NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. ORGANIZATION, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
As used in this report, unless the context otherwise requires or indicates, references to “the Company,” “we,” “our” and “UCP” refer to UCP, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries, including UCP, LLC.
Business Description and Organizational Structure of the Company:
The Company is a homebuilder and land developer with expertise in residential land acquisition, development and entitlement, as well as home design, construction and sales. We operate in the states of California, Washington, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.
The Company’s operations began in
2004
and principally focused on acquiring land, and entitling and developing it for residential construction. In 2010, the Company formed Benchmark Communities, LLC, its wholly-owned homebuilding subsidiary, to design, construct and sell high quality single-family homes. In 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of the assets and liabilities of Citizens Homes, Inc. (“Citizens Acquisition”) to expand its operations for the purchase of real estate and the construction and marketing of residential homes in the Southeast.
The Company is a holding company, whose principal asset is its interest in UCP, LLC, the subsidiary through which it directly and indirectly conducts its business. As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company held a
43.1%
economic interest in UCP, LLC and PICO Holdings, Inc. (“PICO”), a NASDAQ-listed, diversified holding company, held the remaining
56.9%
economic interest in UCP, LLC.
Basis of Presentation:
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2015
, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 14, 2016
. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for the fair presentation of the Company’s results for the interim periods presented. These consolidated and segment results are not necessarily indicative of the Company’s future performance.
As an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, the Company has taken advantage of certain temporary exemptions from various reporting requirements, including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements. The Company could be an emerging growth company until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the July 23, 2013 completion of its initial public offering, although a variety of circumstances can cause it to lose this status earlier.
Use of Estimates in Preparation of Financial Statements:
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for each reporting period. The significant estimates made in the preparation of the Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements relate to the assessment of real estate impairments, valuation of assets and liabilities acquired, warranty reserves, income taxes and contingent liabilities. While management believes that the carrying value of such assets and liabilities are appropriate as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, it is reasonably possible that actual results could differ from the estimates upon which the carrying values were based.
Related Party Transactions:
As of
September 30, 2016
, PICO holds an economic and voting interest in our Company equal to approximately
56.9%
. The Company is party to certain agreements with PICO, including an Exchange Agreement (pursuant to which PICO has the right to cause the Company to exchange PICO’s interests in UCP, LLC for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to equitable adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends, reclassifications and repurchases by UCP of Class A common stock), an Investor Rights Agreement (pursuant to which PICO has certain rights, including the right to select
two
individuals for nomination for election to the Company’s board of directors for as long as PICO owns at least a
25%
voting interest in the Company), a Tax Receivable Agreement (pursuant to which PICO is entitled to
85%
of any cash savings in U.S. federal, state and local income tax that the Company actually realizes as a result of any increase in tax basis caused by PICO’s exchange of UCP, LLC interests for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock) and a Registration Rights Agreement, with respect to the shares of Class A common stock that PICO may receive in exchanges made pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
Segment Reporting:
The Company has
two
operating segments, West and Southeast, and
two
reportable segments, Homebuilding and Land development. Each reportable segment includes real estate with similar economic characteristics, including similar historical and expected long-term gross margin percentages, product types, geography, production processes and methods of distribution.
Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:
Cash and cash equivalents include highly liquid instruments purchased with original maturities of three months or less.
Cash items that are restricted as to withdrawal or usage include deposits of
$0.9 million
as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, related to a construction loan, credit card agreements and a contractor’s license.
Capitalization of Interest:
The Company capitalizes interest to real estate inventories during the period that real estate is undergoing development. Interest capitalized as a cost of real estate inventories is included in cost of sales-homebuilding or cost of sales-land development as related homes or real estate are delivered.
Advertising Expenses:
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. Advertising expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
were
$0.5 million
and
$0.6 million
, respectively, and for the
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
were
$1.5 million
and
$2.0 million
, respectively.
Real Estate Inventories and Cost of Sales:
The Company capitalizes pre-acquisition costs, the purchase price of real estate, development costs and other allocated costs, including interest, during development and home construction. Pre-acquisition costs, including non-refundable land deposits, are expensed to cost of sales when the Company determines continuation of the related project is not probable. Applicable costs incurred after development or construction is substantially complete are charged to sales and marketing or general and administrative, as appropriate.
Land, development and other common costs are typically allocated to real estate inventories based on the number of homes to be constructed. Direct home construction costs are recorded using the specific identification method. Cost of sales-homebuilding includes the construction costs of each home and all applicable land acquisition, real estate development, capitalized interest and related allocated common costs. Changes to estimated total development costs subsequent to initial home closings in a community are allocated to remaining homes in the community. Cost of sales-land development includes land acquisition and development costs, capitalized interest, impairment charges, abandonment charges for projects that are no longer economically viable, and real estate taxes.
Real estate inventories are stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case real estate inventories are written down to fair value.
All real estate inventories are classified as held until the Company commits to a plan to sell the real estate, the real estate can be sold in its present condition, the real estate is being actively marketed for sale and it is probable that the real estate will be sold within
twelve months. Homes completed or under construction are included in real estate inventories in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets at the lower of cost or net realizable value.
Impairment and Abandonment of Real Estate Inventories:
The Company evaluates real estate inventories for impairment when conditions exist suggesting that the carrying amount of real estate inventories is not fully recoverable and may exceed its fair value. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in local housing market values, decreases in the selling prices of comparable homes, significant decreases in gross margins and sales absorption rates, costs in excess of budget, and actual or projected cash flow losses. The Company prepares and analyzes cash flows at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are independent of the cash flows of other groups of assets.
When estimating future cash flows of its real estate assets, the Company makes various assumptions, including: (i) expected sales prices and sales incentives (based on, among other things, an estimate of the number of homes available in the market, pricing and incentives, and potential sales price adjustments based on market and economic trends); (ii) expected sales pace and cancellation rates (based on local housing market conditions, competition and historical trends); (iii) costs incurred to date and expected to be incurred (including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction costs, indirect construction costs, and selling and marketing costs); (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered that could have an impact on sales pace, sales price and/or building costs; and (v) alternative uses for the property.
If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of real estate inventories may be impaired, such impairment will be measured based upon the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value of such asset(s) determined using the estimated future discounted cash flows, excluding interest charges, generated from the use and ultimate disposition of such
asset(s). Such losses, if any, are reported within cost of sales for the period.
We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. In determining the fair value of land held for sale, management considers, among other things, prices for land in recent comparable sale transactions, market analysis studies, which include the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land, and recent bona fide offers received from third parties.
During the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, approximately
$0.2 million
and
$2.6 million
, respectively, of impairment losses were recorded. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, the impairment loss was recorded with respect to the Company’s real estate inventories at its Heathers at Westport community, located in Charlotte, North Carolina (“Heathers at Westport”). As of
September 30, 2016
, the four remaining completed homes at the Heathers at Westport project had a carrying value that exceeded their estimated undiscounted cash flow. As a result, the carrying values of those remaining homes were adjusted to their estimated fair values, resulting in an impairment loss of approximately
$0.2 million
.
For the
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
, an additional
$2.4 million
of real estate impairment loss was recorded during the second quarter of 2016 with respect to the Company’s real estate inventories at its Sundance community, located in Bakersfield, California (“Sundance”). The
65
lots at our Sundance project resulted in an impairment loss of
$2.1 million
during the second quarter of 2016, as the carrying value of these lots was written down to the contractual sales price less costs to sell. In addition, as of
June 30, 2016
, homes under construction and completed homes at the Sundance project had a carrying value that exceeded their estimated undiscounted cash flows. As a result, the carrying values of those remaining homes not currently under contract were adjusted to their estimated fair values resulting in an impairment loss of approximately
$0.3 million
during the second quarter of 2016. See
Note 8
, “Fair Value Disclosures--Non-Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value--Non-Recurring Estimated Fair Value of Real Estate Inventories” for a further discussion of the impairment of the real estate asset.
No
such real estate impairment losses were recorded for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
.
Abandonment charges during the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
were
$31,000
and
$144,000
, respectively, and were
$505,000
and
$146,000
during the
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
, respectively. Abandonment charges are included in cost of sales in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss for the period in which they were recorded. These charges were related to the Company electing not to proceed with one or more land acquisitions after the incurrence of costs during due diligence.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets:
The purchase price of an acquired business is allocated between the net tangible assets and intangible assets of the acquired business, with any residual purchase price recorded as goodwill. The determination of the value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed involves certain judgments and estimates. These judgments can include, but are not limited to, the cash flows that an asset is expected to generate in the future and the appropriate weighted average cost of capital.
Intangible assets with determinable useful lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over the estimated remaining useful lives (ranging from
six
months to
five
years), added to the value of land when an intangible option is used to purchase the land, or expensed in the period when the option is cancelled. Acquired intangible assets with contractual terms are generally amortized over their respective contractual lives. When certain events or changes in operating conditions occur, an impairment assessment is performed for the intangible assets. Goodwill is not amortized, but is evaluated annually for impairment or more frequently if events or circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired.
Impairment of Goodwill:
All goodwill has been attributed to the Southeast homebuilding reporting segment as part of the Citizens Acquisition, which was completed in 2014. In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 350 -
Goodwill
, the Company evaluates goodwill for impairment annually or when conditions exist suggesting that the carrying amount of goodwill will more likely than not exceed its fair value. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in economic conditions and market valuations, limitations on access to capital, and actual or projected cash flow losses or increases in cost factors that have a negative effect on earnings and cash flows. The Company prepares and analyzes cash flows at the project level for which there are identifiable cash flows.
If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of goodwill may be impaired, such impairment will be measured based upon the difference between the carrying amount and the fair value and determined using the estimated future discounted cash flows, excluding interest charges. Such losses, if any, are reported as an expense in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss for the period.
We estimate the fair value of goodwill by applying the income approach and determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at a discount rate. When estimating future cash flows, the Company makes various assumptions, including, but not limited to: (i) forecasted adjusted pre-tax net income over a
ten
-year period; (ii) weighted average cost of capital; (iii) terminal growth; and (iv) revenue growth and operating profit margin.
Based on the above factors, the Company determined that the carrying value of goodwill exceeded its fair value. As a result, the Company recorded goodwill impairment of
$4.2 million
during the
three months ended September 30, 2016
related to its Southeast operating segment. For the year ended
December 31, 2015
, there was
no
impairment of goodwill. See
Note 5
, “Intangible Assets--Goodwill” for a further discussion of the impairment of goodwill.
Fixed Assets, Net:
Fixed assets are carried at cost, net of accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining useful lives of the assets. Computer software and hardware are depreciated over
three
to
five
years, office furniture and fixtures are depreciated over
five
years, vehicles are depreciated over
five
years and leasehold improvements are depreciated over the shorter of their useful life or lease term and range from
one
to
five
years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred, while significant improvements are capitalized. Depreciation expense is included in general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss.
Receivables:
Receivables include amounts recoverable from warranty insurance, amounts due from utility companies for reimbursement of costs, manufacturer rebates and reimbursable land development costs for general contracting services under a fixed price contract. As of
September 30, 2016
, approximately
$1.1 million
of estimated recoverable from warranty insurance was included in receivables. In addition, approximately
$2.8 million
of reimbursable land development costs under an option and development agreement executed during the
third quarter
of
2016
was recorded as a receivable. See
Note 11
, “Commitments and Contingencies--Purchase Commitments” for a further discussion of the option and development agreement.
As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had
no
allowance for doubtful accounts recorded.
Other Assets:
The detail of other assets is set forth below (in thousands):
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September 30, 2016
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December 31, 2015
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Customer deposits in escrow
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$
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2,479
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|
$
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1,834
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Prepaid expenses
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823
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2,099
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Other deposits and prepaid interest
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1,281
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466
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Funds held in escrow
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1,490
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1,490
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Other assets
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330
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—
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Total
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$
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6,403
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|
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$
|
5,889
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As part of the Company’s adoption of Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2015-03, approximately
$1.5 million
of unamortized debt issuance costs that were included in the prepaid expenses category of other assets as of
December 31, 2015
have been reclassified from other assets to notes payable and senior notes in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. See
Note 7
, “Notes Payable and Senior Notes, net” for a further discussion of the change in accounting principle.
Homebuilding, Land Development Sales and Other Revenues and Profit Recognition:
In accordance with applicable guidance under ASC Topic 360 -
Property, Plant, and Equipment
, revenue from home sales and other real estate sales is recorded and any profit is recognized when the respective sales are closed. Sales are closed when all conditions of escrow are met, title passes to the buyer, appropriate consideration is received and collection of associated receivables, if any, is reasonably assured and the Company has no continuing involvement with the sold asset. The Company does not offer financing to buyers. Sales price incentives are accounted for as a reduction of revenues when the sale is recorded. If the earnings process is not complete, the sale and any related profits are deferred for recognition in future periods. Any profit recorded is based on the calculation of cost of sales, which is dependent on an allocation of costs.
In addition to homebuilding and land development, the Company previously provided construction management services, pursuant to which it built homes on behalf of third-party property owners. The business was acquired in connection with the Citizens Acquisition and it was sold during the fourth quarter of 2015 and we no longer provide construction management services to third parties. Revenue and costs from providing these services for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
is included in other revenue and cost of sales-other revenue in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss.
Stock-Based Compensation:
Stock-based compensation expense is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is recognized as expense over the period during which the award vests in accordance with applicable guidance under ASC Topic 718 -
Compensation - Stock Compensation
.
Stock Repurchase Program:
On June 6, 2016, our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to
$5.0 million
of the Company’s Class A common stock between June 7, 2016 and June 1, 2018 (the “Stock Repurchase Program”). Treasury stock represents shares repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program, which are reflected as a reduction in Stockholders’ Equity in accordance with ASC Topic 505-30 -
Equity - Treasury Stock
. The number of shares repurchased is based on the settlement date and factored into our weighted average calculation for earnings per share. See
Note 9
, “Equity--Stock Repurchase Program” for additional information regarding the Stock Repurchase Program. See
Note 2
, “Income or Loss Per Share” for details regarding the impact of treasury shares on earnings per share.
Warranty Reserves:
Estimated future direct warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of sales-homebuilding in the period in which the related homebuilding revenue is recognized. Amounts accrued are based upon estimates of the amount the Company expects to pay for warranty work. Warranty reserves include insurance receivables for costs the Company expects to be reimbursed for from insurance. The Company assesses the adequacy of its warranty reserves on a quarterly basis and adjusts the amounts recorded, if necessary, in the
period in which the change in estimate occurs. The Company engaged a third-party actuary during the third quarter of 2016 to assist in the analysis of warranty reserves based on historical data and industry trends for our communities. Warranty reserves are included in accrued liabilities in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Changes in warranty reserves are detailed in the table set forth below (in thousands):
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Three months ended September 30,
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Nine months ended September 30,
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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Warranty reserves, beginning of period
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$
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3,662
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$
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2,149
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$
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2,852
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$
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1,509
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Warranty reserves accrued
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611
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214
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1,655
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888
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Warranty expenditures
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(209
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)
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(51
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)
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(443
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)
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(85
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)
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Additional reserves where corresponding amounts are recorded as receivables from insurance carriers
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1,118
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—
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1,118
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—
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Warranty reserves, end of period
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$
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5,182
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$
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2,312
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$
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5,182
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$
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2,312
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Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities:
The Company enters into purchase and option agreements for the purchase of real estate as part of the normal course of business. These purchase and option agreements enable the Company to acquire real estate at one or more future dates at pre-determined prices. The Company believes these acquisition structures reduce its financial risk associated with real estate acquisitions and holdings and allow the Company to better manage its cash position and return metrics.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
(“ASU 2015-02”), to simplify consolidation accounting. ASU 2015-02 amends current consolidation guidance by modifying the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities, eliminating the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, and affects the consolidation analysis of reporting entities that are involved with variable interest entities. All legal entities are subject to reevaluation under the revised consolidation model. ASU 2015-02 was effective for the Company for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015.
The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2015-02 as of the effective date on January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 did not have an impact on the Company's accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet, results of operations or cash flows.
Based on the provisions of the relevant accounting guidance, the Company concluded that when it enters into a purchase agreement to acquire real estate from an entity, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) may be created. The Company evaluates all purchase and option agreements for real estate to determine whether a potential VIE has been formed. The applicable accounting guidance requires that for each potential VIE, the Company assess whether it is the primary beneficiary and, if it is, the Company would consolidate the VIE in its accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with ASC Topic 810 -
Consolidations
, and reflect such assets and liabilities as “Real estate inventories not owned.”
In order to determine if the Company is the primary beneficiary, it must first assess whether it has the ability to control the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance. Such activities include, but are not limited to: the ability to determine the budget and scope of land development work, if any; the ability to control financing decisions for the VIE; the ability to acquire additional land into the VIE or dispose of land in the VIE not under contract with the Company; and the ability to change or amend the existing option contract with the VIE. If the Company is not determined to control such activities, the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE. If the Company does have the ability to control such activities, the Company will continue its analysis by determining if it is also expected to absorb a potentially significant amount of the VIE’s losses or, if no party absorbs the majority of such losses, if the Company will receive a disproportionate benefit from a potentially significant amount of the VIE’s expected gains.
In substantially all cases, land owners with which the Company has option agreements have no recourse against the Company and the maximum exposure to loss on the applicable option or purchase agreement is limited to non-refundable option deposits and any capitalized pre-acquisition costs. Some of the Company’s option or purchase deposits may be refundable to the Company if certain contractual conditions are not performed by the party selling the lots. The Company did not identify any VIEs from its evaluation of its purchase and option agreements for real estate. Therefore, the Company did not consolidate any land under option as of
September 30, 2016
or
December 31, 2015
.
Income Taxes:
The Company’s provision for income tax expense includes federal and state income taxes currently payable and those deferred because of temporary differences between the income tax and financial reporting basis of the Company’s assets and liabilities. The asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes also requires the Company to reflect the effect of a tax rate change on accumulated deferred income taxes in income during the period in which the change is enacted.
In assessing the realization of deferred income taxes, the Company considered whether it is more likely than not that any deferred income tax assets will be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is subject to the Company generating sufficient taxable income during the periods in which the deferred tax assets become realizable. Due to the Company's cumulative pre-tax operating losses generated prior to 2015, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance against its U.S. deferred tax assets. As of
September 30, 2016
, the valuation allowance against the Company’s deferred tax assets was approximately
$6.3 million
. So long as the valuation allowance exists, income tax expense related to deferred tax assets will be offset by the associated valuation allowance, resulting in an effective U.S. income tax rate substantially different than statutory rates. The Company continues to evaluate all available evidence of sustained profitability in the business. The Company’s business was profitable in 2015 and for the first nine months in 2016. During the fourth quarter of 2016, the Company will again evaluate all available evidence in determining the likelihood that it will be able to realize all or some portion of its deferred tax assets prior to their expiration. If, upon completing this evaluation, the Company concludes that it is more likely than not that the Company will be able to realize its deferred tax assets, the valuation allowance may be reversed at or before the end of the current year. If the Company were to reverse the valuation allowance, the Company would realize a one-time, non-cash tax benefit in the period of reversal. Prospectively, the Company would then expect to report an effective U.S. income tax rate that is closer to its statutory rates.
The Company recognizes any uncertain income tax positions on income tax returns at the largest amount that is more-likely-than-not to be sustained upon audit by the relevant taxing authority. An uncertain income tax position will not be recognized unless it has a greater than
50%
likelihood of being sustained. The Company recognizes any interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. For each of the periods presented, the Company did not record any interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. See
Note 12
, “Income Taxes” for a further discussion of the Company’s income taxes for the applicable period.
Noncontrolling Interest:
The Company reports the share of its results of operations that is attributable to other owners of its consolidated subsidiaries that are less than wholly-owned as noncontrolling interest in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. In the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss, the income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest is reported separately, and the accumulated income or loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest, along with any changes in ownership of the subsidiary, is reported as a component of total equity.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards:
The following recently issued accounting standards are not yet required to be adopted by the Company as of
September 30, 2016
:
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Standard
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Description
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Date of Adoption
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Application
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Effect on the Consolidated Financial Statements
(or Other Significant Matters)
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Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments
(ASU 2016-15)
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Provides guidance on eight specific cash flow classification issues that are currently not clear or included under GAAP: (1) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (2) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing; (3) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (4) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (5) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies, including bank-owned life insurance policies; (6) distributions received from equity method investees; (7) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (8) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle.
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January 1, 2018;
early adoption permitted
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Retrospective
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The Company is evaluating the method of adoption and the effect on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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Other than as described above, no new accounting pronouncement has had or is expected to have a material impact on the Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
2. INCOME OR LOSS PER SHARE
Basic income or loss per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income or loss attributable to UCP, Inc. by the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income or loss per share of Class A common stock is computed similarly to basic income or loss per share except that the weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period is increased to include additional shares from the assumed exercise of any Class A common stock equivalents using the treasury method, if dilutive. The Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and stock options (“Options”) are considered Class A common stock equivalents for this purpose. For the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
three months ended September 30, 2015
, incremental Class A common stock equivalents were included in calculating diluted income per share.
No
incremental Class A common stock equivalents were included in calculating diluted loss per share for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
because such inclusion would be anti-dilutive given the net loss attributable to UCP, Inc. during such period.
Basic and diluted net income or loss per share of Class A common stock for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
have been computed as follows (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
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Three months ended September 30,
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Nine months ended September 30,
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2016
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2015
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2016
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2015
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Numerator
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Net income (loss) attributable to UCP, Inc.
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$
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1,285
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$
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1,639
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$
|
2,087
|
|
|
$
|
(869
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic
|
7,948,268
|
|
|
7,995,934
|
|
|
7,993,371
|
|
|
7,950,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effect of dilutive securities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
RSUs
|
38,148
|
|
|
21,834
|
|
|
50,459
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total shares for purpose of calculating diluted net income (loss) per share
|
7,986,416
|
|
|
8,017,768
|
|
|
8,043,830
|
|
|
7,950,700
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock - basic
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock - diluted
|
$
|
0.16
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
$
|
0.26
|
|
|
$
|
(0.11
|
)
|
The following RSUs and Options issued were excluded in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
and
2015
because the effect would be anti-dilutive:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Anti-dilutive securities
|
361,774
|
|
|
280,148
|
|
|
274,544
|
|
|
340,074
|
|
3. REAL ESTATE INVENTORIES
Real estate inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs
|
$
|
7,730
|
|
|
$
|
3,836
|
|
Land held and land under development
|
133,386
|
|
|
128,059
|
|
Finished lots
|
113,555
|
|
|
117,335
|
|
Homes completed or under construction
|
102,606
|
|
|
89,866
|
|
Model homes
|
24,426
|
|
|
21,893
|
|
Total
|
$
|
381,703
|
|
|
$
|
360,989
|
|
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs include costs relating to land purchase or option contracts. Land held and land under development includes costs incurred during site development, such as land, 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 and fees, and vertical construction.
As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company had
$7.7 million
of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for
1,123
lots with an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$49.1 million
, net of deposits. As of
December 31, 2015
, the Company had
$3.8 million
of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for
1,127
lots with an aggregate purchase price of approximately
$80.1 million
, net of deposits.
As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had completed homes included in inventories of approximately
$28.6 million
and
$31.4 million
, respectively, as shown in the charts below ($ in millions):
Interest Capitalization
Interest is capitalized on real estate inventories during construction and development. Interest capitalized is included in cost of sales in the Company’s accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss as related sales are recognized. Amounts capitalized to home inventory and land inventory were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Interest expense capitalized as cost of home inventory
|
$
|
2,573
|
|
|
$
|
2,442
|
|
|
$
|
7,748
|
|
|
$
|
6,877
|
|
Interest expense capitalized as cost of land inventory
|
606
|
|
|
628
|
|
|
1,551
|
|
|
1,620
|
|
Total interest expense capitalized
|
3,179
|
|
|
3,070
|
|
|
9,299
|
|
|
8,497
|
|
Previously capitalized interest expense included in cost of sales - homebuilding
|
(1,990
|
)
|
|
(1,443
|
)
|
|
(5,319
|
)
|
|
(3,367
|
)
|
Previously capitalized interest expense included in cost of sales - land development
|
(224
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(370
|
)
|
|
(49
|
)
|
Net activity of capitalized interest
|
965
|
|
|
1,627
|
|
|
3,610
|
|
|
5,081
|
|
Capitalized interest expense in beginning inventory
|
15,919
|
|
|
10,753
|
|
|
13,274
|
|
|
7,299
|
|
Capitalized interest expense in ending inventory
|
$
|
16,884
|
|
|
$
|
12,380
|
|
|
$
|
16,884
|
|
|
$
|
12,380
|
|
4. FIXED ASSETS, NET
Net fixed assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Computer hardware and software
|
$
|
2,018
|
|
|
$
|
1,954
|
|
Office furniture and equipment and leasehold improvements
|
888
|
|
|
834
|
|
Vehicles
|
83
|
|
|
83
|
|
Total
|
2,989
|
|
|
2,871
|
|
Accumulated depreciation
|
(2,023
|
)
|
|
(1,557
|
)
|
Fixed assets, net
|
$
|
966
|
|
|
$
|
1,314
|
|
Depreciation expense for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
was
$131,000
and
$151,000
, respectively, and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
was
$466,000
and
$438,000
, respectively. Depreciation expense is recorded in G&A expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss.
5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Other purchased intangible assets consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount
|
|
Accumulated Amortization
(Used)
|
|
Ending Balance
|
|
Gross Carrying Amount
|
|
Accumulated Amortization
(Used)
|
|
Ending Balance
|
Architectural plans
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
(86
|
)
|
|
$
|
84
|
|
|
$
|
170
|
|
|
$
|
(60
|
)
|
|
$
|
110
|
|
Land options
|
583
|
|
|
(545
|
)
|
|
38
|
|
|
583
|
|
|
(457
|
)
|
|
126
|
|
Trademarks and trade names
|
110
|
|
|
(110
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
110
|
|
|
(110
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
863
|
|
|
$
|
(741
|
)
|
|
$
|
122
|
|
|
$
|
863
|
|
|
$
|
(627
|
)
|
|
$
|
236
|
|
Amortization expense for the
three months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
related to the architectural plans and trademarks and trade names intangibles was approximately
$8,500
for both periods and for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
was
$26,000
for both periods. The architectural plans intangible amortization period is
5
years. Amortization expense is recorded in G&A expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income or loss. Future estimated amortization expense related to the architectural plans intangibles over the next five years is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31,
|
2016
|
$
|
8
|
|
2017
|
34
|
|
2018
|
34
|
|
2019
|
8
|
|
Total
|
$
|
84
|
|
Additionally,
$40,000
and
$74,000
related to land options was capitalized to real estate inventories during the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
, respectively, as compared to
$196,000
and
$279,000
for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015
, respectively.
Goodwill
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
were as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
Balance at December 31, 2014
|
|
$
|
4,223
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
—
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
|
$
|
4,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Goodwill
|
Balance at December 31, 2015
|
|
$
|
4,223
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
|
(4,223
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
All goodwill has been attributed to the Southeast homebuilding reporting segment as part of the Citizens Acquisition, which was completed in 2014. For the
three months ended September 30, 2016
, the Company evaluated goodwill for impairment in light of qualitative indicators. These indicators included revised financial forecasts for the Southwest operating segment as a result of items including weather that delayed new community openings, abandonment of certain opportunities to open new communities as the opportunities did not meet our underwriting criteria, and lower margins on older communities still in existence from the land purchased as part of the acquisition. The Company determined as a result of these qualitative factors, that it should conduct a Step One Test analysis of goodwill. As a result of the Step One Test and subsequent Step Two Test, the Company determined that the carrying valu
e of goodwill exceeded its fair value, resulting in an impairment of goodwill. The fair value of goodwill was estimated by applying the income approach and determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at a discount rate. When estimating future cash flows, the Company used key assumptions, including, but not limited to: (i) forecasted adjusted pre-tax net income over a
ten
-year period; (ii) weighted average cost of capital; (iii) terminal growth; and (iv) revenue growth and operating profit margin. The risk adjusted discount rate of
14.5%
and terminal growth rate of
2.0%
were applied to forecast adjusted pre-tax net income.
During the
third quarter
of
2016
, the Company recorded goodwill impairment of
$4.2 million
. There was
no
goodwill impairment for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015
.
6. ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Real estate development cost to complete
|
$
|
9,694
|
|
|
$
|
11,992
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
5,124
|
|
|
5,692
|
|
|
5,182
|
|
|
2,852
|
|
Contingent consideration (
Note 11
)
|
307
|
|
|
2,707
|
|
Accrued payroll liabilities
|
2,412
|
|
|
1,373
|
|
Total
|
$
|
22,719
|
|
|
$
|
24,616
|
|
7. NOTES PAYABLE AND SENIOR NOTES, NET
The Company obtains various types of debt financing in connection with its acquisition, development and construction of real estate inventories and its construction of homes. Often, these debt obligations are secured by the underlying real estate. Certain loans are funded in full at the initial loan closing and others are revolving facilities under which the Company may borrow, repay and reborrow up to a specified amount during the term of the loan. Acquisition indebtedness matures on various dates, but is generally repaid when lots are released from the lien securing the relevant loan based upon a specific release price, as defined in the relevant loan agreement, or the loan is refinanced. Construction and development debt is required to be repaid with proceeds from home closings based upon a specific release price, as defined in the relevant loan agreement.
Certain construction and development debt agreements include provisions that require minimum tangible net worth and liquidity; limit leverage and risk asset ratios; specify maximum loan-to-cost or loan-to-value ratios (whichever is lower). During the term of the loan, the lender may require the Company to obtain a third-party written appraisal of the fair value of the underlying real estate collateral. If the appraised fair value of the collateral securing the loan is below the specified minimum, the Company may be required to make principal payments in order to maintain the required loan-to-value ratios. As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company had approximately
$228.2 million
of loan commitments of which approximately
$69.6 million
was available to us. As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the weighted average interest rate on the Company’s outstanding debt was
6.48%
and
6.35%
, respectively. Interest rates charged under the Company’s variable rate debt are based on the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread ranging from
3.00%
to
3.75%
or the U.S. Prime rate (“Prime”) plus a spread of
1.75%
.
On October 21, 2014, the Company completed the private offering of
$75.0 million
in aggregate principal amount of
8.5%
Senior Notes due 2017 (the “2017 Notes”). The net proceeds from the offering were approximately
$72.5 million
, after paying the debt issuance costs and offering expenses. The net proceeds from the offering were used for general corporate purposes, including financing construction of homes, acquisition of entitled land, development of lots and working capital. As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company was in compliance with the applicable financial covenants under the indenture pursuant to which the 2017 Notes were issued and all of its other loan agreements.
The Senior Notes were issued under an Indenture, dated as of October 21, 2014 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, certain subsidiary guarantors and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Senior Notes bear interest at
8.5%
per annum,
payable on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. The Senior Notes mature on October 21, 2017, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased.
As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company was in compliance with the applicable financial covenants under the Indenture and all of its loan agreements.
Notes payable and 2017 Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Variable Interest Rate:
|
|
|
|
LIBOR + 3.75% through 2016
(a)
|
$
|
4,856
|
|
|
$
|
30,132
|
|
Prime + 1.75% through 2016
(b)
|
—
|
|
|
717
|
|
LIBOR + 3.00% through 2016
(a)
|
—
|
|
|
4,832
|
|
LIBOR + 3.50% through 2017
(a)
|
5,256
|
|
|
9,785
|
|
LIBOR + 3.75% through 2017
(a)
|
35,661
|
|
|
21,732
|
|
LIBOR + 3.75% through 2018
(a)
|
23,086
|
|
|
1,120
|
|
5.50% through 2016
|
3,350
|
|
|
2,342
|
|
5.00% through 2017
|
6,021
|
|
|
4,581
|
|
Total variable notes payable
|
$
|
78,230
|
|
|
$
|
75,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed Interest Rate:
|
|
|
|
10.00% through 2017
|
$
|
1,604
|
|
|
$
|
1,604
|
|
0.00% through 2017
|
—
|
|
|
1,935
|
|
8.00% through 2018
|
4,000
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
Total fixed notes payable
|
$
|
5,604
|
|
|
$
|
7,539
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Notes, net
|
74,831
|
|
|
74,710
|
|
Total notes payable and senior notes
|
$
|
158,665
|
|
|
$
|
157,490
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt issuance costs
|
(880
|
)
|
|
(1,524
|
)
|
Total notes payable and senior notes, net
|
$
|
157,785
|
|
|
$
|
155,966
|
|
(a) LIBOR is the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate. As of
September 30, 2016
, LIBOR was 0.53111%; loans bear interest at LIBOR plus a spread ranging from
3.00%
to
3.75%
.
(b) Prime is the U.S Prime Rate. At
December 31, 2015
, Prime was 3.50% plus
1.75%
.
As of
September 30, 2016
, principal maturities of notes payable and 2017 Notes for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
$
|
8,206
|
|
2017
|
123,373
|
|
2018
|
27,086
|
|
2019 and thereafter
|
—
|
|
Total
|
$
|
158,665
|
|
8. FAIR VALUE DISCLOSURES
The accounting guidance regarding fair value disclosures defines fair value as the price that would be received for selling an asset or the price paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.
The Company determines the fair values of its financial instruments based on the fair value hierarchy established in accordance with ASC Topic 820 -
Fair Value Measurements
, which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. The classification of a financial asset or liability within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The fair value hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three levels that may be used to measure fair value:
|
|
•
|
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
|
Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments Not Carried at Fair Value
As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and receivable approximated their carrying values because of the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities. The estimated fair value of the Company’s debt is based on cash flow models discounted at current market interest rates for similar instruments, which are based on Level 3 inputs. There were no transfers between fair value hierarchy levels during the
nine months ended
September 30, 2016
or the year ended
December 31, 2015
.
The following presents the carrying value and fair value of the Company’s financial instruments which are not carried at fair value (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
|
Level in Fair Value Hierarchy
|
|
Carrying Value
|
|
Estimated Fair
Value
|
|
Carrying Value
|
|
Estimated Fair
Value
|
Notes Payable
|
Level 3
|
|
$
|
83,834
|
|
|
$
|
86,671
|
|
|
$
|
82,780
|
|
|
$
|
84,712
|
|
2017 Notes
|
Level 3
|
|
74,831
|
|
|
80,705
|
|
|
74,710
|
|
|
82,057
|
|
Total Debt
|
|
|
$
|
158,665
|
|
|
$
|
167,376
|
|
|
$
|
157,490
|
|
|
$
|
166,769
|
|
The estimated fair value of the Company's debt is the present value of the contractual debt payments, based on cash flow models, discounted at the then-current interest rates, plus an estimate of the then-current credit spread, which is an estimate of the rate at which the Company could obtain replacement debt. These parameters are Level 3 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. To estimate the contractual cash flows, discount rates, and thereby the debt fair value, the Company considers various internal and external factors including: (1) loan economic data, (2) collateral performance, (3) market interest rate data, (4) the discount curve and implied forward rate curve, and (5) other factors, which may include market, region and asset type evaluations.
Recurring Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value
The following presents the Company’s recurring financial instruments that are carried at fair value (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2016
|
Contingent consideration
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015
|
Contingent consideration
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
Estimated Fair Value of Contingent Consideration
The change in estimated fair value of the contingent consideration for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
and
2015
consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent Consideration
|
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
|
$
|
3,525
|
|
Change in fair value
|
|
(818
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent Consideration
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015
|
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
Change in fair value
|
|
(2,400
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2016
|
|
$
|
307
|
|
The fair value of the contingent consideration of
$0.3 million
as of
September 30, 2016
was estimated based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which ASC Topic 820 -
Fair Value Measurements,
refers to as Level 3 inputs. Key assumptions include: (1) forecast adjusted pre-tax net income over the contingent consideration period; (2) revenue appreciation; (3) cost inflation; and (4) sales and marketing and general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses. The estimated revenue appreciation of
4.5%
, cost inflation of
1.5%
, and SG&A expenses were applied to forecast adjusted net income over the contingent consideration period. See
Note 11
, “Commitments and Contingencies” for further discussion of contingent consideration.
Non-Financial Instruments Carried at Fair Value
Non-financial assets and liabilities include items such as inventory and long lived assets that are measured at fair value, on a nonrecurring basis, when events and circumstances indicate the carrying value is not recoverable. See
Note 11
, "Commitments and Contingencies" for a discussion of the non-financial measurements applied to the Citizens Acquisition included elsewhere in this report.
Non-Recurring Estimated Fair Value of Real Estate Inventories
During the
third quarter
of
2016
, the Company had a non-recurring fair value measurement for the construction of Heathers at Westport. The Company recorded an impairment loss of
$0.2 million
with respect to the Company’s real estate inventories at Heathers at Westport for the remaining four homes and the carrying value of these homes was written down to their fair value. For the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2016
, impairment losses of
$0.2 million
and
$2.6 million
, respectively, were recorded to real estate inventories.
The following presents the Company’s non-financial instruments that are carried at fair value (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Balance as of September 30, 2016
|
|
Total Impairment During the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2016
|
Real estate and development costs - Heathers at Westport project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,066
|
|
|
$
|
1,066
|
|
|
$
|
192
|
|
Real estate and development costs - Sundance project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,128
|
|
|
$
|
1,128
|
|
|
$
|
2,397
|
|
Real estate and development costs - River Run project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,300
|
|
|
$
|
3,300
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Description
|
|
Level 1
|
|
Level 2
|
|
Level 3
|
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015
|
|
Total Impairment During the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2015
|
Real estate and development costs - Heathers at Westport project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
975
|
|
|
$
|
975
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Real estate and development costs - Sundance project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
9,448
|
|
|
$
|
9,448
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Real estate and development costs - River Run project
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
5,960
|
|
|
$
|
5,960
|
|
|
$
|
923
|
|
There were
no
such real estate impairment losses recorded for the
three and nine
months ended
September 30, 2015
. For the year ended December 31, 2015, an impairment of
$923,000
was recorded to homebuilding real estate inventory in the River Run project, located in Bakersfield, California, to adjust its carrying value to its estimated fair value as of the date of the impairment.
9. EQUITY
Noncontrolling Interest
As of
September 30, 2016
, the Company holds an approximately
43.1%
economic interest in UCP, LLC and is its sole managing member; UCP, LLC is fully consolidated.
The carrying value and ending balance as of
September 30, 2016
of the noncontrolling interest was calculated as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning balance of noncontrolling interest as of December 31, 2015
|
$
|
127,208
|
|
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
3,109
|
|
Re-allocation of stock issuances
|
(1,909
|
)
|
Stock-based compensation attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
423
|
|
Stock issuance attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
(25
|
)
|
Distribution to noncontrolling interest
|
(4,830
|
)
|
Ending balance of noncontrolling interest as of September 30, 2016
|
$
|
123,976
|
|
The distribution to the noncontrolling interest relates to cash distributions, which we refer to as “tax distributions,” that UCP, LLC is obligated to make as noted in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2016.
Stock Repurchase Program
As part of the Board approved Stock Repurchase Program, between June 7, 2016 and June 1, 2018, management is authorized to repurchase up to
$5.0 million
of the Company’s Class A common stock in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or other transactions. The Stock Repurchase Program is subject to prevailing market conditions and other considerations, including our liquidity, the terms of our debt instruments, planned land investment and development spending, acquisition and other investment opportunities and ongoing capital requirements.
Since inception of the program through
September 30, 2016
, the Company repurchased an aggregate of
123,636
shares of Class A common stock for total consideration of
$1.0 million
, inclusive of commissions. The remaining value of shares that may be repurchased under the Stock Repurchase Program as of
September 30, 2016
is approximately
$4.0 million
. The Company previously did not have a stock repurchase program, therefore there were
no
stock repurchases for the year ended
December 31, 2015
.
Re-Allocation from Stock Issuances
The Company allocates Class A common stock issued in connection with the vesting of RSUs issued under the UCP, Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) and stock-based compensation expense between additional paid-in-capital and noncontrolling interest within its condensed consolidated statements of equity. The equity allocations for the noncontrolling interest are based on the economic and voting interest percentages of the Company and its noncontrolling interest holder, PICO. Issuances of Class A common stock for RSUs affect the economic and voting interest percentages, which accordingly are adjusted at the end of each issuance period. The economic and voting interest percentages prevailing during the period are used to determine the current period equity allocations for the noncontrolling interest.
Stock-Based Compensation
The LTIP was adopted in July 2013 and provides for the grant of equity-based awards, including options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, Class A stock appreciation rights, Class A restricted stock, Class A RSUs and performance awards. The LTIP automatically expires on the tenth anniversary of its effective date. The Company’s board of directors may terminate or amend the LTIP at any time, subject to any stockholder approval required by applicable law, rule or regulation.
The number of shares of the Company’s Class A common stock authorized under the LTIP was
1,834,300
shares. To the extent that shares of the Company’s Class A common stock subject to an outstanding option, stock appreciation right, stock award or performance award granted under the LTIP are not issued or delivered by reason of the expiration, termination, cancellation or forfeiture of such award or the settlement of such award in cash, then such shares of the Company’s Class A common stock generally shall again be available under the LTIP, subject to certain exceptions.
The RSUs and Options granted to the Company’s employees during the year ended December 31, 2014 are subject to the following vesting schedule: a)
10%
vested on the first anniversary of the grant date, b)
20%
vest on second anniversary of the grant date, c)
30%
vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, and d)
40%
vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs granted to the Company’s employees and certain members of the Company’s board of directors during the three months ended June 30, 2016 are subject to the following vesting schedule: a)
20%
vest on the first anniversary of the grant date, b)
20%
vest on second anniversary of the grant date, c)
20%
vest on the third anniversary of the grant date, d)
20%
vest on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, and e)
20%
vest on the fifth anniversary of the grant date. The RSUs granted to the Company’s board of directors during the three months ended
September 30, 2016
are subject to the following vesting schedule: a)
25%
vested on August 5, 2016, b)
25%
vest on November 4, 2016, c)
25%
vest on February 3, 2017, and d)
25%
vest on May 4, 2017.
During the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
, the Company recognized
$0.3 million
and
$0.7 million
of stock-based compensation expense, respectively, which was included in G&A expenses in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and other comprehensive income or loss. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015
, the Company recognized
$0.3 million
and
$1.6 million
of stock-based compensation expense, respectively.
The following table summarizes the Options activity for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Weighted Average Exercise Price
|
|
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic Value
(in thousands)
(1)
|
Outstanding as of December 31, 2015
|
149,605
|
|
|
$
|
16.20
|
|
|
8.20
|
|
—
|
Options granted
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Options exercised
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Options forfeited
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Options expired
|
(32,953
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Outstanding as of September 30, 2016
|
116,652
|
|
|
$
|
16.20
|
|
|
7.40
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2016
|
34,996
|
|
|
$
|
16.20
|
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
Options vested and expected to vest as of September 30, 2016
|
108,486
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) The aggregate intrinsic value is calculated as the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the Option. The fair value of the Company’s Class A common stock as of
September 30, 2016
was
$8.81
per share.
The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of Options. During the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
, the Company had
32,953
vested Options that expired in the second quarter of
2016
based on the Resignation Agreement with the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer.
The following table summarizes the RSU activity for the
nine months ended September 30, 2016
:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of Shares
|
|
Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value (per share)
|
Outstanding and unvested as of December 31, 2015
|
48,531
|
|
|
$15.99
|
Granted
|
271,635
|
|
|
8.04
|
|
Vested
|
(27,850
|
)
|
|
13.42
|
|
Forfeited
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Outstanding and unvested as of September 30, 2016
|
292,316
|
|
|
$8.85
|
Unrecognized compensation cost for RSUs and Options issued under the LTIP was
$2.4 million
(net of estimated forfeitures) as of
September 30, 2016
; approximately
$2.0 million
of the unrecognized compensation costs related to RSUs and
$0.4 million
related to Options. The compensation expense is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of
3.5 years
for the RSUs and
1.4 years
for the Options.
10. SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company has
two
operating segments, West and Southeast, and two reportable segments, Homebuilding and Land development.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Segments
|
|
Reportable Segments
|
|
State
|
West
|
|
Homebuilding
|
|
California, Washington
|
|
|
Land development
|
|
California, Washington
|
Southeast
|
|
Homebuilding
|
|
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
|
|
|
Land development
|
|
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
|
Each reportable segment includes real estate with similar economic characteristics, including similar historical and expected long-term gross margin percentages, product types, geography, production processes and methods of distribution.
The reportable segments follow the same accounting policies described in
Note 1
, “Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Operating results of each reportable segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the reportable segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented.
The Company evaluates the performance of the operating segments based upon gross margin. “Gross Margin” is defined as operating revenues less cost of sales (cost of construction and acquisition, interest, abandonment, impairment and other cost of sales related expenses). Corporate sales, G&A expense and gains or losses are reflected within overall corporate expenses as this constitutes the Company’s primary business objective, supporting all segments. Corporate expenses are not particularly identifiable to any one segment.
Financial information relating to reportable segments is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
Revenues
|
|
Gross Margin
|
|
Revenues
|
|
Gross Margin
|
|
Revenues
|
|
Gross Margin
|
|
Revenues
|
|
Gross Margin
|
Homebuilding
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
|
$
|
79,500
|
|
|
$
|
15,129
|
|
|
$
|
51,464
|
|
|
$
|
10,477
|
|
|
$
|
204,273
|
|
|
$
|
38,149
|
|
|
$
|
120,438
|
|
|
$
|
22,589
|
|
Southeast
|
10,340
|
|
|
1,535
|
|
|
18,820
|
|
|
2,801
|
|
|
35,207
|
|
|
5,313
|
|
|
43,267
|
|
|
6,372
|
|
Total homebuilding
|
89,840
|
|
|
16,664
|
|
|
70,284
|
|
|
13,278
|
|
|
239,480
|
|
|
43,462
|
|
|
163,705
|
|
|
28,961
|
|
Land development
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
West
|
3,900
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
5,322
|
|
|
(940
|
)
|
|
3,156
|
|
|
892
|
|
Southeast
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
(389
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total land development
|
3,900
|
|
|
66
|
|
|
1,116
|
|
|
400
|
|
|
5,322
|
|
|
(1,329
|
)
|
|
3,156
|
|
|
892
|
|
Other
(a)
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
2,272
|
|
|
314
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
5,060
|
|
|
697
|
|
Total
|
$
|
93,740
|
|
|
$
|
16,730
|
|
|
$
|
73,672
|
|
|
$
|
13,992
|
|
|
$
|
244,802
|
|
|
$
|
42,133
|
|
|
$
|
171,921
|
|
|
$
|
30,550
|
|
(a) Other includes revenues from construction management services the Company acquired as part of the Citizens Acquisition and are not attributable to the homebuilding and land development operations. The business was sold in the fourth quarter of 2015 and the Company no longer provides construction management services to third parties.
Reconciliation of gross margin to net income (loss) is as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three months ended September 30,
|
|
Nine months ended September 30,
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
Gross margin
|
$
|
16,730
|
|
|
$
|
13,992
|
|
|
$
|
42,133
|
|
|
$
|
30,550
|
|
Sales and marketing
|
4,853
|
|
|
4,692
|
|
|
13,595
|
|
|
13,246
|
|
General and administrative
|
4,592
|
|
|
5,539
|
|
|
19,101
|
|
|
19,311
|
|
Goodwill impairment
|
4,223
|
|
|
—
|
|
|
4,223
|
|
|
—
|
|
Income (loss) from operations
|
3,062
|
|
|
3,761
|
|
|
5,214
|
|
|
(2,007
|
)
|
Other income, net
|
204
|
|
|
45
|
|
|
253
|
|
|
177
|
|
Net income (loss) before income taxes
|
3,266
|
|
|
3,806
|
|
|
5,467
|
|
|
(1,830
|
)
|
Provision for income taxes
|
(124
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
|
(271
|
)
|
|
—
|
|
Net income (loss)
|
$
|
3,142
|
|
|
$
|
3,806
|
|
|
$
|
5,196
|
|
|
$
|
(1,830
|
)
|
Total assets for each reportable and operating segment as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, are shown in the table below (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, 2016
|
|
December 31, 2015
|
Homebuilding
|
|
|
|
West
|
$
|
232,904
|
|
|
$
|
231,624
|
|
Southeast
|
54,168
|
|
|
49,464
|
|
Total homebuilding
|
287,072
|
|
|
281,088
|
|
Land development
|
|
|
|
West
|
94,631
|
|
|
79,901
|
|
Southeast
|
—
|
|
|
—
|
|
Total land development
|
94,631
|
|
|
79,901
|
|
Other
(a)
|
40,489
|
|
|
53,708
|
|
Total
|
$
|
422,192
|
|
|
$
|
414,697
|
|
(a) Other assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, deposits and fixed assets which are maintained centrally and used according to the cash flow requirements of all reportable segments.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Legal and Regulatory Matters
Lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against the Company in the normal course of business, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. The Company is also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, home construction standards, sales practices, employment practices and environmental protection. As a result, the Company is subject to periodic examinations or inquiries by agencies administering these laws and regulations.
The Company records a reserve for potential legal claims and regulatory matters when they are probable of occurring and a potential loss is reasonably estimable. The accrual for these matters is based on facts and circumstances specific to each matter and the Company revises these estimates when necessary.
In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting outcomes of legal claims and related contingencies, the Company generally cannot predict their ultimate resolution, related timing or any eventual loss. If the evaluations indicate loss contingencies that could be material are not probable, but are reasonably possible, disclosure of the nature with an estimate of possible range of losses or a statement that such loss is not reasonably estimable is made. The Company is not involved in any material litigation nor, to the Company's knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against it. As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company did not have any accruals for asserted or unasserted matters.
Purchase Commitments
In the ordinary course of business, we may enter into purchase or option contracts to procure lots for development and construction of homes. We are subject to customary obligations associated with entering into contracts for the purchase of land. These contracts to purchase properties typically require a cash deposit and are generally contingent upon satisfaction of certain requirements by the sellers, including obtaining applicable property and development entitlements.
We may also utilize purchase or option contracts with land sellers as a method of acquiring land in staged takedowns to help us manage the financial and market risks associated with land holdings and to reduce the use of funds from corporate financing sources. Purchase or option contracts generally require a non-refundable deposit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at pre-determined prices. We generally have the right to terminate obligations under both purchase or option contracts by forfeiting the cash deposit with no further financial responsibility to the land seller.
Purchase contracts provide the Company with an option to purchase land. The ability to enter into option purchase agreements depends on the availability of land that sellers are willing to sell under option takedown arrangements, the availability of capital from financial intermediaries to finance the development of land, general housing market conditions and local market dynamics.
On September 9, 2016, we entered into an Option and Development Agreement whereby we assigned the purchase of a land parcel in Hollister, California, located in San Benito County. Under the agreement, we will develop the land into finished lots with an option to purchase
241
finished lots on a monthly takedown basis that expires on April 25, 2020, subject to an extension. Land development costs we incur are reimbursable under a fixed price contract. As part of the agreement, we made a non-refundable deposit of
$6.1 million
in consideration of the purchase option. Because we do not own the land, costs that we incur up to the fixed price amount, for developing the finished lots will be treated as a receivable for the amounts due. As of
September 30, 2016
, approximately
$2.8 million
of reimbursable land development costs under an option and development agreement executed during the
third quarter
of
2016
was recorded as a receivable.
As of
September 30, 2016
, we had outstanding
$7.7 million
of cash deposits pertaining to purchase or option contracts for
1,123
lots with an aggregate remaining purchase price of approximately
$49.1 million
. As of
December 31, 2015
, we had outstanding
$3.8 million
of cash deposits pertaining to purchase or option contracts for
1,127
lots with an aggregate remaining purchase price of approximately
$80.1 million
.
Endangered Species Act
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (“USFWS”) has listed the pocket gopher as a threatened species under the Federal Endangered Species Act. This species is present on land owned by UCP in Washington State. The Company believes that this project will incur additional costs relating to the listing of the pocket gopher by USFWS, including potential costs related to (i) acquiring offsite mitigation property, (ii) redesigning the project to incorporate onsite mitigation, and (iii) processing the required approvals with USFWS and the city.
During meetings with USFWS earlier in the year, the Company discussed acquiring additional land in the same county to satisfy the mitigation requirements through the purchase and dedication of offsite property. Two specific pieces of agricultural property were identified, and the local USFWS office has informally indicated these properties appear to be suitable to satisfy the mitigation requirements. Based on these discussions, the Company is currently under contract to purchase approximately
$955,000
. However, the Company is unable to completely quantify the costs until the mitigation requirements are established by USFWS, either through its general modeling tool, or the approval of an individual habitat conservation plan for the project. The purchase costs of mitigation property are included in the appropriate project budgets.
Surety Bonds
The Company obtains surety bonds from third parties in the normal course of business to ensure completion of certain infrastructure improvements at its projects. The performance bonds secure the completion of projects and/or support of obligations to build community improvements, such as roads, sewers, water systems and other utilities. As of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company had outstanding surety bonds totaling
$39.6 million
and
$37.1 million
, respectively. In the event that any such surety bond issued by a third party is called because the required improvements are not completed, the Company could be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the bond. Performance bonds do not have stated expiration dates. Rather, the Company is released from a performance bond as the underlying performance is completed. We do not expect that a material amount of any currently outstanding performance bonds will be called.
Operating Leases
The Company leases some of its offices under non-cancellable operating leases that expire at various dates through 2020 and thereafter. Rent expense for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
for office space was approximately
$0.3 million
and
$1.0 million
, respectively. For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015
, rent expense for office space was approximately
$0.3 million
and
$0.9 million
, respectively.
Future minimum payments under all operating leases for the years ending December 31 are as follows (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
2016
|
$
|
256
|
|
2017
|
1,029
|
|
2018
|
937
|
|
2019
|
413
|
|
2020
|
213
|
|
Thereafter
|
18
|
|
Total
|
$
|
2,866
|
|
Contingent Consideration
The change in estimated fair value of the contingent consideration relating to the Citizens Acquisition consisted of the following (in thousands):
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent Consideration
|
Balance as of December 31, 2014
|
$
|
3,525
|
|
Change in fair value
|
(818
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2015
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contingent Consideration
|
Balance as of December 31, 2015
|
$
|
2,707
|
|
Change in fair value
|
(2,400
|
)
|
Balance as of September 30, 2016
|
$
|
307
|
|
The contingent consideration arrangement relating to the Citizens Acquisition requires the Company to pay up to a maximum of
$6.0 million
of additional consideration based upon the achievement of various pre-tax net income performance milestones (“performance milestones”) by the assets acquired in the Citizens Acquisition over a
five
-year period that commenced on April 1, 2014. Payout calculations are made based on calendar year performance except for the
sixth
payout calculation which will be calculated based on the achievement of performance milestones from January 1, 2019 through March 25, 2019. Payouts are made on an annual basis. The potential undiscounted amount of all future payments that the Company could be required to make under the contingent consideration arrangement is between
$0
and
$6 million
. The fair value of the contingent consideration of
$0.3 million
as of
September 30, 2016
was estimated based on applying the weighted probability of achievement of the performance milestones. See
Note 8
, “Fair Value Disclosures” for a further discussion of the fair value measurement of contingent consideration.
12. INCOME TAXES
For the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
, a provision for income taxes of
$124,000
and
$271,000
, respectively, was recorded.
No
tax provision was recorded for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2015
. The increase in the year over year income tax provision is primarily related to Alternative Minimum Tax as a result of the Company’s increase in earnings for the
three and nine months ended September 30, 2016
, as compared to the same periods in 2015.
As a result of the analysis of all available evidence as of
September 30, 2016
and
December 31, 2015
, the Company continued to record a full valuation allowance on its net deferred tax assets. If the Company’s assumptions change and the Company believes that it will be able to realize these deferred tax assets, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance on deferred tax assets will be recognized as a reduction of future income tax expense. If the assumptions do not change, each period the Company could record an additional valuation allowance on any increases in the deferred tax assets. See
Note 1
, “Organization, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies--Income Taxes” for a further discussion of income taxes.