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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

___________________________________________________________________________________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025 or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________to__________.

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 000-26489

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware			48-1090909
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

350 Camino De La Reina, Suite 100

San Diego, California 92108

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(877) 345-3002

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Not Applicable)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

_______________________________________________________________

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value Per Share

ECPG

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the last 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☒

Accelerated filer

☐

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

☐

Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class						Outstanding at April 30, 2025
Common Stock, $0.01 par value						23,349,200 shares

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q


			Page
PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION			3
Item 1— Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)			3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition			3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income			4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income			5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity			6
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows			7
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements			8
Note 1: Ownership, Description of Business, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies			8
Note 2: Earnings Per Share			9
Note 3: Fair Value Measurements			10
Note 4: Derivatives and Hedging Instruments			11
Note 5: Receivable Portfolios, Net			13
Note 6: Other Assets			15
Note 7: Borrowings			16
Note 8: Variable Interest Entities			19
Note 9: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			19
Note 10: Income Taxes			20
Note 11: Commitments and Contingencies			20
Note 12: Segment and Geographic Information			21
Note 13: Goodwill			22
Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			24
Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk			41
Item 4 – Controls and Procedures			41

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION			42
Item 1 – Legal Proceedings			42
Item 1A – Risk Factors			42
Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds			42
Item 5 – Other Information			42
Item 6 – Exhibits			43
SIGNATURES			44

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1—Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

(In Thousands, Except Par Value Amounts)

(Unaudited)


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	187,117	$	199,865
Receivable portfolios, net	3,952,531		3,776,369
Property and equipment, net	82,014		80,597
Other assets	228,514		225,090
Goodwill	519,410		507,808
Total assets	$	4,969,586	$	4,789,729
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	234,000	$	233,545
Borrowings	3,790,698		3,672,762
Other liabilities	125,827		116,091
Total liabilities	4,150,525		4,022,398
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Equity:
Convertible preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 5,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding	—		—
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 75,000 shares authorized, 23,510 and 23,691 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	235		237
Additional paid-in capital	9,645		19,297
Accumulated earnings	956,723		909,927
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(147,542)		(162,130)
Total stockholders’ equity	819,061		767,331
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	4,969,586	$	4,789,729

The following table presents certain assets and liabilities of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) included in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition above. Most assets in the table below include those assets that can only be used to settle obligations of consolidated VIEs. The liabilities exclude amounts where creditors or beneficial interest holders have recourse to the general credit of the Company. See “Note 8: Variable Interest Entities” for additional information on the Company’s VIEs.


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	37,113	$	23,875
Receivable portfolios, net	907,079		895,704
Other assets	4,583		3,699
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	3,148		2,946
Borrowings	626,879		599,830
Other liabilities	2,644		887

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Revenues
Portfolio revenue	$	345,218	$	315,852
Changes in recoveries	21,464		(12,409)
Total debt purchasing revenue	366,682		303,443
Servicing revenue	22,547		20,379
Other revenues	3,546		4,564
Total revenues	392,775		328,386
Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	105,932		104,184
Cost of legal collections	68,013		58,721
General and administrative expenses	41,018		36,241
Other operating expenses	34,252		30,367
Collection agency commissions	6,873		7,434
Depreciation and amortization	7,344		7,848

Total operating expenses	263,432		244,795
Income from operations	129,343		83,591
Other expense
Interest expense	(70,530)		(55,765)

Other income	1,647		2,666
Total other expense	(68,883)		(53,099)
Income before income taxes	60,460		30,492
Provision for income taxes	(13,664)		(7,253)
Net income	$	46,796	$	23,239

Earnings per share:
Basic	$	1.96	$	0.98
Diluted	$	1.93	$	0.95

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	23,879		23,784
Diluted	24,269		24,468

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited, In Thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Net income	$	46,796	$	23,239
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments:
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments	(1,065)		5,475
Income tax effect	189		(2,685)
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments, net of tax	(876)		2,790
Change in foreign currency translation:


Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation	15,337		(6,146)
Income tax effect	127		(160)
Unrealized gain (loss) on foreign currency translation, net of tax	15,464		(6,306)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:	14,588		(3,516)
Total comprehensive income	$	61,384	$	19,723

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity

(Unaudited, In Thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity
	Shares	Par
Balance as of December 31, 2024	23,691	$	237	$	19,297	$	909,927	$	(162,130)	$	767,331

Net income	—	—		—		46,796		—		46,796
Other comprehensive income, net of tax	—	—		—		—		14,588		14,588
Issuance of share-based awards, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	108	1		(3,075)		—		—		(3,074)
Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(289)	(3)		(10,001)		—		—		(10,004)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		3,424		—		—		3,424

Balance as of March 31, 2025	23,510	$	235	$	9,645	$	956,723	$	(147,542)	$	819,061


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Common Stock			Additional Paid-In Capital		Accumulated Earnings		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss		Total Equity
	Shares	Par
Balance as of December 31, 2023	23,545	$	235	$	11,052	$	1,049,171	$	(123,920)	$	936,538
Net income	—	—		—		23,239		—		23,239
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax	—	—		—		—		(3,516)		(3,516)
Issuance of share-based awards, net of shares withheld for employee taxes	142	2		(5,761)		—		—		(5,759)
Stock-based compensation	—	—		3,357		—		—		3,357



Balance as of March 31, 2024	23,687	$	237	$	8,648	$	1,072,410	$	(127,436)	$	953,859

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited, In Thousands)


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Operating activities:
Net income	$	46,796	$	23,239
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	7,344		7,848

Other non-cash interest expense, net	3,544		3,727
Stock-based compensation expense	3,424		3,357


Changes in recoveries	(21,464)		12,409
Other, net	1,737		887
Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Other assets	(3,499)		(6,223)

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities	7,401		5,740
Net cash provided by operating activities	45,283		50,984
Investing activities:

Purchases of receivable portfolios, net of put-backs	(362,712)		(291,367)
Collections applied to receivable portfolios	259,589		195,035

Purchases of property and equipment	(6,990)		(6,861)
Other, net	9,835		12,311
Net cash used in investing activities	(100,278)		(90,882)
Financing activities:
Payment of loan and debt refinancing costs	(255)		(10,202)
Proceeds from credit facilities	246,426		248,549
Repayment of credit facilities	(185,831)		(696,351)
Proceeds from senior secured notes	—		500,000
Repayment of senior secured notes	—		(9,770)




Repurchase and retirement of common stock	(10,004)		—
Other, net	(9,999)		23,564
Net cash provided by financing activities	40,337		55,790
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(14,658)		15,892
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,910		(1,266)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	199,865		158,364
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	187,117	$	172,990

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest	$	41,303	$	46,469
Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds	1,247		1,542
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing activities:
Receivable portfolios transferred to real estate owned	$	1,040	$	2,045

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1: Ownership, Description of Business, and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore”), through its subsidiaries (collectively with Encore, the “Company”), is an international specialty finance company providing debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a broad range of financial assets. The Company purchases portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manages them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Defaulted receivables are consumers’ unpaid financial obligations to credit originators, including banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies and commercial retailers. Defaulted receivables may also include receivables subject to bankruptcy proceedings. The Company also provides debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originators for non-performing loans in Europe.

Through Midland Credit Management, Inc. and its domestic affiliates (collectively, “MCM”), the Company is a market leader in portfolio purchasing and recovery in the United States. Through Cabot Credit Management Limited (“CCM”) and its subsidiaries and European affiliates (collectively, “Cabot”), the Company is one of the largest credit management services providers in Europe and the United Kingdom. These are the Company’s primary operations.

The Company also has investments and operations in Latin America and Asia-Pacific, which the Company refers to as “LAAP.”

Financial Statement Preparation and Presentation

The accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company, without audit, in accordance with the instructions to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X promulgated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair presentation of its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”).

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented reflects all adjustments, consisting of only normal and recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire fiscal year.

The preparation of condensed financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in the Company’s condensed financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Basis of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP and reflect the accounts and operations of the Company and those of its subsidiaries in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. The Company also consolidates variable interest entities (“VIEs”) for which it is the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary has both (a) the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance, and (b) either the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits. Refer to “Note 8: Variable Interest Entities” for further details. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Translation of Foreign Currencies

The condensed financial statements of certain of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are measured using their local currency as the functional currency. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated into U.S. dollars using period-end exchange rates, and revenues and expenses are translated into U.S. dollars using average exchange rates in effect during each period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income or loss. Equity accounts are translated at historical rates, except for the change in retained earnings during the year which is the result of the income statement translation process. Intercompany transaction gains or losses at each period end arising from subsequent measurement of balances for which settlement is not planned or anticipated in the foreseeable future are included as translation adjustments and recorded within other comprehensive income or loss. Translation gains or losses are the material components of accumulated other comprehensive income or loss and are reclassified to earnings upon the substantial sale or liquidation of investments in foreign operations.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (“ASU 2023-09”). ASU 2023-09 requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions and applies to all entities subject to income taxes. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. This ASU, once adopted, will likely result in additional required disclosures in the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2025.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (“ASU 2024-03”) and in January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses: Clarifying the Effective Date (“ASU 2025-01”). ASU 2024-03 requires public business entities to disclose in the notes to the financial statements, among other things, specific information about certain costs and expenses including purchases of inventory; employee compensation; and depreciation, amortization and depletion expenses for each caption on the income statement where such expenses are included. ASU 2024-03, as clarified by ASU 2025-01, is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim periods withing fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20): Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments which clarifies the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt instruments should be accounted for as an induced conversion. The new standard is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2025. The Company is currently evaluating the potential impact, but it does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

Note 2: Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period.

The number of shares used to calculate the diluted earnings per share is computed by using the basic weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus any potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the period, except when their effect is anti-dilutive. Dilutive potential common shares include outstanding stock based awards, and the dilutive effect of the convertible senior notes, if applicable.

As announced in May 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a $300.0 million share repurchase program. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 289,425 shares of common stock for approximately $10.0 million under the share repurchase program. The Company did not make any repurchases under the share repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company’s practice is to retire the shares repurchased.

A reconciliation of shares used in calculating earnings per basic and diluted shares follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Net income	$	46,796	$	23,239
Shares:
Total weighted-average basic shares outstanding	23,879		23,784
Dilutive effect of stock-based awards	170		200
Dilutive effect of convertible senior notes	220		484

Total weighted-average dilutive shares outstanding	24,269		24,468

Basic earnings per share	$	1.96	$	0.98
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.93	$	0.95

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Note 3: Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received upon sale of an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability, in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (i.e., the “exit price”). The Company uses a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in valuation techniques to measure fair value into three broad levels. The following is a brief description of each level:

•Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

•Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active.

•Level 3: Unobservable inputs, including inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions.

Financial Instruments Required To Be Carried At Fair Value

Financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements as of March 31, 2025
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets

Interest rate cap contracts	$	—	$	1,068	$	—	$	1,068


Liabilities

Interest rate swap agreements	—		(19,093)		—		(19,093)


	Fair Value Measurements as of December 31, 2024
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Interest rate cap contracts	$	—	$	252	$	—	$	252

Liabilities
Interest rate swap agreements	—		(18,360)		—		(18,360)

Derivative Contracts:

The Company uses derivative instruments to manage its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates. Fair values of these derivative instruments are estimated using models that project future cash flows and discount the future amounts to a present value using market-based observable inputs, including interest rate curves, foreign currency exchange rates, and forward and spot prices for currencies.

Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurement:

Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. Goodwill and property and equipment are adjusted to fair value when an impairment charge is recognized. Such fair values are determined using various valuation techniques under Level 3 fair value hierarchy. REO assets are classified as held for sale at the lower of their carrying value or fair value less cost to sell. The fair value of the assets held for sale and estimated selling expenses were determined at the time of initial recognition and in each reporting period using Level 3 measurements based on appraised values using market comparables. The fair value estimate of the assets held for sale was approximately $34.3 million and $38.1 million as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.

Financial Instruments Not Required To Be Carried At Fair Value

The table below summarizes fair value estimates for the Company's financial instruments that are not required to be carried at fair value. The total of the fair value calculations presented does not represent, and should not be construed to represent, the underlying value of the Company.

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The carrying amounts in the following table are included in the condensed consolidated statements of financial condition as of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 (in thousands):


		March 31, 2025				December 31, 2024
	Fair Value Level	Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	Level 1	$	187,117	$	187,117	$	199,865	$	199,865
Receivable portfolios, net	Level 3	3,952,531		4,229,050		3,776,369		4,052,645
Other assets(2)	Level 2	133,333		133,333		128,674		128,674
Financial Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	Level 2	234,000		234,000		233,545		233,545
Global senior secured revolving credit facility	Level 2	916,409		916,409		865,365		865,365

Senior secured notes(1)	Level 2	1,877,583		1,910,176		1,843,386		1,893,367


Convertible senior notes due October 2025	Level 2	100,000		104,321		100,000		129,100
Convertible senior notes due March 2029	Level 2	230,000		210,636		230,000		232,611
Cabot securitisation senior facility	Level 2	329,402		329,402		319,137		319,137
U.S. facility	Level 2	300,000		300,000		283,500		283,500
Other borrowings	Level 2	68,100		68,100		64,904		64,904
Other liabilities(2)	Level 2	106,734		106,734		97,731		97,731

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(1)Carrying amount represents historical cost, adjusted for any related debt discount.

(2)Only includes financial instruments not required to be carried at fair value. Derivative instruments, which are required to be carried at fair value are excluded.

Receivable Portfolios:

The fair value of receivable portfolios is measured by discounting the estimated future cash flows generated by the Company’s proprietary forecasting models. The key inputs include the estimated future gross cash flow, average cost to collect, and discount rate. The determination of such inputs requires significant judgment, including assessing the assumed market participant’s cost structure, its determination of whether to include fixed costs in its valuation, its collection strategies, and determining the appropriate weighted average cost of capital. The Company evaluates the use of these key inputs on an ongoing basis and refines the data as it continues to obtain better information from market participants in the debt recovery and purchasing business.

Borrowings:

The Company’s convertible notes and senior secured notes are carried at historical cost, adjusted for the applicable debt discount. The fair value estimate for the convertible notes incorporates quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active. The fair value of the senior secured notes is estimated using borrowing rates with similar terms, maturities, and credit ratings.

The carrying value of the Company’s senior secured revolving credit facility, securitisation senior facility, U.S. facility, and other borrowings approximates fair value due to the use of current market rates that are repriced frequently.

Others:

The Company’s cash and cash equivalents, certain other assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and other liabilities approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature.

Note 4: Derivatives and Hedging Instruments

The Company may periodically enter into derivative financial instruments to manage risks related to interest rates and foreign currency. Certain of the Company’s derivative financial instruments qualify for hedge accounting treatment.

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The following table summarizes the fair value of derivative instruments as recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of financial condition (in thousands):

March 31, 2025

December 31, 2024

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Balance Sheet Location

Fair Value

Interest rate cap contracts

Other assets

1,068

Other assets

252

Interest rate swap agreements

Other liabilities

(19,093)

Other liabilities

(18,360)

Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments

The Company may periodically enter into interest rate swap agreements and interest rate cap contracts to reduce its exposure to fluctuations in interest rates on variable interest rate debt and their impact on earnings and cash flows. Under the swap agreements, the Company receives floating interest rate payments and makes interest payments based on fixed interest rates. Under the cap contracts, the Company receives floating interest rate payments and makes interest payments based on capped interest rates. The Company designates its interest rate swap and interest rate cap instruments as cash flow hedges at inception.

From time to time, the Company uses cross-currency swap agreements to manage foreign currency exchange risk by converting fixed-rate Euro-denominated borrowings and fixed-rate GBP-denominated borrowings including periodic interest payments and the payment of principal at maturity to fixed-rate USD debt. The Company designates its cross-currency swap agreements as fair value hedges at inception.

The following tables summarize the terms of the derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments as recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of financial condition:

March 31, 2025

Effective date

Maturity Date

Hedge Designation

Notional Amount

Receive Floating Rate Index

Interest rate cap contracts

2024 Cap

September 2024

September 2026

Cash flow hedge

$329.4 million

SONIA

2025 Cap

September 2026

January 2028

Cash flow hedge

$329.4 million

SONIA

Interest rate swap agreements

2023 Euro IR Swap

October 2023

January 2028

Cash flow hedge

$108.2 million

3-month EURIBOR

2024 Euro IR Swaps

June 2024

January 2028

Cash flow hedge

$449.0 million

3-month EURIBOR

2023 SOFR IR Swaps

November 2023

October 2026

Cash flow hedge

$150.0 million

1-month SOFR CME Term

2025 SOFR IR Swaps

January 2025

October 2027

Cash flow hedge

$125.0 million

1-month SOFR CME Term

December 31, 2024

Effective date

Maturity Date

Hedge Designation

Notional Amount

Receive Floating Rate Index

Interest rate cap contracts

2024 Cap

September 2024

September 2026

Cash flow hedge

$319.1 million

SONIA

Interest rate swap agreements

2023 Euro IR Swap

October 2023

January 2028

Cash flow hedge

$103.5 million

3-month EURIBOR

2024 Euro IR Swaps

June 2024

January 2028

Cash flow hedge

$429.6 million

3-month EURIBOR

2023 SOFR IR Swaps

November 2023

October 2026

Cash flow hedge

$150.0 million

1-month SOFR CME Term

The Company expects to reclassify approximately $8.4 million of net derivative loss from OCI into earnings relating to its cash flow designated derivatives within the next 12 months. This amount will vary due to fluctuations in benchmark interest rates.

In April 2025, the Company entered into two interest rate swap agreements with a total notional amount of $150.0 million that are used to manage its risk related to interest rate fluctuations on the Company's variable interest rate bearing debt. These interest rate swap agreements hedge the fluctuations in Term SOFR floating rate debt and mature in April 2027.

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The following tables summarize the effects of derivatives designated as hedging instruments in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements (in thousands):


Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments	(Loss) Gain Recognized in OCI				Location of Gain (Loss) Reclassified from OCI into Income (Loss)	(Loss) Gain Reclassified from OCI into Income
	Three Months Ended March 31,					Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024			2025		2024


Interest rate swap agreements	$	(1,200)	$	11,074	Interest expense	$	(467)	$	540
Interest rate cap contracts	(696)		(6,051)		Interest expense	(364)		(712)
Cross-currency swap agreements	—		(13,010)		Interest expense	—		(1,780)
					Other expense	—		(11,510)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

From time to time, the Company enters into currency exchange forward contracts to reduce the effects of currency exchange rate fluctuations. These derivative contracts generally mature within one to six months and are not designated as hedge instruments for accounting purposes. The gains or losses on these unhedged derivative contracts are recognized in other income or expense based on the changes in fair value. The Company did not have any derivatives that were not designated as hedging instruments as of March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had a partially dedesignated interest rate cap contract with a total notional amount of $442.1 million, of which $315.8 million was hedge designated and $126.3 million was not hedge designated.

The following table summarizes the effects of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of income during the periods presented (in thousands):


Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain Recognized in Income on Derivative	Amount of Gain Recognized in Income
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025		2024
Interest rate cap contract	Other income	$	—	$	195

Note 5: Receivable Portfolios, Net

The Company’s purchased portfolios of loans are grossed-up to their face value with an offsetting allowance and noncredit discount allocated to the individual receivables as the unit of account is at the individual loan level. Since each loan is deeply delinquent and deemed uncollectible at the individual loan level, the Company applies its charge-off policy and fully writes-off the amortized costs (i.e., face value net of noncredit discount) of the individual receivables immediately after purchasing the portfolio. The Company then records a negative allowance that represents the present value of all expected future recoveries for pools of receivables that share similar risk characteristics using a discounted cash flow approach, which ultimately equals the amount paid for a portfolio purchase and presented as “Receivable portfolios, net” in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The discount rate is an effective interest rate (or “purchase EIR”) based on the purchase price of the portfolio and the expected future cash flows at the time of purchase. The amount of the negative allowance (i.e., receivable portfolios) will not exceed the total amortized cost basis of the loans written-off.

Receivable portfolio purchases are aggregated into pools based on similar risk characteristics. Examples of risk characteristics include financial asset type, collateral type, size, interest rate, date of origination, term, and geographic location. The Company’s static pools are typically grouped into credit card, purchased consumer bankruptcy, and mortgage portfolios. The Company further groups these static pools by geographic location. Once a pool is established, the portfolios will remain in the designated pool unless the underlying risk characteristics change. The purchase EIR of a pool will not change over the life of the pool even if expected future cash flows change.

Revenue is recognized for each static pool over the economic life of the pool. Debt purchasing revenue includes two components:

(1) Portfolio revenue, which is the accretion of the discount on the negative allowance due to the passage of time (generally the portfolio balance multiplied by the EIR) and also includes all revenue from zero basis portfolio (“ZBA”) collections, and

(2) Changes in recoveries, which includes

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(a) Recoveries above or below forecast, which is the difference between (i) actual cash collected/recovered during the current period and (ii) expected cash recoveries for the current period, which generally represents over or under performance for the period; and

(b) Changes in expected future recoveries, which is the present value change of expected future recoveries, where such change generally results from (i) collections “pulled forward from” or “pushed out to” future periods (i.e. amounts either collected early or expected to be collected later) and (ii) magnitude and timing changes to estimates of expected future collections (which can be increases or decreases).

The Company measures expected future recoveries based on historical experience, current conditions, reasonable and supportable forecasts, and other quantitative and qualitative factors. Factors that may change the expected future recoveries may include both internal as well as external factors. Internal factors include operational performance, such as capacity and the productivity of the Company’s collection staff. External factors that may have an impact on the Company’s collections include new laws or regulations, new interpretations of existing laws or regulations, and macroeconomic conditions.

Receivable portfolios, net consists of the following as of the dates presented (in thousands):



	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Amortized cost	$	—	$	—
Negative allowance for expected recoveries	3,952,531		3,776,369
Balance, end of period	$	3,952,531	$	3,776,369

The following table summarizes the changes in the balance of receivable portfolios, net during the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Balance, beginning of period	$	3,776,369	$	3,468,432
Negative allowance for expected recoveries - portfolio purchases (1)	367,851		295,714
Collections applied to receivable portfolios, net (2)	(259,589)		(195,035)
Changes in recoveries (3)	21,464		(12,409)
Put-backs and recalls	(5,139)		(4,347)

Disposals and transfers to real estate owned	(1,040)		(2,045)
Foreign currency translation adjustments	52,615		(18,923)
Balance, end of period	$	3,952,531	$	3,531,387

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(1)The table below provides the detail on the establishment of negative allowance for expected recoveries of portfolios purchased during the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Purchase price	$	367,851	$	295,714
Allowance for credit losses	954,659		644,514
Amortized cost	1,322,510		940,228
Noncredit discount	1,659,266		1,255,793
Face value	2,981,776		2,196,021
Write-off of amortized cost	(1,322,510)		(940,228)
Write-off of noncredit discount	(1,659,266)		(1,255,793)
Negative allowance	367,851		295,714
Negative allowance for expected recoveries - portfolio purchases	$	367,851	$	295,714

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(2)Collections applied to receivable portfolios, net, is calculated as follows during the periods presented:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Cash Collections	$	604,807	$	510,887
Less - amounts classified to portfolio revenue	(345,218)		(315,852)
Collections applied to receivable portfolios, net	$	259,589	$	195,035

(3)Changes in recoveries is calculated as follows during the periods presented, where recoveries include cash collections, put-backs and recalls, and other cash-based adjustments:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Recoveries above forecast	$	26,952	$	853
Changes in expected future recoveries	(5,488)		(13,262)
Changes in recoveries	$	21,464	$	(12,409)

Recoveries above or below forecast represent over and under-performance in the reporting period, respectively. Collections during the three months ended March 31, 2025, over-performed the forecasted collections by approximately $27.0 million. Collections during the three months ended March 31, 2024, over-performed the forecasted collections by approximately $0.9 million.

When reassessing the forecasts of expected lifetime recoveries during the three months ended March 31, 2025, management considered, among other factors, historical and current collection performance, changes in consumer behavior, and the macroeconomic environment. The updated forecast resulted in changes in the timing and amount of total estimated remaining collections which in turn, when discounted to present value, resulted in a net negative change in expected future recoveries of approximately $5.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company recorded approximately $13.3 million in net negative change in expected future recoveries.

Note 6: Other Assets

Other assets consist of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	59,842	$	58,089
Prepaid expenses	45,449		35,564
Real estate owned	34,271		38,075
Deferred tax assets	7,993		8,418
Income tax deposits	5,754		10,438



Other	75,205		74,506
Total	$	228,514	$	225,090

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Note 7: Borrowings

The Company is in compliance in all material respects with all covenants under its financing arrangements as of March 31, 2025. The components of the Company’s consolidated borrowings were as follows (in thousands):


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024
Global senior secured revolving credit facility	$	916,409	$	865,365



Senior secured notes	1,880,143		1,846,047
Convertible senior notes	330,000		330,000

Cabot securitisation senior facility	329,402		319,137
U.S. facility	300,000		283,500
Other	68,100		64,904
Finance lease liabilities	797		1,065
	3,824,851		3,710,018
Less: debt discount and issuance costs, net of amortization	(34,153)		(37,256)
Total	$	3,790,698	$	3,672,762

Encore is the parent of the restricted group for the Global Senior Facility and the Senior Secured Notes, both of which are guaranteed by the same group of material Encore subsidiaries and secured by the same collateral, which represents substantially all of the assets of those subsidiaries.

Global Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

In September 2020, the Company entered into a multi-currency senior secured revolving credit facility agreement (as amended and restated, the “Global Senior Facility”). As of March 31, 2025, the Global Senior Facility provided for a total committed facility of $1,295.0 million that matures in September 2028, except for a $22.5 million tranche that will terminate in September 2027, and included the following key provisions:

•Interest at Term SOFR (or EURIBOR for any loan drawn in Euro or a rate based on SONIA for any loan drawn in British Pound), with a Term SOFR (or EURIBOR or SONIA) floor of 0.00%, plus a margin of 2.25%, plus in the case of Term SOFR borrowings, a credit adjustment spread of 0.10%;

•An unused commitment fee of 0.40% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears;

•A restrictive covenant that limits the LTV Ratio (defined in the Global Senior Facility) to 0.75 in the event that the Global Senior Facility is more than 20% utilized;

•A restrictive covenant that limits the SSRCF LTV Ratio (defined in the Global Senior Facility) to 0.275;

•A restrictive covenant that requires the Company to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Global Senior Facility) of at least 2.0;

•Additional restrictions and covenants which limit, among other things, the payment of dividends and the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens; and

•Standard events of default which, upon occurrence, may permit the lenders to terminate the Global Senior Facility and declare all amounts outstanding to be immediately due and payable.

The Global Senior Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the guarantors. Pursuant to the terms of an intercreditor agreement entered into with respect to the relative positions of (1) the Global Senior Facility and any super priority hedging liabilities (collectively, “Super Senior Liabilities”) and (2) the Senior Secured Notes, Super Senior Liabilities that are secured by assets that also secure the Senior Secured Notes will receive priority with respect to any proceeds received upon any enforcement action over any such assets.

As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding borrowings under the Global Senior Facility were $916.4 million. The weighted average interest rate of the Global Senior Facility was 6.56% and 7.89% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Available capacity under the Global Senior Facility, after taking into account applicable debt covenants, was approximately $378.6 million as of March 31, 2025.

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Senior Secured Notes

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s senior secured notes (the “Senior Secured Notes”) ($ in thousands):


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		Issue Currency	Maturity Date	Interest Payment Dates	Interest Rate




Encore 2028 Notes	$	322,943	$	312,880	GBP	Jun 1, 2028	Jun 1, Dec 1	4.250	%
Encore 2028 Floating Rate Notes	557,200		533,167		EUR	Jan 15, 2028	Jan 15, Apr 15, Jul 15, Oct 15	EURIBOR +4.250%(1)
Encore 2029 Notes	500,000		500,000		USD	Apr 1, 2029	Apr 1, Oct 1	9.250	%
Encore 2030 Notes	500,000		500,000		USD	May 15, 2030	May 15, Nov 15	8.500	%
	$	1,880,143	$	1,846,047

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(1)Interest rate is based on three-month EURIBOR (subject to a 0% floor) plus 4.250% per annum, resets quarterly.

The Senior Secured Notes are secured by the same collateral as the Global Senior Facility. The guarantees provided in respect of the Senior Secured Notes are pari passu with the guarantee given in respect of the Global Senior Facility. Subject to the intercreditor agreement described above under the section “Global Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility,” Super Senior Liabilities that are secured by assets that also secure the Senior Secured Notes will receive priority with respect to any proceeds received upon any enforcement action over any such assets.

The 2028 Floating Rate Notes had a weighted average interest rate of 7.10% and 8.12% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As discussed in “Note 4: Derivatives and Hedging Instruments,” the Company uses interest rate derivative contracts to manage its risk related to the interest rate fluctuation in its variable interest rate bearing debt. The weighted average interest rate of the 2028 Floating Rate Notes including the effect of the hedging instruments was 7.47% and 5.01% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Convertible Notes

The following table provides a summary of the principal balance, maturity date and interest rate for the Company’s convertible senior notes (the “Convertible Notes”) ($ in thousands):


	March 31, 2025		December 31, 2024		Maturity Date	Interest Payment Dates	Interest Rate


2025 Convertible Notes	$	100,000	$	100,000	Oct 1, 2025	Apr 1, Oct 1	3.250	%
2029 Convertible Notes	230,000		230,000		Mar 15, 2029	Mar 15, Sep 15	4.000	%
	$	330,000	$	330,000

In order to reduce the risk related to the potential dilution and/or the potential cash payments the Company may be required to make in the event that the market price of the Company’s common stock becomes greater than the conversion prices of the Convertible Notes, the Company may enter into hedge programs that increase the effective conversion price for the Convertible Notes. In connection with the issuance of the 2029 Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated capped call transactions that effectively raised the conversion price of the 2029 Convertible Notes from $65.89 to $82.69. These hedging instruments have been determined to be indexed to the Company’s own stock and meet the criteria for equity classification. The Company recorded the cost of the hedge instruments as a reduction in additional paid-in capital, and does not recognize subsequent changes in fair value of these financial instruments in its condensed consolidated financial statements. The Company did not hedge the 2025 Convertible Notes.

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Certain key terms related to the convertible features as of March 31, 2025 are listed below ($ in thousands, except conversion price):


	2025 Convertible Notes		2029 Convertible Notes
Initial conversion price	$	40.00	$	65.89
Closing stock price at date of issuance	$	32.00	$	51.68
Closing stock price date	Sep 4, 2019		Feb 28, 2023
Initial conversion rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)	25.0000		15.1763
Adjusted conversion rate (shares per $1,000 principal amount)(1)	25.1310		15.1763
Adjusted conversion price(1)	$	39.79	$	65.89
Adjusted effective conversion price(2)	$	39.79	$	82.69
Excess of if-converted value compared to principal(3)	$	—	$	—
Conversion date	Jul 1, 2025		Dec 15, 2028

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(1)Pursuant to the indenture for the Company’s 2025 Convertible Notes, the conversion rate for the 2025 Convertible Notes was adjusted upon the completion of the Company’s tender offer in December 2021.

(2)As discussed above, the Company maintains a hedge program that increases the effective conversion price for the 2029 Convertible Notes to $82.69.

(3)Represents the premium the Company would have to pay assuming the Convertible Notes were converted on March 31, 2025 using a hypothetical share price based on the closing stock price on March 31, 2025.

Prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding their respective free conversion dates (listed above), holders may convert their Convertible Notes only under certain circumstances set forth in the applicable indentures. On or after their respective free conversion dates until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding their respective maturity dates, holders may convert their notes at any time.

In the event of conversion, the Convertible Notes are convertible into cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes and the excess conversion premium, if any, may be settled in cash or shares of the Company’s common stock at the Company’s election and subject to certain restrictions contained in each of the indentures governing the Convertible Notes.

The Company’s convertible notes are carried as a single liability, which reflects the principal amount of the convertible notes. Interest expense related to the Convertible Notes was $3.1 million and $3.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility

Cabot Securitisation UK Ltd (“Cabot Securitisation”), an indirect subsidiary of Encore, has a senior facility for a committed amount of £255.0 million (the “Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility”). Funds drawn under the Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SONIA plus a margin of 3.20% plus, for periods after January 18, 2028, a step up margin ranging from zero to 1.00%. The Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility matures in January 2030.

As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding borrowings under the Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility were £255.0 million (approximately $329.4 million based on an exchange rate of $1.00 to £0.77, the exchange rate as of March 31, 2025). The obligations of Cabot Securitisation under the Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility are secured by first ranking security interests over all of Cabot Securitisation’s property, assets and rights (including receivables purchased from Cabot Financial UK from time to time), the book value of which was approximately £312.9 million (approximately $404.2 million based on an exchange rate of $1.00 to £0.77, the exchange rate as of March 31, 2025) as of March 31, 2025. The weighted average interest rate of the Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility was 7.78% and 8.40% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As discussed in “Note 4, Derivatives and Hedging Instruments,” the Company uses interest rate cap contracts to manage its risk related to the interest rate fluctuations in its variable interest rate bearing debt. The weighted average interest rate of the Cabot Securitisation Senior Facility including the effect of the hedging instruments was 7.78% and 5.51% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Cabot Securitisation is a securitized financing vehicle and is a VIE for consolidation purposes. Refer to “Note 8: Variable Interest Entities” for further details.

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U.S. Facility

An indirect subsidiary of Encore (“U.S. Financing Subsidiary”) has a facility for a committed amount of $300.0 million (as amended, the “U.S. Facility”). Funds drawn under the U.S. Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR plus a margin of 3.50%. The U.S. Facility matures in October 2027.

As of March 31, 2025, the outstanding borrowings under the U.S. Facility were $300.0 million. The obligations under the U.S. Facility are secured by first ranking security interests over all of U.S. Financing Subsidiary’s assets and rights. As of March 31, 2025, this included receivables acquired from MCM, the book value of which was approximately $498.0 million. The weighted average interest rate of the U.S. Facility was 7.82% and 8.93% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. As discussed in “Note 4: Derivatives and Hedging Instruments,” the Company uses interest rate derivative contracts to manage its risk related to the interest rate fluctuation in its variable interest rate bearing debt. The weighted average interest rate of the U.S. Facility including the effect of the hedging instruments was 7.75% and 8.08% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The U.S. Facility is a securitized financing vehicle and is a VIE for consolidation purposes. Refer to “Note 8: Variable Interest Entities” for further details.

Note 8: Variable Interest Entities

A VIE is defined as a legal entity whose equity owners do not have sufficient equity at risk, or, as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack any of the following three characteristics: decision-making rights, the obligation to absorb expected losses, or the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity. The primary beneficiary is identified as the variable interest holder that has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the entity’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb expected losses or the right to receive residual returns from the entity that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The Company consolidates VIEs when it is the primary beneficiary.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company’s VIEs include certain securitized financing vehicles and other immaterial special purpose entities that were created to purchase receivable portfolios in certain geographies. The Company is the primary beneficiary of these VIEs. The Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIEs including the ability to exercise discretion in the servicing of the financial assets and has the right to receive residual returns that could potentially be significant to the VIEs. The Company evaluates its relationships with its VIEs on an ongoing basis to ensure that it continues to be the primary beneficiary.

Most assets recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional assets that could be used to satisfy claims against the Company’s general assets. Conversely, liabilities recognized as a result of consolidating these VIEs do not represent additional claims on the Company’s general assets; rather, they represent claims against the specific assets of the VIE.

Note 9: Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

A summary of the Company’s changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component is presented below (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Derivatives		Currency Translation Adjustments		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at beginning of period	$	(16,368)	$	(145,762)	$	(162,130)
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassification	(1,896)		15,337		13,441
Reclassification	831		—		831
Tax effect	189		127		316
Balance at end of period	$	(17,244)	$	(130,298)	$	(147,542)

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Derivatives		Currency Translation Adjustments		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Balance at beginning of period	$	(3,093)	$	(120,827)	$	(123,920)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassification	(7,987)		(6,146)		(14,133)
Reclassification	13,462		—		13,462
Tax effect	(2,685)		(160)		(2,845)
Balance at end of period	$	(303)	$	(127,133)	$	(127,436)

Note 10: Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was 22.6%. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company’s effective tax rate was 23.8%. For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the difference between the effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate was primarily due to state income taxes offset by other foreign adjustments.

Each interim period is considered an integral part of the annual period and tax expense or benefit is measured using an estimated annual effective income tax rate. The estimated annual effective tax rate for the full year is applied to the respective interim period, taking into account year-to-date amounts and projected amounts for the year. Since the Company operates in foreign countries with varying tax rates, the Company’s quarterly effective tax rate is dependent on the level of income or loss from international operations in the reporting period.

The Company’s subsidiary in Costa Rica is operating under a 100% tax holiday through August 13, 2026. The exemption under this tax holiday will decrease to 50% through August 13, 2030, and then 0% thereafter. The impact of the tax holiday in Costa Rica for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, was immaterial.

The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in evaluating uncertain tax positions and determining the provision for income taxes.

In December 2021, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) enacted model rules for a new global minimum tax framework (“Pillar Two”). Under the Pillar Two rules, a company is required to determine a combined effective tax rate for each jurisdiction. If the jurisdictional effective tax rate determined under the Pillar Two rules is less than 15%, a top-up tax will be due to bring the jurisdictional effective tax rate up to 15%. In December 2022, European Union Member States adopted a directive implementing the Pillar Two rules requiring Member States to enact the directive into their national laws and these began to go into effect from January 1, 2024. The Company has estimated the applicable top-up tax and recorded this in tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2025. The estimated impact of top-up tax for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was immaterial.

Note 11: Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation and Regulatory

The Company is involved in disputes, legal actions, regulatory investigations, inquiries, and other actions from time to time in the ordinary course of business. The Company, along with others in its industry, is routinely subject to legal actions asserting various claims, including those based on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), comparable state statutes, state and federal unfair competition statutes, and common law causes of action. The violations of law investigated or alleged in these actions often include claims that the Company lacks specified licenses to conduct its business, attempts to collect debts on which the statute of limitations has run, has made inaccurate or unsupported assertions of fact in support of its collection actions and/or has acted improperly in connection with its efforts to contact consumers. Such litigation and regulatory actions could involve potential compensatory or punitive damage claims, fines, sanctions, injunctive relief, or changes in business practices. Many continue on for some length of time and involve substantial investigation, litigation, negotiation, and other expense and effort before a result is achieved, and during the process the Company often cannot determine the substance or timing of any eventual outcome.

As of March 31, 2025, there were no material developments in any of the legal proceedings disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 or any new material legal proceedings during the three months ended March 31, 2025.

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In certain legal proceedings, the Company may have recourse to insurance or third-party contractual indemnities to cover all or portions of its litigation expenses, judgments, or settlements. The Company records loss contingencies in its financial statements only for matters in which losses are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Where a range of loss can be reasonably estimated with no best estimate in the range, the Company records the minimum estimated liability. The Company continuously assesses the potential liability related to its pending litigation and regulatory matters and revises its estimates when additional information becomes available. The Company’s legal costs are recorded to expense as incurred. As of March 31, 2025, the Company has no material reserves for legal matters.

Purchase Commitments

In the normal course of business, the Company enters into forward flow purchase agreements. A forward flow purchase agreement is a commitment to purchase receivables over a duration that is typically three to twelve months, but can be longer, generally with a specifically defined volume range, frequency, and pricing. Typically, these forward flow contracts have provisions that allow for early termination or price re-negotiation should the underlying quality of the portfolio deteriorate over time or if any particular month’s delivery is materially different than the original portfolio used to price the forward flow contract. Certain of these forward flow purchase agreements may also have termination clauses, whereby the agreements can be canceled by either party upon providing a certain specified amount of notice.

As of March 31, 2025, the Company had entered into forward flow purchase agreements for the purchase of nonperforming loans with an estimated minimum aggregate purchase price of approximately $534.9 million. The Company expects actual purchases under these forward flow purchase agreements to be significantly greater than the estimated minimum aggregate purchase price.

Note 12: Segment and Geographic Information

The Company conducts business through several operating segments. The accounting policies applied to the segments are the same as those described in the summary of significant accounting policies. The Company determined its operating segments meet the aggregation criteria, and therefore, it has one reportable segment, debt purchasing and recovery segment, based on similarities among the operating units including economic characteristics, the nature of the services, the nature of the production process, customer types for their services, the methods used to provide their services and the nature of the regulatory environment. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker, which is the Company’s chief executive officer, relies on internal management reporting processes that provide segment revenues, segment total operating expenses, segment operating income, and segment asset information in order to make financial decisions. The measure of segment performance is segment operating income. The Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker assesses the segment’s performance and makes decisions about the allocation of capital resources to each segment accordingly. Corporate and other unallocated represents corporate overhead and other items not allocated to any of the Company’s operating segments. Segment assets are presented in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position as total assets.

The following tables present the results of operations of the Company’s reportable segment for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025
	Debt purchasing and recovery segment		Corporate and other unallocated		Consolidated
Total revenues	$	392,775	$	—	$	392,775

Total operating expenses(1)	(249,509)		(13,923)		(263,432)
Operating income	143,266				129,343
Other segment items(2)			1,647		1,647
Interest expense(3)			(70,530)		(70,530)
Provision for income taxes			(13,664)		(13,664)
Net income					$	46,796

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(1)Certain corporate activities that are not allocated to the debt purchasing and recovery segment are recorded under corporate and other unallocated. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, such non-allocated operating expenses primarily consisted of salaries and employee benefits of approximately $8.1 million for corporate employees and general and administrative expenses of approximately $5.4 million.

(2)The other segment items category includes other income.

(3)The Company manages its available capital resources at the corporate level. Interest expense is not allocated to operating segments.

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
	Debt purchasing and recovery segment		Corporate and other unallocated		Consolidated
Total revenues	$	328,386	$	—	$	328,386

Total operating expenses(1)	(230,786)		(14,009)		(244,795)
Operating income	97,600				83,591
Other segment items(2)			2,666		2,666
Interest expense(3)			(55,765)		(55,765)
Provision for income taxes			(7,253)		(7,253)
Net income					$	23,239

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(1)Certain corporate activities that are not allocated to the debt purchasing and recovery segment are recorded under corporate and other unallocated. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, such non-allocated operating expenses primarily consisted of salaries and employee benefits of approximately $8.5 million for corporate employees and general and administrative expenses of approximately $5.3 million.

(2)The other segment items category includes other income.

(3)The Company manages its available capital resources at the corporate level. Interest expense is not allocated to operating segments.

The following table presents information about geographic areas in which the Company operates (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Total revenues:
United States	$	269,586	$	219,136
Europe
United Kingdom	84,468		72,427
Other European countries(1)	36,993		36,104
Total Europe	121,461		108,531

Other geographies(1)	1,728		719
Total	$	392,775	$	328,386

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(1)None of these countries comprise greater than 10% of the Company's consolidated revenues.

Note 13: Goodwill

The Company’s goodwill is tested for impairment at the reporting unit level annually and in interim periods if certain events occur that indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit may be below its carrying value. Determining the number of reporting units and the fair value of a reporting unit requires the Company to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions.

There have been no events or circumstances during the three months ended March 31, 2025, that have required the Company to perform an interim assessment of goodwill carried at these reporting units. Management continues to evaluate and monitor all key factors impacting the carrying value of the Company’s recorded goodwill. Adverse changes in the Company’s actual or expected operating results, market capitalization, business climate, economic factors or other negative events that may be outside the control of management could result in a material non-cash impairment charge in the future.

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The Company’s goodwill is attributable to reporting units included in its portfolio purchasing and recovery segment. The following table summarizes the activity in the Company’s goodwill balance (in thousands):


	Total Company
Balance as of December 31, 2024	$	507,808
Effect of foreign currency translation	11,602
Balance as of March 31, 2025	$	519,410

As of March 31, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s accumulated goodwill impairment loss was $338.8 million, attributable to its Cabot reporting unit.

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Item 2 – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements” relating to Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore”) and its subsidiaries (which we may collectively refer to as the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) within the meaning of the securities laws. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “intend,” “plan,” “will,” “may,” and similar expressions often characterize forward-looking statements. These statements may include, but are not limited to, projections of collections, revenues, income or loss, estimates of capital expenditures, plans for future operations, products or services, and financing needs or plans, as well as assumptions relating to these matters. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we caution that these expectations or predictions may not prove to be correct or we may not achieve the financial results, savings, or other benefits anticipated in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of our senior management and involve a number of risks and uncertainties, some of which may be beyond our control or cannot be predicted or quantified, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Many factors including, but not limited to, those set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under “Part I, Item 1A—Risk Factors” could cause our actual results, performance, achievements, or industry results to be very different from the results, performance, achievements or industry results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Our business, financial condition, or results of operations could also be materially and adversely affected by other factors besides those listed. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements were made. We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect new information or future events, or for any other reason, even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements will not be realized. In addition, it is generally our policy not to make any specific projections as to future earnings, and we do not endorse projections regarding future performance that may be made by third parties.

Our Business

We are an international specialty finance company providing debt recovery solutions and other related services for consumers across a broad range of financial assets. We primarily purchase portfolios of defaulted consumer receivables at deep discounts to face value and manage them by working with individuals as they repay their obligations and work toward financial recovery. Defaulted receivables are consumers’ unpaid financial obligations to credit originators, including banks, credit unions, consumer finance companies and commercial retailers. Defaulted receivables may also include receivables subject to bankruptcy proceedings. We also provide debt servicing and other portfolio management services to credit originators for non-performing loans in Europe.

Encore Capital Group, Inc. (“Encore”) has three business units: MCM, which consists of Midland Credit Management, Inc. and its domestic affiliates; Cabot, which consists of Cabot Credit Management Limited (“CCM”) and its subsidiaries and European affiliates, and LAAP, which is comprised of our investments and operations in Latin America and Asia-Pacific.

MCM (United States)

Through MCM, we are a market leader in portfolio purchasing and recovery in the United States.

Cabot (Europe)

Through Cabot, we are one of the largest credit management services providers in Europe and the United Kingdom. Cabot, in addition to its primary business of portfolio purchasing and recovery, also provides a range of debt servicing offerings such as early stage collections, business process outsourcing (“BPO”), and contingent collections, including through Wescot Credit Services Limited (“Wescot”).

LAAP (Latin America and Asia-Pacific)

We have purchased non-performing loans in Mexico. Additionally, we have a subsidiary Encore Asset Reconstruction Company (“EARC”) in India.

To date, operating results from LAAP have not been significant to our total consolidated operating results. Our long-term growth strategy is focused on continuing to invest in our core portfolio purchasing and recovery business in the United States and United Kingdom and strengthening and developing our business in France and Spain.

Government Regulation

MCM (United States)

As discussed in more detail under “Part I - Item 1 - Business - Government Regulation” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our operations in the United States are subject to federal, state and municipal statutes, rules, regulations and

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ordinances that establish specific guidelines and procedures that debt purchasers and collectors must follow when collecting consumer accounts, including among others, specific guidelines and procedures for communicating with consumers and prohibitions on unfair, deceptive or abusive debt collection practices.

Cabot (Europe)

As discussed in more detail under “Part I - Item 1 - Business - Government Regulation” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, our operations in Europe are affected by foreign statutes, rules and regulations regarding debt collection and debt purchase activities. These statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances, guidelines and procedures are modified from time to time by the relevant authorities charged with their administration, which could affect the way we conduct our business.

Portfolio Purchasing and Recovery

MCM (United States)

In the United States, the defaulted consumer receivable portfolios we purchase are primarily charged-off credit card debt portfolios. A small percentage of our capital deployment in the United States is comprised of receivable portfolios subject to Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceedings.

We purchase receivables based on robust, account-level valuation methods and employ proprietary statistical and behavioral models across our U.S. operations. These methods and models generally allow us to value portfolios accurately (limiting the risk of overpaying), avoid buying portfolios that are incompatible with our methods or strategies and align the accounts we purchase with our business channels to maximize future collections. As a result, we have generally been able to realize significant returns from the receivables we acquire. We maintain strong relationships with many of the largest financial service providers in the United States.

Cabot (Europe)

In Europe, our purchased defaulted debt portfolios primarily consist of credit card and consumer loan accounts. We purchase receivable portfolios using a proprietary pricing model that utilizes account-level statistical and behavioral data. This model generally allows us to value portfolios accurately and quantify portfolio performance in order to maximize future collections. As a result, we have generally been able to realize significant returns from the assets we have acquired. We maintain strong relationships with many of the largest financial services providers in the United Kingdom and Europe.

Purchases and Collections

Portfolio Pricing, Supply and Demand

MCM (United States)

With lending reaching record levels and the highest U.S. charge-off rate in ten years, supply remains elevated at a record level. Issuers have continued to sell predominantly fresh portfolios. Fresh portfolios are portfolios that are generally sold within six months of the consumer’s account being charged-off by the financial institution. Pricing in the first quarter remained at favorable levels as a result of elevated market supply. Issuers continue to sell their volume in mostly forward flow arrangements that are often committed early in the calendar year. We believe growth in lending and rising delinquency rates will drive continued growth in supply.

We believe that smaller competitors continue to face difficulties in the portfolio purchasing market because of the high cost to operate due to regulatory pressure and increasing cost of capital. We believe this favors larger participants, like MCM, because the larger market participants are better able to adapt to these pressures and commit to larger forward flow agreements and fluctuating volumes.

Cabot (Europe)

The UK market for charged-off portfolios generally provides a relatively consistent pipeline of opportunities, despite a historically low level of charge-off rates, as creditors have embedded debt sales as an integral part of their business models. The percentage of volume that is sold in multi-year forward flow arrangements is increasing.

France and Spain continue to be two of the largest markets in Europe with significant portfolio sales. Financial institutions continue to look to dispose of non-performing loans in these markets.

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While we have seen sales activity across all of our European markets, underlying default rates are generally low by historic levels, and consumer lending volumes have stagnated. Sales levels are expected to fluctuate from quarter to quarter. In general, portfolio pricing remains competitive across our European footprint, constraining the amount of capital we can deploy in Europe.

Purchases by Geographic Location

The following table summarizes purchases of receivable portfolios by geographic location during the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
MCM (United States)	$	316,366	$	236,509
Cabot (Europe)	51,485		59,205

Total purchases of receivable portfolios	$	367,851	$	295,714

In the United States, capital deployment increased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year. The majority of our deployments in the U.S. come from forward flow agreements, and the timing, contract duration, and volumes for each contract can fluctuate leading to variation when comparing to prior periods. Portfolio purchases in the U.S. were robust as supply increased and pricing remained at favorable levels.

In Europe, capital deployment decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the corresponding period in the prior year, primarily driven by continued competitive pricing environment in Europe. Additionally, capital deployment was unfavorably impacted by foreign currency translation driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British Pound during the comparable periods.

Collections from Purchased Receivables by Channel and Geographic Location

We utilize three channels for the collection of our purchased receivables: call center and digital collections; legal collections; and collection agencies. The call center and digital collections channel consists of collections that result from our call centers, direct mail program and online collections. The legal collections channel consists of collections that result from our internal legal channel or from our network of retained law firms. The collection agencies channel consists of collections from third-party collections agencies to whom we pay a fee or commission. We utilize this channel to supplement capacity in our internal call centers, to service accounts in regions where we do not have collections operations or for accounts purchased where we maintain the collection agency servicing relationship.

The following table summarizes the total collections by collection channel and geographic area during the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
MCM (United States):
Call center and digital collections	$	298,222	$	235,091
Legal collections	151,675		128,903
Collection agencies	4,128		5,484
Subtotal	454,025		369,478
Cabot (Europe):
Call center and digital collections	62,270		56,647
Legal collections	53,773		48,694
Collection agencies	33,933		35,356
Subtotal	149,976		140,697




Other geographies:	806		712
Total collections from purchased receivables	$	604,807	$	510,887

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Gross collections from purchased receivables increased by $93.9 million, or 18.4%, to $604.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to $510.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase in collections in the United States was primarily a result of consistent increases in capital deployments in the United States in recent periods. The increase in collections from purchased receivables in Europe was primarily driven by a combination of increases in capital deployments and acquisitions of portfolios with higher returns in recent periods. Additionally, collections in Europe were unfavorably impacted by foreign currency translation by approximately $2.2 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British Pound during the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Results of Operations

Results of operations, in dollars and as a percentage of total revenues, were as follows for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025				2024
Revenues
Portfolio revenue	$	345,218	87.9	%	$	315,852	96.2	%
Changes in recoveries	21,464		5.5	%	(12,409)		(3.8)	%
Total debt purchasing revenue	366,682		93.4	%	303,443		92.4	%
Servicing revenue	22,547		5.7	%	20,379		6.2	%
Other revenues	3,546		0.9	%	4,564		1.4	%
Total revenues	392,775		100.0	%	328,386		100.0	%


Operating expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	105,932		27.0	%	104,184		31.7	%
Cost of legal collections	68,013		17.3	%	58,721		17.9	%
General and administrative expenses	41,018		10.4	%	36,241		11.0	%
Other operating expenses	34,252		8.8	%	30,367		9.2	%
Collection agency commissions	6,873		1.7	%	7,434		2.3	%
Depreciation and amortization	7,344		1.9	%	7,848		2.4	%
Total operating expenses	263,432		67.1	%	244,795		74.5	%
Income from operations	129,343		32.9	%	83,591		25.5	%
Other expense
Interest expense	(70,530)		(18.0)	%	(55,765)		(17.0)	%
Other income	1,647		0.5	%	2,666		0.8	%
Total other expense	(68,883)		(17.5)	%	(53,099)		(16.2)	%
Income before income taxes	60,460		15.4	%	30,492		9.3	%
Provision for income taxes	(13,664)		(3.5)	%	(7,253)		(2.2)	%
Net income	$	46,796	11.9	%	$	23,239	7.1	%

Comparison of Results of Operations

Revenues

Our revenues primarily include debt purchasing revenue, which is revenue recognized from engaging in debt purchasing and recovery activities. We apply our charge-off policy and fully write-off the amortized costs (i.e., face value net of noncredit discount) of the individual receivables we acquire immediately after purchasing the portfolio. We then record a negative allowance that represents the present value of all expected future recoveries for pools of receivables that share similar risk characteristics using a discounted cash flow approach, which is presented as “Receivable portfolios, net” in our condensed consolidated statements of financial condition. The discount rate is an effective interest rate (or “purchase EIR”) established based on the purchase price of the portfolio and the expected future cash flows at the time of purchase.

Debt purchasing revenue includes two components:

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(1) Portfolio revenue, which is the accretion of the discount on the negative allowance due to the passage of time (generally the portfolio balance multiplied by the EIR), and

(2) Changes in recoveries, which includes

(a) Recoveries above (below) forecast, which is the difference between (i) actual cash collected/recovered during the current period and (ii) expected cash recoveries for the current period, which generally represents over or under performance for the period; and

Certain pools already fully recovered their cost basis and became zero basis portfolios (“ZBA”) prior to our adoption of the accounting standard for Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (“CECL”) in January 2020. We did not establish a negative allowance for these pools as we elected the Transition Resource Group for Credit Losses’ practical expedient to retain the integrity of these legacy pools. Similar to how we treated ZBA collections prior to the adoption of CECL, all subsequent collections to the ZBA pools are recognized as ZBA revenue, which is included in portfolio revenue in our condensed consolidated statements of income. We expect our ZBA revenue to continue to decline as we collect on these legacy pools. We do not expect to have new ZBA pools in the future.

Servicing revenue consists primarily of fee-based income earned on accounts collected on behalf of others, primarily credit originators. We earn fee-based income by providing debt servicing (such as early stage collections, BPO, contingent collections, trace services and litigation activities) to credit originators for non-performing loans in Europe.

Other revenues primarily include revenues recognized from the sale of real estate assets that are acquired as a result of our investments in non-performing secured residential mortgage portfolios and real estate assets in Europe and LAAP.

The following table summarizes revenues for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		$ Change		% Change
Revenue recognized from portfolio basis	$	339,756	$	309,748	$	30,008	9.7	%
ZBA revenue	5,462		6,104		(642)		(10.5)	%
Portfolio revenue	345,218		315,852		29,366		9.3	%

Recoveries above forecast	26,952		853		26,099
Changes in expected future recoveries	(5,488)		(13,262)		7,774
Changes in recoveries	21,464		(12,409)		33,873		(273.0)	%
Debt purchasing revenue	366,682		303,443		63,239		20.8	%

Servicing revenue	22,547		20,379		2,168		10.6	%
Other revenues	3,546		4,564		(1,018)		(22.3)	%
Total revenues	$	392,775	$	328,386	$	64,389	19.6	%

Our operating results are impacted by foreign currency translation, which represents the effect of translating operating results where the functional currency is different than our U.S. dollar reporting currency. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has an unfavorable impact on our international revenues, and the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has a favorable impact on our international revenues. Our revenue was unfavorably impacted by foreign currency translation by approximately $1.9 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British Pound by approximately 0.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

The increase in revenue recognized from portfolio basis during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to a higher portfolio basis (i.e. a higher receivable portfolios balance) in the U.S. driven by a consistent higher volume of purchases in recent periods.

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Recoveries above or below forecast represent over and under-performance in the reporting period, respectively, and are expected to vary from period to period. Collections during the three months ended March 31, 2025, over-performed the forecasted collections by approximately $27.0 million. Collections during the three months ended March 31, 2024, were slightly above the forecasted collections. The over performance in the periods presented represented only a small fraction of total collections in the corresponding periods.

When reassessing the forecasts of expected lifetime recoveries during the three months ended March 31, 2025, management considered, among other factors, historical and current collection performance, changes in consumer behavior, and the macroeconomic environment. The updated forecast resulted in changes in timing and amount of total estimated remaining collections which in turn, when discounted to present value, resulted in a net negative change in expected future recoveries of approximately $5.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we recorded approximately $13.3 million in net negative change in expected future recoveries.

The following tables summarize collections from purchased receivables, portfolio revenue, end of period receivable balance and other related supplemental data, by year of purchase (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31, 2025						As of March 31, 2025
	Collections		Portfolio Revenue		Changes in Recoveries		Receivable Portfolios		Monthly EIR
United States:
ZBA	$	5,461	$	5,461	$	—	$	—	—	%





<2016	17,337		13,145		493		30,714		13.2	%
2016	5,608		3,017		(176)		22,291		4.2	%
2017	8,213		4,922		218		27,471		5.6	%
2018	12,128		6,749		(168)		52,169		4.0	%
2019	22,236		11,986		(717)		97,262		3.8	%
2020	25,378		13,567		(298)		113,923		3.7	%
2021	25,222		13,647		(367)		107,762		3.9	%
2022	52,950		23,399		1,478		234,231		3.1	%
2023	116,222		57,733		(3,447)		548,323		3.3	%
2024	153,494		94,002		11,370		904,359		3.3	%
2025	9,776		10,072		3,500		320,049		3.1	%
Subtotal	454,025		257,700		11,886		2,458,554		3.5	%
Europe:
ZBA	1		1		—		—		—	%



<2016	32,478		22,334		4,434		254,767		3.0	%
2016	6,477		4,630		164		56,890		2.7	%
2017	8,718		5,163		548		93,133		1.9	%
2018	8,564		5,027		(164)		107,167		1.6	%
2019	9,377		5,626		(300)		99,452		1.9	%
2020	6,291		3,561		(204)		52,385		2.2	%
2021	10,468		6,512		58		117,260		1.9	%
2022	13,936		6,575		890		141,172		1.5	%
2023	20,790		8,165		2,124		183,208		1.5	%
2024	30,395		18,388		1,080		320,444		1.9	%
2025	2,481		1,536		470		52,352		2.3	%
Subtotal	149,976		87,518		9,100		1,478,230		2.0	%
Other geographies:(1)









All vintages	806		—		478		15,747		—	%
Subtotal	806		—		478		15,747		—	%
Total	$	604,807	$	345,218	$	21,464	$	3,952,531	2.9	%

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(1)All portfolios are on non-accrual basis. Annual pool groups for other geographies have been aggregated for disclosure purposes.

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	Three Months Ended March 31, 2024						As of March 31, 2024
	Collections		Portfolio Revenue		Changes in Recoveries		Receivable Portfolios		Monthly EIR
United States:
ZBA	$	6,103	$	6,103	$	—	$	—	—	%





<2016	20,761		17,533		(98)		41,071		13.4	%
2016	7,072		4,041		832		31,303		4.2	%
2017	10,514		6,915		(226)		38,986		5.5	%
2018	17,787		9,812		136		75,984		4.0	%
2019	31,241		17,841		(1,666)		145,804		3.8	%
2020	36,725		20,177		(1,779)		168,902		3.7	%
2021	38,179		20,035		135		157,792		3.9	%
2022	71,316		35,683		(2,728)		360,126		3.1	%
2023	120,713		76,539		1,036		747,765		3.3	%
2024	9,067		8,919		(105)		236,192		3.6	%
Subtotal	369,478		223,598		(4,463)		2,003,925		3.7	%
Europe:
ZBA	1		1		—		—		—	%



<2016	34,221		29,095		(4,274)		321,319		2.9	%
2016(1)	8,052		5,915		(359)		72,667		2.8	%
2017	10,083		6,680		(1,231)		114,382		1.9	%
2018	11,405		7,211		(3,683)		147,508		1.6	%
2019	12,181		7,338		(629)		126,348		1.9	%
2020	8,252		5,442		(303)		79,466		2.2	%
2021	13,898		9,177		(41)		158,910		1.9	%
2022	16,913		9,112		(117)		187,886		1.6	%
2023	22,424		10,725		1,268		234,198		1.5	%
2024	3,267		1,558		741		57,959		2.2	%
Subtotal	140,697		92,254		(8,628)		1,500,643		2.0	%
Other geographies:(2)
All vintages	712		—		682		26,819		—	%
Subtotal	712		—		682		26,819		—	%
Total	$	510,887	$	315,852	$	(12,409)	$	3,531,387	3.0	%

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(1)Portfolio balance includes non-accrual pool groups. The EIR presented is only for pool groups that accrete portfolio revenue.

(2)All portfolios are on non-accrual basis. Annual pool groups for other geographies have been aggregated for disclosure purposes.

Servicing revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2025, increased as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024. The increase was primarily attributable to increased demand from BPO clients.

Other revenues decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, primarily driven by decrease of gains recognized on the sale of real estate assets.

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Operating Expenses

The following table summarizes operating expenses during the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		$ Change		% Change
Salaries and employee benefits	$	105,932	$	104,184	$	1,748	1.7	%
Cost of legal collections	68,013		58,721		9,292		15.8	%
General and administrative expenses	41,018		36,241		4,777		13.2	%
Other operating expenses	34,252		30,367		3,885		12.8	%
Collection agency commissions	6,873		7,434		(561)		(7.5)	%
Depreciation and amortization	7,344		7,848		(504)		(6.4)	%
Total operating expenses	$	263,432	$	244,795	$	18,637	7.6	%

Our operating results are impacted by foreign currency translation, which represents the effect of translating operating results where the functional currency is different than our U.S. dollar reporting currency. The strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has a favorable impact on our international operating expenses, and the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has an unfavorable impact on our international operating expenses. Our operating expenses were favorably impacted by foreign currency translation by approximately $1.4 million, during the three months ended March 31, 2025, primarily as a result of the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British Pound by approximately 0.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2025 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Operating expenses are explained in more detail as follows:

Salaries and Employee Benefits

Salaries and employee benefits remained relatively consistent during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Cost of Legal Collections

Cost of legal collections primarily includes contingent fees paid to our external network of attorneys and the cost of litigation. We pursue legal collections using a network of attorneys that specialize in collection matters and through our internal legal channel. Under the agreements with our contracted attorneys, we advance certain out-of-pocket court costs. Cost of legal collections does not include internal legal channel employee costs, which are included in salaries and employee benefits in our condensed consolidated statements of income.

The following table summarizes our cost of legal collections during the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		$ Change		% Change
Court costs	$	44,814	$	38,087	$	6,727	17.7	%
Legal collection fees	23,199		20,634		2,565		12.4	%
Total cost of legal collections	$	68,013	$	58,721	$	9,292	15.8	%

The increase of cost of legal collections during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to increased legal placements in this channel in the U.S.

General and Administrative Expenses

The increase in general and administrative expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to the following reasons:

•An increase in information technology expenses of approximately $1.9 million; and

•An increase in consulting fees of approximately $1.6 million.

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Other Operating Expenses

The increase in other operating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to an increase in postage and printing expenses of approximately $1.9 million and an increase in collections bank charges and trace agencies fees of approximately $1.9 million.

Collection Agency Commissions

Collection agency commissions are commissions paid to third-party collection agencies. Collections through the collections agencies channel are predominately in Europe and vary from period to period depending on, among other things, the number of accounts placed with an agency versus accounts collected internally. Commission rates vary depending on, among other things, the amount of time that has passed since the charge-off of the accounts placed with an agency, the asset class, and the geographic location of the receivables. Generally, freshly charged-off accounts have a lower commission rate than accounts that have been charged off for a longer period of time, and commission rates for purchased bankruptcy portfolios are lower than the commission rates for charged-off credit card accounts. Collection agency commissions remained relatively consistent during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Depreciation and Amortization

Depreciation and amortization expenses remained relatively consistent during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024.

Interest Expense

The following table summarizes our interest expense for the periods presented (in thousands, except percentages):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024		$ Change		% Change
Stated interest on debt obligations	$	66,986	$	52,038	$	14,948	28.7	%
Amortization of debt issuance costs	3,329		3,300		29		0.9	%
Amortization of debt discount	215		427		(212)		(49.6)	%
Total interest expense	$	70,530	$	55,765	$	14,765	26.5	%

The increase in interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025, as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2024, was primarily due to the following reasons:

•The effect resulting from increased average debt balance of approximately $6.7 million; and

•The effect resulting from rising interest rates of approximately $8.6 million; and

•The increase was partially offset by a favorable impact of foreign currency translation of approximately $0.5 million driven by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar against the British Pound.

Other Income (Expense)

Other income or expense consists primarily of foreign currency exchange gains or losses, interest income, and gains or losses recognized on certain transactions outside of our normal course of business. Other income, net, was $1.6 million and $2.7 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Interest income included in other income, net of other expense, was approximately $1.5 million and $1.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Provision for Income Taxes

Provision for income taxes and effective tax rate are as follows for the periods presented ($ in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Provision for income taxes	$	13,664	$	7,253
Effective tax rate	22.6 %		23.8 %

For the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, the differences between our effective tax rate and the federal statutory rate were primarily due to state income taxes offset by other foreign adjustments.

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Non-GAAP Disclosure

In addition to the financial information prepared in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), we provide historical non-GAAP financial information. Management believes that the presentation of such non-GAAP financial information is meaningful and useful in understanding the activities and business metrics of our operations. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures reflect an additional way of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business.

Management believes that the presentation of these measures provides investors with greater transparency and facilitates comparison of operating results across a broad spectrum of companies with varying capital structures, compensation strategies, derivative instruments, and amortization methods, which provide a more complete understanding of our financial performance, competitive position, and prospects for the future. Readers should consider the information in addition to, but not instead of, our financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP. This non-GAAP financial information may be determined or calculated differently by other companies, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes.

Adjusted EBITDA. Management utilizes adjusted EBITDA (defined as net income before interest income and expense, taxes, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensation expenses, acquisition, integration and restructuring related expenses, and other charges or gains that are not indicative of ongoing operations), in the evaluation of our operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented is as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
GAAP net income, as reported	$	46,796	$	23,239
Adjustments:
Interest expense	70,530		55,765
Interest income	(1,546)		(1,368)
Provision for income taxes	13,664		7,253
Depreciation and amortization	7,344		7,848
Stock-based compensation expense	3,424		3,357
Net gain on derivative instruments(1)	—		(195)
Acquisition, integration and restructuring related expenses(2)	248		2,319


Adjusted EBITDA	$	140,460	$	98,218
Collections applied to principal balance(3)	$	244,300	$	214,551

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(1)Amount represents gain or loss recognized on derivative instruments that are not designated as hedging instruments or gain or loss recognized on derivative instruments upon dedesignation of hedge relationships. We adjust for this amount because we believe the gain or loss on derivative contracts is not indicative of ongoing operations.

(2)Amount represents acquisition, integration and restructuring related expenses. We adjust for this amount because we believe these expenses are not indicative of ongoing operations; therefore, adjusting for these expenses enhances comparability to prior periods, anticipated future periods, and our competitors’ results.

(3)Collections applied to principal balance is calculated in the table below:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
Collections applied to receivable portfolios, net	$	259,589	$	195,035
Changes in recoveries	(21,464)		12,409
Other proceeds applied to basis	6,175		7,107
Collections applied to principal balance	$	244,300	$	214,551

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Supplemental Performance Data

The tables included in this supplemental performance data section include detail for purchases, collections and ERC by year of purchase.

Our collection expectations are based on account characteristics and economic variables. Additional adjustments are made to account for qualitative factors that may affect the payment behavior of our consumers and servicing related adjustments to ensure our collection expectations are aligned with our operations. We continue to refine our process of forecasting collections both domestically and internationally with a focus on operational enhancements. Our collection expectations vary between types of portfolio and geographic location. As a result, past performance of pools in certain geographic locations or of certain types of portfolio are not necessarily a suitable indicator of future results in other locations or for other types of portfolio.

The supplemental performance data presented in this section is impacted by foreign currency translation, which represents the effect of translating financial results where the functional currency of our foreign subsidiary is different than our U.S. dollar reporting currency. Generally, international purchases reflect the exchange rates at the time of purchase and international cumulative collections are aggregated each month based on respective month-end exchange rates. For example, the strengthening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has an unfavorable reporting impact on our international purchases, collections, and ERC, and the weakening of the U.S. dollar relative to other foreign currencies has a favorable impact on our international purchases, collections, and ERC.

We utilize proprietary forecasting models to continuously evaluate the economic life of each pool.

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Cumulative Collections Money Multiple - Cumulative Collections from Purchased Receivables to Purchase Price Multiple

The following table summarizes our receivable purchases, related gross collections, and cumulative collections money multiples (in thousands, except multiples):


Year of Purchase	Purchase Price(1)		Cumulative Collections through March 31, 2025
			<2016		2016		2017		2018		2019		2020		2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Total(2)		CCMM(3)
United States:
<2016	$	4,261,076	$	8,440,701	$	970,845	$	706,004	$	498,378	$	375,393	$	281,095	$	229,701	$	166,469	$	131,698	$	102,710	$	22,798	$	11,925,792	2.8
2016	552,969		—		110,875		283,035		234,690		159,279		116,452		87,717		51,650		35,130		27,972		5,608		1,112,408		2.0
2017	527,441		—		—		111,902		315,853		255,048		193,328		144,243		85,348		57,985		40,123		8,213		1,212,043		2.3
2018	629,176		—		—		—		175,042		351,696		308,302		228,919		144,566		89,548		64,231		12,128		1,374,432		2.2
2019	675,063		—		—		—		—		174,693		416,315		400,250		256,444		164,106		112,391		22,236		1,546,435		2.3
2020	537,666		—		—		—		—		—		213,450		430,514		311,573		194,522		127,555		25,378		1,302,992		2.4
2021	403,649		—		—		—		—		—		—		120,354		240,605		188,895		131,870		25,222		706,946		1.8
2022	549,168		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		98,277		268,516		254,329		52,950		674,072		1.2
2023	806,773		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		184,182		471,838		116,222		772,242		1.0
2024	993,369		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		238,635		153,494		392,129		0.4
2025	316,256		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		9,776		9,776		—
Subtotal	10,252,606		8,440,701		1,081,720		1,100,941		1,223,963		1,316,109		1,528,942		1,641,698		1,354,932		1,314,582		1,571,654		454,025		21,029,267		2.1
Europe:
<2016	1,662,149		995,241		449,359		388,622		349,761		290,842		232,719		235,893		176,754		148,533		138,569		32,479		3,438,772		2.1
2016	249,584		—		44,641		97,587		83,107		63,198		51,609		51,017		40,214		35,278		30,143		6,477		503,271		2.0
2017	461,571		—		—		68,111		152,926		118,794		87,549		86,107		61,762		48,763		41,211		8,718		673,941		1.5
2018	427,030		—		—		—		49,383		118,266		78,846		80,629		61,691		49,675		42,379		8,564		489,433		1.1
2019	272,905		—		—		—		—		44,118		80,502		88,448		63,607		54,544		47,174		9,377		387,770		1.4
2020	104,940		—		—		—		—		—		22,721		59,803		45,757		37,363		31,454		6,291		203,389		1.9
2021	242,825		—		—		—		—		—		—		43,082		66,529		58,515		52,278		10,468		230,872		1.0
2022	231,869		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		36,957		70,385		64,555		13,936		185,833		0.8
2023	259,255		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		40,975		89,799		20,790		151,564		0.6
2024	353,182		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		50,469		30,395		80,864		0.2
2025	51,485		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—		2,481		2,481		—
Subtotal	4,316,795		995,241		494,000		554,320		635,177		635,218		553,946		644,979		553,271		544,031		588,031		149,976		6,348,190		1.5
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All vintages	340,283		82,958		109,884		112,383		108,480		75,601		28,960		20,682		3,334		3,954		2,793		806		549,835		1.6
Subtotal	340,283		82,958		109,884		112,383		108,480		75,601		28,960		20,682		3,334		3,954		2,793		806		549,835		1.6
Total	$	14,909,684	$	9,518,900	$	1,685,604	$	1,767,644	$	1,967,620	$	2,026,928	$	2,111,848	$	2,307,359	$	1,911,537	$	1,862,567	$	2,162,478	$	604,807	$	27,927,292	1.9

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(1)Adjusted for Put-Backs and Recalls. Put-Backs (“Put-Backs”) and recalls (“Recalls”) represent ineligible accounts that are returned by us or recalled by the seller pursuant to specific guidelines as set forth in the respective purchase agreement.

(2)Cumulative collections from inception through March 31, 2025, excluding collections on behalf of others.

(3)Cumulative Collections Money Multiple (“CCMM”) through March 31, 2025 refers to cumulative collections as a multiple of purchase price.

(4)Annual pool groups for other geographies have been aggregated for disclosure purposes.

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Purchase Price Multiple - Total Estimated Collections from Purchased Receivables to Purchase Price Multiple

The following table summarizes our purchases, resulting historical gross collections, estimated remaining gross collections from purchased receivables, and purchase price multiple (in thousands, except multiples):


	Purchase Price(1)		Historical Collections(2)		Estimated Remaining Collections		Total Estimated Gross Collections		Purchase Price Multiple(3)
United States:
<2016	$	4,261,076	$	11,925,792	$	185,959	$	12,111,751	2.8
2016	552,969		1,112,408		48,889		1,161,297		2.1
2017	527,441		1,212,043		74,664		1,286,707		2.4
2018	629,176		1,374,432		119,691		1,494,123		2.4
2019	675,063		1,546,435		214,136		1,760,571		2.6
2020	537,666		1,302,992		249,156		1,552,148		2.9
2021	403,649		706,946		244,743		951,689		2.4
2022	549,168		674,072		465,516		1,139,588		2.1
2023	806,773		772,242		1,111,553		1,883,795		2.3
2024	993,369		392,129		1,948,398		2,340,527		2.4
2025	316,256		9,776		702,405		712,181		2.3
Subtotal	10,252,606		21,029,267		5,365,110		26,394,377		2.6
Europe:
<2016	1,662,149		3,438,772		850,591		4,289,363		2.6
2016	249,584		503,271		162,740		666,011		2.7
2017	461,571		673,941		203,958		877,899		1.9
2018	427,030		489,433		221,160		710,593		1.7
2019	272,905		387,770		214,756		602,526		2.2
2020	104,940		203,389		118,365		321,754		3.1
2021	242,825		230,872		253,296		484,168		2.0
2022	231,869		185,833		260,112		445,945		1.9
2023	259,255		151,564		328,178		479,742		1.9
2024	353,182		80,864		688,458		769,322		2.2
2025	51,485		2,481		118,234		120,715		2.3
Subtotal	4,316,795		6,348,190		3,419,848		9,768,038		2.3
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All vintages	340,283		549,835		24,278		574,113		1.7
Subtotal	340,283		549,835		24,278		574,113		1.7
Total	$	14,909,684	$	27,927,292	$	8,809,236	$	36,736,528	2.5

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(1)Purchase price refers to the cash paid to a seller to acquire a portfolio less Put-backs, Recalls, and other adjustments. Put-Backs and Recalls represent ineligible accounts that are returned by us or recalled by the seller pursuant to specific guidelines as set forth in the respective purchase agreement.

(2)Cumulative collections from inception through March 31, 2025, excluding collections on behalf of others.

(3)Purchase Price Multiple represents total estimated gross collections divided by the purchase price.

(4)Annual pool groups for other geographies have been aggregated for disclosure purposes.

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Estimated Remaining Gross Collections by Year of Purchase

The following table summarizes our estimated remaining gross collections from purchased receivable portfolios and estimated future cash flows from real estate-owned assets (in thousands):


	Estimated Remaining Gross Collections by Year of Purchase(1)
	2025(3)		2026		2027		2028		2029		2030		2031		2032		2033		>2033		Total(2)
United States:
<2016	$	52,869	$	46,767	$	30,870	$	21,002	$	13,964	$	9,059	$	5,621	$	3,350	$	1,676	$	781	$	185,959
2016	14,372		11,265		7,097		4,990		3,515		2,481		1,754		1,244		885		1,286		48,889
2017	19,568		17,627		11,461		7,886		5,560		3,930		2,786		1,980		1,413		2,453		74,664
2018	29,587		28,544		19,501		12,869		8,860		6,255		4,429		3,146		2,242		4,258		119,691
2019	54,378		50,889		34,584		23,530		15,622		10,805		7,611		5,375		3,804		7,538		214,136
2020	61,511		59,343		40,788		27,821		18,927		12,644		8,799		6,206		4,388		8,729		249,156
2021	59,608		58,823		39,528		26,912		18,603		12,845		8,783		6,114		4,306		9,221		244,743
2022	116,838		109,510		75,135		49,788		34,372		24,460		17,364		12,089		8,374		17,586		465,516
2023	287,941		256,726		170,674		121,972		85,134		59,950		41,626		29,019		20,081		38,430		1,111,553
2024	399,181		511,573		322,406		214,981		151,775		106,720		75,768		53,087		37,067		75,840		1,948,398
2025	123,927		171,334		130,880		83,936		57,967		41,172		28,929		20,458		14,246		29,556		702,405
Subtotal	1,219,780		1,322,401		882,924		595,687		414,299		290,321		203,470		142,068		98,482		195,678		5,365,110
Europe:
<2016	87,829		105,256		92,855		80,995		71,398		62,536		55,060		49,641		44,566		200,455		850,591
2016	18,995		22,467		20,118		17,415		14,670		12,313		10,581		8,897		7,574		29,710		162,740
2017	25,536		29,118		25,886		21,476		18,175		15,300		12,831		10,865		9,311		35,460		203,958
2018	25,829		29,684		26,526		22,084		19,204		16,770		14,683		12,931		11,215		42,234		221,160
2019	28,910		32,122		26,908		23,078		18,748		15,572		13,006		11,097		9,439		35,876		214,756
2020	18,248		19,218		15,342		12,171		9,837		8,063		6,688		5,635		4,768		18,395		118,365
2021	31,445		37,469		31,904		27,551		23,085		19,980		16,601		13,853		11,639		39,769		253,296
2022	38,533		42,643		35,469		28,477		23,158		18,834		15,580		12,896		10,404		34,118		260,112
2023	47,553		54,015		44,926		37,616		30,348		24,265		19,736		16,110		13,177		40,432		328,178
2024	89,054		107,395		87,998		72,787		59,582		48,676		40,178		33,948		29,412		119,428		688,458
2025	14,767		20,370		17,332		13,803		10,945		8,525		6,697		5,360		4,563		15,872		118,234
Subtotal	426,699		499,757		425,264		357,453		299,150		250,834		211,641		181,233		156,068		611,749		3,419,848
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All vintages	4,670		4,707		3,513		2,655		2,096		1,690		1,328		1,048		818		1,753		24,278
Subtotal	4,670		4,707		3,513		2,655		2,096		1,690		1,328		1,048		818		1,753		24,278
Portfolio ERC	1,651,149		1,826,865		1,311,701		955,795		715,545		542,845		416,439		324,349		255,368		809,180		8,809,236
REO ERC(5)	23,610		21,514		6,689		1,552		60		—		—		—		—		—		53,425
Total ERC	$	1,674,759	$	1,848,379	$	1,318,390	$	957,347	$	715,605	$	542,845	$	416,439	$	324,349	$	255,368	$	809,180	$	8,862,661

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(1)As of March 31, 2025, ERC for Zero Basis Portfolios include approximately $35.6 million for purchased consumer and bankruptcy receivables in the United States. ERC for Zero Basis Portfolios in Europe and other geographies was immaterial. ERC also includes approximately $24.3 million from non-accrual portfolios, primarily in other geographies.

(2)Represents the expected remaining gross cash collections over a 180-month period. As of March 31, 2025, ERC for 84-month was:


	84-Month ERC
United States	$	4,969,441
Europe	2,518,742
Other geographies	20,931
Portfolio ERC	7,509,114
REO ERC	53,425
Total ERC	$	7,562,539

(3)Amount for 2025 consists of nine months data from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

(4)Annual pool groups for other geographies have been aggregated for disclosure purposes.

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(5)Real estate-owned assets (“REO”) ERC includes approximately $52.9 million and $0.6 million of estimated future cash flows for Europe and Other Geographies, respectively.

Estimated Future Collections Applied to Receivable Portfolios

As of March 31, 2025, we had $4.0 billion in receivable portfolios. The estimated future collections applied to the receivable portfolios net balance is as follows (in thousands):


Years Ending December 31,	United States		Europe		Other Geographies		Total Amortization

2025(1)	$	512,374	$	171,608	$	3,778	$	687,760
2026	629,215		205,115		3,827		838,157
2027	414,585		176,339		2,865		593,789
2028	271,862		147,599		2,174		421,635
2029	188,000		121,901		1,708		311,609
2030	132,186		100,628		1,367		234,181
2031	93,487		83,559		28		177,074
2032	65,947		71,818		—		137,765
2033	46,269		62,892		—		109,161
2034	32,592		56,461		—		89,053
2035	23,833		53,711		—		77,544
2036	18,140		51,789		—		69,929
2037	13,999		51,002		—		65,001
2038	10,121		53,896		—		64,017
2039	5,413		56,732		—		62,145
2040	531		13,180		—		13,711

Total	$	2,458,554	$	1,478,230	$	15,747	$	3,952,531

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(1)Amount for 2025 consists of nine months data from April 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Liquidity

The following table summarizes our cash flow activities for the periods presented (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2025		2024
	(Unaudited)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	45,283	$	50,984
Net cash used in investing activities	(100,278)		(90,882)
Net cash provided by financing activities	40,337		55,790

Operating Cash Flows

Cash flows from operating activities represent the cash receipts and disbursements related to all of our activities other than investing and financing activities.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $45.3 million and $51.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Operating cash flows are derived by adjusting net income for non-cash operating items such as depreciation and amortization, changes in recoveries, stock-based compensation charges, deferred income tax, and changes in operating assets and liabilities which reflect timing differences between the receipt and payment of cash associated with transactions and when they are recognized in results of operations. Adjusting for the changes in recoveries resulted in a decrease in operating cash flows by $21.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and an increase in operating cash flows by $12.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Refer to “Note 5: Receivable Portfolios, Net” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements for discussion relating to changes in recoveries.

Investing Cash Flows

Net cash used in investing activities was $100.3 million and $90.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Cash provided by or used in investing activities is primarily affected by receivable portfolio purchases offset by collection proceeds applied to the principal of our receivable portfolios. Receivable portfolio purchases, net of put-backs, were $362.7 million and $291.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Collection proceeds applied to the principal of our receivable portfolios were $259.6 million and $195.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Refer to Purchases and Collections within “Item 2: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” for discussion relating to purchases and collections.

Financing Cash Flows

Net cash provided by financing activities was $40.3 million and $55.8 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Financing cash flows are generally affected by borrowings under our credit facilities and proceeds from various debt offerings, offset by repayments of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities and repayments of various notes. Borrowings under our credit facilities were $246.4 million and $248.5 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Repayments of amounts outstanding under our credit facilities were $185.8 million and $696.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, we issued $500.0 million 9.25% senior secured notes that mature in 2029, and used the proceeds from the senior secured notes to repay drawings under our Global Senior Facility.

Capital Resources

Our primary sources of capital are cash collections from our receivable portfolios, bank borrowings, debt offerings, and equity offerings. Depending on the capital markets, we consider additional financings to fund our operations and any potential acquisitions. From time to time, we may repurchase outstanding debt or equity and/or restructure or refinance debt obligations. Our primary cash requirements include funding the purchase of receivable portfolios, operating expenses, the payment of interest and principal on borrowings, the payment of income taxes, funding any entity acquisitions and share repurchases.

We are in material compliance with all covenants under our financing arrangements. See “Note 7: Borrowings” in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements for a further discussion of our debt. Available capacity under our Global Senior Facility, was $378.6 million as of March 31, 2025.

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Our Board of Directors has approved a $300.0 million share repurchase program. Repurchases under this program are expected to be made from cash on hand and/or a drawing from our Global Senior Facility and may be made from time to time, subject to market conditions and other factors, in the open market, through private transactions, block transactions, or other methods as determined by our management and Board of Directors, and in accordance with market conditions, other corporate considerations, and applicable regulatory requirements. The program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be modified or suspended at our discretion. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, we repurchased 289,425 shares of our common stock for approximately $10.0 million under the shares repurchase program. We did not make any repurchases under the share repurchase program during the three months ended March 31, 2024. Our practice is to retire the shares repurchased. As of March 31, 2025, authorization for $81.9 million of share repurchases remained under the share repurchase program.

Our cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2025, consisted of $48.2 million held by U.S.-based entities and $138.9 million held by foreign entities. Most of our cash and cash equivalents held by foreign entities is indefinitely reinvested and may be subject to material tax effects if repatriated. However, we believe that our sources of cash and liquidity are sufficient to meet our business needs in the United States and do not expect that we will need to repatriate the funds.

Included in cash and cash equivalents is cash that was collected on behalf of, and remains payable to, third-party clients. The balance of cash held for clients was $22.2 million as of March 31, 2025.

Cash from operations could also be affected by various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, timing of cash collections from our consumers, and other risks detailed in our Risk Factors. However, we believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our operations for at least the next twelve months, given our expectation of continued positive cash flows from operations, our cash and cash equivalents, our access to capital markets, and availability under our credit facilities. Our future cash needs will depend on our acquisitions of portfolios and businesses.

Critical Accounting Estimates

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, costs and expenses, and related disclosures. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and assumptions based on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our actual results could differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. Refer to “Critical Accounting Estimates” contained in Part II, Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, for a complete discussion of our critical accounting estimates. Other than the ongoing reassessment of expected future recoveries of our receivable portfolios during each reporting period under our CECL accounting policy as discussed in “Note 5: Receivable Portfolios, Net” to our condensed consolidated financial statements, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates since our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

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Item 3 – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign Currency Exchange Rates. As of March 31, 2025, there had not been a material change in any of the foreign currency risk information disclosed in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Interest Rates. As of March 31, 2025, there had not been a material change in the interest rate risk information disclosed in Item 7A, “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk,” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 4 – Controls and Procedures

Attached as exhibits to this Form 10-Q are the certifications required by Rule 13a-14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This section includes information concerning the controls and controls evaluation referred to in the certifications.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our periodic reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and accordingly, management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

Based on their most recent evaluation, as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act, are effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1 – Legal Proceedings

Information with respect to this item may be found in “Note 11: Commitments and Contingencies,” to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A – Risk Factors

There is no material change in the information reported under “Part I-Item 1A-Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 2 - Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Repurchases of Equity Securities

As announced in on May 5, 2021, the Company’s Board of Directors has approved a $300.0 million share repurchase program. Repurchases under this program are expected to be made from cash on hand and/or a drawing from its Global Senior Facility, and may be made from time to time, subject to market conditions and other factors, in the open market, through private transactions, block transactions, or other methods as determined by management and its Board of Directors, and in accordance with market conditions, other corporate considerations, and applicable regulatory requirements. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 289,425 shares of our common stock for approximately $10.0 million. The following table presents information with respect to purchases of common stock of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2025, by the Company or an “affiliated purchaser” of the Company, as defined in Rule 10b-18(a)(3) under the Exchange Act:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs(1)	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
January 1, 2025 to January 31, 2025	—	$	—	—	$	91,926,255
February 1, 2025 to February 28, 2025	7,636	$	36.41	7,636	$	91,648,258
March 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025	281,789	$	34.51	281,789	$	81,922,587
Total	289,425	$	34.56	289,425	$	81,922,587

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(1)This column discloses the number of shares purchased pursuant to the program during the indicated time periods.

Item 5 - Other Information

During the quarterly period ended March 31, 2025, no director or officer (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) of the Company adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as each term is defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).

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Item 6 – Exhibits


Number						Description
3.1.1						Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1/A filed on June 14, 1999, File No. 333-77483)

3.1.2						Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 4, 2002, File No. 000-26489)

3.1.3						Second Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.3 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2019)

3.2						Amended and Restated Bylaws, as amended through December 13, 2022 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2022)

10.1+						Employment offer letter by and between Encore C apital Group, I nc. and Tomas Hernanz dated March 31, 2025 (filed herewith)

10.2+						Transition and Consult ing Agreement by and between Encore Capital Group, Inc. and Tomas Hernanz dated March 28, 2025 (filed her e with)

31.1						Certification of the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

31.2						Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (filed herewith)

32.1						Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished herewith)

101.INS						Inline XBRL Instance Document - The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document. (filed herewith)

101.SCH						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document (filed herewith)

101.CAL						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)

101.DEF						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document (filed herewith)

101.LAB						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document (filed herewith)

101.PRE						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document (filed herewith)

104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101


In accordance with Item 601(b)(4)(iii)(A) of Regulation S-K, copies of certain instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of the company are not filed herewith. Pursuant to this regulation, we hereby agree to furnish a copy of any such instrument to the SEC upon request.

+ Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


			ENCORE CAPITAL GROUP, INC.

			By:						/s/ Tomas Hernanz
									Tomas Hernanz
									Executive Vice President,
									Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: May 7, 2025