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CPI Card Group Inc. (PMTS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

PMTS • • Banking & Credit
Financial ServicesCredit ServicesPayment Networks and Merchant Acquiring
AboutCPI Card Group Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, production, data personalization, packaging, and fulfillment of financial payment cards. It operates through Debit and Credit, and Prepaid Debit segments. The Debit and Credit segment produces financial payment cards and provides integrated card services to card-issuing banks. Its products include Europay, Mastercard, And Visa (EMV) and non-EMV financial payment cards and metal cards, as well as private label credit cards. This segment also provides on-demand services and various integrated card services, including card personalization and fulfillment, and instant issuance services. The Prepaid Debit segment primarily offers integrated card services comprising tamper-evident security packaging services to prepaid debit card providers. It also produces financial payment cards issued on the networks of the payment card brands. It serves issuers of debit and credit cards, Prepaid Debit Card program managers, community banks, credit unions, group service providers, and card transaction processors in the United States. The company was formerly known as CPI Holdings I, Inc. and changed its name to CPI Card Group Inc. in August 2015. CPI Card Group Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Littleton, Colorado.Show more
  • Net Interest Income -$34M -26.7%
  • Total Revenue $481M +8.1%
  • Net Income $20M -18.6%
  • Return on Equity -
  • Net Interest Margin -9.75% -6.4%
  • Efficiency Ratio 22.56% +6.8%
  • ROA 6.07% -25.3%
  • Equity / Assets -10.19% +42.4%
  • Book Value per Share -3.00 +31.2%
  • Tangible BV/Share -7.85 +17.3%
  • Debt/Equity -
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Efficient operations: 22.6% efficiency ratio
  • ✓Diversified revenue: 100.0% from non-interest income

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak NIM of -9.7%
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 17 (bottom 17%)
  • ✗Thin capital base
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y6.3%
5Y11.56%
3Y8.61%
TTM-

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y3.91%
5Y-
3Y6.99%
TTM-7.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y6.44%
TTM-8.14%

ROCE

10Y Avg18.54%
5Y Avg27.18%
3Y Avg28.97%
Latest24.23%

Peer Comparison

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
VVisa Inc.2.88B320.1431.3911.34%50.14%53.62%100%0.66
MAMastercard Incorporated457.84B517.2131.3116.42%45.65%193.01%3.75%2.45
AXPAmerican Express Company212.83B308.9022.0310.15%13.65%32.52%5.7%1.69
PYPLPayPal Holdings, Inc.42.51B46.218.544.85%15.7%25.83%13.09%0.49
PMTSCPI Card Group Inc.139.67M12.277.488.11%4.06%24.38%
WUThe Western Union Company3.04B9.636.29-4%12.36%52.16%12.92%
CURRCurrenc Group, Inc.160.12M2.09-2.03-12.81%-85.01%-138.16%1.79%
GDOTGreen Dot Corporation640.67M11.56-23.1214.82%-1.55%-5.14%1.11%0.07

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Net Interest Income+0-20.04M-20.85M-23.43M-24.89M-25.4M-30.61M-29.62M-26.91M-34.09M
NII Growth %100%--4.02%-12.38%-6.23%-2.03%-20.52%3.24%9.13%-26.66%
Net Interest Margin %----------
Interest Income0000000000
Interest Expense020.04M20.85M23.43M24.89M25.4M30.61M29.62M26.91M34.09M
Loan Loss Provision238.29M186.76M134.69M153.79M162.11M176.48M203.09M270.36M262.14M275.3M
Non-Interest Income+374.11M308.7M223.74M255.81M278.07M312.19M375.12M475.75M444.55M480.6M
Non-Interest Income %----------
Total Revenue+374.11M308.7M223.74M255.81M278.07M312.19M375.12M475.75M444.55M480.6M
Revenue Growth %43.33%-17.48%-27.52%14.33%8.7%12.27%20.16%26.83%-6.56%8.11%
Non-Interest Expense68.1M72.92M87.5M74M66.36M71.92M81.96M96.64M93.9M108.43M
Efficiency Ratio----------
Operating Income+67.72M28.98M-19.3M4.59M24.71M38.39M59.46M79.13M61.59M62.79M
Operating Margin %----------
Operating Income Growth %96.45%-57.2%-166.59%123.77%438.6%55.36%54.89%33.07%-22.17%1.95%
Pretax Income+49.11M8.54M-39.62M-19.14M-1.52M12.88M23.82M49.15M34.46M25.03M
Pretax Margin %----------
Income Tax+17.85M3.14M-16.54M-4.34M3.47M-3.31M7.88M12.61M10.48M5.51M
Effective Tax Rate %----------
Net Income+30.86M5.4M-22.01M-37.46M-5.12M16.13M15.94M36.54M23.98M19.52M
Net Margin %----------
Net Income Growth %132.02%-82.51%-507.67%-70.2%86.34%415.2%-1.17%129.22%-34.36%-18.61%
Net Income (Continuing)31.26M5.4M-23.09M-14.8M-4.99M16.19M15.94M36.54M23.98M19.52M
EPS (Diluted)+-0.200.50-1.98-3.36-0.401.441.363.112.011.64
EPS Growth %94.69%350%-496%-69.7%88.1%460%-5.56%128.68%-35.37%-18.41%
EPS (Basic)-0.200.50-1.98-3.36-0.401.441.423.242.101.75
Diluted Shares Outstanding9.02M10.8M11.12M11.15M11.2M11.23M11.76M11.75M11.92M11.88M

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash & Short Term Investments+13.61M36.95M23.2M20.29M18.68M57.6M20.68M11.04M12.41M33.54M
Cash & Due from Banks13.61M36.95M23.2M20.29M18.68M57.6M20.68M11.04M12.41M33.54M
Short Term Investments0000000000
Total Investments+-24.07M-21.26M-12.29M-5.75M000000
Investments Growth %-11.68%42.21%53.21%100%-----
Long-Term Investments-24.07M-21.26M-12.29M-5.75M000000
Accounts Receivables52.54M31.49M32.53M43.79M38.61M44.02M49.96M68.67M69M78.28M
Goodwill & Intangibles+----------
Goodwill73.12M72M53.61M47.15M47.15M47.15M47.15M47.15M47.15M47.15M
Intangible Assets53.99M46.35M41.47M35.44M30.8M26.21M21.85M17.99M14.12M10.49M
PP&E (Net)52.11M53.42M49.3M39.11M41.61M39.4M47.25M57.18M63.05M68.65M
Other Assets110K240K248K1.03M1.23M857K6.18M6.78M3.98M20.32M
Total Current Assets101.02M92.42M89.37M84.47M92.22M152.53M145.7M167.57M165.38M203.04M
Total Non-Current Assets179.33M172M144.63M122.73M120.8M113.62M122.44M129.1M128.31M146.62M
Total Assets+280.35M264.42M234M207.2M213.01M266.15M268.14M296.67M293.68M349.66M
Asset Growth %5.15%-5.68%-11.5%-11.45%2.8%24.95%0.75%10.64%-1.01%19.06%
Return on Assets (ROA)11.28%1.98%-8.83%-16.98%-2.44%6.73%5.97%12.94%8.13%6.07%
Accounts Payable17.83M11M13.24M16.51M16.48M18.88M26.44M24.37M12.8M16.12M
Total Debt+309M301.92M303.87M305.82M312.27M341.12M307.74M291.22M272.31M289.47M
Net Debt295.39M264.97M280.66M285.53M293.59M283.51M287.06M280.18M259.9M255.93M
Long-Term Debt300M301.92M303.87M305.82M307.78M328.68M303.63M285.52M265M280.4M
Short-Term Debt9M00008.03M0000
Other Liabilities869K1.23M15.17M8.64M11.48M11.17M15.51M18.4M24.04M25.97M
Total Current Liabilities42.02M35.28M34.54M41.28M41.69M56.93M64.78M68.01M49.45M75.59M
Total Non-Current Liabilities324.94M324.42M319.04M315.5M325.62M347.26M324.38M310.73M296.17M309.69M
Total Liabilities366.96M359.69M353.58M356.78M367.31M404.19M389.16M378.74M345.62M385.28M
Total Equity+-86.61M-95.27M-119.57M-149.58M-154.3M-138.04M-121.02M-82.08M-51.94M-35.62M
Equity Growth %-299.23%-10%-25.51%-25.09%-3.16%10.54%12.33%32.18%36.72%31.41%
Equity / Assets (Capital Ratio)----------
Return on Equity (ROE)----------
Book Value per Share-9.60-8.82-10.76-13.42-13.78-12.29-10.29-6.99-4.36-3.00
Tangible BV per Share----------
Common Stock56K55K11K11K11K11K11K11K11K11K
Additional Paid-in Capital-119.03M-114.88M-113.08M-112.22M-111.99M-111.86M-110.78M-108.38M-102.22M-105.43M
Retained Earnings36.66M25.97M-1.37M-36M-42.32M-26.19M-10.25M26.29M50.28M69.8M
Accumulated OCI-4.3M-6.42M-5.14M-1.36M000000
Treasury Stock0000000000
Preferred Stock299K415K138K360K000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+43.92M59.96M2.43M3.52M2.84M22.01M20.23M31.34M34.04M43.31M
Operating CF Growth %64.95%36.51%-95.95%45.03%-19.29%674.87%-8.11%54.91%8.63%27.24%
Net Income30.86M5.4M-22.01M-37.46M-4.45M16.13M15.94M36.54M23.98M19.52M
Depreciation & Amortization15.99M16.93M16.92M18.41M17M16.83M15.1M14.89M15.93M16.42M
Deferred Taxes10.91M-1.83M-9.17M-6.9M1.15M1.04M-2.16M1.55M331K-3.94M
Other Non-Cash Items7.34M4.46M18.76M21.36M3.44M5.29M7.63M3.5M1.44M10.3M
Working Capital Changes-30.83M31.42M-4.06M7.15M-14.54M-17.41M-17.53M-28.62M-15.16M-7.54M
Cash from Investing+-13.67M-14.29M-8.79M-5.85M-2.57M-7.09M-9.92M-17.77M-6.22M-9.22M
Purchase of Investments0000000000
Sale/Maturity of Investments0000000000
Net Investment Activity----------
Acquisitions00001.45M00000
Other Investing5M0-1.53M-220K150K0156K95K183K36K
Cash from Financing+-29.4M-21.92M-7.88M-519K-1.93M23.98M-47.23M-23.16M-26.44M-12.96M
Dividends Paid-230.36M-7.52M-7.54M0000000
Share Repurchases0-6.01M000000-250K-8.68M
Stock Issued135.3M000000000
Net Stock Activity----------
Debt Issuance (Net)1000K-1000K0-519K-1000K1000K-1000K-1000K-1000K1000K
Other Financing-17.66M611K-341K00-2.51M-12.31M-1.94M-368K-16.16M
Net Change in Cash+665K23.35M-13.75M-2.91M-1.61M38.92M-36.92M-9.65M1.38M21.13M
Exchange Rate Effect-186K-399K494K-61K50K23K1K-47K00
Cash at Beginning12.94M13.61M36.95M23.2M20.29M18.68M57.6M20.68M11.04M12.41M
Cash at End13.61M36.95M23.2M20.29M18.68M57.6M20.68M11.04M12.41M33.54M
Interest Paid11.99M15.07M18.47M023.04M22.75M22.27M27.71M25.74M26.32M
Income Taxes Paid10.14M468K30K0780K1.3M9.79M12.58M10.46M9.76M
Free Cash Flow+25.25M45.66M-4.84M-2.11M-1.33M14.92M10.15M13.47M27.64M34.06M
FCF Growth %161.11%80.83%-110.59%56.29%36.9%1218.52%-31.94%32.63%105.18%23.23%

Banking Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Assets (ROA)11.28%1.98%-8.83%-16.98%-2.44%6.73%5.97%12.94%8.13%6.07%
Net Interest Margin0%-7.58%-8.91%-11.31%-11.69%-9.54%-11.41%-9.98%-9.16%-9.75%
Efficiency Ratio18.2%23.62%39.11%28.93%23.86%23.04%21.85%20.31%21.12%22.56%
Equity / Assets-30.89%-36.03%-51.1%-72.19%-72.44%-51.86%-45.13%-27.67%-17.68%-10.19%
Book Value / Share-9.6-8.82-10.76-13.42-13.78-12.29-10.29-6.99-4.36-3
NII Growth100%--4.02%-12.38%-6.23%-2.03%-20.52%3.24%9.13%-26.66%
Dividend Payout-139.27%--------

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