Sadot Group, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results

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Sadot Group reported strong Q3 2024 financial results with consolidated revenues of $201.7 million, up 10.7% year-over-year. The company achieved net income of $1.2 million, a significant improvement from a $5.2 million loss in the prior year. EBITDA improved to $2.9 million from negative $4.4 million. Year-to-date revenues were $484.7 million with net income of $3.3 million.

Operationally, Sadot completed 24 transactions of over 0.5 million metric tons of agri-commodities across 14 countries, initiated trades from Brasil and Canada operations, and transitioned to a 100% franchise concept. The company also completed the sale of SuperFit foods and is in negotiations for an agricultural farming property in Indonesia.

Positive

• Revenue growth of 10.7% YoY to $201.7 million in Q3 2024
• Net income improved by $6.3 million to $1.2 million profit in Q3 2024
• EBITDA improved by $7.4 million to $2.9 million in Q3 2024
• Working capital surplus increased to $18.9 million from $8.3 million
• Successful expansion into Brazil and Canada markets
• Reduced overhead expenses through 100% franchise model transition

Negative

• Year-to-date revenues declined to $484.7 million from $555.4 million in prior year

Insights

Financial Analyst

Sadot Group's Q3 2024 results demonstrate a remarkable turnaround with $1.2 million in net income, compared to a $5.2 million loss in the prior year. The 10.7% revenue growth to $201.7 million and improved EBITDA of $2.9 million signal operational efficiency gains. The working capital surplus increase to $18.9 million strengthens the balance sheet position.

The company's strategic pivot to a 100% franchise model and expansion into new markets through Sadot Brasil and Canada operations shows promising diversification. However, investors should note that year-to-date revenues of $484.7 million are lower than the previous year's $555.4 million, suggesting some volatility in the commodity trading business. The ongoing negotiations for Indonesian agricultural property and potential divestments of Pokémoto and Muscle Maker Grill indicate a focused strategy on core commodity trading operations.

Market Research Analyst

The company's expansion into 14 different countries and handling of 0.5 million metric tons of agri-commodities demonstrates significant market penetration in the $2 trillion global agri-commodities market. The strategic shift to franchise operations has successfully reduced overhead costs while maintaining growth momentum. The Brazil and Canada market entries are particularly noteworthy as they open access to major agricultural trading routes.

The divestment of SuperFit foods and potential sale of other non-core assets shows management's commitment to streamlining operations and focusing on the more profitable commodity trading business. The planned Indonesian farming property acquisition could provide vertical integration benefits and secure supply chain advantages in the Asian market.

Reports Quarterly Net Income of $1.2 million

BURLESON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / November 12, 2024 / Sadot Group Inc. (Nasdaq:SDOT) ("Sadot Group", "Sadot" or the "Company"), an emerging player in the global food supply chain sector, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

Third Quarter 2024 Financial Highlights

• Consolidated revenues of $201.7 million, a 10.7% increase over the prior year period.

• Net income increased to $1.2 million, up from a $5.2 million loss in the prior year period, a significant improvement of $6.3 million.

• EBITDA of $2.9 million compared to a negative $4.4 million of EBITDA in the prior year period, a significant improvement of $7.4 million.

• Basic EPS improved to $0.25 compared to a negative $1.39 in the prior year period.

• Dilutive EPS improved to $0.23 compared to a negative $1.39 in the prior year period.

• Working capital surplus of $18.9 million compared to $8.3 million at December 31, 2023.

Year to Date 2024 Financial Highlights

• Consolidated revenues of $484.7 million, compared to $555.4 million in the prior year.

• Net income increased to $3.3 million, up from a $6.1 million loss in the prior year, a significant improvement of $9.3 million.

• EBITDA of $6.7 million compared to an EBITDA of negative $4.2 million in the prior year, a significant improvement of $10.9 million.

• Basic EPS improved to $0.74 compared to a negative $1.81 in the prior year.

• Dilutive EPS improved to $0.69 compared to a negative $1.81 in the prior year.

"We are extremely pleased to report positive net income for the second consecutive quarter and record year-to-date net income, milestone achievements for the Company," said Michael Roper, Chief Executive Officer of Sadot Group. "Revenue growth in our core commodity trading business reached 11.6% year-over-year, in the latest three-month period, driven by increased transaction levels as we continued to expand our global commercial platform." The strength of our performance in the quarter and year-to-date periods reinforces our confidence in key strategies for driving growth and profitability within the nearly $2 trillion global agri-commodities market along with our commitment to delivering shareholder value."

Strategic and Operational Highlights

• Completed 24 transactions of over 0.5 million metric tons of agri-commodities throughout 14 different countries during the third quarter.

• Initiated trades from Sadot Brasil and Sadot Canada expanding the Company's global presence.

• We are now a 100% franchise concept and have been able to reduce some overhead expenses accordingly.

• Completed the sale of SuperFit foods.

• Continuing due diligence with multiple parties for Pokémoto and Muscle Maker Grill.

• Placed a deposit and in negotiations for the acquisition of an agricultural farming property in Indonesia.

All numbers disclosed in this report are the amounts attributable to Sadot Group Inc. and exclude the portion related to the non-controlling interests. All share based numbers are split adjusted.

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About Sadot Group Inc.

Sadot Group Inc. has rapidly established itself as an emerging player in the global food supply chain. Sadot Group provides innovative and sustainable supply chain solutions that address the world's growing food security challenges.

Sadot Group currently operates within key verticals of the global food supply chain including global agri-commodity origination and trading operations for food/feed products such as soybean meal, wheat and corn, and farm operations producing grains and tree crops in Southern Africa.

Sadot Group connects producers and consumers across the globe, sourcing agri-commodity products from producing geographies such as the Americas, Africa and the Black Sea and delivering to markets in Southeast Asia, China and the Middle East/North Africa region.

Sadot Group is headquartered in Burleson, Texas with subsidiary operations throughout the United States, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, India, Israel, Singapore, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Zambia. For more information, please visit www.sadotgroupinc.com.

Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)

		September 30, 2024				December 31, 2023
			$'000				$'000
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash			962				1,354
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.8 million and $0.2 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			38,333				52,920
Inventory			1,054				2,561
Assets held for sale			5,431				-
Other current assets			113,241				56,016
Total current assets			159,021				112,851
Right to use assets			137				1,284
Property and equipment, net			11,847				12,883
Goodwill			-				1,798
Intangible assets, net			-				2,833
Other non-current assets			22				46,442
Total assets			171,027				178,091
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			40,346				50,167
Notes payable, current, net of discount of $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			2,808				6,531
Operating lease liability, current			22				385
Deferred revenue, current			2,161				1,229
Liabilities held for sale			2,464				-
Other current liabilities			92,283				46,270
Total current liabilities			140,084				104,582
Contract liability, non-current			-				46,048
Notes payable, non-current			-				622
Operating lease liability, non-current			117				1,027
Deferred revenue, non-current			-				1,555
Total liabilities			140,201				153,834
Equity:
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 5,020,373 and 4,046,472 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively			1				-
Additional paid-in capital			111,650				107,992
Accumulated deficit			(83,912	)			(87,179	)
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income			(180	)			8
Total Sadot Group Inc. shareholders' equity			27,559				20,821
Non-controlling interest			3,267				3,436
Total stockholders' equity			30,826				24,257
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity			171,027				178,091

Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
		$'000				$'000				$'000				$'000
Commodity sales			200,906				179,975				480,706				547,900
Company restaurant sales, net of discounts			479				1,937				2,628				6,725
Franchise royalties and fees			321				245				1,319				767
Franchise advertising fund contributions			12				16				40				52
Other revenues			16				-				16				13
Cost of goods sold			(199,271	)			(179,268	)			(480,074	)			(544,803	)
Gross profit			2,463				2,905				4,635				10,654
Impairment of goodwill			-				(828	)			-				(828	)
Impairment of intangible assets			-				(810	)			-				(810	)
Depreciation and amortization expenses			(49	)			(443	)			(421	)			(1,517	)
Franchise advertising fund expenses			(12	)			(16	)			(40	)			(52	)
Pre-opening expenses			-				(335	)			-				(371	)
Post-closing expenses			(91	)			(60	)			(120	)			(173	)
Stock-based expenses			(1,713	)			(1,075	)			(4,430	)			(5,667	)
Sales, general and administrative expenses			(4,245	)			(3,310	)			(8,770	)			(7,175	)
Loss from operations			(3,647	)			(3,972	)			(9,146	)			(5,939	)
Other income			-				1				19				252
Interest expense, net			(1,718	)			(301	)			(2,969	)			(320	)
Change in fair value of stock-based compensation			1,001				297				2,691				1,161
Warrant modification expense			-				(958	)			-				(958	)
Gain / (loss) on fair value remeasurement			5,461				(349	)			11,995				(349	)
Gain on sale of trading securities			-				-				518				-
Income / (Loss) Before Income Tax			1,097				(5,282	)			3,108				(6,153	)
Income tax expense			(3	)			(13	)			(9	)			(18	)
Net income / (loss)			1,094				(5,295	)			3,099				(6,171	)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest			69				112				169				112
Net income / (loss) attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			1,163				(5,183	)			3,268				(6,059	)
Net Income / (Loss) Per Share attributable to Sadot Group Inc.:
Basic			0.25				(1.39	)			0.74				(1.81	)
Diluted			0.23				(1.39	)			0.69				(1.81	)
Weighted-Average # of Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic			4,693,351				3,742,192				4,436,065				3,344,394
Diluted			5,011,339				3,742,192				4,707,964				3,344,394

Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Other Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) (Continued)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
		$'000				$'000				$'000				$'000
Net income / (loss)			1,094				(5,295	)			3,099				(6,171	)
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
Foreign exchange translation adjustment			(4	)			-				(1	)			-
Unrealized loss, net of income tax			(1	)			-				(187	)			-
Total other comprehensive loss			(5	)			-				(188	)			-
Total comprehensive income / (loss)			1,089				(5,295	)			2,911				(6,171	)
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest			69				112				169				112
Total Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			1,158				(5,183	)			3,080				(6,059	)

Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)

		Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024				2023
		$'000				$'000
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Net income / (loss)			3,099				(6,171	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Impairment of goodwill			-				828
Impairment of intangible assets			-				810
Depreciation and amortization			421				1,517
Stock-based expenses			4,430				5,667
Change in fair value of compensation			(2,691	)			(1,161	)
Warrant modification expense			-				958
Unrealized loss, net of income tax			(187	)			-
Foreign exchange translation adjustment			(1	)			-
Loss on disposal of assets			304				301
Bad debt expense			-				82
Transfer to assets held for sale			(481	)			-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net			20,275				(61,155	)
Inventory			1,506				61
Other current assets			(57,206	)			(6,659	)
Other non-current assets			46,229				-
Accounts payable and accrued expenses			(9,532	)			55,869
Other current liabilities			46,278				397
Contract liability, non-current			(46,048	)			-
Operating right to use assets and lease liabilities, net			56				(46	)
Deferred revenue			528				23
Total adjustments			3,881				(2,508	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities			6,980				(8,679	)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities
Deposit on farmland			(5,853	)			4,914
Investment from non-controlling interest			-				3,655
Purchases of property and equipment			(38	)			(12,447	)
Disposal of property and equipment			462				208
Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities			(5,429	)			(3,670	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
Proceeds from notes payable			4,569				7,684
Proceeds from exercise of warrants			-				2,153
Repayments of notes payable			(6,512	)			(4,964	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities			(1,943	)			4,873
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash			(392	)			(7,476	)
Cash - beginning of period			1,354				9,898
Cash - end of period			962				2,422

Reconciliations of EBITDA and Other Non-GAAP Measures

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures. The Company defines EBITDA as Net loss, adjusted for depreciation, amortization, interest income / (expense), and income taxes. The Company believes that EBITDA and EBITDA Margin, (collectively, the "Non-GAAP Measures") are useful metrics for investors to understand and evaluate its operating results and ongoing profitability because they permit investors to evaluate its recurring profitability from its ongoing operating activities.

EBITDA and EBITDA Margin, have certain limitations, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of its results of operations as reported under U.S. GAAP. The Company cautions investors that amounts presented in accordance with its definitions of any of the Non-GAAP Measures may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers, because some issuers calculate certain of the Non-GAAP Measures differently or not at all, limiting their usefulness as direct comparative measures.

The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA from the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure, Net loss, and the calculations of the Net loss margin and EBITDA Margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:

		Three Months Ended September 30,								Nine Months Ended September 30,
		2024				2023				2024				2023
		$'000				$'000				$'000				$'000
Net income / (loss)			1,094				(5,295	)			3,099				(6,171	)
Adjustments to EBITDA:
Depreciation and amortization expenses			49				443				421				1,517
Interest (income) / expense, net			1,718				301				2,969				320
Income tax expense			3				13				9				18
EBITDA			2,864				(4,538	)			6,498				(4,316	)
EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest			69				112				169				112
EBITDA attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			2,933				(4,426	)			6,667				(4,204	)
Gross Profit			2,463				2,905				4,635				10,654
Gross Profit attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			2,532				3,017				4,804				10,766
Net income / (loss) margin attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			0.5	%			(2.9)	%			0.6	%			(1.1)	%
EBITDA margin attributable to Sadot Group Inc.			1.5	%			(2.4)	%			1.4	%			(0.8)	%

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may include "forward-looking statements" pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent that the information presented in this press release discusses financial projections, information, or expectations about our business plans, results of operations, products, or markets, or otherwise makes statements about future events, such statements are forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "should", "may," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "expects," "plans," and "proposes." Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained, and Sadot Group, Inc., does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.

Investor Relations:

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SOURCE: Sadot Group Inc.

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FAQ

What was Sadot Group's (SDOT) revenue in Q3 2024?

Sadot Group reported consolidated revenues of $201.7 million in Q3 2024, representing a 10.7% increase over the prior year period.

How much net income did Sadot Group (SDOT) generate in Q3 2024?

Sadot Group generated net income of $1.2 million in Q3 2024, up from a $5.2 million loss in the prior year period.

What was Sadot Group's (SDOT) EBITDA for Q3 2024?

Sadot Group reported EBITDA of $2.9 million in Q3 2024, compared to negative $4.4 million in the prior year period.

How many agri-commodity transactions did Sadot Group (SDOT) complete in Q3 2024?

Sadot Group completed 24 transactions of over 0.5 million metric tons of agri-commodities across 14 different countries during Q3 2024.