Encore Capital Gr (NASDAQ:ECPG) reported quarterly earnings of $1.50 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $1.52 by 1.32 percent. This is a 20 percent increase over earnings of $1.25 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $265.62 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $374.35 million by 29.05 percent. This is a 4.24 percent decrease over sales of $277.39 million the same period last year.