• Wilhelmina International, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter 2023

    Source: Nasdaq GlobeNewswire / 09 Nov 2023 15:15:26   America/Chicago

    Third Quarter Financial Results

    (in thousands)
    Q3 23

    Q3 22
    YOY
    Change 
    Q3 23 
    YTD
    Q3 22
    YTD
    YOY
    Change 
    Total Revenues$4,472$4,4420.7%$13,449$13,689(1.8%)
    Operating Income 467671(30.4%)8452,585(67.3%)
    Income Before Provision for Taxes485776(37.5%)7832,789(71.9%)
    Net Income 3591,887(81.0%)5043,547(85.8%)
    Gross Billings*16,15816,264(0.7%)51,28650,5131.5%
    EBITDA* 540820(34.1%)9462,944(67.9%)
    Adjusted EBITDA*547768(28.8%1,0812,898(62.7%)
    Pre-Corporate EBITDA*7951,015(21.7%)1,8193,621(49.8%)
    *Non-GAAP measures referenced are detailed in the disclosures at the end of this release.
      
       

    DALLAS, Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wilhelmina International, Inc. (Nasdaq:WHLM) ("Wilhelmina" or the "Company") today reported revenues of $4.5 million and net income of $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2023, compared to revenues of $4.4 million and net income of $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Wilhelmina reported revenues of $13.4 million and net income of $0.5 million compared to revenue of $13.7 million and net income of $3.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.   Net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were significantly impacted by the full release of a previous $1.5 million valuation allowance against deferred tax assets.

    Financial Results

    Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.4 million or $0.07 per fully diluted share, compared to net income of $1.9 million, or $0.37 per fully diluted share, for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $0.5 million, or $0.10 per fully diluted share, compared to $3.5 million, or $0.69 per fully diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.

    Pre-Corporate EBITDA was $0.8 million and $1.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to Pre-Corporate EBITDA of $1.0 million and $3.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.  

    The following table reconciles reported total revenues under generally accepted accounting principles to Gross Billings, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

    (in thousands)Three months ended
    September 30,
    Nine months ended
    September 30,

     2023202220232022
    TotalRevenues$4,472$4,442$13,449$13,689
    Model costs11,68611,82237,83736,824
    Gross billings*16,15816,26451,28650,513
    *Non-GAAP measures referenced are detailed in the disclosures at the end of this release.
     

    Model costs include amounts owed to talent, including taxes required to be withheld and remitted directly to taxing authorities, commissions owed to other agencies, and related costs such as those paid for photography.

    The following table reconciles reported net income under generally accepted accounting principles to EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Pre-Corporate EBITDA for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

    (in thousands)Three months ended
    S
    eptember 30,
    Nine months ended
    September 30,

     2023 2022 20232022 
    Net(loss)income$359 $1,887 $504$3,547 
    Interest- 2 17 
    Income tax expense (benefit)126 (1,111)279(758)
    Amortization and depreciation55 42 162148 
    EBITDA*540 820 9462,944 
    Foreign exchange (gain) loss(18)(107)61(211)
    Share-based payment expense25 55 74165 
    AdjustedEBITDA*547 768 1,0812,898 
    Corporateoverhead248 247 738723 
    Pre-Corporate EBITDA*795 1,015 1,8193,621 
    *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 nine months ended September 30, 2023, when compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, were primarily the result of the following:

    • Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2023 increased 0.7% primarily due to increased commissions from model bookings. Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 decreased by 1.8% primarily due to due to decreased commissions on bookings during the first half of the year;
    • Salaries and service costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 3.3% and 7.4% primarily due to personnel hires and payroll changes to better align Wilhelmina staffing with the needs of each office and geographical region;
    • Office and general expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 17.8% and 40.9% primarily due to increased legal expense, rent expense, utilities, computer expenses, and other office related expenses;
    • Amortization and depreciation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 31.0% and 9.5%, primarily due to increased depreciation of capitalized furniture and leasehold assets at the Company’s New York City office; and
    • Corporate overhead expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 increased by 0.4% and 2.1%, primarily due to increased corporate travel expenses and the timing of audit costs incurred earlier than the prior year.

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

     (Unaudited)
    September 30,
    2023
     December 31,
    2022
    ASSETS   
    Current assets:   
    Cash and cash equivalents$10,873  $11,998 
    Short term investments 295   - 
    Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $2,038 and $1,664, respectively 9,897   9,467 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets 289   181 
    Total current assets 21,354   21,646 
          
    Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $498 and $1,216, respectively 332   307 
    Right of use assets-operating 3,625   3,565 
    Right of use assets-finance 93   138 
    Trademarks and trade names with indefinite lives 8,467   8,467 
    Goodwill 7,547   7,547 
    Other assets 300   322 
          
    TOTAL ASSETS$41,718  $41,992 
          
    LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY     
    Current liabilities:     
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities$3,949  $4,306 
    Due to models 7,589   8,378 
    Contract liabilities -   270 
    Lease liabilities – operating, current 695   385 
    Lease liabilities – finance, current 65   62 
    Total current liabilities 12,298   13,401 
          
    Long term liabilities:     
    Deferred income tax, net 1,278   985 
    Lease liabilities – operating, non-current 3,271   3,310 
    Lease liabilities – finance, non-current 36   85 
    Total long term liabilities 4,585   4,380 
          
    Total liabilities 16,883   17,781 
          
    Shareholders’ equity:     
          
    Common stock, $0.01 par value, 9,000,000 shares authorized; 6,472,038 shares issued at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 65   65 
    Treasury stock, 1,314,694 shares at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, at cost (6,371)  (6,371)
    Additional paid-in capital 88,844   88,770 
    Accumulated deficit (57,205)  (57,709)
    Accumulated other comprehensive loss (498)  (544)
    Total shareholders’ equity 24,835   24,211 
          
    TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY$41,718  $41,992 
     

    WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
    For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
    (In thousands, except for share and per share data)
    (Unaudited)

     Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
     September 30, September 30,
     2023 2022 2023 2022
    Revenues:       
    Service revenues$4,465  $4,434  $13,427  $13,666 
    License fees 7   8   22   23 
    Total revenues 4,472   4,442   13,449   13,689 
                
    Operating expenses:           
    Salaries and service costs 2,843   2,753   8,702   8,102 
    Office and general expenses 859   729   3,002   2,131 
    Amortization and depreciation 55   42   162   148 
    Corporate overhead 248   247   738   723 
    Total operating expenses 4,005   3,771   12,604   11,104 
    Operating income 467   671   845   2,585 
                
    Other (income) expense:           
    Foreign exchange (gain) loss (18)  (107)  61   (211)
    Interest expense -   2   1   7 
    Total other (income) expense (18)  (105)  62   (204)
                
    Income before provision for income taxes 485   776   783   2,789 
                
    Benefit (provision) for income taxes:           
    Current 14   (221)  14   (305)
    Deferred (140)  1,332   (293)  1,063 
    Benefit (provision) for income taxes, net (126)  1,111   (279)  758 
                
    Net income$359  $1,887  $504  $3,547 
                
    Other comprehensive (loss) income:           
    Foreign currency translation adjustment (152)  (352)  46   (864)
    Total comprehensive income$207  $1,535  $550  $2,683 
                
    Basic net income per common share$0.07  $0.37  $0.10  $0.69 
    Diluted net income per common share$0.07  $0.37  $0.10  $0.69 
                
    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 Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
    (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, 20216,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,580$(61,238)$(23)$21,013 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  55 -  -  55 
    Net income-  -  -  - 739  -  739 
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  (174) (174)
    Balances at March 31, 20226,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,635$(60,499)$(197)$21,633 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  55 -  -  55 
    Net income- --  -  - 921  -  921 
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  (338) (338)
    Balances at June 30, 20226,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,690$(59,578)$(535)$22,271 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  55 -  -  55 
    Net income- --  -  - 1,887  -  1,887 
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  (352) (352)
    Balances at September 30, 20226,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,745$(57,691)$(887)$23,861 
     


     Common
    Shares
    Stock
    Amount
    Treasury
    Shares
    Stock
    Amount
    Additional
    Paid-in
    Capital
    Accumulated
    Deficit
    Accumulated
    Other
    Comprehensive
    Income (Loss)
    Total
    Balances at December 31, 20226,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,770$(57,709)$(544)$24,211 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  24 -  -  24 
    Net income- --  -  - 159  -  159 
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  86  86 
    Balances at March 31, 20236,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,794$(57,550)$(458)$24,480 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  25 -  -  25 
    Net loss- --  -  - (14) -  (14)
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  112  112 
    Balances at June 30, 20236,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,819$(57,564)$(346)$24,603 
    Share based payment expense- --  -  25 -  -  25 
    Net income- --  -  - 359  -  359 
    Foreign currency translation- --  -  - -  (152) (152)
    Balances at September 30, 20236,472$65(1,315)$(6,371)$88,844$(57,205)$(498)$24,835 
     

    WILHELMINA INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
    CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW
    For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
    (In thousands)
    (Unaudited)

     Nine Months Ended
    September 30,
      2023 2022
    Cash flows from operating activities:   
    Net income:$504  $3,547 
    Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:     
    Amortization and depreciation 162   148 
    Share based payment expense 74   165 
        Loss (gain) on foreign exchange rates 61   (211)
    Deferred income taxes 293   (1,063)
    Bad debt expense 126   115 
    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:     
    Accounts receivable (617)  (2,123)
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets (108)  (140)
    Right of use assets-operating 519   359 
    Other assets 22   (228)
    Due to models (789)  1,086 
    Lease liabilities-operating (308)  (337)
    Contract liabilities (270)  (535)
    Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (357)  455 
    Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities (688)  1,238 
          
    Cash flows from investing activities:     
    Purchases of property and equipment (141)  (96)
    Purchase of short term investments (295)  - 
    Net cash used in investing activities (436)  (96)
          
    Cash flows from financing activities:     
    Payments on finance leases (47)  (45)
    Net cash used in financing activities (47)  (45)
          
    Foreign currency effect on cash flows: 46   (819)
          
    Net change in cash and cash equivalents: (1,125)  278 
    Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 11,998   10,251 
    Cash and cash equivalents, end of period$10,873  $10,529 
          
    Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:     
    Cash paid for income taxes$65  $16 
          

    Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    Gross Billings, 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 Gross Billings, 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 Gross Billings as the gross amounts billed to customers on behalf of its models and talent for services performed. 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. There were no such non-recurring items during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. 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 third quarter ended September 30, 2023 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2023.

    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

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