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Financial statementsENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 10 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1,113 | 1,146 | 1,321 | 1,406 | 1,501 | 1,614 | 1,398 | 1,223 | 1,316 | 1,769 |
| General and administrative | 134 | 158 | 158 | 148 | 149 | 138 | 146 | 145 | 164 | 166 |
| Operating expenses | 788 | 862 | 957 | 951 | 968 | 981 | 936 | 1,206 | 1,159 | 1,142 |
| Operating income | 242 | 325 | 405 | 446 | 534 | 633 | 462 | 16.5 | 157 | 627 |
| Interest expense | 198 | 204 | 237 | 218 | 209 | 170 | 153 | 202 | 253 | 294 |
| Other non-operating income | -184 | -193 | -249 | -245 | -251 | -197 | -151 | -197 | -254 | -290 |
| Pre-tax income | 57.4 | 131 | 156 | 201 | 283 | 437 | 311 | -180 | -96.2 | 336 |
| Income tax | 38.2 | 52 | 46.8 | 32.3 | 70.4 | 85.3 | 116 | 26.2 | 43 | 79.3 |
| Income from continuing operations | 78.9 | 83.4 | 116 | 168 | ||||||
| Net income to minority interests | -59.8 | -4.25 | -6.15 | 1.04 | 0.68 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Net income | 76.6 | 83.2 | 116 | 168 | 212 | 351 | 195 | -206 | -139 | 257 |
| EBITDA | 276 | 365 | 447 | 487 | 576 | 683 | 509 | 58.3 | 190 | 655 |
| EPS, basic | 2.98 | 3.20 | 4.09 | 5.38 | 6.74 | 11.64 | 8.06 | -8.72 | -5.83 | 11.05 |
| EPS, diluted | 2.96 | 3.15 | 4.06 | 5.33 | 6.68 | 11.26 | 7.46 | -8.72 | -5.83 | 10.91 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 25.7 | 26 | 28.3 | 31.2 | 31.4 | 30.1 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.2 |
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 25.9 | 26.4 | 28.6 | 31.5 | 31.7 | 31.2 | 26.1 | 23.7 | 23.9 | 23.5 |
Balance sheet
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 150 | 212 | 157 | 192 | 189 | 190 | 144 | 158 | 200 | 157 |
| Property, plant and equipment | 72.3 | 76.3 | 116 | 120 | 127 | 120 | 114 | 104 | 80.6 | 82.1 |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 75.3 | 72.2 | 68.8 | 70.1 | 67 | 58.1 | 56.6 | |||
| Goodwill | 785 | 929 | 868 | 884 | 907 | 898 | 821 | 606 | 508 | 536 |
| Intangible assets | 28.2 | 75.7 | 60.6 | 51.4 | 45 | 36.3 | 22.1 | 0.05 | 0 | |
| Total assets | 3,670 | 4,491 | 4,632 | 4,910 | 4,865 | 4,608 | 4,508 | 4,630 | 4,790 | 5,340 |
| Long-term debt | 2,864 | 3,528 | 3,576 | 3,586 | 3,373 | 3,056 | 2,941 | 3,359 | 3,710 | 4,033 |
| Total liabilities | 3,070 | 3,767 | 3,812 | 3,885 | 3,644 | 3,423 | 3,329 | 3,694 | 4,022 | 4,363 |
| Total debt | 2,806 | 3,447 | 3,491 | 3,513 | 3,282 | 2,997 | 2,899 | 3,318 | 3,673 | 4,001 |
| Paid-in capital | 103 | 42.6 | 208 | 223 | 230 | 0 | 0 | 11.1 | 19.3 | 0 |
| Retained earnings | 561 | 616 | 720 | 888 | 1,056 | 1,239 | 1,278 | 1,049 | 910 | 1,105 |
| Other comprehensive income | -105 | -77.4 | -111 | -88.8 | -68.8 | -53.5 | -98.8 | -124 | -162 | -128 |
| Shareholders' equity | 559 | 582 | 818 | 1,022 | 1,218 | 1,185 | 1,180 | 937 | ||
| Minority interests | -7.54 | -9.93 | 1.68 | 3.21 | 2.47 | 0 | ||||
| Total equity | 552 | 572 | 820 | 1,025 | 1,220 | 1,185 | 1,180 | 937 | 767 | 977 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 3,670 | 4,491 | 4,632 | 4,910 | 4,865 | 4,608 | 4,508 | 4,630 | 4,790 | 5,340 |
| Shares outstanding | 25.6 | 25.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 | 31.3 | 24.5 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 21.7 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 16.8 | 79 | 110 | 169 | 213 | 351 | 195 | -206 | -139 | 257 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 34.9 | 40 | 41.2 | 41 | 42.8 | 50.1 | 46.4 | 41.7 | 32.4 | 28.8 |
| Stock-based compensation | 12.6 | 10.4 | 13 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 18.3 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 14 | 18.3 |
| Deferred income tax | -52.9 | 29 | 16.8 | 20.7 | 8.55 | 35.4 | 46.4 | -55.9 | -22.3 | 29.8 |
| Change in payables | 2.44 | 1.66 | 15.6 | -62.2 | -17.7 | -35.9 | -31 | -10.4 | 56.4 | -3.65 |
| Cash from operations | 130 | 124 | 187 | 245 | 313 | 303 | 211 | 153 | 156 | 153 |
| Capital expenditures | -31.7 | -28.1 | -67.5 | -39.6 | -34.6 | -33.4 | -37.2 | -24.8 | -29 | -26.3 |
| Acquisitions | -0.68 | -96.4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Cash from investing | -169 | -452 | -398 | -202 | 82.8 | 340 | -130 | -402 | -440 | -243 |
| Debt issued | 443 | 325 | 0 | 455 | 1,313 | 354 | 0 | 104 | 1,000 | 500 |
| Debt repaid | -353 | -204 | -91.6 | -471 | -1,034 | -359 | -39.1 | -39.1 | -789 | -116 |
| Stock issued | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | ||||||
| Share buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -391 | -87 | 0 | 0 | -90.4 | |
| Cash from financing | 43.3 | 378 | 166 | -19.8 | -403 | -656 | -107 | 268 | 318 | 44.9 |
| Exchange rate effect | -8.62 | 12.5 | -10.4 | 12.3 | 4.36 | 13.2 | -18.7 | -4.9 | 7.99 | 1.45 |
| Net change in cash | 49.9 | -44.3 | 22.6 | -7.51 | -12.7 | -27 | 19.4 | 33.5 | -44.5 | |
| Free cash flow | 98.7 | 95.7 | 119 | 205 | 278 | 270 | 173 | 128 | 127 | 127 |
| Interest paid | 148 | 163 | 199 | 179 | 170 | 132 | 131 | 164 | 211 | 260 |
| Income taxes paid | 60.1 | 42.4 | 5.73 | 44 | 88.8 | 42 | 71.3 | 68.5 | 67.1 | 54.8 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 37.7% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | 39.2% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 20.6% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 15.9% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 6.6% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 8.0% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 23.1% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 5.4% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 1.1% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 1.4% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 1.5% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | 34.4% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | 8.1% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | 3.3% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income growth, 1y | 298.3% | Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating income CAGR, 3y | 10.7% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income CAGR, 5y | 3.3% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | 245.4% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 3y | 8.8% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 5y | 2.6% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income CAGR, 3y | 9.7% | Compound annual growth of net income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income CAGR, 5y | 3.9% | Compound annual growth of net income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS CAGR, 3y | 13.5% | Compound annual growth of eps over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS CAGR, 5y | 10.3% | Compound annual growth of eps over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | -1.9% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y | -10.1% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | -13.3% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | -0.2% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 3y | -9.9% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 5y | -14.5% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | 11.5% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | 5.8% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | 1.9% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -1.4% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | -3.4% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 5y | -5.8% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Debt / assets | 75.1% | Total debt / total assets. |
| Liabilities / assets | 80.6% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Net debt | $4.00B | Total debt - cash - short-term investments. Negative means more cash than debt. |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.36x | Net debt / EBITDA (twelve months), when EBITDA is positive. |
| Interest coverage | 2.42x | Operating income / interest expense. |
| Goodwill and intangibles / assets | 9.5% | (Goodwill + intangible assets) / total assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.34x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Fixed asset turnover | 23.6x | Revenue / average property, plant and equipment. |
| FCF conversion | 41.5% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 17.3% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| EPS, diluted | $13.23 | Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS. |
| Revenue per share | $83.42 | Revenue / diluted weighted shares. |
| FCF per share | $5.49 | Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares. |
| Operating cash flow per share | $6.64 | Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares. |
| Cash per share | $8.63 | (Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $2.09B | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $6.08B | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 6.92x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 1.10x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/FCF | 16.7x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 13.8x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 3.20x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/EBIT | 8.48x | Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive. |
| EV/EBITDA | 8.16x | Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive. |
| EV/FCF | 48.6x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 6.0% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 14.4% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| PEG | 0.51x | P/E / EPS growth per year over 3 years (in percent). Only when both are positive. |
What was ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC's revenue in fiscal 2025?
ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC reported revenue of $1.77B for fiscal 2025, 34.4% higher than the year before.
Was ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC profitable in fiscal 2025?
Yes. Net income was $256.8M, a net margin of 14.5%.
How much free cash flow did ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP INC generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $153.2M minus capital expenditures of $26.3M left free cash flow of $126.9M.