WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP Segments Disclosure
March 31, 2018 | ||||
Assets of discontinued operations: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 19,612,471 | ||
Loans receivable, net | 46,027,200 | |||
Property and equipment, net | 2,805,467 | |||
Deferred income taxes, net | 10,064,489 | |||
Other assets, net | 965,770 | |||
Total assets of discontinued operations | $ | 79,475,397 | ||
Liabilities of discontinued operations: | ||||
Income taxes payable | $ | 437,551 | ||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 6,940,880 | |||
Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | 7,378,431 | ||
Year ended March 31, | |||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |||||||
Revenues | 9,693,367 | 46,037,802 | 40,913,304 | ||||||
Provision for loan losses | 1,809,059 | 13,358,989 | 9,476,450 | ||||||
General and administrative expenses: | |||||||||
Income from discontinued operations before disposal of discontinued operations and income taxes | 2,341,825 | 4,353,617 | 8,049,257 | ||||||
Gain (loss) on disposal of discontinued operations | (38,377,623 | ) | — | — | |||||
Income taxes (benefit) | 626,583 | (243,321 | ) | 2,239,345 | |||||
Income (loss) from discontinued operations | (36,662,381 | ) | 4,596,938 | 5,809,912 | |||||
Year ended March 31, | ||||||||||||
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||
Cash provided by operating activities: | $ | 3,553,854 | $ | 19,511,343 | $ | 16,660,950 | ||||||
Cash provided by (used in) investing activities: | 1,138,084 | (3,649,778 | ) | (17,648,839 | ) | |||||||
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities: | $ | (17,126,000 | ) | $ | — | $ | 1,100,000 | |||||
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | May 24, 2019 | Showing above |
| 2018 | Jun 13, 2018 | |
| 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 | |
About Segments Disclosures
Segment disclosures break a company into its reportable operating units, revealing revenue, profit, and asset allocation that consolidated financial statements obscure. Under ASC 280, segments must match how the chief operating decision maker views the business, providing a window into internal management structure and resource allocation priorities.
Key signals: compare segment margins to identify which units drive profitability and which destroy value. Watch for changes in the number of reportable segments — segment aggregation or disaggregation often coincides with strategic shifts or attempts to obscure declining performance. Intersegment elimination patterns reveal internal pricing practices. The reconciliation between segment totals and consolidated figures exposes corporate overhead allocation and unallocated items. Geographic revenue concentration highlights regulatory and currency exposure. Compare segment-level capital expenditure against segment revenue to assess where management is investing for future growth versus harvesting existing assets.