FirstCash Holdings (FirstCash Holdings) Financial Strength

: 5 (As of Dec. 2023)

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FirstCash Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

FirstCash Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 4.56. FirstCash Holdings's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.56. As of today, FirstCash Holdings's Altman Z-Score is 3.22.

Competitive Comparison

For the Credit Services subindustry, FirstCash Holdings's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

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FirstCash Holdings Financial Strength Distribution

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, FirstCash Holdings's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where FirstCash Holdings's Financial Strength falls into.

FirstCash Holdings Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

FirstCash Holdings's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-27 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $121 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1,821 Mil.

FirstCash Holdings's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Interest Coverage	=	-1	*	Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )	/	Interest Expense (Q: Dec. 2023 )
	=	-1	*	121.344	/	-26.586
	=	4.56

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

FirstCash Holdings's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio	=	Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 )			/	Revenue
	=	(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation	+	Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation)	/	Revenue
	=	(101.962	+	1821.132)	/	3408.536
	=	0.56

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

FirstCash Holdings has a Z-score of 3.22, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 3.22 is strong.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

FirstCash Holdings (NAS:FCFS) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

FirstCash Holdings has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

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FirstCash Holdings (FirstCash Holdings) Business Description

Industry

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FF60:Germany

Address

1600 West 7th Street, Fort Worth, TX, USA, 76102

Website

https://www.firstcash.com

FirstCash Holdings Inc operates pawn stores in the United States and Latin America. Its primary business involves making small loans secured by personal property. These pawn loans give the borrower the option of either repaying the loans with interest or forfeiting the property without further penalty. Close to 30% of total company revenue comes from interest earned on the loans. Close to 70% of total revenue comes from reselling forfeited property in the company's retail stores. Revenue is split almost equally between loans made in the United States, where the company has more than 300 retail locations, and loans made in Latin America, where the company has over 700 locations in Mexico and several more in Guatemala.

Executives

R Douglas Orr	officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer	1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Douglas Richard Rippel	director, 10 percent owner	8425 MYSTIC LAKES, MAIZE KS 67101
Randel G Owen	director	C/O EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES CORP, 6200 SOUTH SYRACUSE WAY, GREENWOOD VILLAGE CO 80111
Howard F Hambleton	officer: AFF President	1660 WEST 7TH ST., FORT WORTH TX 76102
Raul Ramos	officer: SVP Latin American Operations	1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
James H Graves	director	ERWIN GRAVES & ASSOCIATES, 2100 MCKINNEY AVE STE 900, DALLAS TX 75205
Marthea Davis	director	1600 WEST 7TH ST., FORT WORTH TX 76102
Douglas R. Rippel Revocable Trust	10 percent owner	7570 W. 21ST STREET N, BUILDING 1010, SUITE C, WICHITA KS 67205
Aff Services, Inc.	10 percent owner	7570 W. 21ST STREET N, BUILDING 1010, SUITE C, WICHITA KS 67205
Paula K Garrett	director	1600 WEST 7TH ST, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Mikel D Faulkner	director	180 STATE STREET 200, SOUTHLAKE TX 76092
Daniel R Feehan	director	CASH AMERICA INTL INC, 1600 W &TH ST, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Thomas Brent Stuart	officer: President and COO	1600 W. 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Anna M Alvarado	officer: General Counsel	1600 WEST 7TH STREET, FORT WORTH TX 76102
Daniel E Berce	director	801 CHERRY STREET, SUITE 3900, C/O GM FINANCIAL COMPANY, INC., FORT WORTH TX 76102