RB Global reports third quarter 2024 results

RB Global, Inc. (NYSE & TSX: RBA, the “Company”, “RB Global”, “we”, “us”, “their”, or “our”) reported the following results for the three months ended September 30, 2024.

"Our year-round dedication to CAT preparedness ensured a rapid and seamless response to recent hurricanes,” said Jim Kessler, CEO of RB Global. "We are incredibly proud of our team's dedication to over delivering for our partners and customers and their visible display of One Team - All In spirit."

"We are focused on managing expenses through careful cost controls and limiting discretionary spend to help us navigate the current environment" said Eric J. Guerin, Chief Financial Officer. "We continue to invest in strategic areas to position us for long-term growth."

Third Quarter Financial Highlights^1,2,3:

• Total gross transaction value ("GTV") decreased 7% year-over-year to $3.6 billion.
• Total revenue decreased 4% year-over-year to $981.8 million.
• Service revenue increased 1% year-over-year to $779.9 million.
• Inventory sales revenue decreased 18% year-over-year to $201.9 million.
• Net income increased 20% year-over-year to $76.0 million.
• Net income available to common stockholders increased 22% year-over-year to $66.9 million.
• Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders increased 20% to $0.36 per share.
• Diluted adjusted earnings per share available to common stockholders decreased 1% year-over-year to $0.71 per share.
• Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") decreased 1% year-over-year to $283.7 million.

2024 Financial Outlook

The Company has updated its full-year 2024 outlook for select financial data, as shown below:

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA outlook for fiscal 2024 to GAAP net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, because without unreasonable efforts, it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or timing of non-GAAP adjustments that are used to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, including but not limited to: (a) the net loss or gain on the sale of property plant & equipment or other assets, (b) acquisition-related or integration costs relating to our mergers and acquisition activity, including severance costs, (c) other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses, (d) share-based payments compensation expense which value is directly impacted by the fluctuations in our share price and other variables, and (e) other expenses that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations. These adjustments are uncertain, depend on various factors that are beyond our control and could have a material impact on net income for fiscal 2024.

Additional Financial and Operational Highlights

Revenue

Beginning in the third quarter of 2024, the Company updated its presentation of disaggregated revenue to be consistent with how management currently evaluates its financial and business performance. The prior year disaggregation of revenue has been recast to conform with current period presentation. Please refer to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 for additional details.

For the Third Quarter:

• GTV decreased 7% year-over-year to $3.6 billion with declines across all sectors due to lower average selling prices.
• Service revenue increased 1% year-over-year to $779.9 million as a result of a higher average service revenue take rate, partially offset by lower GTV. Service revenue take rate expanded 150 basis points year-over-year to 21.5% driven by a higher buyer fee rate structure and growth in marketplace services. Growth in marketplace services revenue was driven by an increase in transportation services, primarily in connection with the large consignment contract in the transportation sector in the United States.
• Inventory sales revenue decreased 18% year-over-year to $201.9 million due to lower revenues from the commercial construction and transportation and automotive sectors. Inventory rate declined 230 basis points year-over-year to 4.2%, attributable to weaker performance in all sectors.
• Net income available to common stockholders increased to $66.9 million, primarily driven by higher operating income, lower interest expense, partially offset by higher income tax expense.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ decreased 1% year-over-year driven by lower GTV, inventory return, and higher operating expenses, partially offset by service revenue take rate expansion.

Reconciliation of Operating Expenses

The below table reconciles as reported operating expenses by line item to adjusted operating expenses to exclude the impact of adjustments as defined in our Non-GAAP Measures.

Dividend Information

Quarterly Dividend

On November 6, 2024, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.29 per common share, payable on December 18, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 27, 2024.

Other Company Developments

As disclosed in the Company’s 8-K filed on November 8, 2024, Jeffrey Smith notified the Company of his decision to retire from service on the Company’s Board of Directors effective November 6, 2024. The Company would like to thank Mr. Smith for his valuable contributions to the Board during his tenure as a director. “It has been my pleasure to work with Jeff during his time as a Board member of the Company. I greatly appreciated the guidance that Jeff provided and found his advice to be extremely helpful as we navigated the closing and then integration of the largest transaction in the Company’s history, while making sure to keep us focused on delivering consistent execution for our partners,” said Mr. Kessler.

Mr. Smith commented: “When we first engaged with the Company, it was embarking on a major integration and the turnaround of a new business line. I am extremely proud of the significant progress that Jim, Eric and the team have made on both fronts – achieving synergy targets well ahead of plan and substantially improving service levels at IAA, all while continuing to perform as the best-in-class operator in the construction equipment market. I look forward to watching RB Global’s continued growth. I would also like to thank Bob and the rest of the Board for keeping the Company focused throughout this transition, and ensuring RB Global has best-in-class governance. I am confident the Company is on a path to deliver on its strategy, and I wish the Board and management all the best.”

“Jeff has been an invaluable contributor to the RB Global Board and we are sad to see him depart,” said Bob Elton, Chair of RB Global. “Given the Company’s great progress, Jeff felt this was the right time for him to step back from the Board. We are grateful for his valuable contributions and wish him the best going forward.”

Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call

RB Global is hosting a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 at 8:30 AM ET on November 8, 2024. The replay of the webcast will be available through November 7, 2025.

Conference call and webcast details are available at the following link:

https://investor.rbglobal.com

About RB Global

RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through our auction sites and digital platform, we have a wide global presence and serve customers across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture. Our marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world's largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, Inc. ("IAA"), a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. Our portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services ("Rouse"), which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip Inc. ("SmartEquip"), an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; and VeriTread LLC ("VeriTread"), an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable US and Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), including, in particular, statements regarding future financial and operational results, opportunities, and any other statements regarding events or developments that RB Global believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “project”, “target”, “potential”, “schedule”, “forecast”, “budget”, “confident”, “estimate”, “intend” or “believe” and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or statements that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “remain”, “could”, “should” or “might” occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond RB Global’s control, including risks and uncertainties related to: the effects of the business combination with IAA, including the Company’s future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of the merger; the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; the response of competitors to the merger; the ultimate difficulty, timing, cost and results of integrating the operations of IAA; the fact that operating costs and business disruption may be greater than expected; the effect of the consummation of the merger on the trading price of RB Global's common shares; the ability of RB Global to retain and hire key personnel and employees; the significant costs associated with the merger; the outcome of any legal proceedings that have been or could be instituted against RB Global; the ability of the Company to realize anticipated synergies in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; the failure of the Company to achieve expected operating results in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; changes in capital markets and the ability of the Company to generate cash flow and/or finance operations in the manner expected or to de-lever in the timeframe expected; the failure of RB Global or the Company to meet financial forecasts and/or key performance targets including the Company's key operating metrics; the Company’s ability to commercialize new platform solutions and offerings; legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the combined business; general economic and market developments and conditions; the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which RB Global operates; unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, pandemics, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as RB Global’s response to any of the aforementioned factors. Other risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are included in RB Global's periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including the risk factors identified under Item 1A “Risk Factors” and the section titled “Summary of Risk Factors” in RB Global’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and RB Global’s periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC, SEDAR and RB Global websites. The foregoing list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect RB Global’s forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and RB Global does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable securities legislation. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Key Operating Metrics

We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key operating metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, and make operating decisions. We believe these key operating metrics are useful to investors because management uses these metrics to assess the growth of our business and the effectiveness of our operational strategies.

We define our key operating metrics as follows:

GTV: Represents total proceeds from all items sold on our auctions and online marketplaces, third-party online marketplaces, private brokerage services and other disposition channels. GTV is not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, and is not presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Total service revenue take rate: Total service revenue divided by total GTV.

Inventory return: Inventory sales revenue less cost of inventory sold.

Inventory rate: Inventory return divided by inventory sales revenue.

Total lots sold: A single asset to be sold or a group of assets bundled for sale as one unit. Low value assets are sometimes bundled into a single lot, collectively referred to as “small value lots.”

Historically, we presented GTV from the sale of parts in our vehicle dismantling business within our automotive sector and excluded the number of parts sold from our total lots sold metric. Commencing in the second quarter of 2024, management has begun to review the number of parts sold in our vehicle dismantling business within our other sector and as part of our total lots sold metric.

GTV and Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

Non-GAAP Measures

This news release references non-GAAP measures. These measures do not have a standardized meaning and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP.

Please refer to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 for a summary of adjusting items during the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.

Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders and Diluted Adjusted EPS Available to Common Stockholders Reconciliation

The Company believes that adjusted net income available to common stockholders provides useful information about the growth or decline of the net income available to common stockholders for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results. Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from net income available to common stockholders that the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results.

Adjusted net income available to common stockholders is calculated as net income available to common stockholders, excluding the effects of adjusting items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related and integration costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, executive transition costs and certain other items. Net income available to common stockholders is calculated as net income attributable to controlling interests, less cumulative dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Shares and allocated earnings to participating securities.

Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders is calculated by dividing adjusted net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding, except that it is computed based upon the lower of the two-class method or the if-converted method, which includes the effects of the assumed conversion of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares and the effect of shares issuable under the Company’s stock-based incentive plans, if such effect is dilutive.

The following table reconciles adjusted net income available to common stockholders and diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders to net income available to common stockholders and diluted EPS available to common stockholders, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in our consolidated financial statements:

Adjusted EBITDA

The Company believes adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of its net income when compared between different financial periods. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because the Company believes it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and provides management with the ability to monitor its controllable incremental revenues and costs.

Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back the adjusting items.

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements:

Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

The Company believes that comparing adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA on a trailing twelve-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the performance of its operations as an indicator of the amount of time it would take to settle both the Company’s short and long-term debt. The Company does not consider this to be a measure of its liquidity, which is its ability to settle only short-term obligations, but rather a measure of how well it funds liquidity. Measures of liquidity are noted under “Liquidity and Capital Resources” in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Adjusted net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from short and long-term debt and long-term debt in escrow. Adjusted net debt/Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing adjusted net debt by adjusted EBITDA.

The following table reconciles adjusted net debt to debt, adjusted EBITDA to net income, and adjusted net debt/ adjusted EBITDA to debt/ net income, respectively, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements.