Wilhelmina International, Inc. Reports Results for Second Quarter 2022

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Wilhelmina International reported Q2 2022 revenues of $17.6 million, up 21.3% from Q2 2021. Net income was $0.9 million, a decrease of 17.8%. Year-to-date revenues reached $34.2 million, a 29.3% increase, while net income dropped 50.3% to $1.7 million. The rise in revenue is attributed to increased bookings post-COVID-19 restrictions. However, net income was negatively impacted by losses on foreign exchange and higher salaries following previous salary reductions.

Positive

• Total revenues increased by 21.3% year-over-year in Q2 2022.
• Year-to-date revenues rose by 29.3%, indicating strong business recovery.

Negative

• Net income decreased by 17.8% for Q2 2022 and 50.3% year-to-date.
• Operating income growth was modest at 16.7%, indicating potential margin pressure.
• Higher salary costs increased by 31.1% and 36.2%, suggesting rising operational expenses.

Second Quarter Financial Results

(in thousands)	Q2 22		Q2 21		YOY Change		Q2 22 YTD		Q2 21 YTD		YOY Change
Total Revenues	$	17,604	$	14,510	21.3	%	$	34,249	$	26,486	29.3	%
Operating Income		1,040		891	16.7	%		1,914		991	93.1	%
Income Before Provision for Taxes		1,148		1,423	(19.3	%)		2,013		3,717	(45.8	%)
Net Income		921		1,121	(17.8	%)		1,660		3,342	(50.3	%)
EBITDA*		1,197		1,679	(28.7	%)		2,124		4,268	(50.2	%)
Adjusted EBITDA*		1,142		1,135	0.6	%		2,130		1,504	41.6	%
Pre-Corporate EBITDA*		1,364		1,333	2.3	%		2,606		1,947	33.8	%
*Non-GAAP measures referenced are detailed in the disclosures at the end of this release.

DALLAS, Aug. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wilhelmina International, Inc. (Nasdaq:WHLM) ("Wilhelmina" or the "Company") today reported revenues of $17.6 million and net income of $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, compared to revenues of $14.5 million and net income of $1.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, Wilhelmina reported revenues of $34.2 million and net income of $1.7 million compared to revenue of $26.5 million and net income of $3.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.   Increased revenues in 2022 were primarily due to increased bookings as the cities where Wilhelmina operates reopened and business activity increased as COVID-19 restrictions were moderated or rescinded. Prior year income was significantly impacted by $0.1 million and $2.0 million of gain on forgiveness of PPP loans and $0.4 million and $0.9 million of employee retention payroll tax credits during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.  

Financial Results

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2022 was $0.9 million, or $0.18 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $1.1 million, or $0.22 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended June 30, 2021. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was $1.7 million, or $0.32 per fully diluted share, compared to $3.3 million, or $0.65 per fully diluted share, for the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Pre-Corporate EBITDA was $1.4 million and $2.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, compared to Pre-Corporate EBITDA of $1.3 million and $1.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021.  

The following table reconciles reported net income under generally accepted accounting principles to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Pre-Corporate EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021.

(in thousands)	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2022		2021		2022		2021
Net income	921		1,121		1,660		3,342
Interest expense	2		13		5		42
Income tax expense	227		302		353		375
Amortization and depreciation	47		243		106		509
EBITDA**	1,197		1,679		2,124		4,268
Foreign exchange (gain) loss	(110	)	20		(104	)	88
Non-recurring items*	-		(565	)	-		(2,856	)
Share-based payment expense	55		1		110		4
Adjusted EBITDA**	1,142		1,135		2,130		1,504
Corporate overhead	222		198		476		443
Pre-Corporate EBITDA**	1,364		1,333		2,606		1,947
*Non-recurring items include gain on forgiveness of loans and employee retention credit during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 **Non-GAAP measures referenced are detailed in the disclosures at the end of this release.

Changes in net income, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Pre-Corporate EBITDA for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, when compared to the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, were primarily the result of the following:

• Revenues net of model costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by 14.7% and 24.4% primarily due to increased bookings as the cities where Wilhelmina operates reopened and business activity increased as COVID-19 restrictions were moderated or rescinded;
  
• Salaries and service costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by 31.1% and 36.2% primarily due to temporary reductions in staff salaries in the prior year, which returned to full salary in July 2021;
  
• Office and general expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased by 2.3% and 10.4%, primarily due to reduced rent expense, other office related expenses, utilities, and computer expenses; and
  
• Amortization and depreciation expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 decreased by 80.7% and 79.2%, primarily due to reduced depreciation of assets that became fully amortized in 2021;
  
• Non-recurring items included $0.1 million and $2.0 million of gain on forgiveness of PPP loans and $0.4 million and $0.9 million of employee retention credit in the three and six months ended June 30, 2021; and
  
• Corporate overhead expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 increased by 12.1% and 7.4%, primarily due to temporary reduction in fees paid to corporate employees and the Company’s directors in the prior year that returned to full fee in July 2021.
  
  

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share data) 

		(Unaudited)
		June 30, 2022				December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		$	9,311			$	10,251
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,527 and $1,580, respectively			11,118				8,858
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			199				91
Total current assets			20,628				19,200
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $4,168 and $4,094, respectively			112				168
Right of use assets-operating			1,507				1,745
Right of use assets-finance			168				199
Trademarks and trade names with indefinite lives			8,467				8,467
Goodwill			7,547				7,547
Other assets			322				98
TOTAL ASSETS		$	38,751			$	37,424
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		$	3,745			$	3,707
Due to models			8,657				8,090
Deferred revenue			-				535
Lease liabilities – operating, current			450				463
Lease liabilities – finance, current			61				64
Total current liabilities			12,913				12,859
Long term liabilities:
Deferred income tax, net			2,317				2,048
Lease liabilities – operating, non-current			1,134				1,361
Lease liabilities – finance, non-current			116				143
Total long term liabilities			3,567				3,552
Total liabilities			16,480				16,411
Shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 9,000,000 shares authorized; 6,472,038 shares
issued at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021			65				65
Treasury stock, 1,314,694 shares at June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, at cost			(6,371	)			(6,371	)
Additional paid-in capital			88,690				88,580
Accumulated deficit			(59,578	)			(61,238	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss			(535	)			(23	)
Total shareholders’ equity			22,271				21,013
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY		$	38,751			$	37,424

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
 (In thousands, except for share and per share data)
(Unaudited)

		Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
		June 30,								June 30,
		2022				2021				2022				2021
Revenues:
Service revenues		$	17,596			$	14,502			$	34,234			$	26,468
License fees			8				8				15				18
Total revenues			17,604				14,510				34,249				26,486
Model costs			12,905				10,412				25,002				19,051
Revenues, net of model costs			4,699				4,098				9,247				7,435
Operating expenses:
Salaries and service costs			2,697				2,057				5,349				3,928
Office and general expenses			693				709				1,402				1,564
Amortization and depreciation			47				243				106				509
Corporate overhead			222				198				476				443
Total operating expenses			3,659				3,207				7,333				6,444
Operating income			1,040				891				1,914				991
Other (income) expense:
Foreign exchange (gain) loss			(110	)			20				(104	)			88
Gain on forgiveness of loan			-				(129	)			-				(1,994	)
Employee retention payroll tax credit			-				(436	)			-				(862	)
Interest expense			2				13				5				42
Total other income			(108	)			(532	)			(99	)			(2,726	)
Income before provision for income taxes			1,148				1,423				2,013				3,717
Provision for income taxes:
Current			(54	)			(74	)			(84	)			(110	)
Deferred			(173	)			(228	)			(269	)			(265	)
Provision for income taxes, net			(227	)			(302	)			(353	)			(375	)
Net income		$	921			$	1,121			$	1,660			$	3,342
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation adjustment			(338	)			16				(512	)			(3	)
Total comprehensive income		$	583			$	1,137			$	1,148			$	3,339
Basic net income per common share		$	0.18			$	0.22			$	0.32			$	0.65
Diluted net income per common share		$	0.18			$	0.22			$	0.32			$	0.65
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic			5,157				5,157				5,157				5,157
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted			5,157				5,157				5,157				5,157

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
(In thousands)

		Common Shares			Stock Amount			Treasury Shares					Stock Amount				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)				Total
Balances at December 31, 2020			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,487		$	(65,756	)		$	81			$	16,506
Share based payment expense			-			-			-					-				3			-				-				3
Net income to common shareholders			-			-			-					-				-			2,221				-				2,221
Foreign currency translation			-			-			-					-				-			-				(19	)			(19	)
Balances at March 31, 2021			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,490		$	(63,535	)		$	62			$	18,711
Share based payment expense			-			-			-					-				1			-				-				1
Net income to common shareholders			-			-			-					-				-			1,121				-				1,121
Short swing profit disgorgement			-			-			-					-				32			-				-				32
Foreign currency translation			-			-			-					-				-			-				16				16
Balances at June 30, 2021			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,523		$	(62,414	)		$	78			$	19,881

		Common Shares			Stock Amount			Treasury Shares					Stock Amount				Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit					Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss							Total
Balances at December 31, 2021			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,580		$	(61,238	)			$	(23		)			$		21,013
Share based payment expense			-			-			-					-				55			-					-							55
Net income to common shareholders			-			-			-					-				-			739					-							739
Foreign currency translation			-			-			-					-				-			-					(174		)					(174	)
Balances at March 31, 2022			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,635		$	(60,499	)			$	(197		)			$		21,633
Share based payment expense			-			-			-					-				55			-					-							55
Net income to common shareholders			-			-			-					-				-			921					-							921
Foreign currency translation			-			-			-					-				-			-					(338		)					(338	)
Balances at June 30, 2022			6,472		$	65			(1,315	)			$	(6,371	)		$	88,690		$	(59,578	)			$	(535		)			$		22,271

WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022 and 2021
 (In thousands)
(Unaudited)

		Six Months Ended June 30,
		2022				2021
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income:		$	1,660			$	3,342
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Amortization and depreciation			106				509
Share based payment expense			110				4
Gain on forgiveness of loan			-				(1,994	)
(Gain) loss on foreign exchange rates			(104	)			88
Employee retention payroll tax credit			-				(35	)
Deferred income taxes			269				265
Bad debt expense			79				78
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(2,412	)			(2,058	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(116	)			(2	)
Right of use assets-operating			238				139
Other assets			(227	)			(16	)
Due to models			681				982
Lease liabilities-operating			(240	)			(166	)
Deferred revenue			(535	)			-
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities			14				410
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities			(477	)			1,546
Cash flows from investing activities:
Purchases of property and equipment			(18	)			(10	)
Net cash used in investing activities			(18	)			(10	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Shareholder short swing profit disgorgement			-				32
Payments on finance leases			(33	)			(49	)
Repayment of term loan			-				(93	)
Net cash used in financing activities			(33	)			(110	)
Foreign currency effect on cash flows:			(412	)			(3	)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents:			(940	)			1,423
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period			10,251				5,556
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$	9,311			$	6,979
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest		$	-			$	18
Cash paid for income taxes		$	5			$	5
Noncash investing and financing activities
Gain on forgiveness of loan		$	-				1,994

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Pre-Corporate EBITDA represent measures of financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“non-GAAP financial measures”). The Company considers EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Pre-Corporate EBITDA to be important measures of performance because they:

• are key operating metrics of the Company's business;
• are used by management in its planning and budgeting processes and to monitor and evaluate its financial and operating results; and
• provide stockholders and potential investors with a means to evaluate the Company's financial and operating results against other companies within the Company's industry. 
  

The Company's calculation of non-GAAP financial measures may not be consistent with similar calculations by other companies in the Company's industry. The Company calculates EBITDA as net income plus interest expense, income tax expense, and depreciation and amortization expense. The Company calculates “Adjusted EBITDA” as EBITDA plus foreign exchange gain/loss, share-based payment expense and certain significant non-recurring items that the Company may include from time to time. For 2021, these non-recurring items represented gain on forgiveness of PPP loans and employee retention payroll tax credit. The Company calculates “Pre-Corporate EBITDA” as Adjusted EBITDA plus corporate overhead expense, which includes director compensation, securities laws compliance costs, audit and professional fees, and other public company costs.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as alternatives to net and operating income as an indicator of the Company's operating performance or cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity or any other measure of performance derived in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

Form 10-Q Filing

Additional information concerning the Company's results of operations and financial position is included in the Company's Form 10-Q for the second quarter ended June 30, 2022 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 10, 2022.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain “forward-looking” statements as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements relating to the Company are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as information currently available to the Company’s management. When used in this report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect” and “intend” and words or phrases of similar import, as they relate to the Company or Company management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements include, in particular, projections about the Company’s future results, statements about its plans, strategies, business prospects, changes and trends in its business and the markets in which it operates. Additionally, statements concerning future matters such as gross billing levels, revenue levels, expense levels, and other statements regarding matters that are not historical are forward-looking statements. Management cautions that these forward-looking statements relate to future events or the Company’s future financial performance and are subject to business, economic, and other risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause actual results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements of its business or its industry to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. The Company does not undertake any obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements. As a result, no person should place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

About Wilhelmina International, Inc. (www.wilhelmina.com):

Wilhelmina, together with its subsidiaries, is an international full-service fashion model and talent management service, specializing in the representation and management of leading models, celebrities, artists, photographers, athletes, and content creators. Established in 1967 by fashion model Wilhelmina Cooper, Wilhelmina is one of the oldest and largest fashion model management companies in the world. Wilhelmina is publicly traded on Nasdaq under the symbol WHLM.  Wilhelmina is headquartered in New York and, since its founding, has grown to include operations in Los Angeles, Miami, and London. Wilhelmina also owns Aperture, a talent agency located in New York and Los Angeles. For more information, please visit www.wilhelmina.com and follow @WilhelminaModels.

CONTACT:		Investor Relations
		Wilhelmina International, Inc.
		214-661-7488
		ir@wilhelmina.com

FAQ

What were Wilhelmina's revenues for Q2 2022?

Wilhelmina reported revenues of $17.6 million for Q2 2022.

How did net income for Wilhelmina change in Q2 2022?

Net income for Q2 2022 was $0.9 million, down 17.8% from the previous year.

What is the year-to-date revenue for Wilhelmina as of June 30, 2022?

Year-to-date revenue for Wilhelmina reached $34.2 million.

What caused the increase in total revenues for Wilhelmina in Q2 2022?

The revenue increase was primarily due to higher bookings as COVID-19 restrictions eased.

What were the operating income results for Wilhelmina in Q2 2022?

Operating income for Q2 2022 was $1.04 million, a 16.7% increase from Q2 2021.