---- ------ ---- Gross retained interests .................................................... $ 1,466,442 $ 202,787 $ 1,263,655 Valuation allowance ......................................................... (744,205) (206,706) (537,499) ----------- ----------- ----------- Net retained interest ....................................................... $ 722,237 $ (3,919) $ 726,156 =========== =========== =========== June 30, December 31, 2001 Change 2000 ---- ------ ---- Gross retained interests .................................................... $ 1,069,090 $ (954,591) $ 2,023,681 Valuation allowance ......................................................... (568,084) 72,768 (640,852) ----------- ----------- ----------- Net retained interest ....................................................... $ 501,006 $ (881,823) $ 1,382,829 =========== =========== =========== Activity in the valuation allowance on retained interests in loans securitized is as follows: Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Balance at beginning of period ....... $ 551,385 $ 643,261 $ 537,499 $ 640,852 Transfers from the allowance for loan losses ........................ 209,347 (59,998) 273,284 (40,792) Retained interests valuation expense (income) ......... (16,527) (15,179) (66,578) (31,976) --------- --------- --------- --------- Balance at end of period ............. $ 744,205 $ 568,084 $ 744,205 $ 568,084 ========= ========= ========= ========= 11 NOTE 6 - SEGMENTS We operate in two principal areas: consumer lending products and enhancement services. Our consumer lending products are primarily unsecured credit cards, including the Direct Merchants Bank MasterCard(R) and Visa(R). Our credit card accountholders include consumers obtained from third-party lists and other consumers for whom general credit bureau information is available. We market our enhancement services, including (1) debt waiver protection for unemployment, disability, and death; (2) membership programs such as card registration, purchase protection and other club memberships; and (3) third-party insurance, directly to our credit card accountholders and customers of third parties. We currently administer our extended service plans sold through a third-party retailer, and the customer pays the retailer directly. In addition, we develop customized targeted mailing lists from information contained in our databases for use by unaffiliated companies in their own product solicitation efforts that do not directly compete with our efforts. We have presented the segment information reported below on a managed basis. We use this basis to review segment performance and to make operating decisions. In doing so, the income statement and balance sheet are adjusted to reverse the effects of securitizations. Presentation on a managed basis is not in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The adjustments columns in the segment table include adjustments to present the information on an owned basis as reported in the financial statements of this quarterly report. We do not allocate the expenses, assets and liabilities attributable to corporate functions to the operating segments, such as employee compensation, data processing services and communications, third-party servicing expenses, and other expenses including occupancy, depreciation and amortization, professional fees, and other general and administrative expenses. We do not allocate capital expenditures for leasehold improvements, capitalized software and furniture and equipment to operating segments. There were no material operating assets located outside of the United States for the periods presented. Our enhancement services operating segment pays a fee to our consumer lending products segment for successful marketing efforts to the consumer lending products segment's credit card accountholders at a rate similar to those paid to our other third parties. Our enhancement services segment reports interest income and our consumer lending products segment reports interest expense at our weighted-average borrowing rate for the excess cash flow generated by the enhancement services segment that is used by the consumer lending products segment to fund the growth of credit card accountholder balances. 12 Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 ---- Consumer Lending Enhancement Securitization Other Products Services Adjustments(a) Adjustments(b) Consolidated -------- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------ Interest income. $ 509,821 $ 58 $ (372,593) (58) $ 137,228 Interest expense ..... 81,005 -- (53,992) (58) 26,955 ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Net interest income ...... 428,816 58 (318,601) -- 110,273 Other revenue ... 119,317 95,649 (21,560) -- 193,406 Total revenue ... 548,133 95,707 (340,161) -- 303,679 Income before income taxes. 21,145(c) 54,659(c) -- (134,460) (58,656) Total assets ... $10,985,709 $ 142,705 $(8,924,497) $ 1,007,792 (d) $ 3,211,709 Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 ---- Consumer Lending Enhancement Securitization Other Products Services Adjustments(a) Adjustments(b) Consolidated -------- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------ Interest income $ 481,540 $ 3,202 $ (309,333) (3,202) $ 172,207 Interest expense 129,361 -- (81,846) (3,202) 44,313 ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Net interest income ..... 352,179 3,202 (227,487) -- 127,894 Other revenue .. 160,240 82,900 34,309 -- 277,449 Total revenue .. 512,419 86,102 (193,178) -- 405,343 Income before income taxes 173,672(c) 55,058(c) -- (126,999) 101,731 Total assets ... $ 9,777,687 $ 138,076 $(6,762,272) $ 802,841 (d) $ 3,956,332 13 Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 ---- Consumer Lending Enhancement Securitization Other Products Services Adjustments(a) Adjustments(b) Consolidated -------- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------ Interest income $ 1,036,499 $ 2,386 $ (745,739) (2,386) $ 290,760 Interest expense 171,737 -- (110,231) (2,386) 59,120 ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Net interest income ..... 864,762 2,386 (635,508) -- 231,640 Other revenue .. 250,080 190,645 44,902 -- 485,627 Total revenue .. 1,114,842 193,031 (590,606) -- 717,267 Income before income taxes 161,469(c) 119,567(c) -- (254,862) 26,174 Total assets ... $10,985,709 $ 142,705 $(8,924,497) $ 1,007,792(d) $ 3,211,709 Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 ---- Consumer Lending Enhancement Securitization Other Products Services Adjustments(a) Adjustments(b) Consolidated -------- -------- -------------- -------------- ------------ Interest income . $ 948,360 $ 6,822 $ (606,424) (6,822) $ 341,936 Interest expense. 273,291 -- (174,321) (6,822) 92,148 ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Net interest income ...... 675,069 6,822 (432,103) -- 249,788 Other revenue ... 285,611 161,164 58,862 -- 505,637 Total revenue ... 960,680 167,986 (373,241) -- 755,425 Income before income taxes and cumulative effect of accounting change....... 331,251(c) 109,737(c) -- (248,127) 192,861 Total assets .... $ 9,777,687 $ 138,076 $(6,762,272) $ 802,841 (d) $ 3,956,332 (a) This column reflects adjustments to the Company's internal financial statements, which are prepared on a managed basis, to eliminate investors' interests in securitized loans. (b) The other adjustments column includes: intercompany eliminations and amounts not allocated to segments. (c) Income before income taxes (and cumulative effect of accounting change) includes intercompany commissions paid by the enhancement services segment to the consumer lending products segment for successful marketing efforts to consumer lending products credit card accountholders of $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002, $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001, $6.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and $6.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001. (d) Total assets include the assets attributable to corporate functions not allocated to operating segments and the removal of investors interests in securitized loans to present total assets on an owned basis. 14 NOTE 7 - SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY On February 6, 2001, the Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $200 million of our outstanding common stock over a period ending December 31, 2002. The amount of common shares we can repurchase in a calendar year is limited under various debt agreements. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, 2,720,100 common shares had been repurchased under the program for $33.0 million. Subsequent to June 30, 2002, we repurchased an additional 3,026,900 common shares for $10.8 million. In 2002, the Company may repurchase up to an additional $51 million of common shares. The purpose of the Metris Companies Inc. stock repurchase program is to purchase outstanding stock for later reissuance under its stock option and employee benefit plans or potential acquisition opportunities. During the first six months of 2002 and 2001, the Company issued 161,000 and 1,129,000 shares of common stock, respectively, under its employee benefit plans for net cash proceeds of $2.3 million and $20.6 million, respectively. NOTE 8 - SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS We have various indirect subsidiaries which do not guarantee Company debt. We have presented the following condensed consolidating financial statements of the Company, the guarantor subsidiaries and the non-guarantor subsidiaries to comply with SEC reporting requirements. We have not presented separate financial statements of the guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries because management has determined that the subsidiaries' financial statements would not be material to investors. 15 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Balance Sheets June 30, 2002 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Companies Guarantor Non-Guarantor Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated ---- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Assets: Cash and cash equivalents ................ $ 157,238 $ 1,978 $ 739,405 $ -- $ 898,621 Net retained interests in loans securitized ........................... -- -- 722,237 -- 722,237 Credit card loans, net of allowance ...... 2,252 -- 1,029,293 -- 1,031,545 Property and equipment, net .............. -- 71,913 34,497 -- 106,410 Deferred income taxes .................... (7,645) 12,451 28,091 -- 32,897 Purchased portfolio premium .............. 248 -- 78,347 -- 78,595 Other receivables due from credit card securitizations, net................... 5 -- 118,937 -- 118,942 Other assets ............................. 9,741 44,903 174,220 (6,402) 222,462 Investment in subsidiaries ............... 1,924,383 1,784,935 -- (3,709,318) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ ----------- Total assets ............................. $ 2,086,222 $ 1,916,180 $ 2,925,027 $(3,715,720) $ 3,211,709 =========== =========== =========== =========== ============ Liabilities: Deposits ................................. $ (1,000) $ -- $ 1,322,861 $ -- $ 1,321,861 Debt ..................................... 346,371 67 9,619 -- 356,057 Accounts payable ......................... 5,673 17,568 88,638 (3,201) 108,678 Deferred income .......................... 36 23,086 178,065 (3,201) 197,986 Accrued expenses and other liabilities ... 608,896 (48,924) (459,091) -- 100,881 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities ........................ 959,976 (8,203) 1,140,092 (6,402) 2,085,463 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity ............... 1,126,246 1,924,383 1,784,935 (3,709,318) 1,126,246 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity.................. $ 2,086,222 $ 1,916,180 $ 2,925,027 $(3,715,720) $ 3,211,709 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== 16 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Balance Sheets December 31, 2001 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Assets: Cash and cash equivalents ................ $ 17,613 $ 1,505 $ 468,968 $ -- $ 488,086 Net retained interests in loans securitized ........................... -- -- 726,156 -- 726,156 Credit card loans, net of allowance ...... 1,646 -- 2,334,851 -- 2,336,497 Property and equipment, net .............. -- 78,425 36,488 -- 114,913 Deferred income taxes .................... (31,921) 4,937 59,151 -- 32,167 Purchased portfolio premium .............. 248 -- 94,545 -- 94,793 Other receivables due from credit card securitizations, net................... 34 644 179,190 -- 179,868 Other assets ............................. 10,145 50,794 201,525 (6,258) 256,206 Investment in subsidiaries ............... 1,900,528 1,745,701 -- (3,646,229) -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total assets ............................. $ 1,898,293 $ 1,882,006 $ 4,100,874 $(3,652,487) $ 4,228,686 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== Liabilities: Deposits ................................. $ (1,000) $ -- $ 2,059,008 $ -- $ 2,058,008 Debt ..................................... 345,924 171 301,809 -- 647,904 Accounts payable ......................... 3,070 15,461 68,073 (3,129) 83,475 Deferred income .......................... 3,270 30,615 184,275 (3,129) 215,031 Accrued expenses and other liabilities........................... 405,074 (64,769) (257,992) -- 82,313 Total liabilities ........................ 756,338 (18,522) 2,355,173 (6,258) 3,086,731 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total stockholders' equity ............... 1,141,955 1,900,528 1,745,701 (3,646,229) 1,141,955 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and stockholders' equity ................. $ 1,898,293 $ 1,882,006 $ 4,100,874 $(3,652,487) $ 4,228,686 =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== 17 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Statements of Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Interest (Expense) Income ............................... $ (3,017) $ 157 $ 113,133 $ -- $ 110,273 Provision for loan losses ................ (797) -- 153,608 -- 152,811 --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Net Interest (Expense) Income After Provision for Loan Losses....................... (2,220) 157 (40,475) -- (42,538) --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Other Operating Income: Net securitization and credit card servicing income................................ 793 -- 48,875 -- 49,668 Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income.................... (2,381) 5,796 (20,060) 64,734 48,089 Enhancement services revenues.............................. -- 2,663 92,986 -- 95,649 Intercompany allocations ................. 41 72,194 15,126 (87,361) -- --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- (1,547) 80,653 136,927 (22,627) 193,406 --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Other Operating Expense: Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses.................... -- 4,594 51,653 (54) 56,193 Employee compensation .................... (1,505) 45,753 10,117 -- 54,365 Data processing services and communications ................... 13 (23,809) 43,019 1,572 20,795 Enhancement services claims expense............................... -- 444 15,473 -- 15,917 Credit card fraud losses ................. 135 -- 2,818 -- 2,953 Purchased portfolio premium amortization ......................... -- -- 11,938 (4,195) 7,743 Other .................................... (153) 48,261 9,680 (6,230) 51,558 Intercompany allocations ................. 555 23,510 63,296 (87,361) -- --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- (955) 98,753 207,994 (96,268) 209,524 --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Loss Before Income Taxes and Equity in Income of Subsidiaries.......................... (2,812) (17,943) (111,542) 73,641 (58,656) Income taxes ............................. (1,134) (7,003) (42,116) 27,971 (22,282) Equity in income of subsidiaries....................... (34,696) (69,426) -- 104,122 -- --------- --------- ---------- ----------- --------- Net Loss ................................. $ (36,374) $ (80,366) $ (69,426) $ 149,792 $ (36,374) ========= ========= ========== =========== ========= 18 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Statements of Income Three Months Ended June 30, 2001 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Interest (Expense) Income............................... $ (25,386) $ (2,162) $ 155,442 $ -- $ 127,894 Provision for loan losses ............... 1,013 -- 113,669 -- 114,682 --------- --------- --------- ----------- --------- Net Interest Expense After Provision for Loan Losses............ (26,399) (2,162) 41,773 -- 13,212 --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- Other Operating Income: Net securitization and credit card servicing income............................... 2,378 -- 117,334 -- 119,712 Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income................... (1,562) 16,085 60,314 -- 74,837 Enhancement services revenues............................. -- 14,083 68,817 -- 82,900 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 816 30,168 246,465 -- 277,449 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Other Operating Expense: Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses -- 4,364 47,117 -- 51,481 Employee compensation .................. 342 53,815 1,958 -- 56,115 Data processing services and communications ................. 2 (22,399) 44,538 -- 22,141 Enhancement services claims expense............................. -- 323 7,927 -- 8,250 Credit card fraud losses ............... -- -- 2,200 -- 2,200 Purchased portfolio premium amortization........................ -- -- 7,418 -- 7,418 Other .................................. 52 25,825 15,448 -- 41,325 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- 396 61,928 126,606 -- 188,930 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes and Equity in Income of Subsidiaries.............. (25,979) (33,922) 161,632 -- 101,731 Income taxes ........................... (9,881) (13,940) 62,784 -- 38,963 Equity in income of subsidiaries........................ 78,866 98,848 -- (177,714) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Income ............................. $ 62,768 $ 78,866 $ 98,848 $(177,714) $ 62,768 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= 19 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Interest (Expense) Income .............................. $ (8,499) $ (1,016) $ 241,155 $ -- $ 231,640 Provision for loan losses .............. (732) -- 257,913 50,000 307,181 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Interest (Expense) Income After Provision for Loan Losses..................... (7,767) (1,016) (16,758) (50,000) (75,541) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Other Operating Income: Net securitization and credit card servicing income............................... 3,171 -- 170,615 -- 173,786 Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income................... (4,460) 13,719 111,649 288 121,196 Enhancement services revenues............................. -- 18,826 171,819 -- 190,645 Intercompany allocations ................ 71 125,267 24,787 (150,125) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (1,218) 157,812 478,870 (149,837) 485,627 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Other Operating Expense: Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses.................... -- 7,823 88,976 (54) 96,745 Employee compensation .................... (1,101) 94,921 17,093 -- 110,913 Data processing services and communications ................... 36 (43,371) 88,230 (1,794) 43,101 Enhancement services claims expense............................... -- (69) 27,193 -- 27,124 Credit card fraud losses ................. 127 -- 5,054 -- 5,181 Purchased portfolio premium amortization ......................... -- -- 22,382 (6,184) 16,198 Other .................................... (110) 74,609 18,341 (8,190) 84,650 Intercompany allocations ................. 46 41,588 108,491 (150,125) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (1,002) 175,501 375,760 (166,347) 383,912 --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes and Equity in Income of Subsidiaries................ (7,983) (18,705) 86,352 (33,490) 26,174 Income taxes ............................. (3,114) (7,295) 33,677 (13,060) 10,208 Equity in income of subsidiaries.......................... 20,835 52,675 -- (73,510) -- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Net Income ............................... $ 15,966 $ 41,265 $ 52,675 $ (93,940) $ 15,966 ========= ========= ========= ========= ========= 20 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Consolidating Statements of Income Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Net Interest (Expense) Income................................ $ (60,937) $ (3,592) $ 314,317 $ -- $ 249,788 Provision for loan losses ................ 1,217 -- 201,194 -- 202,411 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- Net Interest (Expense) Income After Provision for Loan Losses............. (62,154) (3,592) 113,123 -- 47,377 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- Other Operating Income: Net securitization and credit card servicing income................................. 4,756 -- 202,048 -- 206,804 Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income..................... (2,851) 9,297 131,223 -- 137,669 Enhancement services revenues............................... -- 31,201 129,963 -- 161,164 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- 1,905 40,498 463,234 -- 505,637 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- Other Operating Expense: Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses..................... -- 10,484 81,762 -- 92,246 Employee compensation ..................... 342 97,226 13,283 -- 110,851 Data processing services and communications .................... 2 (52,932) 97,450 -- 44,520 Enhancement services claims expense................................ -- 490 14,439 -- 14,929 Credit card fraud losses .................. -- -- 4,851 -- 4,851 Purchased portfolio premium amortization ............................. -- -- 15,246 -- 15,246 Other ..................................... 90 44,287 33,133 -- 77,510 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- 434 99,555 260,164 -- 360,153 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- --------- (Loss) Income Before Income Taxes, Equity in Income of Subsidiaries and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change...................... (60,683) (62,649) 316,193 -- 192,861 Income taxes .............................. (23,242) (25,910) 123,200 -- 74,048 Equity in income of subsidiaries........................... 141,755 178,494 -- (320,249) -- --------- --------- ----------- ---------- -------- Income Before Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change................................. 104,314 141,755 192,993 (320,249) 118,813 Cumulative effect of accounting change, net ................ -- -- 14,499 -- 14,499 --------- --------- ----------- ---------- -------- Net Income ................................ $ 104,314 $ 141,755 $ 178,494 $ (320,249) $104,314 ========= ========= =========== ========== ======== 21 METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities ......... $ 195,384 $ 62,602 $ 242,339 $ (93,940) $ 406,385 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Investing Activities: Net proceeds from sales and repayments of securitized loans .............................. -- -- 70,497 -- 70,497 Net loans originated or collected ................. 235 -- 997,536 -- 997,771 (Additions to) dispositions of property and equipment.................................. -- (5,381) 1,843 -- (3,538) Investment in subsidiaries ........................ (23,855) (39,234) -- 63,089 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities..................................... (23,620) (44,615) 1,069,876 63,089 1,064,730 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Financing Activities: Net increase (decrease) in debt ................... 447 (104) (292,190) -- (291,847) Net decrease in deposits .......................... -- -- (736,147) -- (736,147) Cash dividends paid ............................... (1,892) -- -- -- (1,892) Issuance of common stock .......................... 2,257 -- -- -- 2,257 Repurchase of common stock ........................ (32,951) -- -- -- (32,951) Capital contributions ............................. -- (17,410) (13,441) 30,851 -- ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Net cash used in financing activities ............. (32,139) (17,514) (1,041,778) 30,851 (1,060,580) ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Net increase in cash and cash equivalents ......... 139,625 473 270,437 -- 410,535 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period ......................................... 17,613 1,505 468,968 -- 488,086 ----------- ----------- ----------- ----------- -------------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period.......................................... $ 157,238 $ 1,978 $ 739,405 $ -- $ 898,621 =========== =========== =========== =========== ============== METRIS COMPANIES INC. Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 (Dollars in thousands) Unaudited Metris Guarantor Non-Guarantor Companies Inc. Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Eliminations Consolidated -------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ Operating Activities: Net cash provided by operating activities ......... $ 151,145 $ 183,268 $ 364,650 $ (332,400) $ 366,663 ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Investing Activities: Net proceeds from sales and repayments of securitized loans .............................. 545 -- 913,254 -- 913,799 Net loans originated or collected ................. (57,761) -- (1,143,165) -- (1,200,926) (Additions to) dispositions of property and equipment.......................... -- (14,636) 10,645 -- (3,991) Investment in subsidiaries ........................ (176,900) (213,497) -- 390,397 -- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Net cash used in investing activities ............. (234,116) (228,133) (219,266) 390,397 (291,118) ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Financing Activities: Net increase (decrease) in debt ................... 446 (3) (172) -- 271 Net increase in deposits .......................... -- -- 68,746 -- 68,746 Cash dividends paid ............................... (1,847) -- -- -- (1,847) Issuance of common stock .......................... 21,228 -- -- -- 21,228 Capital contributions ............................. -- 35,145 22,852 (57,997) -- ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Net cash provided by financing activities ......... 19,827 35,142 91,426 (57,997) 88,398 ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.................................... (63,144) (9,723) 236,810 -- 163,943 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period......................................... 64,869 10,658 445,913 -- 521,440 ------------ ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of period......................................... $ 1,725 $ 935 $ 682,723 $ -- $ 685,383 ============ =========== =========== =========== ============= 22 ITEM 2. METRIS COMPANIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS The following discussion and analysis provides information management believes to be relevant to understanding the financial condition and results of operations of Metris Companies Inc. ("MCI") and its subsidiaries, including Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A. ("Direct Merchants Bank"), which may be referred to as "we," "us," "our" and the "Company." You should read this discussion along with the following documents for a full understanding of our financial condition and results of operations: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001; and our Proxy Statement for the 2002 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In addition, you should read this discussion along with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A for the period ended June 30, 2002, of which this commentary is a part, and the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto. Results of Operations Net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $36.4 million, compared to net income of $62.8 million for the second quarter of 2001. Diluted loss per share for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $0.74 compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.69 for the second quarter of 2001. The decrease in net income is primarily due to a decrease in net securitization and credit card servicing income, increased marketing expenses, increased enhancement services claims expense and a one-time charge of $10 million associated with a write-down of portfolios of charged-off loans purchased in 2001 and 2000. The decrease in the net securitization revenue relates to the estimated required valuation allowance for the retained interests in loans securitized as of June 30, 2002. Increased net charge-offs, increased delinquency rates and the current economic environment were some of the factors considered by management in determining the necessary balance in the valuation allowance for the retained interests. Enhancement services revenue increased 15% to $95.6 million for the second quarter of 2002 compared to the same period in 2001. This increase was primarily due to development of new third-party relationships and the creation of new products. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $16.0 million, down from $104.3 million for the first six months of 2001. Net income reported for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 includes $14.5 million of a cumulative effect of accounting change described below. Without this item, reported earnings would have been $118.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001. Diluted loss per share for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was $0.04 compared to diluted earnings per share of $1.05 for the same period in 2001. Without the impact of the cumulative effect of accounting change, diluted earnings per share would have been $1.20 for the six months ended June 30, 2001. The $102.8 million decrease in net income before cumulative effect of accounting change primarily relates to a $33.0 million reduction in net securitization and credit card servicing income, a $104.8 million increase in provision for loan losses and a $23.8 million increase in operating expenses. This was partially offset by enhancement services revenue increasing 18% to $190.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same period in 2001. On January 1, 2001, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities," which establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments. SFAS 133 requires enterprises to recognize all derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the statement of financial position and to measure those instruments at fair value. Prior to SFAS 133, we amortized the costs of interest rate contracts on a straight-line 23 basis over the expected life of the contract. The adoption of SFAS 133 resulted in a one-time, non-cash, after-tax charge to earnings of $14.5 million reflected as a "Cumulative effect of accounting change" in the consolidated statements of income for the six months ended June 30, 2001. Critical Accounting Policies The Company's most significant accounting policies are our determination of the allowance for loan losses, valuation of retained interests and accounting for deferred origination costs. Allowance for loan losses We maintain an allowance for loan losses sufficient to cover anticipated probable loan losses inherent in the credit card loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is based on management's consideration of all relevant factors including management's assessment of applicable economic and seasonal trends. In addition, we have incorporated updated regulatory guidance regarding analysis and documentation for the allowance for loan losses. We segment the loan portfolio into several individual static pools with similar credit risk and time since solicitation (vintage pools), and estimate (based on historical experience and existing environmental conditions) the dollar amount of principal, accrued finance charges and fees in each 30-day delinquency bucket that will not be collected and, therefore, "roll" into the next 30-day bucket, and ultimately charge-off. We then aggregate these pools into prime and sub-prime portfolios based on the prescribed FICO score cuts and into several other groups such as credit counseling and payment alternative receivables. We also isolate individual pools subsequent to solicitation when the credit risk associated with the pools include higher risk segments, such as our partially secured card program, accounts that are over their credit limit by more than 10%, accounts receiving benefits under our debt waiver program and other programs as deemed necessary. We separately analyze the reserve requirement on each of these groups or portfolios. We continually evaluate the homogenous static risk pools using a roll rate model which uses historical delinquency levels and pay-down levels (12 months of historical data, with significant influence given to last six month's performance to capture current economic and seasonal trends), loan seasoning and other measures of asset quality to estimate charge-offs for both credit loss and bankruptcy losses. Additionally, in evaluating the adequacy of the loan loss reserves, we consider several subjective factors which may be overlaid into the credit risk roll-rate model in determining the necessary loan loss reserve, including: o national and economic trends and business conditions, including the condition of various market segments; o changes in lending policies and procedures, including those for underwriting, collection, charge-off and recovery, as well as in the experience, ability and depth of lending management and staff; o trends in volume and the product pricing of accounts, including any concentrations of credit; and o impacts from external factors, such as changes in competition, and legal and regulatory requirements, on the level of estimated credit losses in the current portfolio. Significant changes in these factors could impact our financial projections and thereby affect the adequacy of our allowance for loan losses. 24 The loan loss allowance methodology and calculation was revised in the first quarter of 2002. The significant changes reflected in this revised methodology are as follows: o reserving for twelve months (versus six months) of estimated losses on the static pool of our core prime receivables; and o establishing a judgmental reserve for accounts over their credit limit, accounts under specific payment programs and accounts receiving benefits under our debt waiver program (versus including these items in our roll rate methodology). Retained interest The Company determines the fair value of the net retained interests by calculating the present value of future expected cash flows using management's best estimate of key assumptions including credit losses, weighted-average spreads, payment rates and a discount rate commensurate with the risks involved. For purposes of determining the value of the retained interests, we have included only cash flows associated with the excess spread and principal receivables included in the retained interests as of the balance sheet date. We have not included certain expected finance charge receivable cash flows in our calculation. The significant assumptions used for estimating the fair value of the retained interest in loans securitized are as follows: June 30, December 31, 2002 2001 ---- ---- Annual discount rate (1)................................ 15% 15% Monthly payment rate ................................... 6% 7% Weighted-average spread (2) ............................ 21% 20% Annual principal, finance charge and fees default rate.. 20% 18% (1) If we had included all expected finance charge receivable cash flows, our effective discount rate would have ranged from 35% to 45%. (2) Includes finance charges, late fees and overlimit fees, less weighted-average cost of funds and 2% servicing fee. Deferred acquisition costs We defer direct credit card origination costs associated with successful credit card solicitations that we incur in transactions with independent third parties, and certain other costs that we incur in connection with loan underwriting and the preparation and processing of loan documents. We also defer qualifying acquisition costs associated with our enhancement services products. These costs, which relate directly to membership solicitations (direct response advertising costs), principally include postage, printing, mailings and telemarketing costs. The total amount of deferred costs as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 were $91.8 million and $89.5 million, respectively. The most significant assumption we used in determining the realizability of these deferred costs is future revenues from our credit cards and enhancement services products. A significant reduction in revenues could have a material impact on the values of these balances. 25 Deferred revenue on Enhancement Services products Direct Merchants Bank offers various debt waiver products to its credit card accountholders. Revenue for such products is recognized in the month following completion of the cancellation period, and reserves are provided for pending claims based on Direct Merchants Bank's historical experience with settlement of such claims. Unearned revenues and reserves for pending claims are recorded as "Deferred income" and "Accrued expenses and other liabilities," respectively. We record fees on membership programs as deferred income upon acceptance of membership and amortize them on a straight-line basis over the membership period beginning after the contractual cancellation period is complete. We defer and recognize extended service plan revenues and the incremental direct acquisition costs on a straight-line basis over the life of the related extended service plan contracts beginning after the expiration of any manufacturers' warranty coverage. 26 Net interest income consists primarily of interest earned on our credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized, less interest expense on borrowings to fund loans. Table 1 provides an analysis of interest income and expense, net interest spread, net interest margin and average balance sheet data for the three- and six month periods ended June 30, 2002 and 2001. Table 1: Analysis of Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields and Rates (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- Assets: Interest-earning assets: Federal funds sold ........... $ 28,222 $ 110 1.6% $ 31,013 $ 329 4.3% Short-term investments ....... 477,642 2,359 2.0% 256,878 3,176 5.0% Credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized ................. 3,303,923 134,759 16.4% 3,477,274 168,702 19.5% ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ----------- ---- Total interest-earning assets $ 3,809,787 $ 137,228 14.4% $ 3,765,165 $ 172,207 18.3% Other assets ................. 658,441 -- -- 831,526 -- -- Allowances for loan losses and retained interests valuation allowance ......... (997,311) -- -- (808,087) -- -- ----------- ----------- Total assets ................. $ 3,470,917 -- -- $ 3,788,604 -- -- =========== =========== Liabilities and Equity: Interest-bearing liabilities: Deposits ..................... $ 1,518,104 $ 18,335 4.8% $ 2,061,761 $ 32,936 6.4% Debt ......................... 356,693 8,620 9.7% 360,910 11,377 12.6% ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ----------- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities ............... $ 1,874,797 $ 26,955 5.8% $ 2,422,671 $ 44,313 7.3% Other liabilities ............ 437,118 -- -- 394,004 -- -- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities ............ 2,311,915 -- -- 2,816,675 -- -- Stockholders' equity ......... 1,159,002 -- -- 971,929 -- -- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and equity.. $ 3,470,917 -- -- $ 3,788,604 -- -- =========== =========== Net interest income and interest margin (1) ....... -- $ 110,273 11.6% -- $ 127,894 13.6% Net interest rate spread (2).. -- -- 8.6% -- -- 11.0% Return on average assets ..... -- -- (4.2%) -- -- 6.6% Return on average total equity .................... -- -- (12.6%) -- -- 25.9% (1) We compute net interest margin by dividing annualized net interest income by average total interest-earning assets. (2) The net interest rate spread is the annualized yield on average interest-earning assets minus the annualized funding rate on average interest-bearing liabilities. Net increase income decreased from $127.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2001 to $110.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2002. The decrease primarily relates to a decrease in the yield on credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized from 19.5% to 16.4% partially offset by a rate decrease on interest-bearing liabilities from 7.3% for the three months ended June 30, 2001 to 5.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2002. 27 Table 1: Analysis of Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields and Rates (cont'd) (Dollars in thousands) Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- Assets: Interest-earning assets: Federal funds sold ........... $ 28,326 $ 224 1.6% $ 97,425 $ 2,640 5.5% Short-term investments ....... 375,204 3,563 1.9% 268,564 7,072 5.3% Credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized ................. 3,594,325 286,973 16.1% 3,410,745 332,224 19.6% ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ----------- ---- Total interest-earning assets $ 3,997,855 $ 290,760 14.7% $ 3,776,734 $ 341,936 18.3% Other assets ................. 708,540 -- -- 818,830 -- -- Allowances for loan losses and retained interests valuation allowance ......... (992,463) -- -- (794,649) -- -- ----------- ----------- Total assets ................. $ 3,713,932 -- -- $ 3,800,915 -- -- =========== =========== Liabilities and Equity: Interest-bearing liabilities: Deposits ..................... $ 1,722,869 $ 41,988 4.9% $ 2,095,898 $ 69,559 6.7% Debt ......................... 403,824 17,132 8.6% 360,954 22,589 12.6% ----------- ----------- ---- ----------- ----------- ---- Total interest-bearing liabilities ............... $ 2,126,693 $ 59,120 5.6% $ 2,456,852 $ 92,148 7.6% Other liabilities ............ 430,540 -- -- 403,547 -- -- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities ............ 2,557,233 -- -- 2,860,399 -- -- Stockholders' equity ......... 1,156,699 -- -- 940,516 -- -- ----------- ----------- Total liabilities and equity.. $ 3,713,932 -- -- $ 3,800,915 -- -- =========== =========== Net interest income and interest margin (1) ....... -- $ 231,640 11.7% -- $ 249,788 13.3% Net interest rate spread (2).. -- -- 9.1% -- -- 10.7% Return on average assets (3) . -- -- 0.9% -- -- 6.3% Return on average total equity (3) ................ -- -- 2.8% -- -- 25.5% (1) We compute net interest margin by dividing annualized net interest income by average total interest-earning assets. (2) The net interest rate spread is the annualized yield on average interest-earning assets minus the annualized funding rate on average interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Amounts for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 are shown before the cumulative effect of accounting change. Net increase income decreased from $249.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2001 to $231.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The decrease primarily relates to a decrease in the yield on credit card loans and retained interests in loans securitized from 19.6% to 16.1% partially offset by a rate decrease on interest-bearing liabilities from 7.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2001 to 5.6% for the six months ended June 30, 2002. 28 Other Operating Income Other operating income contributes substantially to our results of operations, representing 64% and 68% of revenues for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, and 68% and 67% for the same periods in 2001, respectively. Other operating income decreased $84.0 million and $20.0 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same periods in 2001. The decrease for the three-month period was primarily due to the decrease in net securitization and credit card servicing income. For the three-month period ended June 30, 2002, net securitization and credit card servicing income decreased $70.0 million primarily due to a decrease in excess spread on securitized receivables caused by an increased default rate. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, versus the six months ended June 30, 2001, net securitization and credit card servicing income decreased $33.0 million caused by a decreased excess spread on securitized receivables partially offset by a decrease in the retained interests valuation expense needed to record the retained interests at fair value. Credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income decreased $26.7 million and $16.5 million for the three- and six- month periods ended June 30, 2002 compared to the same periods in 2001. The decrease in credit card fees, interchange and other credit card income is due to lower sales volume, lower late fees and lower overlimit fee income. The decrease in late fees reflects lower delinquencies, while the decrease in overlimit fees reflects tightened criteria in authorizing customers to exceed credit line limits. Enhancement services revenues increased by $12.7 million and $29.5 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002. These increases reflect higher credit protection revenue due to increased receivables and higher sales of our debt waiver products, as well as the increase in membership program revenues resulting from additional product offers to third-party cardholders. Other Operating Expense Total other operating expenses for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 increased $20.6 million and $23.8 million over the comparable periods in 2001, largely due to costs associated with the growth of our business activities. Credit card account and other product solicitation and marketing expenses increased $4.7 million and $4.5 million over the comparable periods in 2001, largely due to increased costs associated with our credit card marketing activity which resulted in over 400,000 new credit card accounts and 1.5 million new enhancement services relationships during the first six months of 2002. The increase in enhancement services claims expenses primarily reflects higher claims paid on death benefits as well as an increase in our estimate of unreported claims as of the balance sheet date. Other expenses increased $10.2 million and $7.1 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 due to the one-time charge of $10 million associated with a write-down of portfolios of charged-off loans purchased in 2001 and 2000. 29 Asset Quality Our delinquency and net loan charge-off rates at any point in time reflect, among other factors, the credit risk of loans, the average age of our various credit card account portfolios, the success of our collection and recovery efforts, and general economic conditions. The average age of our credit card account portfolio affects the stability of delinquency and loss rates. In order to minimize losses, we continue to focus our resources on refining our credit underwriting standards for new accounts, and on collections and post charge-off recovery efforts. At June 30, 2002, 63% of our outstanding receivables balance were from credit card accounts that have been with us in excess of two years, and 38% of outstanding receivables were with us in excess of four years. We use credit line analyses, account management and customer transaction authorization procedures to minimize loan losses. Our risk models determine initial credit lines at the time of solicitation. We manage credit lines on an ongoing basis and adjust them based on customer usage and payment patterns. To maximize profitability, we continually monitor customer accounts and initiate appropriate collection activities when an account is delinquent or overlimit. Delinquencies Delinquencies not only have the potential to affect earnings in the form of net loan losses, but they are also costly in terms of the personnel and other resources dedicated to their resolution. It is our policy to continue to accrue interest and fee income on all credit card accounts until we charge off the credit card account, except in limited circumstances. FFIEC (Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council) guidelines with respect to credit card issuers permit the re-aging of past due accounts to current status only after receiving the equivalent of three minimum payments or one lump sum equivalent. Furthermore, accounts can only be re-aged to current once every twelve months and twice every 5 years. Table 2 presents the delinquency trends of our credit card loan portfolio. Table 2: Loan Delinquency (Dollars in thousands) June 30, % of December 31, % of June 30, % of 2002 Total 2001 Total 2001 Total ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- Loans outstanding.... $1,306,824 100% $2,746,656 100% $2,312,652 100% Loans contractually delinquent: 30 to 59 days.... 41,382 3.2% 87,603 3.2% 60,315 2.6% 60 to 89 days.... 35,161 2.7% 66,647 2.4% 47,167 2.0% 90 or more days.. 72,360 5.5% 123,528 4.5% 89,764 3.9% ---------- ----- ---------- ----- ---------- ----- Total ....... $ 148,903 11.4% $ 277,778 10.1% $ 197,246 8.5% ========== ===== ========== ===== ========== ===== The 290-basis-point increase in the delinquency rates over June 30, 2001 primarily reflects various factors, including a deterioration in the economy, seasoning in the loan portfolio and the impact of our 2001 credit line increase program. The credit line increase program added pressure to some of our customers due to increased average outstanding balances, which require higher monthly payments. This, along with a deteriorating economy, has put pressure on our collections efforts, resulting in higher delinquencies. 30 Net Charge-Offs Net charge-offs are the principal amount of losses from credit card accountholders unwilling or unable to make minimum payments, bankrupt credit card accountholders and deceased credit card accountholders, less current period recoveries. Net charge-offs exclude accrued finance charges and fees, which are charged against the related income at the time of charge-off. The following table presents our net principal charge-offs for the periods indicated as reported in the consolidated financial statements. Table 3: Net Charge-offs (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, -------- -------- 2002 2001 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- ---- Average credit card loans .......... $1,478,108 $1,548,810 $1,763,765 $1,424,470 Net charge-offs .................... 85,099 60,160 168,777 108,269 Net charge-off ratio ............... 23.1% 15.6% 19.3% 15.3% ========== ========== ========== ========== The increase in charge off ratios for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 primarily reflects a decrease in loan growth, deterioration in the economy and the 2001 credit line increase program. Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses We make provisions for loan losses in amounts necessary to maintain the allowance at a level estimated to be sufficient to absorb probable future loan losses, net of recoveries, inherent in the loan portfolio. The economy has slowed down significantly over the last year, exacerbated by the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Also, our 2001 credit line increase program added pressure to some of our customers due to increased average outstanding balances which require higher monthly payments. This, along with a deteriorating economy, has made our collection efforts more difficult, resulting in higher delinquencies. This changing environment has caused our delinquencies and losses to increase from prior years' levels. Some of the actions we are taking to mitigate this slowdown include expanding our collections strategies to aggressively address any potential delinquency increases and using our recovery staff to work on precharge-off receivables. We also leverage debt forbearance programs and credit counseling services for qualifying credit card accountholders that are experiencing payment difficulties. These programs include reduced interest rates, reduced or suspended fees and other incentives to induce the customer to continue making payments. The amount of customer receivables in debt forbearance programs was $71.8 million or 5% of credit card loans as of June 30, 2002, compared with $129.9 million or 5% of credit card loans as of December 31, 2001. All delinquent receivables in debt forbearance programs are included in Table 2. The provision for loan losses was $152.8 million and $307.2 million for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, compared to $114.7 million and $202.4 million for the same periods in 2001. The ratio of allowance for loan losses to period-end loans was 21.1% at June 30, 2002, compared to 14.9% at December 31, 2001. The allowance for loan losses as a percentage of 30-day plus receivables was 184.9% at June 30, 2002 and 147.7% at December 31, 2001. 31 Retained Interest Valuation We record a valuation allowance to reduce the contractual value of the retained interests in loans securitized to fair value. The following summarizes our net retained interests as of June 30, 2002, December 31, 2001, June 30, 2001 and December 31, 2000. June 30, December 31, 2002 Change 2001 ---- ------ ---- Gross retained interests.......................... $ 1,466,442 $ 202,787 $ 1,263,655 Valuation allowance............................... (744,205) (206,706) (537,499) ---------------- -------------- ------------------ Net retained interests............................ $ 722,237 $ (3,919) $ 726,156 ================ =============== ================== June 30, December 31, 2001 Change 2000 ---- ------ ---- Gross retained interests.......................... $ 1,069,090 $ (954,591) $ 2,023,681 Valuation allowance............................... (568,084) 72,768 (640,852) ---------------- ---------------- ------------------ Net retained interest............................. $ 501,006 $ (881,823) $ 1,382,829 ================ ================ ================== Gross retained interests in loans securitized increased $202.8 million to $1.5 billion as of June 30, 2002, compared to $1.3 billion as of December 31, 2001. The increase is due to the sale of approximately $1.6 billion of receivables from Direct Merchants Bank to the Master Trust during the six months ended June 30, 2002. The $954.6 million decrease in gross retained interests during the six months ended June 30, 2001 was primarily due to the maturity of a securitization that was accounted for as a sale under SFAS 140. As a result, approximately $855 million of receivables that were classified as retained interests in loans securitized as of December 31, 2000 were classified as credit card loans as of June 30, 2001. During the six months ended June 30, 2002 the valuation allowance increased by $206.7 million primarily due to the higher gross retained interests and narrowing excess spreads in the Master Trust due to increasing default rates. The projected default rate increased from 18% as of December 31, 2001 to 20% as of June 30, 2002. The increase in the projected default rate is due to increased delinquencies in the Master Trust and the overall deterioration in the economy. The increase in the projected default rate caused an increase in the valuation allowance of approximately $140 million. The weighted average spread less default rate was 1% as of June 30, 2002, compared to 2% as of December 31, 2001. The $72.8 million decrease in the valuation adjustment during the six months ended June 30, 2001 primarily reflects lower gross retained interests. Balance Sheet Analysis Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents were $898.6 million as of June 30, 2002, compared to $488.1 million as of December 31, 2001. The $410.5 million increase is due to the Company's decision to maintain a high level of liquidity in the current environment. Credit Card Loans Credit card loans were $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2002, compared to $2.7 billion as of December 31, 2001. The $1.4 billion decrease is primarily a result of the transfer of $1.6 billion of receivables from Direct Merchants Bank to the Master Trust. 32 Deferred Tax Asset Total deferred tax asset increased to $32.9 million as of June 30, 2002 from $32.2 million as of December 31, 2001. The increase is the result of various timing differences between accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and tax accounting. Deposits Deposits decreased $736.1 million to $1.3 billion as of June 30, 2002, compared to $2.1 billion as of December 31, 2001. The decrease relates to a shift in funding from deposits to off-balance sheet asset-backed securitizations. Debt Debt decreased to $356.1 million as of June 30, 2002 from $647.9 million as of December 31, 2001 due to the paydown of a warehouse financing arrangement entered into by Direct Merchants Bank in June 2001 that was accounted for as a collateralized financing. Deferred Income Deferred income decreased $17.0 million to $198.0 million as of June 30, 2002 compared to $215.0 million as of December 31, 2001. The decrease primarily relates to our shift from annual-billed to monthly-billed products. Stockholders' Equity Stockholders' equity was $1.1 billion as of June 30, 2002, a decrease of $15.7 million from December 31, 2001. The decrease results from $33.0 million of stock repurchases under our stock repurchase program in 2002 partially offset by current year earnings. 33 Liquidity, Funding and Capital Resources One of our primary financial goals is to maintain an adequate level of liquidity through active management of assets and liabilities. Liquidity management is a dynamic process, affected by changes in short- and long-term interest rates. We use a variety of financing sources to manage liquidity, refunding, and interest rate risks. Table 4 summarizes our funding and liquidity as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001: Table 4: Liquidity, Funding and Capital Resources (Dollars in thousands) June 30, 2002 December 31, 2001 ------------- ----------------- Unused Unused On-balance sheet funding Outstanding Capacity Outstanding Capacity ------------------------ ----------- -------- ----------- -------- Bank conduit 2002..................... $ -- $ 100,000 $ 292,000 $ 108,000 Revolving credit line 2003............ -- 170,000 -- 170,000 Term loan 2003........................ 100,000 N/A 100,000 N/A Senior notes 10% 2004................. 100,000 N/A 100,000 N/A Senior notes 10.125% 2006............. 146,370 N/A 145,924 N/A Other................................. 9,687 N/A 9,980 N/A Deposits.............................. 1,321,861 N/A 2,058,008 N/A Equity................................ 1,126,246 N/A 1,141,955 N/A ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Subtotal......................... $ 2,804,164 $ 270,000 $ 3,847,867 $ 278,000 Off-balance sheet funding ------------------------- Metris Master Trust................... $ 8,904,497 $ 1,460,003 $ 7,880,342 $ 328,908 Metris facility....................... 20,000 55,000 15,500 59,500 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Subtotal......................... $ 8,924,497 $ 1,515,003 $ 7,895,842 $ 388,408 ----------------- ---------------- ----------------- ---------------- Total............................ $ 11,728,661 $ 1,785,003 $ 11,743,709 $ 666,408 ================= ================ ================= ================ Under our revolving line of credit agreement, we need to maintain, among other items, minimum equity plus reserves to managed assets of 10%, minimum three-month average excess spread (by asset-backed securitization deal) of 1%, minimum equity of $684 million and a ratio of equity plus reserves to managed 90-day plus delinquencies of 2.25. As of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under our credit agreements. The Master Trust and the associated securitized debt provide for early amortization if certain events occur. These events are described in the applicable prospectus of each securitization transaction. The most significant events would be three consecutive months of less than zero percent excess spread or negative transferor's interest within the Master Trust. In addition, there are various triggers within our securitization agreements that, if met, would restrict the release of cash to us from the Master Trust. This restricted cash would provide additional security to the investors of the Master Trust. The triggers are related to the performance of the Master Trust, specifically the amount of net excess spread over a one- to three-month period. As of June 30, 2002, we have not met any triggers in our securitization agreements and, therefore, no cash has been restricted. Our equity as a percent of managed assets was 9.3% as of June 30, 2002 versus 9.4% as of December 31, 2001. We have historically retained cash flow generated from earnings (versus declaring larger dividends) to provide additional equity and liquidity to fund future receivables growth. In addition, stock incentive plans provide us with a source of equity and liquidity. 34 Capital Adequacy In the normal course of business, Direct Merchants Bank enters into agreements, or is subject to regulatory requirements, that result in cash, debt and dividend or other capital restrictions. The Federal Reserve Act imposes various legal limitations on the extent to which banks can finance or otherwise supply funds to their affiliates. In particular, Direct Merchants Bank is subject to certain restrictions on any extensions of credit to or other covered transactions, such as certain purchases of assets, with MCI and its affiliates. Such restrictions limit Direct Merchants Bank's ability to lend to MCI and its affiliates. Additionally, Direct Merchants Bank is limited in its ability to declare dividends to MCI in accordance with the national bank dividend provisions. Direct Merchants Bank is subject to certain capital adequacy guidelines adopted by the OCC. At June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, Direct Merchants Bank's Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio, risk-based total capital ratio and Tier 1 leverage ratio exceeded the minimum required capital levels, and Direct Merchants Bank was considered a "well-capitalized" depository institution under regulations of the OCC, as illustrated in the following table. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, Direct Merchants Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of assets, liabilities and certain off-balance-sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. Direct Merchants Bank's capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings and other factors. Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require Direct Merchants Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios (set forth in the following table) of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined), and of Tier 1 leverage capital (as defined) to average assets (as defined). Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possibly additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material adverse effect on our financial statements. Additional information about Direct Merchants Bank's actual capital amounts and ratios are presented in the following table: For Capital Adequacy To Be Well Actual Purposes Capitalized ------ -------- ----------- As of June 30, 2002 Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- Total Capital.................. $ 380,364 27.6% $ 110,901 8.0% $137,605 10.0% (to risk-weighted assets) Tier 1 Capital................. 359,981 26.2% 55,042 4.0% 82,563 6.0% (to risk-weighted assets) Tier 1 Capital................. 359,981 16.7% 86,479 4.0% 108,099 5.0% (to average assets) 35 For Capital Adequacy To Be Well Actual Purposes Capitalized ------ -------- ----------- As of December 30, 2002 Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio ------ ----- ------ ----- ------ ----- Total Capital $ 346,907 13.0% $ 213,733 8.0% $ 267,166 10.0% (to risk-weighted assets) Tier 1 Capital 308,186 11.5% 106,867 4.0% 160,300 6.0% (to risk-weighted assets) Tier 1 Capital 308,186 11.2% 110,573 4.0% 138,216 5.0% (to average assets) FFIEC guidelines indicate that an institution with a concentration in subprime lending should hold one and one-half to three times the normal minimum capital required. The OCC has regulatory authority to evaluate the safety and soundness of Direct Merchants Bank under these more stringent guidelines. The OCC has required Direct Merchants Bank, under the more stringent guidelines, to maintain two times the normal minimum capital on those credit card loans that qualify as subprime loans (FICO score of 660 and below) and maintain a minimum capital ratio of 10%. Under these more stringent guidelines, Direct Merchants Bank's total capital ratio as of June 30, 2002 was 18.0%. Regulatory Matters On April 16, 2002, Direct Merchants Bank entered into an agreement with the OCC to strengthen the safety and soundness of Direct Merchants Bank's operations. The agreement formalizes recommendations made and requirements imposed by the OCC following an examination of Direct Merchants Bank that covered the 15-month period ended December 31, 2001. On April 17, 2002, MCI filed the agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to and incorporated it by reference in a current report on Form 8-K. We filed an amendment to that current report on Form 8-K on October 22, 2002. Direct Merchants Bank intends to comply with all of the terms of the agreement in a timely manner. Furthermore, we believe that as of the filing date of this amended Quarterly Report, Direct Merchants Bank has complied with all of the terms of the agreement, including with respect to the updating, development, adoption and delivery in a timely matter of its Strategic Plan, Capital Plan, Contingency Funding Plan and various other written action plans. Direct Merchants Bank has implemented the plans for which the OCC has posed no objection and is revising or planning to implement all others, pending and in response to comments from the OCC. If the OCC were to conclude that Direct Merchants Bank failed to implement in a timely manner any provision of the agreement or that Direct Merchants Bank otherwise violated the agreement, the OCC could pursue various enforcement options. Under applicable provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the OCC may, among other things, pursue an order to cease and desist from any further violations or take affirmative actions to correct conditions resulting from violations or practices, place limitations on the activities of a bank that in its opinion violated a written agreement, remove from office members of management or the board of directors of a bank or prohibit further participation by those persons in the bank's affairs, and assess civil money penalties. If any of these events were to actually occur, we could not assure you that the event would not have a material adverse affect on Direct Merchants Bank's operations or capital position. 36 Forward-Looking Statements This quarterly report contains some forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements give our current expectations of future events. You will recognize these statements because they do not strictly relate to historical or current facts. Such statements may use words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "think," "believe" and other words or terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future performance of the Company. For example, these include statements relating to future actions, future performance of current or anticipated products, solicitation efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies such as litigation, and the impact of the capital markets on liquidity. From time to time, we also may provide oral or written forward-looking statements in other material released to the public. Any or all of our forward-looking statements in this Report and in any other public statements we make may turn out to be wrong. They can be affected by inaccurate assumptions or by known or unknown risks and uncertainties. Many factors, which can not be predicted with certainty, will be important in determining future results. Among such factors are higher delinquency, charge-off and bankruptcy rates of our target market of moderate-income consumers, risks associated with Direct Merchants Bank's ability to comply with its agreement with the OCC regarding the safety and soundness of its operations, risks associated with our continuing ability to market our enhancement services and maintain or expand on current levels in that business, interest rate risks, risks associated with acquired portfolios, dependence on the securitization markets and other funding sources, state and federal laws and regulations that limit our business activities, product offerings and fees, privacy laws that could result in lower marketing revenue and penalties for non-compliance, and general economic conditions that can have a major impact on the performance of loans. Each of these factors and others are more fully discussed under the caption "Business--Risk Factors" contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001. As a result of these factors, we cannot guarantee any forward-looking statements. Actual future results may vary materially. Also, please note that the factors we provide are those we think could cause our actual results to differ materially from expected and historical results. Other factors besides those listed here or in our 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2001 could also adversely affect us. We undertake no obligations to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are advised, however, to consult any further disclosure we make on related subjects in our periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This discussion is provided to you as permitted by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 37 Selected Operating Data - Managed Basis We analyze the Company's financial performance on a managed loan portfolio basis. On a managed basis, the balance sheet and income statement includes other investor's interests in securitized loans that are not assets of the Company, thereby reversing the effects of sale accounting under SFAS 140, "Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities". We believe this information is meaningful to the reader of the financial statements. We service receivables that have been securitized and sold and own the right to the cash flows from those sold receivables in excess of interest payments due to security holders. The following information is not in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the Unites States of America, however we believe the information is relevant to understanding the overall financial condition and results of operations of the Company. Table 5: Managed Loan Portfolio (Dollars in thousands) June 30, % of December 31, % of June 30, % of 2002 Total 2001 Total 2001 Total ---- ----- ---- ----- ---- ----- Period-end balances: Credit card loans ......... $ 1,306,824 $ 2,746,656 $ 2,312,652 Retained interests in loans securitized ........... 1,466,442 1,263,655 1,069,090 Investors' interests in securitized loans accounted for as sales ....... 8,918,201 7,895,842 6,762,272 ----------- ----------- ----------- Total managed loan portfolio . $11,691,467 $11,906,153 $10,144,014 =========== =========== =========== Loans contractually delinquent: 30 to 59 days ........... 358,567 3.1% 375,887 3.1% 253,328 2.5% 60 to 89 days ........... 272,599 2.3% 274,278 2.3% 190,381 1.9% 90 or more days ......... 564,973 4.8% 473,003 4.0% 401,162 3.9% ----------- --- ----------- --- ----------- --- Total ................. $ 1,196,139 10.2% $ 1,123,168 9.4% $ 844,871 8.3% =========== ===== =========== ===== =========== ===== Three Months Ended June 30, -------- 2002 2001 ---- ---- Average balances: Total managed loan portfolio.. $ 11,804,716 100% $ 9,854,072 100% =================== ========= ================== ========= Net charge offs............... $ 441,787 15.0% $ 268,517 10.9% =================== ========= ================== ========= Six Months Ended June 30, -------- 2002 2001 ---- ---- Average balances: Total managed loan portfolio.. $ 11,883,342 100% $ 9,625,357 100% =================== ========= ================== ========= Net charge offs............... $ 825,961 14.0% $ 513,486 10.8% =================== ========= ================== ========= The 190-basis-point increase in the managed delinquency rates over June 30, 2001 primarily reflects various factors, including a deterioration in the economy, seasoning in the loan portfolio and the impact of our 2001 credit line increase program. The credit line increase program added pressure to our customers due to increased average outstanding balances, which require higher monthly payments. This, along with a deteriorating economy, has made our collection efforts more difficult, resulting in higher delinquencies. The increase in charge off ratios for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002 primarily reflects a slowdown in loan growth, deterioration in the economy and the previously discussed credit line increase program. 38 The amount of customer receivables in debt forbearance programs was $828.9 million or 7% of total managed loans as of June 30, 2002 compared with $837.2 million or 7% of managed loans as of December 31, 2001. All delinquent receivables in debt forbearance programs are included in Table 5. Net Interest Income Table 6: Analysis of Average Balances, Interest and Average Yields and Rates (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended June 30, 2002 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- Credit card loans ........... $11,804,716 $ 507,352 17.2% $ 9,854,072 $ 478,034 19.5% Total interest-earning assets 12,310,580 509,821 16.6% 10,141,963 481,540 19.0% Total interest-bearing liabilities .............. 10,375,477 80,947 3.1% 8,799,469 126,159 5.7% Net interest income and interest margin (1) ...... -- $ 428,874 14.0% -- $ 355,381 14.1% Net interest rate spread (2) -- -- 13.5% -- -- 13.3% Return on average assets .... -- -- (1.2%) -- -- 2.5% Return on average total equity ................... -- -- (12.6%) -- -- 25.9% Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Average Yield/ Average Yield/ Balance Interest Rate Balance Interest Rate ------- -------- ---- ------- -------- ---- Credit card loans ........... $11,883,342 $ 1,032,712 17.5% $ 9,625,357 $ 938,647 19.7% Total interest-earning assets 12,286,872 1,036,499 17.0% 9,991,346 948,360 19.1% Total interest-bearing liabilities .............. 10,415,653 169,351 3.3% 8,671,464 266,469 6.2% Net interest income and interest margin (1) ...... -- $ 867,148 14.2% -- $ 681,891 13.8% Net interest rate spread (2) -- -- 13.7% -- -- 12.9% Return on average assets (3) -- -- 0.3% -- -- 2.4% Return on average total equity (3) ............... -- -- 2.8% -- -- 25.5% (1) We compute net interest margin by dividing annualized net interest income by average total interest-earning assets. (2) The net interest rate spread is the annualized yield on average interest-earning assets minus the annualized funding rate on average interest-bearing liabilities. (3) Amounts for the six-month period ended June 30, 2001 are shown before the cumulative effect of accounting change. Net interest income consists primarily of interest earned on our credit card loans less interest expense on borrowings to fund the loans. Managed net interest income for the three months ended June 30, 2002 was $428.9 million, compared to $355.4 million for the same period in 2001. For the six months ended June 30, 2002, managed net interest income was $867.1 million compared to $681.9 million for the same period in 2001. The increase in net interest income is primarily due to the $2.2 billion and $2.3 billion increases in managed average interest-earning assets for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2002, compared to the same periods in 2001. 39 ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK Market risk is the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and rates. Our principal market risk is due to changes in interest rates. This affects us directly in our lending and borrowing activities, as well as indirectly, as interest rates may impact the payment performance of our credit card accountholders. To manage our direct risk to market interest rates, management actively monitors the interest rates and the interest sensitive components of our owned and managed balance sheet to minimize the impact changes in interest rates have on the fair value of assets, net income and cash flow. We seek to minimize the impact of changes in interest rates on us primarily by matching asset and liability repricings. Our primary managed assets are credit card loans, which are virtually all priced at rates indexed to the variable Prime Rate. We fund credit card loans through a combination of cash flows from operations, asset securitizations, bank loans, subsidiary bank deposits, long-term debt and equity issuances. Our securitized loans are owned by a trust and bank-sponsored single-seller and multi-seller receivable conduits, which have committed funding primarily indexed to variable commercial paper rates and LIBOR. The $270 million bank credit facility has pricing that is also indexed to LIBOR and Prime Rate. The subsidiary bank deposits and long-term debt are issued at fixed interest rates. At June 30, 2002 none of the trust and conduit funding of securitized receivables was funded with fixed rate securities. In an interest rate environment with rates at or below current rates, 100% of the securitization funding for the managed loan portfolio is indexed to floating commercial paper and LIBOR rates. In an interest rate environment with rates significantly above current rates, the potentially negative impact on earnings of higher interest expense is mitigated by fixed rate funding and interest rate cap contracts. The approach we use to quantify interest rate risk is a sensitivity analysis, which we believe best reflects the risk inherent in our business. This approach calculates the impact on net income from an instantaneous and sustained change in interest rates by 200 basis points. Assuming that we take no counteractive measures, as of June 30, 2002, a 200 basis point increase in interest rates affecting our floating rate financial instruments, including both debt obligations and loans, would result in an increase in net income of approximately $69 million relative to a base case over the next 12 months compared to an approximate $20 million increase as of December 31, 2001. A decrease of 200 basis points would result in a reduction in net income of approximately $41 million as of June 30, 2002, compared to a $2 million reduction as of December 31, 2001. The increased sensitivity to interest rate fluctuation as of June 30, 2002 is due to a repricing on our credit card portfolio implemented in the first quarter of 2002. You should not construe our use of this methodology to quantify the market risk of financial instruments as an endorsement of its accuracy or the accuracy of the related assumptions. In addition, this methodology does not take into account the indirect impact interest rates may have on the payment performance of our credit card accountholders. The quantitative information about market risk is necessarily limited because it does not take into account operating transactions or other costs associated with managing immediate changes in interest rates. 40 Part II. Other Information Item 1. Legal Proceedings We are a party to various legal proceedings resulting from the ordinary business activities relating to our operations. In July 2000 an Amended Complaint was filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis, Minnesota against MCI and our subsidiaries Metris Direct, Inc. and Direct Merchants Bank. The complaint seeks damages in unascertained amounts and purports to be a class action complaint on behalf of all credit card accountholders who were issued a credit card by Direct Merchants Bank and were allegedly assessed fees or charges that the cardholder did not authorize. Specifically, the complaint alleges violations of the Minnesota Prevention of Consumer Fraud Act, the Minnesota Deceptive Trade Practices Act and breach of contract. A final settlement approval hearing was held on May 30, 2002, and the Court signed the order granting final approval of the settlement whereby we will pay approximately $5.6 million for attorneys' fees and costs incurred by attorneys for the plaintiffs in separate lawsuits filed in Arizona, California and Minnesota in 2000 and 2001. Under the terms of the settlement we denied any wrongdoing or liability. The time for filing an appeal expired on August 5, 2002, and no appeal was filed. At this time, we are in the process of implementing the terms of the settlement. On May 3, 2001, Direct Merchants Bank entered into a consent order with the OCC. The consent order required Direct Merchants Bank to pay approximately $3.2 million in restitution to approximately 62,000 credit card accountholders who applied for and received a credit card in connection with a series of limited test marketing campaigns from March 1999 to June 2000. Under the terms of the consent order, Direct Merchants Bank made no admission or agreement on the merits of the OCC's assertions. The restitution as required by the OCC consent order was paid and is reflected in our December 31, 2001 financial statements. We believe that Direct Merchants Bank's agreement with the OCC will not have a material adverse affect on the financial position of MCI or Direct Merchants Bank. In May 2001, the OCC also indicated that it was considering whether to assess civil money penalties against Direct Merchants Bank. On October 17, 2002, the OCC notified Direct Merchants Bank that it will not assess civil money penalties. On April 16, 2002, Direct Merchants Bank entered into an agreement with the OCC to strengthen the safety and soundness of Direct Merchants Bank's operations. For further information, see "Regulatory Matters" on page 36 of this Report. Item 2. Changes in Securities Not applicable Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities Not applicable 41 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (a) The Company held its annual meeting of shareholders on May 7, 2002 and the following matters were voted on at that meeting. (b) The directors listed below were elected at that meeting. (1) The holders of our Common Stock elected two directors for a three-year term: Lee R. Anderson, Sr. John A. Cleary (2) The holders of our Series C Preferred Stock elected four directors for a one-year term: C. Hunter Boll Thomas M. Hagerty David V. Harkins Thomas H. Lee (3) The following directors, previously elected by the holders of our Common Stock, continued their terms of office after the meeting: Derek V. Smith Edward B. Speno Walter Hoff Frank D. Trestman Ronald N. Zebeck (c) Matters Voted Upon: (1) The election of the following directors who will serve until their successors are elected and qualified, or their earlier death or resignation: Broker Director For Against Withheld Abstentions Non-Vote -------- --- ------- -------- ----------- -------- Lee R. Anderson, Sr. 53,381,055 None 1,275,327 None None John A. Cleary 53,576,945 None 1,079,437 None None C. Hunter Boll 33,359,129 None None None None Thomas M. Hagerty 33,359,129 None None None None David V. Harkins 33,359,129 None None None None Thomas H. Lee 33,359,129 None None None None (2) The approval of an increase in the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Metris Companies Inc. Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive and Stock Option Plan from 17,000,000 to 19,000,000 shares. Broker For Against Withheld Abstentions Non-Vote --- ------- -------- ----------- -------- 61,857,079 26,124,481 None 33,949 None (3) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as independent auditors of the Company for 2002. Broker For Against Withheld Abstentions Non-Vote --- ------- -------- ----------- -------- 85,758,605 2,239,676 None 17,230 None Item 5. Other Information Not applicable 42 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K (a) Exhibits: 11 Computation of Earnings Per Share. 99.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. 99.2 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code. (b) Reports on Form 8-K: On April 17, 2002, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K to report that our wholly-owned subsidiary, Direct Merchants Credit Card Bank, N.A., had entered into an agreement on April 16, 2002 with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the agency that regulates the Bank, to strengthen certain aspects of the safety and soundness of the Bank's operations. We filed an amendment to that current report on Form 8-K on October 22, 2002. See Part 2, Item 1, "Legal Proceedings" on page 41. 43 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. METRIS COMPANIES INC. (Registrant) Date: October 22, 2002 By: /s/ David D. Wesselink ----------------------- David D. Wesselink Vice Chairman Principal Financial Officer Date: October 22, 2002 By: /s/ Mark P. Wagener -------------------- Mark P. Wagener Senior Vice President, Controller Principal Accounting Officer 44 Certifications I, Ronald N. Zebeck, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Metris Companies Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this amended Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this amended Quarterly Report; and 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this amended Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this amended Quarterly Report. Date: October 22, 2002 /s/ Ronald N. Zebeck -------------------- Ronald N. Zebeck Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) I, David D. Wesselink, certify that: 4. I have reviewed this amended Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A of Metris Companies Inc.; 5. Based on my knowledge, this amended Quarterly Report does not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this amended Quarterly Report; and 6. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this amended Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this amended Quarterly Report. Date: October 22, 2002 /s/ David D. Wesselink ---------------------- David D. Wesselink Vice Chairman (Principal Financial Officer) 45