Credit Acceptance Corporation (NASDAQ:CACC) Q4 2022 Earnings Conference Call January 31, 2023 5:00 PM ET

Company Participants

Doug Busk - Chief Treasury Officer

Conference Call Participants

Moshe Orenbuch - Credit Suisse

John Rowan - Janney Montgomery Scott

Rob Wildhack - Autonomous Research

John Hecht - Jefferies

Ray Cheesman - Anfield Capital

Christopher Ryan - Radcliffe

Operator

Good day, everyone, and welcome to the Credit Acceptance Corporation Fourth Quarter 2022 Earnings Call. Today's call is being recorded. A webcast and transcript of today's earnings call will be made available on Credit Acceptance’s website.

At this time, I would like to turn the call over to Credit Acceptance, Chief Treasurer Officer, Doug Busk.

Doug Busk

Thank you. Good afternoon, and welcome to the Credit Acceptance Corporation fourth quarter 2022 earnings call. As you read our news release posted on the Investor Relations section of our website at ir.creditacceptance.com, and as you listen to this conference call, please recognize that both contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities law.

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control and which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. These risks and uncertainties include those spelled out in the cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information included in the news release. Consider all forward-looking statements in light of those and other risks and uncertainties.

Additionally, I should mention that to comply with the SEC's Regulation G, please refer to the financial results section of our news release, which provides tables showing how non-GAAP measures reconcile to GAAP measures. Our GAAP and adjusted results for the quarter include unit and dollar volumes grew 25.6% and 26.2%, respectively, as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021; a decrease in forecasted collection rates for loans originated in 2021 and 2022, which decreased forecasted net cash flows from our loan portfolio by $41 million or 0.5%.

Adjusted net income decreased 26.6% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to $156 million. Adjusted earnings per share decreased 17.7% from the fourth quarter of 2021 to $11.74. Stock repurchases of approximately 8,000 shares, which represented 1.6% of the shares outstanding at the beginning of the quarter.

At this time, Ken Booth, our Chief Executive Officer; Jay Martin, our Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting, and I will take your questions.

Question-and-Answer Session

Operator

Thank you. [Operator Instructions] The first call, questions I have is coming from Moshe Orenbuch of Credit Suisse. Your line is open.