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Mar 31, 2020

Liquidity Services Q2 2020 Earnings Report

Announced financial results for the second quarter fiscal year 2020.

Key Takeaways

Liquidity Services reported a GAAP Revenue of $52.8 million and a GAAP Net Loss of $4.2 million for Q2 2020. The company's performance was within the guidance range for GAAP Net Loss, GAAP EPS, Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA and Non-GAAP Adjusted EPS. Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) of $144.3 million was slightly below the $145.0 million low end of guidance range.

GMV of $144.3 million

GAAP Revenue of $52.8 million

GAAP Net Loss of $4.2 million

Non-GAAP Adjusted EBITDA of $(1.6) million

Total Revenue
$52.8M
Previous year: $56.8M
-7.0%
EPS
-$0.1
Previous year: -$0.02
+400.0%
GMV
$144M
Previous year: $155M
-7.1%
Registered Buyers
3.68M
Previous year: 3.58M
+2.7%
Auction Participants
490K
Previous year: 540K
-9.3%
Gross Profit
$26.2M
Previous year: $32M
-18.1%
Cash and Equivalents
$41.8M
Previous year: $33.9M
+23.3%
Free Cash Flow
$4.96M
Previous year: -$4.93M
-200.7%
Total Assets
$182M
Previous year: $193M
-5.7%

Liquidity Services

Liquidity Services

Forward Guidance

We anticipate that our Q3-FY20 results will be negatively impacted by the COVID-19 global pandemic, which has significantly affected the global economy.

Positive Outlook

  • Our RSCG segment expects to continue to support retailer needs, including online retailers, through our Liquidation.com marketplace even if at a lower than average volume in the short-term.
  • As long as we can ensure the safety of our employees, we will maintain our warehouse operations in support of the essential supply-chain needs of our sellers and buyers.
  • We expect lower volume from our GovDeals segment until state government re-opening phases take place. As the economy re-opens and the business climate improves, we believe our government sellers will resume their selling activity over time.
  • Our pipeline for Q4-FY20 is growing as long as restrictions related to COVID-19 continue to loosen.
  • We have a longstanding market-maker reputation for selling high-value equipment globally across numerous industries and will continue to support the needs of our traditional seller base.

Challenges Ahead

  • The flow of assets into our network of marketplaces has been hindered across all business segments as a direct correlation to "shelter-in-place" orders and the resulting closure of seller facilities and the reduced ability of their employees to process assets and buyers to pick-up or arrange for shipping of assets.
  • We expect lower volume from our GovDeals segment until state government re-opening phases take place.
  • We also expect our CAG segment to see reduced volumes as many seller facilities are closed and restrict buyer inspection of assets, asset pick-up, and in many cases, employee cataloging of assets for sale.
  • We expect to be negatively impacted by a lower number of transactions on our marketplaces in the short-term, and possibly longer, which will have an adverse effect on our operations and cash flows.
  • deflated results in our GovDeals segment for the near-term as government facilities remain closed and employees work remotely.