Heritage Global Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

Heritage Global Inc. (NASDAQ: HGBL) (“Heritage Global,” “HG” or “the Company”), an asset services company specializing in financial and industrial asset transactions, today reported financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter and First Nine Months 2024 Summary of Financial Results (unaudited):

(1) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are commonly used non-GAAP financial measures utilized 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. Definitions and disclosures regarding non-GAAP financial information including reconciliations are included at the end of the press release.

Third Quarter 2024 Review:

• The Company recorded operating income of $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2024, as compared to operating income of $2.8 million in the third quarter of 2023.
• EBITDA totaled $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2024 versus EBITDA of $2.9 million in the third quarter of 2023, and Adjusted EBITDA was $1.9 million compared to $3.1 million in the prior-year quarter.
• Net income totaled $1.1 million or $0.03 of diluted earnings per share for the third quarter of 2024, compared to net income of $2.0 million or $0.05 of diluted earnings per share in the prior-year quarter.
• The Company strengthened its balance sheet by increasing stockholders’ equity to $66.1 million as of September 30, 2024, compared to $61.1 million as of December 31, 2023, and increased net working capital to $16.2 million at September 30, 2024, compared to $11.6 million at December 31, 2023.
• On September 13, 2024 the Company's Board of Directors approved an amendment to the repurchase program which increased the authorized aggregate amount of common shares the Company may repurchase to an aggregate of $6.0 million in common shares. The Company repurchased 601,449 shares in the open market during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, the Company had approximately $4.1 million in remaining aggregate dollar value of shares that may be purchased under the repurchase program.

Heritage Global Chief Executive Officer Ross Dove commented, “Our third quarter results reflected lower than expected revenue in our industrial segment primarily due to the absence of the larger auctions we typically see. Despite the quarter’s result, our business development efforts were strong as we were selected to manage two prominent bankruptcy cases and added several notable Fortune 100 corporate clients, including one of the top five largest companies by market cap. Additionally, we have been engaged to run an auction project for a preeminent aerospace company slated to take place in 2025. These types of engagements illustrate the strong brand recognition and the excellent reputation our Company has within the industry.”

“The performance in the financial assets side of the business was consistent with our expectations. Consumer spending remains near all-time highs and with this dynamic alongside elevated delinquency rates, we expect the amount of charge-offs available for sale to remain robust. At NLEX, we continue to capture the opportunities presented by the current market landscape to drive growth and continued profitability.

“As we move through the balance of 2024, we are focused on executing on our strategic priorities and delivering continued profitability. We remain confident in Heritage Global’s long-term value proposition and look forward to the opportunities ahead. On the M&A front, I am encouraged by the ongoing increase in potential opportunities and receptivity to our initial inquiries. Our team is well positioned for significant progress as consolidation activity appears to be escalating in the markets we serve.”

Heritage Global Chief Financial Officer Brian Cobb commented, “As previously announced, Heritage Global Capital's largest borrower was placed into a default and non-accrual status in the second quarter of 2024. With our visibility today, the Company does not currently intend to make any significant structural changes to its lending business. While the market for debt buyers is attractive, we will conservatively manage the portfolio to gain a higher concentration of performing loans and to limit the consolidated Company’s potential exposure to lending risk. Concurrently, we plan to utilize our strong cash position, continued profitability, and potential financing capabilities to invest more heavily in our industrial asset division and brokerage segment strategic initiatives, while repurchasing shares opportunistically.”

Third Quarter Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call on Thursday, November 7, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss financial results for the third quarter of 2024. Analysts and investors may participate via conference call, using the following dial-in information:

• 1-800-717-1738 (Domestic)
• 1-646-307-1865 (International)
• Conference ID: 59480

To access the webcast, individuals can use this link. The conference call will also be available in the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website. To listen to a live broadcast, go to the site or click on the webcast link at least 10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register.

Replay

A replay of the call will be available approximately three hours after the call ends through November 21, 2024. To access the replay, dial 1-844-512-2921 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6671 (international). The replay pin number is 1159480. A webcast replay can also be accessed on the Investor Relations section of the Company’s website.

About Heritage Global Inc. (“HG”)

Heritage Global Inc. (NASDAQ: HGBL) values and monetizes industrial & financial assets by providing acquisition, disposition, valuation, and lending services for surplus and distressed assets. This aids in facilitating the circular economy by diverting useful industrial assets from landfills and operating an ethical supply chain by overseeing post-sale account activity of financial assets. Specialties consist of acting as an adviser, in addition to acquiring or brokering turnkey manufacturing facilities, surplus industrial machinery and equipment, industrial inventories, real estate, and charged-off account receivable portfolios through its two business units: Industrial Assets and Financial Assets.

Definitions and Disclosures Regarding non-GAAP Financial Information

The Company defines EBITDA as net income/loss plus depreciation and amortization, interest and other expense, and provision for income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA reflects EBITDA adjusted further to eliminate the effects of stock-based compensation. Management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in assessing the Company’s results, evaluating the Company’s performance and in reaching operating and strategic decisions. Management believes that the presentation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, when considered together with our GAAP financial statements and the reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is useful in providing investors a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the underlying performance of the Company on a historical and ongoing basis. The Company’s use of EBITDA and 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, below, which reconciles our GAAP reported net income to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented (in thousands).

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. While the Company believes the forward-looking statements contained in this communication are accurate, these forward-looking statements represent the Company’s beliefs only as of the date of this communication, and there are a number of factors that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements, including variability in magnitude and timing of asset liquidation transactions, the collectability of the charged off receivables that secure our loan portfolio, the impact of changes in the U.S. national and global economies, and 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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