-Gross loans receivables increased 3.7% sequentially to $2.1 billion-

-Total revenue of $209.2 million-

-Operating expenses declined 8.5% sequentially to $108.1 million-

-Net charge-off normalizes at 13%-

CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) (“CURO” or the “Company”), a tech-enabled, omni-channel consumer finance company serving consumers in the U.S. and Canada, today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

“We delivered solid results in the second quarter as we continued to execute on all facets of our core business,” said Doug Clark, Chief Executive Officer. “Our fundamentals continued to gradually improve, with revenue, net charge-offs, gross loans receivable and expenses all matching or exceeding our expectations. As we look ahead, despite ongoing macro challenges, we are encouraged by opportunities present in both the U.S. and Canada while remaining mindful to balance future growth with further improving our bottom line. Our extensive industry experience, investments in automation and strong consumer demand for our products position us well for long term growth and shareholder value creation.”

Second Quarter 2023 Consolidated Summary Results

• Gross loans receivable increased 3.7% sequentially to $2.1 billion, primarily driven by sequential increases in Canada POS Lending and Direct Lending Revolving LOC Loans of 6.9% and 2.5%, respectively.
• Net revenue of $129.6 million, down 11.5% sequentially, primarily driven by a higher provision for loan loss expense related to the increase in charge offs and Allowance for loan loss build due to loans receivable growth and change in macroeconomic conditions.
• Total operating expenses declined 8.5% sequentially, to $108.1 million, primarily related to one-time restructuring charges of $10.0 million recognized in the first quarter of 2023.
• Net loss of $59.3 million ($1.45 per share) compared with Net loss of $59.5 million ($1.46 per share) for the first quarter of 2023. The $0.2 million improvement was primarily driven by favorable decreases of $18.4 million in provision for income taxes and $10.1 million in total operating expenses, partially offset by lower net revenue and a $7.2 million increase in Interest expense due to the new term loan secured in May 2023 as well as increased utilization of non-recourse revolving credit facilities and $8.9 million of extinguishment and modification costs arising from the second quarter's debt transactions.
• Net charge-off rate increased 150 bps, sequentially to 13.0%, returning to normalized rates from the temporary lower rates we saw in our Direct Lending brands in Canada after the policy change we made in the first quarter of 2023. The Company's 91+ days delinquency ratio remained flat sequentially at 3.2%.

Funding and Liquidity

As of June 30, 2023, principal debt balances outstanding were $2.8 billion, consisting of 69.2% of fixed rate or hedged variable rate debt and 30.8% of non-hedged variable rate debt.

As of June 30, 2023, available capital resources were approximately $361.9 million, comprised of $111.3 million in unrestricted Cash and cash equivalents, $176.7 million in unused borrowing capacity and $74.0 million of unencumbered Gross loans receivable.

About CURO

CURO Group Holdings Corp. (NYSE: CURO) is a leading consumer credit lender serving U.S. and Canadian customers for over 25 years. Our roots in the consumer finance market run deep. We’ve worked diligently to provide customers a variety of convenient, easily accessible financial services. Our decades of diversified data power a hard-to-replicate underwriting and scoring engine, mitigating risk across the full spectrum of credit products. We operate under a number of brands including Cash Money®, LendDirect®, Flexiti®, Heights Finance, Southern Finance, Covington Credit, Quick Credit and First Heritage Credit.

Conference Call

CURO will host a conference call to discuss these results at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, August 3, 2023. The live webcast of the call can be accessed at the CURO Investor Relations website at http://ir.curo.com/.

You may access the call at 1-416-764-8658 (Toll free: 1-888-396-8049; Conference ID: 82661841). Please ask to join the CURO Group Holdings call. An archived version of the webcast will be available on the CURO Investors website for 90 days.

Final Results

The financial results presented and discussed herein are on a preliminary and unaudited basis; final unaudited data will be included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023.

Table 1 - Consolidated Statements of Operations

Table 2 - Consolidated Balance Sheets

Table 3 - Consolidated Portfolio Performance

Table 4 - Direct Lending Segment - Operating Income / (Loss)

Table 5 - Direct Lending Segment - Portfolio Performance

Table 6 - Canada POS Lending Segment - Operating Income

Table 7 - Canada POS Lending Segment - Portfolio Performance

Forward-Looking Statements

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