Company: HGBL
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0000950170-25-038691
Chunk: 64

Company: Heritage Global Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-13
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1A
Chunk 64
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In connection with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are including the following cautionary statements identifying important factors that could significantly and adversely affect the Company and cause actual results to differ materially from those projected in forward looking statements made by, or on behalf of, the Company.  The risks and uncertainties described below should be considered carefully, and with all the other information contained in this Report, in evaluating the Company and its business. You should carefully consider and evaluate these risk factors, as any of them could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, which, in turn, can adversely affect the price of our securities.

Competition and Economic Risks

We face significant competition in our business.

Our business depends on our ability to successfully obtain a continuous supply of auction or appraisal contracts, or distressed and surplus assets for profitable resale to third parties. In this regard, we compete with numerous other organizations, some of which are much larger and better-capitalized, with greater resources available for both asset acquisition and associated marketing to potential customers. Additionally, some competitors have a longer history of activity in the business and may have advantages with respect to accessing both deals and capital. 

Our business is subject to inventory risk and credit risk.

Under our business model, when not acting solely as an auctioneer, we assume the general and physical inventory and credit risks associated with purchasing assets for subsequent resale. Although we do enter into transactions for which a subsequent purchaser has already been identified, in most cases we purchase assets and assume the risk that they may sell for less than our forecasted price. Further, we may miscalculate demand or resale value and subsequently sell the assets for less than their original purchase price. Either situation could have a material adverse effect upon our use of working capital and our results of operations.

Our Specialty Lending segment is concentrated.

A significant portion of our Specialty Lending loan portfolio may at any time be concentrated with a small number of borrowers. Our Specialty Lending loan portfolio includes a gross notes receivable balance of approximately $22.2 million from one borrower, representing 74% of our total gross notes receivable as of December 31, 2024. Concentration with a small number of borrowers exposes us to the risk that financial difficulty with a single borrower or a small number of borrowers can materially affect our business, financial conditions or operating results. This borrower is currently in default, and our loans to this borrower are in nonaccrual status.

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