William Lyon Homes Reports Fourth Quarter and Record Full Year 2018 Results

William Lyon Homes (NYSE: WLH), a leading homebuilder in the Western U.S., announced results for its fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018.

2018 Fourth Quarter Highlights (Comparison to 2017 Fourth Quarter)

• Net income available to common stockholders of $34.3 million, or $0.89 per diluted share, compared to $11.8 million, or $0.30 per diluted share in the prior year
  • Excluding $2.0 million of project abandonment costs and $1.0 million of gain from extinguishment of debt, adjusted net income available to common stockholders, net of income tax, was $35.1 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared to $34.9 million, or $0.89 per diluted share in the prior year.
• Pre-tax income of $54.5 million
• New home deliveries of 1,311 homes, up 24%
• Home sales revenue of $657.4 million, up 5%
• Average sales price (ASP) of new homes delivered of $501,400 versus $589,100
• Homebuilding gross margin percentage of 18.8%
• Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage of 23.4%
• Net new home orders of 756, up 13%
• Units in backlog of 1,041, up 27%
• Dollar value of homes in backlog of $479.0 million, up 11%
• SG&A percentage of 10.7%
• Adjusted EBITDA of $79.8 million

2018 Full Year Highlights (Comparison to 2017 Full Year)

• Net income available to common stockholders of $91.6 million, or $2.32 per diluted share, compared to $48.1 million, or $1.24 per diluted share in the prior year
  • Excluding $3.9 million of transaction expenses, $2.0 million of project abandonment costs and $1.0 million of gain from extinguishment of debt, adjusted net income available to common stockholders, net of income tax, was $95.5 million, or $2.42 per diluted share, compared to $85.3 million, or $2.21 per diluted share in the prior year.
• Pre-tax income of $145.8 million
• New home deliveries of 4,186 homes, up 29%
• Home sales revenue of $2.1 billion, up 16%
• ASP of new homes delivered of $497,300 versus $554,200
• Homebuilding gross margin percentage of 18.2%
• Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage of 23.1%
• Net new home orders of 4,133, up 24%
• SG&A percentage of 11.2%
• Adjusted EBITDA of $250.1 million

“Overall, 2018 was a successful and record-setting year for the Company, as we delivered 4,186 homes, up 29%, and achieved homebuilding revenues of $2.1 billion, up 16%, both the highest in the Company’s history,” said Matthew R. Zaist, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Earlier in the year we completed our strategic acquisition of RSI, giving us additional exposure to the first-time home buyer segment and expanding our footprint into one of the best new home markets in the country in Central Texas.

“We, along with the rest of the homebuilding industry, experienced a challenging environment in the fourth quarter of 2018. In October and November 2018 we experienced homebuyer demand levels that were less than what we had anticipated, as mortgage interest rates increased and consumer confidence waned, along with increased stock market volatility. As a result, we sold and closed fewer spec homes in the fourth quarter than we had expected, and we also experienced a higher cancellation rate in certain of our markets, which led us to fall short of our deliveries and revenue expectations for the quarter. On the positive side, homebuilding gross margins were at the high end of our expectations, sales and marketing percentage was in-line with expectations as were G&A dollars on an absolute basis, though the percentage was higher than our forecast due to decreased leverage on lower revenue.”

Mr. Zaist continued, “While the disruption we experienced in October and November caused us to fall short of our internal forecasts, we are incrementally encouraged by December’s rebound in sales activity, which demonstrated significant sequential improvement with an absorption pace up 21% over November. This sequential improvement continued into January, where we saw a more historically representative level of traffic and sales. If traditional trends hold true in terms of spring selling season evolution, we would expect to see some acceleration moving into the next couple of months, although we are taking a more cautious view this year until the selling season plays out.”

Operating Results

Home sales revenue for the fourth quarter of 2018 was $657.4 million, as compared to $623.3 million in the year-ago period, an increase of 5%. The increase was driven by a 24% increase in deliveries to 1,311 homes, compared to 1,058 in the fourth quarter of 2017, partially offset by a 15% year-over-year decline in the average sales price of homes closed.

Homebuilding gross margin percentage for homes closed during the fourth quarter of 2018 was 18.8%, up 60 basis points from 18.2% in the third quarter of 2018.

Net new home orders for the quarter were 756, up 13% from 672 in the fourth quarter of 2017. The overall increase in net new home orders was driven by an increase in community count to 117 average sales locations, from 80 in the year-ago period.

The dollar value of homes in backlog was $479.0 million as of December 31, 2018, an increase of 11%, compared to $433.0 million as of December 31, 2017. The increase was driven by a 27% increase in units in backlog to 1,041 from 822 in the year-ago period. The average sales price of homes in backlog decreased to $460,100 from $526,800 in the prior year, due to the number of homes in backlog at our Central Texas division of 234 homes at an average sales price of $261,700.

Sales and marketing expense during the fourth quarter of 2018 was 5.2% of homebuilding revenue, compared to 4.5% in the year-ago quarter, which was driven by an increase in advertising and outside broker commissions of 30 basis points combined, as well as the impact of the adoption of ASC 606 of 30 basis points. General and administrative expenses increased to 5.5% of homebuilding revenue, compared to 4.7% in the year-ago quarter.

Balance Sheet Update

The Company generated significant cash flow in the fourth quarter, enabling the Company to repay $187 million of principal amount of debt in the last three months of the year. At quarter end, cash and cash equivalents totaled $33.8 million, owned real estate inventories totaled $2.3 billion, total assets were $2.9 billion and total equity was $1.0 billion. Total debt to book capitalization was 56.6%, and net debt to net book capitalization was 55.9% at December 31, 2018, compared to 54.5% and 49.6% at December 31, 2017, respectively.

Conference Call

The Company will host a conference call to discuss these results today, Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The call will be available via both the telephone at [phone] or [phone], conference ID #7387966, or through the Company’s website at www.lyonhomes.com in the Investor Relations section of the site.

A replay of the call will be available through February 21, 2019 by dialing [phone] or [phone], conference ID #7387966. A webcast replay of the call will also be available on the Company’s website approximately two hours after the broadcast.

About William Lyon Homes

William Lyon Homes is one of the largest Western U.S. regional homebuilders. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the Company is primarily engaged in the design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. Its core markets include Orange County, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire, the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland, Seattle, Austin and San Antonio. The Company has a distinguished legacy of more than 62 years of homebuilding operations, over which time it has sold in excess of 106,000 homes. The Company markets and sells its homes under the William Lyon Homes brand in all of its markets except for Washington and Oregon, where the Company operates under the Polygon Northwest brand.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this release and the accompanying comments during our conference call that are not historical information may constitute “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including, but not limited to, forward-looking statements related to: anticipated deliveries, revenue and pre-tax income, gross margin performance, backlog conversion rates, operating and financial results for the first quarter of 2019, community count growth and project performance, market and industry trends, average sale price of homes to be closed in various periods, SG&A percentage, future cash needs and liquidity, minority interest from our homebuilding joint ventures, leverage ratios and reduction strategies, land acquisition spending, and financial services and ancillary business performance and strategies. The forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties and actual results may differ materially from those projected or implied. The Company makes no commitment, and disclaims any duty, to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or changes in these expectations. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions of future events which may not prove to be accurate. Factors that may impact such forward-looking statements include, among others: changes in mortgage and other interest rates; affordability pressures; the Company’s ability to successfully integrate RSI Communities’ homebuilding operations with its existing operations; adverse weather conditions; the availability of labor and homebuilding materials and increased construction cycle times; our financial leverage and level of indebtedness and any inability to comply with financial and other covenants under our debt instruments; continued volatility and worsening in general economic conditions either internationally, nationally or in regions in which we operate; increased housing supply in our markets; increased outside broker costs; increased costs of homebuilding materials; changes in governmental laws and regulations and compliance, increased costs, fees and delays associated therewith; government actions, policies, programs and regulations directed at or affecting the housing market (including the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“TCJA”), the Dodd-Frank Act, tax benefits associated with purchasing and owning a home, and the standards, fees and size limits applicable to the purchase or insuring of mortgage loans by government-sponsored enterprises and government agencies), the homebuilding industry, or construction activities; changes in existing tax laws or enacted corporate income tax rates, including pursuant to the TCJA; worsening in markets for residential housing; the impact of construction defect, product liability and home warranty claims, including the adequacy of self-insurance accruals, and the applicability and sufficiency of our insurance coverage; defects in manufactured products or other homebuilding materials; utility company delays; decline in real estate values resulting in impairment of our real estate assets; volatility in the banking industry, credit and capital markets; restraints on foreign investment; terrorism or other hostilities involving the United States and other geopolitical risk as well as restrictive policies such as tariffs or capital investment restrictions; building moratorium or “slow-growth” or “no-growth” initiatives that could be implemented in states in which we operate; conditions in the capital, credit and financial markets, including mortgage lending standards and the availability and timing of mortgage financing; changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations of those principles; competition for home sales from other sellers of new and resale homes; cancellations and our ability to realize our backlog; the occurrence of events such as landslides, soil subsidence and earthquakes that are uninsurable, not economically insurable or not subject to effective indemnification agreements; limitations on our ability to utilize our tax attributes; whether an ownership change occurred that could, under certain circumstances, have resulted in the limitation of our ability to offset prior years’ taxable income with net operating losses; the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects; the availability and cost of land for future development; and additional factors discussed under the sections captioned “Risk Factors” included in our annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The foregoing list is not exhaustive. New risk factors may emerge from time to time and it is not possible for management to predict all such risk factors or to assess the impact of such risk factors on our business.

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except number of shares and per share data)
(unaudited)
				Three						Three
				Months						Months
				Ended						Ended
				December 31,						December 31,
				2018						2017
Operating revenue
Home sales				$	657,390					$	623,283
Construction services					2,257						1,360
					659,647						624,643
Operating costs
Cost of sales — homes					(534,107	)					(505,337	)
Construction services					(2,083	)					(1,276	)
Sales and marketing					(34,075	)					(28,302	)
General and administrative					(36,205	)					(28,759	)
Other					(638	)					(726	)
					(607,108	)					(564,400	)
Operating income					52,539						60,243
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures					1,122						1,039
Other income, net					(141	)					907
Income before extinguishment of debt					53,520						62,189
Gain on extinguishment of debt					1,015						-
Income before provision for income taxes					54,535						62,189
Provision for income taxes					(11,040	)					(45,453	)
Net income					43,495						16,736
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests					(9,240	)					(4,973	)
Net income available to common stockholders				$	34,255					$	11,763
Income per common share:
Basic				$	0.91					$	0.32
Diluted				$	0.89					$	0.30
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic					37,536,251						37,138,041
Diluted					38,587,926						39,025,559

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands except number of shares and per share data)
(unaudited)
				Year						Year
				Ended						Ended
				December 31,						December 31,
				2018						2017
Operating revenue
Home sales				$	2,081,721					$	1,795,074
Construction services					5,450						1,454
					2,087,171						1,796,528
Operating costs
Cost of sales — homes					(1,703,298	)					(1,478,549	)
Construction services					(5,146	)					(1,317	)
Sales and marketing					(114,495	)					(86,226	)
General and administrative					(119,272	)					(90,206	)
Transaction expenses					(3,907	)					-
Other					(2,148	)					(2,274	)
					(1,948,266	)					(1,658,572	)
Operating income					138,905						137,956
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures					3,118						3,661
Other income, net					2,715						895
Income before extinguishment of debt					144,738						142,512
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt					1,015						(21,828	)
Income before provision for income taxes					145,753						120,684
Provision for income taxes					(30,620	)					(62,933	)
Net income					115,133						57,751
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests					(23,537	)					(9,616	)
Net income available to common stockholders				$	91,596					$	48,135
Income per common share:
Basic				$	2.42					$	1.30
Diluted				$	2.32					$	1.24
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic					37,832,073						37,040,137
Diluted					39,419,059						38,663,667

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except number of shares and par value per share)
				December 31,					December 31,
				2018					2017
				(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents				$	33,779				$	182,710
Receivables					13,502					10,223
Escrow proceeds receivable					-					3,319
Real estate inventories
Owned					2,333,207					1,699,850
Not owned					315,576					-
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures					5,542					7,867
Goodwill					123,695					66,902
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $4,640 as of December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017					6,700					6,700
Deferred income taxes					47,241					47,915
Lease right-of-use assets					13,561					14,454
Other assets, net					36,971					21,164
Total assets				$	2,929,774				$	2,061,104
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable				$	128,371				$	58,799
Accrued expenses					150,155					111,491
Liabilities from inventories not owned					315,576					-
Revolving credit facility					45,000					-
Land notes payable					-					589
Construction notes payable					1,231					-
Joint venture notes payable					151,788					93,926
53/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019					-					149,362
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022					347,456					346,740
6% Senior Notes due September 1, 2023					343,878					-
57/8% Senior Notes due January 31, 2025					431,992					439,567
					1,915,447					1,200,474
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share; 10,000,000 shares authorized and no shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017					-					-
Common stock, Class A, par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 33,904,972 and 34,267,510 shares issued, 32,690,378 and 33,135,650 shares outstanding at December 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively					339					344
Common stock, Class B, par value $0.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 4,817,394 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2018 and 2017					48					48
Additional paid-in capital					445,545					454,286
Retained earnings					417,390					325,794
Total William Lyon Homes stockholders' equity					863,322					780,472
Noncontrolling interests					151,005					80,158
Total equity					1,014,327					860,630
Total liabilities and equity				$	2,929,774				$	2,061,104

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
(unaudited)
					Three Months Ended December 31,
					2018						2017
					Consolidated						Consolidated						Percentage %
					Total						Total						Change
Selected Financial Information (1)
	(dollars in thousands)
	Homes closed					1,311						1,058					24	%
	Home sales revenue				$	657,390					$	623,283					5	%
	Cost of sales (excluding interest and purchase accounting adjustments)					(503,616	)					(477,102	)				6	%
	Adjusted homebuilding gross margin (2)				$	153,774					$	146,181					5	%
	Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage (2)					23.4	%					23.5	%				0	%
	Interest in cost of sales					(27,075	)					(28,235	)				(4	%)
	Purchase accounting adjustments					(3,416	)					-					N/M
	Gross margin				$	123,283					$	117,946					5	%
	Gross margin percentage					18.8	%					18.9	%				(1	%)
Number of homes closed
	California					393						282					39	%
	Arizona					103						131					(21	%)
	Nevada					119						103					16	%
	Colorado					169						100					69	%
	Washington					145						224					(35	%)
	Oregon					182						218					(17	%)
	Texas					200						N/A					N/M
	Total					1,311						1,058					24	%
Average sales price of homes closed
	California				$	702,800					$	782,400					(10	%)
	Arizona					308,900						304,100					2	%
	Nevada					580,100						707,800					(18	%)
	Colorado					410,900						473,100					(13	%)
	Washington					627,500						655,300					(4	%)
	Oregon					359,200						439,600					(18	%)
	Texas					272,500						N/A					N/M
	Company Average				$	501,400					$	589,100					(15	%)
Number of net new home orders
	California					194						152					28	%
	Arizona					92						95					(3	%)
	Nevada					54						69					(22	%)
	Colorado					89						108					(18	%)
	Washington					53						123					(57	%)
	Oregon					88						125					(30	%)
	Texas					186						N/A					N/M
	Total					756						672					13	%
Average number of sales locations during period
	California					37						22					68	%
	Arizona					6						6					0	%
	Nevada					12						13					(8	%)
	Colorado					13						17					(24	%)
	Washington					9						10					(10	%)
	Oregon					15						12					25	%
	Texas					25						N/A					N/M
	Total					117						80					46	%

(1)			For the 2018 period presented, the Company is reporting in seven segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. Texas is a new reporting segment resulting from the RSI Acquisition completed in 2018. For the 2017 period presented, the Company reported in six segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon.
(2)			Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a financial measure that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. It is used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix and other operating decisions. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting adjustments have on homebuilding gross margin and allows investors to make better comparisons with our competitors.

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
(unaudited)
					Year Ended December 31,
					2018						2017
					Consolidated						Consolidated						Percentage %
					Total						Total						Change
Selected Financial Information (1)
	(dollars in thousands)
	Homes closed					4,186						3,239					29	%
	Home sales revenue				$	2,081,721					$	1,795,074					16	%
	Cost of sales (excluding interest and purchase accounting adjustments)					(1,600,151	)					(1,395,094	)				15	%
	Adjusted homebuilding gross margin (2)				$	481,570					$	399,980					20	%
	Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage (2)					23.1	%					22.3	%				4	%
	Interest in cost of sales					(89,756	)					(83,455	)				8	%
	Purchase accounting adjustments					(13,391	)					-					N/M
	Gross margin				$	378,423					$	316,525					20	%
	Gross margin percentage					18.2	%					17.6	%				3	%
Number of homes closed
	California					1,172						919					28	%
	Arizona					439						539					(19	%)
	Nevada					364						278					31	%
	Colorado					531						240					121	%
	Washington					495						516					(4	%)
	Oregon					585						747					(22	%)
	Texas					600						N/A					N/M
	Total					4,186						3,239					29	%
Average sales price of homes closed
	California				$	671,300					$	743,000					(10	%)
	Arizona					311,900						294,100					6	%
	Nevada					588,600						634,400					(7	%)
	Colorado					426,600						518,600					(18	%)
	Washington					628,500						644,000					(2	%)
	Oregon					423,700						429,200					(1	%)
	Texas					263,800						N/A					N/M
	Company Average				$	497,300					$	554,200					(10	%)
Number of net new home orders
	California					1,109						935					19	%
	Arizona					436						496					(12	%)
	Nevada					372						305					22	%
	Colorado					493						337					46	%
	Washington					445						555					(20	%)
	Oregon					641						700					(8	%)
	Texas					637						N/A					N/M
	Total					4,133						3,328					24	%
Average number of sales locations during period
	California					30						23					30	%
	Arizona					6						7					(14	%)
	Nevada					13						13					0	%
	Colorado					14						15					(7	%)
	Washington					10						10					0	%
	Oregon					15						16					(6	%)
	Texas					18						N/A					N/M
	Total					106						84					26	%

(1)			For the 2018 period presented, the Company is reporting in seven segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Texas. Texas is a new reporting segment resulting from the RSI Acquisition completed in 2018. For the 2017 period presented, the Company reported in six segments: California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Washington, and Oregon.
(2)			Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a financial measure that is not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. It is used by management in evaluating operating performance and in making strategic decisions regarding sales pricing, construction and development pace, product mix and other operating decisions. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting adjustments have on homebuilding gross margin and allows investors to make better comparisons with our competitors.

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION
(unaudited)
					As of December 31,
					2018					2017
					Consolidated					Consolidated					Percentage %
					Total					Total					Change
Backlog of homes sold but not closed at end of period
California						252					240				5	%
Arizona						158					161				(2	%)
Nevada						94					86				9	%
Colorado						134					172				(22	%)
Washington						41					91				(55	%)
Oregon						128					72				78	%
Texas						234					N/A				N/M
Total						1,041					822				27	%
Dollar amount of homes sold but not closed at end of period (in thousands)
California					$	175,205				$	167,938				4	%
Arizona						53,581					49,656				8	%
Nevada						52,604					62,105				(15	%)
Colorado						62,091					65,716				(6	%)
Washington						23,060					55,583				(59	%)
Oregon						51,181					32,014				60	%
Texas						61,230					N/A				N/M
Total					$	478,952				$	433,012				11	%
Lots owned and controlled at end of period
Lots owned
California						3,450					1,551				122	%
Arizona						3,653					4,221				(13	%)
Nevada						2,626					2,981				(12	%)
Colorado						857					1,276				(33	%)
Washington						1,414					1,334				6	%
Oregon						2,668					1,893				41	%
Texas						2,981					N/A				N/M
Total						17,649					13,256				33	%
Lots controlled
California						1,333					1,051				27	%
Arizona						660					-				N/M
Nevada						-					17				(100	%)
Colorado						2,352					769				206	%
Washington						839					849				(1	%)
Oregon						1,674					1,494				12	%
Texas						5,034					N/A				N/M
Total						11,892					4,180				184	%
Total lots owned and controlled
California						4,783					2,602				84	%
Arizona						4,313					4,221				2	%
Nevada						2,626					2,998				(12	%)
Colorado						3,209					2,045				57	%
Washington						2,253					2,183				3	%
Oregon						4,342					3,387				28	%
Texas						8,015					N/A				N/M
Total						29,541					17,436				69	%

(1)			Certain lots in California and Texas are consolidated on the Company’s accompanying balance sheet in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 470, Debt (“ASC 470”). Included in lots owned are 761 lots in California and 1,477 lots in Texas that are associated with a land banking transaction that is consolidated on the Company’s accompanying balance sheet in accordance with ASC 470.

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
												Three						Three
												Months						Months						Year						Year
												Ended						Ended						Ended						Ended
												December 31,						December 31,						December 31,						December 31,
												2018						2017						2018						2017
Net income available to common stockholders												$	34,255					$	11,763					$	91,596					$	48,135
Net income, adjusted for transaction expenses, project abandonment costs, and (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax benefit (provision) and impact of tax reform change (1)												$	35,069					$	34,889					$	95,488					$	85,337
Interest incurred												$	25,286					$	17,371					$	92,077					$	73,729
Adjusted EBITDA (2)												$	79,817					$	90,093					$	250,119					$	227,914
Adjusted EBITDA Margin (3)													12.1	%					14.4	%					12.0	%					12.7	%
Ratio of adjusted EBITDA to interest incurred													3.2						5.2						2.7						3.1
Balance Sheet Data
																								December 31,						December 31,
																								2018						2017
Cash and cash equivalents																								$	33,779					$	182,710
Total William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity																									863,322						780,472
Noncontrolling interests																									151,005						80,158
Total debt																									1,321,345						1,030,184
Total capital																								$	2,335,672					$	1,890,814
Ratio of debt to total capital																									56.6	%					54.5	%
Ratio of net debt to total capital (net of cash)																									55.9	%					49.6	%

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
(1)			Adjusted net income means net income available to common stockholders plus transaction expenses, project abandonment costs and loss for the extinguishment of the 8.5% Senior Notes, less gain for the partial extinguishment of some 5.875% Senior Notes. Adjusted net income is not a financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted net income is presented herein because management believes the presentation of adjusted net income provides useful information to the Company’s investors regarding the Company’s results of operations because adjusted net income isolates the impact of the one-time, non-recurring transaction expenses, non-recurring project abandonment costs and extinguishment fees. Adjusted net income should not be considered as an alternative for net income, cash flows from operating activities and other consolidated income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. A reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to adjusted net income is provided in the following table:

					Three						Three
					Months						Months					Year						Year
					Ended						Ended					Ended						Ended
					December 31,						December 31,					December 31,						December 31,
					2018						2017					2018						2017
Net income available to common stockholders					$	34,255					$	11,763				$	91,596					$	48,135
Add: Transaction expenses						-						-					3,907						-
Add: Project abandonment costs						2,035						-					2,035						-
(Less) / Add: (Gain) Loss on extinguishment of debt						(1,015	)					-					(1,015	)					21,828
Add: Impact of tax reform change						-						23,126					-						23,126
Less: Income tax benefit applicable to transaction expenses						-						-					(820	)					-
Less: Income tax benefit applicable to project abandonment costs						(411	)					-					(427	)					-
Add / (Less): Income tax benefit (provision) applicable to (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt						205						-					213						(7,752	)
Net income, adjusted for transaction expenses, project abandonment costs, and (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt, net of tax benefit (provision) and impact of tax reform change					$	35,069					$	34,889				$	95,488					$	85,337
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding						38,587,926						39,025,559					39,419,059						38,663,667
Adjusted net income excluding noncontrolling interest per diluted share					$	0.91					$	0.89				$	2.42					$	2.21

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
(2)			Adjusted EBITDA means net income available to common stockholders plus (i) provision for income taxes, (ii) interest expense, (iii) amortization of capitalized interest included in cost of sales, (iv) stock based compensation, (v) depreciation and amortization, (vi) non-cash purchase accounting adjustments, (vii) cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures, (viii) equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures, (ix) transaction expenses, and (x) (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt. Other companies may calculate adjusted EBITDA differently. Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is presented herein because management believes the presentation of adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to the Company’s investors regarding the Company’s financial condition and results of operations because adjusted EBITDA is a widely utilized indicator of a company's operating performance. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative for net income, cash flows from operating activities and other consolidated income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. A reconciliation of net income available to common stockholders to adjusted EBITDA is provided in the following table:

					Three						Three
					Months						Months						Year						Year
					Ended						Ended						Ended						Ended
					December 31,						December 31,						December 31,						December 31,
					2018						2017						2018						2017
Net income available to common stockholders					$	34,255					$	11,763					$	91,596					$	48,135
Provision for income taxes						11,040						45,453						30,620						62,933
Interest expense
	Interest incurred					25,286						17,371						92,077						73,729
	Interest capitalized					(25,286	)					(17,371	)					(92,077	)					(73,729	)
Amortization of capitalized interest
included in cost of sales						27,075						28,333						90,302						83,570
Stock based compensation						3,705						3,802						11,298						10,062
Depreciation and amortization						1,920						536						7,699						1,962
Non-cash purchase accounting adjustments						3,416						-						13,391						-
Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated joint ventures						543						1,245						5,439						3,085
Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures						(1,122	)					(1,039	)					(3,118	)					(3,661	)
Transaction expenses						-						-						3,907						-
(Gain) Loss on extinguishment of debt						(1,015	)					-						(1,015	)					21,828
Adjusted EBITDA					$	79,817					$	90,093					$	250,119					$	227,914

WILLIAM LYON HOMES
SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(dollars in thousands)
(unaudited)
(3)			Calculated as Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of operating revenue.
			Adjusted pre-tax income means income before provision for income taxes plus transaction expenses, project abandonment costs, and loss for the extinguishment of the 8.5% Senior Notes, less gain from the partial extinguishment of some 5.875% Senior Notes. Adjusted pre-tax income is not a financial measure prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Adjusted pre-tax income is presented herein because management believes the presentation of adjusted pre-tax income provides useful information to the Company’s investors regarding the Company’s results of operations because adjusted pre-tax income isolates the impact of the one-time, non-recurring transaction expenses, non-recurring project abandonment costs and extinguishment fees. Adjusted pre-tax income should not be considered as an alternative for net income, cash flows from operating activities and other consolidated income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity. A reconciliation of income before provision for income taxes to adjusted pre-tax income is provided in the following table:

					Three						Three
					Months						Months					Year						Year
					Ended						Ended					Ended						Ended
					December 31,						December 31,					December 31,						December 31,
					2018						2017					2018						2017
Income before provision for income taxes					$	54,535					$	62,189				$	145,753					$	120,684
Add / (Less): Transaction expenses						-						-					3,907						-
Project abandonment costs						2,035						-					2,035						-
(Gain) Loss on extinguishment of debt						(1,015	)					-					(1,015	)					21,828
Pre-tax income, adjusted for transaction expenses, project abandonment costs and (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt					$	55,555					$	62,189				$	150,680					$	142,512

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