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Exhibit 99.1 

 

 

B. Riley Financial Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Financial Results

 

LOS ANGELES, CA – March 28, 2016 – B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY), a diversified provider of financial and business advisory services, reported financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2015.

 

Fourth Quarter 2015 Highlights

·Great American Capital Partners (GACP) closed its direct lending fund, GACP I, L.P., with total commitments of more than $150 million.

 

·GACP and Wells Fargo Capital Finance provided a $63 million senior secured credit facility to Scrap Metal Services.

 

·B. Riley & Co. acted as sole underwriter for Digital Turbine’s $13.7 million public offering.

 

·Valuation and Appraisal business generated quarterly revenue of $8.1 million, up 14% from prior year’s quarter.

 

Fourth Quarter 2015 Financial Results

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $19.8 million compared to $19.8 million in the same year-ago period. Revenue mix included an increase in revenue from the company’s auction and liquidation segment and valuation and appraisal segment, offset by a decrease in revenue from the company’s capital markets segment.

 

·Valuation and Appraisal Segment: Revenue increased 14% to $8.1 million from $7.2 million in the same year-ago period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in the number of appraisal projects the company completed in the quarter and an increase in the average fee per unit. Segment income increased 40% to $1.8 million from $1.3 million in the same year-ago period.

 

·Auction and Liquidation Segment: Revenue increased 117% to $6.8 million from $3.1 million in the same year-ago period. The increase was primary due to an improvement in liquidation revenue from fee engagements as compared to the year-ago period, which included a loss accrual on a liquidation transaction where the company provided a guarantee of inventory recovery values. Segment income totaled $1.4 million compared to a loss of $5.4 million in the same year-ago period.

 

·Capital Markets Segment: Revenue was $4.8 million compared to $9.5 million in the same year-ago period. The decrease was primarily attributable to a decline in investment banking activity, as well as trading losses in the firm’s account due to the disruption in the stock market during the quarter. Segment loss totaled $2.3 million compared to income of $2.3 million in the same year-ago period.

 

Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and amortization of non-cash stock-based compensation) for the fourth quarter of 2015 totaled a loss of $219,000, an improvement from a loss of $664,000 in the same year-ago period (see “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures,” below for further discussion of this non-GAAP term). The improvement was primarily attributable to an improvement in the operating results from the company’s auction and liquidation segment and valuation and appraisal segment as compared to the same year-ago period.

 

 

 

 

Net loss for the fourth quarter of 2015 totaled $1.0 million or $(0.06) per diluted share, an improvement from a net loss of $2.8 million or $(0.18) per diluted share in the same year-ago period.

 

At December 31, 2015, the company had $30.0 million of unrestricted cash and $24.8 million of net investments in securities. Total shareholder equity at December 31, 2015 was $109.3 million.

 

Full Year 2015 Financial Results

Total revenues for 2015 increased 46% to a record $112.5 million from $77.1 million in 2014. The improvement was primarily attributable to an increase in revenues from the company’s capital markets segment, including the operating results of B. Riley & Co., which was acquired in June 2014, as well as higher revenues from the company’s auction and liquidation segment. Total revenues of $112.5 million in 2015 represented an increase of 23% compared to proforma revenues of $91.7 million in 2014, which includes a full year of B. Riley & Co. results.

 

·Valuation and Appraisal Segment: Revenue increased 1% to $31.1 million from $30.7 million in 2014. Segment income increased 21% to $8.3 million from $6.8 million in 2014.

 

·Auction and Liquidation Segment: Revenue increased 71% to $46.2 million from $27.0 million in 2014. Segment income totaled $19.3 million, an improvement from a loss of $7.7 million in 2014.

 

·Capital Markets Segment: Revenue increased 81% to $35.2 million from $19.4 million in 2014. On a proforma basis, revenues increased 4% to $35.2 million from proforma revenues of $34.0 million in 2014. Segment income totaled $4.4 million compared to $5.0 million in 2014.

 

Adjusted EBITDA for 2015 increased to a record $23.2 million, up from $2.8 million in 2014, or $6.1 million on a proforma basis in 2014. The increase was primarily due to improvements in the operating results of the company’s auction and liquidation segment and valuation and appraisal segment.

 

Net income for 2015 totaled $11.8 million or $0.73 per diluted share, an improvement from a net loss of $5.8 million or $(0.60) per diluted share in 2014. On a proforma basis, net loss for 2014 totaled $3.9 million or $(0.34) per diluted share, which includes a full year of B. Riley & Co. results.

 

Management Commentary

“Our fourth quarter results were impacted by the swift downturn in the capital markets which affected our investment banking activity and proprietary account”, said Bryant Riley, Chairman and CEO of B. Riley Financial. “Despite the difficult quarter, we are very pleased with our financial performance for the fiscal year 2015. In our first full year since the combination of B. Riley and Great American Group, we were able to generate record revenues and adjusted EBITDA. Our success enabled us to return $0.32 cents per share to shareholders in the form of dividends.  We will continue to balance the investment opportunities generated from our business units with returning a portion of our profits to shareholders. We believe that the recurring parts of our business remain strong and continue to provide us with a stable platform, positioning us well for the future opportunities.”

 

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Mr. Riley continued, “Furthermore, we are pleased with the strategic developments that we made in 2015 including the launch of Great American Capital Partners, the manager of our direct lending fund. We continue to look at new businesses that capture the opportunities of the combined platform. Along those lines, we recently launched our corporate restructuring practice with a team of well-respected industry professionals. We believe that our new corporate restructuring team will be a valuable resource to corporate clients as they look to assess their capital structure.”

 

Conference Call

B. Riley Financial will host an investor conference call today (March 28, 2016) at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. The company’s chairman and CEO, Bryant Riley, President Tom Kelleher, and CFO and COO, Phillip Ahn, will host the conference call, followed by a question and answer period.

 

Please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Liolios Group at 949-574-3860.

 

Date: Monday, March 28, 2016

Time: 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time)

Toll-Free Number: 1-877-407-0789

International Number: 1-201-689-8562

 

The conference call will be broadcast simultaneously and available for replay via the investor section of the company’s website.

 

A replay of the call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time through April 4, 2016.

 

Toll-Free Replay Number: 1-877-870-5176

International Replay Number: 1-858-384-5517

Replay ID: 13632890

 

About B. Riley Financial, Inc.

B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) provides collaborative financial services and solutions through several subsidiaries, including: B. Riley & Co. LLC, a leading investment bank which provides corporate finance, research, and sales & trading to corporate, institutional and high net worth individual clients; Great American Group, LLC, a leading provider of advisory and valuation services, asset disposition and auction solutions, and commercial lending services; B. Riley Capital Management, LLC, an SEC registered Investment Advisor, which includes B. Riley Asset Management, a provider of investment products to institutional and high net worth investors, and B. Riley Wealth Management (formerly MK Capital Advisors), a multi-family office practice and wealth management firm focused on the needs of ultra-high net worth individuals and families; and Great American Capital Partners, LLC, a provider of senior secured loans and second lien secured loan facilities to middle market public and private U.S. companies.

 

B. Riley Financial is headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in major financial markets throughout the United States and Europe. For more information on B. Riley Financial, visit www.brileyfin.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements by B. Riley Financial, Inc. that are not based on historical fact, including, without limitation, statements containing the words "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions and statements. Such forward looking statements include, but are not limited to, express or implied statements regarding future financial performance and future dividends, as well as statements regarding how management sees opportunities to grow and broaden the firm. Because these forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, there are important factors that could cause actual results, events or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Such factors include our ability to successfully integrate recent acquisitions, loss of key personnel, our ability to manage growth, the potential loss of financial institution clients, the timing of completion of significant engagements, and those risks described from time to time in B. Riley Financial, Inc.'s filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risks described in B. Riley Financial, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations." Additional information will also be set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. These factors should be considered carefully and readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. All information is current as of the date this press release is issued, and B. Riley Financial, Inc. undertakes no duty to update this information.

 

Note Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Certain of the information set forth herein, including adjusted EBITDA, proforma financial information and proforma adjusted EBITDA, may be considered non-GAAP financial measures. B. Riley Financial believes this information is useful to investors because it provides a basis for measuring the company’s available capital resources, the operating performance of its business and its cash flow, excluding net interest expense, provisions for income taxes, depreciation, amortization and stock-based compensation that would normally be included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP"). In addition, the company’s management uses these non-GAAP financial measures along with the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in evaluating the company’s operating performance, capital resources and cash flow. Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information presented in compliance with GAAP, and non-financial measures as reported by the company may not be comparable to similarly titled amounts reported by other companies. The non-GAAP measures are described above and are reconciled to the corresponding GAAP measure in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements portion of this release under the headings "Adjusted EBITDA and Proforma EBITDA Reconciliation" and “Proforma Financial Information.”

 

Investor Contact:

Scott Liolios or Matt Glover

Liolios Group, Inc.

949-574-3860

rily@liolios.com

 

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B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except par value)

 

   December 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014 
         
Assets          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $30,012   $21,600 
Restricted cash   51    7,657 
Securities owned, at fair value   25,543    17,955 
Accounts receivable, net   9,472    10,098 
Due from related parties   409     
Advances against customer contracts   5,013    16,303 
Goods held for sale or auction   37    4,117 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,415    3,795 
Total current assets   72,952    81,525 
Property and equipment, net   592    776 
Goodwill   34,528    27,557 
Other intangible assets, net   4,768    2,799 
Deferred income taxes   18,992    25,601 
Other assets   588    732 
Total assets  $132,420   $138,990 
Liabilities and Equity (Deficit)          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,123   $1,093 
Accrued payroll and related expenses   7,178    6,017 
Accrued value added tax payable   1,785    11 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   6,478    5,112 
Due to related parties   166    213 
Auction and liquidation proceeds payable       665 
Securities sold not yet purchased   713    746 
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests   2,994    2,922 
Asset based credit facility       18,506 
Revolving credit facility   272    56 
Notes payable       6,570 
Contingent consideration- current portion   1,241     
Total current liabilities   21,950    41,911 
Contingent consideration, net of current portion   1,150     
Total liabilities   23,100    41,911 
Commitments and contingencies          
B. Riley Financial, Inc. stockholders' equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized; none issued        
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 16,448,119 and 15,968,607 issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively   2    2 
Additional paid-in capital   116,799    110,598 
Retained earnings (deficit)   (6,305)   (12,891)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (1,058)   (648)
Total B. Riley Financial, Inc. stockholders' equity   109,438    97,061 
Noncontrolling interests   (118)   18 
Total equity   109,320    97,079 
Total liabilities and equity  $132,420   $138,990 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

   Three Months Ended
December 31,
   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
                 
Revenues:                    
Services and fees  $19,753   $19,256   $101,929   $67,257 
Sale of goods   8    586    10,596    9,859 
Total revenues   19,761    19,842    112,525    77,116 
Operating expenses:                    
Direct cost of services   8,519    6,465    29,049    23,466 
Cost of goods sold   1    3,269    3,072    14,080 
Selling, general and administrative expenses   12,567    13,972    58,322    44,453 
Restructuring charge               2,548 
Total operating expenses   21,087    23,706    90,443    84,547 
Operating income (loss)   (1,326)   (3,864)   22,082    (7,431)
Other income (expense):                    
Interest income   7    3    17    12 
Interest expense   (99)   (132)   (834)   (1,262)
Income (loss) before income taxes   (1,418)   (3,993)   21,265    (8,681)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes   372    1,091    (7,688)   2,886 
Net income (loss)   (1,046)   (2,902)   13,577    (5,795)
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests   (42)   (80)   1,772    6 
Net income (loss) attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.  $(1,004)  $(2,822)  $11,805   $(5,801)
                     
Basic income (loss) per share  $(0.06)  $(0.18)  $0.73   $(0.60)
Diluted income (loss) per share  $(0.06)  $(0.18)  $0.73   $(0.60)
                     
Weighted average basic shares outstanding   16,283,677    15,902,607    16,221,040    9,612,154 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   16,283,677    15,902,607    16,265,915    9,612,154 

 

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B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   Year ended December 31, 
   2015   2014 
Cash flows from operating activities:          
Net income (loss)  $13,577   $(5,795)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   848    646 
Provision for doubtful accounts   718    532 
Share based compensation   2,043     
Impairment of goods held for sale or auction   33    4,675 
Non-cash interest   163     
Effect of foreign currency on operations   (375)   137 
Loss on disposal of assets   7    91 
Deferred income taxes   6,609    (2,984)
Income allocated to mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests   2,207    1,892 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable and advances against customer contracts   11,540    (15,195)
Lease finance receivable       107 
Securities owned   (7,588)   (16,006)
Goods held for sale or auction   20    9,414 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (1,100)   (59)
Accounts payable, accrued payroll and related expenses, accrued value added tax payable and other accrued expenses   4,289    (1,142)
Amounts due to (from) related parties   (622)   168 
Securities sold not yet purchased   (33)   (176)
Auction and liquidation proceeds payable   (665)   665 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   31,671    (23,030)
Cash flows from investing activities:          
Acquisition of MK Capital, net of cash acquired of $49   (2,451)    
Cash acquired from acquisition of B. Riley & Co., Inc.       2,667 
Purchases of property and equipment   (239)   (252)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment and notes receivable - related party   4    1,200 
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash   7,604    (7,282)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities   4,918    (3,667)
Cash flows from financing activities:          
Proceeds from (repayments of) revolving line of credit   216    (277)
(Repayment of) proceeds from asset based credit facility   (18,506)   12,796 
Proceeds from note payable - related party   4,500     
Repayment of note payable - related party   (4,500)    
Payment of employment taxes on vesting of restricted stock   (499)    
Repayment of notes payable, long-term debt and capital lease obligations       (32,010)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock       51,233 
Dividends paid   (5,219)   (479)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests   (4,042)   (1,794)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities   (28,050)   29,469 
Effect of foreign currency on cash   (127)   (39)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents   8,412    2,733 
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year   21,600    18,867 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year  $30,012   $21,600 

 

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Segment Financial Information

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Capital Markets reportable segment:                    
Revenues - Services and fees  $4,840   $9,545   $35,183   $19,420 
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   (6,995)   (7,139)   (30,229)   (14,185)
Depreciation and amortization   (135)   (99)   (519)   (193)
Segment (loss) income   (2,290)   2,307    4,435    5,042 
Auction and Liquidation reportable segment:                    
Revenues - Services and fees   6,772    2,539    35,633    17,166 
Revenues - Sale of goods   8    586    10,596    9,859 
Total revenues   6,780    3,125    46,229    27,025 
Direct cost of services   (4,847)   (4,011)   (15,489)   (10,719)
Cost of goods sold   (1)   (3,269)   (3,072)   (14,080)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   (445)   (1,189)   (8,170)   (8,481)
Restructuring charge   -    -    -    (1,339)
Depreciation and amortization   (44)   (15)   (191)   (107)
Segment income (loss)   1,443    (5,359)   19,307    (7,701)
Valuation and Appraisal reportable segment:                    
Revenues - Services and fees   8,141    7,172    31,113    30,671 
Direct cost of services   (3,672)   (2,454)   (13,560)   (12,747)
Selling, general, and administrative expenses   (2,667)   (3,417)   (9,101)   (10,721)
Restructuring charge   -    -    -    (203)
Depreciation and amortization   (33)   (35)   (137)   (151)
Segment income   1,769    1,266    8,315    6,849 
Consolidated operating income (loss) from reportable segments   922    (1,786)   32,057    4,190 
Corporate and other expenses (includes restructuring charge of $1,006 in  each of the three months and year ended December 31, 2014)   (2,248)   (2,078)   (9,975)   (11,621)
Interest income   7    3    17    12 
Interest expense   (99)   (132)   (834)   (1,262)
                     
Income (loss) before income taxes   (1,418)   (3,993)   21,265    (8,681)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes   372    1,091    (7,688)   2,886 
                     
Net income (loss)   (1,046)   (2,902)   13,577    (5,795)
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (42)   (80)   1,772    6 
                     
Net income (loss) attributable to B. Riley Financial, Inc.  $(1,004)  $(2,822)  $11,805   $(5,801)

 

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ADJUSTED EBITDA AND PROFORMA ADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended   Year Ended 
   December 31,   December 31, 
   2015   2014   2015   2014 
Adjusted EBITDA and Proforma Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:                    
                     
Net (loss) income as reported  $(1,004)  $(2,822)  $11,805   $(5,801)
                     
Adjustments:                    
(Benefit) provision for income taxes   (372)   (1,091)   7,688    (2,886)
Interest expense   99    132    834    1,262 
Interest income   (7)   (3)   (17)   (12)
Depreciation and amortization   214    195    848    646 
Share based payments   851        2,043     
Transaction costs related to B. Riley & Co., Inc. acquisition               995 
Restructuring charge                  2,548 
Loss in United Kingdom from restructuring in the quarter ended September 30, 2014               465 
Impairment charge for goods held for sale or auction, severance costs and expense for fair value adjustment for mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests       2,925        5,589 
                     
Total EBITDA adjustments   785    2,158    11,396    8,607 
                     
Adjusted EBITDA  $(219)  $(664)  $23,201   $2,806 
                     
Proforma Adjusted EBITDA for B. Riley & Co., Inc. operations and new employment agreements               3,260 
                     
Proforma Adjusted EBITDA  $(219)  $(664)  $23,201   $6,066 

 

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B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

PROFORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

   Year Ended
December 31,
 
   2014 
   Proforma 
Proforma Revenues By Segment:     
Capital markets reportable segment  $33,960 
Auction and Liquidation reportable segment   27,025 
Valuation and Appraisal reportable segment   30,671 
      
Total Proforma Revenue  $91,656 
      
Proforma net loss  $(3,938)
      
Basic loss per share  $(0.34)
Diluted loss per share  $(0.34)
      
Weighted average basic shares outstanding   11,533,178 
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding   11,533,178 

 

Note: The unaudited proforma financial information in the table above summarizes the combined results of operations of the company and B. Riley and Co., LLC and the related impact of the new employment agreements with Bryant Riley, Andrew Gumaer and Harvey Yellen that became effective upon the acquisition of B. Riley and Co., LLC, as though they had occurred as of January 1, 2014. The proforma financial information presented includes the effects of adjustments related to the amortization charges from the acquired intangible assets. The proforma financial information as presented above is for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been achieved if the acquisition had taken place at the beginning of the earlier period presented, nor does it intend to be a projection of future results.

 

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