EDGAR 10-K Filing

Company CIK: 773141
Filing Year: 2025
Filename: 773141_10-K_2025_0000773141-25-000004.json

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ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Item 1. Business.
(a) General Development of Business
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. We refer to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. as the “Company,” “MDC,” “we” or “our” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and these designations include our subsidiaries unless we state otherwise. We have two primary operations: homebuilding and financial services. Our homebuilding operations consist of wholly-owned subsidiary companies that generally purchase finished lots or develop lots to the extent necessary for the construction and sale primarily of single-family detached homes to first-time and first-time move-up homebuyers under the name “Richmond American Homes.” Our homebuilding operations are comprised of various homebuilding divisions that we consider to be our operating segments. For financial reporting purposes, our homebuilding operations are aggregated into reportable segments as follows: (1) West (includes operations in Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington); (2) Mountain (includes operations in Colorado, Idaho and Utah); and (3) East (includes operations in Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Tennessee and Virginia).
Our financial services operations consist of (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”), which originates mortgage loans primarily for our homebuyers, (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”), which provides insurance coverage primarily to our homebuilding subsidiaries on homes that have been delivered and most of our subcontractors for completed work on those delivered homes, (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. ("StarAmerican"), which is a re-insurer of Allegiant claims, (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc., which offers third-party insurance products to our homebuyers, and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company, which provides title agency services to our homebuilding subsidiaries and our customers in certain states. For financial reporting, we have aggregated our financial services operating segments into reportable segments as follows: (1) mortgage operations (represents HomeAmerican only) and (2) other (all remaining operating segments).
On April 19, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 17, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, SH Residential Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), Clear Line, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 6.2, Section 6.17 and Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement, Sekisui House, Ltd. (“Guarantor”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, all of the Company’s equity securities are owned by Parent and the Company no longer has any of its securities listed and registered under Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).
(c) Description of Business
Our business consists of two primary operations: homebuilding and financial services. Our homebuilding subsidiaries build and sell primarily single-family detached homes that are designed and built to meet local customer preferences. Each homebuilding subsidiary is the general contractor for its projects and retains subcontractors for land development and home construction. Our homebuilding subsidiaries build a variety of home styles in each of their markets, targeting primarily first-time and first-time move-up homebuyers.
For 2024, the percentage of our home deliveries and home sale revenues by state were as follows:
Percentage
of
Deliveries Percentage
of Home Sale
Revenues
Arizona 17 % 14 %
California 22 % 26 %
Nevada 10 % 10 %
New Mexico 1 % 1 %
Oregon 1 % 1 %
Texas 1 % 1 %
Washington 4 % 5 %
West 56 % 58 %
Colorado 16 % 18 %
Idaho 2 % 2 %
Utah 5 % 6 %
Mountain 23 % 26 %
Alabama - % - %
Maryland 1 % 1 %
Tennessee 2 % 1 %
Virginia 4 % 4 %
Florida 14 % 10 %
East 21 % 16 %
Total 100 % 100 %
Our financial services operations include subsidiaries that provide mortgage financing, place title insurance and homeowner insurance for our homebuyers, and provide general liability insurance for our subsidiaries and most of our subcontractors.
Homebuilding Operations
Operating Divisions. The primary functions of our homebuilding segments include land acquisition and development, home construction, sales and marketing, and customer service. Operating decisions are made by our local management teams under the oversight of our Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, defined as two key executives - our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Our organizational structure (i.e., the grouping and reporting of divisions) changes based upon the current needs of the Company. We had 20 active homebuilding operating divisions at December 31, 2024, 19 active homebuilding operating divisions at December 31, 2023, and 21 active homebuilding operating divisions at December 31, 2022.
Corporate Management. Our homebuilding business is managed primarily through members of senior management in our Corporate segment and our four Asset Management Committees (“AMCs”), three for reviewing real estate transactions and one for reviewing corporate transactions. Each real estate AMC is comprised of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and at least one of our other corporate officers, with the corporate AMC comprised of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. All real estate acquisition transactions are reviewed to confirm that the transaction is projected to achieve the objectives established by our decision-making group and must be approved by the designated real estate AMC. Generally, the role of our senior management team and/or AMC includes:
•review and approval of division business plans and budgets;
•oversight of land and home inventory levels;
•review of major personnel decisions; and
•review of capital allocation decisions.
Additionally, our corporate executives and corporate departments generally are responsible for establishing and monitoring compliance with our policies and procedures. Among other things, the corporate office has primary responsibility for:
•asset management and capital allocation;
•treasury;
•insurance and risk management;
•merchandising and marketing;
•national purchasing contracts;
•accounting, tax and internal audit functions;
•legal matters;
•human resources and payroll;
•information technology; and
•training and development.
Housing. Generally, our homebuilding subsidiaries build single-family detached homes in a number of standardized series, designed to provide variety in the size and style of homes for our potential homebuyers. In certain markets, our homebuilding subsidiaries build and sell duplexes and townhomes. Our homebuilding subsidiaries build several different floor plans offering standard and optional features (such as upgraded appliances, cabinetry, flooring, etc.). Differences in sales prices of similar models from market to market depend primarily upon homebuyer demand, home prices offered by our competitors, market conditions (such as home inventory supply levels), location, cost of land, optional features and design specifications. The series of homes offered at a particular location is based on perceived customer preferences, lot size, area demographics and, in certain cases, the requirements of major land sellers and local municipalities. Previously, our homebuilding subsidiaries would focus generally on selling “build-to-order,” also referred to as “dirt sales,” and limit the number of homes started without a contract, also known as “spec homes.” However, with the increase in interest rates, we have seen an increased preference for spec homes that can be closed within 30 - 60 days. As a result, home construction starts have primarily been for spec homes during 2024 in response to this demand.
Land Acquisition and Development. Our homebuilding subsidiaries acquire lots with the intention of constructing and selling homes on the acquired land. Generally, we prefer to purchase finished lots using option contracts, in phases or in bulk for cash. However, given the competitive land market, approximately 45% of the lots we purchased in 2024 were finished lots that required no level of development. In making land purchases, we consider a number of factors, including projected rates of return, estimated gross margins from home sales, sales prices of the homes to be built, mortgage loan limits within the respective county, population and employment growth patterns, proximity to developed areas, estimated cost and complexity of development including environmental and geological factors, quality of schools, estimated levels of competition and demographic trends.
In their option contracts, our homebuilding subsidiaries generally obtain the right to purchase lots in consideration for an option deposit in the form of cash or letters of credit. In the event they elect not to purchase the lots within a specified period of time, they may be required to forfeit the option deposit. Our option contracts do not contain provisions requiring our specific performance.
Our homebuilding subsidiaries may own or have the right under option contracts to acquire undeveloped parcels of real estate that they intend to develop into finished lots. They generally develop land in phases in order to limit our risk in a particular subdivision and to efficiently employ available capital resources. Generally, building permits and utilities are available and zoning is suitable for the current intended use of substantially all of our undeveloped land. When developed, these lots generally will be used in our homebuilding activities. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
Labor and Raw Materials. Materials used in our homebuilding operations are mainly standard items carried by major suppliers. We generally contract for our materials and labor at a fixed price for the anticipated construction period of our homes. This allows us to mitigate the risks associated with increases in the cost of building materials and labor between the time construction begins on a home and the time it is closed. Increases in the cost of building materials and subcontracted labor may reduce gross margins from home sales to the extent that market conditions prevent the recovery of increased costs through higher home sales prices. From time to time and to varying degrees, we may experience shortages in the availability of building materials and/or labor in each of our markets. These shortages and delays may result in delays in the delivery of homes under construction, reduced gross margins from home sales, or both. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above. Discussion of shortages in the availability of building materials and labor are described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors under the heading "Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could continue to increase costs and delay deliveries."
Warranty. Our homebuilding subsidiaries sell their homes with limited third-party warranties that generally provide for one year of coverage for workmanship and materials, two years of coverage for plumbing, electrical, heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, and structural coverage for an amount of time depending on the jurisdiction in which the house was
purchased. Under our agreement with the issuer of the third-party warranties, our homebuilding subsidiaries perform all of the work for the first two years of the warranty coverage and pay for certain work required to be performed subsequent to year two.
Seasonal Nature of Business. The homebuilding industry can experience noticeable seasonality and quarter-to-quarter variability in homebuilding activity levels. The seasonal nature of our business is described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors under the heading “Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.”
Backlog. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, homes under contract but not yet delivered (“backlog”) totaled 390 and 1,890, respectively, with an estimated sales value of $241.1 million and $1.16 billion, respectively. The decrease in backlog year over year is due to our shift from build-to-order homes to spec homes. We anticipate that homes in backlog at December 31, 2024 generally will close during 2025 under their existing home order contracts or through the replacement of an existing contract with a new home order contract. The estimated backlog sales value at December 31, 2024 may be impacted by, among other things, subsequent home order cancellations, incentives provided, and/or options and upgrades selected. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
Customer Service and Quality Control. Our homebuilding divisions are responsible for pre-closing quality control inspections and responding to customers’ post-closing needs. We have a product service and quality control program, focused on improving and/or maintaining the quality of our customers’ complete home buying and homeownership experience.
Sales and Marketing. Our sales and marketing programs are designed to attract homebuyers in a cost-effective manner. We have a centralized in-house advertising and marketing department, including digital marketing, that oversees our efforts to communicate the inherent value of our homes to our prospective homebuyers and distinguish our Richmond American Homes brand from our competitors and other home buying opportunities. The main objective of this team is to generate homebuyer leads, which are actively pursued by our HomeBuyer Resource Center (HBRC) and community sales associates. Our HBRC team consists of new home specialists local to each market we build in, who are dedicated to supporting our digital and phone leads and set appointments for them to meet at one of our sales centers with a community sales associate. Our centralized in-house merchandising team furnishes our model homes and sales centers.
Competition. The homebuilding industry is fragmented and highly competitive. The competitive nature of our business is described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors.
Regulation. Our homebuilding operations are subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, which are described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors.
Financial Services Operations
Mortgage Lending Operations
General. HomeAmerican is a full-service mortgage lender and the principal originator of mortgage loans for our homebuyers. HomeAmerican has a centralized loan processing center where it originates mortgage loans, primarily for our homebuyers.
HomeAmerican is authorized to originate Federal National Mortgage Association (“Fannie Mae”) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (“Freddie Mac”) (together “the government-sponsored enterprises”), Federal Housing Administration-insured (“FHA”), and Department of Veterans Affairs-guaranteed (“VA”) mortgages and is an authorized issuer of Government National Mortgage Association (“Ginnie Mae”) mortgage-backed securities. Furthermore, HomeAmerican also is an authorized loan servicer for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae and, as such, is subject to the rules and regulations of these entities.
HomeAmerican uses a mortgage repurchase facility, internally generated funds, and temporary financing provided by its parent to finance the origination of mortgage loans until they are sold. HomeAmerican sells originated mortgage loans to third-party purchasers on either a bulk or flow basis. Mortgage loans sold on a bulk basis include the sale of a package of substantially similar originated mortgage loans, while sales of mortgage loans on a flow basis are completed as HomeAmerican originates each loan. Mortgage loans sold to third-party purchasers include HomeAmerican’s representations and warranties with respect to certain borrower payment defaults, credit quality issues and/or misstatements made by HomeAmerican or misrepresentations by our homebuyers. Substantially all of the mortgage loans originated by HomeAmerican are sold to third-party purchasers, generally between 5 to 35 days of origination.
Pipeline. HomeAmerican’s mortgage loans in process for which a rate and price commitment had been made to a borrower that had not closed (the “locked pipeline”) at December 31, 2024 and 2023 had an aggregate principal balance of approximately $57.8 million and $229.2 million, respectively, and were under interest rate lock commitments at an average interest rate of 5.62% and 5.88%, respectively.
Forward Sales Commitments. HomeAmerican is exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates. We mitigate our exposure to interest rate market risk relating to mortgage loans held-for-sale and interest rate lock commitments using: (1) forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are commitments to sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, (2) mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and (3) best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded and closed. The market related risks in our business are described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors.
Competition. HomeAmerican has significant competition with other mortgage bankers to arrange financing for our homebuyers. The competitive nature of our mortgage business is described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors.
Regulation. Our mortgage lending operations are subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, which are described in more detail in our description of Risk Factors.
Insurance Operations
General. Allegiant and StarAmerican were formed to provide insurance coverage of homebuilding risks for our homebuilding subsidiaries and most of our homebuilding subcontractors. Allegiant was organized as a risk retention group under the Federal Liability Risk Retention Act of 1981. Allegiant, which began operations in June of 2004, is licensed as a Class 3 Stock Insurance Company by the Division of Insurance of the State of Hawaii and is subject primarily to the regulations of its state of incorporation. StarAmerican is a single parent captive insurance company licensed by the Division of Insurance of the State of Hawaii. Pursuant to agreements executed on an annual basis since June of 2004, StarAmerican has re-insured Allegiant for all claims in excess of $50,000 per occurrence up to $3.0 million per occurrence prior to July 1, 2022, and up to $5.0 million per occurrence subsequent to July 1, 2022, subject to various aggregate limits.
Allegiant generates premium revenue generally by providing to its customers, comprised of the Company’s homebuilding subsidiaries and most subcontractors of the Company’s homebuilding subsidiaries, general liability insurance on homes sold by our homebuilding subsidiaries and for work performed in completed subdivisions. Allegiant seeks to provide to its customers coverage and insurance rates that are competitive with other insurers. StarAmerican generates premium revenue by providing re-insurance coverage to Allegiant. Allegiant and StarAmerican incur expenses for actual losses and loss adjustment expenses and for reserves established based on actuarial studies including known facts, such as our experience with similar insurance cases and historical trends involving insurance claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid insurance claims, claim severity, claim frequency patterns and interpretations of circumstances including changing regulatory and legal environments.
Regulation. Allegiant and StarAmerican are licensed in the State of Hawaii and, therefore, are subject to regulation by the Hawaii Insurance Division. This regulation includes restrictions and oversight regarding: types of insurance provided; investment options; required capital and surplus; financial and information reporting; use of auditors, actuaries and other service providers; periodic examinations; and other operational items. Additionally, as a risk retention group, Allegiant is also registered in other states where certain MDC homebuilding subsidiaries do business.
Insurance Agency Operations
American Home Insurance is an insurance agency that sells primarily homeowners, personal property and casualty insurance products in the same markets where our homebuilding subsidiaries operate and primarily to our homebuyers.
Title Operations
American Home Title provides title agency services to the Company and its homebuyers in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Virginia.
Human Capital Resources
The table below summarizes the approximate number of employees for our combined Homebuilding, combined Financial Services and Corporate segments at December 31, 2024 and 2023.
December 31,
2024 2023
Homebuilding 1,323 1,305
Financial Services 246 208
Corporate 257 247
Total 1,826 1,760
We believe our employees are one of our greatest assets and our Company is made up of diverse, talented and dedicated employees working together to achieve common and rewarding goals. We value integrity, hard work, dedication, energy and teamwork. Our goal is to promote an environment where employees are encouraged to do their best work with high professional standards, team collaboration and customer excellence.
At MDC we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. Our management teams and all of our employees are expected to exhibit and promote honest, ethical and respectful conduct in the workplace. We have implemented and maintained a corporate compliance program to provide guidance for everyone associated with the Company, including its employees, officers and directors (the "Code"). Annual review of the Code is required and it, in summary, prohibits unlawful or unethical activity, including discrimination, and directs our employees, officers, and directors to avoid actions that, even if not unlawful or unethical, might create an appearance of illegality or impropriety. In addition, the Code includes required annual training on preventing, identifying, reporting and stopping any type of unlawful discrimination.
We recognize that we are in a competitive marketplace when it comes to finding top talent. Our leaders across all levels of the organization consistently review their business metrics to determine appropriate workforce planning goals. We offer a variety of career paths for our employees; which includes consistent training and development through online resources, job shadowing, mentoring, etc. Our employees may participate in a robust benefits program, which includes a focus on health and wellness, and we offer a variety of other employee perks. We believe our compensation packages and benefits are competitive with others in our industry. We are committed to consistently evaluating total compensation across all positions within the Company.
As we look to the future, we will continue to leverage the core principles and practices that contributed to our past achievements, while welcoming new perspectives that allow our organization to evolve with the changing economic landscape. We will maintain our commitment to quality craftsmanship, providing excellent customer service, hiring from within when possible and fostering an internal culture that supports collaboration and teamwork as well as work-life balance.
(e) Available Information
The Company has ceased to be subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act but continues to voluntarily file our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports that are filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The Company, in its sole discretion, may stop making filings with the SEC at any time and no assumptions should be made as to continued reporting with the SEC. The SEC maintains an internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is at http://www.sec.gov. Further, the Company maintains a website at www.mdcholdings.com.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Public health issues such as a pandemic or epidemic could harm business and results of operations of the Company.
Demand for our homes is dependent on a variety of macroeconomic factors, such as employment levels, availability of financing for homebuyers, interest rates, consumer confidence and spending, wage growth and inflation, household formations, levels of new and existing homes for sale, cost of land, labor and construction materials, demographic trends and housing demand. These factors, in particular consumer confidence, can be significantly and adversely affected by a variety of factors beyond our control. Specifically, an epidemic, pandemic, or similar public health issue could significantly disrupt us from operating our business in the ordinary course for an extended period, and thereby, along with associated economic and/or consumer confidence instability, have a material adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Changes in general economic, real estate and other business conditions may have an adverse effect on the homebuilding and mortgage industries, which could have a negative impact on our business.
The homebuilding industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in industry conditions, the national political environment and general economic conditions such as:
•employment levels;
•availability of financing for homebuyers;
•interest rates;
•consumer confidence and spending;
•wage growth;
•inflation;
•household formations;
•levels of new and existing homes for sale;
•cost of land, labor and construction materials;
•demographic trends; and
•housing demand.
These conditions may exist on a national level or may affect some of the regions or markets in which we operate more than others. When adverse conditions affect any of our larger markets, they could have a proportionately greater impact on us than on some other homebuilding companies.
Changes to monetary policy or other actions by the Federal Reserve could have and have had an adverse effect on interest rates (including mortgage interest rates), equity markets and consumer confidence. Adverse effects could cause and have caused us to experience declines in the market value of our inventory and the demand for our homes, resulting in a negative impact to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
An oversupply of alternatives to new homes, including foreclosed homes, homes held for sale or rent by investors and speculators, other existing homes, and rental properties, can also reduce our ability to sell new homes, depress new home prices and reduce our margins on the sale of new homes. High levels of foreclosures and short-sales not only contribute to additional inventory available for sale, but also can reduce appraisal valuations for new homes, potentially resulting in lower sales prices.
Terrorist attacks, acts of war, other acts of violence or threats to national security, and any corresponding response by the United States or others, or related domestic or international instability, may adversely affect general economic conditions or cause a slowdown of the economy.
As a result of the foregoing matters, potential customers may be less willing or able to buy our homes. In the future, our pricing strategies may be limited by market conditions. We may be unable to change the mix of our home offerings, reduce the costs of the homes we build or offer more affordable homes to maintain our gross margins or satisfactorily address changing market conditions in other ways. In addition, cancellations of home sales contracts in backlog may increase as homebuyers choose to not honor their contracts.
Additionally, the factors discussed above may increase our counterparty risk, which may include, among others, banks under our credit facilities and mortgage purchasers who may not be willing or able to perform on obligations to us. To the extent a third-party is unable or unwilling to meet its obligations, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted.
Our mortgage operations are closely related to our homebuilding business, as HomeAmerican originates mortgage loans principally to purchasers of the homes we build. Therefore, a decrease in the demand for our homes because of the preceding matters may also adversely affect the financial results of this segment of our business. Furthermore, any adverse changes in the economic conditions discussed previously could increase the default rate on the mortgages we originate, which may adversely affect our ability to sell the mortgages, the pricing we receive upon the sale of mortgages, or our potential exposure to recourse regarding mortgage loan sales.
These challenging conditions are complex and interrelated. We cannot predict their occurrence or severity, nor can we provide assurance that our responses would be successful.
Increased competition levels in the homebuilding and mortgage lending industries could have a negative impact on our homebuilding and mortgage operations.
The homebuilding industry is fragmented and highly competitive. Our homebuilding subsidiaries compete with numerous public and private homebuilders, including a number that are substantially larger than us and may have greater financial resources than we do. Our homebuilding subsidiaries also compete with subdivision developers and land development companies, some of which are themselves homebuilders or affiliates of homebuilders. Homebuilders compete for customers, land, building materials, subcontractor labor and desirable financing. Competition for home orders is based primarily on home sales price, location of property, home style, financing available to prospective homebuyers, quality of homes built, customer service and general reputation in the community, and may vary market-by-market and/or submarket-by-submarket. Additionally, competition within the homebuilding industry can be impacted by an excess supply of new and existing homes available for sale resulting from a number of factors, including, among other things, increases in the number of new home communities, increases in speculative homes available for sale and increases in home foreclosures. Increased competition can result in a decrease in our net new home orders, a decrease in our home sales prices and/or an increase in our home sales incentives in an effort to generate new home sales and maintain homes in backlog until they close. These competitive pressures may negatively impact our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our mortgage lending subsidiary, HomeAmerican, experiences competition from numerous banks and other mortgage bankers and brokers, many of which are larger and may have greater financial resources. As a result, these competitors may be able to offer better pricing and/or mortgage loan terms, more relaxed underwriting criteria and a greater range of products, which could negatively impact the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of our mortgage operations.
If land is not available at reasonable prices or terms, we could be required to scale back our operations in a given market and/or we may operate at lower levels of profitability.
Our operations depend on our homebuilding subsidiaries’ ability to obtain land for the development of our residential communities at reasonable prices and with terms that meet our underwriting criteria. Our ability to obtain land for new residential communities may be adversely affected by changes in the general availability of land, the willingness of land sellers to sell land at reasonable prices, competition for available land, availability of financing to acquire land, zoning, regulations that limit housing density, and other market conditions. If the supply of land, and especially finished lots, appropriate for development of residential communities is limited because of these factors, or for any other reason, the number of homes that our homebuilding subsidiaries build and sell may decline. To the extent that we are unable to purchase land timely or enter into new contracts for the purchase of land at reasonable prices, due to the lag time between the time we acquire land and the time we begin selling homes, we may be required to scale back our operations in a given market and/or we may operate at lower levels of profitability. As a result, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be negatively impacted.
Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could continue to increase costs and delay deliveries.
The residential construction industry experiences price fluctuations and shortages in labor and materials from time to time. Shortages in labor can be due to: competition for labor, work stoppages, labor disputes, shortages in qualified trades people, lack of availability of adequate utility infrastructure and services, or our need to rely on local subcontractors who may not be adequately capitalized or insured. Labor and material shortages can be more severe during periods of strong demand for housing or during periods in which the markets where we operate experience natural disasters that have a significant impact on existing residential and commercial structures. Additionally, we could experience labor shortages as a result of subcontractors going out of business or leaving the residential construction market due to low levels of housing production and volumes. Pricing for labor and materials can be affected by the factors discussed above, changes in energy prices, and various other national, regional and local economic factors. In addition, environmental and other regulations and import tariffs and trade restrictions have had, and in the future could continue to have, an adverse impact on the cost of certain raw materials such as lumber. Recalls of materials driven by manufacturing defects can drive shortages in materials and delay the delivery of homes. Any of these circumstances could give rise to delays in the start or completion of our residential communities, increase the cost of developing one or more of our residential communities and/or increase the construction cost of our homes.
We generally are unable to pass on increases in construction costs on build-to-order homes to customers who have already entered into sales contracts, as those sales contracts fix the price of the homes at the time the contracts are signed, which generally is in advance of the construction of the home. With our increase in the number of spec homes due to spec construction starts, we may see an increase in our ability to pass on increases in construction costs to customers should market conditions permit. To the extent that market conditions prevent the recovery of increased costs, including, among other things, subcontracted labor, finished lots, building materials, and other resources, through higher selling prices, our financial position, cash flows and operating results, including our gross margin from home sales, could be negatively impacted.
If mortgage interest rates continue to rise, if down payment requirements are increased, if loan limits are decreased, or if mortgage financing otherwise becomes less available, it could adversely affect our business.
Mortgage liquidity influenced by governmental entities like the FHA, VA, USDA and Ginnie Mae or government-sponsored enterprises (“GSEs”) like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to be an important factor in marketing our homes. Financial losses or other factors may limit, restrict or otherwise curtail their ability or willingness to insure mortgage loans, offer insurance at rates and on terms that are not prohibitive, or purchase mortgage loans. Should this occur, it may negatively impact the availability of mortgage financing and our sales of new homes.
We believe that the liquidity provided by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae to the mortgage industry has been very important to the housing market. Any reduction in the availability of the liquidity provided by these institutions could adversely affect interest rates, mortgage availability and our sales of new homes and mortgage loans.
Loans sold to or insured by the GSEs are subject to various loan limits. Decreases in these loan limits may require homebuyers to make larger down payments or obtain more restrictive non-conforming or “jumbo” mortgages, which could adversely impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Even if potential customers do not need financing, changes in the availability of mortgage products may make it harder for them to sell their current homes to potential buyers who need financing.
If interest rates continue to increase, the costs of owning a home may continue to be affected and could result in further reductions in the demand for our homes. During fiscal 2022 and into 2023, the increase in mortgage interest rates had a significant impact on the demand for our homes.
Changes to tax laws, incentives or credits currently available to our customers may negatively impact our business.
Many homeowners receive substantial tax benefits in the form of tax deductions against their personal taxable income for mortgage interest and property tax payments and the loss or reduction of these deductions could affect homeowners’ net cost of owning a home. Significant changes to existing tax laws, such as the ability to deduct mortgage interest and real property taxes, may result in an increase in the total cost of home ownership and may make the purchase of a home less attractive to buyers. This could adversely impact demand for and/or sales prices of new homes, which would have a negative impact on our business.
A decline in the market value of our homes or carrying value of our land could continue to have a negative impact on our business.
Our homebuilding subsidiaries acquire land for the replacement of land inventory and/or expansion within our current markets and may, from time to time, purchase land for expansion into new markets. The fair value of our land and land under development inventory and housing completed or under construction inventory depends on market conditions. Factors that can impact our determination of the fair value of our inventory primarily include home sale prices, levels of home sale incentives and home construction and land costs. Our home sale prices and/or levels of home sale incentives can be impacted by, among other things, uncertainty in the homebuilding and mortgage industries or the United States/global economy overall, decreased demand for new homes, decreased home prices offered by our competitors, home foreclosure and short-sale levels, decreased ability of our homebuyers to obtain suitable mortgage loan financing and high levels of home order cancellations. Under such circumstances, we may be required to record impairments of our inventory. Any such inventory impairments would have a negative impact on our financial position and results of operations. During fiscal 2022 and into 2023, the increase in mortgage interest rates had a significant impact on the homebuilding industry causing home sale prices to decrease and home sale incentives to increase across the industry. This has resulted in inventory impairments in certain of our communities due to the decline in the market value of our housing completed or under construction and land and land under development inventory.
Natural disasters could cause an increase in home construction costs, as well as delays, and could negatively impact our business.
The climates and geology of many of the markets in which we operate present increased risks of natural disasters. To the extent that hurricanes, severe storms, earthquakes, droughts, floods, heavy or prolonged precipitation, wildfires or other natural disasters or similar events occur, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of our business may be negatively impacted.
Changes in energy prices or regulations may have an adverse effect on our cost of building homes.
Some of the markets in which we operate are impacted by regulations related to energy, such as setbacks required from oil / gas drilling operations or restrictions on the use of land. To the extent that these regulations are modified, the value of land we already own or the availability of land we are looking to purchase may decline, which may adversely impact the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of our business. Furthermore, pricing offered by our suppliers and subcontractors can be adversely affected by increases in various energy costs resulting in a negative impact to our financial position, results of operations and cash flows of our business.
We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets, and disruptions in these markets could have an adverse impact on the results of our business.
We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets. Our requirements for additional capital, whether to finance operations or to service or refinance our existing indebtedness, fluctuate as market conditions and our financial performance and operations change. We cannot provide assurance that we will maintain cash reserves and generate sufficient cash flow from operations in an amount to enable us to service our debt or to fund other liquidity needs.
The availability of additional capital, whether from private capital sources or the public capital markets, fluctuates as our financial condition and market conditions in general change. There may be times when the private capital markets and the public debt or equity markets lack sufficient liquidity or when our securities cannot be sold at attractive prices, in which case we would not be able to access capital from these sources. Additionally, any reduction in our credit ratings and/or a weakening of our financial condition, could adversely affect our ability to obtain necessary funds. Even if financing is available, it could be costly or have other adverse consequences.
In addition, the sources and terms and conditions of our mortgage repurchase facility are subject to change. These changes may impact, among other things, availability of capital, cost of borrowings, collateral requirements and collateral advance rates.
Our business is subject to numerous federal, state and local laws and regulations concerning land development, construction of homes, sales, mortgage lending, environmental and other aspects of our business. These laws and regulations could give rise to additional liabilities or expenditures, or restrictions on our business.
Our operations are subject to continuing compliance requirements mandated by applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations, including zoning and land use ordinances, building, plumbing and electrical codes, contractors’ licensing laws, state insurance laws, federal and state human resources laws and regulations, and health and safety laws and regulations. Various localities in which we operate have imposed (or may impose in the future) fees on developers to fund schools, road improvements and low and moderate-income housing.
Availability of and costs related to permit, water/sewer tap, and impact fees can impact our homebuilding operations. From time to time, various municipalities in which our homebuilding subsidiaries operate restrict or place moratoria on the availability of utilities, including water and sewer taps. Additionally, certain jurisdictions in which our homebuilding subsidiaries operate have proposed or enacted “slow growth” or “no growth” initiatives and other measures that may restrict the number of building permits available in any given year. These initiatives or other similar measures could reduce our ability to open new subdivisions and build and sell homes in the affected markets. The availability issues previously discussed and any increases in costs of these fees may negatively impact our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Our homebuilding operations also are affected by regulations pertaining to availability of water, municipal sewage treatment capacity, land use, dust controls, oil and gas operations, building materials, population density and preservation of endangered species, natural terrain and vegetation.
We are subject to growing local, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning the protection of public health and the environment. These include regulating the emission or discharge of materials into the environment such as greenhouse gas emissions, storm water runoff, the handling, use, storage and disposal of hazardous substances, and impacts to wetlands and other sensitive environments. These restrictions and requirements could increase our operating costs and require additional capital investment, which could negatively impact our financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Further, we have extensive operations in the western United States, where some of the most extensive environmental laws and building construction standards in the country have been enacted. We believe we are in compliance in all material respects with existing governmental environment restrictions, standards and regulations applicable to our business, and such compliance has not had a material impact on our business. Given the emerging and rapid changes of environmental laws and other matters that may arise that are not currently known, we cannot predict our future exposure, and our future costs to achieve compliance or remedy potential violations could be significant.
The particular environmental laws and regulations that apply to any given homebuilding project vary greatly according to a particular site’s location, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former uses. These environmental laws may result in project delays, cause us to incur substantial compliance and other costs and/or prohibit or severely restrict homebuilding activity in certain environmentally sensitive locations. Environmental laws and regulations may also have a negative impact on the availability and price of certain raw materials, such as lumber.
Our revolving credit facility contains representations regarding anti-corruption and sanctions laws, a violation of which could result in an event of default.
We also are subject to rules and regulations with respect to originating, processing, selling and servicing mortgage loans, which, among other things: prohibit discrimination and establish underwriting guidelines; provide for audits and inspections; require appraisals and/or credit reports on prospective borrowers and disclosure of certain information concerning credit and settlement costs; establish maximum loan amounts; prohibit predatory lending practices; and regulate the referral of business to affiliated entities.
The regulatory environment for mortgage lending is complex and ever changing and has led to an increase in the number of audits and examinations in the industry. These examinations can include consumer lending practices, sales of mortgages to financial institutions and other investors and the practices in the financial services segments of homebuilding companies. New rules and regulations or revised interpretations of existing rules and regulations applicable to our mortgage lending operations could result in more stringent compliance standards, which may substantially increase costs of compliance.
In the ordinary course of business, we are required to obtain surety bonds, the unavailability of which could adversely affect our business.
As is customary in the homebuilding industry, we often are required to provide surety bonds to secure our performance under construction contracts, development agreements and other arrangements. Our ability to obtain surety bonds primarily depends upon our credit rating, capitalization, working capital, past performance, management expertise and certain external factors, including the overall capacity of the surety market and the underwriting practices of surety bond issuers. The ability to obtain surety bonds also can be impacted by the willingness of insurance companies to issue surety bonds. If we are unable to obtain surety bonds when required, our financial position, results of operations and cash flows could be adversely impacted.
Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.
As a homebuilder, we are subject to construction defect and home warranty claims, as well as claims associated with the sale and financing of our homes arising in the ordinary course of business. These types of claims can be costly. The costs of insuring against or directly paying for construction defect and product liability claims can be high and the amount of coverage offered by insurance companies may be limited. If we are not able to obtain adequate insurance against these claims, we may incur additional expenses that would have a negative impact on our results of operations in future reporting periods. Additionally, changes in the facts and circumstances of our pending litigation matters could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans, could negatively impact our business.
We are subject to risks associated with mortgage loans, including conventional mortgage loans, FHA and VA mortgage loans, second mortgage loans, high loan-to-value mortgage loans and jumbo mortgage loans (mortgage loans with principal balances that exceed various thresholds in our markets). These risks may include, among other things, compliance with mortgage loan underwriting criteria and the associated homebuyers’ performance, which could require HomeAmerican to repurchase certain of those mortgage loans or provide indemnification. Repurchased mortgage loans and/or the settlement of claims associated with such loans could have a negative impact on HomeAmerican’s financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.
We may experience noticeable seasonality and quarter-to-quarter variability in homebuilding activity levels. As a spec builder, the number of homes delivered and the associated home sale revenues are generally consistent with the recent number of net new orders, which is typically higher during the first and second quarters.
We are dependent on the services of key employees, and the loss of their services could hurt our business.
Although we believe that we have made provision for adequately staffing current operations, because of competition for experienced homebuilding industry personnel, retaining our skilled people is an important area of focus. Our future success depends, in part, on our ability to attract, train and retain skilled personnel. If we are unable to retain our key employees or attract, train and retain other skilled personnel in the future, it could have an adverse impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Information technology failures and cybersecurity breaches could harm our business.
We use information technology and other computer resources to carry out important operational activities and to maintain our business records. These information technology systems are dependent upon electronic systems and other aspects of the internet infrastructure. A material breach in the security of our information technology systems or other data security controls could result in third parties obtaining or corrupting customer, employee or company data. To date, we have not had a material breach of data security, however such occurrences could have a material and adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.
Financial industry turmoil could materially and adversely affect our liquidity and consolidated financial statements.
The banking industry experienced certain bank failures and other turmoil in 2023. The failure of other banks or financial institutions, if it occurs, could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity or consolidated financial statements if we have placed cash or other deposits at such banks or financial institutions, or if such banks or financial institutions, or any substitute or additional banks or financial institutions, participate in our Revolving Credit Facility. Under our Revolving Credit
Facility, non-defaulting lenders are not obligated to cover or acquire a defaulting lender’s respective commitment to fund loans or to issue letters of credit and may be unwilling to issue additional letters of credit if we do not enter into arrangements to address the risk with respect to the defaulting lender (which may include cash collateral). If the non-defaulting lenders are unable or unwilling to cover or acquire a defaulting lender’s respective commitment, we may not be able to access the Revolving Credit Facility’s full borrowing or letter of credit capacity to support our business needs. In addition, if a buyer under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which is used to fund mortgage originations, fails or is unable or unwilling to fulfill its obligations, HomeAmerican may be limited in its ability to provide mortgage loans to our homebuyers, which may prevent them from closing on their homes at the time expected or at all.
Litigation challenging the completion of the Merger Agreement may be costly.
Lawsuits have and may continue to be filed against us, our Board of Directors or other parties to the Merger Agreement, challenging our acquisition by Parent or making other claims in connection therewith. These types of litigation can be costly. Additionally, changes in the facts and circumstances of our pending litigation matters could have a material impact on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows.

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ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Item 2. Properties.
Our corporate office is located at 4350 South Monaco Street, Denver, Colorado 80237, where we lease all 144,000 square feet of office space in the building. In many of our markets, our homebuilding divisions and other MDC subsidiaries lease additional office space. While we are currently satisfied with the suitability and capacity of our office locations to meet our current business needs, we continue to evaluate them in view of market conditions and the size of our operations.

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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
This information required with respect to this item can be found in Part II, Item 8, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, "Note 17. Commitments and Contingencies" in this annual report and is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.

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ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURE
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Prior to the Merger, shares of our common stock were registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) under the ticker symbol MDC. As a result of the Merger, effective on April 19, 2024, the Company filed with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of all shares of the Company’s Common Stock from the NYSE, as well as the deregistration of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. As a result, the Company’s Common Stock was no longer listed on the NYSE. The Parent is the sole record holder of the Company's Common Stock. No other shares remain issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
The table below sets forth the cash dividends declared and paid in 2024, 2023 and 2022:
Date of
Declaration
Date of
Payment
Dividend
per Share
Total
Dividends
Paid
(In thousands)
First Quarter
01/17/24 02/21/24 $ 0.55 $ 41,276
Third Quarter N/A 08/27/24 N/A $ 41,300
Fourth Quarter N/A 12/17/24 N/A $ 41,300
N/A $ 123,876
First Quarter 01/23/23 02/22/23 $ 0.50 $ 36,543
Second Quarter 04/17/23 05/24/23 0.50 36,565
Third Quarter 07/24/23 08/23/23 0.55 41,064
Fourth Quarter 10/23/23 11/22/23 0.55 41,065
$ 2.10 $ 155,237
First Quarter 01/24/22 02/23/22 $ 0.50 $ 35,583
Second Quarter 04/26/22 05/25/22 0.50 35,580
Third Quarter 07/26/22 08/24/22 0.50 35,622
Fourth Quarter 10/24/22 11/23/22 0.50 35,632
$ 2.00 $ 142,417

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Item 6. [Reserved]

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Item 1A, Risk Factors.” This section of this Form 10-K generally discusses 2024 and 2023 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2024 and 2023. Discussions of 2022 items and year-to-year comparisons between 2023 and 2022 that are not included in this Form 10-K can be found in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Part II, Item 7 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues $ 5,285,366 $ 4,520,296 $ 5,586,264
Home cost of sales (4,347,342) (3,684,487) (4,214,379)
Inventory impairments (16,750) (29,700) (121,875)
Total cost of sales (4,364,092) (3,714,187) (4,336,254)
Gross profit 921,274 806,109 1,250,010
Gross margin % 17.4 % 17.8 % 22.4 %
Selling, general and administrative expenses (619,536) (429,894) (536,395)
Interest and other income 55,021 73,567 10,843
Transaction Costs (39,361) - -
Other income (expense), net
(5,872) 350 (32,991)
Homebuilding pretax income 311,526 450,132 691,467
Financial Services:
Revenues 148,686 122,570 131,723
Expenses (74,767) (62,942) (71,327)
Other income (expense), net 19,957 16,345 7,991
Financial services pretax income 93,876 75,973 68,387
Income before income taxes 405,402 526,105 759,854
Provision for income taxes (82,172) (125,100) (197,715)
Net income $ 323,230 $ 401,005 $ 562,139
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities $ (66,660) $ 561,630 $ 905,646
Investing Activities $ 66,134 $ 469,443 $ (585,885)
Financing Activities $ (803,279) $ (105,271) $ (206,125)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Overview
Industry Conditions and Outlook for MDC*
During the year ended December 31, 2024, the homebuilding industry improved compared to the prior year, as demand for homes stabilized. During 2024, the market for new homes has benefited from a healthy job market and the stabilization of interest rates, alongside Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, which have given consumers the confidence to move forward with their home purchase decisions. Concurrently, the housing market continues to see inventory levels that remain undersupplied relative to demand due to (1) the underproduction of new homes over the past decade, and (2) the continuing low levels of existing home resale inventory as the majority of homeowners with a mortgage have an interest rate below 4%.
We continue executing on our strategic plan to build more quick move-in inventory in order to meet ongoing consumer preferences. We ended the quarter with 28.1 unsold homes under construction excluding model homes ("speculative homes" or "spec homes") per active community and 8.2 completed spec homes per active community. Our timely pivot to building more spec homes has helped drive order volume, minimize cancellation activity and address the needs of first-time homebuyers. Further, the pivot helped drive a decrease in construction cycle times.
We believe that we are well equipped to navigate any continued market volatility given our strong financial position. We ended the quarter with total cash and cash equivalents of $837.9 million, total liquidity of $1.72 billion, a debt-to-capital ratio of 33.5% and no senior note maturities until 2030.
Results for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2024
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we reported net income of $323.2 million, a 19% decrease compared to net income of $401.0 million for the prior year period. Our Corporate segment was the driver of the difference, as pretax income decreased by $174.6 million. This was slightly offset by our homebuilding and financial services business, as pretax income increased $36.0 million, or 8% and $17.9 million, or 24%, respectively. The decrease in our Corporate segment was driven by a 220 basis point increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of homebuilding revenue. This increase was driven by the accelerated vesting of equity awards and key executives' transaction bonuses in connection with the closing of the Merger. Further contributing to the decrease was $39.4 million of transaction costs related to the Merger incurred during the year ended December 31, 2024. The decrease in our Corporate segment pretax income was partially offset by an increase in our homebuilding business pretax income driven by a 17% increase in home sale revenues, partially offset by a 40 basis point decrease in gross margins from home sales. The decrease in gross margin from home sales was driven largely by increased incentive levels, partially offset by inventory impairments of $29.7 million during the prior year compared to $16.8 million in the current year. The increase in financial services pretax income was due to our mortgage operations as well as our other financial services operations. The increase in pretax income for our mortgage operations was driven by increased volume due to our homebuilding operations and increased capture rate. This was partially offset by increased salary related expenses driven by higher headcount and commissions. The increase in other financial services operations was driven by our insurance operations, which saw an increase in revenue due to an increase in homes closed. Our financial services business saw an increase in interest income due to an increase in average cash year-over-year.
* See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
Homebuilding
Pretax Income (Loss)
Year Ended December 31,
2024 Change 2023 Change 2022
Amount % Amount %
(Dollars in thousands)
West $ 289,095 $ 69,535 32 % $ 219,560 $ (193,866) (47) % $ 413,426
Mountain 129,206 (14,632) (10) % 143,838 (101,618) (41) % 245,456
East 45,321 (18,901) (29) % 64,222 (62,602) (49) % 126,824
Corporate (152,096) (174,608) (776) % 22,512 116,751 124 % (94,239)
Total homebuilding pretax income $ 311,526 $ (138,606) (31) % $ 450,132 $ (241,335) (35) % $ 691,467
Homebuilding pretax income for 2024 was $311.5 million, a decrease of $138.6 million from $450.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The decrease was due to a 220 basis point increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues, a 40 basis point decrease in gross margins from homes sales and $39.4 million of transaction costs related to the Merger. These decreases were partially offset by 17% increase in home sale revenues and a 44% decrease in inventory impairments.
Our West segment experienced a $69.5 million year-over-year increase in pretax income, due to an increase in gross margin from home sales and a 18% increase in home sale revenues. Our Mountain segment experienced a $14.6 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, as a result of a decrease in gross margin from home sales, partially offset by a 8% increase in home sale revenues. Our East segment experienced a $18.9 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, due primarily to a decrease in gross margin from home sales, partially offset by a 32% increase in home sale revenues. Our Corporate segment experienced a $174.6 million decrease in pretax income from the prior year, due to the accelerated vesting of equity awards, key executives' transaction bonuses and transaction costs in connection with the closing of the Merger, decrease in interest income and bonus compensation that was historically paid in the form of equity awards that were instead paid in cash. This was partially offset by decreased stock-based compensation expenses.
Assets
December 31, Change
2024 2023 Amount %
(Dollars in thousands)
West $ 2,261,391 $ 2,155,357 $ 106,034 5 %
Mountain 1,055,134 874,031 181,103 21 %
East 593,167 459,078 134,089 29 %
Corporate 770,099 1,608,726 (838,627) (52) %
Total homebuilding assets $ 4,679,791 $ 5,097,192 $ (417,401) (8) %
Total homebuilding assets decreased 8% from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, driven by our Corporate segment. The decrease in the Corporate segment was driven by a decrease in cash and cash equivalents as a result of funding $664.6 million of the aggregate consideration of the Merger. The increase in our East and Mountain segments were driven by increased housing completed and under construction at period end, due to an increase in the number of homes under construction at period end. The increase in our West segment was driven by increased land and land under development due to increased land purchases at the end of the year.
New Home Deliveries & Home Sale Revenues:
Changes in home sale revenues are impacted by changes in the number of new homes delivered and the average selling price of those delivered homes. Commentary for each of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.
December 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West
5,416 $ 3,090,796 $ 570.7 4,821 $ 2,624,373 $ 544.4 12 % 18 % 5 %
Mountain
2,210 1,364,510 617.4 2,028 1,267,586 625.0 9 % 8 % (1) %
East
1,972 830,060 420.9 1,379 628,337 455.6 43 % 32 % (8) %
Total
9,598 $ 5,285,366 $ 550.7 8,228 $ 4,520,296 $ 549.4 17 % 17 % - %
December 31,
2023 2022 % Change
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West
4,821 $ 2,624,373 $ 544.4 5,234 $ 3,024,056 $ 577.8 (8) % (13) % (6) %
Mountain
2,028 1,267,586 625.0 2,616 1,689,376 645.8 (22) % (25) % (3) %
East
1,379 628,337 455.6 1,860 872,832 469.3 (26) % (28) % (3) %
Total
8,228 $ 4,520,296 $ 549.4 9,710 $ 5,586,264 $ 575.3 (15) % (19) % (5) %
For the twelve months ended December 31, 2024, the increase in the number of new homes delivered in each of our segments was primarily driven by an increase in the number of homes under construction (excluding models) to begin the period. Further, each segment saw an increase in monthly absorption rates during the year ended December 31, 2024 as compared to the prior year period. Each segment saw decreased cycle times for the year ended December 31, 2024. The average selling price of homes delivered during the year ended December 31, 2024 increased in our West segment as a result of a shift in mix to our California divisions from our Arizona divisions. The average selling price of homes delivered during the year ended December 31, 2024 in our East segment decreased as a result of a change in mix to our more affordable product as well as a shift in mix to lower priced communities in our Florida markets.
Gross Margin
Our gross margin from home sales for the year ended December 31, 2024 decreased 40 basis points year-over-year from 17.8% to 17.4%. The decrease in gross margin from home sales was driven by increased incentive levels and increased land costs as well as an unfavorable warranty adjustment during the year ended December 31, 2024, partially offset by decreased indirect construction costs due to a decrease in cycle times and inventory impairments of $16.8 million recognized during the current year compared to $29.7 million in the prior year.
Inventory Impairments
Inventory impairments recognized by segment for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are shown in the table below.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West $ 4,851 $ 3,673 $ 8,017
Mountain 400 1,533 1,812
East 1,922 - -
Subtotal
7,173 5,206 9,829
Land and Land Under Development:
West
6,749 15,677 88,843
Mountain
- 8,817 20,688
East
2,828 - 2,515
Subtotal
9,577 24,494 112,046
Total Inventory Impairments
$ 16,750 $ 29,700 $ 121,875
The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, where applicable, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory.
Impairment Data Quantitative Data
Three Months Ended Number of
Subdivisions
Impaired Inventory
Impairments Fair Value of
Inventory After Impairments Discount Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024 3 6,300 27,423 15%
June 30, 2024 4 4,550 27,834 12 % - 15%
March 31, 2024 3 5,900 17,634 12 % - 18%
Total $ 16,750
December 31, 2023 3 $ 2,200 $ 13,273 12 % - 15%
September 30, 2023 2 6,200 17,116 15 % - 18%
June 30, 2023 1 13,500 17,886 18%
March 31, 2023 1 7,800 13,016 18%
Total $ 29,700
December 31, 2022 16 $ 92,800 $ 96,496 15% - 20%
September 30, 2022 9 28,415 44,615 15% - 18%
March 31, 2022 1 660 1,728 N/A
Total $ 121,875
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Year Ended December 31,
2024 Change 2023 Change 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
General and administrative expenses $344,975 $141,097 $203,878 $(88,471) $292,349
General and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
6.5% 200 bps 4.5% (70) bps 5.2%
Marketing expenses $114,521 $17,714 $96,807 $(6,523) $103,330
Marketing expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
2.2% 10 bps 2.1% 30 bps 1.8%
Commissions expenses $160,040 $30,831 $129,209 $(11,507) $140,716
Commissions expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues
3.0% 10 bps 2.9% 40 bps 2.5%
Total selling, general and administrative expenses $619,536 $189,642 $429,894 $(106,501) $536,395
Total selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of home sale revenues (SG&A Rate)
11.7% 220 bps 9.5% (10) bps 9.6%
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the increase in our general and administrative expenses was driven by the increased salary related expenses due to increased headcount and increased cash bonus expense, which is mostly offset by a decrease in stock-based compensation expense. The increase was further due to the vesting of equity awards and key executives' transaction bonuses in connection with the closing of the Merger as well as bonus compensation that was historically paid in the form of equity awards that were instead paid in cash.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, marketing expenses increased compared to the previous year driven by increased deferred selling amortization and master marketing expenses due to an increase in home closings year over year.
For the year ended December 31, 2024, commissions expenses increased due to increases in home sale revenues and an increase in external broker commissions driven by higher participation.
Other Homebuilding Operating Data
Net New Orders and Active Subdivisions:
Changes in the dollar value of net new orders are impacted by changes in the number of net new orders and the average selling price of those homes. Commentary for each of our segments on significant changes in these two metrics is provided below.
December 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Homes Dollar
Value Average
Price Monthly
Absorption
Rate * Homes Dollar Value Average Price Monthly
Absorption Rate * Homes Dollar Value Average Price Monthly
Absorption
Rate *
(Dollars in thousands)
West 4,369 $ 2,476,099 $ 566.7 3.29 4,202 $ 2,399,987 $ 571.2 2.51 4 % 3 % (1) % 31 %
Mountain 1,947 1,206,130 619.5 3.09 1,657 1,004,360 606.1 2.50 18 % 20 % 2 % 24 %
East 1,782 754,882 423.6 3.99 1,285 578,427 450.1 2.85 39 % 31 % (6) % 40 %
Total 8,098 $ 4,437,111 $ 547.9 3.38 7,144 $ 3,982,774 $ 557.5 2.57 13 % 11 % (2) % 31 %
December 31,
2023 2022 % Change
Homes Dollar
Value Average
Price Monthly
Absorption
Rate * Homes Dollar Value Average Price Monthly
Absorption Rate * Homes Dollar Value Average Price Monthly
Absorption
Rate *
(Dollars in thousands)
West 4,202 $ 2,399,987 $ 571.2 2.51 2,909 $ 1,735,202 $ 596.5 2.01 44 % 38 % (4) % 25 %
Mountain 1,657 1,004,360 606.1 2.50 1,157 788,734 681.7 1.85 43 % 27 % (11) % 35 %
East 1,285 578,427 450.1 2.85 978 489,946 501.0 2.25 31 % 18 % (10) % 27 %
Total 7,144 $ 3,982,774 $ 557.5 2.57 5,044 $ 3,013,882 $ 597.5 2.02 42 % 32 % (7) % 27 %
*Calculated as total net new orders in period ÷ average active communities during period ÷ number of months in period
Active Subdivisions Average Active Subdivisions
December 31, Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 % Change 2024 2023 % Change
West 89 138 (36) % 111 140 (21) %
Mountain 47 53 (11) % 52 55 (5) %
East 37 35 6 % 37 38 (3) %
Total 173 226 (23) % 200 233 (14) %
West Segment Commentary
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the increase in the number of net new orders was driven by an increase in the monthly sales absorption rate due to an increase in spec home inventory and a decrease in cancellations as a percentage of gross sales, offset partially by a decrease in average active subdivisions. The increased cancellations experienced during the year ended December 31, 2023 was the result of the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates and homebuyer concerns about purchasing in an uncertain housing market.
Mountain Segment Commentary
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the increase in the number of net new orders was driven by an increase in the monthly sales absorption rate due to an increase in spec home inventory and a decrease in cancellations as a percentage of gross sales, offset partially by a decrease in average active subdivisions. The increased cancellations experienced during the year ended December 31, 2023 was the result of the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates and homebuyer concerns about purchasing in an uncertain housing market.
East Segment Commentary
For the year ended December 31, 2024, the increase in the number of net new orders was driven by an increase in the monthly sales absorption rate due to an increase in spec home inventory and a decrease in cancellations as a percentage of gross sales. The increased cancellations experienced during the year ended December 31, 2023 was the result of the sharp rise in mortgage interest rates and homebuyer concerns about purchasing in an uncertain housing market. The decrease in the average selling price in our East segment was due to change in mix to more affordable product in our Florida markets.
Cancellation Rate:
Cancellations As a Percentage of Homes in Beginning Backlog
2024 2023
Three Months Ended
Dec 31
Sep 30
Jun 30
Mar 31
Dec 31
Sep 30
Jun 30
Mar 31
West
26 % 22 % 21 % 20 % 16 % 16 % 19 % 26 %
Mountain
40 % 25 % 24 % 24 % 22 % 22 % 21 % 25 %
East
33 % 38 % 33 % 33 % 23 % 21 % 16 % 24 %
Total
31 % 26 % 24 % 22 % 18 % 17 % 19 % 25 %
Cancellations As a Percentage of Gross Sales
December 31,
2024 Change
2023 Change
West
17 % (9) % 26 % (18) % 44 %
Mountain
16 % (9) % 25 % (25) % 50 %
East
18 % (3) % 21 % (17) % 38 %
Total
17 % (8) % 25 % (20) % 45 %
In light of our pivot to build more spec homes, we believe it is appropriate to view our cancellations as a product of both our beginning backlog as well as our gross sales during the period. Our cancellation rate as a percentage of homes in beginning backlog increased during the three months ended December 31, 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, due to a decrease in beginning backlog to start the period, partially offset by a decrease in cancellations during the three months ended December 31, 2024. Further, our cancellation rate as a percentage of gross sales decreased year-over-year during the year ended December 31, 2024 as a result of improved demand as well as the impact the increase in mortgage interest rates in the prior year period had on our homebuyers in backlog who where unable to lock their interest rate prior to these increases.
Backlog:
December 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average
Price
Homes
Dollar
Value
Average Price
(Dollars in thousands)
West
225 $ 141,409 $ 628.5 1,272 $ 789,317 $ 620.5 (82) % (82) % 1 %
Mountain
81 58,584 723.3 344 237,154 689.4 (76) % (75) % 5 %
East
84 41,059 488.8 274 130,524 476.4 (69) % (69) % 3 %
Total
390 $ 241,052 $ 618.1 1,890 $ 1,156,995 $ 612.2 (79) % (79) % 1 %
At December 31, 2024, we had 390 homes in backlog with a total value of $241.1 million, representing decreases of 79% and 79%, respectively, from December 31, 2023. The decrease in the number of homes in backlog was primarily a result of a shift in consumer preference to quick move-in homes and our associated pivot to build more spec homes.
Homes Completed or Under Construction:
December 31,
2024 2023 % Change
Unsold:
Completed
1,411 339 316 %
Under construction
3,442 2,709 27 %
Total unsold started homes
4,853 3,048 59 %
Sold homes under construction or completed
389 1,812 (79) %
Model homes under construction or completed
462 542 (15) %
Total homes completed or under construction
5,704 5,402 6 %
The increase in total unsold started homes and decrease in sold homes under construction or completed is due to our pivot to build more spec homes.
Lots Owned and Optioned (including homes completed or under construction):
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Lots
Owned
Lots
Optioned
Total
Lots
Owned
Lots
Optioned
Total
Total %
Change
West
10,300 2,542 12,842 9,957 1,186 11,143 15 %
Mountain
5,084 1,266 6,350 5,038 1,088 6,126 4 %
East
3,454 3,347 6,801 3,004 2,142 5,146 32 %
Total
18,838 7,155 25,993 17,999 4,416 22,415 16 %
Our total owned and optioned lots at December 31, 2024 were 25,993, an increase of 16% from December 31, 2023. We believe that our total lot supply is sufficient to meet our operating needs, consistent with our philosophy of maintaining a two to three year supply of land. See "Forward-Looking Statements" above.
Financial Services
Year Ended December 31,
Change Change
2024 Amount % 2023 Amount % 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Financial services revenues
Mortgage operations $ 92,770 $ 16,291 21 % $ 76,479 $ 3,673 5 % $ 72,806
Other 55,916 9,825 21 % 46,091 (12,826) (22) % 58,917
Total financial services revenues $ 148,686 $ 26,116 21 % $ 122,570 $ (9,153) (7) % $ 131,723
Financial services pretax income
Mortgage operations $ 46,308 $ 5,552 14 % $ 40,756 $ 10,579 35 % $ 30,177
Other 47,568 12,351 35 % 35,217 (2,993) (8) % 38,210
Total financial services pretax income $ 93,876 $ 17,903 24 % $ 75,973 $ 7,586 11 % $ 68,387
For the year ended December 31, 2024, our financial services pretax income increased $17.9 million or 24% from the same period in the prior year. The increase in financial services pretax income was driven by both our mortgage operations and other financial services segments. The increase in mortgage operations was driven by increased volume due to our homebuilding operations and capture rate. This was partially offset by increased salary related expenses driven by higher headcount and commissions. The increase in other financial services was driven by our insurance operations which saw an increase in revenue due to an increase in homes closed as well as a favorable adjustment to insurance reserves.
The table below sets forth information for our mortgage operations relating to mortgage loans originated and capture rate.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 % or Percentage Change 2023 % or Percentage Change 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Total Originations:
Loans 7,317 35 % 5,430 (8) % 5,876
Principal $ 3,409,356 39 % $ 2,448,426 (11) % $ 2,746,903
Capture Rate Data:
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered 76 % 10 % 66 % 6 % 60 %
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered (excludes cash sales) 83 % 11 % 72 % 8 % 64 %
Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:
FHA loans 31 % 5 % 26 % 13 % 13 %
Other government loans (VA & USDA) 17 % (2) % 19 % (2) % 21 %
Total government loans 48 % 3 % 45 % 11 % 34 %
Conventional loans 52 % (3) % 55 % (11) % 66 %
100 % - % 100 % - % 100 %
Loan Type:
Fixed rate 96 % (1) % 97 % (2) % 99 %
ARM 4 % 1 % 3 % 2 % 1 %
Credit Quality:
Average FICO Score 743 - % 741 - % 744
Other Data:
Average Combined LTV ratio 84 % 1 % 83 % 2 % 81 %
Full documentation loans 100 % - % 100 % - % 100 %
Loans Sold to Third Parties:
Loans 7,348 37 % 5,356 (10) % 5,977
Principal $ 3,408,798 41 % $ 2,419,558 (13) % $ 2,785,712
Income Taxes
We recorded an income tax provision of $82.2 million, $125.1 million and $197.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and our resulting effective income tax rates were 20.3%, 23.8% and 26.0%, respectively. Our tax provision and effective tax rate are driven by (i) pre-tax book income for the full year, adjusted for items that are deductible/non-deductible for tax purposes only (i.e., permanent items); (ii) benefits from federal energy credits; (iii) taxable income generated in state jurisdictions that varies from consolidated income and (iv) stock based compensation windfalls recorded as discrete items. The difference between our effective tax rate for the year ended December 31, 2024, and the federal statutory rate 21% was primarily due to 2.3% in state taxes and a 6.1% increase for an uncertain tax position related to the Merger. These items were partially offset by a 7.8% decrease for stock-based compensation windfalls and a 4.3% decrease due to benefits for federal energy credits.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
We use our liquidity and capital resources to (1) support our operations, including the purchase of land, land development and construction of homes; (2) provide working capital; and (3) provide mortgage loans for our homebuyers. Our liquidity includes our cash and cash equivalents, Revolving Credit Facility (as defined below) and Mortgage Repurchase Facility (as defined below).
Material Cash Requirements
We are a party to many contractual obligations involving commitments to make payments to third parties. These obligations impact our short-term and long-term liquidity and capital resource needs. Certain contractual obligations are reflected on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024, while others are considered future commitments. Our contractual obligations primarily consist of long-term debt and related interest payments, payments due on our Mortgage Repurchase Facility, purchase obligations related to expected acquisition of land under purchase agreements and land development agreements (many of which are secured by letters of credit or surety bonds) and operating leases. Other material cash requirements include land acquisition and development costs not yet contracted for, home construction costs, operating expenses, including our selling, general and administrative expenses, investments and funding of capital improvements and dividend payments.
At December 31, 2024, we had outstanding senior notes with varying maturities totaling an aggregate principal amount of $1.50 billion, with none payable within 12 months. Future interest payments associated with the notes total $1.19 billion, with $64.2 million payable within 12 months. As of December 31, 2024, we had $18.2 million of required operating lease future minimum payments.
At December 31, 2024, we had deposits of $52.0 million in the form of cash and $16.4 million in the form of letters of credit that secured option contracts to purchase 7,155 lots for a total estimated purchase price of $995.5 million.
At December 31, 2024, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $322.4 million and $195.6 million, respectively, including $152.0 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit were approximately $125.0 million and $149.0 million, respectively. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit. We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.
Capital Resources
Our capital structure is primarily a combination of (1) permanent financing, represented by stockholders’ equity; (2) long-term financing, represented by our 3.850% senior notes due 2030, 2.500% senior notes due 2031, 6.000% senior notes due 2043, and 3.966% senior notes due 2061; (3) our Revolving Credit Facility; and (4) our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Because of our current balance of cash and cash equivalents, ability to access the capital markets, and available capacity under both our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, we believe that our capital resources are adequate to satisfy our short and long-term capital requirements, including meeting future payments on our senior notes as they become due. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding senior notes through cash purchases, whether through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.
Senior Notes, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility
Senior Notes. Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. We believe that we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures.
Revolving Credit Facility. On November 19, 2024 the Company entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders, which may be used for general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility supersedes and replaces the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2013 and as amended as of December 17, 2014, December 18, 2015, September 29, 2017, November 1, 2018, December 28, 2020 and, April 11, 2023 and March 20, 2024. The aggregate commitment within the agreement is up to $900.0 million (the "Commitment"), with a $195.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.40 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents. Unless terminated earlier, the Revolving Credit Facility will mature on November 17, 2028.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR (in each case as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility), plus an applicable margin between 1.125% and 1.625% per annum, or if selected by the Company, a base rate plus an applicable margin between 0.125% and 0.625% per annum. The “applicable margins” described above are determined by a schedule based on the leverage ratio of the Company, as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for customary fees including commitment fees payable to each lender ranging from 0.15% to 0.30% per annum based on the Company’s leverage ratio.
The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated leverage test and interest coverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, cross-defaults to certain other agreements, breach of any financial covenant and change of control. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default, the Administrative Agent, with the consent or at the direction of the required lenders, may accelerate the payment of the obligations thereunder and exercise various other customary default remedies. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024.
We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were $43.6 million and $40.8 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. We had $0.0 million and $10.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $856.4 million.
Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican entered into the Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) on September 20, 2024. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $150 million (subject to increase by up to $150 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of September 20, 2024, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The total capacity of the facility at December 31, 2024 was $200 million. The termination date of the Repurchase Agreement is August 8, 2025.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, HomeAmerican had $177.6 million and $205.0 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Pricing under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility is based on SOFR.
The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2024.
MDC Common Stock Repurchase Program
Through April 19, 2024, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock under this repurchase program during the year ended December 31, 2024 and the repurchase program ended upon the Merger.
Consolidated Cash Flow
Our operating cash flows are primarily impacted by: (1) land purchases and related development and construction of homes; (2) closing homes and the associated timing of collecting receivables from home closings; (3) the origination and subsequent sale of mortgage loans originated by HomeAmerican; (4) payments on accounts payables and accrued liabilities; and (5) funding for payroll. When we close on the sale of a house, our homebuilding subsidiaries will generally receive the proceeds from the sale of the homes within a few days of the home being closed. Therefore, our home sales receivable balance can increase or decrease from period to period based upon the timing of our home closings. Additionally, the amount of mortgage loans held-for-sale can be impacted period to period based upon the number of mortgage loans that were originated by HomeAmerican that have not been sold to third party purchasers and by the timing of fundings by third party mortgage purchasers. Accordingly, mortgage loans held-for-sale may increase if HomeAmerican originates more homes towards the end of one reporting period when compared with the same period in the previous year. HomeAmerican will generally sell mortgage loans it originates between 5 to 35 days after origination.
Operating Cash Flow Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $66.7 million compared with cash provided by operating activities of $561.6 million in the prior year period. During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, one of the most significant sources of cash provided by operating activities was net income of $323.2 million and $401.0 million, respectively. The most significant source of cash used by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 was cash used by housing completed or under construction of $241.4 million compared to $163.8 million during the prior year. Cash used in the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 were impacted by an increase in the number of homes under construction during the period. Another significant source of cash used by operating activities during the year ended December 31, 2024 was cash used by the increase in land and land under development of $230.7 million compared to cash provided by the decrease in land and land under development of $349.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2023. The increase in 2024 was the result of lot acquisitions outnumbering home starts during the year. Cash provided by the decrease in trade and other receivables for the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 was $39.8 million and $22.0 million, respectively. The decrease during the year ended December 31, 2024 was driven by a decrease of homes closed at the end of the period, which was partially offset by an increase in taxes receivable as a result of benefits associated with deductible executive compensation. Cash used in accounts receivable due from Parent was $22.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2024, driven by payments in connection with the Merger funded by the Company. There was no cash used in accounts receivable due from Parent in the year ended December 31, 2023. Cash provided in the change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2024 was $12.7 million while cash used in the change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities for the year ended December 31, 2023 was $74.1 million. The change in accounts payable and accrued liabilities was due to decreased accrued compensation as a result of payments made in connection with the closing of the Merger as well as decreased escrow deposits. Cash provided to decrease mortgage loans held-for-sale, net was $21.4 million compared to cash used by the increase in mortgage loans held-for-sale, net of $28.7 million in the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The decrease in mortgage loans held-for-sale was a result of an increase of loan funding at the end of the period compared to loan sales as of December 31, 2024.
Investing Cash Flow Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash provided by investing activities was $66.1 million and $469.4 million, respectively. The primary driver of this decrease is due to a decrease of the beginning balance of marketable securities for the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to 2023, leading to a decrease in cash provided by maturities during 2024.
Financing Cash Flow Activities
During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, net cash used in financing activities was $803.3 million and $105.3 million respectively. The primary driver of this increase in net cash used in financing activities was the increase in distribution to Parent of $611.4 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 due to the Company's funding of a portion of the consideration of the Merger. Cash used to fund dividend payments decreased in the year ended December 31, 2024 due to
no dividend being paid in the second quarter of 2024, slightly offset by an increase in the dividend per share during the first quarter of 2024 to $0.55 from $0.50. During the year ended December 31, 2024, cash used in the payments on mortgage repurchase facility, net was $27.4 million compared to $29.2 million of cash provided in the same period in the prior year. During the year ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 there was a higher level of originations compared to loan sales at period end. Cash used in issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net was $25.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2024 compared to cash provided by issuances of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net of $20.8 million during the same period in the prior year. The change was resulting from a decrease in cash received from the exercise of stock options and an increase in shares withheld for the payment of taxes.
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
Listed below are those estimates and policies that we believe are critical and require the use of complex judgment in their application. Our critical accounting estimates and policies are as follows and should be read in conjunction with the Notes to our Consolidated Financial Statements.
Homebuilding Inventory Valuation. Refer to Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to the financial statements for information on the composition of the inventory balances.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories, excluding those classified as held for sale, are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:
•actual and trending “Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all incremental costs associated directly with the subdivision, including sales commissions and marketing costs);
•forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;
•actual and trending net home orders;
•homes available for sale;
•market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currently being offered for sale and lot size; and
•known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision (including capitalized interest) to its carrying value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by calculating the present value of the estimated future cash flows using discount rates, which are Level 3 inputs (see Note 6, Fair Value Measurements, in the notes to the financial statements for definitions of fair value inputs), that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. The evaluation for the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets for each individual subdivision can be impacted significantly by our estimates of future home sale revenues, home construction costs, and development costs per home, all of which are Level 3 inputs. These estimates of undiscounted future cash flows are dependent on specific market or sub-market conditions for each subdivision. While we consider available information to determine what we believe to be our best estimates as of the end of a reporting period, these estimates are subject to change in future reporting periods as facts and circumstances change. Local market-specific conditions that may impact these estimates for a subdivision include:
•historical subdivision results, and actual and trending Operating Margin, base selling prices and home sales incentives;
•forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;
•the intensity of competition within a market or sub-market, including publicly available home sales prices and home sales incentives offered by our competitors;
•increased levels of home foreclosures;
•the current sales pace for active subdivisions;
•subdivision specific attributes, such as location, availability and size of lots in the sub-market, desirability and uniqueness of subdivision location and the size and style of homes currently being offered;
•potential for alternative home styles to respond to local market conditions;
•changes by management in the sales strategy of a given subdivision; and
•current local market economic and demographic conditions and related trends and forecasts.
These and other local market-specific conditions that may be present are considered by personnel in our homebuilding divisions as they prepare or update the forecasted assumptions for each subdivision. Quantitative and qualitative factors other than home sales prices could significantly impact the potential for future impairments. The sales objectives can differ among subdivisions, even within a given sub-market. For example, facts and circumstances in a given subdivision may lead us to price our homes with the objective of yielding a higher sales absorption pace, while facts and circumstances in another subdivision may lead us to price our homes to minimize deterioration in our gross margins from home sales, even though this could result in a slower sales absorption pace. Furthermore, the key assumptions included in our estimated future undiscounted cash flows may be interrelated. For example, a decrease in estimated base sales price or an increase in home sales incentives may result in a corresponding increase in sales absorption pace. Additionally, a decrease in the average sales price of homes to be sold and closed in future reporting periods for one subdivision that has not been generating what management believes to be an adequate sales absorption pace may impact the estimated cash flow assumptions of a nearby subdivision. Changes in our key assumptions, including estimated construction and land development costs, absorption pace and selling strategies could materially impact future cash flow and fair value estimates. Due to the number of possible scenarios that would result from various changes in these factors, we do not believe it is possible to develop a sensitivity analysis with a level of precision that would be meaningful to an investor.
If the undiscounted future cash flows of a subdivision are less than its carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. We determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision either: (1) by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation; or (2) assessing the market value of the land in its current condition by considering the estimated price a willing buyer would pay for the land (other than in a forced liquidation), and recent land purchase transactions that we believe are indicators of fair value. The estimated future cash flows are the same for both our recoverability and fair value assessments. Factors we consider when determining the discount rate to be used for each subdivision include, among others:
•the number of lots in a given subdivision;
•the amount of future land development costs to be incurred;
•risks associated with the home construction process, including the stage of completion for the entire subdivision and the number of owned lots under construction; and
•the estimated remaining lifespan of the subdivision.
We allocate the impairments recorded between housing completed or under construction and land and land under development for each impaired subdivision based upon the status of construction of a home on each lot (i.e., if the lot is in housing completed or under construction, the impairment for that lot is recorded against housing completed or under construction). The allocation of impairment is the same with respect to each lot in a given subdivision. Changes in management’s estimates, particularly the timing and amount of the estimated future cash inflows and outflows and forecasted average selling prices of homes to be sold and closed can materially affect any impairment calculation. Because our forecasted cash flows are impacted significantly by changes in market conditions, it is reasonably possible that actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Please see the “Inventory Impairments” section for a detailed discussion and analysis of our asset impairments.
If land is classified as held for sale, we measure it at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. In determining fair value, we primarily rely upon the most recent negotiated price. If a negotiated price is not available, we will consider several factors including, but not limited to, current market conditions, recent comparable sales transactions and market analysis studies. If the fair value less estimated costs to sell is lower than the current carrying value, the land is impaired down to its estimated fair value less costs to sell.
Warranty Accrual. Our homes are sold with limited third-party warranties. We record expenses and warranty accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. A warranty
accrual is recorded for each home closed based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The determination of the warranty accrual rate for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring. Actual future warranty costs could differ from currently estimated amounts. A 10% change in the historical warranty rates used to estimate our warranty accrual would not result in a material change in our accrual.
Insurance Reserves. The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments. Historical trends in claim severity and frequency patterns have been inconsistent and we believe they may continue to fluctuate. It is possible that changes in the insurance payment experience used in estimating our ultimate insurance losses could have a material impact on our insurance reserves. A 10% increase in both the claim frequency and the average cost per claim used to estimate the reserves would result in an increase in our insurance reserves and an associated increase in expense of approximately $20.3 million. A 10% decrease in both the claim frequency and the average cost per claim would result in a decrease in our insurance reserves and an associated reduction in expense of $18.4 million.
Litigation Accruals. In the normal course of business, we are a defendant in claims primarily relating to premises liability, product liability and personal injury claims. These claims seek relief from us under various theories, including breach of implied and express warranty, negligence, strict liability, misrepresentation and violation of consumer protection statutes. We have accrued for losses that may be incurred with respect to legal claims based upon information provided by our legal counsel, including counsel’s on-going evaluation of the merits of the claims and defenses and the level of estimated insurance coverage. Due to uncertainties in the estimation process, actual results could vary from those accruals and could have a material impact on our results of operations.
Revenue Recognition for Homebuilding Segments. We recognize home sale revenues from home deliveries when we have satisfied the performance obligations within the sales agreement, which is generally when title to and possession of the home are transferred to the buyer at the home closing date. Revenue from a home delivery includes the base sales price and any purchased options and upgrades and is reduced for any sales price incentives.
In certain states where we build, we are not always able to complete certain outdoor features (such as landscaping or pools) prior to closing the home. To the extent these separate deliverables are not complete upon the closing of a home, we defer home sale revenues related to incomplete outdoor features, and recognize that revenue upon completion of the outdoor features.
Revenue Recognition for HomeAmerican: Revenues recorded by HomeAmerican primarily reflect (1) origination fees and (2) the corresponding sale, or expected future sale, of a loan, which will include the estimated earnings from either the release or retention of a loan’s servicing rights. Origination fees are recognized when a loan is originated. When an interest rate lock commitment is made to a customer, we record the expected gain on sale of the mortgage, plus the estimated earnings from the expected sale of the associated servicing rights, adjusted for a pull-through percentage (which is defined as the likelihood that an interest rate lock commitment will be originated), as revenue. As the interest rate lock commitment gets closer to being originated, the expected gain on the sale of that loan plus its servicing rights is updated to reflect current market value and the increase or decrease in the fair value of that interest rate lock commitment is recorded through revenues. At the same time, the expected pull-through percentage of the interest rate lock commitment to be originated is updated based upon current market conditions and the remaining time until loan origination and, if there has been a change, revenues are adjusted as necessary. After origination, our mortgage loans, which could also include their servicing rights, are sold to third-party purchasers in accordance with sale agreements entered into by us with a third-party purchaser of the loans. We make representations and warranties with respect to the status of loans transferred in the sale agreements. The sale agreements generally include statements acknowledging the transfer of the loans is intended by both parties to constitute a sale. Sale of a mortgage loan has occurred when the following criteria, among others, have been met: (1) fair consideration has been paid for transfer of the loan by a third party in an arms-length transaction, (2) all the usual risks and rewards of ownership that are in substance a sale have been transferred by us to the third party purchaser; and (3) we do not have a substantial continuing involvement with the mortgage loan.
We carry interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value.
Home Cost of Sales. Refer to the Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to the financial statements for information on the composition of home cost of sales. When a home is closed, we generally have not yet paid or incurred all costs necessary to complete the construction of the home and certain land development costs. At the time of a home closing, we compare the home construction budgets to actual recorded costs to determine the additional estimated costs remaining to be paid on each closed home. For amounts not incurred or paid as of the time of closing a home, we record an estimated accrual associated with certain home construction and land development costs. Generally, these accruals are established based upon contracted work which has yet to be paid, open work orders not paid at the time of home closing, as well as land completion costs more likely than not to be incurred, and represent estimates believed to be adequate to cover the expected remaining home construction and land development costs. We monitor the adequacy of these accruals on a house-by-house basis and in the aggregate on both a market-by-market and consolidated basis.
RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
See Note 2, Recently Issued Accounting Standards, in our consolidated financial statements.

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ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
We have a cash and investment policy that enables us to achieve an appropriate investment return while preserving principal and managing risk. Under this policy, cash and cash equivalents may include U.S. government securities, commercial bank deposits, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, money market funds, and time deposits, with maturities of three months or less. Marketable securities under this policy may include holdings in U.S. government securities with a maturity of more than three months, equity securities and corporate debt securities.
As of December 31, 2024, our cash and cash equivalents included commercial bank deposits and money market funds.
We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on mortgage loans held-for-sale, mortgage interest rate lock commitments, marketable securities and debt. Financial instruments utilized in the normal course of business by HomeAmerican include forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are commitments to sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded and closed. Such contracts are the only significant financial and derivative instruments utilized by MDC. HomeAmerican’s mortgage loans in process for which an interest rate lock commitment had been made to a borrower that had not closed at December 31, 2024 had an aggregate principal balance of $57.8 million, of which $56.9 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser. In addition, HomeAmerican had mortgage loans held-for-sale with an aggregate principal balance of $251.9 million at December 31, 2024, of which $149.9 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale that had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, HomeAmerican had forward sales of securities totaling $189.0 million and $311.5 million at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
HomeAmerican provides mortgage loans that generally are sold forward and subsequently delivered to a third-party purchaser between 5 and 35 days. Forward commitments are used for non-trading purposes to sell mortgage loans and hedge price risk due to fluctuations in interest rates on rate-locked mortgage loans in process that have not closed. Due to this economic hedging philosophy, the market risk associated with these mortgages is limited. For forward sales commitments, as well as commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the fair value of the derivatives in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income with an offset to either derivative assets or liabilities, depending on the nature of the change.
We utilize our Revolving Credit Facility, our Mortgage Repurchase Facility and senior notes in our financing strategy. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair value of the debt instrument, but do not affect our earnings or cash flows. We do not have an obligation to prepay our senior notes prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value do not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. For variable rate debt such as our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair value of the outstanding borrowing on the debt facilities, but does affect our earnings and cash flows. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.
At December 31, 2024, we had $177.6 million of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported under Mortgage Repurchase Facility in the consolidated balance sheets. The following table provides the maturities, average interest rate and estimated fair value of significant financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates at December 31, 2024.
Maturities through December 31, Estimated
Fair Value
2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 Thereafter Total
(Dollars in thousands)
Assets:
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)
Fixed Rate $ 251,840 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 251,840 $ 236,806
Average interest rate 4.88 % 4.88 %
Liabilities:
Fixed rate debt $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,500,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,252,457
Average interest rate 4.28 % 4.28 %
Mortgage facility $ 177,618 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 177,618 $ 177,618
Average interest rate 4.87 % 4.87 %
Derivative and Financial Instruments:
Commitments to originate mortgage loans
Notional amount $ 57,807 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 57,807 $ (277)
Average interest rate 5.62 % 5.62 %
Forward sales of mortgage backed securities
Notional amount $ 189,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 189,000 $ 2,517
Average interest rate 4.76 % 4.76 %
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(1)All the amounts in this line reflect the expected 2025 disposition of these loans rather than the actual scheduled maturity dates of these mortgages.

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
Consolidated Financial Statements
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB 00042)
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Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2024 and 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audit we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
Evaluation of Insurance Reserves
Description of the Matter At December 31, 2024, the insurance reserves totaled $96.9 million for the estimated incurred cost of construction defect claims. As more fully described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company establishes the reserves for estimated losses based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances.
Auditing the Company’s estimate of the reserves was especially challenging because the estimate is based on actuarial projections of future claims derived from historical claims data. There is significant uncertainty in the actuarial projections as the potential claim payments will be made over a long period of time, they assume that historical claims are a reasonable proxy of future claims, and the claim amounts can be significantly impacted by changes in product mix, quality of construction, units sold, and geographic location of sold units.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit We obtained an understanding of the Company’s process to estimate the reserves. For example, we obtained an understanding over management’s review of the actuary’s analysis, including management's procedures over the underlying data used by the actuary and the consideration by management over whether historical claim information requires adjustment.
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To test the estimate of reserves, our audit procedures included, among others, utilizing an internal actuarial specialist to evaluate the actuarial study utilized by management and to perform independent calculations to determine a range of reasonable reserves and to compare this range to the recorded insurance reserves. Additionally, we tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying claims data provided to management's actuarial specialist, evaluated the change in the reserves from the prior year based upon current year trends in claim data, and performed hindsight reviews of past estimates compared to actual claim payments.
Evaluation of Inventories for Impairment
Description of the Matter As of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, the Company reported inventories of approximately $3.8 billion and impairment charges of $16.8 million. The Company’s inventories are primarily associated with subdivisions where it intends to construct and sell homes, including models and unsold homes. As more fully described in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, management evaluates inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis.
Auditing the Company’s evaluation of inventories for impairment involved subjective auditor judgment to evaluate management’s home sales revenue assumption in its future undiscounted and discounted cash flows. The estimated future home sales revenue assumption is highly judgmental as it is a forward-looking assumption that can be significantly affected by sub-market information including competition, customer demand for size and style of homes, and pricing trends in home sale orders. Differences or changes in this significant assumption could have a material impact on the Company’s analysis.
How We Addressed the Matter in Our Audit We obtained an understanding over the Company’s inventory impairment process. For example, we obtained an understanding over management’s review of the significant assumptions and data inputs utilized in its test for recoverability and, when applicable, its measurement of impairment losses.
Our testing of the Company's impairment analysis included, among other procedures, evaluating the significant assumptions and operating data used to estimate the future undiscounted cash flows. To test the home sales revenue assumption included in the estimated future undiscounted cash flows we compared the home sales revenue assumption to historical subdivision operating trends, performed sensitivity analyses over the home sales revenue assumption and evaluated sub-market industry data
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2000.
Denver, Colorado
February 11, 2025
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31,
2024 December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except
per share amounts)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents
$ 605,653 $ 1,475,964
Restricted cash
1,222 4,094
Trade and other receivables
87,465 119,004
Accounts receivable due from Parent 22,190 -
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction
2,116,229 1,881,268
Land and land under development
1,636,024 1,419,778
Total inventories
3,752,253 3,301,046
Property and equipment, net
67,855 82,218
Deferred tax assets, net
21,648 38,830
Prepaids and other assets 121,505 76,036
Total homebuilding assets
4,679,791 5,097,192
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents
232,217 162,839
Marketable securities - 78,250
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net
236,806 258,212
Other assets
21,828 34,592
Total financial services assets
490,851 533,893
Total Assets
$ 5,170,642 $ 5,631,085
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable
$ 121,152 $ 114,852
Accrued and other liabilities
316,197 326,478
Revolving credit facility
- 10,000
Senior notes, net
1,484,267 1,483,404
Total homebuilding liabilities
1,921,616 1,934,734
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
121,667 113,485
Mortgage repurchase facility
177,618 204,981
Total financial services liabilities
299,285 318,466
Total Liabilities
2,220,901 2,253,200
Stockholders' Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 150 and 250,000,000 shares authorized; 100 and 74,661,479 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively
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Additional paid-in-capital
1,197,734 1,824,434
Retained earnings
1,752,007 1,552,653
Accumulated other comprehensive income - 51
Total Stockholders' Equity
2,949,741 3,377,885
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
$ 5,170,642 $ 5,631,085
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues $ 5,285,366 $ 4,520,296 $ 5,586,264
Home cost of sales (4,347,342) (3,684,487) (4,214,379)
Inventory impairments (16,750) (29,700) (121,875)
Total cost of sales (4,364,092) (3,714,187) (4,336,254)
Gross margin 921,274 806,109 1,250,010
Selling, general and administrative expenses (619,536) (429,894) (536,395)
Interest and other income 55,021 73,567 10,843
Transaction costs (39,361) - -
Other income (expense), net
(5,872) 350 (32,991)
Homebuilding pretax income 311,526 450,132 691,467
Financial Services:
Revenues 148,686 122,570 131,723
Expenses (74,767) (62,942) (71,327)
Other income (expense), net 19,957 16,345 7,991
Financial services pretax income 93,876 75,973 68,387
Income before income taxes 405,402 526,105 759,854
Provision for income taxes (82,172) (125,100) (197,715)
Net income $ 323,230 $ 401,005 $ 562,139
Other comprehensive income net of tax:
Unrealized gain related to available-for-sale debt securities $ (51) $ 51 $ -
Other comprehensive income (51) 51 -
Comprehensive income $ 323,179 $ 401,056 $ 562,139
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity
(Dollars in thousands, except share amounts)
Common Stock Additional
Paid-in
Capital Retained
Earnings Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income Total
Shares Amount
Balance at December 31, 2021 70,668,093 $ 707 $ 1,709,276 $ 887,163 $ - $ 2,597,146
Net Income - - - 562,139 - 562,139
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net 1,931,633 19 16,821 - - 16,840
Cash dividends declared - - - (142,417) - (142,417)
Stock-based compensation expense - - 58,076 - - 58,076
Forfeiture of restricted stock (14,130) - - - -
Balance at December 31, 2022 72,585,596 $ 726 $ 1,784,173 $ 1,306,885 $ - $ 3,091,784
Net Income - - - 401,005 - 401,005
Other comprehensive income (loss) - - - - 51 51
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net 2,079,536 21 20,752 - - 20,773
Cash dividends declared - - - (155,237) - (155,237)
Stock-based compensation expense - - 19,509 - - 19,509
Forfeiture of restricted stock (3,653) - - - - -
Balance at December 31, 2023 74,661,479 $ 747 $ 1,824,434 $ 1,552,653 $ 51 $ 3,377,885
Net Income - - - 323,230 - 323,230
Other comprehensive income (loss) - - - - (51) (51)
Shares issued under stock-based compensation programs, net 388,176 3 (25,601) - - (25,598)
Cash dividends declared - - - (123,876) - (123,876)
Stock-based compensation expense - - 2,805 - - 2,805
Forfeiture of restricted stock (301) - - - - -
Effect of Merger transaction (75,049,254) (750) (603,904) - - (604,654)
Balance at December 31, 2024 100 $ - $ 1,197,734 $ 1,752,007 $ - $ 2,949,741
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements.
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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating Activities:
Net income $ 323,230 $ 401,005 $ 562,139
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense 1,319 23,468 60,985
Depreciation and amortization 31,725 25,553 27,751
Inventory impairments 16,750 29,700 121,875
Project abandonment costs 4,967 (45) 33,129
Amortization of discount of marketable debt securities (4,682) (29,673) (4,290)
Deferred income tax expense 17,196 10,408 (31,310)
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Trade and other receivables 39,779 21,986 (21,784)
Accounts receivable due from Parent (22,190) - -
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net 21,406 (28,699) 53,016
Housing completed or under construction (241,401) (163,877) 186,265
Land and land under development (230,660) 349,783 (95,402)
Prepaids and other assets (36,775) (3,886) 31,736
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 12,676 (74,093) (18,464)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (66,660) 561,630 905,646
Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable securities (177,133) (1,166,412) (656,810)
Maturities of marketable securities 260,000 1,679,000 100,000
Purchases of property and equipment (16,733) (43,145) (29,075)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 66,134 469,443 (585,885)
Financing Activities:
Advances (payments) on mortgage repurchase facility, net (27,363) 29,229 (80,548)
Payments on homebuilding line of credit, net (10,000) - -
Dividend payments (123,876) (155,237) (142,417)
Payments of deferred debt issuance costs (5,073) (36) -
Distribution to Parent (611,369) - -
Issuance of shares under stock-based compensation programs, net (25,598) 20,773 16,840
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities (803,279) (105,271) (206,125)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (803,805) 925,802 113,636
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Beginning of year 1,642,897 717,095 603,459
End of year $ 839,092 $ 1,642,897 $ 717,095
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 605,653 $ 1,475,964 $ 696,075
Restricted cash 1,222 4,094 3,143
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents 232,217 162,839 17,877
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 839,092 $ 1,642,897 $ 717,095
The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Consolidated Financial Statements
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1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Principles of Consolidation. The Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ("MDC," “the Company," “we,” “us,” or “our” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) include the accounts of MDC and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain prior year balances have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
Merger. On April 19, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 17, 2024 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among the Company, SH Residential Holdings, LLC (“Parent”), Clear Line, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent (“Merger Sub”), and, solely for the purposes of Section 6.2, Section 6.17 and Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement, Sekisui House, Ltd. (“Guarantor”), providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). See further information on Note 24, Merger.
Description of Business. We have homebuilding operations in Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington. The primary functions of our homebuilding operations include land acquisition and development, home construction, purchasing, marketing, merchandising, sales and customer service. We build and sell primarily single-family detached homes, which are designed and built to meet local customer preferences. We are the general contractor for all of our projects and retain subcontractors for site development and home construction.
Our financial services operations consist of HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”), which originates mortgage loans, primarily for our homebuyers, American Home Insurance Agency, Inc. (“American Home Insurance”), which offers third-party insurance products to our homebuyers, and American Home Title and Escrow Company (“American Home Title”), which provides title agency services to the Company and our homebuyers in Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and Virginia. The financial services operations also include Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”), which provides insurance coverage primarily to our homebuilding subsidiaries on homes that have been delivered and most of our subcontractors for completed work on those delivered homes, and StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”), a wholly owned subsidiary of MDC, which is a re-insurer of Allegiant claims.
Presentation. Our balance sheet presentation is unclassified due to the fact that certain assets and liabilities have both short and long-term characteristics.
Use of Accounting Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company periodically invests funds in highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less, such as U.S. government securities, commercial bank deposits, commercial paper, certificates of deposit, money market funds and time deposits, which are included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of cash flows.
Marketable securities. Our debt securities consist of U.S. government treasury securities with original maturities upon acquisition of less than six months and are treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, are recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value initially recorded through other comprehensive income. Debt securities are reviewed on a regular basis for impairment.
Restricted Cash. We receive cash earnest money deposits from our customers who enter into home sale contracts. In certain states we are restricted from using such deposits for general purposes, unless we take measures to release state imposed restrictions on such deposits received from homebuyers, which may include posting blanket surety bonds. We had $1.2 million and $4.1 million in restricted cash related to homebuyer deposits at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Trade and Other Receivables. Trade and other receivables primarily includes home sale receivables, which reflects cash to be received from title companies or outside brokers associated with closed homes. Generally, we will receive cash from title companies and outside brokers within a few days of the home being closed. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, receivables
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from contracts with customers were $12.1 million and $73.9 million, respectively, and are included in trade and other receivables on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, net. Mortgage loans held-for-sale are recorded at fair value based on quoted market prices and estimated market prices received from a third-party. Using fair value allows an offset of the changes in fair values of the mortgage loans and the derivative and financial instruments used to hedge them without having to comply with the requirements for hedge accounting.
Inventories. Our inventories are primarily associated with communities where we intend to construct and sell homes, including models and unsold homes. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) direct construction costs associated with a house; (3) real property taxes, engineering fees, permits and other fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs, which include field construction management salaries and benefits, utilities and other construction related costs. Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) land development costs; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; (5) engineering fees; and (6) title insurance, real property taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that construction of a home on an owned lot begins.
In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories, excluding those classified as held for sale, are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:
•actual and trending “Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all incremental costs associated directly with the subdivision, including sales commissions and marketing costs);
•forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;
•actual and trending net home orders;
•homes available for sale;
•market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currently being offered for sale and lot size; and
•known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.
If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision (including capitalized interest) to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by calculating the present value of the estimated future cash flows using discount rates, which are Level 3 inputs (see Note 6, Fair Value Measurements, in the notes to the financial statements for definitions of fair value inputs), that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. The evaluation for the recoverability of the carrying value of the assets for each individual subdivision can be impacted significantly by our estimates of future home sale revenues, home construction costs, and development costs per home, all of which are Level 3 inputs.
If land is classified as held for sale, in accordance with ASC 360, we measure it at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to sell. In determining fair value, we primarily rely upon the most recent negotiated price which is a Level 2 input (see Note 6, Fair Value Measurements, for definitions of fair value inputs). If a negotiated price is not available, we will consider several factors including, but not limited to, current market conditions, recent comparable sales transactions and market analysis studies. If the fair value less estimated costs to sell is lower than the current carrying value, the land is impaired down to its estimated fair value less costs to sell.
Costs Related to Sales Facilities. Costs related to interior and exterior upgrades to the home that will be sold as part of the home, such as wall treatments and additional upgraded landscaping, are recorded as housing completed or under construction. Costs to furnish and ready the model home or on-site sales facility that will not be sold as part of the model home, such as furniture, construction of the sales facility parking lot or construction of the sales center, are capitalized as property and
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equipment, net. Other costs incurred related to the marketing of the community and readying the model home for sale are expensed as incurred.
Property and Equipment, net. Property and equipment is carried at cost less accumulated depreciation. For property and equipment related to on-site sales facilities, depreciation is recorded using the units of production method as homes are delivered. For all other property and equipment, depreciation is recorded using a straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, which range from 2 to 16 years. Depreciation and amortization expense for property and equipment was $30.9 million, $23.9 million and $26.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively, which is recorded in selling, general and administrative expenses in the homebuilding or expenses in the financial services sections of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
The following table sets forth the cost and carrying value of our homebuilding property and equipment by major asset category.
Cost Accumulated
Depreciation and
Amortization Carrying
Value
December 31, 2024: (Dollars in thousands)
Sales facilities $ 82,902 $ (56,320) $ 26,582
Aircraft
54,576 (16,405) 38,171
Computer software and equipment 23,112 (21,831) 1,281
Leasehold improvements 8,283 (6,923) 1,360
Other 3,379 (2,918) 461
Total $ 172,252 $ (104,397) $ 67,855
December 31, 2023:
Sales facilities $ 88,929 $ (52,647) $ 36,282
Aircraft
54,317 (13,298) 41,019
Computer software and equipment 25,617 (23,181) 2,436
Leasehold improvements 9,481 (7,747) 1,734
Other 3,384 (2,637) 747
Total $ 181,728 $ (99,510) $ 82,218
Deferred Tax Assets, net. Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between (1) the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and (2) the amounts used for income tax purposes. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using current enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is recorded against a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
Variable Interest Entities. In accordance with ASC Topic 810, Consolidation (“ASC 810”), we analyze our land option contracts and other contractual arrangements to determine whether the corresponding land sellers are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. Although we do not have legal title to the optioned land, ASC 810 requires a company to consolidate a VIE if the company is determined to be the primary beneficiary. In determining whether we are the primary beneficiary, we consider, among other things, whether we have the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact VIE’s economic performance, including, but not limited to, determining or limiting the scope or purpose of the VIE, selling or transferring property owned or controlled by the VIE, or arranging financing for the VIE. We also consider whether we have the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE. We have concluded that, as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, we were not the primary beneficiary of any VIEs from which we are purchasing land under land option contracts.
Goodwill. In accordance with ASC Topic 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), we evaluate goodwill for possible impairment annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. We use a three-step process to assess the realizability of goodwill. The first step is a qualitative assessment that analyzes current economic indicators associated with a particular reporting unit. For example, we analyze changes in economic, market and industry conditions, business strategy, cost factors, and financial performance, among
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others, to determine if there are indicators of a significant decline in the fair value of a particular reporting unit. If the qualitative assessment indicates a stable or improved fair value, no further testing is required.
If a qualitative assessment indicates it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, we will proceed to the second step where we calculate the fair value of a reporting unit based on discounted future probability-weighted cash flows. If this step indicates that the carrying value of a reporting unit is in excess of its fair value, we will proceed to the third step where the fair value of the reporting unit will be allocated to assets and liabilities as they would in a business combination. Impairment occurs when the carrying amount of goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value calculated in the third step.
Based on our analysis, we have concluded that as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, our goodwill was not impaired.
Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits. ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, regarding liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits provides guidance for the recognition and measurement in financial statements of uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return.
The evaluation of a tax position is a two-step process, the first step being recognition. We determine whether it is more-likely-than-not that a tax position will be sustained upon tax examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation, based on the technical merits of the position. The technical merits of a tax position derive from both statutory and judicial authority (legislation and statutes, legislative intent, regulations, rulings, and case law) and their applicability to the facts and circumstances of the tax position. If a tax position does not meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the benefit of that position is not recognized in the financial statements.
The second step is measurement. A tax position that meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. The tax position is measured as the largest amount of benefit that is greater than 50 percent likely of being realized upon ultimate resolution with a taxing authority. Once the gross unrecognized tax benefit is determined, we also accrue for any interest and penalties, as well as any offsets expected from resultant amendments to federal or state tax returns. We record the aggregate effect of these items in income tax expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. To the extent this tax position would be offset against a similar deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward if such settlement is required or expected in the event the uncertain tax position is disallowed, the liability is treated as a reduction to the related deferred tax asset for a net operating loss carryforward, a similar tax loss or a tax credit carryforward. Otherwise, we record the corresponding liability in accrued and other liabilities in our consolidated balance sheets.
Warranty Accrual. Our homes are sold with limited third-party warranties and, under our agreement with the issuer of the third-party warranties, we are responsible for performing all of the work for the first two years of the warranty coverage, and paying for certain work required to be performed subsequent to year two. We record accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. Our warranty accrual is recorded based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The determination of the warranty accrual rate for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring.
Warranty payments are recorded against the warranty accrual. Additional reserves may be established for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures not covered through the independent warranty accrual analysis performed by us. Warranty payments incurred for an individual house may differ from the related reserve established for the home at the time it was closed. The actual disbursements for warranty claims are evaluated in the aggregate to determine if an adjustment to the historical warranty accrual should be recorded.
We assess the reasonableness and adequacy of the reserve and the per-unit reserve amount originally included in home cost of sales, as well as the timing of the reversal of any excess reserve on a quarterly basis, using historical payment data and other relevant information. Our warranty accrual is included in accrued and other liabilities in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded as an increase or reduction to home cost of sales in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Insurance Reserves. The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and
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interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments. It is possible that changes in the insurance payment experience used in estimating our ultimate insurance losses could have a material impact on our insurance reserves. See Note 13, Insurance and Construction Defect Claim Reserves, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Reserves for Construction Defect Claims. The establishment of reserves for estimated losses to be incurred by our homebuilding subsidiaries associated with (1) the self-insured retention (“SIR”) portion of construction defect claims that are expected to be covered under insurance policies with Allegiant and (2) the entire cost of any construction defect claims that are not expected to be covered by insurance policies with Allegiant are based on actuarial studies that include known facts similar to those established for our insurance reserves. It is possible that changes in the payment experience used in estimating our ultimate losses for construction defect claims could have a material impact on our reserves. See Note 13, Insurance and Construction Defect Claim Reserves, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Litigation Reserves. We and certain of our subsidiaries have been named as defendants in various cases. We reserve for estimated exposure with respect to these cases based upon currently available information on each case. See Note 17, Commitments and Contingencies, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Derivative and Financial Instruments. We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on mortgage loans held-for-sale, mortgage interest rate lock commitments, marketable securities and debt. Financial instruments utilized in the normal course of business by HomeAmerican include forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are commitments to sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded and closed. These instruments are the only significant derivative and financial instruments utilized by MDC to hedge against fluctuations in interest rates. For forward sales commitments, forward sales of mortgage-backed securities and commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the changes in fair value of these financial instruments in revenues in the financial services section of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income with an offset to either other assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change. For further discussion of our policies regarding interest rate lock commitments, see our “Revenue Recognition for HomeAmerican” accounting policy section below. See Note 18, Derivative and Financial Instruments, to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Revenue Recognition for Homebuilding Segments. We recognize home sale revenues from home deliveries when we have satisfied the performance obligations within the sales agreement, which is generally when title to and possession of the home are transferred to the buyer at the home closing date. Revenue from a home delivery includes the base sales price and any purchased options and upgrades and is reduced for any sales price incentives.
In certain states where we build, we are not always able to complete certain outdoor features (such as landscaping or pools) prior to closing the home. To the extent these separate deliverables are not complete upon the closing of a home, we defer home sale revenues related to incomplete outdoor features, and recognize that revenue upon completion of the outdoor features.
Revenue expected to be recognized in any future year related to remaining performance obligations (if any) and contract liabilities expected to be recognized as revenue, excluding revenue pertaining to contracts that have an original expected duration of one year or less, is not material.
Revenue Recognition for HomeAmerican. Revenues recorded by HomeAmerican primarily reflect (1) origination fees and (2) the corresponding sale, or expected future sale, of a loan, which will include the estimated earnings from either the release or retention of a loan’s servicing rights. Origination fees are recognized when a loan is originated. When an interest rate lock commitment is made to a customer, we record the expected gain on sale of the mortgage, plus the estimated earnings from the expected sale of the associated servicing rights, adjusted for a pull-through percentage (which is defined as the likelihood that an interest rate lock commitment will be originated), as revenue. As the interest rate lock commitment gets closer to being originated, the expected gain on the sale of that loan plus its servicing rights is updated to reflect current market value and the increase or decrease in the fair value of that interest rate lock commitment is recorded through revenues. At the same time, the expected pull-through percentage of the interest rate lock commitment to be originated is updated based upon current market conditions and, if there has been a change, revenues are adjusted as necessary. After origination, our mortgage loans, generally including their servicing rights, are sold to third-party purchasers in accordance with sale agreements entered into by us with a
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third-party purchaser of the loans. We make representations and warranties with respect to the status of loans transferred in the sale agreements. The sale agreements generally include statements acknowledging the transfer of the loans is intended by both parties to constitute a sale. Sale of a mortgage loan has occurred when the following criteria, among others, have been met: (1) fair consideration has been paid for transfer of the loan by a third party in an arms-length transaction, (2) all the usual risks and rewards of ownership that are in substance a sale have been transferred by us to the third party purchaser; and (3) we do not have a substantial continuing involvement with the mortgage loan.
We measure mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value with the changes in fair value being reported in earnings at each reporting date. Net gains on the sale of mortgage loans are included as a component of revenues in the financial services section of the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Home Cost of Sales. Home cost of sales includes the specific construction costs of each home and all applicable land acquisition, land development and related costs, warranty costs and finance and closing costs, including closing cost incentives. We use the specific identification method for the purpose of accumulating home construction costs and allocate costs to each lot within a subdivision associated with land acquisition and land development based upon relative fair value of the lots prior to home construction. Lots within a subdivision typically have comparable fair values, and, as such, we generally allocate costs equally to each lot within a subdivision. We record all home cost of sales when a home is closed and performance obligations have been completed on a house-by-house basis.
When a home is closed, we may not have paid for all costs necessary to complete the construction of the home. This includes (1) construction that has been completed on a house but has not yet been billed or (2) work still to be performed on a home (such as limited punch-list items or certain outdoor features). For each of these items, we create an estimate of the total expected costs to be incurred and, with the exclusion of outdoor features, the estimated total costs for those items, less any amounts paid to date, are included in home cost of sales. Actual results could differ from such estimates. For incomplete outdoor features, we will defer the revenue and any cost of sales on this separate stand-alone deliverable until complete.
Stock-Based Compensation. ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”) requires that share-based compensation expense be measured and recognized at an amount equal to the fair value of share-based payments granted under compensation arrangements. Determining the appropriate fair value model and calculating the fair value of stock option awards requires judgment, including estimating stock price volatility, annual forfeiture rates and the expected life of an award. For stock option awards granted with just service and/or performance conditions, we estimate the fair value using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. For any stock option awards granted that contain a market condition, we estimate the fair value using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Both the Black-Scholes option pricing model and Monte Carlo simulation utilize the following inputs to calculate the estimated fair value of stock options: (1) closing price of our common stock on the measurement date (generally the date of grant); (2) exercise price; (3) expected stock option life; (4) expected volatility; (5) risk-free interest rate; and (6) expected dividend yield rate. The expected life of employee stock options represents the period for which the stock options are expected to remain outstanding and is derived primarily from historical exercise patterns. The expected volatility is determined based on our review of the implied volatility that is derived from the price of exchange traded options of the Company. The risk-free interest rate assumption is determined based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of our employee stock options. The expected dividend yield assumption is based on our historical dividend payouts. We determine the estimated fair value of the stock option awards on the date they are granted. The fair values recorded for previously granted stock option awards are not adjusted as subsequent changes in the foregoing assumptions occur; for example, an increase or decrease in the price of our common stock. However, changes in the foregoing inputs, particularly the price of our common stock, expected stock option life and expected volatility, significantly change the estimated fair value of future grants of stock options.
An annual forfeiture rate is estimated at the time of grant, and revised if necessary, in subsequent periods if the actual forfeiture rate differs from our estimate.
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2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2020-04, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848),” as amended by ASU 2021-01 in January 2021 and ASU 2022-06 in December 2022, directly addressing the effects of reference rate reform on financial reporting as a result of the cessation of the publication of certain LIBOR rates beginning December 31, 2021, with complete elimination of the publication of the LIBOR rates by June 30, 2023. The guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform by virtue of referencing LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued. This guidance became effective on March 12, 2020 and can be adopted no later than December 31, 2024, with early adoption permitted. We adopted this amendment in the second quarter of 2023. The adoption of ASU 2020-04, as amended by ASU 2021-01 and ASU 2022-06, did not have a material impact on our consolidated balance sheet or consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, "Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures" (“ASU 2023-07”), which is intended to improve reportable segment disclosure requirements, primarily through additional and more detailed information about a reportable segment's expenses. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The guidance is to be applied retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. Upon transition, the segment expense categories and amounts disclosed in the prior periods should be based on the significant segment expense categories identified and disclosed in the period of adoption. We adopted this amendment in the fourth quarter of 2024. As a result of the adoption, there was no material impact on our consolidated balance sheet or consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. Footnote 4 (Segment Reporting) was updated to comply with the new required disclosures.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, “Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures” (“ASU 2023-09”), which is intended to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. This amendment modifies the rules on income tax disclosures to require entities to disclose (1) specific categories in the rate reconciliation and additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold, (2) the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) (disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes) as well as individual jurisdictions in which income taxes paid is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid net of refunds, (3) the income or loss from continuing operations before income tax expense or benefit (disaggregated between domestic and foreign) and (4) income tax expense or benefit from continuing operations (disaggregated by federal, state and foreign). The guidance is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted for annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance. ASU 2023-09 should be applied on a prospective basis, while retrospective application is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, "Income Statement-Reporting Comprehensive Income-Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40)" ("ASU 2024-03"). The amendments in this update enhance disclosures about a public business entity’s expenses and provide more detailed information about the types of expenses included in certain expense captions in the consolidated financial statements. ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026 and interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently evaluating the potential impact of adopting this new guidance on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.
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3. Supplemental Income Statement and Cash Flow Disclosure
The table below details homebuilding interest and other income and financial services other income (expense), net:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Homebuilding
(Dollars in thousands)
Interest and other income
Interest income
$ 49,966 $ 70,458 $ 9,166
Other income
5,055 3,109 1,677
Total
$ 55,021 $ 73,567 $ 10,843
Financial Services
Other income (expense), net
Interest income
$ 19,957 $ 16,345 $ 7,991
Total
$ 19,957 $ 16,345 $ 7,991
The table below sets forth supplemental disclosures of cash flow information and non-cash investing and financing activities.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash paid for:
Interest, net of interest capitalized $ 2,741 $ 917 $ 744
Income taxes $ 55,166 $ 161,454 $ 214,316
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4. Segment Reporting
An operating segment is defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. We have identified our CODM as two key executives-the Executive Chairman and the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”). The CODMs' evaluation of segment performance is based on segment pretax income for all reportable segments. Pretax income is used at the segment level for forecasting and actual results to evaluate performance of each segment and further assist in decision making regarding allocation of capital and other resources between segments.
We have identified each homebuilding division as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into the reportable segments noted below because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. Our homebuilding reportable segments conducted ongoing operations in the following states:
•West (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington)
•Mountain (Colorado, Idaho and Utah)
•East (Alabama, Florida, Maryland, Tennessee and Virginia)
Our financial services business consists of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican; (2) Allegiant; (3) StarAmerican; (4) American Home Insurance; and (5) American Home Title. Due to its contributions to consolidated pretax income we consider HomeAmerican to be a reportable segment (“mortgage operations”). The remaining operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment (“other”) because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (a) combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (b) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.
Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance, treasury, information technology, insurance, risk management, litigation and human resources. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segments. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding operations section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
The following tables present operating results relating to our homebuilding and financial services operations:
Year Ended December 31, 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding Financial Services
West Mountain East Corporate Mortgage operations Other Total
Revenues $ 3,090,796 $ 1,364,510 $ 830,060 $ - $ 92,770 $ 55,916 $ 5,434,052
Home cost of sales $ (2,528,868) $ (1,127,744) $ (690,730) $ - $ - $ - $ (4,347,342)
Inventory impairments $ (11,600) $ (400) $ (4,750) $ - $ - $ - $ (16,750)
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (258,818) $ (107,103) $ (88,185) $ (165,430) $ - $ - $ (619,536)
Transaction costs $ - $ - $ - $ (39,361) $ - $ - $ (39,361)
Interest and other income (1)
$ 788 $ 383 $ 382 $ 53,468 $ - $ - $ 55,021
Expenses (2)
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ (54,261) $ (20,506) $ (74,767)
Other income (expense), net (3)
$ (3,203) $ (440) $ (1,456) $ (773) $ 7,799 $ 12,158 $ 14,085
Pretax income $ 289,095 $ 129,206 $ 45,321 $ (152,096) $ 46,308 $ 47,568 $ 405,402
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Year Ended December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding Financial Services
West Mountain East Corporate Mortgage operations Other Total
Revenues $ 2,624,373 $ 1,267,586 $ 628,337 $ - $ 76,479 $ 46,091 $ 4,642,866
Home cost of sales $ (2,169,721) $ (1,017,088) $ (497,678) $ - $ - $ - $ (3,684,487)
Inventory impairments $ (19,350) $ (10,350) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ (29,700)
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (218,706) $ (96,345) $ (66,688) $ (48,155) $ - $ - $ (429,894)
Interest and other income (1)
$ 2,371 $ 526 $ 307 $ 70,363 $ - $ - $ 73,567
Expenses (2)
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ (41,555) $ (21,387) $ (62,942)
Other income (expense), net (3)
$ 593 $ (491) $ (56) $ 304 $ 5,832 $ 10,513 $ 16,695
Pretax income $ 219,560 $ 143,838 $ 64,222 $ 22,512 $ 40,756 $ 35,217 $ 526,105
Year Ended December 31, 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding Financial Services
West Mountain East Corporate Mortgage operations Other Total
Revenues $ 3,024,056 $ 1,689,376 $ 872,832 $ - $ 72,806 $ 58,917 $ 5,717,987
Home cost of sales $ (2,250,503) $ (1,300,082) $ (663,794) $ - $ - $ - $ (4,214,379)
Inventory impairments $ (96,860) $ (22,500) $ (2,515) $ - $ - $ - $ (121,875)
Selling, general and administrative expenses $ (243,378) $ (114,717) $ (74,776) $ (103,524) $ - $ - $ (536,395)
Interest and other income (1)
$ 865 $ 629 $ 203 $ 9,146 $ - $ - $ 10,843
Expenses (2)
$ - $ - $ - $ - $ (47,565) $ (23,762) $ (71,327)
Other income (expense), net (3)
$ (20,754) $ (7,250) $ (5,126) $ 139 $ 4,936 $ 3,055 $ (25,000)
Pretax income $ 413,426 $ 245,456 $ 126,824 $ (94,239) $ 30,177 $ 38,210 $ 759,854
(1) Includes interest income and gain (loss) on sale of other assets.
(2) Includes interest expense, general and administrative expense.
(3) Includes abandoned project costs (Homebuilding) and interest income (Financial Services).
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The following table summarizes total assets for our homebuilding and financial services operations. The assets in our West, Mountain and East segments consist primarily of inventory while the assets in our Corporate segment primarily includes cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables and deferred tax assets. The assets in our financial services operations consist mostly of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and mortgage loans held-for-sale.
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding Assets
West $ 2,261,391 $ 2,155,357
Mountain 1,055,134 874,031
East 593,167 459,078
Corporate 770,099 1,608,726
Total homebuilding assets $ 4,679,791 $ 5,097,192
Financial Services
Mortgage operations $ 260,899 $ 295,092
Other 229,952 238,801
Total financial services assets $ 490,851 $ 533,893
Total assets $ 5,170,642 $ 5,631,085
5. Earnings Per Share
The following table shows our basic and diluted EPS calculations:
Year Ended December 31,
2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income $ 401,005 $ 562,139
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities (895) (717)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities (1,353) (2,026)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share) 398,757 559,396
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities 1,353 2,026
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities (1,329) (1,987)
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two-class method $ 398,781 $ 559,435
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding 73,505,508 71,035,558
Add: dilutive effect of stock options 1,347,513 1,382,340
Add: dilutive effect of contingently issuable equity awards 504,944 525,946
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two-class method 75,357,965 72,943,844
Basic Earnings Per Common Share $ 5.42 $ 7.87
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share $ 5.29 $ 7.67
Diluted EPS for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 excluded options to purchase approximately 15,000 and 1,861,534 shares, respectively, of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. Upon completion
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of the Merger, the Company no longer has public traded securities and therefore did not present EPS for the year ended December 31, 2024.
6. Fair Value Measurements
ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and requires disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets, that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.
The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis, except those for which the carrying values approximate fair values:
Fair Value
Financial Instrument
Hierarchy
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable securities
Debt securities (available-for-sale) Level 1 $ - $ 78,250
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net
Level 2
$ 236,806 $ 258,212
Derivative and financial instruments, net (Note 18)
Interest rate lock commitments Level 2 $ (277) $ 5,118
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities Level 2 $ 4,047 $ (5,388)
Mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments Level 2 $ 515 $ (816)
Best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments Level 2 $ 3 $ (4)
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023.
Debt securities. Our debt securities consist of U.S. government treasury securities with original maturities upon acquisition of less than six months and are treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, are recorded at fair value with all changes in fair value initially recorded through other comprehensive income. Debt securities are reviewed on a regular basis for impairment. There were no impairments recorded during both the twelve months ended December 31, 2024 and 2023.
The estimated fair value, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses and amortized cost for debt securities by major classification are as follows:
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value Amortized Cost Gross Unrealized Gains Gross Unrealized Losses Estimated Fair Value
U.S. Government $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 78,185 $ 65 $ - $ 78,250
Total Debt Securities $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 78,185 $ 65 $ - $ 78,250
Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net. Our mortgage loans held-for-sale, which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis include (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale that are under commitments to sell and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $95.6 million and $105.1 million, respectively, in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was based on quoted market prices for those mortgage loans, which are Level 2 fair value inputs. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $141.2 million and $153.1 million, respectively, in fair value of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell.
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The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from a third-party, which is a Level 2 fair value input. The unpaid principal balances of all mortgage loans held for sale at December 31, 2024 and 2023 were $251.9 million and $256.3 million, respectively.
Gains (losses) on sales of mortgage loans, net, are included as a component of revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. For twelve months ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, we recorded gain (loss) on mortgage loans held-for-sale, net of $(13.6) million, $(0.8) million, and $(18.0) million, respectively.
Derivative and financial instruments, net. Our derivatives and financial instruments, which include (1) interest rate lock commitments, (2) forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, (3) mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments and (4) best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis based on market prices for similar instruments.
For the financial assets and liabilities that the Company does not reflect at fair value, the following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.
Cash and cash equivalents (excluding debt securities with an original maturity of three months or less), restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaids and other assets, accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities and borrowings on our revolving credit facility. Fair value approximates carrying value.
Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The debt associated with our Mortgage Repurchase Facility (see Note 16, Lines of Credit and Total Debt Obligations, for further discussion) is at floating rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.
Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, which primarily reflect estimated prices for our senior notes which were provided by multiple sources.
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Carrying
Amount Fair Value Carrying
Amount Fair Value
(Dollars in thousands)
$300 million 3.850% senior notes due January 2030, net
$ 298,478 $ 282,124 $ 298,207 $ 273,580
$350 million 2.500% senior notes due January 2031, net
348,010 303,020 347,708 286,957
$500 million 6.000% senior notes due January 2043, net
491,596 499,370 491,351 464,658
$350 million 3.966% senior notes due August 2061, net
346,183 255,605 346,138 227,262
Total $ 1,484,267 $ 1,340,119 $ 1,483,404 $ 1,252,457
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7. Inventories
The table below sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories.
December 31,
2024 December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West
$ 1,112,172 $ 1,163,495
Mountain
616,200 448,735
East
387,857 269,038
Subtotal
2,116,229 1,881,268
Land and Land Under Development:
West
1,069,594 874,605
Mountain
408,189 382,897
East
158,241 162,276
Subtotal
1,636,024 1,419,778
Total Inventories
$ 3,752,253 $ 3,301,046
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Inventory impairments recognized by segment for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 are shown in the table below.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West
$ 4,851 $ 3,673 $ 8,017
Mountain
400 1,533 1,812
East
1,922 - -
Subtotal
7,173 5,206 9,829
Land and Land Under Development:
West
6,749 15,677 88,843
Mountain
- 8,817 20,688
East
2,828 - 2,515
Subtotal
9,577 24,494 112,046
Total Inventory Impairments
$ 16,750 $ 29,700 $ 121,875
The table below provides quantitative data, for the periods presented, where applicable, used in determining the fair value of the impaired inventory.
Impairment Data
Quantitative Data
Three Months Ended
Number of Subdivisions Impaired Inventory
Impairments
Fair Value of
Inventory After Impairments
Discount Rate
(Dollars in thousands)
September 30, 2024 3 $ 6,300 $ 27,423 15%
June 30, 2024 4 4,550 27,834 12 % - 15%
March 31, 2024 3 5,900 17,634 12 % - 18%
Total $ 16,750
December 31, 2023 3 $ 2,200 $ 13,273 12 % - 15%
September 30, 2023 2 6,200 17,116 15 % - 18%
June 30, 2023 1 13,500 17,886 18%
March 31, 2023 1 7,800 13,016 18%
Total $ 29,700
December 31, 2022 16 $ 92,800 $ 96,496 15 % - 20%
September 30, 2022 9 28,415 44,615 15 % - 18%
March 31, 2022 1 660 1,728 N/A
Total $ 121,875
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8. Capitalization of Interest
We capitalize interest to inventories during the period of development in accordance with ASC Topic 835, Interest (“ASC 835”). Homebuilding interest capitalized as a cost of inventories is included in cost of sales during the period that related units or lots are delivered. To the extent our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of the interest incurred. Qualified homebuilding assets consist of all lots and homes, excluding finished unsold homes or finished models, within projects that are actively selling or under development. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity. For all periods presented below, our qualified assets exceeded our homebuilding debt and as such, all interest incurred has been capitalized.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred $ 69,886 $ 69,901 $ 69,450
Less: Interest capitalized (69,886) (69,901) (69,450)
Homebuilding interest expensed $ - $ - $ -
Interest capitalized, beginning of period $ 64,659 $ 59,921 $ 58,054
Plus: Interest capitalized during period 69,886 69,901 69,450
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales (77,375) (65,163) (67,583)
Interest capitalized, end of period $ 57,170 $ 64,659 $ 59,921
9. Homebuilding Prepaids and Other Assets
The following table sets forth the components of homebuilding prepaids and other assets.
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating lease right-of-use asset (Note 10) $ 16,146 $ 21,817
Land option deposits
52,038 27,988
Prepaids 37,130 15,323
Goodwill
6,008 6,008
Deferred debt issuance costs on revolving credit facility, net
5,943 3,355
Other
4,240 1,545
Total
$ 121,505 $ 76,036
10. Leases
We lease certain property, land and equipment, the majority of which comprise property related leases to provide office space where we operate our business. Leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. We recognize lease expense for these leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
Our property related leases typically have terms of between three and five years, with the exception of the lease governing the Company’s headquarters. All of our property leases are classified as operating leases. These leases do not contain any residual value guarantees or restrictive covenants and do not include variable lease payments, except for the payment of common area maintenance and real estate taxes. Many of our property related leases give us the option to extend the lease term for a period of time, generally consistent with the initial lease term. These options are excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability until such time as we determine it is reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
The property related lease for the Company’s headquarters in Denver, Colorado is ten years in length with an expiration date of October 31, 2026 and contains a ten year option to extend the term of the lease through 2036. This option has been excluded from our calculation of the right-of-use asset and lease liability as it is not currently considered reasonably certain that the option will be exercised.
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Operating lease expense is included as a component of selling, general and administrative expenses and expenses in the homebuilding and financial services sections of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, respectively.
Components of operating lease expense were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Operating lease cost 1
$ 8,540 $ 8,634 $ 8,645
Sublease income (386) (588) (507)
Net lease cost $ 8,154 $ 8,046 $ 8,138
1 Includes variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases
$ 8,614 $ 8,271 $ 8,147
Leased assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities
$ 1,384 $ 3,238 $ 6,980
Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for operating leases were as follows:
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
2.5 3.3
Weighted-average discount rate
5.5% 5.5%
Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)
2025 $ 7,697
2026 7,118
2027 2,120
2028 1,178
2029 81
Thereafter
-
Total operating lease payments $ 18,194
Less: Interest
(1,213)
Present value of operating lease liabilities 1
$ 16,981
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1 Homebuilding and financial services operating lease liabilities of $16.9 million and $0.1 million, respectively, are included as a component of accrued and other liabilities and accounts payable and accrued liabilities, respectively, in the homebuilding and financial services section of our consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2024.
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11. Homebuilding Accrued and Other Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities
The following table sets forth information relating to homebuilding accrued and other liabilities.
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Accrued compensation and related expenses
$ 86,925 $ 93,013
Customer and escrow deposits
5,116 33,633
Warranty accrual (Note 12) 50,753 44,082
Lease liability (Note 10) 16,867 22,939
Land development and home construction accruals
19,303 19,262
Accrued interest
30,934 30,934
Construction defect claim reserves (Note 13) 11,209 11,433
Retentions payable 15,621 14,765
Other accrued liabilities
79,469 56,417
Total accrued and other liabilities
$ 316,197 $ 326,478
The following table sets forth information relating to financial services accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves (Note 13) $ 96,851 $ 89,326
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
24,816 24,159
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities
$ 121,667 $ 113,485
12. Warranty Accrual
The table set forth below summarizes accrual, adjustment and payment activity related to our warranty accrual for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. The warranty accrual increased due to $6.3 million of warranty adjustments during the year ended December 31, 2024. This adjustment was due to higher general warranty related expenditures. From time to time, we change our warranty accrual rates based on payment trends. Any changes made to those rates did not materially affect our warranty expense or gross margin from home sales for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period $ 44,082 $ 46,857 $ 37,491
Expense provisions 27,880 24,122 27,125
Cash payments (27,459) (26,897) (20,872)
Adjustments 6,250 - 3,113
Balance at end of period $ 50,753 $ 44,082 $ 46,857
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13. Insurance and Construction Defect Claim Reserves
The following table summarizes our insurance and defect claim reserves activity for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. These reserves are included as a component of accounts payable and accrued liabilities and accrued and other liabilities in either the financial services or homebuilding sections of the consolidated balance sheets, respectively.
December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period $ 100,759 $ 94,574 $ 82,187
Expense provisions 20,466 17,721 19,537
Cash payments, net of recoveries (8,266) (11,536) (7,150)
Adjustments (4,899) - -
Balance at end of period $ 108,060 $ 100,759 $ 94,574
In the ordinary course of business, we make payments from our insurance and construction defect claim reserves to settle litigation claims arising primarily from our homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments, net of recoveries shown for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods. The adjustment of ($4.9 million) to the insurance and defect claim reserve during the year ended December 31, 2024 was due to favorable emergence in insurance related claim activity during the year.
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14. Income Taxes
As a result of the Merger described in Footnote 24, and effective April 20, 2024, the Company is included in the Sekisui House US Holdings (parent of SH Residential Holdings, LLC) consolidated tax group for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Although the Company’s post-merger results are included in the Sekisui House consolidated return, our income tax provision is calculated primarily as though we were a separate taxpayer for the full year. However, under certain circumstances, transactions between the Company and Sekisui House are assessed using consolidated tax return rules and any difference in liability between the separate company method are addressed in a tax sharing arrangement.
Our provision for income taxes for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Current tax provision:
Federal $ 51,459 $ 87,445 $ 174,965
State 13,517 27,247 54,060
Total current 64,976 114,692 229,025
Deferred tax provision:
Federal 12,699 8,802 (26,030)
State 4,497 1,606 (5,280)
Total deferred 17,196 10,408 (31,310)
Provision for income taxes $ 82,172 $ 125,100 $ 197,715
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would be computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate of 21% in 2024, 2023 and 2022 to income before income taxes as a result of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Tax expense computed at federal statutory rate $ 85,134 $ 110,482 $ 159,569
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit 9,178 19,523 30,213
Limitation on executive compensation 5,374 6,509 23,778
Tax expense (benefit) related to an increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits 24,694 (263) 215
Stock based compensation (windfall)/shortfall (27,533) (6,701) (2,553)
Federal energy credits (17,297) (8,938) (15,265)
Merger related benefit payments (9,342) - -
Rate changes 1,804 432 19
Transaction costs 4,755 - -
Change in valuation allowance 221 1,524 (1,065)
Other 5,184 2,532 2,804
Provision for income taxes $ 82,172 $ 125,100 $ 197,715
Effective tax rate 20.3 % 23.8 % 26.0 %
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Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The tax effects of significant temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset are as follows:
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
State net operating loss carryforwards $ 3,997 $ 3,906
Stock-based compensation expense - 1,492
Warranty, litigation and other reserves 16,224 16,542
Accrued compensation 1,502 9,067
Asset impairment charges 10,263 26,316
Inventory, additional net costs capitalized for tax purposes 15,978 10,955
Other, net 2,170 406
Total deferred tax assets 50,134 68,684
Valuation allowance (3,996) (3,775)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance 46,138 64,909
Deferred tax liabilities:
Property, equipment and other assets 11,522 15,343
Deferral of profit on home sales 3,188 6,139
State deferral 4,185 2,859
Other, net 5,595 1,738
Total deferred tax liabilities 24,490 26,079
Net deferred tax asset $ 21,648 $ 38,830
At December 31, 2024, we had no federal net operating loss or alternative minimum tax carryforwards. However, we had $4.0 million in tax-effected state net operating loss carryforwards. The state operating loss carryforwards, if unused, begin expiring in 2028.
At December 31, 2024, we had a valuation allowance of $4.0 million, an increase of $0.2 million from the prior year. The valuation allowance is related to various state net operating loss carryforwards where realization is uncertain at this time due to the limited carryforward periods coupled with minimal activity that exists in certain states.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, our total liability for uncertain tax positions including interest and penalties was $25.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively. The following table summarizes activity for the gross unrecognized tax benefit component of our total liability for uncertain tax positions for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
(Dollars in thousands)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at beginning of year $ 405 $ 646 $ 383
Increases related to prior year tax positions 45 79 357
Increases related to current year tax positions 24,652 - -
Decreases related to prior year tax positions - (250) -
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations (75) (70) (94)
Gross unrecognized tax benefits at end of year $ 25,027 $ 405 $ 646
During the year ended December 31, 2024, we experienced an increase of $24.7 million in the uncertain tax positions for tax reserves related to the Merger and state tax filings.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, there was $25.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized, would reduce our effective tax rate.
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The interest and penalties, net of federal benefit for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $(0.1) million, $(0.1) million and $(0.1) million, respectively, and are included in provision for income taxes in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income. We are not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits will change materially in the next twelve months.
The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. We are subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for calendar tax years ending 2021 through 2024. Additionally, we are subject to various state income tax examinations for the 2020 through 2024 calendar tax years.
15. Related Party Transactions
The Company has a sublease agreement with CVentures, Inc. Larry A. Mizel, the Company's Executive Chairman, is the President of CVentures, Inc. The sublease is for office space that CVentures, Inc. has continuously leased from the Company as disclosed in the Form 8-K filed July 27, 2005 and the Form 8-K filed March 28, 2006. The current sublease term commenced November 1, 2016 and will continue through October 31, 2026. The sublease agreement is for approximately 5,437 rentable square feet at a base rent that increases over the term from $26.50 to $31.67 per rentable square foot per year. The sublease rent is an allocation of the rent under the master lease agreement based on the sublease square footage.
SH Residential Holdings, LLC and affiliates are considered a related party for the period subsequent to the Merger closing on April 19, 2024. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had accounts receivable due from Parent of $22.2 million related to payments in connection with the Merger funded by the Company that are included within Accounts receivable due from Parent in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Further, the Company purchased $81.9 million of land from affiliates of SH Residential Holdings, LLC included in Total inventories in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2024.
16. Lines of Credit and Total Debt Obligations
Revolving Credit Facility. On November 19, 2024 the Company entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders, which may be used for general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility supersedes and replaces the Credit Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2013 and as amended as of December 17, 2014, December 18, 2015, September 29, 2017, November 1, 2018, December 28, 2020 and, April 11, 2023 and March 20, 2024. The aggregate commitment within the agreement is up to $900.0 million (the "Commitment"), with a $195.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The aggregate amount of the commitments may increase to an amount not to exceed $1.40 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and, in the case of additional lenders, the consent of the co-administrative agents. Unless terminated earlier, the Revolving Credit Facility will mature on November 17, 2028.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a floating rate equal to Term SOFR or Daily Simple SOFR (in each case as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility), plus an applicable margin between 1.125% and 1.625% per annum, or if selected by the Company, a base rate plus an applicable margin between 0.125% and 0.625% per annum. The “applicable margins” described above are determined by a schedule based on the leverage ratio of the Company, as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for customary fees including commitment fees payable to each lender ranging from 0.15% to 0.30% per annum based on the Company’s leverage ratio.
The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated leverage test and interest coverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy and insolvency proceedings, cross-defaults to certain other agreements, breach of any financial covenant and change of control. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any event of default, the Administrative Agent, with the consent or at the direction of the required lenders, may accelerate the payment of the obligations thereunder and exercise various other customary default remedies. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024.
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We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At December 31, 2024 and 2023, there were $43.6 million and $40.8 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. We had $0.0 million and $10.0 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $856.4 million.
Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican entered into the Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) on September 20, 2024. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of up to an aggregate of $150 million (subject to increase by up to $150 million under certain conditions) of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of September 20, 2024, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. In the event that an eligible mortgage loan becomes ineligible, as defined under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility, HomeAmerican may be required to repurchase the ineligible mortgage loan immediately. The total capacity of the facility at December 31, 2024 was $200 million. The termination date of the Repurchase Agreement is August 8, 2025.
At December 31, 2024 and 2023, HomeAmerican had $177.6 million and $205.0 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Pricing under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility is based on SOFR.
The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth ratio, (iii) a minimum adjusted net income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing capitalized terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe HomeAmerican was in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of December 31, 2024.
Senior Notes. Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. We believe that we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures.
Our debt obligations at December 31, 2024 and 2023, net of any unamortized debt issuance costs or discount, were as follows:
December 31,
2024 2023
(Dollars in thousands)
$300 million 3.850% senior notes due January 2030, net
$ 298,478 $ 298,207
$350 million 2.500% senior notes due January 2031, net
348,010 347,708
$500 million 6.000% senior notes due January 2043, net
491,596 491,351
$350 million 3.966% senior notes due August 2061, net
346,183 346,138
Total $ 1,484,267 $ 1,483,404
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17. Commitments and Contingencies
Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of our obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At December 31, 2024, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $322.4 million and $195.6 million, respectively, including $152.0 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit were approximately $125.0 million and $149.0 million, respectively. All letters of credit as of December 31, 2024, excluding those issued by HomeAmerican, were issued under our unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (see Note 16, Lines of Credit and Total Debt Obligations, for further discussion of the Revolving Credit Facility). We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.
We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.
Litigation Reserves. Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. At both December 31, 2024 and 2023, we had $0.5 million and $0.3 million, respectively, of legal accruals recorded in accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets.
On November 13, 2024, Building Trades Pension Fund of Western Pennsylvania, acting on behalf of itself and a putative class of similarly situated stockholders of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (“MDC”), filed a class action complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware against Larry A. Mizel (“Mr. Mizel”), David D. Mandarich (“Mr. Mandarich”), and SH Residential Holdings, LLC (“SHRH”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that, in connection with the acquisition of MDC by SHRH and its affiliates, Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich breached their fiduciary duty to MDC and that SHRH aided and abetted such breach. Pursuant to indemnification agreements, MDC has an obligation to indemnify Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich in this matter. MDC, in connection with such indemnification obligations, plans to vigorously defend against these allegations by the putative class plaintiffs. No loss related to this matter can be reasonably estimated or determined probable at this time, therefore no accrual has been recorded to date on this matter.
Lot Option Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allow us to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces our capital and financial commitments, and minimizes the amount of land inventories on our consolidated balance sheets. In certain cases, these contracts will be settled shortly following the end of the period. Our obligation with respect to Option Contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the related deposits. At December 31, 2024, we had letters of credit and cash deposits totaling $15.0 million and $44.1 million, respectively, at risk associated with options to purchase 7,155 lots.
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18. Derivative and Financial Instruments
In the normal course of business, we enter into interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs") with borrowers who have applied for loan funding and meet defined credit and underwriting criteria. Since we can terminate IRLCs if the borrower does not comply with the terms of the contract, and some IRLCs may expire without being utilized, these IRLCs do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.
Market risk arises if interest rates move adversely between the time we originate a mortgage loan or we enter into an IRLC and the date the loan is committed or sold to an investor. We mitigate our exposure to interest rate market risk relating to mortgage loans held-for-sale and IRLCs using: (1) forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are commitments to sell a specified financial instrument at a specified future date for a specified price, (2) mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price within a specified time period, and (3) best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments, which are obligations of an investor to buy loans at a specified price subject to the underlying mortgage loans being funded and closed. The best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments do not meet the definition of a derivative financial instrument in accordance with ASC Topic 815, Derivatives and Hedging ("ASC 815"). We have elected the fair value option for the best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments in accordance with ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments ("ASC 825").
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are the predominant derivative and financial instruments we use to minimize market risk during the period from the time we extend an interest rate lock to a loan applicant until the time the loan is committed under a best-effort or mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitment.
The following table sets forth the notional amounts and fair value measurement of our financial instruments at December 31, 2024 and 2023:
December 31, 2024 December 31, 2023
Notional Value Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities Derivatives, Net Notional Value Derivative Assets Derivative Liabilities Derivatives, Net
(Dollars in thousands) (Dollars in thousands)
Interest rate lock commitments $ 57,807 $ 644 $ 921 $ (277) $ 229,165 $ 5,124 $ 6 $ 5,118
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities 189,000 4,047 - 4,047 311,500 - 5,388 (5,388)
Mandatory delivery forward loan sale commitments 101,557 670 155 515 100,255 122 938 (816)
Best-effort delivery forward loan sale commitments 1,306 3 - 3 5,392 6 10 (4)
For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded net gains on these derivative and financial instruments measured on a recurring basis of $7.3 million in revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, compared to net gain of $1.0 million and $34.8 million for the same periods in 2023 and 2022. There are no credit-risk-related contingent features within our derivative agreements, and counterparty risk is considered minimal.
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19. Concentration of Third-Party Mortgage Purchasers
The following table sets forth the percent of mortgage loans sold by HomeAmerican to its primary third party purchasers during 2024, 2023 and 2022. No other third parties purchased greater than 10 percent of our mortgage loans during 2024, 2023 or 2022.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Freddie Mac 8 % 23 % 6 %
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC 34 % 16 % 15 %
PHH Mortgage 24 % 16 % - %
Ginnie Mae 3 % 11 % 10 %
Fannie Mae 6 % 5 % 32 %
Flagstar Bank 10 % 9 % 4 %
20. Employee Benefit Plans
Employee Equity Incentive Plans. On April 27, 2011, our shareholders approved the M.D.C Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2011 Equity Incentive Plan”) which provided for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other equity awards to employees of the Company. Stock options granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan had an exercise price that is at least equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date the stock option is granted, generally vested in periods up to five years and expired ten years after the date of grant. On April 27, 2021, the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan terminated and awards outstanding at the time the plan terminated remain outstanding in accordance with the terms and conditions of the plan and award agreement. There are no remaining shares of MDC common stock reserved for awards under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2024.
On April 26, 2021, our shareholders approved the M.D.C Holdings, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2021 Equity Incentive Plan") which provides for the grant of non-qualified stock options, incentive stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based and cash awards to employees of the Company. Stock options granted under the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan have an exercise price that is at least equal to the fair market value of our common stock on the date the stock option is granted, generally vest in periods up to five years and expire ten years after the date of grant. On April 17, 2023, our shareholders approved the First Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2021 Equity Incentive Plan, which increased the number of shares of Common Stock available under the plan by an additional 3.0 million shares. As a result of the Merger, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan terminated. There are no remaining shares of MDC common stock reserved for awards under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2024.
As part of the Merger the then outstanding restricted stock awards and performance stock unit awards granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash. Similarly, the then outstanding stock options granted under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash.
Director Equity Incentive Plans. Effective April 27, 2011, our shareholders approved the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “2011 Director Stock Option Plan”), which provided for the grant of non-qualified stock options to non-employee directors of the Company. Effective March 29, 2016, our shareholders approved an amendment to the 2011 Director Stock Option Plan to provide the non-employee directors with an alternative to elect to receive an award of restricted stock in lieu of a stock option. Pursuant to the 2011 Director Stock Option Plan as amended, on August 1 of each year, each non-employee director was granted either (1) an option to purchase 25,000 shares of MDC common stock or (2) shares of restricted stock having an expense to the Company that is equivalent to the stock option. Effective April 20, 2020, our shareholders approved an amendment and restatement of the 2011 Director Stock Option Plan to (1) rename the 2011 Director Stock Option Plan as the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2020 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors (such amended and restated 2011 Director Plan, the "2020 Director Equity Plan"), (2) increase the number of shares covered by the annual grant of each stock option to 33,067 shares (without increasing the total number of shares authorized under the plan) to reflect, on a going forward basis, the stock dividends declared by the Company, (3) provide that the number of shares covered by the annual grant shall be proportionally increased or decreased in the future for any increase or decrease in the number of shares of stock outstanding on account of any recapitalization, split, reverse split, combination, exchange, dividend or other distribution
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payable in shares of stock, and (4) extend the 2020 Director Equity Plan's termination date to April 20, 2030. Each option granted under the 2020 Director Equity Plan vests immediately, becomes exercisable six months after grant, and expires ten years from the date of grant. The option exercise price must be equal to the fair market value (as defined in the plan) of our common stock on the date of grant of the option. Each restricted stock award granted under the 2020 Equity Plan vests seven months after the grant date. As a result of the Merger, the 2021 Equity Incentive Plan terminated. There are no remaining shares of MDC common stock reserved for awards under the 2011 Equity Incentive Plan as of December 31, 2024.
As part of the Merger the shares of restricted stock awarded under the 2020 Director Equity Incentive Plan were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash. Similarly, the then outstanding stock options granted under the 2020 Director Equity Incentive Plan were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash.
Employee Benefit Plan. We have a defined contribution plan pursuant to Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code where each employee may elect to make contributions up to the current tax limits. Effective for 2018 and thereafter, we match employee contributions at a rate of 50% of the first 6% of compensation and, as of December 31, 2024, we had accrued $3.5 million related to the match that is to be contributed in the first quarter of 2025 for 2024 activity. At December 31, 2023, we had accrued $3.0 million related to the match that was contributed in the first quarter of 2024 for 2023 activity. At December 31, 2022, we had accrued $3.5 million related to the match that was contributed during the first quarter of 2023 for 2022 activity.
21. Stock Based Compensation
Determining Fair Value of Share-Based Option Awards. Most options that we grant contain only a service condition (“Service-Based” option) and therefore vest over a specified number of years as long as the employee is employed by the Company. For Service-Based options, we use the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the grant date fair value.
The fair values for Service-Based options granted for the year ended December 31, 2022 were estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the below weighted-average assumptions.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Expected lives of options (years) N/A N/A 9.4
Expected volatility N/A N/A 43.3 %
Risk free interest rate N/A N/A 3.7 %
Dividend yield rate N/A N/A 5.0 %
Based on calculations using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, the weighted-average grant date fair values of stock options granted, restated as applicable for stock dividends, during 2022 were $8.36. There were no stock options granted during the year ended 2023 or 2024. The expected life of options in the table above represents the weighted-average period for which the options are expected to remain outstanding and are derived primarily from historical exercise patterns. The expected volatility is determined based on our review of the implied volatility that is derived from the price of exchange traded options of the Company. The risk-free interest rate assumption is determined based upon observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of our employee stock options. The dividend yield assumption is based on our history of dividend payouts.
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Stock Option Award Activity. Stock option activity under our option plans, restated as applicable for stock dividends, for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were as follows.
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
Outstanding Stock Option Activity
Outstanding, beginning of year 3,184,473 $ 28.45 4,684,481 $ 26.30 4,240,004 $ 23.64
Granted - N/A - - 1,846,534 28.97
Exercised (1,653) 17.20 (1,500,008) 21.74 (1,402,057) 21.77
Forfeited - N/A - N/A - -
Cancelled (3,182,820) 28.46 - N/A - -
Outstanding, end of year - $ - 3,184,473 $ 28.45 4,684,481 $ 26.30
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Fair Value Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Fair Value Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Fair Value
Unvested Stock Option Activity
Outstanding, beginning of year - $ - 144,000 $ 8.73 432,000 $ 8.25
Granted - - - - 1,846,534 8.36
Vested - - (144,000) 8.73 (2,134,534) 8.32
Forfeited - - - - - -
Unvested, end of year - $ - - $ - 144,000 $ 8.73
As a result of the Merger, all option awards that were outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing of the Merger were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash.
The total intrinsic value of options (difference between price per share as of the exercise date and the exercise price, times the number of options outstanding) exercised during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $0.1 million, $33.7 million and $16.2 million, respectively.
Total compensation expense relating to stock options was $0.0 million, $0.2 million and $17.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our recognized tax benefit from this expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $0.0 million, $0.0 million and $0.1 million, respectively.
As of December 31, 2024, there was no unrecognized compensation cost related to stock options that is expected to be recognized as an expense by the Company in the future.
For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 the Company received cash from the exercise of stock option awards of $0.0 million, $32.6 million and $30.5 million, respectively. Our realized tax benefit from stock options exercised or cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash in connection with the Merger for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $24.7 million, $6.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively.
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Restricted Stock Award Activity. Non-vested restricted stock awards, restated as applicable for stock dividends, at December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 and changes during those years were as follows:
Year Ended December 31,
2024 2023 2022
Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value Number of
Shares Weighted-
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested, beginning of year 444,649 $ 45.18 363,801 $ 46.58 347,552 $ 47.27
Granted - - 289,694 43.14 240,536 45.21
Vested (444,348) 45.17 (205,193) 44.66 (210,157) 45.88
Forfeited (301) 55.40 (3,653) 51.96 (14,130) 50.67
Unvested, end of year - $ - 444,649 $ 45.18 363,801 $ 46.58
As a part of the Merger, all RSA's, whether vested or unvested, outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing of the Merger were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash.
Total compensation expense relating to restricted stock awards was $4.5 million, $16.2 million and $10.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Our recognized tax benefit from this expense for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $2.9 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of restricted stock which vested during each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 was $27.7 million, $7.9 million and $9.5 million, respectively.
Performance Share Unit Awards. The Company has made annual grants of long term performance share unit awards ("PSUs") to each of the Executive Chairman, CEO and the Chief Financial Officer ("CFO"). The PSUs are earned based upon the Company’s performance, over a period of three years (the “Performance Period”), measured by increasing home sale revenues over a “Base Period.” Each award is conditioned upon the Company achieving an average gross margin from home sales (excluding impairments) of at least fifteen percent (15%) over the Performance Period. Target goals will be earned if the Company’s three year average home sale revenues over the Performance Period (“Performance Revenues”) exceed the home sale revenues over the Base Period (“Base Revenues”) by at least 10% but less than 20%. If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 5% but less than 10%, 50% of the Target Goals will be earned (“Threshold Goals”). If Performance Revenues exceed the Base Revenues by at least 20%, 200% of the Target Goals will be earned (“Maximum Goals”). The number of PSUs earned shall be adjusted to be proportional to the partial performance between the Threshold Goals, Target Goals and Maximum Goals.
In accordance with ASC 718, the PSUs were valued on the date of grant at their fair value. The fair value of these grants was equal to the closing price of MDC stock on the date of grant less the discounted cash flows of expected future dividends over the respective vesting period (as these PSUs do not participate in dividends). ASC 718 does not permit recognition of expense associated with performance-based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring.
2020 PSU Grants. The 2020 PSU awards vested on February 3, 2023. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded the required share-based award expense related to the awards of $9.8 million, based on its assessment of the probability for achievement of the performance targets.
2021 PSU Grants. The 2021 PSU awards vested on February 2, 2024. For the year ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded the required share-based award expense related to the awards of $7.1 million and $23.7 million, respectively, based on its assessment of the probability for achievement of the performance targets.
2023 PSU Grants. For the year to date period through April 19, 2024, the Company concluded that achievement of any of the performance metrics had not yet met the level of probability required to record compensation expense and as such, no expense related to these awards was recognized. As a part of the Merger, all PSUs, whether vested or unvested, outstanding as of immediately prior to the closing of the Merger were fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash. As such, no share-based compensation expense related to these awards was recognized.
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Our employee equity incentive plans permit us to withhold from the total number of shares that otherwise would be released to a restricted stock or performance share unit award recipient upon distribution that number of shares having a fair value at the time of distribution equal to the applicable income tax withholdings due. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023, and 2022, 408,477, 293,366 and 294,160 shares were withheld, respectively, resulting in $25.6 million, $11.8 million and $13.7 million of income tax withholding, respectively, being remitted on behalf of the employees.
22. Stockholders' Equity
Cash Dividends. In each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, we paid dividends of $0.55 per share (prior to the Merger), $2.10 per share, and $2.00 per share per share, respectively. In 2024 subsequent to the Merger, we paid dividends of $82.6 million.
Common Stock Repurchase Program. Through April 19, 2024, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock under this repurchase program during the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 or 2022. The repurchase program ended upon the Merger.
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23. Supplemental Guarantor Information
Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"), which are 100%-owned subsidiaries of the Company.
•M.D.C. Land Corporation
•RAH of Florida, Inc.
•Richmond American Construction, Inc.
•Richmond American Construction NM, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP
•Richmond American Homes of Idaho, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of New Mexico, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Oregon, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Tennessee
•Richmond American Homes of Texas, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.
•Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.
The senior note indentures do not provide for a suspension of the guarantees. Other than for the senior notes due 2061, the senior note indentures, provide that any Guarantor may be released from its guarantee so long as (1) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee, (2) the Guarantor being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (3) the Guarantors released from their guarantees in any year-end period comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (4) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the homebuilding business of the Company and its subsidiaries and (5) the Guarantor is released from its guarantee(s) under all Specified Indebtedness (other than by reason of payment under its guarantee of Specified Indebtedness). The indenture for the senior notes due 2061 provides that, if a Guarantor is released under its guarantees of our credit facilities or other publicly traded debt securities, the Guarantor will also be released under its guarantee of the senior notes due 2061. Upon delivery of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and the release is authorized, the guarantee will be automatically and unconditionally released. “Specified Indebtedness” means indebtedness under the senior notes, the Company’s Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, the Revolving Credit Facility, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement of any of the foregoing.
As the combined assets, liabilities and results of operations of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and the Guarantor Subsidiaries (the “Obligor Group”) are not materially different from those in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income, separate summarized financial information of the Obligor Group has not been included. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023 amounts due from non-guarantor subsidiaries to the Obligor Group totaled $34.8 million and $39.6 million, respectively.
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24. Merger
On April 19, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, by and among the Company, Parent, Merger Sub, and, solely for the purposes of Section 6.2, Section 6.17 and Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement, Guarantor, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”):
(i) each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Company Common Stock”) outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of Company Common Stock that are (A)(1) held by the Company as treasury stock; (2) held directly by Parent or Merger Sub; or (3) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of Parent or Merger Sub, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Owned Company Shares”), (B) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, (C) held by a holder who is entitled to demand, and has properly and validly demanded, appraisal for such shares of Company Common Stock in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the DGCL (“Dissenting Shares”), or (D) subject to vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture back to the Company (“Company RSAs”)) was automatically converted into the right to receive $63.00 per share, in cash, without interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”);
(ii) each Owned Company Share was automatically cancelled and ceased to exist, and no consideration or payment will be delivered in exchange therefor or in respect thereof; and
(iii) each share of Company Common Stock held by any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company was be converted into such number of shares of common stock of the surviving corporation with an aggregate value immediately after the consummation of the Merger equal to the Merger Consideration.
The Merger Agreement also provides that, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger:
(i) each option to purchase shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company Option”) that was outstanding and unexercised, whether vested or unvested, as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest), if any, equal to the product of (A) the excess (if any) of (1) the Merger Consideration over (2) the exercise price per share of such Company Option, multiplied by (B) the number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company Option, subject to any required withholding of Taxes; provided, however, that any Company Option with respect to which the applicable per share exercise price is greater than the Merger Consideration will be cancelled without consideration;
(ii) each Company RSA, whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash (without interest) equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company RSA, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, subject to any required withholding of Taxes; and
(iii) each performance stock unit award relating to shares of Company Common Stock granted under any Company Equity Plan (each, a “Company PSU”), whether vested or unvested, that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time was fully vested, cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash equal to the product of (A) the aggregate number of shares of Company Common Stock subject to such Company PSU based on maximum performance, multiplied by (B) the Merger Consideration, subject to any required withholding of Taxes.
The Merger Agreement further provides that, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger each issued and outstanding share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Merger Sub shall be automatically converted into and become one fully paid and non-assessable share of Surviving Corporation Stock. This resulted in 100 shares of common stock at a $0.01 par value per share issued and outstanding.
The aggregate consideration of the Merger was approximately $4.9 billion, of which the Company funded $664.6 million. Included within these amounts is $53.2 million of compensation expense for the year ended December 31, 2024, related to the vesting of equity awards as of the closing of the Merger, which are included within the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
On April 19, 2024, the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) filed with the SEC a notification of removal from listing and registration on Form 25 to effect the delisting of all shares of the Company’s Common Stock from the NYSE, as well as the
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deregistration of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). As a result, the Company’s Common Stock will no longer be listed on the NYSE.
On April 30, 2024, the Company filed with the SEC a certification on Form 15, requesting the termination of registration of the shares of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
On June 13, 2024, the Company filed with the SEC a certification on Form 15, requesting the termination of registration of the shares of the Company’s 6.000% Senior Notes due 2043 under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and the suspension of the Company’s reporting obligations under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the all of the Company's senior notes.
Parent has accounted for the Merger under the acquisition method of accounting with the Company deemed to be the acquiree for accounting purposes. The Company and Parent have elected not to push down purchase accounting adjustments to reflect the assets and liabilities acquired at fair value, and therefore amounts reflected in the financial statements hereto have not been adjusted.
The Company incurred $39.4 million of transaction costs during the year ended December 31, 2024 in connection with the Merger, which are disclosed within the Transaction costs line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. There were no transaction related costs during the same period in the prior year. Further, the Company incurred $19.4 million of expense during the year ended December 31, 2024, related to key executives' transaction bonuses in connection with the Merger, which are included within the Selling, general and administrative expenses line item within the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision, and with the participation, of our management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the principal executive officer and principal financial officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.
Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in the Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our evaluation under this framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective at December 31, 2024.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 9B. Other Information.
None

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ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Directors of the Registrant
The Company's Amended and Restated Bylaws state that the number of directors shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Company's Board of Directors ("Board"), provided the Board shall consist of at least one member. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires. Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders to hold office until the next annual meeting. Each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. The following is a brief description of the names, ages, and business experience during at least the past five years of each Director of the Company as of December 31, 2024. Their experience, qualifications, attributes or skills, set forth below, have led to the Board's conclusion that each person should serve as a Director, in light of the Company’s business and structure. None of the Directors holds, or has held during the past five years, any directorship in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act or registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The ages of the directors set forth below are given as of December 31, 2024.
Larry A. Mizel, 82, founded the Company in 1972 and has served as a Director since its inception. He was appointed Chairman of the Board in 1972 and Chief Executive Officer of the Company in 1988. Then, in October 2020, he was appointed as Executive Chairman. Mr. Mizel has provided the Company with leadership and judgment, previously serving as the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, and now as Executive Chairman, while advancing the long-term interests of the Company. One of the most experienced leaders in the homebuilding industry, his knowledge and foresight provide the Board with invaluable guidance.
David D. Mandarich, 77, has been associated with the Company since 1977. He was a Director from September 1980 until April 1989, and has been a Director continuously since March 1994. He was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company in June 1999. Then, in October 2020, he was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. A skilled and experienced leader in the homebuilding industry, Mr. Mandarich provides the Board with the benefit of his judgment and his knowledge and understanding of the Company's homebuilding business and operations. Mr. Mandarich is a veteran of the United States Army.
Paris G. Reece III, 70, was formerly the Company’s Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, and retired on August 1, 2008. Since his retirement, Mr. Reece has performed consulting work and served in a volunteer position as the President of Cancer League of Colorado, a leading non-profit organization that was established over fifty years ago to raise money for cancer research and patient care. He joined the Company's Board of Directors in May 2013. As a Certified Public Accountant (Texas, non-practicing), a former Chief Financial Officer and a highly respected person within the homebuilding industry, Mr. Reece is uniquely qualified to provide the Company with strong oversight of accounting and financial matters, as well as the operation of the Company's homebuilding and financial services businesses.
Toru Tsuji, 58, is the Managing Officer of Sekisui House, Chief Executive Officer of SH Residential Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekisui House. Before joining Sekisui House as head of Business Strategy Office of the International Business Department in 2019, he worked at Mitsubishi Corporation. He joined Mitsubishi Corporation in 1990 and held various positions in real estate-related business units including as President and Chief Executive Officer of Mitsubishi Corp.-UBS Realty Inc., a former joint venture between Mitsubishi Corporation and UBS AG.
Rick Robideau, 63, is the Chief Financial Officer of SH Residential Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekisui House, and has over 30 years of experience in the U.S. homebuilding business in various positions, including President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Custom Classic Homes, a home builder in Franklin, Tennessee, from October 2008 to April 2010 and Chief Financial Officer for Woodside Homes, a U.S. subsidiary of Sekisui House group, from April 2010 to April 2022.
Satoshi Yoshimura, 56, is the Senior Vice President, Head Representative of Denver Office of SH Residential Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekisui House, and has extensive experience in the investment banking and real estate industries. He joined Sekisui House upon the formation of the International Business Department in 2008. Before joining the International Business Department of Sekisui House, he covered Sekisui House as an industry coverage banker in the real estate group at Morgan Stanley. He holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Bachelor of Law from Waseda University in Japan.
Toru Ishii, 58, is the Senior Managing Officer in charge of Development Business including International Business at Sekisui House. He joined Sekisui House in April 1990 and has since experienced sales planning work in the urban development business and engaged in developing new markets such as the hotel development business and the office development business. He has been in charge of the development business since 2012, focusing on human resources development and demonstrating the comprehensive capabilities of the Sekisui House group. He has been steadily promoting enhancement of the business foundation in new markets and the development of the organizational structure of the Sekisui House group. He has been responsible for International Business since 2019.
Keizo Yoshimoto, 60, is the Senior Managing Officer, Head of Corporate Administration Headquarters at Sekisui House. He joined Sekisui House in 1989 and was in charge of planning and sales for effective land utilization and urban development projects. In 1996, he was assigned to the Legal Department of the General Affairs Division, where he was in charge of risk management and organizational restructuring. In 2009, he was appointed to the position of President's Special Assignment in the Secretarial Department in order to respond to various internal and external matters with flexibility and speed, not limited to legal areas. In 2017, he was appointed as General Manager of the Legal Department, where he has promoted the governance reform of the Sekisui House group and is involved in the operation of the Board of Directors, the Personnel Affairs and Remuneration Committee, management meetings and other corporate bodies.
Toru Fujita, 57, is the Managing Officer in charge of Accounting and Finance of Sekisui House and has been the officer in charge of accounting and finance since he joined Sekisui House in June 2022. Prior to that, he spent nearly 31 years with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, including more than ten years of experience in the areas of financial planning and analysis, regulatory and economic capital management and allocation and bond issuance. He was posted in the United States for around ten years, where he worked in New York, New York, at the Head Office for the Americas, San Francisco, California, at Union Bank, and completed a one-year MBA program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts.
Kenichi Kumemoto, 52, has 30 years of experience in the energy business and the real estate business, both in Japan and overseas (and in almost all asset types including residential, office, commercial, hotel, and logistics facilities) at Mitsubishi Corporation, and had experience in mergers and acquisitions as well as post-merger integration matters, as the CEO of a retail facility operating company. He has management experiences in the United States, China and the Philippines. In 2021, he was appointed President and CEO of Ascot, a listed residential developer based in Japan, and launched new businesses, such as logistics development and asset management. He joined Sekisui House in 2022 and is Operating Officer and Head of International Strategy Department.
George C. Yeonas, 70, has 34 years of experience in the real estate and homebuilding industry, including Chief Operating Officer positions at both public and private homebuilders, and has been an advisor to Woodside Homes since 2016, as well as to SH Residential Holdings, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sekisui House, on the acquisition of Chesmar Homes and MDC Holdings. He has a deep knowledge of real estate/ESG. He also teaches at Georgetown University.
The following table provides the membership of each standing committee of the Board in 2024:
Name Audit Compensation
Toru Fujita M
Toru Ishii C
Kenichi Kumemoto
David D. Mandarich
Larry A. Mizel
Paris G. Reece C
Rick Robideau M M
Toru Tsuji M
George C. Yeonas M
Keizo Yoshimoto M
Satoshi Yoshimura M
C = Chair; M = Member
Executive Officers of the Registrant
Set forth below are the names and offices held by the executive officers of the Company as of December 31, 2024. The Board, after reviewing the functions performed by the Company's officers, has determined that, for purposes of Item 401 of SEC Regulation S-K, only these officers are deemed to be executive officers of the Company. These officers also constitute our Named Executive Officers ("NEOs").
The executive officers of the Company hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified or until their resignation, retirement, death or removal from office. Biographical information on Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich, who serve as Directors and executive officers of the Company, is set forth under "Directors of the Registrant" above. Biographical information for Mr. Martin is set forth below.
Name Other Business Experience
David D. Mandarich
Biographical information regarding Mr. Mandarich is set forth in the section entitled “Directors of the Registrant” above.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Age: 77
Larry A. Mizel
Biographical information regarding Mr. Mizel is set forth in the section entitled “Directors of the Registrant” above.
Executive Chairman
Age: 82
Robert N. Martin Robert N. Martin was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in May 2015. He also served as the principal accounting officer from May 2015 until August 2020 and resumed that role in June 2021 through January 2023. He previously served as Vice President - Finance and Business Development. In April 2013, he was promoted to the position of Vice President of Finance and Corporate Controller. In his current role, Mr. Martin has direct oversight of the Company's division and corporate accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations, information technology and finance, planning and analysis functions. Additionally, he has served on all of the Company’s Asset Management Committees ("AMCs") and has performed a key role in the Company's capital markets activities. He is an officer, director or both of many of the Company’s subsidiaries. Mr. Martin received a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and Computer Applications from the University of Notre Dame and is both a Certified Public Accountant and a CFA charterholder.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Age: 46
On October 28, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the departure planned for December 31, 2024 of Mr. Mizel, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Mandarich, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. On December 16, 2024, the Board appointed, effective January 1, 2025, David N. Viger (age 49) and Robert N. Martin to fill vacancies, as Directors of the Company and also appointed Mr. Viger as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company effective January 1, 2025.
Mr. Viger joined the Company in 2004 and has served as Chief Operating Officer for the Company’s subsidiary Richmond American Homes since 2020. Mr. Viger graduated from the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD with a Bachelor of Science and ended his naval career at the rank of Lieutenant. Upon completion of his military obligations, he signed as an unrestricted free agent with the New York Jets and spent 5 years in the NFL.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
The Company's executive officers and Directors and certain owners of more than ten percent of the Company's common stock are required under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act to file initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock of the Company with the SEC. Based upon a review of the reports filed electronically with the SEC, and, in certain cases, written representations, the Company believes that during the year ended December 31, 2024, all such reports were filed on a timely basis.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors ("Audit Committee"), which has been established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, consists of Mr. Reece, who serves as Chairman, Mr. Fujita, Mr. Yoshimoto, Mr. Robideau and Mr. Yeonas. Messrs. Reece and Yeonas of the Audit Committee are "independent" and "financially literate" in the judgment of the Board, as defined in the listing standards of the NYSE and the rules of the SEC. Messrs. Fujita, Robideau and Yoshimoto are considered "financially literate" but not "independent" in the judgment of the Board, as defined in the rules of the SEC. The Board has determined that Mr. Reece is an "audit committee financial expert" as defined by applicable SEC regulations. The Board believes that his experience and qualifications described above under "Directors of the Registrant" qualify him to act as the Audit Committee's audit committee financial expert. The Audit Committee met six times during 2024. The organization, functions and responsibilities of the Audit Committee are described in the restated charter for the Audit Committee, which is posted on the investor relations section of the Company's website, www.mdcholdings.com.
Code of Ethics
We will provide to any shareholders or other person without charge, upon request, a copy of our Corporate Code of Conduct, code of ethics applicable to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions (collectively “senior financial officers”) and the charters for our Audit Committee and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors ("Compensation Committee"). You may obtain these documents on our website at www.mdcholdings.com, under our Investor Relations section or by contacting our Investor Relations department at 1-866-424-3395. Our intention is to post on our website any amendments to or waivers from our code of ethics applicable to our senior financial officers if such disclosure is required.
Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee
Following the Merger, certain oversight functions with respect to the business and affairs of the Company were assumed by Parent, including functions previously performed by the Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee of the Company's Board of Directors, which were discontinued. As the Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, the Company does not maintain procedures by which security holders may recommend nominees to the Company Board.

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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Executive Compensation - Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Executive Summary
For fiscal 2024, our named executive officers were:
Named Executive Officers
Larry A. Mizel Executive Chairman
David D. Mandarich President and Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)
Robert N. Martin Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)
Michael L. Kaplan1
Senior Vice President and General Counsel ("CLO")
1 Mr. Kaplan resigned as Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective as of the close of business on June 3, 2024.
Components of Executive Compensation
On April 19, 2024, the Company entered into amended and restated employment agreements with Messrs. Larry A. Mizel and David D. Mandarich (the “Amended Employment Agreements”) in conjunction with the closing of the Merger which provided for continued employment in their current roles. On July 12, 2024, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Martin ("Employment Agreement") in conjunction with the closing of the Merger which provided for continued employment in his current role.
The base salary and annual incentive compensation for Mr. Mizel, Mr. Mandarich and Mr. Martin were established based on the offer made to them in connection with their Amended Employment Agreement for Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich and the Employment Agreement for Mr. Martin. There were no additional annual compensation plans or long-term incentive plans during the year 2024.
The 2024 annual incentive compensation was based on Adjusted Pretax Income. The target goal for 2024 was based on the 2024 Business Plan and was adjusted for changes to the 2024 Business Plan as a result of the Merger. The calculation of the bonus includes pro-rata achievement between Minimum and Target and between Target and Maximum.
Adjusted Pretax Income* Goal Executive Chairman Bonus
(thousands) CEO Bonus (thousands) CFO Bonus (thousands) Goal
(thousands)
Minimum $ 5,000 $ 4,500 $ 1,700 $ 175,808
Target $ 10,000 $ 9,000 $ 3,400 $ 488,918
Maximum $ 20,000 $ 18,000 $ 6,800 $ 1,115,139
* Adjusted pretax income is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined as pre-tax income before expenses derived from inventory impairments, warranty reserve adjustments, insurance reserve adjustments, project cost write-offs and non-recurring charges.
As discussed above, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the departure as of December 31, 2024 of Mr. Mizel, Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Mr. Mandarich, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Given this departure, Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich will receive in a lump sum payment their 2024 annual incentive compensation at the target level ($10.0 million to Mr. Mizel and $9.0 million to Mr. Mandarich), as set forth within their Amended and Restated Employment Agreements.
The CFO earned a bonus of $3.2 million as shown below. Through the Compensation Committee's discretion, a $3.4 million bonus was awarded.
Actual Adjusted Pretax Income (thousands) CFO Bonus Earned (thousands)
$ 445,353 $ 3,163
Other Compensation Considerations
Clawback Policy
On July 24, 2023, our Board adopted a Clawback Recovery Policy. The policy requires the Company to recover the amount of "erroneously awarded" incentive-based compensation received by current or former executive officers in the event that the Company is required to prepare an accounting restatement due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirements under the securities laws.
Medical Insurance Benefits
Under the terms of their respective employment agreements, each of the Executive Chairman and CEO is entitled to medical insurance benefits for the duration of his life (described in more detail below under “Employment Agreements”).
Other Compensation
In 2024, our executive officers also received compensation in the form of 401(k) employer contributions and cell phone allowances. Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich received compensation in the form of legal expenses in connection with employment related matters. Prior to the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement executed on April 19, 2024, Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich received compensation in the form of incremental travel expenses incurred by the Company in support of not-for-profit organizations (as approved by the Board). After the execution of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, $300,000 was paid to both Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich for these types of items rather than being reimbursed by the Company.
The Board has determined that it is in the best interests of the Company for its Executive Chairman and its CEO to use the Company's aircraft for non-Company purposes, when the aircraft is not being employed in the ordinary course of Company business. These executive officers reimburse the Company for their non-Company use of the aircraft by paying the incremental cost incurred by the Company for each non-business use, defined as the total variable operating costs directly associated with non-business trips, which include fuel, pilot travel related costs, catering, landing fees, flight communications and trip-related maintenance (the “Incremental Cost”). For their non-business use of the aircraft in 2024, Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich reimbursed the Company for Incremental Cost of $793,861 and $100,062, respectively.
The objective of these benefits is to provide amenities to the Executive Chairman and CEO that allow them to more efficiently utilize their time and to support them in effectively contributing to the success of the Company.
Executive Compensation Tables
Summary Compensation Table
For the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, the following table summarizes the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
Name and
Principal Position Year Salary
($) Bonus
($) 3
Stock Awards
($) 1
Option Awards
($) 2
Non-Equity Incentive Plan Comp ($) 3
Change in Pension and Nonqualified Deferred Comp Earnings ($)
All Other Comp
($) Total
($)
Larry A. Mizel, Executive Chairman
2024 $ 1,000,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 54,658,503 $ 55,658,503
2023 $ 1,000,000 N/A $ 11,436,609 $ - $ 8,000,000 $ - $ 294,210 $ 20,730,819
2022 $ 1,000,000 N/A $ 1,999,966 $ 8,342,900 $ 7,000,000 $ - $ 169,570 $ 18,512,436
David D. Mandarich, President and Chief Executive Officer
2024 $ 1,000,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 40,638,951 $ 41,638,951
2023 $ 1,000,000 N/A $ 10,592,946 $ - $ 7,000,000 $ - $ 25,939 $ 18,618,885
2022 $ 1,000,000 N/A $ 1,999,966 $ 6,674,320 $ 6,000,000 $ - $ 9,060 $ 15,683,346
Robert N. Martin, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
2024 $ 850,000 $ 236,533 $ - N/A $ 3,163,467 N/A $ 2,560,620 $ 6,810,620
2023 $ 850,000 $ 3,500,000 $ 2,738,169 N/A N/A N/A $ 9,870 $ 7,098,039
2022 $ 850,000 $ 1,500,000 $ 1,999,966 N/A N/A N/A $ 9,420 $ 4,359,386
Michael L. Kaplan, Senior Vice President and General Counsel 4
2024 $ 260,468 $ - $ - N/A N/A N/A $ 1,431,918 $ 1,692,386
2023 $ 475,000 $ 475,000 $ 99,978 N/A N/A N/A $ 727 $ 1,050,705
2022 $ 91,346 $ 125,000 $ 299,973 N/A N/A N/A $ 136 $ 516,455
1 The amounts shown in the "Stock Awards" column are based on the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 of the following:
-For Messrs. Mizel, Mandarich and Martin, Performance Share Units ("PSUs") were granted to each individual on August 23, 2023. These awards are performance based, and, therefore, the amounts in the table above include $8,436,621, $7,592,959 and $738,204 for Messrs. Mizel, Mandarich and Martin, respectively, reflecting the aggregate grant date fair value of the awards ($42.18) multiplied by the target number of shares. Assuming achievement of the highest level of performance for these awards, the grant date fair value of the performance-based equity awards for Messrs. Mizel, Mandarich and Martin total $16,873,242, $15,185,918 and $1,476,409, respectively.
-For each of Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich, this column includes $2,999,987 in Restricted Stock Awards ("RSAs") that were granted February 3, 2023 pursuant to the 2022 performance goals established under the terms of the 2018 Performance-Based Plan.
-For Mr. Martin and Mr. Kaplan, this column includes $1,999,965 and $99,978, respectively, in RSAs that were granted February 3, 2023 based on their 2022 performance.
-For each of Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich, this column includes $1,999,966 in Restricted Stock Awards ("RSAs") that were granted February 3, 2022 pursuant to the 2021 performance goals established under the terms of the 2018 Performance-Based Plan.
-For Mr. Martin, this column includes $1,999,966 in a RSA that were granted February 3, 2022 based on his 2021 performance.
- For Mr. Kaplan, this column includes $299,973 in a RSA that were granted October 10, 2022 in connection with his hiring.
For a description of assumptions used in valuing the awards, please see Note 21 (Stock Based Compensation).
2 The amounts shown in the "Option Awards" column are based on the aggregate grant date fair value computed in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. For Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich, the option awards granted in 2022 was service based, was assigned a fair value of $8.34 per share on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For a description of the assumptions used in valuing the awards, please see Note 21 (Stock Based Compensation).
3 These non-equity incentive plan compensation amounts in 2023 and 2022 were paid in cash in accordance with the terms of the 2018 Performance-Based Plan, as in effect for the year indicated, as compensation for that year's performance. The non-equity incentive plan compensation amounts in 2024 were paid in cash in accordance with the terms of Mr. Martin's Employment Agreement, as compensation for that year's performance. The amount was paid in the subsequent year. In the year ended 2024, Mr. Martin earned $3.2 million. However, the Compensation Committee, in their discretion, awarded Mr. Martin a total bonus of $3.4 million.
4 Mr. Kaplan was appointed as Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective as of October 10, 2022. On October 24, 2022, Mr. Kaplan was designated as an executive officer and a named executive officer of the Company. Mr. Kaplan resigned as Senior Vice President and General Counsel effective as of the close of business on June 3, 2024.
All Other Compensation
The table below provides a breakdown of all other compensation for 2023 for the named executive officers:
Name Non-
Business
Use of
Aircraft 401(k)
Match 2
Severance 3
Transaction Bonus 4
Other 5
Total
Larry A. Mizel - 1 $ 9,900 $ 21,000,000 $ 33,000,000 $ 648,603 $ 54,658,503
David D. Mandarich - 1 $ 9,900 $ 19,000,000 $ 21,000,000 $ 629,051 $ 40,638,951
Robert N. Martin N/A $ 9,900 $ - $ 2,550,000 $ 720 $ 2,560,620
Michael L. Kaplan N/A $ 6,577 $ - $ 1,425,000 $ 341 $ 1,431,918
1 The incremental costs of non-business use of the Company's aircraft are calculated as the total variable operating costs directly associated with non-business trips, which include fuel, pilot travel related costs, catering, landing fees, flight communications and trip-related maintenance (the “Incremental Cost”). For their non-business use of the aircraft in 2024, Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich each reimbursed the Company for the Incremental Cost.
2 401(k) match represents amounts paid in 2024 based on 2023 401(k) deferrals.
3 Severance represents the aggregate base salary Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich would have earned had he remained employed through the remainder of the initial term of December 31, 2025; and the Target Award for 2024 and 2025 Annual Incentive Compensation.
4 Transaction Bonus for Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich relate to the Amended Employment Agreements executed April 19, 2024, which provided for a one-time lump-sum cash transaction bonus payment equal to the amount of cash severance that they would have otherwise been entitled to receive had there been a qualifying termination of their employment as of the consummation of the Merger (based on each executive’s severance entitlement as calculated on December 31, 2023) in lieu of the cash severance that would have been payable under such employment agreements. For Messrs. Martin and Kaplan, the bonus relates to the Amended Change in Control Agreements executed April 19, 2024, which provided for a cash transaction bonus payable upon the consummation of the Merger, equal to the cash severance amount each executive would have otherwise been entitled to receive under their existing change in control agreements had a qualifying termination occurred on or following the consummation of the Merger.
5 For Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich, the amounts shown for “Other” consists of $24,008 and $7,554, respectively, of Incremental Costs incurred by the Company in support of their service to not-for-profit organizations, consistent with the Company’s commitment to sustainability and as approved by the Company's Board. For both Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich, "Other" also consists of $300,000, as outlined in their respective employment agreements, for an allowance to cover all direct and indirect expenses incurred in connection with Executive’s charitable outreach subsequent to the date of the Merger. For Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich, "Other" includes $321,137, for each executive, of legal expenses in connection with employment related matters. For Mr. Mizel, "Other" includes $2,738 of Incremental Costs for spousal travel to and attendance at Company events. The remainder of the amount shown for Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich and all of the amounts shown for the other NEOs represent cell phone allowances.
Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2024
The following table sets forth certain information with respect to awards made during 2024 to our named executive officers. There were no equity grants during 2024.
Estimated possible payouts under non-equity incentive plan awards
Name Grant Date Threshold ($) Target ($) Maximum ($)
Larry A. Mizel - 5,000,000 10,000,000 20,000,000 1
David D. Mandarich - 4,500,000 9,000,000 18,000,000 1
Robert N. Martin - 1,700,000 3,400,000 6,800,000 1
1 Messrs. Mizel, Mandarich and Martin had the opportunity to earn a threshold award of up to $5,000,000, $4,500,000 and $1,700,000, respectively, based on specified performance criteria, and to receive a total cash bonus up to $20,000,000, $18,000,000 and $6,800,000, respectively, based on the Company's outperformance of goals.
Outstanding Equity Awards at December 31, 2024
There were no unexercised options, unvested restricted stock or unvested performance share units awarded to our named executive officers that were outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2024
The following table provides additional information about value realized by the named executive officers on option award exercises and restricted stock award vestings during the year ended December 31, 2024, as well as the value realized from unexercised or unvested awards that were cancelled and automatically converted into the right to receive an amount in cash in connection with the Merger.
Option Awards Stock Awards
Number of
Shares Acquired
on Excercise
(#) Value
Realized on
Exercise
($) Number of
Shares Acquired
on Vesting
(#) Value
Realized on
Vesting
($)
Larry A. Mizel 1,665,280 57,700,928 515,712 35,733,616
David D. Mandarich 1,465,280 50,856,928 475,712 33,224,016
Robert N. Martin - - 116,339 10,151,898
Michael L. Kaplan - - 9,358 858,160
Pension Benefits at December 31, 2024
The following table shows, as of December 31, 2024, the present value of accumulated post-retirement medical insurance benefits under the current employment agreements of Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich.
Name Plan Name Number of
Years Credited
Service (#) Present Value of
Accumulated
Medical Insurance
Benefits
($) Payments During
Last Fiscal Year
($)
Larry A. Mizel Employment Agreement N/A $ 222,032 N/A
David D. Mandarich Employment Agreement N/A $ 297,968 N/A
Robert N. Martin N/A N/A N/A N/A
Michael L. Kaplan N/A N/A N/A N/A
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS
Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich
In connection with the Merger, as of April 19, 2024, the Company and each of Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich (each, an “Executive”) entered into Amended and Restated Employment Agreements that replaced the prior employment agreements with each of the Executives. The material terms of the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements are summarized below.
Employment Term: Messrs. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich’s have an initial term of December 31, 2025. The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements automatically extend for one-year terms unless (i) the Company elects to terminate by sixty days written notice, or (ii) the Executive is terminated earlier.
Base Salaries: For the initial term, Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich base salaries are $1,000,000 per year. The base salary for the Executives in additional terms may only be reduced below his prior year's base salary with the consent of the Executive and the Company.
Incentive Compensation: Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich are eligible to earn annual incentive compensation based upon achievement of certain goals.
Group Medical Insurance Benefits: The Company provides group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits to Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich. This applies to each of them while they are employed and for the rest of their life after employment. The group medical insurance benefits also provide comparable coverage for the Executive’s spouse for the duration of the Executive’s life and, if they survive the Executive, for an additional sixty months after the Executive's death.
Long-Term Disability Benefits: The Company will provide the Executive with long-term disability benefits. Under the benefits, the annual after-tax amount received by the Executive would equal the after-tax amount of his base salary for the year in which he becomes disabled. This long-term disability benefit would be paid monthly until the earlier of the end of the Executive's disability or prior to his becoming totally disabled.
Vacation: The Executive is entitled to receive not less than six weeks of vacation each year without carryover from year to year.
Transaction Bonus: Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich were paid $33,000,000 and $21,000,000, respectively, on the closing date of the Merger, which was in complete satisfaction of any cash-based severance payment contemplated under the Executives prior employment agreement that could have otherwise become payable in connection with the closing of the Merger.
Termination for Cause: An Executive may be terminated for “Cause,” as defined in the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements. If terminated for Cause, he will only be entitled to his “Accrued Benefits” of base salary through the termination date, annual incentive compensation earned but unpaid with respect to the year prior to the year of termination.
“Cause” is defined in the Amended and Restated Employment Agreements as: (1) Executive’s willful refusal to perform the material duties consistent with his position and which are reasonably required or requested of him hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) by the Parent Designee for thirty days after having received written notice of such refusal from the Parent Designee and having failed to commence to perform such duties within such period, (2) Executive’s commission of material acts of fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation in the performance of his duties hereunder, (3) any final, non-appealable conviction of Executive for an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (4) any material uncured breach of the provisions of Sections 6(a) and 6(b) hereof which continues for thirty days after Executive has received written notice of such breach from the Company.
Voluntary Resignation by the Executive: An Executive's may voluntarily resign at any time. If so, the Executive is entitled to the Accrued Benefits and a "Pro-Rata Bonus" for the year in which the termination date occurs. A “Pro-Rata Bonus” means the annual incentive compensation for the year in which the termination date occurs based on the Target Award or the Maximum Target Award, prorated based on the total number of days Executive remained employed by the Company during the year that includes his termination date as a fraction of the full calendar year in which such termination date occurs.
Termination by the Company without Cause: An Executive's employment may be terminated by the Company at any time without cause. If so, the Executive, in addition to the Accrued Benefits, is entitled to a lump sum "Termination Payment" of : (1) an amount equal to the aggregate base salary the Executive would have earned had he remained employed through the remainder of the Initial Term (or, if the Termination occurs during an Additional Term, the aggregate Base Salary Executive would have earned had he remained employed through the remainder of such Additional Term); and (2) if the Termination Date occurs in 2024, the Target Award for 2024 and 2025; if the Termination Date occurs in 2025, the Target Award for 2025; and if
the Termination Date occurs during any Additional Term, the target Annual Incentive Compensation for the year in which the Termination Date occurs.
Termination due to Retirement, Death, Presumed Death or Disability: If the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated due to the Executive’s death, presumed death or total disability, the Executive, or the Executive’s beneficiary or estate, as applicable, will receive the Accrued Benefits and the Termination Payment.
Excess Parachute Payments: Certain payments that Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich may receive could be subject to an excise tax as an “excess parachute payment” under the Internal Revenue Code. This could occur following a Change in Control or through other payments made to the Executives. The Amended and Restated Employment Agreements provide for calculations to compare the after-tax effect to the Executive of (a) automatically reducing the amount of the payment sufficient to avoid triggering any excise tax or, in the alternative, (b) paying the full awarded payment, requiring the executive to be fully responsible for payment of the excise tax, whichever alternative results in the greatest after-tax benefit to the executive.
See "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" below for additional information. These agreements were terminated effective December 31, 2024, due to the departure of Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich.
Mr. Martin
On July 12, 2024, the Company and Mr. Martin (an “Executive”) entered into an employment agreement (“Employment Agreement”). The material terms of the Employment Agreements are summarized below.
Employment Term: The initial term is through December 31, 2025. The Employment Agreements automatically extend for one-year terms unless (i) the Company elects to terminate by sixty days written notice, or (ii) the Executive is terminated earlier.
Base Salaries: For the initial term, Mr. Martin's base salary is $850,000 per year. The base salary for the Executive in additional terms may only be reduced below his prior year's base salary with the consent of the Executive and the Company.
Incentive Compensation: Mr. Martin is eligible to earn annual incentive compensation based upon achievement of certain goals.
Group Medical Insurance Benefits: The Company provides group medical, dental and vision insurance benefits to Mr. Martin during employment.
Long-Term Disability Benefits: The Company will provide the Executive with long-term disability benefits. Under the benefits, the annual after-tax amount received by the Executive would equal the after-tax amount of his base salary for the year in which he becomes disabled. This long-term disability benefit would be paid monthly until the earlier of the end of the Executive's disability or prior to his becoming totally disabled.
Vacation: The Executive is entitled to receive not less than six weeks of vacation each year without carryover from year to year.
Termination for Cause: An Executive may be terminated for “Cause,” as defined in the Employment Agreement. If terminated for Cause, he will only be entitled to his “Accrued Benefits” of base salary through the termination date, annual incentive compensation earned but unpaid with respect to the year prior to the year of termination.
“Cause” is defined in the Employment Agreements as: (1) Executive’s willful refusal to perform the material duties consistent with his position and which are reasonably required or requested of him hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness) by the Parent Designee for thirty days after having received written notice of such refusal from the Parent Designee and having failed to commence to perform such duties within such period, (2) Executive’s commission of material acts of fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation in the performance of his duties hereunder, (3) any final, non-appealable conviction of Executive for an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof, or (4) any material uncured breach of the provisions of Sections 6(a) and 6(b) hereof which continues for thirty days after Executive has received written notice of such breach from the Company.
Termination by the Company without Cause: The Executive's employment may be terminated by the Company at any time without cause. If so, the Executive, in addition to the Accrued Benefits, is entitled to a lump sum "Termination Payment" of : (1) an amount equal to the aggregate base salary the Executive would have earned had he remained employed through the remainder of the Initial Term (or, if the Termination occurs during an Additional Term, the aggregate Base Salary Executive would have earned had he remained employed through the remainder of such Additional Term); and (2) if the Termination Date
occurs in 2024, the Target Award for 2024 and 2025; if the Termination Date occurs in 2025, the Target Award for 2025; and if the Termination Date occurs during any Additional Term, the target Annual Incentive Compensation for the year in which the Termination Date occurs.
Termination due to Retirement, Death, Presumed Death or Disability: If the Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated due to the Executive’s death, presumed death or total disability, the Executive, or the Executive’s beneficiary or estate, as applicable, will receive the Accrued Benefits and the Termination Payment.
Excess Parachute Payments: Certain payments that Mr. Martin may receive could be subject to an excise tax as an “excess parachute payment” under the Internal Revenue Code. This could occur following a Change in Control or through other payments made to the Executives. The Employment Agreement provide for calculations to compare the after-tax effect to the Executive of (a) automatically reducing the amount of the payment sufficient to avoid triggering any excise tax or, in the alternative, (b) paying the full awarded payment, requiring the executive to be fully responsible for payment of the excise tax, whichever alternative results in the greatest after-tax benefit to the executive.
See "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" below for additional information.
Certain Other Change in Control Agreements
Mr. Martin entered into a change in control agreement with the Company effective May 23, 2015. Further, Mr. Martin entered into a change in control agreement amendment effective April 19, 2024, subject to and in conjunction with the closing of the Merger.
In connection with the closing of the Merger, all options, restricted stock awards, performance share units, dividend equivalents and other rights granted to the employee under any Company equity incentive plans that are outstanding as of immediately prior to the change in control were accelerated and became vested and/or exercisable, as applicable (with performance share units vesting based on maximum performance), immediately prior to the closing of the change in control. Further, a bonus in an amount equal to $2,550,000 (the “CIC Severance Bonus”) was payable on the Closing Date and shall not be subject to any ongoing employment requirements or other restrictions or conditions, except that the employee must remain employed by the Company until the change in control occurs (or experience an earlier termination without cause) to receive the CIC Severance Bonus.
Upon a termination of Mr. Martin's employment for any reason (other than a termination by the Company (or a successor) for cause) within two years following such change in control (or prior to the change in control if Employee experiences an earlier termination without cause), Mr. Martin shall also be entitled to continue to participate in each of the Company’s employee benefit plans, policies or arrangements which provide insurance and medical benefits on the same basis as was provided to them as of immediately prior to the date of termination of employment for a period of twelve months after the date of termination of employment;
In the agreement, the employee has agreed to be paid those amounts, if any, in annual installments and over the shortest period of time in which they may be paid and not be treated as "excess parachute payments."
See "Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control" below for additional information.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control
The following table shows potential payments to our named executive officers under existing contracts for various scenarios involving a change in control or termination of employment, assuming a triggering event on the last business day of 2024. Please see the narrative above under "Employment Agreements" and "Certain Other Change in Control Agreements" for a description of payments contemplated by these agreements.
Name Benefit Termination
w/o Cause
Termination w/ Cause
Voluntary
Termination
Death
Disability
Larry A. Mizel Severance Pay $ 1,000,000 1
$ 1,000,000 1 $ 1,000,000 1
Ann. Incentive Comp. $ 20,000,000 2
$ 10,000,000 5 $ 20,000,000 2 $ 20,000,000 2
Health Care Benefits $ 222,032 3 $ 222,032 3 $ 222,032 3 $ 92,213 3 $ 222,032 3
David D. Mandarich Severance Pay $ 1,000,000 1
$ 1,000,000 1 $ 1,000,000 1
Ann. Incentive Comp. $ 18,000,000 2
$ 9,000,000 5
$ 18,000,000 2 $ 18,000,000 2
Health Care Benefits $ 297,968 3 $ 297,968 3 $ 297,968 3 $ 92,213 3 $ 297,968 3
Robert N. Martin Severance Pay $ 850,000 1
$ 850,000 1 $ 850,000 1
Bonus Payment $ 6,800,000 2
$ - $ 6,800,000 2 $ 6,800,000 2
Health Care Benefits $ 51,164 4
$ 51,164 4
$ - $ 51,164 4 $ 51,164 4
1 Under the executive's employment agreement, this is calculated as the aggregate base salary the executive would have earned had they remained employed through the remainder of the initial term (December 31, 2025).
2 Under the executive's employment agreement, this is calculated as of the Target Award of the annual incentive compensation for 2024 and 2025.
3 Represents the total projected medical insurance benefit obligation for the executive, which would provide medical benefits that are at least comparable to those provided to the executive at the time his employment agreement was signed. The Company will pay the medical insurance benefit for the duration of the executive's life. The medical insurance benefit also provides comparable coverage for the executive's spouse for duration of the executive's life and, if she survives him, for an additional 60 months after his death. This amount is estimated based on 2024 costs incurred by the Company.
4 Under the executive's employment, the executive shall be entitled to receive a lump-sum payment representing an amount equal to twelve times the monthly Company's employee benefit plans, policies or arrangements which provide insurance and medical benefits on the same basis as was provided to the executive prior to the event. This amount is estimated based on 2024 costs incurred by the Company.
5 Under the executive's employment agreement, this is calculated as of the Target Award of the annual incentive compensation for 2024.
As discussed above, the departure on December 31, 2024 of Mr. Mizel and Mr. Mandarich resulted in a lump sum payment of approximately $21.0 million to Mr. Mizel and $19.0 million to Mr. Mandarich, as set forth within their Amended and Restated Employment Agreements.
2024 Director Compensation
Compensation Structure
The compensation program for Mr. Reece and Mr. Yeonas is comprised of two elements:
(i) a monthly cash fee consisting of a proportionate payment of an annual retainer and specified fees for attendance at various monthly meetings, and (ii) long-term incentive plan bonus.
The remaining Non-Employee Directors are compensated through the Parent, with no retainer or committee fee agreements through the Company.
Our Board reviews Director compensation annually in collaboration with the Compensation Committee with reference to comparable individual and peer group director fees and prevailing market practices.
2024 Compensation
Director compensation for 2024 was paid in accordance with the in-place structure outlined above.
The following table sets forth information regarding the compensation of the Company's Non-Employee Directors for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The two Directors (Messrs. Mizel and Mandarich) who are executive officers receive no compensation for serving as Directors in addition to the compensation received as executive officers.
Name Fees Earned or
Paid in Cash
($) 2
All Other
Compensation
($) 4
Total
($)
Raymond T. Baker 1
$ 411,546 N/A $ 411,546
Michael Berman 1
$ 412,046 N/A $ 412,046
David E. Blackford 1
$ 414,546 N/A $ 414,546
Herbert T. Buchwald 1, 3
$ 505,046 $ 812,500 $ 1,317,546
Rafay Farooqui 1
$ 404,046 N/A $ 404,046
Courtney L. Mizel 1
$ 412,046 N/A $ 412,046
Paris G. Reece III $ 567,628 N/A $ 567,628
David Siegel 1
$ 419,546 N/A $ 419,546
Janice Sinden 1
$ 416,046 N/A $ 416,046
Toru Fujita $ - N/A $ -
Toru Ishii $ - N/A $ -
Kenichi Kumemoto $ - N/A $ -
Rick Robideau $ - N/A $ -
Toru Tsuji $ - N/A $ -
George C. Yeonas $ 122,724 N/A $ 122,724
Keizo Yoshimoto $ - N/A $ -
Satoshi Yoshimura $ - N/A $ -
1 Messrs. Baker, Berman, Blackford, Buchwald, Farooqui and Siegel and Ms. Mizel and Sinden resigned as a director effective April 19, 2024.
2 Inclusive of a prorated cash bonus in lieu of equity award of $375,046 for each of the directors Messrs. Baker, Berman, Blackford, Buchwald, Farooqui, Reece and Siegel and Ms. Mizel and Sinden for service between August 1, 2023 through April 19, 2024, the effective date of the Merger.
3 The incremental costs of non-business use of the Company's aircraft are calculated as the total variable operating costs directly associated with non-business trips, which include fuel, pilot travel related costs, catering, landing fees, flight
communications and trip-related maintenance (the “Incremental Cost”). For the use of the aircraft in 2024, Mr. Buchwald reimbursed the Company for the Incremental Cost of $118,790.
4 The amount in "all other compensation" for Mr. Buchwald represents the additional single lump sum payment due to the amendment in conjunction with the Merger of Mr. Buchwald's retirement benefit originally entered during the year ending 2017.
Through April 19, 2024, each Non-Employee Director (excluding the Lead Director) earned a retainer in the amount of $5,000 per month and the amount of $3,000 for each Board meeting attended. Committee members (excluding the Lead Director) earned $3,000 for each Audit Committee meeting attended and $2,500 for each Compensation and/or Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee meeting attended. The members of the Legal Committee (also excluding the Lead Director) earned a retainer in the amount of $2,000 per month. In addition, the chairmen of the Audit Committee, Compensation Committee and Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee each received a retainer in the amount of $1,250 per month. Mr. Berman received a retainer of $2,000 per month for his service as a director on the Board of HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, which conducted one meeting during the year prior to April 19, 2024. The Lead Director earned $32,500 per month for performance of the duties and responsibilities established by the Board and his leadership as a member on all of the committees. Each Director is also reimbursed for expenses related to their attendance at Board and committee meetings. For the health and safety of the Company's lead director, Mr. Buchwald, the independent directors approved his use of the Company's aircraft (when not otherwise used by Company employees) on a limited basis with his reimbursement to the Company consistent with the Company's policy for its executive officers' use of the aircraft (the Incremental Cost).
Pursuant to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2020 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors, approved by the shareholders at the annual meeting on April 20, 2020, each Non-Employee Director obtained an Equity Benefit in the form of a vested option to purchase 33,067 shares of common stock (adjusted for the stock dividend in March 2021). The stock options are not exercisable until six months after the date of the grant. In lieu of acceptance of the stock option, each Non-Employee Director has the opportunity to elect, in advance and instead of the option grant, to receive an award of restricted stock in an amount valued at the equivalent reportable expense to the Company of the option grant. The restricted stock awards vest on March 1st of the following year. In 2024, each director received a prorated cash bonus in lieu of equity award of $375,046 for service between August 1, 2023 through April 19, 2024, the effective date of the Merger. The 2020 Equity Plan for Non-Employee Directors terminated upon the effective date of the Merger.
After April 19, 2024, the Non-Employee Directors Mr. Reece and Mr. Yeonas earned a retainer in the amount of $150,000 and $134,500 annually, respectively, paid monthly. Further, they earned $3,000 for each Audit Committee meeting attended and $2,500 for each Compensation Committee meeting attended. In addition, Mr. Reece received a retainer in the amount of $1,250 per month for his service as the chairman of the Audit Committee.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The following persons served as members of the Compensation Committee during 2024: Toru Ishii, Rick Robideau, Toru Tsuji and Satoshi Yoshimura. None of the Committee members were, during the last fiscal year, officers or employees of the Company, none were formerly officers of the Company and none had a material interest in a "related person" transaction since the beginning of 2024. During 2024, none of our executive officers served as a member of the board of directors or compensation committee of any other company that has one or more executive officers serving as a member of our Board or Compensation Committee.
Compensation Committee Report
The Compensation Committee met one time during 2024. The Compensation Committee hereby confirms that it has reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on the review and discussions, the Compensation Committee recommended to the Board that the Compensation Discussion and Analysis be included in the 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Toru Ishii, Chairman
Rick Robideau
Toru Tsuji
Satoshi Yoshimura
PEO Pay Ratio Disclosure
Pursuant to SEC rules, to determine our median employee, we used W-2 compensation for our entire employee population, all of whom are located within the United States. As of December 31, 2024, we identified our median employee (excluding our Executive Chairman, who is our principal executive officer, from the calculation). For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, we calculated that median employee’s total compensation using the same methodology that we used to calculate the total compensation for our Executive Chairman. The 2024 annual total compensation of the median employee and our Executive Chairman, respectively, were $109,209 and $55,658,503. The ratio of the 2024 annual total compensation for our Executive Chairman to that of our median employee was 510 to 1.
Compensation Policies and Practices and Risk Management
The Company believes that its compensation policies and practices for its employees, including executive officers, do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
As part of its annual processes, the Compensation Committee reviews the Company’s compensation policies and practices to confirm that the programs are designed in a manner that does not motivate individuals or groups to take risks reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company. Based on the Compensation Committee’s assessment of risk, the Company believes that its compensation policies and practices for its employees, including executive officers, do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company, and that such policies and practices are designed with strong oversight mechanisms in place.

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
There were no equity compensation plans in place as of December 31, 2024.
Ownership of Directors and Officers
There was no common stock beneficially owned by the Company's named executive officers and the Directors of the Company as of December 31, 2024.
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners
The table below sets forth information with respect to those persons known to the Company, as of February 7, 2025, to have owned beneficially 5% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock. The information as to beneficial ownership is based upon statements filed by such persons with the SEC under Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Number of Shares of
Common Stock
Owned Beneficially Percent
of Class 1
SH Services, LLC
460 West 50 North, Suite 200,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 100 100.00 %
___________________
1 Through the Merger, all common stock is held by SH Services, LLC, an affiliate of the Parent.
Changes in control
On April 19, 2024, the Company completed the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, by and among the Company, Merger Sub, and, solely for the purposes of Section 6.2, Section 6.17 and Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement, Guarantor, providing for the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving corporation. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, outstanding as of immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares of common stock that are (A)(1) held by the Company as treasury stock; (2) held directly by Parent or Merger Sub; or (3) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Parent or Merger Sub, in each case, immediately prior to the Effective Time (collectively, the “Owned Company Shares”), (B) held by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company immediately prior to the Effective Time, (C) held by a holder who is entitled to demand, and has properly and validly demanded, appraisal for such shares of common stock in accordance with, and who complies in all respects with, Section 262 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law (the “DGCL” and such shares, the “Dissenting Shares”), or (D) subject to vesting restrictions and/or forfeiture back to the Company (“Company RSAs”)) was automatically converted into the right to receive $63.00 per share, in cash, without interest thereon (the “Merger Consideration”). At the Effective Time, each Owned Company Share was automatically cancelled and cease to exist, and no consideration or payment will be delivered in exchange therefor or in respect thereof, and each share of common stock held by any direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company was be converted into such number of shares of common stock of the surviving corporation with an aggregate value immediately after the consummation of the Merger equal to the Merger Consideration. At the Effective Time, each Dissenting Share was cancelled and cease to exist, and the holders of Dissenting Shares were only entitled to the rights granted to them under Section 262 of the DGCL with respect to such Dissenting Shares.

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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
Review of Transactions With Related Persons
Our policies require that full information be disclosed regarding transactions with related persons, without mandating how such transactions are to be addressed, so that they may be considered on their own merits. Specifically, our Corporate Code of Conduct, in addressing conflicts of interest, notes that personal interests of our employees and Directors and their family members could come into conflict, or create the appearance of a conflict, with the Company's interest. Accordingly, the Code of Conduct requires all employees (including our executive officers) and our Directors to immediately report conflicts of interest or transactions that could create the appearance of a conflict of interest. These reports are to be made immediately to a Company compliance officer (as identified in the Code of Conduct), the Company's Asset Management Committees, or, for members of the Company's Board of Directors, to the Audit Committee, for a determination as to compliance with the Code of Conduct.
In addition, the Audit Committee's charter provides for the Committee to be informed of any proposed related party transactions so that the Committee can review the proposed transaction. In support of this and the Company's SEC reporting requirements, the following written procedure has been adopted. Specifically, the executive officers and Directors are to inform the Committee of any potential related party transactions and, each quarter, are to attest to the existence of any related party transactions. The Company's legal department reports on a monthly basis to the Audit Committee any new related party transactions between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries) and any of the executive officers and Directors, including any of their family members. Also, our CFO reports on a quarterly basis to the Audit Committee as to the best of the CFO’s, Executive Chairman's and CEO’s knowledge, whether or not any related party transactions have occurred.
Transactions With Related Persons
The Company leases its headquarters office space at 4350 S. Monaco Street, Denver, CO 80237. Approximately 5,437 square feet in the Company's office building at 4350 S. Monaco Street is subleased by an entity affiliated with Mr. Mizel, for which it paid rent in 2024 to the Company of $166,055.
During 2024, the Company paid a firm owned by Carol Mizel, Mr. Mizel's spouse, $120,000 for consulting services in connection with corporate and consumer marketing, merchandising, design work, human resources development, product development, and such other matters as were requested by the Company's senior management. The firm, Mizel Design and Decorating Company, provided these services under an Independent Contractor Agreement with the Company, dated as of January 1, 2005. The Company also provides Ms. Mizel with office space in the Company's office building at 4350 S. Monaco Street, which has an estimated annual rental value of approximately $7,500.
As noted above, Director (through April 19, 2024) Courtney L. Mizel is the daughter of the Company’s Executive Chairman, Larry A. Mizel.
Director Independence.
Under the NYSE listing standards, no director qualifies as "independent" unless the Board affirmatively determines that the director has no material relationship with the Company, either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Company. Material relationships can include commercial, industrial, banking, consulting, legal, accounting, charitable and familial relationships, among others.
With respect to the determination of Mr. Reece’s independence, the Board considered that, until his retirement on August 1, 2008, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Reece is serving in a volunteer position as president of a non-profit organization (Cancer League of Colorado), which, in 2024, received charitable
contributions from a number of Company officers and directors (totaling less than $35,000). The Board concluded that the amount was not significant and is independent under the NYSE listing standards.
The Board determined that Mr. Yeonas has no material relationship with the Company and is independent under the NYSE listing standards.
Each of Mr. Fujita, Mr. Ishii, Mr. Kumemoto, Mr. Robideau, Mr. Tsuji, Mr. Yoshimoto and Mr. Yoshimura are not considered independent under NYSE listing standards as they are employed by the Parent and affiliates of the Parent.

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ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Audit Fees and All Other Fees
A summary of the fees of Ernst & Young LLP Denver, Colorado (PCAOB 00042) for the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023 are set forth below:
2024 2023
Audit Fees 1
$ 1,610,297 $ 1,521,426
Audit-Related Fees - -
Tax Fees 2
6,783 670
All Other Fees 3
- 3,773
Total Fees $ 1,617,080 $ 1,525,869
1 Consists of fees and expenses for the audit of consolidated financial statements, PCAOB AS 4105 interim reviews, the audit of internal control over financial reporting (2023 only) and services rendered in connection with statutory and regulatory filings (includes the audit of HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation).
2 Consists of fees and expenses for miscellaneous tax consulting services.
3 Consists of fees for access to Ernst & Young LLP online resources.
Audit Committee Pre-Approval Procedures
Under the procedures established by the Audit Committee, all audit services and all non-audit services by the Company's auditors are to be pre-approved by the Audit Committee, subject to the de minimis exception provided under Section 202 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. In certain cases, pre-approval is provided by the Committee for up to a year as to particular categories of services, subject to a specific budget. The Committee also has delegated to each of its members the authority to grant pre-approvals, such pre-approvals to be presented to the full Committee at the next scheduled meeting. For 2024 and 2023, all of the fees included under the headings "Audit-Related Fees," "Tax Fees" and "All Other Fees" above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
PART IV

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ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)(1) Financial Statements.
The following Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its subsidiaries are included in Part II, Item 8.
Page
M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the Three Years in the Period Ended December 31, 2024
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(a)(2) Financial Statement Schedules.
All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not material, not required or the required information is included in the applicable Consolidated Financial Statements or notes thereto.
(a)(3) Exhibits.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Description
3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 19, 2024). *
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 19, 2024). *
4.1 Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, by and among MDC and U.S. Bank National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Form S-3/A filed September 1, 2004). *
4.2 Supplemental Indenture (6.000% Senior Notes due 2043), dated as of January 10, 2013, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 10, 2013). *
4.3 Second Supplemental Indenture (6.000% Senior Notes due 2043), dated as of June 23, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2021). *
4.4 Supplemental Indenture (3.850% Senior Notes due 2030), dated as of January 9, 2020, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 9, 2020). *
4.5 Second Supplemental Indenture (3.850% Senior Notes due 2030), dated as of June 23, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2021). *
4.6 Supplemental Indenture (2.500% Senior Notes due 2031), dated as of January 11, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 11, 2021). *
4.7
Second Supplemental Indenture (2.500% Senior Notes due 2031), dated as of June 23, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 31, 2021). *
4.8
Supplemental Indenture (3.966% Senior Notes due 2061), dated as of August 6, 2021, among the Company, the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed August 6, 2021). *
10.1 Credit Agreement dated as of November 19, 2024, among the Company, the Lenders party thereto, U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent, and U.S. Bank National Association , Mizuho Bank, Ltd, Truist Securities, Inc. Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, BMO Bank N.A. and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as co-syndication Agents, Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K filed November 19, 2024).*
10.2
Second Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement among HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation, U.S. Bank National Association as Agent and the other Buyers party thereto dated as of September 20, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 20, 2024). *
10.3 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Company and members of its Board of Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 26, 2006).*
10.4 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Company and certain of its officers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 26, 2006).*
10.5 Employment Agreement between David N. Viger and the Company, dated as July 12, 2024.
10.6 Change in Control Agreement between the Company and David N. Viger, dated as of July 12, 2022.
10.7 Amendment to Change in Control Agreement between the Company and David N. Viger, dated as of April 19, 2024.
10.8 Employment Agreement between Robert N. Martin and the Company, dated as of July 12, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024) *
10.9 Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Robert N. Martin, dated as of May 23, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 19, 2015).*
10.10 Amendment to Change in Control Agreement between the Company and Robert N. Martin, dated as of April 19, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2024) *
10.11 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 17, 2024, by and among SH Residential Holdings, LLC, Clear Line, Inc. and M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed January 18, 2024). *
21 Subsidiaries of the Company
22 Subsidiary Guarantors
31.1 Certification of principal executive officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2 Certification of principal financial officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1 Certification of principal executive officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2 Certification of principal financial officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
97 Clawback Recovery Policy.
101 The following financial statements, formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024, (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2024; and (iv) Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as iXBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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*Incorporated by reference.