NASDAQ$ECPG
Encore Capital Group Inc · Q4 2020 earnings
Q4 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Encore delivered strong earnings and operating results while leveraging its new funding structure to reduce its cost of capital.
Encore Capital Group reported strong Q4 2020 results, with increased total collections and total revenues. The company continued to execute its strategy, delivering strong returns and achieving new highs for collections, revenues and earnings.
- Encore delivered records for collections, revenues and earnings for the year
- New global funding structure already delivering benefits, including lower cost of funds
- Leverage reduction continues, down to 2.4x at year-end from 2.7x a year ago
- Collections performance in Europe improved substantially through the remainder of 2020.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Encore · Revenue · Quarterly
$383M
Revenue by segment
Encore · $327M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023
- Debt Purchasing Revenue$303M—92.7%
- Servicing Revenue$19.9M—6.1%
- Other Revenues$4.11M—1.3%
Forward guidance
The company expects to continue to deliver strong earnings and what they believe are the highest returns in their industry in 2021.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2020
+2.0%
Avg return
Earnings day
+3.8%
Avg return
5 days after
+3.1%
Avg return
30 days after
60%
39 / 65 earnings
Positive
+38.9%
Q3 2016
Best reaction
-21.9%
Q4 2024
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | -0.2% | -2.6% | -3.6% | |
| Q4 2025 | +8.2% | +21.4% | +16.4% | |
| Q3 2025 | +10.5% | +16.3% | +23.7% | |
| Q1 2025 | +23.9% | +22.5% | +16.7% | |
| Q4 2024 | -21.9% | -30.8% | -31.3% | |
| Q3 2024 | +4.9% | +5.3% | +3.6% | |
| Q2 2024 | +9.1% | +3.5% | +3.0% | |
| Q1 2024 | +11.9% | +10.1% | -0.3% | |
| Q4 2023 | -9.6% | -11.0% | -12.6% | |
| Q3 2023 | +9.7% | +16.9% | +20.3% | |
| Q2 2023 | -5.7% | -2.6% | -10.3% | |
| Q1 2023 | -4.9% | -3.8% | -5.6% | |
| Q4 2022 | -6.5% | -6.7% | -21.2% | |
| Q3 2022 | -9.7% | -5.6% | -1.2% | |
| Q2 2022 | -18.4% | -19.9% | -22.5% | |
| Q1 2022 | +6.4% | +6.7% | +3.7% | |
| Q4 2021 | -7.0% | -7.3% | -10.4% | |
| Q3 2021 | +10.4% | +12.4% | +10.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | -2.0% | -0.5% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2021 | +4.8% | +0.4% | +15.1% | |
| Q4 2020 | -0.4% | +1.9% | +25.1% | |
| Q3 2020 | -2.0% | -1.8% | +13.7% | |
| Q2 2020 | +27.8% | +22.1% | +29.0% | |
| Q1 2020 | -1.6% | -0.2% | +13.2% | |
| Q4 2019 | +10.8% | +23.6% | -11.7% | |
| Q3 2019 | +7.7% | +7.5% | +10.0% | |
| Q2 2019 | +7.8% | +5.3% | -2.1% | |
| Q1 2019 | +17.3% | +27.2% | +28.6% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.2% | -2.4% | -18.7% | |
| Q3 2018 | -10.8% | -5.5% | -8.1% | |
| Q2 2018 | +11.7% | +9.6% | +6.7% | |
| Q1 2018 | +1.1% | +0.6% | -14.4% | |
| Q4 2017 | +7.4% | +1.8% | +9.6% | |
| Q3 2017 | +6.9% | +4.8% | -0.5% | |
| Q2 2017 | +5.8% | +7.2% | +2.2% | |
| Q1 2017 | -6.2% | +0.0% | +7.4% | |
| Q4 2016 | +1.9% | -3.5% | -11.9% | |
| Q3 2016 | +38.9% | +39.5% | +59.2% | |
| Q2 2016 | -16.3% | -14.3% | -10.2% | |
| Q1 2016 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +5.4% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +0.9% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -5.7% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -3.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -7.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +2.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +1.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | +11.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | +4.0% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +5.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -7.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +8.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | +8.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +8.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | +2.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -9.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -9.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -9.5% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -2.2% | — | — |
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