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Exhibit 99.1

AV Homes Reports Results for Second Quarter 2014

Second Quarter 2014 Highlights - as compared to the prior year quarter (unless otherwise noted)

 

   

Total revenue increased 75% to $51.4 million

 

   

Homebuilding revenue increased 140% to $48.4 million

 

   

Net loss narrowed to $2.3 million, or ($0.10) per share

 

   

Closings increased 133% to 191 units

 

   

Net new orders increased 149% to $72.5 million on a 136% increase in units

 

   

Backlog value increased 96% to $123.7 million on 480 units

 

   

Selling Communities increased to 18 from eight and Communities with closings increased to 14 from seven

 

   

Company completed $200 million 8.5% Senior Notes Offering on June 30, 2014

Scottsdale, AZ (July 31, 2014) – AV Homes, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVHI) (“AV Homes” or the “Company”), a developer and builder of active adult and conventional home communities in Arizona, Florida and North Carolina, today announced results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. AV Homes reported a second quarter net loss of $2.3 million, or ($0.10) per share, compared to a net loss of $4.7 million, or ($0.36) per share, in the second quarter of 2013. Total revenue for the second quarter of 2014 increased 75% to $51.4 million from $29.5 million in the second quarter of 2013.

Roger A. Cregg, President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We had a solid second quarter and continue to improve our performance highlighted by an increase of 133% in homes delivered, 149% increase in net new orders on an increase of 136% in units, 140% growth in homebuilding revenue and narrowing the net loss by over 50% in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the same period last year. We continued to selectively acquire and open new communities in support of our long-term growth strategy, more than doubling our selling and closing communities compared to last year. In addition, we ended the second quarter of 2014 with a strong financial position and adequate liquidity to support further growth opportunities with the successfully completed issuance of $200 million in Senior Notes and the addition of a $65 million Secured Revolving Credit Facility closed during the second quarter. I am confident in our strategy and remain optimistic that our business is positioned to benefit from the improvements and recovering market conditions.”


The increase in total revenue for the second quarter of 2014 compared to the prior year period included a 140% increase in homebuilding revenue to $48.4 million. The increase in homebuilding revenue was driven by volume increases due to a greater number of communities with closings, primarily from the acquisition of Royal Oak Homes, and higher average prices. During the second quarter of 2014, the Company closed 191 homes, a 133% increase from the 82 homes closed during the second quarter of 2013, and the average unit price per closing rose 3.3% to $253,000 from $245,000 in the second quarter of 2013. In addition, the Company recorded $0.6 million of land sales and other revenue in the second quarter, compared to $6.8 million in the second quarter of 2013.

Homebuilding gross margin, which excludes commissions, was 18.2% in the second quarter of 2014 compared to 21.0% in the second quarter of 2013. The decrease in gross margin is primarily due to the purchase price accounting impact from the acquisition of Royal Oak Homes in the first quarter of 2014. Aside from this impact, a 300 basis point margin improvement in the active adult segment was largely offset by a similar decrease in the margin of the primary residential segment.

Homebuilding SG&A costs, which include commissions, as a percentage of homebuilding revenue improved to 15.0% in the second quarter of 2014 from 21.7% in the second quarter of 2013. Additionally, corporate general and administrative expenses as a percentage of homebuilding revenue improved to 8.0% in the second quarter of 2014 from 21.3% in the same period a year ago. The improvement in the SG&A margins overall and within the homebuilding operations demonstrates the cost leverage that the Company is achieving in prudently containing its costs while growing the revenue of the business.

The number of new housing contracts signed, net of cancellations, during the three months ended June 30, 2014 increased 136% to 281 units, compared to 119 units during the same period in 2013. The increase in housing contracts was primarily attributable to the increase


in selling communities from eight to 18. The average sales price on contracts signed in the second quarter of 2014 rose 5.3% to $258,000 from $245,000 in the second quarter of 2013. The aggregate dollar value of the contracts signed during the second quarter increased 149% to $72.5 million, compared to $29.1 million during the same period one year ago. The backlog value of homes under contract but not yet closed at June 30, 2014 increased 96% to $123.7 million on 480 units, compared to $63.2 million on 276 units at June 30, 2013.

During the second quarter of 2014, the Company continued to invest in the business through $5 million of land and lot acquisitions, $16 million of land development and $32 million in home construction. Additionally, on June 30, 2014, as previously announced, the Company completed a $200 million offering of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2019, providing increased liquidity to its capital structure.

The Company affirmed its previously issued outlook for the full year 2014, as follows:

 

   

The Company expects to have approximately 30 communities engaged in selling homes and approximately 25 communities engaged in closing home sales at December 31, 2014.

 

   

The Company expects to have closed in the range of 975 to 1,050 homes for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

   

The Company expects the average selling price of homes closed during the year ending December 31, 2014 to be approximately $250,000.

 

   

The Company expects land sales revenue between $26 and $28 million, with an aggregate gain on sales between $7 and $8 million, each for the year ending December 31, 2014.

 

   

The Company expects income/loss before taxes for the year ending December 31, 2014 in the range of break-even to a modest loss.

The Company will hold a conference call and webcast on Friday, August 1, 2014 to discuss its second quarter financial results. The conference call will begin at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The conference call can be accessed live over the telephone by dialing (877) 643-7158 or for international callers by dialing (914) 495-8565; please dial-in 10 minutes before the start of the call. A replay will be available on August 1, 2014 at 11:30 a.m. and can be accessed by dialing (855) 859-2056 or for international callers by dialing (404) 537-3406; the conference ID is 77882455. The replay will be available until August 8, 2014. In order to access the live webcast, please go to the Investors section of AV Homes’ website at www.avhomesinc.com and click on the webcast link that will be made available. A replay will be available shortly after the original webcast.


AV Homes, Inc. is engaged in homebuilding, community development and land sales in Florida, Arizona and North Carolina. Its principal operations are conducted near the Orlando, Florida, Phoenix, Arizona and Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina markets. The Company builds communities that serve active adults 55 years and older and people of all ages. AV Homes common shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol AVHI.

This news release, the conference call and the webcast contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, which statements may include information regarding the plans, intentions, expectations, future financial performance, or future operating performance of AV Homes, Inc. Forward-looking statements are based on the expectations, estimates, or projections of management as of the date of this news release, the conference call and the webcast. Although our management believes these expectations, estimates, or projections to be reasonable as of the date of this news release, the conference call and the webcast, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to significant business risks, economic and competitive uncertainties, or other contingencies which could cause our actual results or performance to differ materially from what may be expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others: the stability of certain financial markets; disruption of the credit markets and reduced availability and more stringent financing requirements for commercial and residential mortgages of all types; the number of investor and speculator resale homes for sale and homes in foreclosure in our communities and in the geographic areas in which we develop and sell homes; the increased level of unemployment; the decline in net worth and/or of income of potential buyers; the decline in consumer confidence; the failure to successfully implement our business strategy (including our intentions to focus primarily on the development of active adult communities in the future); shifts in demographic trends affecting demand for active adult and primary housing; the level of immigration and migration into the areas in which we conduct real estate activities; our access to financing; construction defect and home warranty claims; changes in, or the failure or inability to comply with, government regulations; the failure to successfully integrate acquisitions into our business, including our acquisition of Royal Oak Homes, LLC and other factors as are described in “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which filings are available on www.sec.gov. AV Homes disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events and circumstances, except to the extent required by applicable law.


Investor Contact:

Mike Burnett

EVP, Chief Financial Officer

480-214-7408

m.burnett@avhomesinc.com


AV HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

($000’s omitted, except per share data)

(unaudited)

 

     Three Months
Ended June 30,
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
 
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Revenues

        

Real estate revenues

        

Homebuilding and amenity

   $ 50,855      $ 22,705      $ 79,001      $ 45,253   

Land sales

     520        6,577        16,226        8,882   

Other real estate

     72        181        85        438   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate revenues

     51,447        29,463        95,312        54,573   

Expenses

        

Real estate expenses

        

Homebuilding and amenity

     49,380        23,025        78,009        45,790   

Land sales

     294        4,392        12,238        5,257   

Other real estate

     238        692        759        1,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total real estate expenses

     49,912        28,109        91,006        52,446   

Impairment charges

     —          45        —          45   

General and administrative expenses

     3,852        4,292        8,248        7,997   

Interest income and other

     (70     (93     (173     (102

Interest expense

     —          1,763        111        3,536   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total expenses

     53,694        34,116        99,192        63,922   

Equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities

     (6     (15     (5     (78
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (2,253     (4,668     (3,885     (9,427

Income tax (expense) benefit

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss

     (2,253     (4,668     (3,885     (9,427

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests in consolidated entities

     36        —          329        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to AV Homes stockholders

   $ (2,289   $ (4,668   $ (4,214   $ (9,427
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share

   $ (0.10   $ (0.36   $ (0.19   $ (0.74
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


AV HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Balance Sheets

($000’s omitted)

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)        

Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 212,709      $ 144,727   

Restricted cash

     11,348        3,956   

Land and other inventories

     338,014        240,078   

Receivables, net

     2,552        3,893   

Property and equipment, net

     37,070        37,844   

Investments in unconsolidated entities

     14,610        1,230   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     21,420        11,138   

Assets held for sale

     12,243        23,862   

Goodwill

     5,976        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 655,942      $ 466,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

    

Liabilities

    

Accounts payable

   $ 17,495      $ 9,757   

Accrued and other liabilities

     16,165        14,280   

Customer deposits and deferred revenues

     5,584        2,323   

Estimated development liability for sold land

     33,201        33,232   

Notes payable

     299,981        105,402   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     372,426        164,994   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity

    

Common Stock, par value $1 per share

    

Authorized: 50,000,000 shares

    

Issued:         22,191,500 shares outstanding at June 30, 2014

    

                      22,097,252 shares outstanding at December 31, 2013

     22,191        22,097   

Additional paid-in capital

     395,698        394,504   

Accumulated deficit

     (131,354     (127,481
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     286,535        289,120   

Treasury stock: at cost, 110,874 shares at June 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013

     (3,019     (3,019
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total AV Homes stockholders’ equity

     283,516        286,101   

Non-controlling interests

     —          15,633   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Equity

     283,516        301,734   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 655,942      $ 466,728   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


AV HOMES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

($000’s omitted)

(unaudited)

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2014     2013  

OPERATING ACTIVITIES

    

Net loss (including net gain or loss attributable to non-controlling interests)

   $ (3,885   $ (9,427

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

    

Depreciation and amortization

     1,602        1,344   

Amortization of stock-based compensation

     1,236        615   

Impairment of land and other inventories

     —          45   

Equity loss from unconsolidated entities

     5        78   

Loss from disposal of assets

     —          22   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Restricted cash

     (7,392     (43

Receivables, net

     1,341        (83

Land and other inventories

     (66,431     (17,087

Assets held for sale

     11,619        9,166   

Prepaid expenses and other assets

     (1,468     372   

Accounts payable, estimated development liability, and accrued and other liabilities

     7,781        1,395   

Customer deposits and deferred revenues

     2,407        1,668   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES

     (53,185     (11,935

INVESTING ACTIVITIES

    

Investment in property and equipment

     (409     (764

Proceeds from sales of property and equipment

     12        —     

Acquisition of Royal Oak Homes

     (64,794     —     

Investment in unconsolidated entities

     —          (95

Return of capital from unconsolidated entities

     33        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES

     (65,158     (859

FINANCING ACTIVITIES

    

Net proceeds from issuance of common shares

     —          35,805   

Net proceeds from issuance of preferred shares

     —          93,206   

Gross proceeds from issuance of 8.5% Notes

     200,000        —     

Debt issuance costs

     (8,297     —     

Principal payments of 4.50% Notes

     (5,421     —     

Contributions from consolidated joint venture partner

     193        401   

Payment of withholding taxes related to restricted stock and units withheld

     (150     (34
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES

     186,325        129,378   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS

     67,982        116,584   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     144,727        79,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD

   $ 212,709      $ 196,399   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


The following table provides a comparison of certain financial data related to our operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014:

 

     Three Months     Six Months  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  

Operating income (loss):

        

Active adult communities

        

Revenues

        

Homebuilding

   $ 25,687      $ 8,385      $ 40,019      $ 18,606   

Amenity

     1,906        1,771        3,923        3,556   

Expenses

        

Homebuilding

     20,506        6,964        31,647        15,215   

Homebuilding Selling, General and Administrative

     3,903        2,692        7,473        5,273   

Amenity

     2,008        2,054        3,818        4,107   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income (loss)

     1,176        (1,554     1,004        (2,433

Primary residential

        

Revenues

        

Homebuilding

     22,738        11,739        34,008        21,672   

Amenity

     524        810        1,051        1,419   

Expenses

        

Homebuilding

     19,123        8,934        28,560        16,630   

Homebuilding Selling, General and Administrative

     3,372        1,677        5,468        3,223   

Amenity

     468        749        1,043        1,387   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income (loss)

     299        1,189        (12     1,851   

Commercial and industrial and other land sales

        

Revenues

     520        6,577        16,226        8,882   

Expenses

     294        4,392        12,238        5,257   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income

     226        2,185        3,988        3,625   

Other operations

        

Revenues

     72        181        85        438   

Expenses

     13        115        45        184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Segment operating income

     59        66        40        254   

Operating income

     1,760        1,886        5,020        3,297   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Unallocated income (expenses):

        

Interest income and other

     70        93        173        102   

Equity loss from unconsolidated entities

     (6     (15     (5     (78

Corporate general and administrative expenses

     (3,852     (4,292     (8,248     (7,997

Interest expense

     —          (1,763     (111     (3,536

Other real estate expenses

     (225     (577     (714     (1,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (2,253     (4,668     (3,885     (9,427

Income tax expense

     —          —          —          —     

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

   $ (36   $ —        $ (329   $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AV Homes

   $ (2,289   $ (4,668   $ (4,214   $ (9,427
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


Data from closings for the active adult and primary residential homebuilding segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized as follows:

 

For the three months ended June 30,

   Number of
Units
     Revenues      Average Price
Per Unit
 

2014

        

Active adult communities

     101       $ 25,636       $ 254   

Primary residential

     90         22,741       $ 253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     191       $ 48,377       $ 253   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

2013

        

Active adult communities

     34       $ 8,385       $ 247   

Primary residential

     48         11,739       $ 245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     82       $ 20,124       $ 245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

For the six months ended June 30,

   Number of
Units
     Revenues      Average Price
Per Unit
 

2014

        

Active adult communities

     157       $ 39,943       $ 254   

Primary residential

     134         33,985       $ 254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     291       $ 73,928       $ 254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

2013

        

Active adult communities

     73       $ 18,606       $ 255   

Primary residential

     90         21,672       $ 241   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     163       $ 40,278       $ 247   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    


Data from contracts signed for the active adult and primary residential homebuilding segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized as follows:

 

For the three months ended June 30,

   Gross Number
of Contracts
Signed
     Cancellations     Contracts
Signed,
Net of
Cancellations
     Dollar
Value
     Average
Price Per
Unit
 

2014

             

Active adult communities

     147         (15     132       $ 34,752       $ 263   

Primary residential

     168         (19     149         37,785       $ 254   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     315         (34     281       $ 72,537       $ 258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

2013

             

Active adult communities

     102         (12     90       $ 20,493       $ 228   

Primary residential

     52         (23     29         8,648       $ 298   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     154         (35     119       $ 29,141       $ 245   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

For the six months ended June 30,

                                 

2014

             

Active adult communities

     285         (28     257       $ 67,743       $ 264   

Primary residential

     253         (29     224         56,410       $ 252   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     538         (57     481       $ 124,153       $ 258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

2013

             

Active adult communities

     199         (25     174       $ 39,531       $ 227   

Primary residential

     124         (44     80         19,001       $ 238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     323         (69     254       $ 58,532       $ 230   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

Backlog for the active adult and primary residential homebuilding segments as of June 30, 2014 and 2013 is summarized as follows:

 

As of June 30    Number of
Backlog
Units
     Dollar
Volume
     Average
Price
Per Unit
 

2014

        

Active adult communities

     227       $ 60,109       $ 265   

Primary residential

     253         63,541       $ 251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     480       $ 123,650       $ 258   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

2013

        

Active adult communities

     164       $ 38,404       $ 234   

Primary residential

     112         24,765       $ 221   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

     276       $ 63,169       $ 229