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      PRA Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

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      PRA Group

      Feb 27, 2023, 16:05 ET

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      NORFOLK, Va., Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) (the "Company"), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ("Q4 2022") and full year of 2022.  

      Q4 2022 Highlights

      • Total portfolio purchases of $288.1 million.
      • Total cash collections of $391.7 million.
      • Estimated remaining collections (ERC)1 of $5.7 billion (or $6.0 billion on a constant currency-adjusted basis).
      • Cash efficiency ratio2 of 58.6%.
      • Diluted earnings per share of $0.41.

      Full Year 2022 Highlights

      • Total portfolio purchases of $850.0 million.
      • Total cash collections of $1.7 billion.
      • Cash efficiency ratio of 61.0%
      • Diluted earnings per share of $2.94.
      • Debt to Adjusted EBITDA3 was 2.25x.
      • Common stock repurchases4 of $99.4 million, or 2.3 million shares.
      • Available capacity under the Company's credit facilities of $1.6 billion; $465.1 million after considering borrowing base restrictions.


      Three Months Ended Dec 31,


      Twelve Months Ended Dec 31,

      ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)


      2022


      2021


      2022


      2021


      Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.


      $         15,959


      $         34,276


      $       117,147


      $       183,158


      Diluted earnings per share


      $              0.41


      $              0.79


      $              2.94


      $              4.04












      "Our performance in 2022 was led by our European operations, which achieved an annual record for cash collections on a constant currency-adjusted basis and purchased portfolios in nearly all of our operational markets. On a global basis, our fourth quarter portfolio purchases of $288 million represented our highest investment level since the third quarter of 2021," said Kevin Stevenson, president and chief executive officer. "We made significant progress in 2022 executing our key strategic objectives, including growing our digital platform, leveraging our geographic reach to invest in the most attractive markets, and completing our first full year of collections in Australia. Looking ahead, we are seeing U.S. card balances, delinquency rates, charge-off rates, and bank loan loss reserves continue to increase which we believe will lead to more portfolio supply in the coming months. We also expect to continue to purchase at healthy levels in Europe. We are well-positioned to capitalize on this anticipated increased supply due to our funding capacity, global presence, operational efficiency, and experienced team."

      1.

      Refers to the sum of all future projected cash collections on the Company's nonperforming loan portfolios. Constant currency-adjusted results are calculated based on foreign exchange rates at December 31, 2021.

      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.

      Share repurchases are subject to market conditions and other factors, and the share repurchase program remains subject to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors.

      Cash Collections and Revenues

      • The following table presents cash collections by quarter and by source on an as reported and constant currency-adjusted basis:











      Cash Collection Source


      2022


      2021

      ($ in thousands)


      Q4


      Q3


      Q2


      Q1


      Q4

      Americas and Australia Core


      $       205,619


      $       225,775


      $       244,377


      $       270,284


      $       257,705

      Americas Insolvency


      27,971


      31,911


      34,278


      35,209


      36,851

      Europe Core


      134,016


      132,072


      142,470


      151,162


      155,853

      Europe Insolvency


      24,051


      22,586


      22,935


      24,325


      23,262

      Total Cash Collections


      $       391,657


      $       412,344


      $       444,060


      $       480,980


      $       473,671


































      Cash Collection Source -











      Constant Currency Adjusted


      2022








      2021

      ($ in thousands)


      Q4








      Q4

      Americas and Australia Core


      $       205,619








      $       257,824

      Americas Insolvency


      27,971








      36,817

      Europe Core


      134,016








      136,203

      Europe Insolvency


      24,051








      20,277

      Total Cash Collections


      $       391,657








      $       451,121












      • Total cash collections in Q4 2022 decreased 17.3%, or 13.2% on a constant currency-adjusted basis, to $391.7 million compared to $473.7 million the fourth quarter of 2021 ("Q4 2021"). A 34.1% decrease in U.S. call center and other cash collections and an 11.8% decrease in Europe cash collections were partially offset by a 27.9% increase in Other Americas and Australia cash collections. For the full year, total cash collections decreased $332.7 million compared to the full year of 2021.
      • Total portfolio revenue in Q4 2022 was $219.0 million compared to $252.0 million in Q4 2021. For the full year, total portfolio revenue was $941.2 million compared to $1.1 billion in 2021.

      Expenses

      • Operating expenses in Q4 2022 decreased $10.9 million, or 6.3%, compared to Q4 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by:
        • a 24.3% decrease in other operating expenses primarily due to lower advertising costs; and
        • a 5.2% decrease in compensation and employee services expenses primarily due to the level and timing of compensation accruals in the prior year and lower collector compensation expenses in the U.S. call centers.
      • For the full year, operating expenses decreased $40.0 million to $680.7 million compared to $720.7 million in the same period last year.
      • The effective tax rate for the full year was 23.8%.

      Portfolio Acquisitions

      • The Company purchased $288.1 million in portfolios of nonperforming loans in Q4 2022.
      • At the end of Q4 2022, the Company had in place forward flow commitments1 of up to $792.2 million, comprised of $461.1 million in the Americas and Australia and $331.1 million in Europe.

      1.

      Contractual agreements with sellers of nonperforming loans that allow for the purchase of nonperforming portfolios at pre-established prices.












      Portfolio Purchase Source


      2022


      2021

      ($ in thousands)


      Q4


      Q3


      Q2


      Q1


      Q4

      Americas and Australia Core


      $       118,581


      $         100,780


      $           99,962


      $           90,639


      $           90,263

      Americas Insolvency


      8,967


      8,988


      6,369


      9,118


      21,183

      Europe Core


      140,011


      59,426


      123,814


      38,764


      60,430

      Europe Insolvency


      20,535


      13,910


      1,202


      8,929


      29,820

      Total Portfolio Acquisitions


      $       288,094


      $         183,104


      $         231,347


      $         147,450


      $         201,696












      Conference Call Information
      PRA Group, Inc. will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results with institutional investors and stock analysts.  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 844-835-9982 in the U.S. or 412-317-5267 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 February 27, 2024, or call 877-344-7529 in the U.S. or 412-317-0088 outside the U.S. and use access code 5441424 until March 6, 2023.                                                 

      About PRA Group
      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 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.

      Consolidated Income Statements

      (Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)








      (unaudited)






      Three Months Ended
      December 31,


      Year Ended December 31,


      2022


      2021


      2022


      2021

      Revenues:








      Portfolio income

      $          184,921


      $          211,613


      $          772,315


      $          875,327

      Changes in expected recoveries

      34,087


      40,400


      168,904


      197,904

              Total portfolio revenue

      219,008


      252,013


      941,219


      1,073,231

      Other revenue

      3,843


      4,923


      25,305


      22,501

      Total revenues

      222,851


      256,936


      966,524


      1,095,732

      Operating expenses:








      Compensation and employee services

      69,922


      73,781


      285,537


      301,981

      Legal collection fees

      9,060


      10,998


      38,450


      47,206

      Legal collection costs

      19,063


      17,099


      76,757


      78,330

      Agency fees

      16,434


      15,995


      63,808


      63,140

      Outside fees and services

      20,866


      21,448


      92,355


      92,615

      Communication

      7,143


      9,716


      39,205


      42,755

      Rent and occupancy

      4,299


      4,682


      18,589


      18,376

      Depreciation and amortization

      3,859


      3,736


      15,243


      15,256

      Other operating expenses

      12,893


      17,032


      50,778


      61,077

      Total operating expenses

      163,539


      174,487


      680,722


      720,736

      Income from operations

      59,312


      82,449


      285,802


      374,996

      Other income and (expense):








      Interest expense, net

      (34,912)


      (32,156)


      (130,677)


      (124,143)

      Foreign exchange gain/(loss)

      194


      (936)


      985


      (809)

      Other

      (572)


      (12)


      (1,325)


      282

      Income before income taxes

      24,022


      49,345


      154,785


      250,326

      Income tax expense

      6,960


      12,947


      36,787


      54,817

      Net Income

      17,062


      36,398


      117,998


      195,509

      Adjustment for net income attributable to
      noncontrolling interests

      1,103


      2,122


      851


      12,351

      Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.

      $            15,959


      $            34,276


      $          117,147


      $          183,158

      Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc.:








      Basic

      $                 0.41


      $                 0.80


      $                 2.96


      $                 4.07

      Diluted

      $                 0.41


      $                 0.79


      $                 2.94


      $                 4.04

      Weighted average number of shares outstanding:








      Basic

      38,978


      43,056


      39,638


      44,960

      Diluted

      39,177


      43,562


      39,888


      45,330

      PRA Group, Inc.

      Consolidated Balance Sheets

      (Amounts in thousands)



      December 31, 2022


      December 31, 2021

      Assets




      Cash and cash equivalents

      $                       83,376


      $                       87,584

      Investments

      79,948


      92,977

      Finance receivables, net

      3,295,008


      3,428,285

      Income taxes receivable

      31,774


      41,146

      Deferred tax assets, net

      56,908


      67,760

      Right-of-use assets

      54,506


      56,713

      Property and equipment, net

      51,645


      54,513

      Goodwill

      435,921


      480,263

      Other assets

      86,588


      57,002

      Total assets

      $                 4,175,674


      $                 4,366,243

      Liabilities and Equity




      Liabilities:




      Accounts payable

      $                         7,329


      $                         3,821

      Accrued expenses

      111,395


      127,802

      Income taxes payable

      25,693


      19,276

      Deferred tax liabilities, net

      42,918


      36,630

      Lease liabilities

      59,384


      61,188

      Interest-bearing deposits

      112,992


      124,623

      Borrowings

      2,494,858


      2,608,714

      Other liabilities

      34,355


      59,352

      Total liabilities

      2,888,924


      3,041,406

      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, 38,980 shares
      issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022; 100,000 shares authorized,
      41,008 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021

      390


      410

      Additional paid-in capital

      2,172


      —

      Retained earnings

      1,573,025


      1,552,845

      Accumulated other comprehensive loss

      (347,926)


      (266,909)

      Total stockholders' equity - PRA Group, Inc.

      1,227,661


      1,286,346

      Noncontrolling interest

      59,089


      38,491

      Total equity

      1,286,750


      1,324,837

      Total liabilities and equity

      $                 4,175,674


      $                 4,366,243

      Select Expenses (Income)

      Amounts in thousands, pre-tax


      Three Months Ended


      December 31,
      2022

      September 30,
      2022

      June 30,
      2022

      March 31,
      2022

      December 31,
      2021

      September 30,
      2021

      June 30,
      2021

      March 31,
      2021

      Noncash interest expense - amortization of debt issuance costs

      2,444

      2,555

      2,471

      2,627

      2,455

      2,406

      2,391

      2,256

      Change in fair value of derivatives

      (3,309)

      (1,042)

      1,525

      2,726

      3,115

      2,982

      2,911

      3,102

      Amortization of intangibles

      73

      73

      77

      83

      (269)

      104

      105

      181

      Stock-based compensation expense

      2,206

      3,101

      3,849

      3,891

      3,470

      4,317

      4,040

      4,113

      Purchase Price Multiples

      as of December 31, 2022

      Amounts in thousands

      Purchase Period

      Purchase Price (2)(3)

      Total Estimated
      Collections (4)

      Estimated
      Remaining
      Collections (5)

      Current Purchase
      Price Multiple

      Original Purchase
      Price Multiple (6)

      Americas and Australia Core






      1996-2012

      $                  1,541,897

      $              4,798,281

      $                  42,398

      311 %

      238 %

      2013

      390,826

      905,829

      17,025

      232 %

      211 %

      2014

      404,117

      872,066

      26,384

      216 %

      204 %

      2015

      443,114

      905,285

      55,162

      204 %

      205 %

      2016

      455,767

      1,081,751

      93,292

      237 %

      201 %

      2017

      532,851

      1,208,081

      156,253

      227 %

      193 %

      2018

      653,975

      1,464,612

      225,935

      224 %

      202 %

      2019

      581,476

      1,294,519

      288,207

      223 %

      206 %

      2020

      435,668

      948,088

      337,470

      218 %

      213 %

      2021

      435,846

      811,328

      553,876

      186 %

      191 %

      2022

      406,082

      726,523

      659,290

      179 %

      179 %

      Subtotal

      6,281,619

      15,016,363

      2,455,292



      Americas Insolvency





      1996-2012

      1,038,222

      2,146,283

      285

      207 %

      165 %

      2013

      227,834

      355,578

      142

      156 %

      133 %

      2014

      148,420

      218,674

      392

      147 %

      124 %

      2015

      63,170

      87,891

      279

      139 %

      125 %

      2016

      91,442

      117,449

      612

      128 %

      123 %

      2017

      275,257

      355,272

      4,406

      129 %

      125 %

      2018

      97,879

      137,315

      16,401

      140 %

      127 %

      2019

      123,077

      168,002

      46,299

      137 %

      128 %

      2020

      62,130

      89,698

      46,704

      144 %

      136 %

      2021

      55,187

      72,934

      50,407

      132 %

      136 %

      2022

      33,442

      46,651

      43,464

      139 %

      139 %

      Subtotal

      2,216,060

      3,795,747

      209,391



      Total Americas and Australia

      8,497,679

      18,812,110

      2,664,683



      Europe Core






      2012

      20,409

      43,718

      —

      214 %

      187 %

      2013

      20,334

      26,909

      —

      132 %

      119 %

      2014 (1)

      773,811

      2,365,317

      406,593

      306 %

      208 %

      2015

      411,340

      728,250

      153,190

      177 %

      160 %

      2016

      333,090

      567,637

      189,769

      170 %

      167 %

      2017

      252,174

      358,816

      119,854

      142 %

      144 %

      2018

      341,775

      540,246

      220,787

      158 %

      148 %

      2019

      518,610

      798,429

      373,658

      154 %

      152 %

      2020

      324,119

      557,983

      305,148

      172 %

      172 %

      2021

      412,411

      699,520

      498,755

      170 %

      170 %

      2022

      359,447

      660,999

      546,522

      184 %

      184 %

      Subtotal

      3,767,520

      7,347,824

      2,814,276



      Europe Insolvency





      2014 (1)

      10,876

      18,611

      —

      171 %

      129 %

      2015

      18,973

      28,950

      125

      153 %

      139 %

      2016

      39,338

      56,990

      1,500

      145 %

      130 %

      2017

      39,235

      50,905

      4,673

      130 %

      128 %

      2018

      44,908

      52,582

      11,526

      117 %

      123 %

      2019

      77,218

      110,515

      35,296

      143 %

      130 %

      2020

      105,440

      153,006

      66,106

      145 %

      129 %

      2021

      53,230

      71,526

      45,007

      134 %

      134 %

      2022

      44,604

      61,057

      56,551

      137 %

      137 %

      Subtotal

      433,822

      604,142

      220,784



      Total Europe

      4,201,342

      7,951,966

      3,035,060



      Total PRA Group

      $                12,699,021

      $            26,764,076

      $              5,699,743





      (1)

      Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

      (2)

      Includes the acquisition date finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through our business acquisitions.

      (3)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased.  In addition, any purchase price
      adjustments that occur throughout the life of the portfolio are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

      (4)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

      (5)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the December 31, 2022 exchange rate.

      (6)

      The Original Purchase Price Multiple represents the purchase price multiple at the end of the year of acquisition.

      Portfolio Financial Information

      For the Year Ended December 31, 2022

      Amounts in thousands

      Purchase Period

      Cash

      Collections (2)

      Portfolio
      Income (2)


      Change in
      Expected
      Recoveries (2)

      Total Portfolio
      Revenue (2)

      Net Finance
      Receivables as of
      December 31, 2022 (3)

      Americas and Australia Core






      1996-2012

      $                   23,470

      $            12,731

      $                   10,208

      $                   22,939

      $                       10,343

      2013

      12,526

      4,728

      6,476

      11,204

      7,438

      2014

      14,998

      6,106

      7,433

      13,539

      10,541

      2015

      19,542

      12,818

      (3,411)

      9,407

      21,250

      2016

      38,350

      28,246

      (16,381)

      11,865

      31,464

      2017

      76,269

      41,197

      (4,578)

      36,619

      68,396

      2018

      146,106

      55,912

      49,297

      105,209

      125,682

      2019

      177,717

      76,857

      21,872

      98,729

      159,586

      2020

      192,001

      88,284

      1,918

      90,202

      195,163

      2021

      177,340

      112,434

      (45,560)

      66,874

      298,645

      2022

      67,735

      44,054

      1,401

      45,455

      381,914

      Subtotal

      946,054

      483,367

      28,675

      512,042

      1,310,422

      Americas Insolvency






      1996-2012

      1,066

      572

      494

      1,066

      —

      2013

      535

      232

      305

      537

      —

      2014

      718

      717

      (87)

      630

      46

      2015

      596

      165

      354

      519

      140

      2016

      1,810

      299

      932

      1,231

      481

      2017

      20,751

      2,489

      1,941

      4,430

      3,970

      2018

      24,627

      3,282

      3,301

      6,583

      15,207

      2019

      37,815

      5,933

      4,770

      10,703

      42,207

      2020

      20,361

      5,830

      3,386

      9,216

      39,299

      2021

      17,904

      6,699

      (753)

      5,946

      40,900

      2022

      3,186

      1,778

      1,239

      3,017

      32,797

      Subtotal

      129,369

      27,996

      15,882

      43,878

      175,047

      Total Americas and Australia

      1,075,423

      511,363

      44,557

      555,920

      1,485,469

      Europe Core






      2012

      870

      —

      871

      871

      —

      2013

      481

      —

      481

      481

      —

      2014 (1)

      122,232

      73,843

      41,828

      115,671

      114,254

      2015

      40,701

      19,278

      7,740

      27,018

      83,984

      2016

      36,912

      17,962

      2,616

      20,578

      112,355

      2017

      25,151

      8,750

      3,081

      11,831

      82,457

      2018

      50,702

      17,202

      8,425

      25,627

      146,171

      2019

      89,820

      27,307

      18,949

      46,256

      255,401

      2020

      69,045

      26,602

      5,300

      31,902

      188,109

      2021

      89,938

      39,653

      2,889

      42,542

      301,235

      2022

      33,867

      12,051

      5,727

      17,778

      341,819

      Subtotal

      559,719

      242,648

      97,907

      340,555

      1,625,785

      Europe Insolvency






      2014 (1)

      238

      14

      211

      225

      —

      2015

      649

      182

      (4)

      178

      104

      2016

      2,710

      634

      104

      738

      1,131

      2017

      6,499

      593

      1,371

      1,964

      4,325

      2018

      9,828

      1,218

      863

      2,081

      10,512

      2019

      21,020

      3,458

      7,268

      10,726

      30,837

      2020

      34,086

      6,011

      14,364

      20,375

      57,627

      2021

      14,417

      4,637

      1,312

      5,949

      36,707

      2022

      4,452

      1,557

      951

      2,508

      42,511

      Subtotal

      93,899

      18,304

      26,440

      44,744

      183,754

      Total Europe

      653,618

      260,952

      124,347

      385,299

      1,809,539

      Total PRA Group

      $              1,729,041

      $          772,315

      $                  168,904

      $                  941,219

      $                   3,295,008



      (1)

      Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

      (2)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented using the average exchange rates during the current reporting period.

      (3)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the December 31, 2022 exchange rate.

      Cash Collections by Year, By Year of Purchase (1)

      as of December 31, 2022

      Amounts in millions




      Cash Collections

      Purchase Period

      Purchase
      Price (3)(4)

      1996-2012

      2013

      2014

      2015

      2016

      2017

      2018

      2019

      2020

      2021

      2022

      Total

      Americas and Australia Core












      1996-2012

      $  1,541.9

      $  2,962.4

      $    554.9

      $    412.5

      $    280.4

      $    179.0

      $    118.0

      $     83.8

      $     62.9

      $     41.5

      $     29.8

      $     23.5

      $ 4,748.7

      2013

      390.8

      —

      101.6

      247.8

      194.0

      120.8

      78.9

      56.4

      36.9

      23.2

      16.7

      12.5

      888.8

      2014

      404.1

      —

      —

      92.7

      253.4

      170.3

      114.2

      82.2

      55.3

      31.9

      22.3

      15.0

      837.3

      2015

      443.1

      —

      —

      —

      117.0

      228.4

      185.9

      126.6

      83.6

      57.2

      34.9

      19.5

      853.1

      2016

      455.8

      —

      —

      —


      138.7

      256.5

      194.6

      140.6

      105.9

      74.2

      38.4

      948.9

      2017

      532.9

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      107.3

      278.7

      256.5

      192.5

      130.0

      76.3

      1041.3

      2018

      654.0

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      122.7

      361.9

      337.7

      239.9

      146.1

      1208.3

      2019

      581.5

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      143.8

      349.0

      289.8

      177.7

      960.3

      2020

      435.7

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      133.0

      284.3

      192.0

      609.3

      2021

      435.8

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      85.0

      177.3

      262.3

      2022

      406.1

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      67.8

      67.8

      Subtotal

      6,281.7

      2,962.4

      656.5

      753.0

      844.8

      837.2

      860.8

      945.0

      1,141.5

      1,271.9

      1,206.9

      946.1

      12,426.1

      Americas Insolvency












      1996-2012

      1,038.2

      1,021.6

      417.3

      338.8

      208.3

      105.3

      37.7

      8.3

      4.0

      2.2

      1.4

      1.1

      2,146.0

      2013

      227.8

      —

      52.5

      82.6

      81.7

      63.4

      47.8

      21.9

      2.9

      1.3

      0.8

      0.5

      355.4

      2014

      148.4

      —

      —

      37.0

      50.9

      44.3

      37.4

      28.8

      15.8

      2.2

      1.1

      0.7

      218.2

      2015

      63.2

      —

      —

      —

      3.4

      17.9

      20.1

      19.8

      16.7

      7.9

      1.3

      0.6

      87.7

      2016

      91.4

      —

      —

      —

      —

      18.9

      30.4

      25.0

      19.9

      14.4

      7.4

      1.8

      117.8

      2017

      275.3

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      49.1

      97.3

      80.9

      58.8

      44.0

      20.8

      350.9

      2018

      97.9

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      6.7

      27.4

      30.5

      31.6

      24.6

      120.8

      2019

      123.1

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      13.4

      31.4

      39.1

      37.8

      121.7

      2020

      62.1

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      6.5

      16.1

      20.4

      43.0

      2021

      55.2

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      4.5

      17.9

      22.4

      2022

      33.4

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      3.2

      3.2

      Subtotal

      2,216.0

      1,021.6

      469.8

      458.4

      344.3

      249.8

      222.5

      207.8

      181.0

      155.2

      147.3

      129.4

      3,587.1

      Total Americas and Australia

      8,497.7

      3,984.0

      1,126.3

      1,211.4

      1,189.1

      1,087.0

      1,083.3

      1,152.8

      1,322.5

      1,427.1

      1,354.2

      1,075.5

      16,013.2

      Europe Core













      2012

      20.4

      11.6

      9.0

      5.6

      3.2

      2.2

      2.0

      2.0

      1.5

      1.2

      1.2

      0.9

      40.4

      2013

      20.3

      —

      7.1

      8.5

      2.3

      1.3

      1.2

      1.3

      0.9

      0.7

      0.7

      0.5

      24.5

      2014 (2)

      773.8

      —

      —

      153.2

      292.0

      246.4

      220.8

      206.3

      172.9

      149.8

      149.2

      122.2

      1,712.8

      2015

      411.3

      —

      —

      —

      45.8

      100.3

      86.2

      80.9

      66.1

      54.3

      51.4

      40.7

      525.7

      2016

      333.1

      —

      —

      —

      —

      40.4

      78.9

      72.6

      58.0

      48.3

      46.7

      36.9

      381.8

      2017

      252.2

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      17.9

      56.0

      44.1

      36.1

      34.8

      25.2

      214.1

      2018

      341.8

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      24.3

      88.7

      71.2

      69.1

      50.7

      304.0

      2019

      518.6

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      47.9

      125.7

      121.4

      89.8

      384.8

      2020

      324.1

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      32.4

      91.7

      69.0

      193.1

      2021

      412.4

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      48.4

      89.9

      138.3

      2022

      359.5

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      33.9

      33.9

      Subtotal

      3,767.5

      11.6

      16.1

      167.3

      343.3

      390.6

      407.0

      443.4

      480.1

      519.7

      614.6

      559.7

      3,953.4

      Europe Insolvency












      2014 (2)

      10.9

      —

      —

      —

      4.3

      3.9

      3.2

      2.6

      1.5

      0.8

      0.3

      0.3

      16.9

      2015

      19.0

      —

      —

      —

      3.0

      4.4

      5.0

      4.8

      3.9

      2.9

      1.6

      0.6

      26.2

      2016

      39.3

      —

      —

      —

      —

      6.2

      12.7

      12.9

      10.7

      7.9

      6.0

      2.7

      59.1

      2017

      39.2

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      1.2

      7.9

      9.2

      9.8

      9.4

      6.5

      44.0

      2018

      44.9

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      0.6

      8.4

      10.3

      11.7

      9.8

      40.8

      2019

      77.2

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      5.1

      21.1

      23.9

      21.0

      71.1

      2020

      105.4

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      6.1

      34.6

      34.1

      74.8

      2021

      53.3

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      5.4

      14.4

      19.8

      2022

      44.6

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      —

      4.5

      4.5

      Subtotal

      433.8

      —

      —

      —

      7.3

      14.5

      22.1

      28.8

      38.8

      58.9

      92.9

      93.9

      357.2

      Total Europe

      4,201.3

      11.6

      16.1

      167.3

      350.6

      405.1

      429.1

      472.2

      518.9

      578.6

      707.5

      653.6

      4,310.6

      Total PRA Group

      $ 12,699.0

      $  3,995.6

      $ 1,142.4

      $ 1,378.7

      $ 1,539.7

      $ 1,492.1

      $ 1,512.4

      $ 1,625.0

      $ 1,841.4

      $ 2,005.7

      $ 2,061.7

      $ 1,729.1

      $  20,323.8



      (1)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented using the average exchange rates during the cash collection period.

      (2)

      Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

      (3)

      Includes the nonperforming loan portfolios that were acquired through our acquisitions.

      (4)

      Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased.  In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the pool are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

      Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

      PRA Group, Inc. reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).  However, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including  Adjusted EBITDA, internally to evaluate the Company's performance and to set performance goals.  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. plus income tax expense; less foreign exchange gain (or plus foreign exchange loss); plus interest expense, net; plus other expense (or less other income); plus depreciation and amortization; plus adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; and plus recoveries applied to negative allowance less changes in expected recoveries. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. PRA Group, Inc. presents Adjusted EBITDA because the Company considers it an important supplemental measure of operations and financial performance. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA helps provide enhanced period-to-period comparability of operations and financial performance and is useful to investors as other companies in the industry report similar financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA below may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

      Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

       Adjusted EBITDA for PRA Group ($ in millions)

      December 31, 2022

      December 31, 2021

      Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.

      $                                  117

      $                                  183

      Adjustments:







      Income tax expense

      37

      55

      Foreign exchange (gains)/losses

      (1)

      1

      Interest expense, net

      131

      124

      Other expense

      1

      —

      Depreciation and amortization

      15

      15

      Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

      1

      12

      Recoveries applied to negative allowance less Changes in expected recoveries





      806

      988

       Adjusted EBITDA

      $                              1,107

      $                              1,378

      Additionally, the Company evaluates its business using certain ratios that use Adjusted EBITDA.  Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing borrowings by Adjusted EBITDA. The following table reflects the Company's Debt to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in millions):

      Debt to Adjusted EBITDA





      December 31, 2022

      December 31, 2021

      Borrowings

      $                              2,495

      $                              2,609

      Adjusted EBITDA

      1,107

      1,378

      Debt to Adjusted EBITDA

      2.25

      1.89

      Investor Contact:
      Najim Mostamand, CFA
      Vice President, Investor Relations
      (757) 431-7913
      [email protected]

      News Media Contact:
      Elizabeth Kersey
      Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Policy
      (757) 431-3398
      [email protected]

      SOURCE PRA Group

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