$ECPG
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC Stock $ecpg

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2019 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000108496119000137 Filed on November 06, 2019

Income Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
Revenue	$347.8M	$347.4M	$336.8M
YoY Change	-0.27%	3.16%	9.81%
Cost Of Revenue	$70.20M	$66.30M	$61.20M
YoY Change	11.43%	8.33%	4.26%
Gross Profit	$277.6M	$289.6M	$275.6M
YoY Change	-2.84%	5.08%	11.13%
Gross Profit Margin	79.82%	83.36%	81.84%
Selling, General & Admin	$129.6M	$134.8M	$137.5M
YoY Change	0.93%	-1.96%	25.34%
% of Gross Profit	46.69%	46.55%	49.89%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$11.30M	$10.00M	$9.800M
YoY Change	13.0%	2.04%	15.29%
% of Gross Profit	4.07%	3.45%	3.56%
Operating Expenses	$234.6M	$247.6M	$239.2M
YoY Change	0.75%	3.49%	17.95%
Operating Profit	$43.02M	$108.3M	$97.53M
YoY Change	-18.63%	11.09%	-6.11%
Interest Expense	-$56.20M	$54.37M	$65.09M
YoY Change	-1.4%	-16.48%	23.39%
% of Operating Profit	-130.65%	50.18%	66.74%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$100.0K	-$65.91M	-$67.63M
YoY Change	-102.63%	-2.55%	54.12%
Pretax Income	$57.10M	$42.43M	$29.90M
YoY Change	3.63%	41.94%	-50.17%
Income Tax	$13.90M	$3.000M	$16.90M
% Of Pretax Income	24.34%	7.07%	56.53%
Net Earnings	$43.09M	$38.87M	$20.73M
YoY Change	-8.4%	87.55%	-26.49%
Net Earnings / Revenue	12.39%	11.19%	6.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$1.38	$1.24	$0.69
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$1.36	$1.23	$0.69
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	31.06M shares	31.34M shares	29.87M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		31.66M shares	30.12M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$192.3M	$186.7M	$204.6M
YoY Change	22.17%	-8.75%	8.71%
Cash & Equivalents	$192.3M	$186.7M	$204.6M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$22.30M	$15.40M	$24.30M
YoY Change	-10.8%	-36.63%	21.5%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$259.6M	$235.2M	$301.7M
YoY Change	0.7%	-22.04%	18.64%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$120.1M	$116.6M	$96.43M
YoY Change	3.92%	20.95%	35.41%
Goodwill	$884.2M	$831.5M	$898.6M
YoY Change	1.85%	-7.46%	5.32%
Intangibles	$51.37M	$49.72M	$64.07M
YoY Change	-15.2%	-22.4%	118.91%
Long-Term Investments	$3.284B	$3.188B	$3.109B
YoY Change	4.66%	2.54%	13.94%
Other Assets	$171.0M	$156.3M	$134.6M
YoY Change	15.93%	16.12%	-17.32%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.650B	$4.473B	$4.346B
YoY Change	6.32%	2.93%	10.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$259.6M	$235.2M	$301.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.650B	$4.473B	$4.346B
Total Assets	$4.910B	$4.708B	$4.647B
YoY Change	6.0%	1.31%	11.35%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$223.9M	$209.0M	$274.2M
YoY Change	-22.23%	-23.78%	1.59%
Accrued Expenses	$93.80M	$94.20M
YoY Change
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$317.7M	$303.2M	$274.2M
YoY Change	10.35%	10.58%	1.59%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$3.513B	$3.429B	$3.562B
YoY Change	0.65%	-3.71%	13.11%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$53.60M	$51.60M	$33.30M
YoY Change	59.52%	54.95%	3.42%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.567B	$3.481B	$3.595B
YoY Change	1.21%	-3.17%	13.02%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$317.7M	$303.2M	$274.2M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.567B	$3.481B	$3.595B
Total Liabilities	$3.885B	$3.784B	$3.869B
YoY Change	1.9%	-2.19%	12.12%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$888.1M	$845.0M	$673.2M
YoY Change	23.31%	25.52%	11.78%
Common Stock	$311.0K	$311.0K	$309.0K
YoY Change	0.65%	0.65%	20.23%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.022B	$920.9M	$778.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.910B	$4.708B	$4.647B
YoY Change	6.0%	1.31%	11.35%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2019 Q4	2019 Q3	2018 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$43.09M	$38.87M	$20.73M
YoY Change	-8.4%	87.55%	-26.49%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$11.30M	$10.00M	$9.800M
YoY Change	13.0%	2.04%	15.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	$47.80M	$88.10M	$22.40M
YoY Change	-28.44%	293.3%	115.38%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$8.900M	-$13.20M	-$12.70M
YoY Change	-70.43%	3.94%	49.41%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$4.500M	-$69.00M	-$72.40M
YoY Change	-110.87%	-4.7%	-14.01%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$4.300M	-$82.30M	-$85.20M
YoY Change	-93.98%	-3.4%	-8.09%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-51.10M	3.700M	83.90M
YoY Change	32.73%	-95.59%	-29.79%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	47.80M	88.10M	22.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	-4.300M	-82.30M	-85.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-51.10M	3.700M	83.90M
Net Change In Cash	-7.600M	9.500M	21.10M
YoY Change	-82.37%	-54.98%	-43.28%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$47.80M	$88.10M	$22.40M
Capital Expenditures	-$8.900M	-$13.20M	-$12.70M
Free Cash Flow	$56.70M	$101.3M	$35.10M
YoY Change	-41.49%	188.6%	85.71%

Facts In Submission

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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	31242000	shares
	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	27372000	shares
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	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	31459000	shares
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	63703000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationTax	-1190000	USD
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CY2018Q3	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-868000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Cash Flow Hedge Gain Loss Before Reclassification After Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossCashFlowHedgeGainLossBeforeReclassificationAfterTax	-2483000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentBeforeTax	-29315000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-34686000	USD
	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Parent OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToParent	-25919000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	90991000	USD
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	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	893000	USD
	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-5147000	USD
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	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Foreign Currency Transaction And Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeForeignCurrencyTransactionAndTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	119000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1378000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTaxAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-5028000	USD
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	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	89613000	USD
	us-gaap	Comprehensive Income Net Of Tax ComprehensiveIncomeNetOfTax	42812000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	9412000	USD
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	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	10452000	USD
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	us-gaap	Profit Loss ProfitLoss	63703000	USD
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	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	10452000	USD
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	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable And Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilities	-5919000	USD
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