Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Description of Business and Basis of Preparation
Description of Business
RB Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as the “Company”, “RB Global”, "we", "us" or “our”) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. The Company has auction sites in 13 countries and a digital platform to serve customers in more than 170 countries across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture.
The Company's marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world's largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global's portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, which 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 original equipment manufacturers and dealers, and VeriTread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.
RB Global, Inc. is a company incorporated in Canada under the Canada Business Corporations Act, whose shares are publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”).
Basis of Preparation
These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). They include the accounts of RB Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries from their respective dates of formation, acquisition, or control. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Certain information and footnote disclosure required by US GAAP for complete annual financial statements have been omitted and, therefore, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023, included in the Company’s 2023 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). These unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the Company's most recent annual audited consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, these unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, cash flows, and changes in temporary equity and stockholders' equity for the interim periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts in the following tables are in millions except share and per share amounts.
2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, which will require enhanced annual disclosures regarding rate reconciliations and income taxes paid information. The amendments are effective for the Company for fiscal year 2025, with early adoption permitted.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which will require enhanced disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker ("CODM"). The amendments are effective for the Company for fiscal year 2024 and for interim periods commencing fiscal year 2025.
The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of the above ASU's on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
3. Business Combinations
(a)IAA Acquisition
On March 20, 2023, the Company completed its acquisition of IAA, Inc. ("IAA") for a total purchase price of approximately $6.6 billion. The Company acquired IAA to create a leading omnichannel marketplace for vehicle buyers and sellers. IAA stockholders received $12.80 per share in cash and 0.5252 shares of the Company for each share of IAA common stock they owned (the “Exchange Ratio”). As such, the Company paid $1.7 billion in cash consideration and issued 70.3 million shares of its common stock. In addition, the Company repaid $1.2 billion of IAA’s net debt, which included all outstanding borrowings and unpaid fees under IAA’s credit agreement and $500.0 million principal amount of IAA senior notes, at a redemption price equal to 102.75% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. IAA’s outstanding equity awards were also cancelled and exchanged into equivalent outstanding equity awards relating to the Company’s common stock, based on the equity award exchange ratio of 0.763139.
The acquisition was accounted for in accordance with ASC 805, Business Combinations. The following table summarizes the final allocation of the purchase price to the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:
Goodwill relates to benefits expected from the acquisition of VeriTread’s business, its assembled workforce and associated technical expertise, as well as anticipated synergies from applying VeriTread’s transportation platform, network of transport carriers, equipment database and services to the Company’s customer base. This acquisition is expected to accelerate the Company’s marketplace strategy, which brings services, insights, and transaction solutions together to improve the overall customer experience. The transaction is considered a non-taxable business combination and the goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
4. Segment Information
The Company has one operating and reportable segment which reflects the manner in which the CODM, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, reviews and assesses the performance of the business and allocates resources. The CODM does not evaluate the performance of the Company or allocate resources at any level below the consolidated level or based on the Company's assets or liabilities.
The following table summarizes revenue by geographic area based on the location of the underlying auction activity or rendering of services:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
United States
$
724.0
$
767.1
$
2,282.7
$
1,881.5
Canada
130.7
126.8
466.4
383.4
Europe
84.9
80.6
248.5
223.1
Australia
27.1
25.0
88.9
90.3
Other
15.1
20.3
56.1
60.4
Total revenue
$
981.8
$
1,019.8
$
3,142.6
$
2,638.7
5. Revenue
In the third quarter of 2024, the Company updated its presentation of disaggregated revenue to be consistent with how management currently evaluates its financial and business performance. The prior year disaggregation of revenue amounts have been recast to conform with current period presentation.
Revenue continues to be disaggregated by service revenue and inventory sales revenue. Total service revenue is further disaggregated by customer type, between revenue earned from buyers or sellers who transact in live and online auctions, online marketplaces and private brokerage, as well as by marketplace services revenue; revenue earned from optional value-added services provided to customers. Prior to the third quarter of 2024, the Company disaggregated its revenue by commissions earned from its consignors, buyer fees earned from its buyers in each sale transaction, and presented all other fees earned in the rendering of services, whether related to auctions, online marketplaces, private brokerage or other services, within marketplace services revenue. In the current quarter, the Company has updated its disaggregated revenue presentation, and as a result transactional seller revenue now includes commissions, pre-negotiated or fixed, as well as certain auction related fees earned from sellers to complete the sale of an asset, and transactional buyer revenue includes all auction-related fees or charges earned from buyers to complete the purchase of an asset. Accordingly, certain auction-related fees were reclassified from marketplace services revenue to transactional seller or transactional buyer revenue. These changes were made in order to align with how management categorize revenues for internal management purposes.
The following table summarizes the Company's revenue from the rendering of services and the sale of inventory:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Transactional seller revenue
$
206.6
$
223.2
$
695.9
$
607.0
Transactional buyer revenue
486.9
476.6
1,522.3
1,104.5
Marketplace services revenue
86.4
74.0
269.9
211.9
Total service revenue
779.9
773.8
2,488.1
1,923.4
Inventory sales revenue
201.9
246.0
654.5
715.3
Total revenue
$
981.8
$
1,019.8
$
3,142.6
$
2,638.7
Transactional seller revenue includes commissions earned from consignors on the sale of consigned assets, as well as other fees earned from consignors to facilitate the sale of an asset such as towing to our yards, liens search, title processing and online listing and inspection fees.
Transactional buyer revenue includes transaction fees based on a tiered structure earned from the purchasers of consigned assets and inventory, as well as other fees earned from buyers to complete the purchase of an asset, such as title processing, late pick-up, salvage buyer platform registration and other administrative processing charges.
Marketplace services revenue includes fees earned from various optional services provided to buyers, sellers, or other third-parties, such as transportation, buyer towing, refurbishment, financing, parts procurement, data and appraisal, and other ancillary services.
In addition, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, approximately 24% and 22%, respectively, of consolidated revenues were associated with vehicles supplied by the Company's three largest provider customers.
Acquisition-related and integration costs consist of operating expenses incurred in connection with business combinations, such as due diligence, advisory, legal, integration, severance, acceleration of share-based payments expense, and share-based continuing employment costs. Integration costs primarily include expenses incurred with third-parties to support integration activities to achieve cost synergies and integration goals relating to recent acquisitions.
The following table summarizes acquisition-related and integration costs by significant acquisition and nature:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
IAA acquisition
Financing
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
30.0
Severance
2.9
6.6
10.6
29.3
Integration
2.7
11.7
9.7
28.8
Acceleration of share-based payments expense
0.1
0.6
1.0
6.5
Legal
—
0.1
—
12.2
Investment banking, consulting and other acquisition-related costs
0.1
2.9
1.2
67.2
Settlement of pre-existing contractual arrangement
—
—
—
16.3
5.8
21.9
22.5
190.3
Other acquisitions
0.2
1.2
0.4
5.3
Total acquisition-related and integration costs
$
6.0
$
23.1
$
22.9
$
195.6
Depreciation and Amortization
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Depreciation
$
26.2
$
24.9
$
76.4
$
61.9
Amortization
85.7
76.2
253.5
185.0
$
111.9
$
101.1
$
329.9
$
246.9
7. Income Taxes
Income tax expense for interim periods is based upon an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for the effects of any significant and infrequent or unusual items required to be recognized discretely within the current interim period. The estimated income tax expense reflects, among other items, management’s best estimate of operating results. It does not include the estimated impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations or unusual and/or infrequent items, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and income before income taxes.
The Company's effective tax rate was 25.6% for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 24.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The variance from the statutory federal and provincial tax rate in British Columbia, Canada of 27.0% relates primarily to a higher estimate of income taxed in jurisdictions with lower tax rates.
The Company is routinely subject to tax audits and reviews in various jurisdictions around the world. Tax authorities may challenge the manner in which the Company has filed its tax returns and reported its income.
On February 13, 2023, the Canadian Revenue Agency ("CRA") issued a proposal letter to the Company asserting that one of its Luxembourg subsidiaries, which was in operation from 2010 until 2020, was resident in Canada from 2010 through 2015 and that its worldwide income should be subject to Canadian income taxation. The Company responded to the CRA’s proposal letter on June 12,
2023 rejecting the assertion regarding Canadian residency. On September 6, 2024, the CRA issued the Company a letter confirming its intention to issue a notice of assessment for the taxation years 2010 through 2015.The Company plans to vigorously defend the notice of assessment as it believes it is and has been in full compliance with Canadian tax laws. As such, the Company plans to file a notice of objection with the CRA at which time the Company will be obligated to deposit at least 50% of the assessed amount to the CRA (which deposit is required by law as part of the CRA's objection process and which would be refunded to the Company in the event that the Company prevailed in its objection or subsequent legal proceedings). In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final determination that the income of the Luxembourg subsidiary for 2010 through 2015 was subject to Canadian income tax laws, the Company may ultimately be liable for additional total Canadian federal and provincial income tax of approximately $26.0 to $30.0 million, exclusive of interest and penalties, which could be material relative to the size of the tax assessment. If the Company is unsuccessful in appealing the matter, the Company could incur additional income taxes, penalties and interest, which could have a material negative effect on its operations. At September 30, 2024, the Company has not recorded any amounts relating to this matter in the consolidated financial statements because it is the Company’s conclusion that it is more likely than not that the Company’s tax filing position will ultimately be sustained on appeal. During the third quarter of 2024, the CRA has also requested additional information regarding the 2016 to 2020 taxation years.
The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome of this matter and the final disposition of any appeals, which could take numerous years to resolve.
8. Earnings Per Share Available to Common Stockholders
The following table details the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Net income available to common stockholders
$
66.9
$
54.7
$
264.7
$
99.1
Denominator:
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
184,304,993
182,148,717
183,752,510
161,724,677
Weighted average effect of dilutive securities:
Share units
590,407
875,477
617,090
655,762
Stock options and employee share purchase plan
604,588
577,407
630,299
536,154
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
185,499,988
183,601,601
184,999,899
162,916,593
Earnings per share available to common stockholders:
Non-cash purchase of property, plant and equipment under finance lease
25.2
10.2
Non-cash operating right of use assets obtained in exchange for new lease obligations
80.5
147.9
10. Fair Value Measurement
The following table summarizes the fair values and carrying amounts of the Company's financial instruments that are required to be recorded or disclosed at fair value on a recurring basis:
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Category
Carrying amount
Fair value
Carrying amount
Fair value
Loans receivable
Level 2
$
53.3
$
53.5
$
37.7
$
37.6
Derivative financial assets
Level 2
0.1
0.1
0.4
0.4
Derivative financial liabilities
Level 2
0.1
0.1
—
—
Contingent consideration liability
Level 3
4.7
4.7
5.2
5.2
Long-term debt
Secured Notes
Level 1
544.4
568.6
543.2
565.1
Unsecured Notes
Level 1
790.5
852.0
789.5
848.0
Term loans
Level 2
1,394.4
1,403.0
1,743.1
1,758.1
The fair value of loans receivable with a maturity date greater than one year are determined by estimating discounted cash flows using market rates. The fair value of the derivative financial assets, which consist of forward currency contracts, are determined using observable inputs, including foreign currency spot exchange rates and forward pricing curves, and considers the credit risk of the Company and its counterparties. The fair value of the contingent consideration liability, which relates to IAA's acquisition of Marisat, Inc. in 2021, is determined using certain unobservable inputs, including the likelihood of the achievement of volume targets. The fair values of the Secured Notes and Unsecured Notes are determined by reference to a quoted market price traded in an over-the-counter
broker market. The carrying values of the term loans, before deduction of deferred debt issuance costs, approximate their fair values as the interest rates on the loans are short-term in nature.
11. Derivative Financial Instruments
The Company enters into forward currency contracts from time to time to manage its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations recognized by its subsidiaries on certain loans receivable and significant intercompany balances. The unrealized gain (loss) on forward currency contracts recognized within foreign exchange gain (loss) is as follows:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Unrealized gain (loss) on forward currency contracts
$
—
$
(0.4)
$
(0.3)
$
(0.5)
The total gross notional amount of forward currency contracts outstanding as of September 30, 2024 is $47.0 million (December 31, 2023: $33.9 million).
12. Trade and Other Receivables
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Advanced charges receivable
$
325.3
$
374.7
Trade accounts receivable
361.5
315.8
Consumption taxes receivable
18.0
21.1
Loans receivable
34.9
21.8
Other receivables
5.0
4.5
Trade and other receivables, gross
744.7
737.9
Less: allowance for credit losses
(8.4)
(6.4)
Trade and other receivables, net
$
736.3
$
731.5
The Company generally has possession of assets or asset titles collateralizing a significant portion of trade receivables.
The following table presents the activity in the allowance for expected credit losses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Balance at December 31, 2023
$
6.4
Current period provision
5.4
Write-offs charged against the allowance
(3.4)
Balance at September 30, 2024
$
8.4
Loans Receivable
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Loans receivable
Current portion - Trade and other receivables
$
34.9
$
21.8
Non-current portion - Other non-current assets
18.4
15.9
Total loans receivable
$
53.3
$
37.7
The Company participates in certain lending arrangements that are fully collateralized and secured by certain equipment, and in some arrangements, also secured by other assets. These arrangements typically have terms of one to five years. In an event of default under these agreements, the Company will take possession of the equipment as collateral or will be entitled to the proceeds of disposition of collateral to recover its loans receivable balance. The allowance for credit losses is not significant.
Current portion of finance leases and equipment financing obligations
24.2
24.4
Share unit liabilities
10.4
7.6
Other payables
8.5
10.1
Trade and other liabilities
$
740.9
$
685.8
Book overdrafts represent outstanding checks and other outstanding disbursements in excess of funds on deposit. Taxes payable includes value added tax and sales tax.
The Company has also estimated and accrued an immaterial liability, recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses and taxes payable, within trade and other liabilities, for the retroactive impact of the digital services tax for the period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024 arising from Canada’s Digital Services Tax Act, enacted on June 28, 2024. Amounts accrued from July 1, 2024 are recorded within costs of services, as the cost is now considered a direct cost of generating revenues. The estimates are based on the Company’s assessment as to which revenue sources are considered in-scope of the new tax. The Company may determine that additional revenue sources are in-scope as it completes its assessment but does not believe that any additional liability would be material to the consolidated financial statements.
14. Debt
Weighted Average Interest Rate % 1
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Short-term debt
7.14
%
$
31.4
$
13.7
Long-term debt:
Term loans (maturing September 2026):
Term Loan A Facility loan denominated in Canadian dollars, secured
7.08
%
78.0
83.1
Term Loan A Facility loan denominated in US dollars, secured
7.64
%
1,325.0
1,675.0
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
(8.6)
(15.0)
Senior secured and unsecured notes:
6.75% Senior secured notes due in March 2028
550.0
550.0
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
(5.6)
(6.8)
7.75% Senior unsecured notes due in March 2031
800.0
800.0
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs
(9.5)
(10.5)
Total long-term debt
2,729.3
3,075.8
Less: current portion of long-term debt
4.4
14.2
Long-term debt
$
2,724.9
$
3,061.6
1 The weighted average interest rate reflects the rate at the end of the period for the debt outstanding
At September 30, 2024, the Company had unused committed revolving credit facilities aggregating $703.2 million that are available until September 2026, subject to certain covenant restrictions, and unused uncommitted revolving credit facilities aggregating $15.0
million with no maturity date.The Company was in compliance with all financial and other covenants applicable to the credit facilities at September 30, 2024.
Term Loans
During 2016, the Company entered into a credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders (as amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement is comprised of multicurrency revolving facilities (the “Revolving Facilities”) and the Term Loan A facility (the “TLA Facility”). The TLA Facility is comprised of a facility denominated in U.S. dollars (the “USD TLA Facility”) and a facility denominated in Canadian dollars (the “CAD TLA Facility”). The Credit Agreement matures on September 21, 2026.
On March 20, 2023, with the closing of the acquisition of IAA, the USD TLA Facility was funded for $1.8 billion and the existing delayed-draw term facility of CAD $115.9 million was refinanced and converted to the CAD TLA Facility. The TLA Facility loans are subject to quarterly installments of 1.25% of principal, with the balance payable at maturity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repaid $350.0 million of principal on the USD TLA Facility. As of September 30, 2024, there are no mandatory principal repayments remaining on the USD TLA Facility until maturity of the debt.
Senior Secured and Unsecured Notes
On March 15, 2023, the Company completed the offering of (i) $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior secured notes due March 15, 2028 (the “Secured Notes”) and (ii) $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.750% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2031 (the “Unsecured Notes”, and together with the Secured Notes, the “Notes”). The gross proceeds of the Notes were used, along with the TLA Facility, to fund the acquisition of IAA. Interest on the Notes is payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year, and began on September 15, 2023. The Secured Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis and the Unsecured Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.
15. Temporary Equity, Equity and Dividends
Series A Senior Preferred Shares
The Series A Senior Preferred Shares are convertible into common stock and were issued at an initial conversion price of $73.00 per share, which is subject to customary anti-dilution adjustment provisions. The conversion price is $71.58 per share as of September 30, 2024. The Series A Senior Preferred Shares carry an initial 5.5% cumulative dividend, which is payable quarterly, in cash or in shares at the Company's option, and are entitled to participate on an as-converted basis in the Company's regular quarterly common share dividends, subject to a $0.27 per share per quarter floor.
Upon consummation of one or more specified change of control transactions, the holders will have the right to require the Company to repurchase the Series A Senior Preferred Shares in cash provided, however, that each holder, at its option, may elect instead to convert its Series A Senior Preferred Shares into the applicable change of control consideration. In addition, the Company has the right to redeem the Series A Senior Preferred Shares in the event of a change of control transaction where the successor entity is not traded on certain eligible markets. The possible future redemption of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares as a result of a change in control has been assessed as not probable at September 30, 2024.
Holders of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares are entitled to vote together with the common shares on an as-converted basis on all matters permitted by applicable law, subject to certain exceptions to enable compliance with applicable antitrust law.
Redeemable Non-controlling Interest
Redeemable non-controlling interest relates to a put/call agreement with one of the minority unitholders of VeriTread under which the holder can put its remaining 21% interest in VeriTread to the Company if certain performance targets are met. At September 30, 2024 the Company assessed that redemption of the redeemable non-controlling interest remains probable and that there has been no material change to the estimated redemption value.
15. Temporary Equity, Equity and Dividends (continued)
Common Stock Dividends
The following table summarizes the details of common stock dividends declared and paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
Declaration date
Dividend per share
Record date
Total dividends
Payment date
Nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Fourth quarter 2023
January 19, 2024
$
0.27
February 9, 2024
$
49.3
March 1, 2024
First quarter 2024
May 8, 2024
$
0.27
May 29, 2024
$
49.6
June 20, 2024
Second quarter 2024
August 2, 2024
$
0.29
August 28, 2024
$
53.5
September 18, 2024
Nine months ended September 30, 2023:
Special Dividend
March 6, 2023
$
1.08
March 17, 2023
$
120.4
March 28, 2023
Fourth quarter 2022
January 13, 2023
$
0.27
February 10, 2023
$
30.0
March 3, 2023
First quarter 2023
May 9, 2023
$
0.27
May 30, 2023
$
49.1
June 20, 2023
Second quarter 2023
August 2, 2023
$
0.27
August 23, 2023
$
49.2
September 13, 2023
Subsequent to September 30, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.29 per common share, payable on December 18, 2024 to common stockholders of record on November 27, 2024.
Foreign Currency Translation Reserve
Foreign currency translation adjustment, a component of other comprehensive income (loss) includes the following:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions of a long-term investment nature
The following table summarizes the components of share-based payment expense by consolidated income statement classification:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Selling, general and administrative:
Stock option compensation expense
$
0.7
$
1.1
$
3.0
$
5.4
Equity-classified share units
7.3
10.9
32.9
23.8
Liability-classified share units
0.6
0.1
2.1
0.6
Employee share purchase plan
1.2
1.3
5.8
2.6
9.8
13.4
43.8
32.4
Acquisition-related and integration costs:
Acceleration of share-based payments expense
0.1
0.6
1.0
6.5
Share-based continuing employment costs
0.2
0.9
0.4
2.9
0.3
1.5
1.4
9.4
$
10.1
$
14.9
$
45.2
$
41.8
Equity-classified and liability-classified share units
The following table summarizes share unit activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
Equity-classified
Liability-classified
Performance Share Units (Performance Conditions)
Performance Share Units (Market Conditions)
Restricted Share Units
Deferred Share Units
Number
WA grant date fair value
Number
WA grant date fair value
Number
WA grant date fair value
Number
WA grant date fair value
Outstanding, December 31, 2023
415,429
$
58.35
174,260
$
74.83
539,671
$
53.64
100,560
$
38.36
Granted
161,579
75.93
160,223
122.42
322,471
75.76
11,667
72.48
Vested and settled
(114,315)
58.79
(58,511)
66.08
(232,451)
53.47
(3,759)
59.05
Forfeited
(15,342)
58.10
(9,618)
83.59
(26,885)
59.15
—
—
Outstanding at September 30, 2024
447,351
$
64.59
266,354
$
105.06
602,806
$
65.29
108,468
$
41.31
Performance Share Units ("PSUs")
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company granted PSU's that are equity settled to executives and senior employees, half of which vest based on performance conditions and half of which vest based on market conditions, conditional upon the Company's total shareholder return relative to a peer group. PSU's typically have three year performance and market vesting conditions.
The fair value of PSUs with performance vesting conditions granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were estimated using the closing market price of the Company's common shares listed on the NYSE on the respective grant dates.
The fair value of PSUs with market vesting conditions granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model on the respective grant dates incorporating the following significant assumptions, presented on a weighted average basis:
Risk free interest rate
4.4
%
Expected lives of the PSUs
3 years
Expected volatility
32.2
%
Average expected volatility of comparable companies
48.3
%
Restricted Share Units ("RSUs")
During the nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company granted RSUs that are equity settled to employees and members of its Board of Directors which vest based on service conditions. RSUs granted to employees typically vest over a three year service period and RSUs granted to directors vest on the earlier of (i) the one year anniversary of the grant date and (ii) the date of the Company's next annual meeting of shareholders. The issuance of shares related to RSUs granted to directors may be deferred at the holder's election.
The fair value of RSUs granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were estimated using the closing market price of the Company's common shares listed on the NYSE on the respective grant dates.
17. Leases
The Company enters into commercial leases for various properties used for auctions or offices, the majority of which are non-cancellable. The Company also has operating leases for computer equipment, motor vehicles and small office equipment. The majority of the Company’s operating leases have a fixed term with a remaining life of one month to 20 years, with renewal options. The leases have varying contract terms, escalation clauses and renewal options.
The Company also enters into finance lease arrangements for certain vehicles, computer and yard equipment, fixtures, and office furniture. The majority of these leases have a fixed term with a remaining life of one month to five years with renewal options.
The following table summarizes the components of lease expense:
On July 31, 2023, Ann Fandozzi informed the Company’s Board of her intention to resign from her position as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer due to a disagreement with the Company regarding her compensation as Chief Executive Officer, as discussed in the Company’s August 2, 2023 press release. The Board accepted her verbal resignation and interpreted her subsequent conduct as affirmation of her resignation. The Company advised Ms. Fandozzi that it was accepting her resignation effective immediately and waiving any written procedural notice requirements under the Employment Agreement by and between Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers (Canada) Ltd. and Ms. Fandozzi, dated December 14, 2019. Ms. Fandozzi disputes that she tendered her resignation. On February 21, 2024, Ms. Fandozzi resigned from the Company’s Board. The matter is currently in arbitration in accordance with the terms of Ms. Fandozzi’s employment agreement.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded an expense of $0.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively, reflecting changes to the estimated fair value of certain share-based payment awards. Any changes to the estimated payment amount to Ms. Fandozzi as a result of the settlement of the matter could be material.
The Company is subject to legal and other claims that arise in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that the results of these claims will have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or consolidated income statement.
Guarantee Contracts
In the normal course of business, the Company will in certain situations guarantee to a consignor a minimum level of proceeds in connection with the sale at auction of that consignor’s equipment.
At September 30, 2024, there were $71.3 million of assets guaranteed under contract, of which 99% is expected to be sold prior to December 31, 2024, with the remainder to be sold by December 31, 2025 (at December 31, 2023: $67.5 million, of which 70% was expected to be sold prior to the end of March 31, 2024, with the remainder expected to be sold by December 31, 2024).
The outstanding guarantee amounts are undiscounted and before estimated proceeds from sale at auction.
Forward-looking statements may appear throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including the following section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Forward-looking statements are typically identified by such words as “aim”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “could”, “confident”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “may”, “remain”, “ongoing”, “plan”, “potential”, “predict”, “will”, “should”, “would”, “could”, “likely”, “generally”, “future”, “long-term”, or the negative of these terms, and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially, and may include, among others, statements relating to:
•our future strategy, objectives, targets, projections and performance;
•potential growth and market opportunities;
•potential future mergers and acquisitions;
•our ability to integrate acquisitions;
•the impact of our new initiatives, services, investments, and acquisitions on us and our customers;
•our future capital expenditures and returns on those expenditures; and
•financing available to us from our credit facilities or other sources, our ability to refinance borrowings, and the sufficiency of our working capital to meet our financial needs.
While we have not described all potential risks related to our business and owning our common shares, the important factors discussed in “Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are available on our website at https://investor.rbglobal.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, are among those that we consider may affect our performance materially or could cause our actual financial and operational results to differ significantly from our expectations. Except as required by applicable securities law and regulations of relevant securities exchanges, we do not intend to update publicly any forward-looking statements, even if our expectations have been affected by new information, future events or other developments.
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles (“US GAAP”). Except for Gross Transaction Value (“GTV”)1, which is a measure of operational performance and not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, the amounts discussed below are based on our consolidated financial statements.
Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts in the following tables are in millions, except share and per share amounts.
In the accompanying analysis of financial information, we sometimes use information derived from consolidated financial data but not presented in our financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Certain of these data are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under the SEC rules. The definitions of and reasons we use these non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliations to their most directly comparable U.S. GAAP financial measures are included either with the first use thereof or in the Non-GAAP Measures section within this document (refer to pages 34-40).
1 GTV represents total proceeds from all items sold on our auctions and online marketplaces, third-party online marketplaces, private brokerage services and other disposition channels.
RB Global, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as “RB Global”, the “Company”, "our", "us", or “we”) (NYSE & TSX: RBA) is a leading global marketplace that connects sellers and buyers of commercial assets and vehicles. Through our omnichannel platform we facilitate transactions for customers primarily in our automotive and commercial construction and transportation ("CC&T") sectors. We also provide our customers value-added marketplace services, technology solutions for vehicle merchandising, platforms for lifecycle management of assets, and a market data intelligence platform to help customers make more informed business decisions.
Our customers primarily include automotive insurance companies, as well as end users, dealers, fleet owners, and original equipment manufacturers (“OEMs”) of commercial assets and vehicles. We also serve customers in the agriculture, energy, and natural resources sectors, as well as government entities.
Our CC&T sector includes heavy equipment such as excavators, dozers, lift and material handling, vocational and commercial trucks and trailers. Our automotive sector includes all consumer automotive vehicles. The other sector primarily includes assets and equipment in the agricultural, forestry and energy industries, government surplus assets, smaller consumer recreational transportation items and parts sold in our vehicle dismantling business. All sectors include salvage and non-salvage transactions.
We have a global presence, primarily with operations in the United States, Canada and across Europe, and employ more than 7,900 full-time employees worldwide, of which approximately 67% are located in the United States.
Service Offerings
We offer our customers multiple distinct, complementary, multi-channel brand solutions that address the range of their buying and selling needs for commercial assets, vehicles and other types of assets. Our global customer base has a variety of transaction options, breadth of services, and the widest selection of used assets available to them. For a complete listing of channels and brand solutions available, please refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is available on our website at https://investor.rbglobal.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Contract Options
We offer consignors several contract options to meet their individual needs and sale objectives for selling used equipment or vehicles, which include:
•Straight commission contracts, where the consignor receives the gross proceeds from the sale less a pre-negotiated commission rate;
•Fixed commission contracts, where the consignor receives the gross proceeds from the sale less a pre-negotiated fixed commission fee;
•Guarantee commission contracts, where the consignor receives a guaranteed minimum amount plus an additional amount if proceeds exceed a specified level; and
•Inventory contracts, where we purchase, take custody, and hold used equipment and other assets before they are resold in the ordinary course of business.
We collectively refer to guarantee and inventory contracts as underwritten or “at-risk” contracts.
Value-added Services
We also provide a wide array of value-added services to make the process of selling and buying equipment and vehicles convenient for our customers, including refurbishment services such as repair, paint and make-ready services, and parts services to connect equipment owners with parts manufacturers, inspection and appraisals, financial services through Ritchie Bros. Financial Services and loan payoff services through IAA, end-to-end transportation and logistics services, as well as other services such as insights, data intelligence, performance benchmarking solutions, and title and liens processing. We offer equipment listing services under the RitchieList brand in North America and Mascus brand in Europe to make private selling more efficient and safer for customers, including a secure transaction management service, complete with invoicing. We also provide an innovative technology platform that supports customers' vehicle merchandising, manages the asset life cycle and integrates procurement with both OEM and dealers.
In the third quarter of 2024, the Company updated its presentation of disaggregated revenue to align to how management evaluates its financial and business performance. The prior year disaggregation of revenue amounts have been recast in the current quarter to conform with current period presentation.
Our revenue continues to be comprised of service revenue and inventory sales revenue. Total service revenue includes revenue by customer type, between revenue earned from buyers or sellers who transact in live and online auctions, online marketplaces and private brokerage, as well as marketplace services revenue, revenue earned from optional services provided to our customers.
Prior to the third quarter of 2024, the Company disaggregated its revenue by commissions earned from its consignors, buyer fees earned from its buyers in each sale transaction, and presented all other fees earned in the rendering of services, whether related to auctions, online marketplaces, private brokerage or other services, within marketplace services revenue. In the current quarter, the Company has updated its presentation of revenue, and as a result transactional seller revenue now includes commissions, pre-negotiated or fixed, as well as certain auction-related fees earned from sellers to complete the sale of an asset, such as towing to our yards, liens search, title processing and online listing and inspection fees. Transactional buyer revenue now includes buyer transaction fees based on a tiered structure earned from purchasers upon purchase of an asset, as well as other auction-related fees earned from buyers to complete the purchase of an asset, such as title processing, late-pick up, salvage buyer platform registration and other administrative processing charges. Accordingly, certain auction-related fees were reclassified from marketplace services revenue to transactional seller or transactional buyer revenue. These changes were made in order to align with how management categorize revenues for internal management purposes.
Marketplace services revenue include fees earned from various optional services provided to buyers, sellers or other third parties, and includes transportation, buyer towing, refurbishment, financing, parts procurement, data and appraisal, and other ancillary services.
Inventory sales revenue relates to revenue earned through our inventory contracts and is recognized at the GTV of the assets sold, with the related cost recognized in cost of inventory sold.
Our revenue each period can fluctuate significantly based on the mix of sales arrangements, which is driven by customer preferences. Completed straight commission, fixed commission or guarantee commission contracts result in the commission being recognized as service revenue based on a percentage of gross transaction value or based on a fixed value, while completed inventory contracts result in the full GTV of the assets sold being recorded as inventory sales revenue. As a result, a change in the revenue mix between service revenue and revenue from inventory sales can have a significant impact on our revenue growth percentages.
Macroeconomic Conditions and Trends
Gross transaction value and operating costs are impacted by various macroeconomic conditions and trends. The combination of unit volume growth and trends in average selling prices impact total gross transaction value.
In our CC&T sector, the need for transaction solutions following the surge experienced post-pandemic has normalized, and customers are increasingly delaying decisions over disposition of assets as they evaluate the current business conditions in face of an uncertain macro environment, negatively impacting unit volume growth for higher value assets. In addition, macro uncertainty in the construction and transportation end markets is putting pressure on asset prices within the sector. The higher interest rate environment, as well as higher cost of new assets, is driving some customers to delay replacing their existing assets which is contributing to a lower need to transact equipment.
In our automotive sector, the total number of accidents and the number of accidents deemed a total loss influence unit volume growth in the industry. The current inflation spread between automotive repair and used vehicles is providing a productive environment for a higher number of vehicles deemed a total loss as a percent of total accidents, which is driving industry salvage unit volume growth. Used automotive prices are declining following the surge in prices observed during the pandemic.
We also see an increase in competitive pressures across all geographies and sectors, continue to experience inflationary pressures on our business through elevated operating costs, and are exposed to interest rate volatility on our variable rate long-term debt totaling approximately $1.4 billion.
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 ("GTV"): Represents total proceeds from all items sold on our auctions and online marketplaces, third-party online marketplaces, private brokerage services and other disposition channels. 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.
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.”
Historically, we presented GTV from the sale of parts in our vehicle dismantling business within our automotive sector and excluded the number of parts sold from our total lots sold metric. Commencing in the second quarter of 2024, management has begun to review the number of parts sold in our vehicle dismantling business within our other sector and as part of our total lots sold metric.
Performance Overview and Consolidated Results
For the third quarter of 2024 as compared to the third quarter of 2023:
•Total GTV decreased 7% to $3.6 billion
•Total revenue decreased 4% to $981.8 million
◦Service revenue increased 1% to $779.9 million
◦Inventory sales revenue decreased 18% to $201.9 million
•Net income increased 20% to $76.0 million
•Net income available to common stockholders increased 22% to $66.9 million
•Diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) available to common stockholders increased 20% to $0.36 earnings per share
•Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders decreased 1% to $0.71 per share
•Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") decreased 1% to $283.7 million
The following table summarizes key components of our results of operations for the periods indicated. The financial results include IAA from its acquisition on March 20, 2023.
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Service revenue
$
779.9
$
773.8
1%
$
2,488.1
$
1,923.4
29%
Inventory sales revenue
201.9
246.0
(18)%
654.5
715.3
(8)%
Total revenue
981.8
1,019.8
(4)%
3,142.6
2,638.7
19%
Costs of services
339.7
316.8
7%
1,041.5
680.5
53%
Cost of inventory sold
193.5
230.0
(16)%
612.8
673.4
(9)%
Selling, general and administrative
177.8
203.5
(13)%
584.5
546.2
7%
Acquisition-related and integration costs
6.0
23.1
(74)%
22.9
195.6
(88)%
Depreciation and amortization
111.9
101.1
11%
329.9
246.9
34%
Total operating expenses
828.9
874.5
(5)%
2,591.6
2,342.6
11%
Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment
Total GTV decreased 7% to $3.6 billion in the third quarter of 2024, and increased 19% to $11.8 billion in the first nine months of 2024.
The following summarizes our total GTV by geography and by sector for the periods indicated:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
United States
$
2,822.8
$
3,047.6
(7)
%
$
9,015.8
$
7,360.0
22
%
Canada
520.4
540.9
(4)
%
1,917.5
1,723.0
11
%
International
279.0
286.9
(3)
%
870.3
835.6
4
%
Total GTV
$
3,622.2
$
3,875.4
(7)
%
$
11,803.6
$
9,918.6
19
%
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Automotive
$
2,031.1
$
2,051.1
(1)
%
$
6,143.7
$
4,484.8
37
%
Commercial construction and transportation
1,217.6
1,352.5
(10)
%
4,392.1
4,023.7
9
%
Other
373.5
471.8
(21)
%
1,267.8
1,410.1
(10)
%
Total GTV
$
3,622.2
$
3,875.4
(7)
%
$
11,803.6
$
9,918.6
19
%
The following table illustrates the breakdown of total lots sold by sector for the periods indicated:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in '000's of lots sold, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Automotive
553.8
555.0
—
%
1,686.1
1,215.9
39
%
Commercial construction and transportation
103.1
86.6
19
%
330.1
227.6
45
%
Other
140.8
157.8
(11)
%
459.9
435.8
6
%
Total Lots Sold
797.7
799.4
—
%
2,476.1
1,879.3
32
%
In the third quarter of 2024, total GTV decreased year over year, primarily due to lower average selling prices across all sectors, and mainly in the United States and Canada in our CC&T sector. Average selling prices in our CC&T and other sector experienced unfavorable asset mix as well as price declines. Although we saw lower GTV volume in our CC&T sector, lot volumes in the United States increased primarily due to a large consignor contract in the transportation sector. In addition, volumes decreased due to the non-repeat of several large one-time auction events within our other sector in the United States. In our automotive sector, GTV decreased slightly year over year, driven by International.
For the first nine months of 2024, total GTV increased year over year, mainly due to the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter, compared to the 11-day stub period in the first quarter of 2023. Excluding the impact of the IAA acquisition in the first quarter, total GTV decreased year over year, primarily driven by lower volumes in our automotive sector in the United States driven by the previously announced shift in assignment volumes from a customer, and due to asset mix and lower price realization within our other and CC&T sectors across North America. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in volume from our strategic accounts within our CC&T sector.
Total Revenue Total revenue decreased 4% to $981.8 million in the third quarter of 2024 primarily due to an 18% decrease in inventory sales revenue, partially offset by an 1% increase in total service revenue.
Total revenue increased 19% to $3.1 billion in the first nine months of 2024 due to a 29% increase in service revenue, partially offset by an 8% decrease in inventory sales revenue.
Service Revenue Service revenue is comprised of transactional seller revenue, which mainly includes commissions earned on service GTV from our straight, fixed or guarantee commission contracts, transactional buyer revenue, which mainly includes buyer transaction fees earned on total GTV from purchasers on the sale of inventory or consigned equipment, and revenues earned from our marketplace services.
The following table summarizes key components of total service revenue for the periods indicated:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Transactional seller revenue
$
206.6
$
223.2
(7)
%
$
695.9
$
607.0
15
%
Transactional buyer revenue
486.9
476.6
2
%
1,522.3
1,104.5
38
%
Marketplace services revenue
86.4
74.0
17
%
269.9
211.9
27
%
Total service revenue
$
779.9
$
773.8
1
%
$
2,488.1
$
1,923.4
29
%
In the third quarter of 2024, total service revenue increased 1%, with marketplace services revenue increasing 17%, transactional buyer revenue increasing 2%, primarily offset by transactional seller revenue decreasing 7%.
Marketplace services revenue increased 17% in the third quarter of 2024, primarily driven by higher fees earned from transportation services provided to a large consignor contract in the United States in our CC&T sector.
Transactional buyer revenue increased 2%, while total GTV decreased 7%, primarily from higher buyer fee rate structures implemented in early 2024 across all sectors. We also saw an increase in buyer fees in our CC&T sector due to a higher proportion of low value lots sold.
Transactional seller revenue decreased 7%, primarily in line with the decrease in service GTV of 6%.
In the first nine months of 2024, total service revenue increased 29%, with transactional buyer revenue increasing 38%, marketplace services revenue increasing 27%, and transactional seller revenue increasing 15%.
Transactional buyer revenue increased 38%, primarily driven by the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the first quarter of 2023. In addition, transactional buyer revenue increased higher than the 19% increase in total GTV, primarily for the same reasons as discussed above.
Marketplace services revenue increased 27%, mainly in our CC&T sector for the same reason as discussed above, as well as due to the increase in fees from the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the first quarter of 2023.
Transactional seller revenue increased 15%, primarily due to the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the first quarter of 2023. In addition, transactional seller revenue increased less than the 21% increase in service GTV, due to softer performances primarily in our guarantee contracts in Canada within our CC&T sector.
Inventory Sales Revenue In the third quarter of 2024, inventory sales revenue decreased 18%, primarily driven by lower volumes in our CC&T sector from softer year over year performances due to lower price realization and contract mix. We also saw a decrease in inventory sales revenue in our automotive sector, driven by lower volumes primarily from an unfavorable contract mix in International and the United States.
For the first nine months of 2024, inventory sales revenue decreased 8%, primarily driven by lower volumes in our CC&T sector, mainly in the United States, for the same reasons as discussed above, as well as due to the non-repeat of a large inventory package in the utilities sector in the prior year, partially offset by favorable performances in Canada. In addition, the decreases were also partially offset by the inclusion of inventory sales revenue from IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the prior year.
Costs of Services In the third quarter of 2024, costs of services increased 7% to $339.7 million, primarily due to higher costs of services in connection with a large consignor contract in the transportation sector in the United States, which included higher costs to provide transportation services and higher payments to a third party as part of a profit-sharing arrangement. In addition, we saw higher costs of services in our automotive sector as prior year included a benefit related to a fair value adjustment made on the opening balance sheet of IAA at acquisition, as well as due to higher employee compensation expense driven by higher employee benefit costs from changes made to our benefit plans. These increases were partially offset by lower tow costs driven by streamlined processes and improved efficiencies in our automotive sector.
For the first nine months of 2024, costs of services increased 53% to $1.0 billion, primarily due to the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the prior year. Cost of services also increased in our CC&T sector as a result of higher costs incurred in providing transportation services in a large consignor contract, as discussed above. We also saw higher prepaid consigned vehicle charges and employee benefit costs in our automotive sector, as discussed above.
Cost of Inventory Sold In the third quarter of 2024, cost of inventory sold decreased 16% to $193.5 million, primarily in line with an 18% decrease in inventory sales revenue. Cost of inventory sold decreased at a lower rate than the decrease in inventory sales revenue mainly due to pricing pressure in both our automotive and CC&T sectors between time of purchase and time of sale.
For the first nine months of 2024, cost of inventory sold decreased 9% to $612.8 million, primarily in line with the decrease in inventory sales revenue of 8%.
Selling, General and Administrative In the third quarter of 2024, selling, general and administrative expenses decreased 13% to $177.8 million, primarily due to lower employee compensation expenses from a decrease in short-term performance-based incentive compensation, lower severance and settlement costs relating to the departure of certain former executives in the prior year, and a decrease in share-based payments expense relating to lower long-term performance-based incentive compensation. In addition, we incurred lower costs for technology consultants in the development of our software and technology platforms, as well as lower travel, advertising and promotion expenses due to strategic cost reduction initiatives.
For the first nine months of 2024, selling, general and administrative expenses increased 7% to $584.5 million, mainly due to the inclusion of IAA in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the prior year. We also saw higher employee compensation expense, driven by higher share-based payments expense due to timing, and an increase in the size and fair value of grants. In addition, our costs increased due to a new digital services tax accrual in Canada on certain in-scope revenues which was retroactively applied to the period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024, and higher consulting fees and legal costs. These increases were partially offset by lower short-term incentive-based compensation expense, lower travel, advertising, and promotional expenses, and lower costs due to our strategic cost reduction initiatives.
Acquisition-related and Integration Costs In the third quarter of 2024, acquisition-related and integration costs decreased 74% to $6.0 million, due to lower integration, severance and other acquisition-related costs in connection with the acquisition of IAA on March 20, 2023.
For the first nine months of 2024, acquisition-related and integration costs decreased 88% to $22.9 million, primarily given the significant investment banking, consulting, financing, legal and other acquisition-related costs incurred in the prior year to complete the acquisition of IAA on March 20, 2023. We have also incurred lower severance and integration costs as integration activities and restructuring is being completed. In addition, we recognized a net $16.3 million expense as settlement for the termination of a non-compete agreement bound by IAA prior to the acquisition in the prior year.
Operating Income For the third quarter of 2024, operating income increased 5% to $153.4 million, driven by a decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses and acquisition-related and integration costs, partially offset by lower flow-through of revenue, as discussed above.
For the first nine months of 2024, operating income increased 84% to $554.2 million, primarily driven by the significant decrease in acquisition-related and integration costs and the inclusion of IAA operating income in the first quarter of 2024 for the full quarter compared to the 11-day stub period in the prior year. In addition, we saw a higher flow-through of service revenue, driven by the CC&T sector, partially offset by higher depreciation and amortization driven by the acquisition of IAA.
Income Tax Expense and Effective Tax Rate At the end of each interim period, we estimate the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year. The estimate reflects, among other items, management’s best estimate of operating results. It does not include the estimated impact of foreign exchange rates or unusual and/or infrequent items, which may cause significant variations in the customary relationship between income tax expense and income before income taxes.
For the third quarter of 2024, income tax expense increased by 13% to $26.2 million, and our effective tax rate decreased 120 bps to 25.6%, as compared to the third quarter of 2023. For the first nine months of 2024, income tax expense increased 105% to $95.3 million, primarily due to the increase in net income before tax, and our effective tax rate decreased 310 bps to 24.5% as compared to the first nine months of 2023.
In the third quarter of 2024, the effective tax rate decreased slightly year over year.
The decrease in the effective tax rate for the first nine months of 2024 compared to the first nine months of 2023 was primarily due to a decrease in non-deductible expenses. Partially offsetting this decrease was a lower proportionate benefit related to Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (“FDII”) and a lower tax deduction for PSU and RSU share unit expenses that exceeded the related compensation expense.
Net Income Attributable to Controlling Interests In the third quarter of 2024, net income attributable to controlling interests increased 20% to $76.1 million, primarily driven by higher operating income and lower interest expense in the current quarter due to lower long-term debt levels driven by repayments of principal.
For the first nine months of 2024, net income attributable to controlling interests increased 141% to $294.6 million, primarily driven by higher operating income, as discussed above, partially offset by higher income tax expense and higher interest expense due to an increase in long-term debt from funding the IAA acquisition on March 20, 2023.
Diluted EPS Diluted EPS available to common stockholders increased 20% to $0.36 per share for the third quarter of 2024, compared to $0.30 per share for the third quarter of 2023. The increase is primarily due to the increase in net income attributable to controlling interests, as discussed above, partially offset by the cumulative dividends and allocated earnings on Series A Senior Preferred Shares.
We conduct global operations in various currencies, with our presentation currency being the U.S. dollar. The following table presents the variance in select foreign exchange rates over the comparative reporting periods:
% Change
Value of one local currency to U.S. dollar
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Period-end exchange rate - September 30,
Canadian dollar
0.7394
0.7365
—
%
Euro
1.1142
1.0581
5
%
British pound sterling
1.3380
1.2198
10
%
Australian dollar
0.6917
0.6429
8
%
Average exchange rate - Three months ended September 30,
Canadian dollar
0.7329
0.7455
(2)
%
Euro
1.0990
1.0886
1
%
British pound sterling
1.3001
1.2662
3
%
Australian dollar
0.6696
0.6546
2
%
Average exchange rate - Nine months ended September 30,
Canadian dollar
0.7353
0.7432
(1)
%
Euro
1.0873
1.0839
—
%
British pound sterling
1.2767
1.2441
3
%
Australian dollar
0.6622
0.6690
(1)
%
In the third quarter of 2024, foreign exchange had an unfavorable impact on total revenue and a favorable impact on expenses when compared to the prior year quarter. These impacts were primarily due to the fluctuations in the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar.
Non-GAAP Measures
As part of management’s non-GAAP measures, we may eliminate the financial impact of certain items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results.
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders decreased 1% to $130.8 million in the third quarter of 2024.
Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders decreased 1% to $0.71 per share in the third quarter of 2024.
Adjusted EBITDA decreased 1% to $283.7 million in the third quarter of 2024.
Refer to the non-GAAP measures section below on pages 34-40 for further information.
Debt
We have a credit agreement, which is comprised of multicurrency revolving facilities and the Term Loan A facility (the “TLA Facility”). The TLA Facility is comprised of a facility denominated in US dollars (the "USD TLA Facility"), and a facility denominated in Canadian dollars (the "CAD TLA Facility"). The Credit Agreement matures on September 21, 2026.
The TLA Facility loans are subject to quarterly installments of 1.25% of principal, with the balance payable at maturity. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company repaid $350.0 million of principal on the USD TLA Facility. At September 30, 2024, there are no mandatory principal repayments remaining on the USD TLA Facility until maturity of the debt. We continue to seek opportunities to prepay our debt.
At September 30, 2024, the Company also had $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.750% senior secured notes due March
15, 2028 (the "Secured Notes"), and (ii) $800.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.750% senior unsecured notes due March 15, 2031 (the "Unsecured Notes") (collectively, the "Notes"). These Notes were used, along with the USD TLA Facility, to fund the acquisition of IAA, and accrue interest to be paid in cash semi-annually in arrears. The Secured Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior secured basis and the Unsecured Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries.
The below were our committed and uncommitted revolving credit facilities at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023:
(in U.S. dollars in millions)
September 30, 2024
December 31, 2023
Committed
Multicurrency revolving credit facilities
$
750.0
$
750.0
Uncommitted
Foreign demand revolving credit facilities
15.0
5.0
Total revolving credit facilities
$
765.0
$
755.0
Unused
Multicurrency revolving credit facilities
$
703.2
$
724.7
Foreign demand revolving credit facilities
15.0
5.0
Total revolving credit facilities unused
$
718.2
$
729.7
Debt Covenants We were in compliance with all financial and other covenants applicable to our credit facilities at September 30, 2024.
Our ability to borrow under the Credit Agreement is subject to compliance with financial covenants of a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. In the event of sustained deterioration of global markets and economies, we expect the covenants pertaining to our leverage ratio would be the most restrictive to our ability to access funding under our Credit Agreement. We continue to evaluate courses of action to maintain current levels of liquidity and compliance with our debt covenants.
For more information on our debt, see "Item 1 – Financial Statements: Note 14 Debt" in our consolidated financial statements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our short-term cash requirements include (i) payment of quarterly dividends to common shareholders on an as-declared basis, and payment of participating dividends and preferential dividends to preferred equity holders, (ii) settlement of contracts with consignors and other suppliers, (iii) personnel expenditures, with a majority of short-term incentive compensation paid annually in the first quarter following each fiscal year, (iv) income tax payments, primarily paid in quarterly installments, (v) payments on short-term and long-term debt, (vi) payment of amounts committed under certain service agreements to build our modern IT architecture, (vii) payments on our operating and finance lease obligations, (viii) other capital expenditures and working capital needs, and (ix) advances.
In order to begin the appeals process, we will be obligated to pay a deposit of at least 50% of any assessed amount to the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") when the Company receives a notice of assessment for additional taxes, interest and penalties from the CRA with respect to the Company's Luxembourg subsidiary relating to taxation years 2010 through 2015. Such deposit is required by law as part of the CRA's objection process or subsequent legal proceedings. The notice of assessment is expected to be received in the fourth quarter of 2024. For more information on the matter, see "Item 1 – Financial Statements: Note 7 Income Taxes" in our consolidated financial statements.
We believe that our existing working capital and availability under our credit facilities are sufficient to satisfy our present operating requirements and contractual obligations, including the CRA matter noted above. In the current interest rate environment, the Company intends to continue to evaluate and pursue the most financially beneficial arrangements to fund future capital expenditures, which may include lease agreements or cash purchases.
Our long-term cash requirements include scheduled principal repayments of long-term debt on the TLA Facility of $1.4 billion and the Notes of $1.4 billion, repayment of any drawn funds under our revolving credit facilities, as well as scheduled repayments of operating and finance lease obligations relating to the Company’s commercial leases for various auctions sites, branches and offices, operating leases for computer equipment, software, motor vehicles and small office equipment, and finance lease arrangements for certain vehicles, computers, yard equipment, fixtures, and office furniture. For more information on our debt and leases, see "Item 1 –
Financial Statements: Note 14 Debt" and "Item 1 – Financial Statements: Note 17 Leases," respectively, in our consolidated financial statements, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Cash provided by operating activities can fluctuate significantly from period to period. We assess our liquidity based on our ability to generate cash and secure credit to fund operating, investing, and financing activities. Our liquidity is primarily affected by fluctuations in cash provided by operating activities, significant acquisitions of businesses, payment of dividends, our net capital spending1, and repayments of debt.We are also committed under various letters of credit and provide certain guarantees in the normal course of business. We believe our principal sources of liquidity, which include cash flow from operations and our unused capacity under our revolving credit facilities of $718.2 million, is sufficient to fund our current and planned operating activities.
Book overdrafts represent outstanding checks and other pending disbursements, which are in excess of cash account balances with a right of offset. The excess of such amounts is included within trade and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet.
If we were to consider further acquisitions to deliver on our strategic growth drivers, we may seek financing through equity markets or additional debt markets. The issuance of additional equity securities may result in dilution to our shareholders. Issuance of preferred equity securities could provide for rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of our common stock. Further, this additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, or at all.
Cash Flows
Nine months ended September 30,
Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
$
747.5
$
206.7
$
540.8
Investing activities
(209.6)
(3,002.3)
2,792.7
Financing activities
(491.6)
2,728.8
(3,220.4)
Effect of changes in foreign currency rates
(4.1)
0.1
(4.2)
Net decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
$
42.2
$
(66.7)
$
108.9
Net cash provided by operating activities was $747.5 million in the first nine months of 2024, as compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $206.7 million in the first nine months of 2023. Net cash provided by operating activities increased $540.8 million mainly due to a lower cash outflow from the net change in operating assets and liabilities of $240.7 million and a decrease in acquisition-related and integration costs in the current year. We also saw a higher net cash inflow from the inclusion of IAA income from operations for a full quarter in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the 11-day stub period in the prior year. These cash inflows were partially offset by higher interest expense. The lower cash outflow from the net change in operating assets and liabilities was primarily driven by the timing, size and number of our auctions, an increase in book overdrafts and prepaid consigned vehicle charges due to the inclusion of IAA, lower tax payments due to the non-repeat of taxes paid in 2023 for the taxable gain portion on the sale of the Bolton property, and lower tax prepayments compared to the prior year. In addition, we saw lower cash outflows due to an increase in recovery of advances from customers and reimbursement of leasehold improvements from lessors. The above decreases in cash outflows were partially offset by the timing of higher interest payments on our debt and higher operating lease payments with the inclusion of IAA.
Net cash used in investing activities was $209.6 million in the first nine months of 2024, as compared to net cash used in investing activities of $3.0 billion in the first nine months of 2023. The decrease is primarily due to cash used in the prior period to fund the acquisitions of IAA and VeriTread, as well as lower capital expenditures on property, plant and equipment.
Net cash used in financing activities was $491.6 million in the first nine months of 2024, as compared to net cash provided by financing activities of $2.7 billion in the first nine months of 2023. The change is primarily driven by higher cash inflows in the prior period, as we raised $3.1 billion in debt to fund the acquisition of IAA through the TLA Facility and the Notes, net of debt issuance costs, and received $496.9 million in net proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares and common stock. In addition, we repaid $600.0 million of long-term debt in the first half of 2023, for the redemption of our 2016 Notes and $100.0 million repayment of debt on our USD TLA Facility, as compared to $350.0 million repayment on our USD TLA Facility in the current year. We also paid less dividends to common stockholders in the current year, primarily due to the payment of a one-time special dividend
1 We calculate net capital spending as property, plant and equipment additions plus intangible asset additions less proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment.
in connection with the IAA acquisition in the prior year, and received higher proceeds from the exercise of stock options in the current year, driven by a higher share price.
Dividend Information We declared a dividend of $0.29 per common share for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, and $0.27 per common share for each of the quarters ended March 31, 2024, December 31, 2023, September 30, 2023, and June 30, 2023. We have declared, but not yet paid, a dividend of $0.29 per common share for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. All dividends that we pay are “eligible dividends” for Canadian income tax purposes unless indicated otherwise.
Debt over Net Income Debt at the end of the third quarter of 2024 represented 7.3 times net income at and for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 18.7 times net income at and for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in this debt/net income multiplier was primarily due to higher net income from the inclusion of IAA's net income compared to the stub period in the prior year, as well as lower levels of debt driven by repayments of principal on our TLA Facility. The adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA was 1.7 times at and for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2024, compared to 3.2 times at and for the trailing twelve months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease in this debt/net income multiplier was due to the same reasons as discussed above.
Critical Accounting Policies, Judgments, Estimates and Assumptions
In preparing our consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP, we must make decisions that impact the reported amounts and related disclosures. Such decisions include the selection of the appropriate accounting principles to be applied and the assumptions on which to base accounting estimates. In reaching such decisions, we apply judgments based on our understanding and analysis of the relevant circumstances and historical experience. At September 30, 2024, there were no material changes in our critical accounting policies, and there were no material changes in judgments, estimates and assumptions from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Non-GAAP Measures
We reference various non-GAAP measures throughout this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. These 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 Net Income Available to Common Stockholders and Diluted Adjusted EPS Available to Common Stockholders Reconciliation We believe that adjusted net income available to common stockholders provides useful information about the growth or decline of our net income available to common stockholders for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results. Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from net income available to common stockholders that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results. Please refer to page 40 for a summary of adjusting items.
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders is calculated as net income available to common stockholders, excluding the effects of adjusting items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related and integration costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, executive transition costs and certain other items.
Net income available to common stockholders is calculated as net income attributable to controlling interests, less cumulative dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Shares and allocated earnings to participating securities.
Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders is calculated by dividing adjusted net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding, except that it is computed based upon the lower of the two-class method or the if-converted method, which includes the effects of the assumed conversion of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares and the effect of shares issuable under the Company’s stock-based incentive plans, if such effect is dilutive.
The following table reconciles adjusted net income available to common stockholders and diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders to net income available to common stockholders and diluted EPS available to common stockholders, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in our consolidated financial statements:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except share, per share data, and percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Net income available to common stockholders
$
66.9
$
54.7
22
%
$
264.7
$
99.1
167
%
Share-based payments expense
9.7
12.7
(24)
%
41.1
31.7
30
%
Acquisition-related and integration costs
6.0
23.1
(74)
%
22.9
195.6
(88)
%
Amortization of acquired intangible assets
67.9
63.9
6
%
206.5
156.5
32
%
Loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs
0.2
0.6
(67)
%
(1.2)
(0.9)
33
%
Prepaid consigned vehicles charges
(0.6)
(7.6)
(92)
%
(4.0)
(59.7)
(93)
%
Loss on redemption of the 2016 and 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense
—
—
—
%
—
3.3
NM
Other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses
2.2
0.6
267
%
12.1
1.3
831
%
Executive transition costs
0.6
9.8
(94)
%
4.3
9.8
(56)
%
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations
1.2
—
NM
1.2
(2.9)
NM
Related tax effects of the above
(21.0)
(22.2)
(5)
%
(69.8)
(74.7)
(7)
%
Related allocation of the above to participating securities
(2.3)
(2.9)
(21)
%
(7.6)
(7.6)
—
%
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders
$
130.8
$
132.7
(1)
%
$
470.2
$
351.5
34
%
Weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding
185,499,988
183,601,601
1
%
184,999,899
162,916,593
14
%
Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders
$
0.36
$
0.30
20
%
$
1.43
$
0.61
134
%
Diluted adjusted earnings per share available to common stockholders
We believe adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of our net income when compared between different financial periods. We use adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because we believe it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and it provides management with the ability to monitor its controllable incremental revenues and costs.
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 the adjusting items as described on page 40.
The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements:
Three months ended September 30,
Nine months ended September 30,
% Change
% Change
2024 over
2024 over
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2023
2024
2023
2023
Net income
$
76.0
$
63.2
20
%
$
294.4
$
121.8
142
%
Add: depreciation and amortization
111.9
101.1
11
%
329.9
246.9
34
%
Add: interest expense
57.2
63.7
(10)
%
181.0
149.6
21
%
Less: interest income
(6.9)
(4.5)
53
%
(20.3)
(15.8)
28
%
Add: income tax expense
26.2
23.1
13
%
95.3
46.5
105
%
EBITDA
264.4
246.6
7
%
880.3
549.0
60
%
Share-based payments expense
9.7
12.7
(24)
%
41.1
31.7
30
%
Acquisition-related and integration costs
6.0
23.1
(74)
%
22.9
195.6
(88)
%
Loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs
0.2
0.6
(67)
%
(1.2)
(0.9)
33
%
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations
1.2
—
NM
1.2
(1.4)
NM
Prepaid consigned vehicles charges
(0.6)
(7.6)
(92)
%
(4.0)
(59.7)
(93)
%
Other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses
Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
We believe that comparing adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA on a trailing twelve-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the performance of our operations as an indicator of the amount of time it would take us to settle both our short and long-term debt. We do not consider this to be a measure of our liquidity, which is our ability to settle only short-term obligations, but rather a measure of how well we fund liquidity. Measures of liquidity are noted under “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Adjusted net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from short and long-term debt and long-term debt in escrow. Adjusted net debt/Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing adjusted net debt by adjusted EBITDA.
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, our consolidated financial statements.
At and for the twelve months ended September 30,
% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)
2024
2023
2024 over 2023
Short-term debt
$
31.4
$
4.7
568
%
Long-term debt
2,729.3
3,122.2
(13)
%
Debt
2,760.7
3,126.9
(12)
%
Less: cash and cash equivalents
(650.7)
(428.3)
52
%
Adjusted net debt
2,110.0
2,698.6
(22)
%
Net income
$
378.6
$
167.1
127
%
Add: depreciation and amortization
435.2
271.3
60
%
Add: interest expense
245.2
159.1
54
%
Less: interest income
(26.5)
(19.5)
36
%
Add: income tax expense
125.2
60.1
108
%
EBITDA
1,157.7
638.2
81
%
Share-based payments expense
54.8
40.8
34
%
Acquisition-related and integration costs
43.4
217.8
(80)
%
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs
(1.1)
—
NM
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations
1.3
(1.4)
NM
Prepaid consigned vehicles charges
(11.3)
(59.7)
(81)
%
Other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses
Adjusted Return and Adjusted ROIC Reconciliation We believe that comparing adjusted ROIC on a trailing twelve-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the after-tax return generated by our investments. Adjusted ROIC is a measure used by management to determine how productively the Company uses its long-term capital to gauge investment decisions.
ROIC is calculated as reported return divided by average invested capital. Reported return is defined as net income attributable to controlling interests excluding the impact of net interest expense, tax effected at the Company’s adjusted annualized effective tax rate. Adjusted ROIC is calculated as adjusted return divided by adjusted average invested capital. Adjusted return is defined as reported return and adjusted for items that we do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, tax effected at the applicable tax rate. Adjusted average invested capital is calculated as average invested capital but excludes any long-term debt in escrow.
The following table reconciles adjusted return and adjusted ROIC to net income attributable to controlling interests and adjusted average invested capital to average invested capital, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in, or calculated from, our consolidated financial statements:
•$6.0 million of acquisition-related and integration costs, primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA.
•$67.9 million amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions.
•$0.2 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, primarily driven by non-cash costs arising from the accounting for the sale of the Bolton property, recorded in selling, general and administrative cost, partially offset by a $0.5 million gain on the disposition of property, plant and equipment.
•$0.6 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA at acquisition.
•$2.2 million of other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses, which primarily includes an estimated accrual for the settlement amount of an unusual legal claim recorded in other income (loss), as well as terminated and ongoing transaction costs recorded in selling, general and administrative costs.
•$0.6 million of estimated executive transition costs, primarily legal costs, associated with the departure of our ex-CEO on August 1, 2023.
•$1.2 million of remeasurements in connection with business combination which relates to the revaluation of a contingent consideration liability for IAA's acquisition of Marisat, Inc. in 2021.
Recognized in the second quarter of 2024
•$18.1 million share-based payments expense.
•$4.1 million of acquisition-related and integration costs, primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA.
•$69.0 million amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions.
•$0.4 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, primarily driven by non-cash costs arising from the accounting for the sale of the Bolton property, recorded in selling, general and administrative costs.
•$1.3 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA at acquisition.
•$7.7 million of other legal, advisory, restructuring and non-income tax expenses, which includes an estimated accrual for a new digital services tax in Canada on certain in-scope revenues earned for the period from January 1, 2022 to June 30, 2024, legal costs in connection with the settlement of an unusual legal claim accrued in the first quarter of 2024, as well as terminated and ongoing transaction costs.
•$2.0 million of estimated executive transition costs associated with the departure of our ex-CEO on August 1, 2023, which includes estimated settlement amounts and related costs.
Recognized in the first quarter of 2024
•$13.3 million share-based payments expense.
•$12.8 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA.
•$69.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions, of which $61.9 million related to the acquired intangible assets from the acquisition of IAA.
•$1.8 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, primarily driven by a $2.2 million gain on a lease modification, offset by non-cash costs arising from the accounting for the sale of the Bolton property, recorded in selling, general and administrative costs.
•$2.1 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA, which do not have a future benefit at acquisition, and therefore has created a favorable reduction to our cost of services in the quarter.
•$2.2 million of other advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which primarily includes a $1.9 million loss on the settlement of an unusual legal claim recorded in other income, $0.3 million of terminated and ongoing transaction costs and $0.1 million of costs incurred with the Canada Revenue Agency’s (“CRA”) investigation.
•$1.7 million of estimated executive transition costs associated with the departures of certain executives on August 1, 2023, which includes severance, estimated settlement amounts and related costs.
The adjusting items recognized in our prior quarters are discussed in "Part I, Item 7: Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
ITEM 3: QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There have been no material changes to our market risk during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 from those disclosed in Item 7A in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which is available on our website at https://investor.rbglobal.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
ITEM 4: CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Management of the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"), have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. The term “disclosure controls and procedures” means controls and other procedures established by the Company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Based upon their evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, the CEO and the CFO concluded that, as of September 30, 2024, the disclosure controls are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including the CEO and the CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that such information is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC’s rules and forms.
The Company, including its CEO and CFO, does not expect that its internal controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
On March 20, 2023, the Company completed the acquisition of IAA. Except as it relates to the continued integration of IAA, there were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
We have no material legal proceedings pending, other than ordinary routine litigation incidental to the business, and we do not know of any material proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.
ITEM 1A: RISK FACTORS
Our business is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and our past performance is no guarantee of our performance in future periods. In addition to the other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties discussed in “Part I, Item 1A: Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, which are available on our website at https://investor.rbglobal.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov, or on SEDAR at www.sedarplus.com. As of the date of this filing, there have been no material changes to such risk factors. Our business could also be affected by additional risks not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial. If any of the risks occur, our business, financial and results of operations could materially suffer. As a result, the trading price of our common shares could decline, and you may lose all or part of your investment.
ITEM 2: UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 3: DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.
ITEM 4: MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5: OTHER INFORMATION
During the three months ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Exchange Act) adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K).
Interactive Data Files Pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T, for the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) Condensed Consolidated Income Statements; (ii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets; (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity; (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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Cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.