WRLD WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP

BEARISH Impact: 5/10 8-K
Horizon months Filed May 26, 2026 Processed 17d 14h ago SEC 0000108385-26-000011
8-K Item 1.01 + 5.02 (likely routine officer/director compensation agreement)
Latest settled — T+5d
WRLD ▼ -0.43% at T+5d
SHORT call ✓ call won +0.43% · α vs SPY +0.90% · entry $166.93 → $166.21
Next anchor: T+20d in 11d
Currently $178.45 · -6.90% from $166.93 entry (call sign-flipped)
Entry anchored
May 26, 2026
via day open
T+1d
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call +3.25% · α +3.80%
$161.51
settled 17d ago
T+5d
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call +0.43% · α +0.90%
$166.21
settled 11d ago
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Executive Summary

World Acceptance Corporation entered into a consent agreement with its lenders to temporarily relax its fixed charge coverage ratio covenant for three fiscal quarters ending in 2026. The covenant floor drops from 2.25x to 2.20x (Mar 31, 2026), 2.10x (Jun 30, 2026), and 2.15x (Sep 30, 2026), reverting to 2.25x thereafter. This signals that the company's earnings have weakened enough to necessitate a covenant waiver, which is a credit-negative event for a subprime lender.

Actionable Insight

The covenant waiver signals near-term earnings pressure. Monitor the next 10-Q for fixed charge coverage details. If the company breaches the temporarily lowered covenant or fails to restore the ratio by December 2026, credit downgrade risk increases materially.

Key Facts

  • Fixed charge coverage ratio covenant lowered from 2.25x to 2.10x for June 2026 quarter
  • Temporary waiver covers quarters ending March, June, and September 2026
  • Consent fee of 0.03% of aggregate commitments paid to lenders
  • No event of default currently exists, per company representation
  • Covenant reverts to original 2.25x threshold starting Dec 31, 2026

Financial Impact

Covenant relaxation by 0.05x-0.15x across three quarters, suggesting earnings coverage erosion

fixed charge coverage rationet income available for fixed charges

Risk Factors

  • Further earnings deterioration could lead to additional covenant breaches
  • Credit rating downgrade potential if ratio does not recover
  • Higher borrowing costs or reduced access to credit facility if defaults re-emerge

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Personal Credit Institutions
Analyst Consensus
0% bullish (6 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 5 SEC documents filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
8-K Filing (Primary)0000108385-26-000011
Document: consentandlimitedmodificat.htm0000108385-26-000011
Document: 0000108385-26-000011-index-headers.html0000108385-26-000011
Document: 0000108385-26-000011-index.html0000108385-26-000011
Document: 0000108385-26-000011.txt0000108385-26-000011
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Jun 5, 2026
7d ago
10-K/A
NEUTRAL ★ 1/10
$167.80 awaiting T+1awaiting T+1$178.45 (+6.35%)
Jun 4, 2026
8d ago
8-K
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$167.80 $167.30▼ −0.30%▲ +2.30%$178.45 (+6.35%)
May 26, 2026
17d ago
8-K
BEARISH ★ 5/10
$166.93 $161.51▲ +3.25%▲ +3.80%$178.45 (−6.90%)
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