World Acceptance Corp. Q1 Profit From Cont. Ops. Declines

(RTTNews) - World Acceptance Corp. (WRLD) reported, for first-quarter, net income from continuing operations per diluted share decreased 42.5% to $0.97 from prior year. Net income per share was $0.97 compared to a loss of $2.32, previous year. On average, four analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $1.87 for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.

First-quarter total revenues were $138.4 million, a 12.7% increase from a year ago. Analysts expected revenue of $134.61 million, for the quarter.