Nicholas Financial Reports Record 1st Quarter Results

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties including competitive factors, the management of growth, and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2006. Such statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Company management. Actual events or results may differ materially.

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30
	2006	2005
Revenue:
Interest income on finance receivables	$ 11,295	$ 9,110
Sales	34	50
	11,329	9,160
Expenses:
Operating	4.357	3,896
Provision for credit losses	510	428
Interest expense	1,260	981
	6,427	5,305

Operating income before income taxes	4,902	3,855
Income tax expense	1,873	1,461
Net income	$ 3,029 =======	$ 2,394 =======
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ .31 =======	$ .24 =======
Diluted	$ .29 =======	$ .23 =======

NICHOLAS FINANCIAL, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)

	June 30,	March 31,
	2006	2006
Cash	$ 3,626	$ 1,729
Finance receivables, net	144,578	140,198
Other Assets	8,118	7,568
Total Assets	$ 156,322 =======	$ 149,815 =======
Line of credit	$ 84,016	$ 82,416
Other liabilities	10,797	8,830
Total liabilities	94,813	91,246
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Shareholder's equity	61,509	58,249
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity	$ 156,322 =======	$ 149,495 =======

Portfolio Summary	Three Months Ended June 30
	2006	2005
Average finance receivables, net of unearned interest (1)	$ 165,158,209 ============	$ 140,718,717 ============
Average indebtedness (2)	$ 83,155,951 ============	$ 66,986,506 ============
Finance revenue (3)	$ 11,295,006	$ 9,109,701
Interest expense	1,260,203	980,553
Net finance revenue	$ 10,034,803 ============	$ 8,129,148 ============
Weighted average contractual rate (4)	24.14% ============	24.12% ============
Average Cost of Borrowed Funds (2)	6.06% ============	5.86% ============
Gross Portfolio Yield (5)	27.35%	25.90%
Interest expense as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest	3.05%	2.79%
Provision for credit losses as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest	1.96%	1.22%
Net portfolio yield (5)	22.34%	21.89%
Operating expenses as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest (6)	10.45%	10.83%
Pre-tax yield as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest (7)	11.89% ============	11.06% ============
Write-off to liquidation (8)	5.04%	5.03%
Net charge-off percentage (9)	4.70%	4.44%


Note: All three month key performance indicators expressed as percentages have been annualized.
(1) Average finance receivables, net of unearned interest, represents the average of gross finance receivables, less unearned interest throughout the period. (2) Average indebtedness represents the average outstanding borrowings under the Line and notes payable-related party. Average cost of borrowed funds represents interest expense as a percentage of average indebtedness. (3) Finance revenue does not include revenue generated by Nicholas Data Services, Inc. ("NDS") the wholly-owned software subsidiary of Nicholas Financial, Inc.. (4) Weighted average contractual rate represents the weighted average annual percentage rate (APR) of all Contracts purchased and direct loans originated during the period. (5) Gross portfolio yield represents finance revenues as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest. Net portfolio yield represents finance revenue minus (a) interest expense and (b) the provision for credit losses as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest. (6) Operating expenses represent total expenses, less interest expense, the provision for credit losses and operating costs associated with NDS. (7) Pre-tax yield represents net portfolio yield minus operating expenses as a percentage of average finance receivables, net of unearned interest. (8) Write-off to liquidation percentage is defined as net charge-offs divided by liquidation. Liquidation is defined as beginning receivable balance plus current period purchases minus voids and refinances minus ending receivable balance. (9) Net charge-off percentage represents net charge-offs divided by average finance receivables, net of unearned interest, outstanding during the period.

The following tables present certain information regarding delinquency rates experienced by the Company with respect to Contracts and under its direct loan program.
	At June 30,
	2006		2005
Contracts
Gross Balance Outstanding	$ 220,467,207 ===========		$ 183,005,750 ===========

Delinquencies

30 to 59 days	$3,336,681	1.51%	$2,440,862	1.33%
60 to 89 days	1,202,325	0.55%	649,406	0.35%
90 + days	353,185	0.16%	174,630	0.10%

Total Delinquencies	$4,892,191 ========	2.22% ======	$3,264,898 ========	1.78% ======

Direct Loans
Gross Balance Outstanding	$ 9,105,441		$ 6,498,264
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Delinquencies

30 to 59 days	$73,073	0.80%	$70,102	1.08%
60 to 89 days	32,056	0.35%	28,183	0.43%
90 + days	9,500	0.11%	14,144	0.22%

Total Delinquencies	$114,629 ========	1.26% ======	$112,429 ========	1.73% ======

The amounts shown in the table below represent the amount of Contracts purchased, net of unearned interest.
	Three Months Ended June 30
Contracts	2006	2005
Purchases	$ 27,440,338	$ 23,421,962
Weighted APR	24.03%	23.99%
Average Discount	8.55%	8.55%
Average Term (months)	46	45
Average Loan	$ 9,018	$ 8,704
Number of Contracts	3,043	2,691