Green Brick Partners, Inc. Announces Preliminary Guidance for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2018 and Provides 2019 EPS Guidance

PLANO, Texas, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRBK) (“we,” “Green Brick” or the “Company”) today announced preliminary 2018 guidance and issued earnings guidance for 2019.

Green Brick estimates projected basic and adjusted net income attributable to Green Brick for the fourth quarter of 2018 to be in the range of $12.6 million to $13.6 million and $16.8 million to $18.2 million, respectively, and projected basic and adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $0.25 to $0.27 per common share and $0.33 to $0.36 per common share, respectively. 

Green Brick estimates projected basic and adjusted net income attributable to Green Brick for full year 2018 to be in the range of $50.9 million to $51.9 million and $69.1 million to $70.5 million, respectively, and projected basic and adjusted earnings per share to be in the range of $1.00 to $1.02 per common share and $1.36 to $1.39 per common share, respectively. 

Additionally, Green Brick projects its 2019 basic and adjusted earnings per share will grow modestly while maintaining net debt to capital in the targeted 35% +/- range.

“Good demand still exists in all of our markets and sub markets; however, the increase in interest rates has made affordability an issue for some buyers and the industry more competitive. We are pleased with our progress in 2018 and look forward to continuing to grow our business in 2019,” said Jim Brickman, CEO of Green Brick Partners, Inc.

The Company’s earnings forecasts are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, those described under “Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements” below and under “Risk Factors” in its annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:

In this press release, we utilize certain financial measures that are non-GAAP financial measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. We present these measures because we believe they and similar measures are useful to management and investors in evaluating the Company’s operating performance and financing structure. We also believe these measures facilitate the comparison of our operating performance and financing structure with other companies in our industry. Because these measures are not calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), they may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

		Projected Basic Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)					Projected Adjusted Earnings Per Share (“Adjusted EPS”)
		Quarter Ended December 31, 2018		Year Ended December 31, 2018			Quarter Ended December 31, 2018		Year Ended December 31, 2018
		(numbers in thousands, except per share data)
UPPER RANGE
Net Income attributable to Green Brick		$	13,600	$	51,869		$	13,600	$	51,869
Income tax provision attributable to Green Brick								4,600		17,830
Transaction expenses										827
Adjusted pre-tax income attributable to Green Brick							$	18,200	$	70,526
Weighted average number of shares outstanding			50,686		50,653			50,686		50,653
EPS / Adjusted EPS		$	0.27	$	1.02		$	0.36	$	1.39
LOWER RANGE
Net Income attributable to Green Brick		$	12,600	$	50,869		$	12,600	$	50,869
Income tax provision attributable to Green Brick								4,200		17,430
Transaction expenses										827
Adjusted pre-tax income attributable to Green Brick							$	16,800	$	69,126
Weighted average number of shares outstanding			50,686		50,653			50,686		50,653
EPS / Adjusted EPS		$	0.25	$	1.00		$	0.33	$	1.36
RANGES
EPS		$0.25-$0.27		$1.00-$1.02
Adjusted EPS							$0.33-$0.36		$1.36-$1.39

About Green Brick Partners, Inc.:

Green Brick Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: GRBK) is a diversified homebuilding and land development company. Green Brick owns a controlling interest in five homebuilders in Dallas, Texas (CB JENI Homes, Normandy Homes, Southgate Homes, Centre Living Homes, and Trophy Signature Homes), as well as a homebuilder in Atlanta, Georgia (The Providence Group) and a homebuilder in Port St. Lucie, Florida (GHO Homes). Green Brick also owns a noncontrolling interest in Challenger Homes in Colorado Springs, Colorado and retains interests in related financial services platforms, including Green Brick Title, Providence Group Title, and Green Brick Mortgage. The Company is engaged in all aspects of the homebuilding process, including land acquisition and development, entitlements, design, construction, marketing, and sales for its residential neighborhoods and master planned communities. For more information about Green Brick Partners Inc.’s homebuilding partners, please visit https://greenbrickpartners.com/team-builders/.

Forward-Looking and Cautionary Statements:

Any statements in this press release about Green Brick’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, prospects, financial condition, assumptions or future events or performance that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “predicts,” “potential,” “expects,” “future,” “positioned,” “believes,” “projects,” “estimates” and similar expressions, as well as statements in the future tense. These statements are based on assumptions that Green Brick has made in light of its experience in the industry as well as its perceptions of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate under the circumstances, as of the date of this press release. All such forward-looking statements involve estimates and assumptions that are subject to factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in the statements, and you should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: general economic conditions, seasonality, cyclicality and competition in the homebuilding industry; the failure to recruit, retain and develop highly skills and competent employees; management and integration of acquisitions; labor and raw material shortages; an inability to acquire land for reasonable prices; an inability to develop and sell communities; government regulation risks; mortgage financing availability and volatility; severe weather or natural disasters; difficulty in obtaining sufficient capital; poor relations with community residents; and our debt and related service obligations. Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ are discussed in the “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Green Brick undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement except as required by law.

Contact: Richard A. Costello Chief Financial Officer (469) 573-6755