Encore capital group, inc. (ECPG)
CashFlow / TTM
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Operating activities:
Net (loss) income

108,888

168,909

171,710

145,313

135,465

109,736

66,482

95,610

87,712

78,978

87,522

-6,568

5,189

16,817

7,090

49,672

44,024

47,384

73,745

113,247

109,415

98,278

92,537

83,463

73,122

73,740

71,691

71,935

77,519

69,477

66,444

60,506

58,685

60,958

0

0

0

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Loss from discontinued operations, net of income taxes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-199

630

630

630

-2,353

-32,396

-30,110

-28,449

-23,387

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depreciation and amortization

41,319

41,029

39,732

39,605

40,787

41,228

45,390

44,039

41,788

39,977

34,559

34,069

33,632

34,868

35,230

35,241

34,884

33,160

31,279

30,169

29,120

27,100

24,899

22,489

17,818

13,547

10,174

7,184

6,323

5,840

5,938

5,459

4,971

4,661

0

0

0

Other non-cash interest expense, net

-4,065

-4,785

24,209

23,825

22,773

17,805

2,161

6,902

8,153

7,846

-26,834

-32,690

-32,994

-30,623

-38,132

-37,164

-36,832

-35,104

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Non-cash interest expense

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

6,588

5,608

4,319

3,268

2,557

2,142

1,859

1,833

0

0

0

Impairment charge for goodwill and identifiable intangible assets

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10,400

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Stock-based compensation expense

15,258

12,557

11,940

12,942

12,530

12,980

13,810

12,334

11,925

10,399

10,166

7,268

9,659

12,627

14,251

18,774

19,821

22,008

20,880

19,733

18,250

17,181

17,046

17,020

14,484

12,649

11,247

9,169

9,529

8,794

8,439

8,939

8,210

7,709

0

0

0

Loss on derivative instruments, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

7,816

0

0

5,399

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Deferred income taxes

-9,373

22,339

3,093

32,535

31,425

16,814

53,099

40,390

38,081

28,970

-11,777

-31,067

-35,357

-52,905

-62,932

-42,432

-33,977

-16,665

-36,472

-56,929

-57,121

-48,078

-39,834

-15,275

-23,628

-28,188

-9,514

-10,682

-6,644

-7,474

0

0

0

-

-

-

0

Changes in expected current and future recoveries

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Excess tax benefit from stock-based payment arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,211

2,651

9,936

11,928

11,793

12,517

7,255

5,609

12,961

6,282

4,039

4,123

-3,403

2,063

4,825

5,101

0

0

0

Loss on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Allowance reversals on receivable portfolios, net

-9,475

-8,108

21,946

17,460

33,029

41,473

42,183

79,640

48,915

41,236

-140,429

-90,468

-79,854

-84,177

97,498

9,312

7,431

6,763

-8,910

-17,974

-17,036

-17,407

-16,990

-14,165

-14,417

-12,193

-10,373

-8,112

-5,600

-4,221

1,208

3,530

16,694

10,823

0

0

0

Other, net

0

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Changes in operating assets and liabilities
Deferred court costs and other assets

-10,031

-25,379

-29,326

-1,479

11,090

35,626

3,544

11,516

7,499

4,101

48,030

25,649

24,010

20,364

-5,489

20,659

20,324

33,430

26,131

15,694

22,684

11,282

30,092

13,712

10,497

11,697

-4,770

4,415

-1,548

-2,893

-255

-2,414

-3,672

-2,179

0

0

0

Deferred court costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3,325

4,102

5,553

6,348

0

0

0

Prepaid income tax and income taxes payable

19,539

-25,678

-18,375

-34,835

-3,718

24,284

-20,845

-24,538

-44,327

-26,699

43,467

40,546

21,976

25,417

17,442

1,586

-15,527

-29,504

-29,653

5,388

23,904

22,180

27,719

10,053

-1,659

-468

-10,318

-6,044

9,244

7,060

-5,335

16

188

6,495

0

0

0

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities

-40,945

-62,244

-22,078

-34,941

-16,631

15,605

5,237

11,111

-17,789

1,655

17,084

26,905

367

2,439

-19,375

21,515

44,193

43,135

24,346

2,642

19,197

9,832

36,466

9,981

-10,238

11,228

1,004

1,689

357

4,190

4,073

9,450

4,590

3,287

0

0

0

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

128,236

142,515

120,705

127,518

117,816

66,430

98,442

114,624

106,720

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by operating activities from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,096

-4,479

-2,888

1,094

-1,667

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by operating activities

304,547

244,733

263,715

197,984

196,753

186,791

162,149

150,155

97,687

123,818

126,755

152,542

125,639

130,332

138,036

117,817

128,612

116,149

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

95,110

98,520

92,501

97,441

86,608

84,579

0

0

0

Investing activities:
Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

276,575

186,860

380,506

188,439

446,165

531,488

459,227

706,750

449,024

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from divestiture of business, net of cash divested

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

106,041

106,041

106,041

106,041

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of receivable portfolios, net of put-backs

985,540

1,035,130

1,006,407

997,992

1,108,821

1,131,095

1,188,140

1,214,362

1,103,853

1,045,829

934,185

854,255

849,308

907,413

912,509

911,123

887,511

749,760

746,484

744,178

749,061

862,997

759,594

626,487

448,844

249,562

308,832

296,009

486,689

559,259

543,608

563,920

426,638

386,850

0

0

0

Collections applied to investment in receivable portfolios, net

724,859

757,640

782,937

799,595

805,981

809,688

774,886

753,309

726,157

709,420

701,313

679,387

668,190

659,321

655,277

652,531

652,478

635,899

634,048

643,096

636,250

633,960

616,428

611,286

577,800

546,366

511,634

460,141

433,078

406,815

379,953

345,535

325,493

301,474

0

0

0

Proceeds from put-backs of receivable portfolios

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,779

2,686

2,852

0

0

0

Originations and purchases of receivables secured by tax liens

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

125,421

114,013

108,637

116,960

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Collections applied to receivables secured by tax liens

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

113,448

96,692

80,846

70,573

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of property and equipment

36,913

39,602

60,751

60,300

66,482

67,475

45,044

40,797

33,265

28,126

35,638

33,558

35,180

31,668

29,418

28,076

26,922

28,624

25,240

24,783

24,377

23,084

18,843

17,031

14,086

13,423

10,778

9,005

7,025

6,265

5,771

6,698

6,489

5,564

0

0

0

Payments to acquire interest in affiliates

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Payment for derivative instruments, net

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

-13,583

-6,822

13,838

13,620

13,220

8,634

-13,439

-5,869

-19,723

-8,794

-4,149

-3,051

7,021

-1,994

0

0

0

-

-

5,102

5,353

5,102

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities from continuing operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-183,474

-212,840

-217,735

-432,638

-420,293

-312,898

-479,675

-333,942

-703,388

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash provided by investing activities from discontinued operations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14,685

3,423

23,921

-25,766

-52,416

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Net cash used in investing activities

-176,074

-202,333

-269,403

-272,317

-382,542

-397,516

-570,422

-577,943

-487,628

-452,131

-284,956

-230,877

-236,576

-168,789

-209,417

-193,814

-458,404

-472,709

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-262,065

-343,770

-353,593

-414,899

-104,948

-88,088

0

0

0

Financing activities:
Payment of loan and debt refinancing costs

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28,972

48,498

32,819

33,685

32,338

14,429

14,355

15,111

17,995

12,146

12,002

10,158

20,101

15,326

20,034

29,089

17,207

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

840

0

0

0

Proceeds from credit facilities

579,251

603,634

656,820

839,393

961,000

942,186

1,272,810

1,529,110

1,411,967

1,434,480

1,058,371

628,286

597,462

586,016

628,591

631,478

1,138,624

1,084,393

1,261,556

1,405,210

1,020,436

1,343,417

1,131,324

825,747

1,083,465

659,940

640,065

639,065

498,640

508,399

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Repayment of credit facilities

633,796

586,429

546,470

554,902

603,642

571,144

661,282

1,087,154

997,352

1,168,069

1,144,342

681,256

637,558

615,857

870,444

848,536

1,010,063

898,086

776,971

808,883

861,594

1,184,244

1,017,584

1,134,845

985,408

630,163

618,087

447,348

346,973

289,673

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from senior secured notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

288,645

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25,000

0

0

0

Repayment of senior secured notes

487,018

470,768

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

204,241

541,418

347,467

351,886

352,549

18,093

18,756

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

15,000

13,750

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from issuance of convertible and exchangeable senior notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

150,000

150,000

150,000

150,000

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

161,000

161,000

183,500

333,500

172,500

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of convertible senior notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

125,407

60,406

60,406

60,406

0

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from convertible hedge instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Purchases of convertible hedge instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

33,576

47,471

49,834

65,584

32,008

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Proceeds from revolving credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Repayment of revolving credit facility

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

-

-

2,598

2,027

1,263

0

0

0

Taxes paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

0

0

-

0

0

5,089

-

7,018

7,209

19,634

20,324

19,677

19,546

11,963

9,591

9,952

9,212

3,748

2,969

2,702

2,680

4,545

3,891

0

0

0

Excess tax benefit from stock-based payment arrangements

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,211

2,651

9,936

11,928

11,793

12,517

7,255

5,609

5,761

6,282

4,039

4,123

3,797

2,063

4,825

5,101

0

0

0

Proceeds from other debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of securitized notes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44,251

41,478

43,654

36,378

29,753

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of other debt

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other, net

-22,706

-17,397

-17,123

-13,305

-15,416

-13,438

-1,516

4,590

-1,138

870

8,994

3,189

3,685

-571

-13,750

-10,522

-9,988

-8,448

456

-876

3,146

7,146

1,512

1,444

-2,148

-548

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Repayment of capital lease obligations

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5,423

4,790

3,982

0

0

0

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

-113,079

-19,770

-7,237

72,920

153,286

166,377

427,835

463,403

434,562

378,217

184,875

90,324

133,033

43,253

67,953

85,104

350,907

400,121

379,127

487,052

207,939

626,323

574,371

292,913

718,041

245,980

292,309

340,678

181,413

254,713

269,683

317,812

11,411

651

0

0

0

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

15,394

22,630

-12,925

-1,413

-32,503

-44,348

19,562

35,615

44,621

49,904

26,674

11,989

22,096

4,796

-3,428

9,107

21,115

43,561

49,428

499

-70,994

-17,330

956

-99,650

156,393

103,515

88,379

207,157

14,458

9,463

8,591

354

-6,929

-2,858

0

0

0

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

5,709

12,287

-5,047

-11,679

-17,539

-10,373

-3,159

-605

12,586

12,470

3,900

-4,351

-6,778

-8,624

-14,120

-8,256

-12,711

-14,131

10,352

14,252

10,814

15,280

4,328

886

10,092

5,188

0

0

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Supplemental disclosure of cash information:
Cash paid for interest

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

95,034

122,063

92,316

85,826

50,181

54,827

26,680

25,584

25,218

23,081

20,395

19,155

19,038

0

0

0

Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds

0

-

-

-

0

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

69,948

66,712

64,051

65,342

66,759

63,956

63,702

49,742

46,297

44,105

37,419

36,034

32,125

0

0

0

Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Property and equipment acquired through finance leases

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

8,341

10,674

7,588

5,506

5,011

3,659

3,697

4,397

5,287

3,332

4,002

4,142

2,949

0

0

0