Overview
Heritage Global Q3 net income falls to $0.6 mln from $1.1 mln yr/yr
Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 misses analyst expectations
Company's auction sizes smaller due to economic uncertainty
Outlook
Company is preparing for M&A as a key growth component
Result Drivers
SMALLER AUCTIONS - Co conducted smaller auctions as clients adopted a 'wait and see' approach due to economic uncertainty
SEGMENT PROFITABILITY - Co maintained strong profitability in industrial and financial asset segments, per CEO Ross Dove
Key Details
Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 EPS
$0.02
Q3 Net Income
$585,000
Q3 Adjusted EBITDA
Miss
$1.63 mln
$2.48 mln (4 Analysts)
Q3 Basic EPS
$0.02
Q3 Operating Income
$1.30 mln
Q3 Pretax Profit
$1.34 mln
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the investment management & fund operators peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Heritage Global Inc is $3.20, about 54.4% above its November 5 closing price of $1.46
The stock recently traded at 7 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 12 three months ago
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