Safe Harbor Financial Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial Results - SHF Hldgs (NASDAQ:SHFS)

-- Revenue increased 38.6% to $2.38 Million in Third Quarter on a YoY Basis--

-- Loan Originations increased 424% For The First Nine Months to $18.9 Million, Compared to the full Year 2021 --

-- Total accounts reach 683, up 22% compared to September 2021 --

ARVADA, Colo., Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SHF Holdings, Inc., d/b/a/ Safe Harbor Financial ("Safe Harbor" or the "Company") SHFS, a leader in facilitating financial services to the regulated cannabis industry, announced today its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2022.

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Sundie Seefried, commented, "2022 has been a transformative year for Safe Harbor, highlighted by our successful public listing on the Nasdaq in September. Throughout the year, Safe Harbor has continued to firmly establish itself as a leading provider of compliant financing and banking solutions to the regulated U.S. cannabis industry. We are strongly positioned to scale our proprietary financial services platform to support the evolving banking needs of cannabis related businesses and growth of the cannabis industry."

"I am pleased to report, we have totaled nearly 700 accounts placed with us and increased our loan interest revenue by 1,400% in the third quarter of 2022 due to our ability to place a greater volume of high-quality credit. We remain focused on increasing our deposit base and expanding our loan services platform going forward. As of November 2, 2022, we have approximately $24.4 million of Safe Harbor originated loans in underwriting, which will continue to drive Safe Harbor's financial growth. We remain steadfast in our mission to service the growing banking needs of the cannabis industry with our platform as we execute on our strategy." concluded Ms. Seefried.

Third Quarter Financial and Operational Highlights

Safe Harbor completed its business combination transaction with Northern Lights Acquisition Corp and began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Markets on September 29, 2022.
Revenue increased 38.6% to $2.38 million for the three-months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $1.72 million for the third quarter of 2021. The increase was primarily attributable to the Company's increase in investment income as a result of recent Federal Reserves interest rate increases and an increases in loan interest income.
Adjusted EBITDA was $1.28 million, compared to $947 thousand in the same period of 2021.
As of September 30, 2022, Safe Harbor had cash and marketable securities of $7.27 million.

Subsequent Events to the Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Appointed James Dennedy, as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Dennedy brings more than 25 years of investment and financial experience, and cannabis experience, to Safe Harbor, including senior leadership and director roles at both public and private companies.
Safe Harbor agreed to acquire Abaca, an industry leading cannabis fintech platform for $30 million in cash and common stock. Abaca brings more than 300 cannabis business related accounts and has facilitated more than $3.4 billion in gross transactions. Combining Safe Harbor's wide range of financial services and Abaca's industry-leading fintech and payment solutions will create comprehensive and streamlined banking solutions for cannabis operators.

Originations and Loan Activity

For the nine month period ended September 30, 2022, Safe Harbor originated loans totaling $18,886,500, compared to $3,600,000 for the full year in 2021 and $1,267,753 in 2020.

Financial Results

Three Months Ended September 30,	2022		2021		Change ($)		Change (%)
Deposit, activity, onboarding income	$	1,369,559	$	1,494,204		(124,645)		(8.34 %)
Safe Harbor Program income		38,598		83,194		(44,596)		(53.60 %)
Investment income		558,860		111,052		447,808		403.24 %
Loan interest income		412,297		28,411		383,886		1351.19 %
Total Revenue	$	2,379,314	$	1,716,861		662,453		38.59 %

For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, total revenue increased 38.6% to $2.37 million, compared to $1.72 million in the same period last year. This increase was the result of increased investment income related to higher interest rates and increased loan interest income. For the third quarter of 2022, the Company sourced six new loans. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, total revenue increased 11.4% to $5.90 million, compared to $5.30 million in the same period in 2021.

For the quarter ended September 30, 2022, net income was $1.06 million, compared to $946 thousand in the same three month period ended September 30, 2021. For the nine months ended, September 30, 2022, net income was $1.89 million as compared to $2.57 million for the same period in 2021. The decrease in net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2022 was due to an increase in operating expenses, mainly an increase in compensation, professional services and general and administrative expenses due to the Company becoming a publicly traded entity.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA


	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2022		2021
Net income	$	1,056,235		946,063
Interest expense		36,002		-
Depreciation and amortization expense		1,625		399
Taxes		-		-
EBITDA		1,093,862		946,462
Other adjustments –
Loan loss provision		88,345		514
Loan origination fees and costs		102,364
Adjusted EBITDA		1,284,571		946,976

Safe Harbor disclosed EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, both of which are non-GAAP financial measures that the Company calculates as net income before taxes and depreciation and amortization expense in the case of EBITDA and further adjusted to exclude non-cash, unusual and/or infrequent costs in the case of Adjusted EBITDA. Other adjustments include estimated future loan losses not yet realized including amounts indemnified to PCCU for loans funded by them.

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2022, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $7,273,012 as compared to $4,354,827 in same period ended September 30, 2021.

Earnings Conference Call

Chief Executive Officer Sundie Seefried and Chief Financial Officer, Jim Dennedy will host a conference call and webcast at 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific on November 14^th to discuss the Company's financial results and provide investors with key business highlights. For those interested in listening in to the conference call, please dial in and ask to join the Safe Harbor call.

Date: Monday November 14^th, 2022

Time: 4:30pm Eastern / 1:30pm Pacific

Webcast: Safe Harbor Financial Webcast Link

Dial-In: +1 877-270-2148 (US Toll Free), +1 412-902-6510 (International)

The webcast will be available for three weeks following the conference call.

About Safe Harbor

Safe Harbor is one of the first service providers to offer compliance, monitoring and validation services to financial institutions while providing banking services to cannabis, hemp, CBD, and ancillary operators, making communities safer, driving growth in local economies, and fostering long-term partnerships. Safe Harbor, through its financial institution clients, implements high standards of accountability, transparency, monitoring, reporting and risk mitigation measures while meeting Bank Secrecy Act obligations in line with FinCEN guidance on cannabis-related businesses. Over the past seven years, Safe Harbor (including its predecessor) has assisted with the onboarding of over $14 billion in deposit transactions for customers with operations spanning 30 states with regulated cannabis markets. For more information, visit www.shfinancial.org.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to trends in the cannabis industry, including proposed changes in U.S and state laws, rules, regulations and guidance relating to Safe Harbor's services; Safe Harbor's growth prospects and Safe Harbor's market size; Safe Harbor's projected financial and operational performance, including relative to its competitors; new product and service offerings Safe Harbor may introduce in the future; the impact of recent volatility in the capital markets, which may adversely affect the price of the Company's securities; the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against Safe Harbor following the closing of the business combination; other statements regarding Safe Harbor's expectations, hopes, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future; and the other risk factors discussed in Safe Harbor's filings from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In addition, any statements that refer to projections, forecasts or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements. The words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intends," "outlook," "may," "might," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "would," and similar expressions may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject, are subject to risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties (some of which are beyond the control of Safe Harbor), and other assumptions, that may cause the actual results or performance to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

SHF Holdings, Inc. COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
	September 30,		December 31,
	2022		2021
ASSETS	(Unaudited)		(Audited)
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	7,273,012	$	5,495,905
Accounts receivable – trade		813,257		522,896
Contract assets		7,676		18,317
Prepaid expenses		941,478		6,021
Accrued interest receivable		25,422		7,556
Due from PIPE investors		4,090,000		-
Short-term loans receivable		71,168		52,833
Total Current Assets		13,222,013		6,103,528
Long-term loans receivable, net		1,350,246		1,410,727
Property and equipment, net		16,510		6,351
Other investment		500,000		-
Deferred tax asset		43,411,985		-
Forward purchase derivative assets		1,085,839		-
Forward purchase receivable		39,285,754		-
Security deposit		5,036		-
Total Assets	$	98,877,383	$	7,520,606

LIABILITIES AND PARENT-ENTITY NET INVESTMENT AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	2,263,746	$	43,626
Accrued expenses		5,569,026		129,546
Contract liabilities		14,583		8,333
Due to seller - current portion		33,616,468		-
Total Current Liabilities		41,463,823		181,505
Warrant liability		737,057		-
Due to seller – long-term portion		23,333,333		-
Deferred loan origination fees		102,364		-
Deferred offering costs		2,166,250		-
Indemnity liability		377,005		-
Total Liabilities		68,179,832		181,505

Parent-Entity Net Investment and Stockholders' Equity
Convertible preferred stock, $.0001 par value, 1,250,000 shares authorized, 20,450 shares issued and outstanding on September 30, 2022, and no shares issued and outstanding on December 31, 2021, respectively		2		-
Class A common stock, $.0001 par value, 125,000,000 shares authorized, 18,715,912 issued and outstanding on September 30, 2022, and no shares issued and outstanding on December 31, 2021, respectively		1,872		-
Additional paid in capital		30,451,696		-
Retained earnings		243,981		-
Parent-Entity Net Investment		-		7,339,101
Total Parent-Entity Net Investment and Stockholders' Equity		30,697,551		7,339,101
Total Liabilities and Parent-Entity Net Investment and Stockholders' Equity	$	98,877,383	$	7,520,606

SHF Holdings, Inc. COMBINED STATEMENTS OF NET INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Unaudited)

	For the three months ended September 30,			For the nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021	2022		2021

Revenue		$2,379,314	$1,716,861		$5,903,213	$5,297,457

Operating Expenses
Compensation and employee benefits		$865,595	$539,611		$2,383,117	$1,997,669
Professional services		195,464	29,288		534,494	91,558
Rent expense		30,759	24,710		82,087	48,576
Provision for loan losses		88,345	514		383,910	12,441
General and administrative expenses		373,695	176,675		856,205	578,676
Total operating expenses		$1,553,858	$770,798		$4,239,813	$2,728,920

Operating income		$825,456	$946,063		$1,663,400	$2,568,537
Other (income) expenses
Interest expense		36,002	-		36,002	-
Change in fair value of warrant liability		(868,472)	-		(868,472)	-
Change in fair value of forward purchase option derivative liability		601,691	-		601,691	-
Total other (income) expenses		($230,779)	-		($230,779)	-

Net income		$1,056,235	$946,063		$1,894,179	$2,568,537
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic		18,715,912	18,715,912		18,715,912	18,715,912
Basic net income per share		$0.06	$0.05		$0.10	$0.14
Weighted average shares outstanding, diluted		20,760,912	18,715,912		20,760,912	18,715,912
Diluted net income per share		$0.06	$0.05		$0.09	$0.14

SHF Holdings, Inc. COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)

	For the nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2021
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	1,894,179	$	2,568,537
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation expense		3,576		1,264
Provision for loan loss		383,910		12,441
Change in fair value of warrant and forward purchase option derivative liabilities		(266,781)		-
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(290,361)		(415,425)
Contract assets		10,641		-
Prepaid expenses		(20,457)		(19,646)
Accrued interest receivable		(17,866)		(8,989)
Accounts payable		116,050		(70,770)
Accrued expenses		153,662		98,535
Contract liabilities		6,250		16,943
Net cash provided by operating activities		1,972,803		2,182,890

CASH FLOWS USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchase of property and equipment		(13,735)		(344)
Issuance of new loans (net of payment received)		35,241		(415,657)
Funding of other investment		(500,000)		-
Security deposit		(5,036)		-
Net cash used in investing activities		(483,530)		(416,001)

CASH FLOWS USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from reverse capitalization, net of transaction costs		287,834			-
Net change in parent funding, allocations, and distributions to parent		-		(413,425)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		287,834		(413,425)

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		1,777,107		1,353,464
Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period		5,495,905		3,001,363
Cash and cash equivalents - end of period	$	7,273,012	$	4,354,827

SOURCE Safe Harbor Financial

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