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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20212023
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 001-34568
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OPENLANE, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware20-8744739
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11299 N. Illinois Street, Carmel, Indiana 46032
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 923-3725
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading symbolName of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per shareKARNew York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes     No 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes     No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes     No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes     No 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes     No 
The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock held by stockholders who were not affiliates (as defined by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission) of the registrant was $2,062,559,205$1,639,190,438 at June 30, 2021.2023.
As of February 15, 2022, 121,181,0342024, 108,045,559 shares of the registrant's common stock, par value $0.01 per share, were outstanding.
Documents Incorporated by Reference
Certain information required by Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated by reference herein from the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 20222024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the registrant's fiscal year ended December 31, 2021.2023.


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DEFINED TERMS
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K have the following meanings:
"we," "us," "our," "KAR""OPENLANE" and "the Company" refer, collectively, to OPENLANE, Inc. (f/k/a KAR Auction Services, Inc.) and all of its subsidiaries;subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise;
"ADESA" or "ADESA Auctions" refer, collectively, to ADESA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, and ADESA, Inc.'s subsidiaries, including Openlane,OPENLANE US, Inc. (together with Openlane,OPENLANE US, Inc.'s subsidiaries, "Openlane""OPENLANE US"), BacklotCars, Inc. ("BacklotCars"), CARWAVE Holdings LLC ("CARWAVE"), Nth Gen Software Inc. ("TradeRev"), ADESA Remarketing Limited (formerly known as GRS Remarketing Limited ("GRS" or "ADESA Remarketing Limited")ADESA U.K.") and ADESA Europe (formerly known as CarsOnTheWebNV and its subsidiaries ("COTW"ADESA Europe");
"ADESA U.S. physical auction business," "ADESA U.S. physical auctions" and "ADESA U.S." refer to the auction sales, operations and staff at ADESA’s U.S. vehicle logistics centers, which were sold to Carvana Group, LLC (together with Carvana Co. and its subsidiaries, "Carvana") in May 2022 (the "Transaction");
"AFC" refers, collectively, to Automotive Finance Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADESA, and Automotive Finance Corporation's subsidiaries and other related entities;
"Credit Agreement" refers to the Credit Agreement, dated June 23, 2023 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time), among the Company, as the borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities including PWI Holdings, Inc. (which was sold on December 1, 2020)from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $325 million senior secured revolving credit facility due June 23, 2028 (the "Revolving Credit Facility");
"Previous Credit Agreement" refers to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 11, 2014 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from timeprior to time)the date of the Credit Agreement), among KAR Auction Services, Inc.,the Company, as the borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time partiesparty thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent;
"agent. The Previous Credit Facility" refers to theAgreement provided for a $950 million senior secured term loan B-6 facility due September 19, 2026 ("Term Loan B-6"), of which the outstanding amount was fully repaid in May 2022, and thea $325 million senior secured revolving credit facility due September 19, 2024 (the "Revolving"Previous Revolving Credit Facility"), which was replaced by the terms of which are set forthRevolving Credit Facility in the Credit Agreement;June 2023;
"IAA" refers, collectively, to Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, and Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.'s subsidiaries and other related entities, including HBC Vehicle Services Limited ("HBC"). See Note 4 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements;entities;
"KAR Auction Services"OPENLANE, Inc." refers to KAR Auction Services, Inc.,the Company and not to its subsidiaries;
"Senior notes" refers to the 5.125% senior notes due 2025 ($950210 million aggregate principal was outstanding at December 31, 2021)2023); and
"Series A Preferred Stock" refers to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (612,676 and 571,606(634,305 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding at December 31, 20212023 and 2020, respectively);
"Term Loan B-4" refers to the senior secured term loan B-4 facility, the terms of which are set forth in the Credit Agreement;
"Term Loan B-5" refers to the senior secured term loan B-5 facility, the terms of which are set forth in the Credit Agreement; and
"2017 Revolving Credit Facility" refers to the $350 million senior secured revolving credit facility existing under the Credit Agreement prior to September 19, 2019.2022).
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PART I
Item 1.    Business
Overview
We are a leading provider ofdigital marketplace for used vehicle auctionsvehicles, connecting sellers and related vehicle remarketing services inbuyers across North America and Europe. We leverage technologyEurope to facilitate an efficient marketplace by providing auction services for sellersfast, easy and transparent transactions. Our portfolio of used, or "whole car," vehicles throughintegrated technology, data analytics, financing, logistics, reconditioning and other remarketing solutions, combined with our digital marketplaces supported by more than 70 vehicle logistics center locations across North America at December 31, 2021. centers in Canada, help advance our purpose: to make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful.
In 2021, we2023, our marketplaces facilitated the sale of approximately 2.61.3 million used vehicles. Our revenuesvehicles, making OPENLANE a leading digital-only wholesale marketplace for used vehicles in North America. Vehicles on our marketplaces are generatedtypically sold by commercial sellers including vehicle manufacturers and their captive finance companies, financial institutions, commercial fleet operators and rental car companies (collectively "commercial customers"), as well as used vehicle dealers, to franchised and independent used vehicle dealers (collectively "dealer customers"). We generate revenue through auction fees from bothcharged to vehicle buyerssellers and sellers,buyers as well as by providing value-added ancillary products and services, including transportation logistics, reconditioning, inspections, marshalling,vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative and collateral recovery services and floorplan financing. We facilitate the transfer of ownership directly from seller to buyer and, generally, we do not take title to, ornor ownership of, vehicles sold through our auctions.marketplaces. However, we also sell vehicles that have been purchased, for which we do take title and record the gross selling price of the vehicle sold through our marketplaces as revenue.
Our end-to-endFor commercial sellers, our software platform serves thesupports more than 40 private label digital remarketing needs of OEMs, dealers, fleet operators, rental companiessites and financial institutions. We are an auction company that provides advancedcomprehensive solutions to our commercial customers. For dealer customers, our platform facilitates multiple sale formats, data-driven insights and integrated mobile, digital and on-premise marketplaces. We are a technology company that delivers next generation tools to accelerate and simplify remarketing. We also leverage data to inform and empower our customers with clear, actionable insights.
ADESA, our whole car auction services business, is the second largest provider of used vehicle auction services in North America. Vehicles at ADESA's auctions are typically sold by used vehicle dealers, vehicle manufacturers and their captive finance companies, financial institutions, commercial fleet operators and rental car companies to franchised and independent used vehicle dealers. Through ADESA.com, ADESA provides a comprehensive remarketing solution to automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies, lease and daily rental car companies and financial institutions. The Company operates BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev digital auction platforms to serve wholesale transactions between automotive dealers. An important component of ADESA's services to its buyersautomotive dealers, coast-to-coast in the United States, Canada and Europe.
OPENLANE Europe is providing short-term inventory-secured financing, known as floorplan financing, primarily to independent used vehicle dealers through our wholly-owned subsidiary, AFC, which has approximately 100 locations throughout North America.
At December 31, 2021, the Company provided ADESA Simulcast and Simulcast+ digital auction platforms through a North American network of more than 70 vehicle logistics center locations. ADESA also includes ADESA Remarketing Limited, an online whole car vehicle remarketing businessmarketplace serving customers in the United Kingdom and ADESAContinental Europe (formerly known as CarsOnTheWeb), anthrough a consolidated online wholesale used vehicle auction marketplace in Continental Europe.platform. We believe our extensive geographic network and diverse product offerings enable us to leverage relationships with providers and buyers of used vehicles.
An important component of our services to buyers is providing short-term inventory-secured financing, known as floorplan financing. This is provided primarily to independent used vehicle dealers ("independent dealer customers") through our wholly-owned subsidiary, AFC, which has approximately 90 locations (hybrid of physical locations and a digital servicing network) throughout North America.
The Company also operates a simulcast technology that supports marketplace sales at our vehicle logistics centers in Canada. Access to this proprietary technology is also sold and licensed to other auction providers, including independent auctions in North America; generally, this revenue is generated on a per vehicle basis, but we do not include these transactions in our vehicle sold numbers.
Our Corporate History
KAR Auction Services, Inc., doing business as KAR Global, was incorporated in 2006 and commenced operations in 2007. ADESA entered the vehicle remarketing industry in 1989 and first became a public company in 1992. In 1994, ADESA acquired AFC. ADESA remained a public company until 1995, when ALLETE, Inc. purchased a majority of its outstanding equity interests. In 2004, ALLETE, Inc. sold 20% of ADESA to the public and then spun off their remaining 80% interest to shareholders.became public again in 2004. KAR Auction Services, Inc. ("KAR") was incorporated in 2006 and acquired ADESA was acquired by the Companyand IAA in 2007. At that time the Company also acquired Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. ("IAA"),2007, taking ADESA private. KAR became a North American salvage auction business. In a series of transactions between 2012 and 2013, our former owners (private equity investors) sold all of their common stockpublic company in secondary offerings.2009. In 2019, IAA was separated from KAR Auction Services through a tax-free spin-off and now operates as a separate entity (NYSE: IAA).spin-off. In 2022, KAR sold the ADESA U.S. physical auction business to Carvana. In 2023, KAR rebranded to OPENLANE.
Our Industry
Auctions are the hub of the remarketing system forWholesale used vehicles bringing professionalare generally sold through marketplaces that bring together sellers and buyers together and creating a marketplace for the sale of these vehicles. Whole car auctionto facilitate transactions. Wholesale used vehicles include vehicles from dealers turning their inventory, off-lease vehicles, vehicles repossessed by financial institutions and rental and other fleet vehicles that have reached a predetermined age or mileage. The following are key industry highlights:
Whole Car AuctionWholesale Used Vehicle Industry Volumes
Whole car auction volumesWe believe the U.S. and Canadian wholesale used vehicle industry has a total addressable market of approximately 15 million vehicles, which can fluctuate depending on seasonality and a variety of other macro-economic and industry factors. This wholesale used vehicle industry consists of the commercial market (commercial sellers that sell to franchise and independent dealers) and the dealer-to-dealer market (franchise and independent dealers that both buy and sell vehicles). The Company supports the majority of commercial sellers in North America including off-premise volumeswith our technology and mobile application volumes, were approximately 10.3 million in 2020. Datawe believe digital applications may provide an opportunity to expand the total addressable market for the whole car auction industry is collected by the National Auto Auction Association ("NAAA") through an annual survey. NAAA industry volumes for 2021 have not yet been released, but we expect that volumes in 2021 were lower than in 2020.dealer-to-dealer transactions. The NAAA industry volumes collected by the annual survey do not include off-premise volumes or mobile application volumes (e.g., Openlane, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRevsupply chain issues and their respective competitors), but we have included estimates of these volumes in our industry totals. The COVID-19 pandemic and current
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market conditions facing the automotive industry in recent years, including the disruption of new vehicle production, low new vehicle supply and historically high used vehicle pricing have had a material impact on the whole car auction industry and we are unable to estimate future volumes.wholesale used vehicle industry.
Whole CarWholesale Used Vehicle Market
The North American used vehicle auction market is largely consolidated. Manheim, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc. and ADESA are the two largest auction providers inIn the North American whole car auction market. The remainingwholesale used vehicle marketplace industry, the largest providers of physical auctions include Manheim by Cox Automotive ("Manheim"), Carvana's used vehicle auctions operated as ADESA and America's Auto Auction. In the North American wholesale used vehicle marketplace industry, the largest providers of digital marketplaces include the Company and ACV Auctions. There are several other providers in the market of varying size. Over the last several years, industry transactions have been increasingly shifting from physical marketplace venues to digital marketplace channels. This shift has attracted the entry of several new technology-driven marketplace participants, who are substantiallygenerally smaller in size.size and service more select segments of buyers and sellers.
Floorplan Financing
An important component of the whole car auctionwholesale used vehicle industry is providingthe availability of short-term inventory-secured financing, known as floorplan financing. By providing buyers (primarily independent used vehicle dealers)dealer customers) access to capital, the independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers are able to place inventory on their lots. AFC and its competitors play a significant role in the whole car auctionwholesale used vehicle industry by providing liquidity in the auction lanes.our marketplaces. AFC's floorplan financing also supports independent dealer customers with non-auction purchases. In addition, AFC offers value-added services that generate fee-based, non-interest revenue.
Our Business Strategy
KAR’sOPENLANE’s strategy is to bebuild the world’s leadinggreatest digital marketplacemarketplaces for used vehicles.vehicles, and we are advancing this strategy by fulfilling our purpose, to make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. This progressive strategy reflects the shifting landscape of the remarketing industry and automotive sector, the evolving needs and expectations of our customers and the opportunities that emergedpotential power and accelerated with the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemiccustomer benefits inherent in 2020.a fully digital marketplace. The strategy builds on KAR’sOPENLANE’s integrated technology, andbroad data analytics capabilities, while leveragingand portfolio of financing, logistics, reconditioning and other remarketing solutions.
In 2023, we took meaningful steps towards achieving our vision by consolidating all of our marketplace platforms under the Company’s broad geographic footprintOPENLANE brand to create a single, unified marketplace within each of our geographies – bringing together all of the buyers, all of the sellers and physical infrastructure.all of the vehicles all in one place.
We are committed to the digital transformation of wholesale remarketing. We believe digital platforms benefit sellers by attracting a larger buyer-base, providing greater flexibility around when and where to launch sales and enablingattracting a larger, more advanced and targeted marketing techniques.engaged buyer-base, providing confidence that they are receiving the best market-based price available. We believe buyers benefit from digital platforms through greater transparency, access to inventory beyond their local auction market, and the ability to browse, bid and buy safely and conveniently from any location, on any device, at any time. For KAR,OPENLANE, going digital enables a faster, more agile and efficientasset-light operating model, which should in turn deliver greater value to our stakeholders.
KAROPENLANE has identified fourfive strategic priorities that we believe will advance thisour strategy and continue to position our company for the future. Those priorities are:
Digital transformation;
Growing dealer consignment;
Expanding our commercial business;
Delivering strong performance in our floorplan business;
Digital innovation; and
ImproveSimplification.
Growing dealer consignment: The dealer consignment business represents approximately one-half of the customer experience.Company’s transactional volume, and we believe this is an area with significant opportunity for growth. Last year, we consolidated many of the marketplace platforms acquired in previous years as part of our OPENLANE marketplace launches in the U.S., Canada and the EU. The combined OPENLANE platform now provides dealers with fast, easy, mobile-app enabled solutions to sell and source inventory from other dealers. In North America, they also feature exclusive off-lease inventory not yet available on any other competitor platform or physical auction. Our OPENLANE marketplaces provide comprehensive vehicle condition reports, greater transparency into bidding activity, and real-time market price discovery on listed vehicles. Over the last few years, the Company has integrated and leveraged technology, capabilities and staff from these businesses to deliver what we believe is the best digital dealer-to-dealer solution in the market.
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Expanding our commercial business: The commercial consignment business represents approximately one-half of the Company’s transactional volume, and growing our share in this area remains a strategic priority. The foundation of OPENLANE’s commercial offering is our digital platform powering more than 40 private label websites for our commercial OEM and financial institution consignor customers. We continue to invest in technology to enhance the digital experience for our commercial customers and continue innovating on these platforms. And through our combined OPENLANE marketplaces, the commercial inventory from these customers is now offered to the full population of our OPENLANE buyers, increasing the likelihood of sale and ensuring the best market prices available are achieved.
Delivering strong performance in our floorplan business: AFC is a leading provider of floorplan financing and affiliated solutions to independent dealers across North America. We are focused on increasing the attach rate of our finance offerings across our marketplaces, growing share across the broader floorplan finance market, and deploying innovative new, non-interest, fee-based services and offerings. Additionally, AFC maintains best-in-class safeguards and processes to identify, mitigate and manage risk across their portfolio. We believe AFC’s local presence, centralized services and processing, and their pipeline of innovation position the floorplan business well for continued growth and contribution to OPENLANE’s overall results.
Digital transformation:innovation: The cornerstone of OPENLANE's business is our digital transformation is technology, so we intend to continue to investinvesting in newinnovation in our digital platforms, data analytics capabilities and digital talent tothat power our marketplaces. We are transformingmarketplaces, make wholesale easy for our operating modelcustomers and enabling functions to support KAR’s digital future.
Physical locations & operations: ADESA’s physical locations across North America provide comprehensive services to on-premise and off-premise customers, including inspection, reconditioning, mechanical work, storage and logistics. We intend to continue to invest in new technology and processes to transform how we approach the work performed at these locations to reduce cycle time, improve the services offered and create new opportunities for revenue generation.differentiate our marketplace from our competitors.
Enabling capabilitiescapabilities:: We also understand that as transactions become more digital, our capabilities need to evolve to meet the increased customer needs and expectations in a digital marketplace. We are enhancing our imaging, inspection and vehicle representation capabilities to more closely simulate seeing and touching a vehicle on-premise.in person. We also intend to continue to build on and diversify our data and analytics capabilities, to provideproviding our customers with actionable information to help them make better, more informed buying and selling decisions.
TalentTalent:: The Company’s shift to a Our digital model has enabled us to become a more efficient organization. We are reducing on-premise laborour overall cost structure while increasing resource levels in our technology, engineering, analytics and product development teams. We will continue to evaluate our talent pool and seek new talent where necessary.necessary to advance our strategy and support our customers.
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Vehicle logistics center locations and operations: In our Canadian market, our vehicle logistics center locations provide comprehensive services to on-premise and off-premise customers, including inspection, reconditioning, mechanical work, storage and logistics.
Growing dealer consignmentSimplification:: The dealer consignment business represents approximately one-third At the heart of our strategy is our purpose, to make wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. We are highly focused on simplifying the customer experience at every step of the Company’s historicalprocess, from registration, to activation, to transaction portfolio and we believe an area with significant opportunity for growth. Overpost-transaction services. Simplification also allows our business to more quickly develop and deploy innovation and better respond to changing customer needs and market conditions. Our marketplaces feature consolidated technology platforms that leverage the past several years, KAR has completed three strategic acquisitions to capture greater share in this space: BacklotCars, CARWAVEbest features and TradeRev. The platformscapabilities from across our offerings, provide dealers with fast, easy mobile-app solutions to sellgreater choice and source inventory from other dealers. They provide comprehensive vehicle condition reports, greater transparency into bidding activity,flexibility and real-time market price discovery on listed vehicles. The Company is integrating and leveraging technology, capabilities and staff from BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRev and ADESA to deliver what we believe will be the best digital dealer-to-dealer solution in the market.
Expanding our commercial business: The commercial consignment business represents approximately two-thirds of the Company’s historical transactional volume, and growing our share in this area remains a strategic priority. The Company's commercial offerings include Openlane, ADESA Simulcast and Simulcast+. The foundation of KAR’s commercial offering is Openlane, the digital platform poweringan easier, more than 40 private label websites for our OEM and financial institution consignor customers. We continue to invest in staff and technology to enhance the digital experience for our commercial customers using any of our multiple platforms.
Improve the customer experience: Ultimately, the transition to a fully digital business requires an exceptionalstreamlined customer experience. We are developing and improving our offerings to deliver a more simplified, intuitive and customer-centric user experience. We arehave also working towardsbeen centralizing many key customer support and administrative functions to ensure a faster, more predictable and consistent experience for our customers. As these consolidation efforts progress, we expect increased engagement from our dealers, increased efficiency in our technology development and operations and improved results across our marketplace business. Additionally, a more simplified business will help us focus our investments, accelerate the pace of innovation and manage our operating costs to the evolving market realities of our business.
Our Business Segments
We operate as two reportable business segments: ADESA AuctionsMarketplace and AFC.Finance. Our revenues for the year ended December 31, 20212023 were distributed as follows: ADESA 87%Marketplace 76% and AFC 13%Finance 24%.
ADESAMarketplace
Overview
We are the second largest provider of whole car auctions and related services to theOPENLANE is a leading digital-only wholesale used vehicle remarketing industrymarketplace in North America. We serveOPENLANE is committed to leading the digital transformation of the wholesale automotive remarketing industry and supporting our customers by providing fast and transparent digital marketplaces for buying and selling used vehicles. The Marketplace segment serves a domestic and international customer base through digital marketplaces and strategically located vehicle logistics centersfor wholesale vehicles that are developed to draw professional sellers and buyers together and allow the buyers to inspect and compare vehicles remotely via ADESA.com or in person.vehicles. Our online servicemarketplace offerings allow us to offer vehicles for sale from any location. On-premise marketplace sales are initiated online for vehicles at one of our locations across North America and include ADESA Simulcast, Simulcast+ and DealerBlock sales. Off-premiseDigital marketplace sales are initiated online and include Openlane, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRevOPENLANE US, OPENLANE Canada and ADESAOPENLANE Europe sales.
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Vehicles available aton our auctionsmarketplaces include vehicles from commercial customers such as off-lease vehicles, repossessed vehicles, rental vehicles and other fleet vehicles that have reached a predetermined age or mileage, as well as vehicles from used vehicle dealersdealer customers turning their inventory. The number of vehicles offered for sale at auctionon our marketplaces is thea key driver of our costs incurred, in the whole car auction process, and the number of vehicles sold is the key driver of the related feesrevenues generated by the remarketing process.our marketplaces.
We offer both on-premiseonline and off-premisemobile wholesale vehicle marketplaces, as well as value-enhancing ancillary services in an effective and efficient manner to maximize returns for the sellers of used vehicles. We quickly transfer the vehicles and ownership to the buyer and the net funds to the seller. Vehicles are typically offered for sale at on-premise marketplaces on at least a weekly basis at most ADESA locations and the auctions are simulcast over the Internet with streaming audio and video (ADESA Simulcast) so that remote bidders can participate via our online products. Our online auctions (DealerBlock, BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev)marketplaces function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, providing our customers with maximum exposure for their vehicles and the flexibility to offer vehicles at "buy now" prices or in auctionsvia marketplace sales that last for a few hours, days or even weeks.certain amount of time. We also provide customized "private label" selling systems (including "buy now" functionality as well as other online auctions)sales formats) for our customers. At OPENLANE Canada vehicle logistics center locations, vehicles are typically offered for sale on at least a weekly basis and the marketplace sales are streamed using a simulcast technology so that remote bidders can participate via our online products.
We generate revenue from auction fees paid by vehicle buyers and sellers, as well as fees from related services. Generally, we do not take title to, or bear the risk of loss for, vehicles sold at whole car auctions.on our marketplaces. Our buyer fees are typically based on a tiered structure with fees increasing with the sale price of the vehicle, while seller fees are typically fixed. We add buyer fees to the gross sales price paid by buyers for each vehicle, and generally customers do not receive title and/or possession of vehicles after purchase until payment is received, proof of floorplan financing is provided or credit is approved. We generally deduct seller fees and other ancillary service fees to sellers from the gross sales price of each vehicle before remitting the net amount to the seller. ADESA
We also sellssell vehicles that have been purchased, which represent approximately 1% of the total volume of vehicles sold.
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the vehicle is recorded as revenue and cost of services upon sale.
Customers
Suppliers of vehicles to our whole car auctionsdigital marketplaces primarily include (i) large institutions, such as vehicle manufacturers and their captive finance subsidiaries, vehicle rental companies, financial institutions, and commercial fleets and fleet management companies (collectively "commercial customers");customers; and (ii) franchised and independent used vehicle dealers (collectively "dealer customers").dealer customers. Buyers of vehicles on our auctionmarketplace platforms primarily include franchised and independent used vehicle dealers.dealer customers.
Services
Our whole car auctionsdigital marketplaces also provide a full range of innovative and value-added services to sellers and buyers that enable us to serve as a "one-stop shop."shop" to service our customers' needs. These services include pre and post-sale inspections, key replacement, transportation and logistics, title services and floorplan financing. For vehicles at our vehicle logistics centers, we can also provide reconditioning and mechanical work. Many of these services may be provided or purchased independently from the auction process,marketplaces, including:
Services Description
Auction RelatedDigital Marketplace Services ADESA providesWe provide marketing and advertising for the vehicles to be auctioned,on our marketplaces, dealer registration, storage and security of consigned inventory, auctionmarketplace vehicle registration, condition report processing, photo services, pre-sale lineups, auctioningsales of vehicles by licensed auctioneers, arbitration of disputes, post-sale inspections, title processing, clearing of funds and sales results reports.
Transportation Services We provide both inbound (pickup) and outbound (delivery) transportation services utilizing our own equipment and personnel as well as licensed and insured third partythird-party carriers. Through our subsidiary, CarsArrive, and its Internet-based system whichproprietary technology that provides automated vehicle shipping services, customers can instantly review price quotes and delivery times, and vehicle transporters can check available loads and also receive instant notification of available shipments. The same system is utilized at our auctions; however, CarsArrive also arranges transportation for non-auction vehicles.
Reconditioning Services Our vehicle logistics centers provide detailing, body work, paintless dent repair ("PDR"), light mechanical work, glass repair, tire and key replacement and upholstery repair. Key replacement services through a mobile field workforce are primarily provided by our subsidiary, High Tech Locksmiths ("HTL").offered to digital marketplace participants as well as other non-marketplace customers.
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Inspection Services AutoVIN providesWe inspect many of the vehicles that are offered for sale in our marketplaces through a combination of our employees and third parties using our proprietary technologies. In addition, we provide vehicle condition reporting, inventory verification auditing, program compliance auditing and facility inspections.inspections to non-marketplace customers. Field managers are equipped with handheld computers and digital cameras to record all inspection and audit data on-site. The sameThis technology is also utilized at our vehicle logistics center locations, and we believe that the expanded utilization of comprehensive vehicle condition reports with pictures, video and sound facilitates dealers sourcing vehicles via the Internet.digitally.
Title and Repossession Administration and Remarketing Services PAR providesWe provide end-to-end management of the remarketing process for repossession customers including titling, repossession administration, inventory management, auctionmarketplace selection, pricing and representation of the vehicles at auctionvehicle representation. We also operate a proprietary digital platform for those customers seekingrepossession management that helps repossession companies and agents manage their accounts by providing a secure, encrypted software platform to outsource all or just a portion of their remarketing needs. Recovery Database Network, Inc. ("RDN") is a specialized provider of B2B software and data solutions for automotive lenders andtrack repossession companies. Clearplan is closely integrated with RDN, providing users with convenient data-flows and access to its recovery management platform.orders.
Vehicle Research ServicesAutoniq providesWe provide dealers real-time vehicle information such as pricing, history reports and market guides. ItsThe mobile app allows used car dealers to scan VINs onusing their mobile devices,device, view auction runmarketplace offered lists and instantly access vehicle history reports and market value reports instantly. Autoniq offersreports. We offer access to valuedvehicle history resources such as CARFAX and AutoCheck, as well as pricing guides such as Black Book, Daily, NADA guides, Kelley Blue Book, J.D. Power and Galves pricing guide information. ItGalves. Our offering also includes a comprehensive wholesale and retail market report for all markets in the United States.
KAR Global Analytical ServicesKAR Global Analytical Services provides value-added market analysis to our customers and the media. These services include access to publications and custom analysis of wholesale market trends for KAR's customers, including peer group and market benchmarking studies, analysis of the benefits of reconditioning, site selection for optimized remarketing of vehicles, portfolio analysis of auction sales and computer-generated mapping and buyer analysis.
Data as a ServiceOur Data as a Service team aggregates automotive retail, pricing, registration and other market and economic data from a variety of public and proprietary sources. The insights generated from that data are deployed through predictive pricing, inventory management and vehicle matching tools that help customers buy, sell and source vehicles.
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Sales and Marketing
Our sales and marketing approach at ADESA is to develop strong, relationshipsmutually beneficial and interactive dialoguelong-lasting relationships with our customers. We have relationship managers for the various commercial customers, including vehicle manufacturers, fleet companies, rental car companies, finance companies and others. These relationship managers focus on current trends and customer needs for their respective customers in order to better coordinate our sales effort and service offerings.
Managers of individual auction locations are ultimately responsible for providing services to the commercial customers whose vehicles are directed to the auctions by the corporate sales team. Developing and servicing the largest possible population of buying dealers for the vehicles consigned for sale at each auction is integral to maximizing value for our vehicle suppliers.
We also have local sales representatives who have experience in the used vehicle business and an intimate knowledge of local markets. These local representatives focus on the dealer segmentsellers and buyers and are complemented by a centralized team of inventory consultants matching buyers and inventory. Both the local sales representatives and the inventory consultants are managed by a corporate-level team focused on developing and implementing standard best practices and expanding relationships with major dealer groups. We believe this combination of a centralized structure with decentralized resources enhances relationships with the local dealer community and may further increase dealer consignment business aton our auctions.marketplaces.
Through our KAR Global Analytical Services department, weWe also provide market analysis to our customers, as they use analytical techniques in making their remarketing decisions.
Online Solutions
Our current online solutions include:
ADESA TechnologyDescription
ADESA Simulcast® / Simulcast+®Our live auction Internet bidding solution, ADESA Simulcast®, operates in concert with our on-premise marketplaces and provides registered buyers with the opportunity to participate in live auctions. Potential buyers bid online in real time along with the live local bidders and other Internet bidders via a simple, web-based interface. ADESA Simulcast® provides real-time streaming audio and video from the live auction and still images of vehicles and other data. Buyers inspect and evaluate the vehicle and listen to the live call of the auctioneer while viewing the on-premise marketplace that is underway.

Simulcast+ is a fully digital auction operated remotely with an automated auctioneer, sequential sales, audio and visual cues to simulate the live auction experience and all buyers and sellers interacting virtually through the Simulcast platform.
ADESA.com, ADESA.eu, ADESA.co.uk and ADESA DealerBlock®This platform provides for either real-time or "bulletin-board" online auctions of consigned inventory at on-premise marketplace locations. We also utilize this platform to provide certain selling capabilities for our consignors that facilitate the sale of vehicles prior to their arrival at an on-premise marketplace site. Auctions can be either closed (restricted to certain eligible dealers) or open (available to all eligible dealers) and inventory feeds of vehicles are automated with many customers' systems as well as third party providers that are integrated with various dealer management systems. Oftentimes, the vehicles offered for sale prior to their arrival at an on-premise marketplace site are "private-labeled" for the consignors.
BacklotCarsThis mobile app and web-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale platform is utilized in the United States and features a 24/7 "bid-ask" marketplace offering vehicles with comprehensive inspections performed by automobile mechanics.
CARWAVEAn online dealer-to-dealer marketplace in the United States featuring certified mechanical inspections, buyer guarantees and a 24/7, direct offer trading format with live auctions.
TradeRevThis mobile app is utilized in Canada and replicates the on-premise marketplace setting, enabling dealers to launch and participate in live, real-time auctions directly from their smartphone, tablet or desktop.
ADESA Run List®Provides a summary of consigned vehicles offered for auction sale, allowing dealers to preview inventory and vehicle condition reports prior to an auction event.
ADESA Market Guide®Provides wholesale auction prices, auction sales results, market data and vehicle condition information.
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Competition
In the North American whole car auctionwholesale used vehicle industry, we compete with physical auction providers including Manheim a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., OVE.com (Manheim's "Online Vehicle Exchange"), RMS Automotive (a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc.), SmartAuction (a subsidiary of Ally Bank), as well asand Carvana who now owns and operates ADESA. We also compete with several smaller chains of auctions, independent auctionsdigital marketplace providers, including ACV Auctions and a number of digital auction platforms, including Auction Edge, ACV and EBlock auctions.others. In addition, used car retailers, such as CarMax, and Carvana, have developed proprietary auction platforms for selling vehicles to other dealers. In the United States, competition is strongest with Manheim for the supply of used vehicles from national commercial customers. In Canada, we are the largest provider of whole carwholesale used vehicle auction services.marketplace operator. The supply of vehicles from dealers is dispersed among all of the auctionsmarketplace and auction competitors in the used vehicle market.
The whole car auctionwholesale used vehicle industry is highly fragmented in Europe where weEurope. Our digital marketplaces primarily compete primarily with British Car Auctionslarge European digital remarketers, including BCA Group and Manheim.others. There are also a number of small independent auction operations throughout Europe.
In the dealer-to-dealer auction market, our mobile applications, BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev, currently compete with ACV Auctions, EBlock, Manheim Express, TradeHelper and others.
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AFCFinance
Overview
We areAFC is a leading provider of floorplan financing to independent used vehicle dealers.dealer customers. We provide short-term inventory-secured financing, known as floorplan financing, to independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers through a hybrid of physical locations and a digital servicing network throughout North America. In 2021,2023, AFC serviced approximately 1.41.6 million loan transactions, which includes both loans paid off and loans extended, or curtailed. We sell the majority of our U.S. dollar-denominated finance receivables without recourse to a wholly-owned bankruptcy remote special purpose entity, which sells an undivided participation interest in such finance receivables to a group of bank purchasers on a revolving basis. We also securitize the majority of our Canadian dollar denominated finance receivables through a separate third-party facility. We generate a significant portion of our revenues from fees. These fees include origination, floorplan, curtailment and other related program fees. When the loan is extended or paid in full, AFC collects all accrued fees and interest.
In addition, AFC provides liquidity for customer trade-ins which can encompass settling lien holder payoff. We also provide title services for our customers. These services are provided through AFC's digital servicing network as well as its physical locations throughout North America.
Customers and Locations
Floorplan financing primarily supports independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers in North America who purchase vehicles fromon our auctions, other auctionsmarketplaces or those of our competitors and for non-auction purchases. In 2021,2023, approximately 90%86% of the vehicles floorplanned by AFC were vehicles purchased by dealers at any auction.on our marketplaces or through a competitor. Our ability to provide floorplan financing facilitates the growth of vehicle sales at auction.on our marketplaces. As of December 31, 2021,2023, we serviced auctionscustomers through approximately 10090 locations which are conveniently located at or within close proximity(hybrid of auctions held by ADESAphysical locations and other auctions, which allows dealers to reduce transaction time by providing immediate payment for vehicles purchased at auction. We provide availability lists on behalfa digital servicing network) in markets with a significant concentration of our customers to auction representatives regarding the financing capacity of our customers, thereby increasing the purchasing potential at auctions. In addition, we normally have the ability to send finance representatives on-site to most approved independent auctions during auction sale-days, as well as maintaining a presence at the ADESA auctions.AFC customers. Geographic proximity to the customers gives our employees the ability to stay in close contact with outstanding accounts, thereby better enabling them to manage credit risk.risk and build customer relationships. In addition, the majority of U.S. titles are processed and held in a centralized location, enabling field personnel more time to focus on our dealers.
As of December 31, 2021,2023, AFC had approximately 11,40012,000 active dealers with an average line of credit of approximately $350,000$370,000 and no one dealer representing greater than 1.5%1.3% of our portfolio. An average of approximately 1415 vehicles per active dealer were floorplanned with an approximate average value outstanding of $15,300$12,800 per vehicle as of December 31, 2021.2023.
Sales and Marketing
AFC approaches and seeks to expand its share of the independent dealer floorplan market through a number of methods and channels. We target and solicit new dealers through both direct sales efforts at the dealer's place of business as well as auction-basedlocation-based sales and customer service representatives, who service our dealers at auctionsour vehicle logistics centers or competitors where they replenish and rotate vehicle inventory. These largely local efforts are handled by field personnel. AFC's corporate-level team and Business Development Center also provide sales and marketing support to AFC field personnel by helping to identify new dealer opportunityopportunities, generating new leads through digital channels, and coordinating promotional activity with our marketplace platforms, competitor auctions and other vehicle supply sources. AFC also relies on the utilization of actionable data to drive the business forward (predictive modeling from historical and real-time data).
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Credit
Our procedures, proprietary systems and proprietary computer-based systemdata enable us to manage our credit risk by tracking each vehicle from origination to payoff, while expediting services through our field network. Typically, we assess a floorplan fee at the inception of a loan and we collect all accrued fees and interest when the loan is extended or repaid in full. In addition, AFC generally holds the title or other evidence of ownership to all vehicles which are floorplanned. Typical loan terms are 30 to 90 days, each with a possible loan extension. For an additional fee, this loan extension allows the dealer to extend the duration of the loan beyond the original term for another 30 to 90 days, ifand generally requires the dealer makesto make payment towards the principal and payspayment of accrued fees and interest.
The extension of a credit line to a dealer starts with the underwriting process. Credit lines up to $600,000 are extended using a proprietary scoring model developed internally by AFC. Credit lines in excess of $600,000 may be extended using underwriting guidelines which generally require dealership and personal financial statements, monthly bank statements, sales reports and tax returns. The underwriting of each line of credit requires an analysis, write-up and recommendation by the credit department and, in the case of credit lines in excess of $600,000, final review by a credit committee.
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Collateral Management
Collateral management is an integral part of daily operations at each AFC location, including our corporate headquarters. AFC's proprietary computer-based system facilitates this daily collateral management by providing real-time access to dealer information and enables field and corporate personnel to assess and manage potential collection issues. Restrictions are automatically placed on customer accounts in the event of a delinquency, payments by dealers from bank accounts with insufficient funds or poor audit results. Field personnel are proactive in managing collateral by monitoring loans and notifying dealers that payments are coming due.changes in payoff activity. In addition, approximately 50,000over 58,000 routine audits, or inventory audits, are performed annually on the dealers' lots through our AutoVIN subsidiary. The audit reconciliation process is now centralized in order to better mitigate risk and free upmake field personnel time available to focus on the customer. Poor results from inventory audits typically require personnel to take actions to determine the status of missing collateral, including visiting the dealer personally, verifying units held off-site and collecting payments for units sold. Audits also identify troubled accounts, triggering the involvement of AFC's collectionsrisk department.
AFC operates twothree divisions which are organized into ten regions in North America. Each division and region is monitored by managers who oversee daily operations. At the corporate level, AFC employs full-time collectionrisk specialists and collection attorneys who are assigned to specific regions and monitor collection activity for these areas. CollectionRisk specialists work closely with the field officespersonnel to track trends before an account becomes a troubled account and to determine, together with collection attorneys, the best strategy to secure the collateral once a troubled account is identified. In addition, many of our dealers with significant credit lines are managed by a centralized team to provide customized customer service as well as enhanced risk oversight.
Securitization
AFC sells the majority of its U.S. dollar denominated finance receivables on a revolving basis and without recourse to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy remote, consolidated, special purpose subsidiary ("AFC Funding Corporation"), established for the purpose of purchasing AFC's finance receivables. A securitization agreement allows for the revolving sale by AFC Funding Corporation to a group of bank purchasers of undivided interests in certain finance receivables subject to committed liquidity. AFC's securitization facility has been in place since 1996. AFC Funding Corporation had a committed facility of $1.70$2.0 billion from a third-party facility for U.S. finance receivables at December 31, 2021.2023. The agreement expires on January 31, 2024.2026.
We also have an agreement in place for the securitization of Automotive Finance Canada Inc.'s ("AFCI") receivables. This securitization facility provides up to C$225300 million in financing for eligible finance receivables through a third-party conduit (separate from the U.S. facility). The agreement expires on January 31, 2024.2026. The receivables sold pursuant to both the U.S. and Canadian securitization agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings.
Competition
AFC primarily provides short-term dealer floorplan financing of wholesale vehicles primarily to independent vehicle dealers in North America. At the national level, AFC's competition includes NextGear Capital a subsidiary ofby Cox Enterprises, Inc.Automotive ("NextGear Capital"), other specialty lenders, banks and financial institutions. At the local level, AFC faces competition from banks, credit unions and independent auctions who may offer floorplan financing to local auction customers. Such entities typically service only one or a small number of auctions.
Some of our industrywholesale used vehicle marketplace competitors who operate whole car auctions on a national scale may endeavor to capture a larger portion of the floorplan financing market. AFC competes primarily on a relationship basis, focusing on quality of service, convenience of payment, scope of services offered to solve customer pain points and consistent commitment to the sector. This and our long-term relationships with customers have been established over time and act as a competitive strength for us.
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Seasonality
The volume of vehicles sold through our auctionsmarketplaces generally fluctuates from quarter to quarter. This seasonality is caused by several factors including weather, the timing of used vehicles available for sale from selling customers, holidays, and the seasonality of the retail market for used vehicles, which affects the demand side of the auction industry. UsedWholesale used vehicle auction volumes tend to decline during prolonged periods of winter weather conditions. As a result, revenues and operating expenses related to volume will fluctuate accordingly on a quarterly basis. TheIn North America, the fourth calendar quarter typically experiences lower used vehicle auction volume as well as additional costs associated with the holidays and winter weather.
In addition, changes in working capital vary from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the timing of collections and disbursements of funds to consignors from marketplace sales held near period end.
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Government Regulation
Our operations are subject to regulation, supervision and licensing under various federal, state, provincial, local and foreign authorities, agencies, statutes and ordinances, which, among other things, require us to obtain and maintain certain licenses, permits and qualifications, provide certain disclosures and notices, limit interest rates, fees and other charges and protect personal data. Some examples of the regulations and laws that impact our company are included in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" under the risk: "We are subject to a complex framework of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including vehicle brokerage and auction laws and currency reporting obligations, which have in the past, and could in the future, subject us to claims, challenge our business model, or otherwise harm our business." Changes in government regulations or interpretations of existing regulations could result in increased costs, reduced vehicle prices and decreased profitability for us. In addition, failure to comply with present or future regulations or changes in existing regulations or in their interpretation could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
Environmental Regulation
Our operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing the emission or discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the generation, treatment, storage and release of hazardous materials and wastes and the investigation and remediation of contamination. Our failure to comply with current or future environmental, health or safety laws or to obtain and comply with permits required under such laws, could subject us to liability, damage our reputation and require costly investigative, remedial or corrective actions.
In the used vehicle remarketing industry, large numbers of vehicles are stored and/or refurbished at auction facilities and during that time releases of fuel, motor oil and other materials may occur. We have investigated or remediated, or are currently investigating or remediating, contamination resulting from various sources, including gasoline, fuel additives (such as methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE), motor oil, petroleum products and other hazardous materials released from aboveground or underground storage tanks or in connection with current or former operations conducted at our facilities. Some of the facilities on which we operate are impacted by recognized environmental concerns and pollution conditions. We have incurred and may in the future incur expenditures relating to compliance and risk mitigation efforts, releases of hazardous materials, investigative, remedial or corrective actions, claims by third parties and other environmental issues, and such expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, could be significant.
Management considers the likelihood of loss or the incurrence of a liability, as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, in determining loss contingencies. We accrue an estimated loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss (or range of possible losses) can be reasonably estimated. Management regularly evaluates current information available to determine whether accrual amounts should be adjusted. Accruals for contingencies including environmental matters are included in "Other accrued expenses" at undiscounted amounts and exclude claims for recoveries from insurance or other third parties. These accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress, or as additional technical or legal information becomes available. If the amount of an actual loss is greater than the amount accrued, this could have an adverse impact on our operating results in that period.
Employees and Human Capital
At December 31, 2021,2023, we had approximately 9,6004,500 employees, of which approximately 7,1002,100 were located in the U.S. and approximately 2,5002,400 were located in Canada, Europe, Mexico, Uruguay and the Philippines. Approximately 86%85% of our workforce consists of full-time employees. Currently, less than 1%None of our employees participate in collective bargaining agreements. Weagreements, but we have also established a works council in Belgium pursuant to local law. In addition to the employee workforce, we utilize independent contractors and temporary labor services to provide certain services.
Our people have been criticaldrive our business, so we strive to our digital transformation.attract, develop and retain high-performing talent. Led by our Chief People Officer, we have programs and practices in place to onboard, support and retain our talent, and to source new talent in a highly competitive environment. We recognize the importance of our workforce and the employee experience, and strive to offer competitive compensation and benefits while fostering a culture of open dialogue, inclusion and belonging. Additionally, we enable support functions and people managers that are dedicated to the growth and development of our teams.
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TableWe rely on various intellectual property laws, confidentiality procedures and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technology and brands. We have registered, and applied for the registration of, ContentsU.S. and international trademarks, service marks, domain names and copyrights. We have also filed patent applications and obtained registrations in the U.S. and foreign countries covering certain of our technology. We have licensed in the past, and expect that we may license in the future, certain of our rights to other parties. For additional information regarding the risks relating to intellectual property, see Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K
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Available Information
Our web address is www.karglobal.com.corporate.openlane.com. Our electronic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") (including all Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and if applicable, amendments to those reports) are available free of charge on the website as soon as reasonably practicable after they are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. In addition, our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers and charters of the audit committee, the compensation committee, the nominating and corporate governance committee the risk committee and the compensationrisk committee of our board of directors are available on our website and available in print to any shareholderstockholder who requests it. The information posted on our website is not incorporated into this Annual Report.
The SEC maintains a website that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.
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Item 1A.    Risk Factors
Investing in our Company involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as all of the other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, before deciding to invest in our Company. The occurrence of any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, prospects, results of operations and cash flows. In such case, the trading price of our common stock could decline and you could lose all or part of your investment. These risks are not the only ones we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also materially affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
Risks Related to Our Business and Operations
If we are unable to successfully execute on our business strategy, if our strategy proves to be ineffective, or if we improperly align new strategies with our vision, our business, financial performance and growth could be adversely affected.
Our business, results of operations and financial condition depend on our ability to execute our business strategy. See “Our Business Strategy” under “Item 1. Business” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. There are significant risks involved with the execution of these initiatives, including significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Accordingly, we cannot predict whether we will succeed in implementing these strategic initiatives, and even if we do succeed, we may not realize the expected benefits of our strategy. It could take several years to realize any direct financial benefits from these initiatives, if any direct financial benefits from these initiatives are achieved at all.
We may not properly leverage or make the appropriate investment in technology advancements, which could result in the loss of any sustainable competitive advantage in products, services and processes.
Our business is dependent on information technology, particularly as we execute our digital transformation strategy. Robust information technology systems, platforms and products are critical to our operating environment, digital online products and competitive position. It is strategically significant thatWe have made and continue to make investments to improve our information technology infrastructure. Such improvements are often complex, costly and time consuming. If implementation of such improvements are delayed, or if we lead the digital transformation occurringencounter unforeseen problems with our new systems and processes or in migrating away from our existing systems and processes, our operations and our ability to manage our business could be negatively impacted as we may experience disruptions in our industry. business operations, loss of customers, loss of revenue or damage to our reputation.
We may not be successful in structuring our technology or developing, acquiring, implementing or implementingconsolidating technology systems which are competitive and responsive to the needs of our customers. We might lack sufficient resources to continue to make the significant technology investments to effectively compete with our competitors. Certain technology initiatives that management considers important to our long-term success will require capital investment, have significant risks associated with their execution, and could take several years to implement. If we are unable to develop and implement these initiatives in a cost-effective, timely manner or at all, it could damage our relationships with our customers and negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.
There can be no assurance that others will not acquire or develop similar or superior technologies sooner than we do or that we will acquire technologies on an exclusive basis or at a significant price advantage. In addition, we may not timely or effectively develop or enhance services or business processes to respond to emerging technological trends, including artificial intelligence, or our competitors may be able to develop or enhance services or business processes sooner or more effectively. If we do not accurately predict, prepare and respond to new kinds of technology innovations, market developments and changing customer needs, our revenues, profitability and long-term competitiveness could be materially adversely affected.
Unsuccessful implementation of business initiatives to reduce costs and align our business to our digital operating model, or unintended consequences of the implementation of such initiatives, may adversely affect our business.
We have taken certain steps to reduce the cost of our operations, improve efficiencies, and realign our organization and staffing to better match our market opportunities and digital initiatives. For example, following the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, we implemented permanent changes in our operating model and our cost structure to reengineer the way we do business and ultimately reduce our costs to provide services. We have continued to restructure our business to reflect the current market and asset-light digital model, reallocate our resources towards the highest growth initiatives, consolidate our platforms, transition to cloud-based solutions and leverage a global shared services model. We expect to continue to implement cost reduction and business alignment initiatives as we seek to realize operating synergies, achieve our target operating model and profitability objectives, and more closely reflect changes in the strategic direction of our business. These changes could be disruptive to our business, and we may experience a loss of accumulated knowledge, loss of continuity and inefficiency, adverse effects on employee morale, loss of key personnel and other retention issues during transitional periods. These initiatives can require a significant amount of time and focus, which may divert attention from operating and growing our business. If we fail to achieve some or all of the expected benefits of our cost reduction and business alignment initiatives, it
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could have an adverse effect on our competitive position and market share, business, financial condition and results of operations.
We operate in a highly competitive industry. If we are not successful in competing with our known competitors and/or disruptive new entrants, then our market position or competitive advantage could be threatened and our business and results of operations could be adversely impacted.
We face significant competition for the supply of used vehicles, the buyers of those vehicles and the floorplan financing of these vehicles. Our principal sources of competition historically have come from: (1) direct competitors (e.g., Manheim, ACV Auctions, EBlock and NextGear Capital), (2) new entrants, including new vehicle remarketing venues and dealer financing services, and (3) other participants in the automotive industry with vehicle remarketing capabilities (e.g., rental car companies, automobile retailers and wholesalers). Due to the increasing use of the Internet and other technology as marketing and distribution channels, weWe also face increasing competition from online wholesale and retail marketplaces (generally without any meaningful physical presence) and from our own customers when they sell directly to end users through such platforms rather than remarket vehicles through our marketplaces. Increased competition could result in price reductions, reduced margins or loss of market share.
Our future success also depends on our ability to respond to evolving industry trends, changes in customer requirements and new technologies. One potentiallyIf new industry trends take hold, including adverse trend would betrends such as a market shiftreversal towards physical auctions or the simultaneous listing and selling of vehicles on multiple online sales platforms in North America. Were such a trend to take hold,America, the vehicleautomotive remarketing industry'sindustry’s economics could significantly change. For example, we might need to incur additional costs or otherwise alter our business model to adapt to these changes. In such case, the volume of vehicles supplied to us and our overall revenues and fees per vehicle sold could decrease. Participants in the North American whole car industry continue to discuss the development of a multiple platform bidding system. Thischange, which could cause us to lose vehicle volume and market share, and our business, revenues and profitability could be negatively impacted.
Some of our competitors may have greater financial and marketing resources than we do, may be able to respond more quickly to evolving industry dynamics and changes in customer requirements, or may be able to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of new or emerging services and technologies. If we are unable to compete successfully or to successfully adapt to industry changes, our business, revenues and profitability could be materially adversely affected.
In addition, if one or more of our competitors were to merge or partner with another of our competitors, the change in the competitive landscape could adversely affect our ability to compete effectively. Our competitors may also establish or strengthen cooperative relationships with our current or future data providers, technology partners, or other parties with whom we have relationships, thereby limiting our ability to develop, improve, and promote our solutions. We may not be able to compete successfully against current or future competitors, and competitive pressures may harm our revenue, business, and financial results.
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ADESA, through its on-premisephysical auction companies and off-premise wholesale vehicle platforms, currently competes with online wholesale and retail vehicle selling platforms, including OVE.complatforms. The dealer-to-dealer space in particular is experiencing a digital disruption as competitors and RMS Automotive (both affiliated with Cox Enterprises, Inc.), SmartAuction, mobile applications (e.g., ACV Auctions and EBlock) and others. With the exception of OVE.com, these online selling platforms generally do not have any meaningful physical presence and may cause the volume of vehicles sold through our on-premise and off-premise marketplaces to decrease.new market participants introduce new technologies. If the number of vehicles sold through our auctionsmarketplaces decreases due to these competitors or other industry changes, or if we are unable to compete and gain market share in the dealer-to-dealer space, our revenue and profitability may be negatively impacted. In addition, our long-lived assets could also become subject to impairment.
In the dealer-to-dealer auction market, our mobile applications, BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev, currently compete with ACV Auctions, EBlock, Manheim Express, TradeHelper and others. The dealer-to-dealer space is experiencing a digital disruption as competitors and new market participants introduce new technologies. If BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev are unable to compete and gain market share in the dealer-to-dealer space, our business and revenues may be negatively impacted.
At the national level, AFC's competition includes NextGear Capital, a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises, Inc., other specialty lenders, banks and financial institutions. At the local level, AFC faces competition from banks, credit unions and independent auctions who may offer floorplan financing to local auction customers. Such entities typically service only one or a small number of auctions. Some of our industry competitors who operate wholewholesale car auctions on a national scale may endeavor to capture a larger portion of the floorplan financing market. AFC offers its customers competitive rates and fees and competes primarily on the basis of quality of service, convenience of payment, scope of services offered to solve customer pain points and historical and consistent commitment to the sector. In addition, AFC offers a workforce in close proximity to its customers. If the number of loans originated and serviced decreases due to these competitors, our revenue and profitability may be negatively impacted.
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to create significant risk and uncertainty and has had, and is expected to continue to have, an adverse impact on our business, resultsDecreases in the supply of operations and financial condition.
The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations and financial results will continue to depend on future developments that are uncertain and unpredictable, including the duration, spread and intensity of the COVID-19 pandemic and actions taken by government authorities and other third parties in responseused vehicles coming to the pandemic. Additionally, the COVID-19 pandemic implicates and exacerbates many of the other risks described in this Item 1A. "Risk Factors,” including but not limited to risks relating to general economic conditions. Due to the unprecedented nature of the pandemic and responses thereto, we cannot identify all of the risks we face from the pandemic and its aftermath.
Although governmental restrictions that were imposed at the outset of the pandemic to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have since been lifted or scaled back in many jurisdictions, increases in new COVID-19 cases, including new variants, have resulted in the reimposition of restrictions in certain jurisdictions, and may lead to other restrictions being imposed. These measures have not only negatively impacted consumer spending and business spending habits, they have also adverselywholesale market has impacted and are expected tomay continue to impact our workforcesales volumes, which has adversely affected and operations and the operations of our customers, suppliers and business partners. The duration and extent of these measures is unknown and they are likely tomay continue to adversely affect our business, resultsrevenues and profitability.
We are dependent on the supply of operationsused vehicles in the wholesale market, and our financial condition.
performance depends, in part, on conditions in the automotive industry. The automotive industry has experienced unprecedented market conditions, duringcaused in part by supply chain issues, the pandemic, including a declineshortage of semiconductors and associated delays in new vehicle production resulting fromproduction. In recent years, these factors have resulted in significant fluctuations in used vehicle values and declines in vehicle volumes in the shortagewholesale market.
In particular, the number of semiconductors. This reduction in supply of new vehicles has caused increased new and used vehicles that are leased by consumers affects the supply of vehicles coming to the wholesale market in future periods as the leases mature. As manufacturers and other lenders decrease the number of new vehicle prices, as well as increased demand for used vehicles. More lesseeslease originations and dealers are therefore purchasing vehicles at residual value, thus decreasingextend the terms of some of the existing leases, the number of off-lease vehicles coming to auction. Further, government support and loan accommodations have resulted in fewer repossessed vehicles coming to auction. These factors have contributed to a decline in commercial vehicle volumes at auction and this trend is expected to continueavailable for the foreseeable future.
COVID-19 has caused and may continue to cause us to modify our business practices. While we have developed and implemented and continue to develop and implement health and safety protocols, business continuity plans and crisis management protocols in an effort to try to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on our employees and our business, there can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts. Further, our increased reliance on remote access to our information systems continues to increase our exposure to cybersecurity attacks or data security incidents, along with other risks related to the reliability of technology to support remote operations.
The broader implications for our business and results of operations remain uncertain and will depend on many factors outside our control, including, without limitation, the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the degree to which governmental restrictions are relaxed or reimposed, the length of time it takes for normal economic and operating conditions to resume, the impact of vaccines and numerous other uncertainties. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business.wholesale industry declines.
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Volumes of off-lease vehicles in subsequent periods will be affected by total new vehicle sales and the future leasing behavior of manufacturers and lenders; therefore, we are not able to accurately predict the volume of vehicles coming to the wholesale market. The supply of off-lease vehicles coming to wholesale channels is also affected by the market value of used vehicles compared to the residual value of those vehicles per the lease terms. In most cases, the lessee and the dealer have the ability to purchase the vehicle at the residual price at the end of the lease term. Generally, as market values of used vehicles rise, the number of vehicles purchased at residual value by the lessees and dealers increases, thus decreasing the number of off-lease vehicles available to the wholesale market. As a result, lower volumes of off-lease vehicles available to the wholesale market is expected to continue and will likely continue to adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Further, macroeconomic factors, including inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, volatility of oil and natural gas prices and declining consumer confidence impact the affordability and demand for new and used vehicles. Declining economic conditions present a risk to our operations and the stability of the automotive industry.
In addition, the supply of vehicles coming to the wholesale market could be impacted by changes to the broader automotive industry. For example, an increased demand for electric vehicles could cause the number of vehicles coming to the wholesale market to decline and the ancillary services we provide to decline or change. Further, technology is being developed to produce automated, driverless vehicles that could reduce the demand for, or replace, traditional vehicles, including the used vehicles on our marketplaces. Additionally, ride-hailing and ride-sharing services are becoming increasingly popular as a means of transportation and may decrease consumer demand for the used vehicles that are offered on our marketplaces, particularly as urbanization increases. If we are unable to successfully execute on our business strategy, if our strategy proves to be ineffective, or if we improperly align new strategies with our vision, our business, financial performance and growth could be adversely affected.
Our business, results of operations and financial condition depend on our ability to execute our business strategy. See “Our Business Strategy” under “Item 1. Business” included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. There are significant risks involved with the execution of these initiatives, including significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties, many of which are outside of our control. Accordingly, we cannot predict whether we will succeed in implementing these strategic initiatives, and even if we do succeed, we may not realize the expected benefits of our strategy. It could take several years to realize any direct financial benefits from these initiatives, if any direct financial benefits from these initiatives are achieved at all.
Unsuccessful implementation of business initiatives to reduce costs and align our business to our digital operating model, or unintended consequences of the implementation of such initiatives, may adversely affect our business.
We have taken certain steps, including reductions in force, internal reorganizations and reallocation of resources from physical to digital channels to reduce the cost of our operations, improve efficiencies, and realign our organization and staffing to better match our market opportunities and digital initiatives. We have shifted and continue to shift resources from our physical channels to efforts focused on digital channels and technologies, and we continue our efforts to reduce overhead and manage our variable and fixed-cost structure. We expect to continue to take similar steps in the future as we seek to realize operating synergies, achieve our target operating model and profitability objectives, and more closely reflect changes in the strategic direction of our business. For example, during the third quarter of 2021 we initiated a multi-year cost management project focused on making permanent changes in our operating model and our cost structure, reengineering the way we do business and ultimately reducing our costs to provide services. These changes could be disruptive to our business, and we may experience a loss of accumulated knowledge, loss of continuity and inefficiency, adverse effects on employee morale, loss of key personnel and other retention issues during transitional periods. These initiatives can require a significant amount of time and focus, which may divert attention from operating and growing our business. In addition, certain of our competitors continue to offer a traditional physical channel auction environment. If our efforts to focus on digital channels and technologies do not engage customers at the same level as in the past, or if weotherwise fail to achieve some or all of the expected benefits ofsuccessfully adapt to such industry changes, our cost reduction and business alignment initiatives, it could have an adverse effect on our competitive position and market share, business, financial condition and results of operations.operations could be materially and adversely affected.
Used vehicle prices impact fee revenue per unit and conversion rates and may impact the supply of used vehicles, loan losses at AFC and could adversely affect our profitability.
The volume of new vehicle production, accuracy of lease residual estimates, interest rate fluctuations, customer demand and changes in regulations, among other things, all potentially affect the pricing of used vehicles. Used vehicle prices may affect the volume of vehicles entered for sale in our marketplaces and the demand for those used vehicles, the fee revenue per unit, marketplace conversion rates, loan losses for our dealer financing business and our ability to retain customers. When used vehicle prices are high, dealer customers may retail more of their trade-in vehicles on their own rather than selling them in the wholesale channel. A sustained reduction in used vehicle pricing could result in a potential loss of consignors, an increase in loan losses at AFC and decreased profitability.
Our marketplace businesses also sell vehicles that have been purchased (e.g., inherited vehicles, vehicles returned or vehicles purchased by OPENLANE Europe and others). When a vehicle is purchased and then resold, rather than sold on a consignment basis, we are exposed to inventory risks, including losses from theft, damage and obsolescence. In addition, when vehicles are purchased, we are subject to changes in vehicle values, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability.
AFC is exposed to credit risk with our dealer borrowers, which could adversely affect our profitability and financial condition.
AFC is subject to credit risk resulting from defaults in payment by our dealer customers on our floorplan loans. Furthermore, a weak economic environment, decreased demand for used vehicles, disruptions in pricing of used vehicle inventory or consumers’ lack of access to financing could exert pressure on our dealer customers resulting in higher delinquencies, bankruptcies, repossessions and credit losses. There can be no assurances that our monitoring of our credit risk as it affects the collectability of these loans and our efforts to mitigate credit risk through appropriate underwriting policies and loss-mitigation strategies are, or will be, sufficient to prevent an adverse impact in our profitability and financial condition.
We may be unable to meet our customers’ expectations, which could impact customer retention and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
We believe our future success depends in part on our ability to respond to changes in customer requirements and our ability to meet regulatory requirements for our customers. OurMany of our customers, include vehicle manufacturersincluding our financial institution customers, are subject to significant and their captive finance arms, vehicle leasing and rental companies, financial institutions, fleet management companies, franchised and independent used vehicle dealers, automotive wholesalers, insurance companies, non-profit organizations, automotive body shops, rebuilders, exporters and brokers.evolving regulations. We work to develop strong relationships and interactive dialogue with our customers to better understand current trends and customer needs. Our success will also depend, in part, on our ability to provide customers with a user-friendly digital experience. If we are not successful in meeting our customers' expectations, our customer relationships could be negatively affected and result in a loss of future business, which would adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
ADESA’sOur business and operating results would be adversely affected if we lose one or more significant customers.
Loss of business from, or changes in the consignment patterns of, our key customers could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Generally, commercial and dealer customers do not make binding long-term commitments to us regarding consignment volumes. Many of our customer agreements can be terminated by the customer for convenience on
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advance written notice, which provides our customers with the opportunity to renegotiate their agreements with us or to award more business to our competitors. Any such customer could reduce its largest commercial suppliersoverall supply of used vehicles are generally subjectfor our marketplaces, seek protection under the bankruptcy laws, or otherwise seek to cancellation by either party upon 30 to 90 days’ notice. In addition, itmaterially change the terms of its business relationship with us at any time. There is common that commercial suppliers regularly review their relationships with whole car auctions through written requests for proposals. Such suppliers may from time to time require us to make changes to the way we do business as part of the request for proposal process or provide services on less favorable terms. There can be no assurance that our existing agreements will not be canceled orguarantee that we will be able to enter into futureretain or renew existing agreements, maintain relationships with theseany of our customers or other suppliersbusiness partners on similaracceptable terms or at all, or collect amounts owed to us from customers or business partners. Any such change could harm our business and operating results. While no single customer accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenues in 2023, the loss of, or material reduction in business from, our key customers could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
If we fail to attract and retain key personnel, or have inadequate succession planning, we may not be able to execute our business strategies and our financial results could be negatively affected.
Our success depends in large part on the talents and efforts of our executives and other key employees, including those with digital capabilities. Our future success will depend upon our ability to growcontinue to identify, hire, develop, motivate and sustain profitabilityretain talented personnel. If we lose the services of one or more of our key personnel, or if one or more key personnel joins a competitor or otherwise competes with us, we may not be able to effectively implement our business strategies or maintain customer relationships, and our business could be impaired.materially adversely affected.
In addition, our failure to put in place adequate succession plans for key roles or the failure of key personnel to successfully transition into new roles could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. The unexpected or abrupt departure of one or more of our key personnel and the failure to effectively transfer knowledge and effect smooth key personnel transitions may have an adverse effect on our business.
Further, leadership changes have occurred and will continue to occur from time to time and we cannot predict whether significant resignations will occur or whether we will effectively manage leadership transitions. We may face risks related to these and other transitions in our leadership team. If we cannot effectively manage leadership transitions and management changes in the future, our reputation and future business prospects could be adversely affected.
If we fail to effectively identify, value, manage, and complete acquisitions and integrate acquisitions,subsequent integrations, divestitures and other strategic transactions, our operating results, financial condition and growth prospects could be adversely affected.
Acquisitions have been a significant part of our growth strategy and have enabled us to further broaden and diversify our service offerings. Our strategy generally includes acquisitions of companies, products, services and technologies to expand our online, digital and mobile capabilities and the acquisition and integration of additional facilities.capabilities. Acquisition of businesses requires substantial time and attention of management personnel and may also require additional equity or debt financings. Further, integration of newly established or acquired businesses is often disruptive. We may incur various expenses in identifying, investigating and pursuing suitable opportunities, whether or not the transactions are completed. There can be no assurance that we will identify appropriate targets, will acquire such businesses on favorable terms, will be able to successfully integrate such organizations into our business or will be able to realize anticipated benefits. Because these new ventures are inherently risky, no assurance can be given that such strategies and offerings will be successful and they could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Acquisitions may also have unanticipated tax, legal, regulatory and accounting ramifications, including as a result of recording goodwill that is subject to impairment testing on a regular basis and potential periodic impairment charges. Another accounting ramification includes the valuation of contingent consideration at
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the acquisition date which is subject to remeasurement each reporting period and could result in additional expense. In addition, we expect to compete against existing and new competitors for suitable acquisitions. If we are able to consummate acquisitions, such acquisitions could be dilutive to earnings, and we could overpay for such acquisitions.
Additional risks and challenges we face in connection with acquisitions include, but are not limited to:
incurring significantly higher capital expenditures, operating expenses and operating losses of the business acquired;
coordination of technology, research and development, and sales and marketing functions, along with integration of the acquired business’s accounting, management information, human resources, and other administrative systems;
incurring liability for pre-acquisition activities of the acquired business;
inheriting certain security or privacy vulnerabilities of the acquired business;
implementing or remediating the controls, procedures, and policies of the acquired business;
incorporating acquired technology and rights into our offerings and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;
retaining and integrating acquired employees, including cultural challenges associated with integrating employees from the acquired business into our organization;
maintaining important business relationships and contracts of the acquired business; and
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integrating the acquired business onto our systems and ensuring the acquired business meets our financial reporting requirements and timelines.
Any of these risks, if realized, could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
Some of the same risks exist if and when we decide to sell a business or assets. In addition, divestitures could involve additional risks, including difficulties in the separation of operations, services, data, technology, products and personnel, inability to fully reduce fixed costs previously associated with the divested assets or business, the potential need to provide transitional services and the need to agree to retain or assume certain liabilities in order to complete the divestiture. We may not be successful in managing these or any other significant risks that we encounter in divesting businesses or assets, and, as a result, we may not achieve some or all of the expected benefits of the divestitures.
Our expansion into markets outside the U.S. and our non-U.S. based operations subject us to unique operational, competitive and regulatory risks.
Acquisitions and other strategies to expand our operations beyond North America subject us to significant risks and uncertainties. As a result, we may not be successful in realizing anticipated synergies or we may experience unanticipated integration expenses. As we continue to expand our business internationally, we will need to develop policies and procedures to manage our business on a global scale. There can be no assurance that we will identify appropriate international targets, acquire such businesses on favorable terms, or be able to successfully grow and integrate such organizations into our business. Operationally, acquired businesses typically depend on key relationships and our failure to maintain those relationships could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
In addition, we anticipate that our non-U.S. based operations will continue to subject us to risks associated with operating on an international basis, including:
exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk, which may have an adverse impact on our revenues and profitability;
exposure to the principal or purchase auction model rather than the agency or consignment model, which may have an adverse impact on our margins and expose us to inventory risks;
restrictions on our ability to repatriate funds, as well as repatriation of funds currently held in foreign jurisdictions, which may result in higher effective tax rates;
tariffs and trade barriers and other regulatory or contractual limitations on our ability to operate in certain foreign markets;
compliance with anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act;
compliance with various privacy regulations, including but not limited to the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR");
compliance with data localization and/or data residency requirements and cross-border data transfer regulations;
dealing with unfamiliar regulatory agencies and laws, including those favoring local competitors;
dealing with political and/or economic instability, including the effects of the exit of the U.K. from the E.U. (“Brexit”);
geopolitical instability, terrorism, war and military conflicts, including the conflict between Ukraine and Russia;
the difficulty of managing and staffing foreign offices, as well as the increased travel, infrastructure, legal and compliance costs associated with international operations;
localizing our product offerings; and
adapting to different business cultures and market structures.
As we continue to expand globally, our success will depend on our ability to anticipate and effectively manage these and other risks associated with operating on an international basis. Our failure to manage these risks could have an adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
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Significant disruptions of information technology systems could adversely affect our business and reputation.
We rely on information technology systems, some of which are managed by third parties, to process, transmit and store electronic information, and to manage or support a variety of our business processes and activities. The secure operation of these systems, and the processing, maintenance, enhancement and reliability of these systems, are critical to our business operations and strategy. The technology to operate some of our businesses is provided, in whole or in part, by third-party service providers, and we do not own or control the operation of third partythird-party facilities. Information technologyOur systems and operationsthe third-party systems
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with which we interact are vulnerablesubject to damage, failure or interruption due to various reasons, such as power or other critical infrastructure outages, facility damage, physical theft, telecommunications failures, malware, security incidents, cyber-attacks (including cyber-threats from fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, terrorist attacks, acts of war, electronicnation-state actors), natural disasters and physical break-ins, computer viruses, earthquakescatastrophic events, legacy applications, integration delays, inadequate system hygiene and similar events. The occurrence of any of these events could damage information technology systemsinadequate or hardware and cause them to fail.ineffective redundancy measures. In addition, any financial difficulties, up to and including bankruptcy, faced by our service providers or any of their subcontractors, may have negative effects on our business, the nature and extent of which are difficult to predict. Information technology risks (including the confidentiality, integrityOur customers and availability of digital assets) have significantly increased as new technologies have proliferated, and as organized criminals, hackers, terrorists and other bad actors have become more sophisticated. These threats, which may be external or internal may be malicious, or may result from human or computer error. Our customersvendors also rely on our information technology systems to conduct their operations. In addition, our customers increasingly use personal equipment and mobile devices that may be beyond our control. Any significant disruptions of our information technology systems could negatively impact our business and customers, damage our reputation and materially adversely affect our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
Data security concerns relating to our technology or breaches of information technology systems, could adversely affect our business and reputation.
We have experienced cyber-attacks and security incidencesincidents of varying degrees and believe we will continue to be a potential target of such threats and attacks, particularly as we execute our digital transformation strategy.attacks. This threat has increased corresponding to the increased sophistication and activities of organized crime, hackers, terrorists and other external parties. The technology infrastructure and systems of our suppliers, vendors, service providers and partners have also in the past experienced and may in the future experience such threats and attacks. Continuous cyber-attacksCyber-attacks or a sustained attackother security incidents could lead to service interruptions, malfunctions or other failures in the technology that supports our businesses and customers, as well as the operations of our customers or other third parties. Continuous cyber-attacksCyber-attacks or other security incidents could also damage our reputation with our customers and other parties and the market, and cause us to incur additional costs (such as repairing systems, adding personnel or security technologies or compliance costs), regulatory penalties, financial losses to both us and our customers and partners and the loss of customers and business opportunities. If such attackscyber-related events are not detected in a timely manner, their effect could be compounded.
Although we have technology and information security policies and processes and disaster recovery plans in place, these measures may not be adequate to ensure that our operations will not be compromised or disrupted should such an event occur. There can be no assurance that the systems we have designed to prevent or limit the effects of cyber incidents or attacks will be sufficient to prevent or detect material consequences arising from such incidents or attacks, or to avoid a material adverse impact on our systems after such incidents or attacks do occur. The security measures we employ to protect our systems have in the past not detected or prevented, and may in the future not detect or prevent, all attempts to hack our systems, denial-of-service attacks, viruses, malicious software (malware), employee error or malfeasance, phishing attacks, security breaches, disruptions during the process of upgrading or replacing computer software or hardware or integrating systems of acquired businesses or assets or other attacks and similar disruptions that may jeopardize the security of information stored in or transmitted by the sites, networks and systems that we otherwise maintain, which include cloud-based networks and storage. The existence and use of acquired and legacy applications and systems increase these risks.
Our network and systems are also subject to compromise from the actions or inactions of vendors and other third parties who have legitimate access (including Carvana personnel under our transition services agreement). Even if we successfully protect our own network and systems, our supply chain infrastructure and other third parties may not maintain adequate security measures (including identifying defects or vulnerabilities) to protect against unauthorized access, cyber attacks or mishandling of data, which could result in a breach of or disruption to our systems and network. Our control over and ability to monitor the security practices of our vendors and other third parties with whom we do business remains limited, and there can be no assurance that we can prevent, mitigate, or remediate the risk of any compromise or failure in the cybersecurity infrastructure owned or controlled by such third parties or others within their respective supply chains.
If our information technology systems are compromised, become inoperable for extended periods of time or cease to function properly, we may have to make a significant investment to fix or replace the information technology and our ability to provide many of our electronic and online solutions to our customers may be impaired, which would have a material adverse effect on our consolidated operating results and financial position. In addition, as cyber-threats continue to evolve in both intensity and velocity, we may be required to expend significant additional resources to modify or enhance our protective measures or to investigate and remediate any information security vulnerabilities. Further, the rapid evolution and increased adoption of artificial intelligence increases the risk of cyber-attacks and security incidences. Use of artificial intelligence by our employees and vendors, whether authorized or unauthorized, also increases the risk that our intellectual property and other proprietary information will be unintentionally disclosed. Any of the risks described above could result in the loss or misuse of proprietary, confidential or sensitive information, disrupt our business, damage our reputation, expose us to legal liability and materially adversely affect our consolidated financial position and results of operations.
Compliance with U.S. and global privacy and data security requirements could result in additional costs and liabilities or inhibit our ability to collect, transmit and/or store data, and the failure to comply with such requirements could subject us to significant fines and penalties, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and reputation.
Aspects of our operations and businesses are subject to certain privacy regulations in the United States, including but not limited to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), as amended and expanded by the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA"), and
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around the globe, includingmost notably the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). We collect, process and store sensitive data, including proprietary business and customer information, as well as personally identifiable information of our customers, their consumers and our employees. A growing numberMany U.S. and foreign jurisdictions have passed, or are currently contemplating, a variety of legislativeartificial intelligence, consumer protection, data privacy, and regulatory bodies have adopteddata security laws and regulations that impact our business or the business of our customers, including consumer notification and other requirements in the event that consumer information is accessed and/or acquired by unauthorized persons and additional regulations regarding the use, access, accuracy, security and retention of such data. These laws and regulations are quickly evolving, with new or modified laws and regulations proposed and implemented frequently and existing laws and regulations subject to new or different interpretations and enforcement. The regulatory framework for privacy and data are expected.security issues has become increasingly burdensome and complex worldwide, and is expected to continue to be so for the foreseeable future. Our compliance with global laws and regulations relating to privacy, data protection and information security may materially increase our costs or otherwise limit our ability to continue or pursue certain business activities. Our failure to comply with applicable laws or regulations could also result in fines, sanctions, private litigation, government enforcement, business disruption, credit reporting and other expenses, damage to our reputation and loss of customers. We maintain cyber risk insurance, but this insurance may not be sufficient to cover all losses from any future disruption, security incident or breach.
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Decreases in the supply of used vehicles coming to auction has impacted and may continue to impact auction sales volumes, which has adversely affected and may continue to adversely affect our revenues and profitability. In addition, a decrease in the number of used vehicles sold at on-premise marketplaces could adversely affect our revenue growth, operating results and financial condition.
The number of new and used vehicles that are leased by consumers affects the supply of vehicles coming to auction in future periods as the leases mature. If manufacturers and other lenders decrease the number of new vehicle lease originations and extend the terms of some of the existing leases, the number of off-lease vehicles available at auction for the industry would decline. Our industry is currently facing such a decline in off-lease vehicles available at auction, as further described below. As the supply of off-lease vehicles coming to auction declines, our revenues and profitability are adversely affected.
Volumes of off-lease vehicles in subsequent periods will be affected by total new vehicle sales and the future leasing behavior of manufacturers and lenders; therefore, we may not be able to accurately predict the volume of vehicles coming to auction. The supply of off-lease vehicles coming to auction is also affected by the market value of used vehicles compared to the residual value of those vehicles per the lease terms. In most cases, the lessee and the dealer have the ability to purchase the vehicle at the residual price at the end of the lease term. Generally, as market values of used vehicles rise, the number of vehicles purchased at residual value by the lessees and dealers increases, thus decreasing the number of off-lease vehicles available at auction. The used vehicle auction industry is currently experiencing such supply challenges resulting from the disruption of (decline in) new vehicle production. In order for the volumes of off-lease vehicles available at auction to increase, there needs to be an increase in new vehicle production sufficient to reduce used vehicle market values and allow more off-lease vehicles to come to auction. The demand for and increased prices of used vehicles is expected to continue for the foreseeable future. As a result, a lower volume of off-lease vehicles coming to auction is expected to continue and will likely continue to adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
In addition, the supply of vehicles coming to auction could be impacted by initiatives to switch from vehicles with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles. The sale of electric vehicles is dependent on consumer adoption, which could be impacted by numerous factors, including perceptions about electric vehicle features, quality, safety, performance and cost; perceptions about the range over which electric vehicles may be driven on a single battery charge; high fuel-economy internal combustion engine vehicles; volatility in the cost of fuel; government regulations and economic incentives; and access to charging facilities. If consumer behavior and vehicle ownership trends move from vehicles with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles, the number of vehicles coming to auction could decline, the ancillary services we provide could decline or change, we could incur expenses associated with the purchase and installation of charging stations at our facilities and our revenues and profitability may be adversely affected.
Furthermore, off-premise marketplace platforms were utilized for the sale of approximately 51% of vehicles sold in North America by ADESA in 2021, compared with approximately 49% in 2020. If sellers and buyers increase the number of vehicles transacted on off-premise marketplace platforms, our revenue per vehicle will likely decline. In connection with online auctions, ADESA offers on-premise marketplaces, which allow buyers to physically inspect and compare vehicles. In addition, our cost structure includes a significant fixed cost component, including occupancy costs and land, that cannot be readily reduced if revenue per vehicle declines. If a shift in the percentage of used vehicles sold on off-premise marketplace platforms as compared with used vehicles sold at on-premise marketplaces occurs, and we are unable to generate new sources of revenue, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.
Our business and operating results would be adversely affected if we lose one or more significant customers.
Loss of business from, or changes in the consignment patterns of, our key customers could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. Generally, commercial and dealer customers make no binding long-term commitments to us regarding consignment volumes. Any such customer could reduce its overall supply of vehicles for our auctions or otherwise seek to materially change the terms of its business relationship with us at any time. Any such change could harm our business and operating results. While no single customer accounted for 10% or more of our consolidated revenues in 2021, the loss of, or material reduction in business from, our key customers could have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results.
If we fail to attract and retain key personnel, or have inadequate succession planning, we may not be able to execute our business strategies and our financial results could be negatively affected.
Our success depends in large part on the talents and efforts of our executives and other key employees, including those with digital capabilities. Our future success will depend upon our ability to continue to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain talented personnel. If we lose the services of one or more of our key personnel, or if one or more key personnel joins a competitor or otherwise competes with us, we may not be able to effectively implement our business strategies and our business could be materially adversely affected. Many of our key personnel have extensive experience with our business and have established business relationships with customers and suppliers and, as a result, if we lose key personnel, we may have
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difficulty in executing our business plan and strategy, retaining and attracting customers on favorable terms and providing acceptable levels of customer service.
In addition, our failure to put in place adequate succession plans for key roles or the failure of key personnel to successfully transition into new roles could have an adverse effect on our business and operating results. The unexpected or abrupt departure of one or more of our key personnel and the failure to effectively transfer knowledge and effect smooth key personnel transitions may have an adverse effect on our business resulting from the loss of such person’s skills, knowledge of our business, and years of industry experience.
Further, leadership changes have occurred and will continue to occur from time to time and we cannot predict whether significant resignations will occur or whether we will effectively manage leadership transitions. We may face risks related to these and other transitions in our leadership team. If we cannot effectively manage leadership transitions and management changes in the future, our reputation and future business prospects could be adversely affected.
Used vehicle prices impact fee revenue per unit and may impact the supply of used vehicles, loan losses at AFC and could adversely affect our profitability.
The volume of new vehicle production, accuracy of lease residual estimates, interest rate fluctuations, customer demand and changes in regulations, among other things, all potentially affect the pricing of used vehicles. Used vehicle prices may affect the volume of vehicles entered for sale at our auctions and the demand for those used vehicles, the fee revenue per unit, loan losses for our dealer financing business and our ability to retain customers. When used vehicle prices are high, used vehicle dealers may retail more of their trade-in vehicles on their own rather than selling them at auction. A sustained reduction in used vehicle pricing could result in a potential loss of consignors, an increase in loan losses at AFC and decreased profitability.
ADESA also sells vehicles that have been purchased (e.g., inherited vehicles, vehicles returned under the ADESA Assurance program or vehicles purchased by ADESA Europe and others). The number of vehicles purchased by ADESA continues to grow. When a vehicle is purchased and then resold, rather than sold on a consignment basis, we are exposed to inventory risks, including losses from theft, damage and obsolescence. In addition, when vehicles are purchased, we are subject to changes in vehicle values, which could adversely affect our revenue and profitability.
Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect our business and results of operations.
Adverse economic conditions, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, could increase our exposure to several risks, including:
Fluctuations in the supply of used vehicles. We are dependent on the supply of used vehicles coming to auction, and our financial performance depends, in part, on conditions in the automotive industry. Currently, disruptions in new vehicle production are resulting in fewer vehicles coming to auction. During the past global economic downturn and credit crisis, there was an erosion of retail demand for new and used vehicles that led many lenders to cut back on originations of new loans and leases and led to significant manufacturing capacity reductions by automakers selling vehicles in the United States and Canada. Capacity reductions or disruptions in new vehicle production could depress the number of vehicles received at auction in the future and could lead to reduced numbers of vehicles from various suppliers, negatively impacting auction volumes. In addition, weak growth in or declining new vehicle sales negatively impacts used vehicle trade-ins to dealers and auction volumes. These factors have and could continue to adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Decline in the demand for used vehicles. We may experience a decrease in demand for used vehicles from buyers due to factors including the lack of availability of consumer credit and declines in consumer spending and consumer confidence. Adverse credit conditions also affect the ability of dealers to secure financing to purchase used vehicles at auction, which further negatively affects buyer demand. In addition, a reduction in the number of franchised and independent used car dealers may reduce dealer demand for used vehicles.
Decrease in consumer spending. Consumer purchases of new and used vehicles may be adversely affected by economic conditions such as employment levels, wage and salary levels, trends in consumer confidence and spending, reductions in consumer net worth, interest rates, inflation, the availability of consumer credit and taxation policies. Consumer purchases in general may decline during recessions, periods of prolonged declines in the equity markets or housing markets and periods when disposable income and perceptions of consumer wealth are lower. Changes to U.S. federal tax policy may negatively affect consumer spending. In addition, the increased use of vehicle sharing and alternate methods of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, could lead to a decrease in consumer purchases of new and used vehicles and a decrease in vehicle rentals. To the extent retail and rental car company demand for new and used vehicles decreases, negatively impacting our auction volumes, our results of operations and financial position could be materially and adversely affected.
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Volatility in the asset-backed securities market. Volatility and disruption in the asset-backed commercial paper market could lead to a narrowing of interest rate spreads at AFC in certain periods. In addition, any volatility and disruption has affected, and could affect, AFC’s cost of financing related to its securitization facility.
Ability to service and refinance indebtedness. Uncertainty in the financial markets may negatively affect our ability to service our existing debt, access additional financing or to refinance our existing indebtedness on favorable terms or at all. If economic weakness exists, it may affect our cash flow from operations and results of operations, which may affect our ability to service payment obligations on our debt or to comply with our debt covenants.
Increased counterparty credit risk. Any market deterioration could increase the risk of the failure of financial institutions party to our Credit Agreement and other counterparties with which we do business to honor their obligations to us. Our ability to replace any such obligations on the same or similar terms may be limited if challenging credit and general economic conditions exist.
AFC is exposed to credit risk with our dealer borrowers, which could adversely affect our profitability and financial condition.
AFC is subject to credit risk resulting from defaults in payment by our dealer customers on our floorplan loans. Furthermore, a weak economic environment, decreased demand for used vehicles, disruptions in pricing of used vehicle inventory or consumers’ lack of access to financing could exert pressure on our dealer customers resulting in higher delinquencies, bankruptcies, repossessions and credit losses. There can be no assurances that our monitoring of our credit risk as it affects the collectability of these loans and our efforts to mitigate credit risk through appropriate underwriting policies and loss-mitigation strategies are, or will be, sufficient to prevent an adverse impact in our profitability and financial condition.
If we are unable to protect our intellectual property, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished, and our business may be adversely affected.
We rely and expect to continue to rely on a combination of confidentiality, assignment and license agreements with our employees, consultants and third parties with whom we have relationships, as well as trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, and domain name protection laws, to protect our proprietary rights. In the United States and internationally, we have filed various applications for protection of certain aspects of our intellectual property, and we currently hold issued patents in the United States, Europe and Canada. However, third parties may knowingly or unknowingly infringe our proprietary rights, third parties may challenge proprietary rights held by us, and pending and future trademark and patent applications may not be approved. In addition, effective intellectual property protection may not be available in every country in which we operate or intend to operate our business. In any or all of these cases, we may be required to expend significant time and expense in order to prevent infringement or to enforce our rights. Although we have taken measures to protect our proprietary rights, there can be no assurance that such measures will be adequate or that others will not offer products or concepts that are substantially similar to ours and compete with our business. Changes in laws and regulations or adverse court rulings may also negatively affect our ability to protect our proprietary rights or prevent others from using our intellectual property and technology. If the protection of our proprietary rights is inadequate to prevent unauthorized use or appropriation by third parties, the value of our brand and other intangible assets may be diminished and competitors may be able to more effectively mimic our service and methods of operations. Any of these events could have an adverse effect on our business and financial results.
We rely on third-party technology for key components of our business, and if these or other third parties do not perform adequately or terminate their relationships with us, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
We rely on third-party technology for certain of our critical business functions, including certain inspection and marketplace technologies. If these technologies fail, or if such third party service providers or strategic partners were to cease operations, temporarily or permanently, face financial distress or other business disruptions, increase their fees, or if our relationships with these providers or partners deteriorate or terminate, we could suffer increased costs and we may be unable to provide similar services until an equivalent provider could be found or we could develop replacement technology or operations. In addition, if we are unsuccessful in identifying or finding high-quality partners, if we fail to negotiate cost-effective relationships with them, or if we ineffectively manage these relationships, it could have an adverse impact on our business and financial results.
We may be subject to patent or other intellectual property infringement claims, which could have an impact on our business or operating results due to a disruption in our business operations, the incurrence of significant costs and other factors.
From time to time, we may receive notices from others claiming that we infringed or otherwise violated their patent or intellectual property rights, and the number of these claims could increase in the future. Claims of intellectual property infringement or other intellectual property violations could require us to enter into licensing agreements on unfavorable terms, incur substantial monetary liability or be enjoined preliminarily or permanently from further use of the intellectual property in question, which could require us to change business practices and limit our ability to compete effectively. Even if we believe that the claims are without merit, the claims can be time-consuming and costly to defend and may divert management’s
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attention and resources away from our businesses. If we are required to take any of these actions, it could have an adverse impact on our business and operating results.
A portionWe rely on third-party technology for key components of our net incomebusiness, and if these or other third parties do not perform adequately or terminate their relationships with us, our business and results of operations could be harmed.
We rely on third-party technology for certain of our critical business functions, including certain inspection, auction management and marketplace technologies. If these technologies fail, or if such third-party service providers or strategic partners were to cease operations, temporarily or permanently, face financial distress or other business disruptions, increase their fees, or if our relationships with these providers or partners deteriorate or terminate, we could suffer increased costs and we may be unable to provide similar services until an equivalent provider could be found or we could develop replacement technology or operations. In addition, if we are unsuccessful in identifying or finding high-quality partners, if we fail to negotiate cost-effective relationships with them, or if we ineffectively manage these relationships, it could have an adverse impact on our business and financial results.
Reliance on outsourcing arrangements could adversely affect our business.
As part of our initiative to reduce costs and align our business to our digital operating model, we have entered into several outsourcing arrangements with offshore third parties related to certain technology, back-office and customer support functions,
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and we will continue to evaluate additional outsourcing. As a result, the success of our business and our customer experience is derivedpartially dependent on offshore third parties over which we have limited control. If these third parties are unwilling or unable to perform to our standards or to provide the level of service required or expected by our customers, or if we are unable to maintain our agreements with them or alternative providers on attractive terms or at all, our business, financial condition and results of operations may be harmed.
Adverse economic conditions may negatively affect our business and results of operations.
Adverse economic conditions, including those resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise, could increase our international operations, primarily Canada, which exposes usexposure to foreign exchangeseveral risks, that may impactincluding:
Fluctuations in the supply of used vehicles. We are dependent on the supply of used vehicles coming to the wholesale market, and our financial statements.performance depends, in part, on conditions in the automotive industry. Currently, disruptions in new vehicle production are resulting in fewer vehicles coming to wholesale channels. During the past global economic downturn and credit crisis, there was an erosion of retail demand for new and used vehicles that led many lenders to cut back on originations of new loans and leases and led to significant manufacturing capacity reductions by automakers selling vehicles in the United States and Canada. Capacity reductions or disruptions in new vehicle production could depress the number of vehicles received in wholesale channels in the future and could lead to reduced numbers of vehicles from various suppliers, negatively impacting wholesale volumes. In addition, increasesweak growth in or declining new vehicle sales negatively impacts used vehicle trade-ins to dealers and wholesale volumes. These factors have and could continue to adversely affect our revenues and profitability.
Decline in the valuedemand for used vehicles. We may experience a decrease in demand for used vehicles from dealer customers due to factors including the lack of availability of consumer credit and declines in consumer spending and consumer confidence. Adverse credit conditions also affect the ability of dealers to secure financing to purchase used vehicles, which further negatively affects buyer demand. In addition, a reduction in the number of franchised and independent used car dealers may reduce dealer demand for used vehicles.
Decrease in consumer spending. Consumer purchases of new and used vehicles may be adversely affected by economic conditions such as employment levels, wage and salary levels, trends in consumer confidence and spending, reductions in consumer net worth, interest rates, inflation, the availability of consumer credit and taxation policies. Consumer purchases in general may decline during recessions, periods of prolonged declines in the equity markets or housing markets and periods when disposable income and perceptions of consumer wealth are lower. Changes to U.S. dollar relative to certain foreign currenciesfederal tax policy may negatively impact foreign buyer participationaffect consumer spending. In addition, the increased use of vehicle sharing and alternate methods of transportation, including autonomous vehicles, could lead to a decrease in consumer purchases of new and used vehicles and a decrease in vehicle rentals. To the extent retail and rental car company demand for new and used vehicles decreases, negatively impacting our marketplaces.
Fluctuations between U.S. and foreign currency values may adversely affectauction volumes, our results of operations and financial position particularly fluctuations with Canadian currency values.could be materially and adversely affected.
Volatility in the asset-backed securities market. Volatility and disruption in the asset-backed commercial paper market could lead to a narrowing of interest rate spreads at AFC in certain periods. In addition, thereany volatility and disruption has affected, and could affect, AFC’s cost of financing related to its securitization facility.
Ability to service and refinance indebtedness. Uncertainty in the financial markets or a downgrade in our credit ratings may negatively affect our ability to service our existing debt, access additional financing or to refinance our existing indebtedness on favorable terms or at all. If economic weakness exists, it may affect our cash flow from operations and results of operations, which may affect our ability to service payment obligations on our debt or to comply with our debt covenants.
Increased counterparty credit risk. Any market deterioration could increase the risk of the failure of financial institutions party to our Credit Agreement and other counterparties with which we do business to honor their obligations to us. Our ability to replace any such obligations on the same or similar terms may be tax inefficiencies in repatriating cashlimited if challenging credit and general economic conditions exist.
Macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical events may adversely affect our business, sources of liquidity and related costs of capital.
Global financial markets experience from our foreign subsidiaries. Approximately 27%time to time volatility, disruption and credit contraction. Significant volatility or disruption of our revenues were attributableglobal financial markets, inflation, supply chains or commercial activity due to our foreign operations forRussia’s invasion of Ukraine or other geopolitical events, war, terrorism, natural disasters, public health issues (including pandemics such as the year ended December 31, 2021. Changes in the value of foreign currencies, particularly the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollarCOVID-19 pandemic) or other factors could negatively affect our profits from foreign operationsindustry and the value of the netbusiness and our ability to refinance our debt or sell additional debt or equity securities or our assets of our foreign operations when reported in U.S. dollars in our financial statements. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations as reported in U.S. dollars.
In addition, fluctuations in exchange rates may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations. For purposes of accounting, the assets and liabilities of our foreign operations are translated using period-end exchange rates; such translation gains and losses are reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss” as a component of stockholders’ equity. The revenues and expenses of our foreign operations are translated using average exchange rates during each period.
Likewise, we have a significant number of non-U.S. based buyers who participate in our marketplaces. Increasesfavorable terms, if at all. A disruption in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these buyers’ local currenciesfinancial markets may reduce the prices they are willing to pay at auction, which may negatively affect our revenues.
Environmental, health and safety risks could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.ability to raise, restructure or refinance indebtedness.
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Our operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing the emission or discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the generation, treatment, storage and release of hazardous materials and wastesindebtedness and the investigation and remediationterms of contamination. Our failure to comply with current or future environmental, health or safety laws or to obtain and comply with permits required under such laws, could subject us to liability, damage our reputation and require costly investigative, remedial or corrective actions.
In the used vehicle remarketing industry, large numbers of vehicles are stored and/or refurbished at auction facilities and during that time releases of fuel, motor oil and other materials may occur. We have investigated or remediated, or are currently investigating or remediating, contamination resulting from various sources, including gasoline, fuel additives (such as methyl tertiary butyl ether, or MTBE), motor oil, petroleum products and other hazardous materials released from aboveground or underground storage tanks or in connection with current or former operations conducted at our facilities. Some of the facilities on which we operate are impacted by recognized environmental concerns and pollution conditions. We have incurred and may in the future incur expenditures relating to compliance and risk mitigation efforts, releases of hazardous materials, investigative, remedial or corrective actions, claims by third parties and other environmental issues, and such expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, could be significant.
We have a substantial amount of debt, whichindebtedness could impair our financial condition and adversely affect our ability to react to changes in our business.
As of December 31, 2021,2023, our total corporate debt was approximately $1.9 billion,$364.6 million, exclusive of liabilities related to our securitization facilities which are not secured by the general assets of KAR,OPENLANE, and we had $325.0$133.3 million of borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facilities. In addition, we had relatedRevolving Credit Facility (net of $54.7 million in outstanding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $27.6 million at December 31, 2021, which would reduce the $325.0 million available for borrowings under the credit facilities.credit).
Our indebtedness could have important consequences including:
limiting our ability to borrow additional amounts to fund working capital, capital expenditures, debt service requirements, execution of our business strategy, acquisitions and other purposes;
requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to pay principal and interest on debt, which would reduce the funds available for other purposes, including funding future expansion;
making us more vulnerable to adverse changes in general economic, industry and competitive conditions, in government regulation and in our business by limiting our flexibility in planning for, and making it more difficult to react quickly to, changing conditions; and
exposing us to risks inherent in interest rate fluctuations because a portion of our indebtedness is at variable rates of interest, which could result in higher interest expenses in the event of increases in interest rates.
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In addition, if we are unable to generate sufficient cash from operations to service our debt and meet other cash needs, we may be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, suspend or eliminate dividends, sell assets or operations, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. We may not be able to refinance our debt or sell additional debt or equity securities or our assets on favorable terms, if at all, particularly because of our high levels of debt and the restrictions imposed by the agreement governing our Revolving Credit Facility and the indenture governing our senior notes on our ability to incur additional debt and use the proceeds from asset sales. If we must sell certain of our assets, it may negatively affect our ability to generate revenue. The inability to obtain additional financing could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition.
If we cannot make scheduled payments on our debt, we would be in default and, as a result, our debt holders could declare all outstanding principal and interest to be due and payable, the lenders under our Revolving Credit Facility could terminate their commitments to lend us money and foreclose against the assets securing their borrowings and we could be forced into bankruptcy or liquidation.
Furthermore, the agreement governing our Revolving Credit Facility and the indenture governing our senior notes include, and future debt instruments may include, certain restrictive covenants which could limit our ability to enter into certain transactions in the future and may adversely affect our ability to operate our business.
Changes in interest rates or market conditions could adversely impact our profitability and business.
Rising interest rates may have the effect of depressing the sales of new and used vehicles because many consumers finance their vehicle purchases and rising auto loan rates increase the cost of purchasing a vehicle. Likewise, when interest rates increase, the subprime borrowing market often tightens, making interest rates even higher for those with lower credit scores. If increased interest rates depress the sales of new and/or used vehicles, then used vehicle trade-ins to dealers and auctionwholesale volumes could be negatively impacted. These factors could adversely affect ADESA’s revenues and profitability.profitability in our Marketplace segment.
In addition, AFC securitizes a majority of its finance receivables on a revolving basis. Volatility and/or market disruption in the asset-backed securities market in the United States or Canada can impact AFC’s cost of financing related to, or its ability to arrange financing on acceptable terms through, its securitization facility, which could negatively affect AFC’s business and our financial condition and operations.
As noted elsewhere, a portion of our indebtedness is at variable rates of interest. As such, increases in interest rates could also result in higher interest expenses.
We assumeA portion of our net income is derived from our international operations, primarily Canada, which exposes us to foreign exchange risks that may impact our financial statements. In addition, increases in the settlement risk for vehicles sold throughvalue of the U.S. dollar relative to certain foreign currencies may negatively impact foreign buyer participation in our marketplaces.
Typically, following the saleFluctuations between U.S. and foreign currency values may adversely affect our results of a vehicle, we do not release the vehicle to a buyer until we have received full payment from the buyer or confirmation of arrangement for such payment. Weoperations and financial position, particularly fluctuations with Canadian currency values. In addition, there may be obligated, however,tax inefficiencies in repatriating cash from our foreign subsidiaries. Approximately 38% of our revenues from continuing operations were attributable to remit payment to a seller before receiving paymentour foreign operations for the year ended December 31, 2023. The results of operations of our foreign subsidiaries are translated from a buyer,local currency into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes. Changes in the value of foreign currencies, particularly the Canadian dollar and in those circumstances, we may not have recourse against sellers for any buyer’s failure to satisfy its payment obligations. Revenue for a vehicle consigned to us for sale typically includes only the applicable buyer and seller fees associated with the transaction and not the vehicle sale proceeds. As a result, any failure to collect a receivable from the buyer in full may result in a loss upeuro relative to the amountU.S. dollar could negatively affect our profits from foreign operations and the value of the vehicle sale proceeds plus the applicable buyer fees and any collection related expenses. If we are unable to collect the vehicle sale price plus applicable buyer fees from buyers on a large numbernet
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assets of our revenue and cash flows may be negatively impacted resultingforeign operations when reported in U.S. dollars in our financial statements. This could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations as reported in U.S. dollars.
In addition, fluctuations in exchange rates may make it more difficult to perform period-to-period comparisons of our reported results of operations. For purposes of accounting, the assets and financial condition.liabilities of our foreign operations are translated using period-end exchange rates; such translation gains and losses are reported in “Accumulated other comprehensive income/loss” as a component of stockholders’ equity. The revenues and expenses of our foreign operations are translated using average exchange rates during each period.
Likewise, we have non-U.S. based buyers who participate in our marketplaces. Increases in the value of the U.S. dollar relative to these buyers’ local currencies may reduce the prices they are willing to pay at our marketplaces, which may negatively affect our revenues.
We are subject to a complex framework of federal, state, local and foreign laws and regulations, including vehicle brokerage and auction laws and currency reporting obligations, which have in the past, and could in the future, subject us to claims, challenge our business model, or otherwise harm our business.
Our operations are subject to regulation, supervision and licensing under various federal, state, provincial, local and foreign authorities, agencies, statutes and ordinances, which, among other things, require us to obtain and maintain certain licenses, permits and qualifications, provide certain disclosures and notices and limit interest rates, fees and other charges. The regulations and laws that impact our company include, without limitation, the following:
The sale of used vehicles is regulated by various state and local motor vehicle departments and regulators.
Some of the transport vehicles used at our facilities are regulated by the U.S. Department of Transportation or similar regulatory agencies in the other locations in which we operate.
AFC is subject to laws in certain statesfederal, state and provincesprovincial laws which regulate commercial and small business lending activities and interest rates and, in certain jurisdictions, require AFC or one of its subsidiaries to be licensed. These laws are complex and are rapidly evolving, including adverse legislative and regulatory trends towards regulating small business lending similar to consumer lending.
We are subject to various local zoning requirements with regard to the location of our auction and storage facilities, which requirements vary from location to location.
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We are subject to federal, state and international laws, directives and regulations relating to the collection, use, retention, disclosure, security and transfer of personally identifiable information (e.g., GDPR and CCPA). These laws, directives, regulations and their interpretation and enforcement continue to evolve and may be inconsistent from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
We are subject to laws and regulations with respect to emerging technologies being incorporated into our business, including artificial intelligence, machine learning and data analytics.
Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries may be deemed subject to the regulations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 due to their vendor relationships with financial institutions.
PAR is subject to laws in certain states which regulate repossession administration activities and, in certain jurisdictions, require PAR to be licensed.
We deal with significant amounts of cash in our operations and are subject to various reporting and anti-money laundering regulations.
The foregoing description of laws and regulations to which we are or may be subject is not exhaustive, and the regulatory framework governing our operations is subject to evolving interpretations and continuous change. Changes in law or governmental regulations or interpretations of existing law or regulations could result in increased costs, reduced vehicle prices and decreased profitability for us. In addition, failure to comply with present or future laws and regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations or in their interpretation could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.
We are subject to risks associated with legal and regulatory proceedings. If the outcomes of these proceedings are adverse to us, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We have in the past been, are currently, and may in the future become, subject to a variety of legal actions relating to our current and past business operations, including but not limited to litigation claims and legal proceedings related to environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, privacy, regulatory compliance, securities, tax, and tort laws. Such claims may be asserted against us by individuals, either individually or through class actions, by governmental entities in civil or criminal investigations and proceedings or by other entities. These actions could expose us to adverse publicity and to substantial monetary damages and legal defense costs, injunctive relief and criminal and civil fines and penalties, including but not limited to suspension or revocation of licenses to conduct business. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in
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defending ourselves in legal and administrative actions or in asserting our rights under various laws. In addition, we could incur substantial costs in defending ourselves or in asserting our rights in such actions. Any claims against us, whether meritorious or not, could be time consuming, costly, and harmful to our reputation, and could require significant amounts of management time and corporate resources. If any of these legal proceedings were to be determined adversely to us, or we were to enter into a settlement arrangement, we could be exposed to monetary damages or be forced to change the way in which we operate our business, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operating results.
Environmental, health and safety risks could adversely affect our operating results and financial condition.
Our operations are subject to various foreign, federal, state and local environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, including those governing the emission or discharge of pollutants into the air or water, the generation, treatment, storage and release of hazardous materials and wastes and the investigation and remediation of contamination. Our failure to comply with current or future environmental, health or safety laws or to obtain and comply with permits required under such laws, could subject us to liability, damage our reputation and require costly investigative, remedial or corrective actions.
Some of the facilities on which we operate are impacted by recognized environmental concerns and pollution conditions. We have incurred and may in the future incur expenditures relating to compliance and risk mitigation efforts, releases of hazardous materials, investigative, remedial or corrective actions, claims by third parties and other environmental issues, and such expenditures, individually or in the aggregate, could be significant.
We are partially self-insured for certain losses.
We self-insure a portion of employee medical benefits under the terms of our employee health insurance program, as well as a portion of our automobile, general liability and workers’ compensation claims. We record an accrual for the claims expense related to our employee medical benefits, automobile, general liability and workers’ compensation claims based upon the expected amount of all such claims. If actual trends, including the severity of claims and medical cost inflation above expectations were to occur, our self-insured costs would increase, which could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial position.
We assume the settlement risk for vehicles sold through our marketplaces.
Typically, following the sale of a vehicle, we do not release the vehicle and/or title to a buyer until we have received full payment from the buyer or confirmation of arrangement for such payment. We may, however, remit payment to a seller before receiving payment from a buyer, and, in those circumstances, we may not have recourse against sellers for any buyer’s failure to satisfy its payment obligations. Revenue for a vehicle consigned to us for sale typically includes only the applicable buyer and seller fees associated with the transaction and not the vehicle sale proceeds. As a result, any failure to collect a receivable from the buyer in full may result in a loss up to the amount of the vehicle sale proceeds plus the applicable buyer fees and any collection related expenses. If we are unable to collect the vehicle sale price plus applicable buyer fees from buyers on a large number of vehicles, our revenue and cash flows may be negatively impacted resulting in a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.
Risks Related to the IAA Spin-OffSale of ADESA U.S. Physical Auction Business
If the IAA spin-off does not qualify as a tax-freeThe ADESA U.S. physical auction business sale transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Company and its stockholders could be subject to substantial tax liabilities.may result in increased costs.
In connection with the spin-offsale of IAA,the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, we receivedentered into a private letter ruling fromtransition services agreement whereby we will provide various services to Carvana following the Internal Revenue Service (the "IRS Ruling")closing. The transition services agreement may result in additional costs to us, which may make our ability to achieve the transaction’s objective of a more asset-light and an opinion fromlower overhead operating model more difficult. The transaction also requires us to split, or otherwise amend, existing contracts with customers and other third parties to separate the U.S. physical auction business, which may not be effective and could lead to additional costs for us.
We rely on Carvana for key components of our tax counselbusiness and for certain revenue, which exposes us to increased risks.
In connection with the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, we entered into various agreements with Carvana, many of which require performance by Carvana. We will rely on the basis of certain facts, representations, covenantsCarvana to satisfy its various obligations under these agreements, including but not limited to performing services, meeting minimum volumes and assumptions, substantiallycomplying with payment obligations. Carvana may fail to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the distribution of IAA common sharesperform or comply as expected or be unwilling or unable to perform or comply in the spin-off qualifiedfuture. The reliance on Carvana for certain aspects of our operations represents an inherent risk to our Company that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
For example, certain systems sold to Carvana as a transaction that generally is tax-free to us and our stockholders, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and 355part of the ADESA U.S. Internal Revenue Codephysical auction business sale transaction are integral to our OPENLANE Canada operations and other remaining parts of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The IRS Rulingour business. Carvana has agreed to maintain and the opinionmake those systems available to support retained Company businesses for a period of tax counsel relied on, among other things, various assumptions and representations astime post-closing. Further, Carvana has agreed to factual matters made by the Company and IAA, which, if inaccurate or incomplete in any material respect, could jeopardize the conclusions reachedcontinue to allow AFC to occupy office space in the IRS Ruling and opinion. The opinion is not binding on the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”), or the courts, and notwithstanding the tax opinion, there can be no assurance that the qualification of the spin-off as a transaction under Sections 368(a)(1)(D) or 355 or other provisions of the Code will not be challengedADESA U.S. physical auction locations owned by the IRS or by others in court, or that any such challenge would not prevail. Notwithstanding the IRS Ruling and the opinion, the IRS could determine on audit that the spin-off should be treated as a taxable transaction if it determines that any of the facts, assumptions, representations or covenants set forth in the tax opinion is not correct or has been violated, or that the spin-off should be taxable for other reasons, including as a result of a significant change in stock or asset ownership after the distribution, or if the IRS were to disagree with the conclusions of the tax opinion.Carvana.
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If the spin-off failsCarvana is unable or unwilling to qualify for tax-free treatment,satisfy its obligations under these agreements, or if Carvana seeks bankruptcy protection, we would, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be treated as if we had sold the IAA common stock in a taxable sale for its fair market value, and our stockholders would be treated as receiving a taxable distribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the IAA common stock received in the distribution. In addition, we and/or IAA could incur significant U.S. federal income tax liabilitiesoperational difficulties or taxlosses. Further, upon termination or expiration of those agreements, the respective services will need to be provided internally or by third parties. If we do not have agreements with other providers of these services or the ability to perform these services in-house once certain transaction agreements expire or terminate, we may not be able to operate our business effectively, which may have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
We will be required to satisfy certain indemnification obligations whether under applicable lawto Carvana or a tax matters agreement that we entered into with IAA, if it is ultimately determined that certain related transactions undertaken in anticipation of the spin-off are taxable.
We may be exposed to claims and liabilities as a result of the IAA spin-off, and IAA’s indemnification obligations may not fully protect us.be able to collect on indemnification rights from Carvana.
In connection with the spin-off, IAAsale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, we agreed to indemnify Carvana for certain liabilities, and Carvana agreed to indemnify the Company for certain liabilities. However, there can be no assurance that the indemnityOur and Carvana’s ability to satisfy these indemnities, if called upon to do so, will be sufficientdepend respectively upon our and Carvana’s future financial strength. If we are required to protect us against the full amount of any liabilities that may arise,indemnify Carvana, or that IAA will beif we are not able to fully satisfy itscollect on indemnification obligations. rights from Carvana, our financial condition, liquidity or results of operations could be materially and adversely affected.
We are restricted from conducting certain activities for three years following the ADESA U.S. physical auction business sale transaction.
The failure to receive amountspurchase agreement that we entered into as part of the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business restricts us from engaging in certain activities in the United States for which we are entitled to indemnificationa period of three years, including on-premise wholesale vehicle auctions and vehicle reconditioning services. These restrictions could materially and adversely affect our business, growth strategy, financial condition and results of operations.
Our ability to access capital in the future may be challenging.
The sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business resulted in our being a smaller enterprise focused on our digital marketplaces. While we believe our transition to a more asset-light and lower overhead operating results and financial condition.model will better position us going forward, we may face additional challenges when raising additional capital or restructuring or refinancing our indebtedness.
Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock
The market price and trading volume of our common stock may be volatile, which could result in rapid and substantial losses for our stockholders and could expose us to securities class action litigation.
You should consider an investment in our common stock to be risky, and you should invest in our common stock only if you can withstand a significant loss and wide fluctuations in the market value of your investment. Many factors could cause the market price of our common stock to rise and fall, including but not limited to the following:
our announcements by us or our competitors’ announcements regardingcompetitors of significant business developments, new products or services, enhancements, significant contracts,offerings, acquisitions or strategic investments;
changes in earnings estimates or recommendations by securities analysts, if any, who cover our common stock;
results of operations that are below our announced guidance or below securities analysts’ or consensus estimates or expectations;
fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar to us;
changes in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities, sales of large blocks of common stock by our stockholders or our incurrence of additional debt;
repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program;
investors’ general perception of us and our industry;
changes in general economic and market conditions (including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic);conditions;
changes in industry conditions (including industry-wide volume challenges tied to the disruption of new vehicle production)changes in anticipated future market size and growth rate); and
changes in regulatory and other dynamics.
In addition, if the market for stocks in our industry, or the stock market in general, experiences a loss of investor confidence, the trading price of our common stock could decline for reasons unrelated to our business, financial condition or results of operations. If any of the foregoing occurs, it could cause our stock price to fall and may expose us to lawsuits that, even if successfully defended, could be costly to defend and a distraction to management. Likewise, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class action litigation could be initiated. If such litigation were introduced
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against us, it could result in substantial costs and a diversion of our attention and resources, which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The issuance of shares of our Series A Preferred Stock reduces the relative voting power of holders of our common stock, and the conversion and sale of those shares would dilute the ownership of such holders and may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
As of December 31, 2021, 612,6762023, 634,305 shares of our Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding, representing approximately 22%25% of our outstanding common stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis. Holders of Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends will bewere payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the first eight dividend payment dates (through June 30, 2022), and thereafter, in cash or in kind, or any combination thereof, at our option. Because holders of our Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote, on an as-converted basis, together with holders of our common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of our common stock, the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, and the subsequent issuance of
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additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock through the payment of in kind dividends, effectively reduces the relative voting power of the holders of our common stock. In addition, the conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock into common stock would dilute the ownership interest of existing holders of our common stock. Furthermore, any sales in the public market of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock would increase the number of shares of our common stock available for public trading, and could adversely affect prevailing market prices of our common stock. Pursuant to customary registration rights agreements, we arewere required to register for resale the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock. This registration facilitates the resale of such securities into the public market, and any such resale would increase the number of shares of our common stock available for public trading. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales might occur, could have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
Apax and the other holders of our Series A Preferred Stock may exercise influence over us.
As of December 31, 2021,2023, the outstanding shares of our Series A Preferred Stock represented approximately 22%25% of our outstanding common stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis. The terms of the Series A Preferred Stock require the approval of a majority of our Series A Preferred Stock by a separate class vote for us to:
amend our organizational documents in a manner that would have an adverse effect on the Series A Preferred Stock; or
issue securities that are senior to, or equal in priority with, the Series A Preferred Stock.
In addition, under our investment agreement, dated as of May 26, 2020 (the “Apax Investment Agreement”), with an affiliate of Apax Partners, L.P. (“Apax”), for so long as Apax and its affiliates beneficially own shares of Series A Preferred Stock (and/or shares of common stock issued upon conversion of Series A Preferred Stock) that represent, on an as-converted basis, at least 50% of Apax’s initial shares of Series A Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, Apax and its affiliates will have the right to designate one director to our board of directors. Circumstances may occur in which the interests of Apax and its affiliates could diverge from, or even conflict with, the interests of our other stockholders. For example, the existence of Apax as a significant stockholder and Apax’s board designation rights may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or management or limiting the ability of our other stockholders to approve transactions that they may deem to be in the best interests of the Company. Apax and its affiliates may seek to cause us to take courses of action that, in their judgment, could enhance its investment in the Company but which might involve risks to our other stockholders or adversely affect us or our other stockholders.
Our Series A Preferred Stock has rights, preferences and privileges that are not held by, and are preferential to, the rights of our common stockholders, which could adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition, and may result in the interests of the holders of our Series A Preferred Stock differing from those of our common stockholders.
The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the shares of our common stock with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our affairs. The holders of Series A Preferred Stock have the right to receive a liquidation preference entitling them to be paid out of our assets available for distribution to stockholders before any payment may be made to holders of any other class or series of capital stock, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the sum of the original liquidation preference plus all accrued but unpaid dividends or (b) the amount that such holder would have been entitled to receive upon our liquidation, dissolution and winding up if all outstanding shares of such series of Series A Preferred Stock had been converted into common stock immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution or winding up. In addition, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears (dividends arewere payable in kind for the first eight dividend payments through June 30, 2022, and thereafter in cash or in kind). The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to participate in dividends declared or paid on our common stock on an as-converted basis. The holders of our Series A Preferred Stock also have the right, subject to certain exceptions, to require us to repurchase all or any portion of the Series A Preferred
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Stock upon certain change of control events at the greater of (a) the consideration the holders would have received if they had converted their shares of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock immediately prior to the change of control event and (b) 105% of the sum of i) the liquidation preference thereof and ii) all accrued but unpaid dividends.
These dividend and share repurchase obligations could impact our liquidity and reduce the amount of cash flows available for general corporate purposes. Our obligations to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock could also limit our ability to obtain additional financing or increase our borrowing costs, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition. These preferential rights could also result in divergent interests between the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and holders of our common stock.
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Future offerings of debt or equity securities, which would rank senior to our common stock, may adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
If, in the future, we decide to issue debt or equity securities that rank senior to our common stock, it is likely that such securities will be governed by an indenture or other instrument containing covenants restricting our operating flexibility. Additionally, any convertible or exchangeable securities that we issue in the future may have rights, preferences and privileges more favorable than those of our common stock and may result in dilution to owners of our common stock. We and, indirectly, our stockholders, will bear the cost of issuing and servicing such securities. Because our decision to issue debt or equity securities in any future offering will depend on market conditions and other factors beyond our control, we cannot predict or estimate the amount, timing or nature of our future offerings. Thus, holders of our common stock will bear the risk of our future offerings reducing the market price of our common stock and diluting the value of their stock holdings in us.
The market price of our common stock could be negatively affected by sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market.
Future sales by us or by our existing stockholders of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that these sales may occur, could cause the market price of our common stock to decline. These sales also could impede our ability to raise future capital. Under our amended and restated certificate of incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 400,000,000 shares of common stock, of which 121,163,050108,040,704 shares of common stock were outstanding as of December 31, 2021.2023. In addition, pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act, we have registered shares of common stock reserved for issuance in respect of stock options and other incentive awards granted to our officers and certain of our employees. If any of these holders cause a large number of securities to be sold in the public market, including common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock, the sales could reduce the trading price of our common stock. We cannot predict the size of future sales of shares of our common stock or the effect, if any, that future sales, or the perception that such sales may occur, would have on the market price of our common stock.
Provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws, and of Delaware law, may prevent or delay an acquisition of us, which could decrease the trading price of our common stock.
Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by-laws contain, and Delaware law contains, provisions that may be considered to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay or prevent a tender offer or other corporate transaction that a stockholder might consider to be in its best interest, including those transactions that might result in a premium over the market price for our shares.
These provisions include:
rules regarding how our stockholders may present proposals or nominate directors for election at stockholder meetings;
permitting our board of directors to issue preferred stock without stockholder approval;
granting to the board of directors, and not the stockholders, the sole power to set the number of directors;
authorizing vacancies on our board of directors to be filled only by a vote of the majority of the directors then in office and specifically denying our stockholders the right to fill vacancies in the board;
authorizing the removal of directors only upon the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock entitled to vote for the election of directors; and
prohibiting stockholder action by written consent.
These provisions apply even if an offer may be considered beneficial by some stockholders.
You may not receive any future dividends on our common stock.
Holders of our common stock are only entitled to receive such dividends as our board of directors may declare out of funds legally available for such payments. We are not required to declare cash dividends on our common stock. Future dividend decisions will be based on and affected by a variety of factors, including our financial condition and results of operations,
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contractual restrictions, including restrictive covenants contained in our Credit Agreement, the indenture governing our senior notes and AFC’s securitization facilities, capital requirements and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. Therefore, no assurance can be given as to whether any future dividends may be declared by our board of directors or the amount thereof.
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Our share repurchase program could affect the price of our common stock and increase volatility. In addition, it may be suspended or discontinued at any time, which could result in a decrease in the trading price of our common stock.
In October 2019, our board of directors authorized a repurchase of up to $300 million of the Company’s outstanding common stockstock. Since October 2019, the share repurchase program has been amended from time-to-time through October 30, 2021. In October 2021,subsequent approvals by the board of directors authorized an extensiondirectors. These amendments have served to increase the size of the October 2019 share repurchase program and extend its maturity date through December 31, 2022.2024. Repurchases of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase program, or any future share repurchase program, could affect our stock price and increase its volatility. The existence of a share repurchase program could also cause our stock price to be higher than it would be in the absence of such a program and could potentially reduce the market liquidity for our stock. There can be no assurance that any share repurchases will enhance stockholder value because the market price of our common stock may decline below the levels at which we repurchased the shares of common stock. Although our share repurchase program is intended to enhance long-term stockholder value, short-term stock price fluctuations could reduce the program's effectiveness. Furthermore, the program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or number of shares of common stock, and may be suspended or discontinued at any time, which could cause the market price of our stock to decline.
Item 1b.1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments
None.
Item 1C.    Cybersecurity
Risk management and strategy
The Company’s enterprise risk management (“ERM”) program includes assessing, identifying and managing material risks from various sources, including those related to cybersecurity. The Company uses information from incident history, threat intelligence, formal and informal security networks, government information sharing and recognized information security frameworks to inform its cybersecurity risk management approach.
The Company’s cybersecurity risk management processes incorporate multiple layers of security to help identify and protect against cybersecurity threats including a dedicated cybersecurity team, technical security controls, policy enforcement, monitoring systems, employee training, contractual arrangements and management oversight. Given the dynamic nature of the cyber-threat environment, the Company engages third-party assessors, consultants and others from time to time to assist in various cyber-related matters, including assessing, enhancing, implementing and monitoring the Company's cybersecurity risk management process.
The Company maintains a vendor risk management program designed to identify and manage risks associated with third-party service providers, with management retaining responsibility for oversight of cybersecurity threats. The Company also maintains an incident response plan that includes escalation criteria and preliminary materiality assessments to guide disclosure objectives.
The Company describes risks related to cybersecurity threats that could materially impact its business strategy, results of operations or financial condition under the heading “Risk Factors.” Material impacts could include loss of access to systems and data, financial costs and reputational harm, among others.
Governance
Management is responsible for assessing and managing risk at the Company, including communicating the most material risks to the Board of Directors and its committees. The Board of Directors has primary responsibility for risk oversight, with a focus on the most significant risks facing the Company. With respect to cybersecurity risks, the Risk Committee of the Board of Directors (“Risk Committee”) provides oversight for matters specifically relating to cybersecurity and other risks related to information technology systems and procedures, including but not limited to data security and privacy.
Management leverages the collective expertise of the Company’s information security function which reports to the Chief Financial Officer through the Company’s Chief Information Security Officer (“CISO”). The CISO has served in this position for the Company since 2017, holds various relevant credentials including CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional), and has extensive cybersecurity experience having served in information technology roles for over 35 years and cybersecurity leadership roles for 15 years. The CISO reports to the Risk Committee quarterly on information security matters, including, among other things, the Company’s cyber risks and threats, the status of projects to further strengthen the Company’s
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information security systems, assessments of the Company’s security program and the emerging regulatory and threat landscape. The CISO also briefs the full Board of Directors on cybersecurity matters at least annually.
As described above, management informs the Risk Committee about prevention, detection, mitigation and remediation of cybersecurity incidents quarterly and monitors such matters continuously. The Risk Committee reviews and discusses with management the quality and effectiveness of the Company’s efforts to mitigate such risks and reports such findings to the Board of Directors.
Item 2.    Properties
TheOur corporate headquarters of KAR Auction Services, ADESA and AFC areis located in Carmel, Indiana. The facilities are leased properties, withIndiana, where we lease office space being leased throughpursuant to a lease that expires in 2034. At December 31, 2021,2023, we also owned or leased other properties in the United States, Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom, Uruguay and the Philippines.
Facilities utilized by the ADESA businessMarketplace segment primarily include more than 7015 vehicle logistics center locations in North America,across Canada at December 31, 2023, which are either owned or leased. Each vehicle logistics centerThe OPENLANE Canada facilities consist on average of approximately 60 acres of land per site and have parking areas to store vehicles and may have additional buildings for reconditioning, registration, maintenance, bodywork, and other ancillary and administrative services. Each vehicle logistics center also
In our Finance segment, AFC has secure parking areas to store vehicles. The ADESA facilities in North America consist on average of approximately 75 acres of land per site.
Of AFC's approximately 10090 locations in North America at December 31, 2021, 692023, including 51 branches which are physically located at auction facilities (including 55 at ADESA9 OPENLANE Canada vehicle logistics center locations)centers and other competitor locations (hybrid of physical locations and a digital servicing network). Each of the remaining AFC offices is strategically located in close proximity to at least one of the auctions that it serves. AFC generally leases its branches.
We regularly evaluatebelieve that our capacity in allcurrent facilities are suitable and adequate to meet our marketscurrent needs, and where appropriate, seekif we require additional or substitute space, we anticipate we will be able to increase capacity through the acquisition ofobtain additional land andsuitable facilities. Capacity at our facilities varies from period to period and by region as a result of various factors.
Item 3.    Legal Proceedings
We are involved in litigation and disputes arising in the ordinary course of business, such asbusiness. Although the outcome of litigation cannot be accurately predicted, based on evaluation of information presently available, our management does not currently believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions related to injuries; property damage; handling, storage or disposal of vehicles; environmental laws and regulations; and other litigation incidental to the business such as employment matters and dealer disputes. Such litigation is generally not, in the opinion of management, likely towill have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures
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PART II
Item 5.    Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Market Information and Holders of Record
KAR Auction Services'OPENLANE's common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") under the symbol "KAR" and has been traded on the NYSE since December 11, 2009. As of February 15, 2022,2024, there were 115 stockholders of record. Because many shares of our common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of stockholders, we are unable to estimate the total number of stockholders represented by the holders of record.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The information requiredThere were no unregistered sales of equity securities made by Item 701 of Regulation S-K was previously disclosed (forOPENLANE during the sale of Series A Preferred Stock) in the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 10, 2020 and June 30, 2020.
On November 12, 2020, we issued 857,630 shares of our common stock to three individuals and one trust in connection with the BacklotCars acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2020. We received $15 million as consideration for the sale of such securities. On October 14, 2021, we issued 1,953,124 shares of our common stock to two individuals and one trust in connection with the CARWAVE acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2021. We received $30 million as consideration for the sale of such securities. The issuance of these securities was exempt from registration under the Securities Act, in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactionsperiod covered by an issuer not involving any public offering and/or the private offering safe harbor provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.this report.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
The following table provides information about purchases by KAR Auction ServicesOPENLANE, Inc. of its shares of common stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2021:2023:
PeriodTotal Number of Shares PurchasedAverage Price Paid per ShareTotal Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (1)
(Dollars in millions)
October 1 - October 31— $— — $109.0125.0 
November 1 - November 30— — — 109.0125.0 
December 1 - December 31— — — 109.0125.0 
Total— $— — 
(1)     In October 2019, the board of directors authorized a repurchase of up to $300 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Since October 2019, the share repurchase program has been amended from time-to-time through October 30, 2021.subsequent approvals by the board of directors. These amendments have served to increase the size of the share repurchase program and extend its maturity date. In October 2021,2023, the board of directors authorized an increase in the size of the Company’s share repurchase program by an additional $20.3 million and an extension of the Company's share repurchase program through December 31, 2022.2024. Repurchases may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including pursuant to repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 ofunder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and amount of any repurchases is subject to market and other conditions.



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Stock Price Performance Graph
The graph below shows the cumulative total stockholder return, assuming an investment of $100 and dividend reinvestment (and taking into account the value of the IAA, Inc. common shares distributed in the spin-off), for the period beginning on December 31, 20162018 and ending on December 31, 2021,2023, on each of KAR Auction Services'OPENLANE's common stock, the Standard & Poor's 400 MidcapSmallCap 600 Index and the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. Our stock price performance shown in the following graph is not indicative of future stock price performance.
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KAR Auction Services, Inc. $100 $121.94 $118.17 $146.87 $127.29 $106.84 
S&P 400 Midcap Index$100 $116.24 $103.36 $130.44 $148.26 $184.97 
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Item 7.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and which are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties. In particular, statements made in this report on Form 10-K that are not historical facts (including, but not limited to, expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections regarding the industry, business, future operating results, potential acquisitions and anticipated cash requirements) may be forward-looking statements. Words such as "should," "may," "will," "can," "of the opinion," "confident," "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" "continues," "outlook," initiatives," "goals," "opportunities," and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Such statements, including statements regarding the potential impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic;adverse market conditions; our future growth; anticipated cost savings, revenue increases, credit losses and capital expenditures; contractual obligations; dividend declarations and payments; common stock repurchases; tax rates and assumptions; strategic initiatives, greenfieldsacquisitions and acquisitions;dispositions; our competitive position and retention of customers; and our continued investment in information technology, are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results projected, expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in Item 1A. "Risk Factors" of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and those described from time to time in our future reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Many of these risk factors are outside of our control, and as such, they involve risks which are not currently known that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed or implied herein. The forward-looking statements in this document are made as of the date on which they are made and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.
Impact
Automotive Industry and Economic Impacts on our Business
We are dependent on the supply of COVID-19
In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic. Although governmental restrictions that were imposed at the outset of the pandemic to reduce the spread of COVID-19 have since been lifted or scaled back in many jurisdictions, increases in new COVID-19 cases, including new variants, have resultedused vehicles in the reimposition of restrictionswholesale market, and our financial performance depends, in certain jurisdictions, and may lead to other restrictions being imposed. The COVID-19 pandemic and the related preventative measures taken to help slow the spread have caused, and may continue to cause, significant volatility, uncertainty and economic disruption.
In response to these measures and for the protection of our employees and customers, during 2020 we implemented several measures to help secure our business, including but not limited to furloughs, prohibiting non-essential business travel, suspending non-essential services provided by certain third parties at our locations, delaying or canceling capital projects at our on-premise marketplace locations and suspending the Company's quarterly dividend.
In addition,part, on March 20, 2020, we temporarily suspended on-premise sale operations across North America, including Simulcast-only sales, and resumed operation of Simulcast-only sales in select markets on April 6, 2020. We subsequently continued to expand the locations offering vehicles for sale via ADESA Simulcast, DealerBlock and Simulcast+, with all ADESA auction locationsconditions in the U.S. and Canada offering vehicles for sale by the end of the second quarter of 2020.
We also took advantage of legislation introduced to assist companies during the pandemic. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a total of approximately $5.8 million claimed under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. These credits partially offset salaries paid in Canada. We will continue to monitor and assess the impact the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") and similar legislation in other countries may have on our business and financial results.
automotive industry. The automotive industry has experienced unprecedented market conditions, duringincluding global automotive production challenges. In recent years, these conditions have resulted in significant fluctuations in used vehicle values and declines in vehicle volumes in the pandemic, including a decline inwholesale market. More recently, new vehicle production resulting fromsupply has begun to recover, which over time should increase wholesale supply.
However, macroeconomic factors, including inflationary pressures, rising interest rates, volatility of oil and natural gas prices and declining consumer confidence continue to impact the shortage of semiconductors. This reduction in supply of new vehicles has caused increasedaffordability and demand for new and used vehicle prices, as well as increased demand for used vehicles. More lessees and dealers are therefore purchasing vehicles at residual value, thus decreasing the number of off-lease vehicles coming to auction. Further, government support and loan accommodations have resulted in fewer repossessed vehicles coming to auction. These factors have contributedDeclining economic conditions present a risk to our commercial vehicle volumes declining in 2021operations and are expected to continue for the foreseeable future.
While we continue to develop and implement health and safety and return-to-workplace protocols, business continuity plans and crisis management protocols in an effort to try to mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on our employees, customers and our business, the extentstability of the impactautomotive industry. Given the nature of the pandemic on our business and financial resultsthese factors, we cannot predict whether or for how long certain trends will continue, nor to depend on future developments that are uncertain and unpredictable.
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The broader implications for our business and results of operations remain uncertain andwhat degree these trends will depend on many factors outside our control, including, without limitation,impact us in the duration and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic, the degree to which governmental restrictions are relaxed or reimposed, the length of time it takes for normal economic and operating conditions to resume, the impact of vaccines and numerous other uncertainties. Even after the COVID-19 outbreak has subsided, we may continue to experience materially adverse impacts to our business.future.
Overview
We provide whole car auction services inare a leading digital marketplace for used vehicles, connecting sellers and buyers across North America and Europe.Europe to facilitate fast, easy and transparent transactions. Our business is divided into two reportable business segments, each of which is an integral part of the wholesale used vehicle remarketing industry: ADESA AuctionsMarketplace and AFC.Finance.
The ADESA AuctionsMarketplace segment serves a domestic and international customer base through digital marketplaces for wholesale vehicles supported by more than 70in the U.S., Canada and Europe and vehicle logistics center locations across North America that are developed and strategically located to draw professional sellers and buyers together and allow the buyers to inspect and compare vehicles remotely or in person. Through ADESA.com, ADESA offers comprehensiveCanada. Comprehensive private label remarketing solutions are offered to automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies and other institutionscommercial customers to offer vehicles via the Internet prior to arrival at on-premise marketplaces.digitally. Vehicles sold on ADESA'sour digital platforms are typically sold by commercial fleet operators, financial institutions, rental car companies, new and used vehicle dealers and vehicle manufacturers and their captive finance companies to franchise and independent used vehicle dealers. ADESAdealer customers. We also providesprovide value-added ancillary services including inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative and collateral recovery services. ADESA also includes BacklotCars, an app and web-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale vehicle platform utilized in the United States, CARWAVE, an online dealer-to-dealer marketplace in the United States, TradeRev, an online automotive remarketing platform in Canada where dealers can launch and participate in real-time vehicle auctions at any time, ADESA Remarketing Limited, an online whole car vehicle remarketing business in the United Kingdom and ADESA Europe (formerly known as CarsOnTheWeb), an online wholesale vehicle auction marketplace in Continental Europe.
TheThrough AFC, the Finance segment provides short-term, inventory-secured financing, known as floorplan financing, primarily to independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers throughout the United States and Canada. Prior to December 2020,In addition, AFC provides liquidity for customer trade-ins which can encompass settling lien holder payoffs. AFC also provides title services for their customers. These services are provided through AFC's digital servicing network as well as its physical locations throughout North America.
Since the Company also sold vehicle service contracts through Preferred Warranties, Inc. ("PWI").
Due tofirst quarter of 2022, results of the spin-off of IAA in 2019 and the Company's transition fromADESA U.S. physical marketplaces to digital marketplaces, the Company has simplified its business and operations. Corporate expenses, previouslyauctions have been reported as holding company expenses, are now included in the segments. Certain known expenses (e.g., information technology costs) were recorded directly to the ADESA and AFC segments. Interest expense previously reported by the holding company has been recorded in the ADESA segment. The residual shared services expenses were recorded at ADESA and allocated to AFC based on revenue and employee headcount.
Industry Trends
Whole Car
Used vehicles sold in North America through whole car auctions, including off-premise volumes and mobile application volumes, were approximately 10.3 million and 12.0 million in 2020 and 2019, respectively. Data for the whole car auction industry is collected by the NAAA through an annual survey. NAAA industry volumes for 2021 have not yet been released, but we expect that volumes in 2021 were lower than in 2020. The NAAA industry volumes collected by the annual survey do not include off-premise volumes or mobile application volumes (e.g., Openlane, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRev and their respective competitors), but we have included estimates of these volumes in our industry totals. In addition to the traditional whole car auction market and off-premise venues described above, we believe mobile applications, such as BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev, may provide an opportunity to expand our total addressable market for dealer-to-dealer transactions to as much as 15 million units from approximately 5 million units in 2019. BacklotCars, CARWAVE and TradeRev sold approximately 550,000 vehicles in the North American digital dealer-to-dealer marketplace for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared with approximately 398,000 vehicles for the year ended December 31, 2020. For the three months ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, vehicles sold by these companies in the North American digital dealer-to-dealer marketplace were approximately 135,000 and 111,000, respectively. This volume data includes vehicles sold by CARWAVE prior to its acquisition in October 2021 and vehicles sold by BacklotCars prior to its acquisition in November 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic and current market conditions facing the automotive industry, including the disruption of new vehicle production, have had a material impact on the whole car auction industry and we are unable to estimate future volumes.discontinued operations (see Note 4).
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Wholesale Used Vehicle Industry
We believe the U.S. and Canadian wholesale used vehicle industry has a total addressable market of approximately 15 million vehicles, which can fluctuate depending on seasonality and a variety of other macro-economic and industry factors. This wholesale used vehicle industry consists of the commercial market (commercial sellers that sell to franchise and independent dealers) and the dealer-to-dealer market (franchise and independent dealers that both buy and sell vehicles). The Company supports the majority of commercial sellers in North America with our technology and we believe digital applications may provide an opportunity to expand the total addressable market for dealer-to-dealer transactions. The supply chain issues and market conditions facing the automotive industry in recent years, including the disruption of new vehicle production, low new vehicle supply and historically high used vehicle pricing have had a material impact on the wholesale used vehicle industry.
Automotive Finance
AFC works with independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers to improve their results by providing a comprehensive set of business and financial solutions that leverage its local presence of branches and in-market representatives, industry experience and scale, as well as KAROPENLANE affiliations. AFC's North American dealer base was comprised of approximately 14,50014,200 dealers in 2021, and loan transactions, which includes both loans paid off and loans curtailed, were approximately 1.4 million in 2021.2023.
Key challenges for the independent used vehicle dealer customers include demand for used vehicles, disruptions in pricing of used vehicle inventory, access to consumer financing, increased interest rates and increased used car retail activity of franchise and public dealerships (most of which do not utilize AFC or its competitors for floorplan financing), as well as the ability to operate in locations experiencing pandemic shelter-in-place orders.. These same challenges, to the extent they occur, could result in a material negative impact on AFC's results of operations. A significant decline in used vehicle sales would result in a decrease in consumer auto loan originations and an increased number of dealers defaulting on their loans. In addition, volatility in wholesale vehicle pricing impacts the value of recovered collateral on defaulted loans and the resulting severity of credit losses at AFC. A decrease in wholesale used car pricing could lead to increased losses if dealers are unable to satisfy their obligations.
Seasonality
The volume of vehicles sold through our auctionsmarketplaces generally fluctuates from quarter-to-quarter. This seasonality is caused by several factors including weather, the timing of used vehicles available for sale from selling customers, holidays, and the seasonality of the retail market for used vehicles, which affects the demand side of the auction industry. UsedWholesale used vehicle auction volumes tend to decline during prolonged periods of winter weather conditions. As a result, revenues and operating expenses related to volume will fluctuate accordingly on a quarterly basis. TheIn North America, the fourth calendar quarter typically experiences lower used vehicle auction volume as well as additional costs associated with the holidays and winter weather.
In addition, changes in working capital vary from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the timing of collections and disbursements of funds to consignors from marketplace sales held near period end.
Sources of Revenues and Expenses
OurThe vehicles sold on our marketplaces generate auction fees from buyers and sellers. The Company generally does not take title to these consigned vehicles and records only its auction fees as revenue ("Auction fees" in the consolidated statement of income (loss)) because it has no influence on the vehicle auction selling price agreed to by the seller and the buyer at the auction. The Company does not record the gross selling price of the consigned vehicles sold at auction as revenue. The Company generally enforces its rights to payment for seller transactions through net settlement provisions following the sale of a vehicle. Marketplace services such as inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, collateral recovery services and technology solutions are generally recognized at the time of service ("Service revenue" in the consolidated statement of income (loss)). The Company also sells vehicles that have been purchased, which represent approximately 1% of the total volume of vehicles sold. For these types of sales, the Company does record the gross selling price of purchased vehicles sold at auction as revenue ("Purchased vehicle sales" in the consolidated statement of income (loss)) and the gross purchase price of the vehicles as "Cost of services." AFC's revenue ("Finance-related revenue" in the consolidated statement of income (loss)) is derived fromcomprised of interest and fee income, provision for credit losses and other revenues associated with our finance receivables.
Although Marketplace revenues primarily include auction fees and various on-premise and off-premise services, and from dealer financing fees, interest income and otherservice revenue, at AFC. Although auction revenues primarily include the auction services and related fees, our related receivables and payables include the gross value of the vehicles sold. Trade receivables include the unremitted purchase price of vehicles purchased by third parties through our marketplaces, fees to be collected from those buyers and amounts due for services provided by us related to certain consigned vehicles. The amounts due with respect to the services provided by us related to certain consigned vehicles are generally deducted from the sales proceeds upon the eventual auction or other disposition of the related vehicles. Accounts payable include amounts due sellers from the proceeds of the sale of their consigned vehicles less any fees.
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Our operating expenses consist of cost of services, selling, general and administrative and depreciation and amortization. Cost of services is composed of payroll and related costs, subcontract services, the cost of vehicles purchased, supplies, insurance, property taxes, utilities, service contract claims, maintenance and lease expense related to the auction sites and loan offices. Cost of services excludes depreciation and amortization. Selling, general and administrative expenses are composedcomprised of payroll and related costs, sales and marketing, information technology services and professional fees.
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Results of Operations
Overview of Results of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. for the Years Ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020:2022:
Year Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)20232022
Revenues  
Revenues from continuing operationsRevenues from continuing operations  
Auction feesAuction fees$877.8 $887.7 
Service revenueService revenue707.2 737.4 
Purchased vehicle salesPurchased vehicle sales377.4 295.0 
Finance-related revenueFinance-related revenue289.2 267.6 
Total revenues2,251.6 2,187.7 
Total revenues from continuing operations
Cost of services*Cost of services*1,299.9 1,284.8 
Gross profit*Gross profit*951.7 902.9 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative558.1 545.4 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization183.0 191.3 
Gain on sale of property
Goodwill and other intangibles impairmentGoodwill and other intangibles impairment 29.8 
Operating profit210.6 136.4 
Operating profit (loss)
Interest expenseInterest expense126.6 128.9 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(17.5)2.1 
Income before income taxes101.5 5.4 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Income taxesIncome taxes35.0 4.9 
Net income$66.5 $0.5 
Net income (loss) per share  
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income (loss)
Income (loss) from continuing operations per shareIncome (loss) from continuing operations per share  
BasicBasic$0.16 $(0.16)
DilutedDiluted$0.16 $(0.16)

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Overview
For the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, we had revenue of $2,251.6$1,645.1 million compared with revenue of $2,187.7$1,519.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, an increase of 3%8%. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter of 2020 accounted for an increase in revenue of $139.1 million or 6% of revenue. For a further discussion of revenues, gross profit and selling, general and administrative expenses, see the segment results discussions below.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization decreased $8.3increased $1.3 million, or 4%1%, to $183.0$101.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $191.3$100.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The decreaseincrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily the result of fixedthe amortization of the ADESA tradename, which was previously an indefinite-lived asset, partially offset by assets that have become fully depreciated and a reduction in assets placed in service.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles ImpairmentGain on Sale of Property
In October 2022, the second quarterCompany closed on the sale of 2020excess land in Montreal which resulted in a $25.5 million non-cash goodwill impairment charge and a $4.3 million non-cash customer relationship impairment charge were recorded in our ADESA Remarketing Limited reporting unit (doing business as ADESA U.K.). The impairments resulted from the changes in economic circumstances which caused the outlook for the business to be significantly reduced.gain of $33.9 million.
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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Impairment
Goodwill represents the excess cost over fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. The Company tests goodwill and indefinite-lived tradenames for impairment at the reporting unit level annually during the second quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may exist. When performing the impairment assessment, the fair value of the Company's reporting units are estimated using the expected present value of future cash flows (Level 3 inputs).
As part of this annual process, in the second quarter of 2023 the Company updated its forecasts for all of its reporting units, including an updated estimate for near-term and long-term revenue growth rates reflecting a slower overall recovery in vehicle volumes. Discount rates and other cash flow assumptions used in the valuations were also adjusted. As a result of this impairment assessment, it was determined that the fair value was lower than the carrying value for our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units (both within the Marketplace segment). Accordingly, the Company recorded non-cash goodwill impairment charges totaling $218.9 million related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit and $6.4 million related to our Europe reporting unit. The goodwill impairment charge related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit relates to tax deductible goodwill, and as such the impairment resulted in a deferred tax benefit of $52.5 million. The goodwill impairment related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit was primarily driven by lower near-term and long-term revenue growth associated with a slower overall recovery in vehicle volumes. The goodwill impairment related to our Europe reporting unit was driven by combining two previously separate reporting units (ADESA U.K. and ADESA Europe) into a single reporting unit. Including ADESA U.K. in the reporting unit resulted in a reduction in the overall fair value of the combined reporting unit, resulting in an impairment charge. The fair value of the remaining reporting units were in excess of their carrying value. The impairment charges were reported as a component of "Goodwill and other intangibles impairment" in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
As a result of the second quarter 2023 impairment charges, the carrying value of the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units now approximate fair value. The assumptions used in the discounted cash flow analysis are subject to inherent uncertainties and subjectivity. As such, changes in our future forecasts, operating results, cash flows, discount rates and other factors used to estimate the fair value of our reporting units may result in additional goodwill impairment charges in the future, and could have a material, non-cash, effect on our consolidated operating profit (loss) and net income (loss).
We will continue to monitor events occurring or circumstances changing which may suggest that goodwill should be reevaluated during interim periods. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining carrying value of goodwill related to the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units was $87.3 million and $120.8 million, respectively.
In addition, the second quarter 2023 announcement of the rebrand to an OPENLANE branded marketplace from the ADESA branded marketplaces served as a triggering event requiring a re-evaluation of the useful life and impairment of the ADESA tradename. As such, the Company evaluated the $122.8 million carrying amount of its indefinite-lived ADESA tradename, resulting in a non-cash impairment charge totaling $25.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 and associated deferred tax benefit of $6.5 million (within the Marketplace segment). The impairment charge was reported as a component of "Goodwill and other intangibles impairment" in the consolidated statements of income (loss). The ADESA tradename is expected to continue to generate cash flows pursuant to the purchase and commercial agreements with Carvana and its affiliates for a defined period. The fair value of the ADESA tradename was estimated using the royalty savings method (Level 3 inputs). Furthermore, as a result of the rebrand to OPENLANE, the ADESA tradename is no longer deemed to have an indefinite life and its remaining carrying amount of $97.3 million will be amortized over a remaining useful life of approximately 6 years.
The deferred tax benefits of $52.5 million and $6.5 million associated with the goodwill and tradename impairments, respectively, resulted in the U.S. being in a net deferred tax asset position. Due to the three-year cumulative loss related to U.S. operations, we recorded a $36.4 million valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2023.
Interest Expense
Interest expense decreased $2.3increased $36.6 million, or 2%31%, to $126.6$155.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $128.9$119.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The decrease2022. Interest expense increased $51.6 million at AFC and the increase was primarily attributable to a decreasean increase in the weighted average interest rate on corporate debt and a decrease ofthe AFC securitization obligations to approximately $9.2 million in the average outstanding balance of corporate debt7.4% for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, as compared with approximately 4.0% for the year ended December 31, 2020. This2022. In addition, in 2022, there was a realized gain of $16.7 million related to the discontinuance of hedge accounting and termination of the interest rate swaps. These items were partially offset by an increasea decrease in interest expense at AFCresulting from repayments of $0.4term loan and senior note debt in 2022 and 2023.
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Other (Income) Expense, Net
For the year ended December 31, 2023, we had other income of $15.6 million compared with $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, as compared with the year ended December 31, 2020.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
The Company invests in certain early-stage automotive companies and funds that relate to the automotive industry. We believe these investments have resulted in the expansion of relationships in the vehicle remarketing industry. Realized gains on these investments were $32.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company had net unrealized gains of $1.4 million at December 31, 2021, as a result of a recent public offering for one of these investment securities. Any future changes in the fair value of these investment securities will be reflected as unrealized gains or losses until these securities are sold.
For the year ended December 31, 2021, we had other income of $17.5 million compared with other expenses of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increase in other income was primarily attributable to an increasethe receipt of $20.0 million in connection with the early termination of a contractual arrangement and a net decrease in realized and unrealized gainslosses on investment securities of approximately $33.4 million, a decrease in foreign currency losses of $1.1 million and an increase in other miscellaneous items aggregating $4.7$6.7 million, partially offset by the impairment of an equity security and note receivable with the same investee aggregating $10.3 million, a $1.3 million increase in contingent consideration valuation adjustmentsadjustment and a decrease in other miscellaneous income items aggregating $6.2 million. In addition, there were $2.9 million in foreign currency gains on intercompany balances for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $2.5 million in foreign currency losses on intercompany balances for the year ended December 31, 2022.
Loss on Extinguishment of $19.6Debt
In 2023, we replaced the Previous Revolving Credit Facility and also prepaid a portion of the senior notes. As a result of these items, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt totaling $1.1 million. The loss was primarily the result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with lenders not participating in the Revolving Credit Facility and unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the portion of the senior notes repaid.
In 2022, we prepaid the outstanding balance on Term Loan B-6, as well as a portion of the senior notes with proceeds from the Transaction. As a result of these repayments, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt totaling $17.2 million primarily representative of the early repayment premium on the senior notes and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with Term Loan B-6 and the portion of the senior notes repaid.
Income Taxes
We had an effective tax rate of 34.5%-5.7% resulting in expense on a pre-tax loss for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with an effective tax rate of 90.7%25.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The 2021effective tax rate was unfavorably impacted by the expense for the increase in the estimated value of contingent consideration for which no tax benefits have been recorded, partially offset by the benefit of discrete items. The 2020 rateyear ended December 31, 2023 was unfavorably impacted by the goodwill and other intangibles impairment chargecharges and expense forresulting $59.0 million deferred tax benefit recorded with respect to the increase inimpairment of tax deductible goodwill and the estimated valueimpairment of contingent consideration for which no tax benefits have been recorded, as well as significantly reduced earnings and a greater proportion of earnings in higher tax jurisdictions. These wereother intangibles, partially offset by the $36.4 million deferred tax benefitexpense associated with the recording of valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset.
Income from law changes, deductions relatedDiscontinued Operations
In May 2022, Carvana acquired the ADESA U.S. physical auction business from the Company. As such, the financial results of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business have been accounted for as discontinued operations for all periods presented. For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company's financial statements included income from discontinued operations of $0.7 million and $212.6 million, respectively. The $0.7 million in income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2023 was comprised of an adjustment to stock-based compensation expenses and other discrete benefits.income taxes.
Impact of Foreign Currency
For the year ended December 31, 2021, fluctuations2023 compared with the year ended December 31, 2022, the change in the Canadian dollar exchange rate increaseddecreased revenue by $20.0$13.9 million, operating profit by $6.7$3.5 million and net income by $3.6$1.5 million. For the year ended December 31, 2021, fluctuations2023 compared with the year ended December 31, 2022, the change in the Europeaneuro exchange rate increased revenue by $7.7$7.0 million, operating profit by $0.4$0.5 million and decreased net income by $0.3 million.
Impact of COVID-19 on Our Operations
The Company has been subject to numerous orders and directives that have impacted our ability to operate our business throughout North America and in Europe. As a result of these COVID-19 related restrictions on our operations, we have adjusted our business processes so that we can continue to meet the needs of our customers while complying with the various laws, regulations, mandates and directives in each of the markets in which we operate. In many cases, we have had to limit the number of employees and customers at our physical locations at any given time and modify the delivery of services to our customers. However, these adjustments have also resulted in improvements in our operations.

During this challenging time, the Company has worked to meet the needs of the wholesale used car marketplace with its technology-based auction platforms throughout North America and in Europe. The Company believes that certain changes to its business processes that were necessitated by the COVID-19 outbreak are sustainable going forward. For example, the Company has reduced the labor required to process wholesale auction transactions and reduced its selling, general and administrative expenses (excluding acquisitions).
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ADESA Results
 Year Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per vehicle amounts)20212020
Auction fees$877.8 $887.7 
Service revenue707.2 737.4 
Purchased vehicle sales377.4 295.0 
Total ADESA revenue1,962.4 1,920.1 
Cost of services*1,244.5 1,205.7 
Gross profit*717.9 714.4 
Selling, general and administrative522.9 508.8 
Depreciation and amortization173.6 178.8 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment 29.8 
Operating profit (loss)$21.4 $(3.0)
Commercial vehicles sold1,503,000 2,265,000 
Dealer consignment vehicles sold1,090,000 797,000 
Total vehicles sold2,593,000 3,062,000 
Auction fees per vehicle sold$339 $290 
Gross profit per vehicle sold*$277 $233 
Gross profit percentage, excluding purchased vehicles*45.3%44.0%
On-premise mix47%49%
Off-premise mix53%51%

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Revenue
Revenue from ADESA increased $42.3 million, or 2%, to $1,962.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared with $1,920.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The increase in revenue was the result of an increase in average revenue per vehicle sold, partially offset by a decrease in the number of vehicles sold. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter of 2020 accounted for an increase in revenue of $139.1 million. The change in revenue included the impact of an increase in revenue of $18.5 million due to fluctuations in the Canadian exchange rate and an increase of $7.7 million due to fluctuations in the European exchange rate.
On-premise marketplace sales are initiated online for vehicles at any of our locations across North America and include ADESA Simulcast, Simulcast+ and DealerBlock sales. Off-premise marketplace sales are initiated online and include Openlane, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRev and ADESA Europe sales. The 15% decrease in the number of vehicles sold was comprised of a decline in both on-premise and off-premise commercial volumes aggregating 34%, partially offset by an increase in both on-premise and off-premise dealer consignment volumes aggregating 37%. The decrease in the number of vehicles sold was driven by a lack of supply caused by high vehicle values.
Auction fees per vehicle sold for the year ended December 31, 2021 increased $49, or 17%, reflecting higher vehicle values and a smaller mix of lower-fee commercial off-premise vehicles.
Service revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021 decreased $30.2 million, or 4%, primarily as a result of a decrease in transportation revenue resulting from the decrease in vehicles sold. Typically consigned vehicles located at our facilities utilize our service offerings at a higher rate than off-premise vehicles.
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Marketplace Results
 Year Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per vehicle amounts)20232022
Auction fees$395.3 $370.3 
Service revenue619.7 590.3 
Purchased vehicle sales236.7 182.9 
Total Marketplace revenue from continuing operations1,251.7 1,143.5 
Cost of services*801.7 771.2 
Gross profit*450.0 372.3 
Selling, general and administrative380.6 398.6 
Depreciation and amortization92.2 92.3 
Gain on sale of property (33.9)
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment250.8 — 
Operating profit (loss)$(273.6)$(84.7)
Commercial vehicles sold710,000 661,000 
Dealer consignment vehicles sold621,000 636,000 
Total vehicles sold1,331,000 1,297,000 
Gross profit percentage, excluding purchased vehicles*44.3%38.8%

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Total Marketplace Revenue
Revenue from the Marketplace segment increased $108.2 million, or 9%, to $1,251.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $1,143.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The change in revenue included the impact of a decrease in revenue of $11.5 million due to fluctuations in the Canadian dollar exchange rate, partially offset by an increase in revenue of $7.0 million due to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the increases in auction fees, service revenue and purchased vehicle sales (discussed below).
The 3% increase in the number of vehicles sold was comprised of a 7% increase in commercial volumes and a 2% decrease in dealer consignment volumes. The gross merchandise value ("GMV") of vehicles sold for the year ended December 31, 2023 was approximately $24.1 billion.
Auction Fees
Auction fees increased $25.0 million, or 7%, to $395.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $370.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The number of vehicles sold increased 3%. Auction fees per vehicle sold for the year ended December 31, 2023 increased $11, or 4%, to $297, compared with $286 for the year ended December 31, 2022. The increase in auction fees per vehicle sold reflects the impact of price increases and the introduction of new auction related services.
Service Revenue
Service revenue increased $29.4 million, or 5%, to $619.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $590.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of increases in repossession and remarketing fees of $25.1 million, third-party fees for platform services of $9.0 million, inspection service revenue of $7.1 million and a net increase in other miscellaneous service revenues aggregating approximately $4.3 million, partially offset by decreases in transportation revenue of $13.6 million and reconditioning revenue of $2.5 million.
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Purchased Vehicle Sales
Purchased vehicle sales, which include the entire selling price of the vehicle, increased $53.8 million, or 29%, to $236.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $182.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of an increase in the number of purchased vehicles sold and the average selling price of purchased vehicles sold in Europe.
Gross Profit
For the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, gross profit for ADESAfrom the Marketplace segment increased $3.5$77.7 million, or less than 1%21%, to $717.9$450.0 million, compared with $714.4$372.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. Revenue increased 9% for the year ended December 31, 2023, while cost of services increased 4% during the same period. Gross profit for ADESAfrom the Marketplace segment was 36.6%36.0% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with 37.2%32.6% of revenue for the year ended December 31, 2020. We have taken measures to reduce expenses to help protect our business and vehicles sold online require less labor. In 2021 we also recorded a benefit of $3.7 million taken under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy as compared with an aggregate of $14.2 million taken under the CARES Act and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy in 2020. On March 20, 2020 our on-premise auctions were shut down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While revenue decreased during the closure, cost of services remained consistent, as all non-essential auction employees were paid during the closure. In addition, our gross profit as a percentage of revenue is impacted by purchased vehicles.2022. Excluding purchased vehicle sales, gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 45.3%44.3% and 44.0%38.8% for the years ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively. The entire selling and purchase price of the vehicle is recorded as revenue and cost of services for purchased vehicles sold. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter
Gross profit as a percentage of 2020 accounted for an increase in cost of services of $80.4 millionrevenue increased for the year ended December 31, 2021.2023 as compared with the year ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to improved transportation margins, improved profitability in our dealer-to-dealer platforms, cost savings initiatives and an increase in third-party fees for platform services.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses forfrom the ADESAMarketplace segment increased $14.1decreased $18.0 million, or 3%5%, to $522.9$380.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $508.8$398.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, primarily due to increasesas a result of decreases in selling, general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitionsprofessional fees of $77.3$9.8 million, severance of $5.9 million, fluctuations in the Canadian exchange rate of $4.6$5.5 million, stock-based compensationtelecom expenses of $1.2$3.0 million, and information technology costs of $1.1$1.6 million and stock-based compensation of $1.0 million, partially offset by decreasesincreases in compensation expense of $35.9 million, incentive-based compensation of $10.9 million, professional fees of $6.4 million, telecom expenses of $4.2 million, severance of $3.8$3.4 million, marketing costs of $3.1$2.8 million, bad debtcompensation expense of $3.0 million, supplies expense of $1.8 million, travel expenses of $1.8$1.3 million and other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $1.4$1.3 million.
Gain on Sale of Property
In addition,October 2022, the Employee Retention Credit provided under the CARES Act and the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was $7.7 million less for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared with the year ended December 31, 2020. Likewise, there were net gainsCompany closed on the salessale of assets aggregating $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared with net losses on the salesexcess land in Montreal which resulted in a gain of assets aggregating $1.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.$33.9 million.
Goodwill and Other Intangibles Impairment
InSee the second quarterabove discussion of 2020 a $25.5 million non-cash goodwill and other intangibles impairment charge and a $4.3 million non-cash customer relationship impairment charge were recorded in our ADESA Remarketing Limited reporting unit (doing business as ADESA U.K.). The impairments resulted from the changes in economic circumstances which caused the outlookconsolidated results of operations for the business to be significantly reduced.OPENLANE, Inc.
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AFCFinance Results
Year Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)20232022
Finance-related revenueFinance-related revenue Finance-related revenue 
Interest and fee income$284.1 $266.1 
Interest income
Fee income
Other revenueOther revenue8.6 8.7 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses(3.5)(38.6)
Warranty contract revenue 31.4 
Total AFC revenue289.2 267.6 
Total Finance revenue
Cost of services*Cost of services*55.4 79.1 
Gross profit*Gross profit*233.8 188.5 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative35.2 36.6 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization9.4 12.5 
Operating profitOperating profit$189.2 $139.4 
Loan transactionsLoan transactions1,421,000 1,519,000 
Revenue per loan transaction, excluding Warranty contract revenue$204 $156 
Revenue per loan transaction

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Revenue
For the year ended December 31, 2021, AFC2023, the Finance segment revenue increased $21.6$17.5 million, or 8%5%, to $289.2$393.4 million, compared with $267.6$375.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increase in revenue was primarily the result of a 31%4% increase in revenue per loan transaction, largely as a result of a decrease in the provision for credit losses, partially offset by a 6% decrease in loan transactions and the elimination of Warranty contract revenue as a result of the sale of PWI in December 2020.transactions.
Revenue per loan transaction, which includes both loans paid off and loans curtailed, increased $48,$1, or 31%less than 1%, primarily as a result of a decrease in provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2021, an increase in loan values and an increase in interest yields driven by an increase in prime rates (Federal Reserve raised interest rates 100 basis points in 2023), and an increase in other fee income per unit, partially offset by an increase in net credit losses and a decrease in average portfolio duration.loan values.
The provision for credit losses decreasedincreased to 0.2%2.1% of the average managed receivables for the year ended December 31, 20212023 from 2.1%0.4% for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increased loss rate was due to significant used vehicle value declines, interest rate increases and tightening retail credit availability that impacted used retail sales. The provision for credit losses is expected to be approximately 2% or under, on a long-term basis, of the average managed receivables balance. However, the actual losses in any particular quarter or year could deviate from this range.
Gross Profit
For the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, gross profit for the AFCFinance segment increased $45.3$14.7 million, or 24%5%, to $233.8$327.5 million, or 80.8%83.2% of revenue, compared with $188.5$312.8 million, or 70.4%83.2% of revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2020. Excluding PWI for the year ended December 31, 2020, AFC's gross profit as a percent of revenue was 76.3%.2022. The increase in gross profit as a percent of revenue was primarily the result of a 30% decrease5% increase in revenue, partially offset by a 4% increase in cost of services. The decreaseincrease in cost of services of $2.8 million was primarily the result of decreasesincreases in PWI expenses of $23.1 million, compensation expense of $2.1$2.2 million, and lot check expenses of $0.6 million partially offset by increases in incentive-based compensation of $1.1 million, rent expense of $0.5 million, collection expenses of $0.4 million and other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $0.1$1.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in incentive-based compensation of $1.3 million.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses at AFC decreased $1.4for the Finance segment increased $3.3 million, or 4%7%, to $35.2$49.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $36.6$46.5 million for the year ended December 31, 20202022 primarily as a result of decreasesincreases in PWI expensespostage expense of $2.7$2.8 million, information technology costs of $0.8 million, stock-based compensation of $0.8 million and other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $0.5$0.1 million, partially offset by increasesdecreases in information technology costsprofessional fees of $1.3$0.4 million, incentive-based compensation of $0.4 million and compensation expensecontract labor of $0.5$0.4 million.
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Overview of Results of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. for the Year Ended December 31, 2019:2021:
An overview of the results of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 20192021 was included in Part II, Item 7 "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2022, as filed with the SEC on February 18, 2021.March 9, 2023.
Overview of Results of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. for the Three Months Ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020:2022:
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions except per share amounts)20232022
Revenues  
Revenues from continuing operationsRevenues from continuing operations  
Auction feesAuction fees$207.4 $207.0 
Service revenueService revenue168.2 173.5 
Purchased vehicle salesPurchased vehicle sales94.6 83.7 
Finance-related revenueFinance-related revenue79.2 65.4 
Total revenues549.4 529.6 
Total revenues from continuing operations
Cost of services*Cost of services*323.2 325.4 
Gross profit*Gross profit*226.2 204.2 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative134.8 139.7 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization45.9 50.6 
Gain on sale of property
Operating profitOperating profit45.5 13.9 
Interest expenseInterest expense32.3 30.5 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net4.6 3.9 
Income (loss) before income taxes8.6 (20.5)
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Income from continuing operations before income taxes
Income taxesIncome taxes3.5 (3.4)
Net income (loss)$5.1 $(17.1)
Net income (loss) per share  
Income from continuing operations
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
Net income
Income from continuing operations per shareIncome from continuing operations per share  
BasicBasic$(0.04)$(0.21)
DilutedDiluted$(0.04)$(0.21)

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Overview
For the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, we had revenue of $549.4$391.3 million compared with revenue of $529.6$372.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020,2022, an increase of 4%5%. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter of 2020 accounted for an increase in revenue of $35.4 million or 6% of revenue. For a further discussion of revenues, gross profit and selling, general and administrative expenses, see the segment results discussions below.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization decreased $4.7increased $1.3 million, or 9%5%, to $45.9$25.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $50.6$24.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. The decreaseincrease in depreciation and amortization was primarily the result of fixed assets that have become fully depreciated and a reductionthe amortization of the ADESA tradename, which was previously an indefinite-lived asset.
Gain on Sale of Property
In October 2022, the Company closed on the sale of excess land in assets placed in service.
Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $1.8 million, or 6%, to $32.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared with $30.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense at AFC of $1.7 million,Montreal which resulted from an increase in the average finance receivables balance for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as compared with the three months ended December 31, 2020.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
The Company invests in certain early-stage automotive companies and funds that relate to the automotive industry. We believe these investments have resulted in the expansiona gain of relationships in the vehicle remarketing industry. Realized gains on these$33.9 million.
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investments were $4.8Interest Expense
Interest expense increased $3.9 million, or 11%, to $39.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021. The Company had a net reduction in unrealized gains of $9.32023, compared with $35.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, as a result of2022. Interest expense increased $5.8 million at AFC and the change in fair value for one of these investment securities which had a recent public offering. Any future changesincrease was attributable to an increase in the fair valueaverage interest rate on the AFC securitization obligations to approximately 7.7% for the three months ended December 31, 2023, as compared with approximately 6.2% for the three months ended December 31, 2022. These items were partially offset by a decrease in interest expense resulting from the repayment of these investment securities will be reflected as unrealized gains or losses until these securities are sold.senior note debt in 2023.
Other (Income) Expense, Net
For the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, we had other expensesincome of $4.6$3.1 million compared with $3.9$7.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increasedecrease in other expenseincome was primarily attributable to a net reduction in unrealized gains on investment securities of approximately $9.3 million, partially offset by increases in realized gains on investment securities of approximately $4.8 million, a decrease in foreign currency lossesgains on intercompany balances of $0.6$4.0 million and a decrease in contingent consideration valuation adjustments of $0.5 million and other miscellaneous itemsincome aggregating $2.7$0.6 million.

Income Taxes
We had an effective tax rate of 40.7%35.8% for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with an effective tax rate of 16.6% on a pre-tax loss29.9% for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. The effective tax rate for the three months ended December 31, 20212023 was unfavorably impacted by the expense for thean increase in the estimated valuevaluation allowance related to current year movement of contingent consideration for which nothe adjusted U.S. net deferred tax benefitsasset and tax expense related to current and planned distribution of foreign earnings.
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations
In May 2022, Carvana acquired the ADESA U.S. physical auction business from the Company. As such, the financial results of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business have been recorded, partially offset by the benefit of discrete items.accounted for as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The effective tax rate$0.7 million in income from discontinued operations for the three months ended December 31, 20202023 was unfavorably impacted by expensecomprised of an adjustment to income taxes. The $4.8 million loss from discontinued operations for the increase in the estimated valuethree months ended December 31, 2022 was comprised of contingent consideration for which no tax benefit has been recorded, as well as a greater proportionan adjustment to income taxes of earnings in higher tax jurisdictions. These were$5.8 million, partially offset by the tax benefit from deductions relateda $1.0 million reduction to stock-based compensation expenses and other discrete benefits.expense resulting from the true-up of performance-based restricted stock units.
Impact of Foreign Currency
For the three months ended December 31, 2021, fluctuations2023 compared with the three months ended December 31, 2022, the change in the Canadianeuro exchange rate increased revenue by $3.2$3.6 million, operating profit by $1.1$0.3 million and net income by $0.7$0.2 million. For the three months ended December 31, 2021, fluctuations2023 compared with the three months ended December 31, 2022, the change in the EuropeanCanadian dollar exchange rate decreased revenue by $2.4$0.3 million, operating profit by $0.1 million and had no impact on net loss by $0.1 million.income.
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Marketplace Results
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions, except per vehicle amounts)(Dollars in millions, except per vehicle amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions, except per vehicle amounts)20232022
Auction feesAuction fees$207.4 $207.0 
Service revenueService revenue168.2 173.5 
Purchased vehicle salesPurchased vehicle sales94.6 83.7 
Total ADESA revenue470.2 464.2 
Total Marketplace revenue from continuing operations
Cost of services*Cost of services*308.8 308.4 
Gross profit*Gross profit*161.4 155.8 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative125.7 130.6 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization43.6 47.7 
Gain on sale of property
Operating profit (loss)Operating profit (loss)$(7.9)$(22.5)
Commercial vehicles soldCommercial vehicles sold266,000 474,000 
Dealer consignment vehicles soldDealer consignment vehicles sold277,000 207,000 
Total vehicles soldTotal vehicles sold543,000 681,000 
Auction fees per vehicle sold$382 $304 
Gross profit per vehicle sold*$297 $229 
Gross profit percentage, excluding purchased vehicles*Gross profit percentage, excluding purchased vehicles*43.0%40.9%Gross profit percentage, excluding purchased vehicles*45.3%37.8%
On-premise mix47%48%
Off-premise mix53%52%

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Total Marketplace Revenue
Revenue from ADESAthe Marketplace segment increased $6.0$22.6 million, or 1%8%, to $470.2$294.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $464.2$272.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. The increase in revenue was the result of an increase in average revenue per vehicle sold, partially offset by a decrease in the number of vehicles sold. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter of 2020 accounted for an increase in revenue of $35.4 million.2022. The change in revenue included the impact of an increase in revenue of $2.9$3.6 million due to fluctuations in the euro exchange rate, partially offset by a decrease in revenue of $0.3 million due to fluctuations in the Canadian exchange rate and a decrease of $2.4 million due to fluctuations in the Europeandollar exchange rate. The increase in revenue was primarily attributable to the increases in purchased vehicle sales and auction fees (discussed below).
On-premise marketplace sales are initiated online for vehicles at any of our locations across North America and include ADESA Simulcast, Simulcast+ and DealerBlock sales. Off-premise marketplace sales are initiated online and include Openlane, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRev and ADESA Europe sales. The 20% decrease10% increase in the number of vehicles sold was comprised of a decline21% increase in both on-premise and off-premise commercial volumes aggregating 44%, partially offset by an increaseand a 2% decrease in both on-premise and off-premise dealer consignment volumes aggregating 34%.volumes. The decrease inGMV of vehicles sold for the three months ended December 31, 2023 was approximately $5.7 billion.
Auction Fees
Auction fees increased $9.2 million, or 11%, to $90.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared with $80.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022. The number of vehicles sold was driven by a lack of supply caused by high vehicle values.
increased 10%. Auction fees per vehicle sold for the three months ended December 31, 20212023 increased $78,$3, or 26%1%, reflecting higher vehicle values and a smaller mix of lower-fee commercial off-premise vehicles.
Service revenueto $283, compared with $280 for the three months ended December 31, 20212022. The increase in auction fees per vehicle sold reflects the impact of price increases and the introduction of new auction related services.
Service Revenue
Service revenue decreased $5.3$1.8 million, or 3%1%, to $144.5 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023 compared with $146.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of a decrease in transportation revenue of $13.0 million, partially offset by increases in repossession and remarketing fees of $6.9 million, inspection service revenue of $1.4 million and transportation revenue resulting froma net increase in other miscellaneous service revenues aggregating approximately $2.9 million.
Purchased Vehicle Sales
Purchased vehicle sales, which include the decrease in vehicles sold, partially offset byentire selling price of the vehicle, increased $15.2 million, or 34%, to $60.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2023, compared with $45.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, primarily as a result of an increase in reconditioning revenue. Typically consignedthe number of purchased vehicles located at our facilities utilize our service offerings at a higher rate than off-premise vehicles.sold.
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Gross Profit
For the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, gross profit for ADESAthe Marketplace segment increased $5.6$20.4 million, or 4%24%, to $161.4$106.2 million, compared with $155.8$85.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Cost of services2022. Revenue increased less than 1%8% for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, while revenuecost of services increased 1% during the same period. Gross profit for ADESAthe Marketplace segment was 34.3%36.0% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with 33.6%31.5% of revenue for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. Excluding purchased vehicle sales, gross profit as a percentage of revenue was 43.0%45.3% and 40.9%37.8% for the three months ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively. The entire selling and purchase price of the vehicle is recorded as revenue and cost of services for purchased vehicles sold. Businesses acquired since the fourth quarter
Gross profit as a percentage of 2020 accounted for an increase in cost of services of $20.0 millionrevenue increased for the three months ended December 31, 2021.2023 as compared with the three months ended December 31, 2022, primarily due to improved mix in our transportation services, improved profitability in our dealer-to-dealer platforms and cost savings initiatives.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the ADESAMarketplace segment decreased $4.9increased $8.9 million, or 4%11%, to $125.7$91.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $130.6$82.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020,2022, primarily due to decreasesas a result of increases in incentive-basedstock-based compensation of $14.0$7.4 million, information technology costs of $2.4 million and compensation expense of $6.9 million, professional fees of $2.5 million, telecom expenses of $1.1 million and stock-based compensation of $1.0$1.6 million, partially offset by increasesdecreases in selling, general and administrative expenses associated with acquisitionsseverance of $14.2 million, bad debt expense of $2.4 million, medical expenses of $2.1 million, travel expenses of $0.6 million, fluctuations in the Canadian exchange rate of $0.6$1.9 million and other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $1.3$0.6 million.
Gain on Sale of Property
In addition,October 2022, the Employee Retention Credit provided under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy was $0.6 million less for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared with the three months ended December 31, 2020. Likewise, there were net gainsCompany closed on the salessale of assets aggregating $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2021, compared with net losses on the salesexcess land in Montreal which resulted in a gain of assets aggregating $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.$33.9 million.
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AFCFinance Results
Three Months Ended
December 31,
Three Months Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)20212020(Dollars in millions except volumes and per loan amounts)20232022
Finance-related revenueFinance-related revenue Finance-related revenue 
Interest and fee income$76.1 $61.4 
Interest income
Fee income
Other revenueOther revenue2.2 1.9 
Net recovery (provision) for credit losses0.9 (2.7)
Warranty contract revenue 4.8 
Total AFC revenue79.2 65.4 
Provision for credit losses
Total Finance revenue
Cost of services*Cost of services*14.4 17.0 
Gross profit*Gross profit*64.8 48.4 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative9.1 9.1 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization2.3 2.9 
Operating profitOperating profit$53.4 $36.4 
Loan transactionsLoan transactions342,000 327,000 
Revenue per loan transaction, excluding Warranty contract revenue$232 $186 
Revenue per loan transaction

* Exclusive of depreciation and amortization
Revenue
For the three months ended December 31, 2021, AFC2023, the Finance segment revenue increased $13.8decreased $4.1 million, or 21%4%, to $79.2$96.6 million, compared with $65.4$100.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increasedecrease in revenue was primarily the result of a 25%an increase in revenue per loan transaction andthe provision for credit losses, partially offset by a 5%1% increase in loan transactions, partially offset by the elimination of Warranty contract revenue as a result of the sale of PWI in December 2020.transactions.
Revenue per loan transaction, which includes both loans paid off and loans curtailed, increased $46,decreased $14, or 25%5%, primarily as a result of an increase in loan values,net credit losses, a decrease in loan values and a decrease in average portfolio duration, partially offset by an increase in interest yields driven by an increase in prime rates (Federal Reserve raised interest rates 100 basis points since December 31, 2022), and an increase in other fee income per unit.
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The provision for credit losses for the three months ended December 31, 2021, an increase in floorplan fee and other fee income per unit and an increase in average portfolio duration.
For the three months ended December 31, 2021, recoveries and the decrease in the allowance for credit losses exceeded write-offs, resulting in the provision for credit losses decreasingincreased to (0.2%)2.5% of the average managed receivables for the three months ended December 31, 20212023 from 0.6%1.1% for the three months ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increased loss rate was due to significant used vehicle value declines, interest rate increases and tightening retail credit availability that impacted used retail sales. The provision for credit losses is expected to be approximately 2% or under, on a long-term basis, of the average managed receivables balance. However, the actual losses in any particular quarter or year could deviate from this range.
Gross Profit
For the three months ended December 31, 2021,2023, gross profit for the AFCFinance segment increased $16.4decreased $4.7 million, or 34%6%, to $64.8$80.3 million, or 81.8%83.1% of revenue, compared with $48.4$85.0 million, or 74.0%84.4% of revenue, for the three months ended December 31, 2020. Excluding PWI for the three months ended December 31, 2020, AFC's gross profit as a percent of revenue was 78.7%.2022. The increasedecrease in gross profit as a percent of revenue was primarily the result of a 15%4% decrease in revenue. In addition, there was a 4% increase in cost of services. The decreaseincrease in cost of services of $0.6 million was primarily the result of a decrease in PWI expenses of $4.1 million, partially offset by increases in compensation expense of $0.5 million, incentive-based compensation of $0.4 million, professional fees of $0.2 million and travel expenses of $0.2 million, partially offset by a decrease in other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $0.6$0.2 million.
Selling, General and Administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses at AFC were $9.1for the Finance segment increased $1.9 million, or 19%, to $12.1 million for both the three months ended December 31, 20212023, compared with $10.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 primarily as a result of increases in stock-based compensation of $1.9 million, postage expense of $1.1 million and 2020. Fluctuations between the periods included an increaseinformation technology costs of $0.2 million, partially offset by decreases in compensation expense of $1.0$0.2 million, an increase inincentive-based compensation of $0.2 million and other miscellaneous expenses aggregating $0.1 million, a decrease in incentive-based compensation of $0.6 million and a decrease in PWI expenses of $0.5$0.9 million.
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We believe that the significant indicators of liquidity for our business are cash on hand, cash flow from operations, working capital and amounts available under our Revolving Credit Facility. Our principal sources of liquidity consist of cash generated by operations and borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility.
December 31, December 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20212020(Dollars in millions)20232022
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$190.0 $752.1 
Restricted cashRestricted cash25.8 60.2 
Working capitalWorking capital382.5 924.6 
Amounts available under the Revolving Credit Facility*325.0 325.0 
Cash flow from operations for the year ended413.2 384.4 
Amounts available under the Revolving Credit Facility
Cash provided by operating activities for the year ended
*    There were related outstanding letters of credit totaling approximately $27.6 million and $28.5 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which reduced the amount available for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
In 2021, we used approximately $522 million of cash for business acquisitions. This includes CARWAVE and Auction Frontier. We regularly evaluate alternatives for our capital structure and liquidity given our expected cash flows, growth and operating capital requirements as well as capital market conditions. The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and is continuing to have, an adverse impact on our business. As a result, during 2020 we implemented several measures that we believe will enhance liquidity for the foreseeable future. Some of these measures included furloughs, prohibiting non-essential business travel, suspending non-essential services provided by certain third parties at our locations, delaying or canceling capital projects at our on-premise marketplace locations and suspending the Company's quarterly dividend.
We also took advantage of legislation introduced to assist companies during the pandemic. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we recorded a total of approximately $5.8 million claimed under the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy. These credits partially offset salaries paid in Canada. We will continue to monitor and assess the impact similar legislation in other countries may have on our business and financial results. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and our operations evolves, we will continue to assess our liquidity needs. A continued disruption could materially affect our liquidity.
Working Capital
A substantial amount of our working capital is generated from the payments received for services provided. The majority of our working capital needs are short-term in nature, usually less than a week in duration. Most of the financial institutions place a temporary hold on the availability of the funds deposited that generally can range up to two business days, resulting in cash in our accounts and on our balance sheet that is unavailable for use until it is made available by the various financial institutions. There are outstanding checks (book overdrafts) to sellers and vendors included in current liabilities. Because a portion of these outstanding checks for operations in the U.S. are drawn upon bank accounts at financial institutions other than the financial institutions that hold the cash, we cannot offset all the cash and the outstanding checks on our balance sheet. Changes in working capital vary from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the timing of collections and disbursements of funds to consignors from auctionsmarketplace sales held near period end.
Approximately $84.7$31.6 million of available cash was held by our foreign subsidiaries at December 31, 2021.2023. If funds held by our foreign subsidiaries were to be repatriated, we expectstate and local income tax expense and withholding tax expense would need to be recognized, net of any applicable taxes to be minimal.foreign tax credits.
AFC offers short-term inventory-secured financing, also known as floorplan financing, to independent used vehicle dealers.dealer customers. Financing is primarily provided for terms of 30 to 90 days. AFC principally generates its funding through the sale of its receivables. The receivables sold pursuant to the securitization agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings. For further discussion of AFC's securitization arrangements, see "Securitization Facilities."
Credit Facilities
On September 2, 2020, we entered into the Fifth Amendment Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The Fifth Amendment (1) eliminated the financial covenant “holiday” provided by the Fourth Amendment Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2020 (the “Fourth Amendment”); (2) eliminated the changes to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the purposes of the financial covenant compliance for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, as provided by the Fourth Amendment; (3) removed the monthly minimum liquidity covenant provided by the Fourth Amendment; and (4) eliminated the limitations imposed by the Fourth Amendment on the Company’s ability to make certain investments, junior debt repayments, acquisitions and restricted payments and to incur additional secured indebtedness.
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Credit Facilities
On May 29, 2020,June 23, 2023, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, (the "Fourth Amendment"). The Fourth Amendment (1) provided a financial covenant “holiday” throughwhich replaces the Previous Credit Agreement, and including June 30, 2021; (2) for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenant for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, permitted the Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable test period to be calculated on an annualized basis, excluding results prior to April 1, 2021; (3) established a monthly minimum liquidity covenant of $225.0 million through and including September 30, 2021; and (4) effectively placed certain limitations on the ability to make certain investments, junior debt repayments, acquisitions and restricted payments and to incur additional secured indebtedness until October 1, 2021.
On September 19, 2019, we entered into the Third Amendment Agreement (the "Third Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment providedprovides for, among other things, (1) the refinancing of the existing Term Loan B-4 and Term Loan B-5 with the new Term Loan B-6, (2) repayment of the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and (3) the $325 million Revolving Credit Facility. As a result of replacing the Previous Revolving Credit Facility, we incurred a non-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2023. The loss was the result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with lenders that are not participating in the Revolving Credit Facility. We capitalized approximately $6.2 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the Credit Agreement.
The Revolving Credit Facility is available for letters of credit, working capital, permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility also includes a $50$65 million sub-limit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $60 million sub-limit for swingline loans.
Term Loan B-6 was issued at a discount of $2.4 million and the discount is being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense over the term of the loan. Term Loan B-6 is payable in quarterly installments equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount, with the balance payable at the maturity date.
As set forth in the Credit Agreement, Term Loan B-6 bears interest at an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.25% or at the Company’s election, Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.25%. Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate calculated based on the type of borrowing (either adjusted LIBOR(at the Company's election, either Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Base Rate)Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement)) and the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), with such rate ranging from 2.75% to 2.25% to 1.75% for adjusted LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR Rate loans and from 1.25%1.75% to 0.75%1.25% for Base Rate loans. The Company also pays a commitment fee between 25 to 35 basis points, payable quarterly, on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, from time to time. The interest rate applicable to Term Loan B-6 was 2.38% atRatio.
As of December 31, 2021.
On December 31, 2021, $928.62023 and 2022, $137.0 million was outstanding on Term Loan B-6 and there were no borrowingsand $145.0 million was drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility.Facility and the Previous Revolving Credit Facility, respectively. We had related outstanding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $27.6$54.7 million and $28.519.0 million at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively, which reduce the amount available for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.respective revolving credit facility. Our European operations have lines of credit aggregating $34.1$33.1 million (€30 million) of which $6.8$17.6 million was drawn at December 31, 2021.2023.
The obligations of the Company under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including but not limited to: (a) pledges of and first priority security interests in 100% of the equity interests of certain of the Company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the equity interests of certain of the Company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' first tier foreign subsidiaries and (b) first priority security interests in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.
Certain covenants contained within the Credit Agreement are critical to an investor’s understanding of our financial liquidity, as the failure to maintain compliance with these covenants could result in a default and allow the lenders under the Credit Agreement to declare all amounts borrowed immediately due and payable. The Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant requiring compliance with a maximum Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio not to exceed 3.5 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter if revolvingon which any loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are outstanding. The Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio is calculated as consolidated total debtConsolidated Total Debt (as defined in the Credit Agreement) divided by Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for the last four quarters consolidated Adjusted EBITDA.quarters. Consolidated total debtTotal Debt includes, among other things, term loan borrowings, revolving loans, finance lease liabilities and other obligations for borrowed money less unrestricted cash asUnrestricted Cash (as defined in the Credit Agreement.Agreement). Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA (earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization) adjusted to exclude, among other things, (a) gains and losses from asset sales; (b) unrealized foreign currency translation gains and losses in respect of indebtedness; (c) certain non-recurring gains and losses; (d) stock-based compensation expense; (e) certain other non-cash amounts included in the determination of net income; (f) charges and revenue reductions resulting from purchase accounting; (g) minority interest; (h) consulting expenses incurred for cost reduction, operating restructuring and business improvement efforts; (i) expenses realized upon the termination of employees and the termination or cancellation of leases, software licenses or other contracts in connection with the operational restructuring and business improvement efforts; (j) expenses incurred in connection with permitted acquisitions; (k) any impairment charges or write-offs of intangibles; and (l) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring charges, expenses or losses. Our Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio was 1.8was 0.4 at December 31, 2021.2023.
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In addition, the Credit Agreement and the indenture governing our senior notes (see Note 12, "Long-Term Debt" for additionaladditional information) contain certain limitations on our ability to pay dividends and other distributions, make certain acquisitions or investments, grant liens and sell assets, and the Credit Agreement contains certain limitations on our ability to incur indebtedness. The applicable covenants in the Credit Agreement affect our operating flexibility by, among other things, restricting our ability to incur expenses and indebtedness that could be used to grow the business, as well as to fund general corporate purposes. We were in compliance with the covenantscovenants in the Credit Agreement and the indentureindenture governing our senior notes at December 31, 2021.2023.
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Recent Development
On January 19, 2024, the Company and ADESA Auctions Canada Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company (the "Canadian Borrower") entered into the First Amendment Agreement (the "First Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The First Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a C$175 million revolving credit facility in Canadian dollars (the "Canadian Revolving Credit Facility") and (ii) a C$50 million sub-limit (the "Canadian Sub-limit") under the Company's existing Revolving Credit Facility for borrowings in Canadian dollars. The proceeds from the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility may be used to finance a portion of the Manheim Canada acquisition, to pay for expenses related to the First Amendment and for ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes.
Loans under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate calculated based on the type of borrowing (at the Canadian Borrower's election, either Adjusted Term CORRA Rate or Canadian Prime Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment)) and the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, with such rate ranging from 3.00% to 2.50% for Adjusted Term CORRA loans and from 2.00% to 1.50% for Canadian Prime Rate loans. Loans under the Canadian Sub-limit will bear interest at the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 2.25% based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (the same margin as loans under the existing Revolving Credit Facility). The Canadian Borrower will also pay a commitment fee between 25 to 35 basis points, payable quarterly, on the average daily unused amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio.
The obligations of the Canadian Borrower under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s domestic and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors") and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions; provided, however, the Canadian Borrower and the other Canadian subsidiaries of the Company constituting the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors shall guarantee and/or provide security for only the Canadian Secured Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment).
Senior Notes
On May 31, 2017, we issued $950 million of 5.125% senior notes due June 1, 2025. The Company pays interest on the senior notes semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The senior notes may be redeemed at par as of June 1, 2023. The senior notes are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors. In June 2023, in connection with a previously announced offer to purchase, we prepaid $140 million of the senior notes at par with proceeds from the Transaction. We incurred a loss on the extinguishment of the senior notes of $0.7 million in the second quarter of 2023 primarily representative of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the portion of the senior notes repaid, as well as purchase offer expenses. In August 2022, we conducted a cash tender offer to purchase up to $600 million principal amount of the senior notes. The tender offer was oversubscribed and as such, $600 million of the senior notes were accepted for prepayment and were prepaid in August 2022 with proceeds from the Transaction. We incurred a loss on the extinguishment of the senior notes of $9.5 million in 2022 primarily representative of the early repayment premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the portion of the senior notes repaid. As of December 31, 2023 there was $210.0 million of senior notes outstanding.
Use of Proceeds from the Transaction
The Company generated gross proceeds from the sale of the U.S. physical auction business of approximately $2.2 billion. The Transaction closed in May 2022. Under terms of the Previous Credit Agreement, net cash proceeds from the Transaction were used to repay the outstanding $926.2 million on Term Loan B-6 within three days of the Transaction. The Company also prepaid $600 million of the senior notes in August 2022 and $140 million of the senior notes in June 2023.
Liquidity
As of December 31, 2023, $137.0 million was drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility and is classified as current debt based on the Company’s past practice of using the Revolving Credit Facility for short term borrowings. However, the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility do not require repayment until maturity at June 23, 2028.
At December 31, 2023, cash totaled $93.5 million and there was an additional $133.3 million available for borrowing under the Revolving Credit Facility (net of $54.7 million in outstanding letters of credit). Funds held by our foreign subsidiaries could be repatriated, at which point state and local income tax expense and withholding tax expense would need to be recognized, net of any applicable foreign tax credits.
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The Company’s auction volumes have been adversely impacted by the supply chain disruptions and associated challenges in the automotive industry. We expect to see an improvement in the used vehicle market in the coming years, which is expected to increase the volume of vehicles entering our auction platforms and have a positive impact on our operating results. We believe our sources of liquidity from our cash and cash equivalents on hand, working capital, cash provided by operating activities, and availability under our Revolving Credit Facility are sufficient to meet our operating needs for the foreseeable future. In addition, we believe the previously mentioned sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund our capital requirements and debt service payments for the foreseeable future. A lack of recovery in market conditions, or further deterioration in market conditions, could materially affect the Company's liquidity.
Senior Notes
On May 31, 2017, we issued $950 million of 5.125% senior notes due June 1, 2025. The Company pays interest on the senior notes semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, which commenced on December 1, 2017. We may redeem the senior notes, in whole or in part, at a premium that declines ratably to par in 2023. The senior notes are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Securitization Facilities
AFC sells the majority of its U.S. dollar denominated finance receivables on a revolving basis and without recourse to AFC Funding Corporation. A securitization agreement allows for the revolving sale by AFC Funding Corporation to a group of bank purchasers of undivided interests in certain finance receivables subject to committed liquidity. The agreement expires on January 31, 2024. In December 2021,2026. AFC Funding Corporation'sCorporation had committed liquidity was increased from $1.60 billion to $1.70of $2.0 billion for U.S. finance receivables.
In September 2020, AFC and AFC Funding Corporation entered into the Ninth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Receivables Purchase Agreement"). The Receivables Purchase Agreement decreased AFC Funding's U.S. committed liquidity from $1.70 billion to $1.60 billion and extended the facility's maturity date from January 28, 2022 to Januaryreceivables at December 31, 2024. In addition, provisions designed to provide additional credit enhancement to the purchasers upon the occurrence of the certain events related to the payment rate and net spread on the receivables portfolio were added, certain portfolio performance metrics that could result in a requirement to increase the cash reserve or constitute a termination event were amended to the benefit of AFC Funding and provisions providing for a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest were added. We capitalized approximately $12.3 million of costs in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement.2023.
We also have an agreement for the securitization of AFCI's receivables.receivables, which expires on January 31, 2026. AFCI's committed facility is provided through a third-party conduit (separate from the U.S. facility) and was increased from C$175300 million to C$225 million onat December 31, 2021.2023. In September 2020,March 2023, AFCI entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement"). The Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement extendedincreased AFCI's committed liquidity from C$225 million to C$300 million and the facility's maturity date from January 28, 2022 toremains January 31, 2024.2026. In addition, provisions designed to provide additional credit enhancement to the purchasers upon the occurrence of the certain events related to the payment rate and net spread on the receivables portfolio were added, certain portfolio performance metrics that could result in a requirement to increase the cash reserve or constitute a termination event were amended to the benefit of AFC Funding and provisions providing for a mechanism for determining an alternative raterates of interest were added. We capitalized approximately $1.0$0.6 million of costs in connection with the Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement. The receivables sold pursuant to both the U.S. and Canadian securitization agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings.
AFC managed total finance receivables of $2,529.0$2,305.0 million and $1,911.02,416.6 million at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively. AFC's allowance for losses was $23.0 million and $22.021.5 million at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively.
As of December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020, $2,482.22022, $2,296.4 million and $1,865.3$2,396.6 million, respectively, of finance receivables and a cash reserve of 1 or 3 percent of the obligations collateralized by finance receivables served as security for the $1,692.3$1,631.9 million and $1,261.2$1,677.6 million of obligations collateralized by finance receivables at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively. The amount of the cash reserve depends on circumstances which are set forth in the securitizationsecuritization agreements. There were unamortized securitization issuance costs of approximately $15.113.5 million and $21.619.4 million at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 2020,2022, respectively. After thethe occurrence of a termination event, as defined in the U.S. securitization agreement, the banks may, and could, cause the stock of AFC Funding Corporation to be transferred to the bank facility, though
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as a practical matter the bank facility would look to the liquidation of the receivables under the transaction documents as their primary remedy.
Proceeds from the revolving sale of receivables to the bank facilities are used to fund new loans to customers. AFC, AFC Funding Corporation and AFCI must maintain certain financial covenants including, among others, limits on the amount of debt AFC and AFCI can incur, minimum levels of tangible net worth, and other covenants tied to the performance of the finance receivables portfolio. The securitization agreements also incorporate the financial covenants of our Previous Credit Facility. Agreement. At December 31, 2021,2023, we were in compliance with the covenants in the securitization agreements.
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, as presented herein, are supplemental measures of our performance that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, or GAAP. They are not measurements of our financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered substitutes for net income (loss) or any other performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), plus interest expense net of interest income, income tax provision (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for the items of income and expense and expected incremental revenue and cost savings, as described above in the discussion of certain restrictive loan covenants under "Credit Facilities."
Management believes that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors about one of the principal measures of performance used by our creditors. In addition, management uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate our performance. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as analytical tools, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the results as reported under GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.
The following tables reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the periods presented:
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)ADESAAFCConsolidated
Net income (loss)$(23.9)$29.0 $5.1 
Add back: 
Income taxes(5.9)9.4 3.5 
Interest expense, net of interest income21.5 10.5 32.0 
Depreciation and amortization43.6 2.3 45.9 
Intercompany interest— — — 
EBITDA35.3 51.2 86.5 
Non-cash stock-based compensation1.6 0.3 1.9 
Acquisition related costs2.4 — 2.4 
Securitization interest— (8.3)(8.3)
(Gain)/Loss on asset sales(0.8)— (0.8)
Severance1.4 0.2 1.6 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses1.1 — 1.1 
Contingent consideration adjustment4.2 — 4.2 
Net change in unrealized gains on investment securities— 9.3 9.3 
Other0.1 (0.1)— 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)10.0 1.4 11.4 
Adjusted EBITDA$45.3 $52.6 $97.9 
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 Three Months Ended December 31, 2020
(Dollars in millions)ADESAAFCConsolidated
Net income (loss)$(38.5)$21.4 $(17.1)
Add back: 
Income taxes(9.7)6.3 (3.4)
Interest expense, net of interest income21.5 8.8 30.3 
Depreciation and amortization47.7 2.9 50.6 
Intercompany interest0.1 (0.1)— 
EBITDA21.1 39.3 60.4 
Non-cash stock-based compensation2.5 0.5 3.0 
Acquisition related costs4.1 — 4.1 
Securitization interest— (6.2)(6.2)
Loss on asset sales0.2 — 0.2 
Severance0.9 — 0.9 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses1.7 — 1.7 
Contingent consideration adjustment4.7 — 4.7 
Other(1.7)0.4 (1.3)
  Total addbacks/(deductions)12.4 (5.3)7.1 
Adjusted EBITDA$33.5 $34.0 $67.5 

 Year Ended December 31, 2021
(Dollars in millions)ADESAAFCConsolidated
Net income (loss)$(58.9)$125.4 $66.5 
Add back: 
Income taxes(6.5)41.5 35.0 
Interest expense, net of interest income86.2 39.5 125.7 
Depreciation and amortization173.6 9.4 183.0 
Intercompany interest0.2 (0.2)— 
EBITDA194.6 215.6 410.2 
Non-cash stock-based compensation14.5 2.2 16.7 
Acquisition related costs8.1 — 8.1 
Securitization interest— (29.8)(29.8)
(Gain)/Loss on asset sales(3.6)(0.8)(4.4)
Severance4.8 0.4 5.2 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses3.8 — 3.8 
Contingent consideration adjustment24.3 — 24.3 
Net change in unrealized gains on investment securities— (1.4)(1.4)
Other1.8 (0.3)1.5 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)53.7 (29.7)24.0 
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 Year Ended December 31, 2020
(Dollars in millions)ADESAAFCConsolidated
Net income (loss)$(79.1)$79.6 $0.5 
Add back: 
Income taxes(17.0)21.9 4.9 
Interest expense, net of interest income88.3 39.0 127.3 
Depreciation and amortization178.8 12.5 191.3 
Intercompany interest1.1 (1.1)— 
EBITDA172.1 151.9 324.0 
Non-cash stock-based compensation12.8 2.3 15.1 
Acquisition related costs8.8 — 8.8 
Securitization interest— (27.3)(27.3)
Loss on asset sales1.3 — 1.3 
Severance11.1 0.4 11.5 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses4.9 — 4.9 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment29.8 — 29.8 
Contingent consideration adjustment4.7 — 4.7 
Other2.1 0.4 2.5 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)75.5 (24.2)51.3 
Adjusted EBITDA$247.6 $127.7 $375.3 
The following tables reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to income (loss) from continuing operations for the periods presented:
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
(Dollars in millions)MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(17.7)$31.3 $13.6 
Add back: 
Income taxes(2.5)10.1 7.6 
Interest expense, net of interest income4.9 34.0 38.9 
Depreciation and amortization22.7 2.6 25.3 
Intercompany interest9.8 (9.8)— 
EBITDA17.2 68.2 85.4 
Non-cash stock-based compensation2.7 0.9 3.6 
Acquisition related costs2.0 — 2.0 
Securitization interest— (31.4)(31.4)
Severance2.0 0.1 2.1 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses(2.1)— (2.1)
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities— (0.4)(0.4)
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts1.7 0.4 2.1 
Other0.2 0.3 0.5 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)6.5 (30.1)(23.6)
Adjusted EBITDA$23.7 $38.1 $61.8 
 Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations$5.8 $36.1 $41.9 
Add back: 
Income taxes4.5 13.4 17.9 
Interest expense, net of interest income6.8 28.1 34.9 
Depreciation and amortization22.2 1.8 24.0 
Intercompany interest5.3 (5.3)— 
EBITDA44.6 74.1 118.7 
Non-cash stock-based compensation(4.7)(1.0)(5.7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt0.2 — 0.2 
Acquisition related costs0.3 — 0.3 
Securitization interest— (25.8)(25.8)
Gain on sale of property(33.9)— (33.9)
Severance4.0 0.2 4.2 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses(6.1)— (6.1)
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities— 0.6 0.6 
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts2.6 0.5 3.1 
Other0.7 0.2 0.9 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)(36.9)(25.3)(62.2)
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 Year Ended December 31, 2023
(Dollars in millions)MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(277.5)$122.7 $(154.8)
Add back: 
Income taxes(40.4)48.7 8.3 
Interest expense, net of interest income21.7 130.6 152.3 
Depreciation and amortization92.2 9.3 101.5 
Intercompany interest33.9 (33.9)— 
EBITDA(170.1)277.4 107.3 
Non-cash stock-based compensation13.2 4.2 17.4 
Loss on extinguishment of debt1.1 — 1.1 
Acquisition related costs3.1 — 3.1 
Securitization interest— (120.4)(120.4)
Severance5.1 0.4 5.5 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses(2.9)— (2.9)
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment250.8 — 250.8 
Contingent consideration adjustment1.3 — 1.3 
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts5.4 1.2 6.6 
Other1.3 0.9 2.2 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)278.4 (113.7)164.7 
Adjusted EBITDA$108.3 $163.7 $272.0 


 Year Ended December 31, 2022
(Dollars in millions)MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(105.7)$134.3 $28.6 
Add back: 
Income taxes(36.4)46.4 10.0 
Interest expense, net of interest income37.6 78.9 116.5 
Depreciation and amortization92.3 7.9 100.2 
Intercompany interest8.4 (8.4)— 
EBITDA(3.8)259.1 255.3 
Non-cash stock-based compensation14.2 3.3 17.5 
Loss on extinguishment of debt17.2 — 17.2 
Acquisition related costs1.2 — 1.2 
Securitization interest— (70.7)(70.7)
Gain on sale of property(33.9)— (33.9)
(Gain)/Loss on asset sales(0.1)— (0.1)
Severance11.7 0.7 12.4 
Foreign currency (gains)/losses2.5 — 2.5 
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities— 7.1 7.1 
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts13.3 1.9 15.2 
Other7.1 0.4 7.5 
  Total addbacks/(deductions)33.2 (57.3)(24.1)
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Certain of our loan covenant calculations utilize financial results for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters. The following table reconciles EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the periods presented:
Three Months EndedTwelve
Months
Ended
Three Months EndedTwelve
Months
Ended
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)March 31,
2021
June 30,
2021
September 30,
2021
December 31,
2021
December 31, 2021(Dollars in millions)March 31,
2023
June 30,
2023
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2023
December 31, 2023
Net income (loss)Net income (loss)$50.9 $11.5 $(1.0)$5.1 $66.5 
Less: Income from discontinued operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Add back:Add back: Add back: 
Income taxesIncome taxes23.6 9.1 (1.2)3.5 35.0 
Interest expense, net of interest incomeInterest expense, net of interest income30.7 31.0 32.0 32.0 125.7 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization47.0 45.4 44.7 45.9 183.0 
EBITDAEBITDA152.2 97.0 74.5 86.5 410.2 
Non-cash stock-based compensationNon-cash stock-based compensation5.6 4.9 4.3 1.9 16.7 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Acquisition related costsAcquisition related costs1.5 1.8 2.4 2.4 8.1 
Securitization interestSecuritization interest(6.8)(6.8)(7.9)(8.3)(29.8)
(Gain)/Loss on asset sales0.2 — (3.8)(0.8)(4.4)
SeveranceSeverance0.7 1.2 1.7 1.6 5.2 
Foreign currency (gains)/lossesForeign currency (gains)/losses2.2 0.4 0.1 1.1 3.8 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment
Contingent consideration adjustmentContingent consideration adjustment11.2 4.5 4.4 4.2 24.3 
Net change in unrealized gains on investment securities(43.5)11.9 20.9 9.3 (1.4)
Net change in unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities
Professional fees related to business improvement efforts
OtherOther(0.1)1.6 — — 1.5 
Total addbacks/(deductions) Total addbacks/(deductions)(29.0)19.5 22.1 11.4 24.0 
Adjusted EBITDA$123.2 $116.5 $96.6 $97.9 $434.2 
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Summary of Cash Flows
Year Ended
December 31,
Year Ended
December 31,
(Dollars in millions)(Dollars in millions)20212020(Dollars in millions)20232022
Net cash provided by (used by):Net cash provided by (used by):  Net cash provided by (used by):  
Operating activities$413.2 $384.4 
Investing activities(1,218.6)(326.6)
Financing activities210.4 194.8 
Operating activities - continuing operations
Operating activities - discontinued operations
Investing activities - continuing operations
Investing activities - discontinued operations
Financing activities - continuing operations
Financing activities - discontinued operations
Net change in cash balances of discontinued operations
Effect of exchange rate on cashEffect of exchange rate on cash(1.5)(1.2)
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$(596.5)$251.4 
Cash flow from operating activities (continuing operations) Net cash provided by operating activities (continuing operations) was $413.2$237.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, compared with $384.4$4.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. Cash provided by continuing operations for 2023 consisted primarily of cash earnings and an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses, partially offset by an increase in trade receivables and other assets. Cash provided by continuing operations
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for 2022 consisted primarily of cash earnings and a decrease in trade receivables and other assets, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses and the portion of contingent consideration payments classified in operating activities. The increase in operating cash flow was primarily attributable to increased profitability and changes in operating assets and liabilities as a result of the timing of collections and the disbursement of funds to consignors for auctionsmarketplace sales held near period-ends, partially offset byand changes in AFC's accounts payable balances, as well as a net decrease in non-cash item adjustments.payments of contingent consideration in excess of acquisition-date fair value.
Changes in AFC’s accounts payable balance are presented in cash flows from operating activities while changes in AFC’s finance receivables are presented in cash flows from investing activities. Changes in these balances can cause variations in operating and investing cash flows.
Cash flow from investing activities (continuing operations)Net cash used by investing activities (continuing operations) was $1,218.6$90.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with net cash provided by investing activities of $70.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, compared with $326.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increase in net cash used by investing activities in 2023 was primarily attributable to:
an increasefrom the acquisition of Manheim Canada and purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by a decrease in the additionalfinance receivables held for investment. The cash provided by investing activities in 2022 was primarily from a decrease in finance receivables held for investment of approximately $789.2 million;
an increase in cash used for acquisitions of approximately $100.8 million;
an increase in investment in securities of approximately $22.5 million; and
a decrease in the proceeds from the sale of businesses of $22.1 million;
partially offset by:
proceeds from sale of investments of approximately $38.5 million; and
an increase in proceeds from the sale of property and equipment, partially offset by purchases of approximately $11.2 million.property and equipment.
Cash flow from financing activities (continuing operations) Net cash providedused by financing activities (continuing operations) was $210.4$279.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $1,621.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022. The cash used by financing activities in 2023 was primarily due to the early repayment of senior notes, a net decrease in obligations collateralized by finance receivables, dividends paid on the Series A Preferred Stock, repurchases and retirement of common stock and payments of contingent consideration. The cash used by financing activities in 2022 was primarily due to payments made on the Company’s long-term debt and repurchases and retirement of common stock, partially offset by borrowings from lines of credit.
Cash flow from operating activities (discontinued operations) Net cash used by operating activities (discontinued operations) was $1.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $194.8$459.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2022. The increasecash used by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was primarily attributable to an adjustment to income taxes. The cash used by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to income taxes paid associated with the taxable gain on the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business and a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses.
Cash flow from investing activities (discontinued operations) Net cash provided by investing activities (discontinued operations) was $7.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with $2,077.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was attributable to the final proceeds from the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business. The cash provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to the proceeds from the sale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, partially offset by purchases of property and equipment.
Cash flow from financing activities (discontinued operations) There were no financing activities (discontinued operations) for the year ended December 31, 2023, compared with net cash provided by financing activities of $10.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2022. The cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2022 was primarily attributable to:
an increase in the additional obligations collateralized by finance receivables of approximately $615.5 million;
a decrease in dividends paid to stockholders of approximately $49.0 million;
a decrease in payments for debt issuance costs of approximately $17.9 million;
an increase in proceeds from the issuance of common stock (private placement) of approximately $15.0 million; and
a net increase in book overdrafts of approximately $10.2 million;
partially offset by:
a decrease in net proceeds from Series A Preferred Stock of approximately $528.2 million; and
an increase in the repurchase of common stock of approximately $170.7 million.overdrafts.
Capital Expenditures
Capital expenditures for the years ended December 31, 20212023 and 20202022 approximated $108.5$52.0 million and $101.4$60.9 million, respectively. Capital expenditures were funded from internally generated funds. We continue to invest in our core information technology capabilities and our service locations. Capital expenditures related to continuing operations are expected to be approximately $115$55 million to $60 million for fiscal year 2022.2024. Future capital expenditures could vary substantially based on capital project timing, the opening of new facilities, capital expenditures related to acquired businesses and the initiation of new information systems projects to support our business strategies.
Dividends
The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends were payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the first eight dividend payments (through June 30, 2022), and thereafter, in cash or in kind, or in any combination of both, at the option of the Company. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the holders of the
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Series A Preferred Stock received cash dividends aggregating $44.4 million. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock received cash dividends aggregating $22.2 million and dividends in kind with a value in the aggregate of approximately $21.6 million. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to participate in dividends declared or paid on our common stock on an as-converted basis.
Contractual Obligations
To provide a clear picture of matters potentially impacting our liquidity position, the table below sets forth a summary of our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2021.2023. Some of the figures included in this table are based on management's estimates and assumptions about these obligations, including their duration, the possibility of renewal and other factors. Because these estimates and assumptions are necessarily subjective, the obligations we may actually pay in future periods could vary from those reflected in the table. This table does not include the obligations related to our Series A Preferred Stock discussed in Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations as of December 31, 20212023 (in millions):
Payments Due by Period Payments Due by Period
Contractual ObligationsContractual ObligationsTotal1 year or LessMore than 1 YearContractual ObligationsTotal1 year or LessMore than 1 Year
Long-term debtLong-term debt   Long-term debt  
$325 million Revolving Credit Facility$— $— $— 
Term Loan B-6 (a)928.6 9.5 919.1 
$325 million Revolving Credit Facility (a)
Senior notes (a)Senior notes (a)950.0 — 950.0 
European lines of creditEuropean lines of credit6.8 6.8 — 
Finance lease obligations (b)Finance lease obligations (b)11.3 5.9 5.4 
Interest payments relating to long-term debt (c)Interest payments relating to long-term debt (c)270.7 71.5 199.2 
Operating leases (d)Operating leases (d)460.1 57.9 402.2 
Contingent consideration related to acquisitions (e)45.6 30.6 15.0 
Total contractual cash obligationsTotal contractual cash obligations$2,673.1 $182.2 $2,490.9 

(a)The table assumesCompany has historically included the long-termRevolving Credit Facility in current debt based on its intent to repay the amount outstanding within one year; however, the Company is not contractually obligated to repay the borrowings until the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility (June 2028). The senior notes are assumed to be held to maturity.
(b)We have entered into finance leases for furniture, fixtures, equipment and software. The amounts include the interest portion of the finance leases. Future finance lease obligations would change if we entered into additional finance lease agreements.
(c)Interest payments on long-term debt are projected based on the contractual rates of the debt securities. Interest rates for the variable rate term debt instruments were held constant at rates as of December 31, 2021.2023.
(d)Operating leases are entered into in the normal course of business. We lease mostsome of our auctionvehicle logistics center facilities, as well as other property and equipment under operating leases. Some lease agreements contain options to renew the lease or purchase the leased property. Future operating lease obligations would change if the renewal options were exercised and/or if we entered into additional operating lease agreements.
(e)Contingent consideration related to acquisitions represents
Acquisition
In December 2023, the maximum amount of contingent payments.
Dividends
Company acquired Manheim Canada from Cox Automotive. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks seniortransaction included the Manheim Montreal facility and auction sales, operations and select staff across Manheim Canada. The acquisition advances OPENLANE's digital strategy by adding inventory, buyers, sellers and corresponding data to the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends are payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the first eight dividend payments, and thereafter, in cash or in kind, or in any combination of both, at the option of the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock received dividends in kind with a value in the aggregate of approximately $41.1 million and $21.6 million, respectively. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to participate in dividends declared or paid on our common stock on an as-converted basis.
The Company has temporarily suspended its quarterly common stock dividend in light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations. Future dividend decisions will be based on and affected by a variety of factors, including our financial condition and results of operations, contractual restrictions, including restrictive covenants contained in our Credit Agreement and AFC's securitization facilities and the indenture governing our senior notes, capital requirements and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant. No assurance can be given as to whether any future dividends may be declared by our board of directors or the amount thereof.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2021, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements pursuant to Item 303 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that we believe are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
Acquisitions
CARWAVE Holdings LLC
In October 2021, ADESA acquired CARWAVE Holdings LLC (“CARWAVE”). CARWAVE is an online dealer-to-dealer marketplace featuring certified mechanical inspections, buyer guarantees and a 24/7, direct offer trading format with live auctions. The acquisition is expected to build on KAR’s growth in the dealer-to-dealer space, enhance KAR’s position in the highly fragmented wholesale used vehicle market and accelerate the Company’s overall transformation to aOPENLANE Canada digital marketplace company.marketplace.
The purchased assets included accounts receivable, other current assets, software,property and equipment and customer relationships and tradenames.relationships. Financial results for CARWAVEManheim Canada have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The purchase price for CARWAVE, net of cash acquired,Manheim Canada was approximately $442.0$103.0 million. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of CARWAVEManheim Canada were recorded at fair value, including $67.5$52.4 million to property and equipment and $18.6 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships, of $62.5 million, software of $4.6 million and tradenames of $0.4 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The acquired software and tradenames are reported in "Other intangible assets" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships and the relief from royaltyrelationships. This method was used to value the software and tradenames. Both of these methods requirerequires forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted revenue growth and estimated customer attrition rates and estimated royalty and license rates. The acquisition resulted in $373.4$25.9 million of goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill were strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is recorded in the ADESA AuctionsMarketplace reportable segment and most of it is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The financial impact of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021.
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2023. Acquisition costs of approximately $2.0 million are included in the consolidated statement of income (loss) within "Selling, general and administrative."
Auction Frontier, LLC
In May 2021, ADESA acquired Auction Frontier, LLC (“Auction Frontier”). Auction Frontier is the owner and operator of the cloud-based auction simulcast solution Velocicast®. The acquisition is aligned with KAR’s strategy, as Velocicast powers ADESA Simulcast and Simulcast+ technologies, as well as other wholesale and retail auctions across North America and Australia.
The purchased assets included accounts receivable, software, customer relationships and tradenames. The purchase agreement also included additional payments contingent on certain terms and conditions. Financial results for Auction Frontier have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The purchase price for Auction Frontier, net of cash acquired, was approximately $92.2 million, which included a net cash payment of $79.8 million and estimated contingent payments with a fair value of $12.4 million based on a probability model (based on Level 3 inputs). The maximum amount of undiscounted contingent payment related to this acquisition could approximate $15.0 million. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Auction Frontier were recorded at fair value, including $17.9 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships of $10.0 million, software of $7.6 million and tradenames of $0.3 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The acquired software and tradenames are reported in "Other intangible assets" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships and the relief from royalty method was used to value the software and tradenames. Both of these methods require forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted revenue growth and estimated royalty and license rates. A probability model, based on the expected retention of significant customers, was used to value the estimated contingent consideration. The acquisition resulted in $73.8 million of goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill were strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is recorded in the ADESA Auctions reportable segment and all of it is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The financial impact of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021. Acquisition costs are included in the consolidated statement of income within "Selling, general and administrative."
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Critical Accounting Estimates
In preparing the financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, management must often make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses and related disclosures at the date of the financial statements and during the reporting period. Some of those judgments can be subjective and complex. Consequently, actual results could differ from those estimates. Accounting measurements that management believes are most critical to the reported results of our operations and financial condition include: (1) allowance for credit losses; (2) business combinations; and (3) goodwill and other intangible assets; and (4) legal proceedings and other loss contingencies.assets.
In addition to the critical accounting estimates, there are other items used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements that require estimation, but are not deemed critical. Changes in estimates used in these and other items could have a material impact on our financial statements.
We continually evaluate the accounting policies and estimates used to prepare the consolidated financial statements. In cases where management estimates are used, they are based on historical experience, information from third-party professionals, and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable. In addition, our most significant accounting policies are discussed in Note 2 and elsewhere in the notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, which are included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Allowance for Credit Losses
We maintain an allowance for credit losses for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. Delinquencies and losses are monitored on an ongoing basis and this historical experience provides the primary basis for estimating the allowance. The allowance for credit losses is also based on management's evaluation of the receivables portfolio under current economic conditions, the size of the portfolio, overall portfolio credit quality, review of specific collection matters and such other factors which, in management's judgment, deserve recognition in estimating losses. Specific collection matters can be impacted by the outcome of negotiations, litigation and bankruptcy proceedings with individual customers.
AFC controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits, underwriting and collateral management monitoring procedures, including approximately 50,000over 58,000 lot audits and holding vehicle titles where permitted. The estimates are based on management’s evaluation of many factors, including AFC’s historical credit loss experience, the value of the underlying collateral, delinquency trends and economic conditions. The estimates are based on information available as of each reporting date and reflect the expected credit losses over the entire expected term of the receivables. Actual losses may differ from the original estimates due to actual results varying from those assumed in our estimates.
As a measure of sensitivity, if we had experienced a 10% increase in net charge-offs of finance receivables for the years ended December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, our provision for credit losses would have increased by approximately $0.2$4.9 million and $3.7$0.9 million in 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.
Business Combinations
When we acquire businesses, we estimate and recognize the fair values of tangible assets acquired, liabilities assumed and identifiable intangible assets acquired. The excess of the purchase consideration over the fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities is recorded as goodwill. The purchase accounting process requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions in determining the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, especially with respect to intangible assets and contingent consideration.
Critical estimates are often developed using valuation models that are based on historical experience and information obtained from the management of the acquired companies. These estimates can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future, growth rates, the appropriate weighted-average cost of capital and the cost savings expected to be derived from acquiring an asset. These estimates are inherently uncertain and unpredictable. In addition, unanticipated events and circumstances may occur which could affect the accuracy or validity of such estimates. Depending on the facts and circumstances, we may engage an independent valuation expert to assist in valuing significant assets and liabilities.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
We assess goodwill for impairment annually during the second quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may exist. Important factors that could trigger an impairment review include significant under-performance relative to historical or projected future operating results; significant negative industry or economic trends; and our market valuation relative to our bookcarrying value. When evaluating goodwill for impairment, we may first perform a qualitative
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assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that a reporting unit is impaired. If we do not perform a qualitative assessment, or if we determine that a reporting unit’s fair value is not more likely than not greater than its carrying value, then we calculate the estimated fair value of the reporting unit using discounted cash flows and market approaches.
When assessing goodwill for impairment, our decision to perform a qualitative impairment assessment for a reporting unit in a given year is influenced by a number of factors, including the size of the reporting unit’s goodwill, the significance of the excess of the reporting unit’s estimated fair value over carrying value at the last quantitative assessment date, the amount of time in between quantitative fair value assessments and the date of acquisition. If we perform a quantitative assessment of a reporting unit’s goodwill, our impairment calculations contain uncertainties because they require management to make assumptions and apply judgment when estimating future cash flows and earnings, including projected revenue growth and operating expenses related to existing businesses, as well as utilizing valuation multiples of similar publicly traded companies and selecting an appropriate discount rate based on the estimated cost of capital that reflects the risk profile of the related business. Estimates of revenue growth and operating expenses are based on internal projectionsmanagement estimates considering the reporting unit’s past performance and forecasted growth, strategic initiatives and changes in economic conditions. These estimates, as well as the selection of comparable companies and valuation multiples used in the market approach are highly subjective, and our ability to realize the future cash flows used in our fair value calculations is affected by factors such as the success of strategic initiatives, changes in economic conditions, changes in our operating performance and changes in our business strategies. In 2021, we performed a qualitativeThe Company did not identify any impairment assessment for our reporting units in 2022 or 2021.
In the second quarter of 2023 and based onas part of our assessment, the Company has not identified a reporting unit for which theannual goodwill was impaired in 2021. In 2020,impairment testing, we performed a quantitative impairment assessment for our reporting units and this assessmentassessment. This analysis resulted in thegoodwill impairment charges totaling $218.9 million ($166.4 million net of goodwill totaling $25.5$52.5 million deferred tax benefit) in our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit and $6.4 million in our ADESA Remarketing LimitedEurope reporting unit (doing(both within the Marketplace segment). The goodwill impairment related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit was primarily driven by lower near-term and long-term revenue growth rates associated with a slower overall recovery in vehicle volumes. The goodwill impairment related to our Europe reporting unit was driven by combining two previously separate reporting units (ADESA U.K. and ADESA Europe) into a single reporting unit. Including ADESA U.K. in the reporting unit resulted in a reduction in the overall fair value of the combined reporting unit, resulting in an impairment charge. As a result of the impairment charges, the carrying value of the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units now approximate fair value. The fair value of each of our other reporting units was substantially in excess of its carrying value, with the exception of our Canada reporting unit within the Marketplace segment, which exceeded its carrying value by approximately 14%. Significant assumptions used in the determination of the estimated fair values of these reporting units were the revenue and earnings growth rates and the discount rate. The revenue and expense growth rates are dependent on wholesale used vehicle supply, the competitive environment, inflation and our ability to pass price increases along to our customers, and business as ADESA U.K.).activities that impact market share. As a result, the revenue growth rate could be adversely impacted by market conditions, macroeconomic factors or an increased competitive environment. The discount rate, which is consistent with a weighted average cost of capital that is likely to be expected by a market participant, is based on the Company’s required rates of return, including consideration of both debt and equity components of the capital structure. Our discount rate may be impacted in the future by adverse changes in the macroeconomic environment, volatility in the equity markets and the interest rate environment. While management can and has implemented strategies to address these events, changes in operating plans or adverse changes in the future could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair values and could result in a decline in fair value that would trigger future impairment charges of the goodwill within the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units described above. As of December 31, 2023, the carrying value of goodwill related to the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units was $87.3 million and $120.8 million, respectively. For additional information, see Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on our previous goodwill assessments, the Company did not identify a reporting unit for which the goodwill was impaired in 2019.
As with goodwill, we assess indefinite-lived tradenames for impairment annually during the second quarter or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that impairment may exist. When assessing indefinite-lived tradenames for impairment using a qualitative assessment, we evaluate if changes in events or circumstances have occurred that indicate that impairment may exist.exist and whether the tradenames continue to have an indefinite life. If we do not perform a qualitative impairment assessment or if changes in events and circumstances indicate that a quantitative assessment should be performed, management is required to calculate the fair value of the tradename asset group. The fair value calculation includes estimates of revenue growth, which are based on past performance and internal projections for the tradename asset group's forecasted growth, and royalty rates, which are adjusted for our particular facts and circumstances. The discount rate is selected based on the estimated cost of capital that reflects the risk profile of the related assets. These estimates are highly subjective, and our ability to achieve the forecasted cash flows used in our fair value calculations is affected by factors such as the success of strategic initiatives, changes in economic conditions, changes in our operating performance and changes in our business strategies.
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ADESA tradename, resulting in an impairment charge totaling $25.5 million ($19.0 million net of $6.5 million deferred tax benefit). Furthermore, as a result of the rebranding to OPENLANE, the ADESA tradename is no longer deemed to have an indefinite life and its remaining carrying amount of $97.3 million is being amortized over a remaining useful life of approximately 6 years. For additional information, see Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We review other intangible assets for possible impairment whenever circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. If it is determined that the carrying amount of an other intangible asset exceeds the total amount of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from that asset, we would recognize a loss to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. Management judgment is involved in both deciding if testing for recovery is necessary and in estimating undiscounted cash flows. Our impairment analysis is based on the current business strategy, expected growth rates and estimated future economic conditions. In 2020, this analysis resulted in the impairment of customer relationships of approximately $4.3 million in our ADESA Remarketing Limited reporting unit (doing business as ADESA U.K.). For additional information, see Note 9 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Legal Proceedings and Other Loss Contingencies
We are subject to the possibility of various legal proceedings and other loss contingencies, many involving litigation incidental to the business and a variety of environmental laws and regulations. Litigation and other loss contingencies are subject to inherent uncertainties and the outcomes of such matters are often very difficult to predict and generally are resolved over long periods of time. We consider the likelihood of loss or the incurrence of a liability, as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, in determining loss contingencies. Estimating probable losses requires the analysis of multiple possible outcomes that often are dependent on the judgment about potential actions by third parties. Contingencies are recorded in the consolidated financial statements, or otherwise disclosed, in accordance with ASC 450, Contingencies. We accrue for an estimated loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. Management regularly evaluates current information available to determine whether accrual amounts should be adjusted. If the amount of an actual loss is greater than the amount accrued, this could have an adverse impact on our operating results in that period.
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New Accounting Standards
For a description of new accounting standards that could affect the Company, reference the "New Accounting Standards" section of Note 2 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of December 31, 2023, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements pursuant to Item 303 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), that we believe are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
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Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Foreign Currency
Our foreign currency exposure is limited and arises from transactions denominated in foreign currencies, particularly intercompany loans, as well as from translation of the results of operations from our Canadian and, to a much lesser extent, United Kingdom and Continental Europe and Mexican subsidiaries. However, fluctuations between U.S. and non-U.S. currency values may adversely affect our results of operations and financial position. We have not entered into any foreign exchange contracts to hedge changes in the Canadian dollar, British pound euro or Mexican peso.euro. Foreign currency gains on intercompany loans were approximately $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023 and foreign currency losses on intercompany loans were approximately $3.8 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Canadian currency translation positively affected net income by approximately $3.6$2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2021 and2022. Canadian currency translation negatively affected net income by approximately $0.2$1.5 million and $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.2023 and 2022, respectively. A 1% change in the month-end Canadian dollar exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 20212023 would have impacted foreign currency losses on intercompany loans by $0.2 million and net income by $0.2 million. A 1% change in the month-end euro exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 2023 would have impacted foreign currency losses on intercompany loans by $0.7 million and net income by $0.5 million. A 1% change in the average Canadian dollar exchange rate for the year ended December 31, 20212023 would have impacted net income by approximately $0.7$0.5 million. Currency exposure of our U.K., Continental Europe and MexicanEuropean operations is not material to the results of operations.
Interest Rates
We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable rate borrowings. Accordingly, interest rate fluctuations affect the amount of interest expense we are obligated to pay. We currently usemost recently used interest rate swap agreements to manage our exposure to interest rate changes. We haveoriginally designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, the earnings impact of the derivatives designated as cash flow hedges are recorded upon the recognition of the interest related to the hedged debt.
In January 2020, we entered into three pay-fixed interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $500 million to swap variable rate interest payments under our term loan for fixed interest payments bearing a weighted average interest rate of 1.44%. The interest rate swaps havehad a five-year term, each maturing on January 23, 2025.term.
Taking ourIn February 2022, we discontinued hedge accounting as we concluded that the forecasted interest rate payments were no longer probable of occurring in consideration of the Transaction and expected repayment of Term Loan B-6. In connection with the repayment of Term Loan B-6 in May 2022, we entered into swap termination agreements. We received $16.7 million to settle and terminate the swaps, into account,which was recognized as a realized gain in "Interest expense" in the consolidated statement of income (loss).
A sensitivity analysis of the impact on our variable rate corporate debt instruments to a hypothetical 100 basis point increase in short-term rates (LIBOR)(LIBOR/Prime/SOFR) for the year ended December 31, 20212023 would have resulted in an increase in interest expense of approximately $4.3$0.7 million.

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Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Index to Financial Statements

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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting55

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (KPMG LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Auditor Firm ID: 185) 5657

Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 59

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 60

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 20212023 and 20202022 61

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 63

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 64

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Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed under the supervision of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and include those policies and procedures that:
Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and the dispositions of our assets;
Provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and Board of Directors; and
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021. During our assessment, we did not identify any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
We have excluded the Auction Frontier, LLC and CARWAVE Holdings LLC acquisitions ("2021 acquisitions") from our assessment of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 because we are continuing to integrate the acquisitions into our corporate processes. The total assets of the 2021 acquisitions represent 8.7% and the total revenues of the 2021 acquisitions represent 0.9% of the related consolidated financial statement amounts as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. No potential internal control changes due to the new acquisitions would be considered material to, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
KPMG LLP, the independent registered public accounting firm that audited our consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021, also audited the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 as stated in their report included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PETER J. KELLY
Peter J. Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ ERIC M. LOUGHMILLER
Eric M. Loughmiller
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ SCOTT A. ANDERSON
Scott A. Anderson
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)

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To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc.:
OpinionsOpinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021,2023, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021,2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
InCommission, and our report dated February 21, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
The Company acquired Auction Frontier, LLC and CARWAVE Holdings LLC (“2021 acquisitions”) during 2021, and management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021, internal control over financial reporting associated with the 2021 acquisitions with total assets of 8.7% and total revenues of 0.9% of the related amounts included in thereporting.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of the Company also excluded an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of the 2021 acquisitions.
Change in Accounting Principle
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for credit losses as of January 1, 2020 due to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standard Codification Topic 326: Financial Instruments - Credit Losses.
Basis for Opinions
The Company’s management is responsible for these consolidated financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’sthese consolidated financial statements and an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB)PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the auditsaudit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud, and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
fraud. Our audit of the consolidated financial statementsaudits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our auditaudits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.
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Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Assessment of qualitative risk factors in the allowance for credit losses
As discussed in Notes 2 and 7 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 20212023 was $23$23.0 million (the ACL). The Company estimates the ACL using a methodology that first considers quantitative models that calculate historical loss rates using recorded charge-offs and recoveries over a historical period as well as identified potential loss events as the primary quantitative factors. The Company’s methodology is also based on management’s evaluation of the receivables portfolio under current economic conditions, the size of the portfolio, overall portfolio credit quality, review of specific collection matters and such other factors which, in management’s judgment, deserve recognition in estimating losses (qualitative risk factors).
We identified the assessment of qualitative risk factors used in the ACL estimate as a critical audit matter. Due to significant measurement uncertainty, such assessment required complex and subjective auditor judgment, including specialized skill and knowledge. This assessment involved evaluating the qualitative framework and related risk factors, including the impacts of vehicle supply and vehicle pricing.factors. These factors increase the likelihood that qualitative risk factors were necessary in order to capture estimated credit losses not captured through the quantitative models.
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The following are the primary procedures we performed to address the critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the measurement of the ACL estimate, including controls over the (1) development and approval of the overall allowance for credit losses methodology, which includes the qualitative framework and related risk factors and (2) determination of the qualitative risk factors. We evaluated the Company’s process to develop the qualitative framework and related risk factors including testing the sources of data, factors, and assumptions that the Company used and considering whether they are relevant and reliable. We evaluated credit metric trends impacting the ACL estimate, including the qualitative risk factors, for consistency with trends in the Company’s historical loan portfolio growth and credit performance. We involved credit risk professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in evaluating (1) the Company’s ACL methodology, which included the qualitative framework and related risk factors, for compliance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and (2) the qualitative risk factors and their relationship to the quantitative models and whether additional or alternative sources of data, factors or assumptions should be used.
Fair value measurement of certain customer relationship intangible assets in the acquisition of CARWAVE Holdings LLCreporting units
As discussed in Note 3Notes 2 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the goodwill balance as of December 31, 2023 was $1,271.2 million. The Company acquired CARWAVE Holdings, LLC (CARWAVE)tests goodwill for impairment annually in October 2021 for a purchase price of $442 million, net of cash acquired. As a result of the transactionsecond quarter, or more frequently as impairment indicators arise, by comparing the Company acquired certain intangible assets, including the related acquired customer relationships of CARWAVE amounting to $62.5 million at fair value onof each reporting unit with its’ carrying value. The Company determined the datefair values of its’ reporting units using a discounted cash flow analysis. The Company recorded goodwill impairment charges in their U. S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units (certain reporting units) of $218.9 million and $6.4 million, respectively, for the acquisition.
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year ended December 31, 2023.
We identified the evaluation of certain reporting units’ fair values, which were utilized in the assessment of the acquisition-date fair value of the CARWAVE acquired customer relationshipsgoodwill for impairment, as a critical audit matter. Subjective and complex auditor judgmentjudgement was required to evaluate the projected revenue growth rate and discount rate assumptions used to determine the certain reporting units’ fair valuevalues. Changes in these assumptions could have had a significant impact on the fair values of the acquired customer relationships, includingcertain reporting units. Additionally, we involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge to evaluate the significant assumptions related to forecasted revenue growth rates and estimated customer attrition rates. The forecasted revenue growth rates and estimated customer attritiondiscount rates used to estimate the fair value of the acquired customer relationships was based on unobservable information and the fair value estimate was sensitive to these inputs, such that minor changes in the assumptions could cause significant changes in the estimated fair value.valuations.
The following are the primary procedures we performed to address thethis critical audit matter. We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of certain internal controls related to the Company’s acquisition-date valuation process for acquired customer relationships. This included internaldetermination of certain reporting units’ fair value, including controls related to the development of the forecastedprojected revenue growth rates and estimated customer attritiondiscount rates. We evaluated the relevance and reliability of the underlying inputs and data used to develop the forecasted revenue growth rates and estimated customer attrition rates. We assessed the forecastedCompany’s projected revenue growth rates by comparing the financial projectionsthem to currentmarket data for the industry and economic trends, the historic financial performance of the acquired business, andcertain peer companies, as well as the Company’s history with other acquisitions.historical results. We involved valuation professionals with specialized skills and knowledge, who assisted in evaluating the estimated customer attritionCompany’s discount rates which included a comparison of the Company’s assumption against the historical performance of the acquired business, the Company’s history with other acquisitions, and the average useful life of customer relationships atby comparing them to discount rates that were independently developed using publicly available market data for comparable public companies.entities.
/s/ KPMG LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2007.

Indianapolis, Indiana
February 23, 202221, 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
(In millions, except per share data)
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Operating revenuesOperating revenues   Operating revenues  
Auction feesAuction fees$877.8 $887.7 $1,115.3 
Service revenueService revenue707.2 737.4 1,018.2 
Purchased vehicle salesPurchased vehicle sales377.4 295.0 295.5 
Finance-related revenueFinance-related revenue289.2 267.6 352.9 
Total operating revenuesTotal operating revenues2,251.6 2,187.7 2,781.9 
Operating expensesOperating expenses   Operating expenses  
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)1,299.9 1,284.8 1,617.1 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative558.1 545.4 662.0 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization183.0 191.3 188.7 
Gain on sale of property
Goodwill and other intangibles impairmentGoodwill and other intangibles impairment 29.8 — 
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses2,041.0 2,051.3 2,467.8 
Operating profit210.6 136.4 314.1 
Operating profit (loss)
Interest expenseInterest expense126.6 128.9 189.5 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(17.5)2.1 (7.7)
Loss on extinguishment of debtLoss on extinguishment of debt — 2.2 
Income from continuing operations before income taxes101.5 5.4 130.1 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
Income taxesIncome taxes35.0 4.9 37.7 
Income from continuing operations$66.5 $0.5 $92.4 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income from discontinued operations, net of income taxesIncome from discontinued operations, net of income taxes — 96.1 
Net income$66.5 $0.5 $188.5 
Net income (loss)
Net income (loss) per share - basicNet income (loss) per share - basic   Net income (loss) per share - basic  
Income (loss) from continuing operationsIncome (loss) from continuing operations$0.16 $(0.16)$0.70 
Income from discontinued operationsIncome from discontinued operations — 0.73 
Net income (loss) per share - basicNet income (loss) per share - basic$0.16 $(0.16)$1.43 
Net income (loss) per share - dilutedNet income (loss) per share - diluted   Net income (loss) per share - diluted  
Income (loss) from continuing operationsIncome (loss) from continuing operations$0.16 $(0.16)$0.70 
Income from discontinued operationsIncome from discontinued operations — 0.72 
Net income (loss) per share - dilutedNet income (loss) per share - diluted$0.16 $(0.16)$1.42 
Dividends declared per common share$ $0.19 $1.08 
   







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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Net income$66.5 $0.5 $188.5 
Net income (loss)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxOther comprehensive income (loss), net of tax   Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax  
Foreign currency translation gain (loss)Foreign currency translation gain (loss)(5.8)17.8 19.9 
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate derivatives, net of tax13.8 (19.5)— 
Unrealized gain on interest rate derivatives, net of tax
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of taxTotal other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax8.0 (1.7)19.9 
Comprehensive income (loss)Comprehensive income (loss)$74.5 $(1.2)$208.4 
   



























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KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions)
December 31, December 31,
20212020 20232022
AssetsAssets  Assets  
Current assetsCurrent assets  Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents$190.0 $752.1 
Restricted cashRestricted cash25.8 60.2 
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $14.2 and $12.1527.0 367.2 
Finance receivables, net of allowances of $23.0 and $22.02,506.0 1,889.0 
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $9.9 and $15.8
Finance receivables, net of allowances of $23.0 and $21.5
Other current assetsOther current assets109.5 106.7 
Total current assetsTotal current assets3,358.3 3,175.2 
Other assetsOther assets  Other assets  
GoodwillGoodwill2,578.4 2,140.2 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $708.7 and $668.6243.3 211.3 
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $450.0 and $362.0275.9 290.2 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization of $438.5 and $417.3
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $475.4 and $406.0
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets325.7 350.6 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $602.1 and $596.4579.2 589.9 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $187.2 and $197.7
Other assetsOther assets56.4 40.8 
Total other assetsTotal other assets4,058.9 3,623.0 
Total assetsTotal assets$7,417.2 $6,798.2 
   




















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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In millions, except share and per share data)
 December 31,
 20212020
Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity  
Current liabilities  
Accounts payable$1,023.5 $688.9 
Accrued employee benefits and compensation expenses59.6 81.3 
Accrued interest6.1 6.5 
Other accrued expenses169.9 185.2 
Income taxes payable8.1 3.2 
Obligations collateralized by finance receivables1,692.3 1,261.2 
Current maturities of long-term debt16.3 24.3 
Total current liabilities2,975.8 2,250.6 
Non-current liabilities  
Long-term debt1,849.7 1,853.8 
Deferred income tax liabilities138.4 128.6 
Operating lease liabilities317.1 344.2 
Other liabilities32.3 55.4 
Total non-current liabilities2,337.5 2,382.0 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)00
Temporary equity
Series A convertible preferred stock (Note 15)590.9 549.8 
Stockholders' equity  
Common stock, $0.01 par value:  
Authorized shares: 400,000,000  
Issued and outstanding shares:  
121,163,050 (2021)  
129,700,156 (2020)1.2 1.3 
Additional paid-in capital910.8 1,046.5 
Retained earnings625.7 600.7 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(24.7)(32.7)
Total stockholders' equity1,513.0 1,615.8 
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity$7,417.2 $6,798.2 

 December 31,
 20232022
Liabilities, Temporary Equity and Stockholders' Equity  
Current liabilities  
Accounts payable$556.6 $551.2 
Accrued employee benefits and compensation expenses40.5 31.9 
Accrued interest10.1 7.8 
Other accrued expenses75.3 79.1 
Income taxes payable9.8 6.9 
Obligations collateralized by finance receivables1,631.9 1,677.6 
Current maturities of long-term debt154.6 288.7 
Total current liabilities2,478.8 2,643.2 
Non-current liabilities 
Long-term debt202.4 205.3 
Deferred income tax liabilities20.9 54.0 
Operating lease liabilities70.4 79.7 
Other liabilities14.3 6.8 
Total non-current liabilities308.0 345.8 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 19)
Temporary equity
Series A convertible preferred stock (Note 15)612.5 612.5 
Stockholders' equity  
Common stock, $0.01 par value:  
Authorized shares: 400,000,000  
Issued and outstanding shares:  
108,040,704 (2023)  
108,914,678 (2022)1.1 1.1 
Additional paid-in capital738.2 743.8 
Retained earnings624.4 822.9 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(36.7)(49.5)
Total stockholders' equity1,327.0 1,518.3 
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity$4,726.3 $5,119.8 









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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(In millions)
Common
Stock
Shares
Common
Stock
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Balance at December 31, 2018132.9 $1.3 $1,131.9 $392.3 $(61.3)$1,464.2 
Cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of
ASC Topic 842, net of tax
 1.1 1.1 
Net income188.5 188.5 
Other comprehensive income 19.9 19.9 
Issuance of common stock under stock plans0.9 4.3 4.3 
Surrender of RSUs for taxes(0.2)(10.8)(10.8)
Stock-based compensation expense21.4 21.4 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(4.8)(119.7)(119.7)
Distribution of IAA213.2 10.4 223.6 
Dividends earned under stock plans1.8 (1.8)— 
Cash dividends declared to stockholders ($1.08 per share)(142.3)(142.3)
Balance at December 31, 2019128.8 1.3 1,028.9 651.0 (31.0)1,650.2 
Cumulative effect adjustment for adoption of
ASC Topic 326, net of tax
(3.8)(3.8)
Net income0.5 0.5 
Other comprehensive loss(1.7)(1.7)
Issuance of common stock under stock plans0.8 2.1 2.1 
Issuance of common stock - private placement0.9 15.0 15.0 
Surrender of RSUs for taxes(0.2)(4.0)(4.0)
Stock-based compensation expense14.0 14.0 
Repurchase and retirement of common stock(0.6)(10.2)(10.2)
Dividends earned under stock plans0.7 (0.9)(0.2)
Cash dividends declared to stockholders ($0.19 per share)(24.5)(24.5)
Dividends on preferred stock(21.6)(21.6)
Common
Stock
Shares
Common
Stock
Shares
Common
Stock
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained EarningsAccumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
Total
Balance at December 31, 2020Balance at December 31, 2020129.7 1.3 1,046.5 600.7 (32.7)1,615.8 
Net incomeNet income66.5 66.5 
Other comprehensive incomeOther comprehensive income8.0 8.0 
Issuance of common stock under stock plansIssuance of common stock under stock plans0.5 1.5 1.5 
Issuance of common stock - private placementIssuance of common stock - private placement2.0 30.0 30.0 
Surrender of RSUs for taxesSurrender of RSUs for taxes(0.2)(2.2)(2.2)
Stock-based compensation expenseStock-based compensation expense15.6 15.6 
Repurchase and retirement of common stockRepurchase and retirement of common stock(10.8)(0.1)(180.8)(180.9)
Dividends earned under stock plansDividends earned under stock plans0.2 (0.4)(0.2)
Dividends on preferred stockDividends on preferred stock(41.1)(41.1)
Balance at December 31, 2021Balance at December 31, 2021121.2 $1.2 $910.8 $625.7 $(24.7)$1,513.0 
Net income
Other comprehensive loss
Issuance of common stock under stock plans
Surrender of RSUs for taxes
Stock-based compensation expense
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Dividends earned under stock plans
Dividends on preferred stock
Balance at December 31, 2022
Net loss
Other comprehensive income
Issuance of common stock under stock plans
Surrender of RSUs for taxes
Stock-based compensation expense
Repurchase and retirement of common stock
Dividends on preferred stock
Balance at December 31, 2023
   








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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In millions)
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Operating activitiesOperating activities   Operating activities  
Net income$66.5 $0.5 $188.5 
Net income (loss)
Net income from discontinued operationsNet income from discontinued operations — (96.1)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:   
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:  
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization183.0 191.3 188.7 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses8.8 43.8 40.1 
Deferred income taxesDeferred income taxes7.8 (7.2)(3.3)
Amortization of debt issuance costsAmortization of debt issuance costs12.1 11.7 12.2 
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation15.6 14.0 19.6 
Contingent consideration adjustmentContingent consideration adjustment24.3 4.7 — 
Net decrease in unrealized gain on investment securities(1.4)— — 
Net change in unrealized (gain) loss on investment securities
Investment and note receivable impairment
Gain on sale of property
Goodwill and other intangibles impairmentGoodwill and other intangibles impairment 29.8 — 
Loss on extinguishment of debtLoss on extinguishment of debt — 2.2 
Other non-cash, netOther non-cash, net(1.9)5.0 12.1 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:   Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:  
Trade receivables and other assetsTrade receivables and other assets(94.1)117.9 (3.0)
Accounts payable and accrued expensesAccounts payable and accrued expenses192.5 (27.1)19.8 
Payments of contingent consideration in excess of acquisition-date fair value
Net cash provided by operating activities - continuing operationsNet cash provided by operating activities - continuing operations413.2 384.4 380.8 
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations — 161.2 
Net cash (used by) provided by operating activities - discontinued operations
Investing activitiesInvesting activities   Investing activities  
Net (increase) decrease in finance receivables held for investment(618.6)170.6 (132.7)
Net decrease (increase) in finance receivables held for investment
Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired)Acquisition of businesses (net of cash acquired)(521.8)(421.0)(120.7)
Purchases of property, equipment and computer softwarePurchases of property, equipment and computer software(108.5)(101.4)(161.6)
Investments in securitiesInvestments in securities(22.5)— — 
Proceeds from sale of investmentsProceeds from sale of investments38.5 — — 
Proceeds from note receivable
Proceeds from the sale of PWIProceeds from the sale of PWI2.2 24.3 — 
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipmentProceeds from the sale of property and equipment12.1 0.9 — 
Net cash used by investing activities - continuing operations(1,218.6)(326.6)(415.0)
Net cash used by investing activities - discontinued operations — (37.4)
Net cash (used by) provided by investing activities - continuing operations
Net cash provided by (used by) investing activities - discontinued operations
Financing activitiesFinancing activities   Financing activities  
Net increase (decrease) in book overdrafts3.3 (6.9)(4.7)
Net (decrease) increase in borrowings from lines of credit(8.0)(14.0)19.3 
Net increase (decrease) in obligations collateralized by finance receivables424.4 (191.1)3.8 
Proceeds from issuance of Series A Preferred Stock 550.1 — 
Payments for issuance costs of Series A Preferred Stock (21.9)— 
Proceeds from long-term debt — 947.6 
Net decrease in book overdrafts
Net borrowings from (repayments of) lines of credit
Net (decrease) increase in obligations collateralized by finance receivables
Payments for debt issuance costs/amendmentsPayments for debt issuance costs/amendments(0.6)(18.5)(14.1)
Payments on long-term debtPayments on long-term debt(9.5)(9.5)(1,749.0)
Payment for early extinguishment of debt
Payments on finance leasesPayments on finance leases(10.5)(16.1)(15.9)
Payments of contingent consideration and deferred acquisition costsPayments of contingent consideration and deferred acquisition costs(37.1)(31.2)(9.4)
Issuance of common stock under stock plansIssuance of common stock under stock plans1.5 2.1 4.3 
Issuance of common stock - private placementIssuance of common stock - private placement30.0 15.0 — 
Tax withholding payments for vested RSUsTax withholding payments for vested RSUs(2.2)(4.0)(10.8)
Repurchase and retirement of common stockRepurchase and retirement of common stock(180.9)(10.2)(119.7)
Dividends paid to stockholders (49.0)(164.3)
Cash transferred to IAA — (50.9)
Net cash provided by (used by) financing activities - continuing operations210.4 194.8 (1,163.8)
Dividends paid on Series A Preferred Stock
Net cash (used by) provided by financing activities - continuing operations
Net cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operationsNet cash provided by financing activities - discontinued operations — 1,317.6 
Net change in cash balances of discontinued operations
Effect of exchange rate changes on cashEffect of exchange rate changes on cash(1.5)(1.2)12.8 
Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cashNet (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash(596.5)251.4 256.2 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period812.3 560.9 304.7 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of periodCash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period$215.8 $812.3 $560.9 
Cash paid for interest, net of proceeds from interest rate derivatives$112.7 $116.6 $170.0 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - continuing operations$26.0 $16.6 $37.8 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - discontinued operations$ $— $41.4 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statementsSee accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
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Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
(In millions)Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
Cash paid for interest, net of proceeds from interest rate derivatives$145.2 $106.4 $112.7 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - continuing operations$35.8 $25.6 $24.8 
Cash paid for taxes, net of refunds - discontinued operations$1.5 $378.1 $1.2 















































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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Note 1—Organization and Other Matters
OPENLANE, Inc., formerly known as KAR Auction Services, Inc., doing business as KAR Global, was organized in the State of Delaware on November 9, 2006. The KAR group of companies is comprised of ADESA, Inc., Automotive Finance Corporation and additional business units.
Defined Terms
Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms used herein shall have the following meanings:
"we," "us," "our," "KAR""OPENLANE" and "the Company" refer, collectively, to OPENLANE, Inc. (f/k/a KAR Auction Services, Inc.) and all of its subsidiaries;subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise;
"ADESA" or "ADESA Auctions" refer, collectively, to ADESA, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, and ADESA, Inc.'s subsidiaries, including Openlane,OPENLANE US, Inc. (together with Openlane,OPENLANE US, Inc.'s subsidiaries, "Openlane""OPENLANE US"), BacklotCars, Inc. ("BacklotCars"), CARWAVE Holdings LLC ("CARWAVE"), Nth Gen Software Inc. ("TradeRev"), ADESA Remarketing Limited (formerly known as GRS Remarketing Limited ("GRS" or "ADESA Remarketing Limited")ADESA U.K.") and ADESA Europe (formerly known as CarsOnTheWebNV and its subsidiaries ("COTW"ADESA Europe");
"ADESA U.S. physical auction business," "ADESA U.S. physical auctions" and "ADESA U.S." refer to the auction sales, operations and staff at ADESA’s U.S. vehicle logistics centers, which were sold to Carvana Group, LLC (together with Carvana Co. and its subsidiaries, "Carvana") in May 2022 (the "Transaction");
"AFC" refers, collectively, to Automotive Finance Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ADESA, and Automotive Finance Corporation's subsidiaries and other related entities;
"Credit Agreement" refers to the Credit Agreement, dated June 23, 2023 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from time to time), among the Company, as the borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities including PWI Holdings, Inc. (which was sold on December 1, 2020)from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for a $325 million senior secured revolving credit facility due June 23, 2028 (the "Revolving Credit Facility");
"Previous Credit Agreement" refers to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 11, 2014 (as amended, amended and restated, modified or supplemented from timeprior to time)the date of the Credit Agreement), among KAR Auction Services, Inc.,the Company, as the borrower, the several banks and other financial institutions or entities from time to time partiesparty thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as administrative agent;
"agent. The Previous Credit Facility" refers to theAgreement provided for a $950 million senior secured term loan B-6 facility due September 19, 2026 ("Term Loan B-6"), of which the outstanding amount was fully repaid in May 2022, and thea $325 million senior secured revolving credit facility due September 19, 2024 (the "Revolving"Previous Revolving Credit Facility"), which was replaced by the terms of which are set forthRevolving Credit Facility in the Credit Agreement;June 2023;
"IAA" refers, collectively, to Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., formerly a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, and Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc.'s subsidiaries and other related entities, including HBC Vehicle Services Limited ("HBC"). See Note 4;entities;
"KAR Auction Services"OPENLANE, Inc." refers to KAR Auction Services, Inc.the Company and not to its subsidiaries;
"Senior notes" refers to the 5.125% senior notes due 2025 ($950210 million aggregate principal was outstanding at December 31, 2021)2023); and
"Series A Preferred Stock" refers to the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (612,676 and 571,606(634,305 shares of Series A Preferred Stock were outstanding at December 31, 20212023 and 2020, respectively);2022).
"Term Loan B-4" refersBusiness and Nature of Operations
As announced in May 2023, OPENLANE is now the go-to-market brand for the Company's digital marketplaces throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe. OPENLANE is a leading digital marketplace for used vehicles, connecting sellers and buyers across North America and Europe to the senior secured term loan B-4 facility, the termsfacilitate fast, easy and transparent transactions. Our portfolio of which are set forthintegrated technology, data analytics, financing, logistics, reconditioning and other remarketing solutions, combined with our vehicle logistics centers in the Credit Agreement;
"Term Loan B-5" refersCanada, help advance our purpose: to the senior secured term loan B-5 facility, the termsmake wholesale easy so our customers can be more successful. As of which are set forth in the Credit Agreement; and
"2017 Revolving Credit Facility" refers to the $350 million senior secured revolving credit facility existing under the Credit Agreement prior to September 19, 2019.December 31, 2023,
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Business and Nature of Operations
ADESA is a leading provider of wholesale vehicle auctions and related vehicle remarketing services for the automotive industry. As of December 31, 2021, the ADESA AuctionsMarketplace segment serves a domestic and international customer base through digital marketplaces supported by more than 70and 15 vehicle logistics center locations across North America. ADESA also includes BacklotCars, an appCanada.
For commercial sellers, our software platform supports private label digital remarketing sites and web-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale vehicleprovides comprehensive solutions to our automobile manufacturer, captive finance company and other commercial customers. For dealer customers, our platform utilizedfacilitates multiple sale formats, data-driven insights and integrated services to automotive dealers, coast-to-coast in the United States, CARWAVE, an online dealer-to-dealerCanada and Europe.
OPENLANE Europe is our digital marketplace in the United States, TradeRev, an online automotive remarketing platform in Canada where dealers can launch and participate in real-time vehicle auctions at any time, ADESA Remarketing Limited, an online whole car vehicle remarketing businessserving customers in the United Kingdom and ADESAContinental Europe (formerly known as CarsOnTheWeb), anthrough a consolidated online wholesale used vehicle auction marketplace in Continental Europe. Our auctions facilitate the sale of used vehicles through on-premise and off-premise marketplaces. ADESA's online service offerings include customized private label solutions powered with software developed by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Openlane, that allow our commercial consignors (automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies and other institutions) to offer vehicles via the Internet prior to arrival at on-premise marketplaces. Remarketingplatform.
Marketplace services include a variety of activities designed to facilitate the transfer of used vehicles between sellers and buyers throughout the vehicle life cycle. ADESA facilitatesWe facilitate the exchange of these vehicles through an auction marketplace,our marketplaces, which aligns sellers and buyers. As an agent for customers, the Company generally does not take title to or ownership of vehicles sold at the auctions.through our marketplaces. Generally, fees are earned from the seller and buyer on each successful auctionmarketplace transaction in addition to fees earned for ancillary services.
ADESA has We also sell vehicles that have been purchased, for which we do take title and record the second largest usedgross selling price of the vehicle auction network in North America, based upon the number of used vehicles sold through auctions annually, andour marketplaces as revenue.
We also providesprovide services such as inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative and collateral recovery services. ADESA isWe are able to serve the diverse and multi-faceted needs of itsour customers through the wide range of services offered.
AFC is a leading provider of floorplan financing primarily to independent used vehicle dealers ("independent dealer customers") and this financing is provided through approximately 10090 locations (hybrid of physical locations and a digital servicing network) throughout the United States and Canada as of December 31, 2021.2023. Floorplan financing supports independent used vehicle dealersdealer customers in North America who purchase vehicles at ADESA, BacklotCars, CARWAVE, TradeRev,OPENLANE and other used vehicle and salvage auctionsauctions. In addition, AFC provides financing for dealer inventory purchased directly from wholesalers, other dealers and non-auction purchases.
Prior to December 2020, in addition to floorplan financing,directly from consumers, as well as providing liquidity for customer trade-ins which can encompass settling lien holder payoffs. AFC also provided independent used vehicle dealers with vehicle service contracts. In October 2020, a subsidiary of ADESA signed a definitive agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of PWI Holdings, Inc., the Company's extended vehicle service contract business ("PWI"), to certain subsidiaries of Kingsway Financial Services Inc.provides title services for a purchase price of approximately $24.3 million in cash and deferred payments of approximately $2.2 million. The sale was completed on December 1, 2020.their customers.
Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of KAR Auction ServicesOPENLANE and all of its majority owned subsidiaries. Significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. requires management to make estimates based in part on assumptions about current, and for some estimates, future economic and market conditions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. Although the current estimates contemplate current conditions and expected future changes, as appropriate, it is reasonably possible that future conditions could differ from these estimates, which could materially affect our results of operations and financial position. Among other effects, such changes could result in future impairments of goodwill, intangible assets and long-lived assets, incremental losses on finance receivables, additional allowances on accounts receivable and deferred tax assets and changes in litigation and other loss contingencies.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Business Segments
Our operations are grouped into 2two operating segments: ADESA AuctionsMarketplace and AFC.Finance. The 2two operating segments also serve as our reportable business segments. Operations are measured through detailed budgeting and monitoring of contributions to consolidated income by each business segment.
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity
We recognize all derivative financial instruments in the consolidated financial statements at fair value in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 815, Derivatives and Hedging. We currently usemost recently used interest rate swaps that are were
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
designated and qualifyqualified as cash flow hedges to manage the variability of cash flows to be paid due to interest rate movements on our variable rate debt. The fair values of the interest rate derivatives are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments from commercial banks. The fair value of the derivatives iswere recorded in "Other liabilities" on the consolidated balance sheet. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges arewere recorded as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income." The earnings impact of the interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges iswere recorded upon the recognition of the interest related to the hedged debt.
Foreign Currency Translation
The local currency is the functional currency for each of our foreign entities. Revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at average exchange rates in effect during the year. Assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated using the exchange rates in effect at year end. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses on intercompany balances are included in the consolidated statements of income within "Other (income) expense, net" and resulted in a gain of $2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023, a loss of $2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2022 and a loss of $3.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2021, a loss of $4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 and a gain of $0.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.2021. Adjustments arising from the translation of net assets located outside the U.S. (gains and losses) are shown as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income."
Cash Equivalents
All highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. These investments are valued at cost, which approximates fair value.
Restricted Cash
AFC Funding Corporation, a wholly-owned, bankruptcy remote, consolidated, special purpose subsidiary of AFC, is required to maintain a minimum cash reserve of 1 or 3 percent of total receivables sold to the group of bank purchasers as security for the receivables sold. Automotive Finance Canada Inc. ("AFCI") is also required to maintain a minimum cash reserve of 1 or 3 percent of total receivables sold to its securitization facilities. The amount of the cash reserve depends on circumstances which are set forth in the securitization agreements. Such reserves are presented as "Restricted cash" on the consolidated balance sheets.
Receivables
Trade receivables include the unremitted purchase price of vehicles purchased by third parties at the auctions,through our marketplaces, fees to be collected from those buyers and amounts due for services provided by us related to certain consigned vehicles in our possession. The amounts due with respect to the services provided by us related to certain consigned vehicles are generally deducted from the sales proceeds upon the eventual auctionmarketplace sale or other disposition of the related vehicles.
Finance receivables include floorplan receivables created by financing dealer purchases of vehicles in exchange for a security interest in those vehicles and special purpose loans. Floorplan receivables become due at the earlier of the dealer subsequently selling the vehicle or a predetermined time period (generally 30 to 90 days). Special purpose loans relate to loans that are either line of credit loans or working capital loans that can be either secured or unsecured based on the facts and circumstances of the specific loans.
Due to the nature of our business, substantially all trade and finance receivables are due from vehicle dealers and commercial sellers. We have possession of vehicles or vehicle titles collateralizing a significant portion of the trade and finance receivables.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Trade receivables are reported net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on management's evaluation of the receivables under current conditions, the aging of the receivables, review of specific collection issues and such other factors which in management's judgment deserve recognition in estimating losses.
We also maintain an allowance for credit losses for estimated losses resulting from the inability of customers to make required payments. AFC’s finance receivables represent revolving line of credit arrangements extended to used car dealers and are secured by collateral which is a key credit quality indicator monitored by the Company. Delinquencies and losses are monitored on an ongoing basis and this historical experience provides the primary basis for estimating the allowance which is estimated using a loss-rate method. We estimate the allowance for credit losses using a methodology that first considers historical loss rates calculated using recorded charge-offs and recoveries over a historical period as well as identified potential loss events as the primary quantitative factors. The allowance for credit losses is also based on management's evaluation of the receivables
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
portfolio under current economic conditions, the size of the portfolio, overall portfolio credit quality, review of specific collection matters and such other factors which, in management's judgment, deserve recognition in estimating losses. Specific collection matters can be impacted by the outcome of negotiations, litigation and bankruptcy proceedings with individual customers.
AFC controls credit risk through credit approvals, credit limits, underwriting and collateral management monitoring procedures, including lot audits and holding vehicle titles where permitted. The estimates are based on management’s evaluation of many factors, including AFC’s historical credit loss experience, the value of the underlying collateral, delinquency trends and economic conditions. The estimates are based on information available as of each reporting date and reflect the expected credit losses over the entire expected term of the receivables. Actual losses may differ from the original estimates due to actual results varying from those assumed in our estimates.
Credit Losses
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The update changed the methodology for measuring credit losses on financial instruments and the timing of when such losses are recorded. We adopted Topic 326 in the first quarter of 2020 and the change in methodology for measuring credit losses resulted in an increase in the allowance for credit losses of approximately $5.0 million. The cumulative effect of this change was recognized, net of tax, as a $3.8 million adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2020.
Other Current Assets
Other current assets consist of inventories, prepaid expenses, taxes receivable and other miscellaneous assets. The inventories, which consist of vehicles, supplies and parts, are accounted for on the specific identification method and are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
Goodwill
Goodwill represents the excess of cost over fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill is tested for impairment annually in the second quarter, or more frequently as impairment indicators arise. ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, permits an entity to assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount before applying the goodwill impairment model. If it is determined through the qualitative assessment that a reporting unit's fair value is more likely than not greater than its carrying value, the remaining impairment steps would be unnecessary. The qualitative assessment is optional, allowing companies to go directly to the quantitative assessment. Under the quantitative assessment for goodwill impairment, the fair value of each reporting unit is compared with its carrying value (including goodwill). If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss is recognized for any excess of the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill over the fair value of that goodwill, not to exceed the carrying amount of goodwill. Fair value of the reporting unit is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis.
Customer Relationships and Other Intangible Assets
Customer relationships are amortized on a straight-line basis over the life determined at the time of acquisition. Other intangible assets generally consist of tradenames and computer software, and non-compete agreements, which if amortized, are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives. Tradenames with indefinite lives are not amortized. Costs incurred related to software developed or obtained for internal use are capitalized during the application development stage of
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December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
software development and amortized over their estimated useful lives. The non-compete agreements are amortized over the life of the agreements. The amortization periods of finite-lived intangible assets are re-evaluated periodically when facts and circumstances indicate that revised estimates of useful lives may be warranted. Indefinite-lived tradenames are assessed for impairment, in accordance with ASC 350, annually in the second quarter or more frequently as impairment indicators arise. At the end of each assessment, a determination is made as to whether the tradenames still have an indefinite life.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method at rates intended to depreciate the costs of assets over their estimated useful lives. Upon retirement or sale of property and equipment, the cost of the disposed assets and related accumulated depreciation is removed from the accounts and any resulting gain or loss is credited or charged to selling, general and administrative expenses. Expenditures for normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred. Additions and expenditures for improving or rebuilding existing assets that extend the useful life are capitalized. Leasehold improvements made either at the inception of the lease or during the lease term are amortized over the shorter of their economic lives or the lease term including any renewals that are reasonably assured.
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
Debt issuance costs reflect the expenditures incurred in conjunction with term loan debt, the revolving credit facility, the senior notes and the U.S. and Canadian receivables purchase agreements. The debt issuance costs are being amortized to interest
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December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
expense using the effective interest method or the straight-line method, as applicable, over the lives of the related debt issues. Debt issuance costs are presented as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the related debt liability.
Other Assets
Other assets consist of investments, deposits, notes receivable, foreign deferred taxes and other long-term assets.
Long-Lived Assets
Management reviews our property and equipment, customer relationships and other intangible assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. The determination includes evaluation of factors such as current market value, future asset utilization, business climate and future cash flows expected to result from the use of the related assets. If the carrying amount of a long-lived asset exceeds the total amount of the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from that asset, a loss is recognized in the period to the extent that the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset. The impairment analysis is based on our current business strategy, expected growth rates and estimated future economic and regulatory conditions.
Leases
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2016-02,The Company accounts for leases under ASC 842, Leases (Topic 842), which replaces the existing lease guidance in Topic 840. The ASU is intended to provide enhanced transparency and comparability by requiring lessees to record right-of-use ("ROU") assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the balance sheet, with an exception for leases that meet the definition of a short-term lease. The new guidance continues to classify leases as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the statement of income.
We adopted Topic 842 in the first quarter of 2019 and as permitted by ASU 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842): Targeted Improvements, we applied the new standard at the adoption date and recognized the cumulative-effect of initially applying the new standard as an increase of $1.1 million to the opening balance of retained earnings. The cumulative-effect adjustment related to the derecognition of existing fixed assets for which we were determined to be the accounting owner under Topic 840 and related liabilities associated with certain sale leaseback transactions in build-to-suit arrangements that did not qualify for sale accounting under Topic 840. Depreciation related to these fixed assets was recorded consistently with owned property and equipment in depreciation expense. In accordance with Topic 842, the lease agreements associated with the derecognized fixed assets and related liabilities generated ROU assets and lease liabilities that will be amortized to lease expense over the lease term. In addition, we recognized additional operating liabilities for continuing operations of approximately $342 million with related ROU assets of approximately $314 million based on the present value of the remaining minimum rental payments for existing operating leases.
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. We determine if an arrangement is a lease at inception. Operating leases are included in "Operating lease right-of-use assets," "Other accrued expenses" and "Operating lease liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheets. Finance leases are included in "Property and equipment, net," "Other accrued expenses" and "Other liabilities" in our consolidated balance sheets.
ROU assets represent our right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease ROU assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized at the commencement date based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term. We use the implicit rate when readily determinable. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit interest rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. The operating lease ROU assets also include any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives and initial direct costs incurred. Our lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option. Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
We have lease agreements with lease and non-lease components, which are generally accounted for separately. For certain equipment leases, we account for the lease and non-lease components as a single lease component.
Accounts Payable
Accounts payable include amounts due sellers from the proceeds of the sale of their consigned vehicles less any fees, as well as trade payables and outstanding checks to sellers and vendors. Book overdrafts, representing outstanding checks in excess of funds on deposit, are recorded in "Accounts payable" and amounted to $85.1$17.9 million and $81.8$20.2 million at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.
Self-Insurance Reserves
We self-insure our employee medical benefits, as well as a portion of our automobile, general liability and workers' compensation claims. We have insurance coverage that limits the exposure on individual claims. The cost of the insurance is expensed over the contract periods. We record an accrual for the claims related to our employee medical benefits, automobile, general liability and workers' compensation claims based upon the expected amount of all such claims. Accrued medical benefits and workers' compensation expenses are included in "Accrued employee benefits and compensation expenses" while accrued automobile and general liability expenses are included in "Other accrued expenses."
Environmental Liabilities
Accruals for environmental matters are recorded when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of the liability can be reasonably estimated, based on current law and existing technologies. These accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress, or as additional technical or legal information becomes available. Accruals for environmental liabilities are included in "Other accrued expenses" at undiscounted amounts and exclude claims for recoveries from insurance or other third parties.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Temporary Equity
The Company records shares of convertible preferred stock at their respective fair values on the date of issuance, net of issuance costs. The convertible preferred stock is recorded outside of stockholders' equity on the consolidated balance sheet because the shares contain liquidation features that are not solely within the Company's control. The Company has elected not to adjust the carrying values of the convertible preferred stock to the liquidation preferences of such shares because of the uncertainty of whether or when such an event would occur. Subsequent adjustments to increase the carrying value to the liquidation preferences will be made only when it becomes probable that such a liquidation event will occur. See Note 15 for a discussion of the convertible preferred stock.
Revenue Recognition
The Company accounts for revenue under ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, except for AFC interest and fee income, which is described under AFC below. Revenue is recognized when control of the promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. The Company generates its revenues from contracts with customers. In contracts with multiple performance obligations, the Company identifies each performance obligation and evaluates whether the performance obligations are distinct within the context of the contract at contract inception. Performance obligations that are not distinct at contract inception are
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combined. The Company allocates the transaction price to each distinct performance obligation proportionately based on the estimated standalone selling price for each performance obligation. The Company then determines how the goods or services are transferred to the customer in order to determine the timing of revenue recognition.
There were no material contract assets, contract liabilities or deferred contract costs recorded on the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2021.2023. For each of our primary revenue streams, cash flows are consistent with the timing of revenue recognition.
For the year ended December 31, 2021,2023, revenue recognized from performance obligations related to prior periods was not material. Revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less and contracts where revenue is recognized as invoiced, is not material.
ADESAMarketplace
The performance obligation contained within the ADESA auctionmarketplace contracts for sellers is facilitating the remarketing of vehicles, including titling, administration and sale at auction.through our marketplaces. The remarketing performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time the vehicle is sold through the auction process.our marketplaces. The ADESA ancillary services contracts include services such as inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, and collateral recovery services.services and technology solutions. The performance obligations related to these services are subject to separate contracts and are satisfied at the point in time the services are completed.
Contracts with buyers are generally established via purchase at auction,through our marketplaces, subject to standard terms and conditions. These contracts contain a single performance obligation, which is satisfied at a point in time when the vehicle is purchased through theour marketplaces.
The vehicles sold on our marketplaces generate auction process.
Most of the vehicles that are sold through auctions are consigned to ADESA by the sellerfees from buyers and held at ADESA’s facilities or third-party locations. ADESAsellers. The Company generally does not take title to these consigned vehicles and records only its auction fees as revenue ("Auction fees" in the consolidated statement of income)income (loss)) because it has no influence on the vehicle auctionmarketplace selling price agreed to by the seller and the buyer at the auction. ADESAbuyer. The Company does not record the gross selling price of the consigned vehicles sold at auctionthrough our marketplaces as revenue. Our buyer fees are typically based on a tiered structure with fees increasing with the sale price of the vehicle, while seller fees are typically fixed. ADESAThe Company generally enforces its rights to payment for seller transactions through net settlement provisions following the sale of a vehicle. ADESAMarketplace services such as inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, and collateral recovery services and technology solutions are generally recognized at the time of service ("Service revenue" in the consolidated statement of income)income (loss)). ADESAThe Company also sells vehicles that have been purchased, which represent approximately 1% of the total volume of vehicles sold. For these types of sales, ADESAthe Company does record the gross selling price of purchased vehicles sold at auctionthrough our marketplaces as revenue ("Purchased vehicle sales" in the consolidated statement of income)income (loss)) and the gross purchase price of the vehicles as "Cost of services.services," at the completion of each sale to a third party.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Finance
AFC's revenue ("Finance-related revenue" in the consolidated statement of income)income (loss)) is comprised of interest and fee income, provision for credit losses and other revenues associated with our finance receivables, as well as warranty contract revenue prior to 2021.receivables. The following table summarizes the primary components of AFC's finance-related revenue:
 Year Ended December 31,
AFC Revenue (in millions)202120202019
Interest and fee income$284.1 $266.1 $342.1 
Other revenue8.6 8.7 10.9 
Provision for credit losses(3.5)(38.6)(35.3)
Warranty contract revenue 31.4 35.2 
$289.2 $267.6 $352.9 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
 Year Ended December 31,
Finance-Related Revenue (in millions)202320222021
Interest income$248.4 $202.8 $139.7 
Fee income183.3 171.9 144.4 
Other revenue12.3 11.0 8.6 
Provision for credit losses(50.6)(9.8)(3.5)
$393.4 $375.9 $289.2 
Interest and fee income
Revenues associated with interest and fee income are accounted for in accordance with ASC 310-20, Nonrefundable Fees and Other Costs, and therefore are not subject to evaluation under Topic 606. Interest on finance receivables is recognized based on the number of days the vehicle remains financed. AFC ceases recognition of interest on finance receivables when the loans become delinquent, which is generally 31 days past due.financed, adjusted for historical loss rates. Dealers are also charged a fee to floorplan a vehicle ("floorplan fee"), to extend the terms of the receivable ("curtailment fee") and a document processing fee. AFC fee income including floorplan and curtailment fees is recognized over the estimated life of the finance receivable.
Other revenue
Other revenue includes lot check fees, filing fees, lien holder payoff services and other related program fees, each of which are charged to and collected from AFC's customers.
Warranty contract revenue
Warranty contract revenue represents the revenue generated by Preferred Warranties, Inc. PWI receives advance payments for vehicle service contracts and unearned revenue is deferred and recognized over the terms of the contracts utilizing a historical earnings curve. PWI was sold on December 1, 2020.
Income Taxes
We file federal, state and foreign income tax returns in accordance with the applicable rules of each jurisdiction. We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes. The provision for income taxes includes federal, foreign, state and local income taxes payable, as well as deferred taxes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable amounts in periods in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. If it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation allowance is recognized.
We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs.
Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations per Share
Prior to 2020, basic netThe Company includes participating securities (Series A Preferred Stock) in the computation of income from continuing operations per share was computed by dividing net income from continuing operations bypursuant to the weighted average common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted nettwo-class method. The two-class method of calculating income from continuing operations per share represents netis an allocation method that calculates earnings per share for common stock and participating securities. Under the two-class method, total dividends provided to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities are subtracted from income from continuing operations divided by the sum of the weighted averagein determining income attributable to common shares outstanding plus potential dilutive instruments related to our stock-based employee compensation program. stockholders.
The effect of stock options and restricted stock on net income from continuing operations per share-diluted is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby net proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase our common stock at the average market price during the period. Stock options that would have an anti-dilutive effect on net income from continuing operations per diluted share, unexercisable market options and performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs")PRSUs subject to performance conditions which have not yet been satisfied are excluded from the calculations.
Beginning in 2020, the Company also includes participating securities (Series A Preferred Stock) in the computation of net income (loss) from continuing operations per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method of calculating net income (loss) from continuing operations per share is an allocation method that calculates earnings per share for common stock and participating securities. Under the two-class method, total dividends provided to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities are subtracted from net income from continuing operations in determining net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock-based compensation under ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation. We recognize all stock-based compensation as expense in the financial statements over the vesting period and that cost is measured as the fair value of the award at the grant date for equity-classified awards. We also recognize the impact of forfeitures as they occur and excess tax benefits and tax deficiencies related to employee stock-based compensation within income tax expense.
New Accounting Standards
In August 2020,December 2023, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2020-06, Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, which simplifies the accounting for convertible debt instruments and convertible preferred stock by reducing the number of accounting models and the number of embedded conversion features that could be recognized separately from the primary contract. The update also requires the application of the if-converted method to calculate the impact of convertible instruments on diluted earnings per share. The new guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. This update can be adopted on either a fully retrospective or a modified retrospective basis. We do not expect the adoption of ASU 2020-06 will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12,Standards Update ("ASU") 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting forImprovements to Income Taxes,Tax Disclosures, which simplifiesrequires additional income tax disclosures on an annual basis, specifically related to the accounting forrate reconciliation and income taxes eliminates certain exceptions within Topic 740and clarifies certain aspects of the current guidance to promote consistency among reporting entities.paid. The new guidance isamendments are effective for annual periodsfiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years.2024. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments should be applied on a prospective basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2019-12 did not2023-09 will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.statements and related disclosures.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures, which updates reportable segment disclosure requirements primarily through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and for interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2024. Early adoption is permitted and the amendments should be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2023-07 will have on the consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
Note 3—Acquisitions
2023 Acquisition
In December 2023, the Company acquired Manheim Canada from Cox Automotive. The transaction included the Manheim Montreal facility and auction sales, operations and select staff across Manheim Canada. The acquisition advances OPENLANE's digital strategy by adding inventory, buyers, sellers and corresponding data to the OPENLANE Canada digital marketplace.
The purchased assets included property and equipment and customer relationships. Financial results for Manheim Canada have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The purchase price for Manheim Canada was approximately $103.0 million. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Manheim Canada were recorded at fair value, including $52.4 million to property and equipment and $18.6 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships. This method requires forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted revenue growth and estimated customer attrition rates. The acquisition resulted in $25.9 million of goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill were strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is recorded in the Marketplace reportable segment and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The financial impact of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2023. Acquisition costs of approximately $2.0 million are included in the consolidated statement of income (loss) within "Selling, general and administrative."
Contingent Payment Related to Prior Year Acquisition
Some of the purchase agreements related to prior year acquisitions have included additional payments over a specified period, including contingent payments based on certain conditions and performance. In 2023, we made a contingent consideration payment related to the Auction Frontier acquisition of $15.0 million. For the year ended December 31, 2023, adjustments to estimated contingent consideration associated with the Auction Frontier acquisition increased contingent consideration and impacted “Other (income) expense, net” by approximately $1.3 million.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
2021 Acquisitions
CARWAVE Holdings LLC
In October 2021, ADESAthe Company acquired CARWAVE Holdings LLC (“CARWAVE”). CARWAVE iswas an online dealer-to-dealer marketplace featuring certified mechanical inspections, buyer guarantees and a 24/7, direct offer trading format with live auctions.buyer bidding. The acquisition iswas expected to build on KAR’sthe Company’s growth in the dealer-to-dealer space, enhance KAR’sthe Company’s position in the highly fragmented wholesale used vehicle market and accelerate the Company’s overall transformation to a digital marketplace company.
The purchased assets included accounts receivable, other current assets, property and equipment, software, customer relationships and tradenames. Financial results for CARWAVE have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The purchase price for CARWAVE, net of cash acquired, was approximately $442.0 million. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of CARWAVE were recorded at fair value, including $67.5 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships of $62.5 million, software of $4.6 million and tradenames of $0.4 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The acquired software and tradenames are reported in "Other intangible assets" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships and the relief from royalty method was used to value the software and tradenames. Both of these methods require forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted revenue growth, estimated customer attrition rates and estimated royalty and license rates. The acquisition resulted in $373.4 million of goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill were strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is recorded in the ADESA AuctionsMarketplace reportable segment and most of it is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The financial impact of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021. Acquisition costs are included in the consolidated statement of income (loss) within "Selling, general and administrative."
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Auction Frontier, LLC
In May 2021, ADESAthe Company acquired Auction Frontier, LLC (“Auction Frontier”). Auction Frontier is the owner and operator of the cloud-based auction simulcast solution Velocicast®. The acquisition is aligned with KAR’sthe Company’s strategy, as Velocicast powers ADESA Simulcast and Simulcast+ technologies, as well as other wholesale and retail auctions across North America and Australia.
The purchased assets included accounts receivable, software, customer relationships and tradenames. The purchase agreement also included additional payments contingent on certain terms and conditions. Financial results for Auction Frontier have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.
The purchase price for Auction Frontier, net of cash acquired, was approximately $92.2 million, which included a net cash payment of $79.8 million and estimated contingent payments with a fair value of $12.4 million based on a probability model (based on Level 3 inputs). The maximum amount of undiscounted contingent payment related to this acquisition could approximate $15.0 million. The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Auction Frontier were recorded at fair value, including $17.9 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships of $10.0 million, software of $7.6 million and tradenames of $0.3 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The acquired software and tradenames are reported in "Other intangible assets" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships and the relief from royalty method was used to value the software and tradenames. Both of these methods require forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted revenue growth and estimated royalty and license rates. A probability model, based on the expected retention of significant customers, was used to value the estimated contingent consideration. The acquisition resulted in $73.8 million of goodwill. The factors contributing to the recognition of goodwill were strategic and synergistic benefits that are expected to be realized from the acquisition. The goodwill is recorded in the ADESA AuctionsMarketplace reportable segment and all of it is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The financial impact of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2021. Acquisition costs are included in the consolidated statement of income (loss) within "Selling, general and administrative."
Deferred and Contingent Payments Related to Prior Year Acquisitions
Some of the purchase agreements related to prior year acquisitions included additional payments over a specified period, including deferred and contingent payments based on certain conditions and performance. At December 31, 2021, we had estimated contingent consideration with a fair value and maximum potential payment of approximately $30.6 million (based on Level 3 inputs), which is reported in "Other accrued expenses" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2021, we made contingent consideration and deferred acquisition payments related to the CarsOnTheWeb and TradeRev acquisitions of $37.1 million. For the year ended December 31, 2021 adjustments to estimated contingent consideration associated with the CarsOnTheWeb and TradeRev acquisitions increased contingent consideration and impacted "Other (income) expense, net" by approximately $24.3 million in the aggregate.
2020 Acquisition
In November 2020, ADESA completed the acquisition of BacklotCars for approximately $421.0 million, net of cash acquired. BacklotCars is an app and web-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale platform featuring a 24/7 “bid-ask” marketplace offering vehicles with comprehensive inspections performed by automobile mechanics. The acquisition is expected to further diversify the Company's broad portfolio of digital capabilities and accelerate the Company’s strategy to be a leading digital dealer-to-dealer marketplace provider.
The purchased assets included accounts receivable, property and equipment, software, customer relationships and tradenames. Financial results for BacklotCars have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition. In addition, as part of the acquisition of BacklotCars, we assumed line-of-credit debt of approximately $9.5 million which was paid off in the fourth quarter of 2020.
The acquired assets and assumed liabilities of BacklotCars were recorded at fair value, including $78.8 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships of $66.4 million, software of $8.3 million and tradenames of $4.1 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The multi-period excess earnings method was used to value the customer relationships and the relief from royalty method was used to value the software and tradenames. Both of these methods require forward looking estimates to determine fair value, including among other assumptions, forecasted
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
revenue growthNote 4—Sale of ADESA U.S. Physical Auction Business and estimated royalty rates.Discontinued Operations
In February 2022, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Carvana, pursuant to which Carvana would acquire the ADESA U.S. physical auction business from the Company (the "Transaction"). The acquisition resultedTransaction was completed in $354.8 millionMay 2022 for approximately $2.2 billion in cash and included all auction sales, operations and staff at ADESA’s U.S. vehicle logistics centers and use of goodwill. The goodwill is recordedthe ADESA.com marketplace in the ADESA Auctions reportable segment.U.S. The financial impactnet proceeds received in connection with the Transaction were included in "Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations" in the consolidated statement of this acquisition, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated resultscash flow for the year ended December 31, 2020. Acquisition costs are included in the consolidated statement of income within "Selling, general and administrative."
2019 Acquisitions

In January 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of Dent-ology. Dent-ology enhances our mobile reconditioning capabilities and bolsters our offerings to include wheel repair and hail catastrophe response services.

In January 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of CarsOnTheWeb. COTW is an online auction company serving the wholesale vehicle sector in Continental Europe that seamlessly connects OEMs, fleet owners, wholesalers and dealers. The acquisition advances KAR's international strategy and extends its strong North American and U.K.-based portfolio of on-premise, online and digital auction marketplaces.

Certain of the purchase agreements included additional payments over a specified period contingent on certain terms, conditions and performance. The purchased assets included accounts receivable, inventory, property and equipment, customer relationships, tradenames and software. Financial results for each acquisition have been included in our consolidated financial statements from the date of acquisition.

The aggregate purchase price for the businesses acquired in 2019, net of cash acquired, was approximately $169.2 million, which included net cash payments of $120.7 million, deferred payments with a fair value of $19.2 million and estimated contingent payments with a fair value of $29.3 million based on an option pricing valuation model. The maximum amount of undiscounted deferred payments and undiscounted contingent payments related to these acquisitions could approximate $77.0 million. The purchase price for the acquired businesses was allocated to acquired assets and liabilities based upon fair values, including $32.7 million to intangible assets, representing the fair value of acquired customer relationships of $26.4 million, software of $4.3 million and tradenames of $2.0 million, which are being amortized over their expected useful lives. The acquisitions resulted in aggregate goodwill of $142.6 million. The goodwill is recorded in the ADESA Auctions reportable segment. The financial impact of these acquisitions, including pro forma financial results, was immaterial to the Company's consolidated results for the year ended December 31, 2019. Acquisition costs are included in the consolidated statement of income within "Selling, general and administrative."
Note 4—IAA Separation and Discontinued Operations
In February 2018, the Company announced that its board of directors had approved a plan to pursue the separation ("Separation") of its salvage auction business, IAA, through a spin-off. On June 28, 2019, the Company completed the spin-off, creating a new independent publicly traded company, IAA, Inc. ("IAA"). The Separation provided KAR stockholders with equity ownership in both KAR and IAA. On June 28, 2019, the Company’s stockholders received one share of IAA common stock for every share of Company common stock they held as of the close of business on June 18, 2019, the record date for the distribution. In addition to the shares of IAA common stock, KAR received a cash distribution of approximately $1,278.0 million from IAA, which was used to prepay a portion of KAR's term loans.2022. In connection with the spin-off,Transaction, the Company and IAACarvana entered into various agreements to effect the Separation and provide a framework for their relationship after the Separation,Transaction, including a separation and distribution agreement, a transition services agreement for a transitional period and a commercial agreement for a term of 7 years that provides for platform and other fees for services rendered. In addition, the Company will continue to own the ADESA tradename and the ADESA U.S. physical auctions will continue to utilize the tradename, which had an employee mattersindefinite life at the time of the Transaction. The tradename continues to generate cash flows pursuant to the purchase and commercial agreements with Carvana and its affiliates, as Carvana now pays a fee to the Company for use of the tradename for the ADESA U.S. physical auctions for a defined period. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company received a net cash inflow from the commercial agreement and transition services agreement of approximately $93.9 million, which includes the transportation services noted below. From the completion of the Transaction through December 31, 2022, the Company received a tax matters agreement. These agreements providenet cash inflow from the commercial agreement and transition services agreement of approximately $57.4 million.
The Company provided transportation services of $60.3 million, $73.6 million and $80.3 million to the ADESA U.S. physical auctions for the allocation between the Companyyears ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and IAA of assets, employees, liabilities and obligations (including investments, property, environmental and tax-related assets and liabilities) attributable to periods prior to, at2021, respectively. The transportation amount noted for 2022 includes transactions before and after IAA's Separation from the Company and will govern certain relationships between IAA and the Company after the Separation.

sale.
The financial results of IAAthe ADESA U.S. physical auction business have been accounted for as discontinued operations for all periods presented. The business was formerly included in the comparable 2019 results presented. IAACompany’s Marketplace reportable segment. Goodwill was formerly presented as one ofallocated to the Company’s reportable segments.ADESA U.S. physical auctions based on relative fair value. Discontinued operations included one-time transaction costs in "Selling, general and administrative" of approximately $31.3$37.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019,2022, in connection with the Separation of the two companies.Transaction. These costs consisted of consulting and professional fees associated with preparingthe Transaction. The Transaction resulted in a pretax gain on disposal of approximately $521.8 million or the year ended December 31, 2022. The effective tax rate for and executingdiscontinued operations was approximately 60% primarily due to non-deductible goodwill recognized in the spin-off.Transaction.

The following table presents the results of operations for the ADESA U.S. physical auction business that have been reclassified to discontinued operations for all periods presented
(in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
202320222021
Operating revenues$ $305.9 $881.3 
Operating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) 224.9 582.4 
Selling, general and administrative 67.8 148.7 
Depreciation and amortization 11.2 73.0 
Total operating expenses 303.9 804.1 
Operating profit 2.0 77.2 
Interest expense 0.1 0.9 
Other (income) expense, net (8.4)(11.0)
Income from discontinued operations before gain on disposal and income taxes 10.3 87.3 
Pretax gain on disposal of discontinued operations 521.8 — 
Income taxes(0.7)319.5 20.0 
Income from discontinued operations$0.7 $212.6 $67.3 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
The following table presentssummarizes the resultsmajor classes of operations for IAAassets and liabilities of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business that have been reclassified towere classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented:the period presented (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Operating revenues$ $ $723.6 
Operating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)  446.1 
Selling, general and administrative  94.5 
Depreciation and amortization  43.9 
Total operating expenses — 584.5 
Operating profit — 139.1 
Interest expense  2.7 
Other income, net  — 
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes — 136.4 
Income taxes  40.3 
Income from discontinued operations$ $— $96.1 
May 8,
2022
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents$68.6 
Trade receivables, net of allowances206.3 
Inventory15.5 
Other current assets9.3 
Current assets of discontinued operations299.7 
Goodwill1,099.7 
Customer relationships, net of accumulated amortization81.4 
Other intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization30.7 
Operating lease right-of-use assets223.7 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation440.1 
Other assets2.4 
Non-current assets of discontinued operations1,878.0 
Total assets of discontinued operations$2,177.7 
Liabilities
Accounts payable$249.5 
Accrued employee benefits and compensation expenses10.2 
Other accrued expenses28.2 
Current portion of operating lease liabilities27.7 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations315.6 
Operating lease liabilities216.8 
Other liabilities2.0 
Non-current liabilities of discontinued operations218.8 
Total liabilities of discontinued operations$534.4 
Note 5—Stock and Stock-Based Compensation Plans
Our stock-based compensation expense has included expense associated with KAR Auction Services, Inc. service-based options ("service options"), market-based options ("market options"), performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") and service-based restricted stock units ("RSUs"). We have determined that the KAR Auction Services, Inc. service options, market options, PRSUs and RSUs should be classified as equity awards. In addition, as further discussed below, holders of some of these awards received an equivalent number of PRSUs, RSUs and options in IAA as they had in KAR at June 28, 2019. These awards arewere scheduled to vest over the period from February 2020 to February/March 2022.
In connection with the spin-offsale of IAA,the ADESA U.S. physical auction business, the ADESA U.S. employees terminated from the Company modified itsand became employees of Carvana. For those employees with stock-based compensation awards, under the "equitable adjustments" clause in the Omnibus Plan, which provides anti-dilution protection. Generally, the award adjustmentsall unvested options were intended to maintain the economic valueforfeited, most of the awards beforeunvested RSUs were forfeited and afterunvested PRSUs received pro-rated vesting based on tenure over the Separation date.measurement periods and achievement of performance. The post-spin KAR awards and post-spin IAA awards are generally subject to the same terms and conditions, and will continue to vest on the same schedule as the pre-spin KAR awards, except as noted in the equity-conversion related provisions of the employee matters agreement. There was no incrementalstock-based compensation expense and adjustments for these awards were recorded as a result of these modifications. The post-spin expense is comprised of the combined KAR"Selling, general and IAA awards held by KAR employees and did not change as a result of the spin-off.administrative" within discontinued operations.
The compensation cost that was charged against income for all stock-based compensation plans was $15.6$16.5 million, $14.0$16.6 million and $19.6$13.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019,2021, respectively, and the total income tax benefit recognized in the consolidated statement of income (loss) for options, PRSUs and RSUs was approximately $2.0$2.2 million, $2.0$1.5 million and $2.9$1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019,2021, respectively. We did not capitalize any stock-based compensation cost in the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 or 2019.2021.
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The following table summarizes our stock-based compensation expense by type of award (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
PRSUsPRSUs$2.0 $4.8 $10.0 
RSUsRSUs6.4 9.2 9.6 
Service optionsService options1.1 — — 
Market optionsMarket options6.1 — — 
Total stock-based compensation expenseTotal stock-based compensation expense$15.6 $14.0 $19.6 

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KAR Auction Services, Inc.Restated 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan - PRSUs, RSUs, Service Options and Market Options
We adopted theThe KAR Auction Services, Inc. Amended and Restated 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan in December 2009, which was approved by shareholders and amended and restated in June 2014 and further amended and restated in June 2021 ("Omnibus Plan"). The Omnibus Plan is intended to provide equity and/or cash-based awards to our executive officers and key employees. The maximum number of shares of the Company's common stock that may be issued pursuant to awards under the Omnibus Plan is approximately 7.3 million, of which approximately 3.92.8 million shares remained available for future grants as of December 31, 2021.2023. The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, other stock-based awards and cash-based awards. The grants described below were made pursuant to the Company's Policy on Granting Equity Awards.
PRSUs
In the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 we granted a target amount of approximately 0.70.5 million, 0.40.5 million and 0.30.7 million, respectively, PRSUs to certain executive officers and other employees of the Company. Approximately 0.5 millionThree quarters of the PRSUs granted in 2021 and all of the PRSUs granted in 20202023 vest if and to the extent that the Company's three-yearcumulative Adjusted EBITDA ("Adjusted EBITDA PRSUs") attains certain specified goals over three years. The other one quarter of the PRSUs granted in 2023 vest if and to the extent that the Company's total shareholder return over three years relative to that of companies within the S&P SmallCap 600 ("TSR PRSUs") exceeds certain levels.
The PRSUs granted in 2022 were set to vest if and to the extent that the Company's cumulative operating adjusted net income per share attains certain specified goals.goals over three years. Following the Transaction, in September 2022 the performance targets and the related award agreements for the 2022 PRSUs were amended to modify the performance metric from operating adjusted net income per share to Adjusted EBITDA. The modification of the 2022 PRSUs affected 13 participants and there was no incremental compensation cost resulting from the modification.
Approximately 0.5 million of the PRSUs granted in 2021 vest if and to the extent that the Company's cumulative operating adjusted net income per share attains certain specified goals over three years. Approximately 0.2 million of the PRSUs granted in 2021 vest if and to the extent that certain operational goals are attained by year-end 2023 or 2024.
In 2023, the weighted average grant date fair value of the Adjusted EBITDA PRSUs was $14.25 per share, which was determined using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the dates of grant. Additionally in 2023, the weighted average grant date fair value of the TSR PRSUs was $21.62 per share and was developed with Monte Carlo simulations using a multivariate Geometric Brownian Motion. The weighted average grant date fair value of the PRSUs was $18.46 per share and $15.37 per share $22.24 per sharein 2022 and $47.09 per share in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, which was determined using the closing price of the Company's common stock on the dates of grant. Dividend equivalents accrue on the PRSUs, as applicable, and are subject to the same vesting and forfeiture terms as the PRSUs.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
The following table summarizes PRSU activity, (held by KAR and IAA employees), including dividend equivalents, under the Omnibus Plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:2023:
Performance Restricted Stock UnitsNumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
PRSUs at January 1, 2021791,158 $20.97 
Performance-Based Restricted Stock UnitsPerformance-Based Restricted Stock UnitsNumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
PRSUs at January 1, 2023
GrantedGranted664,680 15.37 
VestedVested(192,884)20.36 Vested— N/AN/A
ForfeitedForfeited(8,322)21.22 
PRSUs at December 31, 20211,254,632 $18.10 
PRSUs at December 31, 2023
KAR employees hold all of the non-vested PRSUs at December 31, 2021. KAR employees also hold 230,228 of non-vested PRSUs in IAA at December 31, 2021. The fair value of shares that vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 was $2.7$0.0 million, $2.1 million and $5.1$2.7 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021,2023, an estimated $1.0$5.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested PRSUs is expected to be recognized over a weighted average term of approximately 2.01.6 years.
RSUs
In the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, 2020 and 2019, approximately 0.50.6 million, 0.41.2 million and 0.30.5 million RSUs were granted to certain executive officers and management members of the Company. The RSUs are contingent upon continued employment and generally vest in 3three equal annual installments. The fair value of RSUs is the value of the Company's common stock at the date of grant and the weighted average grant date fair value of the RSUs was $14.19 per share, $14.82 per share and $13.93 per share $22.24 per sharein 2023, 2022 and $46.95 per share in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Dividend equivalents accrue on the RSUs, as applicable, and are subject to the same vesting and forfeiture terms as the RSUs.
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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
The following table summarizes RSU activity, (held by KAR and IAA employees), including dividend equivalents, under the Omnibus Plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:2023:
Restricted Stock UnitsRestricted Stock UnitsNumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueRestricted Stock UnitsNumberWeighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
RSUs at January 1, 2021578,342 $21.73 
RSUs at January 1, 2023
GrantedGranted482,664 13.93 
VestedVested(257,800)20.61 
ForfeitedForfeited(55,591)17.71 
RSUs at December 31, 2021747,615 $16.81 
RSUs at December 31, 2023
KAR employees hold 730,412 of the non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2021 and IAA employees hold 17,203 of the non-vested RSUs at December 31, 2021. KAR employees also hold 49,907 of non-vested RSUs in IAA at December 31, 2021. The fair value of shares that vested during the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 2020 and 2019 was $3.8$8.0 million, $6.0$5.3 million and $11.8$3.8 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021,2023, there was approximately $6.6$10.6 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested RSUs which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average term of 1.71.6 years.
Service Options
For the yearyears ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, we granted approximately 0.1 million and 1.1 million service options, respectively, with a weighted average exercise price of $14.83 per share and $16.15 per share, respectively, to certain executive officers of the Company. The service options have a life of ten years and vest in equal annual installments on each of the first 4four anniversaries of the grant dates.
Service options have been accounted for as equity awards and, as such, compensation expense was measured based on the fair value of the award at the date of grant and is being recognized ratably over the four year service period.periods of four years. The weighted average fair value of the service options granted was $7.14 per share and $3.98 per share for the yearyears ended December 31, 2021.2023 and 2021, respectively. The fair value of the service options granted in 2023 was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected life of 6.25 years, an expected volatility of 44.31%, an expected dividend yield of 0.0% and a weighted average risk-free interest rate of 3.38%. The fair values of the service options granted in 2021
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
were estimated on the dates of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with an expected life of 6.25 years, a weighted average expected volatility of 36.55%, a weighted average expected dividend yield of 3.8% and a weighted average risk free interest rate of 1.06%.
The expected life of the service options was calculated in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107, which allows for the use of a simplified method. Under the simplified method, the expected life is based on the midpoint of the average time to vest and the full contractual term of the time-vested options. The computation of expected volatility was based on historical stock volatility. The expected dividend yield is based upon an anticipated return to historical dividends during the life of the time-vested options. The risk free interest rate is based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the term of the options.
The following table summarizes service option activity under the Omnibus Plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:2023:
Service OptionsNumberWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2021487,156 $10.66   
Granted1,071,609 16.15   
Exercised(54,892)7.99   
Forfeited(2,796)5.39   
Canceled2,250 11.57   
Outstanding at December 31, 20211,503,327 $14.70 7.2 years$2.8 
Exercisable at December 31, 2021431,718 $11.06 2.0 years$2.0 
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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Service OptionsNumberWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 20231,286,097 $14.71  
Granted53,222 14.83  
Exercised(156,752)11.31  
Forfeited— N/A 
Canceled(19,293)14.05  
Outstanding at December 31, 20231,163,274 $15.18 6.1 years$1.1 
Exercisable at December 31, 2023665,409 $14.64 5.0 years$0.9 
The intrinsic value presented in the table above represents the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option at December 31, 2021.2023. The intrinsic value changes continuously based on the fair value of our stock. The market value is based on KAR Auction Services'the Company's closing stock price of $15.62$14.81 on December 31, 2021.2023. The total intrinsic value of service options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 was $0.5 million, $2.8$0.5 million and $7.1$0.5 million, respectively. The fair market value of all vested and exercisable service options at December 31, 20212023 and 20202022 was $6.7$9.9 million and $9.1$8.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2021,2023, there was approximately $3.2$1.3 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested service options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average term of 3.52.0 years.
Market Options
For the yearyears ended December 31, 2023 and 2021, we granted approximately 0.2 million and 4.3 million market options, respectively, with a weighted average exercise price of $14.83 per share and $16.15 per share, respectively, to certain executive officers of the Company. The market options have a life of ten years and have a service component along with an additional market component. The market options become eligible to vest and become exercisable in equal increments, each upon the later to occur of (i) the first 4four anniversaries of the grant dates, respectively, and (ii) for each respective 25% increment, the attainment of KAR'sthe Company's closing stock price at or above $5, $10, $15 and $20 over each respective exercise price, for 20 consecutive trading days.
The weighted average fair value of the market options granted for the yearyears ended December 31, 2023 and 2021 was $6.91 per share and $3.91 per share.share, respectively. The fair value and requisite service period of the market options was developed with a Monte Carlo simulation using a multivariate Geometric Brownian Motion with a drift equal to the risk free rate.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
The following table summarizes market option activity under the Omnibus Plan for the year ended December 31, 2021:2023:
Market OptionsMarket OptionsNumberWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)
Market OptionsNumberWeighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Term
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
(in millions)
Outstanding at January 1, 2021— N/A  
Outstanding at January 1, 2023Outstanding at January 1, 20233,557,134 $16.09  
GrantedGranted4,286,426 16.15
ExercisedExercised— N/A
Exercised
Exercised
Forfeited
Forfeited
ForfeitedForfeited— N/A
CanceledCanceled— N/A
Outstanding at December 31, 20214,286,426 $16.15 9.4 years$3.5 
Exercisable at December 31, 2021— N/AN/AN/A
Canceled
Canceled
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
Outstanding at December 31, 2023
Exercisable at December 31, 2023Exercisable at December 31, 2023— N/A
The intrinsic value presented in the table above represents the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option at December 31, 2021.2023. The intrinsic value changes continuously based on the fair value of our stock. The market value is based on KAR Auction Services'the Company's closing stock price of $15.62$14.81 on December 31, 2021.2023. As of December 31, 2021,2023, there was approximately $10.7$2.7 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested market options which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average term of 3.62.5 years.
KAR Auction Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
We adopted the KAR Auction Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") in December 2009. The ESPP, which was approved by shareholders,our stockholders, is designed to provide an incentive to attract, retain and reward eligible employees and is intended to qualify as an "employee stock purchase plan" under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. At the Company's annual meetingA maximum of stockholders in June 2020, the stockholders approved an amendment to the ESPP. As a result, the maximum number2,500,000 shares of sharesour common stock have been reserved for issuance under the ESPP, was increased from 1,000,000 shares to 2,500,000 shares, of which 1,227,298933,673 shares remained available for future ESPP purchases as of December 31, 2021.2023. The ESPP provides for one month offering periods with a 15% discount from the fair market value of a share on the date of purchase. A participant's annual contribution to the ESPP may not exceed $25,000 per year. Unless terminated earlier, the ESPP will terminate on December 31, 2028. In accordance with ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, the entire 15% purchase discount is recorded as compensation expense.
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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Share Repurchase ProgramsProgram
In October 2019, the board of directors authorized a repurchase of up to $300 million of the Company's outstanding common stock, par value $0.01 per share. Since October 2019, the share repurchase program has been amended from time-to-time through October 30, 2021. In October 2021,subsequent approvals by the board of directors authorized an extensiondirectors. These amendments have served to increase the size of the October 2019 share repurchase program and extend its maturity date through December 31, 2022.2024. At December 31, 2021,2023, approximately $109.0$125.0 million of the Company's outstanding common stock remained available for repurchase under the 2019 share repurchase program. Repurchases may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including pursuant to repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 ofunder the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and amount of any repurchases is subject to market and other conditions. This program does not oblige the Company to repurchase any dollar amount or any number of shares under the authorization, and the program may be suspended, discontinued or modified at any time, for any reason and without notice. In 20212023, 2022 and 2020,2021, we repurchased and retired 10,847,8001,438,859 shares, 12,649,722 shares and 585,08610,847,800 shares of common stock, respectively, in the open market at a weighted average price of $16.66 and $17.50$15.43 per share, respectively, under the October 2019 authorization. No shares of common stock were repurchased in 2019 under the October 2019 authorization.
In October 2016, the board of directors authorized a repurchase of up to $500 million of the Company’s outstanding common stock, par value $0.01$14.39 per share through October 26, 2019. Repurchases were made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including pursuant to repurchase plans designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The timing and amount of any repurchases was subject to market and other conditions. In 2019, we repurchased and retired 4,753,300 shares of common stock in the open market at a weighted average price of $25.18$16.66 per share, under the October 2016 authorization.respectively.
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OPENLANE, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 6—Net Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of net income (loss) from continuing operations per share (in millions except per share amounts):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Net income from continuing operations$66.5 $0.5 $92.4 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Series A Preferred Stock dividendsSeries A Preferred Stock dividends(41.1)(21.6)— 
Net income attributable to participating securities(5.5)— — 
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders$19.9 $(21.1)$92.4 
(Income) loss from continuing operations attributable to participating securities
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders
Weighted average common shares outstandingWeighted average common shares outstanding123.0 129.3 131.6 
Effect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awardsEffect of dilutive stock options and restricted stock awards0.6 — 1.3 
Weighted average common shares outstanding and potential common sharesWeighted average common shares outstanding and potential common shares123.6 129.3 132.9 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share  
Income (loss) from continuing operations per shareIncome (loss) from continuing operations per share  
BasicBasic$0.16 $(0.16)$0.70 
DilutedDiluted$0.16 $(0.16)$0.70 
Prior to 2020, basic net income from continuing operations per share was calculated by dividing net income from continuing operations by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares for the period. Diluted net income from continuing operations per share was calculated consistent with basic net income from continuing operations per share including the effect of dilutive unissued common shares related to our stock-based employee compensation program. The effect of stock options and restricted stock on net income from continuing operations per share-diluted is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby net proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase our common stock at the average market price during the period. As a result of the spin-off, there are IAA employees who hold KAR equity awards included in the calculation. Stock options that would have an anti-dilutive effect on net income from continuing operations per diluted share, unexercisable market options and PRSUs subject to performance conditions which have not yet been satisfied are excluded from the calculations. Approximately 0.6 million service options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income from continuing operations per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. No options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income from continuing operations per share for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. All of the market options were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income from
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
continuing operations per share for the year ended December 31, 2021. In addition, approximately 1.1 million PRSUs, approximately 0.4 million PRSUs and 0 PRSUs were excluded from the calculation of diluted net income per share from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Total options outstanding at December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 were 5.8 million, 0.5 million and 0.7 million, respectively.
Beginning in 2020, the Company also includes participating securities (Series A Preferred Stock) in the computation of net income (loss) from continuing operations per share pursuant to the two-class method. The two-class method of calculating net income (loss) from continuing operations per share is an allocation method that calculates earnings per share for common stock and participating securities. Under the two-class method, total dividends provided to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities are subtracted from net income from continuing operations in determining net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders. During periods
The effect of stock options and restricted stock on income from continuing operations per share-diluted is determined through the application of the treasury stock method, whereby net loss,proceeds received by the Company based on assumed exercises are hypothetically used to repurchase our common stock at the average market price during the period. Stock options that would have an anti-dilutive effect on income from continuing operations per diluted share, unexercisable market options and PRSUs subject to performance conditions which have not yet been satisfied are excluded from the calculations. In accordance with U.S. GAAP, no effect is given to the participating securities because they do not sharepotential common shares were included in the lossescomputation of diluted income from continuing operations per share for the Company.years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, because to do so would have been anti-dilutive based on the period undistributed loss from continuing operations. Total options outstanding at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 were 4.9 million, 4.8 million and 5.8 million, respectively.
Note 7—Allowance for Credit Losses and Doubtful Accounts
The following is a summary of the changes in the allowance for credit losses related to finance receivables (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Allowance for Credit LossesAllowance for Credit Losses   Allowance for Credit Losses  
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$22.0 $15.0 $14.0 
Opening balance adjustment for adoption of ASC Topic 326 5.0 — 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses3.5 38.6 35.3 
RecoveriesRecoveries12.6 10.0 7.7 
Less charge-offsLess charge-offs(15.1)(46.6)(42.0)
Other
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$23.0 $22.0 $15.0 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
AFC's allowance for credit losses includes estimated losses for finance receivables currently held on the balance sheet of AFC and its subsidiaries.
The following is a summary of changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts related to trade receivables (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Allowance for Doubtful AccountsAllowance for Doubtful Accounts  Allowance for Doubtful Accounts  
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$12.1 $9.5 $8.7 
Provision for credit lossesProvision for credit losses5.3 5.2 4.8 
Less net charge-offsLess net charge-offs(3.2)(2.6)(4.0)
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$14.2 $12.1 $9.5 
Recoveries of trade receivables were netted with charge-offs, as they were not material. Changes in the Canadian dollar exchange rate did not have a material effect on the allowance for doubtful accounts.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Note 8—Finance Receivables and Obligations Collateralized by Finance Receivables
AFC sells the majority of its U.S. dollar denominated finance receivables on a revolving basis and without recourse to a wholly-owned, bankruptcy remote, consolidated, special purpose subsidiary ("AFC Funding Corporation"), established for the purpose of purchasing AFC's finance receivables. A securitization agreement allows for the revolving sale by AFC Funding Corporation to a group of bank purchasers of undivided interests in certain finance receivables subject to committed liquidity. In December 2021, AFC Funding Corporation'sCorporation had committed liquidity was increased from $1.60 billion to $1.70of $2.0 billion for U.S. finance receivables.receivables at December 31, 2023.
In September 2020,2022, AFC and AFC Funding Corporation entered into the NinthTenth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Receivables Purchase Agreement"). The Receivables Purchase Agreement decreasedincreased AFC Funding's U.S. committed liquidity from $1.70 billion to $1.60$2.0 billion and extended the facility's maturity date from January 28, 202231, 2024 to January 31, 2024.2026. In addition, the discount rate is now based on the SOFR reference rate, provisions designed to provide additional credit enhancement to the purchasers upon the occurrence of the certain events related to the payment ratelending and net spread on the receivables portfoliooperational flexibility were added, certain portfolio performance metrics that could result in a requirement to increase the cash reservemodified or constitute a termination event were amended to the benefit of AFC Fundingadded and provisions providing for a mechanism for determining an alternative rate of interest were added.modified. We capitalized approximately $12.3$10.5 million of costs in connection with the Receivables Purchase Agreement.
We also have an agreement for the securitization of AFCI's receivables. AFCI's committed facility is provided through a third-party conduit (separate from the U.S. facility) and was increased from C$175 million to C$225300 million on December 31, 2021.2023. In September 2020,March 2023, AFCI entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement"). The Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement extendedincreased AFCI's committed liquidity from C$225 million to C$300 million and the facility's maturity date from January 28, 2022 toremains January 31, 2024.2026. In addition, provisions designed to provide additional credit enhancement to the purchasers upon the occurrence of the certain events related to the payment rate and net spread on the receivables portfolio were added, certain portfolio performance metrics that could result in a requirement to increase the cash reserve or constitute a termination event were amended to the benefit of AFC Funding and provisions providing for a mechanism for determining an alternative raterates of interest were added. We capitalized approximately $1.0$0.6 million of costs in connection with the Canadian Receivables Purchase Agreement. The receivables sold pursuant to both the U.S. and Canadian securitization agreements are accounted for as secured borrowings.
In September 2022, AFCI entered into the Sixth Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement (the "Canadian Sixth Receivables Purchase Agreement"). The Canadian Sixth Receivables Purchase Agreement extended the facility's maturity. In addition, provisions designed to provide additional lending and operational flexibility were modified or added. We capitalized approximately $1.1 million of costs in connection with the Canadian Sixth Receivables Purchase Agreement.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
The following tables present quantitative information about delinquencies, credit loss charge-offs less recoveries ("net credit losses") and components of securitized financial assets and other related assets managed. For purposes of this illustration, delinquent receivables are defined as receivables 31 days or more past due.
December 31, 2021Net Credit Losses
During 2021
December 31, 2023Net Credit Losses
During 2023
Total Amount of:
(in millions)(in millions)ReceivablesReceivables
Delinquent
(in millions)
(in millions)
Floorplan receivables
Floorplan receivables
Floorplan receivablesFloorplan receivables$2,519.7 $7.3 $2.5 
Other loansOther loans9.3   
Total receivables managedTotal receivables managed$2,529.0 $7.3 $2.5 

December 31, 2020Net Credit Losses
During 2020
December 31, 2022Net Credit Losses
During 2022
Total Amount of:
(in millions)(in millions)ReceivablesReceivables
Delinquent
(in millions)
(in millions)
Floorplan receivables
Floorplan receivables
Floorplan receivablesFloorplan receivables$1,892.1 $22.9 $36.6 
Other loansOther loans18.9 — — 
Total receivables managedTotal receivables managed$1,911.0 $22.9 $36.6 
AFC's allowance for losses was $23.0 million and $22.0$21.5 million at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
As of December 31, 20212023 and 2020, $2,482.22022, $2,296.4 million and $1,865.3$2,396.6 million, respectively, of finance receivables and a cash reserve of 1 or 3 percent of the obligations collateralized by finance receivables served as security for the obligations collateralized by finance receivables. The amount of the cash reserve depends on circumstances which are set forth in the securitization agreements. Obligations collateralized by finance receivables consisted of the following:
December 31,
2021
December 31,
2020
December 31,December 31,
202320232022
Obligations collateralized by finance receivables, grossObligations collateralized by finance receivables, gross$1,707.4 $1,282.8 
Unamortized securitization issuance costsUnamortized securitization issuance costs(15.1)(21.6)
Obligations collateralized by finance receivablesObligations collateralized by finance receivables$1,692.3 $1,261.2 
Proceeds from the revolving sale of receivables to the bank facilities are used to fund new loans to customers. AFC, AFC Funding Corporation and AFCI must maintain certain financial covenants including, among others, limits on the amount of debt AFC and AFCI can incur, minimum levels of tangible net worth, and other covenants tied to the performance of the finance receivables portfolio. The securitization agreements also incorporate the financial covenants of our Previous Credit Facility.Agreement. At December 31, 2021,2023, we were in compliance with the covenants in the securitization agreements.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 9—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill consisted of the following (in millions):
ADESA
Auctions
AFCTotal
Balance at December 31, 2019$1,558.0 $263.7 $1,821.7 
MarketplaceMarketplaceFinanceTotal
Balance at December 31, 2021 (1)(2)
Decrease for disposition activity
Foreign currency
Balance at December 31, 2022 (1)(2)
Increase for acquisition activityIncrease for acquisition activity354.8 — 354.8 
Decrease for disposition activity— (22.8)(22.8)
ImpairmentImpairment(25.5)— (25.5)
Foreign currencyForeign currency12.0 — 12.0 
Balance at December 31, 2020$1,899.3 $240.9 $2,140.2 
Increase for acquisition activity447.2 — 447.2 
Foreign currency(9.0)— (9.0)
Balance at December 31, 2021$2,337.5 $240.9 $2,578.4 
Balance at December 31, 2023 (1)(2)
(1) Marketplace amounts are net of accumulated goodwill impairment charges of $250.8 million, $25.5 million and $25.5 million at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
(2) Finance amounts are net of accumulated goodwill impairment charges of $161.5 million at December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021.
Goodwill represents the excess cost over fair value of identifiable net assets of businesses acquired. Goodwill increaseddecreased in 2021 and 20202023 primarily as a result of acquisitions.impairment in a few of our reporting units (see discussion below), partially offset by goodwill recognized for acquisition activity. Goodwill decreased in the AFC segment in 20202022 primarily as a result of the sale of PWI. Mostthe ADESA U.S. physical auction business, as well as foreign currency changes. As a result of the goodwill resulting from the businesses acquired in 2021 is expected to be deductible for tax purposes and nonesale of the ADESA U.S. physical auction business in 2022, we allocated approximately $1.1 billion of goodwill resulting fromrelated to the business acquiredADESA Auctions operating segment to the disposal group in 2020 is expectedconnection with the disposition of ADESA U.S. The goodwill was initially allocated to be deductible for tax purposes.the disposal group at the held-for-sale date, and updated at the sale date, based on the relative fair value of ADESA U.S. compared to the fair value of the remainder of the operating segment at both dates, respectively.
The Company tests goodwill for impairment at the reporting unit level annually induring the second quarter, or more frequently as impairment indicators arise. In light of the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the economy, forecasts for all reporting units were revised in the second quarter of 2020. These economic circumstances contributed to lower sales, operating profits and cash flows at ADESA Remarketing Limited (doing business as ADESA U.K.) through the first part of 2020 as compared to 2019, and the outlook for the business was significantly reduced. As a result of the updated forecasts, an impairment analysis of goodwill and intangibles was conducted. The changeif events or changes in circumstances resulted inindicate that impairment may exist. When performing the impairment ofassessment, the goodwill balance totaling $25.5 million in our ADESA Remarketing Limited reporting unit and a non-cash goodwill impairment charge was recorded for this amount in the second quarter of 2020. The fair value of thatthe Company's reporting unit wasunits are estimated using the expected present value of future cash flows (Level 3 inputs).
Goodwill was tested for impairment in allAs part of the Company's reporting unitsthis annual process, in the second quarter of 20212023 the Company updated its forecasts for all of its reporting units, including an updated estimate for near-term and nolong-term revenue growth rates reflecting a slower overall recovery in vehicle volumes. Discount rates and other cash flow assumptions used in the valuations were also adjusted. As a result of this impairment assessment, it was determined that the fair value was lower than the carrying value for our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units (both within the Marketplace segment). Accordingly, the Company recorded non-cash goodwill impairment charges totaling $218.9 million related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit and $6.4 million related to our Europe reporting unit. The goodwill impairment charge related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit relates to tax deductible goodwill, and as such the impairment resulted in a deferred tax benefit of $52.5 million. The goodwill impairment related to our U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer reporting unit was primarily driven by lower near-term and long-term revenue growth associated with a slower overall recovery in vehicle volumes. The goodwill impairment related to our Europe reporting unit was driven by combining two previously separate reporting units (ADESA U.K. and ADESA Europe) into a single reporting unit. Including ADESA U.K. in the reporting unit resulted in a reduction in the overall fair value of the combined reporting unit, resulting in an impairment charge. Goodwill impairment was identified. Future eventsnot identified in any other reporting unit in the second quarter of 2023. The impairment charges were reported as a component of "Goodwill and changing market conditions, includingother intangibles impairment" in the impactconsolidated statements of COVID-19, may require us to re-evaluateincome.
As a result of the estimates used in oursecond quarter 2023 impairment charges, the carrying value of the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and Europe reporting units now approximate fair value. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining carrying value measurements, which could result in additional impairment of goodwill related to the U.S. Dealer-to-Dealer and other intangible assets in future periodsEurope reporting units was $87.3 million and could have a material effect on our operating results.$120.8 million, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
The deferred tax benefits of $52.5 million and $6.5 million associated with the goodwill and tradename impairments, respectively, resulted in the U.S. being in a net deferred tax asset position. Due to the three-year cumulative loss related to U.S. operations, we recorded a $36.4 million valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2023.
No impairment was identified 2022. Following the sale of ADESA U.S., the Company made certain changes to its reporting structure within the Marketplace segment and realigned its reporting units as of November 30, 2022. This change required goodwill in the Marketplace segment to be allocated to the new reporting units based on their relative fair value. The Company tested goodwill of the new reporting units for impairment both before and following the change in reporting unit structure as of November 30, 2022, by comparing the fair values of the reporting units to their carrying values and no impairment was identified.
A summary of customer relationships is as follows (in millions):
  December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
 Useful
Lives
(in years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Customer relationships5 - 19$952.0 $(708.7)$243.3 $879.9 $(668.6)$211.3 
  December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
 Useful
Lives
(in years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Customer relationships5 - 19$574.6 $(438.5)$136.1 $553.2 $(417.3)$135.9 
The increase in customer relationships in 2021 and 20202023 was primarily related to customer relationships acquired,the Manheim Canada acquisition, partially offset by the amortization of existing customer relationships. The decrease in customer relationships and impairment charges recognized.
As discussed above, ADESA Remarketing Limited has been negatively impacted in light2022 was primarily related to the amortization of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economy. As a result, in the second quarter of 2020, a non-cash customer relationship impairment charge of approximately $4.3 million was also recorded in the ADESA Remarketing Limited reporting unit, representing the impairment in the value of this reporting unit’sexisting customer relationships. The fair value of the customer relationships was estimated using the expected present value of future cash flows (Level 3 inputs).
A summary of other intangibles is as follows (in millions):
 December 31, 2021December 31, 2020  December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Useful Lives
(in years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Useful Lives
(in years)
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
Gross
Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Carrying
Value
TradenamesTradenames1 - Indefinite$151.4 $(14.9)$136.5 $150.8 $(12.2)$138.6 
Computer software & technologyComputer software & technology3 - 13574.2 (434.8)139.4 501.1 (349.5)151.6 
Covenants not to compete50.3 (0.3) 0.3 (0.3)— 
TotalTotal $725.9 $(450.0)$275.9 $652.2 $(362.0)$290.2 
Other intangibles increaseddecreased in 20212023 and 20202022 primarily as a result of acquisitions and computer software additions, partially offset by the amortization of existing intangibles.intangibles, partially offset by computer software additions. The 2023 balance was also impacted by the ADESA tradename impairment and subsequent amortization taken (see discussion below). The carrying amount of tradenames with an indefinite life was approximately $8.7 million and $131.5 million at December 31, 20212023 and 2020.2022, respectively.
The second quarter 2023 announcement of the rebrand to an OPENLANE branded marketplace from the ADESA branded marketplaces served as a triggering event requiring a re-evaluation of the useful life and impairment of the ADESA tradename. As such, the Company evaluated the $122.8 million carrying amount of its indefinite-lived ADESA tradename, resulting in a non-cash impairment charge totaling $25.5 million in the second quarter of 2023 and associated deferred tax benefit of $6.5 million (within the Marketplace segment). The impairment charge was reported as a component of "Goodwill and other intangibles impairment" in the consolidated statements of income. The ADESA tradename is expected to continue to generate cash flows pursuant to the purchase and commercial agreements with Carvana and its affiliates for a defined period. The fair value of the ADESA tradename was estimated using the royalty savings method (Level 3 inputs). Furthermore, as a result of the rebrand to OPENLANE, the ADESA tradename is no longer deemed to have an indefinite life and its remaining carrying amount of $97.3 million is being amortized over a remaining useful life of approximately 6 years.
Amortization expense for customer relationships and other intangibles was $128.2$87.7 million, $128.2$83.6 million and $122.9$89.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019,2021, respectively. Estimated amortization expense on existing intangible assets for the next five years is $104.2 million for 2022, $75.1 million for 2023, $42.0$70.4 million for 2024, $26.0$54.1 million for 2025, and $22.4$38.2 million for 2026.2026, $31.7 million for 2027 and $31.6 million for 2028.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 10—Property and Equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following (in millions):
 Useful Lives
(in years)
December 31,
 20212020
Land $197.7 $205.6 
Buildings5 - 40252.6 248.3 
Land improvements5 - 20195.1 191.3 
Building and leasehold improvements3 - 33165.2 146.4 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment1 - 15338.4 358.9 
Vehicles3 - 1016.7 16.8 
Construction in progress 15.6 19.0 
 1,181.3 1,186.3 
Accumulated depreciation (602.1)(596.4)
Property and equipment, net $579.2 $589.9 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
 Useful Lives
(in years)
December 31,
 20232022
Land $84.8 $40.1 
Buildings5 - 4054.6 46.0 
Land improvements5 - 2032.6 33.2 
Building and leasehold improvements3 - 3338.3 37.0 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment1 - 15130.0 143.6 
Vehicles3 - 1014.9 16.0 
Construction in progress 1.8 5.4 
 357.0 321.3 
Accumulated depreciation (187.2)(197.7)
Property and equipment, net $169.8 $123.6 
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 2020 and 2019 was $54.8$13.8 million, $63.1$16.6 million and $65.8$20.0 million, respectively.
Note 11—Self-Insurance and Retained Loss Reserves
We self-insure our employee medical benefits, as well as a portion of our automobile, general liability and workers' compensation claims. We have insurance coverage that limits the exposure on individual claims. The cost of the insurance is expensed over the contract periods. Utilizing historical claims experience, we record an accrual for the claims based upon the expected amount of all such claims, which includes the cost of claims that have been incurred but not reported. Accrued medical benefits and workers' compensation expenses are included in "Accrued employee benefits and compensation expenses" while accrued automobile and general liability expenses are included in "Other accrued expenses."
The following is a summary of the changes in the reserves for self-insurance and the retained losses (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$35.0 $36.7 $35.8 
Net paymentsNet payments(71.4)(79.4)(66.2)
ExpenseExpense64.3 77.7 67.1 
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$27.9 $35.0 $36.7 
Individual stop-loss coverage for medical benefits was $0.5 million in 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019.2021. There was no aggregate policy limit for medical benefits for the Company in the last three years. The retention for automobile and general liability claims was $1.0 million per occurrence and the retention for workers' compensation claims was $0.5 million per occurrence with a $1.0 million corridor deductible in the 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 policy years. Once the $1.0 million corridor deductible is met for workers' compensation claims, the deductible reverts back to $0.5 million per occurrence. These retentions arewere aggregated for workers’ compensation, automobile and general liability claims at approximately $28.5 million in 2021, $35.9 million in 20202022 and $35.9 million in 2019.2021. If these aggregates arewere met, the insurance company would payhave paid the next $7.5 million. In 2023, the aggregate limit of the general liability primary policy was $3.0 million. After the aggregate limit of the general liability primary policy has been exhausted, the excess layers will respond subject to each policies terms and conditions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 12—Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following (in millions):
  December 31,   December 31,
Interest Rate*Maturity20212020 Interest Rate*Maturity20232022
Term Loan B-6Adjusted LIBOR+ 2.25%September 19, 2026$928.6 $938.1 
Revolving Credit FacilityRevolving Credit FacilityAdjusted LIBOR+ 1.75%September 19, 2024 — 
Previous Revolving Credit Facility
Senior notesSenior notes5.125%June 1, 2025950.0 950.0 
European lines of creditEuropean lines of creditEuribor+ 1.25%Repayable upon demand6.8 14.8 
Total debtTotal debt  1,885.4 1,902.9 
Unamortized debt issuance costs/discountsUnamortized debt issuance costs/discounts(19.4)(24.8)
Current portion of long-term debtCurrent portion of long-term debt  (16.3)(24.3)
Long-term debtLong-term debt  $1,849.7 $1,853.8 
*The interest rates presented in the table above represent the rates in place at December 31, 2021.2023. The weighted average interest rate on our variable rate debt was 2.37%8.78% and 2.42%6.54% at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.
Credit Facilities
On September 2, 2020,June 23, 2023, we entered into the Fifth Amendment Agreement (the "Fifth Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The Fifth Amendment (1) eliminated the financial covenant “holiday” provided by the Fourth Amendment Agreement, dated as of May 29, 2020 (the “Fourth Amendment”); (2) eliminated the changes to the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA for the purposes of the financial covenant compliance for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, as provided by the Fourth Amendment; (3) removed the monthly minimum liquidity covenant provided by the Fourth
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Amendment; and (4) eliminated the limitations imposed by the Fourth Amendment on the Company’s ability to make certain investments, junior debt repayments, acquisitions and restricted payments and to incur additional secured indebtedness.

On May 29, 2020, we entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, (the "Fourth Amendment"). The Fourth Amendment (1) provided a financial covenant “holiday” throughwhich replaces the Previous Credit Agreement, and including June 30, 2021; (2) for purposes of determining compliance with the financial covenant for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, permitted the Consolidated EBITDA for the applicable test period to be calculated on an annualized basis, excluding results prior to April 1, 2021; (3) established a monthly minimum liquidity covenant of $225.0 million through and including September 30, 2021; and (4) effectively placed certain limitations on the ability to make certain investments, junior debt repayments, acquisitions and restricted payments and to incur additional secured indebtedness until October 1, 2021.

On September 19, 2019, we entered into the Third Amendment Agreement (the "Third Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment providedprovides for, among other things, (1) the refinancing of the existing Term Loan B-4 and Term Loan B-5 with the new seven-year, $950 million Term Loan B-6, (2) repayment of the 2017 Revolving Credit Facility and (3) the $325 million five-year Revolving Credit Facility. No early termination penalties were incurred byAs a result of replacing the Company; however,Previous Revolving Credit Facility, we incurred a non-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt of $2.2$0.4 million in the thirdsecond quarter of 2019.2023. The loss was the result of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with lenders that are not participating in the Revolving Credit Facility. We capitalized approximately $6.2 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the Credit Agreement.
In May 2022, the Company prepaid the $926.2 million outstanding balance on Term Loan B-6 (part of the Previous Credit Agreement) with proceeds from the Transaction. As a result of the prepayment, we incurred a non-cash loss on the extinguishment of debt of $7.7 million in the second quarter of 2022. The loss was primarily a result of the write-off of unamortized debt issue costsissuance costs/discounts associated with Term Loan B-4 and Term Loan B-5. We capitalized approximately $14.1 million of debt issuance costs in connection with the Third Amendment.
In June 2019, the Company prepaid approximately $518.6 million and $759.4 million of Term Loan B-4 and Term Loan B-5, respectively, with cash received from IAA in connection with the Separation. As a result of the term loan prepayments in the second quarter of 2019, the Company recorded additional interest expense of approximately $1.8 million related to the acceleration of amortization on debt issuance costs.B-6.
The Revolving Credit Facility is available for letters of credit, working capital, permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility also includes a $50$65 million sub-limit for the issuance of letters of credit and a $60 million sub-limit for swingline loans.
Term Loan B-6 was issued at a discount of $2.4 million and the discount is being amortized using the effective interest method to interest expense over the term of the loan. Term Loan B-6 is payable in quarterly installments equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount. Such payments commenced on December 31, 2019, with the balance payable at the maturity date.
The obligations of the Company under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries (the "Subsidiary Guarantors") and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including but not limited to: (a) pledges of and first priority security interests in 100% of the equity interests of certain of the Company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the equity interests of certain of the Company's and the Subsidiary Guarantors' first tier foreign subsidiaries and (b) first priority security interests in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each Subsidiary Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions. The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are usual and customary for a senior secured credit agreement. The negative covenants include, among other things, limitations on asset sales, mergers and acquisitions, indebtedness, liens, dividends, investments and transactions with our affiliates. The Credit Agreement also requires us to maintain a maximum Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, (as defined in the Credit Agreement), not to exceed 3.5 as of the last day of each fiscal quarter if thereon which any loans under the Revolving Credit Facility are revolving loans outstanding. We were in compliance with the applicable covenants in the Credit Agreement at December 31, 2021.2023.
As set forth in the Credit Agreement, Term Loan B-6 bears interest at an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.25% or at the Company’s election, Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.25%. Loans under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate calculated based on the type of borrowing (either adjusted LIBOR(at the Company's election, either Adjusted Term SOFR Rate or Base Rate)Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement)) and the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), with such rate ranging from 2.75% to 2.25% to 1.75% for adjusted LIBORAdjusted Term SOFR Rate loans and from 1.25%1.75% to 0.75%1.25% for Base Rate loans. The Company also pays a commitment fee between 25 to 35 basis points, payable quarterly, on the average daily unused amount of the Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, from timeRatio.
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Notes to time. The interest rate applicable to Term Loan B-6 was 2.38% at Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021.2023, 2022 and 2021
There were no borrowingsAs of December 31, 2023 and 2022, $137.0 million and $145.0 million was drawn on the Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2021 or 2020.and the Previous Revolving Credit Facility, respectively. In addition, we had related outstanding letters of credit in the aggregate amount of $27.6$54.7 million and $28.5$19.0 million at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively, which reduce the amount available for borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
respective revolving credit facility.
Senior Notes
On May 31, 2017, we issued $950 million of 5.125% senior notes due June 1, 2025. The Company pays interest on the senior notes semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, which commenced on December 1, 2017. We may redeem theyear. The senior notes in whole or in part,may be redeemed at a premium that declines ratably to par inas of June 1, 2023. The senior notes are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors. In June 2023, in connection with a previously announced offer to purchase, we prepaid $140 million of the senior notes at par with proceeds from the Transaction. We incurred a loss on the extinguishment of the senior notes of $0.7 million in 2023 primarily representative of the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the portion of the senior notes repaid, as well as purchase offer expenses. In August 2022, we conducted a cash tender offer and $600 million of the senior notes were prepaid with proceeds from the Transaction. We incurred a loss on the extinguishment of the senior notes of $9.5 million in 2022 primarily representative of the early repayment premium and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the portion of the senior notes repaid.
European Lines of Credit
COTWADESA Europe has lines of credit aggregating $34.1$33.1 million (€30 million). The lines of credit have an interest rate of Euribor plus 1.25% and had an aggregate $6.8$17.6 million and $14.8$3.7 million of borrowings outstanding at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively. The lines of credit are secured by certain inventory and receivables at COTWADESA Europe subsidiaries. In addition, as part of the acquisition of COTW, we assumed debt of approximately $10.7 million which was paid off in the first quarter of 2019.
Future Principal Payments
At December 31, 2021,2023, aggregate future principal payments on long-term debt are as follows (in millions):
2022$16.3 
20239.5 
202420249.5 
20252025959.5 
20262026890.6 
2027
2028
ThereafterThereafter— 
$1,885.4 
$
The Company has historically included the Revolving Credit Facility in current debt based on its intent to repay the amount outstanding within one year; however, the Company is not contractually obligated to repay the borrowings until the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility (June 2028).
Note 13—Financial Instruments
Our derivative activities are initiated within the guidelines of documented corporate risk management policies. We do not enter into any derivative transactions for speculative or trading purposes.
Interest Rate Risk Management
We are exposed to interest rate risk on our variable rate borrowings. Accordingly, interest rate fluctuations affect the amount of interest expense we are obligated to pay. We have used interest rate derivatives with the objective of managing exposure to interest rate movements, thereby reducing the effect of interest rate changes and the effect they could have on future cash flows. Currently,Most recently, interest rate swap agreements arehave been used to accomplish this objective, and we have used interest rate cap agreements to accomplish this objective in prior years.
In January 2020, we entered into 3three pay-fixed interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $500 million to swap variable rate interest payments under our term loan for fixed interest payments bearing a weighted average interest rate of 1.44%, for a total interest rate of 3.69%. The interest rate swaps havehad a five-year term each maturing on January 23, 2025.
In August 2017, we entered into 2 interest rate caps with an aggregate notional amount of $800 million to manage our exposure to interest rate movements on our variable rate Credit Facility when three-month LIBOR exceeded 2.0%. The interest rate cap agreements each had an effective date of September 30, 2017 and each matured on September 30, 2019.
In March 2017, we entered into 2 interest rate caps with an aggregate notional amount of $400 million to manage our exposure to interest rate movements on our variable rate Credit Facility when three-month LIBOR exceeded 2.0%. The interest rate cap agreements each had an effective date of March 31, 2017 and each matured on March 31, 2019.five years.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
We haveoriginally designated the interest rate swaps as cash flow hedges. The changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps that arewere included in the assessment of hedge effectiveness arewere recorded as a component of "Accumulated other comprehensive income." For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company recorded an unrealized gain on the interest rate swaps of $13.8 million, net of tax of $4.6 million in "Accumulated other comprehensive income." For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on the interest rate swaps of $19.5 million, net of tax of $6.4 million in "Accumulated other comprehensive income." The earnings impact of the interest rate derivatives designated as cash flow hedges iswas recorded upon the recognition of the interest related to the hedged debt.
When derivatives are used, In February 2022, we are exposed to credit lossdiscontinued hedge accounting as we concluded that the forecasted interest rate payments were no longer probable of occurring in the event of non-performance by the counterparties; however, non-performance is not anticipated and was considered immaterial to the fair value estimates. ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, requires companies to recognize all derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities at fair value in the balance sheet. The fair valuesconsideration of the interest rate derivatives are based on quoted market prices for similar instruments from commercial banks (based on significant observable inputs - Level 2 inputs). The following table presentsTransaction and expected repayment of Term Loan B-6. As a result, the fair value of our interest rate derivatives included in the consolidated balance sheets for the periods presented (in millions):
Liability Derivatives
December 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Derivatives Designated as Hedging InstrumentsBalance Sheet LocationFair ValueBalance Sheet LocationFair Value
2020 Interest rate swapsOther liabilities$7.5 Other liabilities$25.9 
We did not designate any of the 2017 interest rate caps as hedges for accounting purposes. Accordingly, changesincrease in the fair value of the interest rate caps wereswaps from the time of hedge accounting discontinuance to March 31, 2022 was recognized as an $8.7 million unrealized gain in "Interest expense" in the consolidated statement of income. The following table presentsincome (loss) for the effectthree months ended March 31, 2022. In connection with the repayment of Term Loan B-6 in May 2022, we entered into swap termination agreements. We received $16.7 million to settle and terminate the interest rate derivatives on ourswaps, which was recognized as a realized gain in "Interest expense" in the consolidated statementsstatement of income (loss) for the periods presented (in millions):
Location of Gain / (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativesAmount of Gain / (Loss)
Recognized in Income on Derivatives
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments
2020 Interest rate swapsInterest expense$ $ N/A
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
2017 Interest rate capsInterest expenseN/AN/A$(0.9)
three months ended June 30, 2022. For the year ended December 31, 2022, we reclassified $5.7 million of unrealized loss, net of tax of $1.8 million, from "Accumulated other comprehensive income." The amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income in 2022 related to the repayment of Term Loan B-6 in full.
Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to credit risk consist principally of interest-bearing investments, finance receivables, trade receivables and interest rate derivatives. We maintain cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and certain other financial instruments with various major financial institutions. We perform periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions and companies and limit the amount of credit exposure with any one institution. Cash and cash equivalents include interest-bearing investments with maturities of three months or less. Due to the nature of our business, substantially all trade and finance receivables are due from vehicle dealers and commercial sellers. We have possession of vehicles or vehicle titles collateralizing a significant portion of the trade and finance receivables. The risk associated with this concentration is limited due to the large number of accounts and their geographic dispersion. We monitor the creditworthiness of customers to which we grant credit terms in the normal course of business. In the event of non-performance by counterparties to financial instruments we are exposed to credit-related losses, but management believes this credit risk is limited by periodically reviewing the creditworthiness of the counterparties to the transactions.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts of trade receivables, finance receivables, other current assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and borrowings under our short-term revolving line of credit facilities approximate fair value because of the short-term nature of those instruments.
As of December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, the estimated fair value of our long-term debt amounted to $1,878.7$360.4 million and $1,914.1$490.9 million, respectively. The estimates of fair value were based on broker-dealer quotes (Level 2 inputs) for our debt as of December 31, 20212023 and 2020.2022. The estimates presented on long-term financial instruments are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized in a current market exchange.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 14—Other (Income) Expense, Net
Other (income) expense, net consisted of the following (in millions):
December 31,
202120202019
Change in realized and unrealized gains on investment securities$(33.4)$— $— 
Contingent consideration valuation (Note 3)24.3 4.7 — 
December 31,December 31,
2023202320222021
Change in realized and unrealized (gains) losses on investment securities, net
Contingent consideration valuation
Foreign currency (gains) lossesForeign currency (gains) losses3.8 4.9 (0.7)
Investment and note receivable impairment
Early termination of contractual arrangement
OtherOther(12.2)(7.5)(7.0)
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net$(17.5)$2.1 $(7.7)
Fair Value Measurement of Investments
The Company invests in certain early-stage automotive companies and funds that relate to the automotive industry. We believe these investments have resulted in the expansion of relationships in the vehicle remarketing industry. RealizedThe realized and unrealized gains and losses on these investments were $32.0 million forinvestment securities are shown in the year ended December 31, 2021. The Company had a net increase in unrealized gains of $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2021.table above.
ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. A small portion of finance receivables for one entity were converted to investment securities during the first quarter of 2021. This entity became publicly traded during the first quarter of 2021 and now hasas a result had a readily determinable fair value. As of December 31, 2021, the2023, investment securities measured at fair value of investment securities are based on quoted market prices for identical assets (Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy) and approximated $7.5$0.0 million. TheThere was no net unrealized gainloss on these investment securities was $1.4 million atfor the year ended December 31, 2021.2023. The remaining investments held of $22.4$26.0 million do not have readily determinable fair values and the Company has elected to apply the measurement alternative to these investments and present them at cost. Investments are reported in "Other assets" in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Realized and unrealized gains and losses are reported in "Other (income) expense, net" in the consolidated statements of income.
In late March 2023, one of the investees we presented at cost filed to reorganize its operations through the bankruptcy process. Based on this information, we recorded an other than temporary impairment of approximately $3.7 million in "Other (income) expense, net" representing our entire equity investment in the company. In addition, we also had a note receivable with this investee for $6.6 million, on which we recorded a credit impairment loss in "Other (income) expense, net" in 2023.
In the second quarter of 2023, the Company received $20.0 million in connection with the early termination of a contractual arrangement with IAA. This amount was considered non-operating income and was recorded in "Other (income) expense, net" in the second quarter of 2023.
Note 15—Convertible Preferred Stock
In June 2020, KAROPENLANE completed the issuance and sale of an aggregate of 550,000 shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), in two closings at a purchase price of $1,000 per share (for the second closing, plus accumulated dividends from and including the first closing date to but excluding June 29, 2020) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $550 million to an affiliate of Ignition Parent LP (“Apax”) and an affiliate of Periphas Capital GP, LLC (“Periphas”).
The Company has authorized 1,500,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock. The Series A Preferred Stock ranks senior to the shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, with respect to dividend rights and rights on the distribution of assets on any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Company. The Series A Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $1,000 per share. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to a cumulative dividend at the rate of 7% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears. Dividends arewere payable in kind through the issuance of additional shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the first 8eight dividend payments (through June 30, 2022), and thereafter, in cash or in kind, or in any combination of both, at the option of the Company. For the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, the holders of
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
2023 and 2022, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock received cash dividends aggregating $44.4 million and $22.2 million, respectively, and for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock received dividends in kind with a value in the aggregate of approximately $41.1$21.6 million and $21.6$41.1 million, respectively. The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are also entitled to participate in dividends declared or paid on our common stock on an as-converted basis.
The Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible at the option of the holders thereof at any time after one year into shares of common stock at a conversion price of $17.75 per share of Series A Preferred Stock and a conversion rate of 56.3380 shares of common stock per share of Series A Preferred Stock, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. At any time after three years, if the closing price of the common stock exceeds $31.0625 per share, as may be adjusted pursuant to the Certificate of Designations, for at least 20 trading days in any period of 30 consecutive trading days, at the election of the Company, all or any portion of the Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible into the relevant number of shares of common stock.
The holders of the Series A Preferred Stock are entitled to vote with the holders of the Company's common stock as a single class on all matters submitted to a vote of the holders of the Company's common stock.
At any time after six years, the Company may redeem some or all of the Series A Preferred Stock for a per share amount in cash equal to: (i) the sum of (x) the liquidation preference thereof, plus (y) all accrued and unpaid dividends, multiplied by (ii) (A) 105% if the redemption occurs at any time after the six-year anniversary of June 10, 2020 (the "Initial Closing Date") and prior to the seven-year anniversary of the Initial Closing Date or (B) 100% if the redemption occurs after the seven-year anniversary of the Initial Closing Date.
Upon certain change of control events involving the Company, and subject to certain limitations set forth in the Certificate of Designations, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock will either (i) receive such number of shares of common stock into which such holder is entitled to convert all or a portion of such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock at the then current conversion price, (ii) receive, in respect of all or a portion of such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock, the greater of (x) the amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock that such holder would have received had such holder, immediately prior to such change of control, converted such share of Series A Preferred Stock into common stock and (y) a purchase price per share of Series A Preferred Stock, payable in cash, equal to the product of (A) 105% multiplied by (B) the sum of the liquidation preference and accrued dividends with respect to such share of Series A Preferred Stock, or (iii) unless the consideration in such change of control event is payable entirely in cash, retain all or a portion of such holder’s shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
For so long as Apax or its affiliates beneficially own a certain percentage of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the Apax issuance on an as-converted basis, Apax will continue to have the right to appoint one individual to the board of directors. Additionally, so long as Apax or its affiliates beneficially own a certain percentage of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the Apax issuance on an as-converted basis, Apax will have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to the board of directors. Likewise, so long as Periphas beneficially owns a certain percentage of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the Periphas issuance on an as-converted basis, Periphas will have the right to appoint one non-voting observer to the board of directors.
Apax is subject to certain standstill restrictions, until the later of three years and the date on which Apax no longer owns 25% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the Apax issuance on an as-converted basis. Periphas is also subject to certain standstill restrictions, until the later of three years and the date on which Periphas no longer owns 50% of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock purchased in the Periphas issuance on an as-converted basis. Subject to certain customary exceptions, Apax and Periphas are restricted from transferring the Series A Preferred Stock for one year.
Apax, its affiliates and Periphas have certain customary registration rights with respect to shares of the Series A Preferred Stock and the shares of the common stock held by it issued upon any future conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Note 16—Leases
We lease property, software, automobiles, trucks and trailers pursuant to operating lease agreements. We also lease furniture, fixtures and equipment under finance leases. Our leases have varying remaining lease terms with leases expiring through 2038,2034, some of which include options to extend the leases.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2023202320222021
Operating lease costOperating lease cost$60.9 $60.5 $60.2 
Finance lease cost:Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets Amortization of right-of-use assets$10.9 $14.3 $14.7 
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Amortization of right-of-use assets
Interest on lease liabilities Interest on lease liabilities0.9 1.4 1.3 
Total finance lease costTotal finance lease cost$11.8 $15.7 $16.0 

Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31,
202120202019
Year Ended December 31,Year Ended December 31,
2023202320222021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows related to operating leases
Operating cash flows related to operating leases
Operating cash flows related to operating leases Operating cash flows related to operating leases$60.6 $59.1 $58.8 
Operating cash flows related to finance leases Operating cash flows related to finance leases0.9 1.4 1.3 
Financing cash flows related to finance leases Financing cash flows related to finance leases10.5 16.1 15.9 
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases Operating leases14.0 21.7 85.9 
Operating leases
Operating leases
Finance leases Finance leases4.8 5.3 18.1 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in millions, except lease term and discount rate):
December 31,
20212020
December 31,December 31,
202320232022
Operating LeasesOperating Leases
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets$325.7 $350.6 
Other accrued expensesOther accrued expenses$39.6 $37.1 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities317.1 344.2 
Total operating lease liabilitiesTotal operating lease liabilities$356.7 $381.3 
Finance LeasesFinance Leases
Property and equipment, gross
Property and equipment, gross
Property and equipment, grossProperty and equipment, gross$102.6 $107.0 
Accumulated depreciationAccumulated depreciation(90.3)(88.6)
Property and equipment, netProperty and equipment, net$12.3 $18.4 
Other accrued expensesOther accrued expenses$5.6 $9.0 
Other liabilitiesOther liabilities5.1 7.5 
Total finance lease liabilitiesTotal finance lease liabilities$10.7 $16.5 
Weighted Average Remaining Lease TermWeighted Average Remaining Lease Term
Operating leasesOperating leases9.2 years9.9 years
Operating leases
Operating leases8.3 years9.0 years
Finance leasesFinance leases1.9 years2.1 yearsFinance leases1.0 year1.6 years
Weighted Average Discount RateWeighted Average Discount Rate
Operating leasesOperating leases5.5 %5.9 %
Operating leases
Operating leases5.9 %5.9 %
Finance leasesFinance leases4.8 %5.1 %Finance leases4.0 %4.4 %

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 20212023 were as follows (in millions):
Operating
Leases
Finance Leases
2022$57.9 $5.9 
202355.2 3.5 
Operating
Leases
Operating
Leases
Finance Leases
2024202453.6 1.6 
2025202550.2 0.2 
2026202646.9 0.1 
2027
2028
ThereafterThereafter196.3 — 
Total lease paymentsTotal lease payments460.1 11.3 
Less imputed interestLess imputed interest(103.4)(0.6)
TotalTotal$356.7 $10.7 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Note 17—Income Taxes
The components of our income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and the provision for income taxes are as follows (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:  Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:  
DomesticDomestic$31.4 $(9.0)$100.0 
ForeignForeign70.1 14.4 30.1 
TotalTotal$101.5 $5.4 $130.1 
Income tax expense (benefit):Income tax expense (benefit):   Income tax expense (benefit):  
Current:Current:   Current:  
FederalFederal$(2.9)$(10.6)$18.4 
ForeignForeign27.7 20.5 17.4 
StateState2.4 2.2 5.2 
Total current provisionTotal current provision27.2 12.1 41.0 
Deferred:Deferred:   Deferred:  
FederalFederal7.2 0.8 3.8 
ForeignForeign0.4 (4.9)(7.4)
StateState0.2 (3.1)0.3 
Total deferred provisionTotal deferred provision7.8 (7.2)(3.3)
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense$35.0 $4.9 $37.7 
The provision for income taxes was different from the U.S. federal statutory rate applied to income before taxes, and is reconciled as follows:
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Statutory rateStatutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %Statutory rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
State and local income taxes, netState and local income taxes, net2.4 %(2.3)%3.6 %State and local income taxes, net3.8 %(4.8)%1.3 %
Reserves for tax exposuresReserves for tax exposures(0.2)%(4.1)%(0.5)%Reserves for tax exposures %0.4 %(1.2)%
Change in valuation allowanceChange in valuation allowance1.3 %22.7 %0.9 %Change in valuation allowance(25.2)%8.5 %9.5 %
International operationsInternational operations7.9 %78.0 %3.1 %International operations(4.7)%2.9 %56.2 %
Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation(1.0)%(93.7)%(2.5)%Stock-based compensation(0.1)%— %(5.3)%
Impact of law and rate changeImpact of law and rate change0.2 %(53.6)%(0.2)%Impact of law and rate change0.2 %(5.6)%1.5 %
Excess officer's compensationExcess officer's compensation1.3 %20.2 %1.5 %Excess officer's compensation(1.0)%5.5 %7.9 %
Transaction costsTransaction costs0.4 %9.7 %0.6 %Transaction costs %(0.2)%2.5 %
Refund claimsRefund claims(3.3)%— %— %Refund claims %— %(19.2)%
Goodwill and other intangibles impairmentGoodwill and other intangibles impairment %116.4 %— %Goodwill and other intangibles impairment(0.9)%— %— %
Impact of acquisition and divestiture adjustmentsImpact of acquisition and divestiture adjustments4.8 %(27.1)%— %Impact of acquisition and divestiture adjustments1.3 %— %34.3 %
Other, netOther, net(0.3)%3.5 %1.5 %Other, net(0.1)%(1.8)%(2.9)%
Effective rateEffective rate34.5 %90.7 %29.0 %Effective rate(5.7)%25.9 %105.6 %

Substantially reduced income from continuing operations before income taxes in 2020 resulted in ourThe effective tax rate being more significantlyin 2023 was unfavorably impacted by both recurringthe goodwill and non-recurring items thanother intangibles impairment charges and the recording of valuation allowance against the U.S. net deferred tax asset. The effective tax rate in prior years.2021 was unfavorably
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
impacted by earnings mix between domestic and foreign, and by the expense for the increase in the estimated value of contingent consideration for which no tax benefit was recorded.
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. We believe that it is more likely than not thatDeferred tax benefits associated with the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realizegoodwill and tradename impairments resulted in the U.S. being in a net deferred tax assets. Theasset position. Due to the three-year cumulative loss related to U.S. operations, we recorded a valuation allowance as ofagainst the U.S. net deferred tax asset at December 31, 2021 primarily relates to net operating losses, tax credits and capital loss carryforwards that are not more likely than not to be utilized prior to their expiration.2023.
We offset all deferred tax assets and liabilities by jurisdiction, as well as any related valuation allowance, and present them as a non-current deferred income tax asset or liability (as applicable). Deferred tax assets (liabilities) are comprised of the following (in millions):
December 31,
20212020
December 31,December 31,
202320232022
Gross deferred tax assets:Gross deferred tax assets:  Gross deferred tax assets:  
Allowances for trade and finance receivablesAllowances for trade and finance receivables$9.2 $8.6 
Accruals and liabilitiesAccruals and liabilities6.5 6.9 
Employee benefits and compensationEmployee benefits and compensation14.4 16.4 
Net operating loss carryforwardsNet operating loss carryforwards52.8 61.5 
Right of use lease liabilityRight of use lease liability87.8 94.3 
OtherOther7.8 12.2 
Total deferred tax assetsTotal deferred tax assets178.5 199.9 
Deferred tax asset valuation allowanceDeferred tax asset valuation allowance(45.7)(42.2)
TotalTotal132.8 157.7 
Gross deferred tax liabilities:Gross deferred tax liabilities:  Gross deferred tax liabilities:  
Property and equipmentProperty and equipment(77.2)(79.8)
Goodwill and intangible assetsGoodwill and intangible assets(102.2)(107.3)
Right of use lease assetRight of use lease asset(80.2)(86.7)
OtherOther(3.0)(2.5)
TotalTotal(262.6)(276.3)
Net deferred tax liabilitiesNet deferred tax liabilities$(129.8)$(118.6)
The tax benefit from state and federal net operating loss carryforwards expires as follows (in millions):
2022$0.3 
20230.4 
202420240.3 
202520250.6 
202620261.1 
2027 to 204150.1 
$52.8 
2027
2028
2029 and after
$
Permanently reinvested undistributed earnings of our foreign subsidiaries were approximately $485.3$452.6 million at December 31, 2021.2023. Because these amounts have been or will be permanently reinvested in properties and working capital, we have not recorded the deferred taxes associated with these earnings. If the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries were to be remitted, state and local income tax expense and withholding tax expense would need to be recognized, net of any applicable foreign tax credits. It is not practical for us to determine the additional tax that would be incurred upon remittance of these earnings.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
We made federal income tax payments, related to continuing operations and net of federal income tax refunds, of $0.0$7.5 million, $0.0 million and $9.9$0.0 million in 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019,2021, respectively. State and foreign income taxes paid by us, net of refunds, totaled $26.0$28.3 million, $16.6$25.6 million and $27.9$24.8 million in 2023, 2022 and 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
We apply the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting and reporting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements. These provisions prescribe a comprehensive model for the financial statement recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken on income tax returns.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows (in millions):
December 31, December 31,
20212020 20232022
Balance at beginning of periodBalance at beginning of period$5.4 $6.1 
Increase in prior year tax positionsIncrease in prior year tax positions — 
Decrease in prior year tax positions(0.2)(0.3)
Increase in current year tax positionsIncrease in current year tax positions0.6 0.3 
Lapse in statute of limitationsLapse in statute of limitations(0.8)(0.7)
Balance at end of periodBalance at end of period$5.0 $5.4 
The total amount of unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate was $4.0$12.3 million and $4.2 million at December 31, 20212023 and 2020,2022, respectively.
We record interest and penalties associated with the uncertain tax positions within our provision for income taxes on the consolidated statement of income statement.(loss). We had reserves totaling $0.4$1.1 million and $0.5$0.4 million at December 31, 20212023 and December 31, 20202022 associated with interest and penalties, net of tax.
The provision for income taxes involves management judgment regarding interpretation of relevant facts and laws in the jurisdictions in which the Company operates. Future changes in applicable laws, projected levels of taxable income and tax planning could change the effective tax rate and tax balances recorded by us. In addition, U.S. and non-U.S. tax authorities periodically review income tax returns filed by us and can raise issues regarding our filing positions, timing and amount of income or deductions and the allocation of income among the jurisdictions in which we operate. A significant period of time may elapse between the filing of an income tax return and the ultimate resolution of an issue raised by a revenue authority with respect to that return. In the normal course of business we are subject to examination by taxing authorities in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe, United Kingdom, Mexico, Uruguay and the Philippines. In general, the examination of our material tax returns is completed for the years prior to 2018.2020.
Based on the potential outcome of the Company's tax examinations and the expiration of the statute of limitations for specific jurisdictions, it is reasonably possible that the currently remaining unrecognized tax benefits will change within the next 12 months. The associated net tax impact on the reserve balance is estimated to be in the range of a $0.5$0.0 million to $1.0$0.5 million decrease.
Note 18—Employee Benefit Plans
401(k) Plan
We maintain a defined contribution 401(k) plan that covers substantially all U.S. employees. Participants are generally allowed to make non-forfeitable contributions up to the annual IRS limits. The Company matches 100 percent of the amounts contributed by each individual participant up to 4 percent of the participant's compensation. Participants are 100 percent vested in the Company's contributions. For the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021 we contributed $11.7$6.0 million, $11.5$6.3 million and $16.3$6.6 million, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Note 19—Commitments and Contingencies
We are involved in litigation and disputes arising in the ordinary course of business, such as actions related to injuries; property damage; handling, storage or disposal of vehicles; environmental laws and regulations; and other litigation incidental to the business such as employment matters and dealer disputes. Management considers the likelihood of loss or the incurrence of a liability, as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of loss, in determining loss contingencies. We accrue an estimated loss contingency when it is probable that a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss (or range of possible losses) can be reasonably estimated. Management regularly evaluates current information available to determine whether accrual amounts should be adjusted. Accruals for contingencies including litigation and environmental matters are included in "Other accrued expenses" at undiscounted amounts and exclude claims for recoveries from insurance or other third parties. These accruals are adjusted periodically as assessment and remediation efforts progress, or as additional technical or legal information becomes available. If the amount of an actual loss is greater than the amount accrued, this could have an adverse impact on our operating results in that period. Legal fees are expensed as incurred.
We have accrued,accrue, as appropriate, for environmental remediation costs anticipated to be incurred at certain of our auctionvehicle logistics center facilities. There were no liabilities for environmental matters included in "Other accrued expenses" at December 31, 20212023 or 2020.2022.
We store a significant number of vehicles owned by various customers that are consigned to us to be auctioned.sold through our marketplaces. We are contingently liable for each consigned vehicle until the eventual sale or other disposition, subject to certain natural disaster exceptions. Individual stop loss and aggregate insurance coverage is maintained on the consigned vehicles. These consigned vehicles are not included in the consolidated balance sheets.
In the normal course of business, we also enter into various other guarantees and indemnities in our relationships with suppliers, service providers, customers and others. These guarantees and indemnifications do not materially impact our financial condition or results of operations, but indemnifications associated with our actions generally have no dollar limitations and historically have been inconsequential.
As noted above, we are involved in litigation and disputes arising in the ordinary course of business, such asbusiness. Although the outcome of litigation cannot be accurately predicted, based on evaluation of information presently available, our management does not currently believe that the ultimate resolution of these actions related to injuries; property damage; handling, storage or disposal of vehicles; environmental laws and regulations; and other litigation incidental to the business such as employment matters and dealer disputes. Such litigation is generally not, in the opinion of management, likely towill have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 20—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consisted of the following (in millions):
December 31, December 31,
20212020 20232022
Foreign currency translation lossForeign currency translation loss$(19.0)$(13.2)
Unrealized loss on interest rate derivatives, net of tax(5.7)(19.5)
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss$(24.7)$(32.7)
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December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019
Note 21—Segment Information
ASC 280, Segment Reporting, requires reporting of segment information that is consistent with the manner in which the chief operating decision maker operates and views the Company. Prior to the spin-off of IAA, ourOur operations wereare grouped into 3two operating segments: ADESA Auctions, IAAMarketplace and AFC,Finance, which also servedserve as our reportable business segments. Beginning in the second quarter of 2019, after the completion of the spin-off, the Company began operating under 2 reportable business segments: ADESA Auctions and AFC. These reportable business segments offer different services and have fundamental differences in their operations. Results of the former IAA segment and spin-related costs are now reported as discontinued operations (see Note 4).
ADESA AuctionsMarketplace encompasses all on-premise and off-premise wholesale marketplaces throughout North America (U.S., Canada and Mexico) and Europe. Beginning in October 2021, the ADESA AuctionsThe Marketplace segment includes CARWAVE, an online dealer-to-dealer marketplace. Beginning in November 2020, the ADESA Auctions segment includes BacklotCars, an app and web-based dealer-to-dealer wholesale vehicle platform. Beginning in 2019, the ADESA Auctions segment includes COTW, an online auction company serving the wholesale vehicle sector in Continental Europe. ADESA Auctions relates to used vehicle remarketing, including auctionmarketplace services, remarketing, or make ready services and all are interrelated, synergistic elements along the auto remarketing chain.
AFCThe Finance segment (through AFC) is primarily engaged in the business of providing short-term, inventory-secured financing to independent used vehicle dealers. Prior to December 2020, AFC also included providing independent used vehicle dealer customers with vehicle service contracts.customers. AFC conducts business primarily at or near wholesale used vehicle auctions in the U.S. and Canada.Canada and other areas where there is a concentration of AFC customers.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Financial information regarding our reportable segments is set forth below as of and for the spin-offyear ended December 31, 2023 (in millions):
MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Operating revenues$1,251.7 $393.4 $1,645.1 
Operating expenses   
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)801.7 65.9 867.6 
Selling, general and administrative380.6 49.8 430.4 
Depreciation and amortization          92.2 9.3 101.5 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment250.8 — 250.8 
Total operating expenses1,525.3 125.0 1,650.3 
Operating profit (loss)(273.6)268.4 (5.2)
Interest expense25.2 130.6 155.8 
Other (income) expense, net(15.9)0.3 (15.6)
Loss on extinguishment of debt1.1 — 1.1 
Intercompany expense (income)33.9 (33.9)— 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(317.9)171.4 (146.5)
Income taxes(40.4)48.7 8.3 
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(277.5)$122.7 $(154.8)
Total assets$2,065.6 $2,660.7 $4,726.3 
Capital expenditures$46.5 $5.5 $52.0 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021

Financial information regarding our reportable segments is set forth below as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 (in 2019 and the Company's transition from physical marketplaces to digital marketplaces, the Company has simplified its business and operations. Corporate expenses, previously reported as holding company expenses, are now included in the segments. Certain known expenses (e.g., information technology costs) were recorded directly to the ADESA and AFC segments. Interest expense previously reported by the holding company has been recorded in the ADESA segment. The residual shared services expenses were recorded at ADESA and allocated to AFC based on revenue and employee headcount.millions):
MarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Operating revenues$1,143.5 $375.9 $1,519.4 
Operating expenses   
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)771.2 63.1 834.3 
Selling, general and administrative398.6 46.5 445.1 
Depreciation and amortization          92.3 7.9 100.2 
Gain on sale of property(33.9)— (33.9)
Total operating expenses1,228.2 117.5 1,345.7 
Operating profit (loss)(84.7)258.4 173.7 
Interest expense40.2 79.0 119.2 
Other (income) expense, net(8.4)7.1 (1.3)
Loss on extinguishment of debt17.2 — 17.2 
Intercompany expense (income)8.4 (8.4)— 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(142.1)180.7 38.6 
Income taxes(36.4)46.4 10.0 
Income (loss) from continuing operations$(105.7)$134.3 $28.6 
Total assets$2,297.8 $2,822.0 $5,119.8 
Capital expenditures$55.7 $5.2 $60.9 

Financial information regarding our reportable segments is set forth below as of and for the year ended December 31, 2021 (in millions):
ADESA
Auctions
AFCConsolidated
MarketplaceMarketplaceFinanceConsolidated
Operating revenuesOperating revenues$1,962.4 $289.2 $2,251.6 
Operating expensesOperating expenses   Operating expenses  
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)1,244.5 55.4 1,299.9 
Selling, general and administrativeSelling, general and administrative522.9 35.2 558.1 
Depreciation and amortization Depreciation and amortization 173.6 9.4 183.0 
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses1,941.0 100.0 2,041.0 
Operating profit (loss)Operating profit (loss)21.4 189.2 210.6 
Interest expenseInterest expense87.1 39.5 126.6 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(0.5)(17.0)(17.5)
Intercompany expense (income)Intercompany expense (income)0.2 (0.2)— 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxesIncome (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(65.4)166.9 101.5 
Income taxesIncome taxes(6.5)41.5 35.0 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$(58.9)$125.4 $66.5 
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Total assetsTotal assets$4,508.3 $2,908.9 $7,417.2 
Capital expendituresCapital expenditures$103.9 $4.6 $108.5 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019

Financial information regarding our reportable segments is set forth below as of and for the year ended December 31, 2020 (in millions):
ADESA
Auctions
AFCConsolidated
Operating revenues$1,920.1 $267.6 $2,187.7 
Operating expenses   
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)1,205.7 79.1 1,284.8 
Selling, general and administrative508.8 36.6 545.4 
Depreciation and amortization          178.8 12.5 191.3 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment29.8 — 29.8 
Total operating expenses1,923.1 128.2 2,051.3 
Operating profit (loss)(3.0)139.4 136.4 
Interest expense89.8 39.1 128.9 
Other (income) expense, net2.2 (0.1)2.1 
Intercompany expense (income)1.1 (1.1)— 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(96.1)101.5 5.4 
Income taxes(17.0)21.9 4.9 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$(79.1)$79.6 $0.5 
Total assets$4,515.3 $2,282.9 $6,798.2 
Capital expenditures$95.5 $5.9 $101.4 

Financial information regarding our reportable segments is set forth below as of and for the year ended December 31, 2019 (in millions):
ADESA
Auctions
AFCConsolidated
Operating revenues$2,429.0 $352.9 $2,781.9 
Operating expenses   
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)1,520.7 96.4 1,617.1 
Selling, general and administrative621.1 40.9 662.0 
Depreciation and amortization          175.5 13.2 188.7 
Total operating expenses2,317.3 150.5 2,467.8 
Operating profit (loss)111.7 202.4 314.1 
Interest expense125.5 64.0 189.5 
Other (income) expense, net(7.3)(0.4)(7.7)
Loss on extinguishment of debt2.2 — 2.2 
Intercompany expense (income)5.0 (5.0)— 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes(13.7)143.8 130.1 
Income taxes(0.1)37.8 37.7 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$(13.6)$106.0 $92.4 
Total assets$4,014.2 $2,567.0 $6,581.2 
Capital expenditures$150.2 $11.4 $161.6 
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KAR Auction Services, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021 2020 and 2019
Geographic Information
Our foreign operations include Canada, Mexico, Continental Europe and the U.K. Approximately 56%58%, 58%62% and 62%56% of our foreign operating revenues were from Canada for the years ended December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 2019,2021, respectively. Most of the remaining foreign operating revenues were generated from Continental Europe. Information regarding the geographic areas of our operations is set forth below (in millions):
Year Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31,
202120202019 202320222021
Operating revenuesOperating revenues   Operating revenues  
U.S. U.S. $1,648.9 $1,719.2 $2,267.5 
ForeignForeign602.7 468.5 514.4 
$2,251.6 $2,187.7 $2,781.9 
$

December 31, December 31,
20212020 20232022
Long-lived assetsLong-lived assets  Long-lived assets  
U.S. U.S. $3,666.8 $3,198.6 
ForeignForeign392.1 424.4 
$4,058.9 $3,623.0 
$
No single customer accounted for more than ten percent of our total revenues in any fiscal year presented.
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KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2021, 20202023, 2022 and 20192021
Note 22—Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)
Information for any one quarterly period is not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year.
2021 Quarter EndedMarch 31June 30Sept. 30Dec. 31
2023 Quarter Ended2023 Quarter EndedMarch 31June 30Sept. 30Dec. 31
Operating revenuesOperating revenues$581.6 $585.4 $535.2 $549.4 
Operating expensesOperating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)330.4 333.2 313.1 323.2 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Selling, general, and administrativeSelling, general, and administrative149.0 140.2 134.1 134.8 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization47.0 45.4 44.7 45.9 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses526.4 518.8 491.9 503.9 
Operating profit55.2 66.6 43.3 45.5 
Operating profit (loss)
Interest expenseInterest expense30.9 31.2 32.2 32.3 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(50.2)14.8 13.3 4.6 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxesIncome (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes74.5 20.6 (2.2)8.6 
Income taxesIncome taxes23.6 9.1 (1.2)3.5 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$50.9 $11.5 $(1.0)$5.1 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share
Basic
Basic
BasicBasic$0.25 $0.01 $(0.10)$(0.04)
DilutedDiluted$0.25 $0.01 $(0.10)$(0.04)


2020 Quarter EndedMarch 31June 30Sept. 30Dec. 31
2022 Quarter Ended2022 Quarter EndedMarch 31June 30Sept. 30Dec. 31
Operating revenuesOperating revenues$645.5 $419.0 $593.6 $529.6 
Operating expensesOperating expenses
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)394.6 235.1 329.7 325.4 
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)
Selling, general, and administrativeSelling, general, and administrative162.4 112.3 131.0 139.7 
Depreciation and amortizationDepreciation and amortization47.7 46.5 46.5 50.6 
Goodwill and other intangibles impairment— 29.8 — — 
Gain on sale of property
Total operating expensesTotal operating expenses604.7 423.7 507.2 515.7 
Operating profit (loss)40.8 (4.7)86.4 13.9 
Operating profit
Interest expenseInterest expense38.0 30.9 29.5 30.5 
Other (income) expense, netOther (income) expense, net(2.0)1.3 (1.1)3.9 
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxesIncome (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes4.8 (36.9)58.0 (20.5)
Income taxesIncome taxes2.0 (4.6)10.9 (3.4)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations$2.8 $(32.3)$47.1 $(17.1)
Net income (loss) from continuing operations per share
Income (loss) from continuing operations
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share
Basic
Basic
Basic Basic$0.02 $(0.27)$0.23 $(0.21)
Diluted Diluted$0.02 $(0.27)$0.23 $(0.21)

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OPENLANE, Inc.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021
Note 23—Subsequent Event
On January 19, 2024, the Company and ADESA Auctions Canada Corporation, a subsidiary of the Company (the "Canadian Borrower") entered into the First Amendment Agreement (the "First Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. The First Amendment provides for, among other things, (i) a C$175 million revolving credit facility in Canadian dollars (the "Canadian Revolving Credit Facility") and (ii) a C$50 million sub-limit (the "Canadian Sub-limit") under the Company's existing Revolving Credit Facility for borrowings in Canadian dollars. The proceeds from the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility may be used to finance a portion of the Manheim Canada acquisition, to pay for expenses related to the First Amendment and for ongoing working capital and general corporate purposes.
Loans under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate calculated based on the type of borrowing (at the Canadian Borrower's election, either Adjusted Term CORRA Rate or Canadian Prime Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment)) and the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, with such rate ranging from 3.00% to 2.50% for Adjusted Term CORRA loans and from 2.00% to 1.50% for Canadian Prime Rate loans. Loans under the Canadian Sub-limit will bear interest at the Adjusted Term CORRA Rate plus a margin ranging from 2.75% to 2.25% based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (the same margin as loans under the existing Revolving Credit Facility). The Canadian Borrower will also pay a commitment fee between 25 to 35 basis points, payable quarterly, on the average daily unused amount of the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility based on the Company’s Consolidated Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio.
The obligations of the Canadian Borrower under the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s domestic and Canadian subsidiaries (the "Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors") and are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company, the Canadian Borrower and the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors, subject to certain exceptions; provided, however, the Canadian Borrower and the other Canadian subsidiaries of the Company constituting the Canadian Revolving Credit Facility Subsidiary Guarantors shall guarantee and/or provide security for only the Canadian Secured Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment).
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Item 9.     Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, we carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e). Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management's report on ourOur management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term isas defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act)Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed under the supervision of our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the related reportpreparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that:
Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and the dispositions of our assets;
Provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and Board of Directors; and
Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, and under the oversight of our Board of Directors, we assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on our assessment, we have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2023. During our assessment, we did not identify any material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.
KPMG LLP, ourthe independent registered public accounting firm arethat has audited the consolidated financial statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data under the headings Management'sthis Annual Report on Internal ControlForm 10-K, also audited the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over Financial Reporting and Reportfinancial reporting as of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.December 31, 2023 as stated in their report included below.
Changes in Internal Control overOver Financial Reporting
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended December 31, 2021,2023, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors
OPENLANE, Inc.:
Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
We have audited OPENLANE, Inc. and subsidiaries' (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2023, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023, and the related notes (collectively, the consolidated financial statements), and our report dated February 21, 2024 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana
February 21, 2024
Item 9B.    Other Information
None.Securities Trading Plans of Directors and Executive Officers
During the fourth quarter of 2023, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan or adopted, modified or terminated a non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as defined in Item 408(c) of Regulation S-K).
Item 9C.    Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
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PART III
Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information relating to our directors and nominees will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024
Annual Meeting of Stockholders and such information will be incorporated by reference herein. Our executive officers are as follows:
NameAgePosition
Peter J. Kelly5355Chief Executive Officer
Charles S. Coleman5052Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
James P. Coyle4143Executive Vice President and President, North American Marketplaces
Brad S. Lakhia51Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
Justin T. Davis36President of BacklotCars
Thomas J. Fisher47Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
James P. Hallett68Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors
John C. Hammer51Chief Commercial Officer for KAR and President of ADESA
Eric M. Loughmiller62Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James E. Money(1)
6159President of AFC
Lisa A. Price4749Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer
Tobin P. RicherBenjamin Skuy5059Executive Vice President, ofMarketing and Communications
Sriram Subrahmanyam54Executive Vice President, Operations and President, Services and International Markets and Strategic Initiatives
(1) James E. Money will serve as President of AFC through March 31, 2024, and will thereafter retire from the Company. The Company expects Mr. Money to serve in an advisory role for a period of time following his retirement to ensure a smooth transition. The Company expects William C. Mitchell, age 41, to serve as President of AFC effective April 1, 2024. Mr. Mitchell has served as Chief Operating Officer of AFC since April 2021. Mr. Mitchell previously served as Vice President of Business Development of AFC from January 2018 to April 2021, and as Director of Strategic Initiatives – M&A of AFC from July 2015 to January 2018. Prior to joining AFC, Mr. Mitchell served in risk management, financial analysis and corporate development roles with increasing responsibility at ETC ProLiance Energy (formerly ProLiance Energy) from 2005 to 2013, and subsequently at Citizens Energy Group from 2013 to 2015 (following Citizens Energy Group’s sale of ProLiance Energy). Prior to joining ProLiance Energy, Mr. Mitchell was an associate at Standard & Poor’s from 2004 to 2005.
Peter J. Kelly, 53,55, Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Kelly has been Chief Executive Officer of the Company since April 2021. Previously, Mr. Kelly served as the Company’s President from January 2019 to March 2021, the President of Digital Services from December 2014 to January 2019 and the Chief Technology Officer from June 2013 to January 2019. Mr. Kelly was the President and Chief Executive Officer of OpenlaneOPENLANE from February 2011 to June 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Kelly was President and Chief Financial Officer of OpenlaneOPENLANE from February 2010 to February 2011. Mr. Kelly was a co-founder of OpenlaneOPENLANE in 1999 and served in a number of executive roles at OpenlaneOPENLANE from 1999 to 2010.
Charles S. Coleman, 50,52, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Mr. Coleman has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer since November 2020, and as Secretary since October 2019. Mr. Coleman previously served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel from October 2017 to October 2020, Assistant Secretary from April 2015 to October 2019, and as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel from April 2015 to October 2017. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Coleman practiced corporate law as an associate attorney and then partner with Krieg DeVault in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1999 to March 2015 and as an associate attorney with Baker Donelson (formerly Berkowitz, Lefkovits, Isom & Kushner) in Birmingham, Alabama from 1996 to 1999.
James P. Coyle, 41,43, Executive Vice President Chief Digital Officer.and President, North American Marketplaces. Mr. Coyle has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and President, North American Marketplaces since July 2023. Mr. Coyle previously served as Executive Vice President, Chief Digital Officer sincefrom October 2021.2021 to July 2023. Mr. Coyle was the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of RealSelf, Inc. from September 2020 to October 2021 and Chief Operating Officer from April 2019 to September 2020. Prior to that, Mr. Coyle served as Chief Customer Officer of Varsity Tutors LLC from August 2016 to April 2019, President, Home Appliances, Commercial Sales and Monark Appliances of Sears Holdings Corporation from June 2014 to June 2016, and served in several positions at Amazon.com, Inc. from 2007 to 2014, his last role being Director, Category leader of Electronics.
Justin T. Davis, 36, President of BacklotCars. Mr. Davis has served as President of BacklotCars since April 2015. Prior to co-founding BacklotCars, Mr. Davis spent a decade in the wholesale used vehicle industry, including as a remarketing manager at Ally Financial Inc. from March 2013 to April 2014 and as a field sales representative at Manheim, Inc. from December 2009 to March 2013.
Thomas J. Fisher, 47,Brad S. Lakhia, 51, Executive Vice President, and Chief TechnologyFinancial Officer. Mr. FisherLakhia has served as the Company’sCompany's Executive Vice President, and Chief TechnologyFinancial Officer since October 2021.April 2023. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Fisher previouslyLakhia served as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Digital OfficerFinance, Americas of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (“Goodyear”) from March 2020November 2019 to April 2023. Mr. Lakhia was Vice President, Business Planning & Analysis of Andeavor (formerly Tesoro Corp.) from September 2016 to October 20212018 and as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Information OfficerCredit of Andeavor from April 2017 to March 2020. Mr. Fisher was the Senior Vice President of Cloud Operations and General Manager, Indianapolis, of Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. (“Genesys”) from December 2016 to March 2017. Mr. Fisher was the Chief Services Officer at Interactive Intelligence Group, Inc. (which was acquired by Genesys) from JanuaryFebruary 2014 to December 2016September 2016. Prior to joining Andeavor, Mr. Lakhia served in accounting, treasury and also held otherdivisional finance roles including Vice President of Global Sales Operationswith increasing responsibility at Goodyear from May 2012October 1996 to JanuaryFebruary 2014.
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James P. Hallett, 68, Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Hallett has served as the Executive Chairman since April 2021 and the Chairman of the Board of Directors since December 2014. Mr. Hallett served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from September 2009 to March 2021 and President and Chief Executive Officer of ADESA from April 2007 to September 2009. Mr. Hallett served as: Executive Vice President of ADESA, Inc. from May 2004 to May 2005; President of ADESA Corporation, LLC from March 2004 to May 2005; President of ADESA Corporation between August 1996 and October 2001 and again between January 2003 and March 2004; Chief Executive Officer of ADESA Corporation from August 1996 to July 2003; ADESA Corporation's Chairman from October 2001 to July 2003; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of ALLETE Automotive Services, Inc. from January 2001 to January 2003 and Executive Vice President from August 1996 to May 2004. Mr. Hallett left ADESA in May 2005 and thereafter served as President of the Columbus Fair Auto Auction until April 2007.
John C. Hammer, 51, Chief Commercial Officer for KAR and President of ADESA. Mr. Hammer has been Chief Commercial Officer for KAR since March 2020 and the President of ADESA since February 2018. Prior to ADESA, Mr. Hammer was Chief Executive Officer of U.S. Auto Sales, Inc. and U.S. Auto Finance, Inc. from June 2016 to February 2018, and Chief Executive Officer of Cruz Auto, LLC from June 2017 to February 2018. Mr. Hammer previously served as Chief Executive Officer and President of AFC from March 2014 to June 2016. Mr. Hammer joined AFC in April 2009 as Chief Operating Officer, and assumed the role of President of AFC in May 2013. Prior to AFC, Mr. Hammer held senior management roles for more than a decade at various subsidiaries of GMAC Financial Services. He has also served as a general manager at AutoNation and held management roles at Mercedes Benz Credit Corp. Mr. Hammer has 29 years of experience in the automotive industry.
Eric M. Loughmiller, 62, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Loughmiller has been Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since April 2007. Previously, from 2001 to 2006, Mr. Loughmiller was the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ThoughtWorks, Inc., an information technology consulting firm. Prior to that, Mr. Loughmiller served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of May & Speh, Inc. from 1996 to 1998 until May & Speh was acquired by Acxiom Corporation. Mr. Loughmiller was the finance leader of the Outsourcing Division of Acxiom Corporation from 1998 to 2000. Prior to joining May & Speh, Mr. Loughmiller was an audit partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. Mr. Loughmiller is a certified public accountant.
James E. Money, 59,61, President of AFC. Mr. Money has been President of AFC since June 2016. Mr. Money joined AFC in 1999 as Controller and was later promoted to Vice President of Finance in 2006 and to Chief Financial Officer in 2009. Prior to joining AFC, Mr. Money served as Chief Financial Officer of Fundex Games, LTD from 1998 to 1999. Mr. Money is a certified public accountant (inactive).
Lisa A. Price, 47,49, Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer. Ms. Price has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief People Officer since January 2020. Ms. Price previously served as the Executive Vice President of Human Resources from June 2013 to January 2020. Prior to that, Ms. Price served as the Vice President of Employment and Litigation Counsel of the Company from January 2008 to June 2013 and Senior Corporate Counsel from November 2005 to January 2008. Prior to joining ADESA, Ms. Price practiced employment law with Stewart & Irwin in Indianapolis from November 2000 to November 2005.
Benjamin Skuy, 59,Tobin P. Richer, 50, Executive Vice President, of International MarketsMarketing and Strategic Initiatives.Communications. Mr. SkuyRicher has beenserved as the Company’s Executive Vice President, of International MarketsMarketing and Strategic InitiativesCommunications since September 2009.February 7, 2024. Mr. SkuyRicher previously served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications from August 2020 to February 2024 and Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications from October 2016 to August 2020. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Richer served in various leadership roles at Elevance Health, Inc. (formerly “Anthem, Inc.”) including: Vice President of Corporate Communications from 2011 to 2016; Senior Executive Advisor, Office of the following positions between JulyCEO from 2010 to 2011; Staff Vice President, Clinical Health Policy from 2007 to 2010; and Director, Medicare Counsel 2002 to 2007. Prior to Elevance, Mr. Richer practiced corporate and health care law as an associate attorney with Michael Best & Friedrich in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 2001 to 2002 and began his career as a Health Insurance Specialist with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, US Department of Health and Human Services from 1999 and September 2009:to 2001.
Sriram Subrahmanyam, Ph.D., 54, Executive Vice President, ofOperations and President, Services and International Markets.Mr. Subrahmanyam has served as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Operations and President, Services & International Markets since May 2023. Mr. Subrahmanyam previously served as the Company’s President, KAR Services Group and Managing Director of ADESA CanadaExecutive Vice President, Operations from January 2008May 2022 to September 2009; Managing Director andMay 2023. Mr. Subrahmanyam previously served as the Chief Operating Officer of ADESA Canada from July 2006March 2018 to January 2008; Chief Operating Officer of ADESA CanadaMay 2022. Prior to that, Mr. Subrahmanyam served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, Business Transformation from January 20022017 to July 2006; and Chief Financial Officer of ADESA Canada from July 1999 to January 2002.March 2018. Prior to joining ADESA,the Company, Mr. SkuySubrahmanyam served as AssistantGlobal Vice President, Engineering of Ingram Micro Inc. from January 2013 to January 2017, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, Brightpoint Americas of Brightpoint, Inc. (which was acquired by Ingram Micro Inc.) from February 2012 to January 2013, Principal of Orchard Group from January 2011 to February 2012, Senior Vice President and Chief Procurement Officer of Career Education Corporation from December 2008 to January 2011, and held various positions of increased responsibility at Manulife FinancialUnited Airlines, Inc. from June 19981999 to July 1999. From August 19902008, including Vice President, Continuous Improvement from 2006 to May 1998 he served as Senior Manager at The Bank of Nova Scotia.2008.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference herein from our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC as set forth under the caption "Documents Incorporated by Reference."
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Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
We have adopted the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all of our employees, officers and directors, including those officers responsible for financial reporting. In addition, we have adopted the Code of Ethics for Principal Executive and Senior Financial Officers that applies to the Company's principal executive officer, principal financial and accounting officer and such other persons who are designated by our board of directors. Both codes are available on our website at www.karglobal.comcorporate.openlane.com and available in print to any stockholder who requests it. Information on, or accessible through, our website is not part of this Form 10-K. We expect that any amendments to these codes, or any waivers of their requirements, will be disclosed on our website.
Item 11.    Executive Compensation
The information required by this Item 11 is incorporated by reference herein from our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC as set forth under the caption "Documents Incorporated by Reference."
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Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information required by Item 403 of Regulation S-K will be included in our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024 Annual Meeting and such information will be incorporated by reference herein.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth the aggregate information of our equity compensation plans in effect as of December 31, 2021.2023.
Plan CategoryPlan CategoryNumber of
securities to be
issued upon exercise
of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights(1)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights(2)
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation
plans (excluding securities
reflected in first column)(3)
Plan CategoryNumber of
securities to be
issued upon exercise
of outstanding
options, warrants
and rights(1)
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights(2)
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under equity
compensation
plans (excluding securities
reflected in first column)(3)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holder(s)Equity compensation plans approved by security holder(s)8,024,539 $15.77 5,107,682 
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holdersEquity compensation plans not approved by security holders— — — 
TotalTotal8,024,539 $15.77 5,107,682 
(1)Includes service options, market options, performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSUs") and restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued under the KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan (including dividend equivalents). PRSUs have been included at target.
(2)Option awards issued by KAR Auction Services, Inc.the Company have exercise prices ranging from $6.11$11.02 to $18.23. The weighted-average price in the table above only reflects the weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options. The weighted-average exercise price does not include the PRSUs or RSUs.
(3)The number of securities available for future issuance includes (a) 3,880,3842,784,555 shares of common stock that may be issued under the KAR Auction Services, Inc. 2009 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan; and (b) 1,227,298933,673 shares of common stock that may be issued under the KAR Auction Services, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
The information required by this Item 13 is incorporated by reference herein from our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC as set forth under the caption "Documents Incorporated by Reference."
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services
The information required by this Item 14 is incorporated by reference herein from our Definitive Proxy Statement for our 20222024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC as set forth under the caption "Documents Incorporated by Reference."
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PART IV
Item 15.    Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules
a)The following documents have been filed as part of this report or, where noted, incorporated by reference:
1)Financial Statements—the consolidated financial statements of KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are filed as part of this report under Item 8.
2)Financial Statement Schedules—all schedules have been omitted because the matter or conditions are not present or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.
3)Exhibits—the exhibit index below is incorporated herein by reference as the list of exhibits required as part of this report.
In reviewing the agreements included as exhibits to this Form 10-K,report, please remember they are included to provide you with information regarding their terms and are not intended to provide any other factual or disclosure information about KAR Auction Services, ADESA, AFCthe Company and its subsidiaries or other parties to the agreements.
The agreements included or incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-Kreport contain representations and warranties by each of the parties to the applicable agreement. These representations and warranties were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the applicable agreement and (i) were not intended to be treated as categorical statements of fact, but rather as a way of allocating the risk to one of the parties if those statements prove to be inaccurate; (ii) may have been qualified in such agreement by disclosures that were made to the other party in connection with the negotiation of the applicable agreement; (iii) may apply contract standards of "materiality" that are different from "materiality" under the applicable securities laws; and (iv) were made only as of the date of the applicable agreement or such other date or dates as may be specified in the agreement.
The Company acknowledges that, notwithstandingAccordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the inclusionactual state of affairs as of the foregoing cautionary statements, it is responsible for considering whether additional specific disclosures of material information regarding material contractual provisions are required to make the statements in this Annual Report not misleading.date they were made or at any other time. Additional information about KAR Auction Servicesthe Company may be found elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-Kreport and KAR Auction Services, Inc.'sthe Company's other public filings, which are available without charge through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. See Item 1, "Business—Available Information."

EXHIBIT INDEX
  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
2.1+8-K001-345682.16/28/2019
2.28-K001-345682.19/8/2020
2.38-K001-345682.18/23/2021
3.110-Q001-345683.18/3/2016
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  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
3.28-K001-345683.111/4/2014 
3.38-K001-345683.16/10/2020
4.18-K001-345684.15/31/2017
4.2S-1/A333-1619074.1512/10/2009 
4.310-K001-345684.32/19/2020
10.1a8-K001-3456810.13/12/2014 
10.1b8-K001-3456810.13/9/2016
10.1c8-K001-3456810.15/31/2017
10.1d8-K001-3456810.19/20/2019
10.1e10-K001-3456810.1e2/18/2021
10.1f8-K001-3456810.16/1/2020
10.1g8-K001-3456810.19/8/2020
10.2*8-K001-3456810.13/2/2021 
10.3*8-K001-3456810.23/13/2020
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  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.4 *8-K001-3456810.13/13/2020
10.5a*10-Q001-3456810.95/7/2020
10.5b*8-K001-3456810.23/2/2021
10.6 *X
10.7 *10-K001-3456810.82/18/2021
10.8 *X
10.9a^S-4333-14884710.321/25/2008 
10.9b S-4333-14884710.331/25/2008
10.9c S-4333-14884710.341/25/2008 
10.9d^S-4333-14884710.351/25/2008 
10.9e 10-K001-3456810.19e2/28/2012 
10.9f 10-K001-3456810.19f2/28/2012 
10.10a+10-Q001-3456810.1511/4/2020
10.10b+X
10.11a+10-Q001-3456810.1611/4/2020
10.11b+X
10.11cX
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Incorporated by Reference
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.11d+X
10.12a8-K333-14884710.39/9/2008
10.12b8-K333-14884710.119/9/2008
10.13a8-K333-14884710.49/9/2008
10.13b8-K333-14884710.129/9/2008
10.14a8-K333-14884710.59/9/2008
10.14b8-K333-14884710.139/9/2008
10.15a8-K333-14884710.69/9/2008
10.15b8-K333-14884710.149/9/2008
10.16a8-K333-14884710.79/9/2008
10.16b8-K333-14884710.159/9/2008
10.17a8-K333-14884710.89/9/2008
10.17b8-K333-14884710.169/9/2008
10.18a8-K333-14884710.109/9/2008
10.18b8-K333-14884710.189/9/2008
  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
2.1+8-K001-345682.16/28/2019
2.28-K001-345682.19/8/2020
2.38-K001-345682.18/23/2021
2.48-K001-345682.12/24/2022
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  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.19a 10-Q333-14884710.2111/13/2008 
10.19b 10-Q333-14884710.2211/13/2008 
10.208-K001-3456810.112/17/2013
10.21a*DEF 14A001-34568Appendix A4/29/2014 
10.21b*10-K001-3456810.24b2/18/2016
10.21c*DEF 14A001-34568Annex I4/23/2021
10.22*10-Q001-3456810.278/5/2020
10.23a*10-Q001-3456810.628/4/2010
10.23b*10-Q001-3456810.28b11/6/2019
10.24*10-Q001-3456810.298/7/2019
10.25*S-1/A333-16190710.6512/4/2009
10.26*10-K001-3456810.332/21/2018
10.27*10-K001-3456810.352/21/2019
10.28*10-K001-3456810.352/19/2020
10.29*10-K001-3456810.302/18/2021
10.30*10-K001-3456810.382/24/2017
10.31*10-K001-3456810.382/19/2020
10.328-K001-3456810.16/28/2019
10.338-K001-3456810.26/28/2019
10.348-K001-3456810.36/28/2019
  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
3.1a10-Q001-345683.18/3/2016
3.1b8-K001-345683.15/12/2023
3.28-K001-345683.111/4/2014 
3.38-K001-345683.16/10/2020
4.18-K001-345684.15/31/2017
4.2S-1/A333-1619074.1512/10/2009 
4.310-K001-345684.32/19/2020
10.1a8-K001-3456810.16/26/2023 
10.1b8-K001-3456810.11/22/2024
10.2a*10-Q001-3456810.95/7/2020
10.2b*8-K001-3456810.23/2/2021
10.3*8-K001-3456810.14/17/2023
10.4*10-K001-3456810.62/23/2022
10.5a*10-K001-3456810.7a3/9/2023
10.5b*10-K001-3456810.7b3/9/2023
10.6*X
10.7*10-Q001-3456810.75/4/2022
10.8*X
10.9*10-K001-3456810.103/9/2023
10.10*X
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  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.358-K001-3456810.15/27/2020
10.36a8-K001-3456810.25/27/2020
10.36b10-K001-3456810.37b2/18/2021
10.378-K001-3456810.16/10/2020
10.388-K001-3456810.16/29/2020
21.1 X
23.1 X
31.1      X
31.2      X
32.1      X
32.2      X
101The following materials from KAR Auction Services, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2021 and 2020; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.    X
104Cover page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL (contained in Exhibit 101).    X
  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.11a^S-4333-14884710.321/25/2008 
10.11b S-4333-14884710.331/25/2008
10.11c S-4333-14884710.341/25/2008 
10.11d^S-4333-14884710.351/25/2008 
10.11e 10-K001-3456810.19e2/28/2012 
10.11f 10-K001-3456810.19f2/28/2012 
10.12+10-Q001-3456810.1111/2/2022
10.13+10-Q001-3456810.145/3/2023
10.148-K001-3456810.112/17/2013
10.15a*DEF 14A001-34568Appendix A4/29/2014 
10.15b*10-K001-3456810.24b2/18/2016
10.15c*DEF 14A001-34568Annex I4/23/2021
10.16*10-Q001-3456810.278/5/2020
10.17a*10-Q001-3456810.628/4/2010
10.17b*10-Q001-3456810.28b11/6/2019
10.18*10-Q001-3456810.298/7/2019
10.19*S-1/A333-16190710.6512/4/2009
10.20*10-K001-3456810.352/21/2019
10.21*10-K001-3456810.352/19/2020
10.22*10-K001-3456810.223/9/2023
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  Incorporated by Reference 
Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
10.23*10-K001-3456810.302/18/2021
10.24*10-K001-3456810.382/24/2017
10.25*10-K001-3456810.382/19/2020
10.26*10-Q001-3456810.2511/2/2022
10.27*10-K001-3456810.273/9/2023
10.28X
10.298-K001-3456810.16/28/2019
10.308-K001-3456810.26/28/2019
10.318-K001-3456810.36/28/2019
10.328-K001-3456810.15/27/2020
10.33a8-K001-3456810.25/27/2020
10.33b10-K001-3456810.37b2/18/2021
10.348-K001-3456810.16/10/2020
10.358-K001-3456810.16/29/2020
21.1X
23.1X
31.1     X
31.2     X
32.1     X
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Exhibit No.Exhibit DescriptionFormFile No.ExhibitFiling
Date
Filed
Herewith
32.2X
97.1X
101The following materials from OPENLANE, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 formatted in iXBRL (Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021; (iii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.X
104Cover page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL (contained in Exhibit 101).X
*

+Certain information has been excluded from this exhibit because it is not material and would likely cause competitive harm to the registrant if publicly disclosed.
^Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed separately with the Secretary of the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 406 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
*Denotes management contract or compensation plan, contract or arrangement.
Item 16.    Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
KAR Auction Services,OPENLANE, Inc.
By:/s/ PETER J. KELLY
Peter J. Kelly
Chief Executive Officer
February 23, 202221, 2024

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature Title Date
     
/s/ PETER J. KELLYChief Executive Officer and DirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Peter J. Kelly (Principal Executive Officer) 
/s/ ERIC M. LOUGHMILLERBRAD S. LAKHIAChief Financial OfficerFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Eric M. LoughmillerBrad S. Lakhia (Principal Financial Officer) 
/s/ SCOTT A. ANDERSONChief Accounting OfficerFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Scott A. Anderson(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ CARMEL GALVINDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Carmel Galvin
/s/ JAMES P. HALLETTExecutive Chairman and Chairman of the BoardDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
James P. Hallett
/s/ MARK E. HILLDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Mark E. Hill  
/s/ J. MARK HOWELLDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
J. Mark Howell  
/s/ STEFAN JACOBYDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Stefan Jacoby
/s/ MICHAEL T. KESTNERLead Independent DirectorChairman of the BoardFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Michael T. Kestner  
/s/ ROY MACKENZIEDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Roy Mackenzie
/s/ SANJEEV MEHRADirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Sanjeev Mehra  
/s/ MARY ELLEN SMITHDirectorFebruary 23, 202221, 2024
Mary Ellen Smith  

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