$ECPG
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC Stock $ecpg

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2021 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000108496122000019 Filed on February 23, 2022

Income Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
Revenue	$334.8M	$1.614B	$373.2M
YoY Change	-10.29%	7.53%	7.3%
Cost Of Revenue	$64.66M	$301.3M	$88.20M
YoY Change	-26.69%	4.34%	25.64%
Gross Profit	$270.1M	$1.114B	$284.9M
YoY Change	-5.18%	-7.57%	2.63%
Gross Profit Margin	80.69%	69.0%	76.34%
Selling, General & Admin	$131.2M	$522.9M	$133.4M
YoY Change	-1.66%	-0.84%	2.93%
% of Gross Profit	48.56%	46.94%	46.82%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$12.38M	$50.08M	$11.40M
YoY Change	8.64%	17.06%	0.88%
% of Gross Profit	4.58%	4.5%	4.0%
Operating Expenses	$168.6M	$981.2M	$170.2M
YoY Change	-0.93%	1.38%	-27.45%
Operating Profit	$101.5M	$633.3M	$114.7M
YoY Change	-11.49%	18.69%	166.64%
Interest Expense	-$38.09M	$169.6M	-$36.40M
YoY Change	4.64%	-18.97%	-35.23%
% of Operating Profit	-37.52%	26.79%	-31.73%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$791.0K	-$196.7M	$900.0K
YoY Change	-187.89%	-21.52%	800.0%
Pretax Income	$85.15M	$436.5M	$47.70M
YoY Change	78.5%	54.31%	-16.46%
Income Tax	$9.062M	$85.34M	$10.50M
% Of Pretax Income	10.64%	19.55%	22.01%
Net Earnings	$76.08M	$350.8M	$37.30M
YoY Change	103.98%	65.58%	-13.43%
Net Earnings / Revenue	22.73%	21.73%	9.99%
Basic Earnings Per Share		$11.64
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$2.534M	$11.26	$1.173M
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	29.27M shares	30.13M shares	31.34M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		31.15M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$189.6M	$189.6M	$189.2M
YoY Change	0.24%	0.24%	-1.61%
Cash & Equivalents	$189.6M	$189.6M	$189.2M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$26.94M	$26.94M	$26.70M
YoY Change	0.91%	0.91%	19.73%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$239.2M	$239.2M	$254.7M
YoY Change	-6.09%	-6.09%	-1.89%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$119.9M	$188.7M	$127.3M
YoY Change	-5.84%	-5.43%	6.04%
Goodwill	$897.8M		$907.0M
YoY Change	-1.01%		2.58%
Intangibles			$45.01M
YoY Change			-12.38%
Long-Term Investments	$3.066B	$3.066B	$10.16M
YoY Change	30087.62%	-6.88%	-99.69%
Other Assets	$51.45M	$51.45M	$75.40M
YoY Change	-31.76%	-31.76%	-55.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.369B	$4.369B	$4.610B
YoY Change	-5.23%	-5.23%	-0.87%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$239.2M	$239.2M	$254.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$4.369B	$4.369B	$4.610B
Total Assets	$4.608B	$4.608B	$4.865B
YoY Change	-5.27%	-5.27%	-0.93%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$229.6M	$229.6M	$215.9M
YoY Change	6.34%	6.34%	-3.57%
Accrued Expenses		$84.31M	$90.70M
YoY Change		-7.04%	-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	$313.9M	$306.6M
YoY Change	-25.12%	2.38%	-3.49%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.997B	$2.997B	$3.282B
YoY Change	-8.66%	-8.66%	-6.59%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$195.9M	$111.6M	$56.20M
YoY Change	248.66%	98.64%	4.85%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.193B	$3.109B	$3.338B
YoY Change	-4.33%	-6.86%	-6.42%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$229.6M	$313.9M	$306.6M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$3.193B	$3.109B	$3.338B
Total Liabilities	$3.423B	$3.423B	$3.644B
YoY Change	-6.08%	-6.14%	-6.18%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$1.239B		$1.056B
YoY Change	17.33%		18.87%
Common Stock	$245.0K		$313.0K
YoY Change	-21.73%		0.64%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.185B	$1.185B	$1.218B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.608B	$4.608B	$4.865B
YoY Change	-5.27%	-5.27%	-0.93%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2021 Q4	2021	2020 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$76.08M	$350.8M	$37.30M
YoY Change	103.98%	65.58%	-13.43%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$12.38M	$50.08M	$11.40M
YoY Change	8.64%	17.06%	0.88%
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.06M	$303.1M	$62.90M
YoY Change	44.77%	-3.14%	31.59%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$9.209M	$33.37M	-$11.90M
YoY Change	-22.61%	-3.55%	33.71%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	$36.30M	-$10.92M	$87.20M
YoY Change	-58.38%	-55.15%	1837.78%
Cash From Investing Activities	$27.09M	$339.9M	$75.20M
YoY Change	-63.98%	310.37%	-1848.84%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net		$390.6M
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.02M	-$655.7M	-135.3M
YoY Change	-32.73%	62.62%	164.77%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	91.06M	$303.1M	62.90M
Cash From Investing Activities	27.09M	$339.9M	75.20M
Cash From Financing Activities	-91.02M	-$655.7M	-135.3M
Net Change In Cash	27.13M	-$12.74M	2.800M
YoY Change	869.0%	69.68%	-136.84%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$91.06M	$303.1M	$62.90M
Capital Expenditures	-$9.209M	$33.37M	-$11.90M
Free Cash Flow	$100.3M	$269.7M	$74.80M
YoY Change	34.05%	-3.08%	31.92%

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