EZCORP INC
Business
EZCORP Inc. provides pawn services and related retail operations across the United States and Latin America, operating a large network of neighborhood pawn stores and web-based customer applications. It offers cash advances secured by tangible personal property, sells pre-owned merchandise (including forfeited pawn collateral), engages in jewelry scrapping, and provides customer protection plans, layaway and a loyalty program. The company reports its operations through U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn and Other Investments segments (including equity interests in other pawn businesses). It distributes services primarily through company-owned retail stores in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras, supported by online EZ+ tools.
Summary from filing dated 2025-11-13
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenues | 1,274 | 1,162 | 1,049 | 886 | 730 | |
| Gross profit | 746 | 682 | 610 | 528 | 449 | |
| Store expenses | 481 | 461 | 419 | 357 | 331 | |
| General and administrative | 84 | 76 | 68 | 64 | 56 | |
| Impairment of other assets | 877,000 | 843,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
| Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets and other | 135,000 | −16,000 | 208,000 | −674,000 | 83,000 | |
| Other operating income | −1 | −765,000 | −5 | 0 | 229,000 | |
| Total operating expenses | 597 | 570 | 518 | 453 | 418 | |
| Operating income | 149 | 113 | 92 | 75 | 31 | |
| Interest expense | 23 | 14 | 16 | 10 | — | |
| Interest income | −15 | −11 | −7 | −817,000 | −2 | |
| Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates | −6 | −5 | 28 | −2 | −4 | |
| Other (income) expense | 238,000 | −1 | 3 | −167,000 | −790,000 | |
| Income before income taxes | 147 | 116 | 52 | 68 | 16 | |
| Income tax expense | 37 | 33 | 13 | 18 | 7 | |
| Net income | 110 | 83 | 38 | 50 | 9 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 1.91 | 1.51 | 0.69 | 0.89 | 0.15 | |
| Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share) | 1.42 | 1.1 | 0.53 | 0.7 | 0.15 | |
| Weighted-average basic shares outstanding (in shares) | 57 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 56 | |
| Weighted-average diluted shares outstanding (in shares) | 83 | 84 | 81 | 82 | 56 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 470 | 171 | 221 | 206 | 254 | |
| Short-term restricted cash | 525,000 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | |
| Pawn loans | 308 | 274 | 246 | 210 | 176 | |
| Pawn service charges receivable, net | 49 | 44 | 39 | 33 | 29 | |
| Inventory, net | 248 | 192 | 166 | 152 | 111 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 51 | 39 | 40 | 35 | 31 | |
| Total current assets | 1,126 | 729 | 720 | 644 | 611 | |
| Investments in unconsolidated affiliates | 18 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 38 | |
| Other investments | 52 | 52 | 36 | 24 | 0 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 75 | 66 | 68 | 57 | 54 | |
| Right-of-use assets, net | 236 | 227 | 234 | 221 | 201 | |
| Long-term restricted cash | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Goodwill | 325 | 306 | 302 | 287 | 286 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 59 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 62 | |
| Deferred tax asset, net | 29 | 25 | 26 | 12 | 16 | |
| Other assets, net | 16 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total assets | 1,951 | 1,493 | 1,468 | 1,348 | 1,267 | |
| Current maturities of long-term debt, net | 0 | 103 | 34 | 0 | 0 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 105 | 86 | 82 | 85 | 90 | |
| Customer layaway deposits | 34 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | |
| Operating lease liabilities, current | 61 | 59 | 57 | 52 | 52 | |
| Total current liabilities | 201 | 269 | 192 | 153 | 155 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 518 | 224 | 326 | 313 | 264 | |
| Deferred tax liability, net | 3 | 2 | 435,000 | 373,000 | 4 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 185 | 181 | 193 | 181 | 161 | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 20 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
| Total liabilities | 926 | 689 | 722 | 656 | 595 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 12) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 451 | 348 | 346 | 345 | 341 | |
| Retained earnings | 613 | 507 | 431 | 402 | 353 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −39 | −52 | −32 | −56 | −58 | |
| Total equity | 1,025 | 805 | 746 | 692 | 672 | |
| Total liabilities and equity | 1,951 | 1,493 | 1,468 | 1,348 | 1,267 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-09-30 | FY 2024 2024-09-30 | FY 2023 2023-09-30 | FY 2022 2022-09-30 | FY 2021 2021-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 110 | 83 | 38 | 50 | 9 | |
| Depreciation and amortization | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and deferred financing costs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 59 | 58 | 57 | — | — | |
| Deferred income taxes | −3 | 1 | −13 | 5 | 3 | |
| Impairment of other assets | 877,000 | 843,000 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other adjustments | −2 | 789,000 | −3 | 3 | −185,000 | |
| Provision for inventory reserve | 858,000 | 73,000 | 603,000 | −2 | −8 | |
| Stock compensation expense | 12 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | |
| Net loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Service charges and fees receivable | −4 | −5 | −4 | −5 | −7 | |
| Inventory | −18 | −8 | −5 | −15 | 371,000 | |
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | −6 | −9 | −2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities | −41 | −57 | −62 | −65 | −54 | |
| Customer layaway deposits | 12 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| Income taxes | 258,000 | 5 | 13 | −3 | 2 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 149 | 114 | 102 | 67 | 46 | |
| Loans made | −1,007 | −937 | −822 | −740 | −602 | |
| Loans repaid | 558 | 522 | 459 | 411 | 351 | |
| Recovery of pawn loan principal through sale of forfeited collateral | 393 | 363 | 336 | 274 | 209 | |
| Capital expenditures, net | −39 | −36 | −40 | −32 | −24 | |
| Acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −21 | −12 | −15 | −2 | −19 | |
| Issuance of note receivable | −6 | — | −16 | −1 | 0 | |
| Proceeds from note receivable | — | 421,000 | — | — | — | |
| Investment in unconsolidated affiliate | −786,000 | −1 | −2 | −7 | 0 | |
| Investment in other investments | 0 | −16 | −15 | −17 | 0 | |
| Dividends from unconsolidated affiliates | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −118 | −112 | −111 | −113 | −85 | |
| Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards | −4 | −3 | −1 | −792,000 | −839,000 | |
| Proceeds from borrowings | 300 | 0 | 230 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debt issuance cost | −8 | 0 | −7 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cash paid on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | −2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Payments on debt | −6 | −34 | −178 | — | — | |
| Purchase and retirement of treasury stock | −7 | −12 | −17 | −2 | 0 | |
| Payments of finance leases | −606,000 | −492,000 | −275,000 | 0 | 0 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities | 274 | −50 | 24 | −3 | −16 | |
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −637,000 | −725,000 | −41,000 | 325,000 | 5 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 305 | −49 | 15 | −49 | −49 |