Open Lending Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results
In a separate press release today, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has appointed
Three Months Ended
- The Company facilitated 26,065 certified loans during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 26,263 certified loans in the fourth quarter of 2023.
- Total revenue was
$(56.9) million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to$14.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The fourth quarter of 2024 was negatively impacted by a$81.3 million reduction in estimated profit share revenues related to business in historic vintages as compared to a$14.3 million reduction in the fourth quarter of 2023. - Gross loss was
$63.2 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to gross profit of$9.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. - Net loss was
$144.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to a net loss of$4.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2023. The fourth quarter of 2024 was negatively impacted by the recording of a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets of$86.1 million , which increased our income tax expense during the period. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$(73.1) million during the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to$(2.1) million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Twelve Months Ended
- The Company facilitated 110,652 certified loans during the year ended
December 31, 2024 , compared to 122,984 certified loans in the prior year. - Total revenue was
$24.0 million during the year endedDecember 31, 2024 , compared to$117.5 million in the prior year. The year endedDecember 31, 2024 was negatively impacted by a$96.1 million reduction in estimated profit share revenues related to business in historic vintages as compared to a$22.8 million reduction in the prior year. - Gross profit was
$0.2 million during the year endedDecember 31, 2024 , compared to$95.2 million in the prior year. - Net loss was
$135.0 million during the year endedDecember 31, 2024 , compared to net income of$22.1 million in the prior year. - Adjusted EBITDA was
$(42.9) million during the year endedDecember 31, 2024 , compared to$50.2 million in the prior year.
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the financial table included at the end of this press release. An explanation of this measure and how it is calculated is also included under the heading “Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Fourth Quarter 2024 Impact Related to Profit Share Revenue Change in Estimates
Each quarter, the Company evaluates and updates its profit share revenue forecast and makes adjustments to its profit share revenue and related contract assets accordingly. Following this evaluation, for the fourth quarter of 2024, adjustments attributable to the Company's profit share revenue forecast resulted in a negative change in estimate of
As discussed below, three factors primarily contributed to this reduction of estimated profit share.
First, there was continued deterioration of the Company's 2021 and 2022 vintages. These certified loans were generated when used car values reached an all-time high in late 2021, driven by pandemic-related disruptions in the supply chain. The subsequent decline in used car values has increased the likelihood of default on vehicles that are now worth significantly less than their corresponding outstanding loan balances. Adjustments to the forecasted performance of the Company's 2021 and 2022 vintages accounted for approximately 40% of the Company's total negative change in estimate for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Second, continued elevated delinquencies and ultimate defaults as a result of broader macroeconomic conditions accounted for approximately 20% of the Company's total negative change in estimate for the fourth quarter of 2024.
Finally, the Company identified two cohorts of borrowers, borrowers with credit builder tradelines and borrowers with fewer positive tradelines, that caused its 2023 and 2024 vintages to underperform. Adjustments to the forecasted performance of loans to these two cohorts of borrowers accounted for approximately 40% of the Company's total negative change in estimate for the fourth quarter of 2024.
As a result of the profit share change in estimate adjustment, for the fourth quarter of 2024, the Company reduced its contract assets by
First Quarter 2025 Outlook
For the first quarter of 2025, the Company currently expects total certified loans to be between 27,000 and 28,000.
The guidance provided includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Board Changes
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About
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to market trends, consumer behavior and demand for automotive loans, as well as future financial performance under the heading "First Quarter 2025 Outlook" above. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “predict,” “potential,” “seem,” “seek,” “future,” “outlook,” and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of the Company’s management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the Company’s control. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general economic, market, political and business conditions; applicable taxes, inflation, tariffs, supply chain disruptions including global hostilities and responses thereto, interest rates and the regulatory environment; the outcome of judicial proceedings to which
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA margin internally in analyzing our financial results and believes these measures are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. The Company believes that the use of non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.
The Company believes these measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results in the same manner as its management and board of directors. In addition, these measures provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as they remove the effect of certain non-cash items and certain non-recurring variable charges. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP net income (loss) excluding interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of total revenue.
Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data) |
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| Assets | ||||||||
| Current assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 243,164 | $ | 240,206 | ||||
| Restricted cash | 10,760 | 6,463 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | 5,055 | 4,616 | ||||||
| Current contract assets, net | 9,973 | 28,704 | ||||||
| Income tax receivable | 3,558 | 7,035 | ||||||
| Other current assets | 3,215 | 2,852 | ||||||
| Total current assets | 275,725 | 289,876 | ||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 729 | 826 | ||||||
| Capitalized software development costs, net | 5,386 | 3,087 | ||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets, net | 3,878 | 3,990 | ||||||
| Contract assets | 5,094 | 610 | ||||||
| Deferred tax asset, net | — | 70,113 | ||||||
| Other assets | 5,556 | 5,535 | ||||||
| Total assets | $ | 296,368 | $ | 374,037 | ||||
| Liabilities and stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Current liabilities | ||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | 953 | $ | 375 | ||||
| Accrued expenses | 5,166 | 8,131 | ||||||
| Current portion of debt | 7,500 | 4,688 | ||||||
| Third-party claims administration liability | 10,797 | 6,464 | ||||||
| Current portion of excess profit share receipts | 19,346 | — | ||||||
| Other current liabilities | 3,490 | 932 | ||||||
| Total current liabilities | 47,252 | 20,590 | ||||||
| Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs | 132,217 | 139,357 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 3,273 | 3,450 | ||||||
| Excess profit share receipts | 28,210 | — | ||||||
| Other liabilities | 7,329 | 5,060 | ||||||
| Total liabilities | 218,281 | 168,457 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||
| Stockholders’ equity | ||||||||
| Preferred stock, |
— | — | ||||||
| Common stock, |
1,282 | 1,282 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | 502,664 | 502,032 | ||||||
| Accumulated deficit | (328,759 | ) | (193,749 | ) | ||||
| (97,100 | ) | (103,985 | ) | |||||
| Total stockholders’ equity | $ | 78,087 | $ | 205,580 | ||||
| Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 296,368 | $ | 374,037 | ||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited, in thousands, except share data) |
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| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Revenue | |||||||||||||||
| Program fees | $ | 13,734 | $ | 13,482 | $ | 57,040 | $ | 64,092 | |||||||
| Profit share | (73,160 | ) | (1,132 | ) | (43,123 | ) | 43,301 | ||||||||
| Claims administration and other service fees | 2,502 | 2,589 | 10,107 | 10,067 | |||||||||||
| Total revenue | (56,924 | ) | 14,939 | 24,024 | 117,460 | ||||||||||
| Cost of services | 6,265 | 5,365 | 23,855 | 22,282 | |||||||||||
| Gross profit (loss) | (63,189 | ) | 9,574 | 169 | 95,178 | ||||||||||
| Operating expenses | |||||||||||||||
| General and administrative | 10,549 | 12,002 | 43,867 | 43,043 | |||||||||||
| Selling and marketing | 3,958 | 4,349 | 17,218 | 17,485 | |||||||||||
| Research and development | 861 | 1,500 | 4,462 | 5,575 | |||||||||||
| Total operating expenses | 15,368 | 17,851 | 65,547 | 66,103 | |||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | (78,557 | ) | (8,277 | ) | (65,378 | ) | 29,075 | ||||||||
| Interest expense | (2,849 | ) | (2,820 | ) | (11,317 | ) | (10,661 | ) | |||||||
| Interest income | 2,812 | 3,018 | 12,090 | 10,335 | |||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net | — | 118 | — | 109 | |||||||||||
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (78,594 | ) | (7,961 | ) | (64,605 | ) | 28,858 | ||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 65,842 | (3,119 | ) | 70,405 | 6,788 | ||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (144,436 | ) | $ | (4,842 | ) | $ | (135,010 | ) | $ | 22,070 | ||||
| Net income (loss) per common share | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | $ | (1.21 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (1.13 | ) | $ | 0.18 | ||||
| Diluted | $ | (1.21 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | $ | (1.13 | ) | $ | 0.18 | ||||
| Weighted average common shares outstanding | |||||||||||||||
| Basic | 119,331,553 | 119,366,013 | 119,179,766 | 120,826,644 | |||||||||||
| Diluted | 119,331,553 | 119,366,013 | 119,179,766 | 121,474,880 | |||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited, in thousands) |
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| Year Ended |
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| 2024 | 2023 | |||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (135,010 | ) | $ | 22,070 | |||
| Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 8,677 | 9,492 | ||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 1,674 | 1,159 | ||||||
| Amortization of debt issuance costs | 427 | 428 | ||||||
| Non-cash operating lease cost | 705 | 620 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes | 70,113 | (4,985 | ) | |||||
| Other | 127 | 15 | ||||||
| Changes in assets & liabilities: | ||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | (439 | ) | 1,105 | |||||
| Contract assets, net | 14,247 | 46,116 | ||||||
| Excess profit share receipts | 47,556 | — | ||||||
| Other current and non-current assets | (429 | ) | (507 | ) | ||||
| Accounts payable | 578 | 86 | ||||||
| Accrued expenses | (2,473 | ) | 1,183 | |||||
| Income tax receivable, net | 4,198 | 2,699 | ||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | (624 | ) | (561 | ) | ||||
| Third-party claims administration liability | 4,333 | 2,409 | ||||||
| Other current and non-current liabilities | 3,938 | 1,329 | ||||||
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 17,598 | 82,658 | ||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment | (165 | ) | (123 | ) | ||||
| Capitalized software development costs | (3,731 | ) | (2,055 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in investing activities | (3,896 | ) | (2,178 | ) | ||||
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||||
| Payments on term loans | (4,688 | ) | (3,750 | ) | ||||
| Payment of excise tax on shares repurchased | (314 | ) | — | |||||
| Shares repurchased | — | (37,322 | ) | |||||
| Shares withheld for taxes related to restricted stock units | (1,445 | ) | (1,258 | ) | ||||
| Net cash used in financing activities | (6,447 | ) | (42,330 | ) | ||||
| Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 7,255 | 38,150 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the beginning of the period | 246,669 | 208,519 | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the period | $ | 253,924 | $ | 246,669 | ||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | ||||||||
| Interest paid | $ | 12,590 | $ | 10,313 | ||||
| Income tax paid (refunded), net | (3,907 | ) | 9,075 | |||||
| Non-cash investing and financing: | ||||||||
| Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations | $ | 594 | $ | — | ||||
| Share-based compensation for capitalized software development | 285 | 88 | ||||||
| Capitalized software development costs accrued but not paid | 15 | 248 | ||||||
| Accrued excise tax associated with share repurchases | — | 314 | ||||||
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Measures (Unaudited, in thousands) |
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| Three Months Ended |
Year Ended |
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| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | (144,436 | ) | $ | (4,842 | ) | $ | (135,010 | ) | $ | 22,070 | ||||
| Non-GAAP adjustments: | |||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | 2,849 | 2,820 | 11,317 | 10,661 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 65,842 | (3,119 | ) | 70,405 | 6,788 | ||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | 393 | 335 | 1,674 | 1,159 | |||||||||||
| Share-based compensation | 2,269 | 2,666 | 8,677 | 9,492 | |||||||||||
| Total adjustments | 71,353 | 2,702 | 92,073 | 28,100 | |||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (73,083 | ) | $ | (2,140 | ) | $ | (42,937 | ) | $ | 50,170 | ||||
| Total revenue | $ | (56,924 | ) | $ | 14,939 | $ | 24,024 | $ | 117,460 | ||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA margin | 128 | % | (14 | )% | (179 | )% | 43 | % | |||||||
Source: Open Lending Corporation