SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB: HGBL, CSE: HGP) (“Heritage Global,” “HGI” or “the Company”), a value-driven, innovative leader in corporate and financial asset liquidation transactions, valuations and advisory services, today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2017 as summarized below.
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| Services revenue(1) | $ | 4,231 | $ | 3,824 | $ | 12,637 | $ | 11,718 | ||||||||
| Asset sales(2) | 506 | 4,758 | 1,915 | 6,245 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenue | 4,737 | 8,582 | 14,552 | 17,963 | ||||||||||||
| Gross profit | 3,933 | 2,457 | 10,720 | 8,733 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 316 | (402 | ) | 736 | (444 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | 83 | (371 | ) | 138 | 313 | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share – basic and diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
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| EBITDA | $ | 148 | $ | (283 | ) | $ | 433 | $ | 696 | |||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 448 | $ | (312 | ) | $ | 1,155 | $ | (133 | ) | ||||||
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Services revenue represents revenue generated from activities in which Heritage Global acted as an agent by either brokering a transaction or providing some other fee-based service. |
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Asset sales represent revenue generated from activities in which Heritage Global acted in a principal capacity, reselling assets that it had purchased. |
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Definitions and disclosures regarding non-GAAP financial information including reconciliations are included on pages 3 and 6 of the press release. |
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Third Quarter 2017 Summary of Financial Results:
- Total revenues were $4.7 million in the third quarter of 2017 compared to $8.6 million during the prior year third quarter. The decrease in total revenues was due to a $4.3 million decline in asset sales revenue related almost entirely to the Company’s sale of its real estate inventory during the prior year period.
- Excluding $4.1 million of asset sales revenue related to the sale of the Company’s real estate inventory, total revenues of $4.7 million in the third quarter of 2017 increased 4% compared to $4.5 million during the prior year third quarter, while the cost of total revenues decreased by 62% to $0.8 million.
- Gross profit, or total revenues net of costs of revenues, increased 60% to $3.9 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $2.5 million in the third quarter level of 2016, due principally to the timing and magnitude of certain asset liquidation transactions.
- During the third quarter, Heritage Global completed a number of successful global online sales, including projects for Amgen, Pfizer, Arena Pharmaceuticals, Channel Technologies Group, V-T Industries, and Mallinckrodt.
- Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 27% to $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2017 from $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2016. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was largely attributable to compensation related items from higher headcount and variable compensation arrangements related to financial results.
- The continued improvement in Heritage Global’s operations is the result of its stronger performance across most of its business lines, coupled with continued cost management discipline. As a result, Heritage Global reported operating income of $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2017, compared to an operating loss of $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2016.
- Heritage Global recorded a $0.2 million non-operating loss in the third quarter of 2017 related to the non-cash fair value adjustment of its contingent consideration from the acquisition of National Loan Exchange Inc. (NLEX), compared to a small non-operating gain in the third quarter of 2016.
- The Company recorded net income of approximately $0.1 million in the third quarter of 2017, or $0.00 per share, compared to a net loss of $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2016, or $0.01 per share.
- Adjusted EBITDA, a commonly used non-GAAP financial measure, was $0.4 million in the third quarter of 2017, a reversal from the loss of $0.3 million in the third quarter of 2016. Adjusted EBITDA is used by management as a supplemental tool to evaluate the underlying operating performance of the Company on an ongoing basis and should be considered together with Heritage Global’s GAAP financial measures.
Commenting on the year-to-date and third quarter of 2017 results, Heritage Global Chief Executive Officer, Ross Dove, stated, “Heritage Global’s operating momentum continued in the third quarter as we delivered another period of strong financial performance, resulting in a 60% increase in gross profit compared to the prior year period. The ongoing execution of our strategies to grow our value-driven corporate and financial asset solutions platform, coupled with our continued cost management discipline, resulted in significant gross margin improvement and adjusted EBITDA growth to $1.2 million in the first nine months of 2017.
“HGI remains committed to our plan to strategically grow our portfolio of global asset solutions by adding complementary capabilities that serve a broad range of businesses, while creating added value for our corporate clients and customers. In order to have the financial flexibility to support our near and long-term growth initiatives, we remain focused on actively managing our capital structure to maximize cash flow. In this regard, during the first nine months of 2017 repaid $0.5 million in related third party debt, while increasing our cash and cash equivalents by 17% compared to year-end 2016.
“We are pleased with the initial success of our expansion initiatives and the progress we have made year-to-date in improving the Company’s financial performance and profitability. With a culture rooted in entrepreneurship and innovation, Heritage Global continues to increase the collaboration between our business divisions focused on auction services, investment banking, patents and trademarks, receivables and real estate services in order to bring a comprehensive suite of diversified global asset solutions to market. Looking ahead, we expect the positive operating momentum to continue in the fourth quarter and remain confident that this direction will enable us to meet our goal of enhancing long-term shareholder value.”
Definitions and Disclosures Regarding non-GAAP Financial Information
Adjusted EBITDA reflects the standard definition of EBITDA (net income plus depreciation and amortization, interest and other expense, and provision for income taxes), adjusted further to eliminate the effects of fair value adjustments of contingent consideration and stock-based compensation. Management believes that the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure, when considered together with the GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, provides a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the Company than could be obtained absent these disclosures. Management uses Adjusted EBITDA to make operating and strategic decisions and to evaluate the Company’s performance. The Company has disclosed this non-GAAP financial measure so that investors have the same financial data that management uses, with the intention of assisting investors to make comparisons to the Company’s historical operating results and analyze its underlying performance. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful supplemental tool to evaluate the underlying operating performance of the Company on an ongoing basis. The use of Adjusted EBITDA is not meant to be, and should not be, considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, any GAAP financial measure. You should carefully evaluate the financial information cited in the tables at the end of this news announcement which reconciles GAAP reported net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented herein.
About Heritage Global Inc. (www.heritageglobalinc.com)
Heritage Global Inc. (OTCQB: HGBL, CSE: HGP) is a value-driven, innovative leader in corporate and financial asset liquidation transactions, valuations and advisory services. Heritage Global focuses on identifying, valuing, acquiring and monetizing underlying tangible and intangible assets in twenty-eight global manufacturing and technology sectors. Heritage Global acts as an adviser, as well as a principal, acquiring or brokering turnkey manufacturing facilities, surplus industrial machinery and equipment, industrial inventories, accounts receivable portfolios, intellectual property, and entire business enterprises.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication includes forward-looking statements based on our current expectations and projections about future events. For these statements, the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The forward-looking statements contained in this communication are based on knowledge of the environment in which the Company currently operates and are subject to change based on various important factors, including variability in magnitude and timing of asset liquidation transactions, the impact of changes in the U.S. national and global economies, interest rate and foreign exchange rate sensitivity, as well as other factors beyond the Company's control. Unless required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. For more details on factors that could affect these expectations, please see our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS |
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||||||
| Services revenue | $ | 4,231 | $ | 3,824 | $ | 12,637 | $ | 11,718 | ||||||||
| Asset sales | 506 | 4,758 | 1,915 | 6,245 | ||||||||||||
| Total revenues | 4,737 | 8,582 | 14,552 | 17,963 | ||||||||||||
| Operating costs and expenses: | ||||||||||||||||
| Cost of services revenue | 522 | 1,882 | 2,291 | 3,751 | ||||||||||||
| Cost of asset sales | 282 | 4,243 | 1,541 | 5,479 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 3,539 | 2,783 | 9,751 | 8,937 | ||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 78 | 76 | 233 | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Total operating costs and expenses | 4,421 | 8,984 | 13,816 | 18,407 | ||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 316 | (402 | ) | 736 | (444 | ) | ||||||||||
| Fair value adjustment of contingent consideration | (246 | ) | 43 | (536 | ) | 900 | ||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | 3 | (1 | ) | (44 | ) | (114 | ) | |||||||||
| Income (loss) before income tax expense | 73 | (360 | ) | 156 | 342 | |||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (10 | ) | 11 | 18 | 29 | |||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 83 | $ | (371 | ) | $ | 138 | $ | 313 | |||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic | 28,480,148 | 28,432,648 | 28,464,635 | 28,390,221 | ||||||||||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted | 28,481,296 | 28,432,648 | 28,474,997 | 28,399,759 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) per share – basic | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
| Net income (loss) per share – diluted | $ | 0.00 | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.01 | |||||||
The notes contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
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| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,959 | $ | 2,530 | ||||
| Accounts receivable, (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $35; $36 in 2016) | 654 | 1,247 | ||||||
| Inventory – equipment | 142 | 263 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 370 | 393 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 4,125 | 4,433 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 126 | 156 | ||||||
| Identifiable intangible assets, net | 3,938 | 4,122 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 6,158 | 6,158 | ||||||
| Other assets | 273 | 275 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 14,620 | $ | 15,144 | ||||
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| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 6,823 | $ | 6,746 | ||||
| Current portion of related party debt | 541 | 664 | ||||||
| Current portion of contingent consideration | 1,637 | 961 | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 109 | 199 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 9,110 | 8,570 | ||||||
| Non-current portion of related party debt | - | 348 | ||||||
| Non-current portion of contingent consideration | 735 | 1,772 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities | 960 | 960 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 10,805 | 11,650 | ||||||
| Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||
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Preferred stock, $10.00 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 569 Class N shares at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016 |
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Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 300,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 28,480,148 shares at September 30, 2017 and 28,470,148 shares at December 31, 2016 |
285 | 285 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 284,336 | 284,149 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (280,737 | ) | (280,875 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (75 | ) | (71 | ) | ||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | 3,815 | 3,494 | ||||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 14,620 | $ | 15,144 | ||||
The notes contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 | |||||||||||||
| Net Income | $ | 83 | $ | (371 | ) | $ | 138 | $ | 313 | |||||||
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| Depreciation and amortization | 78 | 76 | 233 | 240 | ||||||||||||
| Interest and other expense, net | (3 | ) | 1 | 44 | 114 | |||||||||||
| Income tax (benefit) expense | (10 | ) | 11 | 18 | 29 | |||||||||||
| EBITDA | 148 | (283 | ) | 433 | 696 | |||||||||||
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| Fair value adjustment of contingent consideration | 246 | (43 | ) | 536 | (900 | ) | ||||||||||
| Stock based compensation | 54 | 14 | 186 | 71 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 448 | $ | (312 | ) | $ | 1,155 | $ | (133 | ) | ||||||
The notes contained in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
