Vector group reports third quarter 2022 financial results
Miami--(business wire)--vector group ltd. (nyse:vgr) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended september 30, 2022. “vector group delivered record tobacco quarterly revenues in the third quarter as we continued to capitalize on favorable market opportunities to substantially increase value and market share,” said howard m. lorber, president and chief executive officer of vector group ltd. “driven by the significant growth of our price-fighting montego brand, liggett’s wholesale market share in the third quarter was 5.7%, which is its highest market share since 1984. we have begun to gradually shift our growth strategy of montego, which is now the second-largest discount brand in the united states, from volume-based to profit-based. as we move forward, we will continue to focus on optimizing long-term profit through the effective management of volume, pricing, and market share growth.” gaap financial results three months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021. third quarter 2022 revenues were $378.0 million, compared to revenues of $298.5 million in the third quarter of 2021. the company recorded operating income of $83.9 million in the third quarter of 2022, compared to operating income of $82.0 million in the third quarter of 2021. net income for the third quarter of 2022 was $38.9 million, or $0.25 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $48.9 million, or $0.31 per diluted common share, in the third quarter of 2021. nine months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, revenues were $1.1 billion, compared to revenues of $907.0 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. the company recorded operating income of $249.7 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, compared to operating income of $251.9 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. net income attributed to vector group ltd. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022 was $110.6 million, or $0.70 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $174.2 million, or $1.11 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. non-gaap financial measures non-gaap financial results include adjustments for litigation settlements and judgment expense, impact of master settlement agreement settlements, transaction expenses, acceleration of stock compensation expense (for purposes of adjusted net income from continuing operations and adjusted operating income only), net gains on sales of assets (for purposes of adjusted ebitda from continuing operations and adjusted operating income only), and loss on extinguishment of debt (for purposes of adjusted ebitda from continuing operations and adjusted net income from continuing operations). for purposes of adjusted ebitda from continuing operations only, adjustments include equity in earnings from investments, equity in (earnings) losses from real estate ventures, stock-based compensation expense, litigation settlements and judgment expense, impact of master settlement agreement settlements, transaction expenses, and other, net. for purposes of adjusted net income from continuing operations only, adjustments include net interest expense capitalized to real estate ventures and adjustments for a derivative associated with a guarantee. reconciliations of non-gaap financial measures to the comparable gaap financial results for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022 and the three and nine months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021 are included in tables 2 through 6. three months ended september 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended september 30, 2021 adjusted ebitda from continuing operations (as described in table 2 attached hereto) were $87.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $88.7 million for the third quarter of 2021. adjusted net income from continuing operations (as described in table 3 attached hereto) was $37.6 million, or $0.24 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022, and $33.9 million or $0.22 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2021. adjusted operating income (as described in table 4 attached hereto) was $83.9 million for the third quarter of 2022, compared to $84.5 million for the third quarter of 2021. nine months ended september 30, 2022 compared to the nine months ended september 30, 2021 adjusted ebitda from continuing operations (as described in table 2 attached hereto) were $259.5 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, compared to $265.6 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. adjusted net income from continuing operations (as described in table 3 attached hereto) was $104.4 million, or $0.66 per diluted share, for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, compared to $133.4 million, or $0.85 per diluted share, for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. adjusted operating income (as described in table 4 attached hereto) was $247.8 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, compared to $251.7 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. last twelve months ended september 30, 2022 for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022, revenues were $1.4 billion. the company recorded operating income of $318.3 million for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022. net income for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022 was $155.9 million. for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022, adjusted ebitda (as described in table 2 attached hereto) were $343.8 million. adjusted operating income (as described in table 4 attached hereto) was $327.9 million for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022. consolidated balance sheet vector maintained significant liquidity at september 30, 2022 with cash and cash equivalents of $385.0 million, including $174.4 million of cash at liggett, and investment securities of $115.8 million and long-term investments of $44.4 million. vector continued its longstanding history of paying a quarterly cash dividend in the third quarter of 2022. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, vector returned a total of $95 million to stockholders at a quarterly rate of $0.20 per common share. tobacco segment financial results for the third quarter of 2022, the tobacco segment had revenues of $378.0 million, compared to $297.9 million for the third quarter of 2021. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, the tobacco segment had revenues of $1.1 billion, compared to $895.9 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022, the tobacco segment had revenues of $1.4 billion. operating income from the tobacco segment was $88.1 million and $254.1 million for the three and nine months ended september 30, 2022, respectively, compared to $91.8 million and $276.6 million for the three and nine months ended september 30, 2021, respectively. operating income from the tobacco segment was $337.8 million for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022. non-gaap financial measures tobacco adjusted operating income (as described in table 5 attached hereto) for the third quarter of 2022 and 2021 was $88.1 million and $91.8 million, respectively. tobacco adjusted operating income for the nine months ended september 30, 2022 was $252.1 million, compared to $273.9 million for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. for the third quarter of 2022, the tobacco segment had conventional cigarette (wholesale) shipments of approximately 2.75 billion units, compared to 2.11 billion units for the third quarter of 2021. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, the tobacco segment had conventional cigarette (wholesale) shipments of approximately 7.79 billion units, compared to 6.41 billion units for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. operational metrics according to data from management science associates, for the third quarter of 2022, wholesale market share increased to 5.7% compared to 3.9% for the third quarter of 2021. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, liggett’s wholesale market share increased to 5.4%, compared to 4.0% for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. compared to the third quarter of 2021, liggett’s wholesale shipments in the third quarter of 2022 increased by 30.1% while the overall industry’s wholesale shipments declined by 10.7%. compared to the nine months ended september 30, 2021, liggett’s wholesale shipments for nine months ended september 30, 2022 increased by 21.5% while the overall industry’s wholesale shipments declined by 10.1%. according to data from management science associates, for the third quarter of 2022, liggett’s retail market share increased to 5.7% compared to 4.2% for the third quarter of 2021. for the nine months ended september 30, 2022, liggett’s retail market share increased to 5.4%, compared to 4.2% for the nine months ended september 30, 2021. compared to the third quarter of 2021, liggett’s retail shipments in the third quarter of 2022 increased by 22.8% while the overall industry’s retail shipments declined by 8.5%. compared to the nine months ended september 30, 2021, liggett’s retail shipments for nine months ended september 30, 2022 increased by 19.8% while the overall industry’s retail shipments declined by 8.5%. non-gaap financial measures adjusted ebitda from continuing operations, adjusted net income from continuing operations, adjusted operating income, tobacco adjusted operating income, tobacco adjusted ebitda, and financial measures for the last twelve months (“ltm”) ended september 30, 2022 (“the non-gaap financial measures”) are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“gaap”). the company believes that the non-gaap financial measures are important measures that supplement discussions and analysis of its results of operations and enhances an understanding of its operating performance. the company believes the non-gaap financial measures provide investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies. management uses the non-gaap financial measures as measures to review and assess operating performance of the company’s business, and management does and investors should review both the overall performance (gaap net income) and the operating performance (the non-gaap financial measures) of the company’s business. while management considers the non-gaap financial measures to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with gaap, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operations. in addition, the non-gaap financial measures are susceptible to varying calculations and the company’s measurement of the non-gaap financial measures may not be comparable to those of other companies. attached hereto as tables 2 through 6 is information relating to the company’s non-gaap financial measures for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022 and the three and nine months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021. conference call to discuss third quarter 2022 results as previously announced, the company will host a conference call and webcast on wednesday, november 2, 2022 at 8:00 am (et) to discuss its third quarter 2022 results. investors may access the call via live webcast at https://www.webcaster4.com/webcast/page/2271/46710. please join the webcast at least 10 minutes prior to start time. a replay of the call will be available for one year shortly after the call ends at https://www.webcaster4.com/webcast/page/2271/46710. about vector group ltd. vector group is a holding company for liggett group llc, vector tobacco inc., and new valley llc. additional information concerning the company is available on the company’s website, www.vectorgroupltd.com. investors and others should note that we may post information about the company or its subsidiaries on our website at www.vectorgroupltd.com and/or at the websites of those subsidiaries or, if applicable, on their accounts on linkedin, tiktok, twitter or other social media platforms. it is possible that the postings or releases could include information deemed to be material information. therefore, we encourage investors, the media and others interested in the company to review the information we post on our website at www.vectorgroupltd.com, on the websites of our subsidiaries and on their social media accounts. forward-looking and cautionary statements this press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. all statements other than statements of historical or current facts made in this document are forward-looking. we identify forward-looking statements in this document by using words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may be,” “continue’” “could,” “potential,” “objective,” “plan,” “seek,” “predict,” “project” and “will be” and similar words or phrases or their negatives. forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are inherently uncertain. actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons. risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations are described in our 2021 annual report on form 10-k, and when filed, in our quarterly report on form 10-q for the quarter ended september 30, 2022. we undertake no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement except as required by applicable law. [financial tables follow] table 1 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries consolidated statements of operations (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) on december 29, 2021, vector group ltd. completed the distribution of its real estate brokerage, services and proptech investment business into a new stand-alone public company, douglas elliman inc. (nyse:doug) through a distribution of douglas elliman’s common stock to vector group ltd. stockholders. the historical results of the real estate brokerage, services and proptech investment business owned by douglas elliman inc. are excluded from revenues and expenses below and reflected as income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes, in vector group ltd.’s consolidated statements of operations below. three months ended nine months ended september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 (unaudited) (unaudited) revenues: tobacco* $ 377,995 $ 297,942 $ 1,061,355 $ 895,901 real estate — 543 15,884 11,126 total revenues 377,995 298,485 1,077,239 907,027 expenses: cost of sales: tobacco* 267,023 186,398 743,749 556,574 real estate — 1,046 7,327 9,668 total cost of sales 267,023 187,444 751,076 566,242 operating, selling, administrative and general expenses 27,040 29,924 76,265 89,795 litigation settlement and judgment expense 31 12 160 17 net gains on sales of assets — (910 ) — (910 ) operating income 83,901 82,015 249,738 251,883 other income (expenses): interest expense (27,598 ) (28,226 ) (83,420 ) (85,019 ) gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt 412 — 412 (21,362 ) equity in (losses) earnings from investments (619 ) 44 (5,172 ) 1,562 equity in (losses) earnings from real estate ventures (1,903 ) (5,694 ) (4,240 ) 12,505 other, net (804 ) (1,451 ) (5,043 ) 9,868 income before provision for income taxes 53,389 46,688 152,275 169,437 income tax expense 14,533 16,776 41,724 52,994 income from continuing operations 38,856 29,912 110,551 116,443 income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 18,857 — 57,588 net income $ 38,856 $ 48,769 $ 110,551 $ 174,031 net loss from discontinued operations attributed to non-controlling interest — 120 — 120 net income attributed to vector group ltd. from continuing operations 38,856 29,912 110,551 116,443 net income attributed to vector group ltd. from discontinued operations — 18,977 — 57,708 net income attributed to vector group ltd. $ 38,856 $ 48,889 $ 110,551 $ 174,151 per basic common share: net income from continuing operations applicable to common shares $ 0.25 $ 0.19 $ 0.70 $ 0.74 net income from discontinued operations applicable to common shares — 0.12 — 0.37 net income applicable to common shares $ 0.25 $ 0.31 $ 0.70 $ 1.11 per diluted common share: net income from continuing operations applicable to common shares $ 0.25 $ 0.19 $ 0.70 $ 0.74 net income from discontinued operations applicable to common shares — 0.12 — 0.37 net income applicable to common shares $ 0.25 $ 0.31 $ 0.70 $ 1.11 * revenues and cost of sales include federal excise taxes of $138,041, $106,408, $392,004 and $322,857 for the three and nine months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. table 2 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted ebitda from continuing operations (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) table 2 reflects a reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap financial information on a continuing operations basis. because douglas elliman inc.’s results are reflected within discontinued operations, they are excluded from the financial information provided below. ltm year ended three months ended nine months ended september 30, december 31, september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 net income $ 155,863 $ 219,463 $ 38,856 $ 48,889 $ 110,551 $ 174,151 net income from discontinued operations (14,601 ) (72,309 ) — (18,977 ) — (57,708 ) interest expense 111,129 112,728 27,598 28,226 83,420 85,019 income tax expense 51,537 62,807 14,533 16,776 41,724 52,994 net loss attributed to non-controlling interest (70 ) (190 ) — (120 ) — (120 ) depreciation and amortization 7,325 7,816 1,787 1,873 5,430 5,921 ebitda $ 311,183 $ 330,315 $ 82,774 $ 76,667 $ 241,125 $ 260,257 equity in losses (earnings) from investments (a) 4,059 (2,675 ) 619 (44 ) 5,172 (1,562 ) equity in losses (earnings) from real estate ventures (b) 6,495 (10,250 ) 1,903 5,694 4,240 (12,505 ) (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (412 ) 21,362 (412 ) — (412 ) 21,362 stock-based compensation expense (c) 12,959 14,799 1,558 2,375 6,275 8,115 litigation settlement and judgment expense (d) 354 211 31 12 160 17 impact of msa settlement (e) (2,123 ) (2,722 ) — — (2,123 ) (2,722 ) transaction expenses (f) 7,042 10,468 — 3,426 — 3,426 net gains on sales of assets — (910 ) — (910 ) — (910 ) other, net 4,224 (10,687 ) 804 1,451 5,043 (9,868 ) adjusted ebitda from continuing operations $ 343,781 $ 349,911 $ 87,277 $ 88,671 $ 259,480 $ 265,610 adjusted ebitda from continuing operations by segment tobacco $ 342,110 $ 364,399 $ 89,632 $ 93,350 $ 256,591 $ 278,880 real estate 12,566 4,125 (3 ) (873 ) 7,905 (536 ) corporate and other (10,895 ) (18,613 ) (2,352 ) (3,806 ) (5,016 ) (12,734 ) total $ 343,781 $ 349,911 $ 87,277 $ 88,671 $ 259,480 $ 265,610 a. represents equity in earnings recognized from investments that the company accounts for under the equity method. b. represents equity in earnings recognized from the company’s investment in certain real estate ventures that are accounted for under the equity method and are not consolidated in the company’s financial results. c. represents amortization of stock-based compensation. included in the year ended december 31, 2021 are expenses associated with the acceleration of stock compensation in connection with the company’s spin-off of douglas elliman inc. into a standalone public company. d. represents accruals for product liability litigation in the tobacco segment. e. represents the tobacco segment’s settlement of long-standing disputes related to the master settlement agreement. f. represents expenses incurred in connection with the company’s spin-off of douglas elliman inc. into a standalone public company. table 3 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted net income from continuing operations (unaudited) (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) table 3 reflects a reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap financial information on a continuing operations basis. because douglas elliman inc.’s results are reflected within discontinued operations, they are excluded from the financial information provided below. three months ended nine months ended september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 net income $ 38,856 $ 48,889 $ 110,551 $ 174,151 net income from discontinued operations — (18,977 ) — (57,708 ) (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt (412 ) — (412 ) 21,362 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 31 12 160 17 impact of msa settlement (b) — — (2,123 ) (2,722 ) impact of net interest expense capitalized to real estate ventures (1,081 ) 702 (3,092 ) (167 ) expense related to tax disaffiliation indemnification (c) 28 — 581 — transaction expenses (d) — 3,426 — 3,426 adjustment for derivative associated with guarantee (182 ) — (2,646 ) — total adjustments (1,616 ) (14,837 ) (7,532 ) (35,792 ) tax benefit (expense) related to adjustments 377 (192 ) 1,411 (4,990 ) adjusted net income from continuing operations $ 37,617 $ 33,860 $ 104,430 $ 133,369 per diluted common share: adjusted net income from continuing operations applicable to common shares $ 0.24 $ 0.22 $ 0.66 $ 0.85 a. represents accruals for product liability litigation in the tobacco segment. b. represents the tobacco segment’s settlement of long-standing disputes related to the master settlement agreement. c. represents amounts accrued under the company’s tax disaffiliation agreement related to certain tax liabilities of douglas elliman inc. prior to its distribution on december 29, 2021. d. represents expense related to the acceleration of stock compensation in connection with the company’s spin-off of douglas elliman inc. into a standalone, publicly traded company. table 4 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of adjusted operating income (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) table 4 reflects a reconciliation of gaap to non-gaap financial information on a continuing operations basis. because douglas elliman inc.’s results are reflected within discontinued operations, they are excluded from the financial information provided below. ltm year ended three months ended nine months ended september 30, december 31, september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 operating income $ 318,294 $ 320,439 $ 83,901 $ 82,015 $ 249,738 $ 251,883 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 354 211 31 12 160 17 transaction expenses (b) 7,042 10,468 — 3,426 — 3,426 acceleration of stock compensation expense (c) 4,317 4,317 — — — — impact of msa settlement (d) (2,123 ) (2,722 ) — — (2,123 ) (2,722 ) net gains on sales of assets — (910 ) — (910 ) — (910 ) total adjustments 9,590 11,364 31 2,528 (1,963 ) (189 ) adjusted operating income $ 327,884 $ 331,803 $ 83,932 $ 84,543 $ 247,775 $ 251,694 a. represents accruals for product liability litigation in the tobacco segment. b. represents expenses incurred in connection with the company’s spin-off of douglas elliman inc. into a standalone public company. c. represents expense related to the acceleration of stock compensation in connection with the company’s spin-off of douglas elliman inc. into a standalone public company. d. represents the tobacco segment’s settlement of long-standing disputes related to the master settlement agreement. table 5 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of tobacco adjusted operating income and tobacco adjusted ebitda (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) ltm year ended three months ended nine months ended september 30, december 31, september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 tobacco adjusted operating income: operating income from tobacco segment $ 337,838 $ 360,317 $ 88,107 $ 91,779 $ 254,078 $ 276,557 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 354 211 31 12 160 17 impact of msa settlement (b) (2,123 ) (2,722 ) — — (2,123 ) (2,722 ) total adjustments (1,769 ) (2,511 ) 31 12 (1,963 ) (2,705 ) tobacco adjusted operating income $ 336,069 $ 357,806 $ 88,138 $ 91,791 $ 252,115 $ 273,852 ltm year ended three months ended nine months ended september 30, december 31, september 30, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 tobacco adjusted ebitda: operating income from tobacco segment $ 337,838 $ 360,317 $ 88,107 $ 91,779 $ 254,078 $ 276,557 litigation settlement and judgment expense (a) 354 211 31 12 160 17 impact of msa settlement (b) (2,123 ) (2,722 ) — — (2,123 ) (2,722 ) total adjustments (1,769 ) (2,511 ) 31 12 (1,963 ) (2,705 ) tobacco adjusted operating income 336,069 357,806 88,138 91,791 252,115 273,852 depreciation and amortization 5,944 6,525 1,474 1,550 4,426 5,007 stock-based compensation expense 97 68 20 9 50 21 total adjustments 6,041 6,593 1,494 1,559 4,476 5,028 tobacco adjusted ebitda $ 342,110 $ 364,399 $ 89,632 $ 93,350 $ 256,591 $ 278,880 a. represents accruals for product liability litigation in the tobacco segment. b. represents the tobacco segment’s settlement of long-standing disputes related to the master settlement agreement. table 6 vector group ltd. and subsidiaries reconciliation of revenues (unaudited) (dollars in thousands) ltm year ended nine months ended september 30, december 31, september 30, 2022 2021 2022 2021 revenues: tobacco (a) $ 1,367,951 $ 1,202,497 $ 1,061,355 $ 895,901 real estate 22,961 18,203 15,884 11,126 total revenues $ 1,390,912 $ 1,220,700 $ 1,077,239 $ 907,027 a. tobacco segment revenues include federal excise taxes of $503,842 for the last twelve months ended september 30, 2022, $434,695 for the year ended december 31, 2021, $392,004 and $322,857 for the nine months ended september 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
