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Exhibit 99.1

 

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

 

News Release 

 

 

M.D.C. HOLDINGS ANNOUNCES 2014 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

 

DENVER, COLORADO, Thursday, May 1, 2014. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: MDC) announced results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.

 

2014 First Quarter Highlights and Comparisons to 2013 First Quarter

 

Income before tax of $18.6 million; excluding debt extinguishment charge, income before tax of $28.1 million*, up $5.5 million, or 24%, from $22.6 million

 

Earnings per share of $0.23; excluding debt extinguishment charge, earnings per share of $0.35* vs. $0.45 per share

 

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2014 first quarter net income included a $7.1 million tax provision vs. $0.1 million in the 2013 first quarter

 

Dollar value of net new orders of $466.0 million, up 6% from $441.2 million

 

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Unit net new orders of 1,236 down from 1,300, offset by average sales price increase of $38,000 per home, or 11%, to $377,000

 

Backlog dollar value of $651.3 million vs. $693.1 million

 

Home sale revenues of $318.5 million vs. $331.7 million

 

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Homes delivered of 873 down from 1,018, partly offset by average sales price increase of $39,000 per home, or 12%, to $365,000

 

Gross margin from home sales of 18.5% vs. 17.4%, a 110 basis point increase

 

Ending active community count of 157, up 13% from 139

 

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Up 8% from 146 at December 31, 2013

 

Total lots controlled of 16,043, up 26% from 12,741

 

Book value of $24.78 per share, up 32% from $18.71 per share

 

Reinstated quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share

 

Completed early retirement of $250 million senior notes due December 2014; issued $250 million of new 10-year senior notes due 2024

 

Net income for the 2014 first quarter was $11.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share, including a $9.4 million charge related to the early extinguishment of debt. In the 2013 first quarter, our net income was $22.5 million, or $0.45 per diluted share. Due to the reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance in the second quarter of 2013, our 2014 first quarter net income included a provision for income tax of $7.1 million as compared with a provision of only $0.1 million in the 2013 first quarter.

 

Larry A. Mizel, MDC’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, “We focused on opening and driving sales to our new communities during the first quarter. As a result, our active community count reached 157 by the end of March, increasing year-over-year for the first time since the 2012 second quarter. The increase positions us well to grow our unit net orders in upcoming quarters, following four consecutive quarters of year-over-year declines. Furthermore, we continued to selectively acquire new communities across most of our markets, which contributed to a 26% increase in our supply of lots owned and controlled from a year ago and supports the Company’s long-term growth objectives.”

 

 

 
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Mr. Mizel concluded, “During the quarter, we improved our debt maturity profile by issuing $250 million of 10-year senior notes and redeeming an equal amount of senior notes due in December 2014. We ended the quarter with overall liquidity of $1.1 billion, up 22% over the prior year. We believe that our financial position, which is regarded among the best in the industry, continues to provide the appropriate balance for our industry between supporting potential growth opportunities for our Company and providing protection from the volatile and cyclical nature of the housing market.”

 

Homebuilding

 

Home sale revenues for the 2014 first quarter decreased slightly to $318.5 million compared to $331.7 million for the prior year period. The decrease in revenues resulted primarily from a 14% decrease in homes delivered to 873 as compared to 1,018 in the prior year period. The lower deliveries were caused by a 23% year-over-year decrease in beginning backlog, partially offset by a year-over-year increase in the number of homes both sold and delivered during the quarter, which was the direct result of the Company’s decision to increase its inventory of speculative homes during the last half of 2013. The Company’s average selling price for homes closed was $364,900, up 12% year-over-year compared to $325,900 for the prior year period, largely due to price appreciation in many of our markets combined with a shift in the mix of homes closed.

 

Gross margin from home sales for the 2014 first quarter was 18.5%, compared to 17.4% for both the year-earlier period and the 2013 fourth quarter. The year-over-year increase was partly attributable to our focus on increasing pricing as we took advantage of improving markets during the first half of 2013. On a sequential basis, gross margin from home sales increased in part due to a shift in the mix of homes closed, including a higher percentage of deliveries from our Nevada division, which has a higher gross margin percentage than the company-wide average.

 

Our SG&A expenses were $48.3 million for the 2014 first quarter, in line with our 2013 first quarter SG&A expenses of $48.2 million. Our SG&A expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues was up 70 basis points to 15.2% from 14.5% for the same period in 2013 primarily due to the decrease in home sale revenues.

 

Net new orders for the 2014 first quarter decreased 5% to 1,236 homes, compared to 1,300 homes during the same period in 2013. However, the dollar value of net new orders increased 6% to $466.0 million for the 2014 first quarter from $441.2 million for the 2013 first quarter as a result of the Company’s ability to increase pricing during much of 2013. The Company’s cancellation rate for the 2014 first quarter was essentially flat at 19% versus 18% in the prior year first quarter.

 

 

 
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The Company ended the 2014 first quarter with a backlog of 1,625 homes with an estimated sales value of $651.3 million, compared to backlog of 1,927 homes with an estimated sales value of $693.1 million at March 31, 2013.

 

During the first quarter 2014, many of our communities that were opened during the fourth quarter 2013 achieved active status. At March 31, 2014, we had 157 active subdivisions, up 13% compared to 139 active subdivisions at March 31, 2013 and up 8% from December 31, 2013. In addition, at March 31, 2014 our lots owned and under option reached 16,043, up 26% year-over-year and 2% since December 31, 2013.

 

Interest and other income of $13.5 million for the 2014 first quarter increased by $7.0 million from the same period in the prior year, primarily due to a $6.5 million net gain on the sale of marketable securities. The Company sold the marketable securities in part to fund our extinguishment of $250 million in Senior Notes due December 2014. As a result of the debt extinguishment, the Company recognized a $9.4 million charge.

 

Financial Services

 

Income before taxes from our financial services operations for the 2014 first quarter was $5.1 million, compared to $7.7 million for the 2013 first quarter. The decrease in pretax income primarily reflected a $3.4 million decrease in our mortgage operations pretax income to $2.6 million for the 2014 first quarter, compared to $6.0 million in the 2013 first quarter. The decrease in our mortgage profitability was driven partly by lower loan lock activity, as the homebuilding segment generated lower unit home orders in recent quarters compared with the same periods a year ago. Additionally, the mortgage segment realized lower per unit origination income and gains on loans locked and sold compared to the same period a year ago, resulting primarily from a more competitive mortgage market and higher interest rates. This decrease was partially offset by improvements in the other segment of our financial services operations.

 

About MDC

 

Since 1972, MDC's subsidiary companies have built and financed the American dream for more than 175,000 homebuyers. MDC's commitment to customer satisfaction, quality and value is reflected in each home its subsidiaries build. MDC is one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Its subsidiaries have homebuilding operations across the country, including the metropolitan areas of Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Riverside-San Bernardino, Los Angeles, San Francisco Bay Area, Washington D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia, Jacksonville, Orlando, South Florida and Seattle. The Company's subsidiaries also provide mortgage financing, insurance and title services, primarily for Richmond American homebuyers, through HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. and American Home Title and Escrow Company, respectively. M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "MDC." For more information, visit www.mdcholdings.com.

 

 

 
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Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements in this release, including statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows, strategies and prospects, constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among other things, (1) general economic conditions, including changes in consumer confidence, inflation or deflation and employment levels; (2) changes in business conditions experienced by the Company, including cancellation rates, net home orders, home gross margins, land and home values and subdivision counts; (3) changes in interest rates, mortgage lending programs and the availability of credit; (4) changes in the market value of the Company’s investments in marketable securities; (5) uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans (6) the relative stability of debt and equity markets; (7) competition; (8) the availability and cost of land and other raw materials used by the Company in its homebuilding operations; (9) the availability and cost of performance bonds and insurance covering risks associated with our business; (10) shortages and the cost of labor; (11) weather related slowdowns; (12) slow growth initiatives; (13) building moratoria; (14) governmental regulation, including the interpretation of tax, labor and environmental laws; (15) terrorist acts and other acts of war; and (16) other factors over which the Company has little or no control. Additional information about the risks and uncertainties applicable to the Company's business is contained in the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2014, which is scheduled to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission today. All forward-looking statements made in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed in this press release will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in our subsequent filings, releases or webcasts should be consulted.

 

 

Contact:           Robert N. Martin

Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller

(720) 977-3431

bob.martin@mdch.com 

 

 

*Please see “Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures” at the end of this release.

 

 

 
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income


 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

Homebuilding:

               

Home sale revenues

  $ 318,534     $ 331,748  

Home cost of sales

    (259,478 )     (274,076 )

Gross margin

    59,056       57,672  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    (48,341 )     (48,201 )

Interest and other income

    13,549       6,549  

Interest expense

    (685 )     (817 )

Other expense

    (614 )     (356 )

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    (9,412 )     -  

Homebuilding pretax income

    13,553       14,847  
                 

Financial Services:

               

Revenues

    9,223       12,506  

Expenses

    (4,924 )     (5,642 )

Interest and other income

    788       875  

Financial services pretax income

    5,087       7,739  
                 

Income before income taxes

    18,640       22,586  

Provision for income taxes

    (7,136 )     (70 )

Net income

  $ 11,504     $ 22,516  
                 

Other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities, net of tax

    (4,046 )     2,535  

Comprehensive income

  $ 7,458     $ 25,051  
                 

Earnings per share:

               

Basic

  $ 0.24     $ 0.46  

Diluted

  $ 0.23     $ 0.45  
                 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

               

Basic

    48,585,757       48,342,145  

Diluted

    48,854,675       48,922,335  
                 

Dividends declared per share

  $ 0.25     $ -  

 

 
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Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

   

March 31,

   

December 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except

per share amounts)

(Unaudited)

 
ASSETS                

Homebuilding:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 68,897     $ 148,634  

Marketable securities

    508,744       569,021  

Restricted cash

    1,505       2,195  

Trade and other receivables

    30,134       23,407  

Inventories:

               

Housing completed or under construction

    712,069       636,700  

Land and land under development

    838,703       774,961  

Total inventories

    1,550,772       1,411,661  

Property and equipment, net

    30,897       31,248  

Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance of $8,201 at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

    174,006       176,262  

Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)

    13,027       12,729  

Prepaid and other assets

    62,138       53,525  

Total homebuilding assets

    2,440,120       2,428,682  

Financial Services:

               

Cash and cash equivalents

    25,922       50,704  

Marketable securities

    15,870       19,046  

Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net

    64,800       92,578  

Other assets

    3,525       4,439  

Total financial services assets

    110,117       166,767  

Total Assets

  $ 2,550,237     $ 2,595,449  
                 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

               

Homebuilding:

               

Accounts payable

  $ 31,591     $ 15,046  

Accrued liabilities

    118,524       152,821  

Senior notes, net

    1,095,958       1,095,620  

Total homebuilding liabilities

    1,246,073       1,263,487  
                 

Financial Services:

               

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    55,135       55,639  

Mortgage repurchase facility

    39,340       63,074  

Total financial services liabilities

    94,475       118,713  

Total Liabilities

    1,340,548       1,382,200  
                 

Stockholders' Equity

               

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding

    -       -  

Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 48,821,676 and 48,788,887 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively

    488       488  

Additional paid-in-capital

    909,278       908,090  

Retained earnings

    292,394       293,096  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    7,529       11,575  

Total Stockholders' Equity

    1,209,689       1,213,249  

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

  $ 2,550,237     $ 2,595,449  

 


 
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Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

   

Three Months Ended

 
   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 
   

(Unaudited)

 

Operating Activities:

               

Net income

  $ 11,504     $ 22,516  

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

               

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    9,412       -  

Stock-based compensation expense

    1,292       3,376  

Depreciation and amortization

    934       1,078  

Amortization of discount (premium) on marketable debt securities

    (90 )     619  

Deferred income tax

    7,103       -  

Net changes in assets and liabilities:

               

Restricted cash

    690       (667 )

Trade and other receivables

    (8,711 )     (3,970 )

Mortgage loans held-for-sale

    27,778       33,524  

Housing completed or under construction

    (75,190 )     (8,618 )

Land and land under development

    (63,718 )     (44,770 )

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    (6,881 )     (6,470 )

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

    (18,371 )     (52,036 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (114,248 )     (55,418 )
                 

Investing Activities:

               

Purchases of marketable securities

    (356,287 )     (150,811 )

Maturities of marketable securities

    133,724       -  

Sales of marketable securities

    279,450       44,668  

Purchases of property and equipment

    (545 )     (926 )

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

    56,342       (107,069 )
                 

Financing Activities:

               

Advances (payments) on mortgage repurchase facility, net

    (23,734 )     (34,859 )

Proceeds from issuance of senior notes

    248,375       247,813  

Repayment of senior notes

    (259,118 )     -  

Dividend payments

    (12,207 )     -  

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

    71       5,118  

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    (46,613 )     218,072  
                 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    (104,519 )     55,585  

Cash and cash equivalents:

               

Beginning of period

    199,338       160,095  

End of period

  $ 94,819     $ 215,680  

 

 

 
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Homebuilding Operational Data

 

New Home Deliveries

 

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,  
    2014     2013     % Change  
    Homes     Dollar
Value
    Average Price     Homes     Dollar
Value
    Average Price     Homes     Dollar
Value
    Average Price  
    (Dollars in thousands)  

Arizona

    125     $ 32,672     $ 261.4       140     $ 33,161     $ 236.9       (11 %)     (1 %)     10 %

California

    92       41,100       446.7       146       49,589       339.7       (37 %)     (17 %)     31 %

Nevada

    120       39,937       332.8       133       32,745       246.2       (10 %)     22 %     35 %

Washington

    64       22,713       354.9       61       19,484       319.4       5 %     17 %     11 %

West

    401       136,422       340.2       480       134,979       281.2       (16 %)     1 %     21 %

Colorado

    248       93,383       376.5       304       113,488       373.3       (18 %)     (18 %)     1 %

Utah

    24       7,562       315.1       67       19,889       296.9       (64 %)     (62 %)     6 %

Mountain

    272       100,945       371.1       371       133,377       359.5       (27 %)     (24 %)     3 %

Maryland

    77       36,905       479.3       54       21,704       401.9       43 %     70 %     19 %

Virginia

    57       27,267       478.4       63       29,119       462.2       (10 %)     (6 %)     4 %

Florida

    66       16,995       257.5       50       12,569       251.4       32 %     35 %     2 %

East

    200       81,167       405.8       167       63,392       379.6       20 %     28 %     7 %

Total

    873     $ 318,534     $ 364.9       1,018     $ 331,748     $ 325.9       (14 %)     (4 %)     12 %

 

Net New Orders

 

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

% Change

 
   

Homes

   

Dollar
Value

   

Average Price

   

Monthly
Absorption
Rate *

   

Homes

   

Dollar Value

   

Average Price

   

Monthly
Absorption
Rate *

   

Homes

   

Dollar Value

   

Average Price

   

Monthly
Absorption
Rate *

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

    191     $ 52,392     $ 274.3       2.32       127     $ 30,293     $ 238.5       2.82       50 %     73 %     15 %     (18 %)

California

    153       75,421       492.9       4.08       164       60,401       368.3       4.37       (7 %)     25 %     34 %     (7 %)

Nevada

    150       44,861       299.1       3.16       170       47,042       276.7       5.15       (12 %)     (5 %)     8 %     (39 %)

Washington

    92       34,017       369.8       2.67       93       28,546       306.9       3.01       (1 %)     19 %     20 %     (11 %)

West

    586       206,691       352.7       2.90       554       166,282       300.1       3.78       6 %     24 %     18 %     (23 %)

Colorado

    396       157,613       398.0       3.52       418       147,589       353.1       3.57       (5 %)     7 %     13 %     (1 %)

Utah

    43       14,481       336.8       2.61       65       20,238       311.4       1.92       (34 %)     (28 %)     8 %     36 %

Mountain

    439       172,094       392.0       3.40       483       167,827       347.5       3.20       (9 %)     3 %     13 %     6 %

Maryland

    68       31,347       461.0       1.35       90       38,450       427.2       1.67       (24 %)     (18 %)     8 %     (19 %)

Virginia

    59       29,893       506.7       1.87       93       48,656       523.2       2.52       (37 %)     (39 %)     (3 %)     (26 %)

Florida

    84       25,930       308.7       2.19       80       19,981       249.8       1.93       5 %     30 %     24 %     13 %

East

    211       87,170       413.1       1.76       263       107,087       407.2       1.99       (20 %)     (19 %)     1 %     (12 %)

Total

    1,236     $ 465,955     $ 377.0       2.74       1,300     $ 441,196     $ 339.4       3.03       (5 %)     6 %     11 %     (10 %)

 

* Calculated as total net new orders in period ÷ average active communities during period ÷ number of months in period 

 

 
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Homebuilding Operational Data

 

Active Subdivisions

 

 

    March 31,     %  
    2014     2013     Change  

Arizona

    31       16       94 %

California

    15       12       25 %

Nevada

    17       9       89 %

Washington

    11       12       (8 %)

West

    74       49       51 %

Colorado

    38       36       6 %

Utah

    6       9       (33 %)

Mountain

    44       45       (2 %)

Maryland

    15       19       (21 %)

Virginia

    10       12       (17 %)

Florida

    14       14       0 %

East

    39       45       (13 %)

Total

    157       139       13 %

Average for quarter ended

    150       143       5 %

 

Backlog

 

 

   

March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

% Change

 
   

Homes

   

Dollar
Value

   

Average Price

   

Homes

   

Dollar
Value

   

Average Price

   

Homes

   

Dollar
Value

   

Average Price

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Arizona

    226     $ 63,587     $ 281.4       137     $ 32,224     $ 235.2       65 %     97 %     20 %

California

    208       106,121       510.2       247       89,688       363.1       (16 %)     18 %     41 %

Nevada

    170       53,490       314.6       241       64,216       266.5       (29 %)     (17% )     18 %

Washington

    74       27,427       370.6       111       36,118       325.4       (33 %)     (24% )     14 %

West

    678       250,625       369.7       736       222,246       302.0       (8 %)     13 %     22 %

Colorado

    565       237,413       420.2       584       212,109       363.2       (3 %)     12 %     16 %

Utah

    45       15,232       338.5       79       25,556       323.5       (43 %)     (40% )     5 %

Mountain

    610       252,645       414.2       663       237,665       358.5       (8

%)

    6 %     16 %

Maryland

    120       57,871       482.3       219       95,970       438.2       (45 %)     (40% )     10 %

Virginia

    105       53,278       507.4       215       111,823       520.1       (51 %)     (52% )     (2% )

Florida

    112       36,852       329.0       94       25,350       269.7       19 %     45 %     22 %

East

    337       148,001       439.2       528       233,143       441.6       (36 %)     (37% )     (1% )

Total

    1,625     $ 651,271     $ 400.8       1,927     $ 693,054     $ 359.7       (16 %)     (6% )     11 %

 

 

 
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Homebuilding Operational Data

 

Homes Completed or Under Construction (WIP lots)

 

 

   

March 31,

   

%

 
   

2014

   

2013

   

Change

 

Unsold:

                       

Completed

    484       222       118 %

Under construction

    740       514       44 %

Total unsold started homes (speculative homes)

    1,224       736       66 %

Sold homes under construction or completed

    1,245       1,345       (7% )

Model homes

    258       221       17 %

Total homes completed or under construction

    2,727       2,302       18 %

 

Lots Owned and Options (including homes completed or under construction)

 

 

   

March 31, 2014

   

March 31, 2013

         
   

Lots Owned

   

Lots Optioned

   

Total

   

Lots Owned

   

Lots Optioned

   

Total

   

Total % Change

 

Arizona

    2,861       40       2,901       2,146       40       2,186       33 %

California

    1,779       23       1,802       997       -       997       81 %

Nevada

    1,591       290       1,881       1,442       39       1,481       27 %

Washington

    687       140       827       493       168       661       25 %

West

    6,918       493       7,411       5,078       247       5,325       39 %

Colorado

    4,220       1,239       5,459       3,336       1,327       4,663       17 %

Utah

    533       20       553       465       13       478       16 %

Mountain

    4,753       1,259       6,012       3,801       1,340       5,141       17 %

Maryland

    427       311       738       592       297       889       (17% )

Virginia

    466       421       887       507       287       794       12 %

Florida

    844       151       995       479       113       592       68 %

East

    1,737       883       2,620       1,578       697       2,275       15 %

Total

    13,408       2,635       16,043       10,457       2,284       12,741       26 %

 

 

 
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Reconciliations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

Adjusted Income Before Income Taxes (Unaudited)

 

Adjusted income before taxes is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that the debt extinguishment costs had and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitors, who may not have incurred debt extinguishment charges.

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

(Dollars in thousands)

 

Income before income taxes

  $ 18,640     $ 22,586  

Debt extinguishment charge

    9,412       -  

Adjusted income before income taxes

  $ 28,052     $ 22,586  

 

Adjusted Diluted Earnings Per Share (Unaudited)

 

Adjusted diluted earnings per share is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that the debt extinguishment costs had and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitors, who may not have incurred debt extinguishment charges.

 

   

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
   

2014

   

2013

 
   

Dollars

   

EPS

   

Dollars

   

EPS

 
   

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method

  $ 11,452     $ 0.23     $ 22,146     $ 0.45  

Effect of debt extinguishment charge on numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method

    5,718       0.12       -       -  
Numerator for adjusted diluted earnings per share under two class method   $ 17,170     $ 0.35     $ 22,146     $ 0.45  
                                 

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding

    48,854,675               48,922,335          

 

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