EX-99.1 2 exhibit991-q12024earningsr.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 - EARNINGS RELEASE Document

EXHIBIT 99.1
EARNINGS RELEASE

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For Immediate Release

Analyst Inquiries:                                                     Media Inquiries:
Mike Eliason                                                          Laurie Dippold  
(317) 249-4559                                                           (317) 468-3900
mike.eliason@openlane.com                     laurie.dippold@openlane.com    

OPENLANE, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results
Carmel, IN, May 1, 2024 OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today reported its first quarter financial results for the period ended March 31, 2024.
"I am very pleased with OPENLANE’s first quarter results and believe they represent a compelling preview of the performance OPENLANE is capable of delivering as the industry recovery continues" said Peter Kelly, CEO of OPENLANE. "The marketplace segment grew volumes by 13%, delivered 47% of total OPENLANE adjusted EBITDA and continued to take share from physical auctions. Our finance segment was also a strong contributor during the quarter. And as I look to the future, we are advancing a robust pipeline of innovation that will further differentiate our offerings and strengthen our ability to deliver continued growth and improved financial performance."
First Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights
Marketplace volumes increased 13% YoY
Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) increased 17% to $7 billion YoY
Income from continuing operations of $19 million
Adjusted EBITDA of $75 million, with Marketplace accelerating to 47% of total
$100 million of cash flow from operating activities
2024 Guidance
The company’s previously stated annual guidance remains unchanged.
Annual
Guidance
Income from continuing operations (in millions)
$74 - $88
Adjusted EBITDA (in millions)
$285 - $305
Income from continuing operations per share - diluted *$0.20 - $0.30
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share - diluted$0.77 - $0.87
* The company uses the two-class method of calculating income from continuing operations per diluted share. Under the two-class method, income from continuing operations is adjusted for dividends and undistributed earnings (losses) to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock, and the weighted average diluted shares do not assume conversion of the preferred shares to common shares.
Earnings guidance does not contemplate future items such as business development activities, strategic developments (such as restructurings, spin-offs or dispositions of assets or investments), contingent purchase price adjustments, significant expenses related to litigation, tax adjustments and changes in applicable laws and regulations (including significant accounting and tax matters) and intangible impairments. The timing and amounts of these items are highly variable, difficult to predict, and of a potential size that could have a substantial impact on the company’s reported results for any given period. Prospective quantification of these items is generally not practicable. Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share excludes amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, as well as one-time charges, net of taxes. See reconciliations of the company's guidance included below.




Earnings Conference Call Information
OPENLANE will be hosting an earnings conference call and webcast on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. ET. The call will be hosted by OPENLANE Chief Executive Officer Peter Kelly and Chief Financial Officer Brad Lakhia. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-833-634-2155 and asking to join the OPENLANE call. A live webcast will be available at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com. Supplemental financial information for OPENLANE’s first quarter 2024 results is available at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com.
The archive of the webcast will be available following the call at the investor relations section of corporate.openlane.com for a limited time.
About OPENLANE
OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), provides sellers and buyers across the global wholesale used vehicle industry with innovative, technology-driven remarketing solutions. The company's unique end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. Our integrated marketplaces reduce risk, improve transparency and streamline transactions for customers around the globe. Headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, the company has employees across the United States, Canada, Europe, Uruguay and the Philippines. For more information and the latest company news, visit corporate.openlane.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties. In particular, statements made that are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements. Words such as "should," "may," "will," "can," "of the opinion," "confident," "is set," "is on track," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates," "continues," "outlook," initiatives," "goals," "opportunities" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are based on management's current expectations, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include but are not limited to risks and uncertainties regarding the impact of adverse market, economic and geopolitical conditions and those other matters disclosed in the company’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including those discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the company's annual and quarterly periodic reports. The company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.




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OPENLANE, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income
(In millions) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20242023
Operating revenues
Auction fees$109.9 $99.9 
Service revenue150.2 165.6 
Purchased vehicle sales58.2 55.5 
Finance-related revenue98.0 99.6 
Total operating revenues416.3 420.6 
Operating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)213.9 224.2 
Selling, general and administrative108.7 108.0 
Depreciation and amortization24.3 23.0 
Total operating expenses346.9 355.2 
Operating profit 69.4 65.4 
Interest expense39.7 38.3 
Other (income) expense, net0.5 7.1 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes29.2 20.0 
Income taxes10.7 7.3 
Income from continuing operations18.5 12.7 
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 
Net income $18.5 $12.7 
Net income per share - basic
Income from continuing operations$0.05 $0.01 
Income from discontinued operations — 
Net income per share - basic$0.05 $0.01 
Net income per share - diluted
Income from continuing operations$0.05 $0.01 
Income from discontinued operations — 
Net income per share - diluted$0.05 $0.01 


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OPENLANE, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions) (Unaudited)
March 31,
2024
December 31,
2023
Cash and cash equivalents$105.2 $93.5 
Restricted cash45.7 65.4 
Trade receivables, net of allowances391.0 291.8 
Finance receivables, net of allowances2,292.7 2,282.0 
Other current assets123.7 109.2 
Total current assets2,958.3 2,841.9 
Goodwill1,266.0 1,271.2 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization131.2 136.1 
Operating lease right-of-use assets73.0 75.9 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation163.5 169.8 
Intangible and other assets226.4 231.4 
Total assets$4,818.4 $4,726.3 
Current liabilities, excluding obligations collateralized by
     finance receivables and current maturities of debt
$856.1 $692.3 
Obligations collateralized by finance receivables1,597.2 1,631.9 
Current maturities of debt120.4 154.6 
Total current liabilities2,573.7 2,478.8 
Long-term debt200.5 202.4 
Operating lease liabilities67.4 70.4 
Other non-current liabilities34.1 35.2 
Temporary equity612.5 612.5 
Stockholders’ equity1,330.2 1,327.0 
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity$4,818.4 $4,726.3 


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OPENLANE, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
Operating activities
Net income$18.5 $12.7 
Net income from discontinued operations — 
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
     Depreciation and amortization24.3 23.0 
     Provision for credit losses15.8 14.3 
     Deferred income taxes(1.5)0.2 
     Amortization of debt issuance costs2.2 2.2 
     Stock-based compensation6.6 3.6 
     Net change in unrealized loss on investment securities
 0.1 
     Investment and note receivable impairment 11.0 
     Other non-cash, net0.1 0.7 
     Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:
     Trade receivables and other assets(113.6)(96.4)
     Accounts payable and accrued expenses147.8 124.7 
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations100.2 96.1 
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations — 
Investing activities
     Net increase in finance receivables held for investment(26.4)(1.7)
     Purchases of property, equipment and computer software(12.9)(12.0)
     Investments in securities(0.4)(0.2)
     Proceeds from sale of investments 0.3 
Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations(39.7)(13.6)
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations 7.0 
Financing activities
     Net increase (decrease) in book overdrafts17.0 (0.5)
  Net repayments of lines of credit
(33.2)(62.9)
     Net decrease in obligations collateralized by finance receivables(32.8)(41.0)
     Payments for debt issuance costs/amendments(1.9)(0.5)
     Payments on finance leases(0.3)(0.5)
     Issuance of common stock under stock plans0.4 1.3 
     Tax withholding payments for vested RSUs(1.7)(1.3)
     Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock(11.1)(11.1)
Net cash used by financing activities - continuing operations(63.6)(116.5)
Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations — 
Net change in cash balances of discontinued operations — 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash(4.9)1.1 
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(8.0)(25.9)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period158.9 277.7 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$150.9 $251.8 
Cash paid for interest$36.2 $31.1 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - continuing operations$15.4 $12.0 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - discontinued operations$0.2 $— 




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OPENLANE, Inc.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share as presented herein are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”). They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as substitutes for net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these measures provide investors additional meaningful methods to evaluate certain aspects of the company’s results period over period and for the other reasons set forth below.
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), plus interest expense net of interest income, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for the items of income and expense and expected incremental revenue and cost savings as described in our senior secured credit agreement covenant calculations. Management believes that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about one of the principal measures of performance used by our creditors. In addition, management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our performance.
Depreciation expense for property and equipment and amortization expense of capitalized internally developed software costs relate to ongoing capital expenditures; however, amortization expense associated with acquired intangible assets, such as customer relationships, software, tradenames and noncompete agreements are not representative of ongoing capital expenditures, but have a continuing effect on our reported results. Non-GAAP financial measures of operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share, in the opinion of the company, provide comparability of the company's performance to other companies that may not have incurred these types of non-cash expenses or that report a similar measure. In addition, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share may include adjustments for certain other charges.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, operating adjusted net income (loss) and operating adjusted net income (loss) per share have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results as reported under GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following tables reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions), (unaudited)
20242023
Income from continuing operations$18.5 $12.7 
Add back:
Income taxes10.7 7.3 
Interest expense, net of interest income39.3 37.4 
Depreciation and amortization24.3 23.0 
EBITDA92.8 80.4 
Non-cash stock-based compensation7.0 3.8 
Acquisition related costs0.3 0.3 
Securitization interest(29.9)(27.8)
Severance1.7 0.5 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses2.0 0.1 
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities 0.1 
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts0.8 0.7 
Other0.1 0.8 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)(18.0)(21.5)
Adjusted EBITDA$74.8 $58.9 

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Three Months Ended March 31, 2024
(Dollars in millions), (Unaudited)
MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations
$(12.9)$31.4 $18.5 
Add back:
Income taxes0.2 10.5 10.7 
Interest expense, net of interest income6.7 32.6 39.3 
Depreciation and amortization21.6 2.7 24.3 
Intercompany interest9.9 (9.9)— 
EBITDA25.5 67.3 92.8 
Non-cash stock-based compensation5.2 1.8 7.0 
Acquisition related costs0.3 — 0.3 
Securitization interest— (29.9)(29.9)
Severance1.4 0.3 1.7 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses2.0 — 2.0 
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts0.6 0.2 0.8 
Other
0.1 — 0.1 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)9.6 (27.6)(18.0)
Adjusted EBITDA$35.1 $39.7 $74.8 

The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per diluted share to net income for the periods presented:
Three Months Ended
March 31,
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)
20242023
Net income from continuing operations (1)
$18.5 $12.7 
   Acquired amortization expense9.3 7.4 
   Income taxes (2)
(0.4)(2.7)
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations$27.4 $17.4 
Operating adjusted net income from discontinued operations$ $— 
Operating adjusted net income $27.4 $17.4 
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share - diluted
$0.19 $0.12 
Operating adjusted net income from discontinued operations per share - diluted — 
Operating adjusted net income per share - diluted$0.19 $0.12 
Weighted average diluted shares - including assumed conversion of preferred shares
144.9 145.6 

(1)The Series A Preferred Stock dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities have not been included in the calculation of operating adjusted net income and operating adjusted net income per diluted share.
(2)For the three months ended March 31, 2024, acquired amortization expense was booked to the applicable statutory rate. The deferred tax benefits of $52.5 million and $6.5 million associated with the goodwill and tradename impairments in the second quarter of 2023, respectively, resulted in the U.S. being in a net deferred tax asset position. Due to the three-year cumulative loss related to U.S. operations, we currently have a $38.3 million valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, the effective tax rate was used to determine the amount of income tax on the adjustments to net income.
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The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to income from continuing operations for the 2024 guidance presented:
2024 Guidance
(in millions), (unaudited)
LowHigh
Income from continuing operations$74 $88 
Add back:
Income taxes49 59 
Interest expense, net of interest income156 154 
Depreciation and amortization106 104 
EBITDA385 405 
  Total addbacks/(deductions), net(100)(100)
Adjusted EBITDA$285 $305 
The following table reconciles operating adjusted net income from continuing operations and operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per diluted share to income from continuing operations for the 2024 guidance presented:
2024 Guidance
(in millions, except per share amounts), (unaudited)
LowHigh
Income from continuing operations$74 $88 
   Acquired amortization expense38 38 
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations$112 $126 
Operating adjusted net income from continuing operations per share – diluted$0.77 $0.87 
Weighted average diluted shares - including assumed conversion of preferred shares145 145 

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