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World Acceptance Corporation Reports First Quarter

July 23, 2015 6:30 AM EDT

First Quarter Earnings per Diluted Share Up 16.7% to $2.71

GREENVILLE, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- World Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ: WRLD) today reported financial results for its first fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015.

Net income for the first quarter increased 4.8% to $23.6 million compared with $22.6 million for the same quarter of the prior year. Net income per diluted share increased 16.7% to $2.71 on 8.7 million average weighted shares outstanding in the first quarter of fiscal 2016 compared with $2.32 on 9.7 million average weighted shares outstanding in the first quarter of fiscal 2015.

The Company did not repurchase any shares in the first... More