EZCORP, Inc. (EZPW)
NASDAQFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
NASDAQFinancialsFinancial - Credit ServicesSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Consumer Finance is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Operating income improves to at least $67.8M: Operating income $54.9M vs $67.8M target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 29% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks in the weakest quality tier of its industry — roughly the bottom 38%, softest on free-cash-flow margins.
View QualityManagement screens strong on earnings delivery, margins, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 2% a day.
View RiskEZPW's growth depends on maintaining operating income above $67.8 million. Recent performance shows operating income at $54.9 million, which is below this target. Revenue grew 35% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations. EZPW trades at 2.4× price-to-book, above the peer median of 1.6×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than forecasted, indicating modest expectations. A specific risk is the potential for guidance cuts, with a 19% miss probability for the next quarter. Peer multiples imply a price about 9% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. EZPW is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 6 analysts currently covering EZPW (as of Sep 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 12 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Consumer Finance — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Increase revenue and profitability
Surge in pawn loans indicates strong revenue growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.