Title: Executive Summary
1Executive Summary
November 2005
2Confidentiality
The information, data, drawings and aggregates
embodied here are strictly confidential and are
supplied on the understanding that they will be
held confidential and not disclosed to third
parties without the prior written consent of
Assistive Financial Corp. This presentation is to
be reviewed in conjunction with the written
Executive Summary which provides further details
on the business, industry, and statistical
sources of reference.
3Assistive Financial Corp.
- Privately held, incorporated in 2002 (Alberta)
- Provides short term cash loan to consumers
through Rentcash Inc.s payday loan stores
The Cash Store and Instaloans - The Cash Store and Instaloans act as a broker for
their customers placing loans with third party
lenders such as Assistive - Earns approximately 0.0685 per day for every
100 in loan value.
4The Payday Loan Business
- Customers receive a cash advance on their next
pay cheque. - Assistive provides Cash Store and Instaloan
customers with these small loans as a short term
solution for their immediate cash requirements
such as unexpected expenses, emergencies or to
supplement discretionary purchases. - Funds are delivered to the customer via a
pre-loaded cash card.
5The Payday Loan Business
Figure A Lending Structure
6Sample Loan Calculation
Assistive Assumptions 1. Average payday loan
(including brokerage fee) is 320 2. Average
loan term 11 days 3. Assistive interest rate
59 per annum
Estimated Average Amount of Payday Loan 320
Total Loan Amount 325.69
Assistive Interest (11 days) 5.69
7Industry Overview
- The Payday Loan Market In Canada
- First emerged in the mid 1990s
- 1.0 - 1.4 million Canadians have used the
services of a payday lender - Est. 1,200 1,500 cash advance stores in Canada
The US Market is estimated to have grown from
6,000 stores in 1999 to 22,000 stores in 2004
advancing over 40 billion in credit
8Industry Overview
- Why Customers Use the Service
- 1. They Need the Money
- 2. Payday Loans are Easy to Execute
- 3. The Stores are Conveniently Located and Have
longer Hours - 4. Banks Dont Make 100 to 300 Short-term loans
- 5. Payday Loans Can Be Used as an Alternative to
Credit Cards or Medium-Term Loans - 6. Less Expensive and Less Offensive than Writing
a NSF Cheque
9Industry Overview
- Target Market
- Average household income of 51,400
- 41 have post secondary education
- Slightly higher employment rate than the Canadian
average - Less than 1 are single mothers
- Less than 1 are seniors
- About 4 are less than 21 years of age
10Industry Overview
- Canadian Association of Community
Financial Service Providers (CACFS) - Industry Self Regulation
- Created in 2004 in response to growth of
industry and emerging government interest - Approx. 75 of stores are members
- Implemented Code of Best Practices
11Industry Overview
Risk Analysis 1. Other Lenders 2. Industry
Regulation 3. Class Action Lawsuits 4. Increase
in Loan Defaults
12Rentcash Inc. (RCS TSX)
- Owns and operates a chain of stores facilitating
cash advance services and rental of furniture,
appliances, electronics and computers - More than 360 stores across Canada
- Canadian Business Magazine 1 ranked small cap
growth company in Canada - Profit Hot 50 28 Canadas Emerging Growth
Companies (2004) - Combined the Cash Store and Instaloans are the
largest payday loan provider in Canada
13Rentcash Inc. (RCS TSX)
14Rentcash Inc. (RCS TSX)
- Due to an increase in allowance for bad debt,
Rentcash has recently experienced a marked
decline in its share price - The stock has still increased 770 since going
public in January 2002
15Industry Overview
Competitive Profile The Cash Store and Instaloan
utilize the capital of multiple companies both
public and private , to supply funds to its
brokerage business.
Avenir Diversified Income Trust
(AFV.un-T)Publicly traded income trust with
holdings in Energy, Financial Services, and Real
Estate. Currently has 16.9 million out on
contract with Rentcash. Market value as of June
6 of over 278 million.
16The Opportunity
- Significant future cash requirements for The
Cash Store and Instaloans to fund its customers -
Opening 8 new Cash Stores per month plus organic
growth - Assistive currently supplies 13.1
million - Portfolio estimated to grow to over 53
million in 2008
TO BE UPDATED
17Agreement with Rentcash Inc.
- Going forward, Assistive will be provided with
the following - Right of first refusal on obtaining the loan
portfolio of all lenders who decide to cease
lending to Rentcash - The loan portfolio of 25 of all new stores
- Guaranteed 25 return on outstanding loans
18Management
19Directors
20Financial Summary
21Capital Structure
22Financing Requirements
- Assistive is looking to raise up to 25 million
in mezzanine debt to increase its current loan
portfolio with Rentcash - Buy-out existing lenders looking for liquidity.
- Refinance existing debentures.
- Fund the loan portfolios of new stores.
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