EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) is one of the stocks that was on Jim Cramer’s radar recently. A caller sought Cramer’s thoughts on the stock during the lightning round, and he replied:
Yeah, a pawn stock that sells at 15 times earnings. It really is just a credit company. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that. I think it’s a very good stock and it’s a company… I have not had to use them, but boy, I’ll tell you it’s a well-run company. How about that?
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EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) provides pawn loans and retails pre-owned merchandise, including jewelry and electronics. Some of the company’s brands include EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry, and MaxiEfectivo, among others. The company reported its Q1 2026 results on February 4, posting a non-GAAP EPS of $0.55, outperforming estimates by $0.12. Its revenue of $382 million was up over 19% year-over-year and beat estimates by nearly $18.4 million.
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