earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.75
PRA Group reports Q1 loss of $58.6M; EPS $(1.50) on falling collections and revenue
PRA GROUP INC
2023-Q1 EPS reported
-$1.50
revenue$155,470,000
- Net loss $58.6M; diluted EPS $(1.50) vs net income $40.0M and EPS $0.97 in Q1 2022.
- Total cash collections $411.3M, down 14.5% YoY; U.S. call center collections down 30.2%.
- Portfolio purchases $230.2M, up 56% YoY; total portfolio revenue fell to $151.3M from $237.4M.
- Appointed Vikram Atal as president and CEO (March 2023) and Owen James as global investments officer (April 2023).
- Operating expenses up 12.1% driven by $7.5M severance and $7.6M litigation costs.