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Encore Capital Group, Inc. (ECPG)

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The Company is a systems-driven purchaser and manager of charged-off consumer receivable portfolios and through its wholly owned subsidiary Ascension Capital Group, Inc., a provider of bankruptcy services to the finance industry.

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Encore Capital Group, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $17.13
Last Trade Time: 2/9/2010 4:00 PM
Open: $0.00
Previous Close: $14.66
Daily Range: $16.42 - $17.50
52-Week Range: $2.62 - $19.89
Volume: 329,262
Market Cap: $397.09M
P/E Ratio: 10.32
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Avatar AntonChigurh (< 20) Submitted: 6/08/08 12:03 PM

This is a company we are loathe to invest in. It upsets our sense of propriety and human decency - but then we remember we are a supposed psychopath. So here goes: Encore Capital Group buys charged off consumer credit receivables for pennies on the dollar and tries to collect a few more cents tha...More

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Avatar reinhs (< 20) Submitted: 8/03/06 9:36 PM

Unless this company does a major turnaround or gets entirely new management, they are going to be in a lot of trouble. Huge shame honestly because they had huge potential before current management took over...

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Avatar LatePlay (90.58) Submitted: 4/30/09 1:40 AM : Underperform Start Price: $8.46 ECPG Score: -80.14

profit taking

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Avatar AntonChigurh (< 20) Submitted: 6/08/08 12:03 PM : Outperform Start Price: $10.58 ECPG Score: 80.78

This is a company we are loathe to invest in. It upsets our sense of propriety and human decency - but then we remember we are a supposed psychopath. So here goes: Encore Capital Group buys charged off consumer credit receivables for pennies on the dollar and tries to collect a few more cents than they paid for the chargeoffs. SImple as that. The last quarter was good, and I think there is some momentum going forward. A business like this is only as good as its collectors, who probably fall somewhere between used car salesmen and mortgage brokers at the top end of the ethically challenged spectrum. No matter - God will sort it out later.

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Avatar autumnlake1970 (26.10) Submitted: 5/01/08 12:22 PM : Outperform Start Price: $7.97 ECPG Score: 135.30

Have heard setting up bill collections in India is the new wave of the future. Article mentioned owner has no plans for new growth in US, only India. Stock performing well since purchase

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Avatar kittee3 (< 20) Submitted: 4/24/08 2:46 PM : Outperform Start Price: $6.63 ECPG Score: 178.68

high layoffs lead to no money so increase use of credit cards for food, gas, bill pay of cell/internet/cable all add up. eventually unable to pay credit card so it goes delinquent.


enter the new bredd of India workers to collect debt-- less than 1% (425 p/month base plus bonuses) as opposed to 6500 month US worker I ALREADY SEE A PROFIT and not one dime collected yet.

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Avatar hamiltt (74.96) Submitted: 3/13/08 12:47 AM : Outperform Start Price: $7.26 ECPG Score: 149.73

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