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WRLD · World Acceptance Corp

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$170.78 -1.73 (-1.00%) At close · Sep 30
Market Cap
$802.02M
Shares
4.66M
Volume · Sep 30 89.02K Avg daily vol (3M) 97.6K

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$170.78 Open$172.39 Day$169.44–172.74 52W close$115.57–223.83 Avg vol 30d66K Short int416K · 8.9% float · 6.8d Short vol68% Last earningsJul 24, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 24, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
filed Aug 6, 2026
call held Jul 24, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
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Net income (TTM)
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Operating margin
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P / E (TTM)
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FCF yield
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Return on invested capital
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Net cash
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Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
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Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
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Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+1.6%
Trailing year
Short interest
8.9%
Latest settlement · 6.8 days to cover
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AI Brief

Q1 FY27 earnings call · Jul 24, 2026
Q1 FY27

TL;DR. WRLD reported fiscal Q1 revenue up 4.8% to $139.2M, adjusted EPS of $2.12, and lower credit losses, with annualized net charge-offs falling to 18.2% from 19.4%, though results included $4.6M in CEO transition costs.

Bullish
  • + Revenue grew 4.8% year-over-year to $139.2 million, helped by a 91 bps increase in interest and insurance yields.
  • + Adjusted EPS rose to $2.12 (adjusted net income of $9.7M) on lower credit costs.
  • + Annualized net charge-off rate improved to 18.2% from 19.4%, indicating better credit quality.
  • + Delinquency improved across buckets, with 0–60 day recency delinquency falling to 18.1% from 19.2% and 61+ day delinquency to 5.2% from 5.4%.
Bearish
  • − GAAP net income of $6.1M ($1.33 diluted EPS) and the quarterly results were weighed down by $4.6M in CEO transition-related expenses.
  • − G&A expenses rose 8.2% to $76.1M and climbed to 54.7% of revenue from 53.0%, with personnel expense up 11.1%.
  • − New customer loan volume plunged 40.1% to $24.9M as underwriting was tightened, with the customer base down 1.9% year over year.
  • − Interest expense rose 18.6%, and debt to equity climbed to 1.6:1 from 1.1:1, with average debt outstanding up 27.6% to $582.3M.

AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Sell Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol High
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
Sell
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +6%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −8%
below
RSI (14) 35
neutral
MACD trend Negative
52-week position 51%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −5%
trailing
6-month return +11%
trailing
YTD return +22%
this year
Relative strength −2%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $186 › 200d $161 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+10% holders QoQ · +36 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$26.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
8.93% of float · ▼ -9.8% MoM · 6.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
198 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 57
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Weak
Revenue growth +4%
Y/Y
EPS growth −58%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $255.5M
Valuation P/E 20.7
rich
Buyback $50.0M
authorized
Balance sheet $581.2M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
High
Volatility 50%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −37%
past year
ATR 3.2%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Sell
2 · 3 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+6% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−8% Bearish
RSI (14)
35 Neutral
MACD trend
Negative Bearish
52-week position
51% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $186 › 200d $161 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+10% holders QoQ · +36 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$26.0M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
8.93% of float · ▼ -9.8% MoM · 6.8 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
198 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $116 Now $171 · 51% Range high $224
vs 200-day avg +6% vs 50-day avg -8%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Credit Services — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
WRLD
World Acceptance Corp
this stock
$802.02M +21.6% +3.7% 20.7 8.9%
V
Visa Inc.
$655.56B +2.5% -4.9% — 1.0%
MA
Mastercard Inc
$497.27B -3.4% +16.4% 31.2 0.8%
AXP
American Express Co
$206.24B -17.8% +13.4% 18.5 1.6%
COF
Capital One Financial Corp
$119.78B -20.3% +36.6% 11.7 1.6%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
198
% held
96.1%
Net QoQ
+119.2K sh
Top holder
Prescott General Partners…
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
219
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
416.4K
Days to cover
6.8d
Change
-45.0K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
68%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
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Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
29
Value
$5.5K
As of
Aug 31, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
26.0%
Week of
Aug 24, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$26.0M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 4
Buyers Sellers
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Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$585.2M
Net income (FY)
$34.6M
EPS diluted
$6.88
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Buybacks
Authorized
$50.0M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 21, 2026
This year
17
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Proposed Sales
Value
$381.5K
Shares
2.0K
Filed
Aug 12, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 24, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
WRLD +0.4% -5.3% +10.6% -7.1% +21.7%
SPY -0.7% +0.1% +12.2% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY +1.1% -5.4% -1.5% -6.5% +9.8%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of Aug 13, 2026
Authorized
$50.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
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Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 108385 CUSIP 981419104 13F (30d) 6 filings 6 filers Visit website