MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE:DOUG) today announced financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
“Douglas Elliman delivered another strong quarterly performance despite a challenging macroeconomic environment, thanks in large part to stable pricing in our luxury markets, the competitive advantage of our development marketing business and our dedicated team of world-class agents,” said Howard M. Lorber, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Elliman. “Douglas Elliman’s differentiated platform and the underlying strength of our business make us well-positioned to weather the current challenging market conditions as we remain focused on capitalizing on our competitive advantages to drive long-term growth and value for stockholders.”
GAAP Financial Results
Three months ended September 30, 2023. Third quarter 2023 revenues were $251.5 million, compared to revenues of $272.6 million in the third quarter of 2022. The Company recorded an operating loss of $8.8 million in the third quarter of 2023, compared to an operating loss of $5.2 million in the third quarter of 2022. Net loss attributed to Douglas Elliman for the third quarter of 2023 was $4.9 million, or $0.06 per diluted common share, compared to net loss of $4.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted common share, in the third quarter of 2022.
Nine months ended September 30, 2023. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, revenues were $741.4 million, compared to revenues of $945.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Company recorded an operating loss of $40.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to operating income of $17.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Net loss attributed to Douglas Elliman for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $27.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted common share, compared to net income of $12.8 million, or $0.15 per diluted common share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures include adjustments for stock-based compensation, equity in losses (earnings) from equity method investments, restructuring, and other, net (for purposes of Adjusted EBITDA). Reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and the last twelve months ended September 30, 2023 are included in Tables 2, 3 and 4.
Three months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2022
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were a loss of $3.0 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to income of $124,000 for the third quarter of 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman’s real estate brokerage segment (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were $1.5 million for the third quarter of 2023, compared to $5.1 million for the third quarter of 2022.
Adjusted Net Loss attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 3 attached hereto) was $4.7 million, or $0.06 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2023, compared to Adjusted Net Loss attributed to Douglas Elliman of $4.0 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022.
Nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2022
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were a loss of $23.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to income of $32.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman’s real estate brokerage segment (as described in Table 2 attached hereto) were a loss of $9.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to income of $47.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Adjusted Net Loss attributed to Douglas Elliman (as described in Table 3 attached hereto) was $26.4 million, or $0.32 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, compared to Adjusted Net Income attributed to Douglas Elliman of $12.2 million, or $0.14 per diluted share, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022.
Gross Transaction Value
For the three months ended September 30, 2023, Douglas Elliman’s subsidiary, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, achieved gross transaction value of approximately $9.3 billion, compared to approximately $10.2 billion for the three months ended September 30, 2022. For the three months ended September 30, 2023, Douglas Elliman’s real estate brokerage segment reported an average price per transaction of $1.57 million.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC achieved gross transaction value of approximately $26.5 billion compared to approximately $35.4 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. For the nine months ended September 30, 2023, Douglas Elliman’s real estate brokerage segment reported an average price per transaction of $1.60 million.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Douglas Elliman maintained a strong balance sheet with cash and cash equivalents of $126.3 million at September 30, 2023. This significant liquidity places the Company in a position of strength in the market.
Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter 2023 Results
As previously announced, the Company will host a conference call and webcast to discuss its third quarter 2023 results on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. (ET).
Investors may access the call via live webcast at https://join.eventcastplus.com/eventcastplus/Douglas-Elliman-Inc-Third-Quarter-2023-Results-Conference-Call. Please join the webcast at least 10 minutes prior to the start time.
A replay of the call will be available shortly after the call ends on November 8, 2023 through November 22, 2023 at https://join.eventcastplus.com/eventcastplus/Douglas-Elliman-Inc-Third-Quarter-2023-Results-Conference-Call.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman, Adjusted Net (Loss) Income attributed to Douglas Elliman, and financial measures for the last twelve months (“LTM”) ended September 30, 2023 (referred to as the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”) are financial measures not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). The Company believes that the Non-GAAP Financial Measures are important measures that supplement discussion and analysis of its results of operations and enhance an understanding of its operating performance.
The Company believes the Non-GAAP Financial Measures provide investors and analysts with a useful measure of operating results unaffected by differences in capital structures and ages of related assets among otherwise comparable companies.
Management uses the Non-GAAP Financial Measures as measures to review and assess operating performance of the Company’s business, and management does and investors should review both the overall performance (GAAP net income) and the operating performance (the Non-GAAP Financial Measures) of the Company’s business. While management considers the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to be important, they should be considered in addition to, but not as substitutes for or superior to, other measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP, such as operating income, net income and cash flows from operations. In addition, the Non-GAAP Financial Measures are susceptible to varying calculations and the Company’s measurement of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures may not be comparable to those of other companies. Attached hereto as Tables 2, 3 and 4 is information relating to the Company’s Non-GAAP Financial Measures for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 and the last twelve months ended September 30, 2023.
About Douglas Elliman Inc.
Douglas Elliman Inc. (NYSE: DOUG, “Douglas Elliman”) owns Douglas Elliman Realty, LLC, which is one of the largest residential brokerage companies in the United States with operations in New York, Florida, California, Texas, Colorado, Nevada, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. In addition, Douglas Elliman sources, uses and invests in early-stage, disruptive property technology (“PropTech”) solutions and companies and provides other real estate services, including development marketing, property management and settlement and escrow services in select markets. Additional information concerning Douglas Elliman is available on its website, investors.elliman.com.
Investors and others should note that we may post information about Douglas Elliman on our website at investors.elliman.com or, if applicable, on our accounts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, Twitter, YouTube or other social media platforms. It is possible that the postings or releases could include information deemed to be material information. Therefore, we encourage investors, the media and others interested in Douglas Elliman to review the information we post on our website at investors.elliman.com and on our social media accounts.
Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements
This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities law. All statements other than statements of historical or current facts made in this document are forward-looking. We identify forward-looking statements in this document by using words or phrases such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may be,” “continue” “could,” “potential,” “objective,” “plan,” “seek,” “predict,” “project” and “will be” and similar words or phrases or their negatives. Forward-looking statements reflect our current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Actual results could differ materially for a variety of reasons.
Risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ significantly from our current expectations are described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and, when filed, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. We undertake no responsibility to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, except as required by applicable law.
[Financial Tables Follow]
TABLE 1
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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|
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2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Commissions and other brokerage income |
$ |
239,255 |
|
|
$ |
259,977 |
|
|
$ |
703,780 |
|
|
$ |
903,917 |
|
Property management |
|
8,697 |
|
|
|
8,541 |
|
|
|
26,849 |
|
|
|
27,786 |
|
Other ancillary services |
|
3,596 |
|
|
|
4,070 |
|
|
|
10,813 |
|
|
|
14,144 |
|
Total revenues |
|
251,548 |
|
|
|
272,588 |
|
|
|
741,442 |
|
|
|
945,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Real estate agent commissions |
|
185,845 |
|
|
|
195,836 |
|
|
|
546,749 |
|
|
|
686,440 |
|
Sales and marketing |
|
20,770 |
|
|
|
22,703 |
|
|
|
64,170 |
|
|
|
64,145 |
|
Operations and support |
|
17,121 |
|
|
|
18,218 |
|
|
|
53,338 |
|
|
|
55,872 |
|
General and administrative |
|
28,817 |
|
|
|
33,522 |
|
|
|
92,371 |
|
|
|
99,227 |
|
Technology |
|
5,602 |
|
|
|
5,527 |
|
|
|
17,777 |
|
|
|
16,809 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
1,968 |
|
|
|
6,031 |
|
|
|
6,033 |
|
Restructuring |
|
215 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Operating (loss) income |
|
(8,821 |
) |
|
|
(5,186 |
) |
|
|
(40,926 |
) |
|
|
17,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Other income (expenses): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Interest income, net |
|
1,785 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
4,260 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
Equity in earnings (losses) from equity-method investments |
|
10 |
|
|
|
(895 |
) |
|
|
(143 |
) |
|
|
(477 |
) |
Investment and other income |
|
27 |
|
|
|
1,055 |
|
|
|
109 |
|
|
|
3,026 |
|
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes |
|
(6,999 |
) |
|
|
(4,533 |
) |
|
|
(36,700 |
) |
|
|
20,434 |
|
Income tax (benefit) expense |
|
(1,869 |
) |
|
|
(290 |
) |
|
|
(8,552 |
) |
|
|
8,173 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income |
|
(5,130 |
) |
|
|
(4,243 |
) |
|
|
(28,148 |
) |
|
|
12,261 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net loss attributed to non-controlling interest |
|
264 |
|
|
|
280 |
|
|
|
439 |
|
|
|
532 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(4,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,963 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,709 |
) |
|
$ |
12,793 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Per basic common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income applicable to common shares attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Per diluted common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Net (loss) income applicable to common shares attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.34 |
) |
|
$ |
0.15 |
|
TABLE 2
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|
LTM |
|
Year Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
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|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(46,124 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,622 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,963 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,709 |
) |
|
$ |
12,793 |
|
Interest income, net |
|
(5,475 |
) |
|
|
(1,779 |
) |
|
|
(1,785 |
) |
|
|
(493 |
) |
|
|
(4,260 |
) |
|
|
(564 |
) |
Income tax (benefit) expense |
|
(10,222 |
) |
|
|
6,503 |
|
|
|
(1,869 |
) |
|
|
(290 |
) |
|
|
(8,552 |
) |
|
|
8,173 |
|
Net (loss) income attributed to non-controlling interest |
|
(684 |
) |
|
|
(777 |
) |
|
|
(264 |
) |
|
|
(280 |
) |
|
|
(439 |
) |
|
|
(532 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization |
|
8,010 |
|
|
|
8,012 |
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
1,968 |
|
|
|
6,031 |
|
|
|
6,033 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
(54,495 |
) |
|
$ |
6,337 |
|
|
$ |
(6,785 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,058 |
) |
|
$ |
(34,929 |
) |
|
$ |
25,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Equity in losses (earnings) from equity-method investments (a) |
|
229 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
895 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
|
|
477 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense (b) |
|
12,328 |
|
|
|
11,138 |
|
|
|
3,442 |
|
|
|
3,165 |
|
|
|
9,666 |
|
|
|
8,476 |
|
Restructuring |
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other, net |
|
(512 |
) |
|
|
(3,429 |
) |
|
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(1,055 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(3,026 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
(40,518 |
) |
|
|
14,609 |
|
|
|
(3,165 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(23,297 |
) |
|
|
31,830 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to non-controlling interest |
|
183 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(40,335 |
) |
|
$ |
14,951 |
|
|
$ |
(3,027 |
) |
|
$ |
124 |
|
|
$ |
(23,234 |
) |
|
$ |
32,052 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating (loss) income by Segment: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Real estate brokerage |
$ |
(35,975 |
) |
|
$ |
21,993 |
|
|
$ |
(1,992 |
) |
|
$ |
1,503 |
|
|
$ |
(20,349 |
) |
|
$ |
37,619 |
|
Corporate and other |
|
(26,813 |
) |
|
|
(26,534 |
) |
|
|
(6,829 |
) |
|
|
(6,689 |
) |
|
|
(20,577 |
) |
|
|
(20,298 |
) |
Total |
$ |
(62,788 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,541 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,821 |
) |
|
$ |
(5,186 |
) |
|
$ |
(40,926 |
) |
|
$ |
17,321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Real estate brokerage segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Operating (loss) income |
$ |
(35,975 |
) |
|
$ |
21,993 |
|
|
$ |
(1,992 |
) |
|
$ |
1,503 |
|
|
$ |
(20,349 |
) |
|
$ |
37,619 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
8,010 |
|
|
|
8,012 |
|
|
|
1,999 |
|
|
|
1,968 |
|
|
|
6,031 |
|
|
|
6,033 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
4,272 |
|
|
|
4,195 |
|
|
|
1,175 |
|
|
|
1,419 |
|
|
|
3,355 |
|
|
|
3,278 |
|
Restructuring |
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
215 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
(21,761 |
) |
|
|
34,200 |
|
|
|
1,397 |
|
|
|
4,890 |
|
|
|
(9,031 |
) |
|
|
46,930 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to non-controlling interest |
|
183 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
177 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(21,578 |
) |
|
$ |
34,542 |
|
|
$ |
1,535 |
|
|
$ |
5,067 |
|
|
$ |
(8,968 |
) |
|
$ |
47,152 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Corporate and other segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Operating loss |
$ |
(26,813 |
) |
|
$ |
(26,534 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,829 |
) |
|
$ |
(6,689 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,577 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,298 |
) |
Stock-based compensation |
|
8,056 |
|
|
|
6,943 |
|
|
|
2,267 |
|
|
|
1,746 |
|
|
|
6,311 |
|
|
|
5,198 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(18,757 |
) |
|
$ |
(19,591 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,562 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,943 |
) |
|
$ |
(14,266 |
) |
|
$ |
(15,100 |
) |
| ____________ | ||
| a. | Represents equity in earnings recognized from the Company’s investment in certain real estate businesses that are accounted for under the equity method and are not consolidated in the Company’s financial results. |
|
| b. | Represents amortization of stock-based compensation. $4,272, $1,175, $1,419, $3,355, $3,278, and $4,195 are attributable to the Real estate brokerage segment for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and 2022, and the year ended December 31, 2022, respectively. $8,056, $2,267, $1,746, $6,311, $5,198, and $6,943 are attributable to the Corporate and other segment for the last twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, and the year ended December 31, 2022, respectively. |
|
TABLE 3
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Net (loss) income attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(4,866 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,963 |
) |
|
$ |
(27,709 |
) |
|
$ |
12,793 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Restructuring |
|
215 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Income related to Tax Disaffiliation indemnification |
|
— |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(581 |
) |
Total adjustments |
|
215 |
|
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
1,932 |
|
|
|
(581 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Tax expense related to adjustments |
|
(66 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(589 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted net (loss) income attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(4,717 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,991 |
) |
|
$ |
(26,366 |
) |
|
$ |
12,212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Per diluted common share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Adjusted net (loss) income applicable to common shares attributed to Douglas Elliman Inc. |
$ |
(0.06 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.05 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.32 |
) |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
TABLE 4
|
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|
LTM |
|
Year Ended |
|
Three Months Ended |
|
Nine Months Ended |
||||||||||
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||||
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
||||||
Revenues: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Commissions and other brokerage income |
$ |
899,748 |
|
$ |
1,099,885 |
|
$ |
239,255 |
|
$ |
259,977 |
|
$ |
703,780 |
|
$ |
903,917 |
Property management |
|
35,085 |
|
|
36,022 |
|
|
8,697 |
|
|
8,541 |
|
|
26,849 |
|
|
27,786 |
Other ancillary services |
|
13,939 |
|
|
17,270 |
|
|
3,596 |
|
|
4,070 |
|
|
10,813 |
|
|
14,144 |
Total revenues |
$ |
948,772 |
|
$ |
1,153,177 |
|
$ |
251,548 |
|
$ |
272,588 |
|
$ |
741,442 |
|
$ |
945,847 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Gross transaction value (in billions) |
$ |
34.0 |
|
$ |
42.9 |
|
$ |
9.3 |
|
$ |
10.2 |
|
$ |
26.5 |
|
$ |
35.4 |
Total transactions |
|
21,360 |
|
|
26,573 |
|
|
5,913 |
|
|
6,796 |
|
|
16,584 |
|
|
21,797 |