Company generates strong earnings and margins, continued execution of omnichannel strategy Company to Host Conference Call Today at 9 a.m. ET MIAMI, May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- International Money Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:IMXI) ("Intermex" or the "Company"), one of the nation's leading omnichannel money transfer services to Latin America and the Caribbean, today reported strong operating results for the first quarter of 2024. Financial performance highlights for the first quarter of 2024 compared with the same period last year are: Revenues of $150.4 million, an increase of 3.5%; Net income of $12.1 million, an increase of 2.9%; Diluted EPS of $0.35 per share, an increase of 12.9%; Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.43 per share, an increase of 13.2%; and Adjusted EBITDA of $25.4 million, an increase of 5.5%. Bob Lisy, Chairman, President, and CEO of Intermex, stated "We are proud to deliver a great start to 2024, with a record-breaking first quarter and strong double-digit earnings growth. We continue to execute with unmatched efficiency as we move forward with our differentiated, omnichannel strategy. We are investing to accelerate growth and funding this investment by becoming a leaner and more efficient company, protecting margins and cash generation for the business." First Quarter 2024 Financial Results (all comparisons are to the First Quarter 2023)Total revenues for the Company were $150.4 million, up 3.5%. Contributing to the revenue growth is growth in the underlying business and revenue from the acquisition of i-Transfer in Europe. Also contributing to the revenue growth was a 3.0% increase in unique, active customers to 4.2 million, who generated 13.5 million money transfer transactions, an increase of 4.8%. Transaction growth resulted in $5.5 billion in principal transferred, a 2.6% increase. Net income was $12.1 million, an increase of 2.9%. Diluted earnings per share were $0.35, an increase of 12.9%. Net income and diluted EPS growth was primarily due to an increase in revenues, partially offset by higher service charges from agents and banks, which increased at a lower rate than revenues, and increased operating expenses, which also reflects a full quarter of i-Transfer operating expenses. Higher interest expense, depreciation & amortization - much of it related to assets placed into service as a result of the Company's move to a new U.S. headquarters in February 2024 - also impacted net income. Diluted earnings per share growth also reflects the benefits of the Company's stock repurchases. Adjusted EBITDA increased 5.5% to $25.4 million, driven by the business operating results discussed above and the impact of the adjusting items shown in the reconciliation table below. Adjusted net income increased 3.5% to $14.7 million, and adjusted diluted earnings per share was $0.43, an increase of 13.2%. Adjusted net income and adjusted diluted EPS were impacted by the items noted above in net income, adjusted for certain non-cash expenses and lower transaction costs that are detailed in the reconciliation table below following the condensed consolidated financial statements. Adjusted EPS also benefited from the Company's stock repurchases. Adjusted and other non-GAAP measures discussed above and elsewhere in this press release are defined below under the heading, Non-GAAP measures. Other ItemsThe Company ended the first quarter of 2024 with $218.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. Net Free Cash Generated for the fourth quarter was $4.0 million, down from the first quarter of 2023. Year-over-year Net Free Cash Generated was favorably impacted by growth in net income, more than offset by an increase in capital spending, primarily associated with assets placed into service as a result of the Company's move to the new U.S. headquarters facility, as well as the timing of certain technology upgrades and investments. The Company repurchased 949,476 shares of its common stock for $20.1 million during the first quarter of 2024 through its underlying share repurchase program. The Company also repurchased 175,000 shares for $3.3 million through a privately-negotiated transaction. In the second quarter of 2024 the Company launched a strategic initiative to maximize the efficiency of its offshore support entities and expects to incur a restructuring charge of approximately $2.4 million. On completion, the Company expects these actions to generate over $2.0 million in recurring annualized savings. GuidanceThe Company is reiterating its previously issued full-year guidance and providing second-quarter guidance: Full-year 2024: Revenue of $681.0 million to $701.8 million. Diluted EPS of $1.77 to $1.92. Adjusted Diluted EPS of $2.13 to $2.31. Adjusted EBITDA of $124.0 million to $127.7 million. Second quarter 2024: Revenue of $171.5 million to $176.8 million. Diluted EPS of $0.41 to $0.45. Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.54 to $0.58. Adjusted EBITDA of $31.7 million to $32.7 million. Non-GAAP MeasuresAdjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin and Net Free Cash Generated, each a Non-GAAP financial measure, are the primary metrics used by management to evaluate the financial performance of our business. We present these Non-GAAP financial measures because we believe they are frequently used by analysts, investors, and other interested parties to evaluate companies in our industry. Furthermore, we believe they are helpful in highlighting trends in our operating results, because certain of such measures exclude, among other things, the effects of certain transactions that are outside the control of management, while other measures can differ significantly depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the jurisdictions in which we operate and capital investments. Adjusted Net Income is defined as Net Income adjusted to add back certain charges and expenses, such as non-cash amortization of intangible assets resulting from business acquisition transactions, non-cash compensation costs, and other items outlined in the reconciliation table below, as these charges and expenses are not considered a part of our core business operations and are not an indicator of ongoing future Company performance. Adjusted Earnings per Share – Basic and Diluted is calculated by dividing Adjusted Net Income by GAAP weighted-average common shares outstanding (basic and diluted). Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Net Income before depreciation and amortization, interest expense, income taxes, and adjusted to add back certain charges and expenses, such as non-cash compensation costs and other items outlined in the reconciliation table below, as these charges and expenses are not considered a part of our core business operations and are not an indicator of ongoing future Company performance. Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by Revenues. Net Free Cash Generated is defined as Net Income before provision for credit losses and depreciation and amortization adjusted to add back certain non-cash charges and expenses, such as non-cash compensation costs, and reduced by cash used in investing activities and servicing of our debt obligations. Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Share, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, and Net Free Cash Generated are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income, net income, net income margin or earnings per share, as a measure of operating performance or cash flows, or as a measure of liquidity. Non-GAAP financial measures are not necessarily calculated the same way by different companies and should not be considered a substitute for or superior to U.S. GAAP. Reconciliations of Net Income, the Company's closest GAAP measure, to Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EBITDA, and Net Free Cash Generated, as well as a reconciliation of Earnings per Share to Adjusted Earnings per Share and Net Income Margin to Adjusted EBITDA Margin, are outlined in the tables below following the condensed consolidated financial statements. A quantitative reconciliation of projected Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Diluted EPS to the most comparable GAAP measure is not available without unreasonable efforts because of the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying the amounts necessary under GAAP guidance for operating or other adjusted items including, without limitation, costs and expenses related to acquisitions and other transactions, share-based compensation, tax effects of certain adjustments and losses related to legal contingencies or disposal of assets. For the same reasons, we are unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Investor and Analyst Conference Call / PresentationIntermex will host a conference call and webcast presentation at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time today. Interested parties are invited to join the discussion and gain firsthand knowledge about Intermex's financial performance and operational achievements through the following channels: A live broadcast of the conference call may be accessed via the Investor Relations section of Intermex's website at https://investors.intermexonline.com/. To participate in the live conference call via telephone, please register HERE. Upon registering, a dial-in number and unique PIN will be provided to join the conference call. Following the conference call, an archived webcast of the call will be available for one year on Intermex's website at https://investors.intermexonline.com/. Safe Harbor Compliance Statement for Forward-Looking StatementsThis press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, which reflect our current views concerning certain events that are not historical facts but could have an effect on our future performance, including but without limitation, statements regarding our plans, objectives, financial performance, business strategies, projected results of operations, and expectations for the Company. 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These forward-looking statements are based largely on information currently available to our management and our current expectations, assumptions, plans, estimates, judgments, projections about our business and our industry, and macroeconomic conditions, and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, estimates, contingencies, and other factors, many of which are outside our control, that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, and liquidity. Such factors include, among others, changes in applicable laws or regulations; factors relating to our business, operations and financial performance, including: loss of, or reduction in business with, key sending agents; our ability to effectively compete in the markets in which we operate; economic factors such as inflation, the level of economic activity, recession risks and labor market conditions, as well as rising interest rates; international political factors, political instability, tariffs, border taxes or restrictions on remittances or transfers from the outbound countries in which we operate or plan to operate; volatility in foreign exchange rates that could affect the volume of consumer remittance activity and/or affect our foreign exchange related gains and losses; public health conditions, responses thereto and the economic and market effects thereof; consumer confidence in our brands and in consumer money transfers generally; expansion into new geographic markets or product markets; our ability to successfully execute, manage, integrate and obtain the anticipated financial benefits of key acquisitions and mergers; the ability of our risk management and compliance policies, procedures and systems to mitigate risk related to transaction monitoring; consumer fraud and other risks relating to the authenticity of customers' orders or the improper or illegal use of our services by consumers or sending agents; cybersecurity-attacks or disruptions to our information technology, computer network systems, data centers and mobile devices apps; new technology or competitors that disrupt the current money transfer and payment ecosystem, including the introduction of new digital platforms; our success in developing and introducing new products, services and infrastructure; our ability to maintain favorable banking and paying agent relationships necessary to conduct our business; bank failures, sustained financial illiquidity, or illiquidity at the clearing, cash management or custodial financial institutions with which we do business; changes to banking industry regulation and practice; credit risks from our agents and the financial institutions with which we do business; our ability to recruit and retain key personnel; our ability to maintain compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, including those intended to prevent use of our money remittance services for criminal activity, those related to data and cyber-security protection, and those related to new business initiatives; enforcement actions and private litigation under regulations applicable to the money remittance services; changes in immigration laws and their enforcement; changes in tax laws in the countries in which we operate; our ability to protect intellectual property rights; our ability to satisfy our debt obligations and remain in compliance with our credit facility requirements; our use of third-party vendors and service providers; weakness in U.S. or international economic conditions; and other economic, business, and/or competitive factors, risks and uncertainties, including those described in the "Risk Factors" and other sections of periodic reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, we caution investors and all others not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date such statement is made and we undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking statements. About International Money Express, Inc.Founded in 1994, Intermex applies proprietary technology enabling consumers to send money from the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany to more than 60 countries. The Company provides the digital movement of money through a network of agent retailers in the United States, Canada, Spain, Italy and Germany; Company-operated stores; our mobile app; and the Company's websites. Transactions are fulfilled and paid through thousands of retail and bank locations around the world. Intermex is headquartered in Miami, Florida, with international offices in Puebla, Mexico, Guatemala City, Guatemala, and Madrid, Spain. For more information about Intermex, please visit www.intermexonline.com. Alex Sadowski Investor Relations 305-671-8000 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets           March 31,   December 31, (in thousands of dollars) 2024   2023 ASSETS (Unaudited)     Current assets:       Cash and cash equivalents $ 218,795   $ 239,203 Accounts receivable, net   149,054     155,237 Prepaid wires, net   23,985     28,366 Prepaid expenses and other current assets   9,916     10,068 Total current assets   401,750     432,874         Property and equipment, net   42,532     31,656 Goodwill   53,986     53,986 Intangible assets, net   17,130     18,143 Other assets   33,304     40,153 Total assets $ 548,702   $ 576,812         LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY       Current liabilities:       Current portion of long-term debt, net $ 7,710   $ 7,163 Accounts payable   40,294     36,507 Wire transfers and money orders payable, net   137,137     125,042 Accrued and other liabilities   53,477     54,661 Total current liabilities