First Cash Financial Services: 4Q Earnings Snapshot

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) _ First Cash Financial Services Inc. (FCFS) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $54.2 million.

On a per-share basis, the Fort Worth, Texas-based company said it had profit of $1.27. Earnings, adjusted for one-time gains and costs, were $1.26 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.24 per share.

The pawn store posted revenue of $498.4 million in the period, missing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $509.1 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $164.6 million, or $3.81 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.86 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, First Cash Financial Services expects its per-share earnings to range from 85 cents to 95 cents.

The company expects full-year earnings to be $4.05 to $4.25 per share.

First Cash Financial Services shares have climbed slightly more than 5% since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed roughly 1% in the last 12 months.

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