$ECPG
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2012 Q4 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312514067404 Filed on February 25, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
Revenue	$143.9M	$145.2M	$141.2M
YoY Change	23.52%	25.4%	27.13%
Cost Of Revenue	$48.50M	$47.80M	$45.80M
YoY Change	12.53%	10.14%	3.39%
Gross Profit	$95.40M	$97.40M	$96.10M
YoY Change	29.97%	34.53%	43.86%
Gross Profit Margin	66.29%	67.07%	68.04%
Selling, General & Admin	$43.70M	$39.50M	$43.80M
YoY Change	42.81%	28.25%	56.43%
% of Gross Profit	45.81%	40.55%	45.58%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$1.600M	$1.500M	$1.300M
YoY Change	-11.11%	50.0%	62.5%
% of Gross Profit	1.68%	1.54%	1.35%
Operating Expenses	$103.9M	$103.6M	$102.8M
YoY Change	156.47%	147.9%	176.37%
Operating Profit	-$8.472M	$41.60M	$38.44M
YoY Change	-125.75%	35.94%	29.85%
Interest Expense	-$6.500M	$7.012M	$6.497M
YoY Change	30.0%	-234.85%	-220.31%
% of Operating Profit		16.86%	16.9%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$0.00	-$6.402M	-$6.603M
YoY Change	-100.0%	2034.0%
Pretax Income	$33.50M	$35.20M	$31.83M
YoY Change	20.94%	40.22%	31.55%
Income Tax	$13.40M	$13.89M	$12.85M
% Of Pretax Income	40.0%	39.46%	40.35%
Net Earnings	$20.17M	$21.31M	$16.60M
YoY Change	17.94%	38.36%	6.38%
Net Earnings / Revenue	14.01%	14.67%	11.75%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.82	$0.85	$0.67
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$0.79	$0.82	$0.64
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		25.07M shares	24.92M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		26.05M shares	25.83M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$17.50M	$19.30M	$15.00M
YoY Change	118.75%	80.37%	2.04%
Cash & Equivalents	$17.51M	$19.26M	$15.01M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$6.400M	$13.10M	$12.10M
YoY Change	23.08%	74.67%	4.31%
Inventory
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$135.1M	$2.500M	$1.700M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$4.200M	$4.200M
Total Short-Term Assets	$159.0M	$39.10M	$33.00M
YoY Change	1104.55%	78.54%	12.63%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$23.22M	$19.80M	$20.20M
YoY Change	30.47%	20.73%	36.49%
Goodwill	$55.45M
YoY Change
Intangibles	$487.0K
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$873.1M	$811.6M	$869.9M
YoY Change	21.86%	24.92%	32.24%
Other Assets	$49.80M	$41.90M	$45.10M
YoY Change	16.36%	2.44%	9.2%
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.012B	$1.070B	$1.135B
YoY Change	26.65%	47.48%	54.68%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$159.0M	$39.10M	$33.00M
Total Long-Term Assets	$1.012B	$1.070B	$1.135B
Total Assets	$1.171B	$1.109B	$1.168B
YoY Change	44.16%	48.39%	53.07%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$43.90M	$43.10M	$41.10M
YoY Change	48.31%	54.48%	58.69%
Accrued Expenses
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	$43.90M	$43.10M	$41.10M
YoY Change	48.31%	54.48%	58.69%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$706.0M	$615.1M	$702.3M
YoY Change	81.49%	78.7%	85.7%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$7.300M	$2.100M	$5.000M
YoY Change	8.96%	-59.62%	21.95%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$713.3M	$617.2M	$707.3M
YoY Change	80.26%	76.65%	85.01%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$43.90M	$43.10M	$41.10M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$713.3M	$617.2M	$707.3M
Total Liabilities	$765.5M	$677.9M	$764.3M
YoY Change	73.63%	72.27%	79.54%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	$319.3M
YoY Change
Common Stock	$232.0K
YoY Change
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$405.8M	$431.2M	$403.6M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$1.171B	$1.109B	$1.168B
YoY Change	44.16%	48.39%	53.07%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q4	2012 Q3	2012 Q2
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$20.17M	$21.31M	$16.60M
YoY Change	17.94%	38.36%	6.38%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$1.600M	$1.500M	$1.300M
YoY Change	-11.11%	50.0%	62.5%
Cash From Operating Activities	$32.30M	$21.60M	$17.50M
YoY Change	22.35%	-18.49%	165.15%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$2.600M	-$1.100M	-$1.000M
YoY Change	23.81%	-45.0%	11.11%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$59.20M	$66.90M	-$319.7M
YoY Change	-14.82%	929.23%	3129.29%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$61.80M	$65.80M	-$320.7M
YoY Change	-13.69%	1362.22%	2869.44%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	27.60M	-83.10M	302.8M
YoY Change	-35.36%	137.43%	-8511.11%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	32.30M	21.60M	17.50M
Cash From Investing Activities	-61.80M	65.80M	-320.7M
Cash From Financing Activities	27.60M	-83.10M	302.8M
Net Change In Cash	-1.900M	4.300M	-400.0K
YoY Change	-24.0%	-207.5%	-94.87%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$32.30M	$21.60M	$17.50M
Capital Expenditures	-$2.600M	-$1.100M	-$1.000M
Free Cash Flow	$34.90M	$22.70M	$18.50M
YoY Change	22.46%	-20.35%	146.67%

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CY2013	ecpg	Write Off Of Reserve After Thirty Sixth Month WriteOffOfReserveAfterThirtySixthMonth
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CY2013	ecpg	Certain Loans Acquired In Transfer Not Accounted For As Debt Securities Transfers Of Receivable Portfolios Net CertainLoansAcquiredInTransferNotAccountedForAsDebtSecuritiesTransfersOfReceivablePortfoliosNet
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CY2013	ecpg	Restrike Costs Of Warrant Transactions RestrikeCostsOfWarrantTransactions	2700000
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CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	0.005	pure
CY2012	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation Other Adjustments EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationOtherAdjustments	0.000	pure
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