ELEVATE CREDIT ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2019 RESULTS

Elevate Credit announces strong third quarter earnings growth;

Raises 2019 net income guidance

FORT WORTH, TX - November 4, 2019 - Elevate Credit, Inc. (NYSE: ELVT) ("Elevate" or the "Company"), a leading tech-enabled provider of innovative and responsible online credit solutions for non-prime consumers, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2019. The financial performance for the quarter is a strong turnaround from the net loss incurred in the third quarter of 2018.

"The third quarter of 2019 was another successful result for Elevate and we are very pleased with the operating leverage we continue to generate through improved credit quality and lower customer acquisition costs. As a result, we are also pleased to raise our full year 2019 net income outlook from $25 million to $30 million, to $28 million to $32 million; 9% higher than our previous range at the midpoint. Our measured approach to originations continued in the quarter and we remain encouraged by the early feedback from our recently deployed credit models as we look toward 2020."

Third Quarter 2019 Financial Highlights1

  • Net income: Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2019 totaled $4.8 million, up $9.0 million, compared to a net loss of $(4.2) million in the third quarter of 2018. Fully diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2019 was $0.11, an increase from a loss of $(0.10) per fully diluted share a year ago.
  • Revenue: Revenues decreased 4.3% for the third quarter of 2019 totaling $192.8 million compared to $201.5 million for the third quarter of 2018. Revenues increased $15.0 million, or 8.4%, from the second quarter of 2019. Revenues less net charge-offs totaled $105.8 million for the third quarter of 2019, an increase of 4.6% from $101.1 million in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Combined loans receivable - principal: Combined loans receivable - principal totaled $628.7 million at September 30, 2019, a decrease of $5.2 million, or 1.0%, from $634.0 million for the prior-year quarter end. Combined loans receivable - principal increased $27.5 million, or 4.6%, compared to the prior quarter-end balance of $601.2 million.
  • Improving credit quality: The ending combined loan loss reserve, as a percentage of combined loans receivable, was 13.8% as of September 30, 2019, lower than 13.9% reported for the prior-year period. Net charge-offs as a percentage of revenues for the third quarter of 2019 totaled 45%, down from 50% in the third quarter of 2018.
  • Customer acquisition cost: The average customer acquisition cost was $184 in the third quarter of 2019, lower than $225 for the prior-year quarter. The total number of new customer loans decreased from approximately 95,000 in the third quarter of 2018 to 75,000 in the third quarter of 2019.
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin: Adjusted EBITDA increased to $29.0 million in the third quarter of 2019, up 56.7% from $18.5 million in the third quarter of 2018. The Adjusted EBITDA margin for the third quarter of 2019 was 15.1%, up from 9.2% in the prior-year quarter.

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1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, combined loans receivable - principal, combined loans receivable, and combined loan loss reserve are non-GAAP financial measures. These terms are defined elsewhere in this release. Please see the schedules appearing later in this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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Year-to-date 2019 Financial Highlights1

  • Netincome:NetincomefortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2019totaled$23.9million,up$15.5million, or 185.2%, compared to $8.4 million in the first nine months of 2018. Fully diluted earnings per share was $0.54, an increase from $0.19 fully diluted per share a year ago.
  • Revenue: Revenues decreased 3.3% for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, totaling $560.0 million compared to $579.4 million for the first nine months of 2018. Revenues less net charge-offs totaled $289.5 million for the first nine months of 2019, up slightly from $285.3 million for the first nine months of 2018.
  • Customer acquisition cost: The average customer acquisition cost was $210 for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, lower than $257 for the first nine months of 2018. The total number of new customer loans decreased from approximately 250,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 to 196,000 in the first nine months of 2019.
  • Adjusted EBITDAmargin: Adjusted EBITDAincreased to $107.6 million for the first nine months of 2019, up 27.8% from $84.2 million in the first nine months of 2018. The Adjusted EBITDAmargin for the first nine months of 2019 was 19.2%, up from 14.5% in the prior-year.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Interest expense in the third quarter of 2019 declined to $14.7 million as compared to $17.9 million in the second quarter of 2019 and $19.8 million in the third quarter of 2018. This decrease resulted from a lower cost of funds, which decreased to approximately 10.7%, versus 13.6% and 14.6% in the second quarter of 2019 and the third quarter of 2018, respectively.

The Company's Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program beginning in July 2019 providing for the repurchase of up to $10 million of the Company's common stock through July 31, 2024. The Company purchased $434 thousand of common shares under this program during the third quarter of 2019.

Financial Outlook

The Company is revising the full year 2019 revenue guidance down to $740 million to $750 million, but increasing full year 2019 net income guidance to $28 million to $32 million, and diluted earnings per share to $0.63 to $0.72. Fiscal year 2019 Adjusted EBITDA guidance is revised to $135 million to $140 million, the upper half of our prior guidance. Prior guidance for full year 2019 was $750 million to $770 million in revenue, $25 million to $30 million in net income, $0.55 to $0.65 in diluted earnings per share, and $130 million to $140 million in Adjusted EBITDA.

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1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin, combined loans receivable - principal, combined loans receivable, and combined loan loss reserve are non-GAAP financial measures. These terms are defined elsewhere in this release. Please see the schedules appearing later in this release for reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2019 financial results on Monday, November 4th at 4:00pm Central Time / 5:00pm Eastern Time. Interested parties may access the conference call live over the phone by dialing 1-877-407-0792 (domestic) or 1-201-689-8263 (international) and requesting the Elevate Credit Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. Participants are asked to dial in a few minutes prior to the call to register for the event. The conference call will also be webcast live through Elevate's website at http://www.elevate.com/investors.

An audio replay of the conference call will be available approximately three hours after the conference call until 11:59 pm ET on November 18, 2019, and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6671 (international), and providing the passcode 13695563, or by accessing Elevate's website.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements contain words such as "may," "will," "might," "expect," "believe," "anticipate," "could," "would," "estimate," "continue," "pursue," or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and may include (without limitation) information regarding the Company's expectations, goals or intentions regarding future performance.These statements may include words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "may," "will," "should," "likely" and other words and terms of similar meaning. The forward-looking statements include statements regarding: our expectationsof future financialperformance includingour outlookfor full fiscalyear 2019 (includingall statements under the heading "Financial Outlook"); our potential to drive long-term earnings growth; our expectation of continued strong earnings through 2019 and that we will see the added benefit from new credit models; and the Company's targeted customer acquisition cost range of $250-$300.Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in any such statement. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: the Company's limited operating history in an evolving industry; new laws and regulations in the consumer lending industry in many jurisdictions that could restrict the consumer lending products and services the Company offers, impose additional compliance costs on the Company, render the Company's current operations unprofitable or even prohibit the Company's current operations; scrutiny by regulators and payment processors of certain online lenders' access to the Automated Clearing House system to disburse and collect loan proceeds and repayments; a lack of sufficient debt financing at acceptable prices or disruptions in the credit markets; the impact of competition in our industry and innovation by our competitors; our ability to prevent security breaches, disruption in service and comparable events that could compromise the personal and confidential information held in our data systems, reduce the attractiveness of our platform or adversely impact our ability to service loans; and other risks related to litigation, compliance and regulation. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" and in other sections of the Company's most recentAnnual Report on Form 10-K, and in the Company's other current and periodic reports filed from time to time with the SEC. All forward- looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.

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About Elevate

Elevate (NYSE: ELVT), together with its bank partners, has originated $7.8 billion in non-prime credit to more than

2.4 million non-prime consumers to date and has saved its customers more than $6.1 billion versus the cost of payday loans. Its responsible, tech-enabled online credit solutions provide immediate relief to customers today and help them build a brighter financial future. The company is committed to rewarding borrowers' good financial behavior with features like interest rates that can go down over time, free financial training and free credit monitoring. Elevate's suite of groundbreaking credit products includes RISE, Elastic, Sunny and Today Card. For more information, please visit http://www.elevate.com.

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or

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Elevate Credit, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

(Dollars in thousands, except share and

2019

2018

2019

2018

per share amounts)

Revenues

$

192,778

$

201,480

$

560,042

$

579,394

Cost of sales:

Provision for loan losses

101,047

113,896

266,503

294,636

Direct marketing costs

13,821

21,280

41,169

64,155

Other cost of sales

7,459

7,997

21,081

20,892

Total cost of sales

122,327

143,173

328,753

379,683

Gross profit

70,451

58,307

231,289

199,711

Operating expenses:

Compensation and benefits

26,953

24,380

78,301

70,187

Professional services

8,715

9,789

27,274

26,475

Selling and marketing

1,794

2,170

5,845

7,525

Occupancy and equipment

5,054

4,553

15,285

13,302

Depreciation and amortization

4,350

3,490

12,940

9,167

Other

1,252

1,233

4,269

4,018

Total operating expenses

48,118

45,615

143,914

130,674

Operating income

22,333

12,692

87,375

69,037

Other expense:

Net interest expense

(14,660)

(19,810)

(51,826)

(58,286)

Foreign currency transaction loss

(870)

(325)

(967)

(800)

Non-operating loss

(695)

-

(695)

(38)

Total other expense

(16,225)

(20,135)

(53,488)

(59,124)

Income (loss) before taxes

6,108

(7,443)

33,887

9,913

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,344

(3,209)

9,993

1,536

Net income (loss)

$

4,764

$

(4,234)

$

23,894

$

8,377

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$

0.11

$

(0.10)

$

0.55

$

0.20

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$

0.11

$

(0.10)

$

0.54

$

0.19

Basic weighted average shares

outstanding

44,169,964

43,182,208

43,736,458

42,653,947

Diluted weighted average shares

outstanding

44,743,944

43,182,208

44,320,427

44,354,376

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Elevate Credit, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

September 30,

December 31,

2019

2018

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents*

$

77,337

$

58,313

Restricted cash

2,290

2,591

Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses of $89,667 and $91,608,

respectively*

555,424

561,694

Prepaid expenses and other assets*

11,702

11,418

Operating lease right of use assets

11,036

-

Receivable from CSO lenders

9,694

16,183

Receivable from payment processors*

21,079

21,716

Deferred tax assets, net

12,304

21,628

Property and equipment, net

48,937

41,579

Goodwill

16,027

16,027

Intangible assets, net

1,432

1,712

Derivative assets, net*

-

412

Total assets

$

767,262

$

753,273

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities*

$

43,177

$

44,950

Operating lease liabilities

15,306

-

State and other taxes payable

719

681

Deferred revenue*

13,330

28,261

Notes payable, net*

549,028

562,590

Total liabilities

621,560

636,482

COMMITMENTS, CONTINGENCIES AND GUARANTEES

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

Preferred stock

-

-

Common stock

18

18

Additional paid-in capital

189,783

183,244

Treasury stock

(434)

-

Accumulated deficit

(42,631)

(66,525)

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

(1,034)

54

Total stockholders' equity

145,702

116,791

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

767,262

$

753,273

  • These balances include certain assets and liabilities of variable interest entities ("VIEs") that can only be used to settle the liabilities of that respective VIE. All assets of the Company are pledged as security for the Company's outstanding debt, including debt held by the VIEs.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the attached financial tables contain certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA,Adjusted EBITDAmargin, combined loans receivable - principal, combined loans receivable and combined loan loss reserve.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin

In addition to net income determined in accordance with GAAP, Elevate uses certain non-GAAP measures such as "Adjusted EBITDA" and "Adjusted EBITDA margin" in assessing its operating performance. Elevate believes these non-GAAP measures are appropriate measures to be used in evaluating the performance of its business.

Elevate defines Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) excluding the impact of income tax expense, non-operating loss, foreign currency transaction loss associated with our UK operations, net interest expense, share-based compensation expense and depreciation and amortization expense. Elevate defines Adjusted EBITDA margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by revenue.

Management believes thatAdjusted EBITDAandAdjusted EBITDAmargin are useful supplemental measures to assist management and investors in analyzing the operating performance of the business and provide greater transparency into the results of operations of our core business. Management uses this non-GAAP financial measure frequently in its decision-making because it provides supplemental information that facilitates internal comparisons to the historical operating performance of prior periods and gives an additional indication of Elevate's core operating performance. Elevate includes this non-GAAP financial measure in its earnings announcement in order to provide transparency to its investors and enable investors to better compare its operating performance with the operating performance of its competitors.

Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin should not be considered as alternatives to net income (loss) or any other performance measure derived in accordance with GAAP. Management's use of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDAmargin has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

  • Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future, and Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect expected cash capital expenditure requirements for such replacements or for new capital assets;
  • Adjusted EBITDAdoes not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, the Company's working capital needs; and
  • Adjusted EBITDAdoes not reflect interest associated with notes payable used for funding customer loans, for other corporate purposes or tax payments that may represent a reduction in cash available to the Company.

Additionally, Elevate's definition of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

The Company's Adjusted EBITDA guidance does not include certain charges and costs. The adjustments in future periods are generally expected to be similar to the kinds of charges and costs excluded fromAdjusted EBITDAin prior periods. The Company is not able to provide a reconciliation of the Company's non-GAAP financial guidance to the corresponding GAAP measure without unreasonable effort because of the uncertainty and variability of the nature and amount of these future charges and costs.

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The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin to Elevate's net income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:

(Dollars in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Nine Months Ended

September 30,

September 30,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Net income (loss)

$

4,764

$

(4,234)

$

23,894

$

8,377

Adjustments:

Net interest expense

14,660

19,810

51,826

58,286

Share-based compensation

2,361

2,358

7,272

6,005

Foreign currency transaction loss

870

325

967

800

Depreciation and amortization

4,350

3,490

12,940

9,167

Non-operating loss

695

-

695

38

Income tax expense (benefit)

1,344

(3,209)

9,993

1,536

Adjusted EBITDA

$

29,044

$

18,540

$

107,587

$

84,209

Adjusted EBITDA margin

15.1%

9.2%

19.2%

14.5%

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Supplemental Schedules

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Revenue by Product

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)(1)

Elastic (US)(2)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Average combined

loans receivable -

principal(3)

$

320,104

$

256,470

$

576,574

$

49,411

$

625,985

Effective APR

126%

96%

113%

228%

122%

Finance charges

$

101,402

$

62,174

$

163,576

$

28,458

$

192,034

Other

295

424

719

25

744

Total revenue

$

101,697

$

62,598

$

164,295

$

28,483

$

192,778

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)(1)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Average combined

loans receivable -

$

293,312

$

270,701

$

564,013

$

52,349

$

616,362

principal(3)

Effective APR

139%

96%

119%

242%

129%

Finance charges

$

102,787

$

65,676

$

168,463

$

31,953

$

200,416

Other

405

600

1,005

59

1,064

Total revenue

$

103,192

$

66,276

$

169,468

$

32,012

$

201,480

  1. Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
  2. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.
  3. Average combined loans receivable - principal is calculated using daily principal balances. See the "Combined Loan Information" section for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP measure.

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Revenue by Product, Continued

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)(1)

Elastic (US)(2)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Average combined

loans receivable -

$

299,443

$

255,482

$

554,925

$

50,633

$

605,558

principal(3)

Effective APR

128%

97%

114%

225%

123%

Finance charges

$

286,671

$

186,224

$

472,895

$

85,159

$

558,054

Other

1,033

808

1,841

147

1,988

Total revenue

$

287,704

$

187,032

$

474,736

$

85,306

$

560,042

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)(1)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Average combined

loans receivable -

principal(3)

$

290,828

$

253,648

$

544,476

$

52,098

$

596,574

Effective APR

138%

97%

119%

235%

129%

Finance charges

$

300,711

$

183,877

$

484,588

$

91,480

$

576,068

Other

1,670

1,425

3,095

231

3,326

Total revenue

$

302,381

$

185,302

$

487,683

$

91,711

$

579,394

  1. Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
  2. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.
  3. Average combined loans receivable - principal is calculated using daily principal balances. See the "Combined Loan Information" section for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP measure.

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Loan Loss Reserve by Product

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)(1)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Combined loan loss

reserve(2):

Beginning balance

$

41,393

$

26,479

$

67,872

$

10,007

$

77,879

Net charge-offs

(49,179)

(27,886)

(77,065)

(9,930)

(86,995)

Provision for loan

58,290

33,412

91,702

9,345

101,047

losses

Effect of foreign

-

-

-

(292)

(292)

currency

Ending balance

$

50,504

$

32,005

$

82,509

$

9,130

$

91,639

Combined loans

$

349,264

$

270,108

$

619,372

$

46,602

$

665,974

receivable(2)(3)

Combined loan loss

reserve as a percentage of

ending combined loans

receivable

14%

12%

13%

20%

14%

Net charge-offs as a

percentage of revenues

48%

45%

47%

35%

45%

Provision for loan losses

as a percentage of

revenues

57%

53%

56%

33%

52%

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Combined loan loss

reserve(2):

Beginning balance

$

40,796

$

29,394

$

70,190

$

10,341

$

80,531

Net charge-offs

(53,990)

(33,103)

(87,093)

(13,252)

(100,345)

Provision for loan

losses

61,716

38,243

99,959

13,937

113,896

Effect of foreign

currency

-

-

-

(150)

(150)

Ending balance

$

48,522

$

34,534

$

83,056

$

10,876

$

93,932

Combined loans

receivable(2)(3)

$

322,266

$

298,564

$

620,830

$

52,981

$

673,811

Combined loan loss

reserve as a percentage of

ending combined loans

receivable

15%

12%

13%

21%

14%

Net charge-offs as a percentage of revenues

Provision for loan losses as a percentage of revenues

52%

50%

51%

41%

50%

60%

58%

59%

44%

57%

  1. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.

(2 Not a financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the "Combined Loan Information" section for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP measure.

  1. Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Loan Loss Reserve by Product, Continued

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)(1)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Combined loan loss

reserve(2):

Beginning balance

$

50,597

$

36,050

$

86,647

$

9,405

$

96,052

Net charge-offs

(147,189)

(92,287)

(239,476)

(31,113)

(270,589)

Provision for loan

147,096

88,242

235,338

31,165

266,503

losses

Effect of foreign

-

-

-

(327)

(327)

currency

Ending balance

$

50,504

$

32,005

$

82,509

$

9,130

$

91,639

Combined loans

$

349,264

$

270,108

$

619,372

$

46,602

$

665,974

receivable(2)(3)

Combined loan loss

reserve as a percentage of

ending combined loans

14%

12%

13%

20%

14%

receivable

Net charge-offs as a

51%

49%

50%

36%

48%

percentage of revenues

Provision for loan losses

as a percentage of

51%

47%

50%

37%

48%

revenues

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

(Dollars in thousands)

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Combined loan loss

reserve(2):

Beginning balance

$

55,867

$

28,870

$

84,737

$

9,052

$

93,789

Net charge-offs

(166,931)

(91,278)

(258,209)

(35,934)

(294,143)

Provision for loan

159,586

96,942

256,528

38,108

294,636

losses

Effect of foreign

-

-

-

(350)

(350)

currency

Ending balance

$

48,522

$

34,534

$

83,056

$

10,876

$

93,932

Combined loans

$

322,266

$

298,564

$

620,830

$

52,981

$

673,811

receivable(2)(3)

Combined loan loss

reserve as a percentage of

ending combined loans

15%

12%

13%

21%

14%

receivable

Net charge-offs as a percentage of revenues

Provision for loan losses as a percentage of revenues

55%

49%

53%

39%

51%

53%

52%

53%

42%

51%

  1. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.
  2. Not a financial measure prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the "Combined Loan Information" section for a reconciliation of this non-GAAP measure to the most comparable GAAP measure.
  3. Includes loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Customer Loan Data by Product

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)(1)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Beginning number of

combined loans

135,771

142,561

278,332

92,886

371,218

outstanding

New customer loans

33,108

20,248

53,356

21,702

75,058

originated

Former customer loans

19,168

21

19,189

-

19,189

originated

Attrition

(39,796)

(10,183)

(49,979)

(24,623)

(74,602)

Ending number of

combined loans

148,251

152,647

300,898

89,965

390,863

outstanding

Customer acquisition

$

215

$

188

$

205

$

133

$

184

cost

Average customer loan

$

2,208

$

1,695

$

1,948

$

473

$

1,609

balance

Three Months Ended September 30, 2018

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Beginning number of

combined loans

130,897

149,140

280,037

92,555

372,592

outstanding

New customer loans

33,608

34,247

67,855

26,671

94,526

originated

Former customer loans

23,434

390

23,824

-

23,824

originated

Attrition

(47,721)

(16,732)

(64,453)

(25,053)

(89,506)

Ending number of

combined loans

140,218

167,045

307,263

94,173

401,436

outstanding

Customer acquisition

$

261

$

217

$

239

$

190

$

225

cost

Average customer loan

$

2,135

$

1,714

$

1,906

$

512

$

1,579

balance

  1. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.

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Customer Loan Data by Product, Continued

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)(1)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Beginning number of

combined loans

142,758

166,397

309,155

89,449

398,604

outstanding

New customer loans

80,650

38,912

119,562

76,622

196,184

originated

Former customer loans

55,809

48

55,857

-

55,857

originated

Attrition

(130,966)

(52,710)

(183,676)

(76,106)

(259,782)

Ending number of

combined loans

148,251

152,647

300,898

89,965

390,863

outstanding

Customer acquisition

$

251

$

230

$

244

$

156

$

210

cost

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018

Rise (US)

Elastic (US)

Total Domestic

Sunny (UK)

Total

Beginning number of

combined loans

140,790

140,672

281,462

80,510

361,972

outstanding

New customer loans

83,022

81,432

164,454

85,353

249,807

originated

Former customer loans

61,633

606

62,239

-

62,239

originated

Attrition

(145,227)

(55,665)

(200,892)

(71,690)

(272,582)

Ending number of

combined loans

140,218

167,045

307,263

94,173

401,436

outstanding

Customer acquisition

$

295

$

237

$

267

$

238

$

257

cost

  1. Includes immaterial balances related to the Today Card, which expanded its test launch in November 2018.

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Combined Loan Information

The Elastic line of credit product is originated by a third party lender, Republic Bank, which initially provides all of the funding for that product. Republic Bank retains 10% of the balances of all of the loans originated and sells a 90% loan participation in the Elastic lines of credit to a third party SPV, Elastic SPV, Ltd. Elevate is required to consolidate Elastic SPV, Ltd. as a variable interest entity under GAAPand the condensed consolidated financial statements include revenue, losses and loans receivable related to the 90% of Elastic lines of credit originated by Republic Bank and sold to Elastic SPV, Ltd.

Beginning in the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company also licensed its Rise installment loan brand to a third party lender, FinWise Bank, which originates Rise installment loans in nineteen states. FinWise Bank initially provides all of the funding and retains a percentage of the balances of all of the loans originated and sells the remaining loan participation in those Rise installment loans to a third party SPV, EF SPV, Ltd. Prior to August 1, 2019, FinWise Bank retained 5% of the balances, and sold a 95% participation to EF SPV, Ltd. Starting August 1, 2019, the participation percentage changed to 96%. Elevate is required to consolidate EF SPV, Ltd. as a variable interest entity under GAAP and the condensed consolidated financial statements include revenue, losses and loans receivable related to the 96% of Rise installment loans originated by FinWise Bank and sold to EF SPV, Ltd.

Elevate defines combined loans receivable - principal as loans owned by the Company plus loans originated and owned by third-party lenders pursuant to our CSO programs. In Texas, the Company does not make Rise loans directly, but rather acts as a Credit Services Organization (which is also known as a Credit Access Business), or, "CSO," and the loans are originated by an unaffiliated third party. There are no new loan originations in Ohio commencing in April 2019, but the Company continues to have obligations as the CSO until the wind-down of this portfolio is complete. Elevate defines combined loan loss reserve as the loan loss reserve for loans owned by the Company plus the loan loss reserve for loans originated and owned by third-party lenders and guaranteed by the Company. The information presented in the tables below on a combined basis are non-GAAP measures based on a combined portfolio of loans, which includes the total amount of outstanding loans receivable that the Company owns and that are on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets plus outstanding loans receivable originated and owned by third parties that the Company guarantees pursuant to CSO programs in which the Company participates.

The Company believes these non-GAAP measures provide investors with important information needed to evaluate the magnitude of potential loan losses and the opportunity for revenue performance of the combined loan portfolio on an aggregate basis. The Company also believes that the comparison of the combined amounts from period to period is more meaningful than comparing only the amounts reflected on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets since both revenues and cost of sales as reflected in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements are impacted by the aggregate amount of loans the Company owns and those CSO loans the Company guarantees.

The Company's use of total combined loans and fees receivable has limitations as an analytical tool, and investors should not consider it in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

  • Rise CSO loans are originated and owned by a third party lender; and
  • Rise CSO loans are funded by a third party lender and are not part of the VPC Facility.

As of each of the period ends indicated, the following table presents a reconciliation of:

  • Loans receivable, net, Company owned (which reconciles to the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets included elsewhere in this press release);
  • Loans receivable, net, guaranteed by the Company;
  • Combined loans receivable (which the Company uses as a non-GAAP measure); and
  • Combined loan loss reserve (which the Company uses as a non-GAAP measure).

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2018

2019

(Dollars in thousands)

March 31

June 30

September

December

March 31

June 30

September

30

31

30

Company Owned Loans:

Loans receivable - principal, current, company

owned

$471,996

$493,908

$ 525,717

$ 543,405

$491,208

$523,785

$ 543,565

Loans receivable - principal, past due, company owned

Loans receivable - principal, total, company owned

60,876

58,949

69,934

68,251

55,286

55,711

65,824

532,872 552,857 595,651 611,656 546,494 579,496 609,389

Loans receivable - finance charges, company

owned

31,181

31,519

36,747

41,646

32,491

31,805

35,702

Loans receivable - company owned

564,053

584,376

632,398

653,302

578,985

611,301

645,091

Allowance for loan losses on loans receivable,

company owned

(80,497)

(76,575)

(89,422)

(91,608)

(76,457)

(75,896)

(89,667)

Loans receivable, net, company owned

$

483,556

$

507,801

$

542,976

$

561,694

$

502,528

$

535,405

$

555,424

Third Party Loans Guaranteed by the

Company:

Loans receivable - principal, current,

guaranteed by company

$

33,469

$

35,114

$

36,649

$

35,529

$

27,941

$

21,099

$

18,633

Loans receivable - principal, past due,

guaranteed by company

1,123

1,494

1,661

1,353

696

596

697

Loans receivable - principal, total, guaranteed

by company(1)

34,592

36,608

38,310

36,882

28,637

21,695

19,330

Loans receivable - finance charges, guaranteed

by company(2)

2,612

2,777

3,103

2,944

2,164

1,676

1,553

Loans receivable - guaranteed by company

37,204

39,385

41,413

39,826

30,801

23,371

20,883

Liability for losses on loans receivable,

guaranteed by company

(3,749)

(3,956)

(4,510)

(4,444)

(3,242)

(1,983)

(1,972)

Loans receivable, net, guaranteed by company(3)

$

33,455

$

35,429

$

36,903

$

35,382

$

27,559

$

21,388

$

18,911

Combined Loans Receivable(3):

Combined loans receivable - principal, current

$

505,465

$

529,022

$

562,366

$

578,934

$

519,149

$

544,884

$

562,198

Combined loans receivable - principal, past due

61,999

60,443

71,595

69,604

55,982

56,307

66,521

Combined loans receivable - principal

567,464

589,465

633,961

648,538

575,131

601,191

628,719

Combined loans receivable - finance charges

33,793

34,296

39,850

44,590

34,655

33,481

37,255

Combined loans receivable

$

601,257

$

623,761

$

673,811

$

693,128

$

609,786

$

634,672

$

665,974

Combined Loan Loss Reserve(3):

Allowance for loan losses on loans receivable,

company owned

$

(80,497)

$

(76,575)

$

(89,422)

$

(91,608)

$

(76,457)

$

(75,896)

$

(89,667)

Liability for losses on loans receivable,

guaranteed by company

(3,749)

(3,956)

(4,510)

(4,444)

(3,242)

(1,983)

(1,972)

Combined loan loss reserve

$

(84,246)

$

(80,531)

$

(93,932)

$

(96,052)

$

(79,699)

$

(77,879)

$

(91,639)

Combined loans receivable - principal, past

due(3)

$

61,999

$

60,443

$

71,595

$

69,604

$

55,982

$

56,307

$

66,521

Combined loans receivable - principal(3)

Percentage past due

Combined loan loss reserve as a percentage of combined loans receivable(3)(4)

Allowance for loan losses as a percentage of loans receivable - company owned

567,464

589,465

633,961

648,538

575,131

601,191

628,719

11%

10%

11%

11%

10%

9%

11%

14%

13%

14%

14%

13%

12%

14%

14%

13%

14%

14%

13%

12%

14%

  1. Represents loans originated by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
  2. Represents finance charges earned by third-party lenders through the CSO programs, which are not included in the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
  3. Non-GAAPmeasure.
  4. Combined loan loss reserve as a percentage of combined loans receivable is determined using period-end balances.

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