EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) Accelerates Margin Expansion And Near-Term Upside

EZCORP shows accelerating profitability and cash strength that support a constructive near-term profile. Recent operational gains and elevated liquidity combine with bullish momentum indicators to favor continued price follow-through, while directional signals warrant caution on reversal risk.

Recent News

On February 4, 2026 the company reported fiscal Q1 results showing materially higher revenue and earnings, with management citing store acquisitions completed in early January that added more than 100 international locations and incremental U.S. footprint expansion; subsequent commentary and analyst notes in early February highlighted upgraded ratings and the stock reaching a 52-week high.

Technical Analysis

Directional strength registers at an ADX of 28.17, indicating a strong underlying trend in place without implying directionality; this strength supports the near-term valuation bias derived from improving operating metrics.

DI+ sits at 31.98 with a peak-and-reversal characteristic, which signals bearish directional pressure; DI- at 14.93 shows a dip-and-reversal pattern that also signals bearish bias. Taken together, directional indicators caution that the current trend carries reversal risk that could blunt momentum-driven gains.

MACD reads 1.02, rising and above its 0.84 signal line; that crossover and increasing MACD trend represent bullish momentum and strengthen the case for upward price follow-through in the near term.

MRO stands at 38.61 and is increasing, indicating the current price sits above modeled target levels and that downward pressure toward fair-value anchors likely increases as MRO strength grows.

RSI at 63.19 and increasing shows firm buying momentum without overbought readings; the indicator supports further appreciation room before technical overextension.

Price trades above the 12-day EMA ($24.01), the 20-day average ($23.58), the 50-day average ($21.50) and the 200-day average ($17.36), with the close ($25.13) near the upper Bollinger band (upper 1σ $25.41); the alignment of moving averages confirms short-to-intermediate bullish breadth while proximity to the upper band highlights elevated near-term reversion risk.

Ichimoku components (Tenkan/Kijun $23.38; Senkou A $20.38; Senkou B $19.24) sit below price, reinforcing a bullish cloud environment. Short-term volatility (42-day beta 1.58) exceeds the 52-week beta (0.39), implying elevated recent sensitivity to market moves; volume sits near its 10-day average, supporting the validity of recent price moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Top-line and margin profile: total revenue reached $382,019,000 while gross profit measured $222,966,000, producing a gross margin of 58.37%. YoY revenue growth registered 54.31% and quarter-over-quarter revenue growth registered 61.58%, which underpin a marked improvement in operating leverage and gross profitability.

Operating performance shows operating margin of 15.89% with a QoQ lift of 45.78%; EBIT totaled $67,337,000 producing an EBIT margin of 17.63% and QoQ EBIT margin improvement of 33.70% and YoY improvement of 26.73%, reinforcing the valuation case embedded below.

Earnings and consensus dynamics: diluted EPS came in at $0.55 versus an estimate of $0.43, a $0.12 beat representing a 27.91% EPS surprise; forward EPS sits at $0.5075 with a forward P/E of 37.11, while the reported trailing P/E equals 36.56, both below the industry peer mean and median P/E values provided.

Balance sheet and cash metrics show $465,911,000 in cash and short-term investments, a cash ratio of 2.45x and a current ratio of 6.03, indicating ample near-term liquidity; net debt totaled $52,644,000 and interest-coverage stood at 8.25x, supporting debt service capacity despite gross leverage measures.

Leverage and returns: debt-to-assets equals 38.52%, exceeding the industry peer mean of 22.5% and the peer median, while debt-to-equity stands near 0.715x and debt-to-EBITDA reads 10.06x. Return on assets equals 2.25%, above the industry peer mean, while return on equity equals 4.14%, below the peer mean; these data suggest efficient asset use but more modest equity returns relative to peers.

Operational efficiency: asset turnover equals 0.194 (above the industry peer mean), receivables turnover sits near 6.00, and inventory sits at $253,446,000 with days inventory outstanding of 165.6 days—inventory levels reflect the retail/resale nature of the business and have not materially compressed cash conversion cycle (167.7 days).

Valuation: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Price-to-book stands at 1.16 versus an industry peer mean of 6.45 and median of 7.42, while price-to-sales equals 3.25 and enterprise multiple equals 20.24; the combination of elevated margins, strong liquidity and below-peer valuation multiples forms the basis of WMDST’s discounted valuation conclusion.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-04
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-06
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 484.7 M
 Operating Cash Flow 39.1 M
 Capital Expenditures -7.46 M
 Change In Working Capital -31.28 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 1.4 M
 End Period Cash Flow 486.1 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 382.0 M
 Forward Revenue 67.5 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 159.1 M
 Depreciation 8.8 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 8.8 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 321.3 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 223.0 M
 EBITDA 76.1 M
 EBIT 67.3 M
 Operating Income 60.7 M
 Interest Income 4.8 M
 Interest Expense 8.2 M
 Net Interest Income -3.35 M
 Income Before Tax 59.2 M
 Tax Provision 14.9 M
 Tax Rate 25.126 %
 Net Income 44.3 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 44.3 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.43
 EPS Actual 0.55
 EPS Difference 0.12
 EPS Surprise 27.907 %
 Forward EPS 0.51
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.0 B
 Intangible Assets 390.7 M
 Net Tangible Assets 680.0 M
 Total Current Assets 1.1 B
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 465.9 M
 Cash 465.9 M
 Net Receivables 63.5 M
 Inventory 253.4 M
 Long-Term Investments 31.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 16.9 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 190.0 M
 Net Debt 52.6 M
 Total Debt 765.5 M
 Total Liabilities 916.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 1.1 B
 Retained Earnings 657.0 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 17.35
 Shares Outstanding 61.695 M
 Revenue Per-Share 6.19
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.2 B
 Enterprise Value 1.5 B
 Enterprise Multiple 20.241
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -21.488 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY 80.836 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 4.032
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.856
 Asset To Liability 2.168
 Debt To Capital 0.417
 Debt To Assets 0.385
Debt To Assets QoQ -1.634 %
Debt To Assets YoY 459.515 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.829
EZPW: 0.385
mean: 0.225
median: 0.193
low: 0.001
 Debt To Equity 0.715
Debt To Equity QoQ -4.037 %
Debt To Equity YoY 470.789 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 6.673
mean: 1.796
median: 1.725
EZPW: 0.715
low: 0.011
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 1.159
Price To Book QoQ 11.966 %
Price To Book YoY 43.978 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.416
median: 7.416
mean: 6.445
EZPW: 1.159
low: 0.787
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 36.561
Price To Earnings QoQ -28.674 %
Price To Earnings YoY 27.426 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 222.744
mean: 91.636
median: 54.291
EZPW: 36.561
low: 24.713
 PE/G Ratio 0.592
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.247
Price To Sales QoQ 3.069 %
Price To Sales YoY 56.815 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 16.164
median: 13.079
mean: 12.049
EZPW: 3.247
low: 3.173
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 37.113
Forward PE/G 0.601
Forward P/S 18.381
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 3.847
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.194
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 10.41 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -9.351 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.202
EZPW: 0.194
median: 0.064
mean: 0.063
low: 0.003
 Receivables Turnover 5.998
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 13.284 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY 12.069 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Inventory Turnover 0.634
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 8.645 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -7.962 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 15.213
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 167.709
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -1.832 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 9.44 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.4
 CapEx To Revenue -0.02
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.851
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.6 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.6 B
 Invested Capital 1.6 B
 Net Tangible Assets 680.0 M
 Net Working Capital 955.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 2.452
 Current Ratio 6.027
Current Ratio QoQ 7.358 %
Current Ratio YoY 106.879 %
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio 4.693
Quick Ratio QoQ 7.273 %
Quick Ratio YoY 120.561 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 10.06
 Cost Of Debt 0.799 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 8.246
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 51.209 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -41.725 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.223
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 13.15
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 1.859 %
 Revenue Growth 13.422 %
Revenue Growth QoQ 61.575 %
Revenue Growth YoY 54.311 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA EZPW: 13.422 %
high: 13.13 %
mean: 3.481 %
median: 3.192 %
low: -2.197 %
 Earnings Growth 61.765 %
Earnings Growth QoQ 1938.449 %
Earnings Growth YoY 0.369 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 77.778 %
EZPW: 61.765 %
mean: -14.438 %
median: -23.776 %
low: -102.381 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 58.365 %
Gross Margin QoQ -1.002 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.789 %
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin 17.627 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 33.7 %
EBIT Margin YoY 26.731 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS) 15.888 %
Return On Sales QoQ 45.775 %
Return On Sales YoY 14.228 %
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 31.7 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 2.555 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -24.139 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -16.884 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 18.363 %
EZPW: 2.555 %
mean: 2.222 %
median: 0.945 %
low: -7.381 %
 Free Cash Growth -11.341 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -129.084 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -31.726 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 52.24 %
EZPW: -11.341 %
mean: -49.08 %
median: -57.942 %
low: -182.654 %
 Free Cash To Net Income 0.715
 Cash Flow Margin 11.091 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.956
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 2.25 %
Return On Assets QoQ 61.522 %
Return On Assets YoY 8.538 %
Return On Assets IPRWA EZPW: 2.25 %
high: 1.987 %
mean: 0.826 %
median: 0.824 %
low: -0.083 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.746 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.041
Return On Equity QoQ 58.909 %
Return On Equity YoY 9.907 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.08
median: 0.074
mean: 0.068
EZPW: 0.041
low: -0.003
 DuPont ROE 4.227 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.172 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 49.764 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -106.777 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Momentum indicators (rising MACD and RSI below overbought) favor continuation toward the analyst mean target near $28.33 if momentum persists; however, directional indicators (DI+ peak-and-reversal and DI- dip-and-reversal) signal meaningful reversal risk that could prompt consolidation or a pullback toward short-term supports such as the 12-day EMA and the supertrend lower at $23.69. Traders should expect a higher-probability path of continued upside punctuated by intraperiod pullbacks, with liquidity and margin expansion acting as the primary drivers of near-term moves.

About EZCORP, Inc.

EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) provides pawn services across the United States and Latin America. Established in 1989 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, EZCORP offers pawn loans secured by tangible personal property such as jewelry, electronics, tools, sporting goods, and musical instruments. The company conducts its operations through segments including U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments, ensuring a wide range of financial services. EZCORP excels in retail by selling merchandise forfeited from pawn lending operations or purchased pre-owned from customers. The company enhances customer experience through EZ+, a web-based application enabling users to manage pawn transactions, layaways, and loyalty rewards online. Operating under brands like EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry, Empeño Fácil, Cash Apoyo Efectivo, GuatePrenda, and MaxiEfectivo, EZCORP commits to delivering accessible financial solutions and quality customer service. With a focus on community engagement and customer satisfaction, EZCORP continues to grow its presence and refine its service offerings in its operational regions.



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