LIQUIDITY SERVICES INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2024. Filed Feb 6, 2025.
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Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Organization
Liquidity Services, Inc. (Liquidity Services, the Company) is a leading global commerce company providing trusted online marketplace platforms that power the circular economy. We create a better future for organizations, individuals, and the planet by using technology to capture and unleash the intrinsic value of surplus. We connect millions of buyers and thousands of sellers through our leading e-commerce auction marketplaces, search engines, asset management software, and related services. Our comprehensive solutions enable the transparent, efficient, sustainable recovery of value from excess items owned by business and government sellers.
Our business delivers value to shareholders by unleashing the intrinsic value of surplus through our online marketplace platforms. These platforms ignite and enable a self-reinforcing cycle of value creation where buyers and sellers attract one another in greater numbers. The result of this cycle is a continuous flow of goods that becomes increasingly valuable as more participants join the platforms, thereby creating positive network effects that benefit sellers, buyers, and shareholders.
Liquidity Services was incorporated in Delaware in November 1999 as Liquidation.com, Inc. and commenced operations in early 2000.
Reportable Segments
The Company hasfour operating and reportable segments under which we conduct business: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Further information and operating results of our reportable segments can be found in Note 14 -Segment Information.
GovDeals. The GovDeals reportable segment provides solutions that enable government entities including city, county, state and federal agencies located in the United States and Canada and related commercial businesses to sell surplus property and real estate assets through its GovDeals, Bid4Assets and Sierra marketplaces; see Note 3 -Sierra Acquisition.
RSCG. The RSCG reportable segment consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the United States and Canada to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. RSCG also offers a suite of services that includes returns management, asset recovery, and e-commerce solutions. This segment uses multiple selling channels across our network of marketplaces and others to optimize the best combination of velocity, volume, and value. This segment primarily conducts its business-to-business sales on its Liquidation.com marketplace and through Direct Sales, and direct-to-consumer sales on its AllSurplus Deals and Secondipity marketplaces and other third-party sales channels.
CAG. The CAG reportable segment enables commercial businesses to sell surplus assets on our AllSurplus marketplace. The core verticals in which CAG operates include industrial manufacturing, oil and gas, heavy equipment, biopharma, and electronics. CAG also offers a suite of services that includes surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales and marketing. CAG benefits from a global base of buyers and sellers enabling the sale and redeployment of assets wherever they’re most likely to generate the best value and highest use across the world. This segment primarily uses the AllSurplus and GovDeals marketplaces.
Machinio. The Machinio reportable segment operates a global search engine platform for listing equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, processing, transportation, printing, agriculture, and laboratory/medical sectors. Machinio also offers the Machinio System service that provides equipment sellers with a suite of software tools that includes website hosting, email marketing, and inventory management, to support and enable equipment sellers’ online business.
The Company's operations are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, many of which are associated with technology-oriented companies, including, but not limited to, the Company's dependence on use of the Internet; the effect of general business and economic trends including inflationary pressures and impacts from interest rate changes; ongoing international armed and geopolitical conflicts; the Company's susceptibility to rapid technological change; actual and potential competition by entities with greater financial and other resources; and the potential for the commercial sellers from which the Company derives a significant portion of its inventory to change the way they conduct their disposition of surplus assets or to otherwise terminate or not renew their contracts with the Company.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Unaudited Interim Financial Information
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In management's opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included, and intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in conso lidation. The information disclosed in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for these periods is unaudited. Operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2024, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending September 30, 2025, or for any future period.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts in the condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. For the three months ended December 31, 2024, these estimates required the Company to make assumptions about the impact of ongoing international armed and geopolitical conflicts, and other disruptions to macroeconomic conditions and, in turn, the Company's results of operations. The Company will continue to update its assumptions as conditions change. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.
Contract Assets and Liabilities
Contract assets reflect an estimate of expenses that will be reimbursed upon settlement with a seller. The contract asset balance was$1.6 million as of December 31, 2024, and$1.5 million as of September 30, 2024, and is included in the line-item Prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Contract liabilities reflect obligations to provide services for which the Company has already received consideration, and generally arise from up-front payments received in connection with Machinio's subscription services. The contract liability balance was$4.4 million as of December 31, 2024, and$4.8 million as of September 30, 2024, and is included in the line-item Deferred revenue on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Of the September 30, 2024 contract liability balance,$2.4 million was earned as other fee revenue during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
For the Company's Machinio segment, the performance obligation has been identified as the stand ready obligation to provide access to the Machinio subscription services, which it satisfies over time and recognizes as other fee revenues in the line-item Consignment and other fee revenues on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. As of December 31, 2024, the Machinio segment had a remaining performance obligationof $4.4 million; the Company expects to recognize the substantial majority of that amount as other fee revenues over the next 12 months.
Contract Costs
Contract costs relate to sales commissions paid on subscription contracts that are capitalized within our Machinio segment. Contract costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the expected life of the customer contract. The contract cost balance was$2.2 million as of December 31, 2024, and$2.3 million as of September 30, 2024, and is included in the line-item Prepaid expenses and other current assets, and Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Amortization expense was$0.4 million and$0.4 million during the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Risk Associated with Certain Concentrations
For the majority of buyers that receive goods before payment to the Company is made, credit evaluations are performed; however, for the remaining buyers, goods are not shipped before payment is made, and as a result the Company is not subject to significant collection risk from those buyers.
For consignment sales transactions, funds are typically collected from buyers and are held by the Company on the sellers' behalf. The funds are included in Cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company releases the funds to the seller, less the Company's commission and other fees due, through Accounts payable after the buyer has accepted the goods or within 30 days, depending on the state where the buyer and seller conduct business.
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash in banks within non-interest bearing, interest-bearing, and earnings allowance checking accounts, as well as cash equivalent money market funds, all of which exceed the applicable U.S. federal (FDIC and/or SIPC) and local jurisdiction (foreign banking institutions) insurance limits, and Accounts receivable.
The Company deposits its cash in interest bearing checking accounts, acquires cash equivalent money market funds, and holds short-term investments designated as held-to-maturity investment securities, each with financial institutions that the Company considers to be of high credit quality. Management continually monitors the financial institutions with whom we conduct business and responds appropriately, when necessary, to manage potential risk exposure to our cash balances above the insurance limits.
The Company has multiple vendor contracts with Amazon.com, Inc. under which it acquires and sell commercial merchandise. While purchase model transactions account for less than 25% of our total Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV), the cost of inventory for purchase model transactions is the most significant component of our consolidated Costs of goods sold. $8.4 million and $12.2 million of inventory purchased under such contracts with Amazon.com, Inc. is included in the line-item Inventory on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2024, and September 30, 2024, respectively. The Company's vendor contracts with respect to sourcing or consigning merchandise for its RSCG segment generally reflect the concentration dynamics inherent to the retail industry.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. It will require organizations to provide enhanced disclosures primarily regarding significant segment expenses. The guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. The guidance is required to be applied on a retrospective basis, with all such required disclosures to be made with regard to all fiscal years presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This ASU will require organizations to disclose specific categories in their tax rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold. The guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis; however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This ASU will require organizations to disaggregate certain expense captions an entity presents on the face of the income statement into specific categories in disclosures within the footnotes to the financial statements. This guidance will be effective for the Company beginning with its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2028. The guidance is required to be applied on a prospective basis; however, retrospective application is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of this ASU may have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
Sierra Acquisition
On January 1, 2024, the Company acquired all the issued and outstanding equity securities associated with Sierra Auction Management, Inc. (Sierra), a full-service auction company specializing in the sale of vehicles, equipment and surplus assets for government agencies, commercial businesses, and charities. Total purchase consideration was approximately $13.7 million paid in cash.
In connection with its acquisition of Sierra, the Company recorded the fair value of acquired supplier relationships and trade name assets for $5.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and goodwill of $7.9 million. The supplier relationships and trade name shall be amortized on a straight-line basis over a useful life ofsix andthree years, respectively. The total goodwill arising from the acquisition is included in the GovDeals reportable segment and is deductible for tax purposes.
Sierra's financial results are reported within the GovDeals reportable segment. Revenue, net income (loss), and pro forma information related to the Sierra acquisition was immaterial to the condensed consolidated financial statements and its related notes for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Earnings per Share
The Company calculates basic EPS by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period, excluding unvested restricted stock awards.
The Company calculates diluted EPS by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of common shares and potentially dilutive common shares outstanding during the reporting period using the treasury stock method.
The Company's potentially dilutive common shares include stock options, restricted stock units, and restricted stock awards. For such awards that have performance- or market-conditions, they are considered dilutive only when those performance- or market-conditions have been satisfied as of the reporting date; however, in periods of a net loss, the Company's diluted EPS will equal its basic EPS, as all its potential common shares are anti-dilutive in that case. In periods of net income, the calculation of diluted net income per share will exclude all anti-dilutive common shares.
The computation of basic and diluted net income per share is as follows:
| Three months ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Numerator: | ||
| Net income | $5,810 | $1,907 |
| Denominator: | ||
| Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 30,642,438 | 30,605,475 |
| Dilutive impact of stock options, RSUs and RSAs | 1,561,617 | 1,332,867 |
| Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 32,204,055 | 31,938,342 |
| Basic income per common share | $0.19 | $0.06 |
| Diluted income per common share | $0.18 | $0.06 |
| Stock options, RSUs and RSAs excluded from income per diluted share because their effect would have been anti-dilutive | 853,690 | 1,977,805 |
Leases
The Company has operating leases for its corporate offices, warehouses, vehicles, and equipment.
The operating leases have remaining terms of up to 4.4 years. Some of the leases have options to extend or terminate the leases. The exercise of such options is generally at the Company’s discretion. The lease agreements do not contain any significant residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants. The Company also subleases excess corporate office space. The Company's finance leases and related balances are not significant.
The components of lease expense are:
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Finance lease – lease asset amortization | $14 | $20 |
| Finance lease – interest on lease liabilities | 4 | 3 |
| Operating lease cost | 1,456 | 1,293 |
| Short-term lease cost | 69 | 39 |
| Variable lease cost (1) | 260 | 323 |
| Sublease income | — | (3) |
| Total net lease cost | $1,803 | $1,675 |
(1)
Variable lease costs primarily relate to the Company's election to combine non-lease components such as common area maintenance, insurance and taxes related to its real estate leases. To a lesser extent, the Company's equipment leases have variable costs associated with usage and subsequent changes to costs based upon an index.
Maturities of lease liabilities are:
| Operating Leases · Finance Leases | ||
|---|---|---|
| Remainder of 2025 | $5,879 | $86 |
| 2026 | 4,205 | 83 |
| 2027 | 2,404 | 30 |
| 2028 | 2,050 | 6 |
| 2029 | 1,196 | — |
| Thereafter | — | — |
| Total lease payments (1) | $15,734 | $205 |
| Less: imputed interest (2) | (1,481) | (14) |
| Total lease liabilities | $14,253 | $191 |
(1)
The weighted average remaining lease term is 3.1 years for operating leases and 4.6 years for finance leases.
(2)
The weighted average discount rate is 6.1% for operating leases and 5.8% for finance leases.
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information related to leases are:
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Cash paid for amounts included in operating lease liabilities | $1,454 | $1,154 |
| Cash paid for amounts included in finance lease liabilities | $24 | $26 |
| Non-cash: lease liabilities arising from new operating lease assets obtained | $582 | $— |
| Non-cash: lease liabilities arising from new finance lease assets obtained | $240 | $— |
| Non-cash: adjustments to lease assets and liabilities(1) | $2 | $293 |
(1)
These include adjustments due to lease modifications, renewals, and other related adjustments.
Goodwill
The carrying value and changes in the carrying value of goodwill attributable to each reportable segment were as follows:
| (in thousands) | GovDeals | CAG | Machinio | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2023 | $53,814 | $21,016 | $14,558 | $89,388 |
| Sierra acquisition (see Note 3) | 7,869 | — | — | 7,869 |
| Translation adjustments | — | 535 | — | 535 |
| September 30, 2024 | 61,683 | 21,551 | 14,558 | 97,792 |
| Translation adjustments | — | (391) | — | (391) |
| December 31, 2024 | $61,683 | $21,160 | $14,558 | $97,401 |
Goodwill is tested for impairment at the beginning of the fourth quarter and during interim periods whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. The Company did not identify any indicators of impairment that required an interim goodwill impairment test during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Intangible Assets
Intangible assets consist of the following:
| December 31, 2024 · September 30, 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | UsefulLife(in years) | GrossCarryingAmount | AccumulatedAmortization | NetCarryingAmount | GrossCarryingAmount | AccumulatedAmortization | NetCarryingAmount |
| Customer and supplier relationships | 6 - 8 | $22,100 | $(9,452) | $12,648 | $22,100 | $(8,805) | $13,295 |
| Technology | 3 - 5 | 4,900 | (4,900) | — | 4,900 | (4,839) | 61 |
| Trade names | 3 - 7 | 2,200 | (1,893) | 307 | 2,200 | (1,803) | 397 |
| Other intangibles | 10 | 902 | (750) | 152 | 897 | (738) | 159 |
| Total intangible assets, net | $30,102 | $(16,995) | $13,107 | $30,097 | $(16,185) | $13,912 | |
Future expected amortization of intangible assets as of December 31, 2024, is as follows:
| (in thousands) | |
|---|---|
| Years ending September 30, | Expected Future Amortization |
| Remainder of 2025 | $2,156 |
| 2026 | 2,721 |
| 2027 | 2,638 |
| 2028 | 2,605 |
| 2029 and thereafter | 2,987 |
| Total | $13,107 |
Intangible asset amortization expense was$0.8 million and$0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The Company didnot record impairment charges on any intangible assets during thethree months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023. The Company did not identify any indicators of impairment requiring an interim impairment test on material long-lived assets during the three months ended December 31, 2024.
Income Taxes
The Company’s interim effective income tax rate is based on management’s best current estimate of the Company's expected annual effective income tax rate. The Company recorded pre-tax income in the first three months of fiscal year 2025 and its corresponding effective tax rate is 29.0% compared to 31.6% for the first three months of fiscal year 2024. The change in the effective tax rate for thethree months ended December 31, 2024, as compared to the same period in the prior year, was primarily due to state and foreign taxes, and permanent tax adjustments.The effective tax rate differed from the U.S. statutory federal rate of 21% primarily as a result of the impact of foreign, state, and local income taxes and permanent tax adjustments.
The Company applies the authoritative guidance related to uncertainty in income taxes. ASC 740, Income Taxes, states that a benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized when it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, on the basis of technical merits. During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company didnot record any unrecognized tax benefits. The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, various state and local jurisdictions and in foreign jurisdictions, primarily Canada and the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2024, the Company has no open income tax examinations in the U.S. and the statute of limitations for years prior to 2021 is now closed. However, certain tax attribute carryforwards that were generated prior to fiscal year 2021 may be adjusted upon examination by tax authorities if they are utilized.
Debt
On February 10, 2022, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (the Credit Agreement). Terms of the Credit Agreement provide for revolving loans (the Line of Credit) up to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $25.0 million with a $10.0 million sublimit for standby letters of credit.
During the year ended September 30, 2023, the Credit Agreement was amended to extend the maturity date by 12 months to March 31, 2025 (the First Amendment).
During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Credit Agreement was amended to extend the maturity date by an additional 12 months to March 31, 2026 (the Second Amendment). No other changes, including regarding the borrowing terms or capacities, were made to the Credit Agreement as a result of the First Amendment or the Second Amendment.
The applicable interest rate on any draws under the Line of Credit is a variable rate per annum equal to the Daily Simple Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) in effect plus amargin ranging from 1.25% to 1.75%. Interest is payable monthly. The Company pays an Unused Commitment Fee (as defined in the Credit Agreement), on a quarterly basis, equal to 0.05% per annum on the daily amount of the available, but unused, balance on the Line of Credit. The Company also pays a Line of Credit Fee (as defined in the Credit Agreement), on a quarterly basis, equal to 1.25% on the daily amount available to be drawn for standby letters of credit. Interest incurred on any draws under the Line of Credit, as well as the Unused Commitment Fee and Line of Credit Fee, are included within Interest and other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
The Company may draw upon the Line of Credit for general corporate purposes. Repayments of any borrowings under the Line of Credit shall become available for redraw at any time by the Company.
The Credit Agreement contains certain financial and non-financial restrictive covenants including, among others, the requirement to maintain a minimum level of earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and restrictive covenants including covenants placing limitations on mergers, consolidations and dissolutions, investments and acquisitions, indebtedness and liens, and dividends and other restricted payments. As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in full compliance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, the Company did not make any draws under the Line of Credit, hadno outstanding borrowings under the Line of Credit and had $7.5 million of standby letters of credit outstanding. The amount of standby letters of credit are reserved against the Line of Credit and are not available for borrowing, resulting in $17.5 million of remaining borrowing capacity under the Line of Credit as of December 31, 2024.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, interest expense incurred by the Company under the Credit Agreement was immaterial to the condensed consolidated financial statements.
Stockholders’ Equity
The changes in stockholders’ equity for the prior year comparable period are as follows:
| Additional · AccumulatedOther | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Stock · Paid-in · Treasury Stock · Comprehensive · Retained | ||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Capital | Shares | Amount | Loss | Earnings | Total | |
| Balance at September 30, 2023 | 36,142,345 | $36 | $265,945 | (5,433,045) | $(84,031) | $(10,458) | $(9,958) | $161,533 |
| Net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,907 | 1,907 |
| Exercise of stock options, grants of restricted stock awards, and vesting of restricted stock units | 59,471 | — | 127 | — | — | — | — | 127 |
| Taxes paid associated with net settlement of stock compensation awards | (12,058) | — | (224) | — | — | — | — | (224) |
| Common stock repurchased | — | — | — | (68,692) | (1,171) | — | — | (1,171) |
| Stock compensation expense | — | — | 2,249 | — | — | — | — | 2,249 |
| Foreign currency translation and other | — | — | — | — | — | 958 | — | 958 |
| Balance at December 31, 2023 | 36,189,758 | $36 | $268,096 | (5,501,737) | $(85,202) | $(9,500) | $(8,051) | $165,379 |
Stock Compensation Incentive Plans
The Company maintains the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Omnibus Long-Term Incentive Plan (as amended, the LTIP) under which stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs), restricted stock awards (RSAs), and cash-settled stock appreciation rights (SARs) have been issued, and a private placement issuance related to the Company's acquisition of Bid4Assets. During the year ended September 30, 2024, the Company's shareholders approved an amendment to the LTIP to increase the number of shares of common stock from 20,300,000 to 22,800,000, reserved for future issuance of awards under the LTIP. Vesting of RSUs and grants of RSAs count as 1.5x shares against the plan reserves. As of December 31, 2024,1,347,204 shares of common stock remained available for use.
Stock Compensation Expense
The table below presents the components of share-based compensation expense (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Equity-classified awards: | ||
| Stock options | $659 | $500 |
| RSUs & RSAs | 2,772 | 1,749 |
| Total Equity-classified award | 3,431 | 2,249 |
| Liability-classified awards: | ||
| SARs | — | — |
| Total stock compensation expense: | $3,431 | $2,249 |
The table below presents the components of share-based compensation expense by line-item within our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| Stock-compensation expense by function | ||
| Technology and operations | $551 | $330 |
| Sales and marketing | 1,021 | 638 |
| General and administrative | 1,859 | 1,281 |
| Total stock compensation expense: | $3,431 | $2,249 |
Stock Options and RSUs & RSAs
The following table presents stock option and RSUs & RSAs grant activity:
| | Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 |
|---|---|
| Stock Options granted: | |
| Options containing only service conditions: | 125,000 |
| Weighted average exercise price | $22.55 |
| Weighted average grant date fair value | $10.86 |
| | |
| Options containing performance conditions: | 125,000 |
| Weighted average exercise price | $22.55 |
| Weighted average grant date fair value | $10.86 |
| | |
| RSUs & RSAs granted: | |
| RSUs & RSAs containing only service conditions: | 304,519 |
| Weighted average grant date fair value | $23.55 |
| | |
| RSUs & RSAs containing performance conditions: | 304,521 |
| Weighted average grant date fair value | $23.55 |
The stock options and RSUs & RSAs containing only service conditions will vest over afour-year service period. The stock options and RSUs & RSAs containing performance conditions will vest upon the achievement of specified financial targets of the Company, a segment, or a division of a segment. Vesting is measured on the first day of each fiscal quarter over thethree-year terms of the awards, starting with the first fiscal quarter after the first anniversary of the grant date.
The range of assumptions used to determine the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model during thethree months ended December 31, 2024, were as follows:
| Three Months Ended | |
|---|---|
| Dividend yield | — |
| Expected volatility | 56.09% - 57.96% |
| Risk-free interest rate | 4.10% - 4.10% |
| Expected term | 4.4 - 5.0 years |
Share Repurchase Program
From time to time, we may be authorized to repurchase issued and outstanding shares of our common stock under a share repurchase program approved by our Board of Directors. Share repurchases may be made through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, at times and in such amounts as management deems appropriate. The timing and actual number of shares repurchased will depend on a variety of factors including price, corporate and regulatory requirements and other market conditions. The repurchase program may be discontinued or suspended at any time and will be funded using our available cash.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had $7.6 million of remaining authorization to repurchase shares through December 31, 2025. On December 9, 2024, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to an additional $10.0 million of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock through December 31, 2026.
The Company madeno repurchases during thethree months ended December 31, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had $17.6 million of remaining authorization to repurchase shares through December 31, 2026.
Other Share Repurchases
Separate from the share repurchase program, our stock incentive plans allow for participants to exercise stock options by surrendering shares of common stock equivalent in value to the exercise price due. Any shares surrendered to the Company in this manner are not available for future grant.
During the three months ended December 31, 2024, participants surrendered 582 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options. No shares were surrendered by participants in connection with the exercise of stock options during thethree months ended December 31, 2023.
Fair Value Measurement
The Company measures and records certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. Authoritative guidance issued by the FASB establishes a fair value hierarchy for those instruments measured at fair value that distinguishes between assumptions based on market data (observable inputs) and the Company’s assumptions (unobservable inputs). The hierarchy consists of three levels:
Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the reporting entity can access at the measurement date;
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.
Cash and cash equivalents. The Company had$62.3 million and$67.2 million of money market funds considered cash equivalents at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.
Short-term investments. The Company had $10.4 million and $2.3 million of guaranteed investment certificates considered investments at December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, respectively. As these investments have maturity dates of 12 months or less from the balance sheet date, they have been classified as short-term in nature. These assets were measured at fair value as of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, and were classified as Level 1 assets within the fair value hierarchy. There were no transfers between levels during the periods presented.
Other Information. When valuing its Level 3 liability, management's estimation of fair value is based on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management's own assumptions around market demand which could involve a level of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors.
The Company’s financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value are cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payables to sellers. The Company believes the carrying values of these instruments approximate fair value.
As of December 31, 2024 and September 30, 2024, the Company didnot have any material assets or liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.
Defined Benefit Pension Plan
Certain employees of Liquidity Services UK Limited (GoIndustry), which the Company acquired in July 2012, are covered by the Henry Butcher Pension Fund and Life Assurance Scheme (the Scheme), a qualified defined benefit pension plan. The Company guarantees GoIndustry's performance on all present and future obligations to make payments to the Scheme for up to a maximum of £10 million British pounds. The Scheme was closed to new members on January 1, 2002.
The net periodic pension cost (benefit) is recognized within Interest and other income, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, and was immaterial for thethree months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Legal Proceedings and Other Contingencies
The Company reserves for contingent liabilities based on ASC 450, Contingencies, when it determines that a liability is probable and reasonably estimable. From time to time, the Company may become involved in litigation relating to claims arising in the ordinary course of the business; however, unless otherwise noted, there are no claims or actions pending or threatened against the Company that, if adversely determined, would in the Company's management's judgment have a material adverse effect on the Company.
Former Employee Matters
On December 28, 2022, the Company’s former Chief Marketing Officer (the “Former CMO”) filed a complaint (the “Original Complaint”) in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland (the “District Court”), alleging wrongful termination on the basis of race and age and that the Company retaliated against him. On April 26, 2023, the Former CMO filed an amended complaint with the District Court, alleging the same claims made in the Original Complaint. The Company's motion to dismiss certain of the claims was denied on March 27, 2024. The parties are currently involved in the discovery phase of the case. The Company is asserting substantial defenses and cannot estimate a range of potential liability, if any, at this time. The Company’s employment practices liability insurance carrier, CNA, has accepted tender of these claims.
Segment Information
The Company hasfour operating and reportable segments under which we conduct business: GovDeals, Retail Supply Chain Group (RSCG), Capital Assets Group (CAG), and Machinio. Further information and operating results of our reportable segments can be found in Note 14 -Segment Information.
GovDeals. The GovDeals reportable segment provides solutions that enable government entities including city, county, state and federal agencies located in the United States and Canada and related commercial businesses to sell surplus property and real estate assets through its GovDeals, Bid4Assets and Sierra marketplaces; see Note 3 -Sierra Acquisition.
RSCG. The RSCG reportable segment consists of marketplaces that enable corporations located in the United States and Canada to sell excess, returned, and overstocked consumer goods. RSCG also offers a suite of services that includes returns management, asset recovery, and e-commerce solutions. This segment uses multiple selling channels across our network of marketplaces and others to optimize the best combination of velocity, volume, and value. This segment primarily conducts its business-to-business sales on its Liquidation.com marketplace and through Direct Sales, and direct-to-consumer sales on its AllSurplus Deals and Secondipity marketplaces and other third-party sales channels.
CAG. The CAG reportable segment enables commercial businesses to sell surplus assets on our AllSurplus marketplace. The core verticals in which CAG operates include industrial manufacturing, oil and gas, heavy equipment, biopharma, and electronics. CAG also offers a suite of services that includes surplus management, asset valuation, asset sales and marketing. CAG benefits from a global base of buyers and sellers enabling the sale and redeployment of assets wherever they’re most likely to generate the best value and highest use across the world. This segment primarily uses the AllSurplus and GovDeals marketplaces.
Machinio. The Machinio reportable segment operates a global search engine platform for listing equipment for sale in the construction, machine tool, processing, transportation, printing, agriculture, and laboratory/medical sectors. Machinio also offers the Machinio System service that provides equipment sellers with a suite of software tools that includes website hosting, email marketing, and inventory management, to support and enable equipment sellers’ online business.
We also report results for Corporate, including elimination adjustments.
Decisions concerning the allocation of the Company’s resources are made by the Company’s Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM), which is the Company's Chief Executive Officer, with oversight by the Board of Directors. The Company reports reportable segment information based on the internal performance measures used by the CODM to assess the performance of each operating segment in a given period. In connection with that assessment, the CODM uses segment direct profit to evaluate the performance of each segment. Segment direct profit, previously referred to as segment gross profit, continues to be calculated as total revenue less cost of goods sold (excludes depreciation and amortization).
The following table sets forth certain financial information for the Company's reportable segments:
| Three Months Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 |
| GovDeals: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $512 | $— |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | 20,010 | 15,900 |
| Total revenue | 20,522 | 15,900 |
| Segment direct profit | $18,816 | $15,056 |
| RSCG: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $80,685 | $35,293 |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | 6,996 | 8,428 |
| Total revenue | 87,681 | 43,721 |
| Segment direct profit | $18,495 | $14,112 |
| CAG: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $1,618 | $932 |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | 8,233 | 6,902 |
| Total revenue | 9,851 | 7,834 |
| Segment direct profit | $8,796 | $6,943 |
| Machinio: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $— | $— |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | 4,294 | 3,886 |
| Total revenue | 4,294 | 3,886 |
| Segment direct profit | $4,077 | $3,703 |
| Corporate, including elimination adjustments: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $— | $— |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | (17) | (16) |
| Total revenue | (17) | (16) |
| Segment direct profit | $(17) | $(16) |
| Consolidated: | ||
| Purchase revenue | $82,815 | $36,225 |
| Consignment and other fee revenues | 39,516 | 35,100 |
| Total revenue | 122,331 | 71,325 |
| Total Segment direct profit | $50,167 | $39,798 |
The following table reconciles segment direct profit used in the reportable segments to the Company's condensed consolidated results:
| | Three Months Ended December 31, | |
|---|---|---|
| (in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 |
| Reconciliation: | | |
| Total segment direct profit | $50,167 | $39,798 |
| Other costs and expenses from operations (1) | 42,964 | 37,707 |
| Interest and other income, net | (987) | (697) |
| Income before provision for income taxes | $8,190 | $2,788 |
(1)
Other costs and expenses from operations is defined as Total costs and expenses from operations per the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, less Cost of goods sold (which is included in the calculation of Segment direct profit).
The percent of our revenues that came from transactions conducted outside of the United States for the three months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, was 9.8% and 12.1%, respectively.
Subsequent Events
On January 31, 2025, the Company acquired Auction Software, a private-label marketplace and SaaS solutions provider, for a total preliminary purchase price of $7.5 million, subject to a customary working capital adjustment.
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