Brief: Firstcash Q3 Earnings Per Share $0.36

Firstcash Holdings

21/10/2020 11:44

Oct 21 (Reuters) - FirstCash Inc  FCFS.O :
    * Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.36 (NOT $0.03)
    * Q3 SALES $359.9 MILLION VERSUS $452.5 MILLION (NOT Q3
SALES $3.0
MILLION VERSUS $1.0 MILLION)
    * Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.59
    * FIRSTCASH REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; COMPANY SEES
CONTINUED
IMPROVEMENT IN PAWN LENDING AND RETAIL MARGIN TRENDS; STORE
COUNT REACHES 2,750 LOCATION MILESTONE
    * Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.53 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
    * Q3 REVENUE ESTIMATE $384.2 MILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
    * CONTINUE TO INVEST IN LONG-TERM GROWTH, WITH 104 PAWN
STORES
OPENED OR ACQUIRED YEAR-TO-DATE
    * EXPECTS A SMALLER PERCENTAGE DECLINE IN PAWN FEES IN Q4 AS
COMPARED TO Q3
    * SAYS COMPANY HAS NOT REINSTATED EARNINGS GUIDANCE FOR
BALANCE OF
YEAR
    * FULL-YEAR RETAIL SALES FOR 2020 ARE STILL EXPECTED TO BE
DOWN
LESS THAN 10% TO PRIOR YEAR

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