Pagaya Technologies Partners with Castlelake for $1 Billion Loan Purchase Program

Pagaya partners with Castlelake for $1 billion loan purchase By Investing.com

NEW YORK - Pagaya (NASDAQ:PGY) Technologies LTD. (NASDAQ: PGY), an AI-driven financial technology firm, has announced a strategic agreement with global alternative investment manager Castlelake, L.P., to purchase up to $1 billion in consumer loans. The deal, which was revealed today, is set to diversify Pagaya's funding sources and enhance capital efficiency in alignment with the company's financial strategy. Under the terms of the agreement, Castlelake will acquire consumer loans on a monthly basis for an initial term of one year, with options to extend the arrangement for further loan purchases. This forward flow transaction is expected to allow Pagaya to fund loan originations with minimal reliance on its own capital, marking a significant step in the company's effort to scale its initiatives and diversify funding channels. Evangelos Perros, CFO of Pagaya, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership, noting that it represents a key component of the company's strategy to broaden its funding capacity with leading asset managers. John Lundquist, Partner at Castlelake, echoed the sentiment, highlighting the potential for the partnership to provide access to consumer loans with attractive risk-adjusted returns. Pagaya, listed on NASDAQ, leverages machine learning and AI to offer credit and other financial products through its network of partners. The company's proprietary API and capital solutions are designed to integrate seamlessly with partner platforms, aiming to expand financial access. Castlelake, founded in 2005, specializes in asset-based private credit and manages approximately $22 billion in assets. The firm's investment team operates out of seven offices worldwide. The information for this article is based on a press release statement. In other recent news, Pagaya Technologies reported strong financial results for the first quarter of 2024, with record network volumes and significant growth in funding. The company raised $2 billion, added 18 new investors to its network, and connected with 30 lenders. Pagaya's network volume reached $2.4 billion, with total revenues of $245 million and adjusted EBITDA standing at $40 million. In a strategic move, the company appointed industry veteran Ralph L. Leung as the new Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer. Leung is expected to enhance Pagaya's capital markets operations and drive the monetization strategy for its expanding lending partner network. Regarding analyst coverage, Citi initiated a neutral rating on Pagaya Technologies stock, citing the current funding conditions in the unsecured personal loan market. The firm suggested investors might benefit from observing the market for one to two more quarters to gain a clearer understanding of the funding environment. In light of Pagaya Technologies LTD.'s recent strategic agreement with Castlelake, L.P., it is pertinent to consider the company's financial health and market performance. According to InvestingPro data, Pagaya has a market capitalization of approximately $1.07 billion, reflecting its size and investor valuation in the current market. InvestingPro Tips indicate that analysts are optimistic about Pagaya's future earnings, with two analysts revising their earnings upwards for the upcoming period. This optimism may be linked to the company's innovative use of AI in the financial sector and the potential growth from the new partnership with Castlelake. Moreover, Pagaya has demonstrated significant returns over the last week, month, and three months, with a weekly price total return of 11.27% and a monthly return of 15.31%, showcasing strong recent performance. Despite not being profitable over the last twelve months, analysts predict that the company will turn a profit this year. This forward-looking sentiment is vital for potential investors considering Pagaya's prospects. The company's strong EBITDA growth of 111.78% in the last twelve months as of Q1 2023 further underscores its improving operational efficiency. To explore additional insights and detailed analysis, readers can find more InvestingPro Tips on Pagaya Technologies at https://www.investing.com/pro/PGY, which currently lists a total of 11 tips for a comprehensive understanding of the company's financial position and market potential.

Pagaya Reports Second Quarter and First Half 2024 Results

Pagaya Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: PGY) ("Pagaya", the "Company" or "we"), a global technology company delivering artificial intelligence infrastructure for the financial ecosystem, today announced financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2024. For additional information, view Pagaya's second quarter 2024 letter to shareholders here. "We set ambitious goals for our business this year and delivered on all of them," said Gal Krubiner, co-founder and CEO of Pagaya Technologies. "We had another quarter of record financial results, expanded our network with more top lenders and enhanced our funding capacity. Our business has strong momentum as we continue to execute on our strategy in the second half." Second Quarter 2024 Highlights All comparisons are made versus the same period in 2023 and on a year-over-year basis unless otherwise stated. The Company will hold a webcast and conference call today, August 9, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. A live webcast of the call will be available via the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at investor.pagaya.com. To listen to the live webcast, please go to the site at least five minutes prior to the scheduled start time in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. Shortly before the call, the accompanying materials will be made available on the Company's website. Shortly after the call, a replay of the webcast will be available for 90 days on the Company's website. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-9208 or 1-201-493-6784. The telephone replay can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921 or 1-412-317-6671 and providing the conference ID# 13747114. The telephone replay will be available starting shortly after the call until Friday, August 23, 2024. A replay will also be available on the Investor Relations website following the call. About Pagaya Technologies Pagaya (NASDAQ: PGY) is a global technology company making life-changing financial products and services available to more people nationwide. By using machine learning, a vast data network and an AI-driven approach, Pagaya provides comprehensive consumer credit and residential real estate solutions for its partners, their customers, and investors. Its proprietary API and capital solutions integrate into its network of partners to deliver seamless user experiences and greater access to the mainstream economy. Pagaya has offices in New York and Tel Aviv. For more information, visit pagaya.com. Cautionary Note About Forward-Looking Statements This document contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "can," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "opportunity," "future," "strategy," "might," "outlook," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "should," "strive," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding: The Company's strategy and future operations, including the Company's ability to continue to deliver consistent results for its lending partners and investors; the Company's ability to continue to drive sustainable gains in profitability; the Company's ability to achieve continued momentum in its business; and the Company's financial outlook for Network Volume, Total Revenue and Other Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter of 2024 and the full year 2024. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Risks, uncertainties and assumptions include factors relating to: the Company's ability to attract new partners and to retain and grow its relationships with existing partners to support the underlying investment needs for its securitizations and other funding products; the need to maintain a consistently high level of trust in its brand; the concentration of a large percentage of its investment revenue with a small number of partners and platforms; its ability to sustain its revenue growth rate or the growth rate of its related key operating metrics; its ability to improve, operate and implement its technology, its existing funding arrangements for the Company and its affiliates that may not be renewed or replaced or its existing funding sources that may be unwilling or unable to provide funding to it on terms acceptable to it, or at all; the performance of loans facilitated through its model; changes in market interest rates; its securitizations, warehouse credit facility agreements; the impact on its business of general economic conditions, including, but not limited to interest rates, inflation, supply chain disruptions, exchange rate fluctuations and labor shortages; the effect of and uncertainties related to public health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic (including any government responses thereto); geopolitical conflicts such as the war in Israel; its ability to realize the potential benefits of past or future acquisitions; anticipated benefits and savings from our recently announced reduction in workforce; changes in the political, legal and regulatory framework for AI technology, machine learning, financial institutions and consumer protection; the ability to maintain the listing of our securities on Nasdaq; the financial performance of its partners, and fluctuations in the U.S. consumer credit and housing market; its ability to grow effectively through strategic alliances; seasonal fluctuations in our revenue as a result of consumer spending and saving patterns; pending and future litigation, regulatory actions and/or compliance issues including with respect to the merger with EJF Acquisition Corp.; and other risks that are described in the Company's Form 10-K filed on April 25, 2024 and subsequent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's views with respect to future events as of the date hereof and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Given these uncertainties, investors should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements are made as of the date hereof, reflect the Company's current beliefs and are based on information currently available as of the date they are made, and the Company assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. Financial Information; Non-GAAP Financial Measures Some of the unaudited financial information and data contained in this press release and Form 8-K, such as Fee Revenue Less Production Costs ("FRLPC"), FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %), Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Net Income (Loss), have not been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP"). To supplement the unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP, management uses the non-GAAP financial measures FRLPC, FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA to provide investors with additional information about our financial performance and to enhance the overall understanding of the results of operations by highlighting the results from ongoing operations and the underlying profitability of our business. Management believes these non-GAAP measures provide an additional tool for investors to use in comparing our core financial performance over multiple periods. However, non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in their usefulness to investors because they have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and are not prepared under any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. In addition, non-GAAP financial measures may be calculated differently from, and therefore may not be directly comparable to, similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as supplementing, and not as an alternative or substitute for, our unaudited consolidated financial statements prepared and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. To address these limitations, management provides a reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) attributable to Pagaya's shareholders and a calculation of FRLPC and FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %). Management encourages investors and others to review our financial information in its entirety, not to rely on any single financial measure and to view Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA in conjunction with its respective related GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures include the following items: Fee Revenue Less Production Costs ("FRLPC") is defined as revenue from fees less production costs. FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %) is defined as FRLPC divided by Network Volume. Adjusted Net Income (Loss) is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Pagaya Technologies Ltd.'s shareholders excluding share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of warrant liability, impairment, including credit-related charges, restructuring expenses, transaction-related expenses, and non-recurring expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to Pagaya Technologies Ltd.'s shareholders excluding share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of warrant liability, impairment, including credit-related charges, restructuring expenses, transaction-related expenses, non-recurring expenses associated with mergers and acquisitions, interest expense, depreciation expense, and income tax expense (benefit). These items are excluded from our Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA measures because they are noncash in nature, or because the amount and timing of these items is unpredictable, is not driven by core results of operations and renders comparisons with prior periods and competitors less meaningful. We believe FRLPC, FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA provide useful information to investors and others in understanding and evaluating our results of operations, as well as providing a useful measure for period-to-period comparisons of our business performance. Moreover, we have included FRLPC, FRLPC as a percentage of network volume (or FRLPC %), Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA because these are key measurements used by our management internally to make operating decisions, including those related to operating expenses, evaluate performance, and perform strategic planning and annual budgeting. However, this non-GAAP financial information is presented for supplemental informational purposes only, should not be considered a substitute for or superior to financial information presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. The tables below provide reconciliations of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Loss Attributable to Pagaya Technologies Ltd., its most directly comparable U.S. GAAP amount. In addition, Pagaya provides outlook for the third quarter of 2024 and the fiscal year 2024 on a non-GAAP basis. The Company cannot reconcile its expected Adjusted EBITDA to expected Net Loss Attributable to Pagaya under "Full-Year 2024 Financial Outlook" without unreasonable effort because certain items that impact net income (loss) and other reconciling items are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted at this time, which unavailable information could have a significant impact on the Company's U.S. GAAP financial results.