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EZCORP Expands in Mexico with 40-Store Acquisition

Rameen Kasana

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EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) is among the best small company stocks to invest in. EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW), with a market capitalization of $811.591 million, has announced the acquisition of 40 pawn stores across 13 Mexican states in a press release. This attempt to expand its global footprint positions the company well in the auto pawn segment, which is considered one of the fastest-growing sectors in Mexico’s pawn industry.

The purchased stores, functioning under the Monte Providencia and Tu Empeño Efectivo brands, provide conventional pawn loans and auto pawn transactions. EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) assumed control of the management of seven additional Monte Providencia stores, with the anticipated completion of the purchase in the months ahead.

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An employee in a pawn store, counting jewelry and consumer electronics that were pawned.

One of the company’s standout strengths is its robust liquidity position, which has current assets exceeding short-term liabilities by a factor of four. This allows the giant to engage in more strategic transactions. Just recently, EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) declared investments worth SEK 95 billion in Swedish AI infrastructure, marking it one of the largest AI investments by the alternative asset manager in Europe.

EZCORP, Inc. (NASDAQ:EZPW) is a Texas-based provider of pawn services in the United States and Latin America. With three main segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments, the company offers pawn loans and retails merchandise. Incorporated in 1989, the small-cap company is the go-to choice for short-term cash needs and quality pre-owned goods.

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