Strong Portfolio Purchases at Attractive Returns Driving Record ERC; Double-Digit Cash Collections Growth with 60%+ Cash Efficiency Ratio
Net Income Attributable to PRA Group, Inc. of $42 Million Includes Approximately $30 million After-tax Gain from Previously Announced Sale of RCB Equity Interest in Brazil; $10 Million of Shares Repurchased
16% Adjusted EBITDA Growth Outpaces 13% Cash Collections Growth
Strong European Performance with Continued Focus on Transforming U.S. Business
NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) (the "Company"), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 ("Q2 2025").
Q2 2025 Highlights (vs. Q2 2024)
| 1. | Refers to the sum of all future projected cash collections on the Company's nonperforming loan portfolios. |
| 2. | Calculated by dividing cash receipts less operating expenses by cash receipts. Cash receipts refers to cash collections on the Company's nonperforming loan portfolios, fees and revenue recognized from the Company's class action claims recovery services. |
| 3. | A reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA can be found at the end of this press release. |
| 4. | This transaction does not impact the Company's ownership of any portfolios in Brazil, nor its existing operations or future portfolio investment opportunities in this market. |
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| | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||
| ($ in thousands, except per share amounts) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | | $ 42,374 | | $ 21,516 | | $ 46,033 | | $ 24,991 |
| Diluted earnings per share | | $ 1.08 | | $ 0.54 | | $ 1.16 | | $ 0.63 |
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"The second quarter represented another positive step in our journey of creating sustained shareholder value," said Martin Sjolund, president and chief executive officer. "We had another period of robust portfolio investments at attractive purchase price multiples, record ERC, and improved portfolio income as we continue to focus on high-return opportunities. Improvement in our cash efficiency ratio reflects the work we have been doing to increase cash collections and manage expenses, leading to Adjusted EBITDA growth that outpaced cash collections growth."
"More importantly, we have hit the ground running since I've stepped into the CEO role. Building on PRA's global scale and strong foundation, we are working with urgency to drive a meaningful improvement in our financial and operational results over the long term. Leveraging my experience strengthening and growing our European business with a proven multi-year track record of performance, we are accelerating the transformation of our U.S. business across our three strategic pillars: optimizing investments, operational execution, and managing expenses. I have confidence in our ability to develop PRA into the leading player in our industry, and look forward to building on our momentum."
Cash Collections and Revenues
The following table presents cash collections by quarter and by source on an as reported and constant currency-adjusted basis:
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| Cash Collection Source | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | | Q2 | | Q1 | | Q4 | | Q3 | | Q2 |
| Americas and Australia Core | | $ 301,698 | | $ 288,160 | | $ 257,711 | | $ 266,977 | | $ 263,828 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 24,329 | | 23,700 | | 24,067 | | 26,065 | | 26,971 |
| Europe Core | | 185,652 | | 164,371 | | 162,564 | | 158,242 | | 156,739 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 24,609 | | 21,205 | | 23,724 | | 25,826 | | 26,344 |
| Total cash collections | | $ 536,288 | | $ 497,436 | | $ 468,066 | | $ 477,110 | | $ 473,882 |
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| Constant Currency-Adjusted | | 2025 | | | | | | | | 2024 |
| ($ in thousands) | | Q2 | | | | | | | | Q2 |
| Americas and Australia Core | | $ 301,698 | | | | | | | | $ 260,348 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 24,329 | | | | | | | | 26,935 |
| Europe Core | | 185,652 | | | | | | | | 166,348 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 24,609 | | | | | | | | 27,897 |
| Total cash collections | | $ 536,288 | | | | | | | | $ 481,528 |
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| | | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||
| ($ in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Portfolio income | | $ 250,934 | | $ 209,290 | | $ 491,892 | | $ 411,346 |
| Recoveries collected in excess of forecast | | $ 40,302 | | $ 54,260 | | $ 56,802 | | $ 90,098 |
| Changes in expected future recoveries | | (7,010) | | 19,060 | | 4,412 | | 34,896 |
| Changes in expected recoveries | | $ 33,292 | | $ 73,320 | | $ 61,214 | | $ 124,994 |
| Total portfolio revenue | | $ 284,226 | | $ 282,610 | | $ 553,106 | | $ 536,340 |
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Expenses
Portfolio Purchases
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| Portfolio Purchase Source | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | | Q2 | | Q1 | | Q4 | | Q3 | | Q2 |
| Americas & Australia Core | | $ 177,097 | | $ 165,503 | | $ 194,063 | | $ 263,613 | | $ 198,761 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 22,186 | | 12,953 | | 9,460 | | 10,162 | | 26,627 |
| Europe Core | | 142,465 | | 108,390 | | 220,875 | | 71,507 | | 127,991 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 4,757 | | 4,856 | | 8,272 | | 4,696 | | 25,990 |
| Total portfolio acquisitions | | $ 346,505 | | $ 291,702 | | $ 432,670 | | $ 349,978 | | $ 379,369 |
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| 1. | Contractual agreements with sellers of nonperforming loans that allow for the purchase of nonperforming loan portfolios at pre-established prices. These amounts represent our estimated forward flow purchases over the next 12 months under the agreements in place based on projections and other factors, including sellers' estimates of future forward flow sales, and are dependent on actual delivery by the sellers and, in some cases, the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Accordingly, amounts purchased under these agreements may vary significantly. |
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Conference Call Information
PRA Group, Inc. will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss its financial and operational results. To listen to a webcast of the call and view the accompanying slides, visit https://ir.pragroup.com/events-and-presentations. To listen by phone, call 646-357-8785 in the U.S. or 1-800-836-8184 outside the U.S. and ask for the PRA Group conference call. To listen to a replay of the call, either visit the same website until August 4, 2026, or call 646-517-4150 in the U.S. or 1-888-660-6345 outside the U.S. and use access code 58095# until August 11, 2025.
About PRA Group, Inc.
As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group, Inc. returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas, Europe, and Australia. With thousands of employees worldwide, PRA Group, Inc. companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.
About Forward Looking Statements
Statements made herein that are not historical in nature, including PRA Group, Inc.'s or its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group, Inc.'s future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that the Company's expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group, Inc. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group, Inc.'s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PRA Group, Inc.'s annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group, Inc.'s website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group, Inc.'s business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.
Due to such uncertainties and risks, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. Information in this press release may be superseded by more recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA Group, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA Group, Inc.'s expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.
| PRA Group, Inc. Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts) | |||||||
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| | Three Months Ended June 30, | | Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Portfolio income | $ 250,934 | | $ 209,290 | | $ 491,892 | | $ 411,346 |
| Changes in expected recoveries | 33,292 | | 73,320 | | 61,214 | | 124,994 |
| Total portfolio revenue | 284,226 | | 282,610 | | 553,106 | | 536,340 |
| Other revenue | 3,462 | | 1,619 | | 4,201 | | 3,475 |
| Total revenues | 287,688 | | 284,229 | | 557,307 | | 539,815 |
| Operating expenses | | | | | | | |
| Compensation and benefits | 75,724 | | 74,241 | | 149,047 | | 147,838 |
| Legal collection costs | 37,583 | | 35,274 | | 70,977 | | 61,965 |
| Legal collection fees | 15,625 | | 13,762 | | 30,855 | | 25,874 |
| Agency fees | 22,688 | | 21,008 | | 44,056 | | 40,731 |
| Professional and outside services | 21,071 | | 18,124 | | 42,174 | | 43,174 |
| Communication | 9,417 | | 11,577 | | 19,894 | | 24,155 |
| Rent and occupancy | 3,504 | | 4,136 | | 6,984 | | 8,280 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment | 2,503 | | 2,637 | | 6,272 | | 5,357 |
| Other operating expenses | 14,462 | | 14,248 | | 27,360 | | 26,823 |
| Total operating expenses | 202,577 | | 195,007 | | 397,619 | | 384,197 |
| Income from operations | 85,111 | | 89,222 | | 159,688 | | 155,618 |
| Other income/(expense) | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense, net | (62,361) | | (55,353) | | (123,331) | | (107,631) |
| Gain on sale of equity method investment | 38,403 | | — | | 38,403 | | — |
| Foreign exchange (loss)/gain, net | 50 | | (99) | | (1) | | 128 |
| Other | (75) | | 46 | | (255) | | (160) |
| Income before income taxes | 61,128 | | 33,816 | | 74,504 | | 47,955 |
| Income tax expense | 15,415 | | 8,702 | | 19,727 | | 11,088 |
| Net income | 45,713 | | 25,114 | | 54,777 | | 36,867 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 3,339 | | 3,598 | | 8,744 | | 11,876 |
| Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | $ 42,374 | | $ 21,516 | | $ 46,033 | | $ 24,991 |
| Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | | | | | | | |
| Basic | $ 1.08 | | $ 0.55 | | $ 1.17 | | $ 0.64 |
| Diluted | $ 1.08 | | $ 0.54 | | $ 1.16 | | $ 0.63 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 39,323 | | 39,364 | | 39,436 | | 39,319 |
| Diluted | 39,385 | | 39,546 | | 39,536 | | 39,497 |
| PRA Group, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands) | |||
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| | (unaudited) | | |
| | June 30, | | December 31, |
| ASSETS | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 131,592 | | $ 105,938 |
| Investments | 66,500 | | 66,304 |
| Finance receivables, net | 4,562,576 | | 4,140,742 |
| Income taxes receivable | 24,136 | | 19,559 |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 92,226 | | 75,134 |
| Right-of-use assets | 26,268 | | 32,173 |
| Property and equipment, net | 26,391 | | 29,498 |
| Goodwill | 439,449 | | 396,357 |
| Other assets | 65,629 | | 65,450 |
| Total assets | $ 5,434,767 | | $ 4,931,155 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | |
| Liabilities | | | |
| Accrued expenses and accounts payable | $ 124,103 | | $ 141,211 |
| Income taxes payable | 37,549 | | 28,584 |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 22,460 | | 16,813 |
| Lease liabilities | 29,453 | | 36,437 |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 168,656 | | 163,406 |
| Borrowings | 3,614,208 | | 3,326,621 |
| Other liabilities | 41,727 | | 24,476 |
| Total liabilities | 4,038,156 | | 3,737,548 |
| Equity | | | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and | — | | — |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 39,074 shares issued | 391 | | 395 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 14,086 | | 17,882 |
| Retained earnings | 1,606,182 | | 1,560,149 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (283,734) | | (443,394) |
| Total stockholders' equity - PRA Group, Inc. | 1,336,925 | | 1,135,032 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 59,686 | | 58,575 |
| Total equity | 1,396,611 | | 1,193,607 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 5,434,767 | | $ 4,931,155 |
| Select Expenses (Income) Amounts in thousands, pre-tax | ||||||||
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| | Three Months Ended | |||||||
| | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | September 30, | June 30, | March 31, | December 31, | September 30, |
| Noncash interest expense - | $ 1,962 | $ 1,901 | $ 2,241 | $ 3,795 | $ 2,331 | $ 2,200 | $ 2,177 | $ 2,220 |
| Change in fair value of | (1,748) | (2,570) | (4,686) | (5,706) | (5,628) | (5,930) | (6,734) | (6,545) |
| Amortization of intangibles | 52 | 49 | 58 | 60 | 58 | 60 | 69 | 69 |
| Impairment of real estate | — | 831 | — | — | — | — | 202 | 5,037 |
| Stock-based compensation | 4,465 | 3,788 | 3,337 | 3,251 | 3,555 | 3,327 | 2,952 | 1,629 |
| Purchase Price Multiples as of June 30, 2025 Amounts in thousands | |||||
| Purchase Period | Purchase Price (1)(2) | Total Estimated | Estimated | Current Purchase | Original Purchase |
| Americas and Australia Core | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | $ 2,336,839 | $ 6,681,453 | $ 78,176 | 286 % | 228 % |
| 2015 | 443,114 | 927,720 | 39,069 | 209 % | 205 % |
| 2016 | 455,767 | 1,100,505 | 50,637 | 241 % | 201 % |
| 2017 | 532,851 | 1,228,005 | 77,204 | 230 % | 193 % |
| 2018 | 653,975 | 1,547,865 | 112,494 | 237 % | 202 % |
| 2019 | 581,476 | 1,320,124 | 100,069 | 227 % | 206 % |
| 2020 | 435,668 | 961,557 | 108,427 | 221 % | 213 % |
| 2021 | 435,846 | 736,580 | 207,580 | 169 % | 191 % |
| 2022 | 406,082 | 720,041 | 264,772 | 177 % | 179 % |
| 2023 | 622,583 | 1,214,966 | 676,089 | 195 % | 197 % |
| 2024 | 823,662 | 1,734,516 | 1,394,320 | 211 % | 211 % |
| 2025 | 343,542 | 733,858 | 702,763 | 214 % | 214 % |
| Subtotal | 8,071,405 | 18,907,190 | 3,811,600 | | |
| Americas Insolvency | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 1,414,476 | 2,723,019 | 2 | 193 % | 155 % |
| 2015 | 63,170 | 88,194 | 6 | 140 % | 125 % |
| 2016 | 91,442 | 118,534 | 75 | 130 % | 123 % |
| 2017 | 275,257 | 359,352 | 521 | 131 % | 125 % |
| 2018 | 97,879 | 136,921 | 203 | 140 % | 127 % |
| 2019 | 123,077 | 167,454 | 682 | 136 % | 128 % |
| 2020 | 62,130 | 90,738 | 5,352 | 146 % | 136 % |
| 2021 | 55,187 | 74,574 | 12,891 | 135 % | 136 % |
| 2022 | 33,442 | 47,809 | 18,764 | 143 % | 139 % |
| 2023 | 91,282 | 119,901 | 69,577 | 131 % | 135 % |
| 2024 | 68,391 | 99,619 | 76,563 | 146 % | 149 % |
| 2025 | 35,189 | 55,793 | 55,042 | 159 % | 159 % |
| Subtotal | 2,410,922 | 4,081,908 | 239,678 | | |
| Total Americas and Australia | 10,482,327 | 22,989,098 | 4,051,278 | | |
| Europe Core | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 814,553 | 2,694,589 | 400,652 | 331 % | 205 % |
| 2015 | 411,340 | 766,350 | 127,274 | 186 % | 160 % |
| 2016 | 333,090 | 588,053 | 149,219 | 177 % | 167 % |
| 2017 | 252,174 | 364,311 | 89,269 | 144 % | 144 % |
| 2018 | 341,775 | 562,173 | 169,822 | 164 % | 148 % |
| 2019 | 518,610 | 872,535 | 307,692 | 168 % | 152 % |
| 2020 | 324,119 | 596,976 | 237,210 | 184 % | 172 % |
| 2021 | 412,411 | 723,959 | 372,728 | 176 % | 170 % |
| 2022 | 359,447 | 589,618 | 415,912 | 164 % | 162 % |
| 2023 | 410,593 | 695,957 | 527,680 | 170 % | 169 % |
| 2024 | 451,786 | 816,563 | 794,892 | 181 % | 180 % |
| 2025 | 264,668 | 481,332 | 469,955 | 182 % | 182 % |
| Subtotal | 4,894,566 | 9,752,416 | 4,062,305 | | |
| Europe Insolvency | | | | | |
| 2014 | 10,876 | 19,178 | — | 176 % | 129 % |
| 2015 | 18,973 | 29,587 | — | 156 % | 139 % |
| 2016 | 39,338 | 58,295 | 528 | 148 % | 130 % |
| 2017 | 39,235 | 52,549 | 396 | 134 % | 128 % |
| 2018 | 44,908 | 53,277 | 1,134 | 119 % | 123 % |
| 2019 | 77,218 | 114,367 | 7,026 | 148 % | 130 % |
| 2020 | 105,440 | 161,278 | 13,288 | 153 % | 129 % |
| 2021 | 53,230 | 77,420 | 16,550 | 145 % | 134 % |
| 2022 | 44,604 | 64,543 | 29,617 | 145 % | 137 % |
| 2023 | 46,558 | 66,232 | 44,836 | 142 % | 138 % |
| 2024 | 43,459 | 64,128 | 52,365 | 148 % | 147 % |
| 2025 | 10,186 | 15,399 | 14,987 | 151 % | 151 % |
| Subtotal | 534,025 | 776,253 | 180,727 | | |
| Total Europe | 5,428,591 | 10,528,669 | 4,243,032 | | |
| Total PRA Group | $ 15,910,918 | $ 33,517,767 | $ 8,294,310 | | |
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| (1) | Includes the acquisition date finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through our business acquisitions. |
| (2) | Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the exchange rate at the end of the period in which the portfolio was purchased. In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the portfolio are presented at the period-end exchange rate for the respective period of purchase. |
| (3) | Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the period-end exchange rate for the respective period of purchase. |
| (4) | Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the June 30, 2025 exchange rate. |
| (5) | The original purchase price multiple represents the purchase price multiple at the end of the period of acquisition. |
| Portfolio Financial Information (1) | ||||||
| Amounts in thousands | ||||||
| | June 30, 2025 (year-to-date) | | As of June 30, 2025 | |||
| Purchase Period | Cash | Portfolio | Change in | Total Portfolio | | Net Finance Receivables (3) |
| Americas and Australia Core | | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | $ 23,044 | $ 10,330 | $ 10,120 | $ 20,450 | | $ 26,393 |
| 2015 | 7,178 | 4,293 | (718) | 3,575 | | 16,724 |
| 2016 | 9,619 | 5,698 | 955 | 6,653 | | 18,634 |
| 2017 | 15,270 | 7,890 | 3,210 | 11,100 | | 32,512 |
| 2018 | 26,944 | 11,767 | 3,909 | 15,676 | | 58,310 |
| 2019 | 26,477 | 11,886 | (2,579) | 9,307 | | 52,962 |
| 2020 | 29,633 | 12,447 | (2,096) | 10,351 | | 58,619 |
| 2021 | 34,910 | 18,512 | (3,173) | 15,339 | | 107,468 |
| 2022 | 49,942 | 21,982 | (59) | 21,923 | | 157,702 |
| 2023 | 124,806 | 62,995 | (24,093) | 38,902 | | 369,079 |
| 2024 | 211,045 | 128,793 | 8,423 | 137,216 | | 732,714 |
| 2025 | 30,990 | 23,444 | 4,794 | 28,238 | | 340,417 |
| Subtotal | 589,858 | 320,037 | (1,307) | 318,730 | | 1,971,534 |
| Americas Insolvency | | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 501 | 13 | 494 | 507 | | — |
| 2015 | 60 | 4 | 52 | 56 | | 4 |
| 2016 | 162 | 11 | 84 | 95 | | 67 |
| 2017 | 596 | 57 | 309 | 366 | | 463 |
| 2018 | 624 | 23 | 280 | 303 | | 189 |
| 2019 | 1,701 | 63 | 378 | 441 | | 644 |
| 2020 | 5,937 | 533 | (504) | 29 | | 5,083 |
| 2021 | 6,362 | 915 | 193 | 1,108 | | 11,809 |
| 2022 | 5,559 | 1,154 | 339 | 1,493 | | 16,338 |
| 2023 | 14,789 | 4,316 | 487 | 4,803 | | 57,511 |
| 2024 | 10,990 | 5,672 | (1,370) | 4,302 | | 56,047 |
| 2025 | 748 | 1,019 | 512 | 1,531 | | 35,689 |
| Subtotal | 48,029 | 13,780 | 1,254 | 15,034 | | 183,844 |
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