-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OXqwT4FcUB430j2DOQBgkbHL4IuUrJgRVSYldNWDWXXklufhpwPs/13R/QxBf5vj PeUBpJFhs7JJaP4BgxGsQQ== 0001193125-09-077738.txt : 20090413 0001193125-09-077738.hdr.sgml : 20090413 20090413142536 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-09-077738 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20090331 ITEM INFORMATION: Results of Operations and Financial Condition ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20090413 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20090413 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001299969 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIVE BUILDERS [1531] IRS NUMBER: 201164345 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32375 FILM NUMBER: 09746387 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 BUSINESS PHONE: 703-883-1700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 510 CITY: RESTON STATE: VA ZIP: 20190 8-K 1 d8k.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): April 13, 2009 (March 31, 2009)

 

 

Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1-32375   20-1164345

(State or Other

Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

  (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

11465 SUNSET HILLS ROAD, FIFTH FLOOR RESTON, VIRGINIA 20910

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (703) 883-1700

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

 

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 (See General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨ 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 March 31, 2009, Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing financial results for the three months and twelve months, respectively, ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and this exhibit is incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 2.02.

The information contained in this Item 2.02 and in the accompanying exhibit 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 the liabilities of that section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 31, 2009, Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) received its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, which statements were included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009. The audited financial statements contained an unqualified opinion from the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, including an explanatory paragraph raising doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a “going concern.”

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

  (d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release by Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc., dated March 31, 2009

SIGNATURES

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

Date: April 13, 2009

 

COMSTOCK HOMEBUILDING COMPANIES, INC.
By:   /s/ Jubal R. Thompson
  General Counsel and Secretary


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

    
99.1    Press Release by Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc., dated March 31, 2009
EX-99.1 2 dex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

COMSTOCK HOMEBUILDING COMPANIES, INC. PROVIDES RESULTS FOR 2008 AND UPDATE ON OPERATIONS

Reston, Virginia (March 25, 2009) – (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: CHCI) (“Comstock” or the “Company”) today released preliminary financial results for 2008, information regarding the status of its delisting and a general update on operations.

Results of Operations

On March 31, 2009 the Company filed its 2008 Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For the twelve months ending December 31, 2008 the company generated the following summary results of operations:

 

     Twelve Months Ended December 31,  
(dollars in 000s except per share)    2008     2007  

Total revenue

   $ 46,662     $ 266,159  

Impairments & write-offs

     18,022       78,264  

Gross profit

     (10,634 )     (57,414 )

Operating loss

     (32,719 )     (92,085 )

Gain on troubled debt restructuring

     12,851       —    

Net loss

     (17,058 )     (87,510 )

Diluted earnings per share

   $ (0.98 )   $ (5.42 )

The Company reported the following summary balance sheet information for December 31, 2008:

 

     December 31,    December 31,
(dollars in 000s except per share)    2008    2007

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,977    $ 6,822

Real estate held for sale

     129,542      203,860

Notes payable

     102,829      171,214

Shareholder equity

     30,525      46,519

Book value per share

   $ 1.66    $ 2.61

The Company also announced that in connection with their unqualified opinion regarding the Company’s 2008 audit, the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, indicated their belief that declining market conditions create substantial doubt that the Company would continue operating throughout 2009 as a going concern. As such, PricewaterhouseCoopers issued a Going Concern Opinion along with its 2008 audit report.

Status of Delisting

The Company disclosed that on March 23, 2009 the Company received a notice from NASDAQ indicating that NASDAQ had determined to once again extend its suspension of the bid-price and market value of publicly held shares requirements until July 20, 2009. As such, the Company’s delisting deadline was automatically extended. The Company now has until on or about October 13, 2009 to regain compliance with the NASDAQ bid-price requirements and until on or about November 8, 2009 to regain compliance with the NASDAQ market value of publically held shares requirements.


Update on Operations and Cash Resources

The Company disclosed that sales during the first quarter remained weak as the general economic conditions in its three primary markets continued to generate low levels of consumer demand for new home sales. The Company reported that it projected 23 net new orders during the first quarter of 2009 representing approximately $7.4 million in net new order revenue. The Company projected that it will deliver 13 homes during the first quarter representing homebuilding revenue of approximately $5.7 million.

During the first quarter of 2009 the Company sold 7 units at its Eclipse project representing $4.4 million of new order revenue. As of March 31, 2009 the Company had sold a total of 371 of the 465 units at its Eclipse at Potomac Yard. Of the remaining 94 unsold units, 63 units were being rented generating approximately $133,000 per month of gross rental income to help cover the cost of operating the project.

The Company reported that its unrestricted cash balance as of March 31, 2009 was projected to be approximately $3.0 million with an additional $3.0 million of restricted cash which is being held as collateral in connection with a letter of credit issued by Wachovia Bank related to a discontinued captive general liability insurance policy. The Company is working to try to secure the release of the restricted cash. In connection with its limited liquidity the Company has elected not to make the March 31, 2009 interest payment due on its senior unsecured debt to JP Morgan Ventures. The amount of the interest payment due is approximately $218,000.

The Company also announced that it is working on multiple strategic plans aimed at generating unrestricted cash flow to shore up its balance sheet and secure its ability to continue operating. These strategies include further restructuring of the Company’s debts with its lenders as well as aggressive and non-conventional approaches to bulk selling inventory units. The Company warned that if unsuccessful in its efforts to generate free cash flow and restructure its debts with its lenders, the Company may be forced to seek bankruptcy protection while it reorganizes.

“The challenges currently facing the home building industry and the economy are unprecedented,” said Christopher Clemente, Comstock’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The absolute lack of capital available to homebuilders is contributing to the downward spiral of the real estate market and is costing this country hundreds of thousands of jobs and is causing an untold loss of wealth. While we applaud the federal government’s effort to stimulate the economy we believe that the effort is flawed, as it has to date overlooked one of the most meaningful contributors to the U.S. economic engine—the homebuilding industry. As the government uses vast resources to prop up Wall Street, ‘Main Street’ is crumbling. In spite of these overwhelming obstacles, we remain committed to doing everything possible to reach amicable arrangements with our lenders, generate free cash flow from our existing assets and continue in our effort to stabilize the long term viability of this company.”

About Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc.

Comstock Homebuilding Companies, Inc. is a publically traded real estate enterprise with a focus on a variety of affordably priced, for-sale residential products. The company currently operates as Comstock Homes in the Washington, D.C.; Raleigh, NC; and Atlanta, GA markets. Comstock trades on Nasdaq as CHCI. For more information please visit www.comstockhomebuilding.com.

Cautionary Statement

This release may contain “forward-looking” statements made pursuant to the Safe Harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Additional information concerning these and other important risks and uncertainties can be found under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Form 10-K as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2009. Comstock specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

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INCOME STATEMENT    Twelve Months Ended December 31,  
     2008     2007     2006  

Revenues

      

Revenue - homebuilding

   $ 44,097     $ 232,805     $ 240,093  

Revenue - other

     2,565       33,354       5,788  
                        

Total revenue

     46,662       266,159       245,881  

Expenses

      

Cost of sales - homebuilding

     39,246       211,068       211,408  

Cost of sales - other

     28       34,241       5,249  

Impairments and write-offs

     18,022       78,264       57,426  

Selling, general and administrative

     16,400       34,671       37,500  

Interest, real estate taxes and indirect costs related to inactive projects

     5,685       —         —    
                        

Operating loss

     (32,719 )     (92,085 )     (65,702 )

Loss (Gain) on troubled debt restructuring

     (12,851 )     —         —    

Other income, net

     (2,850 )     (1,886 )     (1,487 )
                        

Loss before minority interest

     (17,018 )     (90,199 )     (64,215 )

Minority interest

     (8 )     (137 )     15  
                        

Loss before equity in loss earnings of real estate partnership

     (17,010 )     (90,062 )     (64,230 )

Equity in loss of real estate partnership

     —         —         (135 )
                        

Total pre tax loss

     (17,010 )     (90,062 )     (64,365 )

Income taxes expense (benefit)

     48       (2,552 )     (24,520 )
                        

Net loss

   $ (17,058 )   $ (87,510 )   $ (39,845 )
                        

Basic loss per share

   $ (0.98 )   $ (5.42 )   $ (2.63 )

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

     17,462       16,140       15,148  
                        

Diluted loss per share

   $ (0.98 )   $ (5.42 )   $ (2.63 )

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

     17,462       16,140       15,148  
                        

 

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BALANCE SHEET    December 31,     December 31,  
     2008     2007  

ASSETS

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 5,977     $ 6,822  

Restricted cash

     3,859       4,985  

Receivables

     —         370  

Due from related parties

     —         92  

Real estate held for development and sale

     129,542       203,860  

Inventory not owned - variable interest entities

     19,250       19,250  

Property, plant and equipment, net

     829       1,539  

Other assets

     1,402       22,058  
                

TOTAL ASSETS

   $ 160,859     $ 258,976  
                

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 8,232     $ 21,962  

Obligations related to inventory not owned

     19,050       19,050  

Notes payable

     84,563       135,367  

Unsecured debt

     18,266       35,847  
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES

     130,111       212,226  
                

Commitments and contingencies

    

Minority interest

     223       231  
                

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

    

Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 77,266,500 shares authorized, 15,608,438 and 15,120,955 issued and outstanding, respectively

     156       151  

Class B common stock, $0.01 par value, 2,733,500 shares authorized, 2,733,500 issued and outstanding

     27       27  

Additional paid-in capital

     157,057       155,998  

Treasury stock, at cost (391,400 Class A common stock)

     (2,439 )     (2,439 )

Accumulated deficit

     (124,277 )     (107,219 )
                

TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

     30,525       46,519  
                

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

   $ 160,859     $ 258,976  
                

Contact:

Bruce Labovitz

Email Contact

703.230.1131

 

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