0001193125-15-055149.txt : 20150220 0001193125-15-055149.hdr.sgml : 20150220 20150220091501 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-15-055149 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150220 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150220 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150220 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WILLIAM LYON HOMES CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001095996 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 330864902 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31625 FILM NUMBER: 15633949 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4695 MACARTHUR COURT STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 BUSINESS PHONE: 9498333600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4695 MACARTHUR COURT STREET 2: 8TH FLOOR CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRESLEY COMPANIES/NEW DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19991115 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PRESLEY MERGER SUB INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990929 8-K 1 d875383d8k.htm FORM 8-K FORM 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 20, 2015

 

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-31625   33-0864902

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4695 MacArthur Court, 8th Floor

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(949) 833-3600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Conditions.

On February 20, 2015, William Lyon Homes (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under that section, except as specifically incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are furnished herewith:

 

99.1 Press Release issued on February 20, 2015 announcing financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
Dated: February 20, 2015 By:

/S/ COLIN T. SEVERN

Colin T. Severn
Vice President
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

  

Description

99.1    Press Release issued on February 20, 2015 announcing financial results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2014.
EX-99.1 2 d875383dex991.htm EX-99.1 EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

WILLIAM LYON HOMES REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2014 RESULTS

NEWPORT BEACH, CA—February 20, 2015—William Lyon Homes (NYSE: WLH), a leading homebuilder in the Western U.S., announced results for its 2014 fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2014.

2014 Fourth Quarter Highlights (Comparison to 2013 Fourth Quarter)

 

    Net income available to common stockholders of $18.0 million, or $0.52 per diluted share

 

    Consolidated revenue of $360.0 million, up 72%

 

    Home sales revenue of $352.5 million, up 93%

 

    New home deliveries of 717 homes, up 83%

 

    Average sales price (ASP) of new homes delivered of $491,600, up 5%

 

    Homebuilding gross margin of $67.0 million, up 48%

 

    Homebuilding gross margin percentage of 19.0%

 

    Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage of 23.5%

 

    Dollar value of orders of $216.8 million, up 27%

 

    Net new home orders of 467, up 60%

 

    Average sales locations of 55, up 77%

 

    Dollar value of homes in backlog of $260.1 million, up 30%

 

    SG&A percentage of 10.4%

 

    Adjusted EBITDA of $48.9 million

2014 Full Year Highlights (Comparison to 2013 Full Year)

 

    Net income available to common stockholders of $44.6 million, or $1.34 per diluted share

 

    Consolidated revenue of $896.7 million, up 57%

 

    Home sales revenue of $857.0 million, up 64%

 

    New home deliveries of 1,753 homes, up 29%


    Average sales price (ASP) of new homes delivered of $488,900, up 28%

 

    Homebuilding gross margin of $179.5 million, up 55%

 

    Homebuilding gross margin percentage of 20.9%

 

    Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage of 25.2%

 

    Dollar value of orders of $810.7 million, up 35%

 

    Net new home orders of 1,677, up 27%

 

    Average sales locations of 44, up 76%

 

    SG&A percentage of 11.7%

 

    Adjusted EBITDA of $122.7 million

“We are extremely pleased with our fourth quarter results, which mark our highest quarterly home sales revenue and deliveries since the fourth quarter of 2007,” said William H. Lyon, Chief Executive Officer. “Home sales revenue increased by 93% to $352.5 million and deliveries increased by 83% to 717 units, both of which exceeded our expectations. We continue to improve our year-over-year performance across a number of key operational and financial metrics including net new home orders, the dollar value of orders and backlog, and community count. In addition, we generated net income of $18.0 million, or $0.52 per diluted share for the fourth quarter.” Mr. Lyon continued, “2014 was a transformational year for William Lyon Homes as we expanded our geographic footprint with the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes, and through our Coastal California infill portfolio acquisition. We are well positioned to capitalize on the continued housing recovery.”

Matthew R. Zaist, President and Chief Operating Officer stated, “In 2014, we delivered strong execution on our growth strategy, generating net income of $44.6 million, while also increasing our community count to 56 locations and delivering over 1,750 homes.” Mr. Zaist continued, “As we turn our attention to the execution of our 2015 objectives, we are focused on opening new communities and driving meaningful increases in orders, deliveries, revenue and net income.”


Operating Results

Home sales revenue for the fourth quarter of 2014 nearly doubled to $352.5 million, as compared to $182.9 million in the year-ago period. Our performance was driven by an 83% increase in the number of deliveries to 717 homes and a 5% increase in the average sales price of homes delivered to $491,600 in the quarter, compared to 391 homes delivered and a $467,700 average sales price, respectively, in the year-ago period. The fourth quarter of 2014 represented our first full quarter including the operating results of our recently acquired Washington and Oregon divisions, which generated revenues during the quarter of $93.4 million, consisting of 261 homes delivered at an average sales price of $357,900.

The dollar value of our orders for the fourth quarter of 2014 was $216.8 million, an increase of 27%, from $170.5 million in the year-ago period. Net new home orders for the quarter were 467, up 60% from 292 in the fourth quarter of 2013. The overall increase in net new home orders was driven by an increase in community count to 55 average sales locations, from 31 in the year-ago period and consistent absorption of 0.7 sales per project per week in both periods. We ended the year with 56 active selling communities, a 75% increase as compared to 32 active selling communities at the end of 2013.

The dollar value of homes in backlog was $260.1 million as of December 31, 2014, an increase of 30% compared to $199.5 million as of December 31, 2013. The increase was driven by a 30% increase in units in backlog to 478 from 368 in the year-ago period and a relatively stable average sales price of homes in backlog of $544,200, as compared to $542,200 in the year-ago period.

Homebuilding gross margins for the fourth quarter of 2014 were 19.0%. In conjunction with the adoption of purchase accounting related to the Polygon acquisition, GAAP margins were impacted by 170 basis points during the quarter. Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage was 23.5% during the fourth quarter of 2014.


SG&A expense during the fourth quarter of 2014 was 10.4% of homebuilding revenue, an improvement of 130 basis points from 11.7% in the year-ago quarter. Breaking down the components of SG&A, sales and marketing expense was 5.1% of homebuilding revenue during the quarter, compared to 4.7% in the year-ago quarter, driven primarily by higher advertising costs and outside broker commissions. General administrative expenses decreased to 5.3% of homebuilding revenue, compared to 7.0% in the year-ago quarter, as we continued to leverage off of a larger operating platform with a lower relative cost structure.

Balance Sheet Update

At year end, cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $53.3 million, real estate inventories totaled $1.4 billion, total debt was $940.1 million and total equity was almost $600.0 million. During the fourth quarter we executed a registered public offering of tangible equity units which generated net proceeds of approximately $111.4 million to the Company, which we used to pay off in full the senior unsecured bridge loan facility that we had entered into in connection with the closing of the Polygon Northwest Homes acquisition. At December 31, 2014, net debt to net book capitalization was 59.8%, and total debt to total book capitalization was 61.2%.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results today, Friday, February 20, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The call will be available via both the telephone at (877) 280-4961 or (857) 244-7314, passcode #27184096, or through the Company’s website at www.lyonhomes.com in the Investor Relations section of the site. A replay of the call will be available through March 5, 2015 by dialing (888) 286-8010 or (617) 801-6888, passcode #50466741. A webcast replay of the call will also be available on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the broadcast.


About William Lyon Homes

William Lyon Homes is one of the largest Western U.S. regional homebuilders. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the Company is primarily engaged in the design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Oregon. Its core markets include Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Seattle and Portland. The Company has a distinguished legacy of more than 59 years of homebuilding operations, over which time it has sold in excess of 93,000 homes. The Company markets and sells its homes under the William Lyon Homes brand in all of its markets except for Colorado, where the Company operates under the Village Homes brand, and Washington and Oregon, where the Company operates under the Polygon Northwest brand.

Financial data included herein includes the Washington and Oregon operations from August 12, 2014 (date of the Polygon Northwest Homes acquisition) through December 31, 2014. There were no operations in the Company’s Washington and Oregon divisions for the three or twelve months ended December 31, 2013; therefore, period-over-period comparisons for Washington and Oregon are not meaningful (“N/M”) as indicated in the comparative tables in the schedules attached to this release.

Certain statements contained in this release and the accompanying comments during our conference call that are not historical information contain forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements related to: market and industry trends, the anticipated financial and operating results from execution of the Company’s growth strategy and focus on markets in the Western United States, the continued housing market recovery, expected community count growth, anticipated operating results for the first quarter of 2015 and the spring selling season, expected SG&A percentage, and the anticipated benefits to be realized from the consummation of the Polygon Northwest acquisition. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied. The Company makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or changes in these expectations. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions of future events which may not prove to be accurate. Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include, among others: our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of Polygon Northwest; our ability to integrate successfully the Polygon Northwest operation with our existing operations; any adverse effect on our business operations, or those of Polygon Northwest, following consummation of the acquisition; worsening in general economic conditions either nationally or in regions in which we operate; conditions in our newly entered markets and newly acquired operations; worsening in markets for residential housing; decline in real estate values resulting in impairment of our real estate assets; volatility in the banking industry and credit markets; uncertainties in the capital and securities markets; terrorism or other hostilities involving the United States; whether an ownership change occurred that could, under certain circumstances, have resulted in the limitation of our ability to offset prior years’ taxable income with net operating losses; changes in mortgage and other interest rates; conditions in the capital, credit and financial markets, including mortgage lending standards and the availability of mortgage financing; changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations of those


principles; changes in prices of homebuilding materials; the availability of labor and homebuilding materials; adverse weather conditions; competition for home sales from other sellers of new and resale homes; cancellations and our ability to realize our backlog; the occurrence of events such as landslides, soil subsidence and earthquakes that are uninsurable, not economically insurable or not subject to effective indemnification agreements; changes in governmental laws and regulations; our financial leverage and level of indebtedness and any inability to comply with financial and other covenants under our debt instruments; whether we are able to refinance the outstanding balances of our debt obligations at their maturity; anticipated tax refunds; limitations on our ability to utilize our tax attributes; limitations on our ability to reverse any remaining portion of our valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets; the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects; the impact of construction defect, product liability and home warranty claims, including the adequacy of self-insurance accruals, and the applicability and sufficiency of our insurance coverage; the availability and cost of land for future development; and additional factors discussed under the sections captioned “Risk Factors” included in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list is not exhaustive. New risk factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business.

Investor/Media Contacts:

Larry Clark

Financial Profiles, Inc.

(310) 622-8223

WLH@finprofiles.com

Lisa Mueller

Financial Profiles, Inc.

(310) 622-8231

WLH@finprofiles.com


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands except number of shares and per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
    Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
 

Operating revenue

    

Home sales

   $ 352,479      $ 182,876   

Lots, land and other sales

     —          15,444   

Construction services

     7,542        11,094   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  360,021      209,414   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs

Cost of sales — homes

  (285,448   (137,564

Cost of sales — lots, land and other

  —        (11,854

Construction services

  (5,965   (8,126

Sales and marketing

  (17,945   (8,620

General and administrative

  (18,745   (12,754

Transaction expenses

  (64   —     

Amortization of intangible assets

  (520   (681

Other

  (574   (420
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (329,261   (180,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  30,760      29,395   

Other income, net

  1,068      253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before (provision) benefit from income taxes

  31,828      29,648   

(Provision) beneft from income taxes

  (11,018   88,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  20,810      118,316   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

  (2,805   (1,592
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

$ 18,005    $ 116,724   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income per common share:

Basic

$ 0.54    $ 3.77   

Diluted

$ 0.52    $ 3.64   

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic (1)

  33,439,411      30,987,546   

Diluted (1)

  34,851,823      32,058,724   

(1)    In conjunction with the issuance of Tangible Equity Units by the Company in November 2014, weighted average common shares outstanding increased as follows:

        

     Basic     Diluted  

Three Months Ended December 31, 2014

     2,191,835        2,425,758   


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands except number of shares and per share data)

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
 
     (unaudited)        

Operating revenue

    

Home sales

   $ 857,025      $ 521,310   

Lots, land and other sales

     1,926        18,692   

Construction services

     37,728        32,533   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  896,679      572,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs

Cost of sales — homes

  (677,531   (405,496

Cost of sales — lots, land and other

  (1,529   (14,692

Construction services

  (30,700   (25,598

Sales and marketing

  (45,903   (26,102

General and administrative

  (54,626   (40,770

Transaction expenses

  (5,832   —     

Amortization of intangible assets

  (1,814   (1,854

Other

  (2,319   (2,166
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
  (820,254   (516,678
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

  76,425      55,857   

Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized

  —        (2,602

Other income, net

  1,898      510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before reorganization items

  78,323      53,765   

Reorganization items, net

  —        (464
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before (provision) benefit from income taxes

  78,323      53,301   

(Provision) benefit from income taxes

  (23,797   82,302   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

  54,526      135,603   

Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

  (9,901   (6,471
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to William Lyon Homes

  44,625      129,132   

Preferred stock dividends

  —        (1,528
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders

$ 44,625    $ 127,604   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income per common share:

Basic

$ 1.41    $ 5.16   

Diluted

$ 1.34    $ 4.95   

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

Basic (1)

  31,753,110      24,736,841   

Diluted (1)

  33,236,343      25,796,197   

(1)    In conjunction with the issuance of Tangible Equity Units by the Company in November 2014, weighted average common shares outstanding increased as follows:

        

     Basic     Diluted  

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2014

     552,463        611,424   


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except number of shares and par value per share)

 

     December 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 
     (unaudited)         
ASSETS      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 52,771       $ 171,672   

Restricted cash

     504         854   

Receivables

     21,250         16,459   

Escrow proceeds receivable

     2,915         4,380   

Real estate inventories

     

Owned

     1,404,639         671,790   

Not owned

     —           12,960   

Deferred loan costs, net

     15,988         9,575   

Goodwill

     60,887         14,209   

Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $9,420 and $7,611 as of December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

     7,657         2,765   

Deferred income taxes, net, including valuation allowance of $1,626 and $3,959 at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

     88,039         95,580   

Other assets, net

     19,777         10,167   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

$ 1,674,427    $ 1,010,411   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

Accounts payable

$ 51,814    $ 17,099   

Accrued expenses

  85,366      60,203   

Liabilities from inventories not owned

  —        12,960   

Notes payable

  39,235      38,060   

Subordinated Amortizing Notes (1)

  20,717      —     

53/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019

  150,000      —     

81/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020

  430,149      431,295   

7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022

  300,000      —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
  1,077,281      559,617   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

Equity:

William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

  —        —     

Common stock, Class A, par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 28,073,438 and 27,622,283 shares issued, 27,487,257 and 27,216,813 shares outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

  281      276   

Common stock, Class B, par value $0.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 3,813,844 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively

  38      38   

Additional paid-in capital (1)

  408,969      311,863   

Retained earnings

  160,627      116,002   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity

  569,915      428,179   

Noncontrolling interests

  27,231      22,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

  597,146      450,794   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

$ 1,674,427    $ 1,010,411   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) In conjunction with the issuance of Tangible Equity Units in November 2014, the Company recorded $20.7 million as Subordinated Amortizing Notes and $90.7 million as Additional Paid in Capital for the year ended December 31, 2014.


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013        
     Consolidated
Total
    Consolidated
Total
    Percentage %
Change
 

Selected Financial Information (1)

      

(dollars in thousands)

      

Homes closed

     717        391        83
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home sales revenue

$ 352,479    $ 182,876      93

Cost of sales (excluding interest and purchase accounting adjustments)

  (269,543   (125,365   115
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin (2)

$ 82,936    $ 57,511      44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage (2)

  23.5   31.4   (25 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest in cost of sales

  (10,014   (11,124   (10 %) 

Purchase accounting adjustments

  (5,891   (1,075   448
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

$ 67,031    $ 45,312      48
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin percentage

  19.0   24.8   (23 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of homes closed

California

  287      188      53

Arizona

  50      102      (51 %) 

Nevada

  73      74      (1 %) 

Colorado

  46      27      70

Washington

  111      —        NM   

Oregon

  150      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  717      391      83
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average sales price of homes closed

California

$ 604,900    $ 652,000      (7 %) 

Arizona

  254,700      266,800      (5 %) 

Nevada

  681,300      293,600      132

Colorado

  500,400      420,500      19

Washington

  413,400      —        NM   

Oregon

  316,700      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 491,600    $ 467,700      5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of net new home orders

California

  155      182      (15 %) 

Arizona

  41      38      8

Nevada

  37      49      (24 %) 

Colorado

  40      23      74

Washington

  92      —        NM   

Oregon

  102      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  467      292      60
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average number of sales locations during period

California

  19      14      36

Arizona

  5      6      (17 %) 

Nevada

  9      7      29

Colorado

  12      4      200

Washington

  5      —        NM   

Oregon

  5      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  55      31      77
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) For the periods presented, the Company is reporting in six segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Oregon.
(2) Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a financial measure that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. It is used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix and other operating decisions. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting adjustments have on homebuilding gross margin and allows investors to make better comparisons with our competitors.


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2014     2013        
     Consolidated
Total
    Combined
Total
    Percentage %
Change
 

Selected Financial Information (1)

      

(dollars in thousands)

      

Homes closed

     1,753        1,360        29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Home sales revenue

$ 857,025    $ 521,310      64

Cost of sales (excluding interest and purchase accounting adjustments)

  (641,042   (366,728   75
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin (2)

$ 215,983    $ 154,582      40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage (2)

  25.2   29.7   (15 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest in cost of sales

  (26,510   (31,853   (17 %) 

Purchase accounting adjustments

  (9,979   (6,915   44
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin

$ 179,494    $ 115,814      55
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross margin percentage

  20.9   22.2   (6 %) 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of homes closed

California

  840      451      86

Arizona

  217      448      (52 %) 

Nevada

  236      291      (19 %) 

Colorado

  95      170      (44 %) 

Washington

  154      —        NM   

Oregon

  211      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  1,753      1,360      29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average sales price

California

$ 594,000    $ 582,000      2

Arizona

  264,900      246,400      8

Nevada

  516,200      268,500      92

Colorado

  489,100      413,400      18

Washington

  427,800      —        NM   

Oregon

  314,800      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

$ 488,900    $ 383,300      28
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Number of net new home orders

California

  792      597      33

Arizona

  201      340      (41 %) 

Nevada

  237      273      (13 %) 

Colorado

  152      115      32

Washington

  134      —        NM   

Oregon

  161      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  1,677      1,325      27
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Average number of sales locations during period

California

  17      9      89

Arizona

  6      6      0

Nevada

  9      6      50

Colorado

  8      4      100

Washington

  2      —        NM   

Oregon

  2      —        NM   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  44      25      76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) For the periods presented, the Company is reporting in six segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington and Oregon.
(2) Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a financial measure that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. It is used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix and other operating decisions. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting adjustments have on homebuilding gross margin and allows investors to make better comparisons with our competitors.


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

     As of December 31,  
     2014      2013         
     Consolidated
Total
     Consolidated
Total
     Percentage %
Change
 

Backlog of homes sold but not closed at end of period

  

California

     158         206         (23 %) 

Arizona

     47         63         (25 %) 

Nevada

     73         72         1

Colorado

     84         27         211

Washington

     62         —           NM   

Oregon

     54         —           NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  478      368      30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Dollar amount of homes sold but not closed at end of period (in thousands)

California

$ 93,912    $ 131,174      (28 %) 

Arizona

  13,408      17,676      (24 %) 

Nevada

  62,847      37,514      68

Colorado

  37,935      13,159      188

Washington

  34,309      —        NM   

Oregon

  17,716      —        NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

$ 260,127    $ 199,523      30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Lots owned and controlled at end of period

Lots owned

California

  2,140      1,935      11

Arizona

  5,421      5,376      1

Nevada

  2,941      2,828      4

Colorado

  979      762      28

Washington

  1,427      —        NM   

Oregon

  1,195      —        NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  14,103      10,901      29
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Lots controlled

California

  1,538      1,853      (17 %) 

Arizona

  —        210      (100 %) 

Nevada

  156      285      (45 %) 

Colorado

  183      498      (63 %) 

Washington

  728      —        NM   

Oregon

  834      —        NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  3,439      2,846      21
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total lots owned and controlled

California

  3,678      3,788      (3 %) 

Arizona

  5,421      5,586      (3 %) 

Nevada

  3,097      3,113      (1 %) 

Colorado

  1,162      1,260      (8 %) 

Washington

  2,155      —        NM   

Oregon

  2,029      —        NM   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

  17,542      13,747      28
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
    Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
 

Net income attributable to William Lyon Homes

   $ 18,005      $ 116,724      $ 44,625      $ 129,132   

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

   $ 19,317      $ (9,614   $ (161,872   $ (174,533

Interest incurred

   $ 26,741      $ 9,365      $ 65,559      $ 31,875   

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

   $ 48,933      $ 43,453      $ 122,696      $ 95,793   

Adjusted EBITDA Margin (2)

     13.6     20.7     13.7     16.7

Ratio of adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred

     1.83        4.64        1.87        3.01   

Balance Sheet Data

 

     December 31,
2014
    December 31,
2013
 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

   $ 53,275      $ 172,526   

Total William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity

     569,915        428,179   

Noncontrolling interest

     27,231        22,615   

Total debt

     940,101        469,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total book capitalization

$ 1,537,247    $ 920,149   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ratio of debt to total book capitalization

  61.2   51.0

Ratio of debt to total book capitalization (net of cash)

  59.8   39.7

 

(1) Adjusted EBITDA means net income (loss) attributable to William Lyon Homes plus (i) provision for income taxes, (ii) interest expense, (iii) amortization of capitalized interest included in cost of sales, (iv) stock based compensation, (v) depreciation and amortization, (vi) one-time cash transaction expenses related to the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes, (vii) loss on sale of fixed asset, (viii) non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, (ix) cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures, and (x) equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures. Other companies may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is presented herein because management believes the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to the Company’s investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because adjusted EBITDA is a widely utilized indicator of a company’s operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative for net (loss) income, cash flows from operating activities and other consolidated income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. A reconciliation of net income attributable to William Lyon Homes to adjusted EBITDA is provided in the following table:
(2) Calculated as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of operating revenue.


WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2014
    Three Months
Ended
December 31,
2013
    Year Ended
December 31,
2014
    Year Ended
December 31,
2013
 

Net income attributable to William Lyon Homes

   $ 18,005      $ 116,724      $ 44,625      $ 129,132   

Provision (benefit) from income taxes

     11,018        (88,668     23,797        (82,302

Interest expense:

        

Interest incurred

     26,741        9,365        65,559        31,875   

Interest capitalized

     (26,741     (9,365     (65,559     (29,273

Amortization of capitalized interest included in cost of sales

     10,014        11,124        26,510        31,853   

Stock based compensation

     3,342        1,587        6,114        3,794   

Loss on sale of fixed asset

     —          —          —          4   

Depreciation and amortization

     801        1,611        6,041        3,795   

Transaction expenses

     64        —          5,832        —     

Non-cash purchase accounting adjustments

     5,891        1,075        9,979        6,915   

Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures

     207        —          353        —     

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     (409     —          (555     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

$ 48,933    $ 43,453    $ 122,696    $ 95,793   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
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