Asta Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASFI) (the “Company”), a diversified
financial services company, today announced results for the three
and nine months ended June 30, 2016.
Gary Stern, Asta chairman, president and CEO
said, “Investments made over the last few years in each of our
business segments are gaining traction. Results in the third
quarter were driven by the strong performances of those
investments."
Mr. Stern continued, “Looking forward, we are
committed to investing in our areas of focus for growth, including
personal injury claims, structured settlements and international
distressed consumer assets, while remaining focused on cost
savings, balanced growth and value creation for shareholders.”
Fiscal Third Quarter 2016
Results
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net
income attributable to Asta Funding, Inc. was $3.2 million, or
$0.26 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to
Asta Funding, Inc. of $0.2 million, or $0.01 per diluted share for
the three months ended June 30, 2015.
For the three months ended June 30, 2016, net
income was $4.7 million as compared to net income of $0.3
million for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
Total income for the three months ended June 30,
2016 increased $8.8 million to $19.0 million, compared to $10.2
million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. Total
revenue included in the three months ended June 30, 2016 is
approximately $3.2 million in revenue from CBC Settlement Funding,
LLC on structured settlements, as compared to $2.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2015. Also included in total
revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2016 is approximately
$9.8 million from Pegasus Funding, LLC, the joint venture in the
personal injury finance industry, as compared to $1.7 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2015. Disability fee income for the
three months ended June 30, 2016 was up by $0.6 million to $1.2
million as compared to $0.6 million for the three months ended June
30, 2015.
Finance income from the distressed receivable
business was down by approximately $0.6 million to $4.6 million for
the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to $5.2 million
for the three months ended June 30, 2015.
General and administrative expenses were $10.6
million for the three months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to
$9.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2015. The
increase for the three months ended June 30, 2016 was primarily
attributable to an increase in legal fees, as well as increased
operating costs for GAR Disability Advocates relative to the growth
in the segment.
Interest expense was $0.8 million for the three
months ended June 30, 2016 as compared to $0.6 million for the
three months ended June 30, 2015.
Year-to-Date Results
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016, net
income attributable to Asta Funding, Inc. was $3.2 million, or
$0.26 per diluted share, as compared to net income attributable to
Asta Funding, Inc. of $0.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share for
the nine months ended June 30, 2015.
For the nine months ended June 30, 2016, net
income was $5.3 million as compared to $1.1 million for the
nine months ended June 30, 2015.
Total income for the nine months ended June 30,
2016 was $42.3 million, as compared to $31.5 million for the nine
months ended June 30, 2015. Total revenue included for the nine
months ended June 30, 2016 is approximately $9.1 million in revenue
from CBC Settlement Funding, LLC on structured settlements, as
compared to $7.6 million for the nine months ended June 30,
2016. Also included in total revenues for the nine months
ended June 30, 2016 is approximately $14.8 million from Pegasus
Funding, LLC, as compared to $6.1 million for the nine months ended
June 30, 2015. Disability fee income for the nine months
ended June 30, 2016 was up by $1.8 million to $2.7 million, as
compared to $0.9 million for the nine months ended June 30,
2015.
Finance income from the distressed receivable
business was down by approximately $1.0 million to $14.7 million
for the six months ended June 30, 2016 from $15.7 million for the
nine months ended June 30, 2015.
General and administrative expenses were $32.0
million for the nine months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to
$27.8 million for the nine months ended June 30, 2015. The
increase for the nine months ended June 30, 2016 was primarily
attributable to expected settlement costs of $2.0 million in
connection with an expected legal settlement and a $1.0 million
loss reserve related to a reduction in the carrying value of one of
the Company’s investments, as well as increased operating costs for
GAR Disability Advocates relative to the growth in the segment.
Interest expense was $2.3 million for the nine
months ended June 30, 2016, as compared to $1.7 million for the
nine months ended June 30, 2015. The increase in interest
expense is related to the growth in our structured settlement
business segment, CBC Settlement Funding, LLC. As of June 30,
2016, CBC's invested balance in structured settlements has
increased 23% and 90% since September 30, 2015, and 2014,
respectively.
Balance Sheet Review
As of June 30, 2016 the Company had
approximately $73.9 million in cash and cash equivalents, $176.5
million in stockholders' equity, and a net book value per share of
$14.91. At June 30, 2016, the Company had an invested balance
of $79.9 million in structured settlements and $43.7 million in
personal injury claims.
As part of its tender offer, on May 12, 2016,
the Company repurchased 274,284 shares of its common stock at a
price of $10.25 per share. Total shares repurchased by the
Company as a part of its previously terminated Shares Repurchase
Plan and tender offer during the nine months ended June 30, 2016
was 1,258,484 at an average price of $8.86.
Investor Call Information
A conference call for investors to hear and
discuss results for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2016
will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2016 at 10:00 am EDT.
Toll-free dial-in number (U.S. and Canada):
(800) 668-4132 International dial-in number: (224)
357-2196
Conference ID:60869283
Phone Replay: Toll-Free #: (800) 585-8367 Toll
#: (404) 537-3406 Conference ID # 60869283Recording will be
available for replay two hours after the call's completion through
11:59 pm, EDT on 8/15/16.
About Asta
Asta Funding, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASFI), headquartered
in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, is a diversified financial
services company that assists consumers and serves investors
through the strategic management of four complementary business
segments: Personal Injury Claims, Structured Settlements,
International Consumer Debt and Disability Advocacy.
Founded in 1994 as a sub-prime auto lender, Asta now manages
business units that include funding of personal injury
claims through an 80 percent owned
subsidiary, Pegasus Funding LLC; structured settlements
through its wholly owned subsidiary, CBC Settlement Funding
LLC; acquiring and managing international distressed consumer
receivables through its wholly owned subsidiary, Palisades
Acquisitions LLC; and benefits advocacy through its
wholly owned subsidiary, GAR Disability Advocates,
LLC. For additional information, please visit our website
at http://www.astafunding.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this new release other than
statements of historical facts, including without limitation,
statements regarding our future financial position, business
strategy, budgets, projected revenues, projected costs, and plans
and objectives of management for future operations, are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements generally can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "may," "will," "expects,"
"intends," "plans," "projects," "estimates," "anticipates," or
"believes" or the negative thereof, or any variation thereon, or
similar terminology or expressions. We have based these
forward-looking statements on our current expectations and
projections about future events. These forward-looking statements
are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and assumptions about us that may cause our actual
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be
materially different from any future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Important factors which could
materially affect our results and our future performance include,
without limitation, our ability to purchase defaulted consumer
receivables at appropriate prices, changes in government
regulations that affect our ability to collect sufficient amounts
on our defaulted consumer receivables, our ability to employ and
retain qualified employees, changes in the credit or capital
markets, changes in interest rates, deterioration in economic
conditions, negative press regarding the debt collection industry
which may have a negative impact on a debtor's willingness to pay
the debt we acquire, and statements of assumption underlying any of
the foregoing, as well as other factors set forth under "Item 1A.
Risk Factors" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
September 30, 2015 and other filings with the SEC. All subsequent
written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or
persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their
entirety by the foregoing. Except as required by law, we assume no
duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements.
ASTA
FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets |
(rounded to the
nearest thousands, except share data) |
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
June
30, |
September 30, |
|
|
2016 |
|
|
2015 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
17,111,000 |
|
$ |
24,315,000 |
|
Available for sale investments |
|
56,744,000 |
|
|
59,727,000 |
|
Consumer receivables acquired for liquidation (at
net realizable value) |
|
14,540,000 |
|
|
15,608,000 |
|
Structured settlements |
|
79,884,000 |
|
|
64,635,000 |
|
Investment in personal injury claims |
|
43,684,000 |
|
|
36,668,000 |
|
Other investments, net |
|
3,426,000 |
|
|
4,239,000 |
|
Due from third party collection agencies and
attorneys |
|
1,081,000 |
|
|
1,422,000 |
|
Prepaid and income taxes receivable |
|
4,680,000 |
|
|
6,744,000 |
|
Furniture and equipment, net |
|
219,000 |
|
|
480,000 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
12,270,000 |
|
|
12,279,000 |
|
Goodwill |
|
2,770,000 |
|
|
2,770,000 |
|
Other assets |
|
9,370,000 |
|
|
8,485,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
$ |
245,779,000 |
|
$ |
237,372,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES |
|
|
Other debt – CBC (including
non-recourse notes payable of $44.4 million at June 30, 2016 and
$47.0 million at September 30, 2015) |
$ |
62,667,000 |
|
$ |
51,611,000 |
|
Other liabilities |
|
6,622,000 |
|
|
4,441,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
69,289,000 |
|
|
56,052,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments and contingencies |
|
|
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
Preferred stock, $.01 par value; authorized
5,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding — none |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
30,000,000 shares; issued 13,297,508 at June 30, 2016 and
13,061,673 at September 30, 2015; and outstanding 11,837,224
at June 30, 2016 and 12,859,873 at September 30, 2015 |
|
133,000 |
|
|
131,000 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
66,575,000 |
|
|
65,011,000 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
123,782,000 |
|
|
120,611,000 |
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(173,000 |
) |
|
(1,685,000 |
) |
Treasury stock (at cost) 1,460,284 shares at June
30, 2016 and 201,800 shares at September 30, 2015 |
|
(12,925,000 |
) |
|
(1,751,000 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
(902,000 |
) |
|
(997,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
176,490,000 |
|
|
181,320,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
$ |
245,779,000 |
|
$ |
237,372,000 |
|
ASTA
FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESConsolidated
Statements of
Operations(Unaudited)(rounded to the
nearest thousands, except share data) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Three Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
Nine Months |
|
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
Ended |
|
|
|
June 30, 2016 |
|
|
June 30, 2015 |
|
|
June 30, 2016 |
|
|
June 30, 2015 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Finance income, net |
|
$ |
4,612,000 |
|
|
$ |
5,156,000 |
|
|
$ |
14,668,000 |
|
|
$ |
15,688,000 |
|
Personal injury claims
income |
|
|
9,838,000 |
|
|
|
1,729,000 |
|
|
|
14,769,000 |
|
|
|
6,084,000 |
|
Unrealized gain on
structured settlements |
|
|
1,422,000 |
|
|
|
1,239,000 |
|
|
|
4,586,000 |
|
|
|
4,260,000 |
|
Interest income on
structured settlements |
|
|
1,765,000 |
|
|
|
1,356,000 |
|
|
|
4,473,000 |
|
|
|
3,314,000 |
|
Disability fee income |
|
|
1,169,000 |
|
|
|
552,000 |
|
|
|
2,700,000 |
|
|
|
911,000 |
|
Total revenues |
|
|
18,806,000 |
|
|
|
10,032,000 |
|
|
|
41,196,000 |
|
|
|
30,257,000 |
|
Other income — includes
$(32,000) and ($159,000) during the three month periods ended June
30, 2016 and 2015, respectively, and $(63,000) and ($120,000)
during the nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015,
respectively, of accumulated other comprehensive income
reclassification for unrealized net gains / (losses) on available
for sale securities |
|
|
215,000 |
|
|
|
185,000 |
|
|
|
1,108,000 |
|
|
|
1,216,000 |
|
|
|
|
19,021,000 |
|
|
|
10,217,000 |
|
|
|
42,304,000 |
|
|
|
31,473,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and
administrative |
|
|
10,591,000 |
|
|
|
9,177,000 |
|
|
|
32,039,000 |
|
|
|
27,793,000 |
|
Interest |
|
|
832,000 |
|
|
|
632,000 |
|
|
|
2,348,000 |
|
|
|
1,710,000 |
|
Impairment of consumer
receivables |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
124,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
11,423,000 |
|
|
|
9,809,000 |
|
|
|
34,511,000 |
|
|
|
29,503,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before income
tax |
|
|
7,598,000 |
|
|
|
408,000 |
|
|
|
7,793,000 |
|
|
|
1,970,000 |
|
Income tax expense —
includes tax expense benefit of $ (13,000) and ($64,000) during the
three month periods ended June 30, 2016 and 2015 and $(24,000) and
($27,000) during the nine month periods ended June 30, 2016 and
2015, respectively, of accumulated other comprehensive income
reclassifications for unrealized net gains / (losses) on available
for sale securities |
|
|
2,853,000 |
|
|
|
155,000 |
|
|
|
2,461,000 |
|
|
|
901,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
4,745,000 |
|
|
|
253,000 |
|
|
|
5,332,000 |
|
|
|
1,069,000 |
|
Less: net income
attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
1,549,000 |
|
|
|
92,000 |
|
|
|
2,161,000 |
|
|
|
193,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to
Asta Funding, Inc. |
|
$ |
3,196,000 |
|
|
$ |
161,000 |
|
|
$ |
3,171,000 |
|
|
$ |
876,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income per share
attributable to Asta Funding, Inc.: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
Diluted |
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.26 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
11,897,139 |
|
|
|
13,060,839 |
|
|
|
12,023,156 |
|
|
|
13,044,905 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
12,433,424 |
|
|
|
13,313,406 |
|
|
|
12,294,073 |
|
|
|
13,311,776 |
|
Investor Contact:
Bruce R. Foster, CFO
Asta Funding, Inc.
(201) 567-5648
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