$ECPG
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC Stock $ecpg

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2021 Q4 Form 10-Q Financial Statement

#000108496121000116 Filed on November 03, 2021

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
Revenue	$334.8M	$412.6M	$373.2M
YoY Change	-10.29%	2.22%	7.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$64.66M	$76.13M	$88.20M
YoY Change	-26.69%	4.15%	25.64%
Gross Profit	$270.1M	$270.6M	$284.9M
YoY Change	-5.18%	-9.84%	2.63%
Gross Profit Margin	80.69%	65.57%	76.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$131.2M	$130.5M	$133.4M
YoY Change	-1.66%	-12.66%	2.93%
% of Gross Profit	48.56%	48.22%	46.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$12.38M	$14.14M	$11.40M
YoY Change	8.64%	33.36%	0.88%
% of Gross Profit	4.58%	5.22%	4.0%
Operating Expenses	$168.6M	$246.0M	$170.2M
YoY Change	-0.93%	-5.84%	-27.45%
Operating Profit	$101.5M	$166.6M	$114.7M
YoY Change	-11.49%	16.98%	166.64%
Interest Expense	-$38.09M	$40.87M	-$36.40M
YoY Change	4.64%	-22.84%	-35.23%
% of Operating Profit	-37.52%	24.53%	-31.73%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$791.0K	-$58.38M	$900.0K
YoY Change	-187.89%	-13.64%	800.0%
Pretax Income	$85.15M	$108.3M	$47.70M
YoY Change	78.5%	44.64%	-16.46%
Income Tax	$9.062M	$24.70M	$10.50M
% Of Pretax Income	10.64%	22.82%	22.01%
Net Earnings	$76.08M	$83.57M	$37.30M
YoY Change	103.98%	52.91%	-13.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.73%	20.25%	9.99%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$2.76
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.534M	$2.66	$1.173M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	29.27M shares	30.23M shares	31.34M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		31.36M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$189.6M	$158.2M	$189.2M
YoY Change	0.24%	-6.92%	-1.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$189.6M	$158.2M	$189.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$26.94M	$23.09M	$26.70M
YoY Change	0.91%	20.87%	19.73%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$239.2M	$211.1M	$254.7M
YoY Change	-6.09%	-8.24%	-1.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$119.9M	$121.1M	$127.3M
YoY Change	-5.84%	0.81%	6.04%
Goodwill	$897.8M	$895.5M	$907.0M
YoY Change	-1.01%	3.33%	2.58%
Intangibles		$38.22M	$45.01M
YoY Change		-14.33%	-12.38%
Long-Term Investments	$3.066B	$17.29M	$10.16M
YoY Change	30087.62%	-99.47%	-99.69%
Other Assets	$51.45M	$34.47M	$75.40M
YoY Change	-31.76%	-52.39%	-55.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.369B	$4.339B	$4.610B
YoY Change	-5.23%	-3.62%	-0.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$239.2M	$211.1M	$254.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.369B	$4.339B	$4.610B
Total Assets	$4.608B	$4.550B	$4.865B
YoY Change	-5.27%	-3.85%	-0.93%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$229.6M	$214.5M	$215.9M
YoY Change	6.34%	-3.3%	-3.57%
Accrued Expenses			$90.70M
YoY Change			-3.3%
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	$229.6M	$214.5M	$306.6M
YoY Change	-25.12%	-3.3%	-3.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.997B	$2.796B	$3.282B
YoY Change	-8.66%	-14.02%	-6.59%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$195.9M	$140.4M	$56.20M
YoY Change	248.66%	7.28%	4.85%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.193B	$2.937B	$3.338B
YoY Change	-4.33%	-13.19%	-6.42%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$229.6M	$214.5M	$306.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.193B	$2.937B	$3.338B
Total Liabilities	$3.423B	$3.151B	$3.644B
YoY Change	-6.08%	-12.58%	-6.18%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.239B	$1.353B	$1.056B
YoY Change	17.33%	32.85%	18.87%
Common Stock	$245.0K	$296.0K	$313.0K
YoY Change	-21.73%	-5.43%	0.64%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.185B	$1.399B	$1.218B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.608B	$4.550B	$4.865B
YoY Change	-5.27%	-3.85%	-0.93%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021 Q3	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$76.08M	$83.57M	$37.30M
YoY Change	103.98%	52.91%	-13.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$12.38M	$14.14M	$11.40M
YoY Change	8.64%	33.36%	0.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.06M	$63.03M	$62.90M
YoY Change	44.77%	56.39%	31.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$9.209M	-$13.81M	-$11.90M
YoY Change	-22.61%	42.39%	33.71%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$36.30M	$85.92M	$87.20M
YoY Change	-58.38%	204.69%	1837.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	$27.09M	$72.11M	$75.20M
YoY Change	-63.98%	287.69%	-1848.84%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$40.70M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.02M	-195.0M	-135.3M
YoY Change	-32.73%	8.17%	164.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	91.06M	63.03M	62.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	27.09M	72.11M	75.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.02M	-195.0M	-135.3M
Net Change In Cash	27.13M	-59.89M	2.800M
YoY Change	869.0%	-50.67%	-136.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.06M	$63.03M	$62.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$9.209M	-$13.81M	-$11.90M
Free Cash Flow	$100.3M	$76.84M	$74.80M
YoY Change	34.05%	53.67%	31.92%

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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Senior Notes SeniorNotes	1651619000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Debt Instrument Face Amount DebtInstrumentFaceAmount	583500000	USD
CY2021Q3	ecpg	Debt Instrument Convertible All Cash Settlement Maximum Stock Price At Time Of Conversion DebtInstrumentConvertibleAllCashSettlementMaximumStockPriceAtTimeOfConversion	79.74
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	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	21.7
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	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	25.5
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	us-gaap	Number Of Reportable Segments NumberOfReportableSegments	1	segment
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Litigation Reserve LitigationReserve	0	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Purchase Commitment Remaining Minimum Amount Committed PurchaseCommitmentRemainingMinimumAmountCommitted	238000000	USD
CY2021Q3	ecpg	Revenues Adjustedby Net Allowances RevenuesAdjustedbyNetAllowances	412624000	USD
CY2020Q3	ecpg	Revenues Adjustedby Net Allowances RevenuesAdjustedbyNetAllowances	403676000	USD
	ecpg	Revenues Adjustedby Net Allowances RevenuesAdjustedbyNetAllowances	1257196000	USD
	ecpg	Revenues Adjustedby Net Allowances RevenuesAdjustedbyNetAllowances	1118790000	USD
CY2021Q2	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	915067000	USD
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CY2019Q4	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	884185000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	-19552000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Foreign Currency Translation Gain Loss GoodwillForeignCurrencyTranslationGainLoss	28633000	USD
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CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	895515000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	866657000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	895515000	USD
CY2020Q3	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	866657000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	71188000	USD
CY2021Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	32964000	USD
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CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Accumulated Amortization FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAccumulatedAmortization	33476000	USD
CY2020Q4	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Net FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet	45012000	USD

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