EXHIBIT 99.1
PRA Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Results
NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 19, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (Nasdaq:PRAA), a financial and business services company operating in the U.S. and U.K., today reported continued, strong financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2013.
Fourth Quarter Highlights
- Cash collections of $278.9 million, up 22% from the fourth quarter of 2012.
- Revenues of $184.9 million, up 20%.
- Net income attributable to PRA of $45.8 million, up 28%.
- $0.91 diluted earnings per share, compared with $0.70 a year ago, up 30%.
- $99.5 million in portfolio purchases.
Full Year 2013 Highlights
- Cash collections of $1.1 billion, up 26% from full year 2012, with estimated remaining collections of $2.7 billion.
- Revenues of $735.1 million, up 24%, including $71.6 million in fee income, up 15%.
- Net income attributable to PRA of $175.3 million, up 38%.
- $3.45 diluted EPS, compared with $2.46 for 2012, up 40%.
- 22.2% return on average equity, exceeding PRA's full year 20% target.
"Our fourth quarter results in 2013 contributed to our strongest year ever. As the global debt buying industry continues to evolve at a rapid pace, 2014 promises to be a year of extraordinary opportunity and challenge. PRA is well positioned to sustain itself as a dominant, global player," said Steve Fredrickson, chairman, president and chief executive officer, PRA.
REVENUES
- Revenues of $184.9 million in the fourth quarter, largely driven by cash collections, included finance receivables income net of principal amortization and allowance charges or reversals. Net finance receivables income was $168.7 million, up 22% from $138.1 million in the year-ago quarter.
Cash Collections from Finance Receivables
- Cash collections increased 22% in the fourth quarter from the year-ago quarter to $278.9 million, and included collections from these finance receivables sources:
| Cash Collection Source ($ in thousands) | Q42013 | Q32013 | Q22013 | Q12013 | Q42012 |
| Call Center and Other Collections | $ 84,375 | $ 89,512 | $ 90,229 | $ 89,037 | $ 72,624 |
| External Legal Collections | 46,066 | 48,274 | 50,131 | 47,910 | 41,521 |
| Internal Legal Collections | 34,101 | 33,288 | 30,365 | 29,283 | 23,968 |
| Bankruptcy Court Trustee Payments | 114,384 | 120,577 | 125,672 | 109,233 | 91,098 |
| Total Cash Collections | $ 278,926 | $ 291,651 | $ 296,397 | $ 275,463 | $ 229,211 |
- Principal amortization of finance receivables in the fourth quarter was $110.2 million or 39.5% of cash collections, compared with 39.8% in the year-ago quarter. Principal amortization included a net allowance reversal of $0.4 million recorded against certain pools of finance receivables in the quarter, compared with a net allowance charge of $2.3 million recorded in the year-ago quarter.
Fee Income
- Revenues in the fourth quarter also included income from PRA's fee-based businesses of $16.1 million, compared with $16.2 million in the year-ago quarter.
EXPENSES AND OPERATING INCOME
- Operating expenses were $106.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with $94.3 million a year ago, an increase of 13%. In association with the Company's legal collection strategy, external legal collection expenses (fees and costs) increased $6.4 million from the year-ago quarter.
- Operating income increased 31% to $78.4 million, compared with $60.0 million in the year-ago quarter. The operating margin increased to 42.4% from 38.9% in the fourth quarter of 2012.
- The provision for income taxes was $27.7 million in the fourth quarter, up 23% from the year-ago quarter. PRA's provision for income taxes was 37.7% of income before taxes in the fourth quarter, compared with 38.6% in the year-ago quarter.
PORTFOLIO PURCHASES
- PRA invested $99.5 million in new finance receivables from U.S. and U.K. creditors in the fourth quarter of 2013, compared with $199.1 million in the year-ago quarter. Fourth quarter 2012 portfolio investment included the acquisition of bankruptcy portfolios from National Capital Management, LLC. Receivables purchased were acquired in 83 portfolios from 17 different sellers. For full year 2013, PRA invested a record $656.8 million in new portfolios.
| Portfolio Purchase Source ($ in thousands) | Q42013 | Q32013 | Q22013 | Q12013 | Q42012 |
| Core Customer Debt | $ 67,522 | $ 100,081 | $ 118,195 | $ 128,338 | $ 88,107 |
| Bankruptcy Court Claims | 31,987 | 41,794 | 82,273 | 86,595 | 111,001 |
| Total Portfolio Purchases | $ 99,509 | $ 141,875 | $ 200,468 | $ 214,933 | $ 199,108 |
- Core customer debt purchased in the fourth quarter included $65.8 million in U.S. accounts and $1.8 million in U.K. accounts.
BALANCE SHEET
- Borrowings totaled $451.8 million at December 31, 2013, and consisted of $256.8 million in convertible senior notes and $195.0 million in other long-term debt. Total borrowings were $327.5 million at December 31, 2012. Remaining borrowing availability, subject to normal borrowing and collateral provisions, under PRA's credit facility was $435.5 million.
- Cash and cash equivalents were $162.0 million at December 31, 2013, compared with $32.7 million at December 31, 2012.
- Net deferred tax liabilities were $208.7 million at December 31, 2013, compared with $185.3 million a year ago.
- Stockholders' equity increased to $869.5 million at December 31, 2013, from $708.4 million at December 31, 2012.
Conference Call Information
PRA will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results with institutional investors and stock analysts. A webcast of the call, both live and archived, will be available at http://ir.PortfolioRecovery.com/events.cfm. Please access the call by calling 888-695-7639 in the U.S. or 970-315-0482 outside the U.S. The conference ID is 38054651. A question-and-answer session will be open only to institutional investors and analysts. A replay of the call and webcast will be available until March 4, 2014. Use the phone numbers and conference ID above to access the replay.
About PRA
As a leader in the U.S. debt buying industry, Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. (PRA) returns capital to banks and other creditors that helps expand financial services for consumers. PRA collaborates with its customers to create affordable, realistic debt repayment plans. The company also provides a broad range of fee-based services to local governments and law enforcement, auto lenders and insurers, businesses and institutional investors, global hedge funds, and U.K. banks and creditors.
In 2013 and 2012, PRA was named one of Fortune's 100 Fastest-Growing Companies in the world, who also trade on a major U.S. stock exchange. Since 2007, PRA has been rising in the annual ranking of Forbes' Best Small Companies in America. For more information, please visit www.PortfolioRecovery.com.
About Forward-Looking Statements
Statements herein which are not historical, including PRA's or its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, including future revenue and earnings growth, statements with respect to future contributions of its subsidiaries to earnings and future portfolio-purchase opportunities, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements include references to PRA's presentations and webcasts. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's beliefs, assumptions and expectations of PRA's future operations and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to us. Actual events or results may differ from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Additional risk factors and other risks are described from time to time in PRA's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) including but not limited to its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC and available through PRA's website, which contain a more detailed discussion of PRA's business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results. Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. Information in this press release may be superseded by more recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the SEC or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA's expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | ||||
| Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements | ||||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||||
| Three Months | Three Months | Year | Year | |
| Ended | Ended | Ended | Ended | |
| December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| Revenues: | ||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ 168,728 | $ 138,068 | $ 663,546 | $ 530,635 |
| Fee income | 16,125 | 16,183 | 71,589 | 62,166 |
| Total revenues | 184,853 | 154,251 | 735,135 | 592,801 |
| Operating expenses: | ||||
| Compensation and employee services | 46,393 | 44,849 | 192,474 | 168,356 |
| Legal collection fees | 10,144 | 9,153 | 41,488 | 34,393 |
| Legal collection costs | 20,044 | 14,619 | 83,063 | 72,325 |
| Agent fees | 1,608 | 1,411 | 5,901 | 5,906 |
| Outside fees and services | 6,827 | 7,292 | 31,615 | 28,867 |
| Communications | 7,537 | 6,255 | 28,936 | 25,943 |
| Rent and occupancy | 2,075 | 1,728 | 7,536 | 6,781 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 3,732 | 3,681 | 14,385 | 14,515 |
| Other operating expenses | 8,143 | 5,274 | 25,809 | 19,651 |
| Impairment of goodwill | -- | -- | 6,397 | -- |
| Total operating expenses | 106,503 | 94,262 | 437,604 | 376,737 |
| Income from operations | 78,350 | 59,989 | 297,531 | 216,064 |
| Other income and (expense): | ||||
| Interest income | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| Interest expense | (4,862) | (1,818) | (14,469) | (9,041) |
| Income before income taxes | 73,491 | 58,173 | 283,065 | 207,033 |
| Provision for income taxes | 27,714 | 22,441 | 106,146 | 80,934 |
| Net income | $ 45,777 | $ 35,732 | $ 176,919 | $ 126,099 |
| Adjustment for income/(loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest | -- | (70) | 1,605 | (494) |
| Net income attributable to Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | $ 45,777 | $ 35,802 | $ 175,314 | $ 126,593 |
| Net income per common share attributable to Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc.: | ||||
| Basic | $ 0.92 | $ 0.71 | $ 3.48 | $ 2.48 |
| Diluted | $ 0.91 | $ 0.70 | $ 3.45 | $ 2.46 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding: | ||||
| Basic | 49,750 | 50,649 | 50,366 | 50,991 |
| Diluted | 50,375 | 51,216 | 50,873 | 51,369 |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | ||
| Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
| (in thousands, except per share amounts) | ||
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| ASSETS | 2013 | 2012 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 162,004 | $ 32,687 |
| Finance receivables, net | 1,239,191 | 1,078,951 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 12,359 | 10,486 |
| Income taxes receivable | 11,710 | -- |
| Property and equipment, net | 31,541 | 25,312 |
| Deferred tax asset | 1,361 | -- |
| Goodwill | 103,843 | 109,488 |
| Intangible assets, net | 15,767 | 20,364 |
| Other assets | 23,456 | 11,668 |
| Total assets | $ 1,601,232 | $ 1,288,956 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | ||
| Liabilities: | ||
| Accounts payable | $ 14,819 | $ 12,155 |
| Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 27,655 | 18,953 |
| Income taxes payable | -- | 3,125 |
| Accrued compensation | 27,431 | 12,804 |
| Net deferred tax liability | 210,071 | 185,277 |
| Borrowings | 451,780 | 327,542 |
| Total liabilities | 731,756 | 559,856 |
| Redeemable noncontrolling Interest | -- | 20,673 |
| Stockholders' equity: | ||
| Preferred stock, par value $0.01, authorized shares, 2,000, issued and outstanding shares - 0 | -- | -- |
| Common stock, par value $0.01, 60,000 authorized shares, 49,840 issued and outstanding shares at December 31, 2013, and 50,727 issued and outstanding shares at December 31, 2012 | 498 | 507 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 135,441 | 150,878 |
| Retained earnings | 729,505 | 554,191 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | 4,032 | 2,851 |
| Total stockholders' equity | 869,476 | 708,427 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 1,601,232 | $ 1,288,956 |
| Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | ||
| Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | ||
| (in thousands) | ||
| Year | Year | |
| Ended | Ended | |
| December 31, | December 31, | |
| 2013 | 2012 | |
| Cash flows from operating activities: | ||
| Net income | $ 176,919 | $ 126,099 |
| Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||
| Amortization of share-based compensation | 12,272 | 11,282 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 14,385 | 14,515 |
| Amortization of debt discount | 1,508 | -- |
| Impairment of goodwill | 6,397 | -- |
| Deferred tax expense/(benefit) | 11,011 | (8,621) |
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||
| Other assets | (4,751) | 1,523 |
| Accounts receivable | (1,786) | (474) |
| Accounts payable | 2,556 | 1,049 |
| Income tax payable/receivable, net | (14,814) | (11,193) |
| Accrued expenses | 14,179 | 469 |
| Accrued compensation | 7,251 | (3,237) |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 225,127 | 131,412 |
| Cash flows from investing activities: | ||
| Purchases of property and equipment | (15,875) | (7,115) |
| Acquisition of finance receivables, net of buybacks | (638,616) | (457,068) |
| Collections applied to principal on finance receivables | 478,891 | 378,049 |
| Business acquisition, net of cash acquired | -- | (148,995) |
| Proceeds from due from seller | -- | 29,548 |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (175,600) | (205,581) |
| Cash flows from financing activities: | ||
| Income tax benefit from share-based compensation | 4,552 | 2,138 |
| Payment of liability-classified contingent consideration | (5,240) | -- |
| Proceeds from line of credit | 217,000 | 294,000 |
| Principal payments on line of credit | (344,000) | (187,000) |
| Repurchases of common stock | (58,511) | (22,735) |
| Payments of line of credit origination costs and fees | -- | (4,994) |
| Cash paid for noncontrolling interest | (5,663) | -- |
| Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest | (2,075) | -- |
| Principal payments on long-term debt | (5,542) | (704) |
| Proceeds from convertible debt, net | 279,281 | -- |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 79,802 | 80,705 |
| Effect of exchange rate on cash | (12) | (546) |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 129,317 | 5,990 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 32,687 | 26,697 |
| Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ 162,004 | $ 32,687 |
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||
| Cash paid for interest | $ 9,830 | $ 9,566 |
| Cash paid for income taxes | 105,719 | 98,738 |
| Noncash investing and financing activities: | ||
| Adjustment of the redeemable noncontrolling interest measurement amount | $ (184) | $ (3,597) |
| Purchase of noncontrolling interest | 14,986 | -- |
| Distributions payable relating to noncontrolling interest | -- | 261 |
| Employee stock relinquished for payment of taxes | (7,350) | (3,593) |
| Conversion of revolving line of credit to long-term debt | -- | 200,000 |
| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | ||||||
| Three Months Ended | Year Ended | |||||
| December 31, | % | December 31, | % | |||
| 2013 | 2012 | Change | 2013 | 2012 | Change | |
| EARNINGS (in thousands) | ||||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ 168,728 | $ 138,068 | 22% | $ 663,546 | $ 530,635 | 25% |
| Fee income | 16,125 | 16,183 | 0% | 71,589 | 62,166 | 15% |
| Total revenues | 184,853 | 154,251 | 20% | 735,135 | 592,801 | 24% |
| Operating expenses | 106,503 | 94,262 | 13% | 437,604 | 376,737 | 16% |
| Income from operations | 78,350 | 59,989 | 31% | 297,531 | 216,064 | 38% |
| Net interest expense | 4,860 | 1,816 | 168% | 14,467 | 9,031 | 60% |
| Net income | 45,777 | 35,732 | 28% | 176,919 | 126,099 | 40% |
| Net income attributable to Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | 45,777 | 35,802 | 28% | 175,314 | 126,593 | 38% |
| PERIOD-END BALANCES (in thousands) | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 162,004 | $ 32,687 | 396% | $ 162,004 | $ 32,687 | 396% |
| Finance receivables, net | 1,239,191 | 1,078,951 | 15% | 1,239,191 | 1,078,951 | 15% |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 119,610 | 129,852 | -8% | 119,610 | 129,852 | -8% |
| Total assets | 1,601,232 | 1,288,956 | 24% | 1,601,232 | 1,288,956 | 24% |
| Borrowings | 451,780 | 327,542 | 38% | 451,780 | 327,542 | 38% |
| Total liabilities | 731,756 | 559,856 | 31% | 731,756 | 559,856 | 31% |
| Total equity | 869,476 | 708,427 | 23% | 869,476 | 708,427 | 23% |
| FINANCE RECEIVABLE COLLECTIONS (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Cash collections | $ 278,926 | $ 229,211 | 22% | $ 1,142,437 | $ 908,684 | 26% |
| Cash collections on fully amortized pools | 9,801 | 6,211 | 58% | 35,520 | 28,972 | 23% |
| Principal amortization without allowance charges | 110,626 | 88,851 | 25% | 480,913 | 371,497 | 29% |
| Principal amortization with allowance charges | 110,197 | 91,142 | 21% | 478,891 | 378,049 | 27% |
| Principal amortization w/ allowance charges as % of cash collections: | ||||||
| Including fully amortized pools | 39.5% | 39.8% | -1% | 41.9% | 41.6% | 1% |
| Excluding fully amortized pools | 40.9% | 40.9% | 0% | 43.3% | 43.0% | 1% |
| ALLOWANCE FOR FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Allowance (reversal)/charge | (429) | 2,291 | -119% | (2,022) | 6,552 | -131% |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to period-end net finance receivables | 0.0% | 0.2% | -116% | -0.2% | 0.6% | -127% |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to net finance receivable income | -0.3% | 1.7% | -115% | -0.3% | 1.2% | -125% |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to cash collections | -0.2% | 1.0% | -115% | -0.2% | 0.7% | -125% |
| PURCHASES OF FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Purchase price - core | $ 65,759 | $ 85,476 | -23% | $ 395,068 | $ 259,795 | 52% |
| Face value - core | 774,543 | 901,512 | -14% | 4,704,609 | 3,581,246 | 31% |
| Purchase price - bankruptcy | 31,987 | 111,001 | -71% | 242,649 | 262,630 | -8% |
| Face value - bankruptcy | 235,064 | 946,927 | -75% | 2,814,044 | 2,104,977 | 34% |
| Purchase price - other | 1,763 | 2,631 | -33% | 19,068 | 16,120 | 18% |
| Face value - other | 22,493 | 59,953 | -62% | 341,443 | 468,750 | -27% |
| Purchase price - total | 99,509 | 199,108 | -50% | 656,784 | 538,545 | 22% |
| Face value - total | 1,032,100 | 1,908,392 | -46% | 7,860,096 | 6,154,972 | 28% |
| Number of portfolios - total | 83 | 104 | -20% | 347 | 416 | -17% |
| ESTIMATED REMAINING COLLECTIONS (in thousands) | ||||||
| Estimated remaining collections - core | $ 1,824,132 | $ 1,387,711 | 31% | $ 1,824,132 | $ 1,387,711 | 31% |
| Estimated remaining collections - bankruptcy | 822,988 | 905,136 | -9% | 822,988 | 905,136 | -9% |
| Estimated remaining collections - other | 22,150 | 22,342 | -1% | 22,150 | 22,342 | -1% |
| Estimated remaining collections - total | 2,669,270 | 2,315,189 | 15% | 2,669,270 | 2,315,189 | 15% |
| SHARE DATA-ADJUSTED (7) (share amounts in thousands) | ||||||
| Net income per common share - diluted | $ 0.91 | $ 0.70 | 30% | $ 3.45 | $ 2.46 | 40% |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted | 50,375 | 51,217 | -2% | 50,873 | 51,369 | -1% |
| Shares repurchased | -- | 0 | -100% | 1,203 | 994 | 21% |
| Average price paid per share repurchased (including acquisitions costs) | $ -- | $ 31.01 | -100% | $ 48.62 | $ 22.85 | 113% |
| Closing market price | $ 52.84 | $ 35.62 | 48% | $ 52.84 | $ 35.62 | 48% |
| RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (dollars in thousands) | ||||||
| Return on average equity (1) | 21.5% | 20.6% | 4% | 22.2% | 19.6% | 13% |
| Return on revenue (2) | 24.8% | 23.2% | 7% | 24.1% | 21.3% | 13% |
| Return on average assets (3) | 11.5% | 11.8% | -2% | 11.9% | 10.8% | 10% |
| Operating margin (4) | 42.4% | 38.9% | 9% | 40.5% | 36.4% | 11% |
| Operating expense to cash receipts (5) | 36.1% | 38.4% | -6% | 36.0% | 38.8% | -7% |
| Debt to equity (6) | 52.0% | 46.2% | 12% | 52.0% | 46.2% | 12% |
| Number of collectors | 2,313 | 2,153 | 7% | 2,313 | 2,153 | 7% |
| Number of full-time equivalent employees | 3,543 | 3,221 | 10% | 3,543 | 3,221 | 10% |
| Cash receipts (5) | $ 295,051 | $ 245,394 | 20% | $ 1,214,026 | $ 970,852 | 25% |
| Line of credit - unused portion at period end | 435,500 | 273,000 | 60% | 435,500 | 273,000 | 60% |
(1) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average equity for the period
(2) Calculated as net income divided by total revenues
(3) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average assets for the period
(4) Calculated as income from operations divided by total revenues
(5) "Cash receipts" is defined as cash collections plus fee income
(6) For purposes of this ratio, "debt" equals borrowings
(7) All per share data has been adjusted for a 3 for 1 stock split by means of a stock dividend which was declared on June 10, 2013 and payable August 1, 2013 to holders of record as of July 1, 2013
| FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS | |||||
| For the Quarter Ended | |||||
| December 31 | September 30 | June 30 | March 31 | December 31 | |
| 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2013 | 2012 | |
| EARNINGS (in thousands) | |||||
| Income recognized on finance receivables, net | $ 168,728 | $ 171,456 | $ 168,570 | $ 154,792 | $ 138,068 |
| Fee income | 16,125 | 26,306 | 14,391 | 14,767 | 16,183 |
| Total revenues | 184,853 | 197,762 | 182,961 | 169,559 | 154,251 |
| Operating expenses | 106,503 | 118,294 | 109,135 | 103,672 | 94,262 |
| Income from operations | 78,350 | 79,468 | 73,826 | 65,887 | 59,989 |
| Net interest expense | 4,860 | 3,995 | 2,923 | 2,689 | 1,816 |
| Net income | 45,777 | 49,211 | 43,414 | 38,517 | 35,732 |
| Net income attributable to Portfolio Recovery Associates, Inc. | 45,777 | 47,338 | 43,599 | 38,600 | 35,802 |
| PERIOD-END BALANCES (in thousands) | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 162,004 | $ 108,705 | $ 43,459 | $ 39,111 | $ 32,687 |
| Finance receivables, net | 1,239,191 | 1,256,822 | 1,236,859 | 1,169,747 | 1,078,951 |
| Goodwill and intangible assets, net | 119,610 | 119,636 | 124,349 | 125,462 | 129,852 |
| Total assets | 1,601,232 | 1,547,985 | 1,457,246 | 1,382,739 | 1,288,956 |
| Borrowings | 451,780 | 452,229 | 413,774 | 371,159 | 327,542 |
| Total liabilities | 731,756 | 721,001 | 655,012 | 621,413 | 559,856 |
| Total equity | 869,476 | 816,647 | 791,898 | 750,990 | 708,427 |
| FINANCE RECEIVABLE COLLECTIONS (dollars in thousands) | |||||
| Cash collections | $ 278,926 | $ 291,651 | $ 296,397 | $ 275,463 | $ 229,211 |
| Cash collections on fully amortized pools | 9,801 | 8,762 | 10,612 | 6,345 | 6,211 |
| Principal amortization without allowance charges | 110,626 | 122,776 | 129,012 | 118,498 | 88,851 |
| Principal amortization with allowance charges | 110,197 | 120,195 | 127,827 | 120,671 | 91,142 |
| Principal amortization w/ allowance charges as % of cash collections: | |||||
| Including fully amortized pools | 39.5% | 41.2% | 43.1% | 43.8% | 39.8% |
| Excluding fully amortized pools | 40.9% | 42.5% | 44.7% | 44.8% | 40.9% |
| ALLOWANCE FOR FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | |||||
| Allowance (reversal)/charge | (429) | (2,581) | (1,185) | 2,173 | 2,291 |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to period-end net finance receivables | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.1% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to net finance receivable income | -0.3% | -1.5% | -0.7% | 1.4% | 1.7% |
| Allowance (reversal)/charge to cash collections | -0.2% | -0.9% | -0.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% |
| PURCHASES OF FINANCE RECEIVABLES (dollars in thousands) | |||||
| Purchase price - core | $ 65,759 | $ 89,044 | $ 113,314 | $ 126,951 | $ 85,476 |
| Face value - core | 774,543 | 1,352,877 | 1,178,229 | 1,398,960 | 901,512 |
| Purchase price - bankruptcy | 31,987 | 41,794 | 82,273 | 86,595 | 111,001 |
| Face value - bankruptcy | 235,064 | 215,957 | 1,926,515 | 436,508 | 946,927 |
| Purchase price - other | 1,763 | 11,037 | 4,881 | 1,387 | 2,631 |
| Face value - other | 22,493 | 218,528 | 81,852 | 18,570 | 59,953 |
| Purchase price - total | 99,509 | 141,875 | 200,468 | 214,933 | 199,108 |
| Face value - total | 1,032,100 | 1,787,362 | 3,186,596 | 1,854,038 | 1,908,392 |
| Number of portfolios - total | 83 | 79 | 94 | 91 | 104 |
| ESTIMATED REMAINING COLLECTIONS (in thousands) | |||||
| Estimated remaining collections - core | $ 1,824,132 | $ 1,762,369 | $ 1,694,262 | $ 1,547,644 | $ 1,387,711 |
| Estimated remaining collections - bankruptcy | 822,988 | 877,722 | 925,223 | 924,520 | 905,136 |
| Estimated remaining collections - other | 22,150 | 32,272 | 16,744 | 14,739 | 22,342 |
| Estimated remaining collections - total | 2,669,270 | 2,672,363 | 2,636,229 | 2,486,903 | 2,315,189 |
| SHARE DATA-ADJUSTED (7) (share amounts in thousands) | |||||
| Net income per common share - diluted | $ 0.91 | $ 0.93 | $ 0.85 | $ 0.75 | $ 0.70 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding - diluted | 50,375 | 50,660 | 51,183 | 51,273 | 51,217 |
| Shares repurchased | -- | 989 | 166 | 48 | 0 |
| Average price paid per share repurchased (including acquisitions costs) | $ -- | $ 50.55 | $ 39.82 | $ 39.34 | $ 31.01 |
| Closing market price | $ 52.84 | $ 59.93 | $ 51.21 | $ 42.31 | $ 35.62 |
| RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (dollars in thousands) | |||||
| Return on average equity (1) | 21.5% | 23.5% | 22.5% | 21.1% | 20.6% |
| Return on revenue (2) | 24.8% | 24.9% | 23.7% | 22.7% | 23.2% |
| Return on average assets (3) | 11.5% | 12.5% | 12.1% | 11.3% | 11.8% |
| Operating margin (4) | 42.4% | 40.2% | 40.4% | 38.9% | 38.9% |
| Operating expense to cash receipts (5) | 36.1% | 37.2% | 35.1% | 35.7% | 38.4% |
| Debt to equity (6) | 52.0% | 55.4% | 52.3% | 49.4% | 46.2% |
| Number of collectors | 2,313 | 2,054 | 2,190 | 2,159 | 2,153 |
| Number of full-time equivalent employees | 3,543 | 3,223 | 3,362 | 3,250 | 3,221 |
| Cash receipts (5) | $ 295,051 | $ 317,957 | $ 310,788 | $ 290,230 | $ 245,394 |
| Line of credit - unused portion at period end | 435,500 | 435,500 | 184,000 | 228,000 | 273,000 |
(1) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average equity for the period
(2) Calculated as net income divided by total revenues
(3) Calculated as annualized net income divided by average assets for the period
(4) Calculated as income from operations divided by total revenues
(5) "Cash receipts" is defined as cash collections plus fee income
(6) For purposes of this ratio, "debt" equals borrowings
(7) All per share data has been adjusted to reflect the 3-for-1 stock split by means of a stock dividend which was declared on June 10, 2013 and payable August 1, 2013 to holders of record as of July 1, 2013
| Summary Portfolio Data at December 31, 2013, Entire Domestic Portfolio | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||
| Actual Cash | ||||||
| Total | Net Finance | Collections | Estimated | Total Estimated | ||
| Purchase | Purchase | Estimated | Receivables | Including Cash | Remaining | Collections to |
| Period | Price | Collections | Balance | Sales | Collections | Purchase Price |
| 1996 | $ 3,080 | $ 10,232 | $ -- | $ 10,207 | $ 25 | 332% |
| 1997 | 7,685 | 25,618 | -- | 25,506 | 112 | 333% |
| 1998 | 11,089 | 37,585 | -- | 37,351 | 234 | 339% |
| 1999 | 18,898 | 69,836 | -- | 69,355 | 481 | 370% |
| 2000 | 25,020 | 118,577 | -- | 116,665 | 1,912 | 474% |
| 2001 | 33,481 | 178,561 | -- | 175,907 | 2,654 | 533% |
| 2002 | 42,325 | 203,301 | -- | 198,477 | 4,824 | 480% |
| 2003 | 61,447 | 272,893 | -- | 265,205 | 7,688 | 444% |
| 2004 | 59,176 | 205,754 | -- | 198,276 | 7,478 | 348% |
| 2005 | 143,167 | 323,388 | 5,887 | 311,102 | 12,286 | 226% |
| 2006 | 107,667 | 220,332 | 5,978 | 208,451 | 11,881 | 205% |
| 2007 | 258,367 | 526,625 | 21,416 | 478,812 | 47,813 | 204% |
| 2008 | 275,128 | 523,925 | 26,763 | 473,695 | 50,230 | 190% |
| 2009 | 281,424 | 896,307 | 30,234 | 745,983 | 150,324 | 318% |
| 2010 | 357,976 | 1,027,074 | 79,996 | 743,239 | 283,835 | 287% |
| 2011 | 393,202 | 998,942 | 160,522 | 553,690 | 445,252 | 254% |
| 2012 | 508,976 | 981,963 | 333,578 | 351,488 | 630,475 | 193% |
| 2013 | 629,501 | 1,143,758 | 558,170 | 154,142 | 989,616 | 182% |
| Total | $ 3,217,609 | $ 7,764,671 | $ 1,222,544 | $ 5,117,551 | $ 2,647,120 | 241% |
| Summary Portfolio Data at December 31, 2013, Purchased Bankruptcy Portfolio - Domestic | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||
| Actual Cash | ||||||
| Total | Net Finance | Collections | Estimated | Total Estimated | ||
| Purchase | Purchase | Estimated | Receivables | Including Cash | Remaining | Collections to |
| Period | Price | Collections | Balance | Sales | Collections | Purchase Price |
| 1996-2003 | $ -- | $ -- | $ -- | $ -- | $ -- | 0% |
| 2004 | 7,468 | 14,544 | -- | 14,492 | 52 | 195% |
| 2005 | 29,301 | 43,699 | 17 | 43,641 | 58 | 149% |
| 2006 | 17,627 | 31,794 | 53 | 31,565 | 229 | 180% |
| 2007 | 78,526 | 104,962 | 137 | 104,131 | 831 | 134% |
| 2008 | 108,586 | 167,161 | 2,330 | 164,188 | 2,973 | 154% |
| 2009 | 156,036 | 471,114 | 11,906 | 404,808 | 66,306 | 302% |
| 2010 | 209,175 | 516,133 | 46,039 | 390,722 | 125,411 | 247% |
| 2011 | 181,949 | 306,648 | 89,499 | 164,349 | 142,299 | 169% |
| 2012 | 252,442 | 345,503 | 174,298 | 120,998 | 224,505 | 137% |
| 2013 | 235,781 | 312,852 | 200,015 | 52,528 | 260,324 | 133% |
| Total | $ 1,276,891 | $ 2,314,410 | $ 524,294 | $ 1,491,422 | $ 822,988 | 181% |
| Summary Portfolio Data at December 31, 2013, Core Portfolio - Domestic | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | ||||||
| Actual Cash | ||||||
| Total | Net Finance | Collections | Estimated | Total Estimated | ||
| Purchase | Purchase | Estimated | Receivables | Including Cash | Remaining | Collections to |
| Period | Price | Collections | Balance | Sales | Collections | Purchase Price |
| 1996 | $ 3,080 | $ 10,232 | $ -- | $ 10,207 | $ 25 | 332% |
| 1997 | 7,685 | 25,618 | -- | 25,506 | 112 | 333% |
| 1998 | 11,089 | 37,585 | -- | 37,351 | 234 | 339% |
| 1999 | 18,898 | 69,836 | -- | 69,355 | 481 | 370% |
| 2000 | 25,020 | 118,577 | -- | 116,665 | 1,912 | 474% |
| 2001 | 33,481 | 178,561 | -- | 175,907 | 2,654 | 533% |
| 2002 | 42,325 | 203,301 | -- | 198,477 | 4,824 | 480% |
| 2003 | 61,447 | 272,893 | -- | 265,205 | 7,688 | 444% |
| 2004 | 51,708 | 191,210 | -- | 183,784 | 7,426 | 370% |
| 2005 | 113,866 | 279,689 | 5,870 | 267,461 | 12,228 | 246% |
| 2006 | 90,040 | 188,538 | 5,925 | 176,886 | 11,652 | 209% |
| 2007 | 179,841 | 421,663 | 21,279 | 374,681 | 46,982 | 234% |
| 2008 | 166,542 | 356,764 | 24,433 | 309,507 | 47,257 | 214% |
| 2009 | 125,388 | 425,193 | 18,328 | 341,175 | 84,018 | 339% |
| 2010 | 148,801 | 510,941 | 33,957 | 352,517 | 158,424 | 343% |
| 2011 | 211,253 | 692,294 | 71,023 | 389,341 | 302,953 | 328% |
| 2012 | 256,534 | 636,460 | 159,280 | 230,490 | 405,970 | 248% |
| 2013 | 393,720 | 830,906 | 358,155 | 101,614 | 729,292 | 211% |
| Total | $ 1,940,718 | $ 5,450,261 | $ 698,250 | $ 3,626,129 | $ 1,824,132 | 281% |
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