NASDAQ$WRLD

World Acceptance Corporation · Q4 2022 earnings

Q4 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Experienced growth in loan balances and customer base, but net income decreased due to day one provisioning for anticipated credit losses.

World Acceptance Corporation reported a 13.7% increase in total revenues for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022, driven by a rise in average gross earning loans. However, net income decreased by $26.5 million due to a significant increase in the provision for credit losses related to loan balance growth and increased delinquency.

  • Record fourth quarter loan originations and customer retention were achieved.
  • The unique customer base grew 10.1% year-over-year.
  • Gross loans outstanding reached $1.52 billion, a 37.8% increase from the same quarter the prior year.
  • Total revenues amounted to $166.3 million, reflecting a 13.7% increase from the same quarter the prior year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$166M

Previous: $146M+13.7%
EPS (adj)

$2.97

Previous: $6.96-57.3%
Net Charge-offs as % of Avg Net Loans

19.4%

No prior period
Branches Open (Period End)

1.2K

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

$1.59M

Previous: $2.7M-41.1%
Free Cash Flow

$109M

Previous: $65.9M+65.2%
Net Income

$18.4M

Previous: $44.9M-59.0%
Operating Income

$23.2M

Previous: $56.3M-58.7%
Gross Profit

$112M

Previous: $143M-21.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$19.2M

Previous: $15.7M+22.2%
Total Assets

$1.22B

Previous: $954M+27.7%
Stock-Based Comp

$4.83M

Previous: $4.77M+1.1%

Revenue & EPS history

World Acceptance · Revenue · Quarterly

$166M

Q4 2022+13.7%vs Q4 2021
Beat estimate in 7 of 16 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

World Acceptance · $130M total across 1 segment · Q4 2022

  • Interest and Fee Income
    $130M+10.9%

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 2022

Historical avgQ4 2022

-1.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

-3.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+2.0%

Avg return

30 days after

47%

30 / 64 earnings

Positive

+29.7%

Q4 2017

Best reaction

-25.1%

Q2 2023

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+0.7%-7.9%+7.8%
Q3 2026-17.5%-15.0%-2.2%
Q2 2026-3.9%-10.5%+9.3%
Q1 2026-0.9%-5.6%-4.1%
Q4 2025+3.4%-3.1%+13.8%
Q3 2025+16.3%+9.1%+3.2%
Q2 2025+1.6%+1.6%+2.7%
Q1 2025-16.1%-16.4%-19.9%
Q4 2024+0.3%-2.3%-7.4%
Q3 2024+16.5%+15.3%+5.0%
Q2 2024-13.7%-17.6%-6.4%
Q1 2024+10.4%+8.7%-1.8%
Q4 2023+14.1%+10.8%+22.3%
Q3 2023+27.3%+18.2%+15.9%
Q2 2023-25.1%-23.4%-30.6%
Q1 2023-5.6%-4.6%+0.8%
Q4 2022-14.8%-26.9%-32.7%
Q3 2022-5.3%-16.5%-10.6%
Q2 2022-24.0%-11.0%+3.9%
Q1 2022+9.1%+13.1%+13.8%
Q4 2021+1.0%+7.2%+14.6%
Q3 2021-7.4%+37.7%+0.7%
Q2 2021-9.9%-14.7%-1.5%
Q1 2021+4.5%+6.1%+32.7%
Q4 2020+6.5%-10.1%+35.3%
Q3 2020-2.0%-9.9%-11.5%
Q2 2020-20.8%-24.8%-28.2%
Q1 2020-24.1%-21.3%-17.9%
Q4 2019+7.3%+3.3%+4.2%
Q3 2019-8.4%-5.4%+11.1%
Q2 2019+7.1%+5.4%+7.3%
Q1 2019-9.8%-10.7%+6.1%
Q4 2018+4.0%+1.9%+6.6%
Q3 2018+15.1%+20.9%+13.8%
Q2 2018-12.0%-11.7%-4.5%
Q1 2018-1.9%+2.6%-1.3%
Q4 2017+29.7%+24.4%+30.6%
Q3 2017-19.6%-18.8%-10.9%
Q2 2017-3.1%+0.6%+24.3%
Q1 2017-21.0%-22.7%-15.4%
Q4 2016-4.3%
Q3 2016-23.3%
Q2 2016+2.4%
Q4 2015+13.6%
Q3 2015-4.4%
Q2 2015-1.8%
Q1 2015+5.1%
Q4 2012+0.5%
Q4 2014-9.8%
Q3 2014+9.6%
Q2 2014-5.0%
Q1 2014-2.5%
Q4 2013-0.6%
Q3 2013+1.0%
Q2 2013-3.0%
Q1 2013+2.8%
Q4 2010-1.2%
Q3 2011+2.6%
Q3 2012+2.6%
Q2 2011-1.1%
Q2 2012-1.1%
Q4 2011+2.7%
Q1 2011+2.7%
Q1 2012+2.7%

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