Imperial Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2013 Results

Imperial Holdings, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2013 Results

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Imperial Holdings, Inc. (NYS: IFT) ("Imperial" or the "Company"), a specialty finance company with a focus on providing liquidity solutions to owners of illiquid financial assets, announced today its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2013.

First Quarter 2013

Total income was $6.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to $10.0 million for the same period in 2012, a decrease of $3.7 million. Total expenses were $10.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 compared to $18.9 million for the same period in 2012, a decrease of $8.3 million. The reduction in expenses was attributed primarily to a decrease in legal fees related to a previously resolved government investigation into the Company's now legacy premium finance business. The Company reported a net loss of $4.3 million, or ($.20) per fully diluted share, for the three months ended March 31, 2013, compared to a net loss of $8.9 million, or ($.42) per fully diluted share, for the same period in 2012. Of the $4.3 million net loss, approximately $2.3 million was attributable to a non-cash charge associated with a proposed settlement of class action litigation.

In the life finance segment, total income was $2.1 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared to total income of $6.0 million for the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of $3.9 million. Income was driven by a change in fair value of life settlements of $1.8 million which includes maturities of two life settlement policies that resulted in an increase in fair value of $4.9 million. This was offset by a decrease of $3.1 million associated with the fair value of the other policies in the Company's portfolio of 220 life insurance policies. At March 31, 2013 the estimated fair value of the Company's life insurance policies was $117.7 million compared to $113.4 million at December 31, 2012. The weighted average discount rate used in the Company's fair value model was 22.58% at March 31, 2013, as compared to 24.01% at December 31, 2012. The aggregate face value of the Company's portfolio of life insurance policies was $1.1 billion at March 31, 2013. Segment expenses were $2.1 million during the first quarter compared to $5.1 million for the same period in 2012, a decline of $3.0 million. The decrease in expenses was primarily related to lower legal fees and lower interest expense and amortization of deferred cost associated with the Company's legacy premium finance loan portfolio. Segment operating income was $32,000 for the three months ended March 31, 2013, a decrease of $796,000 over segment operating income of $828,000 for the same period in 2012. As mentioned above, two policies owned by the Company matured during the quarter ended March 31, 2013 and the Company received proceeds of $6.0 million which, together with interest, were collected during the second quarter of 2013. Operating results for this segment do not reflect the policies that were previously subject to subrogation rights and the acquired policies announced by the Company on May 1, 2013. Together, with those policies, the Company has a portfolio of 639 life insurance policies with an aggregate face value of approximately $3.1 billion as of the date of this press release.

In the Structured Settlement segment, total income was $4.2 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $3.2 million for the same period in 2012. Segment expenses decreased by $2.1 million to $4.0 million for the first quarter of 2013 compared to $6.1 million in the same quarter in 2012. The decrease was primarily attributed to lower marketing and personnel costs. Segment operating income was $243,000 for the first quarter in 2013 compared to a segment operating loss of $2.9 million for the same period in 2012, an improvement of $3.1 million. The Company originated 171 transactions during the first quarter in 2013 compared to 241 during the same period in 2012.

As of March 31, 2013, the Company had $50.7 million of cash and cash equivalents and as of May 10, 2013, it had cash and cash equivalents of $25.0 million. The book value of the Company's common stock at March 31, 2013 was $5.78 per share.

Antony Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer, commented, "Since the start of the year, we have made significant progress in solidifying and growing shareholder value. We strengthened our balance sheet with the recognition of over 400 additional life insurance policies and our recently announced credit facility pays premiums on 459 of the 639 policies we own. We are currently focusing on our remaining policies and are in the process of analyzing the most efficient way to maximize the value of these assets." Mr. Mitchell added, "As previously announced, we expect to operate our structured settlements business segment at break even or better for the year and I am pleased to announce we are off to a solid start with a slight profit in the first quarter. While there may be slight fluctuations throughout the year, we plan to continue to operate this segment near these levels."

About Imperial Holdings, Inc.

Imperial is a leading specialty finance company that, through its operating subsidiaries, provides customized liquidity solutions to owners of illiquid financial assets. Imperial's primary operating units are Life Finance and Structured Settlements. In its Life Finance unit, Imperial purchases and sells life insurance policies. In its Structured Settlements unit, Imperial purchases from individuals long-term annuity payments issued by highly rated U.S. insurance companies. More information about Imperial can be found at www.imperial.com.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release may contain certain "forward-looking statements" relating to the business of Imperial Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary companies. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included herein are "forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements are often identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "expects" or similar expressions, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Although Imperial believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, they do involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, and these expectations may prove to be incorrect. Investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. Imperial's actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a variety of factors, including the absence of a material adverse change affecting the Company and its subsidiaries or the value of its portfolio of life insurance policies; unanticipated issues that prevent or delay the Company's independent registered public accounting firm from concluding its procedures for the then applicable reporting period or that require additional efforts, procedures or review; the investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and potential adverse outcomes associated with the investigation, including payments or fines the Company may be required to make, restrictions placed upon the Company and legal proceedings that may relate to these matters; the possibility that payments due to the Company under certain policies may be delayed; the Company's ability to manage and source capital for the life insurance policies it owns that it cannot borrow against under the revolving credit facility; the amount of legal expenses for which the Company is reimbursed under its directors and officers insurance policy; and the accuracy of actuarial assumptions underlying the Company's models. All forward-looking statements attributable to Imperial or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by these factors. Other than as required under the securities laws, Imperial does not assume a duty to update these forward-looking statements.