Commenting on the fiscal 2025 second quarter results, Beneficient management said: “We are pleased to report our second consecutive profitable quarter as a public company, which we believe positions Ben as a leading solution for liquidity and primary capital in large and growing private investment markets. With our Board of Directors having authorized up to $50億 of fiduciary financings to Customer ExAlt Trusts through ExchangeTrust transactions, our platform is designed for substantial growth as new opportunities are identified and negotiated. We believe that our comprehensive model will enable stockholders to benefit from the range of trust, custody and other services we provide as well as the underlying performance of the private equity assets held in trust.
“Additionally, we are pleased to have strengthened our balance sheet through a previously announced transaction whereby our subsidiary Beneficient Company Holdings, L.P. redesignated approximately $12550萬 of its preferred equity as non-redeemable. As a result of the transaction, which was approved by the Company’s founders holding the majority of the preferred equity, Beneficient reclassified approximately $12550萬 of temporary equity to permanent equity as of September 30, 2024.”
Second Quarter Fiscal 2025 and Recent Highlights (for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 or as noted):
•Reported investments with a fair value of $33500萬, increased from $32910萬 at the end of our prior fiscal year, served as collateral for Ben Liquidity's net loan portfolio of $26070萬 and $25620萬,分別爲。
•Revenues increased to $860萬 in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 as compared to $(42.8) million in the same quarter of fiscal 2024. On a year-to-date basis, revenues for fiscal 2025 were $1860萬 as compared to $(45.5) million for fiscal 2024.
•Operating expenses declined to $2230萬 in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, which included a non-cash goodwill impairment of $30萬, as compared to $33900萬 in the second quarter of fiscal 2024, which included a non-cash goodwill impairment of $30670萬. On a year-to-date basis, operating expenses for fiscal 2025 were $(12.0) million, 其中包括5500萬美元的損失準備金釋放和370萬美元的非現金商譽減值,而2024財年的15億美元則包括14億美元的非現金商譽減值。
截至 2024年9月30日, Ben’s loan portfolio was supported by a highly diversified alternative asset collateral portfolio providing diversification across approximately 240 private market funds and approximately 800 investments across various asset classes, industry sectors and geographies. This portfolio includes exposure to some of the most exciting, sought after private company names worldwide, such as the largest private space exploration company, an innovative software and payment systems provider, a venture capital firm investing in waste-to-energy and clean energy technologies, a technology company providing Net Zero solutions in the production of advanced biofuels, a designer and manufacturer of shaving products, a large online store for women's clothes and other fashionable accessories that has announced intentions to go public, a mobile banking services provider, and others.
Figure 1: Portfolio Diversification
Diversification Using Principal Loan Balance, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses
As of September 30, 2024, the charts below present the ExAlt Loan portfolio’s relative exposure by certain characteristics (percentages determined by aggregate fiduciary ExAlt Loan portfolio principal balance net of allowance for credit losses, which includes the exposure to interests in certain of our former affiliates composing part of the Fiduciary Loan Portfolio).
As of September 30, 2024. Represents the characteristics of professionally managed funds and investments in the Collateral (defined as follows) portfolio. The Collateral for the ExAlt Loans in the loan portfolio is comprised of a diverse portfolio of direct and indirect interests (through various investment vehicles, including, limited partnership interests and private and public equity and debt securities, which include our and our affiliates’ or our former affiliates’ securities), primarily in third-party, professionally managed private funds and investments. Loan balances used to calculate the percentages reported in the pie charts are loan balances net of any allowance for credit losses, and as of September 30, 2024, the total allowance for credit losses was $31500萬, for a total gross loan balance of $57600萬 and a loan balance net of allowance for credit losses of $26100萬.
Business Segments: Second Quarter Fiscal 2025
Ben Liquidity
Ben Liquidity offers simple, rapid and cost-effective liquidity products through the use of our proprietary financing and trust structure, or the “Customer ExAlt Trusts,” which facilitate the exchange of a customer’s alternative assets for consideration.
•Ben Liquidity recognized $1200萬 of interest income for the fiscal second quarter, an increase of 10.4% from the quarter ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to a slightly higher carrying value of loan receivables, which was driven by compounding interest, offset by an increase in the allowance for credit losses.
•Operating income for the fiscal second quarter was 290萬美元, 在2024年6月30日結束的季度,從50萬美元的營業虧損改善了。
•Adjusted operating income(1) was $240萬 for the six months ended September 30, 2024 compared to adjusted operating loss(1) of $1430萬 in the prior year period with the increase in adjusted operating income(1) primarily related to lower credit loss adjustments recognized in the current period and lower interest expense.
Ben Custody
•Ben Custody revenues were $1080萬 for the six months ended September 30, 2024, down 17.6%, compared to the prior year period, primarily due to lower NAV of alternative assets and other securities held in custody.
•Operating income was $560萬 for the six months ended September 30, 2024 compared to operating loss of $27080萬 in the prior year period, with the increase in operating income principally related to a significantly larger non-cash goodwill impairment in the prior year period of $28180萬 as compared to $340萬 in the current year period.
•Adjusted operating income(1) for the six months ended September 30, 2024 was $900萬, compared to adjusted operating income(1) of $1090萬 in the prior year period with the decrease in adjusted operating income(1) primarily due to lower revenue related to lower NAV of alternative assets and other securities held in custody and slightly lower operating expenses during the current fiscal year period.
資本和流動性
•As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $450萬 and total debt of $12410萬.
•Distributions received from alternative assets and other securities held in custody totaled $1250萬 for the six months ended September 30, 2024, compared to $2630萬 for the same period of fiscal 2024.
•Total investments (at fair value) of $33500萬 at September 30, 2024 supported Ben Liquidity's loan portfolio.
(1) Represents a non-GAAP financial measure. For reconciliations of our non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures and for the reasons we believe the non-GAAP measures provide useful information, see Non-GAAP Reconciliations.
更新公告
On September 30, 2024, Patrick J. Donegan was appointed to the Board as an independent director and a member of various committees, including the Audit committee of the Board. Mr. Donegan brings almost thirty years of compliance, legal, banking and capital markets experience to Ben, having held various senior compliance positions, including as Chief Compliance Officer, for bank holding companies and broker dealers and as Assistant General Counsel for a securities company. Over the course of his career, Mr. Donegan has attained eleven FINRA licenses and two certifications from the American Bankers Association, including the Certified Regulatory Compliance Mangers designation, and currently holds a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist certification.
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財務二季度彙總結果
表格 1 下表呈現了部分選定未經審計的彙總運營財務信息摘要。
財務二季度彙總結果
(千美元,除每股份額和每股金額外)
25財年第二季度
2024年9月30日
25財年第一季度
2024年6月30日
第二季度24財年
September 30, 2023
與上季度相比的變化百分比
截至2025年財年年初
截至2024年財年年初
與上年同期相比的變化百分比
GAAP營收
$
8,561
$
10,046
$
(42,761)
(14.8)%
$
18,607
$
(45,504)
NM
調整後的收入(1)
8,734
10,411
(801)
(16.1)%
19,145
22
NM
GAAP運營收入(虧損)
(13,715)
44,338
(381,764)
NM
30,623
(1,537,734)
NM
調整後的營業虧損(1)
(6,611)
(4,725)
(21,170)
(39.9)%
(11,337)
(45,690)
75.2%
Basic Class A EPS
$
2.98
$
12.11
$
(115.95)
(75.4)%
$
14.58
$
(521.17)
NM
每股A類攤薄後收益(1)
$
0.03
$
0.17
$
(115.95)
(82.4)%
$
0.18
$
(521.17)
NM
Segment Revenues attributable to Ben's Equity Holders(2)
16,626
16,235
18,629
2.4%
32,861
35,756
(8.1)%
Adjusted Segment Revenues attributable to Ben's Equity Holders (1)(2)
16,626
16,242
19,066
2.4%
32,868
36,915
(11.0)%
Segment Operating Income (Loss) attributable to Ben's Equity Holders
Michael Wetherington/214-284-1199/mwetherington@darrowir.com
investors@beneficient.com
免責聲明和關於前瞻性聲明的警告
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to, among other things, demand for our solutions in the alternative asset industry, opportunities for market growth, expansion of our Preferred Liquidity Provider Program, the ability of machine automated pricing (MAPS) to facilitate transactions, our ability to identify and negotiate transactions, diversification and size of our loan portfolio and our ability to scale operations and provide shareholder value. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of words such as 「anticipate,」 「believe,」 「could,」 「estimate,」 「expect,」 「intend,」 「may,」 「plan,」 「potential,」 「predict,」 「project,」 「should,」 「target,」 「will,」 「would,」 and, in each case, their negative or other various or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements reflect our views with respect to future events as of the date of this document and are based on our management’s current expectations, estimates, forecasts, projections, assumptions, beliefs and information. Although management believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct. All such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause future events or results to be materially different from those stated or implied in this document. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. These risks include, but are not limited to, our ability to consummate GP Primary and other liquidity transactions on terms desirable for the Company, or at all, we may not prevail in ongoing litigation, and the risk factors that are described under the section titled 「Risk Factors」 in our Annual Report on Form 10-k, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-k, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the 「SEC」). These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document and in our SEC filings. We expressly disclaim any obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
我們定義調整後收入爲調整後排除與Collateral Swap之前和之後收購的相關方權益證券標記對市場的影響的收入,以及在2023年8月1日成爲GWG Wind Down Trust權益的權益。 歸於Ben的股票持有人的調整後部門收入與彙總的Ben流動性、Ben託管和公司/其他業務部門相關的「調整後收入」相同,這些部門影響Beneficient所有股東的淨利潤(虧損),包括Beneficient的子公司Beneficient Company Holdings,L.P.的股東。
調整後的營業利潤(虧損)表示根據GAAP營業利潤(虧損)調整後排除上述收入調整的影響,以及在Collateral Swap中收購的相關方可供出售債務證券的信用損失,這些證券在2023年8月1日變爲GWG Wind Down Trust權益,以及來自申請破產的相關方的應收賬款和在我們構建交易期間產生的某些票據應收款項的非現金資產減值、按股份報酬費用、與GWG Holdings破產、訴訟、停用產品提供及某些與員工事項相關的法律、專業服務及公關費用,包括在與前董事的仲裁中發生的費用和損失減少(釋放)。歸於Ben的股票持有人的調整後部門營業利潤(虧損)與Ben流動性、Ben託管和公司/其他業務部門相關的「調整後營業利潤(虧損)」相同,這些部門影響Beneficient所有股東的淨利潤(虧損),包括Beneficient的子公司Beneficient Company Holdings,L.P.的股東。