{
  "id": 16180953,
  "title": "World Acceptance beats Q2 earnings, stock gains",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/world-acceptance-beats-q2-earnings-stock-gains",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-23T11:36:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/earnings/world-acceptance-beats-q2-earnings-stock-gains-93CH-4969076"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "World Acceptance Corporation, a consumer finance company trading on the NASDAQ under the ticker WRLD, reported robust second quarter fiscal 2027 results for the week of publication. Adjusted earnings per share came in at $1.92, surpassing the consensus estimate of $0.79 by $1.13. Although revenue tallied $139.2 million, it fell short of the analyst estimate of $140.7 million on a year-over-year basis. The company managed to turn a profit for the quarter, recording $8.8 million in net income, representing $1.92 per diluted share, a marked improvement from the $1.7 million loss, or -$0.33 per share, the prior year's quarter had seen. The provision for credit losses saw a decline of $3.8 million to $46.0 million from $49.8 million in the preceding quarter. Notably, net charge-offs as a percentage of average net loans receivable increased to 17.6% from 17.1% YoY. The company's past-due accounts decreased to 5.4% as of September 30, 2026, down from 5.8% a year earlier. In response to these results, the company announced a loosening of underwriting standards and plans to incrementally increase new customer lending in the upcoming quarters. General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.1 million, or 2.9%, to $69.9 million. Interest expenses fell by $2.7 million, or 18.8%, driven by a $3.0 million early call penalty and a $0.7 million write-off of debt issuance costs that were not recurring in the prior year. During the same period, World Acceptance repurchased 133,199 shares, or 3.0% of outstanding stock, for about $25.0 million. The company's gross loans outstanding were $1.319 billion as of September 30, 2026, marking a slight increase of 0.3% from $1.315 billion the year before.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}