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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 01, 2023

 

 

 

 

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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-36347

11-2464169

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

2121 Rosecrans Ave, Suite 6300

 

El Segundo, California

 

90245

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (310) 587-1477

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

AMRK

 

Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 6, 2023, A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company” or “A-Mark”) issued a press release regarding the Company’s financial results for its fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information contained in this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On February 1, 2023, A-Mark entered into a new employment agreement with Brian Aquilino, its Chief Operating Officer (“COO”). The agreement contains the following key terms:

 

The term of the agreement extends from February 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
Base salary is set at $325,000 per annum, increasing to $350,000 on July 1, 2024.
The COO will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Performance Bonus”) for A-Mark’s fiscal years 2023 through 2025, with a targeted amount equal to 50% of base salary for the year.
The Performance Bonus will be based on the extent to which performance goals established by A-Mark for each fiscal year have been met. Those performance goals will be based on the COO’s individual performance and the performance of A-Mark.
Under the new agreement, the COO was granted a non-qualified stock option for the purchase of 10,000 shares of A-Mark common stock. The stock option has an exercise price of $39.69 per share and a stated expiration date of February 1, 2033. The stock option will vest as to 50% of underlying shares on June 30, 2024 and 50% as to the remaining shares on June 30, 2025, subject to the COO’s continuous employment through that date. The stock options are subject to accelerated vesting in specified circumstances.
All other terms of the new employment agreement are substantially the same as under the COO’s prior employment agreement as in effect immediately prior to February 1, 2023.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.


 

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit

 

Description

10.1

 

Employment Agreement, dated February 1, 2023, between A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. and Brian Aquilino.

99.1

 

Press Release issued by A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., dated February 6, 2023.

104

 

Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

 

 


 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date:

February 6, 2023

By:

/s/ Carol Meltzer

 

 

Name:

Title:

Carol Meltzer
General Counsel and Secretary

 

 

 


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EXHIBIT 10.1

 

 

February 1, 2023

 

Brian Aquilino

[Address Redacted]

 

Re: Terms of Employment as Chief Operating Officer

 

Dear Brian:

 

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”) is pleased to confirm the revised terms of your employment that become effective February 1, 2023 (the “Effective Date”), in your position as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. This letter agreement (the “Agreement”) specifies the terms and conditions of your employment by the Company from the Effective Date through June 30, 2025, except that Sections 4 (and Sections 5-12 as applicable to Section 4) of the Agreement will remain in effect thereafter.

 

1. Duties.

 

(a) As Chief Operating Officer, you will be responsible for the alignment of the Company’s business unit priorities and ensuring operational excellence across the Company and its business units, and you shall perform such other functions as may be assigned to you from time to time as are lawful and consistent with your title and authority. You will report to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, working at our Las Vegas, Nevada office. You will have such other offices at the Company or with Company subsidiaries or affiliates as shall be assigned from time to time by the Company (with the concurrence of any affected subsidiary or affiliate), consistent with your position under this Section 1(a).

 

(b) During your employment hereunder, you will devote your full business time and best efforts to the business and affairs of the Company and its subsidiaries. You understand and acknowledge that your duties will require business travel from time to time.

 

(c) Upon your termination of employment hereunder for any reason, you agree to resign from any positions you may then hold with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and that you will execute such documents and take such other action, if any, as may be requested by the Company to give effect to any such resignation.

 

2. Compensation.

 

(a) Commencing at the Effective Date, the Company will pay to you an annual salary at the rate of $325,000 per year (your “Base Salary”). Payment of the Base Salary will be in accordance with the Company's standard payroll practices and subject to all legally required or customary withholdings. Effective July 1, 2024, your Base Salary will increase to $350,000 per year.

 

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(b) You will be eligible to receive an annual bonus (the “Performance Bonus”) for each of the Company’s 2023, 2024 and 2025 fiscal years with a targeted amount equal to 50% of your Base Salary for the fiscal year; provided that for this purpose Base Salary for fiscal 2023 will be calculated as $325,000. Each Performance Bonus, if any, will be based on the extent to which performance goals established by the Company for each fiscal year have been met. Those performance goals will be based on your individual performance and the performance of the Company, including goals that may relate to subsidiaries or business units of the Company; provided, however, that the final payout of the Performance Bonus will remain subject to the discretion of the Company. Each Performance Bonus, if any, shall be paid within 40 days following the issuance by the Company of financial statements for the fiscal year in respect of which such bonus is payable. You must be employed by the Company on the last day of the applicable fiscal year to be eligible for each Performance Bonus.

 

(c) On the Effective Date, the Company granted a non-qualified stock option to you for the purchase of 10,000 shares of A-Mark Common Stock under the Company’s 2014 Stock Award and Incentive Plan. The stock option has an exercise price of $39.69 per share and a stated expiration date of February 1, 2033. The stock option will vest as to 50% of underlying shares on June 30, 2024 and 50% as to the remaining shares on June 30, 2025, subject to your continuous employment by the Company or a subsidiary through the applicable vesting date. The stock option is subject to such additional terms and conditions as are more fully set forth in the Stock Option Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A, which may include forfeiture and accelerated termination of the stock option in the event of your termination of employment and, in some circumstances, accelerated vesting of the stock option.

 

(d) Upon submission by you of vouchers in accordance with the Company's standard procedures, the Company shall reasonably promptly reimburse you for all reasonable and necessary travel, business entertainment and other business expenses incurred by you in connection with the performance of your duties under this Agreement.

 

(e) During your employment hereunder:

 

() You will be entitled to participate in any and all medical insurance, group health, disability insurance and other benefit plans that are made generally available by the Company to employees of the Company (either directly or through a wholly-owned subsidiary).

 

(ii) You will be entitled to receive four weeks paid vacation a year and paid holidays made available pursuant to the Company's policy to all senior executives of the Company.

 

(iii) You will be entitled to continue to participate in the Company’s insurance programs made generally available to senior executives.

 

(iv) The Company may, in its sole discretion, at any time amend or terminate any of the benefit plans or programs referenced in this Section 2(e), upon written notice to you.

 

(f) Compensation paid or payable under this Agreement, including any Performance Bonus paid or payable under Section 2(b), shall be subject to (i) all legally required or customary tax and other withholdings, and (ii) recoupment by the Company in accordance with the terms of any policy relating to recoupment (or clawback) approved by the Board of Directors and in effect at the time of payment of such compensation.

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3. Termination. Your employment hereunder is “at will”; the Company may terminate your employment at any time, with or without cause or notice, and you may voluntarily terminate your employment with or without notice.

 

4. Exclusive Employment; Nonsolicitation; Nondisclosure of Proprietary Information; Surrender of Records; Inventions and Patents; Code of Ethics; Other Commitments.

 

(7)
No Conflict; No Other Employment. During the period of your employment with the Company, you shall not: (i) engage in any activity that conflicts or interferes with or derogates from the performance of your duties hereunder nor shall you engage in any other business activity, whether or not such business activity is pursued for gain or profit and including service as a director of any other company, except as approved in advance in writing by the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld); provided, however, that you shall be entitled to manage your personal investments and otherwise attend to personal affairs, including charitable, social and political activities, in a manner that does not unreasonably interfere with your responsibilities hereunder, or (ii) engage in any other employment, whether as an employee or consultant or In any other capacity, and whether or not compensated therefor.

 

(b) Non-solicitation. In consideration of the payment by the Company to you of amounts that may hereafter be paid to you pursuant to this Agreement and other obligations undertaken by the Company hereunder, you agree that during your employment with the Company and for a period of one year following the date of termination of your employment, without the written consent of the Company, you shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, encourage or recruit, or attempt to solicit, encourage or recruit any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company or any of its affiliates to terminate his, her, or its relationship with the Company or such affiliate; or (ii) solicit, encourage or recruit, or attempt to solicit, encourage or recruit, any of the employees, agents, consultants or representatives of the Company or any of its affiliates to become employees, agents, representatives or consultants of any other person or entity.

 

(c) Proprietary Information. You acknowledge that during the course of your employment with the Company you will necessarily have access to and make use of proprietary information and confidential records of the Company and its affiliates. You covenant that you shall not during your employment by the Company or its affiliates or at any time thereafter, directly or indirectly, use for your own purpose or for the benefit of any person or entity other than the Company, nor otherwise disclose, any proprietary information to any individual or entity, unless such disclosure has been authorized in writing by the Company or is otherwise required by law.

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You acknowledge and understand that the term “proprietary information” includes, but is not limited to: (a) the software products, programs, applications, and processes utilized by the Company or any of its affiliates; (b) the name and/or address of any customer or vendor of the Company or any of its affiliates or any information concerning the transactions or relations of any customer or vendor of the Company or any of its affiliates with the Company or such affiliate or any of its or their partners, principals, directors, officers or agents; (c) any information concerning any product, technology, or procedure employed by the Company or any of its affiliates but not generally known to its or their customers, vendors or competitors, or under development by or being tested by the Company or any of its affiliates but not at the time offered generally to customers or vendors; (d) any information relating to the computer software, computer systems, pricing or marketing methods, sales margins, cost of goods, cost of material, capital structure, operating results, borrowing arrangements or business plans of the Company or any of its affiliates (e) any information which is generally regarded as confidential or proprietary in any line of business engaged in by the Company or any of its affiliates; (f) any business plans, budgets, advertising or marketing plans; (g) any information contained in any of the written or oral policies and procedures or manuals of the Company or any of its affiliates; (h) any information belonging to customers or vendors of the Company or any of its affiliates or any other person or entity which the Company or any of its affiliates has agreed to hold in confidence; (i) any inventions, innovations or improvements covered by this Agreement; and G) all written, graphic and other material relating to any of the foregoing. You acknowledge and understand that information that is not novel or copyrighted or patented may nonetheless be proprietary information. The term “proprietary information” shall not include information generally available to and known by the public or information that is or becomes available to you on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Company, any of its affiliates, or the directors, officers, employees, partners, principals or agents of the Company or any of its affiliates (other than as a result of a breach of any obligation of confidentiality).

 

(d) Confidentiality and Surrender of Records. You shall not during your employment by the Company or its affiliates or at any time thereafter (irrespective of the circumstances under which Your employment by the Company terminates), except as required by law, directly or indirectly publish, make known or in any fashion disclose any confidential records to, or permit any inspection or copying of confidential records by, any individual or entity other than in the course of such individual's or entity's employment or retention by the Company. Upon termination of employment for any reason or upon request by the Company, you shall deliver promptly to the Company (without retaining any copies) all property and records of the Company or any of its affiliates, including, without limitation, all confidential records. For purposes hereof, “confidential records” means all correspondence, reports, memoranda, files, manuals, books, lists, financial, operating or marketing records, magnetic tape, or electronic or other media or equipment of any kind which may be in your possession or under your control or accessible to you which contain any proprietary information. All property and records of the Company and any of its affiliates (including, without limitation, all confidential records) shall be and remain the sole property of the Company or such affiliate during your employment by the Company and its affiliates and thereafter.

 

(e) Inventions and Patents. All inventions, innovations or improvements (including policies, procedures, products, improvements, software, ideas and discoveries, whether patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, or otherwise) conceived or made by you, either alone or jointly with others, in the course of your employment by the Company, belong to the Company. You will promptly disclose in writing such inventions, innovations or improvements to the Company and perform all actions reasonably requested by the Company to establish and confirm such ownership by the Company, including, but not limited to, cooperating with and assisting the Company in obtaining patents, copyrights, trademarks, or service marks for the Company in the United States and in foreign countries.

 

(f) Enforcement. You acknowledge and agree that, by virtue of your position, your services and access to and use of confidential records and proprietary information, any violation by you of any of the undertakings contained in this Section 4 would cause the Company and/or its affiliates immediate, substantial and irreparable injury for which it or they have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, you acknowledge that the Company may seek an injunction or other equitable relief by a court of competent jurisdiction restraining any violation or threatened violation of any undertaking contained in this Section 4, and consent to the entry thereof.

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You waive posting by the Company or its affiliates of any bond otherwise necessary to secure such injunction or other equitable relief. Rights and remedies provided for in this Section 4 are cumulative and shall be in addition to rights and remedies otherwise available to the parties hereunder or under any other agreement or applicable law.

 

(g) Employment Policies. You will be subject to the policies of the Company including, but not limited to, those contained in the Employee Handbook, the Company’s Code of Ethics and all other compliance policies and procedures, all of which may, from time to time, be amended. Nothing in this Section 4 is intended to limit, modify or reduce your obligations under the Company's Employee Handbook or Code of Ethics. Your obligations under this Section 4 are in addition to, and not in lieu of, your obligations under the Employee Handbook or the Code of Ethics. To the extent there is any inconsistency between this Section 4 and the Employee Handbook or the Code of Ethics that would permit you to take any action or engage in any activity pursuant to this Section 4 that you would be barred from taking or engaging in under the Employee Handbook or the Code of Ethics, the Employee Handbook or the Code of Ethics (as applicable) shall control.

 

(h) Cooperation With Regard to Litigation. You agree to cooperate with the Company, during the Term and thereafter (including following your termination of employment for any reason), by making yourself reasonably available to testify on behalf of the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, and to assist the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, in any such action suit, or proceeding, by providing information and meeting and consulting with the Board or its representatives or counsel, or representatives or counsel to the Company, or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company, as reasonably requested. The Company agrees to reimburse you, on an after-tax basis each calendar quarter, for all expenses actually incurred in connection with your provision of testimony or assistance in accordance with the provisions of Section 4(h) of this Agreement (including reasonable attorneys' fees) but not later than the last day of the calendar year in which the expense was incurred (or, in the case of an expense incurred in the final quarter of a calendar year, the next following February 15).

 

(i) Non-Disparagement. You shall not, at any time during your employment by the Company and its affiliates and thereafter, make statements or representations, or otherwise communicate, directly or indirectly, in writing, orally or otherwise, or take any action which may, directly or indirectly, disparage the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or their respective officers, directors, employees, advisors, businesses or reputations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude you from making truthful statements that are required by applicable law, regulation or legal process.

 

5. Notices. Every notice or other communication required or contemplated by this Agreement must be in writing and sent by one of the following methods: (1) personal delivery, in which case delivery is deemed to occur the day of delivery; (2) certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, in which case delivery is deemed to occur the day it is officially recorded by the U.S. Postal Service as delivered to the intended recipient; or (3) next­ day delivery to a U.S. address by recognized overnight delivery service such as Federal Express, in which case delivery is deemed to occur one business day after being sent. In each case, a notice or other communication sent to a party must be directed to the address for that party set forth below, or to another address designated by that party by written notice:

 

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If to the Company, to:

 

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

2121 Rosecrans, Suite 6300

El Segundo, CA 90245

Attention: General Counsel

 

If to you, to:

 

Mr. Brian Aquilino

2121 Rosecrans, Suite 6300

El Segundo, CA 90245

 

6. Assignability; Binding Effect. This Agreement is a personal contract calling for the provision of unique services by you, and your rights and obligations hereunder may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged or hypothecated. The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement bind and run in favor of the successors and assigns of the Company.

 

7. Complete Understanding. This Agreement (including Exhibits) constitutes the complete understanding between the parties with respect to the employment of you by the Company and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (subject to Section 1 above), both written and oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement. The terms of your employment in periods prior to February 1, 2023 were governed by letter agreements between you and the Company as then in effect. The foregoing notwithstanding, your covenants under Sections 4 and the provisions of other Sections of those prior letter agreements applicable to Section 4 remain in effect and enforceable by their terms, and Sections 4 and related Sections of this Letter Agreement constitute renewals of those covenants for which compensation under this Letter Agreement constitutes additional consideration.

 

8. Amendments; Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended except by means of an instrument in writing signed on behalf of the Company and you. No waiver by any party of any breach under this Agreement will be deemed to extend to any prior or subsequent breach or affect in any way any rights arising by virtue of any prior or subsequent such occurrence. Waiver by either party of any breach by the other party will not operate as a waiver of any other breach, whether similar to or different from the breach waived. No delay on the part of the Company or you in the exercise of any of their respective rights or remedies will operate as a waiver of that right (subject, however, to all explicit deadlines set forth in this Agreement).

 

9. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or its application to any person or circumstances is determined by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable to any extent, that unenforceable provision will be deemed eliminated to the extent necessary to permit the remaining provisions to be enforced, and the remainder of this Agreement, or the application of the unenforceable provision to other persons or circumstances, will not be affected thereby. If any provision of this Agreement, or any part thereof, is held to be unenforceable because of the scope or duration of or the area covered by that provision, the court making that determination shall reduce the scope, duration of or area covered by that provision or otherwise amend the provision to the minimum extent necessary to make that provision enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

10. Survivability. The provisions of this Agreement that by their terms call for performance subsequent to termination of your employment hereunder, or subsequent to the termination of this Agreement, will survive such termination. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the provisions of Section 4 shall survive any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

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11. Governing Law. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to principles of conflict of laws.

 

12. Jurisdiction; Service of Process. Any action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any right arising out of, this Agreement must be brought against any of the parties in the courts of the State of California, Los Angeles County, or, if it has or can acquire jurisdiction, in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and each of the parties consents to the jurisdiction of those courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts) in any such action or proceeding and waives any objection to venue laid therein. Process in any such action or proceeding may be served by sending or delivering a copy of the process to the party to be served at the address and in the manner provided for the giving of notices in Section 5. Nothing in this Section 12, however, affects the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law. Each party hereto waives trial by jury.

The undersigned hereby execute this Agreement on the date stated in the introductory clause.

 

 

 

 

A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

 

 

By:

/s/ Gregory N. Roberts

Name:

Gregory N. Roberts

Title:

Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Brian Aquilino

 

/s/ Brian Aquilino

 

 

 

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Exhibit A

 

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

 

Stock Option Agreement

 

This Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) which includes the attached “Terms and Conditions of Option Grant” confirms the grant, effective February 1, 2023, by A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“A-Mark"), to Brian Aquilino ("Grantee"), of a non-qualified stock option (the "Option") to purchase shares of A-Mark Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Shares"), as set forth below. The Option is granted under Section 6(b) of the A-Mark 2014 Stock Award and Incentive Plan, as amended, and under Section 2(d) of the Employment Agreement between Grantee and A-Mark effective February 1, 2023 (the “Employment Agreement”), in consideration of Grantee’s entry into such Employment Agreement and his service to A-Mark in an executive capacity.

 

The principal terms of the Option granted hereby are as follows (subject to adjustment in accordance with the Plan and this Agreement):

 

Shares purchasable: 10,000 A-Mark Shares

 

Exercise Price and Stated Vesting Dates:

 

 

Option - Number of Underlying Shares

 

Exercise Price Per-Share of the Option

Stated Vesting and Exercisability Dates *

     10,000

         $39.69

50% on June 30, 2024 and the remainder on June 30, 2025

 

 

The Option will become vested and exercisable, in whole or in part, on an accelerated basis upon the occurrence of certain events relating to Termination of Employment, in accordance with Section 4 hereof, and will become fully vested and exercisable upon a Change in Control, as defined in Section 8 of the Plan.

 

Expiration Date: The Option will expire at 11:59 PM on February 1, 2033 (the “Stated Expiration Date”); provided, however, that the Option is subject to termination prior to the Stated Expiration Date upon or following a Termination of Employment, in accordance with Section 4 hereof. The occurrence of a Change in Control of A-Mark does not by itself affect the expiration or termination of the Option. If, at the date on which the Option or any portion thereof are to expire or terminate, the Fair Market Value of a Share exceeds the Exercise Price and if the Option or portion thereof that will expire or terminate is otherwise vested and exercisable, the Option or portion thereof that will expire or terminate will be automatically exercised by the withholding of Option Shares to pay the exercise price and applicable withholding taxes.

 

The Option is subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, including the Terms and Conditions of Option Grant attached hereto and deemed a part hereof. The number and kind of Shares purchasable, the Exercise Price, and other terms and conditions are subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 10(c) of the Plan. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan.

 

 

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Grantee acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Option is nontransferable as set forth in Section 5 hereof and Section 10(b) of the Plan, (ii) the Option is subject to early termination in the event of Grantee's Termination of Employment in certain circumstances, as specified in Section 4 hereof, and (iii) the sale of Shares under this Option and resales of the Shares will be subject to compliance with applicable Federal and state securities laws, and with A-Mark’s policies governing trading in Shares by employees.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, A-Mark has caused this Agreement to be executed by its officer thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC.

 

 

By:________________________

Carol Meltzer

 

 

 

 

 

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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF OPTION GRANT

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel The following Terms and Conditions apply to the Option granted to Grantee by A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. ("A-Mark"), as specified in the Stock Option Agreement (of which these Terms and Conditions form a part). Certain specific terms and conditions of the Option, including the number of A-Mark Shares purchasable, vesting terms and conditions, Expiration Date and Exercise Price, are set forth on the cover page hereto, which is an integral part of this Agreement.

 

. General. The Option is granted to Grantee under the A-Mark 2014 Stock Award and Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which has previously been delivered to Grantee and/or is available upon request to the General Counsel of A-Mark. All of the applicable terms, conditions and other provisions of the Plan are incorporated by reference herein. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement but not defined herein shall have the same meanings as in the Plan. If there is any conflict between the provisions of this document and mandatory provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan govern. By accepting the grant of the Option, Grantee agrees to be bound by all of the terms and provisions of the Plan (as presently in effect or later amended), the rules and regulations under the Plan adopted from time to time, and the decisions and determinations of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee") made from time to time. The Option is a non-qualified stock Option (not an incentive stock option as defined under Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended).

 

. Right to Exercise Option. Subject to all applicable laws, rules, regulations and the terms of the Plan and this Agreement, Grantee may exercise the Option at such time or times and to the extent the Option has become vested and exercisable, as specified on the cover page hereto, and prior to or on the applicable Stated Expiration Date of the Option (but not after any termination, forfeiture or expiration of the Option prior to the Stated Expiration Date).

 

. Method of Exercise. To exercise the Option or any part thereof, Grantee must (a) give written notice to the Chief Financial Officer or General Counsel of A-Mark, which notice shall specifically refer to this Agreement, identify the Option, state the number of A-Mark Shares as to which the Option is being exercised and the Exercise Price relating to the Option or portion thereof being exercised, and any instructions relating to issuance of the A-Mark Shares, which notice shall be signed by Grantee, (b) pay in full to A-Mark the applicable Exercise Price of the Option for the number of A-Mark Shares being purchased in cash (including by check), payable in United States dollars, or by tender of A-Mark Shares owned by Grantee having a then Fair Market Value equal to the exercise price, or by any other payment method then permitted by A-Mark under the Plan, and (c), unless this requirement is waived by A-Mark, deliver an investment representation statement in the form requested by A-Mark if the offer and sale of the A-Mark Shares is not then registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under an effective registration statement. Once Grantee gives notice of exercise, such notice may not be revoked. When Grantee validly exercises an Option, or part thereof, A-Mark will transfer A-Mark Shares to Grantee in certificated form or make such a transfer (or make a non-certificated credit) to Grantee's brokerage account at a designated securities brokerage firm or otherwise deliver A-Mark Shares to Grantee. Grantee shall not have at any time any rights with respect to A-Mark Shares covered by this Agreement prior to the valid exercise as specified herein, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to such valid exercise except as provided in the Plan and this Agreement.

 

4. Termination Provisions. The following provisions will govern the vesting, exercisability and expiration of the Option in the event of Grantee's Termination of Employment

 

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at a time that the Option remains outstanding, unless the Committee determines to provide more favorable terms:

 

(a) Death or Disability. In the event of Grantee's Termination of Employment due to death or Disability (as defined below), a pro-rata portion (determined in accordance with Section 4(f) below) of the Option (if not previously vested) will become vested, with the remaining unvested portion of the Option forfeited, and the vested portion of the Option will be and remain exercisable until the earlier of two years after such Termination of Employment or the Stated Expiration Date, at which time the Option will terminate.

 

(b) Termination by A-Mark Without Cause. In the event of Grantee's Termination of Employment by A-Mark without Cause (as defined below), the Option (if not previously vested) will become vested in full, and the vested Option will be and remain exercisable until the earlier of three years after such Termination of Employment or the Stated Expiration Date, at which time the Option will terminate.

 

(c) Termination by A-Mark for Cause. In the event of Employee's Termination of Employment by A-Mark for Cause (as defined below), the Option immediately will terminate.

 

(d) Termination by the Employee Voluntarily. In the event of Employee's voluntary Termination of Employment, the Option, to the extent vested at the date of Termination, will remain exercisable until the earlier of three months after Termination of Employment or the Stated Expiration Date, at which time the Option will terminate, and with any unvested portion of the Option forfeited at the date of Termination.

 

(e) Certain Definitions. The following definitions apply for purposes of this Agreement:

 

(i) "Cause" means the occurrence of any of the following:

 

(1) Grantee’s neglect or failure or refusal to perform his duties under his Employment Agreement (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity or disability due to physical or mental illness);

 

(2) Any intentional act by or omission of Grantee that materially injures the reputation or business of the Company or any of its affiliates, or his own reputation;

 

(3) Grantee’s conviction (including conviction on a nolo contendere plea) of a felony or any crime involving, in the good faith judgment of the Company, fraud, dishonesty or moral turpitude;

 

(4) The breach of an obligation under Section 4 of the Employment Agreement or any other material breach of the Employment Agreement or this Agreement; or

 

(5) Any material violation of the Company's Code of Ethics, as may be amended from time to time (the “Code of Ethics”).

 

(ii) "Disability" means the occurrence of (l) Grantee becoming entitled to receive disability benefits under the Company's long-term disability plan or (2) Grantee becoming unable to perform the duties and responsibilities contemplated under this Agreement for a period of more than 180 consecutive days due to physical or mental incapacity or impairment.

 

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(iii) "Termination of Employment” means the earliest time at which Grantee is employed by neither A-Mark nor a subsidiary of A-Mark and is not serving as a Director of A-Mark.

 

(f) Determination of Pro-Rata Portion. For purposes of Section 4(a), the pro-rata portion of an Option that is to become vested will be the number of Option Shares that would become vested if employment continued through the next scheduled Vesting Date multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days from the last previous Vesting Date (or, if no portion of the Option has vested, from the grant date) through the date of Termination of Employment and the denominator of which is the total number of days from the last previous Vesting Date (or, if no portion of the Option has vested, from the grant date) to such next scheduled Vesting Date.

 

5. Non-transferability. Grantee may not transfer the Option or any rights hereunder to any third party other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution and, during Grantee's lifetime, only Grantee or his or her duly appointed guardian or legal representative may exercise the Option, except for transfers to a Beneficiary in the event of death or as otherwise permitted and subject to the conditions under Section 10(b) of the Plan.

 

6. Grantee Representations and Warranties Upon Exercise and Related Terms. In connection with Grantee’s exercise of the Option or any portion thereof, as a condition to such exercise, A-Mark may require Grantee to make any representation or warranty to A-Mark as may be required under any applicable law or regulation.

 

7. Miscellaneous.

 

(a) Binding Agreement; Written Amendments. This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and any successors, heirs, executors or administrators of the parties. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the Option, and supersedes any prior agreements or documents with respect to the Option. No amendment or alteration of this Agreement that may impose any additional obligation upon A-Mark shall be valid unless expressed in a written instrument duly executed in the name of A-Mark, and no amendment, alteration, suspension or termination of this Agreement that materially impairs the rights of Grantee with respect to the Option shall be valid unless expressed in a written instrument executed by Grantee.

 

(b) No Promise of Employment. The Option and the granting thereof shall not constitute or be evidence of an agreement or understanding, express or implied, that Grantee has a right to continue as an officer or employee of A-Mark or any subsidiary for any period of time, or at any particular rate of compensation.

 

(c) Governing Law. The validity, construction, and effect of this Agreement shall be determined in accordance with the laws (including those governing contracts) of the state of Delaware, without giving effect to principles of conflicts of laws, and applicable federal law.

 

(d) Tax Withholding. Grantee must make arrangements satisfactory to A-Mark to pay or provide for payment of withholding taxes due upon exercise of the Option.

 

 

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(e) Notices. Any notice to be given A-Mark under this Agreement shall be addressed to A-Mark at its principal executive offices, in care of the General Counsel, and any notice to Grantee shall be addressed to Grantee at Grantee’s address as then appearing in the records of A-Mark.

 

(f) Stockholder Rights. Grantee shall not have any rights with respect to A-Mark Shares (including voting rights) purchasable upon exercise of any Option prior to the valid exercise of the Option and payment in full of the Exercise Price.

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

A-Mark Precious Metals Reports Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Results

 

Q2 FY 2023 Diluted Earnings Per Share of $1.35 up from $1.30 in Q2 FY 2022

 

230% YoY Increase in New Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) Customers, including customers acquired from BGASC

 

 

El Segundo, CA – February 6, 2023 – A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK), a leading fully integrated precious metals platform, reported results for the fiscal second quarter ended December 31, 2022.

 

Management Commentary

 

“Our second quarter results continue to demonstrate the strength of our fully integrated precious metals platform,” said A-Mark CEO Greg Roberts. “Despite the subdued market conditions we experienced during the latter half of the quarter, our diversified business model enabled us to deliver positive financial results, including a 6% quarterly return on equity and EBITDA of nearly $49 million. Our DTC segment contributed significantly to our overall results, representing 57% of the consolidated gross profit for the quarter and reporting a 130 basis point increase in our DTC gross margin percentage year-over-year.

 

“We have remained active in seeking investment opportunities to strategically enhance our business. As we announced last month, we purchased a 12% minority interest in Texas Precious Metals, LLC, a leading e-commerce precious metals retailer with a strong geographic presence in Texas. Last week, we entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a 25% minority interest in Atkinsons Bullion & Coins, a leading United Kingdom-based online retailer of precious metals, bullion and coins. This investment transaction, which is expected to close in the first quarter of calendar 2023 (subject to customary closing conditions), expands our international footprint outside of North America. Additionally, as we announced previously, JM Bullion closed the asset acquisition of BGASC during the second quarter. We are encouraged by the performance of the now fully integrated BGASC brand and the customer base we acquired. Our overall DTC business continues to grow and remains a key contributor to our overall business.

 

“Our minting business has remained a consistent driver for our performance with production levels continuing at near record levels. Some sovereign mints continue to face challenges to meet demand due to supply chain constraints, elevating the value and importance of A-Mark as a reliable and low-cost producer.

 

“Looking ahead, we remain confident in the stability of our fully integrated precious metals platform, which has historically generated positive results even in more modest market conditions, with the opportunity for outsized returns in periods of elevated volatility. We continue to explore additional strategic investment and acquisition opportunities to further enhance our platform and business model.”

 

 

 

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Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Operational Highlights

 

Gold ounces sold in the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 10% to 565,000 ounces from 631,000 ounces for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and decreased 10% from 629,000 ounces for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Silver ounces sold in the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased 19% to 38.1 million ounces from 32.0 million ounces for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and increased 6% from 35.9 million ounces for the three months ended September 30, 2022
As of December 31, 2022, the number of secured loans decreased 56% to 1,049 from 2,393 as of December 31, 2021, and decreased 3% from 1,082 as of September 30, 2022
Direct-to-Consumer new customers for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased 230% to 131,200 from 39,800 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and increased 168% from 49,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2022. For the three month period ended December 31, 2022, approximately 55% of the new customers were attributable to the acquired customer list of BGASC in October 2022
Direct-to-Consumer active customers for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased 30% to 116,400 from 89,500 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and decreased 17% from 139,900 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Direct-to-Consumer average order value for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased $16, or 1% to $2,389 from $2,373 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and increased $56, or 2% from $2,333 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
JM Bullion’s average order value for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased $61, or 3% to $2,238 from $2,177 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and increased $87, or 4% from $2,151 for the three months ended September 30, 2022

 

 

2


 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

2021

Selected Operating Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold ounces sold (1)

 

 

565,000

 

 

 

631,000

 

 

Silver ounces sold (2)

 

 

38,137,000

 

 

 

31,987,000

 

 

Number of secured loans at period end (3)

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

2,393

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer ("DTC") number of new customers (4)

 

 

131,200

 

 

 

39,800

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of active customers (5)

 

 

116,400

 

 

 

89,500

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of total customers (6)

 

 

2,193,200

 

 

 

1,902,900

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer average order value ("AOV") (7)

 

$

2,389

 

 

$

2,373

 

 

JM Bullion ("JMB") average order value (8)

 

$

2,238

 

 

$

2,177

 

 

CyberMetals number of new customers (9)

 

 

4,300

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals number of active customers (10)

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals number of total customers (11)

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals customer assets under management (12)

 

$

5,600,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Gold ounces sold represents the ounces of gold product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of gold recorded on forward contracts.

(2) Silver ounces sold represents the ounces of silver product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of silver recorded on forward contracts.

(3) Number of outstanding secured loans to customers that are primarily collateralized by precious metals at the end of the period.

(4) DTC number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account or made a purchase for the first time during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(5) DTC number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(6) DTC number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(7) DTC AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders (excluding accumulation program orders) delivered to the customer during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(8) JMB AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders delivered to JMB's customers during the period.

(9) CyberMetals number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account during the period on the CyberMetals platform.

(10) CyberMetals number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period from the CyberMetals platform.

(11) CyberMetals number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past from the CyberMetals platform.

(12) CyberMetals customer assets under management represents the total value of assets managed by the Company on behalf of CyberMetals customers.

 

 

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Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

Selected Operating Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold ounces sold (1)

 

 

565,000

 

 

 

629,000

 

 

Silver ounces sold (2)

 

 

38,137,000

 

 

 

35,917,000

 

 

Number of secured loans at period end (3)

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

1,082

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer ("DTC") number of new customers (4)

 

 

131,200

 

 

 

49,000

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of active customers (5)

 

 

116,400

 

 

 

139,900

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of total customers (6)

 

 

2,193,200

 

 

 

2,062,000

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer average order value ("AOV") (7)

 

$

2,389

 

 

$

2,333

 

 

JM Bullion ("JMB") average order value (8)

 

$

2,238

 

 

$

2,151

 

 

CyberMetals number of new customers (9)

 

 

4,300

 

 

 

2,300

 

 

CyberMetals number of active customers (10)

 

 

1,300

 

 

 

2,000

 

 

CyberMetals number of total customers (11)

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

8,200

 

 

CyberMetals customer assets under management (12)

 

$

5,600,000

 

 

$

4,600,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Gold ounces sold represents the ounces of gold product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of gold recorded on forward contracts.

(2) Silver ounces sold represents the ounces of silver product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of silver recorded on forward contracts.

(3) Number of outstanding secured loans to customers that are primarily collateralized by precious metals at the end of the period.

(4) DTC number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account or made a purchase for the first time during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(5) DTC number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(6) DTC number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(7) DTC AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders (excluding accumulation program orders) delivered to the customer during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(8) JMB AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders delivered to JMB's customers during the period.

(9) CyberMetals number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account during the period on the CyberMetals platform.

(10) CyberMetals number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period from the CyberMetals platform.

(11) CyberMetals number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past from the CyberMetals platform.

(12) CyberMetals customer assets under management represents the total value of assets managed by the Company on behalf of CyberMetals customers.

 

 

 

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Fiscal Six Months 2023 Operational Highlights

 

Gold ounces sold in the six months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 8% to 1,194,000 ounces from 1,300,000 ounces for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Silver ounces sold in the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 23% to 74.1 million ounces from 60.1 million ounces for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Direct-to-Consumer new customers for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 145% to 180,200 from 73,600 for the six months ended December 31, 2021. For the six month period ended December 31, 2022, approximately 40% of the new customers were attributable to the acquired customer list of BGASC in October 2022
Direct-to-Consumer active customers for the six months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 9% to 188,500 from 207,200 for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Direct-to-Consumer average order value for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased $29, or 1% to $2,361 from $2,332 for the six months ended December 31, 2021
JM Bullion’s average order value for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased $41, or 2% to $2,195 from $2,154 for the six months ended December 31, 2021

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

2021

Selected Operating Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gold ounces sold (1)

 

 

1,194,000

 

 

 

1,300,000

 

 

Silver ounces sold (2)

 

 

74,054,000

 

 

 

60,114,000

 

 

Number of secured loans at period end (3)

 

 

1,049

 

 

 

2,393

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer ("DTC") number of new customers (4)

 

 

180,200

 

 

 

73,600

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of active customers (5)

 

 

188,500

 

 

 

207,200

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer number of total customers (6)

 

 

2,193,200

 

 

 

1,902,900

 

 

Direct-to-Consumer average order value ("AOV") (7)

 

$

2,361

 

 

$

2,332

 

 

JM Bullion ("JMB") average order value (8)

 

$

2,195

 

 

$

2,154

 

 

CyberMetals number of new customers (9)

 

 

6,600

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals number of active customers (10)

 

 

1,600

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals number of total customers (11)

 

 

12,500

 

 

 

-

 

 

CyberMetals customer assets under management (12)

 

$

5,600,000

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Gold ounces sold represents the ounces of gold product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of gold recorded on forward contracts.

(2) Silver ounces sold represents the ounces of silver product sold and delivered to the customer during the period, excluding ounces of silver recorded on forward contracts.

(3) Number of outstanding secured loans to customers that are primarily collateralized by precious metals at the end of the period.

(4) DTC number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account or made a purchase for the first time during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(5) DTC number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(6) DTC number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(7) DTC AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders (excluding accumulation program orders) delivered to the customer during the period within the Direct-to-Consumer segment.

(8) JMB AOV represents the average dollar value of third-party product orders delivered to JMB's customers during the period.

(9) CyberMetals number of new customers represents the number of customers that have registered or set up a new account during the period on the CyberMetals platform.

(10) CyberMetals number of active customers represents the number of customers that have made a purchase during the period from the CyberMetals platform.

(11) CyberMetals number of total customers represents the aggregate number of customers that have registered or set up an account or have made a purchase in the past from the CyberMetals platform.

(12) CyberMetals customer assets under management represents the total value of assets managed by the Company on behalf of CyberMetals customers.

 

 

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Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights

 

Revenues for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased 0.2% to $1.950 billion from $1.946 billion for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and increased 3% from $1.900 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Gross profit for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 3% to $64.0 million from $65.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021 and decreased 16% from $76.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Gross profit margin for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased to 3.28% of revenue, from 3.39% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and declined from 4.03% of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2022
Net income attributable to the Company for the three months ended December 31, 2022 increased 5% to $33.5 million from $31.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and decreased 26% from $45.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Diluted earnings per share totaled $1.35 for the three months ended December 31, 2022, a 4% increase compared to $1.30 for the three months ended December 31, 2021, adjusted for the effect of the two-for-one stock split that occurred in June 2022, and decreased 26% from $1.83 for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes, depreciation, amortization, and acquisition costs (“Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes” or “Adjusted net income”), a non-GAAP financial measure, for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 5% to $46.5 million from $49.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and decreased 24% from $61.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), a non-GAAP liquidity measure, for the three months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 1% to $48.7 million from $49.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, and decreased 22% from $62.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022

 

 

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Three Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

2021

 

 

(in thousands, except Earnings per Share and Weighted Average Shares Outstanding)

Selected Key Financial Statement Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,949,705

 

 

$

1,946,364

 

 

Gross profit

 

$

63,969

 

 

$

65,923

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

$

(3,260

)

 

$

(8,258

)

 

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,481

 

 

$

31,794

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Share (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.40

 

 

Diluted

 

$

1.35

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

23,489,000

 

 

 

22,756,800

 

 

Diluted

 

 

24,731,600

 

 

 

24,384,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

46,471

 

 

$

48,959

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

48,659

 

 

$

49,094

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Q2 FY 2022 is retroactively adjusted for the effect of the June 2022 two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

December 31, 2022

September 30, 2022

 

 

(in thousands, except Earnings per Share and Weighted Average Shares Outstanding)

Selected Key Financial Statement Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

1,949,705

 

 

$

1,900,351

 

 

Gross profit

 

$

63,969

 

 

$

76,592

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

$

(3,260

)

 

$

(3,184

)

 

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,481

 

 

$

45,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.43

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

Diluted

 

$

1.35

 

 

$

1.83

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

23,489,000

 

 

 

23,396,400

 

 

Diluted

 

 

24,731,600

 

 

 

24,685,200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

46,471

 

 

$

61,274

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

48,659

 

 

$

62,226

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fiscal Six Months 2023 Financial Highlights

Revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2022 decreased 3% to $3.850 billion from $3.960 billion for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Gross profit for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 15% to $140.6 million from $121.9 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Gross profit margin for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased to 3.65% of revenue, from 3.08% of revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Net income attributable to the Company for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 36% to $78.6 million from $57.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021
Diluted earnings per share totaled $3.18 for the six months ended December 31, 2022, a 33% increase compared to $2.39 for the six months ended December 31, 2021, adjusted for the effect of the two-for-one stock split that occurred in June 2022
Adjusted net income for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 20% to $107.7 million from $90.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021
EBITDA for the six months ended December 31, 2022 increased 23% to $110.9 million from $90.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2021

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

 

2022

2021

 

 

(in thousands, except Earnings per Share and Weighted Average Shares Outstanding)

Selected Key Financial Statement Metrics:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

3,850,056

 

 

$

3,960,335

 

 

Gross profit

 

$

140,561

 

 

$

121,932

 

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

$

(6,444

)

 

$

(16,529

)

 

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

78,606

 

 

$

57,818

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per Share (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

3.35

 

 

$

2.55

 

 

Diluted

 

$

3.18

 

 

$

2.39

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (1):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

23,442,700

 

 

 

22,641,000

 

 

Diluted

 

 

24,708,400

 

 

 

24,201,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

107,745

 

 

$

90,067

 

 

EBITDA

 

$

110,885

 

 

$

90,100

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Q2 FY 2022 is retroactively adjusted for the effect of the June 2022 two-for-one stock split in the form of a stock dividend.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fiscal Second Quarter 2023 Financial Summary

 

Revenues increased 0.2% to $1.950 billion from $1.946 billion in the same year-ago quarter due to an increase in silver ounces sold, partially offset by a decrease in gold ounces sold and lower average selling prices of gold and silver.

 

The Direct-to-Consumer segment contributed 23% and 28% of the consolidated revenue in the fiscal second quarters of 2023 and 2022, respectively. JMB’s revenue represented 21% of the consolidated revenues for the fiscal second quarter of 2023 compared with 25% for the prior year fiscal second quarter.

 

Gross profit decreased 3% to $64.0 million (3.28% of revenue) from $65.9 million (3.39% of revenue) in the same year-ago quarter. The decrease in gross profit was due to lower gross profits earned from the Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services and Direct-to-Consumer segments. The Direct-to-Consumer segment contributed 57% and 56% of the consolidated gross profit in the fiscal second quarters of 2023 and 2022, respectively. Gross profit contributed by JMB represented 51% of the consolidated gross profit in the fiscal second quarter of 2023 and 45% of the consolidated gross profit for the prior year fiscal second quarter.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 11% to $20.8 million from $18.7 million in the same year-ago quarter. The change was primarily due to an increase in compensation expense (including performance-based accruals) of $1.5 million, higher advertising costs of $1.2 million, an increase in insurance costs of $0.8 million, an increase in computer-related expenses of $0.3 million, partially offset by lower consulting and professional fees of $1.7 million.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased 61% to $3.3 million from $8.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. The change was primarily due to a $5.0 million decrease in JMB’s intangible asset amortization expense.

 

Interest income decreased 5% to $5.0 million from $5.3 million in the same year-ago quarter. The aggregate decrease in interest income was primarily due to lower interest income earned by our Secured Lending segment, offset by higher other finance product income.

 

Interest expense increased 34% to $7.2 million from $5.4 million in the same year-ago quarter. The increase in interest expense was primarily driven by $1.2 million associated with the Company’s Trading Credit Facility and the AMCF Notes (including amortization of debt issuance costs), $0.7 million related to product financing arrangements, $0.2 million in interest associated with liabilities on borrowed metals, offset by a decrease of $0.2 million of loan servicing fees.

 

Earnings from equity method investments increased 283% to $4.7 million from $1.2 million in the same year-ago quarter. The net increase was primarily due to our additional 40% ownership interest in Silver Gold Bull, Inc. acquired in June 2022.

 

Net income attributable to the Company totaled $33.5 million or $1.35 per diluted share, compared to net income of $31.8 million or $1.30 per diluted share in the same year-ago quarter, adjusted for the effect of the two-for-one stock split that occurred in June 2022.

 

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $46.5 million, a decrease of $2.5 million or 5% compared to $49.0 million in the same year-ago quarter. The decrease is principally due to a lower adjustment for amortization of acquired intangibles of $5.1 million, partly offset by $2.5 million of higher net income before provision for income taxes.

 

EBITDA for the three months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $48.7 million, a decrease of $0.4 million or 1% compared to $49.1 million in the same year-ago quarter. The decrease was principally due to lower amortization of acquired intangibles of $5.1 million, partially offset by higher net income of $1.7 million, higher interest expense of $1.8 million, and higher income tax expense of $0.8 million.

 

 

 

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Fiscal Six Months 2023 Financial Summary

 

Revenues decreased 3% to $3.850 billion from $3.960 billion in the same year-ago period due to a decrease in gold ounces sold and lower average selling prices of gold and silver, partially offset by an increase in silver ounces sold.

 

The Direct-to-Consumer segment contributed 23% and 27% of the consolidated revenue for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. JMB’s revenue represented 21% of the consolidated revenues for the six months ended December 31, 2022 compared with 24% for the for the six months ended December 31, 2021.

 

Gross profit increased 15% to $140.6 million (3.65% of revenue) from $121.9 million (3.08% of revenue) in the same year-ago period. The increase in gross profit was due to higher gross profits earned from the Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services and Direct-to-Consumer segments. The Direct-to-Consumer segment contributed 56% and 55% of the consolidated gross profit in the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Gross profit contributed by JMB represented 49% and 45% of the consolidated gross profit for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 9% to $38.6 million from $35.4 million in the same year-ago period. The change was primarily due to an increase in compensation expense (including performance-based accruals) of $2.5 million, higher advertising costs of $1.9 million, an increase in computer-related expenses of $0.4 million, an increase in insurance costs of $0.2 million, partially offset by lower consulting and professional fees of $2.3 million.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased 61% to $6.4 million from $16.5 million in the same year-ago period. The change was primarily due to a $10.1 million decrease in JMB’s intangible asset amortization expense.

 

Interest income decreased 7% to $10.1 million from $10.8 million in the same year-ago period. The aggregate decrease in interest income was primarily due to lower interest income earned by our Secured Lending segment and lower other finance product income.

 

Interest expense increased 23% to $13.4 million from $10.9 million in the same year-ago period. The increase in interest expense was primarily driven by $1.8 million associated with our Trading Credit Facility and the AMCF Notes (including amortization of debt issuance costs), $0.8 million related to product financing arrangements, $0.3 million in interest associated with liabilities on borrowed metals, offset by a decrease of $0.4 million of loan servicing fees.

 

Earnings from equity method investments increased 171% to $7.3 million from $2.7 million in the same year-ago period. The net increase was primarily due to our additional 40% ownership interest in Silver Gold Bull, Inc. acquired in June 2022.

 

Net income attributable to the Company totaled $78.6 million or $3.18 per diluted share, compared to net income of $57.8 million or $2.39 per diluted share in the same year-ago period, adjusted for the effect of the two-for-one stock split that occurred in June 2022.

 

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $107.7 million, an increase of $17.7 million or 20% compared to $90.1 million in the same year-ago period. The increase is principally due to $27.7 million of higher net income before provision for income taxes, partially offset by a lower adjustment for amortization of acquired intangibles of $10.3 million.

 

EBITDA for the six months ended December 31, 2022 totaled $110.9 million, an increase of $20.8 million or 23% compared to $90.1 million in the same year-ago period. The increase was principally due to higher net income of $20.8 million, higher income tax expense of $6.9 million, and higher interest expense of $2.5 million, partially offset by lower amortization of acquired intangibles of $10.3 million.

 

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Quarterly Cash Dividend Policy

 

A-Mark’s Board of Directors has re-affirmed its previously announced regular quarterly cash dividend policy of $0.20 per common share ($0.80 per share on an annual basis). The Company paid a $0.20 quarterly cash dividend on January 27, 2023 to stockholders of record as of January 16, 2023. It is expected that the next quarterly dividend will be paid in April 2023. The declaration of regular cash dividends in the future is subject to the determination each quarter by the Board of Directors, based on a number of factors, including the Company’s financial performance, available cash resources, cash requirements and alternative uses of cash and applicable bank covenants.

 

Conference Call

 

A-Mark will hold a conference call today (February 6, 2023) to discuss these financial results. A-Mark management will host the call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time (1:30 p.m. Pacific time) followed by a question-and-answer period.

 

To participate, please call the conference telephone number 10 minutes before the start time and ask for the A-Mark Precious Metals conference call.

 

Webcast: https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2867/47391

U.S. dial-in number: 1-888-506-0062

International number: 1-973-528-0011

Access Code: 614308

 

The conference call will be webcast simultaneously and available for replay via the Investor Relations section of A-Mark’s website at www.amark.com. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call or webcast, please contact A-Mark’s investor relations team at 1-949-574-3860.

 

A replay of the call will be available after 7:30 p.m. Eastern time through February 20, 2023.

 

Toll-free replay number: 1-877-481-4010

International replay number: 1-919-882-2331

Replay Passcode: 47391

 

 

 

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About A-Mark Precious Metals

 

Founded in 1965, A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMRK) is a leading fully integrated precious metals platform that offers an array of gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and copper bullion, numismatic coins, and related products to wholesale and retail customers via a portfolio of channels. The company conducts its operations through three complementary segments: Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services, Direct-to-Consumer, and Secured Lending. The company’s global customer base spans sovereign and private mints, manufacturers and fabricators, refiners, dealers, financial institutions, industrial users, investors, collectors, and e-commerce and other retail customers.

 

A-Mark’s Wholesale Sales & Ancillary Services segment distributes and purchases precious metal products from sovereign and private mints. As a U.S. Mint-authorized purchaser of gold, silver, and platinum coins since 1986, A-Mark purchases bullion products directly from the U.S. Mint for sale to customers. A-Mark also has longstanding distributorships with other sovereign mints, including Australia, Austria, Canada, China, Mexico, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The company sells more than 200 different products to e-commerce retailers, coin and bullion dealers, financial institutions, brokerages, and collectors. In addition, A-Mark sells precious metal products to industrial users, including metal refiners, manufacturers, and electronic fabricators.

 

Through its A-M Global Logistics subsidiary, A-Mark provides its customers with a range of complementary services, including managed storage options for precious metals as well as receiving, handling, inventorying, processing, packaging, and shipping of precious metals and coins on a secure basis. A-Mark’s mint operations, which are conducted through its wholly owned subsidiary SilverTowne Mint, enable the company to offer customers a wide range of proprietary coin and bar offerings and, during periods of market volatility when the availability of silver bullion from sovereign mints is often product constrained, preferred product access.

 

A-Mark’s Direct-to-Consumer segment operates as an omni-channel retailer of precious metals, providing access to a multitude of products through its wholly owned subsidiaries, JM Bullion and Goldline. JM Bullion is a leading e-commerce retailer of precious metals and operates six separately branded, company-owned websites targeting specific niches within the precious metals market: JMBullion.com, ProvidentMetals.com, Silver.com, GoldPrice.org, SilverPrice.org and BGASC.com. JMB also owns CyberMetals.com, an online platform where customers can purchase and sell fractional shares of digital gold, silver, platinum and palladium bars in a range of denominations. Goldline markets precious metals directly to the investor community through various channels, including television, radio, and telephonic sales efforts. A-Mark also holds minority ownership interests in three additional direct-to-consumer brands.

 

The company operates its Secured Lending segment through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Collateral Finance Corporation (CFC) and AM Capital Funding. Founded in 2005, CFC is a California licensed finance lender that originates and acquires loans secured by bullion and numismatic coins. Its customers include coin and precious metal dealers, investors, and collectors. AM Capital Funding was formed in 2018 for the purpose of securitizing eligible secured loans of CFC.

 

A-Mark is headquartered in El Segundo, CA and has additional offices and facilities in the neighboring Los Angeles area as well as in Dallas, TX, Las Vegas, NV, Winchester, IN, and Vienna, Austria. For more information, visit www.amark.com.

 

 

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Important Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this press release that relate to future plans, objectives, expectations, performance, events and the like are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These include statements regarding expectations regarding the dividend declaration, the amount or timing of any future dividends, future macroeconomic conditions and demand for precious metal products, and the Company’s ability to effectively respond to changing economic conditions. Future events, risks and uncertainties, individually or in the aggregate, could cause actual results or circumstances to differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include the following: the failure to execute the Company’s growth strategy, including the inability to identify suitable or available acquisition or investment opportunities; greater than anticipated costs incurred to execute this strategy; changes in the current international political climate, which has favorably contributed to demand and volatility in the precious metals markets; potential adverse effects of the current problems in the national and global supply chains; the failure to satisfy the conditions to the closing of the investment in Atkinsons Bullion & Coins; increased competition for the Company’s higher margin services, which could depress pricing; the failure of the Company’s business model to respond to changes in the market environment as anticipated; changes in consumer demand and preferences for precious metal products generally; potential negative effects that inflationary pressure may have on our business; the failure of our investee companies to maintain, or address the preferences of, their customer bases; general risks of doing business in the commodity markets; the continued effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the eventual return to normalized business and economic conditions; and the strategic, business, economic, financial, political and governmental risks and other Risk Factors described in in the Company’s public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

The words "should," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "anticipate," "foresee," "plan" and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. Additionally, any statements related to future performance or future payment of dividends are forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

 

Use and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial and Liquidity Measures

In addition to presenting the Company’s financial results determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management believes the following non-GAAP measures are useful in evaluating the Company’s operating performance: “adjusted net income before provision for income taxes” and “earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization” (“EBITDA”). Management believes the “adjusted net income before provision for income taxes” non-GAAP financial measure assists investors and analysts by facilitating comparison of period-to-period operational performance on a consistent basis by excluding items that management does not believe are indicative of the Company’s core operating performance. The items excluded from this financial measure may have a material impact on the Company’s financial results. Certain of those items are non-recurring, while others are non-cash in nature. Management believes the EBITDA non-GAAP liquidity measure assists investors and analysts by facilitating comparison with other publicly traded companies. Non-GAAP measures do not have standardized definitions and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for or superior to, the comparable measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and should be read in conjunction with the financial statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the SEC. Management encourages investors and others to review the Company’s financial information in its entirety and not to rely on any single financial or liquidity measure.

 

In the Company’s reconciliation from its reported U.S. GAAP “net income before provision for income taxes” to its non-GAAP “adjusted net income before provision for income taxes”, the Company eliminates the impact of the following three amounts: (i) acquisition expenses; (ii) amortization expenses related to intangible assets acquired; and (iii) depreciation expense. The Company’s reconciliations from its reported U.S. GAAP “net cash provided by (used in) operating activities” to its non-GAAP “EBITDA” are provided below and are also included in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be filed with the SEC for the quarterly period ended December 31, 2022.

 

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Company Contact:

Steve Reiner, Executive Vice President, Capital Markets & Investor Relations

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.

1-310-587-1410

sreiner@amark.com

 

Investor Relations Contact:

Matt Glover or Jeff Grampp, CFA

Gateway Investor Relations

1-949-574-3860

AMRK@gatewayIR.com

 

 

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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(amounts in thousands, except for share data)

 

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

 

June 30,

2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

72,499

 

 

 

$

37,783

 

Receivables, net

 

 

109,588

 

 

 

 

97,040

 

Derivative assets

 

 

41,788

 

 

 

 

91,743

 

Secured loans receivable

 

 

102,470

 

 

 

 

126,217

 

Precious metals held under financing arrangements

 

 

57,287

 

 

 

 

79,766

 

Inventories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventories

 

 

575,292

 

 

 

 

458,347

 

Restricted inventories

 

 

347,260

 

 

 

 

282,671

 

 

 

 

922,552

 

 

 

 

741,018

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

2,525

 

 

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

6,721

 

 

 

 

7,558

 

Total current assets

 

 

1,315,430

 

 

 

 

1,181,125

 

Operating lease right of use assets

 

 

5,697

 

 

 

 

6,482

 

Property, plant, and equipment, net

 

 

11,598

 

 

 

 

9,845

 

Goodwill

 

 

100,943

 

 

 

 

100,943

 

Intangibles, net

 

 

67,000

 

 

 

 

67,965

 

Long-term investments

 

 

76,251

 

 

 

 

70,828

 

Other long-term assets

 

 

5,459

 

 

 

 

5,471

 

Total assets

 

$

1,582,378

 

 

 

$

1,442,659

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lines of credit

 

$

247,000

 

 

 

$

215,000

 

Liabilities on borrowed metals

 

 

31,109

 

 

 

 

59,417

 

Product financing arrangements

 

 

347,260

 

 

 

 

282,671

 

Accounts payable and other payables

 

 

9,321

 

 

 

 

6,127

 

Deferred revenue and other advances

 

 

174,204

 

 

 

 

175,545

 

Derivative liabilities

 

 

102,934

 

 

 

 

75,780

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

14,036

 

 

 

 

21,813

 

Income tax payable

 

 

 

 

 

 

382

 

Notes payable

 

 

94,528

 

 

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

1,020,392

 

 

 

 

836,735

 

Notes payable

 

 

1,752

 

 

 

 

94,073

 

Deferred tax liabilities

 

 

15,501

 

 

 

 

15,408

 

Other liabilities

 

 

5,153

 

 

 

 

5,972

 

Total liabilities

 

 

1,042,798

 

 

 

 

952,188

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares; issued

   and outstanding: none as of December 31, 2022 and June 30, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, par value $0.01; 40,000,000 shares authorized; 23,529,971

   and 23,379,888 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2022

   and June 30, 2022, respectively

 

 

236

 

 

 

 

234

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

167,009

 

 

 

 

166,526

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(1,051

)

 

 

 

 

Retained earnings

 

 

372,297

 

 

 

 

321,849

 

Total A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

 

538,491

 

 

 

 

488,609

 

Noncontrolling interest

 

 

1,089

 

 

 

 

1,862

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

 

539,580

 

 

 

 

490,471

 

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interest and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,582,378

 

 

 

$

1,442,659

 

 

 

 

 

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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except for share and per share data)

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

 

 

December 31,

2022

 

 

 

December 31,

2021

 

Revenues

 

$

1,949,705

 

 

 

$

1,946,364

 

 

 

$

3,850,056

 

 

 

$

3,960,335

 

Cost of sales

 

 

1,885,736

 

 

 

 

1,880,441

 

 

 

 

3,709,495

 

 

 

 

3,838,403

 

Gross profit

 

 

63,969

 

 

 

 

65,923

 

 

 

 

140,561

 

 

 

 

121,932

 

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

(20,813

)

 

 

 

(18,713

)

 

 

 

(38,597

)

 

 

 

(35,390

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

(3,260

)

 

 

 

(8,258

)

 

 

 

(6,444

)

 

 

 

(16,529

)

Interest income

 

 

4,984

 

 

 

 

5,251

 

 

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

 

10,782

 

Interest expense

 

 

(7,236

)

 

 

 

(5,395

)

 

 

 

(13,366

)

 

 

 

(10,868

)

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

4,669

 

 

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

 

7,346

 

 

 

 

2,709

 

Other income, net

 

 

833

 

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

842

 

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

 

215

 

 

 

 

7

 

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

 

43,147

 

 

 

 

40,692

 

 

 

 

101,155

 

 

 

 

73,485

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(9,550

)

 

 

 

(8,753

)

 

 

 

(22,321

)

 

 

 

(15,422

)

Net income

 

 

33,597

 

 

 

 

31,939

 

 

 

 

78,834

 

 

 

 

58,063

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

116

 

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

228

 

 

 

 

245

 

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,481

 

 

 

$

31,794

 

 

 

$

78,606

 

 

 

$

57,818

 

Basic and diluted net income per share attributable

   to A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.43

 

 

 

$

1.40

 

 

 

$

3.35

 

 

 

$

2.55

 

Diluted

 

$

1.35

 

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

 

$

3.18

 

 

 

$

2.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

23,489,000

 

 

 

 

22,756,800

 

 

 

 

23,442,700

 

 

 

 

22,641,000

 

Diluted

 

 

24,731,600

 

 

 

 

24,384,200

 

 

 

 

24,708,400

 

 

 

 

24,201,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

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A-MARK PRECIOUS METALS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(amounts in thousands)

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

2021

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

78,834

 

 

$

58,063

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

6,444

 

 

 

16,529

 

Amortization of loan cost

 

 

1,140

 

 

 

1,559

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

415

 

 

 

(3,183

)

Interest added to principal of secured loans

 

 

(6

)

 

 

(9

)

Share-based compensation

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

1,055

 

Write-down of digital assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

(7,346

)

 

 

(2,709

)

Dividends received from equity method investees

 

 

551

 

 

 

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Receivables

 

 

(12,548

)

 

 

4,006

 

Secured loans receivable

 

 

1,011

 

 

 

174

 

Secured loans made to affiliates

 

 

 

 

 

3,042

 

Derivative assets

 

 

49,955

 

 

 

19,808

 

Income tax receivable

 

 

(2,525

)

 

 

 

Precious metals held under financing arrangements

 

 

22,479

 

 

 

66,122

 

Inventories

 

 

(181,534

)

 

 

(100,325

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

371

 

 

 

(788

)

Accounts payable and other payables

 

 

3,194

 

 

 

1,512

 

Deferred revenue and other advances

 

 

(1,341

)

 

 

(36,051

)

Derivative liabilities

 

 

27,154

 

 

 

40,212

 

Liabilities on borrowed metals

 

 

(28,308

)

 

 

(24,432

)

Accrued liabilities

 

 

(7,157

)

 

 

(2,381

)

Income tax payable

 

 

(382

)

 

 

(3,673

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(48,518

)

 

 

38,531

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures for property, plant, and equipment

 

 

(2,662

)

 

 

(1,627

)

Purchase of long-term investments

 

 

(500

)

 

 

(6,750

)

Purchase of intangible assets

 

 

(4,500

)

 

 

 

Secured loans receivable, net

 

 

22,742

 

 

 

(16,542

)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

 

15,080

 

 

 

(24,919

)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Product financing arrangements, net

 

 

64,589

 

 

 

(45,249

)

Dividends paid

 

 

(28,088

)

 

 

(22,639

)

Distributions paid to noncontrolling interest

 

 

(1,001

)

 

 

 

Borrowings and repayments under lines of credit, net

 

 

32,000

 

 

 

(25,000

)

Repayments on notes payable to related party

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from issuance of related party note

 

 

3,887

 

 

 

 

Debt funding issuance costs

 

 

(219

)

 

 

(4,166

)

Proceeds from the exercise of share-based awards

 

 

725

 

 

 

1,414

 

Payments for tax withholding related to net settlement of share-based awards

 

 

(1,604

)

 

 

(25

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

68,154

 

 

 

(95,665

)

Net increase (decrease) in cash

 

 

34,716

 

 

 

(82,053

)

Cash, beginning of period

 

 

37,783

 

 

 

101,405

 

Cash, end of period

 

$

72,499

 

 

$

19,352

 

 

 

 

17


 

 

Overview of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Consolidated Results of Operations

The operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

in thousands, except per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Revenues

 

$

1,949,705

 

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

 

$

1,946,364

 

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

 

$

3,341

 

 

 

 

0.2

%

Gross profit

 

 

63,969

 

 

 

 

3.281

%

 

 

 

65,923

 

 

 

 

3.387

%

 

 

$

(1,954

)

 

 

 

(3.0

%)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

(20,813

)

 

 

 

(1.067

%)

 

 

 

(18,713

)

 

 

 

(0.961

%)

 

 

$

2,100

 

 

 

 

11.2

%

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

(3,260

)

 

 

 

(0.167

%)

 

 

 

(8,258

)

 

 

 

(0.424

%)

 

 

$

(4,998

)

 

 

 

(60.5

%)

Interest income

 

 

4,984

 

 

 

 

0.256

%

 

 

 

5,251

 

 

 

 

0.270

%

 

 

$

(267

)

 

 

 

(5.1

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(7,236

)

 

 

 

(0.371

%)

 

 

 

(5,395

)

 

 

 

(0.277

%)

 

 

$

1,841

 

 

 

 

34.1

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

4,669

 

 

 

 

0.239

%

 

 

 

1,220

 

 

 

 

0.063

%

 

 

$

3,449

 

 

 

 

282.7

%

Other income, net

 

 

833

 

 

 

 

0.043

%

 

 

 

433

 

 

 

 

0.022

%

 

 

$

400

 

 

 

 

92.4

%

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

 

231

 

 

 

 

0.012

%

 

 

$

(230

)

 

 

 

(99.6

%)

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

 

43,147

 

 

 

 

2.213

%

 

 

 

40,692

 

 

 

 

2.091

%

 

 

$

2,455

 

 

 

 

6.0

%

Income tax expense

 

 

(9,550

)

 

 

 

(0.490

%)

 

 

 

(8,753

)

 

 

 

(0.450

%)

 

 

$

797

 

 

 

 

9.1

%

Net income

 

 

33,597

 

 

 

 

1.723

%

 

 

 

31,939

 

 

 

 

1.641

%

 

 

$

1,658

 

 

 

 

5.2

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

116

 

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

 

0.007

%

 

 

$

(29

)

 

 

 

(20.0

%)

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,481

 

 

 

 

1.717

%

 

 

$

31,794

 

 

 

 

1.634

%

 

 

$

1,687

 

 

 

 

5.3

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to

A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.03

 

 

 

 

2.1

%

Diluted

 

$

1.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

 

 

3.8

%

 

 

 

 

 

18


 

 

Overview of Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022

Consolidated Results of Operations

 

The operating results for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 are as follows:

 

in thousands, except per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

$

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

$

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Revenues

 

$

1,949,705

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

$

1,900,351

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

$

49,354

 

 

 

2.6

%

Gross profit

 

 

63,969

 

 

 

3.281

%

 

 

76,592

 

 

 

4.030

%

 

$

(12,623

)

 

 

(16.5

%)

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

(20,813

)

 

 

(1.067

)%

 

 

(17,784

)

 

 

(0.936

)%

 

$

3,029

 

 

 

17.0

%

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

(3,260

)

 

 

(0.167

)%

 

 

(3,184

)

 

 

(0.168

)%

 

$

76

 

 

 

2.4

%

Interest income

 

 

4,984

 

 

 

0.256

%

 

 

5,096

 

 

 

0.268

%

 

$

(112

)

 

 

(2.2

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(7,236

)

 

 

(0.371

)%

 

 

(6,130

)

 

 

(0.323

)%

 

$

1,106

 

 

 

18.0

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

4,669

 

 

 

0.239

%

 

 

2,677

 

 

 

0.141

%

 

$

1,992

 

 

 

74.4

%

Other income, net

 

 

833

 

 

 

0.043

%

 

 

527

 

 

 

0.028

%

 

$

306

 

 

 

58.1

%

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange

 

 

1

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

214

 

 

 

0.011

%

 

$

(213

)

 

 

(99.5

%)

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

 

43,147

 

 

 

2.213

%

 

 

58,008

 

 

 

3.052

%

 

$

(14,861

)

 

 

(25.6

%)

Income tax expense

 

 

(9,550

)

 

 

(0.490

)%

 

 

(12,771

)

 

 

(0.672

)%

 

$

(3,221

)

 

 

(25.2

%)

Net income

 

 

33,597

 

 

 

1.723

%

 

 

45,237

 

 

 

2.380

%

 

$

(11,640

)

 

 

(25.7

%)

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

 

116

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

 

112

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

$

4

 

 

 

3.6

%

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

33,481

 

 

 

1.717

%

 

$

45,125

 

 

 

2.375

%

 

$

(11,644

)

 

 

(25.8

%)

Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to

   A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.43

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.93

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.50

)

 

 

(25.9

%)

Diluted

 

$

1.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(0.48

)

 

 

(26.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

19


 

 

Overview of Results of Operations for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

Consolidated Results of Operations

The operating results for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows:

in thousands, except per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

% of

revenue

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Revenues

 

$

3,850,056

 

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

 

$

3,960,335

 

 

 

 

100.000

%

 

 

$

(110,279

)

 

 

 

(2.8

%)

Gross profit

 

 

140,561

 

 

 

 

3.651

%

 

 

 

121,932

 

 

 

 

3.079

%

 

 

$

18,629

 

 

 

 

15.3

%

Selling, general, and administrative expenses

 

 

(38,597

)

 

 

 

(1.003

%)

 

 

 

(35,390

)

 

 

 

(0.894

%)

 

 

$

3,207

 

 

 

 

9.1

%

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

(6,444

)

 

 

 

(0.167

%)

 

 

 

(16,529

)

 

 

 

(0.417

%)

 

 

$

(10,085

)

 

 

 

(61.0

%)

Interest income

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

 

0.262

%

 

 

 

10,782

 

 

 

 

0.272

%

 

 

$

(702

)

 

 

 

(6.5

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(13,366

)

 

 

 

(0.347

%)

 

 

 

(10,868

)

 

 

 

(0.274

%)

 

 

$

2,498

 

 

 

 

23.0

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

7,346

 

 

 

 

0.191

%

 

 

 

2,709

 

 

 

 

0.068

%

 

 

$

4,637

 

 

 

 

171.2

%

Other income, net

 

 

1,360

 

 

 

 

0.035

%

 

 

 

842

 

 

 

 

0.021

%

 

 

$

518

 

 

 

 

61.5

%

Unrealized gains on foreign exchange

 

 

215

 

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

 

0.000

%

 

 

$

208

 

 

 

 

2,971.4

%

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

 

101,155

 

 

 

 

2.627

%

 

 

 

73,485

 

 

 

 

1.856

%

 

 

$

27,670

 

 

 

 

37.7

%

Income tax expense

 

 

(22,321

)

 

 

 

(0.580

%)

 

 

 

(15,422

)

 

 

 

(0.389

%)

 

 

$

6,899

 

 

 

 

44.7

%

Net income

 

 

78,834

 

 

 

 

2.048

%

 

 

 

58,063

 

 

 

 

1.466

%

 

 

$

20,771

 

 

 

 

35.8

%

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest

 

 

228

 

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

 

 

245

 

 

 

 

0.006

%

 

 

$

(17

)

 

 

 

(6.9

%)

Net income attributable to the Company

 

$

78,606

 

 

 

 

2.042

%

 

 

$

57,818

 

 

 

 

1.460

%

 

 

$

20,788

 

 

 

 

36.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per share attributable to

 A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc.:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

3.35

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2.55

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.80

 

 

 

 

31.4

%

Diluted

 

$

3.18

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2.39

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

0.79

 

 

 

 

33.1

%

 

 

 

20


 

 

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial and Liquidity Measures for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

A reconciliation of net income before provision for income taxes to adjusted net income before provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 follows:

 

in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

43,147

 

 

 

$

40,692

 

 

 

$

2,455

 

 

 

 

6.0

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

$

55

 

 

 

 

611.1

%

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

2,763

 

 

 

 

7,872

 

 

 

$

(5,109

)

 

 

 

(64.9

%)

Depreciation expense

 

 

497

 

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

$

111

 

 

 

 

28.8

%

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes (non-GAAP)

 

$

46,471

 

 

 

$

48,959

 

 

 

$

(2,488

)

 

 

 

(5.1

%)

 

 

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, and EBITDA to operating cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 follows:

 

 

in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income

 

$

33,597

 

 

 

$

31,939

 

 

 

$

1,658

 

 

 

 

5.2

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(4,984

)

 

 

 

(5,251

)

 

 

$

(267

)

 

 

 

(5.1

%)

Interest expense

 

 

7,236

 

 

 

 

5,395

 

 

 

$

1,841

 

 

 

 

34.1

%

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

2,763

 

 

 

 

7,872

 

 

 

$

(5,109

)

 

 

 

(64.9

%)

Depreciation expense

 

 

497

 

 

 

 

386

 

 

 

$

111

 

 

 

 

28.8

%

Income tax expense

 

 

9,550

 

 

 

 

8,753

 

 

 

$

797

 

 

 

 

9.1

%

 

 

 

15,062

 

 

 

 

17,155

 

 

 

$

(2,093

)

 

 

 

(12.2

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (non-GAAP)

 

$

48,659

 

 

 

$

49,094

 

 

 

$

(435

)

 

 

 

(0.9

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Operating Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (non-GAAP)

 

$

48,659

 

 

 

$

49,094

 

 

 

$

(435

)

 

 

 

(0.9

%)

Amortization of loan cost

 

 

586

 

 

 

 

990

 

 

 

$

(404

)

 

 

 

(40.8

%)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

451

 

 

 

 

(1,760

)

 

 

$

2,211

 

 

 

 

125.6

%

Interest added to principal of secured loans

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

$

(2

)

 

 

 

(50.0

%)

Share-based compensation

 

 

534

 

 

 

 

582

 

 

 

$

(48

)

 

 

 

(8.2

%)

Write-down of digital assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12

 

 

 

 

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

(4,669

)

 

 

 

(1,220

)

 

 

$

3,449

 

 

 

 

282.7

%

Income tax expense

 

 

(9,550

)

 

 

 

(8,753

)

 

 

$

797

 

 

 

 

9.1

%

Interest income

 

 

4,984

 

 

 

 

5,251

 

 

 

$

(267

)

 

 

 

(5.1

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(7,236

)

 

 

 

(5,395

)

 

 

$

1,841

 

 

 

 

34.1

%

Changes in operating working capital

 

 

(361,909

)

 

 

 

69,479

 

 

 

$

431,388

 

 

 

 

620.9

%

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(328,140

)

 

 

$

108,264

 

 

 

$

436,404

 

 

 

 

403.1

%

 

 

 

21


 

 

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial and Liquidity Measures for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 and Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

A reconciliation of net income before provision for income taxes to adjusted net income before provision for income taxes for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 follows:

 

 

in thousands, except for share and per share data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

43,147

 

 

 

$

58,008

 

 

 

$

(14,861

)

 

 

 

(25.6

%)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

64

 

 

 

 

82

 

 

 

$

(18

)

 

 

 

(22.0

%)

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

2,763

 

 

 

 

2,711

 

 

 

$

52

 

 

 

 

1.9

%

Depreciation expense

 

 

497

 

 

 

 

473

 

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

 

5.1

%

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes (non-GAAP)

 

$

46,471

 

 

 

$

61,274

 

 

 

$

(14,803

)

 

 

 

(24.2

%)

 

 

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, and EBITDA to operating cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022 follows:

 

in thousands

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

September 30, 2022

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income

 

$

33,597

 

 

 

$

45,237

 

 

 

$

(11,640

)

 

 

 

(25.7

%)

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(4,984

)

 

 

 

(5,096

)

 

 

$

(112

)

 

 

 

(2.2

%)

Interest expense

 

 

7,236

 

 

 

 

6,130

 

 

 

$

1,106

 

 

 

 

18.0

%

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

2,763

 

 

 

 

2,711

 

 

 

$

52

 

 

 

 

1.9

%

Depreciation expense

 

 

497

 

 

 

 

473

 

 

 

$

24

 

 

 

 

5.1

%

Income tax expense

 

 

9,550

 

 

 

 

12,771

 

 

 

$

(3,221

)

 

 

 

(25.2

%)

 

 

 

15,062

 

 

 

 

16,989

 

 

 

$

(1,927

)

 

 

 

(11.3

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (non-GAAP)

 

$

48,659

 

 

 

$

62,226

 

 

 

$

(13,567

)

 

 

 

(21.8

%)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Operating Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (non-GAAP)

 

$

48,659

 

 

 

$

62,226

 

 

 

$

(13,567

)

 

 

 

(21.8

%)

Amortization of loan cost

 

 

586

 

 

 

 

554

 

 

 

$

32

 

 

 

 

5.8

%

Deferred income taxes

 

 

451

 

 

 

 

(36

)

 

 

$

487

 

 

 

 

1,352.8

%

Interest added to principal of secured loans

 

 

(2

)

 

 

 

(4

)

 

 

$

(2

)

 

 

 

(50.0

%)

Share-based compensation

 

 

534

 

 

 

 

535

 

 

 

$

(1

)

 

 

 

(0.2

%)

Write-down of digital assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12

 

 

 

 

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

(4,669

)

 

 

 

(2,677

)

 

 

$

1,992

 

 

 

 

74.4

%

Dividends received from equity method investees

 

 

 

 

 

 

551

 

 

 

$

(551

)

 

 

 

(100.0

%)

Income tax expense

 

 

(9,550

)

 

 

 

(12,771

)

 

 

$

(3,221

)

 

 

 

(25.2

%)

Interest income

 

 

4,984

 

 

 

 

5,096

 

 

 

$

(112

)

 

 

 

(2.2

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(7,236

)

 

 

 

(6,130

)

 

 

$

1,106

 

 

 

 

18.0

%

Changes in operating working capital

 

 

(361,909

)

 

 

 

232,278

 

 

 

$

594,187

 

 

 

 

255.8

%

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(328,140

)

 

 

$

279,622

 

 

 

$

607,762

 

 

 

 

217.4

%

 

 

 

22


 

 

Reconciliation of U.S. GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial and Liquidity Measures for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2022 and 2021

 

A reconciliation of net income before provision for income taxes to adjusted net income before provision for income taxes for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 follows:

 

in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income before provision for income taxes

 

$

101,155

 

 

 

$

73,485

 

 

 

$

27,670

 

 

 

 

37.7

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition costs

 

 

146

 

 

 

 

53

 

 

 

$

93

 

 

 

 

175.5

%

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

5,474

 

 

 

 

15,744

 

 

 

$

(10,270

)

 

 

 

(65.2

%)

Depreciation expense

 

 

970

 

 

 

 

785

 

 

 

$

185

 

 

 

 

23.6

%

Adjusted net income before provision for income taxes (non-GAAP)

 

$

107,745

 

 

 

$

90,067

 

 

 

$

17,678

 

 

 

 

19.6

%

 

A reconciliation of net income to EBITDA, and EBITDA to operating cash flows for the six months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 follows:

 

in thousands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Six Months Ended December 31,

 

2022

 

 

 

2021

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

%

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

$

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

 

 

Increase/

(decrease)

 

Net income

 

$

78,834

 

 

 

$

58,063

 

 

 

$

20,771

 

 

 

 

35.8

%

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest income

 

 

(10,080

)

 

 

 

(10,782

)

 

 

$

(702

)

 

 

 

(6.5

%)

Interest expense

 

 

13,366

 

 

 

 

10,868

 

 

 

$

2,498

 

 

 

 

23.0

%

Amortization of acquired intangibles

 

 

5,474

 

 

 

 

15,744

 

 

 

$

(10,270

)

 

 

 

(65.2

%)

Depreciation expense

 

 

970

 

 

 

 

785

 

 

 

$

185

 

 

 

 

23.6

%

Income tax expense

 

 

22,321

 

 

 

 

15,422

 

 

 

$

6,899

 

 

 

 

44.7

%

 

 

 

32,051

 

 

 

 

32,037

 

 

 

$

14

 

 

 

 

0.0

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)

 

$

110,885

 

 

 

$

90,100

 

 

 

$

20,785

 

 

 

 

23.1

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of EBITDA to Operating Cash Flows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA)

 

$

110,885

 

 

 

$

90,100

 

 

 

$

20,785

 

 

 

 

23.1

%

Amortization of loan cost

 

 

1,140

 

 

 

 

1,559

 

 

 

$

(419

)

 

 

 

(26.9

%)

Deferred income taxes

 

 

415

 

 

 

 

(3,183

)

 

 

$

3,598

 

 

 

 

113.0

%

Interest added to principal of secured loans

 

 

(6

)

 

 

 

(9

)

 

 

$

(3

)

 

 

 

(33.3

%)

Share-based compensation

 

 

1,069

 

 

 

 

1,055

 

 

 

$

14

 

 

 

 

1.3

%

Write-down of digital assets

 

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

12

 

 

 

 

%

Earnings from equity method investments

 

 

(7,346

)

 

 

 

(2,709

)

 

 

$

4,637

 

 

 

 

171.2

%

Dividends received from equity method investees

 

 

551

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

551

 

 

 

 

%

Income tax expense

 

 

(22,321

)

 

 

 

(15,422

)

 

 

$

6,899

 

 

 

 

44.7

%

Interest income

 

 

10,080

 

 

 

 

10,782

 

 

 

$

(702

)

 

 

 

(6.5

%)

Interest expense

 

 

(13,366

)

 

 

 

(10,868

)

 

 

$

2,498

 

 

 

 

23.0

%

Changes in operating working capital

 

 

(129,631

)

 

 

 

(32,774

)

 

 

$

96,857

 

 

 

 

295.5

%

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(48,518

)

 

 

$

38,531

 

 

 

$

87,049

 

 

 

 

225.9

%

 

 

23