UNITED STATES


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C.  20549





FORM 10-Q





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





For the quarterly period ended   March 31, 2009





OR





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





For the transition period from__________ to __________





Commission file number:   0 – 50235








Performance Capital Management, LLC(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)





California

03-0375751State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization

(IRS Employer Identification No.)








7001 Village Drive. Suite 255, Buena Park, California  90621(Address of principal executive offices)








(714) 736-3790(Registrant’s telephone number)





(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report.)





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.  Yes S  No £





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





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


Large accelerated filer £

Accelerated filer £Non-accelerated filer   £

Smaller reporting company S





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).


Yes £  No S





As of May 1, 2009, the registrant had 549,239 LLC Units issued and outstanding.










PERFORMANCECAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC





Index to


Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q


For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2009








PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

PageItem 1
Consolidated Financial StatementsConsolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2009 (unaudited) and December 31, 2008

1Consolidated Statements of Operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited)

2Consolidated Statements of Members’ Equity for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited) and the year ended December 31, 2008

3Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 (unaudited)

4Condensed Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

5Item 2
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

17Item 4T
Controls and Procedures

27PART II – OTHER INFORMATIONItem 6
Exhibit Index

27SIGNATURES

28EXHIBITS




Index


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION





ITEM 1.  CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS








PERFORMANCECAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY





CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


AS OF MARCH 31, 2009 AND DECEMBER 31, 2008





March 31,
2009


December 31,(unaudited)


2008ASSETSCash and cash equivalents

$
336,781


$
421,943Restricted cash


427,344



335,890Other receivables


33,750



27,431Purchased loan portfolios, net


1,973,788



2,099,627Property and equipment, net


330,768



358,761Deposits


35,822



35,822Prepaid expenses and other assets


97,815



84,710Total assets

$
3,236,068


$
3,364,184LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITYLIABILITIES:Accounts payable

$
145,571


$
66,222Accrued liabilities


476,442



546,001Accrued interest


17,493



17,140Notes payable


1,776,331



2,235,649Income taxes payable


33,680



23,580Total liabilities


2,449,517



2,888,592COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


-



-MEMBERS' EQUITY


786,551



475,592Total liabilities and members' equity

$
3,236,068


$
3,364,184






The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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PERFORMANCECAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY





CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS





For the Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2009
(unaudited)


For the Quarter
Ended
March 31,
2008
(unaudited)REVENUES:Portfolio collections, net

$
1,540,801


$
2,307,634Portfolio sales, net


4,484



408,173TOTAL NET REVENUES


1,545,285



2,715,807OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES:Salaries and benefits


681,116



1,016,705General and administrative


627,263



793,125Provision (Recovery) for portfolio impairment


(190,000
)


381,000Depreciation


27,993



24,992Total operating costs and expenses


1,146,372



2,215,822INCOME  FROM OPERATIONS


398,913



499,985OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):Interest expense and other financing costs


(77,906
)


(120,977
)Interest income


52



711Other income


-



9Total other expense, net


(77,854
)


(120,257
)INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX PROVISION


321,059



379,728INCOME TAX PROVISION


10,100



17,600NET INCOME

$
310,959


$
362,128NET INCOME PER UNITBASIC AND DILUTED

$
0.57


$
0.66








The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF MEMBERS' EQUITY





Member Units


Unreturned Capital


Abandoned Capital


Accumulated Deficit


Total Members' EquityBalance, December 31, 2007


549,911


$
22, 257,470


$
1,051,946


$
(22,867,335
)

$
442,081Member units returned by investors


(99
)


(4,445
)


4,445



-



-Distributions to investors


-



(81
)


-



-



(81
)Net income


-



-



-



362,128



362,128Balance, March 31, 2008 (unaudited)


549,812


$
22, 252,944


$
1,056,391


$
(22,505,207
)

$
804,128Member units returned by investors


(573
)


(24,509
)


24,509



-



-Distributions to investors


-



(21
)


-



-



(21
)Net  loss


-



-



-



(328,515
)


(328,515
)Balance, December 31, 2008


549,239


$
22, 228,414


$
1,080,900


$
(22,833,722
)

$
475,592Net income


-



-



-



310,959



310,959Balance, March 31, 2009 (unaudited)


549,239


$
22, 228,414


$
1,080,900


$
(22,522,763
)

$
786,551








The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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PERFORMANCE CAPITALMANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS




For the Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2009


For the Quarter
Ended
March 31, 2008(unaudited)


(unaudited)CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:Net income

$
310,959


$
362,128Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation


27,993



24,992Change in operating assets and liabilities:Other receivables


(6,319
)


8,862Prepaid expenses and other assets


(13,105
)


(32,083
)Loan portfolios


125,839



91,238Accounts payable


79,349



76,877Accrued liabilities


(69,559
)


(108,516
)Accrued interest


353



(9,376
)Income taxes payable


10,100



5,010Net cash provided by operating activities


465,610



419,132CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:Additions to property and equipment


-



(42,587
)CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:Net change in restricted cash


(91,454
)


(146,671
)Borrowings on loans payable


-



1,075,778Repayment of loans


(459,318
)


(1,652,126
)Distributions to investors


-



(81
)Net cash used in financing activities


(550,772
)


(723,100
)NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS


(85,162
)


(346,555
)CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period


421,943



693,227CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period

$
336,781


$
346,672SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE FOR CASH FLOW INFORMATION:Income taxes paid

$
-


$
-Interest paid

$
58,664


$
107,122








The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.




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PERFORMANCECAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)





Note 1 - Organization and Description of Business





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





Reorganization under Bankruptcy





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





•
Performance Capital Management, Inc., a California corporation;


•
Performance Asset Management Fund, Ltd., a California limited partnership;


•
Performance Asset Management Fund II, Ltd., a California limited partnership;


•
Performance Asset Management Fund III, Ltd., a California limited partnership;


•
Performance Asset Management Fund IV, Ltd., a California limited partnership; and


•
Performance Asset Management Fund V, Ltd., a California limited partnership.





Wholly-owned Subsidiary





In July 2004, the Company completed a credit facility (effective June 10, 2004) with Varde Investment Partners, L.P. (“Varde”), a participant in the debt collection industry, to augment portfolio purchasing capacity using capital provided by Varde. To implement the agreement, PCM LLC created a wholly-owned subsidiary, Matterhorn.
The facility provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009. Matterhorn was consolidated in the financial statements as a wholly-owned subsidiary starting in the third quarter of 2004.





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





Note 2 - Basis of Presentation





The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The information furnished herein reflects all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals and adjustments) which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to
fairly present the operating results for the respective periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally present in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These consolidated financial




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 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)





Note 2 - Basis of Presentation (continued)





statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2008, included in the Company's Current Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2009. The results for the three months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative
of the results to be expected for the full year ending December 31, 2009.





Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies





Use of Estimates





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





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





Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements





FSP FAS 157-4 "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying”





In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-4, "Determining Fair Value When the Volume and Level of Activity for the Asset or Liability Have Significantly Decreased and Identifying Transactions That Are Not Orderly" ("FSP FAS 157-4"), to address challenges in estimating fair value when the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability
have significantly decreased.  This FSP emphasizes that even if there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability and regardless of the valuation technique(s) used, the objective of a fair value measurement remains the same.  Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants at the measurement
date under current market conditions.  This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009. The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adopting FSP FAS 157-4 will have on its consolidated financial statements.





FSP FAS 115-2 and FAS 124-2 "Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments”





In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-2, "Recognition and Presentation of Other-Than-Temporary Impairments" ("FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-2").  This FSP amends the other-than-temporary impairment guidance in U.S. GAAP for debt securities
to make the guidance more operational and to improve the presentation and disclosure of other-than-temporary impairments on debt and equity securities in the financial statements.  This FSP does not amend existing recognition and measurement guidance related to other-than-temporary impairments of equity securities.  This FSP is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009.The Company is
currently evaluating the impact that adopting FSP FAS 115-2 and 124-2 will have on its consolidated financial statements.





FSP FAS 107-1 and APB 28-1 "Interim Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments”





In April 2009, the FASB issued FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1, "Interim Disclosure about Fair Value of Financial Instruments" ("FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1").  This FSP amends FASB Statement No. 107, "Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments," to require disclosures about fair value of financial instruments for interim
reporting


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 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)


Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)





periods of publicly traded companies as well as in annual financial statements.  This FSP also amends APB Opinion No. 28, "Interim Financial Reporting," to require those disclosures in summarized financial information at interim reporting periods.  This FSP is effective for interim reporting periods ending after June
15, 2009.  The Company is currently evaluating the impact that adopting FSP FAS 107-1 and ABP 28-1 will have on its consolidated financial statements.





Cash and Cash Equivalents





The Company defines cash equivalents as cash, money market investments, and overnight deposits with original maturities of less than three months. Cash equivalents are valued at cost, which approximates market. The Company maintains cash balances, which exceeded federally insured limits by approximately $18,000 as of March 31, 2009. The
amount that exceeds federally insured limits has decreased greatly from the same period last year due to the recent increase in the federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. Management believes it is not exposed to any significant risks on cash in bank accounts.





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





Property and Equipment





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





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





Long-term assets of the Company are reviewed annually as to whether their carrying value has become impaired.  Management considers assets to be impaired if the carrying value exceeds the future projected cash flows from related operations. Management also re-evaluates the periods of amortization to determine whether subsequent
events and circumstances warrant revised estimates of useful lives. As of  March 31, 2009, management expects these assets to be fully recoverable.





Leases and Leasehold Improvements





PCM LLC accounts for its leases under the provisions of SFAS No. 13, “Accounting for Leases,” and subsequent amendments, which require that leases be evaluated and classified as operating leases or capital leases for financial reporting purposes. The Company’s office lease is accounted for as an operating lease. The
office lease contains certain provisions for incentive payments, future rent increases, and periods in which rent payments are reduced. The total amount of rental payments due over the lease term is being charged to rent expense on a straight-line method over the term of the lease. The difference between the rent expense recorded and the amount paid is credited or charged to “Deferred rent obligation,” which is included in “Accrued liabilities” in the accompanying Consolidated Balance
Sheets. In addition, leasehold improvements associated with this operating lease are amortized over the lease term.




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 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)


Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)





Revenue Recognition





The Company accounts for its investment in purchased loan portfolios utilizing either the interest method or the cost recovery method with the provisions of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s (AICPA) Statement of Position 03-03, “Accounting for Loans or Certain Securities Acquired in a Transfer” (“SOP
03-03”). Purchased loan portfolios consisted primarily of non-performing credit card accounts. The interest method is being used by the Company for the majority of portfolios purchased after December 31, 2006. However, if future cash flows cannot be reasonably estimated for a particular portfolio, the Company will use the cost recovery method. Application of the cost recovery method requires that any amounts received be applied first against the recorded amount of the portfolios; when that amount has been
reduced to zero, any additional amounts received are recognized as net revenue. Acquired portfolios are initially recorded at their respective costs, and no accretable yield is recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.





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





Commencing with portfolios acquired on or after January 1, 2007, in accordance with SOP 03-03, discrete loan portfolio purchases during a quarter, with the exception of those portfolios where the Company will continue to use the cost recovery method, are aggregated into pools based on common risk characteristics. The Company accounts for
each static pool as a unit for the economic life of the pool (similar to one loan) for purposes of recognizing revenue from loan portfolios, applying collections to the cost basis of loan portfolios, and providing for loss or impairment.





Once a static pool is established, the portfolios are permanently assigned to the pool. The discount (i.e., the difference between the cost of each static pool and the related aggregate contractual loan balance) is not recorded because the Company expects to collect a relatively small percentage of each static pool’s contractual loan
balance.




As a result, loan portfolios are recorded at cost at the time of acquisition. The use of the interest method was reflected for the first time in the Company’s report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended September 30, 2007.





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





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


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PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC AND SUBSIDIARY
 
 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)





Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)





the consolidated statements of operations as an impairment expense with a corresponding valuation allowance offsetting the investment in purchased loan portfolios in the consolidated financial statements. If the cash flow estimates increase subsequent to recording an impairment, reversal of the previously recognized impairment is made prior
to any increases to the IRR.





The cost recovery method prescribed by SOP 03-03 is used when collections on a particular portfolio cannot be reasonably predicted. Under the cost recovery method, no revenue is recognized until the Company has fully collected the cost of the portfolio.





Prior to January 1, 2007, revenue from all portfolios was accounted for using the cost recovery method of accounting in accordance with SOP 03-03 and prior to January 1, 2005, the Company accounted for its investment in purchased loan portfolios using the cost recovery method under the guidance of Practice Bulletin 6, “Amortization
of Discounts on Certain Acquired Loans.” For the Company’s portfolios acquired prior to January 1, 2007, the cost recovery method of accounting was and continues to be used.  Under the cost recovery method, cash receipts relating to individual loan portfolios are applied first to recover the cost of the portfolios, prior to recognizing any revenue. Cash receipts in excess of the cost of the purchased loan portfolios are then recognized as net revenue.





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


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





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





Income Taxes





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





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





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


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 CONDENSED NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 (unaudited)





Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)





Members’ Equity





Members’ equity includes voting LLC units held by members and non-voting LLC units held by one economic interest owner. As of March 31, 2009, PCM LLC had 525,566 voting LLC units and 23,673 non-voting LLC units. Retired or abandoned capital represents LLC units that are either voluntarily returned to the Company by a member or LLC
units that are redeemed and cancelled following a procedure authorized by PCM LLC’s plan of reorganization to eliminate the interests of PCM LLC members that PCM LLC has not been able to locate.


Note 4 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments





The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. It does not require any new fair value measurements, but
rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FAS 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement would need to be determined based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.





On January 1, 2008, the Company adopted FAS 157 for financial assets and liabilities. According to FASB Staff Position No. FAS 157-2, the application of FAS 157 to certain non-financial assets and liabilities, including goodwill and other indefinite-lived assets, was deferred to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company’s
goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets tested for impairment on a recurring basis and the deferral of FAS 157 applies to these terms. The Company adopted the provisions of FAS 157 for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities that are recognized and disclosed at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, on January 1, 2009. The adoption of FAS 157 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated statements of financial position, operations or cash flows.





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





§
Level 1:  Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.


§
Level 2:  Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.


§
Level 3:  Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.





The Company’s financial instruments consist of the following:





Financial Instruments With Carrying Value Equal to Fair Value





§
Cash and cash equivalents


§
Other receivables




The fair value of cash and cash equivalents and other receivables approximates their respective carrying value.





Financial Instruments Not Required to Be Carried at Fair Value




§
Investment in loan portfolios, net


§
Long term debt


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Note 4 – Fair Value of Financial Instruments (continued)





The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“FAS 159”). The Company has elected not to adopt the provisions of FAS 159 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. Therefore,
the above instruments are not required to be recorded at their fair value. However, for disclosure purposes in connection with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 107, “Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments,” the Company is required to estimate the fair value of financial instruments when it is practical to do so. Borrowings under the Company’s credit facility are carried at historical cost, adjusted for additional borrowings less principal repayments,
which approximates fair value.





Historically, the Company has measured the fair value of its loan portfolios based on the discounted present value of the actual amount of money that the Company believed a loan portfolio would ultimately produce utilizing entity-specific measurements. Under FAS 157, the Company would have to attempt to determine the fair market value of
hundreds of loan portfolios on a recurring basis. There is no active market for loan portfolios or observable inputs for the fair value estimation. Therefore, there is potential for a significant variance in the actual fair value of a loan portfolio and the Company’s estimate. Given this inherent uncertainty associated with measuring the fair value of its loan portfolios under FAS 157 and the excessive costs that would be incurred, the Company considers it not practical to measure the fair value of its
loan portfolios.





Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios





The Company acquires loan portfolios from federal and state banks and other sources. These loans are acquired at a substantial discount from the actual outstanding balance. The aggregate outstanding contractual loan balances at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 totaled approximately $733 million and $739 million, respectively.





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





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





As of


As ofMarch 31, 2009


Dec. 31, 2008Unrecovered cost balance, beginning of period

$
3,881,968


$
3,582,983Valuation allowance, beginning of period


(1,782,341
)


(360,341
)Net balance, beginning of period


2,099,627



3,222,642Net portfolio activity


(315,839
)


298,985Subtotal


1,783,788



3,521,627Recovery (Provision) for portfolio impairment


190,000



(1,422,000
)Net balance, end of period

$
1,973,788


$
2,099,627




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Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios (continued)





Purchases by Quarter





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




For the year ended
Dec. 31, 2008


For the three
months ended
March 31, 2008


For the three
months ended
March 31, 2009Fair Value Date of Purchase


$1.8 million


$0.7 million


$0.1 millionForward Flow Allocation  (Accretable Yield )


$2.4 million


$0.9 million


$0.1 million


During the three months ended March 31, 2009, the Company purchased $59,500 of loan portfolios. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, the Company purchased $3.3 million of loan portfolios, $1.4 million of which was immediately sold after being purchased. The Company used the cost recovery method for a $62,000 portion of the
$1.9 million net amount of the loan portfolios that the Company retained because that portion’s future collections could not be reasonably estimated.





Changes in Investment in Purchased Loan Portfolios





As of March 31, 2009, the portfolios accounted for using the cost recovery method consisted of $242,000 in net book value of investment in loan portfolios.





The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of the investment in loan portfolios for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and for the year ended December 31, 2008.





Three Months


YearEnded


EndedMar. 31, 2009


Dec. 31, 2008Balance, beginning of period

$
2,099,627


$
3,222,642Purchased loan portfolios, net


59,500



3,257,610Collections on loan portfolios


(1,603,376
)


(8,227,690
)Sales of loan portfolios


(9,361
)


(2,402,173
)Revenue recognized on collections


1,540,801



7,521,771Revenue recognized on sales


4,484



885,022Cash collection applied to principal


(307,887
)


(735,555
)Recovery (Provision) for portfolio impairment


190,000



(1,422,000
)Balance, end of period

$
1,973,788


$
2,099,627


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Note 5 - Purchased Loan Portfolios (continued)





Projected Amortization of Portfolios





As of March 31, 2009, the Company had approximately $2.0 million in investment in purchased loan portfolios, of which approximately $1.7 million is accounted for using the interest method. This balance will be amortized based upon current projections of cash collections in excess of revenue applied to the principal balance. The estimated
amortization of the investment in purchased loan portfolios under the interest method is as follows:





For the Years Ended
March 31,

Amortization2010

$
633,0002011

$
513,0002012

$
366,0002013

$
177,0002014

$
43,000$
1,732,000





Accretable Yield





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





Three monthsEnded


Year endedMarch 31, 2009


Dec. 31, 2008Balance at the be beginning of the period

$
2,369,000


$
2,523,000Additions, net


80,000



2,321,000Income recognized on portfolios, net


(398,000
)


(1,269,000
)Recovery (Provision for) portfolio impairment and other adjustments


415,000



(1,206,000
)Balance at the end of the period

$
2,466,000


$
2,369,000





The valuation allowances related to the loan portfolios at  March 31, 2009 and  December 31, 2008 are as follows:





Three months ended


Year endedMar. 31, 2009


Dec. 31, 2008Valuation allowance, beginning of period

$
1,782,341


$
360,341(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance due to portfolio impairment


(190,000
)


1,422,000Valuation allowance, end of period

$
1,592,341


$
1,782,341




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Note 6 - Property and Equipment





Property and equipment is as follows:





As of


As ofMar. 31, 2009


Dec. 31, 2008Office furniture and equipment

$
432,139


$
432,139Computer equipment


761,736



761,736Leasehold improvements


113,502



113,502Totals


1,307,377



1,307,377Less accumulated depreciation


(976,609
)


(948,616
)Property and equipment, net

$
330,768


$
358,761





Depreciation expense for the quarters ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to approximately $28,000 and $25,000, respectively.





Note 7 - Other Receivables





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





Note 8 – Notes Payable





In 2004, the Company entered into an agreement for a credit facility with Varde that provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009. In June 2007, the Company entered into an amendment to the
agreement with Varde that extends the maturity date for principal and any other accrued but unpaid amounts on each loan from up to two years to up to three years for portfolio purchases using the credit facility made on or after the effective date of the amendment.




PCM LLC’s wholly-owned subsidiary Matterhorn owed approximately $1.8 million and $2.2 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively, under the facility in connection with its purchase of certain charged-off loan portfolios. The total amount borrowed under the facility was approximately $16.8 million at March 31, 2009
and December 31, 2008, respectively.




Each loan has minimum payment threshold points, a term of up to three years and bears interest at the rate of 12% per annum. These obligations are scheduled to be paid in full on dates ranging from April 2009 to  September 2011, with the approximate following
principal payments due:





Twelve Months EndingMarch 31,2010
$1.0 million2011
$5.0 million2012
$0.3 million





Once all funds (including funds invested by the Company) invested in a portfolio financed by Varde have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees have been paid, Varde will begin to receive a residual interest in collections of that portfolio. Depending on the performance of the portfolio, these residual interests may never be
paid, they may begin being paid a significant time later than Varde’s loan is repaid (i.e., after the funds invested by the Company are repaid with interest), or, in circumstances where the portfolio performs extremely well, the loan could be repaid early and Varde could conceivably begin to receive its residual interest on or before the date that the loan obligation was


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Note 8 – Notes Payable (continued)





originally scheduled to be paid in full. Varde has a first priority security interest in all the assets of Matterhorn, securing repayment of its loans and payment of its residual interest. PCM LLC, our parent operating company, has guaranteed certain of Matterhorn's operational obligations under the loan documents. The amount of remaining
available credit under the facility was approximately $8.2 million at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008, respectively. The assets of Matterhorn that provide security for Varde's loans were carried at a cost of approximately $1.7 million at March 31, 2009.





The Company has technically defaulted on several of its loan agreements with Varde for failing to timely meet principal threshold points and payment deadlines. The Company has not, however, received any notice of default from Varde. The following Varde loans have been impacted by delayed collections:





•
A Varde loan that was made in December 2005 was due to be paid in full in December 2008. The original loan was for approximately $4.6 million. The principal balance at April 30, 2009 was approximately $189,000. Varde has informally agreed to extend the portfolio’s payment terms based on current collection rates that are anticipated to pay off interest and principal owed to Varde over the next several months.


•
A loan that was made in June 2007 with a balance of $392,000 at April 30, 2009 failed to generate enough revenue to meet its minimum principal threshold point and the balance due at December 31, 2008. The next minimum principal threshold point of $323,000 will be in June 2009. To bring this loan into compliance, Varde is applying principal, interest and other revenues that the Company would otherwise be entitled
to, excluding servicing fees, towards paying down this loan.


•
Two loans with a combined balance remaining of $14,000 were due to be paid in full in April 2009. The Company is taking steps to settle these obligations with Varde.





If Varde were to exercise its rights under the default provisions of the Master Loan Agreement, it could demand the immediate payment of all amounts due and recall servicing of the portfolios from PCM LLC. If that occurs, the Company will take steps to outsource its remaining portfolio collections to third party agencies, with the
exception of debtors already on payment programs, in an effort to decrease its administrative and variable costs associated with collecting the portfolios. With fewer personnel, the Company will also seek to sublease a large portion of its leased office space, thereby further reducing its fixed expenses. If these efforts fail to provide sufficient cash reserves to pay its expenses, the Company will not be able to continue operating.





The term of the Master Loan Agreement with Varde ends in June 2009. The Company anticipates that Varde will renew the agreement. However, if Varde does not renew the agreement or if the terms of the renewal agreement prevent the Company from generating net income from the portfolios purchased using Varde financing, the Company will
need to find alternative sources of capital. The Company’s inability to obtain financing and capital as needed or on reasonable terms would limit its ability to acquire additional loan portfolios and to operate its business. As a result of the Company’s current cash constraints, it is looking at various forms of financing as well as considering the possibility of selling the Company if such efforts should fail.


Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies





Lease Commitments





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





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





The base rent will increase on a yearly basis throughout the term. Future minimum lease commitments under the Buena Park lease for the twelve months ended March 31, will be:





Year endingMarch 31, 2009

Approximate AnnualLease Commitments2010

$
351,0002011

$
355,0002012

$
355,0002013

$
364,0002014

$
334,000




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Note 9 - Commitments and Contingencies (continued)





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





The building lease contains provisions for incentive payments, future rent increases, or periods in which rent payments are reduced. As the Company recognizes rent expense on a straight-line basis, the difference between the amount paid and the amount charged to rent expense is recorded as a liability. The amount of deferred rent liability
at March 31, 2009 and December 31, 2008 was $189,000 and $196,000, respectively.  Rental expense for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 amounted to approximately $81,000 and $80,000, respectively.  PCM LLC is obligated under two five-year equipment leases, one expiring in 2009 with minimum payments of $4,800 per year and the other lease expiring in 2011 with minimum payments of $3,900 per year.





Note 10 - Earnings Per LLC Unit





Basic and diluted earnings per LLC unit are calculated based on the weighted average number of LLC units issued and outstanding, 549,239 for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 549,438 for the year ended December 31, 2008.





Note 11 - Employee Benefit Plans





The Company has a defined contribution plan (the “Plan”) covering all eligible full-time employees of PCM LLC (the “Plan Sponsor”) who are currently employed by the Company and have completed six months of service from the time of enrollment. The Plan was established by the Plan Sponsor to provide retirement income
for its employees and is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).




The Plan is a contributory plan whereby participants may contribute a percentage of pre-tax annual compensation as outlined in the Plan agreement and as limited by Federal statute.  Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans.  The Plan
Sponsor does not make matching contributions.


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ITEM2.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS





Except for the historical information presented in this document, the matters discussed in this Form 10-Q, and specifically in the section entitled “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” or otherwise incorporated by reference into this document contain “forward-looking
statements” (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “intends,” “plans,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “should,” or “anticipates” or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by Performance Capital Management, LLC. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements due to their inherent uncertainty. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. The actual results that we achieve may differ
materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, and we assume no obligation to update this information. Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this report on Form 10-Q and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business.





The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report and with the financial information contained in our report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Form 10-K contains a general description of our industry and a discussion of recent trends affecting the industry.





OVERVIEW





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





Before purchasing a portfolio, we conduct due diligence to assess the value of the portfolio. We try to purchase portfolios at a substantial discount to the actual amount of money that they will ultimately produce, so that we can recover the cost we pay for portfolios, repay funds borrowed to purchase portfolios, pay our collection, financing
and operating costs and still have a profit. We believe that market conditions currently make it difficult, although not impossible, to purchase portfolios that will permit us to accomplish these objectives. We record our portfolios at cost based on the purchase price. We reduce the cost bases of our portfolios or pools: (i) based on collections under the cost recovery revenue recognition method; and (ii) by amortizing over the life expectancy of the pool under the interest revenue recognition method, which we
are using for the majority of our loan portfolios. The cost basis of a portfolio or pool is also reduced by sales of all or a portion of a portfolio and by impairment of the net realizable value of a portfolio.





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





Historically, we have measured the fair value of our loan portfolios based on the discounted present value of the actual amount of money that we believed a loan portfolio would ultimately produce utilizing entity-specific measurements. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), however, recently issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“FAS 157”). FAS 157 defines fair value, provides guidance for measuring fair value and requires certain disclosures. It does not require any new fair value measurements, but rather applies to all other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements. FAS 157 emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement. Therefore, a fair value measurement would need to be determined based
on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.


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Under FAS 157, we would have to attempt to determine the fair market value of hundreds of loan portfolios on a recurring basis. There is no active market for loan portfolios or observable inputs for the fair value estimation. Therefore, there is potential for a significant variance in the actual fair value of a loan portfolio and our estimate.
Given this inherent uncertainty associated with measuring the fair value of our loan portfolios under FAS 157 and the excessive costs that would be incurred, we consider it not practical to measure the fair value of our loan portfolios.





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





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





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





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





We generally collect our portfolios over periods of time ranging from three to seven years, with the bulk of a portfolio's yield coming in the first three years we collect it. If we succeed in collecting our portfolios, we expect to recover the cost we paid for them, repay the loans used to purchase them, pay our collection, financing and
operating costs, and still have excess cash.





Historically, our statement of operations generally reported proportionately low net revenues in periods that had substantial collections of recently purchased portfolios, due to the “front-loaded” cost basis recovery associated with portfolios where we used the cost basis recovery method. As a result, during times of rapid
growth in our portfolio purchases (and probably for several quarters thereafter), our statement of operations showed a net loss. The use of the interest method of accounting as of January 1, 2007, eliminates this front-loading effect by amortizing the portfolio loan costs over the expected life of the loan portfolio. More collections from older portfolios whose cost bases have been completely recovered, along with the use of the interest method of accounting, may contribute to  our statement of operations
reporting a lower net loss or possibly net income, assuming our portfolios perform over time as anticipated and we collect them in an efficient manner.


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





BASIS OF PRESENTATION





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





CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES





Investments in Portfolios


We account for our investment in loan portfolios in accordance with the provisions of The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, or AICPA, previously issued SOP, 03-03, “Accounting for Loans or Certain Securities Acquired in a Transfer” (“SOP 03-03”), using either the interest method or the cost recovery
method. SOP 03-03 addresses accounting for differences between initial estimated cash flows expected to be collected from purchased loans, or “pools,” and subsequent changes to those estimated cash flows. For portfolios purchased on or before December 31, 2006, and for portfolios purchased after that date where the amount and timing of future cash collections on a pool of loans are not reasonably estimable, we account for such portfolios using the cost recovery method. If the accounts in these portfolios
have different risk characteristics than those included in other portfolios acquired during the same quarter, or the necessary information is not available to estimate future cash flows, then they are not aggregated with other portfolios and they are accounted for under the cost recovery method.


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




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


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





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





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





Credit Facility





As discussed in greater detail below, our credit facility with Varde Investment Partners, L.P. (“Varde”) provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009. The facility provides for Varde to receive a residual interest in portfolio collections
after all funds invested in the portfolio have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees have been paid. We do not record a liability for contingent future payments of residual interests due to the distressed nature of the portfolio assets and the lack of assurance that collections sufficient to result in a liability will actually occur. When such payments actually occur, we will reflect them in our statement of operations as other financing costs. We anticipate that we will renew the agreement with
Varde in June 2009. If Varde does not renew the agreement or if the terms of the renewal agreement prevent us from generating net income from the portfolios we purchase using the Varde financing, we will need to find alternative sources of capital. Our inability to obtain financing and capital as needed or on terms acceptable to us would limit our ability to acquire additional loan portfolios and to operate our business.





OPERATING RESULTS





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





Comparison of Results for the Quarters Ended March 31, 2009 and 2008





The following compares our results for the three months ended March 31, 2009, to the three months ended March 31, 2008. We had net income of $311,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to a net income of $362,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2008.





Revenue





The following table summarizes the total cash proceeds we generated from operations and the net revenues we recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively (see consolidated Statements of Operations and Note 5 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements).


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Cash Received
Three months ended March 31,


Net Revenue
Three months ended March 31,2009


2008


2009


2008Collections on Loan Portfolios

$
1.6 million


$
2.7 million


$
1.5 million


$
2.3 millionSales of Loan Portfolios

$
0.0 million


$
1.4 million


$
0.0 million


$
0.4 millionTotal

$
1.6 million


$
4.1 million


$
1.5 million


$
2.7 million





For the three months ended March 31, 2009 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2008, our total cash proceeds from collections decreased by $1.1 million and our total cash proceeds from sales of portfolios decreased by $1.4 million. Our cash collections from portfolios are decreasing significantly as we experience the effects
of fewer portfolio purchases and lower than projected performance of our portfolios due in large part to a significant slowdown in the economy. While prices of loan portfolios have fallen recently, our low cash reserves have prevented us from capitalizing on the availability of lower cost portfolios. In addition, the downturn in the economy appears to have resulted in a decrease in debtor liquidity, which generally has the effect of reducing the number of collectable accounts and increasing the time and resources
it takes to collect amounts owed.





Our total net revenues decreased by $1.2 million to $1.5 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to $2.7 million in the three months ended March 31, 2008. The decrease in total net revenues was due to minimal sales of portfolios in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008 and collections revenue
decreasing due to a continuing decline in portfolio purchases and a lower level of debtor liquidity stemming from the current economic crises. Portfolio collections provided 99.7% and 85.0% of our total net revenues in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. Net revenues from portfolio sales were $4,484 in the three months ended March 31, 2009, as compared to $408,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2008, a $404,000 decrease.  More significant was the $767,000 decrease in net
portfolio collections, which was $1.5 million and $2.3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The effect of using the interest method of accounting, as opposed to the cost recovery method, to recognize revenue from the majority of the portfolios contributed to offsetting the decrease in net revenues from portfolio collections.





Our net portfolio purchases of $59,500 in the first three months of 2009 were substantially lower than our net portfolio purchases of $773,000 in the first quarter of 2008. We expect our portfolio purchases in 2009 to be substantially lower than our portfolio purchases in 2008, primarily due to a lack of capital to purchase additional portfolios.





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





We substantially increased our legal collections efforts in 2007 and to a lesser extent in 2008. We have recently scaled back our in-house legal collections program, but plan to continue such efforts in 2009 primarily using third party law firms, as we seek to generate revenue from accounts we believe might otherwise not be collectible.
The level of our expenditures on legal collections going forward will, however, depend on the results of such efforts from expenditures made in  2007 and 2008 and will not be of the magnitude expended in 2007.





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


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With all of our collections efforts, we are keenly aware that claims based on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and comparable state statutes may result in lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, which could be material to Performance Capital Management due to the remedies available under these statutes, including
punitive damages. No such lawsuits have been filed against Performance Capital Management.





Net income in the first quarter of 2009 was $311,000 as compared to net income of $362,000 in the first quarter of 2008. The net income in the first quarter of 2009 reflected on our consolidated Statements of Operations was due to the recovery in the portfolio impairment provision of $190,000, as compared to an impairment charge of $381,000
in the first quarter of 2008, and the use of the interest method of accounting, which spreads out the recognition of revenue over the life of the loan portfolio instead of recovering the entire cost of the portfolio before recognizing any revenue. The recovery in the portfolio impairment provision of $190,000 was the result of collections being generated at a faster rate than forecasted at the time the original impairment provisions were charged. In addition, we decreased our operating costs and expenses and
interest and other financing costs in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to the first quarter of 2008.





During the first quarter of 2009, we generated positive cash flow from operating activities of $466,000, enabling us to pay down third-party loans. Members’ equity, however, increased by $311,000 in the first quarter of 2009 from $476,000 at December 31, 2008. This increase in members’ equity is attributed to the net income
from operations of $311,000 that we generated in the first quarter of 2009.





Operating Expenses





Our total operating costs and expenses decreased to $1.1 million in the three months ended March 31, 2009 from $2.2 million in three months ended March 31, 2008, a $1.1 million decrease, due to:  a $336,00 decrease in salaries and benefits due to a significant reduction in staff and implementation of a reduced pay structure for
collectors and administrative personnel; a $166,000 decrease in general and administrative expenses primarily resulting from a decreased emphasis on our legal collection program and a general reduction in the scope of our business activities; and a $571,000 decrease in the provision for portfolio impairment due to a recovery of $190,000 in the first quarter of 2009 as compared to a portfolio impairment charge of $381,000 in the first quarter of 2008. We expect our operating expenses to remain relatively constant
or decrease due to our aggressive efforts to keep our costs in line with our revenues.





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





Our current collection infrastructure could handle a greater volume of accounts. We view our material fixed costs as:





•
Payroll for administrative staff;


•
Rent;


•
Computer maintenance;


•
Professional services; and


•
Insurance.





We do not believe these costs will increase substantially even in the event we significantly increase the volume of accounts that we collect. We expect our purchases of portfolios in 2009 using our own and Varde funds will be substantially lower than those made in previous years.





Our interest expense and other financing costs were $78,000 and $121,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively, a $43,000 decrease. The decrease was due primarily to paying down the debt that is owed to Varde.  The Varde debt decreased to $1.8 million at March 31, 2009 as compared to $2.2 million at March
31, 2008. We plan to continue to purchase portfolios using the Varde credit facility, if available. We expect, however, that our participation in such portfolio purchases will remain low due to our limited cash reserves. The cash constraint has a compounding effect because it results in further reducing the amount of loan portfolios we purchase using our own funds and increases our use of financing to purchase loan portfolios, which commensurately increases the interest and other financing expenses we incur.


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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES





Our cash and cash equivalents remained approximately the same during the first quarter of 2009. Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, was $764,000 at March 31, 2009, as compared to a balance of $758,000 at December 31, 2008. During the three months ended March 31, 2009, our portfolio collections and sales generated $1.6
million of cash, and we used $1.2 million for operating and other activities, $59,500 for purchases of new portfolios, and $459,000 to repay loans.


Our portfolios provide our principal long-term source of liquidity. Our purchase of portfolios is limited by the amount of cash reserves and borrowed funds we have available and the availability of reasonably priced portfolios. Cash generated from operations depends on our ability to efficiently collect on the loan portfolios. Over time,
our goal is to convert our portfolios to cash in an amount that equals or exceeds the cost basis of our portfolios. In addition, some portfolios whose cost bases we have completely recovered will continue to return collections to us. Many factors, including the state of the economy, paying too much for a portfolio, the liquidity of debtors, and our ability to retain qualified collectors, may impact our ability to collect an amount of cash necessary to timely recover the cost we pay for our portfolios, repay funds
borrowed to purchase portfolios, pay our collection, financing and operating costs and still have a profit. Fluctuations in these factors may cause a negative impact on our business and materially impact our expected future cash flows.


Based on our cash position and current financial resources, we believe we have adequate capital resources to continue our business for the next twelve months. We expect to greatly curtail purchases of new portfolios using our own funds in 2009 and use a greater portion of our cash reserves for operating expenses and collecting our existing
portfolios as efficiently as possible. We also plan to use third party financing, if available, to purchase portfolios that we otherwise would not be able to purchase. We will continue our efforts to reduce variable costs associated with collections. If, however, such efforts do not provide sufficient capital to meet expected and unexpected operating costs and expenses, as well as cover amounts owed to Varde, we may engage in further sales of portfolios or portions of portfolios to third parties and/or borrow
against our unencumbered portfolios to generate supplemental capital. If these efforts fail, we may not be able to continue our operations.




Our primary sources of cash are cash flows from operations and borrowings. Recently, cash has been used for acquisitions of loan portfolios, repayments of borrowings, purchases of property and equipment, legal collections and general working capital.




In the first quarter of 2009, our total net revenues of $1.5 million exceeded our total operating, interest and other expenses of $1.2 million, resulting in net income of $311,000.  Adding back the effect of the portfolio impairment recovery of $190,000, however, the operating and other expenses would be $1.4 million and our net
income would decrease commensurately.




The cash we generate from portfolio collections has been steadily declining. Total portfolio cash collections decreased by $1.1 million to $1.6 million in the first quarter 2009 compared to the first quarter 2008. We can attribute the significant decline to fewer portfolio purchases and the underperformance of our portfolios (collections
coming in at a slower rate than we projected). The slower rate of collections is largely due to a slow down in the economy, which has contributed to debtors’ inability to pay or a delay in payments.





The October 2008 issue of the collection industry magazine Credit & Collection Risk reports that “over-leveraged consumers – burdened by too much credit card and mortgage debt – cannot repay their creditors.”  The article goes on to report that recoveries on debt are down by an average of 20% this year
over last – a drop consistent with our own collection experience in that period.


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The cash constraint has a compounding effect because it results in (i) further reducing our loan portfolio purchases and (ii) increasing our use of financing to purchase portfolios, which commensurately increases the transactional costs of a portfolio purchase. We expect this trend to continue unless the economy improves, the timing of
our collections on loan portfolios is shortened and we are able to purchase additional portfolios using our own capital. If cash collections continue to decline, we may be unable to recover the cost we pay for our portfolios, repay funds borrowed to purchase portfolios and pay our collecting and operating costs, which could result in a material reduction in our operations or an inability to continue our operations.





Beginning in 2008, we began instituting cost-cutting and capital preservation measures in an effort to address our lower revenues, including foregoing payment of regular distributions to our unit holders, purchasing portfolios with borrowed funds, increasing portfolio sales, outsourcing more of our legal collections, and reducing salaries
and benefits through a reduction in administrative and collection personnel. Our goal is to achieve at least break-even results until economic conditions improve enough for us to secure additional capital and increase our portfolio purchases and collections.





In 2008, we reduced our collection and administrative staff in an effort to align our operating expenses to our lower collections revenues. As of March 1, 2008, we had a total of 83 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees. As of March 1, 2009, we had a total of 53 full-time employees and 4 part-time employees. Our reduction in collections
staff, however, must take into consideration the significant upfront investment in recruiting and training collection personnel and the need to retain enough collectors to effectively service our portfolios. We may increase our use of third-party collection agencies to service portions of our loan portfolios if the volume of our loan portfolios exceeds the capacity of our existing collections infrastructure to service them.





We periodically assess the timing and amount of our portfolio cash collections estimates under the interest method of accounting and make adjustments to those estimates in an effort to align our projections to the factors, including those discussed above, that determine what and when we can expect to collect on our portfolios. We expect
to collect two to two and a half times a portfolio’s purchase price over three to seven years. Due to a lack of debtor liquidity, however, we are experiencing movement of the timing of our portfolio collections towards the far end of this range, which has in a few cases impacted our ability to timely repay amounts owed to Varde.





In an attempt to operate as efficiently as possible, we continually focus on determining which portfolios or portions of portfolios are expected to provide the greatest return and shift our collections efforts accordingly. We use a dialer to assist our collectors with focusing on portfolios that continue to show results. By monitoring the
results of calls originated through our dialer, we are able to identify portfolios that require more cost to collect than others. At times, generally where we have worked to collect portfolios over an extended period of time, we determine that some of our portfolios’ collection lives have run their course from our perspective. We sold a number of such portfolios identified by this process in the first half of 2008. We believe this process of constantly evaluating portfolio returns against costs of collection
should continue to improve our collection efficiency. We will continue to sell portfolios or portions of portfolios if we believe portfolio performance is not up to our expectations and/or we require additional capital to fund our operations.





The percentage of funds that we contributed to a Matterhorn portfolio purchase using the Varde credit facility in 2008 was generally lower in proportion to the purchase price than in 2006 and 2007, resulting in larger loans and commensurately higher interest expense and other financing costs per loan. We expect this to continue in 2009
unless we are able to sufficiently increase our cash reserves and thereby increase our percentage of participation in Matterhorn purchases as well as purchase portfolios without Varde funds.





During 2008, we purchased $1.9 million of portfolios (net of the $1.4 portion that was immediately sold). In the first quarter of 2009, we purchased $59,500 of new portfolios.   Our assessment of market conditions, as well as our ability to find suitable financing, will continue to dictate whether and when we purchase portfolios. In
an attempt to compete in a highly competitive marketplace and operate as efficiently as possible, we continue to strive to purchase and retain portfolios or portions of portfolios that will provide the greatest return. We do not anticipate making significant portfolio purchases in the second quarter of 2008 due to a lack of capital.


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Varde Credit Facility





On July 13, 2004, effective June 10, 2004, we entered into a definitive Master Loan Agreement with Varde, a well-known participant in the debt collection industry, to augment our portfolio purchasing capacity using capital provided by Varde. The following list summarizes some of the key business points in our agreement with Varde:





•
The credit facility provides for up to $25 million of capital (counting each dollar loaned on a cumulative basis) over a five-year term ending in June 2009;


•
Varde is not under any obligation to make a loan to us if Varde does not approve of the portfolio(s) we propose to acquire and the terms of the acquisition;


•
Varde has the right to participate in any proposed acquisition of a portfolio by us in excess of $500,000 pursuant to a right of first refusal; and


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





We will never have outstanding indebtedness of the full $25 million at any one time due to the cumulative nature of the credit facility. We have created Matterhorn, a wholly-owned subsidiary, to serve as the entity that will purchase portfolios under the loan agreement with Varde. Varde has a first priority security interest in all the
assets of Matterhorn securing repayment of its loans and payment of its interest in residual collections. Performance Capital Management has entered into a Servicing Agreement with Matterhorn as part of the agreement with Varde, and Varde has a security interest in Matterhorn's rights to proceeds under the Servicing Agreement. Under the Servicing Agreement, Performance Capital Management will collect the portfolios purchased by Matterhorn in exchange for a fee that will be agreed upon prior to the funding of
each individual financing by Varde. Performance Capital Management has also guaranteed certain of Matterhorn's operational obligations under the loan documents. Varde may exercise its rights under its various security interests and the guaranty if an event of default occurs. These rights include demanding the immediate payment of all amounts due to Varde, as well as liquidating the collateral. A failure to make payments when due, if not cured within five days, is an event of default. Other events of default include:





•
Material breaches of representations and warranties;


•
Uncured breaches of agreements having a material adverse effect;


•
Bankruptcy or insolvency of Performance Capital Management or Matterhorn;


•
Fraudulent conveyances;


•
Defaults in other debt or debt-related agreements;


•
Failure to pay judgments when due;


•
Material loss or damage to, or unauthorized transfer of, the collateral;


•
Change in control of Performance Capital Management;


•
Termination of Performance Capital Management as the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement; and


•
Breach of Varde's right of first refusal to finance portfolio acquisitions.





At March 31, 2009, Matterhorn owed $1.8 million under the facility in connection with purchases of certain charged-off loan portfolios. The assets of Matterhorn that provide security for Varde's loan were carried at a cost of $1.7 million at March 31, 2009. The loan advances have minimum payment threshold points with terms of up to three
years and bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum. These obligations are scheduled to be repaid in full on dates ranging from April 2009 to September 2011. Once all funds (including those invested by us) invested in a portfolio financed by Varde have been repaid (with interest) and all servicing fees have been paid, Varde will begin to receive a residual interest in collections of that portfolio. Depending on the performance of the portfolio, these residual interests may never be paid, they may begin being
paid a significant time later than Varde’s loan is repaid (i.e., after the funds invested by us are repaid with interest), or, in circumstances where the portfolio performs extremely well, the loan could be repaid early and Varde could conceivably begin to receive its residual interest on or before the date that the loan obligation was originally scheduled to be paid in full. The amount of remaining available credit under the facility at March 31, 2009 was $8.2 million. Matterhorn has borrowed a total of
$16.8 million, with $1.8 million outstanding at March 31, 2009.


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In June 2007, we entered into an amendment to the Master Loan Agreement with Varde, a copy of which was filed as an exhibit to our report on Form 10-QSB for the period ended June 30, 2007. The amendment extends the maturity date for principal and any other accrued but unpaid amounts on each loan made on or after the effective date of the
amendment from up to two years to up to three years. This change was made to allow more time for a portfolio purchased using the Varde credit facility to generate sufficient collection revenues to pay the balance of the Varde loans, including principal and any other accrued but unpaid amounts, in full by their due dates. As of March 31, 2009, all of the Company’s loan agreements with Varde have three year terms.





Due primarily to the state of the economy, we are finding that the time it takes us to collect the Matterhorn portfolios is increasing, resulting in lower collections performance than required by the Varde loan agreements. While we have technically defaulted on several of the loan agreements for failing to timely meet principal threshold
points and payment deadlines, we have not received any notice of default from Varde. The following Varde loans have been impacted by delayed collections:





•
A Varde loan that was made in December 2005 was due to be paid in full in December 2008. The original loan was for approximately $4.6 million. The principal balance at April 30, 2009 was approximately $189,000. Varde has informally agreed to extend the portfolio’s payment terms based on current collection rates that are anticipated to pay off interest and principal owed to Varde over the next several months.


•
A loan that was made in June 2007 with a balance of $392,000 at April 30, 2009 failed to generate enough revenue to meet its minimum principal threshold point and the balance due at December 31, 2008. The next minimum principal threshold point of $323,000 will be in June 2009. To bring this loan into compliance, Varde is applying principal, interest and other revenues that the Company would otherwise be entitled
to, excluding servicing fees, towards paying down this loan.


•
Two loans with a combined balance remaining of $14,000 were due to be paid in full in April 2009. The Company is taking steps to settle these obligations with Varde.





If Varde were to exercise its rights under the default provisions of the Master Loan Agreement, it could demand the immediate payment of all amounts due and recall servicing of the portfolios from PCM. If that occurs, we will take steps to outsource our remaining portfolio collections to third party agencies, with the exception of debtors
already on payment programs, in an effort to decrease our administrative and variable costs associated with collecting our portfolios. With fewer personnel, we will also seek to sublease a large portion of our leased office space, thereby further reducing our fixed expenses. If these efforts fail to provide sufficient cash reserves to pay our expenses, we will not be able to continue operating.





The term of the Master Loan Agreement with Varde ends in June 2009. We anticipate that Varde will renew the agreement. However, if Varde does not renew the agreement or if the terms of the renewal agreement prevent us from generating net income from the portfolios purchased using Varde financing, we will need to find alternative sources
of capital. Our inability to obtain financing and capital as needed or on reasonable terms would limit our ability to acquire additional loan portfolios and to operate our business. As a result of our current cash constraints, we are looking at various forms of financing as well as considering the possibility of selling the company if such efforts should fail.




Capital Expenditures





We plan to continue making expenditures on legal collections, but the level of the expenditures in 2009 is expected be lower than in each of 2007 and 2008. We may from time to time acquire capital assets on an as needed basis. Our most significant capital assets are our dialer and our telephone switch. We currently have no significant expenditures
planned for capital assets.





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ITEM4T.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES





As of the end of the period covered by this report, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Operations Officer and our Accounting Manager, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)). In designing and evaluating disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide
absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, may be detected. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Operations Officer and our Accounting Manager concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2009, to provide reasonable assurance that material information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.





There has been no change in our internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.





PART II – OTHER INFORMATION





ITEM6.  EXHIBITS





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


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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





PERFORMANCE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCMay 15, 2009
By:
/s/ David J. Caldwell(Date)

Name: David J. CaldwellIts:Chief Operations Officer




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EXHIBITINDEX





Exhibit
Number
Description31.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200231.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a–14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200232.1
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002