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,June 30, 2021 or

 

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

 

For the transition period from ______to ______

 

Commission File Number 001-36283

 


 

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The New Home Company Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 


Delaware

 

27-0560089

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

6730 N Scottsdale Rd., Suite 290

Scottsdale, Arizona 85253

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (602) 767-1426

 

Not Applicable


(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 

NWHM

 

New York Stock Exchange

 


 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

 

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 every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 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

 ☒

Smaller reporting company

 ☒

Emerging growth company

 ☐

 

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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 Act).    Yes   ☐   No  ☒

 

Registrant’s shares of common stock outstanding as of April 28 ,July 27, 2021: 18,043,69918,160,613

 

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

 

 

 

Page

Number

 

PART I  Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31,June 30, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020

4

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020

5

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Three and Six Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020

6

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the ThreeSix Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020

7

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

8

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

3637

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

5557

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

5557

 

Part II   Other Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

5658

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

5658

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

5659

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

5660

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

5660

Item 5.

Other Information

5660

Item 6.

Exhibits

5761

 

 

 

 

Signatures

5963

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements

 

THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except par value amounts)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 2021  2020  2021  2020 
 

(Unaudited)

    

(Unaudited)

   

Assets

            
Cash and cash equivalents $114,815 $107,279  $117,329 $107,279 
Restricted cash 230 180  22 180 
Contracts and accounts receivable 5,130 4,924  4,501 4,924 
Due from affiliates 53 102  61 102 
Real estate inventories 351,589 314,957  358,273 314,957 
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures 903 2,107  769 2,107 
Deferred tax asset, net 15,057 15,447  14,268 15,447 
Other assets  51,955   50,703   50,263   50,703 

Total assets

 $539,732  $495,699  $545,486  $495,699 
          

Liabilities and equity

            
Accounts payable $16,970 $17,182  $16,084 $17,182 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 44,904 36,210  46,092 36,210 
Senior notes, net  280,291   244,865   280,579   244,865 

Total liabilities

  342,165   298,257   342,755   298,257 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

              

Stockholders' equity:

          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding 0 0 
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 18,080,002 and 18,122,345, shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 181 181 

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares outstanding

 0 0 

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 18,160,613 and 18,122,345, shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively

 182 181 
Additional paid-in capital 191,068 191,496  191,457 191,496 
Retained earnings  6,318   5,765   11,092   5,765 

Total stockholders' equity

  197,567   197,442   202,731   197,442 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

 $539,732  $495,699  $545,486  $495,699 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.   

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Revenues:

            
Home sales $93,855 $95,659  $135,940 $77,757 $229,795 $173,416 
Land sales 0 147  0 10 0 157 
Fee building, including management fees  5,301   36,227   4,586   21,193   9,887   57,420 
 99,156  132,033  140,526  98,960  239,682  230,993 

Cost of Sales:

            
Home sales 77,848 84,722  112,453 66,216 190,301 150,938 

Home sales impairments

 0 19,000 0 19,000 
Land sales 0 147  0 10 0 157 
Fee building  5,197   35,497   4,494   20,985   9,691   56,482 
 83,045  120,366  116,947  106,211  199,992  226,577 

Gross Margin:

            

Home sales

  16,007   10,937  23,487  (7,459) 39,494  3,478 

Land sales

 0  0  0  0  0  0 

Fee building

  104   730   92   208   196   938 
 16,111  11,667  23,579  (7,251) 39,690  4,416 
  
Selling and marketing expenses (6,654) (7,466) (7,778) (6,386) (14,432) (13,852)
General and administrative expenses (8,271) (6,023) (9,453) (6,892) (17,724) (12,915)
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures 174 (1,937) 0 (19,962) 174 (21,899)
Interest expense (354) (718) (91) (1,271) (445) (1,989)
Project abandonment costs (68) (14,036) (21) (94) (89) (14,130)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 0 (123)

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

 0 702 0 579 
Other income (expense), net  66   223   (116)  (68)  (50)  155 

Pretax income (loss)

 1,004  (18,413) 6,120  (41,222) 7,124  (59,635)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes  (451)  9,937   (1,346)  16,929   (1,797)  26,866 

Net income (loss)

 $553  $(8,476) $4,774  $(24,293) $5,327  $(32,769)
  

Earnings (loss) per share:

  
Basic $0.03 $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)
Diluted $0.03 $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)

Weighted average shares outstanding:

  
Basic 18,109,015 19,951,825  18,075,687 18,341,549 18,092,259 19,146,687 
Diluted 18,420,631 19,951,825  18,446,015 18,341,549 18,431,276 19,146,687 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Stockholders’ Equity Three Months Ended March 31

        

Stockholders’ Equity Three Months Ended June 30

       
 

Number of Shares of Common Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Additional Paid-in Capital

  

Retained Earnings

  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

  

Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiary

  

Total Equity

  

Number of Shares of Common Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Additional Paid-in Capital

  

Retained Earnings

  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

  

Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiary

  

Total Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 20,096,969  $201  $193,862  $38,584  $232,647  $112  $232,759 

Balance at March 31, 2020

 18,957,165  $190  $191,926  $30,108  $222,224  $112  $222,336 

Net loss

   0  0  (8,476) (8,476) 0  (8,476)   0  0  (24,293) (24,293) 0  (24,293)

Stock-based compensation expense

     0   589   0   589   0   589      0   521   0   521   0   521 
Shares net settled with the Company to satisfy employee personal income tax liabilities resulting from share based compensation plans (58,098) 0 (303) 0 (303) 0 (303) (546) 0 (1) 0 (1) 0 (1)
Shares issued through stock plans  152,177   1   (1)  0   0   0   0   92,635   1   (1)  0   0   0   0 
Repurchase of common stock  (1,233,883)  (12)  (2,221)  0   (2,233)  0   (2,233)  (817,300)  (9)  (1,476)  0   (1,485)  0   (1,485)

Balance at March 31, 2020

  18,957,165  $190  $191,926  $30,108  $222,224  $112  $222,336 

Balance at June 30, 2020

  18,231,954  $182  $190,969  $5,815  $196,966  $112  $197,078 
  

Balance at December 31, 2020

 18,122,345  $181  $191,496  $5,765  $197,442  $0  $197,442 

Balance at March 31, 2021

 18,080,002 $181 $191,068 $6,318 $197,567 $0 $197,567 

Net income

   0  0  553  553  0  553   0 0 4,774 4,774 0 4,774 

Stock-based compensation expense

     0   645   0   645   0   645   0 613 0 613 0 613 
Shares net settled with the Company to satisfy employee personal income tax liabilities resulting from share based compensation plans (61,552) 0 (317) 0 (317) 0 (317) (532) 0 (3) 0 (3) 0 (3)
Shares issued through stock plans  161,032   1   (1)  0   0   0   0  118,646 1 (1) 0 0 0 0 
Repurchase of common stock  (141,823)  (1)  (755)  0   (756)  0   (756)  (37,503)  0   (220)  0   (220)  0   (220)

Balance at March 31, 2021

  18,080,002  $181  $191,068  $6,318  $197,567  $0  $197,567 

Balance at June 30, 2021

  18,160,613  $182  $191,457  $11,092  $202,731  $0  $202,731 

 

  

Stockholders’ Equity Six Months Ended June 30

         
  

Number of Shares of Common Stock

  

Common Stock

  

Additional Paid-in Capital

  

Retained Earnings

  

Total Stockholders’ Equity

  

Non-controlling Interest in Subsidiary

  

Total Equity

 

Balance at December 31, 2019

  20,096,969  $201  $193,862  $38,584  $232,647  $112  $232,759 

Net loss

     0   0   (32,769)  (32,769)  0   (32,769)

Stock-based compensation expense

     0   1,110   0   1,110   0   1,110 

Shares net settled with the Company to satisfy employee personal income tax liabilities resulting from share based compensation plans

  (58,644)  0   (304)  0   (304)  0   (304)

Shares issued through stock plans

  244,812   2   (2)  0   0   0   0 

Repurchase of common stock

  (2,051,183)  (21)  (3,697)  0   (3,718)  0   (3,718)

Balance at June 30, 2020

  18,231,954  $182  $190,969  $5,815  $196,966  $112  $197,078 
                             

Balance at December 31, 2020

  18,122,345  $181  $191,496  $5,765  $197,442  $  $197,442 

Net income

     0   0   5,327   5,327   0   5,327 

Stock-based compensation expense

     0   1,258   0   1,258   0   1,258 

Shares net settled with the Company to satisfy employee personal income tax liabilities resulting from share based compensation plans

  (62,084)  0   (320)  0   (320)  0   (320)

Shares issued through stock plans

  279,678   2   (2)  0   0   0   0 

Repurchase of common stock

  (179,326)  (1)  (975)  0   (976)  0   (976)

Balance at June 30, 2021

  18,160,613  $182  $191,457  $11,092  $202,731  $0  $202,731 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Dollars in thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Operating activities:

            

Net income (loss)

 $553  $(8,476) $5,327 $(32,769)

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

          
Deferred taxes 390 914  1,179 1,637 
Amortization of stock-based compensation 645 589  1,258 1,110 

Inventory impairments

 0 19,000 
Project abandonment costs 68 14,036  89 14,130 
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures (174) 1,937  (174) 21,899 
Depreciation and amortization 1,256 1,845  2,727 3,623 
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 0 123 

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

 0 (579)

Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          
Contracts and accounts receivable (102) 345  527 8,870 
Due from affiliates 49 130  41 98 
Real estate inventories 5,554 27,130  (5,185) 30,579 
Other assets 337 (11,804) 840 (31,133)
Accounts payable (2,876) (4,006) (3,762) (8,932)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities  (3,194)  (5,462)  2,122   (5,510)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  2,506   17,301   4,989   22,023 

Investing activities:

            
Purchases of property and equipment (43) (125) (130) (143)
Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures 0 (2,057) 0 (3,847)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures 1,378 1,100  1,512 2,370 
Cash paid for acquisition, net of cash acquired  (6,477)  0   (6,477)  0 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (5,142)  (1,082)  (5,095)  (1,620)

Financing activities:

            
Proceeds from senior notes 36,138 0  36,138 0 
Repurchases of senior notes 0 (4,827) 0 (9,825)

Proceeds from notes payable

 0 7,036 
Repayment of notes payable (23,848) 0  (23,848) (7,036)
Payment of debt issuance costs (995) 0  (996) (255)
Repurchases of common stock (756) (2,233) (976) (3,718)
Tax withholding paid on behalf of employees for stock awards  (317)  (303)  (320)  (304)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

  10,222   (7,363)  9,998   (14,102)

Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

 7,586  8,856  9,892  6,301 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – beginning of period

  107,459   79,431   107,459   79,431 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash – end of period

 $115,045  $88,287  $117,351  $85,732 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. 

    

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

1. Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization

 

The New Home Company Inc. (the "Company"), a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries are primarily engaged in all aspects of residential real estate development, including acquiring land and designing, constructing and selling homes in California, Arizona and Colorado.

 

Based on our public float of $46.0 million at June 30, 2020, we are a smaller reporting company and are subject to reduced disclosure obligations in our periodic reports and proxy statements.  

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts have been eliminated upon consolidation.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-X and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring entries) necessary for the fair presentation of our results for the interim period presented. Results for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year due to seasonal variations and other factors,factors, such as the effects of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") and its impact on our future results.  

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "we", "us", "our" and "the Company" refer to the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis.

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from these estimates.

Reclassifications

 

No items in the prior year condensed consolidated financial statements have been reclassified.

   

Segment Reporting

 

Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 280, Segment Reporting ("ASC 280") established standards for the manner in which public enterprises report information about operating segments. The Company's reportable segments are Arizona homebuilding, California homebuilding, Colorado homebuilding and fee building. In accordance with ASC 280, our California homebuilding reportable segment aggregates the Southern California and Northern California homebuilding operating segments based on the similarities in long-term economic characteristics.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

We define cash and cash equivalents as cash on hand, demand deposits with financial institutions, and short term liquid investments with a maturity date of less than three months from the date of purchase.

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash of $0.2 million$22,000 and $0.2 million as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, is held in accounts for payments of subcontractor costs incurred in connection with various fee building projects.

 

The table below shows the line items and amounts of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as reported within the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheets for each period shown that sum to the total of the same such amounts at the end of the periods shown in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.  

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 $114,815  $87,863  $117,329  $85,588 

Restricted cash

  230   424   22   144 

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the statements of cash flows

 $115,045  $88,287  $117,351  $85,732 

 

Real Estate Inventories and Cost of Sales

 

We capitalize pre-acquisition, land, development and other allocated costs, including interest, property taxes and indirect construction costs. Pre-acquisition costs, including nonrefundable land deposits, are expensed to project abandonment costs if we determine continuation of the prospective project is not probable.

 

Land, development and other common costs are typically allocated to real estate inventories using a methodology that approximates the relative-sales-value method. Home construction costs per production phase are recorded using the specific identification method. Cost of sales for homes closed includes the estimated total construction costs of each home at completion and an allocation of all applicable land acquisition, land development and related common costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) based upon the relative-sales-value of the home within each project. Changes in estimated development and common costs are allocated prospectively to remaining homes in the project.

 

In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment ("ASC 360"), inventory is stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case inventory is written down to its fair value. We review each real estate asset on a quarterly basis or whenever indicators of impairment exist. Real estate assets include projects actively selling and projects under development or held for future development. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in local housing market values and selling prices of comparable homes, significant decreases in gross margins or sales absorption rates, costs significantly in excess of budget, and actual or projected cash flow losses.

 

If there are indicators of impairment, we perform a detailed budget and cash flow review of the applicable real estate inventories to determine whether the estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the project are more or less than the asset’s carrying value. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows exceed the asset’s carrying value, no impairment adjustment is required. However, if the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value then the asset is impaired. If the asset is deemed impaired, it is written down to its fair value in accordance with ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures ("ASC 820").

 

When estimating undiscounted future cash flows of a project, we make various assumptions, including: (i) expected sales prices and sales incentives to be offered, including the number of homes available, pricing and incentives being offered by us or other builders in other projects, and future sales price adjustments based on market and economic trends; (ii) expected sales pace and cancellation rates based on local housing market conditions, competition and historical trends; (iii) costs expended to date and expected to be incurred including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction costs, interest costs, indirect construction and overhead costs, and selling and marketing costs; (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered that could have an impact on sales pace, sales price and/or building costs; and (v) alternative uses for the property.

 

Many assumptions are interdependent and a change in one may require a corresponding change to other assumptions. For example, increasing or decreasing sales absorption rates has a direct impact on the estimated per unit sales price of a home, and the level of time sensitive costs (such as indirect construction, overhead and carrying costs). Depending on the underlying objective of the project, assumptions could have a significant impact on the projected cash flow analysis. For example, if our objective is to preserve operating margins, our cash flow analysis will be different than if the objective is to increase the velocity of sales. These objectives may vary significantly from project to project and change over time.  

 

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THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

If a real estate asset is deemed impaired, the impairment is calculated by determining the amount the asset's carrying value exceeds its fair value in accordance with ASC 820. We calculate the fair value of real estate inventories considering a land residual value analysis and a discounted cash flow analysis. Under the discounted cash flow method, the fair value is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows using a risk adjusted discount rate. Some of the critical assumptions involved with measuring the asset's fair value include estimating future revenues, sales absorption rates, development and construction costs, and other applicable project costs. This evaluation and the assumptions used by management to determine future estimated cash flows and fair value require a substantial degree of judgment, especially with respect to real estate projects that have a substantial amount of development to be completed, have not started selling or are in the early stages of sales, or are longer in duration. Actual revenues, costs and time to complete and sell a community could vary from these estimates which could impact the calculation of fair value of the asset and the corresponding amount of impairment that is recorded in our results of operations. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, and 2020,the Company recorded 0 home sales impairment charges. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded $19.0 million in home sales impairment charges. For additional information regarding these impairment charges, please see Note 4.  In cases where we decide to abandon a project, we will fully expense all costs capitalized to such project and will expense and accrue any additional costs that we are contractually obligated to incur.  For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, $21,000, $0.1 million, $0.1 million and $14.0$14.1 million in project abandonment costs were incurred, respectively.  

 

Capitalization of Interest

 

We follow the practice of capitalizing interest to real estate inventories during the period of development and to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, when applicable, in accordance with ASC 835, Interest ("ASC 835"). Interest capitalized as a cost component of real estate inventories is included in cost of home sales as related homes or lots are sold. To the extent interest is capitalized to investment in unconsolidated joint ventures, it is included as a reduction of equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures when the related homes or lots are sold to third parties. In instances where the Company purchases land from an unconsolidated joint venture, the pro rata share of interest capitalized to investment in unconsolidated joint ventures is added to the basis of the land acquired and recognized as a cost of sale upon the delivery of the related homes or land to a third-party buyer. To the extent our debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of the interest incurred by us. Qualified assets represent projects that are actively selling or under development as well as investments in unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method until such equity investees begin their principal operations.

Business Combinations

 

We account for business combinations in accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"), if the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. For acquired companies constituting a business, we recognize the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair values and recognize any excess of total consideration paid over the fair value of the identifiable assets as goodwill.  On February 26, 2021, TNHC Colorado Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into and closed a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with Christina D. Presley and CDP Holdings, LLC, as sellers pursuant to which we acquired all the membership interests of the Epic Companies, (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), a residential homebuilder based in Denver, Colorado known as Epic Homes (the “Epic Acquisition”).  The Epic Acquisition purchase price was approximately $8.5 million, $6.9 million of which was paid at closing with the balance to be paid in future installments. The purchase price was funded with cash on hand and is subject to adjustment based on net book value of the Epic Companies’ assets on the date of closing and certain other obligations. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. For further details, see Note 4, Real Estate Inventories.

 

 Following the consummation of the Epic Acquisition, the Company repaid approximately $23.8 million of the Epic Companies’ third-party indebtedness.  Additionally, the founder and owner of the Epic Companies became an employee of the Company and runs the Colorado homebuilding operations.   

     

Goodwill 

 

In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), we evaluate goodwill for impairment on an annual basis, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances between annual tests indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired.  The Company's goodwill impairment analysis takes place annually on September 30 and consists of a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not its fair value is less than its carrying amount.  If the analysis indicates that the fair value of goodwill is less than its carrying value, an impairment loss equal to the difference between the fair value and carrying value (but not to exceed the carrying value) is recognized.

 

In conjunction with the Company's Epic Acquisition during the 2021 first quarter, $2.0 million of goodwill was recorded within the Colorado homebuilding reporting segment and is included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31,June 30, 2021.  At March 31,June 30, 2021, there is 0no indication that the goodwill asset is impaired and we are not aware of any significant indicators of impairment that exist for our goodwill that would require additional analysis.

 

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Revenue Recognition

 

The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. To do this, the Company performs the following five steps as outlined in ASC 606: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the Company satisfies a performance obligation.

 

Home Sales and Profit Recognition

 

In accordance with ASC 606, home sales revenue is recognized when our performance obligations within the underlying sales contracts are fulfilled. We consider our obligations fulfilled when closing conditions are complete, title has transferred to the homebuyer, and collection of the purchase price is reasonably assured. Sales incentives are recorded as a reduction of revenues when the respective home is closed. The profit we record is based on the calculation of cost of sales, which is dependent on our allocation of costs, as described in more detail above in the section entitled "Real Estate Inventories and Cost of Sales." When it is determined that the earnings process is not complete, the related revenue and profit are deferred for recognition in future periods.

 

Land Sales and Profit Recognition

 

In accordance with ASC 606, land sales revenue is recognized when our performance obligations within the underlying sales contracts are fulfilled.  The performance obligations in land sales contracts are typically satisfied at the point in time consideration and title is transferred through escrow at closing.  Total revenue is typically recognized simultaneously with transfer of title to the customer.  In instances where material performance obligations may exist after the closing date, a portion of the price is allocated to each performance obligation with revenue recognized as such obligations are completed.  Variable consideration, such as profit participation, may be included within the land sales transaction price based on the terms of a contract.  The Company includes the estimated amount of variable consideration to which it will be entitled only to the extent it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue will not occur when any uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved.

 

Fee Building

 

The Company enters into fee building agreements to provide services whereby it builds homes on behalf of third-party property owners. The third-party property owner funds all project costs incurred by the Company to build and sell the homes. The Company primarily enters into cost plus fee contracts where it charges third-party property owners for all direct and indirect costs plus a fee. The fee is typically a per-unit fixed fee or based on a percentage of the cost or home sales revenue of the project, depending on the terms of the agreement with the third-party property owner. For these types of contracts, the Company recognizes revenue based on the actual total costs it has incurred plus the applicable fee. In accordance with ASC 606, we apply the percentage-of-completion method, using the cost-to-cost approach, as it most accurately measures the progress of our efforts in satisfying our obligations within the fee building agreements. Under this approach, revenue is earned in proportion to total costs incurred divided by total costs expected to be incurred. In the course of providing fee building services, the Company routinely subcontracts for services and incurs other direct costs on behalf of the property owners. These costs are passed through to the property owners and, in accordance with GAAP, are included in the Company’s revenues and cost of sales.

 

The Company also provides construction management and coordination services and sales and marketing services as part of agreements with third parties and its unconsolidated joint ventures. In certain contracts, the Company also provides project management and administrative services. For most services provided, the Company fulfills its related obligations as time-based measures, according to the input method guidance described in ASC 606. Accordingly, revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis as the Company's efforts are expended evenly throughout the performance period. The Company may also have an obligation to manage the home or lot sales process or warranty service as part of providing sales and marketing services. The Company's obligation to manage the home or lot sales and marketing process is considered fulfilled when related homes or lots close escrow, as these events represent milestones reached according to the output method guidance described in ASC 606. Accordingly, revenue is recognized in the period that the corresponding lots or homes close escrow. Costs associated with these services are recognized as incurred.  The Company's obligations related to warranty services are considered fulfilled when the services are rendered with the revenue and costs associated with those services recognized in the period incurred.

 

The Company’s fee building revenues have historically been concentrated with a small number of customers. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, one customer comprised 34%prised 0%, 18%, 94% and 98% 97%, respectively, of fee building revenue and a separate customer comprised 62%97%, 78%, 4% and 0%2%, respectively, of fee building revenue. The balance of the fee building revenues primarily represented management fees earned from unconsolidated joint ventures and third-party customers. As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 1one customer comprised 8%0% and 35% of contracts and accounts receivable, respectively, and a separate fee building customer comprised 12%46% and 25%, respectively, with the balance of contracts and accounts receivable primarily representing escrow receivables from home sales.

 

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Variable Interest Entities

 

The Company accounts for variable interest entities in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation ("ASC 810"). Under ASC 810, a variable interest entity ("VIE") is created when: (a) the equity investment at risk in the entity is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support provided by other parties, including the equity holders; (b) the entity’s equity holders as a group either (i) lack the direct or indirect ability to make decisions about the entity, (ii) are not obligated to absorb expected losses of the entity or (iii) do not have the right to receive expected residual returns of the entity; or (c) the entity’s equity holders have voting rights that are not proportionate to their economic interests, and the activities of the entity involve or are conducted on behalf of the equity holder with disproportionately few voting rights.

 

Once we consider the sufficiency of equity and voting rights of each legal entity, we then evaluate the characteristics of the equity holders' interests, as a group, to see if they qualify as controlling financial interests. Our real estate joint ventures consist of limited partnerships and limited liability companies. For entities structured as limited partnerships or limited liability companies, our evaluation of whether the equity holders (equity partners other than us in each our joint ventures) lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest includes the evaluation of whether the limited partners or non-managing members (the non-controlling equity holders) lack both substantive participating rights and substantive kick-out rights, defined as follows:

 

 

Participating rights - provide the non-controlling equity holders the ability to direct significant financial and operational decision made in the ordinary course of business that most significantly influence the entity's economic performance.

 

 

Kick-out rights - allow the non-controlling equity holders to remove the general partner or managing member without cause.

 

If we conclude that any of the three characteristics of a VIE are met, including if equity holders lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest because they lack both substantive participating rights and substantive kick-out rights, we conclude that the entity is a VIE and evaluate it for consolidation under the variable interest model.

 

If an entity is deemed to be a VIE pursuant to ASC 810, the enterprise that has both (i) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the entity or right to receive benefits from the entity that could be potentially significant to the VIE is considered the primary beneficiary and must consolidate the VIE.

 

Under ASC 810, a nonrefundable deposit paid to an entity may be deemed to be a variable interest that will absorb some or all of the entity’s expected losses if they occur. Our land purchase and lot option deposits generally represent our maximum exposure to the land seller if we elect not to purchase the optioned property. In some instances, we may also expend funds for due diligence, development and construction activities with respect to optioned land prior to takedown. Such costs are classified as real estate inventories, which we would have to write off should we not exercise the option. Therefore, whenever we enter into a land option or purchase contract with an entity and make a nonrefundable deposit, a VIE may have been created. At March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company had outstanding nonrefundable cash depositsdeposits of $10.1$12.2 million pertaining to land option contracts and purchase contracts.

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was not required to consolidate any VIEs. In accordance with ASC 810, we perform ongoing reassessments of whether we are the primary beneficiary of a VIE.

Non-controlling Interest 

 

During 2013, the Company entered into a joint venture agreement with a third-party property owner. In accordance with ASC 810, the Company analyzed this arrangement and determined that it was not a VIE; however, the Company determined it was required to consolidate the joint venture as the Company has a controlling financial interest with the powers to direct the major decisions of the entity.  During the third quarter of 2020, the Company and its partner dissolved the joint venture, and as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the third-party investor had an equity balance of $0.

 

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

We use the equity method to account for investments in homebuilding and land development joint ventures when any of the following situations exist: 1) the joint venture qualifies as a VIE and we are not the primary beneficiary, 2) we do not control the joint venture but have the ability to exercise significant influence over its operating and financial policies, or 3) we function as the managing member or general partner of the joint venture and our joint venture partner has substantive participating rights or can replace us as managing member or general partner without cause.

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company concluded that none of its joint ventures were VIEs and accounted for these entities under the equity method of accounting.

 

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Under the equity method, we recognize our proportionate share of earnings and losses generated by the joint venture upon the delivery of lots or homes to third parties. Our proportionate share of intra-entity profits and losses are eliminated until the related asset has been sold by the unconsolidated joint venture to third parties. We classify cash distributions received from equity method investees using the cumulative earnings approach consistent with ASC 230, Statement of Cash Flows ("ASC 230"). Under the cumulative earnings approach, distributions received are considered returns on investment and are classified as cash inflows from operating activities unless the cumulative distributions received, less distributions received in prior periods that were determined to be returns of investment, exceed cumulative equity in earnings. When such an excess occurs, the current-period distribution up to this excess is considered a return of investment and classified as cash inflows from investing activities. Our ownership interests in our unconsolidated joint ventures vary, but are generally less than or equal to 35%50%. The accounting policies of our joint ventures are consistent with those of the Company.

 

We review real estate inventory held by our unconsolidated joint ventures for impairment on a quarterly basis, consistent with how we review our real estate inventories as described in more detail above in the section entitled "Real Estate Inventories and Cost of Sales." We also review our investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures for evidence of other-than-temporary declines in value in accordance with ASC 820.  To the extent we deem any portion of our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures as not recoverable, we impair our investment accordingly. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded other-than-temporary, noncash impairment charges of $0, $0, $20.0 million and $2.3$22.3 million, respectively, related to our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures.  Joint venture impairment charges are included in equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. 

 

Selling and Marketing Expense

 

Costs incurred for tangible assets directly used in the sales process such as our sales offices, design studios and model landscaping and furnishings are capitalized to other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets under ASC 340, Other Assets and Deferred Costs ("ASC 340"). These costs are depreciated to selling and marketing expenses generally over the shorter of 30 months or the actual estimated life of the selling community. All other selling and marketing costs, such as commissions and advertising, are expensed as incurred.

Warranty and Litigation Accruals

 

We offer warranties on our homes that generally cover various defects in workmanship or materials, or structural construction defects for one year. In addition, we provide a more limited warranty, which generally ranges from a minimum of two years up to the period covered by the applicable statute of repose, that covers certain defined construction defects. Estimated future direct warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of sales in the period when the related homebuilding revenues are recognized. Amounts are accrued based upon the Company’s historical claim and expense rates. In addition, the Company has received warranty payments from third-party property owners for certain of its fee building projects that have since closed-out where the Company has the contractual risk of construction. These payments are recorded as warranty accruals. We assess the adequacy of our warranty accrual on a quarterly basis and adjust the amounts recorded if necessary. Our warranty accrual is included in accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded through cost of home sales or as an offset to warranty insurance receivables when covered by insurance.

 

While our subcontractors who perform our homebuilding work generally provide us with an indemnity for claims relating to their workmanship and materials, we also purchase general liability insurance that covers development and construction activity at each of our communities. Our subcontractors are usually covered by these programs through an owner-controlled insurance program, or "OCIP." Consultants such as engineers and architects are generally not covered by the OCIP but are required to maintain their own insurance. In general, we maintain insurance, subject to deductibles and self-insured retentions, to protect us against various risks associated with our activities, including, among others, general liability, "all-risk" property, construction defects, workers’ compensation, automobile, and employee fidelity. Our master general liability policies which cover most of our projects allow for our warranty spend to erode our self-insured retention requirements. We establish a separate reserve for warranty and for known and incurred but not reported (“IBNR”) construction defect claims based on our historical claim and expense data. Our warranty accrual and litigation reserves for construction defect claims are presented on a gross basis within accrued expenses and other liabilities in our condensed consolidated balance sheets statements without consideration of insurance recoveries. Expected recoveries from insurance carriers are presented as warranty insurance receivables and insurance receivables within other assets in our condensed consolidated balance sheets and are recorded based on actual insurance claims and amounts determined using our construction defect claim and warranty accrual estimates, our insurance policy coverage limits for the applicable policy years and historical recovery rates.

 

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Contracts and Accounts Receivable

 

Contracts and accounts receivable primarily represent the fees earned, but not collected, and reimbursable project costs incurred in connection with fee building agreements. The Company periodically evaluates the collectability of its contracts receivable, and, if it is determined that a receivable might not be fully collectible, an allowance is recorded for the amount deemed uncollectible. This allowance for doubtful accounts is estimated based on management’s evaluation of the contracts involved and the financial condition of its customers. Factors considered in such evaluations include, but are not limited to: (i) customer type; (ii) historical contract performance; (iii) historical collection and delinquency trends; (iv) customer credit worthiness; and (v) general economic conditions. In addition to contracts receivable, escrow receivables are included in contracts and accounts receivable in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 0no allowance was recorded related to contracts and accounts receivable.

 

Property, Equipment and Capitalized Selling and Marketing Costs

 

Property, equipment and capitalized selling and marketing costs are recorded at cost and included in other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Property and equipment are depreciated to general and administrative expenses using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to five years. Leasehold improvements are stated at cost and are amortized to general and administrative expenses using the straight-line method generally over the shorter of either their estimated useful lives or the term of the lease. Capitalized selling and marketing costs are depreciated using the straight-line method to selling and marketing expenses over the shorter of either 30 months or the actual estimated life of the selling community. 

 

Income Taxes

 

Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740, Income Taxes ("ASC 740"). The consolidated provision for, or benefit from, income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse.

 

Each quarter we assess our deferred tax asset to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is more likely than not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) unrealizable under ASC 740. We are required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the tax asset we conclude is more likely than not unrealizable.  In accordance with ASC 740, the determination of whether a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is necessary requires an analysis of both positive and negative evidence regarding realization of the deferred tax assets and should be established based on the consideration of all available evidence.  Our assessment considers, among other things, the nature, frequency and severity of prior cumulative losses, forecasts of future taxable income, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, our utilization experience with net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards and the available tax planning alternatives, to the extent these items are applicable, and the availability of net operating loss carrybacks under certain circumstances. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends primarily on the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the differences become deductible, as well as the ability to carryback net operating losses in the event that this option becomes available.  The value of our deferred tax assets will depend on applicable income tax rates. Judgment is required in determining the future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in our consolidated financial statements and/or tax returns. Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. At March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, based on our analysis of all available positive and negative evidence, and other relevant factors, we did not establish a valuation allowance except for $20,000 recorded against a capital loss.  Please refer to Note 14 for more information.

 

ASC 740 defines the methodology for recognizing the benefits of uncertain tax return positions as well as guidance regarding the measurement of the resulting tax benefits.  These provisions require an enterprise to recognize the financial statement effects of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination.  In addition, these provisions provide guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition.  The evaluation of whether a tax position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold requires a substantial degree of judgment by management based on the individual facts and circumstances. At March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company has concluded that there were no significant uncertain tax positions requiring recognition in its financial statements.

 

The Company classifies any interest and penalties related to income taxes assessed as part of the provision/benefit for income taxes. As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company has not been assessed interest or penalties by any major tax jurisdictions related to any open tax periods. 

 

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Stock-Based Compensation

 

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation ("ASC 718").  ASC 718 requires that the cost resulting from all share-based payment transactions be recognized in a company's financial statements. ASC 718 requires all entities to apply a fair-value-based measurement method in accounting for share-based payment transactions with employees except for equity instruments held by employee share ownership plans.  

Share Repurchase and Retirement

 

When shares are retired, the Company’s policy is to allocate the excess of the repurchase price over the par value of shares acquired to both retained earnings and additional paid-in capital. The portion allocated to additional paid-in capital is determined by applying a percentage, which is determined by dividing the number of shares to be retired by the number of shares issued, to the balance of additional paid-in capital as of the retirement date. The residual, if any, is allocated to retained earnings as of the retirement date.

 

During the three and sixmonths ended March 31, June 30, 2021,the Company repurchased and retired 141,823 retired 37,503 and 179,326 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $0.8 million.$0.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively. During the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2020,, the Company repurchased and retired 1,233,883817,300 and 2,051,183 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $2.2 million.$1.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively. The purchases were made under previously announced stock repurchase programs and the Company had remaining purchase authorization of $8.7$8.5 million as of March 31,June 30, 2021. Repurchases from January 1, 2021 through February 16, 2021, March 11, 2021 through March 31,April 30, 2021 and March 20, 2020 through March 31,May 11, 2020 were made pursuant to the Company's Rule 10b5-1 plans.plans.  All repurchased shares were returned to the status of authorized but unissued.

 

Tax Benefit Preservation Plan 

 

On May 8, 2020, the Company entered into a Tax Benefit Preservation Plan between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as rights agent (as amended from time to time, the “Tax Plan”) to help preserve the value of certain deferred tax benefits, including those generated by net operating losses and certain other tax attributes.  The Company has been able to carryback its federal net operating losses realized during 2020 to offset U.S. federal income taxes paid in the past five years due to the tax law changes arising from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act").  As a result, the Board determined not to extend or renew the Tax Plan. The original expiration date of the Tax Plan was May 7, 2021; however, in March 2021, the Board determined to accelerate the expiration of the Tax Plan by amending it to allow its expiration to occur on March 29, 2021. Accordingly, the preferred share purchase rights under the Tax Plan (the "Rights") which were previously dividended to holders of record of the shares of common stock of the Company related to the Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Company expired as of the close of business on March 29, 2021 and no person has any rights pursuant to the Tax Plan or the Rights. 

Dividends

 

NaNNo dividends were paid on our common stock during the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020. We currently intend to retain our future earnings to finance the development and expansion of our business and, therefore, do not intend to pay cash dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, compliance with Delaware law, restrictions contained in any financing instruments, including but not limited to, our unsecured credit facility and senior notes indenture, and such other factors as our board of directors deem relevant.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

In June 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments ("ASU 2016-13"), which changes the impairment model for most financial assets and certain other instruments from an "incurred loss" approach to a new "expected credit loss" methodology. The FASB followed up with ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses, Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging, and Topic 825, Financial Instruments in April 2019, ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), in May 2019, ASU 2019-11, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses in November 2019, and ASU 2020-02, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326and Leases (Topic 842) in February 2020 to provide further clarification on this topic. The standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning January 1, 2020, and requires full retrospective application upon adoption.  During November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326), Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815) and Leases (Topic 842): Effective Dates that provides for additional implementation time for smaller reporting companies with the standard being effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early adoption is permitted.  As a smaller reporting company, we are not adopting the requirements of ASU 2016-13 for the year beginning January 1, 2021, however we do not anticipate a material impact to our consolidated financial statements as a result of adoption.

 

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In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740)- Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes ("ASU 2019-12"), which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. The pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and for interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2020.  The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2019-12 effective January 1, 2021 and experienced no impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of adoption.

 

In January 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-01, Investments - Equity Securities (Topic 321), Investments - Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323), and Derivative and Hedging (Topic 815) ("ASU 2020-01").  ASU 2020-01 clarifies the interaction of the accounting for equity securities under Topic 321 and investments accounted for under the equity method of accounting in Topic 323 and the accounting for certain forward contracts and purchased options accounted for under Topic 815.  The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 31, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2020-01 effective January 1, 2021 and experienced no impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of adoption.

 

In October 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-10, Codification Improvements ("ASU 2020-10"). The amendments in ASU 2020-10 contain improvements to the Codification by including disclosure guidance for appropriate disclosure and ensuring that all guidance that requires or provides an option for an entity to provide information in the notes to financial statements is codified in the Disclosure Section of the Codification. The amendments are effective for public entities in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2020-10 effective January 1, 2021 and experienced no impact to our condensed consolidated financial statements as a result of adoptionadoption. 

 

 

2. Computation of Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the components used in the computation of basic and diluted lossearnings (loss) per share for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Numerator:

  

Net income (loss)

 $553  $(8,476) $4,774  $(24,293) $5,327  $(32,769)
  

Denominator:

  

Basic weighted-average shares outstanding

 18,109,015  19,951,825  18,075,687  18,341,549  18,092,259  19,146,687 

Effect of dilutive shares:

  
Stock options and unvested restricted stock units  311,616   0   370,328   0   339,017   0 

Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

  18,420,631   19,951,825   18,446,015   18,341,549   18,431,276   19,146,687 
  
Basic earnings (loss) per share $0.03 $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)
Diluted earnings (loss) per share $0.03 $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)
  
Antidilutive stock options and unvested restricted stock units not included in diluted earnings (loss) per share 1,397,559 1,785,826  1,204,108 1,897,100 1,220,695 1,841,463 

 

THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

3. Contracts and Accounts Receivable

 

Contracts and accounts receivable consist of the following:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Contracts receivable:

          
Costs incurred on fee building projects $5,197 $79,583  $9,691 $79,583 
Estimated earnings  104   1,420   196   1,420 
 5,301  81,003  9,887  81,003 
Less: amounts collected during the period  (4,152)  (77,861)  (7,802)  (77,861)

Contracts receivable

 $1,149  $3,142  $2,085  $3,142 
  

Contracts receivable:

          
Billed $0 $0  $0 $0 
Unbilled  1,149   3,142   2,085   3,142 
 1,149  3,142  2,085  3,142 

Accounts receivable:

          
Escrow receivables 3,581 1,782  2,028 1,782 
Other receivables  400   0   388   0 

Contracts and accounts receivable

 $5,130  $4,924  $4,501  $4,924 

 

Billed contracts receivable represent amounts billed to customers that have yet to be collected. Unbilled contracts receivable represents the contract revenue recognized but not yet invoiced. All unbilled receivables as of March 31,June 30, 2021 are expected to be billed and collected within 30 days. Accounts payable at March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 includes $0.8es $1.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively, related to costs incurred under the Company’s fee building contracts.

 

 

4. Real Estate Inventories

 

Real estate inventories are summarized as follows:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Deposits and pre-acquisition costs

 $14,542  $12,202  $18,246  $12,202 

Land held and land under development

 120,930  127,807  115,099  127,807 

Homes completed or under construction

 174,086  133,567  196,788  133,567 

Model homes

  42,031   41,381   28,140   41,381 
 $351,589  $314,957  $358,273  $314,957 

 

All of our deposits and pre-acquisition costs are nonrefundable, except for refundable deposits of $0.1$0.5 million and $0.1 million as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

Land held and land under development includes land costs and costs incurred during site development such as development, indirects, and permits. Homes completed or under construction and model homes include all costs associated with home construction, including allocated land, development, indirects, permits, materials and labor (except for capitalized selling and marketing costs, which are classified in other assets).

 

THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

During the three2021 months ended March 31, 2021, first quarter, the company completed the Epic Acquisition.  The purchase price was approximately $8.5 million, $6.9 million of which was paid at closing with the balance to be paid in future installments, and was funded with cash on hand.  This transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805.  Under ASC 805, the Company recorded the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at their estimated fair values with the excess allocated to goodwill.  We recorded approximately $37.0 million of real estate inventories owned, $2.0 million of goodwill, approximately $1.2 million of other assets, $24.1 million of notes payable, and approximately $7.6 million of accounts payable and other accrued liabilities. The Company determined the fair value of real estate inventories on an individual project level basis using a combination of a land residual analysis and a discounted cash flow analysis. These methods are significantly impacted by estimates relating to expected selling prices, anticipated sales pace, cost to complete estimates, and the highest and best use of projects prior to acquisition. These estimates were developed and used at the individual project level, and may vary significantly between projects. Other assets, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable and accrued expenses and other liabilities were stated at historical value due to the short-term nature of these items. Goodwill represents the value the Company expects to achieve through the operational synergies and the expansion of the Company into the Colorado market.  It also represents the value we expect to receive through the use of the "Epic Homes" trade name which the Company will continue to use in the Colorado market.  The Company estimates that the entire $2.0 million of goodwill resulting from the Epic Acquisition will be tax deductible. Goodwill is included in the Colorado homebuilding reporting segment in Note 15. 

 

In addition, we incurred approximately $1.0 million of transaction costs related to the Epic Acquisition, which are included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Following the consummation of the Epic Acquisition, the Company repaid approximately $23.8 million of the Epic Companies’ third-party indebtedness. As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the purchase price accounting reflected in the accompanying condensed financial statements is preliminary and is based upon estimates and assumptions that may be subject to change within the measurement period (up to one year from the acquisition date pursuant to ASC 805). All net assets and operations acquired in this transaction are included in the Colorado homebuilding reporting segment in Note 15.segment. The supplemental pro forma information for revenue and earnings of the Company as though the business combination had occurred as of January 1, 2020 has not been presented as this pro forma information was not deemed material for the periods ended March 31,June 30, 2021 or 2020.

 

In accordance with ASC 360, inventory is stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case inventory is written down to its fair value. We review each real estate asset at the community-level on a quarterly basis or whenever indicators of impairment exist.  For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, and 2020,the Company recognized 0 real estate-related impairments. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized inventory impairments of $19.0 million in cost of sales resulting in an increase of $17.8 million and $1.2 million in pretax loss for our California and Arizona homebuilding segments, respectively. The fair values for the homebuilding projects impaired were calculated under discounted cash flow models using discount rates ranging from 14%-26%. The following table summarizes inventory impairments recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020:

 

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Inventory impairments:

                

Home sales

 $0  $19,000  $0  $19,000 

Total inventory impairments

 $0  $19,000  $0  $19,000 
                 

Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at period end

 $0  $79,033  $0  $79,033 

Number of projects impaired during the period

  0   5   0   5 

Total number of projects subject to periodic impairment review during period (1)

  31   27   31   27 


(1)

Represents the peak number of real estate projects that we had during each respective period. The number of projects outstanding at the end of each period may be less than the number of projects listed herein.

The $17.8 million in California home sales impairments recorded in the 2020second quarter related to four homebuilding communities. Of this total, $6.5 million in charges related to a condominium community in the Sacramento Area, $6.2 million in charges related to a townhome community within Southern California's Inland Empire, $4.5 million in charges related to a townhome community in San Diego, and $0.6 million in charges related to a condominium community in Los Angeles.  The $1.2 million in Arizona home sales impairments related to the Company's luxury condominium project in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Each of these projects experienced slower absorptions which resulted in increased sales incentives and holding costs for these projects for which the aggregate sales prices for remaining units at each community would be lower than their previous carrying values.  In addition, some of these communities experienced higher direct construction costs than originally underwritten and budgeted.

THE NEW HOME COMPANY INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

During the 2020 first quarter, the Company terminated its option agreement for a luxury condominium project in Scottsdale, Arizona. Due to the lower demand levels experienced at this community coupled with the substantial investment required to build out the remainder of the project, the Company decided to abandon the future acquisition, development, construction and sale of future phases of the project that were under option. In accordance with ASC 970-360-40-1, the capitalized costs related to the project are expensed and not allocated to other components of the project that the Company did develop. For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company recorded an abandonment charge of $14.0 million representing the capitalized costs that had accumulated related to the portion of the project that was abandoned.  This charge is included within project abandonment costs in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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5. Capitalized Interest

 

Interest is capitalized to inventory and investment in unconsolidated joint ventures during development and other qualifying activities. Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory is included in cost of sales as related homes and land parcels are closed. Interest capitalized to investment in unconsolidated joint ventures is amortized to equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures as related joint venture homes or lots close, or in instances where lots are sold from the unconsolidated joint venture to the Company, the interest is added to the land basis and included in cost of sales when the related lots or homes are sold to third-party buyers. Interest expense is comprised of interest incurred but not capitalized and is reported as interest expense in our condensed consolidated statements of operations.  For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020 interest incurred, capitalized and expensed was as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Interest incurred $5,331 $6,380  $5,751 $6,150 $11,082 $12,530 
Interest capitalized to inventory  (4,977)  (5,662)  (5,660)  (4,879)  (10,637)  (10,541)

Interest expensed

 $354  $718  $91  $1,271  $445  $1,989 
  

Capitalized interest in beginning inventory

 $22,053  $26,397  $23,003 $25,152 $22,053 $26,397 

Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory

 4,977  5,662  5,660  4,879  10,637  10,541 
Previously capitalized interest included in cost of home and land sales (4,027) (6,146) (5,616) (4,601) (9,643) (10,747)

Previously capitalized interest included in project abandonment costs

  0   (761)  0   0   0   (761)

Capitalized interest in ending inventory

 $23,003  $25,152  $23,047  $25,430  $23,047  $25,430 
  

Capitalized interest in beginning investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

 $0  $541  $0 $93 $0 $541 

Previously capitalized interest included in equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

  0   (448)  0   (31)  0   (479)

Capitalized interest in ending investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

  0   93   0   62   0   62 

Total capitalized interest in ending inventory and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures

 $23,003  $25,245  $23,047  $25,492  $23,047  $25,492 
  
Capitalized interest as a percentage of inventory 6.5% 6.3% 6.4% 6.9% 6.4% 6.9%
Interest included in cost of home sales as a percentage of home sales revenue 4.2% 6.5% 4.1% 6.0% 4.2% 6.2%
  
Capitalized interest as a percentage of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures 0% 0.3% 0% 0.5% 0% 0.5%

 

For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company expensed $0.8 million in interest previously capitalized due to the abandonment of the future phases of one of its existing homebuilding communities.  For more information, please refer to Note 4.

 

For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company expensed $0.4 million in interest previously capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures as the result of an other-than-temporary impairment to its investment in one joint venture. For more information, please refer to Note 6.

   

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

 

6. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had ownership interests in nine unconsolidated joint ventures with ownership percentages that generally ranged from 10% to 50%. The condensed combined balance sheets for our unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method were as follows:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Cash and cash equivalents $15,539 $16,709  $14,422 $16,709 
Restricted cash 250 611  250 611 
Real estate inventories 0 3,172  0 3,172 
Other assets  1,145   1,834   1,023   1,834 

Total assets

 $16,934  $22,326  $15,695  $22,326 
  
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $12,898 $13,487  $12,624 $13,487 
Notes payable  0   0   0   0 

Total liabilities

  12,898   13,487   12,624   13,487 
The New Home Company's equity(1) 903 2,107  769 2,107 
Other partners' equity  3,133   6,732   2,302   6,732 

Total equity

  4,036   8,839   3,071   8,839 

Total liabilities and equity

 $16,934  $22,326  $15,695  $22,326 

 


(1)

Balance represents the Company's interest, as reflected in the financial records of the respective joint ventures. 

 

The condensed combined statements of operations for our unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Revenues $5,353 $31,647  $0 $30,290 $5,353 $61,937 
Cost of sales and expenses  5,152   30,285   0   28,672   5,152   58,957 

Net income of unconsolidated joint ventures

 $201  $1,362  $0  $1,618  $201  $2,980 

Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations

 $174  $(1,937) $0  $(19,962) $174  $(21,899)

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The Company reviews its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for other-than-temporary declines in value. To the extent we deem any declines in value of our investment in unconsolidated joint ventures to be other-than-temporary, we impair our investment accordingly. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded other-than-temporary, noncash impairment charges of $0, $0, $20.0 million and $2.3$22.3 million, respectively. During the 2020second quarter, the Company made the determination to exit its TNHC Russell Ranch LLC ("Russell Ranch") venture due to low expected financial returns relative to the required future capital contributions and related risks, including the potential impact of COVID-19 on the economy, as well as the Company's opportunity to pursue federal tax loss carryback refund opportunities from the passage of the CARES Act. As a result, the Company determined that its investment in the joint venture was not recoverable and recorded a $20.0 million other-than-temporary impairment charge to write off its investment in Russell Ranch and record a liability for its estimated costs to complete the Phase 1 backbone infrastructure costs. The joint venture completed a sale of substantially all of its underlying assets to a third-party during the 2020fourth quarter that resulted in the Company recording income of $4.5 million to equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offsetting the other-than-temporary impairment recorded in the 2020second quarter. The remaining 2020 impairment charge of $2.3 million related to our investment in the Arantine Hills Holdings LP ("Bedford") joint venture and is included in equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.  During the 2020 first quarter, the Company agreed in principle to sell its interest in this joint venture to our partner for less than its carrying value. This transaction closed during the 2020 third quarter.  Pursuant to our agreement to sell our interest, the purchase price was $5.1 million for the sale of our partnership interest and we have an option to purchase at market up to 30% of the total lots from the masterplan community.  

 

As a smaller reporting company, the Company is subject to the provisions of Rule 8-03(b)(3) of Regulation S-X which requires the disclosure of certain financial information for equity investees that constitute 20% or more of the Company's consolidated net income (loss).  For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the loss allocation from one of the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method exceeded 20% of the Company's consolidated net loss. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, theno profit allocationor loss allocations fromone of the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method exceeded 20% of the Company's consolidated net income. The table below presents select combined financial information for these twothis joint venturesventure for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues

 $504  $4,624  $0 $0 $504 $0 

Cost of home and land sales

  0   3,065   0   0   0   0 

Gross margin

 $504  $1,559  $0  $0  $504  $0 

Expenses

  0   961   0   58   0   345 

Net income

 $504  $598 

Net income (loss)

 $0  $(58) $504  $(345)

Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (1)

 $252  $(2,226) $0 $(20,000) $252 $(20,000)

 


(1)

Balance represents equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures included in the statements of operations related to the Company's investment in the unconsolidated joint ventures. The balance may differ from the amount of profit or loss allocated to the Company as reflected in the respective joint venture's financial records primarily due to basis differences such as other-than-temporary impairment charges, interest capitalized to the Company's investment in joint ventures, and/or profit deferral from lot sales from the joint ventures to the Company.

 

In the above table, the Company's $2.2 million loss included in equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventureslosses for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2020 includedinclude a $2.3$20.0 million other-than-temporary impairment charge related to its BedfordRussell Ranch joint venture discussed above. 

 

For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company earned $0, $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.4$0.6 million, respectively, in management fees from its unconsolidated joint ventures. For additional detail regarding management fees, please see Note 12.   

 

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7. Other Assets

 

Other assets consist of the following:   

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
  

Capitalized selling and marketing costs, net(1)

 $6,137  $5,895  $5,076  $5,895 

Prepaid income taxes(2)

 27,349  27,866  25,465  27,866 

Insurance receivable(3)

 5,166  4,816  5,166 4,816 

Warranty insurance receivable(4)

 2,589  2,480  2,960 2,480 

Prepaid expenses

 5,511  6,331  6,566  6,331 

Right-of-use lease assets

 2,886  2,997  2,670  2,997 

Goodwill

 2,000  0  2,000  0 

Other

  317   318   360   318 
 $51,955  $50,703  $50,263  $50,703 

 


(1)

Capitalized selling and marketing costs includes costs incurred for tangible assets directly used in the sales process such as our sales offices, design studios and model furnishings, and also includes model landscaping costs. The Company depreciated $1.4 million, $2.6 million, $1.21.7 million and $1.8$3.5 million of capitalized selling and marketing costs to selling and marketing expenses during the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

(2)The amount at March 31,June 30, 2021 includes approximately $26.9$25.3 millionof expected federal income tax refunds due to the Company for net operating loss carrybacks.  

(3)

At December 31, 2020, the Company recorded insurance receivables of $4.8 million which was related to expected insurance reimbursements for $1.0 million in litigation reserves related to one claim and $3.8 million of IBNR litigation reserves. During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the claim-specific litigation reserve was increased by $0.4$0.4 million, all of which is expected to be reimbursed by insurance resulting in an increase of the same amount to insurance receivables.  For more information, please refer to Note 8.

(4)

During the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company adjusted its warranty insurance receivable upwardreceivable upward by $0.2$0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, to true-uptrue-up the receivable to its estimate of qualifying reimbursable expenditures as a result of an increase of the same amount to its warranty reserve.  Also duringduring the 2021six months ended firstJune 30, 2021, quarter, the Company received $0.1 million in insurance reimbursements for warranty claims.  During the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company adjusted its warranty insurance receivable by $0.2 million and $0.3 million, respectively, to true-up the receivable to its estimate of qualifying reimbursable expenditures, which resulted in pretax income of the same amount. 

 

 

8. Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities consist of the following:

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Warranty accrual (1)

 $7,438  $7,276  $7,632  $7,276 

Litigation reserves (2)

 6,434  5,641  7,078  5,641 

Accrued interest

 8,782  3,172  4,305  3,172 

Accrued compensation and benefits

 3,191  7,106  6,198  7,106 

Completion reserve

 4,575  5,683  4,655  5,683 

Customer deposits

 7,834  2,898  10,281  2,898 

Lease liabilities

 3,112  3,180  2,886  3,180 

Other accrued expenses

  3,538   1,254   3,057   1,254 
 $44,904  $36,210  $46,092  $36,210 

 


(1)

Included in the amount at March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 is approximately $2.6$3.0 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of warranty liabilities estimated to be recovered by our insurance policies.

(2)

At December 31, 2020, litigation reserves of $5.6 million were recorded related to construction defect claim reserves which consisted of  $1.0 million for a claim-specific reserve and $4.6 million for IBNR construction defect claims.  During the 2021six months ended firstJune 30, 2021, quarter, the Company increased its claim-specific reserve by $0.4 million and recorded estimated insurance receivables of the same amount as the self-insured retention deductible has been met for this claim.  Also during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company recorded $0.4$1.1 million of additional IBNR reserves within litigation reserves. 

 

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

We maintain general liability insurance designed to protect us against a portion of our risk of loss from construction-related warranty and construction defect claims. Our master general liability policies which cover most of our projects allow for our warranty spend to erode our self-insured retention requirements. We establish and track separately our warranty accrual and litigation reserves for both known and IBNR construction defect claims. Our warranty accrual and litigation reserves for construction defect claims are presented on a gross basis within accrued expenses and other liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets without consideration of insurance recoveries. Expected recoveries from insurance carriers are tracked separately between warranty insurance receivables and insurance receivables related to litigated claims and are presented within other assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Our warranty accrual and related estimated insurance recoveries are based on historical warranty claim and expense data, and expected recoveries from insurance carriers are recorded based on actual insurance claims and amounts determined using our warranty accrual estimates, our insurance policy coverage limits for the applicable policy years and historical recovery rates. Our litigation reserves for both known and IBNR future construction defect claims based on historical claim and expense data, and expected recoveries from insurance carriers are recorded based on actual insurance claims and amounts determined using our construction defect claim accrual estimates, our insurance policy coverage limits for the applicable policy years and historical recovery rates. Because of the inherent uncertainty and variability in these assumptions, our actual costs and related insurance recoveries could differ significantly from amounts currently estimated.

 

Changes in our warranty accrual are detailed in the table set forth below:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Beginning warranty accrual for homebuilding projects 7,269 $7,195  $7,431 $6,836 $7,269 $7,195 
Warranty provision for homebuilding projects 465 421  664 357 1,129 778 
Warranty payments for homebuilding projects (706) (780) (845) (481) (1,551) (1,261)
Adjustment to warranty accrual(1)  403   0   375   0   778   0 

Ending warranty accrual for homebuilding projects

 7,431  6,836  7,625  6,712  7,625  6,712 
  
Beginning warranty accrual for fee building projects 7 28  7 28 7 28 
Warranty provision for fee building projects 0 0  0 0 0 0 
Warranty efforts for fee building projects  0   0   0   0   0   0 

Ending warranty accrual for fee building projects

  7   28   7   28   7   28 

Total ending warranty accrual

 $7,438  $6,864  $7,632  $6,740  $7,632  $6,740 

 


(1)

During the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company recorded an adjustment of $0.2 $0.4 million and $0.6 million, respectively, to increaseincrease its warranty accrual for homebuilding projects.   The Company also recorded a corresponding increase of the same amount to its warranty insurance receivable included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets at March 31,June 30, 2021.  The adjustment for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 also includes $0.2 million of warranty reserves related to the Epic Acquisition. 

 

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9. Senior Notes and Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

 

Indebtedness consisted of the following:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

7.25% Senior Notes due 2025, net

 $280,291  $244,865 

7.25% Senior Notes due 2025, net

 $280,579  $244,865 

Unsecured revolving credit facility

  0   0   0   0 

Total Indebtedness

 $280,291  $244,865  $280,579  $244,865 

 

2022 Notes 

 

On March 17, 2017, the Company completed the sale of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Existing"2022 Notes").  The Existing Notes were issued at an offering price of 98.961% of their face amount, which represented a yield to maturity of 7.50%.  On May 4, 2017, the Company completed a tack-on private placement offering through the sale of an additional $75 million in aggregate principal amount of the 7.25% Senior Notes due 20222022.  ("Additional Notes" and, together, with the Existing Notes, the "2022 Notes"). The Additional Notes were issued at an offering price of 102.75% of their face amount plus accrued interest since March 17, 2017, which represented a yield to maturity of 6.438%. 

During the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired approximately $4.8$5.8 million in face value of the 2022 Notes for a cash payment of approximately $4.8$5.0 million.  TheTotal repurchases of the 2022 Notes for the six months ended June 30, 2020 equaled approximately $10.5 million in face value of the 2022 Notes for a cash payment of approximately $9.8 million. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized a lossgain on early extinguishment of debt of $0.1$0.7 million and wrote$0.6 million, respectively, which included the write off of approximately $46,000$49,000 and $95,000, respectively, of unamortized discount, premium and debt issuance costs associated with the 2022 Notes retired.

 

As discussed below, the 2022 Notes were redeemed in full on November 12, 2020. 

 

2025 Notes

 

On October 28, 2020, the Company completed the sale of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Original 2025 Notes”), in a private placement to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2025 Notes were issued at an offering price of 100% of their face amount, which represents a yield to maturity of 7.25%.  Net proceeds from the offering of the Original 2025 Notes, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem all of the outstanding 2022 Notes at a redemption price of 101.813% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.  On February 24, 2021, the Company completed a tack-on private placement offering through the sale of an additional $35 million in aggregate principal amount of the 7.25% Senior Notes Due 2025 ("Additional 2025 Notes" and together, with the Original 2025 Notes, the "2025 Notes").  The Additional 2025 Notes were issued at an offering price of 103.25% of their face amount, which represents a yield to maturity of 6.427%6.427%.  The carrying amount of the 2025 Notes listed above at March 31,June 30, 2021 is net of unamortized premium of $1.0 million and unamortized debt issuance costs of $5.7$5.4 million.  The carrying amount of the 2025 Notes listed above at December 31, 2020 is net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $5.1 million.  Unamortized premium and debt issuance costs are amortized and capitalized to interest costs using the effective interest method. Pursuant to the indenture governing our 2025 Notes (the "Indenture"), interest on the 2025 Notes will be paidis payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2021. The 2025 Notes will mature on October 15, 2025.

 
The  2025 Notes are general senior unsecured obligations that rank equally in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness, including borrowings under the Company's senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The Indenture contains certain restrictive covenants, including a limitation on additional indebtedness and a limitation on restricted payments. Restricted payments include, among other things, dividends, investments in unconsolidated entities, and stock repurchases. Under the limitation on incurring or guaranteeing additional indebtedness, we are permitted to incur specified categories of indebtedness but are prohibited, aside from those exceptions, from incurring further indebtedness if we do  not satisfy either a leverage condition or an interest coverage condition. Exceptions to the limitation include, among other things, ( 1) borrowings under existing or future bank credit facilities of up to the greater of (i) $100 million and (ii)  20% of our consolidated tangible assets, ( 2) non-recourse indebtedness, and ( 3) indebtedness incurred for the purpose of refinancing or repaying certain existing indebtedness. Under the limitation on restricted payments, we are also prohibited from making restricted payments, aside from certain exceptions, if we do  not satisfy either the leverage condition or interest coverage condition. In addition, the amount of restricted payments that we can make is subject to an overall basket limitation, which builds based on, among other things,  50% of consolidated net income from   January 1, 2021 forward and  100% of the net cash proceeds from qualified equity offerings. Exceptions to the foregoing limitations on our ability to make restricted payments include, among other things, investments in joint ventures and other investments up to  15% of our consolidated tangible assets and a general basket of up to the greater of  $15 million and  3% of our consolidated tangible assets.  The Indenture contains certain other covenants, among other things, the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to issue certain equity interests, make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness, make certain investments,
 
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investments, sell assets, incur liens, create certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or to transfer assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, create unrestricted subsidiaries, and consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture.

 

On or after  October 15, 2022, the Company  may redeem all or a portion of the 2025 Notes upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount on the redemption date) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period, as applicable, commencing on October 15 of the years as set forth below:

 

YearRedemption Price
2022103.625%
2023101.813%
2024100.000%

 

In addition, any time prior to  October 15, 2022, the Company may, at its option on one or more occasions, redeem the 2025 Notes (including any additional notes that may be issued in the future under the Indenture) in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes (including any additional notes that may be issued in the future under the Indenture) issued prior to such date at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 107.25%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with an amount equal to the net cash proceeds from one or more equity offerings by the Company.

 

If the Company experiences a change of control triggering event (as described in the Indenture), holders of the 2025 Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the 2025 Notes at 101% of their principal amount thereof on the date of repurchase, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.  The Indenture also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on such 2025 Notes to be declared due and payable. In addition, if the 2025 Notes are assigned an investment grade rating by certain rating agencies and no default or event of default has occurred or is continuing, certain covenants related to the 2025 Notes would be suspended. If the rating on the 2025 Notes should subsequently decline to below investment grade, the suspended covenants would be reinstated.

 

The 2025 Notes and the guarantees are the Company’s and the Guarantor’sGuarantors' senior unsecured obligations. The 2025 Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including borrowings under the Company's Credit Facility, and senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future subordinated debt. The 2025 Notes and the guarantees will be effectively subordinated to any of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed, on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by all of the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantors"). The guarantees are full and unconditional. The Indenture provides that the guarantee 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 Indenture), which sale, transfer, exchange or other disposition is made in compliance with applicable provisions of the Indenture; (2) upon the proper designation of such Guarantor as an "Unrestricted Subsidiary" (as defined in the Indenture), in accordance with the Indenture; (3) upon request of the Company and certification in an officers’ certificate provided to the trustee that the applicable Guarantor has become an "Immaterial Subsidiary" (as defined in the Indenture), so long as such Guarantor would not otherwise be required to provide a guarantee pursuant to the Indenture; provided that, if immediately after giving effect to such release the consolidated tangible assets of all Immaterial Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors would exceed 5% of consolidated tangible assets, no such release shall occur, (4) if the Company exercises its legal defeasance option or covenant defeasance option under the Indenture or if the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors are discharged in compliance with applicable provisions of the Indenture; (5) 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 or any other Guarantor so long as such Guarantor would not then otherwise be required to provide a guarantee pursuant to the Indenture; or (6) upon the full satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under the Indenture; provided that in each case if such Guarantor has incurred any indebtedness in reliance on its status as a Guarantor in compliance with applicable provisions of the 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 Indenture.

 

The New Home Company Inc. operates as a holding company and all of its homebuilding construction, fee building, development and sales activities are conducted through its subsidiaries.  At MarchJune 30, 2021 31,2021and December 31, 2020, all of the Company's subsidiaries were 100% owned subsidiaries and Guarantors.  The New Home Company Inc. has no independent assets or operations and the guarantees of its subsidiaries are full unconditional and joint and several.  For more information regarding the Company's assets and operations, please see Note 15.

 

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Credit Facility

 

On  October 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement” or “Credit Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for a $60 million unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing April 30, 2023. The Credit Agreement also provides that, under certain circumstances, the Company may increase the aggregate principal amount of revolving commitments up to an aggregate of $100 million.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility.

 

Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a rate equal to either, at the Company’s election, LIBOR plus a margin of 3.50% to 4.50% per annum, or base rate plus a margin of 2.50% to 3.50%, in each case depending on the Company’s leverage ratio.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the interest rate under the Credit Facility for the LIBOR-based rate was 5.00%  The covenants of the Credit Agreement include customary negative covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to incur secured indebtedness, grant liens, repurchase or retire its senior unsecured notes, and make certain acquisitions, investments, asset dispositions and restricted payments, including stock repurchases. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including requiring that the Company to maintain (i) a consolidated tangible net worth not less than $150 million plus 50% of the cumulative consolidated net income for each fiscal quarter commencing on or after June 30, 2020, (ii) a net leverage ratio not greater than 60%, (iii) minimum liquidity of at least $10 million, and (iv) an interest coverage ratio no less than 1.75 to 1 or, if this test is not met, to maintain unrestricted cash equal to not less than the trailing 12 month consolidated interest incurred. The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, and customary rights and remedies upon the occurrence of any event of default thereunder, including rights to accelerate the loans and terminate the commitments thereunder.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants. 

 

The Credit Facility also provides for a $30.0 million sublimit for letters of credit, subject to conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 the Company had 0no outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Facility.  Debt issuance costs for the Credit Facility, which totaled $1.3 milliontotaled $1.2 million and $1.5 million as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, are included in other assets and amortized and capitalized to interest costs on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement.  

 

Other Notes Payable

 

On April 15, 2020, TNHC Realty and Construction, Inc., a wholly-owned operating subsidiary of the Company, received approval and funding pursuant to a promissory note evidencing an unsecured loan in the amount of approximately $7.0 million (the "Loan") under the Paycheck Protection Program (the "PPP").  The PPP was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA").  The Company intended to use the Loan for qualifying expenses in accordance with the terms of the CARES Act.  On April 23, 2020, the SBA, in consultation with the Department of Treasury, issued new guidance that created uncertainty regarding the qualification requirements for a PPP loan.  On April 24, 2020, out of an abundance of caution, the Company elected to repay the Loan and initiated a repayment of the full amount of the Loan to the lender.

 

In conjunction with the Epic Acquisition during the 2021 first quarter, the Company recorded notes payable of $24.1 million related to Epic Companies’ third-party indebtedness.  The Company immediately repaid $23.8 million of this amount following the completion of the Epic Acquisition transaction during February 2021. One of the entities acquired in the Epic Acquisition had a PPP loan that was outstanding as of the closing of the Epic Acquisition. The majority of the $0.3 million PPP loan was forgiven during the 2021 first quarter and the remainder was repaid from an escrow account that was created for the benefit of the PPP lender prior to closing. 

 

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10. Fair Value Disclosures

 

ASC 820 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

 

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

The following table presents an estimated fair value of the Company's 2025 Notes. The 2025 Notes are classified as Level 2 and primarily reflect estimated prices obtained from outside pricing sources.  

 

  

March 31, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 
  

Carrying Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying Amount

  

Fair Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

7.25% Senior Notes due 2025, net (1)

 $280,291  $296,400  $244,865  $256,875 
  

June 30, 2021

  

December 31, 2020

 
  

Carrying Amount

  

Fair Value

  

Carrying Amount

  

Fair Value

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

7.25% Senior Notes due 2025, net (1)

 $280,579  $299,963  $244,865  $256,875 

 


(1)

The carrying value for the 2025 Notes, as presented at March 31,June 30, 2021, is net of unamortized premium of $1.0 million, and unamortized debt issuance costs of $5.75.4 million. The carrying value for the 2025 Notes, as presented at December 31, 2020, is net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $5.1 million. The unamortized unamortized premium and debt issuance costs are not factored into the estimated fair value.

 

The Company considers the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, contracts and accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other liabilities to approximate the fair value of these financial instruments based on the short duration between origination of the instruments and their expected realization. The fair value of amounts due from affiliates is not determinable due to the related party nature of such amounts.

 

Non-Recurring Fair Value Adjustments

 

Nonfinancial assets and liabilities include items such as real estate inventory and long-lived assets that are measured at cost when acquired and adjusted for impairment to fair value, if deemed necessary. For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company recognized anreal estate-related impairment adjustments of $19.0 million related to five homebuilding communities. The impairment adjustments were made using Level 3 inputs and assumptions, and the remaining carrying value of the real estate inventories subject to the impairment adjustments was $79.0 million. For more information on real estate impairments, please refer to Note 4.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized other-than-temporary impairment toimpairments for its investment in unconsolidated joint ventures of $2.3 million.  The impairment$20.0 million and $22.3 million, respectively. Impairment charges of $20.0 million were recorded in the 2020second quarter related to ourthe Company's intent to exit from its interest in its Russell Ranch joint venture whereby the investment balance was written off, and in the 2020first quarter, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $2.3 million related to the Company's agreement in principle to sell ourits interest in ourthe Bedford joint venture to ourits partner for less than its current carrying value. This saleThe Bedford transaction closed during the 2020 third quarter and the Russell Ranch joint venture liquidated substantially all of its underlying assets in the 2020fourthquarter. The 2020impairment adjustment wasadjustments were made using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs and assumptions. For more information on the investment in unconsolidated joint ventures impairment, please refer to Note 6.

 

 

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11. Commitments and Contingencies

 

From time-to-time, the Company is involved in various legal matters arising in the ordinary course of business, including warranty and construction defect litigation. These claims and legal proceedings are of a nature that we believe are normal and incidental to a homebuilder. We make provisions for loss contingencies when they are probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Such provisions are assessed at least quarterly and adjusted to reflect the impact of any settlement negotiations, judicial and administrative rulings, advice of legal counsel, and other information and events pertaining to a particular case. At December 31, 2020, our litigation reserves for construction defect claims totaled $5.6 million which consisted of $1.0 million for a claim-specific reserve and $4.6 million for IBNR construction defect claims.  During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company increased its claim-specific reserve $0.4 million and recorded an additional $0.4$1.1 million toward its reserve for IBNR construction defect claims resulting in a total $6.4$7.1 million litigation reserve at March 31,June 30, 2021.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company's insurance receivable was $4.8 million, partially offsetting the related litigation reserves, based on our estimates of meeting the self-insured retention deductibles.  DuringDuring the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company increased its estimated insurance receivable by $0.4 millionmillion to offset the claim-specific reserve adjustment made to the litigation reserve during the quarter resulting in a totaltotal $5.2 million insuranceinsurance receivable at March 31,June 30, 2021.  Due to the inherent uncertainty and judgement used in these assumptions, our actual costs and related insurance recoveries could differ significantly from amounts currently estimated. Please refer to Note 1, Note 7 and Note 8 for more information on litigation reserves for construction defect claims and related insurance recoveries.  In view of the inherent unpredictability of litigation, we generally cannot predict their ultimate resolution, related timing or eventual loss.

 

As an owner and developer of real estate, the Company is subject to various environmental laws of federal, state and local governments. The Company is not aware of any environmental liability that could have a material adverse effect on its financial condition or results of operations. However, changes in applicable environmental laws and regulations, the uses and conditions of real estate in the vicinity of the Company’s real estate and other environmental conditions of which the Company is unaware with respect to the real estate could result in future environmental liabilities.

 

We obtain surety bonds in the normal course of business to ensure completion of certain infrastructure improvements of our projects. As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had outstanding surety bonds totaling $43.9totaling $42.0 million andand $44.0 million, respectively. The estimated remaining costs to complete of such improvements as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $18.2 $21.1 million and $16.3 million, respectively. The beneficiaries of the bonds are various municipalities, homeowners associations, and other organizations. In the event that any such surety bond issued by a third party is called because the required improvements are not completed, the Company could be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the bond.

 

The Company accounts for contracts deemed to contain a lease under ASC 842, Leases. At the inception of a lease, or if a lease is subsequently modified, we determine whether the lease is an operating or financing lease. Our lease population is fully comprised of operating leases and includes leases for certain office space and equipment for use in our operations. For all leases with an expected term that exceeds one year, right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities are recorded within our condensed consolidated balance sheets. The depreciable lives of right-of-use lease assets are limited to the expected term which would include any renewal options we expect to exercise. The exercise of lease renewal options is generally at our discretion and we expect that in the normal course of business, leases that expire will be renewed or replaced by other leases. Our lease agreements do not contain any residual value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.  Variable lease payments consist of non-lease services related to the lease.  Variable lease payments are excluded from the right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities and are expensed as incurred.  Right-of-use lease assets are included in other assets and totaled $2.9 totaled $2.7 million and $3.0 million, respectively,million, respectively, at March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.  Lease liabilities are recorded in accrued expenses and other liabilities and totaled $3.1$2.9 million and $3.2 million, respectively, at March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

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For the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, lease costs and cash flow information for leases with terms in excess of one year was as follows:  

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Lease cost:

  
Lease costs included in general and administrative expenses $260 $311  $266 $314 $526 $625 
Lease costs included in real estate inventories 63 97  90 111 153 208 
Lease costs included in selling and marketing expenses  29   39   28   59   57   98 

Net lease cost (1)

 $352  $447  $384  $484  $736  $931 
  

Other Information:

  
Lease cash flows (included in operating cash flows)(1) $298 $498  $373 $518 $671 $1,016 

 


(1)

Amount does not include the cost of short-term leases with terms of less than one year which totaled approximatelimateyly $0, $0, $30,000 and $0.1 million for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021and 2020, respectively, or the benefit from a sublease agreement of one of our office spaces which totaled approximately $61,000, $122,000, $61,00059,000 and  $59,000$118,000 for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Future lease payments under our operating leases are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Remaining for 2021 891  $611 
2022 754  773 
2023 631  631 
2024 588  588 
2025 479  479 
Thereafter  0   0 

Total lease payments(1)

 $3,343  $3,082 
Less: Interest(2)  231   196 
Present value of lease liabilities(3) $3,112  $2,886 

 


(1)

Lease payments include options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of being exercised.

(2)

Our leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, we utilized our incremental borrowing rate for such leases to determine the present value of lease payments at the lease commencement date.  There were no legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced at March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. 

(3)

The weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average incremental borrowing rate used in calculating our lease liabilities were 3.93.8 yyearsears and 4.7%, respectively at March 31,June 30, 2021.

 

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12. Related Party Transactions

 

During the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company incurred construction-related costs on behalf of its unconsolidated joint ventures totaling $0.2$0.1 million, $0.3 million, $1.0 million and $1.2$2.2 million, respectively. As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $17,000$0.1 million and and $0.1$0.1 million, respectively, are included in due from affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets related to such costs.

 

The Company has entered into agreements with its unconsolidated joint ventures to provide management services related to the underlying projects (collectively referred to as the "Management Agreements"). Pursuant to the Management Agreements, the Company receives a management fee based on each project’s revenues. During the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company earned $0, $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.4$0.6 million, respectively, in management fees, which have been recorded as fee building revenues in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $0 and $36,000 of managementmanagement fees are included in due from affiliates in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. 

 

One member of the Company's board of directors beneficially owns more than 10% of the Company's outstanding common stock through an affiliated entity, IHP Capital Partners VI, LLC ("IHP"), and is also affiliated with entities that have investments in two of the Company's unconsolidated joint ventures, TNHC Meridian Investors LLC (which is owner of another entity, TNHC Newport LLC, which entity owned our "Meridian" project) and TNHC Russell Ranch LLC ("Russell Ranch").Ranch. The Company's investment in these two joint ventures waswas $0.1 million at March 31,June 30, 2021 and $0.1 million at December 31, 2020.  During the 2020 second quarter, the Company made the decision to exit the Russell Ranch joint venture due to the low expected financial returns relative to future capital requirements and related risks.  The Company determined that the value of its investment in Russell Ranch declined beyond its current carrying value and recorded a $20.0 million other-than-temporary impairment charge to write off its investment balance and record its estimated remaining costs to complete during the 2020 second quarter.  The joint venture completed the sale of Phases 2 and 3, its remaining developable lots, to a third-party purchaser during the 2020 fourth quarter that resulted in the Company recording income of $4.5 million to equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures, partially offsetting the other-than-temporary impairment recorded during the 2020 second quarter. The members agreed upon and distributed proceeds from the sale to the members less a reserve amount which is maintained by the joint venture to address close out matters, such as warranty, contingent liabilities, remaining Phase 1 infrastructure improvements, and common amenity operations until turnover to homeowners’ association. Due to the joint venture's close out status, the members confirmed that no further preferred return would accrue or be payable and future distributions would be made 50% to IHP and 50% to TNHC.

 

In its ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements to purchase lots from unconsolidated land development joint ventures of which it is a member. In accordance with ASC 360-20, Property, Plant and Equipment - Real Estate Sales, the Company defers its portion of the underlying gain from the joint venture's sale of these lots to the Company. When the Company purchases lots directly from the joint venture, the deferred gain is recorded as a reduction to the Company's land basis on the purchased lots.  In this instance, the gain is ultimately recognized when the Company delivers homes on such lots to third-party home buyers at the time of the home closing.  In the instance where the Company no longer has an interest in the unconsolidated joint venture, the deferred gain related to lots purchased from the joint venture is recognized upon the Company's exit of the venture.  At March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 21, 2020, $0.1 million of deferred gain from lot transactions with the TNHC-HW Cannery LLC ("Cannery") unconsolidated joint venture remained unrecognized and included as a reduction to land basis in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.  

  

The Company’s land purchase agreement with Cannery provides for reimbursements of certain fee credits. During the three and sixmonths ended March 31, 2020June 30, 2021, and 2021,the Company was not reimbursed for any fee credits from Cannery. The Company was reimbursed $15,000 in fee credits from the Cannery during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, $0 in fee credits was due to the Company from Cannery.  

 

On June 18, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement that effectively transitioned Joseph Davis' role within the Company from that of Chief Investment Officer to that of a non-employee consultant to the Company effective June 26, 2015 ("Transition Date").  Mr. Davis is party to that certain Investor Rights Agreement filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q Report.-Q.  As of the Transition Date, Mr. Davis ceased being an employee of the Company and became an independent contractor performing consulting services. For his services, Mr. Davis was compensated $5,000 per month through June 26, 2019 when his contract was amended to extend its term one year and reduce his scope of services and compensation to $1,000$1,000 per month. Mr. Davis' contract was amended on June 26, 2020and June 26, 2021 to extend the term one year with monthly compensation remaining $1,000 per month.  At March 31,June 30, 2021, no fees were due to Mr. Davis for his consulting services. 

 

On February 14, 2019, the Company entered into a consulting agreement that transitioned Thomas Redwitz's role from that of Chief Investment Officer to a non-employee consultant to the Company effective March 1, 2019. For his consulting services, Mr. Redwitz was compensatedcompensated $10,000 perper month. The agreement originally was set to expire on March 1, 2020 and was extended upon mutual consent of the parties on a month to month basis to a reduced consulting fee of $5,000 per month.  Mr. Redwitz's contract was amended on May 1, 2021 to increase his month to month consulting fee to $10,000 per month. At March 31,June 30, 2021, no fees were due to Mr. Redwitz for his consulting services. 

 

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During 2018, the Company entered into an agreement with an affiliate of IHP to purchase land in a master-plan community in Arizona for an estimated purchase price of $3.8 million plus profit participation and marketing fees pursuant to contract terms.  As of December 31, 2019, IHP was no longer affiliated with this development.  The Company began taking down these lots during 2020.  The Company took down approximately 24%36% and 0%11% of the lots during the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had an outstanding, nonrefundable deposit of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, related to this contract.  The Company paid 0$22,000, $0, $0 and $0 of master marketing fees to the seller during the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, and has paid $22,000$44,000 in master marketing fees to date.  

 

In the first quarter 2018, the Company entered into an option agreement to purchase lots in phased takedowns with its Bedford joint venture with profit participation and master marketing fees due to seller as outlined in the contract.  At the time of the initial agreement in 2018, the Bedford joint venture was affiliated with a former member of the Company's board of directors, and subsequently during the 2020 third quarter, the Company sold its interest in this partnership to its joint venture partner.  Prior to 2020, the Company had taken down all lots pursuant to this agreement, and for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid $0, $0, $8,000 and $9,000$17,000 in master marketing fees to the seller, respectively.  During the fourth quarter 2018, the Company entered into a second option agreement with the Bedford joint venture to purchase lots in phased takedowns with profit participation and master marketing fees due to the seller pursuant to the agreement.  As of December 31, 2020, the Company had taken down all the lots pursuant to this agreement, and for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company paid $38,000$22,000, $60,000, $17,000 and $25,000$42,000 in master marketing fees to the seller, respectively. 

 

The Company sold its interest in the Bedford joint venture to its partner during the 2020 third quarter.  Pursuant to the agreement, the purchase price was $5.1 million for the sale of the Company's partnership interest. During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company recorded a $2.3 million other-than-temporary impairment charge to its investment in the Bedford joint venture reflecting the expected sale of its joint venture investment for less than its current carrying value.  The sale agreement, among other things, allowed for a continuation of the Company's option to purchase at market up to 30% of the total lots from the joint venture.

 

 

13. Stock-Based Compensation

 

The Company's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2014 Incentive Plan"), was adopted by our board of directors in January 2014. The 2014 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including options to purchase shares of common stock, stock appreciation rights, restricted and unrestricted stock awards, restricted stock units and performance awards. The 2014 Incentive Plan will automatically expire on the tenth anniversary of its effective date.

 

The number of shares of our common stock authorized to be issued under the 2014 Incentive Plan is 1,644,875 shares. To the extent that shares of the Company's common stock subject to an outstanding award granted under the 2014 Incentive Plan or any predecessor plan are not issued or delivered by reason of the expiration, termination, cancellation or forfeiture of such award or the settlement of such award in cash, then such shares of common stock generally shall again be available under the 2014 Incentive Plan.

    

At our 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, on May 24, 2016, our shareholders approved the Company's 2016 Incentive Award Plan (the "2016 Incentive Plan"). The 2016 Incentive Plan provides for the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock- or cash-based awards. Non-employee directors of the Company and employees and consultants of the Company or any of its subsidiaries are eligible to receive awards under the 2016 Incentive Plan. On May 22, 2018, our shareholders approved the amended and restated 2016 Incentive Plan which increased the number of shares authorized for issuance under the plan from 800,000 to 2,100,000 shares. The amendedOn May 18, 2021, our shareholders approved the Second Amended and restatedRestated 2016 Incentive Award Plan will expire on(the "Amended Plan") which increased the number of shares available by 1,900,000 to an aggregate of 4,000,000 shares. The Amended Plan extended the plan expiration from April 4, 2028.2028 to May 18, 2031.

 

The Company has issued stock option and restricted stock unit awards under the 2014 Incentive Plan and stock options, restricted stock unit awards and performance share unit awards under the 2016 Incentive Plan. As of March 31,June 30, 2021, 3383,338 s shareshares remain available for grant under the 2014 Incentive Plan anPd 122,300lan and 1,955,714 shares remain available for grant under the 2016 Incentive Plan. The exercise price of stock option awards may not be less than the market value of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. The fair value for stock options is established at the date of grant using the Black-Scholes model for time-based vesting awards. The Company's stock options, restricted stock unit awards, and performance share unit awards typically vest over a one year to three years period and the stock options expire ten years from the date of grant.

 

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A summary of the Company’s common stock option activity as of and for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Exercise Price per Share

 

Outstanding Stock Option Activity

                    

Outstanding, beginning of period

 1,220,695  $9.18  1,068,017  $9.78  1,220,695  $9.18  1,068,017  $9.78 

Granted

 0  $0  161,479  $5.36  0  $0  161,479  $5.36 

Exercised

 0  $0  0  $0  0  $0  0  $0 

Forfeited

  0  $0   0  $0   0  $0   0  $0 

Outstanding, end of period

  1,220,695  $9.18   1,229,496  $9.20   1,220,695  $9.18   1,229,496  $9.20 

Exercisable, end of period

  1,029,950  $9.86   901,829  $10.52   1,029,950  $9.86   901,829  $10.52 

 

A summary of the Company’s restricted stock unit activity as of and for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020 is presented below:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share

  

Number of Shares

  

Weighted-Average Grant-Date Fair Value per Share

 

Restricted Stock Unit Activity

                

Outstanding, beginning of period

 704,890  $5.11  592,116  $6.36  704,890  $5.11  592,116  $6.36 

Granted

 363,198  $5.39  241,556  $5.36  432,617  $5.50  358,869  $4.78 

Vested

 (161,032) $6.86  (152,177) $9.45  (279,678) $5.47  (244,812) $7.61 

Forfeited

  0  $0   (428) $11.68   (5,833) $5.46   (428) $11.68 

Outstanding, end of period

  907,056  $4.91   681,067  $5.32   851,996  $5.19   705,745  $5.12 

 

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The expense related to the Company's stock-based compensation programs, included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations, was as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

     

Expense related to:

  

Stock options

 $91  $64  $77  $81  $168  $145 

Restricted stock units

  554   525   536   440   1,090   965 
 $645  $589  $613  $521  $1,258  $1,110 

 

The following table presents details of the assumptions used to calculate the weighted-average grant date fair value of common stock options granted by the Company in each period:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Expected term (in years)

 N/A  6.0  N/A  6.0 

Expected volatility

 N/A  41.8% N/A  41.8%

Risk-free interest rate

 N/A  1.4% N/A  1.4%

Expected dividends

 N/A  0  N/A  0 

Weighted-average grant date fair value per share

  N/A  $2.24   N/A  $2.24 

 

We used the "simplified method" to establish the expected term of the common stock options granted by the Company. Our restricted stock unit awards are valued based on the closing price of our common stock on the date of grant.  Compensation expense for restricted stock unit awards is recognized using the straight-line method over the requisite service period.  Forfeitures are recognized in compensation cost during the period that the award forfeiture occurs. 

 

At March 31,June 30, 2021, the amount of unearned stock-based compensation currently estimated to be expensed through 2024 is $3.8$3.5 million. The weighted-average period over which the unearned stock-based compensation is expected to be recognized is 2.11.9 years. If there are any modifications or cancellations of the underlying unvested awards, the Company may be required to accelerate, increase or cancel any remaining unearned stock-based compensation expense.

 

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14. Income Taxes

 

For the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021,, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.5$1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which includedincludes a $0.3$0.2 million discrete provision.  provision for the six months ended June 30, 2021.  The Company's effective tax rate for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2021, differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the discrete provision related to estimated blended state tax rate updates and stock compensation, as well as state income tax rates and tax credits for energy efficient homes.

 

For the three and sixmonths ended March 31, 2020,June 30, 2020. the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $9.9 million.  $16.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively. The Company's effective tax raterates for the three and sixmonths ended March 31,June 30, 2020, differsinclude the benefit associated with net operating loss carrybacks to years when the Company was subject to a 35% federal tax rate. The effective tax rates for both 2020 periods differ from the federal statutory rate due tothe net operating loss carryback benefit, discrete items, state income tax rates and tax credits for energy efficient homes. The discrete benefit for the 2020three months ended firstJune 30, 2020 totaled $1.8 million and was primarily related to the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020. Discrete items for the six quarter discrete items months ended June 30, 2020 totaled an $8.1a $9.9 million benefit, $5.8 million of which related to the $14.0 million project abandonment costsnoncash charge recorded during the three2020 months ended March 31, 2020 first quarter and a $2.1$3.9 million benefit related to the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020.  For more information on the abandonment costs, please refer to Note 4.Act. The CARES Act allows companies to carry back net operating losses generated in 2018 through 2020 for five years. TheFor the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized a $2.1$1.8 million and $3.9 million discrete benefit, respectively, related to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets originally valued at a 21% federal statutory tax rate which are now available to be carried back to tax years with a 35% federal statutory rate.

 

The components of our deferred tax asset, net are as follows:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Net operating loss carryforwards $5,808 $5,808  $5,808 $5,808 
Tax credit carryforwards 2,479 2,401  2,202 2,401 
Reserves and accruals 2,877 2,870  2,875 2,870 
Share based compensation 1,512 1,441  1,524 1,441 
Inventory 2,663 3,142  2,147 3,142 
Investments in joint ventures 1,081 1,226  963 1,226 
Other 96 26  180 26 
Depreciation and amortization (655) (653) (657) (653)
Right-of-use lease asset  (804)  (814)  (774)  (814)

Deferred tax asset, net

 $15,057  $15,447  $14,268  $15,447 

 

 

 

15. Segment Information 

 

The Company’s operations are organized into 4four reportable segments: three homebuilding segments (Arizona, California and Colorado) and fee building. In determining the most appropriate reportable segments, we considered similar economic and other characteristics, including product types, average selling prices, gross margins, production processes, suppliers, subcontractors, regulatory environments, land position, and underlying demand and supply in accordance with ASC 280. Our California homebuilding reportable segment aggregates the Southern California and Northern California homebuilding operating segments.

 

Our homebuilding operations acquire and develop land and construct and sell single-family attached and detached homes and may sell land. Our fee building operations build homes and manage construction and sales related activities on behalf of third-party property owners and our joint ventures. While our corporate operations conduct no independent construction, development, sales or land acquisition activities, our corporate operations develop and implement strategic initiatives and support our operating segments by centralizing key administrative functions such as accounting, finance and treasury, information technology, insurance and risk management, litigation, marketing and human resources. A portion of the expenses incurred by corporate are allocated to the fee building segment primarily based on its respective percentage of revenues and to each homebuilding segment based on its respective investment in unconsolidated joint ventures and real estate inventories balances. The majority of our corporate personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to our homebuilding segment, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated corporate expenses are allocated within our homebuilding reportable segments. 

 

Corporate unallocated assets consists primarily of cash and cash equivalents, prepaid income taxes and our deferred tax asset.  For cash management efficiency and yield maximization reasons, cash is held at the corporate level.  All cash is held for the benefit of  the subsidiaries that comprise the homebuilding and fee building segments, and all operating cash flow is generated by these subsidiaries.  The majority of our prepaid taxes and deferred tax asset are recorded at the corporate level as The New Home Company Inc. is the tax-filing entity for the subsidiaries structured as pass-through entities.  Taxable income or loss and the resulting payment of income taxes is driven by the activities of the Company's subsidiaries.  All other corporate assets comprise less than 3% of the Company's consolidated total assets.  The assets of our fee building segment primarily consist of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and contracts and accounts receivable.

 

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The reportable segments follow the same accounting policies as our consolidated financial statements described in Note 1. Operational results of each reportable segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the reportable segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.

    

Financial information relating to reportable segments was as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding revenues:

  

California home sales

 $83,214  $83,280  $101,917 $71,597 $185,131 $154,877 

California land sales

 0  147  0 10 0 157 

Arizona home sales

 7,698  12,379  18,366 6,160 26,064 18,539 
Colorado home sales  2,943   0   15,657   0   18,600   0 

Total homebuilding revenues

 93,855  95,806  135,940  77,767  229,795  173,573 

Fee building revenues, including management fees

  5,301   36,227   4,586   21,193   9,887   57,420 

Total revenues

 $99,156  $132,033  $140,526  $98,960  $239,682  $230,993 
  

Homebuilding pretax income (loss):

  

California

 $3,887  $(4,451) $7,198 $(38,238) $11,085 $(42,689)

Arizona

 (1,623) (14,692) (730) (3,192) (2,353) (17,884)
Colorado(1)  (1,364)  0   (440)  0   (1,804)  0 

Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)

 900  (19,143) 6,028  (41,430) 6,928  (60,573)

Fee building pretax income, including management fees

  104   730   92   208   196   938 

Total pretax income (loss)

 $1,004  $(18,413) $6,120  $(41,222) $7,124  $(59,635)

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Homebuilding assets:

          

California

 $305,740  $295,340  $287,008 $295,340 

Arizona

  74,872   70,457  82,484 70,457 
Colorado  50,502   0   75,289   0 

Total homebuilding assets

 431,114  365,797  444,781  365,797 

Fee building assets

 1,783  3,756  2,574 3,756 

Corporate unallocated assets

  106,835   126,146   98,131   126,146 

Total assets

 $539,732  $495,699  $545,486  $495,699 

 


(1)

 

Includes $1.0 million of transaction costs, $0.8 million of which was tail insurance premiums and $0.2 million in professional fees, related to the acquisition of Epic Homes that were expensed currently in the period of acquisition.acquisition during the 2021first quarter.  In addition, the Colorado pretax loss includes $0.3$0.7 million and $1.0 million in additional cost of sales related to purchase accounting adjustments.adjustments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, respectively.

 

16. Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information

 

The following table presents certain supplemental cash flow information:   

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

        

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized

 $0  $1,398 
Income taxes paid $185  $0 

Proceeds from income tax refunds

 $(1,981)  $(208) 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions

        

Assets acquired related to business combination, net of cash acquired

 $33,326  $0 

Liabilities assumed and incurred related to business combination, net of $280 PPP loan forgiven

 $33,046  $0 

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

        

Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized

 $0  $0 

Income taxes paid

 $0  $0 
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash transactions        
Assets acquired related to business combination, net of cash acquired $33,326  $0 
Liabilities assumed and incurred related to business combination, net of $280 PPP loan forgiven $33,046  $0 

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17. Subsequent Events

On July 23,2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Newport Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) which is controlled by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc., and Newport Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will conduct a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to acquire any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock at a price per share of $9.00, in cash, net to the holder thereof, without interest and subject to applicable withholding (the “Offer Price”).

Our Board of Directors (the “Board”) has unanimously determined that the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, including the Offer and the Merger (as defined below), are advisable, fair to and in the best interests of the Company and our stockholders, and approved the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby, and recommended that our stockholders accept the Offer and tender their shares of our common stock in the Offer.  The Offer, once commenced, will initially remain open for a minimum of 20 business days, subject to certain possible extensions on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement  (as extended, the “Expiration Time”). If at the scheduled Expiration Time any of the conditions to the Offer have not been satisfied or waived, then Merger Sub will extend the Offer for one or more consecutive periods of up to 5 business days to permit the satisfaction of all Offer conditions, except that if the sole remaining unsatisfied Offer condition is the Minimum Condition (as defined below), Merger Sub will only be required to extend the Offer on up to three occasions of 5 business days each, unless Parent and the Company otherwise agree. If the debt financing (other than with respect to any revolving credit facility thereunder) is not available at the scheduled Expiration Time of the Offer and the holders of a majority of the Company's 2025 Notes have not delivered consents to the waiver of the requirement of the Company to make a “Change of Control Offer” under the 2025 Notes Indenture, Merger Sub may, subject to certain conditions, extend the Offer on up to three occasions of 5 business days each.

Upon the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with and into us (the “Merger”) pursuant to Section 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) with us as the surviving corporation. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of our common stock (other than shares (i) owned directly by us (or any of our wholly owned subsidiaries), Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates prior to the Effective Time or (ii) owned by any stockholder who is entitled to demand and properly demands the appraisal of such shares in accordance with, and in compliance in all respects with, the DGCL) will be automatically cancelled and converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the Offer Price, without interest and subject to applicable withholding.

Merger Sub’s obligation to purchase the shares of our common stock validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, including, among others, (i) there being validly tendered and not validly withdrawn immediately prior to the Expiration Time the number of shares of our common stock that, together with any shares held by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates, represents at least a majority of all then outstanding shares of our common stock as of the Expiration Time (the “Minimum Condition”), (ii) the absence of any law, injunction, judgment or other legal restraint that prohibits consummation of the Offer or the Merger, (iii) the accuracy of our representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement, subject to customary exceptions, (iv) our compliance in all material respects with our covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, (v) the absence of any event, development or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on us, (vi) the completion of the “Marketing Period” (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and (vii) the provision of certain financial information required pursuant to Merger Sub’s debt commitments related to the Merger, as well as other customary conditions set forth in Annex A to the Merger Agreement.

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, covenants and termination rights in favor of each of us and Parent. Upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, we will be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $4.76 million. The Merger Agreement also provides that Parent will be required to pay us a reverse termination fee of $15.0 million upon termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances.

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

CAUTIONARY NOTE CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). All statements contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q other than statements of historical fact, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, our objectives for future operations, and potential adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are frequently accompanied by words such as "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "goal," "plan," "could," "can," "seeks," "might," "should," and similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy, short-term and long-term business operations and objectives, financial needs, and the potential adverse impacts due to COVID-19.

 

These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including those described in Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors" and Part II, Item 7, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Part I, Item 2, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of this quarterly report on 10-Q. The following factors, among others, may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization characterized the outbreak of COVID-19 a global pandemic. We continue to be uncertain of the full magnitude or duration of the business and economic impacts resulting from the measures enacted to contain this outbreak as the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak continues to evolve as of the date of this report. Management is actively monitoring the situation on its financial condition, liquidity, operations, suppliers, customers, industry, and workforce; however, the Company is not able to estimate all the effects the COVID-19 outbreak will have on its results of operations, financial condition or liquidity for the year-ended December 31, 2021. 

 

 

Risks related to our business, including among other things:

 adverse impacts to our business due to the COVID-19 pandemic, including long-term economic impacts;
 

our geographic concentration primarily in California and Arizona and the availability of land to acquire and our ability to acquire such land on favorable terms or at all;

 mortgage financing, as well as our customer’s ability to obtain such financing, interest rate increases or changes in federal lending programs;
 the cyclical nature of the homebuilding industry which is affected by general economic real estate and other business conditions
 the illiquid nature of real estate investments and the inventory risks related to declines in value of such investments which may result in significant impairment charges; 
 our ability to execute our business strategies is uncertain;
 

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

 the degree and nature of our competition;
 inefficient or ineffective allocation of capital could adversely affect or operations and/or stockholder value if expected benefits are not realized;
 delays in the development of communities or a reduction in sales absorbtionabsorption levels;
 a reduction in our sales absorption levels may force us to incur and absorb additional community-level costs;  
 

increases in our cancellation rate;

 

a large proportion of our fee building revenue being dependent upon one customer and the termination of this contract;

 

increased costs, delays in land development or home construction and reduced consumer demand resulting from adverse weather conditions or other events outside our control;

 

because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results fluctuate;

 

we may be unable to obtain suitable bonding for the development of our housing projects;

 

inflation could adversely affect our business and financial results;

 

a major health and safety incident relating to our business could be costly in terms of potential liabilities and reputational damage;

 

negative publicity or poor relations with the residents of our communities could negatively impact sales, which could cause our revenues or results of operations to decline;

 

Risks related to the proposed Merger, including among other things:

the successful completion of our acquisition by Parent and Merger Sub, or our failure to complete such acquisition;

the impact of the pendency of our acquisition by Parent and Merger Sub on our business and operations;

the timing and expected financing of the Offer and the Merger;

uncertainty surrounding how many of the our stockholders will tender their shares of our common stock in the Offer;

the possibility that any or all of the various conditions to the consummation of the Offer may not be satisfied or waived in a timely manner, if at all;

the possibility of business disruptions due to transaction-related uncertainty;

the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the Merger Agreement;

 

 

Risks related to laws and regulations, including among other things:

 construction defect, product liability, warranty, and personal injury claims, including the cost and availability of insurance; 
 employment-related liabilities with respect to our contractors' employees; 
 

changes in tax laws can increase the after-tax cost of owning a home, and further tax law changes or government fees could adversely affect demand for the homes we build, increase our costs, or negatively affect our operating results;

 we may not be able to generate sufficient taxable income to fully realize our net deferred tax asset or an ownership change could limit our operating loss carryforwards;
 

new and existing laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations, or other governmental actions may increase our expenses, limit the number of homes that we can build or delay the completion of our projects or otherwise negatively impact our operations;

 

changes in global or regional climate conditions and legislation relating to energy and climate change could increase our costs to construct homes;

 failure to comply with privacy laws or information systems interruption or breach in security that releases personal identifying information or other confidential information;

 

 

Risks related to financing and indebtedness, including among other things:

 

difficulty in obtaining sufficient capital could prevent us from acquiring land for our developments or increase costs and delays in the completion of our development projects;

 

our level of indebtedness may adversely affect our financial position and prevent us from fulfilling our debt obligations, and we may incur additional debt in the future;

 

the illiquid nature of our joint venture partnerships, in which we have less than a controlling interest;  

 

our current financing arrangements contain and our future financing arrangements will likely contain restrictive covenants related to our operations;

 

potential future downgrades of our credit ratings could adversely affect our access to capital and could otherwise have a material adverse effect on us;

 

interest expense on debt we incur may limit our cash available to fund our growth strategies;

 

we may be unable to repurchase the 2025 Notes upon a change of control as required by the Indenture;

 

 

Risks related to our organization and structure, including among other things:

 

our dependence on our key personnel;

 

the potential costly impact termination of employment agreements with members of our management that may prevent a change in control of the Company;

 

our charter and bylaws could prevent a third party from acquiring us or limit the price that investors might be willing to pay for shares of our common stock;

 

 

Risks related to ownership of our common stock, including among other things:

 that we are eligible to take advantage of reduced disclosure and governance requirements because of our status as a smaller reporting company;
 

the price of our common stock is subject to volatility and our trading volume is relatively low;

 

if securities or industry analysts do not publish, or cease publishing, research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they change their recommendations regarding our common stock adversely, our stock price and trading volume could decline;

 

we do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future;

 

certain stockholders have rights to cause our Company to undertake securities offerings;

 

our senior notes rank senior to our common stock upon bankruptcy or liquidation;

 

certain large stockholders own a significant percentage of our shares and exert significant influence over us; and

 

there is no assurance that the existence of a stock repurchase plan will enhance shareholder value.

 

Moreover, we operate in a very competitive and rapidly changing environment. New risks emerge from time to time, such as COVID-19. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements.

 

The forward-looking statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q speak only as of the date of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release any revision to these forward-looking statements, except as required by law. Given these risks and uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. 

 

Non-GAAP Measures

 

This quarterly report on Form 10-Q includes certain non-GAAP measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total interest incurred, adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share, net debt, ratio of net debt-to-capital, general and administrative costs excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges, general and administrative costs excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges as a percentage of home sales revenue, selling, marketing and general and administrative costs excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges, selling, marketing and general and administrative costs excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges as a percentage of home sales revenue, adjusted homebuilding gross margin (or homebuilding gross margin before impairments and interest in cost of home sales), adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage and homebuilding gross margin and margin percentage before purchase accounting adjustments.  For a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share to the comparable GAAP measures, please see "--Overview."  For a reconciliation of adjusted homebuilding gross margin (or homebuilding gross margin before impairments and interest in cost of home sales), adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage, and homebuilding gross margin and margin percentage before purchase accounting adjustments to the comparable GAAP measures please see "-- Results of Operations - Homebuilding Gross Margin."  For a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage, and the ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total interest incurred to the comparable GAAP measures please see "-- Selected Financial Information." For a reconciliation of net debt and ratio of net debt-to-capital to the comparable GAAP measures, please see "-- Liquidity and Capital Resources - Debt-to-Capital Ratios."  For a reconciliation of general and administrative costs excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges, general and administrative expenses excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges as a percentage of homes sales revenue, selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges and selling, marketing and general and administrative expenses excluding acquisition transaction costs and severance charges as a percentage of home sales revenue, please see "-- Results of Operations - Selling, General and Administrative Expenses."  

 

 

Selected Financial Information

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Revenues:

            

Home sales

 $93,855  $95,659  $135,940  $77,757  $229,795  $173,416 

Land sales

   147    10    157 

Fee building, including management fees

  5,301   36,227   4,586   21,193   9,887   57,420 
 99,156  132,033  140,526  98,960  239,682  230,993 

Cost of Sales:

            

Home sales

 77,848  84,722  112,453  66,216  190,301  150,938 

Home sales impairments

   19,000    19,000 

Land sales

   147    10    157 

Fee building

  5,197   35,497   4,494   20,985   9,691   56,482 
 83,045  120,366  116,947  106,211  199,992  226,577 

Gross Margin:

            

Home sales

 16,007  10,937  23,487  (7,459) 39,494  3,478 

Land sales

            

Fee building

  104   730   92   208   196   938 
 16,111  11,667  23,579  (7,251) 39,690  4,416 
  

Home sales gross margin

 17.1% 11.4% 17.3% (9.6)% 17.2% 2.0%

Home sales gross margin before impairments

 17.3% 14.8% 17.2% 13.0%

Land sales gross margin

 N/A  % N/A  % 

N/A

  %

Fee building gross margin

 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1.0% 2.0% 1.6%
  

Selling and marketing expenses

 (6,654) (7,466) (7,778) (6,386) (14,432) (13,852)

General and administrative expenses

 (8,271) (6,023) (9,453) (6,892) (17,724) (12,915)

Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

 174  (1,937)   (19,962) 174  (21,899)

Interest expense

 (354) (718) (91) (1,271) (445) (1,989)

Project abandonment costs

 (68) (14,036) (21) (94) (89) (14,130)

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

   (123)

Gain on early extinguishment of debt

   702    579 

Other income (expense), net

  66   223   (116)  (68)  (50)  155 

Pretax income (loss)

 1,004  (18,413) 6,120  (41,222) 7,124  (59,635)

(Provision) benefit for income taxes

  (451)  9,937   (1,346)  16,929   (1,797)  26,866 

Net income (loss)

 $553  $(8,476) $4,774  $(24,293) $5,327  $(32,769)
  

Earnings (loss) per share:

  

Basic

 $0.03  $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)

Diluted

 $0.03  $(0.42) $0.26 $(1.32) $0.29 $(1.71)
  

Interest incurred

 $5,331  $6,380  $5,751  $6,150  $11,082  $12,530 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 $8,163  $6,981  $13,932 $6,394 $22,095 $13,375 

Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage(1)

 8.2% 5.3% 9.9% 6.5% 9.2% 5.8%

 

 

LTM(2) Ended March 31,

  

LTM(2) Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 

Interest incurred

 $22,887  $27,438  $22,488  $25,982 

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

 $38,507  $41,536  $46,045  $36,859 
Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage (1) 8.1% 6.1% 8.9% 6.0%

Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total interest incurred (1)

 

1.7x

 

1.5x

  

2.0x

 

1.4x

 

 


 

 

(1)

Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage and ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to total interest incurred are non-GAAP measures. Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage is calculated as a percentage of total revenue. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA assists investors in understanding and comparing the operating characteristics of homebuilding activities by eliminating many of the differences in companies' respective capitalization, interest costs, tax position, inventory impairments and other non-recurring items. Due to the significance of the GAAP components excluded, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as an alternative to net income (loss), cash flows from operations or any other performance measure prescribed by GAAP. The table below reconciles net income (loss), calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA.

 

       

LTM(2) Ended

                

LTM(2) Ended

 
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

  

June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Net income (loss) $553 $(8,476) $(23,840) $(14,490) $4,774  $(24,293) $5,327  $(32,769) $5,227  $(40,374)

Add:

                   
Interest amortized to cost of sales excluding impairment charges, and interest expensed 4,381 6,864 25,036 29,246   5,707  5,872  10,088  12,736 24,871  28,817 
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 451 (9,937) (16,199) (13,088)  1,346  (16,929) 1,797  (26,866) 2,076  (30,991)
Depreciation and amortization 1,256 1,845 6,132 8,146   1,471  1,778  2,727  3,623 5,825  7,538 
Amortization of stock-based compensation 645 589 2,253 2,283   613  521  1,258  1,110 2,345  2,281 
Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures   110 114          110  95 
Severance charges   1,091      1,091    1,091   1,091 
Acquisition transaction costs 983  983        983   983   
Noncash inventory impairments and abandonments 68 14,036 19,130 24,325   21  19,094  89  33,130 57  43,405 

Less:

                   
(Gain) loss on early extinguishment of debt  123 7,131 (624)    (702)   (579) 7,833  (774)
Equity in net (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures  (174)  1,937   16,680   5,624      19,962  (174)  21,899   (3,282)  25,771 
Adjusted EBITDA $8,163  $6,981  $38,507  $41,536  $13,932  $6,394  

$22,095

  $13,375  $46,045  $36,859 

Total Revenue

 $99,156  $132,033  $474,534  $682,534  $140,526  $98,960  $239,682  $230,993 $516,100  $618,745 
Adjusted EBITDA margin percentage 8.2% 5.3% 8.1% 6.1%  9.9% 6.5% 

9.2

% 5.8% 8.9% 6.0%

Interest incurred

 $5,331  $6,380  $22,887  $27,438  $5,751  $6,150  $11,082  $12,530 $22,488  $25,982 

Ratio of Adjusted LTM(2) EBITDA to total interest incurred

     

1.7x

 

1.5x

               

2.0x

  

1.4x

 

 

(2)

"LTM" indicates amounts for the trailing 12 months.

 

 

Overview

During the 2021 first quarter, the Company made significant progress with growing its backlog, improving its gross margins and expanding into a new market through its acquisition of Colorado based homebuilder, Epic Homes.  In connection with the acquisition, the Company assumed backlog of 102 homes valued at approximately $100 million as of the closing date on February 26, 2021, and assumed control of 294 owned and controlled lots, including three active communities and one soon-to-be-opened community.

 

The Company started the year on a strong note as robust housing demand that has been building since the second half of 2020 continued throughinto the first2021 second quarter across allresulting in strong pricing power as the Company continued to focus on managing sales price and pace. We continue to experience challenges related to cost increases and elongated construction cycle times, particularly in our Arizona and Colorado markets, but successfully raised prices to cover the majority of these costs during the quarter. We attribute the recent higher levels of demand to a number of factors, including low interest rates, a continued undersupply of both new and resale homes, consumers’ increased focus on the importance of home, and a general desire for more indoor and outdoor space.  This demand along with pricing power led to sequential improvement in our regions and resulted in a 114% increase in net new ordershomebuilding gross margin for the 2021 second quarter to 17.3% as compared to 17.1% in the 2021 first quarter, and was up 250 basis points over the 2020 second quarter of 14.8%* after excluding $19.0 million of inventory impairment charges in the prior year period.  The strength in gross margins coupled with the SG&A leverage we experienced during the 2021 second quarter due to 283a 75% increase in home sales revenue resulted in a positive operating margin of 4.6% and pretax income of $6.1 million, a significant improvement as compared to the $41.2 million pretax loss in the 2020 second quarter.

Total revenues for the 2021 second quarter were $140.5 million compared to $99.0 million in the prior year period. The year-over-year increase in revenues was driven largely by a 75% increase in home sales revenue to $135.9 million as compared to $77.8 million in the prior year period.  The improvement in home sales revenue was the result of a 98% increase in deliveries, which was partially offset by a 12% decrease in average sales price per delivery consistent with our strategy to offer more affordable price points, including a significant increase in deliveries from our Arizona operation.  Net income for the 2021 second quarter was $4.8 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $24.3 million, or ($1.32) per diluted share for the 2020 second quarter, which included $39.0 million in impairment charges, $1.1 million in severance charges and a $1.8 million net deferred tax asset remeasurement benefit. Adjusted net loss for the 2020 second quarter, after excluding impairments, severance charges and the net deferred tax asset remeasurement benefit was $0.7 million* or ($0.04) adjusted net loss per diluted share*.  

Despite the Company's efforts to meter sales and manage its homes in backlog, net new home orders for the 2021 second quarter increased 14% as compared to the prior year period to 187 homes. The increase in net new home orders was driven primarily by a 120%50% increase in our monthly sales absorption rate withto 3.3 net orders per community in the 2021 firstsecond quarter monthly sales absorption pace of 4.4 representing the highest reported monthly sales absorption pace in the Company's history. While the Company’s affordable product offerings continueas compared to grow as a percentage of its total community offerings,2.2 net new home demand was evident across all product segmentsorders per community for the 2020 second quarter.  The 2020 second quarter absorption rates were negatively impacted by slower sales activity and contributedcancellations due to endingeconomic disruption and the initial loss in consumer confidence due to stay-at-home orders implemented related to COVID-19 during the latter part of the 2020 first quarter. The Company ended the 2021 firstsecond quarter with a strong level of the number of632 homes in backlog, up 273%a 169% increase as compared to the end of the 2020 firstsecond quarter (up 208%119% excluding backlog related to Colorado). The increase, with the dollar value in sales pace and improved pricing power experienced in the 2021 first quarter,backlog of $439.4 million, up 160% as well as the prior two quarters, provided opportunities for meaningful price increases at many of the Company’s communities which helped offset recent increases in construction costs and contribute to an increase in gross margin. The Company's gross margin percentage for the 2021 first quarter improved 570 basis points to 17.1% as compared to 11.4% in the prior year period.

Total revenues for the 2021 first quarter were $99.2 million compared to $132.0 million in the prior year period. The year-over-year decrease in revenues was driven largely by an 85% decrease in fee building revenue as a result of a decrease in construction activity at fee building communities in Irvine, California.  Net income for the 2021 first quarter was $0.6 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $8.5 million, or $(0.42) per diluted share for the 2020 first quarter. The year-over-year increase in net income was primarily attributable to the 570 basis point improvement in home sales gross margin percentage for the 2021 first quarter compared to the prior year period, and a $16.3 million reduction in project abandonment and joint venture impairment charges. Adjusted net income for the 2021 first quarter, after excluding transaction costs and the remeasurement impact to the deferred tax asset related to the acquisition of Epic Homes, was $1.5 million*, or $0.08 per diluted share*, compared to an adjusted net loss of $1.1 million*, or ($0.05) per diluted share*, for the 2020 first quarter after excluding $16.3 million in pretax charges and a $2.1 million net deferred tax asset revaluation benefit.year.

 

The Company generated operating cash flow of $2.5 million forduring the 2021 firstsecond quarter and ended the quarter with $114.8$117.3 million in cash and cash equivalents and had no borrowings outstanding under its revolving credit facility.  The Company also completed a $35 million tack-on offering of our 2025 Senior Notes during the 2021 first quarter that were issued at an effective yield of 6.427%. At March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company had a debt-to-capital ratio of 58.7%58.1% and a net debt-to capital ratio of 45.5%44.6%*, which represented a 330-basis690-basis point improvement in the net debt-to capital ratio compared to the 2020 firstsecond quarter. The Company also repurchased 141,823

On July 23, 2021, we entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Newport Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Parent”) which is controlled by funds managed by affiliates of Apollo Global Management Inc., and Newport Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned, direct subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), pursuant to which Merger Sub will conduct a cash tender offer (the “Offer”) to acquire any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of our common stock duringat a price per share of $9.00, in cash, net to the 2021 first quarter for $0.8 million. 

The Company has been actively evaluating new land opportunitiesholder thereof, without interest and subject to rebuild its pipeline. The Company plansapplicable withholding (the “Offer Price”). Upon the consummation of the Offer, Merger Sub will merge with and into us (the “Merger”) pursuant to executeSection 251(h) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (“DGCL”) with us as the surviving corporation. For a balanced approachdetailed discussion of acquiring new land positions where it believes such investments will yield results that meet its investment criteria and improvethe proposed Apollo Funds acquisition, please see Note 17, Subsequent Events to the accompanying notes to our operating metrics to generate positive shareholder returns, all while appropriately managing itscondensed unaudited consolidated financial position.statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 


*Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage (or homebuilding gross margin percentage before impairments), adjusted net income (loss), adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share, and net debt-to-capital ratio are non-GAAP measures. For a reconciliation of adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage, please see "-- Results of Operations - Homebuilding Gross Margin."  For a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted net income (loss) per diluted share to the appropriate GAAP measures, please see the table below.  For a reconciliation of net debt-to-capital to the appropriate GAAP measure, please see "-- Liquidity and Capital Resources - Debt-to-Capital Ratios."  

 

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2021

  

2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Net income (loss)

 $553  $(8,476)

Acquisition transaction costs, net of tax

  781    

Abandoned project costs and joint venture impairment, net of tax

     9,505 

Noncash deferred tax asset remeasurement

  175   (2,114)

Adjusted net income (loss)

 $1,509  $(1,085)
         

Earnings (loss) per share:

        

Basic

 $0.03  $(0.42)

Diluted

 $0.03  $(0.42)
         

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share:

        

Basic

 $0.08  $(0.05)

Diluted

 $0.08  $(0.05)
         

Weighted average shares outstanding for adjusted earnings (loss) per share:

        

Basic

  18,109,015   19,951,825 

Diluted

  18,420,631   19,951,825 
         

Abandoned projects costs related to Arizona luxury condominium community

 $  $14,000 

Joint venture impairment related to joint venture exit

     2,287 

Acquisition transaction costs

  983    

Less: Related tax benefit

  (202)  (6,782)

Acquisition transaction costs, abandoned project costs and joint venture impairment, net of tax

 $781  $9,505 

 

  

Three Months Ended

  

Six Months Ended

 
  

June 30,

  

June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
  

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Net income (loss)

 $4,774  $(24,293) $5,327  $(32,769)

Acquisition transaction costs, net of tax

        765    

Inventory impairments, abandoned project costs, joint venture impairments and severance charges, net of tax

     25,414      34,847 

Noncash deferred tax asset remeasurement

     (1,827)  175   (3,941)

Adjusted net income (loss)

 $4,774  $(706) $6,267  $(1,863)
                 

Earnings (loss) per share:

                

Basic

 $0.26  $(1.32) $0.29  $(1.71)

Diluted

 $0.26  $(1.32) $0.29  $(1.71)
                 

Adjusted earnings (loss) per share:

                

Basic

 $0.26  $(0.04) $0.35  $(0.10)

Diluted

 $0.26  $(0.04) $0.34  $(0.10)
                 

Weighted average shares outstanding for adjusted earnings (loss) per share:

                

Basic

  18,075,687   18,341,549   18,092,259   19,146,687 

Diluted

  18,446,015   18,341,549   18,431,276   19,146,687 
                 

Inventory impairments

 $  $19,000  $  $19,000 

Abandoned project costs related to Arizona luxury condominium community

           14,000 

Joint venture impairments related to joint venture exits

     20,038      22,325 

Severance charges

     1,091      1,091 

Acquisition transaction costs

        983    

Less: Related tax benefit

     (14,715)  (218)  (21,569)

Acquisition transaction costs, inventory impairments, abandoned project costs, joint venture impairments and severance charges, net of tax

 $  $25,414  $765  $34,847 

 

Market Conditions and COVID-19 Impact

 

While the broader economic recovery following the nationwide COVID-19 related shutdown is ongoing, our business generally was only impacted from mid-March of 2020 through mid-second quarter 2020 when economic conditions in our markets started to improve. The Company has recently experienced very strong demand for its homes. This resurgence in demand began in the back half of the 2020 second quarter, following a significant drop in sales at the end of the 2020 first quarter through mid-second quarter 2020 as a result of the initial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.  The demand for new and existing homes is dependent on a variety of demographic and economic factors, including job and wage growth, household formation, consumer confidence, mortgage financing, interest rates, stability and growth in the equity markets, and overall housing affordability.  We attribute the recent higher levels of demand to a number of factors, including low interest rates, a continued undersupply of both new and resale homes, consumers’ increased focus on the importance of home, and a general desire for more indoor and outdoor space.  We believe these factors will continue to support demand in the near term but recognize our year-over-year order improvement is not necessarily indicative of future results due to various factors including seasonality, anticipated community openings and closeouts, and continued uncertainty surrounding the economic and housing market environments due to the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related COVID-19 control responses. The economy in the United States has continued to improve in the 2021 first quarterhalf of 2021 with millions of American receiving COVID-19 vaccines and states and municipalities increasingly reopening. However, this favorable outlook could be affected materially by adverse developments, if any, related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including resurgence of COVID-19 cases due to more contagious variants, such as the Delta variant or new or more restrictive public health requirements recommended or imposed by federal, state and local authorities. Until the COVID-19 pandemic has been resolved as a public health crisis, it retains the potential to cause further and more severe disruption of global and national economies, cause political uncertainty and civil unrest, and diminish consumer confidence, all of which could impact the U.S. housing market and our business, including our net orders, backlog and revenues. In addition, we are continuing to see building material cost pressures, particularly with respect to lumber, that could negatively impact our margins in future periods. Despite these challenges, and other factors, which may individually or in combination slow or reverse the current housing recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced disruptions, we believe we are well-positioned to operate effectively through the present environment.

 

Results of Operations

 

Net New Home Orders

  

Three Months Ended

         
  

March 31,

  

Increase/(Decrease)

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

   %
                 

Net new home orders:

                

Southern California

  57   62   (5)  (8)%

Northern California

  129   68   61   90%
Arizona  82   2   80   4,000%

Colorado

  15      15   N/A 

Total net new home orders

  283   132   151   114%
                 

Monthly sales absorption rate per community: (1)

                

Southern California

  3.8   1.9   1.9   100%

Northern California

  5.2   2.3   2.9   126%

Arizona

  3.9   0.4   3.5   875%

Colorado

  5.0      N/A   N/A 

Total monthly sales absorption rate per community (1)

  4.4   2.0   2.4   120%
                 

Cancellation rate

  8%  16%  (8)% 

N/A

 
                 

Selling communities at end of period:

                

Southern California

  5   11   (6)  (55)%

Northern California

  8   10   (2)  (20)%

Arizona

  7   1   6   600%

Colorado

  3      3  

N/A

 

Total selling communities

  23   22   1   5%
                 

Average selling communities:

                

Southern California

  5   11   (6)  (55)%

Northern California

  8   10   (2)  (20)%

Arizona

  7   2   5   250%

Colorado

  1      1   N/A 

Total average selling communities

  21   22   (1)  (5)%
                 

  

Three Months Ended

          

Six Months Ended

         
  

June 30,

  

Increase/(Decrease)

  

June 30,

  

Increase/(Decrease)

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

%

  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

%

 
                                 

Net new home orders:

                                

Southern California

  40   75   (35)  (47)%  97   137   (40)  (29)%

Northern California

  75   60   15   25%  204   128   76   59%

Arizona

  51   29   22   76%  133   31   102   329%

Colorado

  21      21  N/A   36      36  N/A 

Total net new home orders

  187   164   23   14%  470   296   174   59%
                                 

Monthly sales absorption rate per community: (1)

                                

Southern California

  5.7   2.3   3.4   148%  4.4   2.1   2.3   110%

Northern California

  4.2   1.9   2.3   121%  4.7   2.1   2.6   124%

Arizona

  2.6   3.2   (0.6)  (19)%  3.2   2.2   1.0   45%

Colorado

  1.9      N/A   N/A   2.6      N/A   N/A 

Total monthly sales absorption rate per community (1)

  3.3   2.2   1.1   50%  3.9   2.1   1.8   86%
                                 

Cancellation rate

  7%  11%  (4)% 

N/A

   7%  14%  (7)% 

N/A

 
                                 

Selling communities at end of period:

                                

Southern California

                  2   11   (9)  (82)%

Northern California

                  6   10   (4)  (40)%

Arizona

                  7   4   3   75%

Colorado

                 4      4  N/A 

Total selling communities

                  19   25   (6)  (24)%
                                 

Average selling communities:

                                

Southern California

  2   11   (9)  (82)%  4   11   (7)  (64)%

Northern California

  6   11   (5)  (45)%  7   10   (3)  (30)%

Arizona

  7   3   4   133%  7   2   5   250%

Colorado

  4      4  N/A   2      2  N/A 

Total average selling communities

  19   25   (6)  (24)%  20   23   (3)  (13)%
                                 

(1)

Monthly sales absorption represents the number of net new home orders divided by the number of average selling communities for the period.

 

NetHomebuyer demand remained strong during the 2021 second quarter which resulted in a 14% increase in net new home orders for the 2021 first quarter increased 114% as compared to the same period in 2020 primarily due to a 120%50% increase in our monthly sales absorption rate to 4.43.3 net orders per community in the 2021 first quarter. The 2020 first quarter absorption rates were negatively impacted by slowerCompany intentionally limited sales activity and cancellations due to stay-at-home orders implemented related to COVID-19releases during the latter part of the 2020 first2021 second quarter fearto balance sales pricing with sales pace in the overall economic markets which resultedorder to better manage unstarted homes in volatile equity marketsbacklog and severeto help offset construction cost increases and sudden job losses.  The improved demand experienced since the beginning of June 2020 steadily grew in the 2020 third and fourth quarters and continued into the 2021 first quarter with February reaching the highest monthly net order total in the Company's history at 4.8 net orders per community.improve gross margins. We continue to attribute the higher level of demand to a number of factors, including low interest rates, an undersupply of both new and resale homes, consumers’ increased focus on the importance of the home and strong equity markets. The Company also benefited2020 second quarter absorption rates were negatively impacted by slower sales activity and cancellations due to economic disruption and weaker consumer confidence resulting from the success of its enhanced virtual selling platform from which a large portion of our net newstay-at-home orders were generated fromimplemented related to COVID-19 during the 2021latter part of the 2020 first quarter.  Home buyers continue to demonstrate an increased levelHowever, demand improved beginning in June 2020 and continued throughout the balance of comfort2020 and into 2021 as COVID-19 restrictions eased, with shopping for homes online allowing our sales team to identify qualified, motivated buyers and converting those leads into sales.February reaching the highest monthly absorption rate in the Company's history coming in at 4.8 net orders per community. 

 

Monthly absorption pace at our more-affordable, entry-level product continued to out-pace the companyCompany average for the 2021 firstsecond quarter.  For the 2021 firstsecond quarter, entry-level communities recorded net new orders of 5.33.9 sales per month per actively selling community compared to a 2021 firstsecond quarter companywide monthly sales pace of 4.43.3 per community.  Orders from entry-level communities grew to total approximately 58%55% of total net new orders for the 2021 firstsecond quarter from approximately 40%47% of total net new orders for the prior year period.

Net new home orders for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 59% as compared to the same period in 2020 primarily due to an 86% increase in our monthly sales absorption rate to 3.9 net orders per community for the six months ended June 30, 2021. Demand was strongest during the six months ended June 30, 2021 for our more-affordable, entry-level product, which averaged a monthly sales pace of 4.7 per community compared to a companywide average of 3.9 per community. Orders from entry-level communities grew to total approximately 57% of total net new orders for the six months ended June 30, 2021 from approximately 44% of total net new orders for the 2020 period.

 

The Company experienced modest cancellation activity with a cancellation rate of 8%7% for the 2021 firstsecond quarter compared to 16%11% in the 2020 firstsecond quarter.  Over half ofThe cancellation rate for the cancellations duringsix months ended June 30, 2021 was 7% compared to 14% in the comparable prior year period.  The higher cancellation rate in the prior period 2020 first quarter occurred during the second half of the month ofyear was due to increased cancellations occurring in March primarilyand April as a result of the economic impact COVID-19 had on our buyers.

 

Backlog

 

As of March 31,

  

As of June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

  

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

 
 

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Southern California

 81  $61,820  $763  66  $53,934  $817  23% 15% (7)% 59  $45,601  $773  91  $74,547  $819  (35)% (39)% (6)%

Northern California

 231  158,628  687  105  71,082  677  120% 123% 1% 227  166,041  731  117  81,909  700  94% 103% 4%
Arizona 224 91,872 410 3 5,141 1,714 7,367% 1,687% (76)% 229 97,684 427 27 12,337 457 748% 692% (7)%
Colorado  113   110,772  980        N/A N/A N/A   117   130,110  1,112       N/A N/A N/A N/A 

Total

  649  $423,092  $652   174  $130,157  $748  273% 225% (13)%  632  $439,436  $695   235  $168,793  $718  169% 160% (3)%

 

Backlog reflects the number of homes, net of cancellations, for which we have entered into sales contracts with customers, but for which we have not yet delivered the homes. The number of homes in backlog as of March 31,June 30, 2021 was up 273%169% as compared to the prior year period primarily due to a higher number of beginning backlog units, the 114%14% increase in net new orders during the quarter, a lower backlog conversion rate for the 2021 firstsecond quarter, and the assumptionacquisition of 102 homes in backlog related to the acquisition of Epic Homes.Homes during the 2021 first quarter. Our backlog conversion rate was 36%31% for the 2021 firstsecond quarter as compared to 72%59% in the prior year period.period. The decrease in the 2021 conversion rate was due to a 175%273% increase in beginning backlog for the 2021 firstsecond quarter as a result of increased presold homes during the thirdfourth quarter of 2020 and fourth quartersfirst quarter of 20202021 due to strong demand trends across all our markets.markets as well as fewer speculative homes available to sell and deliver than in the prior year period. The dollardollar value of backlog at the end of the 2021 firstsecond quarter was up 225%160% year-over-year to $423.1$439.4 million, primarily due to the higher number of homes in backlog resulting from higher sales absorption rates and the acquired backlog from Epic Homes, which was partially offset by a 13%3% decrease in average selling price of homes in backlog as the Company continues to diversify its product offerings, including its expansion into more affordable communities in Arizona.

 

In Southern California, the total backlog dollar value increaseddecreased year-over-year primarily as a result of a 23% increase35% decrease in ending backlog units for the 2021 first quarter, partially offset byand a 7%6% decrease in average selling price.price for the 2021 second quarter. The mixyear-over-year decrease in backlog units was due to the division closing out of homesfive communities in Southern California ending backlog in the prior year included approximately 12%2021, four of homes with average selling prices over $1.8 million, related to a higher-priced second move up community and one luxury community in Orange County which were closed out as of December 31, 2020. during the 2021 second quarter.

 

Northern CaliforniaCalifornia's ending backlog units increased 120%94% year-over-year due to a 90%25% increase in orders during the 2021 firstsecond quarter and a higher number of beginning backlog units to start the quarter. The increase in the number of homes in Northern California backlog contributed to a 123%103% increase in backlog dollar value.

 

In Arizona, the 748% year-over-year increase in homes in backlog dollar value was due to the division opening seven new communities in 2020. All seven new communities have average selling prices within2020, of which, three opened in the $300,000 to $550,000 range, as compared to prior year backlog units for Arizona which were comprisedmiddle of homes from two high-end, closed-out communities where the average price of homes2020 second quarter and the remaining four opened in backlog was $1.7 million at March 31, 2020.the third quarter.

 

In Colorado, the 113117 homes in backlog as of March 31,June 30, 2021 were comprised of 4638 homes from a first time move community in Aurora with an average selling price of homes in backlog of approximately $592,000,$625,000, and 6779 homes from twothree second move-up communities in Broomfield and Parker with average selling prices of homes in backlog of $1.3ranging from $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively.to $1.7 million.

 

Lots Owned and Controlled

 

 

As of March 31,

  

Increase/(Decrease)

  

As of June 30,

  

Increase/(Decrease)

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  %  

2021

  

2020

  

Amount

  

%

 

Lots Owned:

  

Southern California

 248  437  (189) (43)% 186  397  (211) (53)%

Northern California

 536  588  (52) (9)% 511  558  (47) (8)%

Arizona

  483   385   98  25%  499   397   102  26%
Colorado  150      150  N/A   191      191  N/A 

Total

  1,417   1,410   7  0%  1,387   1,352   35  3%

Lots Controlled:(1)

  

Southern California

 589  426  163  38% 589  415  174  42%

Northern California

 229  348  (119) (34)% 175  210  (35) (17)%

Arizona

  125   279   (154) (55)%  63   262   (199) (76)%
Colorado  142      141  N/A   84      84  N/A 

Total

  1,085   1,053   31  3%  911   887   24  3%

Total Lots Owned and Controlled - Wholly Owned

  2,502   2,463   38  2%  2,298   2,239   59  3%

Fee Building Lots(2)

  38   1,070   (1,032) (96)%  38   892   (854) (96)%

 


(1)

Includes lots that we control under purchase and sale agreements or option agreements with refundable and nonrefundable deposits and certain agreements with refundable deposits that we have a high degree of confidence that we will pursue, all of which are subject to customary conditions and have not yet closed. This table excludes 2,511 lots controlled through purchase and sale agreements or option agreements with refundable deposits totaling $0.4 million that are still undergoing due diligence. There can be no assurance that suchany of the foregoing acquisitions will occur.

(2)

Lots owned by third party property owners for which we perform general contracting or construction management services.

 

The Company's wholly owned lots owned and controlled as of March 31,June 30, 2021 increased 2%3% year-over-year to 2,5022,298 lots, of which 43%40% were controlled through option contracts in both periods. The slight increase in wholly owned lots owned and controlled was due to 294 275 lots we assumed control of in connection with the acquisition of Epic Homes in Denver, Colorado, partially offset by more deliveries in the last twelve months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 than lots contracted during the same period and the termination of a purchase contract for lots in Northern California that the Company decided to no longer pursue.period.  The Company had reduced the level of land acquisition over the last two years as a result of its focus to generate cash flows and reduce its leverage, however, during the latter part of 2020 and into 2021, the Company has been actively evaluating new land opportunities to rebuild its pipeline.

 

The decrease in fee building lots at March 31,June 30, 2021 as compared to the prior year period was primarily attributable to the delivery of homes to customers during the last twelve months ended MarchJune 31, 2021, and as a result of the decision made by Irvine Pacific, previously our largest customer, to wind down its fee building arrangement with the Company, which ceased in the 2021 first quarter.  Please see “Fee Building” section below for additional information.

 

Home Sales Revenue and New Homes Delivered

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

  

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

 
 

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Southern California

 52  $37,541  $722  68  $63,017  $927  (24)% (40)% (22)% 62  $49,399  $797  50  $41,440  $829  24% 19% (4)%

Northern California

 70  45,673  652  29  20,264  699  141% 125% (7)% 79  52,518  665  48  30,156  628  65% 74% 6%
Arizona  20   7,698  385   10   12,378  1,238  100% (38)% (69)%  46   18,366  399   5   6,161  1,232  820% 198% (68)%
Colorado  4   2,943  736 ��      N/A N/A N/A   17   15,657  921       N/A N/A N/A N/A 

Total

  146  $93,855  $643   107  $95,659  $894  36% (2)% (28)%  204  $135,940  $666   103  $77,757  $755  98% 75% (12)%

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  

2020

  

% Change

 
  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

  

Homes

  

Dollar Value

  

Average Price

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Southern California

  114  $86,940  $763   118  $104,457  $885   (3)%  (17)%  (14)%

Northern California

  149   98,191   659   77   50,420   655   94%  95%  1%

Arizona

  66   26,064   395   15   18,539   1,236   340%  41%  (68)%

Colorado

  21   18,600   886         N/A   N/A   N/A   N/A 

Total

  350  $229,795  $657   210  $173,416  $826   67%  33%  (20)%

 

New home deliveries increased 36%98% for the 2021 firstsecond quarter as compared to the prior year period. The increase in deliveries was the result of a higher number of homes in beginning backlog.  Home sales revenue for the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 declined 2%increased 75% year-over-year, primarily due to the 28%increase in deliveries, which was partially offset by a 12% decrease in average sales price per delivery, which was partially offset by the increase in deliveries.delivery. The decrease in average selling price for the period was consistent with the Company's strategic shift to more-affordable product and increased deliveries from the Company's Northern California and Arizona operations.operations, where its average selling price was $399,000 during the 2021 second quarter.

 

The decreaseincrease in home sales revenue for the 2021 second quarter compared to the prior year period was primarily driven byspread across all divisions. Southern California where homes sales revenue was down 40%increased 19% year-over-year as a result of a 24% decreaseincrease in homes delivered, due topartially offset by a decrease in backlog conversion rate, a lower community count and a 22%4% decrease in average selling price due to the prior year period including deliveries from several higher-priced, closed-out Orange County and Los Angeles communities. The decrease in home sales revenue during the 2021 first quarter for Arizona was primarily due to a 69% decrease in average sales price due to product mix and, partially offset by a 100% increase in units delivered. In Northern California, home sales revenue for the 2021 firstsecond quarter increased 125%74% due to a 141%65% increase in homes delivered and a 6% increase in average selling price. Arizona homes sales revenue increased 198% year-over-year as a result of an 820% increase in homes delivered, partially offset by a 7%68% decrease in average selling price relateddue to a shift inthe 2020 period exclusively including deliveries from the higher-priced Bay Area to the more-affordable Sacramento region.a second move-up and a luxury condominium project, both of which closed-out during 2020. The Colorado division also contributed $2.9$15.7 million in home sales revenue from the delivery of four17 homes from itsthe acquired backlog as offrom the Epic Acquisition on February 26, 2021.

New home deliveries increased 67% for the six months ended June 30, 2021 threecompared to the prior year period due to a higher number of homes in backlog at the beginning of the period. Home sales revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2021 increased 33% compared to the same period in 2020, due to the increase in deliveries, which were fromwas partially offset by a first time move community20% decrease in Aurora with an average sales price per delivery of $611,000, and one deliveryfor the period. Average selling price was down in Southern California due to the 2020 period including deliveries from a second move up communityseveral higher-priced, closed-out Orange County communities. In Arizona, the decrease in Broomfield with aaverage sales price of $1.1 million.was primarily due to product mix shift.

 

Homebuilding Gross Margin

 

Homebuilding gross margin for the 2021 firstsecond quarter was 17.1%17.3% compared to 11.4%(9.6%) for the prior year period. Homebuilding gross margin for the 2020 second quarter included $19.0 million in noncash inventory impairment charges related to five homebuilding communities that had experienced slower sales pace due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher incentives and carrying costs for these projects. No inventory impairments were recorded during the 2021 second quarter. For more information on these impairments, please refer to Note 4 of the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements. Excluding impairment charges, homebuilding gross margin was 17.3% for the 2021 second quarter as compared to 14.8% for the prior year period. The 570250 basis point improvementincrease was primarily due to a product mix shift, pricinghome price increases and a 230190 basis point decrease in interest costs included in cost of home sales.sales, partially offset by the prior year period including a $2.2 million benefit from a profit participation settlement related to two communities. The positive product mix shift was driven by a higher percentage of our total homes sales revenue generated atfrom more affordably-priced communities, which had higher gross margins, as well as more deliveries at one higher margin move-up community in Sacramento, California.margins. The 2021 firstsecond quarter cost of home sales included $295,000$730,000 of purchase accounting adjustments related to the fair value write-up of inventory in connection with the acquisition of Epic Homes. Excluding these adjustments, gross margin from home sales for the 2021 firstsecond quarter was 17.4%*17.8%.  Adjusted homebuilding gross margin, which excludes impairment charges and interest in cost of home sales, was 21.3%21.4% and 17.9%20.8% for the 2021 and 2020 firstsecond quarters, respectively. Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a non-GAAP measure. See the table below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to homebuilding gross margin, the nearest GAAP equivalent. Excluding the impact of impairment charges and interest in cost of sales, the 34060 basis point improvement in the 2021 firstsecond quarter was primarily the result of a product mix shift and improved pricing power experienced over the last three quarters.four quarters, which was partially offset by the profit participation settlement in the 2020 second quarter.

 

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2021

  

%

  

2020

  

%

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Home sales revenue

 $93,855   100.0% $95,659   100.0%

Cost of home sales

  77,848   82.9%  84,722   88.6%

Homebuilding gross margin

  16,007   17.1%  10,937   11.4%

Add: Interest in cost of home sales

  4,027   4.2%  6,146   6.5%

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin(1)

 $20,034   21.3% $17,083   17.9%
                 
Home sales revenue $93,855   100.0% $95,659   100.0%
Cost of home sales  77,848   82.9%  84,722   88.6%
Homebuilding gross margin  16,007   17.1%  10,937   11.4%
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments  295   0.3%  

   N/A 
Homebuilding gross margin before purchase accounting adjustments(1) $16,302   17.4% $10,937   11.4%

Homebuilding gross margin for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020 was 17.2% and 2.0%, respectively. The 2020 period included $19.0 million in inventory impairment charges as discussed above while the 2021 period included no impairments. Excluding impairments, homebuilding gross margin was 17.2% compared to 13.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The 420 basis point increase was due to a product mix shift and lower interest in cost of home sales, partially offset by a $2.2 million benefit from a profit participation settlement during the 2020 second quarter. Adjusted homebuilding gross margin, which excludes impairments and interest in cost of home sales, was 21.4% and 19.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The 220 basis point increase in adjusted homebuilding gross margin for the 2021 period was primarily a result of a product mix shift, partially offset by the profit participation settlement.

  

Three Months Ended June 30,

  

Six Months Ended June 30,

 
  

2021

  %  

2020

  

%

  

2021

  

%

  

2020

  

%

 
  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Home sales revenue

 $135,940   100.0% $77,757   100.0% $229,795   100.0% $173,416   100.0%

Cost of home sales

  112,453   82.7%  85,216   109.6%  190,301   82.8%  169,938   98.0%

Homebuilding gross margin

  23,487   17.3%  (7,459)  (9.6)%  39,494   17.2%  3,478   2.0%

Add: Home sales impairments

     %  19,000   24.4%     %  19,000   11.0%

Homebuilding gross margin before impairments(1)

  23,487   17.3%  11,541   14.8%  39,494   17.2%  22,478   13.0%

Add: Interest in cost of home sales

  5,616   4.1%  4,601   6.0%  9,643   4.2%  10,747   6.2%

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin(1)

 $29,103   21.4% $16,142   20.8% $49,137   21.4% $33,225   19.2%
                                 

Home sales revenue

 $135,940   100.0% $77,757   100.0% $229,795   100.0% $173,416   100.0%

Cost of home sales

  112,453   82.7%  85,216   109.6%  190,301   82.8%  169,938   98.0%

Homebuilding gross margin

  23,487   17.3%  (7,459)  (9.6)%  39,494   17.2%  3,478   2.0%

Add: Purchase accounting adjustments

  730   0.5%     N/A   1,025   0.4%     N/A 

Homebuilding gross margin before purchase accounting adjustments(1)

 $24,217   17.8% $(7,459)  (9.6)% $40,519   17.6% $3,478   2.0%

 


(1)

AdjustedHomebuilding gross margin and margin percentage before impairments (also referred to as homebuilding gross margin excluding impairments) and adjusted homebuilding gross margin and margin percentage (or homebuilding gross margin excluding impairments and interest in cost of homes sales) and homebuilding gross margin and margin percentage before purchase accounting adjustments are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that impairments, leverage, our cost of debt capital and purchase accounting have on homebuilding gross margin and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitors who also break out and adjust gross margins in a similar fashion.

 

Land Sales

 

During the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company recognized $147,000$10,000 and $157,000 of deferred revenue, respectively, for the remaining completed work on a land sale that initially occurred in the 2019 third quarter.  The Company did not record any land sales during the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021.

 

Fee Building 

 

In the 2021 firstsecond quarter, fee building revenues decreased 85%78% from the 2020 second quarter, and for the six months ended June 30, 2021, fee building revenues decreased 83% from the prior year period. The decrease in fee revenues for both periods resulted primarily from a decrease in construction activity at fee building communities in Irvine, California. In August 2020, Irvine Pacific, previously our largest customer, made a decision to begin building homes using their own general contractor’s license, effectively terminating our fee building arrangement with them moving forward. During the 2021 first quarter, we completed the transition of our construction management responsibilities to Irvine Pacific and the recognition of all revenues related to the contract. The Company is actively seeking and entering into new fee building opportunities with other land developers with the objective of at least partially offsetting the reduction in Irvine Pacific business in future years, such as our new fee building relationship with FivePoint in Irvine, California. Our fee building revenues have historically been concentrated with a small number of customers. For the three months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, together, Irvine Pacific and FivePoint comprised 97% and 98% of total fee building revenue, respectively.  For the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, together, Irvine Pacific and FivePoint comprised 96% and 99% of total fee building revenue, respectively.

 

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The cost of fee building decreased 85%79% in the 2021 firstsecond quarter and decreased 83% in the six months ended June 30, 2021 compared to the corresponding prior year periodperiods, respectively, consistent with the decrease in fee building activity, and to a lesser extent, lower allocated G&A expenses. The amount of G&A expenses included in the cost of fee building was $0.2$0.1 million and $1.0$0.8 million for the 2021 and 2020 firstsecond quarters, and $0.3 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

As a Percentage of

  

Three Months Ended

 

As a Percentage of

 

Six Months Ended

 

As a Percentage of

 
 

March 31,

  

Home Sales Revenue

  

June 30,

  

Home Sales Revenue

  

June 30,

  

Home Sales Revenue

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Selling and marketing expenses

 $6,654  $7,466  7.1% 7.8% $7,778  $6,386  5.7% 8.2% $14,432  $13,852  6.3% 8.0%

General and administrative expenses ("G&A")

  8,271   6,023   8.8%  6.3%  9,453   6,892   7.0%  8.9%  17,724   12,915   7.7%  7.4%

Total selling, marketing and G&A ("SG&A")

 $14,925  $13,489   15.9%  14.1% $17,231  $13,278   12.7%  17.1% $32,156  $26,767   14.0%  15.4%
  
G&A $8,271 $6,023 8.8% 6.3% $9,453  $6,892  7.0% 8.9% $17,724  $12,915  7.7% 7.4%
Less: Acquisition expenses  (983)     (1.0)%  %
G&A, excluding acquisition expenses $7,288  $6,023   7.8%  6.3%

Less: Acquisition expenses and severance charges

     (873)     (1.2)%  (983)  (873)  (0.4)%  (0.5)%

G&A, excluding acquisition expenses and severance charges

 $9,453  $6,019   7.0%  7.7% $16,741  $12,042   7.3%  6.9%
  
Selling and marketing expenses $6,654 $7,466 7.1% 7.8% $7,778  $6,386  5.7% 8.2% $14,432  $13,852  6.3% 8.0%
G&A, excluding acquisition expenses  7,288   6,023   7.8%  6.3%
SG&A, excluding acquisition expenses $13,942  $13,489   14.9%  14.1%

G&A, excluding acquisition expenses and severance charges

  9,453   6,019   7.0%  7.7%  16,741   12,042   7.3%  6.9%

SG&A, excluding acquisition expenses and severance charges

 $17,231  $12,405   12.7%  15.9% $31,173  $25,894   13.6%  14.9%

 

During the 2021 firstsecond quarter, our SG&A rate as a percentage of home sales revenue was 15.9%12.7% compared to 14.1%17.1% in the prior year period. The 440 basis point decrease was primarily due to a 75% increase in home sales revenue during the 2021 firstsecond quarter and to a lesser extent, $0.9 million in pretax severance charges in the 2020 second quarter related to staffing reductions made to lower headcount as a result of lower revenue volumes which were negatively impacted by COVID-19. Excluding severance charges, the Company’s SG&A rate for the 2021 second quarter was 12.7% as compared to 15.9% in the 2020 second quarter. The 320 basis point improvement was primarily due to the increase in home sales revenue, as well as lower amortization of capitalized selling and marketing costs and model operation cost savings. These items were partially offset by a $0.7 million reduction in G&A expenses allocated to fee building cost of sales during the 2021 second quarter and an increase in incentive compensation.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, our SG&A rate as a percentage of home sales revenue was 14.0%, down 140 basis points from the comparable prior year period. The 2021 period included $1.0 million in pretax acquisition related expenses, which included tail insurance expenses and professional fees, incurred in connection with our acquisition of Epic Homes.Homes in the 2021 first quarter. The 2020 period included $0.9 million in pretax severance charges, as mentioned above. Excluding these expenses, the Company'sCompany’s SG&A rate for the six months ended June 30, 2021 first quarter was 14.9% as13.6% compared to 14.1%14.9% in the prior year period. The 80130 basis point increasedecrease was primarily due to a $0.833% increase in home sales revenue, as well as lower amortization of capitalized selling and marketing costs and advertising and model operation cost savings. These items were partially offset by a $1.5 million reduction in G&A expenses allocated to fee building cost of sales during the six months ended June 30, 2021 first quarter and an increase in incentive compensation, which was partially offset by lower amortization of capitalized selling and marketing costs and advertising and model operation cost savings.compensation.

 

SG&A excluding acquisition related expenses and severance charges as a percentage of home sales revenue is a non-GAAP measure. See the table above reconciling this non-GAAP financial measure to SG&A as a percentage of home sales revenue, the nearest GAAP equivalent. We believe removing the impact of these expenses from our SG&A rate is relevant to provide investors with a better comparison to rates that do not include these expenses.

 

Equity in Net Income (Loss) of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, we had ownership interests in nine and ten unconsolidated joint ventures, respectively, none of which havehad active homebuilding or land development operations as of March 31,June 30, 2021.  We consider a joint venture to be "active" if active homebuilding or land development activities are ongoing and the entity continues to own homebuilding lots or homes remaining to be sold. Joint ventures that are not "active" are considered "inactive" and generally only have warranty or limited close-out management and development obligations ongoing. We own interests in our unconsolidated joint ventures that generally range from 10% to 35%50% and these interests vary by entity.

 

The Company's joint venture activity for the six months ended June 30, 2021 first quarter resulted in $0.2 million of pretax income as compared to a $1.9$21.9 million pretax loss for the 2020prior year period. The 2021 first quarter income related primarily to the release of reserves from a land development joint venture for which stated completion obligations were completed and released.released during the first quarter.  In addition, during the 2021 first quarter we delivered the last two homes remaining within our Mountain Shadows luxury community in Paradise Valley, Arizona, which recognized total home sales revenues of $4.8 million. The Company's joint venture loss in 2020 was primarily the result of a $20.0 million other-than-temporary impairment charge recognized by the Company in the 2020 second quarter in connection with its determination to exit the Russell Ranch land development joint venture in Folsom, California, and an other-than-temporary noncash impairment charge of $2.3 million recognized in the 2020 first quarter related to its investment in the Bedford joint venture as the result of an agreement by the Company to sell its interest in this joint venture to its partner for less than our current carrying value which closed during the 2020 third quarter. For more information on these impairments, please refer to Note 6 of the Notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Interest Expense

 

During the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and 2020, we expensed $0.1 million, $0.4 million, $1.3 million and $0.7$2.0 million, respectively, of interest costs related to the portion of our debt in excess of our qualified assets in accordance with ASC 835, Interest.  To the extent our debt exceeds our qualified inventory in the future, we will expense a portion of the interest related to such debt.  Based on our current and expected qualified inventory levels, we do not expect to directly expense interest costs for the next several quarters.

 

Project Abandonment Costs

 

During the prior year 2020 first quarter, the Company terminated its option agreement for a luxury condominium project in Scottsdale, Arizona due to lower demand levels experienced at this community, substantial investment required to build out the remainder of the project, uncertainty associated with the economic impacts of COVID-19, and the opportunity to recognize a tax benefit from the resulting net operating loss carrybacks. As a result of this strategic decision made in the 2020 first quarter to forgo developing the balance of the property, we recorded a project abandonment charge of $14.0 million related to the capitalized costs, including interest, associated with the portion of the project that was abandoned.

 

LossGain on Early Extinguishment of Debt

 

During the prior year periodthree months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired approximately $4.8$5.8 million in face value of its 7.25% Senior Notes due 2022 for a cash payment of approximately $4.8$5.0 million.  During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased and retired approximately $10.5 million of its Notes for a cash payment of approximately $9.8 million.  The Company recognized a lossgain on early extinguishment of debt of $0.1$0.7 million and wrote off$0.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, which included the respective write-off of approximately $46,000$49,000 and $95,000 of unamortized discount, premium and debt issuance costs associated with notesthe Notes retired.

 

Provision/Benefit for Income Taxes

 

For the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021,, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.5$1.3 million and $1.8 million, respectively, which includes a $0.3$0.2 million discrete provision.  provision for the six months ended June 30, 2021.  The Company's effective tax rate for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, differs from the federal statutory rate primarily due to the discrete provision related to estimated blended state tax rate updates and stock compensation, as well as state income tax rates and tax credits for energy efficient homes.   

 

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2020,June 30, 2020. the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $9.9 million.  $16.9 million and $26.9 million, respectively. The Company's effective tax raterates for the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, differsinclude the benefit associated with net operating loss carrybacks to years when the Company was subject to a 35% federal tax rate. The effective tax rates for both 2020 periods differ from the federal statutory rate due tothe net operating loss carryback benefit, discrete items, state income tax rates and tax credits for energy efficient homes. The discrete benefit for the three months ended June 30, 2020 first quarter discretetotaled $1.8 million and was primarily related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act") signed into law on March 27, 2020. Discrete items for the six months ended June 30, 2020 totaled an $8.1a $9.9 million benefit, $5.8 million of which related to the $14.0 million project abandonment costsnoncash charge recorded during the 2020 first quarter and a $2.1$3.9 million benefit related to the CARES Act signed into law on March 27, 2020.Act. The CARES Act allows companies to carry back net operating losses generated in 2018 through 2020 for five years. TheFor the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recognized a $2.1$1.8 million and $3.9 million discrete benefit, in the 2020 first quarterrespectively, related to the remeasurement of deferred tax assets originally valued at a 21% federal statutory tax rate which are now available to be carried back to tax years with a 35% federal statutory rate.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

Our principal sources of capital for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 were cash generated from home sales activities, proceeds from the tack-on offering of our 2025 Notes, and distributions from our unconsolidated joint ventures. Our principal uses of capital for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 were land purchases, land development, home construction, the acquisition of Epic Homes and repayment of the acquired company's third-party debt, repurchases of the Company's common stock, and payment of operating expenses, interest and routine liabilities.

 

Cash flows for each of our communities depend on their 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 real estate inventories and not recognized in our consolidated statement of operations until a home is delivered, 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 outflows associated with home and land construction were previously incurred. From a liquidity standpoint, we are generally active in acquiring and developing lots to maintain or grow our lot supply and community count. We are focused on rebuilding our land pipeline to meet surging housing demand driven by improved economic conditions.  We expect cash outlays for land purchases, land development and home construction at times to exceed cash generated by operations. 

 

During the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021,, we generated cash flows from operating activities of $2.5 million.$5.0 million. Also during the 2021 first quarter, the Company completed a tack-on offering of its 2025 Notes generating proceeds of $36.1 million. We ended the firstsecond quarter of 2021 with $114.8$117.3 million of cash and cash equivalents, a $7.5$10.1 million increase from December 31, 2020.2020. Generally, we intend to maintain our debt levels within our target net leverage ranges in the near term, and then to deploy a portion of our cash on hand and cash generated from the sale of inventoryhome sales to acquire and develop strategic, well-positioned lots that represent opportunities to generate future income and cash flows. Our investments in land and land development in the future will depend significantly on market conditions and available opportunities that meet our investment return standards.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2021 first quarter, the Company completed the sale of $35 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the "Additional 2025 Notes").  The Additional 2025 Notes were issued at an offering price of 103.25% of their face amount, which represents a yield to maturity of 6.427%.

    

As of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $0.8$1.8 million and $2.6 million, respectively, in accounts payable that related to costs incurred under our fee building agreements. Funding to pay these amounts is the obligation of the third-party land owner, which is generally funded on a monthly basis. Similarly, contracts and accounts receivable as of the same dates included $1.1$2.1 million and $3.1 million, respectively, related to the payment of the above payables.

 

We intend to utilizehave utilized both debt and equity as part of our ongoing financing strategy, coupled with redeployment of cash flows from operations, to operate our business. As of March 31,June 30, 2021, we had outstanding borrowings of $285 million in aggregate principal related to our 2025 Notes and no borrowings outstanding under our $60 million unsecured credit facility. We will consider a number of factors when evaluating our level of indebtedness and when making decisions regarding the incurrence of new indebtedness, including the purchase price of assets to be acquired with debt financing, the estimated market value of our assets and the ability of particular assets, and our Company as a whole, to generate cash flow to cover the expected debt service. In addition, our debt contains certain financial covenants, among others, that limit the amount of leverage we can maintain, and minimum tangible net worth and liquidity requirements.

 

We intend to finance future acquisitions and developments with what we believe to be the most advantageous source of capital available to us at the time of the transaction, which may include, amongst other things, unsecured corporate level debt, property-level debt, and other public, private or bank debt, or land banking arrangements, or common and preferred equity.arrangements.

 

While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to create uncertainty as to general economic and housing market conditions for 2021 and beyond, we believe that we will be able to fund our current and foreseeable liquidity needs with our cash on hand, cash generated from operations, our revolving credit facility or, to the extent available, through accessing debt or equity capital, as needed, although no assurances can be provided that such additional debt or equity capital will be available or on acceptable terms. 

 

The 2025 Notes

 

On October 28, 2020, the Company completed the sale of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Original 2025 Notes”), in a private placement to “qualified institutional buyers” as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2025 Notes were issued at an offering price of 100% of their face amount, which represents a yield to maturity of 7.25%.  Net proceeds from the offering of the Original 2025 Notes, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem all of the outstanding 2022 Notes at a redemption price of 101.813% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.  On February 24, 2021, the Company completed a tack-on private placement offering through the sale of an additional $35.0 million in aggregate principal amount of Additional 2025 Notes (together, with the Original 2025 Notes, the "2025 Notes").  The Additional 2025 Notes were issued at an offering price of 103.25% of their face amount, which represents a yield to maturity of 6.427%.  Unamortized premium and debt issuance costs are amortized and capitalized to interest costs using the effective interest method.  The 2025 Notes are general senior unsecured obligations that rank equally in right of payment to all existing and future senior indebtedness, including borrowings under the Company's senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed, on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by all of the Company's 100% owned subsidiaries. Pursuant to the indenture governing our 2025 Notes (the "Indenture"), interest on the 2025 Notes will be paidis payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on April 15, 2021. The 2025 Notes will mature on October 15, 2025.

 

On or after October 15, 2022, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the 2025 Notes upon not less than 15 nor more than 60 days’ notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount on the redemption date) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period, as applicable, commencing on October 15 of the years as set forth below:

 

   

Year

  

            Redemption Price             

2022

  

103.625%

2023

  

101.813%

2024

  

100.000%

 

The 2025 Notes contain certain restrictive covenants, including a limitation on additional indebtedness and a limitation on restricted payments. Restricted payments include, among other things, dividends, investments in unconsolidated entities, and stock repurchases. Under the limitation on incurring or guaranteeing additional indebtedness, we are permitted to incur specified categories of indebtedness but are prohibited, aside from those exceptions, from incurring further indebtedness if we do not satisfy either a leverage condition or an interest coverage condition. Exceptions to the limitation include, among other things, (1) borrowings under existing of future bank credit facilities of up to the greater of (i) $100 million and (ii) 20% of our consolidated tangible assets, (2) non-recourse indebtedness, and (3) indebtedness incurred for the purpose of refinancing or repaying certain existing indebtedness. Under the limitation on restricted payments, we are also prohibited from making restricted payments, aside from certain exceptions, if we do not satisfy either the leverage condition or interest coverage condition. In addition, the amount of restricted payments that we can make is subject to an overall basket limitation, which builds based on, among other things, 50% of consolidated net income from January 1, 2021 forward and 100% of the net cash proceeds from qualified equity offerings. Exceptions to the foregoing limitations on our ability to make restricted payments include, among other things, investments in joint ventures and other investments up to 15% of our consolidated tangible assets and a general basket of up to the greater of $15 million and 3% of our consolidated tangible assets. The Indenture contains certain other covenants, among other things, the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to issue certain equity interests, make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness, make certain investments, sell assets, incur liens, create certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or to transfer assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, create unrestricted subsidiaries, and consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications as set forth in the Indenture. The leverage and interest coverage conditions are summarized in the table below, as described and defined further in the Indenture.

 

  

March 31,June 30, 2021

 

Financial Conditions

 

Actual

  

Requirement

 
        

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio: EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Incurred; or

 1.41.8  

> 2.0 : 1.0

 

Leverage Ratio: Indebtedness to Tangible Net Worth

 1.431.40  

< 2.25 : 1.0

 

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021, we were able to satisfy the leverage ratio condition.

 

Credit Facility

 

On October 30, 2020, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement” or “Credit Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for a $60 million unsecured revolving credit facility, maturing April 30, 2023.2023 (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Agreement also provides that, under certain circumstances, the Company may increase the aggregate principal amount of revolving commitments up to an aggregate of $100 million.  

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021, we had no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. Amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement accrue interest at a rate equal to either, at the Company’s election, LIBOR plus a margin of 3.50% to 4.50% per annum, or base rate plus a margin of 2.50% to 3.50%, in each case depending on the Company’s leverage ratio.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the interest rate under the Credit Facility was 5.00%  TheThe covenants of the Credit Agreement include customary negative covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company’s ability to incur secured indebtedness, grant liens, repurchase or retire its senior unsecured notes, and make certain acquisitions, investments, asset dispositions and restricted payments, including stock repurchases. In addition, the Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants, including, but not limited to, those listed in the following table.

 

 

March 31, 2021

 

June 30, 2021

 
    

Covenant

   

Covenant

 

Financial Covenants

 

Actual

 

Requirement

 

Actual

 

Requirement

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

 

(Dollars in thousands)

 
Unencumbered Liquid Assets (Minimum Liquidity Covenant) (1) $114,815 $10,000 (1) $117,329 $10,000 (1) 
EBITDA to Interest Incurred(2) 1.43 > 1.75 : 1.0 1.80 > 1.75 : 1.0 
Tangible Net Worth $195,567 $150,594 $200,731 $152,639 
Net Leverage Ratio 47.3% < 60% 46.3% < 60% 

 


(1)

So long as the Company is in compliance with the interest coverage test (see Note 2 below), the minimum unencumbered liquid assets that the Company must maintain as of the quarter end measurement date is $10 million.

(2)

If the EBITDA to Interest Incurred test is not met, it will not be considered an event of default so long as the Company maintains unrestricted cash equal to not less than the trailing 12 month consolidated interest incurred (as defined in the existing credit facility agreement) which was$22.5 mi22.9 milllion as of March 31,June 30, 2021. The Company was in compliance with this requirement with an unrestricted cash balance of $114.8 millioncovenant at March 31,June 30, 2021.

 

The Credit Facility contains customary events of default, subject to cure periods in certain circumstances, that would result in the termination of the commitments and permit the Lenders to accelerate payment on outstanding borrowings and require cash collateralization of letters of credit. These events of default include nonpayment of principal, interest and fees or other amounts; violation of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default to certain other indebtedness; unpaid judgments; change in control; and certain bankruptcy and other insolvency events.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021 we were in compliance with all covenants under our Credit Facility.

 

The Credit Agreement also provides for a $30.0 million sublimit for letters of credit, subject to conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.  As of March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company had no outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement.  Debt issuance costs for the Credit Agreement, which totaled $1.3$1.2 million as of March 31,June 30, 2021 are included in other assets and amortized and capitalized to interest costs on a straight-line basis over the term of the agreement.  

 

Letters of Credit and Surety Bonds

 

In connection with the development of our communities, we are frequently required to provide performance, maintenance, and other bonds and letters of credit in support of our related obligations with respect to such developments. The amount of such obligations outstanding at any time varies in accordance with our pending development activities. In the event any such bonds or letters of credit are drawn upon, we would be obligated to reimburse the issuer of such surety bonds or letters of credit. The following table summarizes our letters of credit and surety bonds as of the dates indicated:

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Letters of credit(1)

 $  $  $ $ 

Surety bonds(2)

  43,914   44,045   42,032  44,045 

Total outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds

 $43,914  $44,045  $42,032  $44,045 

 


(1)

As of March 31,June 30, 2021, there is a $30.0 million sublimit for letters of credit available under our Credit Facility.

(2)The estimated remaining costs to complete as of March 31,June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were $18.2$21.1 million and $16.3 million, respectively. 

 

Stock Repurchase Program

 

On November 18, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized a new stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of shares of its common stock (the “New Repurchase Program”).  Repurchases of the Company’s common stock may be made in open-market transactions, effected through a broker-dealer at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws, including pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The New Repurchase Program does not obligate the Company to repurchase any particular amount or number of shares of common stock, and it may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. The timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will beis determined by the Company’s management at its discretion and beis based on a variety of factors, such as the market price of the Company’s common stock, corporate and contractual requirements, general market and economic conditions and legal requirements.  

 

During the three and six months ended March 31,June 30, 2021, the Company repurchased and retired 141,82337,503 and 179,326 shares of its common stock at an aggregate purchase price of $0.8$0.2 million and $1.0 million, or $5.32$5.85 and $5.43 per share.share, respectively.   Repurchases made from January 1, 2021 through February 16, 2021 and March 11, 2021 through March 31,April 30, 2021 were made pursuant to the Company's Rule 10b5-1 plans.  All repurchased shares were returned to the status of authorized but unissued. 

 

Debt-to-Capital Ratios

 

We believe that debt-to-capital ratios provide useful information to the users of our financial statements regarding our financial position and leverage. Net debt-to-capital ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the table below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to debt-to-capital ratio, the nearest GAAP equivalent.

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

  

June 30,

 

December 31,

 
 

2021

  

2020

  

2021

  

2020

 
 

(Dollars in thousands)

  

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Total debt, net of unamortized premium and debt issuance costs

 $280,291  $244,865  $280,579  $244,865 

Equity

  197,567   197,442   202,731   197,442 

Total capital

 $477,858  $442,307  $483,310  $442,307 
Ratio of debt-to-capital(1) 58.7% 55.4% 58.1% 55.4%
  

Total debt, net of unamortized premium and debt issuance costs

 $280,291  $244,865  $280,579  $244,865 

Less: Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

  115,045   107,459   117,351   107,459 
Net debt 165,246 137,406  163,228 137,406 

Equity

  197,567   197,442   202,731   197,442 
Total capital $362,813  $334,848  $365,959  $334,848 
Ratio of net debt-to-capital(2) 45.5% 41.0% 44.6% 41.0%

 


(1)

The ratio of debt-to-capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing total debt, net of unamortized premium and debt issuance costs by total capital (the sum of total debt, net of unamortized premium and debt issuance costs plus equity).  

(2)

The ratio of net debt-to-capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing net debt (which is total debt, net of unamortized premium and debt issuance costs less cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the extent necessary to reduce the debt balance to zero) by total capital. The most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is the ratio of debt-to-capital. We believe the ratio of net debt-to-capital is a relevant financial measure for investors to understand the leverage employed in our operations and as an indicator of our ability to obtain financing. We believe that by deducting our cash from our debt, we provide a measure of our indebtedness that takes into account our cash liquidity. We believe this provides useful information as the ratio of debt-to-capital does not take into account our liquidity and we believe that the ratio net of cash provides supplemental information by which our financial position may be considered. Investors may also find this to be helpful when comparing our leverage to the leverage of our competitors that present similar information.

 

Cash Flows — ThreeSix Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2021 Compared to ThreeSix Months Ended March 31,June 30, 2020

 

For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 as compared to the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, the comparison of cash flows is as follows:

 

Net cash provided by operating activities was $2.5$5.0 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 compared to $17.3$22.0 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020. The year-over-year change was primarily due to an increase in land acquisition and development spend for the 2021 period.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $5.1 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 compared to $1.1$1.6 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020. The increase in cash used was primarily related to the $6.5 million net cash payment the Company made in the 2021 first quarter to complete the Epic Homes acquisition.  This outflow was partially offset by the $2.1 million year-over-year decrease in contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures.   
 Net cash provided by financing activities was $10.2$10.0 million for the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2021 and represented $36.1 million in proceeds from the Company's tack-on offering of its 2025 Notes partially offset by a $23.8 million repayment of debt the Company assumed as part of the Epic Homes acquisition. For the threesix months ended March 31,June 30, 2020, net cash used in financing activities was $7.4$14.1 million and primarily consisted of $4.8$9.8 million in repurchases of the Company's 2022 Notes and $2.2$3.7 million in stock repurchases. 

 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

 

Option Contracts

 

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land option 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 by the sellers, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements. We also utilize option contracts with land sellers and financial intermediaries as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns, to help us manage the financial and market risk associated with land holdings, to reduce the use of funds from our corporate financing sources, and to enhance our return on capital. Option contracts generally require a nonrefundable deposit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at pre-determined prices. We generally have the right at our discretion to terminate our obligations under both purchase contracts and option contracts by forfeiting our cash deposit with no further financial responsibility to the land seller or financial intermediary. In some instances, we may also expend funds for due diligence and development activities with respect to our option contracts prior to purchase which we would have to write off should we not purchase the land. As of March 31,June 30, 2021, we had $10.1$12.2 million of nonrefundable and $0.1$0.5 million of refundable cash deposits pertaining to land option contracts and purchase contracts with an estimated aggregate remaining purchase price of $89.8$71.7 million and $163.6 million, respectively, net of deposits. These cash deposits are included as a component of our real estate inventories in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Our utilization of land option contracts is dependent on, among other things, the availability of land sellers willing to enter into option 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.

 

Joint Ventures

 

We enter into land development and homebuilding joint ventures from time to time as means of:

 

 

leveraging our capital base

 

accessing larger lot positions

 

expanding our market opportunities

 

managing financial and market risk associated with land holdings

 

These joint ventures have historically obtained secured acquisition, development and/or construction financing which reduces the use of funds from our corporate financing sources.

 

As of March 31,June 30, 2021, we held membership interests in nine unconsolidated joint ventures, six of which related to homebuilding activities and three related to land development. Of the nine joint ventures, none have active homebuilding or land development activities ongoing and are effectively inactive with only warranty activities or limited close-out management and development obligations ongoing.  We consider a joint venture to be "active" if homebuilding or land development activities are ongoing and the entity continues to own homebuilding lots or homes remaining to be delivered.  The Company does not expect to make any future contributions to any of its unconsolidated joint ventures.  

 

 

Inflation

 

Our homebuilding and fee building segments 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 may be unable to offset cost increases with higher selling prices.

 

Seasonality

 

Historically, the homebuilding industry experiences seasonal fluctuations in quarterly operating results and capital requirements. We typically experience the highest new home order activity in late winter and spring, although this activity also highly depends on the number of active selling communities, timing of new community openings and other market factors. Since it typically takes five to ten months to construct a new home, depending on the nature of the product and whether it is single-family detached or multi-family attached, we typically deliver more homes in the second half of the year as late winter and spring home orders convert to home deliveries. Because of this seasonality, home starts, construction costsexpenditures and related cash outflows have historically been highest in the second and third quarters, and the majority of cash receipts from home deliveries occur during the second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter. We expect this seasonal pattern to continue over the long-term, although it may be affected by the evolution of COVID-19 and its impact on the homebuilding industry and the opening and closeout of communities.  For example, we experienced high demand during the fourth quarter of 2020, which we attribute to market factors including low interest rates, a continued undersupply of both new and resale homes, and consumers’ increased focus on the importance of home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.  Accordingly, as a result of the ongoing uncertainties and evolution of COVID-19, our traditional seasonal pattern was significantly impacted during 2020.2020, which trend continued into 2021. 

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future.

 

Our critical accounting policies and estimates have not changed from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

 

The portion of Note 1 to the accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements under the heading "Recently Issued Accounting Standards" included in this quarterly reportQuarterly Report on Form 10-Q is incorporated herein by reference.

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

This item has been omitted as we qualify as a smaller reporting company as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the SEC's rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of "disclosure controls and procedures" in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide a reasonable level of assurance of reaching our desired disclosure control objectives. In designing controls and procedures specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error and mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people or by management override of controls.

 

At the end of the period being reported upon, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31,June 30, 2021.

 

Changes in Internal Controls

 

There was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

 

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

 

We are involved in various claims, legal and regulatory proceedings, and litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, including, without limitation warranty claims and litigation and arbitration proceedings alleging construction defects. We do not believe that any such claims and litigation will materially affect our results of operations or financial position. For a discussion of our legal matters and associated reserves, please see Note 11, Commitments and Contingencies to the accompanying notes to our condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

AsExcept as set forth below, as of the date of this report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.  The following risk factors should be read in conjunction with the risk factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Capitalized terms used in the following risk factors and not otherwise defined within the risk factors shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms as defined elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Risks Related to the Potential Merger

Failure to complete the Merger could negatively impact our business, financial results and stock price.

On July 23, 2021, we entered into the Merger Agreement with Parent and Merger Sub, pursuant to which Merger Sub will acquire any and all of the outstanding shares of our common stock for $9.00 per share in cash through a tender offer and second-step merger. Merger Sub’s obligation to purchase the shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to the Offer is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of customary conditions, including, among others, (i) there being validly tendered and not validly withdrawn immediately prior to the expiration of the Offer the number of shares of our common stock that, together with any shares held by Parent, Merger Sub or any of their respective affiliates, represents at least a majority of all then outstanding shares of our common stock, (ii) the absence of any law, injunction, judgment or other legal restraint that prohibits consummation of the Offer or the Merger, (iii) the accuracy of our representations and warranties contained in the Merger Agreement, subject to customary exceptions; (iv) our compliance in all material respects with our covenants and agreements contained in the Merger Agreement (v) the absence of any event, development or circumstance that has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on us, (vi) the completion of the “Marketing Period” (as defined in the Merger Agreement), and (vii) the provision of certain financial information required pursuant to Merger Sub’s debt commitments related to the Merger, as well as other customary conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.  In addition, each of Parent and us have the right to terminate the Merger Agreement under certain circumstances, including if the Offer has not been consummated by January 23, 2022. As a result, we cannot assure you that the Merger will be completed, or that, if completed, it will be on the terms set forth in the Merger Agreement or within the expected time frame. If the Merger is not completed in a timely manner, or at all, our business, financial results and stock price may be adversely affected and we will be subject to certain risks and consequences, including the following:

The price of our common stock may decline to the extent that current market prices reflect a market assumption that the Merger will be completed;

If the Merger Agreement is terminated under specified circumstances, we may be required to pay Parent a termination fee of $4.76 million;

We will be required to pay various costs relating to the pending transaction regardless of whether it is completed, such as significant fees and expenses for legal, accounting, financial advisory, and printing services;

Matters relating to the pending transaction may require substantial time and effort from our management team and other employees, which time and effort distracts from our core business and could have otherwise been devoted to other opportunities that might have been beneficial to us;

We may experience negative reactions from the financial markets and from our employees, customers, partners, and vendors if the transaction is not completed; and

Shareholder litigation challenging the proposed Merger may be commenced against us and may delay completion of the Merger in the expected timeframe or altogether. If the plaintiffs in any such litigation are successful in obtaining an injunction prohibiting the parties from consummating the Merger on the terms contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the injunction may prevent the completion of the Merger in the expected timeframe or altogether. In addition, litigation challenging the Merger may result in significant defense costs and serve as a distraction to management and directors.

We are subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the Merger is pending.

Uncertainty about the effect of the pending Merger on our employees, customers, partners and vendors may have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. These uncertainties may impair our ability to retain and motivate key personnel and could cause customers, partners, vendors, and others that deal with us to defer entering into contracts with, or making other decisions concerning, us or to seek to change existing business relationships with us.

The loss or deterioration of relationships with significant customers, partners, vendors and employees could have a material adverse effect on us. The Merger Agreement generally requires us to operate our business in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, but restricts us from taking specified actions while the transaction is pending without the consent of Parent, including, among other things, restrictions on our ability to acquire other businesses and assets, dispose of our assets, enter into, modify, or terminate certain contracts, repurchase or issue securities, make capital expenditures, incur indebtedness, or hire, promote, terminate, alter, or accelerate the compensation of certain employees. These restrictions may prevent us from pursuing attractive business opportunities or responding effectively and/or timely to competitive pressures and industry developments that may arise prior to the completion of the pending transaction or otherwise adversely affect our ability to execute on our business strategy, which could adversely affect our business or financial condition.

The Merger Agreement limits our ability to pursue alternative transactions, which could deter a third party from proposing an alternative transaction.

The Merger Agreement contains provisions that, subject to certain exceptions, limit our ability to solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or encourage the submission or announcement of any acquisition proposals from third parties or take certain other restricted actions in connection therewith. The Merger Agreement requires us to pay Parent a termination fee equal to $4.76 million, under specified circumstances, including termination of the Merger Agreement by Parent as a result of the Board changing its recommendation that stockholders tender their shares of our common stock in the Offer, or by us in order to enter into a Superior Company Proposal (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) with a third party, in each case, as further described in the Merger Agreement. It is possible that these or other provisions in the Merger Agreement might discourage a potential competing acquirer that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant part of our outstanding common stock from considering or proposing an acquisition or might result in a potential competing acquirer proposing to pay a lower per share price to acquire our common stock than it might otherwise have proposed to pay.

 

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

 

None.

 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 

              

Approximate

 
              

dollar value of

 
          

Total number of

  

shares that may

 
          

shares purchased

  

yet be purchased

 
  

Total number

of shares

purchased

      

as part of publicly

  

under the plans or

 
    

Average price

paid per share

  

announced plans

or programs(1)

  

programs

 
        

(in thousands)(1)

 

January 1, 2021 to January 31, 2021 (2)

  42,366  $5.16   42,366  $9,223 

February 1, 2021 to February 28, 2021 (2)

  17,363  $5.38   17,363  $9,130 

March 1, 2021 to March 31, 2021 (2)

  82,094  $5.40   82,094  $8,687 
   141,823  $5.32   141,823  $8,687 
              

Approximate

 
              

dollar value of

 
          

Total number of

  

shares that may

 
          

shares purchased

  

yet be purchased

 
  

Total number

of shares

purchased

      

as part of publicly

  

under the plans or

programs

(in thousands)(1)

 
    

Average price

paid per share

  

announced plans

or programs(1)

   
         

April 1, 2021 to April 30, 2021 (2)

  37,503  $5.85   37,503  $8,468 

May 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021

    $     $8,468 

June 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021

    $     $8,468 
   37,503  $5.85   37,503  $8,468 

 


(1)

On November 19, 2020, the Company announced that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized a stock repurchase program pursuant to which the Company may purchase up to $10.0 million of shares of its common stock (the “New Repurchase Program”).  Repurchases of the Company’s common stock may be made in open-market transactions, effected through a broker-dealer at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, in block trades, or by other means in accordance with federal securities laws, including pursuant to any trading plan that may be adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  The Board did not fix any expiration date for the New Repurchase Program.

(2)

Repurchases made from January 1, 2021 through February 16, 2021 and March 11, 2021 through March 31,April 30, 2021 were done pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 plans entered into by the Company which covercovers the periodsperiod from  December 16, 2020 to February 16, 2021 and March 11, 2021 to April 30, 2021.

 

Item 3.    Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

None.

 

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.    Other Information   

 

None.

 

 

Item 6.    Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

Exhibit Description

2.1#Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 23, 2021, by and among Newport Holdings LLC, Newport Merger Sub, Inc. and The New Home Company Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2021)

 

 

3.1

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of The New Home Company Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013)

 

 

3.2

State of Delaware Certificate of Change of Registered Agent and/or Registered Office (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2016)

 

 

3.3

Amended and Restated Bylaws of The New Home Company Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 1, 2019)

  
3.4Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of The New Home Company Inc., filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on May 8, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 8, 2020).
  
3.5Certificate of Elimination of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of The New Home Company Inc. filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on March 29, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2021)

 

 

4.1

Specimen Common Stock Certificate of The New Home Company Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Amendment No. 10, filed on January 24, 2014))

 

 

4.2

Investor Rights Agreement among The New Home Company Inc., TNHC Partners LLC, IHP Capital Partners VI, LLC, WATT/TNHC LLC, TCN/TNHC LP and collectively H. Lawrence Webb, Wayne J. Stelmar, Joseph D. Davis and Thomas Redwitz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013)

 

 

4.3

Amendment No. 1 to Investor Rights Agreement among The New Home Company Inc., TNHC Partners LLC, IHP Capital Partners VI, LLC, WATT/TNHC, LLC, TCN/TNHC LP and collectively H. Lawrence Webb, Wayne J. Stelmar, Joseph D. Davis and Thomas Redwitz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2018)

  
4.4Amendment No. 2 to Investor Rights Agreement among The New Home Company Inc., TNHC Partners LLC, IHP Capital Partners VI, LLC, WATT/TNHC, LLC, TCN/TNHC LP and collectively H. Lawrence Webb, Wayne J. Stelmar, Joseph D. Davis and Thomas Redwitz (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020).
  
4.5*10.1First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 2021, by and between The New Home Company Inc., the guarantors thereto Second Amended and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee
4.6*Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 9, 2021, by and between TNHC Colorado Inc., EHPP, LLC, EHTCV, LLC, Epic Homes at Anthem Highlands LLC, The Orchard Group LLC, each a subsidiary of The New Home Company Inc., the guarantors thereto and U.S. Bank National Association as trustee
10.1Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated February 26, 2021, among TNHC Colorado Inc., as buyer, and Christina D. Presley and CDP Holdings, LLC, as sellers and Christina D. Presley, as sellers' representativeRestated 2016 Incentive Award Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1,May 18, 2021)
  
10.2Form of The New Home Company Inc. 2016 Incentive Award Plan Cash Performance Award Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 12, 2021)
10.3*Form of The New Home Company Inc. 2016 Incentive Award Plan Restricted Stock Unit Grant Notice
  

31.1*

Chief Executive Officer Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report

 

 

31.2*

Chief Financial Officer Section 302 Certification of Periodic Report

 

 

32.1**

Chief Executive Officer Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report

 

 

32.2**

Chief Financial Officer Section 906 Certification of Periodic Report

 

 

101*

The following materials from The New Home Company Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31,June 30, 2021, formatted in Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL)(iXBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

101.INS

XBRLiXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRLiXBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

  
104*Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

 

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Filed herewith

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Furnished herewith. The information in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act (including this Report), unless the Registrant specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

#Certain exhibits and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted exhibits and schedules upon request by the SEC; provided, however, that the Company may request confidential treatment pursuant to Rule 24b-2 of the Exchange Act for any exhibits or schedules so furnished.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

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

 

 
   

 

 

 

 

The New Home Company Inc.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Leonard S. Miller

 

 

Leonard S. Miller

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ John M. Stephens

 

 

John M. Stephens

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: April 30,July 29, 2021

 

 

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