Firstcash Holdings, Inc. · NASDAQ:FCFS

Firstcash — First Cash Financial Services — Investor Presentation (February 2006)

30 slides from Firstcash's investor presentation, Feb 28, 2006

  1. Slide 1: Investor Presentation - February/March 2006

    OO ral | FIRST CASH! INVESTOR PRESENTATION -FEBRUARY/MARCH 2006

  2. Slide 2: Safe Harbor Statement

    Safe Harbor Statement Certain statements included in this presentation which are not historical in nature, including statements regarding the Company's and/or managements strategies, beliefs, expectations, plans for new stores, projections of earnings and revenues, expected effect of regulatory pron

  3. Slide 3: First Cash Overview

    First Cash Overview * Leading provider of diversified specialty consumer finance products * Superior earnings performance and financial position * Significant future growth through store expansion : T aa Te} DE EMPE CAS? JOYERIA

  4. Slide 4: Company History

    Company History 1988 Founded — 3 pawn stores in Texas Early 90’s Goes public; multi-state pawn store roll-up acquisitions Payday lending acquisitions; introduction of payday product in pawn stores First pawn stores opened in Mexico 2001 to present Expansion through new store openings: US. payday & M

  5. Slide 5: Store Counts

    Store Counts Payday Advance Stores 908 Mexico Pawn Stores U.S. Pawn Stores 284 235 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  6. Slide 6: Geographic Markets & Product Offerings

    Geographic Markets & Product Offerings As of December 31, 2005 Locations in: + 11 states in the Us. + 7 states in Pawn stores Pawn stores with payday ladvancefcredit services Y Payday advance/credit services stores FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  7. Slide 7: Revenue Mix - 2005

    Revenue Mix - 2005 Millions $120 $100 $80 Revenues $60 @ Gross Profit $40 $20 $0 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES Pawn Merchandise Paven SenviceFees Payday Advance CheckCashing & Sales Gredit Services Other

  8. Slide 8: Pawn Loans

    Pawn Loans * Short-term loan secured by pledged personal property - No credit check - No bank account required * Regulations vary by state - typically provide for: — 30 day term - 10% to 20% monthly service fee FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  9. Slide 9: Pawn Demographics

    Sc Pawn Demographics Loan Growth * Many un-banked or — under-banked customers BUS Fam * Both in the U.S. and... * In Mexico, where: — 88% of retail transactions are in cash — Anestimated 80% of the population is un-banked FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  10. Slide 10: Pawn-Related Retail

    Pawn-Related Retail Composition of Retail Inventories + Retail inventories are primarily acquired via forfeited pawn loan collateral dezebs Electronics + Gold jewelry represents 53% of the retail oe inventory Tools gn | Retail Metrics for 2005 * Total merchandise margins 40% + Retail margins (exclud

  11. Slide 11: Payday Advance Product

    Payday Advance Product + Typical advance amount: $100 to $500 * Term: 7 to 31 days * Typical service charge per advance: 15% + Proof of employment and bank account required — but no credit check + Advance secured by personal check held until due date

  12. Slide 12: Payday Advance Regulatory Landscape

    Payday Advance Regulatory Landscape FDIC regulations affect only payday lending in other states where “bank moder is used First Cash does net uliize the bank model n any state and is therefore not subject fo FDIC regulations a.¢| States with industry favorable payda advance legislation [Ey Sites wit

  13. Slide 13: Credit Services Model Utilized in Texas

    TO Credit Services Model Utilized in Texas + In Texas, First Cash has elected to operate as a Credit Services Organization (“CSO”) + AsacCsO, First Cash provides customers access to a short-term loan funded by an independent consumer lending company — Customer pays a fee to CSO for its services: * p

  14. Slide 14: Superior Performance & Financial Position

    Superior Performance & Financial Position * Operating Results Revenues milion — Industry leading $250 performance metrics $200 — Consistent growth — Increasing margins 50 + Financial Position $100 — Debt-free $50 — Strong cash flows 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

  15. Slide 15: 2005 - Fourth Quarter Highlights

    2005 - Fourth Quarter Highlights + 20% consecutive quarter of double-digit EPS growth * Q4 diluted EPS up 31% over prior year * Fiscal 2005 performance — Revenues of $208 million — Diluted EPS of $0.76", up 25% — Net income of $25 million, up 23% * Reflects wo-forone stock split effective Febmary 22

  16. Slide 16: Earnings Per Share Growth

    ma4 a3 waz wai Earnings Per Share Growth 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Reflects two-for-one stock split effective February 22, 2006 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  17. Slide 17: Consistency of Growth & Earnings

    bist Su ust Bist Su S130 $120 Su Su Consistency of Growth & Earnings Trailing 12 Months Diluted Eamings per Share Sq Ob Mar tn Sep Dee Mer np Des Mar dn Sep Dee Wer din Sep Dos ite eee eee eee ew Reflects yo-for-one stock split effective Febmary 22, 2006 Forbes) Forbes 200 Best Small Companies 4 str

  18. Slide 18: 2006 Growth Expectations

    2006 Growth Expectations + Annual EPS growth in excess of 20% recorded for the past five years * 60 to 70 new store openings projected for 2006 + 2006 earnings per share forecast of $0.91 to $0.93* — Midpoint represents 21% increase over 2005 EPS *- Reflects two-for-one stock spit effective February

  19. Slide 19: Increasing Market Visibility & Liquidity

    Increasing Market Visibility & Liquidity Two-for-one stock split effective February 22, 2006 Market Cap ia 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 022306 1) waspag’ > 5 foe -— FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  20. Slide 20: Balance Sheet

    Balance Sheet £ DAssets & = Liabilities $7 $117 $144 mEquity 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  21. Slide 21: Net Cash Position

    Net Cash Position Millions $50 $40 $30 Cash $20 Oi Interest "0 interes' Bearing 0 Debt $20 -$30 -$40 -$50 2000 =2001~=2002,_— 2003 ~— 2004 = 2005 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  22. Slide 22: Utilization of Cash Flows

    Utilization of Cash Flows + All store openings funded from current cash flows — Loan growth at new & existing stores - Capital expenditures for new stores — Start-up costs for new stores FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  23. Slide 23: Growth Strategy

    wth Strategy + New store openings in multiple markets — United States — Mexico + Diversified product line — Pawn loans & related retail — Payday advances — Credit services

  24. Slide 24: New Store Openings

    New Store Openings 60 is 4 52 50 \ 0 38 ew 30 Stores 6 18 10 0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 4th Qtr 1 14 13 12 16 3rd Qtr 3 10 12 13 5 2nd Qtr 3 6 1 13 10 ist Qtr 4 8 “1 14 15 FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  25. Slide 25: New Store Financial Model

    New Store Financial Model Cap Ex - Leasehold improvements - Computer & security equipment $80,000 to $150,000 Working Capital (first year) - Operating cash - Loan funding - Inventory (pawn only) $80,000 to $150,000 Start-up Losses - Pre-opening - First six months of operation $40,000 to $60,000 Tota

  26. Slide 26: Mexico Expansion Markets

    Mexico Expansion Markets Ba ee Gen ee el ere are Um Poort ee FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES

  27. Slide 27: New Stores in Mexico

    New Stores in Mexico

  28. Slide 28: U.S. Payday Expansion

    U.S. Payday Expansion * Continued growth in key Texas markets: — Dallas/Fort Worth — Houston — San Antonio/Austin — Many other mid-sized markets * First stores in Michigan projected in Q2 of 2006 + Monitoring opportunities for expansion in other states with favorable payday laws FIRST CASH FINANCIAL

  29. Slide 29: First Cash Summary

    First Cash Summary + Industry leader in a growth sector - Strong demand for specialty consumer finance products - Multiple products: pawn and payday advance * Superior financial metrics - 20 consecutive quarters (five years) of double-digit EPS growth — Strong cash flows; no debt * Well-defined expa

  30. Slide 30: First Cash Logo - February/March 2006

    FIRST CASH FINANCIAL SERVICES [LOGO OF FIRST CASH] INVESTOR PRESENTATION - FEBRUARY/MARCH 2006 Safe Harbor Statement • Certain statements included in this presentation which are not historical in nature, including statements regarding the Company’s and/or management’s strategies, beliefs, expectatio

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