Risk, here is his Business Profile with EZYCORP. This month he acquired 128 Pawn Stores in Mexico. Enjoy the read.
JUN 9, 2021AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ: EZPW), a leading provider of pawn transactions in the United States and Latin America, announced that it has acquired 128 pawn stores in Mexico. The stores, operating under the name “Cash Apoyo Efectivo,” are principally located in the Mexico City metropolitan area and enjoy strong brand recognition in that market. The acquisition is the company’s largest to date in terms of store-count. With this acquisition, the company now operates a total of 1,154 pawn stores, 638 (55%) of which are in Latin America, including 503 in Mexico.The initial purchase price of $33.8 million includes cash of $17.3 million, 212,870 shares of the company’s Class A Non-Voting Common Stock valued at $1.6 million, and repayment of $14.9 million of Cash Apoyo Efectivo’s existing debt. The sellers will be entitled to additional payments of up to $4.6 million over the next two years, contingent on the performance of the acquired stores.Jason Kulas, Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We are excited to add this highly-regarded business to our Mexico pawn operations. The addition of the 128 Cash Apoyo Efectivo stores solidifies our position as the second largest for-profit competitor in Mexico, which continues to be one of our most attractive growth markets for both acquisitions and de novo store openings.“We expect that this acquisition will be accretive to earnings in fiscal 2022, although near-term performance will be affected by the continuing recovery from COVID-related impacts, operational changes that we will implement as we integrate the stores into our existing business and non-recurring transitional expenses. Over the medium-to-long-term, we see upside opportunities to increase pawn balances and profitability through enhanced access to capital, exposure to a broader range of general merchandise, implementation of our efficient processes and realization of cost synergies with the consolidation of back-office support functions.”ABOUT EZCORPFormed in 1989, EZCORP has grown into a leading provider of pawn transactions in the United States and Latin America. We also sell merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn operations and pre-owned merchandise purchased from customers. We are dedicated to satisfying the short-term cash needs of consumers who are both cash and credit constrained, focusing on an industry-leading customer experience. EZCORP is traded on NASDAQ under the symbol EZPW and is a member of the Russell 2000 Index, S&P 1000 Index and Nasdaq Composite Index.FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTSThis announcement contains certain forward-looking statements regarding the company’s strategy, initiatives and expected performance. These statements are based on the company’s current expectations as to the outcome and timing of future events. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including all statements regarding the company's strategy, initiatives and future performance, that address activities or results that the company plans, expects, believes, projects, estimates or anticipates, will, should or may occur in the future, including future financial or operating results, are forward-looking statements. Actual results for future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements due to a number of uncertainties and other factors, including operating risks, liquidity risks, legislative or regulatory developments, market factors and risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. For a discussion of these and other factors affecting the company’s business and prospects, see the company’s annual, quarterly and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210609005911/en/Email: [email protected]: (512) 314-2220Source: EZCORP, Inc.
Executive Chairman of the Board, EZCORP, Inc.Mr. Cohen has been a member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Chairman since September 2019. He has been an owner of, and advisor to, the Company for 30 years. He acquired the Company in 1989 and took it public in 1991 with an initial public offering of Class A Non-Voting Common Stock. Mr. Cohen has over 40 years of investment banking and financial advisory experience with a variety of firms, including Kuhn Loeb & Co. Incorporated (1973-1977), Lehman Brothers Kuhn Loeb Incorporated (1977-1979), The First Boston Corporation (1980), Oppenheimer & Co, Inc. (1980-1984), Morgan Schiff & Co., Inc. (1984-Present) and Madison Park LLC (2004 to Present). Mr. Cohen received a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne and a Masters of Business Administration from Harvard University. Mr. Cohen is the sole stockholder of MS Pawn Corporation, which is the general partner of MS Pawn Limited Partnership, the owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of our Class B Voting Common Stock.
It's much easier to understand how he became a buddy of F.G's given his origin of birth, Melbourne.
Cheers,
Mr.Biscuits
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