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PRA Group Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

NORFOLK, Va., November 8, 2021 - PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2021. The Company reported net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. of $34.5 million in the third quarter, compared with $42.5 million in the prior year period. Diluted earnings per share were $0.76 versus $0.92 in the third quarter of 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. was $148.9 million, or $3.24 per diluted share, compared with $119.5 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, during the same period in 2020.

Third Quarter Highlights
Total portfolio purchases of $391.9 million, an increase of $172.3 million, or 78%, from the second quarter of 2021.
Purchases in Europe were $219.6 million, bringing the year to date total to $386.3 million, a record for the first nine months of the year.
Purchases in Americas and Australia were $172.3 million, reflecting strong geographic diversity with substantial deployment in South America.
Estimated remaining collections (ERC) of $6.1 billion, an increase of $91 million from the second quarter of 2021.
Total cash collections were $488.4 million.
Total revenues were $263.7 million.
Cash efficiency ratio1 of 62.4%.
Diluted earnings per share were $0.76.
Common stock repurchases of $74 million, or 1.8 million shares, at an average price of $41.10.
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA2 for the last 12 months was 1.81x.
$1.4 billion available for portfolio purchases.

“We deployed almost $400 million in the third quarter, making it one of our largest portfolio purchasing quarters. In Europe, we invested $220 million, where we have seen a very healthy pipeline of deals coming to market and we also secured a large multi-year forward flow agreement. We invested $172 million in the Americas and Australia, highlighted by sizeable portfolio spot purchases in South America, which further demonstrates the benefits of our geographic diversification,” said Kevin Stevenson, president and chief executive officer. “We also made excellent progress in returning capital to shareholders through the $150 million share repurchase program launched during the third quarter, repurchasing $74 million of our common stock at an average price of $41.10. Our leverage ratios remain well below our target range, despite the strong portfolio purchasing quarter and the utilization of nearly half of our initial share repurchase authorization. On November 1, we announced an $80 million increase to our share repurchase program, raising the total authorization to $230 million."

Cash Collections and Revenues
The following table presents cash collections by quarter and by source on an as reported and constant currency-adjusted basis:

1.Calculated by dividing cash receipts less operating expense by cash receipts.
2.A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to the most comparable GAAP measure can be found at the end of this press release.


Cash Collection Source20212020
($ in thousands)Q3Q2Q1Q4Q3
Americas and Australia Core$276,691 $324,845 $347,638 $286,524 $336,322 
Americas Insolvency37,464 37,768 35,253 36,048 37,344 
Europe Core151,625 157,637 149,486 141,471 131,702 
Europe Insolvency22,574 23,579 23,510 17,830 13,971 
Total Cash Collections$488,354 $543,829 $555,887 $481,873 $519,339 
Cash Collection Source -
Constant Currency Adjusted20212020
($ in thousands)Q3Q3
Americas and Australia Core$276,691 $337,483 
Americas Insolvency37,464 37,373 
Europe Core151,625 136,747 
Europe Insolvency22,574 14,810 
Total Cash Collections$488,354 $526,413 

Cash collections in the quarter decreased $31.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was primarily due to a return to more normal seasonal trends in the U.S., as well as the lower volume of accounts in the U.S. legal channel during 2021. These decreases were partially offset by a 20% increase in Europe cash collections driven by significant levels of portfolio purchases in the last few years. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, cash collections increased $64.2 million compared to the same period last year.
Total portfolio revenue in the quarter was $256.7 million compared to $265.7 million during the third quarter of 2020. The Company has consistently assumed that the majority of the current quarter overperformance was acceleration of future collections and made adjustments in some geographies to increase near term expected collections, bringing them in line with recent performance and trends in collections, with corresponding reductions later in the forecast period.

Expenses
Operating expenses in the quarter increased $6.9 million compared to the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily driven by:
an increase in compensation and employee services primarily due to changes in benefits and performance based accruals and an increase in the number of employees in Europe;
an increase in outside fees and services primarily due to higher legal expenses; and
an increase in other operating expenses primarily driven by ongoing efforts to enhance our digital and data.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, operating expenses increased $15.2 million compared to the same period last year.
Interest expense, net decreased $4.1 million compared to the third quarter of 2020 primarily due to lower average borrowings this year and a change in accounting for convertible notes.
The effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 20.8%.

Portfolio Acquisitions
The Company purchased $391.9 million in finance receivables in the third quarter of 2021.
At the end of the third quarter, the Company had in place maximum forward flow commitments of up to $873.7 million with $323.1 million in the Americas and Australia and $550.6 million in Europe.



Portfolio Purchase Source20212020
($ in thousands)Q3Q2Q1Q4Q3
Americas and Australia Core$162,451 $98,901 $88,912 $67,460 $84,139 
Americas Insolvency9,878 14,642 9,486 12,504 14,328 
Europe Core212,194 106,134 44,095 137,647 74,930 
Europe Insolvency7,424 — 16,468 72,171 4,203 
Total Portfolio Acquisitions$391,947 $219,677 $158,961 $289,782 $177,600 

Conference Call Information
PRA Group, Inc. will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results with institutional investors and stock analysts. To listen to a webcast of the call and view the accompanying slides, visit https://ir.pragroup.com/events-and-presentations. To listen by phone, call 844-835-9982 in the U.S. or 412-317-5267 outside the U.S. and ask for the PRA Group conference call. To listen to a replay of the call, either visit the same website until November 8, 2022, or call 877-344-7529 in the U.S. or 412-317-0088 outside the U.S. and use access code 10160856 until November 15, 2021.

The Company is also announcing that it currently plans to report fourth quarter 2021 results after market close on February 28, 2022.

About PRA Group, Inc.
As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group, Inc. returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas, Europe and Australia. With thousands of employees worldwide, PRA Group, Inc. companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.

About Forward Looking Statements
Statements made herein that are not historical in nature, including PRA Group, Inc.’s or its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group, Inc.’s future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that our expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group, Inc. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PRA Group, Inc.’s annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group, Inc.'s website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group, Inc.'s business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.

Due to such uncertainties and risks, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. Information in this press release may be superseded by more recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA Group, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA Group, Inc.’s expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any



change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.





PRA Group, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidated Income Statements
(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
2021202020212020
Revenues:
Portfolio income$212,905 $240,250 $663,714 $750,556 
Changes in expected recoveries43,820 25,403 157,504 32,388 
Total portfolio revenue256,725 265,653 821,218 782,944 
Fee income6,209 1,978 10,843 6,826 
Other revenue764 233 6,735 1,788 
Total revenues263,698 267,864 838,796 791,558 
Operating expenses:
Compensation and employee services74,584 71,974 228,200 217,617 
Legal collection fees10,993 13,661 36,208 41,975 
Legal collection costs21,450 26,043 61,231 79,997 
Agency fees15,646 14,900 47,145 38,619 
Outside fees and services29,434 22,719 71,167 60,796 
Communication9,782 9,379 33,039 31,702 
Rent and occupancy4,571 4,460 13,694 13,415 
Depreciation and amortization3,724 4,301 11,520 12,494 
Other operating expenses15,935 11,761 44,045 34,457 
Total operating expenses186,119 179,198 546,249 531,072 
   Income from operations77,579 88,666 292,547 260,486 
Other income and (expense):
Interest expense, net(29,599)(33,692)(91,987)(106,319)
Foreign exchange gain1,232 61 127 3,027 
Other85 291 294 (1,367)
Income before income taxes49,297 55,326 200,981 155,827 
Income tax expense12,627 7,497 41,870 24,734 
Net income36,670 47,829 159,111 131,093 
Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests2,190 5,337 10,229 11,552 
Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.$34,480 $42,492 $148,882 $119,541 
Net income per common share attributable to PRA Group, Inc.:
Basic$0.76 $0.93 $3.27 $2.63 
Diluted$0.76 $0.92 $3.24 $2.60 
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic45,305 45,579 45,594 45,526 
Diluted45,656 46,140 45,920 45,971 




PRA Group, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Amounts in thousands)
(unaudited)
September 30, 2021December 31,
2020
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$56,545 $108,613 
Restricted cash4,752 12,434 
Investments85,171 55,759 
Finance receivables, net3,449,939 3,514,788 
Other receivables, net7,065 13,194 
Income taxes receivable21,863 21,928 
Deferred tax assets, net77,213 83,205 
Right-of-use assets51,998 52,951 
Property and equipment, net53,767 58,356 
Goodwill482,479 492,989 
Other assets41,168 38,844 
Total assets$4,331,960 $4,453,061 
Liabilities and Equity
Liabilities:
Accounts payable$5,379 $5,294 
Accrued expenses100,342 97,320 
Income taxes payable20,719 29,692 
Deferred tax liabilities, net32,604 40,867 
Lease liabilities56,409 57,348 
Interest-bearing deposits132,612 132,739 
Borrowings2,520,903 2,661,289 
Other liabilities34,342 54,986 
Total liabilities2,903,310 3,079,535 
Equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 2,000 shares authorized, 0 shares issued and outstanding— — 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 44,040 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2021; 100,000 shares authorized, 45,585 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2020440 456 
Additional paid-in capital— 75,282 
Retained earnings1,654,544 1,511,970 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(264,781)(245,791)
Total stockholders' equity - PRA Group, Inc.1,390,203 1,341,917 
Noncontrolling interest38,447 31,609 
Total equity1,428,650 1,373,526 
Total liabilities and equity$4,331,960 $4,453,061 







Select Expenses (Income)
Amounts in thousands, pre-tax
Three Months Ended
September 30,
2021
June 30,
2021
March 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
September 30,
2020
June 30,
2020
March 31,
2020
December 31,
2019
Noncash interest expense - amortization of debt discount— — — 1,959 2,388 3,247 3,217 3,157 
Noncash interest expense - amortization of debt issuance costs2,406 2,391 2,256 2,393 2,476 2,743 2,640 2,649 
Change in fair value of derivatives2,982 2,911 3,102 3,875 3,701 3,284 2,039 1,247 
Amortization of intangibles104 105 181 1,792 360 351 349 407 
Stock-based compensation expense4,317 4,040 4,113 5,370 3,097 3,063 2,857 2,809 




Purchase Price Multiples
as of September 30, 2021
Amounts in thousands
Purchase Period
Purchase Price (1)(2)
Total Estimated Collections (3)
Estimated Remaining Collections (4)
Current Purchase Price Multiple
Original Purchase Price Multiple (5)
Americas and Australia Core
1996-2010$1,078,219 $3,400,695 $20,886 315%240%
2011209,602 719,844 12,296 343%245%
2012254,076 652,359 13,851 257%226%
2013390,826 894,134 21,565 229%211%
2014404,117 859,487 34,155 213%204%
2015443,114 908,490 84,319 205%205%
2016455,767 1,112,953 174,608 244%201%
2017532,851 1,214,479 263,966 228%193%
2018653,975 1,396,690 350,509 214%202%
2019581,476 1,249,471 487,764 215%206%
2020435,668 931,651 572,004 214%213%
2021347,641 672,752 624,805 194%194%
Subtotal5,787,332 14,013,005 2,660,728 
Americas Insolvency
1996-2010606,395 1,382,652 604 228%180%
2011180,432 370,146 370 205%155%
2012251,395 392,933 94 156%136%
2013227,834 355,191 453 156%133%
2014148,420 219,081 1,760 148%124%
201563,170 87,229 418 138%125%
201691,442 117,105 2,878 128%123%
2017275,257 350,845 30,193 127%125%
201897,879 131,527 42,766 134%127%
2019123,077 159,298 86,020 129%128%
202062,130 85,128 67,104 137%136%
202134,003 47,105 45,525 139%139%
Subtotal2,161,434 3,698,240 278,185 
Total Americas and Australia7,948,766 17,711,245 2,938,913 
Europe Core
201220,409 42,267 — 207%187%
201320,334 26,084 — 128%119%
2014773,811 2,240,031 502,932 289%208%
2015411,340 723,559 218,870 176%160%
2016333,090 561,613 256,468 169%167%
2017252,174 353,381 162,591 140%144%
2018341,775 527,899 304,855 154%148%
2019518,610 775,332 515,554 150%152%
2020324,119 554,041 433,847 171%172%
2021353,539 599,818 577,137 170%170%
Subtotal3,349,201 6,404,025 2,972,254 
Europe Insolvency
201410,876 18,297 46 168%129%
201518,973 29,009 1,157 153%139%
201639,338 56,850 5,593 145%130%
201739,235 49,180 12,650 125%128%
201844,908 51,977 25,606 116%123%
201977,218 102,011 58,984 132%130%
2020105,440 135,893 102,428 129%129%
202123,485 29,676 27,003 126%126%
Subtotal359,473 472,893 233,467 
Total Europe3,708,674 6,876,918 3,205,721 
Total PRA Group$11,657,440 $24,588,163 $6,144,634 
(1)Includes the acquisition date finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through our business acquisitions.
(2)For our non-U.S. amounts, purchase price is presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased. In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the portfolio are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.
(3)For our non-U.S. amounts, TEC is presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.
(4)For our non-U.S. amounts, ERC is presented at the September 30, 2021 exchange rate.
(5)The Original Purchase Price Multiple represents the purchase price multiple at the end of the year of acquisition.



Portfolio Financial Information
Year-to-date as of September 30, 2021
Amounts in thousands
Purchase Period
Cash
Collections (1)
Portfolio Income (1)
Change in Expected Recoveries (1)
Total Portfolio Revenue (1)
Net Finance Receivables as of September 30, 2021 (2)
Americas and Australia Core
1996-2010$10,168 $6,227 $2,465 $8,692 $4,657 
20116,086 3,717 1,223 4,940 1,995 
20127,061 3,290 1,387 4,677 4,375 
201312,948 6,289 (1,772)4,517 7,857 
201417,717 8,350 (3,773)4,577 12,105 
201528,449 15,707 (9,526)6,181 33,589 
201660,990 32,106 (115)31,991 63,980 
2017105,643 48,701 10,228 58,929 118,667 
2018193,699 66,584 31,149 97,733 189,064 
2019232,297 92,750 26,418 119,168 265,681 
2020226,068 97,175 52,411 149,586 322,912 
202148,048 33,002 (183)32,819 331,622 
Subtotal949,174 413,898 109,912 523,810 1,356,504 
Americas Insolvency
1996-2010471 501 (15)486 — 
2011162 196 (33)163 — 
2012489 161 340 501 — 
2013647 379 268 647 — 
2014881 856 (32)824 156 
20151,046 471 (85)386 238 
20166,543 1,137 230 1,367 2,247 
201734,514 6,501 2,351 8,852 26,108 
201824,111 4,768 1,079 5,847 37,385 
201928,538 6,855 (1,017)5,838 74,558 
202011,501 5,533 903 6,436 52,559 
20211,582 1,448 229 1,677 33,916 
Subtotal110,485 28,806 4,218 33,024 227,167 
Total Americas and Australia1,059,659 442,704 114,130 556,834 1,583,671 
Europe Core
2012901 — 901 901 — 
2013532 — 533 533 — 
2014113,726 73,152 21,097 94,249 142,909 
201539,404 20,653 (8,937)11,716 112,919 
201635,457 18,422 (1,387)17,035 149,054 
201727,247 9,083 (2,960)6,123 111,143 
201853,130 18,174 5,817 23,991 201,056 
201993,839 28,871 9,890 38,761 347,599 
202071,264 27,566 10,664 38,230 263,916 
202123,248 8,152 3,645 11,797 342,204 
Subtotal458,748 204,073 39,263 243,336 1,670,800 
Europe Insolvency
2014242 97 76 173 21 
20151,342 544 43 587 853 
20164,783 1,388 226 1,614 4,301 
20177,236 1,056 249 1,305 11,426 
20188,846 1,750 (748)1,002 22,699 
201918,390 4,353 1,070 5,423 49,581 
202026,073 6,845 2,045 8,890 84,688 
20212,751 904 1,150 2,054 21,899 
Subtotal69,663 16,937 4,111 21,048 195,468 
Total Europe528,411 221,010 43,374 264,384 1,866,268 
Total PRA Group$1,588,070 $663,714 $157,504 $821,218 $3,449,939 
(1)For our non-U.S. amounts, amounts are presented using the average exchange rates during the current reporting period.
(2)For our non-U.S. amounts, Net Finance Receivables are presented at the September 30, 2021 exchange rate.



Cash Collections by Year, By Year of Purchase (1)
as of September 30, 2021
Amounts in millions
Cash Collections
Purchase Period
Purchase Price (2)(3)
1996-201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021Total
Americas and Australia Core
1996-2010$1,078.2 $1,990.5 $367.1 $311.5 $228.4 $157.7 $109.3 $70.2 $46.0 $34.4 $28.4 $18.8 $10.2 $3,372.5 
2011209.6 — 62.0 174.5 152.9 108.5 73.8 48.7 32.0 21.6 16.6 10.9 6.1 707.6 
2012254.1 — — 56.9 173.6 146.2 97.3 60.0 40.0 27.8 17.9 11.8 7.1 638.6 
2013390.8 — — — 101.6 247.8 194.0 120.8 78.9 56.4 36.9 23.2 12.9 872.5 
2014404.1 — — — — 92.7 253.4 170.3 114.2 82.2 55.3 31.9 17.7 817.7 
2015443.1 — — — — — 117.0 228.4 185.9 126.6 83.6 57.2 28.4 827.1 
2016455.8 — — — — — — 138.7 256.5 194.6 140.6 105.9 61.0 897.3 
2017532.9 — — — — — — — 107.3 278.7 256.5 192.5 105.6 940.6 
2018654.0 — — — — — — — — 122.7 361.9 337.7 193.7 1016.0 
2019581.5— — — — — — — — — 143.8 349.0 232.3 725.1 
2020435.7 — — — — — — — — — — 133.0 226.1 359.1 
2021347.6 — — — — — — — — — — — 48.1 48.1 
Subtotal5,787.4 1,990.5 429.1 542.9 656.5 752.9 844.8 837.1 860.8 945.0 1,141.5 1,271.9 949.2 11,222.2 
Americas Insolvency
1996-2010606.4 390.9 261.2 270.4 231.0 158.9 51.2 8.6 4.6 2.5 1.4 0.8 0.5 1,382.0 
2011180.4 — 15.2 66.4 82.8 85.8 76.9 36.0 3.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.2 369.8 
2012251.4 — — 17.4 103.6 94.1 80.1 60.7 29.3 4.3 1.9 0.9 0.5 392.8 
2013227.8 — — — 52.5 82.6 81.7 63.4 47.8 21.9 2.9 1.3 0.6 354.7 
2014148.4 — — — — 37.0 50.9 44.3 37.4 28.8 15.8 2.2 0.9 217.3 
201563.2 — — — — — 3.4 17.9 20.1 19.8 16.7 7.9 1.0 86.8 
201691.4 — — — — — — 18.9 30.4 25.0 19.9 14.4 6.5 115.1 
2017275.3 — — — — — — — 49.1 97.3 80.9 58.8 34.5 320.6 
201897.9 — — — — — — — — 6.7 27.4 30.5 24.1 88.7 
2019123.1 — — — — — — — — — 13.3 31.4 28.5 73.2 
202062.1 — — — — — — — — — — 6.6 11.5 18.1 
202134.0 — — — — — — — — — — — 1.7 1.7 
Subtotal2,161.4 390.9 276.4 354.2 469.9 458.4 344.2 249.8 222.4 207.9 180.9 155.3 110.5 3,420.8 
Total Americas and Australia7,948.8 2,381.4 705.5 897.1 1,126.4 1,211.3 1,189.0 1,086.9 1,083.2 1,152.9 1,322.4 1,427.2 1,059.7 14,643.0 
Europe Core
201220.4 — — 11.6 9.0 5.6 3.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.5 1.2 0.9 39.2 
201320.3 — — — 7.1 8.5 2.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.9 0.7 0.5 23.8 
2014773.8 — — — — 153.2 292.0 246.4 220.8 206.3 172.9 149.8 113.7 1,555.1 
2015411.3 — — — — — 45.8 100.3 86.2 80.9 66.1 54.3 39.4 473.0 
2016333.1 — — — — — — 40.4 78.9 72.6 58.0 48.3 35.5 333.7 
2017252.2 — — — — — — — 17.9 56.0 44.1 36.1 27.2 181.3 
2018341.8 — — — — — — — — 24.3 88.7 71.2 53.1 237.3 
2019518.6 — — — — — — — — — 47.9 125.7 93.8 267.4 
2020324.1 — — — — — — — — — — 32.4 71.3 103.7 
2021353.6 — — — — — — — — — — — 23.3 23.3 
Subtotal3,349.2 — — 11.6 16.1 167.3 343.3 390.6 407.0 443.4 480.1 519.7 458.7 3,237.8 
Europe Insolvency
201410.9 — — — — — 4.3 3.9 3.2 2.6 1.5 0.8 0.2 16.5 
201519.0 — — — — — 3.0 4.4 5.0 4.8 3.9 2.9 1.3 25.3 
201639.3 — — — — — — 6.2 12.7 12.9 10.7 7.9 4.8 55.2 
201739.2 — — — — — — — 1.2 7.9 9.2 9.8 7.2 35.3 
201844.9 — — — — — — — — 0.6 8.4 10.3 8.8 28.1 
201977.2 — — — — — — — — — 5.1 21.1 18.4 44.6 
2020105.4 — — — — — — — — — — 6.1 26.1 32.2 
202123.5 — — — — — — — — — — — 2.8 2.8 
Subtotal359.4 — — — — — 7.3 14.5 22.1 28.8 38.8 58.9 69.6 240.0 
Total Europe3,708.6 — — 11.6 16.1 167.3 350.6 405.1 429.1 472.2 518.9 578.6 528.3 3,477.8 
Total PRA Group$11,657.4 $2,381.4 $705.5 $908.7 $1,142.5 $1,378.6 $1,539.6 $1,492.0 $1,512.3 $1,625.1 $1,841.3 $2,005.8 $1,588.0 $18,120.8 
(1)For our non-U.S. amounts, cash collections are presented using the average exchange rates during the cash collection period.
(2)Includes the finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through our business acquisitions.
(3)For our non-U.S. amounts, purchase price is presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased. In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the pool are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.




Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

PRA Group, Inc. reports financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, internally to evaluate the Company’s performance and to set performance goals. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. plus income tax expense; less foreign exchange gain (or plus foreign exchange loss); plus interest expense, net; plus other expense; plus depreciation and amortization; plus adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; and plus recoveries applied to negative allowance less changes in expected recoveries. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. PRA Group, Inc. presents Adjusted EBITDA because the Company considers it an important supplemental measure of operations and financial performance. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA helps provide enhanced period-to-period comparability of operations and financial performance and is useful to investors as other companies in the industry report similar financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below is a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA for the last twelve months (LTM) ended September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020, to net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP. The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA below may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
LTMFor the Year Ended
Adjusted EBITDA for PRA Group ($ in millions)September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc.$179 $149 
Adjustments:
Income tax expense58 41 
Foreign exchange losses/(gains)(2)
Interest expense, net127 142 
Other expense(1)
Depreciation and amortization17 18 
Adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests17 18 
Recoveries applied to negative allowance less Changes in expected recoveries993 968 
Adjusted EBITDA$1,392 $1,337 

Additionally, management evaluates the Company's business using certain ratios that use Adjusted EBITDA, including Debt to Adjusted EBITDA, which is calculated by dividing borrowings by Adjusted EBITDA. The following table reflects our Debt to Adjusted EBITDA for LTM as of September 30, 2021 and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (amounts in millions):
Debt to Adjusted EBITDA
LTMFor the Year Ended
September 30, 2021December 31, 2020
Borrowings$2,521 $2,661 
LTM Adjusted EBITDA1,392 1,337 
Debt to LTM Adjusted EBITDA1.81 1.99 






Investor Contact:
Pete Graham
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(757) 431-7913
IR@PRAGroup.com

News Media Contact:
Elizabeth Kersey
Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Policy
(757) 431-3398
Elizabeth.Kersey@PRAGroup.com