Heritage Global Inc. Reports Profitable First Quarter 2025 Results

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 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 first quarter ended March 31, 2025.

First Quarter 2025 Summary of Financial Results (unaudited):

($ in thousands, except per share amounts)	Three Months Ended March 31
	2025			2024
Operating income	$	1,403		$	2,558
Net income	$	1,064		$	1,799
Net income per share – diluted	$	0.03		$	0.05
(Non-GAAP Financial Measures) (1)
EBITDA	$	1,521		$	2,699
Adjusted EBITDA	$	1,801		$	2,927

(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.

First Quarter 2025 Review:

• The Company recorded operating income of $1.4 million for the first quarter of 2025, compared to operating income of $2.6 million in the first quarter of 2024.
• EBITDA totaled $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2025 versus EBITDA of $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2024, and Adjusted EBITDA was $1.8 million compared to $2.9 million in the prior-year quarter.
• Net income was $1.1 million or $0.03 per diluted share for the first quarter of 2025, compared to net income of $1.8 million or $0.05 per diluted share in the prior-year quarter.
• The Company had net working capital of $14.7 million at March 31, 2025 as compared to working capital of $18.5 million at December 31, 2024. The decrease in net working capital was primarily the result of the acquisition of a new corporate headquarters, ongoing share repurchases, and an opportunistic investment in the purchase of a complete pharmaceutical plant as described below.
• The Company repurchased 490,651 shares in the open market during the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 for a total of $1.0 million, or an average cost of $2.12 per share. As of March 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $2.0 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 first quarter results delivered a solid start to the year, with continued profitability and a strong balance sheet. Heritage remains well positioned in the current economic environment which is driving an increased level of equipment and asset auctions as well as increases in charged off credit cards and non-performing consumer loans. 2025 got off to a slower start than we anticipated, however our pipeline grew throughout the quarter with a particularly strong March, positioning us well for our expectation of sequential improvement in Q2 and increasing confidence in a strong 2025. Our balance sheet includes a sufficient amount of available cash and net working capital of almost $15 million, providing us the flexibility to pursue our M&A strategy as well as to opportunistically stay active in our share buyback program.”

Brian Cobb, Chief Financial officer, stated, “During the quarter, along with certain partners, Heritage Global Partners entered into a purchase agreement for a pharmaceutical plant and its associated equipment assets in Huntsville, Alabama, and executed a lease agreement with the seller for both the plant and equipment assets. We believe this transaction will generate strong returns in line with historical performance, stemming from both lease agreements and the anticipated future sale of the equipment and building.”

First Quarter Conference Call

Management will host a webcast and conference call today, Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss financial results for first quarter 2025. Analysts and investors may participate via conference call, using the following dial-in information:

• 1-800-274-8461 (Domestic)
• 1-203-518-9814 (International)
• Conference ID: HGBLQ1

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.

Individuals can click here to add the call details to their calendar.

Replay

A replay of the call will be available approximately three hours after the call ends through May 22, 2025. To access the replay, dial 1-844-512-2921 (domestic) or 1-412-317-6671 (international). The replay pin number is 11158642. 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.

-financial tables follow-

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)
(unaudited)
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025				2024
Revenues:
Services revenue		$	7,648			$	8,983
Asset sales			5,811				3,178
Total revenues			13,459				12,161
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of services revenue			1,675				1,480
Cost of asset sales			3,773				2,411
Selling, general and administrative			6,534				6,358
Depreciation and amortization			118				141
Total operating costs and expenses			12,100				10,390
Earnings of equity method investments			44				787
Operating income			1,403				2,558
Interest income (expense), net			56				(92	)
Income before income tax expense			1,459				2,466
Income tax expense			395				667
Net income		$	1,064			$	1,799
Weighted average common shares outstanding – basic			35,282,855				36,592,801
Weighted average common shares outstanding – diluted			36,056,645				37,367,268
Net income per share – basic		$	0.03			$	0.05
Net income per share – diluted		$	0.03			$	0.05

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands of US dollars, except share and per share amounts)
		March 31, 2025
		(unaudited)				December 31, 2024
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	18,788			$	21,749
Accounts receivable, net			1,662				1,559
Current portion of notes receivable, net			3,420				3,416
Inventory – equipment			5,081				5,348
Other current assets			542				1,056
Total current assets			29,493				33,128
Non-current portion of notes receivable, net			6,307				6,558
Equity method investments			21,691				20,892
Property and equipment, net			9,048				1,643
Right-of-use assets			2,041				2,208
Intangible assets, net			3,296				3,362
Goodwill			7,446				7,446
Deferred tax assets			5,723				6,008
Other assets			1,638				64
Total assets		$	86,683			$	81,309
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	5,124			$	5,979
Payables to sellers			8,568				7,417
Current portion of third party debt			265				395
Current portion of lease liabilities			813				807
Total current liabilities			14,770				14,598
Non-current portion of third party debt			4,100				—
Non-current portion of lease liabilities			1,337				1,510
Other non-current liabilities			1,050			—
Total liabilities			21,257				16,108
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock			6				6
Common stock			376				374
Additional paid-in capital			295,858				295,657
Accumulated deficit			(226,780	)			(227,844	)
Treasury stock			(4,034	)			(2,992	)
Total stockholders’ equity			65,426				65,201
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		$	86,683			$	81,309

HERITAGE GLOBAL INC.
Reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (Non-GAAP Measures)
(In thousands of US dollars) (unaudited)
		Three Months Ended March 31,
		2025				2024
Net income		$	1,064			$	1,799
Add back:
Depreciation and amortization			118				141
Interest expense, net			(56	)			92
Income tax expense			395				667
EBITDA			1,521				2,699
Management add back:
Stock based compensation			280				228
Adjusted EBITDA		$	1,801			$	2,927

 

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