EX-99.1 2 ea021150601ex99-1_larosa.htm PRESS RELEASE OF LA ROSA HOLDINGS CORP., DATED AUGUST 16, 2024

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

La Rosa Reports 154% Year-Over-Year Increase in Revenue to $19.1 Million for the Second Quarter of 2024

 

Successfully Acquires Eleven Brokerages Since Company’s IPO in October 2023

 

Residential Real Estate Services Revenue Increased 237% to $15.9 Million in Q2 2024 vs Q2 2023

 

Celebration, FL / August 16, 2024 / – La Rosa Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: LRHC) (“La Rosa” or the “Company”), a holding company for five agent-centric, technology-integrated, cloud-based, multi-service real estate segments, today provided a business update and reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

 

Key Financial Highlights

 

Total revenue increased 154% year-over-year to $19.1 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 from $7.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023

 

Residential real estate services revenue increased $11.1 million to $15.9 million, or 237%, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 from $4.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023

 

Property management revenue increased by approximately $375 thousand to $2.8 million, or 16%, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024 from $2.4 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023

 

Total revenue increased 138% year-over-year to $32.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2024 from $13.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023

 

Residential real estate services revenue increased $18.1 million to $26.1 million, or 226%, for the six months ended June 30, 2024 from $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023

 

Property management revenue increased by approximately $645 thousand to $5.3 million, or 14%, in the six months ended June 30, 2024 from $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023

 

Q2 2024 Operational Achievements and Subsequent Events

 

Acquired five real estate brokerage franchisees in the first six months of 2024 fiscal year

 

Announced an intent to acquire Nona Title Agency LLC DBA Red Door Title

 

Announced its plan to create new revenue stream by white labeling its proprietary AI system ‘JAEME’ to support real estate agents

 

Achieved historic milestone with over 200 agents onboarded in June

 

Announced an intent to acquire Celebration Corporate Center LLC along with its commercial real estate

 

Joe La Rosa, CEO of the Company, commented, “In the first half of 2024, we successfully acquired five real estate brokerage franchisees, building on the six acquisitions made in the fourth quarter of 2023. This contributed to the 154% year-over-year increase in revenue for Q2 2024 compared to the same period in 2023. At the same time, we are progressing with several potentially transformative strategic transactions, including Red Door Title and Celebration Corporate Center. Acquiring Red Door Title would enable us to broaden our service offerings, enhancing value for our agents and their clients. By integrating Red Door Title’s operations, we aim to create additional revenue streams, boost revenue per transaction, and provide our agents with new tools to effectively compete and succeed in the market. With the planned acquisition of Celebration Corporate Center, we plan to expand LRPM into the commercial real estate sector, aligning with our growth objectives and diversifying our portfolio by tapping into new market opportunities. This move will allow us to leverage our property management expertise to deliver exceptional value and service to a broader range of clients. We anticipate that properties under management will continue growing throughout the year and expect the annual growth rate to be at least approximately 30%. Looking ahead, we aim to further enhance our offerings, drive new revenue streams, and expand our market presence across the U.S. through additional value-added services, acquisitions, or joint ventures.

 

 

 

 

“We continue to grow our agent count and reached a historic milestone by onboarding over 200 agents in June. We attribute our impressive growth to our unique, innovative, and agent-friendly revenue share model. We believe that this approach disrupts traditional revenue share models in the real estate industry by enabling agents to earn revenue immediately and without restrictions. If our planned acquisitions are consummated by the end of this year, we expect to surpass 4,000 agents, marking a 62% increase since going public in October 2023. With our acquisition strategy and expanding agent base, we anticipate reaching an annualized revenue run rate of $100 million by the end of 2024, with profitability expected in 2025, assuming that all of our planned acquisitions are consummated before the end of 2024,” concluded Mr. La Rosa.

 

The closings of the acquisitions mentioned in this press release are subject to, and contingent upon, the parties entering into their respective definitive agreements. There can be no assurances that these acquisitions will be consummated.

 

Financial Results

 

Total revenue for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, was $19.1 million compared to $7.5 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. Residential real estate services revenue increased $11.1 million to $15.9 million, or 237%, in the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, from $4.7 million for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. The increase was driven by $12.2 million of revenue from the six acquisitions completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 and the five acquisitions completed in the first half of fiscal year 2024, offset by a 17% decrease in total transaction volume. We increased our transaction fee, monthly agent fee, and annual fee effective September 1, 2023, which, if volume returns to 2023 levels, real estate brokerage services revenue, excluding incremental acquisition revenue, will increase in 2024. Selling, general and administrative costs, excluding stock-based compensation, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, were approximately $3.0 million, compared to $952 thousand for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023. A portion of this increase was driven by $666 thousand of additional costs from the eleven acquisitions we completed since the Company’s IPO in October 2023 in addition to increased payroll and benefits, insurance and training, and public company costs in connection with the IPO, compared to the same period in 2023. Net loss was $2.3 million, or $(0.16) basic and diluted loss per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, compared to net loss of $403 thousand, or $(0.07) basic and diluted loss per share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023.

 

Total revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2024, was $32.1 million compared to $13.5 million for six months ended June 30, 2023. Residential real estate services revenue increased $18.1million to $26.1 million, or 226%, in the six months ended June 30, 2024, from $8.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. The increase was driven by $19.7 million of revenue from the six acquisitions completed in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2023 and the five acquisitions completed in the first half of fiscal year 2024, offset by a 27% decrease in total transaction volume. Selling, general and administrative costs, excluding stock-based compensation, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, were $5.5 million, compared to $1.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. A portion of this increase was driven by $1.3 million of additional costs from the eleven acquisitions we completed since the Company’s IPO in October 2023 in addition to increased payroll and benefits, insurance and training, and public company costs in connection with the IPO, compared to the same period in 2023. Net loss was $6.9 million, or $(0.50) basic and diluted loss per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2024, compared to net loss of $1.4 million, or $(0.23) basic and diluted loss per share, for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

 

About La Rosa Holdings Corp.

 

La Rosa Holdings Corp. (Nasdaq: LRHC) is disrupting the real estate industry by offering agents a choice between a revenue share model or an annual fee-based model with 100% agent commissions. Leveraging its proprietary technology platform, La Rosa empowers agents and franchisees to deliver top-tier service to their clients. The Company provides both residential and commercial real estate brokerage services and offers technology-based products and services to its sales agents and franchise agents.

 

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La Rosa’s business model is structured around internal services for agents and external services for the public, including residential and commercial real estate brokerage, franchising, real estate brokerage education and coaching, and property management. The Company has 22 La Rosa Realty corporate real estate brokerage offices and branches located in Florida, California, Texas, and Georgia. The Company also has 15 La Rosa Realty franchised real estate brokerage offices and branches and two affiliated real estate brokerage offices in the United States and Puerto Rico. 

 

For more information, please visit: https://www.larosaholdings.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the Company’s current expectations that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Such statements include statements regarding the Company’s ability to grow its business and other statements that are not historical facts, including statements which may be accompanied by the words “intends,” “may,” “will,” “plans,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “estimates,” “aims,” “believes,” “hopes,” “potential” or similar words. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Actual results could differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements due to certain factors, including without limitation, the Company’s ability to consummate acquisitions described above in this press release, to achieve profitable operations, our ability to successfully integrate acquisitions into our business operations, customer acceptance of new services, the demand for the Company’s services and the Company’s customers’ economic condition, the impact of competitive services and pricing, general economic conditions, the successful integration of the Company’s past and future acquired brokerages, the effect of the recent National Association of Realtors’ landmark settlement on our business operations, and other risk factors detailed in the Company’s filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). You are urged to carefully review and consider any cautionary statements and other disclosures, including the statements made under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, and other reports and documents that we file from time to time with the SEC, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release, and La Rosa does not undertake any responsibility to update any forward-looking statements in this release, except as may be required by applicable law. References and links to websites have been provided as a convenience, and the information contained on such websites has not been incorporated by reference into this press release.

 

For more information, contact: info@larosaholdings.com

 

Investor Relations Contact:

 

Crescendo Communications, LLC

David Waldman/Natalya Rudman

Tel: (212) 671-1020

Email: LRHC@crescendo-ir.com

 

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La Rosa Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   June 30,
2024
   December 31,
2023
 
   (unaudited)   (audited) 
Assets        
Current assets:        
Cash  $1,551,135   $959,604 
Restricted cash   1,767,107    1,484,223 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $126,595 and $83,456, respectively   898,085    826,424 
Total current assets   4,216,327    3,270,251 
           
Noncurrent assets:          
Property and equipment, net   12,180    14,893 
Right-of-use asset, net   1,107,751    687,570 
Intangible assets, net   5,844,654    4,632,449 
Goodwill   7,514,169    5,702,612 
Other long-term assets   32,285    21,270 
Total noncurrent assets   14,511,039    11,058,794 
Total assets  $18,727,366   $14,329,045 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity          
Current liabilities:          
Accounts payable  $1,842,326   $1,147,073 
Accrued expenses   366,907    227,574 
Contract liabilities   120,766     
Derivative liability   317,400     
Advances on future receipts   447,801    77,042 
Accrued acquisition cash consideration   225,000    300,000 
Notes payable, current   1,798,166    4,400 
Lease liability, current   459,122    340,566 
Total current liabilities   5,577,488    2,096,655 
           
Noncurrent liabilities:          
Note payable, net of current   645,294    615,127 
Security deposits payable   1,767,107    1,484,223 
Lease liability, noncurrent   670,032    363,029 
Other liabilities   2,950    2,950 
Total non-current liabilities   3,085,383    2,465,329 
Total liabilities   8,662,871    4,561,984 
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock - $0.0001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized; 2,000 Series X shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively        
Common stock - $0.0001 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 15,134,647 and 13,406,480 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively   1,513    1,341 
Additional paid-in capital   23,715,067    18,016,400 
Accumulated deficit   (19,026,624)   (12,107,756)
Total stockholders’ equity – La Rosa Holdings Corp. shareholders   4,689,956    5,909,985 
Noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries   5,374,539    3,857,076 
Total stockholders’ equity   10,064,495    9,767,061 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $18,727,366   $14,329,045 

 

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La Rosa Holdings Corp. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2024   2023   2024   2023 
Revenue  $19,051,420   $7,486,720   $32,140,319   $13,528,356 
                     
Cost of revenue   17,465,109    6,819,485    29,392,011    12,233,411 
                     
Gross profit   1,586,311    667,235    2,748,308    1,294,945 
                     
Operating expenses:                    
Sales and marketing   212,608    101,893    445,335    193,271 
General and administrative   2,740,156    850,477    5,062,011    1,733,738 
Stock-based compensation — general and administrative   473,972    4,986    3,665,110    74,300 
Total operating expenses   3,426,736    957,356    9,172,456    2,001,309 
                     
Loss from operations   (1,840,425)   (290,121)   (6,424,148)   (706,364)
Other income (expense)                    
Interest expense, net   (78,607)   (48,406)   (98,859)   (140,539)
Amortization of debt discount   (264,101)   (82,274)   (320,104)   (674,894)
Change in fair value of derivative liability   (83,100)   17,306    (88,100)   128,784 
Other income, net       1        568 
Loss before provision for income taxes   (2,266,233)   (403,494)   (6,931,211)   (1,392,445)
Benefit from income taxes                
Net loss   (2,266,233)   (403,494)   (6,931,211)   (1,392,445)
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests in subsidiaries   53,839        (12,343)    
Net loss after noncontrolling interest in subsidiaries   (2,320,072)   (403,494)   (6,918,868)   (1,392,445)
Less: Deemed dividend           230,667     
Net loss attributable to common stockholders  $(2,320,072)  $(403,494)  $(7,149,535)  $(1,392,445)
                     
Loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders                    
Basic and diluted  $(0.16)  $(0.07)  $(0.50)  $(0.23)
                     
Weighted average shares used in computing net loss per share of common stock attributable to common stockholders                    
Basic and diluted   14,863,934    6,004,000    14,268,294    6,003,293 

 

 

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