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FORM 10-Q
UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, other than historical facts, may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). We intend for all such forward-looking statements to be covered by the applicable safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, as applicable. Such statements include, in particular, statements about our plans, strategies, and prospects and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including known and unknown risks, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated. Therefore, such statements are not intended to be a guarantee of our performance in future periods. Such forward-looking statements can generally be identified by our use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “seek,” “continue,” or other similar words. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date this report is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of any such forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-Q, and we do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. For further information regarding risks and uncertainties associated with our business, and important factors that could cause our actual results to vary materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements, please refer to the factors listed and described in this report and in our other Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE 30, 2023 (UNAUDITED) AND DECEMEBER 31, 2022
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | | $ | | ||
Accounts receivable, net | | | ||||
Inventories: | ||||||
Homes under construction and finished homes | | | ||||
Developed lots | | | ||||
Due from related party | | | ||||
Related party note receivable | | — | ||||
Lot purchase agreement deposits | | | ||||
Investment in Joint Venture | | | ||||
Property and equipment, net | | | ||||
Operating right-of-use assets | | | ||||
Deferred tax asset | | — | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | ||||
Total Assets | $ | | $ | | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | | $ | | ||
Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt | | | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | | | ||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | | | ||||
Income tax payable | | — | ||||
Derivative liabilities | | — | ||||
Convertible note payable | | — | ||||
Total Liabilities | | | ||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11) | ||||||
Class A common stock, $ | | | ||||
Class B common stock, $ | | | ||||
Preferred Stock, $ | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital (1) | | | ||||
Retained Earnings/(accumulated deficit) (1) | ( | | ||||
Total Stockholders’ equity (1) | ( | | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ equity | $ | | $ | |
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 (UNAUDITED)
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Revenue, net of sales discounts | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Net income from operations | | | | | ||||||||
Other (expense) income, net | ( | | ( |
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Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture | | — | |
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Change in fair value of derivative liabilities | | — | | — | ||||||||
Income before taxes | | | | | ||||||||
Income tax expense | ( | — | ( | — | ||||||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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Diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
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The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 (UNAUDITED)
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Balance as of December 31, 2021 as originally reported | — | $ | — | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | ( | $ | | |||||||||
Retroactive application of recapitalization | | | | | — | |
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Adjusted balance as of December 31, 2021 | | | | | — | | — | — | | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates | — | — | — | — | — | ( |
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Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | | — |
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Net Income | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Balance as of March 31, 2022 | | | | | | | — | — | | ||||||||||||||||
Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | | — | — | — | | ||||||||||||||||
Net Income | — | — | — | — | — | | — | — | | ||||||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2022 | | $ | | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | — | $ | — | $ | |
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Common stock | Additional | Retained |
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Balance as of December 31, 2022 | | $ | | | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||||||
Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Forfeiture of private placement warrants | — | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock upon the reverse recapitalization, net of transaction costs | | | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock related to PIPE Investment | | | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock related to lock-up agreement | | | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Recognition of derivative liability related to earnout | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
Recognition of derivative liability related equity incentive plan | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
Earnout stock-based compensation expense for UHG employee options | — | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Transaction costs related to reverse recapitalization | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
Net Loss | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Reclassification of negative APIC | — | — | — | — | | ( | — | ||||||||||||
Balance as of March 31, 2023 | | | | | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation expense | — | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock options under the 2023 Plan | | | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Forfeiture of stock options under the 2023 Plan | — | — | — | — | | — | | ||||||||||||
Exercise of stock warrants | | | — | — | ( | — | — | ||||||||||||
Transaction costs related to equity issuance | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
Net Income | — | — | — | — | — | | | ||||||||||||
Balance as of June 30, 2023 | | $ | | | $ | | $ | | $ | ( | $ | ( |
The shares of the Company’s common stock, prior to the Business Combination (as defined in Note 1) have been retroactively restated to reflect the exchange ratio of approximately
The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022 (UNAUDITED)
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Net income | $ | | $ | | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash flows from operating activities: | ||||||
Bad debt expense | | — | ||||
Investment earnings in joint venture | ( | — | ||||
Depreciation | | | ||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment | ( | — | ||||
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | | ||||
Amortization of discount on convertible notes | | — | ||||
Non cash interest income | ( | — | ||||
Stock compensation expense | | | ||||
Amortization of operating lease right-of-use assets | | | ||||
Change in fair value of contingent earnout liability | ( | — | ||||
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | | — | ||||
Change in fair value of equity incentive plan | ( | — | ||||
Deferred tax asset | ( | — | ||||
Net change in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | ( | ( | ||||
Related party receivable | ( | — | ||||
Inventories | | ( | ||||
Lot purchase agreement deposits | ( | ( | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other assets | ( | | ||||
Accounts payable | ( | | ||||
Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | ||||
Income tax payable | | — | ||||
Other accrued expenses and liabilities | ( | | ||||
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | | | ||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | ||||
Proceeds from the sale of property and equipment | | | ||||
Proceeds from promissory note issued in exchange for sale of fixed assets | | — | ||||
Capital contribution in joint venture | — | ( | ||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | | ( | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||
Proceeds from homebuilding debt | | | ||||
Repayments of homebuilding debt | ( | ( | ||||
Proceeds from other affiliate debt | | | ||||
Repayments of other affiliate debt | — | ( | ||||
Payment of deferred financing costs | ( | — | ||||
Repayments on equipment financing | — | ( | ||||
Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates | ( | ( | ||||
Proceeds from convertible note, net of transaction costs | | — | ||||
Proceeds from PIPE investment and lock up | | — | ||||
Proceeds from Business Combination, net of SPAC transaction costs | | — | ||||
Payment of equity issuance costs | ( | — | ||||
Payment of transaction costs | ( | — | ||||
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options | | — | ||||
Net cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities | | ( | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | | ( | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | | | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | | $ | | ||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | | $ | | ||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | | $ | — | ||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||
Additions of right-of-use lease assets and liabilities | — | | ||||
Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of due from Other Affiliates | — | | ||||
Promissory note issued in exchange for sale of fixed assets | | — | ||||
Settlement of co-obligor debt to affiliates | | — | ||||
Release of guarantor from GSH to shareholder | | — | ||||
Noncash distribution to owner’s of Other Affiliates | | — | ||||
Earnest money receivable from Other Affiliates | | — | ||||
Recognition of previously capitalized deferred transaction costs | | — | ||||
Modification to existing lease | ( | — | ||||
Recognition of derivative liability related to earnout | | — | ||||
Recognition of derivative liability related to equity incentive plan | | — | ||||
Recognition of warrant liability upon Business Combination | | — | ||||
Forfeiture of private placement warrants upon Business Combination | ( | — | ||||
Issuance of common stock upon the reverse recapitalization | | — | ||||
Recognition of deferred tax asset upon Business Combination | | — | ||||
Recognition of income tax payable upon Business Combination | | — | ||||
Recognition of assumed assets and liabilities upon Business Combination, net | | — | ||||
Noncash exercise of stock warrants | | — | ||||
Noncash exercise of employee stock options | | — | ||||
Forfeiture of employee stock options | ( | — | ||||
Total non-cash activities | $ | | $ | |
The accompanying notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements are an integral part of these statements.
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UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC.
NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2023 AND 2022
Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation
The Company and Nature of Business
United Homes Group, Inc. (“UHG” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, is a homebuilding business which operates with an asset-light strategy. The Company is a former blank check company incorporated on October 7, 2020 under the name DiamondHead Holdings Corp. (“DHHC”) as a Delaware corporation formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses.
UHG constructs single-family residential homes and has active operations in South Carolina and Georgia offering a range of residential products including entry-level attached and detached homes, first-time move up attached and detached homes and second move-up detached homes. The constructed homes appeal to a wide range of buyer profiles, from first-time to lifestyle buyers. The Company’s primary objective is to provide customers with homes of exceptional quality and value while maximizing its return on investment. The Company has grown by expanding its market share in existing markets and by expanding into markets contiguous to the current active markets.
Business Combination
On September 10, 2022, DHHC entered into a Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”) with Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of DHHC (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”).
Upon the consummation of the transaction on March 30, 2023 (“Closing Date”), Merger Sub merged with and into GSH with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Business Combination”). As a result of the Business Combination, GSH is now a wholly owned subsidiary of DHHC, which has changed its name to United Homes Group, Inc.
GSH’s business historically consisted of both homebuilding operations and land development operations. In anticipation of the Business Combination, GSH separated its land development operations and its homebuilding operations across separate entities in an effort to adopt best practices in the homebuilding industry associated with ownership and control of land and lots and production efficiency. For accounting treatment of the Business Combination, see Note 2 - Merger and Reverse Recapitalization. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to “Legacy UHG” refer to the homebuilding operations of GSH prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
Basis of Presentation
The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report reflect (i) the historical operating results of Legacy UHG prior to the Business Combination; (ii) the combined results of UHG and DHHC following the Closing; (iii) the assets and liabilities of UHG and DHHC, and Legacy UHG at their historical cost; and (iv) the Company’s equity structure for all periods presented.
The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2022, the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, and the Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2022 (“Legacy UHG financial statements”) have been prepared from Legacy UHG’s historical financial records and reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Legacy UHG for the periods presented on a carve-out basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity are adjusted for the retroactive application of the reverse recapitalization using the Exchange Ratio. The Legacy UHG financial statements present historical information and results attributable to the homebuilding operations of GSH. The Legacy UHG financial statements exclude GSH’s operations related to land development operations as Legacy UHG historically did not operate as a standalone company. The carve-out methodology was used since Legacy UHG’s inception until the Closing Date. Thus, after March 30, 2023, no carve-out amounts were included in UHG’s financial statements.
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Periods prior to the Business Combination
Prior to the Business Combination until the Closing Date, Legacy UHG has historically transacted with affiliates that were owned by the shareholders of GSH. Legacy UHG has categorized the various affiliates based on the nature of the transactions with Legacy UHG and their primary operations. The categories are as follows:
Land Development Affiliates - Land development affiliates’ primary operations consist of acquiring and developing raw parcels of land for vertical home construction. Upon completion, the land development affiliates transfer the developed lots to Legacy UHG in a non-cash transaction.
Other Operating Affiliates - Other operating affiliates’ operations consist of acquiring and developing land, purchasing constructed houses for rental properties, leasing activities, and purchasing model homes to be maintained during the sell down period of a community.
Collectively, these are referred to as “Other Affiliates” in these financial statements and represented as related parties (see Note 8 - Related party transactions).
All assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses directly associated with the activity of Legacy UHG are included in these financial statements. Cash and cash equivalents is included in these financial statements, as Legacy UHG provided the cash management/treasury function for the Other Affiliates until January 1, 2023. In addition, a portion of Legacy UHG’s corporate expenses including share-based compensation were allocated to Legacy UHG based on direct usage when identifiable or, when not directly identifiable, on the basis of proportional cost of sales or employee headcount, as applicable. The corporate expense allocations include the cost of corporate functions and resources provided by or administered by GSH including, predominately, costs associated with executive management, finance, accounting, legal, human resources, and costs associated with operating GSH’s office buildings. The corporate expense allocation requires significant judgment and management believes the basis on which the corporate expenses have been allocated reasonably reflects the utilization of services provided to Legacy UHG during the periods presented. Balance Sheet accounts were reviewed to determine what was attributable to Legacy UHG. There were no Balance Sheet accounts that required allocation procedures for assets and liabilities.
In addition, all significant transactions between Legacy UHG and GSH have been included in these financial statements. The aggregated net effect of transactions between Legacy UHG and GSH are settled within Retained Earnings/ (Accumulated Deficit) on the Balance Sheets as they were not expected to be settled in cash. These amounts were reflected in the Statements of Cash Flows within Distributions and net transfer to shareholders and other affiliates and, when transactions were historically not settled in cash, in Non-cash financing activities.
GSH’s third-party long-term debt and related interest expense have all been allocated to Legacy UHG. Legacy UHG was considered the primary legal obligor of such debt as it was the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. Certain portions of that long-term debt and the related interest consist of construction revolving lines of credit and are reflected as Homebuilding debt. The remaining portions of long-term debt and the related interest have been used to finance operations that were not related to Legacy UHG, primarily land development activities, and were presented as Other Affiliate debt.
The results reported in these financial statements would not be indicative of Legacy UHG’s future performance, primarily because prior to the Business Combination, the lots developed by affiliates were not transferred to the homebuilding operations of GSH at a market rate. As such, these results do not necessarily reflect what the financial position, results of operations and cash flows would have been had it operated as an independent company during the periods presented.
Note 2 - Merger and Reverse Recapitalization
On the Closing Date, the following transactions were completed:
● | Merger Sub merged with and into GSH, with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company; |
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● | The Company issued an aggregate of |
As of the Closing Date and following the completion of the Business Combination, UHG had the following outstanding securities:
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Earnout
In connection with the Business Combination, holders of GSH common shares, certain holders of stock options, and holders of GSH warrants (together, “GSH Equity Holders”), options held by employees and directors (“Employee Option Holders”) and the Sponsors (together, the “Earnout Holders”) are entitled to receive consideration in the form of common shares (“Earnout Shares”). The Company reserved
In connection with the Closing, and under the terms of the Sponsor Support Agreement entered into in connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement,
Convertible Note
In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, DHHC entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”), by and among itself, GSH, and a group of investors (the “Convertible Note Investors”). Pursuant to and at the
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closing of the transactions contemplated by the Note Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Note Investors agreed to purchase $
Subscription Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, UHG entered into separate subscription agreements (each a “Subscription Agreement,” or “Subscription Agreement PIPE Financing,” and together with the “Note PIPE Financing,” the “PIPE Financings”) with a number of investors (each a “PIPE Investor”), pursuant to which the PIPE Investors agreed to purchase, and UHG agreed to sell to the PIPE Investors, an aggregate of
Lock-Up Agreement
In connection with the execution of the Business Combination Agreement, DHHC entered into separate Share Issuance and Lock-Up Agreements (each a “Lock-up Agreement”) with a number of investors (each a “Lock-up Investor”), pursuant to which UHG agreed to issue each Lock-up Investor
The number of shares of UHG common stock issued immediately following the consummation of the Business Combination was as follows:
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DHHC public shareholders - UHG Class A Common Shares1 |
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DHHC sponsor shareholders - UHG Class A Common Shares |
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GSH existing shareholders - UHG Class B Common Shares |
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GSH existing shareholders - UHG Class A Common Shares |
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Convertible Note Investors - UHG Class A Common Shares |
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PIPE Investors - UHG Class A Common Shares |
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Lock-up Investors - UHG Class A Common Shares |
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Total Closing Shares |
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1 | Represents remaining DHHC Class A shares following share redemptions prior to the Business Combination. |
Treatment of Merger
The Business Combination is accounted for as a reverse recapitalization under GAAP. This determination is primarily based on Legacy UHG retaining the largest portion of the voting rights, the post-transaction management team is primarily comprised of the pre-transaction management team of GSH and the relative size of GSH’s operations is larger than DHHC’s. Under this method of accounting, DHHC is treated as the “acquired” company for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of UHG represent a continuation of the financial statements of Legacy UHG with the Business Combination being treated as the equivalent of Legacy UHG issuing stock for the net assets of DHHC, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of DHHC are stated at historical cost, with
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In connection with the Business Combination, the Company received approximately $
The Company incurred $
Note 3 - Summary of significant accounting policies
The unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31 and, unless otherwise stated, all years and dates refer to the fiscal year.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements - The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, certain information, notes, and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared under GAAP have been condensed or omitted in accordance with SEC rules and regulations. Therefore, these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes included in the audited financial statements of Legacy UHG for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Form S-1/A filed with the SEC on July 17, 2023. Any reference in these notes to applicable guidance is meant to refer to the authoritative GAAP as found in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) and Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2023 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are unaudited. The unaudited interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared on the same basis as the audited annual financial statements and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of the Company’s financial position as of June 30, 2023, results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022. The financial data and other information disclosed in these notes related to the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are also unaudited. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022, was derived from audited annual financial statements and adjusted for the retrospective recapitalization as described in Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation and Note 2 - Merger and Reverse Recapitalization but does not contain all of the note disclosures from the annual financial statements. Other than policies noted below, there have been no significant changes to the significant accounting policies disclosed in Note 2 of audited Legacy UHG financial statements as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022. The results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023, any other interim periods, or any future year or period.
Emerging Growth Company - The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act, as modified by the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the independent registered public accounting firm attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.
Further, Section 102(b)(1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies (that is, those that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Exchange Act) are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period which means that when a standard is issued or revised and it has different application dates for public or private companies, the Company, as an emerging growth company, can adopt the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard. This may make comparison of the Company’s financial statements with another
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public company which is not an emerging growth company that has opted out of using the extended transition period difficult or impossible because of the potential differences in accounting standards used.
Principles of consolidation – The Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Use of Estimates – The preparation of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make informed estimates and judgments that affect the amounts reported in the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Estimates made by the Company include corporate expense allocation, useful lives of depreciable assets, revenue recognition associated with contracts recognized over time, capitalized interest, warranty reserves, share-based compensation, valuation of earnout liability, valuation of convertible note and valuation of stock warrants. Due to inherent uncertainty involved in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may differ from those estimates.
Segment Information – The Company determines its chief operating decision maker (“CODM”) based on the person responsible for making resource allocation decisions. Operating segments are components of the business for which the CODM regularly reviews discrete financial information. The Company manages its operations as a single segment for the purposes of assessing performance and making operating decisions.
Inventories and Cost of Sales – The carrying value of inventory is stated at cost unless events and circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Inventory consists of developed lots, homes under construction, and finished homes.
– | Developed lots - This inventory consists of land that has been developed for or acquired by the Company and where vertical construction is imminent. Developed lot costs are typically allocated to individual residential lots on a per lot basis based on specific costs incurred for the acquisition of the lot. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of developed lots included in inventory was $ |
– | Homes under construction - At the time construction of the home begins, developed lots are transferred to homes under construction within inventory. This inventory represents costs associated with active homebuilding activities which include, predominately, labor and overhead costs related to home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes and land option fees. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of inventory related to homes under construction included in homes under construction and finished homes was $ |
– | Finished homes - This inventory represents completed but unsold homes at the end of the reporting period. Costs incurred in connection with completed homes including associated selling, general, and administrative costs are expensed as incurred. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the amount of inventory related to finished homes included in homes under construction and finished homes was $ |
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities - Pursuant to ASC 810 and subtopics related to the consolidation of variable interest entities (“VIEs”), management analyzes the Company’s investments and transactions under the variable interest model to determine if they are VIEs and, if so, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary. Management determines whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of a VIE at the time it becomes involved with a VIE and reconsiders that conclusion if changes to the Company’s involvement arise. To make this determination, management considers factors such as whether the Company could direct finance, determine or limit the scope of the entity, sell or transfer property, direct development or direct other operating decisions. The primary beneficiary is defined as the entity having both of the following characteristics: 1) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s performance, and 2) the obligation to absorb losses and rights to receive the returns from the VIE that would be potentially significant to the VIE. Management consolidates the entity if the Company is the primary beneficiary or if a standalone primary beneficiary does not exist and the Company and its related parties collectively meet the definition of a primary beneficiary. If the investment does not qualify as a VIE under the variable interest model, management then evaluates the entity under the voting interest model to assess if consolidation is appropriate.
The Company has entered into a shared services agreement with a related party that operates in the land development business to provide accounting, IT, HR, and other administrative support services and receive property maintenance services and due diligence and negotiation assistance with purchasing third party finished lots. Management has analyzed and concluded that it has a variable interest
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in this entity through the services agreement that provides the Company with the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits based on fees that are below market rates.
Additionally, the Company enters into lot option purchase agreements with the same related party and other related parties to procure land or lots for the construction of homes. Under these contracts, the Company funds a stated deposit in consideration for the right, but not the obligation, to purchase land or lots at a future point in time. Under the terms of the option purchase contracts, the option deposits are not refundable. Management determined it holds a variable interest through its potential to absorb some of the related parties’ first dollar risk of loss by placing a non-refundable deposit.
Management determined that these related parties are VIEs, however, the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIEs as it does not have the power to direct the VIEs’ significant activities related to land development. Accordingly, the Company does not consolidate these VIEs.
As of June 30, 2023 the Company recognized $
Revenue Recognition - The Company recognizes revenue in accordance with ASC 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, revenue recognized at a point in time from speculative homes totaled $
Advertising – The Company expenses advertising and marketing costs as incurred and includes such costs within Selling, general, and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company incurred $
Income Taxes – Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, using tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is “more-likely-than not” that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, all evidence, both positive and negative, is evaluated.
The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to the underpayment of income taxes, including those resulting from the late filing of tax returns within the provision for income taxes in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company analyzes its tax filing positions in the U.S. federal, state, and local tax jurisdictions where the Company is required to file income tax returns, as well as for all open tax years in these jurisdictions. If, based on this analysis, the Company determines that uncertainties in tax positions exist, a liability is established.
Tax laws are complex and subject to different interpretations by the taxpayer and respective governmental taxing authorities. Significant judgment is required in determining tax expense and in evaluating tax positions, including evaluating uncertainties under GAAP. The Company reviews its tax positions quarterly and adjusts its tax balances as new legislation is enacted or new information becomes available.
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG was included in the tax filing of the shareholders of GSH, which was taxed individually under the provision of Subchapter S and Subchapter K of the Internal Revenue Code. Individual shareholders were liable for income taxes on their respective shares of GSH’s taxable income.
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Derivative liabilities – The Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge exposures to cash flow, market, or foreign currency risks. The Company evaluates all of its financial instruments, including issued warrants, to determine if such instruments are derivatives or contain features that qualify as embedded derivatives, pursuant to ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity, and ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”). The classification of derivative instruments, including whether such instruments should be recorded as liabilities or as equity, is re-assessed at the end of each reporting period.
The
Earnout - In connection with the Business Combination, Earnout Holders are entitled to receive consideration in the form of Earnout Shares upon the Company achieving certain Triggering Events, as described in Note 14 - Earnout Shares. The contingent obligations to issue Earnout Shares to the Earnout Holders, excluding Employee Option Holders, are recognized as derivative liabilities in accordance with ASC 815. The liabilities were recognized at fair value on the Closing Date and are subsequently remeasured at each reporting date with changes in fair value recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Earnout Shares issuable to Employee Option Holders are considered a separate unit of account from the Earnout Shares issuable to GSH Equity Holders, and the Sponsors, and are accounted for as equity classified stock compensation. The Earnout Shares issuable to Employee Option Holders are fully vested upon issuance, thus there is no requisite service period, and the value of these shares is recognized as a one-time stock compensation expense for the grant date fair value.
The estimated fair values of the Earnout Shares were determined by using a Monte Carlo simulation valuation model using a distribution of potential outcomes on a daily basis over the Earnout Period as defined in Note 14 - Earnout Shares. The preliminary estimated fair values of the Earnout Shares were determined using the most reliable information available, including the current trading price of the UHG Class A Common Shares, expected volatility, risk-free rate, expected term and dividend rate.
The earnout liability is categorized as a Level 3 fair value measurement because the Company estimated projections during the Earnout Period utilizing unobservable inputs. See Note 4 - Fair Value Measurement for further detail on UHG’s accounting policy related to the fair value of financial instruments.
Warrant Liabilities- The Company assumed
The Company evaluated the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and concluded that both meet the definition of a derivative and will be accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 815-40, as the Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants are not considered indexed to UHG’s stock.
PIPE Investment – In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, GSH entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 21, 2023, and effective March 30, 2023, with DHHC and the Convertible Note Investors. As part of the PIPE Investment, the Convertible Note Investors agreed to purchase $
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and were issued an additional
The Company accounts for the Notes and PIPE Shares as
The Notes are considered a hybrid financial instrument consisting of a debt “host” and embedded features. The Company evaluated the Notes at issuance for embedded derivative features and the potential need for bifurcation under ASC 815, and determined that the Notes contained embedded derivatives, including conversion features and redemption rights. Although the Company determined that a group of these embedded features which are contingent on certain events occurring, as further discussed in Note 12 - Convertible Note, would need to be bifurcated, the contingencies themselves are either entirely within the Company’s control or based on an event management considers the probability of occurring as extremely remote. Therefore, the group of embedded features which are contingent on certain events and required to be bifurcated would likely have minimal or no value and therefore deemed to not be material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The Company engaged an independent valuation firm to assist with the valuation of the Notes and the PIPE Shares. Refer to Note 12 - Convertible Note for further valuation details.
The Company recognized issuance costs of $
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements - In June 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASC 326”). ASC 326 significantly changes the way impairment of financial assets is recognized by requiring companies to immediately recognize estimated credit losses expected to occur over the remaining life of many financial assets. The immediate recognition of the estimated credit losses generally will result in an earlier recognition of allowance for credit losses on loans and other financial instruments. The Company adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2023. The adoption of ASC 326 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
In March 2020, FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), which provides practical expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP when modifying contracts and hedging relationships that use the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) as a reference rate. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company adopted Topic 848 and amended the related debt agreement (see Note 7 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt). The adoption of Topic 848 did not have a significant impact on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Note 4 - Fair Value Measurement
Certain assets and liabilities measured and reported at fair value under GAAP are classified in a three-level hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in the valuation process. Categorization within the valuation hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input that is significant to the fair value measurement. The hierarchy is based on the observability and objectivity of the pricing inputs as follows:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
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Level 2 – Significant directly observable data (other than Level 1 quoted prices) or significant indirectly observable data through corroboration with observable market data. Inputs would normally be (i) quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, (ii) quoted prices in inactive markets for identical or similar assets or liabilities or (iii) information derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 – Prices or valuation techniques that require significant unobservable data inputs. These inputs would normally be the Company’s own data and judgments about assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
Due to the short-term nature of the Company’s Cash and cash equivalents, Accounts receivable, Lot deposits, and Accounts payable, the carrying amounts of these instruments approximate their fair value. The interest rates on the Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt vary and are the greater of either a reference rate plus an applicable margin, or the base rate plus the aforementioned applicable margin. Refer to Note 7 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt for additional detail on the determination of these instruments’ interest rate. As the reference rate of the Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt at any point in time is reflective of the current interest rate environment the Company operates in, the carrying amount of these instruments approximates their fair value.
The Convertible note payable is presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at its amortized cost and not at fair value. As of June 30, 2023, the fair value of the convertible note is $
All other financial instruments except for Derivative private placement warrants liability, Contingent earnout liability, Derivative stock option liability and Convertible note payable are classified within Level 1 or Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy because the Company values these instruments either based on recent trades of securities in active markets or based on quoted market prices of similar instruments and other significant inputs derived from or corroborated by observable market data.
The estimated fair value of the Derivative private placement warrants liability, Contingent earnout liability, Derivative stock option liability and Convertible note payable is determined using Level 3 inputs. The models and significant assumptions used in preparing the valuations are disclosed in Note 15 - Warrant liability, Note 14 - Earnout Shares, Note 13 - Share-based compensation, and Note 12 - Convertible Note respectively.
The following table presents information about the Company’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2023 and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation. There were no assets or liabilities that are measured at fair value as of December 31, 2022.
Fair Value Measurements as of June 30, 2023 | ||||||||||||
| Level 1 |
| Level 2 |
| Level 3 |
| Total | |||||
Contingent earnout liability | $ | — | $ | — | $ | | $ | | ||||
Derivative private placement warrant liability |
| — |
| — |
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| | ||||
Derivative public warrant liability |
| |
| — |
| — |
| | ||||
Derivative stock option liability | — | — | | | ||||||||
Total Derivative Liability | $ | | $ | — | $ | | $ | |
Transfers to/from Levels 1, 2 and 3 are recognized at the beginning of the reporting period. There were
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The following table presents a roll forward of the Level 3 liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis:
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| Derivative |
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private | |||||||||
Contingent | placement | Derivative | |||||||
earnout | warrant | stock option | |||||||
liability | liability | liability | |||||||
Liability at January 1, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Recognition |
| |
| |
| | |||
Forfeitures |
| — |
| ( |
| — | |||
Change in fair value |
| |
| |
| | |||
Liability at March 31, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | | |||
Forfeitures | $ | — | $ | — | $ | ( | |||
Exercise of liability awards | — | — | ( | ||||||
Change in fair value | ( | | ( | ||||||
Liability at June 30, 2023 | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Note 5 - Capitalized interest
The Company accrues interest on the Company’s Homebuilding debt. That debt is used to finance homebuilding operations (see Note 7 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt) and the associated interest is capitalized and included within inventory for Homes under construction and finished homes during active development of the home. Capitalized interest is expensed to Cost of sales upon the sale of the home. Capitalized interest activity is summarized in the table below for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||
2023 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||||||
Capitalized interest at beginning of the period: | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Interest cost capitalized | | | | | ||||||||
Interest cost expensed | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||
Capitalized interest at June 30: | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
Note 6 - Property and equipment
Property and equipment consisted of the following as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
Asset Group |
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | ||
Furniture and fixtures | $ | | $ | | ||
Leasehold improvements | | | ||||
Machinery and equipment | | | ||||
Office equipment | | | ||||
Vehicles | | | ||||
Total Property and equipment | $ | | $ | | ||
Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | ||||
Property and equipment, net | $ | | $ | |
Depreciation expense, included within Selling, general and administrative expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations was $
Note 7 - Homebuilding debt and other affiliate debt
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG, jointly with its Other Affiliates considered to be under common control, entered into debt arrangements with financial institutions. These debt arrangements are in the form of revolving lines of credit and are generally secured by land (developed lots and undeveloped land) and homes (under construction and finished). Legacy UHG and certain related Other Affiliates were collectively referred to as the Nieri Group. The Nieri Group entities were jointly and severally liable for the
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outstanding balances under the revolving lines of credit, however, Legacy UHG was deemed the primary obligor. Legacy UHG was considered the primary legal obligor of such debt as it was the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. As such, Legacy UHG had recorded the outstanding advances under the financial institution debt and other debt within these financial statements as of December 31, 2022.
A portion of the revolving lines of credit were drawn down for the sole operational benefit of the Nieri Group and Other Affiliates outside of Legacy UHG. These line of credit balances are reflected in the table below as Other Affiliates’ debt. Post Business Combination, the Company no longer enters into debt arrangements with Other Affiliates of Legacy UHG. As discussed further below, in connection with the Business Combination, the Wells Fargo Syndication line was amended and restated to exclude any members of the Nieri Group and Other Affiliates of Legacy UHG from the borrower list.
The advances from the revolving construction lines, reflected as Homebuilding debt, are used to build homes and are repaid incrementally upon individual home sales. The various revolving construction lines are collateralized by the homes under construction and developed lots. The revolving construction lines are fully secured, and the availability of funds are based on the inventory value at the time of the draw request. Interest accrued on the loans is added to the balance of the loans outstanding and is paid concurrently with the principal repayments made upon the occurrence of individual home sales. As the average construction time for homes is less than one year, all outstanding debt is considered short-term as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
The following table and descriptions summarize the Company’s debt as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| June 30, 2023 | ||||
Homebuilding | |||||
Weighted | Debt - Wells | ||||
average | Fargo | ||||
| interest rate |
| Syndication | ||
Wells Fargo Bank | % | $ | | ||
Regions Bank | % | | |||
Texas Capital Bank | % | | |||
Truist Bank | % | | |||
First National Bank | % | | |||
Total debt on contracts |
| $ | |
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
Homebuilding | |||||||||||
Weighted | Debt - Wells | ||||||||||
average | Fargo | ||||||||||
| interest rate |
| Syndication |
| Other Affiliates(1) |
| Total | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank | % | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Regions Bank | % | | — | | |||||||
Texas Capital Bank | % | | — | | |||||||
Truist Bank |
| % | |
| — |
| | ||||
First National Bank |
| % | |
| — |
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Anderson Brothers |
| % | — |
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Total debt on contracts | $ | | $ | | $ | |
(1) Outstanding balances relate to bank financing for land acquisition and development activities of Other Affiliates for which the Company is the co-obligor or has an indirect guarantee of the indebtedness of the Other Affiliates. In addition, the $
Wells Fargo Syndication
In July 2021, the Nieri Group entities entered into a $
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defined in Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation). As a result of the amended and restated agreement, GSH, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, is now the sole borrower of the Syndicated Line. No significant terms were changed other than those described below.
The remaining availability on the Syndicated Line was $
The Syndicated Line contains financial covenants, including (a) a minimum tangible net worth of no less than the sum of (x) $
The interest rates on the borrowings under the Syndicated Line vary based on the leverage ratio. In connection with the amended and restated Syndicated Line, the benchmark interest rate was converted from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), with no changes in the applicable rate margins. The interest rate is based on the greater of either LIBOR prior to Amendment Date or SOFR post Amendment Date plus an applicable margin (ranging from
Other Affiliates debt
The amounts in Other Affiliates debt are unrelated to the operations of Legacy UHG, and therefore, an equal amount is included as an offset in Retained Earnings. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, Other Affiliates borrowed $
In connection with the amendment of the Syndicated Line, the Company incurred debt issuance costs, of which $
Note 8 - Related party transactions
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG transacted with Other Affiliates that were owned by the shareholders of GSH. Those Other Affiliates included Land Development Affiliates and Other Operating Affiliates (see Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation).
Post Business Combination, the Company continues to transact with these parties, however, they are no longer considered affiliates of the Company. Land Development Affiliates and Other Operating Affiliates of Legacy UHG (post Business Combination) meet the definition of related parties of the Company as defined in ASC 850-10-20.
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Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG maintained the cash management and treasury function for its Other Affiliates. Cash receipts from customers and cash disbursements made to vendors were recorded through one centralized bank account. Legacy UHG recorded a Due from Other Affiliate when cash was disbursed, generally to a vendor, on behalf of an affiliate. Conversely, Legacy UHG recorded a Due to Other Affiliate when cash was received from a customer on behalf of an affiliate. The balances were settled through equity upon the consummation of the Business Combination.
The below table summarizes Legacy UHG transactions with the Land Development Affiliates and Other Operating Affiliates for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.
| Six Months ended June 30, 2023 | ||||||||
Land | Other | ||||||||
Development | Operating | ||||||||
| Affiliates |
| Affiliates |
| Total | ||||
Financing cash flows: | |||||||||
Land development expense | $ | ( | $ | — | $ | ( | |||
Other activities |
| ( | ( | ( | |||||
Total financing cash flows |
| $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||
Non-cash activities | |||||||||
Settlement of co-obligor debt to other affiliates | $ | | $ | — | $ | | |||
Release of guarantor from GSH to shareholder | | — | | ||||||
Credit for earnest money deposits | | — | | ||||||
Total non-cash activity | $ | | $ | — | $ | |
| Six Months ended June 30, 2022 | ||||||||
Land | Other | ||||||||
Development | Operating | ||||||||
| Affiliates |
| Affiliates |
| Total | ||||
Financing cash flows: | |||||||||
Land development expense | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Other activities | ( | ( | ( | ||||||
Cash transfer | — | ( | ( | ||||||
Total financing cash flows | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||
Non-cash activities | |||||||||
Acquisition of developed lots | | — | | ||||||
Total non-cash activity | $ | | $ | — | $ | |
Land development expense – Represents costs that were paid for by Legacy UHG that relate to the Land Development Affiliates’ operations. The Land Development Affiliates acquire raw parcels of land and develop them so that Legacy UHG can build houses on the land.
Other activities – Represent other transactions with Legacy UHG’s Other Affiliates. This includes, predominately, rent expense incurred for leased model homes and payment of real estate taxes.
Settlement of co-obligor debt to other affiliates – The amount represents the settlement of Wells Fargo debt associated with Other Affiliates.
Release of guarantor from GSH to shareholder – The amount represents that Legacy UHG was released as a co-obligor from the Anderson Brothers debt associated with Other Affiliates.
Credit for earnest money deposits – The amount represents credit received from a Legacy UHG affiliate in relation to lot deposits that Legacy UHG paid on behalf of the affiliate.
Cash transfer - A direct cash contribution to Other Affiliates from Legacy UHG. Legacy UHG transferred cash to a related party. This cash transfer is in anticipation of separating the homebuilding operations from land development operations.
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Acquisition of developed lots from related parties in settlement of Due from Other Affiliates – Once the Land Development Affiliates of Legacy UHG developed the raw parcels of land, they transferred the land to Legacy UHG in a non-cash transaction. The transfer amount was derived from the costs incurred to develop the land.
Leases
In addition to the transactions above, Legacy UHG has entered into three separate operating lease agreements with a related party. The terms of the leases, including rent expense and future minimum payments, are described in Note 11 - Commitments and contingencies.
Services agreement
The Company shares office spaces with a related party and certain employees of the Company provide services to the same related party, as such, the Company is allocating certain shared costs to the related party in line with a predetermined methodology based on headcount. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 the Company allocated overhead costs to the related party in the amount of $
Other
As of June 30, 2023, the Company was due $
Note 9 - Lot purchase agreement deposits
The Company does not engage in the land development business. The Company’s strategy is to acquire developed lots through related parties and unrelated third party land developers pursuant to lot purchase agreements. Most lot purchase agreements require the Company to pay a nonrefundable cash deposit of between
Prior to the Business Combination, when Legacy UHG was acquiring lots through Land Development Affiliates, it did not have to pay deposits as the land development operations were owned by the shareholders of GSH. As such, the table below as of December 31, 2022, does not include lot purchase agreement deposits with related parties, and it consists of unrelated third party lot purchase agreement deposits only.
Post Business Combination, the Company continues to purchase lots from the former Land Development Affiliates of Legacy UHG, however, as the Company is no longer owned by the shareholders of GSH, the Company must pay lot purchase agreement deposits to acquire lots. As such, as of June 30, 2023 all interests in lot purchase agreements, including with related parties, is recorded within Lot purchase agreement deposits on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and presented in the table below. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s interest in lot purchase agreements as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:
| June 30, 2023 |
| December 31, 2022 | |||
Lot purchase agreement deposits | $ | | $ | | ||
Remaining purchase price | | | ||||
Total contract value | $ | | $ | |
Out of the $
The Company has the right to cancel or terminate the lot purchase agreement at any time for any reason. The legal obligation and economic loss resulting from a cancellation or termination is limited to the amount of the deposits paid. The cancellation or termination of a lot purchase agreement results in the Company recording a write-off of the nonrefundable deposit to Cost of sales. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $
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2023 and 2022, the Company recorded $
Note 10 - Warranty reserves
The Company establishes warranty reserves to provide for estimated future costs as a result of construction and product defects. Estimates are determined based on management’s judgment considering factors such as historical spend and projected cost of corrective action.
The following table provides a summary of the activity related to warranty reserves, which are included in Other accrued expenses and liabilities on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:
| Six Months Ended |
| Year Ended | |||
June 30, 2023 | December 31, 2022 | |||||
Warranty reserves at beginning of the period | $ | | $ | | ||
Reserves provided | | | ||||
Payments for warranty costs and other | ( | ( | ||||
Warranty reserves at end of the period | $ | | $ | |
Note 11 - Commitments and contingencies
Leases
The Company leases office spaces in South Carolina under operating lease agreements with related parties, which have a remaining lease term of up to
Operating lease expense included variable lease expense of $
The weighted-average discount rate for the operating leases was
The weighted-average remaining lease term was
During the year ended December 31, 2022, Legacy UHG closed on
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The maturity of the contractual, undiscounted operating lease liabilities as of June 30, 2023 are as follows:
| Lease Payment | ||
2023 |
| $ | |
2024 |
| | |
2025 |
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2026 |
| | |
2027 and thereafter |
| — | |
Total undiscounted operating lease liabilities | $ | | |
Interest on operating lease liabilities |
| ( | |
Total present value of operating lease liabilities | $ | |
The Company has certain leases which have initial lease terms of twelve months or less (“short-term leases”). The Company elected to exclude these leases from recognition, and these leases have not been included in our recognized operating ROU assets and operating lease liabilities. The Company recorded $
Litigation
The Company is subject to various claims and lawsuits that may arise primarily in the ordinary course of business, which consist mainly of construction defect claims. In the opinion of management, the disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. When the Company believes that a loss is probable and estimable and not fully able to be recouped, the Company will record an expense and corresponding contingent liability. As of the date of these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, management believes that the Company has not incurred a liability as a result of any claims.
Note 12 - Convertible Note
In connection with the closing of the Business Combination, GSH entered into the Note Purchase Agreement, dated March 21, 2023, and effective March 30, 2023, with DHHC and the Convertible Note Investors. As part of the PIPE Investment, the Convertible Note Investors agreed to purchase $
The Notes mature on March 30, 2028, and bear interest at a rate of
The Notes are convertible at the holder’s option into UHG Class A Common Shares at any time after March 30, 2024 through March 30, 2028, at a per share price (the “Initial Conversion Price”) equal to
The Notes may be redeemed by the Company at any time prior to
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The Notes also contain additional conversion, redemption, and payment provision features, at the option of the holder, which can be exercised upon contingent events such as the Company defaulting on the Notes, a change of control in the ownership of the Company, or other events requiring indemnification. As the contingent events are either entirely within the Company’s control or based on an event management considers the probability of occurring as extremely remote, these features which are required to be bifurcated, would likely have minimal or no value, and therefore deemed to not be material to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
The fair value of the Notes was calculated using a Binomial model and a Monte Carlo model. The PIPE Shares were valued using a Discounted Cash Flow Model. The Company will accrete the value of the discount across the expected term of the Note using the effective interest method.
The below table presents the outstanding balance of the Notes as of June 30, 2023:
| June 30, 2023 | ||
Beginning Balance – Par | $ | | |
Unamortized Discount |
| ( | |
Carrying Value | $ | |
The Company recognized interest expense of $
The following assumptions were used in the Binomial and Monte Carlo valuation models to determine the estimated fair value of the Notes at the issue date, March 30, 2023 and as of June 30, 2023.
| June 30, 2023 |
| March 30, 2023 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
| | % | | % |
Expected volatility |
| | % | | % |
Expected dividend yield |
| — | % | — | % |
Risk-Free Interest Rate – The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon bond used to reduce any projected future cash flows derived from the payoff of the Notes as UHG common shares.
Expected Volatility – The Company’s expected volatility was estimated based on the average historical volatility for comparable publicly traded companies.
Expected Dividend Yield – The dividend yield is based on the Company’s history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends to shareholders during the term of the Notes, therefore the expected dividend yield is determined to be zero.
Note 13 - Share-based compensation
Equity Incentive Plans
In January 2022, the Board of Directors of GSH approved and adopted the Great Southern Homes, Inc. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”). The 2022 Plan was administered by a committee appointed by the Board of Directors and had reserved
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The Company concluded that the replacement stock options issued in connection with the Business Combination did not require accounting for effects of the modification under ASC 718 as it was concluded that a) the fair value of the replacement award is the same as the fair value of the original award immediately before the original award was replaced, b) there were no changes in the vesting terms, and c) the classification of awards did not change.
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company granted
The following table summarizes the activity relating to the Company’s stock options. The below stock option figures are presented giving effect to a retroactive application of the Business Combination which resulted in a replacement of the previous 2022 Plan stock options with the 2023 Plan, as described above, at an Exchange Ratio of approximately
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| Weighted- | |||
Average | |||||
Per share | |||||
Exercise | |||||
| Stock options |
| price | ||
Outstanding, December 31, 2022 | | $ | | ||
Granted | | | |||
Exercised | ( | | |||
Forfeited | ( | | |||
Outstanding, June 30, 2023 | | | |||
Options exercisable at June 30, 2023 | | $ | |
The aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options outstanding was $
The Company recognizes stock compensation expense resulting from the equity-based awards over the requisite service period. Stock compensation expense is recorded based on the estimated fair value of the equity‑based award on the grant date using the Black‑Scholes valuation model. Stock compensation expense is recognized in the Selling, general and administrative expense line item in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Total stock compensation expense included in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 was $
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG’s common stock was not publicly traded, and it estimated the fair value of common stock based on the combination of the three methods: (i) the discounted cash flow method of the income approach; (ii) the guideline company method of the market approach; and (iii) the subject transaction method of the market approach.
Legacy UHG considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of the Company’s common stock. The factors considered included, but were not limited to: (i) the results of periodic independent third-party valuations; (ii) nature of the business and history of the enterprise from its inception; (iii) the economic outlook in general and for the specific industry; (iv) the book value of the stock and financial condition of the business; (v) earning and dividend paying capacity of the business; (vi) the market prices of stocks of corporations engaged in the same or similar lines of business having their stock actively traded in a free and open market, either on an exchange or over-the-counter.
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The following table presents the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock options granted during the year ended December 31, 2022 adjusted by the Exchange Ratio, the fair value of stock options immediately before the original award was replaced, the fair value of stock options replaced on the replacement date and the fair value of options issued during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Inputs |
| May 25, 2023 |
| March 30, 2023 |
| January 19, 2022 |
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Risk-free interest rate |
| | % | | % | | % | |||
Expected volatility |
| | % | | % | | % | |||
Expected dividend yield |
| — | % | — | % | — | % | |||
Expected life (in years) |
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Fair value of options | $ | $ | $ | |
Risk-Free Interest Rate – The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury zero coupon bond issued in effect at the time of the grant for the periods corresponding with the expected term of the stock option.
Expected Volatility – The expected volatility was estimated based on the average volatility for comparable publicly traded companies over a period equal to the expected term of the options.
Expected Dividend Yield – The dividend yield is based on the history and expectation of dividend payouts. The Company does not expect to pay cash dividends to shareholders during the term of options, therefore the expected dividend yield is determined to be zero.
Expected Life – The expected term represents the period the options granted are expected to be outstanding in years. As Legacy UHG did not have sufficient historical experience for determining the expected term, the expected term has been derived based on the SAB 107 simplified method for awards that qualify as plain-vanilla options.
Certain stock options issued under the 2023 Plan are issued to individuals who are not employees of the Company and who are not providing goods or services to the Company. These options are recognized in accordance with ASC 815 as a derivative liability and marked to market at each reporting period end. The derivative liability of stock options amounts to $
Stock warrants
In January 2022, Legacy UHG granted an option to non-employee directors to purchase
The following table presents the assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to determine the grant date fair value of stock warrants granted during the year ended December 31, 2022. There were
Inputs |
| December 31, 2022 |
| |
Risk-free interest rate |
| | % | |
Expected volatility |
| | % | |
Expected dividend yield |
| — | % | |
Expected life (in years) |
| |||
Fair value of warrants granted | $ | |
The methodology for determining the inputs is consistent with the input methodology for stock options as described above.
In March 2022, the option holders purchased the warrants in exchange for $
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The outstanding stock warrants prior to the Business Combination were converted into warrants to acquire a number of shares of Common Stock of the Company based on the Exchange Ratio for the UHG common shares in the Business Combination. The above stock warrants figures are presented giving effect to a retroactive application of the Business Combination which resulted in a conversion of the warrants at an Exchange Ratio of approximately
On April 28, 2023, a warrant holder of the stock warrants exercised their warrants.
Earnout Employee Optionholders
The Earnout Shares issuable to holders of equity stock options as of the Closing Date are accounted for as equity classified stock compensation and do not have a requisite service period. During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized a one-time stock-based compensation expense related to the Earnout of $
Note 14 - Earnout Shares
During the
On the date when the VWAP of one share of the UHG Class A Common Shares quoted on the NASDAQ has been greater than or equal to $
As discussed in Note 3 - Summary of significant accounting policies, there are two units of account within the Earnout Shares depending on the Earnout Holder. If the Earnout Holder is either a GSH Equity Holder or Sponsor, the instrument will be accounted for as a derivative liability. If the Earnout Holder is an Employee Option Holder, the instrument will be accounted for as an equity classified award. The following table summarizes the number of Earnout Shares allocated to each unit of account as of June 30, 2023:
| Triggering Event I |
| Triggering Event II |
| Triggering Event III | |
Derivative liability |
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| |
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Stock compensation |
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Total Earnout Shares |
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As of March 30, 2023, the fair value of the Earnout Shares was $
As of March 31, 2023, the fair value of the Earnout Shares was $
As of June 30, 2023, the fair value of the Earnout Shares was $
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The estimated fair value of the Earnout Shares was determined using a Monte Carlo simulation using a distribution of potential outcomes on a daily basis over the Earnout Period. The assumptions used in the valuation of these instruments, using the most reliable information available, include:
Inputs |
| June 30, 2023 |
| March 31, 2023 |
| March 30, 2023 |
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Current stock price | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Stock price targets | $ | $ | $ | |||||||
Expected life (in years) | |
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Earnout period (in years) | |
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Risk-free interest rate | | % |
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Expected volatility | | % |
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| | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | — | % |
| — | % |
| — | % |
The change in the fair value of the Earnout Shares between March 30, 2023 and June 30, 2023 was primarily attributable to the decrease in the current stock price of the Company from $
As
Note 15 - Warrant liability
Immediately prior to the Closing Date,
The Private Placement Warrants were valued using the following assumptions under the Monte Carlo method:
Inputs |
| June 30, 2023 |
| March 31, 2023 |
| March 30, 2023 |
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Current stock price | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Exercise price | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Expected life (in years) | |
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Risk-free interest rate | | % |
| | % |
| | % | ||
Expected volatility | | % |
| | % |
| | % | ||
Expected dividend yield | — |
| — |
| — |
The Public Warrants were initially recognized as a liability on the Closing Date at a fair value. The Public Warrant liability was remeasured to fair value as of March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023. The change in fair value of the public warrant liability for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 resulted in a loss of $
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Note 16 - Income taxes
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company recognized income tax expense of $
Great Southern Homes, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, had a change in tax status from an S Corporation to a C Corporation on March 30, 2023. In connection with its change in status to a taxable entity, it recorded an income tax benefit of $
Note 17 - Employee benefit plan
Effective January 1, 2021, GSH sponsored an elective safe harbor 401(k) contribution plan covering substantially all employees who have completed three consecutive months of service. The plan provides that GSH will match up to the first
Total contributions paid to the plans for Legacy UHG’s employees for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were approximately $
Note 18 - Net Earnings Per Share
The Company computes basic net earnings per share using net income attributable to Company common stockholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period.
The weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding prior to the Business Combination have been retroactively adjusted by the Exchange Ratio to give effect to the reverse recapitalization treatment of the Business Combination. The equity structure of the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 reflects the equity structure of DHHC, including the equity interests issued by DHHC to effect the business combination.
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The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net profit per share:
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||||
Net income | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Basic income available to common shareholders | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Effect of dilutive securities: | ||||||||||||
Add back: | ||||||||||||
Interest on Convertible note, net of tax | | — | | — | ||||||||
Change in fair value of stock options - liability classified, net of tax | ( | — | ( | — | ||||||||
Diluted income available to common shareholders | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - basic | | | |
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Effect of dilutive securities: |
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Convertible notes | | — | | — | ||||||||
Stock options - equity classified | — | | | | ||||||||
Stock options - liability classified | | — | | — | ||||||||
Stock warrants | | | | | ||||||||
Public warrants | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Private placement warrants | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding - diluted | | | | | ||||||||
Net earnings per common share: | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
Diluted | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | |
The following table summarizes potentially dilutive outstanding securities for that were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |
Stock warrants | — | — | — | — | ||||
Private placement warrants | | — | | — | ||||
Public warrants | | — | | — | ||||
Stock options - equity classified | | — | — | — | ||||
Stock options - liability classified | — | — | — | — | ||||
Convertible notes | — | — | — | — | ||||
Total anti-dilutive features | | — | | — |
The Company’s
Note 19 - Subsequent events
Management has performed an evaluation of subsequent events after the Balance Sheet date of June 30, 2023 through the date the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements were available to be issued.
On August 10, 2023, the Company amended and restated the existing Syndicated Credit Agreement (“Second Amendment”). As a result of the Second Amendment, GSH, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, along with the Company are co-borrowers of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.
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The Second Amendment, among other things, provides an increase in facility from $
There were no changes to interest rates under the Second Amendment.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
References to the “Company,” “UHG,” “our,” “us” or “we” refer to United Homes Group, Inc. The following discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties.
Overview
UHG designs, builds and sells homes principally in South Carolina, with a smaller presence in Georgia. The geographical markets in which UHG presently operates its homebuilding business are currently high- growth markets, with substantial in-migrations and employment growth. UHG’s business historically consisted of both homebuilding operations and land development operations. Recently, UHG separated its land development operations and homebuilding operations across separate entities in an effort to adopt best practices in the homebuilding industry associated with ownership and control of land and lots and production efficiency. Following the separation of the land development business, which is now primarily conducted by affiliated land development companies (collectively, the “Land Development Affiliates”) that are outside of the corporate structure of UHG, it employs an asset-light lot operating strategy, with a focus on the design, construction and sale of entry-level, first move up and second move up single-family houses. UHG principally builds detached single-family houses, and, to a lesser extent, attached single-family houses, including duplex houses and town houses.
UHG expects to continue to enjoy a close relationship with the Land Development Affiliates, allowing it to potentially benefit from the pipeline of approximately 8,000 lots as of June 30, 2023, which consists of lots that are owned or controlled by Land Development Affiliates and which UHG expects to obtain the contractual right to acquire, in addition to lots that UHG may acquire from third parties.
Since its founding in 2004, UHG has delivered approximately 13,000 homes and currently builds in approximately 53 active subdivisions at prices that generally range from $200,000 to $450,000. For the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, UHG had 341 and 339 net new orders, and generated approximately $122.1 million and $142.5 million in revenue on 385 and 459 closings, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, UHG had 730 and 813 net new orders, and generated approximately $216.9 million and $250.9 million in revenue on 713 and 873 closings, respectively.
UHG’s plan to grow its business is multifaceted: it plans to grow organically, through external acquisitions, and through expansion of business verticals via its mortgage joint venture, Homeowners Mortgage, LLC (the “Joint Venture”) and build-to-rent (“BTR”) platform, pursuant to which UHG will work together with institutional investors for development of BTR communities. Organically, the community count is expected to continue to increase in 2023, and UHG expects average community size to increase, based on new communities currently under development. UHG also expects to engage in opportunistic acquisitions of complementary private homebuilders within existing and targeted new markets, and to grow its institutional BTR platform.
Additionally, UHG expects that continued operation of the Joint Venture, which began generating revenue in July 2022, will add to UHG’s revenue and EBITDA growth, improve buyer traffic conversion, and reduce backlog cancellation rates.
UHG revenues decreased from approximately $142.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 to $122.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, UHG generated gross profit of 19.6%, adjusted gross profit of 21.4%, adjusted EBITDA margin of 10.7%, and net income of approximately $245.4 million, representing a decrease of 9.2%, 8.1%, and 9.0%, and an increase of $219.5 million, respectively, from the three months ended June 30, 2022.
UHG revenues decreased from approximately $250.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 to $216.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023. For the six months ended June 30, 2023, UHG generated gross profit of 18.8%, adjusted gross profit of 20.9%, adjusted EBITDA margin of 10.0%, and net income of approximately $40.9 million representing a decrease of 8.4%, 7.1%, 8.9%, and $2.1 million, respectively, from the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, and EBITDA Margin are not financial measures under GAAP. See “UHG’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation — Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for an explanation of how UHG computes these non-GAAP financial measures and for reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, including an explanation of the pro forma amounts.
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Over the last year the homebuilding industry has faced headwinds due to macro-economic factors, such as rising inflation and the Federal Reserve’s response of raising interest rates beginning in March 2022 and continuing through July 2023. As a result, new home demand has been negatively impacted by affordability concerns from higher mortgage rates. In response to softer demand for new homes, UHG introduced additional sales incentives starting in the second half of 2022 and continuing through the first half of 2023, mostly in the form of mortgage rate buy downs or closing costs.
Although UHG continues to deal with pricing fluctuations related to building materials, labor and lot costs, UHG has experienced a significant decline in lumber prices from the peak prices in 2022 which should have a meaningful positive impact on margins for new homes constructed. UHG does have remaining inventory with various levels of framing costs, which will be reflected in the margins for these homes. There has also been overall improvement in the supply chain, which, coupled with UHG’s standardization of certain features of its homes, has improved construction cycle times. While UHG cannot predict the extent to which the aforementioned factors will impact its performance, it believes that its asset-light business model positions them well to effectively navigate market volatility.
Business Combination
On March 30, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), UHG consummated the previously announced business combination (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of September 10, 2022 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among DiamondHead Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“DHHC” and, after the consummation of the Business Combination, United Homes Group, Inc. (“UHG” or the “Company”)), Hestia Merger Sub, Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of DHHC (“Merger Sub”), and Great Southern Homes, Inc., a South Carolina corporation (“GSH”). Pursuant to the terms of the Business Combination Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into GSH, with GSH surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. In connection with the consummation of the Business Combination on the Closing Date, DHHC changed its name from DHHC to United Homes Group, Inc.
For accounting treatment of the Business Combination, see Note 2 - Merger and Reverse Recapitalization in the notes to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Unless otherwise indicated or the context otherwise requires, references in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q to “Legacy UHG” refer to the homebuilding operations of GSH prior to the consummation of the Business Combination.
The accompanying results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 (“Legacy UHG financial statements”) have been prepared from Legacy UHG’s historical financial records and reflect the historical financial position. Results of operations of Legacy UHG for the periods presented are on a carve-out basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The Legacy UHG financial statements present historical information and results attributable to the homebuilding operations of GSH. The Legacy UHG financial statements exclude GSH’s operations related to land development operations as Legacy UHG historically did not operate as a standalone company. The carve-out methodology was used since Legacy UHG’s inception until the Closing date. Refer to Note 1 – Nature of operations and basis of presentation and Note 2 – Merger and Reverse Recapitalization in the notes to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements included elsewhere in this quarterly report for more information on the Business Combination and Basis of Presentation.
Components of UHG’s Operating Results
Below are general definitions of the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations line items set forth in UHG’s period over period changes in results of operations.
Revenues
Revenues include the proceeds from the closing of homes sold to UHG’s customers. Revenues from home sales are recorded at the time each home sale is closed and closing conditions are met. Performance obligations are generally satisfied at a point in time when the control of the home is transferred to the customer. Control is considered to be transferred to the customer at the time of closing when the title and possession of the home are received by the homebuyer. In some contracts, the customer controls the underlying land upon which the home is constructed. For these specific contracts, the performance obligation is satisfied over time. Revenue for these contracts is recognized using the input method based on costs incurred as compared to total estimated project costs. Proceeds from home sales are generally received within a few days after closing. Home sales are reported net of sales discounts. The pace of net new orders, average home sales price, and the amount of upgrades or options selected impact UHG’s recorded revenues in a given period.
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Cost of Sales
Cost of sales includes the lot cost and carrying costs associated with each lot, construction costs of each home, capitalized interest expensed, building permits, warranty costs (both incurred and estimated to be incurred) and sales incentives in the form of mortgage rate buydowns and closings costs. In addition, Cost of sales includes payroll, including bonuses for our field based personnel. Allocated costs, including interest, and property taxes, incurred during the home construction are capitalized and expensed to Cost of sales when the home is closed, and revenue is recognized. Indirect costs such as maintenance of communities, signage and supervision are expensed as incurred. UHG expects that developed land will be acquired from the Land Development Affiliates of Legacy UHG and third parties at fair market value, which, when compared to Legacy UHG’s historical acquisition of developed land from non-third parties at cost, is likely to increase UHG’s Cost of sales.
Selling, General and Administrative Expense
Selling expense includes sales commissions for closed homes, marketing expenses, and certain lease expenses incurred to maintain model homes. UHG recognizes these costs in the period they are incurred. General and administrative expense consists of corporate personnel and marketing overhead expenses such as payroll, insurance, IT, office expenses, advertising, outside professional services, travel expenses and other public company costs such as Board of Director fees, D&O insurance, listing fees and filing expenses. UHG recognizes these costs in the period they are incurred. General and administrative expense further includes operating lease expense, variable lease costs including maintenance charges, taxes, business insurance, and other similar costs, rent expense related to short-term leases, stock compensation expense associated with the equity classified earnout shares issued in connection with the Business Combination, stock compensation expense associated with the 2023 Plan and transaction expenses.
Prior to the Business Combination, a portion of the selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses were allocated to Legacy UHG based on direct usage, when identifiable or, when not directly identifiable, on the basis of proportional cost of sales or employee headcount, as applicable. Post Business Combination, the allocation of a portion of SG&A is no longer applicable.
Other (Expense) Income, Net
Other (expense) income, net includes amortization of deferred loan costs associated with UHG’s revolving lines of credit, loss upon sale of retirement of depreciable assets, interest expense on the Convertible Note entered into in connection with the Business Combination, dividend income and miscellaneous vendor and credit card rebates.
Equity in Net Earnings from Investment in Joint Venture
On February 4, 2022, Legacy UHG entered into a joint venture agreement with an unrelated third party to acquire a 49% equity stake in Homeowners Mortgage, LLC, and made an initial capital contribution of $49,000 at the formation of the joint venture. Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture for the period from the commencement of operations through June 30, 2023 was $0.6 million, increasing the investment in joint venture as of June 30, 2023 to $0.8 million.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities includes certain stock options (as discussed in Note 13 - Share-based compensation in the notes to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) issued under the 2023 Plan, warrants issued in connection with DHHC’s Initial Public Offering (the “Public Warrants”, as discussed in Note 15 - Warrant liability in the notes the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements), warrants issued in a private placement by DHHC (the “Private Placement Warrants”, as discussed in Note 15 - Warrant liability in the notes the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) and certain Earnout Shares issued in connection with the Business Combination (as discussed in Note 14 - Earnout Shares in the notes to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements). These instruments are recognized as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815, and marked to market at the end of each reporting period. The change in fair value of the derivative liability classified instruments is included in Change in fair value of derivative liabilities on UHG’s Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
Income Before Taxes
Income before taxes is revenues less cost of sales, selling, general and administrative expense, other (expense) income, net, equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture, and change in fair value of derivative liabilities.
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Income Tax Expense
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method of accounting. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis, using tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect on deferred assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period when the change is enacted. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance when it is “more-likely-than not” that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. When evaluating the realizability of deferred tax assets, all evidence, both positive and negative, is evaluated.
Net Income
Net income is income before taxes adjusted for income tax expense.
Net New Orders
Net new orders is a key performance metric for the homebuilding industry and is an indicator of future revenues and cost of sales. Net new orders for a period is gross sales less any customer cancellations received during the same period. Sales are recognized when a customer signs a contract and UHG approves such contract.
Cancellation Rate
UHG records a cancellation when a customer provides notification that they do not wish to purchase a home. Increasing cancellations are a negative indicator of future performance and can be an indicator of decreased revenues, cost of sales and net income. Cancellations can occur due to customer credit issues or changes to the customer’s desires. The cancellation rate is the total cancellations during the period divided by the total number of new sales for homes during the period.
Backlog
Backlog represents homes sold but not yet closed with customers. Backlog is affected by customer cancellations that may be beyond UHG’s control, such as customers unable to obtain financing or unable to sell their existing home.
Gross Profit
Gross profit is revenue less cost of sales for the reported period.
Adjusted Gross Profit
Adjusted gross profit, a non-GAAP measure, is gross profit less capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales.
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Results of Operations
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
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Amount | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Statements of Operations |
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Revenue, net of sales discounts | $ | 122,091,629 | $ | 142,468,681 | $ | (20,377,052) |
| (14.3) | % | |||
Cost of sales |
| 98,174,149 |
| 101,458,330 |
| (3,284,181) |
| (3.3) | % | |||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
| 16,335,318 |
| 15,200,745 |
| 1,134,573 |
| 7.2 | % | |||
Other (expense) income, net |
| (2,295,330) |
| 92,400 |
| (2,387,730) |
| NM | ||||
Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture |
| 390,674 |
| — |
| 390,674 |
| NM | ||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities |
| 242,342,979 |
| — |
| 242,342,979 |
| NM | ||||
Income before taxes | $ | 248,020,485 | $ | 25,902,006 | $ | 222,118,479 |
| 857.5 | % | |||
Income tax expense |
| (2,657,726) |
| — |
| (2,657,726) |
| NM | ||||
Net Income | $ | 245,362,759 | $ | 25,902,006 | $ | 219,460,753 |
| 847.5 | % | |||
Other Financial and Operating Data: |
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Active communities at end of period(a) |
| 53 |
| 57 |
| (4) |
| (7.0) | % | |||
Home closings |
| 385 |
| 459 |
| (74) |
| (16.1) | % | |||
Average sales price of homes closed(b) | $ | 313,075 | $ | 300,270 | $ | 12,805 |
| 4.3 | % | |||
Net new orders (units) |
| 341 |
| 339 |
| 2 |
| 0.6 | % | |||
Cancellation rate |
| 15.8 | % |
| 11.0 | % |
| 4.8 | % | 43.6 | % | |
Backlog |
| 293 |
| 591 |
| (298) |
| (50.4) | % | |||
Gross profit | $ | 23,917,480 | $ | 41,010,351 | $ | (17,092,871) |
| (41.7) | % | |||
Gross profit %(c) |
| 19.6 | % |
| 28.8 | % |
| (9.2) | % | (31.9) | % | |
Adjusted gross profit(d) | 26,077,447 | $ | 41,637,720 | $ | (15,560,273) |
| (37.4) | % | ||||
Adjusted gross profit %(c) |
| 21.4 | % |
| 29.2 | % |
| (7.8) | % | (26.7) | % | |
EBITDA(d) | $ | 253,939,617 | $ | 26,534,933 | $ | 227,404,684 |
| 857.0 | % | |||
EBITDA margin %(c) |
| 208.0 | % |
| 18.6 | % |
| 189.4 | % | 1,018.3 | % | |
Adjusted EBITDA(d) | $ | 13,109,262 | $ | 27,752,115 | $ | (14,642,853) |
| (52.8) | % | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin %(c) |
| 10.7 | % |
| 19.5 | % |
| (8.8) | % | (45.1) | % |
NM - Not Meaningful
(a) UHG had 5 communities in closeout for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 7 communities in closeout for the three months ended June 30, 2022. These communities are not included in the count of “Active communities at end of period.”
(b) Average sales price of homes closed is calculated based on homebuilding revenues, excluding the impact of percentage of completion revenues.
(c) Calculated as a percentage of revenue
(d) Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “ UHG’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Revenues: Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2023 were $122.1 million, a decrease of $20.4 million, or 14.3%, from $142.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in revenues was primarily attributable to the decrease in sales of production-built homes. The decrease in the number of home closings was due in part to rising mortgage rates, which caused a reduction in purchasing power for homebuyers. The average sales price of production-built homes closed for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $313,075, an increase of $12,805, or 4.3%, from the average sales price of production-built homes closed of $300,270 for the three months ended June 30, 2022. A decrease in revenues of $22.5 million was due to a decrease in the number of production-built homes sold and was offset by an increase of $4.8 million attributable to an increase in the average price of homes sold. The decrease in revenue was also attributable to a decrease in Revenue recognized over time from land owned by customers of $2.7 million.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit: Cost of sales for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $98.2 million, a decrease of $3.3 million, or 3.3%, from $101.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in Cost of sales was primarily attributable to the
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decrease in number of homes sold. UHG closed 385 homes during the three months ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of 74 home closings, or 16.1%, as compared to 459 homes closed during the three months ended June 30, 2022. This was partially offset by an increase in the average cost to complete a home due to higher direct costs, including lumber prices, and incentives, primarily in the form of mortgage rate buydowns and closing costs.
Gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $23.9 million, a decrease of $17.1 million, or 41.7%, from $41.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022, due to the decline in the number of home closings and increased cost per home as described above. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was 19.6%, a decrease of 9.2%, as compared 28.8% for the three months ended June 30, 2022.
Adjusted Gross Profit: Adjusted gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $26.1 million, a decrease of $15.5 million, or 37.4%, as compared to $41.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was 21.4%, a decrease of 7.8%, as compared to 29.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue decrease was attributable to a $17.1 million decrease in gross profit for the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to June 30, 2022. This decrease was partially offset by interest expense included in cost of sales, which increased by $1.5 million due to higher interest rates period over period. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. For the definition of adjusted gross profit and a reconciliation to UHG’s most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “UHG’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $16.3 million, an increase of $1.1 million, or 7.2%, from $15.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to an increase of $0.4 million related to stock compensation expense, public company expenses of $0.6 million and an increase in consulting and audit fees of $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in commissions expense of $0.8 million.
Other (Expense) Income, Net: Total Other (expense) income, net for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $(2.3) million of expense, a decrease of $2.4 million, or NM, from $0.1 million of income for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in Other (expense) income, net was primarily attributable to an increase in interest expense on the Convertible Notes issued in connection with the Business Combination of $3.4 million, partially offset by a decrease in investment income of $1.2 million.
Equity in Net Earnings from Investment in Joint Venture: Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.4 million compared to zero for the three months ended June 30, 2022, due to the joint venture not being formed until mid-2022. The increase in equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture increased the investment in joint venture as of June 30, 2023 to $0.8 million. There were no impairment losses related to the Company’s investment in the joint venture recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2023.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities: Change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $242.3 million as compared to zero for the three months ended June 30, 2022. Under ASC 815, derivative liabilities are marked to market each reporting period with changes recognized on the Statements of Operations. This change was attributable to a change in fair value of $245.9 million related to the Earnout Shares and $1.0 million related to the stock options issued under the 2023 Incentive Plan that are accounted for as derivative liabilities under ASC 815, offset by a change in fair value of $3.2 million related to the Public Warrants and $1.4 million related to the Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Business Combination.
Income Tax Expense: Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $2.7 million as compared to zero for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The Company estimates the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year and this rate is applied to the results for the year-to-date period, and then adjusted for any discrete period items.
Net Income: Net income for the three months ended June 30, 2023 was $245.4 million, an increase of $219.5 million, or 847.5%, from $25.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in Net income was primarily attributable to the increase in income before taxes of $222.1 million, or 857.5%, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022, (which is primarily attributable to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities), partially offset by an increase in income tax expense of $2.7 million, during the three months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022.
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Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
The following table presents summary results of operations for the periods indicated:
| Six Months Ended June 30, |
| ||||||||||
Amount | ||||||||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| Change |
| % Change |
| ||||
Statements of Operations |
|
|
|
|
| |||||||
Revenue, net of sales discounts | $ | 216,918,331 | $ | 250,905,541 | $ | (33,987,210) |
| (13.6) | % | |||
Cost of sales |
| 176,223,078 |
| 182,623,290 |
| (6,400,212) |
| (3.5) | % | |||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
| 33,022,719 |
| 25,625,795 |
| 7,396,924 |
| 28.9 | % | |||
Other (expense) income, net |
| (2,092,615) |
| 263,478 |
| (2,356,093) |
| (800.0) | % | |||
Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture |
| 636,482 |
| — |
| 636,482 |
| NM | ||||
Change in fair value of derivative liability |
| 35,278,491 |
| — |
| 35,278,491 |
| NM | ||||
Income before taxes | $ | 41,494,892 | $ | 42,919,934 |
| (1,425,042) |
| (3.3) | % | |||
Income tax expense |
| (636,461) |
| — |
| (636,461) |
| NM | ||||
Net income | $ | 40,858,431 | $ | 42,919,934 | $ | (2,061,503) |
| (4.7) | % | |||
Other Financial and Operating Data: | ||||||||||||
Active communities at end of period(a) |
| 53 |
| 57 |
| (4) |
| (7.0) | % | |||
Home closings |
| 713 |
| 873 |
| (160) |
| (18.3) | % | |||
Average sales price of homes closed(b) | $ | 313,591 | $ | 287,272 | $ | 26,319 |
| 9.2 | % | |||
Net new orders (units) |
| 730 |
| 813 |
| (83) |
| (10.2) | % | |||
Cancellation rate |
| 14.5 | % |
| 15.0 | % |
| (0.5) | % | (3.3) | % | |
Backlog |
| 293 |
| 591 |
| (298) |
| (50.4) | % | |||
Gross profit | $ | 40,695,253 | $ | 68,282,251 | $ | (27,586,998) |
| (40.4) | % | |||
Gross profit %(c) |
|
| 18.8 | % |
| 27.2 | % |
| (8.4) | % | (30.9) | % |
Adjusted gross profit(d) | $ | 45,242,052 | $ | 69,867,520 | $ | (24,625,468) |
| (35.2) | % | |||
Adjusted gross profit %(c) |
|
| 20.9 | % |
| 27.8 | % |
| (6.9) | % | (24.8) | % |
EBITDA(d) | $ | 49,929,159 | $ | 44,636,114 | $ | 5,293,045 |
| 11.9 | % | |||
EBITDA margin %(c) |
| 23.0 | % |
| 17.8 | % |
| 5.2 | % | 29.2 | % | |
Adjusted EBITDA(d) | $ | 21,626,472 | $ | 47,121,518 | $ | (25,495,046) |
| (54.1) | % | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin %(c) |
| 10.0 | % |
| 18.8 | % |
| (8.8) | % | (46.8) | % |
NM - Not Meaningful
(a) UHG had 5 communities in closeout for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 7 communities in closeout for the six months ended June 30, 2022. These communities are not included in the count of “Active communities at end of period.”
(b) Average sales price of homes closed is calculated based on homebuilding revenues, excluding the impact of percentage of completion revenues.
(c) Calculated as a percentage of revenue
(d) Adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. For definitions of adjusted gross profit, EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “ UHG’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Revenues: Revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $216.9 million, a decrease of $34.0 million, or 13.6%, from $250.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in revenues was primarily attributable to the decrease in sales of production-built homes. The decrease in the number of home closings was due in part to rising mortgage rates, which caused a reduction in purchasing power for homebuyers. The average sales price of production-built homes closed for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $313,591, an increase of $26,319, or 9.2%, from the average sales price of production-built homes closed of $287,272 for the six months ended June 30, 2022. A decrease in revenues of $47.4 million due to the decrease in number of production-built homes sold is offset by $17.6 million generated from the increase in overall sales prices. The decrease in revenues was also attributable to a decrease in revenue recognized over time from land owned by customers of $4.2 million.
Cost of Sales and Gross Profit: Cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $176.2 million, a decrease of $6.4 million, or 3.5%, from $182.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in Cost of sales was primarily attributable to the decrease in number of homes sold. UHG closed 713 homes during the six months ended June 30, 2023, a decrease of 160 home closings, or 18.3%, as compared to 873 homes closed during the six months ended June 30, 2022. This was partially offset by an increase in the
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average cost to complete a home as a result of higher direct costs, including lumber prices, and incentives, primarily in the form of mortgage rate buydowns and closing costs.
Gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $40.7 million, a decrease of $27.6 million, or 40.4%, from $68.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022, due to the decline in the number of home closings and increased cost per home as described above. Gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was 18.8%, a decrease of 8.4%, as compared 27.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2022.
Adjusted Gross Profit: Adjusted gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $45.2 million, a decrease of $24.7 million, or 35.2%, as compared to $69.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. Adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was 20.9%, a decrease of 6.9%, as compared to 27.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The adjusted gross profit as a percentage of revenue decrease was attributable to a $27.6 million decrease in gross profit for the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to June 30, 2022. This decrease was partially offset when excluding interest expense included in cost of sales, which increased by $3.0 million due to higher interest rates period over period. Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure. For the definition of adjusted gross profit and a reconciliation to UHG’s most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “UHG’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Result of Operations — Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”
Selling, General and Administrative Expense: Selling, general and administrative expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $33.0 million, an increase of $7.4 million, or 28.9%, from $25.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The increase in selling, general and administrative expense was attributable to an increase of $4.4 million related to stock compensation expense, $2.9 million of consulting expenses, and $1.9 million of general & administrative expenses, which includes public company expenses of $0.6 million. This increase was partially offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in commission expenses and $0.3 million in miscellaneous expenses.
Other (Expense) Income, Net: Total other (expense) income, net for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $(2.1) million of expense, a decrease of $2.4 million, or 800.0%, from $0.3 million of income for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in other (expense) income was primarily attributable to an increase of $3.4 million of interest expense on the Convertible Notes issued in connection with the Business Combination, offset by an increase in investment income of $1.2 million.
Equity in Net Earnings from Investment in Joint Venture: Equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.6 million compared to zero for the six months ended June 30, 2022, due to the joint venture not being formed until mid-2022. The increase in equity in net earnings from investment in joint venture increased the investment in joint venture as of June 30, 2023 to $0.8 million. There were no impairment losses related to the Company’s investment in the joint venture recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2023.
Change in Fair Value of Derivative Liabilities: Change in fair value of derivative liabilities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $35.3 million as compared to zero for the six months ended June 30, 2022. This change was primarily attributable to a change in fair value of $42.5 million related to the Earnout Shares and $0.1 million related to the stock options issued under the 2023 Incentive Plan that are accounted for as derivative liabilities under ASC 815, offset by a change in fair value of $4.7 million related to the Public Warrants and $2.6 million related to the Private Placement Warrants issued in connection with the Business Combination.
Income Tax Expense: Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $0.6 million as compared to zero for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The Company estimates the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full fiscal year and this rate is applied to the results for the year-to-date period, and then adjusted for any discrete period items. The Company’s estimated annual effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2023 is 26.2%.
Net Income: Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $40.9 million, a decrease of $2.0 million, or 4.7%, from $42.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The decrease in net income was primarily attributable to the decrease in income before taxes of $1.4 million, or 3.3%, during the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 (which is primarily attributable to the change in fair value of derivative liabilities), and by an increase in income tax expense of $0.6 million, during the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to zero during the six months ended June 30, 2022.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted Gross Profit
Adjusted gross profit is a non-GAAP financial measure used by management of UHG as a supplemental measure in evaluating operating performance. UHG defines adjusted gross profit as gross profit excluding the effects of capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales. UHG’s management believes this information is meaningful because it separates the impact that capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales has on gross profit to provide a more specific measurement of UHG’s gross profits. However, because adjusted gross profit information excludes capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, which has real economic effects and could impact UHG’s results of operations, the utility of adjusted gross profit information as a measure of UHG’s operating performance may be limited. Other companies may not calculate adjusted gross profit information in the same manner that UHG does. Accordingly, adjusted gross profit information should be considered only as a supplement to gross profit information as a measure of UHG’s performance.
The following table presents a reconciliation of adjusted gross profit to the GAAP financial measure of gross profit for each of the periods indicated.
| Three Months Ended June 30 |
| Six Months Ended June 30 | ||||||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||||||
Revenue, net of sales discounts | $ | 122,091,629 | $ | 142,468,681 | $ | 216,918,331 | $ | 250,905,541 | |||||
Cost of sales |
| 98,174,149 |
| 101,458,330 | 176,223,078 | 182,623,290 | |||||||
Gross profit | $ | 23,917,480 | $ | 41,010,351 | $ | 40,695,253 | $ | 68,282,251 | |||||
Interest expense in cost of sales |
| 2,159,967 |
| 627,369 | 4,546,799 | 1,585,269 | |||||||
Adjusted gross profit | $ | 26,077,447 | $ | 41,637,720 | $ | 45,242,052 | $ | 69,867,520 | |||||
Gross profit %(a) |
| 19.6 | % |
| 28.8 | % | 18.8 | % | 27.2 | % | |||
Adjusted gross profit %(a) |
| 21.4 | % |
| 29.2 | % | 20.9 | % | 27.8 | % |
(a) Calculated as a percentage of revenue
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA, and adjusted EBITDA are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures used by management of UHG. UHG defines EBITDA as net income before (i) capitalized interest expensed in cost of sales, (ii) interest expensed in other (expense) income, net, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) taxes. UHG defines adjusted EBITDA as EBITDA before stock-based compensation expense, transaction cost expense and change in fair value of derivative liabilities. Management of UHG believes EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA are useful because they provide a more effective evaluation of UHG’s operating performance and allow comparison of UHG’s results of operations from period to period without regard to UHG’s financing methods or capital structure or other items that impact comparability of financial results from period to period such as fluctuations in interest expense or effective tax rates, levels of depreciation or amortization, or unusual items. EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income or any other measure as determined in accordance with GAAP. UHG’s computations of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to EBITDA or adjusted EBITDA of other companies. UHG presents EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA because they believe these metrics provide useful information regarding the factors and trends affecting UHG’s business.
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The following table presents a reconciliation of EBITDA and adjusted EBITDA to the GAAP financial measure of net income for each of the periods indicated.
| Three Months Ended June 30, |
| Six Months Ended June 30, | ||||||||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 |
| 2023 |
| 2022 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 245,362,759 | $ | 25,902,006 | $ | 40,858,431 | $ | 42,919,934 | |||||
Interest expense in cost of sales |
| 2,159,967 |
| 627,369 | 4,546,799 | 1,585,269 | |||||||
Interest expense in other (expense) income, net | 3,419,309 | — | 3,419,309 | — | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
| 251,846 |
| 2,606 | 466,776 | 175,217 | |||||||
Taxes |
| 2,745,736 |
| 2,952 | 637,844 | (44,306) | |||||||
EBITDA | $ | 253,939,617 | $ | 26,534,933 | $ | 49,929,159 | $ | 44,636,114 | |||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
| 410,530 |
| 53,288 | 4,909,686 | 1,321,510 | |||||||
Transaction cost expense |
| 1,102,094 |
| 1,163,894 | 2,066,118 | 1,163,894 | |||||||
Change in fair value of derivative liabilities |
| (242,342,979) |
| — | (35,278,491) | — | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 13,109,262 | $ | 27,752,115 | $ | 21,626,472 | $ | 47,121,518 | |||||
EBITDA margin(a) |
| 208.0 | % |
| 18.6 | % | 23.0 | % | 17.8 | % | |||
Adjusted EBITDA margin(a) |
| 10.7 | % |
| 19.5 | % | 10.0 | % | 18.8 | % |
(a) Calculated as a percentage of revenue
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
UHG funds its operations from its current cash holdings and cash flows generated by operating activities, as well as its available revolving lines of credit, as further described below. As of June 30, 2023, UHG had approximately $92.7 million in cash and cash equivalents, an increase of $80.5 million, from $12.2 million as of December 31, 2022. As of the Closing Date, UHG received net proceeds from the business combination and the PIPE investments (“PIPE Investments”) of approximately $94.4 million. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, UHG had approximately $86.0 million, and $32.0 million in unused committed capacity under its revolving lines of credit, respectively. See “Wells Fargo Syndication” below for information on the modification to the Wells Fargo Syndication subsequent to March 30, 2023.
UHG intends to use the proceeds received from the Business Combination and the PIPE Investments primarily for general corporate purposes, including corporate operating expenses and potential future acquisition opportunities. UHG believes that its current cash holdings, including proceeds from the Business Combination and PIPE Investments, cash generated from operations, as well as cash available under its revolving lines of credit, will be sufficient to satisfy its short term and long term cash requirements for working capital to support its daily operations, meet current commitments under its contractual obligations, and support the potential acquisition of complementary businesses.
Cash flows generated by UHG’s projects can differ materially in timing from its results of operations, as these depend upon the stage in the life cycle of each project. UHG generally relies upon its revolving lines of credit to fund building costs, and timing of draws is such that UHG may from time to time be in receipt of funds from the line of credit in advance of such funds being utilized. UHG is generally required to make significant cash outlays at the beginning of a project related to lot purchases, permitting, and construction of homes, as well as ongoing property taxes. These costs are capitalized within UHG’s real estate inventory and are not recognized in its operating income until a home sale closes. As a result, UHG incurs significant cash outflows prior to the recognition of associated earnings. In later stages of projects, cash inflows could exceed UHG’s results of operations, as the cash outflows associated with land purchase and home construction and other expenses were previously incurred.
The cost of home construction fluctuates with market conditions and costs related to building materials and labor. The residential construction industry experiences labor and material shortages from time to time, including shortages in qualified subcontractors, tradespeople and supplies of insulation, drywall, cement, steel, and lumber. These labor and material shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing, during periods following natural disasters that have a significant impact on existing residential and commercial structures or as a result of broader economic disruptions. Increases in lumber commodity prices may result in the renewal of UHG’s lumber contracts at more expensive rates, which may significantly impact UHG’s cost to construct homes and UHG’s business. While UHG has recently seen a steep decline in the price of lumber and more moderate reductions in other building
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materials, future increases in the cost of building materials and labor could have a negative impact on UHG’s margins on homes sold. Supply-chain disruptions may also result in increased costs to obtain building supplies, delayed delivery of developed lots, and incurrence of additional carrying costs on homes under construction, among other things. Labor and material shortages and price increases for labor and materials could cause delays in home construction and increase UHG’s costs of home construction, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on UHG’s cost of sales and operations.
Finished Lot Deposits
The Company does not engage in the land development business. The Company’s strategy is to acquire developed lots through related parties and unrelated third party land developers pursuant to lot purchase agreements. Most lot purchase agreements require the Company to pay a nonrefundable cash deposit of at least 10% of the agreed-upon fixed purchase price of the developed lots. In exchange for the deposit, the Company receives the right to purchase the finished developed lot at a preestablished price. Such contracts enable the Company to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties until the Company determines whether and when to complete such acquisition, which may serve to reduce financial risks associated with long-term land holdings. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company’s lot deposits related to finished lot purchase contracts were $16.4 million and $3.8 million, respectively.
Prior to the Business Combination, when Legacy UHG was acquiring lots through Land Development Affiliates, it did not have to pay deposits as the land development operations were owned by the shareholders of GSH. Post Business Combination, the Company continues to purchase lots from the former Land Development Affiliates of Legacy UHG, however, as the Company is no longer owned by the shareholders of GSH, the Company must pay lot purchase agreement deposits to acquire lots. As such, as of June 30, 2023 all interests in lot purchase agreements, including with related parties, is recorded within Lot purchase agreement deposits on the Balance Sheet to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Homebuilding Debt
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG, jointly with its Other Affiliates (see Note 1 — Nature of operations and basis of presentation to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for definitions of these terms) considered to be under common control, entered into debt arrangements with financial institutions. These debt arrangements are in the form of revolving lines of credit and are generally secured by land (developed lots and undeveloped land) and homes (under construction and finished). Legacy UHG and certain related Other Affiliates were collectively referred to as the Nieri Group. The Nieri Group entities were jointly and severally liable for the outstanding balances under the revolving lines of credit, however; the Legacy UHG has been deemed the primary obligor of such debt, as it is the sole cash generating entity and responsible for repayment of the debt. As such, Legacy UHG had recorded the outstanding advances under the financial institution debt and other debt within the financial statements as of December 31, 2022.
A portion of the revolving lines of credit were drawn down for the sole operational benefit of the Nieri Group and Other Affiliates outside of Legacy UHG. These line of credit balances are reflected in the table below as Other Affiliates’ debt. Post Business Combination, the Company no longer enters into debt arrangements with Other Affiliates of Legacy UHG. As discussed further below, in connection with the Business Combination, the Wells Fargo Syndication line was amended and restated to exclude any members of the Nieri Group and Other Affiliates of Legacy UHG from the borrower list.
The advances from the revolving construction lines, reflected as Homebuilding debt, are used to build homes and are repaid incrementally upon individual home sales. The various revolving construction lines are collateralized by the homes under construction and developed lots. The revolving construction lines are fully secured, and the availability of funds are based on the inventory value at the time of the draw request. Interest accrued on the loans is added to the balance of the loans outstanding and is paid concurrently with the principal repayments made upon the occurrence of individual home sales. As the average construction time for homes is less than one year, all outstanding debt is considered short-term as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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The following table and descriptions provide a summary of Company’s material debt under the revolving lines of credit for the periods indicated:
| June 30, 2023 | ||||
Homebuilding | |||||
Weighted average | Debt - Wells Fargo | ||||
| interest rate |
| Syndication | ||
Wells Fargo Bank | 7.87 | % | $ | 23,575,902 | |
Regions Bank | 7.87 | % |
| 15,034,568 | |
Texas Capital Bank | 7.87 | % |
| 10,327,227 | |
Truist Bank | 7.87 | % |
| 10,728,645 | |
First National Bank | 7.87 | % |
| 4,295,074 | |
Total debt on contracts |
| $ | 63,961,416 |
| December 31, 2022 | ||||||||||
Homebuilding | |||||||||||
Weighted average | Debt - Wells Fargo | ||||||||||
| interest rate |
| Syndication |
| Other Affiliates(1) |
| Total | ||||
Wells Fargo Bank | 4.98 | % | $ | 34,995,080 | $ | 8,203,772 | $ | 43,198,852 | |||
Regions Bank | 4.98 | % | 27,550,618 | — | 27,550,618 | ||||||
Texas Capital Bank | 4.98 | % | 19,676,552 | — | 19,676,552 | ||||||
Truist Bank | 4.98 | % | 19,659,329 | — | 19,659,329 | ||||||
First National Bank | 4.98 | % | 7,870,621 | — | 7,870,621 | ||||||
Anderson Brothers | 4.74 | % | — | 2,841,034 | 2,841,034 | ||||||
Total debt on contracts |
| $ | 109,752,200 | $ | 11,044,806 | $ | 120,797,006 |
(1) Outstanding balances relate to bank financing for land acquisition and development activities of Other Affiliates for which the Company is the co-obligor or has an indirect guarantee of the indebtedness of the Other Affiliates. In addition, the $8,203,772 of Other Affiliates debt with Wells Fargo Bank as of December 31, 2022, is part of the Wells Fargo Syndication.
Wells Fargo Syndication
In July 2021, the Nieri Group entities entered into a $150,000,000 Syndicated Credit Agreement (“Syndicated Line”) with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”). The Syndicated Line is a three-year revolving credit facility with a maturity date of July 2024, and an option to extend the maturity date for one year that can be exercised upon approval from Wells Fargo. The Syndicated Line also includes a $2,000,000 letter of credit as a sub-facility subjected to the same terms and conditions as the Syndicated Line. The Syndicated Line was amended and restated on March 30, 2023 (“Amendment Date”) in connection with the Business Combination (as defined in Note 1 - Nature of operations and basis of presentation). As a result of the amended and restated agreement, Great Southern Homes, Inc. a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, is now the sole borrower of the Syndicated Line. No significant terms were changed other than described below.
The remaining availability on the Syndicated Line was $86.0 million and $32.0 million as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Company pays a fee ranging between 15 and 30 basis points per annum depending on the unused amount of the Syndicated Line. The fee is computed on a daily basis and paid quarterly in arrears.
The Syndicated Line contains financial covenants, including (a) a minimum tangible net worth of no less than the sum of (x) $65 million and (y) 25% of positive after-tax income until the Amendment Date (which amount is subject to increase over time based on earnings) and no less than $70 million from the Amendment Date until June 30, 2023, and no less than $70 million plus 25% of quarterly earnings on and after June 30, 2023, (b) a maximum leverage covenant that prohibits the leverage ratio from exceeding 2.75 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter until the Amendment Date and 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter after the Amendment Date, (c) a minimum debt service coverage ratio to be less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any fiscal quarter, and (d) a minimum liquidity amount of not less than $15,000,000 at all times and unrestricted cash of not less than $7,500,000 at all times. The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2023. Legacy UHG was in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2022.
The interest rates on the borrowings under the Syndicated Line vary based on the leverage ratio. In connection with the amended and restated Syndicated Line, the benchmark interest rate was converted from LIBOR to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), with no changes in the applicable rate margins. The interest rate is based on the greater of either LIBOR prior to Amendment Date or SOFR
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post Amendment Date plus an applicable margin (ranging from 275 basis points to 350 basis points) based on the Company’s leverage ratio as determined in accordance with a pricing grid, or the base rate plus the aforementioned applicable margin.
Other Affiliates debt
On February 27, 2023, Legacy UHG paid off Wells Fargo debt associated with Other Affiliates in the amount of $8,340,545 and on February 28, 2023, Legacy UHG was released as a co-obliger from the Anderson Brothers debt associated with Other Affiliates in anticipation of the Business Combination that closed on March 30, 2023 as discussed in Note 1. As a result there is no remaining debt balance associated with Other Affiliates as of June 30, 2023.
Subsequent events
On August 10, 2023, the Company amended and restated the existing Syndicated Credit Agreement (“Second Amendment”). As a result of the Second Agreement, GSH, a consolidated subsidiary of the Company, along with the Company are co-borrowers of the Syndicated Credit Agreement.
The Second Amendment provides an increase in facility from $150.0 million to $240.0 million and maturity date extended to August 10, 2026. Wells Fargo Bank and Regions Bank have increased their participation in the Syndicated Line from $55.0 million to $65.0 million and from $35.0 million to $55.0 million, respectively. Texas Capital Bank, Truist Bank and First National Bank are no longer participants of the Syndicated Line while Flagstar Bank, United Bank and Third Coast Bank have joined as new participants of the Syndicated Line with the participation of $50.0 million, $40.0 million and $30.0 million, respectively. Refer to Note 19 - Subsequent events in the notes of the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Leases
The Company leases office spaces in South Carolina under operating lease agreements with related parties, which have a remaining lease term of up to five years, some of which include options to extend on a month-to-month basis, and some of which include options to terminate the lease. These options are excluded from the calculation of the ROU asset and lease liability until it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised. As of June 30, 2023, the future minimum lease payments required under these leases totaled $0.7 million, with $0.2 million payable within 12 months. Further information regarding Company’s leases is provided in Note 11 — Commitments and contingencies to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
Cash Flows
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
The following table summarizes UHG’s cash flows for the periods indicated:
| Six Months Ended June 30, | |||||
| 2023 |
| 2022 | |||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 50,316,249 | $ | 38,588,380 | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) in investing activities |
| 37,966 |
| (115,896) | ||
Net cash provided by (used in) in financing activities |
| 30,148,781 |
| (50,467,579) |
Operating Activities
Net cash flows provided by operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $50.3 million, as compared to cash flows provided of $38.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The difference in cash flows period over period is $11.7 million. This change is attributable to cash provided by a lower investment in inventory of $65.6 million, partially offset by a decrease in accounts payable of $6.8 million and an increase in lot purchase deposits of $10.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. This change was also partially offset by changes in net income adjusted for non-cash transactions provided of $11.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023, as compared to cash flows provided of $44.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. For the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash used to increase investments in inventory was $20.5 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts payable of $14.5 million.
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Investing Activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was attributable to proceeds from a promissory note issued in exchange for the sale of fixed assets and proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $0.1 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2022 was attributable to the purchase of additional property and equipment of $0.1 million and Legacy UHG’s capital contribution in a joint venture of $0.1 million.
Financing Activities
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2023 was $30.1 million compared to net cash used in financing activities of $50.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022. The difference in cash flows period over period is $80.6 million. The increase in financing activities was primarily attributable to cash received of $94.4 million as a result of the Business Combination, PIPE, and recapitalization transactions, proceeds from homebuilding debt of $42.1 million, partially offset by repayment of homebuilding debt of $87.9 million and distributions and net transfers to shareholders and other affiliates of $17.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023. In contrast, during the six months ended June 30, 2022, cash flows used in financing activities included $62.4 million for repayment of homebuilding debt and $58.7 million of cash flows used in distributions and net transfers to shareholders and other affiliates, partially offset by $66.0 million of proceeds from homebuilding debt and $5.6 million of proceeds from other affiliate debt.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no material changes from our critical accounting policies and estimates previously disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Company’s Form S-1/A registration statement filed with the SEC on July 17, 2023, aside from those included below.
Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities
Management analyzes the Company’s investments and transactions under the variable interest model to determine if they are variable interest entities (“VIEs”), and, if so determine whether the Company is the primary beneficiary and consolidation is appropriate. Management reviews its involvement with a VIE and reconsiders that conclusion if there are any changes to the Company’s involvement that arise. To make this determination, management considers factors such as whether the Company could direct finance, determine or limit the scope of the entity, sell or transfer property, direct development or direct other operating decisions. Management consolidates the entity if the Company is the primary beneficiary or if a standalone primary beneficiary does not exist and the Company and its related parties collectively meet the definition of a primary beneficiary. If the investment does not qualify as a VIE under the variable interest model, management then evaluates the entity under the voting interest model to assess if consolidation is appropriate.
The Company has entered into a shared services agreement with a related party that operates in the land development business to provide accounting, IT and HR, and other administrative support services and receive property maintenance services and due diligence and negotiation assistance with purchasing third party finished lots. Management concluded that it has a variable interest in this entity through the service agreement that provides the Company with the obligation to absorb losses and the right to receive benefits based on fees that are below market rates. Additionally, the Company enters into lot option purchase agreements with the same related party to procure land or lots for the construction of homes and has determined that while this related party qualifies as a VIE, it does not however qualify for consolidation as the Company is not the primary beneficiary of the VIE nor does it have the power to direct the VIE’s significant activities. Refer to Note 3 - Summary of significant accounting policies in the notes of the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
Recently Issued/Adopted Accounting Standards
Refer to the section titled “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in Note 3 – Summary of significant accounting policies in the notes to the UHG Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for more information.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
UHG currently has no off-balance sheet arrangements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
The interest rate on the borrowings under our Syndicated Line is based upon SOFR plus an applicable margin ranging between 275 basis points and 350 basis points, based upon our leverage ratio. We are therefore exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on our outstanding debt under our Syndicated Line. As of June 30, 2023, we had $63.9 million outstanding under our Syndicated Line, which carried a weighted average rate of 7.87%. A 100 basis point increase in overall interest rates would negatively affect the Company’s net income by approximately $0.6 million. We did not utilize swaps, forward or option contracts on interest rates or commodities, or other types of derivative financial instruments as of or during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, we did not enter into and currently do not hold, derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.
Our Convertible Note accrues interest at a fixed rate, thus this instrument is not subject to interest rate sensitivity.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
A company’s internal controls over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Prior to the Business Combination, Legacy UHG was not required to maintain an effective system of internal controls as defined by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Upon consummation of the Business Combination, UHG’s management is required to certify financial and other information in its quarterly and annual reports and provide an annual management report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
UHG has identified material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of its annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. UHG identified material weaknesses in UHG’s internal controls in the following areas: (i) failure to properly evaluate certain transactions in accordance with GAAP; (ii) lack of appropriate documented review of related party transactions; (iii) a lack of or improper segregation of duties and second level reviews in certain areas; (iv) failure to retain evidence of review of multiple key controls and lack of formal control review and documentation required by COSO principles; and (v) multiple IT related control deficiencies.
Each of the material weaknesses described above involves control deficiencies that could result in a misstatement of one or more account balances or disclosures that would result in a material misstatement to the UHG financial statements that would not be prevented or detected, and, accordingly, it has determined that these control deficiencies constitute material weaknesses.
UHG is currently in the process of implementing measures and has taken the below steps to address the underlying causes of these material weaknesses and the control deficiencies. Its efforts to date have included the following:
● | updated processes around the accounting for custom revenue in consideration of ASC 606; |
● | updated processes around accounting for warranty expense; |
● | implemented changes to correct the classification of intercompany charges and inventory; and |
● | adopting the COSO framework in order to develop and deploy control activities and assess the effectiveness of internal controls over financial reporting. |
● | Implemented a related party transaction committee to provide oversight of related party transactions; and |
● | Hired new personnel to facilitate second level reviews, and financial reporting oversight |
UHG is also currently implementing additional measures which include:
● | reviewing and enhancing its system of internal controls across all departments to ensure that financial statement line items and disclosures across segments are addressed by sufficiently precise controls; |
● | reviewing and enhancing its internal controls related to the financial statement review process, including review controls over manual journal entries and account reconciliations; |
● | reviewing and enhancing of IT general controls over information systems relevant to financial reporting, including privileged access and segregation of duties; and |
● | realignment of existing personnel and the addition of both internal and external personnel to strengthen management’s review and documentation over internal control over financial reporting. |
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UHG will continue to review and improve its internal controls over financial reporting to address the underlying causes of the material weaknesses and control deficiencies. Such material weaknesses and control deficiencies will not be remediated until UHG’s remediation plan has been fully implemented, and it has concluded that its internal controls are operating effectively for a sufficient period of time.
UHG cannot be certain that the steps it is taking will be sufficient to remediate the control deficiencies that led to its material weaknesses in its internal control over financial reporting or prevent future material weaknesses or control deficiencies from occurring. In addition, UHG cannot be certain that it has identified all material weaknesses and control deficiencies in its internal control over financial reporting or that in the future it will not have additional material weaknesses or control deficiencies in its internal control over financial reporting.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the six months ended June 30, 2023, we completed the Business Combination and the internal controls of Legacy UHG became our internal controls. Except for the efforts to begin remediating the material weaknesses described above, there were no changes during the six months ended June 30, 2023 in Legacy UHG’s internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to material affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Reference is made to Note 11 - Commitments and Contingencies, incorporated herein by reference, to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Form S-1/A registration statement filed with the SEC on July 17, 2023, as amended. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business or results of operations.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
(a) During the quarter ended June 30, 2023, there were no unregistered sales of our securities that were not reported in a Current Report on Form 8-K.
(b) None.
(c) None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) Not applicable.
Item 6. Exhibits
The exhibits required to be filed with this report are set forth on the Exhibit Index hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
The following exhibits are included in this report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2023 (and are numbered in accordance with Item 601 of Regulation S-K).
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
2.1 | ||
3.1 | ||
3.2 | ||
4.1 | ||
4.2 | ||
4.3 | ||
31.1* | ||
31.2* | ||
32.1* | ||
32.2* | ||
101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document | |
101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document | |
101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document | |
101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document | |
101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document | |
104* | Cover page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101) |
* Filed herewith.
Certain instruments defining rights of holders of long-term debt of the company and its consolidated subsidiaries are omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(4)(iii) of Regulation S-K. Upon request, the company agrees to furnish to the SEC copies of such instruments.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED HOMES GROUP, INC. | ||
(Registrant) | ||
Dated: August 14, 2023 | By: | /s/ Keith Feldman |
Keith Feldman | ||
Chief Financial Officer | ||
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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