10-Q 1 ccs-20180331x10q.htm 10-Q CCS 03312018 Form 10-Q

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 10-Q



(Mark One)



 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2018



or





 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



Commission File Number 001-36491



Century Communities, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)









 

 

Delaware

 

68-0521411

(State of other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)



 

8390 East Crescent Parkway, Suite 650
Greenwood Village, Colorado

 

80111

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip code)



(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (303) 770-8300

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post 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.





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer

 

 

Accelerated filer

 



 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer

 

   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

Smaller reporting company

 



 

 

 

Emerging growth company

 

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 is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes      No  

On April 27,  2018,  29,789,107  shares of common stock, par value 0.01 per share, were outstanding.   

 


 

CENTURY COMMUNITIES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

For the Three  Months ended March 31, 2018



Index



 



Page No.

PART I

Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

4

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 

5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements – Mach 31, 2018

6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

22

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

34

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

34

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

35

Item 1A. Risk Factors

35

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

35

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

35

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

35

Item 5. Other Information

35

Item 6. Exhibits

36

Signatures

37



 





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PART I

ITEM 1.     FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.





Century Communities, Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017

(in thousands, except share amounts)







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Assets

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

29,986 

 

$

88,832 

Cash held in escrow

 

 

21,535 

 

 

37,723 

Accounts receivable

 

 

12,006 

 

 

12,999 

Inventories

 

 

1,480,208 

 

 

1,390,354 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

40,179 

 

 

52,327 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

61,562 

 

 

60,812 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

29,816 

 

 

27,911 

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

27,916 

 

 

28,208 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

8,363 

 

 

5,555 

Amortizable intangible assets, net

 

 

2,458 

 

 

2,938 

Goodwill

 

 

26,456 

 

 

27,363 

Total assets

 

$

1,740,485 

 

$

1,735,022 

Liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

23,194 

 

$

24,831 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

146,118 

 

 

150,356 

Senior notes payable

 

 

776,742 

 

 

776,283 

Revolving line of credit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Mortgage repurchase facilities

 

 

37,013 

 

 

48,319 

Total liabilities

 

 

983,067 

 

 

999,789 

Stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 29,789,107 and 29,502,624 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively

 

 

298 

 

 

295 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

569,536 

 

 

566,790 

Retained earnings

 

 

187,584 

 

 

168,148 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

757,418 

 

 

735,233 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 

$

1,740,485 

 

$

1,735,022 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements





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Century Communities, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)













 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home sales revenues

 

$

394,831 

 

$

226,420 

Land sales and other revenues

 

 

1,459 

 

 

1,896 



 

 

396,290 

 

 

228,316 

Financial services revenue

 

 

5,556 

 

 

 —

Total revenues

 

 

401,846 

 

 

228,316 

Homebuilding cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of home sales revenues

 

 

(319,583)

 

 

(182,324)

Cost of land sales and other revenues

 

 

(877)

 

 

(1,144)



 

 

(320,460)

 

 

(183,468)

Financial services costs

 

 

(4,395)

 

 

(754)

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

(56,522)

 

 

(33,212)

Acquisition expense

 

 

(173)

 

 

(523)

Equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

3,168 

 

 

1,255 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(357)

 

 

437 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

23,107 

 

 

12,051 

Income tax expense

 

 

(3,088)

 

 

(3,252)

Net income

 

$

20,019 

 

$

8,799 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.68 

 

$

0.40 

Diluted

 

$

0.67 

 

$

0.40 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

29,515,531 

 

 

21,512,289 

Diluted

 

 

29,833,729 

 

 

21,722,540 



See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements





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Century Communities, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 and 2017

(in thousands)











 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

20,019 

 

$

8,799 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

2,726 

 

 

1,383 

Stock-based compensation expense

 

 

2,516 

 

 

1,911 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(2,808)

 

 

(1,331)

Distribution of income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

3,460 

 

 

852 

Equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

(3,168)

 

 

(1,255)

(Gain) loss on disposition of assets

 

 

259 

 

 

59 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash held in escrow

 

 

16,188 

 

 

2,828 

Accounts receivable

 

 

994 

 

 

(1,309)

Inventories

 

 

(82,377)

 

 

(21,254)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

56 

 

 

393 

Accounts payable

 

 

(1,637)

 

 

(7,429)

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

(12,947)

 

 

6,237 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

12,148 

 

 

 —

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(44,571)

 

 

(10,116)

Investing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(2,370)

 

 

(1,052)

Other investing activities

 

 

295 

 

 

25 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(2,075)

 

 

(1,027)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

 

60,000 

 

 

45,000 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

(60,000)

 

 

(175,000)

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes

 

 

 —

 

 

127,500 

Principal payments on notes payable

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,582)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,533)

Net proceeds from mortgage repurchase facilities

 

 

(11,307)

 

 

 —

Net proceeds from issuances of common stock

 

 

5,021 

 

 

15,023 

Repurchases of common stock upon vesting of stock based compensation

 

 

(4,790)

 

 

(2,904)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

(11,076)

 

 

5,504 

Net decrease

 

$

(57,722)

 

$

(5,639)

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

93,713 

 

 

30,954 

End of period

 

$

35,991 

 

$

25,315 

Supplemental cash flow disclosure

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

 

$

606 

 

$

 —

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

29,986 

 

$

23,465 

Restricted cash (Note 6)

 

 

6,005 

 

 

1,850 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

$

35,991 

 

$

25,315 

See Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

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Century Communities, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2018



1. Basis of Presentation



Century Communities, Inc. (which we refer to as “we,” “CCS,” or the “Company”) is engaged in the development, design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family attached and detached homes in metropolitan areas in the States of California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington.  In many of our projects, in addition to building homes, we are responsible for the entitlement and development of the underlying land.  Our homebuilding operations are organized into the following four reportable segments based on the geographic regions in which we operate: West, Mountain, Texas and Southeast.   Additionally, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Inspire Home Loans Inc. and Parkway Title, LLC, which provide mortgage services and title services, respectively, to our home buyers have been identified as our Financial Services segment.

On August 4, 2017, we acquired UCP, Inc. (which we refer to as “UCP”) which was a homebuilder and land developer with expertise in residential land acquisition, development and entitlement, as well as home design, construction and sales, and with operations in the States of California, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.  The merger was unanimously approved by the board of directors of both the Company and UCP and was also approved by UCP stockholders on August 1, 2017.  In connection with the merger, each share of UCP Class A common stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing was converted into $5.32 in cash and 0.2309 of a newly issued share of our common stock.  Approximately 4.2 million shares of our common stock were issued and $100.2 million in cash was paid in connection with the merger.  Additionally, on October 31, 2017, we acquired substantially all the assets and operations and assumed certain liabilities of Sundquist Homes, LLC and affiliates (which we refer to as “Sundquist Homes”), a homebuilder with operations in the greater Seattle, Washington area, for approximately $50.2 million in cash.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (which we refer to as “GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (which we refer to as the “SEC”). In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of our financial position and results of operations. Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year. The financial statements and related notes do not include all information and footnotes required by GAAP and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2017, which are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 that was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, as well as all subsidiaries in which we have a controlling interest, and variable interest entities for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary.  We do not have any variable interest entities in which we are deemed the primary beneficiary.  All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

All numbers related to lots and communities disclosed in the notes to the consolidated financial statements are unaudited.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.  Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (which we refer to as “FASB”) issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842).”  ASU 2016-02 requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities by lessees for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP.  ASU 2016-02 is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2019 and interim periods within the annual periods.  We are currently evaluating the impact ASU 2016-02 will have on our consolidated financial statements.

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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

Cash Flows

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, “Statement of Cash Flows - Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments.” ASU 2016-15 consists of eight provisions that provide guidance on the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments in the statement of cash flows. In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-18 “Statement of Cash Flows – Restricted Cash.”  ASU 2016-18 requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows.  We adopted ASU 2016-15 and 2016-18 on January 1, 2018.  Upon adoption of 2016-15 and 2016-18, we have included restricted cash in the beginning and ending balances on our Statement of Cash Flows to present the changes during the period in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.  Distributions from investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are classified based on the nature of the activity of the investee that generated the distribution on our Statement of Cash Flow.  In accordance with ASU 2016-15, our prior year Statement of Cash Flows has also been retrospectively adjusted.

Revenue Recognition

On January 1, 2018 we adopted “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (ASC 606),” which we refer to as “ASC 606”.  ASC 606 requires entities to recognize revenues when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. We adopted ASC 606 as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach to contracts which were not completed as of January 1, 2018.     



While the adoption of ASC 606 did not result in a material impact to our consolidated financial statements, it did impact the following:



·

Certain immaterial costs incurred related to our model homes, which were previously capitalized to inventory, are now expensed as incurred.

·

Forfeited customer earnest money deposits, which were previously presented in other income within the Consolidated Statements of Operations, are presented as other revenue. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized $0.1 million of forfeited deposits.

·

Land sales to third parties which do not meet the definition of a customer in ASC 606 are classified as other income in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recorded $2.0 million from the disposition of land to third parties which were not considered customers.  The related cost of these land dispositions during the same period totaled $2.1 million. 

·

Deferral of an allocated amount of revenue and costs associated with unsatisfied performance obligations, primarily the installation of landscaping, at the time of home delivery.  We deferred $1.4 million in revenue and $1.1 million in costs related to unsatisfied performance obligations on homes that we delivered during the three months ended March 31, 2018. 

·

Reclassification of certain costs related to our model homes from inventory to property and equipment on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Upon adoption, we reclassified $2.3 million from inventories to property and equipment.

Under the modified retrospective approach, we have recorded an opening adjustment to decrease retained earnings by $0.6 million, related to model homes costs that were previously capitalized to inventory, but would have been expensed as incurred under ASC 606.  This amount is included as a non-cash adjustment on our Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.  Results for reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2018 are presented under Topic 606, while prior period amounts are not adjusted and continue to be reported in accordance with our historic accounting. 

Effective January 1, 2018 the following accounting policies have been modified to reflect the adoption of ASC 606.

Home Sales Revenues - Under ASC 606, revenues from home sales and the related profit are recorded when our performance obligations are satisfied, which generally occurs when the respective homes are closed and title has passed to our homebuyers.  We generally satisfy our performance obligations in less than one year from the contract date.  Proceeds from home closings that are held for our benefit in escrow, are presented as “Cash held in escrow” on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Cash held for our benefit in escrow is typically held by the escrow agent for less than a few days.    When it is determined that the earnings process is not complete and we have remaining obligations, the related revenue and costs are deferred for recognition in future periods until those performance obligations have been satisfied.  Prior to satisfying our performance obligations we typically receive deposits from customers related to sold but undelivered homes.  These deposits are classified as earnest money deposits and are included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Earnest money deposits totaled $17.5 million and $14.1 million at March 31, 2018 and December 31,

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2017, respectively.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized revenue of $6.6 million related to homes that closed during the period which had outstanding deposits as of December 31, 2017.

Home and Sales FacilitiesCosts related to our model homes and sales facilities are treated in one of three ways depending on their nature.  Costs directly attributable to the home including upgrades that are permanent and sold with the home are capitalized to inventory and included in cost of home sales revenues when the unit is closed to the home buyer.  Marketing related costs, such as non-permanent signage, brochures and marketing materials as well as the cost to convert the model into a salable unit are expensed as incurred.  Costs to furnish the model home sites, permanent signage, and construction of sales facilities are capitalized to property and equipment and depreciated over the estimated life of the community based on the number of lots in the community which typically range from from 2 to 3 years.    



2. Reporting Segments

Our homebuilding operations are engaged in the development, design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family attached and detached homes in ten states, which are aggregated into four regions, each of which is managed by one of our regional presidents.   Each of our homebuilding divisions is considered an operating segment, but has been aggregated into reportable segments defined by our regional structure as each region has similar economic characteristics and housing products.  Each of our regional managers report to our chief operating decision makers (which we refer to as “CODMs”), the Co-Chief Executive Officers of our Company.  The CODMs review the results of our operations, including total revenue and income before income tax expense to determine profitability, at the regional level. Accordingly, we have presented our homebuilding operations into the following reportable segments based on the geographic markets in which we operate:

·

West (Southern California, Central Valley, Bay Area and Washington)

·

Mountain (Colorado, Nevada and Utah)

·

Texas (Houston, San Antonio and Austin)

·

Southeast (Georgia, North Carolina,  South Carolina and Tennessee)

We have also identified our Financial Services operations, which provide mortgage and title services to our homebuyers, as a fifth reportable segment.  Our Corporate operations are a nonoperating segment, as it serves to support our homebuilding operations through functions, such as our executive, finance, treasury, human resources, and accounting departments.  We have adjusted prior period segment information to conform to the current period presentation.

The following table summarizes total revenue and income before income tax expense by operating segment (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 



Three months ended March 31,



2018

 

2017

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

West

$

118,920 

 

$

 —

Mountain

 

145,493 

 

 

122,037 

Texas

 

38,028 

 

 

30,889 

Southeast

 

93,849 

 

 

75,390 

Financial Services

 

5,556 

 

 

 —

Corporate

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total revenue

$

401,846 

 

$

228,316 



 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) before income tax expense:

 

 

 

 

 

West

$

9,869 

 

$

 —

Mountain

 

17,923 

 

 

15,124 

Texas

 

1,808 

 

 

1,831 

Southeast

 

4,681 

 

 

5,816 

Financial Services

 

1,161 

 

 

(754)

Corporate

 

(12,335)

 

 

(9,966)

Total income before income tax expense

$

23,107 

 

$

12,051 



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The following table summarizes total assets by operating segment (in thousands):



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

West

 

$

434,076 

 

$

394,215 

Mountain

 

 

576,099 

 

 

571,880 

Texas

 

 

202,101 

 

 

192,078 

Southeast

 

 

418,832 

 

 

401,618 

Financial Services

 

 

56,036 

 

 

63,137 

Corporate

 

 

53,341 

 

 

112,094 

Total assets

 

$

1,740,485 

 

$

1,735,022 

Corporate assets primarily include certain cash and cash equivalents, our investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries, prepaid insurance, and deferred financing costs on our revolving line of credit.

3. Business Combinations

On August 4, 2017, we acquired UCP, Inc., which was a homebuilder and land developer with expertise in residential land acquisition, development and entitlement, as well as home design, construction and sales, and with operations in the States of California, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.   The merger was unanimously approved by the board of directors of both the Company and UCP and was also approved by UCP stockholders on August 1, 2017.  In connection with the merger, each share of UCP Class A common stock outstanding immediately prior to the closing was converted into $5.32 in cash and 0.2309 of a newly issued share of our common stock.  No fractional shares were issued in connection with the merger, and UCP stockholders received cash in lieu of any fractional shares.    Approximately 4.2 million shares of our common stock were issued in connection with the merger and $100.2 million was paid in cash in connection with the merger.  Outstanding UCP restricted stock units were also converted into an aggregate of 0.2 million of Century Communities restricted stock units pursuant to the merger. We determined that the total fair value of these awards was $6.2 million, of which $1.1 million was attributable to services performed by UCP employees prior to the merger and, as such, was included as consideration.  We incurred approximately $9.6 million in acquisition related expenses, presented as “Acquisition expense” on the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations related to the acquisition of UCP, Inc.  Total consideration of $209.0 million, inclusive of cash acquired of $20.3 million for this merger, is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share amount):





 

 

 

UCP shares (including noncontrolling interest) as of August 3, 2017

 

 

18,085 

Cash paid per share

 

$

5.32 

Cash consideration

 

$

96,213 

Cash consideration pertaining to stockholder exercising appraisal rights

 

$

3,937 

Total cash consideration

 

$

100,150 



 

 

 

UCP shares (including noncontrolling interest) as of August 3, 2017

 

 

18,085 

Exchange ratio

 

 

0.2309 

Number of CCS shares issued

 

 

4,176 

Closing price of Century Communities common stock on August 3, 2017

 

$

25.80 

Consideration attributable to common stock

 

$

107,737 

Total replacement award value

 

$

1,149 

Total equity consideration

 

$

108,886 



 

 

 

Total consideration in cash and equity

 

$

209,036 



The acquired assets consisted of approximately 4,199 owned lots within 43 total communities in California, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The 4,199 lots included 346 homes in backlog and 59 model homes.  As the acquired assets and processes have the ability to create outputs in the form of revenue from the sale of single family residences, we concluded that the acquisition represents a business combination.



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The following table summarizes the initial estimate of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date (in thousands):    

 





 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

$

20,264 

Accounts receivable

 

7,248 

Inventories

 

395,557 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

6,988 

Property and equipment, net

 

717 

Deferred tax asset, net

 

7,931 

Goodwill

 

5,092 

Total assets

$

443,797 



 

 

Accounts payable

$

10,712 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

71,130 

Notes payable

 

152,919 

Total liabilities

 

234,761 

Purchase price/Net equity

$

209,036 



The purchase price accounting reflected above is preliminary and is based upon estimates and assumptions that are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). The measurement period remains open pending the completion of valuation procedures related to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities including inventories and our deferred tax asset.   We have not yet finalized the allocation of goodwill to our reporting units.   During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized $1.5 million of expense related to refinements in our estimated fair value of inventories, which occurred during the period.  This measurement period adjustment is included in “Cost of home sales revenues” on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Acquired inventories consist of both acquired land and work in process inventories.  We determined the estimate of fair value for acquired land inventory with the assistance of a third-party appraiser primarily using a forecasted cash flow approach for the development, marketing, and sale of each community acquired. Significant assumptions included in our estimate include future per lot development costs, construction and overhead costs, mix of products sold in each community, as well as average sales price, and absorption rates. We estimated the fair value of acquired work in process inventories based upon the stage of production of each unit and a gross margin that we believe a market participant would require to complete the remaining development and requisite selling efforts.  The stage of production, as of the acquisition date, ranged from recently started lots to fully completed single family residences.  We estimated a market participant would require a gross margin ranging from 6% to 20% based upon the stage of production of the individual lot.  Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.  We expect that $6.5 million of Goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes.  The purchase price accounting reflected in the accompanying financial statements is preliminary and is based upon estimates and assumptions that are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date).



On August 17, 2017, we sold BMCH South Carolina, LLC, a subsidiary of UCP that was acquired as part of our acquisition of UCP, Inc., to a third party for approximately $17.1 million.  Accordingly, the estimated fair value of the acquired assets of BMCH South Carolina, LLC was determined to be equal to the disposal price given the proximity of the two transactions. 

We determined that UCP’s carrying costs approximated fair value for all other acquired assets and assumed liabilities. 

UCP’s results of operations, which include homebuilding revenues of $103.4 million and income before income tax of $6.6 million, are included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Sundquist Homes 

On October 31, 2017, we acquired substantially all the assets and operations and assumed certain liabilities of Sundquist Homes and affiliates, a homebuilder with operations in the greater Seattle, Washington area, for approximately $50.2 million in cash. The acquired assets include owned and controlled land, homes under construction and model homes.  As the acquired assets and processes have the ability to create outputs in the form of revenue from the sale of single family residences, we concluded that the acquisition represents a business combination.

  

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The following table summarizes our preliminary estimates of the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date of Sundquist Homes (in thousands):  





 

 

Accounts receivable

$

11 

Inventories

 

55,077 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

1,050 

Property and equipment, net

 

142 

Total assets

$

56,280 



 

 

Accounts payable

$

3,646 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

2,431 

Total liabilities

 

6,077 

Purchase price/Net equity

$

50,203 

Acquired inventories consist of both acquired land and work in process inventories.  We determined the estimate of fair value for acquired land inventory with the assistance of a third-party appraiser primarily using a forecasted cash flow approach for the development, marketing, and sale of each community acquired. Significant assumptions included in our estimate include future per lot development costs, construction and overhead costs, mix of products sold in each community, as well as average sales price, and absorption rates. We estimated the fair value of acquired work in process inventories based upon the stage of production of each unit and a gross margin that we believe a market participant would require to complete the remaining development and requisite selling efforts.  The stage of production, as of the acquisition date, ranged from recently started lots to fully completed single family residences.  We estimated a market participant would require a gross margin ranging from 6% to 20% based upon the stage of production of the individual lot.  The purchase price accounting reflected in the accompanying financial statements is preliminary and is based upon estimates and assumptions that are subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date). We expect that $4.8 million of Goodwill will be deductible for tax purposes in connection with this acquisition. 

We determined that Sundquist Homes’s carrying costs approximated fair value for all other acquired assets and assumed liabilities. 

Sundquist Homes’s results of operations, which include homebuilding revenues of $21.4 million and income before tax of $4.1 million, are included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2018.



Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

Unaudited pro forma revenues and income before tax expense for the three months ended March 31, 2017 gives effect to including the results of the acquisitions of UCP and Sundquist Homes as of January 1, 2017.    Unaudited pro forma income before tax expense adjusts the operating results of UCP and Sundquist Homes to reflect the additional costs that would have been recorded assuming the fair value adjustments had been applied as of the beginning of the period presented and excludes acquisition expense incurred related to the transactions.  Pro forma basic and diluted earnings per share (which we refer to as “EPS”) gives effect to the issuance of approximately 4.2 million shares of common stock as consideration for the acquisition of UCP as though the acquisition had occurred on January 1, 2017 (in thousands, except share and per share information):









 

 



Three months ended March 31,



2017

Total revenues

$

337,934 



 

 

Income before tax expense

$

15,908 

Tax expense

 

(2,951)

Net income

$

12,957 

Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

(145)

Numerator for basic and diluted pro forma EPS

$

12,812 



 

 

Pro forma weighted average shares-basic

 

25,688,143 

Pro forma weighted average shares-diluted

 

25,898,394 



 

 

Pro forma basic EPS

$

0.50 

Pro forma diluted EPS

$

0.49 



No pro forma financial information is required for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as our acquisitions of UCP Inc. and Sundquist Homes occurred in 2017.







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4. Inventories

Inventories included the following (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Homes under construction

 

$

934,088 

 

$

869,554 

Land and land development

 

 

499,960 

 

 

479,038 

Capitalized interest

 

 

46,160 

 

 

41,762 

Total inventories

 

$

1,480,208 

 

$

1,390,354 

  



5. Financial Services

 

We use best efforts commitments with various investors to mitigate the risk associated with mortgage loans held for sale.  Best efforts commitments which fix the forward sales price that will be realized in the secondary market are used to eliminate our interest rate and price risks.  These best effort commitments are considered derivative instruments under ASC 815, “Derivatives and Hedging,” however, we do not have any derivative instruments designated as hedging instruments as of March 31, 2018. Substantially all of the loans originated by us and their related servicing rights are sold in the secondary mortgage market within a short period of time after origination, generally within 30 days. In accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”, we use the fair value option to record residential mortgage loans available-for-sale at the price they are committed to be sold under the best efforts commitments.  Gains and losses from the sale of mortgage loans are recognized based upon the difference between the sales proceeds and carrying value of the related loans upon sale and are recorded in Financial services revenues.  Loan origination fees generally represent flat per-loan fee amounts based on a percentage of the principal balance and are recognized as Financial services revenue at the time the loans are closed.



Expected gains and losses from the sale of our loans held for sale are included in the measurement of written loan commitments that are accounted for at fair value through Financial Services revenues at the time of commitment.  As of March 31, 2018, mortgage loans available-for-sale had an aggregate fair value of $40.2 million and an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $38.2 million. The net loss resulting from changes in fair value of the best efforts commitments and mortgage loans held in inventory totaled $27.0 thousand  for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and are included in Financial services revenues. Realized net gains from the sale of mortgages during the three months ended March 31, 2018 were $3.8 million.





6. Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

Prepaid expenses and other assets included the following (in thousands):







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Prepaid insurance

 

$

5,938 

 

$

6,549 

Lot option and escrow deposits

 

 

34,989 

 

 

35,700 

Performance deposits

 

 

3,374 

 

 

3,295 

Deferred financing costs revolving line of credit, net

 

 

1,536 

 

 

1,795 

Restricted cash

 

 

6,005 

 

 

4,881 

Secured note receivable

 

 

2,727 

 

 

2,753 

Other

 

 

6,993 

 

 

5,839 

Total prepaid expenses and other assets

 

$

61,562 

 

$

60,812 

 

Restricted cash is comprised of customer deposits held in escrow and pledge accounts related to our mortgage repurchase facilities

 

7. Investment in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries

On November 1, 2016, we acquired a 50% ownership of WJH LLC (which we refer to as “WJH”), which is the successor to Wade Jurney Homes, Inc. and Wade Jurney of Florida, Inc.  WJH primarily targets first-time homebuyers in the Southeastern United States.  As a result of the transaction, we own 50% of WJH and Wade Jurney Jr., an individual, owns the other 50% interest.  The Company and Wade Jurney Jr. share responsibility for all of WJH’s strategic decisions, with Wade Jurney Jr. managing the day-to-day operations.  Our investment in WJH is treated as an unconsolidated investment under the equity method of accounting. 

As of March 31, 2018, and December 31, 2017, our investment in WJH was $27.9 million and $28.2 million, respectively.   During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized $3.2 million and $1.3 million of equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries, respectively, and received operating distributions from WJH of $3.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

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8. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other liabilities included the following (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Earnest money deposits

 

$

17,537 

 

$

14,077 

Warranty reserve

 

 

8,961 

 

 

8,531 

Accrued compensation costs

 

 

13,584 

 

 

22,129 

Land development and home construction accruals

 

 

59,691 

 

 

61,918 

Liability for product financing arrangement

 

 

17,610 

 

 

19,751 

Accrued interest

 

 

15,068 

 

 

14,435 

Income taxes payable

 

 

5,913 

 

 

851 

Other

 

 

7,754 

 

 

8,664 

Total accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

$

146,118 

 

$

150,356 



 



9. Warranties



Generally, we provide each homeowner with product warranties covering workmanship and materials for one year from the time of closing, and warranties covering structural systems for eight to 10 years from the time of closing.  Estimated future direct warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of home sales revenues in the period when the related home sales revenues are recognized. Amounts accrued, which are included in accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets, are based upon historical experience rates. We subsequently assess the adequacy of our warranty accrual on a quarterly basis through an internal model that incorporates historical payment trends and adjust the amounts recorded if necessary. Based on favorable warranty payment trends relative to our estimates at the time of home closing, we reduced our warranty reserve by $45.0 thousand and $0.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively, which is included as a reduction to cost of homes sales revenues on our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The following table summarizes the changes in our warranty accrual (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Beginning balance

 

$

8,531 

 

$

2,479 

Warranty expense provisions

 

 

1,434 

 

 

878 

Payments

 

 

(959)

 

 

(370)

Warranty adjustment

 

 

(45)

 

 

(256)

Ending balance

 

$

8,961 

 

$

2,731 

 



10. Debt



Our outstanding debt obligations included the following as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):  











 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

6.875% senior notes, due May 2022(1)

 

$

379,521 

 

$

379,238 

5.875% senior notes, due July 2025(1)

 

 

394,901 

 

 

394,725 

Other financing obligations

 

 

2,320 

 

 

2,320 

Senior notes payable

 

 

776,742 

 

 

776,283 

Revolving line of credit, due October 2019

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Mortgage repurchase facility

 

 

37,013 

 

 

48,319 

Total debt

 

$

813,755 

 

$

824,602 

(1)    The carrying value of senior notes reflects the impact of premiums, discounts, and issuance costs that are amortized to interest cost over the respective terms of the senior notes.

Revolving line of credit 

On October 21, 2014, we entered into a credit agreement with Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, which agreement has subsequently been modified three times and

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supplemented with a Commitment Increase Agreement (which agreement as modified and supplemented we refer to as the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides the Company with a revolving line of credit (which we refer to as the “Revolving Credit Facility”) of up to $400 million. The Credit Agreement includes a letter of credit sublimit of $20 million. The obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2018, we had no borrowings outstanding and under the Revolving Credit Facility and were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.

Mortgage Repurchase Facilities – Financial Services

Inspire Home Loans Inc. (which we refer to as “Inspire”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, maintains two Master Repurchase Agreements (which we refer to as the “Master Repurchase Agreements”). As of March 31, 2018, The Master Repurchase Agreements provided Inspire with revolving mortgage loan repurchase facilities of up to $60 million (which we refer to as the “Repurchase Facilities”). Amounts outstanding under the Repurchase Facilities are not guaranteed by us or any of our subsidiaries and contain various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Inspire that are customary for arrangements of this type.  As of March 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Repurchase Facilities.



11. Interest

Interest is capitalized to inventories while the related communities are being actively developed and until homes are completed.  As our qualifying assets exceeded our outstanding debt during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we capitalized all interest costs incurred during these periods, except for interest incurred on capital leases of equipment related to our golf course operations.

Our interest costs are as follows (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Interest capitalized beginning of period

 

$

41,762 

 

 

28,935 

Interest capitalized during period

 

 

13,357 

 

 

7,734 

Less: capitalized interest in cost of sales

 

 

(8,959)

 

 

(4,956)

Interest capitalized end of period

 

$

46,160 

 

 

31,713 











12. Income Taxes



On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (which we refer to as the “TCJA”) was signed into law.  The TCJA significantly reforms the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.  The TCJA, among other things, contains significant changes to corporate taxation, including reduction of the corporate tax rate, commencing in 2018, from a top marginal rate of 35% to a flat rate of 21%, limitation of the tax deduction for interest expense to 30% of adjusted earnings (except for certain small businesses), limitation of the deduction for net operating losses to 80% of current year taxable income, elimination of net operating loss carrybacks, immediate deductions for certain new investments instead of deductions for depreciation expense over time, and modifying or repealing many business deductions and credits.

Also on December 22, 2017 the SEC staff issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 118 (SAB 118) which addresses the application of ASC Topic 740 to the TCJA.  SAB 118 outlines that if the accounting for the effects of the TCJA is incomplete, but a reasonable estimate can be made, then provisional amount should be reflected in the financial statements. 

Our accounting for the impacts of the TCJA related to current and deferred taxes, and in particular our deferred taxes related to our acquisition of UCP and Sundquist Homes was incomplete when we issued our December 31, 2017 year end financial statements.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we continued to refine our accounting for the TCJA, including refining certain calculations associated with UCP’s distributive share of its investment in UCP, LLC at the acquisition date of August 4, 2017 in accordance with I.R.C. §704(c).  These refinements resulted in a measurement period adjustment benefiting our income tax provision by $1.7 million.  

At the end of each interim period we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year, and to use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period.  Our 2018 estimated annual effective tax rate of 26.5% is driven by our blended federal and state statutory rate of 24.9%, and certain other permanent differences between GAAP and tax which increased our rate by 1.6%.  For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our estimated annual rate of 26.5% was benefited by discrete items for excess tax benefits related to stock based awards that vested during the same period and a measurement period adjustment under SAB 118, as described above, resulting in a total tax rate of 13.4%.



For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded income tax expense of $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively. 

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13. Fair Value Disclosures

Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at measurement date and requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in the following three categories:

Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are inactive; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets at measurement date.

Level 3 — Valuations derived from techniques where one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active markets at measurement date.

The following table presents carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments (in thousands):





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Hierarchy 

 

Carrying 

 

Fair Value

 

Carrying 

 

Fair Value

Secured notes receivable(1)

 

Level 2

 

$

2,727 

 

$

2,688 

 

$

2,753 

 

$

2,727 

Mortgage loans held for sale(2)

 

Level 2

 

$

40,179 

 

$

40,179 

 

$

52,327 

 

$

52,327 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.875% senior notes(3)

 

Level 2

 

$

379,521 

 

$

389,146 

 

$

379,238 

 

$

397,044 

5.875 % senior notes (3)

 

Level 2

 

$

394,901 

 

$

376,400 

 

$

394,725 

 

$

400,225 

Revolving line of credit(4)

 

Level 2

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

Insurance premium notes and other(4)

 

Level 2

 

$

2,320 

 

$

2,320 

 

$

2,320 

 

$

2,320 

Mortgage repurchase facilities(4)

 

Level 2

 

$

37,013 

 

$

37,013 

 

$

48,319 

 

$

48,319 

(1)

Estimated fair value of the secured notes received was based on cash flow models discounted at market interest rates that considered the underlying risks of the note.

(2)

The mortgage loans held for sale are carried at fair value, which was based on quoted market prices for those committed mortgage loans.

(3)

Estimated fair value of the senior notes incorporated recent trading activity in inactive markets.

(4)

Carrying amount approximates fair value due to short-term nature and interest rate terms.

The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value. Non-financial assets and liabilities include items such as inventory and long-lived assets that are measured at fair value when acquired and resulting from impairment, if deemed necessary.

14. Stock-Based Compensation

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we granted restricted stock units covering 0.3 million shares of common stock with a weighted average grant date fair value of $30.50 per share, which vest over a one or three year period from the grant date.

A summary of our outstanding awards of restricted common stock and restricted stock units are as follows (in thousands, except years):





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

As of March 31, 2018



 

Restricted Stock Awards

 

Restricted Stock Units

 

Total

Unvested awards/units

 

 

 

 

645 

 

 

650 

Unrecognized compensation cost

 

$

12 

 

$

11,712 

 

$

11,724 

Period to recognize compensation cost

 

 

0.1 years

 

 

1.6 years

 

 

1.6 years (average)

During the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recognized stock-based compensation expense of $2.5 million and $1.9 million, respectively. Stock-based compensation expense is included in selling, general, and administrative on our Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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15. Stockholders’ Equity

Our authorized capital stock consists of 100.0 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and 50.0 million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, there were 29.8 million and 29.4 million shares of common stock issued and outstanding, respectively, inclusive of the restricted common stock awards issued.

We issued 0.3 million shares of common stock related to the vesting of restricted stock unit awards during the three months ended March 31, 2018As of March 31, 2018, approximately 1.2 million shares remained available for issuance under the Century Communities, Inc. 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

On November 7, 2016, we entered into a Distribution Agreement (which we refer to as the “First Distribution Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (which we refer to collectively as the “Sales Agents”), relating to our common stock.  Under the First Distribution Agreement, we were authorized to offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million from time to time through any of our Sales Agents in “at the market” offerings. On August 9, 2017, we entered into a second Distribution Agreement (which we refer to as the “Second Distribution Agreement”) with the Sales Agents, pursuant to which we may offer and sell from time to time up to $100.0 million in “at the market” offerings.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we sold and issued an aggregate of 0.2 million shares of our common stock under the Second Distribution Agreement, which provided net proceeds of $5.0 million and, in connection with such sales, paid total commissions and fees to the Sales Agents of $0.1 million.  During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we sold and issued an aggregate of 0.6 million shares of our common stock under the First Distribution Agreement, which provided net proceeds of $15.0 million.



16Earnings Per Share

We use the two-class method of calculating EPS as our non-vested restricted stock awards have non-forfeitable rights to dividends and, accordingly, represent a participating security. The two-class method is an earnings allocation method under which EPS is calculated for each class of common stock and participating security considering both dividends declared (or accumulated) and participation rights in undistributed earnings as if all such earnings had been distributed during the period.  We use the treasury stock method to calculate the dilutive effect of our restricted stock units as the restricted stock units do not have participating rights.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands, except share and per share information):



 

 

 

 

 



Three months ended



March 31,



2018

 

2017

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

20,019 

 

$

8,799 

Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

(49)

 

 

(117)

Net income allocable to common stockholders

$

19,970 

 

$

8,682 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

29,515,531 

 

 

21,512,289 

Dilutive effect of restricted stock units

 

318,198 

 

 

210,251 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

 

29,833,729 

 

 

21,722,540 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.68 

 

$

0.40 

Diluted

$

0.67 

 

$

0.40 



We did not have any common unit equivalents to exclude from diluted earnings per share during the three months ended March 31, 2018.  We excluded from diluted earnings per share the common unit equivalents related to 500 restricted stock units for the three months ended March 31, 2017, because their effect would be anti-dilutive.













17. Commitments and Contingencies

Letters of Credit and Performance Bonds

In the normal course of business, the Company posts letters of credit and performance bonds related to our land development performance obligations with local municipalities. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $87.5 million and $78.3 million, respectively, in letters of credit and performance bonds issued and outstanding.

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Litigation

The Company is subject to claims and lawsuits that arise primarily in the ordinary course of business, which consist primarily of construction defect claims. It is the opinion of our management that if the claims have merit, parties other than the Company would be, at least in part, liable for the claims, and eventual outcome of these claims will not have a material adverse effect upon our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. When we believe that a loss is probable and estimable, we record a charge to selling, general, and administrative on our consolidated statements of operations for our estimated loss.

We do not believe that the ultimate resolution of any claims and lawsuits will have a material adverse effect upon our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flow.





18. Supplemental Guarantor Information

The Existing 6.875% Notes and the May 2017 Senior Notes are our unsecured senior obligations, and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by substantially all of our direct and indirect wholly-owned operating subsidiaries (which we refer to as “Guarantors”).

Each of the May 2014 Indenture governing the Existing 6.875% Notes, and the May 2017 Indenture governing the May 2017 Senior Notes, provides that the guarantees of a Guarantor will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged: (1) upon any sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all of the equity interests of such Guarantor after which the applicable Guarantor is no longer a “Restricted Subsidiary” (as defined in the respective Indentures), which sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition does not constitute an “Asset Sale” (as defined in the respective Indentures) or is made in compliance with applicable provisions of the applicable Indenture; (2) upon any sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition (by merger, consolidation or otherwise) of all of the assets of such Guarantor, which sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition does not constitute an Asset Sale or is made in compliance with applicable provisions of the applicable Indenture; provided, that after such sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition, such Guarantor is an “Immaterial Subsidiary” (as defined in the respective Indentures); (3) unless a default has occurred and is continuing, upon the release or discharge of such Guarantor from its guarantee of any indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and the Guarantors so long as such Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to provide a guarantee pursuant to the applicable Indenture; provided that if such Guarantor has incurred any indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Guarantor in compliance with applicable provisions of the applicable Indenture, such Guarantor’s obligations under such indebtedness, as the case may be, so incurred are satisfied in full and discharged or are otherwise permitted to be incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary (other than a Guarantor) in compliance with applicable provisions of the applicable Indenture; (4) upon the designation of such Guarantor as an “Unrestricted Subsidiary” (as defined in the respective Indentures), in accordance with the applicable Indenture; (5) if the Company exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the applicable Indenture or if the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors are discharged in compliance with applicable provisions of the applicable Indenture, upon such exercise or discharge; or (6) in connection with the dissolution of such Guarantor under applicable law in accordance with the applicable Indenture.

As the guarantees were made in connection with the February 2015 exchange offer for the Initial Exchange Notes, the October 2015 exchange offer for the October 2015 Exchange Notes, the April 2017 exchange offer for the April 2017 Exchange Notes, and the issuance of the May 2017 Senior Notes, the Guarantors’ condensed financial information is presented as if the guarantees existed during the periods presented. If any Guarantors are released from the guarantees in future periods, the changes are reflected prospectively.

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We have determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantors would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information is presented below:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet



 

As of March 31, 2018  (in thousands)  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,965 

 

$

8,039 

 

$

12,982 

 

$

 —

 

$

29,986 

Cash held in escrow

 

 

 —

 

 

21,092 

 

 

443 

 

 

 —

 

 

21,535 

Accounts receivable

 

 

 —

 

 

11,999 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

12,006 

Investment in consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

1,502,732 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,502,732)

 

 

 —

Inventories

 

 

 —

 

 

1,480,208 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,480,208 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

40,179 

 

 

 —

 

 

40,179 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

3,371 

 

 

56,323 

 

 

1,868 

 

 

 —

 

 

61,562 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

8,363 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

8,363 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

11,561 

 

 

17,697 

 

 

558 

 

 

 —

 

 

29,816 

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

27,916 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

27,916 

Amortizable intangible assets, net

 

 

 —

 

 

2,458 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,458 

Goodwill

 

 

 —

 

 

26,456 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

26,456 

Total assets

 

$

1,562,908 

 

$

1,624,272 

 

$

56,037 

 

$

(1,502,732)

 

$

1,740,485 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

606 

 

$

22,269 

 

$

319 

 

$

 —

 

$

23,194 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

30,462 

 

 

114,527 

 

 

1,129 

 

 

 —

 

 

146,118 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Notes payable

 

 

774,422 

 

 

2,320 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

776,742 

Revolving line of credit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Mortgage repurchase facilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

37,013 

 

 

 —

 

 

37,013 

Total liabilities

 

 

805,490 

 

 

139,116 

 

 

38,461 

 

 

 —

 

 

983,067 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

757,418 

 

 

1,485,156 

 

 

17,576 

 

 

(1,502,732)

 

 

757,418 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,562,908 

 

$

1,624,272 

 

$

56,037 

 

$

(1,502,732)

 

$

1,740,485 



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Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet



 

As of December 31, 2017 (in thousands) 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

56,234 

 

$

23,399 

 

$

9,199 

 

$

 —

 

$

88,832 

Cash held in escrow

 

 

 —

 

 

37,088 

 

 

635 

 

 

 —

 

 

37,723 

Accounts receivable

 

 

3,124 

 

 

9,944 

 

 

(69)

 

 

 —

 

 

12,999 

Investment in consolidated  subsidiaries

 

 

1,434,619 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,434,619)

 

 

 —

Inventories

 

 

 —

 

 

1,390,354 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,390,354 

Mortgage loans held for sale

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

52,327 

 

 

 —

 

 

52,327 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

3,028 

 

 

57,273 

 

 

511 

 

 

 —

 

 

60,812 

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

5,555 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,555 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

11,694 

 

 

15,683 

 

 

534 

 

 

 —

 

 

27,911 

Investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

28,208 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 

 

 

28,208 

Amortizable intangible assets, net

 

 

 —

 

 

2,938 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

2,938 

Goodwill

 

 

 —

 

 

27,363 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

27,363 

Total assets

 

$

1,542,462 

 

$

1,564,042 

 

$

63,137 

 

$

(1,434,619)

 

$

1,735,022 

Liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

1,452 

 

$

23,057 

 

$

322 

 

$

 —

 

$

24,831 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

 

31,814 

 

 

117,070 

 

 

1,472 

 

 

 —

 

 

150,356 

Deferred tax liability

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Notes payable

 

 

773,963 

 

 

2,320 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

776,283 

Revolving line of credit

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Mortgage repurchase facilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

48,319 

 

 

 —

 

 

48,319 

Total liabilities

 

 

807,229 

 

 

142,447 

 

 

50,113 

 

 

 —

 

 

999,789 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

735,233 

 

 

1,421,595 

 

 

13,024 

 

 

(1,434,619)

 

 

735,233 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,542,462 

 

$

1,564,042 

 

$

63,137 

 

$

(1,434,619)

 

$

1,735,022 













 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations



For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (in thousands)  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home sales revenues

 

$

 —

 

$

394,831 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

394,831 

Land sales and other  revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

1,459 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,459 



 

 

 —

 

 

396,290 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

396,290 

Financial services revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,556 

 

 

 —

 

 

5,556 

Total revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

396,290 

 

 

5,556 

 

 

 —

 

 

401,846 

Homebuilding cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of homes sales revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

(319,583)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(319,583)

Cost of land sales and other revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

(877)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(877)



 

 

 —

 

 

(320,460)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(320,460)

Financial services costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,395)

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,395)

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

(15,462)

 

 

(41,060)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(56,522)

Acquisition expense

 

 

(173)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(173)

Equity in earnings from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

26,497 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(26,497)

 

 

 —

Equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

3,168 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

3,168 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(233)

 

 

(124)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(357)

Income before income tax expense

 

 

13,797 

 

 

34,646 

 

 

1,161 

 

 

(26,497)

 

 

23,107 

Income tax expense

 

 

6,222 

 

 

(9,008)

 

 

(302)

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,088)

Net income

 

$

20,019 

 

$

25,638 

 

$

859 

 

$

(26,497)

 

$

20,019 

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Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations



For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in thousands)  



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebuilding revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home sales revenues

 

$

 —

 

$

226,420 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

226,420 

Land sales and other  revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

1,896 

 

 

241 

 

 

(241)

 

 

1,896 



 

 

 —

 

 

228,316 

 

 

241 

 

 

(241)

 

 

228,316 

Financial services revenue

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Total revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

228,316 

 

 

241 

 

 

(241)

 

 

228,316 

Homebuilding cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of homes sales revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

(182,324)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(182,324)

Cost of land sales and other revenues

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,144)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,144)



 

 

 —

 

 

(183,468)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(183,468)

Financial services costs

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(754)

 

 

 —

 

 

(754)

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

(9,948)

 

 

(23,264)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(33,212)

Acquisition expense

 

 

(523)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(523)

Equity in earnings from consolidated subsidiaries

 

 

13,541 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(13,541)

 

 

 —

Equity in income from unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

1,255 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,255 

Other income (expense)

 

 

49 

 

 

351 

 

 

37 

 

 

 —

 

 

437 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

4,374 

 

 

21,935 

 

 

(476)

 

 

(13,782)

 

 

12,051 

Income tax expense

 

 

4,425 

 

 

(7,677)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(3,252)

Net income

 

$

8,799 

 

$

14,258 

 

$

(476)

 

$

(13,782)

 

$

8,799 









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows



 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 (in thousands)  



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

(13,651)

 

$

(43,713)

 

$

12,793 

 

$

 —

 

$

(44,571)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(33,265)

 

$

(1,782)

 

$

(25)

 

$

32,997 

 

$

(2,075)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

$

60,000 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

60,000 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

(60,000)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(60,000)

Repurchases of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

(4,790)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4,790)

Payments from (and advances to) parent/subsidiary

 

 

(584)

 

 

29,888 

 

 

3,693 

 

 

(32,997)

 

 

 —

Net proceeds from mortgage repurchase facilities

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,307)

 

 

 —

 

 

(11,307)

Net proceeds from issuances of common stock

 

 

5,021 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

5,021 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

(353)

 

$

29,888 

 

$

(7,614)

 

$

(32,997)

 

$

(11,076)

Net decrease

 

$

(47,269)

 

$

(15,607)

 

$

5,154 

 

$

 —

 

$

(57,722)

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

56,234 

 

$

28,044 

 

$

9,435 

 

$

 —

 

$

93,713 

End of period

 

$

8,965 

 

$

12,437 

 

$

14,589 

 

$

 —

 

$

35,991 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

8,965 

 

$

8,039 

 

$

12,982 

 

$

 —

 

$

29,986 

Restricted Cash

 

 

 —

 

 

4,398 

 

 

1,607 

 

 

 —

 

 

6,005 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

$

8,965 

 

$

12,437 

 

$

14,589 

 

$

 —

 

$

35,991 



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Supplemental Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows



 

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 (in thousands)  



 

 

 

 

Guarantor

 

Non Guarantor

 

Elimination

 

Consolidated



 

CCS

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

CCS

Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities

 

$

(2,141)

 

$

(7,242)

 

$

(733)

 

$

 —

 

$

(10,116)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

$

(6,610)

 

$

(298)

 

$

(127)

 

$

6,008 

 

$

(1,027)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings under revolving credit facilities

 

$

45,000 

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

45,000 

Payments on revolving credit facilities

 

 

(175,000)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(175,000)

Proceeds from issuance of insurance premium notes and other

 

 

127,500 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

127,500 

Principal payments on notes payable

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,582)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(1,582)

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(2,533)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,533)

Repurchases of common stock upon vesting of restricted stock awards

 

 

(2,904)

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(2,904)

Payments from (and advances to) parent/subsidiary

 

 

 —

 

 

5,412 

 

 

596 

 

 

(6,008)

 

 

 —

Net proceeds from issuances of common stock

 

 

15,023 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

15,023 

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

$

7,086 

 

$

3,830 

 

$

596 

 

$

(6,008)

 

$

5,504 

Net decrease

 

$

(1,665)

 

$

(3,710)

 

$

(264)

 

$

 —

 

$

(5,639)

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

$

14,637 

 

$

10,150 

 

$

6,167 

 

$

 —

 

$

30,954 

End of period

 

$

12,972 

 

$

6,440 

 

$

5,903 

 

$

 —

 

$

25,315 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

12,972 

 

$

4,590 

 

$

5,903 

 

$

 —

 

$

23,465 

Restricted Cash

 

 

 —

 

 

1,850 

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,850 

Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash

 

$

12,972 

 

$

6,440 

 

$

5,903 

 

$

 —

 

$

25,315 

























 





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ITEM 2.     MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Some of the statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (which we refer to as this “Form 10-Q”) constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws.  Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, forecasts, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends and similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts.  These statements are only predictions.  We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees.  Actual events and results of operations could differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.  You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.  Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors.

The forward-looking statements included in this Form 10-Q reflect our current views about future events and are subject to numerous known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause our actual results to differ significantly from those expressed in any forward-looking statement.  Statements regarding the following subjects, among others, may be forward-looking and subject to risks and uncertainties including among others:

·

economic changes either nationally or in the markets in which we operate, including declines in employment, volatility of mortgage interest rates and inflation;

·

a downturn in the homebuilding industry, including a decline in real estate values or market conditions resulting in impairment of our assets;

·

changes in assumptions used to make industry forecasts;

·

continued volatility and uncertainty in the credit markets and broader financial markets;

·

our future operating results and financial condition;

·

our business operations;

·

changes in our business and investment strategy;

·

availability of land to acquire, and our ability to acquire such land on favorable terms or at all;

·

availability, terms and deployment of capital;

·

availability of mortgage financing or an increase in the number of foreclosures in the market;

·

shortages of or increased prices for labor, land or raw materials used in housing construction;

·

delays in land development or home construction resulting from adverse weather conditions or other events outside our control;

·

impact of construction defect, product liability, and/or home warranty claims, including the adequacy of accruals and the applicability and sufficiency of our insurance coverage;

·

changes in, or the failure or inability to comply with, governmental laws and regulations;

·

the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects;

·

the degree and nature of our competition;

·

our leverage, debt service obligations and exposure to changes in interest rates;

·

our ability to successfully integrate the acquired businesses and realize projected cost savings and other benefits from our merger transaction with UCP, Inc.;

·

availability of qualified personnel and our ability to retain our key personnel;

·

taxation and tax policy changes, tax rate changes, new tax laws, new or revised tax law interpretations or guidance, including as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; and

·

changes in GAAP.





The forward-looking statements are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of future events, taking into account all information currently available to us.  Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future events or of our performance.  These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us.  Some of these events and factors are described above and in “Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in “Part II, Item 1A.  Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in this and our other reports and filings with the SEC.  If a change occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, cash flows and results of operations may vary materially from those expressed in or implied by our forward-looking statements.  New risks and uncertainties arise over time, and it is not possible for us to predict the occurrence of those matters or the manner in which they may affect us.  Except as required by law, we are not obligated to, and do not intend to, update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.  Therefore, you should not rely on these forward-looking statements as of any date subsequent to the date of this Form 10-Q.

As used in this Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company” refer to Century Communities, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and, unless the context otherwise requires, its subsidiaries and affiliates.

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Overview

Century Communities, Inc. (which we refer to as “we,” “CCS,” or the “Company”) is engaged in the development, design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family attached and detached homes in metropolitan areas in the States of California, Colorado, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Washington.  In many of our projects, in addition to building homes, we are responsible for the entitlement and development of the underlying land.  Our homebuilding operations are organized into the following four reportable segments based on the geographic regions in which we operate: West, Mountain, Texas and Southeast.   Additionally, our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Inspire Home Loans Inc. and Parkway Title, LLC, which provide mortgage services and title services, respectively, to our home buyers have been identified as our Financial Services segment.



In August 2017, we acquired UCP, Inc. (which we refer to as “UCP”), which was a homebuilder and land developer with expertise in residential land acquisition, development and entitlement, as well as home design, construction and sales.  Our acquisition of UCP included approximately 4,199 owned lots within 43 total communities located in the States of California, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. The 4,199 lots included 346 homes in backlog and 59 model homes.  The results of UCP are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition and consisted of $103.4 million in homebuilding revenues related to 194 home deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2018.



Additionally in October 2017, we acquired substantially all the assets and operations and assumed certain liabilities of Sundquist Homes and affiliates, a homebuilder with operations in the greater Seattle, Washington area, for approximately $50 million. The acquired assets consisted of approximately 147 owned lots. The 147 lots included 45 homes in backlog.  The results of Sundquist Homes are included in our financial statements from the date of acquisition and consisted of $21.4 million in homebuilding revenues related to 23 home deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2018.



Results of Operations

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we delivered 941 homes, with an average sales price of $419.6 thousand. During the same period, we generated approximately $394.8 million in home sales revenues, approximately $23.1 million in income before income tax expense, and approximately $20.0 million in net income.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our new home contracts, net of cancelations, totaled 1,378, a 44.0% increase over the same period in 2017. As of March 31, 2018, we had a backlog of 1,757 sold but unclosed homes, a 60.0% increase as compared to March 31, 2017, representing approximately $738.0 million in sales value, an 69.3% increase as compared to March 31, 2017.    

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The following table summarizes our results of operation for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017.    



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Three months ended March 31,



 

2018

 

2017



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home sales revenues

 

$

394,831 

 

 

$

226,420 

 

Land sales revenues

 

 

1,459 

 

 

 

1,896 

 



 

 

396,290 

 

 

 

228,316 

 

Financial services revenue

 

 

5,556 

 

 

 

 —

 

Total revenues

 

 

401,846 

 

 

 

228,316 

 

Homebuilding cost of revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of home sales revenues

 

 

(319,583)

 

 

 

(182,324)

 

Cost of land sales and other revenues

 

 

(877)

 

 

 

(1,144)

 



 

 

(320,460)

 

 

 

(183,468)

 

Financial services costs

 

 

(4,395)

 

 

 

(754)

 

Selling, general, and administrative

 

 

(56,522)

 

 

 

(33,212)

 

Acquisition expense

 

 

(173)

 

 

 

(523)

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries

 

 

3,168 

 

 

 

1,255 

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

(357)

 

 

 

437 

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

23,107 

 

 

 

12,051 

 

Income tax expense

 

 

(3,088)

 

 

 

(3,252)

 

Net income

 

$

20,019 

 

 

$

8,799 

 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

0.68 

 

 

$

0.40 

 

Diluted

 

$

0.67 

 

 

$

0.40 

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share(1)

 

$

0.75 

 

 

$

0.42 

 

Other Operating Information (dollars in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of homes delivered

 

 

941 

 

 

 

608 

 

Average sales price of homes delivered

 

$

419.6 

 

 

$

372.4 

 

Homebuilding gross margin percentage

 

 

19.1 

%

 

 

19.5 

%

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin excluding interest and purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory (1)

 

 

23.2 

%

 

 

21.7 

%

Cancellation rate

 

 

16 

%

 

 

15 

%

Backlog at end of period, number of homes

 

 

1,757 

 

 

 

1,098 

 

Backlog at end of period, aggregate sales value

 

$

738,015 

 

 

$

436,003 

 

Average sales price of homes in backlog

 

$

420.0 

 

 

$

397.1 

 

Net new home contracts

 

 

1,378 

 

 

 

957 

 

Selling communities at period end

 

 

125 

 

 

 

88 

 

Average selling communities

 

 

125 

 

 

 

86 

 

Total owned and controlled lot inventory

 

 

30,333 

 

 

 

18,854 

 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 

$

42,266 

 

 

$

19,752 

 

Adjusted income before income tax expense(1)

 

$

30,549 

 

 

$

12,587 

 

Adjusted net income(1)

 

$

22,454 

 

 

$

9,190 

 

Net debt to net capital(1)

 

 

50.2 

%

 

 

48.7 

%

 

(1) This non-GAAP financial measure should not be used as a substitute for the Company’s operating results in accordance with GAAP.  An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

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Results of Operations by Reportable Segment

(dollars in thousands)







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Homes Delivered

 

Average Sales Price of Homes Delivered

 

Home Sales Revenues

 

Income before Income Tax



 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

Three months ended

March 31,

 

Three months ended

March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

 

2018

 

2017

West

 

 

200 

 

 

 —

 

$

594.6 

 

$

 —

 

$

118,920 

 

$

 —

 

$

9,869 

 

$

 —

Mountain

 

 

343 

 

 

289 

 

$

420.6 

 

$

418.5 

 

 

144,261 

 

 

120,957 

 

 

17,923 

 

 

15,124 

Texas

 

 

108 

 

 

69 

 

$

349.9 

 

$

435.8 

 

 

37,786 

 

 

30,073 

 

 

1,808 

 

 

1,831 

Southeast

 

 

290 

 

 

250 

 

$

323.7 

 

$

301.6 

 

 

93,864 

 

 

75,390 

 

 

4,681 

 

 

5,816 

Financial Services

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

1,161 

 

 

(754)

Corporate

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(12,335)

 

 

(9,966)

Total

 

 

941 

 

 

608 

 

$

419.6 

 

$

372.4 

 

$

394,831 

 

$

226,420 

 

$

23,107 

 

$

12,051 



West

In our West segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, our income before income tax was  $9.9 million.  We acquired the entirety of our operations in the West operating segment in conjunction with our acquisitions of UCP, Inc. and Sundquist Homes as discussed above in 2017.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we delivered 200 homes with an average price of $594.6 thousand and generated $118.9 million in home sales revenues in the West. 

  

Mountain

In our Mountain segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, our income before income tax increased by $2.8 million to $17.9 million as compared to $15.1 million, for the same period in 2017.  This increase is related to an increase in the number of homes delivered and an increase in the average selling price of those homes during the periods, year over year.  



Texas

In our Texas segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, our income before income tax remained consistent at  $1.8 million as compared to the same period in 2017.  We delivered more homes at a lower average sale price, year over year, resulting in consistent income before income tax year over year.  

  

Southeast

In our Southeast segment, for the three months ended March 31, 2018, our income before income tax decreased by $1.1 million, to $4.7 million, as compared to $5.8 million, for the same period in 2017.  The number of homes delivered, home sales revenue and average selling price all increased in our Southeast segment year over year.  However, as we have continued to invest in recently started operations in North Carolina and Tennessee, our income before income tax as a percent of revenue was lower period over period.

  

Financial Services

Our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Inspire Home Loans Inc. and Parkway Title, LLC, which provide mortgage and title services to our home buyers, respectively, have been identified as our Financial Services operating segment.  We began providing mortgage services to our customers during the second quarter of 2017.  Our home buying customers account for substantially all loan production and substantially all of the loans we originate are sold in the secondary market within a short period of time after origination, generally within 30 days.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we originated and closed 334 loans, with total principal of $104.9 million



Corporate

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, our Corporate segment generated losses of $12.3 million, as compared to losses of $10.0 million for the same period in 2017.  The increase in expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2018 was primarily attributed to an increase in our compensation-related expenses, including non-cash expenses for stock-based payments and an increase in the number of employees after our acquisitions of UCP, Inc. and Sundquist Homes, partially offset by an increase in equity in income from unconsolidated subsidiaries.    



Homebuilding Gross Margin

Homebuilding gross margin represents home sales revenues less cost of home sales revenues. Our homebuilding gross margin percentage, which represents homebuilding gross margin divided by home sales revenues, decreased during the three months ended March 31, 2018 to 19.1%,  as compared to 19.5%, for the same period in 2017.  The decrease was primarily driven by the increased costs recognized for purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory associated with the UCP and Sundquist Homes acquisitions.



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In the following table, we calculate our homebuilding gross margin adjusting for interest in cost of sales, and purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory.





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

2018

 

% 

 

2017

 

% 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home sales revenues

 

$

394,831 

 

100.0 

%

 

$

226,420 

 

100.0 

%

Cost of home sales revenues

 

 

(319,583)

 

(80.9)

%

 

 

(182,324)

 

(80.5)

%

Gross margin from home sales

 

 

75,248 

 

19.1 

%

 

 

44,096 

 

19.5 

%

Add: Interest in cost of home sales revenues

 

 

8,959 

 

2.3 

%

 

 

4,956 

 

2.2 

%

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin excluding interest(1) 

 

 

84,207 

 

21.3 

%

 

 

49,052 

 

21.7 

%

Add: Purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory

 

 

7,269 

 

1.8 

%

 

 

13 

 

0.0 

%

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin excluding interest and purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory(1) 

 

$

91,476 

 

23.2 

%

 

$

49,065 

 

21.7 

%

(1)  This non-GAAP financial measure should not be used as a substitute for the Company’s operating results in accordance with GAAP.  An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.

 

 For the three months ended March 31, 2018, excluding interest in cost of home sales revenues and purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory, our adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage was 23.2%, as compared to 21.7%, for the same period in 2017.  We believe the above information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that indebtedness and acquisitions have on homebuilding gross margin and allows for comparability of our homebuilding gross margins to previous periods and our competitors.    

Selling, General and Administrative Expense





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,

 

Increase 



 

2018

 

2017

 

Amount 

 

% 

Selling, general and administrative

 

$

(56,522)

 

 

$

(33,212)

 

 

$

(23,310)

 

 

70.2 

%

As a percentage of homes sales revenue

 

 

(14.3)

%

 

 

(14.7)

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our selling, general and administrative costs increased $23.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. The increase was primarily attributable to the following: (1) an increase of $5.1 million in commission expense resulting from a 74% increase in home sales revenues, (2) an increase of $11.9 million in our compensation-related expenses, including incentive compensation associated with higher head count to support our growth, (3) an increase of $1.6 million in advertising expenses, and (4) a net increase of $4.7 million related to individually insignificant changes in other corporate expenses, including rent and office related expenses, model expenses, information technology and insurance. 

Equity in Income from Unconsolidated Subsidiaries



As of March 31, 2018, our investment in WJH was $27.9 million and we recognized $3.2 million of equity in income of unconsolidated subsidiaries during the three months ended March 31, 2018.   During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we received operating distributions from WJH of $3.5 million.  WJH had 517 home deliveries and 322 home deliveries, with average sales prices of $151.2 thousand and $146.2 thousand, during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively. 



Income Tax Expense



At the end of each interim period, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year, and to use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period.  Our 2018 estimated annual effective tax rate of 26.5% is driven by our blended federal and state statutory rate of 24.9%, and certain other permanent differences between GAAP and tax which increased our rate by 1.6%For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our estimated annual rate of 26.5% was benefited by discrete items for

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excess tax benefits related to stock-based awards that vested during the same period and a measurement period adjustment under SAB 118, resulting in a total tax rate of 13.4%.



For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, we recorded income tax expense of $3.1 million and $3.3 million, respectively. 



Segment Assets



(Dollars in thousands)





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

Increase (Decrease)



 

2018

 

2017

 

 

Amount

 

Change

West

 

$

434,076 

 

$

394,215 

 

$

39,861 

 

10.1 

%

Mountain

 

 

576,099 

 

 

571,880 

 

 

4,219 

 

0.7 

%

Texas

 

 

202,101 

 

 

192,078 

 

 

10,023 

 

5.2 

%

Southeast

 

 

418,832 

 

 

401,618 

 

 

17,214 

 

4.3 

%

Financial Services

 

 

56,036 

 

 

63,137 

 

 

(7,101)

 

(11.2)

%

Corporate

 

 

53,341 

 

 

112,094 

 

 

(58,753)

 

(52.4)

%

Total assets

 

$

1,740,485 

 

$

1,735,022 

 

$

5,463 

 

0.3 

%









 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lots owned and

 

March 31, 2018

 

December 31, 2017

 

% Change

 

controlled

 

Owned

 

Controlled

 

Total

 

Owned

 

Controlled

 

Total

 

Owned

 

Controlled

 

Total



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West

 

3,826 

 

1,976 

 

5,802 

 

3,742 

 

3,179 

 

6,921 

 

2.2 

%

 

(37.8)

%

 

(16.2)

%

Mountain

 

4,863 

 

4,099 

 

8,962 

 

4,666 

 

4,856 

 

9,522 

 

4.2 

%

 

(15.6)

%

 

(5.9)

%

Texas

 

2,372 

 

4,141 

 

6,513 

 

2,517 

 

3,489 

 

6,006 

 

(5.8)

%

 

18.7 

%

 

8.4 

%

Southeast

 

4,840 

 

4,216 

 

9,056 

 

4,827 

 

3,508 

 

8,335 

 

0.3 

%

 

20.2 

%

 

8.7 

%

Total

 

15,901 

 

14,432 

 

30,333 

 

15,752 

 

15,032 

 

30,784 

 

0.9 

%

 

(4.0)

%

 

(1.5)

%

Of our total lots owned and controlled as of March 31, 2018,  52.4% were owned and 47.6% were controlled, as compared to 51.2% owned and 48.8% controlled as of December 31, 2017.

Total assets increased nominally by $5.5 million, or 0.3%, to $1.7 billion at March 31, 2018.  

Other Homebuilding Operating Data



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended

 

 

 

 

 

Net new home contracts

 

March 31,

 

Increase



 

2018

 

2017

 

Amount

 

% Change

West

 

216 

 

 —

 

216 

 

NM

 

Mountain

 

545 

 

454 

 

91 

 

20.0 

%

Texas

 

149 

 

115 

 

34 

 

29.6 

%

Southeast

 

468 

 

388 

 

80 

 

20.6 

%

Total

 

1,378 

 

957 

 

421 

 

44.0 

%

NM – Not Meaningful



Net new home contracts (new home contracts net of cancellations) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 increased by 421 homes, or 44.0%, to 1,378, compared to 957 for the same period in 2017.  The increase in our net new home contracts was driven by our acquisitions of UCP, Inc. and Sundquist Homes, as well as an increase in our open selling communities.

Our overall monthly “absorption rate” (the rate at which home orders are contracted, net of cancelations) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 by segment are included in the table below:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,

 

Increase



 

2018

 

2017

 

Amount

 

% Change

West

 

4.8 

 

 

4.8 

 

NM

 

Mountain

 

5.9 

 

4.3 

 

1.6 

 

37.2 

%

Texas

 

2.2 

 

1.7 

 

0.5 

 

29.4 

%

Southeast

 

3.1 

 

4.0 

 

(0.9)

 

(22.5)

%

Total

 

3.7 

 

3.7 

 

 —

 

 —

%

NM – Not Meaningful

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Our absorption rate remained consistent at 3.7 per month during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017.   







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling communities at period end

 

As of March 31,

 

 

Increase/(Decrease)



 

2018

 

2017

 

 

Amount

 

% Change



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

West

 

14 

 

 —

 

 

14 

 

NM

 

Mountain

 

31 

 

31 

 

 

 —

 

 —

%

Texas

 

29 

 

22 

 

 

 

31.8 

%

Southeast

 

51 

 

35 

 

 

16 

 

45.7 

%

Total

 

125 

 

88 

 

 

37 

 

42.0 

%

NM – Not Meaningful

Our selling communities increased to 125 communities at March 31, 2018 as compared to 88 communities at March 31, 2017.  The increase is primarily attributable to our acquisitions of UCP, Inc. and Sundquist Homes as well as our continued growth in the Carolinas. 

Backlog





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

As of March 31,



 

2018

 

2017

 

% Change

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Homes

 

Dollar Value

 

Average Sales Price

 

Homes

 

Dollar Value

 

Average Sales Price

 

Homes

 

Dollar Value

 

Average Sales Price



 

 

 

 

 

 

West

 

286 

 

$

176,351 

 

$

616.6 

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

$

 —

 

NM

 

 

NM

 

 

NM

 

Mountain

 

657 

 

 

282,132 

 

 

429.4 

 

494 

 

 

216,396 

 

 

438.0 

 

33.0 

%

 

30.4 

%

 

(2.0)

%

Texas

 

256 

 

 

92,726 

 

 

362.2 

 

197 

 

 

91,662 

 

 

465.3 

 

29.9 

%

 

1.2 

%

 

(22.2)

%

Southeast

 

558 

 

 

186,806 

 

 

334.8 

 

407 

 

 

127,945 

 

 

314.4 

 

37.1 

%

 

46.0 

%

 

6.5 

%

Total / Weighted Average

 

1,757 

 

$

738,015 

 

$

420.0 

 

1,098 

 

$

436,003 

 

$

397.1 

 

60.0 

%

 

69.3 

%

 

5.8 

%

NM – Not Meaningful

Backlog reflects the number of homes, net of actual cancellations experienced during the period, for which we have entered into a sales contract with a customer but for which we have not yet delivered the home.  At March 31, 2018, we had 1,757 homes in backlog with a total value of $738.0 million, which represents an increase of 60.0% and 69.3%, respectively, as compared to March 31, 2017The increase in backlog and backlog value is primarily attributable to our acquisition of UCP, Inc. and Sundquist Homes, as well as the increase in the demand for new homes in the communities in which we have historically operated.  The increase in average sales price of homes in backlog is driven by increases in most of our markets as a result of pricing strength due to positive market trends as well as product mix towards higher priced communities. 



Supplemental Pro Forma Information



As we completed significant acquisitions in 2017 that are not included in our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017, and to aid readers with 2018 over 2017 comparability for the entire merged business, we are including limited supplemental pro forma information below for the three months ended March 31, 2017.    The supplemental pro forma information below presents pro forma combined financial and operating data reflecting the UCP and Sundquist Homes acquisitions as if they had occurred on January 1, 2017. The selected condensed combined pro forma data combines the historical home sales revenues, net new home contracts, new homes delivered and average sales price of homes delivered of Century, UCP and Sundquist Homes for each of our four reportable segments based on the geographic regions in which we operate, giving effect to the acquisition as if they had been consummated on January 1, 2017.  The pro forma information is for informational purposes only and supplements our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP. We believe that the pro forma information is useful as it provides additional information given the significant impact of the acquisitions, and a reflection of how the combined business performed year over year that is not readily discernible from the actual year over year comparison. The pro forma information below does not purport to reflect

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the results of operations that would have occurred if the UCP and Sundquist Homes acquisitions had been consummated on January 1, 2017, nor does it purport to represent the results of operations of the Company for any future dates or periods.







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(dollars in thousands)

 

Three months ended March 31, 2017



 

Pro Forma Home Sales Revenues

 

Pro Forma Net New Home Contracts

 

Pro Forma Homes Delivered

 

Pro Forma Average Sales Price

West

 

$

76,969 

 

220 

 

161 

 

$

478.1 

Mountain

 

 

120,957 

 

454 

 

289 

 

$

418.5 

Texas

 

 

30,073 

 

115 

 

69 

 

$

435.8 

Southeast

 

 

92,423 

 

438 

 

315 

 

$

293.4 

Total

 

$

320,422 

 

1,227 

 

834 

 

$

384.2 



Critical Accounting Policies

Critical accounting estimates are those that we believe are both significant and that require us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often because we need to estimate the effect of inherently uncertain matters. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experiences and various other factors that we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates, and the estimates included in our financial statements might be impacted if we used different assumptions or conditions. A summary of our critical accounting policies is included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018, in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Significant Accounting Policies.”  Other than the adoption of ASC 606, as described in Note 1 in the accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements, there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies during the three months ended March 31, 2018.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our principal uses of capital for the three months ended March 31, 2018 were land purchases, land development, home construction, and the payment of routine liabilities. We use funds generated by operations, available borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and proceeds from sales of common stock, including our current at-the-market facility, to fund our short term working capital obligations and fund our purchases of land, as well as land development and home construction activities. 

Cash flows for each of our communities depend on the stage in the development cycle, and can differ substantially from reported earnings. Early stages of development or expansion require significant cash outlays for land acquisitions, entitlements and other approvals, and construction of model homes, roads, utilities, general landscaping and other amenities. Because these costs are a component of our inventory and not recognized in our statements of operations until a home closes, we incur significant cash outlays prior to our recognition of earnings. In the later stages of community development, cash inflows may significantly exceed earnings reported for financial statement purposes, as the cash outflow associated with home and land construction was previously incurred. From a liquidity standpoint, we are actively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to maintain and grow our lot supply and active selling communities. As we continue to expand our business, we expect that our cash outlays for land purchases and land development to grow our lot inventory will continue to exceed our cash generated by operations. 

Our Financial Services operations uses funds generated from operations, and availability under our mortgage repurchase facilities to finance its operations including originations of mortgage loans to our homebuyers. 

Under our $1.0 billion shelf registration statement, which was declared effective in July 2015, we have the ability to access the debt and equity capital markets, as needed as part of our ongoing financing strategy.

We believe that we will be able to fund our current and foreseeable liquidity needs with our cash on hand, cash generated from operations, and cash expected to be available from our revolving credit facility or through accessing debt or equity capital, as needed.

Revolving Credit Facility 

On October 21, 2014, we entered into a credit agreement with Texas Capital Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent and L/C Issuer, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, which agreement has subsequently been modified three times and supplemented with a Commitment Increase Agreement (which agreement as modified and supplemented we refer to as the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides the Company with a revolving line of credit (which we refer to as the “Revolving Credit

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Facility”) of up to $400 million. The Credit Agreement includes a letter of credit sublimit of $20 million. The obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. As of March 31, 2018, we had no borrowings outstanding and $400 million in unused availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.  The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants.  As of March 31, 2018 we were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement.

At the Market Offerings

On November 7, 2016, we entered into a Distribution Agreement (which we refer to as the “First Distribution Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (which we refer to collectively as the “Sales Agents”), relating to our common stock.  Under the First Distribution Agreement, we were authorized to offer and sell shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $50.0 million from time to time through any of our Sales Agents in “at the market” offerings. On August 9, 2017, we entered into a second Distribution Agreement (which we refer to as the “Second Distribution Agreement”) with the Sales Agents, pursuant to which we may offer and sell from time to time up to $100.0 million in “at the market” offerings.  During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we sold and issued an aggregate of 0.2 million shares of our common stock under the Second Distribution Agreement, which provided net proceeds of $5.0 million and, in connection with such sales, paid total commissions and fees to the Sales Agents of $0.1 million.  At March 31, 2018, there was approximately $34.0 million available for sale and issuance under the Second Distribution Agreement.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility – Financial Services 

Inspire Home Loans Inc. (which we refer to as “Inspire”), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, maintains two Master Repurchase Agreements (which we refer to as the “Master Repurchase Agreements”). As of March 31, 2018, the Master Repurchase Agreements provided Inspire with revolving mortgage loan repurchase facilities of up to $60 million (which we refer to as the “Repurchase Facilities”). Amounts outstanding under the Repurchase Facilities are not guaranteed by us or any of our subsidiaries and contain various affirmative and negative covenants applicable to Inspire that are customary for arrangements of this type.  As of March 31, 2018, we were in compliance with all covenants under the Repurchase Facilities.

Letters of Credit and Performance Bonds

In the normal course of business, we post letters of credit and performance bonds related to our land development performance obligations with local municipalities. As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $87.5 million and $78.3 million, respectively, in letters of credit and performance bonds issued and outstanding.  Although significant development and construction activities have been completed related to the improvements at these sites, the letters of credit and performance bonds are not generally released until all development and construction activities are completed.

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Debt

Our outstanding debt obligations included the following as of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017 (in thousands):  







 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

6.875% senior notes, due May 2022(1)

 

$

379,521 

 

$

379,238 

5.875% senior notes, due July 2025(1)

 

 

394,901 

 

 

394,725 

Other financing obligations

 

 

2,320 

 

 

2,320 

Senior notes payable

 

 

776,742 

 

 

776,283 

Revolving line of credit, due October 2019

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

Mortgage repurchase facility

 

 

37,013 

 

 

48,319 

Total debt

 

$

813,755 

 

$

824,602 

(1)    The carrying value of senior notes reflects the impact of premiums, discounts, and issuance costs that are amortized to interest cost over the respective terms of the senior notes.

A summary of our debt obligations is included in Note 11 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018. 



Cash Flows—Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 

For the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, the comparison of cash flows is as follows:

·

Net cash used in operating activities increased to $44.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 from net cash used of $10.1 million during the same period in 2017. The increase in cash used in operations was primarily a result of a net outflow associated with inventories of $82.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to a net outflow of $21.3 million during the same period in 2017. The outflow in 2018 was driven by our investment in inventories through the purchase of 1,090 lots during the three months ended March 31, 2018, as well as 2,441 homes under construction as of March 31, 2018.  These outflows were offset by cash inflows associated with 941 home deliveries during the three months ended March 31, 2018.   We had net cash provided by working capital items, including cash held in escrow, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, and mortgage loans held for sale, of $14.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018, as compared to $0.7 million for the same period in 2017.     

·

Net cash used in investing activities was $2.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to $1.0 million used during the same period in 2017. The increase relates to an increase in cash used for purchases of property and equipment, partially offset by an increase in other investing activities. 

·

Net cash used in financing activities was $11.1 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018, compared to cash provided by financing activities of $5.5 million during the same period in 2017. The change in cash provided by (used in) financing activities is primarily attributed to a decrease in net proceeds received from the issuance of senior notes and net proceeds from mortgage repurchase facilities and issuances of common stock, partially offset by a decrease in net payments on our Revolving Credit Facility and decreases in principal payments on notes payable and debt issuance costs.

As of March 31, 2018, our cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash balance was $36.0 million. 



Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of our homes. We are subject to customary obligations associated with entering into contracts for the purchase of land and improved lots. These purchase contracts typically require a cash deposit, and the purchase of properties under these contracts is generally contingent upon satisfaction of certain requirements, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements. We also utilize option contracts with land sellers as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns, to help us manage the financial and market risk associated with land holdings, and to reduce the use of funds from our corporate financing sources. Option contracts generally require payment by us of a non-refundable deposit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at pre-determined prices. Our obligations with respect to purchase contracts and option contracts are generally limited to the forfeiture of the related non-refundable cash deposits. As of March 31, 2018, we had outstanding purchase contracts and option contracts for 14,432 lots totaling $661.5 million, and had $19.9 million of non-refundable cash deposits pertaining to land option contracts. While our performance, including the timing and amount of purchase,

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if any, under these outstanding purchase and option contracts is subject to change, we currently anticipate performing on 60% to 70% of the purchase and option contracts during the year ending December 31, 2018, with performance on the remaining purchase and option contacts occurring in future periods. 

Our utilization of land option contracts is dependent on, among other things, the availability of land sellers willing to enter into option takedown arrangements, the availability of capital to financial intermediaries to finance the development of optioned lots, general housing market conditions, and local market dynamics. Options may be more difficult to procure from land sellers in strong housing markets and are more prevalent in certain geographic regions.

We post letters of credit and performance bonds related to our land development performance obligations, with local municipalities.  As of March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, we had $87.5 million and $78.3 million, respectively, in letters of credit and performance bonds issued and outstanding.  We anticipate that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business. 

Adjusted EBITDA

The following table presents adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure we use as a supplemental measure in evaluating operating performance. We define adjusted EBITDA as consolidated net income before (i) income tax expense, (ii) interest in cost of home sales revenues, (iii) other interest expense, (iv) depreciation and amortization expense, and (v) adjustments resulting from the application of purchase accounting for acquired work in process inventory related to business combinations, purchase price accounting for investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries and acquisition expense. We believe adjusted EBITDA provides an indicator of general economic performance that is not affected by fluctuations in interest rates or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, and items considered to be non-recurring. Accordingly, our management believes that this measurement is useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period. Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, consolidated net income in accordance with GAAP as a measure of performance. Our presentation of adjusted EBITDA should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or non-recurring items. Our adjusted EBITDA is limited as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Three months ended March 31,

 



 

2018

 

2017

 

% Change

Net income

 

$

20,019 

 

$

8,799 

 

 

127.5 

%

Income tax expense

 

 

3,088 

 

 

3,252 

 

 

(5.0)

%

Interest in cost of home sales revenues

 

 

8,959 

 

 

4,956 

 

 

80.8 

%

Interest expense (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

100.0 

%

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

 

2,726 

 

 

1,383 

 

 

97.1 

%

EBITDA

 

 

34,794 

 

 

18,391 

 

 

89.2 

%

Purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory

 

 

7,269 

 

 

13 

 

 

56,447.0 

%

Purchase price accounting for investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries outside basis

 

 

30 

 

 

825 

 

 

(96.4)

%

Acquisition expense

 

 

173 

 

 

523 

 

 

(66.9)

%

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

42,266 

 

$

19,752 

 

 

114.0 

%


Net Debt to Net Capital



The following table presents our ratio of net debt to net capital, which is a non-GAAP financial measure.  We calculate this by dividing net debt (total debt less cash and cash equivalents and cash held in escrow) by net capital (net debt plus total stockholders’ equity). The most directly comparable GAAP measure is the ratio of debt to total capital. We believe the ratio of net debt to net capital is a relevant 

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and useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in our operations and as an indicator of our ability to obtain external financing.





 

 

 

 

 

 



 

March 31,

 

December 31,



 

2018

 

2017

Total debt

 

$

813,755 

 

$

824,602 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

757,418 

 

 

735,233 

Total capital

 

$

1,571,173 

 

$

1,559,835 

Debt to capital

 

 

51.8% 

 

 

52.9% 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt

 

$

813,755 

 

$

824,602 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(29,986)

 

 

(88,832)

Cash held in escrow

 

 

(21,535)

 

 

(37,723)

Net debt

 

 

762,234 

 

 

698,047 

Total stockholders' equity

 

 

757,418 

 

 

735,233 

Net capital

 

$

1,519,652 

 

$

1,433,280 



 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt to net capital

 

 

50.2% 

 

 

48.7% 







Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share



Adjusted Diluted Earnings per Common Share (which we refer to as “Adjusted Diluted EPS) is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is useful to management, investors and other users of our financial information in evaluating our operating results and understanding our operating trends without the effect of certain non-recurring items. We believe excluding certain non-recurring items provides more comparable assessment of our financial results from period to period. Adjusted Diluted EPS is calculated by excluding the effect of acquisition costs and purchase price accounting for acquired work in process from the calculation of reported EPS.





 

 

 

 

 



Three months ended



March 31,



2018

 

2017

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

20,019 

 

$

8,799 

Less: Undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

(49)

 

 

(117)

Net income allocable to common stockholders

$

19,970 

 

$

8,682 

Denominator

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic

 

29,515,531 

 

 

21,512,289 

Dilutive effect of restricted stock units

 

318,198 

 

 

210,251 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted

s

29,833,729 

 

 

21,722,540 

Earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

$

0.68 

 

$

0.40 

Diluted

$

0.67 

 

$

0.40 



 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted Earnings per share

 

 

 

 

 

Numerator

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income tax expense

$

23,107 

 

$

12,051 

Purchase price accounting for acquired work in process inventory

 

7,269 

 

 

13 

Acquisition expense

 

173 

 

 

523 

Adjusted income before income tax expense

 

30,549 

 

 

12,587 

Adjusted income tax expense(1)

 

(8,096)

 

 

(3,397)

Adjusted net income

 

22,454 

 

 

9,190 

Less: Adjusted undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities

 

(55)

 

 

(122)

Adjusted net income allocable to common stockholders

$

22,399 

 

$

9,068 



 

 

 

 

 

Denominator - Diluted

 

29,833,729 

 

 

21,722,540 



 

 

 

 

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share

$

0.75 

 

$

0.42 

(1)

The tax rate used in calculating adjusted net income was 26.5% for the three months March 31, 2018.  The tax rate used is reflective of our GAAP tax rate for the applicable periods adjusted for certain discrete items discussed above.  For the three months ended March 31, 2017, our GAAP tax rate was utilized.









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ITEM 3.     QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Interest Rates

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our Credit Agreement, which was entered into on October 21, 2014. Future borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a floating rate equal to the London Interbank Offered Rate plus an applicable margin between 2.75% and 3.25% per annum, or, in the Administrative Agent’s discretion, a base rate plus an applicable margin between 1.75% and 2.25% per annum. The “applicable margins” described above are determined by a schedule based on the leverage ratio of the Company, as defined in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also provides for fronting fees and letter of credit fees payable to the L/C Issuer and commitment fees payable to the Administrative Agent equal to 0.20% of the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility. Under our current policies, we do not use interest rate derivative instruments to manage our exposure to changes in interest rates.

Inflation

Our homebuilding operations can be adversely impacted by inflation, primarily from higher land, financing, labor, material and construction costs. In addition, inflation can lead to higher mortgage rates, which can significantly affect the affordability of mortgage financing to homebuyers. While we attempt to pass on cost increases to customers through increased prices, when weak housing market conditions exist, we are often unable to offset cost increases with higher selling prices.

ITEM 4.     CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our co-principal executive officers and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (which we refer to as the “Exchange Act”)) as March 31, 2018, the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on this evaluation, our co-principal executive officers and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2018 in providing reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or furnish under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes during the first quarter of 2018 in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect our internal control over financial reporting.







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PART II



ITEM 1.     LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.  In the opinion of our management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.



ITEM 1A.     RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 that was filed with the SEC on March 1, 2018.



ITEM 2.     UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

During the three months ended March 31, 2018, certain of our employees surrendered approximately 54,497 shares of our common stock owned by them to satisfy their statutory minimum federal and state tax obligations associated with the vesting of restricted shares of common stock issued under our prior First Amended & Restated 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan. The following table summarizes the repurchases that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2018:



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Total number of shares purchased

 

Average price paid per share

 

Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plans or programs

 

Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs

January

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased 1/1 through 1/31

 

 —

 

$

 —

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

February

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased 2/1 through 2/28

 

54,497 

 

 

31.75 

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

March

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchased 3/1 through 3/31

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

N/A

 

 

N/A

Total

 

54,497 

 

$

31.75 

 

 

 

 

 





ITEM 3.     DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.



ITEM 4.     MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not applicable.



ITEM 5.     OTHER INFORMATION.



None.

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ITEM 6.     EXHIBITS.

The following exhibits are either filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference:



 

 

3.1

 

Certificate of Incorporation of Century Communities, Inc., as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the initial filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2014 (File No. 333-195678))

3.2

 

Bylaws of Century Communities, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the initial filing of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the SEC on May 5, 2014 (File No. 333-195678))

3.3

 

Amendment to the Bylaws of Century Communities, Inc., adopted and effective on April 10, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on April 11, 2017 (File No. 001-36491))

10.1

 

Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2018, by and between the Company and Dale Francescon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with SEC on January 2, 2018 (File No. 001-36491)).

10.2

 

Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2018, by and between the Company and Robert J. Francescon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with SEC on January 2, 2018 (File No. 001-36491)).

10.3

 

Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement, dated as of January 2, 2018, by and between the Company and David Messenger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with SEC on January 2, 2018 (File No. 001-36491)).

31.1

 

Certification of the Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

31.2

 

Certification of the Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

31.3

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended

32.1

 

Certification of the Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.2

 

Certification of the Co-Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.3

 

Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

101.INS

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

101.DEF

 

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase Document

101.LAB

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document

101.PRE

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document



 



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SIGNATURES



Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.





 

 

 



Century Communities, Inc.



 



 



 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

By:

/s/ Dale Francescon

 



 

Dale Francescon

 



 

Chairman of the Board and Co-Chief Executive Officer

(Co-Principal Executive Officer)

 



 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

By:

/s/ Robert J. Francescon

 



 

Robert J. Francescon

 



 

Co-Chief Executive Officer and President 

(Co-Principal Executive Officer)

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

By:

/s/ David Messenger

 



 

David Messenger

 



 

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Date: May 8, 2018

By:

/s/ J. Scott Dixon

 



 

J. Scott Dixon

 



 

Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 



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