Altisource Asset Management Corporation Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results
Altisource Asset Management Corporation ("AAMC" or the "Company") (NYSE:AAMC) today announced financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2022.
Fourth Quarter 2022 Highlights and Recent Developments
- Entered into forward contracts to sell alternative credit products to two of the US's largest institutional counterparties that manage insurance and credit money assets on January 31, 2023. The organizations have over $50 billion and $15 billion in assets under management.
- Earned $2.5 million from loan interest and fee income during the fourth quarter of 2022.
- As of December 31, 2022, AAMC's cash position was $12.8 million, which is net of the $94.7 million at quarter end for loans held for sale and investment at fair value.
- The Company entered into a $50 million line of credit agreement with NexBank.
- Announced that Danya Sawyer joined the Company as Chief Operating Officer of the Alternative Lending Group ("ALG") on February 1, 2023.
"Q4 and year to date, we've expanded our access to permanent capital, formed key distribution partnerships and bolstered our leadership team," said Jason Kopcak, Chief Executive Officer "Now with the team, process and distribution partners in place, we look forward to ramping up our originations, to meet growing demand in the multi-trillion-dollar private credit market."
Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 GAAP Financial Results
AAMC's net loss to common shareholders for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $(4.1) million compared to net loss of $(8.4) million for the same period in 2021. The loss per share was $(2.31) for the quarter, compared to $(4.09) for the same period in 2021.
AAMC's net loss to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2022 was $(15.9) million compared to net loss of $(6.0) million for the same period in 2021. Due to a $5.1 million gain on settlement of preferred shares in 2022, which was recorded directly to equity, but is included in the numerator for our earnings per share calculations; diluted earnings per share were $(5.64) for the year ended December 31, 2022, compared with $37.90 for the same period in 2021. The $37.90 includes an $88.0 million gain from a settlement of preferred stock that is not reflected in the net loss to common shareholders.
About AAMC
AAMC is a private credit provider that originates alternative assets to provide liquidity and capital to under-served markets. Additional information is available at www.altisourceamc.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding management's beliefs, estimates, projections, anticipations, and assumptions with respect to, among other things, the Company's financial results, margins, employee costs, future operations, business plans including its ability to sell loans and obtain funding, and investment strategies as well as industry and market conditions. These statements may be identified by words such as "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "may," "could," "should," "would," "plan," "estimate," "target," "seek," "believe," and other expressions or words of similar meaning. We caution that forward-looking statements are qualified by the existence of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from what is contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements may include, without limitation, our ability to develop our businesses, and to make them successful or sustain the performance of any such businesses; our ability to purchase, originate, and sell loans, our ability to obtain funding, market and industry conditions, particularly with respect to industry margins for loan products we may purchase, originate, or sell as well as the current inflationary economic and market conditions and rising interest rate environment; our ability to hire employees and the hiring of such employees; developments in the litigation regarding our redemption obligations under the Certificate of Designations of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock; and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the "Risk Factors" and other sections described from time to time in the Company's current and future filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list of factors should not be construed as exhaustive.
The statements made in this press release are current as of the date of this press release only. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or any other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Altisource Asset Management Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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Three months ended December 31, |
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Twelve months ended December 31, |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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2022 |
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2021 |
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(unaudited) |
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(unaudited) |
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Revenues: |
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Loan interest income |
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2,316 |
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— |
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4,579 |
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— |
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Loan fee income |
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178 |
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— |
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353 |
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— |
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Servicing fee revenue |
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32 |
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— |
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33 |
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— |
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Total revenues |
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2,526 |
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— |
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4,965 |
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— |
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Expenses: |
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Salaries and employee benefits |
$ |
1,797 |
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$ |
1,557 |
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$ |
5,839 |
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$ |
5,635 |
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Legal fees |
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817 |
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1,159 |
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4,349 |
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6,885 |
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Professional fees |
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1,064 |
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|
345 |
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1,901 |
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|
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1,531 |
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General and administrative |
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1,209 |
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|
684 |
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3,545 |
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|
2,573 |
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Servicing and asset management expense |
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250 |
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|
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— |
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|
683 |
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|
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— |
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Acquisition charges |
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— |
|
|
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2,555 |
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|
513 |
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|
|
3,908 |
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Interest expense |
|
893 |
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|
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— |
|
|
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1,328 |
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|
|
60 |
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Direct loan expense |
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23 |
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|
|
— |
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|
|
122 |
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|
|
— |
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Loan sales and marketing expense |
|
333 |
|
|
|
— |
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|
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338 |
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|
|
— |
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Total expenses |
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6,386 |
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|
|
6,300 |
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|
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18,618 |
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20,592 |
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Other income (expense): |
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Change in fair value of loans |
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(75 |
) |
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— |
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(1,963 |
) |
|
|
— |
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Change in fair value of equity securities |
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— |
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|
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— |
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|
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— |
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146 |
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Gain on sale of equity securities |
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— |
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— |
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|
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— |
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8,347 |
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Dividend income |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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3,061 |
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Other |
|
8 |
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7 |
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32 |
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|
94 |
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Total other (expense) income |
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(67 |
) |
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|
7 |
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(1,931 |
) |
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11,648 |
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Net loss from continuing operations before income tax |
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(3,927 |
) |
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(6,293 |
) |
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(15,584 |
) |
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(8,944 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
192 |
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|
|
2,098 |
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|
|
350 |
|
|
|
3,273 |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
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(4,119 |
) |
|
|
(8,391 |
) |
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(15,934 |
) |
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(12,217 |
) |
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Gain on discontinued operations (net of income tax expense of $1,272) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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6,213 |
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Net loss attributable to common stockholders |
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(4,119 |
) |
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(8,391 |
) |
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(15,934 |
) |
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(6,004 |
) |
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Continuing operations earnings per share |
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Net loss from continuing operations |
$ |
(4,119 |
) |
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(8,391 |
) |
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(15,934 |
) |
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(12,217 |
) |
Gain on preferred stock transaction |
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— |
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(23 |
) |
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5,122 |
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|
87,961 |
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Numerator for earnings per share from continuing operations |
$ |
(4,119 |
) |
|
|
(8,414 |
) |
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$ |
(10,812 |
) |
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$ |
75,744 |
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Earnings per share of common stock – Basic: |
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Continuing operations |
$ |
(2.31 |
) |
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$ |
(4.09 |
) |
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$ |
(5.64 |
) |
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$ |
37.83 |
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Discontinued operations |
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— |
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|
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— |
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|
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— |
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3.11 |
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Total |
$ |
(2.31 |
) |
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$ |
(4.09 |
) |
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$ |
(5.64 |
) |
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$ |
40.94 |
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Weighted average common stock outstanding |
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1,779,448 |
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2,055,561 |
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1,917,503 |
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2,002,111 |
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Earnings per share of common stock - Diluted: |
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Continuing operations |
$ |
(2.31 |
) |
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$ |
(4.09 |
) |
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$ |
(5.64 |
) |
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$ |
35.03 |
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Discontinued operations |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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2.87 |
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Total |
$ |
(2.31 |
) |
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$ |
(4.09 |
) |
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$ |
(5.64 |
) |
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$ |
37.90 |
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Weighted average common stock outstanding |
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1,779,448 |
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2,055,561 |
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1,917,503 |
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2,162,378 |
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Altisource Asset Management Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (In thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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December 31, 2022 |
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December 31, 2021 |
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ASSETS |
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Loans held for sale, at fair value |
$ |
11,593 |
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$ |
— |
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Loans held for investment, at fair value |
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83,143 |
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— |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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10,727 |
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78,349 |
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Restricted cash |
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2,047 |
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— |
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Other assets |
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10,137 |
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3,127 |
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Total assets |
$ |
117,647 |
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$ |
81,476 |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY |
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Liabilities |
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities |
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10,349 |
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|
7,145 |
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Lease liabilities |
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1,323 |
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|
|
859 |
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Credit facility |
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51,653 |
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— |
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Total liabilities |
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63,325 |
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|
8,004 |
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Commitments and contingencies: |
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Redeemable preferred stock: |
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Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 250,000 shares authorized as of December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. 144,212 shares issued and outstanding and $144,212 redemption value as of December 31, 2022 and 150,000 shares issued and outstanding and $150,000 redemption value as of December 31, 2021. |
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144,212 |
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150,000 |
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Stockholders' deficit: |
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Common stock, $.01 par value, 5,000,000 authorized shares; 3,432,294 and 1,783,862 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2022 and 3,416,541 and 2,055,561 shares issued and outstanding, respectively, as of December 31, 2021. |
|
34 |
|
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|
34 |
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Additional paid-in capital |
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149,010 |
|
|
|
143,523 |
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Retained earnings |
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41,516 |
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|
|
57,450 |
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Accumulated other comprehensive income |
|
20 |
|
|
|
54 |
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Treasury stock, at cost, 1,648,432 shares as of December 31, 2022 and 1,360,980 shares as of December 31, 2021. |
|
(280,470 |
) |
|
|
(277,589 |
) |
Total stockholders' deficit |
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(89,890 |
) |
|
|
(76,528 |
) |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
$ |
117,647 |
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$ |
81,476 |
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