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Feb 21

Liquidity Services Announces Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Results

– GMV of $178.5 million – Revenue of $85.2 million – Net GAAP Loss of
$0.12 million – Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $4.8 million

– Long Term Commercial Growth Strategy Remains the Priority

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 4, 2016–
Liquidity Services (NASDAQ: LQDT; www.liquidityservices.com),
a global solution provider in the reverse supply chain with the world’s
largest marketplace for business surplus, today announced financial
results for the third quarter ended June 30, 2016. Q3-16 results were
above the company’s guidance range. The company’s performance outpaced
expectations primarily led by our commercial capital assets marketplaces
which experienced better volume and margins related to earlier than
expected completion of sales transactions, early signs of increasing
liquidity in the energy market, and increased buyer demand in our
industrial marketplace.

“Our Q3 results were driven by strong volume and velocity of sales
across our commercial and government client base as we continue to
execute our transformation program, grow our buyer network, enhance our
service offerings and look towards future growth,” said Bill Angrick,
chairman and chief executive officer of Liquidity Services.

“While our energy and industrial groups led our outperformance in Q3,
our state and municipal government marketplace also achieved double
digit top line growth as more sellers utilized our platform and value
added services. Our retail supply chain marketplace continues to attract
new clients and expand existing relationships driven by our strong
recovery rates and innovative returns management services which address
a critical need for both manufacturers and retailers. Additionally, our
team has worked diligently to ready the launch of our first marketplace
on our new e-commerce platform in Q4 which will expand our addressable
market. Our near term outlook remains cautious due to the increasing
costs of our DoD surplus contract, soft pricing in our scrap and energy
verticals, variability in the timing of large client projects in our
industrial business, and ongoing investments in our LiquidityOne
transformation plan,” continued Angrick.

Third Quarter Operating and Earnings Results

The company reported Q3-16 GMV, an operating measure of the total sales
value of all merchandise sold through our marketplaces during the given
period, of $178.5 million, a decrease of 7.8% from the prior year’s
comparable period. Revenue for Q3-16 was $85.2 million, a decrease of
5.1% from the prior year’s comparable period. Net GAAP loss for Q3-16
was $0.12 million, which resulted in a breakeven diluted loss per share
based on weighted average of 30.7 million diluted shares outstanding, a
decrease of 107.7% and 107.5% respectively from the prior year’s
comparable period. Non-GAAP adjusted net income was $2.1 million or
$0.07 adjusted diluted earnings per share, a decrease of 50.8% and
52.0%, respectively, from the prior year’s comparable period. The tax
rate used to calculate Q3-16 results was 28.3%. We expect our future
years’ tax rate to range between 30% to 40%. We exited Q3-16 in a strong
financial position with $129.9 million in cash and a debt free balance
sheet.

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA, which excludes stock-based compensation,
acquisition costs, impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets, and
gains or losses from business dispositions, was $4.8 million, a decrease
of 13.9% from the prior year’s comparable period.

Comparative financial results reflect the sale of Jacobs Trading, the
significant downturn in commodity prices which have reduced prices and
volume from our DoD scrap contract, the transition to the new Surplus
contract with higher product cost terms, and increased spending for our
LiquidityOne investment program.

Additional Third Quarter Operational Results

  • Registered Buyers — At the end of Q3-16,
    registered buyers totaled approximately 2,958,000, representing an
    approximately 5% increase over the approximately 2,805,000 registered
    buyers at the end of Q3-15.
  • Auction Participants — Auction
    participants, defined as registered buyers who have bid in an auction
    during the period (a registered buyer who bids in more than one
    auction is counted as an auction participant in each auction in which
    he or she bids), increased to approximately 642,000 in Q3-16, an
    approximately 5% increase over the approximately 611,000 auction
    participants in Q3-15.
  • Completed Transactions — Completed
    transactions increased to approximately 151,000, an approximately 10%
    increase for Q3-16 from the approximately 137,000 completed
    transactions in Q3-15.

GMV and Revenue Mix —The table below
summarizes GMV and revenue by pricing model.

 

GMV Mix

  Q3-FY16   Q3-FY15
Consignment Model:  
GovDeals 35.9% 28.3%
Commercial 30.0%   35.0%
Total Consignment 65.9% 63.3%
Purchase Model:
Commercial 18.2% 18.4%
Surplus Contract 11.7%   10.0%
Total Purchase 29.9% 28.4%
 
Other: 4.2%   8.3%
Total 100.0%   100.0%
 

Revenue Mix

Q3-16   Q3-15
Consignment Model:
GovDeals 7.5% 6.2%
Commercial 13.4%   13.8%
Total Consignment 20.9% 20.0%
Purchase Model:
Commercial 39.6% 38.5%
Surplus Contract 24.6%   21.6%
Total Purchase 64.2% 60.1%
 
Other: 14.9%   19.9%
Total 100.0%   100.0%
 

Business Outlook

In the near term it remains difficult to forecast the sales and margins
of our business because of the variability in timing of projects, as we
transition to our new DoD Surplus contract, and we remain cautious
regarding the impact of macro conditions on our scrap activity with the
DoD. The seasonality in Q4-16 also contributes to variability of results.

Specifically, our DoD marketplace is in the final stages of transition
from the prior Surplus contract extension to the new Surplus contract,
which includes higher costs for products acquired from the DoD. The
extension of our prior Surplus contract will be in effect through
January 2017 and, while we will continue to receive and sell merchandise
under both the old and new Surplus contracts until that time, the mix
will increasingly shift towards merchandise received under the new
contract, resulting in lower margins. Additionally, we have experienced
variability in the volume and mix of property received under our DoD
Scrap contract as well as a decline in scrap metals pricing which has
reduced sales.

Regarding our commercial marketplaces, our outlook also remains cautious
due to the changing mix and volume of supply and timing of project based
activity. Our results will be impacted by the timing and speed of
recovery in the energy sector macro conditions and variability in the
volume, timing and mix of property we receive in both industrial and
retail client programs. These factors will contribute to changing
topline and margin results in certain categories.

We anticipate that Q4-16 results will reflect lower GMV and non-GAAP
adjusted EBITDA than Q3-16 due to seasonality, with Q4 results typically
lower than other quarters, as several client sales anticipated for Q4-16
were completed in Q3-16. This was mainly the result of high buyer demand
for certain assets in both our energy and industrial marketplaces.

Our results will also continue to be impacted by our investment in our
LiquidityOne transformation program and the implementation of our new
marketplace platform while we continue to support legacy systems
necessary for our current business. We anticipate completing the launch
of our first marketplace onto the new marketplace platform in Q4-16
followed by a tiered rollout of the remaining marketplaces over a 12
month timeline. Our costs during this transition process will be
elevated as we further allocate management time and resources to educate
employees and implement new ways of conducting our business. However, we
will emerge from this transformation as a much more scalable
organization with new capabilities focused on growth opportunities in
the global supply chain.

In the longer term, we expect our business to benefit from: (i)
innovative new service capabilities and more efficient business
operations from our LiquidityOne investment program; (ii) improved
monetization of our buyer base through the deployment of our new
integrated marketplace system and data warehouse; (iii) increased
outsourcing of reverse supply chain activities in response to our new
model and the rise of e-commerce and sustainability programs; and (iv)
increased brand recognition as a market leader due to our proven track
record, innovative scalable solutions and the ability to make a
strategic impact in the reverse supply chain.

The following forward-looking statements reflect trends and assumptions
for Q4-16:

 
(i) increased investment spending under our LiquidityOne transformation
initiative;
(ii) increased cost of sales under our new DoD Surplus contract;
(iii) steady results and year-over-year growth from our state and local
government sector marketplace;
(iv) early signs of improved liquidity in our energy marketplace but
continuing lower than average sales prices and margins;
(v) variability in the timing of large asset sales in our commercial
capital assets marketplaces related to both underwritten and
consignment programs;
(vi) lower volume in our retail goods marketplaces, including as a result
of the disposition of the Jacobs Trading business; and
(vii) soft commodity prices affecting our Scrap contract.
 

GMV – We expect GMV for Q4-16 to range from
$155 million to $170 million.

GAAP Net Income – We expect GAAP Net Income
for Q4-16 to range from negative $6.5 million to negative $3.5 million.

GAAP Diluted EPS – We expect GAAP diluted
earnings per share for Q4-16 to range from negative $0.20 to negative
$0.10.

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA –We estimate
non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA for Q4-16 to range from negative $4 million to
negative $1 million.

Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted EPS – We estimate
non-GAAP Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share for Q4-16 to range from
negative $0.14 to negative $0.05. This guidance assumes that we have
diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding for the quarter of
30.7 million and that we will not repurchase shares with the
approximately $10.1 million available under the share repurchase program.

Our fourth quarter guidance adjusts non-GAAP EBITDA and non-GAAP Diluted
EPS for stock based compensation costs, which we estimate to be
approximately $3 million. These stock based compensation costs are
slightly higher than in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015.

Liquidity Services
Reconciliation
of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA
is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to net (loss)
income plus interest and other expense, net; benefit for income taxes;
and depreciation and amortization. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA
differs from EBITDA because we further adjust EBITDA for stock-based
compensation, acquisition costs, impairment of goodwill and long-lived
assets, business realignment expenses, and gains or losses from business
dispositions.

   

Three Months
Ended June 30,

Nine Months
Ended June 30,

2016   2015 2016   2015
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
Net (loss) income $ (124 ) $ 1,615 $ (6,171 ) $ (61,120 )
Interest and other expense (income), net 208 8 (242 ) 85
Benefit for income taxes (17 ) (1,629 ) (2,438 ) (20,156 )
Depreciation and amortization 1,616   2,044   4,948   7,241  
 
EBITDA 1,683   2,038   (3,903 ) (73,950 )
Stock compensation expense 3,084 3,499 8,228 8,911
Acquisition costs and related fair value adjustments and impairment
of goodwill and long-lived assets
    39   96,238  
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 4,767   $ 5,537   $ 4,364   $ 31,199  
 

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Basic and Diluted
Earnings Per Share
. Adjusted net income is a supplemental
non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to net income (loss) plus tax
effected stock compensation expense, amortization of contract-related
intangible assets associated with the Jacobs Trading acquisition,
acquisition costs including changes in earn out estimates, and
impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets. Adjusted basic and diluted
earnings per share are determined using Adjusted Net (Loss) Income. For
Q3-16, the tax rate used to tax effect stock compensation expense,
amortization of contract intangibles and acquisition costs is our
current tax rate of 28.3%.

   
Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
2016   2015 2016   2015
(Unaudited) (Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
 
Net (loss) income $ (124 ) $ 1,615 $ (6,171 ) $ (61,120 )
Stock compensation expense (net of tax) 2,211 2,631 5,898 6,701
Amortization of contract intangibles (net of tax) 911
Acquisition costs and related fair value adjustments and impairment
of goodwill and long-lived assets (net of tax)
        28     72,371  
 
Adjusted net income (loss) $ 2,087   $ 4,246 $ (245 ) $ $18,863  
 
Adjusted basic earnings per common share $ 0.07   $ 0.14 $ (0.01 ) $ $0.63  
 
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share $ 0.07   $ 0.14 $ (0.01 ) $ $0.63  
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   30,726,554     30,011,121   30,603,641     29,975,239  
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   30,726,554     30,011,121   30,603,641     29,975,239  
 

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the third quarter of
fiscal year 2016 results at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time today. Investors and
other interested parties may access the teleconference by dialing (844)
795-4614 or (661) 378-9639 and providing conference identification
number 51426155. A live web cast of the conference call will be provided
on the Company’s investor relations website at http://investors.liquidityservices.com.
An archive of the web cast will be available on the Company’s website
until August 3, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. ET. An audio replay of the
teleconference will also be available until August 11, 2016 at 11:59
p.m. ET. To listen to the replay, dial (855) 859-2056 or (404) 537-3406
and provide conference identification number 51426155. Both replays will
be available starting at 1:30 p.m. ET on the day of the call.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), we use
certain non-GAAP measures of certain components of financial
performance. These non-GAAP measures include earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted
Net Income and Adjusted Earnings per Share. These non-GAAP measures are
provided to enhance investors’ overall understanding of our current
financial performance and prospects for the future. We use EBITDA and
Adjusted EBITDA: (a) as measurements of operating performance because
they assist us in comparing our operating performance on a consistent
basis as they do not reflect the impact of items not directly resulting
from our core operations; (b) for planning purposes, including the
preparation of our internal annual operating budget; (c) to allocate
resources to enhance the financial performance of our business; (d) to
evaluate the effectiveness of our operational strategies; and (e) to
evaluate our capacity to fund capital expenditures and expand our
business. Adjusted net income is used to arrive at EBITDA and adjusted
EBITDA calculations, and adjusted EPS is the result of our adjusted net
income and diluted shares outstanding.

We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both
management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be
indicative of our core operating measures. In addition, because we have
historically reported certain non-GAAP measures to investors, we believe
the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in our financial
reporting. These measures should be considered in addition to financial
information prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be
considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results. A
reconciliation of all historical non-GAAP measures included in this
press release, to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, may be
found in the financial tables included in this press release.

Supplemental Operating Data

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in
accordance with GAAP, we use certain supplemental operating data as a
measure of certain components of operating performance. We review GMV
because it provides a measure of the volume of goods being sold in our
marketplaces and thus the activity of those marketplaces. GMV and our
other supplemental operating data, including registered buyers, auction
participants and completed transactions, also provide a means to
evaluate the effectiveness of investments that we have made and continue
to make in the areas of customer support, value-added services, product
development, sales and marketing and operations. Therefore, we believe
this supplemental operating data provides useful information to both
management and investors. In addition, because we have historically
reported certain supplemental operating data to investors, we believe
the inclusion of this supplemental operating data provides consistency
in our financial reporting. This data should be considered in addition
to financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should
not be considered a substitute for, or superior to, GAAP results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
only predictions. The outcome of the events described in these
forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially
from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the
Company’s business outlook, plans to increase investments in technology
infrastructure, the Company’s proprietary e-commerce marketplace
platform, product development and marketing initiatives, the LiquidityOne
transformation initiative, the supply and mix of inventory under the DoD
Surplus Contracts, expected future commodity prices, expected sales
prices and margins in the Company’s energy marketplaces, expected future
effective tax rates, expected future tax benefits as a result of the
sale of the Jacobs Trading business, and trends and assumptions about
future periods, including the third quarter FY-16. You can identify
forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,”
“should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,”
“continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements
contained in this document. Important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those expressed as
forward-looking statements are set forth in our filings with the SEC
from time to time, and include, among others, our dependence on our
contracts with the DoD for a significant portion of our revenue and
profitability; our ability to successfully expand the supply of
merchandise available for sale on our online marketplaces; our ability
to attract and retain active professional buyers to purchase this
merchandise; the timing and success of upgrades to our technology
infrastructure; our ability to successfully complete the integration of
any acquired companies into our existing operations and our ability to
realize any anticipated benefits of these or other acquisitions; and the
success of our business realignment and LiquidityOne integration
and enhancement initiative. There may be other factors of which we are
currently unaware or deem immaterial that may cause our actual results
to differ materially from the forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on
our behalf apply only as of the date of this document and are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in
this document. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services is a global solution provider in the reverse supply
chain with the world’s largest marketplace for business surplus. We
partner with global Fortune 1000 corporations, middle market companies,
and government agencies to intelligently transform surplus assets and
inventory from a burden into a liquid opportunity that fuels the
achievement of strategic goals. Our superior service, unmatched scale,
and ability to deliver results enable us to forge trusted, long-term
relationships with over 8,000 clients worldwide. With nearly $6 billion
in completed transactions, and approximately 3 million buyers in almost
200 countries and territories, we are the proven leader in delivering
smart surplus solutions. Let us build a better future for your surplus.
Visit us at LiquidityServices.com.

 
Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Dollars in Thousands)
   
June 30, September 30,
2016 2015
(Unaudited)
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 129,865 $ 95,465
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $696
and $471 at June 30, 2016 and September 30, 2015, respectively
8,965 6,194
Inventory 25,829 25,510
Tax refund receivable 1,409 33,491
Prepaid and deferred taxes 12,070 19,903
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 7,161   7,826  
Total current assets 185,299 188,389
Property and equipment, net 14,098 13,356
Intangible assets, net 2,965 4,051
Goodwill 64,114 64,073
Deferred long-term tax assets 14,147 5,871
Other assets 15,334   12,748  
Total assets $ 295,957   $ 288,488  
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 8,512 $ 9,500
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 35,354 27,350
Profit-sharing distributions payable 1,514 2,512
Customer payables 29,017   29,802  
Total current liabilities 74,397 69,164
Long-term liabilities 3,479   3,322  
Total liabilities 77,876 72,486
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized;
30,726,554 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2016;
30,026,223 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015
29 29
Additional paid-in capital 218,416 210,712
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (5,080 ) (5,626 )
Retained earnings 4,716   10,887  
Total stockholders’ equity 218,081   216,002  
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 295,957   $ 288,488  
 
 
Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)
   
Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
2016   2015 2016   2015
 
Revenue $ 62,025 $ 70,060 $ 178,633 $ 251,509
Fee revenue 23,163   19,686   59,308   66,323  
Total revenue 85,188 89,746 237,941 317,832
 
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold 39,292 35,838 106,102 132,814
Profit-sharing distributions 2,663 6,355 7,526 23,505
Technology and operations 22,541 24,784 70,026 76,409
Sales and marketing 9,967 10,255 28,575 31,438
General and administrative 9,042 10,476 29,576 31,378
Depreciation and amortization 1,616 2,044 4,948 7,241
Acquisition costs and related fair value adjustments and impairment
of goodwill and long-lived assets
    39   96,238  
 
Total costs and expenses 85,121   89,752   246,792   399,023  
 
Income from operations 67 (6 ) (8,851 ) (81,191 )
Interest and other (expense) income, net (208 ) (8 ) 242   (85 )
 
(Loss) before provision for income taxes (141 ) (14 ) (8,609 ) (81,276 )
Benefit for income taxes 17   1,629   2,438   20,156  
 
Net (loss) income $ (124 ) $ 1,615   $ (6,171 ) $ (61,120 )
Basic (loss) earnings per common share $ (0.00 ) $ 0.05   $ (0.20 ) $ (2.04 )
Diluted (loss) earnings per common share $ (0.00 ) $ 0.05   $ (0.20 ) $ (2.04 )
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 30,726,554   30,011,121   30,603,641   29,975,239  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 30,726,554   30,011,121   30,603,641   29,975,239  
 
   
Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Unaudited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Dollars In Thousands)

 

Three Months Ended June 30, Nine Months Ended June 30,
2016   2015   2016   2015
Operating activities    
Net (loss) income $ (124 ) $ 1,615 $ (6,171 ) $ (61,120 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,616 2,044 4,948 7,241
Stock compensation expense 3,084 3,499 8,228 8,911
Provision (benefit) for inventory allowance 653 (2,219 ) 2,052 (4,682 )
Benefit for doubtful accounts 140 149 226 1,354
Deferred tax benefit (17 ) (2,438 ) (22,145 )
Impairment of goodwill and long-lived assets 96,238
Incremental tax (benefit) loss from exercise of common stock options (75 ) 96 138 31
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (1,912 ) 4,336 (2,997 ) 10,293
Inventory 5,704 13,242 (2,371 ) 42,488
Prepaid and deferred taxes (703 ) (5,544 ) 33,938 (4,380 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets (410 ) (920 ) (1,919 ) (738 )
Accounts payable (270 ) 1,431 (988 ) 1,123
Accrued expenses and other 5,041 (4,383 ) 7,907 (20,773 )
Profit-sharing distributions payable 10 (2,339 ) (998 ) (2,054 )
Customer payables 1,255 (12 ) (785 ) (10,861 )
Other liabilities   (55 )   (394 )   (134 )   (1,381 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 13,937 10,601 38,636 39,545
 

Investing activities

Increase in intangibles and cash paid for acquisitions (11 ) (3 ) (46 ) (12 )
Purchases of property and equipment, including capitalized software   (1,864 )   (276 )   (4,587 )   (5,371 )
Net cash used in investing activities (1,875 ) (279 ) (4,633 ) (5,383 )
 

Financing activities

Proceeds from exercise of common stock options (net of tax) 107
Incremental tax benefit (loss) from exercise of common stock options   75     (96 )   (138 )   (31 )
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 75 (96 ) (138 ) 76
Effect of exchange rate differences   200     (269 )   535     (648 )
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 12,337 9,957 34,400 33,590
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period   117,528     86,231     95,465     62,598  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 129,865   $ 96,188   $ 129,865   $ 96,188  
 

Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information

Cash paid (received) for income taxes, net $ 651 $ 3,916 ($34,001 ) $ 6,369
 

Source: Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services
Julie Davis
Senior Director, Investor
Relations
202-467-6868 ext. 2234
[email protected]