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Feb 27

Liquidity Services, Inc. Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Results

– First quarter record revenue of $106.0 million up 35% – Record
Gross Merchandise Volume (GMV) of $179.2 million up 41% – Record
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization
(EBITDA) of $22.7 million up 105% – Record Adjusted EPS of $0.37 up 118%

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 1, 2012–
Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ: LQDT; www.liquidityservicesinc.com)
today reported its financial results for its first quarter of fiscal
year 2012 (Q1-12) ended December 31, 2011. Liquidity Services, Inc.
provides business and government clients and buying customers
transparent, innovative and effective online marketplaces and integrated
services for surplus assets.

Liquidity Services, Inc. (LSI or the Company) reported consolidated
Q1-12 record revenue of $106.0 million, an increase of approximately 35%
from the prior year’s comparable period. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes
stock based compensation and acquisition costs, for Q1-12 was a record
$22.7 million, an increase of approximately 105% from the prior year’s
comparable period. Q1-12 GMV, the total sales volume of all merchandise
sold through the Company’s marketplaces, was a record $179.2 million, an
increase of approximately 41% from the prior year’s comparable period.

Net income in Q1-12 was $9.1 million or $0.28 diluted earnings per
share. Adjusted net income, which excludes stock based compensation,
acquisition costs and amortization of contract-related intangible assets
associated with the Jacobs Trading acquisition – net of tax, in Q1-12
was $11.9 million or $0.37 diluted earnings per share based on 32.4
million fully diluted shares outstanding, an increase of approximately
146% and 118%, respectively, from the prior year’s comparable period.

Q1-12 operating cash flow was $12.2 million, an increase of
approximately 80% from the prior year’s comparable period.

“LSI reported record results for GMV, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EPS
in Q1-12 all of which exceeded our guidance range. Record GMV results
were driven by growth in the volume of capital assets sales across our
commercial and government clients and benefited from improved
merchandising, penetration of existing clients and expanding market
share. Our consistent execution has enabled Liquidity Services to become
the trusted provider of choice in our industry with over 50 Fortune 500
corporations, over 4,000 federal, state and local government agencies
and over 1.6 million registered buyers utilizing our marketplace. Our
progress has generated strong financial results for our shareholders,
exemplified by our adjusted EBITDA of $64.3 million and operating cash
flow of $44.0 million over the last 12 months. By continuing to invest
in growing our e-commerce business we intend to capture a significant
share of large, highly fragmented markets, both in the commercial and
public sector, while having a positive impact on our clients’ financial
and environmental sustainability initiatives,” said Bill Angrick,
Chairman and CEO of LSI.

“Our recent acquisition of Jacobs Trading, has further enhanced our
position as the leading reverse supply chain solution for large
retailers and their suppliers,” said Mr. Angrick. “Our integration of
Jacobs Trading is proceeding as planned, with our teams working well
together to maintain the highest service levels while identifying
numerous exciting opportunities to create value for our buyers and
clients.”

Business Outlook

While economic conditions have improved, our overall outlook remains
cautious due to the volatility in the macro environment and its
potential impact on the retail supply chain and GDP growth.
Additionally, during fiscal year 2012 we expect to fund major upgrades
in our technology infrastructure to support further integration of our
existing businesses and online marketplaces, including the integration
of Truckcenter.com and Jacobs Trading. In the longer term, we expect our
business to continue to benefit from the following trends: (i) as
consumers trade down and seek greater value, we anticipate stronger
buyer demand for the surplus merchandise sold in our marketplaces, (ii)
as corporations and public sector agencies focus on reducing costs,
improving transparency and working capital flows by outsourcing reverse
supply chain activities, we expect our seller base to increase, and
(iii) as corporations and public sector agencies increasingly prefer
service providers with a proven track record, innovative technology
solutions and demonstrated financial strength, we expect our seller base
to increase. As we improve operating efficiencies and service levels, we
expect our competitive position to strengthen.

The following forward-looking statements reflect trends and assumptions
for the next quarter and FY 2012:

(i)   stable commodity prices in our scrap business;
(ii) stable average sales prices realized in our capital assets
marketplaces;
(iii) continued pricing pressure from buyers in selected categories of our
retail goods marketplaces resulting in lower than optimal margins;
(iv) an effective income tax rate of 42%; and
(v) improved operations and service levels in our retail goods
marketplaces.

Our results may also be materially affected by changes in business
trends and our operating environment, and by other factors, such as,
investments in infrastructure and value-added services to support new
business in both commercial and public sector markets.

Our Scrap Contract with the Department of Defense (DoD) includes an
incentive feature, which can increase the amount of profit sharing
distribution we receive from 23% up to 25%. Payments under this
incentive feature are based on the amount of scrap we sell for the DoD
to small businesses during the preceding 12 months as of June 30th
of each year. We are eligible to receive this incentive in each year of
the term of the Scrap Contract and have assumed for purposes of
providing guidance regarding our projected financial results for fiscal
year 2012 that we will again receive this incentive payment.

GMV – We expect GMV for fiscal year 2012 to
range from $700 million to $740 million, which is an increase from our
previous guidance range of $690 million to $730 million. We expect GMV
for Q2-12 to range from $165 million to $175 million.

Adjusted EBITDA – We expect Adjusted EBITDA
for fiscal year 2012 to range from $83 million to $87 million, which is
an increase from our previous guidance range of $78 million to $82
million. We expect Adjusted EBITDA for Q2-12 to range from $18.5 million
to $20.5 million.

Adjusted Diluted EPS – We estimate Adjusted
Earnings Per Diluted Share for fiscal year 2012 to range from $1.32 to
$1.38, which is an increase from our previous guidance range of $1.26 to
$1.32 million. In Q2-12, we estimate Adjusted Earnings Per Diluted Share
to be $0.28 to $0.32. This guidance assumes that we have an average
fully diluted number of shares outstanding for the year of 33.4 million,
and that we will not repurchase shares with the approximately
$18.1 million yet to be expended under the share repurchase program.

Our guidance adjusts EBITDA and Diluted EPS for acquisition costs
including transaction costs and amortization of contract intangible
assets of $33.3 million from our acquisition of Jacobs Trading, and for
the effects of FAS 123(R), which we estimate to be approximately $2.3
million to $2.5 million per quarter for fiscal year 2012. These stock
based compensation costs are consistent with fiscal year 2011.

Key Q1-12 Operating Metrics

Registered Buyers — At the end of Q1-12,
registered buyers totaled approximately 1,641,000, representing a 12%
increase over the approximately 1,461,000 registered buyers at the end
of Q1-11.

Auction Participants — Auction
participants, defined as registered buyers who have bid in an auction
during the period (a registered buyer who bids in more than one auction
is counted as an auction participant in each auction in which he or she
bids), decreased to approximately 438,000 in Q1-12, an approximately 12%
decrease over the approximately 500,000 auction participants in Q1-11,
as a result of fewer transactions (see completed transactions below).

Completed Transactions — Completed
transactions decreased to approximately 107,000, an approximately 14%
decrease for Q1-12 from the approximately 124,000 completed transactions
in Q1-11, as a result of an increase in average transaction size of
approximately 64% from $1,023 in Q1-11 to $1,681 in Q1-12 due to our
lotting and merchandising strategies.

GMV and Revenue Mix — GMV continues to
diversify due to the continued growth in our U.S. commercial business
and state and local government business (the GovDeals.com marketplace).
As a result, the percentage of GMV derived from our DoD Contracts during
Q1-12 decreased to 28.2% compared to 33.1% in the prior year period. The
table below summarizes GMV and revenue by pricing model. The purchase
model revenue mix has increased, as a result of the Jacobs Trading
acquisition.

GMV Mix
  Q1-12   Q1-11
Profit-Sharing Model:  
Scrap Contract 11.8 %   14.1 %
Total Profit Sharing 11.8 % 14.1 %
Consignment Model:
GovDeals 13.9 % 16.9 %
Commercial – US 31.5 %   26.6 %
Total Consignment 45.4 % 43.5 %
Purchase Model:
Commercial – US 26.4 % 21.0 %
Surplus Contract 16.4 % 19.0 %
Commercial – International     1.4 %
Total Purchase 42.8 % 41.4 %
 
Other     1.0 %
Total 100.0 %   100.0 %
 
Revenue Mix
Q1-12   Q1-11
Profit-Sharing Model:
Scrap Contract 20.0 %   22.7 %
Total Profit Sharing 20.0 % 22.7 %
Consignment Model:
GovDeals 2.3 % 2.5 %
Commercial – US 7.0 %   6.3 %
Total Consignment 9.3 % 8.8 %
Purchase Model:
Commercial – US 44.6 % 33.9 %
Surplus Contract 26.1 % 30.6 %
Commercial – International     2.3 %
Total Purchase 70.7 % 66.8 %
 
Other     1.7 %
Total 100.0 %   100.0 %

Liquidity Services, Inc.

Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. EBITDA
is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to net income
plus interest expense and other expense, net; provision for income
taxes; amortization of contract intangibles; and depreciation and
amortization. Our definition of Adjusted EBITDA differs from EBITDA
because we further adjust EBITDA for stock based compensation expense,
and acquisition costs. Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended
December 31, 2010 includes the operating losses generated by our UK
operations, which were closed down as of September 30, 2011.

  Three Months
Ended December 31,
2011   2010
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Net income $ 9,126 $ 1,383
Interest expense and other expense, net 525 21
Provision for income taxes 6,609 1,383
Amortization of contract intangibles 2,020 203
Depreciation and amortization   1,526   1,190
 
EBITDA 19,806 4,180
Stock compensation expense 2,625 2,216
Acquisition costs   318   4,695
 
Adjusted EBITDA $ 22,749 $ 11,091

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Basic and Diluted
Earnings Per Share
. Adjusted net income is a supplemental
non-GAAP financial measure and is equal to net income plus tax effected
stock compensation expense, amortization of contract-related intangible
assets associated with the Jacobs Trading acquisition and acquisition
costs. Adjusted basic and diluted earnings per share are determined
using Adjusted Net Income. Adjusted net income for the three months
ended December 31, 2010 includes the operating losses generated by our
UK operations, which were closed down as of September 30, 2011.

  Three Months Ended

December 31,

2011   2010
(Dollars in thousands,

except per share data)

(Unaudited)
Net income $ 9,126   $ 1,383
Stock compensation expense (net of tax) 1,523 1,108
Amortization of contract intangibles (net of tax) 1,054
Acquisition costs (net of tax)   184   2,348
 
Adjusted net income $ 11,887 $ 4,839
 
Adjusted basic earnings per common share $ 0.39 $ 0.18
 
Adjusted diluted earnings per common share $ 0.37 $ 0.17
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   30,393,309   27,207,288
 
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   32,382,518   28,291,022

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss the fiscal first
quarter 2012 results at 10:30 a.m. Eastern Time today. Investors and
other interested parties may access the teleconference by dialing
800-901-5218 or 617-786-4511 and providing the participant pass code
42925668. A live web cast of the conference call will be provided on the
Company’s investor relations website at http://www.liquidityservicesinc.com.
A replay of the web cast will be available on the Company’s website for
30 calendar days ending March 1, 2012 at 11:59 p.m. ET. An audio replay
of the teleconference will also be available until March 1, 2012 at
11:59 p.m. ET. To listen to the replay, dial 888-286-8010 or
617-801-6888 and provide pass code 12091567. Both replays will be
available starting at 12:30 p.m. today.

Non-GAAP Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in
accordance with GAAP, we use certain non-GAAP measures of certain
components of financial performance. These non-GAAP measures include
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA),
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Earnings Per Share.
These non-GAAP measures are provided to enhance investors’ overall
understanding of our current financial performance and prospects for the
future. We use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA: (a) as measurements of
operating performance because they assist us in comparing our operating
performance on a consistent basis as they do not reflect the impact of
items not directly resulting from our core operations; (b) for planning
purposes, including the preparation of our internal annual operating
budget; (c) to allocate resources to enhance the financial performance
of our business; (d) to evaluate the effectiveness of our operational
strategies; and (e) to evaluate our capacity to fund capital
expenditures and expand our business.

We believe these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to both
management and investors by excluding certain expenses that may not be
indicative of our core operating measures. In addition, because we have
historically reported certain non-GAAP measures to investors, we believe
the inclusion of non-GAAP measures provides consistency in our financial
reporting. These measures should be considered in addition to financial
information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, but should not be considered a substitute for, or superior
to, GAAP results. A reconciliation of all historical non-GAAP measures
included in this press release, to the most directly comparable GAAP
measures, may be found in the financial tables included in this press
release.

Supplemental Operating Data

To supplement our consolidated financial statements presented in
accordance with GAAP, we use certain supplemental operating data as a
measure of certain components of operating performance. We review GMV
because it provides a measure of the volume of goods being sold in our
marketplaces and thus the activity of those marketplaces. GMV and our
other supplemental operating data, including registered buyers, auction
participants and completed transactions, also provide a means to
evaluate the effectiveness of investments that we have made and continue
to make in the areas of customer support, value-added services, product
development, sales and marketing and operations. Therefore, we believe
this supplemental operating data provides useful information to both
management and investors. In addition, because we have historically
reported certain supplemental operating data to investors, we believe
the inclusion of this supplemental operating data provides consistency
in our financial reporting. This data should be considered in addition
to financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, but should not be considered a substitute for, or
superior to, GAAP results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are
only predictions. The outcome of the events described in these
forward-looking statements is subject to known and unknown risks,
uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results,
levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially
from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These
statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the
Company’s business outlook and expected future effective tax rates. You
can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,”
“will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,”
“anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,”
“continues” or the negative of these terms or other comparable
terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future
results, levels of activity, performance or achievements.

There are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements
contained in this document. Important factors that could cause our
actual results to differ materially from those expressed as
forward-looking statements are set forth in our filings with the SEC
from time to time, and include, among others, our dependence on our
contracts with the DoD and Walmart for a significant portion of our
revenue and profitability; our ability to successfully expand the supply
of merchandise available for sale on our online marketplaces; our
ability to attract and retain active professional buyers to purchase
this merchandise; the timing and success of upgrades to our technology
infrastructure; our ability to successfully complete the integration of
any acquired companies, including Jacobs Trading and Truckcenter.com,
into our existing operations; and our ability to recognize any expected
tax benefits as a result of closing our U.K. operations. There may be
other factors of which we are currently unaware or deem immaterial that
may cause our actual results to differ materially from the
forward-looking statements.

All forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on
our behalf apply only as of the date of this document and are expressly
qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in
this document. Except as may be required by law, we undertake no
obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to
reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of this
document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

About LSI

Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT) and its subsidiaries enable
retailers, industrial corporations and government agencies to market and
sell surplus assets quickly and conveniently using online marketplaces
and value-added services. The Company, a member of the S&P SmallCap 600
Index, operates multiple global e-commerce marketplaces for surplus and
salvage assets across the retail supply chain (Liquidation.com),
government (GovLiquidation.com, GovDeals.com) and industrial capital
assets (NetworkIntl.com) sectors. Liquidity Services is based in
Washington, D.C. and has approximately 735 employees. Additional
information can be found at: www.liquidityservicesinc.com.

Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in Thousands)

   
December 31, September 30,
2011 2011
Assets (Unaudited)
Current assets:  
Cash and cash equivalents $ 68,799 $ 128,984

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of
$816 and $514 at December 31,
  2011 and September 30, 2011,
respectively

9,279 6,049
Inventory 24,412 15,065
Prepaid expenses, deferred taxes and other current assets 19,124 20,878
Current assets of discontinued operations   203   277
Total current assets 121,817 171,253
Property and equipment, net 7,861 7,042
Intangible assets, net 36,377 2,993
Goodwill 150,768 40,549
Other assets   5,958   5,970
Total assets $ 322,781 $ 227,807
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 9,192 $ 8,590
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 22,040 23,411
Profit-sharing distributions payable 6,308 7,267
Current portion of acquisition earn out payables 7,313 5,410
Customer payables 16,810 12,728
Current portion of note payable 8,500
Current liabilities of discontinued operations   694   2,160
Total current liabilities 70,857 59,566
Acquisition earn out payables 11,023 4,741
Note payable, net of current portion 32,000
Deferred taxes and other long-term liabilities   2,298   2,087
Total liabilities 116,178 66,394
Stockholders’ equity:

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 120,000,000 shares authorized;
30,568,951 shares issued and
  outstanding at December 31,
2011; 31,192,608 shares issued and 29,030,552 shares outstanding
  at
September 30, 2011

30 29
Additional paid-in capital 139,064 124,886
Treasury stock, at cost (21,884 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income 53 52
Retained earnings   67,456   58,330
Total stockholders’ equity   206,603   161,413
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 322,781 $ 227,807
 

Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Share and Per Share Data)

 
Three Months Ended December 31,
2011 2010
 
Revenue from continuing operations $ 106,031 $ 75,450
Costs and expenses from continuing operations:
Cost of goods sold (excluding amortization) 43,285 30,854
Profit-sharing distributions 12,487 10,326
Technology and operations 15,783 12,491
Sales and marketing 6,535 5,767
General and administrative 7,817 6,295
Amortization of contract intangibles 2,020 203
Depreciation and amortization 1,526 1,046
Acquisition costs   318   4,695
 
Total costs and expenses   89,771   71,677
 
Income from continuing operations 16,260 3,773
Interest expense and other expense, net   (525 )   (243 )
 
Income before provision for income taxes from continuing operations 15,735 3,530
Provision for income taxes   (6,609 )   (1,383 )
Income from continuing operations 9,126 2,147
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax     (764 )
Net income $ 9,126 $ 1,383
 
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations $ 0.30 $ 0.08
From discontinued operations     (0.03 )
Basic earnings per common share $ 0.30 $ 0.05
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
From continuing operations $ 0.28 $ 0.08
From discontinued operations     (0.03 )
Diluted earnings per common share $ 0.28 $ 0.05
 
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   30,393,309   27,207,288
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   32,382,518   28,291,022
 

Liquidity Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In Thousands)

 

Three Months Ended
December 31,

2011   2010
Operating activities
Net income $ 9,126 $ 1,383
Less: Discontinued operations, net of tax     (764 )
 
Income from continuing operations 9,126 2,147

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities
  from continuing operations:

Depreciation and amortization 3,546 1,249
Stock compensation expense 2,625 2,216
Provision for inventory allowance (47 ) (167 )
Provision (benefit) for doubtful accounts (211 ) 31
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 1,691 (317 )
Inventory (3,241 ) (1,301 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 1,886 (407 )
Accounts payable (2,628 ) (153 )
Accrued expenses and other (4,472 ) (3,980 )
Profit-sharing distributions payable (959 ) 775
Customer payables 4,082 2,691
Acquisition earn out payables 4,695
Other liabilities   711   (67 )
Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations 12,109 7,412
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities from
discontinued operations
  80   (631 )
Net cash provided by operating activities 12,189 6,781
Investing activities
Purchases of short-term investments (6,131 )
Proceeds from the sale of short-term investments 6,575
Increase in goodwill and intangibles and cash paid for acquisitions (80,018 ) (21 )
Purchases of property and equipment   (1,176 )   (2,002 )
Net cash used in investing activities (81,194 ) (1,579 )
Financing activities
Repurchases of common stock (3,541 )
Proceeds from exercise of common stock options (net of tax) 4,010 2,396
Incremental tax benefit from exercise of common stock options   4,889     1,264
Net cash provided by financing activities 8,899 119
Effect of exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents   1   (174 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents (60,105 ) 5,147
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 129,089 43,378
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations at end of
period
  185   213
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 68,799 $ 48,312
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Cash paid for income taxes $ 79 $ 567
Cash paid for interest 9 10
Note payable issued in connection with acquisition 40,000
Contingent purchase price accrued 8,185 4,695

Source: Liquidity Services, Inc.

Liquidity Services, Inc.
Julie Davis, 202-467-6868 ext. 2234
Director,
Investor Relations
[email protected]