Encore Capital Group Inc · NASDAQ:ECPG

Encore Capital — Q1 2018 Earnings Presentation

23 slides from Encore Capital's earnings presentation, May 8, 2018

  1. Slide 1: Cabot Transaction & Q1 2018 Earnings Call

    Exhibit 99.1 Encore Capital Group, Inc. CABOT TRANSACTION & Q1 2018 EARNINGS CALL

  2. Slide 2: Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements

    CAUTIONARY NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS The statements in this presentation that are not achievements of the Company and its subsidiaries historical facts, including, most importantly, those to be materially different from any future results, statements preceded by, or that include, the wor

  3. Slide 3: Conference Call Agenda

    CONFERENCE CALL AGENDA  Discussion of Cabot transaction  Q1 2018 Earnings summary and update to prior earnings growth outlook Proprietary and Confidential 3

  4. Slide 4: Acquisition of the Remainder of Cabot Solidifies Encore's Global Strategic Position

    THE ACQUISITION OF THE REMAINDER OF CABOT SOLIDIFIES ENCORE’S GLOBAL STRATEGIC POSITION  Strengthens our position in the growing European market with clear opportunity to further expand Strategically  Continued benefits from diversification across geographies and products Aligned  Encore retains

  5. Slide 5: Transaction Summary

    TRANSACTION SUMMARY  Purchase: Remaining PECs and common shares of Cabot  Total Cabot equity value: ~£620M  Consideration  Encore shares: 5M Encore common shares  Cash: £175.5M (~$238.2M)  Approvals: HSR  Expected closing: Within 90 days  Financing: Committed financing in place Proprietary a

  6. Slide 6: Cabot Is a Market Leader and Strong Performer with Considerable Growth Potential

    CABOT IS A MARKET LEADER AND STRONG PERFORMER WITH CONSIDERABLE GROWTH POTENTIAL Compelling Geographic  Cabot is the industry leader in the U.K. and Ireland, with solid operations in Footprint Spain, Portugal and France and further growth opportunities in Europe  Consumer unsecured, mortgages, REO

  7. Slide 7: Encore's Growth Strategy Focused on Domestic and International Opportunities

    ENCORE’S GROWTH STRATEGY IS FOCUSED ON BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Continue to invest Strengthen and in and grow core develop Encore’s businesses in the international United States businesses Focus on liquidation and Our global reach and expense management, scale provide significan

  8. Slide 8: U.S. Market Continues on Path Toward Long-Term Growth

    U.S. MARKET CONTINUES ON PATH TOWARD LONG-TERM GROWTH  Supply in the U.S. on track for continued growth in 2018 and beyond  Federal Reserve reports revolving credit in the U.S. reached another all-time high in February 2018  Banks’ charge-off rates and loan loss allowances continue to rise  Pric

  9. Slide 9: Detailed Financial Discussion

    Detailed Financial Discussion 9

  10. Slide 10: Encore's First Quarter 2018 GAAP EPS Was $0.83

    ENCORE’S FIRST QUARTER 2018 GAAP EPS WAS $0.83 GAAP EPS1 GAAP Net Income1 Economic EPS2 Adjusted Income2 $21.8 $25.8 $0.83 million $0.98 million Collections $489 million Estimated Remaining Collections of $7.1 billion 1) From continuing operations attributable to Encore 2) Please refer to Appendix f

  11. Slide 11: Worldwide Deployments in Q1 Were Up 27%

    WORLDWIDE DEPLOYMENTS IN Q1 WERE UP 27% COMPARED TO THE SAME QUARTER A YEAR AGO Q1 2018 Deployments $M Europe $87 United States $179 Other $10 Total $277 11

  12. Slide 12: Record Collections in the First Quarter Were Up 11%

    RECORD COLLECTIONS IN THE FIRST QUARTER WERE UP 11%, REFLECTING GROWTH IN THE U.S. AND EUROPE Collections by Geography Collections by Channel Collection Sites Legal Collections Collection Agencies $M United States Europe Other $M 489 489 500 500 434446 443 438 441 434 446 443 438 441 407 397 407 397

  13. Slide 13: Q1 Revenue Reflects Our Growth in Europe

    Q1 REVENUE REFLECTS OUR GROWTH IN EUROPE Revenue by Geography $M 350 327 307 317 289 291 300 271 272 250 200 179 150 100 50 0 -50 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2017 2018 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 United States Europe Other 13

  14. Slide 14: Estimated Remaining Collections Grew $1.2 Billion in Last 12 Months

    ESTIMATED REMAINING COLLECTIONS GREW $1.2 BILLION IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS TO SET A NEW ENCORE ALL-TIME HIGH Total Estimated Remaining Collections 7,077 $M 7,000 5,849 6,000 5,665 5,080 5,000 4,758 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 0 March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017 March 2018 United States Europe Oth

  15. Slide 15: Encore Delivered GAAP EPS of $0.83 and Economic EPS of $0.98

    ENCORE DELIVERED GAAP EPS OF $0.83 AND ECONOMIC EPS OF $0.98 IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2018 Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 $1.25 $0.08 ($0.09) $0.11 ($0.03) ($0.06) $0.02 $0.98 $0.98 $1.00 $0.12 $0.83 $0.75 No shares $0.50 deducted in Q1 2018 $0.25 $0.00 Net income per Convertible Acquisition, Expe

  16. Slide 16: Summary and Improved 2018 Expectations

    SUMMARY AND IMPROVED 2018 EXPECTATIONS  In Q1, we recorded record global cash collections and our ERC established another all-time high level  U.S. market supply remains strong and pricing remains favorable  We deployed $179M in the U.S. at better returns than a year ago  Acquisition of the rema

  17. Slide 17: Q&A

    —=- encore TCAPITAL GROUP Q&A

  18. Slide 18: Appendix

    —=- encore “CAPITAL GROUP Appendix

  19. Slide 19: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES This presentation includes certain financial measures that exclude the impact of certain items and therefore have not been calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”). The Company has included information concerning Adjusted EBITDA

  20. Slide 20: Reconciliation of Adjusted Income and Economic / Adjusted EPS

    RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED INCOME AND ECONOMIC / ADJUSTED EPS Reconciliation of Adjusted Income and Economic / Adjusted EPS to GAAP EPS (Unaudited, In Thousands, except per share amounts), Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017 Per Diluted Per Diluted Per Diluted Per Diluted $ Share – Share – $ Shar

  21. Slide 21: Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Expenses

    RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED OPERATING EXPENSES Reconciliation of Adjusted Operating Expenses to GAAP Operating Expenses (Unaudited, In $ Thousands) Three Months Ended 6/30/16 9/30/16 12/31/16 3/31/17 6/30/17 9/30/17 12/31/17 3/31/18 GAAP total operating expenses, as reported $ 197,695 $ 200,597 $ 183

  22. Slide 22: Impact of Fluctuations in Foreign Currency Exchange Rates

    IMPACT OF FLUCTUATIONS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES (Unaudited, In Millions, except per share amounts) Three Months Ended Constant As Reported 3/31/18 Currency Revenue $ 327 $ 311 Operating expenses $ 238 $ 229 Net income* $ 22 $ 21 Adjusted net income* $ 26 $ 25 GAAP EPS* $ 0.83 $ 0.80 Econom

  23. Slide 23: Q1 Cost-to-Collect Reflects Accelerated Legal Spending & Investments

    Q1 COST-TO-COLLECT REFLECTS ACCELERATED LEGAL SPENDING & INVESTMENTS TO INCREASE COLLECTIONS CAPACITY IN THE U.S. Overall Cost-to-Collect1 45% 2 40.3% 41.1% 41.5% 40% 38.4% 38.4% 38.5% 36.9% 37.8% 35% Q1 2018 Q1 2017 Location 30% CTC CTC 25% United States 43.6% 40.6% 20% Europe 27.4% 28.5% 15% 10% O

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