RB Global reports fourth quarter and full year 2023 results

WESTCHESTER, Ill., Feb. 23, 2024 /CNW/ - RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) & (TSX: RBA), the "Company", "RB Global", "we", "us", "their", or "our") reported the following results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2023.

"All of our sectors contributed to solid GTV growth, fueled by our team's dedication to consistently over deliver on the commitments we make to our customers," said Jim Kessler, CEO of RB Global. "I am proud of the steady operational improvement in our automotive sector, and the momentum from our efforts to integrate IAA is fueling a broader focus on operational excellence across the entire organization."

Commenting on the results, Eric J. Guerin, Chief Financial Officer, said, "We capped off the year with strong financial performance and a notable reduction in leverage, a testament to the Company's sound strategy and execution."

Fourth Quarter Financial Highlights¹²³:

• GTV increased 160% year-over-year to $4.0 billion, which includes $2.2 billion from the impact of the acquisition of IAA, Inc. ("IAA").
• Total revenue increased 134% year-over-year to $1.0 billion, which includes $559.2 million from the impact of the acquisition of IAA.
  • Service revenue increased 197% year-over-year to $809.1 million, which includes $488.0 million from the impact of the acquisition of IAA.
  • Inventory sales revenue increased 35% year-over-year to $231.8 million, which includes $71.2 million from the impact of the acquisition of IAA.
• Net income available to common stockholders increased 65% year-over-year to $74.8 million.
• Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders increased 2% to $0.41 per share.
• Diluted adjusted earnings per share available to common stockholders increased 21% year-over-year to $0.82 per share.
• Adjusted EBITDA increased 153% year-over-year to $307.5 million.

2024 Financial Outlook
The table below outlines the Company's outlook for select full-year 2024 financial data:

	Year ended December 31,
	2024
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)	Low-End	High-End
GTV growth^4	1 %	4 %
Adjusted EBITDA	$1,170	$1,230
Full year 2024 tax rate (GAAP and Adjusted)	25 %	28 %
Capital Expenditures^5	$275	$325

The Company has not provided a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA outlook for fiscal 2024 to GAAP net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, because without unreasonable efforts, it is unable to predict with reasonable certainty the amount or timing of non-GAAP adjustments that are used to calculate Adjusted EBITDA, including but not limited to: (a) advisory, legal and restructuring expenses, (b) the net loss or gain on the sale of property plant & equipment or other assets (c) acquisition-related or integration costs relating to our M&A activity, including severance costs (d) share-based payments compensation expense which value is directly impacted by the fluctuations in our share price and other variables and, (e) other expenses that we do not believe are indicative of our ongoing operations. These adjustments are uncertain, depend on various factors that are beyond our control and could have a material impact on net income for fiscal 2024.

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^1	For information regarding RB Global's use and definition of certain measures, see "Key Operating Metrics" and "Non-GAAP Measures" sections in this press release.
^2	All figures are presented in U.S. dollars.
^3	For the fourth quarter of 2023 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2022.
^4	Compared to pro forma combined 2023 results
^5	Capital expenditures is defined as property, plant and equipment, net of proceeds on disposals, plus intangible asset additions

Additional Financial and Operational Highlights
(Unaudited)

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except EPS and percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
GTV		$       4,012.0		$       1,544.3		160 %		$     13,930.6		$       6,025.9		131 %
Service revenue		809.1		272.6		197 %		2,732.5		1,050.6		160 %
Service revenue take rate		20.2 %		17.7 %		250bps		19.6 %		17.4 %		220bps
Inventory sales revenue		$          231.8		$          171.3		35 %		$          947.1		$          683.2		39 %
Inventory return		11.6		17.8		(35) %		53.5		74.6		(28) %
Inventory rate		5.0 %		10.4 %		(540)bps		5.6 %		10.9 %		(530)bps
Net income		$            84.2		$            45.4		85 %		$          206.0		$          319.8		(36) %
Net income available to common stockholders		74.8		45.3		65 %		174.9		319.7		(45) %
Adjusted EBITDA		307.5		121.5		153 %		1,032.8		465.2		122 %
Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders		$            0.41		$            0.40		2 %		$            1.04		$            2.86		(64) %
Diluted adjusted earnings per share available to common stockholders		$            0.82		$            0.68		21 %		$            2.99		$            2.41		24 %

GTV by Geography

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
United States		$       2,906.1		$          853.4		241 %		$     10,266.1		$       3,432.4		199 %
Canada		737.8		456.1		62 %		2,460.8		1,707.1		44 %
International		368.1		234.8		57 %		1,203.7		886.4		36 %
Total GTV		$       4,012.0		$       1,544.3		160 %		$     13,930.6		$       6,025.9		131 %

GTV by Sector

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Automotive		$       2,053.1		$            48.0		4,177 %		$       6,551.2		$          186.0		3,422 %
Commercial construction and transportation		1,423.9		1,069.7		33 %		5,449.8		4,252.9		28 %
Other		535.0		426.6		25 %		1,929.6		1,587.0		22 %
Total GTV		$       4,012.0		$       1,544.3		160 %		$     13,930.6		$       6,025.9		131 %

Lots Sold by Sector

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in '000's of lots sold, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Automotive		573.2		5.8		9,783 %		1,790.1		21.0		8,424 %
Commercial construction and transportation		86.9		48.9		78 %		314.5		181.5		73 %
Other		126.7		116.6		9 %		500.2		415.3		20 %
Total Lots		786.8		171.3		359 %		2,604.8		617.8		322 %

The following table presents the selected unaudited results from Ritchie Bros. and IAA:

		Three months ended December 31, 2023						Year ended December 31, 2023
(in U.S. dollars in millions)		Ritchie Bros.		IAA		Total		Ritchie Bros.		IAA *		Total
Commissions		$      143.0		$        90.5		$      233.5		$      536.5		$      275.9		$      812.4
Buyer fees		99.7		369.0		468.7		382.3		1,144.4		1,526.7
Marketplace services revenue		78.4		28.5		106.9		303.7		89.7		393.4
Total service revenue		321.1		488.0		809.1		1,222.5		1,510.0		2,732.5
Inventory sales revenue		160.6		71.2		231.8		700.2		246.9		947.1
Total revenue		$      481.7		$      559.2		$   1,040.9		$   1,922.7		$   1,756.9		$   3,679.6
Service GTV		$   1,637.5		$   2,142.7		$   3,780.2		$   6,256.8		$   6,726.7		$ 12,983.5
Inventory GTV		160.6		71.2		231.8		700.2		246.9		947.1
Total GTV		$   1,798.1		2,213.9		$   4,012.0		$   6,957.0		6,973.6		$ 13,930.6
Total service revenue take rate		17.9 %		22.0 %		20.2 %		17.6 %		21.7 %		19.6 %

*  Includes financial results of IAA in our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 since its acquisition on March 20, 2023.

Supplemental Pro Forma Revenue Related Highlights¹ 
(Unaudited)

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31, 2023
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
GTV		$       4,012.0		$       3,548.0		13 %		$     15,753.4		$     14,360.0		10 %
Service revenue		809.1		709.0		14 %		3,134.0		2,736.0		15 %
Service revenue take rate		20.2 %		20.0 %		20 bps		19.9 %		19.1 %		80 bps
Inventory sales revenue		$          231.8		$          258.0		(10) %		$       1,022.2		$       1,096.0		(7) %
Inventory return		11.6		29.0		(60) %		60.1		118.0		(49) %
Inventory rate		5.0 %		11.2 %		(620) bps		5.9 %		10.8 %		(490) bps

Supplemental Pro Forma GTV by Sector¹

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Automotive		$       2,053.1		$       1,868.5		10 %		$       8,207.2		$       7,828.4		5 %
Commercial construction and transportation		1,423.9		1,186.9		20 %		5,562.1		4,740.7		17 %
Other		535.0		492.6		9 %		1,983.7		1,790.7		11 %
Total GTV		$       4,012.0		$       3,548.0		13 %		$     15,753.0		$     14,359.8		10 %

Supplemental Pro Forma Lots Sold by Sector¹

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in '000's of lots sold, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Automotive		573.2		534.6		7 %		2,271.0		2,182.4		4 %
Commercial construction and transportation		86.9		67.7		28 %		331.6		251.0		32 %
Other		126.7		137.0		(8 %)		514.1		478.5		7 %
Total Lots		786.8		739.3		6 %		3,116.7		2,911.9		7 %

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^1	The tables include quarterly pro forma information that presents the combined results of operations in 2022 and Q1 2023 as if the acquisition of IAA occurred January 1, 2022.

Reconciliation of Operating Expenses
(Unaudited)

The below table reconciles as reported operating expenses by line item to adjusted operating expenses to exclude the impact of adjustments as defined in our Non-GAAP Measures.

For the three months ended December 31, 2023
	Cost of services	Cost of inventory sold	Selling, general and administrative expenses	Acquisition- related and integration costs	Depreciation and amortization	Total operating expenses
(in U.S. dollars in millions)
As reported (unaudited)	$          327.1	$         220.2	$               197.5	$            20.5	$            105.3	$          870.6
Share-based payments expense	—	—	(13.8)	—	—	(13.8)
Acquisition- related and integration costs	—	—	—	(20.5)	—	(20.5)
Amortization of acquired intangible assets	—	—	—	—	(69.6)	(69.6)
(Loss) on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs	—	—	(0.7)	—	—	(0.7)
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges	7.3	—	—	—	—	7.3
Other advisory, legal and restructuring costs	—	—	(0.7)	—	—	(0.7)
Executive transition costs	—	—	(2.2)	—	—	(2.2)
Adjusted	$          334.4	$         220.2	$               180.1	$               —	$              35.7	$          770.4

For the Fourth Quarter:

• GTV increased 160% year-over-year to $4.0 billion, primarily from the inclusion of $2.2 billion GTV from IAA. GTV increased 13% year-over-year on a pro forma combined basis, with strength across all sectors.
• Service revenue increased 197% year-over-year to $809.1 million, primarily from the inclusion of $488.0 million of service revenue from IAA. Service revenue increased 14% year-over-year on a pro forma combined basis on higher GTV and a higher average service revenue take rate. Service revenue take rate expanded 20 basis points on a pro forma combined basis year-over-year to 20.2% driven by growth in marketplace services revenue and a higher average buyer fees rate, partially offset by a lower average commissions rate. Growth in marketplace services revenue was driven by higher ancillary revenue, and a higher auction-related fee structure in the commercial construction and transportation sector.
• Inventory sales revenue increased 35 % year-over-year, mainly due to the inclusion of $71.2 million of inventory sales revenue from IAA. Inventory sales revenue decreased 10% year-over-year on a pro forma combined basis on lower automotive and commercial construction and transportation related revenue. Inventory rate declined 620 basis points year-over-year on a pro forma combined basis to 5.0%. The decline in inventory rate year-over-year can be attributed to prices declining faster than anticipated between the purchase date and date of sale of inventory in the Company's commercial construction and transportation sector, and an increase in the average cost of vehicles sold in the Company's automotive sector.
• Net income available to common stockholders increased to $74.8 million, mainly due to an increase in operating income partially offset by higher net interest expense, higher effective tax rate, and allocated earnings to Series A Senior Preferred shareholders.
• Adjusted EBITDA¹ increased 153% year-over-year mainly driven by the inclusion of IAA.

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^1	For information regarding RB Global's use and definition of this measure, see "Key Operating Metrics" and "Non-GAAP Measures" sections in this press release.

Dividend Information

Quarterly Dividend
On January 19, 2024, the Company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.27 per common share, payable on March 1, 2024 to shareholders of record on February 9, 2024.

Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Earnings Conference Call
RB Global is hosting a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 at 8:30 AM ET on February 23, 2024. The replay of the webcast will be available through March 23, 2024.

Conference call and webcast details are available at the following link: https://investor.rbglobal.com 

About RB Global 
RB Global, Inc. (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through our auction sites and digital platform, we have a wide global presence and serve customers across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture. Our marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world's largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, Inc. ("IAA"), a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. Our portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services ("Rouse"), which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip Inc. ("SmartEquip"), an innovative technology platform that supports customers' management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; and VeriTread LLC ("VeriTread"), an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.

Forward-looking Statements 
This news release contains forward-looking statements and forward-looking information within the meaning of applicable US and Canadian securities legislation (collectively, "forward-looking statements"), including, in particular, statements regarding future financial and operational results, opportunities, and any other statements regarding events or developments that RB Global believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, although not always, identified by words such as "expect", "plan, "anticipate", "project", "target", "potential", "schedule", "forecast", "budget", "estimate", "intend" or "believe" and similar expressions or their negative connotations, or statements that events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could", "should" or "might" occur. All such forward-looking statements are based on the opinions and estimates of management as of the date such statements are made. Forward-looking statements necessarily involve assumptions, risks and uncertainties, certain of which are beyond RB Global's control, including risks and uncertainties related to: the effects of the business combination with IAA, including the Company's future financial condition, results of operations, strategy and plans; potential adverse reactions or changes to business or employee relationships, including those resulting from the completion of the merger; the diversion of management time on transaction-related issues; the response of competitors to the merger; the ultimate difficulty, timing, cost and results of integrating the operations of IAA; the fact that operating costs and business disruption may be greater than expected; the effect of the consummation of the merger on the trading price of RB Global's common shares; the ability of RB Global to retain and hire key personnel and employees; the significant costs associated with the merger; the outcome of any legal proceedings that could be instituted against RB Global; the ability of the Company to realize anticipated synergies in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; the failure of the Company to achieve expected operating results in the amount, manner or timeframe expected or at all; changes in capital markets and the ability of the Company to generate cash flow and/or finance operations in the manner expected or to de-lever in the timeframe expected; the failure of RB Global or the Company to meet financial forecasts and/or KPI targets; the Company's ability to commercialize new platform solutions and offerings; legislative, regulatory and economic developments affecting the combined business; general economic and market developments and conditions; the evolving legal, regulatory and tax regimes under which RB Global operates; unpredictability and severity of catastrophic events, including, but not limited to, pandemics, acts of terrorism or outbreak of war or hostilities, as well as RB Global's response to any of the aforementioned factors. Other risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are included in RB Global's periodic reports and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and/or applicable Canadian securities regulatory authorities, including the risk factors identified under Item 1A "Risk Factors" and the section titled "Summary of Risk Factors" in RB Global's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and RB Global's periodic reports and other filings with the SEC, which are available on the SEC, SEDAR and RB Global' websites. The foregoing list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect RB Global's forward-looking statements. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release and RB Global does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein unless required by applicable securities legislation. For the reasons set forth above, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

Key Operating Metrics

The Company regularly reviews a number of metrics, including the following key operating metrics, to evaluate its business, measure its performance, identify trends affecting its business, and make operating decisions. The Company believes these key operating metrics are useful to investors because management uses these metrics to assess the growth of the Company's business and the effectiveness of its operational strategies.

The Company defines its key operating metrics as follows:

Gross transaction value (GTV): Represents total proceeds from all items sold at the Company's auctions and online marketplaces. GTV is not a measure of financial performance, liquidity, or revenue, and is not presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements.

Total service revenue take rate: Total service revenue divided by total GTV.

Inventory return: Inventory sales revenue less cost of inventory sold.

Inventory rate: Inventory return divided by inventory sales revenue.

Total lots sold: A single asset to be sold, or a group of assets bundled for sale as one unit. Low value assets are sometimes bundled into a single lot, collectively referred to as "small value lots."

Historically, the Company reported total lots sold excluding lots sold in their GovPlanet business. Commencing in the first quarter of 2023, as a result of a change in management organizational structure and the acquisition of IAA, management reviews all auction metrics of the combined businesses as a whole, which includes GovPlanet. In addition, the total bids per lot sold metric was historically used by management as a key metric. This metric has been discontinued since the first quarter of 2023 as it is no longer considered meaningful when reviewing the auction metrics of the combined business and the Company's one reportable segment.

GTV and Selected Condensed Consolidated Financial Information

GTV and Condensed Consolidated Income Statements 
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except share, per share data and percentages)
(Unaudited)

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
GTV		$       4,012.0		$       1,544.3		160 %		$     13,930.6		$       6,025.9		131 %
Revenue:
Service revenue		$          809.1		$          272.6		197 %		$       2,732.5		$       1,050.6		160 %
Inventory sales revenue		231.8		171.3		35 %		947.1		683.2		39 %
Total revenue		1,040.9		443.9		134 %		3,679.6		1,733.8		112 %
Operating expenses:
Costs of services		327.1		42.5		670 %		1,007.6		168.1		499 %
Cost of inventory sold		220.2		153.6		43 %		893.6		608.6		47 %
Selling, general and administrative		197.5		135.8		45 %		743.7		539.9		38 %
Acquisition-related and integration costs		20.5		22.2		(8) %		216.1		37.3		479 %
Depreciation and amortization		105.3		24.4		332 %		352.2		97.2		262 %
Total operating expenses		870.6		378.5		130 %		3,213.2		1,451.1		121 %
Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment		0.5		0.3		67 %		4.9		170.8		(97) %
Operating income		170.8		65.7		160 %		471.3		453.5		4 %
Interest expense		(64.2)		(9.6)		569 %		(213.8)		(57.9)		269 %
Interest income		6.2		3.8		63 %		22.0		7.0		214 %
Change in fair value of derivatives, net		—		—		— %		—		1.3		(100) %
Other income, net		1.7		(1.1)		(255) %		4.7		1.1		327 %
Foreign exchange (loss) gain		(0.4)		0.2		(300) %		(1.8)		1.0		(280) %
Income before income taxes		114.1		59.0		93 %		282.4		406.0		(30) %
Income tax expense		29.9		13.6		120 %		76.4		86.2		(11) %
Net income		$            84.2		$            45.4		85 %		$          206.0		$          319.8		(36) %
Net income attributable to:
Controlling interests		$            84.3		$            45.3		86 %		$          206.5		$          319.7		(35) %
Non-controlling interests		—		0.1		(100) %		—		0.1		(100) %
Redeemable non-controlling interests		(0.1)		—		(100) %		(0.5)		—		(100) %
Net income		$            84.2		$            45.4		85 %		$          206.0		$          319.8		(36) %
Net income attributable to controlling interests		$            84.3		$            45.3		86 %		$          206.5		$          319.7		(35) %
Cumulative dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Shares		(6.7)		—		(100) %		(24.3)		—		(100) %
Allocated earnings to Series A Senior Preferred Shares		(2.8)		—		(100) %		(7.3)		—		(100) %
Net income available to common stockholders		$            74.8		$            45.3		65 %		$          174.9		$          319.7		(45) %
Earnings per share available to common stockholders:
Basic		$            0.41		$            0.41		— %		$            1.05		$            2.89		(64) %
Diluted		$            0.41		$            0.40		2 %		$            1.04		$            2.86		(64) %
Weighted average number of shares outstanding:
Basic		182,509,436		110,874,044		65 %		166,963,575		110,781,282		51 %
Diluted		183,895,313		111,968,794		64 %		168,203,981		111,886,025		50 %

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars, except share data)
(Unaudited)

		December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents		$                 576.2		$                 494.3
Restricted cash		171.7		131.6
Trade and other receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $4.9 and $3.3 respectively		731.5		183.2
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges		66.9		—
Inventory		166.5		103.1
Other current assets		91.2		48.3
Income taxes receivable		10.0		2.6
Total current assets		1,814.0		963.1
Property, plant and equipment		1,200.9		459.1
Operating lease right-of-use assets		1,475.5		123.0
Other non-current assets		85.6		40.4
Intangible assets, net		2,914.1		322.7
Goodwill		4,537.0		948.8
Deferred tax assets		10.3		6.6
Total assets		$            12,037.4		$              2,863.7
Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholder's Equity
Auction proceeds payable		$                 502.5		$                 449.0
Trade and other liabilities		685.8		258.7
Current operating lease liabilities		118.0		12.7
Income taxes payable		8.5		41.3
Short-term debt		13.7		29.1
Current portion of long-term debt		14.2		4.4
Total current liabilities		1,342.7		795.2
Long-term operating lease liabilities		1,354.3		111.9
Long-term debt		3,061.6		577.1
Other non-current liabilities		86.7		35.4
Deferred tax liabilities		682.7		54.0
Total liabilities		6,528.0		1,573.6
Temporary equity:
Series A Senior Preferred Shares; no par value, shares authorized, issued and outstanding: 485,000,000 (December 31, 2022: nil)		482.0		—
Redeemable non-controlling interest		8.4		—
Stockholders' equity:
Share capital:
Common stock; no par value, unlimited shares authorized, issued and outstanding shares: 182,843,942 (December 31, 2022: 110,881,363)		4,054.2		246.3
Additional paid-in capital		88.0		85.3
Retained earnings		918.5		1,043.2
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(44.0)		(85.1)
Stockholders' equity		5,016.7		1,289.6
Non-controlling interests		2.3		0.5
Total stockholders' equity		5,019.0		1,290.1
Total liabilities, temporary equity and equity		$            12,037.4		$              2,863.7

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Expressed in millions of U.S. dollars)
(Unaudited)

Year ended December 31,		2023		2022
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities:
Net income		$                 206.0		$                 319.8
Adjustments for items not affecting cash:
Depreciation and amortization		352.2		97.1
Share-based payments expense		55.8		41.7
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense		(65.8)		(0.3)
Unrealized foreign exchange loss (gain)		6.6		(6.5)
Gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment		(4.9)		(170.8)
Allowance for expected credit losses		5.9		—
Loss on redemption of Notes		3.3		4.8
Gain on remeasurement of investment upon acquisition		(1.4)		—
Amortization of debt issuance costs		10.1		3.9
Amortization of right-of-use assets		109.9		19.4
Other, net		10.0		2.8
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities		(143.7)		151.2
Net cash provided by operating activities		544.0		463.1
Investing activities:
Acquisition of IAA, net of cash acquired		(2,753.9)		—
Acquisition of VeriTread, net of cash acquired		(24.7)		—
Acquisition of SmartEquip, net of cash acquired		—		(0.1)
Property, plant and equipment additions		(227.9)		(32.0)
Proceeds on disposition of property, plant and equipment		32.6		165.5
Intangible asset additions		(118.3)		(40.0)
Repayment of loans receivable		4.0		5.5
Issuance of loans receivable		(18.8)		(22.0)
Other		(1.3)		0.3
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(3,108.3)		77.2
Financing activities:
Issuance of Series A Senior Preferred Shares and common stock, net of issuance costs		496.9		—
Dividends paid to common stockholders		(298.0)		(115.2)
Dividends paid to Series A Senior Preferred shareholders		(30.4)		—
Proceeds from exercise of options and share option plans		43.7		5.9
Payment of withholding taxes on issuance of shares		(15.9)		(4.0)
Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt		(15.5)		0.8
Proceeds from long-term debt		3,175.0		—
Repayment of long-term debt		(654.4)		(1,131.0)
Payment of debt issue costs		(41.7)		(4.3)
Repayment of finance lease and equipment financing obligations		(19.2)		(10.3)
Proceeds of equipment financing obligations		37.6		—
Payment of contingent consideration		(1.9)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		2,676.2		(1,258.1)
Effect of changes in foreign currency rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash		10.1		(18.8)
(Decrease) Increase		122.0		(736.6)
Beginning of period		625.9		1,362.5
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period		$                 747.9		$                 625.9

Non-GAAP Measures
(Unaudited)

This news release references non-GAAP measures. These measures do not have a standardized meaning and are, therefore, unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The presentation of this financial information, which is not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles, is not intended to be considered in isolation of, or as a substitute for, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with US GAAP.

In connection with the acquisition of IAA, the Company adjusts for the amortization of acquired intangible assets, consistent with past practice, and for the impact of purchase accounting on prepaid consigned vehicle charges, which is not expected to continue after the first year of IAA's acquisition.

Adjusted Operating Income Reconciliation
The Company believes that adjusted operating income provides useful information about the growth or decline of its operating income for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items that the Company do not consider to be part of its normal operating results. Adjusted operating income enhances the Company's ability to evaluate and understand ongoing operations, underlying business profitability, and facilitate the allocation of resources.

Adjusted operating income eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from operating income, which are significant items that the Company do not consider to be part of our normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related and integration costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, gain on disposition of property, pant and equipment and related costs, prepaid consigned vehicle charges, executive transition costs, and certain other items, which the Company refers to as "adjusting items".

The following table reconciles adjusted operating income to operating income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Operating income		$          170.8		$            65.9		159 %		$          471.3		$          453.5		4 %
Share-based payments expense		13.8		9.1		52 %		45.5		37.0		23 %
Acquisition-related and integration costs		20.5		22.2		(8 %)		216.1		37.3		479 %
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		69.6		8.2		749 %		226.2		33.4		577 %
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs		0.2		0.9		(78) %		(0.8)		(166.9)		(100) %
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges		(7.3)		—		(100) %		(67.0)		—		(100) %
Other advisory, legal and restructuring costs		0.7		0.2		250 %		2.0		5.1		(61) %
Executive transition costs		2.2		—		100 %		12.0		—		100 %
Adjusted operating income		$          270.5		$          106.5		154 %		$          905.3		$          399.4		127 %

(1)  Please refer to pages 19 - 21 for a summary of adjusting items during the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

(2)  Adjusted operating income represents operating income excluding the effects of adjusting items.

Adjusted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders and Diluted Adjusted EPS Available to Common Stockholders Reconciliation 
The Company believes that adjusted net income available to common stockholders provides useful information about the growth or decline of the net income available to common stockholders for the relevant financial period and eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results. Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders eliminates the financial impact of adjusting items from net income available to common stockholders that the Company does not consider to be part of the normal operating results, such as share-based payments expense, acquisition-related and integration costs, amortization of acquired intangible assets, executive transition costs, and certain other items, which the Company refers to as "adjusting items."

On February 1, 2023, we sold $485.0 million of participating Series A Senior Preferred Shares, convertible into common shares of the Company at an initial conversion price of $73.00 per share, and $15.0 million of common shares of the Company. The Series A Senior Preferred Shares are considered a participating security, and as a result, beginning in the first quarter of 2023, the Company calculated diluted EPS using the two-class method, which includes the effects of the assumed conversion of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares to common shares, as well as the effect of any shares issuable under the Company's stock-based incentive plans, if such effect is dilutive. Under this method, earnings are allocated to holders of common stock and holders of Series A Senior Preferred Shares based on dividends declared and their respective participation rights in undistributed earnings. As a result, during the year ended December 31, 2023, our net income available to common stockholders was lower by the cumulative dividends and allocated earnings to Series A Senior Preferred shareholders.

The following table reconciles adjusted net income available to common stockholders and diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders to net income available to common stockholders and diluted EPS available to common stockholders, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except share, per share data, and percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Net income available to common stockholders		$            74.8		$            45.3		65 %		$          174.9		$          319.7		(45) %
Share-based payments expense		13.8		9.1		52 %		45.5		37.0		23 %
Acquisition-related and integration costs		20.5		22.2		(8 %)		216.1		37.3		479 %
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		69.6		8.2		749 %		226.2		33.4		577 %
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs		0.2		0.9		(78) %		(0.8)		(166.9)		(100) %
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges		(7.3)		—		(100) %		(67.0)		—		(100) %
Loss on redemption of the 2016 and 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense		—		—		— %		3.3		9.7		(66) %
Change in fair value of derivatives		—		—		— %		—		(1.3)		(100) %
Other advisory, legal and restructuring costs		0.7		0.2		250 %		2.0		5.0		(60) %
Executive transition costs		2.2		—		100 %		12.0		—		100 %
Related tax effects of the above		(21.2)		(9.9)		114 %		(95.8)		(4.0)		2,295 %
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations		0.1		—		100 %		(2.9)		—		(100) %
Related allocation of the above to participating securities		(2.8)		—		(100) %		(11.3)		—		(100) %
Adjusted net income available to common stockholders		$          150.6		$            76.0		98 %		$          502.2		$          269.9		86 %
Weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding		183,895,313		111,968,794		64 %		168,203,981		111,886,025		50 %
Diluted earnings per share available to common stockholders		$            0.41		$            0.40		2 %		$            1.04		$            2.86		(64) %
Diluted adjusted earnings per share available to common stockholders		$            0.82		$            0.68		21 %		$            2.99		$            2.41		24 %

(1)  Please refer to pages 19 - 21 for a summary of adjusting items during the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

(2)  Net income available to common stockholders is computed as: net income attributable to controlling interests less cumulative dividends on Series A Senior Preferred Shares and allocated earnings to participating securities.

(3)  Adjusted net income available to common stockholders represents net income available to common stockholders, excluding the effects of adjusting items.

(4)  Diluted adjusted EPS available to common stockholders is calculated by dividing adjusted net income available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of dilutive shares outstanding, except that it is computed based upon the lower of the two-class method or the if-converted method, which includes the effects of the assumed conversion of the Series A Senior Preferred Shares and the effect of shares issuable under the Company's stock-based incentive plans, if such effect is dilutive.

Adjusted EBITDA 
The Company believes adjusted EBITDA provides useful information about the growth or decline of its net income when compared between different financial periods. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA as a key performance measure because the Company believes it facilitates operating performance comparisons from period to period and provides management with the ability to monitor its controllable incremental revenues and costs.

The following table reconciles adjusted EBITDA to net income, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our unaudited consolidated financial statements:

		Three months ended December 31,						Year ended December 31,
						% Change						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Net income		$            84.2		$            45.3		86 %		$          206.0		$          319.8		(36) %
Add: depreciation and amortization		105.3		24.3		333 %		352.2		97.2		262 %
Add: interest expense		64.2		9.5		576 %		213.8		57.9		269 %
Less: interest income		(6.2)		(3.7)		68 %		(22.0)		(7.0)		214 %
Add: income tax expense		29.9		13.7		118 %		76.4		86.2		(11) %
EBITDA		277.4		89.1		211 %		826.4		554.1		49 %
Share-based payments expense		13.8		9.1		52 %		45.5		37.0		23 %
Acquisition-related and integration costs		20.5		22.2		(8 %)		216.1		37.3		479 %
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs		0.2		0.9		(78) %		(0.8)		(166.9)		(100) %
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations		—		—		— %		(1.4)		—		(100) %
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges		(7.3)		—		(100) %		(67.0)		—		(100) %
Change in fair value of derivatives		—		—		— %		—		(1.3)		(100) %
Other advisory, legal and restructuring costs		0.7		0.2		250 %		2.0		5.0		(60) %
Executive transition costs		2.2		—		100 %		12.0		—		100 %
Adjusted EBITDA		$          307.5		$          121.5		153 %		$       1,032.8		$          465.2		122 %

(1)  Please refer to pages 19 - 21 for a summary of adjusting items during the three months and year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

(2)  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back the adjusting items as described on pages 19 - 21.

Adjusted Net Debt and Adjusted Net Debt/Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation 
The Company believes that comparing adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA on a trailing twelve-month basis for different financial periods provides useful information about the performance of its operations as an indicator of the amount of time it would take to settle both the Company's short and long-term debt. The Company does not consider this to be a measure of its liquidity, which is its ability to settle only short-term obligations, but rather a measure of how well it funds liquidity.

The following table reconciles adjusted net debt to debt, adjusted EBITDA to net income, and adjusted net debt/ adjusted EBITDA to debt/ net income, respectively, which are the most directly comparable GAAP measures in, or calculated from, our unaudited consolidated financial statements.

		Year ended December 31,
						% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2023 over 2022
Short-term debt		$                  13.7		$                  29.1		(53) %
Long-term debt		3,075.8		581.5		429 %
Debt		3,089.5		610.6		406 %
Less: cash and cash equivalents		(576.2)		(494.3)		17 %
Adjusted net debt		2,513.3		116.3		2061 %
Net income		$                206.0		$                319.8		(36) %
Add: depreciation and amortization		352.2		97.1		263 %
Add: interest expense		213.8		57.9		269 %
Less: interest income		(22.0)		(7.0)		214 %
Add: income tax expense		76.4		86.2		(11) %
EBITDA		826.4		554.0		49 %
Share-based payments expense		45.5		37.0		23 %
Acquisition-related and integration costs		216.1		37.3		479 %
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs		(0.8)		(166.9)		(100) %
Remeasurements in connection with business combinations		(1.4)		—		(100) %
Change in fair value of derivatives		—		(1.3)		(100) %
Prepaid consigned vehicle charges		(67.0)		—		(100) %
Other advisory, legal and restructuring costs		2.0		5.1		(61) %
Executive transition costs		12.0		—		100 %
Adjusted EBITDA		$             1,032.8		$                465.2		122 %
Debt/net income		15.0 x		1.9 x		689 %
Adjusted net debt/adjusted EBITDA		2.4 x		0.3 x		700 %

(1)  Please refer to pages 19 - 21 for a summary of adjusting items during the year ended December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

(2)  Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by adding back depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income tax expense, and subtracting interest income from net income, as well as adding back the adjusting items as described in pages 19 - 21.

(3)  Adjusted net debt is calculated by subtracting cash and cash equivalents from short and long-term debt and long-term debt in escrow.

(4)  Adjusted net debt/Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing adjusted net debt by adjusted EBITDA.

Operating Free Cash Flow ("OFCF") Reconciliation
The Company believes OFCF, when compared on a trailing twelve-month basis to different financial periods, provides an effective measure of the cash generated by our business and provides useful information regarding cash flows remaining for discretionary return to stockholders, mergers and acquisitions, or debt reduction. OFCF is calculated by subtracting net capital spending from cash provided by operating activities. Our balance sheet scorecard includes OFCF as a performance metric. OFCF is also an element of the performance criteria for certain annual short-term and long-term incentive awards.

The following table reconciles OFCF to cash provided by operating activities, which is the most directly comparable GAAP measure in, or calculated from, our unaudited consolidated statements of cash flows:

		Year ended December 31,
								% Change
(in U.S. dollars in millions, except percentages)		2023		2022		2021		2023 over 2022		2022 over 2021
Cash provided by operating activities		$           544.0		$           463.1		$           317.6		17 %		46 %
Property, plant and equipment additions		(227.9)		(32.0)		(9.8)		612 %		227 %
Intangible asset additions		(118.3)		(40.0)		(33.7)		196 %		19 %
Proceeds on disposition of property plant and equipment		32.6		165.5		1.9		(80) %		8611 %
Net capital (spending) proceeds		$         (313.6)		$             93.5		$           (41.6)		(435) %		(325) %
OFCF		$           230.4		$           556.6		$           276.0		(59) %		102 %

Adjusting items for the year ended December 31, 2023:

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 2023

• $13.8 million share-based payments expense.
• $20.5 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA.
• $69.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets, which includes $61.9 million of amortization relating to the acquired intangible assets from IAA since its acquisition, $0.7 million from the acquisition of VeriTread, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse, completed in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
• $0.2 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, which primarily includes a $0.7 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, partially offset by a $0.5 million gain on the disposition of property, plant and equipment.
• $7.3 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA, which do not have a future benefit at acquisition, and therefore has created a favorable reduction to our cost of services in the quarter.
• $0.7 million of other advisory, legal, and restructuring costs, including costs associated with the Canada Revenue Agency's ("CRA") investigation.
• $2.2 million of estimated executive transition costs associated with the departures of certain executives on August 1, 2023 and related costs.

Recognized in the third quarter of 2023

• $12.7 million share-based payments expense.
• $23.1 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA.
• $63.9 million amortization of acquired intangible assets, which includes $56.1 million of amortization relating to the acquired intangible assets from IAA since its acquisition, $0.7 million from the acquisition of VeriTread, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse, completed in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
• $0.5 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, which primarily includes a $1.0 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, partially offset by a $0.5 million gain on the disposition of property, plant and equipment.
• $7.6 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA, which do not have a future benefit at acquisition, and therefore has created a favorable reduction to our cost of services in the quarter.
• $0.6 million of other advisory, legal, and structuring costs, which includes $0.5 million of terminated and ongoing transaction costs and $0.1 million of legal and other consulting costs associated with the CRA's investigation.
• $9.8 million of estimated executive transition costs associated with the departures of certain executives on August 1, 2023, which includes severance, estimated settlement amounts, less recapture of previously expensed share-based compensation of the former CEO upon resignation.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2023

• $12.3 million share-based payments expense.
• $46.3 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA. Acquisition-related and integration costs includes a net $16.3 million settlement expense made to terminate a non-compete agreement to which IAA was bound, consulting and other costs incurred in integration of IAA, severance and related accelerated share-based payment expenses for employees as certain functions are integrated, and other legal and acquisition-related costs.
• $76.0 million amortization of acquired intangible assets, which includes $67.6 million of amortization relating to the acquired intangible assets from IAA since its acquisition, $0.7 million from the acquisition of VeriTread, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse, completed in 2022 and 2021, respectively.
• $1.5 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs, which primarily includes a $2.0 million gain for the sale of a property in the United States, partially offset by a $1.2 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022.
• $39.7 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA, which do not have a future benefit at acquisition, and therefore has created a favorable reduction to our cost of services in the quarter.
• $0.5 million of legal and other consulting costs associated with the CRA's investigation.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2023

• $6.7 million share-based payments expense.
• $126.2 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the acquisition of IAA. Acquisition-related and integration costs include financing, severance for certain IAA executives, related accelerated share-based payment expenses and other consulting, legal and other costs incurred to effect the acquisition or integration of the combined businesses.
• $16.6 million amortization of acquired intangible assets, which includes $7.7 million of amortization relating to the acquired intangible assets from IAA for the 11-day period since its acquisition, $0.7 million from the acquisition of VeriTread, as well as amortization of acquired intangible assets from past acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse, completed in 2022 and 2021 respectively.
• $4.0 thousand loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.2 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, primarily offset by $1.2 million gain related to a sale of a property located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• $2.9 million remeasurements in connection with business combinations, which includes $1.4 million gain relating to the remeasurement of the Company's previously held 11% interest in VeriTread, in connection with the acquisition of VeriTread in January 2023, and $1.5 million from the remeasurement of the Company's US opening deferred tax balances driven by a recalculation of a new U.S. tax rate for the Company following the acquisition of IAA.
• $12.4 million relating to a fair value adjustment made to the prepaid consigned vehicle charges on the opening balance sheet of IAA, which do not have a future benefit at acquisition, and therefore has created a favorable reduction to our cost of services in the quarter.
• $3.3 million loss on redemption of the 2016 Notes due to the difference between the reacquisition price of the 2016 Notes and the net carrying amount of the extinguishment debt (primarily unrecognized deferred debt issuance costs).
• $0.2 million of legal and other consulting costs associated with the CRA's investigation.

Adjusting items for the year ended December 31, 2022:

Recognized in the fourth quarter of 2022

• $9.1 million share-based payments expense.
• $22.2 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the proposed acquisition of IAA, and the share-based continuing employment costs for the acquisitions of Rouse and SmartEquip.
• $8.2 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of IronPlanet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
• $0.9 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, partially offset by $0.3 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment in the quarter.
• $0.2 million of restructuring costs relating to retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team during the year.

Recognized in the third quarter of 2022

• $8.8 million share-based payments expense.
• $2.0 million of acquisition-related and integration costs primarily relating to the share-based continuing employment costs for the acquisitions of Rouse and SmartEquip.
• $8.2 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of IronPlanet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
• $0.9 million loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, offset by $0.3 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment in the quarter.
• $1.5 million of other advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $1.1 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.3 million of severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team during the first quarter of 2022, driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, and $0.1 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the second quarter of 2022

• $13.6 million share-based payments expense.
• $3.4 million of acquisition-related and integration costs related to the terminated acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
• $8.4 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of IronPlanet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
• $1.2 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment and related costs includes a $1.3 million non-cash cost in the quarter relating to the adjustment made to recognize the Bolton property sale proceeds at fair value when calculating the $169.1 million gain on the Bolton property in the first quarter of 2022, and $0.1 million gain on disposition of property, plant and equipment in the quarter.
• $9.7 million loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes and certain related interest expense includes (a) $4.8 million of loss on redemption of the 2021 Notes due to a difference between the reacquisition price of the 2021 Notes and the net carrying amount of the extinguished debt (primarily the write off of the unamortized debt issuance costs), (b) $0.7 million of deferred debt issuance costs written off due to the expiry of the undrawn $205.0 million DDTL Facility in the quarter, and (c) interest expense of $4.2 million incurred in the quarter relating to the 2021 Notes, which were redeemed as a result of the terminated Euro Auctions acquisition in April 2022.
• $1.1 million of other advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.6 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.3 million of severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, and $0.2 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Recognized in the first quarter of 2022

• $5.4 million share-based payments expense.
• $8.5 million amortization of acquired intangible assets primarily from the acquisitions of IronPlanet, SmartEquip, and Rouse.
• $169.8 million gain recognized on the disposition of property, plant and equipment of which $169.1 million related to the sale of a property located in Bolton, Ontario.
• $9.6 million of acquisition-related and integration costs related to the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions and the completed acquisitions of SmartEquip and Rouse.
• $1.3 million gain due to the change in fair value of derivatives to manage our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations on the purchase consideration for the proposed acquisition of Euro Auctions.
• $2.3 million of other advisory, legal and restructuring costs, which include $0.9 million related to severance and retention costs in connection with the restructuring of our information technology team driven by our strategy to build a new digital technology platform, $0.5 million of terminated and ongoing transaction and legal costs relating to mergers and acquisition activity, $0.4 million of SOX remediation costs, and $0.6 million of advisory costs relating to a cybersecurity incident detected in the fourth quarter of 2021.

SOURCE RB Global

Sameer Rathod, Vice President, Investor Relations and Market Intelligence, 1-510-381-7584, [email protected]