NORFOLK, Va., May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- PRA Group (Nasdaq:PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2017. The company reported diluted earnings per share of $1.03 versus $0.69 in the first quarter of 2016, including the gain from the sale of the Company’s Government Services business in the first quarter of 2017.
First Quarter Highlights
- Estimated remaining collections of $5.1 billion.
- Cash collections of $379.8 million.
- Total revenues of $206.6 million.
- Income from operations of $53.3 million.
- Net income of $48.2 million.
- Portfolio acquisitions of $227.8 million.
- Gain on sale of the Government Services business was $46.8 million pre-tax and excludes an additional $2.1 million in expenses associated with the sale in operating expenses.
“PRA’s cash collections in the first quarter exceeded our expectations while cash operating expenses remained controlled. We are pleased with the progress made in increasing our collector workforce in the U.S. to the appropriate level. Both our existing collector workforce and our new hires continue to impress us with their work ethic and commitment to compliance,” said Steve Fredrickson, chairman and chief executive officer, PRA Group. “Our cash efficiency ratio, measured as cash receipts less operating expenses divided by cash receipts, of 61% continues to compare well with previous years even with the impact of our current regulatory environment with its greater costs and negative impact on revenue. We are also pleased with our first quarter investment, particularly in the U.S., where we see gradually improving volumes and pricing.”
CASH COLLECTIONS AND REVENUES
- Cash collections were $379.8 million versus $384.3 million in the year-ago quarter. First quarter of 2016 cash collections are presented in constant currency with the first quarter of 2017. Adjusted for currency, cash collections in the prior year would have been $378.7 million. The following table presents cash collections by source on an as reported and currency adjusted basis:
| Cash Collection Source | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |||||||
| Americas-Core | $ | 226,906 | $ | 193,360 | $ | 210,524 | $ | 213,741 | $ | 219,571 | ||
| Americas-Insolvency | 49,813 | 52,988 | 60,429 | 67,745 | 68,646 | |||||||
| Europe-Core | 98,081 | 97,429 | 96,028 | 102,972 | 94,091 | |||||||
| Europe-Insolvency | 5,030 | 4,974 | 4,719 | 2,744 | 2,025 | |||||||
| Total Cash Collections | $ | 379,830 | $ | 348,751 | $ | 371,700 | $ | 387,202 | $ | 384,333 | ||
| Cash Collection Source - | ||||||||||||
| Constant Currency Adjusted | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Q1 | Q1 | ||||||||||
| Americas-Core | $ | 226,906 | $ | 220,992 | ||||||||
| Americas-Insolvency | 49,813 | 68,653 | ||||||||||
| Europe-Core | 98,081 | 87,220 | ||||||||||
| Europe-Insolvency | 5,030 | 1,833 | ||||||||||
| Total Cash Collections | $ | 379,830 | $ | 378,698 | ||||||||
- Total revenues were $206.6 million in the first quarter versus $224.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Net finance receivable revenue was $194.5 million versus $206.5 million in the year ago quarter.
- Revenues in the first quarter also included income from PRA Group’s fee-based businesses of $9.9 million, compared with $16.3 million in the year-ago quarter, and other income of $2.2 million compared with $2.1 million in the year-ago quarter. The decline in fee revenue was due to the sale of the Government Services business in Q1 2017.
EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME
- Operating expenses were $153.3 million in the first quarter, compared with $154.0 million a year ago.
- Operating income in the first quarter was $53.3 million, compared with $70.9 million in the year-ago quarter and the operating margin was 25.8%.
- The provision for income taxes was $31.4 million in the first quarter compared to $16.2 million in the year-ago quarter. PRA Group’s provision for income taxes was 38.8% of income before taxes in the first quarter, compared with 32.2% in the full year of 2016. The effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2017 was elevated due to the sale of the Government Services business which increased the amount of taxable income in the United States.
NET INCOME AND EPS
- Net income was $48.2 million in the first quarter, compared with net income of $32.0 million in the prior year period, and the net income margin was 24.0%.
- Earnings per diluted share in the first quarter were $1.03, compared with $0.69 in the prior year period.
PORTFOLIO ACQUISITIONS
- PRA Group invested $227.8 million in new finance receivables in the first quarter.
| Portfolio Purchase Source | 2017 | 2016 | ||||||||||
| ($ in thousands) | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |||||||
| Americas-Core | $ | 115,166 | $ | 91,800 | $ | 95,452 | $ | 130,529 | $ | 136,057 | ||
| Americas-Insolvency | 67,123 | 20,929 | 16,760 | 33,723 | 22,952 | |||||||
| Europe-Core | 39,505 | 80,129 | 34,240 | 68,835 | 171,038 | |||||||
| Europe-Insolvency | 6,020 | 6,943 | 14,803 | 16,410 | 6,731 | |||||||
| Total Portfolio Purchasing | $ | 227,814 | $ | 199,801 | $ | 161,255 | $ | 249,497 | $ | 336,778 | ||
BALANCE SHEET
- Cash and cash equivalents were $82.1 million as of March 31, 2017, compared with $79.4 million as of March 31, 2016.
- Net deferred tax liabilities were $259.3 million as of March 31, 2017, compared with $269.2 million as of March 31, 2016.
- Borrowings totaled $1,708.7 million as of March 31, 2017, compared with $1,896.4 million as of March 31, 2016.
- Equity attributable to PRA Group, Inc. was $930.8 million as of March 31, 2017, compared with $864.9 million as of March 31, 2016.
Conference Call Information
PRA Group will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results with institutional investors and stock analysts. To listen to a webcast of the call, visit http://ir.pragroup.com/events.cfm. To listen by phone, call 888-695-7639 in the U.S. or 970-315-0482 outside the U.S. The conference ID is 14428598. To listen to a replay of the call until May 16, 2017, call 855-859-2056 in the U.S. or 404-537-3406 outside the U.S. and use conference ID 14428598.
About PRA Group
As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas and Europe. With more than 4,000 employees worldwide, PRA Group companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt and provide a broad range of additional revenue and recovery services to businesses. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.
About Forward Looking Statements
Statements made herein which are not historical in nature, including PRA Group’s or its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group’s future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that our expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including but not limited to PRA Group’s annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group's website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group's business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.
Due to such uncertainties and risks, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. Information in this press release may be superseded by recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA Group’s expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.
| PRA Group, Inc. | ||||||||
| Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements | ||||||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||||||
| Three Months Ended | ||||||||
| March 31, | ||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ | 194,535 | $ | 206,507 | ||||
| Fee income | 9,858 | 16,266 | ||||||
| Other revenue | 2,165 | 2,109 | ||||||
| Total revenues | 206,558 | 224,882 | ||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||
| Compensation and employee services | 68,468 | 66,765 | ||||||
| Legal collection expenses | 31,728 | 30,132 | ||||||
| Agency fees | 10,800 | 10,884 | ||||||
| Outside fees and services | 13,285 | 15,808 | ||||||
| Communication | 9,137 | 9,882 | ||||||
| Rent and occupancy | 3,783 | 3,796 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 5,215 | 6,070 | ||||||
| Other operating expenses | 10,885 | 10,651 | ||||||
| Total operating expenses | 153,301 | 153,988 | ||||||
| Income from operations | 53,257 | 70,894 | ||||||
| Other income and (expense): | ||||||||
| Gain on sale of subsidiaries | 46,845 | - | ||||||
| Interest expense | (21,257 | ) | (19,959 | ) | ||||
| Foreign exchange gain/(loss) | 2,179 | (1,850 | ) | |||||
| Income before income taxes | 81,024 | 49,085 | ||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 31,409 | 16,232 | ||||||
| Net income | $ | 49,615 | $ | 32,853 | ||||
| Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 1,448 | 870 | ||||||
| Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | $ | 48,167 | $ | 31,983 | ||||
| Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc.: | ||||||||
| Basic | $ | 1.04 | $ | 0.69 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.03 | $ | 0.69 | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | ||||||||
| Basic | 46,406 | 46,243 | ||||||
| Diluted | 46,627 | 46,372 | ||||||
| PRA Group, Inc. | |||||||||
| Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets | |||||||||
| (in thousands) | |||||||||
| March 31, | December 31, | ||||||||
| ASSETS | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 82,110 | $ | 94,287 | |||||
| Investments | 74,055 | 68,543 | |||||||
| Finance receivables, net | 2,366,880 | 2,307,969 | |||||||
| Other receivables, net | 17,684 | 11,650 | |||||||
| Income taxes receivable | - | 9,427 | |||||||
| Net deferred tax asset | 29,090 | 28,482 | |||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 38,024 | 38,744 | |||||||
| Goodwill | 506,240 | 499,911 | |||||||
| Intangible assets, net | 27,393 | 27,935 | |||||||
| Other assets | 32,373 | 33,808 | |||||||
| Assets held for sale | - | 43,243 | |||||||
| Total assets | $ | 3,173,849 | $ | 3,163,999 | |||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 3,924 | $ | 2,459 | |||||
| Accrued expenses | 82,594 | 82,699 | |||||||
| Income taxes payable | 37,960 | 19,631 | |||||||
| Net deferred tax liability | 259,330 | 258,344 | |||||||
| Interest-bearing deposits | 78,792 | 76,113 | |||||||
| Borrowings | 1,708,687 | 1,784,101 | |||||||
| Other liabilities | 13,344 | 10,821 | |||||||
| Liabilities held for sale | - | 4,220 | |||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,184,631 | 2,238,388 | |||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 8,515 | 8,448 | |||||||
| Equity | |||||||||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01, authorized shares, 2,000, | |||||||||
| issued and outstanding shares, 0 | - | - | |||||||
| Common stock, par value $0.01, authorized shares, 100,000, issued | |||||||||
| and outstanding shares, 46,439 at March 31, 2017; 100,000 | |||||||||
| authorized shares, 46,356 issued and outstanding shares at | 464 | 464 | |||||||
| December 31, 2016 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 66,293 | 66,414 | |||||||
| Retained earnings | 1,097,534 | 1,049,367 | |||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (233,476 | ) | (251,944 | ) | |||||
| Total stockholders' equity - PRA Group, Inc. | 930,815 | 864,301 | |||||||
| Noncontrolling interest | 49,888 | 52,862 | |||||||
| Total equity | 980,703 | 917,163 | |||||||
| Total liabilities and equity | $ | 3,173,849 | $ | 3,163,999 | |||||
| PRA Group, Inc. | |||||||||
| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||||
| As of and for the | |||||||||
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | Change | |||||||
| EARNINGS (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ | 194,535 | $ | 206,507 | -6 | % | |||
| Fee income | 9,858 | 16,266 | -39 | % | |||||
| Other revenue | 2,165 | 2,109 | 3 | % | |||||
| Total revenues | 206,558 | 224,882 | -8 | % | |||||
| Operating expenses | 153,301 | 153,988 | 0 | % | |||||
| Income from operations | 53,257 | 70,894 | -25 | % | |||||
| Net interest expense | 21,257 | 19,959 | 7 | % | |||||
| Net income | 49,615 | 32,853 | 51 | % | |||||
| Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | 48,167 | 31,983 | 51 | % | |||||
| PERIOD-END BALANCES (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 82,110 | $ | 79,442 | 3 | % | |||
| Finance receivables, net | 2,366,880 | 2,377,077 | 0 | % | |||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 533,633 | 557,024 | -4 | % | |||||
| Total assets | 3,173,849 | 3,268,833 | -3 | % | |||||
| Borrowings | 1,708,687 | 1,896,424 | -10 | % | |||||
| Total liabilities | 2,184,631 | 2,360,091 | -7 | % | |||||
| Total equity - PRA Group, Inc. | 930,815 | 864,868 | 8 | % | |||||
| FINANCE RECEIVABLE INCOME (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||
| Cash collections | $ | 379,830 | $ | 384,333 | -1 | % | |||
| Cash collections on fully amortized pools | 13,504 | 9,276 | 46 | % | |||||
| Principal amortization without allowance charges | 182,616 | 167,928 | 9 | % | |||||
| Allowance charges | 2,679 | 9,898 | -73 | % | |||||
| Principal amortization with allowance charges | 185,295 | 177,826 | 4 | % | |||||
| Principal amortization w/ allowance charges as % of cash collections: | |||||||||
| Including fully amortized pools | 48.8 | % | 46.3 | % | 5 | % | |||
| Excluding fully amortized pools | 50.6 | % | 47.4 | % | 7 | % | |||
| Allowance charges to period-end net finance receivables | 0.1 | % | 0.4 | % | -73 | % | |||
| PURCHASES OF FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||
| Purchase price - Americas core | $ | 115,166 | $ | 136,057 | -15 | % | |||
| Purchase price - Americas insolvency | 67,123 | 22,952 | 192 | % | |||||
| Purchase price - Europe core | 39,505 | 171,038 | -77 | % | |||||
| Purchase price - Europe insolvency | 6,020 | 6,731 | -11 | % | |||||
| Purchase price - total | 227,814 | 336,778 | -32 | % | |||||
| Number of portfolios - total | 126 | 139 | -9 | % | |||||
| ESTIMATED REMAINING COLLECTIONS (in thousands) | |||||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Americas core | $ | 2,604,039 | $ | 2,643,410 | -1 | % | |||
| Estimated remaining collections - Americas insolvency | 373,729 | 421,866 | -11 | % | |||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Europe core | 2,089,659 | 2,152,403 | -3 | % | |||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Europe insolvency | 75,942 | 40,938 | 86 | % | |||||
| Estimated remaining collections - total | 5,143,369 | 5,258,617 | -2 | % | |||||
| Adjusted estimated remaining collections (7) | 5,206,044 | 5,366,417 | -3 | % | |||||
| SHARE DATA (share amounts in thousands) | |||||||||
| Net income per common share - diluted | $ | 1.03 | $ | 0.69 | 50 | % | |||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted | 46,627 | 46,372 | 1 | % | |||||
| Shares repurchased | - | - | 0 | % | |||||
| Closing market price | $ | 33.15 | $ | 29.39 | 13 | % | |||
| RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||
| Return on average equity (1) | 20.6 | % | 15.4 | % | 34 | % | |||
| Return on revenue (2) | 24.0 | % | 14.6 | % | 64 | % | |||
| Return on average assets (3) | 6.1 | % | 4.1 | % | 48 | % | |||
| Operating margin (4) | 25.8 | % | 31.5 | % | -18 | % | |||
| Operating expense to cash receipts (5) | 39.3 | % | 38.4 | % | 2 | % | |||
| Debt to stockholders' equity (6) | 183.6 | % | 219.3 | % | -16 | % | |||
| Number of full-time equivalent collectors | 2,294 | 1,881 | 22 | % | |||||
| Number of full-time equivalent employees | 4,205 | 3,748 | 12 | % | |||||
| Cash receipts (5) | $ | 389,688 | $ | 400,599 | -3 | % | |||
| Lines of credit - unused portion at period end | 712,637 | 435,709 | 64 | % | |||||
| (1) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average equity for the period | |||||||||
| (2) Calculated as net income divided by total revenues | |||||||||
| (3) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average assets for the period | |||||||||
| (4) Calculated as income from operations divided by total revenues | |||||||||
| (5) "Cash receipts" is defined as cash collections plus fee income | |||||||||
| (6) For purposes of this ratio, "debt" equals borrowings | |||||||||
| (7) Equals total estimated remaining collections on our owned finance receivable | |||||||||
| portfolios plus the estimated remaining collections on certain of our other investments. | |||||||||
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| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |||||||||||||||
| For the Quarter Ended | |||||||||||||||
| March 31 | December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | |||||||||||
| 2017 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | 2016 | |||||||||||
| EARNINGS (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ | 194,535 | $ | 131,965 | $ | 202,639 | $ | 204,008 | $ | 206,507 | |||||
| Fee income | 9,858 | 21,171 | 17,597 | 22,347 | 16,266 | ||||||||||
| Other revenue | 2,165 | 2,122 | 1,748 | 2,101 | 2,109 | ||||||||||
| Total revenues | 206,558 | 155,258 | 221,984 | 228,456 | 224,882 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses | 153,301 | 148,190 | 154,496 | 155,700 | 153,988 | ||||||||||
| Income from operations | 53,257 | 7,068 | 67,488 | 72,756 | 70,894 | ||||||||||
| Net interest expense | 21,257 | 21,026 | 19,310 | 20,569 | 19,959 | ||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) | 49,615 | (15,347 | ) | 36,518 | 36,868 | 32,853 | |||||||||
| Net income/(loss) attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | 48,167 | (17,648 | ) | 34,306 | 36,456 | 31,983 | |||||||||
| PERIOD-END BALANCES (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 82,110 | $ | 94,287 | $ | 91,791 | $ | 117,071 | $ | 79,442 | |||||
| Finance receivables, net | 2,366,880 | 2,307,969 | 2,392,408 | 2,399,949 | 2,377,077 | ||||||||||
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 533,633 | 527,846 | 592,044 | 576,992 | 557,024 | ||||||||||
| Total assets | 3,173,849 | 3,163,999 | 3,279,347 | 3,305,596 | 3,268,833 | ||||||||||
| Borrowings | 1,708,687 | 1,784,101 | 1,816,600 | 1,912,283 | 1,896,424 | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities | 2,184,631 | 2,238,388 | 2,291,369 | 2,370,415 | 2,360,091 | ||||||||||
| Total equity - PRA Group, Inc. | 930,815 | 864,301 | 937,702 | 886,077 | 864,868 | ||||||||||
| FINANCE RECEIVABLE COLLECTIONS (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Cash collections | $ | 379,830 | $ | 348,751 | $ | 371,700 | $ | 387,202 | $ | 384,333 | |||||
| Cash collections on fully amortized pools | 13,504 | 9,041 | 7,744 | 8,124 | 9,276 | ||||||||||
| Principal amortization without allowance charges | 182,616 | 154,271 | 155,915 | 170,274 | 167,928 | ||||||||||
| Allowance charges | 2,679 | 62,515 | 13,146 | 12,920 | 9,898 | ||||||||||
| Principal amortization with allowance charges | 185,295 | 216,786 | 169,061 | 183,194 | 177,826 | ||||||||||
| Principal amortization w/ allowance charges as % of cash collections: | |||||||||||||||
| Including fully amortized pools | 48.8 | % | 62.2 | % | 45.5 | % | 47.3 | % | 46.3 | % | |||||
| Excluding fully amortized pools | 50.6 | % | 63.8 | % | 46.5 | % | 48.3 | % | 47.4 | % | |||||
| Allowance charges to period-end net finance receivables | 0.1 | % | 2.7 | % | 0.5 | % | 0.5 | % | 0.4 | % | |||||
| PURCHASES OF FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Purchase price - North America core | $ | 115,166 | $ | 91,800 | $ | 95,452 | $ | 130,529 | $ | 136,057 | |||||
| Purchase price - North America insolvency | 67,123 | 20,929 | 16,760 | 33,723 | 22,952 | ||||||||||
| Purchase price - Europe core | 39,505 | 80,129 | 34,240 | 68,835 | 171,038 | ||||||||||
| Purchase price - Europe insolvency | 6,020 | 6,943 | 14,803 | 16,410 | 6,731 | ||||||||||
| Purchase price - total | 227,814 | 199,801 | 161,255 | 249,497 | 336,778 | ||||||||||
| Number of portfolios - total | 126 | 126 | 122 | 136 | 139 | ||||||||||
| ESTIMATED REMAINING COLLECTIONS (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Americas core | $ | 2,604,039 | $ | 2,571,887 | $ | 2,672,427 | $ | 2,705,781 | $ | 2,643,410 | |||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Americas insolvency | 373,729 | 331,371 | 356,363 | 396,667 | 421,866 | ||||||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Europe core | 2,089,659 | 2,072,936 | 2,148,230 | 2,171,542 | 2,152,403 | ||||||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - Europe insolvency | 75,942 | 71,810 | 72,919 | 59,107 | 40,938 | ||||||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - total | 5,143,369 | 5,048,004 | 5,249,939 | 5,333,097 | 5,258,617 | ||||||||||
| Adjusted estimated remaining collections (7) | 5,206,044 | 5,109,404 | 5,345,657 | 5,430,192 | 5,366,417 | ||||||||||
| SHARE DATA (share amounts in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Net income/(loss) per common share - diluted | $ | 1.03 | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | 0.74 | $ | 0.79 | $ | 0.69 | ||||
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted | 46,627 | 46,346 | 46,434 | 46,402 | 46,372 | ||||||||||
| Shares repurchased | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||||||
| Closing market price | $ | 33.15 | $ | 39.10 | $ | 34.54 | $ | 24.14 | $ | 29.39 | |||||
| RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (dollars in thousands) | |||||||||||||||
| Return on average equity (1) | 20.6 | % | -7.9 | % | 15.1 | % | 16.4 | % | 15.4 | % | |||||
| Return on revenue (2) | 24.0 | % | -9.9 | % | 16.5 | % | 16.1 | % | 14.6 | % | |||||
| Return on average assets (3) | 6.1 | % | -2.2 | % | 4.2 | % | 4.4 | % | 4.1 | % | |||||
| Operating margin (4) | 25.8 | % | 4.6 | % | 30.4 | % | 31.8 | % | 31.5 | % | |||||
| Operating expense to cash receipts (5) | 39.3 | % | 40.1 | % | 39.7 | % | 38.0 | % | 38.4 | % | |||||
| Debt to stockholders' equity (6) | 183.6 | % | 206.4 | % | 193.7 | % | 215.8 | % | 219.3 | % | |||||
| Number of full-time equivalent collectors | 2,294 | 1,906 | 1,859 | 1,804 | 1,881 | ||||||||||
| Number of full-time equivalent employees | 4,205 | 4,019 | 3,859 | 3,816 | 3,748 | ||||||||||
| Cash receipts (5) | $ | 389,688 | $ | 369,922 | $ | 389,297 | $ | 409,549 | $ | 400,599 | |||||
| Lines of credit - unused portion at period end | 712,637 | 641,132 | 630,775 | 430,651 | 435,709 | ||||||||||
| (1) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average equity for the period | |||||||||||||||
| (2) Calculated as net income divided by total revenues | |||||||||||||||
| (3) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average assets for the period | |||||||||||||||
| (4) Calculated as income from operations divided by total revenues | |||||||||||||||
| (5) "Cash receipts" is defined as cash collections plus fee income | |||||||||||||||
| (6) For purposes of this ratio, "debt" equals borrowings | |||||||||||||||
| (7) Equals total estimated remaining collections on our owned finance receivable | |||||||||||||||
| portfolios plus the estimated remaining collections on certain of our other investments. | |||||||||||||||