FirstCash Q1 2023 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
FirstCash Holdings, Inc. reported outstanding operating results for the first quarter of 2023, highlighted by double-digit consolidated revenue growth and record earnings per share. The company's core pawn operations in the U.S. and Latin America posted combined pawn fee growth of 15%. The retail POS payment solutions segment (AFF) also recorded strong results, driven by improved transaction origination volumes and net charge-off rates.
Consolidated revenues totaled $763 million, a 16% increase on a GAAP basis and 13% on an adjusted basis compared to the prior-year quarter.
Diluted earnings per share increased 76% over the prior-year quarter on a GAAP basis, while adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 6% compared to the prior-year quarter.
AFF segment revenues increased 24% on a GAAP basis and 14% on an adjusted basis.
The company added a total of 17 new pawn locations: 3 in the U.S. and 14 in Latin America.
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Forward Guidance
Based on first quarter results and current trends, the Company’s outlook for 2023 remains highly positive, with expected year-over-year growth in revenue and earnings in all segments driven by the continued growth in earning asset balances coupled with recent store additions.
Positive Outlook
- Pawn operations are expected to remain the primary earnings driver in 2023.
- Inflationary economic environments have historically driven increased customer demand for both pawn loans and value-priced merchandise offered in pawn stores.
- Management expects second quarter 2023 originations to increase in a range of 18% to 22% over the second quarter of 2022 and has increased the expected growth in full year 2023 transaction volumes and revenues to now be in a range of 12% to 18%.
- Second quarter 2023 segment earnings for AFF are expected to be roughly equal to the second quarter of last year.
- The Company expects AFF's estimated lease and loan loss provisioning rates for the remainder of 2023 to reflect a conservative approach similar to 2022, with provisioning above historical pre-pandemic loss rates for most vintages.
Challenges Ahead
- While the Company expects some level of net de-leveraging by the end of 2023, net interest expense is expected to increase in 2023 compared to 2022 by approximately $12 million to $15 million due to higher floating interest rates on the borrowings under the revolving credit facilities.
- For the full year of 2023, the effective income tax rate under current tax codes in the U.S. and Latin America is expected to range from 24.5% to 25.5%.
- AFF had significant transaction volume growth in the second half of 2022 which is expected to compress 2023 transaction growth rates in the third and fourth quarter this year.
- Increased origination volumes create short-term profitability headwinds as a function of the upfront CECL accounting reserve methodology
- Operating expenses for the full year are expected to increase in 2023 as well, primarily due to the expected increase in origination activity.
Revenue & Expenses
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