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Kennedy Wilson Reports First Quarter 2011 Earnings

Kennedy Wilson Reports First Quarter 2011 Earnings

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., May 09, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.(NYSE: KW) ("Kennedy Wilson" or the "Company"), an international real estate investment and services company, today reported a first quarter 2011 net loss attributable to Kennedy Wilson common shareholders of $1.0 million (or $0.02 per basic and diluted share) compared to a loss of $3.1 million (or $0.08 per basic and diluted share) for the same period in 2010. Net income attributable to Kennedy Wilson common shareholders adjusted for stock-based and merger-related compensation expense ("Adjusted Net Income") was $171,000 (or $0.00 per basic share) compared to $990,000 (or $0.03 per basic share) for the same period in 2010.

The Company's earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and stock-based and merger-related compensation expense ("Adjusted EBITDA") for the first quarter 2011 were $15.1 million compared to $5.7 million for the same period in 2010.

1Q 2011 Highlights

Investments

  • The Company's investment account (equity in real estate and loan investments) increased by $20.6 million to $384.3 million at March 31, 2011 from $363.7 million as of December 31, 2010.
  • Kennedy Wilson's total assets topped $500 million.

Improved Adjusted EBITDA Metrics

  • During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, the Company achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $15.1 million, a 165% increase from $5.7 million for the same period in 2010.
  • During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, KW Investments achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $13.8 million, a 176% increase from $5.0 million for the same period in 2010.
  • During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, KW Services achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $1.8 million, a 38% increase from $1.3 million for the same period in 2010.

Robust Acquisition Program

  • During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, the Company and its partners closed $216 million of real estate acquisitions through direct and joint venture investments.

Significant Multifamily Platform

  • Kennedy Wilson's current multifamily platform, owned directly and through joint ventures, consists of 12,906 units (including 1,008 units in escrow and excluding 286 units sold on May 6, 2011) within 78 apartment communities. The units are located in California (53%), the Pacific Northwest (28%) and Japan (19%).
  • The Company's multifamily portfolio, which is 96% occupied, on a trailing 12-month basis produced an annualized net operating income of $123 million (annualized for communities purchased in 2011 and stabilized for one community in lease up). The current debt associated with these properties is approximately $1.5 billion, and Kennedy Wilson's equity interest in the portfolio is approximately 30%. In many cases, in addition to ownership percentage, Kennedy Wilson has a promoted interest in the profits of these investments. Management believes that the Company's multifamily investments are in supply constrained markets which will experience rent growth over the next several years.
  • On May 6, 2011, Kennedy Wilson and its partners sold a 286-unit multifamily project in Anaheim, CA at a 4.8% cap rate.

Expansion of Service Business

  • Management and leasing fees increased by 14% to $5.0 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 from $4.4 million for the same period in 2010, driven primarily by higher asset management fees earned through the increased investment of partner equity.
  • Commissions increased by 44% to $2.6 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2011 from $1.8 million for the same period in 2010, driven primarily by increased acquisition fees generated by the Company's acquisition activities.

Accessed Debt Financing

  • During the three month period ended March 31, 2011, the Company and its equity partners completed $333 million of property level financings at a weighted average interest rate of 2.71%.
  • In April 2011, the Company completed the sale and issuance of $250 million in aggregate principal amount of senior Notes.

"Our first quarter performance reflects the continued growth of the company and in particular, the increase in recurring cash flow from the previous quarter last year," William McMorrow, chairman and CEO of Kennedy Wilson said. "The company is well capitalized, and we continue to see and pursue buying opportunities."

Conference Call and Webcast Details

The Company will hold a live conference call and webcast to discuss results at 7:00 a.m. Pacific Time/10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, May 10.

The direct dial-in number for the conference call is (866) 804-6928 for U.S. and Canada callers and (857) 350-1674 for international callers. The access code for the live call is 46550173.

A replay of the call will be available for one week beginning two hours after the live call and can be accessed by (888) 286-8010 for U.S. and Canada callers and (617) 801-6888 for international callers. The access code for the replay is 66361055.

The webcast will be available at: phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=217898&eventID=4014457. A replay of the webcast will be available two hours after the original webcast on the Company's investor relations web site for one year.

About Kennedy Wilson

Founded in 1977, Kennedy Wilson is an international real estate investment and services company headquartered in Beverly Hills, CA with 22 offices in the U.S. and Japan. The company offers a comprehensive array of real estate services including auction, conventional sales, property services and investment management. Through its fund management and separate account businesses, Kennedy Wilson is a strategic investor of real estate investments in the U.S. and Japan. For further information on Kennedy Wilson, please visit www.kennedywilson.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements made by us in this report and in other reports and statements released by us that are not historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). These forward-looking statements are necessarily estimates reflecting the judgment of our senior management based on our current estimates, expectations, forecasts and projections and include comments that express our current opinions about trends and factors that may impact future operating results. Disclosures that use words such as "believe," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "could," "plan," "expect," "project" or the negative of these, as well as similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance, rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events, many of which are outside of our control, and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results, performance or achievement, or industry results, to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements, expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include these factors and the risks and uncertainties described elsewhere in this report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Item 1A. "Risk Factors" section of our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. Any such forward-looking statements, whether made in this report or elsewhere, should be considered in the context of the various disclosures made by us about our businesses including, without limitation, the risk factors discussed in our filing with the SEC. Except as required under the federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not have any intention or obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, or otherwise.

Non-GAAP Financial Information

In addition to the results reported in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) included within this press release, Kennedy Wilson has provided certain information, which includes non-GAAP financial measures (proforma statement of income, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Net Income per share and Adjusted EBITDA). Such information is reconciled to its closest GAAP measure in accordance with the SEC rules and is included in the attached supplemental data. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures are useful to both management and the Company's shareholders in their analysis of the business and operating performance of the Company. Management also uses this information for operational planning and decision-making purposes. Non-GAAP financial measures are not and should not be considered a substitute for any GAAP measures. Additionally, non-GAAP financial measures as presented by Kennedy Wilson may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
Assets (Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 35,493,000 $ 46,968,000
Accounts receivable 2,569,000 2,097,000
Accounts receivable--related parties 7,337,000 7,062,000
Notes receivable 14,223,000 20,264,000
Notes receivable--related parties 6,749,000 3,837,000
Real estate, net 88,313,000 82,701,000
Investments in joint ventures ($34,719,000 and $34,687,000 carried at fair value as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010) 287,408,000 266,886,000
Loan pool participations 27,092,000 25,218,000
Other assets 8,283,000 8,850,000
Goodwill 23,965,000 23,965,000
Total assets $ 501,432,000 $ 487,848,000
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Accounts payable 577,000 1,504,000
Accrued expenses and other liabilities 9,565,000 9,064,000
Accrued salaries and benefits 2,579,000 10,721,000
Deferred tax liability 25,873,000 25,871,000
Notes payable 23,383,000 24,783,000
Borrowings under line of credit 46,750,000 27,750,000
Mortgage loans payable 39,454,000 35,249,000
Junior subordinated debentures 40,000,000 40,000,000
Total liabilities 188,181,000 174,942,000
Equity
Cumulative Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, $1,000 per share liquidation preference:
6.00% Series A, 100,000 shares issued as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, mandatorily convertible on May 19, 2015 -- --
6.452% Series B, 32,550 shares issued as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, mandatorily convertible on November 3, 2018 -- --
Common stock, $0.0001 par value: 125,000,000 shares authorized, 41,294,596 and 41,177,658 shares issued and 40,180,056 and 41,179,906 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively 4,000 4,000
Additional paid-in capital 285,847,000 284,669,000
Retained earnings 16,781,000 17,777,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income 8,156,000 9,043,000
Common stock held in treasury, at cost, $0.0001 par value, 1,114,540 and 1,111,690 held at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively (11,332,000 ) (11,301,000 )
Total Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. shareholders' equity $ 299,456,000 $ 300,192,000
Noncontrolling interests 13,795,000 12,714,000
Total equity 313,251,000 312,906,000
Total liabilities and equity $ 501,432,000 $ 487,848,000

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,
2011 2010
Revenue
Management and leasing fees $ 2,449,000 $ 2,125,000
Management and leasing fees--related party 2,562,000 2,282,000
Commissions 1,551,000 1,382,000
Commissions--related party 1,010,000 431,000
Sale of real estate 417,000 3,937,000
Rental and other income 738,000 669,000
Total revenue 8,727,000 10,826,000
Operating expenses
Commission and marketing expenses 638,000 771,000
Compensation and related expenses 7,832,000 9,102,000
Cost of real estate sold 397,000 2,714,000
General and administrative 2,813,000 1,758,000
Depreciation and amortization 434,000 285,000
Rental operating expense 411,000 241,000
Total operating expenses 12,525,000 14,871,000
Equity in joint venture income 5,256,000 657,000
Interest income from loan pool participations and notes receivable 2,546,000 651,000
Operating income (loss) 4,004,000 (2,737,000 )
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest income 38,000 63,000
Interest income--related party 228,000 218,000
Interest expense (1,529,000 ) (2,114,000 )
Income (loss) before (provision for) benefit from income taxes 2,741,000 (4,570,000 )
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes (663,000 ) 1,998,000
Net income (loss) 2,078,000 (2,572,000 )
Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests (1,038,000 ) (568,000 )
Net income (loss) attributable to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. 1,040,000 (3,140,000 )
Preferred dividends and accretion of preferred stock issuance costs (2,036,000 ) --
Net loss attributable to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. common shareholders (996,000 ) (3,140,000 )
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax (887,000 ) (196,000 )
Total comprehensive loss $ (1,883,000 ) $ (3,336,000 )
Basic and diluted loss per share
Basic and diluted loss attributable to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. common shareholders $ (0.02 ) $ (0.08 )
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding 40,022,940 38,980,351

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Proforma Statements of Income

(Unaudited)

Three months ended March 31,
2011 2010
Pro Rata Pro Rata
Unconsolidated Proforma Unconsolidated Proforma
Consolidated Investments Total Consolidated Investments Total
Revenue

Management and leasing fees

$ 5,011,000 $ -- $ 5,011,000 $ 4,407,000 $ -- $ 4,407,000
Commissions 2,561,000 -- 2,561,000 1,813,000 -- 1,813,000
Sales of real estate 417,000 6,126,000 6,543,000 3,937,000 -- 3,937,000
Rental and other income 738,000 18,482,000 19,220,000 669,000 5,947,000 6,616,000
Interest income -- 3,239,000 3,239,000 -- 1,879,000 1,879,000
Total revenue 8,727,000 27,847,000 36,574,000 10,826,000 7,826,000 18,652,000
Operating expenses

Commission and marketing expenses

638,000 -- 638,000 771,000 -- 771,000
Compensation and related expenses 7,832,000 -- 7,832,000 9,102,000 -- 9,102,000
Cost of real estate sold 397,000 4,732,000 5,129,000 2,714,000 -- 2,714,000
General and administrative 2,813,000 -- 2,813,000 1,758,000 -- 1,758,000
Rental operating expense 411,000 5,856,000 6,267,000 241,000 2,486,000 2,727,000
Depreciation and amortization 434,000 3,725,000 4,159,000 285,000 1,949,000 2,234,000
Total operating expense 12,525,000 14,313,000 26,838,000 14,871,000 4,435,000 19,306,000
Equity in joint venture income 5,256,000 (5,256,000 ) -- 657,000 (657,000 ) --
Income from loan pool participations and notes receivable 2,546,000 (2,546,000 ) -- 651,000 (651,000 ) --

Operating income (loss)

4,004,000 5,732,000 9,736,000 (2,737,000 ) 2,083,000 (654,000 )
Non-operating income (expense)
Interest income 266,000 (266,000 ) -- 281,000 (281,000 ) --
Interest expense (1,529,000 ) (5,466,000 ) (6,995,000 ) (2,114,000 ) (1,802,000 ) (3,916,000 )
Income (loss) before (provision for) benefit from income taxes 2,741,000 -- 2,741,000 (4,570,000 ) -- (4,570,000 )
Provision for income taxes (663,000 ) -- (663,000 ) 1,998,000 -- 1,998,000
Net income (loss) $ 2,078,000 $ -- $ 2,078,000 $ (2,572,000 ) $ -- $ (2,572,000 )

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Adjusted Net Income

(Unaudited)

Three months ended
March 31, 2011
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
GAAP net loss attributable to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. common shareholders $ (996,000 ) $ (3,140,000 )
Basic shares outstanding 40,022,940 38,980,351
GAAP basic and diluted net income per share $ (0.02 ) $ (0.08 )

GAAP net loss attributable to Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc. common shareholders

$ (996,000 ) $ (3,140,000 )
Non-GAAP adjustments:
Plus: Merger-related and stock-based compensation expense 1,167,000 4,130,000
Adjusted Net Income $ 171,000 $ 990,000

Basic shares outstanding

40,022,940 38,980,351
Basic non-GAAP Adjusted Net Income per share $ 0.00 $ 0.03

Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Adjusted EBITDA

(Unaudited)

Three months ended
March 31, 2011
Three months ended
March 31, 2010
Net income (loss) $ 2,078,000 $ (2,572,000 )
Add back:
Interest expense 1,529,000 2,114,000
Kennedy-Wilson's share of interest expense included in investment in joint ventures and loan pool participations 5,466,000 1,802,000
Depreciation and amortization 434,000 285,000
Kennedy-Wilson's share of depreciation and amortization included in investment in joint ventures 3,725,000 1,949,000
Income taxes 663,000 (1,998,000 )
Merger-related compensation expense -- 2,215,000
Stock-based compensation expense 1,167,000 1,915,000
Adjusted EBITDA $ 15,062,000 $ 5,710,000

SOURCE: Kennedy-Wilson Holdings, Inc.

Kennedy Wilson
Christina Cha
Marketing & Communications Manager
(310) 887-6294
[email protected]
www.kennedywilson.com