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99.1 | Press Release, dated January 28, 2014, announcing EZCORP, Inc.’s results of operations and financial condition for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013. |
EZCORP, INC. | |||||||
Date: | January 28, 2014 | By: | /s/ Mark Kuchenrither | ||||
Mark Kuchenrither | |||||||
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated January 28, 2014, announcing EZCORP, Inc.’s results of operations and financial condition for the first fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013. |
• | Total revenues were $269 million compared to $273 million in the same period last year. Excluding gold scrapping, total revenues were up 6%, driven by strong retail sales and consumer loan fee growth in the United States and Mexico. |
• | Net income for the quarter was $23 million, net of a $1 million impact from Albemarle & Bond and a $3 million impact from the company’s online lending businesses. The $27 million of net income before those impacts was driven primarily by the company’s U.S. storefront businesses, which accounted for 82% of total adjusted segment contribution. The company’s Latin America segment accounted for 14% of total adjusted segment contribution in the quarter. |
• | Earning assets were $471 million at quarter-end, an increase of 13%, as a result of growth in payroll withholding, installment, and auto title loans, as well as inventory in the U.S. and Mexico. Net inventory was $143 million, a 19% increase over the same period last year, as the company executed against its strategy to drive jewelry retail sales rather than scrapping. The second quarter is typically the highest retail selling quarter of the year. |
• | Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, were $45 million at quarter-end, with debt of $252 million, including $106 million of Grupo Finmart third-party debt, which is non-recourse to EZCORP. |
• | The effective tax rate was 30% compared to 33% for the same period last year, as the company continued to diversify its operations worldwide. |
▪ | Merchandise sales increased 12% in total and 8% on a same-store basis driven by strong performance in storefronts and online. Gross margin on merchandise sales remained strong at 40%, with only a 100 basis point decrease from the same quarter last year as the company aggressively pursued market share. |
▪ | Jewelry sales increased 33% in total and 29% on a same-store basis, with gross margin of 45% compared to 46% last year, due to improved presentation, pricing and promotions at the company’s 489 storefronts. This strong performance compares very favorably to traditional retail jewelers in the U.S. who generally reported mid-single digit same-store growth this past quarter. |
▪ | Total general merchandise sales increased 4% in the quarter and were up 1% on a same-store basis. |
▪ | Online sales grew 21% over last year and accounted for roughly 9% of the company’s total merchandise sales. Online sales are driven from storefront inventory and the company currently has over 50,000 items available for sale online. |
▪ | Pawn loan balances were $141 million at quarter-end, roughly flat to last year, as the company’s customers continue to increase their use of general merchandise for collateral. The general merchandise loan balance grew 9% while the jewelry loan balance declined 8%. Transactions were up 3% and average loan size decreased approximately 8% compared to the same quarter last year. The average loan for general merchandise is roughly one-third that of an average jewelry loan. |
▪ | Redemption rates were 83%, up 100 basis points compared to a year ago, driven by a 200 basis point increase in the jewelry redemption rate to 87%, while the general merchandise redemption rate decreased 100 basis points to 75%. |
▪ | Segment contribution from the 52 Cash Converters stores in Canada and the U.S. improved by $0.7 million on a pre-tax basis in the quarter, and this operating unit crossed into profitability for the first time. The company continues to refine the model and expects continued profit growth for the rest of the year. |
▪ | Total loan balances, net of reserves, were $58 million at quarter-end, a 20% increase over the same quarter last year. This increase was driven by solid growth at the company’s 494 storefronts as well as the addition of its online channel acquired late in the first quarter of fiscal 2013. At quarter-end, the online loan balance was $3 million, 5% of the segment’s total consumer loan balance. Loan balances in Texas cities affected by restrictive local ordinances declined 41% year-over-year. |
▪ | Loan fees were $49 million, up 10%. The gap in growth between loan balances and fees year-over-year is the result of lower yields driven by a competitive marketplace and regulatory impact. The company expects to continue to grow loan balances aggressively against declining yields. |
▪ | Bad debt as a percentage of fees was 32%, up 700 basis points. Approximately half of this increase reflects the impact of regulatory changes at the local and federal level. These changes will continue to negatively impact the profitability of the business. The remaining roughly 350 basis point decline was driven primarily by new store growth, most of which came outside of Texas, and the penetration of the company’s online channel. The company expects both of these impacts to moderate over the next several quarters as the new stores naturally mature and online bad debt continues its quarter-over-quarter improvement. |
▪ | The company also expects improved expense leverage within the business as it realizes the effects of cost savings initiatives launched in fiscal 2013. Improvements in underwriting and loan management systems and service and collection center consolidation are well underway and should be materially completed by the end of fiscal 2014. |
▪ | Total loan balances at the end of the quarter were $114 million, up 42%, driven primarily by significant growth in loan originations in existing contracts. The company also added or renewed 18 contracts in the quarter. Grupo Finmart now has 52 active contracts providing access to over 4 million customers. |
▪ | Net revenues were $32 million in the quarter, with bad debt as a percentage of fees of 10%, compared to a bad debt benefit of 9% in the prior year due to a large aged debt sale. Bad debt is expected to decline over the next several quarters to approximately 5% to 8% of loan fees. |
▪ | Pawn loan balances were $13 million, down 6% with pawn service fees down 2% as Empeño Fácil focused on better quality lending. Yield on the loan balance improved 1,200 basis points from 193% to 205%. General merchandise now accounts for 92% of the total loan portfolio compared to 89% a year ago. |
▪ | Merchandise sales increased 12% compared to last year with margins of 37%, down 500 basis points driven by aggressive pricing in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The company expects margins to continue to be pressured for the remainder of the year. |
• | Cash Genie, the company’s U.K. online lending business, showed improved performance in the quarter compared to the fourth quarter of last year. In the quarter the company narrowed its operating loss to under $2 million, a 51% improvement from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. New loans made during the quarter increased 28% and the number of loans increased 25% over the immediately preceding quarter. Expense reduction initiatives in the U.K. have |
• | The company’s income from affiliates was down sharply, 75% year-over-year, driven primarily by profit decline at its non-controlled affiliate Albemarle & Bond. On January 27, 2014, Albemarle & Bond announced the termination of their formal sales process, and stated that there may be limited value attributable to the ordinary shares. As a result, EZCORP may be required to write off the remaining $7.9 million of its investment in the second quarter. |
Three Months Ended December 31, | |||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Revenues: | |||||||
Merchandise sales | $ | 105,587 | $ | 94,604 | |||
Jewelry scrapping sales | 27,703 | 44,709 | |||||
Pawn service charges | 64,133 | 65,400 | |||||
Consumer loan fees and interest | 66,329 | 63,134 | |||||
Other revenues | 5,605 | 4,814 | |||||
Total revenues | 269,357 | 272,661 | |||||
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 63,588 | 54,945 | |||||
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 20,020 | 31,305 | |||||
Consumer loan bad debt | 18,432 | 13,521 | |||||
Net revenues | 167,317 | 172,890 | |||||
Operating expenses: | |||||||
Operations | 112,769 | 103,285 | |||||
Administrative | 15,745 | 13,671 | |||||
Depreciation | 7,466 | 6,560 | |||||
Amortization | 1,940 | 714 | |||||
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (6,290 | ) | 29 | ||||
Total operating expenses | 131,630 | 124,259 | |||||
Operating income | 35,687 | 48,631 | |||||
Interest expense, net | 4,332 | 3,637 | |||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | (1,271 | ) | (5,038 | ) | |||
Other income | (168 | ) | (501 | ) | |||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 32,794 | 50,533 | |||||
Income tax expense | 9,881 | 16,672 | |||||
Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 22,913 | 33,861 | |||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1,482 | (1,706 | ) | ||||
Net income | 24,395 | 32,155 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 1,826 | 1,438 | |||||
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 22,569 | $ | 30,717 | |||
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc.: | |||||||
Continuing operations | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.62 | |||
Discontinued operations | 0.03 | (0.03 | ) | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.59 | |||
Weighted average shares outstanding diluted | 54,362 | 52,112 | |||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 21,087 | $ | 32,423 | |||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | 1,482 | (1,706 | ) | ||||
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 22,569 | $ | 30,717 |
December 31, | |||||||
2013 | 2012 | ||||||
Assets: | |||||||
Current assets: | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 38,486 | $ | 46,668 | |||
Restricted cash | 4,019 | 1,133 | |||||
Pawn loans | 153,421 | 162,150 | |||||
Consumer loans, net | 82,807 | 40,470 | |||||
Pawn service charges receivable, net | 30,842 | 31,077 | |||||
Consumer loan fees and interest receivable, net | 40,181 | 34,073 | |||||
Inventory, net | 142,711 | 120,271 | |||||
Deferred tax asset | 13,825 | 15,716 | |||||
Income tax receivable | 7,268 | — | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | 42,895 | 50,394 | |||||
Total current assets | 556,455 | 501,952 | |||||
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 97,424 | 144,232 | |||||
Property and equipment, net | 114,539 | 114,082 | |||||
Restricted cash, non-current | 2,742 | 1,994 | |||||
Goodwill | 434,835 | 434,671 | |||||
Intangible assets, net | 65,178 | 59,562 | |||||
Non-current consumer loans, net | 60,750 | 66,615 | |||||
Deferred tax asset | 7,521 | — | |||||
Other assets, net | 29,685 | 19,198 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 1,369,129 | $ | 1,342,306 | |||
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity: | |||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||
Current maturities of long-term debt | $ | 16,737 | $ | 27,562 | |||
Current capital lease obligations | 533 | 533 | |||||
Accounts payable and other accrued expenses | 77,619 | 70,829 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 11,106 | 24,396 | |||||
Customer layaway deposits | 5,782 | 6,254 | |||||
Income taxes payable | — | 659 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 111,777 | 130,233 | |||||
Long-term debt, less current maturities | 235,289 | 207,978 | |||||
Long-term capital lease obligations | 253 | 771 | |||||
Deferred tax liability | — | 10,815 | |||||
Deferred gains and other long-term liabilities | 22,938 | 31,019 | |||||
Total liabilities | 370,257 | 380,816 | |||||
Temporary equity: | |||||||
Redeemable noncontrolling interest | 57,578 | 49,323 | |||||
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity | 941,294 | 912,167 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,369,129 | $ | 1,342,306 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. & Canada | Latin America | Other International | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Merchandise sales | $ | 88,890 | $ | 16,697 | $ | — | $ | 105,587 | |||||||
Jewelry scrapping sales | 25,925 | 1,778 | — | 27,703 | |||||||||||
Pawn service charges | 57,069 | 7,064 | — | 64,133 | |||||||||||
Consumer loan fees and interest | 48,702 | 14,293 | 3,334 | 66,329 | |||||||||||
Other revenues | 485 | 5,122 | (2 | ) | 5,605 | ||||||||||
Total revenues | 221,071 | 44,954 | 3,332 | 269,357 | |||||||||||
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 53,047 | 10,541 | — | 63,588 | |||||||||||
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 18,570 | 1,450 | — | 20,020 | |||||||||||
Consumer loan bad debt | 15,556 | 1,391 | 1,485 | 18,432 | |||||||||||
Net revenues | 133,898 | 31,572 | 1,847 | 167,317 | |||||||||||
Segment expenses (income): | |||||||||||||||
Operations | 90,682 | 18,382 | 3,705 | 112,769 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 4,267 | 1,459 | 103 | 5,829 | |||||||||||
Amortization | 652 | 617 | 26 | 1,295 | |||||||||||
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets | (6,318 | ) | 6 | — | (6,312 | ) | |||||||||
Interest expense (income), net | 5 | 3,148 | (2 | ) | 3,151 | ||||||||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — | — | (1,271 | ) | (1,271 | ) | |||||||||
Other income | — | (30 | ) | (29 | ) | (59 | ) | ||||||||
Segment contribution (loss) | $ | 44,610 | $ | 7,990 | $ | (685 | ) | $ | 51,915 | ||||||
Corporate expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Administrative | 15,745 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,637 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization | 645 | ||||||||||||||
Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 22 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 1,181 | ||||||||||||||
Other income | (109 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 32,794 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,881 | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 22,913 | ||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1,482 | ||||||||||||||
Net income | 24,395 | ||||||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 1,826 | ||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 22,569 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012 | |||||||||||||||
U.S. & Canada | Latin America | Other International | Consolidated | ||||||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||||||
Merchandise sales | $ | 79,704 | $ | 14,900 | $ | — | $ | 94,604 | |||||||
Jewelry scrapping sales | 41,988 | 2,721 | — | 44,709 | |||||||||||
Pawn service charges | 58,197 | 7,203 | — | 65,400 | |||||||||||
Consumer loan fees and interest | 44,328 | 11,877 | 6,929 | 63,134 | |||||||||||
Other revenues | 2,791 | 1,641 | 382 | 4,814 | |||||||||||
Total revenues | 227,008 | 38,342 | 7,311 | 272,661 | |||||||||||
Merchandise cost of goods sold | 46,322 | 8,623 | — | 54,945 | |||||||||||
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold | 29,074 | 2,231 | — | 31,305 | |||||||||||
Consumer loan bad debt expense (benefit) | 10,928 | (1,048 | ) | 3,641 | 13,521 | ||||||||||
Net revenues | 140,684 | 28,536 | 3,670 | 172,890 | |||||||||||
Segment expenses (income): | |||||||||||||||
Operations | 84,572 | 14,635 | 4,078 | 103,285 | |||||||||||
Depreciation | 3,691 | 1,105 | 71 | 4,867 | |||||||||||
Amortization | 147 | 435 | 26 | 608 | |||||||||||
Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 29 | — | — | 29 | |||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 17 | 2,613 | — | 2,630 | |||||||||||
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates | — | — | (5,038 | ) | (5,038 | ) | |||||||||
Other (income) expense | (4 | ) | 20 | (69 | ) | (53 | ) | ||||||||
Segment contribution | $ | 52,232 | $ | 9,728 | $ | 4,602 | $ | 66,562 | |||||||
Corporate expenses: | |||||||||||||||
Administrative | 13,671 | ||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,693 | ||||||||||||||
Amortization | 106 | ||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 1,007 | ||||||||||||||
Other income | (448 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 50,533 | ||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 16,672 | ||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 33,861 | ||||||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (1,706 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net income | 32,155 | ||||||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 1,438 | ||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 30,717 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 | ||||||||||||||
Company-owned Stores | Franchises | |||||||||||||
U.S. & Canada | Latin America | Other International | Consolidated | |||||||||||
Beginning of period | 1,030 | 312 | — | 1,342 | 8 | |||||||||
De novo | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | — | |||||||||
Acquired | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
Sold, combined or closed | (7 | ) | — | — | (7 | ) | (2 | ) | ||||||
End of period | 1,028 | 316 | — | 1,344 | 6 | |||||||||
Three Months Ended December 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||
Company-owned Stores | Franchises | |||||||||||||
U.S. & Canada | Latin America | Other International | Consolidated | |||||||||||
Beginning of period | 987 | 275 | — | 1,262 | 10 | |||||||||
De novo | 51 | 24 | — | 75 | — | |||||||||
Acquired | 12 | 20 | — | 32 | — | |||||||||
Sold, combined or closed | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
End of period | 1,050 | 319 | — | 1,369 | 10 | |||||||||
Discontinued operations | (50 | ) | (57 | ) | — | (107 | ) | — | ||||||
Stores in continuing operations: | 1,000 | 262 | — | 1,262 | 10 |
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 | Three Months Ended December 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustment | Non-GAAP | GAAP | Non-GAAP Adjustment | Non-GAAP | ||||||||||||||||||
Segment Contribution: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
U.S. & Canada* | $ | 44,610 | $ | 2,778 | $ | 47,388 | $ | 52,232 | $ | 396 | $ | 52,628 | |||||||||||
Latin America | 7,990 | — | 7,990 | 9,728 | — | 9,728 | |||||||||||||||||
Other International** | (685 | ) | 2,924 | 2,239 | 4,602 | (877 | ) | 3,725 | |||||||||||||||
Total Segment Contribution | 51,915 | 5,702 | 57,617 | 66,562 | (481 | ) | 66,081 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrative | 15,745 | — | 15,745 | 13,671 | — | 13,671 | |||||||||||||||||
Depreciation | 1,637 | — | 1,637 | 1,693 | — | 1,693 | |||||||||||||||||
Amortization | 645 | — | 645 | 106 | — | 106 | |||||||||||||||||
Loss on sale or disposal of assets | 22 | — | 22 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
Interest expense, net | 1,181 | — | 1,181 | 1,007 | — | 1,007 | |||||||||||||||||
Other Income | (109 | ) | — | (109 | ) | (448 | ) | — | (448 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes | 32,794 | 5,702 | 38,496 | 50,533 | (481 | ) | 50,052 | ||||||||||||||||
Income tax expense | 9,881 | 1,716 | 11,597 | 16,672 | 159 | 16,831 | |||||||||||||||||
Income from continuing operations, net of tax | 22,913 | 3,986 | 26,899 | 33,861 | (640 | ) | 33,221 | ||||||||||||||||
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax | 1,482 | — | 1,482 | (1,706 | ) | — | (1,706 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net income | 24,395 | 3,986 | 28,381 | 32,155 | (640 | ) | 31,515 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income from continuing operations attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | 1,826 | — | 1,826 | 1,438 | (354 | ) | 1,084 | ||||||||||||||||
Net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc. | $ | 22,569 | $ | 3,986 | $ | 26,555 | $ | 30,717 | $ | (286 | ) | $ | 30,431 | ||||||||||
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding | 54,362 | — | 54,362 | 52,112 | — | 52,112 | |||||||||||||||||
EPS | $ | 0.42 | $ | 0.07 | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.59 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.58 |