Regional Management Corp. Announces Second Quarter 2024 Results

- Net income of $8.4 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.86, up 37% from $0.63 in the prior-year period -

- Year-over-year growth in customer accounts, originations, and revenue of 7%; revenue growth driven by 5% ending net receivables growth and 80 bps increase in total revenue yield -

- 30+ day contractual delinquency rate of 6.9% as of June 30, 2024 -

- Continued expense discipline with operating expense ratio of 13.8% -

Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified consumer finance company, today announced results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

“We are very pleased with our quarterly and year-to-date results,” said Robert W. Beck, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional Management Corp. “We delivered $8.4 million of net income in the second quarter, or $0.86 of diluted EPS. We grew our portfolio by $29 million sequentially to $1.8 billion in the quarter, up 5.0% from the prior year. Our interest and fee yield increased 110 basis points year-over-year from a combination of increased pricing, growth of our higher-margin small loan portfolio, and improved credit performance. Our larger portfolio and stronger yield combined to drive total revenue to $143 million in the second quarter, up 7% from last year. At the same time, we have maintained a tight grip on G&A expense while still investing in our growth and strategic initiatives. Together, these strong line item outcomes drove net income up 40% compared to the second quarter of last year.”

“Along with our strong first half results, we continue to carefully manage our portfolio’s credit quality and performance,” added Mr. Beck. “Our 30+ day delinquency rate remained stable at 6.9% at the end of the quarter, 20 basis points better sequentially. Our net credit loss rate improved 40 basis points from the prior year, as the front book continues to perform in line with our expectations and makes up a larger portion of our total portfolio. We grew our small loan portfolio by $61 million, or 14%, year-over-year, representing more than 70% of our total portfolio growth over the past year. Our portfolio of loans with greater than 36% APR grew from 14% to 17% of the total portfolio over that same time period. While these portfolios naturally come with higher delinquencies and credit losses, it is an excellent trade given the stronger margins and bottom-line returns that the portfolios generate.”

“We had a very successful first half of 2024, posting strong top- and bottom-line results despite the continued impacts of inflation on credit performance,” continued Mr. Beck. “We remain well-positioned to operate effectively through the current economic cycle. As we expect credit losses to improve in the second half of the year, we are excited to begin increasing our investment in our strategic initiatives and portfolio growth, including through the opening of ten new branch locations before year-end and continued expansion of our higher-margin and auto-secured loan portfolios. We look forward to continuing to deliver strong returns to our shareholders while also investing in the business in a way that will enable us to achieve additional, sustainable growth, improved credit performance, and greater productivity, operating efficiency, and leverage over the long-term.”

Second Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Net income for the second quarter of 2024 was $8.4 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.86, up 37% from $0.63 in the prior-year period.

• Net finance receivables as of June 30, 2024 were $1.8 billion, an increase of $84.8 million, or 5.0%, from the prior-year period.
  • Large loan net finance receivables of $1.3 billion increased $28.0 million, or 2.3%, from the prior-year period and represented 71.4% of the total loan portfolio, compared to 73.3% in the prior-year period.
  • Small loan net finance receivables of $505.6 million increased $61.1 million, or 13.7%, from the prior-year period and represented 28.5% of the total loan portfolio, compared to 26.3% in the prior-year period.
  • Net finance receivables with annual percentage rates (APRs) above 36% increased to 17.2% of the portfolio from 13.9% in the prior-year period.
  • Total loan originations were $426.1 million in the second quarter of 2024, an increase of $27.1 million, or 6.8%, from the prior-year period, due to controlled growth from credit-tightening actions.

• Total revenue for the second quarter of 2024 was $143.0 million, an increase of $9.5 million, or 7.1%, from the prior-year period, primarily due to an increase in interest and fee income of $9.8 million related to higher average net finance receivables and 110 basis points of higher interest and fee yield compared to the prior-year period.
  • The increase in interest and fee yield is attributable to increased pricing, growth of the higher-margin small loan portfolio, and improved credit performance.
  • Total revenue yield increased 80 basis points year-over-year, 30 basis points lower than the increase in interest and fee yield due to lower insurance revenues.

• Provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2024 was $53.8 million, an increase of $1.3 million, or 2.4%, from the prior-year period, due to higher net credit losses from higher average net receivables ($0.6 million) and a lower provision release compared to the prior-year period ($0.7 million).
  • Annualized net credit losses as a percentage of average net finance receivables for the second quarter of 2024 were 12.7%, a 40 basis point improvement compared to 13.1% in the prior-year period. The second quarter 2024 net credit loss rate is inclusive of a 20 basis point impact from growth of the higher-rate, small loan portfolio.
  • The provision for credit losses for the second quarter of 2024 included a reserve reduction of $1.7 million primarily due to changes in estimated future macroeconomic impacts on credit losses, partially offset by portfolio growth during the quarter.
  • Allowance for credit losses was $185.4 million as of June 30, 2024, or 10.5% of net finance receivables, a 20 basis point decrease sequentially from 10.7% due to improved portfolio credit quality and expectations for improving future macroeconomic conditions.

• As of June 30, 2024, 30+ day contractual delinquencies totaled $122.7 million, or 6.9% of net finance receivables, a 20 basis point improvement sequentially and comparable to June 30, 2023. The second quarter 2024 delinquency rate is inclusive of a 10 basis point impact from growth of the higher-rate, small loan portfolio.

• General and administrative expenses for the second quarter of 2024 were $60.1 million, an increase of $3.2 million from the prior-year period. The operating expense ratio (annualized general and administrative expenses as a percentage of average net finance receivables) for the second quarter of 2024 was 13.8%. The prior-year period included an insurance settlement benefit, improving general and administrative expenses and the operating expense ratio in the prior-year period by $1.0 million and 20 basis points, respectively.

Third Quarter 2024 Dividend

The company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.30 per common share for the third quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on September 12, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 21, 2024. The declaration and payment of any future dividend is subject to the discretion of the Board of Directors and will depend on a variety of factors, including the company’s financial condition and results of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2024, the company had net finance receivables of $1.8 billion and debt of $1.4 billion. The debt consisted of:

• $145.7 million on the company’s $355 million senior revolving credit facility,
• $21.4 million on the company’s aggregate $375 million revolving warehouse credit facilities, and
• $1.2 billion through the company’s asset-backed securitizations.

As of June 30, 2024, the company’s unused capacity to fund future growth on its revolving credit facilities (subject to the borrowing base) was $564 million, or 77.3%, and the company had available liquidity of $149.4 million, including unrestricted cash on hand and immediate availability to draw down cash from its revolving credit facilities. As of June 30, 2024, the company’s fixed-rate debt as a percentage of total debt was 88%, with a weighted-average coupon of 4.2% and a weighted-average revolving duration of 1.2 years.

The company had a funded debt-to-equity ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 and a stockholders’ equity ratio of 19.3%, each as of June 30, 2024. On a non-GAAP basis, the company had a funded debt-to-tangible equity ratio of 4.2 to 1.0, as of June 30, 2024. Please refer to the reconciliations of non-GAAP measures to comparable GAAP measures included at the end of this press release.

Conference Call Information

Regional Management Corp. will host a conference call and webcast today at 5:00 PM ET to discuss these results.

The dial-in number for the conference call is (855) 327-6837 (toll-free) or (631) 891-4304 (direct). Please dial the number 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

*** A supplemental slide presentation will be made available on Regional’s website prior to the earnings call at www.RegionalManagement.com. ***

In addition, a live webcast of the conference call will be available on Regional’s website at www.RegionalManagement.com.

A webcast replay of the call will be available at www.RegionalManagement.com for one year following the call.

About Regional Management Corp.

Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM) is a diversified consumer finance company that provides attractive, easy-to-understand installment loan products primarily to customers with limited access to consumer credit from banks, thrifts, credit card companies, and other lenders. Regional Management operates under the name “Regional Finance” online and in branch locations in 19 states across the United States. Most of its loan products are secured, and each is structured on a fixed-rate, fixed-term basis with fully amortizing equal monthly installment payments, repayable at any time without penalty. Regional Management sources loans through its multiple channel platform, which includes branches, centrally managed direct mail campaigns, digital partners, and its consumer website. For more information, please visit www.RegionalManagement.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact but instead represent Regional Management Corp.’s expectations or beliefs concerning future events. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning financial outlooks or future plans, objectives, goals, projections, strategies, events, or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements related thereto. Words such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects,” “believes,” “estimates,” “outlook,” and similar expressions may be used to identify these forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they were made and are about matters that are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of the control of Regional Management. As a result, actual performance and results may differ materially from those contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Therefore, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Factors that could cause actual results or performance to differ from the expectations expressed or implied in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: managing growth effectively, implementing Regional Management’s growth strategy, and opening new branches as planned; Regional Management’s convenience check strategy; Regional Management’s policies and procedures for underwriting, processing, and servicing loans; Regional Management’s ability to collect on its loan portfolio; Regional Management’s insurance operations; exposure to credit risk and repayment risk, which risks may increase in light of adverse or recessionary economic conditions; the implementation of evolving underwriting models and processes, including as to the effectiveness of Regional Management's custom scorecards; changes in the competitive environment in which Regional Management operates or a decrease in the demand for its products; the geographic concentration of Regional Management’s loan portfolio; the failure of third-party service providers, including those providing information technology products; changes in economic conditions in the markets Regional Management serves, including levels of unemployment and bankruptcies; the ability to achieve successful acquisitions and strategic alliances; the ability to make technological improvements as quickly as competitors; security breaches, cyber-attacks, failures in information systems, or fraudulent activity; the ability to originate loans; reliance on information technology resources and providers, including the risk of prolonged system outages; changes in current revenue and expense trends, including trends affecting delinquencies and credit losses; any future public health crises, including the impact of such crisis on our operations and financial condition; changes in operating and administrative expenses; the departure, transition, or replacement of key personnel; the ability to timely and effectively implement, transition to, and maintain the necessary information technology systems, infrastructure, processes, and controls to support Regional Management’s operations and initiatives; changes in interest rates; existing sources of liquidity may become insufficient or access to these sources may become unexpectedly restricted; exposure to financial risk due to asset-backed securitization transactions; risks related to regulation and legal proceedings, including changes in laws or regulations or in the interpretation or enforcement of laws or regulations; changes in accounting standards, rules, and interpretations and the failure of related assumptions and estimates; the impact of changes in tax laws and guidance, including the timing and amount of revenues that may be recognized; risks related to the ownership of Regional Management’s common stock, including volatility in the market price of shares of Regional Management’s common stock; the timing and amount of future cash dividend payments; and anti-takeover provisions in Regional Management’s charter documents and applicable state law.

The foregoing factors and others are discussed in greater detail in Regional Management’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Regional Management will not update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events or the non-occurrence of anticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law. Regional Management is not responsible for changes made to this document by wire services or Internet services.

(1) Annualized interest and fee income as a percentage of average net finance receivables.

(1) Represents the principal balance of loan originations and refinancings.

(1) Same store sales reflect the change in year-over-year sales for the comparable branch base. The comparable branch base includes those branches open for at least one year.

(1) General and administrative expenses as a percentage of total revenue.

(2) Annualized general and administrative expenses as a percentage of average net finance receivables.

(3) Annualized net credit losses as a percentage of average net finance receivables.