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Live Ventures Announces Record Financial Results for Third Fiscal Quarter 2018LAS VEGAS, Aug. 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Live Ventures Incorporated (Nasdaq:LIVE), a diversified holding company, today announces financial results for its third fiscal quarter 2018, which ended June 30, 2018. The company reported record quarterly revenue of $54.7 million, representing an increase of 32.1 percent over the same period the prior year, and basic EPS (earnings per share) of $1.05. The company’s results for the third fiscal quarter 2018 include those of ApplianceSmart, which was acquired in the first fiscal quarter 2018. The company reported total assets of $141.8 million as of the third fiscal quarter 2018. Stockholders’ equity stood at a record of $39.5 million, representing an increase of 21.1 percent over the same period last year. Key highlights of the third fiscal quarter 2018 compared to the same period last year include:
The company recorded a one-time, non-cash charge of $742,000 relating to the un-amortized debt issuance cost in connection with the payoff of the company’s credit facility with Capitala Private Credit Fund. The company did not pay an early termination fee in connection with the loan payoff. Since the refinancing of the Capitala credit facility closed on June 7, 2018, interest cost savings from this refinancing transaction were reflected operationally for less than one-third of the fiscal quarter. The company expects annual interest savings to increase in future quarters. Net cash flow from operating activities for the nine months ended June 30, 2018 totaled $9.7 million, up 38.4 percent compared to the same period the year prior. The company finalized its purchase price allocation in connection with its acquisition of ApplianceSmart. The final bargain purchase gain adjustment reported in the company’s third fiscal quarter 2018 financial statements was $3.6 million, for a total bargain purchase gain of $7.4 million, net of tax, for the nine months year to date. Cash availability, representing cash on hand and available credit on the company’s revolving lines of credit, was $10.5 million at June 30, 2018. “The company reported record quarterly revenue and our operating cash flow growth was very strong. We believe that the Vintage Stock refinancing and loan modification with Comvest and Texas Capital Bank were successful in the third fiscal quarter and will further lower the company’s interest expense going forward,” said Virland Johnson, CFO of Live Ventures. Live Ventures will be holding its third quarter conference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time on August 14, 2018. Management will take live questions following the prepared remarks. Interested investors may participate in the conference call by dialing (877) 876-9176 (for U.S.-based callers) or (785) 424-1667 (for international callers) and providing the operator with the conference ID: LIVE VENTURES. About Live Ventures Live Ventures Incorporated, originally incorporated in 1968, is a diversified holding company with several wholly owned subsidiaries and a strategic focus on acquiring profitable companies that have demonstrated a strong history of earnings power. Through its subsidiary, Marquis Industries, the company operates as a specialty, high-performance yarns manufacturer and hard-surfaces re-seller. Marquis Industries, which is a top-10 high-end residential carpet manufacturer in the United States, utilizes its state-of-the-art yarn extrusion capacity to market monofilament textured yarn products to the artificial turf industry. Marquis is the only manufacturer in the world that can produce certain types of yarn prized by the industry. Through its subsidiary Vintage Stock, an award-winning entertainment retailer, the company sells new and pre-owned movies, classic and current generation video games and systems, music on CD & LP, collectible comics, books, toys, and more. Vintage Stock, through its stores and website, ships product worldwide directly to the customer's doorstep. Through its subsidiary ApplianceSmart, the company sells new major household appliances in the United States through a chain of company-owned retail stores operating under the name ApplianceSmart®. Presentation of Non-GAAP Measure In addition to the results provided in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) throughout this press release, Live Ventures has provided a non-GAAP measurement of EBITDA. We have included EBITDA because it is a key measure used by our management and board of directors to understand and evaluate our core operating performance and trends, to prepare and approve our annual budget and to develop short- and long-term operational plans. Accordingly, we believe that EBITDA provides useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results in the same manner as our management and board of directors. EBITDA is reconciled from the respective measure under GAAP in the attached table “Non-GAAP Reconciliation.” Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements This press release should be read in conjunction with the Form 10-K or Form 10-Q to which it relates, and with the information included in our other press releases, reports and other filings with the SEC. Understanding the information contained in these filings is important in order to fully understand our reported financial results and our business outlook for future periods. Contact:
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