UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
   
 
FORM 10-Q
   
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 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 No. 0-19424
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EZCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware74-2540145
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
      
2500 Bee Cave RoadBldg OneSuite 200RollingwoodTX78746
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 314-3400
   
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
      
Class A Non-voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share EZPW NASDAQ Stock Market(NASDAQ Global Select Market)
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      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 (§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, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated FilerAccelerated Filer
Non-accelerated FilerSmaller Reporting Company
  Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  
APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
The only class of voting securities of the registrant issued and outstanding is the Class B Voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, all of which is owned by an affiliate of the registrant. There is no trading market for the Class B Voting Common Stock.
As of JanuaryApril 29, 2020, 52,651,18852,097,590 shares of the registrant’s Class A Non-voting Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock"), par value $.01 per share, and 2,970,171 shares of the registrant’s Class B Voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, were outstanding.

EZCORP, Inc.
INDEX TO FORM 10-Q
 
  
 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 
  
  
  
  
  

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
December 31,
2019
 December 31,
2018
 September 30,
2019
March 31,
2020
 March 31,
2019
 September 30,
2019
          
(Unaudited)  (Unaudited)  
Assets:          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents$143,141
 $297,031
 $157,567
$193,729
 $347,786
 $157,567
Restricted cash4,000
 
 4,875
Pawn loans195,586
 193,984
 199,058
160,179
 173,138
 199,058
Pawn service charges receivable, net32,250
 31,558
 31,802
27,304
 27,097
 31,802
Inventory, net187,369
 175,422
 179,355
173,251
 173,348
 179,355
Notes receivable, net7,450
 26,711
 7,182
3,728
 23,450
 7,182
Prepaid expenses and other current assets36,142
 31,483
 30,796
23,629
 32,984
 25,921
Total current assets601,938
 756,189
 605,760
585,820
 777,803
 605,760
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates29,272
 35,511
 34,516
27,993
 29,387
 34,516
Property and equipment, net65,246
 69,770
 67,357
58,787
 67,518
 67,357
Lease right-of-use asset225,950
 
 
206,839
 
 
Goodwill301,282
 296,638
 300,527
257,222
 296,881
 300,527
Intangible assets, net68,995
 55,956
 68,044
64,043
 58,503
 68,044
Notes receivable, net1,124
 4,599
 1,117
1,132
 8,509
 1,117
Deferred tax asset, net2,123
 10,104
 1,998
6,251
 10,119
 1,998
Other assets5,012
 4,442
 4,383
5,045
 4,395
 4,383
Total assets$1,300,942
 $1,233,209
 $1,083,702
$1,213,132
 $1,253,115
 $1,083,702
          
Liabilities and equity:          
Current liabilities:          
Current maturities of long-term debt, net$215
 $190,238
 $214
$267
 $192,901
 $214
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities51,621
 57,380
 77,957
53,152
 58,696
 77,957
Customer layaway deposits12,548
 11,747
 12,915
13,060
 13,564
 12,915
Lease liability48,052
 
 
44,076
 
 
Total current liabilities112,436
 259,365
 91,086
110,555
 265,161
 91,086
Long-term debt, net241,209
 229,928
 238,380
244,288
 232,733
 238,380
Deferred tax liability, net2,119
 9,617
 1,985
2,540
 9,012
 1,985
Lease liability186,352
 
 
171,006
 
 
Other long-term liabilities7,226
 6,150
 7,302
7,190
 6,450
 7,302
Total liabilities549,342
 505,060
 338,753
535,579
 513,356
 338,753
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)


 


 


Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)


 


 


Stockholders’ equity:          
Class A Non-voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized: 100 million; issued and outstanding: 52,886,122 as of December 31, 2019; 52,475,070 as of December 31, 2018; and 52,565,064 as of September 30, 2019529
 524
 526
Class A Non-voting Common Stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized: 100 million; issued and outstanding: 52,097,590 as of March 31, 2020; 52,475,070 as of March 31, 2019; and 52,565,064 as of September 30, 2019521
 524
 526
Class B Voting Common Stock, convertible, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized: 3 million; issued and outstanding: 2,970,17130
 30
 30
30
 30
 30
Additional paid-in capital407,440
 400,081
 407,628
406,171
 402,505
 407,628
Retained earnings389,928
 383,256
 389,163
347,004
 386,650
 389,163
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(46,327) (48,739) (52,398)(76,173) (49,950) (52,398)
EZCORP, Inc. stockholders’ equity751,600
 735,152
 744,949
Noncontrolling interest
 (7,003) 
Total equity751,600
 728,149
 744,949
677,553
 739,759
 744,949
Total liabilities and equity$1,300,942
 $1,233,209
 $1,083,702
$1,213,132
 $1,253,115
 $1,083,702
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months Ended December 31,Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019 2020 2019
          
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share amounts)(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Revenues:          
Merchandise sales$126,728
 $121,024
$129,830
 $121,260
 $256,558
 $242,284
Jewelry scrapping sales9,528
 9,281
11,878
 10,380
 21,406
 19,661
Pawn service charges84,725
 83,519
80,222
 81,799
 164,947
 165,318
Other revenues1,454
 1,871
1,353
 1,291
 2,807
 3,162
Total revenues222,435
 215,695
223,283
 214,730
 445,718
 430,425
Merchandise cost of goods sold84,076
 77,112
85,776
 77,800
 169,852
 154,912
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold7,754
 8,050
9,617
 8,833
 17,371
 16,883
Other cost of revenues536
 484
525
 407
 1,061
 891
Net revenues130,069
 130,049
127,365
 127,690
 257,434
 257,739
Operating expenses:          
Operations90,625
 90,853
88,372
 89,766
 178,997
 180,642
Administrative17,489
 13,165
14,620
 14,964
 32,109
 28,129
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets47,060
 
 47,060
 
Depreciation and amortization7,733
 6,848
7,762
 7,012
 15,495
 13,860
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other744
 4,442
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other261
 (823) 1,005
 3,619
Total operating expenses116,591
 115,308
158,075
 110,919
 274,666
 226,250
Operating income13,478
 14,741
Operating (loss) income(30,710) 16,771
 (17,232) 31,489
Interest expense5,329
 8,791
5,881
 8,589
 11,210
 17,380
Interest income(843) (3,339)(941) (3,126) (1,784) (6,465)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates5,897
 1,119
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates(1,184) (431) 4,713
 688
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates
 13,274

 6,451
 
 19,725
Other expense (income)71
 (386)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes3,024
 (4,718)
Income tax expense (benefit)1,759
 (1,058)
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax1,265
 (3,660)
Other (income) expense(361) 269
 (290) (117)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes(34,105) 5,019
 (31,081) 278
Income tax expense6,749
 2,360
 8,508
 1,279
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax(40,854) 2,659
 (39,589) (1,001)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(27) (183)(20) (18) (47) (201)
Net income (loss)1,238
 (3,843)
Net (loss) income(40,874) 2,641
 (39,636) (1,202)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 (477)
 (753) 
 (1,230)
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$1,238
 $(3,366)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$(40,874) $3,394
 $(39,636) $28
          
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations$0.02
 $(0.06)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations$0.02
 $(0.06)
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP, Inc. — continuing operations$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
          
Weighted-average basic shares outstanding55,666
 55,032
55,448
 55,445
 55,557
 55,236
Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding55,687
 55,032
55,522
 55,463
 55,608
 55,247
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2019 2018
    
 (Unaudited)
 (in thousands)
Net income (loss)$1,238
 $(3,843)
Other comprehensive gain (loss):   
Foreign currency translation gain (loss), net of income tax expense for our investment in unconsolidated affiliate of $122 and $87 for the three months ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.6,071
 (6,383)
Comprehensive income (loss)7,309
 (10,226)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(477)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$7,309
 $(9,749)
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
 Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019 2020 2019
        
 (Unaudited)
 (in thousands)
Net (loss) income$(40,874) $2,641
 $(39,636) $(1,202)
Other comprehensive loss:       
Foreign currency translation loss, net of income tax benefit for our investment in unconsolidated affiliate of $517 and $380 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2020, respectively, and $602 and $515 for the three and six months ended March 31, 2019.(29,846) (1,211) (23,775) (7,594)
Comprehensive (loss) income(70,720) 1,430
 (63,411) (8,796)
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

(753) 

(1,230)
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$(70,720) $2,183
 $(63,411) $(7,566)
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
 Shares Par Value 
              
 (Unaudited, except balances as of September 30, 2018)
 (in thousands)
Balances as of September 30, 201854,585
 $546
 $397,927
 $386,622
 $(42,356) $(3,331) $739,408
Stock compensation
 
 2,247
 
 
 
 2,247
Release of restricted stock860
 8
 
 
 
 
 8
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
 (3,288) 
 
 
 (3,288)
Transfer of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interest
 
 3,195
 
 
 (3,195) 
Foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 (6,383) 
 (6,383)
Net loss
 
 
 (3,366) 
 (477) (3,843)
Balances as of December 31, 201855,445
 $554
 $400,081
 $383,256
 $(48,739) $(7,003) $728,149










 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 Total Equity
 Shares Par Value 
            
 (Unaudited, except balances as of September 30, 2019)
 (in thousands)
Balances as of September 30, 201955,535
 $556
 $407,628
 $389,163
 $(52,398) $744,949
Stock compensation
 
 1,695
 
 
 1,695
Release of restricted stock463
 5
 
 
 
 5
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
 (1,395) 
 
 (1,395)
Foreign currency translation gain
 
 
 
 6,071
 6,071
Purchase and retirement of treasury stock(142) (2) (488) (473) 
 (963)
Net income
 
 
 1,238
 
 1,238
Balances as of December 31, 201955,856
 $559
 $407,440
 $389,928
 $(46,327) $751,600
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 Noncontrolling Interest Total Equity
 Shares Par Value 
              
 (Unaudited, except balances as of September 30, 2018)
 (in thousands)
Balances as of September 30, 201854,585
 $546
 $397,927
 $386,622
 $(42,356) $(3,331) $739,408
Stock compensation
 
 2,247
 
 
 
 2,247
Release of restricted stock860
 8
 
 
 
 
 8
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
 (3,288) 
 
 
 (3,288)
Transfer of subsidiary shares to noncontrolling interest
 
 3,195
 
 
 (3,195) 
Foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 (6,383) 
 (6,383)
Net loss
 
 
 (3,366) 
 (477) (3,843)
Balances as of December 31, 201855,445
 $554
 $400,081
 $383,256
 $(48,739) $(7,003) $728,149
Stock compensation
 
 2,424
 
 
 
 2,424
Deconsolidation of subsidiary
 
 
 
 
 7,756
 7,756
Foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 (1,211) 
 (1,211)
Net income (loss)
 
 
 3,394
 
 (753) 2,641
Balances as of March 31, 201955,445
 $554
 $402,505
 $386,650
 $(49,950) $
 $739,759
 Common Stock 
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive Loss
 Total Equity
 Shares Par Value 
            
 (Unaudited, except balances as of September 30, 2019)
 (in thousands)
Balances as of September 30, 201955,535
 $556
 $407,628
 $389,163
 $(52,398) $744,949
Stock compensation
 
 1,695
 
 
 1,695
Release of restricted stock463
 5
 
 
 
 5
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
 (1,395) 
 
 (1,395)
Foreign currency translation gain
 
 
 
 6,071
 6,071
Purchase and retirement of treasury stock(142) (2) (488) (473) 
 (963)
Net income
 
 
 1,238
 
 1,238
Balances as of December 31, 201955,856
 $559
 $407,440
 $389,928
 $(46,327) $751,600
Stock compensation
 
 930
 
 
 930
Release of restricted stock13
 1
 
 
 
 1
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards
 
 (63) 
 
 (63)
Foreign currency translation loss
 
 
 
 (29,846) (29,846)
Purchase and retirement of treasury stock(801) (9) (2,136) (2,050) 
 (4,195)
Net loss
 
 
 (40,874) 
 (40,874)
Balances as of March 31, 202055,068
 $551
 $406,171
 $347,004
 $(76,173) $677,553
See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
EZCORP, Inc.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Three Months Ended December 31,Six Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019
      
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Operating activities:      
Net income (loss)$1,238
 $(3,843)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash flows from operating activities:   
Net loss$(39,636) $(1,202)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows from operating activities:   
Depreciation and amortization7,733
 6,848
15,495
 13,860
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs3,229
 5,585
6,493
 11,225
Amortization of lease right-of-use asset11,474
 
22,752
 
Accretion of notes receivable discount and deferred compensation fee(275) (1,376)(546) (2,492)
Deferred income taxes10
 352
(3,698) 358
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets47,060
 
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliate
 13,274

 19,725
Other adjustments1,298
 5,052
1,810
 1,265
Reserve on jewelry scrap receivable
 3,646
Stock compensation expense1,695
 2,238
2,722
 4,697
Loss from investments in unconsolidated affiliates5,897
 1,119
Loss from investment in unconsolidated affiliates4,713
 688
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of business acquisitions:      
Service charges and fees receivable(355) (726)4,027
 3,797
Inventory(1,592) 685
(1,281) 421
Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets(9,649) (1,564)(2,791) (3,590)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(29,966) (836)(37,799) (409)
Customer layaway deposits(467) 18
538
 1,810
Income taxes(1,188) (3,445)1,412
 (3,176)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities(10,918) 23,381
Net cash provided by operating activities21,271
 50,623
Investing activities:      
Loans made(187,362) (186,588)(351,050) (353,537)
Loans repaid109,623
 106,643
229,054
 225,695
Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral76,515
 70,594
158,792
 142,656
Additions to property and equipment, net(5,574) (5,880)(12,160) (13,863)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
 (332)
 (627)
Principal collections on notes receivable
 7,284
4,000
 14,591
Net cash used in investing activities(6,798) (8,279)
Net cash provided by investing activities28,636
 14,915
Financing activities:      
Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards(1,395) (3,288)(1,458) (3,288)
Payout of deferred consideration(175) 
(175) 
Proceeds from borrowings, net of issuance costs(109) 743
(109) 1,066
Payments on borrowings(292) (67)(355) (509)
Repurchase of common stock(963) 
(5,159) 
Net cash used in financing activities(2,934) (2,612)(7,256) (2,731)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash1,349
 (782)(7,364) (599)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(19,301) 11,708
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash35,287
 62,208
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period162,442
 285,578
162,442
 285,578
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$143,141
 $297,286
$197,729
 $347,786
      
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Pawn loans forfeited and transferred to inventory$82,878
 $80,301
$156,468
 $151,211

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

EZCORP, Inc.
Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
DecemberMarch 31, 20192020
NOTE 1: ORGANIZATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Description of Business
When used in this report, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “EZCORP” and the “Company” mean EZCORP, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, collectively.
We are a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America. Pawn loans are non-recourse loans collateralized by tangible property. We also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers, and operate a small number of financial services stores in Canada.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principlesGAAP for complete financial statements. Our management has included all adjustments it considers necessary for a fair presentation and which are of a normal, recurring nature. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year presentation.
The accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019. The balance sheet as of September 30, 2019 has been derived from the audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements.
Our business is subject to seasonal variations, and operating results for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 and 20182019 (the "current quarter" and "current six-months" and "prior-year quarter,quarter" and "prior-year six-months," respectively) are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the full fiscal year.
There have been no changes in significant accounting policies as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, other than those described below and in Note 10.12.
Use of Estimates and Assumptions
The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue recognition, inventories, loan loss allowances, long-lived and intangible assets, share-based compensation, income taxes, contingencies and litigation. We base our estimates on historical experience, observable trends and various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. We use this information to make judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
Impact of COVID-19
The novel coronavirus disease known as “COVID-19” was characterized as a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. It has significantly disrupted businesses around the world. We began to see the impact of COVID-19 to our operations in mid-March, when the closure of non-essential businesses and the implementation of stay-at-home requirements began in our geographic locations. In the U.S. and Mexico, we have been able to keep most of our stores open for business and operating under enhanced safety measures and restrictions on occupancy. Store closure orders in our GPMX countries (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Peru) have had a more severe impact on our business.
In addition, we have experienced a significant decline in pawn loan originations and associated loan balances since mid-March as a result of a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to COVID-19. These declines continued into April and are ongoing. See Note 14 (Subsequent Event). This reduced activity resulted in net revenue losses during the current quarter, which were partially offset with a strong increase in merchandise sales during the period.
The full extent and duration of the COVID-19 impact on the global economy generally, and on our business specifically, is currently unknown. We expect, however, that the pandemic will have an adverse effect on our net revenues and earnings in

fiscal 2020, and if it continues, it may have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and liquidity in future periods. We continue to focus on the health and safety of our employees and customers while serving our customers’ needs.
Recently Adopted Accounting Policies
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02,On October 1, 2019, we adopted ASC Topic 842, Leases, (Topic 842). This Accounting Standards Update ("ASU")which requires companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets. The provisions of this ASU are effective as of the beginning of our fiscal 2020 on October 1, 2019. We adopted this ASU using the optional prospective transition method provided under ASU 2018-11, Leases, (Topic 842): Targeted Improvement as of October 1, 2019. We additionally elected the package of practical expedients under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842-10-65-1(f) as well as the practical expedient not to separate lease and non-lease components for all real estate leases under ASC 842-10-15-37. Further, we have elected an accounting policy not to record right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for all leases which have a duration of less than 12-months. See Note 45 for additional discussion.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU, along with subsequently issued related ASUs, requires financial assets (or groups of financial assets) measured at amortized cost basis to be presented at the net amount expected to be

collected, among other provisions. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A reporting entity should generally apply the amendment on a modified retrospective basis through a cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings as of the beginning of the first reporting period in which the amendment is effective. We have not identified any impacts to our financial statements that we believe will be material as a result of the adoption of the ASU, although we continue to evaluate the impact of adoption. We believe we are following an appropriate timeline to allow for proper recognition, presentation and disclosure upon adoption of this ASU which is effective for the first quarter of our fiscal 2021.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848) — Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. This ASU provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate. This ASU was issued on of March 12, 2020 and is effective upon issuance through December 31, 2022. We have not identified any impacts to our financial statements that we believe will be material as a result of the adoption of the ASU, although we will continue to evaluate the impact.
Please refer to Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part II, Item 8 — Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019 for discussion of our significant accounting policies and other accounting pronouncements issued but not yet adopted.
NOTE 2: GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
We test goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite useful lives for potential impairment annually, or more frequently when there are events or circumstances that indicate it is more likely than not that an impairment exists. During the current quarter, we evaluated such events and circumstances and concluded there was an indicator of impairment due to a decline in our market capitalization. We performed a quantitative analysis as of March 31, 2020 utilizing the income approach. The income approach is based on the present value of future cash flows, which are derived from our long-term financial forecasts, and requires significant assumptions, including, among others, a discount rate and terminal value. There is inherent uncertainty associated with these key assumptions including the duration of the economic downturn associated with COVID-19 and the recovery period. As a result of our quantitative analysis, we determined the fair value of each of our reporting units was below its carrying value because of the impact of COVID-19, including a significant decline in pawn loan balances due to changes in typical customer behavior and mandated store closures in our GPMX countries. These factors impacted the forecast of future net revenues and earnings and resulted in lower present value of future cash flows. This led to a goodwill impairment charge of $41.3 million in the current quarter. In addition, we (a) determined an impairment had occurred in the fair values of acquired trade names of previously acquired entities in our Mexico and GPMX reporting units and recorded a related impairment of $2.9 million and $1.7 million respectively, and (b) determined the carrying amount of certain long-lived asset groups were not recoverable and recorded a related impairment of $1.1 million. These impairments were recorded under "Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets" in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. We will continue to evaluate our goodwill and intangible assets in future quarters, and note that we could be required to record additional impairments based on events and circumstances.
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for fiscal 2020 were as follows:

 Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
  
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Consolidated
      
 (in millions)
Balance at September 30, 2019$251.8
 $46.7
 $298.5
Impairment charge$10.0
 $31.3
 $41.3
Balance at March 31, 2020241.8
 15.4
 257.2
      
Cumulative goodwill impairment charges$10.0
 $31.3
 $41.3


NOTE 3: ACQUISITIONS
In June 2019, we acquired assets related to 7 pawn stores operating under the name "Metro Pawn" in Nevada, entering the Reno market and expanding our presence in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, for an aggregate purchase price of $7.0 million in cash, of which $3.9 million was recorded as goodwill. In December 2018, we acquired assets related to 5 pawn stores in Mexico for an aggregate purchase price of $0.3 million in cash, of which $0.1 million was recorded as goodwill. We expect substantiallySubstantially all goodwill attributable to the fiscal 2019 acquisitions towill be deductible for tax purposes. We have concluded that these acquisitions were immaterial to our overall consolidated financial results and, therefore, have omitted information that would otherwise be required.

NOTE 3:4: EARNINGS PER SHARE
Components of basic and diluted earnings per share and excluded antidilutive potential common shares are as follows:
Three Months Ended December 31,Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
2019 20182020 2019 2020 2019
          
(in thousands, except per share amounts)(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP (A)$1,265
 $(3,183)
Net (loss) income from continuing operations attributable to EZCORP (A)$(40,854) $3,412
 $(39,589) $229
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax (B)(27) (183)(20) (18) (47) (201)
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP (C)$1,238
 $(3,366)
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP (C)$(40,874) $3,394
 $(39,636) $28
          
Weighted-average outstanding shares of common stock (D)55,666
 55,032
55,448
 55,445
 55,557
 55,236
Dilutive effect of restricted stock*21
 
74
 18
 51
 11
Weighted-average common stock and common stock equivalents (E)55,687

55,032
55,522

55,463

55,608

55,247
          
Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP:   
Basic (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:       
Continuing operations (A / D)$0.02
 $(0.06)$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
Discontinued operations (B / D)
 

 
 
 
Basic earnings (loss) per share (C / D)$0.02
 $(0.06)
Basic (loss) earnings per share (C / D)$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
          
Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to EZCORP:   
Diluted (loss) earnings per share attributable to EZCORP:       
Continuing operations (A / E)$0.02
 $(0.06)$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
Discontinued operations (B / E)
 

 
 
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share (C / E)$0.02
 $(0.06)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share (C / E)$(0.74) $0.06
 $(0.71) $
          
Potential common shares excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share above*:          
Restricted stock**2,216
 2,626
2,777
 2,991
 2,495
 2,789

*See Note 78 for discussion of the terms and conditions of the potential impact of the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants, 2024 Convertible Notes and 2025 Convertible Notes. As required by ASC 260-10-45-19, amount excludes all potential common shares for periods when there is a loss from continuing operations.
**Includes antidilutive share-based awards as well as performance-based and market conditioned share-based awards that are contingently issuable, but for which the condition for issuance has not been met as of the end of the reporting period.

NOTE 4:5: LEASES
As described in Note 1, we adopted ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)ASC Topic 842 as of October 1, 2019. We lease our pawn locations and corporate offices under operating leases and determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception. After an initial lease term of generally three to ten years, our real property lease agreements typically allow renewals in three to five-year increments. We generally account for the initial lease term of our pawn locations as up to ten years, including renewal options. Our corporate office is leased through March 2029 with annually escalating rent and includes 2 five-year extension options at the end of the initial lease term. Our pawn location lease agreements generally include rent escalations throughout the initial lease term, with certain future rental payments contingent on increases in a consumer price index, included in variable lease expense. Many leases include both lease and non-lease components, which we have elected not to account for separately. Lease components generally include rent, taxes and insurance, while non-lease components generally include common area or other maintenance.
The weighted-average remaining lease term for operating leases as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was 6.025.72 years. As our leases generally do not include an implicit rate, we compute our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the lease commencement date applying the portfolio approach to groups of leases with similar characteristics. We used incremental borrowing rates that match the duration of the remaining lease terms of our operating leases on a fully collateralized basis upon adoption as of October 1, 2019 to initially measure our lease liability. The weighted average incremental borrowing rate used to measure our lease liability as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was 8.44%8.25%.

The details of our right-of-use asset and lease liability recognized upon adoption of ASC 842 computed based on the consumer price index and foreign currency exchange rate as applicable then in effect and excluding executory costs on October 1, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
Right-of-use asset$246,028
Straight-line rent accrual(8,479)
 $237,549
  
Lease liability, current$45,272
Lease liability, non-current200,756
 $246,028

Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term with variable lease expense recognized in the period in which the costs are incurred. The components of lease expense included in "Operations" and "Administrative" expense, based on the underlying lease use, in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 are as follows (in thousands):
Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
2020 2020
   
Operating lease expense$16,526
$15,453
 $31,978
Variable lease expense2,807
3,093
 5,900
$19,333
$18,546
 $37,878

Maturity of our lease liabilities as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 is as follows (in thousands):
Nine months ending September 30, 2020$47,822
Six months ending September 30, 2020$30,794
Fiscal 202158,922
57,083
Fiscal 202249,943
48,059
Fiscal 202340,548
38,546
Fiscal 202431,309
29,287
Thereafter73,695
68,151
$302,239
$271,920
Less: Portion representing interest(67,835)(56,838)
$234,404
$215,082


Prior to our adoption of ASC 842, future minimum undiscounted rentals due under non-cancelable leases as of September 30, 2019 for each subsequent fiscal year were as follows (in thousands):
2020$69,291
202160,588
202246,720
202332,062
202419,969
Thereafter39,256
 $267,886

We present the changes in our lease right-of-use asset and lease liabilities gross in our condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The supplemental cash flow information relating to our operating leases for the threesix months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 is as follows (in thousands):
Lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities subsequent to adoption of ASC 842$748
Lease right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities subsequent to adoption of ASC 842$866


NOTE 5:6: STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, we owned 214,183,714 shares, or approximately 34.75%, of Cash Converters International Limited ("Cash Converters International"). The following tables present summary financial information for Cash Converters International’s most recently reported results at December 31, 2019 after translation to U.S. dollars:
June 30,December 31,
2019 20182019 2018
      
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Current assets$173,826
 $229,105
$164,906
 $172,836
Non-current assets152,483
 148,195
199,277
 151,492
Total assets$326,309
 $377,300
$364,183
 $324,328
      
Current liabilities$77,434
 $122,924
$93,958
 $81,165
Non-current liabilities26,163
 15,449
60,503
 22,109
Shareholders’ equity222,712
 238,927
209,722
 221,054
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity$326,309
 $377,300
$364,183
 $324,328
Fiscal Year Ended June 30,Half-Year Ended December 31,
2019 20182019 2018
      
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Gross revenues$201,365
 $201,800
$98,531
 $99,390
Gross profit111,932
 128,366
59,250
 56,884
Net (loss) profit(1,210) 17,443
Net loss(13,280) (3,791)

On October 21, 2019, Cash Converters International agreed to settle a class action lawsuit previously filed on behalf of borrowers residing in Queensland, Australia who took out personal loans from Cash Converters International between July 30, 2009 and June 30, 2013. Cash Converters International agreed to pay AUD $42.5 million, subject to court approval. We recorded a charge, net of tax, of $7.1 million for our proportionate share of the settlement in the currentfirst quarter of fiscal 2020 related to this event, in addition to our regularly included share of earnings from Cash Converters International. See Note 7 for the fair value and carrying value of our investment in Cash Converters International has indicated that it expects to pay the settlement amount with cash on hand and cash flow from operations.International.
NOTE 6:7: FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Our assets and liabilities discussed below are classified in one of the following three categories based on the inputs used to develop their fair values: Level 1 — Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 — Other observable market-based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data; and Level 3 — Unobservable
inputs that are not corroborated by market data. We have elected not to measure at fair value any eligible items for which fair value measurement is optional. There were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 for financial assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods presented.

The tables below present our financial assets and liabilities that wereare not measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
 Carrying Value Estimated Fair Value Carrying Value Estimated Fair Value
 December 31, 2019 December 31, 2019 Fair Value Measurement Using March 31, 2020 March 31, 2020 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
                    
 (in thousands) (in thousands)
Financial assets:                    
Notes receivable from Grupo Finmart, net $7,450
 $7,729
 $
 $
 $7,729
 $3,728
 $3,853
 $
 $
 $3,853
2.89% promissory note receivable due April 2024 1,124
 1,124
 
 
 1,124
 1,132
 1,132
 
 
 1,132
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 29,272
 42,460
 34,555
 
 7,905
 27,993
 27,513
 19,734
 
 7,779
                    
Financial liabilities:                    
2024 Convertible Notes $112,740
 $136,634
 $
 $136,634
 $
 $114,196
 $106,203
 $
 $106,203
 $
2025 Convertible Notes 127,902
 136,965
 
 136,965
 
 129,624
 128,081
 
 128,081
 
8.5% unsecured debt due 2024 1,042
 1,042
 
 
 1,042
 983
 983
 
 
 983
CASHMAX secured borrowing facility (260) 404
 
 
 404
 (248) 281
 
 
 281
 Carrying Value Estimated Fair Value Carrying Value Estimated Fair Value
 December 31, 2018 December 31, 2018 Fair Value Measurement Using March 31, 2019 March 31, 2019 Fair Value Measurement Using
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
                    
 (in thousands) (in thousands)
Financial assets:                    
Notes receivable from Grupo Finmart, net $31,310
 $33,710
 $
 $
 $33,710
 $25,166
 $26,601
 $
 $
 $26,601
Zero-coupon convertible promissory note due January 2021 6,793
 6,793
 
 
 6,793
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 35,511
 35,511
 35,511
 
 
 29,387
 29,387
 26,611
 
 2,776
                    
Financial liabilities:                    
2019 Convertible Notes $190,076
 $190,613
 $
 $190,613
 $
 $192,688
 $193,440
 $
 $193,440
 $
2024 Convertible Notes 107,182
 145,202
 
 145,202
 
 108,533
 159,994
 
 159,994
 
2025 Convertible Notes 121,316
 134,447
 
 134,447
 
 122,918
 151,179
 
 151,179
 
8.5% unsecured debt due 2024 1,237
 1,237
 
 
 1,237
 1,191
 1,191
 
 
 1,191
CASHMAX secured borrowing facility 334
 1,160
 
 
 1,160
 304
 1,105
 
 
 1,105
  Carrying Value Estimated Fair Value
  September 30, 2019 September 30, 2019 Fair Value Measurement Using
  Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
           
  (in thousands)
Financial assets:          
Notes receivable from Grupo Finmart, net $7,182
 $7,582
 $
 $
 $7,582
2.89% promissory note receivable due April 2024 1,117
 1,117
 
 
 1,117
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates 34,516
 28,308
 20,252
 
 8,056
           
Financial liabilities:          
2024 Convertible Notes $111,311
 $139,969
 $
 $139,969
 $
2025 Convertible Notes 126,210
 138,345
 
 138,345
 
8.5% unsecured debt due 2024 1,092
 1,092
 
 
 1,092
CASHMAX secured borrowing facility (19) 634
 
 
 634


As a result of the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”), certain of the above fair values as of March 31, 2020 may be highly volatile.
We estimate that the carrying value of our cash and cash equivalents, pawn loans, pawn service charges receivable, current consumer loans, fees and interest receivable and other debt approximate fair value. We consider our cash and cash equivalents to be measured using Level 1 inputs and our pawn loans, pawn service charges receivable, consumer loans, fees and interest receivable and other debt to be measured using Level 3 inputs. Significant increases or decreases in the underlying assumptions used to value pawn loans, pawn service charges receivable, consumer loans, fees and interest receivable and other debt could significantly increase or decrease these fair value estimates.
We measured the fair value of the remaining deferred compensation fee due in fiscalSeptember 2020 from the sale of Prestaciones Finmart, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. ("Grupo Finmart") to Alpha Holding, S.A. de C.V. (“AlphaCredit”) in September 2016 as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 under a discounted cash flow approach considering the estimated credit ratings for Grupo Finmart and AlphaCredit, with discount rates of primarily 7%. Certain of the significant inputs used for the valuation were not observable in the market. Significant increases or decreases in the underlying assumptions used to value the notes receivable could significantly increase or decrease these fair value estimates. We remain obligated to indemnify AlphaCredit for any tax obligations arising from the Grupo Finmart business that are attributable to periods prior to the completion of the sale in September 2016, referred to as “pre-closing taxes.” Those obligations continue until the expiration of the statute of limitations applicable to the pre-closing periods. In August 2019, AlphaCredit notified us of a potentialan indemnity claim for certain pre-closing taxes, but the nature, extent and validity of such claim has yet to be determined. In March 2020, AlphaCredit paid $4.0 million of the remaining deferred compensation into an escrow account pending resolution of the claim; we recorded that amount under “Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net” in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020. We reviewreviewed the financial statements of Grupo Finmart and AlphaCredit including the calculation of synthetic credit spreads as described above in making our determination that the Parent Loan Notes are collectible on an ongoing basis.
The equity method of accounting is followed for our 13% ownership in a previously consolidated variable interest entity ("RDC") over which we no longer have the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect its economic performance. We believe that its fair value approximates carrying value although such fair value is highly variable and includes significant unobservable inputs.
We measured the fair value of the 2024 and 2025 Convertible Notes using quoted price inputs. The notes are not actively traded, and thus the price inputs represent a Level 2 measurement. As the quoted price inputs are highly variable from day to day, the fair value estimates disclosed above could significantly increase or decrease.

NOTE 7:8: DEBT
The following tables present our debt instruments outstanding, contractual maturities and interest expense:
December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
Gross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying Amount Gross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying Amount Gross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying AmountGross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying Amount Gross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying Amount Gross Amount Debt Discount and Issuance Costs Carrying Amount
                                  
(in thousands)(in thousands)
2019 Convertible Notes$
 $
 $
 $195,000
 $(4,924) $190,076
 $
 $
 $
$
 $
 $
 $195,000
 $(2,312) $192,688
 $
 $
 $
2019 Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative
 
 
 21
 
 21
 
 
 
2024 Convertible Notes143,750
 (31,010) 112,740
 143,750
 (36,568) 107,182
 143,750
 (32,439) 111,311
143,750
 (29,554) 114,196
 143,750
 (35,217) 108,533
 143,750
 (32,439) 111,311
2025 Convertible Notes172,500
 (44,598) 127,902
 172,500
 (51,184) 121,316
 172,500
 (46,290) 126,210
172,500
 (42,876) 129,624
 172,500
 (49,582) 122,918
 172,500
 (46,290) 126,210
8.5% unsecured debt due 2024*1,042
 
 1,042
 1,237
 
 1,237
 1,092
 
 1,092
983
 
 983
 1,191
 
 1,191
 1,092
 
 1,092
CASHMAX secured borrowing facility*404
 (664) (260) 1,160
 (826) 334
 634
 (653) (19)281
 (529) (248) 1,105
 (801) 304
 634
 (653) (19)
Total$317,696
 $(76,272) $241,424
 $513,668
 $(93,502) $420,166
 $317,976
 $(79,382) $238,594
$317,514
 $(72,959) $244,555
 $513,546
 $(87,912) $425,634
 $317,976
 $(79,382) $238,594
Less current portion215
 
 215
 195,162
 (4,924) 190,238
 214
 
 214
267
 
 267
 195,213
 (2,312) 192,901
 214
 
 214
Total long-term debt$317,481
 $(76,272) $241,209
 $318,506
 $(88,578) $229,928
 $317,762
 $(79,382) $238,380
$317,247
 $(72,959) $244,288
 $318,333
 $(85,600) $232,733
 $317,762
 $(79,382) $238,380

*Amount translated from Guatemalan quetzals and Canadian dollars as of applicable period end. Certain disclosures omitted due to materiality considerations.


Schedule of Contractual MaturitiesSchedule of Contractual Maturities
Total Less Than 1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More Than 5 YearsTotal Less Than 1 Year 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More Than 5 Years
                  
(in thousands)(in thousands)
2024 Convertible Notes*143,750
 
 
 143,750
 
$143,750
 $
 $
 $143,750
 $
2025 Convertible Notes*172,500
 
 
 172,500
 
172,500
 
 
 172,500
 
8.5% unsecured debt due 20241,042
 215
 431
 396
 
983
 214
 428
 341
 
CASHMAX secured borrowing facility404
 
 404
 
 
281
 
 281
 
 
$317,696
 $215
 $835
 $316,646
 $
$317,514
 $214
 $709
 $316,591
 $

*Excludes the potential impact of embedded derivatives.

 Three Months Ended December 31,
 2019 2018
    
 (in thousands)
2019 Convertible Notes:   
Contractual interest expense$
 $1,076
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
 2,643
Total interest expense$
 $3,719
    
2024 Convertible Notes:   
Contractual interest expense$1,033
 $1,033
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs1,429
 1,325
Total interest expense$2,462
 $2,358
    
2025 Convertible Notes:   
Contractual interest expense$1,024
 $1,024
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs1,691
 1,573
Total interest expense$2,715
 $2,597

 Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
 2020 2019 2020 2019
        
 (in thousands)
2019 Convertible Notes:       
Contractual interest expense$
 $1,069
 $
 $2,138
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs
 2,610
 
 5,253
Total interest expense$
 $3,679
 $
 $7,391
        
2024 Convertible Notes:       
Contractual interest expense$1,033
 $1,033
 $2,066
 $2,066
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs1,457
 1,350
 2,886
 2,675
Total interest expense$2,490
 $2,383
 $4,952
 $4,741
        
2025 Convertible Notes:       
Contractual interest expense$1,024
 $1,024
 $2,048
 $2,048
Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs1,722
 1,602
 3,413
 3,176
Total interest expense$2,746
 $2,626
 $5,461
 $5,224

2.375% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025
In May 2018, we issued $172.5 million aggregate principal amount of 2.375% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2025 (the “2025 Convertible Notes”). The 2025 Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated May 14, 2018 (the "2018 Indenture") by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the original trustee. The 2025 Convertible Notes were issued in a private offering under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The 2025 Convertible Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears at a rate of 2.375% per annum on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing November 1, 2018, and mature on May 1, 2025 (the "2025 Maturity Date"), unless converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The carrying amount of the 2025 Convertible Notes as a separate equity-classified instrument (the “2025 Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative”) included in “Additional paid-in capital” in our condensed consolidated balance sheets of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was $39.0 million. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was approximately 9%. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, the remaining unamortized debt discount and issuance costs will be amortized through the 2025 Maturity Date assuming no early conversion.
The 2025 Convertible Notes are convertible into cash or shares of Class A Non-voting Common Stock ("Class A Common Stock"), or any combination thereof, at our option subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and during the periods described in the 2018 Indenture, based on an initial conversion rate of 62.8931 shares of Class A Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $15.90 per share of our Class A Common Stock). We account for the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion under the treasury stock method. To the extent our average share price is over $15.90 per share for any fiscal quarter or year-to-date period, we are required to recognize incremental dilution of our earnings per share.
If, among other triggers described in the 2018 Indenture, the market price of our Class A Common Stock meets the threshold based on at least 20 of the final 30 trading days of the quarter for the 2025 Convertible Notes to become convertible at the option of the holders during the subsequent quarter, we may be required to classify the 2025 Convertible Notes as current on our condensed consolidated balance sheets for each quarter in which such triggers are met. The stock trading price condition

and other triggers are measured on a quarter-by-quarter basis and were not met as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019.2020. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, the if-converted value of the 2025 Convertible Notes did not exceed the principal amount.
2.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024
In July 2017, we issued $143.75 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2024 (the “2024 Convertible Notes”). The 2024 Convertible Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture dated July 5, 2017 (the "2017 Indenture") by and between us and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as the original trustee. The 2024 Convertible Notes were issued in a private offering under Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933. The 2024 Convertible Notes pay interest semi-annually in arrears at a rate of 2.875% per annum on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2018, and mature on July 1, 2024 (the "2024 Maturity Date"), unless converted, redeemed or repurchased in accordance with their terms prior to such date. The carrying amount of the 2024 Convertible Notes as a separate equity-classified instrument (the “2024 Convertible Notes Embedded Derivative”) included in “Additional paid-in capital” in our condensed consolidated balance

sheets of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was $25.3 million. The effective interest rate for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was approximately 9%. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, the remaining unamortized debt discount and issuance costs will be amortized through the 2024 Maturity Date assuming no early conversion.
The 2024 Convertible Notes are convertible into cash or shares of Class A Common Stock, or any combination thereof, at our option subject to satisfaction of certain conditions and during the periods described in the 2017 Indenture, based on an initial conversion rate of 100 shares of Class A Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2024 Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of $10.00 per share of our Class A Common Stock). We account for the Class A Common Stock issuable upon conversion under the treasury stock method. To the extent our average share price is over $10.00 per share for any fiscal quarter, we are required to recognize incremental dilution of our earnings per share.
If, among other triggers described in the 2017 Indenture, the market price of our Class A Common Stock meets the threshold based on at least 20 of the final 30 trading days of the quarter for the 2024 Convertible Notes to become convertible at the option of the holders during the subsequent quarter, we may be required to classify the 2024 Convertible Notes as current on our condensed consolidated balance sheets for each quarter in which such triggers are met. The stock trading price condition and other triggers are measured on a quarter-by-quarter basis and were not met as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019.2020. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, the if-converted value of the 2024 Convertible Notes did not exceed the principal amount.
2.125% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019
In June 2014, we issued $200 million aggregate principal amount of 2.125% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 (the "2019 Convertible Notes"), with an additional $30 million principal amount of 2019 Convertible Notes issued in July 2014. In July 2017, we used $34.4 million of net proceeds from the 2024 Convertible Notes offering to repurchase and retire $35.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2019 Convertible Notes. The 2019 Convertible Notes paid interest semi-annually in arrears at a rate of 2.125% per annum on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 2019 Convertible Notes matured on June 15, 2019 (the "2019 Maturity Date"), and the remaining $195.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding plus accrued interest was repaid using cash on hand.
2019 Convertible Notes Warrants
In connection with the issuance of the 2019 Convertible Notes, we also sold net-share-settled warrants (the “2019 Convertible Notes Warrants”). The 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants allowallowed for the purchase of up to approximately 14.3 million shares of our Class A Common Stock at a strike price of $20.83 per share. We account for the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise under the treasury stock method. As a result of the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants, we will experience dilution to our diluted earnings per share if our average closing stock price exceeds $20.83 for any fiscal quarter before expiration of the warrants. The unexpired 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants expire on various dates from January 2020 throughin April 2020 and, if exercised, must be settled in net shares of our Class A Common Stock. Therefore, upon expiration of the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants, we would issue shares of Class A Common Stock to the purchasers of the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants that represent the value by which the price of the Class A Common Stock exceeds the strike price stipulated within the particular warrant agreement, if any. As of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, there were a maximum of 5.0are approximately 1.4 million shares of Class A Common Stock issuable under the 2019 Convertible Notes Warrants outstanding.

CASHMAX Secured Borrowing Facility
In November 2018, we entered into a receivables securitization facility with a third-party lender (the "lender") to provide funding for installment loan originations in our Canadian CASHMAX business. Under the facility, a variable interest entity (the "trust") has the right, subject to various conditions, to borrow up to CAD $25 million from the lender (the "third-party loan") and use the proceeds to purchase interests in installment loan receivables generated by CASHMAX. The trust uses collections on the transferred receivables to pay various amounts in accordance with an agreed priority arrangement, including expenses, its obligations under the third-party loan and, to the extent available, amounts owned to CASHMAX with respect to the purchase price of the transferred receivables and CASHMAX's retained interest in the receivables. CASHMAX has no obligation with respect to the third-party loan or the transferred receivables except to (a) service the underlying installment loans on behalf of the trust and (b) pay amounts owing under or repurchase the underlying installment loans in the event of a breach by CASHMAX or in certain other limited circumstances. The facility is nonrecourse to EZCORP (subject to certain limited guaranty obligations), allowed borrowing through November 2019, and fully matures in November 2021. Our obligation under the facility as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 was $0.4$0.3 million.

NOTE 8:9: COMMON STOCK AND STOCK COMPENSATION
Common Stock Repurchase Program
In December 2019, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $60.0 million of our Class A Common Stock over three years. During the current quarter,three and six months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased and retired 142,409800,740 and 943,149 shares of our Class A Common Stock for $963,000,$4.2 million and $5.2 million, respectively, which amount was allocated between "Additional paid-in capital" and "Retained earnings" in our condensed consolidated balance sheets. On March 20, 2020, we suspended our repurchase of shares under the program to preserve current liquidity as a result of uncertainties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Stock Compensation
As of September 30, 2019, the EZCORP, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which has been approved by our Board of Directors, permitted grants of options, restricted stock awards and stock appreciation rights covering up to 5,485,649 shares of our Class A Common Stock.
InDuring the currentfirst quarter of fiscal 2020, we granted a total of 222,912 restricted stock awards to our 9 non-employee directors. These awards vest on September 30, 2020 and are subject only to service conditions.
The number of long-term incentive award shares and units granted are generally determined based on our share price as of the beginning of the fiscal year, which was $6.46 for fiscal 2020 awards.
NOTE 9:10: INCOME TAXES

On March 27, 2020, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act was signed into law and includes certain income tax provisions relevant to businesses. The Company is required to recognize the effect on the consolidated financial statements in the period the law was enacted, which is the period ended March 31, 2020. For the period ended March 31, 2020, the CARES Act did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. At this time, the Company does not expect the impact of the CARES Act to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020.

NOTE 11: CONTINGENCIES
Currently and from time to time, we are involved in various claims, suits, investigations and legal proceedings, including the lawsuit described below.proceedings. While we are unable to determine the ultimate outcome of any current litigation or regulatory actions (except as noted below), we believe their resolution will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Federal Securities Litigation — In July 2015 and August 2015, 2 substantially identical lawsuits were filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Those lawsuits were subsequently consolidated into a single action under the caption In re EZCORP, Inc. Securities Litigation (Master File No. 1:15-cv-00608-SS). The original complaint related to the Company’s announcement on July 17, 2015 that it will restate its financial statements for fiscal 2014 and the first quarter of fiscal 2015, and alleged generally that the Company issued materially false or misleading statements concerning the Company, its finances, business operations and prospects and that the Company misrepresented the financial performance of the Grupo Finmart business.
In January 2016, the plaintiffs filed an Amended Class Action Complaint (the "Amended Complaint"), which asserted that the Company and Mark E. Kuchenrither, our former Chief Financial Officer, violated Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act and Rule 10b-5, issued materially false or misleading statements concerning the Company and its internal controls, specifically regarding the financial performance of Grupo Finmart. The plaintiffs also allege that Mr. Kuchenrither, as a controlling person of the Company, violated Section 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act.
In October 2016, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss and dismissed the Amended Complaint without prejudice. In November 2016, the plaintiffs filed a Second Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint (“Second Amended Complaint”), raising the same claims previously dismissed by the Court, but reducing the class period (November 7, 2013 to October 20, 2015 instead of November 6, 2012 to October 20, 2015). In May 2017, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss with regard to claims related to accounting errors relating to Grupo Finmart’s bad debt reserve calculations for

“nonperforming” loans, but denied the motion to dismiss with regard to claims relating to accounting errors related to certain sales of loan portfolios to third parties.
Following discovery on the surviving claims, the plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to File a Third Amended Complaint, seeking to revive the "nonperforming" loan claims that the Court previously dismissed, and on July 26, 2018, the Court granted the plaintiff's motion for leave to amend, thus accepting the Third Amended Consolidated Class Action Complaint. The Court issued an order certifying the class and approving the class representative and class counsel in February 2019, and we appealed that order to the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, which appeal was granted in March 2019.
On May 30, 2019, the parties agreed to a mediated settlement of all remaining claims, and on June 18, 2019 entered into a Stipulation and Agreement of Settlement reflecting the terms of the agreed settlement, which called for the payment of $4.9 million by the defendants. Following a settlement fairness hearing on December 6, 2019, the Court entered a judgment approving the agreed settlement and dismissing the claims asserted against the defendants. The settlement amount (which was covered by applicable directors' and officers' liability insurance) has been disbursed as provided in the approved settlement.

NOTE 10:12: SEGMENT INFORMATION
During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we revised the financial information our chief operating decision maker (currently our chief executive officer) reviews for operational decision-making purposes and for allocation of capital to include the separate financial results of our Lana business. Our historical segment results have been recast to conform to current presentation. We currently report our segments as follows: U.S. Pawn — all pawn activities in the United States; Latin America Pawn — all pawn activities in Mexico and other parts of Latin America; Lana — our differentiated customer-centric engagement platform; and Other International — primarily our equity interest in the net income of Cash Converters International and consumer finance activities in Canada. There are no inter-segment revenues presented below, and the amounts below were determined in accordance with the same accounting principles used in our condensed consolidated financial statements. While we expect the operations of the Lana segment to have a positive impact on our pawn loan redemption rates and therefore our pawn service charges and yield, the pawn service charges will all be reported in our pawn segments rather than allocated to the Lana segment. Only discrete revenues related to the Lana segment will be reported in the Lana segment results. As a digital offering, Lana has no separate physical store locations.
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items ConsolidatedU.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items Consolidated
                          
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Revenues:                          
Merchandise sales$95,354
 $31,374
 $
 $
 $126,728
 $
 $126,728
$102,447
 $27,383
 $
 $
 $129,830
 $
 $129,830
Jewelry scrapping sales6,117
 3,411
 
 
 9,528
 
 9,528
9,659
 2,219
 
 
 11,878
 
 11,878
Pawn service charges64,090
 20,635
 
 
 84,725
 
 84,725
61,700
 18,522
 
 
 80,222
 
 80,222
Other revenues36
 25
 1
 1,392
 1,454
 
 1,454
31
 25
 3
 1,294
 1,353
 
 1,353
Total revenues165,597
 55,445
 1
 1,392
 222,435
 
 222,435
173,837
 48,149
 3
 1,294
 223,283
 
 223,283
Merchandise cost of goods sold61,364
 22,712
 
 
 84,076
 
 84,076
65,286
 20,490
 
 
 85,776
 
 85,776
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold4,755
 2,999
 
 
 7,754
 
 7,754
7,800
 1,817
 
 
 9,617
 
 9,617
Other cost of revenues
 
 
 536
 536
 
 536

 37
 
 488
 525
 
 525
Net revenues99,478
 29,734
 1
 856
 130,069
 
 130,069
100,751
 25,805
 3
 806
 127,365
 
 127,365
Segment and corporate expenses (income):                          
Operations68,059
 19,983
 1,350
 1,233
 90,625
 
 90,625
67,619
 18,469
 724
 1,560
 88,372
 
 88,372
Administrative
 
 
 
 
 17,489
 17,489

 
 
 
 
 14,620
 14,620
Depreciation and amortization2,865
 1,889
 12
 34
 4,800
 2,933
 7,733
2,711
 1,940
 377
 23
 5,051
 2,711
 7,762
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other
 28
 
 
 28
 716
 744
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other
 (123) 
 
 (123) 384
 261
Interest expense
 28
 (36) 170
 162
 5,167
 5,329

 402
 
 154
 556
 5,325
 5,881
Interest income
 (388) 
 
 (388) (455) (843)
 (369) 
 
 (369) (572) (941)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 5,897
 5,897
 
 5,897
Other expense (income)
 67
 
 (1) 66
 5
 71
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 (1,184) (1,184) 
 (1,184)
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets10,000
 35,936
 
 1,124
 47,060
 
 47,060
Other (income) expense
 (309) 
 20
 (289) (72) (361)
Segment contribution (loss)$28,554
 $8,127
 $(1,325) $(6,477) $28,879
    $20,421
 $(30,141) $(1,098) $(891) $(11,709)    
Income from continuing operations before income taxes        $28,879
 $(25,855) $3,024
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes        $(11,709) $(22,396) $(34,105)


Three Months Ended December 31, 2018Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items ConsolidatedU.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items Consolidated
                          
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Revenues:                          
Merchandise sales$95,103
 $25,921
 $
 $
 $121,024
 $
 $121,024
$96,632
 $24,628
 $
 $
 $121,260
 $
 $121,260
Jewelry scrapping sales6,552
 2,729
 
 
 9,281
 
 9,281
7,916
 2,464
 
 
 10,380
 
 10,380
Pawn service charges64,225
 19,294
 
 
 83,519
 
 83,519
61,798
 20,001
 
 
 81,799
 
 81,799
Other revenues48
 42
 
 1,781
 1,871
 
 1,871
43
 25
 
 1,223
 1,291
 
 1,291
Total revenues165,928
 47,986
 
 1,781
 215,695
 
 215,695
166,389
 47,118
 
 1,223
 214,730
 
 214,730
Merchandise cost of goods sold59,148
 17,964
 
 
 77,112
 
 77,112
60,928
 16,872
 
 
 77,800
 
 77,800
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold5,510
 2,540
 
 
 8,050
 
 8,050
6,571
 2,262
 
 
 8,833
 
 8,833
Other cost of revenues
 
 
 484
 484
 
 484

 
 
 407
 407
 
 407
Net revenues101,270
 27,482
 
 1,297
 130,049
 
 130,049
98,890
 27,984
 
 816
 127,690
 
 127,690
Segment and corporate expenses (income):                          
Operations67,937
 18,196
 2,090
 2,630
 90,853
 
 90,853
67,475
 18,223
 1,523
 2,545
 89,766
 
 89,766
Administrative
 
 
 
 
 13,165
 13,165

 
 
 
 
 14,964
 14,964
Depreciation and amortization3,035
 1,422
 
 41
 4,498
 2,350
 6,848
2,982
 1,495
 
 77
 4,554
 2,458
 7,012
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other2,853
 1,589
 
 
 4,442
 
 4,442
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets and other(1) (838) 
 16
 (823) 
 (823)
Interest expense
 29
 
 72
 101
 8,690
 8,791

 50
 
 132
 182
 8,407
 8,589
Interest income
 (419) 
 
 (419) (2,920) (3,339)
 (431) 
 
 (431) (2,695) (3,126)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 1,119
 1,119
 
 1,119
Impairment of investments in unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 13,274
 13,274
 
 13,274
Other (income) expense
 (126) 
 22
 (104) (282) (386)
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 (431) (431) 
 (431)
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 6,451
 6,451
 
 6,451
Other expense (income)
 29
 
 262
 291
 (22) 269
Segment contribution (loss)$27,445
 $6,791
 $(2,090) $(15,861) $16,285
    $28,434
 $9,456
 $(1,523) $(8,236) $28,131
    
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes        $16,285
 $(21,003) $(4,718)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes        $28,131
 $(23,112) $5,019


 Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
  
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items Consolidated
              
 (in thousands)
Revenues:             
Merchandise sales$197,801
 $58,757
 $
 $
 $256,558
 $
 $256,558
Jewelry scrapping sales15,776
 5,630
 
 
 21,406
 
 21,406
Pawn service charges125,790
 39,157
 
 
 164,947
 
 164,947
Other revenues67
 50
 4
 2,686
 2,807
 
 2,807
Total revenues339,434
 103,594
 4
 2,686
 445,718
 
 445,718
Merchandise cost of goods sold126,650
 43,202
 
 
 169,852
 
 169,852
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold12,555
 4,816
 
 
 17,371
 
 17,371
Other cost of revenues
 37
 
 1,024
 1,061
 
 1,061
Net revenues200,229
 55,539
 4
 1,662
 257,434
 
 257,434
Segment and corporate expenses (income):             
Operations135,678
 38,452
 2,074
 2,793
 178,997
 
 178,997
Administrative
 
 
 
 
 32,109
 32,109
Depreciation and amortization5,576
 3,829
 389
 57
 9,851
 5,644
 15,495
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other
 (95) 
 
 (95) 1,100
 1,005
Interest expense
 430
 (36) 324
 718
 10,492
 11,210
Interest income
 (757) 
 
 (757) (1,027) (1,784)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 4,713
 4,713
 
 4,713
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets10,000
 35,936
 1,124
 
 47,060
 
 47,060
Other (income) expense
 (242) 
 19
 (223) (67) (290)
Segment contribution (loss)$48,975
 $(22,014) $(3,547) $(6,244) $17,170
    
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes        $17,170
 $(48,251) $(31,081)

 Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
  
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Lana Other
International
 Total Segments Corporate Items Consolidated
              
 (in thousands)
Revenues:             
Merchandise sales$191,735
 $50,549
 $
 $
 $242,284
 $
 $242,284
Jewelry scrapping sales14,468
 5,193
 
 
 19,661
 
 19,661
Pawn service charges126,023
 39,295
 
 
 165,318
 
 165,318
Other revenues91
 67
 
 3,004
 3,162
 
 3,162
Total revenues332,317
 95,104
 
 3,004
 430,425
 
 430,425
Merchandise cost of goods sold120,076
 34,836
 
 
 154,912
 
 154,912
Jewelry scrapping cost of goods sold12,081
 4,802
 
 
 16,883
 
 16,883
Other cost of revenues
 
 
 891
 891
 
 891
Net revenues200,160
 55,466
 
 2,113
 257,739
 
 257,739
Segment and corporate expenses (income):             
Operations135,435
 36,419
 3,613
 5,175
 180,642
 
 180,642
Administrative
 
 
 
 
 28,129
 28,129
Depreciation and amortization6,017
 2,917
 
 118
 9,052
 4,808
 13,860
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other2,852
 751
 
 16
 3,619
 
 3,619
Interest expense
 79
 
 204
 283
 17,097
 17,380
Interest income
 (850) 
 
 (850) (5,615) (6,465)
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 688
 688
 
 688
Impairment of investment in unconsolidated affiliates
 
 
 19,725
 19,725
 
 19,725
Other (income) expense
 (97) 
 284
 187
 (304) (117)
Segment contribution (loss)$55,856
 $16,247
 $(3,613) $(24,097) $44,393
    
Income from continuing operations before income taxes        $44,393
 $(44,115) $278


NOTE 11:13: SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Supplemental Consolidated Financial Information
The following table provides supplemental information on net amounts included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets:sheets and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows:
December 31, 2019 December 31, 2018 September 30, 2019March 31, 2020 March 31, 2019 September 30, 2019
          
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents$143,141
 $297,031
 $157,567
$193,729
 $347,786
 $157,567
Restricted cash
 255
 4,875
4,000
 
 4,875
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash$143,141
 $297,286
 $162,442
$197,729
 $347,786
 $162,442
          
Gross pawn service charges receivable$40,887
 $40,016
 $41,838
$34,843
 $34,320
 $41,838
Allowance for uncollectible pawn service charges receivable(8,637) (8,458) (10,036)(7,539) (7,223) (10,036)
Pawn service charges receivable, net$32,250
 $31,558
 $31,802
$27,304
 $27,097
 $31,802
          
Gross inventory$197,519
 $185,706
 $189,092
$182,794
 $182,295
 $189,092
Inventory reserves(10,150) (10,284) (9,737)(9,543) (8,947) (9,737)
Inventory, net$187,369
 $175,422
 $179,355
$173,251
 $173,348
 $179,355
          
Prepaid expenses and other$12,463
 $11,720
 $4,784
$8,953
 $11,647
 $4,784
Accounts receivable and other12,257
 14,126
 10,889
10,934
 15,974
 10,889
Income taxes receivable11,422
 5,361
 10,248
3,742
 5,363
 10,248
Restricted cash
 255
 4,875
2019 Convertible Notes Hedges
 21
 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets$36,142
 $31,483
 $30,796
$23,629
 $32,984
 $25,921
          
Property and equipment, gross$270,335
 $253,336
 $265,922
$261,234
 $256,411
 $265,922
Accumulated depreciation(205,089) (183,566) (198,565)(202,447) (188,893) (198,565)
Property and equipment, net$65,246
 $69,770
 $67,357
$58,787
 $67,518
 $67,357
          
Accounts payable$12,534
 $15,141
 $25,946
$15,582
 $13,134
 $25,946
Accrued expenses and other39,087
 42,239
 52,011
37,570
 45,562
 52,011
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities$51,621
 $57,380
 $77,957
$53,152
 $58,696
 $77,957

NOTE 14: SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Since March 31, 2020, the decline in pawn loan balances has accelerated and is continuing. The decline in pawn loan balances will have a negative impact on net revenues and earnings for the remainder of fiscal 2020 and future periods until we are able to rebuild the loan balances.
Since March 31, 2020, we have continued to experience strong merchandise sales, partially offsetting the impact of the declining loan balances. As a result of this increased sales activity, the decrease in loan originations and liquidity initiatives, our cash balance has continued to grow, increasing to greater than $250.0 million at the end of April 2020.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The discussion in this section contains forward-looking statements that are based on our current expectations. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those identified in "Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, as supplemented by the information set forth in “Part I, Item 3 — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”Risk” and "Part II, Item 1A — Risk Factors" of this Report.
Impact of COVID-19
We began to see the impact of the novel coronavirus disease (“COVID-19”) to our operations in mid-March, which is when the closure of non-essential businesses and the implementation of stay-at-home requirements began in our geographic locations. We have been able to keep most of our stores open for business and operating under enhanced safety measures and restrictions

on occupancy. During March, we lost 163 store operating days in U.S. Pawn as a result of mostly intermittent closures due to local orders or other COVID-19 related issues. In Latin America Pawn, governmental closure orders have had a more severe impact on our business, particularly in our GPMX unit (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Peru). During March, we lost a total of 1,089 store operating days in Latin America Pawn (18 in Mexico Pawn and 1,071 in GPMX). The store closure orders in GPMX continued into April, but started to ease in the latter portion of the month. As of the date of this Report, 99% of our stores in U.S. Pawn and 90% in Latin America Pawn are open for business and serving customers.
Additionally, we have experienced a decline in pawn loan originations and associated loan balances since mid-March, in both the U.S. and Latin America, as a result of a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to COVID-19. Pawn loan balances at the end of the second quarter were down $8.6 million (6.6%) in U.S. Pawn and $4.5 million (10.5%) in Latin America Pawn (up $0.6 million, or 1% on a constant currency basis), compared to the prior-year quarter. Since March 31, 2020, the decline in pawn loan balances has accelerated and is continuing. The decline in pawn loan balances will have a negative impact on net revenues and earnings for the remainder of fiscal 2020 and future periods until we are able to rebuild the loan balances.
Offsetting the net revenue losses due to decreased loan originations, we have seen a strong increase in merchandise sales during March and continuing into April. As a result of this increased sales activity, combined with the decrease in loan originations and our liquidity initiatives described below, our cash balance has grown to $197.7 million at the end of the quarter, further increasing to greater than $250.0 million at the end of April.
In order to maximize our ability to meet an expected increase in pawn loan originations, we have implemented several measures to increase liquidity. We have suspended repurchases of shares under our authorized stock repurchase program, have renegotiated certain supplier and vendor agreements, have slowed the pace of de novo store openings in Latin America, have delayed certain capital expenditures and, as a result of The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, are able to delay payments of certain taxes.
The full extent and duration of the COVID-19 impact on the global economy generally, and on our business specifically, is currently unknown. We expect, however, that the pandemic will have an adverse effect on our net revenues and earnings in fiscal 2020, and if it continues, it may have an adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position and liquidity in future periods. See "Part II, Item 1A - Risk Factors."
Goodwill and Intangible Asset Impairment
During the current quarter, we concluded there was an indicator of impairment due to a decline in our market capitalization. We performed a quantitative analysis as of March 31, 2020 and determined the fair value of each of our reporting units was below its carrying value as a result of the impact of COVID-19, as discussed above. As a result of this analysis, we recorded an impairment charge of $41.3 million in the current quarter. We also (a) determined an impairment had occurred in the fair values of acquired trade names of previously acquired entities in our Mexico and GPMX reporting units and recorded a related impairment of $2.9 million and $1.7 million respectively, and (b) determined the carrying amount of certain long-lived asset groups were not recoverable and recorded a related impairment of $1.1 million. These impairments were recorded under "Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets" in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. See Note 2 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements."We remain confident in our businesses, as all business units were performing well prior to the COVID-19 related impacts.
Overview and Financial Highlights
EZCORP is a Delaware corporation headquartered in Austin, Texas. We are a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America.
Our vision is to be the market leader in North America in responsibly and respectfully meeting our customers' desire for access to cash when they want it. That vision is supported by four key imperatives:
Market Leading Customer Satisfaction;
Exceptional Staff Engagement;
Most Efficient Provider of Cash; and

Attractive Shareholder Returns.
At our pawn stores, we offer pawn loans, which are nonrecourse loans collateralized by tangible personal property, and sell merchandise to customers looking for good value. The merchandise we sell consists of second-hand collateral forfeited from our pawn lending activities or purchased from customers.

We remain focused on optimizing our balance of pawn loans outstanding (“PLO”) and the resulting higher pawn service charges (“PSC”). The following charts present sources of net revenues, including PSC, merchandise sales gross profit ("Merchandise sales GP") and jewelry scrapping gross profit ("Jewelry scrapping GP"):
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The following charts present sources of net revenues by geographic disbursement:
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The following charts present store counts by geographic disbursement:
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Pawn Activities
At our pawn stores, we offer pawn loans, which are typically small, nonrecourse loans collateralized by tangible personal property. We earn pawn service charges on our pawn loans, which varies by state and loan size. Collateral for our pawn loans consists of tangible personal property, generally jewelry, consumer electronics, tools, sporting goods and musical instruments. Security for our pawn loans is provided via the estimated resale value of the collateral and the perceived probability of the loan’s redemption.
Our ability to offer quality second-hand goods at prices significantly lower than original retail prices attracts value-conscious customers. The gross profit on sales of inventory depends primarily on our assessment of the loan or purchase value at the time the property is either accepted as loan collateral or purchased and our ability to sell that merchandise in a timely manner. As a significant portion of our inventory and sales involve gold and jewelry, our results can be heavily influenced by the market price of gold.gold and diamonds.
Growth and Expansion
We planOr strategy is to expand the number of locations we operate through opening new (“de novo”) locations and through acquisitions in both Latin America and the United States and potential new markets. Our ability to add new stores is dependent on several variables, such as projected achievement of internal investment hurdles, the availability of acceptable sites or acquisition candidates, the alignment of acquirer/seller price expectations, the regulatory environment, local zoning ordinances, access to capital and the availability of qualified personnel. Given the environment which we currently operate, we have placed all de novo and acquisition activities on hold.
Seasonality and Quarterly Results
Historically, pawn service charges are highest in our fourth fiscal quarter (July through September) due to a higher average loan balance during the summer lending season in the United States and lowest in our third fiscal quarter (April through June) following the tax refund season in the United States. Merchandise sales are highest in our first and second fiscal quarters (October through March) due to the holiday season, jewelry sales in the United States surrounding Valentine’s Day and the availability of tax refunds in the United States. Most of our customers in Latin America receive additional compensation from their employers in December, and many receive additional compensation in June or July, applying downward pressure on loan balances and fueling some merchandise sales in those periods. As a net effect of these and other factors and excluding discrete charges, our consolidated profit before tax is generally highest in our first fiscal quarter (October through December) and lowest in our third fiscal quarter (April through June).
We expect the COVID-19 pandemic to negatively impact our financial results for fiscal 2020, and such impact is unknown. This uncertainty is dependent upon the longevity and severity of the pandemic and the pace of the business reopening and rebound, including the impact of government responses. The pandemic could also be material to our longer-term financial results and condition based upon the same factors.


Segments
During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, we revised the financial information our chief operating decision maker (currently our chief executive officer) reviews for operational decision-making purposes and for allocation of capital to include the separate financial results of our Lana business. Our historical segment results have been recast to conform to current presentation. We currently report our segments as follows: U.S. Pawn - all pawn activities in the United States; Latin America Pawn - all pawn

activities in Mexico and other parts of Latin America; Lana - our customer-centric digital engagement platform; and Other International - primarily our equity interest in the net income of Cash Converters International and consumer finance activities in Canada. While we expect the operations of the Lana segment to have a positive impact on our pawn loan redemption rates and therefore our pawn service charges and yield, the pawn service charges will all be reported in our pawn segments rather than allocated to the Lana segment. Only discrete revenues related to the Lana segment will be reported in the Lana segment results. As a digital offering, Lana has no separate physical store locations.
Leases
As of October 1, 2019, we adopted Accounting Standards UpdateCodification ("ASU"ASC"), Topic 842, Leases (Topic 842). This ASUTopic 842 required companies to generally recognize on the balance sheet operating and financing lease liabilities and corresponding right-of-use assets. We recorded a net right-of-use asset of $237.5 million and a net lease liability of $246.0 million.
Store Data by Segment
Three Months Ended December 31, 2019Three Months Ended March 31, 2020
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International ConsolidatedU.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International Consolidated
              
As of September 30, 2019512
 480
 22
 1,014
As of December 31, 2019512
 484
 22
 1,018
New locations opened
 4
 
 4

 9
 
 9
As of December 31, 2019512
 484
 22
 1,018
As of March 31, 2020512
 493
 22
 1,027
Three Months Ended December 31, 2018Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International ConsolidatedU.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International Consolidated
              
As of September 30, 2018508
 453
 27
 988
As of December 31, 2018508
 462
 27
 997
New locations opened
 4
 
 4

 4
 
 4
Locations acquired
 5
 
 5
As of December 31, 2018508
 462
 27
 997
Locations sold, combined or closed
 
 (3) (3)
As of March 31, 2019508
 466
 24
 998
 Six Months Ended March 31, 2020
 U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International Consolidated
        
As of September 30, 2019512
 480
 22
 1,014
New locations opened
 13
 
 13
As of March 31, 2020512
 493
 22
 1,027
 Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
 U.S. Pawn Latin America Pawn Other International Consolidated
        
As of September 30, 2018508
 453
 27
 988
New locations opened
 8
 
 8
Locations acquired
 5
 
 5
Locations sold, combined or closed
 
 (3) (3)
As of March 31, 2019508
 466
 24
 998

Results of Operations
Three Months Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 vs. Three Months Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20182019
These tables, as well as the discussion that follows, should be read with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the prior-year quarter.
U.S. Pawn
The following table presents selected summary financial data for the U.S. Pawn segment:
Three Months Ended December 31, ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Change
2019 2018 2020 2019 
        
(in thousands) (in thousands) 
Net revenues:        
Pawn service charges$64,090
 $64,225
 —%$61,700
 $61,798
 —%
        
Merchandise sales95,354
 95,103
 —%102,447
 96,632
 6%
Merchandise sales gross profit33,990
 35,955
 (5)%37,161
 35,704
 4%
Gross margin on merchandise sales36% 38% (200)bps36% 37% (100)bps
        
Jewelry scrapping sales6,117
 6,552
 (7)%9,659
 7,916
 22%
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit1,362
 1,042
 31%1,859
 1,345
 38%
Gross margin on jewelry scrapping sales22% 16% 600bps19% 17% 200bps
        
Other revenues36
 48
 (25)%31
 43
 (28)%
Net revenues99,478
 101,270
 (2)%100,751
 98,890
 2%
        
Segment operating expenses:    
    
Operations68,059
 67,937
 —%67,619
 67,475
 —%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets10,000
 
 *
Depreciation and amortization2,865
 3,035
 (6)%2,711
 2,982
 (9)%
Segment operating contribution28,554
 30,298
 (6)%20,421
 28,433
 (28)%
        
Other segment expense
 2,853
 (100)%
Other segment income
 (1) (100)%
Segment contribution$28,554
 $27,445
 4%$20,421
 $28,434
 (28)%
        
Other data:        
Net earning assets (a)$305,336
 $299,160
 2%$263,112
 $267,998
 (2)%
Inventory turnover1.8
 1.8
 —%2.0
 1.9
 5%
Average monthly ending pawn loan balance per store (b)$301
 $304
 (1)%$271
 $280
 (3)%
Monthly average yield on pawn loans outstanding14% 14% 14% 14% 
Pawn loan redemption rate84% 83% 100bps86% 86% 
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
(a)Balance includes pawn loans and inventory.
(b)Balance is calculated based upon the average of the monthly ending balances during the applicable period.
Segment contribution decreased $8.0 million due to the goodwill impairment charge recorded during the quarter. Excluding that charge, segment contribution increased $1.1$1.9 million, or 4%7.0%, to $28.6$30.4 million. While netNet revenues decreased $1.8increased 2% to $100.8 million or 2%, to $99.5 million, totalwhile operations expenses decreased $2.9 million to $70.9 million due primarily to a $2.9 million prior-period recognition of an uncollectible receivable balance from a bankrupt refining partner with no comparable charge in the current period. Operations expense waswere tightly managed and were flat to the prior-year quarter, with a slight improvement in depreciation and amortization.quarter.

The change in net revenue attributable to same stores and new stores added since the prior-year quarter is summarized as follows:
Change in Net RevenueChange in Net Revenue
Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit TotalPawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
          
(in millions)(in millions)
Same stores$(0.5) $(2.3) $(2.8)$(0.6) $1.1
 $0.5
New stores and other0.4
 0.3
 0.7
0.5
 0.4
 0.9
Total$(0.1) $(2.0) $(2.1)$(0.1) $1.5
 $1.4
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.3
    0.5
Total change in net revenue    $(1.8)    $1.9
Pawn service charges were flat as acquired storesa higher yield offset a 1%3% decrease in average ending monthly pawn loan balances outstanding during the current quarter. We have experienced a substantial decline in new loans activity and associated loan balances since mid-March 2020 and continuing as a result of a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to COVID-19. See "Impact of COVID-19" above.
Merchandise sales were flatincreased 6% with gross margin on merchandise salesmargins down 200100 basis points to 36%, the low end of our target range. The decline in gross margin was duerange, as we continue to holiday sales promotions and our continued efforts to reduce general merchandisefocus on inventory aged greater than 360 days, which ended the quarter at 6.8% of total general merchandise inventory, improved from 8.9% at the end of the prior-year quarter.management. As a result, merchandise sales gross profit decreased 5%increased 4% to $34.0$37.2 million.
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit increased 31%38% to $1.4$1.9 million due primarily toon higher volume and scrapping margins as a result of increased gold market prices. Scrap salesprices, with margins increased 600up 200 basis points to 22%19%. Scrap volume decreased year-over-year as we continue to focus on retail sales for jewelry disposition.

Non-GAAP Financial Information
In addition to the financial information prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), we provide certain other non-GAAP financial information on a constant currency basis ("constant currency"). We use constant currency results to evaluate our Latin America Pawn operations, which are denominated primarily in Mexican pesos, Guatemalan quetzals and other Latin American currencies. We believe that presentation of constant currency results is meaningful and useful in understanding the activities and business metrics of our Latin America Pawn operations and reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We provide non-GAAP financial information for informational purposes and to enhance understanding of our GAAP consolidated financial statements. We use this non-GAAP financial information to evaluate and compare operating results across accounting periods. Readers should consider the information in addition to, but not instead of or superior to, our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial information may be determined or calculated differently by other companies, limiting the usefulness of those measures for comparative purposes.
Constant currency results reported herein are calculated by translating consolidated balance sheet and consolidated statement of operations items denominated in local currency to U.S. dollars using the exchange rate from the prior-year comparable period, as opposed to the current period, in order to exclude the effects of foreign currency rate fluctuations. We used the end-of-period rate for balance sheet items and the average closing daily exchange rate on a monthly basis during the appropriate period for statement of operations items. Our statement of operations constant currency results reflect the monthly exchange rate fluctuations and so are not directly calculable from the above rates. Constant currency results, where presented, also exclude the foreign currency gain or loss. The end-of-period and approximate average exchange rates for each applicable currency as compared to U.S. dollars as of and for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31 were as follows:
  March 31, Three Months Ended March 31, Six Months Ended March 31,
  2020 2019 2020 2019 2020 2019
             
Mexican peso 23.8
 19.4
 20.0
 19.2
 19.6
 19.5
Guatemalan quetzal 7.6
 7.6
 7.5
 7.6
 7.5
 7.6
Honduran lempira 24.4
 24.3
 24.3
 24.2
 24.3
 24.1
Peruvian sol 3.4
 3.3
 3.4
 3.3
 3.3
 3.3
  December 31, Three Months Ended December 31,
  2019 2018 2019 2018
         
Mexican peso 18.9
 19.6
 19.2
 19.8
Guatemalan quetzal 7.5
 7.7
 7.5
 7.6
Honduran lempira 24.4
 24.2
 24.3
 24.0
Peruvian sol 3.3
 3.4
 3.3
 3.3

Latin America Pawn
The following table presents selected summary financial data for the Latin America Pawn segment, including constant currency results, after translation to U.S. dollars from its functional currencies noted above under “Results of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Information."
Three Months Ended December 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2019 (GAAP) 2018 (GAAP) Change (GAAP) 2019 (Constant Currency) Change (Constant Currency)2020 (GAAP) 2019 (GAAP) Change (GAAP) 2020 (Constant Currency) Change (Constant Currency)
            
(in USD thousands) (in USD thousands)
 (in USD thousands) (in USD thousands)
 
Net revenues:            
Pawn service charges$20,635
 $19,294
 7% $20,197
 5%$18,522
 $20,001
 (7)% $18,866
 (6)%
    
   
    
   
Merchandise sales31,374
 25,921
 21% 30,526
 18%27,383
 24,628
 11% 28,032
 14%
Merchandise sales gross profit8,662
 7,957
 9% 8,434
 6%6,893
 7,756
 (11)% 7,037
 (9)%
Gross margin on merchandise sales28% 31% (300)bps 28% (300)bps25% 31% (600)bps 25% (600)bps
    
   
    
   
Jewelry scrapping sales3,411
 2,729
 25% 3,366
 23%2,219
 2,464
 (10)% 2,259
 (8)%
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit412
 189
 118% 407
 115%402
 202
 99% 400
 98%
Gross margin on jewelry scrapping sales12% 7% 500bps 12% 500bps18% 8% 1,000bps 18% 1,000bps
    
   
    
   
Other revenues25
 42
 (40)% 24
 (43)%
Other revenues, net(12) 25
 * (11) *
Net revenues29,734
 27,482
 8% 29,062
 6%25,805
 27,984
 (8)% 26,292
 (6)%
    
   
    
   
Segment operating expenses:    
   
    
   
Operations19,983
 18,196
 10% 19,573
 8%18,469
 18,223
 1% 19,043
 4%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets35,936
 
 * 37,055
 *
Depreciation and amortization1,889
 1,422
 33% 1,844
 30%1,940
 1,495
 30% 1,989
 33%
Segment operating contribution7,862
 7,864
 —% 7,645
 (3)%
Segment operating (loss) contribution(30,540) 8,266
 (469)% (31,795) (485)%
    
   
    
   
Other segment (income) expense (a)(265) 1,073
 * (202) *
Segment contribution$8,127
 $6,791
 20% $7,847
 16%
Other segment income (a)(399) (1,190) (66)% (59) (95)%
Segment (loss) contribution$(30,141) $9,456
 (419)% $(31,736) (436)%
            
Other data:            
Net earning assets (b)$77,619
 $70,246
 10% $75,327
 7%$70,318
 $78,488
 (10)% $79,874
 2%
Inventory turnover2.7
 2.6
 4% 2.7
 4%2.5
 2.3
 9% 2.5
 9%
Average monthly ending pawn loan balance per store (c)$119
 $121
 (2)% $116
 (4)%$83
 $90
 (8)% $87
 (3)%
Monthly average yield on pawn loans outstanding16% 15% 100bps 16% 100bps15% 16% (100)bps 15% (100)bps
Pawn loan redemption rate (d)79% 78% 100bps 79% 100bps78% 79% (100)bps 78% (100)bps
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
(a)Fiscal 2020 constant currency amount excludes net GAAP basis foreign currency transaction gains of $0.1$0.3 million resulting from movement in exchange rates. The net foreign currency transaction gains for fiscal 2019 of $0.1 million are included in the above results.
(b)Balance includes pawn loans and inventory.
(c)Balance is calculated based upon the average of the monthly ending balances during the applicable period.
(d)Rate is solely inclusive of results from Mexico Pawn.

In the current quarter, our Latin America pawn segment opened nine de novo stores.
Segment contribution increased $1.3decreased $39.6 million, or 20%419%, to $8.1$(30.1) million (16%(436% on a constant currency basis) primarily due to the goodwill impairment charges recorded during the quarter. Excluding those charges, segment contribution decreased $3.7 million, or 39%, to $5.8 million (44% on a constant currency basis) with a net revenue growthdecline of $2.3$2.2 million, or 8% ($1.61.7 million, or 6%, on a constant currency basis), to $29.7$25.8 million. Operations expense increased $1.8expenses were tightly managed with an increase of $0.2 million, or 10%1% ($1.40.8 million, or 8%4% on a constant currency basis), to $20.0 million due primarily to 22 new store openings, along with relocations and expansions of existing stores.$18.5 million.
The change in net revenue attributable to same stores and new stores added since the prior-year quarter is summarized as follows:
Change in Net RevenueChange in Net Revenue
Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit TotalPawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
          
(in millions)(in millions)
Same stores$0.9
 $0.5
 $1.4
$(1.8) $(1.1) $(2.9)
New stores and other0.4
 0.3
 0.7
0.3
 0.2
 0.5
Total$1.3
 $0.8
 $2.1
$(1.5) $(0.9) $(2.4)
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.2
    0.2
Total change in net revenue    $2.3
    $(2.2)
Change in Net Revenue (Constant Currency)Change in Net Revenue (Constant Currency)
Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit TotalPawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
          
(in millions)(in millions)
Same stores$0.5
 $0.3
 $0.8
$(1.4) $(1.0) $(2.4)
New stores and other0.4
 0.2
 0.6
0.3
 0.2
 0.5
Total$0.9
 $0.5
 $1.4
$(1.1) $(0.8) $(1.9)
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.2
    0.2
Total change in net revenue    $1.6
    $(1.7)
Pawn service charges increaseddecreased 7% (5%(6% on a constant currency basis). The average ending monthly pawn loan balance outstanding during the current quarter was down 2% (4%8% (3% on a constant currency basis), offset by the addition. We have experienced a substantial decline in new loans activity and associated loan balances since mid-March 2020 and continuing as a result of 22 new stores since the end of the prior-year quarter. Pawn loan yield and redemption rates improved 100 basis points each,a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to 16% and 79%, respectively, reflecting improved lending guidance from our point-of-sale system.COVID-19.
Merchandise sales increased 21% (18%11% (14% on a constant currency basis), largely attributable to a revised incentive program for store team members implemented in fiscal 2020, with an offsetting 300margins down 600 basis point decline in margins.as we continue with efforts to reduce aged general merchandise. As a result of these factors and foreign currency impacts, merchandise sales gross profit was up 9%down 11% to $8.7$6.9 million (6%(9% to $8.4$7.0 million on a constant currency basis).
Social welfare programs recently implemented in Mexico have provided additional cash to a portion of our customers, contributing to the lower loan demand and increased sales volume. These programs are directed towards a variety of citizens such as the elderly, disabled, single mothers, certain farmers, micro-businesses and certain students. Based on government announcements, we anticipate these programs will continue on an ongoing basis, but expect our customers’ needs to return to more traditional patterns in six to twelve months.
Jewelry scrapping sales increased 25% (23%decreased 10% (8% on a constant currency basis) on greater volume,as airport closings limited many stores ability to scrap and export their gold, however with a 5001,000 basis point increase in margin to 12%18% as we benefited from an overall increase in commodity gold market prices.
Other segment expenses compared favorably as a result of a prior-year quarter reserve of $1.5 million against a receivable balance deemed uncollectible from a refiner.
Operations expense increased 10% (8% on a constant currency basis). Same store operations expense increased 7%, with the remainder of the increase attributable to a 5% increase in ending store count over the prior-year quarter and costs to open de novo stores. Depreciation and amortization increased 33% (30% on a constant currency basis) from the addition of stores and capital investment in existing and acquired operations.

Lana
The following table presents selected financial data for the Lana segment:
Three Months Ended December 31, Percentage ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
2019 2018 2020 2019 
        
(in thousands) (in thousands) 
Operations expense and other$1,325
 $2,090
 (37)%$1,098
 $1,523
 (28)%
Segment loss$(1,325) $(2,090) (37)%$(1,098) $(1,523) (28)%
We launched our customer-centric digital engagement platform (“Lana”) in the currentprior quarter, initially serving customers in selectselected Florida locations. This platform currently offers the ability for customers at selectselected locations to remotely extend their pawn loans through digital payments using their Lana account, and will allow us to leverage our existing store and pawn customer base to expand customer acquisition and retention and enable rapid deployment of new products. Discrete revenues to date are minimal as the product offering launched late in the currentfirst quarter of fiscal 2020, and all fees from pawn loan extensions, including those made through the Lana platform, are reported in the pawn segments.
Other International
The following table presents selected financial data for the Other International segment after translation to U.S. dollars from its functional currency of primarily Australian and Canadian dollars:
 Three Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Net revenues:     
Consumer loan fees, interest and other$1,294
 $1,223
 6%
Consumer loan bad debt(488) (407) 20%
Net revenues806
 816
 (1)%
     
Segment operating expenses:     
Operating expenses1,583
 2,622
 (40)%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets1,124
 
 *
Equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates(1,184) (431) 175%
Segment operating income (loss)(717) (1,375) *
      
Other segment expense174
 6,861
 (97)%
Segment contribution (loss)$(891) $(8,236) *
 Three Months Ended December 31, Percentage Change
 2019 2018 
      
 (in thousands)  
Net revenues:     
Consumer loan fees, interest and other$1,392
 $1,781
 (22)%
Consumer loan bad debt(536) (484) 11%
Net revenues856
 1,297
 (34)%
     
Segment operating expenses:     
Operating expenses1,267
 2,671
 (53)%
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates5,897
 1,119
 427%
Segment operating loss(6,308) (2,493) 153%
      
Other segment expense169
 13,368
 (99)%
Segment loss$(6,477) $(15,861) (59)%
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
Segment losscontribution was $6.5$(0.9) million, an improvement of $9.4$7.3 million from the prior-year quarter primarily due to:
A $13.3$6.5 million impairment of Cash Converters International in the prior-year quarter with no impairment in the current quarter; and
A decrease in operating expenses of $1.4$0.9 million subsequent to the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated variable interest entity ("RDC") in mid-fiscal 2019; partially offset byand
A $7.1An impairment of $1.1 million charge, ($10.1 million, net of a $3.0 million tax benefit)certain long-lived assets in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 for our share of the Cash Converters International settlement of a Queensland, Australia class action lawsuit.current quarter.

Other Items
The following table reconciles our consolidated segment contribution discussed above to net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc., including items that affect our consolidated financial results but are not allocated among segments:
Three Months Ended December 31, Percentage ChangeThree Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
2019 2018 2020 2019 
        
(in thousands) (in thousands) 
Segment contribution$28,879
 $16,285
 77%$(11,709) $28,131
 (142)%
Corporate expenses (income):    
    
Administrative17,489
 13,165
 33%14,620
 14,964
 (2)%
Depreciation and amortization2,933
 2,350
 25%2,711
 2,458
 10%
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other716
 
 *384
 
 *
Interest expense5,167
 8,690
 (41)%5,325
 8,407
 (37)%
Interest income(455) (2,920) (84)%(572) (2,695) (79)%
Other expense (income)5
 (282) *
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes3,024
 (4,718) *
Income tax expense (benefit)1,759
 (1,058) *
Income (loss) from continuing operations, net of tax1,265
 (3,660) *
Other income(72) (22) 227%
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes(34,105) 5,019
 (780)%
Income tax expense6,749
 2,360
 186%
(Loss) income from continuing operations, net of tax(40,854) 2,659
 (1,636)%
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(27) (183) (85)%(20) (18) 11%
Net income (loss)1,238
 (3,843) *
Net (loss) income(40,874) 2,641
 (1,648)%
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 (477) (100)%
 (753) (100)%
Net income (loss) attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$1,238
 $(3,366) *
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$(40,874) $3,394
 (1,304)%
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
Segment contribution increased 77%decreased 142% over the prior-year quarter, including positive developmentsthe goodwill and intangible assets impairment of $47.1 million recorded in our Latin Americathe current quarter and US Pawn segments as well as favorable comparisons againsta $6.5 million prior-year quarter expensesimpairment related to a refiner’s bankruptcy and our investment in Cash Converters International.
Administrative expenses increased $4.3 million primarilyInternational, offset by mixed results in our US Pawn and Latin America Pawn segments partially as a result of higher labor, cloud computing costs and professional fees. Professional fees include costs related to the remediation of the material weakness in our information technology general controls, fess related to the current quarter adoption of a new lease accounting standard, severance fees pursuant to cost reduction strategies and other smaller items.
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other includes a $0.6 million charge in the current quarter due to termination of a non-core software project.COVID-19 pandemic.
Interest expense decreased $3.5$3.1 million, or 41%37%, primarily due to the reduction of interest expense on our 2.125% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 ("2019 Convertible Notes") which were repaid in June 17, 2019. Prior to repayment, the principal amount of these notes was $195.0 million.
Interest income decreased $2.5$2.1 million, or 84%79%, primarily due to the declining principal balance on the Prestaciones Finmart, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. ("Grupo Finmart") notes receivable as they are repaid in accordance with their agreed amortization schedule, in addition to the reduction of interest earned on outstanding cash balances after our 2019 Convertible Notes were repaid in June 2019. The March 2020 payment on the Grupo Finmart notes was paid into an escrow account pending resolution of an outstanding indemnity claim for pre-closing taxes.
Income tax expense increased $2.8$4.4 million due primarily to:
A $7.7to a $39 million increasedecrease in income from continuing operations before income taxes;taxes offset by a $20 million increase resulting from non-deductible goodwill impairments and $1.6 million to correct the calculation of certain transaction tax liabilities in prior periods. Income tax expense includes other items that do not necessarily correspond to pre-tax earnings and create volatility in our effective tax rate. These items include the net effect of state taxes, non-deductible items and changes in valuation allowances for certain foreign operations.

Six Months Ended March 31, 2020 vs. Six Months Ended March 31, 2019
These tables, as well as the discussion that follows, should be read with the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes. All comparisons, unless otherwise noted, are to the prior year-to-date period.
U.S. Pawn
The following table presents selected summary financial data for the U.S. Pawn segment:
 Six Months Ended March 31, Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Net revenues:     
Pawn service charges$125,790
 $126,023
 —%
      
Merchandise sales197,801
 191,735
 3%
Merchandise sales gross profit71,151
 71,659
 (1)%
Gross margin on merchandise sales36% 37% (100)bps
      
Jewelry scrapping sales15,776
 14,468
 9%
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit3,221
 2,387
 35%
Gross margin on jewelry scrapping sales20% 16% 400bps
      
Other revenues67
 91
 (26)%
Net revenues200,229
 200,160
 —%
      
Segment operating expenses:     
Operations135,678
 135,435
 —%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets10,000
 
 *
Depreciation and amortization5,576
 6,017
 (7)%
Segment operating contribution48,975
 58,708
 (17)%
      
Other segment expense
 2,852
 (100)%
Segment contribution$48,975
 $55,856
 (12)%
      
Other data:     
Average monthly ending pawn loan balance per store (a)$286
 $292
 (2)%
Monthly average yield on pawn loans outstanding14% 14% 
Pawn loan redemption rate86% 84% 200bps
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
(a)Balance is calculated based upon the average of the monthly ending balances during the applicable period.
Segment contribution decreased $7.0 million due to the goodwill impairment charge recorded during the quarter. Excluding that charge, segment contribution decreased $3.1 million, or 6%, to $59.0 million. While net revenue was flat at $200.2 million, total expenses decreased $3.1 million to $141.3 million due primarily a $2.9 million prior-period recognition of an uncollectible receivable balance from a bankrupt refining partner with no comparable charge in the current period. Excluding the impairment, operations expenses were tightly managed and were flat to the prior-year six-months

The change in net revenue attributable to same stores and new stores added since the prior-year is summarized as follows:
 Change in Net Revenue
 Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
      
 (in millions)
Same stores$(1.2) $(1.2) $(2.4)
New stores and other0.9
 0.7
 1.6
Total$(0.3) $(0.5) $(0.8)
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.8
Total change in net revenue    $
Pawn service charges were flat as a higher yield offset a 2% decrease in average ending monthly pawn loan balances outstanding during the current six-months. We have experienced a substantial decline in new loans activity and associated loan balances since mid-March 2020 and continuing as a result of a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to COVID-19.
Merchandise sales increased 3% with margins down 100 basis points to 36%, the low end of our target range, as we continue to focus on inventory management. As a result of the net impact of the increase in sales offset by decreased margin, merchandise sales gross profit decreased 1% to $71.2 million.
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit increased 35% to $3.2 million due primarily to higher scrapping margins as a result of increased gold market prices. Scrap sales margins increased 400 basis points to 20%.

Latin America Pawn
The following table presents selected summary financial data for the Latin America Pawn segment, including constant currency results, after translation to U.S. dollars from functional currencies. See “Results of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Information” above.
 Six Months Ended March 31,
 2020 (GAAP) 2019 (GAAP) Change (GAAP) 2020 (Constant Currency) Change (Constant Currency)
          
 (in USD thousands)   (in USD thousands)
  
Net revenues:         
Pawn service charges$39,157
 $39,295
 —% $39,063
 (1)%
          
Merchandise sales58,757
 50,549
 16% 58,557
 16%
Merchandise sales gross profit15,555
 15,713
 (1)% 15,469
 (2)%
Gross margin on merchandise sales26% 31% (500)bps 26% (500)bps
          
Jewelry scrapping sales5,630
 5,193
 8% 5,624
 8%
Jewelry scrapping sales gross profit814
 391
 108% 806
 106%
Gross margin on jewelry scrapping sales14% 8% 600bps 14% 600bps
          
Other revenues, net13
 67
 (81)% 14
 (79)%
Net revenues55,539
 55,466
 —% 55,352
 —%
          
Segment operating expenses:         
Operations38,452
 36,419
 6% 39,115
 7%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets35,936
 
 * 36,556
 *
Depreciation and amortization3,829
 2,917
 31% 3,823
 31%
Segment operating (loss) contribution(22,678) 16,130
 (241)% (24,142) (250)%
          
Other segment income (a)(664) (117) 468% (254) 117%
Segment (loss) contribution$(22,014) $16,247
 (235)% $(23,888) (247)%
          
Other data:         
Average monthly ending pawn loan balance per store (b)$86
 $90
 (4)% $86
 (4)%
Monthly average yield on pawn loans outstanding16% 16%  16% 
Pawn loan redemption rate78% 79% (100)bps 78% (100)bps
(a)Fiscal 2020 constant currency amount excludes net GAAP basis foreign currency transaction gains of $0.4 million gains resulting from movement in exchange rates. The net foreign currency transaction gains for fiscal 2019 were nominal and are included in the above results.
(b)Balance is calculated based upon the average of the monthly ending balances during the applicable period.
In the current-year six-months, our Latin America pawn segment opened 13 de novo stores.
Segment contribution decreased $38.3 million, or 235%, to $22.0 million (247% on a constant currency basis) primarily due to the goodwill impairment charges recorded during the quarter. Excluding those charges, segment contribution decreased $2.3 million, or 14%, to $13.9 million (22% on a constant currency basis) with flat net revenue. Operations expense were tightly managed and increased $2.0 million, or 6% (7% on a constant currency basis), to $38.5 million due primarily to new store openings, along with relocations and expansions of existing stores.

The change in net revenue attributable to same stores and new stores added since the prior-year is summarized as follows:
 Change in Net Revenue
 Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
      
 (in millions)
Same stores$(0.8) $(0.6) $(1.4)
New stores and other0.7
 0.4
 1.1
Total$(0.1) $(0.2) $(0.3)
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.4
Total change in net revenue    $0.1
 Change in Net Revenue (Constant Currency)
 Pawn Service Charges Merchandise Sales Gross Profit Total
      
 (in millions)
Same stores$(0.9) $(0.7) $(1.6)
New stores and other0.7
 0.4
 1.1
Total$(0.2) $(0.3) $(0.5)
Change in jewelry scrapping sales gross profit and other revenues    0.4
Total change in net revenue    $(0.1)
Pawn service charges were flat (down 1% on a constant currency basis). The average ending monthly pawn loan balance outstanding during the current-year six-months was down 4% on a GAAP and constant currency basis, offset by the addition of new stores since the prior-year. We have experienced a substantial decline in new loans activity and associated loan balances since mid-March 2020 and continuing as a result of a change in customer borrowing behaviors due to COVID-19.
Merchandise sales increased 16% on a GAAP and constant currency basis as we continue with efforts to reduce aged general merchandise at a higher cost basis, with an offsetting 500 basis point decline in margins. As a result of these factors and foreign currency impacts, merchandise sales gross profit was down 1% to $15.6 million (2% to $15.5 million on a constant currency basis).
Jewelry scrapping sales increased 8% on a GAAP and constant currency basis, with a 600 basis point increase in margin to 14% as we benefited from an overall increase in gold market prices.
Lana
The following table presents selected financial data for the Lana segment:
 Six Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Operations expense and other$2,423
 $3,613
 (33)%
Segment loss$(2,423) $(3,613) (33)%
Discrete revenues to date are minimal as the product offering launched late in the first quarter of fiscal 2020, and all fees from pawn loan extensions, including those made through the Lana platform, are reported in the pawn segments.
Operations expense decreased $1.2 million from the prior-year six-months primarily as a result of the capitalization of costs related to the Lana platform during and subsequent to the development stage.

Other International
The following table presents selected financial data from continuing operations for the Other International segment after translation to U.S. dollars from its functional currency of primarily Australian and Canadian dollars:
 Six Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Net revenues:     
Consumer loan fees, interest and other$2,686
 $3,004
 (11)%
Consumer loan bad debt(1,024) (891) 15%
Net revenues1,662
 2,113
 (21)%
      
Segment operating expenses:     
Operating expenses2,850
 5,293
 (46)%
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets1,124
 
 *
Equity in net loss of unconsolidated affiliates4,713
 688
 585%
Segment operating loss(7,025) (3,868) 82%
      
Other segment expense343
 20,229
 (98)%
Segment loss$(7,368) $(24,097) (69)%
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
Segment loss was $7.4 million, an improvement of $16.7 million from the prior-year primarily due to:
A $19.7 million impairment of Cash Converters International in the prior-year with no impairment in the current-year six-months; and
A decrease in operating expenses of $2.5 million related to the deconsolidation of a previously consolidated variable interest entity ("RDC") in mid-fiscal 2019; and
An impairment of $1.1 million of certain long-lived assets in the current quarter; and
A $7.1 million charge, ($10.1 million, net of a $3.0 million tax benefit) in the first quarter of fiscal 2020 for our share of the Cash Converters International settlement of a class action lawsuit.

Other Items
The following table reconciles our consolidated segment contribution discussed above to net income attributable to EZCORP, Inc., including items that affect our consolidated financial results but are not allocated among segments:
 Six Months Ended March 31, Percentage Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Segment contribution$17,170
 $44,393
 (61)%
Corporate expenses (income):     
Administrative32,109
 28,129
 14%
Depreciation and amortization5,644
 4,808
 17%
Loss on sale or disposal of assets1,100
 
 *
Interest expense10,492
 17,097
 (39)%
Interest income(1,027) (5,615) (82)%
Other income(67) (304) (78)%
(Loss) Income from continuing operations before income taxes(31,081) 278
 (11,280)%
Income tax expense8,508
 1,279
 565%
Loss from continuing operations, net of tax(39,589) (1,001) *
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax(47) (201) (77)%
Net loss(39,636) (1,202) *
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest
 (1,230) (100)%
Net (loss) income attributable to EZCORP, Inc.$(39,636) $28
 (141,657)%
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
Segment contribution decreased 61% over the prior-year, primarily related to the goodwill and intangible asset impairment of $47.1 million recorded in the second quarter, mixed results in our US Pawn and Latin America Pawn segments partially as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, partially offset by a $19.7 million prior-year quarter impairment related to our investment in Cash Converters International.
Administrative expenses increased $4.1 million primarily as a result of higher labor, including severance costs, cloud computing costs and professional fees. Professional fees include costs related to the remediation of the material weakness in our information technology general controls, fees related to the current quarter adoption of a new lease accounting standard, and other smaller items.
Loss on sale or disposal of assets and other includes $1.1 million due to the termination of non-core software projects.
Interest expense decreased $6.6 million, or 39%, primarily due to the reduction of interest expense on our 2.125% Cash Convertible Senior Notes Due 2019 ("2019 Convertible Notes") which were repaid June 17, 2019. Prior to repayment, the principal amount of these notes was $195.0 million.
Interest income decreased $4.6 million, or 82%, primarily due to the declining principal balance on the Prestaciones Finmart, S.A.P.I. de C.V., SOFOM, E.N.R. ("Grupo Finmart") notes receivable, in addition to the reduction of interest earned on outstanding cash balances after our 2019 Convertible Notes were repaid in June 2019.
Income tax expense increased $7.2 million due primarily to:
A $31 million decrease in income from continuing operations before income taxes offset by a $20 million increase resulting from non-deductible goodwill impairments;
A $0.7 million reduction in tax benefit from the December 2019 vesting of restricted stock units compared to the prior estimates of the related tax benefit that was recorded over their 3-year vesting period. The lower than expectedperiod; and
$1.6 million to reverse the calculation of certain transaction tax benefit relates to the lower related share price upon vesting compared to the grant date value.liabilities in prior periods.

Income tax expense includes other items that do not necessarily correspond to pre-tax earnings and create volatility in our effective tax rate. These items include the net effect of state taxes, non-deductible items and changes in valuation allowances for certain foreign operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash Flows
The table and discussion below present a summary of the selected sources and uses of our cash:
 Three Months Ended December 31, 
Percentage
Change
 2019 2018 
      
 (in thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities$(10,918) $23,381
 *
Cash flows from investing activities(6,798) (8,279) 18%
Cash flows from financing activities(2,934) (2,612) (12)%
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash1,349
 (782) *
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(19,301) $11,708
 *
*Represents a percentage computation that is not mathematically meaningful.
 Six Months Ended March 31, 
Percentage
Change
 2020 2019 
      
 (in thousands)  
Cash flows from operating activities$21,271
 $50,623
 58%
Cash flows from investing activities28,636
 14,915
 (92)%
Cash flows used in financing activities(7,256) (2,731) (166)%
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(7,364) (599) (1,129)%
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$35,287
 $62,208
 43%
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash for the ThreeSix Months Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 vs. ThreeSix Months Ended DecemberMarch 31, 20182019
The decrease in cash flows from operating activities year-over-year was due to $37.3$34.7 million of changes in working capital, offset by a $3.1$5.4 million increase in net income, exclusive of non-cash items. Changes in working capital included certain required prepayments and payments of accounts payable, including certain discrete items, accrued as of September 30, 2019. We continue to refine efforts to most efficiently manage working capital.
The increase in cash flows from investing activities year-over-year was primarily due to an $8.1a $22.0 million net decrease in investment in customer loan growth, partially offset by a $7.3$10.6 million net decrease in principal collections on notes receivable.
The decrease in cash flows fromused in financing activities year-over-year was primarily due to $1.0$5.2 million in common stock repurchases and a net $1.1 million reduction in debt proceeds, offset by a $1.9 million decrease in cash paid for employee net share settlement of individual tax liabilities on vested share-based awards.repurchases.
The net effect of these and other smaller items was a $19.3$35.3 million decreaseincrease in cash on hand during the current year-to-date period, resulting in a $143.1$197.7 million ending cash and restricted cash balance. Of the ending cash balance at DecemberMarch 31, 2019, $39.92020, $34.9 million was not unavailable to fund domestic operations as we intend to permanently reinvest those funds in our foreign operations.
Sources and Uses of Cash
In December 2019, our Board of Directors authorized a stock repurchase program that will allow us to repurchase up to $60 million of our Class A Non-voting Common Stock over three years. On March 20, 2020, we suspended the repurchase of shares under the program in order to preserve current liquidity given the uncertainty of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic to our operations. The resumption of our stock repurchase program and the amount and timing of purchases will be dependent on a variety of factors. These factors includinginclude the return to normal business conditions, stock price, trading volume, general market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, general business conditions, the level of cash flows, and corporatecorporate considerations determined by management and the Board, such as liquidity and capital needs and the availability of attractive alternative investment opportunities. The Board of Directors has reserved the right to modify, suspend or terminate the program at any time. During the current quarter,three and six months ended March 31, 2020, we repurchased and retired 142,409800,740 and 943,149 shares of our Class A Common Stock for $963,000. Through January 29, 2020, we have repurchased$4.2 million and retired an additional 234,394 shares of our Class A Common Stock for $1,504,000, bringing our total repurchases to date (as of January 29, 2020) to 376,803 shares for $2,467,000.$5.2 million, respectively.
We anticipate that cash flow from operations and cash on hand will be adequate to fund anticipatedany future stock repurchases, our contractual obligations, planned de novo store growth, capital expenditures and working capital requirements through fiscal 2020. We continue to explore accretive acquisition opportunities, both large and small, and may choose to pursue additional debt, equity or equity-linked financings in the future should the need arise.

Given the current uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we may adjust our capital or other expenditures.
Contractual Obligations
In "Part II, Item 7 — Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019, we reported that we had $631.7 million in total contractual

obligations as of September 30, 2019.2019 There have been no material changes to this total obligation since September 30, 2019,2020, other than changes as the result of adoption of accounting standards as further discussed in Note 1 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements."
We are responsible for the maintenance, property taxes and insurance at most of our locations. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019, these collectively amounted to $22.5 million.
Recently Adopted Accounting Policies and Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 1 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements."
Cautionary Statement Regarding Risks and Uncertainties that May Affect Future Results
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We intend that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors created by these laws. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, future revenues, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives are forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made with words or phrases like "may," "should," "could," "will," "predict," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "projection" and similar expressions. Such statements are only predictions of the outcome and timing of future events based on our current expectations and currently available information and, accordingly, are subject to substantial risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. In addition, we cannot predict all of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ from those expressed in the forward-looking statements. Accordingly, you should not regard any forward-looking statements as a representation that the expected results will be achieved. Important risk factors that could cause results or events to differ from current expectations are identified and described in "Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019. and "Part II, Item 1A — Risk Factors" of this Report.
We specifically disclaim any responsibility to publicly update any information contained in a forward-looking statement except as required by law. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates, gold values and foreign currency exchange rates, and are described in detail in "Part II, Item 7A — Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019. ThereWith the exception of the impacts of COVID-19, which are discussed elsewhere in this Report, there have been no material changes toin our exposure toreported market risks or risk management policies since the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.
ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
This report includes the certifications of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required by Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). See Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. This Item 4 includes information concerning the controls and control evaluations referred to in those certifications.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, our management evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019.2020. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 due to the continuing existence of a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting described below (which we view as an integral part of our disclosure controls and procedures). Based on the performance of additional procedures designed to ensure the reliability of our financial reporting, we believe that the

condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q fairly present, in all material respects, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows as of the dates, and for the periods, presented, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).

GAAP.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We implemented internal controls to ensure we adequately evaluated our leases and properly assessed the impact of Topic 842 on our financial statements upon adoption on October 1, 2019. There were no significant changes to our internal control over financial reporting due to the adoption of the new standard.
During the second quarter of fiscal 2019, we identified deficiencies in our information technology general controls (ITGCs) that are designed to prevent or detect unauthorized access or changes to certain information technology (IT) systems that support our financial reporting processes. Our related IT dependent manual and application controls that are impacted by the affected ITGCs were also deemed ineffective as they rely on reports generated by the IT systems subject to ITGCs, resulting in our inability to place reliance on internal controls over related financial statement accounts and assertions. At that time, we determined that the ITGC deficiencies represent a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting and reported that material weakness in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2019. Because we have not fully remediated that material weakness as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019,2020, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of that date.
As of DecemberDuring the quarter ended March 31, 2019,2020, we have continued to implement, manage and monitor a remediation plan focused on IT control enhancements across our logical access and change management processes, including the evaluation of automation tools, where applicable, and database monitoring activities. Management believes it is taking the appropriate steps to remediate the underlying ITGC deficiencies, including allowing the controls to operate for a time period to produce sufficient testing sample sizes.
Inherent Limitations on Internal Controls
Notwithstanding the foregoing, management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Limitations inherent in any control system include the following:
Judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and control and process breakdowns can occur because of simple errors or mistakes.
Controls can be circumvented by individuals, acting alone or in collusion with others, or by management override.
The design of any system of controls is based in part on certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions.
Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or deterioration in the degree of compliance with associated policies or procedures.
The design of a control system must reflect the fact that resources are constrained, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs.
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, have been detected.
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
See Note 911 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements."

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Important risk factors that could affect our operations and financial performance, or that could cause results or events to differ from current expectations, are described in "Part I, Item 1A — Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019., as supplemented by the information set forth below.
Public health issues, including the current COVID-19 pandemic, could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
Our business may be impacted by public health issues, including pandemics and the spread of contagious diseases. Such public health issues, and the government and consumer responses thereto, may (i) limit our ability to supply products and services to our customers as a result of store closures, reduced access to or foot traffic in our stores, or labor shortages, (ii) adversely affect the demand for our products and services or (iii) cause other unforeseen negative developments. Any of these factors may adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.
The outbreak of COVID-19 has affected our operations beginning primarily in March 2020. Governmental fiscal stimulus response, stay-at-home orders and business restrictions, health agency guidance regarding social distancing and public perceptions of the risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in a reduction in the demand for pawn loans with a resulting significant decline in pawn loan balances. See “Part I, Item 2 — Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition - Impact of COVID-19.” The decline in pawn loan balances will negatively impact our financial performance for the remainder of fiscal 2020 and may impact our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity in future periods. The extent of the impact is dependent upon a number of factors, including the longevity and severity of the pandemic, the pace of business reopenings and rebound, the impact of government responses and the degree to which customer behaviors return to historical norms.
Goodwill comprises a significant portion of our total assets. We assess goodwill for impairment at least annually, which could result in a material, non-cash write-down and could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
As discussed in Note 2 of Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in "Part I, Item 1 — Financial Statements," during the current quarter, we recorded significant impairment charges to goodwill, the fair value an acquired trade name and the carrying amount of certain long-lived asset groups. In light of these impairment charges, specific reference is made to the risk factor regarding goodwill and other intangible asset impairments on page 16 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2019.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The table below provides certain information about our repurchase of shares of Class A Non-voting Common Stock during the quarter ended DecemberMarch 31, 2019.2020. On March 20, 2020, we suspended the repurchase of shares in order to preserve current liquidity as a result of the uncertainties regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. All such repurchases to date were made in open market transactions at prevailing market prices and were executed pursuant to a trading plan adopted by the Company pursuant tounder Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
  
Total Number of Shares Purchased Total Price Paid for Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
          
 (in thousands, except average price paid per share data)
October 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019
 $
 $
 
 $
November 1, 2019 through November 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
December 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019142
 963
 6.76
 142
 59,037
Total142
 $963
 $6.76
 142
 $59,037
  
Total Number of Shares Purchased Total Price Paid for Shares Purchased Average Price Paid per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
          
 (in thousands, except average price paid per share data)
January 1, 2020 through January 31, 2020260
 $1,662
 $6.41
 260
 $57,375
February 1, 2020 through February 29, 2020301
 1,504
 4.99
 301
 55,871
March 1, 2020 through March 31, 2020240
 1,029
 4.28
 240
 54,841
Total801
 $4,195
 $5.24
 801
 $54,841
(1)On December 2, 2019, our Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $60.0 million of our Class A Non-voting Common Stock over three years. Under the stock repurchase program, we may purchase Class A Non-voting common stock from time to time at management's discretion in accordance with applicable securities laws, including through open market transactions, block or privately negotiated transactions, or any combination thereof. In addition, we may purchase shares pursuant to a trading plan meeting the requirements of Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The amount and timing of purchases will be dependent on a variety of factors, including stock price, trading volume, general market conditions, legal and regulatory requirements, general business conditions, the level of cash flows, and corporate considerations determined by management and the Board of Directors, such as liquidity and capital needs and the availability of attractive alternative investment opportunities. The Board of Directors has reserved the right to modify, suspend or terminate the program at any time.
The table below provides certain information about our repurchase of shares of Class A Non-voting Common Stock during the six months ended March 31, 2020.
Plan Authorization Date Plan Completion Date Dollar Amount Authorized Shares Purchased in Fiscal 2020 Dollar Amount Purchased in Fiscal 2020 Remaining Dollar Amount Authorized for Future Purchases
           
  (in thousands, except average price paid per share data)
December 2, 2019 Currently Active $60,000
 943
 $5,159
 $54,841
Total 
 $60,000
 943
 $5,159
 $54,841

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed with, or incorporated by reference into, this report.
Exhibit No.  Description of Exhibit
   
  
 
  
101.INS†††  XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH†††  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL†††  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF†††  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB†††  XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE†††  XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
Filed herewith.
††Furnished herewith.
†††
Filed herewith as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of DecemberMarch 31, 2019, December2020, March 31, 20182019 and September 30, 2019; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 and DecemberMarch 31, 2018;2010; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 and DecemberMarch 31, 2018;2019; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the three monthsperiods ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 and DecemberMarch 31, 2018;2019; (v) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the threesix months ended DecemberMarch 31, 20192020 and DecemberMarch 31, 2018;2019; and (vi) Notes to Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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.



EZCORP, INC.




Date:February 3,May 11, 2020
/s/ Daniel M. ChismJason A. Kulas



Daniel M. Chism,Jason A. Kulas,
President and Chief Financial Officer

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