Overview

* Credit Acceptance ( CACC ) Q3 adjusted EPS of $10.28 beats analyst expectations

* Adjusted net income for Q3 was $117.9 mln, surpassing estimates

* Company repurchased $107.4 mln in shares, about 2% of outstanding shares

Outlook

* Company expects system modernization to improve loan origination speed

* Credit Acceptance ( CACC ) anticipates acceptable returns despite loan performance challenges

* Company sees improvement in product initiatives enhancing dealer and consumer value

Result Drivers

* LOAN VOLUME DECLINE - Co reports a 16.5% decline in Consumer Loan assignment unit volume, attributed to fewer active dealers and lower average volume per dealer

* SYSTEM MODERNIZATION - Co highlights improvements from modernizing loan origination system, enhancing delivery speed and dealer experience

* PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES - Decrease in provision for credit losses contributed to higher net income, despite challenging loan performance

Key Details

Metric Beat/Mis Actual Consensu

s s

Estimate

Q3 Beat $10.28 $9.52 (4

Adjusted Analysts

EPS )

Q3 EPS $9.43

Q3 Beat $117.90 $109 mln

Adjusted mln (3

Net Analysts

Income )

Q3 Net $108.20

Income mln

Analyst Coverage

* The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 3 "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

* The average consensus recommendation for the consumer lending peer group is "buy."

* Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Credit Acceptance Corp ( CACC ) is $462.50, about 0.7% above its October 29 closing price of $459.29

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