- Net income of $7.7 million and diluted earnings per share of $0.76, inclusive of a $4.3 million, or $0.42 per share, impact due to hurricane events occurring in the third quarter of 2024 -

- Record revenue and ending net receivables driven by $46 million of sequential portfolio growth, an annualized growth rate of 10% -

- Net credit loss rate of 10.6% and 30+ day contractual delinquency rate of 6.9% as of September 30, 2024, both 40 basis points better than the prior-year period -

- Continued expense discipline with operating expense increasing only 0.6% from the prior-year period and an operating expense ratio of 13.9%, a 50 basis point improvement year-over-year -

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2024-- Regional Management Corp. (NYSE: RM), a diversified consumer finance company, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

“Our team once again delivered strong results in the third quarter, and our credit performance continues to improve,” said Robert W. Beck, President and Chief Executive Officer of Regional Management Corp. “We generated net income of $7.7 million and diluted EPS of $0.76, inclusive of a $4.3 million impact to net income from third quarter hurricane activity. On a pre-tax basis, we reserved $2.1 million for incremental net credit losses and $3.5 million for estimated personal property insurance claims caused by the hurricanes. While these charges created a drag on our third quarter results, we are pleased to be able to provide our customers with special borrower assistance programs and valuable personal property insurance benefits that will help them rebuild their lives.”

“Despite the hurricane challenges, we grew our portfolio by $46 million sequentially, or 2.6%, to $1.82 billion in the quarter, an annualized growth rate of just above 10%,” added Mr. Beck. “Quality portfolio growth drove our quarterly revenue to a record high of $146 million, and we improved our interest and fee yield by 90 basis points year-over-year to 29.9%—the highest it has been in over two years—from a combination of increased pricing, growth of our higher-margin small loan portfolio, and improved credit performance. Meanwhile, we kept a tight grip on G&A expense while still investing in our growth and strategic initiatives. We improved our operating expense ratio by 50 basis points from the prior-year period to 13.9%, and year-over-year revenue growth outpaced expense growth by 15 times.”

“Overall, our credit quality has improved and we have observed positive trends in our credit metrics in recent quarters, as we have maintained a tight credit box while also increasing the growth of our higher-margin small loan portfolio,” continued Mr. Beck. “Higher-quality originations in our front book continue to perform in line with our expectations, make up a larger portion of our portfolio, and are delivering at lower loss levels than our stressed back book vintages. Looking ahead, we will continue to monitor the economic environment, competitive dynamics, consumer health, and other factors as we allocate capital to grow the different pieces of our portfolio. Ultimately, we will build our portfolio in a way that will generate strong margins that meet our return hurdles and optimize short- and long-term results, while also appropriately balancing credit outcomes and customer needs.”

Third Quarter 2024 Highlights

• Net income for the third quarter of 2024 was $7.7 million and diluted earnings per share was $0.76, inclusive of a $4.3 million, or $0.42 per share, impact due to hurricanes occurring in the third quarter of 2024.
  • Net income also reflects the impact of $46.0 million of sequential portfolio growth in the third quarter, which required a $4.6 million provision for credit losses, or $3.5 million after tax. The company is required to reserve for expected lifetime credit losses at origination of each loan, while the revenue benefits are recognized over the life of the loan, highlighting the impact of portfolio growth on our income statement.

• Record net finance receivables as of September 30, 2024 of $1.8 billion, an increase of $68.7 million, or 3.9%, from the prior-year period.
  • Large loan net finance receivables of $1.3 billion increased $21.5 million, or 1.7%, from the prior-year period and represented 71.1% of the total loan portfolio, compared to 72.6% in the prior-year period.
  • Small loan net finance receivables of $524.8 million increased $50.6 million, or 10.7%, from the prior-year period and represented 28.8% of the total loan portfolio, compared to 27.1% in the prior-year period.
  • Net finance receivables with annual percentage rates (APRs) above 36% increased to 17.8% of the portfolio from 14.9% in the prior-year period, driven by the increase in the higher-margin small loan portfolio.
  • Customer accounts increased by 5.1% from the prior-year period.

• Record total revenue for the third quarter of 2024 of $146.3 million, an increase of $5.5 million, or 3.9%, from the prior-year period, primarily due to growth in average net finance receivables and 90 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.
  • Large loan interest and fee yield increased by 40 basis points, while the interest and fee yield of the higher-margin small loan portfolio increased by 120 basis points.
  • Total revenue yield decreased 10 basis points year-over-year primarily due to $3.5 million, or 80 basis points, in increased property insurance claims and reserves related to hurricanes occurring during the third quarter of 2024.

• Provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2024 was $54.3 million, an increase of $3.4 million, or 6.7%, from the prior-year period, inclusive of a $2.1 million incremental provision for credit losses associated with third quarter hurricane activity.
  • Annualized net credit losses as a percentage of average net finance receivables for the third quarter of 2024 were 10.6%, a 40 basis point improvement compared to 11.0% in the prior-year period. The third quarter 2024 net credit loss rate is inclusive of an estimated 30 basis point impact from year-over-year growth of the higher-rate small loan portfolio.
  • The provision for credit losses for the third quarter of 2024 included a reserve increase of $6.7 million, or $5.1 million after tax, primarily related to portfolio growth ($4.6 million of provision) and hurricanes ($2.1 million of provision) occurring during the third quarter of 2024.
  • Allowance for credit losses was $192.1 million as of September 30, 2024, or 10.6% of net finance receivables, a 10 basis point increase sequentially from 10.5% due to 20 basis points of impact for estimated credit losses related to hurricanes occurring during the third quarter of 2024.

• As of September 30, 2024, 30+ day contractual delinquencies totaled $126.0 million, or 6.9% of net finance receivables, comparable sequentially and a 40 basis point improvement from September 30, 2023. The third quarter 2024 delinquency rate is inclusive of an estimated 20 basis point impact from year-over-year growth of the higher-rate small loan portfolio and a 40 basis point benefit from special borrower assistance programs offered to customers impacted by the hurricanes.
  • The delinquency rate of the large loan portfolio was 5.9% as of the end of the third quarter of 2024, a 60 basis point improvement from the prior-year period.
  • The delinquency rate of the small loan portfolio was 9.4% as of the end of the third quarter of 2024, a 20 basis point improvement from the prior-year period.
  • The third quarter 2024 delinquency rate for the small loan portfolio is inclusive of a 30 basis point impact from the year-over-year shift within the portfolio to higher-APR loans. The current-quarter delinquency rates for the large and small loan portfolios also each include 40 basis points of benefit from special borrower assistance programs offered to customers impacted by the hurricanes.

• General and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $62.5 million, an increase of $0.4 million, or 0.6%, from the prior-year period. The operating expense ratio (annualized general and administrative expenses as a percentage of average net finance receivables) for the third quarter of 2024 was 13.9%, a 50 basis point improvement from 14.4% in the prior-year period.

Fourth Quarter 2024 Dividend

The company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $0.30 per common share for the fourth quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on December 11, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 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 September 30, 2024, the company had net finance receivables of $1.8 billion and debt of $1.4 billion. The debt consisted of:

• $173.7 million on the company’s $355 million senior revolving credit facility,
• $76.1 million on the company’s aggregate $375 million revolving warehouse credit facilities, and
• $1.1 billion through the company’s asset-backed securitizations.

As of September 30, 2024, the company’s unused capacity to fund future growth on its revolving credit facilities (subject to the borrowing base) was $482 million, or 66.1%, and the company had available liquidity of $154.7 million, including unrestricted cash on hand and immediate availability to draw down cash from its revolving credit facilities. As of September 30, 2024, the company’s fixed-rate debt as a percentage of total debt was 82%, with a weighted-average coupon of 4.3% and a weighted-average revolving duration of 1.1 years.

The company had a funded debt-to-equity ratio of 4.0 to 1.0 and a stockholders’ equity ratio of 19.4%, each as of September 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 September 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.