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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______ to ______

Commission file number: 001-13425

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Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Canada

 

98-0626225

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

9500 Glenlyon Parkway

 

 

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

 

V5J 0C6

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(778) 331-5500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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 shares

RBA

New York Stock Exchange

Common Share Purchase Rights

N/A

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).  Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer 

Accelerated filer 

Non-accelerated filer 

Smaller reporting company 

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. 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):

Yes No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practical date: 110,549,124110,809,591 common shares, without par value, outstanding as of NovemberAugust 3, 2021.2022.

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RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INCORPORATED

FORM 10-Q

For the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022

INDEX

PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1:

Consolidated Financial Statements

1

ITEM 2:

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

3328

ITEM 3:

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

6154

ITEM 4:

Controls and Procedures

6154

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:

Legal Proceedings

6355

ITEM 1A:

Risk Factors

6355

ITEM 2:

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

6555

ITEM 3:

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

6555

ITEM 4:

Mine Safety Disclosures

6555

ITEM 5:

Other Information

6555

ITEM 6:

Exhibits

6656

SIGNATURES

6757

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1:           CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Revenue:

  

  

  

  

Service revenue

$

214,193

$

222,679

$

672,971

$

639,941

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

 

108,863

 

384,627

 

353,906

Total revenue

 

329,682

 

331,542

 

1,057,598

 

993,847

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Costs of services

 

33,038

 

39,223

 

108,107

 

118,026

Cost of inventory sold

 

102,993

 

96,253

 

344,763

 

320,972

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

108,578

 

110,186

 

336,475

 

309,203

Acquisition-related costs

 

10,255

 

 

16,226

 

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

21,907

 

18,436

 

64,912

 

55,586

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,068)

 

(276)

 

(1,311)

 

(1,536)

Foreign exchange loss

 

360

 

336

 

788

 

1,330

Total operating expenses

 

276,063

 

264,158

 

869,960

 

803,581

Operating income

 

53,619

 

67,384

 

187,638

 

190,266

Interest expense

 

(8,807)

 

(8,737)

 

(26,620)

 

(26,801)

Other income, net

 

602

 

2,280

 

2,800

 

6,714

Income before income taxes

 

45,414

 

60,927

 

163,818

 

170,179

Income tax expense

13,057

15,437

42,541

48,741

Net income

$

32,357

$

45,490

$

121,277

$

121,438

Net income attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Stockholders

$

32,336

$

45,387

$

121,273

$

121,239

Non-controlling interests

 

21

 

103

 

4

 

199

Net income

$

32,357

$

45,490

$

121,277

$

121,438

Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

$

0.29

$

0.42

$

1.10

$

1.11

Diluted

$

0.29

$

0.41

$

1.09

$

1.10

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

 

110,410,172

 

109,018,469

 

110,233,851

 

108,887,026

Diluted

 

111,391,396

 

110,369,718

 

111,333,247

 

110,060,712

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Revenue:

  

  

  

  

Service revenue

$

286,502

$

252,748

$

531,363

$

458,778

Inventory sales revenue

 

198,044

 

143,613

 

347,104

 

269,138

Total revenue

 

484,546

 

396,361

 

878,467

 

727,916

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Costs of services

 

45,039

 

41,301

 

84,054

 

79,167

Cost of inventory sold

 

176,171

 

131,023

 

307,753

 

241,770

Selling, general and administrative

 

144,277

 

109,560

 

270,883

 

223,799

Acquisition-related costs

 

3,399

 

3,049

 

13,036

 

5,971

Depreciation and amortization

 

24,298

 

21,935

 

48,523

 

43,005

Foreign exchange loss (gain)

 

(158)

 

151

 

(322)

 

428

Total operating expenses

 

393,026

 

307,019

 

723,927

 

594,140

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

347

 

175

170,167

243

Operating income

 

91,867

 

89,517

 

324,707

 

134,019

Interest expense

 

(18,463)

 

(8,867)

 

(39,149)

 

(17,813)

Change in fair value of derivatives, net

 

 

 

1,263

 

Other income, net

 

1,639

 

1,196

 

2,559

 

2,198

Income before income taxes

 

75,043

 

81,846

 

289,380

 

118,404

Income tax expense

21,632

21,065

57,868

29,484

Net income

$

53,411

$

60,781

$

231,512

$

88,920

Net income (loss) attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Stockholders

$

53,365

$

60,749

$

231,459

$

88,937

Non-controlling interests

 

46

 

32

 

53

 

(17)

Net income

$

53,411

$

60,781

$

231,512

$

88,920

Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

$

0.48

$

0.55

$

2.09

$

0.81

Diluted

$

0.48

$

0.55

$

2.07

$

0.80

Weighted average number of shares outstanding:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

 

110,760,339

 

110,311,615

 

110,705,182

 

110,144,229

Diluted

 

111,705,102

 

111,334,184

 

111,681,644

 

111,302,711

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

    

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

June 30, 

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Net income

$

32,357

$

45,490

$

121,277

$

121,438

$

53,411

$

60,781

$

231,512

$

88,920

Other comprehensive income (loss), net of income tax:

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

  

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

(8,859)

 

12,549

 

(17,751)

 

7,445

 

(22,775)

 

1,468

 

(23,942)

 

(8,892)

Total comprehensive income

$

23,498

$

58,039

$

103,526

$

128,883

$

30,636

$

62,249

$

207,570

$

80,028

Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Stockholders

$

23,487

$

57,910

$

103,546

$

128,654

$

30,612

$

62,215

$

207,549

$

80,059

Non-controlling interests

 

11

 

129

 

(20)

 

229

 

24

 

34

 

21

 

(31)

$

23,498

$

58,039

$

103,526

$

128,883

$

30,636

$

62,249

$

207,570

$

80,028

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

September 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

362,612

$

278,766

Restricted cash

 

105,742

 

28,129

Trade and other receivables

 

253,715

 

135,001

Less: allowance for credit losses

(4,138)

(5,467)

Inventory

 

64,201

 

86,278

Other current assets

 

31,796

 

27,274

Income taxes receivable

 

11,484

 

6,797

Total current assets

 

825,412

 

556,778

Property, plant and equipment

 

466,162

 

492,127

Other non-current assets

 

149,819

 

147,608

Intangible assets

 

285,148

 

300,948

Goodwill

 

837,708

 

840,610

Deferred tax assets

 

12,100

 

13,458

Total assets

$

2,576,349

$

2,351,529

Liabilities and Equity

 

  

 

  

Auction proceeds payable

$

428,555

$

214,254

Trade and other payables

 

228,939

 

243,786

Income taxes payable

 

5,033

 

17,032

Short-term debt

 

18,481

 

29,145

Current portion of long-term debt

 

1,172

 

10,360

Total current liabilities

 

682,180

 

514,577

Long-term debt

 

632,520

 

626,288

Other non-current liabilities

 

153,560

 

153,000

Deferred tax liabilities

 

45,732

 

45,265

Total liabilities

 

1,513,992

 

1,339,130

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 21 and Note 22 respectively)

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

  

 

  

Share capital:

 

  

 

  

Common stock; 0 par value, unlimited shares authorized, issued and outstanding shares: 110,467,596 (December 31, 2020: 109,876,428)

 

219,609

 

200,451

Additional paid-in capital

 

57,595

 

49,171

Retained earnings

 

836,759

 

791,918

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(52,022)

 

(34,295)

Stockholders' equity

 

1,061,941

 

1,007,245

Non-controlling interest

 

416

 

5,154

Total stockholders' equity

 

1,062,357

 

1,012,399

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,576,349

$

2,351,529

June 30, 

December 31, 

    

2022

    

2021

Assets

Cash and cash equivalents

$

367,289

$

326,113

Restricted cash

 

164,371

 

102,875

Trade and other receivables

 

295,241

 

150,895

Less: allowance for credit losses

(3,763)

(4,396)

Inventory

 

124,964

 

102,494

Other current assets

 

36,212

 

64,346

Income taxes receivable

 

12,525

 

19,895

Total current assets

 

996,839

 

762,222

Restricted cash

933,464

Property, plant and equipment

 

442,743

 

449,087

Other non-current assets

 

168,360

 

142,504

Intangible assets

 

332,615

 

350,516

Goodwill

 

945,950

 

947,715

Deferred tax assets

 

7,458

 

7,406

Total assets

$

2,893,965

$

3,592,914

Liabilities and Equity

 

  

 

  

Auction proceeds payable

$

493,688

$

292,789

Trade and other liabilities

 

254,514

 

280,308

Income taxes payable

 

31,362

 

5,677

Short-term debt

 

8,637

 

6,147

Current portion of long-term debt

 

4,617

 

3,498

Total current liabilities

 

792,818

 

588,419

Long-term debt

 

639,755

 

1,733,940

Other non-current liabilities

 

155,911

 

147,260

Deferred tax liabilities

 

61,396

 

52,232

Total liabilities

 

1,649,880

 

2,521,851

Commitments and Contingencies (Note 22 and Note 23 respectively)

 

Stockholders' equity:

 

  

 

  

Share capital:

 

  

 

  

Common stock; 0 par value, unlimited shares authorized, issued and outstanding shares: 110,791,788 (December 31, 2021: 110,618,049)

 

235,244

 

227,504

Additional paid-in capital

 

73,014

 

59,535

Retained earnings

 

1,015,301

 

839,609

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(79,883)

 

(55,973)

Stockholders' equity

 

1,243,676

 

1,070,675

Non-controlling interest

 

409

 

388

Total stockholders' equity

 

1,244,085

 

1,071,063

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,893,965

$

3,592,914

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)

(Unaudited)

Attributable to stockholders

 

���

    

    

Additional

Accumulated

Non-

Common stock

paid-In

other

controlling

Number of

capital

Retained

comprehensive

interest

Total

Three months ended September 30, 2021

    

shares

    

Amount

    

("APIC")

    

earnings

    

loss

    

("NCI")

    

equity

    

Balance, June 30, 2021

110,366,808

$

215,666

$

51,800

$

832,037

$

(43,173)

$

5,097

$

1,061,427

Net income

 

 

 

32,336

 

 

21

 

32,357

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(8,849)

 

(10)

 

(8,859)

 

 

 

32,336

 

(8,849)

 

11

 

23,498

Stock option exercises

100,703

 

3,942

 

(725)

 

 

 

 

3,217

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

85

 

1

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

(6)

Acquisition of remaining interest in NCI

(672)

69

(4,692)

(5,295)

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combination

2,707

2,707

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

2,133

 

 

 

 

2,133

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

2,283

 

 

 

 

2,283

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

76

 

(76)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

(27,607)

 

 

 

(27,607)

Balance, September 30, 2021

110,467,596

$

219,609

$

57,595

$

836,759

$

(52,022)

$

416

$

1,062,357

Three months ended September 30, 2020

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance, June 30, 2020

108,630,537

$

169,255

$

47,958

$

746,048

$

(64,207)

$

5,254

$

904,308

Net income

 

 

 

 

45,387

 

 

103

 

45,490

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

12,523

 

26

 

12,549

 

 

 

 

45,387

 

12,523

 

129

 

58,039

Stock option exercises

 

751,268

26,470

 

(5,701)

 

 

 

 

20,769

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

 

86

2

 

(7)

 

 

 

 

(5)

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

 

1,671

 

 

 

 

1,671

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

 

4,138

 

 

 

 

4,138

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

 

194

 

(194)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

 

(24,053)

 

 

 

(24,053)

Balance, September 30, 2020

 

109,381,891

$

195,727

$

48,253

$

767,188

$

(51,684)

$

5,383

$

964,867

Attributable to stockholders

 

    

    

Additional

Accumulated

Non-

Common stock

paid-In

other

controlling

Number of

capital

Retained

comprehensive

interest

Total

Three months ended June 30, 2022

    

shares

    

Amount

    

("APIC")

    

earnings

    

loss

    

("NCI")

    

equity

    

Balance, March 31, 2022

110,735,243

$

231,064

$

61,123

$

989,923

$

(57,130)

$

385

$

1,225,365

Net income

 

 

 

53,365

 

 

46

 

53,411

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(22,753)

 

(22)

 

(22,775)

 

 

 

53,365

 

(22,753)

 

24

 

30,636

Stock option exercises

55,935

 

2,347

 

(471)

 

 

 

 

1,876

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

610

 

14

 

(43)

 

 

 

 

(29)

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combinations

 

1,819

 

261

 

 

 

 

2,080

Stock option compensation expense

3,056

3,056

Equity-classified share units expense

8,794

 

 

 

8,794

Equity-classified share units divided equivalents

294

(294)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

(27,693)

 

 

 

(27,693)

Balance, June 30, 2022

110,791,788

$

235,244

$

73,014

$

1,015,301

$

(79,883)

$

409

$

1,244,085

Three months ended June 30, 2021

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance, March 31, 2021

110,253,056

$

210,765

$

43,612

$

795,781

$

(44,639)

$

5,089

$

1,010,608

Net income

 

 

 

 

60,749

 

 

32

 

60,781

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

1,466

 

2

 

1,468

 

 

 

 

60,749

 

1,466

 

34

 

62,249

Stock option exercises

 

113,290

4,889

(910)

 

 

3,979

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

 

462

12

(30)

 

 

(18)

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combinations

2,678

 

2,678

Stock option compensation expense

 

1,909

 

 

1,909

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

4,404

 

 

4,404

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

 

137

 

(137)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

(24,356)

 

(26)

(24,382)

Balance, June 30, 2021

 

110,366,808

$

215,666

$

51,800

$

832,037

$

(43,173)

$

5,097

$

1,061,427

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars, except where noted)

(Unaudited)

    

Attributable to stockholders

    

    

Additional

Accumulated

Non-

Common stock

paid-In

other

controlling

Number of

capital

Retained

comprehensive

interest

Total

Nine months ended September 30, 2021

    

shares

    

Amount

    

("APIC")

    

earnings

    

loss

    

("NCI")

    

equity

    

Balance, December 31, 2020

109,876,428

$

200,451

$

49,171

$

791,918

$

(34,295)

$

5,154

$

1,012,399

Net income

 

 

 

121,273

 

 

4

 

121,277

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(17,727)

 

(24)

 

(17,751)

 

 

 

121,273

 

(17,727)

 

(20)

 

103,526

Stock option exercises

411,856

 

17,099

 

(3,184)

 

 

 

 

13,915

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

234,822

 

2,059

 

(11,384)

 

 

 

 

(9,325)

Acquisition of remaining interest in NCI

(672)

70

(4,614)

(5,216)

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combination

(55,510)

7,938

7,938

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

5,903

 

 

 

 

5,903

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

9,465

 

 

 

 

9,465

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

358

 

(358)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

(76,144)

 

 

(104)

 

(76,248)

Balance, September 30, 2021

110,467,596

$

219,609

$

57,595

$

836,759

$

(52,022)

$

416

$

1,062,357

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance, December 31, 2019

 

109,337,781

$

194,771

$

52,110

$

714,051

$

(59,099)

$

5,154

$

906,987

Net income

 

 

 

 

121,239

 

 

199

 

121,438

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

7,415

 

30

 

7,445

 

 

 

 

121,239

 

7,415

 

229

 

128,883

Stock option exercises

 

1,430,545

 

50,611

 

(10,417)

 

 

 

 

40,194

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

 

138,877

 

3,515

 

(7,459)

 

 

 

 

(3,944)

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

 

4,401

 

 

 

 

4,401

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

 

9,155

 

 

 

 

9,155

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

 

463

 

(463)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

 

(67,639)

 

 

 

(67,639)

Shares repurchased

(1,525,312)

(53,170)

(53,170)

Balance, September 30, 2020

 

109,381,891

$

195,727

$

48,253

$

767,188

$

(51,684)

$

5,383

$

964,867

    

Attributable to stockholders

    

    

Additional

Accumulated

Non-

Common stock

paid-In

other

controlling

Number of

capital

Retained

comprehensive

interest

Total

Six months ended June 30, 2022

    

shares

    

Amount

    

("APIC")

    

earnings

    

loss

    

("NCI")

    

equity

    

Balance, December 31, 2021

110,618,049

$

227,504

$

59,535

$

839,609

$

(55,973)

$

388

$

1,071,063

Net income

 

 

 

231,459

 

 

53

 

231,512

Other comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

(23,910)

 

(32)

 

(23,942)

 

 

 

231,459

 

(23,910)

 

21

 

207,570

Stock option exercises

80,183

 

3,554

 

(692)

 

 

 

 

2,862

Issuance of common stock related to vesting of share units

93,556

 

2,367

 

(5,945)

 

 

 

 

(3,578)

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combinations

1,819

2,394

 

 

4,213

Stock option compensation expense

5,623

 

 

5,623

Equity-classified share units expense

 

 

11,684

 

 

 

 

11,684

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

415

 

(415)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

 

 

(55,352)

 

 

 

(55,352)

Balance, June 30, 2022

110,791,788

$

235,244

$

73,014

$

1,015,301

$

(79,883)

$

409

$

1,244,085

Six months ended June 30, 2021

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Balance, December 31, 2020

 

109,876,428

$

200,451

$

49,171

$

791,918

$

(34,295)

$

5,154

$

1,012,399

Net income

 

 

 

 

88,937

 

 

(17)

 

88,920

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

 

 

(8,878)

 

(14)

 

(8,892)

 

 

 

 

88,937

 

(8,878)

 

(31)

 

80,028

Stock option exercises

 

311,153

13,157

(2,458)

 

 

10,699

Issuance (forfeiture) of common stock related to vesting of share units

 

234,737

2,058

(11,377)

 

 

(9,319)

Forfeiture of common stock related to business combinations

 

(55,510)

 

 

 

Share-based continuing employment costs related to business combinations

 

5,231

 

5,231

Stock option compensation expense

 

 

3,770

 

 

3,770

Equity-classified share units expense

 

7,182

 

 

7,182

Equity-classified share units dividend equivalents

 

 

281

 

(281)

 

 

 

Cash dividends paid

 

(48,537)

 

(26)

(48,563)

Balance, June 30, 2021

 

110,366,808

$

215,666

$

51,800

$

832,037

$

(43,173)

$

5,097

$

1,061,427

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Expressed in thousands of United States dollars)

(Unaudited)

Nine months ended September 30,

    

2021

    

2020

Six months ended June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

Cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

Operating activities:

 

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

 

Net income

$

121,277

$

121,438

$

231,512

$

88,920

Adjustments for items not affecting cash:

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

Depreciation and amortization expenses

 

64,912

 

55,586

Depreciation and amortization

 

48,523

 

43,005

Share-based payments expense

 

23,306

 

13,556

 

21,527

 

16,183

Deferred income tax expense

 

2,228

 

8,250

 

9,480

 

1,719

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

(98)

 

2,049

Unrealized foreign exchange gain

 

(1,965)

 

(65)

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,311)

 

(1,536)

 

(170,167)

 

(243)

Loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes

4,792

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

2,155

 

2,375

 

2,352

 

1,443

Amortization of right-of-use assets

9,458

9,194

8,586

6,280

Gain on contingent consideration from equity investment

(1,700)

Change in fair value of derivatives

(1,263)

Other, net

 

2,253

 

2,427

 

2,805

 

1,568

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

79,938

 

53,912

 

41,844

 

52,577

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

304,118

 

265,551

 

198,026

 

211,387

Investing activities:

 

 

  

 

 

  

Acquisition of Rouse, net of cash acquired

 

728

 

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

 

(63)

 

728

Property, plant and equipment additions

 

(6,984)

 

(9,865)

 

(4,522)

 

(4,616)

Proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

1,667

 

16,277

 

165,132

 

342

Intangible asset additions

 

(25,601)

 

(19,886)

 

(15,730)

 

(17,361)

Issuance of loans receivable

(2,622)

(2,985)

(6,093)

(2,622)

Repayment of loans receivable

436

355

1,554

226

Distribution from equity investment

4,212

Proceeds on contingent consideration from equity investment

 

 

1,700

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(32,376)

 

(10,192)

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

140,278

 

(23,303)

Financing activities:

 

 

  

 

 

  

Share repurchase

(53,170)

Dividends paid to stockholders

 

(76,144)

 

(67,639)

 

(55,352)

 

(48,537)

Acquisition of remaining interest in NCI

(5,556)

Dividends paid to NCI

 

(104)

 

 

 

(26)

Proceeds from exercise of options and share option plans

 

13,915

 

40,194

 

2,862

 

10,699

Payment of withholding taxes on issuance of shares

 

(9,160)

 

(3,870)

 

(3,716)

 

(9,155)

Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt

(9,271)

13,442

2,722

6,842

Repayment of long-term debt

(5,328)

(11,134)

(1,093,772)

(5,328)

Debt issue costs

 

(3,163)

 

(2,038)

 

(3,677)

 

Repayment of finance lease obligations

 

(8,445)

 

(6,927)

 

(5,390)

 

(5,355)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(103,256)

 

(91,142)

 

(1,156,323)

 

(50,860)

Effect of changes in foreign currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(7,027)

 

5,826

 

(12,773)

 

(1,396)

Increase

 

161,459

 

170,043

(Decrease) Increase

 

(830,792)

 

135,828

Beginning of period

 

306,895

 

420,256

 

1,362,452

 

306,895

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$

468,354

$

590,299

$

531,660

$

442,723

See accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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1.    General information

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”, “Ritchie Bros.”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) provide a marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets. The Company offers its customers end-to-end transaction solutions for used commercial and other durable assets through its omnichannel platform, which includes auctions, online marketplaces, listing services, and private brokerage services. The Company also offers a wide array of value-added services connected to commercial assets as well as asset management software and data as a service solutions to help customers make more accurate and reliable business decisions. Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated is a company incorporated in Canada under the Canada Business Corporations Act, whose shares are publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”).

2.    Significant accounting policies

(a) Basis of preparation

These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). They include the accounts of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated and its subsidiaries from their respective dates of formation or acquisition. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

Certain information and footnote disclosure required by US GAAP for complete annual financial statements have been omitted and, therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as our most recent annual audited consolidated financial statements except as described in Note 2(b) “ New and amended accounting standards and accounting policies”. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows and changes in equity for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

In March 2020,

On February 24, 2022, the World Health Organization declaredgeopolitical situation in Eastern Europe intensified with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, sharply affecting economic and global financial markets. Subsequent economic sanctions of Russia have exacerbated ongoing economic challenges, including issues such as rising inflation and global supply chain disruption. The Company does not have any direct or significant operations in Russia or Ukraine, or any material operations in neighboring countries and only has limited number of direct customers in the outbreak of COVID-19 as a pandemic, which quickly spread throughout the world.effected region. The extent of the ongoing impactimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemicconflict on our operational and financial performance, the impact of higher fuel costs globally adding to inflationary pressures, including our ability to execute on our business strategies and initiatives and sustain our operations in Europe and globally, will depend on future developments, including the durationcontinued evolvement of military activity and spreadsanctions imposed with Russia’s invasion of the pandemic in light of new variants, timing of mass vaccine distribution, and any related restrictions implemented by governments in various jurisdictions, as well as supply and demand impacts driven by our consignor and buyer base, all of which are uncertain and cannot be easily predicted.Ukraine. Given the evolving nature of this situation,the crisis, the Company cannot currently reasonably estimate the impacts of COVID-19the conflict on its business operations, results of operations, cash flows or financial performance.

(b) Revenue recognition

Revenues are comprised of:Reclassification

Service revenue, including the following:

Certain amounts in the prior period financial statements have been reclassified from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of services for certain employee costs related to equipment inspections to conform to the presentation of the current period financial statements.

i.Revenue from auction and marketplace (“A&M”) activities, including commissions earned at our live and online bidding auctions, online marketplaces, and private brokerage services where we act as an agent for consignors of equipment and other assets, and various auction-related fees, including listing and buyer transaction fees; and

ii.Other services revenue, including revenue from listing services, refurbishment, logistical services, financing, appraisals, data subscriptions, fees associated with private market transactionsand other ancillary service fees; and

Inventory sales revenue as part of A&M activities

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2.    Significant accounting policies (continued)

(b) New and amended accounting standards and accounting policies

New accounting policies

Sale and leaseback

The transfer of the asset shall not be accounted for as a sale if the leaseback would be classified as a finance lease or a sales-type lease. For sale and leaseback transactions, the Company applies the requirements of ASC 606 Revenue recognition (continued)

from Contracts with Customers to determine whether the transfer of the asset should be accounted for as a sale and applies ASC 842 Leases when accounting for the sale and leaseback transactions. If the transfer of the asset is a sale, the Company derecognizes the underlying asset and recognizes the gain on sale of property, plant and equipment. The Company recognizes revenue when control ofa lease obligation arising from the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, or upon completion of the performance obligation, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer a distinct good or service, or a series of distinct goods or services, to the customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The transaction price is reduced by estimates of variable consideration such as volume rebates and discounts. All estimates, which are evaluated at each reporting period, are based on the Company’s historical experience, anticipated volumes, and best judgment. For auctions, revenue is recognized when the auction sale is completeleaseback and the Company has determined that the sale proceeds are collectible. Revenue is measured atcorresponding ROU asset. If the fair value of the consideration received or receivable and is shown net of value-added tax and duties.

Service revenues

Commissions from sales at the Company’s auctions represent the percentage earned by the Company on the gross proceeds from equipment and other assets sold at auction. The majority of the Company’s commissions are earned as a pre-negotiated fixed rate of the gross selling price. Other commissions from sales at the Company’s auctions are earned from underwritten commission contracts, when the Company guarantees a certain level of proceeds to a consignor.

The Company accepts equipment and other assets on consignment and stimulates buyer interest through professional marketing techniques and by matching sellers (also known as consignors) to buyers through the auction or private sale process. Prior to offering an item for sale on its online marketplaces, the Company also performs inspections.

Following the sale of the item, the Company invoices the buyer for the purchase price of thean asset taxes, and, if applicable, the buyer transaction fee, collects payment from the buyer, and remits the proceeds to the seller, net of the seller commissions, applicable taxes, and applicable fees. Commissions are calculated as a percentage of the winning bid price of the property sold at auction. Fees are also charged to sellers for listing and inspecting equipment. Other revenue earned in the process of conducting the Company’s auctions include administrative, documentation, and advertising fees.

With the final acceptance of the winning bid, the highest bidder becomes legally obligated to pay the full purchase price, which is the winning bid of the property purchased, and the seller is legally obligated to relinquish the property in exchange for the winning bid price less any seller’s commissions. Commission and fee revenue are recognized on the date of the auction sale upon the final acceptance of the winning bid.

Under the standard terms and conditions of its auction sales, the Company isdoes not obligated to pay a consignor for property that has not been paid for by the buyer, provided the property has not been released to the buyer. If the buyer defaults on its payment obligation, also referred to as a collapsed sale, the sale is cancelled in the period in which the determination is made, and the property is returned to the consignor or placed in a later event-based or online auction. Historically, service revenues on cancelled sales have not been material.

Online marketplace commission revenue is reduced by a provision for disputes, which is an estimate of disputed items that are expected to be settled at a cost to the Company, related to settlements of discrepancies under the Company’s equipment condition certification program. The equipment condition certification refers to a written inspection report provided to potential buyers that reflects the condition of a specific piece of equipment offered for sale, and includes ratings, comments, and photographs of the equipment following inspection by one of the Company’s equipment inspectors.

The equipment condition certification provides that a buyer may file a written dispute claim during an eligible dispute period for consideration and resolution at the sole determination of the Company if the purchased equipment is not substantially in the condition represented in the inspection report. Typically, disputes under the equipment condition certification program are settled with minor repairs or additional services, such as washing or detailing the item; the estimated costs of such items or services are included in the provision for disputes.

Commission revenue is recorded net of commissions owed to third parties, which are principally the result of situations when the commission is shared with a consignor in an auction guarantee risk and reward sharing arrangement.

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2.    Significant accounting policies (continued)

Service revenues (continued)

Underwritten commission contracts can take the form of guarantee contracts. Guarantee contracts typically include a pre-negotiated percentage of the guaranteed gross proceeds plus a percentage of proceeds in excess of the guaranteed amount. If actual auction proceeds are less than the guaranteed amount, commission is reduced; if proceeds are sufficiently lower, the Company can

incur a loss on the sale. Losses, if any, resulting from guarantee contracts are recorded in the period in which the relevant auction is completed. If a loss relating to a guarantee contract held at the period end to be sold after the period end is known or is probable and estimable at the financial statement reporting date, the loss is accrued in the financial statements for that period. The Company’s exposure from these guarantee contracts fluctuates over time.

Other services revenue also includes fees for refurbishment, logistical services, financing, appraisals, data subscriptions, fees associated with private market transactions and other ancillary service fees. Fees are recognized in the period in which the service is provided or the product is delivered to the customer.

Inventory sales revenue

Underwritten commission contracts can take the form of inventory contracts. Revenue related to inventory contracts is recognized in the period in which the sale is completed, title to the property passes to the purchaser and the Company has fulfilled any other obligations that may be relevant to the transaction. In its role as auctioneer, the Company auctions its inventory to equipment buyers through the auction process. Following the sale of the item, the Company invoices the buyer for the purchase price of the asset, taxes, and, if applicable, the buyer transaction fee, and collects payment from the buyer.

With the final acceptance of the winning bid, the highest bidder becomes legally obligated to pay the full purchase price, which is the winning bid price of the property purchased. Title to the property is transferred in exchange for the winning bid price, and if applicable, the buyer transaction fee plus applicable taxes.

(c) Costs of services

Costs of services incurred in earning A&M revenues are comprised of expenses incurred in direct relation to conducting auctions (“direct expenses”), earning online marketplace revenue, and earning other fee revenue. Direct expenses include direct labour, buildings and facilities charges, travel, advertising and promotion costs and fees paid to unrelated third parties who introduce the Company to equipment sellers who sell property at the Company’s auctions and marketplaces. Costs of services to operate our online marketplace revenue excludes hosting costs where we leverage a shared infrastructure that supports both our internal technology requirements and external sales to our customers.

Costs of services incurred to earn online marketplace revenue in addition to the costs listed above also include inspection costs. Inspections are generally performed at the seller’s physical location. The cost of inspections includes payroll costs and related benefits for the Company’s employees that perform and manage field inspection services, the related inspection report preparation and quality assurance costs, fees paid to contractors who perform field inspections, related travel and incidental costs for the Company’s inspection service organization, and office and occupancy costs for its inspection services personnel. Costs of earning online marketplace revenue also include costs for the Company’s customer support, online marketplace operations, logistics, and title and lien investigation functions.

Costs of services incurred in earning other fee revenue include ancillary and logistical service expenses, direct labour (including commissions on sales), cloud infrastructure and hosting costs, software maintenance fees, and materials. Costs of services exclude depreciation and amortization expenses.

(d) Cost of inventory sold

Cost of inventory sold includes the purchase price of assets sold for the Company’s own account and is determined using a specific identification basis.

(e) Share-based payments

The Company classifies a share-based payment award as an equity or liability payment based on the substantive terms of the award and any related arrangement.

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2.    Significant accounting policies (continued)

(e) Share-based payments (continued)

Equity-classified share-based payments

The cost of equity-settled share-based payment arrangements is recorded based on the estimated fair-value at the grant date and charged to earnings over the vesting period.

Share unit plans

The Company has a senior executive performance share unit (“PSU”) plan and an employee PSU plan that provides for the award of PSUs to certain senior executives and employees, respectively, of the Company. The Company has the option to settle certain share unit awards in cash or shares and expects to settle them in shares. The cost of PSUs granted is measured at the fair value of the underlying PSUs at the grant date. PSUs vest based on the passage of time and achievement of performance criteria or market conditions. Share-based compensation expense for PSUs with a market condition is recognized regardless of whether the market condition is satisfied subject to continuing service over the requisite service period.

The Company also has a senior executive restricted share unit (“RSU”) plan and an employee RSU plan that provides for the award of RSUs to certain senior executives and employees, respectively, of the Company. The Company has the option to settle certain share unit awards in cash or shares and expects to settle them in shares. The cost of RSUs granted is measured at the fair value of the underlying RSUs based on the fair value of the Company’s common shares at the grant date. RSUs vest based on the passage of time and include restrictions related to employment.

The fair value of awards expected to vest under these plans is expensed over the respective remaining service period of the individual awards, on an accelerated recognition basis, with the corresponding increase to APIC recorded in equity. At the end of each reporting period, the Company revises its estimate of the number of equity instruments expected to vest. The impact of the revision of the original estimates, if any, is recognized in earnings, such that the consolidated expense reflects the revised estimate, with a corresponding adjustment to equity. Dividend equivalents on the equity-classified PSUs and RSUs are recognized as a reduction to retained earnings over the service period.

Stock option plans

The Company has three stock option compensation plans that provide for the award of stock options to selected employees, directors and officers of the Company. The cost of options granted is measured at the fair value of the underlying option at the grant date. The fair value of options expected to vest under these plans is expensed over the respective remaining service period of the individual awards, on an accelerated recognition basis, with the corresponding increase to APIC recorded in equity. Upon exercise, any consideration paid on exercise of the stock options and amounts fully amortized in APIC are credited to the common shares.

Liability-classified share-based payments

The Company maintains other share unit compensation plans that vest over a period of up to three years after grant. Under those plans, the Company is either required or expects to settle vested awards on a cash basis or by providing cash to acquire shares on the open market on the employee’s behalf, where the settlement amount is determined based on the average price of the Company’s common shares prior to the vesting date or, in the case of deferred share unit (“DSU”) recipients, following cessation of service on the Board of Directors.

These awards are classified as liability awards, measured at fair value at the date of grant and re-measured at fair value at each reporting date up to and including the settlement date. The determination of the fair value of the share units under these plans is described in Note 19. The fair value of the awards is expensed over the respective vesting period of the individual awards with recognition of a corresponding liability. Changes in fair value after vesting are recognized through compensation expense. Compensation expense reflects estimates of the number of instruments expected to vest.

The impact of forfeitures and fair value revisions, if any, are recognized in earnings such that the cumulative expense reflects the revisions, with a corresponding adjustment to the settlement liability. Liability-classified share unit liabilities due within 12 months of the reporting date are presented in trade and other payables while settlements due beyond 12 months of the reporting date are presented in other non-current liabilities.

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2.    Significant accounting policies (continued)

(f) Leases

The Company determines if an arrangement is a lease at inception. The Company may have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. Additionally, for certain vehicle and equipment leases, management applies a portfolio approach to account for the right-of-use ("ROU") assets and liabilities for assets leased with similar lease terms.

Operating leases

Operating leases are included in other non-current assets, trade and other payables, and other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets if the initial lease term is greater than 12 months. For leases with an initial term of 12 months or less the Company recognizes those lease payments on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

ROU assets represent the right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, management uses the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Management uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The Company includes lease payments for renewal or termination options in its determination of lease term, ROU asset, and lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise these options. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term and is included in costs of services and selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses.

Finance leases

Finance lease ROU assets and liabilities are included in property, plant and equipment, trade and other payables, and other non-current liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.

Finance lease ROU assets and liabilities are recognized at commencement date based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. As most of the Company’s leases do not provide an implicit rate, management uses the incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. Management uses the implicit rate when readily determinable. The Company includes lease payments for renewal, purchase options, or termination options in its determination of lease term, ROU asset, and lease liability when it is reasonably certain that the Company will exercise these options. Finance lease ROU assets are generally amortized over the lease term and are included in depreciation expense. The interest on the finance lease liabilities is included in interest expense.

(g) Inventories

Inventory consists of equipment and other assets purchased for resale in an upcoming live on site auction or online marketplace event. The Company typically purchases inventory for resale through a competitive process where the consignor or vendor has determined this to be the preferred method of disposition through the auction process. In addition, certain jurisdictions require auctioneers to hold title to assets and facilitate title transfer on sale. Inventory is valued at the lower of cost and net realizable value where net realizable value represents the expected sale price upon disposition less make-ready costs and the costs of disposal and transportation. As part of its government business, the Company purchases inventory for resale as part of its commitment to purchase certain surplus government property (Note 21). The significant elements of cost include the acquisition price, in-bound transportation costs of the inventory, and make-ready costs to prepare the inventory for sale that are not selling expenses. Write-downs to the carrying value of inventory are recorded in cost of inventory sold on the consolidated income statement.

(h) Impairment of long-lived and indefinite-lived assets

Long-lived assets, comprised of property, plant and equipment, ROU assets, and intangible assets subject to amortization, are assessed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that their carrying value may not be recoverable. For the purpose of impairment testing, long-lived assets are grouped and tested for recoverability at the lowest level that generates independent cash flows. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying value of the assets or asset groups is greater than the future projected undiscounted cash flows. The impairment loss is calculated as the excess of the carrying value overequal the fair value of the asset, or asset group. Fair value is based on valuation techniques or third party appraisals. Significant estimatesif the payments for the lease are not at market rates, the Company will make adjustments to measure the sale proceeds at fair value. Any below-market terms are accounted for as a prepayment of lease payments and judgmentsany above- market terms are applied in determining these cash flowsaccounted for as additional financing provided by the buyer-lessor. If the transaction does not qualify for sale and fair values.

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2.    Significantleaseback accounting policies (continued)

(h) Impairment of long-livedtreatment, and indefinite-lived assets (continued)

Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested annually for impairment as of December 31, and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. The Company has the option of performing a qualitative assessment to first determine whether the quantitative impairment test is necessary. This involves an assessment of qualitative factors to determine the existence of events or circumstances that would indicate whether it is more likely than not that the carrying amountcontrol of the indefinite-lived intangibleasset has not transferred, then the asset is less than its fair value. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is not more likely than not that the carrying amount is less than its fair value, a quantitative impairment test is not required. Where a quantitative impairment test is required, the procedure is to compare the indefinite-lived intangible asset’s fair value with its carrying amount. An impairmentderecognized, and no gain or loss is recognizedrecorded as the difference betweentransaction is accounted for as a financing transaction.

New and amended accounting standards

In October 2021, the indefinite-lived intangible asset’s carrying amountFASB issued ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and its fair value.

(i) Goodwill

Goodwill representsContract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The update primarily addresses the excessaccounting for contract assets and contract liabilities from revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. The update requires that an acquirer recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with ASC 606 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, whereas prior to the adoption of the purchase price of an acquired enterprise over the fair value assigned to theupdate, contract assets acquired and contract liabilities assumed in a business combination.

Goodwill is not amortized, but it is tested annually for impairmentcombination were recognized at the reporting unit level as of December 31, and between annual tests if indicators of potential impairment exist. The Company has the option of performing a qualitative assessment of a reporting unit to first determine whether the quantitative impairment test is necessary. This involves an assessment of qualitative factors to determine the existence of events or circumstances that would indicate whether it is more likely than not that the carrying amount of the reporting unit to which goodwill belongs is less than its fair value. If the qualitative assessment indicates it is not more likely than not that the reporting unit’s carrying amount is less than its fair value, a quantitative impairment test is not required.

If a quantitative impairment test is required, the procedure is to identify potential impairment by comparing the reporting unit’s fair value with its carrying amount, including goodwill. The reporting unit’s fair value is determined using various valuation approaches and techniques that involve assumptions based on what the Company believes a hypothetical marketplace participant would use in estimating fair value on the measurementacquisition date. An impairment loss is recognized as the difference between the reporting unit’s carrying amount and its fair value. If the difference between the reporting unit’s carrying amount and fair value is greater than the amount of goodwill allocated to the reporting unit, the impairment loss is restricted by the amountThe amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption of the goodwill allocatedamendments is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. An entity that early adopts in an interim period should apply the amendments (1) retrospectively to the reporting unit.

(j) Businessall business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for usingwhich the acquisition method. The purchase price is determined baseddate occurs on or after the fair valuebeginning of the assets transferred, liabilities incurred,fiscal year that includes the interim period of early application and equity interest issued,(2) prospectively to all business combinations that occur on or after considering any transactions that are separate from the business combination. The Company allocates the aggregate of the fair value of the purchase consideration transferred to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and the liabilities assumed on the basis of their fair values at the date of acquisition, with any excess recordedinitial application. The Company has early adopted the update as goodwill. The fair value determinations require judgmentof October 1, 2021 and may involvetherefore has applied the use of significant estimates and assumptions, especially with respectamendments to intangible assets and contingent liabilities. The purchase price allocation may be provisional during a measurement period of up to one year to provide reasonable time to obtain the information necessary to identify and measure the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Any such measurement period adjustments are recognized as to the assets and liabilities assumed, with the corresponding offset to goodwill, in the period inall acquisitions completed since January 1, 2021, which the adjustment amounts are determined. Acquisition-related costs associated withincludes only the acquisition are expensed as incurred.

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2.    Significant accounting policies (continued)

(k) New and amended accounting standards

In March 2020, the FASB issued an update to ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate ReformSmartEquip, which was completed on Financial Reporting, which addresses the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting. ASU 2020-04 is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through to December 31, 2022. If elected, and if certain criteria are met, this ASU requires less accounting analysis and recognition for modifications related to reference rate reform. The update issued provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying US GAAP to contract modifications, hedging relationships, derivatives and other transactions affected by the reference rate reform that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued.

It was announced in March 2021 that LIBOR rates are expected to cease to be published as early as December 31, 2021 and as late as June 30, 2023 depending on the jurisdiction and the term of the rate. Our Credit Agreement (Note 16), which references LIBOR, was modified on September 21,November 2, 2021. The modification included an amendment to include customary provisions to provide for the eventual replacement of LIBOR that have been established as the secured overnight financing rate (SOFR), the Sterling Overnight Interbank Average Rate (SONIA), the euro short-term rate (€STR), Euro Interbank Offered rate (EURIBOR) and the Tokyo Interbank Offered Rate (TIBOR). The Company did not apply the optional expedient permitted under the standards as, in addition to the provisions to provide for the eventual replacement of LIBOR, other terms and conditions in the Credit Agreement were also modified and amended. As a result, the adoption of the ASU and the recent updates have not and are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3.    Significant judgments, estimates and assumptions

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.

Future differences arising between actual results and the judgments, estimates and assumptions made by the Company at the reporting date, or future changes to estimates and assumptions, could necessitate adjustments to the underlying reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in future reporting periods.

Judgments, estimates and underlying assumptions are evaluated on an ongoing basis by management and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments may change due to market changes or circumstances and such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur.

Significant items subject to estimates includeand judgments during the recoverable amountssix months ended June 30, 2022 were made in accounting for the completed sale and leaseback transaction of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets,our Bolton property (Note 15 & Note 21). The Company determined the useful livesfollowing estimates in calculating the gain on sale: the present value of long-lived assets and finite-lived intangible assets, share-based compensation, share-based continuing employment costs,market rental payments of the determination ofBolton property sold, the expected lease term in the leaseback arrangement and lease liabilities, deferred income taxes, reserves for tax uncertainties, and other contingencies. Accounting for business combinations requires estimates with respect to the fair valueCompany’s incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Such estimates of fair value may require valuation methods which use significant estimates and assumptions. At the acquisition of Rouse Services LLC (“Rouse”), we estimated the fair value of the intangible assets acquired, using a valuation method, which required management to make estimates with respect to expected future cash flows and growth rates, gross margins, attrition rates, royalty rates, discount rates, terminal value, and forecast period. The Company based these estimates on historical and anticipated results, industry trends, economic analysis, and various other assumptions that it believes are reasonable, including assumptions as to future events.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company performed a qualitative assessment of the A&M, Rouse, and Mascus reporting units and the Company concluded there were no indicators of impairment.lease.

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4.    Seasonality

The Company’s operations are both seasonal and event driven. Revenues tendRevenue tends to be the highest during the second and fourth calendar quarters as the Company generally conducts more auctions during these quarters. Volumes tend to also be lower during the third quarter, as supply of used equipment is lower as it is actively being used and not available for sale. Late December through mid-February and mid-July through August are traditionally less active periods.

The restrictions imposed and effects of the overall economic environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted and may continue to impact these trends.

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5.   Business combinations

(a)RouseSmartEquip acquisition

On December 8, 2020,November 2, 2021, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding unitscommon shares of RouseSmartEquip for a total cash purchase price of $173,743,000. During the first quarter of 2022, the Company finalized the net working capital adjustment under the purchase agreement and increased the purchase price by $63,000, resulting in a total purchase price of $251,724,000. The Company paid cash consideration$173,806,000.

SmartEquip is an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of $250,265,000, of which $2,169,000 was placed in escrow. In the second quarter of 2021, the Company received a post-closing release from escrow of $728,000 related to net working capital adjustments, resulting in total net cash consideration paid of $249,537,000.

Rouse is a leading provider of construction equipment market data intelligencelifecycle and performance benchmarking solutions. Rouse provides appraisals to asset-backed lenders and market intelligence and software to rental companies, contractors and dealers to optimize the usedintegrates parts procurement with both original equipment sales process, and comparisons of rental rates, utilization, and other key performance metrics to industry benchmarks for rental companiesmanufacturers and dealers. The combination of Rouse with the Company is expected to enhance the data analytics and service offerings available to customers.

The acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The following table summarizes the fair valuepreliminary allocation of consideration transferred at the date of acquisition, as well as the final purchase price allocation ofto the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

    

December 8, 2020

Total cash consideration paid

$

249,537

Equity consideration paid for pre-combination services

 

1,459

Final purchase price

$

250,996

RouseSmartEquip purchase price allocation

    

December 8, 2020

Purchase price

$

250,996

$

173,806

 

  

 

  

Assets acquired:

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

226

$

2,039

Trade and other receivables

 

4,601

 

2,926

Other current assets

159

486

Property, plant and equipment

 

1,171

 

120

Other non-current assets

 

3,741

 

75

Deferred tax assets

 

7,584

 

8,932

Intangible assets

 

79,300

 

71,700

 

  

 

  

Liabilities assumed:

 

  

 

  

Trade and other payables

 

5,630

Trade and other liabilities

 

1,239

Deferred revenue

3,565

Other non-current liabilities

3,188

119

Deferred tax liabilities

 

936

 

18,192

Fair value of identifiable net assets acquired

 

87,028

 

63,163

Goodwill acquired on acquisition

$

163,968

$

110,643

The deferred tax assets are presented net of a $1,486,000 valuation allowance. 

The following table summarizes the fair values of the identifiable intangible assets acquired:

Fair value

Weighted average

Asset

at acquisition

amortization period

Customer relationships

$

50,700

4 - 15 years

Software and technology assets

18,900

7 years

Trade names and trademarks

1,000

3 years

Backlog

1,100

2 years

Total

$

71,700

11.3 years

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RouseSmartEquip purchase price allocation (continued)

The following table summarizesamounts included in the SmartEquip provisional purchase price allocation are preliminary in nature and are subject to adjustment as additional information is obtained about the facts and circumstances that existed at the date of the acquisition. The final determination of the fair values of the identifiable intangiblecertain assets acquired:

Fair value

Weighted average

Asset

at acquisition

amortization period

Customer relationships

$

71,000

15 years

Software and technology assets

7,500

4 years

Trade names and trademarks

800

2 years

Total

$

79,300

13.8 years

Duringand liabilities will be completed within the quarter ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded an adjustment of $603,000 to increase the liabilities assumed and increase the goodwill acquired on acquisition. During the quarter ended June 30, 2021, the Company finalized the net working capital adjustment under the purchase agreement and reduced the purchase price by $728,000. The Company also recorded an adjustment of $1,677,000 to reduce the liabilities assumed on acquisition. These measurement period adjustments, sinceof up to one year from the acquisition resulted indate. Adjustments to the preliminary values during the measurement period may impact the amounts recorded as assets and liabilities with a total net decreasecorresponding adjustment to goodwill of $1,802,000.

The purchase price allocation was finalized on June 30, 2021. At September 30, 2021, $1,169,000 continues toand will be heldrecognized in escrow until December 4, 2021 or until such date that a joint decision is made for the funds to be released.period in which the adjustments are determined.

Goodwill

Goodwill has been assigned and allocated to “Other” for segmented information purposes and is based on an analysis of the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill relates to benefits expected from the acquisition of Rouse’sSmartEquip’s business, its assembled workforce and associated technical expertise, as well as anticipated synergies from applying the Company’s auction expertise and transactional capabilities to Rouse’sSmartEquip’s existing customer base. The transaction is considered a taxablenon-taxable business combination and all of the goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

Transactions recognized separately from the acquisition of assets and assumptionassumptions of liabilities


At the date of acquisition, the Company issued 312,19363,971 common shares to certain previous unitholdersshareholders of RouseSmartEquip in return for their continuing employment service. The common shares are expected to vest at various vesting datesone third on each anniversary date of the acquisition over a three-year period from the date of acquisition as continuing employment services are provided to the Company. At the date of acquisition, the Company estimated that it will recognize a total fair value of $20,735,000 of$4,375,000 share-based continuing employment costs in acquisition-related costs over the vesting period, with an increase to additional paid-in capital, subject to continuing employment of those individuals. As and when the common shares vest, the Company will recognize the fair value of the issued common shares from additional paid-in capital to share capital.

During the three month period ended March 31, 2021, one of the previous unitholders of Rouse, who became an employee of the Company after the acquisition, terminated their employment contract, which resulted in the forfeiture of 55,510 shares as no vesting conditions had been achieved and reversal of share based continuing employment costs of $98,000. As a result, at September 30, 2021, the number of common shares expected to vest is 256,683 and the total unrecognized fair value of the share-based continuing employment costs expected to be recognized is $9,191,000capital (Note 18)19).

During the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the Company recorded $3,021,000 in$668,000 of acquisition-related costs, for legal, advisory, integration and other professional fees,all of which included $2,707,000 ofrelated to share-based continuing employment costs.

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(b)Euro Auctions acquisition

On August 9, 2021, the Company through its indirect wholly owned subsidiary Ritchie Bros UK. Holdings Ltd, entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) pursuant to which it has agreed to purchase Euro Auctions Limited, and its subsidiaries, William Keys & Sons Holdings Limited, and its subsidiaries, Equipment & Plant Services Ltd, and Equipment Sales Ltd. (collectively, “Euro Auctions”), each being a private limited companiescompany incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “Euro Auctions Acquisition”).

Under the terms of the SPA, the Company willwas to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Euro Auctions from their existing shareholders for approximately £775,000,000 (approximately $1.04$1.02 billion) cash consideration, to be paid on closing. The Euro Auctions acquisition is subjectOn April 29, 2022, the Company made a decision to regulatory clearances anddiscontinue the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, including obtaining of antitrust clearance inPhase 2 review by the United Kingdom. Euro Auctions are providers of unreserved auction servicesKingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”). The SPA automatically terminated on June 28, 2022. In addition, in the commercial assets space with operations in the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and the United States.

In connection with the execution of the SPA,April 2022, the Company also obtained a financing commitment letter (“Commitment Letter”), dated August 8, 2021 from Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”) pursuant to which GS Bankterminated, without cost, its deal contingent forward currency contracts (Note 13) and certain other financial institutions committed to provide a $530 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $100 million senior secured term loan facility (together, the “Bank Commitments”), and a senior unsecured bridge loan facility up to $1,150 million (the “Bridge Commitment”). On September 21, 2021, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement (Note 16) and thereby cancelled the Bank Commitments. Further, the Bridge Commitment was reduced by $200 million. The remaining aggregate principal amount of the total financing commitment from GS Bank was reduced from $1,150 million to $950 million.

GS Bank is also acting as the Company’s financial adviser with respect to the Euro Auctions Acquisition. Consideration of $15,000,000 is payable to GS Bank in respect of such services, contingent on consummation of the acquisition. GS Bank also agrees to credit (or, at GS Bank’s option, refund) $2,000,000 of the transaction fee, to the extent paid, against any further transaction fee that becomes payable to GS Bank in connection with it acting in connection with a financing transaction as described above. These costs have not been recognized as at September 30, 2021. The fee of $15,000,000 (or $13,000,000, net of any amounts credited) will be expensed as acquisition-related costs when it is recognized.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $6,133,000 in acquisition-related expenses for the acquisition of the Euro Auctions.

(c) SmartEquip acquisition

On September 24, 2021, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) to acquire SmartEquip, a Delaware, United States corporation. SmartEquip has a multi-manufacturer platform that provides customers with real-time service and diagnostic support, dynamically customized, via serial number, to each asset in their fleet, and enables the electronic procurement of parts from original equipment manufacturers and their dealers.

On November 2, 2021, the Company closed the acquisition of SmartEquip and issued a total of 63,971 common shares to certain of the former shareholders of SmartEquip.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Company acquiredMay 4, 2022, redeemed all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SmartEquip for $175,000,000, subject2021 Notes (Note 17) at a redemption price equal to certain adjustments, including for working capital, indebtedness, and SmartEquip’s transaction expenses. The purchase price was paid in cash, with the exception of a portion100% of the consideration payable to certain of SmartEquip’s shareholders who are entering into employment agreements with the Company, which was paid in common sharesoriginal offering price of the Company.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2021, the Company incurred $1,101,000 in acquisition-related expenses for the acquisition of SmartEquip.

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6.    Segmented information

The Company’s principal business activity is the management and disposition of used industrial equipment and other durable assets. The Company’s operations are comprised of 1 reportable segment and other business activities that are not reportable as follows:

Auctions and Marketplaces – This is the Company’s only reportable segment, which consists of the Company’s live on siteonsite auctions, its online auctions and marketplaces, and its brokerage service;
Other includes the results of Rouse, Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (“RBFS”), Rouse, Mascus online services, SmartEquip, and the results from various value-added services and make-ready activities, including the Company’s equipment refurbishment services, Asset Appraisal Services, and Ritchie Bros. Logistical Services (“RB Logistics”).

Three months ended September 30, 2021

Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Three months ended June 30, 2022

Six months ended June 30, 2022

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue

$

178,344

$

35,849

$

214,193

$

560,573

$

112,398

$

672,971

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

136,403

$

$

136,403

$

252,778

$

$

252,778

Fees

98,588

51,511

150,099

183,217

95,368

278,585

Total service revenue

234,991

51,511

286,502

435,995

95,368

531,363

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

 

 

115,489

 

384,627

 

 

384,627

 

198,044

 

 

198,044

 

347,104

 

 

347,104

Total revenue

$

293,833

$

35,849

$

329,682

$

945,200

$

112,398

$

1,057,598

$

433,035

$

51,511

$

484,546

$

783,099

$

95,368

$

878,467

Costs of services

 

19,751

 

13,287

 

33,038

 

63,326

 

44,781

 

108,107

 

28,985

 

16,054

 

45,039

 

54,559

 

29,495

 

84,054

Cost of inventory sold

 

102,993

 

 

102,993

 

344,763

 

 

344,763

 

176,171

 

 

176,171

 

307,753

 

 

307,753

Selling, general and administrative expenses ("SG&A")

 

96,194

 

12,384

 

108,578

 

301,956

 

34,519

 

336,475

Selling, general and administrative

 

125,535

 

18,742

 

144,277

 

234,346

 

36,537

 

270,883

Segment profit

$

74,895

$

10,178

$

85,073

$

235,155

$

33,098

$

268,253

$

102,344

$

16,715

$

119,059

$

186,441

$

29,336

$

215,777

Acquisition-related costs

 

  

 

  

 

10,255

 

  

 

  

 

16,226

 

  

 

  

 

3,399

 

  

 

  

 

13,036

Depreciation and amortization expenses ("D&A")

 

  

 

  

 

21,907

 

  

 

  

 

64,912

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment ("PPE")

 

  

 

  

 

(1,068)

 

  

 

  

 

(1,311)

Foreign exchange loss

 

  

 

  

 

360

 

  

 

  

 

788

Depreciation and amortization

 

  

 

  

 

24,298

 

  

 

  

 

48,523

Foreign exchange gain

 

  

 

  

 

(158)

 

  

 

  

 

(322)

Total operating expenses

$

393,026

723,927

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

  

 

  

 

347

 

  

 

  

 

170,167

Operating income

 

  

 

  

$

53,619

 

  

 

  

$

187,638

 

  

 

  

$

91,867

 

  

 

  

$

324,707

Interest expense

 

  

 

  

 

(8,807)

 

  

 

  

 

(26,620)

 

  

 

  

 

(18,463)

 

  

 

  

 

(39,149)

Change in fair value of derivatives

1,263

Other income, net

 

  

 

  

 

602

 

  

 

  

 

2,800

 

  

 

  

 

1,639

 

  

 

  

 

2,559

Income tax expense

 

  

 

  

 

(13,057)

 

  

 

  

 

(42,541)

 

  

 

  

 

(21,632)

 

  

 

  

 

(57,868)

Net income

 

  

 

  

$

32,357

 

  

 

  

$

121,277

 

  

 

  

$

53,411

 

  

 

  

$

231,512

Three months ended September 30, 2020

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue

$

188,949

$

33,730

$

222,679

$

543,340

$

96,601

$

639,941

Inventory sales revenue

 

108,863

 

 

108,863

 

353,906

 

 

353,906

Total revenue

$

297,812

$

33,730

$

331,542

$

897,246

$

96,601

$

993,847

Costs of services

 

21,733

 

17,490

 

39,223

 

69,018

 

49,008

 

118,026

Cost of inventory sold

 

96,253

 

 

96,253

 

320,972

 

 

320,972

SG&A expenses

 

103,933

 

6,253

 

110,186

 

290,077

 

19,126

 

309,203

Segment profit

$

75,893

$

9,987

$

85,880

$

217,179

$

28,467

$

245,646

D&A expenses

 

  

 

 

18,436

 

  

 

  

 

55,586

Gain on disposition of PPE

 

 

 

(276)

 

  

 

  

 

(1,536)

Foreign exchange loss

 

 

 

336

 

  

 

  

 

1,330

Operating income

 

 

$

67,384

 

  

 

  

$

190,266

Interest expense

 

 

  

 

(8,737)

 

  

 

  

 

(26,801)

Other income, net

 

 

  

 

2,280

 

  

 

  

 

6,714

Income tax expense

 

  

 

  

 

(15,437)

 

  

 

  

 

(48,741)

Net income

 

  

 

  

$

45,490

 

  

 

  

$

121,438

The chief operating decision maker “CODM” does not evaluate the performance of the Company’s operating segments or assess allocation of resources based on segment assets and liabilities, nor does the Company classify liabilities on a segmented basis.

Three months ended June 30, 2021

Six months ended June 30, 2021

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

129,334

$

$

129,334

$

233,309

$

$

233,309

Fees

83,334

40,080

123,414

151,430

74,039

225,469

Total service revenue

212,668

40,080

252,748

384,739

74,039

458,778

Inventory sales revenue

 

143,613

 

 

143,613

 

269,138

 

 

269,138

Total revenue

$

356,281

$

40,080

$

396,361

$

653,877

$

74,039

$

727,916

Costs of services

 

25,176

 

16,125

 

41,301

 

49,480

 

29,687

 

79,167

Cost of inventory sold

 

131,023

 

 

131,023

 

241,770

 

 

241,770

Selling, general and administrative

 

99,215

 

10,345

 

109,560

 

201,996

 

21,803

 

223,799

Segment profit

$

100,867

$

13,610

$

114,477

$

160,631

$

22,549

$

183,180

Acquisition-related costs

 

 

  

 

3,049

 

  

 

  

 

5,971

Depreciation and amortization

 

  

 

 

21,935

 

  

 

  

 

43,005

Foreign exchange loss

 

 

 

151

 

  

 

  

 

428

Total operating expenses

$

307,019

594,140

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

 

 

175

 

  

 

  

 

243

Operating income

 

 

$

89,517

 

  

 

  

$

134,019

Interest expense

 

 

  

 

(8,867)

 

  

 

  

 

(17,813)

Other income, net

 

 

  

 

1,196

 

  

 

  

 

2,198

Income tax expense

 

  

 

  

 

(21,065)

 

  

 

  

 

(29,484)

Net income

 

  

 

  

$

60,781

 

  

 

  

$

88,920

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6.    Segmented information (continued)

The Chief Operating Decision Maker does not evaluate the performance of the Company’s operating segments or assess allocation of resources based on segment assets and liabilities, nor does the Company classify liabilities on a segmented basis.

The Company’s geographic breakdown of total revenue and location is as follows:

United 

  

States

Canada

Europe

Other

Consolidated

Total revenue for the three months ended:

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

September 30, 2021

$

173,137

$

55,925

$

40,620

$

60,000

$

329,682

September 30, 2020

177,883

 

58,059

 

41,891

 

53,709

 

331,542

Total revenue for the nine months ended:

 

September 30, 2021

$

563,941

203,093

$

143,263

$

147,301

$

1,057,598

September 30, 2020

573,001

 

191,692

 

115,659

 

113,495

 

993,847

United 

  

Total revenue for the three months ended:

States

Canada

Australia

Europe

Other

Consolidated

June 30, 2022

$

215,466

$

143,466

$

71,734

$

36,989

$

16,891

$

484,546

June 30, 2021

183,391

 

98,690

44,514

 

55,467

 

14,299

 

396,361

Total revenue for the six months ended:

 

June 30, 2022

$

463,416

$

208,699

$

100,809

$

74,809

$

30,734

$

878,467

June 30, 2021

390,805

 

147,168

64,077

 

102,643

 

23,223

 

727,916

7.    Revenue

The Company’s revenue from the rendering of services is as follows:

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

    

September 30, 

September 30, 

    

June 30, 

June 30, 

 

2021

2020

2021

2020

 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Service revenue:

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

  

    

  

    

  

    

  

Commissions

$

110,275

$

112,762

$

343,584

$

331,711

$

136,403

$

129,334

$

252,778

$

233,309

Fees

 

103,918

 

109,917

 

329,387

 

308,230

 

150,099

 

123,414

 

278,585

 

225,469

 

214,193

 

222,679

 

672,971

 

639,941

 

286,502

 

252,748

 

531,363

 

458,778

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

 

108,863

 

384,627

 

353,906

 

198,044

 

143,613

 

347,104

 

269,138

$

329,682

$

331,542

$

1,057,598

$

993,847

$

484,546

$

396,361

$

878,467

$

727,916

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8.    Operating expenses

Costs of services

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Employee compensation expenses

$

17,045

$

14,953

$

32,966

$

29,483

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

$

11,433

  

$

16,550

$

38,521

  

$

45,368

13,446

  

14,819

24,201

  

27,088

Employee compensation expenses

12,182

 

11,442

37,567

 

35,057

Buildings, facilities and technology expenses

2,496

 

1,653

7,501

 

7,768

Travel, advertising and promotion expenses

3,205

 

4,782

13,022

 

17,518

7,200

 

5,299

12,372

 

9,817

Other costs of services

3,722

 

4,796

11,496

 

12,315

4,323

 

3,926

7,636

 

7,774

Buildings, facilities and technology expenses

3,025

 

2,304

6,879

 

5,005

$

33,038

$

39,223

$

108,107

$

118,026

$

45,039

$

41,301

$

84,054

$

79,167

SG&A expensesSelling, general and administrative

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

September 30, 

 

September 30, 

June 30, 

 

June 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Wages, salaries and benefits

$

66,880

$

69,862

$

215,867

$

194,403

$

84,301

$

67,932

$

161,787

$

144,889

Share-based compensation expense

5,627

8,568

16,945

17,329

13,640

7,540

19,026

11,318

Buildings, facilities and technology expenses

 

18,213

 

15,901

 

53,035

 

46,108

 

23,327

 

17,479

 

43,412

 

34,822

Travel, advertising and promotion expenses

 

6,541

 

5,479

 

18,527

 

20,565

 

9,392

 

6,824

 

17,366

 

11,986

Professional fees

 

6,323

 

4,546

 

16,557

 

13,570

 

7,616

 

5,202

 

17,363

 

10,234

Other SG&A expenses

 

4,994

 

5,830

 

15,544

 

17,228

Other selling, general and administrative

 

6,001

 

4,583

 

11,929

 

10,550

$

108,578

 

$

110,186

$

336,475

$

309,203

$

144,277

 

$

109,560

$

270,883

$

223,799

Acquisition-related costs

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

SmartEquip:

Share-based continuing employment costs

$

668

$

$

1,326

$

Other acquisition-related costs

516

Euro Auctions:

Other acquisition-related costs

1,317

8,012

Rouse:

Share-based continuing employment costs

1,414

2,678

2,887

5,231

Other acquisition-related costs

371

295

740

$

3,399

$

3,049

$

13,036

 

$

5,971

Depreciation and amortization

Three months ended

Six months ended

June 30, 

    

June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Depreciation

$

7,889

$

8,345

$

15,636

$

16,182

Amortization

 

16,409

 

13,590

 

32,887

 

26,823

$

24,298

$

21,935

$

48,523

$

43,005

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8.    Operating expenses (continued)

Depreciation and amortization expenses

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30, 

    

September 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

Depreciation expense

$

8,127

$

7,705

$

24,309

$

23,278

Amortization expense

 

13,780

 

10,731

 

40,603

 

32,308

$

21,907

$

18,436

$

64,912

$

55,586

9.    Income taxes

At the end of each interim period, the Company estimates the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. The estimate reflects, among other items, management’s best estimate of operating results. It does not include the estimated impact of foreign exchange rates or unusual and/or infrequent items, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and income before income taxes.

For the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, income tax expense was $13,057,000,$21,632,000, compared to an income tax expense of $15,437,000$21,065,000 for the same period in 2020.2021. The effective tax rate was 29% in the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, compared to 25%26% in the thirdsecond quarter of 2020.

2021. The effective tax rate increased in the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022 compared to the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 primarily due a decrease in deductible stock options exercisedto higher return to provision adjustments and a greater estimate of non-deductible expenses.higher income taxes related to tax uncertainties. Partially offsetting this increase was a lower income taxes related to tax uncertainties.estimate of non-deductible expenses.

For the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, income tax expense was $42,541,000,$57,868,000, compared to an income tax expense of $48,741,000$29,484,000 for the same period in 2020.2021. The effective tax rate was 26%20% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, compared to 29%25% for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.

2021. The effective tax rate decreased in the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022 compared to the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20202021 primarily due to the non-taxable gain portion on the sale of a parcel of land including all buildings in Bolton, Ontario and a decrease in the estimate of non-deductible expenses, a higher tax deduction for share unit expenses in excess of compensation expense and lower income taxes related to tax uncertainties. expenses.

Partially offsetting this decrease was a higher estimate of income taxed in jurisdictions with higher tax rates and a lower tax deduction for stock options exercised.

On April 8, 2020,performance share units (“PSUs”) and restricted share units (“RSUs”) expenses that exceeded the United States Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) clarified income tax benefits related to hybrid financing arrangements would not be deductible (“Hybrid Interest”). The lower estimate of non-deductible expenses is primarily due to the net income tax benefits of approximately $6,228,000 in the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, which were no longer deductible and accordingly were reversed in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.compensation expense.

The Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) is currently conducting an audit of the Company’s 2014, 2015, 2017, and 20152018 taxation years. Management believes that the Company is in full compliance with Canadian tax laws. However, there can be no assurance that the CRA will notcould challenge the manner in which the Company has filed its income tax returns and reported its income. In the event that the CRA challenges the manner in which the Company has filed its tax returns and reported its income, the Company will have the option to appeal any such decision. If the Company is not successful, however, the CRA audit could potentially result in additional income taxes, penalties, and interest, which could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

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10.    Earnings per share attributable to stockholders

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) attributable to stockholders was calculated by dividing the net income attributable to stockholders by the weighted average (“WA”) number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS attributable to stockholders was calculated by dividing the net income attributable to stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding if the potentially dilutive securities had been issued. Potentially dilutive securities include unvested PSUs, unvested RSUs, and outstanding stock options. The dilutive effect of potentially dilutive securities is reflected in diluted EPS by application of the treasury stock method. Under the treasury stock method, an increase in the fair market value of the Company’s common stock can result in a greater dilutive effect from potentially dilutive securities.

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

September 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2022

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

 

attributable to

 

number

 

share

attributable to

 

number

 

share

 

attributable to

 

number

 

share

attributable to

 

number

 

share

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

Basic

$

32,336

 

110,410,172

$

0.29

$

121,273

 

110,233,851

$

1.10

$

53,365

 

110,760,339

$

0.48

$

231,459

 

110,705,182

$

2.09

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share units

 

 

324,218

 

 

 

408,574

 

 

 

397,274

 

 

 

423,767

 

(0.01)

Stock options

 

 

657,006

 

 

 

690,822

 

(0.01)

 

 

547,489

 

 

 

552,695

 

(0.01)

Diluted

$

32,336

 

111,391,396

$

0.29

$

121,273

 

111,333,247

$

1.09

$

53,365

 

111,705,102

$

0.48

$

231,459

 

111,681,644

$

2.07

Three months ended

Nine months ended

Three months ended

Six months ended

September 30, 2020

September 30, 2020

June 30, 2021

June 30, 2021

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

Net income

WA

Per

 

attributable to

 

number

 

share

attributable to

 

number

 

share

 

attributable to

 

number

 

share

attributable to

 

number

 

share

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

    

stockholders

    

of shares

    

amount

Basic

$

45,387

109,018,469

$

0.42

$

121,239

 

108,887,026

$

1.11

$

60,749

110,311,615

$

0.55

$

88,937

 

110,144,229

$

0.81

Effect of dilutive securities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share units

548,859

 

 

519,915

 

322,371

 

 

450,752

 

Stock options

802,390

(0.01)

 

 

653,771

 

(0.01)

700,198

 

 

707,730

 

(0.01)

Diluted

$

45,387

110,369,718

$

0.41

$

121,239

 

110,060,712

$

1.10

$

60,749

111,334,184

$

0.55

$

88,937

 

111,302,711

$

0.80

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11.    Supplemental cash flow information

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

2020

Trade and other receivables

 

$

(120,160)

 

$

(185,899)

Inventory

16,926

3,938

Advances against auction contracts

3,132

6,566

Prepaid expenses and deposits

1,671

2,184

Income taxes receivable

(4,923)

1,191

Auction proceeds payable

217,423

213,596

Trade and other payables

(13,684)

20,675

Income taxes payable

(12,278)

4,179

Operating lease obligation

(9,000)

(8,809)

Other

831

(3,709)

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

$

79,938

 

$

53,912

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

Nine months ended September 30, 

2021

2020

Interest paid, net of interest capitalized

 

$

31,054

 

$

31,173

Interest received

1,010

1,775

Net income taxes paid

56,016

32,750

Non-cash purchase of property, plant and equipment under finance lease

 

6,173

 

8,431

Non-cash right of use assets obtained (reassessed) in exchange for new lease obligations

 

13,545

 

595

Six months ended June 30, 

2022

2021

Trade and other receivables

 

$

(152,893)

 

$

(134,522)

Inventory

(25,842)

(2,207)

Advances against auction contracts

(11,238)

(761)

Prepaid expenses and deposits

20,774

3,157

Income taxes receivable

6,985

(3,847)

Auction proceeds payable

205,910

230,309

Trade and other liabilities

(22,639)

(20,686)

Income taxes payable

25,866

(12,723)

Operating lease obligation

(6,936)

(6,329)

Other

1,857

186

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

$

41,844

 

$

52,577

September 30, 

December 31, 

2021

2020

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

362,612

$

278,766

Restricted cash

105,742

28,129

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

$

468,354

$

306,895

Interest and tax payments

Six months ended June 30, 

2022

2021

Interest paid, net of interest capitalized

 

$

20,846

 

$

16,387

Interest received

1,415

635

Net income taxes paid

13,855

43,249

Non-cash purchase of property, plant and equipment under finance lease

 

5,261

 

4,568

Non-cash right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations

 

18,472

 

9,451

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

June 30, 

December 31, 

2022

2021

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

367,289

$

326,113

Restricted cash

Current

164,371

102,875

Non-current

933,464

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

$

531,660

$

1,362,452

12.    Fair value measurement

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the consolidated financial statements are categorized within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement or disclosure:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at measurement date;
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and
Level 3: Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability.

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12.    Fair value measurement (continued)

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2020

June 30, 2022

December 31, 2021

Carrying

Carrying

Carrying

Carrying

    

Category

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

Category

    

amount

    

Fair value

    

amount

    

Fair value

Fair values disclosed:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

 

Level 1

$

362,612

$

362,612

$

278,766

$

278,766

 

Level 1

$

367,289

$

367,289

$

326,113

$

326,113

Restricted cash

 

Level 1

 

105,742

 

105,742

 

28,129

 

28,129

 

Level 1

 

164,371

 

164,371

 

1,036,339

 

1,036,339

Loan receivables

Level 2

7,889

8,302

5,798

6,438

Loans receivable

Level 2

11,749

11,678

7,267

7,267

Derivative financial assets

Deal contingent forward contract

Level 3

751

751

Forward currency contracts

Level 2

37

37

Derivative financial liabilities

Deal contingent forward contract

Level 3

2,005

2,005

Short-term debt

 

Level 2

 

18,481

 

18,481

 

29,145

 

29,145

 

Level 2

 

8,637

 

8,637

 

6,147

 

6,147

Long-term debt

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

 

Senior unsecured notes

 

Level 1

 

494,078

 

511,875

 

492,734

 

514,219

Senior unsecured notes (as defined in Note 17)

 

 

  

 

  

 

 

2016 Notes

Level 1

495,434

489,800

494,531

508,125

2021 USD Notes

Level 2

598,052

625,125

2021 CAD Notes

Level 2

332,337

339,100

Term loan

Level 2

93,232

93,762

97,812

98,420

Level 2

91,989

92,348

92,821

93,226

Long-term revolver loan

 

Level 2

 

46,382

 

46,442

 

46,102

 

46,184

Long-term revolver loans

 

Level 2

 

56,949

 

57,000

 

219,699

 

219,772

The carrying value of the Company’sCompany��s cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, advances against auction contracts, loan receivables maturing within a year, auction proceeds payable, trade and other payables, and short-term debt approximate their fair values due to their short terms to maturity. The fair value of the loan receivables with a maturity date greater than one year isare determined by estimating discounted cash flows using market rates. The carrying valuevalues of the term loan and long-term revolver loan, before deduction of deferred debt issue costs, approximate their fair valuevalues as the interest rates on the loans areis short-term in nature. The fair valuevalues of the senior unsecured notes isare determined by reference to a quoted market price.price of the notes traded in an over-the-counter broker market.

The Company holds derivative financial assets and liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair values of the deal contingent forward contracts were determined using a probability weighted mark to market valuation and observable Level 2 inputs, including foreign currency spot exchange rates, forward pricing curves, and an unobservable Level 3 input, the expected date of settlement. The change in the valuation of the derivatives due to the range of possible expected settlement dates was not significant to the financial statements. The fair value of the forward currency contracts are determined using observable Level 2 inputs, including foreign currency spot exchange rates and forward pricing curves. The fair value considers the credit risk of the Company and its counterparties.

13. Derivative financial instruments

The Company’s derivative financial instruments are accounted for as derivatives under ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and are classified in other current assets and other current liabilities. The Company has not applied hedge accounting to these instruments.

The Company enters into forward currency contracts from time to time to manage its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations recognized by its subsidiaries on specific monetary loan receivables. During the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2022, a loss of $1,866,000 and $1,296,000 respectively was recognized for the change in fair values of the forward currency contracts within foreign exchange loss (gain) in the consolidated income statement.

The Company also held 2 deal contingent foreign exchange forward currency contracts to manage its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations against the U.S. and Canadian dollar on £343,000,000 of the £775,000,000 purchase consideration for the proposed Euro Auctions Acquisition. The notional amounts of the derivative instruments were £216,000,000 (U.S. dollar forward) and £127,000,000 (Canadian dollar forward). These forward contracts were terminated by the Company in April 2022 at no cost.

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13.14. Trade and other receivables

Trade receivables are generally secured by the equipment that they relate to as it is Company policy that equipment is not released until payment has been collected. The following table presents the activity in the allowance for expected credit losses for the period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021:2022:

Balance at December 31, 20202021

    

$

(5,467)(4,396)

Current period provision

 

(392)(120)

Write-offs charged against the allowance

 

1,721753

Balance Septemberat June 30, 20212022

$

(4,138)(3,763)

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14.15.    Other current assets

September 30, 

December 31, 

June 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

Advances against auction contracts

$

3,107

$

6,487

$

14,783

$

4,102

Assets held for sale

 

7,067

 

 

323

 

17,538

Prepaid expenses and deposits

 

21,622

 

20,787

 

21,069

 

41,955

Derivative financial asset

37

751

$

31,796

$

27,274

$

36,212

$

64,346

Assets held for sale

Balance, December 31, 2020

    

$

Reclassified from property, plant and equipment

 

7,308

Disposal

 

(241)

Balance, September 30, 2021

$

7,067

Balance at December 31, 2021

    

$

17,538

Reclassified from (to) property, plant and equipment

 

(10,148)

Disposal

 

(7,067)

Balance at June 30, 2022

$

323

On August 13, 2021,March 17, 2022, the Company entered into an agreement to sellcompleted the sale and leaseback of a parcel of land including all buildings, in Bolton, Ontario.Ontario, for a total sale consideration of $208,195,000 Canadian dollars (approximately $165 million) net of closing and transaction costs, and recognized a gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment of $169,092,000. The selling price fornet book value of the Bolton property is approximately $170,000,000 ($210,000,000 CAD)was $7,067,000. The payments for the lease were not considered to be at market rates given an initial two year rent free period and, is subjectaccordingly, the Company adjusted the sales proceeds and the gain to certain closing adjustments.fair value. The Company also anticipates that it will incur approximately $1,500,000 in selling costs. The Company intends to relocate its auction operation from the Bolton property continues to be used for auction operations under the operating leaseback agreement until the completion of the acquisition and development of a replacement property located in Amaranth, Ontario. The closing of the sale of the Bolton property is conditioned upon, among other customary closing conditions, the Company receiving: (i) zoning and other governmental approvals necessary for the construction and development of the replacement property and (ii) confirmation from the vendor of the replacement property that it has satisfied its conditions under a separate agreement of purchase and sale with respect to the replacement property. These conditions must be satisfied or waived by the Company by April 1, 2022 and are subject to an extension that shall not extend past October 1, 2022. In addition, upon closing of the sale of the Bolton property, the Company intends to lease the Bolton property for a period of two years and has an option to renew the lease for 2 additional one-year periods, until such time as the replacement property is available for relocation of the Company’s operations. During such lease period, the Company will continue to conduct normal auction operations at the Bolton property. (Note 21)

As at September 30,December 31, 2021, the Company hasalso classified the Bolton property,vacant land in Casa Grande, Arizona with a net book value of $7,067,000$10,500,000 as an asset held for sale. During the quarter ended June 30, 2022, the Company assessed that the property no longer met the asset held for sale oncriteria and therefore reclassified the balance sheet.net book value of the property to property, plant and equipment.

15.16.    Other non-current assets

September 30, 

December 31, 

June 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

Right-of-use assets

$

118,972

$

116,503

$

134,219

$

114,414

Tax receivable

9,830

11,050

10,641

10,289

Loans receivable

3,907

4,870

7,199

Deferred debt issue costs

 

5,516

 

2,263

 

4,223

 

5,236

Other

 

11,594

 

12,922

 

12,078

 

12,565

$

149,819

$

147,608

$

168,360

$

142,504

The Company recognized a right-of-use asset of $16,587,000 as a result of the sale and leaseback transaction on the Bolton property in March 2022 (Note 15 and 21) and recognized a right-of-use asset of $9,020,000 as a result of a new lease signed on an auction site in Maltby, United Kingdom in June 2022 (Note 21).

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16.    Other non-current assets (continued)

Loans receivable

As at SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the Company held two non-recoursefour financing lending arrangements withthat are fully collateralized and secured by certain equipment. These financing lending arrangements have a term of one to four years, which are fully collateralized and secured by certain equipment.years. In the event of default under these agreements, the Company will take possession of the equipment as collateral to recover its loans receivable balance. The loans receivable balance as at SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 was $7,889,000,$11,749,000, of which $3,982,000$4,550,000 is recorded in trade and other receivables and $7,199,000 in non-current loans receivable (December 31, 2020: $5,798,000,2021: $7,267,000, of which $927,000$7,267,000 was recorded in trade and other receivables)receivables and NaN in non-current loans receivable). The expected credit loss allowance is not significant.

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16.17.    Debt

    

Carrying amount

    

Carrying amount

September 30, 

December 31, 

June 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

Short-term debt

$

18,481

$

29,145

$

8,637

$

6,147

Long-term debt:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Term loan and long-term revolver loan:

 

  

 

  

Term loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 2.61%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

93,762

 

98,420

Long-term revolver loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 2.61%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

46,442

 

46,184

Revolving facilities and delayed-draw term loan facility:

 

  

 

Delayed-draw term loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 3.08%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

92,348

 

93,283

Long-term revolver loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 2.29%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

-

 

46,206

Long-term revolver loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 2.29%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

-

 

56,492

Long-term revolver loan denominated in U.S. dollars, secured, bearing interest at a weighted average rate of 2.53%, due in monthly installments of interest only, maturing in September 2026

 

57,000

 

117,000

Less: unamortized debt issue costs

 

(590)

 

(690)

 

(410)

 

(463)

Senior unsecured notes:

 

 

 

 

Bearing interest at 5.375% due in semi-annual installments, with the full amount of principal due in January 2025

 

500,000

 

500,000

Bearing interest at 5.375% due in semi-annual installments, with the full amount of principal due in January 2025 (the "2016 Notes")

 

500,000

 

500,000

Less: unamortized debt issue costs

 

(4,566)

 

(5,469)

Bearing interest at 4.75% due in semi-annual installments, with the full amount of principal due in December 2031 (the "2021 USD Notes")

-

600,000

Less: unamortized debt issue costs

-

(1,948)

Bearing interest at 4.95% due in semi-annual installments, with the full amount of principal due in December 2029 (the "2021 CAD Notes")

-

333,464

Less: unamortized debt issue costs

 

(5,922)

 

(7,266)

-

(1,127)

Total long-term debt

 

633,692

 

636,648

 

644,372

 

1,737,438

Total debt

$

652,173

$

665,793

$

653,009

$

1,743,585

Long-term debt:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Current portion

$

1,172

$

10,360

$

4,617

$

3,498

Non-current portion

 

632,520

 

626,288

 

639,755

 

1,733,940

Total long-term debt

$

633,692

$

636,648

$

644,372

$

1,737,438

As at SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the Company had unused committed revolving credit facilities aggregating $686,313,000, of which $676,313,000 is$673,459,000 that are available until September 21, 2026 subject to certain covenant restrictions. restrictions, unused uncommitted revolving credit facilities aggregating $5,000,000 that are available until October 2023, and unused uncommitted revolving credit facilities aggregating $5,000,000 with no maturity date.The Company was in compliance with all financial and other covenants applicable to the credit facilities at SeptemberJune 30, 20212022.

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Short-term debt

Short-term debt is comprised of drawings in different currencies on the Company’s committed revolving credit facilities and has a weighted average interest rate of 1.8%2.7% (December 31, 2020: 2.3%2021: 1.8%).

Long-term debt

a)TermRevolving facilities and delayed-draw term loan and long-term revolver loanfacility

On August 14, 2020,During 2016, the Company entered into an amendment of the Credit Agreement dated October 27, 2016a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders, totaling $630,000,000lenders. The credit agreement is comprised of:

(1)Multicurrency revolving facilities of up to $530,000,000 (the “Revolving Facilities”); and
(2)A delayed-draw term loan facility of up to $100,000,000 (the Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility, the “DDTL Facility” and together with the Revolving Facilities, the “Facilities”).

Onof multicurrency revolving facilities (the “Revolving Facilities”) and a delayed-draw term loan facility (the “DDTL Facility”, together with the Revolving Facilities, the “Facilities”). The credit agreement was most recently amended in September 21, 2021, the Company entered into another amendment of its Credit Agreement. The amendment,which, among other things (i) extended the maturity date of the Facilities from October 27, 2023 to September 21, 2026, (ii) increased the total size of the Facilities provided under the Credit Agreement to up to $1,045,000,000, including $295,000,000 of commitments under the DDTL Facility, (iii) reduced the applicable margin for base rate loans and LIBOR loans at each pricing tier level, (iv) reduced the applicable percentage per annum used to calculate the commitment fee in respect of the unused commitments under the Revolving Facilities at each pricing tier level, and (v) included customary provisions to provide for the eventual replacement of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate.

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a)Term loan and long-term revolver loan (continued)

Immediately prior to the amendment, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the DDTL Facility was $90,000,000 ($118,889,995 CAD)Canadian dollars). In connection with the amendment, the Company refinanced that amount with the proceeds from a borrowing under the DDTL Facility. ThereUnder the terms of the amendment, there are no mandatory principal repayments of borrowings under the DDTL Facility until the earlier of when the remaining $205,000,000 is drawn or Q3the third quarter of 2022. The Company did not draw on the remaining $205,000,000 before it expired on June 28, 2022 and, therefore, mandatory principal repayments will begin in the third quarter of 2022. Once principal payments become mandatory, they are subject to an annual amortization rate of 5%, payable in quarterly installments, with the balance payable at maturity. As a result of the expiry of the DDTL Facility, the Company wrote off $710,000 of deferred debt issuance costs in the quarter recognized in non-current asset to interest expense.

The Company incurred debt issuance costsAs of $4,262,000 in connection with the amendment during the three month period ending SeptemberJune 30, 2021. As at September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had unamortized deferred debt issue costs relating to the Credit AgreementFacilities of $6,106,000.$4,633,000.

b)Senior unsecured notes

2016 Notes

On December 21, 2016, the Company completed the offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% senior unsecured notes due January 15, 2025 (the “Notes”“2016 Notes”). Interest on the 2016 Notes is payable semi-annually. The 2016 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, subject to certain exceptions, by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. IronPlanet, Rouse, SmartEquip, and certain of their respective subsidiaries were added as additional guarantors in connection with the acquisitions of IronPlanet, Rouse and Rouse,SmartEquip, respectively.

2021 Notes

On December 21, 2021, the Company completed the offering of two series of senior notes: (i) $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior notes due December 15, 2031 (the “2021 USD Notes”) and (ii) $425,000,000 Canadian dollar aggregate principal amount of 4.950% senior notes due December 15, 2029 (the “2021 CAD Notes”, and together with the 2021 USD Notes, the “2021 Notes”).

The gross proceeds from the 2021 Notes offering together with certain additional amounts including prepaid interest were placed into escrow accounts and were expected to be held in escrow until the completion of the proposed Euro Auctions Acquisition. On May 4, 2022, the Company redeemed all of the 2021 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the original offering price of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company was relieved of its obligations for the 2021 Notes upon redemption and therefore recognized the difference of $4,792,000 between the reacquisition price and the net carrying amount of the debt extinguished (which included unamortized deferred debt issuance costs) as a loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes in interest expense in the consolidated income statement.

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17.18.    Other non-current liabilities

September 30, 

December 31, 

June 30, 

December 31, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

Operating lease liability

$

114,068

$

112,818

$

118,737

$

109,882

Tax payable

18,253

19,706

19,657

18,859

Finance lease liability

 

14,809

 

17,109

 

13,458

 

13,983

Other

 

6,430

 

3,367

 

4,059

 

4,536

$

153,560

$

153,000

$

155,911

$

147,260

18.19.    Equity and dividends

Share capital

Common stock

Unlimited number of common shares, without par value.

Preferred stock

Unlimited number of senior preferred shares, without par value, issuable in series.

Unlimited number of junior preferred shares, without par value, issuable in series.

All issued shares are fully paid. NaN preferred shares have been issued.

Shares issued for business combinationcombinations

InThe Company has issued the following common shares in connection with the acquisitionacquisitions of Rouse the Company issued 312,193 common shares on December 8, 2020.and SmartEquip. These shares were issued to certain previous unitholders and employeesshareholders of Rouse and their vesting is subject to continuing employment with the Company over a three year period from the acquisition date. The fair value of these common shares was $71.09SmartEquip, based on the fair market value of the Company’s common shares onat the date of acquisition. During the first nine months of 2021, 55,510 common shares were forfeited.

At September 30, 2021, the unrecognizedacquisition date. The Company records share-based continuing employment costs were $9,191,000 (September 30, 2020: $nil), whichin acquisition-related costs over the vesting period, with an increase to additional paid-in capital. The vesting of shares issued for business combinations is expectedsubject to be recognizedcontinuing employment with the Company over various dates over a weighted averagethree year period of 1.5 years.from their respective acquisition dates. As at September 30, 2021,and when the number of common shares which had not yet vested was 256,683.vest, the Company will recognize the fair value of the issued common shares from additional paid-in capital to share capital.

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Share repurchaseShares issued for business combinations (continued)

Rouse

SmartEquip

Total

 

Weighted average

Common

Fair value

Common

Fair value

 

Common

fair value

shares 

per common

shares 

per common

 

shares 

per common

issued

  

shares

  

issued

  

shares

 

issued

  

shares

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

189,665

$

71.09

63,971

$

68.39

253,636

$

70.41

Granted

Vested

(27,816)

71.09

(27,816)

71.09

Forfeited

Outstanding, June 30, 2022

161,849

$

71.09

63,971

$

68.39

225,820

$

70.33

Outstanding, December 31, 2020

312,193

$

71.09

$

312,193

$

71.09

Granted

Vested

Forfeited

(55,510)

71.09

(55,510)

71.09

Outstanding, June 30, 2021

256,683

$

71.09

$

256,683

$

71.09

There were 0 common shares repurchased during

In the three months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 (three months ended September 30, 2020: nil) and during2022, the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (nine months ended September 30, 2020: 1,525,312Company recognized $1,819,000 of share capital from additional paid-in capital for the portion of common shares repurchased for $53,170,000).previously issued in connection with the acquisition of Rouse that have vested as of June 30, 2022.

Change in non-controlling interest

On September 13, 2021,As at June 30, 2022, the Company purchased the remaining 25% membership interest inunrecognized share-based continuing employment cost was $6,520,000 (June 30, 2021: $11,898,000), which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of Xcira, LLC, a Delaware limited liability Company, for a purchase price of $5,555,555. The transaction increased the Company’s ownership interest in Xcira, LLC to 100%.1.4 years.

Dividends

Declared and paid

The Company declared and paid the following dividends during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and 2020:2021:

    

    

Dividend  

    

    

Total

    

    

    

Dividend  

    

    

Total

    

Declaration date

per share

Record date

dividends

Payment date

Declaration date

per share

Record date

dividends

Payment date

Nine months ended September 30, 2021:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Six months ended June 30, 2022:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Fourth quarter 2021

January 21, 2022

$

0.2500

February 11, 2022

$

27,659

March 4, 2022

First quarter 2022

May 6, 2022

0.2500

May 27, 2022

27,693

June 17, 2022

Six months ended June 30, 2021:

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

Fourth quarter 2020

January 22, 2021

$

0.2200

February 12, 2021

$

24,181

March 5, 2021

January 22, 2021

$

0.2200

February 12, 2021

$

24,181

March 5, 2021

First quarter 2021

May 7, 2021

0.2200

May 26, 2021

24,279

June 16, 2021

May 7, 2021

0.2200

May 26, 2021

24,279

June 16, 2021

Second quarter 2021

August 4, 2021

0.2500

August 25, 2021

27,607

September 15, 2021

Nine months ended September 30, 2020:

  

 

  

  

 

  

  

Fourth quarter 2019

January 24, 2020

$

0.2000

February 14, 2020

$

21,905

March 6, 2020

First quarter 2020

May 6, 2020

0.2000

May 27, 2020

21,681

June 17, 2020

Second quarter 2020

August 5, 2020

0.2200

August 26, 2020

24,053

September 16, 2020

Declared and undistributed

Subsequent to SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.25$0.27 cents per common share, payable on December 15, 2021September 14, 2022 to stockholders of record on NovemberAugust 24, 2021.2022. This dividend payable has not been recognized as a liability in the consolidated financial statements. The payment of this dividend willis expected to not have any tax consequences for the Company.

Foreign currency translation reserve

Foreign currency translation adjustments within other comprehensive income include intra-entity foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term investment nature, which generated a net loss of $3,331,000$8,553,000 and a net loss of $5,890,000$9,437,000 for the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021 (2020:2022 (2021: net gain of $5,634,000$1,095,000 and $3,300,000)net loss of $2,559,000).

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19.20.    Share-based payments

Share-based payments consist of the following compensation costs:

Three months ended

 

Nine months ended

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

June 30, 

June 30, 

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021

    

2020

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

SG&A expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Selling, general and administrative:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Stock option compensation expense

$

2,133

$

1,671

$

5,903

$

4,401

$

3,056

$

1,909

$

5,623

$

3,770

Equity-classified share units

2,283

4,138

9,840

9,155

8,801

4,404

11,691

7,557

Liability-classified share units

527

2,123

(862)

1,938

1,075

526

319

(1,389)

Employee share purchase plan - employer contributions

 

684

 

636

 

2,064

 

1,835

 

708

 

701

 

1,393

 

1,380

5,627

8,568

16,945

17,329

13,640

7,540

19,026

11,318

Acquisition-related costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Share-based continuing employment costs

 

2,707

 

 

7,938

 

 

2,080

 

2,678

 

4,213

 

5,231

 

2,707

 

 

7,938

 

 

2,080

 

2,678

 

4,213

 

5,231

$

8,334

$

8,568

$

24,883

$

17,329

$

15,720

$

10,218

$

23,239

$

16,549

Stock option plans

The Company has the following three stock option plans that provide for the award of stock options and premium-priced stock options to selected employees, directors, and officers of the Company: a)(i) Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, b)(ii) IronPlanet 1999 Stock Plan, and c)(iii) IronPlanet 2015 Stock Plan.

Stock option activity for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 is presented below:

Stock options

Premium-priced stock options

Stock options

Premium-priced stock options

WA

WA

WA

WA

Common

WA

remaining

Aggregate

Common

WA

remaining

Aggregate

Common

WA

remaining

Aggregate

Common

WA

remaining

Aggregate

shares under

exercise

contractual

intrinsic

shares under

exercise

contractual

intrinsic

shares under

exercise

contractual

intrinsic

shares under

exercise

contractual

intrinsic

option

  

price

  

life (in years)

  

value

  

option

  

price

  

life (in years)

  

value

option

  

price

  

life (in years)

  

value

  

option

  

price

  

life (in years)

  

value

Outstanding, December 31, 2020

1,985,754

$

34.95

 

7.7

$

68,717

$

 

$

Outstanding, December 31, 2021

2,208,057

42.55

7.7

41,884

1,017,064

91.24

5.7

Granted

690,353

54.88

 

  

 

  

721,980

91.37

 

5.9

 

  

689,437

58.02

 

 

119,157

91.37

Exercised

(411,856)

33.79

10,652

(80,183)

35.70

1,964

Forfeited

(27,130)

46.69

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

(36,126)

42.85

 

 

(17,789)

90.93

 

 

Outstanding, September 30, 2021

2,237,121

41.17

 

7.7

45,878

721,980

91.37

 

5.9

Exercisable, September 30, 2021

929,944

$

31.85

 

6.1

$

27,718

$

 

$

Outstanding, June 30, 2022

2,781,185

46.58

7.8

51,797

1,118,432

91.26

5.2

Exercisable, June 30, 2022

1,307,090

37.42

6.5

36,130

 

Stock options

The Company uses the Black Scholes option pricing model to fair value stock options. Significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of stock options granted during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and 20202021 are presented in the following table on a weighted average basis:

Nine months ended September 30,

    

2021

    

2020

    

Six months ended June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

    

Risk free interest rate

 

0.5

%  

0.7

%

 

2.2

%  

0.5

%

Expected dividend yield

 

1.66

%  

1.96

%

 

1.74

%  

1.66

%

Expected lives of the stock options

 

4

years

5

years

��

4

years

4

years

Expected volatility

 

32.3

%  

27.9

%

 

31.7

%  

32.3

%

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to the non-vested stock options was $7,052,000,$11,746,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.22.4 years.

Premium-priced stock options

On August 12, 2021, the Company granted premium-priced stock options to the senior executives with exercise prices above the fair market value of the Company’s common shares on grant date. The premium-priced stock options vest and become exercisable upon the third anniversary of the grant date and expire on the sixth anniversary of the grant date. The fair values of the premium-priced stock options were calculated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted average estimated grant date fair value of premium-priced options during the three month period ended September 30, 2021 was $7.24 per option.

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Premium-priced stock options (continued)

The Company also grants premium-priced stock options to the senior executives with exercise prices above the fair market value of the Company’s common shares on grant dates. The premium-priced stock options vest and become exercisable upon the third anniversary of their grant date. The premium-priced stock options granted in August and November 2021 expire on the sixth anniversary of their grant date, and those granted in June 2022 expire in August 2027 to coincide with the expiry of the August 2021 grant. The fair values of the premium-priced stock options were calculated on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation model. The weighted average estimated grant date fair value of premium-priced options during the three month period ended June 30, 2022 was $8.00 per option.

The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair values are presented in the following table:were as follows:

August 12, 2021

2021

Risk free interest rate

1.0

%  

Expected dividend yield

1.66

%  

Expected lives of the stock options

5

years

Expected volatility

30.6

%  

In addition, the estimated fair value of a premium priced stock option is a function of the expected stock option exercise behaviour assumption. The Company estimated that vested premium priced stock options will be exercised at the midpoint between (i) the later of the date that the premium priced stock options are expected to vest and the date that the exercise price is achieved, and (ii) the end of the premium priced options contractual term.

Six months ended June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

Risk free interest rate

 

3.0

%  

%  

Expected dividend yield

 

1.63

%  

%  

Expected lives of the stock options

4

years

years

Expected volatility

 

30.2

%  

%  

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to the premium-priced stock options was $4,988,000,$7,380,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.92.4 years.

Share unit plans

During the three month period ended September 30, 2021, the Company granted PSUs with market conditions to senior executives.

Share unit activity for the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 is presented below:

Equity-classified awards

Liability-classified awards

Equity-classified awards

Liability-classified awards

PSUs

PSUs with Market Conditions

RSUs

DSUs

PSUs

PSUs with Market Conditions

RSUs

DSUs

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

WA grant

date fair

date fair

date fair

date fair

date fair

date fair

date fair

date fair

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

  

Number

  

value

Outstanding, December 31, 2020

 

542,676

$

38.09

$

134,937

$

39.14

 

137,514

$

32.06

Outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

523,618

$

45.90

88,305

$

65.45

79,112

$

54.96

 

156,589

$

35.28

Granted

 

142,847

 

56.55

88,305

 

65.45

29,805

 

56.55

 

14,569

 

56.42

 

225,382

 

58.66

14,574

 

69.92

33,827

 

57.68

 

12,124

 

56.78

Vested and settled

 

(161,248)

 

31.14

 

(88,348)

 

33.20

 

 

 

(93,241)

 

36.42

 

(22,349)

 

46.01

 

 

Forfeited

 

(16,878)

 

47.36

 

(6,347)

 

58.58

 

 

 

(3,474)

 

51.04

 

(3,891)

 

61.55

 

 

Outstanding, September 30, 2021

 

507,397

$

45.18

88,305

$

65.45

70,047

$

52.28

 

152,083

$

34.39

Outstanding at June 30, 2022

 

652,285

$

51.64

102,879

$

66.08

86,699

$

58.03

 

168,713

$

36.82

The total market value of liability-classified share units vested and released during the first ninesix months of 20212022 was NaN (December(as at December 31, 2020:2021: NaN).

Senior executive and employee PSU plans

The Company grants PSUs under a senior executive PSU plan and an employee PSU plan (the “PSU Plans”). Under the PSU Plans, the number of PSUs that vest is conditional upon specified market, service, and/or performance vesting conditions being met.

The PSU Plans allow the Company to choose whether to settle the awards in cash or in shares. The Company intends to settle by issuance of shares. With respect to settling in shares, the Company has the option to either (i) arrange for the purchase of shares on the open market on the employee’s behalf based on the cash value that otherwise would be delivered, or (ii) issue a number of shares equal to the number of units that vest.

Fair values of equity-classified PSUs are estimated on grant date using the 20-day volume weighted averagemarket close price of the Company's common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange.NYSE, as these are not subject to market vesting conditions.

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the unrecognized share unit expense related to equity-classified PSU’s was $12,193,000,$21,018,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.92.1 years.

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19.20.    Share-based payments (continued)

PSUs with market conditions

On August 12, 2021 theThe Company grantedalso grants PSUs to senior executives with a market condition where vesting is conditional upon the total stockholder return performance of the Company’s stock relative to the performance of a peer group over a three year performance period from the date of grant. The PSUs granted in August and November 2021 have a three year performance period and the PSUs granted in June 2022 have approximately a 2 year performance period to coincide with the remaining performance period of the August 2021 grant. The fair value of $65.45 per PSU granted during the three month period ended June 30, 2022 of $69.92 was calculated on the grant date using the Monte Carlo simulation model and takingwhich takes into consideration a required post-vesting holding period of one year with a discount value of $5.90$5.34 per PSU. The discount was calculated using the Chaffe Protective Put Method and an effective tax rate of 35%.

The significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value are presented in the following table:

August 12, 2021

2021

Risk free interest rate

0.5

%

Expected dividend yield

1.63

%

Expected lives of the PSUs

3

years

Expected volatility

31.0

%

Average expected volatility of comparable companies

38.6

%

Six months ended June 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

Risk free interest rate

 

2.7

%  

%  

Expected dividend yield

 

1.63

%  

%  

Expected lives of the PSUs

2

years

years

Expected volatility

 

33.4

%  

%  

Average expected volatility of comparable companies

34.4

%  

%  

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the unrecognized share unit expense related to equity-classified PSUs with market conditions was $5,516,000,$5,062,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.92.1 years.

RSUs

The Company has RSUrestricted share unit plans (RSU plans) that are equity-settled and not subject to market vesting conditions.

Fair values of RSUs are estimated on grant date using the 20-day volume weighted averagemarket close price of the Company's common shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange.NYSE.

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the unrecognized share unit expense related to equity-classified RSUs was $1,798,000,$2,849,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.51.6 years.

DSUs

The Company has DSUdeferred share unit plans (DSU plans) that are cash-settled and not subject to market vesting conditions.

Fair values of DSUsdeferred share units (“DSUs”) are estimated on grant date and at each reporting date.date using the market close price of the Company’s common shares listed on the NYSE. DSUs are granted under the DSU plan to members of the Board of Directors. There is 0 unrecognized share unit expense related to liability-classified DSUs as they vest immediately and are expensed upon grant.

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, the Company had a total share unit liability of $9,501,000 (December$10,976,000 (as at December 31, 2020: $9,597,000)2021: $10,056,000) in respect of share units under the DSU plans.

Employee share purchase plan

The Company has an employee share purchase plan that allows all employees that have completed two months of service to contribute funds to purchase common shares at the current market value at the time of share purchase. Employees may contribute up to 4% of their salary. The Company will match between 50% and 100% of the employee’s contributions, depending on the employee’s length of service with the Company.

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20.21.    Leases

The Company’s breakdown of lease expense is as follows:

Three months ended

Nine months ended

September 30, 

September 30, 

2021

2020

2021

2020

Operating lease cost

$

4,592

$

4,310

$

13,584

$

12,780

Finance lease cost

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

 

2,693

2,355

 

8,096

6,664

Interest on lease liabilities

 

196

219

 

622

680

Short-term lease cost

 

2,845

2,115

 

7,428

7,146

Sublease income

 

(15)

(110)

 

(45)

(406)

$

10,311

$

8,889

$

29,685

$

26,864

Operating leases

The Company has enteredenters into commercial leases for various auctionauctions sites and offices, located in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. The majority of these leaseswhich are non-cancellable. The Company also has furthernon-cancellable, and additional operating leases for computer equipment, certain motor vehicles and small office equipment where it is not in the best interest of the Company to purchase these assets.

equipment. The majority of the Company’s operating leases have a fixed term with a remaining life between one month and 2018 years, with renewal options included in the contracts. The leases have varying contract terms, escalation clauses and renewal options. Generally, there are no restrictions placed upon the lessee by entering into these leases, other than restrictions on use of property, sub-letting and alterations. At the inception of a lease, the Company determines whether it is reasonably certain to exercise a renewal option and includes the options in the determination of the lease term and the lease liability where it is reasonably certain to exercise the option. If the Company’s intention is to exercise an option subsequent to the commencement of the lease, the Company will re-assess the lease term. The Company has included certain renewal options in its operating lease liabilities for key property leases for locations that have strategic importance to the Company, such as its Corporate Head Office. The Company has not included any purchase options available within its operating lease portfolio in its determination of its operating lease liability.

The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases are as follows:

Remainder of 2021

    

$

3,878

2022

 

16,285

2023

 

14,499

2024

 

11,004

2025

 

10,871

Thereafter

 

108,595

Total future minimum lease payments

$

165,132

less: imputed interest

 

(38,981)

Total operating lease liability

$

126,151

less: operating lease liability - current

 

(12,083)

Total operating lease liability - non-current

$

114,068

At September 30, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term for operating leases is 14.1 years and the weighted average discount rate is 3.7%.

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20.    Leases (continued)

Finance leases

The Company has enteredalso enters into finance lease arrangements for certain vehicles, computer and yard equipment and office furniture. Thefurniture, the majority of thethese leases have a fixed term with a remaining life of one month to six years with renewal options included in the contracts. In certain of these leases,

On March 17, 2022, the Company completed the sale and leaseback of its Bolton property, a parcel of land including all buildings, in Bolton, Ontario (Note 15). The Company intends to lease the Bolton property for a period of 28 months until such time that the replacement property is available for the relocation of the Company’s operations. The lease has thean initial rent-free period of two years and an option to purchaserenew the leasedlease for two additional one-year periods, during which time the lease is cancellable at one month’s notice. Upon completion of the sale, the Company recorded a $16,587,000 ROU asset at fair market value orrepresenting the right-of-use of the Bolton property for the estimated lease term and a stated residual value$4,477,000 long term lease liability representing the obligation to make lease payments arising from the operating lease at the end of the lease term. For certain leases such as vehicle leases,initial two-year period.

On June 30, 2022, the Company has included renewal optionsalso recorded $9,020,000 in ROU asset and long term lease liability relating to a lease signed on its Maltby auction site in the determinationUnited Kingdom.

The Company’s breakdown of its lease liabilities.

As at September 30, 2021, the net carrying amount of computer and yard equipment and other assets under capital leasesexpense is $23,531,000 (December 31, 2020: $25,649,000), and is included in the total property, plant and equipment as disclosed on the consolidated balance sheets.

Assets recorded under finance leases are as follows:

    

    

Accumulated

    

Net book

Three months ended

Six months ended

As at September 30, 2021

Cost

depreciation

value

Computer equipment

$

14,558

$

(7,942)

$

6,616

Yard and others

 

32,314

 

(15,399)

 

16,915

$

46,872

$

(23,341)

$

23,531

June 30, 

June 30, 

2022

2021

2022

2021

Operating lease cost

$

6,229

$

4,392

$

10,940

$

8,992

Finance lease cost

 

 

Amortization of leased assets

 

2,616

2,815

 

5,248

5,403

Interest on lease liabilities

 

186

205

 

360

426

Short-term lease cost

 

2,901

1,922

 

6,364

4,583

Sublease income

 

(15)

 

(30)

$

11,932

$

9,319

$

22,912

$

19,374

    

    

Accumulated

    

Net book

As at December 31, 2020

Cost

 

depreciation

value

Computer equipment

$

16,597

$

(8,317)

$

8,280

Yard and others

 

28,234

 

(10,865)

 

17,369

$

44,831

$

(19,182)

$

25,649

The future aggregate minimum lease payments under non-cancellable finance leases are as follows:

Remainder of 2021

    

$

2,651

2022

 

9,292

2023

 

6,988

2024

 

4,434

2025

 

1,482

Thereafter

 

281

Total future minimum lease payments

 

$

25,128

less: imputed interest

 

(1,163)

Total finance lease liability

 

$

23,965

less: finance lease liability - current

 

(9,156)

Total finance lease liability - non-current

 

$

14,809

At September 30, 2021, the weighted average remaining lease term for finance leases is 3.0 years and the weighted average discount rate is 3.5%.

21.22.    Commitments

Commitment for inventory purchasepurchases

On April 1, 2021, the DLAThe Company was awarded two new contracts towith the Company.United States Government Defense Logistics Agency (the “DLA”) on April 1, 2021. The new contracts (one for the Eastern portion of the United States and one for the Western portion of the United States) cover both surplus non-rolling and rolling stock. Both contracts commenced on June 1, 2021 and have a base term of two years with 3 one-year renewal options. 

During the first two years of the contracts, the Company is committed to purchase on a combined basis up to either: (i) 600,000 assets, or (ii) assets with an expected minimum value of up to $77,000,000; whichever is less. As at SeptemberAt June 30, 2021,2022, the Company has purchased 94,769263,503 assets with a total value of $16,941,000$54,520,000 pursuant to the two year period of this contract, which commenced on June 1, 2021.

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22.

23.    Contingencies

Legal and other claims

The Company is subject to legal and other claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that the results of these claims will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or consolidated income statement.

Guarantee contracts

In the normal course of business, the Company will in certain situations guarantee to a consignor a minimum level of proceeds in connection with the sale at auction of that consignor’s equipment.

At SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, there were $63,776,000$30,791,000 of assets guaranteed under contract, of which 74%88% is expected to be sold prior to December 31, 2021,September 30, 2022, with the remainder to be sold by December 31, 2022 (December(as at December 31, 2020: $22,773,0002021: $43,450,000 of which 23%61% was expected to be sold prior to the end of March 31, 20212022 with the remainder to be sold by December 31, 2021)2022).

The outstanding guarantee amounts are undiscounted and before estimated proceeds from sale at auction.

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ITEM 2:      MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by such words as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “ongoing”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “likely”, “generally”, “future”, “long-term”, or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, and include, among others, statements relating to:

our future strategy, objectives, targets, projections and performance;
potential growth and market opportunities;
potential future mergers and acquisitions, including the planned acquisitions of the Euro Auctions (as hereinafter defined);acquisitions;
our ability to integrate potential acquisitions;
the impact of our new initiatives, services, investments, and acquisitions on us and our customers;
our future capital expenditures and returns on those expenditures; and
financing available to us pursuant to the Commitment Letter (as hereinafter defined),from our credit facilities or other sources, our ability to refinance borrowings, and the sufficiency of our working capital to meet our financial needs.

While we have not described all potential risks related to our business and owning our common shares, the important factors discussed in “Part II, Item 1A: Risk Factors” of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and in “Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which is available on our website at www.rbauction.comhttps://investor.ritchiebros.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, are among those that we consider may affect our performance materially or could cause our actual financial and operational results to differ significantly from our expectations. Except as required by applicable securities law and regulations of relevant securities exchanges, we do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements, even if our expectations have been affected by new information, future events or other developments.

Unless indicated otherwise, all tabular dollar amounts, including related footnotes, presented below are expressed in thousands of United States (“U.S.”) dollars.

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). Except for Gross Transaction Value (“GTV”)1, which is a measure of operational performance and not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, the amounts discussed below are based on our consolidated financial statements. Unless indicated otherwise, all tabular dollar amounts, including related footnotes, presented below are expressed in thousands of United States (“US”) dollars.

In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial data but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP. Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the SEC rules. The definitions of and reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable US GAAP financial measures are included either with the first use thereof or in the Non-GAAP Measures section within the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Non-GAAP financial measures referred to in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are labeled as “non-GAAP measure” or designated as such with an asterisk (*). Please see pages 59-6051-53 for explanations of why we use these non-GAAP measures and the reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measures.

Overview

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (“Ritchie Bros.”, the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) (NYSE & TSX: RBA) was founded in 1958 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and is a world leader in asset management technologies and disposition of commercial assets, selling $5.5 billion of used equipment and other assets during 2021. Our expertise, unprecedented global reach, market insights, and trusted portfolio of brands provide us with a unique position within the used equipment market.

1  GTV represents total proceeds from all items sold at our auctions and online marketplaces. GTV is not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, and is not presented in our consolidated financial statements.

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Overview

Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (“Ritchie Bros.”, the “Company”, “we”, or “us”) (NYSE & TSX: RBA) was founded in 1958 in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada and is a world leader in asset management technologies and disposition of commercial assets, selling $5.41 billion of used equipment and other assets during 2020. Our expertise, extensive global reach, market insight, and trusted portfolio of brands provide us with a unique position in the used equipment market. We sell used equipment for our customers through our unreserved auctions at over 40 auction sites worldwide, which are also simulcast online to reach a global bidding audience and through our online marketplaces.

Through our unreserved auctions, online marketplaces, listings, and private brokerage services, we sell a broad range of primarily used commercial and unused commercialindustrial assets including earthmoving equipment, truck tractors, truck trailers,as well as government surplus, oil and gas equipment and other industrial assets.surplus. Construction and heavy machinerytransportation assets comprise the majority of the equipment sold.sold by GTV dollar value. Customers selling equipment through our sales channels include end users (such as construction companies), equipment dealers, original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) and other equipment owners (such as rental companies). Our customers participate in a variety of sectors, including heavy construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, and mining.

natural resources.

We also provide our customers with a wide array of othervalue added services aligned with our growth strategy to create a global marketplace for used equipment services and solutions. Our other services include access to equipment financing, asset appraisals and inspections, online equipment listing, logistical services, and ancillary services such as equipment refurbishment. Additionally, weWe offer our customers asset technology solutions to manage the end-to-endend to end disposition process of their assets and provide market data intelligence to make more accurate and reliable business decisions.

Additionally, we offer our customers an innovative technology platform that supports equipment lifecycle management and parts procurement integration with both original equipment manufacturers and dealers, as well as software as a service platform for end-to-end parts procurement and digital catalogs and diagrams.

We operate globally with locations in more than 12 countries, including the U.S.,United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Australia, and the United Arab Emirates, and the Netherlands, andmaintain a presence in 48 countries where customers are able to sell from their own yards. In addition, we employ more than 2,600 full time2,700 full-time employees worldwide.

ProposedDiscontinuation of the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions

On August 9, 2021, through our indirect, wholly owned subsidiary Ritchie Bros UK. Holdings Ltd, we entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) pursuant to which we have agreed to purchase Euro Auctions Limited, and its subsidiaries, William Keys & Sons Holdings Limited, and its subsidiaries, Equipment & Plant Services Ltd, and Equipment Sales Ltd. (collectively, “Euro Auctions”), each being a private limited companiescompany incorporated in Northern Ireland (the “Euro Auctions Acquisition”).

Under the terms, for a purchase price of the SPA, we will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Euro Auctions from their existing shareholders for approximately £775,000,000£775 million (approximately $1.04$1.02 billion) in cash, consideration,which was to be paid on closing. On April 29, 2022, the Company announced its decision to discontinue the Phase 2 review by the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”). The Euro Auctions acquisition is subject to regulatory clearances and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions, including obtaining of antitrust clearance in the United Kingdom. Euro Auctions are providers of unreserved auction services in the commercial assets space with strong international expertise, presence and brand, with operations in the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, Australia and the United States.SPA automatically terminated on June 28, 2022.

In connection with the execution of the SPA, we also obtained a financing commitment letter (“Commitment Letter”), dated August 8, 2021 from Goldman Sachs Bank USA (“GS Bank”) pursuant to which GS Bank and certain other financial institutions committed to provide a $530 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $100 million senior secured term loan facility (together, the “Bank Commitments”), and a senior unsecured bridge loan facility up to $1,150 million (the “Bridge Commitment”). On September 21, 2021, we amended our existing Credit Agreement and thereby cancelled the Bank Commitments. Further, the Bridge Commitment was reduced by $200 million. The remaining aggregate principal amount of the total financing commitment from GS Bank was reduced from $1,150 million to $950 million.

GS Bank is also acting as our financial adviser with respect to the Euro Auctions Acquisition. Consideration of $15,000,000 is payable to GS Bank in respect of such services, contingent on consummation of the acquisition. GS Bank also agrees to credit (or, at GS Bank’s option, refund) $2,000,000 of the transaction fee, to the extent paid, against any further transaction fee that becomes payable to GS Bank in connection with it acting in connection with a financing transaction as described above. These costs have not been recognized as at September 30, 2021. The fee of $15,000,000 (or $13,000,000, net of any amounts credited) will be expensed as acquisition related costs when it is recognized.

The acquisition of Euro Auctions is aligned with our accelerated growth efforts and with our strategy of becoming the trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets. Euro Auctions will enhance our international presence and accelerate our international growth by offering diversified choice to customers around the world, facilitate better price

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discovery and more equipment selection. In addition, both companies will achieve synergy by unlocking value for Euro Auctions customers post acquisition through adoption of our inventory management system platform.

Acquisition of SmartEquip

On September 24, 2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) to acquire SmartEquip, a Delaware, United States corporation. SmartEquip has a multi-manufacturer platform that provides customers with real-time service and diagnostic support, dynamically customized, via serial number, to each asset in their fleet, and enables the electronic procurement of parts from original equipment manufacturers and their dealers.

On November 2, 2021, we closed the acquisition of SmartEquip and issued a total of 63,971 common shares to certain of the former shareholders of SmartEquip.

Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of SmartEquip for $175,000,000, subject to certain adjustments, including for working capital, indebtedness, and SmartEquip’s transaction expenses. The purchase price was paid in cash, with the exception of a portion of the consideration payable to certain of SmartEquip’s shareholders who are entering into employment agreements with the Company, which was paid in common shares of the Company.

The acquisition of SmartEquip will enable and accelerate adoption of parts and service sales on behalf of our dealer and original equipment manufacturer partners by providing a seamless experience for end users, and will deepen our inventory management system connectivity and will further enable digital solutions at scale around inspections and ancillary services, while enabling better optimization of search and advertising revenue streams. The acquisition further aligns to our execution strategy of becoming a trusted global marketplace for insights, services and transaction solutions for commercial assets.

Impact of COVID-19 to our Business

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic which quickly spread(“COVID-19”).

In response, we transitioned all of our traditional live onsite auctions to online bidding utilizing our existing online bidding technology. As restrictions ease, we began to return to travel and to welcome in-person attendance at several of our live onsite auctions, and we continue to consider a transition back to our other onsite auction events throughout the world, resultingyear. The health and welfare of our employees, customers and suppliers continues to be a top priority and we continue to operate with precautionary measures in significant global economic disruption that materially impacted several countries and regions in which we operate, including the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. It has resulted in travel restrictions, economic uncertainty, and business slowdowns or shutdowns in affected areas and has negatively disrupted global manufacturing and workforce participation, including our own.place, as appropriate.

In Q3 2021,the first six months of 2022, our ability to move equipment to and from our auction sites and across borders continues to vary regionallyhas improved with Asia and Australia continuing to be negatively impacted as regional governments continue to enforce heavy travel restrictions and quarantine requirements. In these regions, the restrictions have also resultedrequirements continuing to lift particularly in some challenges in customer interactionsAustralia and challenges for our customersEurope, but with certain countries within Asia continuing to complete equipment inspections. In our International region, travel and quarantine restrictions are slowly being lifted as people become vaccinated, which is slowly driving up our auction volumes as equipment can be moved between borders more easily.experience lockdowns. In the United States and Canada, COVID-19 has not materially impacted our ability to operate our businesses and move equipment. Globally, we continued to see surges inheightened shipping, fuel and freight costs combined with extended lead times, making transportation of equipment both more costly and more challenging, which is negatively impacting the buying and selling behavioursbehaviour of our customers. Additionally, COVID-19 in combination with various macro economic factors is still impactingimpacted the supply chains of new equipment production, which isin turn negatively affectingaffected the supply of used equipment being sold throughout our regions, most predominantly in North America.America.

Our top priority regardingFor a further discussion of risks to our business and operating results arising from COVID-19, please refer to the COVID-19 pandemic remains the health and welfare“Risk Factors” section of our employees, customers, suppliers and others with whom we partner to runAnnual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021.

Impact of Russia-Ukraine conflict on our business activities. We continue to adhere to all local government and jurisdictional safety guidelines, and, in some instances, we are applying additional over-and-above safety measures. Many of our employees continue to work from home on a temporary basis and travel continues to be limited given ongoing travel restrictions.Business

SinceOn February 24, 2022, the beginninggeopolitical situation in Eastern Europe intensified with Russia’s invasion of the COVID-19 pandemic, we continue to be able to operateUkraine, sharply affecting economic and serve our customers’ equipmentglobal financial markets. Subsequent economic sanctions on Russia have exacerbated ongoing economic challenges, including issues such as rising inflation, global supply chain disruption and immediate liquidity needs through our platform of auction technology solutions and online auction capabilities. In addition to running our IronPlanet weekly featured online auction, our online Marketplace-E solution and our GovPlanet online auctions, we modified our operationsincrease in March 2020 to transition all of our traditional live on site industrial auctions and events to online bidding. Buyers are generally still able to visit our auction sitesfuel prices.

The rise in advance of the auctions to conduct inspections and pick up equipment post auction, but we have not been holding live auction events in our theatres. As restrictions ease in the US and elsewhere, we will be considering a transition backfuel cost has impacted us to some measureextent due to the surge in transportation costs which has impacted both the cost and timing of in-person attendance atexport and import of equipment between countries globally and contributed to an increase in operating costs of our on site auction events.

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Our priority isequipment in our operations. Increases in European natural gas prices may also result in an acceleration of a slowdown in the economy, especially in Europe where, historically, Eastern European countries have contributed to continue to supportimporting and exporting equipment for our employees,operations.

We do not have any operations in Russia or Ukraine, or any material operations in neighboring countries and only have a limited number of direct customers in the effected region. However, we are actively monitoringcannot estimate the situation and changing dynamics in each of our respective regions and adjusting our operations as necessary. As of September 30, 2021, layoffs or furlough activities related to the COVID-19 pandemic have been limited in scope.

The extent of the ongoing impactimpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operational and financial performance, including our ability to execute our business strategies and initiatives, will depend onconflict, other unforeseen conditions, future developments, including the durationcontinued evolvement of military activity and spreadsanctions imposed with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which could adversely affect the pandemic in light of new variants, timing of mass vaccine distribution,domestic economy generally and any related restrictions implemented by governments in various jurisdictions, as well as supply and demand impacts driven by our consignor and buyer base, all of which are uncertain and cannot be easily predicted. Although as of September 30, 2021, we continue to operate our auctions in all regions, there is no assurance that our operations could not be impacted in the future.

We continue to actively monitor the evolving impact COVID-19 is having in the world and remain ready to take further actions or adjust our response based on any new governmental guidance or recommendations. It is unknown how long the pandemic will last, or whether we will see a resurgence of cases as new variants develop or spread, how many people are ultimately going to be affected by it, and the long-term implications to local or global economies. Equally, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on equipment supply, buyer demand, and potential pricing volatility, or the potential impact on our buyers’ ability to pay or secure financing are still not readily discernable. Additionally, there is a level of uncertainty about the long-term impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our third party vendors, partners and the service providers with whom we currently do business with today. As such, given the ongoing nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are not currently able to reasonably estimate the future impacts on our business operations, results of operations, cash flows, financial performance or our ability to pay dividends.specifically.

Service Offerings

We offer our equipment seller and buyer customers multiple distinct, complementary, multi-channel brand solutions that address the range of their needs. Our global customer base has a variety of transaction options, breadth of services, and the widest selection of used equipment available to them. For a complete listing of channels and brand solutions available under our Auctions & Marketplace ("A&M") segment, as well as our Other Services segment, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which is available on our website at www.rbauction.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

Contract options

We offer consignors several contract options to meet their individual needs and sale objectives. Through our A&M business, options include:

Straight commission contracts, where the consignor receives the gross proceeds from the sale less a pre-negotiated commission rate;
Guarantee contracts, where the consignor receives a guaranteed minimum amount plus an additional amount if proceeds exceed a specified level; and
Inventory contracts, where we purchase, take custody, and hold used equipment and other assets before they are resold in the ordinary course of business.

We collectively refer to guarantee and inventory contracts as underwritten or “at-risk” contracts.

Value-added services

We also provide a wide array of value-added services to make the process of selling and buying equipment convenient for our customers, including repair and refurbishment services, financial services through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (“RBFS”), logistical services through RB Logistics, end-to-end asset management and disposition services through RB Asset Solutions, as well as other services such as appraisals, insights, data intelligence and performance benchmarking solutions.

We also provide a wide array of value-added services to make the process of selling and buying equipment convenient for our customers, including repair and refurbishment services, financial services through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services (“RBFS”), logistical services through RB Logistics, end-to-end asset management and disposition services through RB Asset Solutions, as well as other services such as appraisals, insights, data intelligence and performance benchmarking solutions. We offer equipment listing services under the RitchieList brand in North America and Mascus brand in Europe to make private selling more efficient and safe for customers, including a secure transaction management service, complete with invoicing. We also provide an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both original equipment manufacturers and dealers.

Seasonality

Our GTV and associatedresulting A&M segment revenuesrevenue are affected by the seasonal nature of our business. GTV and our A&M segment revenuesrevenue tend to increase during the second and fourth calendar quarters, during which time we generally conduct more business than in the first and third calendar quarters. Given the operating leverage inherent in our business model, the second and fourth quarter also tend to produce higher operating margins, given the higher volume and revenue generated in those quarters.

The restrictions imposed and effects of the overall economic environment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact these trends.

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Revenue Mix Fluctuations

Our revenue is comprised of service revenue and inventory sales revenue. Service revenue from A&M segment activities includeincludes commissions earned at our auctions, online marketplaces, and private brokerage services, and various auction-related fees, including listing and buyer transaction fees. We also recognize revenues from our Other SegmentServices segment as fees within service revenue. Inventory sales revenue is recognized as part of our A&M activities and relates to revenues earned through our inventory contracts.

Inventory sales revenue can fluctuate significantly, as it changes based on whether our customers sell using a straight or guarantee commission contract, or an inventory contract at time of selling. Straight or guarantee commission contracts will result in the commission being recognized as service revenue, while inventory contracts will result in the gross transaction value of the equipment sold being recorded as inventory sales revenue with the related cost recognized in cost of inventory sold. As a result, a change in the revenue mix between service revenues and revenue from inventory sales revenue can have a significant impact on revenue growth percentages.

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Performance Overview

Net income attributable to stockholders decreased 29%12% to $32.3$53.4 million, compared to $45.4$60.7 million in Q3 2020.the second quarter of 2021. Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) attributable to stockholders decreased 29%13% to $0.29$0.48 per share in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 as compared to $0.41$0.55 per share in Q3 2020.the second quarter of 2021. Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders* decreasedstockholders increased 10% to $0.44$0.74 per share in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to $0.49$0.67 per share in Q3 2020.

Beginning in the thirdsecond quarter of 2021, we updated the calculation of our non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders* to add-back share-based payments expense, all acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. These adjustments have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.2021.

For the thirdsecond quarter of 20212022 as compared to the thirdsecond quarter of 2020:2021:

Consolidated results:

Total revenue in Q3 2021 decreased 1%increased 22% to $329.7$484.5 million
oService revenue in Q3 2021 decreased 4%increased 13% to $214.2$286.5 million
oInventory sales revenue in Q3 2021 increased 6%38% to $115.5 million
Total selling, general and administrative expenses (“SG&A”) in Q3 2021 decreased 1% to $108.6$198.0 million
Operating income in Q3 2021 decreased 20%increased 3% to $53.6$91.9 million
Non-GAAP adjusted operating income* in Q3 2021income increased 12% to $119.6 million
Net income decreased 11%12% to $75.1$53.4 million
Non-GAAP adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciationearnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and Amortization*amortization (“EBITDA) in Q3 2021 decreased 9%EBITDA”) increased 11% to $90.6 million
Net income in Q3 2021 decreased 29% to $32.4$136.2 million
Cash provided by operating activities was $304.1$198.0 million for the first ninesix months of 20212022
Cash on hand at the end of Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 was $468.4$531.7 million, of which $362.6$367.3 million was unrestricted, and restricted cash decreased 84% in the six month period ending June 30, 2022 as a result of the redemption of our 2021 Notes in the quarter for $931.0 million

Auctions & Marketplaces segment results:

GTV in Q3 2021 decreased 4%increased 10% to $1.3$1.7 billion and decreased 5%increased 13% when excluding the impact of foreign exchange
A&M total revenue in Q3 2021 decreased 1%increased 22% to $293.8$433.0 million
oService revenue in Q3 2021 decreased 6%increased 10% to $178.3$235.0 million
oInventory sales revenue in Q3 2021 increased 6%38% to $115.5$198.0 million

Other Services segment results:

Other Services total revenue in Q3 2021 increased 6%29% to $35.8$51.5 million
oRBFS revenue in Q3 2021 increased 55%69% to $11.3$19.9 million
oRouseSmartEquip revenue of $6.5$5.0 million was recognized in Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, which was its thirdsecond full quarter since its acquisition on December 8, 2020in November 2021

In addition, the total number of organizations activated on our Business Inventory Management Systembusiness inventory management system (“IMS”), a gateway into our marketplace, increased by 141%50% as compared to Q2 2021.the first quarter of 2022.

Other Company developments:

On September 8, 2021,June 2, 2022, the Company appointedannounced the appointment of Eric Jacobs as its Chief OperatingFinancial Officer, James Kessler, to the additional role of President of the Company.
On Octobereffective June 6, 2021,2022. Sharon Driscoll, the Company’sformer Chief Financial Officer, is remaining with the Company in an advisory capacity to assist with the transition prior to her previously announced that she intends to retire within two years. As part of an effective succession process, Ms. Driscoll will continue to serve as CFO until her successor has been appointed and will then assume a role as an Executive Vice President serving as an advisor to the Company.retirement.

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Results of Operations

Financial overview

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except EPS and percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021 over 2020

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021 over 2020

    

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

110,275

$

112,762

(2)

%

$

343,584

$

331,711

4

%

Fees

103,918

109,917

(5)

%

329,387

308,230

7

%

Total service revenue

214,193

222,679

(4)

%

672,971

639,941

5

%

Inventory sales revenue

115,489

108,863

6

%

384,627

353,906

9

%

Total revenue

329,682

331,542

(1)

%

1,057,598

993,847

6

%

Costs of services

 

33,038

 

39,223

 

(16)

%

 

108,107

 

118,026

 

(8)

%

Cost of inventory sold

 

102,993

 

96,253

 

7

%

 

344,763

 

320,972

 

7

%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

108,578

 

110,186

 

(1)

%

 

336,475

 

309,203

 

9

%

Operating expenses

276,063

264,158

5

%

869,960

803,581

8

%

Operating income

 

53,619

 

67,384

 

(20)

%

 

187,638

 

190,266

 

(1)

%

Operating income as a % of total revenue

16.3

%

20.3

%

(400)

bps

17.7

%

19.1

%

(140)

bps

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income*

75,055

84,588

(11)

%

239,563

225,454

6

%

Net income attributable to stockholders

 

32,336

 

45,387

 

(29)

%

 

121,273

 

121,239

 

0

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*

 

49,276

 

54,592

 

(10)

%

 

159,638

 

148,266

 

8

%

Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.29

$

0.41

(29)

%

$

1.09

$

1.10

(1)

%

Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders*

$

0.44

$

0.49

(10)

%

$

1.43

$

1.35

6

%

Effective tax rate

 

28.8

%

 

25.3

%

 

350

bps

 

26.0

%

 

28.6

%

 

(260)

bps

Total GTV

1,270,258

1,321,379

(4)

%

4,072,439

3,962,386

3

%

Service GTV

1,154,769

1,212,516

(5)

%

3,687,812

3,608,480

2

%

Service revenue as a % of total GTV

16.9

%

16.9

%

bps

16.5

%

16.2

%

30

bps

Inventory GTV

115,489

108,863

6

%

384,627

353,906

9

%

Service revenue as a % of total revenue

65.0

%

67.2

%

(220)

bps

63.6

%

64.4

%

(80)

bps

Inventory sales revenue as a % of total revenue

 

35.0

%

 

32.8

%

 

220

bps

 

36.4

%

 

35.6

%

 

80

bps

Cost of inventory sold as a % of operating expenses

 

37.3

%

 

36.4

%

 

90

bps

 

39.6

%

 

39.9

%

 

(30)

bps

Service GTV as a % of total GTV - Mix

90.9

%

91.8

%

(90)

bps

90.6

%

91.1

%

(50)

bps

Inventory sales revenue as a % of total GTV - Mix

9.1

%

8.2

%

90

bps

9.4

%

8.9

%

50

bps

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except EPS and percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

    

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

136,403

$

129,334

5

%

$

252,778

$

233,309

8

%

Fees

150,099

123,414

22

%

278,585

225,469

24

%

Total service revenue

286,502

252,748

13

%

531,363

458,778

16

%

Inventory sales revenue

198,044

143,613

38

%

347,104

269,138

29

%

Total revenue

484,546

396,361

22

%

878,467

727,916

21

%

Costs of services

 

45,039

 

41,301

 

9

%

 

84,054

 

79,167

 

6

%

Cost of inventory sold

 

176,171

 

131,023

 

34

%

 

307,753

 

241,770

 

27

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

144,277

 

109,560

 

32

%

 

270,883

 

223,799

 

21

%

Total operating expenses

393,026

307,019

28

%

723,927

594,140

22

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

347

 

175

98

%

170,167

243

69,928

%

Operating income

 

91,867

 

89,517

 

3

%

 

324,707

 

134,019

 

142

%

Operating income as a % of total revenue

19.0

%

22.6

%

(360)

bps

37.0

%

18.4

%

1,860

bps

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

119,579

106,973

12

%

208,439

164,748

27

%

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income as a % of total revenue

24.7

%

27.0

%

(230)

bps

23.7

%

22.6

%

110

bps

Net income attributable to stockholders

 

53,365

 

60,749

 

(12)

%

 

231,459

 

88,937

 

160

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders

 

83,072

 

74,545

 

11

%

 

134,035

 

110,540

 

21

%

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

136,219

122,970

11

%

192,624

195,874

(2)

%

Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.48

$

0.55

(13)

%

$

2.07

$

0.80

159

%

Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders

$

0.74

$

0.67

10

%

$

1.20

$

0.99

21

%

Effective tax rate

 

28.8

%

 

25.7

%

 

310

bps

 

20.0

%

 

24.9

%

 

(490)

bps

Total GTV

1,684,276

1,527,642

10

%

3,123,381

2,802,182

11

%

Service GTV

1,486,232

1,384,029

7

%

2,776,277

2,533,044

10

%

Service revenue as a % of total GTV

17.0

%

16.5

%

50

bps

17.0

%

16.4

%

60

bps

Inventory GTV

198,044

143,613

38

%

347,104

269,138

29

%

Service GTV as a % of total GTV - Mix

88.2

%

90.6

%

(240)

bps

88.9

%

90.4

%

(150)

bps

Inventory sales revenue as a % of total GTV - Mix

11.8

%

9.4

%

240

bps

11.1

%

9.6

%

150

bps

Certain amounts in the prior period have been reclassified from selling, general and administrative expenses to cost of services, refer to note 2(a) of the consolidated financial statements

Total GTV

Total GTV decreased 4%increased 10% to $1.3$1.7 billion in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and increased 3%11% to $4.1$3.1 billion in the first ninesix months of 2021.2022. Total GTV decreased 5%increased 13% in Q3 2021each of second quarter of 2022 and increased 3% in the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, when excluding the impact of foreign exchange.

In Q3 2021,second quarter of 2022, GTV decreased primarily in International and Canada, and remained relatively flat in the US. GTV volume decreased primarily drivenincreased year-over-year with consistently strong used equipment values, aided by an unfavourable supply environment across all regions, as well as auction calendar shifts of $34 million from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic that were shifted from the first half of 2020 into Q3 2020 that did not repeat in Q3 2021. These decreases wereinflation, partially offset by the continued strong price performance experienced across all regions due to high demand for used equipment, predominantly in the constructionlower lot counts, unfavourable mix and transportation sectors. In International, the decreased volumes were driven by the auction shifts of (1) Moerdijk, Netherlands, (2)Polotitlan, Mexico and (3) Ocana, Spain auctions in Q3 2020 and lower volumes selling through our online channels driven by an unfavourable supply environment. These decreases were partially offset by positiveimpact of foreign exchange. In Canada, several large inventory packages in Western Canada and strong year-over-year performances in Australia, including a newat our agricultural event. In Canada, GTV volume decreased dueevents primarily contributed to the tight supply marketgrowth in GTV volume. Canada also benefited from higher GTV generated by RBFS via PurchaseSafe which led to an unfavourable year-over year performance mainly in our Western region, partially offset by an increased volume from providingprovides escrow services for private brokered transactions in RBFS.transactions. In the US,United States, we saw favourable year-over-year performances across a number of our auctions and began to see the results of our strategic growth initiatives, including from our local yards, and investments made in our sales teams in Texas. In International, Australia saw significant growth in GTV volume driven by a higher number of inventory packages and strong performances from a large new national auction event attributable primarily to overall improved market conditions and the lifting of border restrictions.

For the first six months of 2022, total GTV increased 11% driven by the same macro economic factors as discussed above, with higher volumes remained flatgrowth across all regions, despite a continued unfavourable supply environment. In Canada, GTV growth was driven by strong performances across several agricultural events, strong execution by our Canadian strategic accounts teams, higher volume from RBFS, and higher numbers of inventory packages as discussed above. In the United States, GTV volume increased primarily for the same reasons as discussed above. In addition, we saw a large dispersal of $99 million of pipeline construction equipment in our Phoenix, Arizona auction and positive year-over year performance at our flagship Orlando, Florida event. In International, the increase in GTV volume was primarily driven by Australia for the same reasons as discussed above, as well as due to a single-owner auctionnew event in New MexicoCorio, Victoria and Texas, and higher volumes selling through our GovPlanet business from the new non-rolling and rolling stock contracts effective June 1, 2021. Offsetting these, the US saw lower supply from our US strategic accounts in the rental and finance sectors which had grown significantly in the prior year.

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For the first nine months of 2021, total GTV increased 3% due to strong pricing partially offset by an unfavourable tight supply environment impacting all regions. We saw higher volumes in International and Canada, partially offset by relatively flat volumes in the US. In International, GTV increases were driven by the lifting of border restrictions, improved economic climate and higher activity in Australia. We also saw strong performances at our auctions in Europe with the addition of several new auctions and satellite yards as well as positive impact from foreign exchange. In Canada, we primarily benefited from a favourable foreign exchange impact, and also saw increased volumes across a number of our auctions, most notably in Toronto and within the Canadian agricultural market, and a significant increase in volumes in our RBFS business as discussed above, offset by softer performances in Western Canada. In the US, GTV remained flat mainly for the same reasons as discussed above, as well, the Orlando and Las Vegas, US auctions and the non-repeat of a collector car event, contributed to lower volumes, offset by positive online performance.Total revenue

Total revenue

Total revenue decreased 1% increased 22% to $329.7$484.5 million in Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, with total service revenue decreasingincreasing by 4%, offset by an increase in13% and inventory sales revenue increasing by 6%38%. Total revenue increased 6%21% to $1.1 billion$878.5 million for the first ninesix months of 2021.2022, with total service revenue increasing by 16% and inventory sales revenue increasing by 29%.

Foreign currency fluctuation also had a favourablean unfavourable impact on our revenue primarily due to the appreciationdepreciation of the Canadian dollar,Euro, the Australian dollar and the EuroCanadian dollar relative to the USU.S. dollar.

Service Revenue

Q3 2021

In Q3 2021, total serviceService revenue decreased 4% with fees revenue decreasing 5% and commissions revenue decreasing 2%. Service revenues compriseis comprised of commissions that are earned on Serviceservice GTV, and Feesfees which are earned on total GTV, as well as from our other services such as Ancillary Services, RBFS, Rouse, Mascus, RB Logistics, and RB Asset Solutions.

Service GTV decreased 5% to $1.2 billion primarily due to the unfavourable supply environment which impacted our volumes across all regions despite continued strong pricing. In International, lower year-over-year performances across Europe combined with auction calendar shifts contributed to lower Service GTV, partially offset by higher volumes in Australia combined with a new agricultural event. In Canada, lower Service GTV was primarily due to softer year-over-year performances in EdmontonSolutions and Grand Prairie, partially offset by an increase in escrow services provided by RBFS for private brokered transactions through our Marketplace-E platform. In the US, Service GTV remained flat despite a very large dispersal of $99 million of pipeline construction equipment in a single-owner auction event. In addition, in the prior year, the US benefited from a strong execution by the US strategic accounts and regional sales teams driving growth. Softer performances in our Fort Worth and Houston auctions also contributed to lower volumes.SmartEquip.

Fees revenue decreased 5%, primarily due to lower fees on mix of lower proportion of small value lots across all regions, and lower fees from our Ancillary services as some sellers have elected to forgo paint or repair services driven by a strong market demand for used equipment and lower unit of volumes in the construction and transportation end markets. In the US, we also saw lower listing fees in line with lower online volumes, and lower document fees due to a decline in the total numbersecond quarter of titled lots sold. These decreases were partially offset by higher fee revenue from the acquisition of Rouse, higher funded volume in RBFS, as well as higher buyer fees from the implementation of the revised global buyer fee structure on May 1, 2021 and from the higher buyer fee structure in Australia. In addition, we also benefited from the re-instatement of fees at the Canadian on-the-farm auctions which were waived in Q3 2020 as part of our COVID-19 pandemic response.

Commissions revenue decreased 2%, partly due to the decrease in Service GTV of 5%, offset by higher rate performance in the US attributable to a lower volume of US strategic accounts, and stronger straight commission rate performance in our GovPlanet business driven by favourable mix of contracts.

First nine months of 2021

For the first nine months of 2021,2022, total service revenue increased 5%13% with fees revenue increasing 7%22% and commissions revenue increasing 4%5%.

Service GTV increased 2%7% to $3.7$1.5 billion with increases in Canada and International while performancesmainly in the US remained relatively flat. In Canada, positive year-over-year performances in TorontoUnited States and in our Canadian agricultural market, and anCanada. Fees revenue increased 22% with buyer fees growing faster than the GTV increase of 10%, reflecting the increase in escrow services provided by our RBFS business contributedbuyer fee rates implemented in early 2022. Fees revenue also increased due to higher Service GTV, which was partially offset by softer performancesRBFS revenues on higher funded volumes, and the inclusion of fees from SmartEquip since its acquisition on November 2, 2021. Commissions revenue increased 5%, slightly less than the 7% increase in Grand Prairie and Edmonton. International saw higher service GTV, as a result of increased activity in Australia combined with a new agricultural event, and higher activity in Europe as a result of improved market economic conditions and the ease of restrictions from the gradual recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic. Service GTV remained flat in the US as discussed above. In addition, softer

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performances at our Orlando, Las Vegas, and regional combined auctions andprimarily driven by the non-repeat of several high performing guarantee contracts in Canada, as well as a collector car eventlower commissions revenue from a higher proportion of GTV contributed to lower volume partially offset by higherRBFS from facilitating financing arrangements.

For the first six months of 2022, total service revenue increased 16% with fees revenue increasing 24% and commissions revenue increasing 8%. Service GTV sold through our online platform.

increased 10% to $2.8 billion across all regions with increases most notably in the United States and Canada. Fees revenue increased 7%, mainly due to fee revenue earned from the acquisition of Rouse, higher fees driven by higher funded volume in RBFS, and higher24% with buyer fees in line with highergrowing faster than GTV of 3%. We also implemented our revised global buyer-fee structure on May 1, 2021, and re-instated fees at11% for the Canadian on-the-farm auctions at the beginning of the year, which contributed to higher buyer fees. In addition, Australia and our GovPlanet business have higher buyer fee structures, which also led to higher buyer fees. These increases were partially offset by lower fees on mix of lower proportion of small value lots across all regions and lower fees from our Ancillary servicessame reasons as discussed above, and lower fees from the non-repeat of a collector car event in the US.above.

Commissions revenue increased 4%8%, largely driven byslightly less than the 10% increase in Serviceservice GTV of 2%. The remaining increase in commission revenue was driven by improved rates on straight commission contracts in Canada and within our GovPlanet business.for the same reasons as discussed above.

Inventory Sales Revenue

Inventory sales revenue as a percentage of total GTV increased to 9.1%11.8% from 8.2%9.4% in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and increased to 9.4%11.1% from 8.9%9.6% in the first ninesix months of 2021.

Q3 20212022.

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, inventory sales revenue increased 6%38% primarily due to higher activity in International, offset by the US and Canada. The improved year-over-year performance in our International regionCanada was driven primarily by an increased activitytwo large inventory contracts in the transportation sector. In International, inventory sales revenue grew in Australia combined with a new agricultural event. In the US, an unfavourable supply environment combined with the non-repeat of severalfrom higher inventory contracts led to lower inventory sales revenue. These decreases were primarily offset by increased volumes sold through our GovPlanet business from theat a large new non-rolling and rolling stock contracts effective June 1, 2021national auction event, as well as a result of the overall improvement in market conditions and the lifting of border restrictions. In the United States, higher activity following the government shut down in response to COVID-19 in prior year. In Canada, the tight supply marketvolume of inventory contracts contributed to lower volumes across Western Canada.

First nine months of 2021higher inventory sales revenue.

For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, inventory sales revenue increased 9%29% primarily due toin the United States and Canada for the same reasons as discussed above. In addition, in the United States, inventory sales revenue also grew from a higher mixlarge dispersal of construction equipment in our Phoenix, Arizona auction, partially offset by a lower volume of inventory contracts as well as higher activity in Australia and across various countries in Europe partly due to the overall improved economic conditions from the gradual recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic and the addition of several new auctions. We also saw higher volumes in our GovPlanet business, partially offset by softer performances in both the USOrlando, Florida and Canada, as discussed above.Atlanta, Georgia events.

Underwritten Contracts

We offer our customers the opportunity to use underwritten commission contracts to serve their disposition strategy needs, entering into such contracts where the risk and reward profile of the terms are agreeable. Our underwritten contracts, which include inventory and guarantee contracts increased to 22.5%21.0% in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to 15.4%17.6% in Q3 2020.the second quarter of 2021. For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, our underwritten contracts were 18.3%19.2% compared to 18.7%16.3% in the prior period.

Operating Income

For Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, operating income decreased 20%increased 3% or $13.8$2.4 million to $53.6$91.9 million, primarily due to a 4% decrease in serviceflow through from higher revenues, coupled with a 5% increase in total operating expenses. Operating expenses included $10.3 million in acquisition-related costs for the proposed acquisitions of Euro Auctions and SmartEquip, and continuing acquisition related costs incurred for the acquisition of Rouse in Q4 2020, as well as incremental depreciation and amortization of the intangible assets acquired in Rouse. In terms of ongoing operations, cost of services and selling and general administrative expenses were lower. For the first nine months of 2021, operating income decreased 1% or $2.6 million to $187.6 million primarily due to higher operating expenses due to the same reasons noted above, partially offset by higher service revenuesselling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased due to higher short-term incentive expenses and share-based payments driven by strong performance. Share-based payments also increased as a result of a higher expense relating to share-based awards issued to senior executives, and higher expense from the premium-priced options and PSU’s with market conditions granted in late 2021. We saw higher wages, salaries and benefits expenses driven by higher headcount, in part due to the acquisition of SmartEquip, as well as to accelerate our growth initiatives and our

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transformational journey to become a trusted global marketplace. Building, facilities and technology costs also increased mainly due to the amortization of the right-of-use asset of the Bolton property from the sale and lease back arrangement completed in the first quarter of 2022, as well as higher costs as we shift to cloud-based solutions to improve customer experiences. In addition, we saw higher travel, advertising and promotion costs from increased activity in global travel as well as inflation, and higher marketing expenses to promote new initiatives. Professional fees also increased, primarily driven by our investment in new modern architecture to support our future marketplace and services strategy. Inflation also resulted in higher personnel and travel costs.

For the first six months of 2022, operating income increased 142% due to the inclusion of a gain of $169.1 million on property, plant and equipment from the sale of the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022. Operating income increased 16%, when excluding the impact of the gain, primarily due to flow through from inventory sales.higher revenue, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative expenses mainly due the same reasons as discussed above.

Income tax expense and effective tax rate

At the end of each interim period, we estimate the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. The estimate reflects, among other items, management’s best estimate of operating results. It does not include the estimated impact of foreign exchange rates or unusual and/or infrequent items, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and income before income taxes.

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For Q3 2021,2022, income tax expense decreased 15%increased 3% to $13.1$21.6 million and our effective tax rate increased 350310 bps to 29%28.8% as compared to Q3 2020.the second quarter of 2021. For the ninefirst six months ended September 30, 2021,of 2022, income tax expense decreased 13%increased 96.3% to $42.5$57.9 million and our effective tax rate decreased 260490 bps to 26%,20.0% as compared to the ninefirst six months ended September 30, 2020.of 2021.

IncreaseThe increase in the effective tax rate for Q3the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 was primarily due a decrease in deductible stock options exercisedto higher return to provision adjustments and a greater estimate of non-deductible expenses.higher income taxes related to tax uncertainties. Partially offsetting this increase was a lower income taxes related to tax uncertainties.estimate of non-deductible expenses.

DecreaseThe decrease in the effective tax rate for the first ninesix months of 2022 compared to the first six months of 2021 was primarily due to a decrease in the estimatenon-taxable gain portion on the sale of non-deductible expenses, higher tax deduction for share unit expenses in excess of compensation expense and lower income taxes related to tax uncertainties.the Bolton property. Partially offsetting this decrease was a higher estimate of income taxed in jurisdictions with higher tax rates and a lower tax deduction for stock options exercised.PSU and RSU share unit expenses that exceeded the related compensation expense.

On April 8, 2020, the United States Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) clarified income tax benefits related to hybrid financing arrangements would not be deductible (“Hybrid Interest”). The lower estimate of non-deductible expenses is primarily due to the net income tax benefits of approximately $6.2 million in the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 which were no longer deductible and accordingly were reversed in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Net income

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, net income attributable to stockholders decreased 29%12% to $32.3$53.4 million primarily due to higher interest expense, which included the loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related to lower operating income.interest expense incurred in the quarter in connection with the discontinued Euro Auctions acquisition. For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, net income attributable to stockholders remained flat at $121.3increased 160% to $231.5 million, primarily due to lowerthe gain of $169.1 million on property, plant and equipment from the sale of the Bolton property recognized in the first quarter of 2022, as well as higher operating income, partially offset by lower tax expense.higher interest expense incurred on our 2021 Notes.

Diluted EPS

Diluted EPS attributable to stockholders decreased 29%13% to $0.29$0.48 per share for Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and decreased 1%increased 159% to $1.09$2.07 per share for the first ninesix months of 2021. This decrease is primarily due to the decrease2022, in line with net income attributable to stockholders, combined with an increase in the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding over the same comparative period.

US dollar exchange rate comparison

We conduct global operations in many different currencies, with our presentation currency being the US dollar. The following table presents the variance in select foreign exchange rates over the comparative reporting periods:

  

% Change

    

2021 over

    

Value of one local currency to U.S dollar

    

2021

    

2020

 

2020

Period-end exchange rate

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Canadian dollar

0.7886

0.7514

 

5

%

Euro

 

1.1581

 

1.1732

 

(1)

%

Australian dollar

0.7231

0.7171

1

%

Average exchange rate -Three months ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

Canadian dollar

0.7942

0.7506

 

6

%

Euro

1.1793

 

1.1686

 

1

%

Australian dollar

0.7351

0.7148

3

%

Average exchange rate -Nine months ended September 30, 

 

 

 

 

Canadian dollar

0.7992

0.7391

 

8

%

Euro

1.1966

 

1.1242

 

6

%

Australian dollar

0.7592

0.6764

12

%

For Q3 2021, foreign exchange had a favourable impact on total revenue and an unfavourable impact on expenses. These impacts were primarily due to the fluctuations in the Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, and the Euro exchange rates relative to the US dollar.

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U.S. dollar exchange rate comparison

We conduct global operations in many different currencies, with our presentation currency being the U.S. dollar. The following table presents the variance in select foreign exchange rates over the comparative reporting periods:

  

% Change

    

2022 over

Value of one local currency to U.S. dollar

    

2022

    

2021

 

2021

Period-end exchange rate - June 30,

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

Canadian dollar

0.7768

0.8067

 

(4)

%

Euro

 

1.0477

 

1.1857

 

(12)

%

Australian dollar

0.6898

0.7499

(8)

%

Average exchange rate - Three months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

Canadian dollar

0.7836

0.8139

 

(4)

%

Euro

1.0658

 

1.2046

 

(12)

%

Australian dollar

0.7151

0.7698

(7)

%

Average exchange rate - Six months ended June 30, 

 

 

 

 

Canadian dollar

0.7864

0.8139

 

(3)

%

Euro

1.0941

 

1.2046

 

(9)

%

Australian dollar

0.7194

0.7698

(7)

%

For the second quarter of 2022, foreign exchange had an unfavourable impact on total revenue and a favourable impact on expenses. These impacts were primarily due to the fluctuations in the Euro, Australian dollar and Canadian dollar exchange rates relative to the U.S. dollar.

Non-GAAP Measures

As part of management’s non-GAAP measures, we may eliminate the financial impact of adjusting items which are after-tax effects of significant recurring and non-recurring items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results.

Beginning in Q3 2021, we updated our calculation of non-GAAP measures and included the impact of share-based payments expense, all acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets and gain or loss of disposition of property, plant and equipment. These adjustments have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributed to stockholders decreased 10%increased 11% to $49.3$83.1 million in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and increased 8%21% to $159.6$134.0 million for the first ninesix months of 2021.2022.

Non-GAAP diluted Adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders decreasedincreased 10% to $0.44$0.74 per share in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and increased 6%21% to $1.43$1.20 per share for the first ninesix months of 2021.2022.

Non-GAAP adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”) decreased 9%EBITDA increased 11% to $90.6$136.2 million in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 and increased 6%23% to $286.2$241.1 million for the first ninesix months of 2021.2022.

Debt at the end of Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 represented 3.82.2 times net income as at and for the 12 months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021, consistent with the2022, compared to debt at Q3 2020,the second quarter of 2021, which represented 3.83.7 times net income as at and for the 12 months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021. The non-GAAP adjusted net debt/non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA was 0.7 times as at and for the 12 months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, compared to 0.50.9 times as at and for the 12 months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.

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Segment Performance

We provide our customers with a wide array of services. The following table presents a breakdown of our consolidated results between the A&M segment and Other Services segment. A complete listing of channels and brand solutions under the A&M segment, as well as our Other Services segment, is available in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

Three months ended September 30, 2021

Nine months ended September 30, 2021

Three months ended June 30, 2022

Six months ended June 30, 2022

(in U.S $000's)

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue

$

178,344

$

35,849

$

214,193

$

560,573

$

112,398

$

672,971

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

136,403

$

$

136,403

$

252,778

$

$

252,778

Fees

98,588

51,511

150,099

183,217

95,368

278,585

Total service revenue

234,991

51,511

286,502

435,995

95,368

531,363

Inventory sales revenue

115,489

115,489

384,627

384,627

198,044

198,044

347,104

347,104

Total revenue

293,833

35,849

329,682

945,200

112,398

1,057,598

$

433,035

$

51,511

$

484,546

$

783,099

$

95,368

$

878,467

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

11,433

11,433

38,521

38,521

13,446

13,446

24,201

24,201

Other costs of services

19,751

1,854

21,605

63,326

6,260

69,586

28,985

2,608

31,593

54,559

5,294

59,853

Cost of inventory sold

 

102,993

 

 

102,993

 

344,763

 

 

344,763

 

176,171

 

 

176,171

 

307,753

 

 

307,753

SG&A expenses

 

96,194

 

12,384

 

108,578

 

301,956

 

34,519

 

336,475

Selling, general and administrative

 

125,535

 

18,742

 

144,277

 

234,346

 

36,537

 

270,883

Segment profit

$

74,895

$

10,178

$

85,073

$

235,155

$

33,098

$

268,253

$

102,344

$

16,715

$

119,059

$

186,441

$

29,336

$

215,777

Three months ended September 30, 2020

Nine months ended September 30, 2020

(in U.S $000's)

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue

$

188,949

$

33,730

$

222,679

$

543,340

$

96,601

$

639,941

Inventory sales revenue

108,863

108,863

353,906

353,906

Total revenue

297,812

33,730

331,542

897,246

96,601

993,847

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

16,550

16,550

45,368

45,368

Other costs of services

21,733

940

22,673

69,018

3,640

72,658

Cost of inventory sold

 

96,253

 

 

96,253

 

320,972

 

 

320,972

SG&A expenses

 

103,933

 

6,253

 

110,186

 

290,077

 

19,126

 

309,203

Segment profit

$

75,893

$

9,987

$

85,880

$

217,179

$

28,467

$

245,646

Three months ended June 30, 2021

Six months ended June 30, 2021

(in U.S $000's)

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

129,334

$

$

129,334

$

233,309

$

$

233,309

Fees

83,334

40,080

123,414

151,430

74,039

225,469

Total service revenue

212,668

40,080

252,748

384,739

74,039

458,778

Inventory sales revenue

143,613

143,613

269,138

269,138

Total revenue

$

356,281

$

40,080

$

396,361

$

653,877

$

74,039

$

727,916

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

14,819

14,819

27,088

27,088

Other costs of services

25,176

1,306

26,482

49,480

2,599

52,079

Cost of inventory sold

 

131,023

 

 

131,023

 

241,770

 

 

241,770

Selling, general and administrative

 

99,215

 

10,345

 

109,560

 

201,996

 

21,803

 

223,799

Segment profit

$

100,867

$

13,610

$

114,477

$

160,631

$

22,549

$

183,180

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Auctions and Marketplaces Segment

Results of A&M segment operations are presented below for the comparative reporting periods.

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

% Change

% Change

    

2021 over

    

2021 over

    

    

2022 over

    

2022 over

    

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

2021

    

2020

2020

2021

    

2020

2020

2022

    

2021

2021

2022

    

2021

2021

Service revenue

 

$

178,344

$

188,949

(6)

%  

$

560,573

$

543,340

3

%

Service revenue:

Commissions

$

136,403

$

129,334

5

%  

252,778

233,309

8

%

Fees

98,588

83,334

18

%  

183,217

151,430

21

%

Total service revenue

 

234,991

212,668

10

%  

$

435,995

$

384,739

13

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

108,863

6

%  

384,627

353,906

9

%

 

198,044

143,613

38

%  

347,104

269,138

29

%

Total revenue

293,833

297,812

(1)

%  

945,200

897,246

5

%

$

433,035

$

356,281

22

%  

783,099

653,877

20

%

A&M service revenue as a % of total A&M revenue

60.7

%  

63.4

%  

(270)

bps

59.3

%  

60.6

%  

(130)

bps

54.3

%  

59.7

%  

(540)

bps

55.7

%  

58.8

%  

(310)

bps

Inventory sales revenue as a % of total A&M revenue

39.3

%  

36.6

%  

270

bps

40.7

%  

39.4

%  

130

bps

45.7

%  

40.3

%  

540

bps

44.3

%  

41.2

%  

310

bps

Costs of services

19,751

21,733

(9)

%  

63,326

69,018

(8)

%

28,985

25,176

15

%  

54,559

49,480

10

%

Cost of inventory sold

102,993

96,253

7

%  

344,763

320,972

7

%

176,171

131,023

34

%  

307,753

241,770

27

%

SG&A expenses

96,194

103,933

(7)

%  

301,956

290,077

4

%

Selling, general and administrative

125,535

99,215

27

%  

234,346

201,996

16

%

A&M segment expenses

$

218,938

$

221,919

(1)

%  

$

710,045

$

680,067

4

%

$

330,691

$

255,414

29

%  

$

596,658

$

493,246

21

%

Cost of inventory sold as a % of A&M expenses

47.0

%  

43.4

%

360

bps

48.6

%  

47.2

%

140

bps

53.3

%  

51.3

%

200

bps

51.6

%  

49.0

%

260

bps

A&M segment profit

$

74,895

$

75,893

(1)

%  

$

235,155

$

217,179

8

%

$

102,344

$

100,867

1

%  

$

186,441

$

160,631

16

%

Total GTV

1,270,258

1,321,379

(4)

%  

4,072,439

3,962,386

3

%

1,684,276

1,527,642

10

%  

3,123,381

2,802,182

11

%

A&M service revenue as a % of total GTV- Rate

 

14.0

%  

14.3

%

(30)

bps

13.8

%  

13.7

%

10

bps

 

14.0

%  

13.9

%

10

bps

14.0

%  

13.7

%

30

bps

Gross Transaction Value

In response to the COVID-19, pandemic, in March 2020, we transitioned all our traditional live on siteonsite auctions to online bidding utilizing our existing online bidding technology and simultaneously ceased almost all public attendance at our live auction theaters. Our core online auction channels (IronPlanet.com, GovPlanet.com, Marketplace-E) continued to operate as usual. In 2022, we began to return to live in-person onsite bidding at some of our auction events, offering both onsite and online bidding.

To facilitate the live auction process, transitionwe have continued to a virtual platform and under strict safety guidelines, we enabledenable equipment drop off at our physical yards, prior to the online event, with buyers able to conduct inspections pre-auction and collect equipment post auction. In addition, where auctioneers were not able to attend a physical site, we used Timebalanced Timed Auctioned Lots (“TAL”) solutions for selected Internationalindustrial and on-the-farm agriculture events.

We believe it is meaningful to consider revenue in relation to GTV. Total GTV and Service GTV by geographical regions, as well as GTV by sector, are presented below for the comparative reporting period.

GTV by Geography

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

��

% Change

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's)

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

Total GTV by Geography

United States

$

798,725

$

796,111

0

%

$

2,421,204

 

$

2,451,003

(1)

%

$

803,604

$

740,826

8

%

$

1,723,456

 

$

1,622,479

6

%

Canada

266,574

281,639

(5)

%

1,028,260

 

960,382

7

%

626,389

551,075

14

%

936,157

 

761,687

23

%

International

204,959

243,629

(16)

%

622,975

 

551,001

13

%

254,283

235,741

8

%

463,768

 

418,016

11

%

Total GTV

1,270,258

1,321,379

(4)

%

4,072,439

 

3,962,386

3

%

1,684,276

1,527,642

10

%

3,123,381

 

2,802,182

11

%

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Service GTV by Geography

  

  

  

  

  

United States

761,483

755,712

1

%

2,263,773

 

2,281,460

(1)

%

736,268

686,973

7

%

1,567,428

 

1,502,289

4

%

Canada

260,788

273,914

(5)

%

1,004,831

 

925,336

9

%

586,945

543,147

8

%

887,648

 

744,044

19

%

International

132,498

182,890

(28)

%

419,208

 

401,684

4

%

163,019

153,909

6

%

321,201

 

286,711

12

%

Total Service GTV1

1,154,769

1,212,516

(5)

%

3,687,812

3,608,480

2

%

1,486,232

1,384,029

7

%

2,776,277

2,533,044

10

%

1 Service GTV is calculated as total GTV less inventory sales revenue.

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GTV by Sector

The following pie charts illustrate the breakdown of total GTV by sector for Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to Q3 2020.the second quarter of 2021.

The construction sector includes heavy equipment such as trucks, excavators, cranes and dozers. The transportation sector includes vehicles, buses, trailers and trucks that are used for transport. The other sector primarily includes equipment sold in the agricultural, forestry and energy industries.

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, total GTV mix compared to Q3 2020 decreasedthe second quarter of 2021 increased by 1%6 percentage points in the transportation sector anddriven by 2%large inventory contracts in Canada, primarily offset by a 5 percentage points decrease in the construction sector.

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Total Auction Metrics

We review a number of metrics including the following key metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance and identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions.

Number of auction sales days. We define auction sales days as the number of auction days per auction event. Each day an auction is held is an auction sales day. An auction can have multiple auction sales days.business.

Bids per lot sold. Each bid is completed electronically through our real-time online bidding system. A lot is defined as a single asset to be sold, or a group of assets bundled for sale as one unit. This metric calculates the total number of bids received for a lot divided by the total number of lots sold.

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

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

% Change

% Change

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021 over 2020

    

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021 over 2020

    

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

    

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

    

Number of auction sales days

 

128

120

7

%  

461

 

433

6

%

Bids per lot sold *

 

26

 

25

4

%  

27

 

24

13

%

 

28

 

27

4

%  

28

 

28

%

Total lots sold *

 

107,825

 

142,472

(24)

%  

372,290

 

392,234

(5)

%

 

144,167

 

148,206

(3)

%  

249,934

 

263,035

(5)

%

* Management reviews industrial equipment auction metrics excluding GovPlanet; as a result, GovPlanet business metrics are excluded from these metrics

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The number of auction sales days increased 7% to 128 in Q3 2021. Auction sales days increased despite a decrease in total GTV of 4% mainly due to supply constraints which resulted in less average GTV sold per sale day. For the first nine months of 2021, the number of auction sales days increased 6% to 461; despite the increase in days, GTV only increased 3% reflecting the negative impact of supply constraints.

 

The total number of bids per lot sold increased 4% to 2628 in Q3the second quarter of 2022 compared to the second quarter of 2021 and increased 14% to 27remained flat for the first ninesix months of 2021 driven by higher2022, reflecting continued strong demand for used equipment from buyers in a tight supply market and partly due to our increased marketing efforts and higher online activity.market.

The total lots sold decreased by 24%3% to 107,825144,167 in Q3 2021 mainly due to a tight equipment supply environment. For the first nine monthssecond quarter of 2021, the total lots sold decreased 5% to 372,2902022 primarily impacted by the tight supply market, and the shift to a lower proportion of small value lots sold across all regions, as well as reduction in lot counts, partially offset by higher average selling prices.

Online Bidding

Across all channels, 100% For the first six months of 2022, the total GTV was purchased by online buyers in Q3 2021 and Q3 2020 which is a direct impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as we pivotedlots sold decreased 5% to 100% online bidding from our traditional live on site auctions where on site attendance was not permitted. The Company had considered returning to in-person attendance at select events at our larger live events in the US in Q3 2021; however, this decision has been postponed given the resurgence of COVID-19. We will continue to monitor the evolving impact of the COVID-19 pandemic going forward and consider when a transition back to some measure of in-person attendance at our on site auction events is safe.

Productivity

The majority of our business continues to be generated by our A&M segment operations. Sales Force Productivity within this segment is an operational statistic that we believe provides a gauge of the effectiveness of our Revenue Producers in increasing GTV. Revenue Producers is a term used to describe our revenue-producing sales personnel. This definition includes Regional Sales Managers and Territory Managers.

Our Sales Force Productivity249,934, primarily for the trailing 12-month period ended September 30, 2021 was $14.3 million per Revenue Producer compared to $13.0 million per Revenue Producer for the trailing 12-month period ended September 30, 2020.

same reasons as discussed above.

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A&M revenue

Total A&M revenue decreased 1%increased 22% to $293.8$433.0 million in Q3 2021 and increased 5% to $945.2 million for the first nine monthssecond quarter of 2021.2022.

A&M revenue by geographical region are presented below:

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

A&M Revenue by Geography

United States

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service revenue

 

119,871

 

121,810

(2)

%

$

353,828

 

$

357,944

(1)

%

$

127,318

$

112,183

13

%

$

266,188

 

$

236,388

13

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

37,242

 

40,399

(8)

%

157,431

 

169,543

(7)

%

 

67,337

 

53,853

25

%

156,028

 

120,190

30

%

A&M revenue- United States

 

157,113

 

162,209

(3)

%

511,259

 

527,487

(3)

%

A&M revenue - United States

 

194,655

 

166,036

17

%

422,216

 

356,578

18

%

Canada

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Service revenue

 

36,929

 

40,591

(9)

%

140,930

 

126,508

11

%

 

80,702

 

76,021

6

%

119,517

 

104,080

15

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

5,786

 

7,725

(25)

%

23,429

 

35,046

(33)

%

 

39,444

 

7,928

398

%

48,509

 

17,643

175

%

A&M revenue- Canada

 

42,715

 

48,316

(12)

%

164,359

 

161,554

2

%

A&M revenue - Canada

 

120,146

 

83,949

43

%

168,026

 

121,723

38

%

International

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Service revenue

 

21,544

 

26,548

(19)

%

65,815

 

58,888

12

%

 

26,971

 

24,464

10

%

50,290

 

44,271

14

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

72,461

 

60,739

19

%

203,767

 

149,317

36

%

 

91,263

 

81,832

12

%

142,567

 

131,305

9

%

A&M revenue- International

 

94,005

 

87,287

8

%

269,582

 

208,205

29

%

A&M revenue - International

 

118,234

 

106,296

11

%

192,857

 

175,576

10

%

Total

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

 

  

 

  

  

  

 

  

  

Service revenue

 

178,344

 

188,949

(6)

%

560,573

 

543,340

3

%

 

234,991

 

212,668

10

%

435,995

 

384,739

13

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

 

108,863

6

%

384,627

 

353,906

9

%

 

198,044

 

143,613

38

%

347,104

 

269,138

29

%

A&M total revenue

 

293,833

 

297,812

(1)

%

945,200

 

897,246

5

%

Total A&M revenue

 

433,035

 

356,281

22

%

783,099

 

653,877

20

%

United States

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, service revenue decreased 2% whileincreased 13% partially due to the 7% increase in service GTV remained relatively flat.GTV. The decreaseremaining increase was primarily due to higher buyer fee rates implemented in early 2022. In addition, we saw positive rate performances in our straight commission contracts from a lower proportion of GTV sourced from strategic accounts. These increases were partially offset by lower buyer fees on a lower proportion of small value lots, lower listing fees driven by lower online volumes and lower document fees driven by a decline in the total number of titled lots sold. These decreases were partially offset by higher buyer fees from the implementation of a revised global buyer-fee structure on May 1, 2021 and positive rate performances in our straight commission contracts driven by a lower proportion of GTV sourced from strategic accounts and from our GovPlanet business due to favourable mix.lots.

For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, service revenue decreased 1% in line with a 1% decrease inincreased 13% while Service GTV increased 4% primarily for the same reasons as discussed above, as well asabove. In addition, we saw lower fees earned from the non-repeat of a collector car event in Q1 2020, partially offsetassociated with online inspections driven by improved rates on our guarantee contracts.lower online lot counts.

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, inventory sales revenue decreased 8%increased 25% primarily due to lower volumeshigher volume of inventory contracts, sourced at our combined regional events, and at several of our other auctions primarily in Fort Worth driven by a lower mix of and the non-repeat of inventory contracts and the tight supply market environment, despite higher pricing. These decreases were partially offset byincluding higher volumes sold through our GovPlanet business as a result of the new non-rolling and rolling stock contracts effective June 1, 2021 and higher volumes due to the government shutdowns in the prior year in response to COVID-19 pandemic.

2021. For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, inventory sales revenue decreased 7%increased 30% primarily due to a large dispersal of construction equipment in our Phoenix, Arizona auction, as well as for the same reasons as discussed above. In addition, we sawearlier. These increases were partially offset by a lower volumesvolume of inventory contracts at ourin Orlando, auctions, partially offset by positive performance in Houston.Florida and Atlanta, Georgia auctions.

Canada

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, service revenue decreased 9%increased 6%, partially due toslightly less than the 5% decrease8% increase in Service GTV. The remaining decrease was due toGTV primarily driven by the non-repeat of several high performing guarantee contracts in the prior year, as well as lower feescommissions from a lowerhigher proportion of small value lots,GTV contributed by RBFS. These were partially offset by higher buyeran increase in fees from the implementation of the newhigher buyer fee structurerates implemented in May 1, 2021 and the re-instatement of fees waived at the Canadian on-the-farm auctions in Q3 2020 as part of our COVID-19 pandemic response.early 2022.

For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, service revenue increased 11%, partially due to15% while Service GTV increased 19%. Service revenue growth was lower than the 9% increase in Service GTV and higher fees earnedprimarily for the same reasons as discussed above, as well as improved commission rates on both our guarantee and straight commission contracts.above.

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, inventory sales revenue decreased 25%,increased 398% primarily due to equipment supply constraints contributing to lower year-over-year performancesdriven by two large inventory contracts in our Western Canada region.the transportation sector.

For the first six months of 2022, inventory sales revenue increased 175% primarily for the same reason.

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For the first nine months of 2021, inventory sales revenue decreased 33%, primarily due to lower mix of inventory contracts and the equipment supply constraints in the energy sector contributing to lower year-over-year performance at our Edmonton auction, lower rate performances and the non-repeat of several large inventory contracts.

International

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, service revenue decreased 19%, primarilyincreased 10% partially due to the 28% decrease in Service GTV. Offsetting this were higher buyer fees from the higher buyer fee structure in Australia and from the implementation of the revised buyer fees structure on May 1, 2021.

For the first nine months of 2021, service revenue increased 12%, partly due to the 4%6% increase in Service GTV. The remaining increase was due to the higher buyer fees as discussed above.

In Q3 2021, inventory sales revenue increased 19%, primarily driven by positive year-over-year performance from higher volumes of inventory contracts sourced in Australia combined witharising from a new agricultural event.favourable mix of contracts resulting in net higher buyer fees rate.

For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, service revenue increased 14% primarily due to the 12% increase in Service GTV for the same reason as discussed above.

In the second quarter of 2022, inventory sales revenue increased 36%12%, mainly in Australia driven by a higher number of inventory contracts sold at a large new national auction event, as well as from the overall improvement in market conditions and the lifting of border restrictions.

For the first six months of 2022, inventory sales revenue increased 9% primarily for the same reasonsdriven by growth in Australia as discussed above, as well as higher private treaty deals in Australia, strong performances at our auctions in Europecombined with the addition of severalone new auctionsevent and satellite yards, and higher inventory volumes from the improved economic conditions from the gradual recovery of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Europe and Middle East.two agricultural events.

Costs of services

A&M costs of services decreased 9%increased 15% to $19.8$29.0 million in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to Q3 2020. This decrease was primarily driven by lower activitythe second quarter of 2021 in line with lowertotal GTV contributingincrease of 10%. In addition, we incurred additional fees paid to cost reductionsthird parties in online inspection and advertising expenses, partially offset by higher costs to support our GovPlanet business growth.connection with profit sharing arrangements on inventory packages.

For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, A&M costs of services decreased 8%increased 10% to $63.3$54.6 million, primarilyin line with total GTV increase of 11% and for the same reasons noted above and cost savings from the implementation of travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decrease was further driven by cost reductions inreason as discussed above. We also incurred higher building, facilities and technology expenses due to the non-repeat of costs incurred to support our Q1 2020 collector car event. These decreases were partially offset by an unfavourable impact of foreign exchange, and higher employee compensation expensesflagship Orlando event, which returned to support our growth strategy and to support increased activity in our GovPlanet business.live in-person onsite bidding.

Cost of inventory sold

A&M cost of inventory sold increased 7%34% to $103.0$176.2 million in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to Q3 2020, the second quarter of 2021 primarily in line with the 6% increase in inventory sales revenue. Cost of inventory sold increased at a higher rate than the increase in inventory sales revenue, indicating a slight decrease in the revenue rates, primarily in our US region.

For the first nine months of 2021, A&M cost of inventory sold increased 7% to $344.8 million, primarily in line with the 9%38% increase in inventory sales revenue. Cost of inventory sold increased at a lower rate than the increase in inventory sales revenue, indicating an increase in the revenue rates, primarily in our GovPlanet business andCanada.

For the US region, partially offset by the International region. The unfavourable impactfirst six months of foreign exchange also contributed to an increase in2022, A&M cost of inventory sold.sold increased 27% to $307.8 million primarily in line with the 29% increase in inventory sales revenue.

SG&A expensesSelling, general and administrative

A&M SG&A expenses decreased 7%selling, general and administrative increased 27% to $96.2$125.5 million in Q3 2021the second quarter of 2022 compared to Q3 2020. The decreasethe second quarter of 2021. This increase was primarily due to lowerhigher short-term incentive expenses and long-term incentivehigher share-based payments driven by strong performance. Share-based payments also increased as a result of a higher expense relating to share-based awards issued to senior executives, and higher expense from the premium-priced options and PSU’s with market conditions granted in late 2021. Building, facilities and technology costs also increased mainly due to the amortization of the right-of-use asset of the Bolton property from the sale and lease back arrangement completed in the first quarter of 2022, as well as higher costs as we shift to cloud-based solutions to improve customer experiences. In addition, we saw higher wages, salaries and benefits expenses, as well as higher headcount to accelerate our growth initiatives and our transformational journey to become a trusted global marketplace. We also saw higher travel, advertising and promotion costs from increased activity in global travel, and higher marketing expenses to promote new initiatives. Inflation has also driven higher personnel and travel costs. Professional fees also increased primarily driven by our softer performance, the non-repeat of prior year one-time $4.3 million severance costs related to the realignment of leadershipinvestment in new modern architecture to support the new global operations organization,our future marketplace and lower share-based payment expenses.services strategy. These decreasesincreases were partially offset by higher wages, salariesa favourable impact of foreign exchange.

For the first six months of 2022, A&M selling, general and benefit expenses driven by higher headcountadministrative increased 16% to support our growth initiatives,$234.3 million primarily due to higher building, facilities and technology costs, primarily in our GovPlanet business as a result of the new non-rolling and rolling stock contracts effective June 1, 2021, an unfavourable foreign exchange impact andhigher share-based payments, higher professional fees, related to SOX compliance, consultinghigher wages, salaries and legal costs.

For the first nine months of 2021, A&M segment SG&Abenefits expenses increased 4% to $302.0 million primarilyand travel, advertising and promotion for the same reasons as discussed above and due to an unfavourable impact of foreign exchange. The increases were offset by the non-repeat of a prior year one-time incentive accrual to employees during the COVID-19 pandemic and lower travel, advertising and entertainment expenses, as travel restrictions largely remained in place since the beginning of Q2 2020.above.

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Other Services Segment

Results of Other Services segment operations are presented below for the comparative reporting periods.

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

    

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

    

Service revenue

$

35,849

$

33,730

6

%  

$

112,398

$

96,601

16

%

$

51,511

$

40,080

29

%  

$

95,368

$

74,039

29

%

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

 

11,433

 

16,550

(31)

%

 

38,521

 

45,368

(15)

%

 

13,446

 

14,819

(9)

%

 

24,201

 

27,088

(11)

%

Other costs of services

 

1,854

 

940

97

%  

 

6,260

 

3,640

72

%

 

2,608

 

1,306

100

%  

 

5,294

 

2,599

104

%

SG&A expenses

 

12,384

 

6,253

98

%  

 

34,519

 

19,126

80

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

18,742

 

10,345

81

%  

 

36,537

 

21,803

68

%

Other services profit

$

10,178

$

9,987

2

%  

$

33,098

$

28,467

16

%

$

16,715

$

13,610

23

%  

$

29,336

$

22,549

30

%

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, Other Services revenue increased 6%29% to $35.8$51.5 million primarily due to the inclusion of Rouse of $6.5 million and higher RBFS revenues of $4.0$8.1 million, and $5.0 million of second full quarter revenue recognized since the acquisition of SmartEquip on November 2, 2021. These increases were partially offset by lower ancillary revenue of $7.1$1.4 million as some sellers have elected to forgo paint or repair services driven by a strong market demand for used equipment and lower unitfees earned on redeployment of volumesassets in the construction and transportation end markets.United States.

In the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, Other Services revenue increased 16%29% to $112.4$95.4 million due to the increase in revenue from Rouse of $18.4 million and higher RBFS revenues of $9.2$14.6 million and $9.7 million of revenue from SmartEquip. These increases were partially offset by lower ancillary revenue of $12.0 million for the same reason as noted above and lower revenue of $2.2 million from our asset appraisal services.million.

Ancillary and logistical service expenses decreased 31%9% to $11.4$13.4 million in Q3 2021 the second quarter of 2022 and decreased 15%11% to $38.5$24.2 million in the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, in line with lower ancillary revenue. Other costs of services increased 97%100% to $1.9$2.6 million in Q3 2021 the second quarter of 2022 and increased 72%104% to $6.3$5.3 million in the first ninesix months of 20212022 mainly due to the inclusion of Rouse as this isSmartEquip since its acquisition on November 2, 2021. Selling, general and administrative increased 81% to $18.7 million in the third fullsecond quarter of costs recognized since acquisition. SG&A expense2022 and increased 98%68% to $12.4$36.5 million in Q3 2021the first six months of 2022, primarily in wages, salaries and increased 80%benefits expenses due to $34.5 million, primarily due tothe growth in our RBFS business, and the inclusion of Rouse.SmartEquip and higher headcount in Rouse to support our growth initiatives.

RBFS revenue increased 55%69% in Q3 2021, the second quarter of 2022 and increased 40%70% in the first ninesix months of 20212022, driven by higher funded volumevolumes and improved rate on fees earned from facilitating financing arrangements as well asarrangements. In the growth in our PurchaseSafe service to provide escrow services to private brokered transactions. Somesecond quarter of the positive performance in RBFS also benefited from the favourable impact of foreign exchange fluctuation, as well as from a larger dedicated sales team driving increase volumes compared to the first nine months of 2020. In Q3 2021,2022, our funded volume, which represents the amount of lending brokered by RBFS, increased 51% to $176.4$298.0 million, and increased 42%57% when excluding the impact of foreign exchange. In the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, our funded volume increased 39%55% to $520.4$531.6 million, and increased 28%58% when excluding the impact of foreign exchange.

In Q3 2021,the second quarter of 2022, Other Services profit increased 2%23% to $10.2$16.7 million mainly driven by our Rouse and RBFS operations, offset by lower margins in ancillary and asset appraisal services.RBFS. In the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, Other Services profit increased 16%30% to $33.1$29.3 million primarily due to the same reasons.also driven by RBFS.

Additionally, in the first quarter of 2021, we launched a business version of our inventory management system (“IMS”),IMS, which offers our customers end-to-end asset management and disposition services, data analytics, dashboards, branded e-commerce sites and multiple external sales channels to help our customers achieve optimal returns. We continue to grow the number of organizations activated on IMS. During the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, the number of organizations activated on our IMS increased by 141%50% compared to the secondfirst quarter of 2021.2022.

As we evolve to a marketplace, we also facilitate retail and peer-to-peer auction events and equipment sale transactions via our online technology in exchange for hosting fees. During the thirdsecond quarter of 2021,2022, customers that used this service disposed of $33.4$31.9 million of assets, which is a decrease of 12% from the second quarter of 2021 primarily driven by an increase of 43% from Q3 2020.unfavourable supply environment. For the first ninesix months of 2021,2022, this service facilitated transactions of $112.7$68.3 million, an 80% increasea 14% decrease as compared to the prior year.year for the same reason mentioned above.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal sources of liquidity are our cash provided by operating activities and borrowings from our revolving credit facilities, which we renewed on September 21, 2021.

In the first nine months of 2021, our operational liquidity was not materially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We believe that our existing working capital and availability under our credit facilities isare sufficient to satisfy our present operating requirements and contractual obligations. With future uncertainty due to COVID-19, we will continue to evaluateOur material short-term cash requirements include (i) inventory purchases, (ii) capital expenditures for intangible assets and property, plant and equipment (iii) payment of quarterly dividends on an as-declared basis, (iv) settlement of contracts with consignors and other suppliers, (v) personnel expenditures, with a majority of bonuses paid annually in the naturefirst quarter following each fiscal period, (vi) income tax payments, primarily paid in quarterly installments, (vii) lease payments, and extent(viii) principal payments on short-term and current portions of any impactslong-term debt, and (ix) interest payments related to our liquidity as events unfold. Our future growth strategies continuecurrent debt obligations. We also have inventory purchase commitments, related to include but are not limitedour GovPlanet business, which is described in Note 26 of our consolidated financial statements.

During the first quarter of 2022, we completed the sale and leaseback of the Bolton property for a total sale consideration and net proceeds of approximately $165.0 million. The proceeds from the sale were used to repay our revolving credit facilities. We have also leased back the Bolton property while we complete the acquisition and development of a replacement property and auction site located in Amaranth, Ontario over the next two to three years. We intend to fund the material cash requirement for the acquisition and development of the Amaranth property from cash flows from ongoing operations.

During the second quarter of 2022, as a result of the Company’s decision to discontinue the phase 2 review by the United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), the Company redeemed all of the 2021 Notes, which were held in escrow, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the original offering price of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As such, on May 4, 2022, the Company paid net proceeds of approximately $931 million to its bondholders.

Other long-term cash requirements include long-term debt principal repayments, which are disclosed according to maturity date in Note 21 in our A&M, RBFS, Rouse, and Mascus operating segments,Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, as well as other growth opportunities like mergersinterest payments related to our non-current debt obligations. We are also committed under various letters of credit and provide certain guarantees in the normal course of business.

If we were to consider further acquisitions including the acquisition of the Euro Auctions and SmartEquip. The execution of these growth strategies may affect our financing needs and ability to make paymentsdeliver on our strategic growth drivers, we may seek financing through equity markets or additional debt fund our other liquidity needs and make planned capital expenditures. Uponmarkets. The sale of equity securities may result in dilution to our Bolton, Ontario property the company intendsshareholders. Issuance of preferred equity securities could provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to relocate to a replacement auction site in Amaranth, Ontario; the proceedsthose of the sale willour common stock. Further, this additional capital may not be used to largely repay debt while the replacement property will be funded from cashflow from ongoing operations.available on reasonable terms, or at all.

We assess our liquidity based on our ability to generate cash and secure credit to fund operating, investing, and financing activities. Our liquidity is primarily affected by fluctuations in cash provided by operating activities, significant acquisitions of businesses, payment of dividends, share repurchases, our net capital spending1, and voluntary repayments of our Delayed-Draw Term Loan Facility (“DDTL Facility”).debt. We believe our principal sources of liquidity, combined with the senior unsecured bridge loan facility provided by GS Bank and other financial institutions, the new upsized DDTL Facilitywhich include cash flow from operations, our current unused capacity under our revolving credit facilities of $205.0$683 million, and approximately $170.0 million ($210.0 million CAD) of anticipated proceeds on the sale of our Bolton, Ontario, property areis sufficient to fund our current operating activities and future growth strategies, including the proposed acquisitions of Euro Auctions and SmartEquip.strategies.

Cash provided by operating activities can fluctuate significantly from period to period due to factors such as differences in the timing, size and number of auctions during the period, the volume of our inventory contracts, the timing of the receipt of auction proceeds from buyers and of the payment of net amounts due to consignors, as well as the location of the auction with respect to restrictions on the use of cash generated therein.

As previously discussed, we have agreed pursuant to the SPA (subject to anti-trust and other customary closing conditions) to purchase Euro Auctions for £775.0 million (approximately $1.04 billion). On September 21, 2021, we amended our existing Credit Agreement, increasing our DDTL Facility to $295.0 million, of which $205.0 million remains undrawn at September 30, 2021 and available to fund the acquisition of Euro Auctions. Concurrently, we cancelled the commitment for the senior secured revolving facility and the senior secured term loan facility. Further, the senior unsecured bridge facility commitment was reduced by $200.0 million. The remaining aggregate principal amount of the total financing commitment from GS Bank was reduced from $1,150.0 million to $950.0 million.

Cash flows

Nine months ended September 30, 

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

  

 

Operating activities

$

304,118

$

265,551

15

%

Investing activities

 

(32,376)

 

(10,192)

218

%

Financing activities

 

(103,256)

 

(91,142)

13

%

Effect of changes in foreign currency rates

 

(7,027)

 

5,826

(221)

%

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

$

161,459

$

170,043

(5)

%

Net cash provided by operating activities increased $38.6 million in the first nine months of 2021 mainly due to higher net cash inflow from the change in operating assets and liabilities. This change was primarily due to a net positive movement in our trade receivables related to the timing, size, and number of auctions with lower GTV in the month of September 2021 versus September 2020, as well as net inflows from inventory with lower investments in Australia and higher sales in Europe. These increases were partially offset by negative cash flows driven by larger bonus payments and the timing of payments related to local payroll, consumption and income taxes over the comparative period.

1We calculate net capital spending as property, plant and equipment additions plus intangible asset additions less proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment.

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Cash flows

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

 

Cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

  

 

Operating activities

$

198,026

$

211,381

(6)

%

Investing activities

 

140,278

 

(23,303)

(702)

%

Financing activities

 

(1,156,323)

 

(50,861)

2,173

%

Effect of changes in foreign currency rates

 

(12,773)

 

(1,389)

820

%

Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

$

(830,792)

$

135,828

(712)

%

Net cash used in investingprovided by operating activities increased $22.2decreased $13.4 million in the first ninesix months of 2021.2022, mainly due to lower cash inflows from the change in operating assets and liabilities. This change arose primarily due to the timing, size and number of auctions. We also saw a net higher outflow from inventory, with an increase in purchases in the United States partially offset by higher sales in International mainly in Australia, as well as an increase in advances paid against auction contracts for several consignment contracts in Europe, which are expected to be sold in the third quarter of 2022. These outflows were offset by cash inflows from income taxes for the accrual of the taxable gain portion on the sale of our Bolton property made in the first quarter of 2022, and lower-income tax payments as a result of timing of instalments. We also saw a positive net cash flow impact from prepaying in the fourth quarter of 2021 and the first quarter of 2022 interest on the 2021 Notes held in escrow and from lower bonus payments.

Net cash provided by investing activities increased $163.6 million in the first six months of 2022. This increase was primarily due to lower cash proceeds from land sales and equity investments in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the first nine months of 2020. In the comparative period, we recognized net proceeds of $15.5 million on the sale of land in the United States, $4.2 millionour Bolton property for total net cash proceeds of proceeds on the distribution of equity investments, and $1.7 million of proceeds on contingent consideration from equity investments.

approximately $165.0 million.

Net cash used in financing activities increased $12.1 million$1.1 billion in the first ninesix months of 2021. This increase was2022, primarily due to the following changes over$931 million repayment of long-term debt as a result of the comparative period:

A $26.3 million decrease in cash generatedredemption of our 2021 Notes on May 4, 2022. We also made a $164.0 million repayment of debt on our long-term revolving credit facilities from the issuance of share capital on exercise of stock options;
A net $16.9 million decrease in borrowings;
$8.5 million more dividends paid to shareholders; and
$5.6 million paid in Q3 2021 to acquire the remaining 25% membership interest in Xcira, LLC.

Partially offsetting this change was the fact that we did not effect any share repurchasesproceeds from the sale of the Bolton property in the first nine monthsquarter of 2021, whereas2022. In addition, we spent $53.2also saw lower proceeds of $7.8 million from the exercise of stock options and higher dividends of $6.8 million paid to our shareholders compared to the comparative period in 2021. Partially offsetting these changes were a $15.4 million increase in draws on share repurchasesour short-term debt and a decrease of $5.4 million in Q1 2020.withholding tax payments on the issuance of shares.

Dividend information

We declared a dividend of $0.22$0.25 per common share for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020, and March 31, 2021. We declared a dividend of $0.25 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2021.2021, September 30, 2021, December 31, 2021, and March 31, 2022. We have declared, but not yet paid, a dividend of $0.25$0.27 per common share for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022. All dividends that we pay are “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax purposes unless indicated otherwise.

Return on average invested capital

Our return on average invested capital is calculated as net income attributable to stockholders divided by our average invested capital. We calculate average invested capital over a trailing 12-month period by adding the average long-term debt over that period to the average stockholders’ equity over that period.

Return on average invested capital decreased 80increased 500 bps to 10.3%16.4% for the 12-month period ending SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 from 11.1%11.4% for the 12-month period ending SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021. This change wasincrease is primarily due to an increase in the average stockholders’ equitynet income attributable to stockholders over the comparative period, which wasmainly driven by net income growth and stock option exercises, partiallythe gain from the sale of the Bolton property. This increase was offset by dividends paid duringa higher average invested capital over the 12-monthcomparative period ending September 30,as a result of the senior notes issued into escrow on December 21, 2021. Return on invested capital (“ROIC”) excluding escrowed debt (non-GAAP measure) increased 40decreased 60 bps to 13.4% during the 12 months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 compared to 13.0% for14.0% in 2021, primarily due to the 12 months period ending September 30, 2020.

Credit facilities

On August 14, 2020, we entered into an amendmentinclusion of the gain on the Bolton property in the non-GAAP adjusted average invested capital.

Credit Agreement dated October 27, 2016 totaling US$630.0 millionfacilities

We have a credit agreement which is comprised of multicurrency revolving facilities (the “Revolving Facilities”) and a delayed-draw term loan facility (the “DDTL Facility”, together with a syndicate of lenders comprising:

(1)Multicurrency revolving facilities of up to US$530.0 million (the “Revolving Facilities”); and
(2)A delayed-draw term loan facility of up to US$100.0 million (the “DDTL Facility” and together with the Revolving Facilities, the “Facilities”).

Onthe Revolving Facilities, the “Facilities”). The credit agreement was most recently amended in September 21, 2021, we entered into another amendment of the Credit Agreement. The amendment,which, among other things (i) extended the maturity date of the Facilities from October 27, 2023 to September 21, 2026, (ii) increased the total size of the Facilities provided under the Credit Agreement to up to $1.045 billion,

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including $295.0 million of commitments under the DDTL Facility, (iii) reduced the applicable margin for base rate loans and LIBOR loans at each pricing tier level, (iv) reduced the applicable percentage per annum used to calculate the commitment fee in respect of the unused commitments under the Revolving Facilities at each pricing tier level, and (v) included customary provisions to provide for the eventual replacement of LIBOR as a benchmark interest rate.

Immediately prior to the amendment, the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the DDTL Facility was $90.0 million ($118.9 million CAD). In connection with the amendment, wethe Company refinanced that amount with the proceeds from a borrowing under the DDTL Facility. There are no mandatory principal repayments of borrowings under the DDTL Facility until the earlier of when the remaining $205.0 million is drawn.drawn or third quarter of 2022. The Company did not draw on the remaining $205,000,000 before it expired on June 28, 2022 and, therefore, mandatory principal repayments will begin in the third quarter of 2022. Once the DDTL Facility is fully drawn, borrowingsprincipal payments become mandatory, they are subject to mandatory principal repayments at an annual amortization rate of 5%, payable in quarterly installments, with the balance payable at maturity.

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Credit facilities at SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 were as follows:

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

September 30, 2021

    

December 31, 2020

    

% Change

 

Committed

 

  

 

  

 

  

Term loan facility

$

298,762

$

98,420

 

204

%

Revolving credit facilities

 

760,000

 

540,000

 

41

%

Total credit facilities

$

1,058,762

$

638,420

 

66

%

Unused

 

  

 

  

 

  

Term loan facility

$

205,000

$

 

0

%

Revolving credit facilities

 

686,313

 

455,124

 

51

%

Total credit facilities unused

$

891,313

$

455,124

 

96

%

As previously discussed, pursuant to the Commitment Letter, GS Bank has committed to provide the remaining Bridge Loan Facility to support the Euro Auctions acquisition. Prior to the closing of the Euro Auctions acquisition, the Company will seek to replace all or a portion of the Bridge Loan Facility with senior unsecured debt securities or certain other bank loan facilities.

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

% Change

 

Committed

 

  

 

  

 

  

DDTL Facility

$

92,349

$

298,284

 

(69)

%

Revolving credit facilities

 

750,000

 

750,000

 

%

Uncommitted

Revolving credit facilities

10,000

10,000

%

Total credit facilities

$

852,349

$

1,058,284

 

(19)

%

Unused

 

  

 

  

 

  

DDTL Facility

$

$

205,000

 

(100)

%

Revolving credit facilities

 

683,459

 

525,581

 

30

%

Total credit facilities unused

$

683,459

$

730,581

 

(6)

%

Debt covenants

We were in compliance with all financial and other covenants applicable to our credit facilities at SeptemberJune 30, 2021. Our debt covenants did not change as a result of amending our Credit Agreement.2022.

Our ability to borrow under our syndicated revolving credit facility is subject to compliance with financial covenants of a consolidated leverage ratio covenant and a consolidated interest coverage ratio covenant.ratio. In the event of sustained deterioration of global markets and economies, we expect the covenants pertaining to our leverage ratio would be the most restrictive to our ability to access funding under our credit agreement. We continue to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and evaluate courses of action to maintain current levels of liquidity and compliance with our debt covenants.

Share repurchase program

On August 5, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $100.0 million worth of our common shares, approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange, over a period of 12 months, ending August 23, 2021. No share repurchases were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future material effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, financial performance, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions

In preparing our consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, we must make decisions that impact the reported amounts and related disclosures. Such decisions include the selection of the appropriate accounting principles to be applied and the assumptions on which to base accounting estimates. In reaching such decisions, we apply judgments based on our understanding and analysis of the relevant circumstances and historical experience which take into consideration the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and related circumstances. As at June 30, 2022, other than the estimates in accounting for the sale and leaseback transaction related to the sale of September 30, 2021,our Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, as described below, there were no material changes in our critical accounting policies, judgments, estimates and assumptions from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, or in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included in “Part I, Item 1: Consolidated Financial Statements” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Effective JanuaryOctober 1, 2020,2021, we early adopted Topic 848, ASU 2021-08, Business Combinations (Topic 805): FacilitationAccounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The update primarily addresses the accounting for contract assets and contract liabilities from revenue contracts with customers acquired in a business combination. An entity that early adopts in an interim period should apply the amendments (i) retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date occurs on or after the beginning of the Effectsfiscal year that includes the interim period of Reference Rate Reformearly application and (ii) prospectively to all business combinations that occur on Financial Reporting, and in March 2020,or after the FASB issued an updatedate of initial application. We have applied the amendments to the standard. The standard provides relief for companies preparingSmartEquip acquisition, which was completed on November 2, 2021.

Significant items subject to estimates and judgements during the six month period ended June 30, 2022 were made in accounting for the discontinuation of reference rates such as LIBOR. This guidance is effective March 12, 2020 through to December 31, 2022. The adoption of the ASUcompleted sale and the recent updates have not and are not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

For a discussionleaseback transaction of our new and amended accounting standards, refer to Note 2 ofBolton property. We determined the Consolidated Financial Statements, Significant Accounting Policies.following estimates in calculating the gain on

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sale: the present value of market rental payments of the Bolton property sold, the expected lease term in the leaseback arrangement and our incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date of the lease.

For a discussion of our new and amended accounting standards, refer to Note 2(b) of the Consolidated Financial Statements, Significant Accounting Policies.

Non-GAAP Measures

We reference various non-GAAP measures throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These measures do not have a standardized meaning and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP. Non-GAAP financial measures included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are labeled as “non-GAAP measure” or designated as such with an asterisk (*).

Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Income*Income Reconciliation

We believe that non-GAAP adjusted operating income*income provides useful information about the growth or decline of our operating income for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results.

AdjustingNon-GAAP adjusted operating income*income eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from operating income, which are significant recurring and non-recurring items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, management reorganization costs, and certain other items, which we refer to as ‘adjusting items’“adjusting items”.

Beginning in the third quarter ofIn 2021, we updated the calculation of non-GAAP adjusted operating income*income to add-back share-based payments expense, all acquisition-related costs (including any share based continuing employment costs recognized in acquisition-related costs), amortization of acquired intangible assets, and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. We have also adjusted for certain non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs. These adjustments have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.presented, as applicable.

The following table reconciles non-GAAP adjusted operating income*income to operating income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in our consolidated incomefinancial statements.

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

2021

2020

2021 over 2020

    

    

2021

2020

2021 over 2020

    

    

2022

2021

2022 over 2021

    

    

2022

2021

2022 over 2021

    

Operating income

$

53,619

$

67,384

(20)

%  

$

187,638

$

190,266

(1)

%

$

91,867

$

89,517

3

%  

$

324,707

$

134,019

142

%

Share-based payments expense

5,627

8,568

(34)

%  

16,945

17,329

(2)

%  

13,640

7,540

81

%  

19,026

11,318

68

%  

Acquisition-related costs

10,255

100

%  

16,226

100

%  

3,399

3,049

11

%  

13,036

5,971

118

%  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

6,622

4,993

33

%  

20,065

15,476

30

%  

8,426

6,802

24

%  

16,958

13,443

26

%  

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

(1,068)

(276)

287

%  

(1,311)

(1,536)

(15)

%  

Severance

 

 

3,919

(100)

%  

 

3,919

(100)

%

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income*

$

75,055

$

84,588

(11)

%  

$

239,563

$

225,454

6

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

1,153

(175)

(759)

%  

(168,667)

(243)

69,310

%  

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

1,094

240

356

%  

3,379

240

1,308

%  

Non-GAAP adjusted operating income

$

119,579

$

106,973

12

%  

$

208,439

$

164,748

27

%

(1)Please refer to pages 59-6051-53 for a summary of adjusting items during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Non-GAAP adjusted operating income*income represents operating income excluding the effects of adjusting items.

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Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Stockholders*Stockholders and Non-GAAP Diluted Adjusted EPS Attributable to Stockholders*Stockholders Reconciliation

We believe that non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*stockholders provides useful information about the growth or decline of our net income attributable to stockholders for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results. Non-GAAP diluted Adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders*stockholders eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from net income attributable to stockholders which are after-tax effects of significant non-recurring or recurring items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, management reorganization costs, and certain other items, which we refer to as ‘adjusting items’“adjusting items”.

Beginning in the third quarter ofIn 2021, we updated the calculation of non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders*stockholders to add-back share-based payments expense and all acquisition-related costs (including any share based continuing employment costs recognized in acquisition-related costs), amortization of acquired intangible assets, and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. Thesecertain adjustments that have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.presented, as applicable (refer to non-GAAP adjusted operating income reconciliation above).

The following table reconciles non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*stockholders and non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders*stockholders to net income attributable to stockholders and diluted EPS attributable to stockholders, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in our consolidated incomefinancial statements.

(in U.S. $000's, except share and per share data, and percentages)

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

  

% Change

  

% Change

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

    

  

% Change

  

% Change

(in U.S. $000's, except share and

    

    

    

per share data, and percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

    

Net income attributable to stockholders

$

32,336

$

45,387

(29)

%  

$

121,273

$

121,239

0

%

$

53,365

$

60,749

(12)

%  

$

231,459

$

88,937

160

%

Share-based payments expense

5,627

8,568

(34)

%  

16,945

17,329

(2)

%  

13,640

7,540

81

%  

19,026

11,318

68

%  

Acquisition-related costs

10,255

100

%  

16,226

100

%  

3,399

3,049

11

%  

13,036

5,971

118

%  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

6,622

4,993

33

%  

20,065

15,476

30

%  

8,426

6,802

24

%  

16,958

13,443

26

%  

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

(1,068)

(276)

287

%  

(1,311)

(1,536)

(15)

%  

Severance

 

 

3,919

(100)

%  

 

 

3,919

(100)

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

1,153

(175)

(759)

%  

(168,667)

(243)

69,310

%  

Loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense

9,664

100

%  

9,664

100

%  

Change in fair value of derivatives

 

 

%  

 

(1,263)

 

(100)

%

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

 

1,094

240

356

%  

3,379

240

1,308

%

Related tax effects of the above

(4,496)

(7,999)

(44)

%

(13,560)

(14,389)

(6)

%

(7,669)

(3,660)

110

%

10,443

(9,126)

(214)

%

Change in uncertain tax provision - tax effect

 

 

%  

 

 

6,228

(100)

%  

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*

$

49,276

$

54,592

(10)

%  

$

159,638

$

148,266

8

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders

$

83,072

$

74,545

11

%  

$

134,035

$

110,540

21

%

Weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding

 

111,391,396

 

110,369,718

 

1

%  

 

111,333,247

 

110,060,712

 

1

%

 

111,705,102

 

111,334,184

 

0

%  

 

111,681,644

 

111,302,711

 

0

%

Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.29

$

0.41

(29)

%  

$

1.09

$

1.10

(1)

%

$

0.48

$

0.55

(13)

%  

$

2.07

$

0.80

159

%

Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to Stockholders*

$

0.44

$

0.49

(10)

%  

$

1.43

$

1.35

6

%

Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders

$

0.74

$

0.67

10

%  

$

1.20

$

0.99

21

%

(1)Please refer to pages 59-6051-53 for a summary of adjusting items during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*stockholders represents net income attributable to stockholders excluding the effects of adjusting items.
(3)Non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders*stockholders is calculated by dividing non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*,stockholders, net of the effect of dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding.

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Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA

We believe non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of our net income when compared between different financial periods. We use non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because we believe it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period.

Beginning in the third quarter ofIn 2021, we updated the calculation of non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA to add-back share-based payments expense and all acquisition-related costs (including any share based continuing employment costs recognized in acquisition-related costs), and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. Thesecertain adjustments which have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.presented, as applicable (refer to non-GAAP adjusted operating income reconciliation above).

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

Three months ended September 30, 

Nine months ended September 30, 

Three months ended June 30, 

Six months ended June 30, 

  

% Change

  

% Change

  

% Change

  

% Change

    

    

2021 over

    

    

2021 over

    

    

    

2022 over

    

    

2022 over

    

(in U.S. $000's, except percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

2020

    

2021

    

2020

2020

    

    

2022

    

2021

2021

    

2022

    

2021

2021

    

Net income

$

32,357

$

45,490

(29)

%  

$

121,277

$

121,438

(0)

%

$

53,411

$

60,781

(12)

%  

$

231,512

$

88,920

160

%

Add: depreciation and amortization expenses

 

21,907

 

18,436

 

19

%  

 

64,912

 

55,586

 

17

%

Add: depreciation and amortization

 

24,298

 

21,935

 

11

%  

 

48,523

 

43,005

 

13

%

Add: interest expense

 

8,807

 

8,737

 

1

%  

 

26,620

 

26,801

 

(1)

%

 

18,463

 

8,867

 

108

%  

 

39,149

 

17,813

 

120

%

Less: interest income

 

(375)

 

(510)

 

(26)

%  

 

(1,009)

 

(1,775)

 

(43)

%

 

(871)

 

(332)

 

162

%  

 

(1,415)

 

(634)

 

123

%

Add: income tax expense

 

13,057

 

15,437

 

(15)

%  

 

42,541

 

48,741

 

(13)

%

 

21,632

 

21,065

 

3

%  

 

57,867

 

29,484

 

96

%

EBITDA

 

75,753

 

87,590

 

(14)

%  

 

254,341

 

250,791

 

1

%

 

116,933

 

112,316

 

4

%  

 

375,636

 

178,588

 

110

%

Share-based payments expense

5,627

8,568

(34)

%  

16,945

17,329

(2)

%  

13,640

7,540

81

%  

19,026

11,318

68

%  

Acquisition-related costs

 

10,255

 

 

100

%  

 

16,226

 

 

100

%  

 

3,399

 

3,049

 

11

%  

 

13,036

 

5,971

 

118

%  

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

(1,068)

(276)

287

%  

(1,311)

(1,536)

(15)

%  

Severance

 

 

3,919

 

(100)

%  

 

 

3,919

 

(100)

%

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*

$

90,567

$

99,801

(9)

%  

$

286,201

$

270,503

6

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

1,153

(175)

(759)

%  

(168,667)

(243)

69,310

%  

Change in fair value of derivatives

 

 

 

%  

 

(1,263)

 

 

(100)

%

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

1,094

240

356

%  

3,379

240

1,308

%

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$

136,219

$

122,970

11

%  

$

241,147

$

195,874

23

%

(1)Please refer to pages 59-6051-53 for a summary of adjusting items during the three and ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, expenses, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, and excluding the effects of any non-recurring or unusual adjusting items.

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Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Debt*Debt and Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Debt/Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA Reconciliation

We believe that comparing non-GAAP adjusted net debt/non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the performance of our operations as an indicator of the amount of time it would take us to settle both our short and long-term debt. We do not consider this to be a measure of our liquidity, which is our ability to settle only short-term obligations, but rather a measure of how well we fund liquidity. Measures of liquidity are noted under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

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

As at and for the 12 months ended September 30, 

As at and for the 12 months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $millions, except percentages)

2021

2020

2021 over 2020

2022

2021

2022 over 2021

Short-term debt

    

$

18.5

    

$

20.3

    

(9)

%

    

$

8.6

    

$

35.2

    

(76)

%

Long-term debt

 

633.7

 

632.6

0

%

 

644.4

 

636.5

1

%

Debt

 

652.2

 

652.9

(0)

%

 

653.0

 

671.7

(3)

%

Less: Cash and cash equivalents

 

(362.6)

 

(470.3)

(23)

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net debt*

 

289.6

 

182.6

59

%

Less: cash and cash equivalents

 

(367.3)

 

(301.8)

22

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net debt

 

285.7

 

369.9

(23)

%

Net income

$

170.2

$

173.0

(2)

%

$

294.4

$

183.3

61

%

Add: depreciation and amortization expenses

 

84.3

 

74.2

14

%

Add: depreciation and amortization

 

93.4

 

80.8

16

%

Add: interest expense

 

35.4

 

37.1

(5)

%

 

58.3

 

35.3

65

%

Less: interest income

 

(1.6)

 

(3.1)

(48)

%

 

(2.2)

 

(1.7)

29

%

Add: income tax expense

 

59.3

 

61.6

(4)

%

 

81.8

 

61.7

33

%

EBITDA

 

347.6

 

342.8

1

%

 

525.7

 

359.4

46

%

Share-based payments expense

 

21.5

 

17.6

22

%

 

30.8

 

24.4

26

%

Acquisition-related costs

 

22.2

 

100

%

 

37.3

 

12.0

211

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

(1.3)

(1.6)

(19)

%

Severance

 

 

3.9

(100)

%

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*

$

390.0

$

362.7

8

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

(169.9)

(0.5)

33,880

%

Change in fair value of derivatives

%

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

 

6.6

 

4.2

57

%

Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

$

430.5

$

399.5

8

%

Debt/net income

 

3.8

x

 

3.8

x

0

%

 

2.2

x

 

3.7

x

(41)

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net debt*/Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*

 

0.7

x

 

0.5

x

40

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net debt/non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA

 

0.7

x

 

0.9

x

(22)

%

(1)Please refer to pages 59-6051-53 for a summary of adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, expenses, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, gain/ loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment, terminated and ongoing transaction costs, and excluding the effects of any non-recurring or unusual adjusting items.
(3)Non-GAAP adjusted net debt*debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from short and long-term debt.
(4)Non-GAAP adjusted net debt*/debt/Non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*EBITDA is calculated by dividing non-GAAP adjusted net debt*debt by non-GAAP adjusted EBITDA*.EBITDA.

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Operating Free Cash Flow*Flow (“OFCF”) Reconciliation

We believe OFCF*,OFCF, when compared on a trailing 12-month basis to different financial periods, provides an effective measure of the cash generated by our business and provides useful information regarding cash flows remaining for discretionary return to stockholders, mergers and acquisitions, or debt reduction. Our balance sheet scorecard includes OFCF*OFCF as a performance metric. OFCF*OFCF is also an element of the performance criteria for certain annual short-term and long-term incentive awards.

The following table reconciles OFCF*OFCF to cash provided by operating activities, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our consolidated statements of cash flows:

12 months ended September 30, 

12 months ended June 30, 

% Change

% Change

(in U.S. $ millions, except percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

2021 over 2020

    

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

    

Cash provided by operating activities

$

296.7

$

289.2

3

%

$

304.2

$

270.9

12

%

Property, plant and equipment additions

 

11.4

 

16.5

 

(31)

%

 

9.7

 

12.7

 

(24)

%

Intangible asset additions

 

34.6

 

28.9

 

20

%

 

32.0

 

33.0

 

(3)

%

Proceeds on disposition of property plant and equipment

 

(1.8)

 

(16.6)

 

(89)

%

 

(166.7)

 

(0.6)

 

27,683

%

Net capital spending

$

44.2

$

28.8

53

%

$

(125.0)

$

45.1

(377)

%

OFCF*

$

252.5

$

260.4

(3)

%

OFCF

$

429.2

$

225.8

90

%

(1)OFCF*OFCF is calculated by subtracting net capital spending from cash provided by operating activities.

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Non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Stockholders*Stockholders and ROIC*ROIC Reconciliation

We believe that comparing ROIC*ROIC on a trailing 12-month basis for different financial periods, provides useful information about the after-tax return generated by our investments.

Beginning in the third quarter of

In 2021, we updated the calculation of non-GAAP diluted adjusted EPSnet income attributable to stockholders*stockholders to add-back share-based payments expense and all acquisition-related costs (including any share based continuing employment costs recognized in acquisition-related costs), amortization of acquired intangible assets, and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. Thesecertain adjustments that have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.presented, as applicable (refer to non-GAAP adjusted operating income reconciliation above).

The following table reconciles non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*stockholders and ROIC*ROIC to net income attributable to stockholders and return on average invested capital which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements:

As at and for the 12 months ended September 30, 

  

As at and for the 12 months ended June 30, 

    

    

    

% Change

    

    

    

    

% Change

    

(in U.S. $millions, except percentages)

    

2021

    

2020

    

2021 over 2020

    

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

    

Net income attributable to stockholders

$

170.1

$

172.8

(2)

%

$

294.4

$

183.2

61

%

Share-based payments expense

 

21.5

 

17.6

 

22

%  

 

30.8

 

24.4

 

26

%  

Acquisition-related costs

 

22.2

 

 

100

%  

 

37.3

 

12.0

 

211

%  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

25.7

21.0

22

%  

31.5

24.1

31

%  

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

(1.3)

(1.6)

(19)

%  

Severance

 

 

3.9

 

(100)

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

(169.9)

(0.5)

33,880

%  

Loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense

9.7

100

%  

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

 

6.6

 

4.2

 

57

%

Related tax effects of the above

 

(19.7)

 

(17.2)

 

15

%

 

(0.8)

 

(23.3)

 

(97)

%

Change in uncertain tax provision - tax effect

 

1.5

 

6.2

 

(76)

%  

 

 

1.5

 

(100)

%  

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*

$

220.0

$

202.7

9

%

Opening long-term debt

$

632.6

$

689.3

(8)

%

Ending long-term debt

 

633.7

 

632.6

0

%

Non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders

$

239.6

$

225.6

6

%

Long-term debt - opening balance

$

636.5

$

632.0

1

%

Long-term debt - ending balance

 

644.4

 

636.5

1

%

Non-GAAP adjusted ending long-term debt

644.4

636.5

1

%

Average long-term debt

633.2

661.0

(4)

%

640.5

634.3

1

%

Opening stockholders' equity

$

959.5

$

838.2

14

%

Ending stockholders' equity

 

1,061.9

 

959.5

11

%

Non-GAAP adjusted average long-term debt

640.5

634.3

1

Stockholders' equity - opening balance

$

1,056.3

$

899.1

17

%

Stockholders' equity - ending balance

 

1,244.1

 

1,056.3

18

%

Average stockholders' equity

 

1,010.7

 

898.9

12

%

 

1,150.2

 

977.7

18

%

Average invested capital

$

1,643.9

$

1,559.9

5

%

$

1,790.8

$

1,612.0

11

%

Return on average invested capital

 

10.3

%  

 

11.1

%  

(80)

bps

 

16.4

%  

 

11.4

%  

500

bps

ROIC*

 

13.4

%  

 

13.0

%  

40

bps

Non-GAAP ROIC

 

13.4

%  

 

14.0

%  

(60)

bps

Non-GAAP ROIC excluding escrowed debt

13.4

%  

14.0

%  

(60)

bps

(1)Please refer to pages 59-6051-53 for a summary of adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 and SeptemberJune 30, 2020.2021.
(2)Return on average invested capital is calculated as net income attributable to stockholders divided by average invested capital. We calculate average invested capital as the average long-term debt and average stockholders’ equity over a trailing 12-month period.
(3)ROIC*ROIC is calculated as non-GAAP adjusted net income attributable to stockholders*stockholders divided by average invested capital.
(4)Leases (Topic 842) requires lessees to recognize almost all leases, including operating leases, on the balance sheet through a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability. The lease liability is not included in the calculation of debt.

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Adjusting Items Non-GAAP Measures

Beginning in the third quarter ofIn 2021, we began adjusting for the following items thatshare-based payment expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets and all gains or losses on disposition of property, plant and equipment, which we dodid not consider to be part of our normal operating results. These adjustments in 2021 have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented. The following describes

Adjusting items during the naturetrailing 12-months ended June 30, 2022 were:

Recognized in the second quarter of these adjusting items recognized in each period:2022

Share-based$13.6 million share based payments expense - includes stock option compensation expense, and compensation expense for equity classified share units, liability classified share units, and employer contributions related to our employee share purchase plan.expense.
Amortization$3.4 million of acquired intangible assets – includes amortizationacquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of all intangible assets acquired primarily fromEuro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of IronPlanet, RouseSmartEquip and Mascus.Rouse.
Gain or loss$8.4 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$1.2 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes anya $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.0 million gain or loss recognized foron the difference betweenBolton property in the sales proceedsfirst quarter of 2022, and the carrying amount$0.1 million gain on disposition of the disposed property, plant and equipment.equipment in the quarter.

The following are additional adjusting items during the trailing 12 month periods which we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results.

Additional adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended September 30, 2021 were:

Recognized in the third quarter of 2021

$10.39.7 million ($8.3loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense includes (a) $4.8 million after tax, or $0.07 per diluted share) of acquisition-relatedloss on redemption of the 2021 Notes due to a difference between the reacquisition price of the 2021 Notes and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt (primarily the write off of the unamortized debt issuance costs), (b) $0.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs relatedwritten off due to the acquisitionsexpiry of Rouse,the undrawn $205.0 million DDTL Facility in the quarter, and (c) non-recurring interest expense of $4.2 million incurred in the quarter relating to the 2021 Notes, which were redeemed as a result of the discontinued Euro Auctions and SmartEquip.acquisition in April 2022.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2021

There were no adjusting items recognized$1.1 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.6 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.3 million of severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, and $0.2 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the secondfourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2021

There were no adjusting items recognized in the first quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 20202022

$5.25.4 million ($3.9share based payments expense.
$8.5 million after tax, or $0.04 per diluted share)amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$169.8 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment of which $169.1 million related to the sale of a property located in Bolton, Ontario.
$9.6 million of acquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
$1.51.3 million ($0.01 per diluted share)gain due to the change in fair value of current income tax expense recognizedderivatives to manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the purchase consideration for the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$2.3 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.9 million related to an unfavourable adjustmentseverance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to reflect final regulations publishedbuild a new digital technology platform, $0.5 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.4 million of SOX remediation costs, and $0.6 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in Q2 2020 regarding hybrid financing arrangements.the fourth quarter of 2021.

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Additional adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended September 30, 2020 were:

Recognized in the thirdfourth quarter of 20202021

$4.3 million ($3.2 million after tax, or $0.03 per diluted share) of severance costs related to the realignment of leadership to support the new global operations organization, in line with strategic growth priorities led by the new CEO, of which $364,000 has been retrospectively recognized within share-based payments expense as an adjusting item.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2020

$6.2 million ($0.06 per diluted share) tax expense related to an unfavourable adjustment to reflect final regulations published regarding hybrid financing arrangements, of which $0.8 million relates to current income taxshare based payments expense.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2020

There were no adjusting items$7.9 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$14.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
$0.1 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment
$1.3 million loss due to the change in fair value of derivatives to manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the purchase consideration for the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$2.6 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $1.4 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.7 million of SOX remediation costs relating to our efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, and $0.5 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the firstfourth quarter of 2020.2021.

Recognized in the fourththird quarter of 20192021

$4.15.6 million ($3.4share based payments expense.
$6.6 million after tax, or $0.03 per diluted share) in share-based payment expense recoveryamortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$10.3 million of acquisition-related costs related to the departureacquisitions of Rouse, and SmartEquip and proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$1.1 million gain recognized on the sale of a property in Denver, Colorado.
$0.7 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs related to SOX remediation costs relating to our former CEO,efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, which has been included in share-based payments expense adjusting item retrospectively.retrospectively applied to the third quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2021

$7.5 million share based payments expense.
$6.8 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$3.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.
$0.2 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment
$0.2 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs related to SOX remediation costs relating to our efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, which has been retrospectively applied to the second quarter of 2021.

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Adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended June 30, 2021 were:

Recognized in the first quarter of 2021

$3.8 million share based payments expense.
$6.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$2.9 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020

$4.6 million share based payments expense.
$5.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$6.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.
$1.5 million of current income tax expense recognized related to an unfavourable adjustment to reflect final regulations published in the second quarter of 2020 regarding hybrid financing arrangements. 

Recognized in the third quarter of 2020

$8.6 million share based payments expense.
$5.0 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet.
$0.3 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment
$3.9 million of severance costs, recognized in non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, related to the realignment of leadership to support the new global operations organization, in line with strategic growth priorities led by the new CEO. These severance costs were reclassified to non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs in 2021.

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ITEM 3:     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

There have been no material changes to our market risk during the ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 from those disclosed in Item 7A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which is available on our website at www.rbauction.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.

ITEM 4:     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as at SeptemberJune 30, 2021.2022. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures established by the Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based upon their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the CEO and the CFO concluded that, as at Septemberof June 30, 2021, as a result of the material weaknesses described in Item 9A of the Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021 not having been remediated by the third quarter of 2021,2022, the disclosure controls are not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are not effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.

TheOn November 2, 2021, the Company completed the acquisition of Rouse on December 8, 2020 and Rouse’sSmartEquip. SEC guidance permits management to exclude acquisitions from their assessment of internal control over financial reporting during the first year of an acquisition. The Company is in the process of incorporating SmartEquip into its system of internal control over financial reporting. SmartEquip’s total assets and revenues constituted 10.1%6.8% and 1.7%1.0%, respectively, of the Company’s total assets and revenues as shown in its consolidated financial statements as of and for the ninethree month period ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021. As the acquisition occurred in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company excluded Rouse from the scope of its assessment over the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting. This exclusion is in accordance with the guidance issued by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission that an assessment of a recently-acquired business may be omitted from its scope in the year of acquisition, if specified conditions are satisfied.2022.

Remediation Plan and Status of Material Weaknesses in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

As previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ending December 31, 2020, the Company identified a material weakness over the review of the recording of manual journal entries in one of its geographies; specifically, controls were not operating effectively to ensure that journal entries were prepared with appropriate supporting documentation. Additionally, the Company identified a material weakness over the completeness and accuracy of key reports used in the performance of controls to address the occurrence and measurement of revenue.

A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

The Company is committed to maintaining a strong internal control environment. In order to address the material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting noted above, management with oversight and direction from the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors, have implemented remediation steps and initiatives in 2021 to remediate the material weaknesses. These efforts have included the following actions:

-engaged a third-party advisor, hired a Senior Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Consultant, and created a SOX program Steering Committee to support management with performing a root-cause analysis and implementing a remediation plan;

-provided training over the execution and review of manual journal entries across all geographies, which included a focus on ensuring that accurate and appropriate documentation is retained to support the journal entry;

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-conducted a series of revenue learning sessions to thoroughly review the business processes surrounding the occurrence and measurement of revenue, including the use of key reports, to drive the design and implementation of improved processes and controls;
-implemented a series of new tools, checklists and control owner certifications, and improved our controls documentation, to enhance accountability and execution of controls;
-designed, implemented and are testing improved processes and controls over the recording of manual journal entries, as well as over the completeness and accuracy of key reports used in the performance of controls to address the occurrence and measurement of revenue;
-increased capacity and resources by hiring additional experienced accounting personnel and making changes to certain control owners impacted by the material weaknesses; and
-implemented additional monitoring procedures over the controls impacted

As we continue to develop and implement our remediation plan, additional remediation steps will be identified and adopted. We have also performed additional post-closing procedures and financial statement analysis while our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective.

We will consider the material weaknesses remediated after the applicable controls operate for a sufficient period of time, and management has concluded, through testing, that the controls are operating effectively.

As part of our continuous control improvement initiatives, and with the support of our advisors, we are also in the process of re-assessing and re-evaluating the design of our internal controls over financial reporting, which includes identifying ways in which we can automate some of our current manual processes.

The Company, including its CEO and CFO, does not expect that its internal controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management, with the participation of the CEO and CFO, concluded that there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 20212022 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

We are continuing to take steps to remediate the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, as discussed above.

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We have no material legal proceedings pending, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, and we do not know of any material proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.

ITEM 1A:     RISK FACTORS

Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and our past performance is no guarantee of our performance in future periods. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in “Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which is available on our website at www.rbauction.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, before purchasing our common shares. Our business could also be affected by additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial. If any of the risks actually occur, our business, financial condition and results of operations could materially suffer. As a result, the trading price of our common shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

There were no material changes in risk factors during the three months or ninesix months ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021, except as outlined below.2022.

Significant costs have been incurred and are expected to be incurred in connection with the consummation of the acquisition and integration of acquisition targets, including Euro Auctions, including legal, accounting, financial advisory and other costs.

We expect to incur one-time costs in connection with integrating our operations, products and personnel with those of acquisition targets, including the Euro Auctions, in addition to costs related directly to completing the acquisition. We would expect similar costs to be incurred in connection with any future acquisition. These costs may include expenditures for:

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reorganization or closures of facilities;

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employee redeployment, relocation or severance; and

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integration of operations and information systems.

In addition, we expect to incur a number of non-recurring costs associated with combining our operations with those of acquisition targets. Additional unanticipated costs may be incurred as we integrate our business with acquisition targets. Although we expect the elimination of duplicative costs, as well as the realization of other efficiencies related to the integration of our operations with acquisition targets, may offset incremental transaction and transaction-related costs over time, this net benefit may not be achieved in the near term.

We may not realize the anticipated benefits of, and synergies from, acquisitions and may become responsible for certain liabilities and integration costs as a result.

Business acquisitions involve the integration of new businesses that have previously operated independently from us. The integration of our operations with those of acquisition targets, including the Euro Auctions, is expected to result in financial and operational benefits, including certain tax and run-rate synergies. There can be no assurance, however, regarding when or the extent to which we will be able to realize these and other benefits. Integration may also be difficult, unpredictable and subject to delay because of possible company culture conflicts and different opinions on future business development. We may be required to integrate or, in some cases, replace, numerous systems, including those involving management information, purchasing, accounting and finance, sales, billing, employee benefits, payroll and regulatory compliance, many of which may be dissimilar. Difficulties associated with the integration of acquired businesses could have a material adverse effect on our business.

In addition, in connection with acquisitions, we have assumed, and may assume in connection with future acquisitions, certain potential liabilities. To the extent such liabilities are not identified by us or to the extent indemnifications obtained from third parties are insufficient to cover such liabilities, these liabilities could have a material adverse effect on our business.

Integrating our business with the Euro Auctions and other acquisition targets may divert our management’s attention away from operations.

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Successful integration of the Euro Auctions’ and other acquisition targets’ operations, products and personnel with ours may place a significant burden on our management and other internal resources. The diversion of management’s attention, and any difficulties encountered in the transition and integration process, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results.

Acquisitions are subject to a number of conditions and may not be completed on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all.

The completion of the Euro Auctions acquisition is subject to certain conditions, including, among other things: (i) customary conditions relating to the obtaining of antitrust clearance in the United Kingdom, (ii) the vendors providing certain assistance and financial information, including in connection with the Company’s financing for the acquisition, and (iii) other customary closing conditions. The terms of the agreement also entitle the purchaser of the Euro Auctions (an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) to terminate the agreement in certain circumstances. The agreement may also terminate automatically if the closing conditions are not satisfied by the longstop date of February 28, 2022. In each such case, the acquisition would not proceed. Other acquisitions are, or may be, subject to similar or different conditions.

We cannot assure you that the Euro Auctions acquisition or any other acquisition will be consummated on the terms or timeline currently contemplated, or at all. Many of the conditions to completion of acquisitions are not within our control, and we cannot predict when or if these conditions will be satisfied. The failure to meet any or all of the required conditions could delay the completion of an acquisition for a significant period of time or prevent it from occurring. Any delay in completing an acquisition could cause Ritchie Bros. not to realize some or all of the benefits that it expects to achieve if the acquisition is successfully completed within its expected timeframe.

We will incur a substantial amount of debt to complete the Euro Auctions acquisition. This indebtedness could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

We will incur significant debt to complete the Euro Auctions acquisition. Our ability to make payments on our debt, fund our other liquidity needs and make planned capital expenditures will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. Our historical financial results have been, and we anticipate that our future financial results will be, subject to fluctuations. Our ability to generate cash is subject in part to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot guarantee that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from our operations or that future borrowings will be available to us in an amount sufficient to enable us to make payments of our debt, fund other liquidity needs and make planned capital expenditures. If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund debt service obligations, we could face substantial liquidity problems and could be forced to reduce or delay investments and capital expenditures or to dispose of material assets or operations, seek additional debt or equity capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness.

We may not be able to effect any such alternative measures on commercially reasonable terms or at all and, even if successful, those alternatives may not allow us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations.

The degree to which we are currently leveraged and will be leveraged following the completion of the Euro Auctions acquisition could have important consequences for shareholders. For example, it could:

limit our ability to obtain additional financing to fund future working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions or other general corporate requirements;
require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to the payment of debt service, reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, dividends and other corporate purposes;
increase our vulnerability to general adverse economic or industry conditions;
expose us to the risk of increased interest rates for any borrowings at variable rates of interest;
limit our flexibility in planning for and reacting to changes in our industry; and
place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to businesses in our industry that have less debt. 

Additionally, our debt agreements contain a number of covenants that impose operating and financial restrictions on Ritchie Bros. and may limit our ability to engage in acts that may be in our long-term best interests. The debt agreements contain customary restrictions

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and limitations on the ability of Ritchie Bros. and its subsidiaries to take certain actions, including incurring additional indebtedness, granting liens, making certain investments and making dividend payments or other distributions, in each case subject to customary carve-outs and exceptions. The debt agreements also includes a requirement that Ritchie Bros. maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios. Any failure to comply with covenants in the instruments governing our debt could result in an event of default which, if not cured or waived, would have a material adverse effect on us.

In conjunction with the Euro Auctions acquisition, we may grant security interests in favor of our lenders over a substantial portion of the assets of Ritchie Bros. and certain of our subsidiaries, which may have a material adverse effect on us.

To secure our obligations under our debt agreements, as a result of the Euro Auctions acquisition we may enter into certain security agreements under which we will grant security interests in favor of our lenders over a substantial portion of the assets of Ritchie Bros. and certain of our subsidiaries. An event of default under such debt agreements may allow our lenders to accelerate their debt and terminate all commitments to extend further credit thereunder, including the right to proceed against the collateral securing the indebtedness. In any of these events, we may seek to refinance our indebtedness but be unable to do so on commercially reasonable terms. As a result, such event of default could result in the loss of our interests in the secured assets and have a material adverse effect on us, including by limiting our ability to conduct our business, to raise additional debt or equity financing and to compete effectively or take advantage of new business opportunities.

ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

On August 5, 2020, our Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program for the repurchase of up to $100.0 million worth of our common shares, approved by the Toronto Stock Exchange, over a period of 12 months, ending August 23, 2021. No share repurchases were made during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

As discussed in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2021 (the “SmartEquip 8-K”), we entered into an agreement to acquire SmartEquip, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“SmartEquip”), on September 24, 2021. A portion of the purchase price was payable in our common shares. At the closing of the acquisition on November 2, 2021, we issued a total of 63,971 common shares to certain of the former shareholders of SmartEquip. For further information, see the SmartEquip 8-K.None.

ITEM 3:     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

ITEM 4:     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

ITEM 5:     OTHER INFORMATION

None.

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ITEM 6:     EXHIBITS

Exhibits

The exhibits listed in below are filed as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit

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Document

2.1

Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 24, 2021 among Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, Ritchie Bros. Holdings Inc., Lego Merger Sub, Inc., SmartEquip, Inc., the Key Securityholders, the Rollover Members and Fortis Advisors LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 28, 2021)

2.2

Share Purchase Agreement, dated August 9, 2021, by and among Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated, Ritchie Bros. UK Holdings Ltd, Euro Auctions FZE and the Vendors listed therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 10, 2021)

10.1

Fourth Amendment to CreditEmployment Agreement dated as of September 21, 2021, among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, each as a borrower and/or a guarantor, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, U.S. swing line lender and letter of credit issuer and Royal Bank of Canada, as Canadian swing line lender and letter of credit issuer (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 22, 2021)

10.2

Fourth Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated August 8, 2021, from Goldman Sachs Bank USA

10.3

Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated August 13, 2021, between Ritchie Bros. PropertiesAuctioneers (Canada) Ltd. and 3 Manchester Court Holdings Inc.Eric Jacobs, dated May 31, 2022

31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101

Interactive Data Files Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T , for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Income Statements; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

104

Cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended SeptemberJune 30, 2021,2022, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

RITCHIE BROS. AUCTIONEERS INCORPORATED

Dated: NovemberAugust 4, 20212022

By:

/s/ Ann Fandozzi

Ann Fandozzi

Chief Executive Officer

Dated: NovemberAugust 4, 20212022

By:

/s/ Sharon R. DriscollEric Jacobs

Sharon R. DriscollEric Jacobs

Chief Financial Officer

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