World Acceptance Corporation engages in small-loan consumer finance business. The company offers short-term small and medium-term larger installment loans, as well as related credit insurance and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also provides automobile club memberships to its borrowers; and income tax return preparation and electronic filing services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Personal credit institutions
Sub-IndustryConsumer Finance
SectorFinance
Phone864-298-9800
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$544.54 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,624
Next Earnings Date11/7/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
World Acceptance (NASDAQ:WRLD) Frequently Asked Questions
What is World Acceptance's stock symbol?
World Acceptance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WRLD."
How were World Acceptance's earnings last quarter?
World Acceptance Corp. (NASDAQ:WRLD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 25th. The credit services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $2.05 by $1.08. The credit services provider had revenue of $138.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $134.64 million. World Acceptance had a return on equity of 11.94% and a net margin of 12.02%. World Acceptance's quarterly revenue was up 12.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. View World Acceptance's Earnings History.
When is World Acceptance's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for WRLD?
2 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for World Acceptance's stock. Their predictions range from $65.00 to $87.00. On average, they expect World Acceptance's share price to reach $76.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 36.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for World Acceptance.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for World Acceptance?
2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for World Acceptance in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Sell." View Analyst Ratings for World Acceptance.
Has World Acceptance been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about WRLD stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. World Acceptance earned a coverage optimism score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the credit services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for World Acceptance.
Are investors shorting World Acceptance?
World Acceptance saw a increase in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,060,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the August 15th total of 1,000,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 146,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 12.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View World Acceptance's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of World Acceptance's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of World Acceptance own?
Who are World Acceptance's key executives?
World Acceptance's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Ravin Chad Prashad, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 38)
- Mr. John L. Calmes Jr., Exec. VP, CFO, Chief Strategy Officer & Treasurer (Age 39)
- Mr. Daniel Clinton Dyer, Exec. VP & Chief Branch Operations Officer (Age 46)
- Mr. Jeff L. Tinney, Sr. VP of Western Division (Age 56)
- Scott McIntyre, Sr. VP of Accounting
Who are World Acceptance's major shareholders?
World Acceptance's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ingalls & Snyder LLC (0.85%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.05%) and Alpha Windward LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own World Acceptance stock include Alice Lindsay Caulder, Jason E Childers, R Chad Prashad and Scott Mcintyre. View Institutional Ownership Trends for World Acceptance.
Which major investors are selling World Acceptance stock?
WRLD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alpha Windward LLC. Company insiders that have sold World Acceptance company stock in the last year include Alice Lindsay Caulder, Jason E Childers, R Chad Prashad and Scott Mcintyre. View Insider Buying and Selling for World Acceptance.
Which major investors are buying World Acceptance stock?
How do I buy shares of World Acceptance?
Shares of WRLD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is World Acceptance's stock price today?
One share of WRLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $118.68.
How big of a company is World Acceptance?
World Acceptance has a market capitalization of $1.07 billion and generates $544.54 million in revenue each year. The credit services provider earns $37.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $8.03 on an earnings per share basis. World Acceptance employs 3,624 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About World Acceptance.
What is World Acceptance's official website?
How can I contact World Acceptance?
World Acceptance's mailing address is 108 FREDRICK STREET, GREENVILLE SC, 29607. The credit services provider can be reached via phone at 864-298-9800.
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