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TRI Pointe Group, Inc. Reports 2020 First Quarter Results

April 23, 2020 4:05 PM

-New Home Orders up 26% Year-Over-Year- -Backlog Dollar Value up 31% Year-Over-Year- -Homebuilding Gross Margin Percentage of 20.5%- -Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.24- -Ended the Quarter with $678 Million of Total Liquidity-

IRVINE, Calif., April 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE: TPH) today announced results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2020.

“While I am extremely pleased with our results this quarter, TRI Pointe Group’s primary focus over the past several weeks has been the health and well-being of its employees, trade partners and customers since the outbreak of COVID-19,” said TRI Pointe Group Chief Executive Officer Doug Bauer. “As soon as the threat of the virus became evident, we adjusted our business practices to substantially limit in-person interaction and promote social distancing. Overcoming this pandemic will require everyone’s collective efforts to stop the spread of the virus, and TRI Pointe is dedicated to doing its part.”

Mr. Bauer continued, “The measures we’ve taken as a nation to combat the virus will no doubt have a lasting impact on the economy and our industry. Fortunately, TRI Pointe enters this period of uncertainty in a position of relative strength, with a quarter-end net debt-to-net capital ratio of 35.4% and over $670 million in cash and available liquidity. This financial strength, coupled with the experience of our seasoned leadership team in navigating through difficult times, gives me confidence that TRI Pointe is well positioned to deal with the current market environment.”

Mr. Bauer concluded, “From a macro perspective, I remain optimistic about the long-term outlook for our industry post COVID-19. The demographic shifts occurring in this country have created a need for more housing, while the supply of existing homes remains low. These two factors, along with my belief in the resiliency of the American economy, give me confidence in the future of our industry and TRI Pointe in particular.”

Results and Operational Data for First Quarter 2020 and Comparisons to First Quarter 2019

* See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”

“I am extremely pleased with how our team members have adapted to the new reality brought on by the pandemic,” said TRI Pointe Group President and Chief Operating Officer Tom Mitchell. “We continue to effectively manage all aspects of the business on a day-to-day basis. I am proud that our teams continue to find creative ways to satisfy our customers through sales, construction and service. In many ways, the changes we’ve had to make as an industry play to TRI Pointe’s strengths, thanks to the investments we’ve made in our digital platform. Our ability to market and sell our homes using virtual tools has allowed us to continue to generate sales leads and convert web traffic into orders in this environment. In addition, we have provided customers with alternatives to conduct their new home closing, from curbside and window signing, to limited power of attorney with their settlement agent and remote online notarization. We believe our online presence will be a significant asset during this time of limited or no in-person interaction and will have an enduring cost-benefit to our business going forward.”

Outlook

Due to the uncertainty regarding the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on both the U.S. economy and the Company’s business operations and financial performance, the Company has withdrawn its previously issued guidance for fiscal 2020.

Earnings Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call via live webcast for investors and other interested parties beginning at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The call will be hosted by Doug Bauer, Chief Executive Officer, Tom Mitchell, President and Chief Operating Officer, and Glenn Keeler, Chief Financial Officer.

Interested parties can listen to the call live and view the related presentation slides on the internet through the Investors section of the Company’s website at www.TRIPointeGroup.com. Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to download and install any necessary audio software. The call can also be accessed by dialing 1-877-407-3982 for domestic participants or 1-201-493-6780 for international participants. Participants should ask for the TRI Pointe Group First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. Those dialing in should do so at least ten minutes prior to the start. The replay of the call will be available for two weeks following the call. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is 1-844-512-2921, the international dial-in number is 1-412-317-6671, and the reference code is #13701509. An archive of the webcast will be available on the Company’s website for a limited time.

About TRI Pointe Group®

Headquartered in Irvine, California, TRI Pointe Group, Inc. (NYSE: TPH) is a family of premium, regional homebuilders that designs, builds, and sells homes in major U.S. markets. As one of the top 10 largest public homebuilding companies based on revenue in the United States, TRI Pointe Group combines the resources, operational sophistication, and leadership of a national organization with the regional insights, community ties, and agility of local homebuilders. The TRI Pointe Group family includes Maracay® in Arizona, Pardee Homes® in California and Nevada, Quadrant Homes® in Washington, Trendmaker® Homes in Texas, TRI Pointe Homes® in California, Colorado and the Carolinas, and Winchester® Homes* in Maryland and Virginia. TRI Pointe Group was named 2019 Builder of the Year by Builder and Developer magazine, recognized in Fortune magazine’s 2017 100 Fastest-Growing Companies list, and garnered the 2015 Builder of the Year Award by Builder magazine. The company was also named one of the Best Places to Work in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. For more information, please visit www.TriPointeGroup.com.

*Winchester is a registered trademark and is used with permission.

Forward-Looking Statements

Various statements contained in this press release, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements may include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our strategy, projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future production, land and lot sales, operational and financial results, including our estimates for growth, financial condition, sales prices, prospects, and capital spending. Forward-looking statements that are included in this press release are generally accompanied by words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “future,” “goal,” “guidance,” “intend,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “outlook,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “strategy,” “target,” “will,” “would,” or other words that convey future events or outcomes. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release, and we disclaim any obligation to update these statements unless required by law, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. 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: the effects of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which are highly uncertain, cannot be predicted and will depend upon future developments, including the severity of COVID-19 and the duration of the outbreak, the duration of existing social distancing and shelter-in-place orders, further mitigation strategies taken by applicable government authorities, the availability of a vaccine, adequate testing and treatments and the prevalence of widespread immunity to COVID-19; the impacts on our supply chain, the health of our employees, service providers and trade partners, and the reactions of U.S. and global markets and their effects on consumer confidence and spending; the effect of general economic conditions, including employment rates, housing starts, interest rate levels, availability of financing for home mortgages and strength of the U.S. dollar; market demand for our products, which is related to the strength of the various U.S. business segments and U.S. and international economic conditions; the availability of desirable and reasonably priced land and our ability to control, purchase, hold and develop such parcels; access to adequate capital on acceptable terms; geographic concentration of our operations, particularly within California; levels of competition; the successful execution of our internal performance plans, including restructuring and cost reduction initiatives; raw material and labor prices and availability; oil and other energy prices; the effect of U.S. trade policies, including the imposition of tariffs and duties on homebuilding products and retaliatory measures taken by other countries; the effect of weather, including the re-occurrence of drought conditions in California; the risk of loss from earthquakes, volcanoes, fires, floods, droughts, windstorms, hurricanes, pest infestations and other natural disasters, and the risk of delays, reduced consumer demand, and shortages and price increases in labor or materials associated with such natural disasters; the risk of loss from acts of war, terrorism or outbreaks of contagious diseases, such as COVID-19; transportation costs; federal and state tax policies; the effect of land use, environment and other governmental laws and regulations; legal proceedings or disputes and the adequacy of reserves; risks relating to any unforeseen changes to or effects on liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, indebtedness, financial condition, losses and future prospects; changes in accounting principles; risks related to unauthorized access to our computer systems, theft of our homebuyers’ confidential information or other forms of cyber attack; and additional factors discussed under the sections captioned “Risk Factors” included in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list is not exhaustive. New risk factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business.

Investor Relations Contact:

Chris Martin, TRI Pointe GroupDrew Mackintosh, Mackintosh Investor Relations[email protected], 949-478-8696

Media Contact:Carol Ruiz, [email protected], 310-437-0045

KEY OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL DATA(dollars in thousands)(unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019 Change % Change
Operating Data:
Home sales revenue$594,838 $492,703 $102,135 20.7%
Homebuilding gross margin$121,956 $71,167 $50,789 71.4%
Homebuilding gross margin %20.5% 14.4% 6.1%
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin %*23.4% 18.4% 5.0%
SG&A expense$82,474 $77,586 $4,888 6.3%
SG&A expense as a % of home sales revenue13.9% 15.7% (1.8)%
Net income$31,883 $71 $31,812 44,805.6%
Adjusted EBITDA*$67,956 $28,150 $39,806 141.4%
Interest incurred$20,779 $23,373 $(2,594) (11.1)%
Interest in cost of home sales$16,822 $14,191 $2,631 18.5%
Other Data:
Net new home orders1,661 1,321 340 25.7%
New homes delivered958 814 144 17.7%
Average sales price of homes delivered$621 $605 $16 2.6%
Cancellation rate13% 15% (2)%
Average selling communities140.8 147.8 (7.0) (4.7)%
Selling communities at end of period143 146 (3) (2.1)%
Backlog (estimated dollar value)$1,618,481 $1,237,838 $380,643 30.8%
Backlog (homes)2,455 1,842 613 33.3%
Average sales price in backlog$659 $672 $(13) (1.9)%
March 31, December 31,
2020 2019 Change % Change
Balance Sheet Data:(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents$624,129 $329,011 $295,118 89.7%
Real estate inventories$3,194,148 $3,065,436 $128,712 4.2%
Lots owned or controlled32,007 30,029 1,978 6.6%
Homes under construction (1)2,564 2,269 295 13.0%
Homes completed, unsold308 343 (35) (10.2)%
Debt$1,784,925 $1,283,985 $500,940 39.0%
Stockholders’ equity$2,115,281 $2,186,530 $(71,249) (3.3)%
Book capitalization$3,900,206 $3,470,515 $429,691 12.4%
Ratio of debt-to-capital45.8% 37.0% 8.8%
Ratio of net debt-to-net capital*35.4% 30.4% 5.0%

__________(1) Homes under construction included 55 and 78 models at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively.* See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures”

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

March 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Assets(unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents$624,129 $329,011
Receivables83,701 69,276
Real estate inventories3,194,148 3,065,436
Investments in unconsolidated entities11,091 11,745
Goodwill and other intangible assets, net159,759 159,893
Deferred tax assets, net46,266 49,904
Other assets173,959 173,425
Total assets$4,293,053 $3,858,690
Liabilities
Accounts payable$77,275 $66,120
Accrued expenses and other liabilities315,560 322,043
Loans payable750,000 250,000
Senior notes1,034,925 1,033,985
Total liabilities2,177,760 1,672,148
Commitments and contingencies
Equity
Stockholders’ equity:
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 130,236,981 and 136,149,633 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively1,302 1,361
Additional paid-in capital478,122 581,195
Retained earnings1,635,857 1,603,974
Total stockholders’ equity2,115,281 2,186,530
Noncontrolling interests12 12
Total equity2,115,293 2,186,542
Total liabilities and equity$4,293,053 $3,858,690

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)(unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Homebuilding:
Home sales revenue$594,838 $492,703
Land and lot sales revenue 1,029
Other operations revenue618 598
Total revenues595,456 494,330
Cost of home sales472,882 421,536
Cost of land and lot sales202 1,495
Other operations expense624 590
Sales and marketing42,637 38,989
General and administrative39,837 38,597
Homebuilding income (loss) from operations39,274 (6,877)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities(14) (25)
Other income, net373 6,241
Homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes39,633 (661)
Financial Services:
Revenues1,594 302
Expenses1,079 321
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities1,556 775
Financial services income before income taxes2,071 756
Income before income taxes41,704 95
Provision for income taxes(9,821) (24)
Net income$31,883 $71
Earnings per share
Basic$0.24 $0.00
Diluted$0.24 $0.00
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic134,361,148 141,865,270
Diluted135,038,481 142,390,163

MARKET DATA BY REPORTING SEGMENT & STATE(dollars in thousands)(unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
NewHomesDelivered AverageSalesPrice NewHomesDelivered AverageSalesPrice
New Homes Delivered:
Maracay140 $513 74 $535
Pardee Homes257 694 242 557
Quadrant Homes52 836 44 983
Trendmaker Homes209 460 154 455
TRI Pointe Homes226 702 242 710
Winchester Homes74 628 58 571
Total958 $621 814 $605
Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
NewHomesDelivered AverageSalesPrice NewHomesDelivered AverageSalesPrice
New Homes Delivered:
California339 $763 328 $679
Colorado64 568 72 549
Maryland55 561 38 466
Virginia19 819 20 769
Arizona140 513 74 535
Nevada80 528 84 529
Texas209 460 154 455
Washington52 836 44 983
Total958 $621 814 $605

MARKET DATA BY REPORTING SEGMENT & STATE, continued(unaudited)

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Net New Home Orders Average Selling Communities Net New Home Orders Average Selling Communities
Net New Home Orders:
Maracay240 15.3 161 11.8
Pardee Homes475 41.5 433 44.5
Quadrant Homes126 7.0 75 7.2
Trendmaker Homes234 30.2 243 39.3
TRI Pointe Homes414 32.8 295 30.8
Winchester Homes172 14.0 114 14.2
Total1,661 140.8 1,321 147.8
Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
Net New Home Orders Average Selling Communities Net New Home Orders Average Selling Communities
Net New Home Orders:
California664 55.6 517 54.7
Colorado59 4.5 81 7.0
Maryland123 10.0 84 9.8
Virginia49 4.0 30 4.5
Arizona240 15.3 161 11.8
Nevada166 14.2 130 13.5
Texas234 30.2 243 39.3
Washington126 7.0 75 7.2
Total1,661 140.8 1,321 147.8

MARKET DATA BY REPORTING SEGMENT & STATE, continued(dollars in thousands)(unaudited)

As of March 31, 2020 As of March 31, 2019
Backlog Units Backlog Dollar Value Average Sales Price Backlog Units Backlog Dollar Value Average Sales Price
Backlog:
Maracay430 $239,555 $557 238 $139,862 $588
Pardee Homes678 491,236 725 593 472,729 797
Quadrant Homes163 145,873 895 77 75,599 982
Trendmaker Homes370 183,012 495 402 196,256 488
TRI Pointe Homes517 365,638 707 371 247,399 667
Winchester Homes297 193,167 650 161 105,993 658
Total2,455 $1,618,481 $659 1,842 $1,237,838 $672
As of March 31, 2020 As of March 31, 2019
Backlog Units Backlog Dollar Value Average Sales Price Backlog Units Backlog Dollar Value Average Sales Price
Backlog:
California877 $670,672 $765 645 $530,031 $822
Colorado95 56,278 592 153 86,570 566
Maryland185 104,737 566 107 56,087 524
Virginia112 88,430 790 54 49,906 924
Arizona430 239,555 557 238 139,862 588
Nevada223 129,924 583 166 103,527 624
Texas370 183,012 495 402 196,256 488
Washington163 145,873 895 77 75,599 982
Total2,455 $1,618,481 $659 1,842 $1,237,838 $672

MARKET DATA BY REPORTING SEGMENT & STATE, continued(unaudited)

March 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Lots Owned or Controlled(1):
Maracay3,727 3,730
Pardee Homes13,327 13,267
Quadrant Homes1,051 1,103
Trendmaker Homes5,398 4,034
TRI Pointe Homes6,804 6,170
Winchester Homes1,700 1,725
Total32,007 30,029
March 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Lots Owned or Controlled(1):
California14,802 14,677
Colorado1,133 1,033
Maryland947 1,140
Virginia753 585
Arizona3,727 3,730
Nevada2,133 2,026
North Carolina2,010 1,590
South Carolina53 111
Texas5,398 4,034
Washington1,051 1,103
Total32,007 30,029
March 31, December 31,
2020 2019
Lots by Ownership Type:
Lots owned22,860 22,845
Lots controlled(1)9,147 7,184
Total32,007 30,029

__________(1) As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, lots controlled included lots that were under land option contracts or purchase contracts.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES(unaudited)

In this press release, we utilize certain financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We present these measures because we believe they and similar measures are useful to management and investors in evaluating the Company’s operating performance and financing structure. We also believe these measures facilitate the comparison of our operating performance and financing structure with other companies in our industry. Because these measures are not calculated in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

The following table reconciles homebuilding gross margin percentage, as reported and prepared in accordance with GAAP, to the non-GAAP measure adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that leverage has on homebuilding gross margin and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitors, who adjust gross margins in a similar fashion.

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 % 2019 %
(dollars in thousands)
Home sales revenue$594,838 100.0% $492,703 100.0%
Cost of home sales472,882 79.5% 421,536 85.6%
Homebuilding gross margin121,956 20.5% 71,167 14.4%
Add: interest in cost of home sales16,822 2.8% 14,191 2.9%
Add: impairments and lot option abandonments349 0.1% 5,202 1.1%
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin$139,127 23.4% $90,560 18.4%
Homebuilding gross margin percentage20.5% 14.4%
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage23.4% 18.4%

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (continued)(unaudited)

The following table reconciles the Company’s ratio of debt-to-capital to the non-GAAP ratio of net debt-to-net capital. We believe that the ratio of net debt-to-net capital is a relevant financial measure for management and investors to understand the leverage employed in our operations and as an indicator of the Company’s ability to obtain financing.

March 31, 2020 December 31, 2019
Loans payable$750,000 $250,000
Senior notes1,034,925 1,033,985
Total debt1,784,925 1,283,985
Stockholders’ equity2,115,281 2,186,530
Total capital$3,900,206 $3,470,515
Ratio of debt-to-capital(1)45.8% 37.0%
Total debt$1,784,925 $1,283,985
Less: Cash and cash equivalents(624,129) (329,011)
Net debt1,160,796 954,974
Stockholders’ equity2,115,281 2,186,530
Net capital$3,276,077 $3,141,504
Ratio of net debt-to-net capital(2)35.4% 30.4%

__________(1) The ratio of debt-to-capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing total debt by the sum of total debt plus stockholders’ equity.(2) The ratio of net debt-to-net capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing net debt (which is total debt less cash and cash equivalents) by the sum of net debt plus stockholders’ equity.

RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (continued)(unaudited)

The following table calculates the non-GAAP financial measures of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and reconciles those amounts to net income, as reported and prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA means net income before (a) interest expense, (b) expensing of previously capitalized interest included in costs of home sales, (c) income taxes and (d) depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA means EBITDA before (e) amortization of stock-based compensation and (f) impairments and lot option abandonments. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (or similarly titled measures) differently. We believe EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are useful measures of the Company’s ability to service debt and obtain financing.

Three Months Ended March 31,
2020 2019
(in thousands)
Net income$31,883 $71
Interest expense:
Interest incurred20,779 23,373
Interest capitalized(20,779) (23,373)
Amortization of interest in cost of sales16,822 14,333
Provision for income taxes9,821 24
Depreciation and amortization5,456 5,085
EBITDA63,982 19,513
Amortization of stock-based compensation3,625 3,435
Impairments and lot option abandonments349 5,202
Adjusted EBITDA$67,956 $28,150

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Source: TRI Pointe Group Inc.

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