Double-Digit Growth in Cash-Based Metrics with Disciplined Purchases Focused on Maximizing Value Creation
Non-Cash $413 Million Goodwill Impairment Charge Resulted in Q3 Net Loss of $408 Million
Excluding the Non-Cash Charge, the Company Delivered Adjusted Net Income of $21 Million
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 3, 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 third quarter of 2025 ("Q3 2025").
Q3 2025 Highlights (vs. Q3 2024)
| 1. | A reconciliation of net (loss)/income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. to adjusted net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. can be found at the end of this press release. |
| 2. | Cash efficiency ratio is 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. Adjusted cash efficiency ratio is calculated by dividing cash receipts less operating expenses, excluding the effect of goodwill impairment, by cash receipts. A calculation of adjusted cash efficiency can be found at the end of this press release. |
| 3. | A reconciliation of net (loss)/income attributable to PRA Group, Inc., 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. | Refers to the sum of all future projected cash collections on the Company's nonperforming loan portfolios. |
"It has now been just over 100 days since I have stepped into the CEO role, and my focus has been on accelerating what is working well and tackling areas of our business that need to be improved," said Martin Sjolund, president and chief executive officer. "During this time, we achieved significant progress against our strategic priorities for the U.S. business that we shared last quarter, including driving cost efficiency, reorganizing our U.S. operations, creating a new talent hub, bringing our headquarters corporate and support staff back to the office, and developing our IT modernization roadmap. I am very pleased with how the team has responded and how fast we have been executing against these priorities."
"Q3 represented another step forward for PRA and our ability to create value for our stakeholders. Cash collections grew 14% year-over-year, reflecting recent purchases, the continued strong performance of our European business, and growing momentum in our U.S. operational initiatives. In particular, we have been ramping up our investments in the U.S. legal collections channel, which led to a 27% increase in U.S. legal cash collections for the quarter."
"During the quarter, we recorded a non-recurring, non-cash impairment charge of goodwill related to our Debt Buying and Collection reporting unit. This unit's goodwill was primarily attributed to a European acquisition we made in 2014. The Q3 impairment test was triggered by a sustained decline in our stock price. The impairment charge had no impact on our operations, portfolio valuations, or ERC, and I would like to point out that our European business outperformed our cash collections expectations by 11% year-to-date, and it continues to perform strongly. Overall, we are heading in the right direction and are focused on continuing to improve the financial performance of our business."
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) | | Q3 | | Q2 | | Q1 | | Q4 | | Q3 |
| Americas and Australia Core | | $ 310,108 | | $ 301,698 | | $ 288,160 | | $ 257,711 | | $ 266,977 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 23,568 | | 24,329 | | 23,700 | | 24,067 | | 26,065 |
| Europe Core | | 185,910 | | 185,652 | | 164,371 | | 162,564 | | 158,242 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 22,658 | | 24,609 | | 21,205 | | 23,724 | | 25,826 |
| Total cash collections | | $ 542,244 | | $ 536,288 | | $ 497,436 | | $ 468,066 | | $ 477,110 |
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| Constant Currency-Adjusted | | 2025 | | | | | | | | 2024 |
| ($ in thousands) | | Q3 | | | | | | | | Q3 |
| Americas and Australia Core | | $ 310,108 | | | | | | | | $ 267,649 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 23,568 | | | | | | | | 26,040 |
| Europe Core | | 185,910 | | | | | | | | 166,803 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 22,658 | | | | | | | | 26,802 |
| Total cash collections | | $ 542,244 | | | | | | | | $ 487,294 |
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| | | Three Months Ended Sept 30, | | Nine Months Ended Sept 30, | ||||
| ($ in thousands) | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Portfolio income | | $ 258,549 | | $ 216,122 | | $ 750,441 | | $ 627,468 |
| Recoveries collected in excess of forecast | | $ 27,351 | | $ 34,158 | | $ 84,153 | | $ 124,256 |
| Changes in expected future recoveries | | 24,007 | | 26,456 | | 28,419 | | 61,352 |
| Changes in expected recoveries | | $ 51,358 | | $ 60,614 | | $ 112,572 | | $ 185,608 |
| Total portfolio revenue | | $ 309,907 | | $ 276,736 | | $ 863,013 | | $ 813,076 |
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Expenses
Portfolio Purchases
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| Portfolio Purchase Source | | 2025 | | 2024 | ||||||
| ($ in thousands) | | Q3 | | Q2 | | Q1 | | Q4 | | Q3 |
| Americas & Australia Core | | $ 139,484 | | $ 177,097 | | $ 165,503 | | $ 194,063 | | $ 263,613 |
| Americas Insolvency | | 14,835 | | 22,186 | | 12,953 | | 9,460 | | 10,162 |
| Europe Core | | 95,239 | | 142,465 | | 108,390 | | 220,875 | | 71,507 |
| Europe Insolvency | | 5,934 | | 4,757 | | 4,856 | | 8,272 | | 4,696 |
| Total portfolio acquisitions | | $ 255,492 | | $ 346,505 | | $ 291,702 | | $ 432,670 | | $ 349,978 |
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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 November 3, 2026, or call 646-517-4150 in the U.S. or 1-888-660-6345 outside the U.S. and use access code 30359# until November 10, 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 | | Nine Months Ended | ||||
| | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2025 | | 2024 |
| Revenues | | | | | | | |
| Portfolio income | $ 258,549 | | $ 216,122 | | $ 750,441 | | $ 627,468 |
| Changes in expected recoveries | 51,358 | | 60,614 | | 112,572 | | 185,608 |
| Total portfolio revenue | 309,907 | | 276,736 | | 863,013 | | 813,076 |
| Other revenue | 1,233 | | 4,741 | | 5,434 | | 8,216 |
| Total revenues | 311,140 | | 281,477 | | 868,447 | | 821,292 |
| Operating expenses | | | | | | | |
| Compensation and benefits | 74,237 | | 76,106 | | 223,284 | | 223,944 |
| Legal collection costs | 46,764 | | 28,781 | | 117,741 | | 90,746 |
| Legal collection fees | 16,558 | | 14,479 | | 47,413 | | 40,353 |
| Agency fees | 24,556 | | 21,020 | | 68,612 | | 61,751 |
| Professional and outside services | 22,051 | | 20,452 | | 64,225 | | 63,626 |
| Communication | 8,377 | | 10,048 | | 28,271 | | 34,203 |
| Rent and occupancy | 3,654 | | 4,175 | | 10,638 | | 12,455 |
| Depreciation, amortization and impairment of long-lived assets | 2,439 | | 2,469 | | 8,711 | | 7,826 |
| Goodwill impairment | 412,611 | | — | | 412,611 | | — |
| Other operating expenses | 15,440 | | 13,969 | | 42,800 | | 40,792 |
| Total operating expenses | 626,687 | | 191,499 | | 1,024,306 | | 575,696 |
| (Loss)/income from operations | (315,547) | | 89,978 | | (155,859) | | 245,596 |
| Other income/(expense) | | | | | | | |
| Interest expense, net | (64,087) | | (61,062) | | (187,418) | | (168,693) |
| Gain on sale of equity method investment | — | | — | | 38,403 | | — |
| Foreign exchange gain, net | 67 | | 10 | | 66 | | 138 |
| Other | (38) | | (676) | | (293) | | (836) |
| (Loss)/income before income taxes | (379,605) | | 28,250 | | (305,101) | | 76,205 |
| Income tax expense/(benefit) | 24,361 | | (672) | | 44,088 | | 10,416 |
| Net (loss)/income | (403,966) | | 28,922 | | (349,189) | | 65,789 |
| Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests | 3,737 | | 1,768 | | 12,481 | | 13,644 |
| Net (loss)/income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | $ (407,703) | | $ 27,154 | | $ (361,670) | | $ 52,145 |
| Net (loss)/income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc. | | | | | | | |
| Basic | $ (10.43) | | $ 0.69 | | $ (9.20) | | $ 1.33 |
| Diluted | $ (10.43) | | $ 0.69 | | $ (9.20) | | $ 1.32 |
| Weighted average number of shares outstanding | | | | | | | |
| Basic | 39,078 | | 39,421 | | 39,316 | | 39,353 |
| Diluted | 39,078 | | 39,492 | | 39,316 | | 39,495 |
| PRA Group, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands)
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| | September 30, | | December 31, |
| ASSETS | | | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 107,454 | | $ 105,938 |
| Investments | 64,915 | | 66,304 |
| Finance receivables, net | 4,572,167 | | 4,140,742 |
| Income taxes receivable | 17,397 | | 19,559 |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 93,872 | | 75,134 |
| Right-of-use assets | 28,135 | | 32,173 |
| Property and equipment, net | 25,119 | | 29,498 |
| Goodwill | 26,871 | | 396,357 |
| Other assets | 63,279 | | 65,450 |
| Total assets | $ 4,999,209 | | $ 4,931,155 |
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | | | |
| Liabilities | | | |
| Accrued expenses and accounts payable | $ 115,518 | | $ 141,211 |
| Income taxes payable | 48,782 | | 28,584 |
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 17,663 | | 16,813 |
| Lease liabilities | 31,175 | | 36,437 |
| Interest-bearing deposits | 139,671 | | 163,406 |
| Borrowings | 3,606,978 | | 3,326,621 |
| Other liabilities | 55,450 | | 24,476 |
| Total liabilities | 4,015,237 | | 3,737,548 |
| Equity | | | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding | — | | — |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 39,083 shares issued and | 391 | | 395 |
| Additional paid-in capital | 17,981 | | 17,882 |
| Retained earnings | 1,198,479 | | 1,560,149 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (288,358) | | (443,394) |
| Total stockholders' equity - PRA Group, Inc. | 928,493 | | 1,135,032 |
| Noncontrolling interests | 55,479 | | 58,575 |
| Total equity | 983,972 | | 1,193,607 |
| Total liabilities and equity | $ 4,999,209 | | $ 4,931,155 |
| Purchase Price Multiples as of September 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 | $ 6,698,114 | $ 84,642 | 287 % | 228 % |
| 2015 | 443,114 | 920,784 | 28,969 | 208 % | 205 % |
| 2016 | 455,767 | 1,104,447 | 48,732 | 242 % | 201 % |
| 2017 | 532,851 | 1,234,254 | 76,722 | 232 % | 193 % |
| 2018 | 653,975 | 1,561,810 | 114,403 | 239 % | 202 % |
| 2019 | 581,476 | 1,336,705 | 104,678 | 230 % | 206 % |
| 2020 | 435,668 | 975,474 | 109,706 | 224 % | 213 % |
| 2021 | 435,846 | 734,910 | 191,471 | 169 % | 191 % |
| 2022 | 406,082 | 713,779 | 237,056 | 176 % | 179 % |
| 2023 | 622,583 | 1,217,624 | 620,578 | 196 % | 197 % |
| 2024 | 823,662 | 1,794,207 | 1,341,743 | 218 % | 211 % |
| 2025 | 483,333 | 1,033,958 | 961,063 | 214 % | 214 % |
| Subtotal | 8,211,196 | 19,326,066 | 3,919,763 | | |
| Americas Insolvency | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 1,414,476 | 2,723,230 | 2 | 193 % | 155 % |
| 2015 | 63,170 | 88,214 | 3 | 140 % | 125 % |
| 2016 | 91,442 | 118,571 | 51 | 130 % | 123 % |
| 2017 | 275,257 | 359,423 | 362 | 131 % | 125 % |
| 2018 | 97,879 | 137,065 | 143 | 140 % | 127 % |
| 2019 | 123,077 | 167,787 | 447 | 136 % | 128 % |
| 2020 | 62,130 | 90,248 | 3,060 | 145 % | 136 % |
| 2021 | 55,187 | 74,696 | 10,147 | 135 % | 136 % |
| 2022 | 33,442 | 47,948 | 16,283 | 143 % | 139 % |
| 2023 | 91,282 | 119,910 | 62,374 | 131 % | 135 % |
| 2024 | 68,391 | 99,788 | 70,538 | 146 % | 149 % |
| 2025 | 50,001 | 80,059 | 77,368 | 160 % | 160 % |
| Subtotal | 2,425,734 | 4,106,939 | 240,778 | | |
| Total Americas and Australia | 10,636,930 | 23,433,005 | 4,160,541 | | |
| Europe Core | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 814,553 | 2,705,950 | 384,326 | 332 % | 205 % |
| 2015 | 411,340 | 768,527 | 120,755 | 187 % | 160 % |
| 2016 | 333,090 | 590,863 | 144,627 | 177 % | 167 % |
| 2017 | 252,174 | 364,846 | 84,606 | 145 % | 144 % |
| 2018 | 341,775 | 563,250 | 159,355 | 165 % | 148 % |
| 2019 | 518,610 | 876,312 | 292,208 | 169 % | 152 % |
| 2020 | 324,119 | 602,714 | 229,314 | 186 % | 172 % |
| 2021 | 412,411 | 728,081 | 359,607 | 177 % | 170 % |
| 2022 | 359,447 | 593,532 | 399,825 | 165 % | 162 % |
| 2023 | 410,593 | 699,868 | 503,908 | 170 % | 169 % |
| 2024 | 451,786 | 817,307 | 752,460 | 181 % | 180 % |
| 2025 | 357,530 | 671,159 | 640,409 | 188 % | 188 % |
| Subtotal | 4,987,428 | 9,982,409 | 4,071,400 | | |
| Europe Insolvency | | | | | |
| 2014 | 10,876 | 19,233 | — | 177 % | 129 % |
| 2015 | 18,973 | 29,622 | — | 156 % | 139 % |
| 2016 | 39,338 | 58,382 | 497 | 148 % | 130 % |
| 2017 | 39,235 | 52,653 | 335 | 134 % | 128 % |
| 2018 | 44,908 | 53,300 | 871 | 119 % | 123 % |
| 2019 | 77,218 | 114,458 | 5,579 | 148 % | 130 % |
| 2020 | 105,440 | 162,059 | 9,883 | 154 % | 129 % |
| 2021 | 53,230 | 79,535 | 14,261 | 149 % | 134 % |
| 2022 | 44,604 | 65,672 | 26,299 | 147 % | 137 % |
| 2023 | 46,558 | 66,278 | 39,858 | 142 % | 138 % |
| 2024 | 43,459 | 64,128 | 47,281 | 148 % | 147 % |
| 2025 | 15,888 | 24,112 | 23,147 | 152 % | 152 % |
| Subtotal | 539,727 | 789,432 | 168,011 | | |
| Total Europe | 5,527,155 | 10,771,841 | 4,239,411 | | |
| Total PRA Group | $ 16,164,085 | $ 34,204,846 | $ 8,399,952 | | |
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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 September 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 | ||||||
| | September 30, 2025 (year-to-date) | | As of September 30, 2025 | |||
| Purchase Period | Cash | Portfolio | Changes in | Total Portfolio | | Net Finance Receivables (3) |
| Americas and Australia Core | | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | $ 33,116 | $ 15,076 | $ 14,539 | $ 29,615 | | $ 25,383 |
| 2015 | 10,292 | 6,159 | (3,525) | 2,634 | | 12,630 |
| 2016 | 14,478 | 8,358 | 1,599 | 9,957 | | 17,005 |
| 2017 | 21,888 | 11,477 | 5,393 | 16,870 | | 31,608 |
| 2018 | 38,675 | 16,918 | 8,963 | 25,881 | | 56,671 |
| 2019 | 37,963 | 16,735 | 4,280 | 21,015 | | 53,085 |
| 2020 | 42,193 | 17,485 | 4,356 | 21,841 | | 57,455 |
| 2021 | 49,989 | 26,763 | (10,142) | 16,621 | | 93,816 |
| 2022 | 72,183 | 31,861 | (9,887) | 21,974 | | 135,737 |
| 2023 | 182,901 | 89,871 | (33,376) | 56,495 | | 332,260 |
| 2024 | 323,633 | 187,571 | 26,891 | 214,462 | | 708,555 |
| 2025 | 72,655 | 56,814 | 8,544 | 65,358 | | 475,270 |
| Subtotal | 899,966 | 485,088 | 17,635 | 502,723 | | 1,999,475 |
| Americas Insolvency | | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 716 | 16 | 715 | 731 | | — |
| 2015 | 83 | 5 | 72 | 77 | | 2 |
| 2016 | 221 | 14 | 120 | 134 | | 46 |
| 2017 | 827 | 78 | 381 | 459 | | 318 |
| 2018 | 829 | 29 | 425 | 454 | | 134 |
| 2019 | 2,269 | 78 | 713 | 791 | | 425 |
| 2020 | 7,739 | 670 | (1,131) | (461) | | 2,791 |
| 2021 | 9,227 | 1,250 | 314 | 1,564 | | 9,401 |
| 2022 | 8,178 | 1,636 | 478 | 2,114 | | 14,339 |
| 2023 | 21,637 | 6,212 | 498 | 6,710 | | 52,274 |
| 2024 | 17,177 | 8,236 | (1,177) | 7,059 | | 52,606 |
| 2025 | 2,694 | 2,971 | 1,335 | 4,306 | | 50,889 |
| Subtotal | 71,597 | 21,195 | 2,743 | 23,938 | | 183,225 |
| Total Americas and Australia | 971,563 | 506,283 | 20,378 | 526,661 | | 2,182,700 |
| Europe Core | | | | | | |
| 1996-2014 | 73,218 | 43,776 | 19,058 | 62,834 | | 86,025 |
| 2015 | 21,742 | 9,043 | 7,080 | 16,123 | | 59,498 |
| 2016 | 20,097 | 8,757 | 4,139 | 12,896 | | 81,902 |
| 2017 | 11,764 | 4,277 | (1,251) | 3,026 | | 56,212 |
| 2018 | 26,250 | 9,330 | 1,789 | 11,119 | | 102,423 |
| 2019 | 46,787 | 14,952 | 12,991 | 27,943 | | 196,370 |
| 2020 | 34,169 | 13,046 | 10,509 | 23,555 | | 138,912 |
| 2021 | 45,708 | 19,334 | 6,760 | 26,094 | | 216,925 |
| 2022 | 51,788 | 20,379 | 3,229 | 23,608 | | 251,939 |
| 2023 | 70,508 | 28,642 | 5,439 | 34,081 | | 300,972 |
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