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CACC (Credit Acceptance) Degree of Operating Leverage : 1.78 (As of Mar. 2025)


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What is Credit Acceptance Degree of Operating Leverage?

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) measures the percentage change in EBIT for a unit change in Revenue. Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 1.78. The higher Degree of Operating Leverage, the higher operating risk the company will take.

The industry rank for Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage or its related term are showing as below:

CACC's Degree of Operating Leverage is ranked worse than
67.89% of 380 companies
in the Credit Services industry
Industry Median: 0.89 vs CACC: 1.78

Credit Acceptance Degree of Operating Leverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage can be seen below:

* 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.

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Credit Acceptance Degree of Operating Leverage Chart

Credit Acceptance Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Degree of Operating Leverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.77 11.40 30.06 -16.48 -0.47

Credit Acceptance Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Degree of Operating Leverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -6.87 -4.94 -3.10 -0.47 1.78

Competitive Comparison of Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage

For the Credit Services subindustry, Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Degree of Operating Leverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage Distribution in the Credit Services Industry

For the Credit Services industry and Financial Services sector, Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage falls into.


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Credit Acceptance Degree of Operating Leverage Calculation

Credit Acceptance's Degree of Operating Leverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Degree of Operating Leverage=% Change in EBIT**/% Change in Revenue
=( 379.1 (Mar. 2025) / 305.4 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )/( 2194.9 (Mar. 2025) / 1932.5 (Mar. 2024) - 1 )
=0.2413/0.1358
=1.78***

* 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.

** TTM data of EBIT and Revenue was used to calculate Degree of Operating Leverage.
*** Please be aware that the Degree of Operating Leverage calculations are based on company-level data using the primary share class. The calculated data provided is for demonstration purposes and may slightly differ from the results displayed in the title due to potential variations caused by currency exchange rate differences throughout the year.


Credit Acceptance  (NAS:CACC) Degree of Operating Leverage Explanation

Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) is a leverage ratio that measures the sensitivity of a company’s operting income, also referred to as Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT), to fluctuations in its Revenue. DOL is a method used to quantify a company’s operating risk. This risk is related to the company's structure of variable costs and fixed costs. Since the fixed costs do not allow the company to adjust the operating costs, the operating risk rises with a higher fixed-to-variable costs proportion.

A high Degree of Operating Leverage indicates that the company’s fixed costs exceed its variable costs. By increasing the sales, the company can earn more profits. In addition, the company must be able to maintain relatively high sales to cover all fixed costs.

Be Aware

The use of operating leverage varies across different industries and business sectors, and the application of Degree of Operating Leverage (DOL) should be adjusted accordingly.


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Credit Acceptance Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
25505 West Twelve Mile Road, Southfield, MI, USA, 48034-8339
Credit Acceptance Corp is a consumer finance company that specializes in automobile loans. These loans are offered through a U.S. nationwide network of automobile dealers that benefit from sales of vehicles to consumers who could otherwise not obtain financing. The company also benefits from repeat and referral sales, and from sales to customers responding to advertisements for financing, but qualify for traditional financing. The company derives its revenue from finance charges, premiums earned on the reinsurance of vehicle service contracts, and other fees. Of these, financing charges, including servicing fees, are by far a source of revenue.
Executives
Prescott General Partners Llc 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Douglas W Busk officer: Sr. Vice President & Treasurer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTH FIELD MI 48034
Nicholas J Elliott officer: Chief Alignment Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Jonathan Lum officer: Chief Operating Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Thomas W Smith 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Daniel A. Ulatowski officer: Chief Sales Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Wendy A Rummler officer: Senior VP, Human Resources 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Erin J Kerber officer: Chief Legal Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Arthur L Smith officer: Chief Analytics Officer 25505 W 12 MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Sean Edward Quinn director C/O CIMPRESS PLC, 275 WYMAN STREET, WALTHAM MA 02451
Scott J Vassalluzzo director, 10 percent owner, other: Member of Section 13(d) Group 2200 BUTTS ROAD, SUITE 320, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Donald A. Foss Irrevocable Trust Dated August 14, 2022 10 percent owner 39395 W. TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 200, FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48331
Andrew K Rostami officer: Chief Mktg and Product Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Ravi Mohan Valiyaveettil officer: Chief Technology Officer 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48034
Thomas N Tryforos director 323 RAILROAD AVE, GREENWICH CT 06830