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Graphic Exhibit 99.1 – News Release

Ritchie Bros. reports third quarter 2022 results

Robust service revenue growth of 15% outpaces strong 7% growth in GTV

VANCOUVER, November 7, 2022 – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated (NYSE & TSX: RBA, the “Company”, “Ritchie Bros.”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) reported the following results for the third quarter, for the three months ended September 30, 2022.

(All figures are presented in U.S. dollars)

I am proud of the efforts our teams have made across the organization to deliver strong financial performance in what continues to be an uncertain environment while also enhancing the customer experience through our growth strategies and making progress on our marketplace technology,” said Ann Fandozzi, CEO of Ritchie Bros.

In addition, Eric Jacobs, CFO of Ritchie Bros. added, “we are pleased with our continued strong financial performance in the quarter with our double digit service revenue, earnings per share and adjusted earnings per share growth.”

Third Quarter Financial and Business Metric Highlights1:

Gross transaction value (“GTV”)1 increased 7% year-over-year to $1.4 billion or 10% year-over-year when excluding the impact of foreign exchange
Total revenue increased 25% year-over-year to $411.5 million
Service revenue increased 15% year-over-year to $246.7 million
Inventory sales revenue increased 43% year-over-year to $164.8 million
Net income increased 33% year-over-year to $42.9 million
Diluted earnings per share increased 31% year-over-year to $0.38 per share
Diluted adjusted earnings per share increased 18% year-over year to $0.53 per share
Adjusted EBITDA1 increased 12% year-over-year to $102.5 million
Cash provided by operating activities was $263.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022

1 For information regarding Ritchie Bros. use and definition of this measure, see “Key Operating Metrics” and “Non-GAAP Measures” sections in this press release

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Financial and Operational Highlights

Three months ended September 30, 

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except EPS and percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022 over 2021

GTV

$

1,358,242

$

1,270,258

7

%

Service revenue

246,696

214,193

15

%

Service revenue as a % of total GTV

 

18.2

%  

 

16.9

%  

130

bps

Inventory sales revenue

164,783

115,489

43

%

Inventory return

17,530

12,496

40

%

Inventory rate

10.6

%  

10.8

%  

(20)

bps

Net income attributable to stockholders

42,909

32,336

 

33

%

Adjusted EBITDA

102,544

91,247

12

%

Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.38

$

0.29

 

31

%

Diluted adjusted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.53

$

0.45

18

%

GTV by Geography

Three months ended September 30, 

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

United States

$

855,491

$

798,725

7

%

Canada

314,872

266,574

18

%

International

187,879

204,959

(8)

%

Total GTV

$

1,358,242

$

1,270,258

7

%

For the third quarter:

GTV increased 7% year-over-year to $1.4 billion driven by a rebound in lot volumes and continued strong mix adjusted prices, partially offset by an unfavourable impact of foreign exchange and unfavorable asset mix. GTV increased 10% when excluding the impact of foreign exchange.

Service revenue increased 15% year-over-year, or 13% year-over year when excluding the impact of the SmartEquip acquisition, driven by solid contribution from both Auctions & Marketplace (“A&M”) and Other Services revenues. Service revenue as a percent of GTV increased 130 bps year-over-year to 18.2%.

Inventory return increased 40% year-over-year to $17.5 million due to higher volume of inventory deals, driven primarily by strategic accounts in the United States. Solid execution from the at-risk team drove a robust 10.6% inventory rate.

Net income increased 33% year-over-year to $42.9 million as a result of strong growth in operating income, higher interest income from a rise in interest rates and a lower effective tax rate.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 12% driven by total revenue growth of 25%, partially offset by an increase in selling, general & administrative expenses of 25%, and an increase in costs of services of 18%. Total costs increased primarily due to planned investment in growth initiatives, investments in marketplace technology, higher performance based compensation and inflation.

Total number of organizations activated on the Business Inventory Management System increased by 42% as compared to the second quarter of 2022.

Debt / net income was 2.1x for the twelve months ended September 30, 2022.

Adjusted net debt1 / adjusted EBITDA1 was 0.5x at and for the twelve months ended September 30, 2022.

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1 For information regarding Ritchie Bros. use and definition of this measure, see “Key Operating Metrics” and “Non-GAAP Measures” sections in this press release

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Result by Segments

Three months ended September 30, 2022

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except percentages)

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

Commissions

$

108,238

$

108,238

Fees

85,689

52,769

138,458

Total service revenue

193,927

52,769

246,696

Inventory sales revenue

 

164,783

 

 

164,783

Total revenue

 

358,710

 

52,769

 

411,479

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

 

14,417

 

14,417

Other costs of services

 

24,601

2,503

 

27,104

Cost of inventory sold

 

147,253

 

147,253

Selling, general and administrative

 

116,337

16,856

 

133,193

Segment profit

$

70,519

18,993

$

89,512

Total GTV

 

1,358,242

 

N/A

 

N/A

A&M service revenue as a % of total GTV- Rate

 

14.3

%  

N/A

 

N/A

Three months ended September 30, 2021

 

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except percentages)

    

A&M

    

Other

    

Consolidated

 

Commissions

$

110,275

$

$

110,275

 

Fees

68,607

35,311

103,918

Total service revenue

178,882

35,311

214,193

Inventory sales revenue

 

115,489

 

115,489

Total revenue

 

294,371

 

35,311

 

329,682

Ancillary and logistical service expenses

 

11,433

 

11,433

Other costs of services

 

22,728

947

 

23,675

Cost of inventory sold

 

102,993

 

 

102,993

Selling, general and administrative

 

94,203

 

12,305

 

106,508

Segment profit

$

74,447

$

10,626

$

85,073

Total GTV

 

1,270,258

 

N/A

 

N/A

A&M service revenue as a % of total GTV- Rate

 

14.1

%  

 

N/A

 

N/A

Auctions & Marketplace segment results:

A&M service revenue increased 8% year-over-year to $193.9 million with A&M take rate increasing 20 basis points to 14.3% driven by higher buyer fees implemented in early 2022, partially offset by lower straight commission rates from a higher volume of activity in strategic accounts in the United States.

Inventory sales revenue increased 43% year-over-year to $164.8 million primarily due to a higher mix of GTV contracted via inventory deals. This increase in mix was mainly seen within strategic accounts in the United States.

Other Services segment results:

Other Services total revenue increased 49% year-over-year to $52.8 million primarily due to stronger performance and execution in RBFS, the addition of SmartEquip, higher ancillary revenue driven by higher activity for value-added services, and strong growth in Rouse. Other service revenue increased 35% when excluding the impact of the SmartEquip acquisition.

RBFS revenue increased 47% year-over-year to $16.6 million driven in part by higher number of deals funded.

SmartEquip revenue of $5.2 million was recognized in the third quarter of 2022, which was its third full quarter since its acquisition in November 2021.

Ancillary and logistical service expenses increased 26% year-over-year to $14.4 million, in line with higher ancillary revenue which was driven in part by increased auction volume.

Other costs of services increased 164% year-over-year to $2.5 million mainly due to the acquisition of SmartEquip.

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Dividend Information

Quarterly dividend

On November 2, 2022, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share, payable on December 14, 2022 to stockholders of record on November 23, 2022.

Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call

Ritchie Bros. is hosting a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2022 at 5am Pacific time / 8am Eastern time / 1pm GMT on November 7, 2022. The replay of the webcast will be available through December 7, 2022.

Conference call and webcast details are available at the following link:

https://investor.ritchiebros.com

About Ritchie Bros.

Established in 1958, Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets. Operating in a number of sectors, including construction, commercial transportation, agriculture, energy, mining, and forestry, the company’s selling channels include: Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, the world’s largest industrial auctioneer offering live auction events with online bidding; IronPlanet, an online marketplace with weekly featured auctions and providing the exclusive IronClad Assurance® equipment condition certification; Marketplace-E, a controlled marketplace offering multiple price and timing options; Ritchie List, a self-serve listing service for North America; Mascus, a leading European online equipment listing service; Ritchie Bros. Private Treaty, offering privately negotiated sales; and sector-specific solutions GovPlanet, TruckPlanet, and Ritchie Bros. Energy. The Company’s suite of solutions also includes Ritchie Bros. Asset Solutions and Rouse Services LLC, which together provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers’ management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; plus equipment financing and leasing through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services. For more information about Ritchie Bros., visit RitchieBros.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable U.S. and Canadian securities legislation (collectively, “forward-looking statements”), including, in particular, statements regarding future financial and operational results and growth and value prospects and payment of dividends. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “project”, “target”, “potential”, “schedule”, “forecast”, “budget”, “estimate”, “intend”, or “believe” and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or statements that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could”, “should”, or “might” occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the duration and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company’s operations, the operations of customers, and general economic conditions, including inflation, rising interest rates and foreign exchange rate fluctuation; the numerous factors that influence the supply of and demand for used equipment; economic and other conditions in local, regional and global sectors; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate acquired companies, and to receive the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions; and the risks and uncertainties set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 and our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which are available on the SEC, SEDAR, and Company websites. The foregoing list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect the Company’s forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable securities legislation. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward looking statements.

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Key Operating Metrics

We regularly review a number of metrics, including the following key operating metrics, to evaluate our business, measure our performance, identify trends affecting our business, and make operating decisions. We believe these key operating metrics are useful to investors because management uses these metrics to assess the growth of our business and the effectiveness of our operational strategies.

We define our key operating metrics as follows:

Gross Transaction Value: Represents total proceeds from all items sold at the Company’s auctions and online marketplaces. GTV is not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, and is not presented in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Inventory return: Inventory sales revenue less cost of inventory sold.

Inventory rate: Inventory return divided by inventory sales revenue.

Inventory Management System activations: Number of organizations activated on IMS. An organization is considered activated on IMS when a customer has signed an annual multi-channel contract and has an IMS instance setup to allow for equipment to be directed to one of our transaction solutions digitally.

Bids per lots sold: Each bid is completed electronically through our real-time online bidding system. A lot is defined as a single asset to be sold, or a group of assets bundled for sale as one unit. This metric calculates the total number of bids received for a lot divided by the total number of lots sold. This metric excludes GovPlanet transactions.

Total lots sold: A single asset to be sold, or a group of assets bundled for sale as one unit. Low value assets are sometimes bundled into a single lot, collectively referred to as “small value lots”. This metric excludes GovPlanet transactions.

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GTV and Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

GTV and Condensed Consolidated Income Statements – Third Quarter

(in U.S. dollars $000’s, except share, per share amounts and percentages)

(Unaudited)

Three months ended September 30, 

    

    

  

    

% Change

2022

2021

2022 over 2021

GTV

$

1,358,242

$

1,270,258

 

7

%

Revenue:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Service revenue

$

246,696

$

214,193

 

15

%

Inventory sales revenue

 

164,783

 

115,489

 

43

%

Total revenue

 

411,479

 

329,682

 

25

%

Operating expenses:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Costs of services

 

41,521

 

35,108

 

18

%

Cost of inventory sold

 

147,253

 

102,993

 

43

%

Selling, general and administrative

 

133,193

 

106,508

 

25

%

Acquisition-related costs

 

2,031

 

10,255

 

(80)

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

24,290

 

21,907

 

11

%

Foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

(430)

 

360

 

(219)

%

Total operating expenses

 

347,858

 

277,131

 

26

%

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

333

 

1,068

 

(69)

%

Operating income

 

63,954

 

53,619

 

19

%

Interest expense

 

(9,199)

 

(8,807)

 

4

%

Change in fair value of derivatives, net

 

%

Other income, net

 

2,866

 

602

 

376

%

Income before income taxes

 

57,621

 

45,414

 

27

%

Income tax expense

 

14,697

 

13,057

 

13

%

Net income

$

42,924

$

32,357

 

33

%

Net income attributable to:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Stockholders

$

42,909

$

32,336

 

33

%

Non-controlling interests

 

15

 

21

 

(29)

%

Net income

$

42,924

$

32,357

 

33

%

Earnings per share attributable to stockholders:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

$

0.39

$

0.29

 

34

%

Diluted

$

0.38

$

0.29

 

31

%

Weighted average number of share outstanding:

 

  

 

  

 

  

Basic

 

110,838,237

 

110,410,172

 

0

%

Diluted

 

112,209,535

 

111,391,396

 

1

%

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in U.S. dollars $000’s, except share data)

(Unaudited)

    

September 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

Assets

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

438,771

$

326,113

Restricted cash

 

76,303

 

102,875

Trade and other receivables

 

307,409

 

150,895

Less: allowance for credit losses

 

(3,963)

 

(4,396)

Inventory

 

101,302

 

102,494

Other current assets

 

27,512

 

64,346

Income taxes receivable

 

6,523

 

19,895

Total current assets

 

953,857

 

762,222

Restricted cash

933,464

Property, plant and equipment

 

444,538

 

449,087

Other non-current assets

 

147,900

 

142,504

Intangible assets

 

323,228

 

350,516

Goodwill

 

946,770

 

947,715

Deferred tax assets

 

6,281

 

7,406

Total assets

$

2,822,574

$

3,592,914

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

  

Auction proceeds payable

$

441,439

$

292,789

Trade and other liabilities

 

266,139

 

280,308

Income taxes payable

 

38,678

 

5,677

Short-term debt

 

1,630

 

6,147

Current portion of long-term debt

 

4,296

 

3,498

Total current liabilities

 

752,182

 

588,419

Long-term debt

 

633,048

 

1,733,940

Other non-current liabilities

 

137,228

 

147,260

Deferred tax liabilities

 

60,916

 

52,232

Total liabilities

 

1,583,374

 

2,521,851

Commitments and Contingencies

 

  

 

  

Stockholders' equity:

 

  

 

  

Share capital:

 

  

 

  

Common stock; no par value, unlimited shares authorized, issued and

 

 

  

outstanding shares: 110,870,783 (December 31, 2021: 110,618,049)

 

239,141

 

227,504

Additional paid-in capital

 

81,937

 

59,535

Retained earnings

 

1,028,096

 

839,609

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(110,372)

 

(55,973)

Stockholders' equity

 

1,238,802

 

1,070,675

Non-controlling interest

 

398

 

388

Total stockholders' equity

 

1,239,200

 

1,071,063

Total liabilities and equity

$

2,822,574

$

3,592,914

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in U.S. dollars $000’s)

(Unaudited)

Nine months ended September 30,

    

2022

    

2021

Cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

Operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Net income

$

274,436

$

121,277

Adjustments for items not affecting cash:

 

 

  

Depreciation and amortization

 

72,813

 

64,912

Share-based payments expense

 

31,396

 

23,306

Deferred income tax expense

 

7,887

 

2,228

Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss

 

(5,340)

 

(98)

Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

(170,499)

 

(1,311)

Loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes

4,792

Amortization of debt issuance costs

 

3,104

 

2,155

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

13,929

 

9,458

Change in fair value of derivatives

(1,263)

Other, net

 

2,824

 

2,253

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities

 

29,827

 

79,938

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

263,906

304,118

Investing activities:

 

  

 

  

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

(63)

728

Property, plant and equipment additions

 

(26,279)

 

(6,984)

Proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment

 

165,190

 

1,667

Intangible asset additions

 

(28,225)

 

(25,601)

Issuance of loans receivable

(7,027)

(2,622)

Repayment of loans receivable

4,744

436

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

108,340

 

(32,376)

Financing activities:

 

  

 

  

Dividends paid to stockholders

 

(85,284)

 

(76,144)

Acquisition of remaining interest in NCI

(5,556)

Dividends paid to NCI

(104)

Proceeds from exercise of options and share option plans

 

5,763

 

13,915

Payment of withholding taxes on issuance of shares

 

(3,860)

 

(9,160)

Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt

(4,176)

(9,271)

Repayment of long-term debt

 

(1,094,926)

 

(5,328)

Debt issue costs

(3,644)

(3,163)

Repayment of finance lease obligations

 

(7,877)

 

(8,445)

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(1,194,004)

 

(103,256)

Effect of changes in foreign currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash

 

(25,620)

 

(7,027)

(Decrease) Increase

 

(847,378)

 

161,459

Beginning of period

 

1,362,452

 

306,895

Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period

$

515,074

$

468,354

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Non-GAAP Measures

This news release references non-GAAP measures. Non-GAAP measures do not have a standardized meaning and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP.

Adjusted Operating Income Reconciliation

The Company believes that adjusted operating income provides useful information about the growth or decline of its operating income for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items the Company does not consider to be part of its normal operating results. Adjusted operating income enhances the Company’s ability to evaluate and understand ongoing operations, underlying business profitability, and facilitate the allocation of resources.

Adjusting operating income eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from operating income, which are significant recurring and non-recurring items that the Company does not consider to be part of its normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, management reorganization costs, and certain other items, which the Company refers to as “adjusting items”.

In 2021, the Company updated the calculation of adjusted operating income to add-back share-based payments expense, all acquisition-related costs (including any share-based continuing employment costs recognized in acquisition-related costs), amortization of acquired intangible assets, and gain or loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment. The Company has also adjusted for certain non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs. These adjustments in 2021 have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented, as applicable.

The following table reconciles adjusted operating income to operating income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in the consolidated financial statements.

Three months ended September 30, 

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

Operating income

$

63,954

$

53,619

19

%  

Share-based payments expense

 

8,806

 

5,627

56

%  

Acquisition-related costs

2,031

10,255

(80)

%  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

8,227

6,622

24

%  

Loss (Gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

930

(1,068)

(187)

%  

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

 

1,494

 

680

120

%  

Adjusted operating income

$

85,442

$

75,735

13

%  

(1)Please refer to pages 13-14 for a summary of adjusting items during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
(2)Adjusted operating income represents operating income excluding the effects of adjusting items.

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Adjusted Net Income Attributable to Stockholders and Diluted Adjusted EPS Attributable to Stockholders Reconciliation
The Company believes that adjusted net income attributable to stockholders provides useful information about the growth or decline of the net income attributable to stockholders for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results. Diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from net income attributable to stockholders that the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, management reorganization costs, and certain other items, which the Company refers to as “adjusting items”.

In 2021, the Company updated the calculation of diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders to add-back certain adjustments that have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented, as applicable (refer to adjusted operating income reconciliation above).

The following table reconciles adjusted net income attributable to stockholders and diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders to net income attributable to stockholders and diluted EPS attributable to stockholders, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in the consolidated financial statements.

Three months ended September 30, 

  

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except share and per share data, and percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

Net income attributable to stockholders

$

42,909

$

32,336

33

%  

Share-based payments expense

 

8,806

 

5,627

56

%  

Acquisition-related costs

2,031

10,255

(80)

%  

Amortization of acquired intangible assets

8,227

6,622

24

%  

Loss (Gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

 

930

 

(1,068)

(187)

%  

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

1,494

680

120

%  

Related tax effects of the above

 

(4,544)

 

(4,672)

(3)

%  

Adjusted net income attributable to stockholders

$

59,853

$

49,780

20

%  

Weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding

 

112,209,535

 

111,391,396

 

1

%  

Diluted earnings per share attributable to stockholders

$

0.38

$

0.29

31

%  

Diluted adjusted earnings per share attributable to Stockholders

$

0.53

$

0.45

18

%  

(1) Please refer to pages 13-14 for a summary of adjusting items for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.

(2) Adjusted net income attributable to stockholders represents net income attributable to stockholders, excluding the effects of adjusting items.

(3) Diluted adjusted EPS attributable to stockholders is calculated by dividing adjusted net income attributable to stockholders, net of the effect of dilutive securities, by the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding.

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Adjusted EBITDA

The Company believes adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of its net income when compared between different financial periods. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because the Company believes it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and provides management with the ability to monitor its controllable incremental revenues and costs.

In 2021, the Company updated the calculation of adjusted EBITDA to add-back certain adjustments that have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented, as applicable (refer to adjusted operating income reconciliation above).

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, the consolidated financial statements:

Three months ended September 30, 

  

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $000's, except percentages)

    

2022

    

2021

2022 over 2021

Net income

$

42,924

$

32,357

33

%  

Add: depreciation and amortization

 

24,290

 

21,907

 

11

%  

Add: interest expense

 

9,199

 

8,807

 

4

%  

Less: interest income

 

(1,827)

 

(375)

 

387

%  

Add: income tax expense

 

14,697

 

13,057

 

13

%  

EBITDA

 

89,283

 

75,753

 

18

%  

Share-based payments expense

8,806

5,627

56

%  

Acquisition-related costs

2,031

10,255

(80)

%  

Loss (Gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

 

930

 

(1,068)

 

(187)

%  

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

1,494

680

120

%  

Adjusted EBITDA

$

102,544

$

91,247

12

%  

(1)Please refer to pages 13-14 for a summary of adjusting items during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
(2)Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment, terminated and ongoing transaction costs, and excluding the effects of any non-recurring or unusual adjusting items.

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Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation

The Company believes that comparing adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA on a trailing 12-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the performance of its operations as an indicator of the amount of time it would take to settle both the Company’s short and long-term debt. The Company does not consider this to be a measure of its liquidity, which is its ability to settle only short-term obligations, but rather a measure of how well it funds liquidity. Measures of liquidity are noted under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”.

The following table reconciles adjusted net debt to debt, adjusted EBITDA to net income, and adjusted net debt/ adjusted EBITDA to debt/ net income, respectively, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in, or calculated from, its consolidated financial statements.

As at and for the twelve months ended September 30, 

    

  

    

  

    

% Change

(in U.S. dollars $millions, except percentages)

2022

2021

2022 over 2021

Short-term debt

$

1.6

$

18.5

 

(91)

%

Long-term debt

 

637.3

 

633.7

 

1

%

Debt

 

638.9

 

652.2

 

(2)

%

Less: cash and cash equivalents

 

(438.8)

 

(362.6)

 

21

%

Adjusted net debt

 

200.1

 

289.6

 

(31)

%

Net income

$

305.0

$

170.2

 

79

%

Add: depreciation and amortization

 

95.8

 

84.3

 

14

%

Add: interest expense

 

58.7

 

35.4

 

66

%

Less: interest income

 

(3.6)

 

(1.6)

 

125

%

Add: income tax expense

 

83.4

 

59.3

 

41

%

EBITDA

 

539.3

 

347.6

 

55

%

Share-based payments expense

 

34.0

 

21.5

 

58

%

Acquisition-related costs

29.0

22.2

31

%

Loss (Gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs

(167.9)

(1.3)

12815

%

Non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs

 

7.5

0.9

 

733

%

Adjusted EBITDA

$

441.9

$

390.9

 

13

%

Debt/net income

 

2.1

x

 

3.8

x

(45)

%

Adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA

 

0.5

x

 

0.7

x

(29)

%

(1)Please refer to pages 13-14 for a summary of adjusting items during the trailing 12-months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021.
(2)Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back share-based payments expense, acquisition-related costs, loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment, terminated and ongoing transaction costs, and excluding the effects of any non-recurring or unusual adjusting items.
(3)Adjusted net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from short and long-term debt.
(4)Adjusted net debt/Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing adjusted net debt by adjusted EBITDA.

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Adjusting Items Non-GAAP Measures

In 2021, the Company began adjusting for share-based payment expenses, amortization of acquired intangible assets and all gains or losses on disposition of property, plant and equipment, which the Company did not consider to be part of its normal operating results. These adjustments in 2021 have been applied retrospectively to all periods presented.

Adjusting items during the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2022 were:

Recognized in the third quarter of 2022

$8.8 million share based payments expense.
$2.0 million of acquisition-related costs primarily relating to the share-based continuing employment costs for the acquisitions of Rouse and SmartEquip.
$8.2 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$0.9 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.0 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, offset by $0.3 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment in the quarter.
$1.5 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $1.1 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.3 million of severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team during the first quarter of 2022 driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, and $0.1 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2022

$13.6 million share based payments expense.
$3.4 million of acquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
$8.4 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$1.2 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.0 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, and $0.1 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment in the quarter.
$9.7 million loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense includes (a) $4.8 million of loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes due to a difference between the reacquisition price of the 2021 Notes and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt (primarily the write off of the unamortized debt issuance costs), (b) $0.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs written off due to the expiry of the undrawn $205.0 million DDTL Facility in the quarter, and (c) non-recurring interest expense of $4.2 million incurred in the quarter relating to the 2021 Notes, which were redeemed as a result of the discontinued Euro Auctions acquisition in April 2022.
$1.1 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.6 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.3 million of severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, and $0.2 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2022

$5.4 million share based payments expense.
$8.5 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$169.8 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment of which $169.1 million related to the sale of a property located in Bolton, Ontario.
$9.6 million of acquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
$1.3 million gain due to the change in fair value of derivatives to manage exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the purchase consideration for the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$2.3 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.9 million related to severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, $0.5 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and

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acquisition activity, $0.4 million of SOX remediation costs, and $0.6 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 2021

$6.2 million share based payments expense.
$7.9 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
$14.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
$0.1 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment
$1.3 million loss due to the change in fair value of derivatives to manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the purchase consideration for the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$2.6 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $1.4 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.7 million of SOX remediation costs relating to efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, and $0.5 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Adjusting items during the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2021 were:

Recognized in the third quarter of 2021

$5.6 million share based payments expense.
$6.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$10.3 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisitions of Rouse, and SmartEquip and proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
$1.1 million gain recognized on the sale of a property in Denver, Colorado.
$0.7 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs related to SOX remediation costs relating to efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, which has been retrospectively applied to the third quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2021

$7.5 million share based payments expense.
$6.8 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$3.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.
$0.2 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment
$0.2 million of non-recurring advisory, legal and restructuring costs related to SOX remediation costs relating to efforts to remediate the material weaknesses identified in 2020, which has been retrospectively applied to the second quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2021

$3.8 million share based payments expense.
$6.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$2.9 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 2020

$4.6 million share based payments expense.
$5.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of Iron Planet and Rouse.
$6.0 million of acquisition-related costs related to the acquisition of Rouse.
$1.5 million of current income tax expense recognized related to an unfavourable adjustment to reflect final regulations published in the second quarter of 2020 regarding hybrid financing arrangements. 

For further information, please contact:

Sameer Rathod | Vice President, Investor Relations and Market Intelligence

Phone: 1.510.381.7584 | Email: srathod@ritchiebros.com

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