GENERAL Organization and Nature of the Company
On December 16, 2021, FirstCash, Inc. implemented a holding company reorganization, which resulted in FirstCash Holdings, Inc. owning all of the outstanding capital stock of FirstCash, Inc. Following the reorganization, FirstCash Holdings, Inc. became the successor issuer to FirstCash, Inc. FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries, the “Company”) is incorporated in the state of Delaware.
On December 17, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition (the “AFF Acquisition”) of American First Finance (“AFF”), which is a leading technology-driven retail point-of-sale (“POS”) payment solutions platform primarily focused on providing lease-to-own (“LTO”) products. See Note 3 for additional information about the AFF Acquisition.
The Company operates two business lines: pawn operations and retail POS payment solutions which are organized into three reportable segments. The U.S. pawn segment consists of all pawn operations in 26 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, while the Latin America pawn segment consists of all pawn operations in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia and El Salvador. The retail POS payment solutions segment consists of the operations of AFF.
The Company’s primary business line continues to be the operation of retail pawn stores, also known as “pawnshops,” which focus on serving cash and credit-constrained consumers. Pawn stores help customers meet small short-term cash needs by providing non-recourse pawn loans and buying merchandise directly from customers. Personal property, such as jewelry, electronics, tools, appliances, sporting goods and musical instruments, is pledged and held as collateral for the pawn loans over the typical 30-day term of the loan. Pawn stores also generate retail sales primarily from the merchandise acquired through collateral forfeitures and over-the-counter purchases from customers.
The Company’s retail POS payment solutions segment focuses on providing LTO and retail financing payment options across a large network of traditional and e-commerce retail merchant partners in all 50 states in the U.S., the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. AFF’s retail merchant partnerships provide consumer goods and services to their shoppers and use AFF’s LTO and retail finance solutions to facilitate payments on such transactions.
Continuing Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact numerous aspects of the Company’s business and the continuing long-term impact to its business remains unknown. The extent to which COVID-19 continues to impact the Company’s operations, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted with confidence, including the unknown duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be impacted by variants of concern and the efficacy and adoption rate of the COVID-19 vaccines in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. In addition, changes in economic conditions and consumer spending, rising inflation, and the actions taken to limit the economic impact of COVID-19, such as government stimulus and other transfer programs, have and may continue to have a material adverse impact on demand for pawn loans in future periods. Moreover, safety protocols, staffing constraints and supply chain delays continue to impact operations and traffic counts for many retailers, which include the Company’s pawn stores and many of AFF’s retail merchant partners.
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