Brookfield Homes Corporation
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
Amendment No. 1
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
Commission File Number: 001-31524
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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37-1446709 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization)
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Identification No.) |
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8500 Executive Park Avenue |
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Suite 300, Fairfax, Virginia
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22031 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(703) 270-1700
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class
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Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock
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New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule
405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K þ.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes o No þ
As of June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $673,944,880 based upon the closing market price on June 30, 2005 of a
share of common stock on the New York Stock Exchange.
As of February 15, 2006, the registrant had outstanding 27,331,206 shares of its common stock,
$0.01 par value per share.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrants 2006 definitive proxy statement, to be filed with the Commission
no later than April 30, 2006, are incorporated by reference into Item 10 (Directors and Executive
Officers of the Registrant), Item 11 (Executive Compensation), Item 12 (Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management), Item 13 (Certain Relationships and Related Transactions)
and Item 14 (Principal Accounting Fees and Services) of Part III of this annual report on Form
10-K/A.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This form 10-K/A is being filed to provide additional segment reporting footnote disclosure. We
have restated the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements to revise our segment disclosure
for all periods presented to disaggregate our operations into four reportable segments. See our
revised disclosures in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. Unless otherwise
indicated, no information in this Form 10-K/A has been updated for any subsequent information or
events from the original filing.
Conforming changes have been made to Items 1, 7, 8 and 9A of this Form 10-K/A. The aforementioned
changes have no effect on the Companys consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2005 and
2004 or consolidated statements of income and related earnings per share amounts, consolidated
statements of stockholders equity or consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003.
PART I
Item 1. Business
Introduction
Brookfield Homes Corporation (Brookfield Homes) is a residential homebuilder and land developer,
building homes and developing land in master-planned communities and infill locations (unless the
context requires otherwise, references in this report to we, our, us and the Company refer
to Brookfield Homes and its subsidiaries). We design, construct and market single-family and
multi-family homes primarily to move-up and luxury homebuyers. We also entitle and develop land for
our own communities and sell lots to other homebuilders. Our operations are currently focused
primarily in five markets: San Francisco Bay Area; Southland / Los Angeles; San Diego / Riverside;
Sacramento; and the Washington D.C. Area. We targeted these markets because we believe they offer
strong housing demand, a constrained supply of developable land and close proximity to areas where
we expect continued strong employment growth. Our Washington D.C. Area operations commenced in the
mid 1980s and our California operations commenced in 1996.
We operate in the following geographic regions which are presented as our reportable segments:
Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento), Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego /
Riverside and Washington D.C. Area. Our other operations that do not meet the quantitative
thresholds for separate disclosure are included in Corporate and Other.
General Development of Our Business
We were incorporated on August 28, 2002 in Delaware as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield
Properties Corporation (Brookfield Properties) in order to acquire all of the California and
Washington D.C. Area homebuilding and land development operations of Brookfield Properties pursuant
to a reorganization of its residential homebuilding business (which we refer to as the Spin-off).
On January 6, 2003, Brookfield Properties completed the Spin-off by distributing all of the issued
and outstanding common stock it owned in our Company to its common shareholders. We began trading
as a separate company on the New York Stock Exchange on January 7, 2003, under the symbol BHS.
The following chart summarizes our principal operating subsidiaries in the primary markets in which
we operate and the year in which we commenced operations:
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Principal Subsidiary |
San Francisco Bay Area
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1996 |
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Brookfield Bay Area Holdings LLC |
Southland / Los Angeles
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1996 |
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Brookfield Southland Holdings LLC |
San Diego / Riverside
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1996 |
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Brookfield San Diego Holdings LLC |
Sacramento
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2003 |
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Brookfield Sacramento LLC |
Washington D.C. Area
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1984 |
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Brookfield Washington LLC |
We also formed Brookfield California Land Holdings LLC to purchase and acquire options to
purchase unentitled land in California, an operation that commenced in 1998.
Overview of the Residential Homebuilding and Land Development Industry
The residential homebuilding and land development industry involves converting raw or undeveloped
land into residential housing. This process begins with the purchase of raw land and is followed by
the development of the land, and the marketing and sale of homes constructed on the land.
Raw Land
Raw land is usually unentitled property, without the regulatory approvals which allow the
construction of residential, industrial, commercial or mixed-use buildings. Acquiring and
developing raw land requires significant capital expenditures and has associated carrying costs,
including property taxes. The selection and purchase of raw land provides the inventory required
for development purposes and is an important aspect of the real estate development process.
Developers of land, from time to time, sell raw or partially approved land to other homebuilders
and land developers as part of the normal course of their business.
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Land Development
Land development involves the conversion of raw land to the stage where homes may be constructed on
the land. Regulatory bodies at the various governmental levels must approve the proposed end use of
the land and many of the details of the development process. The time required to obtain the
necessary approvals varies. In most jurisdictions, development occurs on a contiguous basis to
existing land services such as water and sanitation.
To shorten the development period, many developers purchase land that has been partially developed.
This land is generally more expensive than raw land because a portion of the costs and risk
associated with the development have been incurred.
Generally, the first significant step in developing a residential community is to complete a draft
specific plan incorporating major street patterns and designating parcels of land for various uses,
such as parks, schools, rights of way and residential and commercial uses that is consistent with
the local city or county general plan. This plan is then submitted for approval to the governmental
authority with principal jurisdiction in the area such as a city or county. The draft specific plan
is then refined with the local, state and federal agencies designating main and side streets, lot
sizes for residential use and the sizes and locations of parcels of land to be used for schools,
parks, commercial properties and multi-family dwellings. These refinements are usually made in
consultation with local planning officials, state agencies and, if required, federal agencies. In
most cases, this process takes several years to complete.
Once the plan has been approved, the developer generally commences negotiations with the local
governmental authority on a formal development agreement, which governs the principal aspects of
the construction of the community. These negotiations generally involve the review and approval of
engineering designs pertaining to various aspects of the development, such as the construction and
installation of sewer lines, water mains, utilities, roads and sidewalks. At the same time, the
allocation of the costs of these items between the governmental authority and the developer, and
the amount of fees which the developer will pay in order to obtain final approval of the plan must
be settled.
Upon execution of the development agreement and grading and improvement plans, the developer
generally posts a bond with the local governmental authority to secure the developers obligations
and the plan receives final approval. The developer is generally required to convey to the local
municipality, for no consideration, the land upon which roads, sidewalks, rights of way and parks
are constructed. Land for schools, if any, is sold to the local school district. The school
district normally takes responsibility to construct the schools with developer fees and local and
state bonds. The developer is usually responsible for the grading of the land and the installation
of sewers, water mains, utilities, roads and sidewalks, while the municipality is usually
responsible for the construction of recreational and community amenities such as libraries and
community centers. The municipality funds its portion of these costs through fees charged to the
developer in connection with plan approvals and through the collection of property taxes from local
residents.
After a period of one to two years, following the completion by the developer of certain
obligations under the development agreement, the municipality takes responsibility from the
developer for the underground services, roads and sidewalks, and a portion of the improvement bond
posted by the developer is released. The developer is generally required to maintain a minimum
portion of the bond with the municipality after completion of the community to ensure performance
by the developer of its remaining obligations under the development agreement.
Home Construction and Marketing
Residential home construction involves the actual construction of single-family houses and
multi-family buildings such as townhouses and condominiums. Each dwelling is generally referred to
as a unit. A planned community typically includes a large number of lots on which single-family
units will be situated and a smaller number of pads of land which have been designated for the
construction of multi-family units, schools, parks and commercial buildings. The approved
development plan specifically provides the total number of lots and pads in the project. The
construction phase normally involves consulting, architectural, engineering, interior design,
merchandising and marketing personnel who assist the homebuilder in planning the project.
Residential home construction is usually performed by subcontractors under the supervision of the
homebuilders construction management personnel. Marketing and sales of residential units are
conducted by marketing sales staff employed by the homebuilder or by independent realtors.
Pre-selling residential units before the commencement of their construction is a common sales
practice that usually involves the creation of model homes or drawings of the proposed
homes in a sales location close to or within the project.
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Narrative Description of Our Business
We design, construct and market single-family and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and
luxury home-buyers. We also develop land for our own communities and sell lots to other
homebuilders. In each of our markets, we operate through local business units which are involved in
all phases of the planning and building of our master-planned communities and infill developments.
These phases include sourcing and evaluating land acquisitions, site planning, obtaining government
entitlements, developing the land, product design, constructing,
marketing and selling homes and homebuyer customer service. In the five year period ended December 31, 2005, we
closed a total of 8,107 homes and sold 8,202 lots in various stages of development to other
homebuilders. A home or lot is considered closed when title has passed to the homebuyer, and for a
lot when a significant cash down payment or appropriate security has been received.
We believe we have developed a reputation for innovative planning of master-planned communities and
infill developments. Master-planned communities are new home communities that typically feature
community centers, parks, recreational areas, schools and other amenities. Within a master-planned
community there may be smaller neighborhoods offering a variety of home styles and price levels
from which homebuyers may choose. In an infill development, we construct homes in previously
urbanized areas on under-utilized land. In connection with planning and building each of our
master-planned communities and infill developments, we consider, among other things, amenities,
views, traffic flows, open space, schools and security.
In 2005, we closed a total of 1,582 homes, compared with 1,798 in 2004. The breakdown of our home
closings by market in the last three years follows:
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Northern
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192 |
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407 |
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275 |
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221 |
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338 |
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207 |
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611 |
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507 |
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452 |
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556 |
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447 |
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505 |
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Corporate and Other |
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99 |
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89 |
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1,582 |
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1,798 |
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1,528 |
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At December 31, 2005, we had in backlog 455 homes or 28% of our planned 1,625 home closings
for 2006 delivery. Backlog represents the number of homes subject to pending sales contracts.
We also sell serviced and unserviced lots to other builders, generally on an opportunistic basis
where we can enhance our returns, reduce our risk in a market or re-deploy our capital to an asset
providing higher returns. In 2005, we sold 1,242 lots, the majority of which were bulk
sales of raw or undeveloped land in San Diego and the Washington D.C. Area. In 2004, we sold 400
lots, the majority of which were bulk sales of raw or undeveloped land in the Washington D.C. Area.
Our average home price in 2005 was $679,000, an increase of 4% over 2004. This increase was due to
our product mix and continued price appreciation of homes within our projects. The breakdown of the
average prices on our home closings in the last three years follows:
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199 |
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1,036,000 |
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328 |
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804,000 |
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193 |
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700,000 |
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193 |
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874,000 |
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337 |
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996,000 |
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215 |
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1,036,000 |
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378 |
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618,000 |
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231 |
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456,000 |
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137 |
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303,000 |
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303 |
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545,000 |
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219 |
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491,000 |
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230 |
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456,000 |
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586,000 |
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54 |
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548,000 |
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488,000 |
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1,074 |
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679,000 |
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1,169 |
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650,000 |
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818 |
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535,000 |
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For more detailed financial information with respect to our revenues, earnings and assets,
please see the accompanying consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere
in this report.
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Business Strategy
Our goal is to maximize the total return on our common stockholders equity over the long term. The
key elements of our strategy to achieve this goal are as follows:
Selective Acquisition Policies
We intend to continue to grow by selectively acquiring land that provides us with attractive
residential projects that are consistent with our overall strategy and management expertise. We
acquire land only if we believe that it will provide us with a minimum return on our invested
capital. We also acquire options to purchase land rather than purchasing the land outright, in
order to reduce our capital at risk in controlling land. In determining the minimum return we will
accept, we take into account the risk inherent in increasing our land inventory and the specific
development project. In making additional land acquisitions in one of our current markets, we also
consider our recent financial returns achieved in that market.
In order to expand our market opportunities, we also selectively pursue joint venture projects with
landowners, other homebuilders and intermediaries. We are generally active participants in our
joint ventures. In certain circumstances, we acquire options to purchase land rather than
purchasing the land outright, in order to reduce our capital at risk in controlling land.
Decentralized Operating Structure
We operate our homebuilding business through local business units responsible for projects in their
geographic area. Each of our business units has significant experience in the homebuilding industry
in the market in which it operates. We believe that in-depth knowledge of a local market enables
our business units to better meet the needs of our customers and to more effectively address the
issues that arise on each project. Our business units are responsible for all elements of the
homebuilding process, including sourcing and evaluating land acquisitions, site planning and
entitlements, developing the land, product design, constructing, marketing and selling homes built
on the land, customer service and management reporting. Given the nature of their responsibilities,
the compensation of each of the management teams in our business units is directly related to its
results. Each business unit operates as a fully integrated profit center and the senior management
of each business unit is compensated through a combination of base salary and participation in his
or her business units profits. Furthermore, certain business unit presidents own a minority equity
interest in their business unit.
We maintain a small corporate team that sets our strategic goals and overall strategy. The
corporate team approves all acquisitions, allocates capital to the business units based on expected
returns and levels of risk, establishes succession plans, ensures operations maintain a consistent
level of quality, evaluates and manages risk and holds management of the business units accountable
for the performance of their business unit.
Proactive Asset Management
Our business generally comprises three stages where we make strategic decisions to deploy capital:
entitling the raw land that we control; the development of the land; and the construction of homes
on the land. As our assets evolve through these stages, we continually assess our ability to
maximize returns on our capital, while at the same time minimizing our risks. The decision to
invest in or dispose of an asset at each stage of development is based on a number of factors,
including the amount of capital to be deployed, the level of incremental returns at each stage and
returns on other investment opportunities.
Creating Communities
We seek to acquire land that allows us to create communities that include recreational amenities
such as parks, biking and walking trails, efficient traffic flows, schools and public service
facilities. We integrate land planning and development with housing product design in order to
deliver lifestyle, comfort and value. We cooperate with local and regulatory authorities in order
to be responsive to community conditions, and we attempt to balance our goal of maximizing the
value of our land with the impact of development on the community and the environment. We encourage
our employees to actively participate in local community activities and associations.
Risk Management
We focus on managing risk in each stage of the homebuilding and land development process. In the
land acquisition phase, we use options and joint ventures to mitigate the risk that land values
will decline due to poor economic or real estate market conditions, or that we will be unable to
obtain approval for development of a proposed community. We attempt to limit development approval
risk by conducting significant due diligence before we close land acquisitions. Furthermore, we
generally participate in land developments which we believe will allow us to sell
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our interest or take other protective actions should a downturn in the real estate market occur. We
sell lots and parcels when we believe we can redeploy capital to an asset providing higher returns
or reduce risk in a market.
When constructing homes, we strive to satisfy our customers and limit our product liability risk by:
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emphasizing to our employees and subcontractors that our homes are to be built to meet
a high standard of quality and workmanship; |
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using only insured subcontractors to perform construction activities; |
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providing on-site quality control; and |
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Finally, we attempt to limit the risk of overbuilding by matching our construction starts to our
sales rates. We generally do not begin selling homes until a significant portion of the homes
construction costs have been established through firm subcontractor bids.
Asset Profile
Our assets are focused on single-family and multi-family homebuilding in the markets in which we
operate. They consist primarily of housing and land inventory and investments in housing and land
joint ventures. Our total assets excluding cash and cash equivalents and deferred income taxes as
of December 31, 2005 were $1,082 million, with $676 million of these assets located in California,
$356 million in the Washington D.C. Area and $50 million in other operations.
As of December 31, 2005, we controlled 29,512 lots. Controlled lots include those we directly own,
our proportionate share of those owned by our joint ventures and those that we have the option to
purchase. Our controlled lots provide a strong foundation for our future homebuilding business and
visibility on our future cash flow and earnings. Ninety percent of our owned lots are entitled and
ready for development and our optioned lots are generally unentitled and require various regulatory
approvals before development can commence. The number of residential building lots we control in
each of our markets as of December 31, 2005 follows:
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Northern California |
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700 |
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692 |
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8,361 |
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9,753 |
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Southland / Los Angeles |
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1,110 |
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1,616 |
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2,726 |
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San Diego / Riverside |
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3,796 |
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2,153 |
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2,300 |
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8,249 |
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Washington D.C. Area |
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2,701 |
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1,012 |
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4,902 |
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8,615 |
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Corporate and Other |
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136 |
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33 |
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169 |
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Total December 31, 2005 |
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8,443 |
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3,890 |
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17,179 |
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29,512 |
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Total December 31, 2004 |
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9,081 |
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3,966 |
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14,919 |
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27,966 |
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Our housing and land inventory includes homes completed or under construction, developed land
and raw land. The book value of our housing and land inventory in each of our primary markets for
the last two years follows:
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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2004 |
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Northern California |
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169 |
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126 |
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Southland / Los Angeles |
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183 |
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76 |
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San Diego / Riverside |
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264 |
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274 |
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Washington D.C. Area |
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253 |
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189 |
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Corporate and Other |
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44 |
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15 |
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Total |
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$ |
913 |
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$ |
680 |
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The book value of our investments in housing and land joint ventures as of December 31, 2005
was $53 million. The total book value of the assets and liabilities of these joint ventures and our
share of the equity of the joint ventures as of December 31, 2005 follows:
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December 31, |
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2005 |
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Assets |
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423 |
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Liabilities |
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380 |
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Brookfield Homes net investment |
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53 |
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The following describes our major projects:
Windemere, San Francisco Bay Area. Windemere is a 5,200 lot master-planned community located on one
of the last premier infill tracts of residential housing land in the East Bay area of San
Francisco. Windemere was acquired under option in 1998, final approvals were obtained in 2000 and
lot sales commenced in 2001. We hold a one-third interest in Windemere, with the other two-thirds
owned equally by Centex Corporation and Lennar Corporation. We have no affiliation with Centex
Corporation or Lennar Corporation. We directly own 270 lots in Windemere and our share of
the remaining joint venture units is 382 lots.
University District, San Francisco Bay Area. University District is a 254 acre project in Rohnert
Park, near Santa Rosa which is currently being entitled for 1,419 lots, all of which we control.
Irvine Ranch, Orange County. The Irvine Ranch is a master-planned community owned by the Irvine
Company. We acquire lots from the Irvine Company on a rolling option basis, and believe we have
developed a strong reputation for our homes among upper-end buyers in Orange County, California. We
have closed more than 600 homes on the Irvine Ranch since 1999, and as of December 31,
2005, we owned or had under contract to purchase or option 136 lots in this area.
Morningstar Ranch, Riverside County. Morningstar Ranch is a 1,081 lot master-planned community near
Temecula in Riverside County. The initial phases of 448 lots have closed out and land development
on the remaining 633 lots, all of which we own, commenced in 2004.
Audie Murphy, Riverside County. Audie Murphy Ranch is a 999 acre project in the Menifee Valley in
the County of Riverside. We obtained final approvals in 2004 and grading commenced in 2005. We hold
a 50% interest in Audie Murphy, with the remaining 50% held by Woodside Homes. We have no
affiliation with Woodside Homes.
Calavera Hills, San Diego County. Calavera Hills is an 800 acre project located in the coastal
community of Carlsbad. We completed Phase I of the project with the construction of 483 homes.
Approvals for Phase II were obtained for 642 homes, grading commenced in 2002 and home closings
commenced in 2004. Phase III, planned with 400 units, is currently being processed by the local
authorities. We hold a 50% interest in Calavera Hills, with the remaining 50% held by McMillin
Companies. We have no affiliation with McMillin Companies.
Sycamore Canyon, San Diego County. Sycamore Canyon is a 2,132 acre project located in San Diego
County. The project was acquired under option in 1998, and in 2002, final approvals were obtained
and grading of the site commenced. Home closings commenced in 2004 and as of December 31, 2005, we
owned 308 units.
Winding Walk, San Diego County. Winding Walk (Otay Ranch Village II) in south San Diego County is a
1,200 acre project. Grading on the site commenced in 2002 and home closings commenced in 2004. We
hold a 50% interest in this project, with the remaining 50% held by Shea Homes. We have no
affiliation with Shea Homes. We own directly 91 units and our share of the remaining joint venture
is 387 units.
Braemar, Washington D.C. Area. Braemar is a master-planned community located in Prince William
County that began development in 1994. Since 1999, we have closed over 2,100 homes and lots. As of
December 31, 2005, we had 827 lots remaining in Braemar and adjacent communities in which we hold a
100% interest.
Property Acquisition and Sale
Before entering into an agreement to purchase land, we complete comparative studies and analyses
that assist us in evaluating the acquisition. We manage our risk and attempt to maximize our return
on invested capital on land acquisitions by either entering into option agreements or joint venture
arrangements. We attempt to limit our development approval risk by conducting significant due
diligence before we close land acquisitions. Furthermore, we generally seek to participate in land
developments which we believe will allow us to sell our interest or take other protective actions
should a downturn in the real estate market occur.
We believe that we own an adequate supply of land in our existing markets to maintain, on average,
our operations at their current levels for at least the next seven years. We regularly evaluate our
land inventory and strategically sell lots and parcels of land to third parties at various stages
of the development process to increase our returns from a project.
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Construction and Development
We attempt to match our construction starts to our sales rate. We control our construction starts
by constructing and selling homes in phases. Generally, we will not start construction of a phase
of homes until sales of homes to be built in the phase have met predetermined targets. The size of
these phases depends upon factors such as current sales and cancellation rates, the type of buyer
targeted for a particular project, the time of year and our assessment of prevailing and
anticipated economic conditions. We generally do not begin selling homes until a significant
portion of the homes construction costs are established through firm subcontractor bids.
We attempt to limit the number of unsold units under construction by limiting the size of each
construction phase and closely monitoring sales activity. Building homes of a similar product type
in phases also allows us to utilize production techniques that reduce our construction costs. The
number of our unsold homes fluctuates depending upon the timing of completion of construction and
absorption of home phases. As of December 31, 2005, we had 46 completed and unsold homes, excluding
the 41 model homes we currently maintain.
We function as a general contractor, subcontracting the construction activities for our projects.
We manage these activities with on-site supervisory employees and informational and management
control systems. We engage independent architectural, design, engineering and other consulting
firms to assist in project planning. We do not have long-term contractual commitments with our
subcontractors, consultants or suppliers of materials, who are generally selected on a competitive
bid basis. We employ subcontractors for site improvements and for virtually all of the work
involved in the construction of homes. In almost all instances, our subcontractors commit to
complete the specified work in accordance with written price schedules. These price schedules
normally change to meet fluctuations in labor and material costs. We do not own heavy construction
equipment and we have a relatively small labor force used to supervise development and
construction, and to perform routine maintenance service and minor amounts of other work. We have
generally been able to obtain sufficient materials and subcontractors, even during times of market
shortages. We build a home in approximately five to eight months, depending upon design, the
availability of raw materials and supplies, governmental approvals, local labor situation, time of
year and other factors.
Sales and Marketing
We advertise in local newspapers and magazines and on billboards to assist us in selling our homes.
We also utilize direct mailings, special promotional events, illustrated brochures and model homes
in our marketing program. The internet has also become an important source of information for our
customers. Through the internet, potential buyers are able to search for their home, take a virtual
video tour of selected homes, obtain general information about our projects and communicate
directly with our personnel.
We sell our homes through our own sales representatives and through independent real estate
brokers. Our in-house sales force typically works from sales offices located in model homes close
to or in each community. Sales representatives assist potential buyers by providing them with basic
floor plans, price information, development and construction timetables, tours of model homes and
the selection of options. Sales personnel are licensed by the applicable real estate bodies in
their respective markets, are trained by us and generally have had prior experience selling new
homes in the local market. Our personnel, along with subcontracted marketing and design
consultants, carefully design exteriors and interiors of each home to coincide with the lifestyles
of targeted buyers. We use various floor plan types and elevations to provide a more varied street
scene and a sense of customization for the buyers.
As of December 31, 2005, we owned 41 model homes, which are not generally available for sale until
the final build-out of a project. Generally, two to four different model homes are built and
decorated at each project to display design features. Model homes play a key role in helping buyers
understand the efficiencies and value provided by each floor plan type. In addition to model homes,
customers can gain an understanding of the various design features and options available to them
using our design centers. At each design center, customers can meet with a designer and are shown
the standard and upgraded selections available to them, including professional interior design
furnishings and accessories.
We typically sell homes during construction using sales contracts that include cash deposits by the
purchasers. Before entering into sales contracts, we generally pre-qualify our customers. However,
purchasers can generally cancel sales contracts if they are unable to sell their existing homes, if
they fail to qualify for financing, or under certain other circumstances. Although cancellations
can delay the sale of our homes, they have not in the past had a material impact on our operating
results because we closely monitor the progress of prospective buyers in obtaining financing. We
also monitor and adjust our construction start plans depending on the level of demand for our
homes.
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Customer Service and Quality Control
We pay particular attention to the product design process and carefully consider quality and choice
of materials in order to attempt to eliminate building deficiencies. The quality and workmanship of
the trade contractors we employ are monitored and we make regular inspections to ensure our
standards are met.
We staff each business unit with quality control and customer service staff whose role includes
providing a positive experience for each customer throughout the pre-sale, sale, building, closing
and post-closing periods. These employees are also responsible for providing after-sales customer
service. Our quality and service initiatives include taking customers on a comprehensive tour of
their home prior to closing and using customer survey results to improve our standards of quality
and customer satisfaction.
Mortgage Brokerage Operations
We offer mortgage brokerage services exclusively to our customers in our San Francisco Bay Area,
Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego and Washington D.C. Area markets. We have agreements with
various lenders to receive a fee on loans made by the lenders to customers we introduce to the
lenders. We provide mortgage origination services to our customers in the Washington D.C. Area and
do not retain or service the mortgages we originate. We customarily sell all of the loans and loan
servicing rights that we originate in the secondary market within a month of origination. For the
year ended December 31, 2005, less than 1% of our revenue and less than 1% of our net income was
derived from our mortgage operations.
Relationship with Affiliates
We are a residential homebuilder and land developer, building homes and developing land primarily
in four markets in California and in the Washington D.C. Area. None of our affiliates, including
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (formerly Brascan Corporation) and Brookfield Properties, operate
in similar businesses in our markets. Nevertheless, there are agreements among our affiliates to
which we are a party or subject relating to a name license, the lease of office space and a deposit
facility. For a further description of these agreements refer to Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive
2006 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later
than April 30, 2006.
Four of our directors serve as executive officers and directors of our affiliates. For a
description of those relationships refer to Certain Relationships and Related Transactions which
is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2006 proxy statement which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 30, 2006.
Competition
The residential homebuilding industry is highly competitive. We compete against numerous
homebuilders and others in the real estate business in and near the areas where our communities are
located. Our principal competitors are primarily national public company homebuilders, including
Centex Corporation, Lennar Corporation, Pulte Corporation, Standard Pacific Corp. and Toll
Brothers, Inc. We may compete for investment opportunities, financing, available land, raw
materials and skilled labor with entities that possess greater financial, marketing and other
resources than us. Competition may increase the bargaining power of property owners seeking to sell
and industry competition may increase if there is future consolidation in the residential
homebuilding and land development industry.
Material Contracts
Other than contracts arising in connection with the reorganization and the Spin-off of the
residential homebuilding operations of Brookfield Properties, and a deposit facility with a
subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management Inc., we are not party or subject to any material
contracts. For a description of the material contracts arising in connection with the
reorganization, refer to Certain Relationships and Related Transactions which is incorporated by
reference into Item 13 of this report from our definitive 2006 proxy statement which will be filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 30, 2006.
Regulation and Environment
We are subject to local and state laws and regulations concerning zoning, design, construction and
similar matters, including local regulations which impose restrictive zoning and density
requirements in order to limit the number of homes that eventually can be built within the
boundaries of a particular area. We are also subject to periodic delays
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in our homebuilding projects due to building moratoria. In addition, new development projects may
be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and highways and other public
improvements, the costs of which can be substantial. When made, these assessments can have a
negative impact on our sales by raising the price that homebuyers must pay for our homes.
We are also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning the protection of
the environment. The environmental laws that apply to a given homebuilding site depend upon the
sites location, its environmental conditions and the present and former uses of the site and its
adjoining properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result in delays, or cause us to incur
substantial compliance and other costs, and can prohibit or severely restrict homebuilding activity
in environmentally sensitive regions or areas.
We do not currently have any material estimated capital expenditures related to governmental
assessments or environmental compliance costs for the remainder of fiscal 2006, fiscal 2007 or
fiscal 2008.
In connection with our operations, some of our employees have general contractor and real estate
sales licenses, which are subject to governmental regulations. Our employees holding those licenses
are currently in material compliance with all applicable regulations.
Seasonality
We have historically experienced variability in our results of operations from quarter to quarter
due to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding business and the timing of new community openings
and the closing out of projects. We typically experience the highest rate of orders for new homes
in the first six months of the calendar year, although the rate of orders for new homes is highly
dependent upon the number of active communities. Because new home deliveries trail orders for new
homes by several months, we typically deliver a greater percentage of new homes in the second half
of the year compared with the first half of the year. As a result, our revenues from sales of homes
are generally higher in the second half of the year.
Employees
As of December 31, 2005, we had 636 employees. We consider our relations with our employees to be
good. Our construction operations are conducted primarily through independent subcontractors,
thereby limiting the number of our employees. None of our employees are currently represented by a
union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have not recently experienced any work
stoppages.
Available Information
We make available free of charge on our website our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports
on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and any amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably
practicable after we file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. The reports may be
accessed by visiting our website at www.brookfieldhomes.com and clicking on the Investor
Relations link. We will also provide these reports in paper format to our stockholders free of
charge upon request made to our Investor Relations department. Information on our website is not
part of this annual report on Form 10-K/A.
NYSE Annual Disclosure
We confirm that we have submitted a Section 12(a) CEO Certification to the NYSE in 2005 and filed
with the SEC the CEO / CFO certification required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for
the 2005 fiscal year.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
This section describes the material risks associated with an investment in our common stock.
Stockholders should carefully consider each of the risks described below and all of the other
information in this Form 10-K/A. If any of the following risks occurs, our business, prospects,
financial condition, results of operations or cash flow could be materially and adversely affected.
In such an event, the trading price of shares of our common stock could decline substantially, and
stockholders may lose all or part of the value of their shares of our common stock.
Our business and results of operations will be materially and adversely affected by weakness in
general economic, real estate and other conditions.
The residential homebuilding and land development industry is cyclical and is significantly
affected by changes in general and local economic conditions, such as employment levels,
availability of financing for homebuyers, interest rates, consumer confidence and housing demand.
In addition, significant supply of alternatives to new homes, such
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as rental properties and used homes, may depress prices and reduce margins for the sale of new
homes. Homebuilders are also subject to risks related to the availability and cost of materials and
labor, and adverse weather conditions that can cause delays in construction schedules and cost
overruns. Furthermore, the market value of undeveloped land, buildable lots and housing inventories
held by us can fluctuate significantly as a result of changing economic and real estate market
conditions. If there are significant adverse changes in economic or real estate market conditions,
we will have to sell homes at a loss or hold land in inventory longer than planned. Inventory
carrying costs can be significant and can result in losses in a poorly performing project or
market. We may be particularly affected by changes in local market conditions in California, where
we derive a large proportion of our revenue.
Rising mortgage rates or decreases in the availability of mortgage financing will discourage people
from buying new homes.
Virtually all of our customers finance their home acquisitions through lenders providing mortgage
financing. Mortgage rates are currently at or near their lowest levels in many years. Increases in
mortgage rates or decreases in the availability of mortgage financing could depress the market for
new homes because of the increased monthly mortgage costs to potential homebuyers. Even if
potential customers do not need financing, changes in interest rates and mortgage availability
could make it harder for them to sell their homes to potential buyers who need financing, which
would result in reduced demand for new homes. As a result, rising mortgage rates could adversely
affect our ability to sell new homes and the price at which we can sell them.
Laws and regulations related to property development and related to the environment subject us to
additional costs and delays which adversely affect our business and results of operations.
We must comply with extensive and complex regulations affecting the homebuilding and land
development process. These regulations impose on us additional costs and delays, which adversely
affect our business and results of operations. In particular, we are required to obtain the
approval of numerous governmental authorities regulating matters such as permitted land uses,
levels of density, the installation of utility services, zoning and building standards. We must
also comply with a variety of local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning the
protection of health and the environment, including with respect to hazardous or toxic substances.
These environmental laws sometimes result in delays, cause us to incur additional costs, or
severely restrict land development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive regions
or areas.
If we are not able to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully, our business
and results of operations will be adversely affected.
Before a master-planned community generates any revenues, material expenditures are incurred to
acquire land, obtain development approvals and construct significant portions of project
infrastructure, amenities, model homes and sales facilities. It generally takes several years for a
master-planned community development to achieve cumulative positive cash flow. If we are unable to
develop and market our master-planned communities successfully and to generate positive cash flows
from these operations in a timely manner, it will have a material adverse effect on our business
and results of operations.
Difficulty in retaining qualified trades workers, or obtaining required materials and supplies,
will adversely affect our business and results of operations.
The homebuilding industry has from time to time experienced significant difficulties in the supply
of materials and services, including with respect to: shortages of qualified trades people; labor
disputes; shortages of building materials; unforeseen environmental and engineering problems; and
increases in the cost of certain materials (particularly increases in the price of lumber, wall
board and cement, which are significant components of home construction costs). When any of these
difficulties occur, it causes delays and increases the cost of constructing our homes.
We sometimes face liabilities when we act as a general contractor, and we are sometimes responsible
for losses when we hire general contractors.
Where we act as the general contractor, we are responsible for the performance of the entire
contract, including work assigned to subcontractors. Claims may be asserted against us for
construction defects, personal injury or property damage caused by the subcontractors, and if
successful these claims give rise to liability. Where we hire general contractors, if there are
unforeseen events like the bankruptcy of, or an uninsured or under-insured loss claimed against,
our general contractors, we sometimes become responsible for the losses or other obligations of the
general contractors.
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If we are not able to raise capital on favorable terms, our business and results of operations will
be adversely affected.
We operate in a capital intensive industry and require significant capital expenditures to maintain
our competitive position. The failure to secure additional debt or equity financing or the failure
to do so on favorable terms will limit our ability to grow our business, which in turn will
adversely affect our business and results of operations. We expect to make significant capital
expenditures in the future to enhance and maintain the operations of our properties and to expand
and develop our real estate inventory. If our plans or assumptions change or prove to be
inaccurate, or if our cash flow from operations proves to be insufficient due to unanticipated
expenses or otherwise, we will likely seek to minimize cash expenditures and/or obtain additional
financing in order to support our plan of operations. If sufficient funding, whether obtained
through public or private debt, equity financing or from strategic alliances is not available when
needed or is not available on acceptable terms, our business and results of operations will be
adversely affected.
Our debt and leverage could adversely affect our financial condition.
We are leveraged, and also guarantee shortfalls under some of our bond debt service agreements,
when the revenues, fees and assessments which are designed to cover principal and interest and
other operating costs of the bonds are not paid. Our leverage could have important consequences,
including the following: our ability to obtain additional financing for working capital, capital
expenditures or acquisitions may be impaired in the future; a substantial portion of our cash flow
from operations must be dedicated to the payment of principal and interest on our debt, thereby
reducing the funds available to us for other purposes; some of our borrowings are and will continue
to be at variable rates of interest, which will expose us to the risk of increased interest rates;
and our substantial leverage may limit our flexibility to adjust to changing economic or market
conditions, reduce our ability to withstand competitive pressures and make us more vulnerable to a
general economic downturn.
We finance each of our projects individually. As a result, to the extent we increase the number of
our projects and our related investment, our total debt obligations may increase.
We repay the principal of our debt from the proceeds of home closings, and as a result our annual
debt service is equal to the interest that accrues on our debt. Based on our debt levels as of
December 31, 2005, a 1% change up or down in interest rates could have either a positive or
negative effect of approximately $4 million on our cash flows. Refer also to the section of this
Form 10-K/A entitled Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks Interest Rates.
If any of these conditions occur, our financial condition will be adversely affected. In addition,
our various debt instruments contain financial and other restrictive covenants that limit our
ability to, among other things, borrow additional funds that we might need in the future.
Our business and results of operations will be adversely affected if poor relations with the
residents of our communities negatively impact our sales.
As a master-planned community developer, we are sometimes expected by community residents to
resolve any issues or disputes that arise in connection with the development of our communities.
Our sales will likely be negatively affected if any efforts made by us to resolve these issues or
disputes are unsatisfactory to the affected residents, which in turn would adversely affect our
results of operations. In addition, our business and results of operations would be adversely
affected if we are required to make material expenditures related to the settlement of these issues
or disputes, or to modify our community development plans.
Our business is susceptible to adverse weather conditions and natural disasters.
The homebuilding industries in California and the Washington D.C. Area are susceptible to, and are
significantly affected by, adverse weather conditions and natural disasters such as hurricanes,
tornadoes, earthquakes, floods and fires. These adverse weather conditions and natural disasters
can cause delays and increased costs in the construction of new homes and the development of new
communities. If insurance is unavailable to us or is unavailable on acceptable terms, or if our
insurance is not adequate to cover business interruption or losses resulting from adverse weather
or natural disasters, our business and results of operations will be adversely affected. In
addition, damage to new homes caused by adverse weather or a natural disaster can cause our
insurance costs to increase.
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Increased insurance risk adversely affects our business.
Due in part to the terrorist activities of September 11, 2001 and other recent events, we are
confronting reduced availability of, and generally lower limits for, insurance against some of the
risks associated with our business. Some of the other actions that have been or could be taken by
insurance companies include: increasing insurance premiums; requiring higher self-insured retention
and deductibles; requiring additional collateral on surety bonds; imposing additional exclusions,
such as with respect to sabotage and terrorism; and refusing to underwrite certain risks and
classes of business. The imposition, of any of the preceding actions, has and will
continue to adversely affect our ability to obtain appropriate insurance coverage at
reasonable costs.
Tax law changes could make home ownership more expensive or less attractive.
Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest expense and real estate taxes,
generally are deductible expenses for an individuals federal, and in some cases state income taxes
subject to various limitations under current tax law and policy. If the federal government or a
state government changes income tax laws, as has been discussed recently, to eliminate or
substantially modify these income tax deductions, then the after-tax cost of owning a new home
would increase substantially. This could adversely impact demand for, and/or sales prices of new
homes.
Residential homebuilding is a competitive industry, and competitive conditions adversely affect our
results of operations.
The residential homebuilding industry is highly competitive. Residential homebuilders compete not
only for homebuyers, but also for desirable properties, financing, building materials and labor. We
compete with other local, regional and national homebuilders, often within larger communities
designed, planned and developed by such homebuilders. Any improvement in the cost structure or
service of our competitors will increase the competition we face. Competitive conditions in the
homebuilding industry could result in: difficulty in acquiring suitable land at acceptable prices;
increased selling incentives; lower sales volumes and prices; increased construction costs; and
delays in construction.
Provisions in our charter documents and Delaware law may make it difficult for a third party to
acquire us, which could depress the price of our common stock.
Provisions in our certificate of incorporation, our by-laws and Delaware law could delay, defer or
prevent a change of control of our Company. These provisions, which include authorizing the Board
of Directors to issue preferred stock and limiting the persons who may call special meetings of
stockholders, could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for stockholders to
elect directors and take other corporate actions.
We are also subject to provisions of Delaware law which could delay, deter or prevent us from
entering into an acquisition, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which
prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested
stockholder unless specific conditions are met. The existence of any of the above factors could
adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
The trading price of shares of our common stock could be adversely affected because Brookfield
Asset Management Inc. owns approximately 52% of our common stock.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. owns approximately 52% of the outstanding shares of our common
stock. If Brookfield Asset Management Inc. should decide in the future to sell any of our shares
owned by it, the sale (or the perception of the market that a sale may occur) could adversely
affect the trading price of our common stock.
The trading price of shares of our common stock could fluctuate significantly.
The trading price of shares of our common stock in the open market cannot be predicted. The trading
price could fluctuate significantly in response to factors such as: variations in our quarterly or
annual operating results and financial condition; changes in government regulations affecting our
business; the announcement of significant events by us or our competitors; market conditions
specific to the homebuilding industry; changes in general economic conditions; differences between
our actual financial and operating results and those expected by investors and analysts; changes in
analysts recommendations or projections; the depth and liquidity of the market for shares of our
common stock; investor perception of the homebuilding industry; events in the homebuilding
industry; investment restrictions; and our dividend policy. In addition, securities markets have
experienced significant price and volume fluctuations in recent years that have often been
unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of particular companies. These broad
fluctuations may adversely affect the trading price of our common stock.
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Item 2. Properties
In addition to real estate held for development and sale, which we either own or hold under an
option to purchase, we lease and maintain corporate and administrative offices in Del Mar,
California and Toronto, Canada. Our Del Mar lease expires in 2007, but we may, at our option,
extend the lease for an additional six years and our Toronto lease is a sublease from Brookfield
Asset Management Inc., which expires in 2008.
In addition, we have other offices located in the markets in which we conduct business, generally
in our communities or in leased space. None of these other office premises are material to our
business. We believe that our office space is suitable and adequate for our needs for the
foreseeable future.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
We are party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. We
believe that none of these actions, either individually or in the aggregate, will have a material
adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BHS, and began
regular trading on January 7, 2003. The following table shows high and low sales prices for our
common stock, for the periods included, as reported by the NYSE, as adjusted for the $9.00 per
share Special Dividend paid in 2004.
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31.70 |
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26.71 |
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14.90 |
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49.25 |
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39.60 |
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30.91 |
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21.75 |
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As of February 15, 2006, there were approximately 878 holders of record of our common
stock.
On February 1, 2006 our Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of $0.20 per share,
payable
June 30, 2006 to stockholders of record on June 15, 2006. Our Board of Directors periodically
reviews our dividend policy. Future dividends on our common stock, if any, will be at the
discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our results of
operations, cash requirements and surplus, financial condition, contractual restrictions,
investment opportunities and other factors that our Board of Directors considers relevant.
There are no current or anticipated contractual terms in our credit or other arrangements that
restrict our ability to pay dividends, other than the requirements imposed by our project specific
financings that require Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, to maintain a
tangible net worth of at least $250 million, and the additional requirements of our project
specific financings that Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc. maintain a net debt to tangible net worth
ratio of 1.75 to 1 and a net debt to capitalization ratio of no greater than 65%. Refer to
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments for additional information about these and other
restrictions.
13
In February 2003, our Board of Directors approved and publicly announced our share repurchase
program which allowed us to repurchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common shares. In
February 2005 and December 2005, our Board of Directors approved and publicly announced increases
of $19 million and $50 million, respectively, in the share repurchase program. As of December 31,
2005, we had repurchased 1,976,649 shares under the program, of which 492,000 were purchased in the
three months ended December 31, 2005. Our repurchase program does not have an expiration date. In
October 2005, our Board of Directors authorized the Company to commence a tender offer to purchase
up to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at a fixed price of $55.00 per share. The offer
commenced on October 14, 2005 and expired on November 15, 2005. Under the offer, we purchased
3,000,000 of our common stock for $165 million including expenses.
During the three months and year ended December 31, 2005, we repurchased the following shares of
our common stock:
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Maximum |
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|
Total Number of |
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|
Approximate Dollar |
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|
Total |
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Average |
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|
Shares Purchased |
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|
Value of Shares That |
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|
Number |
|
|
Price |
|
|
as Part of Publicly |
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|
May Yet be Purchased |
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|
|
of Shares |
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|
Paid Per |
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|
Announced Plans |
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|
Under the Plans or |
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Period |
|
Purchased(1) |
|
|
Share |
|
|
or Programs |
|
|
Programs |
|
January 1, 2005 September 30,
2005 |
|
|
215,500 |
|
|
$ |
44.15 |
|
|
|
215,500 |
|
|
$ |
26,440,502 |
|
October 1, 2005 October 31, 2005 |
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|
|
$ |
191,440,502 |
|
November 1, 2005 November 30, 2005 |
|
|
3,225,100 |
|
|
$ |
54.65 |
|
|
|
3,225,100 |
|
|
$ |
15,204,432 |
|
December 1, 2005 December 31, 2005 |
|
|
266,900 |
|
|
$ |
48.99 |
|
|
|
266,900 |
|
|
$ |
52,128,294 |
|
|
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|
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|
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|
Total (Year) |
|
|
3,707,500 |
|
|
$ |
53.63 |
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|
3,707,500 |
|
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$ |
52,128,294 |
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|
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|
Total (Fourth Quarter) |
|
|
3,492,000 |
|
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$ |
54.21 |
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|
3,492,000 |
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$ |
52,128,294 |
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(1) |
|
All shares were purchased pursuant to the publicly announced plan in open-market
transactions or pursuant to the tender offer. |
Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
The following table summarizes our equity compensation plans approved by stockholders as of
December 31, 2005. We have no equity compensation plans not approved by stockholders.
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(a) |
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(b) |
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(c) |
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|
Number of Securities |
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Remaining Available for |
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|
Number of Securities to be |
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Weighted-average |
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|
Future Issuance Under |
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Issued Upon Exercise of |
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|
Exercise Price of |
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|
Equity Compensation |
|
|
|
Outstanding Options, |
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|
Outstanding Options, |
|
|
Plans (Excluding Securities |
|
|
|
Warrants and Rights |
|
|
Warrants and Rights |
|
|
Reflected in Column (a)) |
|
Equity compensation plans
approved by stockholders |
|
|
678,576 |
|
|
$ |
10.52 |
|
|
|
1,040,375 |
|
Equity compensation plans not
approved by stockholders |
|
|
none |
|
|
|
n/a |
|
|
|
none |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
678,576 |
|
|
$ |
10.52 |
|
|
|
1,040,375 |
|
|
|
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|
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|
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
The following tables include selected historical consolidated financial data for each year in
the five year period ended December 31, 2005.
This selected financial data should be read along with Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our audited historical consolidated financial
statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report.
The historical financial data for all periods presented prior to 2003 relates to our business as it
was operated by Brookfield Properties prior to the Spin-off, and therefore some of our expenses are
based upon allocations made by Brookfield Properties. For example, allocations were made with
respect to personnel, space, estimates of time spent to provide services and other appropriate
costs. We believe the allocations were made on a reasonable basis and that no material change to
our costs would be expected had our business been operated as a stand-alone entity.
14
United States GAAP
Our income statement data, balance sheet data and supplementary financial data prepared in
accordance with U.S. GAAP and our operating data are as follows:
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|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
Income Statement Data |
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|
|
($ millions, except per share amounts) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
2002 |
|
|
2001 |
|
Housing revenue |
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,169 |
|
|
$ |
818 |
|
|
$ |
785 |
|
|
$ |
729 |
|
Total revenue(1) |
|
|
1,231 |
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
|
|
831 |
|
|
|
790 |
|
Gross margin(1)(2) |
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
|
|
119 |
|
Operating income(3) |
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
72 |
|
Contribution from bulk land sales to
net income(4) |
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2 |
|
Net income |
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
Diluted earnings per share(5) |
|
|
7.04 |
|
|
|
4.64 |
|
|
|
2.75 |
|
|
|
1.35 |
|
|
|
1.23 |
|
Cash dividends per share(6) |
|
|
0.32 |
|
|
|
9.16 |
|
|
|
0.16 |
|
|
|
0.52 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
At December 31 |
|
Balance Sheet Data ($ millions) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
2002 |
|
|
2001 |
|
Housing and land inventory |
|
$ |
913 |
|
|
$ |
680 |
|
|
$ |
567 |
|
|
$ |
616 |
|
|
$ |
633 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
198 |
|
|
|
187 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
1,082 |
|
|
|
1,013 |
|
|
|
844 |
|
|
|
851 |
|
Total debt |
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
426 |
|
|
|
424 |
|
|
|
499 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
836 |
|
|
|
631 |
|
|
|
523 |
|
|
|
564 |
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
265 |
|
|
|
246 |
|
|
|
382 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
Supplemental Financial Data ($ millions) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
2002 |
|
|
2001 |
|
Cash provided by/(used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating activities |
|
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
164 |
|
|
$ |
209 |
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
(32 |
) |
Investment activities |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
25 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities |
|
|
(44 |
) |
|
|
(221 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(91 |
) |
|
|
25 |
|
Net debt to total capitalization percent
(7) |
|
|
61 |
% |
|
|
51 |
% |
|
|
32 |
% |
|
|
53 |
% |
|
|
62 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
Operating Data (Unaudited) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
2002 |
|
|
2001 |
|
Home closings (units) |
|
|
1,582 |
|
|
|
1,798 |
|
|
|
1,528 |
|
|
|
1,554 |
|
|
|
1,645 |
|
Lots sold (units) |
|
|
1,242 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
|
|
4,940 |
|
|
|
284 |
|
|
|
1,336 |
|
Net new orders (units) (8) |
|
|
1,421 |
|
|
|
1,765 |
|
|
|
1,710 |
|
|
|
1,580 |
|
|
|
1,531 |
|
Backlog (units at end of period)
(9) |
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
467 |
|
|
|
441 |
|
Average selling price |
|
$ |
679,000 |
|
|
$ |
650,000 |
|
|
$ |
535,000 |
|
|
$ |
505,000 |
|
|
$ |
443,000 |
|
Lots controlled |
|
|
29,512 |
|
|
|
27,966 |
|
|
|
21,606 |
|
|
|
22,128 |
|
|
|
16,947 |
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
To conform to the current year presentation, for years prior to 2004, revenue excludes
equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures and gross margin excludes equity in
earnings from housing and land joint ventures and includes interest expense. |
|
(2) |
|
Gross margin represents the contribution from our housing and land projects, after all costs
for development and construction, including related overhead, and before all selling, general
and administrative expense, interest expense and minority interest. |
|
(3) |
|
Operating income represents net income before minority interest and income taxes. |
|
(4) |
|
Contribution from bulk land sales to net income represents income from sales of owned parcels
of undeveloped land. |
|
(5) |
|
Earnings per share prior to September 30, 2002 have been calculated based on the weighted
average number of Brookfield Properties common shares outstanding during each respective
period, adjusted on the basis of one of our common shares for every five common shares of
Brookfield Properties. For the periods after October 1, 2002, earnings per share have been
calculated based on the weighted average number of shares of Brookfield Homes outstanding. |
|
(6) |
|
The 2004 cash dividend includes a special dividend of $9 per share. |
|
(7) |
|
Net debt to total capitalization percent is defined as total project specific financings plus
subordinated debt less cash (net debt) multiplied by 100 and divided by net debt plus
stockholders equity plus minority interest (total capitalization). |
|
(8) |
|
Net new orders for any period represents the aggregate of all homes ordered by customers, net
of cancellations, excluding joint ventures. |
|
(9) |
|
Backlog represents the number of new homes subject to pending sales contracts, excluding
joint ventures. |
15
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis should be read along with Selected Financial Data and
our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this report. This
discussion includes forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to
future events and financial performance and that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual
results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those anticipated in the
forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors, including risks discussed in
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Forward-Looking Statements and Item 1A Risk Factors included elsewhere in this report.
Overview
We design, construct and market single-family and multi-family homes primarily to move-up and
luxury homebuyers and develop land for sale to other homebuilders. Our operations are currently
focused primarily in five regional markets: San Francisco Bay Area; Southland / Los Angeles; San
Diego / Riverside; Sacramento; and the Washington D.C. Area.
We operate in the following geographic regions which are presented as our reportable segments:
Northern California (San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento), Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego /
Riverside and Washington D.C. Area. Our other operations that do not meet the quantitative
thresholds for separate disclosure are included in Corporate and Other.
Our goal is to maximize the total return on our common stockholders equity over the long term. We
plan to achieve this by actively managing our assets and creating value on the lots we own or
control.
The 29,512 lots that we control, 12,333 of which we own directly or through joint ventures, provide
a strong foundation for our future homebuilding business and visibility on our future cash flow and
earnings. The lots we own directly or through joint ventures represent approximately a seven year
lot supply, based on our 2006 planned home closings of 1,625.
Homebuilding is our primary source of revenue and has represented over 90% of our total revenue
since 2001. Our operations are positioned to close annually between 1,600 and 2,000 homes.
Operating in markets with higher price points and catering to move-up and luxury buyers, our
average sales price in 2006 of $679,000 was well in excess of the national average sales price. We
also sell serviced and unserviced lots to other homebuilders generally on an opportunistic basis
where we can redeploy capital to an asset providing higher returns or reduce risk, in a market. In
2005, we sold 1,242 lots, the majority of which were bulk sales of raw or undeveloped land in San
Diego and the Washington D.C. Area.
In addition to our housing and land inventory and investments in housing and land joint ventures,
which together comprised 75% of our total assets as of December 31, 2005, we had $198 million in
cash and cash equivalents and $143 million in other assets. Other assets consist of homebuyer
receivables of $41 million, deferred income taxes of
$49 million, and mortgages and other receivables of $53 million. Homebuyer receivables consist
primarily of proceeds due from homebuyers on the closing of homes.
Since 2001, our revenues and net income have grown at compounded annual growth rates of 12% and
53%, respectively. Over the same period, we generated over $500 million in operating cash
flow that was used mainly to return cash to stockholders. At the same time, we believe we have
positioned our business for future growth through the selective optioning or acquisition of a
significant number of large projects and the level of lots controlled. Our recent growth is
primarily the result of strong economic fundamentals in the markets in which we operate and our
success in acquiring strategic parcels of land.
16
Results of Operations
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
Selected Financial Information ($ millions) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Revenue: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing |
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,169 |
|
|
$ |
818 |
|
Land and other revenues |
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
63 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues(1) |
|
|
1,231 |
|
|
|
1,232 |
|
|
|
1,001 |
|
Direct cost of sales(1) |
|
|
(815 |
) |
|
|
(945 |
) |
|
|
(790 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross margin(1) |
|
|
416 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures |
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating income |
|
|
391 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
|
|
166 |
|
Minority interest |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income before taxes |
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
|
|
(59 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
219 |
|
|
$ |
146 |
|
|
$ |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
Segment Information |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Housing revenue ($ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
199 |
|
|
$ |
328 |
|
|
$ |
193 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
337 |
|
|
|
215 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
378 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
|
|
137 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
303 |
|
|
|
219 |
|
|
|
230 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,074 |
|
|
$ |
1,169 |
|
|
$ |
818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Land and other revenues ($ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
75 |
|
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
157 |
|
|
$ |
63 |
|
|
$ |
183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross margin ($ millions) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
58 |
|
|
$ |
49 |
|
|
$ |
22 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
45 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
39 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
73 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
416 |
|
|
$ |
287 |
|
|
$ |
211 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Home closings (units): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
|
192 |
|
|
|
407 |
|
|
|
275 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
221 |
|
|
|
338 |
|
|
|
207 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
611 |
|
|
|
507 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
556 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
|
|
505 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
99 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
1,582 |
|
|
|
1,798 |
|
|
|
1,528 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average selling price: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
1,036,000 |
|
|
$ |
804,000 |
|
|
$ |
700,000 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
874,000 |
|
|
|
996,000 |
|
|
|
1,036,000 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
618,000 |
|
|
|
456,000 |
|
|
|
303,000 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
545,000 |
|
|
|
491,000 |
|
|
|
456,000 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
586,000 |
|
|
|
548,000 |
|
|
|
488,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
$ |
679,000 |
|
|
$ |
650,000 |
|
|
$ |
535,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net new orders (units): (2) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
|
150 |
|
|
|
348 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
234 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
412 |
|
|
|
674 |
|
|
|
447 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
557 |
|
|
|
405 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
1,421 |
|
|
|
1,765 |
|
|
|
1,710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Backlog (units at end of year): (3) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
113 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
135 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
82 |
|
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
196 |
|
|
|
195 |
|
|
|
237 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
455 |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lots controlled: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lots owned: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
|
1,392 |
|
|
|
1,723 |
|
|
|
2,238 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
1,110 |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
|
303 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
5,949 |
|
|
|
6,680 |
|
|
|
6,282 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
3,713 |
|
|
|
4,134 |
|
|
|
2,081 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
169 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
|
|
101 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,333 |
|
|
|
13,047 |
|
|
|
11,005 |
|
Lots under option |
|
|
17,179 |
|
|
|
14,919 |
|
|
|
10,601 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
29,512 |
|
|
|
27,966 |
|
|
|
21,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
To conform to the current years presentation, for 2003, revenue excludes equity in
earnings from housing and land joint ventures and gross margin excludes equity in earnings
from housing and land joint ventures and includes interest expense. |
|
(2) |
|
Net new orders for any period represent the aggregate of all homes ordered by customers, net
of cancellations, excluding joint ventures. |
|
(3) |
|
Backlog represents the number of new homes subject to pending sales contracts excluding joint
ventures. |
Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2004
Net Income
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $219 million, an increase of $73 million over
the year ended December 31, 2004. Our increase in net income in 2005 was primarily attributable to
a higher percentage of our home closings in San Diego and the Washington D.C. Area where our
housing margins are higher.
Results of Operations
Company-wide: Housing revenues were $1,074 million in 2005, a decrease of $95 million compared to
2004. The decrease in housing revenue was a result of fewer home closings, partially offset by a 4%
increase in our average selling price to $679,000. The increase in our selling price is a result of
house price appreciation and product mix.
The gross margin on housing revenues in 2005 was $324 million or 30.2% compared with $258 million
or 22.1% in 2004. The increase in gross margin is due to a higher percentage of home closings in
San Diego and the Washington D.C. Area where our housing margins are the highest as we are building
on land that we entitled and developed.
Northern California: Housing revenues were $199 million in 2005, a decrease of $129 million
compared to 2004. The decrease in housing revenues was a result of fewer home closings, partially
offset by a 29% increase in our average selling price. The increase in our average selling price is
primarily a result of house price appreciation. The gross margin on housing revenue in 2005 was $58
million or 29.2% compared with $49 million or 14.7% in 2004.
Southland / Los Angeles: Housing revenues were $193 million, a decrease of $144 million compared to
2004. The decrease in housing revenue was a result of fewer home closings. The gross margin on
housing revenue in 2005 was $41 million or 21.2% compared with $62 million or 18.6% in 2004.
San Diego / Riverside: Housing revenues were $378 million, an increase of $147 million compared to
2004. The increase in housing revenue is a result of an increase in home closings and a 35%
increase in our average selling price. The increase in our average selling price is a result of
house price appreciation and product mix. The gross margin on housing revenues in 2005 was $142
million or 37.6% compared with $78 million or 33.8% in 2004.
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Washington D.C. Area: Housing revenues were $303 million, an increase of $84 million compared to
2004. The increase in housing revenue is a result of an increase in home closings and an 11%
increase in our average selling price. The gross margin on housing revenue in 2005 was $84 million
or 27.6% compared with $53 million or 23.9%.
Company-wide: Land and other revenues totaled $157 million in 2005 compared with $63 million in
2004. The increase in land and other revenues was primarily due to the sale of 1,242 lots in 2005
compared to 400 lots in 2004. Our land revenues may vary significantly from period to period due to
the timing and the nature of land sales as they generally occur on an opportunistic basis.
The gross margin on land and other revenues was $92 million in 2005 compared with $28 million in
2004. The increase is a result of 1,242 lots sold in 2005 compared to 400 lots in 2004.
Southland / Los Angeles: Land and other revenues were $4 million, an increase of $1 million over
2004.
San Diego / Riverside: Land and other revenues were $67 million, an increase of $58 million over
2004. The increase is a result of 750 lots sold compared to 58 lots sold in 2004. The gross margin
on land and other revenues was $40 million in 2005 compared to $6 million in 2004.
Washington D.C. Area: Land and other revenues were $75 million compared with $45 million in 2004.
The increase in land and other revenues was primarily due to the sale of 451 lots compared to 342
lots sold in 2004. The gross margin on land and other revenues was $37 million compared with $20
million in 2004.
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures was $65 million, an increase of $4 million
over 2004. The increase was primarily attributable to housing and lot sales from our joint
ventures. Profits on the lots acquired by us have been eliminated from income.
Other Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expense was $90 million in 2005 compared with $80 million in
2004. Selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of housing revenue was 8.3% in
2005 and 6.8% in 2004. Excluding stock compensation expense of $23 million in 2005 and $22 million
in 2004, selling, general and administrative expense as a percentage of housing revenue was 6.2% in
2005 and 4.9% in 2004.
Sales Activity
Net new home orders for the year ended December 31, 2005 totaled 1,421 units, a decrease of 344
units compared to 2004. The decrease in net new home orders resulted from fewer homes available for
sale in our California operations and a fourth quarter slow down in sales in the San Diego and
Washington D.C. Area markets.
Year Ended December 31, 2004 Compared With Year Ended December 31, 2003
Net Income
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $146 million, an increase of $58 million over
the year ended December 31, 2003. Our increase in net income in 2004 was primarily attributable to
house price appreciation as a result of continued strong market conditions in all our markets. In
addition, we increased our number of homes closed by 18% and the contribution to net income from
our joint ventures increased by $24 million, partially offset by lower net income from fewer bulk
lot sales of $30 million.
Results of Operations
Company-wide: Housing revenues were $1,169 million in 2004, an increase of $351 million or 43% over
2003. The increase in housing revenue was primarily a result of strong market conditions,
particularly in our California markets where our homes closed increased by 328 units or 32% and our
average selling price increased to $703,000, an increase of 22%.
The gross margin on housing revenues in 2004 was $258 million or 22.1% compared with $144 million
or 17.6% in 2003. The increase in gross margin is primarily attributable to house price
appreciation in all our markets and an increase of 18% in the number of homes closed.
Northern California: Housing revenues were $328 million, an increase of $135 million or 70% over
2003. The increase in housing revenue was due to an increase in closings of 132 units and an
increase in our average selling price of 14.8% to $804,000. The gross margin on housing revenues in
2004 was $49 million or 14.7% compared with $25 million or 13.1% in 2003.
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Southland / Los Angeles: Housing revenues were $337 million, an increase of $122 million or 57%
over 2003. The increase in housing revenue was primarily due to an increase in closings of 131
units. The gross margin on housing revenues in 2004 was $62 million or 18.6% compared with $36
million or 16.9% in 2003.
San Diego / Riverside: Housing revenues were $231 million, an increase of $94 million or 69% over
2003. The increase in housing revenue was due to an increase in closings of 55 units and an
increase in our average selling price of 50% to $456,000. The gross margin on housing revenues in
2004 was $78 million or 33.8% compared with $39 million or 28.1% in 2003.
Washington D.C. Area: Housing revenues were $219 million, a decrease of $9 million over 2003. The
decrease in housing revenue was due to a decrease in closings of 58 units, partially offset by an
increase in our average selling price of 8% to $491,000. The gross margin on housing revenues in
2004 was $53 million or 23.9% compared with $31 million or 13.3% in 2003.
Company-wide: Land and other revenues totaled $63 million in 2004 compared with $183 million in
2003. The gross margin on land and other revenues in 2004 was $28 million or 45.2% compared with
$66 million or 36.1% in 2003. The contribution from land sales may vary significantly from period
to period due to the timing and nature of land sales as they generally occur on an opportunistic
basis.
Southland / Los Angeles: Land and other revenues were $3 million, an increase of $1 million over
2003.
San Diego / Riverside: Land and other revenues were $9 million, a decrease of $148 million over
2003. The decrease is a result of 58 lots sold compared to 4,700 lots sold in 2003. The gross
margin on land and other revenues was $6 million in 2004 compared to $62 million in 2003.
Washington D.C. Area: Land and other revenues were $45 million, an increase of $23 million over
2003. The increase is a result of 342 lots sold compared to 240 lots sold in 2003. The gross margin
on land and other revenues was $20 million in 2004 compared to $5 million in 2003.
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures increased to $61 million, an increase of
$39 million over 2003. The increase was primarily attributable to our Windemere joint venture in
the San Francisco Bay Area where single family lot sales increased 69%.
Other Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expense was $80 million in 2004 compared with $67 million in
2003. The increase in 2004 was primarily a result of an increase in stock compensation expense of
$14 million over 2003. Excluding stock compensation expense, selling, general and administrative
expense as a percentage of housing revenue was 4.9% in 2004 compared to 7.2% in 2003. The
improvement in this percentage is a result of our ongoing focus to control corporate overhead
costs. In addition, sales absorptions assisted us in controlling sales and marketing costs.
Sales Activity
Net new orders were 1,765 units in 2004, an increase of 55 units over 2003. The increase was
primarily a result of continued strong market conditions in all our markets and a number of
successful new project openings in San Diego offset by a delay in new project openings in the
Washington D.C. Area. Our backlog of sales at December 31, 2004 was 616 units compared to 649 units
last year. The decrease in backlog is primarily a result of fewer homes available for sale within
communities nearing build-out in the San Francisco Bay Area and Southland / Los Angeles.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Financial Position
Our total assets as of December 31, 2005 were $1,330 million, compared to $1,082 million as of
December 31, 2004, an increase of $248 million. The increase in 2005 was a result of increases in
housing and land inventory of $233 million, receivables and other assets of $20 million, cash and
cash equivalents of $12 million, deferred income taxes of $15 million, partially offset by
decreases of $25 million in consolidated land inventory not owned and $7 million in investments in
housing and land joint ventures. The increase in housing and land assets is primarily a result of
the acquisition of over 1,600 lots previously held under option for $150 million and ongoing
construction and development of homes in backlog.
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Our total debt as of December 31, 2005 was $691 million, an increase of $179 million over December
31, 2004. Total debt as of December 31, 2005 consisted primarily of project specific financings of
$601 million, which represent construction and development loans that are repaid from home and lot sales proceeds. As
new homes are constructed, further loan facilities are arranged on a rolling basis. Our major
project specific lenders are Bank of America, Housing Capital Corporation, Union Bank of California
and Wells Fargo. Other debt includes deferred compensation of $55 million on which interest is paid
at the prime rate, loans outstanding relating to mortgages we originated totaling $35 million,
which are repaid when the underlying mortgages are sold to permanent lenders, and project specific
financings of $15 million related to our other operations. As of December 31, 2005, the average
interest rate on our debt was 7.4%, with maturities as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Maturities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Post |
|
|
|
|
($ millions) |
|
2006 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2008 |
|
|
Total |
|
Northern
California |
|
$ |
66 |
|
|
$ |
38 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
Southland / Los
Angeles |
|
|
67 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
93 |
|
San Diego / Riverside. |
|
|
136 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
232 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
157 |
|
Other |
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
379 |
|
|
$ |
265 |
|
|
$ |
40 |
|
|
$ |
7 |
|
|
$ |
691 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flow
Our principal uses of working capital include purchases of land, land development and home
construction. Cash flows for each of our communities depend upon the applicable stage of the
development cycle and can differ substantially from reported earnings. Early stages of development
require significant cash outlays for land acquisitions, site approvals and entitlements,
construction of model homes, roads, certain utilities and other amenities and general landscaping.
Because these costs are capitalized, income reported for financial statement purposes during such
early stages may significantly exceed cash flow. Later, cash flow can significantly exceed earnings
reported for financial statement purposes, as cost of sales includes charges for substantial
amounts of previously expended costs. A summary of our lots owned and their stage of development at
December 31, 2005 compared with the same period last year follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Housing units and model homes |
|
|
968 |
|
|
|
498 |
|
Lots ready for house construction |
|
|
1,114 |
|
|
|
1,183 |
|
Graded lots and lots commenced
grading |
|
|
1,590 |
|
|
|
1,391 |
|
Undeveloped land |
|
|
8,661 |
|
|
|
9,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,333 |
|
|
|
13,047 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash provided by our operating activities totaled $60 million for the year ended December 31,
2005, compared with $164 million in 2004. The decrease in cash generated was primarily the result
of the acquisition of lots previously held under option partially offset by increased net income.
Cash used in our investing activities in joint ventures for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $5
million, compared with cash provided of $25 million in 2004. The increase in cash used was
primarily a result of contributions of capital in our joint ventures in San Diego.
Cash used in our financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2005 was $44 million,
compared with $221 million in 2004. Our use of cash in 2005 related primarily to share repurchases
of $199 million offset by increased borrowings.
Deferred Tax
Our Company was formed in the course of a reorganization in 2002 by Brookfield Properties of its
United States homebuilding operations and was withdrawn from the Brookfield Properties consolidated
tax group. The tax provisions that apply in connection with the reorganization, including the
departure of a member from a consolidated group, are detailed and complex and are therefore subject
to uncertainty. Our accounts payable and other liabilities include $25 million related to the
uncertainties in tax attributes which were recorded when we left the Brookfield Properties
consolidated tax group with $115 million of net operating losses. For example, if the Brookfield
Properties consolidated group of companies was reassessed for taxation years prior to 2003, this
would have a direct impact on the net operating losses available to the Company on the Spin-off.
There is also a $22 million liability included in accounts payable and other liabilities and a $0.3
million valuation allowance in
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deferred taxes that relates to the tax cost of properties in excess
of the fair value of properties at the time of reorganization of the Company which may not be
realized. The exact amount of these tax liabilities will be determined at the earlier of
a review of the Spin-off transaction by taxation authorities or 2008. A further liability of $4
million has been recorded in respect of tax positions taken. We believe we have been prudent and
reasonable to provide for any reduction in our net operating losses or loss of tax basis in
properties.
Contractual Obligations and Other Commitments
We generally fund the development of our communities through the use of project specific
financings. As of December 31, 2005, we had available project specific debt lines of $244 million
that were available to complete land development and construction activities. As of December 31,
2005, we also had available cash and cash equivalents of $198 million.
A total of $644 million of our project specific and other financings mature prior to the end of
2007. Our high level of debt maturities in 2006 and 2007 are a result of our expected project
completions over this period. Although the level of our maturing debt is high, we expect to
generate cash flow from our assets in 2006 and 2007 to repay these obligations. Our net debt to
total capitalization ratio as of December 31, 2005, which is defined as total interest-bearing debt
less cash divided by total interest-bearing debt less cash plus stockholders equity and minority
interest, was 61%, an increase from 51% as of December 31, 2004. For a description of the specific
risks facing us if, for any reason, we are unable to meet these obligations, refer to the section
of this Form 10-K/A entitled Item 1A Risk Factors Our Debt and Leverage Could Adversely
Affect Our Financial Condition.
In connection with our project specific financings, Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc., a wholly-owed
subsidiary, is required to maintain a tangible net worth of at least $250 million. In addition, our
project specific financings require Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc. to maintain a net debt to
capitalization ratio of no greater than 65% and a debt to tangible net worth ratio of no greater
than 1.75 to 1. A summary of our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2005 follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payment Due by Period |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less than |
|
|
1-3 |
|
|
3-5 |
|
|
More than |
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
1 Year |
|
|
Years |
|
|
Years |
|
|
5 Years |
|
Project specific and other
financings(a) |
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
379 |
|
|
|
312 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating lease obligations(b) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase obligations(c) |
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
242 |
|
|
|
174 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total (d) |
|
|
1,445 |
|
|
|
625 |
|
|
|
493 |
|
|
|
327 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a) |
|
Amounts are included on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. See Note 4 of the Notes to the
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Form 10-K/A for additional information regarding
project specific and other financings and related matters. |
|
(b) |
|
Amounts relate to multiple non-cancelable operating leases involving office space, design
centers and model homes. |
|
(c) |
|
Amounts are included in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. See Note 2 for
additional information regarding purchase obligations and related matters. |
|
(d) |
|
Amounts do not include interest due to the floating nature of our debt. |
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the ordinary course of business, we use lot option contracts and joint ventures to acquire
control of land to mitigate the risk of declining land values. Option contracts for the purchase of
land permit us to control the land for an extended period of time, until options expire and/or we
are ready to develop the land to construct homes or sell the land. This reduces our financial risk
associated with land holdings. As of December 31, 2005, we had $61 million of primarily
non-refundable option deposits and advanced costs. The total exercise price of these options was
$743 million. Pursuant to FIN 46R, as defined elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A, we have consolidated
$22 million of these option contracts. Please see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements
included elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A for additional information on our lot options.
We also control 3,890 lots through joint ventures. As of December 31, 2005, our investment in
housing and land joint ventures was $53 million. We have provided varying levels of guarantees of
debt in our joint ventures. As of December 31, 2005, we had recourse guarantees of $2 million and
limited maintenance guarantees of $92 million with respect to debt in our joint ventures.
We obtain letters of credit, performance bonds and other bonds to support our obligations with
respect to the development of our projects. The amount of these obligations outstanding at any time
varies in accordance with our development activities. If these letters of credit or bonds are drawn
upon, we will be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the letter of credit or bonds. As of December
31, 2005, we had $21 million in letters of credit outstanding and $266 million in performance bonds
for these purposes. We do not believe that any of these letters of credit or bonds are likely to be
drawn upon.
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Stock Repurchase Program
In February 2003, our Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program which allowed us to
repurchase up to $40 million of our outstanding common shares. In February 2005 and December 2005,
our Board of Directors approved and publicly announced increases of $19 million and $50 million,
respectively, in the share repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2005, we had
repurchased 707,500 of our shares under the program at an average cost of $47.84 per share. In
October 2005, our Board of Directors authorized a tender offer to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares
at a fixed price of $55.00 per share. The offer commenced on October 14 and expired on November 15,
2005. We purchased 3,000,000 of our common stock for $165 million, including expenses in connection
with the tender offer. During the year ended December 31, 2004, we repurchased 76,400 of our shares
at an average cost of $25.42 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2003, we repurchased
1,192,749 of our shares at an average cost of $18.19 per share. At December 31, 2005, the
remaining amount approved for repurchases is $52 million.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon the
consolidated financial statements of our Company, which have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial
statements requires us to make assumptions, estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities. We evaluate our estimates on an on-going basis. We base our estimates on
historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the
circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values
of assets and liabilities and the reported amount of revenues and expenses that are not readily
apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.
Our most critical accounting policies are those that we believe are the most important in
portraying our financial condition and results of operations, and require the most subjectivity and
estimates by our management. A summary of our significant accounting policies, including the
critical accounting policies discussed below, is provided in the notes to the consolidated
financial statements of our Company included elsewhere in this Form 10-K/A.
Capitalized Costs
Our housing and land inventory on our consolidated balance sheet includes the costs of acquiring
land, development and construction costs, interest, property taxes and overhead directly related
to the development of the land and housing. Direct costs are capitalized to individual homes and
lots and other costs are allocated to each lot in proportion to our anticipated revenue.
Estimates of costs to complete homes and lots sold are recorded at the time of closing. These
estimates are prepared on an individual home and lot basis and take into account the specific cost
components of each individual home and lot. The estimation process to allocate costs to homes and
lots is dependent on project budgets that are based on various assumptions, including construction
schedules and future costs to be incurred. These estimates are reviewed for accuracy based on
actual payments made after closing and adjustments are made if necessary. If the estimates of costs
are significantly different from our actual results, our housing and land inventory may be over- or
under-stated on our balance sheet, and accordingly gross margins in a particular period may be
over- or under-stated.
Carrying Values
Housing and land assets are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability is measured by
comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted cash flows expected to be
generated by the asset. To arrive at this amount, we estimate the cash flow for the life of each
project. These projections take into account the specific business plans for each project, and our
estimate of the most probable set of economic conditions anticipated to prevail in the market area.
If these assets are considered to be impaired, they are then written down to the fair value less
estimated selling costs. The ultimate fair values for our housing and land inventory are dependent
upon future market and economic conditions. If our estimate of the future cash flows is
significantly different from our actual cash flows, we may prematurely impair the value of the
asset, we may underestimate the value of the calculated impairment or we may fail to record an
impairment. In these cases, our housing and land inventory would be represented on our balance
sheet at other than its cost or fair value, which could have an effect on our gross margin in
future periods as we develop and sell the assets.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenues from the sale of homes are recognized when title passes to the purchaser upon closing,
wherein all proceeds are received or collectability is evident. Land sales are recognized when
title passes to the purchaser upon closing, all material conditions of the sales contract have been
met and a significant cash down payment or appropriate security is received, and collectability is
evident.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (SFAS) 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, which replaces
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 20, Accounting Changes and SFAS 3, Reporting
Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application
of changes in accounting principles to prior periods financial statements unless it is
impracticable to determine the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change.
This Statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment. SFAS 123(R) establishes
accounting standards for transactions in which a company exchanges its equity instruments for goods
or services. In particular, this Statement requires companies to record compensation expense for
all share-based payments, such as employee stock options, at fair market value. This Statement is
effective for the first quarter of the first fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005 (the
Companys first fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2006). We have evaluated the impact of the
adoption of SFAS 123(R) and have determined that it will not have a material impact on our
consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position 109-1, Application of FASB Statement 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FSP 109-1). The American Jobs Creation Act, which was
signed into law in October 2004, provides a tax deduction on qualified domestic production
activities. When fully phased-in, the deduction will be up to 9% of the lesser of qualified
production activities income or taxable income. Based on the guidance provided by FSP 109-1, this
deduction should be accounted for as a special deduction under SFAS 109 and will reduce tax expense
in the period or periods that the amounts are deductible on the tax return. The tax benefit
resulting from the new deduction was effective for fiscal 2005. The impact of this law on our
consolidated financial statements was a reduction in our current income tax expense of $0.4
million.
Seasonality and Quarterly Information
We have historically experienced variability in results of operations from quarter to quarter due
to the seasonal nature of the homebuilding business and the timing of new community openings and
the closing out of projects. We typically experience the highest rate of orders for new homes in
the first six months of the calendar year. New home deliveries trail new home orders by several
months, therefore we normally have a greater percentage of new home deliveries in the second half
of our fiscal year. As a result, our revenues from deliveries of homes are generally higher in the
second half of the year.
The following table presents a summary of our operating results for each of the last eight
quarters:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
September 30 |
|
|
June 30 |
|
|
March 31 |
|
($ millions, except home closings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and per share amounts) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Total revenue |
|
$ |
559 |
|
|
$ |
547 |
|
|
$ |
267 |
|
|
$ |
313 |
|
|
$ |
253 |
|
|
$ |
229 |
|
|
$ |
152 |
|
|
$ |
143 |
|
Gross margin |
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
|
81 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
|
|
76 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
33 |
|
Contribution from bulk land
sales to net income |
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
89 |
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
Diluted earnings per share(1) |
|
|
4.36 |
|
|
|
2.83 |
|
|
|
1.20 |
|
|
|
0.94 |
|
|
|
1.03 |
|
|
|
0.56 |
|
|
|
0.60 |
|
|
|
0.31 |
|
Home closings (units) |
|
|
640 |
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
365 |
|
|
|
496 |
|
|
|
355 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
|
|
222 |
|
|
|
244 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
1,330 |
|
|
|
1,082 |
|
|
|
1,262 |
|
|
|
1,021 |
|
|
|
1,140 |
|
|
|
969 |
|
|
|
1,069 |
|
|
|
1,067 |
|
Total debt |
|
|
691 |
|
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
591 |
|
|
|
616 |
|
|
|
536 |
|
|
|
621 |
|
|
|
530 |
|
|
|
457 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently.
Therefore, the sum of per share amounts for the quarters may not agree with per share amounts
for the year. |
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Non-Arms Length Transactions
We are party to a license agreement with Brookfield Properties (US) Inc., an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Brookfield Properties, for the right to use the names Brookfield and Brookfield
Homes. In addition, we have entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset
Management Inc., our largest stockholder under which we can deposit cash on a demand basis to earn
LIBOR plus 50 basis points. At December 31, 2005, the amount on deposit was nil. For details of
these arrangements and other non-arms length transactions refer to Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions, which is incorporated by reference into Item 13 of this report from our
definitive 2006 proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
not later than April 30, 2006.
Forward-Looking Statements
This annual report on Form 10-K/A contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
United States federal securities laws. The words may, believe, will, anticipate, expect,
planned, estimate, project, future, and other expressions which are predictions of or
indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters identify
forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this annual report on Form 10-K/A
include, among others, statements with respect to:
|
|
planned home closings, deliveries and land and lot sales (and the timing thereof); |
|
|
|
sources of and strategies for future growth; |
|
|
|
lot supply; |
|
|
|
visibility of cash flow and earnings; |
|
|
|
financing sources; |
|
|
|
expectations of future cash flow; |
|
|
|
valuation allowance; |
|
|
|
the effect of interest rate changes; |
|
|
|
strategic goals; |
|
|
|
the effect on our business of existing lawsuits; |
|
|
|
the adequacy of our land supply; |
|
|
|
whether or not our letters of credit or performance bonds will be drawn upon; |
|
|
|
acquisition strategies; |
|
|
|
capital expenditures; and |
|
|
|
the time at which construction and sales begin on a project. |
Reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements because they involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results to differ materially
from the anticipated future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forward in the
forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:
|
|
changes in general economic, real estate and other conditions; |
|
|
|
mortgage rate changes; |
|
|
|
availability of suitable undeveloped land at acceptable prices; |
|
|
|
adverse legislation or regulation; |
|
|
|
ability to obtain necessary permits and approvals for the development of our land; |
|
|
|
availability of labor or materials or increases in their costs; |
|
|
|
ability to develop and market our master-planned communities successfully; |
|
|
|
confidence levels of consumers; |
|
|
|
ability to raise capital on favorable terms; |
|
|
|
adverse weather conditions and natural disasters; |
|
|
|
relations with the residents of our communities; |
|
|
|
risks associated with increased insurance costs or unavailability of adequate coverage; |
|
|
|
ability to obtain surety bonds; |
|
|
|
competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry, including product and pricing pressures; and |
|
|
|
additional risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control, referred to in this Form 10-K/A and our other SEC
filings. |
Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any
further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K
should be consulted.
25
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Exchange Rates
We conduct business in U.S. dollars only, so we are not exposed to currency risks.
Interest Rates
We are exposed to financial risks that arise from the fluctuations in interest rates. Our interest
bearing assets and liabilities are mainly at floating rates, so we would be negatively affected, on
balance, if interest rates increase. In addition, we have an interest rate swap contract which
effectively fixes $60 million of our variable rate debt at 5.89% and an interest rate swap contract
which effectively fixes $50 million of our variable interest rate debt at 6.54%. Based on our debt
levels as of December 31, 2005, a 1% change up or down in interest rates would have either a
negative or positive effect of approximately $4 million on our cash flows.
Our interest rate swaps are not designated as hedges under SFAS 133. We are exposed to market share
risk associated with changes in the fair values of the swaps, and such changes must be reflected in
our income statements. As of December 31, 2005, the fair value of the interest rate swaps was $2
million.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Page |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2005 and 2004 |
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Income
for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 |
|
|
30 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity
for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for each of the Three Years Ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements |
|
|
33 |
|
27
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Brookfield Homes Corporation
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Brookfield Homes Corporation and
subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2005. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with Canadian Generally Accepted Auditing Standards and the
standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide
a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects,
the financial position of Brookfield Homes Corporation and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and
2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America.
As discussed in Note 12, the accompanying consolidated financial statements have been restated to
revise the Companys segment disclosures.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated
Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our
report dated February 1, 2006 (December 15, 2006 with respect to managements discussion of the
restatement of the financial statements in the fourth paragraph of Managements Report on Internal
Control over Financial Reporting (as revised)) expressed an unqualified opinion on managements
assessment of the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting and an
unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting.
Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 1, 2006
(December 15, 2006 as to the effects of Note 12)
28
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As at December 31 |
|
|
|
Note |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing and land inventory |
|
|
2 |
|
|
$ |
912,617 |
|
|
$ |
679,930 |
|
Investments in housing and land joint ventures |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
53,260 |
|
|
|
59,810 |
|
Consolidated land inventory not owned |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
22,100 |
|
|
|
47,240 |
|
Receivables and other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,081 |
|
|
|
73,986 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
198,411 |
|
|
|
186,731 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
49,417 |
|
|
|
33,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,329,886 |
|
|
$ |
1,081,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project specific and other financings |
|
|
4 |
|
|
$ |
691,410 |
|
|
$ |
512,098 |
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
320,787 |
|
|
|
256,985 |
|
Minority interest |
|
|
8 |
|
|
|
53,040 |
|
|
|
66,422 |
|
Preferred stock 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock 65,000,000 authorized, 32,073,781 shares issued and
27,378,181 outstanding (December 31, 2004 32,073,781 shares issued
and 30,889,632 outstanding) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
321 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
146,249 |
|
|
|
142,016 |
|
Treasury stock, at cost 4,695,600 shares
(December 31, 2004 1,184,149 shares) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(217,182 |
) |
|
|
(22,091 |
) |
Retained earnings |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
335,261 |
|
|
|
125,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,329,886 |
|
|
$ |
1,081,621 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
29
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except per share amounts)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
|
|
Note |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,074,155 |
|
|
$ |
1,169,073 |
|
|
$ |
817,774 |
|
Land and other revenues |
|
|
|
|
|
|
156,897 |
|
|
|
62,677 |
|
|
|
183,421 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,231,052 |
|
|
|
1,231,750 |
|
|
|
1,001,195 |
|
Direct Cost of Sales |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
(815,423 |
) |
|
|
(945,387 |
) |
|
|
(790,877 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
415,629 |
|
|
|
286,363 |
|
|
|
210,318 |
|
Equity in earnings from housing and land joint ventures |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
65,084 |
|
|
|
61,394 |
|
|
|
22,055 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(89,693 |
) |
|
|
(79,904 |
) |
|
|
(66,612 |
) |
Minority interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(36,498 |
) |
|
|
(28,140 |
) |
|
|
(18,684 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Before Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
354,522 |
|
|
|
239,713 |
|
|
|
147,077 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(135,782 |
) |
|
|
(93,297 |
) |
|
|
(58,830 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
218,740 |
|
|
$ |
146,416 |
|
|
$ |
88,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
7.17 |
|
|
$ |
4.74 |
|
|
$ |
2.78 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
10 |
|
|
$ |
7.04 |
|
|
$ |
4.64 |
|
|
$ |
2.75 |
|
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (in thousands) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
30,497 |
|
|
|
30,903 |
|
|
|
31,751 |
|
Diluted |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
31,071 |
|
|
|
31,547 |
|
|
|
32,048 |
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
30
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
|
|
Note |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
$ |
321 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional Paid-in Capital |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening balance |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
142,016 |
|
|
|
320,417 |
|
|
|
320,417 |
|
Stock option exercises |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
4,233 |
|
|
|
709 |
|
|
|
|
|
Special dividend |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(179,110 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,249 |
|
|
|
142,016 |
|
|
|
320,417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury Stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening balance |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
(22,091 |
) |
|
|
(21,695 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Share repurchases |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(198,847 |
) |
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
(21,695 |
) |
Stock option exercises |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
3,756 |
|
|
|
1,546 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(217,182 |
) |
|
|
(22,091 |
) |
|
|
(21,695 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained Earnings |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Opening balance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
125,870 |
|
|
|
83,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
218,740 |
|
|
|
146,416 |
|
|
|
88,247 |
|
Dividends |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(9,349 |
) |
|
|
(4,942 |
) |
|
|
(5,032 |
) |
Special dividends |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(98,819 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
|
|
|
|
|
335,261 |
|
|
|
125,870 |
|
|
|
83,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
264,649 |
|
|
$ |
246,116 |
|
|
$ |
382,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
31
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(all dollar amounts are in thousands of U.S. dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Operating Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
218,740 |
|
|
$ |
146,416 |
|
|
$ |
88,247 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
operating activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributed/(undistributed) income from housing and
land joint ventures |
|
|
11,319 |
|
|
|
(6,755 |
) |
|
|
(3,179 |
) |
Minority interest |
|
|
36,498 |
|
|
|
28,140 |
|
|
|
18,684 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
(10,955 |
) |
|
|
17,867 |
|
|
|
29,967 |
|
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)/decrease in receivables and other assets |
|
|
(20,095 |
) |
|
|
6,360 |
|
|
|
(5,812 |
) |
(Increase)/decrease in housing and land inventory |
|
|
(232,057 |
) |
|
|
(115,374 |
) |
|
|
47,389 |
|
Increase in accounts payable and other |
|
|
56,771 |
|
|
|
87,516 |
|
|
|
33,158 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
60,221 |
|
|
|
164,170 |
|
|
|
208,454 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Investing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment in housing and land joint ventures |
|
|
(35,980 |
) |
|
|
(46,064 |
) |
|
|
(28,417 |
) |
Recovery from housing and land joint ventures |
|
|
31,211 |
|
|
|
71,207 |
|
|
|
34,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash (used in)/provided by investing activities |
|
|
(4,769 |
) |
|
|
25,143 |
|
|
|
5,940 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash Flows From Financing Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net borrowings under revolving project specific and other financings. |
|
|
179,312 |
|
|
|
85,787 |
|
|
|
100,819 |
|
Repayment of subordinated debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(137,294 |
) |
|
|
(98,300 |
) |
Distributions to minority interest |
|
|
(24,858 |
) |
|
|
(24,510 |
) |
|
|
(8,421 |
) |
Contributions from minority interest |
|
|
9,726 |
|
|
|
2,263 |
|
|
|
938 |
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
244 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
|
|
|
|
Repurchase of common shares |
|
|
(198,847 |
) |
|
|
(1,942 |
) |
|
|
(21,695 |
) |
Dividends paid in cash |
|
|
(9,349 |
) |
|
|
(145,577 |
) |
|
|
(5,032 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
|
(43,772 |
) |
|
|
(221,188 |
) |
|
|
(31,691 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
11,680 |
|
|
|
(31,875 |
) |
|
|
182,703 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
186,731 |
|
|
|
218,606 |
|
|
|
35,903 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
198,411 |
|
|
$ |
186,731 |
|
|
$ |
218,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental Cash Flow Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
|
$ |
37,567 |
|
|
$ |
31,788 |
|
|
$ |
19,117 |
|
Income taxes paid |
|
|
146,000 |
|
|
|
71,128 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
Non-cash (decrease)/increase in consolidated land inventory not owned |
|
|
(24,510 |
) |
|
|
18,952 |
|
|
|
23,808 |
|
Dividends paid through issuance of subordinated debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
137,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements
32
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Note 1. Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of Presentation
Brookfield Homes Corporation (the Company or Brookfield Homes) was incorporated on August 28,
2002 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brookfield Properties Corporation (Brookfield Properties) to
acquire as of October 1, 2002 all of the California and Washington D.C. Area homebuilding and land
development operations (the Land and Housing Operations) of Brookfield Properties pursuant to a
reorganization of its business (the Spin-off). On January 6, 2003, Brookfield Properties
completed the Spin-off by distributing all of the issued and outstanding common stock it owned in
the Company to its common stockholders. Brookfield Homes began trading as a separate company on the
New York Stock Exchange on January 7, 2003.
These financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and include the consolidated accounts of
Brookfield Homes and its subsidiaries and investments in unconsolidated joint ventures and variable
interests in which the Company is the primary beneficiary.
(b) Housing and Land Inventory
|
|
(i) Revenue recognition: Revenues from the sale of homes are recognized when title passes to the
purchaser upon closing, wherein all proceeds are received or collectability is evident. Land
sales are recognized when title passes to the purchaser upon closing, all material conditions of
the sales contract have been met and a significant cash down payment or appropriate security is
received and collectability is evident. |
|
|
|
(ii) Carrying values: Housing and land assets are reviewed for recoverability whenever events or
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted
cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. To arrive at this amount, the Company
estimates the cash flow for the life of each project. These projections take into account the
specific business plans for each project and managements best estimate of the most probable set
of economic conditions anticipated to prevail in the market area. If these assets are considered
to be impaired, they are then written down to the fair value less estimated selling costs. The
ultimate fair values for the Companys housing and land inventory are dependent upon future
market and economic conditions. |
|
|
|
(iii) Capitalized costs: Capitalized costs include the costs of acquiring land, development and
construction costs, interest, property taxes and overhead related to the development of land and
housing. Direct costs are capitalized to individual homes and lots and other costs are allocated
to each lot in proportion to our anticipated revenue. |
(c) Joint Ventures
Joint ventures, where the Company exercises significant influence and has less than a controlling
interest, are accounted for using the equity method.
(d) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America, requires estimates and assumptions that affect the
carrying 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 estimates.
(e) Cash and Cash Equivalents
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash
on hand, demand deposits, and all highly liquid short-term investments with original maturity less
than 90 days.
33
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
(f) Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(SFAS) 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Under SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities
are determined based on differences between financial reporting and tax bases of assets and
liabilities, and are measured by using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those differences are expected to reverse.
(g) Stock-Based Compensation
The Company accounts for stock option grants and deferred share unit grants in accordance with
Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. All
stock options granted have exercise prices equal to the market value of the stock on the date of
the grant. Participants in the management share option plan can elect to purchase shares at the
exercise price or receive cash equal to the difference between the exercise price and the current
market price.
Accordingly, the Company records the intrinsic value of these options and deferred share units as a
liability using variable plan accounting as disclosed in accounts payable. The pro forma
disclosures required by SFAS 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, and SFAS 148,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Transition and Disclosure, are not included in the
financial statements as the basis of accounting and disclosure for the options under SFAS 123, SFAS
148 and APB 25 would yield the same compensation expense as that already recognized in the
financial statements presented.
(h) Other Comprehensive Income
The Company adheres to U.S. GAAP reporting requirements with respect to the presentation and
disclosure of other comprehensive income, however, it has been determined by management that no
material differences exist between net income and comprehensive income for each of the periods
presented.
(i) Earnings Per Share
Earnings per share is computed in accordance with SFAS 128. Basic earnings per share is calculated
by dividing net income by the average number of common shares outstanding for the year. Diluted
earnings per share is calculated by dividing net income by the average number of common shares
outstanding including all dilutive potentially issuable shares under various stock option plans.
(j) Advertising Costs
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and
2003, the Company incurred advertising costs of $8.8 million, $5.1 million, and $6.1 million,
respectively.
(k) Warranty Costs
Estimated future warranty costs are accrued and charged to cost of sales at the time the revenue
associated with the sale of each home is recognized. Factors that affect the Companys warranty
liability include the number of homes sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims,
and cost per claim.
(l) Variable Interest Entities
In December 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued revised Interpretation
46 (FIN 46R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (VIEs), an Interpretation of
Accounting Research Bulletin 51, Consolidated Financial Statements, which replaces the previous
version of FASB Interpretation 46 issued in January 2003 (FIN 46). The decision whether to
consolidate a VIE begins with establishing that a VIE exists. A VIE exists when either the total
equity investment at risk is not sufficient to permit the entity to finance its activities by
itself, or the equity investor lacks one of three characteristics associated with owning a
controlling financial interest. Those characteristics are the direct or indirect ability to make
decisions about the entitys activities through voting rights or similar rights, the obligation to
absorb the expected losses of an entity, and the right to receive the expected residual returns.
The entity with the majority of the expected losses or expected residual return is considered to be
the primary beneficiary of the entity and is required to consolidate such entity. The Company has
34
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
determined they are the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs which are presented in these financial
statements under Consolidated land inventory not owned with the interest of others included in
Minority interest. See Notes 2 and 3 for further discussion on the consolidation of land option
contracts and joint ventures.
(m) Derivatives
The Company records derivatives at fair market value because hedge accounting is not applied.
(n) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections, which replaces
APB Opinion 20, Accounting Changes" and SFAS 3, Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim
Financial Statements. SFAS 154 requires retrospective application of changes in accounting
principle to prior periods financial statements unless it is impracticable to determine the
period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. This Statement is effective in
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS 123(R), Share-Based Payment. SFAS 123(R) establishes
accounting standards for transactions in which a company exchanges its equity instruments for goods
or services. In particular, this Statement requires companies to record compensation expense for
all share-based payments, such as employee stock options, at fair market value. This Statement is
effective for the first quarter of the first fiscal year that begins after June 15, 2005 (the
Companys first fiscal quarter beginning January 1, 2006). The Company has evaluated the impact of
the adoption of SFAS 123(R) and has determined that it will not have a material impact on its
consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued Staff Position 109-1, Application of FASB Statement 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (FSP 109-1). The American Jobs Creation Act, which was
signed into law in October 2004, provides a tax deduction on qualified domestic production
activities. When fully phased-in, the deduction will be up to 9% of the lesser of qualified
production activities income or taxable income. Based on the guidance provided by FSP 109-1, this
deduction should be accounted for as a special deduction under SFAS 109 and will reduce tax expense
in the period or periods that the amounts are deductible on the tax return. The tax benefit
resulting from the new deduction was effective for fiscal 2005. The impact of this law on the
Companys consolidated financial statements was a reduction of the current income tax expense of
$0.4 million.
(o) Reclassification
Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to
conform with the 2005 presentation. In particular, Treasury Stock, Common Stock and Additional
Paid-in Capital, which were previously presented in aggregate, have been presented as separate
items in the Consolidated Balance Sheet and Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity.
35
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Note 2. Housing and Land Inventory
Housing and land inventory includes homes completed and under construction and lots ready for
construction, model homes and land under and held for development which will be used in the
Companys homebuilding operations or sold as building lots to other homebuilders. The following
summarizes the components of housing and land inventory:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Housing inventory |
|
$ |
441,912 |
|
|
$ |
345,266 |
|
Model homes |
|
|
20,837 |
|
|
|
19,179 |
|
Land and land under
development |
|
|
449,868 |
|
|
|
315,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
912,617 |
|
|
$ |
679,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company capitalizes interest which is expensed as housing units and building lots are
sold. For the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003, interest incurred and capitalized by
the Company was $37.6 million, $31.8 million and $19.1 million, respectively. Capitalized interest expensed as direct cost of
sales for the same periods was $23.8 million, $29.1 million and $33.4 million, respectively.
Capitalized costs are expensed as costs of sales on a specific identification basis or on a
relative value in proportion to anticipated revenue. Included in direct costs of sales is $750.1
million of costs related to housing revenue (2004 $911.1 million) and $65.3 million of costs
related to land sales and other revenues (2004 $34.3 million).
In the ordinary course of business, the Company has entered into a number of option contracts to
acquire lots in the future in accordance with specific terms and conditions of such agreements.
Under these option agreements, the Company will fund deposits to secure the right to purchase land
or lots at a future point in time. The Company has evaluated its option contracts and determined
that for those entities considered to be VIEs, it is the primary beneficiary of options for 577
lots with an aggregate exercise price of $22.1 million (2004 375 lots with an
aggregate exercise price of $47.2 million) which are required to be consolidated. In these cases,
the only asset recorded is the Companys exercise price for the option to purchase, with an
increase in minority interest of $18.3 million (2004 $42.8 million) for the assumed third party
investment in the VIE. Where the land sellers are not required to provide the Company financial
information related to the VIE, certain assumptions by the Company were required in its assessment
as to whether or not it is the primary beneficiary.
Housing and land inventory includes non-refundable deposits and other entitlement costs totaling
$58.3 million (2004 $36.0 million) in connection with options that are not required to be
consolidated under the provision of FIN 46R. The total exercise price of these options is $720.6 million (2004 $627.7 million)
including the non-refundable deposits identified above. The number of lots which the Company has
obtained an option to purchase, excluding those already consolidated, and their respective dates of
expiry and their exercise price follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number |
|
|
Total Exercise |
|
Year of Expiry |
|
of Lots |
|
|
Price |
|
2006 |
|
|
4,790 |
|
|
$ |
233,363 |
|
2007 |
|
|
3,723 |
|
|
|
139,521 |
|
2008 |
|
|
341 |
|
|
|
33,983 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
7,748 |
|
|
|
313,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,602 |
|
|
$ |
720,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Note 3. Investments in Housing and Land Joint Ventures
The Company participates in a number of joint ventures in which it has less than a controlling
interest. Summarized condensed financial information on a combined 100% basis of the joint ventures
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Housing and land inventory |
|
$ |
357,833 |
|
|
$ |
345,939 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
64,866 |
|
|
|
54,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
422,699 |
|
|
$ |
400,449 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
$ |
90,459 |
|
|
$ |
46,313 |
|
Project specific financings |
|
|
289,851 |
|
|
|
277,568 |
|
Investment and advances |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brookfield Homes |
|
|
53,260 |
|
|
|
59,810 |
|
Others |
|
|
(10,871 |
) |
|
|
16,758 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
422,699 |
|
|
$ |
400,449 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue and Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
594,380 |
|
|
$ |
466,260 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
(299,898 |
) |
|
|
(265,277 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
294,482 |
|
|
$ |
200,983 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Companys share of net income |
|
$ |
65,084 |
|
|
$ |
61,394 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
In reporting the Companys share of net income, all inter-company profits or losses from
housing and land joint ventures are eliminated on lots purchased by the Company.
As described in Note 1(c), joint ventures in which the Company has a non-controlling interest are
accounted for using the equity method. In addition, the Company has performed an evaluation of its
existing joint venture relationships by applying the provisions of FIN 46R. The Company has
determined that for those entities in which this interpretation applies, none of these joint
ventures were considered to be a VIE requiring consolidation pursuant to the requirements of FIN
46R.
The Company and/or its joint venture partners have provided varying levels of guarantees of debt in
its joint ventures. At December 31, 2005, the Company had recourse guarantees of $2.0 million (2004
$12.5 million) and limited maintenance guarantees of $91.6 million (2004 $64.4 million) with
respect to debt in its joint ventures.
Note 4. Project Specific and Other Financings
The Company has total project specific and other financings outstanding as at December 31, 2005 of
$691.4 million (2004 $512.1 million).
Project specific financings of $600.8 million (2004 $462.8 million) are revolving in
nature, bear interest at floating rates with a weighted average rate of 7.4% as at December 31,
2005 (December 31, 2004 5.7%) and are secured by housing and land inventory. The weighted average rate was calculated as of the end of each period,
based upon the amount of debt outstanding and the related interest rates applicable on that date.
Interest rates charged under project specific financings include LIBOR and prime rate pricing
options. The maximum amount of borrowings during the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003
were $600.8 million, $485.0 million, and $360.5 million, respectively. The average borrowings
during 2005, 2004, 2003 were $528.8 million, $422.0 million, and $326.3 million, respectively.
37
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Other financings of $90.6 million (2004 $49.3 million) consist of unvested deferred compensation
under the Companys Long Term Participation Plan and mortgage loans. Other financings bear interest
at a weighted average rate of 7.3% as at December 31, 2005 (December 31, 2004 5.3%).
Project specific and other financings mature as follows: 2006 $379.7 million; 2007 $265.1
million; 2008 $39.8 million; and 2009 $6.8 million.
Note 5. Accounts Payable and Other Liabilities
The components of accounts payable and other liabilities included in the Companys balance sheet
are summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Trade payables and cost to complete accruals |
|
$ |
86,137 |
|
|
$ |
74,388 |
|
Warranty costs |
|
|
17,743 |
|
|
|
18,202 |
|
Customer deposits |
|
|
12,307 |
|
|
|
9,147 |
|
Stock-based compensation |
|
|
44,935 |
|
|
|
30,264 |
|
Due to minority interest |
|
|
39,478 |
|
|
|
29,240 |
|
Accrued and deferred compensation |
|
|
47,974 |
|
|
|
25,007 |
|
Income tax liabilities |
|
|
65,039 |
|
|
|
58,808 |
|
Other accrued expenses |
|
|
7,174 |
|
|
|
11,929 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
320,787 |
|
|
$ |
256,985 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 6. Income Taxes
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 differences that give rise to the net deferred tax asset are
as follows :
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Compensation deductible for tax purposes when
paid |
|
$ |
37,338 |
|
|
$ |
28,614 |
|
Differences relating to properties |
|
|
12,424 |
|
|
|
11,149 |
|
Valuation allowance |
|
|
(345 |
) |
|
|
(5,839 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
49,417 |
|
|
$ |
33,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SFAS 109 requires the reduction of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance if, based on
the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than not that a portion or all of the deferred
tax asset will not be realized. At December 31, 2005, the Company had a valuation allowance of $0.3
million (2004 $5.8 million) for tax attributes that relate to the tax cost of properties in
excess of the fair market value of properties at the time of reorganization of the Company which
may not be realized. The Company reclassified $5.5 million (2004 $5.0 million)
of valuation allowance to accounts payable and other liabilities that relate to the realization of
tax attributes that were subject to a valuation allowance. If these tax attributes are ultimately
disallowed, the Company will owe additional tax.
As described in Note 5, included in accounts payable and other liabilities is $65.0 million (2004
$58.8 million) for income tax liabilities. The following table summarizes these amounts.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Current taxes payable |
|
$ |
13,904 |
|
|
$ |
13,167 |
|
Other tax liabilities |
|
|
51,135 |
|
|
|
45,641 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
65,039 |
|
|
$ |
58,808 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Included in other tax liabilities is $25.0 million (2004 $25.0 million) related to the
uncertainties in tax attributes which were recorded at the time of the Spin-off discussed in Note
1(a). On the Spin-off, the Company left the Brookfield Properties consolidated tax group with
$115.0 million of net operating losses. The tax provisions that apply in connection with the
reorganization, including the departure of a member of a consolidated group, are detailed and
complex and thereby subject to uncertainty. In addition, for example, if the Brookfield Properties
consolidated group of companies was reassessed for taxation years prior to 2003, this would have a
direct impact on the net operating losses available to the Company on the Spin-off. Also included
is an additional income tax liability of $22.5 million (2004 $17.0 million) that relates to the
tax cost of properties in excess of the fair value of properties as described above. The exact
amount of these tax liabilities will be determined at the earlier of review of the Spin-off
transaction by taxation authorities or 2008. A further liability of $3.6 million (2004 $3.6
million) has been recorded in respect of tax positions taken.
The Company has computed the tax provisions for the periods presented based upon accounting income
realized, adjusted for expenses that are not deductible for tax purposes. The provision
for income taxes for each of the three years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Current |
|
$ |
146,737 |
|
|
$ |
75,430 |
|
|
$ |
28,863 |
|
Deferred |
|
|
(10,955 |
) |
|
|
17,867 |
|
|
|
29,967 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
135,782 |
|
|
$ |
93,297 |
|
|
$ |
58,830 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A reconciliation of the statutory income tax rate and the effective rate follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Statutory Federal rate |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
|
|
35.0 |
% |
State income tax |
|
|
4.0 |
% |
|
|
3.9 |
% |
|
|
5.0 |
% |
Other |
|
|
(0.7 |
)% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Effective rate |
|
|
38.3 |
% |
|
|
38.9 |
% |
|
|
40.0 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 7. Stock-Based Compensation
Option Plan
Pursuant to the Companys stock option plan, Brookfield Homes grants options to purchase shares of
the Companys common stock at the market price of the shares on the day the options are granted. A
maximum of two million shares are authorized for issuance under the plan. Upon exercise of a vested
option and upon payment to the Company of the exercise price, participants will receive one share
of the Companys common stock. The Companys compensation committee may permit participants to,
rather than exercising an in-the-money option (in-the-money means the market value of shares under the option exceeds the exercise price of the
option prior to related income taxes), receive an amount equal to the difference between the market
price of the shares underlying the option and the exercise price of the option. The excess amount
will be payable either in cash or by the Company issuing to the participant a number of shares
calculated by dividing the excess by the market price of the underlying shares. The Company has
recorded the intrinsic value of these options as a liability using variable plan accounting, as
required under APB 25. The liability is expensed over the vesting period and re-measured at each
reporting date to reflect the current intrinsic value.
39
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
The following table sets out the number of common shares that employees of the Company may acquire
under options granted under the Companys stock option plan:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, 2005 |
|
|
December 31, 2004 |
|
|
December 31, 2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per Share |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
Outstanding, beginning
of year |
|
|
756,625 |
|
|
$ |
3.83 |
|
|
|
747,625 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
|
|
542,625 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
Granted |
|
|
124,000 |
|
|
$ |
36.25 |
|
|
|
95,000 |
|
|
$ |
21.94 |
|
|
|
205,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.74 |
|
Exercised |
|
|
(202,049 |
) |
|
$ |
1.26 |
|
|
|
(86,000 |
) |
|
$ |
1.01 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cancelled |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, end of year |
|
|
678,576 |
|
|
$ |
10.52 |
|
|
|
756,625 |
|
|
$ |
3.83 |
|
|
|
747,625 |
|
|
$ |
1.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options exercisable at
year end |
|
|
138,526 |
|
|
$ |
3.93 |
|
|
|
172,050 |
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
|
108,525 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pursuant to the terms of the stock option plan, the option exercise price for shares granted
prior to April 2004 was adjusted by the $9.00 special dividend paid in April 2004.
The following table summarizes information about stock options held by employees of the Company
outstanding at December 31, 2005:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Weighted |
|
|
Options |
|
|
|
Outstanding at |
|
|
Average |
|
|
Exercisable at |
|
|
|
December |
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
December |
|
Exercise Prices Per Share |
|
31, 2005 |
|
|
Contract Life |
|
|
31, 2005 |
|
$ 1.00 |
|
|
325,576 |
|
|
6.9 years |
|
|
108,526 |
|
$ 1.74 |
|
|
134,000 |
|
|
7.2 years |
|
|
11,000 |
|
$21.94 |
|
|
95,000 |
|
|
8.2 years |
|
|
19,000 |
|
$36.25 |
|
|
124,000 |
|
|
9.2 years |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total compensation costs recognized in income for stock option employee compensation for the
years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 were $12.9 million, $11.9 million, and $5.1 million,
respectively.
Deferred Share Unit Plan
The Company has adopted a Deferred Share Unit Plan (DSUP) under which certain of its executive
officers and directors may, at their option, receive all or a portion of their annual bonus awards
or retainers, respectively, in the form of deferred share units. The annual awards are convertible
into units based on the closing price of the Companys shares on the New York Stock Exchange on the
date of the award. The portion of the annual bonus award elected by an officer to be received in
units may, at the discretion of the Companys Board of Directors, be increased by a factor of up to
two times for purposes of calculating the number of units to be allocated under the plan. An
executive or director who holds units will receive additional units as dividends are paid on shares
of the Companys common stock, on the same basis as if the dividends were reinvested. The units
vest over a five year period and participants are allowed to redeem the units only upon ending
their employment with the Company through retirement, termination or death, after which time the
units terminate unless redeemed no later than 12 months following such retirement, termination or
death. The cash value of the units, when redeemed, will be equivalent to the market value of an
equivalent number of shares of the Companys common stock where written notice of redemption is
received.
The DSUP provides that no shares of the Companys common stock will be issued, authorized,
reserved, purchased or sold at any time in connection with units allocated and under no
circumstances are units considered shares of common stock, or entitle any participation to the
exercise of any other rights arising from the ownership of shares of common stock. As of December
31, 2005, the Company had granted 567,714 units under the DSUP all of which were outstanding at
December 31, 2005, and of which 287,609 units are vested and 280,104 units vest over the next
40
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
five years. The pro forma disclosures required under SFAS 123 are not included in the financial
statements as they would yield the same compensation expense as that which is already recognized in
the financial statements presented. Total compensation costs recognized in income in connection
with the DSUP for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 were $9.8 million, $10.2 million
and $2.6 million, respectively. Compensation costs recognized in income will fluctuate based on the
year end share price.
Note 8. Minority Interest
Minority interest represents the equity in consolidated subsidiaries that are owned by others.
Total minority interest as at December 31, 2005 of $53.0 million (2004 $66.4 million) consisted
of the following:
(a) Ownership interests of certain business unit presidents of the Company totaling $32.8 million
(2004 $21.6 million). In the event a business unit president (Minority Member) of the Company is no longer employed by an
affiliate of the Company, the Company has the right to purchase the Minority Members interest and the Minority
Member has the right to require the Company to purchase their interest. Should such rights be exercised, the purchase
price will be based on the then bulk sales value. Included in accounts payable and other liabilities is $39.5 million
(2004 $29.2 million) of amounts due to minority interest.
(b) Third party investments of consolidated variable interest entities of $18.2 million (2004 $42.8 million).
(c) Preferred shares issued by a wholly-owned subsidiary of $2.0 million (2004 $2.0 million).
Note 9. Stockholders Equity
(a) Preferred Stock The Company currently does not have shares of preferred stock outstanding.
(b) Common Stock Repurchases In February 2003, the Companys Board of Directors approved a stock
repurchase plan authorizing the purchase of up to $40 million of the Companys outstanding common
stock. In August 2003, the Companys Board of Directors also approved a Dutch Auction tender
offer which expired on September 30, 2003. During 2003, the Company repurchased a total of
1,192,749 shares for an aggregate purchase price of $21.7 million or approximately $18.19 per
share. During 2004, the Company repurchased a total of 76,400 shares for an aggregate purchase
price of $1.9 million or approximately $25.42 per share. In February and December 2005, the
Companys Board of Directors approved increases of $19 million and $50 million, respectively, in
the share repurchase program. During 2005, the Company repurchased a total of 707,500 shares under
this program for an aggregate purchase price of $33.8 million or approximately $47.84 per share. In
October 2005, the Companys Board of Directors authorized the Company to commence a tender offer to
purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of its common stock at a fixed price of $55.00 per share. The offer
commenced October 14 and expired November 15, 2005. The Company purchased 3,000,000 of its common
stock for $165.0 million, including expenses, in connection with the tender offer. No shares
repurchased pursuant to the Companys stock repurchase plan have been cancelled and all are
available for distribution.
(c) Dividends During the year, the Companys Board of Directors declared a semi-annual cash
dividend of $0.16 per common share payable in June and December.
(d) Special Dividend On April 30, 2004, the Company paid a special dividend of $9.00 per common
share, $277.9 million in the aggregate, consisting of $140.6 million in cash and $137.3 million in
principal amount of the Companys 12% senior subordinated notes due 2020. The subordinated notes
were redeemed by the Company on December 20, 2004 at par. The special dividend has been reflected
as a reduction of retained earnings accumulated from the date of the Spin-off (see Note 1) to April
30, 2004, the date the special dividend was paid, with the balance reflected as a reduction of
additional paid-in capital.
(e) Exercise of Stock Options During the year ended December 31, 2005, certain officers
exercised options to purchase a total of 202,049 shares of the Companys common stock at an average
price of $1.26 per share. During the year ended December 31, 2004, certain officers exercised
options to purchase a total of 86,000 shares of the common stock at an average price of $1.01 per
share.
41
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
Note 10. Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003 were
calculated as follows (in thousands except per share amounts):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31 |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Numerator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
218,740 |
|
|
$ |
146,416 |
|
|
$ |
88,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Denominator: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic average shares outstanding |
|
|
30,497 |
|
|
|
30,903 |
|
|
|
31,751 |
|
Net effect of stock options assumed to be exercised |
|
|
574 |
|
|
|
644 |
|
|
|
297 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted average shares outstanding |
|
|
31,071 |
|
|
|
31,547 |
|
|
|
32,048 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
$ |
7.17 |
|
|
$ |
4.74 |
|
|
$ |
2.78 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
$ |
7.04 |
|
|
$ |
4.64 |
|
|
$ |
2.75 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note 11. Commitments, Contingent Liabilities and Other
(a) The Company, in the normal course of its business, has issued performance bonds and letters of
credit pursuant to various facilities which at December 31, 2005, amounted to $266.4 million
(December 31, 2004 $305.0 million, 2003 $271.5 million) and $21.4 million (December 31, 2004
$19.6 million, 2003 $16.2 million), respectively. The majority of these commitments have been
issued to municipal authorities as part of the obligations of the Company in connection with the
land servicing requirements.
(b) The Company is party to various legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business.
Management believes that none of these actions, either individually or in the aggregate, will have
a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
(c) The Company is exposed to financial risk that arises from the fluctuations in interest rates.
The interest bearing assets and liabilities of the Company are mainly at floating rates and,
accordingly, their fair values approximate cost. The Company would be negatively impacted, on
balance, if interest rates were to increase.
(d) The Company had demand deposits included in cash and cash equivalents of nil at December 31,
2005 (2004 $125.0 million) with a financial subsidiary of the Companys largest stockholder,
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
(e) When selling a home, the Companys subsidiaries provide customers with a limited warranty. The
Company estimates the costs that may be incurred under each limited warranty and records a
liability in the amount of such costs at the time the revenue associated with the sale of each home
is recognized. In addition, the Company has insurance in place where its subsidiaries are subject
to the respective warranty statutes in the State where the Company conducts business which range up
to ten years for latent construction defects. Factors that affect the Companys warranty liability
include the number of homes sold, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per
claim. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liabilities and
adjusts the amounts as necessary. The following table reflects the changes in the Companys
warranty liability for the years ended December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Balance, at beginning of year |
|
$ |
18,202 |
|
|
$ |
14,917 |
|
|
$ |
13,709 |
|
Payments made during the year |
|
|
(5,246 |
) |
|
|
(3,624 |
) |
|
|
(1,691 |
) |
Warranties issued during the year |
|
|
4,787 |
|
|
|
6,909 |
|
|
|
2,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance, at end of year |
|
$ |
17,743 |
|
|
$ |
18,202 |
|
|
$ |
14,917 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(f) The Company leases certain facilities under non-cancelable operating leases. Rental
expense incurred by the Company amounted to $2.6 million for 2005 (2004 $2.4 million). At
December 31, 2005, future minimum rent payments under these operating leases were $3.9 million for
2006, $3.0 million for 2007, $2.3 million for 2008, $1.6 million for 2009 and $0.3 million thereafter.
42
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
(g) The Company entered into an interest rate swap contract during the third quarter of 2004 which
effectively fixes $60.0 million of the Companys variable rate debt at 5.89% until the contract
expires in 2009. At December 31, 2005, the fair market value of this contract was $1.7 million.
During the second quarter of 2005, the Company entered into an additional interest rate swap
contract which effectively fixes $50.0 million of the Companys variable rate debt at 6.54% until
the contract expires in 2010. At December 31, 2005, the fair market value of this contract was
$0.4 million.
Note 12. Segment Information (as restated)
As defined in SFAS 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, we
have five operating segments. Historically, the Company has aggregated its operating segments into
one reportable segment. Subsequent to the issuance of our consolidated financial statement for the
year ended December 31, 2005, we have concluded that we should revise our segment disclosure for
all periods presented by providing disclosure for each of our four reportable segments: Northern
California, Southland / Los Angeles, San Diego / Riverside, and the Washington D.C. Area. The
Companys fifth operating segment does not meet the quantitive thresholds for separate disclosure.
See below for the accompanying consolidated financial statements that the Company has restated to
revise its segment disclosures for all periods presented.
The Company is a residential homebuilder and land developer. The Company is organized and manages
its business based on the geographical areas in which it operates. Each of the Companys segments
specializes in lot entitlement and development and the construction of single-family and
multi-family homes. The Company evaluates performance and allocates capital based primarily on
return on assets together with a number of other risk factors. Earnings performance is measured
using segment operating income. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those
described in Note 1, Significant Accounting Policies.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years ended December 31, |
|
Revenues |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
199,234 |
|
|
$ |
327,757 |
|
|
$ |
192,913 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
197,148 |
|
|
|
339,000 |
|
|
|
216,368 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
444,672 |
|
|
|
239,914 |
|
|
|
293,735 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
377,751 |
|
|
|
264,783 |
|
|
|
252,650 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
12,247 |
|
|
|
60,296 |
|
|
|
45,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Revenues |
|
$ |
1,231,052 |
|
|
$ |
1,231,750 |
|
|
$ |
1,001,195 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Segment Operating Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
88,049 |
|
|
$ |
84,186 |
|
|
$ |
19,703 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
36,167 |
|
|
|
46,601 |
|
|
|
30,948 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
173,819 |
|
|
|
75,749 |
|
|
|
92,285 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
110,125 |
|
|
|
64,762 |
|
|
|
26,122 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
(17,140 |
) |
|
|
(3,445 |
) |
|
|
(3,297 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Operating Income |
|
$ |
391,020 |
|
|
$ |
267,853 |
|
|
$ |
165,761 |
|
Minority Interest |
|
|
(36,498 |
) |
|
|
(28,140 |
) |
|
|
(18,684 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income Before Taxes |
|
$ |
354,522 |
|
|
$ |
239,713 |
|
|
$ |
147,077 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
Housing and Land Assets(1) |
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
167,985 |
|
|
$ |
101,272 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
185,309 |
|
|
|
101,711 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
293,804 |
|
|
|
312,385 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
291,380 |
|
|
|
247,486 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
49,499 |
|
|
|
24,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
987,977 |
|
|
$ |
786,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
Consists of housing and land inventory, investments in housing and land joint
ventures and consolidated land inventory not owned. |
43
BROOKFIELD HOMES CORPORATION
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
(Tabular amounts in thousands of U.S. dollars except share and per share amounts)
The following tables set forth additional financial information relating to the Companys
reportable segments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Years Ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
|
2003 |
|
Equity in Earnings from Housing and Land Joint Ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
40,739 |
|
|
$ |
50,271 |
|
|
$ |
8,972 |
|
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
6,296 |
|
|
|
1,056 |
|
|
|
10,952 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
7,409 |
|
|
|
4,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
10,640 |
|
|
|
5,832 |
|
|
|
2,131 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
65,084 |
|
|
$ |
61,394 |
|
|
$ |
22,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Investments in Housing and Land Joint Ventures |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northern California |
|
$ |
(14,989 |
) |
|
$ |
(24,641 |
) |
Southland / Los Angeles |
|
|
2,733 |
|
|
|
7,245 |
|
San Diego / Riverside |
|
|
30,152 |
|
|
|
38,313 |
|
Washington D.C. Area |
|
|
30,091 |
|
|
|
30,051 |
|
Corporate and Other |
|
|
5,273 |
|
|
|
8,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
53,260 |
|
|
$ |
59,810 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All revenues are from external customers and are of origin in the United States. There were
no customers that contributed 10% or more of the Companys total revenues during the years ended
December 31, 2005, 2004 and 2003. All of the Companys assets are in the United States.
44
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Conclusions Regarding the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of December 31, 2005, an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the United States Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act)) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation
of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Based upon that
evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that as of December 31, 2005, our disclosure controls
and procedures are effective: (i) to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission rules and
forms; and (ii) to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or
submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO
and CFO, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
As
described in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, we have restated our Note 12 to
the Consolidated Financial Statements to disaggregate our operations into four reportable segments.
Our management, including our CEO and CFO, has re-evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures
as of the end of the period covered by this report to determine whether the restatement changes
their prior conclusion, and have determined that it does not change their conclusion that at
December 31, 2005, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective. The restatement
represents a change in judgment under current practice as to the application of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information. The treatment of our homebuilding business as a single, national, reportable segment
was in accordance with the practice followed by substantially all the large, geographically diverse
homebuilders that file reports with the SEC. The change in the way we report segment information
did not result in any change to the Companys consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements
of income, consolidated statements of stockholders equity and consolidated statements of cash
flows for any of the periods presented.
It should be noted that while our management, including the CEO and CFO, believe our disclosure
controls and procedures provide a reasonable level of assurance that such controls and procedures
are effective, they do not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or internal controls
will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived or operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are
met.
There was no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended
December 31, 2005, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (as revised)
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f). Under the supervision
and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and
principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal
control over financial reporting using the framework in Internal Control Integrated Framework
issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Based on
our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control Integrated Framework, our management
concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2005.
We have not identified any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.
Internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even
those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to
financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of
effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because
of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
Our managements assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting
as of December 31, 2005 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche, LLP, an independent registered public
accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included herein.
45
Our management has re-evaluated its assessment regarding the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting as a result of the restatement described in Note 12 to the Consolidated
Financial Statements which disaggregates our operations into four reportable segments. Our
management has concluded that its prior assessment that our internal control over financial
reporting was effective as of December 31, 2005, is correct. The restatement represents a change in
judgment under current practice as to the application of Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 131, Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information. This
determination was based upon the fact that management believes that our internal control over
financial reporting operated in a manner that provided management with a reasonable basis for their
original conclusion with respect to reporting segment information.
46
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Brookfield Homes Corporation
We have audited managements assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting (as revised), that Brookfield Homes Corporation and
subsidiaries (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The Companys management
is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Our responsibility
is to express an opinion on managements assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the
design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinions.
A companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the
supervision of, the companys principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons
performing similar functions, and effected by the companys board of directors, management, and
other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting
and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles. A companys internal control over financial reporting includes
those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable
detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the
company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance
regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the
companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the
possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to
error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any
evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods
are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions,
or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
In our opinion, managements assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, based on
the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Also in our opinion, the Company maintained,
in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31,
2005, based on the criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework issued by the
Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December
31, 2005 of the Company and our report dated February 1, 2006 (December 15, 2006 as to the effects
of Note 12) expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements, and included an
explanatory paragraph related to the restatement of such consolidated financial statements to
revise the Companys segment disclosures.
Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
February 1, 2006 (December 15, 2006 with respect to managements discussion of the restatement of
the financial statements in the fourth paragraph of Managements Report on Internal Control over
Financial Reporting (as revised)).
47
Item 9B. Other Information
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Information about our directors and the remaining information called for by this item is
incorporated by reference from our 2006 definitive proxy statement, which will be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission not later than April 30, 2006 (120 days after the end of our
fiscal year). The following table provides the name, age and position of each of our current
executive officers and significant employees.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position Held |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officers:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ian G. Cockwell
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Paul G. Kerrigan
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Shane D. Pearson
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
Vice President and Secretary |
William B. Seith
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
Executive Vice President, Risk Management |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant Employees:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stephen P. Doyle
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
President, Brookfield Homes San Diego Holdings LLC |
Adrian Foley
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
President, Brookfield Homes Southland Holdings LLC |
Robert Hubbell
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
President, Brookfield Washington LLC |
John J. Ryan
|
|
|
46 |
|
|
President, Brookfield Homes Bay Area Holdings LLC |
Richard T. Whitney
|
|
|
42 |
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President, Brookfield California Land Holdings LLC |
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Ian Cockwell was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in October 2002. From 1994 to
December 2002, Mr. Cockwell served in various senior executive positions with Brookfield
Residential Group, a division of Brookfield Properties. From 1998 to December 2002, Mr. Cockwell
was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Residential Group.
Paul Kerrigan was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in
October 2002. From 1999 to December 2002, Mr. Kerrigan served as Senior Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Brookfield Residential Group, a division of Brookfield Properties. Mr.
Kerrigan joined Brookfield Properties in 1996 and holds a Chartered Accountant designation.
Shane Pearson was appointed Secretary in October 2002. From 2001 to December 2002, Mr. Pearson
served as Corporate Secretary of Brookfield Residential Group, a division of Brookfield Properties.
Mr. Pearson joined Brookfield Properties in 2001. Prior to joining Brookfield Properties, Mr.
Pearson was employed by a law firm from 1999 to 2001.
William Seith was appointed Executive Vice President, Risk Management in October 2002. From 1994 to
December 2002, Mr. Seith served in various senior executive positions with Brookfield Residential
Group.
Stephen Doyle was appointed President of our San Diego / Riverside business unit in 1996. Mr. Doyle
has 26 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to joining Brookfield Properties, Mr.
Doyle spent 15 years working for other California homebuilders. Mr. Doyle is a licensed attorney
and registered civil engineer in California.
Adrian Foley was appointed President of our Southland / Los Angeles business unit in 2004. Mr.
Foley has 19 years of experience in the real estate industry. Prior to joining Brookfield in 1996,
Mr. Foley was employed by another California homebuilder. Mr. Foley holds a bachelors degree in
Construction from the University of London.
Robert Hubbell was appointed President of our Washington D.C. Area business unit in 1998. Mr.
Hubbell has 22 years of experience in the real estate industry and has been with Brookfield for 16
years. Mr. Hubbell holds a bachelors degree in civil engineering.
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John Ryan was appointed President of our San Francisco Bay Area business unit in 1995. Mr. Ryan has
22 years of real estate and development experience. After six years as a manager in public
accounting, specializing in real estate, Mr. Ryan spent eight years with another public homebuilder
before joining Brookfield Properties in 1995. Mr. Ryan is a licensed Certified Public Accountant
and general contractor.
Richard Whitney was appointed President of Brookfield California Land Holdings LLC in 2002. Prior
to his appointment, Mr. Whitney served as Senior Vice President, Finance of Brookfield Residential
Group. Mr. Whitney joined Brookfield Properties in 1994.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The information called for by this item is incorporated by reference from our 2006 definitive
proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
April 30, 2006 (120 days after the end of our fiscal year).
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
The information called for by this item is incorporated by reference from our 2006 definitive
proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
April 30, 2006 (120 days after the end of our fiscal year), except for the information required by
this item with respect to equity compensation plans which is set forth under Item 5 of this annual
report on Form 10-K/A and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
The information called for by this item is incorporated by reference from our 2006 definitive
proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
April 30, 2006 (120 days after the end of our fiscal year).
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services
The information called for by this item is incorporated by reference from our 2006 definitive
proxy statement, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than
April 30, 2006 (120 days after the end of our fiscal year).
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
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The following documents are filed as part of this report: |
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Financial Statements: |
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See Item 8 of this report, beginning on page 27. |
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Financial Statement Schedules: |
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Schedules for which provision is made in the
applicable accounting regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission have either been incorporated
in the consolidated financial statements and
accompanying notes or are not applicable to us. |
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Exhibits: |
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Refer to the Exhibit Index to this report.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, on this 22nd day of December, 2006.
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Brookfield Homes Corporation
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/s/ IAN G. COCKWELL
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Ian G. Cockwell |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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/s/ J. BRUCE FLATT
J. Bruce Flatt |
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Chairman of the Board
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ IAN G. COCKWELL
Ian G. Cockwell |
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President and Chief
Executive Officer and
Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ PAUL G. KERRIGAN
Paul G. Kerrigan |
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting
Officer)
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ JOAN H. FALLON
Joan H. Fallon |
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Director
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December 22 2006 |
/s/ ROBERT A. FERCHAT
Robert A. Ferchat |
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Director
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ BRUCE T. LEHMAN
Bruce T. Lehman |
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Director
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ ALAN NORRIS
Alan Norris |
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Director
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ DAVID M. SHERMAN
David M. Sherman |
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Director
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December 22, 2006 |
/s/ ROBERT L. STELZL
Robert L. Stelzl |
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Director
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December 22, 2006 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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2.1 |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield California Holdings Inc. and Brookfield Homes Corporation,
effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the
Commission. |
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2.2 |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield Homes (US) Inc. and Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc.,
effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the
Commission. |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield Washington Inc. and Brookfield Homes Holdings Inc.,
effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.3 of the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the
Commission. |
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2.4 |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield Homes of California Inc. and Brookfield Homes Holdings
Inc., effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 of the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the
Commission. |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield Washington Inc., Brookfield Homes of California Inc. and
Brookfield Homes Corporation, effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.5 of the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No.
001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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Purchase Agreement between Brookfield Homes of California Inc. and Intercontinental Investment &
Development Bank Corporation, effective as of September 30, 2002 Incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 2.6 of the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No.
001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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3.1 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with
the Commission. |
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3.2 |
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By-laws Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registrants Registration Statement on
Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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Description of Common Stock (see Article FOURTH of Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.1) Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File
No. 001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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Form of Deposit Facility Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrants Annual
Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on March 15, 2004. |
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Letter furnished to Securities and Exchange Commission agreeing to furnish certain debt
instruments ¯ Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrants Annual Report on Form
10-K filed with the Commission on February 27, 2006. |
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10.1 |
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License Agreement Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Registrants Registration
Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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10.2 |
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Form of Stock Option Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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10.3 |
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Form of Deferred Share Unit Plan Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the
Registrants Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the
Commission. |
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21.1 |
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List of Subsidiaries Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 of the Registrants
Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-31524) filed with the Commission. |
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31.1* |
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Rule 13a-14(a) certification by Ian G. Cockwell, President and Chief Executive Officer. |
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31.2* |
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Rule 13a-14(a)
certification by Paul G. Kerrigan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. |
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32.1* |
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Section 1350 certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. |
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Filed herewith |
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Executive Officers management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement |