Company: ATLCL
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001437749-25-025502
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Company: Atlanticus Holdings Corp
Filing Date: 2025-08-07
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 8
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 experienced period over period declines in our managed receivables for the third and fourth quarter of 2024 and the first and second quarters of 2025. We expect modest growth in the level of our managed receivables throughout 2025, although we may continue to be below managed receivables levels (when compared to the same periods in prior years ) for the next few quarters as CAR rebuilds its receivables base, expands within its current geographic footprint and continues plans for service area expansion. Although we continue to expand our CAR operations, the Auto Finance segment faces strong competition from other specialty finance lenders, as well as the indirect effects on us of our buy-here, pay-here dealership partners’ competition with other franchise dealerships for consumers interested in purchasing automobiles. We continually evaluate bulk purchases of receivables, however, the timing and size of such purchases are difficult to predict.

Delinquencies and charge-offs. Delinquent loans reflect the principal, fee and interest components of loans we did not collect on or prior to the contractual due date and are considered "past due". While we have experienced recent increases in our delinquency rates (and related charge-offs), we do not believe they will have a significantly adverse impact on our results of operations in 2025 as we have established appropriate reserves for these losses. Even at slightly elevated rates, we earn significant yields on CAR’s receivables and have significant dealer reserves (i.e., retainages or holdbacks on the amount of funding CAR provides to its dealer customers) and other collateral to protect against meaningful credit losses. Delinquency rates also tend to fluctuate based on inflationary pressures and seasonal trends and historically are lower in the second quarter of each year as seen above due to the benefits of strong payment patterns associated with tax refunds for many consumers.

Total managed yield ratio, annualized. We have experienced modest fluctuations in our total managed yield ratio largely impacted by the relative mix of receivables in various products offered by CAR as some shorter-term product offerings tend to have higher yields. Yields on our CAR products over the last few quarters are consistent with our expectations over the coming quarters. Further, we expect our total managed yield ratio to remain in line with current experience, with moderate fluctuations based on relative growth or declines in average managed receivables for a given quarter. These variations depend on the relative mix of receivables in our various product offerings.

Combined principal net charge-off ratio, annualized and recovery ratio, annualized. We charge off