Harbor Custom Development, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 Results

TACOMA, Wash., March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Harbor Custom Development, Inc. (Nasdaq: HCDI, HCDIP, HCDIW, HCDIZ) (“Harbor,” “Harbor Custom Homes®,” or the “Company”), an innovative real estate company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle, today announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Financial Highlights Compared to Fourth Quarter2021

• Sales of $4.8 million compared to $26.3 million
• Gross loss of $(5.0) million compared to gross profit of $10.9 million
• Gross margin loss of (104.5)% compared to gross margin of 41.2%
• Net loss of $(10.6) million compared to net income of $5.6 million
• Basic loss per share of $(17.47) compared to basic earnings per share of $5.14
• EBITDA loss of $(11.9) million compared to EBITDA of $8.0 million
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(8.5) million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $8.3 million
  

Full Year2022 Financial Highlights Compared to Full Year2021

• Sales of $55.4 million compared to $72.4 million
• Gross loss of $(0.5) million compared to gross profit of $21.9 million
• Gross margin loss of (0.8)% compared to gross margin of 30.3%
• Net loss of $(16.9) million compared to net income of $8.9 million
• Basic loss per share of $(35.29) compared to basic earnings per share of $8.56
• EBITDA loss of $(16.5) million compared to EBITDA of $14.2 million
• Adjusted EBITDA loss of $(12.5) million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $14.9 million
  

Harbor Custom Development’s President and CEO, Sterling Griffin, stated, “Our fourth quarter and full-year 2022 results came in below internal expectations. Challenges in the market environment include supply chain disruption contributing to delays in the construction of multi-family projects, rising interest rates, and overall decreased buyer demand. Despite these challenges, we made strategic progress transitioning focus towards our multi-family projects to help offset the impact of the fastest interest rate increase cycle since the 1980s. We also enacted significant cost control measures which better positions us to navigate near-term uncertainty.”

Mr. Griffin continued, “As we look ahead, we remain confident in our diversified portfolio and will continue to manage our business for long-term success. As we near completion of construction and continue to make progress with the rent up of our first wave of multi-family projects, we believe 2023 will be a new chapter for Harbor Custom Development. We continue to execute on our multi-family strategy and believe the actions we took in the fourth quarter will enable us to improve our operating results and drive further value for our shareholders.”

Results for the Fourth Quarter2022
Sales for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased by (81.8)% to $4.8 million, compared to sales of $26.3 million for the fourth quarter 2021. This decrease was due to decreases in sales of developed lots of $18.6 million, fee build revenue of $1.3 million, entitled land sales of $0.9 million, and home sales of $0.8 million. The decrease in developed lots sales was mainly due to large prior year sales in Blaine, Washington, and Horseshoe Bay, Texas that did not recur in the fourth quarter 2022.

Gross profit (loss) for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased to $(5.0) million compared to $10.9 million for the fourth quarter 2021. Gross margin for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased to (104.5)% compared to 41.2% for the fourth quarter 2021. The $(15.9) million decrease in gross profit and (145.7)% decrease in gross margin were primarily due to the non-recurrence of higher margin developed lots sales in 2022, $2.4 million of impairment loss from the Pacific Ridge multi-family project that was recorded in the fourth quarter 2022, $1.2 million of impairment loss from the Winding Lane developed lots in the fourth quarter 2022, and $1.3 million of additional cost overruns from fee builds that were incurred in the fourth quarter 2022. The developed lots sales in the fourth quarter 2021 provided $10.7 million in gross profit at a gross margin of 56.2% that did not recur in the fourth quarter 2022.

Operating expenses for the fourth quarter 2022 were $4.2 million compared to $3.5 million for the fourth quarter 2021. The $0.7 million increase in operating expenses was primarily due to 1.2 million of bad debt expense related to a note receivable from the sale of Horizon Tract Q land in March 2022 and $0.4 million for compensation related costs, including payroll and benefits. Increases in marketing and advertising of $0.1 million and depreciation expense of $0.1 million also contributed to the increases in operating expenses. These increases were partially offset by declines of $0.3 million insurance expense, $0.3 million professional fees, $0.2 million banking and loan fees, $0.2 million right of use expense, and $0.1 million of investor relations expense. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales for the fourth quarter 2022 were 88.0% compared to 13.3% for the fourth quarter 2021. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of sales was primarily due to significantly lower sales in the fourth quarter 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter 2021.

Other expense for the fourth quarter 2022 was $(3.9) million compared to other income of $0.1 million for the fourth quarter 2021. The increase in other expense was primarily due to a $3.3 million loss incurred from selling a significant portion of Harbor’s machinery and equipment which was primarily used for fee build projects and quarry operations since these projects are nearing completion and the use of the quarry is wrapping up.

For the fourth quarter 2022, net loss was $(10.6) million compared to net income of $5.6 million for the fourth quarter 2021. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the fourth quarter 2022 was $(12.5) million or $(17.47) basic loss per share compared to net income of $3.7 million, or $5.14 basic earnings per share for the fourth quarter 2021.

EBITDA for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased from $8.0 million in the fourth quarter 2021 to a loss of $(11.9) million for the fourth quarter 2022. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of stock compensation and other non-recurring costs, for the fourth quarter 2022 decreased to a loss of $(8.5) million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $8.3 million for the fourth quarter 2021. For the fourth quarter 2022, Adjusted EBITDA loss as a percentage of sales was (177.7)% compared to 31.5% Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales for the fourth quarter 2021.

Based on the fourth quarter financial results, the Company failed to meet two financial covenants of the Loan Agreement (the “Loan”) with BankUnited, N.A. (the “Lender”) as related to the minimum interest coverage ratio and consolidated liquidity. On February 23, 2023, the Company entered into an Amendment to Loan Agreement (“Amendment”) with the Lender whereby the Lender agreed to waive its right to accelerate and declare all of the debt immediately due and owing, based upon the previously disclosed non-compliance with financial covenants resulting in technical default under the loan agreement. Further, the Lender waived the requirement that Harbor comply with certain financial covenants through the maturity of the debt. These concessions were made as a result of Harbor granting the Lender second mortgage positions for certain properties we own, as well as transferring to the Lender membership certificates pledging certain properties as collateral and perfecting the Lender’s security interest in the pledged LLCs. Additionally, the Company agreed to make principal reduction payments, including paying the Lender $0.6 million on the 20th of every month, which otherwise would have been paid to preferred shareholders as a dividend on preferred stock and 25% of all net cash proceeds from asset sales, public offerings of any class of stock or debt, private equity recaptures, or any capital raise, and will not repurchase any of its outstanding securities. The Company also agreed that it will not close on any new projects without the Lender's express written consent; however, the Company may continue to tie up property through the signing of Purchase and Sale agreements and earnest money deposits, and conduct due diligence in its ordinary fashion in order to continue to build up its future pipeline. The aforementioned payments will continue until the earlier of March 7, 2024, or until the Loan has been paid in full. For further information, refer to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 24, 2023.

Results for the Full Year Ended December 31, 2022
Sales for the full year of 2022 decreased by (23.4)% to $55.4 million, compared to sales of $72.4 million for the full year of 2021. This decrease was primarily due to decreases in sales of developed lots of $17.3 million and sales of entitled land of $12.7 million, partially offset by increases in home sales of $11.0 million and fee build of $2.3 million. The decreases in developed lots and entitled land sales were mainly due to large prior year sales in Blaine, Belfair, and Bremerton, Washington, and Horseshoe Bay, Texas, that did not recur in 2022. The 2022 home sales largely increased due to continued expansion into a new geographic location in Texas, where homes sold at a higher sales price.

Gross profit (loss) for the full year of 2022 decreased to $(0.5) million compared to $21.9 million for the full year of 2021. Gross margin loss for the full year of 2022 was (0.8)% compared to gross margin of 30.3% for the full year of 2021. The $(22.4) million decrease in gross profit was primarily due to decreases in developed lots gross profit of $11.2 million, fee build gross profit of $5.3 million, entitled land gross profit of $5.1 million, and multi-family gross profit of $2.4 million, partially offset by an increase in home sales gross profit of $2.2 million. The (31.1)% decrease in gross margin was primarily driven by a (43.8)% decline in developed lots gross profit, including a $1.2 million impairment loss related to the Winding Lane property, a $4.5 million gross loss due to cost overruns with fee build projects, and a $2.4 million impairment loss incurred on the Pacific Ridge apartment project. These gross margin declines were partially offset by gross margin increases from homes and entitled land sales.

Operating expenses for the full year of 2022 were $16.2 million compared to $11.2 million for the full year of 2021. This $5.0 million increase in operating expenses is primarily attributable to the investment made in Harbor’s public company infrastructure and to support future growth plans, bad debt expense associated with the Horizon Tract Q note receivable and Winding Lane note and interest receivable, and pre-acquisition diligence costs associated with the Westry Village project that was canceled. Payroll and benefits related costs, bad debt expenses, and project cancellation costs were the largest contributors to the increase in operating expenses of $1.6 million, $2.1 million, and $0.5 million, respectively. Other less significant increases include a $0.1 million right of use expense for a new corporate office, $0.3 million depreciation expense, $0.3 million marketing and advertising, and $0.3 million professional fees. These increases were partially offset by decreases in banking and loan fees of $0.2 million, $0.1 million of insurance, and $0.1 million of brokerage fees. Operating expenses as a percentage of sales for the full year of 2022 were 29.3% compared to 15.4% for the full year of 2021. The increase in operating expenses as a percentage of sales is primarily due to the increase in operating expenses as described above and lower sales for the full year 2022 compared to the full year 2021.

Other expense for the full year of 2022 was $(4.7) million compared to $(0.2) million for the full year of 2021. The increase in other expense was primarily due to a loss incurred from selling a significant portion of Harbor’s machinery and equipment primarily used in its fee build operations, as noted above. The increase was also attributable to $1.6 million of interest expense from the revolving line of credit, partly offset by $0.5 million of interest income from notes receivables.

For the full year of 2022, net loss was $(16.9) million compared to net income of $8.9 million for the full year of 2021. Net loss attributable to common stockholders for the full year of 2022 was $(24.7) million or $(35.29) basic loss per share compared to net income of $6.1 million or $8.56 basic earnings per share for the full year of 2021.

EBITDA for the full year of 2022 decreased (216.2)% to a loss of $(16.5) million compared to EBITDA of $14.2 million for the full year of 2021. Adjusted EBITDA, which excludes the impact of stock compensation and other non-recurring costs, for the full year of 2022 decreased by (183.8)% to a loss of $(12.5) million compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $14.9 million for the full year of 2021. For the full year of 2022, Adjusted EBITDA loss as a percentage of sales was (22.5)% compared to 20.6% Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales for the full year of 2021.

Financial Results Conference Call Details
Harbor will host a conference call on Friday, March 31, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. PT (12:30 p.m. ET) to elaborate on the fourth quarter and full year results. The public may access the conference call through an audio webcast available at https://investors.harborcustomdev.com/events, or by telephone at 1-877-407-0789 (for international callers, dial 1-201-689-8562), and refer to “Harbor” or conference ID: 13737541. A replay of the conference call will be available for two weeks at 1-844-512-2921 (for international callers, dial 1-412-317-6671) using the replay PIN: 13737541.

About Harbor Custom Development, Inc.
Harbor Custom Development, Inc. is a real estate development company involved in all aspects of the land development cycle including land acquisition, entitlements, construction of project infrastructure, home and apartment building, marketing, and sales of various residential projects in Western Washington's Puget Sound region; Sacramento, California; Austin, Texas and Punta Gorda, Florida. As a land developer and builder of apartments, and single-family luxury homes, Harbor Custom Development's business strategy is to acquire and develop land strategically based on an understanding of population growth patterns, entitlement restrictions, infrastructure development, and geo-economic forces. Harbor focuses on acquiring land with scenic views or convenient access to freeways and public transportation to develop and sell residential lots, new home communities, and multi-story apartment properties within a 20- to 60-minute commute of the nation's fastest-growing metro employment corridors. For more information on Harbor Custom Development, Inc., please visit www.harborcustomdev.com.

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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release and the financial information contained herein include EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA margin, which are financial measures that have not been calculated in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, (GAAP), and are therefore referred to as non-GAAP financial measures. We have provided definitions for these non-GAAP financial measures and tables in the schedules hereto to reconcile these non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures.

We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures provide valuable information regarding our earnings and business trends by excluding specific items that we believe are not indicative of the ongoing operating results of our business, providing a useful way for investors to make a comparison of our performance over time and against other companies in our industry.

We have provided these non-GAAP financial measures as supplemental information to our GAAP financial measures and believe these non-GAAP measures provide investors with additional meaningful financial information regarding our operating performance and cash flows. Our management and board of directors also use these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to evaluate our business and the performance of management, including the determination of performance-based compensation, to make operating and strategic decisions, and to allocate financial resources. We believe that these non-GAAP measures also provide meaningful information for investors and securities analysts to evaluate our historical and prospective financial performance. These non-GAAP measures should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. Furthermore, the non-GAAP measures presented by us may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

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EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as consolidated net income (loss) before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, equity-based compensation expense and other non-recurring costs, which are primarily related to restructuring costs, that are deemed to be transitional in nature or not related to the Company’s core operations.

Adjusted EBITDA margin is Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of sales.