SBC Medical Group Holdings Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results

Irvine, Calif.--(ANTARA/Business Wire)-- SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated (“SBC Medical”, or the “Company”), a global owner, operator and provider of management services and products to cosmetic treatment centers, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.

     • Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $53 million, representing an increase of 12% from $47 million in the same quarter of 2023.

     • Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $160 million, representing an increase of 23% from $131 million in the same period of 2023.

     • Income from operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $13 million, representing a decrease by 31% from the same quarter in 2023.

          o This result was impacted by $12.8 million of stock-based compensation expense related to the Company’s listing process.

     • Income from operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $65.5 million, representing an increase of 40.5% from the same period in 2023.

          o This result is impacted by $12.8 million of stock based compensation expense related to the Company’s listing process.

     • EBITDA1, which is calculated by adding depreciation and amortization expense to income from operations, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $68 million, representing an increase of 21% from the same period in 2023. EBITDA margin was 42% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024

     • Net income attributable to SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $2 million, compared to $8 million in the same quarter of 2023.

     • Net income attributable to SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $40 million, an increase of 60% from $25 million in the same period of 2023.

     • Number of partner clinics was 224 as of September 30, 2024, representing an increase by 24 from September 30, 2023.

1 EBITDA and EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information on non-GAAP financial measure, please see the section of “Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results.”

     • Number of customers in the last twelve months was 4.3 million, representing an year-over-year increase of 13.5%.

     • Return on equity (annualized), which is defined as annualized net income attributable to the Company divided by the average of shareholder’s equity as of December 31, 2023 and September 30, 2024, was 31% for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of one percentage points.

     • Earnings per share (basic), which is defined as net income attributable to the Company divided by weighted average number of outstanding shares, was $0.42 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, representing a year-over-year increase of 56%.

“Our first earnings release as a publicly listed company marks a significant milestone for SBC Medical. After completing a successful business combination with Pono Capital Two, SBC Medical began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ‘SBC’ on September 18, 2024.” said Yoshiyuki Aikawa, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SBC Medical. “This quarter’s strong results, with total revenue reaching USD161 million—an impressive 23% increase year-over-year—and a net income rise of 59%, highlight the positive impact of our strategic initiatives such as restructuring royalty fees and expanding our clinic network. Additionally, with a robust balance sheet supported by USD137 million in cash, we are committed to sustainable growth supported by a clear capital policy. We deeply value our shareholders and our focus on shareholder value will continue through consistent returns with robust business growth, strategic reinvestments, and a strong capital foundation, ensuring that all shareholders, including our minority investors, benefit from our growth and success.”

Total revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $160 million, representing an increase of 23% from $131 million in the same period of 2023. Total revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $53 million, representing an increase of 12% from $47 million in the same quarter of 2023. These increases were mainly because the Company started charging patent and trademark fees to our franchisee clinics, and due to the expansion of numbers of our franchisee clinics Total operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 were $56 million, representing an increase of 20% from $47 million in the same period of 2023. Total operating expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2024 were $29 million, representing an increase of 118% from $13 million in the same quarter of 2023. The increases in the total operating expenses were primarily due to listing-related consulting and professional fees, stock-based compensation, and higher office expenses.

EBITDA for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $68.4 million, representing an increase of 22% from $56.3 million in the same period of 2023, mainly due to revenue growth but partially offset by listing-related consulting and professional fees, stock-based compensations. EBITDA for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $14.8 million, representing a decrease of 36% from $23.3 million in the same quarter of 2023, primarily due to listing-related consulting and professional fees, stock-based compensation, and higher office expenses.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $40.1 million, compared to $24.3 million in the same period of 2023. The increase was attributed mainly to total revenue growth but partially offset by increase of total operating expenses. Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $2.8 million, compared to $8.1 million for the same quarter in 2023. The decrease was attributable mainly to higher operating expenses.

As of September 30, 2024, SBC Medical maintained a strong liquidity position, with cash and cash equivalents totaling $137.4 million, up from $103.0 million as of December 31, 2023. This increase reflects robust cash generation from operating activities, prudent investment management, and disciplined capital allocation strategies.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $27 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase of 23% from $22 million for the same period in 2023. This growth was driven primarily by a $15 million rise in net income, bolstered by stock-based compensation expenses of $12.8 million related to the Company’s recent public listing, and an improvement in collection of accounts receivable. These positive factors were partially offset by changes in accounts payable and tax liabilities, which reflect the Company’s focus on efficiently managing working capital in a growing operational environment.

Net cash used in investing activities totaled $5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, a decline from $8 million for the same period in 2023. Key contributor to this decrease included payments made on behalf of a related party of $5.2 million. The Company continues to strategically deploy capital towards high-impact assets that align with its long-term growth objectives.

Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $11 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2024, an increase from $6 million for the same period in 2023. Key contributor to this increase included proceeds from reverse recapitalization, net of transaction costs $11.7 million. The change reflects the Company’s emphasis on self-sustained growth through operating cash flows rather than external financing, with no significant new debt undertaken during the period.

SBC Medical’s cash flows were impacted by a $0.5 million currency translation adjustment due to the depreciation of the Japanese yen against the U.S. dollar. The Company continues to monitor foreign currency exposure and employ strategies to mitigate risks associated with currency fluctuations.

With a robust cash reserve and sound operational cash flows, SBC Medical is confident in its ability to meet near-term liquidity requirements and to fund future growth initiatives. Management believes that the current cash position, alongside planned operational cash flow, will be sufficient to support the company’s business operations and strategic investments for the next 12 months.

SBC Medical, headquartered in Irvine, California and Tokyo, Japan, owns and provides management services and products to cosmetic treatment centers. The Company is primarily focused on providing comprehensive management services to franchisee clinics, including but not limited to advertising and marketing needs across various platforms (such as social media networks), staff management (such as recruitment and training), booking reservations for franchisee clinic customers, assistance with franchisee employee housing rentals and facility rentals, construction and design of franchisee clinics, medical equipment and medical consumables procurement (resale), the provision of cosmetic products to franchisee clinics for resale to clinic customers, licensure of the use of patent-pending and non-patented medical technologies, trademark and brand use, IT software solutions (including but not limited to remote medical consultations), management of the franchisee clinic’s customer rewards program (customer loyalty point program), and payment tools for the franchisee clinics.

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The Company uses non-GAAP measures, such as EBITDA, in evaluating its operating results and for financial and operational decision-making purposes. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures help identify underlying trends in its business. The Company believes that the non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information about the Company’s results of operations, enhance the overall understanding of the Company’s past performance and future prospects and allow for greater visibility with respect to key metrics used by the Company’s management in its financial and operational decision-making.

The non-GAAP financial measures are not defined under U.S. GAAP and are not presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and when assessing the Company’s operating performance, cash flows or liquidity, investors should not consider them in isolation, or as a substitute for net loss, cash flows provided by operating activities or other consolidated statements of operations and cash flows data prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

The Company mitigates these limitations by reconciling the non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable U.S. GAAP performance measures, all of which should be considered when evaluating the Company’s performance.

For more information on the non-GAAP financial measures, please see the table captioned “Unaudited Reconciliations of GAAP and Non-GAAP Results.”

This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts or statements of current conditions, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events and performance, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s current views with respect to, among other things, the Company’s financial performance; growth in revenue and earnings; business prospects and opportunities; and capital deployment plans and liquidity. In some cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as “may,” “should,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “contemplates,” “estimates,” “believes,” “plans,” “projected,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “hopes” or the negative of these or similar terms. The Company cautions readers not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this release and are subject to various risks, uncertainties, assumptions, or changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict or quantify. The forward-looking statements are based on management’s current expectations and are not guarantees of future performance. The Company does not undertake or accept any obligation to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements to reflect any change in its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any such statement is based, except as required by law. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all of them; such factors include, among other things, changes in global, regional, or local economic, business, competitive, market and regulatory conditions, and those listed under the heading “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which are accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

In Asia:

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated

Hikaru Fukui / Head of Investor Relations

E-mail: ir@sbc-holdings.com

In the US:

ICR LLC

Bill Zima / Managing Partner

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