Encore Capital Group (ECPG) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 55.65%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this provider of debt-management and recovery services would post earnings of $1.55 per share when it actually produced earnings of$1.50, delivering a surprise of -3.23%. Encore Capital Group (ECPG) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.93 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$1.24 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.95 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring ...