August 14, 2013
Liquid Holdings Group Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results
New York, New York – August 14, 2013 – Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: LIQD) (“Liquid” or the “Company”), a provider of cloud-based order and execution management, risk and reporting software solutions for the financial services community, today reported results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013.
Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter of 2013
| · | Software services revenue increased 8.2% quarter over quarter to $0.7 million |
| · | GAAP EPS of $(1.04) |
| · | Adjusted EPS of $(0.18) |
| · | Liquid completes its Initial Public Offering (“IPO”) on July 31, 2013 |
“We are pleased with our second quarter results and the recent completion of our IPO, and look forward to focusing our efforts on our sales and development plans. During the quarter, we continued to execute on our strategy by expanding our executive team and our sales team with several key hires, growing our customer base, and delivering important system enhancements and upgrades,” said Brian Storms, CEO of Liquid Holdings. “The growth and market acceptance we have achieved at such a formative stage of the Company’s development is a testament to the strength of our cloud based platform and unique SaaS business model.”
Second Quarter 2013 Results
Total revenue for the second quarter of 2013 was $1.4 million compared to $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2013. During the second quarter, Liquid exited the over-the-counter (“OTC”) brokerage business, which accounted for the decline in total revenue.
Software services revenue, however, increased during the second quarter of 2013 to $0.7 million, or 8.2%, from $0.6 million in the first quarter of 2013.
GAAP net loss for the second quarter of 2013 was $21.7 million, or $1.04 per basic share, compared to a net loss of $5.1 million, or $0.26 per basic share, in the first quarter of 2013. The net loss for the second quarter was due primarily to share-based compensation of $16.1 million and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets of $1.8 million, both non-cash expenses on our statement of operations.
Excluding share-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, as well as the related income tax effect of each, on a non-GAAP basis, adjusted net loss for the second quarter of 2013 was $3.8 million, or $0.18 per basic share, compared to an adjusted net loss of $2.4 million, or $0.12 per basic share, in the first quarter of 2013.
Cash used in operating activities totaled $4.0 million in the second quarter of 2013, compared to $2.7 million in the first quarter of 2013.
On July 26, 2013 Liquid priced its initial public offering of 3,175,000 shares of its common stock at $9.00 per share.
A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to their related GAAP financial measures is set forth in the financial tables below.
Key Operating Metrics:
| · | Liquid had 23 customers as of June 30, 2013 compared to 25 customers as of March 31, 2013 comprised of proprietary traders, small to mid-sized hedge funds and risk managers. |
| · | Total software units deployed rose to 385 as of June 30, 2013, up 9.7% from 351 units as of March 31, 2013. |
About Liquid Holdings Group
Liquid Holdings Group, Inc. provides technology solutions and services to the global hedge fund and active trading markets. Liquid's solutions are delivered efficiently and securely through the cloud in a SaaS model. The Liquid platform was purpose built to manage the entire trade lifecycle by seamlessly integrating trade order management and execution with real-time risk, portfolio management and shadow account reporting through a single solution. The Company offers the Liquid platform or any of its components on a subscription basis to hedge fund managers, asset managers, family offices and financial institutions worldwide. Liquid will use its website,www.liquidholdings.com, as a means of disclosing important information and for complying with its disclosure obligations under Regulation FD.
Headquartered in New York City with offices in London and Aventura, Florida, Liquid Holdings Group was formed in 2012. For more information, please visitwww.liquidholdings.com.
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| LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS |
| (Unaudited) | ||||||||
| June 30, 2013 | December 31, 2012 | |||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current assets: | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 345,466 | $ | 1,380,078 | ||||
| Note receivable from related party - QuantX Management, LLP | - | 2,250,000 | ||||||
| Deferred offering costs | 7,090,303 | 3,476,427 | ||||||
| Other receivable | 1,271,662 | 1,637,075 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 211,547 | 119,417 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 8,918,978 | 8,862,997 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 380,700 | 325,285 | ||||||
| Other assets: | ||||||||
| Due from related parties | 359,030 | 359,030 | ||||||
| Deposits | 540,653 | 478,258 | ||||||
| Other intangible assets, net of amortization | 15,159,281 | 18,740,125 | ||||||
| Goodwill | 13,182,936 | 13,182,936 | ||||||
| Total other assets | 29,241,900 | 32,760,349 | ||||||
| TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 38,541,578 | $ | 41,948,631 | ||||
| LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 5,940,766 | $ | 3,199,869 | ||||
| Due to related parties | 285,486 | 61,873 | ||||||
| Deferred income | 13,838 | 2,062 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 259,995 | 268,160 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 6,500,085 | 3,531,964 | ||||||
| Long-term liabilities: | ||||||||
| Deferred rent | 90,036 | 51,338 | ||||||
| Contingent consideration payable on Fundsolve acquisition | 1,605,129 | 1,561,000 | ||||||
| Deferred tax liability | 253,059 | 429,100 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 8,448,309 | 5,573,402 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Members' equity: | ||||||||
| Capital contributed | 95,116,792 | 74,639,166 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (65,022,368 | ) | (38,245,864 | ) | ||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | (1,155 | ) | (18,073 | ) | ||||
| Total members’ equity | 30,093,269 | 36,375,229 | ||||||
| TOTAL LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY | $ | 38,541,578 | $ | 41,948,631 | ||||
| LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) |
| (Unaudited) |
| Three Months | Period from | Six Months | ||||||||||
| Ended | April 24, 2012 to | Ended | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Brokerage activities | $ | 726,795 | $ | 163,551 | $ | 1,872,647 | ||||||
| Software services | 667,159 | - | 1,283,771 | |||||||||
| 1,393,954 | 163,551 | 3,156,418 | ||||||||||
| Cost of revenues: | ||||||||||||
| Brokerage activities | 500,945 | 82,887 | 1,248,192 | |||||||||
| Software services | 648,307 | - | 1,225,467 | |||||||||
| 1,149,252 | 82,887 | 2,473,659 | ||||||||||
| Gross profit | 244,702 | 80,664 | 682,759 | |||||||||
| Operating expenses: | ||||||||||||
| Compensation | 6,851,735 | 8,262,374 | 8,939,191 | |||||||||
| Consulting fees | 11,630,299 | 2,822,466 | 11,955,031 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,824,903 | 184,750 | 3,649,245 | |||||||||
| Professional fees | 425,591 | 1,127,876 | 1,002,138 | |||||||||
| Rent | 316,627 | 125,611 | 607,321 | |||||||||
| Computer related and software development | 223,293 | 47,914 | 331,322 | |||||||||
| Other | 741,776 | 215,960 | 1,124,581 | |||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 22,014,224 | 12,786,951 | 27,608,829 | |||||||||
| Loss from operations | (21,769,522 | ) | (12,706,287 | ) | (26,926,070 | ) | ||||||
| Non-operating income (expense): | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on contingent consideration payable | (9,510 | ) | - | (44,129 | ) | |||||||
| Interest and other, net | (388 | ) | 10,719 | 9,489 | ||||||||
| Total non-operating expense | (9,898 | ) | 10,719 | (34,640 | ) | |||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (21,779,420 | ) | (12,695,568 | ) | (26,960,710 | ) | ||||||
| Income tax benefit | 112,231 | 34,278 | 184,206 | |||||||||
| Net loss | (21,667,189 | ) | (12,661,290 | ) | (26,776,504 | ) | ||||||
| Other comprehensive income (loss): | ||||||||||||
| Foreign currency translation | 2,359 | (7,144 | ) | 16,918 | ||||||||
| Total comprehensive loss | $ | (21,664,830 | ) | $ | (12,668,434 | ) | $ | (26,759,586 | ) | |||
| Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share | $ | (1.04 | ) | $ | (1.01 | ) | $ | (1.31 | ) | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted | 20,873,494 | 12,483,782 | 20,422,326 | |||||||||
| Supplemental Information to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) | ||||||||||||
| Software services revenues from related parties | $ | 552,020 | $ | - | $ | 1,086,053 | ||||||
| Software services cost of revenues to related parties | $ | 299,295 | $ | - | $ | 582,513 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation included in compensation | $ | 4,679,071 | $ | 8,121,888 | $ | 5,527,933 | ||||||
| Share-based compensation included in consulting fees | $ | 11,470,715 | $ | 2,404,992 | $ | 11,649,693 | ||||||
| LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES |
| CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS |
| (Unaudited) |
| Three Months | Period from | Six Months | ||||||||||
| Ended | April 24, 2012 to | Ended | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2013 | June 30, 2012 | June 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES | ||||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (21,667,189 | ) | $ | (12,661,290 | ) | $ | (26,776,504 | ) | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized loss on contingent consideration payable | 9,510 | - | 44,129 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 1,824,903 | 184,750 | 3,649,245 | |||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 4,679,071 | 8,121,888 | 5,527,933 | |||||||||
| Share-based payments for consulting services | 11,470,715 | 2,404,992 | 11,649,693 | |||||||||
| Other | 16,678 | 4,878 | 32,883 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax benefit | (112,231 | ) | (34,278 | ) | (184,206 | ) | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities | (289,048 | ) | 1,423,625 | (676,702 | ) | |||||||
| NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (4,067,591 | ) | (555,435 | ) | (6,733,529 | ) | ||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES | (4,390 | ) | (5,943,731 | ) | 2,152,845 | |||||||
| NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES | 250,000 | 11,250,000 | 3,550,000 | |||||||||
| Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | 1,251 | (7,144 | ) | (3,928 | ) | |||||||
| NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS | (3,820,730 | ) | 4,743,690 | (1,034,612 | ) | |||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Beginning | 4,166,196 | - | 1,380,078 | |||||||||
| CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - Ending | $ | 345,466 | $ | 4,743,690 | $ | 345,466 | ||||||
LIQUID HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES
(Unaudited)
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: non-GAAP adjusted net loss and non-GAAP adjusted net loss per share. Non-GAAP adjusted net loss excludes share-based compensation and amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, as well as the related income tax effect. The presentation of these financial measures is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. Investors are cautioned that there are material limitations associated with the use of non-GAAP financial measures as an analytical tool. In particular, the adjustments to our GAAP financial measures reflect the exclusion of items, specifically share-based compensation expense, amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets and the related income tax effect, that are recurring and will be reflected in our financial results for the foreseeable future as well as non-recurring that we do not expect to report going forward. In addition, these measures may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies, limiting their usefulness for comparison purposes. We compensate for these limitations by providing specific information regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures.
We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide investors with useful supplemental information about the financial performance of our business, enable comparison of financial results between periods where certain items may vary independent of business performance, and allow for greater transparency with respect to key metrics used by management in operating our business.
| Three Months | Three Months | Six Months | ||||||||||
| Ended | Ended | Ended | ||||||||||
| June 30, 2013 | March 31, 2013 | June 30, 2013 | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (21,667,189 | ) | $ | (5,109,315 | ) | $ | (26,776,504 | ) | |||
| Share-based compensation1 | 16,149,786 | 1,027,840 | 17,177,626 | |||||||||
| Amortization of acquired intangibles2 | 1,798,416 | 1,799,570 | 3,597,986 | |||||||||
| Related income tax effect3 | (110,706 | ) | (71,038 | ) | (181,744 | ) | ||||||
| Adjusted net loss | $ | (3,829,693 | ) | $ | (2,352,943 | ) | $ | (6,182,636 | ) | |||
| Basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (1.04 | ) | $ | (0.26 | ) | $ | (1.31 | ) | |||
| Net effect of pro forma adjustment | 0.86 | 0.14 | 1.01 | |||||||||
| Adjusted basic and diluted loss per share | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.12 | ) | $ | (0.30 | ) | |||
| Weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period - basic and diluted | 20,873,494 | 19,966,153 | 20,422,326 | |||||||||
1Represents recurring share-based compensation expense, as well as non-recurring share-based compensation expense from the sale or transfer of common shares by the Company, its founders and certain employees that were below fair value or for no monetary consideration which were accounted for as share-based compensation in accordance with GAAP.
2Represents the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets.
3Represents the tax effect on the reduction to share-based compensation and amortization in footnotes (1) and (2) above.
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