Transforming Customer Experience
Investor Day December 14, 2017
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Transforming Customer Experience Investor Day December 14, 2017 Preliminary Statements Forward Looking Statements This document contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the companys current expectations as
Investor Day December 14, 2017
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Forward Looking Statements This document contains certain forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the company’s current expectations as to the outcome and timing of future events. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities or results that the company plans, expects, believes, projects, estimates or anticipates will, should or may occur in the future are forward-looking
these forward-looking statements due to a number of uncertainties and other factors, including
future litigation. For a discussion of these and other factors affecting the company’s business and prospects, see the company’s annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time. Other Information This information should be read in conjunction with, and not in lieu of, the company’s annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Those reports contain important information about the company’s business and performance, including financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, as well as a description of the important risk factors that may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition or results of operations. All market comparisons are based on available information from similar publicly traded companies.
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EZCORP is a leading provider of pawn loans in the United States and Latin America. At our pawn stores we also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and used merchandise purchased from customers 43% of EZCORP total pawn stores are now in Latin America, specifically Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Peru. EZCORP has acquired 133 pawn stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
IPO Date 8/27/1991 Headquarters Austin, TX Market Capitalization
(52 Week Range as of 12/11/17)
$413m to $672m Share Price
(52 Week Range as of 12/11/17)
$7.60 to $12.35 Convertible Debt Due 2019 Bond Price
(52 Week Range as of 12/11/17)
92 to 103 Convertible Debt Due 2024 Bond Price
(Range from July 2017 offering completed)
101 to 140 Total Revenue in FY17 $748.0m Profit Before Tax in FY17 $43.2m Institutional Holdings 88% Index inclusion: Russell 2000, S&P SmallCap 600, S&P 1000, NASDAQ Composite United States 513 Latin America 382 Cash Max in Canada 27
PAWN STORE LOCATIONS as of 12/11/17 FINANCIAL SERVICES LOCATIONS as of 12/11/17 KEY STATISTICS
U.S. Pawn 57% Latin America Pawn 43%
EZCORP Pawn Store Count 12/11/17
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“To be the market leader in North America, within three years, in responsibly and respectfully meeting our customer’s desire for access to cash when they want it .“ Stuart Grimshaw, Chief Executive Officer of EZCORP, Inc.
July 29, 2015 EZCORP announced transformational customer focused 3-year strategic plan in July 29, 2015 EZCORP FirstCash
U.S. Financial Services business closed Renewed Executive Leadership Team including CEO and President of Pawn
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25 Pawn Stores acquired in FY15 Closed 25 underperforming pawn stores in U.S. and Mexico in FY15 Sold Grupo Finmart Investment in field management enabling more coaching & mentoring 6 U.S. pawn stores acquired in Q2FY16 Procurement
Store incentive plans re-aligned to operating contribution
INITIATIVES TO DRIVE CONTINUED PROFIT GROWTH
1. Geographic diversity and larger scale with 43% of total pawn stores now in Latin America 2. Significant runway for continued store openings and complementary acquisitions 3. Transforming customer experience 4. System driven transformation is underway 5. Tracking toward annual corporate expense of $50m in FY18
Mexico Buy/Sell business closed
Transformational customer focused 3-year strategic plan released JULY 2015 NOV 2017
Initiated deployment
Initiated store refresh program Opened ten stores in Mexico in FY17. Plan to open ten stores in Mexico in FY18 Convertible debt due 2024 issued in July 2017; liquidity and debt maturity profile improved Favorable restructuring
repayment arrangement with AlphaCredit Acquired 133 stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
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U.S. Financial Services business closed Renewed Executive Leadership Team including CEO and President of Pawn 25 Pawn Stores acquired in FY15 Closed 25 underperforming pawn stores in U.S. and Mexico in FY15 Sold Grupo Finmart Investment in field management enabling more coaching & mentoring 6 U.S. pawn stores acquired in Q2FY16 Procurement
Store incentive plans re-aligned to operating contribution
INITIATIVES TO DRIVE CONTINUED PROFIT GROWTH
1. Geographic diversity and larger scale with 43% of total pawn stores now in Latin America 2. Significant runway for continued store openings and complementary acquisitions 3. Transforming customer experience 4. System driven transformation is underway 5. Tracking toward annual corporate expense of $50m in FY18
Mexico Buy/Sell business closed
Transformational customer focused 3-year strategic plan released JULY 2015 NOV 2017
Initiated deployment
Initiated store refresh program Opened ten stores in Mexico in FY17. Plan to open ten stores in Mexico in FY18 Convertible debt due 2024 issued in July 2017; liquidity and debt maturity profile improved Favorable restructuring
repayment arrangement with AlphaCredit Acquired 133 stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
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$48.2 $63.9 $88.5 FY15 FY16 FY17
EBITDA Consolidated
Amounts in this slide are in millions and are adjusted for estimated impact of natural disasters in Q4FY17, restructuring and restatement charges, other discrete items and constant currency. Mexico Pawn excludes closed buy/sell business. See “EZCORP GAAP Results” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.” Acquired 133 pawn stores and built three pawn stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
Disciplined Execution Driving EBITDA Growth
$9.4 $15.7 $20.6 FY15 FY16 FY17
EBITDA Mexico Pawn
Proven Pawn Expertise and Outstanding Results in Growth Market
EBITDA/Net Revenue Margin 12% 15% 23% EBITDA/Net Revenue Margin 23% 30% 35% # of Pawn Stores 232 239 246
$106.7 $113.5 $116.5 FY15 FY16 FY17
EBITDA U.S. Pawn
Market Leading Same Store PLO Growth and Expense Control Driving U.S. EBITDA Growth
EBITDA/Net Revenue Margin 31% 31% 31% # of Pawn Stores 522 520 513
Geographic Diversification and Significant Growth Potential in Latin America
U.S. Pawn 57% Latin America Stores on 9/30/17 28% Acquired and built stores in LatAm in Q1FY18 15%
EZCORP Pawn Store Count 12/11/17
43% of EZCORP total pawn stores are in Latin America as of December 4, 2017, specifically Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Peru
Market Leading U.S. Same Store PLO Growth With Strong Operating Leverage
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Same Store PLO Growth
Two-Year Stacked YOY Growth
U.S. PAWN
EZCORP has achieved eight consecutive quarters of market leading U.S. Pawn Same Store PLO growth YOY
EZCORP FirstCash
Amounts in this slide are adjusted for estimated impact of natural disasters in Q4FY17, restructuring and restatement charges, and other discrete items. See “EZCORP GAAP Results” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.” Weighted average based on available information from each company’s public filings. This information may be determined or calculated differently by companies, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes.
EZCORP Net Revenue and Profit Before Tax
YOY Growth
Strong Same Store PLO growth and expense control driving U.S. operating leverage
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Same Store PLO Growth
Two-Year Stacked YOY Growth
MEXICO PAWN
EZCORP FirstCash
Amounts in this slide are adjusted for discrete items and constant currency. Excludes closed Mexico buy/sell business. Mexico PLO balance both increased and decreased over the same period on a GAAP basis. See “EZCORP GAAP Results” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.” Weighted average based on available information from each company’s public filings. This information may be determined or calculated differently by companies, limiting the usefulness of these measures for comparative purposes. * Excludes $0.5m looting expense; the impact of looting in 12 stores in January 2017 reduced revenue through stolen pawn loan collateral and inventory effecting PSC and sales in addition to $0.5m in expenses.
EZCORP Net Revenue and Profit Before Tax
YOY Growth
Significant Same Store PLO growth and expense control driving Mexico operating leverage EZCORP has achieved 13 consecutive quarters of Mexico Pawn double-digit Same Store PLO growth YOY
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Amounts in this presentation are continuing operations only and comparisons are Q4FY17 relative to same period in prior year unless stated. Amounts in this slide are adjusted for estimated impact of natural disasters in Q4FY17, restructuring and restatement charges, other discrete items and constant currency. Mexico Pawn excludes closed buy/sell businesses. Mexico PLO balance both increased and decreased over the same period on a GAAP basis. See “EZCORP GAAP Results” and “GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation.”
– GAAP EPS up $0.52 in Q4 and up $0.77 to $0.62 in FY17 – Adjusted EBITDA up 39%, or $24.6m, to $88.5m in FY17
Geographic diversification and significant growth potential in Latin America
in Q1FY17
high growth market
complementary acquisition opportunities in Latin America
Mexico Pawn is fastest growing segment
and additional store openings
consecutive quarters
U.S. Pawn leading the market Strong earnings growth and improved liquidity
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– Implement EZCORP’s upgraded systems, processes, and procedures – Expand general merchandise pawn loans and retail activities – Open new stores in attractive and under-penetrated markets – Complementary acquisition opportunities
TRANSACTIONS
PLATFORM FOR FUTURE EXPANSION
112 pawn stores in Guatemala (72 stores), El Salvador (17 stores), Honduras (12 stores) and Peru (11 stores) in October 2017
COMPELLING FINANCIAL BENEFITS
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GUATEMALA (73) HONDURAS (12) MEXICO (269) PERU (11)
EZCORP acquired 112 stores and built a store in Central America in Q1FY18 EZCORP’s 269 store presence in Mexico includes 21 stores acquired by EZCORP in December 2017
Store count as of 12/11/17. *Calculated in constant currency. Mexico PLO balance both increased and decreased over the same period on a GAAP basis.
EL SALVADOR (17)
locations, including 133 stores acquired in Q1FY18 in Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Peru
merchandise pawn loans, continued store
double-digit Same Store PLO growth YOY in Mexico*
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– Transforming customer experience – Efficient integration of acquisitions – Team Member on-boarding and training – Speed to market of new capabilities – Ability to plug and play
program
Customer and PLO Growth Leadership Economic Efficiency & Scalability. Strong Margins And Operating Leverage
data to deliver improved experience to customers
customer experience and feedback
field team
Disciplined Store Acquisitions And New Stores. Potential To Accelerate Growth
stores in Latin America, a potential high growth market
and highly fragmented markets.
place with in-country expertise
Targeted investments in market leadership to meet our customers’ need for cash
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U.S. Financial Services business closed Renewed Executive Leadership Team including CEO and President of Pawn 25 Pawn Stores acquired in FY15 Closed 25 underperforming pawn stores in U.S. and Mexico in FY15 Sold Grupo Finmart Investment in field management enabling more coaching & mentoring 6 U.S. pawn stores acquired in Q2FY16 Procurement
Store incentive plans re-aligned to operating contribution
INITIATIVES TO DRIVE CONTINUED PROFIT GROWTH
1. Geographic diversity and larger scale with 43% of total pawn stores now in Latin America 2. Significant runway for continued store openings and complementary acquisitions 3. Transforming customer experience 4. System driven transformation is underway 5. Tracking toward annual corporate expense of $50m in FY18
Mexico Buy/Sell business closed
Transformational customer focused 3-year strategic plan released JULY 2015 NOV 2017
Initiated deployment
Initiated store refresh program Opened ten stores in Mexico in FY17. Plan to open ten stores in Mexico in FY18 Convertible debt due 2024 issued in July 2017; liquidity and debt maturity profile improved Favorable restructuring
repayment arrangement with AlphaCredit Acquired 133 stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
Reinventing Pawn Operations
JULY 2015 NOV 2017
We serve a large market…
U.S. 20% of U.S. Households are underbanked (~25 million households)* 7% of U.S. Households are unbanked (~9 million households)* Latin America Growing consumer base Large underbanked and unbanked population
The opportunity is larger…
In addition to underbanked and unbanked households: There are many others who are “cash and credit constrained” The “cash and credit constrained consumer” does not have access to cash or credit to satisfy basic needs (and / or wants) at a particular point in time
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* 2015 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households;” published October 2016
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Sales Gross Profit $ Pawn Service Charges $
New Loan Made*
(Collateral Pledged)
Redeem Sale Forfeit
* Customer experience “moment of truth” Collateral becomes customers’ “credit card” (access to cash)
Paint Sprayer Resale Value $500 Competitor Loan Offer $200
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Visual
as a tool for his trade
Communication
and more…Predictive Analytics
The Customer Paint Sprayer The Product
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INTELLIGENT PRODUCT DATA ANALYTICS
manufacturer and “model number”
manufacturer and “key attributes”
with the same “key attributes”
Team
INTELLIGENT CUSTOMER DATA ANALYTICS
category
categories
value” multiplier
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=
INCOME STATEMENT ASSETS Purchases + Forfeitures
NET REVENUE TOTAL EXPENSES Profit Before Tax
Key Growth Drivers
Pawn Service Charges
#3 Pawn Loans Outstanding #2
Sales Gross Profit
#5
Pawn Loans Outstanding (PLO) is the most influential driver
investment in satisfying customers’ need for cash whenever they need it is driving PLO, Net Revenue and profitable growth
Inventory #4
Quality & Tenure of Store Manager
#1
Store Managers are important to customer and Team Member experience and store performance. Pawn Loans Outstanding are secured loans, typically small, and fully collateralized by tangible personal property. No personal recourse to customers or negative credit
We earn Pawn Service Charge revenue on pawn loans which varies primarily based upon statutory rates by state and loan valuations. Inventory for retail sales occur through pawn loan forfeitures and purchases of customers’ merchandise. If customer does not repay, renew or extend a loan, the collateral is forfeited to us and becomes inventory available for sale to drive sales gross profit.
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All charts on this slide are twelve months ended September 30 in 2015, 2016, and 2017. Public Pawn Competitors’ results are a weighted average based on public reports. Public Pawn Competitors’ 2016 per store averages not available on Pawn Service Charges, Sales, and Sales Gross Profit.
$250 $260 $270 $280 $290
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Pawn Loans Outstanding Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors $80 $90 $100 $110 $120
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Pawn Service Charges Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors $150 $160 $170 $180
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Sales Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors $50 $60 $70
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Sales Gross Profit Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors
24 $50 $75 $100
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Pawn Loans Outstanding Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors $30 $40
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Pawn Service Charges Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors
All charts on this slide are twelve months ended September 30 in 2015, 2016, and 2017.
$50 $60 $70 $80 $90 $100
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Sales Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors $10 $20 $30 $40
2015 2016 2017 USD $000s
Sales Gross Profit Per Store
EZCORP Public Pawn Competitors
Customer Record Aggregation “Intelligent” Customer Grading “Intelligent” Product Pricing
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Upgraded POS
Upgraded Point of Sale System
data
questions and visual ques within defined loan value range
curve
Benefits Upgraded POS brings data to team member that human brain is incapable of assembling!
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U.S. Financial Services business closed Renewed Executive Leadership Team including CEO and President of Pawn 25 Pawn Stores acquired in FY15 Closed 25 underperforming pawn stores in U.S. and Mexico in FY15 Sold Grupo Finmart Investment in field management enabling more coaching & mentoring 6 U.S. pawn stores acquired in Q2FY16 Procurement
Store incentive plans re-aligned to operating contribution
INITIATIVES TO DRIVE CONTINUED PROFIT GROWTH
1. Geographic diversity and larger scale with 43% of total pawn stores now in Latin America 2. Significant runway for continued store openings and complementary acquisitions 3. Transforming customer experience 4. System driven transformation is underway 5. Tracking toward annual corporate expense of $50m in FY18
Mexico Buy/Sell business closed
Transformational customer focused 3-year strategic plan released JULY 2015 NOV 2017
Initiated deployment
Initiated store refresh program Opened ten stores in Mexico in FY17. Plan to open ten stores in Mexico in FY18 Convertible debt due 2024 issued in July 2017; liquidity and debt maturity profile improved Favorable restructuring
repayment arrangement with AlphaCredit Acquired 133 stores in Latin America in Q1FY18
Reinventing Technology
JULY 2015 NOV 2017
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Upgraded POS New “Intelligent” Customer Grading New “Intelligent” Dynamic Pricing New Time Tracking & Workforce Mgmt. System
New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System New Cloud Based Electronic Office New Big Data/Predictive Analytics Capability New Cloud Based Infrastructure
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New POS
capability Faster easier interactions with customers
Upgraded POS
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New POS
New “Intelligent” Customer Grading
modeling inclusive of customer historical performance
New “Intelligent” Customer Grading
Customized value to customer attributes
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New “Intelligent” Dynamic Pricing
data sources
New “Intelligent” Dynamic Pricing
price verification
predictive forecasting More accurate values to determine loan amounts
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New Time Tracking & Workforce Mgmt. System
and forecasting
New Time Tracking & Workforce Mgmt. System
coverage
Delivering improved experience to our customer
Upgraded POS
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New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System
pro-forma forecasting
New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System
attainment reporting
inventory tracking Understanding what our customer wants
Upgraded POS
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New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System
enable seamless communications
New Cloud Based Electronic Office
security and management Connected team associates with real-time information helping our customers
Upgraded POS
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New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System Cloud Based Electronic Office New Big Data/Predictiv e Analytics Capability
customer correlations
New Big Data/ Predictive Analytics Capability
modeling
“what if’s” Real-time insights helping us provide what our customers want and need
Upgraded POS
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New POS
New “Intelligent” Customer Grading New “Intelligent” Dynamic Pricing New Time Tracking & Workforce
New Enterprise Reporting & Business Intelligent System Cloud Based Electronic Office New Big Data/Predictiv e Analytics Capability Cloud Based Infrastructure
roadmap
New Cloud Based Infrastructure
scale
recovery capabilities
deployments Serving our customer better by being on anytime and anywhere
VELOCITY
ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY
SCALABILITY
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– Deployment of upgraded POS – Further investment in predictive analytics of customer behavior and product data
revenue and profitability Market Leadership in PLO Growth Geographic Diversification and Potential Significant Growth Attractive Industry Dynamics
larger scale with 43% of total pawn stores now in Latin America, a high growth market
strict investment criteria: – Significant runway for store openings and acquisitions;
Successful Focus on Transforming Customer Experience
U.S. Same Store PLO excludes estimated impact of stores affected by hurricanes in Q4FY17. *Calculated in constant currency. Mexico PLO balance both increased and decreased over the same period on a GAAP basis.
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Monthly PLO Yield = pawn service charges days in period average PLO X 365 Inventory Yield = sales gross profit days in period average net inventory X 365 Return on Earning Assets sales gross profit + PSC days in period average net inventory + average PLO X 365 Inventory Turnover = total cost of sales days in period average net inventory X 365 =
/ 12
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In addition to the financial information prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States
restatement charges and other discreet items and to reflect the results of our Mexico Pawn operations on a constant currency
believe that the non-GAAP financial information reflects an additional way of viewing aspects of our business that, when viewed with our GAAP results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business. We provide non- GAAP financial information for informational purposes and to enhance understanding of our GAAP consolidated financial statements. You should consider the non-GAAP information in addition to, but not instead of or superior to, our results prepared in accordance with GAAP. Non-GAAP financial information may be determined or calculated differently by other companies, limiting the usefulness of that information for comparative purposes.
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation FY17 – Continuing Operations*
Footnote * - Includes immaterial presentation reclassifications and rounding Footnote (A) Amount includes $1.9m of Natural Disaster Impact, Footnote (B) Amount includes $1m Hurricane Store Operating Expenses Impact Footnote (C) Amount includes $1.1m of Acquisition related Expenses and $1.1m of CFO Severance, Footnote (D) Amount includes $0.3m Gain on FX Footnote (E) Amount includes $3m Credit from Restructuring of Grupo Finmart Notes Receivable and $5.2m of Expense from Retirement of Fortress Debt and $35m Repurchase
Footnote (F) Estimated Tax impact of Discrete Items listed above, Footnote (G) Amount includes $4.2m of restatement expense and $(0.3)m of discrete adjustments in Corporate Footnote (H) Amount includes $11.0m impairment on investment in Other International, $1.4m of restructuring expenses ($1.0m of U.S. Pawn, $0.2m of Corporate, and $0.2m of Other International) and $0.1m of discrete adjustments in Corporate Footnote (I) Estimated Tax impact of Discrete Items listed above Footnote (J) Amount includes impairment charges, restructuring expenses, store closure expenses, discrete adjustments, and restatement expenses. *We used the end-of-period rate for balance sheet items and the average closing daily exchange rate on a monthly basis during the appropriate period for statement of operations items. The end-of-period exchange rate for September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 18.2 to 1 and 19.4 to 1, respectively. The approximate average exchange rate for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 19.1 to 1 and 17.9 to 1, respectively, however our statement of operations constant currency results reflect the impact of monthly effects of exchange rates and so are not directly calculable from the above rates.
(B) (C) (A) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (E)
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation FY17 – U.S. Pawn*
Footnote * - Includes immaterial presentation reclassifications and rounding Footnote (A) Amount includes $1.8m of Natural Disaster Impact Footnote (B) Amount includes $1m Hurricane Store Operating Expenses Impact Footnote (C) Amount includes $1.0m restructuring expense Footnote (D) Amount includes $1.4m of store closure expense, $5.3m loss on asset impairments, $4.0m of restructuring expense, and $1.0m of asset disposal Same store PLO was down 1% (up 3% in stores unaffected by the hurricanes in Q4 of our fiscal 2017) (B) (A) (C)
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GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation FY17 – Mexico Pawn*
(A) Footnote * - Includes immaterial presentation reclassifications and rounding Footnote (A) Amount includes $0.1m of Natural Disaster Impact Footnote (B) Amount includes $0.1m of Gain on FX Footnote (C) Amount includes $0.5m Credit for Restructuring of Grupo Finmart Notes Receivable Footnote (D) Amount includes $1.4m loss on asset impairments, $0.8m in restructuring expense, $0.3m in asset disposal, and $(0.3)m in discrete adjustments **We used the end-of-period rate for balance sheet items and the average closing daily exchange rate on a monthly basis during the appropriate period for statement of operations items. The end-of-period exchange rate for September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 18.2 to 1 and 19.4 to 1, respectively. The approximate average exchange rate for the years ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 19.1 to 1 and 17.9 to 1, respectively, however our statement of operations constant currency results reflect the impact of monthly effects of exchange rates and so are not directly
calculable from the above rates.
(C) (A) (B)
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Pawn Quarterly Growth Reconciliation*
Footnote * - Includes immaterial presentation reclassifications and rounding