Chesswood Announces Results for Q3 2018
Operating Income of $9.4 million in the Quarter
Portfolio Exceeds $850 Million with More Than 32,000 Finance Contracts
TORONTO, Nov. 12, 2018 /CNW/ - Chesswood Group Limited ("Chesswood" or "the Company") (TSX: CHW), a North American commercial equipment finance provider for small and medium-sized businesses, today reported its record third quarter results for the periods ended September 30, 2018.
"Our third quarter operating income of $9.4 million helped deliver strong quarterly net income of $6.1 million, up significantly from $3.2 million in the third quarter of 2017" said Barry Shafran, Chesswood's President and CEO. "Our results this quarter were helped by a small recovery in our allowance for doubtful accounts, stemming from improved delinquency, while in the third quarter of last year we added $2.4 million to our allowance" added Shafran. For the nine months ended September 30, the Company generated $17.6 million of net income, an increase of 51% or $6.0 million compared to net income of $11.6 million in the same period last year.
Chesswood's gross finance receivables grew to a record $854 million in the quarter driven by excellent quarterly originations of $98.6 million, a 21% increase from $81.1 million in the third quarter of last year.
Financial Highlights |
For the Three Mths Ended |
For the Nine Mths Ended |
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(in CDN $000's, except EPS) |
September 30, |
September 30, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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Operating Income(1) |
$9,415 |
$6,718 |
$25,800 |
$24,057 |
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Net Income |
$6,092 |
$3,188 |
$17,608 |
$11,633 |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
$9,224 |
$9,088 |
$26,733 |
$25,369 |
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Earnings Per Share - basic |
$0.34 |
$0.18 |
$0.98 |
$0.65 |
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(1) - See "Non-GAAP Measures" below. |
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"We continue to see the benefits of our long-term growth in strong earnings, while this quarter was also helped by the seasonally lower delinquencies we usually experience at this time of year" added Shafran. The Company generally experiences higher delinquencies and provision for credit losses in the final quarter of the year due primarily to reduced collection time in December.
Between the adoption of IFRS 9 in 2018, the repayment of the Company's convertible debenture in early January 2018, and the changing foreign exchange rates compared to last year, there are a number of meaningful adjustments required in order to compare Chesswood's third quarter and nine month operating income this year with the same periods in 2017. These adjustments are provided for in the chart below.
Financial Highlights |
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(in CDN $000's, except fx rate) |
For the Three Mths Ended |
For the Nine Mths Ended |
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September 30, |
September 30, |
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2018 |
2017 |
2018 |
2017 |
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Average FX Rate |
1.3070 |
1.2528 |
1.2876 |
1.3074 |
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Operating income(a) |
$9,415 |
$6,718 |
$25,800 |
$24,057 |
|
IFRS 9 impact (b) |
(278) |
- |
919 |
- |
|
Impact of exchange rate difference |
(416) |
- |
519 |
- |
|
Interest expense on conv deb (c) |
- |
(328) |
- |
(978) |
|
Normalized operating income |
$8,721 |
$6,390 |
$27,238 |
$23,079 |
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(a) |
See "Non-GAAP Measures", below |
(b) |
The provision for credit losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was calculated in accordance with |
(c) |
Prior to redemption in January 2018, convertible debenture interest expense was not part of operating income whereas the |
Non-GAAP Measures
Operating Income is not a recognized measure under International Financial Reporting Standards and does not have a standard meaning. Accordingly, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Please refer to the Company's Management Discussion and Analysis in Chesswood's 2017 Annual Report and 2018 Third Quarter Report for additional information concerning these measures and a reconciliation of these measures to the Company's consolidated net income.
About Chesswood
Through two wholly-owned subsidiaries in the U.S. and Canada, Chesswood Group Limited is North America's only publicly-traded commercial equipment finance company focused on small and medium-sized businesses. Our Colorado-based Pawnee Leasing Corporation, founded in 1982, finances a highly diversified portfolio of commercial equipment leases and loans through established relationships with over 600 independent brokers in U.S. In Canada, Blue Chip Leasing Corporation has been originating and servicing commercial equipment leases and loans since 1996, and today operates through a nationwide network of more than 50 independent brokers. Based in Toronto, Canada, Chesswood's shares trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CHW.
Learn more at www.chesswoodgroup.com, www.PawneeLeasing.com and www.BlueChipLeasing.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. Many factors could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. Additional information about the risks and uncertainties of the Company's businesses and material factors or assumptions on which information contained in forward-looking statements is based is provided in its publicly filed documents, including the Company's annual information form and management's discussion and analysis of the financial condition and performance, which are available electronically through the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval at www.sedar.com.
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SOURCE Chesswood Group Limited
Barry Shafran, Chesswood Group Limited, 416-386-3099, [email protected]
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