Reports Q1 2024 EBITDA of $0.5 million
FORT WORTH, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 15, 2024 / Sadot Group Inc. (NASDAQ:SDOT) (the "Sadot Group" or the "Company"), an emerging player in the global food supply chain sector, today announced its first quarter results ending March 31, 2024. Chief Executive Officer Michael Roper and Chief Financial Officer Jennifer Black will host a conference call at 4:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time on Thursday, May 16, 2024, to discuss the results. All interested parties are invited to join this call. The Q1 2024 financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, are available on the Investors section of the Company's website, as well as on www.nasdaq.com.
For the quarter ending March 31, 2024, Sadot Group reported an improvement in the Company's net loss by approximately $0.8 million year over year. The Company had Q1 2024 revenues of $107.9 million, reporting a net loss of approximately $0.3 million, a considerable improvement compared to a net loss of approximately $1.1 million for the firstquarter of 2023. Additionally, Sadot Group's Q1 2024 EBITDA showed a gain of $0.5 million, marking a positive shift from a $0.4 million loss in the first quarter of 2023.
Overall market conditions in the agri-commodity sector presented challenges in Q1. One of the largest challenges was China's unexpected absence in the wheat market. As the world's largest buyer of wheat, China's pause on wheat had a material negative impact on the market. In addition to the China situation, the Company also saw softness in overall agri-commodity prices combined with expected seasonality factors. Because of these challenges, Q1 total revenue declined for Sadot Group.
"Despite the revenue decline, I am pleased to report that through other areas of our business we improved our net income, improved our EBITDA, increased our total assets, and improved our working capital surplus. Importantly, we believe the market is showing indications that the headwinds on revenue may begin to subside in Q2 and Q3. In fact, revenue for the month of April 2024 has already shown improvements with $56 million in revenue coming in for the agri-foods division," said Michael Roper.
The Company also made significant progress on five strategic initiatives in Q1 as follows:
Financial highlights for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
Strategic and operational highlights during the first quarter of 2024 include:
Sadot Agri-Foods Operations (Origination, Trade and the Farm)
Sadot Food Service Operations (Legacy Restaurant Brands)
Outlook
Sadot Group remains dedicated to enhancing shareholder value, achieving sustainable growth, and optimizing returns for the Company's stakeholders through strategic decision-making, global expansion, and operational efficiency. Please register to join the Sadot Management team for the Q1 2024 earnings call, covering the period ending March 31, 2024.
Webcast Details
Date: May 16, 2024
Time: 4:30 PM EST / 1:30 PM PST
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About Sadot Group Inc.
Sadot Group Inc. has rapidly established itself as an emerging player in the global food supply chain. Sadot Group provides innovative and sustainable supply chain solutions that address the world's growing food security challenges.
Sadot Group currently operates within key verticals of the global food supply chain including global agri-commodity origination and trading operations for food/feed products such as soybean meal, wheat and corn, and farm operations producing grains and tree crops in Southern Africa.
Sadot Group connects producers and consumers across the globe, sourcing agri-commodity products from producing geographies such as the Americas, Africa and the Black Sea and delivering to markets in Southeast Asia, China and the Middle East/North Africa region.
Sadot Group is headquartered in Ft. Worth, Texas with subsidiary operations in Miami, Dubai, Sao Paulo, Singapore, Kyiv and Zambia. For more information, please visit www.sadotgroupinc.com.
Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
March 31, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Assets | ||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||
Cash | 1,214 | 1,354 | ||||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0.2 million and $0.2 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 23,095 | 52,920 | ||||||
Inventory | 2,383 | 2,561 | ||||||
Assets held for sale | 6,950 | - | ||||||
Other current assets | 58,584 | 56,016 | ||||||
Total current assets | 92,226 | 112,851 | ||||||
Right to use assets | - | 1,284 | ||||||
Property and equipment, net | 11,961 | 12,883 | ||||||
Goodwill | - | 1,798 | ||||||
Intangible assets, net | - | 2,833 | ||||||
Other non-current assets | 46,340 | 46,442 | ||||||
Total assets | 150,527 | 178,091 | ||||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 23,342 | 50,167 | ||||||
Notes payable, current, net of discount of $0.1 million and $0.2 million as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 3,640 | 6,531 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, current | - | 385 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, current | 2,165 | 1,229 | ||||||
Liabilities held for sale | 3,752 | - | ||||||
Other current liabilities | 46,111 | 46,270 | ||||||
Total current liabilities | 79,010 | 104,582 | ||||||
Contract liability, non-current | 46,048 | 46,048 | ||||||
Notes payable, non-current | - | 622 | ||||||
Operating lease liability, non-current | - | 1,027 | ||||||
Deferred revenue, non-current | 292 | 1,555 | ||||||
Total liabilities | 125,350 | 153,834 | ||||||
Commitments and Contingencies | ||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||||
Common stock, $0.0001 par value, 200 million shares authorized, 44.2 million and 40.5 million shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively | 4 | 4 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 109,281 | 107,988 | ||||||
Accumulated deficit | (87,444 | ) | (87,179 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) / income | (52 | ) | 8 | |||||
Total Sadot Group Inc. shareholders' equity | 21,789 | 20,821 | ||||||
Non-controlling interest | 3,388 | 3,436 | ||||||
Total stockholders' equity | 25,177 | 24,257 | ||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | 150,527 | 178,091 |
Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Commodity sales | 106,507 | 210,366 | ||||||
Company restaurant sales, net of discounts | 1,157 | 2,301 | ||||||
Franchise royalties and fees | 257 | 284 | ||||||
Franchise advertising fund contributions | 15 | 16 | ||||||
Cost of goods sold | (108,276 | ) | (208,294 | ) | ||||
Gross (loss) profit | (340 | ) | 4,673 | |||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | (280 | ) | (633 | ) | ||||
Franchise advertising fund expenses | (15 | ) | (16 | ) | ||||
Pre-opening expenses | - | (36 | ) | |||||
Post-closing expenses | (19 | ) | (94 | ) | ||||
Stock-based expenses | (796 | ) | (3,359 | ) | ||||
Sales, general and administrative expenses | (2,096 | ) | (2,142 | ) | ||||
Loss from operations | (3,546 | ) | (1,607 | ) | ||||
Other income | - | - | ||||||
Interest (expense) / income, net | (490 | ) | 3 | |||||
Change in fair value of stock-based compensation | 476 | 541 | ||||||
Gain on fair value remeasurement | 3,259 | - | ||||||
Loss on sale of trading securities | (11 | ) | - | |||||
Loss Before Income Tax | (312 | ) | (1,063 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | 1 | 3 | ||||||
Net loss | (313 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 48 | - | ||||||
Net loss attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (265 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Net Loss Per Share attributable to Sadot Group Inc.: | ||||||||
Basic and Diluted | (0.01 | ) | (0.04 | ) | ||||
Weighted-Average # of Common Shares Outstanding: | ||||||||
Basic and Diluted | 41,869,051 | 29,443,394 |
Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations (Continued)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Net loss | (313 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Foreign exchange translation adjustment | - | - | ||||||
Unrealized loss, net of income tax | (60 | ) | - | |||||
Total other comprehensive loss | (60 | ) | - | |||||
Total comprehensive loss | (373 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interest | 48 | - | ||||||
Total Comprehensive loss attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (325 | ) | (1,066 | ) |
Sadot Group, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Cash Flows from Operating Activities | ||||||||
Net loss | (313 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 280 | 633 | ||||||
Stock-based expenses | 796 | 3,414 | ||||||
Change in fair value of compensation | 476 | 541 | ||||||
Unrealized loss, net of income tax | (60 | ) | - | |||||
Loss on disposal of assets | 63 | - | ||||||
Bad debt expense | - | (5 | ) | |||||
Transfer to assets held for sale | (265 | ) | - | |||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||||
Accounts receivable, net | 29,566 | (4,821 | ) | |||||
Inventory | - | (34,848 | ) | |||||
Other current assets | (2,690 | ) | 111 | |||||
Other non-current assets | 36 | - | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | (26,498 | ) | 32,828 | |||||
Other current liabilities | 71 | 14 | ||||||
Operating right to use assets and lease liabilities, net | (61 | ) | (30 | ) | ||||
Deferred revenue | 1,198 | (53 | ) | |||||
Total adjustments | 2,912 | (2,216 | ) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 2,599 | (3,282 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows from Investing Activities | ||||||||
Deposit on farmland | - | (87 | ) | |||||
Purchases of property and equipment | (11 | ) | (109 | ) | ||||
Disposal of property and equipment | 62 | - | ||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 51 | (196 | ) | |||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities | ||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable | 1,500 | - | ||||||
Repayments of notes payable | (4,290 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
Net cash used in financing activities | (2,790 | ) | (34 | ) | ||||
Net Decrease in Cash | (140 | ) | (3,512 | ) | ||||
Cash - beginning of period | 1,354 | 9,898 | ||||||
Cash - end of period | 1,214 | 6,386 |
Reconciliations of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Other Non-GAAP Measures
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP measures. The Company defines EBITDA as Net loss, adjusted for depreciation, amortization, interest income / (expense), and income taxes. The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA as Net loss, adjusted for depreciation, amortization, net interest (income) expense, income taxes, impairment expenses, stock-based consulting expense, derived from amounts presented in the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. The Company believes that EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, (collectively, the "Non-GAAP Measures") are useful metrics for investors to understand and evaluate its operating results and ongoing profitability because they permit investors to evaluate its recurring profitability from its ongoing operating activities.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin, have certain limitations, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of its results of operations as reported under U.S. GAAP. The Company cautions investors that amounts presented in accordance with its definitions of any of the Non-GAAP Measures may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other issuers, because some issuers calculate certain of the Non-GAAP Measures differently or not at all, limiting their usefulness as direct comparative measures.
The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA from the most comparable U.S. GAAP measure, Net loss, and the calculations of the Net loss margin and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023:
Three Months Ended March 31, | ||||||||
2024 | 2023 | |||||||
$'000 | $'000 | |||||||
Net income / (loss) | (313 | ) | (1,066 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to EBITDA: | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expenses | 280 | 633 | ||||||
Interest (income) / expense, net | 490 | (3 | ) | |||||
Income tax expense | 1 | 3 | ||||||
EBITDA | 458 | (433 | ) | |||||
Adjustments to Adjusted EBITDA: | ||||||||
Change in fair value of stock-based compensation | (476 | ) | (541 | ) | ||||
Loss on sale of trading securities | 11 | - | ||||||
Gain on fair value remeasurement | (3,259 | ) | - | |||||
Stock-based consulting expenses | 796 | 3,359 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | (2,470 | ) | 2,385 | |||||
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest | 48 | - | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (2,422 | ) | 2,385 | |||||
Gross Profit | (340 | ) | 4,673 | |||||
Gross Profit attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (292 | ) | 4,673 | |||||
Net loss Margin attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (0.3) | % | (0.5) | % | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin attributable to Sadot Group Inc. | (2.2) | % | 1.1 | % |
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release may include "forward-looking statements" pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. To the extent that the information presented in this press release discusses financial projections, information, or expectations about our business plans, results of operations, products, or markets, or otherwise makes statements about future events, such statements are forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "should", "may," "intends," "anticipates," "believes," "estimates," "projects," "forecasts," "expects," "plans," and "proposes." Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, there are a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from such forward-looking statements. You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are contained, and Sadot Group, Inc., does not undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law.
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SOURCE: Sadot Group Inc.