| Quarterly Financial Information (Unaudited) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (In Thousands, Except Per Share Data) | First Quarter | | Second Quarter | | Third Quarter | | Fourth Quarter | Year Ended December 31, 2018 | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 954,809 |
| | $ | 927,859 |
| | $ | 953,071 |
| | $ | 993,184 |
| Gross Profit * | 398,703 |
| | 396,763 |
| | 406,541 |
| | 444,979 |
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | 66,752 |
| | 49,980 |
| | 53,415 |
| | 82,057 |
| Net Earnings | 52,246 |
| | 38,501 |
| | 43,720 |
| | 61,743 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.75 |
| | 0.55 |
| | 0.64 |
| | 0.91 |
| Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution | 0.73 |
| | 0.54 |
| | 0.62 |
| | 0.89 |
| | | | | | | | | Year Ended December 31, 2017 | | | | | | | | Revenues | $ | 844,554 |
| | $ | 815,644 |
| | $ | 838,883 |
| | $ | 884,627 |
| Gross Profit * | 365,920 |
| | 352,639 |
| | 356,743 |
| | 383,574 |
| Earnings Before Income Taxes | 82,623 |
| | 56,995 |
| | 39,221 |
| | 60,738 |
| Net Earnings | 53,300 |
| | 36,335 |
| | 25,341 |
| | 177,560 |
| Earnings Per Share | 0.75 |
| | 0.51 |
| | 0.36 |
| | 2.51 |
| Earnings Per Share Assuming Dilution | 0.74 |
| | 0.51 |
| | 0.35 |
| | 2.46 |
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* Gross profit is the sum of lease revenues and fees, retail sales, non-retail sales, and interest and fees on loans receivable less retail cost of sales, non-retail cost of sales, depreciation of lease merchandise, provision for write-offs of lease merchandise, and provision for credit losses.
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