UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED September 30, 2022March 31, 2023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM                     TO                     
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 1-39628
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 PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Georgia85-2484385
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)
256 W. Data DriveDraper,Utah84020-2315
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
(385) 351-1369
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading SymbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.50 Par ValuePRGNew York Stock Exchange

Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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    Indicate by check mark whether registrant (l) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of l934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes     No  
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes     No 
    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated FilerAccelerated Filer
Non-Accelerated Filer(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)Smaller Reporting Company
Emerging Growth Company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes  No 
    Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Title of Each Class
Shares Outstanding as of
OctoberApril 21, 20222023
Common Stock, $0.50 Par Value50,032,64046,743,992

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PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
INDEX
 
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)(Unaudited)
September 30,
2022
December 31,
2021
March 31,
2023
December 31,
2022
(In Thousands, Except Share Data)(In Thousands, Except Share Data)
ASSETS:ASSETS:ASSETS:
Cash and Cash EquivalentsCash and Cash Equivalents$221,886 $170,159 Cash and Cash Equivalents$249,844 $131,880 
Accounts Receivable (net of allowances of $85,734 in 2022 and $71,233 in 2021)56,543 66,270 
Lease Merchandise (net of accumulated depreciation and allowances of $510,217 in 2022 and $463,929 in 2021)566,148 714,055 
Loans Receivable (net of allowances and unamortized fees of $54,031 in 2022 and $53,300 in 2021)130,136 119,315 
Accounts Receivable (net of allowances of $65,170 in 2023 and $69,264 in 2022)Accounts Receivable (net of allowances of $65,170 in 2023 and $69,264 in 2022)55,819 64,521 
Lease Merchandise (net of accumulated depreciation and allowances of $454,444 in 2023 and $467,355 in 2022)Lease Merchandise (net of accumulated depreciation and allowances of $454,444 in 2023 and $467,355 in 2022)571,668 648,043 
Loans Receivable (net of allowances and unamortized fees of $50,149 in 2023 and $53,635 in 2022)Loans Receivable (net of allowances and unamortized fees of $50,149 in 2023 and $53,635 in 2022)122,352 130,966 
Property and Equipment, NetProperty and Equipment, Net24,871 25,648 Property and Equipment, Net23,253 23,852 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use AssetsOperating Lease Right-of-Use Assets12,448 17,488 Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets11,234 11,875 
GoodwillGoodwill296,061 306,212 Goodwill296,061 296,061 
Other Intangibles, NetOther Intangibles, Net120,135 137,305 Other Intangibles, Net108,688 114,411 
Income Tax ReceivableIncome Tax Receivable10,968 14,352 Income Tax Receivable14,054 18,864 
Deferred Income Tax AssetsDeferred Income Tax Assets2,760 2,760 Deferred Income Tax Assets2,955 2,955 
Prepaid Expenses and Other AssetsPrepaid Expenses and Other Assets49,535 48,197 Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets53,658 48,481 
Total AssetsTotal Assets$1,491,491 $1,621,761 Total Assets$1,509,586 $1,491,909 
LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Accounts Payable and Accrued ExpensesAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$137,575 $135,954 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$152,379 $135,025 
Deferred Income Tax LiabilitiesDeferred Income Tax Liabilities140,517 146,265 Deferred Income Tax Liabilities126,901 137,261 
Customer Deposits and Advance PaymentsCustomer Deposits and Advance Payments33,952 45,070 Customer Deposits and Advance Payments34,481 37,074 
Operating Lease LiabilitiesOperating Lease Liabilities22,341 25,410 Operating Lease Liabilities19,742 21,122 
DebtDebt590,642 589,654 Debt591,291 590,966 
Total LiabilitiesTotal Liabilities925,027 942,353 Total Liabilities924,794 921,448 
Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)Commitments and Contingencies (Note 4)
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share: Authorized: 225,000,000 Shares at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021; Shares Issued: 82,078,654 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021
41,039 41,039 
Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share: Authorized: 225,000,000 Shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; Shares Issued: 82,078,654 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
Common Stock, Par Value $0.50 Per Share: Authorized: 225,000,000 Shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022; Shares Issued: 82,078,654 at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022
41,039 41,039 
Additional Paid-in CapitalAdditional Paid-in Capital335,642 332,244 Additional Paid-in Capital337,103 338,814 
Retained EarningsRetained Earnings1,118,150 1,055,526 Retained Earnings1,202,268 1,154,235 
1,494,831 1,428,809 1,580,410 1,534,088 
Less: Treasury Shares at CostLess: Treasury Shares at CostLess: Treasury Shares at Cost
Common Stock: 32,046,014 Shares at September 30, 2022 and 25,638,057 at December 31, 2021
(928,367)(749,401)
Common Stock: 35,336,539 Shares at March 31, 2023 and 34,044,102 at December 31, 2022
Common Stock: 35,336,539 Shares at March 31, 2023 and 34,044,102 at December 31, 2022
(995,618)(963,627)
Total Shareholders’ EquityTotal Shareholders’ Equity566,464 679,408 Total Shareholders’ Equity584,792 570,461 
Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ EquityTotal Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity$1,491,491 $1,621,761 Total Liabilities & Shareholders’ Equity$1,509,586 $1,491,909 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended
March 31,
202220212022202120232022
(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
REVENUES:REVENUES:REVENUES:
Lease Revenues and FeesLease Revenues and Fees$606,585 $635,025 $1,930,843 $1,989,055 Lease Revenues and Fees$637,082 $692,914 
Interest and Fees on Loans ReceivableInterest and Fees on Loans Receivable19,236 15,380 54,886 42,322 Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable18,058 17,550 
625,821 650,405 1,985,729 2,031,377 655,140 710,464 
COSTS AND EXPENSES:COSTS AND EXPENSES:COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Depreciation of Lease MerchandiseDepreciation of Lease Merchandise422,589 435,857 1,358,713 1,380,572 Depreciation of Lease Merchandise435,439 497,011 
Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-offsProvision for Lease Merchandise Write-offs43,537 34,174 155,655 84,072 Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-offs38,364 50,330 
Operating ExpensesOperating Expenses112,733 102,053 337,997 289,994 Operating Expenses105,259 113,658 
Impairment of Goodwill10,151 — 10,151 — 
589,010 572,084 1,862,516 1,754,638 579,062 660,999 
OPERATING PROFITOPERATING PROFIT36,811 78,321 123,213 276,739 OPERATING PROFIT76,078 49,465 
Interest Expense(9,463)(444)(28,700)(1,392)
Interest Expense, NetInterest Expense, Net(8,491)(9,629)
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSEEARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE27,348 77,877 94,513 275,347 EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE67,587 39,836 
INCOME TAX EXPENSEINCOME TAX EXPENSE11,343 20,464 31,889 69,609 INCOME TAX EXPENSE19,554 12,701 
NET EARNINGSNET EARNINGS$16,005 $57,413 $62,624 $205,738 NET EARNINGS$48,033 $27,135 
EARNINGS PER SHAREEARNINGS PER SHAREEARNINGS PER SHARE
BasicBasic$0.32 $0.87 $1.18 $3.07 Basic$1.00 $0.49 
Assuming DilutionAssuming Dilution$0.32 $0.86 $1.18 $3.06 Assuming Dilution$1.00 $0.49 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING:
BasicBasic50,461 66,092 52,896 66,938 Basic47,854 55,402 
Assuming DilutionAssuming Dilution50,547 66,385 53,053 67,319 Assuming Dilution48,139 55,706 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2022202120232022
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:OPERATING ACTIVITIES:OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net EarningsNet Earnings$62,624 $205,738 Net Earnings$48,033 $27,135 
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:Adjustments to Reconcile Net Earnings to Cash Provided by Operating Activities:
Depreciation of Lease MerchandiseDepreciation of Lease Merchandise1,358,713 1,380,572 Depreciation of Lease Merchandise435,439 497,011 
Other Depreciation and AmortizationOther Depreciation and Amortization25,446 21,954 Other Depreciation and Amortization7,979 8,482 
Provisions for Accounts Receivable and Loan LossesProvisions for Accounts Receivable and Loan Losses318,314 152,523 Provisions for Accounts Receivable and Loan Losses78,665 96,230 
Stock-Based CompensationStock-Based Compensation13,930 14,803 Stock-Based Compensation5,415 6,623 
Deferred Income TaxesDeferred Income Taxes(5,748)16,948 Deferred Income Taxes(10,360)6,100 
Impairment of Goodwill10,151 — 
Non-Cash Lease ExpenseNon-Cash Lease Expense838 708 Non-Cash Lease Expense(739)274 
Other Changes, NetOther Changes, Net(5,785)(2,715)Other Changes, Net(814)(1,709)
Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions:Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions:Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities, Net of Effects of Acquisitions:
Additions to Lease MerchandiseAdditions to Lease Merchandise(1,369,388)(1,446,046)Additions to Lease Merchandise(399,289)(480,113)
Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or DisposedBook Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed158,582 87,005 Book Value of Lease Merchandise Sold or Disposed40,225 51,933 
Accounts ReceivableAccounts Receivable(280,096)(143,970)Accounts Receivable(61,249)(94,743)
Prepaid Expenses and Other AssetsPrepaid Expenses and Other Assets(1,077)(3,864)Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets(5,087)(9,395)
Income Tax Receivable and PayableIncome Tax Receivable and Payable3,411 (18,529)Income Tax Receivable and Payable26,295 841 
Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and LiabilitiesOperating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and Liabilities1,133 (1,411)Operating Lease Right-of-Use Assets and Liabilities— (556)
Accounts Payable and Accrued ExpensesAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses3,220 37,973 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses(4,501)(4,237)
Customer Deposits and Advance PaymentsCustomer Deposits and Advance Payments(11,118)(6,799)Customer Deposits and Advance Payments(2,593)(5,577)
Cash Provided by Operating ActivitiesCash Provided by Operating Activities283,150 294,890 Cash Provided by Operating Activities157,419 98,299 
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:INVESTING ACTIVITIES:INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investments in Loans ReceivableInvestments in Loans Receivable(147,711)(139,980)Investments in Loans Receivable(43,045)(42,323)
Proceeds from Loans ReceivableProceeds from Loans Receivable115,226 97,158 Proceeds from Loans Receivable44,128 39,052 
Outflows on Purchases of Property and EquipmentOutflows on Purchases of Property and Equipment(7,488)(6,815)Outflows on Purchases of Property and Equipment(1,678)(2,328)
Proceeds from Property and EquipmentProceeds from Property and Equipment18 55 Proceeds from Property and Equipment
Proceeds (Outflows) from Acquisitions of Businesses(22,942)
Proceeds from Acquisitions of BusinessesProceeds from Acquisitions of Businesses— 
Cash Used in Investing ActivitiesCash Used in Investing Activities(39,949)(72,524)Cash Used in Investing Activities(590)(5,586)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:FINANCING ACTIVITIES:FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of Treasury StockAcquisition of Treasury Stock(187,361)(128,233)Acquisition of Treasury Stock(36,472)(78,080)
Tender Offer Shares Repurchased and RetiredTender Offer Shares Repurchased and Retired(274)— Tender Offer Shares Repurchased and Retired— 199 
Issuance of Stock Under Stock Option Plans663 3,133 
Shares Withheld for Tax PaymentsShares Withheld for Tax Payments(2,902)(5,123)Shares Withheld for Tax Payments(2,393)(2,516)
Debt Issuance CostsDebt Issuance Costs(1,600)— Debt Issuance Costs— 1,535 
Cash Used in Financing ActivitiesCash Used in Financing Activities(191,474)(130,223)Cash Used in Financing Activities(38,865)(78,862)
Increase in Cash and Cash EquivalentsIncrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents51,727 92,143 Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents117,964 13,851 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of PeriodCash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period170,159 36,645 Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period131,880 170,159 
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of PeriodCash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$221,886 $128,788 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period$249,844 $184,010 
Net Cash Paid During the Period:Net Cash Paid During the Period:Net Cash Paid During the Period:
InterestInterest$17,306 $1,093 Interest$268 $185 
Income TaxesIncome Taxes$31,087 $43,985 Income Taxes$2,532 $4,157 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)

NOTE 1. BASIS AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
As described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the Coronavirus Disease ("COVID-19") pandemic and the rampant increase in inflation has led to significant market uncertainty and disruption and has impacted many aspects of our businesses and operations, directly and indirectly. Throughout these notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation on the financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 have been identified under the respective sections. For a discussion of customer payment trends and significant estimates made by management regarding allowances for lease merchandise, accounts receivable, and loans receivable, as well as the impacts COVID-19, inflation, and supply chain disruptions had on generating new lease and loan originations during the three and nine monthsended September 30, 2022 and 2021,reportable periods, see Item 2. "Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," including the "COVID-19 Pandemic,"Macroeconomic and Business Environment," "Results of Operations," and "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below.
Description of Business
PROG Holdings, Inc. ("we," "our," "us," the "Company," or "PROG Holdings") is a financial technology holding company that provides leading financial solutionstransparent and competitive payment options to empower consumers and retailers.consumers. PROG Holdings has two reportable segments: (i) Progressive Leasing, an e-commerce,in-store, app-based, and in-storee-commerce point-of-sale lease-to-own solutions provider; and (ii) Vive Financial ("Vive"), an omnichannel provider of second-look revolving credit products.
Our Progressive Leasing segment provides consumers with lease-purchase solutions through its point-of-sale partner locations and e-commerce website partners in the United States (collectively, "POS partners"). It does so by purchasing merchandise from the POS partners desired by customers and, in turn, leasing that merchandise to the customers through a cancellable lease-to-own transaction. Progressive Leasing has no stores of its own, but rather offers lease-purchase solutions to the customers of traditional and e-commerce retailers.
Our Vive segment primarily serves customers that may not qualify for traditional prime lending offers who desire to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. Vive offers customized programs, with services that include revolving loans through private label and Vive-branded credit cards. Vive's current network of POS partner locations and e-commerce websites includes furniture, mattresses, home exercise equipment, and home improvement retailers, as well as medical and dental service providers.
On June 25, 2021, the Company completed the acquisitionPROG Holdings’ ecosystem of financial technology offerings also includes Four Technologies, Inc. ("Four"), an innovative Buy Now, Pay Later ("BNPL") company that allows shoppers to pay for merchandise through four interest-free installments. Four’s proprietary platform capabilities and its base of customers and retailers expand PROG Holdings’ ecosystem of financial technology offerings by introducing a payment solution that further diversifies the Company's consumer fintech offerings. Shoppers use Four to purchase furniture, clothing, electronics, health and beauty products, footwear, jewelry, and other consumer goods from retailers across the United States. Four is not a reportable segment for the three and nine month periodsperiod ended September 30, 2022 and 2021March 31, 2023 as its financial results are not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial results.
Basis of Presentation
The preparation of the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("U.S. GAAP") for interim financial information requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in these condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management does not believe these estimates or assumptions will change significantly in the future absent unidentified and unforeseen events, such as the possible direct or indirect impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing inflation, increasing unemployment rates, and/or increasing inflation.a prolonged recession in the United States.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all information required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20212022 (the "2021"2022 Annual Report") filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2022.22, 2023. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of operating results for the full year.
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PROG HOLDINGS, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PROG Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries, each of which is wholly-owned. Intercompany balances and transactions between consolidated entities have been eliminated.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Accounting Policies and Estimates
See Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the 20212022 Annual Report for an expanded discussion of accounting policies and estimates.
Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. The computation of earnings per share assuming dilution includes the dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock units ("RSUs"), restricted stock awards ("RSAs"), performance share units ("PSUs") and awards issuable under the Company's employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP") (collectively, "share-based awards") as determined under the treasury stock method. The following table shows the calculation of dilutive share-based awards:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(Shares In Thousands)(Shares In Thousands)2022202120222021(Shares In Thousands)20232022
Weighted Average Shares OutstandingWeighted Average Shares Outstanding50,461 66,092 52,896 66,938 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding47,854 55,402 
Dilutive Effect of Share-Based AwardsDilutive Effect of Share-Based Awards86 293 157 381 Dilutive Effect of Share-Based Awards285 304 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Assuming DilutionWeighted Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution50,547 66,385 53,053 67,319 Weighted Average Shares Outstanding Assuming Dilution48,139 55,706 
Approximately 1,622,0001,209,000 and 1,418,0001,087,000 weighted-average share-based awards were excluded from the computation of earnings per share assuming dilution during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, as the awards would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
Approximately 725,000 and 464,000 weighted-average share-based awards were excluded from the computation of earnings per share assuming dilution during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, as the awards would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
Revenue Recognition
Lease Revenues and Fees
Progressive Leasing provides merchandise, consisting primarily of furniture, appliances, electronics, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattresses, automobile electronics and accessories, and a variety of other products, to its customers for lease under terms agreed to by the customer. Progressive Leasing offers customers of traditional and e-commerce retailers a lease-purchase solution through leases with payment terms that can generally be renewed up to 12 months. Progressive Leasing does not require deposits upon inception of customer agreements. The customer has the right to acquire ownership either through early buyout options or through payment of all required lease payments. The agreements are cancellable at any time by either party without penalty.
All of Progressive Leasing's customer agreements are considered operating leases. The Company maintains ownership of the lease merchandise until all payment obligations are satisfied under the lease ownership agreements. Initial lease payments made by the customer upon lease execution are recognized as deferred revenue and are amortized as lease revenue over the estimated lease term on a straight-line basis. Initial lease payments and other payments collected in advance of being due or earned are recognized as deferred revenue within customer deposits and advance payments in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. All other customer lease billings are earned prior to the lease payment due date and are recorded net of related sales taxes as earned. Payment due date terms include weekly, bi-weekly, semi-monthly and monthly frequencies. Initial lease payments and other cash collected in advance of being due or earned are recognized as deferred revenue within customer deposits and advance payments in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Revenue recorded prior to the payment due date results in unbilled receivables recognized in accounts receivable, net of allowances, in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Lease revenues are recorded net of a provision for uncollectible renewal payments.
Initial direct costs related to lease purchase agreements are capitalized as incurred and amortized as operating expense over the estimated lease term. The capitalized costs have been classified within prepaid expenses and other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable
Interest and fees on loans receivable is primarily generated from our Vive segment. Vive extends or declines credit to an applicant through its bank partners based upon the applicant's credit rating and other factors. Qualifying applicants receiveare approved for a specified maximum revolving credit card line to finance their initial purchase and to use in subsequent purchases at the merchant or other participating merchants for an initial 24-month period, which Vive may renew if the cardholder remains in good standing.
Vive acquires the loan receivable from its third-party bank partners at a discount from the face value of the loan. The discount is comprised of a merchant fee discount and a promotional fee discount, if applicable.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The merchant fee discount represents a pre-negotiated, nonrefundable discount that generally ranges from 3% to 25% of the loan face value. The discount is designed to cover the risk of loss related to the portfolio of cardholder charges and Vive's direct origination costs. The merchant fee discount and origination costs are presented net onin the condensed consolidated balance sheets in loans receivable. Cardholders generally have an initial 24-month period that the card is active. The merchant fee discount, net of the origination costs, is amortized on a net basis and is recorded as interest and fee revenuefees on loans receivable in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings on a straight-line basis over the initial 24-month period. If the loan receivable is paid off or charged off during the 24-month period, the remaining net merchant fee discount is recognized as interest and fees on loans receivable at that time.
The discount from the face value of the loan on the acquisition of the loan receivable from the merchant through the third-party bank partners may also include a promotional fee discount, which generally ranges from 1% to 8%. The promotional fee discount is intended to compensate the holder of the loan receivable (i.e., Vive) for deferred or reduced interest rates that are offered to the cardholder for a specified period on the outstanding loan balance (generally for six, 12 or 18 months). The promotional fee discount is amortized as interest and fee revenuefees on loans receivable in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings on a straight-line basis over the promotional interest period (i.e., over six, 12 or 18 months, depending on the promotion). If the loan receivable is paid off or charged off prior to the expiration of the promotional period, the remaining promotional fee discount is recognized as interest and fees on loans receivable at that time. The unamortized promotional fee discount is presented net onwithin loans receivable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets in loans receivable.sheets.
The customer is typically required to make monthly minimum payments of at least 3.5% of the outstanding loan balance, which includes outstanding interest. Fixed and variable interest rates, typically 27% to 35.99%, are compounded daily for cards that do not qualify for deferred or reduced interest promotional periods. Interest income, which is recognized based upon the amount of the loans outstanding, is recognized as interest and fees on loans receivable when earned if collectibility is reasonably assured. For credit cards that provide deferred interest, if the balance is not paid off during the promotional period or if the cardholder defaults, interest is billed to the customers at standard rates and the cumulative amount owed is charged to the cardholder account in the month that the promotional period expires. For credit cards that provide reduced interest, if the balance is not paid off during the promotional period, interest is billed to the cardholder at standard rates in the month that the promotional period expires or when the cardholder defaults. The Company recognizes interest revenue during the promotional period based on its historical experience related to cardholders that fail to pay off balances during the promotional period if collectibility is reasonably assured.
Annual fees are charged to cardholders at the commencement of the loan and on each subsequent anniversary date. Annual fees are deferred and recognized into revenue on a straight-line basis over a one-year period. Under the provisions of the credit card agreements, Vive also may assess fees for missed or late payments, which are recognized as interest and fee revenue in the billing period in which they are assessed if collectibility is reasonably assured. Annual fees and other fees are recognized as interest and fee revenuefees on loans receivable in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
Accounts Receivable
Accounts receivable consist primarily of receivables due from customers of Progressive Leasing and amounted to $56.5$55.8 million and $66.3$64.5 million, net of allowances, as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
The Company maintains an accounts receivable allowance, which primarily relates to its Progressive Leasing operations and, to a lesser extent, receivables from Vive's POS partners. The Company’s policy is to record an allowance for uncollectible renewal payments based on historical collection experience. Other qualitative factors, are considered in estimating the allowance, such as current and forecasted business trends, including, but not limited to,are considered in estimating the potential unfavorable impacts of the significant increase in inflation and the COVID-19 pandemic on our businesses.allowance. Given the significant uncertainty regarding the impacts of increasing inflation, andunemployment rates, and/or the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, a high level of estimation was involved in determining the allowance as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Therefore, actual future accounts receivable write-offs may differ materially from the allowance. If the recentsignificant increase in inflation which has risen at a greater pace than seen in decades,that began during 2022 continues in future periods, or if the current level of inflation does not decrease, such developments may further adversely impact ourcertain customers' ability to continue to make payments to the Company. The provision for uncollectible renewal payments is recorded as a reduction of lease revenues and fees within the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. For customer lease agreements that are past due, the Company's policy is to write-offwrite off lease receivables after 120 days.
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Vive's allowance for uncollectible merchant accounts receivable, which primarily relates to cardholder returns and refunds, and is recorded asan immaterial amount related to Vive's bad debt expense, is recorded within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings. See below for a discussion of Vive's loans receivable and related allowance for loan losses.
The following table shows the components of the accounts receivable allowance:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)2022202120222021(In Thousands)20232022
Beginning BalanceBeginning Balance$81,898 $48,459 $71,233 $56,364 Beginning Balance$69,264 $71,233 
Net Book Value of Accounts Written OffNet Book Value of Accounts Written Off(109,203)(56,507)(302,945)(164,518)Net Book Value of Accounts Written Off(86,064)(92,933)
RecoveriesRecoveries8,736 7,085 27,623 30,933 Recoveries12,019 9,659 
Accounts Receivable ProvisionAccounts Receivable Provision104,303 61,541 289,823 137,799 Accounts Receivable Provision69,951 88,548 
Ending BalanceEnding Balance$85,734 $60,578 $85,734 $60,578 Ending Balance$65,170 $76,507 
Lease Merchandise
Progressive Leasing's merchandise consists primarily of furniture, appliances, electronics, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattresses, automobile electronics and accessories, and a variety of other products, and is recorded at the lower of depreciated cost or net realizable value. Progressive Leasing depreciates lease merchandise to a 0% salvage value generally over 12 months. Depreciation is accelerated upon early buyout. All of Progressive Leasing's merchandise, net of accumulated depreciation and allowances, represents on-lease merchandise.
The Company records a provision for write-offs using the allowance method. The allowance method for lease merchandise write-offs estimates the merchandise losses incurred but not yet identified by management as of the end of the accounting period based on historical write-off experience. Other qualitative factors, such as current and forecasted customer payment trends, are considered in estimating the allowance. Given the significant uncertainty regarding the impacts of inflation, which has increased at a greater pace than seen in decades, andunemployment rates, and/or the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, a high level of estimation was involved in determining the allowance as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Actual lease merchandise write-offs may differ materially from the allowance as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. If the recentsignificant increase in the rate of inflation that began during 2022 continues in future periods, or if the current level of inflation does not decrease, such developments may further adversely impact our customers' ability to continue to make payments to the Company. For customer lease agreements that are past due, the Company's policy is to write-offwrite off lease merchandise after 120 days.
The following table shows the components of the allowance for lease merchandise write-offs, which is included within lease merchandise, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)2022202120222021(In Thousands)20232022
Beginning BalanceBeginning Balance$70,579 $45,627 $54,367 $45,992 Beginning Balance$47,118 $54,367 
Net Book Value of Merchandise Written offNet Book Value of Merchandise Written off(56,810)(30,340)(157,376)(85,240)Net Book Value of Merchandise Written off(39,432)(47,134)
RecoveriesRecoveries2,329 2,361 6,989 6,998 Recoveries1,895 2,384 
Provision for Write-offsProvision for Write-offs43,537 34,174 155,655 84,072 Provision for Write-offs38,364 50,330 
Ending BalanceEnding Balance$59,635 $51,822 $59,635 $51,822 Ending Balance$47,945 $59,947 
Vendor Incentives and Rebates Provided to POS Partners
Progressive Leasing has agreements with some of its POS partners that require additional consideration to be paid to the POS partner, including payments for exclusivity, rebates based on lease volume originations generated through the POS partners, and payments to the POS partners for marketing or other development initiatives to promote additional lease originations through these POS partners. Payments made to POS partners as consideration for them providing exclusivity to Progressive Leasing for lease-to-own transactions with customers of the POS partner are expensed on a straight-line basis over the exclusivity term. Rebates are accrued over the period the POS partner is earning the rebate, which is typically based on quarterly or annual lease origination volumes. Payments made to POS partners for marketing or development initiatives are expensed on a straight-line basis over the period the POS partner is earning the funds or the specified marketing term. Progressive Leasing expensed $6.2$6.8 million and $19.0$6.5 million for such additional consideration to POS partners, during the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively, compared to $3.9 million and $13.5 million during the three and nine
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months ended September 30, 2021.respectively. Expenses related to additional consideration provided to POS partners are classified within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
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Loans Receivable, Net
Gross loans receivable primarily represents the principal balances of credit card charges at Vive's participating merchants that remain due from cardholders, plus unpaid interest and fees due from cardholders. The allowance and unamortized fees represent uncollectible amounts; merchant fee discounts, net of capitalized origination costs; promotional fee discounts; and deferred annual card fees. Loans receivable, net, also includes $2.7$2.3 million and $1.5$5.3 million of outstanding receivables from customers of Four as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
Economic conditions and loan performance trends are closely monitored to manage and evaluate exposure to credit risk. Trends in delinquency rates are an indicator of credit risk within the loans receivable portfolio, including the migration of loans between delinquency categories over time. Charge-off rates represent another indicator of the potential for future credit losses. The risk in the loans receivable portfolio is correlated with broad economic trends, such as current and projected unemployment rates, stock market volatility, and changes in medium and long-term risk-free rates, which are considered in determining the allowance for loan losses and can have a material effect on credit performance.
Expected lifetime losses on loans receivable are recognized upon loan acquisition, which requires the Company to make its best estimate of probable lifetime losses at the time of acquisition. OurVive's credit card loans do not have contractually stated maturity dates, which requires the Company to estimate an average life of loan by analyzing historical payment trends to determine an expected remaining life of the loan balance. The Company segments its loans receivable portfolio into homogenous pools by Fair Isaac and Company ("FICO") score and by delinquency status and evaluates loans receivable collectively for impairment when similar risk characteristics exist.
The Company calculates Vive's allowance for loan losses based on internal historical loss information and incorporates observable and forecasted macroeconomic data over a twelve-month reasonable and supportable forecast period. Incorporating macroeconomic data could have a material impact on the measurement of the allowance to the extent that forecasted data changes significantly, such as higher forecasted inflation and unemployment rates, and the observed significant market volatility associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.rates. For any periods beyond the twelve-month reasonable and supportable forecast period described above, the Company reverts to using historical loss information on a straight-line basis over a period of six months and utilizes historical loss information for the remaining life of the portfolio. The Company may also consider other qualitative factors in estimating the allowance, as necessary. For the purposes of determining the allowance as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, management considered other qualitative factors such as the unfavorable impact of the rapid increase in the rate of inflation in recent monthsthat began during 2022, and the resulting current level of inflation, as well as the beneficial impact of government stimulus measures to ourthe Company's customer base in 2020 and 2021 that were not fully factored into the macroeconomic forecasted data and resulted in internal historical loss rates incorporated in Vive's baseline allowance estimate being lower than current forecasted loss rates. We believe those stimulus measures may have contributed to the favorable cardholder payment trends experienced at Vive in 2020 and 2021. The allowance for loan losses is maintained at a level considered appropriate to cover expected future losses of principal, interest and fees on active loans in the loans receivable portfolio. The appropriateness of the allowance is evaluated at each period end. If the recent increase in inflation that began during 2022 continues in future periods, or if the current level of inflation does not decrease, such a development may adversely impact ourcertain customers' ability to continue to make payments to the Company. To the extent that actual results differ from estimates of uncollectible loans receivable, includingdue to the significant uncertainties caused by rapidly increasinghigh level of inflation, andforecasted higher unemployment rates, unexpected impacts to the economy associated with the the COVID-19 pandemic, or otherwise, the Company's results of operations and liquidity may be materially affected.
Vive's delinquent loans receivable includes those that are 30 days or more past due based on their contractual billing dates. Vive's loans receivable are placed on nonaccrual status when they are greater than 90 days past due or upon notification of cardholder bankruptcy, death or fraud. The Company discontinues accruing interest and fees and amortizing merchant fee discounts and promotional fee discounts for Vive's loans receivable in nonaccrual status. Loans receivable are removed from nonaccrual status when cardholder payments resume, the loan becomes 90 days or less past due and collection of the remaining amounts outstanding is deemed probable. Payments received on nonaccrual loans are allocated according to the same payment hierarchy methodology applied to loans that are accruing interest. Loans receivable are charged off no later than the end of the following month after the billing cycle in which the loans receivable become 120 days past due.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Vive extends or declines credit to an applicant through its bank partners based upon the applicant's credit rating and other factors. Below is a summary of the credit quality of the Company's loan portfolio as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022 by FICO score as determined at the time of loan origination:
FICO Score CategoryFICO Score CategorySeptember 30, 2022December 31, 2021FICO Score CategoryMarch 31, 2023December 31, 2022
600 or Less600 or Less7.4 %7.7 %600 or Less6.7 %6.9 %
Between 600 and 700Between 600 and 70076.2 %78.0 %Between 600 and 70077.7 %75.4 %
700 or Greater700 or Greater13.8 %12.7 %700 or Greater13.3 %13.4 %
No Score IdentifiedNo Score Identified2.6 %1.6 %No Score Identified2.3 %4.3 %
Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets
Prepaid expenses and other assets consist of the following:
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Prepaid ExpensesPrepaid Expenses$27,596 $28,283 Prepaid Expenses$22,563 $18,845 
Prepaid Lease MerchandisePrepaid Lease Merchandise7,827 10,134 
Prepaid Software ExpensesPrepaid Software Expenses8,664 7,102 Prepaid Software Expenses11,686 7,022 
Unamortized Initial Direct Costs on Lease Agreement OriginationsUnamortized Initial Direct Costs on Lease Agreement Originations5,781 5,326 Unamortized Initial Direct Costs on Lease Agreement Originations5,360 6,016 
Prepaid Insurance1,073 40 
Other AssetsOther Assets6,421 7,446 Other Assets6,222 6,464 
Prepaid Expenses and Other AssetsPrepaid Expenses and Other Assets$49,535 $48,197 Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets$53,658 $48,481 
The Company incurs costs to implement cloud computing arrangements ("CCA") that are hosted by third-party vendors. Implementation costs associated with CCA are capitalized when incurred during the application development phase and are recorded within prepaid software expenses above. Amortization is calculated on a straight-line basis over the contractual term of the arrangement and is included within computer software expense as a component of operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings.
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
Accounts payable and accrued expenses consist of the following:
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Accounts PayableAccounts Payable$9,379 $13,741 Accounts Payable$9,675 $14,386 
Accrued Salaries and BenefitsAccrued Salaries and Benefits21,095 25,861 Accrued Salaries and Benefits18,796 21,366 
Accrued Sales and Personal Property TaxesAccrued Sales and Personal Property Taxes14,463 14,851 Accrued Sales and Personal Property Taxes14,050 13,517 
Income Taxes PayableIncome Taxes Payable2,809 2,782 Income Taxes Payable22,772 1,287 
Uncertain Tax Positions1
Uncertain Tax Positions1
51,509 48,451 
Uncertain Tax Positions1
52,129 51,110 
Accrued Vendor RebatesAccrued Vendor Rebates3,884 9,320 
Other Accrued Expenses and LiabilitiesOther Accrued Expenses and Liabilities38,320 30,268 Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities31,073 24,039 
Accounts Payable and Accrued ExpensesAccounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$137,575 $135,954 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$152,379 $135,025 
1 The uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023 and December 31, 20212022 are primarily related to the Company’s tax treatment of the $175.0 million settlement payment made in 2020 to the FTC as discussed in Note 10 and Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements in the 20212022 Annual Report.
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(Unaudited)
Debt
On November 24, 2020, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a consortium of lenders providing for a $350.0 million senior revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility"), under which revolving borrowings became available at the completion of the separation and distribution transaction through which the Company's historical Aaron's Business segment was spun-off into a separate company, and under which all borrowings and commitments will mature or terminate on November 24, 2025. The Company expects that the Revolving Facility will be used to provide for working capital and capital expenditures, to finance future permitted acquisitions, and for other general corporate purposes. If the Company's total net debt to EBITDA ratio as defined by the Revolving Facility exceeds 1.25, the Revolving Facility becomes fully secured for the remaining duration of the Revolving Facility term. As of June 30, 2022, the Company exceeded the 1.25 total net debt to EBITDA ratio and the Revolving Facility became fully secured. The Company had no outstanding borrowings and $350.0 million total available credit under the Revolving Facility as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021.2022.
On November 26, 2021, the Company entered into an indenture in connection with an offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.00% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the "Senior Notes"). The Senior Notes were issued at 100% of their par value. The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries.
The net proceeds from the Senior Notes were used to fund the purchase price, and related fees and expenses, of the Company’s tender offer to purchase $425 million of the Company’s common stock as discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements in the 20212022 Annual Report. The Company intends to use anyAny remaining proceeds were intended for future share repurchases or, to the extent the Company determines not to repurchase additional shares, for general corporate purposes.
At September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its outstanding debt. See Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements in the 20212022 Annual Report for further information regarding the Company's indebtedness.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price paid over the fair value of the identifiable net tangible and intangible assets acquired in connection with business acquisitions. Progressive Leasing and Four are the only reporting units with goodwill as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Impairment occurs when the reporting unit's carrying value exceeds its fair value. The Company’s goodwill is not amortized but is subject to an impairment test at the reporting unit level annually as of October 1 and more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that an impairment may have occurred. Factors which could necessitate an interim impairment assessment include a sustained decline in the Company’s stock price, prolonged negative industry or economic trends and significant underperformance relative to historical results, projected future operating results, or the Company failing to successfully execute on one or more elements of Progressive Leasing and/or Four's strategic plans.
The Company concluded an interim goodwill impairment test was triggered for the Four reporting unit as of September 30, 2022. Factors that led to this conclusion include: (i) a significant decline in valuations and related market multiples for peers in the Buy Now, Pay Later industry; (ii) an increase in Four's forecasted losses; and (iii) projected negative cash flows for the reporting unit in future periods.
As of September 30, 2022, the Company determined the Four goodwill was partially impaired and recorded an impairment of goodwill of $10.2 million during the three months ended September 30,third quarter of 2022. The Company engaged the assistance of a third-party valuation firm to perform the interim goodwill impairment test for the Four reporting unit. This included an assessment of the Four reporting unit's fair value relative to the carrying value that was derived using a market approach. The market approach, which includes the guideline public company method, utilized pricing multiples derived from an analysis of other publicly traded companies that operate in the Buy Now, Pay Later industry. We believe the comparable companies we evaluateevaluated as marketplace participants serveserved as an appropriate reference when calculating fair value because those companies have similar risks, participate in similar markets, provide similar products and services for their customers and compete with Four directly. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, Four's goodwill balance was $7.3 million. Additional goodwill impairment charges may occur in future periods if the Company fails to execute on one or more elements of Four's strategic plan, Four's actual or projected results are unfavorable compared to the current forecasted operating results, and/or there are further declines in the Buy Now, Pay Later peer market multiples.
The Company completed its annual goodwill impairment test for Progressive Leasing as of October 1, 20212022 and concluded that no impairment had occurred. The Company determined that there were no events or circumstances that occurred during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of Progressive Leasing or Four below itstheir carrying amount.amounts.

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Shareholders' Equity
Changes in shareholders' equity for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 are as follows:
Treasury StockCommon StockAdditional
Paid-in Capital
Retained EarningsTotal Shareholders’ Equity Treasury StockCommon StockAdditional
Paid-in Capital
Retained EarningsTotal Shareholders’ Equity
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)SharesAmountSharesAmount(In Thousands)SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, December 31, 2021(25,638)$(749,401)82,079 $41,039 $332,244 $1,055,526 $679,408 
Balance, December 31, 2022Balance, December 31, 2022(34,044)$(963,627)82,079 $41,039 $338,814 $1,154,235 $570,461 
Stock-Based CompensationStock-Based Compensation— — — — 6,587 — 6,587 Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 5,460 — 5,460 
Reissued SharesReissued Shares177 5,260 — — (7,776)— (2,516)Reissued Shares166 4,778 — — (7,171)— (2,393)
Repurchased SharesRepurchased Shares(2,200)(78,080)— — — — (78,080)Repurchased Shares(1,459)(36,769)— — — — (36,769)
Net EarningsNet Earnings— — — — — 27,135 27,135 Net Earnings— — — — — 48,033 48,033 
Balance, March 31, 2022(27,661)$(822,221)82,079 $41,039 $331,055 $1,082,661 $632,534 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 2,484 — 2,484 
Reissued Shares47 1,380 — — (716)— 664 
Repurchased Shares(3,899)(98,395)— — — — (98,395)
Net Earnings— — — — — 19,484 19,484 
Balance, June 30, 2022(31,513)$(919,236)82,079 $41,039 $332,823 $1,102,145 $556,771 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 4,960 — 4,960 
Reissued Shares56 1,755 — — (2,141)— (386)
Repurchased Shares(589)(10,886)— — — — (10,886)
Net Earnings— — — — — 16,005 16,005 
Balance, September 30, 2022(32,046)$(928,367)82,079 $41,039 $335,642 $1,118,150 $566,464 
Balance, March 31, 2023Balance, March 31, 2023(35,337)$(995,618)82,079 $41,039 $337,103 $1,202,268 $584,792 

 Treasury StockCommon StockAdditional
Paid-in Capital
Retained EarningsTotal Shareholders’ Equity
(In Thousands)SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, December 31, 2020(23,029)$(613,881)90,752 $45,376 $318,263 $1,236,378 $986,136 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 4,163 — 4,163 
Reissued Shares216 3,671 — — (8,400)— (4,729)
Repurchased Shares(589)(28,102)— — — — (28,102)
Net Earnings— — — — — 79,488 79,488 
Balance, March 31, 2021(23,402)$(638,312)90,752 $45,376 $314,026 $1,315,866 $1,036,956 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 3,973 — 3,973 
Reissued Shares61 1,751 — — 912 — 2,663 
Repurchased Shares(911)(49,094)— — — — (49,094)
Net Earnings— — — — — 68,837 68,837 
Balance, June 30, 2021(24,252)$(685,655)90,752 $45,376 $318,911 $1,384,703 $1,063,335 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 6,667 — 6,667 
Reissued Shares16 347 — — (269)— 78 
Repurchased Shares(1,125)(51,037)— — — — (51,037)
Net Earnings— — — — — 57,413 57,413 
Balance, September 30, 2021(25,361)$(736,345)90,752 $45,376 $325,309 $1,442,116 $1,076,456 

 Treasury StockCommon StockAdditional
Paid-in Capital
Retained EarningsTotal Shareholders’ Equity
(In Thousands)SharesAmountSharesAmount
Balance, December 31, 2021(25,638)$(749,401)82,079 $41,039 $332,244 $1,055,526 $679,408 
Stock-Based Compensation— — — — 6,587 — 6,587 
Reissued Shares177 5,260 — — (7,776)— (2,516)
Repurchased Shares(2,200)(78,080)— — — — (78,080)
Net Earnings— — — — — 27,135 27,135 
Balance, March 31, 2022(27,661)$(822,221)82,079 $41,039 $331,055 $1,082,661 $632,534 
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(Unaudited)
Stock-Based Compensation
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company issued 539,085485,749 restricted stock units and 264,132207,838 stock options to certain employees, and 389,529312,469 performance share units to certain employees and third-parties, which vest over one to three-year periods for certain units and upon the achievement of specified performance conditions for other units. The weighted average fair value of the restricted stock and performance share awards was $28.00,$24.70, which was based on the fair market value of the Company’s common stock on the dates of grant. The weighted average fair value of the stock option awards was $10.89,$11.66, which was based on a grant date value using a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model. The Company will recognize the grant date fair value of the restricted stock units and stock options as stock-based compensation expense over the requisite service period of one to three years. The Company will recognize the grant date fair value of the performance units as stock-based compensation expense over the estimated vesting period based on the Company's projected assessment of the performance conditions that are probable of being achieved in accordance with ASC 718, Stock-based Compensation.
Fair Value Measurement
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. To increase the comparability of fair value measures, the following hierarchy prioritizes the inputs to valuation methodologies used to measure fair value:
Level 1—Valuations based on quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level 2—Valuations based on observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3—Valuations based on unobservable inputs reflecting the Company's own assumptions, consistent with reasonably available assumptions made by other market participants. These valuations require significant judgment.
The Company measures a liability related to its non-qualified deferred compensation plan, which represents benefits accrued for plan participants and is valued at the quoted market prices of the participants' investment election, at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company maintains certain financial assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value but for which fair value is disclosed.
The fair values of the Company's other current financial assets and liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable, approximate their carrying values due to their short-term nature. The fair value of any revolving credit borrowings also approximate their carrying amounts.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Pending Adoption
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform: Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting (Topic 848) ("ASU 2020-04"). The standard provides temporary guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform primarily resulting from the discontinuation of the London Interbank Overnight Rate ("LIBO"LIBOR") rate or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. Entities may apply the provisions of the new standard as of the beginning of the reporting period when the election is made. The provisions of this update have been extended to December 31, 2024, when the reference rate replacement activity is expected to have been completed. The Company's Revolving Facility currently references the LIBO rateLIBOR for determining interest payable on outstanding borrowings. The amendments in ASU 2020-04 are elective and apply to all entities that have contracts referencing the LIBO rate.LIBOR. The new guidance provides an expedient which simplifies accounting analyses under current U.S. GAAP for contract modifications if the change is directly related to a change from the LIBO rateLIBOR to a new interest rate index. The Company plans to amend the Revolving Facility agreement to change the reference rate from LIBOLIBOR to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR"). The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU 2020-04 to have a material impact to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements or to any key terms of ourthe Revolving Facility other than the discontinuation of the LIBO rate.LIBOR.
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(Unaudited)
NOTE 2. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENT
Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following table summarizes financial liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 1Level 2Level 3 Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 1Level 2Level 3
Deferred Compensation LiabilityDeferred Compensation Liability$— $2,023 $— $— $2,423 $— Deferred Compensation Liability$— $2,124 $— $— $2,185 $— 
The Company maintains the PROG Holdings, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan, which is an unfunded, nonqualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of management, highly compensated employees and non-employee directors. The liability is recorded in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The liability represents benefits accrued for plan participants and is valued at the quoted market prices of the participants’ investment elections, which consist of equity and debt "mirror" funds. As such, the Company has classified the deferred compensation liability as a Level 2 liability.
Financial Assets and Liabilities Not Measured at Fair Value for Which Fair Value is Disclosed
Vive's loans receivable are measured at amortized cost, net of an allowance for loan losses onand unamortized fees in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. In estimating fair value for Vive's loans receivable, the Company utilized a discounted cash flow methodology. The Company used various unobservable inputs reflecting its own assumptions, such as contractual future principal and interest cash flows, future loss rates, and discount rates (which consider current interest rates and are adjusted for credit risk, among other factors).
Four's loans receivable, net of an allowance for loan losses and unamortized fees, are included within loans receivable, net onin the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2022sheets and approximated fair value based on a discounted cash flow methodology.
On November 26, 2021, the Company entered into an indenture in connection with its offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due in 2029. The Company's Senior Notes are carried at amortized cost onin the condensed consolidated balance sheets and are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes. The fair value of the Senior Notes was estimated based on quoted market prices in less active markets and has been classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.
The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company's debt and the loans receivable held by Vive and Four: 
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 1Level 2Level 3Level 1Level 2Level 3
Senior NotesSenior Notes$— $478,320 $— $— $616,080 $— Senior Notes$— $510,000 $— $— $481,320 $— 
Loans Receivable, NetLoans Receivable, Net$— $— $165,371 $— $— $157,070 Loans Receivable, Net$— $— $154,132 $— $— $165,690 
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NOTE 3. LOANS RECEIVABLE
The following is a summary of the Company’s loans receivable, net:
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Loans Receivable, GrossLoans Receivable, Gross$184,167 $172,615 Loans Receivable, Gross$172,501 $184,601 
Unamortized Fees Unamortized Fees(11,729)(12,511) Unamortized Fees(10,368)(11,207)
Loans Receivable, Amortized CostLoans Receivable, Amortized Cost172,438 160,104 Loans Receivable, Amortized Cost162,133 173,394 
Allowance for Loan Losses Allowance for Loan Losses(42,302)(40,789) Allowance for Loan Losses(39,781)(42,428)
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowances and Unamortized Fees1
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowances and Unamortized Fees1
$130,136 $119,315 
Loans Receivable, Net of Allowances and Unamortized Fees1
$122,352 $130,966 
1 Loans Receivable, Net of Allowances and Unamortized Fees, attributable to Four was $2.7$2.3 million and $1.5$5.3 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.
The table below presents credit quality indicators of the amortized cost of the Company's loans receivable by origination year:
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)(In Thousands)
As of September 30, 202220222021202020192018PriorTotal
As of March 31, 2023As of March 31, 2023202320222021 and PriorRevolving LoansTotal
FICO Score Category:FICO Score Category:FICO Score Category:
600 or Less600 or Less$6,456 $4,924 $1,223 $336 $95 $35 $13,069 600 or Less$— $— $— $11,017 $11,017 
Between 600 and 700Between 600 and 70065,751 45,295 13,984 3,792 1,004 1,840 131,666 Between 600 and 700— — — 126,302 126,302 
700 or Greater700 or Greater14,938 5,537 1,686 356 161 403 23,081 700 or Greater— — — 21,064 21,064 
No Score IdentifiedNo Score Identified4,622 — — — — — 4,622 No Score Identified3,031 719 — — 3,750 
Total Amortized CostTotal Amortized Cost$91,767 $55,756 $16,893 $4,484 $1,260 $2,278 $172,438 Total Amortized Cost$3,031 $719 $— $158,383 $162,133 
Current Period Gross Charge-offs by Origination YearCurrent Period Gross Charge-offs by Origination Year$— $1,765 $— $10,972 $12,737 
Included in the table below is an aging of the loans receivable, gross balance:
(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)(Dollar Amounts in Thousands)
Aging CategoryAging CategorySeptember 30, 2022December 31, 2021Aging CategoryMarch 31, 2023December 31, 2022
30-59 Days Past Due30-59 Days Past Due6.1 %6.3 %30-59 Days Past Due5.1 %6.6 %
60-89 Days Past Due60-89 Days Past Due3.6 %3.1 %60-89 Days Past Due3.0 %3.5 %
90 or More Days Past Due90 or More Days Past Due5.6 %4.0 %90 or More Days Past Due5.0 %5.1 %
Past Due Loans ReceivablePast Due Loans Receivable15.3 %13.4 %Past Due Loans Receivable13.1 %15.2 %
Current Loans ReceivableCurrent Loans Receivable84.7 %86.6 %Current Loans Receivable86.9 %84.8 %
Balance of Credit Card Loans on Nonaccrual StatusBalance of Credit Card Loans on Nonaccrual Status5,004 3,527 Balance of Credit Card Loans on Nonaccrual Status4,269 4,436 
Balance of Loans Receivable 90 or More Days Past Due and Still Accruing Interest and FeesBalance of Loans Receivable 90 or More Days Past Due and Still Accruing Interest and Fees$— $— Balance of Loans Receivable 90 or More Days Past Due and Still Accruing Interest and Fees$— $— 
The table below presents the components of the allowance for loan losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and 2021:2022:
Three Months Ended September 30,Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)2022202120222021
Beginning Balance$40,797 $45,151 $40,789 $42,127 
Provision for Loan Losses12,031 3,868 28,491 14,724 
Charge-offs(11,612)(5,381)(30,286)(15,031)
Recoveries1,086 1,012 3,308 2,830 
Ending Balance$42,302 $44,650 $42,302 $44,650 

Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)20232022
Beginning Balance$42,428 $40,789 
Provision for Loan Losses8,714 7,682 
Charge-offs(12,737)(9,388)
Recoveries1,376 1,196 
Ending Balance$39,781 $40,279 
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(Unaudited)
NOTE 4. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal and Regulatory Proceedings
From time to time, the Company is party to various legal and regulatory proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business.
Some of the proceedings to which the Company is currently a party are described below. The Company believes it has meritorious defenses to all of the claims described below, and intends to vigorously defend against the claims. However, these proceedings are still developing and due to the inherent uncertainty in litigation, regulatory and similar adversarial proceedings, there can be no guarantee that the Company will ultimately be successful in these proceedings, or in others to which it is currently a party. Substantial losses from these proceedings or the costs of defending them could have a material adverse impact upon the Company’s business, financial position and results of operations.
The Company establishes an accrued liability for legal and regulatory proceedings when it determines that a loss is both probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company continually monitors its litigation and regulatory exposure and reviews the adequacy of its legal and regulatory reserves on a quarterly basis. The amount of any loss ultimately incurred in relation to matters for which an accrual has been established may be higher or lower than the amounts accrued for such matters.
At September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had accrued $0.7$0.5 million and an immaterial amount,$0.6 million, respectively, for pending legal and regulatory matters for which it believes losses are probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. The Company records its best estimate of the loss to legal and regulatory liabilities in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimates that the aggregate range of reasonably possible loss in excess of accrued liabilities for such probable loss contingencies is immaterial. Those matters for which a probable loss cannot be reasonably estimated are not included within the estimated ranges.
At September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company estimated that the aggregate range of loss for all material pending legal and regulatory proceedings for which a loss is reasonably possible, but less likely than probable (i.e., excluding the contingencies described in the preceding paragraph), is immaterial. Those matters for which a reasonable estimate is not possible are not included within estimated ranges and, therefore, the estimated ranges do not represent the Company's maximum loss exposure. The Company’s estimates for legal and regulatory accruals, aggregate probable loss amounts and reasonably possible loss amounts are all subject to the uncertainties and variables described above.
Regulatory Inquiries
In January 2021, the Company, along with other lease-to-own companies, received a subpoena from the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (the "DFPI") requesting the production of documents regarding the Company’s compliance with state consumer protection laws, including new legislation that went into effect on January 1, 2021. Although the Company believes it is in compliance with all applicable consumer financial laws and regulations in California, this inquiry may lead to an enforcement action and/or a consent order, and substantial costs, including legal fees, fines, penalties, and remediation expenses. While the Company intends to preserve defenses surrounding the jurisdiction of DFPI in this matter, it has fully cooperated, and anticipates cooperatingcontinuing to cooperate, with the DFPI in responding to its inquiry.
Litigation Matters
In Stein v. Aaron's, Inc., et. al., filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on February 28, 2020, the plaintiff alleged that from March 2, 2018 through February 19, 2020, the Company made certain misleading public statements about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. The allegations underlying the lawsuit principally relate to the FTC's inquiry into disclosures related to lease-to-own and other financial products offered by the Company through its historical Aaron's Business and Progressive Leasing segments. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia, the Court to whom the case was transferred, granted the Company's motion to dismiss the case on September 29, 2022. Plaintiff has agreed that it will not appeal the matter and the Company has agreed that it will not pursue attorneys' fees and costs from Plaintiff. The United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia entered a judgment dismissing the action on October 20, 2022.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
On August 25, 2022, the Pennsylvania Attorney General filed a complaint against Progressive Leasing in the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas alleging, among other things, that Progressive Leasing was operating in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in violation of the Pennsylvania Rental Purchase Agreement Act by failing to disclose certain terms and conditions of rent-to-own ("RTO") transactions on "hang tags" physically attached to RTO merchandise. The complaint seeks, among other things, to convert all RTO agreements entered into by Progressive Leasing prior to September 9, 2022 into retail installment contracts for which the maximum interest rate is 6% per annum, civil penalties in the amount of $1,000 for each violation of Pennsylvania’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (and $3,000 for each such violation involving a consumer age 60 or older) and unspecified investigation and prosecution costs. Progressive Leasing believes the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.
Other Contingencies
Management regularly assesses the Company’s insurance deductibles, monitors the Company's litigation and regulatory exposure with the Company's attorneys and evaluates its loss experience. The Company also enters into various contracts in the normal course of business that may subject it to risk of financial loss if counterparties fail to perform their contractual obligations.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Off-Balance Sheet Risk
The Company, through its Vive segment, had unconditionally cancellable unfunded lending commitments totaling approximately $505.8$521.9 million and $467.6$513.7 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively, that do not give rise to revenues and cash flows. These unfunded commitments arise in the ordinary course of business from credit card agreements with individual cardholders that give them the ability to borrow, against unused amounts, up to the maximum credit limit assigned to their account. While these unfunded amounts represent the total available unused lines of credit, the Company does not anticipate that all cardholders will utilize their entire available line at any given point in time. Commitments to extend unsecured credit are agreements to lend to a cardholder so long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 5. SEGMENTS
As of September 30, 2022, the Company has two reportable segments: Progressive Leasing and Vive.
Progressive Leasing partners with traditional and e-commerce retailers, primarily in the furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattresses, and automobile electronics and accessories industries to offer a lease-purchase solution for customers who may not have access to traditional credit-based financing options. It does so by offering leases with monthly, semi-monthly, bi-weekly and weekly payment models.
Vive offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide POS partners with near-prime and below-prime customers one source for financing and leasing transactions.
As discussed in Note 1 of the 2021 Annual Report, on June 25, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Four, an innovative Buy Now, Pay Later company that allows shoppers to pay for merchandise through four interest-free installments. Four is not a reportable segment for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 as its financial results are not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial results. The revenues, loss before income taxes, and assets within "other" below is primarily comprised of the operating activities of Four.
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents revenue by source and by segment for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Lease Revenues and Fees1
$606,585 $— $— $606,585 $635,025 $— $— $635,025 
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable2
— 18,392 844 19,236 — 15,212 168 15,380 
Total$606,585 $18,392 $844 $625,821 $635,025 $15,212 $168 $650,405 
1 Revenue within the scope of ASC 842, Leases.
2 Revenue within the scope of ASC 310, Receivables.
The following table presents revenue by source and by segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Lease Revenues and Fees1
$1,930,843 $— $— $1,930,843 $1,989,055 $— $— $1,989,055 
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable2
— 53,026 1,860 54,886 — 42,154 168 42,322 
Total$1,930,843 $53,026 $1,860 $1,985,729 $1,989,055 $42,154 $168 $2,031,377 
1 Revenue within the scope of ASC 842, Leases.
2 Revenue within the scope of ASC 310, Receivables.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets
The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on revenues and earnings (loss) before income taxes from operations. The Company determines earnings (loss) before income tax expense for all reportable segments in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A portion of interest expense is allocated from the Progressive Leasing segment to the Vive segment based on the balance of outstanding intercompany debt.
The Company incurred various corporate overhead expenses for certain executive management, finance, treasury, tax, audit, legal, risk management, and other overhead functions during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. Corporate overhead expenses incurred are primarily reflected as expenses of the Progressive Leasing segment and an immaterial amount was allocated to the Vive segment. The allocation of corporate overhead costs to the Progressive Leasing and Vive segments is consistent with how the chief operating decision maker analyzed performance and allocated resources among the segments of the Company during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021. The following is a summary of earnings before income tax expense by segment:
Three Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)20222021
Earnings Before Income Tax Expense:
Progressive Leasing$43,492 $76,435 
Vive1,376 6,354 
Other1
(17,520)(4,912)
Total Earnings Before Income Tax Expense$27,348 $77,877 
1 Earnings Before Income Tax Expense attributable to Other for the three months ended September 30, 2022 includes a $10.2 million goodwill impairment loss related to the partial impairment of Four's goodwill as discussed in Note 1 above.
Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In Thousands)20222021
Earnings Before Income Tax Expense:
Progressive Leasing$112,956 $268,128 
Vive9,154 12,131 
Other1
(27,597)(4,912)
Total Earnings Before Income Tax Expense$94,513 $275,347 
1 Earnings Before Income Tax Expense attributable to Other for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 includes a $10.2 million goodwill impairment loss related to the partial impairment of Four's goodwill as discussed in Note 1 above.
The following is a summary of total assets by segment:
(In Thousands)September 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Assets:
Progressive Leasing$1,311,583 $1,445,612 
Vive157,178 149,628 
Other22,730 26,521 
Total Assets$1,491,491 $1,621,761 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
NOTE 6.5. RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES
During the second quarter of 2022, the Company initiated restructuring activities intended to reduce expenses, consolidate certain segment corporate headquarters, and align the cost structure of the business with the Company's near-term revenue outlook. The Company continued such activities during the thirdfirst quarter of 2023 and recorded restructuring expenses of $4.7 million and $9.0$0.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively.March 31, 2023, resulting in aggregate expenses of $9.8 million since the inception of the restructuring activities in 2022. These costs were primarily comprised of employee severance within Progressive Leasing and operating lease right-of-use asset impairment charges related to the relocation of the Vive corporate headquarters to the Company's corporate office building and a reduction of call center office space. The Company will continue to monitor the impacts of changes in macroeconomic conditions on its businesses and may take additional steps to further adjust the Company's cost structure based on unfavorable changes in these conditions, which may result in further restructuring charges in future periods.
The following tables summarize restructuring charges recorded within operating expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of earnings for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Severance$2,076 $— $— $2,076 
Right-of-Use Asset Impairment2,285 — — 2,285 
Property and Equipment Impairment309 — — 309 
Other Expenses— — 
Total Restructuring Expenses$4,670 $$— $4,673 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotal(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
SeveranceSeverance$5,611 $— $— $5,611 Severance$793 $— $— $793 
Right-of-Use Asset Impairment2,285 655 — 2,940 
Property and Equipment Impairment309 — — 309 
Other Expenses138 — 141 
Other Restructuring ActivitiesOther Restructuring Activities(36)— — (36)
Total Restructuring ExpensesTotal Restructuring Expenses$8,343 $658 $— $9,001 Total Restructuring Expenses$757 $— $— $757 
The following table summarizes the accrual and payment activity related to the restructuring program for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023:
(In Thousands)SeveranceOther Restructuring ActivitiesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2022$3,061 $42 $3,103 
Charges793 (36)757 
Cash Payments(601)(4)(605)
Balance at March 31, 2023$3,253 $$3,255 
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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NOTE 6. SEGMENTS
As of March 31, 2023, the Company has two reportable segments: Progressive Leasing and Vive.
Progressive Leasing partners with traditional and e-commerce retailers, primarily in the consumer residential electronics, furniture and appliance, jewelry, mobile phones and accessories, mattresses, and automobile electronics and accessories industries to offer a lease-purchase solution primarily for customers who may not have access to traditional credit-based financing options. It does so by offering leases with monthly, semi-monthly, bi-weekly and weekly payment frequencies.
Vive offers a variety of second-look financing programs originated through third-party federally insured banks to customers of participating merchants and, together with Progressive Leasing, allows the Company to provide POS partners with near-prime and below-prime customers one source for financing and leasing transactions.
Four is an innovative BNPL company that allows shoppers to pay for merchandise through four interest-free installments. Four is not a reportable segment for the three month periods ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 as its financial results are not material to the Company's condensed consolidated financial results. The revenues, loss before income taxes, and assets within "other" below are primarily comprised of the operating activities of Four.
Disaggregated Revenue
The following table presents revenue by source and by segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:
(In Thousands)SeveranceOther Restructuring ActivitiesTotal
Balance at December 31, 2021$— $— $— 
Charges5,611 138 5,749 
Cash Payments(1,954)(88)(2,042)
Balance at September 30, 2022$3,657 $50 $3,707 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Lease Revenues and Fees1
$637,082 $— $— $637,082 $692,914 $— $— $692,914 
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable2
— 17,153 905 18,058 — 17,116 434 17,550 
Total$637,082 $17,153 $905 $655,140 $692,914 $17,116 $434 $710,464 
1 Revenue within the scope of ASC 842, Leases.
2 Revenue within the scope of ASC 310, Receivables.
Measurement of Segment Profit or Loss and Segment Assets
The Company evaluates performance and allocates resources based on revenues and earnings (loss) before income taxes from operations. The Company determines earnings (loss) before income tax expense for all reportable segments in accordance with U.S. GAAP. A portion of interest expense is allocated from the Progressive Leasing segment to the Vive segment based on the balance of outstanding intercompany debt.
The Company incurred various corporate overhead expenses for certain executive management, finance, treasury, tax, audit, legal, risk management, and other overhead functions during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. Corporate overhead expenses incurred are primarily reflected as expenses of the Progressive Leasing segment and an immaterial amount was allocated to the Vive segment. The allocation of corporate overhead costs to the Progressive Leasing and Vive segments is consistent with how the chief operating decision maker analyzed performance and allocated resources among the segments of the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022. The following is a summary of earnings before income tax expense by segment:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)20232022
Earnings Before Income Tax Expense:
Progressive Leasing$71,051 $42,081 
Vive2,163 4,423 
Other(5,627)(6,668)
Total Earnings Before Income Tax Expense$67,587 $39,836 
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(Unaudited)
The following is a summary of interest expense, net by segment:
Three Months Ended March 31,
(In Thousands)20232022
Interest Expense, Net:
Interest Expense:
Progressive Leasing$9,407 $9,528 
Vive291 106 
Other— — 
Interest Income:
Progressive Leasing$(1,207)$(5)
Vive— — 
Other— — 
Total Interest Expense, Net$8,491 $9,629 
The following is a summary of total assets by segment:
(In Thousands)March 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Assets:
Progressive Leasing$1,335,014 $1,309,487 
Vive148,853 155,846 
Other25,719 26,576 
Total Assets$1,509,586 $1,491,909 
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information: Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on management’s current expectations and plans, which involve risks and uncertainties. Such forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "project," "would," "should," and similar expressions. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the filing date of this Quarterly Report and which involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in these statements. These risks and uncertainties include factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, those discussed in "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212022 (the "2021"2022 Annual Report"). Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances after the filing date of this Quarterly Report.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, including the notes to those statements, appearing elsewhere in this report. We also suggest that management’s discussion and analysis appearing in this report be read in conjunction with the management’s discussion and analysis and consolidated financial statements included in our 20212022 Annual Report.
Business Overview
PROG Holdings, Inc. ("we," "our," "us," the "Company," or "PROG Holdings") is a financial technology holding company that provides leading financial solutionstransparent and competitive payment options to empower consumers and retailers.consumers. PROG Holdings has two reportable segments: (i) Progressive Leasing, an e-commerce,in-store, app-based, and in-storee-commerce point-of-sale lease-to-own solutions provider; and (ii) Vive Financial ("Vive"), an omnichannel provider of second-look revolving credit products.
Our Progressive Leasing segment provides consumers with lease-purchase solutions through its point-of-sale partner locations and e-commerce website partners in the United States (collectively, "POS partners"). It does so by purchasing the merchandise desired by customers from the POS partners desired by customers and, in turn, leasing that merchandise to the customers through a cancellable lease-to-own transaction. Progressive Leasing has no stores of its own, but rather offers lease-purchase solutions to the customers of traditional and e-commerce retailers.
Our Vive segment primarily serves customers that may not qualify for traditional prime lending offers who desire to purchase goods and services from participating merchants. Vive offers customized programs with services that include revolving loans through private label and Vive-branded credit cards. Vive's current network of POS partner locations and e-commerce websites includes furniture, mattresses, home exercise equipment, and home improvement retailers, as well as medical and dental service providers.
On June 25, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Four Technologies, Inc. ("Four"), an innovative Buy Now, Pay Later company that allows shoppers to pay for merchandise through four interest-free installments. Four’s proprietary platform capabilities and its base of customers and retailers expand PROG Holdings’ ecosystem of financial technology offerings by introducing a payment solution that further diversifies the Company's consumer fintechfinancial technology offerings. Shoppers use Four to purchase furniture, clothing, electronics, health and beauty products, footwear, jewelry, and other consumer goods from retailers across the United States. Four is not expected to be a reportable segment in 20222023 as its financial results are not expected to be material to the Company's consolidated financial results in 2022. The Company recorded an impairment loss of $10.2 million to partially write-off the goodwill balance of the Four2023. Four's financial results are reported within "Other" for segment reporting unit during the three months ended September 30, 2022.purposes.
CurrentMacroeconomic and Business Environment and Outlook
The Company continues to operate in a challenging macro environment as inflation levelsmacroeconomic environment. The rapid increase in the United States,rate of inflation during 2022, which has continued in 2023, particularly in gas, food, and housing costs, are putting significant pressure onwhich we believe disproportionately negatively affects the customers we serve and therefore our customers, resultingcustomers' ability to make the payments they owe to the Company. These macroeconomic challenges have resulted in an unfavorable impact on our lease portfolio performance and Gross Merchandise Volume ("GMV") production.during 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. Customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments experienced within our Progressive Leasing segment during the first nine monthsmuch of 2022 were higher than projected andsignificantly exceeded levels experienced during pre-pandemic periods. In response to increasing customer delinquencies and higher write-offs, the CompanyProgressive Leasing tightened its lease decisioning several times during 2022, resulting in fewer lease approvals and an adverse impact on GMV production. Customerin 2022 and the first quarter of 2023. Levels of customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments for leases originated after the CompanyProgressive Leasing further tightened its lease decisioning in mid-2022 areimproved to levels consistent with pre-pandemic delinquency trends. The significant increase in inflation levels has also resulted in a decrease in demand from our customer base at key national and regional POS partners.
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In light of these macro environment challenges and to align the cost structure of the business with our near-term revenue outlook, the Company executed on a number of cost reduction initiatives during the second and third quarters of 2022 to drive efficiencies and right-size variable costs, while attempting to minimize the negative impact on growth-related initiatives.
The current challenging and volatile macro environment may result in customer payment delinquencies and associated write-offs in future periods reaching levels higher than typical pre-pandemic levels, despite the steps we have taken to tighten our lease and Vive loan decisioning.portfolio performance. The relatively high levels of customer payment delinquencies and related write-offs experienced during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 related toassociated with leases originated prior to the Company's further tightening of its lease decisioning in mid-2022 may
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continue for an extended period of time, and/or may increase to even higher levels, which would have an unfavorable impact on our performance. Furthermore, increasing unemployment rates and/or a recession in the United States may result in increasing levels of customer payment delinquencies and related write-offs, which would result in an unfavorable impact on our performance.
The significant increase in inflation and interest rates, and fears of a possible recession have also unfavorably impacted consumer confidence within our customer base, resulting in a decrease in demand for the types of merchandise offered by many of our key national and regional POS partners. In light of these macroeconomic challenges and to align the cost structure of our business with our near-term revenue outlook, the Company executed on a number of cost reduction initiatives during 2022 and the first quarter of 2023 to drive efficiencies and right-size variable costs, while attempting to minimize the negative impact on growth-related initiatives.
COVID-19 Pandemic. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, theThe COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted the global economy disrupted global supply chainsin recent years, including the businesses and at times, increased unemployment levels. Although the temporary showroom and/or store closures or reduced hours and scope of operations that many of our POS partners experienced during portions of 2020 and 2021 generally have eased,our own businesses. For example, the significant increase in COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant during the first quarter of 2022 resulted in many of our POS partners temporarily resuming such measures duringclosing showrooms and/or reducing the first halfhours and scope of that quarteroperations of 2022,their showrooms, and also resulted in increases in employee absenteeism and declines in customer traffic for many of our POS partners, all of which unfavorably impacted Progressive Leasing's GMV. In addition, other pandemic-related factors continued to unfavorably impactimpacted many of our POS partners, during the first nine months of 2022, including supply chain disruptions resulting in shortages of available products at certain POS partners, primarily in the appliance,appliances, electronics and furniture categories. TheseThose and other pandemic-related developments, as well as the possible emergence of various COVID-19 subvariants, may have an unfavorableadversely impact on Progressive Leasing’sLeasing's generation of new lease agreements, Vive's generation of new loans, and on our revenues and earnings,results of operations, financial condition, cash flow and/or liquidity in future periods.
The COVID-19 pandemic may adversely impact our business, results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and/or cash flow in future periods. The extent of any such adverse, pandemic-related impacts will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including, (i) the length and severity of the pandemic, including, for example, the emergence of more contagious and harmful variants of COVID-19, and localized outbreaks or additional waves of COVID-19 cases; (ii)cases and the impact of any such outbreaks on our customers, POS partners, and employees; (iii) the nature of any government orders issued in response to such outbreaks, and/or self-imposed restrictions on operations being implemented by our POS partners; (iv) the effectiveness, availability and level of use of vaccines; and (v) whether there is any additional government stimulus in response to the pandemic, as well as the nature, timing and amount of such stimulus payments.
In response to the unfavorable economic impacts arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States government enacted certain fiscal stimulus measures in several phases during 2020 and 2021 to assist in counteracting the economic disruptions caused by the pandemic. We believe all of those government stimulus measures provided economic support to many of our customers, resulting in an increase in payment activity and early lease buyouts, as well as lease merchandise, accounts receivable, and loan receivable write-offs trending lower during 2020 and 2021. We believe a significant portion of our Progressive Leasing and Vive customers received stimulus payments and/or federally supplemented unemployment payments during 2020 and 2021, which enabled them to continue making payments to us under their lease-to-own or credit card agreements, despite the economically challenging times resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe expiration of the government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits that were implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and other adverse economic impacts arising out of the pandemic also contributed to unfavorable results of operations in the third quarter of 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.
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employees.
Highlights
The following summarizes significant financial highlights from the three months ended September 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:
We reported revenues of $625.8$655.1 million, a decrease of 3.8%7.8% compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2021.2022. The decrease in revenues was primarily due to an increase in customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments, further tightening of lease decisioning beginning in mid-2022 resulting in fewer lease originations, and a 15.4% decrease in customers exercising early lease buyout options,consolidated GMV for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the strongersame period in the prior year, due to tightened lease decisioning by Progressive Leasing in mid-2022, and decreased customer payment activity and low delinquencies we experienced duringdemand for many of the thirdproducts offered by our POS partners. Revenues were also impacted by a smaller lease portfolio at the beginning of the quarter as compared to the first quarter of 2021.
GMV decreased by $55.9 million for Progressive Leasing2022, and $1.1 million for Vivea decline in the third quarternumber of 2022,customers electing to exercise early lease buyouts when compared to the same period in the prior year. We believe theseThe decline in revenues was partially offset by improved customer payment activity in the first quarter of 2023, as compared to the first quarter of 2022.
GMV decreased by $85.8 million for Progressive Leasing and $6.1 million for Vive in the first quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in the prior year. These decreases were due to tighter lease and loan decisioning, resulting in fewer lease and loan originations;originations, and the rapid increase in the rate of inflation eroding customers' disposable incomes and reducing their demand for many of the goods sold by our POS partners; and the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits, which we believe benefited many of our customers in 2021.partners. These negative impacts were partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in GMV generated through e-commerce platforms. In the third quarter of 2022, e-commerce GMV represented 16.5% of Progressive Leasing's total GMV, compared to 14.5% in the third quarter of 2021. Additionally, GMV from our other operations, which increased by $13.1$6.5 million primarily due to an increase in Four loan originations in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2021.2022.
Earnings before income taxes decreasedincreased to $27.3$67.6 million compared to $77.9$39.8 million in the same period in 2021. In addition to lower revenues, the decrease2022. The increase was primarily driven by a $10.7 million increase in operating expenses, as compared to the third quarter of 2021, mainly due to expenses associated with growing our strategic initiatives and the restructuring activities we undertook in 2022. The decrease was also driven by an increase of $9.4 million in the provision forfewer customers electing early lease merchandise write-offs, as a result of higher customer payment delinquencies and write-offs, as compared to the strongbuyouts, improved customer payment activity, and low lease merchandise charge-offs we experienced during the third quarter of 2021. Other factors contributing to the decrease were a $9.0 million increase in interest expense related to the Senior Notes issued in November 2021 and the $10.2 million goodwill impairment loss related to Four in the third quarter of 2022.lower operating costs resulting from recent cost cutting initiatives.
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Key Operating Metrics
Gross Merchandise Volume. We believe GMV is a key performance indicator of our Progressive Leasing and Vive segments, as it provides the total value of new leaseleases and loan originationsloans written into our portfolio over a specified time period. GMV does not represent revenues earned by the Company, but rather is a leading indicator we use in forecasting revenues the Company may earn in the short-term. Progressive Leasing's GMV is defined as the retail price of merchandise acquired by Progressive Leasing, which it then expects to lease to its customers. GMV for Vive and Other are defined as gross loan originations.
The following table presents our GMV for the Company for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended September 30,ChangeThree Months Ended March 31,Change
(Unaudited and In Thousands)(Unaudited and In Thousands)20222021$%(Unaudited and In Thousands)20232022$%
Progressive LeasingProgressive Leasing$437,417 $493,277 $(55,860)(11.3)%Progressive Leasing$418,683 $504,462 $(85,779)(17.0)%
ViveVive47,967 49,085 (1,118)(2.3)Vive36,530 42,614 (6,084)(14.3)
OtherOther15,786 2,655 13,131 nmfOther13,607 7,086 6,521 92.0 
Total GMVTotal GMV$501,170 $545,017 $(43,847)(8.0)%Total GMV$468,820 $554,162 $(85,342)(15.4)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
We believe theThe decrease in Progressive Leasing's and Vive's GMV was primarily due to our tighter lease and loan decisioning to address the unfavorable economic conditions that were present in the second and third quarters of 2022, resulting in fewer lease and loan approvals; the rapid increase in the rate of inflation, to levels not seen in more than forty years, which eroded customers' disposable incomes and their demand for many of the goods sold by our POS partners; and the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits, which we believe benefited many of our customers in 2021.partners. We believe all of these factors have unfavorably impacted the generation of new leases and loans. The decrease in Progressive Leasing's GMV from those factors was partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in GMV generated through e-commerce platforms. E-commerce channels generated 16.5%16.9% of Progressive Leasing's GMV in the thirdfirst quarter of 20222023 compared to 14.5%15.9% in the thirdfirst quarter of 2021.2022. The decrease in total GMV was also partially offset by an increase in GMV from our other operations, primarily due to an increase in Four loan originations from new and existing retail partners.
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Active Customer Count. Our active customer count represents the total number of customers that have an active lease agreement with our Progressive Leasing, segment or an active loan with our Vive segment or with Four. The following table presents our consolidated active customer count, which includes an immaterial number of customers that have both an active lease agreement and loan agreement, for the Company for the periods presented:
As of September 30 (Unaudited)20222021
As of March 31 (Unaudited)As of March 31 (Unaudited)20232022
Active Customer Count:Active Customer Count:Active Customer Count:
Progressive LeasingProgressive Leasing915,000 936,000 Progressive Leasing861,000 974,000 
ViveVive92,000 87,000 Vive89,000 88,000 
OtherOther27,000 8,000 Other28,000 17,000 
Total Active Customer CountTotal Active Customer Count1,034,000 1,031,000 Total Active Customer Count978,000 1,079,000 
The decrease in the number of Progressive Leasing customers was primarily due to a decrease in customer demand for the types of merchandise typically purchased through our lease-to-own solutions and also due tothe tightening of our tighter lease decisioning in 2022 to address the unfavorable economic conditions that were present indriving higher customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments during much of 2022. The number of Vive customers remained consistent compared to the second and third quartersfirst quarter of 2022. The increase in the number of Four customers in Other was primarily driven by an increasecontinued growth in loan originations from new and existing retail partners.our Four business.
Key Components of Earnings Before Income Taxes
In this MD&A section, we review our condensed consolidated results. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and the comparable prior year period, some of the key revenue, cost and expense items that affected earnings before income taxes were as follows:
Revenues. We separate our total revenues into two components: (i) lease revenues and fees and (ii) interest and fees on loans receivable. Lease revenues and fees include all revenues derived from lease agreements from our Progressive Leasing segment. Lease revenues are recorded net of a provision for uncollectible renewal payments. Interest and fees on loans receivable represents merchant fees, finance charges and annual and other fees earned on outstanding loans in our Vive segment and, to a lesser extent, from Four.
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise. Depreciation of lease merchandise primarily reflects the expense associated with depreciating merchandise leased to customers by Progressive Leasing.
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Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-offs. The provision for lease merchandise write-offs represents the estimated merchandise losses incurred but not yet identified by management and adjustments for changes in estimates for the allowance for lease merchandise write-offs.
Operating Expenses. Operating expenses include personnel costs, stock-based compensation expense, occupancy costs, advertising, professional services expense, sales acquisition expense, computer software expense, bank service charges, the provision for loan losses, fixed asset depreciation expense, intangible asset amortization, and restructuring, among other expenses.
Impairment of Goodwill. Impairment of goodwill is the partial write-off of the goodwill balance at the Four reporting unit. Refer to Note 1 of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the interim goodwill impairment assessment and resulting impairment charge.
Interest Expense.Expense, Net. Interest expense, net consists of interest incurred on the Company's Senior Notes and senior secured revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") and. Interest expense is presented net of interest income earned on the Company's Senior Notes.deposits in cash and cash equivalents.
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Results of Operations – Three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022 and 2021
 Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change
(In Thousands)20222021$%
REVENUES:
Lease Revenues and Fees$606,585 $635,025 $(28,440)(4.5)%
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable19,236 15,380 3,856 25.1 
625,821 650,405 (24,584)(3.8)
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise422,589 435,857 (13,268)(3.0)
Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-Offs43,537 34,174 9,363 27.4 
Operating Expenses112,733 102,053 10,680 10.5 
Impairment of Goodwill10,151 — 10,151 nmf
589,010 572,084 16,926 3.0 
OPERATING PROFIT36,811 78,321 (41,510)(53.0)
Interest Expense(9,463)(444)(9,019)nmf
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE27,348 77,877 (50,529)(64.9)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE11,343 20,464 (9,121)(44.6)
NET EARNINGS$16,005 $57,413 $(41,408)(72.1)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
 Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(In Thousands)20232022$%
REVENUES:
Lease Revenues and Fees$637,082 $692,914 $(55,832)(8.1)%
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable18,058 17,550 508 2.9 
655,140 710,464 (55,324)(7.8)
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise435,439 497,011 (61,572)(12.4)
Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-Offs38,364 50,330 (11,966)(23.8)
Operating Expenses105,259 113,658 (8,399)(7.4)
579,062 660,999 (81,937)(12.4)
OPERATING PROFIT76,078 49,465 26,613 53.8 
Interest Expense, Net(8,491)(9,629)1,138 11.8
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE67,587 39,836 27,751 69.7 
INCOME TAX EXPENSE19,554 12,701 6,853 54.0 
NET EARNINGS$48,033 $27,135 $20,898 77.0 %
Revenues
Information about our revenues by source and reportable segment is as follows: 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022Three Months Ended September 30, 2021Three Months Ended March 31, 2023Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Lease Revenues and FeesLease Revenues and Fees$606,585 $— $— $606,585 $635,025 $— $— $635,025 Lease Revenues and Fees$637,082 $— $— $637,082 $692,914 $— $— $692,914 
Interest and Fees on Loans ReceivableInterest and Fees on Loans Receivable— 18,392 844 19,236 — 15,212 168 15,380 Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable— 17,153 905 18,058 — 17,116 434 17,550 
TotalTotal$606,585 $18,392 $844 $625,821 $635,025 $15,212 $168 $650,405 Total$637,082 $17,153 $905 $655,140 $692,914 $17,116 $434 $710,464 
The decrease in Progressive Leasing revenues was primarily due to an increasea 15.4% decrease in customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments,consolidated GMV for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to the strong customer payment activity and low delinquencies it experienced during the third quarter of 2021. The provision for uncollectible renewal payments, which is recorded as a reduction to lease revenues and fees, was $104.3 millionsame period in the thirdprior year, due to tightened lease decisioning in mid-2022, and decreased customer demand for many of the products offered by our POS partners. Revenues were also impacted by a smaller lease portfolio at the beginning of the quarter as compared to the first quarter of 2022, compared to $61.5 millionand a decline in the third quarternumber of 2021. Lease revenues and fees were also lower as a result of our tighter lease decisioning beginning in mid-2022, fewer customers electing to exercise early lease buyouts when compared to the same period in the thirdprior year. The decline in revenues was partially offset by improved customer payment activity in the first quarter of 2022,2023, as compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 2021,2022.Vive revenues remained relatively flat as compared to the first quarter of 2022 and an 11.3% decreasethe growth in GMV. The increase in ViveFour revenues was primarily due to higher loans receivable driven by strong GMV growth in 2021.prior periods.
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Operating Expenses
Information about certain significant components of operating expenses for the thirdfirst quarter of 20222023 as compared to the thirdfirst quarter of 20212022 is as follows:
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(In Thousands)(In Thousands)20222021$%(In Thousands)20232022$%
Personnel Costs1
Personnel Costs1
$47,432 $47,302 $130 0.3 %
Personnel Costs1
$47,061 $53,585 $(6,524)(12.2)%
Stock-Based CompensationStock-Based Compensation4,890 6,667 (1,777)(26.7)Stock-Based Compensation5,415 6,623 (1,208)(18.2)
Occupancy CostsOccupancy Costs1,657 1,688 (31)(1.8)Occupancy Costs1,383 1,604 (221)(13.8)
AdvertisingAdvertising2,497 4,291 (1,794)(41.8)Advertising3,322 4,504 (1,182)(26.2)
Professional ServicesProfessional Services4,225 6,460 (2,235)(34.6)Professional Services4,557 5,455 (898)(16.5)
Sales Acquisition Expense2
Sales Acquisition Expense2
7,720 5,871 1,849 31.5 
Sales Acquisition Expense2
7,246 6,093 1,153 18.9 
Computer Software Expense3
Computer Software Expense3
6,829 5,683 1,146 20.2 
Computer Software Expense3
6,247 6,596 (349)(5.3)
Bank Service ChargesBank Service Charges2,915 3,430 (515)(15.0)
Other Sales, General and Administrative ExpenseOther Sales, General and Administrative Expense12,354 11,620 734 6.3 Other Sales, General and Administrative Expense9,663 9,604 59 0.6 
Sales, General and Administrative Expense4
Sales, General and Administrative Expense4
87,604 89,582 (1,978)(2.2)
Sales, General and Administrative Expense4
87,809 97,494 (9,685)(9.9)
Provision for Loan LossesProvision for Loan Losses12,031 3,868 8,163 211.0 Provision for Loan Losses8,714 7,682 1,032 13.4 
Depreciation and AmortizationDepreciation and Amortization8,425 8,603 (178)(2.1)Depreciation and Amortization7,979 8,482 (503)(5.9)
Restructuring ExpenseRestructuring Expense4,673 — 4,673 nmfRestructuring Expense757 — 757 nmf
Operating ExpensesOperating Expenses$112,733 $102,053 $10,680 10.5 %Operating Expenses$105,259 $113,658 $(8,399)(7.4)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
1 Personnel costs excludes stock-based compensation expense, which is reported separately in the operating expense table.
2 Sales acquisition expense includes vendor incentives and rebates to POS partners, external sales commissions, amortization of initial direct costs and amounts paid to various POS partners to be their exclusive provider of lease-to-own solutions.
3 Computer software expense consists primarily of software subscription fees, licensing fees and non-capitalizable software implementation costs.
4 Progressive Leasing's sales, general and administrative expense was $75.2$75.9 million and $80.2$85.9 million during the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively.
The provision for loan losses increased $8.2decrease in personnel costs of $6.5 million was driven primarily by a decrease of $7.0 million at Progressive Leasing, attributable to its reduction in the number of employees during the second half of 2022 as part of its restructuring and cost cutting initiatives. Personnel costs attributable to Four and other strategic initiatives also decreased by $0.5 million compared to the prior year quarter due to the unfavorable economic conditions present during the three months ended September 30, 2022, including a rapid increase in inflation and the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits, as compared to the same period in 2021, resulting in Vive's delinquencies returning to pre-pandemic levels. The provision for loan losses also increased due to growth in GMV2022. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $0.9 million at Four since it was acquired in June 2021. The provision for loan losses as a percentage of interest and fees revenue increased to 62.5% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 25.1% in the same period in 2021 due to delinquencies at Vive returning to pre-pandemic levels and higher write-offs within our Four operations.
Restructuring expense of $4.7 million is the result of a number of restructuring activities which were initiated by the Company in the second quarter of 2022, and which continued in the third quarter. Those activities are intended to reduce expenses, consolidate certain segment corporate headquarters and other office locations, and align the cost structure of the business with our near-term revenue outlook. The restructuring expense was primarily comprised of severance costs associated with Progressive Leasing employees and operating lease right-of-use asset impairment charges related to a reduction in call center office space.Vive.
Other Costs and Expenses
Depreciation of lease merchandise. Depreciation of lease merchandise decreased by 3.0%12.4% during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to the same period in 2021.2022. The decrease was primarily due to the decline in GMV resulting from Progressive Leasing's tightening of its decisioning in mid-2022. As a percentage of total lease revenues and fees, depreciation of lease merchandise increaseddecreased to 69.7%68.3% from 68.6%71.7% in the prior year quarter, primarily due to an increaselower early buyouts in uncollectible renewal payments, which is recordedthe three months ended March 31, 2023 as a reductioncompared to lease revenues and fees.the same period in 2022.
Provision for lease merchandise write-offs. The provision for lease merchandise write-offs increased $9.4decreased $12.0 million due to higher customer payment delinquencies and write-offsa decrease in the size of Progressive Leasing's lease portfolio during the three months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023 compared to the strongsame period in 2022. The provision for lease merchandise write-offs also decreased due to the improved customer payment activity and lower lease merchandise write-offs following Progressive LeasingLeasing's tightening of its decisioning in mid-2022, as compared to the higher customer delinquencies and write-offs experienced duringin the same period in 2021.first quarter of 2022. Given the significant economic uncertainty resulting from the rate of the increase in inflation, in recent months, the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits in 2022, which we believe benefited many of our customers in 2021,rising interest rates, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the potential effects of such developments on Progressive Leasing's POS partners, customers, and business going forward, a high level of estimation was involved in determining the allowance as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. Actual lease merchandise write-offs could differ materially from the allowance for those write-offs.
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The provision for lease merchandise write-offs as a percentage of lease revenues increaseddecreased to 7.2%6.0% during the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 from 5.4%7.3% in the same period in 2021.2022. The increasedecrease in the provision was a result of higherimproved customer payment delinquenciesactivity and lower write-offs on leases originated priordue to the Company tightening its lease decisioning in mid-2022 to address the unfavorable economic conditions, as compared to the strong customer payment activity and low lease merchandise write-offs we experienced in 2021.mid-2022.
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Impairment of Goodwill.
The Company recorded a loss of $10.2 million to partially write-off the goodwill balance of the Four reporting unit during the three months ended September 30, 2022. Refer to Note 1 of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the interim goodwill impairment assessment and resulting impairment charge.
Earnings Before Income Tax Expense
Information about our earnings before income tax expense by reportable segment is as follows: 
Three Months Ended
September 30,
Change
(In Thousands)20222021$%
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE:
Progressive Leasing$43,492 $76,435 $(32,943)(43.1)%
Vive1,376 6,354 (4,978)(78.3)
Other(17,520)(4,912)(12,608)nmf
Total Earnings Before Income Tax Expense$27,348 $77,877 $(50,529)(64.9)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
Three Months Ended
March 31,
Change
(In Thousands)20232022$%
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE:
Progressive Leasing$71,051 $42,081 $28,970 68.8 %
Vive2,163 4,423 (2,260)(51.1)
Other(5,627)(6,668)1,041 15.6 
Total Earnings Before Income Tax Expense$67,587 $39,836 $27,751 69.7 %
The $17.5 million loss before income tax expense within "Other" primarily relates to our Four operations and includes a $10.2 million impairment loss related to the partial impairment of Four's goodwill. Other factorsoperations. Factors impacting the change in earnings before income taxes are discussed above.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreasedincreased to $11.3$19.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to $20.5$12.7 million in the prior year comparable period due to lowerhigher earnings before income taxes. The effective income tax rate for the three months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was 41.5%28.9% compared to 26.3%31.9% for the same period in 2021.2022. The increasedecrease in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by favorable changes in discrete income tax expensesexpense related to the non-deductible goodwill impairment loss for Four of $10.2 million, interest on the Company'sstock-based compensation and uncertain tax position liabilities, and a permanent adjustment for employee stock-based compensation vesting.liabilities.
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Results of Operations – Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 and 2021
 Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Change
(In Thousands)20222021$%
REVENUES:
Lease Revenues and Fees$1,930,843 $1,989,055 $(58,212)(2.9)%
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable54,886 42,322 12,564 29.7 
1,985,729 2,031,377 (45,648)(2.2)
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Depreciation of Lease Merchandise1,358,713 1,380,572 (21,859)(1.6)
Provision for Lease Merchandise Write-Offs155,655 84,072 71,583 85.1 
Operating Expenses337,997 289,994 48,003 16.6 
Impairment of Goodwill10,151 — 10,151 nmf
1,862,516 1,754,638 107,878 6.1 
OPERATING PROFIT123,213 276,739 (153,526)(55.5)
Interest Expense(28,700)(1,392)(27,308)nmf
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE94,513 275,347 (180,834)(65.7)
INCOME TAX EXPENSE31,889 69,609 (37,720)(54.2)
NET EARNINGS$62,624 $205,738 $(143,114)(69.6)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
Revenues
Information about our revenues by source and reportable segment is as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
(In Thousands)Progressive LeasingViveOtherTotalProgressive LeasingViveOtherTotal
Lease Revenues and Fees$1,930,843 $— $— $1,930,843 $1,989,055 $— $— $1,989,055 
Interest and Fees on Loans Receivable— 53,026 1,860 54,886 — 42,154 168 42,322 
Total Revenues$1,930,843 $53,026 $1,860 $1,985,729 $1,989,055 $42,154 $168,000 $2,031,377 
The decrease in Progressive Leasing revenues was primarily due to an increase in customer payment delinquencies and uncollectible renewal payments for Progressive Leasing, as compared to the strong customer payment activity and low delinquencies it experienced during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The provision for uncollectible renewal payments, which is recorded as a reduction to lease revenues and fees, was $289.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $137.8 million in the same period in 2021. Lease revenues and fees were also lower as a result of fewer customers electing to exercise early lease buyouts during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021, and a 4.9% decline in Progressive Leasing's GMV in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, as compared to the same period in 2021.
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Operating Expenses
Information about certain significant components of operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2021 is as follows:
 Nine Months Ended September 30,Change
(In Thousands)20222021$%
Personnel Costs1
$150,413 $137,363 $13,050 9.5 %
Stock-Based Compensation13,930 14,803 (873)(5.9)
Occupancy Costs5,001 4,881 120 2.5 
Advertising10,544 11,944 (1,400)(11.7)
Professional Services16,008 18,135 (2,127)(11.7)
Sales Acquisition Expense2
21,609 17,121 4,488 26.2 
Computer Software Expense3
19,947 14,477 5,470 37.8
Other Sales, General and Administrative Expense37,607 32,090 5,517 17.2 
Sales, General and Administrative Expense4
275,059 250,814 24,245 9.7
Provision for Loan losses28,491 14,724 13,767 93.5 
Depreciation and Amortization25,446 24,456 990 4.0 
Restructuring Expense9,001 — 9,001 nmf
Operating Expenses$337,997 $289,994 $48,003 16.6 %
1 Personnel costs excludes stock-based compensation expense, which is reported separately in the operating expense table.
2 Sales acquisition expense includes vendor incentives and rebates to POS partners, external sales commissions, amortization of initial direct costs and amounts paid to various POS partners to be their exclusive provider of lease-to-own solutions.
3 Computer software expense consists primarily of software subscription fees, licensing fees and non-capitalizable software implementation costs.
4 Progressive Leasing's sales, general and administrative expense was $243.1 million and $231.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The increase in personnel costs of $13.1 million was driven by an increase of $6.7 million and $2.0 million at Progressive Leasing and Vive, respectively, resulting from wage increases and promotions, partially offset by a reduction in short-term incentive expense at Progressive Leasing. An additional $4.4 million in personnel costs was attributable to the acquisition and growth of Four, and other strategic initiatives started by the Company in 2021 that continued incurring costs during 2022.
Sales acquisition expense increased $4.5 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to increased incentives, sales commissions, and other expenses at Progressive Leasing to promote lease originations with its POS partners.
Computer software expense increased $5.5 million primarily due to an increase in non-capitalizable costs for software implementation projects by Progressive Leasing during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, new strategic initiatives started by the Company in 2021 that continued incurring costs in 2022, and increased software and licensing costs.
Other sales, general and administrative expense increased $5.5 million primarily due to additional administrative costs within Progressive Leasing during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, in addition to an increase of $1.1 million due to the acquisition and growth of Four, and other strategic initiatives started by the Company in 2021 that continued incurring costs during 2022.
Provision for loan losses increased $13.8 million compared to the same period in 2021 due to unfavorable economic conditions present during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, including a rapid increase in inflation and the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits, as compared to the same period in 2021, resulting in Vive's delinquencies returning to pre-pandemic levels. The provision for loan losses also increased due to growth in GMV at Four since it was acquired in June 2021. The provision for loan losses as a percentage of interest and fees revenue increased to 51.9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 34.8% in the same period in 2021, due to delinquencies at Vive returning to pre-pandemic levels and higher write-offs within our Four operations.
Restructuring expense of $9.0 million is the result of a number of restructuring activities initiated by the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 intended to reduce expenses, consolidate certain segment corporate headquarters and other office locations, and align the cost structure of the business with our near-term revenue outlook. The restructuring expense was primarily comprised of severance costs associated with a reduction in Progressive Leasing's workforce and operating lease right-of-use asset impairment charges related to a reduction in call center office space and the relocation of the Vive corporate headquarters to the Company's corporate office building.
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Other Costs and Expenses
Depreciation of lease merchandise. Depreciation of lease merchandise decreased by 1.6% due to fewer customers exercising early lease buyout elections during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021. As a percentage of total lease revenues and fees, depreciation of lease merchandise increased to 70.4% from 69.4% in the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in uncollectible renewal payments during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.
Provision for lease merchandise write-offs. The provision for lease merchandise write-offs increased $71.6 million due to higher customer payment delinquencies and write-offs during the nine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to the strong customer payment activity and lower lease merchandise write-offs we experienced during the same period in 2021. Given the significant economic uncertainty resulting from the rate of the increase in inflation experienced in recent months, the absence of government stimulus payments and enhanced unemployment benefits and child tax credits, which we believe benefited many of our customers in 2021, and the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the potential effects of such developments on our POS partners, customers, and business going forward, a high level of estimation was involved in determining the allowance as of September 30, 2022. Actual lease merchandise write-offs could differ materially from the allowance.
The provision for lease merchandise write-offs as a percentage of lease revenues increased to 8.1% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 from 4.2% for the same period in 2021. The increase in the provision was due to higher customer payment delinquencies and write-offs on leases originated in the first half of 2022, prior to the Company further tightening its lease decisioning in mid-2022 to address the unfavorable economic conditions, and changes in estimates on the allowance as discussed above.
Impairment of Goodwill. The Company recorded a loss of $10.2 million to partially write-off the goodwill balance of the Four reporting unit during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Refer to Note 1 of these condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of the interim goodwill impairment assessment and resulting impairment charge.
Earnings Before Income Taxes
Information about our earnings before income taxes by reportable segment is as follows:
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
Change
(In Thousands)20222021$%
EARNINGS BEFORE INCOME TAXES:
Progressive Leasing$112,956 $268,128 $(155,172)(57.9)%
Vive9,154 12,131 (2,977)(24.5)
Other(27,597)(4,912)(22,685)nmf
Total Earnings Before Income Taxes$94,513 $275,347 $(180,834)(65.7)%
nmf—Calculation is not meaningful
The $27.6 million loss before income tax expense within "Other" primarily relates to our Four operations and includes a $10.2 million impairment loss related to the partial impairment of Four's goodwill. Other factors impacting the change in earnings before income taxes are discussed above.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreased to $31.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to $69.6 million in the prior year comparable period due to lower earnings before income taxes. The effective tax rate was 33.7% during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 25.3% in the same period in 2021. The increase in the effective tax rate was primarily driven by discrete income tax expenses related to the non-deductible goodwill impairment loss for Four of $10.2 million, interest on the Company's uncertain tax position liabilities, and a permanent adjustment for employee stock-based compensation vesting.
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Overview of Financial Position
The major changes in the condensed consolidated balance sheet from December 31, 20212022 to September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 include:
Cash and cash equivalents increased $51.7$118.0 million to $221.9$249.8 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. For additional information, refer to the "Liquidity and Capital Resources" section below.
Lease merchandise, net of accumulated depreciation and allowances, decreased $147.9$76.4 million due primarily to an increase of $46.3 million in accumulated depreciation and allowance on lease merchandise and a 22.6% decrease in Progressive Leasing's GMV of 31.1% for the thirdfirst quarter of 20222023 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021.2022.
Accounts payable and accrued expenses increased $17.4 million primarily due to a $21.5 million increase to income taxes payable as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
We expect that our primary capital requirements will consist of:
Reinvesting in our business, including buying merchandise for the operations of Progressive Leasing. Because we believe Progressive Leasing will continue to grow over the long-term, we expect that the need for additional lease merchandise will remain a major capital requirement;
Making merger and acquisition investment(s) to further broaden our product offerings; and
Returning excess cash to shareholders through periodically repurchasing stock.
Other capital requirements include (i) expenditures related to software development; (ii) expenditures related to our corporate operating activities; (iii) personnel expenditures; (iv) income tax payments; (v) funding of loans receivable for Vive; and (vi) servicing our outstanding debt obligation.
Our capital requirements have been financed through:
cash flows from operations;
private debt offerings;
bank debt; and
stock offerings.
As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company had $221.9$249.8 million of cash, $350.0 million of availability under the Revolving Facility, and $600.0 million of indebtedness.
Cash Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities was $283.2$157.4 million and $294.9$98.3 million during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The $11.7$59.1 million decreaseincrease in operating cash flows was primarily driven by the $20.9 million increase in net earnings and a reduction in customer payment activity compared to the prior year period, primarily due to increased customer payment delinquencies prior to the Company further tightening its lease decisioning in mid-2022 and fewer customers exercising early lease buyout options during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021. The decrease in cash provided by operating activities is also a result of $17.3 million of interest paid on the Company's Senior Notes. The decrease in operating cash flows was partially offset by a $76.7$80.8 million decrease in purchases of lease merchandise by Progressive Leasing during the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to the same period in 2021.2022. Changes in certain working capital accounts also contributed to operating cash inflows. Other changes in cash provided by operating activities are discussed above in our discussion of results for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.
Cash Used in Investing Activities
Cash used in investing activities was $39.9$0.6 million and $72.5$5.6 million during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively. The $32.6$5.0 million decrease in investing cash outflows in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021 was primarily due to the $22.9result of a $5.1 million of cash paid for the acquisition of Fourincrease in June 2021. Additionally, proceeds from loans receivable, increased $18.1 million compared towhile the same period in 2021. These changes were partially offset by a $7.7 millioncorresponding increase in cash outflows for investments in loans receivables as compared to the same period in 2021.receivable was $0.7 million.
Cash Used in Financing Activities
Cash used in financing activities was $191.5$38.9 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 compared to $130.2$78.9 million during the same period in 2021.2022. Cash used in financing activities in the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 was primarily used for the Company's repurchase of $187.4$36.5 million of its common stock, compared to $128.2$78.1 million of share repurchases in the same period in the prior year.
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Share Repurchases
We purchase our stock in the market from time to time as authorized by our Board of Directors. On November 3, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a new $1 billion share repurchase program that replaced the previous $300 million repurchase program. The Company repurchased 6,687,6181,458,649 shares for $187.4$36.5 million during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023. That amount does not include any excise tax that may be assessed on those repurchases. As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had the authority to purchase additional shares up to our remaining authorization limit of $373.5$300.8 million.
Debt Financing
On November 24, 2020, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a consortium of lenders providing for a $350.0 million senior revolving credit facility, under which revolving borrowings became available on the date of the completion of the separation and distribution transaction pursuant to which our former Aaron's Business segment was spun-off into a separate publicly-traded company, and under which all borrowings and commitments will mature or terminate on November 24, 2025.
As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, the Company had no outstanding balance and $350.0 million remaining available for borrowings on the Revolving Facility. The Revolving Facility includes an uncommitted incremental facility increase option ("Incremental Facilities") which, subject to certain terms and conditions, permits the Company at any time prior to the maturity date to request an increase in extensions of credit available thereunder by an aggregate additional principal amount of up to $300.0 million.
Our Revolving Facility contains certain financial covenants, which include requirements that the Company maintain ratios of (i) total net debt to EBITDA of no more than 2.50:1.00 and (ii) consolidated interest coverage of no less than 3.00:1.00. The Company will be in default under the Revolving Facility if it fails to comply with these covenants, and all borrowings outstanding may become due immediately. Additionally, under the Revolving Facility, if the total net debt to EBITDA, as defined by the Revolving Facility, exceeds 1.25, the revolver becomes fully secured for the remaining duration of the Revolving Facility term. As of June 30, 2022, the Company exceeded the 1.25 total net debt to EBITDA ratio and the Revolving Facility became fully secured. At September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Revolving Facility and believe that we will continue to be in compliance in the future.
On November 26, 2021, the Company entered into an indenture in connection with its offering of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the "Senior Notes"). The Senior Notes were issued at 100.0% of their par value with a stated fixed annual interest rate of 6.00%. Interest accrues on the outstanding balance and is payable semi-annually. The Senior Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed by certain of the Company's existing and future domestic subsidiaries.
The indenture discussed above contains various other covenants and obligations to which the Company and its subsidiaries are subject while the Senior Notes are outstanding. The covenants in the indenture may limit the extent to which, or the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur additional debt and guarantee debt; (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions or repurchase or redeem capital stock; (iii) prepay, redeem or repurchase certain debt; (iv) issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities; (v) make loans and investments; (vi) sell assets; (vii) incur liens; (viii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (ix) enter into agreements restricting the ability of the Company’s subsidiaries to pay dividends; and (x) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. The indenture also contains customary events of default for transactions of this type and amount. We were in compliance with these covenants at September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and believe that we will continue to be in compliance in the future.
Commitments
Income Taxes
During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we made net tax payments of $31.1$2.5 million. Within the next threenine months, we anticipate making estimated tax payments of $19.3$73.7 million for United States federal income taxes and state income taxes.
Deferred income tax liabilities as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 were $140.5126.9 million. Deferred income tax liabilities are calculated based on temporary differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their respective book basis, which will result in taxable amounts in future years when the liabilities are settled at their reported financial statement amounts. The results of these calculations do not have a direct connection with the amount of cash taxes to be paid in any future periods.
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Leases
We lease management and information technology space for corporate functions as well as call center space and storage space for our hub facilities under operating leases expiring at various times through 2027. Our corporate and call center leases contain renewal options for additional periods ranging from three to five years. We also lease transportation vehicles under operating leases which generally expire during the next three years. We expect that most leases will be renewed or replaced by other leases in the normal course of business.
Contractual Obligations and Commitments
Future interest payments on the Company's variable-rate debt are based on a rate per annum equal to, at our option, (i) the London Interbank Overnight Rate ("LIBO"LIBOR") rate plus a margin within the range of 1.5% to 2.5% for revolving loans, based on total leverage, or (ii) the administrative agent's base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5%, as specified in the agreement. Future interest payments related to our Revolving Facility are based on the borrowings outstanding at that time. Future interest payments may be different depending on future borrowing activity and interest rates. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility as of September 30, 2022.March 31, 2023.
On November 26, 2021, the Company issued $600 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes that bear a fixed annual interest rate of 6.00%. Interest accrues on the outstanding balance and is payable semi-annually. The Senior Notes will mature on November 15, 2029.
The Company has no long-term commitments to purchase merchandise nor does it have significant purchase agreements that specify minimum quantities or set prices that exceed our expected requirements for three months.
Unfunded Lending Commitments
The Company, through its Vive business, had unconditionally cancellable unfunded lending commitments totaling approximately $505.8$521.9 million and $467.6$513.7 million as of September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively, that do not give rise to revenues and cash flows. These unfunded commitments arise in the ordinary course of business from credit card agreements with individual cardholders that give them the ability to borrow, against unused amounts, up to the maximum credit limit assigned to their account. While these unfunded amounts represented the total available unused lines of credit, the Company does not anticipate that all cardholders will utilize their entire available line at any given point in time. Commitments to extend unsecured credit are agreements to lend to a cardholder so long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Critical Accounting Policies
Refer to the 20212022 Annual Report.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Refer to Note 1 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued accounting pronouncements, including pronouncements that were adopted in the current year.
ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
As of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, we had no outstanding borrowings under our Revolving Facility. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility are indexed to the LIBO rateLIBOR or the prime rate, which exposes us to the risk of increased interest costs if interest rates rise. Based on the fact that the Company had no variable-rate debt outstanding as of September 30, 2022,March 31, 2023, a hypothetical 1.0% increase or decrease in interest rates would not affect interest expense.
We do not use any significant market risk sensitive instruments to hedge commodity, foreign currency or other risks, and hold no market risk sensitive instruments for trading or speculative purposes.

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ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures.
An evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, was carried out by management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
This evaluation is performed to determine if our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms. No system of controls, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the system of controls are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that the system of controls has operated effectively in all cases. Our disclosure controls and procedures, however, are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met.
Based on management’s evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the date of the evaluation to provide reasonable assurance that the objectives of disclosure controls and procedures are met.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022March 31, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
From time to time, we are party to various legal proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business. While any proceeding contains an element of uncertainty, we do not currently believe that any of the outstanding legal proceedings to which we are a party will have a material adverse impact on our business, financial position or results of operations. However, an adverse resolution of a number of these items may have a material adverse impact on our business, financial position or results of operations. For further information, see Note 4 in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements under the heading "Legal and Regulatory Proceedings," which discussion is incorporated by reference in response to this Item 1.
ITEM 1A.RISK FACTORS
The Company does not have any updates to its risk factors disclosure from that previously reported in the 20212022 Annual Report.
ITEM 2.UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
The following table presents our share repurchase activity for the three months ended September 30, 2022:March 31, 2023:
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 1
July 1, 2022 through July 31, 202297,203 $16.51 97,203 $382,794,227 
August 1, 2022 through August 31, 2022290,549 18.97 290,549 377,283,747 
September 1, 2022 through September 30, 2022200,000 18.85 200,000 373,513,523 
Total587,752 587,752 
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Maximum Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 1
January 1, 2023 through January 31, 2023— $— — $337,276,089 
February 1, 2023 through February 28, 2023— — — 337,276,089 
March 1, 2023 through March 31, 20231,458,649 25.00 1,458,649 300,804,315 
Total1,458,649 1,458,649 
1 Share repurchases are conducted under authorizations made from time to time by the Company’s Board of Directors. The authorization effective November 3, 2021, provided the Company with the ability to repurchase shares up to a maximum amount of $1 billion. Subject to the terms of the Board's authorization and applicable law, repurchases may be made at such times and in such amounts as the Company deems appropriate. Repurchases may be discontinued at any time.
ITEM 3.DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.OTHER INFORMATION
None.

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EXHIBIT
NO.
DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PROG Holdings, Inc.
(Registrant)
Date:OctoberApril 26, 20222023By:/s/ BRIAN GARNER
Brian Garner
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
Date:OctoberApril 26, 20222023By:/s/ MATT SEWELL
Matt Sewell
Vice President, Financial Reporting
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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