Forge Global Holdings, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Results
-- Total Revenue Less Transaction Based Expenses was $78.7 million, up 13%
year-over-year.
-- Total Marketplace Revenues Less Transaction Based Expenses was $37.0
million, up 46% year-over-year.
-- Total Trading Volume was $1.3 billion, up 73% year-over-year.
-- Total Custodial Administration Fees Less Transaction Based Expenses was
$41.7 million, down 5% year-over-year.
-- Forge's board of directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to
$10 million of Forge's common stock.
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 05, 2025--
Forge Global Holdings, Inc. ("Forge," or the "Company") (NYSE: FRGE), a leading private securities marketplace, today announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2024.
"We closed out 2024 with 13% year-over-year growth and a strong pipeline, " said Forge CEO Kelly Rodriques. "Our year-over-year revenue improvement included a 46% increase in marketplace revenues, which grew to $37.0 million. As Q4 came in near-even to Q3, I'm happy to report we've observed improving over-all market dynamics and growing deal activity, aided by the technology improvements we've delivered to support our leading marketplace."
Financial Highlights for the Fourth Quarter of 2024
Revenue: Total revenue less transaction-based expenses was $18.3 million compared to $19.1 million quarter-over-quarter.
Operating Loss: Total operating loss was $18.7 million compared to $20.9 million quarter-over-quarter.
Net Loss: Net loss was $16.0 million compared to $18.8 million quarter-over-quarter.
Adjusted EBITDA: Total adjusted EBITDA loss was $10.9 million compared to $11.4 million quarter-over-quarter.
Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Net cash used in operating activities was $7.9 million compared to $5.8 million quarter-over-quarter.
Ending Cash Balance: Cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2024 was $105.1 million.
Share Count: Basic weighted-average number of shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to common stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, was 186 million shares and fully diluted outstanding share count as of December 31, 2024 was 201 million shares.
We estimate for the quarter ended March 31, 2025 that Forge will have 187 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 restricted stock units, 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.
*Percentages may not be replicated based on the rounded figures presented.
KPIs for the Fourth Quarter 2024
-- Trading Volume went from $338.1 million to $298.5 million, down 12%
quarter-over-quarter.
-- Net Take Rate went from 2.6% to 2.8% quarter-over-quarter.
-- Total Marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses went from
$8.6 million to $8.4 million, down 2% quarter-over-quarter.
-- Total Custodial Accounts went from 2.28 million to 2.38 million, up 4%
quarter-over-quarter.
-- Total Assets Under Custody went from $16.6 billion to $16.9 billion, up
2% quarter-over-quarter.
-- Total Custodial Administration Fee revenues, less transaction-based
expenses went from $10.5 million to $9.8 million, down 6%
quarter-over-quarter.
Additional Business Metrics for the Fourth Quarter 2024
-- Forge Trust Custodial Cash: In the quarter ended December 31, 2024, Forge
Trust Custodial Cash totaled $483 million, up 3% quarter-over-quarter
from $470 million, and down 4% year-over-year from $505 million.
-- Total Number of Companies with Indications of Interest (IOIs): In the
quarter ended December 31, 2024, the total number of companies with IOIs
was 535, up 4% quarter-over quarter, and up 10% year-over-year.
-- Headcount: Forge finished out the quarter ended December 31, 2024 with a
total headcount of 300, down 9% year-over year from 331.
Financial Highlights for the Full Year 2024
-- Revenue: Total revenue less transaction-based expenses was $78.7 million
compared to $69.4 million, up 13% year-over-year.
-- Operating Loss: Total operating loss down 10% year-over-year to $82.3
million compared to $91.4 million.
-- Net Loss: Net loss down 26% year-over-year to $67.8 million compared to
$91.5 million.
-- Adjusted EBITDA: Total adjusted EBITDA loss down 10% year-over-year to
$43.7 million compared to $48.8 million.
-- Cash Flow from Operating Activities: Net cash used in operating
activities was $40.5 million compared to net cash used in operating
activities of $41.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a 2%
improvement.
KPIs for the Full Year 2024
-- Trading Volume went from $0.8 billion to $1.3 billion, up 73%
year-over-year.
-- Net Take Rate went from 3.3% to 2.8% year-over-year.
-- Total Marketplace revenues, less transaction-based expenses went from
$25.4 million to $37.0 million, up 46% year-over-year.
-- Total Custodial Accounts went from 2.08 million to 2.38 million, up 14%
year-over-year.
-- Total Assets Under Custody went from $15.6 billion to $16.9 billion, up
8% year-over-year.
-- Total Custodial Administration Fee revenues, less transaction-based
expenses went from $44.0 million to $41.7 million, down 5%
year-over-year.
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
-- Share Repurchase Program: Forge's board of directors authorized a share
repurchase program of up to $10 million of Forge's common stock.
Repurchases under the program may be made from time to time through open
market purchases or through privately negotiated transactions subject to
market conditions, applicable legal requirements, and other relevant
factors. The program does not obligate Forge to acquire any particular
amount of its common stock, and may be modified, suspended, or terminated
at any time at Forge's discretion.
-- Forge Price Launched: Forge launched Forge Price, a proprietary
indicative price calculated daily for approximately 200 pre-IPO
companies. The innovative pricing model provides a derived price per
share for each company by synthesizing data from various sources,
including secondary market transactions, recent funding rounds, and IOIs
collected by Forge. Forge Price provides more up-to-date pricing
information compared to other standalone sources, such as secondary
funding round prices and mutual fund marks, and underlies Forge's other
derived data product innovations.
-- Private Magnificent 7 Announced: Forge announced the Private Market
Magnificent 7 to provide clients with visibility into seven of the
top-performing companies in the Forge marketplace. Forge Price underlies
the methodology for identifying the Private Market Magnificent 7, which
are selected based on a variety of criteria, including company size,
share price performance, secondary trading liquidity, market leadership,
and brand equity.
-- Forge Accuidity Private Market Index Tracked by Accuidity: The Forge
Accuidity Private Market Index, a first-of-its-kind investable index that
tracks the performance of late-stage, venture-backed companies, was
adopted by institutional asset manager Accuidity within their Megacorn
investment strategy.
-- Forge Pro Released: Forge releases Forge Pro, our web application geared
towards institutional clients that combines data visualization and
visibility of detailed trade data, such as trading book views, extensive
company data, and advanced pricing data. Through Forge Pro, clients are
able to enter and manage IOIs and orders through a professional-grade
interface designed for sophisticated market participants.
Webcast/Conference Call Details
Forge will host a webcast conference call today, March 5, 2025, 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, as well as the slides shown during the call, 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.
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