Prospectus Supplement No. 4 |
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) |
(to prospectus dated March 19, 2021) |
Registration No. 333-252569 |
Landsea Homes Corporation
41,301,645 Shares of Common Stock
5,500,000 Warrants to Purchase Common Stock
This prospectus supplement no. 4 is being filed to update and
supplement information contained in the prospectus dated March 19, 2021 (the “Prospectus”) related to: (1) the issuance
by us of up to 7,052,500 shares of our common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (“Common Stock”) that may be issued
upon exercise of warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share of Common Stock, including the public
warrants and the Private Placement Warrants (as defined in the Prospectus); and (2) the offer and sale, from time to time, by the
Selling Holders (as defined in the Prospectus) identified in the Prospectus, or their permitted transferees, of (i) up to 41,301,645
shares of Common Stock and (ii) up to 5,500,000 Private Placement Warrants, with the information contained in our Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 (the “Report”). Accordingly, we have attached the Report to
this prospectus supplement. Any document, exhibit or information contained in the Report that has been deemed furnished and not
filed in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission rules shall not be included in this prospectus supplement.
This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the information in the
Prospectus and is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in combination with, the Prospectus, including any
amendments or supplements thereto. This prospectus supplement should be read in conjunction with the Prospectus and any prior amendments
or supplements thereto and if there is any inconsistency between the information therein and this prospectus supplement, you should rely
on the information in this prospectus supplement.
Our Common Stock and warrants are traded on the Nasdaq
Global Market under the symbols “LSEA” and “LSEAW,” respectively. On May 14, 2021, the closing price of our Common
Stock was $9.12 per share and the closing price of our warrants was $0.213 per warrant.
Investing in our securities involves risks. See
“Risk Factors” beginning on page 16 of the Prospectus and in any applicable prospectus supplement.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor
any other regulatory body have approved or disapproved these securities, or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus supplement.
Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus supplement is May 17, 2021.
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission
File Number 001-38545
Landsea
Homes Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware |
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82-2196021 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S.
Employer |
Incorporation
or Organization) |
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Identification
Number) |
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660
Newport Center Drive, Suite 300 |
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Newport
Beach, CA |
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92660 |
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices, |
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(Zip
Code) |
(949)
345-8080
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title
of each class |
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Trading
Symbol(s) |
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Name
of each exchange on which registered |
Common
Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |
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LSEA |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
Warrants
exercisable for Common Stock |
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LSEAW |
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The
Nasdaq Capital Market |
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, 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.
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Large
accelerated filer |
☐ |
Accelerated
filer |
☐ |
Non-accelerated
filer |
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Smaller
reporting company |
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Emerging
growth company |
☒ |
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 Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of May 7,
2021, 46,281,091 Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were issued and outstanding.
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Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Form
10-Q Index |
For
the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 |
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PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION |
Page |
Item
1. Financial Statements |
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 |
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 |
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Notes
to the Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Item
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations |
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Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk |
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Item
4. Controls and Procedures |
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION |
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Item
1. Legal Proceedings |
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Item
1A. Risk Factors |
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Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds |
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Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities |
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Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures |
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Item
5. Other Information |
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Item
6. Exhibits |
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Signatures |
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PART I. FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial
Statements
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Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Consolidated
Balance Sheets - (Unaudited) |
(in
thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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March
31, 2021 |
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December
31, 2020 |
Assets |
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Cash
and cash equivalents |
$ |
190,736 |
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$ |
105,778 |
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Cash
held in escrow |
4,138 |
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11,618 |
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Restricted
cash |
— |
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4,270 |
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Real
estate inventories (including related party interest of $15,819 and $18,721, respectively) |
724,437 |
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687,819 |
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Due
from affiliates |
3,097 |
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2,663 |
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Investment
in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures (including related party interest of $972 and $1,320, respectively) |
17,172 |
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21,342 |
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Goodwill |
20,705 |
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20,705 |
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Other
assets |
27,254 |
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41,569 |
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Total
assets |
$ |
987,539 |
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$ |
895,764 |
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Liabilities |
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Accounts
payable |
$ |
40,826 |
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$ |
36,243 |
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities |
51,994 |
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62,869 |
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Due
to affiliates |
2,357 |
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2,357 |
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Warrant
liability |
16,225 |
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— |
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Notes
and other debts payable, net |
319,479 |
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264,809 |
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Total
liabilities |
430,881 |
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366,278 |
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Commitments
and contingencies |
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Equity |
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Stockholders'
equity: |
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Preferred
stock, $0.0001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020,
respectively |
— |
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— |
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Common
stock, $0.0001 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 46,231,025 and 32,557,303 issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and
December 31, 2020, respectively |
5 |
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3 |
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Additional
paid-in capital |
530,427 |
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496,171 |
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Retained
earnings |
24,937 |
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32,011 |
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Total
stockholders' equity |
555,369 |
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528,185 |
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Noncontrolling
interests |
1,289 |
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1,301 |
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Total
equity |
556,658 |
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529,486 |
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Total
liabilities and equity |
$ |
987,539 |
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$ |
895,764 |
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See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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1 -
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Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Consolidated
Statements of Operations - (Unaudited) |
(in
thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
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Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
Revenue |
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Home
sales |
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$ |
154,765 |
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$ |
136,295 |
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Lot
sales |
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5,654 |
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— |
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Total
revenue |
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160,419 |
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136,295 |
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Cost
of sales |
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Home
sales (including related party interest of $2,902 and $2,846, respectively) |
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136,841 |
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119,568 |
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Lot
sales |
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4,780 |
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— |
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Total
cost of sales |
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141,621 |
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119,568 |
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Gross
margin |
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Home
sales |
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17,924 |
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16,727 |
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Lot
sales |
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874 |
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— |
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Total
gross margin |
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18,798 |
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16,727 |
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Sales
and marketing expenses |
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9,931 |
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9,636 |
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General
and administrative expenses |
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14,986 |
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10,016 |
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Total
operating expenses |
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24,917 |
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19,652 |
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(Loss)
from operations |
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(6,119) |
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(2,925) |
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Other
(expense) income, net |
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(61) |
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809 |
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Equity in net
(loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures (including related party interest of $348 and $278, respectively) |
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(21) |
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(1,743) |
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(Loss)
on remeasurement of warrant liability |
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(4,950) |
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— |
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Pretax
(loss) |
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(11,151) |
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(3,859) |
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(Benefit)
for income taxes |
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(4,065) |
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(1,235) |
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Net
(loss) |
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(7,086) |
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(2,624) |
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Net
(loss) attributed to noncontrolling interests |
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(12) |
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(88) |
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Net
(loss) attributable to Landsea Homes Corporation |
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$ |
(7,074) |
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$ |
(2,536) |
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(Loss)
per share: |
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Basic
and diluted |
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$ |
(0.16) |
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$ |
(0.08) |
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Weighted
average common shares outstanding: |
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Basic
and diluted |
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44,245,847 |
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32,557,303 |
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See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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2 -
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Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Consolidated
Statements of Equity - (Unaudited) |
(in
thousands, except shares) |
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Common
Stock |
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Shares |
Amount |
Additional
paid-in capital |
Retained
earnings |
Noncontrolling interests |
Total
stockholders' equity |
Balance
at December 31, 2020 |
1,000 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
496,174 |
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$ |
32,011 |
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$ |
1,301 |
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$ |
529,486 |
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Retroactive
application of recapitalization |
32,556,303 |
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3 |
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(3) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Adjusted
balance, beginning of period |
32,557,303 |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
496,171 |
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$ |
32,011 |
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$ |
1,301 |
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$ |
529,486 |
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Recapitalization
transaction, net of fees and deferred taxes |
13,673,722 |
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2 |
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31,880 |
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— |
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— |
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31,882 |
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Stock-based
compensation expense |
— |
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— |
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2,376 |
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— |
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— |
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2,376 |
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Net
loss |
— |
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— |
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— |
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(7,074) |
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(12) |
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(7,086) |
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Balance
at March 31, 2021 |
46,231,025 |
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$ |
5 |
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$ |
530,427 |
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$ |
24,937 |
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$ |
1,289 |
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$ |
556,658 |
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Common
Stock |
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Shares |
Amount |
Additional
paid-in capital |
Retained
earnings |
Noncontrolling interests |
Total
stockholders' equity |
Balance
at December 31, 2019 |
1,000 |
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$ |
— |
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$ |
524,516 |
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$ |
40,962 |
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$ |
17,892 |
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$ |
583,370 |
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Retroactive
application of recapitalization |
32,556,303 |
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3 |
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(3) |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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Adjusted
balance, beginning of period |
32,557,303 |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
524,513 |
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$ |
40,962 |
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$ |
17,892 |
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$ |
583,370 |
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Contributions
from noncontrolling interests |
— |
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— |
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— |
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— |
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150 |
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150 |
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Net
loss |
— |
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— |
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— |
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(2,536) |
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(88) |
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(2,624) |
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Net
transfers from parent |
— |
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— |
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(6,735) |
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— |
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— |
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(6,735) |
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Balance
at March 31, 2020 |
32,557,303 |
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$ |
3 |
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$ |
517,778 |
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$ |
38,426 |
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$ |
17,954 |
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$ |
574,161 |
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See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows - (Unaudited) |
(in
thousands) |
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Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
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2020 |
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(dollars
in thousands) |
Cash
flows from operating activities: |
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Net
(loss) |
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$ |
(7,086) |
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$ |
(2,624) |
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Adjustments
to reconcile net (loss) to net cash (used in) operating activities: |
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Depreciation
and amortization |
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914 |
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816 |
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Loss
on remeasurement of warrant liability |
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4,950 |
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— |
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Stock-based
compensation expense |
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2,376 |
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— |
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Abandoned
project costs |
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88 |
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— |
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Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated joint ventures |
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21 |
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1,743 |
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Deferred
taxes |
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116 |
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(659) |
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Cash
held in escrow |
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7,480 |
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(2,291) |
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Real
estate inventories |
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(35,755) |
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(245) |
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Due
from affiliates |
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(434) |
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(272) |
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Other
assets |
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(4,539) |
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1,509 |
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Accounts
payable |
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4,583 |
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|
515 |
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities |
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(11,060) |
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(7,846) |
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Due
to affiliates |
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— |
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281 |
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Net
cash (used in) operating activities |
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(38,346) |
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(9,073) |
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Cash
flows from investing activities: |
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Purchases
of property and equipment |
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(157) |
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(460) |
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Distributions
of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |
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4,149 |
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— |
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Payments
for business acquisition, net of cash acquired |
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— |
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(128,528) |
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Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
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3,992 |
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(128,988) |
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Cash
flows from financing activities: |
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Borrowings
from notes and other debts payable |
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154,017 |
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195,686 |
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Repayments
of notes and other debts payable |
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(100,062) |
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(89,246) |
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Proceeds
from merger, net of fees and other costs |
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64,434 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Repayment
of convertible note |
|
|
|
|
(1,500) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributions
from noncontrolling interests |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
offering costs paid |
|
|
|
|
(1,612) |
|
|
(1,194) |
|
Debt
issuance costs paid |
|
|
|
|
(235) |
|
|
(2,252) |
|
Cash
(distributed to) parent, net |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(6,735) |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
115,042 |
|
|
96,409 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash |
|
|
|
|
80,688 |
|
|
(41,652) |
|
Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period |
|
|
|
|
110,048 |
|
|
156,378 |
|
Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period |
|
|
|
|
$ |
190,736 |
|
|
$ |
114,726 |
|
See
accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements.
-
4 -
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
1. Company
Landsea
Homes Corporation (“LHC” or the “Company”), a majority owned subsidiary of Landsea Holdings Corporation (“Landsea
Holdings”), together with its subsidiaries, is engaged in the acquisition, development and building of lots, homes, and condominiums
in California, Arizona, New York, and New Jersey. The Company's operations are organized into the following three reportable segments:
Arizona, California, and Metro New York.
On
August 31, 2020, LHC and its parent, Landsea Holdings, entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”),
with LF Capital Acquisition Corp. (“LF Capital”) and LFCA Merger Sub, Inc. (the “Merger Sub”), a direct, wholly-owned
subsidiary of LF Capital. The Merger Agreement provided for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into Landsea Homes
Incorporated ("LHI"), previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Landsea Holdings, with LHI continuing as the surviving corporation
(the "Merger").
On
January 7, 2021 (the "Closing Date"), the Merger was consummated pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the "Closing"). The
name of the surviving company, LF Capital Acquisition Corp., was changed at that time to Landsea Homes Corporation. Subject to the terms
of the Merger Agreement, Landsea Holdings received $343.8 million of stock consideration, consisting of 32.6 million newly issued
shares of LF Capital Acquisition Corp.’s publicly-traded Class A common stock. The shares were valued at $10.56 per share for purposes
of determining the aggregate number of shares payable to Landsea Holdings (the “Stock Consideration”).
Upon
Closing, Level Field Capital, LLC (the “Sponsor”) held 1.0 million shares which are subject to surrender and forfeiture
for no consideration in the event the common stock does not reach certain thresholds during the twenty-four month period following the
closing of the Merger (“Earnout Shares”). The Sponsor transferred 0.5 million Earnout Shares to Landsea Holdings. Additionally,
the Sponsor forfeited 2.3 million private placement warrants and transferred 2.2 million private placement warrants to Landsea
Holdings (such private placement warrants, each exercisable to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share,
are referred to as the “Private Placement Warrants”, together with the public warrants they are referred to as the "Warrants").
In
connection with the Merger, the Company received $64.4 million from the Merger after payments of $28.7 million related to the
public warrant amendment and of $7.5 million in transaction expenses incurred. The Company incurred direct and incremental costs
of approximately $16.7 million related to the equity issuance, consisting primarily of investment banking, legal, accounting and
other professional fees, which were recorded to additional paid-in capital as a reduction of proceeds. The Company recorded $2.7 million
in general and administrative expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2021 related to the accelerated vesting of the phantom awards.
The Company paid cash of $2.9 million for the phantom stock awards and issued 0.2 million shares with an issuance date value
of $1.9 million at the time of the Merger.
The
Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization. Under this method of accounting, LF Capital is treated as the “acquired”
company for financial reporting purposes. This determination was primarily based on the current stockholder of LHC, Landsea Holdings,
having a relative majority of the voting power of the combined entity, the operations of LHI prior to the Merger comprising the only ongoing
operations of the combined entity, and senior management of LHI comprising the senior management of the combined entity. Accordingly,
for accounting purposes, the financial statements of the combined entity represent a continuation of the financial statements of LHI with
the acquisition being treated as the equivalent of LHI issuing stock for the net assets of LF Capital, accompanied by a recapitalization.
The net assets of LHI are stated at historical cost, with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded. The shares and net (loss) income
per share available to holders of the LHI’s common stock, prior to the Merger, have been retroactively restated as shares reflecting
the exchange ratio established in the Merger Agreement.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis
of Presentation and Consolidation—The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America ("GAAP")
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
and
include the accounts of the Company and all subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Prior
to the Merger, the Company was historically funded as part of Landsea Holdings' treasury program. Cash and cash equivalents were primarily
centrally managed through bank accounts legally owned by Landsea Holdings. Accordingly, cash and cash equivalents held by Landsea Holdings
at the corporate level were not attributed to the Company for any of the periods presented prior to the Merger. Only cash amounts legally
owned by entities consolidated by the Company are reflected in the consolidated balance sheets. Transfers of cash, both to and from Landsea
Holdings' treasury program, were reflected as a component of additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheets and as a financing
activity on the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. As the functional departments that made up the Company were not held
by a single legal entity, balances between the Company and Landsea Holdings that were not historically cash settled were included in additional
paid-in capital.
Landsea
Holdings holds a series of notes payable to affiliated entities of its parent. The cash Landsea Holdings received from this debt was partially
utilized to fund operations of the Company. Related party interest incurred by Landsea Holdings (the “Related Party Interest”)
was historically pushed down to the Company and reflected on the consolidated balance sheets of the Company, primarily in real estate
inventories, and on the consolidated statements of operations in cost of sales. Refer to Note
5 - Capitalized Interest
for further detail. As the Company did not guarantee the notes payable nor have any obligations to repay the notes payable, and as the
notes payable will not be assigned to the Company, the notes payable do not represent the liability of the Company and accordingly have
not been reflected in the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, in connection with the Merger, LHC is precluded from repaying Landsea
Holdings' notes payable to the affiliated entities of its parent. Therefore, as of January 7, 2021, the Related Party Interest is no longer
pushed down to LHC.
During
the periods presented in the consolidated financial statements prior to the Merger, the Company was included in the consolidated U.S.
federal, and certain state and local income tax returns filed by Landsea Holdings, where applicable. Income tax expense and other income
tax related information contained in these consolidated financial statements are presented on a separate return basis as if the Company
had filed its own tax returns. Additionally, certain tax attributes such as net operating losses or credit carryforwards are presented
on a separate return basis, and accordingly, may differ in the future. In jurisdictions where the Company has been included in the tax
returns filed by Landsea Holdings, any income tax payables or receivables resulting from the related income tax provisions have been reflected
in the consolidated balance sheets and the effect of the push down is reflected within additional paid-in capital.
Management
of the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the consolidated financial statements reasonably reflect the utilization of services
provided or benefit received by the Company during the periods presented. Nevertheless, the consolidated financial statements may not
be indicative of the Company’s future performance and therefore periods prior to the Merger do not necessarily reflect the results
of operations, financial position, or cash flows of the Company if it had been an independent entity during those periods.
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information
and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and should be read in conjunction
with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Current Report on Form 8-K/A for the year ended December
31, 2020 filed with the SEC on March 12, 2021. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting
of normal recurring entries) necessary for the fair statement of our results for the interim periods 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.
Use
of Estimates—The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ materially from these
estimates.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
Warrant
liability—The
Company’s outstanding Private Placement Warrants are presented on the consolidated balance sheets as a liability recorded at fair
value with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations at each reporting date as a gain (loss)
on remeasurement of the warrant liability. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable at $11.50 into one share of common stock. The
Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Merger or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Refer to Note
16 - Stockholders' Equity
for additional information on the Warrants. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is determined by a Black-Scholes options
pricing model which includes Level 3 inputs as discussed further in Note
14 - Fair Value.
On
April 12, 2021, the Staff of the SEC released a statement (the “SEC Statement”) emphasizing the potential accounting implications
of certain terms that may be common in warrants issued by special purpose acquisition companies (“SPAC”) that may require
classification of the warrants as a liability of the entity measured at fair value, with changes in fair value each period reported in
earnings.
The
Warrants initially issued by LF Capital in connection with its initial public offering and assumed by the Company in connection with the
consummation of the Merger were previously classified as equity in the annual historical financial statements of LF Capital included in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. As a result, the Company has concluded that there is a material misstatement
related to the accounting for the Warrants in the historical financial statements of LF Capital for the periods presented in that Form
10-K. The Company will file an amended Form 10-K as soon as practicable and has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that includes a statement
of non-reliance within Item 4.02 of that Form 8-K.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income
Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,
which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for income taxes. ASU 2019-12 removes certain exceptions to the general
principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2020. The Company adopted the amendments in this update on January 1, 2021. The adoption did not have a material impact on
the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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 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 15, 2020, and interim periods within those fiscal years, with
early adoption permitted. The Company adopted the amendments in this update on January 1, 2021. The adoption did not have a material impact
on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
In
March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference
Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting,
which provides optional guidance for a limited period of time to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects
of) reference rate reform, particularly the cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR"), on financial reporting.
The adoption of this ASU did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
3.
Business Combinations
On
January 15, 2020, the Company acquired 100% of the membership interest of Garrett Walker Homes (“GWH”) for cash consideration
of approximately $133.4 million. GWH is a residential homebuilder located in Phoenix, Arizona focused on building entry-level, single-family
detached homes in the Northwest Valley and Phoenix metropolitan. The total assets of GWH include approximately 20 projects and 1,750 lots
in various stages of development.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
In
accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 805, Business Combinations, the assets acquired and liabilities
assumed from our acquisition of GWH were measured and recognized at fair value as of the date of the acquisition to reflect the purchase
price paid.
Acquired
inventories consist of land, land deposits, and work in process inventories. The Company determined the estimate of fair value for
acquired land inventory using a forecasted cash flow approach for the development, marketing, and sale of each community acquired. Significant
assumptions included in our estimate were future development costs, construction and overhead costs, mix of products, as well as average
selling price ("ASP"), and absorption rates. The Company estimated the fair value of acquired work in process inventories
based upon the stage of production of each unit and a profit margin that a market participant would require to complete the remaining
production and requisite selling efforts. On the acquisition date, the stage of production for each lot ranged from recently started
lots to fully completed homes. The intangible asset acquired relates to the GWH trade name, which is estimated to have a fair value of
$1.6 million and is being amortized over three years. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets
acquired and liabilities assumed. Goodwill of $15.4 million was recorded on the consolidated balance sheets as a result of this transaction
and is expected to be deductible for tax purposes over 15 years. The acquired goodwill is included in the Arizona reporting segment in
Note
13, Segment Information.
The Company incurred transaction related costs of $0.4 million related to the GWH acquisition in the three months ended March 31, 2020.
The
Company's results of operations include homebuilding revenues of $41.3 million, and income before tax inclusive of purchase price accounting
and corporate G&A allocation, of $2.0 million, from GWH in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the three
months ended March 31, 2020.
The
following is a summary of the allocation of the purchase price based on the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed (dollars
in thousands).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
Acquired |
|
Cash |
$ |
2,905 |
|
Real
estate inventories |
119,466 |
|
Goodwill |
15,392 |
|
Trade
name |
1,600 |
|
Other
assets |
532 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
139,895 |
|
|
|
Liabilities
Assumed |
|
Accounts
payable |
$ |
5,425 |
|
Accrued
expenses |
1,037 |
|
Total
liabilities |
6,462 |
|
Net
assets acquired |
$ |
133,433 |
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Financial Information
Unaudited
pro forma revenue and net (loss) income for the three months ended March 31, 2020 give effect to the results of the acquisition of GWH
as though the acquisition date was as of January 1, 2019, the beginning of the year preceding the acquisition. Unaudited pro forma net
(loss) income adjusts the operating results of GWH to reflect the additional costs that would have been recorded assuming the fair value
adjustments had been applied as of the beginning of the year preceding the year of acquisition including the tax-effected amortization
of the acquired trade name and transaction related costs.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Revenue |
|
|
|
$ |
138,746 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pretax
loss |
|
|
|
(4,050) |
|
Benefit
for income taxes |
|
|
|
948 |
|
Net
loss |
|
|
|
$ |
(3,102) |
|
4.
Real Estate Inventories
Real
estate inventories are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Deposits
and pre-acquisition costs |
$ |
35,938 |
|
|
$ |
34,102 |
|
Land
held and land under development |
233,583 |
|
|
221,055 |
|
Homes
completed or under construction |
422,350 |
|
|
395,926 |
|
Model
homes |
32,566 |
|
|
36,736 |
|
Total
real estate inventory |
$ |
724,437 |
|
|
$ |
687,819 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deposits
and pre-acquisition costs include land deposits and other due diligence costs related to potential land acquisitions. Land held and land
under development includes costs incurred during site development such as development, indirect costs, and permits. Homes completed or
under construction and model homes include all costs associated with home construction, including land, development, indirect costs, permits,
materials and labor.
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 estimated fair value. The Company reviews each real estate asset at the community-level, on a quarterly basis or
whenever indicators of impairment exist. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each community by using a discounted cash
flow approach based on the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that reflect the risk of the community being evaluated. The discounted
cash flow approach can be impacted significantly by our estimates of future home sales revenue, home construction costs, and the applicable
discount rate, all of which are Level 3 inputs.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recognized no real estate inventory impairments.
5.
Capitalized Interest
Interest
is capitalized to real estate inventories and investment in unconsolidated joint ventures during development and other qualifying activities.
Interest capitalized as a cost of real estate inventories is included in cost of sales as related inventories are delivered. Interest
capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures is relieved to equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures
as related joint venture homes close.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
For
the periods reported, interest incurred, capitalized, and expensed was as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Related
party interest pushed down |
|
|
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,629 |
|
Other
interest incurred |
|
|
|
|
5,106 |
|
|
4,302 |
|
Total
interest incurred |
|
|
|
|
5,106 |
|
|
6,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Related
party interest capitalized |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
2,629 |
Other
interest capitalized |
|
|
|
|
5,106 |
|
|
4,302 |
|
Total
interest capitalized |
|
|
|
|
5,106 |
|
|
6,931 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previously
capitalized related party interest included in cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,902 |
|
|
$ |
2,846 |
|
Previously
capitalized other interest included in cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
4,165 |
|
|
4,465 |
|
Related
party interest relieved to equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
278 |
|
Other
interest relieved to equity in earnings (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
Other
interest expensed |
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
Total
interest expense included in pretax income (loss) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,431 |
|
|
$ |
7,604 |
|
6. Investment
in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
As
of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had two unconsolidated joint ventures with ownership interests of 51% and
25% in LS-NJ Port Imperial JV LLC and LS-Boston Point LLC, respectively, and concluded that these joint ventures were variable interest
entities. The Company concluded that it was not the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entities and, accordingly, accounted
for these entities under the equity method of accounting. The Company's maximum exposure to loss is limited to the investment in the unconsolidated
joint venture amounts included on the consolidated balance sheets.
The
condensed combined balance sheets for the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Cash
and cash equivalents |
$ |
6,603 |
|
|
$ |
2,740 |
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
cash |
— |
|
|
4,870 |
|
Real
estate inventories |
30,145 |
|
|
41,214 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other
assets |
122 |
|
|
123 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
36,870 |
|
|
$ |
48,947 |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable |
$ |
207 |
|
|
$ |
188 |
|
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities |
4,183 |
|
|
3,928 |
|
Due
to affiliates |
871 |
|
|
5,735 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities |
5,261 |
|
|
9,851 |
|
Members'
capital |
31,609 |
|
|
39,096 |
|
Total
liabilities and members' capital |
$ |
36,870 |
|
|
$ |
48,947 |
|
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
condensed combined statements of operations for the Company’s unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method
are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Revenues |
|
|
|
|
$ |
14,080 |
|
|
$ |
10,561 |
|
Cost
of sales and expenses |
|
|
|
|
(13,431) |
|
|
(13,106) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
(2,545) |
|
Equity in net
(loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (1) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(21) |
|
|
$ |
(1,743) |
|
(1)
The equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures consists of the allocation of the Company's proportionate
share of income or loss from the unconsolidated joint ventures of $0.3 million income and $1.4 million loss, as well as $0.4 million and
$0.3 million of expense related to capitalized interest and other costs for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, no impairment charges were recorded related to either of the unconsolidated joint ventures.
7. Other
Assets
Other
assets consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Deferred
tax asset, net |
$ |
2,621 |
|
|
$ |
13,248 |
|
Property,
equipment and capitalized selling and marketing costs, net |
5,790 |
|
|
6,386 |
|
Right-of-use
asset |
5,678 |
|
|
5,973 |
|
Deferred
offering costs |
— |
|
|
7,617 |
|
Prepaid
income taxes |
3,362 |
|
|
1,003 |
|
Intangible
asset, net |
885 |
|
|
1,046 |
|
Prepaid
expenses |
5,741 |
|
|
3,029 |
|
Other |
3,177 |
|
|
3,267 |
|
Total
other assets |
$ |
27,254 |
|
|
$ |
41,569 |
|
8.
Accrued Expenses and Other Liabilities
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Land
development and home construction accrual |
$ |
24,499 |
|
|
$ |
25,910 |
|
Warranty
accrual |
12,020 |
|
|
11,730 |
|
Accrued
compensation and benefits |
3,630 |
|
|
10,966 |
|
Lease
liabilities |
6,089 |
|
|
6,396 |
|
Interest
payable |
1,612 |
|
|
1,134 |
|
Income
tax payable |
— |
|
|
1,355 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
tax payable |
735 |
|
|
1,867 |
|
Other
deposits and liabilities |
3,409 |
|
|
3,511 |
|
Total
accrued expenses and other liabilities |
$ |
51,994 |
|
|
$ |
62,869 |
|
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
Changes in the
Company’s warranty accrual are detailed in the table below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Beginning
warranty accrual |
$ |
11,730 |
|
|
$ |
8,693 |
|
Warranty
provision |
917 |
|
|
3,843 |
|
Warranty
payments |
(627) |
|
|
(806) |
|
Ending
warranty accrual |
$ |
12,020 |
|
|
$ |
11,730 |
|
9.
Notes and Other Debts Payable, net
Amounts
outstanding under notes and other debts payable, net consist of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Construction
loans |
$ |
91,504 |
|
|
$ |
67,757 |
|
Line
of credit facilities |
179,019 |
|
|
140,142 |
EB-5
notes payable |
50,150 |
|
|
59,216 |
Loan
payable |
5,136 |
|
|
5,144 |
|
Notes
Payable |
325,809 |
|
|
272,259 |
Deferred
loan costs |
(6,330) |
|
|
(7,450) |
Notes
and other debts payable, net |
$ |
319,479 |
|
|
$ |
264,809 |
|
The
Company has various construction loan agreements secured by various real estate developments (“Construction Loans”) with maturity
dates extending from February 2022 through November 2023. The Construction Loans have variable interest rates based on Prime or LIBOR.
As of March 31, 2021, interest rates on the Construction Loans ranged from 4.00% to 5.50%. In 2018, the Company assumed two loans
from a third-party land seller in connection with the acquisition of real estate inventories. Both loans have a variable interest rate
of LIBOR plus 6.50% with a floor of 8.25%. As of March 31, 2021, the interest rate on both loans was 8.25%.
In
2018, the Company entered into a secured line of credit (“LOC”) with a bank. In 2020, the Company extended the loan resulting
in a new maturity date of February 2024. As of March 31, 2021 the total commitment on the LOC was $195.0 million and it had an outstanding
balance of $99.8 million. The LOC has a variable interest rate of Prime plus 1.25% with a floor of 5.25%. As of March 31, 2021, the
interest rate was 5.25%.
In
connection with the acquisition of GWH, the Company entered into an additional line of credit ("LOC2") with a bank as part of
the transaction. On the date of acquisition, the Company drew $70.0 million from the LOC2. As of March 31, 2021 the total commitment
on the LOC2 was $100.0 million and it had an outstanding balance of $79.2 million. The LOC2 has an interest rate of Prime plus 1.00% with
a floor of 5.00% and matures in January 2024. As of March 31, 2021, the interest rate was 5.00%.
The
Company has various EB-5 notes payable with maturity dates ranging from February 2022 through June 2023. As of March 31, 2021, the
loans have fixed interest rates of 4.00% to 6.00%.
On
April 15, 2020, Landsea Holdings entered into a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) Note evidencing an unsecured loan in the
amount of $4.3 million made to the Company under the PPP. The PPP was established under the CARES Act and is administered by the U.S.
Small Business Association. The PPP Note matures on April 15, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum. The proceeds
from the PPP Note may only be used for payroll costs (including benefits), interest on mortgage obligations, rent, utilities and interest
on certain other debt obligations. The proceeds from the PPP Note were used in the operation of the Company and therefore the debt was
included in the consolidated balance sheets of the Company. We fully utilized the proceeds from this loan to satisfy certain payroll and
benefit obligations and have applied for relief of the full amount of the loan under the PPP.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
Company’s loans have certain financial covenants, such as requirements for the Company to maintain a minimum liquidity balance,
minimum tangible net worth, gross profit margin, leverage and interest coverage ratios. The Company's loans are secured by the assets
of the Company and contain various representations, warranties, and covenants that are customary for these types of agreements. As of
March 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all financial loan agreement covenants.
The
aggregate maturities of the principal balances of the notes and other debts payable during the five years subsequent to March 31,
2021 are as follows (dollars
in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
$ |
62 |
|
2022 |
121,308 |
|
2023 |
24,777 |
|
2024 |
179,102 |
|
2025 |
560 |
|
Thereafter |
— |
|
|
$ |
325,809 |
|
10. Commitments
and Contingencies
Legal—The
Company is subject to the usual obligations associated with entering into contracts for the development and sale of real estate inventories
and other potential liabilities incidental to its business.
Certain
of the Company’s subsidiaries are a party to various claims, legal actions and complaints arising in the ordinary course of business.
In management’s opinion, the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated
financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
Performance
Obligations—In
the ordinary course of business, and as part of the entitlement and development process, the Company’s subsidiaries are required
to provide performance bonds to assure completion of certain public facilities. The Company had $92.1 million and $78.0 million of performance
bonds outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
Operating
Leases—The
Company has various operating leases, most of which relate to office facilities. Future minimum payments under the noncancelable operating
leases in effect at March 31, 2021 were as follows
(dollars in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
$ |
1,201 |
|
2022 |
1,624 |
|
2023 |
1,397 |
|
2024 |
1,182 |
|
2025 |
855 |
|
Thereafter |
762 |
|
Total
lease payments |
7,021 |
|
Less:
Discount |
(932) |
|
Present
value of lease liabilities |
$ |
6,089 |
|
Operating
lease expense for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 was $0.4 million and $0.5 million respectively, and is included in general
and administrative expense on the consolidated statements of operations.
The
Company primarily enters into operating leases for the right to use office space and computer and office equipment, which have remaining
lease terms that range from one to seven years and often include one or more options to renew. The weighted average remaining lease term
as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 was 4.1 and 4.4 years, respectively. Renewal terms are included in the lease term
when it is reasonably certain the option will be exercised.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
Company established a right-of-use asset and a lease liability based on the present value of future minimum lease payments at the later
of January 1, 2019, the commencement date of the lease, or, if subsequently modified, the date of modification for active leases. As the
rate implicit in each lease is not readily determinable, the Company's incremental borrowing rate is used in determining the present value
of future minimum payments as of the commencement date. The weighted average rate as of March 31, 2021 was 5.9%. Lease components
and non-lease components are accounted for as a single lease component. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $5.7 million and $6.1
million recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability, respectively, which are presented on the consolidated balance sheets within
other assets and accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $6.0 million and
$6.4 million recognized as a right-of-use asset and lease liability, respectively.
11. Related
Party Transactions
The
Company has entered into agreements with its unconsolidated joint ventures to provide management services related to underlying projects
for a management fee and reimbursement of agreed upon out of pocket operating expenses. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31,
2020, the Company had a net receivable due from affiliates balance of $0.7 million and a net receivable due from affiliates of $0.3 million,
respectively. For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded $0.1 million and $0.3 million of management fees,
respectively.
On
June 30, 2020, the Company transferred its interest in a consolidated real estate joint venture that was previously included in the Metro
New York segment to LHC. The interest was removed from the consolidated financial statements of the Company on a prospective basis. The
real estate joint venture had net assets at the date of transfer of $28.9 million and a noncontrolling interest of $1.2 million as follows
(dollars
in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
Transferred |
|
Cash |
$ |
338 |
|
Real
estate inventories |
49,705 |
|
Other
assets |
174 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
50,217 |
|
|
|
Liabilities
Transferred |
|
Accounts
payable |
$ |
1,416 |
|
Construction
loan |
17,825 |
|
Accrued
expenses and other liabilities |
2,102 |
|
Total
liabilities |
21,343 |
|
Net
assets transferred |
28,874 |
|
Noncontrolling
interest transferred |
$ |
1,242 |
|
In
connection with the Merger we transferred a deferred tax asset ("DTA") to Landsea Holdings, our majority shareholder, of $12.1 million.
The DTA represented the deferred tax on interest expensed through Cost of Sales from a related party loan which remained with Landsea
Holdings during the Merger.
12. Income
Taxes
During
the periods presented herein prior to the Merger, the
Company reported income taxes on the consolidated income tax returns of Landsea Holdings since it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Landsea
Holdings. The income tax provision and related balances in these consolidated financial statements have been calculated as if the Company
filed a separate tax return and was operating as a separate business from Landsea Holdings. Therefore, cash tax payments and items of
current and deferred taxes during that period may not be reflective of the Company’s actual tax balances.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
effective tax rate of the Company was 36.5% and 32.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. The difference
between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is primarily related to state income
taxes net of federal income tax benefits, estimated deduction limitations for executive compensation, warrant fair market value adjustments,
and tax credits for energy efficient homes. The difference between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for the three months
ended March 31, 2020 is primarily related to state income taxes net of federal income tax benefits and tax credits for energy efficient
homes.
13.
Segment Reporting
The
Company is engaged in the development, design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family homes and condos in multiple states across
the country. The Company is managed by geographic location and each of the three geographic regions targets a wide range of buyer profiles
including: first time, move-up, and luxury homebuyers.
The
management of the three geographic regions report to the Company's chief operating decision makers (“CODMs”), the Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company. The CODMs review the results of operations, including total revenue and income before
income tax expense to assess profitability and to allocate resources. Accordingly, the Company has presented its operations as the following
three reportable segments:
•Arizona
•California
•Metro
New York
The
Company has also identified Corporate operations as a non-operating segment, as it serves to support the homebuilding operations through
functional departments such as executive, finance, treasury, human resources, accounting and legal. The majority of the corporate personnel
and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding operations and are allocated based on each segment's
respective percentage of assets, revenue and dedicated personnel.
The
following table summarizes total revenue and income before income tax expense by segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
$ |
65,326 |
|
|
$ |
53,054 |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
95,093 |
|
|
83,241 |
|
Metro
New York
(1) |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Total
revenue |
|
|
|
|
$ |
160,419 |
|
|
$ |
136,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
income before income tax expense: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arizona |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,433 |
|
|
$ |
(972) |
|
California |
|
|
|
|
(159) |
|
|
1,492 |
|
Metro
New York (1) |
|
|
|
|
(831) |
|
|
(2,796) |
|
Corporate |
|
|
|
|
(11,594) |
|
|
(1,583) |
|
Total
(loss) income before income tax expense |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(11,151) |
|
|
$ |
(3,859) |
|
(1)
The Metro New York reportable segment does not currently have any active selling communities. Included in (loss)
income before income tax expense is a $0.0 million loss and $1.7 million loss from unconsolidated joint ventures for the three months
ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The following
table summarizes total assets by segment:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Assets |
|
|
|
Arizona |
$ |
279,246 |
|
|
$ |
268,141 |
|
California |
430,379 |
|
|
409,705 |
|
Metro
New York |
125,178 |
|
|
120,168 |
|
Corporate |
152,736 |
|
|
97,750 |
|
Total
assets |
$ |
987,539 |
|
|
$ |
895,764 |
|
As
of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, goodwill of $20.7 million and $20.7 million, respectively, was allocated to the Arizona
segment and no other segment had goodwill.
14. Fair Value
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 the 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.
The following
table presents carrying values and estimated fair values of financial instruments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
|
Hierarchy |
|
Carrying
Value |
|
Fair
Value |
|
Carrying
Value |
|
Fair
Value |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction
loans (1) |
Level
2 |
|
$ |
91,504 |
|
|
$ |
91,504 |
|
|
$ |
67,757 |
|
|
$ |
67,757 |
|
Revolving credit
facility (1) |
Level
2 |
|
$ |
179,019 |
|
|
$ |
179,019 |
|
|
$ |
140,142 |
|
|
$ |
140,142 |
|
EB-5 notes payable
(2) |
Level
2 |
|
$ |
50,150 |
|
|
$ |
50,150 |
|
|
$ |
59,216 |
|
|
$ |
59,216 |
|
Loan payable
(2) |
Level
2 |
|
$ |
5,136 |
|
|
$ |
5,136 |
|
|
$ |
5,144 |
|
|
$ |
5,144 |
|
Warrant
liability |
Level
3 |
|
$ |
16,225 |
|
|
$ |
16,225 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
(1)
Carrying amount approximates fair value due to the variable interest rate terms of these loans.
(2)
Carrying amount approximates fair value due to recent issuances of debt having similar characteristics, including
interest rate.
The
carrying values of accounts and other receivables, restricted cash, deposits and accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate
the fair value for these financial instruments based upon an evaluation of the underlying characteristics, market data and because of
the short period of time between origination of the instruments and their expected realization. The fair value of cash and cash equivalents
is classified in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Non-financial assets such as real estate inventories are measured at fair value
on a nonrecurring basis using a discounted cash flow approach with Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. This measurement is
performed when events and circumstances indicate the asset's carrying value is not recoverable.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
Private Placement Warrants are measured at fair value on a recurring basis using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The significant
unobservable input as of March 31, 2021 was the volatility rate implied from the public warrants, which are exchanged on an open market,
of 42.2%.
The
following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances for the Level 3 recurring fair value measurements during the periods presented:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Warrant
liability |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Beginning
balance(1) |
|
$ |
11,275 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Changes
in fair value |
|
4,950 |
|
|
— |
|
Ending
balance |
|
$ |
16,225 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
(1)
The beginning balance for the three months ended March 31, 2021 represents the balance as of January 7, 2021,
the Closing Date of the Merger.
15. Stock-Based
Compensation
During
2018, Landsea Holdings created a long-term incentive compensation program designed to align the interests of Landsea Holdings, the Company,
and its executives by enabling key employees to participate in the Company’s future growth through the issuance of phantom equity
awards. Landsea Holdings’ phantom equity awards issued on or after January 1, 2018 were accounted for pursuant to ASC 710, Compensation,
as the value was not based on the shares of comparable public entities or other equity, but was based on the book value of Landsea Holdings'
equity. Landsea Holdings measured the value of phantom equity awards on a quarterly basis using the intrinsic value method and pushed
down the expense to the Company as the employees participating in the long-term incentive compensation program primarily benefit the Company.
In connection with the Merger all of the phantom equity awards vested and were either paid out in cash or were converted to stock of LHC
and the program was terminated. The Company recorded $2.7 million in general and administrative expenses in the three months ended
March 31, 2021 related to the accelerated vesting of the phantom awards. The Company paid cash of $2.9 million for the phantom stock
awards and granted 0.2 million shares with a grant date value of $1.9 million at the time of the Merger.
The
Company has developed the Landsea Homes Corporation 2020 Stock Incentive Plan ("the Plan") which provides for the grant of Options,
Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock Units and Restricted Stock, any of which may be performance-based, as determined by the Company's
Compensation Committee.
During
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company granted restricted stock units (“RSUs”) covering 0.1 million shares
of common stock with a grant date fair value of $9.69 per share that vested immediately. In association with all grants issued, we recognized
stock-based compensation expense of $2.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Stock-based compensation expense is
included in general and administrative expenses on our consolidated statements of operations. The Company did not grant any RSUs or recognize
any stock-based compensation expense during the three months ended March 31, 2020.
There
are no unvested grants of RSUs as of March 31, 2021.
16. Stockholders'
Equity
The
Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 500.0 million shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share,
and 50.0 million shares of preferred stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of March 31, 2021, there were 46.2 million
shares of common stock issued and outstanding, and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
On
January 7, 2021, the Merger was consummated pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Prior to the Merger, LF Capital was authorized to issue,
and had outstanding, two classes of common shares, Class A and Class B. Upon the consummation of the Merger, all issued and outstanding
shares of Class B common stock converted to shares of Class A. Public stockholders were offered the opportunity to redeem, upon closing
of the Merger, shares of Class A common stock for cash. All outstanding shares of Common Stock are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
Following the merger, the Company's equity was retroactively adjusted to reflect the 32.6 million shares issued to Landsea Holdings.
As
of March 31, 2021 there were 21,025,000 outstanding Warrants, consisting of 15,525,000 public warrants and 5,500,000 Private Placement
Warrants. At the time of the Merger, the Warrant Agreement was amended so that each public warrant is exercisable at $1.15 into one tenth
share of common stock. As part of the amendment, each holder of the public warrants received $1.85 for a total of $28.7 million paid
by the Company upon closing of the Merger. Each Private Placement Warrant is exercisable at $11.50 into one share of common stock. The
Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Merger or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The
Private Placement Warrants are identical to the public warrants, except for the rate of exchange upon exercise. Additionally, the Private
Placement Warrants will be non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial purchasers or such purchasers’ permitted transferees.
If the Private Placement Warrants are held by someone other than the initial stockholders or their permitted transferees, the Private
Placement Warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the public warrants, except
that they will retain their rate of exchange as one-for-one.
The
Company may call the public warrants for redemption (except with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
•in
whole and not in part;
•at
a price of $0.01 per warrant;
•upon
a minimum of 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption; and
•if,
and only if, the last reported closing price of the shares equals or exceeds $18.00 per share for any 20 trading days within a 30-trading
day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date on which the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If
the Company calls the public warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the
public warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the Warrant Agreement.
The
exercise price and number of common shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in
the event of a share dividend, or recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation. However, the Warrants will not be adjusted
for issuance of common shares at a price below its exercise price. Additionally, in no event will the Company be required to net cash
settle the Warrants shares. Accordingly, the Warrants may expire worthless.
17. Earnings
Per Share
We
use the treasury stock method to calculate earnings per share ("EPS") as our currently issued Warrants do not have participating
rights.
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
The
following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted EPS for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands, except share and per share amounts) |
Numerator |
|
|
|
Net
(loss) attributable to Landsea Homes Corporation |
$ |
(7,074) |
|
|
$ |
(2,536) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator |
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding - basic |
45,167,513 |
|
|
32,557,303 |
|
Adjustment
for weighted average participating shares outstanding |
(922,222) |
|
|
— |
|
Adjustment
for weighted average shares vested but awaiting issuance |
556 |
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted
weighted average common shares outstanding under two class method - basic |
44,245,847 |
|
|
32,557,303 |
|
Dilutive
effect of warrants |
— |
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted
weighted average common shares outstanding under two class method - diluted |
44,245,847 |
|
|
32,557,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share |
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
$ |
(0.16) |
|
|
$ |
(0.08) |
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
are excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS as they are antidilutive. We excluded 7.1 million common stock unit equivalents
from our diluted EPS during the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
18. Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
The
following table presents certain supplemental cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information |
|
|
|
Interest
paid, net of amounts capitalized |
$ |
11 |
|
|
$ |
11 |
|
Income
taxes paid |
$ |
2 |
|
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Transfer
of deferred tax asset to Landsea Holdings |
$ |
12,119 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Conversion
of deferred offering costs to additional paid-in-capital |
$ |
9,229 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs |
$ |
951 |
|
|
$ |
1,016 |
|
|
|
|
|
Business
acquisition holdback |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash,
cash equivalents, and restricted cash reconciliation: |
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents |
$ |
190,736 |
|
|
$ |
113,950 |
|
Restricted
cash |
— |
|
|
776 |
|
Total
cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows |
$ |
190,736 |
|
|
$ |
114,726 |
|
|
|
|
|
Landsea
Homes Corporation |
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements - (unaudited) |
19. Subsequent
Events
On
May 4, 2021, the Company acquired 100% of Mercedes Premier Homes, LLC (also known as Vintage Estate Homes, LLC, “Vintage Estate
Homes”), a Florida- and Texas-based homebuilder for an aggregate cash purchase price of $54.6 million, plus a paydown of existing
debt of $3.8 million. In addition, we assumed $27.3 million of debt in connection with the acquisition. The determination of
the purchase accounting is in process as of the date the consolidated financial statements were available to be issued.
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by the consolidated financial statements and
notes thereto included elsewhere in this document. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference
include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors.” This section discusses 2021 and 2020
items and year-to-year comparisons between 2021 and 2020.
Consolidated
Financial Data
The following
table summarizes our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands, except per share amounts) |
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
sales |
|
|
|
|
$ |
154,765 |
|
|
$ |
136,295 |
|
Lot
sales |
|
|
|
|
5,654 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
revenue |
|
|
|
|
160,419 |
|
|
136,295 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of sales |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home sales (including
related party interest of $2,902 and $2,846, respectively) |
|
|
|
|
136,841 |
|
|
119,568 |
|
Inventory
impairments |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Lot
sales |
|
|
|
|
4,780 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
141,621 |
|
|
119,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
margin |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home
sales |
|
|
|
|
17,924 |
|
|
16,727 |
|
Lot
sales |
|
|
|
|
874 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
gross margin |
|
|
|
|
18,798 |
|
|
16,727 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sales
and marketing expenses |
|
|
|
|
9,931 |
|
|
9,636 |
|
General
and administrative expenses |
|
|
|
|
14,986 |
|
|
10,016 |
|
Total
operating expenses |
|
|
|
|
24,917 |
|
|
19,652 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
from operations |
|
|
|
|
(6,119) |
|
|
(2,925) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
(expense) income, net |
|
|
|
|
(61) |
|
|
809 |
|
Equity in net
(loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures (including related party interest of $348 and $278, respectively) |
|
|
|
|
(21) |
|
|
(1,743) |
|
(Loss)
on remeasurement of warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
(4,950) |
|
|
— |
|
Pretax
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
(11,151) |
|
|
(3,859) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Benefit)
for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
(4,065) |
|
|
(1,235) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
(7,086) |
|
|
(2,624) |
|
Net
(loss) attributed to noncontrolling interests |
|
|
|
|
(12) |
|
|
(88) |
|
Net
(loss) attributable to Landsea Homes Corporation |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(7,074) |
|
|
$ |
(2,536) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Loss)
per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(0.16) |
|
|
$ |
(0.08) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted |
|
|
|
|
44,245,847 |
|
|
32,557,303 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Business Overview
Driven
by a pioneering commitment to sustainability, Landsea Homes Corporation ("LHC") designs and builds homes and communities in Arizona,
California and the Metro New York area that reflect modern living–inspired spaces and features, built in vibrant, prime locations
where they connect seamlessly with their surroundings and enhance the local lifestyle for living, working and playing. The defining principle,
“Live in Your Element®,” creates
the
foundation for our customers to live where they want to live, how they want to live – in a home created especially for them.
The
Company's operations are engaged in the development, design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family attached and detached homes
in the states of Arizona, California, New York and New Jersey. The Company's operations are organized into three reportable segments:
Arizona, California, and Metro New York. The Company builds and sells an extensive range of home types across a variety of price points.
In
response to the novel strain of coronavirus ("COVID-19") pandemic and government restrictions, we shifted our sales process to
offer additional virtual online tours and appointments and, where permitted, appointment-only in-person meetings that comply with social
distancing and other health and safety requirements and protocols. There is still uncertainty regarding the extent, duration, and lasting
effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, as the situation has continued to evolve, even as vaccinations begin to become wide-spread. We have
seen a general lack of housing inventory allow us to increase prices and derive additional revenue from our home deliveries, however we
frequently see those increased revenues offset by higher costs associated with labor and supply shortages for certain key materials.
The
industry continued to see a shift in focus to entry-level homes with more attainable price points as housing prices rise across the nation.
The Company continues to capitalize on opportunities to shift inventory and product to more affordable price point offerings through our
recent growth in Arizona both organically and through acquisitions. During January 2020, we completed our second recent homebuilder acquisition
in the Phoenix, Arizona market by purchasing 100% of the membership interests of Garrett Walker Homes ("GWH").
Strategy
Our
strategy is focused on maximizing stockholder returns through profitability and efficiency, while balancing appropriate amounts of leverage.
In general, we are focused on the following long-term strategic objectives:
•Expand
community count in current markets and enhance operating returns
•Maintain
an appropriate supply of lots
•Continue
to focus on entry-level product offerings
•Continue
geographic expansion and diversification into new markets
•Leverage
existing SG&A base to enhance stockholder returns and profitability
•Become
a top-ten homebuilder in the United States
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP
financial measures are defined as numerical measures of a company’s performance that exclude or include amounts so as to be different
than the most comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“GAAP”). The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the
Company’s related financial results prepared in accordance with GAAP.
We
present non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted home sales gross margin, net debt to net capital, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, and adjusted
net income in their respective sections below to enhance an investor’s evaluation of the ongoing operating results and to facilitate
meaningful comparison of the results between periods. Management uses these non-GAAP measures to evaluate the ongoing operations and for
internal planning and forecasting.
Summary
Results of Operations
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, home sales revenue increased 14% and home deliveries increased 11% to 301 units from 270 units
as compared to the same prior year period. The increase in home deliveries and home sales revenue year-over-year is derived primarily
from our California segment which saw significant demand and
price
appreciation during Q1 2021. During the month of March 2020, our California operations were negatively impacted by the COVID-19 mandatory
stay at home orders, which caused meaningful delays in our operations and in some communities prohibited us from delivering homes to our
customers. The most restrictive of these government orders were lifted towards the end of 2020 and we began to see a meaningful recovery
in both orders and deliveries within our California segment.
We
remain focused on growth and view our leverage ratios as a key factor in allowing us to expand. Even as the Company has grown organically
and through acquisitions in recent years we remain in a position to act on our strategy and to be opportunistic about acquisitions and
other growth opportunities. Our debt-to-capital ratio increased to 36.5% as of March 31, 2021 compared to 33.3% as of December 31,
2020. We believe the strength of our balance sheet and operating platform have positioned us well to continue to execute our growth strategy.
We
anticipate the homebuilding markets in each of our operating segments to be tied to both the local economy and the macro-economic environment. Accordingly,
net orders, home deliveries, and ASP's in future years could be negatively affected by economic conditions, such as decreases in employment
and median household incomes, as well as decreases in household formations and increasing supply of inventories. Additionally, the
results could be impacted by a decrease in home affordability as a result of price appreciation or increases in mortgage interest rates
or tightening of mortgage lending standards.
Results of Operations
and Assets by Segment
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
Pretax
(loss) income |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Arizona |
|
$ |
1,433 |
|
|
$ |
(972) |
|
California |
|
(159) |
|
|
1,492 |
|
Metro
New York |
|
(831) |
|
|
(2,796) |
|
Corporate |
|
(11,594) |
|
|
(1,583) |
|
Total |
|
$ |
(11,151) |
|
|
$ |
(3,859) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
March
31, 2021 |
|
December
31, 2020 |
Assets |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Arizona |
|
$ |
279,246 |
|
|
$ |
268,141 |
|
California |
|
430,379 |
|
|
409,705 |
|
Metro
New York |
|
125,178 |
|
|
120,168 |
|
Corporate |
|
152,736 |
|
|
97,750 |
|
Total
assets |
|
$ |
987,539 |
|
|
$ |
895,764 |
|
Our
Arizona segment recorded pretax income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to a pretax loss in the comparable period during
2020 primarily due to an increase in gross margins stemming from high demand which has allowed us to increase pricing.
Our
California segment incurred a pretax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 due to decreased margin in the current mix of communities.
Total assets of California increased due to new land acquisitions as we replace communities that closed out during 2020.
The
Metro New York segment experienced a decrease in pretax loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 as compared to the same prior period,
due to lower loss from unconsolidated joint venture at the LS-NJ Port Imperial JV LLC ("Avora") unconsolidated joint venture.
This was primarily due to strengthening market conditions in the current period while the prior period was impacted by COVID-19 related
delays and pricing pressure.
We
have also identified the Company's Corporate operations as a non-operating segment, as it serves to support the operations through functional
departments such as executive, finance, treasury, human resources, accounting, and
legal.
The majority of the corporate personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the business operations and are
allocated accordingly.
Home
Deliveries and Home Sales Revenue
Changes
in home sales revenue are the result of changes in the number of homes delivered and the ASP of those delivered homes. Commentary on significant
changes for each of the segments in these metrics is provided below.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
%
Change |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Arizona |
182 |
|
|
$ |
59,672 |
|
|
$ |
328 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
$ |
53,054 |
|
|
$ |
272 |
|
|
(7 |
%) |
|
12 |
% |
|
21 |
% |
California |
119 |
|
|
95,093 |
|
|
799 |
|
|
75 |
|
|
83,241 |
|
|
1,110 |
|
|
59 |
% |
|
14 |
% |
|
(28) |
% |
Metro
New York |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
N/A |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
Total |
301 |
|
|
$ |
154,765 |
|
|
$ |
514 |
|
|
270 |
|
|
$ |
136,295 |
|
|
$ |
505 |
|
|
11 |
% |
|
14 |
% |
|
2 |
% |
Our
Arizona segment delivered 182
homes for the three months ended March 31, 2021, with an ASP of $0.3
million and
generated
$59.7 million
in home sales revenue, an increase of 12% over the three months ended March 31, 2020. The 7% decrease in homes delivered was offset by
the increase in the ASP of homes delivered in 2021 as we began delivering homes in communities with our Performance brand which generally
have higher price points.
The
year-over-year increase in deliveries and home sales revenue within our California segment was the result of the number of active communities
increasing from 9.7 for the three months ended March 31, 2020 compared to 12.0 for the three months ended March 31, 2021. The increase
in revenue from homes delivered was partially offset by a decrease in ASP of homes delivered due to a different mix of communities delivering
with lower price points.
The
Metro New York segment has not yet delivered any homes, other than those through unconsolidated joint ventures. Therefore, there are no
home sale revenues or deliveries for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.
Home Sales Gross
Margins
Home
sales gross margin measures the price achieved on delivered homes compared to the costs needed to build the home. In the following table,
we calculate gross margins adjusting for interest in cost of sales, inventory impairments (if applicable), and purchase price accounting
for acquired work in process inventory (if applicable). We believe the below information is meaningful as it isolates the impact
that indebtedness and acquisitions have on the gross margins and allows for comparability to previous periods and competitors. See Note
3
-
Business Combinations
within the accompanying notes to the consolidated financial statements for additional discussion regarding acquired work in process inventory.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
2021 |
|
% |
|
2020 |
|
% |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Home
sales revenue |
$ |
154,765 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
|
$ |
136,295 |
|
|
100.0 |
% |
Cost
of home sales |
136,841 |
|
|
88.4 |
% |
|
119,568 |
|
|
87.7 |
% |
Home
sales gross margin |
17,924 |
|
|
11.6 |
% |
|
16,727 |
|
|
12.3 |
% |
Add:
Interest in cost of home sales |
7,013 |
|
|
4.5 |
% |
|
7,311 |
|
|
5.4 |
% |
Add:
Inventory impairments |
— |
|
|
— |
% |
|
— |
|
|
— |
% |
Adjusted home
sales gross margin excluding interest and inventory impairments (1) |
24,937 |
|
|
16.1 |
% |
|
24,038 |
|
|
17.6 |
% |
Add:
Purchase price accounting for acquired inventory |
2,801 |
|
|
1.8 |
% |
|
2,785 |
|
|
2.0 |
% |
Adjusted home
sales gross margin excluding interest, inventory impairments, and purchase price accounting for acquired inventory (1) |
$ |
27,738 |
|
|
17.9 |
% |
|
$ |
26,823 |
|
|
19.7 |
% |
(1)
This non-GAAP financial measure should not be used as a substitute for the Company's operating results in accordance
with GAAP. An analysis of any non-GAAP financial measure should be used in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP.
We believe this non-GAAP measure is meaningful because it provides insight into the impact that financing arrangements and acquisitions
have on our homebuilding gross margin and allows for comparability of our gross margins to competitors that present similar information.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, home sales gross margin percentage decreased slightly by 0.7%. for the three months ended March
31, 2021. Adjusted home sales gross margin excluding interest, inventory impairments, and purchase price accounting for acquired inventory
decreased 1.8% primarily due to lower gross margins within our California segment.
Lot Sales
Lot
sales revenue and gross margin can vary significantly between reporting periods based on (1) the number of lots sold, and (2) the percentage
of completion related to the development activities required as part of the lot sales contracts. For the three months ended March 31,
2021 we recognized $5.7 million of lot sales revenue from the sale of 158 lots in our Arizona segment. For the three months ended March
31, 2020 we did not have any lot sales or revenue from lot sales.
Selling, General,
and Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
As
a Percentage of Home Sales |
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Sales
and marketing expenses |
|
$ |
9,931 |
|
|
$ |
9,636 |
|
|
6.4 |
% |
|
7.1 |
% |
General
and administrative expenses ("G&A") |
|
14,986 |
|
|
10,016 |
|
|
9.7 |
% |
|
7.3 |
% |
Total
sales, marketing, and G&A expenses ("SG&A") |
|
$ |
24,917 |
|
|
$ |
19,652 |
|
|
16.1 |
% |
|
14.4 |
% |
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the SG&A rate as a percentage of home sales revenue was 16.1%
consistent with the prior period. The
increase in the total SG&A expenses was primarily due to $3.5 million of transaction related expenses related to potential acquisitions
and the Merger and an increase in SG&A expenses related to being a publicly traded company in the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Net New Home
Orders, Dollar Value of Orders, and Monthly Absorption Rates
Changes
in the dollar value of net new orders are impacted by changes in the number of net new orders and the average selling price of those homes.
Monthly Absorption Rate is calculated as total net new orders per period, divided by the average active communities during the period,
divided by the number of months per period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
%
Change |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
ASP |
Monthly
Absorption Rate |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
ASP |
Monthly
Absorption Rate |
|
Homes |
Dollar
Value |
ASP |
Monthly
Absorption Rate |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Arizona |
283 |
|
|
$ |
105,718 |
|
$ |
374 |
|
6.3 |
|
|
390 |
|
|
$ |
110,718 |
|
$ |
284 |
|
6.5 |
|
|
(27 |
%) |
(5 |
%) |
32 |
% |
(3 |
%) |
California |
143 |
|
|
152,386 |
|
1,066 |
|
4.0 |
|
|
123 |
|
|
136,264 |
|
1,108 |
|
4.2 |
|
|
16 |
% |
12 |
% |
(4) |
% |
(5 |
%) |
Metro
New York |
— |
|
|
— |
|
N/A |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
N/A |
— |
|
|
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Total |
426 |
|
|
$ |
258,104 |
|
$ |
606 |
|
5.3 |
|
|
513 |
|
|
$ |
246,982 |
|
$ |
481 |
|
5.8 |
|
|
(17 |
%) |
5 |
% |
26 |
% |
(9 |
%) |
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the decrease in net new orders and dollar value in Arizona is primarily due to a decrease in the
number of active communities. The decrease in the dollar value of net new home orders was partially offset by a 32% increase in ASP as
we begin to sell homes in communities with our Performance brand, and as we have seen price increases due to shortages of home inventory
in the market.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021, the increase in net new orders in California was primarily due to an increase in the number of
active communities. The ASP is down 4% as a result of a mix of communities with lower price points, but the decrease was supported and
partially offset by upward pricing pressure due to home inventory shortages across the segment.
The
Metro New York segment has not yet sold or delivered any homes, other than those through unconsolidated joint ventures. The consolidated
projects within this segment remain in various stages of construction and as of March 31, 2021 had not yet opened for sale.
Average Selling
Communities
Average
Selling Communities is the sum of communities actively selling each month, divided by the total months in the calculation period.
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Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
%
Change |
2020 |
Arizona |
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|
15.0 |
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(25 |
%) |
20.0 |
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California |
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|
12.0 |
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24 |
% |
9.7 |
|
Metro
New York |
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|
— |
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N/A |
— |
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Total |
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|
27.0 |
|
(9 |
%) |
29.7 |
|
Backlog
Backlog
reflects the number of homes, net of cancellations, for which we have entered into a sales contract with a customer but have not yet delivered
the home.
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March
31, 2021 |
|
March
31, 2020 |
|
%
Change |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
Homes |
|
Dollar
Value |
|
ASP |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Arizona |
609 |
|
|
$ |
218,978 |
|
|
$ |
360 |
|
|
524 |
|
|
$ |
144,866 |
|
|
$ |
276 |
|
|
16 |
% |
|
51 |
% |
|
30 |
% |
California |
266 |
|
|
273,704 |
|
|
1,029 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
117,278 |
|
|
1,117 |
|
|
153 |
% |
|
133 |
% |
|
(8) |
% |
Metro
New York |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
N/A |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
Total |
875 |
|
|
$ |
492,682 |
|
|
$ |
563 |
|
|
629 |
|
|
$ |
262,144 |
|
|
$ |
417 |
|
|
39 |
% |
|
88 |
% |
|
35 |
% |
The
increase in the number of backlog homes and value as of March 31, 2021 as compared to March 31, 2020 is primarily attributable
to a greater number of home sales in the California segment from newer entry-level communities that sold at a much faster pace.
Lots Owned or
Controlled
The
table below summarizes the lots owned or controlled by reportable
segment as
of the dates presented. Lots controlled includes lots where we have placed a deposit and have a signed purchase contract or rolling option
contract.
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March
31, 2021 |
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December
31, 2020 |
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Lots
Owned |
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Lots
Controlled |
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Total |
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Lots
Owned |
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Lots
Controlled |
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Total |
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%
Change |
Arizona |
3,042 |
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1,675 |
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4,717 |
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3,094 |
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1,770 |
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4,864 |
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(3 |
%) |
California |
1,136 |
|
|
643 |
|
|
1,779 |
|
1,104 |
|
|
662 |
|
|
1,766 |
|
1 |
% |
Metro
New York |
50 |
|
|
— |
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50 |
|
50 |
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|
— |
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|
50 |
|
— |
% |
Total |
4,228 |
|
2,318 |
|
6,546 |
|
4,248 |
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2,432 |
|
6,680 |
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(2 |
%) |
The
total lots owned and controlled at March 31, 2021 remained neutral and decreased only 2% from December 31, 2020, primarily due
to the rapid pace of home deliveries in Arizona as we continue to carefully manage the number of lots owned and controlled.
Equity in Net
Income (Loss) of Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
As
of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we held membership interests in two unconsolidated joint ventures related to homebuilding
activities, both of which are part of the Metro New York segment. As of March 31, 2021, one of the joint ventures, Avora, had active
homebuilding activities with orders and deliveries, while the other LS-Boston Point LLC ("Boston Point") was effectively closed
out with only customary post-closing, warranty-related activities remaining.
Our
share of joint venture loss for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was approximately break even compared to a loss of $1.7 million
for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The Company's joint venture loss in 2020 was due to slowing deliveries during COVID-19, increased
competition from neighboring communities, and weaker pricing than expected.
The
following sets forth supplemental operational and financial information about the unconsolidated joint ventures. Such information is not
included directly in the financial statements, but is reflected in the results as a component of equity in net (loss) income of unconsolidated
joint ventures. This data is included for informational purposes only.
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Three
Months Ended March 31, |
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2021 |
|
2020 |
Unconsolidated
Joint Ventures Operational Data |
(dollars
in thousands) |
Net
new home orders |
14 |
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|
11 |
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New
homes delivered |
10 |
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|
10 |
|
Selling
communities at end of period |
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Backlog
(dollar value) |
$ |
10,319 |
|
|
$ |
6,455 |
|
Backlog
(homes) |
8 |
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|
7 |
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Units
owned and controlled |
29 |
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62 |
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Provision
(Benefit) for Income Taxes
The
provision (benefit) for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was a benefit of $4.1 million, as compared to a benefit
of $1.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was 36.5%,
as compared to 32.0% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The difference between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax
rate for the three months ended March 31, 2021 is primarily related to state income taxes net of federal income tax benefits, estimated
deduction limitations for executive compensation, warrant fair market value adjustments, and tax credits for energy efficient homes. The
difference between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2020 is primarily related to
state income taxes net of federal income tax benefits and tax credits for energy efficient homes.
Critical
Accounting Policies
Critical
accounting estimates are those that we believe are both significant and that require us to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments,
often because we need to estimate the effect of inherently uncertain matters. We base our estimates and judgments on historical experiences
and various other factors that we believe to be appropriate under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates, and
the estimates included in the consolidated financial statements might be impacted if we used different assumptions or conditions. There
have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates as compared to those described in our Form 8-K, which
contains our annual report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, except as noted below.
Warrant
liability—The
Company has Private Placement Warrants outstanding presented on the consolidated balance sheets as a liability recorded at fair value
with subsequent changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations at each reporting date. Each Private Placement
Warrant is exercisable at $11.50 into one share of common stock. The Warrants will expire five years after the completion of the Merger
or earlier upon redemption or liquidation. Refer to Note
16 - Stockholders' Equity
for additional information on the Warrants. The Private Placement Warrants are recorded at fair value each reporting period with the change
in fair value between periods recorded as a gain (loss) on remeasurement of the warrant liability in the accompanying consolidated statements
of operations. The fair value is determined by a Black-Scholes options pricing model which includes Level 3 inputs which are discussed
in Note
14 - Fair Value.
Liquidity and
Capital Resources
Overview
As
of March 31, 2021, we had $190.7 million of cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, a $80.7 million increase from December 31,
2020, primarily due to $64.4 million of net cash received in the Merger and net debt borrowings of $54.0 million, partially offset by
an increase in real estate inventories of $35.8 million.
Our
principal sources of capital are cash generated from home and land sales activities, borrowings from credit facilities, and distributions
from unconsolidated joint ventures. Principal uses of capital are land purchases, land development, home construction, repayments on credit
facilities, contributions and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures, the acquisitions of other homebuilders, and the payment of routine
liabilities.
Cash
flows for each community depend on the community's 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 inventory
and not recognized in the consolidated statements of operations until a home closes, we incur significant cash outlays prior to recognition
of earnings. In the later stages of community development, cash inflows may significantly exceed earnings reported for financial statement
purposes, as the cash outflow associated with home and land construction was previously incurred. From a liquidity standpoint, we are
actively acquiring and developing lots in our markets to maintain and grow our supply of lots and active selling communities.
We
expect to generate cash from the sale of our inventory including unsold and presold homes under construction. After making required loan
repayments under our various credit facilities, we intend to re-deploy the cash generated from the sale of inventory to acquire and develop
strategic, well-positioned lots that represent opportunities to generate future income and cash flows for long-term success. As we continue
to expand our business, we expect that our cash outlays for land purchases and land development to increase our lot inventory may, at
times, exceed our cash generated by operations.
We
intend to utilize debt as part of our ongoing financial strategy, coupled with redeployment of cash flows from operations to finance our
business. As of March 31, 2021, we had outstanding borrowings of $325.8 million in aggregate principal, excluding deferred loan costs.
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 market value of our assets and the ability
of particular assets, and our business as a whole, to generate cash flow to cover the expected debt service. In addition, our credit facilities
contain certain financial covenants, among others, that limit the amount of leverage we can maintain, and minimum tangible net worth and
liquidity requirements.
We
believe that we will be able to fund our current and foreseeable liquidity needs with our cash on hand, cash generated from operations,
and cash expected to be available from our credit facilities or through accessing debt or equity capital as needed.
Credit
Facilities
The
Company has a secured line of credit ("LOC") with total commitments of $195.0 million and a maturity date of February 2024. The
LOC has a variable interest rate of Prime plus 1.25% with a floor of 5.25%. As of March 31, 2021, the interest rate was 5.25%. As
of March 31, 2021, the total available amount under the credit facility based on the collateral within the LOC was $141.2 million,
of which there was $99.8 million outstanding, compared to $65.5 million outstanding as of December 31, 2020.
In
connection with the acquisition of GWH, the Company entered into an additional $75.0 million line of credit ("LOC2") with a bank,
that was later expanded to $100.0 million. On the date of acquisition, the Company drew $70.0 million from the LOC2. The LOC2 has an interest
rate of Prime plus 1.00% with a floor of 5.00% and matures in January 2024. As of March 31, 2021, the total available amount under
the LOC2 based on the borrowing base was $100.0 million, of which there was $79.2 million outstanding, compared to $74.6 million outstanding
as of December 31, 2020.
We
had a total of $91.5 million in project specific construction, secured loan agreements ("Project Debt") outstanding as of March 31,
2021 with various banks, and maturity dates extending from February 2022 to November 2023. The maturity dates of the Project Debt generally
coincide with the estimated completion dates of
the
underlying communities and collateral. The Project Debt has variable interest rates based on Prime or LIBOR and as of March 31, 2021,
ranged from 4.00% to 5.50%. In 2018, the Company assumed two loans from a third-party land seller in connection with the acquisition of
real estate inventories. Both loans have a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 6.50% with a floor of 8.25%. As of March 31, 2021,
the interest rate on both loans was 8.25%.
We
have various EB-5 notes payable totaling $50.2 million as of March 31, 2021 with maturity dates ranging from February 2022 to June
2023 that are also generally tied to the estimated completion dates of the associated communities to which they benefit. The loans have
fixed interest rates of 4.00% to 6.00%.
We
also received a Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loan during the second quarter of 2020 in the amount of $4.3 million.
The PPP loan matures on April 15, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum. We fully utilized the proceeds from this
loan to satisfy certain payroll and benefit obligations and have applied for relief of the full amount of the loan under the PPP.
Letters
of Credit and Performance Bonds
In
the normal course of business, we post letters of credit and performance bonds related to the land development performance obligations
with local municipalities. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, we had $92.1 million and $78.0 million, respectively,
in performance bonds issued and outstanding. Although significant development and construction activities have been completed related
to the improvements at these sites, the letters of credit and performance bonds are generally not released until all development and construction
activities are completed.
Financial
Covenants
Our
loans have certain financial covenants, including requirements for us to maintain a minimum liquidity balance, minimum tangible net worth,
gross profit margin, leverage and interest coverage ratios. See the table below for the covenant calculations.
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March
31, 2021 |
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December
31, 2020 |
Financial
Covenants |
|
Actual |
|
Covenant
Requirement |
|
Actual |
|
Covenant
Requirement |
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Minimum
Liquidity Covenant |
|
$ |
190,736 |
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$ |
40,000 |
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$ |
105,778 |
|
$ |
40,000 |
Interest Coverage
Ratio - EBITDA to Interest Incurred (¹) |
|
1.9 |
|
1.5 |
|
2.4 |
|
1.0 |
Tangible
Net Worth |
|
$ |
535,953 |
|
$ |
189,832 |
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$ |
588,702 |
|
$ |
189,832 |
Maximum Leverage
Ratio (²) |
|
43.6 |
% |
|
<75% |
|
34.3 |
% |
|
<75% |
Annual Gross
Margin (3) |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
12.9 |
% |
|
11.0 |
% |
Annual Net Margin
(3) |
|
N/A |
|
N/A |
|
4.8 |
% |
|
3.5 |
% |
(1)
Calculation is based on EBITDA.
(2)
Calculation is consolidated debt minus subordinated debt divided by total capitalization. The subordinated debt
consists of EB-5 financing.
(3)
Calculation is N/A as of March 31, 2021 as these covenant requirements are only on an annual basis.
The
loan agreements also contain certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on incurrence of other indebtedness, liens, dividends
and other distributions, asset dispositions, investments, and limitations on fundamental changes. The agreements contain customary events
of default, subject to cure periods in certain circumstances, that would result in the termination of the commitments and permit the lender
to accelerate payment on outstanding borrowings. 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, 2021, we were in compliance
with all required covenants.
Cash
Flows—Three Months Ending March 31, 2021 Compared to the Three Months Ending March 31, 2020
For
the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, the comparison of cash flows is as follows:
•Net
cash used in operating activities was $38.3 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021 compared to $9.1 million during the same
period in 2020. The change in net cash used was primarily due to an increase in spending on real estate inventories of $35.8 million,
the result of additional land acquisitions and higher construction costs during the period related to a higher number of active communities.
This increased spending on real estate inventories was partially offset by a decrease in cash held in escrow and an increase in accounts
payable at the end of the period.
•Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities was net cash provided of $4.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared
to $129.0 million cash used during the same period in 2020. Net cash provided by investing activities for the three months ended March
31, 2021 is primarily related to cash distributions from our Avora unconsolidated joint venture. The cash used in investing activities
in the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to the business acquisition of GWH of $128.5 million.
•Net
cash provided by financing activities was $115.0 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $96.4 million during
the same period in 2020. The increase was largely due to net proceeds of $64.4 million from the Merger which consisted of cash proceeds
of $100.7 million less cash paid to the public warrant holders to amend the public warrants of $28.7 million and $7.5 million paid for
offering related costs. Cash from the Merger was also used to payoff a convertible note of $1.5 million assumed in the Merger. Additionally,
there were net borrowings from notes and other debts payable of $54.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021. Net cash provided
by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was primarily due to net borrowings from notes and other debts payable
of $106.4 million stemming from the acquisition of GWH. The increase in net cash provided by financing activities was partially offset
by cash distributed to Landsea Holdings of $6.7 million prior to the Merger.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Option
Contracts
In
the ordinary course of business, we enter into land purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of 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, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements. We also utilize option contracts with land sellers
and others as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns, to help manage the financial and market risk associated with land holdings,
and to reduce the use of funds from financing sources. Option contracts generally require payment of a non-refundable deposit for the
right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at pre-determined prices. Our obligations with respect to purchase contracts and
option contracts are generally limited to the forfeiture of the related non-refundable cash deposits. As of March 31, 2021, we had
outstanding purchase and option contracts totaling $267.6 million, and had $34.1 million of related cash deposits pertaining to these
contracts.
The
utilization of land option contracts is dependent on, among other things, the availability of land sellers willing to enter into option
takedown 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.
Contractual
Obligations
The
contractual obligations as of March 31, 2021 were as follows:
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Payments
due by Periods |
|
Total |
|
Less
than 1 year |
|
1-3
years |
|
4-5
years |
|
More
than 5 years |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Long-term debt
maturities (1) |
$ |
325,809 |
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|
$ |
62 |
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$ |
146,085 |
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$ |
179,662 |
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$ |
— |
|
Operating leases
(2) |
7,021 |
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|
1,201 |
|
|
3,021 |
|
|
2,037 |
|
|
762 |
|
Land option and
purchase contracts (3) |
267,641 |
|
|
100,840 |
|
|
151,637 |
|
|
15,164 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
contractual obligations |
$ |
600,471 |
|
|
$ |
102,103 |
|
|
$ |
300,743 |
|
|
$ |
196,863 |
|
|
$ |
762 |
|
(1)
Principal payments in accordance with the LOC, LOC2, Project Debt and EB-5 notes payable, and other loans payable.
(2)
Operating lease obligations do not include payments to property owners covering common area maintenance charges.
(3)
Includes the remaining purchase price for all land option and purchase contracts, net of deposits, as of March 31,
2021.
We
are subject to certain obligations associated with entering into contracts (including land purchase contracts) for the purchase, development,
and sale of real estate in the routine conduct of business. Option contracts for the purchase of land enable us to defer acquiring portions
of properties owned by third parties until the Company has determined whether to exercise its option, which may serve to reduce its financial
risks associated with long-term land holdings. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $34.1 million of deposits, of which $3.2
million are refundable. We expect to acquire the majority of such land within the next four years. The Company's performance,
including the timing and amount of purchase, if any, on the remaining purchase and option contracts is subject to change.
Seasonality
Historically,
the homebuilding industry experiences seasonal fluctuations in quarterly operating results and capital requirements. We typically experience
the highest new home order activity during the spring, although this activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling
communities, timing of new community openings and other market factors. Since it typically takes four to eight months to construct
a new home, we deliver more homes in the second half of the year as spring and summer home orders convert to home deliveries. Because
of this seasonality, home starts, construction costs and related cash outflows have historically been highest in the third and fourth
quarters, and the majority of cash receipts from home deliveries occurs during the second half of the year. We expect this seasonal pattern
to continue over the long-term, although it may be affected by volatility in the homebuilding industry.
Non-GAAP Financial
Measures
We
include non-GAAP financial measures of adjusted home sales gross margin, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA, net debt to net capital, and adjusted
net income. These non-GAAP financial measures are presented to provide investors additional insights to facilitate the analysis of our
results of operations. These non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP and may be different
from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP financial measures are not based on any comprehensive
or standard set of accounting rules or principles. Accordingly, the calculation of our non-GAAP financial measures may differ from the
definitions of non-GAAP financial measures other companies may use with the same or similar names. This limits, to some extent, the usefulness
of this information for comparison purposes. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts
associated with our financial results as determined in accordance with GAAP. This information should only be used to evaluate our financial
results in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP information. Accordingly, we qualify our use of non-GAAP financial measures whenever
non-GAAP financial measures are presented.
Net
Debt to Net Capital
The
following table presents the ratio of debt to capital as well as the ratio of net debt to net capital which is a non-GAAP financial measure.
The ratio of debt to capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing total debt, net of issuance costs, by total capital (sum
of total debt, net of issuance costs plus total equity).
The
non-GAAP ratio of net debt to net capital is computed as the quotient obtained by dividing net debt (which is total debt, net of issuance
costs less cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash to the extent necessary to reduce the debt balance to zero) by net capital (sum
of net debt plus total equity). The most comparable GAAP financial measure is the ratio of debt to capital. We believe the ratio of net
debt to net 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 of net debt to net capital provides supplemental information by which our financial
position may be considered.
See
table below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to the ratio of debt to capital.
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|
December
31, 2020 |
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Total
notes and other debts payable, net |
$ |
319,479 |
|
|
$ |
264,809 |
|
Total
equity |
556,658 |
|
|
529,486 |
|
Total
capital |
$ |
876,137 |
|
|
$ |
794,295 |
|
Ratio
of debt to capital |
36.5 |
% |
|
33.3 |
% |
|
|
|
|
Total
notes and other debts payable, net |
$ |
319,479 |
|
|
$ |
264,809 |
|
Less:
cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
190,736 |
|
|
110,048 |
|
Net
debt |
128,743 |
|
|
154,761 |
|
Total
equity |
556,658 |
|
|
529,486 |
|
Net
capital |
$ |
685,401 |
|
|
$ |
684,247 |
|
Ratio
of net debt to net capital |
18.8 |
% |
|
22.6 |
% |
EBITDA
and Adjusted EBITDA
The
following table presents EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP
financial measure used by management in evaluating operating performance. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income before (i) income tax
expense (benefit), (ii) interest expenses, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) inventory impairments, (v) purchase accounting adjustments
for acquired work in process inventory related to business combinations, (vi) (gain) loss on debt extinguishment, (vii) transaction costs
related to the Merger and business combinations, (viii) the impact of income or loss allocations from our unconsolidated joint ventures,
and (ix) gain (loss) on remeasurement of warrant liability. We believe Adjusted EBITDA provides an indicator of general economic performance
that is not affected by fluctuations in interest, effective tax rates, levels of depreciation and amortization, and items considered to
be non-recurring. The economic activity related to our unconsolidated joint ventures is not core to our operations and is the reason we
have excluded those amounts. Accordingly, we believe this measure is useful for comparing our core operating performance from
period
to period. Our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by
unusual or non-recurring items.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Net
(loss) |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(7,086) |
|
|
$ |
(2,624) |
|
(Benefit)
for income taxes |
|
|
|
|
(4,065) |
|
|
(1,235) |
|
Interest
in cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
7,067 |
|
|
7,311 |
|
Interest
relieved to equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
353 |
|
|
282 |
|
Interest
expense |
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
11 |
|
Depreciation
and amortization expense |
|
|
|
|
914 |
|
|
816 |
|
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
(2,806) |
|
|
4,561 |
|
Inventory
impairments |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Purchase
price accounting in cost of home sales |
|
|
|
|
2,801 |
|
|
2,785 |
|
Transaction
costs |
|
|
|
|
3,479 |
|
|
404 |
|
Equity
in net (income) loss of unconsolidated joint ventures, net of interest |
|
|
|
|
(332) |
|
|
1,461 |
|
Loss
on remeasurement of warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
4,950 |
|
|
— |
|
Less:
Imputed interest in cost of sales
(1) |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(388) |
|
Adjusted
EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,092 |
|
|
$ |
8,823 |
|
(1)
Imputed interest related to a land banking transaction that was treated as a product financing arrangement.
Adjusted
Net Income
Adjusted
Net Income to LHC is a non-GAAP financial measure that we believe is useful to management, investors and other users of our financial
information in evaluating our operating results and understanding our operating results without the effect of certain expenses that were
historically pushed down by our parent company and other non-recurring items. We believe excluding these items provides a more comparable
assessment of our financial results from period to period. Adjusted Net Income to LHC is calculated by excluding the effects of related
party interest that was pushed down by our parent company, purchase accounting adjustments for acquired work in process inventory related
to business combinations, the impact from our unconsolidated joint ventures, merger related transaction costs, and gain (loss) on remeasurement
of warrant liability, and tax-effected using a normalized effective tax rate. The economic activity related to our unconsolidated joint
ventures is not core to our operations and is the reason we have excluded those amounts. We also adjust for the expense of related party
interest pushed down from our parent company as we have no obligation to repay the debt and related interest.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31, |
|
|
|
|
|
2021 |
|
2020 |
|
|
|
(dollars
in thousands) |
Net
(loss) attributable to Landsea Homes Corporation |
|
|
|
|
$ |
(7,074) |
|
|
$ |
(2,536) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Inventory
impairments |
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Previously
capitalized related party interest included in cost of sales |
|
|
|
|
2,902 |
|
|
2,846 |
|
Equity
in net loss of unconsolidated joint ventures |
|
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
1,743 |
|
Purchase
price accounting for acquired inventory |
|
|
|
|
2,801 |
|
|
2,785 |
|
Merger
related transaction costs |
|
|
|
|
2,656 |
|
|
— |
|
Loss
on remeasurement of warrant liability |
|
|
|
|
4,950 |
|
|
— |
|
Total
adjustments |
|
|
|
|
13,330 |
|
|
7,374 |
|
Tax-effected
adjustments (1) |
|
|
|
|
8,471 |
|
|
5,014 |
|
Adjusted
net income attributable to Landsea Homes Corporation |
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,397 |
|
|
$ |
2,478 |
|
(1) Our
adjusted income tax expense is reflective of our effective income tax rate.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Interest
Rates
Market
risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates
and commodity prices. The Company's primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with variable rate debt and credit
facilities. Borrowings under variable rate debt and credit facilities bear interest at a floating rate equal to the adjusted Prime Rate
or LIBOR plus an applicable margin between 0.75% to 6.50% per annum.
Inflation
Operations
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 are often unable to offset
cost increases with higher selling prices.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
We
maintain a system of disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports
filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s
rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer
and principal accounting officer or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
A material weakness
is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility
that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Under
the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, we conducted
an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021.
Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer have concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective solely due to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described
below.
Our
evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q included consideration of the items expressed in the SEC’s Staff Statement of April 12, 2021 (the "SEC Statement”)
in which the SEC Staff emphasized the potential accounting implications of certain terms that may be common in warrants issued by Special
Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”). Based on consideration of the highlights included in the SEC Statement, our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2021, we did not design and maintain effective controls
over the accounting for warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering of LF Capital and assumed by us in the Merger.
We also considered the impact of the SEC Statement to the Company’s accounting for the warrants in the historical financial statements
of LF Capital reflected in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and concluded the material weakness existed
as of December 31, 2020. If not fully remediated, this material weakness could result in material misstatements of account balances or
disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements that would not be
prevented or detected.
In
light of the material weakness described above, we analyzed and evaluated the financial statements previously filed in our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and concluded that there is a material misstatement related to the accounting for the
Warrants in the historical financial statements of LF Capital for the periods presented in that Form 10-K. The Company will file an amended
Form 10-K as soon as practicable and has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that includes a statement of non-reliance within Item 4.02
of that Form 8-K.
Management
performed additional analyses and other post-closing procedures to determine whether its consolidated financial statements for the quarter
ended March 31, 2021 are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management concluded that
the consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s financial
position, results of operations, and cash flows for the periods presented.
Remediation
Efforts
Management
began implementing controls over the warrants upon identification of the misstatement and has designed and implemented additional controls
over the warrants accounting, including review by our internal financial reporting specialists and consultation with third party experts
on the accounting for warrants. The material weakness will not be considered fully remediated until all associated controls operate for
a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that these controls are operating effectively.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There
were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2021 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
1. Legal Proceedings
We
are subject to various legal and regulatory actions that arise from time to time and may be subject to similar or other claims in the
future. In addition, we are currently involved in various other legal actions and proceedings. We are currently unable to estimate the
likelihood of an unfavorable result or the amount of any eventual settlement or verdict that would not otherwise be covered by insurance,
and therefore are unable to estimate whether any liability arising as a result of such litigation will have a material adverse effect
on our results of operations, financial position or liquidity.
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Summary
of Risk Factors
An
investment in our securities involves risks and uncertainties. The following summarizes the material factors that make an investment in
us speculative or risk, all of which are more fully described in the Risk Factors section below. You should read and carefully consider
this summary in conjunction with the Risk Factors section as well as the other information included in this Annual Report, including “Cautionary
Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations” and the consolidated financial statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report,
before investing in our securities. We operate in a changing environment that involves numerous known and unknown risks and uncertainties
that could materially adversely affect our operations. Any of the following risks could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition, results of operations or prospects. However, the selected risks described below are not the only risks facing us.
Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or those we currently view to be immaterial may also materially and adversely
affect our business, financial condition, results of operations or prospects. In such a case, the trading price of our securities could
decline and you may lose all or part of your investment in us.
•Actual
or threatened public health crises, epidemics, or outbreaks, including the outbreak of COVID-19, may have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
•Our
industry is cyclical and adverse changes in general and local economic conditions could reduce the demand for homes and, as a result,
could have a material adverse effect on us.
•If
we are not able to develop communities successfully and in a timely manner, our revenues, financial condition and results of operations
may be adversely impacted.
•We
may suffer uninsured losses or suffer material losses in excess of insurance limits.
•Our
geographic concentration could materially and adversely affect us if the homebuilding industry in our current markets should experience
a decline.
•Inflation
and interest rate changes could adversely affect our business and financial results.
•We
may not be successful in integrating acquisitions, expanding into new markets or implementing our growth strategies.
•Landsea
Green can determine the outcome of major corporate transactions that require the approval of our stockholders and may take actions that
conflict with the interests of other of our stockholders.
•We
are a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq rules and, as a result, may qualify for, and may choose to rely on,
exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
•Our
internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able
to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.
•If
the Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors, stockholders or financial analysts, the market price
of our securities may decline.
•A
significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future.
Resales of the shares of Common Stock included in the Merger Consideration could depress the market price of our Common Stock.
•Because
homes are relatively illiquid, our ability to promptly sell one or more properties for reasonable prices in response to changing economic,
financial and investment conditions may be limited and we may be forced to hold non-income producing properties for extended periods of
time.
•New
and existing laws and regulations or other governmental actions may increase our expenses, limit the number of homes that we can build
or delay completion of our projects.
•We
rely on third-party suppliers and long supply chains, and if we fail to identify and develop relationships with a sufficient number of
qualified suppliers, or if there is a significant interruption in our supply chains, our ability to timely and efficiently access raw
materials that meet our standards for quality could be adversely affected.
•Our
business and results of operations are dependent on the availability, skill and performance of subcontractors.
•The
long-term sustainability and growth in our number of homes delivered depends in part upon our ability to acquire developed lots ready
for residential homebuilding on reasonable terms.
Risk
Factors
Operational
Risks Related to Our Business
Actual
or threatened public health crises, epidemics, or outbreaks, including the outbreak of COVID-19, have had and may again have a material
adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Our
business operations and supply chains may be negatively impacted by regional or global public health crises, epidemics, or outbreaks.
For example, in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, now known as COVID-19, emerged in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. On March
11, 2020, the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization declared the outbreak a global pandemic.
The outbreak has spread rapidly throughout the world and has caused severe disruption to the global economy. The COVID-19 outbreak has
led governments across the globe to impose a series of measures intended to contain its spread, including border closures, travel bans,
quarantine measures, social distancing, and restrictions on business operations and large gatherings. Such measures have adversely impacted
our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, a significant public health crisis, epidemic or outbreak of
contagious disease in the human population may adversely affect the economies and financial markets of many countries, including those
in which we operate, resulting in an economic downturn that could affect the supply or demand for our products and services.
The
outbreak of COVID-19 has caused companies like us and our business partners to implement temporary adjustments to work schedules and travel
plans, allowing employees to work from home and collaborate remotely. As a result, we have experienced lower efficiency and productivity,
internally and externally, which may adversely affect our service quality. Moreover, our business depends on our employees and the continued
services of these individuals. If an employee contracts or is suspected of having contracted COVID-19, such an employee is required under
our policies to be quarantined. That employee could expose and transmit to other employees, potentially resulting in severe disruption
to our business.
Furthermore,
our results of operations have been severely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, resulting in significant slowing and/or ceasing of
construction, sales, warranty, and administrative support in our markets. In addition, depending on the specific jurisdiction, we are
required to implement certain safety protocols and procedures that have materially impacted our ability to develop communities, maintain
sales velocity, build homes, timely deliver homes, and service customers. The COVID-19 outbreak has had, and future outbreaks can have,
a material impact on cycle times, cancellation rates, availability of trades, costs, supplies, and new home demand.
More
broadly, the COVID-19 outbreak threatens global economies and may cause significant market volatility and declines in general economic
activities. This may severely dampen investor confidence in global markets, resulting in decreases in overall trading activities and restraint
in their investment decisions.
The
extent to which COVID-19 will impact our operations depends on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted
with confidence, including the duration and severity of the outbreak, actions taken by government authorities or other entities to contain
the coronavirus or treat its impact, including vaccines, and volatility in the capital and real estate markets, among others. Given the
general slowdown in economic conditions globally, we cannot assure you that we will be able to develop new products and services in a
timely manner or that we can maintain the growth rate we have previously experienced or projected. Because of these uncertainties, we
cannot reasonably estimate the financial impact related to the COVID-19 outbreak and the response to it at this time. In addition, COVID-19
may foster or worsen the occurrence of any of the other risk factors discussed in this Annual Report.
If
we are not able to develop communities successfully and in a timely manner, our revenues, financial condition and results of operations
may be adversely impacted.
Before
a community generates any revenue, time and material expenditures are required to acquire land, obtain or renew permits and development
approvals and construct significant portions of project infrastructure, amenities, model homes and sales facilities. There may be a significant
lag from the time we acquire land or options for land for development or developed home sites and the time we can bring the communities
to market and sell homes. Our ability to process a significant number of transactions (which include, among other things, evaluating the
site purchase, designing the layout of the development, sourcing materials and subcontractors and managing contractual commitments) efficiently
and accurately is important to our success. Errors by employees, failure to comply with or changes in regulatory requirements and conduct
of business rules, failings or inadequacies in internal control processes, equipment failures, natural disasters or the failure of external
systems, including those of suppliers or counterparties, could result in delays and operational issues that could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and operating results and relationships with customers. We can also experience significant delays in obtaining
permits, development approvals, entitlements, and local, state or federal government approvals (including due to an extended failure by
lawmakers to agree on a budget or appropriation legislation to fund relevant operations or programs), utility company constraints or delays,
delays in a land seller’s lot deliveries or delays resulting from rights or claims asserted by third parties, which may be outside
of our control. Additionally, we may also have to renew existing permits and there can be no assurances that these permits will be renewed.
Delays in the development of communities also expose us to the risk of changes in market conditions for homes. A decline in our ability
to develop and market communities successfully and to generate positive cash flow from these operations in a timely manner could have
a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations and on our ability to service our debt and to meet our working capital
requirements.
We
are subject to warranty and liability claims arising in the ordinary course of business that can be significant.
As
a homebuilder, we are subject to construction defect, product liability, home warranty, and other claims, arising in the ordinary course
of business or otherwise. There can be no assurance that our general liability insurance and other insurance rights or the indemnification
arrangements with subcontractors and design professionals and other indemnities will be collectible or adequate to cover any or all construction
defect and warranty claims for which we may be liable. Some claims may not be covered by insurance or may exceed applicable coverage limits.
We may not be able to renew our insurance coverage or renew it at reasonable rates and may incur significant costs or expenses (including
repair costs and litigation expenses) surrounding possible construction defects, product liability claims, soil subsidence or building
related claims. Some claims may arise out of uninsurable events or circumstances not covered by insurance or that are not subject to effective
indemnification agreements with our trade partners. In addition, we typically act as the general contractor for the homes we build for
third party landowners on fee. In connection with these fee building agreements, we indemnify the landowner for liabilities arising from
our work. There can be no assurance that our general liability insurance (procured by us or the landowner) or indemnification arrangements
with subcontractors will be collectible and some claims may arise out of uninsurable events or circumstances not covered by insurance.
Furthermore, most insurance policies have some level of a self-insured retention that we are required to satisfy per occurrence in order
to access the underlying insurance, which levels can be significant. Any such claims or self-insured retentions can be costly and could
result in significant liability.
With
respect to certain general liability exposures, including construction defects and related claims and product liability claims, interpretation
of underlying current and future trends, assessment of claims and the related liability and reserve estimation process require us to exercise
significant judgment due to the complex nature of these exposures, with each exposure often exhibiting unique circumstances. Furthermore,
once claims are asserted against us for construction defects, it is difficult to determine the extent to which the assertion of these
claims will expand. Plaintiffs may seek to consolidate multiple parties in one lawsuit or seek class action status in some of these legal
proceedings with potential class sizes that vary from case to case. Consolidated and class action lawsuits can be costly to defend and,
if we were to lose any consolidated or certified class action suit, it could result in substantial liability.
We
also expend significant resources to repair items in homes we have sold to fulfill the warranties we have issued to homebuyers. Additionally,
construction defect claims can be costly to defend and resolve in the legal system. Warranty and construction defect matters can also
result in negative publicity in the media and on the internet, which can damage our reputation and adversely affect our ability to sell
homes.
In
addition, we conduct much of our business in California, one of the most highly regulated and litigious jurisdictions in the United States,
which imposes a ten-year, strict liability tail on many construction liability claims. As a result, our potential losses and expenses
due to litigation, new laws and regulations may be greater than those of competitors who have smaller California operations as a percentage
of the total enterprise.
We
may suffer uninsured losses or suffer material losses in excess of insurance limits.
In
addition to difficulties with respect to claim assessment and liability and reserve estimation, some types of claims may not be covered
by our insurance or may exceed our applicable coverage limits. We may also be responsible for applicable self-insured retentions with
respect to our insurance policies. Furthermore, contractual indemnities with contractors and subcontractors can be difficult to enforce
and we include our subcontractors on our general liability insurance which may significantly limit our ability to seek indemnity for insured
claims. Furthermore, any product liability or warranty claims made against us, whether or not they are viable, may lead to negative publicity,
which could impact our reputation and future home sales. In addition, manufactured product defects may result in delays, additional costs
and remediation efforts which could have a negative impact on our new home deliveries and financial and operating results.
Our
insurance for construction defect claims, subject to applicable self-insurance retentions, may not be available or adequate to cover all
liability for damages, the cost of repairs, or the expense of litigation surrounding current claims, and future claims may arise out of
events or circumstances not covered by our insurance and not subject to effective indemnification agreements with subcontractors.
Because
of the uncertainties inherent in litigation, we cannot provide assurance that our insurance coverage, indemnity arrangements and reserves
will be adequate to cover liability for any damages, the cost of repairs and litigation, or any other related expenses surrounding the
current claims to which we are subject or any future claims that may arise. Such damages and expenses, to the extent that they are not
covered by our insurance or redress against contractors and subcontractors, could materially and adversely affect our consolidated financial
statements and results.
The
long-term sustainability and growth in our number of homes delivered depends in part upon our ability to acquire developed lots ready
for residential homebuilding on reasonable terms.
Our
future growth depends upon our ability to successfully identify and acquire attractive lots ready for development of homes at reasonable
prices and with terms that meet our underwriting criteria. Our ability to acquire lots for new homes may be adversely affected by changes
in the general availability of lots, the willingness of land sellers to sell lots at reasonable prices, competition for available lots,
availability of financing to acquire lots, zoning and other market conditions. We currently depend primarily on the California and greater
Phoenix area markets and the availability of lots in those markets at reasonable prices is limited. If the supply of lots appropriate
for development
of
homes is limited because of these factors, or for any other reason, our ability to grow could be significantly limited, and the number
of homes that we build and sell could decline. Additionally, our ability to begin new projects could be impacted if we elect not to purchase
lots under option contracts. To the extent that we are unable to purchase lots timely or enter into new contracts for the purchase of
lots at reasonable prices, our home sales revenue and results of operations could be negatively impacted or we may be required to decrease
our operations in a given market.
If
the market value of our developed lot inventory decreases, our results of operations could be adversely affected by impairments and write-downs.
The
market value of our land and housing inventories depends on market conditions. We acquire land for expansion into new markets and for
replacement of land inventory and expansion within our current markets. There is an inherent risk that the value of the land we own or
control may decline after purchase. The risks inherent in purchasing and developing land parcels increase as consumer demand for housing
decreases. As a result, we may buy and develop land parcels on which homes cannot be profitably built and sold. The valuation of property
is inherently subjective and based on the individual characteristics of each property. When market conditions drive land values down,
land we have purchased or option agreements we have previously entered into may become less desirable because we may not be able to build
and sell homes profitably, at which time we may elect to sell the land or, in the case of options contracts, to forego pre-acquisition
costs and forfeit deposits and terminate the agreements. Factors such as changes in regulatory requirements and applicable laws (including
in relation to building regulations, taxation and planning), political conditions, the condition of financial markets, both local and
national economic conditions, the financial condition of customers, potentially adverse tax consequences, and interest and inflation rate
fluctuations subject the market value of land owned, controlled or optioned by us to uncertainty. Moreover, all valuations are made on
the basis of assumptions that may not prove to reflect economic or demographic reality. If housing demand decreases below what we anticipated
when we acquired the inventory, our results of operations and financial conditions may be adversely affected and we may not be able to
recover our costs when we build and sell houses.
Risks
associated with our developed lot inventories could adversely affect our business or financial results.
Land
parcels, building lots and housing inventories are illiquid assets, and we may not be able to dispose of them efficiently or at all if
we or the housing market and general economy are in financial distress. In addition, inventory carrying costs can be significant and can
result in losses in a poorly performing project or market. We regularly review the value of our land holdings and continues to review
our holdings on a periodic basis. Material impairments in the value of our inventory may be required, and we may in the future sell land
or homes at significantly lower margins or at a loss, if we are able to sell them at all, which could adversely affect our results of
operations and financial condition.
Increases
in our cancellation rate may adversely impact our revenue and homebuilding margins.
In
connection with the sale of a home, we collect a deposit from the homebuyer that is a small percentage of the total purchase price. During
the year ended December 31, 2020, Landsea Homes experienced a cancellation rate of 12.7%. Cancellations negatively impact the number of
closed homes, net new home orders, home sales revenue and our results of operations, as well as the number of homes in backlog. Home order
cancellations can result from a number of factors, including but not limited to declines or slow appreciation in the market value of homes,
increases in the supply of homes available to be purchased, increased competition, higher mortgage interest rates, buyer’s remorse,
homebuyers’ inability to sell their existing homes, homebuyers’ inability to obtain suitable financing, including providing
sufficient down payments, and adverse changes in economic conditions. Many of these factors are beyond our control. Increased levels of
home order cancellations would have a negative impact on our home sales revenue and financial and operating results.
Third-party
lenders may not complete mortgage loan originations for our homebuyers in a timely manner or at all, which can lead to cancellations and
a lesser backlog of orders, or significant delays in our closing homes sales and recognizing revenues from those homes.
Our
buyers may obtain mortgage financing for their home purchases from any lender or other provider of their choice, including an unaffiliated
lender. If, due to credit or consumer lending market conditions, regulatory requirements, or other factors or business decisions, these
lenders refuse or are unable to provide mortgage loans to our buyers, the number of homes that we deliver and our consolidated financial
statements may be materially and adversely affected.
We
can provide no assurance as to a lenders’ ability or willingness to complete, in a timely fashion or at all, the mortgage loan originations
they start for our homebuyers. Such inability or unwillingness may result in mortgage loan funding issues that slow deliveries of our
homes or cause cancellations, which in each case may have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. In addition,
recent changes to mortgage loan disclosure requirements to consumers may potentially delay lenders’ completion of the mortgage loan
funding process for borrowers. Specifically, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has adopted a rule governing the content and timing
of mortgage loan disclosures to borrowers, commonly known as TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosures (“TRID”). Lender compliance
with TRID could result in delays in loan closings and the delivery of homes that materially and adversely affect our financial results
and operations.
Difficulties
with appraisal valuations in relation to the proposed sales price of our homes could force us to reduce the price of our homes for sale.
Each
of our home sales may require an appraisal of the home value before closing. These appraisals are professional judgments of the market
value of the property and are based on a variety of market factors. If our internal valuations of the market and pricing do not line up
with the appraisal valuations and appraisals are not at or near the agreed upon sales price, we may be forced to reduce the sales price
of the home to complete the sale. These appraisal issues could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
Our
business and results of operations are dependent on the availability, skill and performance of subcontractors.
Our
business and results of operations are dependent on the availability and skill of subcontractors, as substantially all construction work
is done by subcontractors with us acting as the general contractor. Accordingly, the timing and quality of construction depend on the
availability and skill of unaffiliated, third party subcontractors. As the homebuilding market returns to full capacity, we have previously
experienced and may again experience skilled labor shortages. Throughout the homebuilding cycle, we have experienced shortages of skilled
labor in a number of our markets which has led to increased labor costs and increased the cycle times of completion of home construction
and our ability to convert home sales into closings. The cost of labor may also be adversely affected by shortages of qualified tradespeople,
changes in laws and regulations relating to union activity and changes in immigration laws and trends in labor migration. We cannot be
assured that there will be a sufficient supply of, or satisfactory performance by, these unaffiliated third-party consultants and subcontractors,
which could have a material adverse effect on our business.
The
residential construction industry also experiences labor shortages and disruptions from time to time, including: work stoppages, labor
disputes, shortages in qualified tradespeople, lack of availability of adequate utility infrastructure and services, our need to rely
on local subcontractors who may not be adequately capitalized or insured, and delays in availability of building materials. Additionally,
we could experience labor shortages as a result of subcontractors going out of business or leaving the residential construction market
due to low levels of housing production and volumes. Any of these circumstances could give rise to delays in the start or completion of
our communities, increase the cost of developing one or more of our communities and increase the construction cost of our homes. To the
extent that market conditions prevent the recovery of increased costs, including, among other things, subcontracted labor, finished lots,
building materials, and other resources, through higher sales prices, our gross margins from home sales and results of operations could
be adversely affected.
In
addition, some of the subcontractors we engage are represented by labor unions or are subject to collective bargaining arrangements that
require the payment of prevailing wages that are typically higher than normally expected on a residential construction site. A strike
or other work stoppage involving any of our subcontractors could also make it difficult for us to retain subcontractors for their construction
work. In addition, union activity could result in higher costs for us to retain our subcontractors. Access to qualified labor at reasonable
rates may also be affected by other circumstances beyond our control, including: shortages of qualified tradespeople, such as carpenters,
roofers, electricians and plumbers; high inflation; changes in laws relating to employment and union organizing activity;
changes in trends in labor force migration; and increases in contractor, subcontractor and professional services costs. The inability
to contract with skilled contractors and subcontractors at reasonable rates on a timely basis could materially and adversely affect our
financial condition and operating results.
Further,
the enactment and implementation of federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations requiring the payment of prevailing
wages on private residential developments would materially increase our costs of development and construction, which could materially
and adversely affect our results of operations and financial conditions.
We
rely on third-party suppliers and long supply chains, and if we fail to identify and develop relationships with a sufficient number of
qualified suppliers, or if there is a significant interruption in our supply chains, our ability to timely and efficiently access raw
materials that meet our standards for quality could be adversely affected.
Our
ability to identify and develop relationships with qualified suppliers who can satisfy our standards for quality and our need to access
products and supplies in a timely and efficient manner is a significant challenge. We may be required to replace a supplier if their products
do not meet our quality or safety standards. In addition, our suppliers could discontinue selling products at any time for reasons that
may or may not be in our control or the suppliers’ control. Our operating results and inventory levels could suffer if we are unable
to promptly replace a supplier who is unwilling or unable to satisfy our requirements with a supplier providing similar products. Our
suppliers’ ability to deliver products may also be affected by financing constraints caused by credit market conditions, which could
negatively impact our revenue and cost of products sold, at least until alternate sources of supply are arranged.
Fluctuating
materials prices may adversely impact our results of operations.
The
residential construction industry experiences labor and raw material shortages from time to time, including shortages in qualified tradespeople,
and supplies of insulation, drywall, cement, steel and lumber. These labor and raw material shortages can be more severe during periods
of strong demand for housing or during periods where the regions in which we operate experience natural disasters that have a significant
impact on existing residential and commercial structures. The cost of labor and raw materials may also increase during periods of shortage
or high inflation. During the downturn in 2007 to 2011, a large number of qualified trade partners went out of business or otherwise exited
the market into new fields. A reduction in available trade partners exacerbates labor shortages as demand for new housing increases. Shortages
and price increases could cause delays in and increase our costs of home construction, which we may not be able to recover by raising
home prices due to market demand and because the price for each home is typically set prior to its delivery pursuant to the agreement
of sale with the homebuyer. In addition, the federal government has, at various times, imposed tariffs on a variety of imports from foreign
countries and may impose additional tariffs in the future. Significant tariffs or other restrictions placed on raw materials that we use
in our homebuilding operation, such as lumber or steel, could cause the cost of home construction to increase, which we may not be able
to recover by raising home prices or which could slow our absorption due to being constrained by market demand. As a result, shortages
or increased costs of labor and raw materials could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and
results of operations.
We
could be adversely affected by efforts to impose joint employer liability for labor law violations committed by subcontractors.
Several
other homebuilders have received inquiries from regulatory agencies concerning whether homebuilders using contractors are deemed to be
employers of the employees of such contractors under certain circumstances. Contractors are independent of the homebuilders that contract
with them under normal management practices and the terms of trade contracts and subcontracts within the homebuilding industry; however,
if regulatory agencies reclassify the employees of contractors as employees of homebuilders, homebuilders using contractors could be responsible
for wage and hour labor laws, workers’ compensation and other employment-related liabilities of their contractors. Even if we are
not deemed to be a joint employer with our contractors, we may be subject to legislation that requires us to share liability with our
contractors for the payment of wages and the failure to secure valid workers’ compensation coverage. In addition, under California
law, direct construction contractors are required to assume and be liable for unpaid wages, fringe or other benefit payments or contributions,
including interest, incurred by a subcontractor at any tier for contracts entered into on or after January 1, 2018, which may result in
increased costs.
We
may not be successful in integrating acquisitions, expanding into new markets or implementing our growth strategies.
In
June 2019, Landsea Homes closed the acquisition of Arizona-based homebuilders Pinnacle West, in the greater Phoenix area market, and in
January 2020, Landsea Homes closed the acquisition of Garrett Walker, increasing our footprint in the greater Phoenix area market. We
may in the future consider growth or expansion of our operations in our current markets or in new markets, whether through strategic acquisitions
of homebuilding companies or otherwise. The magnitude, timing and nature of any future expansion will depend on a number of factors, including
our ability to identify suitable additional markets or acquisition candidates, the negotiation of acceptable terms, our financial capabilities
and general economic and business conditions. Our expansion into new or existing markets, whether through acquisition or otherwise, could
have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition or results of operations. Acquisitions also
involve numerous risks, including difficulties in the assimilation of the acquired company’s operations, the incurrence of unanticipated
liabilities or expenses, the risk of impairing inventory and other assets related to the acquisition, the potential loss of key employees
of the acquired company, the diversion of management’s attention and resources from other business concerns, risks associated with
entering markets in which we have limited or no direct experience and the potential loss of key employees of the acquired company.
We
may be unable to obtain additional financing to fund our operations and growth.
We
may require additional financing to fund our operations or growth. Our failure to secure additional financing could have a material adverse
effect on our continued development or growth.
Adverse
weather and geological conditions may increase costs, cause project delays and reduce consumer demand for housing, all of which could
materially and adversely affect us.
As
a homebuilder and land developer, we are subject to the risks associated with numerous weather-related and geologic events, many of which
are beyond our control. These weather-related and geologic events include but are not limited to droughts, floods, wildfires, landslides,
soil subsidence and earthquakes. The occurrence of any of these events could damage our land parcels and projects, cause delays in the
completion of our projects, reduce consumer demand for housing and cause shortages and price increases in labor or raw materials, any
of which could harm our sales and profitability. Our California markets are in areas which have historically experienced significant earthquake
activity, seasonal wildfires and related power outages, droughts and water shortages. In addition to directly damaging our land or projects,
earthquakes, floods, landslides, wildfires or other geologic events could damage roads and highways providing access to those projects,
thereby adversely affecting our ability to market homes in those areas and possibly increasing the costs of completion.
Failure
by our directors, officers or employees to comply with applicable policies, regulations and rules could materially and adversely affect
us.
We
have adopted an employee handbook, which includes policies, regulations and rules, for our directors, officers and employees. Our adoption
of these policies, regulations and rules is not a representation or warranty that all persons subject to such standards are or will be
in complete compliance. The failure of a director, officer or employee to comply with the applicable policies, regulations and rules may
result in termination of the relationship or adverse publicity, which could materially and adversely affect us.
Our
officers and directors may allocate their time to other businesses thereby causing conflicts of interest in their determination as to
how much time to devote to our affairs.
Our
officers and directors are not required to commit their full time to our affairs, which could create a conflict of interest when allocating
their time between our operations and their other commitments. Some of our officers and directors are engaged in other business endeavors
and are not obligated to devote any specific number of hours to our affairs. If our officers’ and directors’ other business
affairs require them to devote more substantial amounts of time to such affairs it could limit their ability to devote time to our affairs
and could have a negative impact on our ability to consummate our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
We cannot assure you that these conflicts will be resolved in our favor.
Poor
relations with the residents of our communities could negatively impact sales, which could cause our revenue or results of operations
to decline.
Residents
of communities we develop may look to us to resolve issues or disputes that may arise in connection with the operation or development
of their communities. Efforts we make to resolve these issues or disputes could be deemed unsatisfactory by the affected residents, and
subsequent actions by these residents could adversely affect our sales or reputation. In addition, we could be required to make material
expenditures related to the settlement of such issues or disputes or to modify our community development plans, which could adversely
affect our results of operations.
We
may write-off intangible assets, such as goodwill.
We
have recorded intangible assets, including goodwill, in connection with the acquisitions of Pinnacle West and Garrett Walker Homes. On
an ongoing basis, we evaluate whether facts and circumstances indicate any impairment of the value of intangible assets. As circumstances
change, we can make no assurances that we will realize the value of these intangible assets. If we determine that a significant impairment
has occurred, we will be required to write-off the impaired portion of intangible assets, which could have a material adverse effect on
our results of operations in the period in which the write-off occurs.
We
may be required to take write-downs or write-offs, restructuring and impairment or other charges that could have a significant negative
effect on our financial condition, results of operations and our stock price, which could cause you to lose some or all of your investment.
Moreover,
factors outside of our business and outside of our control may later arise. As a result of these factors, we may be forced to write down
or write off assets, restructure operations, or incur impairment or other charges that could result in losses. Further, unexpected risks
may arise and previously known risks may materialize in a manner not consistent with our risk analysis. Even though these charges may
be non-cash items and not have an immediate impact on our liquidity, the fact that we report charges of this nature could contribute to
negative market perceptions about us or our securities. Accordingly, our securities could suffer a reduction in value. Our securityholders
are unlikely to have a remedy for such reduction in value, unless stockholders are able to successfully claim that the reduction in stock
value was due to the breach by our officers or directors of a duty of care or other fiduciary duty owed to them, or if they are able to
bring a private claim that the proxy statement relating to the Business Combination contained an actionable material misstatement or material
omission.
Our
business or financial results may be adversely affected if the value of the land we purchase declines. We have, and may continue, to incur
impairments on the carrying values of the real estate inventories we own.
There
are inherent risks in controlling, owning and developing land, as housing inventories are illiquid assets. We own land or homesites that
were acquired at costs we may not be able to recover fully, or on which we cannot build and sell homes profitably, including but not limited
to periods of reduced housing demand. This is particularly true when entitled land becomes scarce, as it has recently, especially in the
markets in which we build, and the cost of purchasing such land is relatively high. Changes in regulatory requirements and applicable
laws, such as those related to building regulations, taxation and planning, as well as political conditions, financial market conditions,
local and national economic conditions, customers’ financial condition, potentially adverse tax consequences, and interest and inflation
rate fluctuations, among other factors, subject our land’s market value to uncertainty. As a result, we may have to sell homes or
land for lower than anticipated profit margins, record inventory impairment charges, or sell land at a loss. We may be required to take
significant write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs if we elect not to move forward or exercise our options to purchase land.
In addition, inventory carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or market or result in
impairment charges. Material impairment charges, abandonment charges or other write-downs of assets could adversely affect our financial
condition and results of operations.
Legal,
Regulatory and Compliance Risks Related to Our Business
An
adverse outcome in litigation to which we are or become a party could materially and adversely affect us.
Presently
and in the future, we are and may become subject to litigation, including claims relating to our operations, breach of contract, securities
offerings or otherwise in the ordinary course of business or otherwise. Some of these claims may result in significant defense costs and
potentially significant judgments against us, some of which are not, or cannot be, insured against. We cannot be certain of the ultimate
outcomes of any claims that now exist or may arise in the future. Resolution of these types of matters against us may result in significant
fines, judgments or settlements, which, if uninsured, or if the fines, judgments and settlements exceed insured levels, could adversely
impact our earnings and cash flows, thereby materially and adversely affecting us. Litigation or the resolution of litigation may affect
the availability or cost of our insurance coverage, which could materially and adversely impact us.
New
and existing laws and regulations or other governmental actions may increase our expenses, limit the number of homes that we can build
or delay completion of our projects.
We
are subject to numerous local, state, federal and other statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning zoning, development, building
design, construction and similar matters which impose restrictive zoning and density requirements, which can limit the number of homes
that can be built within the boundaries of a particular area. Projects that are not entitled may be subjected to periodic delays, changes
in use, less intensive development or elimination of development in certain specific areas due to government regulations. We may also
be subject to periodic delays or may be precluded entirely from developing in certain communities due to building moratoriums or “slow-growth”
or “no-growth” initiatives that could be implemented in the future. Local governments also have broad discretion regarding
the imposition of development fees, assessments and exactions for projects in their jurisdiction. Projects for which we have received
land use and development entitlements or approvals may still require a variety of other governmental approvals and permits during the
development process and can also be impacted adversely by unforeseen health, safety and welfare issues, which can further delay these
projects or prevent their development. As a result, home sales could decline and costs could increase, which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
We
are also subject to a significant number and variety of local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning protection of health,
safety, labor standards and the environment. The particular environmental laws which apply to any given property vary according to multiple
factors, including the property’s location, its environmental conditions and geographic attributes or historical artifacts, the
present and former uses of the property, the presence or absence of endangered plants, animals or sensitive habitats, as well as conditions
at nearby properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance and other costs
and can prohibit or
severely
restrict development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas. For example, under certain environmental
laws and regulations, third parties, such as environmental groups or neighborhood associations, may challenge the permits and other approvals
required for our projects and operations. Any such claims may adversely affect our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition
and results of operations. Insurance coverage for such claims may be limited or non-existent.
In
addition, in those cases where an endangered or threatened species is involved and agency rulemaking and litigation are ongoing, the outcome
of such rulemaking and litigation can be unpredictable, and at any time can result in unplanned or unforeseeable restrictions on or even
the prohibition of development in identified environmentally sensitive areas. From time to time, the Environmental Protection Agency and
similar federal, state or local agencies review land developers’ and homebuilders’ compliance with environmental laws and
may levy fines and penalties for failure to strictly comply with applicable environmental laws, including those applicable to control
of storm water discharges during construction, or impose additional requirements for future compliance as a result of past failures. Any
such actions taken with respect to us may increase our costs and result in project delays. We expect that increasingly stringent requirements
will be imposed on land developers and homebuilders in the future. Environmental regulations can also have an adverse impact on the availability
and price of certain raw materials such as lumber, and on other building materials.
California
and New York are especially susceptible to restrictive government regulations and environmental laws. For example, California imposes
notification obligations respecting environmental conditions, sometimes recorded on deeds, and also those required to be delivered to
persons accessing property or to home buyers or renters, which may cause some persons, or their financing sources, to view the subject
parcels as less valuable or as impaired.
Under
various environmental laws, current or former owners of real estate, as well as certain other categories of parties, may be required to
investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases, and may be held liable to a governmental entity
or to third parties for related damages, including for bodily injury, and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by such parties
in connection with the contamination.
New
trade policies could make sourcing raw materials from foreign countries more difficult and more costly.
The
federal government has recently imposed new or increased tariffs or duties on an array of imported materials and goods that are used in
connection with the construction and delivery of homes, including steel, aluminum, lumber, solar panels and washing machines, and has
threatened to impose further tariffs, duties or trade restrictions on imports. Foreign governments, including China and the European Union,
have responded by imposing or increasing tariffs, duties or trade restrictions on U.S. goods, and are reportedly considering other measures.
These trading conflicts and related escalating governmental actions that result in additional tariffs, duties or trade restrictions could
cause disruptions or shortages in our supply chains, increase our construction costs or home-building costs generally or negatively impact
the U.S., regional or local economies, and, individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect our consolidated financial
statements.
We
are subject to environmental laws and regulations, which may increase our costs, result in liabilities, limit the areas in which we can
build homes and delay completion of our projects.
We
are subject to a variety of local, state, federal and other statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning the environment. The
particular environmental laws which apply to any given homebuilding site vary according to the site’s location, its environmental
conditions and the present and former uses of the site, as well as adjoining properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result
in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance and other costs, including significant fines and penalties for any violation,
and may prohibit or severely restrict homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions or areas, which could negatively affect
our results of operations.
Under
various environmental laws, current or former owners of real estate, as well as certain other categories of parties, may be required to
investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases, and
may
be held liable to a governmental entity or to third parties for property damage and for investigation and clean-up costs incurred by such
parties in connection with the contamination. In addition, in those cases where an endangered species is involved, environmental rules
and regulations may result in the elimination of development in identified environmentally sensitive areas.
Environmental
regulations may have an adverse impact on the availability and price of certain raw materials, such as lumber, and generally increase
the cost to construct our homes.
There
is a variety of new legislation being enacted, or considered for enactment at the federal, state and local level relating to energy, emissions
and climate change. This legislation relates to items such as carbon dioxide emissions control and building codes that impose energy efficiency
standards. New building code requirements that impose stricter energy efficiency standards, including California’s solar mandate,
which went into effect January 1, 2020, could significantly increase our cost to construct homes and we may be unable to fully recover
such costs due to market conditions, which could cause a reduction in our homebuilding gross margin and materially and adversely affect
our results of operations. As climate change concerns continue to grow, legislation and regulations of this nature are expected to continue
and become more costly to comply with. Similarly, energy-related initiatives affect a wide variety of companies throughout the United
States and the world and because our operations are heavily dependent on significant amounts of raw materials, such as lumber, steel and
concrete, they could have an indirect adverse impact on our operations and profitability to the extent the manufacturers and suppliers
of our materials are burdened with expensive cap and trade and similar energy-related regulations.
Ownership,
leasing and occupation of developed lots and the use of hazardous materials carries potential environmental risks and liabilities.
We
are subject to a variety of local, state and federal statutes, rules and regulations concerning easements, land use and the protection
of health and the environment, including those governing discharge of pollutants, including asbestos, to soil, water and air, the handling
of hazardous materials and the cleanup of contaminated sites.
We
may be liable for the costs of removal, investigation or remediation of man-made or natural hazardous or toxic substances located on,
under or in a property currently or formerly owned, leased or occupied by us, whether or not we caused or knew of the pollution.
The
particular impact and requirements of environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the site, its environmental
conditions and the present and former uses of the site. We expect that increasingly stringent requirements may be imposed on land developers
and homebuilders in the future. Environmental laws may result in delays, cause us to implement time consuming and expensive compliance
programs and prohibit or severely restrict development in certain environmentally sensitive regions or areas, such as wetlands. Concerns
could arise due to post-acquisition changes in laws or agency policies, or the interpretation thereof.
Furthermore,
we could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines, penalties and other sanctions and damages from third-party claims for
property damage or personal injury, as a result of our failure to comply with, or liabilities under, applicable environmental laws and
regulations. In addition, we are subject to third-party challenges, such as by environmental groups or neighborhood associations, under
environmental laws and regulations to the permits and other approvals required for our projects and operations. These matters could adversely
affect our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
As
a homebuilding and land development business with a wide variety of historic ownership, development, homebuilding and construction activities,
we could be liable for future claims for damages as a result of the past or present use of hazardous materials, including building materials
or fixtures known or suspected to be hazardous or to contain hazardous materials or due to use of building materials or fixtures which
are associated with mold. Any such claims may adversely affect our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.
Insurance coverage for such claims may be limited or nonexistent.
A
major health and safety incident relating to our business could be costly in terms of potential liabilities and reputational damage.
Building
sites are inherently dangerous, and operating in the homebuilding and land development industry poses certain inherent health and safety
risks to those working at such sites. Due to health and safety regulatory requirements and the number of our projects, health and safety
performance is critical to the success of all areas of our business. Any failure in health and safety performance may result in penalties
for non-compliance with relevant regulatory requirements or litigation, and a failure that results in a major or significant health and
safety incident is likely to be costly in terms of potential liabilities incurred as a result. Such a failure could generate significant
negative publicity and have a corresponding impact on our reputation, our relationships with relevant regulatory agencies, governmental
authorities and local communities, and our ability to win new business, which in turn could materially and adversely affect our operating
results and financial condition.
Risks
Related to Our Organization and Structure
Landsea
Green can determine the outcome of major corporate transactions that require the approval of our stockholders and may take actions that
conflict with the interests of other of our stockholders.
Landsea
Green currently holds, indirectly, a majority of the voting rights in us. As long as Landsea Green holds such majority of voting rights,
Landsea Green will have the ability to exercise control in our business, and may cause us to take actions that are not in, or conflict
with, the interests of other stockholders such as incurring additional indebtedness, selling assets or other actions that negatively affect
our net assets. Similarly, Landsea Green will be able to control our major policy decisions by controlling the selection of senior management,
determining the timing and amount of approving annual budgets, deciding on increases or decreases in stock capital, determining issuances
of new securities, approving disposals of assets or business, and amending our articles of association. These actions may be taken even
if they are opposed by other stockholders.
Our
stockholder structure may negatively affect our ability to obtain equity financing required for opportunistic investments or to offset
periods of net losses or financial distress. We cannot assure you that we would be able to obtain additional equity financing in a timely
fashion or at all. If we were unable to obtain such financing, we may be unable to take advantage of business opportunities or may be
unable to avoid defaults under our obligations.
We
are a “controlled company” within the meaning of Nasdaq rules and, as a result, may qualify for, and may choose to rely on,
exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements.
The
Seller beneficially owns a majority of the voting power of all outstanding shares of our common stock, making us a “controlled company.”
Pursuant to Nasdaq listing standards, a “controlled company” may elect not to comply with certain Nasdaq listing standards
that would otherwise require it to have: (i) a board of directors comprised of a majority of independent directors; (ii) compensation
of our executive officers determined by a majority of the independent directors or a compensation committee comprised solely of independent
directors; (iii) a compensation committee charter which, among other things, provides the compensation committee with the authority
and funding to retain compensation consultants and other advisors; and (iv) director nominees selected, or recommended for the board’s
selection, either by a majority of the independent directors or a nominating committee comprised solely of independent directors. We intend
to rely on the exemptions described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above.
Accordingly,
our stockholders do not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the Nasdaq corporate
governance requirements.
In
addition, on June 20, 2012, the SEC passed final rules implementing provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection
Act of 2010 pertaining to compensation committee independence and the role and disclosure of compensation consultants and other advisers
to the compensation committee. The SEC’s rules direct each of the national securities exchanges (including Nasdaq) to develop listing
standards requiring, among other
things,
that: (i) compensation committees be composed of fully independent directors, as determined pursuant to new independence requirements;
(ii) compensation committees be explicitly charged with hiring and overseeing compensation consultants, legal counsel and other committee
advisors; and (iii) compensation committees be required to consider, when engaging compensation consultants, legal counsel or other
advisors, certain independence factors, including factors that examine the relationship between the consultant or advisor’s employer
and us. As a “controlled company,” we are not subject to these compensation committee independence requirements.
Our
only significant asset is our ownership interest in Landsea and such ownership may not be sufficient to pay dividends or make distributions
or loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our Common Stock or satisfy our other financial obligations.
We
have no direct operations and no significant assets other than our ownership of Landsea. We depend on Landsea for distributions, loans
and other payments to generate the funds necessary to meet our financial obligations, including our expenses as a publicly traded company
and to pay any dividends with respect to our Common Stock. The financial condition and operating requirements of Landsea may limit our
ability to obtain cash from Landsea. The earnings from, or other available assets of, Landsea may not be sufficient to pay dividends or
make distributions or loans to enable us to pay any dividends on our Common Stock or satisfy our other financial obligations.
The
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) may modify, delay or prevent our future acquisition or investment
activities.
For
so long as Landsea Green retains a material ownership interest in us, we will be deemed a “foreign person” under the regulations
relating to CFIUS. As such, acquisitions of or investments in U.S. businesses or foreign businesses with U.S. subsidiaries that we may
wish to pursue may be subject to CFIUS review, the scope of which was recently expanded by the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization
Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), to include certain non-passive, non-controlling investments (including certain investments in entities
that hold or process personal information about U.S. nationals), certain acquisitions of real estate even with no underlying U.S. business,
transactions the structure of which is designed or intended to evade or circumvent CFIUS jurisdiction and any transaction resulting in
a “change in the rights” of a foreign person in a U.S. business if that change could result in either control of the business
or a covered non-controlling investment. FIRRMA also subjects certain categories of investments to mandatory filings. If a particular
proposed acquisition or investment in a U.S. business falls within CFIUS’s jurisdiction, we may determine that we are required to
make a mandatory filing or that we will submit to CFIUS review on a voluntary basis, or to proceed with the transaction without submitting
to CFIUS and risk CFIUS intervention, before or after closing the transaction. CFIUS may decide to block or delay an acquisition or investment
by us, impose conditions with respect to such acquisition or investment or order us to divest all or a portion of a U.S. business that
we acquired without first obtaining CFIUS approval, which may limit the attractiveness of or prevent us from pursuing certain acquisitions
or investments that we believe would otherwise be beneficial to us and our stockholders. In addition, among other things, FIRRMA authorizes
CFIUS to prescribe regulations defining “foreign person” differently in different contexts, which could result in less favorable
treatment for investments and acquisitions by companies from countries of “special concern.” If such future regulations impose
additional burdens on acquisition and investment activities involving PRC and PRC-controlled entities, our ability to consummate transactions
falling within CFIUS’s jurisdiction that might otherwise be beneficial to us and our stockholders may be hindered.
We
are the managing member in certain joint venture limited liability companies, and therefore may be liable for joint venture obligations.
Certain
of our active joint ventures are organized as limited liability companies. We are the managing member in some of these. As a managing
member or general partner, we may be liable for a joint venture’s liabilities and obligations should the joint venture fail or be
unable to pay these liabilities or obligations. These risks include, among others, that a partner in the joint venture may fail to fund
its share of required capital contributions, that a partner may make poor business decisions or delay necessary actions, or that a partner
may have economic or other business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours.
Risks
Related to Our Industry
Our
industry is cyclical and adverse changes in general and local economic conditions could reduce the demand for homes and, as a result,
could have a material adverse effect on us.
The
residential homebuilding industry is cyclical and highly sensitive to changes in general and local economic, real estate or other business
conditions that are outside of our control and could reduce the demand for homes, including changes in:
•overall
consumer confidence and the confidence of potential homebuyers in particular;
•U.S.
and global financial system, macroeconomic conditions, market volatility and credit market stability, such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic
and government actions and restrictive measures implemented in response;
•employment
levels and job and personal income growth;
•availability
and pricing of financing for homebuyers;
•short
and long-term interest rates;
•demographic
trends;
•changes
in energy prices;
•housing
demand from population growth, household formation and other demographic changes, among other factors;
•private
party and governmental residential consumer mortgage loan programs, and federal and state regulation of lending and appraisal practices;
•federal
and state personal income tax rates and provisions, government actions, policies, programs and regulations directed at or affecting the
housing market, tax benefits associated with purchasing and owning a home, and the standards, fees and size limits applicable to the purchase
or insuring of mortgage loans by government-sponsored enterprises and government agencies;
•the
supply of and prices for available new or existing homes, including lender-owned homes acquired through foreclosures and short sales and
homes held for sale by investors and speculators, and other housing alternatives, such as apartments and other residential rental property;
•homebuyer
interest in our current or new product designs and community locations, and general consumer interest in purchasing a home compared to
choosing other housing alternatives; and
•real
estate taxes.
Adverse
changes in these or other general and local economic or business conditions may affect our business nationally or in particular regions
or localities. During the most recent economic downturn, several of the markets we serve, and the U.S. housing market as a whole, experienced
a prolonged decrease in demand for new homes, as well as an oversupply of new and existing homes available for sale. Demand for new homes
is affected by weakness in the resale market because many new homebuyers need to sell their existing homes in order to buy a home from
us. In addition, demand may be adversely affected by alternatives to new homes, such as rental properties and existing homes. In the event
of another economic downturn or if general economic conditions should worsen, our home sales could decline and we could be required to
write down or dispose of assets or restructure our operations or debt, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our financial
results.
Adverse
changes in economic or business conditions can also cause increased home order cancellation rates, diminished demand and prices for our
homes, and diminished value of our real estate investments. These changes can also cause us to take longer to build homes and make it
more costly to do so. We may not be able to recover any of the increased costs by raising prices because of weak market conditions and
increasing pricing pressure. Additionally, the price of each home we sell is usually set several months before the home is delivered,
as many homebuyers sign their home purchase contracts before or early in the construction process. The potential difficulties described
above could impact homebuyers’ ability to obtain suitable financing and cause some homebuyers to cancel or refuse to honor their
home purchase contracts altogether.
The
homebuilding industry is highly competitive and, if our competitors are more successful or offer better value to customers, it may materially
and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We
operate in a very competitive environment that is characterized by competition from a number of other homebuilders and land developers
in each geographical market in which we operate. There are relatively low barriers to entry into the homebuilding business. We compete
with numerous large national and regional homebuilding companies and with smaller local homebuilders and land developers for, among other
things, homebuyers, desirable land parcels, financing, raw materials and skilled management and labor resources. If we are unable to compete
effectively in our markets, our business could decline disproportionately to the businesses of our competitors and our financial condition
could be materially and adversely affected.
Increased
competition could hurt our business by preventing us from acquiring attractive land parcels on which to build homes or making acquisitions
more expensive, hindering our market share expansion and causing us to increase selling incentives and reduce prices. Additionally, an
oversupply of homes available for sale or a discounting of home prices could materially and adversely affect pricing for homes in the
markets in which we operate.
Over
the past several years, we have embarked on a strategy to expand our product offerings to include more affordably-priced homes to reach
a deeper pool of qualified buyers and grow our overall community count. We anticipate that we will continue to build more affordably-priced
homes. We believe there is more competition among homebuilding companies in more affordable product offerings than in the luxury and move-up
segments. We also compete with the resale, or “previously owned,” home market, the size of which may change significantly
as a result of changes in the rate of home foreclosures, which is affected by changes in economic conditions both nationally and locally.
We
may be at a competitive disadvantage with regard to certain large national and regional homebuilding competitors whose operations are
more geographically diversified, as these competitors may be better able to withstand any future regional downturn in the housing market.
We compete directly with a number of large national and regional homebuilders that may have longer operating histories and greater financial
and operational resources than we do, including a lower cost of capital. Many of these competitors also have longstanding relationships
with subcontractors, local governments and suppliers in the markets in which we operates or in which we may operate in the future. This
may give our competitors an advantage in securing materials and labor at lower prices, marketing their products and allowing their homes
to be delivered to customers more quickly and at more favorable prices. This competition could reduce our market share and limit our ability
to expand our business.
Our
geographic concentration could materially and adversely affect us if the homebuilding industry in our current markets should experience
a decline.
Our
current business involves the design, construction and sale of innovative detached and attached homes in planned communities in major
metropolitan areas in California, Arizona and Metro New York. Because our operations are concentrated in these areas, a prolonged economic
downturn affecting one or more of these areas, or affecting any sector of employment on which the residents of such area are dependent,
could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations, and a disproportionately
greater impact on us than other homebuilders with more diversified operations. For example, much of the employment base in the San Francisco
bay area is dependent upon the technology sector. During the downturn from 2007 to 2011, land values, the demand for new homes and home
prices declined substantially in California. Additionally, in the past the state of California has experienced severe budget shortfalls
and taken measures such as raising taxes and increasing fees to offset the deficit. Accordingly, our sales, results of operations, financial
condition and business would be negatively impacted by a decline in the economy, the job sector or the homebuilding industry in the Western
U.S. regions in which our operations are concentrated.
In
addition, our ability to acquire land parcels for new homes may be adversely affected by changes in the general availability of land parcels,
the willingness of land sellers to sell land parcels at reasonable prices, competition for
available
land parcels, availability of financing to acquire land parcels, zoning and other market conditions. The availability of land parcels
in our California and Arizona markets at reasonable prices is limited. If the supply of land parcels appropriate for development of homes
is limited because of these factors, or for any other reason, our ability to grow could be significantly limited, and the number of homes
that we build and sell could decline.
Tightening
of mortgage lending standards and mortgage financing requirements and rising interest rates could adversely affect the availability of
mortgage loans for potential purchasers of our homes, and increases in property and other local taxes could prevent customers from purchasing
homes, which could adversely affect our business or financial results.
Generally,
housing demand is negatively impacted by the unavailability of mortgage financing, as a result of tightening of mortgage lending standards
and mortgage financing requirements, in addition to factors that increase the cost of financing a home such as increases in interest rates,
down payment requirements, insurance premiums or limitations on mortgage interest deductibility. A substantial percentage of our buyers
finance their home purchases with mortgage financing. Additionally, deterioration in credit quality among subprime and other nonconforming
loans has caused most lenders to eliminate subprime mortgages and most other loan products that do not conform to Federal National Mortgage
Association (“Fannie Mae”), Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”), Federal Housing Administration
(the “FHA”), or Veterans Administration (the “VA”) standards. In addition, as a result of the turbulence in the
credit markets and mortgage finance industry during the last significant economic downturn, in July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law. This legislation provided for a number of new requirements relating to residential mortgages
and mortgage lending practices that reduce the availability of loans to borrowers or increase the costs to borrowers to obtain such loans.
Fewer loan products and tighter loan qualifications, in turn, make it more difficult for a borrower to finance the purchase of a new home
or the purchase of an existing home from a potential “move-up” buyer who wishes to purchase one of our homes. The foregoing
may also hinder our ability to realize our backlog because our home purchase contracts provide customers with a financing contingency.
Financing contingencies allow customers to cancel their home purchase contracts in the event that they cannot arrange for adequate financing.
As a result, rising interest rates, stricter underwriting standards, and a reduction of loan products, among other similar factors, can
contribute to a decrease in our home sales. Any of these factors could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity,
financial condition and results of operations.
The
federal government has also taken on a significant role in supporting mortgage lending through its conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie
Mac, both of which purchase home mortgages and mortgage-backedsecurities originated by mortgage lenders, and its insurance of mortgages
originated by lenders through the FHA and the VA. The availability and affordability of mortgage loans, including interest rates for such
loans, could be adversely affected by a curtailment or cessation of the federal government’s mortgage-related programs or policies.
Additionally, the FHA may continue to impose stricter loan qualification standards, raise minimum down payment requirements, impose higher
mortgage insurance premiums and other costs, or limit the number of mortgages it insures. Due to federal budget deficits, the U.S. Treasury
may not be able to continue supporting the mortgage-related activities of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, the FHA and the VA at present levels,
or it may revise significantly the federal government’s participation in and support of the residential mortgage market. Because
the availability of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA and VA-backed mortgage financing is an important factor in marketing and selling many
of our homes, especially as they move down in price point, any limitations, restrictions or changes in the availability of such government-backed
financing could reduce our home sales, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition
and results of operations.
Current
federal income tax laws cap individual state and local tax deductions at $10,000 for the aggregate of state and local real property and
income taxes or state and local sales taxes, and cap mortgage interest deduction to $750,000 of debt ($1,000,000 after 2025) for mortgages
taken out after December 15, 2017. Additionally, limits on deductibility of mortgage interest and property taxes may increase the after-tax
cost of owning a home for some individuals. Any increases in personal income tax rates or additional tax deduction limits could adversely
impact demand for new homes, including homes we build, which could adversely affect our results of operations. Furthermore, increases
in real estate taxes and other local government fees, such as fees imposed on developers to
fund
schools, open space, and road improvements, or provide low- and moderate-income housing, could increase our costs and have an adverse
effect on our operations. In addition, increases in local real estate taxes as well as the limitation on deductibility of such costs could
adversely affect our potential home buyers, who may consider those costs in determining whether to make a new home purchase and decide,
as a result, not to purchase one of our homes or not purchase a resale, which would negatively impact homebuyers that need to sell their
home before they purchase one of ours.
Any
limitation on, or reduction or elimination of, tax benefits associated with homeownership would have an adverse effect upon the demand
for homes, which could be material to our business.
Current
federal income tax laws include limits on federal tax deductions individual taxpayers may take on mortgage loan interest payments and
on state and local taxes, including real estate taxes, that are lower than historical limits. These changes could reduce the perceived
affordability of homeownership, and therefore the demand for homes, or have a moderating impact on home sales prices in areas with relatively
high housing prices or high state and local income taxes and real estate taxes, including in certain of our served markets in California
and New York. In addition, if the federal government further changes, or a state government changes, its income tax laws by eliminating
or substantially reducing the income tax benefits associated with homeownership, the after-tax cost of owning a home could measurably
increase. Any increases in personal income tax rates or tax deduction limits or restrictions enacted at the federal or state levels could
adversely impact demand for or selling prices of new homes, including our homes, and the effect on our consolidated financial statements
could be adverse and material.
We
currently have investments in unconsolidated joint ventures with a third party in which we have less than a controlling interest. These
investments are highly illiquid and have significant risks due to, in part, a lack of sole decision-making authority and reliance on the
financial condition and liquidity of our joint venture partners.
We
own interests in various joint ventures and, as of December 31, 2020, investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures was
$21 million. We have entered into joint ventures in order to manage our risk profile and to leverage our capital base. Such joint venture
investments involve risks not otherwise present in wholly owned projects, including the following:
•Control
and Partner Dispute Risk. We
do not have exclusive control over the development, financing, management and other aspects of any such project or joint venture, which
may prevent us from taking actions that are in our best interest but opposed by our partners. We cannot exercise sole decision-making
authority regarding any such project or joint venture, which could create the potential risk of creating impasses on decisions, such as
acquisitions or sales. Disputes between us and our partners may result in litigation or arbitration that would increase our expenses and
prevent our officers and directors from focusing their time and efforts on our business and could result in subjecting the projects owned
by the joint venture to additional risk. Our existing joint venture agreements contain buy-sell provisions pursuant to which one partner
may initiate procedures requiring the other partner to choose between buying the other partner’s interest or selling our interest
to that partner; we may not have the capital to purchase our joint venture parties’ interest under these circumstances even
if we believe it would be beneficial to do so.
•Development
Risk. Typically,
we serve as the administrative member, managing member, or general partner of our joint ventures and one of our subsidiaries acts as the
general contractor while our joint venture partner serves as the capital provider. Due to our respective role in these joint ventures,
we may become liable for obligations beyond our proportionate equity share. In addition, the projects we build through joint ventures
are often larger and have a longer time horizon than the typical project developed by our wholly owned homebuilding operations. Time delays
associated with obtaining entitlements, unforeseen development issues, unanticipated labor and material cost increases, higher carrying
costs, and general market deterioration and other changes are more likely to impact larger, long-term projects, all of which may negatively
impact the profitability and capital needs of these ventures and our proportionate share of income and capital.
•Financing
Risk. There
are generally a limited number of sources willing to provide acquisition, development and construction financing to land development and
homebuilding joint ventures. During difficult market conditions, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain financing for our joint ventures
on commercially reasonable terms, or to refinance existing joint venture borrowings as such borrowings mature. In addition, a partner
may fail to fund its share of required capital contributions or may become bankrupt, which may cause us and any other remaining partners
to need to fulfill the obligations of the venture in order to preserve their interests and retain any benefits from the joint venture.
As a result, we could be contractually required, or elect, to contribute our corporate funds to the joint venture to finance acquisition
and development or construction costs following termination or step-down of joint venture financing that the joint venture is unable to
restructure, extend, or refinance with another third party lender. In addition, our ability to contribute our funds to or for the joint
venture may be limited if we do not meet the credit facility conditions discussed above. In addition, we sometimes finance projects in
our unconsolidated joint ventures with debt that is secured by the underlying real property. Secured indebtedness increases the risk of
the joint venture’s loss of ownership of the property (which would, in turn, impair the value of our ownership interests in the
joint venture).
•Contribution
Risk. Under
credit enhancements that we typically provide with respect to joint venture borrowings, we and our partners could be required to make
additional unanticipated investments in and advances to these joint ventures, either in the form of capital contributions or loan repayments,
to reduce such outstanding borrowings. We may have to make additional contributions that exceed our proportional share of capital if our
partners fail to contribute any or all of their share. While in most instances we would be able to exercise remedies available under the
applicable joint venture agreements if a partner fails to contribute its proportional share of capital, a partner’s financial condition
may preclude any meaningful cash recovery on the obligation.
•Completion
Risk. We often
sign a completion agreement in connection with obtaining financing for our joint ventures. Under such agreements, we may be compelled
to complete a project, usually with costs within the budget related to the project being funded by the lender with any budget shortfalls
being borne by us even if we no longer have an economic interest in the joint venture or the joint venture no longer has an interest in
the property.
•Illiquid
Investment Risk. We
lack a controlling interest in certain of our joint ventures and therefore are generally unable to compel such joint ventures to sell
assets, return invested capital, require additional capital contributions or take any other action without the vote of at least one or
more of our venture partners. This means that, absent partner agreement, we may not be able to liquidate our joint venture investments
to generate cash.
•Consolidation
Risk. The
accounting rules for joint ventures are complex and the decision as to whether it is proper to consolidate a joint venture onto our balance
sheet is fact intensive. If the facts concerning an unconsolidated joint venture were to change and a triggering event under applicable
accounting rules were to occur, we might be required to consolidate previously unconsolidated joint ventures onto our balance sheet which
could adversely impact our financial statements and our leverage and other financial conditions or covenants.
Any
of the above might subject a project to liabilities in excess of those contemplated and adversely affect the value of our current and
future joint venture investments.
Our
quarterly operating results fluctuate due to the seasonal nature of our business.
Our
quarterly operating results generally fluctuate by season. We typically achieve our highest new home sales orders in the spring and summer,
although new homes sales order activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling communities and the timing of new community
openings. Because it typically takes us four to eight months to construct a new home, we deliver a greater number of homes in the second
half of the calendar year as
sales
orders convert to home deliveries. As a result, our revenues from homebuilding operations are typically higher in the second half of the
year, particularly in the fourth quarter, and we generally experience higher capital demands in the first half of the year when we incur
construction costs. If, due to construction delays or other causes, we cannot close our expected number of homes in the second half of
the year, our financial condition and full year results of operations may be adversely affected.
Risks
Related to Debt and Liquidity
Because
homes are relatively illiquid, our ability to promptly sell one or more properties for reasonable prices in response to changing economic,
financial and investment conditions may be limited and we may be forced to hold non-income producing properties for extended periods of
time.
Homes
are relatively difficult to sell quickly. As a result, our ability to promptly sell one or more properties in response to changing economic,
financial and investment conditions is limited and we may be forced to hold non-income producing assets for an extended period of time.
We cannot predict whether we will be able to sell any property for the price or on the terms that we set or whether any price or other
terms offered by a prospective purchaser would be acceptable. We also cannot predict the length of time needed to find a willing purchaser
and to close the sale of a property.
We
may not be able to access sufficient capital on favorable terms, or at all, which could result in an inability to acquire lots, increase
home construction costs or delay home construction entirely.
The
homebuilding industry is capital-intensive and requires significant up-front expenditures to acquire land and begin development. There
is no assurance that cash generated from our operations, borrowings incurred under credit agreements or project-level financing arrangements,
or proceeds raised in capital markets transactions will be sufficient to finance our capital projects or otherwise fund our liquidity
needs. If our future cash flows from operations and other capital resources are insufficient to finance our capital projects or otherwise
fund our liquidity needs, we may be forced to:
•reduce
or delay business activities, land acquisitions and capital expenditures;
•sell
assets;
•obtain
additional debt or equity capital; or
•restructure
or refinance all or a portion of our debt on or before maturity.
These
alternative measures may not be successful and we may not be able to accomplish any of these alternatives on a timely basis or on satisfactory
terms, if at all. In addition, the terms of our existing debt will limit our ability to pursue these alternatives. Further, we may seek
additional capital in the form of project-level financing from time to time. The availability of borrowed funds, especially for land acquisition
and construction financing, may be greatly reduced nationally, and the lending community may require increased amounts of equity to be
invested in a project by borrowers in connection with both new loans and the extension of existing loans. Land acquisition, development
and construction activities may be adversely affected by any shortage or increased cost of financing or the unwillingness of third parties
to engage in joint ventures. Any difficulty in obtaining sufficient capital for planned development expenditures could cause project delays
and any such delay could result in cost increases and may adversely affect our sales and future results of operations and cash flows.
We
have outstanding indebtedness and may incur additional debt in the future.
We
have outstanding indebtedness and our ability to incur additional indebtedness under our various credit facilities is subject to and potentially
restricted by customary requirements and borrowing base formulas. As of December 31, 2020, Landsea Homes had approximately $272 million
outstanding under its various credit facilities and loan agreements, with approximately $278 million of additional borrowing capacity,
subject to customary borrowing base requirements. Our indebtedness could have detrimental consequences, including the following:
•our
ability to obtain additional financing as needed for working capital, land acquisition costs, building costs, other capital expenditures,
or general corporate purposes, or to refinance existing indebtedness before its scheduled maturity, may be limited;
•we
will need to use a portion of cash flow from operations to pay interest and principal on our indebtedness, which will reduce the funds
available for other purposes;
•if
we are unable to comply with the terms of the agreements governing our indebtedness, the holders of that indebtedness could accelerate
that indebtedness and exercise other rights and remedies against us;
•the
terms of any refinancing may not be as favorable as the debt being refinanced, if at all.
We
cannot be certain that cash flow from operations will be sufficient to allow us to pay principal and interest on our debt, support operations
and meet other obligations. If we do not have the resources to meet our obligations, we may be required to refinance all or part of our
outstanding debt, sell assets or borrow more money. We may not be able to do so on acceptable terms, in a timely manner, or at all. If
we are unable to refinance our debt on acceptable terms, we may be forced to dispose of our assets on disadvantageous terms, potentially
resulting in losses. Defaults under our debt agreements could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial
condition or results of operations.
A
breach of the covenants under any of the agreements governing our indebtedness could result in an event of default.
A
default under any of the agreements governing our indebtedness may allow our creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in
the acceleration of any other debt to which a cross-acceleration or cross-default provision applies. In addition, an event of default
under the credit agreement governing our credit facility would permit the lenders thereunder to terminate all commitments to extend further
credit under the applicable facility. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under any secured indebtedness,
those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. In the event our lenders or the holders
of our notes accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we cannot assure that we would have sufficient assets to repay such indebtedness.
As a result of these restrictions, we may be:
•limited
in how we conduct our business;
•unable
to raise additional debt or equity financing to operate during general economic or business downturns; or
•unable
to compete effectively or to take advantage of new business opportunities.
These
restrictions may affect our ability to grow or continue our existing operations.
The
agreements governing our debt impose operating and financial restrictions, which may prevent us from capitalizing on business opportunities
and taking some corporate actions.
The
agreements governing our debt impose operating and financial restrictions. These restrictions limit our ability, among other things, to:
•incur
or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain equity interests;
•pay
dividends or distributions, repurchase equity or prepay subordinated debt;
•make
certain investments;
•sell
assets;
•incur
liens;
•create
certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to transfer assets;
•enter
into transactions with affiliates;
•create
unrestricted subsidiaries; and
•consolidate,
merge or sell all or substantially all of our assets.
As
a result of these restrictions, our ability to obtain additional financing as needed for working capital, land acquisition costs, building
costs, other capital expenditures, or general corporate purposes, or to refinance existing indebtedness before its scheduled maturity,
may be limited. In addition, our credit facility currently contains certain financial covenants with which we must test compliance periodically.
Failure to have sufficient borrowing base availability in the future or to be in compliance with our financial covenants under our credit
facility could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.
In
addition, we may in the future enter into other agreements refinancing or otherwise governing indebtedness which impose yet additional
restrictions and covenants, including covenants limiting our ability to incur additional debt, make certain investments, reduce liquidity
below certain levels, make distributions to stockholders and otherwise affect our operating policies. These restrictions may adversely
affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to pursue available business opportunities. A breach of any of these
covenants could result in a default in respect of the related indebtedness. If a default occurs, the relevant lenders could elect to declare
the indebtedness, together with accrued interest and other fees, to be immediately due and payable and proceed against any collateral
securing that indebtedness.
Potential
future downgrades of our credit ratings could adversely affect our access to capital and could otherwise have a material adverse effect
on us.
Our
corporate credit ratings and our current credit condition affect, among other things, our ability to access new capital, especially debt,
and negative changes in these ratings may result in more stringent covenants and higher interest rates under the terms of any new debt.
Our credit ratings could be downgraded or rating agencies could issue adverse commentaries in the future, which could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and liquidity. In particular, a weakening of our financial
condition, including a significant increase in our leverage or decrease in our profitability or cash flows, could adversely affect our
ability to obtain necessary funds, result in a credit rating downgrade or change in outlook or otherwise increase our cost of borrowing.
Interest
rate changes may adversely affect us.
We
currently do not hedge against interest rate fluctuations. We may obtain in the future one or more forms of interest rate protection in
the form of swap agreements, interest rate cap contracts or similar agreements to hedge against the possible negative effects of interest
rate fluctuations. However, we cannot assure you that any hedging will adequately relieve the adverse effects of interest rate increases
or that counterparties under these agreements will honor their obligations thereunder. In addition, we may be subject to risks of default
by hedging counterparties. Adverse economic conditions could also cause the terms on which we borrow to be unfavorable. We could be required
to liquidate one or more of our assets at times which may not permit us to receive an attractive return on our assets in order to meet
our debt service obligations.
We
may be unable to obtain suitable performance, payment and completion surety bonds and letters of credit, which could limit our future
growth or impair our results of operations.
We
provide bonds in the ordinary course of business to governmental authorities and others to ensure the completion of our projects or in
support of obligations to build community improvements such as roads, sewers, water systems and other utilities, and to support similar
development activities by certain of our joint ventures. As a result of the deterioration in market conditions during the recent downturn,
surety providers became increasingly reluctant to issue new bonds and some providers were requesting credit enhancements (such as cash
deposits or letters of credit) in order to maintain existing bonds or to issue new bonds, which trends may continue. We may also be required
to provide performance bonds or letters of credit to secure our performance under various escrow agreements, financial guarantees and
other arrangements. If we are unable to obtain performance bonds or letters of credit when required or the cost or operational restrictions
or conditions imposed by issuers to obtain them increases significantly, we may not be able to develop or may be significantly delayed
in developing a community or communities or may incur
significant
additional expenses, and, as a result, our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition or results of operation could be materially
and adversely affected.
We
may be unable to obtain suitable bonding for the development of our communities.
We
provide performance bonds and letters of credit in the ordinary course of business to governmental authorities and others to ensure the
completion of our projects or in support of obligations to build community improvements such as roads, sewers, water systems and other
utilities. We may also be required to provide performance bonds or letters of credit to secure our performance under various escrow agreements,
financial guarantees and other arrangements. If we are unable to obtain performance bonds or letters of credit when required or the cost
or operational restrictions or conditions imposed by issuers to obtain them increases significantly, we may be significantly delayed in
developing our communities or may incur significant additional expenses and, as a result, our financial condition and results of operations
could be materially and adversely affected.
Risks
Related to the Ownership of Our Securities
A
significant portion of our total outstanding shares are restricted from immediate resale but may be sold into the market in the near future.
Resales of the shares of Common Stock included in the Merger Consideration could depress the market price of our Common Stock.
There
may be a large number of our shares of Common Stock sold in the market. The shares held by our public stockholders are freely tradeable.
The
LF Capital Restricted Stockholders, including the Sponsor, hold more than 5% of the Common Stock with respect to their converted Founder
Shares. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, dated June 19, 2018, by and between the Company and the LF Capital Restricted Stockholders,
the LF Capital Restricted Stockholders are entitled to registration of the converted Founder Shares. In addition, holders of our Private
Placement Warrants and their permitted transferees can demand that we register the Private Placement Warrants and the shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of the Private Placement Warrants. The holders of these securities are entitled to make up to three demands,
excluding short form demands, that we register such securities. These holders also have certain “piggy-back” registration
rights with respect to registration statements filed subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination.
Common
Stock issued to the Seller pursuant to the Business Combination will be freely tradeable following the expiration of the lock-up on the
earlier of (A) one year following the closing of the Business Combination and (B) subsequent to the closing of the Business Combination,
(x) if the last sale price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $12.00 per share as quoted on Nasdaq (adjusted for stock splits, stock
dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within any 30-trading day period commencing at least
150 days following the closing of the Business Combination or (y) the date following the closing of the Business Combination on which
the Company completes a liquidation, merger, capital stock exchange, reorganization or other similar transaction that results in all of
the Company’s stockholders having the right to exchange their shares of the Company for cash, securities or other property, as set
forth in the Seller Lock-up Agreement.
Common
Stock held by the Sponsor and certain other holders of converted Founder Shares as a result of the conversion of its Class B common stock
will be freely tradeable following the expiration of a lock-up for the same duration as the Seller Lock-up Agreement, as set forth in
the Sponsor Lock-up Agreement (with 500,000 of such shares being subject to the terms of forfeiture pursuant to that certain Founder’s
Surrender Agreement). Our Common Stock held by the LF Capital Restricted Stockholders (other than the Sponsor and certain other holders
of converted Founder Shares) as a result of the conversion of their Class B common stock is freely tradeable as a result of the registration
of the resale thereof pursuant to the related registration statement.
Such
sales of shares of our Common Stock or the perception of such sales may depress the market price of our Common Stock or public warrants.
A
market for our securities may not continue, which would adversely affect the liquidity and price of our securities.
The
price of our securities may fluctuate significantly due to the market’s reaction to the Business Combination and general market
and economic conditions. An active trading market for our securities may never develop or, if developed, it may not be sustained. In addition,
the price of our securities may vary due to general economic conditions and forecasts, our general business condition and the release
of our financial reports. Additionally, if our securities are not listed on, or become delisted from, Nasdaq for any reason, and are quoted
on the OTC Bulletin Board or OTC Pink, an inter-dealer automated quotation system for equity securities that is not a national securities
exchange, the liquidity and price of our securities may be more limited than if we were quoted or listed on Nasdaq or another national
securities exchange. Nasdaq listing requirements require us to have 400 round lot holders with respect to the warrants. In the event we
do not have an adequate number of round lot holders to maintain the listing of the warrants, the warrants will be delisted from Nasdaq.
You may be unable to sell your securities unless a market can be established or sustained.
If
the Business Combination’s benefits do not meet the expectations of investors or financial analysts, the market price of our securities
may decline.
If
the benefits of the Business Combination do not meet the expectations of investors or securities analysts, the market price of our securities
may decline.
Fluctuations
in the price of our securities could contribute to the loss of all or part of your investment. Immediately prior to the Business Combination,
there was no public market for Landsea Homes’ stock and trading in the shares of our securities was not active. If an active market
for our securities develops and continues, the trading price of our securities could be volatile and subject to wide fluctuations in response
to various factors, some of which are beyond our control. Any of the factors listed below could have a material adverse effect on your
investment in our securities and our securities may trade at prices significantly below the price you paid for them. In such circumstances,
the trading price of our securities may not recover and may experience a further decline.
Factors
affecting the trading price of our securities may include:
•actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly financial results or the quarterly financial results of companies perceived to be similar
to us;
•changes
in the market’s expectations about our operating results;
•the
public’s reaction to our press releases, our other public announcements and our filings with the SEC;
•speculation
in the press or investment community;
•success
of competitors;
•our
operating results failing to meet the expectation of securities analysts or investors in a particular period;
•changes
in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts concerning us or the market in general;
•operating
and stock price performance of other companies that investors deem comparable to us;
•our
ability to market new and enhanced products on a timely basis;
•changes
in laws and regulations affecting our business;
•commencement
of, or involvement in, litigation involving us;
•changes
in our capital structure, such as future issuances of securities or the incurrence of additional debt;
•the
volume of securities available for public sale;
•any
major change in our Board or management;
•sales
of substantial amounts of securities by our directors, officers or significant stockholders or the perception that such sales could occur;
•the
realization of any of the risk factors presented in this Annual Report;
•additions
or departures of key personnel;
•failure
to comply with the requirements of Nasdaq;
•failure
to comply with SOX or other laws or regulations;
•actual,
potential or perceived control, accounting or reporting problems;
•changes
in accounting principles, policies and guidelines; and
•general
economic and political conditions such as recessions, interest rates, fuel prices, international currency fluctuations and acts of war
or terrorism.
Broad
market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of our securities irrespective of our operating performance. The stock
market in general and Nasdaq have experienced price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the
operating performance of the particular companies affected. The trading prices and valuations of these stocks, and of our securities,
may not be predictable. A loss of investor confidence in the market for the stocks of other companies which investors perceive to be similar
to us could depress our stock price regardless of our business, prospects, financial conditions or results of operations. A decline in
the market price of our securities also could adversely affect our ability to issue additional securities and our ability to obtain additional
financing in the future.
In
the past, securities class action litigation has often been initiated against companies following periods of volatility in their stock
price. This type of litigation could result in substantial costs and divert our management’s attention and resources, and could
also require us to make substantial payments to satisfy judgments or to settle litigation.
Our
quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly and could fall below the expectations of securities analysts and investors due
to seasonality and other factors, some of which are beyond our control, resulting in a decline in our stock price.
Our
quarterly operating results may fluctuate significantly because of several factors, including:
•labor
availability and costs for hourly and management personnel;
•profitability
of our products, especially in new markets and due to seasonal fluctuations;
•changes
in interest rates;
•impairment
of long-lived assets;
•macroeconomic
conditions, both nationally and locally;
•negative
publicity relating to products we serve;
•changes
in consumer preferences and competitive conditions;
•expansion
to new markets; and
•fluctuations
in commodity prices.
Our
internal controls over financial reporting may not be effective and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able
to certify as to their effectiveness, which could have a significant and adverse effect on our business and reputation.
As
a public company, we are required to comply with the SEC’s rules implementing Sections 302 and 404 of SOX, which require management
to certify financial and other information in our quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness
of internal control over financial reporting. To comply with the requirements of being a public company, we may need to undertake various
actions, such as implementing additional internal controls and procedures and hiring additional accounting or internal audit staff. The
standards required for a public company under Section 404 of SOX are significantly more stringent than those required of Landsea Homes
as a privately-held company. Further, as an emerging growth company, our independent registered public accounting firm is not required
to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 until the date we are
no longer an emerging growth company. At such time, our independent registered public accounting firm may issue a report that is adverse
in the event that it is not satisfied with the level at which our internal controls are documented, designed or operating.
Testing
and maintaining these controls can divert our management’s attention from other matters that are important to the operation of our
business. If we identify material weaknesses in the internal control over our financial
reporting
or are unable to comply with the requirements of Section 404 or assert that our internal control over financial reporting is effective,
or if our independent registered public accounting firm is unable to express a favorable opinion as to the effectiveness of our internal
controls over financial reporting when we no longer qualify as an emerging growth company, investors may lose confidence in the accuracy
and completeness of our financial reports and the market price of our securities could be negatively affected, and we could become subject
to investigations by the SEC or other regulatory authorities, which could require additional financial and management resources.
The
JOBS Act permits “emerging growth companies” like us to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements
applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies.
We
qualify as an “emerging growth company” as defined in Section 2(a)(19) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart
Our Business Startups Act of 2012, which we refer to as the “JOBS Act.” As such, we take advantage of certain exemptions from
various reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies for as long as we continue
to be an emerging growth company, including (i) the exemption from the auditor attestation requirements with respect to internal control
over financial reporting under Section 404 of SOX, (ii) the exemptions from say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and say-on-golden parachute voting
requirements and (iii) reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements. As
a result, our stockholders may not have access to certain information they deem important. We will remain an emerging growth company until
the earliest of (i) the last day of the fiscal year (a) following June 22, 2023, the fifth anniversary of our IPO, (b) in which we have
total annual gross revenue of at least $1.07 billion or (c) in which we are deemed to be a large accelerated filer, which means the market
value of our Common Stock and public warrants that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of the last business day of our prior
second fiscal quarter, and (ii) the date on which we have issued more than $1.0 billion in non-convertible debt during the prior three-year
period. We cannot predict if investors will find our common stock less attractive if we choose to rely on these exemptions. If some investors
find our common stock less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosure, there may be a less active trading market
for our common stock and the price of our common stock may be more volatile. Landsea Homes had total revenues during calendar year 2020
of approximately $734.6 million. If we continue to expand our business through acquisitions or continue to grow revenues organically,
we may cease to be an emerging growth company prior to June 22, 2023.
In
addition, Section 107 of the JOBS Act also provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of the exemption from complying
with new or revised accounting standards provided in Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act as long as we are an emerging growth company.
An emerging growth company can therefore delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply
to private companies. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the
requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies, but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. We have elected to avail ourselves
of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public
or private companies, we, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the
new or revised standard. This may make comparison of our financial statements with another public company that is neither an emerging
growth company nor an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because
of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
As
a result of our reliance on these exemptions or reduced disclosures, investors may not have access to certain information they deem important
or may find our securities less attractive. This may result in a less active trading market for our securities and the price of our securities,
including our Common Stock or public warrants may be more volatile.
We
are a “smaller reporting company” and, as a result of the reduced disclosure and governance requirements applicable to smaller
reporting companies, our common stock may be less attractive to investors.
We
are a “smaller reporting company” because we had public float of less than $250 million on the applicable measurement date.
As a smaller reporting company, we are subject to reduced disclosure obligations in our periodic reports and proxy statements. We cannot
predict whether investors will find our common stock less attractive as a result of our taking advantage of these exemptions. If some
investors find our common stock less attractive as a result of our choices, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock
and our stock price may be more volatile.
The
exercise of our warrants will result in dilution to our stockholders.
We
issued warrants to purchase 15,525,000 shares of Common Stock as part of our IPO and, on the IPO closing date, we issued Private Placement
Warrants (i) to the Sponsor to purchase 7,760,000 shares of Common Stock (of which 2,260,000 Private Placement Warrants were forfeited
in connection with the Business Combination and 2,200,000 were transferred to the Seller in connection with the Business Combination)
and (ii) to BlackRock Credit Alpha Master Fund L.P., to purchase 550,440 shares of Common Stock, in each case at $11.50 per share. The
public warrants are exercisable for one-tenth of one share at an exercise price of $1.15 per one-tenth share ($11.50 per whole share)
pursuant to the Warrant Amendment. The shares of Common Stock issued upon exercise of our warrants will result in dilution to the then
existing holders of Common Stock and increase the number of shares eligible for resale in the public market. Sales of substantial numbers
of such shares in the public market could adversely affect the market price of our Common Stock or public warrants.
The
Private Placement Warrants are identical to the public warrants except that, so long as they are held by the Seller, Sponsor or permitted
transferees, (i) they will not be redeemable by us, (ii) they (including the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of these warrants) may
not, subject to certain limited exceptions, be transferred, assigned or sold by the Sponsor until 30 days after the completion of the
Business Combination, (iii) they may be exercised by the holders on a cashless basis and (iv) are subject to registration rights.
The
warrants may not ever be in the money, they may expire worthless and the terms of the warrants may be amended in a manner that may be
adverse to holders of our warrants with the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants. As a result,
the exercise price of the warrants could be increased, the warrants could be converted into cash or stock (at a ratio different than initially
provided), the exercise period could be shortened and the number of shares of our Common Stock purchasable upon exercise of a warrant
could be decreased, all without a warrant holder’s approval.
The
public warrants may not ever be in the money, and they may expire worthless. Our warrants were issued in registered form under the warrant
agreement between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and us (the “Warrant Agreement”). The Warrant Agreement provides
that the terms of the warrants may be amended without the consent of any holder to cure any ambiguity or correct any defective provision,
but requires the approval by the holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants to make any change that adversely affects
the interests of the registered holders of public warrants. Accordingly, we may amend the terms of the public warrants in a manner adverse
to a holder if holders of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants approve of such amendment. Although our ability to amend
the terms of the public warrants with the consent of at least 65% of the then outstanding public warrants is unlimited, examples of such
amendments could be amendments to, among other things, increase the exercise price of the warrants, convert the warrants into cash or
stock (at a ratio different than initially provided), shorten the exercise period or decrease the number of shares of our Common Stock
purchasable upon exercise of a warrant.
We
may redeem unexpired warrants prior to their exercise at a time that is disadvantageous to a warrant holder, thereby making the warrants
worthless.
We
have the ability to redeem outstanding warrants at any time and prior to their expiration, at a price of $0.01 per warrant, provided that
the last reported sales price of our Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations,
recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 trading-day period ending on the third trading day prior to the date
we send the notice of redemption to
the
warrant holders. If and when the warrants become redeemable by us, we may exercise our redemption right even if we are unable to register
or qualify the underlying securities for sale under all applicable state securities laws. Redemption of the outstanding warrants could
force warrant holders to: (1) exercise their warrants and pay the exercise price therefor at a time when it may be disadvantageous
to do so (2) sell their warrants at the then-current market price when they might otherwise wish to hold their warrants; or (3) accept
the nominal redemption price which, at the time the outstanding warrants are called for redemption, is likely to be substantially less
than the market value of the warrants. None of the Private Placement Warrants will be redeemable by us so long as they are held by the
Seller, Sponsor or permitted transferees.
Nasdaq
may delist our securities from trading on its exchange, which could limit investors’ ability to make transactions in our securities
and subject us to additional trading restrictions.
Our
Common Stock and public warrants are listed on Nasdaq. There is no guarantee that these securities will remain listed on Nasdaq. There
can be no assurance that these securities will continue to be listed on Nasdaq in the future. In order to continue listing our securities
on Nasdaq, we must maintain certain financial, distribution and share price levels. In general, we must maintain a minimum number of holders
of our securities.
If
Nasdaq delists any of our securities from trading on its exchange and we are not able to list our securities on another national securities
exchange, we expect our securities could be quoted on an over-the-counter market. If this were to occur, we could face significant material
adverse consequences, including:
•a
limited availability of market quotations for our securities;
•reduced
liquidity for our securities;
•a
determination that the Common Stock is a “penny stock” which will require brokers trading in our Common Stock to adhere to
more stringent rules and possibly result in a reduced level of trading activity in the secondary trading market for our securities;
•a
limited amount of news and analyst coverage; and
•a
decreased ability to issue additional securities or obtain additional financing in the future.
The
National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, which is a federal statute, prevents or preempts the states from regulating the sale
of certain securities, which are referred to as “covered securities.” Because the Common Stock and public warrants are listed
on Nasdaq, they will be covered securities. However, if we are no longer listed on Nasdaq, our securities would not be covered securities,
and we would be subject to regulation in each state in which we offer our securities.
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 securities adversely, then the price and trading volume of our securities could decline.
The
trading market for our securities will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about
us, our business, our market, or our competitors. Securities and industry analysts do not currently, and may never, publish research on
us. If no securities or industry analysts commence coverage of us, the price and trading volume of our securities would likely be negatively
impacted. If any of the analysts that may cover us change their recommendation regarding our securities adversely, or provide more favorable
relative recommendations about our competitors, the price of our securities would likely decline. If any analyst that may cover us ceases
covering us or fails to regularly publish reports on us, we could lose visibility in the financial markets, which could cause the price
or trading volume of our securities to decline.
Anti-takeover
provisions contained in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Second Amended and Restated Bylaws, as well as
provisions of Delaware law, could impair a takeover attempt, which could limit the price investors might be willing to pay in the future
for our common stock.
Our
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation contains provisions that may discourage unsolicited takeover proposals that stockholders
may consider to be in their best interests. We are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which could delay or prevent
a change of control. Together, these provisions may make more difficult the removal of management and may discourage transactions that
otherwise could involve payment of a premium over prevailing market prices for our securities. These provisions include:
•a
prohibition on stockholder action by written consent once the company is no longer controlled, which forces stockholder action to be taken
at an annual or special meeting of our stockholders;
•a
vote of 25% required for stockholders to call a special meeting;
•a
“synthetic” anti-takeover provision in lieu of the statutory protections of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation
Law;
•a
vote of 80% required to approve a merger as long as the majority stockholder owns at least 20% of our stock;
•a
vote of 70% required to approve certain amendments to the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the Second Amended
and Restated Bylaws;
•a
provision allowing the directors to fill any vacancies on the Board, including vacancies that result from an increase in the number of
directors, subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding series of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances;
and
•the
designation of Delaware as the exclusive forum for certain disputes.
Our
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and
exclusive forum for certain stockholder litigation matters, which could limit our stockholders’ ability to obtain a favorable judicial
forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers, employees or stockholders.
Our
Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that, unless we select or consent in writing to the selection of an
alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements,
shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have or declines to accept jurisdiction,
another state court or a federal court located within the State of Delaware) for any complaint asserting claims, including any derivative
action or proceeding brought on our behalf, based upon a violation of a duty by a current or former director, officer, employee or stockholder
in such capacity, any action as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction upon the Court of Chancery, or any other action asserting a claim
that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine as interpreted by Delaware state courts. In addition, our Second Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation provides that the sole and exclusive forum for any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the
Securities Act, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the federal district courts of the United States, but the forum selection
provision will not apply to claims brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. Any person or entity purchasing
or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in our stock shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the forum provision in
our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
This
choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder’s ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes
with us or any of our directors, officers, other employees or stockholders, which may discourage lawsuits with respect to such claims.
Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in our Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, we may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions,
which could harm our business, operating results and financial condition. For example, under the Securities Act, federal courts have concurrent
jurisdiction over all suits brought to enforce any duty or liability created by the Securities Act, and investors cannot waive compliance
with the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations thereunder. Accordingly, there is uncertainty as to whether a court would
enforce such a forum selection provision as written in connection with claims arising under the Securities Act.
We
do not intend to pay dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future.
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, restrictions contained
in any financing instruments, applicable legal requirements and such other factors as our board of directors deems relevant. Accordingly,
stockholders may need to sell their shares of our common stock to realize a return on investment and may not be able to sell shares at
or above the price paid for them.
General
Risk Factors
Our
historical financial results are not necessarily indicative of our future results as a public company.
Our
historical financial information is not necessarily indicative of our future results of operations, financial condition or cash flows.
Our financial condition and future results of operations could be materially different from amounts reflected in our historical financial
statements, so it may be difficult for investors to compare our future results as a public company to historical results or to evaluate
our relative performance or trends in our business.
In
particular, our historical consolidated financial information is not necessarily indicative of our future results of operations, financial
condition or cash flows primarily because of the following factors:
•Prior
to the Business Combination, the Seller or one of its affiliates provided support for various corporate functions for Landsea Homes, such
as information technology, shared services, medical insurance, procurement, logistics, marketing, human resources, legal, finance and
internal audit;
•Our
historical consolidated financial results reflect the direct, indirect and allocated costs for such services historically provided by
the Seller prior to the Business Combination, and these costs may significantly differ from the comparable expenses we would have incurred
as an independent company;
•Prior
to the Business Combination, Landsea Homes’ working capital requirements and capital expenditures historically were satisfied as
part of the Seller’s corporate-wide cash management and centralized funding programs, and our cost of debt and other capital may
significantly differ from that which is reflected in our historical combined financial statements for the periods prior to the Business
Combination; and
•The
historical combined financial information for the periods prior to the Business Combination may not fully reflect the costs associated
with the Business Combination, including the costs related to being an independent public company.
Similarly,
unaudited pro forma financial information previously provided was provided for illustrative purposes only and was prepared based on a
number of assumptions including, but not limited to, LF Capital being treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting
purposes in the Business Combination and the total debt obligations and the cash and cash equivalents of Landsea Homes on an assumed date
for the Business Combination closing.
Our
ability to be successful will depend upon the efforts of our key personnel, including the key personnel of Landsea and the Seller whom
we expect to stay with us. The loss of key personnel could negatively impact the operations and profitability of our business and our
financial condition could suffer as a result.
Our
success depends to a significant degree upon the continued contributions of certain key management personnel. It is possible that we will
lose some key management personnel in the future, some of whom would be difficult to replace. The loss of key management personnel could
negatively impact the operations and profitability of our business. Our ability to retain key management personnel or to attract suitable
replacements should any member(s) of our management team leave is dependent on the culture our leadership team fosters and on the competitive
nature of the employment market. The loss of services from key management personnel or a limitation in their availability could materially
and adversely impact our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations. Further, such a loss could be
negatively perceived in the capital markets. We have not obtained key management life insurance that would provide us with proceeds in
the event of death or disability of any of our key management personnel.
Experienced
employees in the homebuilding, developed lot acquisition and construction industries are fundamental to our ability to generate, obtain
and manage opportunities. In particular, relevant licenses and qualifications, local knowledge and relationships are critical to our ability
to source attractive lot acquisition opportunities. Experienced employees working in the homebuilding and construction industries are
highly sought after. Failure to attract and retain such personnel or to ensure that their experience and knowledge is not lost when they
leave the business through retirement, redundancy or otherwise may adversely affect the standards of our service and may have an adverse
impact on our business, prospects, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
Negative
publicity could adversely affect our reputation as well as our business and financial results.
Unfavorable
media coverage related to our industry, company, brands, marketing, personnel, operations, business performance, or prospects may affect
our stock price and the performance of our business, regardless of such media’s accuracy or inaccuracy. The speed at which negative
publicity can be disseminated has increased dramatically with the capabilities of electronic communication, including social media outlets,
websites, blogs or newsletters. Our success in maintaining, extending and expanding our brand image depends on our ability to adapt to
this rapidly changing media environment. Adverse publicity or negative commentary from any media outlet could damage our reputation and
reduce the demand for our homes, which could adversely affect our business.
An
information systems interruption or breach in security of our systems could adversely affect us.
We
rely on information technology and other computer resources to perform important operational and marketing activities as well as to maintain
our business and employee records and financial data. Our computer systems are subject to damage or interruption from power outages, computer
attacks by hackers, viruses, catastrophes, hardware and software failures and breach of data security protocols by our personnel or third-party
service providers. Computer intrusion efforts are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the controls that we have installed might be
breached. Further, many of these computer resources are provided to us or are maintained on our behalf by third-party service providers
pursuant to agreements that specify certain security and service level standards, but which are ultimately outside of our control. If
we were to experience a significant period of disruption in information technology systems that involve interactions with customers or
suppliers, it could result in the loss of sales and customers and significant incremental costs, which could adversely affect our business.
Additionally, security breaches of information technology systems could result in the misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure of proprietary,
personal and confidential information, including information related to employees, counter-parties, and customers, which could result
in significant financial or reputational damage and liability under data privacy laws and regulations, including the California Consumer
Privacy Act.
We
have experienced cyber security incidents in the past. There can be no assurance that future cyber security incidents will not have a
material impact on our business or operations.
Inflation
and interest rate changes could adversely affect our business and financial results.
Inflation
could adversely affect us by increasing the costs of land, raw materials and labor needed to operate our business, which in turn requires
us to increase home selling prices in an effort to maintain satisfactory housing gross margins. Inflation typically also accompanies higher
interest rates, which could adversely impact potential customers’ ability to obtain financing on favorable terms, thereby further
decreasing demand. If we are unable to raise the prices of our homes to offset the increasing costs of our operations, our margins could
decrease. Furthermore, if we need to lower the prices of our homes to meet demand, the value of our land inventory may decrease. Depressed
land values may cause us to abandon and forfeit deposits on land option contracts and other similar contracts if we cannot satisfactorily
renegotiate the purchase price of the subject land. We may record charges against our earnings for inventory impairments if the value
of our owned inventory, including land we decide to sell, is reduced, or for land option contract abandonments if we choose not to exercise
land option contracts or other similar contracts, and these charges may be substantial. Inflation may also raise our costs of
capital
and decrease our purchasing power, making it more difficult to maintain sufficient funds to operate our business.
Unanticipated
changes in effective tax rates or adverse outcomes resulting from examination of our income or other tax returns could adversely affect
our financial condition and results of operations.
We
will be subject to income taxes in the United States, and our domestic tax liabilities will be subject to the allocation of expenses in
differing jurisdictions. Our future effective tax rates could be subject to volatility or adversely affected by a number of factors, including:
•changes
in the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities;
•expected
timing and amount of the release of any tax valuation allowances;
•tax
effects of stock-based compensation;
•costs
related to intercompany restructurings;
•changes
in tax laws, regulations or interpretations thereof; or
•lower
than anticipated future earnings in jurisdictions where we have lower statutory tax rates and higher than anticipated future earnings
in jurisdictions where we have higher statutory tax rates.
In
addition, we may be subject to audits of our income, sales and other transaction taxes by U.S. federal and state authorities. Outcomes
from these audits could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
Changes
in laws, regulations or rules, or a failure to comply with any laws, regulations or rules, may adversely affect our business, investments
and results of operations.
We
are subject to laws, regulations and rules enacted by national, regional and local governments and Nasdaq. In particular, we are required
to comply with certain SEC, Nasdaq and other legal or regulatory requirements. Compliance with, and monitoring of, applicable laws, regulations
and rules may be difficult, time consuming and costly. Those laws, regulations or rules and their interpretation and application may also
change from time to time and those changes could have a material adverse effect on our business, investments and results of operations.
In addition, a failure to comply with applicable laws, regulations or rules, as interpreted and applied, could have a material adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.
Changes
in accounting rules, assumptions or judgments could materially and adversely affect us, including recent statements from the SEC regarding
SPAC-related companies.
Accounting
rules and interpretations for certain aspects of our financial reporting are highly complex and involve significant assumptions and judgment.
These complexities could lead to a delay in the preparation and dissemination of our financial statements. Furthermore, changes in accounting
rules and interpretations or in our accounting assumptions or judgments, such as asset impairments and contingencies are likely to significantly
impact our financial statements. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in restating
financial statements from prior period(s). Any of these circumstances could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects,
liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
For
example, on April 12, 2021, the Staff of the SEC issued the “Staff Statement on Accounting and Reporting Considerations for Warrants
Issued by Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”)” (the “SEC Statement”). The SEC Statement emphasized
the potential accounting implications of certain terms that may be common in warrants issued by SPACs that could result in the warrants
being classified as a liability measured at fair value, with non-cash fair value adjustments reported in earnings at each reporting period.
As a result of the Statement, the Company concluded that there is a material misstatement related to the accounting for the warrants in
the historical financial statements of LF Capital for the periods presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2020. The Company will file an amended Form 10-K as soon as practicable and has filed a Current Report on Form 8-K that includes a
statement of non-reliance within Item 4.02 of that Form 8-K. A restatement of
LF
Capital’s historical financial statements may subject the Company to additional risks and uncertainties, including, among others,
increased professional fees and expenses and time commitment that may be required to address matters related to a restatement, and scrutiny
of the SEC and other regulatory bodies which could cause investors to lose confidence in the Company’s reported financial information
and could subject the Company to civil or criminal penalties or shareholder litigation. The Company could face monetary judgments, penalties
or other sanctions that could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations and could
cause its stock price to decline.
We
identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting. If we are not able to remediate the material weakness
and otherwise maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, the reliability of our financial reporting, investor
confidence in our Company and the value of our common stock and warrants could be adversely affected.
Our
evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q included consideration of the items expressed in the SEC Statement in which the SEC Staff emphasized the potential accounting
implications of certain terms that may be common in warrants issued by SPACs. Based on consideration of the highlights included in the
SEC Statement, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer concluded that as of March 31, 2021, we did not design and maintain
effective controls over the accounting for the warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering of LF Capital and assumed
by us in the Merger. We also considered the impact of the SEC Statement to the Company’s accounting for the warrants in the historical
financial statements of LF Capital reflected in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and concluded the
material weakness existed as of December 31, 2020. If not fully remediated, this material weakness could result in material misstatements
of account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement of our annual or interim consolidated financial statements
that would not be prevented or detected.
We
have designed and implemented changes to our internal control over financial reporting to remediate the control deficiency that gave rise
to the material weakness and have concluded that our remediation plan is already designed to improve the process and controls in the determination
of the appropriate accounting for the Warrants issued in connection with the initial public offering of LF Capital.
If
our steps are insufficient to successfully remediate the material weakness and otherwise establish and maintain an effective system of
internal control over financial reporting, the reliability of our financial reporting, investor confidence in our Company and the value
of our common stock and warrants could be materially and adversely affected.
Acts
of war or terrorism may seriously harm our business.
Acts
of war or terrorism or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities throughout the world may have a substantial impact on the economy, consumer
confidence, the housing market, our employees and our customers. Historically, perceived threats to national security and other actual
or potential conflicts or wars and related geopolitical risks have also created significant economic and political uncertainties. If any
such events were to occur, or there was a perception that they were about to occur, they could have a material adverse impact on our business,
liquidity, financial condition and results of operations.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
Item
3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item
4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item
5. Other Information
None.
Item
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Sponsor
Lock-Up Agreement, by and between Level Field Capital, LLC, Bandouin Prot, Scott Reed, Elias Farhat, Djemi Traboulsi, James Erwin, Gregory
Wilson and Landsea Homes Corporation, dated January 7, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 13, 2021) |
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following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021, formatted
in Inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations
for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2021
and 2020; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 and (v) Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags. |
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Cover page from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2021, formatted in Inline XBRL
(included as Exhibit 101). |
* Filed
herewith.
** Furnished
herewith.
^ Management
contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
+ Certain
schedules to or portions of this Exhibit have been omitted in accordance with Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The Company hereby agrees
to furnish supplementally a copy of all omitted schedules to the SEC upon request.
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.
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John Ho |
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