Cash America Announces Increase in First Quarter Earnings and Declares Dividend

Cash America International, Inc. (NYSE: CSH), a leading provider of pawn lending and related services in the United States, announced today that net income and net income per share for the first quarter of 2016 increased 36% and 56%, respectively, to $10,633,000 (42 cents per share) compared to net income of $7,845,000 (27 cents per share) for the first quarter of 2015. The prior year first quarter included reorganization expenses and a gain on disposition of equity securities, which in aggregate would increase prior year earnings when added back, to create adjusted net income, a non-GAAP measure, of $8.3 million (29 cents per share) for the first quarter of 2015. Cash America's earnings per share for the first quarter of 2016 of 42 cents was an increase of 45%, compared to adjusted net income per share of 29 cents for the first quarter of 2015 and exceeded Cash America’s published guidance range of between $0.35 and $0.41 from its press release dated January 28, 2016.... Read more

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