earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.85
Credit Acceptance Q1 GAAP EPS falls to $7.61 from $14.94; provision for credit losses spikes
CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORP
2023-Q1 EPS reported
$7.61
revenue$453,800,000
- GAAP net income $99.5M ($7.61/diluted) vs $214.3M ($14.94) a year ago, down 53.6%.
- Adjusted net income $127.0M ($9.71/diluted) vs $197.3M ($13.76) down 35.6%.
- Provision for credit losses increased 489.7% to $137.4M from $23.3M, driven by slower cash flow timing.
- Consumer loan unit volume grew 22.8%, dollar volume up 18.6%; initial spread on new loans 21.0% vs 19.4% a year ago.
- Operating expenses up 14.4% due to engineering headcount; interest expense up 49.0% on higher rates.