Great Neck, NY July 27, 2018 / GLOBE Newswire -- 
Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOAN) announced today that its total revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $1,668,000 compared to approximately $1,401,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $267,000, or 19.1%. For the three months ended June 30, 2018, approximately $1,423,000 of the Company's revenue represents interest income on the secured, commercial loans that the Company offers to small businesses compared to approximately $1,189,000 for the same period in 2017, and approximately $244,000 represents origination fees on such loans compared to approximately $212,000 for the same period in 2017. The increase in revenue represents an increase in lending operations.

 

Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $949,000, or $0.12 per basic and diluted share (based on approximately 8.1 million weighted-average outstanding common shares), as compared to approximately $840,000, or $0.10 per basic and diluted share (based on approximately 8.1 million weighted-average outstanding common shares) for the three months ended June 30, 2017. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in revenue, offset by an increase in interest expense.

 

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $3,332,000 compared to approximately $2,731,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2017, an increase of $601,000, or 22.0%. For the six months ended June 30, 2018, approximately $2,853,000 of the Company's revenue represents interest income on the secured, commercial loans that the Company offers to small businesses compared to approximately $2,295,000 for the same period in 2017, and approximately $480,000 represents origination fees on such loans compared to approximately $436,000 for the same period in 2017. The increase in revenue represents an increase in lending operations.

 

Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2018 was approximately $1,930,000, or $0.24 per basic and diluted share (based on approximately 8.1 million weighted-average outstanding common shares), as compared to approximately $1,631,000, or $0.20 per basic and diluted share (based on approximately 8.1 million weighted-average outstanding common shares) for the six months ended June 30, 2017. This increase is primarily attributable to the increase in revenue, offset by an increase in interest expense.
           

As of June 30, 2018, total shareholders' equity was approximately $23,259,000 compared to approximately $22,247,000 as of December 31, 2017.

 

Effective July 11, 2018, the Company amended its existing credit line agreement with Webster Business Credit Corporation and Flushing Bank to, among other things, further increase its credit line from $20 million to $25 million.

 

On July 24, 2018, the Company completed a public offering of 1,428,572 of its common shares at a public offering price of $7.00 per share. The gross proceeds raised by the Company from the offering were $10,000,004 before deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses. The total net proceeds from the offering were approximately $9,100,000. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to 214,286 additional common shares to cover over-allotments, if any.

 

Assaf Ran, Chairman of the Board and CEO stated, “We believe that the financial results for the second quarter once again reflect our strict underwriting and disciplined loan criteria, which continue to prove themselves as we maintain a default free loan portfolio. At the beginning of the third quarter we increased the line of credit from our lenders by $5 million to $25 million in the aggregate, and completed an equity raise of $10 million. I’m confident in my belief that the additional capital will help us achieve further growth.”

 

About Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc.
Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. offers short-term secured, non–banking loans (sometimes referred to as ‘‘hard money’’ loans) to real estate investors to fund their acquisition, renovation, rehabilitation or improvement of properties located in the New York metropolitan area. We operate the web site: https://www.manhattanbridgecapital.com.

 

Forward Looking Statements

This press release and the statements of our representatives related thereto contain or may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not statements of historical fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, words such as “plan,” “project,” “potential,” “seek,” “may,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “estimate,” or “continue” are intended to identify forward-looking statements. For example, when we discuss the potential exercise by the underwriter of the over-allotment option, with respect to our public offering, or our belief that the additional capital represented by the offering and increase in our credit line will help us achieve further growth  we are using forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that certain important factors may affect the Company’s actual results and could cause such results to differ materially from any forward-looking statements that may be made in this news release. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those projected, expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including but not limited to the following: (i) our loan origination activities, revenues and profits are limited by available funds; (ii) we operate in a highly competitive market and competition may limit our ability to originate loans with favorable interest rates; (iii) our Chief Executive Officer is critical to our business and our future success may depend on our ability to retain him; (iv) if we overestimate the yields on our loans or incorrectly value the collateral securing the loan, we may experience losses; (v) we may be subject to “lender liability” claims; (vi) our due diligence may not uncover all of a borrower’s liabilities or other risks to its business; (vii) borrower concentration could lead to significant losses; and (viii) we may choose to make distributions in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay income taxes in excess of the cash dividends you receive. The risk factors contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission identify important factors that could cause such differences. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and we caution potential investors not to place undue reliance on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.

 

MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

Assets	June 30, 2018 (unaudited)	December 31, 2017 (audited)
Loans receivable	$51,846,500	$45,124,000
Interest receivable on loans	570,805	535,045
Cash and cash equivalents	129,490	136,441
Deferred financing costs	31,361	45,269
Other assets	142,064	55,941
Total assets	$52,720,220	$45,896,696

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Liabilities:
Line of credit	$20,000,000	$16,914,594
Short term loans - related party	2,430,000	---
Short term loan	1,000,000	---
Senior secured notes (net of deferred financing costs of $585,041 and $622,584)	5,414,959	5,377,416
Deferred origination fees	428,576	298,471
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	187,511	167,559
Dividends payable	---	891,983
Total liabilities	29,461,046	23,650,023
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred shares - $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; none issued	---	---
Common shares - $.001 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; 8,327,917 and 8,319,036 issued, respectively; 8,117,815 and 8,108,934 outstanding, respectively	8,328	8,319
Additional paid-in capital	23,222,769	23,167,511
Treasury stock, at cost - 210,102 shares	(541,491)	(541,491)
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)	569,568	(387,666)
Total stockholders’ equity	23,259,174	22,246,673
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$52,720,220	$45,896,696

 

 

MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months  Ended June 30,
	2018	2017	2018	2017
Interest income from loans	$1,423,352	$1,188,567	$2,852,600	$2,294,748
Origination fees	244,348	212,334	479,574	435,759
Total Revenue	1,667,700	1,400,901	3,332,174	2,730,507
Operating costs and expenses:
Interest and amortization of debt service costs	413,074	277,651	810,778	509,233
Referral fees	83	841	416	2,201
General and administrative expenses	305,155	270,471	590,674	575,986
Total operating costs and expenses	718,312	548,963	1,401,868	1,087,420
Income from operations	949,388	851,938	1,930,306	1,643,087
Loss on write-down of investment in privately held company	---	(10,000)	---	(10,000)
Income before income tax expense	949,388	841,938	1,930,306	1,633,087
Income tax expense	---	(1,872)	---	(1,872)
Net income	$949,388	$840,066	$1,930,306	$1,631,215
Basic and diluted net income per common share outstanding:
--Basic	$0.12	$0.10	$0.24	$0.20
--Diluted	$0.12	$0.10	$0.24	$0.20
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
--Basic	8,111,276	8,119,052	8,110,112	8,127,000
--Diluted	8,119,984	8,131,752	8,117,817	8,142,157

 

 

MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(unaudited)

	Six Months  Ended June 30,
	2018	2017
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income	$1,930,306	$1,631,215
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities -
Amortization of deferred financing costs	51,451	61,625
Depreciation	2,274	2,186
Non cash compensation expense	6,532	6,532
Loss on write-down of investment in privately held company	---	10,000
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable on loans	(35,760)	(110,599)
Other assets	(76,097)	(35,109)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	19,952	(4,053)
Deferred origination fees	130,105	46,112
Other liabilities	---	25,000
Net cash provided by operating activities	2,028,763	1,632,909
Cash flows from investing activities:
Issuance of short term loans	(27,792,500)	(20,599,500)
Collections received from loans	21,070,000	14,113,000
Purchase of fixed assets	---	(1,666)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,722,500)	(6,488,166)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from line of credit, net	3,085,406	6,683,151
Proceeds from short-term loans, net	3,430,000	---
Dividend paid	(1,865,055)	(1,627,007)
Purchase of treasury shares	---	(172,156)
Capital raising costs	(12,300)	---
Proceeds from exercise of warrants	48,735	---
Net cash provided by financing activities	4,686,786	4,883,988
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(6,951)	28,731
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year	136,441	96,299
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$129,490	$125,030
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Taxes paid during the period	$---	$1,872
Interest paid during the period	$733,215	$415,273