Kingsway Financial Services Inc. KFS reported a loss per share of 10 cents in the third quarter of fiscal 2024, wider than the year-ago period’s loss of 4 cents per share.
KFS’ Revenues in Detail
Kingsway Financial registered revenues of $27.1 million in the fiscal third quarter, up 9.5% year over year.
Higher revenues from both segments drove the topline.
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Kingsway Financial’s Segment Details
Kingsway Financial derives revenues from two segments — Extended Warranty and Kingsway Search Xcelerator.
For the quarter under review, Extended Warranty service fee and commission revenues were $17.8 million, up 3.4% year over year.
Kingsway Search Xcelerator segment’s fiscal third-quarter revenues were $9.3 million, up 23.3% year over year.
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KFS’ Operating Expenses Analysis
For third-quarter fiscal 2024, general and administrative expenses increased 15% year over year to $11.9 million, while the cost of services sold increased 9.5% year over year to $6.8 million.
At the fiscal third-quarter end, claims authorized on vehicle service agreements increased 7.5% year over year to $6.3 million, while commissions increased 8.9% to $2.8 million.
Kingsway Financial’s Profitability
The operating loss for third-quarter fiscal 2024 totaled $0.7 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s operating loss of $0.2 million.
For the fiscal third quarter, Kingsway Financial’s net loss was $2.3 million compared with the year-ago quarter’s net loss of $0.7 million.
For the fiscal third quarter, adjusted EBITDA increased 27.8% year over year to $2.9 million.
KFS’ Liquidity & Debt Management
Kingsway Financial exited third-quarter fiscal 2024 with cash and cash equivalents and short-term investments of $6.7 million compared with $9.8 million at the fiscal second-quarter end.
Cumulative net cash provided by operating activities at the end of third-quarter fiscal 2024 was $1.2 million against the cumulative net cash used in operating activities of $25.3 million a year ago.
Our Take
Kingsway Financial exited third-quarter fiscal 2024 with encouraging top-line results and strong revenues from both segments. During the reported quarter, the company purchased an information technology managed services provider, Image Solutions LLC, and completed the sale of the VA Layfette subsidiary. These raise our optimism about the stock.
However, dismal bottom-line results during the quarter were disappointing.
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