Long Island, N.Y. October 29, 2015 / GLOBE Newswire / -- Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. (NASDAQ: LOAN)

 

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. announced today that total revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 were approximately $1,032,000 compared to approximately $766,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $266,000, or 34.7%. The increase in revenue represents an increase in lending operations. For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately $871,000 and $632,000, respectively, of our revenues were attributable to interest income on the secured commercial loans that we offer to small businesses, and approximately $160,000 and $134,000, respectively, of our revenues were attributable to origination fees on such loans.

 

Net income for the three month period ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $639,000 or $0.09 per share, versus net income of approximately $429,000 or $0.08 per for the three month period ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $210,000 or 49.0%. This increase in net income was mainly due to an increase in operating income as a result of increased lending activity.

 

Total revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 were approximately $2,855,000 compared to approximately $2,005,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $850,000, or 42.4%. The increase in revenue represents an increase in lending operations. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, revenues of approximately $2,392,000 and $1,657,000, respectively, were attributable to interest income on the secured commercial loans that we offer to small businesses, and approximately $463,000 and $348,000, respectively, were attributable to origination fees on such loans.

 

Net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2015 was approximately $1,645,000 or $0.25 per basic and diluted share, versus net income of approximately $1,058,000 or $0.23 per basic share and $0.22 per diluted share for the same period in 2014, an increase of $587,000 or 55.5%. This increase in net income was mainly due to an increase in operating income as a result of increased lending activity.

 

As of September 30, 2015 total shareholders' equity was approximately $18,241,000 compared to approximately $18,184,000 as of June 30, 2015 and approximately 13,866,000 as of December 31, 2014.

 

We currently satisfy all of the requirements to be taxed as a REIT and elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2014. As a REIT, we are required to distribute at least 90% of our taxable income to our shareholders on an annual basis.

 

Assaf Ran, Chairman of the Board and CEO stated, “During the third quarter we have managed to responsibly continue our constant growth in accordance with our expectations. The numbers speak for themselves, as our plan works. The goal is to continue underwriting good loans to good borrowers while maintaining a safe equity to leverage ratio," added Mr. Ran.

 

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:http://www.manhattanbridgecapital.com
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   MANHATTAN BRIDGE CAPITAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

Assets	September 30, 2015 (unaudited)	December 31, 2014 (audited)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$61,144	$47,676
Short term loans receivable	15,633,990	19,138,426
Interest receivable on loans	322,582	213,766
Other current assets	54,370	26,995
Total current assets	16,072,086	19,426,863
Long term loans receivable	13,510,050	4,894,050
Property and equipment, net	17,636	19,088
Security deposit	6,816	6,816
Investment in privately held company	50,000	65,000
Deferred financing costs	116,399	32,500
Total assets	$29,772,987	$24,444,317

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

Current liabilities:
Short term loans	$1,095,620	$2,469,465
Line of credit	10,098,083	7,700,000
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	89,591	163,622
Deferred origination fees	249,135	244,776
Total liabilities, all current	11,532,429	10,577,863
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred shares - $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued	---	---
Common shares - $.001 par value; 25,000,000 authorized; 7,401,489 and 6,260,689 issued; 7,224,489 and 6,083,689 outstanding	7,401	6,260
Additional paid-in capital	18,395,326	14,116,183
Treasury stock, at cost – 177,000	(369,335)	(369,335)
Retained earnings	207,166	113,346
Total stockholders’ equity	18,240,558	13,866,454
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$29,772,987	$24,444,317

 

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

 

Three Months Ended September 30,		Nine Months  Ended September 30,
2015	2014	2015	2014	2015
Interest income from loans	$871,250	$631,640	$2,392,329	$1,657,076
Origination fees	160,456	134,080	463,092	347,637
Total Revenue	1,031,706	765,720	2,855,421	2,004,713
Operating costs and expenses:
Interest and amortization of debt service costs	159,875	144,392	493,652	383,721
Referral fees	948	665	3,260	1,049
General and administrative expenses	229,873	202,822	696,464	554,631
Total operating costs and expenses	390,696	347,879	1,193,376	939,401
Income from operations	641,010	417,841	1,662,045	1,065,312
Other income	---	6,887	---	20,661
Loss on write-down of investment in privately held company	---	---	(15,000)	---
Income before income tax (expense) benefit	641,010	424,728	1,647,045	1,085,973
Income tax (expense) benefit	(2,005)	4,291	(2,005)	(27,709)
Net Income	$  639,005	$  429,019	$  1,645,040	$  1,058,264
Basic and diluted net income per common share outstanding:
--Basic	$0.09	$0.08	$0.25	$0.23
--Diluted	$0.09	$0.08	$0.25	$0.22
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
--Basic	7,223,043	5,487,494	6,597,987	4,680,340
--Diluted	7,263,017	5,526,798	6,637,755	4,727,966

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

 

Nine Months  Ended September 30,	2015	2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net Income	$1,645,040	$1,058,264
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by    operating activities -
Amortization of deferred financing costs	27,501	---
Depreciation	4,926	---
Non cash compensation expense	10,248	17,799
Loss on write-down of investment in privately held company	15,000	---
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Interest receivable on loans	(108,815)	(21,850)
Other current and non current assets	(27,377)	(33,357)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	(74,031)	(14,409)
Deferred origination fees	4,360	149,550
Income taxes payable	---	(373,219)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,496,852	782,778
Cash flows from investing activities:
Issuance of short term loans	(15,346,500)	(18,827,000)
Collections received from loans	10,234,936	10,518,616
Purchase of fixed assets	(3,474)	---
Net cash used in investing activities	(5,115,038)	(8,308,384)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from loans and line of credit, net	1,024,238	2,650,000
Proceeds from public offering, net	4,237,199	4,288,765
Deferred financing costs	(111,400)	---
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and warrants	32,838	55,230
Dividends paid	(1,551,221)	(429,329)
Net cash provided by financing activities	3,631,654	6,564,666
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	13,468	(960,940)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	47,676	1,021,023
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$61,144	$60,083
Supplemental Cash Flow Information:
Taxes paid during the period	$29	$415,928
Interest paid during the period	$423,650	$383,721