Altisource Asset Management Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

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Altisource Asset Management Corporation (AAMC) reported its financial results for Q4 and the full year of 2022, highlighting a net loss of $(4.1) million for Q4 compared to $(8.4) million in Q4 2021. The company earned $2.5 million from loan interest and fees in Q4 2022, while its cash position was $12.8 million as of December 31, 2022. AAMC entered a $50 million line of credit with NexBank and formed partnerships to enhance distribution in the private credit market. For the full year, AAMC's net loss to common shareholders was $(15.9) million, with a diluted EPS of $(5.64), reflecting a significant decline from a previous gain of $37.90 per share in 2021.

Positive

• Earned $2.5 million from loan interest and fee income in Q4 2022.
• Entered into a $50 million line of credit agreement with NexBank.
• Reduced net loss to common shareholders in Q4 2022: $(4.1) million vs $(8.4) million in Q4 2021.

Negative

• Net loss to common shareholders for the year totaled $(15.9) million, up from $(6.0) million in 2021.
• Diluted EPS dropped to $(5.64) for 2022, significantly down from $37.90 in 2021.

CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Altisource Asset Management Corporation (“AAMC” or the “Company”) (NYSE American: AAMC) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights and Recent Developments

• Entered into forward contracts to sell alternative credit products to two of the US's largest institutional counterparties that manage insurance and credit money assets on January 31, 2023. The organizations have over $50 billion and $15 billion in assets under management.
• Earned $2.5 million from loan interest and fee income during the fourth quarter of 2022.
• As of December 31, 2022, AAMC's cash position was $12.8 million, which is net of the $94.7 million at quarter end for loans held for sale and investment at fair value.
• The Company entered into a $50 million line of credit agreement with NexBank.
• Announced that Danya Sawyer joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer of the Alternative Lending Group ("ALG") on February 1, 2023.

“Q4 and year to date, we’ve expanded our access to permanent capital, formed key distribution partnerships and bolstered our leadership team,” said Jason Kopcak, Chief Executive Officer “Now with the team, process and distribution partners in place, we look forward to ramping up our originations, to meet growing demand in the multi-trillion-dollar private credit market.”

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 GAAP Financial Results

AAMC’s net loss to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $(4.1) million compared to net loss of $(8.4) million for the same period in 2021. The loss per share was $(2.31) for the quarter, compared to $(4.09) for the same period in 2021.

AAMC's net loss to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $(15.9) million compared to net loss of $(6.0) million for the same period in 2021. Due to a $5.1 million gain on settlement of preferred shares in 2022, which was recorded directly to equity, but is included in the numerator for our earnings per share calculations; diluted earnings per share were $(5.64) for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared with $37.90 for the same period in 2021. The $37.90 includes an $88.0 million gain from a settlement of preferred stock that is not reflected in the net loss to common shareholders.

About AAMC

AAMC is a private credit provider that originates alternative assets to provide liquidity and capital to under-served markets. Additional information is available at www.altisourceamc.com.

Forward-looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management’s beliefs, estimates, projections, anticipations, and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial results, margins, employee costs, future operations, business plans including its ability to sell loans and obtain funding, and investment strategies as well as industry and market conditions. These statements may be identified by words such as “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “may,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “seek,” “believe,” and other expressions or words of similar meaning. We caution that forward-looking statements are qualified by the existence of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, our ability to develop our businesses, and to make them successful or sustain the performance of any such businesses; our ability to purchase, originate, and sell loans, our ability to obtain funding, market and industry conditions, particularly with respect to industry margins for loan products we may purchase, originate, or sell as well as the current inflationary economic and market conditions and rising interest rate environment; our ability to hire employees and the hiring of such employees; developments in the litigation regarding our redemption obligations under the Certificate of Designations of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the “Risk Factors” and other sections described from time to time in the Company’s current and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.

The statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this press release only. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Altisource Asset Management Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Three months ended December 31,								Twelve months ended December 31,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
	(unaudited)				(unaudited)
Revenues:
Loan interest income		2,316				—				4,579				—
Loan fee income		178				—				353				—
Servicing fee revenue		32				—				33				—
Total revenues		2,526				—				4,965				—
Expenses:
Salaries and employee benefits	$	1,797			$	1,557			$	5,839			$	5,635
Legal fees		817				1,159				4,349				6,885
Professional fees		1,064				345				1,901				1,531
General and administrative		1,209				684				3,545				2,573
Servicing and asset management expense		250				—				683				—
Acquisition charges		—				2,555				513				3,908
Interest expense		893				—				1,328				60
Direct loan expense		23				—				122				—
Loan sales and marketing expense		333				—				338				—
Total expenses		6,386				6,300				18,618				20,592
Other income (expense):
Change in fair value of loans		(75	)			—				(1,963	)			—
Change in fair value of equity securities		—				—				—				146
Gain on sale of equity securities		—				—				—				8,347
Dividend income		—				—				—				3,061
Other		8				7				32				94
Total other (expense) income		(67	)			7				(1,931	)			11,648
Net loss from continuing operations before income tax		(3,927	)			(6,293	)			(15,584	)			(8,944	)
Income tax expense		192				2,098				350				3,273
Net loss from continuing operations		(4,119	)			(8,391	)			(15,934	)			(12,217	)
Gain on discontinued operations (net of income tax expense of $1,272)		—				—				—				6,213
Net loss attributable to common stockholders		(4,119	)			(8,391	)			(15,934	)			(6,004	)
Continuing operations earnings per share
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(4,119	)			(8,391	)			(15,934	)			(12,217	)
Gain on preferred stock transaction		—				(23	)			5,122				87,961
Numerator for earnings per share from continuing operations	$	(4,119	)			(8,414	)		$	(10,812	)		$	75,744
Earnings per share of common stock – Basic:
Continuing operations	$	(2.31	)		$	(4.09	)		$	(5.64	)		$	37.83
Discontinued operations		—				—				—				3.11
Total	$	(2.31	)		$	(4.09	)		$	(5.64	)		$	40.94
Weighted average common stock outstanding		1,779,448				2,055,561				1,917,503				2,002,111
Earnings per share of common stock - Diluted:
Continuing operations	$	(2.31	)		$	(4.09	)		$	(5.64	)		$	35.03
Discontinued operations		—				—				—				2.87
Total	$	(2.31	)		$	(4.09	)		$	(5.64	)		$	37.90
Weighted average common stock outstanding		1,779,448				2,055,561				1,917,503				2,162,378

Altisource Asset Management Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	December 31, 2022				December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Loans held for sale, at fair value	$	11,593			$	—
Loans held for investment, at fair value		83,143				—
Cash and cash equivalents		10,727				78,349
Restricted cash		2,047				—
Other assets		10,137				3,127
Total assets	$	117,647			$	81,476
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Liabilities
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		10,349				7,145
Lease liabilities		1,323				859
Credit facility		51,653				—
Total liabilities		63,325				8,004
Commitments and contingencies:
Redeemable preferred stock:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 144,212 shares issued and outstanding and $144,212 redemption value as of December 31, 2022 and 150,000 shares issued and outstanding and $150,000 redemption value as of December 31, 2021.		144,212				150,000
Stockholders' deficit:
Common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 authorized shares; 3,432,294 and 1,783,862 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 3,416,541 and 2,055,561 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2021.		34				34
Additional paid-in capital		149,010				143,523
Retained earnings		41,516				57,450
Accumulated other comprehensive income		20				54
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,648,432 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 1,360,980 shares as of December 31, 2021.		(280,470	)			(277,589	)
Total stockholders' deficit		(89,890	)			(76,528	)
Total Liabilities and Equity	$	117,647			$	81,476

 

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FAQ

What were AAMC's financial results for Q4 2022?

AAMC reported a net loss of $(4.1) million in Q4 2022, an improvement from $(8.4) million in Q4 2021.

How much did AAMC earn from loan interest and fees in Q4 2022?

AAMC earned $2.5 million from loan interest and fee income during the fourth quarter of 2022.

What was AAMC's diluted earnings per share for 2022?

AAMC's diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2022, was $(5.64) compared to $37.90 in 2021.

What is AAMC's cash position as of December 31, 2022?

As of December 31, 2022, AAMC's cash position was $12.8 million.

What line of credit agreement did AAMC enter into?

AAMC entered into a $50 million line of credit agreement with NexBank.