Five Point Holdings, LLC (FPH)

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Five Point Holdings, LLC Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2020 Results (3/16/21)

Fourth Quarter 2020 Highlights

Increased cash position by approximately $28 million, providing liquidity of $422.8 million at December 31, 2020.
Sold 487 homesites at Valencia in the fourth quarter of 2020 and closed on 442 of these homesites, generating proceeds from the closed homesites of approximately $102 million.
Contributed $4.2 million for a 10% interest in a joint venture providing land banking opportunities to Valencia guest builders.
Five Point Holdings, LLC (“Five Point” or the “Company”) (NYSE:FPH), an owner and developer of large mixed-use, master-planned communities in California, today reported its fourth quarter 2020 results. Emile Haddad, Chairman and CEO, said, “We are very grateful to end a very unusual year with the results we are presenting today. Our focus shifted a year ago to strengthening our balance sheet, preserving the value of our irreplaceable assets, protecting the well being of our associates, and helping our communities. We are proud that we accomplished our goals. We have already kicked off the new year with a lot of momentum driven by the strength of the housing market and the migration of homebuyers to the type of communities we build.”

Fourth Quarter 2020 Consolidated Results

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2020, total liquidity of $422.8 million was comprised of cash and cash equivalents totaling $298.1 million and borrowing availability of $124.7 million under our $125.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility. Total capital was $1.9 billion, reflecting $3.0 billion in assets and $1.1 billion in liabilities and redeemable noncontrolling interests.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended December 31, 2020

Revenues. Revenues of $111.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020 primarily consisted of $105.5 million in revenue recognized from land sales at our Valencia segment.

Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities. Equity in loss from unconsolidated entities was $3.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020, comprised of a $1.3 million loss from our 37.5% percentage interest in the Great Park Venture, loss of $0.2 million from our 75% interest in the Gateway Commercial Venture and $1.6 million loss from our 10% interest in the Valencia Landbank Venture as a result of intra-entity profit elimination due to the Valencia Landbank Venture purchasing homesites at Valencia.

Selling, general, and administrative. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $24.9 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Net income. Consolidated net income for the quarter was $3.7 million. Income before income tax provision was $5.4 million with income attributable to noncontrolling interests totaling $2.9 million. Net income attributable to the Company was $0.8 million after recognition of an income tax provision of $1.7 million. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests represents the portion of income allocated to related party partners and members that hold units of the operating company and the San Francisco Venture. Holders of units of the operating company and the San Francisco Venture can redeem their interests for our Class A common shares on a one-for-one basis or, at our election, cash. In connection with any redemption or exchange, our ownership of our operating subsidiaries will increase and reduce the amount of income allocated to noncontrolling interests.

Segment Results

Valencia Segment (formerly Newhall). Total segment revenues were $106.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2020. Revenues were mainly attributable to the sale of land entitled for 442 homesites on approximately 45 acres in Valencia. Initial gross proceeds from the sale were $102.2 million, representing the base purchase price. Cost of land sales was $73.9 million, or 70.0% of total land sales and land sales-related party revenues for the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter, 210 of the homesites sold were purchased by the Valencia Landbank Venture, in which we own a 10% equity interest. Revenues associated with these closings are reported as land sales-related party. When we sell land to the Valencia Landbank Venture, we eliminate our pro-rata share of the intra-entity profits generated from the sale through earnings (loss) from unconsolidated entities until the land is sold by the Valencia Landbank Venture to third party homebuilders. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $2.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

San Francisco Segment. Selling, general, and administrative expenses were $3.1 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Great Park Segment. The Great Park segment’s net income for the quarter was $0.4 million, which included net income of $1.6 million from management services and a net loss of $1.2 million attributed to the Great Park Venture. We do not include the Great Park Venture as a consolidated subsidiary in our consolidated financial statements but rather account for it as an equity method investee. After adjusting to account for a difference in investment basis, the Company’s equity in loss from the Great Park Venture was $1.3 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Commercial Segment. Segment net loss was approximately $0.1 million, which included net income of $0.1 million from management services and a net loss of $0.2 million attributed to the Gateway Commercial Venture. We do not include the Gateway Commercial Venture as a consolidated subsidiary in our consolidated financial statements but rather account for it as an equity method investee. Our share of equity in loss from the Gateway Commercial Venture totaled $0.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2020.

Conference Call Information

In conjunction with this release, Five Point will host a conference call on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 2:00 pm Eastern Time. Emile Haddad, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Erik Higgins, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the call. Interested investors and other parties can listen to a live Internet audio webcast of the conference call that will be available on the Five Point website at ir.fivepoint.com. The conference call can also be accessed by dialing [phone] (domestic) or [phone] (international). A telephonic replay will be available starting approximately two hours after the end of the call by dialing [phone], or for international callers, [phone]. The passcode for the live call and the replay is 1398225. The telephonic replay will be available until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 31, 2021.

About Five Point

Five Point, headquartered in Irvine, California, designs and develops large mixed-use, master-planned communities in Orange County, Los Angeles County, and San Francisco County that combine residential, commercial, retail, educational, and recreational elements with public amenities, including civic areas for parks and open space. Five Point’s communities include the Great Park Neighborhoods® in Irvine, Valencia® (formerly known as Newhall Ranch®) in Los Angeles County, and Candlestick® and The San Francisco Shipyard® in the City of San Francisco. These communities are designed to include approximately 40,000 residential homes and approximately 23 million square feet of commercial space.

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