Open Lending Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results

AUSTIN, Texas, May 07, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Open Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:LPRO) (the "Company" or "Open Lending"), an industry trailblazer in lending enablement and risk analytics solutions for financial institutions, today reported financial results for its first quarter of 2024.

"I am pleased to report that in the first quarter of 2024, we exceeded the high end of our guidance for both certified loans and revenue and exceeded the mid-point for Adjusted EBITDA," said Chuck Jehl, Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer. "We are encouraged that market conditions appear to be improving. We remain focused on optimizing our core credit union and captive finance company businesses, while expanding our penetration into bank and finance companies."

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Highlights

The Company facilitated 28,189 certified loans during the first quarter of 2024, compared to 32,408 certified loans in the first quarter of 2023.
Total revenue was $30.7 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared to $38.4 million in the first quarter of 2023. The first quarter of 2024 was negatively impacted by a $1.1 million reduction in estimated future profit share revenues related to business in historic vintages as compared to a $0.7 million increase in the first quarter of 2023.
Gross profit was $25.0 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared to $32.9 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Net income was $5.1 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared to $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2023.
Adjusted EBITDA was $12.5 million during the first quarter of 2024, compared to $21.2 million in the first quarter of 2023.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. A reconciliation of this non-GAAP financial measure to its most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided in the financial table included at the end of this press release. An explanation of this measure and how it is calculated is also included under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

Second Quarter 2024 Outlook

Based on trends into 2024, the Company is issuing its second quarter 2024 guidance ranges as follows:

Total Certified Loans	27,000 - 30,000
Total Revenue	$29 - $33 million
Adjusted EBITDA	$10 - $14 million

The guidance provided above includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of U.S. securities laws. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Conference Call
Open Lending will host a conference call to discuss the first quarter 2024 financial results today at 5:00 pm ET. The conference call will be webcast live from the Company's investor relations website at https://investors.openlending.com/ under the "Events" section. The conference call can also be accessed live over the phone by dialing (844) 825-9789, or for international callers (412) 317-5180; the conference ID is 10187879. An archive of the webcast will be available at the same location on the website shortly after the call has concluded.

About Open Lending
Open Lending (NASDAQ:LPRO) provides loan analytics, risk-based pricing, risk modeling and default insurance to auto lenders throughout the United States. For over 20 years, we have been empowering financial institutions to create profitable auto loan portfolios with less risk and more reward. For more information, please visit www.openlending.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes certain statements that are not historical facts but are forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements related to market trends, consumer behavior and demand for automotive loans, as well as future financial performance under the heading "Second Quarter 2024 Outlook" above. Forward-looking statements generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or that are not statements of historical matters. These statements are based on various assumptions and on the current expectations of the Company's management and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to serve as, and must not be relied on by any investor as, a guarantee, an assurance, a prediction or a definitive statement of fact or probability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to predict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances are beyond the Company's control. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including general economic, market, political and business conditions; applicable taxes, inflation, supply chain disruptions including global hostilities and responses thereto, interest rates and the regulatory environment; the outcome of judicial proceedings to which Open Lending may become a party; and other risks discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023. If the risks materialize or assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by these forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that the Company presently does not know or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect the Company's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company's assessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release. Accordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The non-GAAP financial measures included in this press release are financial information that has not been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company uses Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin and Adjusted operating cash flows internally in analyzing our financial results and believes these measures are useful to investors, as a supplement to GAAP measures, in evaluating our ongoing operational performance. The Company believes that the use of non-GAAP financial measures provides an additional tool for investors to use in evaluating ongoing operating results and trends and in comparing our financial results with other companies in our industry, many of which present similar non-GAAP financial measures to investors.

The Company believes these measures provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating its operating results in the same manner as its management and board of directors. In addition, these measures provide useful measures for period-to-period comparisons of our business, as they remove the effect of certain non-cash items and certain non-recurring variable charges. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as GAAP net income excluding interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization expense of property and equipment, and share-based compensation expense. Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA expressed as a percentage of total revenue. Adjusted operating cash flows is defined as Adjusted EBITDA, minus CAPEX, +/- change in contract assets.

Non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review the reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to their most directly comparable GAAP financial measure provided in the financial statement tables included below in this press release.

Contact:
ICR for Open Lending
Investors
openlending@icrinc.com

OPEN LENDING CORPORATION
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	246,972	$	240,206
Restricted cash		8,103		6,463
Accounts receivable, net		5,751		4,616
Current contract assets, net		21,346		28,704
Income tax receivable		5,631		7,035
Other current assets		2,665		2,852
Total current assets		290,468		289,876
Fixed assets, net		4,131		3,913
Operating lease right-of-use asset, net		3,828		3,990
Contract assets		10,582		610
Deferred tax asset, net		67,959		70,113
Other assets		3,630		5,535
Total assets	$	380,598	$	374,037
Liabilities and stockholders' equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable	$	440	$	375
Accrued expenses		7,895		8,131
Current portion of debt		4,688		4,688
Third-party claims administration liability		8,126		6,464
Other current liabilities		956		932
Total current liabilities		22,105		20,590
Long-term debt, net of deferred financing costs		138,510		139,357
Operating lease liabilities		3,279		3,450
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