Heritage Global reports Q3 EPS ex-items 7c, consensus 7c

Heritage Global Chief Executive Officer Ross Dove commented, “We had another solid quarter, as we continue to capitalize on the opportunities we are seeing in our Industrial and Financial Asset divisions. As we have previously mentioned, our business is benefitting from strong tailwinds related to the challenging economy, with an increased volume of assets coming to market as consumer debt reaches record levels and companies downsize operations. At Heritage Global Capital, the high volume of charged-off portfolios drove strong growth in our loan activity, and we closed the quarter with a loan book of $36 million, representing a solid increase from the previous balance of $30 million at the end of the second quarter. Meanwhile, as consumer collection rates revert back to pre-pandemic (and stimulus) levels, we have increased the Company’s non-cash credit loss reserve by $0.9 million, primarily to address a request to amend the existing credit agreements with our largest borrower. Collections on the balance of our loan portfolio, overall, are meeting or exceeding minimum target levels. Overall, reported operating income was $2.8 million for the third quarter and earnings per share was $0.05, after the impact of the reserve. Excluding the non-cash reserve, consolidated net operating income was approximately $3.6 million and earnings per share was $0.07.”