Asta Funding Company Profile (NASDAQ:ASFI)

About Asta Funding

Asta Funding, Inc. is engaged in the business of purchasing, servicing and managing for its own account, distressed consumer receivables, including charged off receivables and semi-performing receivables. The Company operates through four segments: consumer receivables, personal injury claims, structured settlements and GAR disability advocates. The consumer receivables segment is engaged in the business of purchasing, managing for its own account and servicing distressed consumer receivables, including charged-off and semi-performing receivables, in the international sector. The personal injury claims segment includes Pegasus Funding, LLC, which purchases interests in personal injury claims from claimants, who are a party to personal injury litigation. The structured settlements segment consists of the operations of CBC Settlement Funding, LLC. The GAR disability advocates segment provides disability advocacy services throughout the United States.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Business Services
• Sub-Industry: Consumer Finance
• Exchange: NASDAQ
• Symbol: ASFI
• CUSIP: 04622010

Key Metrics:

• Previous Close: $10.26
• 50 Day Moving Average: $10.81
• 200 Day Moving Average: $10.40
• 52-Week Range: $6.82 - $11.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 30.18
• P/E Growth: 0.00
• Market Cap: $121.54M
• Outstanding Shares: 11,846,000
• Beta: 0.34

Profitability:

• Net Margins: 8.00%
• Return on Equity: 2.48%
• Return on Assets: 1.83%

Debt:

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.36%

Additional Links:

• Visit Asta Funding's Official Website
• View ASFI on Google Finance
• View ASFI on Yahoo Finance
• View ASFI's Company Profile on Reuters
• Search for Asta Funding Inc. on Google

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Earnings

Earnings History for Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call	Details
12/12/2016
5/11/2016	Q2		($0.15)			View	N/A
12/14/2015	Q415		$0.08			View	Listen
8/10/2015	Q315		$0.01			View	Listen
8/20/2014			$1.39			View	N/A
2/19/2014	Q114		$0.18			View	N/A
12/12/2013	Q4		$0.15			View	Listen
8/9/2013	Q3 2013		$0.30			View	N/A
5/9/2013	Q2 2013		$0.07			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Estimates

Earnings Estimates for Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI)
No earnings estimates for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Dividends

Dividend History for Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
12/17/2012	special	$0.08		12/20/2012	12/24/2012	12/31/2012

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trades

Insider Trading History for Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI)

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Details
5/12/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,903,274	$10.34	$19,679,853.16
3/10/2016	Harvey Leibowitz	Director	Sell	2,000	$8.07	$16,140.00
2/29/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,800	$7.15	$12,870.00
2/25/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	324,600	$7.00	$2,272,200.00
2/16/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,200	$7.61	$9,132.00
2/12/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,800	$7.41	$13,338.00
2/11/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	6,652	$7.46	$49,623.92
2/9/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	5,557	$7.19	$39,954.83
2/8/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,100	$7.19	$7,909.00
2/4/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	255,573	$7.25	$1,852,904.25
2/3/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	500	$7.33	$3,665.00
2/2/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	12,100	$7.31	$88,451.00
1/13/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,800	$8.00	$14,400.00
1/12/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	4,400	$7.97	$35,068.00
1/8/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	2,800	$7.73	$21,644.00
1/7/2016	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	17,933	$7.73	$138,622.09
12/31/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	13,143	$7.97	$104,749.71
12/30/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	4,700	$8.00	$37,600.00
12/29/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	7,093	$8.02	$56,885.86
12/28/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	3,530	$7.87	$27,781.10
12/24/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	6,300	$7.82	$49,266.00
12/22/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	1,259	$7.68	$9,669.12
12/15/2015	Mangrove Partners Fund (Cayman	Major Shareholder	Buy	44,350	$8.07	$357,904.50
2/19/2014	Robert J Michel	CFO	Sell	10,000	$8.28	$82,800.00
9/16/2013	Seth Berman	General Counsel	Sell	7,000	$8.60	$60,200.00
5/22/2013	Mary L Curtin	SVP	Sell	25,000	$8.80	$220,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Headlines

Latest Headlines for Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI)

Date	Headline
	Shares of ASFI Up 29.8% Since Uptrend Call on Shares (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.mysmartrend.com - September 15 at 3:35 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Asta Funding, Inc. : September 6, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.capitalcube.com - September 6 at 3:40 PM
	Asta Funding Has Returned 35.0% Since SmarTrend Recommendation (ASFI) (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.mysmartrend.com - September 2 at 8:16 AM
	Uptrend Call Working As Asta Funding Stock Rises 37.0% (ASFI) (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.mysmartrend.com - August 24 at 11:52 AM
	ASTA FUNDING : ADDS SIXTH BOARD MEMBER (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.4-traders.com - August 22 at 8:24 AM
	Asta Funding, Inc. :ASFI-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2016 By the Numbers : August 18, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.capitalcube.com - August 18 at 11:59 AM
	Asta Funding Shares Up 37.7% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (ASFI) (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.mysmartrend.com - August 17 at 3:39 PM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Regulation FD Disclosure (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - August 17 at 3:38 PM
	Asta Funding Appoints Mark Levenfus as New member to its Board (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.publicnow.com - August 17 at 11:49 AM
	Asta Funding posts 3Q profit (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.cnbc.com - August 11 at 12:52 PM
	Edited Transcript of ASFI earnings conference call or presentation 9-Aug-16 2:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - August 9 at 10:12 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc. to Report Financial Results for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.publicnow.com - August 4 at 12:06 PM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Files SEC form 8-K, Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - July 11 at 5:31 PM
	CBC Settlement Funding Completes BBRVI 2016-A Private Placement Note Offering (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - July 11 at 5:12 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to Asta Funding, Inc. : May 26, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.capitalcube.com - May 26 at 7:11 PM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - May 26 at 5:12 PM
	Asta Funding Inc (ASFI): Mangrove Partners Ups Its Stake and Demands Representation on the Board (NASDAQ:ASFI) feedproxy.google.com - May 17 at 12:55 PM
	Asta Funding Reiterates Its Rejection Of Unsolicited Tender Offer (NASDAQ:ASFI) feeds.benzinga.com - April 21 at 4:35 PM
	BRIEF-Asta Funding, Inc.'s Board Of Directors reaffirms recommendation that shareholders reject amended unsolicited tender offer (NASDAQ:ASFI) feeds.reuters.com - April 21 at 3:40 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc.'s Board Of Directors Reaffirms Recommendation That Shareholders Reject Amended Unsolicited Tender Offer (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.thestreet.com - April 21 at 1:37 PM
	13D Filing: Mangrove Partners Master Fund, Ltd. and Asta Funding Inc (ASFI) (NASDAQ:ASFI) feedproxy.google.com - April 18 at 8:52 AM
	BRIEF-Mangrove Partners increases offering price of tender offer 3 mln shares of Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI) feeds.reuters.com - April 15 at 3:49 PM
	Mangrove Partners Continues Activist Battle Against Asta Funding (NASDAQ:ASFI) feeds.benzinga.com - April 6 at 1:47 PM
	Mangrove Announces Waiver Of Condition Of Tender Offer Of Asta Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.thestreet.com - April 5 at 6:25 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc.'s Board Of Directors Rejects Unsolicited Tender Offer (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.thestreet.com - March 31 at 10:29 PM
	BRIEF-Asta Funding and units signed first amendment to loan agreement with Bank Hapoalim b.m. (NASDAQ:ASFI) feeds.reuters.com - March 31 at 5:23 PM
	Mangrove Partners Reports 17% Stake in Asta Funding Inc (ASFI); Plans Tender Offer for 3.0 Mln Shares (NASDAQ:ASFI) feedproxy.google.com - March 18 at 1:56 PM
	Asta Funding Inc (ASFI): Hedge Fund Mangrove Partners Snapping Up (NASDAQ:ASFI) feedproxy.google.com - March 2 at 4:44 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc. Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2016 By the Numbers (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.capitalcube.com - February 16 at 2:13 PM
	Edited Transcript of ASFI earnings conference call or presentation 9-Feb-16 9:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - February 9 at 11:15 PM
	Asta Funding posts 1Q profit (NASDAQ:ASFI) sg.finance.yahoo.com - February 9 at 8:21 AM
	Asta Funding, Inc. Announces Earnings for First Quarter Fiscal 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - February 9 at 8:00 AM
	Q1 2016 Asta Funding Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - February 9 at 7:07 AM
	Asta Funding, Inc. to Report First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2016 Results (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - February 3 at 7:41 PM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Files SEC form 8-K, Other Events (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - January 7 at 1:07 PM
	Millbrook Capital Management Inc. Announces Appointment of President and SVP Effective January 1, 2016 (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - January 6 at 3:13 PM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Financials (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - December 18 at 1:04 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc. Extends the Rule 10b5-1 Plan in Conjunction With Share Repurchase Program (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.noodls.com - December 17 at 10:19 AM
	Asta Funding, Inc. Agrees in Principle to Purchase Remaining 20% Interest in CBC Settlement Funding, LLC (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.noodls.com - December 17 at 8:16 AM
	Edited Transcript of ASFI earnings conference call or presentation 14-Dec-15 9:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:ASFI) finance.yahoo.com - December 15 at 1:28 AM
	ASTA FUNDING INC Files SEC form 8-K, Results of Operations and Financial Condition (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - December 14 at 1:37 PM
	Asta Funding, Inc. Announces Financial Results for Year and Fourth Quarter of Fiscal Year 2015 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.noodls.com - December 14 at 8:32 AM
	Asta Funding posts 4Q profit (NASDAQ:ASFI) sg.finance.yahoo.com - December 14 at 8:17 AM
	Q4 2015 Asta Funding Inc Earnings Release - Before Market Open (NASDAQ:ASFI) biz.yahoo.com - December 14 at 7:07 AM
	Asta Funding, Inc. to Report Year and Fourth Quarter Results of Fiscal Year 2015 (NASDAQ:ASFI) www.noodls.com - December 10 at 3:28 PM

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