Beazer Homes Reports First Quarter Fiscal 2015 Results; Reiterates Full Year Adjusted EBITDA Expectations
- Solid order and community count growth
- Year-over-year margin improvement, excluding warranty charges
- On track to reach “2B-10” by the end of fiscal 2016
The Company reported a net loss from continuing operations of
The Company remains on track to meet its “2B-10” objectives to reach
“Improvements in new home orders, ASP, community count and gross margins
were all positive indicators of progress on our '2B-10' objectives,”
said
Warranty Charges
The
The Company believes it is likely that it will recover a portion of its repair costs, either from its direct insurers or from involved subcontractors or their insurers. However, the amount of any potential recovery is currently unknown and was therefore not included in any assessment of the overall warranty liability.
Summary results for the three months ended December 31, 2014 are as follows:
Q1 Results from Continuing Operations (unless otherwise specified)
Quarter Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | Change | |||||||||||||||
New Home Orders | 966 | 895 | 7.9 | % | |||||||||||||
Orders per month per community | 2.1 | 2.2 | (4.5 | )% | |||||||||||||
Actual community count at month-end | 156 | 138 | 13.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Average active community count | 154 | 138 | 11.6 | % | |||||||||||||
Cancellation rates | 21.4 | % | 21.8 | % | 40 bps | ||||||||||||
Total Home Closings | 885 | 1,038 | (14.7 | )% | |||||||||||||
Average sales price from closings (in thousands) | $ | 295.6 | $ | 279.3 | 5.8 | % | |||||||||||
Homebuilding revenue (in millions) | $ | 261.6 | $ | 290.0 | (9.8 | )% | |||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding impairments and abandonments (I&A) | 13.5 | % | 18.8 | % | -530 bps | ||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A and interest amortized to cost of sales | 16.6 | % | 21.2 | % | -460 bps | ||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit margin, excluding I&A, interest amortized to cost of sales and unexpected warranty costs | 21.8 | % | 21.2 | % | 60 bps | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes (in millions) | $ | (18.8 | ) | $ | (3.9 | ) | $ | (14.9 | ) | ||||||||
Benefit from income taxes (in millions) | $ | (0.7 | ) | $ | — | $ | (0.7 | ) | |||||||||
Net loss from continuing operations (in millions) | $ | (18.1 | ) | $ | (3.9 | ) | $ | (14.2 | ) | ||||||||
Basic Loss Per Share | $ | (0.68 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.52 | ) | ||||||||
Total Company land and land development spending (in millions) | $ | 145.4 | $ | 123.8 | $ | 21.6 | |||||||||||
Total Company Adjusted EBITDA (in millions) | $ | (1.3 | ) | $ | 21.6 | $ | (22.9 | ) | |||||||||
Total Company Adjusted EBITDA, excluding unexpected warranty costs and the accrual in discontinued operations (in millions) | $ | 16.3 | $ | 21.6 | $ | (5.3 | ) |
As of
As of December 31, | |||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | Change | |||||||||
Backlog | 1,771 | 1,750 | 1.2 | % | |||||||
Dollar value of backlog at end of period (in millions) | $ | 560.5 | $ | 500.0 | 12.1 | % | |||||
ASP in Backlog | $ | 316.5 | $ | 285.7 | 10.8 | % | |||||
Land and lots controlled | 27,908 | 28,978 | (3.7 | )% |
Q1 Results from Discontinued Operations
The Company recorded a
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call on
Headquartered in
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These
forward-looking statements represent our expectations or beliefs
concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described
in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many
of which are outside of our control, that could cause actual results to
differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking
statements, including, among other things: (i) the availability and cost
of land and the risks associated with the future value of our inventory
such as additional asset impairment charges or writedowns; (ii) economic
changes nationally or in local markets, including changes in consumer
confidence, declines in employment levels, inflation and increases in
the quantity and decreases in the price of new homes and resale homes in
the market; (iii) the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry and a
potential deterioration in homebuilding industry conditions; (iv)
estimates related to homes to be delivered in the future (backlog) are
imprecise as they are subject to various cancellation risks which cannot
be fully controlled; (v) shortages of or increased prices for labor,
land or raw materials used in housing production; (vi) our cost of and
ability to access capital and otherwise meet our ongoing liquidity needs
including the impact of any downgrades of our credit ratings or
reductions in our tangible net worth or liquidity levels; (vii) our
ability to comply with covenants in our debt agreements or satisfy such
obligations through repayment or refinancing; (viii) a substantial
increase in mortgage interest rates, increased disruption in the
availability of mortgage financing, a change in tax laws regarding the
deductibility of mortgage interest, or an increased number of
foreclosures; (ix) increased competition or delays in reacting to
changing consumer preference in home design; (x) factors affecting
margins such as decreased land values underlying land option agreements,
increased land development costs on communities under development or
delays or difficulties in implementing initiatives to reduce production
and overhead cost structure; (xi) estimates related to the potential
recoverability of our deferred tax assets; (xii) potential delays or
increased costs in obtaining necessary permits as a result of changes
to, or complying with, laws, regulations, or governmental policies and
possible penalties for failure to comply with such laws, regulations and
governmental policies; (xiii) the results of litigation or government
proceedings and fulfillment of the obligations in the consent orders
with governmental authorities and other settlement agreements; (xiv) the
impact of construction defect and home warranty claims, including water
intrusion issues in
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such factors.
-Tables Follow-
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. | ||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||
($ in thousands, except per share data) | ||||||||||
Three Months Ended | ||||||||||
December 31, | ||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||||
Total revenue | $ | 265,764 | $ | 293,170 | ||||||
Home construction and land sales expenses | 230,546 | 238,469 | ||||||||
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments | — | 31 | ||||||||
Gross profit | 35,218 | 54,670 | ||||||||
Commissions | 10,926 | 11,821 | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | 31,441 | 28,410 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,341 | 2,907 | ||||||||
Operating (loss) income | (9,490 | ) | 11,532 | |||||||
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities | 142 | 319 | ||||||||
Other expense, net | (9,434 | ) | (15,757 | ) | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (18,782 | ) | (3,906 | ) | ||||||
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes | (696 | ) | 42 | |||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (18,086 | ) | (3,948 | ) | ||||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (4,254 | ) | (1,190 | ) | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (22,340 | ) | $ | (5,138 | ) | ||||
Weighted average number of shares: | ||||||||||
Basic and Diluted | 26,457 | 25,009 | ||||||||
Basic and Diluted loss per share: | ||||||||||
Continuing Operations | $ | (0.68 | ) | $ | (0.16 | ) | ||||
Discontinued Operations | $ | (0.16 | ) | $ | (0.05 | ) | ||||
Total | $ | (0.84 | ) | $ | (0.21 | ) | ||||
Three Months Ended | |||||||||||
December 31, | |||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period | $ | 87,619 | $ | 52,562 | |||||||
Interest incurred | 30,283 | 32,441 | |||||||||
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense | (9,747 | ) | (16,032 | ) | |||||||
Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses | (8,287 | ) | (7,135 | ) | |||||||
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period | $ | 99,868 | $ | 61,836 | |||||||
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. | ||||||||||||
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||||
($ in thousands, except share and per share data) | ||||||||||||
December 31, 2014 | September 30, 2014 | |||||||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 138,680 | $ | 324,154 | ||||||||
Restricted cash | 64,092 | 62,941 | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,267 and $1,245, respectively) | 32,316 | 34,429 | ||||||||||
Income tax receivable | 46 | 46 | ||||||||||
Inventory | ||||||||||||
Owned inventory | 1,677,611 | 1,557,496 | ||||||||||
Land not owned under option agreements | 1,443 | 3,857 | ||||||||||
Total inventory | 1,679,054 | 1,561,353 | ||||||||||
Investments in marketable securities and unconsolidated entities | 34,735 | 38,341 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax assets, net | 46 | 2,823 | ||||||||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 19,315 | 18,673 | ||||||||||
Other assets | 21,102 | 23,460 | ||||||||||
Total assets | $ | 1,989,386 | $ | 2,066,220 | ||||||||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||||||
Trade accounts payable | $ | 65,845 | $ | 106,237 | ||||||||
Other liabilities | 127,542 | 142,516 | ||||||||||
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements | 1,248 | 2,916 | ||||||||||
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,209 and $4,399 respectively) | 1,536,591 | 1,535,433 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 1,731,226 | $ | 1,787,102 | ||||||||
Stockholders’ equity: | ||||||||||||
Preferred stock (par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued) |
$ | — | $ | — | ||||||||
Common stock (par value $0.001 per share, 63,000,000 shares authorized, 27,448,293 and 27,173,421 issued and outstanding, respectively) |
27 | 27 | ||||||||||
Paid-in capital | 852,800 | 851,624 | ||||||||||
Accumulated deficit | (593,597 | ) | (571,257 | ) | ||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,070 | ) | (1,276 | ) | ||||||||
Total stockholders’ equity | 258,160 | 279,118 | ||||||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 1,989,386 | $ | 2,066,220 | ||||||||
Inventory Breakdown | ||||||||||||
Homes under construction | $ | 325,074 | $ | 282,095 | ||||||||
Development projects in progress | 811,021 | 786,768 | ||||||||||
Land held for future development | 312,148 | 301,048 | ||||||||||
Land held for sale | 68,358 | 51,672 | ||||||||||
Capitalized interest | 99,868 | 87,619 | ||||||||||
Model homes | 61,142 | 48,294 | ||||||||||
Land not owned under option agreements | 1,443 | 3,857 | ||||||||||
Total inventory | $ | 1,679,054 | $ | 1,561,353 | ||||||||
BEAZER HOMES USA, INC. | |||||||
CONSOLIDATED OPERATING AND FINANCIAL DATA – CONTINUING OPERATIONS | |||||||
($ in thousands, except otherwise noted) | |||||||
Quarter Ended December 31, | |||||||
SELECTED OPERATING DATA | 2014 | 2013 | |||||
Closings: | |||||||
West region | 316 | 435 | |||||
East region | 305 | 338 | |||||
Southeast region | 264 | 265 | |||||
Total closings | 885 | 1,038 | |||||
New orders, net of cancellations: | |||||||
West region | 405 | 351 | |||||
East region | 286 | 308 | |||||
Southeast region | 275 | 236 | |||||
Total new orders | 966 | 895 | |||||
Backlog units at end of period: | |||||||
West region | 646 | 654 | |||||
East region | 581 | 631 | |||||
Southeast region | 544 | 465 | |||||
Total backlog units | 1,771 | 1,750 | |||||
Dollar value of backlog at end of period (in millions) | $ | 560.5 | $ | 500.0 | |||
Homebuilding Revenue: | |||||||
West region | $ | 86,318 | $ | 120,212 | |||
East region | 101,832 | 106,879 | |||||
Southeast region | 73,432 | 62,867 | |||||
Total homebuilding revenue | $ | 261,582 | $ | 289,958 | |||
Quarter Ended December 31, | |||||||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA | 2014 | 2013 | |||||||||
Revenues: | |||||||||||
Homebuilding | $ | 261,582 | $ | 289,958 | |||||||
Land sales and other | 4,182 | 3,212 | |||||||||
Total | $ | 265,764 | $ | 293,170 | |||||||
Gross profit (loss): | |||||||||||
Homebuilding | $ | 35,277 | $ | 54,450 | |||||||
Land sales and other | (59 | ) | 220 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 35,218 | $ | 54,670 | |||||||
Reconciliation of homebuilding gross profit before impairments and abandonments and interest amortized to cost of sales and the related gross margins to homebuilding gross profit and gross margin, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is provided for each period discussed below. Management believes that this information assists investors in comparing the operating characteristics of homebuilding activities by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective level of impairments and level of debt.
In addition, given the unusual size and nature of charges recorded
during the quarter ended
Quarter Ended December 31, | |||||||||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit | $ | 35,277 | 13.5 | % | $ | 54,450 | 18.8 | % | |||||||||||
Inventory impairments and lot option abandonments (I&A) | — | 31 | |||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit before I&A | 35,277 | 13.5 | % | 54,481 | 18.8 | % | |||||||||||||
Interest amortized to cost of sales | 8,194 | 7,135 | |||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit before I&A and interest amortized to cost of sales | 43,471 | 16.6 | % | 61,616 | 21.2 | % | |||||||||||||
Unexpected warranty costs | 13,582 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Homebuilding gross profit before I&A, interest amortized to cost of sales and unexpected warranty costs | $ | 57,053 | 21.8 | % | $ | 61,616 | 21.2 | % |
Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, debt extinguishment, impairments and abandonments) to total company net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure, is provided for each period discussed below. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA assists investors in understanding and comparing the operating characteristics of homebuilding activities by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective capitalization, tax position and level of impairments.
In addition, given the unusual size and nature of charges recorded
during the quarter ended
Quarter Ended December 31, | ||||||||||||
2014 | 2013 | |||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (22,340 | ) | $ | (5,138 | ) | ||||||
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes | (697 | ) | 52 | |||||||||
Interest amortized to home construction and land sales expenses, capitalized interest impaired, and interest expense not qualified for capitalization | 18,034 | 23,167 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization and stock compensation amortization | 3,715 | 3,516 | ||||||||||
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments | — | 31 | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ | (1,288 | ) | $ | 21,628 | |||||||
Unexpected warranty costs and discontinued operations accrual | 17,582 | — | ||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA excluding unexpected warranty costs and discontinued operations accrual | $ | 16,294 | $ | 21,628 |
Source:
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Carey Phelps, 770-829-3700
Director,
Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
investor.relations@beazer.com