CURO Group Holdings Corp. Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results

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-Gross loans receivables increased 2% sequentially to $1.25 billion-

-Total revenue of $167.9 million-

-Net charge-off improvement of 110 bps to 17.7%-

CHICAGO, November 02, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) ("CURO" or the "Company"), an omni-channel consumer finance company serving consumers in the U.S. and Canada, today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2023.

"The third quarter marked another significant milestone with the sale of the Flexiti business which allows us to focus on being an industry leader in Direct Lending in the U.S. and Canada," said Doug Clark, Chief Executive Officer at CURO. "We completed our conversion to a single loan management system across our U.S. footprint and continue to invest in our technology infrastructure which we believe will accelerate our path to profitability. We continue to execute on our plan outlined at the beginning of the year, which resulted in meeting our expectations for the third consecutive quarter. Our disciplined underwriting, prudent originations and enhanced servicing have resulted in improved credit quality metrics while at the same time allowing us to grow our loan portfolio. We diligently monitor challenges presented by the macro environment and will remain vigilant on executing our long-term strategy which has exciting opportunities in both the U.S and Canada."

Third Quarter 2023 Consolidated Summary Results

Current and prior period financial information is presented on a continuing operations basis, which excludes the results and positions of the Canada POS Lending segment due to the sale of the Flexiti business effective on August 31, 2023.

  • Gross loans receivable increased $26.8 million, or 2%, sequentially, to $1.25 billion.

    • Gross loans receivable in the U.S. increased by 5%, driven by growth in the Company's larger dollar, longer term products.

    • Gross loans receivable in Canada decreased by 1%, due to fluctuations in foreign currency. On a constant currency basis, gross loans receivable in Canada increased by 2%.

  • Net charge-off rate improved 110 bps sequentially, to 17.7%, and 70 bps year-over-year.

    • The improvement was primarily driven by increased credit quality as a result of credit tightening and servicing optimization, as well as the Company's continued product mix shift toward better credit quality, larger balance and longer duration loans.

  • 31+ Days past due delinquencies as of September 30, 2023 remained stable vs prior quarter.

  • Revenue for the quarter of $167.9 million increased slightly vs the prior quarter.

  • Provision for credit losses for the quarter was $49.0 million, a decrease of $14.7 million, or 23%, compared to the prior quarter.

    • The reduction in provision for credit losses was driven by a reduction in allowance for credit losses of $10.6 million primarily due to improving late-stage roll rates and estimated future macroeconomic impacts on credit losses, partially offset by portfolio growth during the quarter and lower net charge-offs.

  • Total operating expenses for the quarter were $94.2 million, an increase of $2.9 million, or 3%, sequentially, and the operating expense to receivables ratio was 30.4% for the quarter, a slight increase from prior quarter.

    • The increase includes non-recurring charges of $6.5 million recognized during the third quarter of 2023.

  • Interest expense for the quarter was $55.8 million, an increase of $5.3 million, or 10.6%, compared to the prior quarter.

    • The increase was primarily related to higher interest rates as well as an increased level of average debt due to the May 2023 capital raise.

As of or for the Quarter Ended

Sep 30,

Jun 30,

Mar 31,

Dec 31,

Sep 30,

Delinquency and Loss Ratios

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

31-60 days delinquency ratio

2.4

%

2.5

%

2.1

%

2.4

%

2.8

%

61-90 days delinquency ratio

1.7

%

1.7

%

1.8

%

1.8

%

2.0

%

91+ days delinquency ratio

4.4

%

4.1

%

4.4

%

3.4

%

3.5

%

Net charge-offs

17.7

%

18.8

%

15.6

%

20.9

%

18.4

%

Funding and Liquidity

As of September 30, 2023, principal debt balances outstanding were $2.0 billion, consisting of 57% of fixed rate debt and 43% of variable rate debt.

As of September 30, 2023, available capital resources were approximately $285.3 million, comprised of $82.6 million in unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents, $127.9 million in unused borrowing capacity for growth and $74.8 million of unencumbered Gross loans receivable.

About CURO

CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) is a leading consumer credit lender serving U.S. and Canadian customers for over 25 years. Our roots in the consumer finance market run deep. We’ve worked diligently to provide customers a variety of convenient, easily accessible financial services. Our decades of diversified data power a hard-to-replicate underwriting and scoring engine, mitigating risk across the full spectrum of credit products. We operate under a number of brands including Cash Money®, LendDirect®, Heights Finance, Southern Finance, Covington Credit, Quick Credit and First Heritage Credit.

Conference Call

CURO will host a conference call to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, November 2, 2023. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the CURO Investor Relations website at http://ir.curo.com/.

You may access the call at 1-416-764-8624 (Toll free: 1-888-259-6580). Please ask to join the CURO Group Holdings call. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the CURO Investors website for 90 days.

Final Results

The financial results presented and discussed herein are on a preliminary and unaudited basis; final unaudited data will be included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Table 1 - Consolidated Statements of Operations

(in thousands, except per share data, unaudited)

Three Months Ended,

Sep 30,

Jun 30,

Mar 31,

Dec 31,

Sep 30,

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

Revenue

Interest and fees revenue

$

143,493

$

141,766

$

144,304

$

150,350

$

155,940

Insurance and other income

24,370

25,250

25,064

31,575

30,469

Total revenue

167,863

167,016

169,368

181,925

186,409

Provision for losses

49,009

63,755

48,364

77,724

65,020

Net revenue

118,854

103,261

121,004

104,201

121,389

Operating Expenses

—

Salaries and benefits

52,148

53,144

56,619

60,149

49,179

Occupancy

10,454

10,885

11,344

11,785

12,419

Advertising

2,819

1,967

1,999

3,383

4,676

Direct operations

12,176

12,032

9,745

7,921

8,288

Depreciation and amortization

5,390

5,339

5,390

5,329

5,683

Other operating expense

11,207

7,918

18,054

23,065

22,595

Total operating expenses

94,194

91,285

103,151

111,632

102,840

Other expense (income)

Interest expense

55,798

50,460

44,045

41,180

38,155

Loss from equity method investment

1,453

2,134

3,413

1,932

2,309

Goodwill impairment

—

—

—

107,827

—

Extinguishment or modification of debt costs

—

8,864

—

24

3,702

Gain on sale of business

—

—

2,027

—

(68,443

)

Miscellaneous expenses

—

1,435

—

—

—

Total other expense (income)

57,251

62,893

49,485

150,963

(24,277

)

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

(32,591

)

(50,917

)

(31,632

)

(158,394

)

42,826

Provision for income taxes from continuing operations

1,021

3,147

23,277

(15,970

)

21,709

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

$

(33,612

)

$

(54,064

)

$

(54,909

)

$

(142,424

)

$

21,117

Net (loss) income from discontinued operations

(70,830

)

(5,263

)

(4,562

)

(43,969

)

4,536

Net (loss) income

$

(104,442

)

$

(59,327

)

$

(59,471

)

$

(186,393

)

$

25,653

Basic (loss) earnings per share:

Continuing operations

$

(0.81

)

$

(1.32

)

$

(1.35

)

$

(3.52

)

$

0.52

Discontinued operations

$

(1.72

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.11

)

$

(1.09

)

$

0.11

Diluted (loss) earnings per share:

Continuing operations

$

(0.81

)

$

(1.32

)

$

(1.35

)

$

(3.52

)

$

0.52

Discontinued operations

$

(1.72

)

$

(0.13

)

$

(0.11

)

$

(1.09

)

$

0.11

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic

41,267

41,002

40,783

40,428

40,479

Diluted

41,267

41,002

40,783

40,428

40,835

Table 2 - Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of

(in thousands, unaudited)

Sep 30,

Jun 30,

Mar 31,

Dec 31,

Sep 30,

2023

2023

2023

2022

2022

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents

$

82,550

$

101,033

$

40,449

$

50,856

$

40,068

Restricted cash

53,818

76,375

90,211

59,645

66,962

Gross loans receivable

1,254,401

1,227,615

1,209,576

1,254,395

1,204,157

Less: Allowance for loan losses

(199,739

)

(210,292

)

(202,757

)

(81,185

)

(69,535

)

Loans receivable, net

1,054,662

1,017,323

1,006,819

1,173,210

1,134,622

Income taxes receivable

58,064

20,854

22,737

23,984

13,561

Prepaid expenses and other

61,441

42,131

45,592

51,081

62,685

Property and equipment, net

23,903

25,826

27,244

29,232

34,715

Investment in Katapult

16,915

18,368

20,502

23,915

25,848

Right of use asset - operating leases

51,413

53,042

51,615

58,177

61,642

Deferred tax assets

14,194

15,304

13,623

18,138

4,817

Goodwill

276,269

277,069

276,487

276,269

387,298

Intangibles, net

74,336

74,007

71,798

70,913

69,989

Other assets

9,387

6,673

6,785

8,370

8,207

Assets, discontinued operations

—

1,016,832

947,925

945,403

866,939

Total Assets

$

1,776,952

$

2,744,837

$

2,621,787

$

2,789,193

$

2,777,353

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Liabilities

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

$

62,992

$

54,169

$

60,890

$

45,595

$

46,666

Deferred revenue

2,358

3,370

3,493

3,467

3,256

Lease liability - operating leases

51,579

53,182

52,061

59,396

62,893

Income taxes payable

2,537

(1,242

)

—

—

—

Accrued interest

20,953

39,306

20,090

38,460

18,048

Debt

2,024,934

1,988,173

1,888,407

1,882,608

1,804,946

Other long-term liabilities

9,620

10,017

10,045

11,736

11,563

Liabilities, discontinued operations

—

866,235

815,617

802,065

705,529

Total Liabilities

$

2,174,973

$

3,013,210

$

2,850,603

$

2,843,327

$

2,652,901

Total Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity

(398,021

)

(268,373

)

(228,816

)

(54,134

)

124,452

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' (Deficit) Equity

$

1,776,952

$

2,744,837

$

2,621,787

$

2,789,193

$

2,777,353

Table 3 - Consolidated Portfolio Performance

(in thousands, except percentages, unaudited)

Q3 2023

Q2 2023

Q1 2023

Q4 2022

Q3 2022

Gross loans receivable

Revolving LOC

$

469,041

$

472,902

$

461,443

$

451,077

$

439,117

Installment loans

785,360

754,713

748,133

803,318

765,041

Total gross loans receivable

$

1,254,401

$

1,227,615

$

1,209,576

$

1,254,395

$

1,204,158

Lending Revenue

Revolving LOC

$

51,039

$

49,483

$

49,092

$

49,915

$

52,461

Installment loans

92,454

92,283

95,212

100,435

103,478

Total lending revenue

$

143,493

$

141,766

$

144,304

$

150,350

$

155,939

Lending Provision

Revolving LOC

$

19,031

$

27,089

$

15,539

$

29,620

$

28,408

Installment loans

28,464

35,171

31,139

46,442

33,511

Total lending provision

$

47,495

$

62,260

$

46,678

$

76,062

$

61,919

NCOs

Revolving LOC

$

22,023

$

21,780

$

6,234

$

26,715

$

24,793

Installment loans

33,342

35,483

41,078

38,168

29,783

Total NCOs

$

55,365

$

57,263

$

47,312

$

64,883

$

54,576

NCO rate (annualized) (1)

Revolving LOC

18.6

%

18.7

%

5.5

%

23.8

%

20.9

%

Installment loans

17.2

%

18.9

%

21.5

%

19.3

%

16.7

%

Total NCO rate

17.7

%

18.8

%

15.6

%

20.9

%

18.4

%

ACL rate (2) (3)

Revolving LOC

25.4

%

26.6

%

25.6

%

8.4

%

7.9

%

Installment loans

10.3

%

11.2

%

11.3

%

5.4

%

4.6

%

Total ACL rate

15.9

%

17.1

%

16.8

%

6.5

%

5.8

%

31+ days past-due rate (2)

Revolving LOC

8.6

%

8.5

%

8.4

%

4.1

%

5.1

%

Installment loans

8.5

%

8.1

%

8.2

%

9.6

%

10.2

%

Total past-due rate

8.5

%

8.3

%

8.3

%

7.6

%

8.3

%

(1)

We calculate NCO rate as total quarterly NCOs divided by Average gross loans receivable, then we annualize the rate. The amount and timing of recoveries are impacted by our collection strategies, which are based on customer behavior and risk profile and include direct customer communications and the periodic sale of charged off loans.

(2)

We calculate (i) ACL rate and (ii) 31+ days past-due rate as the respective totals divided by gross loans receivable at each quarter end.

(3)

We adopted ASU 2016-13, "Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments" on January 1, 2023, which requires us to estimate the lifetime expected credit loss on financial instruments. Our previous model required the recognition of credit losses when it was probable that a loss had been incurred.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include projections, estimates and assumptions about various matters, such as future financial and operational performance, including our belief in the drivers of accelerating our path to profitability and executing on our long-term strategy. In addition, words such as "guidance," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "forecast," "step," "plan," "predict," "focused," "project," "is likely," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "should," "will," "confident," variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Our ability to achieve these forward-looking statements is based on certain assumptions, judgments and other factors, both within and outside of our control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including: risks relating to the uncertainty of projected financial and operational information and forecasts, including errors in our internal forecasts; our ability to manage growth; our dependence on third-party lenders to provide the cash we need to fund our loans and our ability to affordably access third-party financing; our level of indebtedness; the effects of competition on our business; our ability to attract and retain customers; global economic, market, financial, political or health conditions or events; actions of regulators and the impact of those actions on our business; our ability to successfully integrate acquired businesses; our ability to protect our proprietary technology and analytics and keep up with that of our competitors; disruption of our information technology systems that adversely affect our business operations; ineffective pricing of the credit risk of our prospective or existing customers; inaccurate information supplied by customers or third parties that could lead to errors in judging customers’ qualifications to receive loans; improper disclosure of customer personal data; failure of third parties who provide products, services or support to us; disruption to our relationships with banks and other third-party electronic payment solutions providers as well as other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These projections, estimates and assumptions may prove to be inaccurate in the future. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict with regard to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. There may be additional risks that we presently do not know or that we currently believe are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Given these risks and uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements as a prediction of actual future results. We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statement for any reason.

(CURO-NWS)

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Email: IR@curo.com

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