FirstCash Q3 profit beats on H&T pawn stores acquisition

Reuters10-30
FirstCash Q3 profit beats on H&T pawn stores acquisition

Overview

  • FirstCash Q3 revenue of $935.6 mln beats analyst expectations

  • Adjusted EPS for Q3 at $2.26, surpassing consensus estimates

  • Company announces $150 mln share repurchase plan and $0.42 dividend

Outlook

  • FirstCash raises full-year revenue growth expectations in U.S. and Latin America

  • Company expects H&T earnings accretion of $0.18 to $0.20 per share in Q4

  • Retail POS Payment Solutions origination volume expected down 7% to 10% for 2025

Result Drivers

  • PAWN DEMAND - Strong pawn demand across U.S., Latin America, and U.K. markets drove Q3 results

  • H&T ACQUISITION - Recent acquisition of H&T pawn stores in the U.K. contributed to Q3 growth

  • AFF SEGMENT - American First Finance segment saw strong earnings growth due to lower loss provisions and improved margins

Key Details

Metric

Beat/Miss

Actual

Consensus Estimate

Q3 Revenue

Beat

$935.58 mln

$850 mln (6 Analysts)

Q3 Adjusted EPS

Beat

$2.26

$1.97 (7 Analysts)

Q3 EPS

$1.86

Q3 Adjusted Net Income

Beat

$100.63 mln

$89 mln (5 Analysts)

Q3 Net Income

$82.80 mln

Q3 Dividend

$0.42

Analyst Coverage

  • The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 6 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"

  • The average consensus recommendation for the consumer lending peer group is "buy"

  • Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Firstcash Holdings Inc is $175.00, about 15.4% above its October 29 closing price of $148.07

  • The stock recently traded at 16 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 15 three months ago

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