The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

WRLD

Concerning the House

World Acceptance Corporation engages in consumer finance business in the United States. The company offers short-term small installment loans, medium-term larger installment loans, related credit insurance, and ancillary products and services to individuals. It also provides income tax return preparation and electronic filing services; and automobile club memberships to borrowers. The company serves individuals with limited access to other sources of consumer credit, such as banks, credit unions, other consumer finance businesses, and credit card lenders. World Acceptance Corporation was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

United States · www.loansbyworld.com

The Long Run

FY 2011–2025 · 13 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$139.32M+1.0%
Net income$13.39M-13.2%
Cash from ops$254.16M+2.0%
Quotation

$187.69

-1.96 (-1.0%)

52w hi$223.83
52w lo$115.57
Vol71.51K
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.42

Short+0.34
Medium+0.50
Long+0.43

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

World Acceptance Corporation

Financial Services · Credit Services

Market cap$875.23M
Enterprise value$1.50B
Trailing P/E23.73x
Forward P/E12.40x
EV / EBITDA13.28x
P / S (ttm)1.48x
Profit margin6.6%
Return on equity9.9%
Revenue growth+4.8%
Earnings growth+343.3%
Debt / equity178.94
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.23
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol46.8%
Annual ret+39.3%
Sharpe0.84
Max DD-37.3%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector+0.09
Technical+0.28
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$189.65$192.51$187.26$187.6971.51K
Aug 12$187.43$193.46$186.51$189.6577.50K
Aug 11$187.40$192.55$185.93$187.1474.50K
Aug 10$187.26$189.74$186.53$186.84104.00K
Aug 7$189.92$190.32$185.70$187.1398.30K