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    Forge Global Holdings, Inc. Reports Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2024 Results

    8/7/24 4:10:00 PM ET
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    • Total Revenue Less Transaction Based Expenses increased to $22.0 million in 2Q24, up 15% quarter-over-quarter and 32% over the year-ago quarter
    • Total Marketplace Revenues, Less Transaction Based Expenses increased to $11.4 million in 2Q24, up 35% quarter-over-quarter and 103% over the year-ago quarter
    • Trading Volume increased to $426.3 million in 2Q24, up 62% quarter-over-quarter and 178% over the year-ago quarter
    • Net Take Rate was 2.7% in 2Q24
    • Planned Expense Reductions are expected to improve margins and savings, on an annualized basis, of an estimated $11.3 million

    Forge Global Holdings, Inc. ("Forge," or the "Company") (NYSE:FRGE), a leading private securities marketplace, today announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2024.

    "In Q2, we recorded our fifth consecutive quarter of revenue growth – with a 15% increase over Q1, attributable to increased trading activity as the market reawakens," said Kelly Rodriques, CEO of Forge. "Throughout the downturn, we continued to invest in our Next Generation Platform technology while delivering additional products and capabilities to market to prepare Forge for this moment. Because of the targeted investments we've made, we're in a position now to advance planned cost savings and deliver them to our bottom line. And to that end, we announced today a decisive action to reduce our expenses and to accelerate our timeline to profitability."

    Financial Highlights for the Second Quarter 2024

    Revenue: Total revenue less transaction-based expenses was $22.0 million compared to $19.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Operating Loss: Total operating loss was $17.7 million compared to total operating loss of $25.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Net Loss: Net loss was $14.0 million compared to net loss of $19.0 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Adjusted EBITDA: Total adjusted EBITDA was a loss of $7.9 million compared to total adjusted EBITDA loss of $13.5 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024. Adjusted EBITDA in the quarter ended March 31, 2024 included non-recurring charges of $2.8 million in connection with legacy legal matters.

    Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Net cash used in operating activities was $14.4 million compared to $12.4 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Cash Flow from Investing Activities: Net cash provided from investing activities was $6.3 million compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Cash Flow from Financing Activities: Net cash used in financing activities was $0.9 million compared to $2.1 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2024.

    Ending Cash Balance: Cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2024 was $120.5 million.

    Share Count: Basic weighted-average number of shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2024, was 183 million shares and fully diluted outstanding share count as of June 30, 2024 was 201 million shares.

    We estimate for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 that Forge will have 184 million weighted average basic shares outstanding, which will be used to calculate earnings per share in a loss position.

    Fully diluted outstanding share count includes all common shares outstanding plus shares that would be issued in respect to outstanding options and warrants, net of shares to be withheld in respect to exercise price of the respective instruments. Instruments that are out of the money are excluded from the fully diluted outstanding share count.

    KPIs for the Second Quarter 2024

    • Trading Volume increased from $262.5 million to $426.3 million, up 62% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Net Take Rate was 2.7%, down from 3.2% prior quarter.
    • Total Marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses, increased from $8.5 million to $11.4 million, up 35% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Total Custodial Administration Fee revenues decreased from $10.7 million to $10.6 million, down 1% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Total Custodial Accounts increased from 2.15 million to 2.21 million, up 3% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Total Assets Under Custody increased from $16.5 billion to $16.6 billion, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.

    Additional Business Metrics for the Second Quarter 2024

    • Forge Trust Custodial Cash: Forge Trust Custodial Cash totaled $495 million, up 3% quarter-over-quarter from $481 million.
    • Total Number of Companies with Indications of Interest (IOIs): The total number of companies with IOIs were 551, up 1% quarter-over-quarter.
    • Headcount: Forge finished out the quarter ended June 30, 2024 with a total headcount of 338. Additionally, Forge announced planned expense reductions today which include a reduction in headcount costs by roughly 11%, as well as additional expense reductions. This action is expected to improve margins and produce savings of an estimated $11.3 million on an annualized basis.

    Please refer to the section titled "Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information" and the tables within this press release which contain explanations and reconciliations of the Company's non-GAAP financial measures.

    Business Highlights

    • Forge Global's Private Market Index Now Tracked by Accuidity Strategy, Offering Diversified Exposure to Late-Stage Companies: The Forge Accuidity Private Market Index – which tracks the performance of late-stage, venture-backed companies - has been adopted by Accuidity within their Megacorn strategy ("Accuidity"). Accuidity is a Boston-based institutional asset manager that is seeking to replicate this newly created Forge index. The Forge Accuidity Private Market Index tracks the performance of 60 venture-backed, late-stage, private growth companies including SpaceX, Anduril, Scale AI, Epic Games, Chime and others. All names are ranked according to a modified capitalization weighting methodology with an annual rebalance frequency.
    • Forge Launches in Europe Amidst Growing Demand for Access to Private Company Liquidity: Connecting directly to the global interest book and leveraging Forge's infrastructure, data services and technology solutions, Forge Europe provides sellers with access to an extensive pool of liquidity and buyers with the opportunity to buy shares in some of the world's most exciting growth companies. With operational hubs in Berlin, Germany, integrated within the Deutsche Börse network, as well as in London, UK, Forge Europe has now closed its first trades in cooperation with local partners and is planning to further expand across Europe into Austria, Switzerland and France.

    Webcast/Conference Call Details

    Forge will host a webcast conference call today, August 7th, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time / 1:30 p.m Pacific Time to discuss these financial results and business highlights. The listen-only webcast is available at https://ir.forgeglobal.com. Investors and participants can access the conference call over the phone by dialing 1 (800) 715-9871 from the United States, or +1 (646) 307-1963 internationally. The conference ID is 6194475.

    Following the conference call, an on-demand replay of the webcast will be made available on the Investor Relations page of the Company's website at https://ir.forgeglobal.com.

    Use of Non-GAAP Financial Information

    In addition to our financial results determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), we present Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure. We use Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA, when taken together with the corresponding GAAP financial measure, provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our performance by excluding specific financial items that have less bearing on our core operating performance. We consider Adjusted EBITDA to be an important measure because it helps illustrate underlying trends in our business and our historical operating performance on a more consistent basis.

    However, non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, has limitations as an analytical tool and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, other companies, including companies in our industry, may calculate similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to evaluate their performance, all of which could reduce the usefulness of Adjusted EBITDA as a tool for comparison. A reconciliation is provided below for Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with GAAP. Investors are encouraged to review Adjusted EBITDA and the reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business.

    We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc., adjusted to exclude: (i) net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest, (ii) provision for income taxes, (iii) interest (income) expense, net, (iv) depreciation and amortization, (v) share-based compensation expense, (vi) change in fair value of warrant liabilities, and (vii) other significant gains, losses, and expenses such as impairments or acquisition-related transaction costs that we believe are not indicative of our ongoing results.

    Forward-Looking Statements

    This press release contains "forward-looking statements," which generally are accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "could," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "target," "goal," "expect," "should," "would," "plan," "predict," "project," "forecast," "potential," "seem," "seek," "future," "outlook," and similar expressions that predict, indicate or relate to future events or trends or Forge's future financial or operating performance, or that are not statements of historical matters. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding Forge's beliefs regarding its financial position and operating performance, as well as future opportunities for Forge to expand its business. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, while considered reasonable by Forge and its management, are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described in Forge's documents filed, or to be filed, with the SEC, including in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that will be filed on or around the date of this press release. There may be additional risks that Forge presently does not know of or that it currently believes are immaterial that could also cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements reflect Forge's expectations, plans or forecasts of future events and views as of the date of this press release. Forge anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its assessments to change. However, while Forge may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Forge specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Forge'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.

    About Forge

    Forge is a leading provider of marketplace infrastructure, data services and technology solutions for private market participants. Forge Securities LLC is a registered broker-dealer and a Member of FINRA that operates an alternative trading system.

    FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

    Consolidated Balance Sheets

    (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

     

     

    June 30, 2024

    (Unaudited)

     

    December 31,

    2023

    Assets

     

     

     

    Current assets:

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    120,475

     

     

    $

    144,722

     

    Restricted cash

     

    1,089

     

     

     

    1,062

     

    Accounts receivable, net

     

    4,524

     

     

     

    4,067

     

    Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     

    10,930

     

     

     

    13,253

     

    Total current assets

     

    137,018

     

     

     

    163,104

     

    Internal-use software, property and equipment, net

     

    3,993

     

     

     

    5,192

     

    Goodwill and other intangible assets, net

     

    127,961

     

     

     

    129,919

     

    Operating lease right-of-use assets

     

    7,324

     

     

     

    4,308

     

    Payment-dependent notes receivable, noncurrent

     

    6,758

     

     

     

    5,593

     

    Other assets, noncurrent

     

    2,606

     

     

     

    2,615

     

    Total assets

    $

    285,660

     

     

    $

    310,731

     

    Liabilities and stockholders' equity

     

     

     

    Current liabilities:

     

     

     

    Accounts payable

    $

    1,656

     

     

    $

    1,831

     

    Accrued compensation and benefits

     

    9,079

     

     

     

    11,004

     

    Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

     

    6,818

     

     

     

    8,861

     

    Operating lease liabilities, current

     

    3,357

     

     

     

    2,516

     

    Total current liabilities

     

    20,910

     

     

     

    24,212

     

    Operating lease liabilities, noncurrent

     

    5,326

     

     

     

    2,707

     

    Payment-dependent notes payable, noncurrent

     

    6,758

     

     

     

    5,593

     

    Warrant liabilities

     

    2,889

     

     

     

    9,616

     

    Other liabilities, noncurrent

     

    303

     

     

     

    185

     

    Total liabilities

     

    36,186

     

     

     

    42,313

     

    Commitments and contingencies

     

     

     

    Stockholders' equity:

     

     

     

    Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 182,670,074 and 176,899,814 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

     

    19

     

     

     

    18

     

    Treasury stock, at cost; 157,193 shares as of June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively

     

    (625

    )

     

     

    (625

    )

    Additional paid-in capital

     

    558,266

     

     

     

    543,846

     

    Accumulated other comprehensive income

     

    721

     

     

     

    911

     

    Accumulated deficit

     

    (312,986

    )

     

     

    (280,638

    )

    Total Forge Global Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity

     

    245,395

     

     

     

    263,512

     

    Noncontrolling interest

     

    4,079

     

     

     

    4,906

     

    Total stockholders' equity

     

    249,474

     

     

     

    268,418

     

    Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

    $

    285,660

     

     

    $

    310,731

     

    FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

    (In thousands of U.S. dollars, except share and per share data)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

    June 30,

    2024

     

    March 31,

    2024

     

    June 30,

    2023

     

    June 30,

    2024

     

    June 30,

    2023

    Revenues:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Marketplace revenues

    $

    11,679

     

     

    $

    8,520

     

     

    $

    5,723

     

     

    $

    20,199

     

     

    $

    10,355

     

    Custodial administration fees

     

    10,603

     

     

     

    10,722

     

     

     

    10,997

     

     

     

    21,325

     

     

     

    21,844

     

    Total revenues

     

    22,282

     

     

     

    19,242

     

     

     

    16,720

     

     

     

    41,524

     

     

     

    32,199

     

    Transaction-based expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Transaction-based expenses

     

    (256

    )

     

     

    (29

    )

     

     

    (83

    )

     

     

    (285

    )

     

     

    (102

    )

    Total revenues, less transaction-based expenses

     

    22,026

     

     

     

    19,213

     

     

     

    16,637

     

     

     

    41,239

     

     

     

    32,097

     

    Operating expenses:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Compensation and benefits

     

    28,784

     

     

     

    29,843

     

     

     

    25,154

     

     

     

    58,627

     

     

     

    50,916

     

    Technology and communications

     

    2,649

     

     

     

    3,060

     

     

     

    3,475

     

     

     

    5,709

     

     

     

    6,865

     

    Professional services

     

    1,605

     

     

     

    2,217

     

     

     

    3,265

     

     

     

    3,822

     

     

     

    6,001

     

    Advertising and market development

     

    1,243

     

     

     

    1,090

     

     

     

    876

     

     

     

    2,333

     

     

     

    1,553

     

    Rent and occupancy

     

    1,107

     

     

     

    1,135

     

     

     

    1,148

     

     

     

    2,242

     

     

     

    2,474

     

    General and administrative

     

    2,508

     

     

     

    5,062

     

     

     

    3,525

     

     

     

    7,570

     

     

     

    6,273

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    1,781

     

     

     

    1,816

     

     

     

    1,747

     

     

     

    3,597

     

     

     

    3,536

     

    Total operating expenses

     

    39,677

     

     

     

    44,223

     

     

     

    39,190

     

     

     

    83,900

     

     

     

    77,618

     

    Operating loss

     

    (17,651

    )

     

     

    (25,010

    )

     

     

    (22,553

    )

     

     

    (42,661

    )

     

     

    (45,521

    )

    Interest and other income (expense):

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Interest income

     

    1,495

     

     

     

    1,709

     

     

     

    1,319

     

     

     

    3,204

     

     

     

    2,828

     

    Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     

    2,280

     

     

     

    4,447

     

     

     

    (3,790

    )

     

     

    6,727

     

     

     

    (3,622

    )

    Other income, net

     

    94

     

     

     

    76

     

     

     

    217

     

     

     

    170

     

     

     

    432

     

    Total interest and other income (expense)

     

    3,869

     

     

     

    6,232

     

     

     

    (2,254

    )

     

     

    10,101

     

     

     

    (362

    )

    Loss before provision for income taxes

     

    (13,782

    )

     

     

    (18,778

    )

     

     

    (24,807

    )

     

     

    (32,560

    )

     

     

    (45,883

    )

    Provision for income taxes

     

    258

     

     

     

    216

     

     

     

    293

     

     

     

    474

     

     

     

    478

     

    Net loss

     

    (14,040

    )

     

     

    (18,994

    )

     

     

    (25,100

    )

     

     

    (33,034

    )

     

     

    (46,361

    )

    Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     

    (316

    )

     

     

    (370

    )

     

     

    (211

    )

     

     

    (686

    )

     

     

    (284

    )

    Net loss attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc.

    $

    (13,724

    )

     

    $

    (18,624

    )

     

    $

    (24,889

    )

     

    $

    (32,348

    )

     

    $

    (46,077

    )

    Net loss per share attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc. common stockholders:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

    $

    (0.08

    )

     

    $

    (0.10

    )

     

    $

    (0.14

    )

     

    $

    (0.18

    )

     

    $

    (0.27

    )

    Diluted

    $

    (0.08

    )

     

    $

    (0.10

    )

     

    $

    (0.14

    )

     

    $

    (0.18

    )

     

    $

    (0.27

    )

    Weighted-average shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc. common stockholders:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Basic

     

    182,681,065

     

     

     

    179,910,522

     

     

     

    173,289,549

     

     

     

    181,680,268

     

     

     

    172,565,508

     

    Diluted

     

    182,681,065

     

     

     

    179,910,522

     

     

     

    173,289,549

     

     

     

    181,680,268

     

     

     

    172,565,508

     

    FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

    Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

    (In thousands of U.S. dollars)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    March 31, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

    Cash flows from operating activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss

    $

    (14,040

    )

     

    $

    (18,994

    )

     

    $

    (25,100

    )

     

    $

    (33,034

    )

     

    $

    (46,361

    )

    Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operations:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Share-based compensation

     

    7,859

     

     

     

    9,467

     

     

     

    8,809

     

     

     

    17,326

     

     

     

    16,210

     

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    1,781

     

     

     

    1,816

     

     

     

    1,747

     

     

     

    3,597

     

     

     

    3,536

     

    Amortization of right-of-use assets

     

    662

     

     

     

    643

     

     

     

    734

     

     

     

    1,305

     

     

     

    1,579

     

    Loss on impairment of long lived assets

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    536

     

    Impairment of right-of-use assets

     

    —

     

     

     

    186

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    186

     

     

     

    —

     

    Allowance for doubtful accounts

     

    107

     

     

     

    109

     

     

     

    49

     

     

     

    216

     

     

     

    171

     

    Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     

    (2,280

    )

     

     

    (4,447

    )

     

     

    3,790

     

     

     

    (6,727

    )

     

     

    3,622

     

    Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Accounts receivable

     

    923

     

     

     

    (1,596

    )

     

     

    (1,448

    )

     

     

    (673

    )

     

     

    (1,313

    )

    Prepaid expenses and other assets

     

    (5,353

    )

     

     

    1,125

     

     

     

    (2,227

    )

     

     

    (4,228

    )

     

     

    219

     

    Accounts payable

     

    (1,004

    )

     

     

    1,066

     

     

     

    148

     

     

     

    62

     

     

     

    (1,229

    )

    Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     

    (4,636

    )

     

     

    2,782

     

     

     

    1,691

     

     

     

    (1,854

    )

     

     

    1,288

     

    Accrued compensation and benefits

     

    2,041

     

     

     

    (3,967

    )

     

     

    (783

    )

     

     

    (1,926

    )

     

     

    (7,514

    )

    Operating lease liabilities

     

    (491

    )

     

     

    (555

    )

     

     

    (1,032

    )

     

     

    (1,046

    )

     

     

    (2,081

    )

    Other

     

    —

     

     

     

    (10

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (10

    )

     

     

    —

     

    Net cash used in operating activities

     

    (14,431

    )

     

     

    (12,375

    )

     

     

    (13,622

    )

     

     

    (26,806

    )

     

     

    (31,337

    )

    Cash flows from investing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Purchases of term deposits

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (2,665

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (2,665

    )

    Receipts of term deposit maturities

     

    6,559

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    6,559

     

     

     

    —

     

    Purchases of property and equipment

     

    (267

    )

     

     

    (400

    )

     

     

    (28

    )

     

     

    (667

    )

     

     

    (99

    )

    Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     

    6,292

     

     

     

    (400

    )

     

     

    (2,693

    )

     

     

    5,892

     

     

     

    (2,764

    )

    Cash flows from financing activities:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Proceeds from exercise of options

     

    235

     

     

     

    226

     

     

     

    269

     

     

     

    461

     

     

     

    330

     

    Taxes withheld and paid related to net share settlement of equity awards

     

    (1,135

    )

     

     

    (2,302

    )

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    (3,437

    )

     

     

    (557

    )

    Net cash used in financing activities

     

    (900

    )

     

     

    (2,076

    )

     

     

    269

     

     

     

    (2,976

    )

     

     

    (227

    )

    Effect of changes in currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

     

    (78

    )

     

     

    (253

    )

     

     

    (53

    )

     

     

    (331

    )

     

     

    175

     

    Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

     

    (9,117

    )

     

     

    (15,104

    )

     

     

    (16,099

    )

     

     

    (24,221

    )

     

     

    (34,153

    )

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of the period

     

    130,681

     

     

     

    145,785

     

     

     

    176,911

     

     

     

    145,785

     

     

     

    194,965

     

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period

    $

    121,564

     

     

    $

    130,681

     

     

    $

    160,812

     

     

    $

    121,564

     

     

    $

    160,812

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the amounts reported within the consolidated balance sheets

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Cash and cash equivalents

    $

    120,475

     

     

    $

    129,606

     

     

    $

    159,526

     

     

    $

    120,475

     

     

    $

    159,526

     

    Restricted cash

     

    1,089

     

     

     

    1,075

     

     

     

    1,286

     

     

     

    1,089

     

     

     

    1,286

     

    Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of the period

    $

    121,564

     

     

    $

    130,681

     

     

    $

    160,812

     

     

    $

    121,564

     

     

    $

    160,812

     

    FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

    Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Results

    (In thousands of U.S. dollars)

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    March 31, 2023

     

    June 30, 2023

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

    Net loss attributable to Forge Global Holdings, Inc.

    $

    (13,724

    )

     

    $

    (18,624

    )

     

    $

    (24,889

    )

     

    $

    (32,348

    )

     

    $

    (46,077

    )

    Add:

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     

    (316

    )

     

     

    (370

    )

     

     

    (211

    )

     

     

    (686

    )

     

     

    (284

    )

    Provision for income taxes

     

    258

     

     

     

    216

     

     

     

    293

     

     

     

    474

     

     

     

    478

     

    Interest (income) expense, net

     

    (1,495

    )

     

     

    (1,709

    )

     

     

    (1,319

    )

     

     

    (3,204

    )

     

     

    (2,828

    )

    Depreciation and amortization

     

    1,781

     

     

     

    1,816

     

     

     

    1,747

     

     

     

    3,597

     

     

     

    3,536

     

    Share-based compensation expense

     

    7,859

     

     

     

    9,467

     

     

     

    8,809

     

     

     

    17,326

     

     

     

    16,210

     

    Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

     

    (2,280

    )

     

     

    (4,447

    )

     

     

    3,790

     

     

     

    (6,727

    )

     

     

    3,622

     

    Impairment of right-of-use assets

     

    —

     

     

     

    186

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    186

     

     

     

    —

     

    Loss on impairment of long lived assets

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    —

     

     

     

    536

     

    Adjusted EBITDA

    $

    (7,917

    )

     

    $

    (13,465

    )

     

    $

    (11,780

    )

     

    $

    (21,382

    )

     

    $

    (24,807

    )

    FORGE GLOBAL HOLDINGS, INC.

    SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    KEY OPERATING METRICS

    (In thousands of U.S. dollars)

     

    Key Business Metrics

     

    We monitor the following key business metrics to help us evaluate our business, identify trends affecting our business, formulate business plans and make strategic decisions. The tables below reflect period-over-period changes in our key business metrics, along with the percentage change between such periods. We believe the following business metrics are useful in evaluating our business:

     

     

    Three Months Ended

     

    Six Months Ended

    Dollars in thousands

    June 30, 2024

     

    March 31, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

     

    June 30, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

    TRADING SOLUTIONS

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Trades

     

    831

     

     

    605

     

     

    448

     

     

    1,436

     

     

    754

     

    Volume

    $

    426,318

     

     

    262,538

     

     

    153,182

     

     

    688,856

     

     

    281,345

     

    Net Take Rate

     

    2.7

    %

     

    3.2

    %

     

    3.7

    %

     

    2.9

    %

     

    3.6

    %

    Marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses

    $

    11,423

     

     

    8,491

     

     

    5,640

     

     

    19,914

     

     

    10,253

     

     
    • Trades are defined as the total number of orders executed by us and entities we have acquired on behalf of private investors and stockholders. Increasing the number of orders is critical to increasing our revenue and, in turn, to achieving profitability.
    • Volume is defined as the total sales value for all securities traded through our Forge Markets platform which is the aggregate value of the issuer company's equity attributed to both the buyer and seller in a trade and as such a $100 trade of equity between buyer and seller would be captured as $200 volume for us. Although we typically capture a commission on each side of a trade, we may not in certain cases due to factors such as the use of a third-party broker by one of the parties or supply factors that would not allow us to attract sellers of shares of certain issuers. Volume is influenced by, among other things, the pricing and quality of our services as well as market conditions that affect private company valuations, such as increases in valuations of comparable companies at IPO.
    • Net Take Rates are defined as our marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses, divided by Volume. These represent the percentage of fees earned by our marketplace on any transactions executed from the commission we charged on such transactions (less transaction-based expenses), which is a determining factor in our revenue. The Net Take Rate can vary based upon the service or product offering and is also affected by the average order size and transaction frequency.

     

    As of

    Dollars in thousands

    June 30, 2024

     

    March 31, 2024

     

    June 30, 2023

    CUSTODY SOLUTIONS

     

     

     

     

     

    Total Custodial Accounts

     

    2,211,108

     

     

    2,152,777

     

     

    1,970,617

    Assets Under Custody

    $

    16,600,408

     

     

    $

    16,454,323

     

     

    $

    15,299,816

     

     
    • Total Custodial Accounts are defined as our customers' custodial accounts that are established on our platform and billable. These relate to our Custodial Administration fees revenue stream and are an important measure of our business as the number of Total Custodial Accounts is an indicator of our future revenues from certain account maintenance, transaction and cash administration fees.
    • Assets Under Custody is the reported value of all client holdings held under our agreements, including cash submitted to us by the responsible party. These assets can be held at various financial institutions, issuers and in our vault. As the custodian of the accounts, we collect all interest and dividends, handle all fees and transactions, and any other considerations for the assets concerned. Our fees are earned from the overall maintenance activities of all assets and are not charged on the basis of the dollar value of Assets Under Custody, but we believe that Assets Under Custody is a useful metric for assessing the relative size and scope of our business.

     

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