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| We have an extremely robust full calendar |
| But let me tell you why we're so bullish kind of across the board where I think each of our divisions could have a record quarter that would offset really any loan loss reserve, in my opinion, as we're growing our business pretty dramatically |
| We have excellent operating leverage, and we're in a fantastic position if we have to wait another 6 months or 1 year, 1.5 years to get paid back on some of this because we did everything right to be strong enough that we can wait |
| We have an extremely robust pipeline into Q1 and beyond, and we're very, very comfortable that there's multiple years of growth |
| So that's a good feeling |
| So we're bullish if we're looking at that charge very seriously -- and at the same time, we're extremely confident in the future and open to any questions anyone has |
| The $13 million guidance we gave for this year, I'm still confirming after we took the loan loss reserve, and I'm positive that next year and the year after, you'll see growth |
| And we're very bullish across both those businesses going forward |
| This was another very positive quarter for the company, where we delivered strong operating results on both sides of our business |
| Brian Cobb It's been really good because most of what we're doing is not for the Fortune 1000, big Pfizer's of the world, the Amgens of the world |
| Industrial posted a solid third quarter operating income of $2.1 million, with strong results from its core option business |
| Our financial asset division posted an excellent quarter as well, with operating income for the 3 and 9 months ended up 18% and 110% compared to the prior year periods, respectively |
| We are seeing sustained tailwinds with the current state of the economy, given consumer debt at record levels and high volumes of charged-off portfolios |
| The Brokerage segment is positioned to capitalize from continued growth in the volume of nonperforming loans and charged-off credit card accounts |
| NLEX had a record quarter in the brokerage business this last quarter and is forecasting a record quarter once again |
| So that stays solid, along with that staying solid, our value is growing because when we're moving into times with a little bit more rocky roads and those times valuation businesses are more needed |
| So I'll wrap this up by reiterating that this was a great quarter for us with strong macro tailwinds and both sides of our business performing well and benefiting from increased asset volume |
| We have excellent cash flow |
| Q4 looks like it has the potential to be a record quarter |
| We expect the financial asset business to stay profitable and the loan book to grow, albeit a little bit more cautiously and slowly over the next couple of years |
| So our marketplaces are really full this quarter coming up Q4, I think will be the best quarter in the history of NLEX |
| So I think there's a solid base of buyers right now |
| So there's tremendous leverage |
| We think that next year is going to be the best year in the history of the company, and we have every reason to believe that and every indication to believe that looking at the pipeline across the board |
| Thank you for being shareholders, and we'll keep on trying to perform at the very best we can and feeling pretty good about where we sit today |
| Our balance sheet remains strong with stockholder's equity of $56 million as of September 30, 2023, up from $48 million at December 31, 2022, and a net working capital of $13.8 million |
| So over the next 30 days, we should really have a lot more visibility to report back to you on our ability to come up with an extension that works for our senior lender and works for us and let you know in basically more detail exactly where we're at and how we hopefully avoided a default, which we are very promisingly believe we can as of today |
| It's having a true record Q4 and not just are we getting new sellers, but the current sellers are giving us more and more product now because they have more and more product to sell |
| We're very successful if anybody wants to contact us after this call and have any one-on-one discussion |
| So the good news there is our loan book has grown to $35 million plus while our bank debt is only $7 million |
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| I've already addressed that Heritage Global Capital is struggling at some point with the amount of loans being paid off as fast as we anticipated |
| The pricing has gone down to more normal levels |
| In this environment, however, the offsetting impact is that consumers have less capacity to pay their debts, resulting in lower collections in the near term, which we are seeing across the industry |
| We recognize that there exists an elevated risk related to the underlying collateral and thus, our loan book due to the reduced collection rates |
| And you said the absorption rates were still high, although the pricing maybe is a little softer |
| If you listen to PRA, you listen to Encore, they're all saying that the collection curves are slowing, but at the same time, the collection curves are slowing, the volume is growing literally quarter to quarter, George |
| There's still literally hundreds and hundreds of biotech companies that are struggling and are going to need assets to be sold |
| If you saw that the big public companies, PRA and Encore, also announced that the collection curves have slowed it's an industry-wide issue that collection curves have slowed, and that's why we're working with them, Mark |
| We haven't had a portfolio that we've been unable to get bids on |
| So we're somewhat stunned by the number of auctions that you've had |
| Worry far more about the people you owe money to |
| George Sutton Sorry, I missed your earlier prepared comments |
| They were a little aggressive in how fast the is going through |
| And what happens that people may not understand when times get tighter, there's an increase, not a decrease in the volume of people that will buy used equipment |
| In other words, the demand for the charged-off loans |
| This situation is not having an impact on our other operating businesses, including NLEX, which continues to perform at record levels |
| He said to me, kiid, never worry too much about the money that people owe you |
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