Wednesday, November 29, 2017

FirstCash Looking Forward To Value-Creating Opportunities

FirstCash (FCFS) shares have done well since my last update in August, with the shares rising about 14% as the company continues to execute very well with its Mexican pawn stores. Looking not all that far ahead, the company should start reaping the benefits of integrating its Cash America stores and converting them to FirstCash’s more sophisticated and efficient IT system as well as expansion into a new Latin American market (Colombia).

Valuation is more of a challenge for me now. I’m very willing to acknowledge that there’s no end-all/be-all approach to valuation, and the market is often happy to overpay for growth, but the risk/reward ratio now is more in keeping with a good hold than a “must buy.”

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FirstCash Looking Forward To Value-Creating Opportunities

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