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Nassau Launches Index Tracking Equipment Repossessions,
Reports Top 5 Repossessed Capital Assets in 1 Q 2003

ROSLYN HEIGHTS, N.Y., Sept. 4--Nassau Asset Management has tracked equipment values for several decades as a function of its nationwide remarketing operation, which covers all types of equipment including construction, printing presses, machine tools and buses. Recognizing the value its historic and current data holds for the equipment leasing and finance industry, the New York-based asset management company has launched NasTrac Quarterly Index (NQI), which reports on equipment types generating the greatest volume of liquidations.

Ed Castagna, senior executive vice president, says NQI gives equipment leasing and finance companies a snapshot of current equipment values, helping them forecast future asset values and adequately price lease and loan transactions to mitigate risk.

"Nassau's NQI also can be used to help gauge the economic health of individual industry sectors," Castagna adds. "Viewed over time, NQI's quarterly data on repossessions can be compared with data from the previous year to help identify which industry sectors may be experiencing financial downturns, upturns or cyclical changes."

Top Repossessions in 1Q 2003

The first NQI reports on trucks/trailers, printing machines, machine tools, construction equipment, and buses. These were the top five repossessed capital assets in the first quarter of 2003, according to Nassau's internal records on liquidations. Is this good news or bad news for equipment lessors and bankers operating in those sectors?

Surprisingly, it may be good news. Castagna says this first quarter data, when compared with the same quarter a year ago, shows there was a 36 percent decrease in repossessions of trucks and trailers and a 76 percent decrease in repossessions of machine tools. This suggests that the economy may be strengthening in these sectors, he says. However, he adds, it's important to look at each segment individually and compare it across several quarters to establish a reliable trend. Construction equipment repossessions, for example, were high in first quarter 2003: nearly $2.2 million compared with a volume of $400,000 in the first quarter of 2002.

Nassau plans to release data from the second quarter of 2003 later in September, and to update NQI quarterly with fresh findings. Nassau clients can obtain more detailed information as part of the NQI service, including customized data on specific types of equipment.

Users should keep in mind that the assets NQI covers may change from quarter to quarter since Nassau plans to feature only the largest asset groups in its multimillion dollar portfolio.

See the table that follows reporting on the first quarter of 2003 compared with 2002.

Largest Repossessed Capital Asset Trends by Industry Sector

Following are sectors where the most repossessions occurred in the first quarter of 2003 as compared to same time 2002, according to Nassau Asset Management's NasTrac Quarterly Index (NQI). NQI follows the trends of the Capital Asset Markets as recovered by Nassau Asset Management.

ABOUT NASSAU

Nassau Asset Management of Roslyn Heights, NY, has been providing full-service asset management, including asset recovery, collections, remarketing, plant liquidations, and appraisals for more than 25 years to the equipment leasing and finance industry. For more information, please visit www.nasset.com or call 1-800-4.NASSAU.

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MEDIA CONTACTS:

Edward Castagna
Senior Executive Vice President
Nassau Asset Management
1-800.4.NASSAU, ext. 301
ecast@nasset.com

Carla Young Harrington

PR Agent for Nassau
540-899-3913
carla@crosslink.net

 


 

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