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PRA Group's (PRAA) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Increase Y/Y
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PRA Group, Inc.’s (PRAA - Free Report) fourth-quarter 2020 earnings per share of 65 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents by 4.8%. Moreover, the bottom line increased 8.3% year over year, primarily owing to an improved top line.
Also, revenues of $274 million were up 1.9% from the year-ago quarter, courtesy of the company’s portfolio income. Further, the top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.2%.
The company’s cash collection of $481.9 million climbed 6% from the year-ago figure on the back of nonlegal collections in the United States and by Core and Insolvency in Europe.
PRA Group’s fee income of $2.9 million dropped 32% year over year. The company’s portfolio income came in at $233.5 million in the quarter under review compared with income recognized from finance receivables of $262.8 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total operating expenses dipped 0.6% over year to $184.6 million, mainly owing to lower legal collection fees.
Moreover, the same was offset by a surge in outside fees and services.
Business Update
The company spent $289.8 million on finance receivables in the quarter under review.
Financial Update (as of Dec 31, 2020)
The company had total assets worth $4.5 billion, up 0.7% from the level at 2019 end.
PRA Group exited the quarter with total equity of $1.3 billion, up 11.9% from the level on Dec 31, 2019.
Cash and cash equivalents in the quarter under discussion were $108.6 million, down 9.3% from the level at 2019 end.
At the end of the fourth quarter, borrowings decreased 5.2% to $2.6 billion from the number at 2019 end.
Full-Year Update
Net income of the company came in at $3.26 per share, up 73% year over year. This compares favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.22 per share.
Total cash collections increased 9% to $2 billion.
Total revenues of the company totalled $1.1 billion, up 5% year over year. This compares favourably with the consensus mark of $1.04 billion.
Among other stocks in the same space that already reported fourth-quarter earnings, the bottom-line results of Mastercard Incorporated (MA - Free Report) , American Express Co. (AXP - Free Report) , and Discover Financial Services (DFS - Free Report) surpassed their respective estimates.
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PRA Group's (PRAA) Q4 Earnings Beat Estimates, Increase Y/Y
PRA Group, Inc.’s (PRAA - Free Report) fourth-quarter 2020 earnings per share of 65 cents beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 62 cents by 4.8%. Moreover, the bottom line increased 8.3% year over year, primarily owing to an improved top line.
Also, revenues of $274 million were up 1.9% from the year-ago quarter, courtesy of the company’s portfolio income. Further, the top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 9.2%.
The company’s cash collection of $481.9 million climbed 6% from the year-ago figure on the back of nonlegal collections in the United States and by Core and Insolvency in Europe.
PRA Group, Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Quarterly Operational Update
PRA Group’s fee income of $2.9 million dropped 32% year over year.
The company’s portfolio income came in at $233.5 million in the quarter under review compared with income recognized from finance receivables of $262.8 million in the prior-year quarter.
Total operating expenses dipped 0.6% over year to $184.6 million, mainly owing to lower legal collection fees.
Moreover, the same was offset by a surge in outside fees and services.
Business Update
The company spent $289.8 million on finance receivables in the quarter under review.
Financial Update (as of Dec 31, 2020)
The company had total assets worth $4.5 billion, up 0.7% from the level at 2019 end.
PRA Group exited the quarter with total equity of $1.3 billion, up 11.9% from the level on Dec 31, 2019.
Cash and cash equivalents in the quarter under discussion were $108.6 million, down 9.3% from the level at 2019 end.
At the end of the fourth quarter, borrowings decreased 5.2% to $2.6 billion from the number at 2019 end.
Full-Year Update
Net income of the company came in at $3.26 per share, up 73% year over year. This compares favorably with the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $3.22 per share.
Total cash collections increased 9% to $2 billion.
Total revenues of the company totalled $1.1 billion, up 5% year over year.
This compares favourably with the consensus mark of $1.04 billion.
Zacks Rank and Performance of Other Players
PRA Group currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
Among other stocks in the same space that already reported fourth-quarter earnings, the bottom-line results of Mastercard Incorporated (MA - Free Report) , American Express Co. (AXP - Free Report) , and Discover Financial Services (DFS - Free Report) surpassed their respective estimates.
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